June 15, 2016 - The Weekly News of Cooke County

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Volume 13, Number 3
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June 15, 2016
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City Council Names Murillo King
May Employee of the Month Around
By Nikki King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – Members of
the Gainesville City Council
gathered for a regular meeting
on the evening of Tuesday, June
7, where Municipal Court Clerk
Ashley Murillo was named as the
Employee of the Month for May
2016.
Murillo was recognized for her
consistent excellent customer service in the Municipal Court and
her willingness to assist other
City of Gainesville departments.
Murillo is especially helpful in her
English/Spanish bilingual communications and was commended
for a recent 911 emergency call
where she was able to assist the
Gainesville Police Department in
communicating with an individual who could not speak English.
City Manager Barry Sullivan presented Murillo with a certificate
of recognition, along with a certificate for an additional one day
of vacation.
Bonnie Friedrich, President of
the Cooke County Arts Council,
addressed councilmembers with
a presentation regarding the cultural activities of the Arts Council organizations, which include
the Gainesville Swing Orchestra, North Central Texas Chorale, Gainesville Area Visual Arts
(GAVA), and Butterfield Stage
Theater. Friedrich presented a
budget funding request of $4,950
for support to the Arts Council
during fiscal year 2016-2017.
Councilmembers adopted multiple amendments to the Black
Hill Farm Planned Development
to allow 105 detached homes on
small lots, rather than 125 townhomes as originally planned. This
change will make it to where there
are 105 lots ranging from 2,300
square feet to 5,000 square feet
in size instead of 50 5,000 square
foot lots. The change was request-
ed by property owner and developer Mike Todd. This design will
offer the benefits of shared green
space and therefore avoids a concrete edge-to-edge look and feel.
Other amendments to the Black
Hill Farm development which
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Murillo Honored – At a regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 7, Municipal Court
Clerk Ashley Murillo was named as the City of Gainesville’s Employee of the Month for
May 2016. Murillo is shown above receiving a certificate of recognition from City Manager Barry Sullivan.
(The Weekly News Photo)
Children In Need, Casa
Asks For Volunteers
By Melanie Plemons
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE - Every day in
this country 1,900 children become victims of abuse or neglect
and four of them will die. This
year alone, at least 600,000 children will pass through the U.S.
foster care and family court systems. With the growing number
of children in need, CASA of
North Texas is looking for more
volunteers this summer.
“CASA started in 1977 in Seattle, Washington when a judge
had a case in front of him and
the only person who showed up
Volunteers Swear In – CASA North Texas volunteers Lisa Petway, left, and Regina Cardona
are sworn in as official Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) by Judge Janelle Haverkamp
on June 9th at the Gainesville courthouse.
(The Weekly News Photo)
No Action Taken
at NTMC Meeting
GAINESVILLE – The North
Texas Medical Center Board of
Directors called a Special Meeting of the Gainesville Hospital
District at 6:02 p.m. on the evening of Monday, June 6.
The board convened into
closed session at 6:03 p.m. for
a proposal and deliberation on
proposed new service line(s) or
product line(s) for the hospital.
Board members reconvened into
open session at 8:22 p.m. and
took no action on matters discussed in closed session.
The meeting was adjourned
at 8:23 p.m. All members were
present.
was the mother,” CASA of North
Texas Executive Director Vicki
Robertson said. “Judges make
decisions on cases based on information presented to them at
the time. Because no one else
was there, the only information
he was allowed to consider was
the information that the mother
gave. The mother said she had
cleaned up her act and she was
ready for her daughter to be
home, so he returned the child to
the mother. Three weeks later the
child was dead.”
The judge then started looking
for a way to help.
“He said he wanted somebody
else to be waking up at three in
the morning worrying about
those children,” Robertson said,
“not that he didn’t do plenty
of that himself, but he wanted
somebody else there to look out
for them in ways that he couldn’t.
He was the person who devised
the plan of training ordinary
people to be advocates for abused
and neglected children in the foster care system.”
Today the volunteer movement
has grown to 300,000 advocates
nationwide and CASA programs
in every state. Part of this is due
to the growing number of children in need. Texas is the home
of 10 percent of the nation’s children currently in the foster care
system. CASA of North Texas had
a 70 percent increase in the number of children in need last year.
So far, no child has been turned
away, but the need for more volunteers continues to grow.
“Volunteers investigate the
cases, they check into the situations, the family, the extended
family, what’s going on, what
has happened and what is happening,” Robertson explained.
“They monitor how the children
are doing in foster care because,
and I’m sad to say, not every foster home is a good or a safe place
to be. They also monitor how the
parents are doing and if there are
changes that might make it possible for the child to return to
their care.”
Robertson added that there are
a few key differences between an
unpaid CASA volunteer and a
paid state appointed social worker.
“Child Protective Services
monitors, but CPS has a lot of
responsibilities,” she said. “They
Town
by Grice King
Our middle daughter Addy,
who is 7 years old, decided that
she wanted to try out for a play
that is currently running at Butterfield Stage called “Curiosity
Cat”. She had never done anything like this before but does
come from a long line of Butterfield participants so we thought
it was a good idea that she tries.
With 5 kids it’s always hard to
find something that is unique to
each kid so this was an excellent
idea. Eventually she was cast in a
non-speaking part of a stray cat.
We as parents were very excited
and she was just down right gleeful. She never once complained
about all the rehearsals, and was
so excited each and every time to
go participate. This past weekend
was the show’s opening so naturally we had the entire family in
attendance. What a great show.
The kids cast in it did an exceptional job! Sometimes we forget
just all of what Gainesville has
to offer but this small hometown
theater is something that everyone should check out at least
once. You never know it might be
the best night out you have had
in a long time. To all of the cast of
“Curiosity Cat” I just want to say
thank you for a great experience
and keep up the good work!
Here is some more of what’s
happening around town this
week.
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The Gainesville Masonic Lodge
#210 AF&AM will have its regular stated meeting on Monday,
June 20 at 7:30 pm to elect new
officers. A program and fellowship along with meal will precede
the meeting and starts at 6:30
pm.
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The Valley View Pet Vaccination Clinic will be on the square
in Valley View on Saturday, June
18th from 9-10:30am. Vaccines,
heartworm tests, and deworming
will be available. Call 940-6372966 if you have questions.
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Reservations are currently being made for participation in the
36th Annual Sell-O-Rama set
for November 4 & 5, 2016. For
more information and a reservation form, call Evelyn Yeatts at
940-665-4472. The Sell-O-Rama
is sponsored by the Cooke County Fair Association.
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Children In Need, Casa
Asks For Volunteers
(Continued from Page 1)
have to work with the parents, the children — they
have to do what the bureaucracy tells them to do.
A CASA volunteer is aware
of those things and has to
work within it, but they
can advocate for what they
believe is in the best interest of the child and they
don’t have the bureaucratic
red tape that a social worker for the state has.”
“The other thing is state
workers are tremendously
overworked. They have
more to do than 10 humans could do. A CASA
volunteer has one case, one
situation, one sibling set
who they’re looking after.
CASA can know what’s
going on more. As they’re
monitoring these things,
they’re informing the court
and judge on what’s happening. Their job is to
be an objective observer
and to let the judge know
what’s going on.”
Robertson said that volunteers are encouraged to
work at least 10-15 hours a
month, but when and how
a volunteer accomplishes
this is on their schedule.
Another requirement is to
have to some flexibility to
come to court every three
or four months and be able
to go to CPS meetings every four or five months.
For those up to the challenge, the first step to becoming a CASA volunteer
is to contact the CASA
North Texas office, fill out
an application and a volunteer recruiter will be in
touch. Next are the background checks to ensure
the safety of the families of
the children being monitored.
“It’s criminal background
checks, a CPS background
check , their criminal background check goes through
the FBI, so we check state,
national, everything,” Robertson said. “There’s also
reference checks. If a person
goes through that process
and is screened and accepted for training, we tell them
this is the time that you
consider whether CASA is
a good fit for you and we
consider if you’re a good fit
for us. It’s for few. It’s not
for everyone and it’s pretty
rigorous, but the work that
can be done is amazing.”
CASA volunteer Beverly
Woodlock found the job
challenging, but worth it.
“I wanted an opportunity to be able to serve
children that were in need
The Journey Through Grief
Bereavement Support Group
COOKE COUNTY –
Home Hospice of Grayson,
Cooke & Fannin Counties
is offering a new focused bereavement support group in
Cooke County starting June
16, 2016. The weekly support group will meet every
Thursday from 5:30pm to
7:30pm for six weeks. Each
week the group will discuss
topics such as “surviving
the fog” and “dealing with
endless questions”.
