09 January 2014 - Weekly Gazette

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Volume 16 Number 16, January 9, 2014
Honey
Grove
VFW
$65,000 Drug Bust in
Fannin County
By: Sheriff Donnie Foster
PLANS, PLANS, PLANS for
YOUR Local V.F.W.
By: SHARON VEGA
Monday night pool 8-Ball
Tournaments will be moved to
Sunday nights. We will also be
having
42
Tournaments
(Dominoes) on Sunday nights
as well.
Friday and Saturday night
January the 10th and 11th,
Jason Walton will be playing at
the post. His song “The Cure”
can be heard on your radio station of FM 104.3, the River. He
will also be bringing along
singer songwriter Tamera
Martinez. It will be $5.00 cover
charge at the door.
This Holiday Season brought
some unusual “presents” to
Fannin County and landed the
“elves” in the Fannin County
jail.
The
Fannin
County
Narcotics Unit working with the
assistance of Bonham Police
Narcotics Officer recently located Methamphetamine with a
Oakwood Cemetery News
street value of approximately
$65,000. The meth was intended for distribution in Fannin
County communities.
Investigators initially recovered
9
ounces
of
Methamphetamine with a street
value of an estimated $15,000.
Later that evening investigators
netted over a kilo of the drug,
By: D. Jackson
The Oakwood Cemetery Association would
like to thank everyone who sent donations for the
cleanup after the ice storm in December. Your
generosity was appreciated very much.
Memorials were given in the month of
December 2013 for the following:
Thomas Pascal
Members of the Loyd Blair Family
Remember to check out the Fannin County
GenWeb site for Oakwood Cemetery at
http://txfannin.org/cemetery.php?cem id=92
Each person buried at Oakwood has their own
separate memorial page, which contains a photo
and transcription of the tombstone. Many pages
Doc’s Corner
1502 West Main
Honey Grove
903-378-7104
also include obituaries, death certificate information, funeral cards and personal photographs. We
encourage those of you with relatives, loved ones
and friends buried at Oakwood to share your photographs and obituaries so that they can be added.
You can make an appointment for the scanning of
photos with Malinda Allison by calling the
Library at 903-378-2206. Or you may email your
photos, etc., to [email protected]. You may
also mail information such as this or memorials
and donations to:
Oakwood Cemetery Association
P.O. Box 96
Honey Grove, TX 75446
with estimated street value of
$50,000.
Sheriff Donnie Foster said,
“The investigators worked in
text book fashion, starting with
the smaller street dealers and
working their way up the organization to the larger wholesaler.”
Three people have been
arrested to date. One of the sus-
pects was found with a loaded
gun that was confirmed stolen
from Hurst , Texas . All three
suspects remain in the Fannin
County Jail on 1st and 2nd
Degree Felony Charges. The
names of the arrestees are being
withheld at this time, due to
ongoing investigations.
Donnie Foster, Sheriff
VFW
Honey Grove
By: Sharon Vega
A big thanks goes out to Big
Kuntry Karaoke for the amazing
job this weekend. Thank you to
McQueens in Paris for the
propane tank that they donated
for the grill that was used to
cook with. Thank you to Sam
Sisson and Brad Moody for
their time on the grill and in the
kitchen; and thanks to everyone
that came out and had a good
time with us!!!
This coming Friday and
Saturday, January 10th and the
11th Jason Walton will be with
us, along with special guest
singer songwriter Tamera
Martinez.
Friday January the 17th we
will be having a 70th birthday
party for Jim Blaine, Big
Kuntry Karaoke will be back
playing that night for the
Birthday Party. S a t u r d a y
DOC’S COUNTRY COOKING
New Hours - Open Sunday thru Wednesday 6a.m til 2 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 6 a.m. til 8 p.m.
Special Thursday - Half Price Burgers of your choice; also Homemade Pies
Friday and Saturday from 4p.m. til 5p.m. 20% off for Seniors
also on Friday and Saturday - Buy one and get one for 1/2 price
(903) 378-7104
January 18th Dakota Ragsdill
Band will be with us.
January the 24th and 25th
Big Kuntry Karaoke will be
back for the weekend.
