19 August 2014 - Weekly Gazette

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Volume 16 Number 45, August 21, 2014
Texas Vietnam Heroes Bug Tussle Trek Coming August 23rd
Exhibit Coming to N.E.
Texas in October
By: Patti Hicks
Saturday, August 23rd is the
day you want to be on the
square in Honey Grove. That’s
when the vintage vehicles participating in the 46th Annual
Bugtussle Trek will ease their
way into town. The trekkers will
arrive around Noon and park
their beautiful vehicles in the
parking lot outside the Library
(between 5th and 6th Streets)
while they go inside the civic
center to enjoy their lunch.
The public is invited to come
and see these fabulous vintage
vehicles, take pictures and just
enjoy the fun.
Don’t miss this special day in
Honey Grove. This trek has
been coming through our town
for the past 46 years. Everyone
show up and give them a hearty
welcome. They will only be
here about an hour so don’t be
late!
By: Patsi Tindel
The Texas Vietnam Heroes
Exhibit will be on display at the
Bertha Voyer Memorial Library
(BVML) in Honey Grove from
October 11 through November
15. The exhibit features 3,417
personalized dog tags honoring
each Texan who died while
serving in the U.S. Armed
Forces during the Vietnam War.
It is designed as an inter-active
exhibit.
This exhibit is free to all and
open for individual visits or
scheduled visits of large groups.
The exhibit is costly to host and
the BVML is asking for individual and business sponsorships to
help bring it here this fall.
If you would like to help
bring this exhibit to the
Northeast Texas area, in order to
educate the public and honor
those whose lives were lost,
please contact Patsi Tindel at the
BVML library at 903-669-2151
or e-mail her at 903-669-2151.
Please contact her if you are a
school or group to reserve a
time and date to see the exhibit.
Davy Crockett Festival ~ Downtown Honey Grove
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
By: Patti Hicks
Call for Vendors...
Roxton Saturday Night
By: Philip R. Rutherford
The City of Roxton
Community
Development
Committee’s
Vendors’
Committee has put out their first
call for vendors for the 10th
Annual Roxton Saturday Night,
which will be held on Saturday,
September 20. As Roxton
Saturday Night is always successful with an over-flow of
vendors, you would be wise to
get your applications in early.
If you wish to be a merchandise vendor and would like a
vendor application, contact
Jeanne Tuley at 903-491-7078.
If you wish to be a food vendor,
contact Rosie Franklin at 903346-3568.
Roxton Saturday Night,
sponsored by the City of Roxton
Community
Development
Committee, tries to recreate a
Saturday in Roxton as it was in
the ‘40’s and ‘50’s, when the
streets were lined with people
and vehicles.
This year’s theme is “Fabulous
Fifties.” Watch future issues of
this newspaper for more details
about the event.
Hintz Stoehner
Family Reunion Coming
By: Charles Yarbrough
The annual Hintz Stoehner
Family Reunion will be held
Sunday, August 31, 2014 at the
Allen's Chapel Community
Center from noon until it's over.
All members and extended
members of these families and
friends of these families are
invited. Please join us for worship at St. James Lutheran
Church at 11:00 o'clock. We
will share a pot luck dinner to be
served around 1:00 o'clock at
the community center with visiting before and after.
Bring your favorite recipe to
share, your family news and
photos, your camera and your
best smile and have a great time
visiting with your friends and
kinfolk.
For more information, contact Mike Yarbrough at (903)
378-7291.
Doc’s Corner
1502 West Main
Honey Grove
903-378-7104
Allens Point Cemetery
Assn. Homecoming
August 31, 2014
The Allens Point Cemetery Association will
hold their Homecoming on Sunday, August
31, 2014 beginning at 12:00 noon at the
Allens Point Community Center.
Bring your favorite dishes and join us for
lunch and lots of fellowship.
Home to see you there Sunday, Aug. 31st.
The Honey Grove Chamber
is once again sponsoring the
annual Davy Crockett Festival,
but PLEASE MAKE NOTE of
the new date.
It will be
September 27, 2014. Those of
you who have been around
know that this festival has long
been held on the first Saturday
in October. This year the
Chamber is trying something a
little different. We are hoping
for a better turn out of vendors
and attendees and we hope for
perfect weather!
This festival has been going
on in Honey Grove for at least
the past 40 years or so. In the
early days it was called a Fall
Festival, but in an effort to
honor the legend that speaks of
David
Crockett
stopping
through Honey Grove on his
way to fight in the Alamo, the
organizers named it Davy
Crocket Day. According to legend, in 1836 as Davy Crockett
was traveling to join the Texas
Army at San Antonio, he
camped in a grove just west of
the present town square, on the
bank of Honey Grove Creek. In
letters he wrote to Tennessee, he
told of the ideal place where he
had camped, the "honey grove."
It was so named due to the
abundance of honey in the hollow trees. He vowed to return
Honey Grove
Back to School Bash
August 22, 2014
Our Honey Grove PTO
is sponsoring a Back to
School Bash with an
inflatable slide, water
slides, rock wall, dunking
booth, homerun derby and
a hamster ball run. It will
be $10.00 for a bracelet
for unlimited play or $ .25
DOC’S COUNTRY COOKING
would like to welcome DMS Mud Fest participants!!!
Mud Races, ATV’s, UTV’s & Trucks
1st Weekend - PLAY DAY 3rd Weekend - PLAY DAY & Mud Racing... Even a KID PIT for play!
Find them on Facebook (DMS MUDFEST) for details!
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and settle here, but as we know,
Crockett never returned to this
area. However in 1842, the first
settler, Samuel Erwin, arrived to
make the "honey grove" his
home. Erwin was a friend of
David Crockett and so the town
was named “Honey Grove” in
honor of his friend.
The Chamber is looking forward to a fantastic all day event
with vendors, food, games,
entertainment and more. Fun
for all ages!
Schedule of the entertainers
is not set but you won’t want to
miss any of the groups we have
coming……Red River RoundUp Band, Charlie and Austin
Manhart and the Sons of
Fannin.
Vendors don’t wait too late
to get your space reserved. You
can find the vendor application
on our website and at Eagerly
Sought Antiques and Vintage
Treasures (on 6th Street) on the
square.
You can get more information on the chamber website at
www.honeygrovechamber.com.
or you can call Brian Owen at
903-378-3112. As always we
appreciate the support from
Honey Grove Community and
we are looking forward to seeing everyone on September 27.
Thanks for giving us this opportunity! Doc & judy witcher
a ticket with nothing over
10 tickets. We will have a
full concession with hot
dogs, nachos, drinks and
snow cones!!! Come on
out to Warrior Stadium
August 22, 204 from 5
p.m. - 8 p.m. for lots of
family FUN!!!