Jerry
Huggins will lead the discussions. The group will
meet at the Cooke County
Home Hospice office at 316
S. Chestnut in Gainesville,
TX.
Jerry Huggins, Home
Hospice Spiritual Coordinator said, “Experiencing
grief over the loss of a loved
one is a normal part of life’s
journey. However, it can
become an overwhelming
enemy that can be harmful
physically, and emotionally.
There is no magic pill or
quick fix for this journey of
grief, but sharing your journey with others who have
experienced the loss of a
loved one, can make it easier. Come and join us in this
six-week session on dealing
with this journey through
grief.”
Each week, June 16, 23
and 30 and July 7, 14 and
21 the group will meet and
help each other navigate
grief issues, provide support,
and work together on topics
such as “getting through all
the firsts” and “finding the
‘new normal”. You can attend all six support groups
or just one if you choose.
We hope to see you there!
Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin
Counties is the only local
non-profit 501(c)3 hospice
organization, founded in
1982, dedicated to providing the best quality of life
for patients, their families,
because of their family’s
circumstances and just to
be of service,” Woodlock
said. “I’ve followed two
cases in my 2 ½ years as
a volunteer. They had, by
my assessment, a positive
resolve. It was difficult at
times to insert yourself
into someone else’s life and
getting accustomed to be
able to do that, but it made
it rewarding to think that
you were looking out for
these children who had no
other voice.”
Volunteers go through
33 hours of training and
three hours of work observation and then are sworn
in by a judge as an official
court appointed special advocate. CASA North Texas’
next training will start June
29, 2016.
Robertson said volunteers need only “the ability
to be objective, the compassion and the time, and
we take care of the training.”
and caregivers. If you’d like
to get information about
one on one counseling
please contact Jerryd Wallace at 903-868-9315. If you
would like to register for
the Journey Through Grief
support group or get information about any of the
programs offered by Home
Hospice, please contact Paula Britain at 940-665-9891
or visit our website at http://
www.homehospice.org
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Area Obituaries
Pal Hildebrand
Services
Funeral services for Pal
Bentley Hildebrand, 60, of
Gainesville, are scheduled
for 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at First
United Methodist Church
with Rev. Don Yeager officiating. Interment will
follow at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
June 15 at Geo. J. Carroll
& Son Funeral Home.
Mr. Hildebrand passed
away June 12, 2016 in
Gainesville.
History
Pal was born June 24,
1955 in Gainesville to
Charlie Thomas and Palma
Gene (Purgason) Hildebrand. He graduated from
Gainesville High School in
1973 and was a member
of First United Methodist
Church, where he sung in
the choir. Pal also sung in
quartets with mother, father, and brother. He was
employed for 17 years with
Gulf Oil Company and
was most recently a selfemployed carpenter.
Survivors
Survivors include: parents Charlie and Palma
Hildebrand of Gainesville;
daughters: Misty Dawn
Wolfe of Gainesville and
Krysta Paige Hildebrand
of Bowie, and their mother
Kenna Hildebrand; brother Kent Hildebrand and
wife Linda of Chouteau,
OK; and four grandchildren: Lexie, Braylon, Brynlee, and Carter Grace.
Serving as pallbearers
are: Danny Turbeville,
Mike Wigington, R.D.
Purgason, Ken Purgason,
Marty Grissom, and Carl
Clark.
Donations
Memorial contributions
may be made to: First
United Methodist Church
– Gainesville, TX or Home
Hospice of Cooke County.
You may sign the online
register at www.geojcarroll.
com.
Mary Lena Woody
Services
Former Gainesville resident Mary Lena Woody,
81, passed away June 13,
2016 at her residence in
Vernon, Texas.
A Graveside Service
will be held at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 15th at
Fairview Cemetery with
grandson, Rev. Craig
Woody officiating.
A
visitation will be held at
Meador Funeral Home in
Gainesville Tuesday evening from 6 to 8:00 p.m.
History
She was born to Floyd
C. and Lois Lucille (Buie)
Griffin on January 6, 1935
in Grand Saline, Texas.
Mary taught for Lindsay
ISD for over 29 years until
retiring. She was a member of First Baptist Church
Gainesville, Beta Sigma
Phi, Delta Kappa Gama,
TSTA and NEA.
Survivors
Survivors
include
daughter, Lois Patrick
of Gainesville; son and
daughter-in-law, Tom and
Cheryl Woody of Vernon;
grandsons, Brian Patrick
and wife, Kelley, Kevin
Patrick, Clay Woody, Tony
Patrick and girlfriend,
Lindsey and Craig Woody
and wife, Katie and greatgrandchildren,
Chloe,
Sean and Serenity Patrick.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Thomas
Grant Woody and her parents.
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhomes.com.
Byron Lee Canaday
Services
Funeral services for Byron
Lee Canaday, 92, of Gainesville, are set for 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son
Funeral Home. Burial will
follow in the Era Cemetery
under the direction of Geo.
J. Carroll & Son Funeral
Home. A visitation will be
held at the funeral home
on Tuesday, June 14, 2016
from 6:00 - 7:00 PM
History
Byron was born December 13, 1923 in Era to
George Lee and Katherine
(Roberson) Canaday. He
passed away on June 11,
2016 in Denton.
He graduated from Era
High School where he
played quarterback for the
Era Hornets. This is where
he received his nickname
Pee-Wee. He attended college at the University of
Texas Arlington, later receiving his Bachelor’s from
North Texas State University in Denton. Byron was a
bomber pilot in the United
States Air Force, serving in
Burma, China and India
(BCI) during World War II.
After he returned from the
war, he later started working for National Supply as a
light machine shop foreman
for 31 years. This is where
he met the love of his life,
Laura Frances Beam. They
married June 15, 1957 in
Fort Worth.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife
of 59 years, Laura of Gainesville; son Kenneth Lee Canaday of Arlington; daughter
Cheryl Brooks and her husband Doug of Callisburg;
grandson Logan Brooks;
sister-in-law Sue Mitchell
of Gainesville; sister-in-law
Gladys Beam of Leon, OK.;
sister-in-law Mozell Beam
of Gainesville; and several
cousins, nieces, and nephews.
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He was preceded in death
by his parents; and daughter
Karon Kay.
Byron was a loving husband, father, grandpa, and
caring friend to everyone.
He will be greatly missed.
Donations
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Era
Cemetery Association, P.O.
Box 103, Era, Texas 76238,
or to the Standford House.
registry at www.geojcarroll.
com.
Willie Joe Reed, Sr.
Services
A Funeral Service celebrating the life of Willie Joe
Reed, Sr., 78, will be held
Saturday, June 11, 2016,
at 10:00 a.m. at Meador
Funeral Home Chapel,
Whitesboro, Texas, with
Rev. Billy Reed officiating.
Interment will follow at
Macomb Cemetery. Family
and friends will be received
at Meador Funeral Home,
Friday, June 10, 2016, from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. He died
peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on
June 8, 2016, in Euless, Texas.
He was born to Thomas
and Mary Reed on September 11, 1937. He was preceded in death by his wife
of 47 years, Virginia Reed.
Willie was a master shade
tree mechanic before there
was such thing as a certified mechanic and often was
found passing his knowledge to his children, friends
and co-workers. He was a
witty merit badge counselor
for Boy Scout Troop #161.
He was a dedicated softball
coach and board member
for Euless Girls Softball Association. He loved to fish
and hunt, collect coins, diecast cars and trains. He was
passionate about the Texas
Rangers, Dallas Cowboys
and old westerns and John
Wayne.
Survivors
He is survived by his children, Willie & Bridget Reed;
Debbie & Ernest Torres;
Doris & Melvin Pope; Kay
& Kevin Enos, and Barbara
Walters; brother, Bobby &
Mary Reed; sisters, Nancy
Jonas and Bonnie Jonas. He
had 24 grandchildren, 15
great-grandchildren and was
anxiously waiting on the
arrival of a 4th additional
great-grandchild.
by his parents, Thomas and
Mary Reed; wife, Virginia
Reed; son, Lloyd Riley;
granddaughter, Lisa Riley;
brother, J.T. Reed; sisters,
Lillian Howard, Ruth McCoy, Ona Mae Garland
and Mable Brister, as well
as numerous beloved family
members.
Donations
Floral Tributes may be ordered at Plano Florist, (972)
599-0086.
To sign the online registry,
please go to: www.meadorfuneralhomes.com.
Peggy Louise
Andrews
Services
Gainesville resident Peggy
Louise Andrews, 69, passed
away June 7, 2016 at Texoma Medical Center.