January the 31st we will be
celebrating Scotty Holmes’ 50th
Birthday Party, Dee and the Full
Moon Band will be with us for
Scottys 50th.
All bands will require a
$5.00 cover charge at the door.
Doc’s Corner
1502 West Main
Honey Grove
903-378-7104
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New Year, New Offerings at
Children’s Center
For many people, the dawn
of a new year means new resolutions or goals. The Children’s
Center is currently has several
new offerings that may help
individuals pursue or achieve
those goals, including new
CASA advocate
training,
Courage Group and child abuse
prevention classes.
CASA Advocate Training For those interested in giving
back in the new year, the Center
will be offering a new training
class for CASA volunteers.
CASA stands for Court
Appointed Special Advocates.
“Becoming a CASA advocate is
a very meaningful way to volunteer your time and give back
to our community,” said Sandy
Barber with the Children’s
Center. After completing and
passing background checks and
personal interviews, volunteers
must successfully complete 34
hours of training in order to be
sworn-in as a CASA advocate.
Once assigned to a case of a
child or sibling group of children in the custody of Child
By: Sandy Barber
Protective Services, the CASA
advocate will visit the child regularly, as well as other people
involved in the child’s life,
including family, caseworkers,
attorneys, doctors, therapists,
foster parents, teachers, etc.
CASA advocates attend meetings and all court hearings
regarding their child. For court
hearings, the CASA prepares a
written report to the court and
gives a verbal report during the
hearing too. For more information or an application, go to
www.fanninccc.org or contact
CASA Program Director Sandy
Hood at (903) 583-4339.
Courage Group - For adult
women who were sexually
abused as children, the new
Courage
Group
at
the
Children’s Center is an opportunity for hope and healing. Past
participants have reported that
participating in the group
helped them gain confidence,
forgiveness, more friends or a
bigger support group and the
ability to stand up for herself.
Participants also noticed that
Allens Chapel
Cemetery On-Line
they felt less guilty, less anger
and less need to be in control.
Many noticed an increase in
trusting others and healthier
relationships with friends,
boyfriends and others. Several
women observed that they felt
more open, gained peace and
found their selves by coming to
the group regularly. The new
Courage Group will meet once a
week, from 6-8 pm at the
Children’s Center. For more
information, contact Sandy
Hood at (903) 583-4339 or
[email protected].
Child Abuse Prevention
Classes - “We also hope many
folks will make a new year’s
resolution to protect children
from abuse,” said Barber. The
Center has scheduled several
free classes for adults to learn
how to prevent, recognize and
respond to child abuse. These
classes are ideal for parents,
teachers, day care workers,
coaches and others who work or
volunteer with children and
youth.
The “Recognize &
Report” class is 1.5 hours and
Honey Grove
BOOK CLUB
By: Malinda Allison
The Fannin County GenWeb
project is delighted to announce
that Allens Chapel Cemetery is
now on-line, with all new photos of tombstones. This beautiful historic cemetery north of
Honey Grove has 282 documented burials, and the website
contains a separate page for
each person known to be buried
there, including 61 obituary
transcriptions and 39 photos of
individuals. This old cemetery
contains a large number of burials from before 1900.
The website can be accessed
from www.txfannin.org. Click
on the Cemeteries tab, and scroll
down to Allens Chapel. The site
contains information on 163
cemeteries in Fannin County.
If you have photos, obituaries or other information on those
buried at Allens Chapel, please
contact the GenWeb project at
[email protected] or contact
the Bertha Voyer Memorial
Library in Honey Grove at 903370-2206 and someone from the
GenWeb project will get back to
you.
By:
da
Malin
n
Alliso
In December the Honey
Grove Book Club read and discussed Hotel on the Corner of
Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.
This book of fiction concerns a
relationship between two
teenagers in World War II, one a
Red River Family
Practice Opening
Soon
Red River Regional Hospital welcomes
David Candelario, D.O. to Bonham.
Dr. Candelario is a graduate of the University of North Texas Health
Science Center - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He received
his residency training at the Community and Family Medicine Residency
Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, treating patients at
Parkland Hospital, St. Paul/University Hospital and Children's Medical
Center - Dallas.