Doc’s Corner
1502 West Main
Honey Grove
903-378-7104
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F-PIE Meeting
August 27
PAGE 6, AUGUST 21, 2014 WEEKLY GAZETTE
By Nelda Campbell
By:
Who: Fannin Partners in
Education presents speaker,
Jolene Senek, LBSW, CT,
GC-C, Bereavement
Coordinator
What: Helping Kids Deal
With Grief
When: Wednesday, August
27, 11:30 a.m.
Where: SNAP Center, 614 E.
6th St. in Bonham
Jolene Senek, LBSW, CT,
GC-C,
Bereavement
Coordinator, who specializes
in grief support at Home
Hospice of Grayson, Cooke and
Fannin Counties will be speaking on “Helping Kids Deal with
Grief”. She will give a 30
minute talk and 20 minutes of
question time. The presentation
will be held on Wednesday,
August 27th at 11:30 a.m. at the
SNAP Center, 614 E. 6th St. in
Bonham.
It has been said by grief
experts that children can be the
forgotten mourners when dealing with grief and loss. If your
child has experienced a loss you
may have noticed some changes
in their behavior or discovered
their response to the loss is not
what you expected. If you are
wondering how to best support
the child in your life through
this loss, then I encourage you
to join us at F-P.I.E. where we
will talk about how children
grieve differently and strategies
to help them cope.
This event is free and open to
the public. Complimentary pie
and coffee will be served.
F-PIE (Fannin Partners in
Education) is a cooperative
effort of local agencies including Home Hospice of Grayson,
Cooke, and Fannin Counties,
Area Agency on Aging
(TCOG), Clyde W. Cosper
(Texas State Veterans Home),
AgriLife Extension Office
(Texas A&M System), and
Texoma Housing Partners
(TCOG).
On the last
Wednesday of each month FPIE hosts educational programs
that enrich the mind and entertaining programs that tickle the
funny bone.
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For All Your Minor &
The Friendship Baptist
Church is sponsoring a free
Back-To-School
Bash
Saturday, August 23, 2014 from
9:00 – 1:00 at the Pecan Gap
Pavilion. Age groups 5 years to
6th grade. Come and learn
about a God who is ALWAYS
there for you!! Activities will
consist of stories, crafts, games,
bounce house, water-slide, hot
dogs, and snow cones. Kids,
come and enjoy the fun!
Friendship Baptist Church.
Congratulations to Victoria
Camille McReynolds and
Brandon Kyle Downs who wed
Saturday, August 16, 2014. The
beautiful wedding took place at
the Lake of the Pines. Victoria is
the daughter of Rebecca Erwin
McReynolds
and Michael
McReynolds, and she is the
In celebration of its 40th
anniversary, Texas Highways
magazine announced another
round of the Texas Top 40
favorite destinations as chosen
by its readers.
The announcement places
New Braunfels at No. 9,
Nacogdoches at No. 8, and
Fredericksburg at No. 7.
The September “People,
Places and Wide Open Spaces”
issue contains the annual
“Extraordinary Texans” feature.
This year, the magazine profiles
nine outstanding individuals,
including an astronaut, an artist
and an actor who help make
Texas special.
Also in this issue, the maga-
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Colorado River; and the Medina
Lake Cajun Festival.
Subscribers began receiving
the September issue Aug. 7, the
digital edition was released
Aug. 11 and the hard-copy issue
is on sale today at hundreds of
newsstands statewide, including
H-E-B,
Target,
Walmart,
Randall’s and Barnes & Noble.
About Texas Highways magazine. Founded as a travel magazine in 1974, Texas Highways
is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2014. Today, Texas
Highways has nearly 400,000
monthly readers across the
United States and around the
world.
Texas Highways’ mission is
to encourage travel to and within the state. According to estimates from the Texas Office of
the
Governor,
Economic
Development and Tourism division, travelers to and within
Texas in 2013 spent more than
$67.5 billion, an increase of 3
percent over 2012. This directly
supported 601,000 jobs and
generated $4.7 billion in state
and local taxes.
To learn more about Texas
Highways, visit these sites on
the Web: www.texashighways
.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com
/texashighways and Twitter:
www.twitter.com/texashighways
By: Reuben Trussell, Pecan Gap
1308 Hwy. 56 East, H.G.
(903) 378-2901
zine’s writers travel all over the
state to feature a restaurant, an
inn, a state park, a palace, a
museum and more.
Texas Highways is known
for its photography. Offering a
16-page section featuring amazing images from across the
state, the September issue marks
the debut of new photography
editor Brandon Jacobeit.
Other September highlights
include: the Fort Worth Water
Gardens; Texas Freshwater
Fisheries Center in Athens;
olive growing in south Texas;
Concordia Cemetery outside El
Paso, where 48 buffalo soldiers
and John Wesley Hardin are
buried; kayaking on the
Are We Better Than Our Lord?
Blair
Automotive
West Side Square, South 5th Street
sion and second in the high classic. After two weeks of heavy
rain in Iowa, they were ready to
get home and dry out!
Two groups of ladies from
Pecan Gap enjoyed an outing
last Tuesday and took in the
movie “100 Yard Journey” in
Greenville. The ladies were
unaware that the other group of
friends were there. Karen
Pickard, Dona White, Faye
Caulfield, and Wanda Jouett ate
lunch in Greenville and enjoyed
the movie. Toni Woodall, Lynn
Cornitius, Billie McCarrell, and
Nelda Campbell also enjoyed
the movie. It had been 8 years
since some of us had been to a
movie theater. After seeing the
movie, some had the urge to go
home and cook Indian food.
(Not me).
By: Tim McAlavy, TxDOT
Air Condition
Service State Inspection
Honey Grove
Pharmacy
Thursday. Mary Alice has done
well with her operations in the
past and we wish her the same
success. She has had one shoulder operated on and had her hip
replaced and she says she will
need a knee replacement next.
She will soon be the bionic
woman.
John and Peggy Moss were
in Flower Mound to help son
Kyle and wife Shelly celebrate
their 27th wedding anniversary.
However, Shelly and granddaughter Sydni were in Des
Moines, Iowa for two weeks
where Sydni and her horse
Vertigal competed in the
Hunter/Jumper competition at
Two Rivers Equestrian Center.
Sydni and Vertigal won champion in the low children's division,
champion in the 9.5 meter divi-
Texas Highways Magazine Reveals Readers’
Choice Top 40 Destinations
Major Auto Repairs!
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granddaughter of Gary Don
Erwin of Pecan Gap. Rebecca
has two brothers Caleb and
Michael. Victoria and Brandon
are both from Avenger, Texas.
We wish them the best.
Be in prayer for Sam Tippit
and six of his co-workers who
were injured Wednesday in a
fire at Luminant's coal mining
operation south of Sulphur
Springs. Sam has serious burns
on his hands and feet but was
expected to come home from
the hospital Sunday. Sam will
go through a slow healing
process with much pain. Sam is
the husband of Chelsey Reel
Tippit and he is the son in law
of Carl and Lesa Reel.