Funeral Service will be
held at 10:00 a.m. Friday,
June 10th at Meador Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Valley
View Cemetery with Rev.
Bill Black officiating. Wesley Andrews, Clayton Andrews, Zachary Andrews,
Christopher Parker, Shawn
Cartwright and Aaron Martindale will serve as pallbearers. A visitation will be held
at the funeral home Thursday evening from 6 to 8:00
p.m.
History
She was born to John Elzie and Lois Louise (Eakins)
Cartwright on July 18, 1946
in Rubottom, Oklahoma.
Peggy was a 1964 graduate
of Valley View High School.
That same year she married
Ervin Lee “Abe” Andrews
on June 6th. She worked at
O’Reilly’s for 15 years. Peggy loved dirt track racing.
Survivors
Survivors include sons
and daughters-in-law, Michael and Crystal Andrews
of Valley View and Terry and
Stephanie Andrews of Collinsville; brother and sisterin-law, James and Carylene
Cartwright of Thackerville,
OK; grandchildren, Wesley
Andrews and wife, Kierstan,
Clayton Andrews and Zachary Andrews; step-grandchildren, Jessi Parker and
fiance, Aaron Martindale
and Christopher Parker and
fiance, Brittany Hays; greatgranddaughters,
Kaigen
Kelso and Brooklynn Parker
and great-grandson onthe-way, Weston Andrews.
Peggy was preceded in death
by her parents, husband and
brothers, Frank and Jimmy
Cartwright.
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JoAnn Barrett Jewell
Services
Former Whitesboro resident and educator, JoAnn
Barrett Jewell, age 78, died
peacefully Tuesday, June 7,
in Hillsboro, Kansas. The
family will receive friends at
Meador Funeral Home, Saturday, June 11th between
3:30-5:00 pm. A Private
Graveside for family will follow at Oakwood Cemetery
with Rev. Ken Hildebrand
officiating. Meador Funeral
Home of Whitesboro, Texas
is in charge of arrangements.
History
JoAnn was born July 7,
1937, in Salt Lake City,
Utah to Helen Ford Barrett
and Joseph Arthur Barrett.
She was raised in Greenville,
Texas, where she graduated from Greenville High
School in 1955. She graduated from East Texas University in 1959 after also
attending North Texas and
Texas A&M.
She married the love of
her life, Robert Jewell, on
May 31, 1958 in Greenville,
Texas. Their marriage began
a life-long partnership that
took them numerous places
around the world, finally
settling in Whitesboro in
1975. Together they operated the Jewell Ranch until
their retirement in 2014. In
September 2015, she and
Robert moved to Hillsboro,
Kansas to be closer to family.
JoAnn and Bob started
their 58 years together in
College Station, Texas while
he finished school at Texas
A&M. She worked in the
chemistry lab as an assistant
by day and typed Bob’s senior petroleum engineering
thesis by night. Following
graduation, they moved
to Pauls Valley, OK where
their daughter, Janet, was
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Opinions
Mark Shields
History Is Watching
By Mark Shields
On Nov. 30, 1967, I stood
in the caucus room of what
is now called the Russell
Senate Office Building on
Capitol Hill and heard Sen.
Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota announce that he
would indeed challenge the
renomination of Democratic President Lyndon B.
Johnson. His issue was the
U.S. war in Vietnam. “I am
concerned that the administration seems to have set no
limit to the price which it is
willing to pay for a military
victory,” he said, and he sup-
ported “an honorable, rational and political solution” to
the war.
To McCarthy’s underdog, long-shot cause came
thousands of young people
who volunteered in New
Hampshire and Wisconsin
and were willing to shave
their beards and cut their
shoulder-length hair -- to
be “clean for Gene.” On
March 12, 1968, McCarthy
shocked the political world
by winning 42 percent of
the New Hampshire primary vote to LBJ’s 49 percent.
Four days later, Sen. Robert
F. Kennedy of New York,
himself an opponent of the
U.S. war in Vietnam (and
for whom I proudly worked
in that campaign), entered
the presidential race, and 15
days later, President Johnson
announced that he would
not seek renomination.
McCarthy, even his severest critics acknowledged,
was a man of the mind. He
rationed praise, and his wit
was often cutting. He generally inspired more admiration than affection. But
make no mistake about it:
Eugene McCarthy was a
man whose courage would
change American history
and the way Americans
nominate their presidents.
The parallels to 2016 and
to Democratic challenger
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont are unambiguous. The
long-shot underdog, whose
candidacy was immediately
written off by all the wiseguys and the smart money -his cause income inequality
and an indictment of a system rigged to further benefit
the already rich and powerful -- was a definite political
loser, he a candidate who
can inspire thousands of
mostly younger people to
dedicate their time, talents
and energy, along with their
small bills and loose change.
Sanders has moved the
public debate and the
Democratic Party, as well
as the party’s all-but-certain
nominee, to the populist left
in backing a $15-an-hour
federal minimum wage, encouraging tougher policing
of Wall Street, withering
criticism of free trade agreements and opposition to the
Keystone XL pipeline.
But in 1968, after Vice
President Hubert Humphrey -- who, for fear of losing, had deliberately avoided
competing in any state primaries against either Gene
McCarthy or (before he was
assassinated June 4) Bobby
Kennedy -- was nominated at the tumultuous and
bloody Chicago convention,
McCarthy did not immediately support his fellow
Minnesotan against the Republican ticket of Richard
Nixon and Spiro Agnew.
Humphrey, after distancing himself from Johnson
on Vietnam in a nationally
televised Sept. 30 speech,
came from 15 points behind
to close the gap. Still, McCarthy, who had such special standing with anti-war
voters, would not publicly
support Humphrey until
six days before the election,
which the Democrat lost
nationally by just 511,000
votes.
Would McCarthy’s all-out
endorsement have made the
difference? Probably. The
race was that close. America
almost certainly would have
been spared seven more
years of war and 22,767
American deaths in Vietnam. The nation would not
have endured the hemorrhaging of national confidence and trust inflicted by
the criminality of Watergate
and the forced resignations
of the president and vice
president to escape prison
time for their criminal of-
fenses.
The betting here is that
Bernie Sanders, unlike Gene
McCarthy, will meet the fall
challenge in 2016 and that
Sanders will go all out to
energize those millions who
“feel the Bern” to join the
Democratic effort. History
may well hang in the balance.
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To the Editor,
I receive a lot of updates
and weekly news from Senate Committees; this is an
excerpt from the Senate
Committee on Property Tax
Reform. The headline is Local Officials Are Responsible
for Property Tax Hikes; the
speaker is Tarrant County’s
Tax Assessor Ron White.
This public servant places
the property tax blame
where rightly it belongs not
on the C.T.A... Below is
his testimony in its entirety
before The Senate Committee on Property Tax Reform
April 27, 2016.
I think everybody recognizes that the issues before
this committee are enormous in their importance.
Texans are tired of dealing
with ever- rising property
taxes with no end in sight.
Believe me, I hear from taxpayers all the time. It’s important to remember what
got us to this point.
The system is designed so
that the local elected body
determines the taxes we pay,
designed so that elected officials – not an unelected
appraisal district- make that
determination. The ugly
truth is that is exactly how it
works. Local elected officials
know the value before they
set the tax rate. The amount
of property taxes we pay has
always been within their
control. The problem is
when the state created cen-
tral appraisal districts; it also
created a convenient scapegoat. Almost immediately,
local governments began
convincing people- conditioning taxpayers to believethat value, not tax rates, was
the problem.
Today, almost everybody
believes that if their property value goes up, then their
property taxes will automatically go up. Nothing could
be further from the truth.
Some local elected officials
are good people who want
to do the right thing for
their constituents, but many
of them have also fallen victim to the myth. Many seem
to believe that if they vote to
keep the tax rate the same as
the year before and values go
up, then they haven’t really
voted for a tax increase, but
the truth is they have.
It’s time to drop the veil
that has covered who really
controls property taxes. The
local governments control it
and have always controlled
it. Elected bodies should not
be allowed to hide behind
their appraisal districts. This
is particularly true of elected
bodies who vote to keep
their tax rate the same year
after year while rising values
produce a windfall of taxes
that is rarely shared with
taxpayers in any meaningful
way.
One proposal I hope this
committee will seriously
consider is to create a system that requires that when
values go up, tax rates automatically go down a commensurate level. Then, if
the local body needs more
revenue, they have to vote to
increase the tax rate to pay
for it. This would put the
focus where it belongs and
put accountability where
it belongs: on the people’s
elected representatives.