He is eligible for Board Certification through the
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
Dr. Candelario is a husband, father and physician and has previously
worked as an electronic systems engineer. He enjoys amateur radio in
his spare time and has previously volunteered as a youth pastor.
Dr. Candelario is committed to quality, patient centered care to patients
of all ages and looks forward to providing care to the residents of Fannin
County and the surrounding communities.
Beginning on January 13th Dr. Candelario’s office will be located at the
newly established Red River Family Practice office located at 2105 N.
Center Street.
covers signs and symptoms of
all types of child abuse and how
to respond appropriately. Three
different times are available: Jan
21 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Jan 23
from 12:00 – 1:30 pm and Feb 3
from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. The
“Stewards of Children” class
focuses on child sexual abuse
and will be offered on Feb 10
from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.
Participants will learn signs and
symptoms, as well as concrete
ways to prevent sexual abuse
from happening to children and
how to respond appropriately
when abuse is suspected. All
classes will be held at the
Children’s Center at 112 W. 5th
in Bonham. There is no charge
for these classes, but reservations are required, as seating is
limited. Contact Tara at (903)
583-4339
or
[email protected] to sign up.
The Children’s Center is a
non-profit agency with a mission to promote safety and
improve the lives of abused and
neglected children. For more
info, go to www.fanninccc.org.
Chinese American and the other
a Japanese American whose
family is sent to a interment
camp. This book was greatly
enjoyed by Book Club members.
The book for January is Lots
of Candles, Plenty of Cake, a
memoir by Anna Quindlen.
This book will be discussed at
the Book Club meeting on
Tuesday, January 28. The Book
Club meets at noon in the Civic
Center, and participants bring a
sack lunch. The book is available from the Library, and new
members are welcome.
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Honey Grove Chamber
Sets First Mixer of
2014!
COME ONE ~
COME ALL!!
By: Patti Hicks
Everyone is invited to attend
the first mixer of 2014 at Doc’s
Country Cookin’ Restaurant,
1502 W. Main, Honey Grove.
Come out and join us on
January 27 from 6pm to 8pm.
There will be good food, good
fellowship and the opportunity
to learn about what the
Chamber has planned for 2014.
This is the official membership kick-off for the Honey
Grove Chamber of Commerce
and is open to anyone seeking
information about joining our
organization, or who is already
a member and just ready to
renew for 2014. Levels of membership include: Business $50.00; Family - $40.00 and
Individual - $25.00.
For more information check
out our website www.honeygrovechamber.com or our
Facebook page. You may also
e-mail inquiries to [email protected].
We look forward to seeing
lots of folks at our mixer on
January 27.
Come on, you’re ALL
invited!!!
Letter to the Editor:
By: Tammy Biggar, Fannin County Clerk
The information I provided with regard to eligibility to sign an
Independent Petition was only partially correct. Mr. Graves came
in to get clarification and we called the SOS this afternoon.
To be clear: If a voter votes in the Republican Primary that voter
cannot sign an Independent’s petition because the Republican party
has a person on the primary ballot for the JP 1 office.
The Democrat Primary does not have a candidate for the JP 1
office and therefore ANY Democrat may sign Mr. Graves’ petition.
Here is the language we struggled with:
Independent Candidates
You may have your name placed on the general election ballot
as an independent candidate if you are not affiliated with a political
party. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 1.005(9). If you vote in a party’s primary elections or participate in a party’s conventions, you thereby
affiliate with the party. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §§ 142.008, 162.003,
162.007. File a Declaration of Intent to Run as an Independent
Candidate between November 9, 2013 and 6:00 p.m. on December
9, 2013 (Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 142.002(b)(2)), with the county
judge (county or precinct offices) or the Secretary of State (district
and state offices). Tex. Elec. Code Ann. § 142.005. After the primary elections, collect signatures from registered voters, who support your application for a place on the general election ballot. Tex.
Elec. Code Ann. § 142.009. The signers must be registered voters
who have not participated in the general primary election or the
runoff primary election of a party that has nominated, at either election, a candidate for the office you seek. Tex. Elec. Code Ann. §
142.009. File the application, along with petition, by 5:00 p.m. on
June 26, 2014, with the county judge (county or precinct offices) or
the Secretary of State (district and state offices). Tex. Elec. Code
Ann. §§ 142.005, 142.006. Contact the Secretary of State’s office
concerning the number of signatures required.