Be in prayer for Mary Alice
Stephens who will be having her
other shoulder operated on
Due to the sensitive nature of
this story, the names have been
changed to protect the guilty …
and their marriage.
A hooded robber burst into a
Texas bank and forced the
tellers to load a sack full of
cash. On his way out the door,
a brave Texas customer grabbed
the hood and pulled it off
revealing the robber’s face. The
robber shot the customer without a moment’s hesitation. He
then looked around the bank
and noticed one of the tellers
looking straight at him. The
robber instantly shot him also.
Everyone else, by now very
scared, looked intently down at
the floor in silence. The robber
yelled, ‘Well, did anyone else
see my face?’ There are a few
moments of utter silence in
which everyone was plainly
afraid to speak. Then, Janie
tentatively raised her hand, and
while keeping her head down
said, ‘My husband got a pretty
good look at you.’
And, this one was just reported. Two good Texas friends,
Beverly and Lorrie, were sitting
on a bench talking........and
Beverly says, "What do you
think is farther ......... Florida or
the moon......" Lorrie turns and
says "Helloooooooooooooooo
......can you see Florida?"
Finally, Ed owns a ranch and
farm in Texas. The Texas Work
Force
Department
claimed he was not
paying proper wages
to his help and sent an
agent out to interview
him. "I need a list of
your employees and
how much you pay
them," demanded the
agent. "Well," replied
Ed, "there's my three
farm hands who have
been with me for
years. They work 40 hour
weeks and I pay them $1,000 a
week each plus free meals and
healthcare. Then there's the
half-wit. He works about 18
hours every day and does about
90% of all the work around
here. He makes about $10 per
week, pays his own room and
board, and I buy him a Catfish
Dinner every Saturday night.
He also sleeps with my wife
occasionally."
The agent
responded, "That's the guy I
want to talk to ... the half-wit.”
"Well, that would be me,"
replied Ed.
The Hostility of the World
It seems that sometimes we
feel that we deserve better than
we receive, just because we are
Christians. Should we expect
the world to treat us better than
Jesus was treated? He was
falsely accused by His detractors because He had fellowship
with sinners; He blasphemed
God; He was of the Devil; He
violated the Laws of God; and
He Lied. Read the following
passage from John’s Gospel,
and then note some closing
comments. These are the words
of Jesus:
“If the world hates you,
remember that the world hated
me first. If you belonged to the
world, then the world would
love you like it loves its own
people. But I have chosen you
out of the world. So you don't
belong to the world. That is why
the world hates you. Remember
the lesson I told you: A servant
is not greater than his master. If
people did wrong to me, then
they will do wrong to you too.
And if people obeyed my teaching, then they will obey yours
too. People will do all this to
you because of me. They don't
know the One who sent me. If I
had not come and spoken to the
people of the world, then they
would not be guilty of sin. But
now I have spoken to them. So
they have no excuse for their
sin. Any person that hates me
also hates my Father. I did
things among those people that
no other person has ever done.
If I had not done those things,
they would not be guilty of sin.
But they have seen those things
I did. And still they hate me and
my Father. But this happened so
that what is written in their law
would be true: 'They hated me
for no reason.' "I will send you
the Helper from the Father. The
Helper is the Spirit of truth who
comes from the Father. When he
comes, he will tell about me.
And you will tell people about
me too, because you have been
with me from the beginning.”
(John 15:18-27)
There are some today who
believe that a follower of Jesus
should not face serious difficulty. Illness and Need should not
be a part of their lives. The
Christian should not face trials
and tribulations (serious problems).
Some teach that a
Christian’s life will be filled
with days, or years, of health
and prosperity. Apparently,
these teaches did not study the
life of Jesus.
Those who are disciples of
Jesus must realize that their
hero was unjustly murdered by
those who rejected him because
of jealousy, hate, misunderstanding, and rivalry. Some of
us will follow in his steps.
Some, even to martyrdom itself.
Our hardships and difficulties
do not invalidate Jesus' call.
Neither does it invalidate our
ministry. These problems are a
reminder that there is a spiritual
battle for every human heart.
Satan will do all he can to
silence the voices of those who
bring God's salvation. The
Apostle Paul writes of this battle in Ephesians 6:10-20. Paul
also described his personal
struggles in Second Corinthians
11:23-29 … Read these verses
and you will better understand
what Jesus said in John 15 (see
above).
Now, here is the “Good
News”. Jesus gives to us salvation that is ours now but gives
the Heavenly life greater meaning (see First Corinthians 2:9).
First Corinthians 10:13 assures
us that we are NEVER forsaken
by God. John 14-17 is worthy
of your reading. You will find
Hope, Encouragement, Strength
and Purpose when you learn the
meaning of the Presence of
God’s Holy Spirit in your life.
Pray for Christians in
Muslim countries such as Iran
and Sudan and Pakistan. This
happening today! Some may be
rescued, but some are being
executed for being a Christian.
A couple in Pakistan has been
sentenced to death over a text
messaged deemed to be blasphemous. Pray for our foreign
missionaries and those who
have converted to Christianity.
Often, if they will deny Christ
and turn to Islam, they will be
spared.
Honey Grove Heartbeats
Hello, Honey Grove folks!!!
Are you ready for school to
start? I bet students are, after
their long summer break. Other
than buying new school clothes
and school supplies, I bet children are ready to MEET THE
TEACHER! Meet the Teacher
Night has been planned for
Thursday evening from 6-7
o’clock.
Then, the very next evening,
Friday evening, HGISD is holding their annual BACK TO
SCHOOL BASH, from 5-8
o’clock at the football field...
tickets may be purchased for 25
cents each in order to play in the
games and events. Funds raised
will benefit the HG PTO.
Then comes Monday, BACK
TO SCHOOL! Breakfast will
be served starting at 7:30 a.m.
Class bells ring at 7:55, and
dismissal is at 3:15 p.m.
The Friendship Baptist
Church is sponsoring a free
Back-To-School
Bash
Saturday, August 23, 2014 from
9:00 – 1:00 at the Pecan Gap
Pavilion. Age groups 5 years to
6th grade. Come and learn
about a God who is ALWAYS
there for you!! Activities will
consist of stories, crafts, games,
bounce house, water-slide, hot
dogs, and snow cones. Kids,
come and enjoy the fun!
Friendship Baptist Church.
Ever been to a Bug Tussle
Trek? If not, it’s a sight to see...
and it’s coming to Honey Grove
this coming Saturday, August
23rd! The Trekkers usually get
into Honey Grove shortly after
11:00 and have lunch at the
Civic Center, or at local restaurants before heading on to Paris
for their Annual Banquet
Saturday evening.
Come on
downtown
Honey
Grove
Saturday and see all the antique
cars traveling through, take pics
and enjoy the event!!!