For too long, local governments have conditioned
the public to believe that
higher values will raise taxes
automatically. It is and has
always been a myth. There is
nothing automatic about tax
increases. Local elected bodies have always had the power to lower their rates and
slow the growth of government. Instead, they chose
to spend the windfall that
came from higher values. It’s
time to provide accountability that has been lacking for
decades.
This committee will be
looking at all facets of the
property tax system. That’s
good. You will be looking
at the appraisal side and the
collection side. That’s good.
But ever rising property values is only one component
of the problem, Mr. Chairman. The larger issue is tax
rates.
I for one fell into the conditioning myth, and blamed
the appraisal side, the real
blame lies with the elected
officials. When it’s time for
them to be reelected we
need to know if they are
going too continue on the
same path and raise the tax
rate, are they going to vote
to lower the tax rate.
Ken Arterbury
Whitesboro
To the Editor,
Is anyone else other than
me sick and tired of the road
congestion at I-35 & Hwy
82 ever since they rebuilt the
intersection and removed
the two clover-leaves?
It was a serious mistake to
remove the two clover-leaves
turns that were used to turn
off westbound Hwy 82 to
get onto I-35 southbound
and from northbound I-35
to go westbound on Hwy
82. I brought this issue up
the TxDOT when the new
roadways were being built
and was told to just wait until it’s finished and see how
good it works. I dropped the
issue until the construction
was completed and then
contacted TxDOT again
about the congestion caused
by shutting down westbound and eastbound traffic
on Hwy 82 to no avail.
A few months ago I was
contacted by email to attend
a discussion about the proposed loop around Gainesville from Hwy 82 to I-35.
I asked about bringing up
reinstalling the two cloverleaves and was told to bring
my ideas to the meeting. I
attended the meeting and
brought along pictures of
the congestion and a map of
reinstalling the two cloverleaves. My idea was to remove the new turnaround
on the north side of Hwy
82 so the two clover-leaves
could be rebuilt to help the
flow of traffic on southbound I-35 and westbound
Hwy 82.
Once the meeting was
opened up to questions I
brought up the clover-leaves
idea and was immediately
shot down about discussing
my concerns by the lady directing the Q & A session.
I was told this meeting was
about the proposed loop
and their answer to the congestion is to make two left
turn lanes from westbound
82 to go southbound I-35,
which still stops the eastbound Hwy 82 traffic. We
were also told that the new
proposed loop from Hwy
82 to southbound I-35 is
projected to be 13 years if
everything goes as planned.
As a citizen of Cooke
County do you really want
to wait 13 years to see if the
new loop will ease congestion on Hwy 82 because
Current U.S. Debt
$19,225,782,197,209.12
Debt
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The estimated population of the United States is 323,149,214
so each citizen’s share of this debt is $59,495.06. The National
Debt has continued to increase an average of $2.34 billion per
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U.S. Debt, July 12, 2004
$7,264,732,981,139.98
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they took out the two clover-leaves? If enough citizens will contact TxDOT
and complain about the
congestion at Hwy 82 &
I-35 and demand the two
clover-leaves be rebuilt to
ease the congestion I think it
will make a difference. One
voice can be ignored easily,
but if TxDOT is flooded
with complaints, maybe
this issue of congestion can
be revisited and fixed or be
ready to live with constant
road congestion at Hwy 82
& I-35 that is only going
to get worse as more traffic
comes to Cooke County.
Mark Westbrook
Gainesville
To the Editor,
Republican and Democrat parties have brought
about the dilemma which
each – in its own self-serving
way – is facing in this 2016
Presidential election. Voter
tolerance of their “business
as usual” representatives has
apparently reached its peak.
Whether or not the Republican Party electors heed
the popular vote and select
Donald Trump as the Party’s
Presidential candidate, he is
forcing our politicians to re-
think their strategies and to
face angry American voters
whose voices they have too
long ignored.
Both Republican and
Democrat party leaders
and their loyalists are apparently surprised at --and
guarded in how to respond
to – voter reaction to candidate Trump. To overcome
the open hostility of Republican Party leaders, the
Party’s electors, and special
interest groups, candidate
Trump must convince them
that: (1) voters are ready are
ready for a non-lawyer, nonWashington insider who can
stabilize our economy and
protect America from terrorists, and (2) will be a viable candidate against Hillary Clinton’s appeal to our
younger female voters and
her potential vulnerability to accusations of e-mail
“indiscretions.” As the most
powerful political figure in
today’s world, the President
of the United States must
be able to win and keep the
respect of world leaders, but
never forget his/her obligation to support the Constitution of the United States
and its guarantees of protection for American citizens.
Shirley J. Newton
Gainesville
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COOKE COUNTY –
The following incidents
were reported to the
Cooke County Sheriff’s
Office.
Stephanie Leigh Harrell
reported interference with
an emergency request for
assistance in the 40 block
of Lakeline Drive.
Resisting arrest, search
or transport was reported
in the 400 block of FM
3164.
Elyata Anita Guest reported criminal mischief
less than $100 in the 7000
block of W. FM 922.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported on Interstate 35.
James Long reported
theft of property equal to
or less than $30,000 in the
500 block of CR 133.
Michelle Lynn Myers reported burglary of a habitation in the 200 block of
CR 191.
Possession of a controlled substance less than
28 grams was reported in
the 100 block of CR 2125.
Driving with an invalid
license was reported in the
Driving while intoxicated was reported at S. Hill
Street and William Street.
Possession of a controlled substance less than
1 gram was reported on
NB Interstate 35.
Debra Pierce reported
theft of property equal to
or less than $750 in the
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Impersonating a public
servant was reported on
Cumberland Road.
Unlawful possession of
a firearm by a felon, possession of marijuana less
than 2 ounces, prohibited
Substance/item in a correctional facility, tamper/
fabricate physical evidence
with intent to impair, and
manufacture/delivery of a
controlled substance equal
to or less than 200 grams
were reported on the N.
Interstate 35 Service Road.
Arrest Logs
Jamie Arthur Duke, 22,
possession of marijuana.
Travis Wayne Reynolds,
38, theft of property.
Chasity Ann Reynolds,
32, burglary of a habitation.
Jesus Rojas, 19, driving
while license invalid.
Gary Shawn Newsom,
47, driving while license
invalid.
Brady Zane Butler, 30,
possession of a dangerous
drug, possession of drug
paraphernalia, no driver’s
license – resident in TX
for over 30 days, fail to
maintain financial responsibility, display expired
registration.
Amy Lynn Bernoski, 41,
possession of a controlled
substance, possession or
delivery of drug paraphernalia.
Devon James Fry, Jr.,
25, possession of marijuana.
Kevin Douglas Rowland, 26, violation of protective order.
Nathan Dale Garrett,
30, evading arrest/detention with vehicle, fail to
identify a fugitive intent
to give false information,
evading arrest/detention,
substance, engaging in organized criminal activity.
Candice Hill, 31, fail to
identify a fugitive intent
to give false information,
evading arrest/detention,
criminal mischief, driving
while license invalid.
Kara Nicole Martin, 27,
MTW – possession of a
controlled substance.
Austin Lane Cheatham,
19, MTP – burglary of a
building.
Jae Nikko Jackson, 32,
manufacture/delivery of a
controlled substance, tamper/fabricate physical evidence with intent to impair, unlawful possession
of a firearm by a felon,
prohibited substance/item
in a correctional facility,
Damion Lee Kelley, 19,
probation violation – theft
of property.
Alejandro Toro Villanueva, Jr., 21, driving while
license invalid, operate
unregistered motor vehicle.
Lindsay Renee Wooster,
32, organized retail theft.
James William Gilbreath, 54, driving while
intoxicated.
Michael David Northcutt, 30, possession of a
controlled substance, driving while license invalid.
Randle Terrell Catron,
59, no driver’s license, expired motor vehicle registration.
Jack Walker Canada, 36,
assault and battery of police, burglary.
235th District Court
Cases Filed, Decided
COOKE COUNTY – The
following cases were filed
and decided in the 235th
District Court.
Cases Filed
Deutsche Bank National
et al vs. Brian Cogbill and
Penny Cogbill – real property.
Lamar G. Blakely vs.
Gayla Beth Blakely – divorce.
Kimberly Jo Duvall vs.
Richard Eric Duvall – divorce.
Cases Decided
Era ISD vs. Duane D.
Thiesen – non-suited or
dismissed by plaintiff.
Pilot Point Independent
School District vs. Tom
Falkavage et al – default
judgments.
Pilot Point ISD vs. Vericrest Financial, Inc. FDBA
Cit Group/Sales Financing, Inc. et al – default
judgments.