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/ind.shtml
Tammy Biggar
Fannin County Clerk
101 E. Sam Rayburn Drive, Ste 103
Bonham, TX 75418
Tele: 903-583-7486
Fax: 903-640-4241
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
First Tuesday of Each Month: Ladonia City Council Meeting, 6:30.
Second Monday or Each Month: Honey Grove City Council Meeting, 7:00.
Do you know of an upcoming event in the area?
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Sausage & Kraut, Oven Fried Potatoes, Purple Hull Peas, Okra,
Tomatoes, Onions, Cornbread, Dessert.
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Meatloaf, Stewed Potatoes, Pinto Beans, Salad, Bread, Dessert.
----------------------------------------Thursday, January 16th
Fried Chicken, Creamed Potatoes / Gravy, Salad, English Peas,
Carrots, Onions, Hot Rolls, Honey.
for
Thought
Paris Regional Medical Center Becomes Food
Mary Sue Cole, R.D., L.D., CFLE
Baylor Scott & White Health Affiliate
County Extension Agent-Family and Consumer Sciences
Paris Regional Medical
Center and Baylor Scott &
White Health, the largest notfor-profit health system in
Texas, have signed an affiliation
agreement effective immediately. With this five-year affiliation, Baylor Scott & White
Health will provide Paris
Regional Medical Center advisory expertise, continuing medical education opportunities and
enhanced emergency preparedness capabilities.
“For years, we have served
patients from Lamar County
who have been referred to
Baylor University Medical
Center at Dallas for expanded
services,” says Joel Allison,
CEO, Baylor Scott & White
Health. “We are excited for this
affiliation to further strengthen
Baylor’s relationship with the
community.”
“We are excited to affiliate
with Baylor Scott & White
Health as part of our commitment to improve access to quality care for the people of Paris,
Lamar County and the entire
Northeast
Texas/Southwest
Oklahoma area,” says Marty
Rash, executive chairman,
RegionalCare Hospital Partners.
“Baylor Health Care System,
By: Julie Smith, [email protected]
now part of the new Baylor
Scott & White Health, is known
throughout North Texas as the
region’s leading provider of
quality health care and we
believe that this affiliation will
allow us to expand the level and
quality of services available at
Paris Regional Medical Center.”
The affiliation will mean advisory expertise in areas including
cardiology, digestive diseases,
neurology, oncology, orthopedics, women’s services (highrisk obstetrics and neonatal
intensive care unit services),
and with the implementation of
quality and safety programs.
The agreement also provides for
limited access to ongoing education programs, internship and
advanced clinical programs and
additional as-needed consultation services.
“The medical staff and
employees at Paris Regional
Medical Center are delighted
with this new affiliation,” says
Stephen Grubbs, CEO, Paris
Regional Medical Center.
“Many of our physicians and
clinical staff trained at Baylor
Health Care System hospitals,
so there is a natural connection
Regional,” which has become
the region’s most comprehensive cardiac care center. There
are over 100 physicians representing 35 medical specialties.
Paris Regional Medical Center
is part of the eight-hospital
multi-state
RegionalCare
Hospital Partners system.
About Baylor Scott & White
Health
Baylor Scott & White Health
is a not-for-profit health care
system with total assets of $8.3
billion* and the vision and
resources to offer its patients
continued quality care while
creating a model system for a
dramatically changing health
care environment. The new system includes 43 hospitals, more
than 500 patient care sites, more
than 6,000 affiliated physicians,
34,000 employees and the Scott
& White Health Plan. More
Information?
ww.BaylorScottandWhite.com
Physicians are members of
the medical staff at one of
Baylor Health Care System's
subsidiary, community, or affiliated medical centers and are
neither employees nor agents of
those medical centers or Baylor
Health Care System.
Funeral services for Hazel
Janice (Allen) Finney were held
Nov. 15th at 11:00 a.m at
Antioch Baptist Church of
Dallas. Dr. Karny D. Wesley did
the Eulogy. Final resting place
was Oakwood Cemetery in
Honey
Grove.
Lincoln
Memorial Funeral Home of
Dallas was in charge.
