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Tyler County Booster
Serving The People Of Tyler County For 82 Years TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST AWARD WINNER 2012 Sarah Reese -Val. Woodville 75¢ WWW.TYLERCOUNTYBOOSTER.COM Thursday, May 30, 2013—Vol. 86, No. 22 Morgan Hammons -Sal. Woodville Kacy Priddy -Val. Warren Meagan Hollingsworth -Sal. Warren Kelsey Sheffield -Val. Spurger Jessica Burrell-Sal. Spurger Kaleb Bendy-Val. Chester Sara Grimes -Sal. Chester It’s Graduation Time Again In Tyler County Tyler County is blessed with five outstanding school systems, and each year The Tyler County Booster recognizes on our front page those students who have reached the pinnacle of academic achievement during the year. These students are clearly intelligent and hard working to have become Valedictorians and Salutatorians, but have not achieved these honors alone. The parents that motivated them and the many fine teachers in Tyler County that educated them need also to be recognized for their many years of hard work. See all this year’s grads beginning on Pg. 1C of this issue of the Booster! Will Robinson -Val. Colmesneil Caitlin McAlister- Sal. Colmesneil Don’t Miss The Booster’s Special Graduation Section In The June 6 Issue! Silsbee man arrested for stealing diesel fuel 3 Woodville, Texas 75 CENTS USPS 645-560 Tyler County Sheriff ’s Deputy Kasey Whitworth was dispatched to County Road 4875 May 22 in reference to someone stealing some pieces of equipment from an oilfield site in the area. According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, deputies arrived on scene and saw fresh tire tracks along with two distinct sets of footprints at the oil field location. All of the prints were made after a large rainstorm that came through in the early morning hours of May 22. The complainant said that he saw two white males driving a red Jeep wrangler towing a trailer covered with a tarp near the intersection of C.R. 4875 and Hwy. 1943 E. The tire tracks at the scene matched those of a jeep towing a trailer. Deputies left the scene and began searching for the vehicle, and a short time later the complainant called and Email the Booster: General Manager Kelli Barnes [email protected] Advertising Director Becky Byley [email protected] 6 8 31 35 Editor Jim Powers [email protected] 0 00 1 7 ‘ Fasten Those Seatbelts: Woodville PD is on the lookout for those that don’t buckle up by Emily Waldrep ficers will be participating in this year’s Click It or Ticket According to Sergeant Initiative. Hicks of the Woodville TxDOT says that, in 2012, Police Department, city of- there were 5,062 traffic Lufkin woman arrested May 27on drug charges Tyler County Sheriff ’s Deputy Brian Seales was said he was behind the vehicle on C.R. on routine patrol at Lake 4875. Deputies were able to catch up Tejas in Colmesneil Monwith the vehicle on C.R. 4800, con- day, May 27, when he saw ducted a traffic stop and identified the a female sitting in the driver as Robert Edward Key, Jr., age back drivers side of a ve36, of Silsbee. He had already dropped hicle smoking an unknown off the passenger that had been seen in the vehicle earlier. Key told officers that he had stolen approximately 60 gallons of diesel on May 21 and another 60 gallons of diesel on May 22 from the large equipment at the oil field site. The diesel was contained in a large portable diesel tank hidden underneath the tarp on Tyler County Sheriff ’s the trailer. Deputy Brian Seales was in Key was placed under arrest and was formed of a vehicle traveling charged with Unlawful Use of Criminal northbound on Highway 92 Instrument and Theft of Property. from Hardin County into His bond was set at $15,000. Tyler County Sunday, May Warrants are being sought for the 26. other suspect. “The vehicle was traveling Index Obituaries................ 2A Columnists................ 3A Society....................... 4A Church...................... 5A Sports...................6&7A Classifieds................. 1B Real Estate...............2B object. According to Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford, the woman moved the object she was smoking in front of her and attempted to hide it behind her leg Cont. On Pg. 8A Lumberton woman has ‘a couple of drinks,’ ends up in local jail Tyler County SPORTS, 6A, 7A MEMBER 2013 TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION northbound in the southbound lanes of the highway and swerving between the lanes,” said Sheriff Bryan Weatherford of the Tyler County Sheriff Department. Cont. On Pg. 8A Obituaries 2A Gloria Coplen Woodville Ione Gregory Hillister Ronald Burks Warren Glen Johnson Colmesneil CMYK crashes in Texas in which unrestrained occupants sustained fatal or serious injuries. Preliminary data show that 2013 traffic fatalities across the state are up by 11 percent over 2012, with more than half of the state’s fatalities occurring in rural areas. Wearing your seat belt increases the odds of surviving a serious crash by 45 percent. Since 2009, Texas law requires all vehicle occupants to buckle up 100 percent of the time. All occupants of a vehicle, no matter their age, must be secured by a seat belt, no matter where they are seated in the vehicle. Unbuckled drivers and occupants could face fines up to $200. All unbuckled passengers will be cited individually. Kids are covered, too. Children younger than 8 years old must be in a child safety seat or booster seat unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches. Fines are up to $250 plus court costs. Texas passed our first state law mandating seat belt Cont. On Pg. 4A Columns 3A Ed Sterling Capital Highlights Bob Bowman East Texas Sandy Taylor Heritage Village Willis Webb ‘Webb family worked WITH ‘The Help’ at our house’ Page 2A TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER May 30, 2013 Obituaries Gloria Coplen Gloria Joyce Coplen, 67, of Woodville passed away peacefully unto the Lord on May 20, 2013. Born August 15, 1945 in Port A r t h u r, Te x a s , s h e lived in Wo o d ville most of her life. She was a loving and devoted w i f e , mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to all who knew and loved her. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Woodville where her love for the Lord shined in everything that she did for the church family. Her door was always opened for the many friends and children who she took in under her wing and loved thru the good times and bad times. She was preceded in death by her parents, W. R. “Rusty” and Billie Faye Platt Haynes. Gloria is survived by her loving husband of 49 years,Troy Coplen; daughters and son-in-law, Melanie and Bill Townley and Paula Rawls; granddaughter, Kaylee Rawls; grandson, JonDavid Rawls; sisters and brothersin-law, Billie Raye and James Roach, LaRue and Larry Adkisson, Vickey and Gary Dalton and Kathy Smith; uncle, Leon Platt; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral service was held Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the Riley Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Ross Shelton and Brother Mark Tolar officiating. Burial followed at the Camp Ground Cemetery in Woodville. Visitation was held Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers were Roy E. Mott, Bobby Coplen, Gary B. Dalton, John Rawls, Bill Townley, James Roach. Services were held under the direction of Riley Funeral Home of Tyler County. before Glory (visitation) will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of Service. Mrs. Gregory’s final resting place will be at Hillister Community Cemetery. Mrs. Gregory leaves to cherish her loving memories: Daughters Freddie Rose Warren of Kountze, Texas; Willie Ruth Irvine of Jasper,Texas; and Linda Gregory of Hillister, Texas. Sons Richard and Carrol Gregory both of Hillister, Texas; Milton Gregory of Houston, Texas and Harold Gregory of Woodville, Texas. Sisters Ernestine Smith and Ruthie Barclay both of Hillister, Texas. 18 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, 2 greatgreat-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. Ione Gregory Services entrusted to the Don Ione Gregory, 84, of Hillister, ald E. Coleman Funeral Home, Texas went from earth to glory Kountze, Texas. on Friday May 24, Ronald Burks 2013 at W o o d - Ronald Ray Burks, Sr., 59, of v i l l e Warren, passed away, Monday, H e a l t h May 20, 2013 in Warren, Texas. a n d Memorial service will be held R e h a b Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 1 p.m. at C e n t e r 15738 U.S. Hwy. 69 S in Warren. in Wood- Ronald was born May 9, 1954 v i l l e , to Jesse and Mollie McGallion Texas. Burks in Houston,Texas. He was Mrs. Gregory’s Home Go- a former resident of the Houston ing Celebration Of Life will area, and then lived in Illinois for be Saturday June 1, 2013 at 15 years before moving back to the Little Baptist Church in Warren for the past year. He had Hillister, Texas. A Glimpse worked in the iron industry. Daily notices online at www.tylercountybooster.com He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Mollie Burks; sisters, Trudy Money and Ruth Howard; brothers, Luther Sandy Burks and Jerry Burks; and his favorite niece, Debbie Elliott. He is survived by his son, Ronald Burks, Jr., and wife Amanda of Spring; brothers, Monroe Burks, of Houston, Johnny Burks of Big Sandy, Buddy Burks of Big Sandy, and Donald Burks of Houston; sister, Ruby Hubert of Houston; grandchild, Janice Burks and niece, Sandy Simonis and husband Neal of Warren. Cremation services were under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Woodville. Glen Johnson Glen M. Johnson, 68, of Colmesneil, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation was held F r i d a y, May 24 from 5–8 p.m. at Stringer & Griffin Fu n e r a l Home in Wo o d ville. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 25 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church with burial in Colmesneil Cemetery. Officiating was Father Clifton Labbe. Serving as pallbearers were Johnny Burch, Richard Burch, Steve Bush, Byron Stowe, Cecil Schriver, and Don Watt. Glen was born February 19, 1945 to Lester Franklin and Marna Klopping Johnson in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was a former resident of Houston and had lived in Colmesneil for the past 21 years. He had retired from AT & T and was the chief financial officer of Dogwood E.M.S. in Woodville. He was a member of Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church and was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of the Woodville V.F.W. Post #2033. Glen loved to travel and had taken 17 cruises with his loving wife, family and special friends. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Janice Johnson of Colmesneil; daughter Lexie Lynn Condit and fiancé, Charles Pate of Magnolia; son Michael Dwayne Johnson and wife Tracy of Richmond; grandchildren Andrew, Christopher, Zachary and Megan; uncles Dean Johnson and Curt Johnson; and admired great aunt Marjorie Aronow of Culver City, Calif., who loved him unconditionally; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Memorials may be made to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Rd 2nd Fl, Princeton, NJ 08540, www.autismspeaks.org. Services were under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Woodville. Louis Allen Funeral services for Louis Monroe Allen, 85, of Woodville, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Farmer Funeral Home in S ilsbee, and interment followed in Forest L a w n Memorial Park in Beaumont. V isitation began at 1 p.m. Sunday prior to the service. Mr. Allen died May 21, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center in Lufkin. Born in Beaumont, he was a long time resident of Woodville. Louis retired from Woodville ISD where he worked in maintenance. He was preceded in death by his father, Percy Allen; brothers Percy Allen, Jr., and Edison Allen; and sister Evelyn Werner. Mr. Allen is survived by his nephews, Paul Werner of Woodville, Phillip Werner of Vidor and James Werner of Vidor; best friend, Johnny Barton of Woodville; cousin, Betty Allen of Lumberton; and numerous other cousins and friends. Anna Irwin AnnaLadeanIrwin,81,ofWoodville, Texas went to be with the Lord May 25 to join her deceased husband, R e v . Kenneth Irwin, and her son Billy Paul Irwin, age 4. She was born in Elgin, Okla. in 1931 and lived many years in Lawton, Okla. She was devoted to serving her Lord as a pastor’s wife and was gifted as an artist and talented musician. Allan Shivers Library and Museum 302 N. Charlton St. • Woodville, TX 409-283-3709 • Fax 409-283-5258 Director Rosemary Mosey-Bunch Allan Shivers Library and Museum would take to take this opportunity to thank the area school districts for participating in our Childrens’ Library Orientation Week and book sale. We appreciate the school officials, high school docents, teachers, library volunteers, and parents for making this week an enlightening library experience for the students of Tyler County. We would also like to take this time to extend a sincere thank you to the Friends of the Library, and all the volunteers that were involved with the Library Book Sale. The hard work and support from our volunteers helped to make this annual fundraiser a great success for the library. She was preceeded in death by her parents, David and Cora Shotts; and two brothers, George and Alton Shotts. She is survived by her brother Robert Shotts and his wife Irene, daughter JoAnn Burchert and her husband C.L.; and, son Kenneth Irwin and his fiancee Linda Warner. She was also a proud grandmother of Jeanette Scarcelli, Rick Wooldridge,Wendy Yeomans, Bridgette Williamson, Justin Irwin and Kristin Patterson, and nine great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by her devoted family and a host of close friends. Visitation was held Monday, May 27, 2013 at Earthman Resthaven in Houston. Funeral services were held May 28 at 3:30 p.m. at Earthman Resthaven in Houston. Sammie McAlpin Sammie Ayers McAlpin, 85, of Warren, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Stringer & Griffin Funer al H o m e Chapel in Woodville with burial in Fe l l o w ship Cemetery in Warren. Officiating were his son, Brother Walter McAlpin, assisted by Brother Jimbo Swinney and Brother Gerald Read. Pallbearers were Trent Tipton, Christopher Tipton, Reid Tipton, Tanner McAlpin, Chad Hawthorne, Corwin Martin, and Charlie “C.W.” Parker. Visitation was held Tuesday, May 28, 2013 from 5–8 p.m. at the funeral home. Sammie was born September 1, 1927 to Walter Sammie and Jimmy Irene Burkett McAlpin in Flint, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of Warren and was a retired engineer from Southern Pacific Railroad. He was a U.S. Army veteran and loved to hunt and fish. He also enjoyed gardening and camping. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, who loved to have his whole family together. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Faye McAlpin of Warren; son, Walter McAlpin and wife, Renea of Colmesneil; daughters, Melinda Belt and husband, Darrell and Pam Tipton and husband, Jeff, all of Lumberton; sister, Martha “Polly” Swinney of Warren; sister-in-law, Grace McAlpin of Bullard; grandchildren, Teri Hawthorne, Kacie Martin, AshLee Hebert, Raven Pittman, J.J. Tassin, Dana Hughes,Tanner McAlpin,Trent Tipton, Christopher Tipton and Reid Tipton; and thirteen greatgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church. Services were under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Woodville. MARTIAL ARTS Hapkido Ko Shin Do Children & Adult classes Have a safe week from all of us at the Allan Shivers Library. TYLER COUNTY WEATHER FORECAST • May 30 -June 5 High: 90 Low: 72 Rain: 30% High: 90 Low: 72 Rain:20% High: 91 Low: 71 Rain: 10% High: 91 Low: 69 Rain: 40% 936/215-1527 409/617-3071 theweatherchannel.com High: 90 Low:68 Rain: 20% High: 91 Low: 67 Rain: 0% High: 91 Low: 68 Rain: 0% This space is available! To advertise here call Becky at the Booster (409) 283-2516 Located inside The Cottage at 303 S. Magnolia Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment (409) 283-2887 CMYK May 30, 2013 TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER Opinion Page 3A Visit us online at www.tylercountybooster.com End comes to State Legislative regular session AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers finally passed Senate Bill 1, a state budget for fiscal biennium 20142015, on May 26, the 139th day of the 140-day regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature. Next stop will Capitol Highlights be Gov. Rick Pe r r y ’s d e s k By for the $197 Ed billion budget Sterling – which came in at about $7 billion more than the estimated budget for the current fiscal biennium. Perry had asked lawmakers to make about $2 billion in tax reductions, but the budget he will be looking at brings in cuts totaling an estimated $1 billion. Various other legislation also on the way to Perry, for example, changes student testing requirements, benefits char ter schools, increases Medicaid funding, allows issuance of campus “carry” permits and much more. Among bills Perry already has vetoed was one that would have identified individual citizens who donate to so-called “dark money” organizations. The veto period will end June 16. In passing the budget on the Senate side, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, credited his committee and each member of the Senate for producing a “fair and reasonable” document. House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, who along with Williams was the main architect of the budget on the House side, credited his committee for its work. One piece of legislation that passed in the final week of the session that does not require any action by the governor is Senate Joint Resolution 1, a proposed amendment to the state constitution that will appear on the Nov. 5 statewide election ballot. Voters will decide if they want to finance water infrastructure improvements by amending the constitution to create a state water implementation fund in the state treasury, outside of the general revenue fund. The money, $2 billion initially, would be withdrawn from the state’s so-called Rainy Day Fund, a savings account built up primarily from natural gas tax and oil production tax revenue, that may be used to respond to emergencies such as those caused by wildfires, hurricanes and drought. The transfer of funds out of the Rainy Day Fund requires enabling legislation, in this case, HB 1025. and identify the different types of vegetation. We also need someone – could be the same ones who mark the plants – to take a trail map, which we already have, and mark the three trails on the property. This also might be a good project for a scout looking for a merit badge in this area. We have made some headway in this area but help would always be appreciated. We need someone to make the actual permanent markers for the Nature Trail. We are hoping for some kind of metal sign that won’t rust but can be printed upon. Any ideas? We are in need of some help in clearing an area so that we can expand our current parking lot by the Gift Shop and Pickett House. A chain saw, ax, or bush hog would be helpful, along with someone to use them. We would like to get this finished before summer ends so that we will be able to have the enlarged parking area finished by Harvest Festival. If you have just a little time and would like to help with the copying and mailing of our monthly newsletter, we have a job for you. Carol Shields, our genealogy librarian has been working with cataloging new materials and working with the lateral files. If you have some knowledge in this area, Carol would welcome your help. She probably also has some other jobs that you will be able to help with. The various jobs that I have mentioned are not gender specific. We welcome anyone with some time and the desire to be helpful. We will take as little or as much time as you have. Just call Heritage Village at 283-2272 to volunteer your time. We are lucky because we definitely need people to help us with our mission to preserve history for present and future generations. We are blessed because you answer our call each time it goes out. Thank you. Don’t forget Father’s Day is coming very soon. Heritage Village Gift Shop is the perfect place for you to find that special, perfect, unique gift that will tell Dad how much you love him. The Gift Shop is open daily from 9-5. Tyler County Historical Commission Open Meetings WHEN: Second Tuesday of the Month TIME: 12 NOON WHERE: Pickett House, Heritage Village 190W - Woodville, Texas For information, please call Sandi Hargrove at 409-504-1655. Tyler County Booster Serving the people of Tyler County since 1930. 