Pilot Point Independent
School District vs. James
W. Denison A/K/A James
Denison et al – agreed
judgments.
Cooke County et al vs.
Norman Phillips A/K/A
Norman W. Phillips and
Pat Phillips, A/K/A Patsy
A. Phillips – non-suited or
Era Independent School
District vs. New Century
Home Equity Loan Trust –
non-suited or dismissed by
plaintiff.
Cooke County et al vs.
Larry Broadwell – non-
suited or dismissed by
plaintiff.
Victor M. Amaro vs.
Palmira Amaro – dismissed.
David Anthony Salinas
vs. Brandy Marie Salinas –
dismissed.
Dustin Zane Slover vs.
Krista Renee Slover – divorce.
First State Bank vs. Ward
H. Ferch – non-suited or
Kayla Daniel Nordmark
vs. Alan Gilbert Nordmark
– divorce.
American Express Centurion Bank vs. Marcia
Scarbrough – dismissed.
Emily Ann Fette, Applicant vs. Blake Thomas
Orona – protective orders.
Sentences Issued for
Felony Indictments
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The following sentences
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235th District Court.
Oscar Aleman, 23,
pleaded guilty to the second degree felony offense
of aggravated assault with
a deadly weapon Dec. 13,
2014 and was sentenced to
2 years in a state jail facility
and court costs.
Oscar Aleman, 23,
pleaded guilty to the third
degree felony offense of
driving while intoxicated
for the third time or more
Mar. 26, 2016 and was
sentenced to 5 years in a
state jail facility and court
costs.
K-Lee Deanna Rae Boaz,
22, pleaded guilty to the
third degree felony offense
of hindering apprehension
or prosecution Apr. 10,
10 years in a state jail facility, a $500 fine and court
costs.
Ricky Lawayne Govan,
third degree felony offense
of injury to a child Mar. 17,
1 year and 6 months in a
state jail facility, a $250
fine and court costs.
Tye Aaron Head, 28,
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Dec. 9, 2014 but was convicted of a lesser charge
and was sentenced to 15
years in a state jail facility
and court costs.
Tye Aaron Head, 28,
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Philip Edward Carter,
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Christina Marie Davis,
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Gainesville Police
Receive Reports
GAINESVILLE – The following reports were received
by the Gainesville Police
Department.
Public intoxication was
reported in the 400 block of
N. Grand Avenue.
Ana M. Tiffner reported
criminal mischief equal to or
block of Tulane Street.
Manufacture/delivery of
a controlled substance equal
to or less than 200 grams
was reported in the 100
block of N. Interstate 35.
Possession of a controlled
and possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces were reported in the 900 block of
N. Interstate 35.
Conrada A. Felix reported
theft of property less than
$100 in the 1500 block of
Black Hill Drive.
Josephine M. Barnes reported a terroristic threat
causing fear of serious bodily injury in the 1000 block
of Bella Vista Drive.
Kristy L. Craig reported
burglary of a vehicle in the
4300 block of N. Interstate
35.
Walmart Supercenter reported organized retail theft
block of Lawrence Street.
Raymond F. Haynie reported burglary of a habitation in the 1000 block of
Bella Vista Drive.
substance equal to or less
than 4 grams was reported
in the 700 block of S. Weaver Street.
less than 2 ounces was reported in the 300 block of
N. Dixon Street.
Emilio S. Gutierrez reported theft of property
equal to or less than $30,000
in the 1500 block of Lindsay
Street.
James W. Gordon reported theft of property equal
to or less than $750 in the
1200 block of Magnolia
Street.
1400 block of W. Highway
82.
Elyata A. Guest reported
harassment in the 1300
block of N. Weaver Street.
Macy L. Perry credit card
or debit card abuse in the
1100 block of Rosedale
Drive.
Colten I. Jackson reported
an accident causing damage to a vehicle in the 4800
block of E. Highway 82.
substance less than 28 grams
block of Hillside Drive.
1400 block of S. Grand Avenue.
Rene Garcia reported burglary of a vehicle and theft
of a firearm in the 1700
block of N. Interstate 35.
Walter A. Starling reported burglary of a habitation
in the 1300 block of Lanius
Street.
W. Broadway Street.
Evading arrest/detention
and fail to identify giving
false/fictitious information
were reported in the 700
block of S. Weaver Street.
1400 block of N. Clements
Street.
N. Grand Avenue.
Skylier M. Price reported
burglary of a habitation in
the 2000 block of N. Interstate 35.
Vicky L. Tuggle reported
burglary of a vehicle in the
1000 block of Aspen Road.
Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in
the 800 block of N. Interstate 35.
1300 block of Oneal Street.
Fail to identify a fugitive/
intent to give false information was reported in the
1500 block of N. Grand Avenue.
Possession of dangerous
drug was reported in the 500
block of S. Weaver Street.
600 block of N. Taylor
Street.
Naomi C. Valdovinos reported criminal mischief
equal to or less than $750
in the 800 block of N. Clements Street.
Arrest Made for
Aggravated Assault
GAINESVILLE – Andre
Dwaine Barnes, 31, was arrested in Oklahoma on or
about June 2, 2016 on an
outstanding warrant for
Aggravated Assault with a
Deadly Weapon. This arrest
stemmed from an incident
that occurred on October 6,
2015 in Gainesville.
On October 6, 2015
around 8:35 p.m., Officers
responded to the 700 block
of South Howeth Street
in reference to shots fired.
The investigation indicated
the victim, Antonio De-
shon Price, 42, had gone to
the residence and a verbal
argument began. Barnes
displayed a semi-automatic
pistol and Price entered his
vehicle to leave the scene.
As he was driving away,
Price stated her heard several shots being fired and
realized Barnes was shooting
at him. Price’s vehicle did
sustain damage from bullets
striking the vehicle. Price
was not injured in the incident.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with
information is asked to
contact the Gainesville Police Department by calling
(940) 668-7777, or through
Facebook at Facebook.com/
GTPolice. Those wishing to
remain anonymous can contact the Crimes Tip Hotline
at (940) 612-0000.
It is important to note that
a complaint, arrest, or indictment should not be considered as evidence of guilt and
that all persons charged with
a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a
court of law.
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A violation of curfew ordinance was reported in the
300 block of Hird Street.
A violation of curfew ordinance was reported in the
900 block of Lindsay Street.
Arrest Logs
Pamela Sue Stokes, 40,
possession of drug paraphernalia.
Nathaniel Ray Cook, 25,
driving while license invalid.
Dwight Donnell Evans,
21, possession of marijuana.
Demarrius Judan Farr, 20,
misdemeanor warrant.
Billy Dean Manuel, 24,
Brandon Lee Larue, 23,
Jimmy Cleveland Freeman, 36, possession of drug
paraphernalia.
David Sean Fleitman, 23,
fail to identify a fugitive intent to give false information, felony warrant, misdemeanor warrant.
Richard Dale Fuhrmann,
35, felony warrant.
Jacob Avington Hutchins,
35, driving while license invalid.
Joe Raymond Gutierrez,
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Alan Clark Sheil, 40, driving while license invalid.
Cynthia Kay Murdock,
49, possession of a controlled substance, felony
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born and where Bob began
his career with Halliburton.
They were soon relocated
to Alexandria, Virginia, for
military duty then returned
to Healdton, OK with
Halliburton. Bob’s career
moved them to Seminole,
OK, Woodward, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, where their
son, Jeff, was born, Denver,
CO, Perth, West Australia, Jakarta, Indonesia, Ft
Worth, TX, Los Angeles,
CA. JoAnn always supported Bob in his career and
worked to make their dream
of returning to the family
Whitesboro homestead one
day. They fulfilled their lifelong dream and loved every
day together.
Public service was a prominent part of JoAnn’s life.
She was an active community volunteer and supporter of various local organizations all benefiting children
and those in need including
FUMC, Whitesboro School
Education
Foundation,
Prison Ministry, Boy Scouts,
Meals on Wheels, and many
more. She lived her life to
serve others. In 1986, she
opened the Children’s Tree
Learning Center in Whitesboro as director and teacher
to area wide children for
sixteen years. Prior to Children’s Tree, she taught public school to children ages
elementary through senior
high in various locations
including Whitesboro students. She was the recipient
of the “Citizen of the Year”
award given by the Whitesboro Chamber of Commerce in 1989, and honored
as the Grayson County “Citizen of the Year” in 2000.