Funeral services for Judith
D. (Smith) Brown
were
held
Saturday, December 21, 2013 at
Calvary Baptist Church of
Wolfe City. Rev. Cecil Jones
was the eulogist. Earthly
Resting place was Mount
Carmel at Wolfe city, Tx.
Services were entrusted to
Grace and Mercy-Grundy
Funeral Home of Greenville.
Dot’s Happy Notes
by: Dorothy Harrison
At
the
pre-dawn
of
Christmas morning, looking
from the window near my writing desk I admired the wonders
of the atmosphere, bright stars
were shining in the heavens. A
deep feeling of being blessed
arose within my soul.
I recalled how the weather
had changed, all the damage
done from the ice storms that hit
various towns and counties. The
weather was brutal yet later
calm and made a beautiful picture to behold. Nature has a way
of replenishing itself with a new
sight daily. Cleaning and clearing may be costly yet listening
to the music from the sound of
chain saws let me know people
were busy (like ants as they stay
on the move always preparing
as they move forward.) (Ps.
147: 15-1) Ps. 15 states He
sends out His command to the
Earth. Ps. 18: He causes His
winds to blow and the waters to
flow. Ps. 149: 8: states fire, hail,
snow and clouds, stormy winds
fulfilling His word. Praise,
Praise, Let everything that has
breath praise the Lord.
I went to Super One of
Greenville for some last minute
items for Christmas Dinner.
People were busy yet in festive
moods. There were a lot of
hellos and Merry Christmas to
you. Baskets were filled to the
brim with all the stuff one
would fix to share with family.
Our family members began
arriving Christmas Eve. Lenora,
Jarri, Brianna and the newest
addition, N,J, who was passed
from arm to arms as we welcomed him to the clan.
(Lubbock). Nephew David
Johnson from Sherman had
plenty of hugs also.
Sister Teddy was picking
greens and marinating chicken
to be fried later. Dot put on a
and level of comfort with the
organization in the event that
our patients need a higher level
of care. We are also looking forward to sharing best practices
and learning from Baylor Scott
& White Health staff so that we
can continually improve the
level of care and safety we provide our patients.”
Baylor Scott & White Health
selectively affiliates with other
hospitals when those hospitals
complement its own service
offerings and when the affiliation will help to meet the health
care needs of a community.
Paris Regional Medical Center
will continue to be part of the
RegionalCare Hospital Partners
system.
About
Paris
Regional
Medical Center
Paris Regional Medical
Center is a 368-bed hospital
providing a wide array of services and medical specialties to
the people of Lamar County and
the Northeast Texas/Southwest
Oklahoma
area.
Services
include a 23-bed inpatient rehabilitation
center,
16-bed
Intensive Care Unit, a 12-bed
geriatric psychiatric unit and a
cardiac center of excellence,
“The Heart Hospital at Paris
pan of dressing as a sample to
the ones that would follow later
Brianna stated: I’m glad to be
home to get some down home
cooking. My reply it’s ready if
you want to get started. She had
the biggest smile on her face. I
thought about the movie “Soul
food” where all the sisters were
in the dining area preparing
their Sunday Dinner at “Big
Mama’s House.”
Brother Moses Gaffney wasn’t able to have Christmas
Dinner with the family due to
being in the hospital at Dallas.
Brothers John and Roy have
been there to visit and cheer him
up, several times as well as sisters, Juanita and Deborah. He
and I have had several phone
calls. He is on the road to recovery and we thank all for their
prayers.
Watch meeting - Disciples of
Faith - New Years Eve. It was a
wonderful event. Brother Roy
and Junior, Dorothy, Deborah,
Juanita and Theadora attended.
Music, talks, testimonies filled
the church. The Devotion was
led by Deacon Roy Gaffney.
Deborah sang “Because He
Lives.” The family rendered
two selections. I’m Going
Home On The Morning Train
and Call Him Up.
Testimonies came from various people from the congregation. Elder Morris of Cooper
talked on Job and Faith. Job 1.2.
Rev. J.W. Scott spoke from 2nd
Cor. 5:17 “A New Life.”
The closing remarks and
prayer came from Elder Morris
and Deacon Gaffney.