205 W. Bluff, P.O. Box 339, Woodville, Texas 75979 Phone 409-283-2516 Fax 409-283-2560 Alvin Holley, Publisher Kelli Barnes, General Manager Jim Powers, News Editor Becky Byley, Advertising Director Emily Waldrep, Reporter Staff writers: Wendy Whitworth, Chance Bailey, Jason Drake, Mitchell McCluskey, Tina Richards, Jessie Sanders, Kelsey Sheffield Debbie McCluskey, Bookkeeping Beth Faircloth, Graphic Design/Subscriptions Danessa Rawls/Janette Blackwell, Receptionist/Classifieds/Legals Alvin Dominey, Route Delivery Tyler County Booster (USPS 645-560) is published weekly on Thursdays by Polk County Publishing Co., Inc., Alvin Holley, Publisher, 205 W. Bluff Street, Woodville, Texas, 75979. Subscription rates are $20 per year in Tyler County, Texas, $25 per year out of County, $35 per year out of State. Airmail overseas is available at an extra cost, depending on destination. Online subscriptions are also available for $25 per year, or $5 extra if you already have a subscription to the printed newspaper. 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The publisher reserves the ultimate authority to publish or reject any item, whether paid or not, at any time without notice at his sole discretion. A full refund of advance payment will be made, but no other liability or damages can be accepted. PLEASE BRING ALL NEWS ITEMS AND LETTERS TO OUR OFFICE BY 5 P.M. ON MONDAY. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for redress of grievances.” -- First Amendment of U.S. Constitution. All Content © 2013 - Tyler County Booster Reproduction In Any Form Without Permission Is Prohibited certified that the severe storms and tornado outbreak that occurred on May 15 have caused a disaster in Ellis, Hood and Johnson Counties. The proclamation directs that all necessary measures both public and private as authorized by state law be implemented to meet the disaster. On May 20, Perry renewed the emergency disaster proclamation he originally issued on July 5, 2011, certifying that exceptional drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in specified counties in Texas. The number of specified counties in this 30-day extension of the proclamation was 201, or nearly 80 percent of Texas’ 254 counties. Meanwhile, a federal, state and local investigation of the April 17 Disasters are proclaimed deadly fire and explosion at farm In a disaster proc lamation he supply and fertilizer facility in the signed on May 21, Gov. Rick Perry small town of West continues. Supplemental bill passes House Bill 1025, the supplemental appropriations bill, covers various funding shortages in the current state budget until Aug. 31, the last day of the fiscal year. The bill, heavily amended in the Senate, is undergoing scrutiny in the House. Authored primarily by Chairman Pitts and Chairman Williams, HB 1025 includes $450 million to repair, maintain and improve state roadways in areas impacted by energy exploration and development, such as the Barnett Shale in North Texas and the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas. Money to repair county roads, however, is not included in the legislation. People who need people: The Village Needs You! There is a song popular in my times with the lyrics “ Pe o p l e w h o need people are the luckiest people in the world.” Pe r h a p s y o u re c o g n i z e i t . Heritage Village We c o n s i d e r By ourselves at Sandy Heritage VilTaylor lage very lucky people because we always need someone to do something - or two! I looked back at columns as far back as 1990 and the need for people to help has been a recurring theme. Now that most of the large tours have finished until fall, we are in a window of opportunity to finish up on some projects and get started on some new ones. We need someone – perhaps a family – that likes to walk nature trails and who knows something about our native trees, shrubs, and plants. We need them to identity the trees and plants along the trails and place markers on them so all who walk the trail will be able to read the signs HB 1025 also would put $200 million in new money into public education. Combined with the education funding increases already in the budget bill, that works out to between $80 and $400 more per student in nearly every district in the state. Lawmakers also passed HB 500 by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville. The bill revises exemptions and deductions under the business franchise tax and expands the kinds of businesses that qualify for a reduced-tax rate for retail trade. HB 500 also excludes a number of expenses from being counted as revenue and revises “cost of goods sold” deductions. Lum and Abner If you’re an older East Texan, the chances are good that you remember Lum and Abner, the lovable proprietors of the Jot ‘Em Down Store in Pine Ridge, Arkansas. In the 1930s and 1940s, the Lum and Abner radio show was one of America’s most popular radio shows, often outranking Amos and Andy and Jack Benny. On the first weekend each June in Mena, Arkansas--where Chet Lauck (Lum) and Norris Goff (Abner) grew up and started their careers--the Lum and Abner Festival pays tribute to the duo with musical performances, reenactments of their radio shows, the showing of some of their seven movies, music of all types, and special events like baby-crawling contests and antique tractor shows. You will always find at the festival an ample crowd of East Texans who have driven up Highway 41 between New Boston, Texas, and Mena, a distance of about 90 miles. Lum and Abner started their careers with an imitation of Amos and Andy and in 1931, they were scheduled to appear in Hot Springs. But on their way they passed through the small town of Waters, stopped at a local store, and decided at the last minute to appear as two old-time Arkansas storekeepers. They invented the names of “Pine Ridge” and “the Jot ‘Em Down Store.” Their popularity took off and just three months later they made their national radio debut on NBC Radio from Chicago with Quaker Oats as their first sponsor. For the next 25 years they delighted American audiences. Their radio show was lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. By 1953, television was the rage in America and Lauck and Goff developed a television plot, but Goff ’s health problems were too much for him. So Lum and Abner retired. Lauck moved to Houston, worked as a public relations man for Conoco Oil Company and continued to speak throughout the U.S. One night in the 1960s, while I was working for the Houston Chronicle, Doris and I drove from Lufkin to Crockett to report on a chamber of commerce banquet where Lauck was speaking. When the event ended, the chamber’s manager asked us to drive Lauck back to the Lufkin airport in our car. So, for the next hour, Chet Lauck joined us in our Volkswagen, his six-foot frame folded in the front seat, and talked about Lum and Abner. Lauck had the ability to do all of the voices on the old radio show: Cedric Weehunt, Grandpappy Spears, Squire Skimp--and even his partner Abner Peabody. It was a marvelous, one-man radio show that Doris and I will remember the rest of our lives. (Bob Bowman of Lufkin is the author of 43 books about East Texas. He can be reached at bob-bowman.com) Webb family worked WITH ‘The Help’ at our house My family’s experience with The Help predates the movie’s time setting by 15-20 years. If you grew up in the South and had African-American ‘help’ in your home, then you probably saw and understood the movie. Many of us who were born in the late 1930s, ‘40s and early ‘50s, and whose parents had help in our homes can identify with the pride, passion and pain of this extremely well done story. The movie was based on a 2009 book of the same name written by Kathryn Stockett. The Help debuted in 2011 and was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture,Best Actress and two cast members were each nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Octavia Spencer won the Oscar. This film won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. People born and raised outside the South who saw the movie, I’m sure felt at least that racism in the South was soft-pedaled in The Help. My experiences and recollections tell a different story. Basically, the maids in this movie, set in the early 1960s, are convinced by a young woman, the daughter of a well-to-do family, to tell of experiencing racism in their jobs. She has essentially been raised by her family’s maid and feels very strongly about the maid’s happiness and wellbeing. The young white woman writes a book, using a fictional town and fictional names for the large group of maids that bare their souls to her. Some people figure out the book is about them. They are irate and vengeful. Some maids lose their jobs and are abused. It is painful to watch and a sad commentary on race relations and the treatment of blacks in the South.Despite my journalism training, I was so wrapped up in The Help that I felt tears rolling down my cheeks more than once. There were moments of joy and good fun as well. Though I never knew my own family to mistreat any individual because of race, we didn’t speak out against the practices of separatism and the inferred inequality of African-Americans. As a young boy, my family lived on a farm-ranch in an unpainted frame house. Dad and Mom bought and leased enough property to raise cattle and to grow crops for the principal purpose of feeding the cattle. Any feed overages were sold and the black families shared in that according to their time spent with each crop. Housing was part of their sharing as well. On the Freestone County farm-ranch, three black families — Fred and Maylou Pruitt, Columbus and Beulah Henderson, and Good and Zell Durham — had similar but smaller houses. My next oldest brother,Kerry,and I played with the Pruitt and Henderson children every day (the Durhams had none). We were miles from other families and, being pre-schoolers, saw little of anyone else. Maylou assisted Mother in our house. They worked together cooking, cleaning, washing,ironing and seeing after the chickens. The other two pitched in as needed. Each home had their own garden in which they grew much of the food they ate. Each raised hogs and chickens as well. CMYK Fred Pruitt was a versatile worker and the only one who could handle a horse well, so he helped Dad tend the cattle. Ultimately, we moved to Teague and saw little of By the three families except Maylou, Willis who continued to Webb help Mother with her chores with our growing family,now numbering three sons. Mother often referred to Maylou as her friend. The family grew to four sons and as we all grew up and went off to school, there were long periods where we didn’t see the three tenant families.As we each left home, the load on Mother lessened and she was able to do without Maylou’s help much of the time. Finally, one brother, Clydell, was drafted into the Army and assigned to duty in Vietnam. Upon completing basic training, he got a leave before shipping out. We were all visiting, and looked out the window as a car drives up and out steps Maylou. We all ran outside to greet her, coming our way, arms spread out and tears streaming down her cheeks: “I came to see my boys.” Dry eyes were at a premium. Just like The Help. Willis Webb is a retired community newspaper editor-publisher of more than 50 years experience. He can be reached by email at [email protected]. Page 4A TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER May 30, 2013 Society Visit us online at www.tylercountybooster.com ‘Operation: Storm Ready’ Comes to Ford Park May 29 Rita, Humberto, Ike. Familiar names to all of us in Southeast Texas, names recognized for the damage and destruction these hurricanes brought with them. Are we ready for what may come in 2013? Entergy Texas, Inc., says, “Yes!” and is ready to show you why at Operation: Storm Ready, a pre-hurricane season event set to take place from 9 a.m. until noon, Wednesday, May 29, at the Ford Park Exhibition Hall in Beaumont. EntergyTexas has partnered with a variety of local governmental,emergency and social service agencies to provide interesting displays and activities related to storm response. Those attending will have the rare opportunity to see the kinds of equipment used during storm restoration. But there are 13 other wide-ranging exhibits as well. Those include the National Weather Service, the Coast Guard and a number of other agencies. The Port Arthur Mobile Command Center will be on display, while the Jefferson County sheriff’s department will get to show off its department helicopter and boat.The Beaumont Chapter, American Red Cross, will have its emergency response vehicle on hand and, just in case you haven’t had the opportunity to do a good deed lately, LifeShare Blood Centers will have their bus available for potential donors. “Bringing Southeast Texas back to normal after a storm is never a one-man show for any organization,”explained Todd Dunkleberger, regional customer service manager for Entergy Texas and master of ceremonies for Operation: Storm Ready.“We are very pleased to be able to bring in so many of our partners.This will give all of us the chance to talk to our friends and neighbors in Southeast Texas about what it means to prepare and be ready for a storm.” Rev. Steve McKnight to minister at First Assembly of God June 2, 3, 4 & 5 Couple To Wed—Carol and Terry Walston of Big Spring, Texas announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Walston, of Granbury, Texas to Casey Clow of Austin, Texas, son of Kay and Lynn Clow of Austin, Texas. The bride-to-be is currently employed by Granbury ISD as a speech-language pathologist. The groom-to-be has recently separated from the Air Force to pursue his education in Riverside, California in fabrication and his career in off-road racing. The couple plans to wed on July 27, 2013 at Rose Chapel in Ft. Worth, Texas. Evan Ellis, Karissa Young wed March 2 in Kountze Evan Tucker Ellis of Warren and Karissa Ann Yount of Kountze were united in marriage March 2, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Kountze, with James A. Swinney officiating. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Carol Yount of Kountze. She is a 2008 graduate of Kountze High School and a 2012 graduate of Lamar University with a degree in English. She is currently employed with Silsbee ISD. The groom is the son of Phillip G. and Loriann Ellis. Tucker is a 2008 graduate of Warren High School. He is currently employed with Nabors Drilling Company. Proud grandparents are E.P. and Myra Ellis, Patricia Evans and the late James (Sonny) Evans of Warren, David and Ann Boyett of Kountze, and Bobby and Dorothy Yount of Silsbee. Greatgrandparents include Nina Crawford of Warren, Floyd and Louise Williams of Silsbee, and Faye Yarborough of San Diego, Calif. After a short honeymoon the couple made their home in Lumberton. The Reverend Steve McKnight of Thibodaux, La., will minister at First Assembly of God, 109 North Charlton, Woodville, on Sunday, June 2 (11 a.m. and 6 p.m.), and Monday June 3 through Wednesday, June 5 (7 p.m. week nights). Healing of physical and emotional sicknesses and diseases will be the focus of the Monday evening “Healing in His Presence” service. Do you need healing in your life? Have people given up on you or your situation? Do you feel useless or discarded? Do you want to sense the presence of God or to have more of him in your life? Come! Fasten Those Seatbelts: PD on the lookout for those that don’t buckle up...from pg. 1A usage with sanctions in December 1985. Millions of lives have been saved and injuries prevented as a result. The Woodville Police Department, along with surrounding law enforcement agencies will be enforcing the seatbelt laws on public highways and county roads in an effort to save lives and raise safety awareness. Let’s keep our highways and our citizens safe this year. This year’s campaign enforcement period dates are May 20th-June 2nd. Remember to Buckle Up. Announce Engagement—Together with their families, Latonya Denise Bowens and Jeremiah Detreck Fletcher announce their engagement and their approaching wedding. The couple will recite their vows on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chateau Cocomar in Houston, Texas. The bride is the daughter of Margie Cruse of Woodville and Wilmer Bowens of Livingston, and the groom is the son of Ruth Fletcher of Houston and the late Henry Fletcher. Red Cross Course - Local Instructor First Aid/CPR/AED Two year certification $80 per participant Meets OSHA requirements Please call 409-651-8044 or email [email protected] Sewing Machine Repairs Clean, oil, adjust any machine in your home for $39.95. (Regular $69.95) Call (409) 898-3441 At Odyssey Hospice, a Gentiva Company, caring means going above and beyond every day. It’s about building relationships with terminally ill patients and their families. Due to growth, now hiring the following position: RN-PRN for Jasper office. Hospice or Home Health experience preffered, after hours and weekend coverage, flexible hours, self-motivated & detail oriented. Father’s Day Contest See details Page 7B in this issue Sat., Feb. 268 Sat., June 9 -- 5 5 pm PM Sun., June Sun., Feb. 279 10 -- 4 4 pm PM 10 Public Invited to Buy, Sell, Trade! by High Caliber, Inc. Under 21 with parent only It’s A Boy—Ayson Lane Kervin, son of Andrew and Destiny Kervin was born on May 20, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont,Texas, at 3:36 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds,13.5 ounces, and was 18.5 inches long. Conroe Lone Star Convention Center Gun Show FREE PARKING www.texasgunshows.com Quality for Hire Rent a Kubota. Prices starting at $225/day* Serving the Golden Triangle/Lakes/Liberty-Dayton Areas. Please apply online at www.gentiva.com * on select models (936)967-4094 Equal Opportunity Employer CMYK Henry T. Scott School Reunion June 8, 2013 It’s Reunion time again. This year’s Henry T. Scott School Reunion will be an indoor picnic and will be held Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Tyler County Nutrition Center located at 201 Willow Street in Woodville from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Price is $20 per person. We ask that everyone prepay so we can have an accurate count of those attending by June 1, 2013. Make money orders and cashier checks payable to: Henry T. Scott Ex-Student Association. Mail to Emma Airline, P.O. Box 294, Hillister, TX 77624. For more information, phone Emma Airline at (409) 547-3136 or Sammie Collier at (409) 429-6563. May 30, 2013 TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER Religion Visit us online at www.tylercountybooster.com The Preacher Says... Journey Into Fullness by Keith Bellamy by VICTORY Gloria Russell “Victory at all cost. Victory in spite of all terror. Victory no matter how long and how hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.” Winston Churchill, May 13, 1940 This was the creed Americans grew up under in the war years of the 40s. I can remember learning my first cheer when I was about five years old: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, Victory! Victory! Apple Springs High! Victory implies the winning of a contest or struggle of any kind. The alternative is defeat. There’s an interesting word that describes far too many in this century—defeatist. Webster says this is a person who too readily accepts or expects defeat. Spiritually speaking, this is a person walking in unbelief, being tossed around like a yo-yo, living as though there is no God, as a victim of circumstances, the economy, job market, culture, etc. These people go to every other source for relief rather than to trust on God’s strength for victory. One of the glaring examples can be found in Exodus 16. Immediately following a spectacular deliverance from Pharaoh’s army with a miraculous crossing of the Red Sea, the children of Israel began to grumble and complain. “Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full! For you have brought us out unto this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Unbelief and faith are as different as defeat and victory. Followers of Jesus do not live a defeated life. I John 5:4 seals this truth for us: “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” The victorious Christian life is only possible through Jesus Christ. He paid the price with His blood and came to life again so you can walk in faith and victory. I Corinthians 15:57 reminds us of this powerful truth: “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” See you next week, Gloria Somewhere Over the Rainbow Virginia Portrays ‘Lydia’—Sunday, May 26, Virginia Haynes portrayed Lydia, the New Testament cloth merchant from Thyatira at the Spanish Church in Jasper, Bro. Enrique Perez translating. She does several portrayals of biblical women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, Martha, and Mary Magdalene through her ministry Lydia’s Porch. You can see her booking information and more about her at www.LydiasPorch.com. Calvary Baptist Garage Sale June 15 Calvary Baptist Church will be having a garage sale on June 15, 8 a.m. till 3 p.m., the proceeds of which will be sent for aid to the people who have suffered such devastating damage from the giant tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. We hope to raise a worthy sum for these neighbors of ours who have so much clean-up and then the rebuilding process before them. It is pretty certain that there are many who won’t have sufficient insurance funds to complete the task, and they could use all the help they can get. Anyone who has any items you would like to contribute for the sale, please bring them by the church at 909 North Magnolia any time before the start of the sale. If you need items picked up, we will try and take care of them for you. Call 283-2004 or 283-2200 if you are bringing items so someone can be there to let you in and receive your contributions, or if you need items picked up. If any other churches would like to participate and have someone else do the job of selling items for you, we’d be glad to include yours along with ours. Also, don’t let us forget to remind you to please be sure to come by and find all the things you really need for a bargain price. We’ll be glad to bargain with you if need be. Remember, June 15, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thank you for always supporting our endeavors, and we hope to see you there. Pineywood Baptist Church in Colmesneil is looking for a bi-vocational First Baptist Church in Woodville offers Zumba classes on Tuesday and Thursday each youth minister. We are also looking for musicians interested in forming week at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The cost is $6. Please call the church office for more information a bluegrass-gospel praise and worship team. If you are interested in at 283-2588. Instructor is Susan Woodrome. either of these, please contact Pastor Jim at 713-492-3349 or 409837-2706. Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Assoc. meets June 1 Fellowship Church ‘Sound 101 For Small Church Pastors/Worship Leaders/Sound Techs’ Fellowship Church will host “Sound 101 for Small Church Pastors/Worship Leaders/Sound Techs” Saturday, June 1, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. Come join us for a time of learning, sharing and fellowship. The instructor will be our own Sound Tech, Dennis Buffington. Come prepared to be guided through some of the basics of sound, sound control, and proper use of your resources. Sharing of your own personal knowledge and experiences is strongly encouraged. The instruction will consist of lecture, open discussion and small group sharing. There will be refreshments provided for breaks and a one hour break to allow everyone to leave, have lunch and return for the final afternoon session. Please bring your own materials for taking notes. The church is located on Hwy. 69 and Seneca Road, south of Woodville (123 CR 4260). Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. Please preregister by calling the church at (409) Pineywood Baptist Church will hold their singing Saturday, June 283-2161 or emailing us at [email protected]. 8, at 6 p.m. Musicians are asked to bring their guitars, etc. Singers, bring your songs and sing with us. For more information phone (409) 283-3978. The church is located at 4945 FM 256 E. in Colmesneil. The annual meeting of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Association will be Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. The meeting will take place at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. For information contact Richard McCullough at (409)383-9522. Pineywoods Baptist Singing June 8 Harmony Baptist Services And Singing June 2 Pastor Ted Minyard and the congregation of Harmony Baptist Church would like to invite you for morning services Sunday, June 2. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. and church services at 11 a.m. We will have finger foods and singing after the services. If you would like to bring special music, please phone (409) 429-3696. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, located on FM 2992, Spurger, invites you to a Friday night concert June 14 at 7 p.m., featuring the King’s Servant Quartet . Pastor - Bro. Robert McClelland. True Vine Missionary Baptist VBS June 10 - 14 True Vine Missionary Baptist Church will hold a Vacation Bible School June 10 through 14 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. each night. Ages two through adult are welcome. This year’s theme is “Let’s Get it Right.”The church is located at 2626 Hwy 69N in Doucette. Page 5A I was recently sitting in McDonald’s visiting with friends and someone said, “Look at the rainbow.” Indeed, it was beautiful! Judy Garland made the title of our article a very popular song many years ago. I recently reviewed the lyrics of this song and saw what she was singing in print. Sometimes we hear a song and maybe we don’t pay attention to the words. As I read the words of the song I wondered if little Judy ever saw the rainbow. She was very popular and yet she struggled with drugs and alcohol abuse, which eventually led to her death at the young age of 47. So many people come to me wanting help, and yet, when I tell them what they need to do, they reject my advice and persist in going down that path that Judy Garland traveled. I am reminded of Naaman in 2 Kings 5. Naaman was a successful military commander. The problem was that Naaman had leprosy. He was told of a cure for his incurable disease and instead of going to the one who had the cure, he went to the king. When Elisha gave instructions how to be cured Naaman got mad. Finally, he did what he was told to do. As I read this story over and over again, I thought of the many that I see who want a cure for what ails them but they don’t really want to put forth the effort. Somewhere over the rainbow there is a cure. His name is Jesus. His Way is the only Way ( John 14:6). Why don’t you try His Way, which is the only Way? You will be glad you did! Mt. Carmel Baptist Revival May 29 - June 1 Mt.Carmel Baptist Church would like to invite everyone to take part in revival this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The dates are May 29 through June 1. We will be led in worship and preaching by Bro. Ryan Perry and family. Services will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, with sandwiches and fellowship to follow on Saturday. If you do not have a home church, we would also like to invite you to join us Sunday, June 2, for our homecoming. Services start at 11 a.m. with Bro. Jack Lewellen bringing God’s word. In this difficult time, we could all use a word from our Lord. II Chron. 7:14. Mt. Carmel is located 10 miles down FM 255, turn right on CR 3725 and it will be 1/2 mile on the left. If you need directions call 409-837-2168 or 409-283-5431. Thanks, and hope to see you there! May God bless you all! Common Cents...by Don Jackson It is an awesome thing to go through life with great confidence that you are in good hands. I believe Allstate insurance has this as the theme for their company. Their customers are given a message of assurance that no matter what happens their insurance company will be there to help pay the cost. It is encouraging in one’s life to have someone to go to in time of need that will have compassion upon them. Well, from the encyclopedia of Don; success in life is all about having the right relationships. One must have relationships that can lead,guide,guard and protect them.I firmly believe in the quote that no man is an island. At some time or another we are going to need some help in order to make it. Life simply is not possible if we have a delusion of seclusion. So what kind of relationships should we seek to embrace? I have a few tips that I would like for you to consider. You will need someone who you can talk to. One who is willing to listen to the things that are important to you without you having to listen to them. It’s no good if you want to be the talker, but always end up having to listen instead. You will need someone who you can trust, because you don’t want to hear your words from someone who you were not speaking with.You will need a relationship from someone who you can look up to, knowing that they understand your plight and understand your fight. You will need a relationship from someone who will support you in your battles or go to battle for you. Then finally you will need someone who you can depend upon.When no one else is available, you know you can depend on them. You may be thinking,“Now where in the world am I going to find someone like this?” I hate to disappoint you, but there is no one in the world who can bring this type of relationship. I had to look to heaven and find Jesus. My life turned from complex to simple, simply because I found a friend in Jesus. My friends, what a friend we have in Jesus! Briefly,let me share some of the benefits of this personal relationship that we can have with Jesus. If we will be his sheep, he will be our shepherd. He will make us to lie down in green pastures.We are assured of the proper provisions that we need and we will live comfortably.Our devotion,location,occupation and preoccupations will enable us to green pastures of good fortune. We will not be stuck on some dead grass. Secondly, he will lead us beside still waters. Yes, the right relationship with Jesus will teach us not to get into anything that may take us too fast. We are able to plainly see that we need to distance ourselves from fast talkers and fast walkers. Thirdly, a personal relationship with Jesus will restore you and not let you run on empty. It is so good to have someone to fill us back up after someone or something has completely drained us. Finally, my friends, I want to tell you that you need this personal relationship because it will lead you down the right path.Jesus will make sure that your happiness is secure because it will be due to your holiness. I must inform you that any happiness without holiness will have a hole in it and it will run out very soon. Again if your happiness is based around something that is unholy, everything you are building yourself up on will soon be gone. In closing, it is my hope that you have or will investigate having your own personal relationship with the Lord; because The Lord is our shepherd…We shall not want. He makes us to lie down in green pastures. He leads us beside still waters.He restores our soul.He leads us in the path of righteousness….It is so good to know that we are in good hands because we are in God’s hands. Tyler County Church News brought to you by these proud sponsors: 115 Cobb Mill Road Woodville, TX 75979 (409) 283-8248 • Jarrott’s Pharmacy Serving Tyler County Since 1952 • 205 South Magnolia • Woodville • 409-283-2550 • The Tyler County Booster Serving Tyler County Since 1930 • 205 West Bluff • Woodville • 409-283-2516 CMYK Page 6A TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER May 30, 2013 Sports Chester • Colmesneil • Spurger • Warren • Woodville Visit us online at www.tylercountybooster.com Dylan Falcon and Dakota Thedford recognized as Co-MVP’s of district 23-1A Colmesneil Yearbook Staff photo Colmesneil Yearbook Staff photo Colmesneil senior shortstop Dakota Thedford has signed a baseball scholarship to play with the Brown Mackie College Lions in Dylan Falcon batting in the playoff game. Salina, Kansas. This comes after Thedford helped lead his team to an undefeated record in district this season, and was awarded the Co-MVP of district 23-1A. By: Chance Bailey A successful 12-0 record in district this past baseball season lead to the Colmesneil Bulldogs coming away with several honors at the all-district meeting. First baseman Dylan Falcon and shortstop Dakota Thedford were both honored with the district’s Most Valuable Player award, which makes it the second straight season that a Bulldog has won the award. First year head coach Jacob Hooker also earned the district’s Coach of the Year honor, after leading the Bulldogs to an undefeated season. Junior Cole Lowery received the Pitcher of the Year award, while pitchers Warren athletes selected for All-District honors overall record of 22-7-1 and a district record of 9-2. They were the district champs this season and Boys Baseball The Warren Warriors finished advanced well into the playoffs out their fantastic season with an before their season was ended by GOOD HABITS By: Mitchell McCluskey w w w. s a m h o u s t o n . n e t the Elkhart Elks. The Warriors had a great season that led to many accomplishments including multiple All-District honors. Kolton Perfect was named Most Bryce Rains and Matt Bailey came away with first-team all-district honors. Colmesneil also had three infielders named to the first-team in second baseman Kaleb Lindsey, third baseman Zach Costellow, and catcher Tyler Walker. In the outfield, junior Kolton Bass was awarded first-team all-district. Senior Zac Cummins earned first-team honors as the Bulldogs designated hitter. On the second-team, Haiden Hughes c ame on the list as a pitcher, while Zach Bryan and Chris Thedford made it in the outfield. Valuable Player and Bryce Glosson was named Defensive Player of the Year. The first team picks consisted of pitchers, Chase Gray and Ty Eddins, catcher Chase Foxworth, and outfielder Brandon Choate. The second team picks were, pitcher Dylan Watts, infielder Hunter Holloway, outfielder Kyle Adams, and utility player Kyle Hathaway. Coach Joe Wofford was also honored in being named Coach of the Year. With the end of this season the Warriors will be losing their ten seniors: Dylan Watts, Kyle Adams, Chase Foxworth, Hunter Holloway, Chase Gray, Kolton Perfect, Bryce Glosson, Austin Phillips, Gage Gresham, and Dylan Brocato.These seniors made up a large portion of the team so we should expect to see a lot of new faces next season. Girls Softball The Lady Warriors also pulled together a solid season finishing third in the district. The Lady Warriors made it to the playoffs, but were not able to keep the momentum flowing as they were eliminated in the first round. Despite that setback the Lady Warriors also came away with many All-District honors. Kacy Priddy received Offensive Player of the Year and Josie Walters was named Catcher of the Year.The first team picks were Kaylon Morvant and Aleisha McNulty, and the second team picks were Haleigh Broucher and Karli Welch. Bergandie Conner, Brandi Hamilton, and Bethany Derouen all received Honorable Mention. The Lady Warriors will lose seven seniors with the end of this season: Katie Fortenberr y, Brandi Hamilton, Aleisha McNulty, Kaylon Morvant, Kacy Priddy, Josie Walters, and Karli Welch. With the loss of these seniors the Lady Warriors too will have many new faces. Along with these newcomers, the Lady Warriors also look to be under a new coaching staff. With these changes next season looks to be an exciting one. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mitchell McCluskey photo Warren Warriors on defense. 2013 Spring Classic Dogwood Hills Benefit Golf Tournament 2 Man Scramble June 1 all day SET IT AND FORGET IT! The average household spends more than $1,200 in heating and cooling costs annually. A programmable thermostat is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to save on energy bills year-round. $70.00 per Team 50% payback for 1st and 2nd place teams. Possible 3rd place winner depending on number of teams. Please bring your personal golf cart if you have one. This will be a tournament to benefit the Dogwood Hills Golf course for maintenance and continued improvements to the course. Thank you for supporting your local golf course. CMYK May 30, 2013 TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER Sports Chester • Colmesneil • Spurger • Warren • Woodville Brown and White earn top honors for the black and gold Page 7A Visit us online at www.tylercountybooster.com Aaron Ford and Kelsey Sheffield awarded Spurger’s Athletes of the Year By: Kelsey Sheffield On Tuesday, May 21 Spurger athletics spent the day at Lake Tejas as a reward for all of their hard work over this past school year. The coaches treated the athletes with swimming and games, along with lunch. At the end of the day, Coach Mitchell awarded Aaron Ford and Kelsey Sheffield with male and female athletes of the year. “They are very hard working individuals who I am going to miss very much”, is just a portion of the nice things he had to say about the two athletes. All coaches then congratulated them and wished them the best of luck after graduation and their future. Congrats to both Aaron and Kelsey on being awarded for all of your hard work. Email: [email protected] Jason Drake photo Cayla White District MVP. By: Jason Drake The Woodville Lady Eagles earned top spots in district. The Lady Eagles went undefeated in district and were area finalist this past season. Pitcher Cayla White was named the Most Valuable Player. Cayla is a senior pitcher and will be taking her talents to Trinity Valley Community College next year. Senior Sarah Reese was announced as Utility Player of the Year. The future looks bright for Lady Eagles softball, as sophomore shortstop Ashton Weatherford earned Defensive Player of the Year. Ronnie Brown was Coach of the Year. Woodville had five other players earn first team all-district honors, including three in the infield. Junior Mallory Watts was chosen at first base. Tamara White is a junior and was selected as catcher, while sophomore Makenzie McGallion earned a spot at third base. The other two spots on the first team were Kati Crenshaw and Katie Watts. Crenshaw is a sophomore that played centerfield and Watts is a junior leftfielder. Senior second baseman, Morgan Hammons earned second team honors. Junior Amy Havard, was also announced as an honorable mention designated hitter. The Lady Eagles look like a team to reckon with next year. Woodville will return the Defensive Player of the Year, along with five first teamers, and an honorable mention. The seniors will be hard to replace, but it appears as the Lady Eagles are prepared to reload. Email: [email protected] Field Day fun in Chester Aaron Ford, Coach Mitchell, and Kelsey Sheffield. The Tyler County Booster ACROSS Chester Elementary’s field day was held Friday, May24. The students participated in running events and had loads of fun playing on numerous waterslides. The day was filled with fun in the sun. In this photo, first graders run the 100m dash. T R I D I B ME T P O N O L O O L D R I P S T AR TOBE P A I D L A PEN BENT AT ES DS O L U AC I T NADO D OF S A Last Puzzle Solution F R A ER I C OME NME H L Y S S E Y T E S Y E A GO L D I DE FORB I T RE E S A L I N AG T Y E I N D U S T R I A L S A A B P O L L E DE L I R Y ER T A T G TO L AN US E Y S-1116 DOGWOOD HILLS Country Club Current Days of Operation: Tuesday-Sunday 1 TXism: “put __ __ shut up” 5 man born & raised on TX King Ranch: “____ Kineno” 6 Cowboys radio announcer Sham 7 TXism: “hook, ____, and sinker” 8 US pres. who fought in TX in MexicanAmerican War (init.) 9 “Crazy Well” in early Mineral Wells 12 TXism: “he couldn’t drive _ ____ into a snow bank” (inept) 17 released into air 19 TXism: “park your ______” (shut up) 21 how Waco Branch Davidians communicated with outside world in ‘91 22 early TX jazz saxophonist Cobb 23 TXism: “he ____ __ nothing but burn hay” (bad horse) 28 teeth spaces 29 TX murder victim: actress Sharon 30 TXism: “she could talk the legs off __ ____ stove” 31 people think Dublin, TX was named after an _____ city 35 TXism: “_ ____ light idea” 36 what few runners did against Ranger “Pudge” (2 wds.) 42 TX Robert who was Iran hostage for 444 days 44 events at Grand Prairie’s Lone Star Park 46 urban image? (2 wds.) 48 disconnect 49 TXism: “___ lying through his teeth” 50 Wichita Falls FM radio 51 worker safety org. (abbr.) 52 TX Miller sang “trailer for ____ or rent . . .” 23 24 25 26 1 2 3 TEXAS CROSSWORD 4 5 6 by Charley & Guy Orbison 7 Copyright 2013 by Orbison Bros. 9 8 10 12 18 17 13 14 15 16 19 20 22 21 28 27 29 31 30 36 35 42 11 37 32 33 34 38 39 43 53 TXism: “___ high time” 46 54 TXism: “let’s go to ____ 49 50 city” (fight) 52 56 Gov. O’Daniel 1938-42 (init.) 11 commercials 57 TXism: “he’s hold12 TXism: “as welcome ing ___ the aces” as a skunk __ _ 58 Tex Ritter’s “___ picnic” Whiskey” 13 Waco suburb 14 Mexican general: DOWN Santa ____ 1 TXism: “pushing __ __________” (dead) 15 TXism: “_ ___ your drift” 2 San Antonio’s 16 instrument of the Mission Nuestra TX Renaissance Senora de la Festival ______ Concepcion” 18 TX caregivers org. 3 TX Max Apple’s 20 “Giant” actress (init.) “The ________ 23 Henry Wade when of America” he prosecuted 4 went on horseback Jack Ruby (abbr.) 9 Texas Two-____ 24 TXism: tighter than 10 USS Texas cruiser bark __ _ tree” served in this conflict 44 40 41 45 48 47 51 53 54 P-1117 55 56 57 58 25 Astros on the field 26 deep ditch 27 young TV doc Howser 32 former Houston mayor Lanier (init.) 33 TXism: “the fat __ in the fire!” 34 dir. to Bryan from Waco 36 Swen R. Swenson Cattle Co. brand 37 TXism: “____ a blue streak” 38 bomber _____ Gay 39 solemn promises 40 athletic org. for TX universities 41 month TX became a state (abbr.) 43 adverb suffix 45 hero of San Jacinto (init.) 47 “Pecos Bill” creator, Edward “Tex” 48 “__-__-yourself” 55 boot bottom 205 West Bluff • Woodville, TX (409) 283-2516 Call 283-8725 for more information CMYK Page 8A TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER May 30, 2013 VBS at Bethel Baptist June 16 - 20 Official Records Vacation Bible School is just around the corner at Bethel Baptist Church in Warren and fun for all is guaranteed! “Kingdom Rock” starts rocking in the cool of the evening at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 16 and continues through Thursday, June 20. At Kingdom Rock VBS, kids participate in memorable Bible learning activities, sing catchy FISH DAY IT’S TIME TO STOCK YOUR POND! Delivery will be: FriDay, June 14 Trinity - 9:15-10:00am @ Stubbs Chemical & Feed Corrigan - 10:45-11:30am @ Eaton’s Hardware Chester - 12:00-12:45pm @ Havis Feed ‘Like’ us on Facebook! FISH WAGON To place an order call, Toll Free 1-800-643-8439 www.fishwagon.com songs, play team work building games, experience epic Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them to stand strong, and they will test out Science-fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with the rest of the summer. Their buddy from last year, Scout,The Eagle, will teach them to look for evidence of God all around them through something called “God Sightings”. Each evening concludes with “Fanfare Finale”. Family members and friends are encouraged to join in each evening for this special time. Kingdom Rock VBS will join an international missions effort to share God’s love with children in India. Kingdom Rock VBS is for kids from Pre-K to eighth grade and will run from 6 to 9 p.m. each evening, June 16-20. For more information, call (409) 5473201. You may register online for our Kingdome Rock VBS at www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/ BethelVBS2013. Bethel Baptist Church is located on F.M. 1943, one block west of U.S. 69 in Warren. Bro. Larry Staggs is the pastor. Mrs. Melody Haynes is VBS Director. Christine’s Place...more than just a resale shop In these hard economic times when people are struggling to clothe themselves and their children, there are alternatives to buying brand new items that will likely be outgrown by most children in a matter of months. Christine’s Place Resale Shop would like to remind the community that we offer an assortment of gently used clothing and household items at reasonable prices. We are a non-profit organization which benefits the Women’s and Children’s Shelter services. We accept clean, gently used or new clothing items, shoes, small appliances and household items such as lamps, dishes and home décor items. Men’s clothing is also needed. Due to limited space, large furniture and appliances are not accepted. We have a current need for your donations and appreciate your continued support of Christine’s Place. Be sure to check out our daily sales and come to our $2 Bag Sale beginning the last Monday of every month which continues through the week. We are open MondayFriday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. We are located at 501 W. Bluff Street. 409-331-9939. Christine’s Place is completely not for profit, and all profits go directly to the Women and Children’s Shelter to help with local families in need. Buy an Ad for your 2013 Graduate s lation atu Congr 2x4 (Shown Actual Size) Only $68.00 FREE Color tchell Mi h n Hig e r r a W l Schoo f Class o 2013 Jail Report From May 20 to May 27, 2013 • Otilio Aquino, 29, Woodville, driving while intoxicated •Tammy Rae Ard, 42, Woodville, possession of a dangerous drug •Earl Barlow, Jr., 40, Doucette, public intoxication •Dell Walton Burns, 40, Doucette, failure to identify / fugitive intent / giving false information •Makeba Daniel Chatman, 35, Woodville, obstruction or retaliation •Sheryl Dalton, 59, Colmesneil, injury to a child / elderly / disabled with intent of bodily injury •Angela Michelle Davenport, 35, Silsbee, withdrawal of bondsman – manufacture / delivery of a controlled substance •Jason Dean Drake, 33, Silsbee, possession of a controlled substance, driving while intoxicated – motion to revoke probation, accident involving damage to a vehicle •Bob Allen Essary, Jr., 34, Spurger, motion to revoke probation – assault causes bodily injury / family violence •Shynisky Marie Glenn, 18, Lufkin, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia •Paul Mark Grace, 45, Spurger, assault Class C •Arvesta Hadnot, 62, Doucette, motion to revoke probation – possession of a dangerous drug •Harvey James Hadnot, 73, Woodville, disorderly conduct •Destiny Brook Jarrell, 21, Woodville, possession of marijuana •Tommy Lewis Jerue, 63, Woodville, entering path of a vehicle, walking in roadway •Jesse Evitis Jones, 21, Colmesneil, driving while intoxicated •Robert Edward Key, Jr., 36, Silsbee, unlawful use of a criminal instrument, theft of property •India Nicole Marshall, 32, Houston, criminal nonsupport – failure to appear •Pamela McKenzie, 54, Spurger, reckless damage •April Marie Meads, 38, Lumberton, driving while intoxicated •Mark Schalaire Mobley, 31, Buna, criminal mischief •Jamie Charles Morris, 36, Arlington, criminal nonsupport / non-payment •Billy Ashton-Wade Perkins, 17, Fred, assault causes bodily injury / family violence •Crystal Perkins, 29, Woodville, harassment •Casey John Pound, 32, Woodville, driving while license invalid •Walker Ty Reagan, 17, Woodville, possession of drug paraphernalia •Walter Settler, Sr., 60, Doucette, manufacture / delivery of a controlled substance •John Brian Simank, 23, Woodville, driving while license invalid, possession of drug paraphernalia •Jamie Rose Smith, 31, Woodville, two counts - possession of a controlled substance; motion to adjudicate – fraud, possession of a controlled substance (Polk County) •Ashley Nicole Thompson, 29, Houston, driving while license invalid with previous conviction / suspension / without proof of financial responsibility, driving while license invalid •Rebecca Deanne Williams, 48, Woodville, theft of property •Prentice Ray Wood, 36, Hillister, indecency with a child / sexual contact Lufkin woman arrested May 27...cont. from pg. 1A Love, amily Your F Congra tulation 2x3 (Shown Actual Size) Only $51.00 FREE Color Chance s Colm e Class sneil High of Scho ol 2013 when she saw Deputy Seales approaching. Seales smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and stopped to question the female, who was identified as Shynisky Marie Glenn, age 18, of Lufkin. Permission was given to search the vehicle, and Seales observed an unmarked prescription pill bottle with some white pills and dark colored bag rolled up in the seat that Glenn was sitting in. “Glenn stated that the pills were her pain medication,” Weatherford said. Deputies also located a purse nearby, which Glenn admitted belonged to her. After searching the purse, deputies uncovered a clear bag of marijuana. The dark colored bag and the pill bottle in the vehicle also contained marijuana. The pills were identified as four bars of Xanax. The marijuana field-tested positive, and weighed approximately 5.4 grams. Glenn was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3 in a Drug Free Zone, Possession of Marijuana in a Drug Free Zone and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. “Since Lake Tejas is school property, it is a drug free zone,” Weatherford said. Lumberton woman has ‘a couple of drinks...from pg 1A Seales made visual contact with the vehicle’s driver and conducted a traffic stop on Highway 92 in front of Spurger High School. The driver was identified as April Marie Meads, age 38, of Lumberton. Meads stated that she was heading to her house, but when she provided her driver’s license to Deputy Seales it stated that she had a Lumberton address. Seales asked Meads where she lived, and she stated she lived in Lumberton. Meads admitted to drinking a couple of alcoholic beverages earlier. When deputies asked Meads if she knew where she was, she stated she was on Highway 69 heading into Lumberton. Deputy Seales conducted several field sobriety tests, which Meads failed. Meads was placed under arrest and taken into the Tyler County Jail where she provided a sample of her breath, which revealed her Blood Alcohol Level was at .38. Meads was charged with Driving While Intoxicated and her bond was set at $1,500. •Call for other sizes and pricing •Deadline is May 24 for June 6 publication •All ads are pre-paid Tyler County Booster (409) 283-2516 School Board and City Council Information for Tyler County Chester City Council Chester School Board Colmesneil City Council Elton Lawrence, M John Wayne Davis B.E. Williams Gale Williams Vincent Incardona Eric Holton Ray McKnight, P Steve Havis, VP Sheryl Barnes, S/T Bryan Martin Wade Read Dr. Jake David Vernon Lewis Don Baird, M Duane Crews Charlie Branch Kenneth Davis Bubba Sheffield Rhonda Harris Colmesneil School Board Jim Carlton, P Kain Rawls, VP Kenneth Adaway, S Kris Lindsey Jeff Mashaw Twyla Darder Curtis Pittman Ivanhoe City Council Jack Brockhouse, M David Baler Mark Elliott Joe McIntyre Tommy Morris Tom Welch Spurger School Board Warren School Board Woodville City Council Woodville School Board Eddie Jordan, P Rusty Roberts, VP Paul Bingham, S Willie Gill Carroll Hatton Carroll Collier Chris Sheffield W. Ray Reid, P Oneta Harris, VP Will Young, S Rocky Burks John Callaway Burt Moore Marty Ramer Ben Bythewood, M Joyce Wilson Paula Jones Caleb Spurlock Russ Nalley Byron Stowe, Mpt Lou Ann Cloy, atty Trey Allison, P Jimmy Tucker, VP Brenda Maloy, S Ted Watts Tony Castillo Todd Dinger Brett Smith Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Filing deadline: First day to file for place on General Election Ballot (for cities and schools) Saturday, July 27, 2013. Last day is Monday, August 26 at 5 p.m. Last day to register to vote is Monday, October 7. Early voting is Monday, October 21 - Friday, November 1. For more information visit www.sos.state.tx.us CMYK May 30, 2013 TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER GARAGE SALES CARR’S ESTATE SALES. Let us conduct your Estate Sale. (409)200-5201. Like us on Facebook. (22-4t-cc) ESTATE SALE OF Mr. and Mrs. Seamen off of Hwy. 287 Chester, Texas. Turn beside the post office and follow the signs. House and garage are full. Friday May 31 and Saturday June 1, 8-5pm. CASH only. (22-1t-p) SOMERSETSTABLES.COM Week Long Summer Riding Day Camps All Ages June - July Horses Provided (409) 429-8308 or (409) 283-5034 6803 FM 1746 - Woodville, TX C.O.F. Estate Sale 533 Cypress Bend, Wildwood Friday, May 31: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Washer and outside refrigerator. King, queen & twin bedroom furniture, adjustable twin bed. Wall art, gun cabinet, 2 sets of patio furniture, other outside furniture. Lots of linens, records & books, decorative items, kitchen items. Truck toolbox, hand tools, electrical tools, ladders. Too much to list! Come see and bring own loading help. HUGE GARAGE SALE. May 30, 31 and June 1 on CR 4375 (also known as Moss Bridge Rd) Look for a big blue house at the end of a long driveway. Follow the signs off Hwy 2992 or Hwy 92. We will have clothes of all sizes, even plus sizes; housewares; oil paints and crafts; a large Spongebob collection; dolphin collection; knick knacks; much more. For more information call (409)200-4242. (22-1t-cc) FAMILY SALE Friday and Saturday 8-6. 