Survivors
JoAnn is survived by
her husband, Robert, and
her children: Janet Jewell
Whisenhunt (Randy) of
Hillsboro, Kansas, Jeff Jewell (Kristy) of Northville,
Michigan; five grandchildren: Julie Ford (Tony),
Jennifer Whisenhunt, William Jewell, Robert Jewell
and Thomas Jewell; two
great-grandchildren: James
Ford and Joseph Ford; her
beloved friends Mary and
Jim McDowell and family,
and many friends whom she
loved dearly.
Donations
Memorials may be made
in JoAnn’s name to First
United Methodist Church,
Whitesboro, Texas.
please go to: www.meadorfuneralhomes.com.
Michael Leroy Eckart
Services
Mass of Christian Burial
for Michael Leroy Eckart,
age 59 of Denton is set for
10:00 AM, Thursday, June
9, 2016 at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church with Father Ken Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in
Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary and vigil will be held at
5:30 PM, Wednesday, June
8, 2016 at the funeral home
in Muenster. Arrangements
are under the direction of
Scott Funeral Home in
Muenster. Mr. Eckart died
Sunday, June 5, 2016.
History
One of eleven children,
Michael was born June 13,
1956 to James John and
Angeline Christina (Walterscheid) Eckart. Michael was
a resident of Denton State
School for 52 years and left
behind many loving caregivers and friends.
Survivors
Michael is survived by his
sisters: Mary Ann Koesler
of Muenster, Betty Simmel
of Muenster, Agnes and
husband, Bernard Hesse
of Muenster, Rose and Bill
Black of Myra, and Dolores
and husband, Dale Hofbauer of Muenster; brothers: James Eckart of Myra,
Don Eckart of Muenster,
John and wife, Mary Eckart of Mead, Washington,
and Steve Eckart of Denton;
sister-in-law, Gerri Eckart
of Lindsay; and numerous
nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by his
parents: James John and Angeline Christina (Walterscheid) Eckart, brother, Jerry
Eckart, and brother-in-law,
Alfons Koesler.
Pallbearers are: Neil Hesse,
Ken Hesse, Danny Black,
Jason Hofbauer, Stephen
Hofbauer, Max Koesler, Joe
Koesler, Paul Black, and Michael Eckart.
Keith Hess
Services
Mass of Christian Burial
for Keith Hess, age 58 of
Saint Jo was held Saturday,
June 4, 2016 at 10:00 AM
at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church with Father Ken
Robinson officiating. Arrangements were under the
direction of Scott Funeral
Home. A Rosary and Vigil
was held at 7:30 PM Friday, June 3, 2016 at the funeral home. Mr. Hess died
Wednesday June 1, 2016.
History
Keith Theodore Hess was
the youngest of eight children born to the Ed and
Lucy (Fuhrmann) Hess on
November 23, 1957. He is
survived by: son, Travis Hess
of Denton, two grandchildren: Hayleigh and Brooklyn Hess; his extended children: Jeff and Joey Hale,
and Jordan and Josh Hellman; sisters: Joann Berend
of Friona Texas, Carol Henscheid and her husband
Terry Wimmer of Muenster,
Evelyn “Cotton” Evans and
her husband, Paul of Tyler;
brothers: Lee Roy and his
wife, Colleen Hess of Westlake Texas, and Terry and his
wife, Sharon Hess of Valley
View. He is also survived by
a host of nieces, great nieces,
nephews and great nephews.
by his parents, Ed and Lucy
(Fuhrmann) Hess, sister,
Marilyn Stoffels, brother,
Richard Hess and his wife,
Helen Mae, nephews: Derek
Hess and Dean Swirczynski,
niece, Dea Swirczynski, and
brothers-in-law: Lee Roy
Berend and Ted Henscheid.
Keith was a member of
Sacred Heart Church and
attended Sacred Heart
Schools. His proudest moment was when his son Travis was born on June 30,
1983.
In the early days, Keith
worked in the oil fields as
a roughneck for Felderhoff
Drilling Company. After
the downturn in drilling
in 1984, he began building
pool decks along with Lee
Roy Hess and Chris Cagle
in the company they named
“H & H Pool Decks.” In
1995, Keith left the hustle
and bustle of the city to
travel the country until he
ended up back home.
Survivors
Keith loved more than
anything being with his
family at his mom’s farm,
hunting, fishing, camping,
and cooking out for his son
and grandchildren. The family has many fond memories
of Keith. He will be always
remembered and never forgotten.
Pallbearers were: Travis
Hess, Joey Hale, Eric Hess,
Darrel Swirczynski, Terry
Hess, and Lee Roy Hess.
Barbara Jo Balthrop
Services
Funeral services for Barbara Jo Balthrop, 70, of
Gainesville, are set for 3:00
PM Friday June 10, 2016 at
the Geo. J. Carroll & Son
Funeral Home with Pastor
Eddie Ramsey officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Rosston Cemetery under
the direction of Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.
A visitation will be held at
the funeral home Thursday,
June 9, 2016 from 6:00 8:00 PM.
History
Barbara was born on
December 6, 1945 to Gertrude and Lonnie Holt.
She passed away on June
5, 2016. She married W.
Dwaine Balthrop on January 26, 1964.
Survivors
She is survived by her sister Alice Scott; sister-in-law
Charlene Holt; daughter
Nancy Rogers; son Bobby
Balthrop and his wife Suzie; daughter Betty Brumme
and her husband Robert; 8
granchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband;
brother Bill Holt; brother
Wallace Holt; and sister
Wanda Scott.
registry at www.geojcarroll.
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NTMC Auxiliary Buys Bilirubin
Machine For Women’s Center
GAINESVILLE - The Women’s Center at North Texas
Medical Center delivers 350
babies on average each year.
All of the babies have one
thing in common- they will
go through a series of tests
to make sure that they are
healthy and ready to go home
with their proud parents.
One of those tests is the bilirubin test.
Traditionally this test is
done through a heel stick
performed on the baby and
collects blood that is used
for a lab test. However, for
several years NTMC has had
a machine that performed
this test non-invasively. No
heel sticks, no lab tests, no
delay in results. When it was
time to retire that machine
no one was looking forward
to returning to the heel stick
method.
The NTMC Auxiliary
agreed that this was not best
for our tiny patients and purchased a new Drager Billirubin machine for the Women’s
Center at a cost of $7200.
The Drager Billirubin machine can check a baby’s bilirubin level in less than 15 seconds by simply touching the
machine to the baby’s head or
chest. The machine is the size
of a cordless phone, is portable, and is very easy for the
nursery staff to use.
Diedra Wolzen, RN in the
women’s center states “This
machine is quick and is the
latest technology. It is the
same machine that large hospitals use. It doesn’t hurt the
babies and we get instant results. This means that we can
offer quicker intervention, if
necessary.”
The Women’s Center at
NTMC is ecstatic and very
thankful to the NTMC
Auxiliary for purchasing this
machine. They are proud to
be offering their patients the
latest technology and to not
have to stick the babies’ heels
for this test.
Purchasing equipment is
one of the many ways that
the NTMC Auxiliary supports the hospital and community. They also provide
scholarships, serve in various
departments throughout the
hospital, and participate in
community activities. If you
have any questions about the
NTMC Auxiliary or if you
are interested in becoming
a volunteer at the hospital,
please contact Kristi Rigsby
at 940-612-8607 or visit ntmconline.net.
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Annual HUGS for Home Hospice Called a Success
COOKE COUNTY - On
June 3, 2016 the community came together to support
Home Hospice of Cooke
County at the 2nd Annual
HUGS for Home Hospice
dinner and auction! The
event included live and
silent auctions, entertainment performed by TIMELESS as well as a delicious
meal catered by Rohmer’s
in Muenster Texas. The
mix & mingle started at
5:30pm with appetizers and
a sneak peek of the auction
items. Dinner was served at
6:30pm with the live auction following.
The theme this year was
“Having A Ball”. It was held
in the Gainesville Civic
Center which was decorated
by the Cooke County Auxiliary members. Auction
items for both the silent and
live auctions were donated
by many generous members
of the community. Volunteers helped serve meals and
drinks as well as clean up after the event.
The lucky raffle winners were Karen Estes from
Gainesville, TX who won
the 55” LG Ultra HD
Smart TV, Randy Cade
from Lewisville, TX who
won the Duo Combo Grill
and Wanda Rose from
Lindsay, TX who won the
100 Scratch off Lottery
Tickets. Some of the live
auction items included a
Branson Trip and a George
Bush Presidential Pack-
age. HUGS the Bear was
on hand to greet patrons
as they came into the Civic
Center and Kevin Beall was
the Master of Ceremonies
for the evening.
Proceeds from HUGS for
Home Hospice will help
County continue to provide services to those in our
community who may be
uninsured or under insured.