The Annual Tour of the
Bugtussle Trek will also once
again make a rest stop at the
Creative Arts Center in
Bonham. This antique car club
makes a journey each year from
the Farmersville area to Paris,
winding through Bonham,
Bugtussle and ultimately east to
their destination. There is
always a great collection of cars
and enthusiasts during this
event and it's the perfect time
for photo opps if you love
antique vehicles. The tour usually arrives at the Creative Arts
Center at 200 W. 5th St.
between 9:30 and 10 AM and
this year's date is Saturday,
August 24. Stop by for some
coffee and donuts and see the
cars and talk to the owners.
By: Lorrie Page
Bring your camera for some
great shots.
Well, to only be honest, I
missed this Saturday’s “Bring
Honey Grove Back Alive” in
downtown. My little granddaughter and I attended the
DMS MudFest just at the
western outskirts of Honey
Grove. What a fantastic event
and addition to Honey Grove!
After bailing Jeep off in the
mud, Payton playing with about
thirty kids in the mud pit, and
watching the four wheelers,
street trucks, and monster trucks
race.... we were simply too dirty
and tired to head downtown....
but had a great time. Way to go
DMS!
Reports coming from those
attending “Bring Honey Grove
Back Alive” and visiting downtown Saturday showed that
more attended this week, than
last week. Here’s to hoping the
idea just keeps growing!!!
Always glad to see people walking the sidewalks, window
shopping, stopping in the stores
staying open later, and visiting
with friends and neighbors.
The Windom Lions Club will
hold its annual Turkey Shoot
fundraiser Sunday August 31,
2014. The turkey shoot will be
held on the Bowman ranch
south of Windom about 2 miles
just off Farm to Market road
1743. Signs will be posted
beginning at the yellow flashing
light at the intersection of TX
Hwy 56 and FM-1743.
The event will begin about
12:00 oclock after church.
Sandwiches and cold drinks will
be sold. Youth shoots may be
arranged if enough youngsters
are present.
Safety is very important to
our club. Everyone in attendance must abide by safety rules
and procedures.
Brian Owen has reported,
“Vivian Sylvia Crowson, just
called and told me about a multi
denominational service happening on the Honey Grove square
Sunday Aug 31st at 6:00 p.m..
There will be food, fun, singing,
and of course a good message I
can imagine.” Vivian added,
“Gospel Singing for 5th Sunday
Community Service 6:00 pm
South side of square behind post
office. Sponsored by Honey
Grove Ministerial Alliance.
Everybody Welcome, bring
your guitars, drums keyboards
and have a good time. Come
one, come all!!!!”
Congratulations to the following Honey Grove PJC students who made the President's
Honor Roll (4.0 grade point
average) for the Spring 2014
semester: Seraj S. Albanoon,
Brody L. Barnes, De'Ron K.
Breece, Aaron C. Foster, Tom
D. Greinder, Victoria A. Lintz
and Michael Jay Whitlock.
Making the Dean's List with a
3.5 grade point average were the
following:
Caleb M. Hix,
Hussien K. Jabai, Forest M.
Lane, Mac W. O'Dea, Brittanee
M. Peavey, Gail L. Rogers and
B.
Shugart.
Corey
Congratulations also to Honey
Grove students attending Texas
A&M- Commerce on the Dean's
List: Emily Ashcraft, Valerie
Banker and Cody Joyce.
Prayers are needed for many
as trials and tribulations seem to
happen in numbers! When you
say your prayers, please keep
and every one of them all in
your thoughts. If you know of
anyone in the hospital,
sick/hurt, in nursing centers, etc
that would like to receive
cards/get well wishes, ship us
the information for all to see.
Shirley Sanders has updated
Jerry’s condition on Monday,
“Will try to update you on my
honey, he didn't get to come
home today and possibly not for
several days. His white blood
cells are still high despite the
massive doses of IV antibiotics. His fever has been normal but was going up just a bit
on the last check. The doctor is
waiting for the blood cultures to
come back which should be
today so maybe we will know
more them. Right now they are
saying a bloodstream infection,
septic but will know more later.
Will update tonight and thank
you all for your love and
prayers, can't tell you how much
they mean to us both. It is amazing to have amazing friends and
family, we love you all and
thanks you for your concern
from the bottom of our hearts.
Along with this, we have God
on our side to and so thankful
for all his blessings on us, truly
undeserved.”
Rusty Andrew has openly
invited everyone to a Dana
Magness Clemons Benefit; a
Silent and Live Auction along
with BRISKET, ECT, pies and
cakes, Saturday from 5:00pm 10:00pm at the Civic Center
(old armory) West Sam Rayburn
Drive. If anyone wants to
donate something for the AUCTIONS, or want to donated
money, they can contact Laura
Lackey, Brittney Fox, Sid
Andrew, Brenda Magness,
Rusty and Shirley Andrew.
Donations can also be left at
The Windom Feed Sack or contact Rusty and I will come pick
them up for you. I also have a
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Remington stainless 243 that we
will be selling tickets one for
one dollar 7 for five dollars and
30 for 20.00 dollars and the gun
will be at The Feed Sack every
weekend, so everyone can see it
Ms. Lena Shaw has reported
on Facebook, “An early
reminder that Mrs. Muriel
Burleson will celebrate her
100th birthday September 14th.
Last year she received 101
cards. It would be wonderful if
she received even more this
year, maybe with notes about
something you remember when
she taught you.” Her address
is: 48 Azalea Trail; Purvis, MS
39475. Mrs. Burleson is loved
by many... please take the time
to send her Special Birthday
Wishes!!!
Here’s a list of the upcomings that I know of...
August 16: DMS MudFest,
Mud Races! Family fun and
even a safe zone, “Kid Pit” for
children to play. Located
between Hwy. 56 and Hwy. 82,
just west of Honey Grove... at
“Two Mile Turn”.
August 21: Meet the Teacher
night at school. A chance to
find classrooms, meet students’
teachers and pick up t-shirts
ordered at the end of the school
year last year for the Back-toSchool-Bash!
August 22: The Back-toSchool Bash from 5:00-8:00 at
the football field. Tickets will
be sold for 25 cents each and
used for each game, etc.
August
25:
SCHOOL
STARTS!!!
August 30: Karaoke at Doc’s
Corner. More info in this story.
September 9: First HG PTO
meeting of the year.
September
27:
Davy
Crockett Day in downtown
Honey Grove. More details
coming at a later date.
I am trying to begin a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly article
of happenings around town.
Not many responses coming in
and a bit difficult to keep up
with everything, but if you have
any “newsy” please email to
[email protected], or you
can reach us at the office at
(903) 378-3558; I can even be
Facebooked at “Lorrie Page”...
so “friend” me, email me, call
me.... but if you’ll ship me your
information of happenings,
we’ll certainly try to keep an
ABOUT TOWN article going.