635 CR 3265 - from Colmesneil take 256 E to 3260 (3.5 miles), then follow signs. Nice stuff! Too much to list! ‘98 F150 single cab. (22-1t-cc) ZOCH FAMILY Garage Sale - Spurger, Saturday June 1, 7am2pm.Take FM 2992, turn on CR 4370 and follow signs. Adult and children’s clothing, shoes, jewelery, purses, home decor, DVDs, and Nascar items. No early sales or checks, please. (22-1t-p). YARD SALE- Saturday June 1 from 8-12. 1104 Redbud St. Tools, furniture, etc. (22-1t-p) GARAGE SALE- Warren High School Road. Friday and Saturday 8-4. Furniture, mattress, clothing, and more. Follow the signs. (22-1t-c) HUGE GARAGE SALE Friday, 5/31, and Saturday, 6/1, 7am-5pm. Furniture and much more. 606 Apple Blossom, Woodville. (22-1t-p) HUGE 3 Family Yard Sale Friday, May 31, 8am–2pm, 1376 FM 1943 Rd. E, Warren (about 2 miles from intersection at Hwy 69). LOTS of stuff, some furniture, pitching machine, knick knacks, women’s clothes size 18-20, some women’s size 11 shoes, men’s clothes sizes 38-40, junior sizes, little girl clothes, TVs, lamps, dishes, name brand men’s shoes, lots of home décor… too much to list. (22-1t-cc) GARAGE SALE Friday May 31, 8-5. Off 1013 on Cr 4300, first house on right facing 4300. (22-1t-cc) C&J I’m Hooked Stump GrindinG Each Job Bid Separately Hm (409) 331-0098 Woodville Cell (409) 283-1891 or 283-1892 Flower Branch Gardens Daylily Farm 3.000% 3.750% Now open for the season! Thursday - Saturday 9 - 2 Weather Permitting! 4332 Hwy 256 W. Colmesneil (409) 658-3052 Tracey Stewart REMODELING L & J’s REMODELING Add-ons, decks, metal roofs, cabinets, piers, docks, and boat houses. No job too small. Call 429-6164. (1-tfn-b) I’LL FIX IT! General HOME & MOBILE Home REPAIRS Honey-Do+ODD JOBS, Decks, Porch Repairs, Roof Repairs, Storage Sheds, SENIOR DISC. 33 yrs. Experience. David Tate 283-5614. (48-tfn-b) BUSINESS OPENINGS “CAJUN COWBOY ” Now Open...Tues - Sun 11-4. Unusual Western and Cajun gifts, home decor. Entrance of Ivanhoe, 8 miles South of Woodville on Hwy 69. 409-398-4416. ( 20-4t-cc) ubHookd.com Got Land? Or Family Land? Get a Home ZERO $$ DOWN First 50 Customers get FREE furniture (936) 499-5527 Services HANDYMAN SERVICES, Home Repair & Pressure washing. Senior discount. Call David Tate at 283-5614 or 429-4096. (11-tfn-b) S TA N D LE Y M OW I N G SERVICES - lawn care, brush hogging, dirt work, etc. (936)366-7949. (10-29-b) HANDY MAN SERVICES: Home maintenance and repairs. No job too small. Call Jimmy Estes at (409) 429-5525. (49-tfn-b) JB MOWING residential and commercial.Servicing inWoodville, Livingston and Chester. (936)328-6484. (15-8t-cc) CU T ABOVE LAWN & LANDSCAPING Complete Lawn Maintenance Quality Service that grows on you. Free estimates and fast service. Call 409-289-7799. (20-4t-cc) SAFEWAY TREE SERVICE Complete tree removal, trim, cut down, haul off. Insured, references available, free estimates. No job too big or small. (936)553-6060. (11-tfn-pce) WE BUY TREES. LoggingDozer and excauvating work. Land and lot clearing,root,raking, lakes, and ponds. Insured. Denise, 936-239-4090. (21-4t-cc) HARDWORKING WOMAN needing work.Taking down/ trimming trees, mowing, weed eating, raking, cleaning, fence line/flowerbeds,landscaping, painting houses/fences/barns. Have truck for hauling. Odd jobs, reasonable prices. Now insured. Christal 409-834-6130 or 409-224-5293. (21-2t-p) Roofing & Repairs JAY LOT T ROOFING Contractor. All types of roofing applied. Serving Tyler County 20+yrs. References available. Satisfaction guaranteed. Call 409-283-2760 or 409-382-7186. (52-tfn-b) WOODVILLE ROOFING SERVICE Roofing, siding, painting, pressure washing, decks, porches, ceramic tile, remodeling. 35 years experience. Call Jimmie Estes, 409-429-5525. (6-tfn-b) LOST & FOUND FREE OLD NEWSPAPERS: Come by the Booster office at 205 W.Bluff to pick up bundles of free old newspapers Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. 283-2516. IF ANN STERLING comes in the Booster office at 205 W. Bluff in Woodville, with an ID, he/she wins $5 cash. Prize money must be claimed by the following Monday at 12pm.Unc laimed prize money will accumulate. (1-tfn) Terracewood Apartments TexSCAN Week of May 26, 2013 DRIVERS EDUCATION/TRAINING AIRLINE CAREERS begin here. Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified students. Housing available, job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance, 1-888-893-3640. www. FixJets.com AVERITT OFFERS CDL-A drivers a strong, stable, profitable career. Experienced drivers and recent Grads. Excellent benefits , weekly hometime. Paid training,1-888-362-8608, ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. AverittCareers.com. 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Paved county road frontage, electricity. $3,550/acre, owner or TX Vet financing. 1-866-286-0199. www. westerntexasland.com is accepting applications for our beautiful 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. TERRACEWOOD is an elderly community designed for persons 62 years and older and disabled of any age. Rent based on income. (409) 283-3592 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer TDD# 409-200-2166 Page 1B Computer Services COMPUTER REPA I R : We b s i t e d e s i g n and computer networking WEBSTORM COMPU TERS, 283-1051. (40-tfn-b) Homes For Sale FRAME 3/2 house with 4.5 acres. 808 Cobb Mill Rd., Woodville. Mortgage company selling as is. $52,000; will owner finance with $5000 down. 713-932-6600.(21-2t-cc) 4BR/3BA, formal dining, brick fireplace, game/computer room; 3-car garage, 12 acres. 2 miles out of Woodville city limits. $275,000. (936)646-6446. (16-t27-cc) MOBILE HOME SALE HUGE SELECTION of new single and doublewide homes on display. Most are air conditioned. 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Bluff, Woodville (409) 698-3170 (409) 860-3170 Featured Property of the Week Large home on 1/2 acre Buna Office: 283-3110 Cell: 429-4262 Andrea Ayers 7 Miles South of Woodville On Hwy 69 Open Thursday-Monday 9 am - 4 pm FINANCING: Super Camp, 2 lots, utilities, bath house, Sandy Lane............................$55,000 LAKE GALAHAD: Nice 3/2, priv. well, T pier, Galahad Loop........................$122,000 GREAT ‘08 MFD: on slab, 3/2, patio, storage, Pr. Valiant..................NOW $65,000 RANCHETTE : Approx 3.63 ac res , SOLD Sir Henry............... ......$10,500 2 LOTS: Storage w/ bath, Friar Tuck N.....................................NOW $15,000 NEW: Nice 2/2/1, handicap access + bath, fam. rm., shop, large storage Gawaine..NOW..$72,000 2/2/2 ON SLAB: 1440sf +/-, CH/A FP, Ewain, Seller pays 3% Closing Cost.....NOW$62,000 LARGE WORKSHOP: +/- 1440SF, Hardie siding on slab, 2 corner lots, Marian..NOW $22,000 NEAT 3/2: MFD, CH/A, superdecks, guestroom, fenced 1/2 acre, 27th...................$44,900 FEEL GOOD CABIN: 2/1, Bonus Room, FP, Super cov. encl. decks, Ivanhoe W.....................$55,000 UPDATED 2/1: Bonus Room, +/-1500sf, ch/a, fenced, .50 acre, Galahad Dr......$59,900 PEND ING NEAT CABIN: 2/1/1 outdoor shower,CONTRACT fenced yard, storage 27th...................$43,900 CONTRACT PENDING SKI LAKE: 3/2, CH/A, open concept, pier, cov. boat slip, Charmaine E.......................................$135,000 NEEDS TLC: Waterview 3/2 approx. 1950sf, Mayberry..................$40,000 CONTRACT PENDING SKI LAKE: Quality Brick, 2/2/2, open concept, ch/a, fp, Charmaine St.......$158,900 SKI LAKE: 3/1 open concept, RV port, shop, stunning 1.3 ac, Sherwood F....$159,900 SKI LAKE CABIN: 2/1 sleep loft, outdoor shower, pier, Charmaine S..............................$89,000 COZY RETREAT: 1/1, outdoor shower, lg cv porch, fenced 1/2 acre, 28th st..............$39,000 HANDYMAN SPECIAL: 1995 MFD home 3/2, Lakeview Cir...................$15,000 $150,000 BUNA ACREAGE: Five cleared lots ready to build CR 740............................................................................................$52,500 WARREN ACREAGE: 7+cleared acres on Byrd Road, Warren.........................................................................................................$30,000 LAKE IVANHOE HOME: 2-Story, 4/2.5/2, waterfront view, 1 acre...............................................................$256,500 COMMERCIAL-HWY 96: Located next to Buna Sonic on Hwy 96 S - prime location.........................................................$279,900 400 CR 1860, Warren: 4 Bedroom, custom built home on approximately 7 acres...................................................................................$284,780 414 CR 4430, Spurger: 4 bedroom home with 15,000sf shop with office space!........................................................$379,900 IVANHOE LAKES ESTATES: 2 lots to build or park your RV - lakes, shade trees, relaxation...........................................................$15,500 IVANHOE LAKES ESTATES: 2 nice RV covers on slabs, 5 lakes to enjoy - great getaway..............................................................................$50,000 COLMESNEIL ACREAGE: 10 wooded, fenced acres with paths and nature stream................................................................SALE PENDING $40,000 852 CR 4110, Woodville: Barn-shaped cedar home on approximately 7 acres, mature trees.......................................................SALE PENDING $89,900 255 CR 3249, Colmesneil: Country home on 5 acres of rolling hills and trees - 5 bedrooms.........................................................................$199,000 510 WEST WHEAT, Woodville: Near downtown Woodville, orginal wood floors, potential.............................................................................................$55,000 CR 4190, Woodville: Immaculate renovated cottage on 3 lots - tall trees!.................................................................................SALE PENDING $47,500 2063 FM 256, Woodville: Vintage home on 10 acres. Some repairs needed...................................................................................................$90,000 1250 CR 2775, Doucette: Well-kept 3 bedroom home on slab, once acre of land...........................................................................................$80,000 55 ACRES IN KIRBYVILLE: 55 acres that run parallel with the tracks. Approx 600x2800 on Raybo Drive......................................$82,500 92 ACRES IN NEWTON: 92 Acres of rolling East Texas land. 2 creeks, 2-acre pond, barn, outbuldings............................................$225,000 WOODVILLE COMMERCIAL: 19,000sf across from Walmart on Hwy 69, new roof, repaved parking, fully sprinkled..............................$1,750,000 400 CR 4151, Woodville: Cedar 2/1/2, fireplace, screened-in front porch w/ swing, nice trees, concrete drive.......................................$49,500 908 CR 1096, Woodville: Secluded 3/2/0 country home on 15 acres. Huge family foom with brick fireplace..............................................SALE PENDING $185,000 704 KELLY BLVD., Woodville: Brick, 3BD, on dead-end road, covered patio, lg fenced yard, quiet area............................................$90,000 432 CR 3240, Colmesneil: Secluded 3/2 country home on 9+ rolling acres surronded by woods. Great kitchen w/ island......................REDUCED $179,000 240 LANCELOT Woodville: Spacious 2/2/1 home with wood burning fireplace and sun room. Five lakes to enjoy! 2 lots................................$58,500 435 23RD STREET, Woodville: Lake front 3/2/2 with fabulous views, workshop, water well, fruit trees, wood burning stove.....................$188,500 365 CR 4270, Woodville: Beautifully designed 3/2/2 on 4 acres. Park-like setting in lakeside community..........................$193,500 WILDWOOD ON GOLF COURSE; 2 story brick, 4/3bdrm., 2 full baths, 2 half baths, many new upgrades with bonus room!....................................................$262,500 1747 FM 2827:, Warren: Cedar home on 35 acres with Big Thicket on two sides. Includes barn, watr well plus pond................................................$259,900 HWY 69 WOODVILLE:, 3/2/2 Impressive home with country porches, pool, stocked pond and more on 36 acres.................................................................$450,000 1507 SOUTH WHEELER, Colmesneil: Two bdrm on 5.6 partialy wooded acres. Needs TLC but has great potential. Hwy frontage.................................$56,000 262 CR 760, BUNA: Brick & vinyl, 4/2/2-carport, tile, beautiful corner brick fireplace, bay window, cov’d patio...............................................................$139,900 187 CR 814, BUNA: Updated and cozy 4 bedroom home on 1.3 acres. Spacious master suite, near schools..........................................................$159,900 317 CR 229, BROOKELAND: Farm house on a hill top! 3.91 rolling acres of cleared land in Jasper County. Precious.............................................$115,000 266 PR 8264, WOODVILLE: Recent updates throughout! Lg brick 4/2 on 1 acre. Beautiful property with fruit trees & barn.....................................$455,000 312 E PINE ST., KIRBYVILLE: Spacious updated 5/2/2, wood and tile flooring, huge multi-purpose room in back of garage....................................$175,000 415 CR 758, BUNA: Large family home nestled on 1/2 acre. Wood burning stove, vaulted ceiling, master down.......................................................$150,000 www.kwsetx.com ... Norvelle Rogers (409) 782-6187 REDUCED REDUCED REDUCED $175,000 4BR/3BA/2 with metal garage and workshop www.texashomeandranch.com Greg Gonsoulin 409-454-1375 Stacy Manuel 409-429-4459/Jayne Best 409-880-5088 REALTOR / Houston HAR. MLS/ LAND OF TEXAS.COM/ Featured Property Colmesneil Country home 3/2 with SS appliances, shop, carport on 2 acres $119,000 Warren: New: beautiful 3/2 Log home with stone fp, SS appliances, walk-in pantry, propane generator, on 23 mostly wooded acres.......................................................$248,000 Woodville: Brick 4/3/carport, open concept, formal dining rm, walk-in pantry, above ground pool, stg bldg, lg bak yard, MOTIVATED SELLER...REDUCED$120,000 Woodville: New listing, frame 3/2/carport, lg bdrms, original hardwood floors, office/media rm, e decks, shop, lg yard...........................................................$128,000 Woodville: Brick 3/2/2 Open concept, new floors & bathrooms, plenty stg, fenced back yard, close to town.................................REDUCED$99,000 Hillister: Brick 3/3/2 quartz counter tops, SS appliances, formal dining rm, fp, sunroom, lg utility rm, ex storage, shop, 40x60 barn, equip shed, 1/1 guest hs, gated entry, 79 acres improved pasture, pond, fenced x fenced......SOLD$450,000 Spurger: Brick 3/1/carport, quartz counter tops, office, wood stove, lg living rm, sun deck, metal shop, 12 ac fenced pastures.................REDUCED$145,000 Spurger: 2500sf brick home with 4/2 baths, fp, updated kitchen, dw, fml dining rm, ex stg, inground pool, sep game rm w/bath, barn 24 Ac home warranty included..$229,000 Campground area: 26 acres.............................................................$4,000 per acre Lake Front Home: 3/2 10 ft ceilings, open floor plan, master suite w/custom shower, hardwood floors, 2 waterfront lots w/ pier.........................SOLD$160,000 Colmesneil: 14 ac CR 3249, mostly wooded, rolling terrian, utilities at prop lineSOLD$74,000 Woodville: 3/2/2 Brick with fireplace, separate dining room, CH/A, Patio, fenced back yard, city utilities on a dead end street.......................................$99,900 Colmesneil: Country home 3/2 w/ SS appliances, shop, carport on 2 acres NEW LISTING................................................................................................$74,000 Michele Martindale, Broker (409) 429-6202 Randy Durham, Agent (409) 429-6277 Gina Fowler, Agent (409) 382-5805 Ashley Jackson, Agent (409) 429-4011 Norvelle Rogers, Agent (409) 782-6187 -RESIDENTIAL- TOWN BLUFF: 1/1, open concept, stg. bldg, fenced.......... $37,000 REDUCED: Woodville, 3/2 in town, good investment.....$39,000 WOODVILLE: 2/1 in town, carport........................................ $47,000 REDUCED: FM 1746, 3/1 on 3.95+/- Acres....................... $49,000 NEW: HILLISTER 3/2 mh, 2004 model, circle drive............ $52,000 IVANHOE: 2/1, stg bldg, 2 lots.......................................... $55,000 WOODVILLE: Nice 3/1/2, shop on slab, end of cul-de-sac...