Disciples of Faith Youth had
two selections. One being
“Shake The Devil Off.”
A New Year brunch was
served. Good Blackeyed Peas
and Cornbread being part of the
menu.
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Q. What’s a person to do?
We eat chicken 4-5 times a
week, but now I am concerned
about reports that say all kinds
of bacteria are found in chicken.
How can I protect my family?
A. It is true that several different pathogens have been
identified as being present in
poultry . Among them are salmonella,, campylobacter, and E.
Coli among others. These are
potent bacteria that can cause
foodborne illness.
However, all of these bacteria can be killed with proper
cooking temperatures, which is
165 degrees F. for poultry.
Best management practices
for handling poultry in the
home also include keeping food
cold, preventing cross contamination of cooked and raw product, and washing hands before
and after handling raw poultry.
One of the myths of preventing foodborne illness from
poultry has to do with washing
chicken before cooking. I still
talk to people from time to time
that believe raw chicken should
be washed before cooking. This
can actually increase your risk
of foodborne illness. Bacteria
can actually spread all over
your kitchen, up to 3 feet from
the sink, when chicken is
washed. Better practice is to
cook the chicken to the recommended temperature; any bacteria will be destroyed when the
chicken is cooked to an internal
temperature of 165 degrees F.
Q. My kids love hot dogs,
but we never use the whole
package for a meal. How long
is it safe to keep hot dogs after
opening the package?
A. Food experts recommend
using hot dogs and deli meats
within three days after the package has been opened. You will
notice that there is a “use by”
date on the package; however,
once the package is opened that
date no longer applies. Use or
freeze the rest of the hot dogs
within three days of opening the
package.
Q. Readers, I know many of
you are enjoying smoothees and
blender drinks to boost protein
and increase fruit and vegetable
intake. Try this “Berry Bean
Smoothie” that has beans and a
variety of fruits in it. Only 125
calories in a 6 ounce serving,
but 4 grams of protein and 3.5
grams of fiber.
BERRY BEAN SMOOTHIE
15 ounces cooked and cooled
Great Northern beans (if using
canned, drain and rinse)
1 cup orange juice
2 cups quartered strawberries,
fresh or frozen
8 ounce can crushed pineapple
with juice
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 to 8 ice cubes (crushed works
best)
Process al ingredients,
except ice cubes, in a blender or
food processor. Add ice cubes
and blend until smooth. Serve
immediately.
City of Ladonia
P.O. Box 5
Ladonia, Texas 75449
(903) 367-7011
NOTICE OF DEADLINE TO FILE
APPLICATIONS FOR PLACE ON THE
BALLOT
(AVISO DE FECHA LÍMITE PARA PRESENTAR
SOLICITUDES PARA UN LUGAR EN LA BOLETA)
Notice is hereby given that applications for a
place on the City of Ladonia Regular Election
ballot may be filed during the following time:
(Se da aviso por la presente que las solicitudes para un
lugar en la boleta de la Elección Regular (Especial) de
City of Ladonia se pueden presentar durante el siguiente horario:)
(Fechas y Horario para Entregar Presentaciones)
Granny’s Place
10 S. Plaza
Ladonia, Texas
Filing Dates and Times:
Start Date: January 29, 2014
February 28, 2014
End Date:
(Fecha Inicio) (Fecha Límite)
(Horario de la Oficina)
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Physical address for filing applications in person for place on the ballot:
(Dirección a física para presentar las solicitudes en persona para un lugar en la boleta )
100 Center Plaza, Ladonia, TX 75449
Address to mail applications for place on the
ballot (if filing by mail):
(Dirección a donde enviar las solicitudes para un lugar
en la boleta (en caso de presentar por correo))
P. O. Box 5, Ladonia, TX 75449
Tara Tucker, City Secretary
Granny’s Place
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Now Featuring
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Ramblings
By: Lena Shaw
Hayden Thomas went with a
group of other young people on
a mission trip to Juarez,
Mexico. They have returned
home with a feeling that they
touched several people in that
area. Hayden is the youth minister at First Baptist Church
Ladonia.
The year has begun with several days of cold, windy weather which, of course is typical for
January. Although we are one of
the hottest areas in the nation
during the summer, we can’t
compare our cold days to the
enormous amounts of cold in
the Northeastern states.