Hope to hear from everyone
soon! Send that local news in...
to keep your newspaper local!!!
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Down Home
The Sounds of Down Home
By: John Herbert Sherwood
I was in Johnnie Smith’s
Feed Store when I met up with
Clarence Fisher. Now we had a
few things in common. We both
liked to talk and we both liked
to tell tales of the long ago.
“Herbert” he said, “Country
folks don’t need an alarm clock
as much as city dwellers do,
seems there is something or
somebody that will do the job
for you and pretty accurate too.”
I worked for a farmer one
time who had buildings of all
kind, barns, sheds, hen houses,
etc. All available for chickens to
roost in and welcome to do so.
Where do you think the two
big roosters roosted? Well there
was two scrawny Peach trees by
the window, one on the left and
one on the right and their alarm
system went off at 4:00 a.m.
Another farm I worked on
had a hound that barked all
night, rain or shine, but when it
was daylight and the sun might
shine and warm the earth, you
could see him sprawled out,
breathing deeply, sound asleep.
Oscar Kaiser worked for
James Gordon, early to late. I
didn’t mind late, but I minded
the heck out of early and I knew
that everything that involved
James Gordon would be loud.
So with the sun just barely
up I heard the sound of the thundering herd. It was James and
Oscar as I knew it would be. He
was pulling behind him three
trailers pulled by an ancient H
Farmall which was the only
tractor they could start that day.
The tractor ran like this, put put
put, as it was missing badly.
Then pow pow! as it back fired.
Number 1 had yearlings in it.
Number 2 had a radiator in it, an
old car seat and 5 gas cans and
number 3 had hay in it with 3
dogs riding on top of the hay.
By this time Oscar and James
started shouting “Where are you
guys at, where’s my coffee? It’s
all ready 5:30 a.m.”
Finally only one last tale
from Clarence. “We had a farm
one time at the end of 100 acres
of cotton which was owned by a
neighbor. His cotton patch
stretched from his land to my
front door step. Neighbor decided he would turn around at the
end of his row in my front yard.
Driving an old green Oliver
tractor and revving it up on
every turn in my yard until it
sounded like a General Grant
Tank. It was then that I made a
decision, I would never sleep
another night in that house.
Now we slept under a bridge,
another time in a pasture. But
never in that house. We are
doing better now and I never get
up until 10:00 o’clock.
Clarence said “And that’s the
way it was and I added Down
Home.”
Windom SNAP Center Menu
-----------------------------------------Monday, Aug 25
Chicken & Dumplings, Green Salad, Vegetable Jello Salad, Bread,
Dessert.
----------------------------------------Tuesday, Aug 26
Beef Casserole, Pinto Beans, Fried Potatoes, Cornbread, Dessert.
-------------------------------------------Thursday, Aug 28
Fried Chicken, Creamed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Salad, Green
Beans, Hot Rolls, Honey.
Local Ranching Event
Scheduled August 26
By: Laramie Adam, cell: 512-922-7328
The Texas and Southwestern
Cattle Raisers Association
(TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Tuesday, August 26, at the
Kaufman County Fairgrounds in
Kaufman, Texas. Registration
will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed
by a complimentary beef dinner.
The event is free and open to
the public.
TSCRA Special Ranger Troy
McKinney will update ranchers
on cattle thefts in the area and
let them know how they can better protect their livestock and
equipment. Mike McCravey,
Texas Beef Council Industry
Relations Manager, will provide
an update on the Texas Beef
Checkoff. Additionally, TSCRA
staff will update cattle raisers on
important legislative issues.
Please RSVP to 800-2427820,
ext.
192,
or
[email protected].
To get to the Kaufman
County Fairgrounds from the
intersection of US-175 and TX34, head south on TX-34. After
1.1 miles, the fairgrounds will
be on the left.
The ranch gathering is sponsored by Novartis Animal
Health and Legacy Ag Credit.
Anyone who joins TSCRA at
the gathering will receive a free
metal gate sign courtesy of
Bayer Animal Health and New
Holland Agriculture.
All members of the press are
invited to attend.
TSCRA is a 137-year-old
trade association and is the
largest and oldest livestock
organization based in Texas.
TSCRA has more than 16,000
beef cattle operations, ranching
families and businesses as members. These members represent
approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching
and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on
76 million acres of range and
pasture land primarily in Texas
and Oklahoma, but throughout
the Southwest.
Fannindel I.S.D
601 West Main, Ladonia, Texas 75449
(903)367-7251
Fax: (903)367-7252
Texas Education Agency
Division of Career and Technical Education
(PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF
NONDISCRIMINATON IN
CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION PROGRAMS)
Fannindel ISD offers career and technology education programs in Agricultural Science, Business Education, and
Technology Education. Admission to these programs is based
on interest and aptitude, age appropriateness, prerequisites,
and class space available.
It is the policy of Fannindel ISD not to discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its
vocational programs, services, or activities as required by Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
It is the policy of Fannindel ISD not to discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its
employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended.
Fannindel ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English
language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.
For information about your rights or grievance procedures,
contact the Title IX Coordinator, H.L. Milton, at 601 W. Main
St., Ladonia, Texas, 75449, 903-367-7251, and/or the Section
504 Coordinator, Perry Evans at 409 W. Main St., Pecan Gap,
Texas, 75469, 903-359-6314.
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City of Honey Grove
633 N. 6th Street
Honey Grove, Texas 75446
(903) 378-3033
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Planning and Zoning Commission for
The City of Honey Grove.
Monday September 8, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Honey Grove
City Hall, 6333 N. 6th Street, 2nd Floor the Planning and
Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider
the following:
A zoning request by Jose Maldonado for a Specific Use Permit
for the home located at 1215 W. Market Street to be used as a
duplex with separate meters and sewer connections.
Also, the Honey Grove City Council will meet Monday
September 8, 2014 immediately following the Planning and
Zoning Commission meeting, in the Honey Grove City Hall,
633 N. 6th Street, 2nd Floor, to consider this request and the
recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Interested parties are encouraged to attend. If you have questions concerning this matter, please contact the City Secretary,
Jaci Garner at 903-378-3033.
Jaci Garner, City Secretary
This facility is wheel chair accessible and accessible parking spaces
are available. Persons with disabilities planning to attend this meeting and need assistance should contact the City Secretary at 378-3033
before 1:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting so that the appropriate
arrangements can be made.
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Cattlemen’s Livestock
Commission Co.
1354 Clement Road, Paris, Texas
Sale Begins at
11:00 A.M.
For More Information Call:
Charles Mallicote (903)785-7191
Charles’ Mobile (903) 739-0682
Barn (903)784-7800
Barn (903)784-2238
Sale Date Saturday, August 16, 2014
Head Count 960
Sale Every Sat. at 11 a.m.