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. The
next support group starting
June 16th is The Journey
Through Grief. It will run
for six weeks from 5:30pm
to 7:30pm each Thursday.
This group is designed to
take you from “Surviving
the Fog” to “Finding the
New Normal”. There is
no charge for this support
group and anyone in the
community that wishes to
attend is welcome.
County is the only local
community based, 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.
Our mission is to provide
compassionate care, emotional support and education to our patients, their
caregivers and the community to enhance their Quality of Life. We value those
we serve as they are our
neighbors, our friends and
our families. We are First
Here. Based Here. Supported here. Always here.
If you would like more information about any of the
services offered by Home
Hospice of Cooke County
please visit www.homehospice.org or call Paula Britain
at 940-665-9891.
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evening of Friday, June 10,
where they held the installation of new officers. Tom
Hayford, District Governor
Elect of the Lions Club,
was present to complete
the installation of new officers and to welcome new
(Continued from Page 1) an ordinance prohibiting the hot mix asphalt paving, sign- member, Susan Hughes.
use of electronic cigarettes, ing, pavement markings, Lion Kevin Gann catered
were adopted by Council in- or vaping, in City parks, and removal and replace- the delicious smoked
clude stipulations on main- along the walking trail, and ment of a portion of the turkey and ham dinner.
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the assumption of responsibility for larger streets
and the renaming of one
lane, the Homeowners Associations’ requirement to
maintain green spaces, the
continuance of one road to
allow for necessary access,
and the placement of utilities.
City Council unanimously approved the zoning district change from general
commercial to industrial
of two adjacent tracts addressed as 1315 Columbine
Drive (PIDS #15733 and
149413.) This change was
requested by Circuit Break
Sales, a business located at
1315 Columbine Drive. Prior to Council’s approval of
the zoning change, a public
hearing was held where Ray
Kinney, one of the principal
owners of Circuit Breaker
Sales, spoke in support of
the change, explaining that
since its opening in 1985,
the company has added
employment and tax base
for the City of Gainesville.
Kinney plans to expand the
lot to a 30,000 square foot
facility and will utilize the
building for training purposes. City Manager Sullivan noted that the Planning
and Zoning Committee
unanimously recommended
the change. Mayor Pro Tem
Keith Clegg expressed his
excitement for the opportunities to come by allowing
the zoning change.
Members of City Council
tabled the second reading of
nance does not ban vaping
in public or in non-City
owned buildings, nor does
it prohibit businesses from
banning vaping inside their
buildings. Boys Baseball of
Cooke County requested
that Council ban e-cigarettes from the baseball field
area, at least throughout the
during of baseball season.
First reading consideration
took place at the previous
City Council meeting on
Tuesday, May 17.
A second reading of an
ordinance restricting dogs
from going within 200
feet of the baseball fields at
Leonard Park and at Fair and
Broadway was also tabled.
Boys Baseball of Cooke
County made this request
as well as pet-owners were
not cleaning up after their
dogs in the areas around the
baseball fields. City Council
tabled action on these ordinances giving the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board
a chance to meet and make
a recommendation, but as
of yet, the Parks and Recreation Board have not had a
quorum and therefore have
not made any decisions or
recommendations.
Councilmembers awarded
bid number 2016-02 for the
Garnett Street Bridge Rehab
Project to Iowa Bridge and
Culvert, LC at an amount
of $456,984. The project
comes after the train derailment in May 2014 damaged
portions of the bridge. The
project consists of grading,
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Lindsay and Pecan Creek.
Funding for the project will
be provided by an insurance settlement with BNSF
Railway. City Council also
authorized a change order
to the bid awarded to Iowa
Bridge and Culvert, LC for
a cost savings of $46,360.
HDR Engineering and staff
recommend for this change
order.
The following consent
agenda items were unanimously approved.
Approved the minutes of
the May 17, 2016 regular
meeting.
Approved the minutes
of the May 21, 2016 City
Council Budget Workshop
meeting.
Approved the appointments of Keith Clegg and
Beverly Snuggs to the
Gainesville Economic Development
Corporation
Board with their terms expiring in August 2017.
Approved the appointment of Keith Clegg to the
Texoma Council on Governments Board to a term to
expire in May 2018.
Approved the appointment of Councilmember
Steve Gordon and reappointment of Patty Haayen
to the Gainesville Housing
Authority Board to terms
expiring in April 2018.
With no further items to
address, the meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m. Mayor
Jim Goldsworthy was unable to attend the meeting.
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Marriage License Special Summer
Requests Received Children’s Classes
COOKE COUNTY – The
following applications for
marriage were received by
the Cooke County Clerk’s
Office.
Steven Brice Gibbs, 41,
Muenster and Sabrina
Somer Truebenbach, 39,
Muenster.
Jonathan Miranda, 23,
Gainesville and Amber Nicole Brown, 18, Collinsville.
Darrin Alan Kupper, 42,
Gainesville and Tammie Jo
Mitchell, 43, Gainesville.
Charles Melvin Killgo,
53, Tecumseh, Okla. and
Regina Ann Kidd, 53, Te-
cumseh, Okla.
Mike Frank Hellinger,
73, Gainesville and Beverly Ann Lane, 62, Gainesville.
Johnathan
Dakota
Welch, 23, Gainesville
and Sarah Rae Gerken, 21,
Gainesville.
Matthew Grant Stoots,
32, Bethany, Okla. and
Kristina D Ann Luna, 27,
Bethany, Okla.
Justin Zennon Gallas,
39, Nichols Hills, Okla.
and Charis Lee Ward, 39,
Nichols Hills, Okla.
Nathon Timothy Lowry,
34, Lone Grove, Okla. and
Brandy Lee Ann Box, 32,
Lone Grove, Okla.
Jason Burt Smith, 45,
Oklahoma City, Okla. and
Kimberley Yvonne Haskin,
36, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Joshua Michael Tucker,
31, Dallas and Kari Sue
Lane, 26, Dallas.
Tyrel James Kallhoff, 35,
Lake Kiowa and Rebecca
Grace Matherly, 45, Lake
Kiowa.
Leslie Derek Green, 50,
Gainesville and Rosie Rito
Cooper, 42, Gainesville.
Luis Enrique Solis, 23,
Saint Jo and Jessica Rene
Love, 25, Saint Jo.
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GAINESVILLE - NCTC
Instructor Marsha Gossett
recently received the Maurine Faulkner Endowed
Scholarship from Texas
Woman’s University in
Denton.
Gossett has been teaching College Preparatory
Studies full time at NCTC
for over ten years.
She is one of only two
recipients for this award.
Established by the late
Maurine Faulkner, this
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GAINESVILLE – Cooke
County Library is hosting
a variety of special children’s classes this summer.
These special events will
be held at the new Boys
and Girls Club of Cooke
County at 302 North
Denton St in Gainesville.
Special guest, Ronald
McDonald, will be at the
Boys and Girls Club of
Cooke County on Tuesday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m.
Ronald and his friend,
“Stoogie,” a sock-puppet
bookworm, share their
excitement for reading
and introduce other good
Classified deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. Payment is required at the time the
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Whaley United Methodist Church, 701 Rosedale in Gainesville, will
hold its annual Vacation
Bible School on June 20
through 24. The classes
are scheduled from 5:30
to 8:00 pm. Children PreK through 5th Grade are
invited to attend. A light
meal will be served. To
pre-register please call the
Church office at 940-6655588.
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In recognition of National Safety Month, TxDOT is holding a family friendly event at Texas
Travel Information Center
at Gainesville, located on
I-35 at SB Exit 502 OR
NB Exit 500. The event
will be on Friday, June 17
from 10:00 am to 1:00
pm. Please join them for
safety demos, fun facts and
lots of great training to
help keep your family safe
this summer. The occasion
is geared toward families
and the traveling public.
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Compatriot Rod Smith,
General Tom Green Camp
#1614 Sons of Confederate Veterans, San Angelo
and Lee-Bourland Camp
#1848, Gainesville, Texas
will host a Confederate
Grave Marker Dedication
Ceremony at 10:00 a.m.,
Saturday, June 25, 2016.
The ceremony will be at the
Rosston Cemetery located
southwest of Gainesville
next to the Rosston United Methodist Church, 264
CR 362, Rosston, Texas.
For more details: or
to RSVP email us at
[email protected] or call
KAY Smith at 325-4504452.
of audience members act
out some of her rhymes.
This program is funded
in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Tuesday, July 12, at
10:30 a.m., Old Timer
Raccoon will be there to
read and sing with the
kids. Be sure to join us for
this fun performance.