$57,000 WOODVILLE: 2/1 in town, out bldg, shed....................... $59,500 REDUCED: Woodville, 3/2 on .5ac+/-, rv shed, stg unit.... $59,500 SOLD: Warren, woodframe, pier/beam, 2+/-ac, near school $60,000 NEW: Colmesneil: 2/1 brick on 1.5 acres w/barn, well, and smokehouse..........................................................$62,000 CONTRACT PENDING: Woodville, 3/2 just outside city limits, fp, out bldgs.............................................................................. $69,000 REDUCED: Woodville, out of town, 3/2 open concept..........$69,000 CONTRACT PENDING: WARREN: 3/2, .41ac.+/-, lots of storage....................................................................................... $69,900 CONTRACT PENDING: NEW: WOODVILLE 3-4/2, game rm, fenced back yard, fruit trees, stg bldg.................................... $72,000 REDUCED: WOODVILLE: 3/2, 1.36+/-ac, stg, Oak Forest $69,000 SOLD: Woodville, 3/2/2, hardwood floors, fenced................. $77,000 IVANHOE: 2/2, All appliances go, deck, fenced.................. $78,500 CONTRACT PENDING: IVANHOE: 3/2 a-frame, garage, out bldg, fenced.................................................................................. $79,000 NEW: LAKE HYATT: 3/2 brcik home on .51+/- acres of lake front property w 2 car garage...............................................................$80,000 REDUCED: NEW:WILL LEASE: CR 1044: 4/2/2, New floors in den & L.R., well maintained...........................................................$79,000 NEW: WARREN: 3/2, 2006 mobile home on .77+/- acs on hwy 69....................................................................................$85,000 4/1 BRICK HOME: fp, remodeled, sun room, 2+/-ac.............. $85,000 NEW: WOODVILLE: 3/2 on Mahan, storage bldg, fenced yard...$87,500 WOODVILLE: 2/2, 1.79+/-ac, fenced, out bldgs............... $89,000 NEW: CR 4020, 3/2/2, 2.8+/- acs., clean, large rooms, deck, large yard..................................................................................$92,500 NEW: Anderson St.: 3/2/1, End of Street, clean home w/FP, cathederal den.................................................................................$94,000 REDUCED: Colmesneil 1/1.5 kwanzit hut, 4.44+/-ac, camp house/wk shop..................................................................................... $89,500 COLMESNEIL: 4/2, 1.5 story, hot tub, 1+/-ac............. $98,000 REDUCED: HILLISTER: 4/2 mh, pool, fenced, 5+/-ac..... $94,000 REDUCED: WOODVILLE: 2/1.5/1 hardwood floors, fp, wk shop $95,000 NEW: CHESTER: 3/1, Brick Home on 2+/- acres..............$99,000 NEW: WOODVILLE: 3/2/2 on .64+/- acs just outside city limits, well manicured lawn.............................................................$99,500 NEW: WOODVILLE: 5/3.5 on 1+/- acre, 2 storage bldgs, spacio us!...................................................................................... $110,000 IVANHOE: 3/1, .5ac+/-, Ski Lake, boat house, lift.......... $112,000 NEW: WOODVILLE: 3/2 home on 1+/- acre in town, w/workshop and sheds...........................................................................$120,000 NEW: Warren: 3/2 brick on 2.67+/- fenced acres, Hwy Frontage $120,000 NEW: Woodville: 2 or 3/2 brick on .658+/- acres w/Hwy 287 frontage.................................................................................... $125,000 NECHES RIVER FRONT, 2768’, 3 story, to be completed $125,000 SOLD: NEW: Colmesneil, 3/2 brick, 4.8+/-ac................. $129,000 COLMESNEIL: 3/2.5 country home, pool, deck, stg, 2.5+/-ac $129,000 NEW: WOODVILLE: 3/2/2, f/p, outdoor kitchen, storage....$129,000 REDUCED: Woodville, 3/2, close to town, 2+/-ac, fenced, workshop.................................................................................... $129,000 REDUCED: Woodville, 3/2, 4.5+/-ac, brick, wk shop, creek $136,000 CONTRACT PENDING: In town, 3/2.5/2, fp, formals, game rm, rv parking, study, cov patio................................................... $137,000 WOODVILLE: 4/2/1 brick, formals, updated, pool, stg bldg on slab.. ........................................................................................... $137,000 CONTRACT PENDING: Town Bluff, 3/2 overlooking Steinhagen.................................................................................... $139,000 OAK POINT, 4/2/2, updated, 40x45 outbldg, patio, fenced back ya rd....................................................................................... $140,000 WOODVILLE: 5/3, 2+/-ac, Harmony area, barn/stg, small pasture,.................................................................................... $164,900 REDUCED: Woodville, brick, split level, on lake, private pier, .5+/ac....................................................................................... $165,000 CONTRACT PENDING: Ivanhoe 3/2 lakefront, 4 lots, pier/private island on lake........................................................ $179,900 OUT OF TOWN, 3/2/2, fp,extra fmly/game rm., updated kitchen, tile/lam wood floors, out bldgs........................................ $185,000 REDUCED: Hillister: 4/2/2 on 6 acs, well maintained, deck, stone F/P.........................................................................$175,000 REDUCED: NEW Woodville, 4/3/2, 2 story, fp, study, fml dining, open concept..................................................................... $229,000 Any property you see, if you are interested, call Martindale please! REDUCED: Woodville, custom stone, 3/2.5/2 approx 2710’, wooded lot, in town, must see................................... $239,000 NEW: SILSBEE: 3/2/2, on 1.3+/- acs, 181 Tranquilty in Enchanted Forest.............................................................$245,000 RENTALS now available. Call for more information! -LAND & COMMERCIAL- IVANHOE: 2 lots off 28th street................................... $10,000 HILLISTER: 6+/-ac on CR 4496................................... $18,000 VILLAGE MILLS 5+/-ac, hwy 69/287, across from Big Thicket office................................................................................ $20,000 20+/- ACRES wooded off Gore Store Rd, Silsbee, will Divide................................................................$60,000 NEW: Warren commercial lot, 50x45 slab, 3 rv hook ups $69,000 SOLD: WARREN: 38+/-ac, fronts 2 county roads $67,130 Hwy 69 South Frontage, 1.36+/- acs inside the city....$75,500 REDUCED: WOODVILLE: 28.25+/-ac, wooded, hwy 287/fm 256 frontage................................................................. $80,000 WOODVILLE: Commercial bldg, hwy 69 frontage......... $97,000 SARATOGA 85+/- ac of good hunting tract............... $2,150/ac CHESTER: 28+/- acs, commercial or residential land, former mill site, pond, HWY 287 frontage....$180,000 COLMESNEIL: 66+/-ac wooded, elec on site, rolling terrain............................................................................. $199,692 WOODVILLE: 2+/- acs of commercial land, vacant land w/ HWY 69 frntg............................................................$200,000 REDUCED: Woodville 12.89+/-ac, comm. Bldg, hwy 287 frontage.............................................................................. $250,000 SOLD: FM 256: 70+/- Acres, good timber, trails, ravines, live water, farm house......................................................$299,000 REDUCED: Woodville 140.8+/-ac, rolling hills, creek, wooded, close to town.............................................................. $499,000 -FARM & RANCHCONTRACT PENDING: Woodville: 2/1 on 9.75+/- acs, pasture, barn..................................................................................$110,000 REDUDED: COLMESNEIL: 4/2 farmhouse w/ barn, 5+/-ac, den w/ fp, lg porches, fm frontage........................................... $89,000 SOLD: Colmesneil 4.8+/-ac, 3/2/2, fp, tile floors, 2 bkfst bars, fenc ed............................................................................................. $129,000 CONTRACT PENDING: CHESTER: 2 or 3/2, 12.5+/-ac, creek, improved pasture w/minerals................................................. $129,000 CONTRACT PENDING: Trinity County: 2/3 on 13+/- acres, pasture, workshop, barn, fenced...........................................................$150,000 COLMESNEIL: 5+/- acres, 3bd/3bath, 2 story w/upstairs balcony, workshop.......................................................................$165,000 SOLD: NEW: Hillister, 15+/-wooded ac, special ceilings, aspen woo d.............................................................................................. $239,000 WARREN: 3/2.5, study or 4th bd, tile floors, granite, f/p, on 5+/- ac s.....................................................................................$289,000 CR 4260, 3/2.5 on 7.78+/- acs, 3354’, pool, barn,................. $330,000 SOLD: NEW: Woodville 23+/-ac, custom 3-2.5, lake/pier, barn, nic e............................................................................................... $395,000 HILLISTER: 3/2, 28+/-ac, pond/creek, barn/stable, 4 shops, well..... ................................................................................................. $395,000 HARMONYarea:10+/-acs,customdreamhome,barn,pond..$399,000 CONTRACT PENDING: NEW: Warren: 3 or 4/3.5 on 14+/- acs, spring fed lake, rolling pastures, pool/hot tub, cathederal ceilings, island kitchen, pasture.............................................................$450,000 -WILDWOODLOTS from..........................................................$3,000-$10,000 LOT GOLF COURSE, corner lot, end of cul-de-sac......... $15,000 LOTS-2, on golf course............................................ $29,500 LAKEWOOD: Waterfront lots, .44+/-ac, water/elec available............................................................................... $47,885 REDUCED: 105 CEDAR: 3/2/1, open concept, laminate floor, F/P, 2 lots....................................................................$89,900 107 CEDAR: 3/2/1, corner lot, F/P, New roof & stove....$99,900 PECAN, 3/2/2, 4 lots, guesthouse............................... $110,000 NEW: 909 W. Wildwood: 3/2/2, well maintained home, country charm.....................................................................$115,900 3/2/2 BRICK, corner lot, stg bldg................................... $142,000 NEW: 3/2/2, large metal garage, w/shop, storage, gazbo............................................................$144,000 109 IDYLEWOOD 3 lots, 4/2.5/2 with shop and carport...$169,999 REDUCED: Waterfront 3/2/2, cathedral ceiling, fp, covered patio............................................................................ $186,000 REDUCED: Hickory 3/2, fp, large open concept, sun porch, F/P, 3 lots.................................................................. $174,900 CONTRACT PENDING: 111 Cypress Bend, lakefront 3/2/ with large deck...........................................................$199,000 500 WILDWOOD DRIVE: 3/2/2 sun room, 2 lots, golf cart garage, must see............................................................$205,900 209 HAZEL, 2 lake front lots, 3/2/2, lovely home...$239,000 NEW: 907 E. Wildwood: 2 golf course lots, 4/3.5/2, 2666’, $247,000 CMYK May 30, 2013 TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER Page 3B First in series... The Booster will be covering each of the five School Districts in Tyler County, through the eyes of their superintendent during the coming weeks. Enjoy! Colmesneil ISD 2012-2013 School Report By: Jessi Sanders Colmesneil ISD Superintendent Stacy Ackley discussed the many advances the District has made this 2012-2013 school year, including the commendable academic and athletic performance of the District, technological developments, and facility improvements. Academically, Mr. Ackley stated that the District has a lot going on for their students and is offering classes which teach horticulture, landscaping, journalism, broadcasting, welding, and building trades. The two new Agriculture teachers, John Holland and Katie Mouton are particularly focusing on horticulture / landscaping skills, and encouraging students to acquire their welding certification. Band director Charlie Horton retired, although he will still be a part of the band program as he mentors the new director Catherine Gramlich. High School Principal Walter McAlpin reported that the pass rate for exit level tests was 90%, and that the English Language Arts exit test scores achieved a 100% pass rate. Additionally, 100% of seniors are ready for graduation.The District is also in the process of getting all teachers AP certified, and paying for students who wish to take the Advanced Placement test after completing the course work. The Colmesneil athletic program enjoyed much success this year, making it to the playoffs with their football, volleyball, and girls’ basketball teams. The volleyball team achieved their best record in several years, and this year was the first time in nine years that the girls’ basketball team went to playoffs. The girls’ and boys’ Junior High and High School track teams won District for the first time ever, and the High School sent 17 students to the Regional track meet. Both baseball and softball teams were undefeated in District. Colmesneil ISD has implemented many new technological advances in the 2012-2013 school year, and has plans for improvements for the 2013-2014 school year. Technology director Mark Simmons says that the District’s focus on technology is caused by a desire to “move kids closer and closer to a digital education environment that will create individualized learning. Each student learns differently… and we can use digital technology to customize their learning.” One such technological implementation is the TriCaster which teacher Kathy Gobert is using to teach students all about broadcasting. Her classroom possesses the same technology as real broadcasting stations such as Channel Six, including cameras and Teleprompters. The students are learning skills such as graphic design, directing, producing, acting, behind the scenes work such as running the necessary cables, sound effects, and creating computer generated backgrounds. Since August, the class has been developing daily morning announcements, and will be broadcasting them into every classroom beginning next year. Freshman student Dalton Davis said that although he has not completely decided what his future career and educational goals are, he feels that this class is preparing him for future possibilities. Beginning next school year, Colmesneil will be engaging in 1:1 implementation of Chromebooks in grades 7 through 12, becoming the first school in Tyler County to do so. While remaining in strict compliance with the Child Internet Protection Act, each classroom in the District sports a PolyVision board, each teacher has a laptop, each classroom has a WiFi access point and three laptops for student use, and the entire infrastructure has been redone with new pieces and is purposefully oversized to support future growth. In the Elementary School, every teacher has an iPad, and each classroom has a PolyVision board and Apple TV, in addition to access to mobile iPad carts, mobile Chromebook carts, and computer labs. One innovative device which Colmesneil just received last week is the Stratassyst Mojo 3D printer. The printer creates functioning objects by using two cartridges which produce ABS plastic (the plastic that Legos are made of ) and an Eco-friendly water soluble base plastic. This allows the printer to replicate both positive and negative space, creating objects with moving parts. This technology will be implemented into the classroom by allowing students to apply their classroom learning such as measuring objects in math, the shapes of geological landforms, simple shapes in elementary classes and bone structures in high school science to create their own objects using the AutoCAD program Sketch Up Pro. In July, the District will have the Voice Over IP phone system installed, which will drastically cut phone costs and allow for discreet emergency notifications. Out in the Ag shop, the students are working with state of the art equipment such as a CAD machine which the students use to cut designs and parts from metal, and the newly purchased Scotchman Iron Worker which shears angle iron and sheet metal, Colmesneil students Broderick Jenkins, Mckenzie Rogers, Andrew Harmon, Connor Ackley and Kameron Lindsey. and punches holes. The District embarked upon several facility projects this year, some of which have already been completed, and some which are currently underway or planned to occur over the summer. New scoreboards have been installed on the baseball and softball fields, and will be installed on the football field over the summer. The football field has been tilled and planted with new grass, and the stadium bleachers and press box construction will be completed in three weeks. In July, the old gymnasium will be painted red and white on the outside, and will be refurbished on the inside. The new digital school marquee should arrive very soon, and is scheduled to be installed before graduation. At Lake Tejas, two water inflatables have been added to the extended swimming area, in addition to covered tables. In the future, a playground for the smaller children will be added. In general notes on the District, Stacy Ackley specifically remarked on the excellent job of all of the staff members of Colmesneil ISD. He stated that the teaching staff cares so much about the students and work hard to do whatever it takes to make their educational experience positive. Additionally, Mr. Ackley commended the cafeteria ladies who “do a phenomenal job” of helping make the CISD cafeteria “one of the best cafeterias you can have in a school.” Overall, Mr. Ackley expressed pride in the Colmesneil School District, and enthused about the great advancements made during the 2012-2013 school year. Four local high school seniors awarded scholarships from Sam Houston Electric Sam Houston Electric Coop- ment, activities, future plans, “We see our scholarship program funded from unclaimed capital erative is proud to recognize four area graduating seniors, Kaleb Bendy, Sara Grimes, Matthew Moore and Shelby Pate. Bendy, Grimes and Pate, of Chester; and Moore, of Good Samaritan Fellowship, are among the 31 Sam Houston EC 