Under-300lbs
300-400 lbs
400-500 lbs
500-600 lbs
2.40
2.30
2.00
1.70
Cows
Bulls
Slaughter
.70 - 1.29
1.05 - 1.58
533 W. Dallas St., Wolfe City, Tx 75496
(903) 496-7333 (903) 496-2283
Accepting Bids
Wolfe City ISD is accepting bids/proposals for an Ag
Truck. Vehicle must have seating for 5 with seatbelts, air
conditioning, white in exterior color; tan or gray interior
color; ¾ or 1-ton capacity; four full doors; trailer towing
package; diesel engine; new with warranty; those wishing to submit a bid or proposal for supply one of these
vehicles for WCISD can submit their bid or proposal by
mail to:
Wolfe City ISD
PO Drawer L,
Wolfe City, Texas 75496
Wolfe City ISD reserves the right to accept any or reject
all bids based on price, ability to provide for the needs of
the district, and overall value and service to the district
of the proposal or bid. The deadline to submit is
Thursday, August 24th, 2014 by 5pm. Bids/proposals
are received when physically arriving at Wolfe City ISD
Administration, 503 W Dallas, Wolfe City Texas 75496.
Leather Co.
Grim Reaper
Motorcycle Leather
& Tattoo
Downtown Ladonia
(903) 227-6649
Golden West Apartments:
Now Accepting Applications
for 1 & 2 Bedroom
Apartments. Water, sewer,
garbage, appliances, lawn
maintenance
provided.
Laundry facility. Rent is
based on your income. 62
years of age or older, handicap/disabled, regardless of
age. Call (903) 496-2320.
“This Institution is an equal
opportunity provider and
employer”
903-227-6940
200 Santa Fe, W.C.
2.50
2.35
2.20
1.80
Wolfe City I.S.D.
Jose Maldonado
903-496-2331
Under 300 lbs
300-400 lbs
400-500 lbs
500-600 lbs
FOR SALE - Office Building at 209 West Main
Street in Wolfe City (across the street from the
Post Office). Call 903-227-7683 for info.
Steers
4.05
3.60
3.10
2.50
600-700 lbs
700-800 lbs
800-900 lbs
1.70
1.65
1.45
2.30
2.125
2.02
600-700 lbs
700-800 lbs
800-900 lbs
1.60
1.50
1.35
2.15
2.00
1.90
Heifers
3.50
3.00
2.75
2.35
Stocker
Pairs
Stockers
900.00 2350.00
990.00 2200.00
Baby Calves 100-475
Holstein Steers 1.40- 2.30
Goats and Sheep - 150 Head $40-230
Abraham Maldonado
903-227-8369
Insured and Experienced
We cut, trim, and climb
trees (whatever size).
We also build fences, do
lawn maintenance, make
concrete driveways and
sell firewood.
Free Estimate.
Honey Grove
Barber Shop
105 S. First
(34 N. Ladonia Hwy.)
(903) 450-6516
Vicki Hill
Thu &Fri
9-5:30
Sat 9-1
Haircuts:
$10
Leonard
Pharmacy
www.leonardpharmacy.net
Pharmacists
Eugene Kegans
& Kacey Blackerby
122 W. Collin, Leonard, Tx
587-3363
City of Ladonia
P.O. Box 5
Ladonia, Texas 75449
(903) 367-7011 FAX: (903) 367-7339
Notice to all customers:
The City of Ladonia water system PWS ID 0740004 has
violated the monitoring and reporting requirements set by
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in
Chapter 30, Section 290, Subchapter F. Public water systems are required to collect and submit chemical samples of
water provided to their customers, and report the results of
those samples to the TCEQ on a regular basis. We failed to
monitor and/or report the following constituents
Nitrate.This/These violation(s)s occurred in the monitoring
period(s) of: Annual 01/01/2013-12/31/2013.
Results of regular monitoring are an indicator of whether or
not your drinking water is safe from chemical contamination.
We did not complete all monitoring and/ or reporting for
chemical constituents, and therefore TCEQ can not be sure
of the safety of your drinking water during that time.
We are taking the following actions to address this issue:
The City has contacted the lab currently used by the City to
discuss future timely filing with TCEQ. If the problem persists the City of Ladonia will switch to a different lab that
will follow the regulations as set forth by the state. Please
share this information with all people who drink this water,
especially those who may not have received this notice
directly (i.e., people in apartments, nursing homes, schools,
and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a
public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may
contact Mayor Chris Burch at 903-367-7011.
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DMS MudFest... Racing at it’s Best!
By: Lorrie Page
Historic Tombstone Repaired at Oakwood
By: Malinda Allison
Sandy Morrison and Freida
Moreland, with their husbands
Don and Bill and with the assistance of Kenneth Wishard, have
solved a mystery and repaired a
historic tombstone at Oakwood
Cemetery.
For a very long time the
stone for Elizabeth Lee Howeth
(1852-1883) had been broken,
with two large pieces on the
ground near the main part of the
stone. It was not clear how the
various pieces had originally fit
together. (see photo 1)
Extensive
excavation
revealed that one of the pieces
had sunk over 1 foot. Once that
piece was uncovered the mystery of how the pieces fit together was solved. Then Don
Morrison, Bill Moreland, Lucas
Morrison (the grandson of Don
and Sandy) and Kenneth
Wishard worked to restore the
stone to its previous grandeur.
(see photo 2)
Elizabeth Howeth was the
wife of Dr. V. A. Howeth, a
Texas native who studied medicine at Jefferson Medical
College in Philadelphia. He
began the practice of medicine
in Honey Grove in 1873 and
remained there until 1883, the
same year Elizabeth died, when
he moved to Gainesville and
later remarried.
He and
Elizabeth had four children Cora Lee, Herbert, Belle and
Willie.
\ Elizabeth is buried in a large
plot area near her father and
mother, F. M. Lee (1825-1890)
and Ellen Lee (1829-1888).
Ellen Lee was an organizational
member of the Honey Grove
First Presbyterian Church in
1861. F. M. Lee was elected as
an elder of the First
Presbyterian Church in Honey
Grove in 1880.
Also buried in the same area
are Elizabeth's sisters Martha
Lee Hulsey (1850-1885),
Sophia Lee Fisher (1865-1891)
and Nellie Lee (1862-1886).
All four of these sisters died at a
young age.
Kudos for the Morrisons, the
Morelands
and
Kenneth
Wishard for taking on the task
of restoring this historic stone,
which now stands about 8 feet
tall, and joins many other beautiful stones at Oakwood.
The time is fast approaching
when students end their summer
vacations and return to school.
The Falcons have been working
out and have had one scrimmage game. The teachers will
meet to prepare rooms and
books on August 21, and to
show the support of the community the Ladies Club of Pecan
Gap will furnish their meal that
day. We wish you a happy learning time, students. Study hard
and take advantage of the wonderful opportunity you have. In
a small school you have teachers who care and one of these
days you may be a teacher yourself. Those of you who reach
their 90s may even be able to
submit some of the questions to
the answers on Jeopardy.