For more information
about children’s class, for
directions to the Boys
& Girls Club, and for a
full schedule of events,
visit the library website at
www.cookecountylibrary.
org or call 940-668-5530.
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by Grice King
The Friends of the
Cooke County Library will
hold their Summer General Meeting on Thursday,
June 16 at 11:30 am at the
Landmark Bank Community Room. A salad
luncheon will be enjoyed
followed by an informative
program. If anyone would
like to volunteer to bring
a favorite salad to share,
please call Gay Holcomb
at (816) 516-1339.
“friends” – books. In addition, the show reinforces
appropriate library use
and proper care of books.
Ultimately, Ronald McDonald delivers a powerful message to children —
reading is fun and book
time is an important part
of the day.
The following Thursday, June 23, at 10:30
a.m., also at the Boys &
Girls Club, there will be
a special puppet show
called “Reading & Rhyming with Mother Goose.”
Mother Goose will recite
rhymes and with the help
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Texas Parks
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Fishing report
Help Wanted
The Housing Authority of the City of Gainesville is accepting applications for the position of a part time seasonal maintenance worker until the position is filled.
Applicants must be qualified to perform maintenance
duties as assigned by the Director of Maintenance and
be able to regularly lift and or move up to 80 pounds.
Applicants must be able to pass a criminal background
check, have a valid Class C driver’s license and pass a
drug test. Interested persons should submit an application to the Housing Authority office located at 715 E.
California St., Gainesville, Texas. Equal Opportunity
Employer.
06/15
Gainesville Bible Church
needs Nursery Worker for
Sunday a.m. and p.m. services. $10/hr 5 hrs each
Sunday. 940-668-2781.
06/15
Drivers: Local Grand Prairie, & Regional Touch
Freight Openings! Excellent Pay, Full Comprehensive Benefits, Retirement
Plan & MORE! 1yr ClassA experience call Penske
Logistics: 855-395-5507 or
855-971-7416.
06/22
TNT Electric, Inc.
Gainesville, TX
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
OPLE AR
PE
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Lewisville
Water stained to muddy; 77–81 degrees;
6.33’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas
rigged creature baits and hollow body frogs
around flooded cover. White bass are fair on
slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Ray Roberts
Water stained to muddy; 77–80 degrees;
5.34’ high. Black bass are fair on squarebill crankbaits, deep diving crankbaits and
football jigs. White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.
Catfish are fair on trotlines.
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PASSION
At River Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center, our 116
bed skilled nursing facility in Gainesville, it’s the people who matter.
Whether it’s the relationships we develop with our residents or the
connections we make with our employees, we know that our success
lies in how we treat the people that we see every day.
Water stained to muddy; 76–80 degrees; 8.62’
high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits,
spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are slow
on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs and
shad. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared
bait.
06/22
Lake Kiowa Golf Maintenance is looking for an Equipment Manager. The Equipment Manager reports to the
golf course superintendent and/or the assistant golf course
superintendent. Duties will include but not limited to, the
repair of failing equipment, keeping records of parts and
labor needed to maintain each piece of equipment and
placing orders for parts and supplies needed for equipment or service. Starting pay $16 - $19/hr depending on
experience, full time position with benefits. Send resumes
to bryan.brown @lkpoa.org.
06/08
TNT Electric, Inc.
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
The Pub is Hiring
Cooks: Who can work nights Monday
thru Saturday.
Food Servers: Who can work a Áexible
schedule days or nights.
The Pub is closed Sundays and major holidays,
the money is above average and no late night
bar type hours.
Apply Mon. thru Sat. 10-1 and ask for Pat
No Calls Please
NOW HIRING
CNAs
Full-Time, Monday – Friday
2P – 10P & 10P – 6A
Provide routine daily care and services that support the nursing care
delivered to patients/residents. Qualified candidates must have a
current CNA certificate in the state of Texas; LTC experience preferred.
Texoma
Zodiac Seats US is currently recruiting for the position of
Accountant. Bachelor degree in accounting. Accounting
experience in a manufacturing company preferred but not
required. Recent grads welcome. CPA license or candidate preferred. Apply online at zodiacaerospace.com. Zodiac Seats US is an equal opportunity employer.
Competitive pay rate and benefits offered for full-time positions. Submit
resume or apply in person:
River Valley Health
& Rehabilitation
1907 Refinery Rd
Gainesville, TX 76240
Ph: 940-665-0386
You may also send
your resume to:
[email protected]
Fax: 903-940-665-9314
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EOE, M/F/H/V, Drug-free/Smoke-free Workplace
Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill is now
interviewing for the following positions!!
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
A Family Business with a Name You Can Trust.
King
INSURANCE GROUP
216 W. Pecan St. | Gainesville, TX 76240
[email protected] | 940.612.1300
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• Homeowners
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June 15, 2016
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Fireworks Are Scary!
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More dogs are lost during holidays and July 5th
is the busiest day of the year for animal shelters.
Be prepared for this holiday! For the month of
June, microchips will be discounted to $15.
Please call Refinery Road Veterinary Clinic at
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June 15, 2016
New MMH Specialty Clinic
Welcomes Cardiologists
MUENSTER - The
first two occupants of
the Muenster Memorial Hospital Specialty
Clinic are keeping hearts
close to home, much to
the delight of cardiac patients in Muenster and
surrounding areas.
Doctors Richard F.
Ammar, Jr., and Babu
Makkena of Texas Cardiovascular
Specialists are now housed at
503 N. Maple Street in
Muenster, the former
office of MMH Home
Care. Doctor Ammar is
currently seeing patients
Dr. Richard F. Ammar, Jr.
at the local office on
Wednesdays each week,
with Doctor Makkena
seeing patients every
other Friday.
Doctor Ammar, who
has been coming to
Muenster for a while
now, says he is enjoying
the new location and the
extra room it provides
for his patients and staff.
Previously, Doctor Ammar worked out of the
MMH Family Health
Clinic.
Richard Ammar, Jr.,
MD, FACC, RPVI,
MBA, was born in the
coalfields of West Virginia, where he attended
high school and was an
all-state football player.
Following graduation, he
trained as a biomedical
engineer at Vanderbilt.
He returned to his home
state for medical school
at WVU and moved to
Iowa for post-graduate
training. There he met
and married his best
friend. He worked in the
upper Midwest for about
14 years prior to moving
to Texas.
He and his wife are
blessed with two wonderful teenage boys
- family, school and
church activities prevent
any danger of boredom
in their home. When
time permits, he is an
avid college football and
basketball fan.
Professionally, Dr. Ammar is fellowship-trained
in all aspects of interventional cardiology and has
been trained in vascular
and endovascular medicine by some of the luminaries in the field.
Medical education and
training include: Medical School at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia;
with residency and fellowship at University of
Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
His specialties include:
Cardiology,
Nuclear
Cardiology,
Vascular
Medicine, Interventional
Cardiology and Internal
Medicine. He is board
certified in all those specialties.
Babu Makkena, M.D.,
FACC, joined Doctor
Ammar in Muenster in
May, in anticipation of a
continually growing patient base in the area.
Babu Makkena, M.D.,
is a practicing Interventional Cardiologist in
Denton. Dr. Makkena
graduated from University of Texas Medical
Branch School of Medicine in 2001 and has
been in practice for 13
years. Dr. Makkena also
specializes in Cardiology
(Cardiovascular Disease)
Dr. Babu Makkena
and is board certified.
He is affiliated with
Denton Regional Medical Center, Medical
Center of Lewisville,
Presbyterian
Hospital
of Denton, North Texas Medical Center of
Gainesville,
Baylor
Heart Hospital Denton
and Plano, and, now,
with Muenster Memorial
Hospital.
Patients of both physicians have the additional
advantage of having certain tests ordered and
performed at Muenster
Memorial Hospital. The
hospital provides EKGs,
treadmill and nuclear
stress tests, heart scans,
echocardiograms
and
cardiac MRI, along with
cardiac blood tests and
basic chest x-rays.
MMH also provides
cardiac rehabilitation for
strengthening following
cardiac surgery and procedures.
“We consider the specialty clinic to be integral to the operation of
this hospital,” said Brian
Roland, CEO of Muenster Memorial Hospital.
“Cardiology will not be
the only service housed
there. We are actively
pursuing
affiliations
with other physicians
of various specialties, so
that we can increase the
number of services available locally.”
Appointments
with
Doctor Ammar or Doctor Makkena can be
made by calling Texas
Cardiovascular Specialists, 940-384-4599. Be
sure to tell them that you
would like to be seen in
the Muenster location.
Learn more by going online at: www. texascardiovascular.com
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