2013 scholarship recipients. The winners were selected from a pool of nearly 120 applicants representing schools throughout the Co-op’s service territory. After careful consideration of each student’s academic achieve- financial need and personal recommendations, Sam Houston EC awarded a total of $84,000 in scholarships to 31 graduating seniors. Scholarship winners may apply the funds toward tuition and fees at the Texas college or university of their choice. The Sam Houston EC scholarship program is one of many ways the Co-op gives back to the communities it serves. “Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders,” says Sam Houston Electric Cooperative CEO Kyle J. Kuntz. not only as an investment in our youth, but also in our community as well. We’re proud to support these outstanding young men and women as they pursue their dreams through higher education.” Since its inception in 1992, the scholarship program has benefited more than 530 local students to the tune of $814,000. The program is reserved solely for students whose parents or legal guardians are Sam Houston EC members. Scholarships are credit payments returned to the Cooperative by the State of Texas. Sam Houston EC received its charter May 16, 1939, and has been providing electricity to East Texas ever since. The Cooperative was founded by a handful of farmers and rural residents who dreamed of bringing “power to the people.” In the early 1940s, there were just over 600 Co-op members. Today, Sam Houston EC serves 52,000 members and 69,000 meters across parts of 10 counties. TWILIGHT CAMP provides an evening out at camp for boys and girls who will be entering grades K - 5th in the Fall. The dates are June 11 (Tuesday) and June 13 (Thursday) and campers may attend either, or both. Activities are scheduled from 6 - 8 p.m. and will include a snack, a short hike, a craft, and the fun of learning new games and some lively camp songs. This is a great opportunity for your camper to meet some of the summer staff for this season. Parents may drop off their children at Twilight Camp, or they may stay for a Parent’s Orientation about Niwana, while the children are busy having fun at their activities. Registration is limited and advance registration is required. The cost is only $5 per child per evening, so it’s an affordable way to introduce your child to the idea of going to camp. The registration deadline is June 8, and the registration form is available on the website at CampNiwana.org, in the section for Forms (Registration Form - Twilight Camp). Please print and complete the form, and then mail it with payment before the June 8 deadline. Or, contact Barr Houston, Camp Director, for more information at 409-283-3224. CMYK Page 4B TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER May 30, 2013 Hails“Doc”Taylor – Anzio Combat Veteran Christian Jasper Hails “Doc” Taylor, 91 this year, said, “I never thought a time would come when one just could not go where one wanted to go.” Doc’s sorrowful sentiment weaves itself gently between an infinity of sublime memories of ranging through the woods and “creek bottom” that he has loved dearly for over seven decades, his portion of Hickory Creek. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, he said, “Life started when we moved up here to Warren. I was 12 years old. A paradise wilderness, open range everywhere – I loved it!” Doc said, vigorously articulating. “Never wanted to leave it! Still don’t!” No electricity. “Liked to killed momma.” Doc smiled. “I was in hog heaven. Fishing, hunting, shinning fish, gigging frogs.” Shinning fish? Doc nodded. “You bundle a bunch of strips of lighter pine and light the top. Fine torch! Hold it over the creek as you walk the shallows. Hit the fish with your knife. Or shoot the .22 into the water, which would stun the fish. We hunted all over this place.” Doc married Peggy on June 9, 1958, and built a house across from his parents on the east side of Hwy. 69. They still live there, and their son Hails built a house a little deeper into the woods on the same place. Before finding his love, though, he had to go to war. “I was intensely interested in electronics,” Doc said, “and I taught myself from encyclopedias and anything I could find. I learned enough to get my Second Class Radio License. Got my draft notice in late 1942, and that radio license guided me straight into the Signal Corps.” After field artillery training at Fort Sill, Okla., they headed for Oran, North Africa, then over several months they went to Algiers, Tunisia, and to Naples in late 1943. Doc reflected, “The Apostle Paul landed in a little place close to Naples. I did not know anything about Scriptures then.” Part of Operation Shingle, they were sent to Anzio, a resort town about 30 miles south of Rome, allegedly where Nero fiddled while Rome burned. But no fiddling in 1944. Over two dozen books have come out on Anzio, some with teasing sub-titles such as the Edge of Disaster, Epic of Bravery, Death Trap, and Agony at Anzio. A scare deep in Doc’s soul has haunted him these last 70 years. Anzio – the Allies pushed up the Italian boot through two German defensive lines and were halted midway at the Gustav Line. Churchill hoped a landing at Anzio, north of the Gustav Line, could outflank the Germans. But Gen. Patton told Gen. Lucas that he could not get out of that alive and to “read his Bible!” When the armada of 374 vessels arrived, Gen. Lucas reported in code at 0300 on January 22 that the landings were underway, surprisingly with little resistance. By midnight on the 23rd, 36,000 men and 3,200 vehicles had secured a defensive line four miles inland. Also at 0300, news reached the head of the German military in Italy, Field Marshal Kesselring. Hitler was informed at 0600 at his Wolf ’s Lair. Anzio – the Allies held about 10 miles of coastline north and south of Anzio, radiating out for a 30-mile inland battle line, about the size of a single Tyler County precinct with 100,000 men and thousands of vehicles and artillery. The Germans had marshaled 140,000 to surround Anzio.The major battlefield from Anzio to Rome was smaller than Tyler County. In the end, of the 240,000 on both sides, 56,700 (one-in-four) became causalities, Don’t Be Bored This Summer... READ A BOOK! Start your adventure at the tyler county booster. These and other great books available at the Tyler County Booster 205 W. Bluff, Woodville (409) 283-2516 Hails ‘Doc’ Taylor and wife, Peggy twice the population of Tyler County. Infuriated, Hitler personally ordered the “abscess” south of Rome eliminated. “Artillery was king,” historians have said, and indeed it was, a king of hell. The Germans sent about 1,500 rounds a day. By February 16 they were sending 20,000 rounds a day. The Germans reported 75% of their casualties from Allied artillery. So much killing. VI Corps radio artillery man Doc Taylor said, “Hell! Four months of it! It took us that long to break out of there. About three times, the Germans almost pushed us out. It is hard to describe the daily artillery and aerial bombings. Every single day! We set up our camp in a wine cellar. It was perfect safety … when you got down into it. I’d go to sleep to it like music. Slept like a log. Just a routine.” Was there wine in the cellar? “Was when we got there. None when we left,” chuckled Doc. “Several got court-martialed because they got so drunk they could not work. I just did not like it.” Doc was part of a four-man radio crew. “The command post would send a message on fire direction, map coordinates, how many rounds per gun, and time on target. I’d acknowledge and then relay the message to the artillery. Hundreds and thousands of rounds. I blew up everything they told me to blow up.” Doc’s firing routine was not without humor. “It hurts if you are too close to one of those 155mm Long Toms. Everybody that went to Anzio was in the thick of it. Even the hospital got hit. It got so routine.” Doc chuckled. “While we were raining shells on them, the Germans were flying in from Rome, bombing and strafing the beachhead. Screaming in at high speed, they would drop anti-personnel or bigger bombs, then fly out as fast as they could. If they fooled around, they got shot.” The devastation Doc directed, even these years later, still strikes him with awe over all of the fire power and carnage. What a day’s work! A German or American soldier would disappear from a direct hit, blown to bits. Whoosh, kaboom, and gone! Missing in action. “One could feel the explosions. The radio broke one day,” said Doc. “When I checked it, a piece of shrapnel had gone clean through it. When I opened the radio, the piece of shrapnel had busted the tops off of the tubes. I replaced the tubes, and the radio worked fine. The shrapnel could have gone through me!” Doc paused. Reflected. “The sights and sounds cannot be duplicated on TV. I had many frightening moments and near misses…. Artillery day and night coming in around the clock! By the grace of God, I survived. I know what real war is!” A surgeon, nurse, cook, mechanic – everyone in Anzio was subject to disappearing or getting a Purple Heart. The Anzio hospital was called “Hell’s Half Acre.”AnzioBeachheadVeterans.com recorded 22 Medals of Honor given, the most for any WWII battle. Some went mad. Others steeled their hearts. One day, Doc was scurrying about town and got too close to one round from Anzio Annie, a CMYK huge 231-ton 11-in. railroad gun. The shock wave knocked him down. Deaf and disorientated, he could not walk or think for a few minutes. He recovered, but has not forgotten. Doc’s wife Peggy chimed in, “God saved him for me!” On May 15, 1944, the Allies broke the Gustav Line and raced north to Anzio. On May 23, at 0545, the combined Allied forces of 150,000 let loose Operation Buffalo and a thousand-plus cannon, mortars, and tank guns lit the sky. Forty-five minutes later the Allies emerged to cut Hwy. 7 through to Cisterna. After two fierce days, they broke out of Anzio on May 25. “The front at Anzio just fell apart,” Sgt. Doc Taylor said, “and we just spilled into them. It took all of one day, and most of the next day before the whole 7th Army rolled into Rome. We were welcomed like heroes.”They captured the Eternal City on June 4, 1944. The greatest praise came after the war when Field Marshall Kesselring said, “If you had not pitted your strength against us at Anzio-Nettuno you would never have landed in Northern France.” Doc was involved in five official battles. The Naples-Foggia Campaign landed in Italy and took Naples. The Rome-Arno Campaign included Anzio, the taking of Rome, and a push north. The Southern France Campaign moved up the Rhone Valley to northern France. The ill-fated Rhineland Campaign could not break the Siegfried Line. The Central Europe Campaign raced across Germany and to its surrender on May 7, 1945. “As we advanced up Southern France, we would go through these little villages, and the people were enraged at what the Germans had done,” Doc emphasized. “One little old woman would approach a weapons carrier with a bottle of wine. She’d hold out the bottle with a glass and ask,‘Kill Germans? Kill Germans?’ If yes, she’d give them a drink of wine.” “Bruyeres – the one I like to tell,” he continued, “it began to snow. We had to find places to spend the night. We found a farm house. One of us went to the house. A lady came to the door and was scared to death. She did not know us. She let us move into the wine cellar. Each day we would drive down to chow, and we would bring some food back for her, her father and brother. After a few days of that, she began to see we were not like the Germans. She moved us into her warm kitchen. That wood stove was going strong and felt good. Her name was Anna. I’ll never forget her. “After about three weeks, we got orders to advance. As we walked out of her home, Anna followed us. Crying. She went to each one of us and kissed us. She gave me a photo of her family. I still have it to this day.” Doc showed an old photo that Anna had given him. “Her brother Henry had been a circus clown. They had a little field where they raised potatoes. We would go out and help them harvest the potatoes.” Holding the photo, he said, “Anna is seated on the left next to her father, and her brother Henry stands on the far left. I think that was all that was left of her family.” Anna wanted them to rememcont. 5B May 30, 2013 TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER Page 5B Doc Taylor ...from 4B ber her, as she would remember them. Doc’s outfit headed for the German Siegfried Line. “One of us was chosen,” Doc said, “to take a 2-1/2 ton truck to the rear of the line, to get food and supplies. Good ole’ boy John J. Sabinera, Italian, full blood. Soft heart.” Doc’s voice rose with pride. “He unloaded half of that truck at Anna’s house. As good as he was, he was an avowed and vocal atheist. How remarkable is that?” Doc grinned. “I was not much of anything then. We talked a bit. But, what an irony that was, that such kindness came from an avowed atheist. “For us, the war ended on May 8, 1945, on the edge of Garmisch, the German city where they had the winter Olympics in 1936 [first to feature alpine skiing].” Doc headed back to the states. “When I got out of the Army. I was the most miserable human being,” Doc said. “My attention was drawn to the Rev. Harry Hodge of the United Gospel Tabernacles. He would preach every morning at 0745 on KFDM, Monday through Friday. It was just what I needed. I just got attached to the thrill of gospel,” he said, rolling his voice to emphasize. “My ears immediately picked when he preached. The Word came pen- etratingly into my heart.This was the gospel.” Doc worked for KFDM, Beaumont, for 23 years as an engineer, taking care of their transmitter. Then he went to Lufkin for three years to work for KTRE-TV and helped them install their station.” One day in Lufkin changed his life. A school teacher named Peggy brought her students to the station for a visit. “I saw her for the first time,” Doc said decisively. Love at first sight? “Love at first sight! There was never another girl. And never another man. Both of us.” Of their three boys, Hails,Todd, and little Kyle, they lost Kyle to cancer just before he turned 10 years old. “He was a special fellow,” Doc mourned.To this day, if he reflects more than a minute or two, a few tears come to his eyes. “Kyle … the cute way he would respond to questions.... ‘What are you doing, Kyle?’ And he would say, ‘Being here’.” Doc looked down. Another tear. Melissa Carson remembers attending first grade with Kyle at Warren Elementary. “A really sweet boy…. One of our class projects was to make wild animals out of wooden sewing spools – so much fun. When we were done, our whole ‘zoo’ was presented Anna is seated on the left, and her brother Henry stands on the far left. to Kyle. His quiet calmness and sweet demeanor will always stay in my heart.” Doc and Peggy’s youngest son Todd is a programmer for Battelle and lives in West Richland, Wash. Their oldest son Hails taught at Woodville ISD, then developed his own computer programming company and today he consults for Nautical Control Solutions while pastoring Chester Baptist Church. From 1992, for about 14 years Doc volunteered at the Gib Lewis Prison. When his lifelong friend Dr. Bob Larson had to quit teaching at the prison, Doc took over his Bible study class. Even these 80 years later, Doc and Bob still communicate regularly. For a long time, Peggy raised Protecting your landscape from wildlife damage by Melinda Myers They’re cute, they’re furry and they love to eat – your landscape that is. If you are battling with rabbits, deer, groundhogs or other wildlife, don’t give up. 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They are made of herbs and smell good, so they repel animals without repelling you and your guests. Live trapping can be inhumane and should be a last option. Babies can be separated from their parents, animals can be released in unfamiliar territory, and trapped animals can suffer from heat and a lack of food and water. Plus, once you catch the animal, you need to find a place to release it. The nearby parks, farms and forests already have too many of their own animals and therefore they don’t want yours. The key to success is variety, persistence, and adaptability. Watch for animal tracks, droppings and other signs that indicate wildlife have moved into your area. Apply repellents and install scare tactics and fencing before the animals begin feeding.Try a combination of tactics, continually monitor for damage and make changes as needed. And when you feel discouraged, remember that gardeners have been battling animals in the garden long before us. Gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books, including Can’t Miss Small Space Gardening. She hosts the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV and radio segments and is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Myers’ web site, www.melindamyers.com, features gardening videos, gardening tips, podcasts, and more. Employment CARETAKERS Great opportunity for married, retired couple that likes country living at a Christian retreat facility in Woodville, Texas. Job requires: housekeeping, extensive grounds keeping, minor maintenance of cabins and equipment. Mobile home with paid utilities provided along with a monthly stipend per couple. Mail resume to: P. Daniel P.O. Box 848 Stafford,TX 77497-0848. Call (210) 240-3586. 