Some of the folks on our
prayer lists are improving but
others are about the same.
Richard Creed is making a slow
improvement and has gained
back just a bit of the 25 pounds
he lost when he was in the hospital. He has physical therapy
twice a week and his wife
Becky asks please to continue to
offer up prayers for him. Hoyt
Wilson, in an e-mail to Debby
Crofford, related that he had
seven more sessions of radiation, which were not as bad as
he was told they would be and is
doing okay. He is ready to get
his dentures on September 14th
and looking forward to eating a
big t-bone steak. Both Danny
and Donna Davenport are seriously ill but Donna was sched-
uled to be moved from ICU to a
room Sunday. Danny has been
in the Honey Grove Nursing
Center but is scheduled to return
home soon. Jarrod and Brandi
are caring for and watching
after them. Although Tom
Hulsey still has pain in the
shoulder he underwent surgery
on, it has lessened some but the
right arm still needs to be immobilized. Since he is right handed
that, in itself, presents a problem.
Sympathy is extended to the
family of Orville (Duny) Castle
who is recently deceased.
Graveside services were held
for him at Mt. Carmel near
Wolfe City Sunday at 2:00 p. m.
Linda Lowry would like
information on what year the
Cottage Shop in downtown
Ladonia closed. The owners of
the store, Billie Hopkins and
Ruby Ward, were her great
aunts. Their sister, Linda’s
grandmother, lived in Pecan
Gap.
It was good to talk by phone
with Sandy Isaacs, widow of
Tony Isaacs, recently. She is
doing well, but still misses
Tony. The couple traveled all
over the world and drove often
to the Ladonia area to visit
friends and search for family
connections.
Ricky Beeler sings the praises of Curtsinger, the school
where he teaches (and also
loves the school he attended,
which is Fannindel). He has
recently been highlighting on
Facebook those who attended
Curtsinger and have come back
there as teachers. A few of those
who have come home to
Fannindel to teach since their
graduation are Mrs. Muriel
Burleson, graduate of LHS in
1932, who taught both in
Ladonia and Pecan Gap,
Tommy Eads, Jana and Darla
Stancil, Joe Boyd, Ruth Bartley
Verner, Harvey Milton, Robert
Wayne Milton and many others,
the latest of which is Phillip
Burnett, who will teach at
Fannindel during the 2014 –
2015 school term. Most of you
can remember others and it says
a lot for a school when those
who attended school there want
to come back and teach.
Birthday greetings on August
20th to Sandy Doerge, Brad
Hudgins, Kay Bush, Anita
Osborne, Robert Wayne Milton,
Ron Thurman, Rachel and
Renee Shaw, Doug Jones and
Billy Don King; on August 21st
to Oma Jean Haden, James
Sandlin, Emma Howard, and
Lance Smith; on August 22nd to
Tommy Don Runnels, Judith
Eastman Elder, Loyd Johnson,
Cindy Derrick, Chloe Kai
McCombie, Caitlan Shaw and
Thomas Hoover; on August
23rd to Gayle Burleson
Kennedy and Vera Aubrey; on
August 24th to Jim Crofford,
Thurman Locke, Jr. and Tyson
Shaw; on August 25th to Nancy
Owens, Jeremy Connell and
Denise Ford; and on August
26th to Brad Rex, Kevin
DMS MudFest, which came as a
surprise because of the crowd at
the event... until he explained
that the complaints come from
the area car washes. He confessed that he hadn’t even
thought about that part, and is
now working on installing a car
wash for the racers to be able to
wash their vehicles on site of the
DMS property. At this point,
water hoses are used to wash
muddy windshields and muddy
children (from the kid pit)... but
the DMS crew are steadily
working
continuously
to
enhance and improve their
MudFest.
The first weekend of the
month is a simple play-day for
anyone that would like to bring
4-wheelers, Jeeps, Gators,
Razors, trucks, etc to play in the
mud pits.
The third weekend of the
month includes actual races in
categories of 4-wheelers, street
trucks and off-road trucks.
Cost to enter the MudFest is
$10 per person (children 10
years and under are FREE).
Group camp is allowed for a
$10 fee.
The owners told, “We at
DMS, along with the Outlaw
Mud Crew of Paris, are trying to
put on a Toys-for-Tots event
November 15th for Fannin and
Lamar counties; and also working on a event to benefit Texas
veterans early next year.”
DMS MudFest is located on
FM 1396, between Highway 56
and Highway 82, two miles
west of Honey Grove.
Cooper-Sorrells
Funeral Home
803 East Main Street
Honey Grove, Texas
(903) 378-2291
Family Owned and Operated
Gerald & Judy Howard, Owners
SALE * SALE!!!!
Isaac’s Emporium
20%-50% OFF
Sue Reel’s Antiques & Collectibles
Donna Barrett’s Antiques & Collectibles
Shirley Wright’s Scentsy
& Donna Cullings and Maida Smith
Horse Tack & Western Decor
- NEW TO ISAAC’S EMPORIUM TACK BARN
Ramblings
By: Lena Shaw
If you missed Saturday’s,
third weekend DMS MudFest
races, you missed a real treat.
Many parked and watched.
Many brought 4-wheelers and
four wheel drive toys of Razors
and Gators and Jeeps to play in
the mud pits.... but many
brought everything from street
trucks to high horse-powered,
tractor tire mudders to race the
clock as they made their way
down the raceway of mud.
What an amazing idea this
was to begin at the outskirts of
Honey Grove! This newspaper
editor really expects this event
to grow and expand as time goes
on!
The Johnson’s (owners)
began with an idea of a familyfun bi-monthly event, and ran
with it. They opened their first
weekend, July 19th, with none
or little advertising, and still it
was a big success it’s first weekend. Since then, they have
added a safe-zone, kid pit,
which includes two slides for
children to play safely away
from incoming traffic and mud
pits. They have also recently
added a concession area that
serves hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, candies, drinks and more.
Photographer,
Sharkbyte
Photography was also on site of
the MudFest, taking wonderful
photos of racers, vehicles, and
those playing in the mud.
Sharkbyte Photography can be
found on Facebook to see pics.
In speaking to the owner, I
found that there had been some
negative remarks about the
101 W. Main, Ladonia, Texas
Burnett, Larry Wright and Jeff
Hayes.
Special Birthday greetings to
great niece Bettina Megan
Crews on August 22nd.
Happy Wedding Anniversary
on August 24th to Thomas and
Nancy Hoover!
Does anyone agree that the
writers and producers of most of
the TV shows and movies that
are shown today need to move
to
another
think
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Obituaries
Boyd Music Festival Coming
September 20th
WEEKLY GAZETTE, PAGE 2, AUGUST 21, 2014
James W. Cummins
James W. Cummins, age 82,
passed away Friday, August 15,
2014, at Odessa Regional
Medical Center Hospital in
Odessa.