Sadly, the year begins with
loss of life. Bill Erwin was in
Ladonia Wednesday and has
lost his wife, Eleanor. Graveside
services will be held for her
later in the year. The Erwin family attended the First Christian
Church when they lived in
Ladonia and the former members of the Church are sad to see
how the building is going down.
Bill is one of the six remaining
members of the 1941 class of
graduates of Ladonia High
School. Sympathy is extended
to Bill and his sons in their loss.
Sympathy is extended to
Eddie and Debby Brewer Frey
and family in the loss of her
mother recently.
Young Brad Parsons was
fatally injured while riding a
four wheeler last week.
Visitation was held from 6 – 8
Friday night January 3rd at
Owens Funeral Home in Wolfe
City and the funeral services
were held Saturday morning at
10:00 a. m. there. Sympathy is
extended to his wife and children, the Stailey family and all
other family and friends.
Tom and Oma Hulsey of
Ladonia and Greg, Alicia and
Tyler Hulsey met on January 1st
at the home of Charlie, Lesa,
Tommy, Haley and Ashtyn
Lawhon in Honey Grove for a
double celebration, Oma’s birthday and to welcome in the year
of 2014. January 2nd Harold
and Jo Nan Mills Miller drove
down from Mesquite to Ladonia
for a visit with Tom and Oma.
Nancy Hoover is home after
surgery in the Greenville
Hospital. Here is hoping you
have a speedy recovery, Nancy.
Birthday greetings on Jan.
10th to Betty Byers McDonald,
Tommy Hulsey and Linda
Hilburn; on Jan. 11th to Sue
Scott Woodfield and Jerrod
Kinniard; on Jan. 12th to Berry
Burnett and Debbie Smith; on
Jan. 13th to Francis Williams
Sandlin, Jennifer Osborne Webb
and Jennifer Cuba; on Jan. 14th
to Jean Stewart and Elizabeth
Mabry White; on Jan. 15th to
Mickey Duncan; on Jan. 16th to
Mary Snell, Sarah Rhea and
Lindsey Graham Tharp and on
Jan. 17th to Debby Crofford and
Jan Hulsey.
Belated Happy Wedding
Anniversary on January 1st to a
special couple, Jimmy and
Vickie Rhodes.
Happy Wedding Anniversary
on January 10th to Chuck and
Robin Bryce.
Happy Wedding Anniversary
on
January
13th
to
Grandchildren Travis and
Tiffany Shaw
Happy Anniversary also on
January 13th to Mike and Julie
Miller.
There were eighteen present
for the regular meeting of the
Ladonia Chamber of Commerce
held Saturday January 4th,
2014. After President Debby
Frey opened the meeting Doug
Franklin gave the invocation
and discussions began on past
and future plans. There was no
meeting in December, so the
minutes and treasurer’s reports
from November were given by
secretary/treasurer Cliff Isaacs.
Mayor Jan Cooper wished
everyone a Happy New Year
and stated that the packets for
entering the race for seats of two
city councilmen and the mayor
would be available January 29th
and prospective candidates
would have several days after
that to enter the race. The election will be held May 10th.
Names of the proposed candidates for officers of the
Chamber for 2014 were given
by nominating chairman Ken
Karl and, duly elected were
Debby Frey as President; Ted
Maines as Vice-President and
Anita Akers as secretary/treasurer. Gayle Pevey is working
on the web page for the event to
honor Bill Boyd and it will be
ready soon. There was a discussion on how to apply for grants
and about getting a tax exempt
status for the Chamber. It is time
to pay dues for the year and the
membership drive is ongoing.
The latest one to join is Judge
Blake of Bonham.
The Beta Club has been helping with many of the events held
by the organization and a vote
passed to give the Beta Club a
money gift in honor of their
willingness to help.
Doug Franklin reported the
status of Lake Ralph Hall. The
State Permit for the lake was
approved on December 21st.
The Army Corps of Engineers is
expected to issue their permit
soon regarding the building of
the lake and the rules and regulations governing the use of the
lake. It is expected that they will
hold a meeting later for citizen
input. Ladonia and other parts
of Fannin County will have ten
percent of the water rights
which would allow much more
water usage than the town now
uses.