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After church, they walk out together, holding each other’s hands, so the other will not fall. From the Piney Woods, through Anzio’s hell and Europe’s expanse, and then running a quiet TV transmitting station – with the love of his life, Peggy, always there – Doc reads his Bible and prays. The woods are fenced, the open prairie gone, the creek bottom hard to get to.This is still just earth, but not forever. For there is a Grand Open Prairie that will never be fenced, where the creek bottom is always accessible, in perfect peace, and there will be “no more war.” Woodville resident receives Engineer Ring from McNeese University during ceremony Nineteen engineering students and faculty were inducted into the Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony conducted by the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at McNeese State University. Darth Battise of Woodville was inducted in electrical engineering. The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and experience and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer. The Order is the roster of engineers in the United States who have participated in an Engineer’s Ring Ceremony and who have publicly accepted the “Obligation of an Engineer.” The Ring Ceremony is the public induction of candidates into the Order of the Engineer, during which the engineer candidates formally accept the obligation and receive a stainless steel ring to be worn as a symbol on the fifth finger of the working hand. Spurger students participated in a Food Show, held in their cafeteria, presented by Region 5. Students were invited to taste test food that could be available for next school year. The students were then allowed to vote for their favorites. Visit us online at www.tylercountybooster.com TDCJ Hiring Seminar Lewis Unit 777 FM 3497, Woodville, TX Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Correctional Officer Jobs •Check out our pay and other great benefits •Higher starting salary with 2 years active military service or Bachelor’s Degree. •Career ladder salary adjustments. Other Job Openings Include: •Food Service Managers •Laundry Managers •Truck Drivers •Many More Benefits include: Vacation, sick & holiday leave, life & health insurance, retirement & advancement opportunities. Texas Department of Criminal Justice www.tdcj.state.tx.us CMYK Page 6B TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER May 30, 2013 Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ANDY LEA SEGREST, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that application for Letters of Administration for the Estate of ANDY LEA SEGREST, Deceased was filed on May 23, 2013 under Docket No. 8916, in the County Court,Tyler County, Texas, by PAMELA SEGREST REBBE. Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for unknown heirs for the Estate addressed as follows: Representative, Estate of ANDY LEA SEGREST, Deceased C/O ROBERT H. MANN, Attorney at Law 104 West Bluff, Room 201 Woodville, Texas 75979 All heirs having claims against this Estate in which application has been made are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law DATED this 23 day of May 2013 ROBERT H.MANN, Attorney for Applicant PAMELA SEGREST REBBE(22-1t-b) PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing The Zoning Board of Adjustments of the City of Ivanhoe will conduct a Hearing on Friday, June 7th, at 10:00 AM, in the Buck Priest Community Center, 870 Charmaine Dr. East, Ivanhoe, for the purpose of hearing a zoning variance request involving Section 3.2, and Section 3.3.1 subsection F.3 of the city zoning ordinance #2011-027(b), relating to placing a manufactured home on property in District 2, located at 485 Sir Henry Dr. (Galahad Estates, Lot 40). District 2 prohibits manufactured homes. This hearing is to allow INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids in duplicate will be received at the office of the Tyler County Water Supply Corporation, 12139 FM 92, Spurger, Texas 77660 until 11:00 a.m. June 18, 2013 at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read for furnishing all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary for completion of the following: TWDB DWSRF No. 61377 Supervisory Control and Dat Acquisition (SCADA) System For Water Plants and US 190 Booster Station The major items of work include: The installation of a web based remote monitoring system at the following water plants; •Spurger Plant • Fred Plant •Hillister Plant • Dam B Plant •Dies Plant • Rockland Plant •U.S. 190 Booster Station. The work includes all labor, materials, and cost associated with installation of the RTU’s as well as all specified monitoring equipment at each plant. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond from a reliable surety company drawn to the order of Tyler County Water Supply Corporation in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid. No bid proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to it. The successful bidder will be required to provide a performance bond, a payment bond, and a maintenance bond for the full amount of the contract. In addition: This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board. •Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Bids are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Texas Water Development Board. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this Invitation for Bids or any resulting contract. •Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations 41 CFR Part 60. • This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicant and prime CONTRACTORs make a good effort to award a fair share of contracts, LEGAL NOTICE INVITATIONTO BID Sealed bids in duplicate will be received at the office of the Tyler County Water Supply Corporation, 12139 FM 92, Spurger, Texas 77660 until 12:00 p.m. June 18, 2013 at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read for furnishing all material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary for completion of the following: TWDB DWSRF No. 61377 Procurement of Water Plant Meters, Chlorine Residual Analyzers, and Chlorine Leak Detection Units.The major items of work include: The procurement and delivery of: •Water plant propeller meters and integrated digital registers •Chlorine residual analyzers•Chlorine gas leak detection control unit The work includes all labor, materials, and cost associated with the procurement and delivery of these items to the Tyler County Water Supply Corporation. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Bond from a reliable surety company drawn to the order of Tyler County Water Supply Corporation in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid. No bid proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to it. The successful bidder will be required to provide a performance bond, a payment bond, and a maintenance bond for the full amount of the contract. In addition: •This contract is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board. • Any contract or contracts awarded under this Invitation for Bids are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Texas Water Development Board. Neither the State of Texas nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees are or will be a party to this Invitation for Bids or any resulting contract. •Equal Opportunity in Employment - All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap or national origin. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations 41 CFR Part 60. •This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicant and prime CONTRACTORs make a good effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to MBE and WBE firms although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime CONTRACTORs to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: Construction MBE 12.94% WBE 8.73% Equipment MBE 7.12% WBE 5.39%. Services MBE 10.84% WBE 5.72% Supplies MBE 9.68% WBE 9.34% Bidders are encouraged to visit the site prior to submitting their bids. Acrobat PDF copies of the Specifications and Bid Documents are available free of charge by contacting [email protected]. Printed and bound Specifications and Bid Documents may be requested from, Bleyl and Associates, 1722 Broadmoor Ste 210, Bryan, Texas 77802, ph: (979) 268-1125 for a non-refundable fee of $50.00(22-1t-b) LEGAL NOTICE CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: Unknown Heirs of D UST I N LEE CREEKMORE, Deceased Greetings: YOU (AND EACH OF YOU) ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Court of Tyler County, Texas, at the Courthouse thereof, located in Woodville, Texas by filing a written answer at or before 10:00 A.M. on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of publication of this citation, same being the 30TH of May, 2013, to Petition filed in said Court on the 22nd day of May, 2013 in Cause No. 8914 on the docket of said Court and styled: Estate of DUSTIN LEE CREEKMORE, Deceased A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: TERRY L CREEKMORE has filed an Application for Independent Administration and Letters of Administration and an Application to Determine in the said estate and request(s) that the said Court determine who are the heirs and only heirs of the said DUSTIN LEE CREEKMORE, Deceased, and their respective shares and interests in such estate. All persons interested in said estate are hereby cited to appear before the said Honorable Court at said above mentioned time and place by filing a written answer contesting such application should they desire to do so.The officer executing this citation shall promptly serve the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the law directs. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Woodville, Texas the 17th day of April, 2013. DONECE GREGORY, COUNTY CLERK TYLER COUNTY, TEXAS BY Roxanne Hart deputy 116 South Charlton Woodville, Texas 75979 Attorney for Applicant Kendall S. Cockrell 490 Park Street Beaumont,Texas 77701 SHERIFF’S RETURN Came to hand on the 22 day of May A.D., 2013 at 1:10 o’clock P.M., and I executed the within citation by publishing the same in the Tyler County Booster, a newspaper published in the County of Tyler, in the State of Texas, on the 22 day of May, A.D., 2013, and a printed copy thereof is returned herewith. Bryan Weatherford, Sheriff Tyler County, Texas By Terry Riley, Deputy(22-1t-b) ANNOUNCEMENTS PROMOTE YOUR EVENTS and get connected to your friends and neighbors in Tyler County by subscribing to the Tyler County Booster for only $20 per year in county. We accept Mastercard, Visa, and Discover Credit or Debit. 2832516. (1-nc) THE WOODVILLE GROUP of Alcoholics Anonymous Meets: 101 Pine St. (corner-69 & 287) on Tues. 6:30 p.m. & Fri. 8 p.m. For Help Call (409) 454-4053 or (409) 200-5213. (1-tfn-nc) AL-ANON : Family Groups is an Anonymous Fellowship of Relatives and Friends of Alcoholics. There are Many AlAnon and Ala-Teen Meetings Throughout the Southeast Texas Area. If You are Affected By a Drinking Problem Someone Else Has, And Want Further Information, Please Call (409) 899-3343. (1-tfn-nc) F I B RO M YA LG I A SUPPORT: Call Loretta Mott at (409) 331-0018. (1-tfn-nc) THE NEW BEGINNINGS AA group: 112 S. Pecan, will meet Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 6:30p.m and Wedneseday 12:00-1:00.women only meetings Friday at noon. (409) 429-0602. (1-tfn-nc) B I N G O EV E RY W ED N E S DAY: A t t h e Nutrition Center, 201 Willow from 12:30-Until! (1-tfn-nc) I CAN COPE: I Can Cope is an educational support group offered by the ACS and offers support services to survivors and caregivers. Lynn Hays began this support group at Woodville United Methodist Church. Meetings will be held at 6p.m. every first Thursday of the month. For more information on I Can Cope, you may contact Lynn Hays at (409) 429-8189 or Charlean Wiggins at (936) 969-3114 or (936) 760-5618. (1-tfn-nc) C H R I S T I N E ’ S P L AC E RESALE Shop representing Family Services of SE Texas, a non-profit organization, accepts donations M-F at 501 West Bluff (409) 331-9939 and is open daily for your shopping needs for the entire family. Women and Children’s Outreach of Tyler County offers support and counseling to victims and/or families of victims including abused women and children. 283-5887. L.B.A.S Left Behind After Suicide support group meetings every Monday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, at city hall in Huntington, Texas on 69,next door to Dollar General Store. Leaders: Joe Sawyer, H876-9001 C- 404-7135. Jennie Christopher, C- 676-3253. Sabrina Sallas Fisher, C- 4653878. Debbie Sallas Robinson, C- 404-8703. ‘ Time heals all wounds’ is not necessarily true for survivors of suicide. TOPS MEETING LOCATIONS: Monday at 9:45 a.m. at Dogwood Hills Baptist Church, (409) 283-7188 or (936) 414-0570. Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Spurger, (409) 429-5239. Mondays at 6:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Spurger, (409) 429-7147. (17-tfn-nc) ARE YOU a c om p u l s i ve overeater? Overeaters Anonymous can help. No weighins, dues or fees. Come join us Tuesday, 5:30 pm at Woodville United Methodist Church, Education Building, starting March 13, 2012. (10-tf-nc) “FREE Diabetes Education Workshop“ coming soon to your community. The East Texas Health Access Network will conduct diabetes education classes at Tyler County Nutrition Center in Woodville, Texas, April 22 - June 03 on Mondays from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. For more information, or to register for a class, contact: Delphine Scott or Vickie Pittman – 409-384-2099. (16-tfn-nc) Look no further than the subscribe to the booster today! LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF T H E ESTAT E OF ANDY LEA SEGREST, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that application for Letters of Administration for the Estate of ANDY LEA SEGREST, Deceased was filed on May 23, 2013 under Docket No. 8916, in the County Court,Tyler County, Texas, by: PAMELA SEGREST REBBE Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for unknown heirs for the Estate addressed as follows: Representative, Estate of ANDY LEA SEGREST, Deceased C/O ROBERT H. MANN, Attorney at Law 104 West Bluff, Room 210 Woodville, Texas 75979 All heirs having claims against this Estate in which application has been made are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED this 23 day of May, 2013.ROBERT H.MANN,Attorney for Applicant PAMELA SEGREST REBBE(22-1t-b) LEGAL NOTICE subcontracts, and procurements to MBE and WBE firms although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime CONTRACTORs to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are as follows: Contruction MBE 12.94% WBE 8.73% Equipment MBE 7.12% WBE 5.39%. Services MBE 10.84% WBE 5.72% Supplies MBE 9.68% WBE 9.34% Bidders are encouraged to visit the site prior to submitting their bids. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the office of the Tyler County WSC on June 11, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Attendance is not mandatory. Acrobat PDF copies of the Specifications and Bid Documents are available free of charge by contacting [email protected]. Printed and bound Specifications and Bid Documents may be requested from, Bleyl and Associates, 1722 Broadmoor Ste 210, Bryan, Texas 77802, ph: (979) 268-1125 for a non-refundable fee of $50.00.(22-1t-b) stay informed. property owners within 200 feet of said address to make comNOTICE OF BRIDGE ments on the variance request. CLOSURE I N T Y LER Written comments should be COUNTY PRECINCT # addressed to ZBA-City of Ivan3 Pamplin Creek Bridge on hoe, 880 Charmaine Dr. East, County Road 3725 will be closed Woodville, TX 75979 prior to for constructing a new bridge. the hearing date. Persons with This project will take approxi- disabilities wishing to attend mately 45 to 60 days to complete, the hearing should contact the bginning around June 5, 2013. City at 409-283-3299 in advance Construction signs will be posted so that appropriate arrangeon County Road 3725, RR 255 ments can be made.(22-1t-b) and FM 92 Extension.(22-1t-b) LEGAL NOTICE Visit us online at www.tylercountybooster.com Tyler County Booster for all your LEGAL & PUBLIC NOTICES! CMYK May 30, 2013 TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER Page 7B On the form below, show and/or tell what makes your Dad “King of all Fathers” this Fathers Day for a chance to win Dinner for 4 on Father’s Day, June 16. Entries accepted from all ages through Monday, June 10 at 5 p.m. The winner will be announced in the June 13 issue of the Tyler County Booster. East Texas Home Health, Inc. Our Nurses Make the Difference Quality Home Nursing and Therapy Services Wound Care • IV Therapy, Diabetic Education & Programs Medication Monitoring, Family Education Chester 14046 Main Street (936) 969-2103 Hemphill 805 Worth Street (409) 787-2568 Jasper 433 N. Bowie (409) 489-0005 Center 708 Southview Cr. (936) 591-9550 CMYK Page 8B TYLER COUNTY BOOSTER May 30, 2013 FOR SALE LIVE CATFISH for sale, $1.25 per pound. Cleaning fee .25c per pound. Open ThursdaySaturday, 12pm-6pm in the Onalaska area. (936)328-4745. CORRECTION**2000 Dodge Intrepid-Burgundy. 170,000. Needs water pump. $1000. 409-283-5531.(21-3t-cc) FOR SALE- 2008 Toyota Corolla. 170,000 miles, all highway. Great work car. Real clean $4,500 firm. 409-837-5435. (21-25t-p) Ladies’ Mobility Scooter: Folds flat and fits in trunk of car. New batteries. $400. (409)283-5614. (22-1t-nc) FOR SALE- MOVING, must sell all. Like new furniture. Queen size bed, w/ headboard; oak dining room table w/ 4 chairs, cedar chest, and other small items. Will make a good deal on all. (409)659-0207. (20-t31-p) TWO RIDING MOWERS: 2006 Troybilt Super Bronco 19hp, 42” cut; needs deck belt. Asking $500. Older Craftsman Garden Tractor 14.5 hp, 42” cut; needs cylanoid. Asking $300. (409)200-0896. (22-2t-) DINING ROOM with extension, 6 chairs, $300; blue fabric sofa $200; 2 recliners $200 each; 2 end tables $25 each; coffee table $50; washer/ dryer $300 pair; patio furniture $20 set; desk and chair $40; some wicker pieces $30/set. Everything in excellent condition.(409) 553-1883. (22-1t-cc) H U S Q VA R N A F T 9 0 0 (12”/24”/26”) 205 cc Forward Rotating Front Tine Tiller, $425. 409-550-9693. (22-1t-p) Business Card Directory Backhoe • Dozer • Dump Truck House Foundation • Ponds • Roads Clearing • Dirt • Rock • Compost 936-676-5568 DIRT • ROCK • DOZER Foundations, Roads, Driveways, Land Clearing, Lakes, House Pads, Tractor work, maintainer work GREG KIRKPATRICK 409.547.3433 CEMENT WASH-OUT SPURGER WOODWORKS, INC. PHILLIP HOOKS New Homes & Remodeling Commercial / Residential Design & Build Custom Cabinets Made With Quality Products Serving Tyler Co. & Surronding Areas P.O. 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