He was born on July 27,
1932, to Porter and Minnie
(Fair) Cummins in Telephone,
TX. He graduated from Honey
Grove High School, and later
served in the U.S. Coast Guard
during the Korean War, on the
Northern Mariana Islands. He
was honorably discharged in
1953.
He
married
Juanita
Mengwasser on September 22,
1956, and later graduated from
Texas A&I in Kingsville, TX,
with a degree in political science. They moved to Odessa,
TX, where he worked for the
City of Odessa, and later served
many years in the oilfield indus-
try, retiring from Phillips
Petroleum in 1995. He was a
long-time member of the
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang,
member of the American
Legion, and a life-time member
of the Eagle’s Lodge.
He is preceded in death by
his parents Porter and Minnie
Cummins, brother John D.
Cummins, and infant daughter
Connie.
He is survived by his wife
Juanita Cummins of Odessa;
daughters Martha McAllister of
New Braunfels, TX; and Amy
Martin and husband, Greg of
Odessa; five grandchildren
Daniel McAllister, Nita Anne
McAllister,
Jayne
Marie
McAllister, Petty Officer 2nd
Class currently serving in the
U.S. Navy, Braden Martin and
Brett Martin; and numerous
nieces and nephews. He will be
remembered as a man who
loved his family and country.
Family visitation was held
from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on
Monday, August 18, 2014, at
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held at
10 am on Tuesday, August 19,
2014, at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel
with Father Mark Woodruff
officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial
Gardens.
Services
entrusted
to
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
of Odessa.
Ole Time Country Music Show
Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The Ole Time Country
Music Show will be held at Lake Bonham Hoe-Down Show place,
located at 4435 CR 2610, 1/2 mile from Lake Bonham Recreation
area east of the Spillway in Bonham, Texas, in the Bright Red
Building. Featured guest will be Jimmy Rhodes of Celina, Texas
and Renee Kelton Witcher of Bonham, Texas. Admission is
FREE. Donations are accepted and appreciated. Everyone is invited
and welcome. For more info. call Joan Kelton 903-583-4731.
The Chamber of Commerce
of Ladonia is pleased to
announce the entertainment
lineup for the first annual Boyd
Music Festival, September 20,
2014, from 10am to 4pm.
“Shoot Low Sheriff” is a
Western Swing band out of
Dallas, Texas. The band 7-piece
group consists of vocalist Erik
Swanson (formerly of Cowboys
& Indians and the Texas
Gypsies), Brandon Lusk (trumpet),
Dustin
Ballard
(fiddle/electric
mandolin),
Jessica Munn (guitar), Larry
Reed (bass), Geoff Vinton
(drums), and Wayne Glasson,
current pianist for the Texas
Playboys and Red Steagall. The
band is heavily influenced by
western swing pioneers Bob
Wills and Milton Brown, and
plays a combination of swing
standards and original compositions, as well as New Orleans
jazz, ragtime and jump blues. In
2009, their song "Old Alton
Rag" was featured in a television commercial for Jack
Daniels and in 2012, the band
was named "Western Swing
Group of the Year" by the
Academy of Western Artists.
www.shootlowsheriff.com
By: Gail Levey
"The Willy Collins Band" is
an eclectic group of accomplished jazz musicians and a
singer-songwriter. Our music is
heart- felt and raw, true to the
sound of Texas, a little bit of
everything from ballads to
swing and all genres in between.
The band released its first full
length CD "Building Bridges,"
featuring some of Houston's
finest musicians, including the
likes of Paul Wall, Kelly Doyle,
Geoffrey
Muller,
Chase
Hamblin & the Roustabouts and
The Axiom Quartet last
November. Their second CD is
expected to be released later this
summer.
thewillycollinsband.net
"Will Tommy Jones” is Hick-
"I would like to
thank all who came
out to Dodd City for the Barbque
fundraiser." Elaine Peebles
Pol. adv. pd for by the Elaine Peebles Campaign, PO Box 21, Dodd City, Texas
City of Honey Grove
633 N. 6th Street, Honey Grove, Texas 75446
(903) 378-3033
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the eclectic style of Lou Reed.
They play songs designed to
inspire with lyrics addressing
issues many simply choose to
ignore. wtjoneshick-rock.com
The “John Randolph Band”,
the 2013 King Country Agape
Fest Male Horizon Award
Winner, talented inspirational
Country Music artist coming to
grace our Main Stage! jrministries.com
The
“Scattered
Pieces
Band”, this dynamic young
local group will steal your
hearts with their fresh out of
Nashville show! Their exciting
variety act will definitely make
you think of Branson variety
shows put on by much older,
seasoned artists.
Dan Grobe and “Crossroads”
is a local favorite with a big following, in demand at every
dance hall in the county… get
those dancing slippers on!
We have limited space available for VENDORS
For more information about
this free family friendly event,
please contact Gail Levey at
903-486-8912. Please join us
on
Facebook
www.facebook.com/BoydMusi
cFestival , For more information
visit
our
website
http://www.boydmusicfestival.c
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The Weekly Gazette, Serving Honey Grove, Ladonia and
Surrounding Areas is published every Thursday except the last
week of July and the last week of December by Lorrie Page at
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City of Ladonia
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NOTICE OF 2014 TAX YEAR PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR
City of Honey Grove
NOTICE OF 2014 TAX YEAR PROPOSED
PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR
City of Ladonia
For assistance or detailed information about tax
calculations, please contact:
Mark Kinnaird
Fannin County Appraisal District tax assessor-collector
831 W State Hwy 56 Bonham, TX 75418
903-583-8701 [email protected]
www.fannincad.org
For assistance or detailed information about tax
calculations, please contact:
Mark Kinnaird
Fannin County Appraisal District tax assessor-collector
831 W State Hwy 56 Bonham, TX 75418
903-583-8701 [email protected]
www.fannincad.org
A tax rate of $0.810300 per $100 valuation
has been proposed by the governing body of
City of Honey Grove.
·
PROPOSED TAX RATE
$0.810300 per $100
·
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE
$0.810300 per $100
·
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
$0.817100 per $100
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate
needed to raise the same amount of property
tax revenue for City of Honey Grove from
the same properties in both the 2013 tax year
and the 2014 tax year.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF
THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE
CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount = (rate) x (taxable value
of your property) / 100
A tax rate of $0.493900 per $100 valuation
has been proposed by the governing body of
City of Ladonia.
·
PROPOSED TAX RATE
$0.493900 per $100
·
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE
$0.493900 per $100
·
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
$0.514000 per $100
The effective tax rate is the total tax rate
needed to raise the same amount of property
tax revenue for City of Ladonia from the
same properties in both the 2013 tax year and
the 2014 tax year.
YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF
THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE
CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount = (rate) x (taxable value
of your property) / 100