Doug Franklin is one of several who picture Ladonia going
forward and points out the positive aspects of the town and surrounding area. We are in the line
of the migration of ducks and 39
species of birds have been seen
lately. Many native grasses and
plants thrive here also.
The next meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce will be
held at 9:00 a. m. Saturday
January 11, 2014 at City Hall.
Grandson Travis calls his
home The Texas Embassy of
Kingston Springs, Tennessee.
Negating an earlier statement
made in this column, Welcome
to the Arctic Circle of Texas.
DEMONS & ANGELS
By: Reuben Trussell, Pecan Gap
Billy, Larry and Dewey were
looking for a wild hog one
night.
The hog had been
destroying the grounds of the
local cemetery. In their determination to find the hog they
wandered onto Weldon’s pastureland. They suddenly heard
Weldon’s pickup followed by a
shout from Weldon that “you
poachers need to get off my
land.” Then, Weldon fired off a
shotgun. The guys, not wanting
to risk getting shot, did not stay
around to explain their presence. They started running
toward a nearby barn. Weldon
took off after them with a shotgun. After a few minutes of running they darted into the barn.
Once inside they each hid in an
old sack against the barn wall.
Weldon went into the barn but
did not see where they went, he
was about to turn back when he
saw three suspicious looking
sacks. He walked forward and
prodded the first sack with his
gun.
Billy inside said...
''Meow'.'
"Just cats," he
thought. He then prodded the
second sack. Larry, hearing
how Billy got off said... ''Woof'.'
"Just dogs," he thought. As he
walked towards the last sack,
Dewey worked out what he was
going to say. As soon as the
farmer prodded his sack he
said... ''Corn''
Demons and Angels
Do
you
believe in Demons
and Angels?
The
Bible teaches that
both are real and
active in the lives of
people.
Jesus
believed in demons
and even attacked
them. Space does not
allow
a
lengthy
account on this subject. Mark Chapter 5 and
Matthew Chapter 8 and
Matthew 12:22-29 are only a
few of the accounts of Jesus
going against demons.
The Apostle Paul warns the
Christians at Ephesus (as well
as Christians today) that “we
struggle against … the powers
of this dark world and against
the spiritual forces of evil n the
heavenly realms”. (Ephesians
6:10-20). He is speaking of
demonic powers.
The Biblical history of Satan
and his Fall from Heaven, along
with his conflict with God and
the Children of God, those who
believe in Christ Jesus for the
salvation of their souls, is
recounted in Ezekiel 28:12-19;
Isaiah 14:12-14; Luke 10:18; II
Peter 2:4; Jude 6 and Revelation
12:4 and 7-12.
Even as you believe in
Angels and their service to God
and God’s Children, so should
you understand that there are
demons who strive to defeat
God and His Children. Read the
following and understand why
this is important.
Think of four specific
instances in the New Testament
where Satan’s power against
God’s followers is pointed out.
First, in Luke 22:31, Satan
requests of God to test Simon
Peter. Again, with Peter, Satan
had so influenced him that Jesus
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remarked to Peter, but addressing Satan, “Get thee behind me,
Satan.” (Matthew 16:23). Jesus
noted that Satan was using Peter
to become a stumbling block to
Him. And, note that this came
shortly after Peter had declared
that Jesus was “The Christ, The
Son of the Living God!” in
Matthew 16:16.
Satan worked on the disciples to instigate jealousy and
create dissension, as found in
Matthew 20:20-28. He entered
into the heart of Judas, as found
in John 13:37. Paul writes that
Satan seeks to fool the followers
of Christ by masquerading
angel of light. Simon Peter, no
doubt wrote from his personal
experience in his warning that
our “adversary the devil prowls
around like a roaring lion seeking for someone to destroy.” (I
Peter 5:8).
Why all of this concerning
the devil (Satan, Lucifer,
Adversary,
Antichrist,
Apollyon, Beelzebub … there
are more than twenty names to
describe the devil in the Bible)?
He seeks to divide, destroy, discredit and defame. He uses lies,
gossip, rumors and well-meaning Christians to foster his dissent.
Recently, a serious breach of
trust and respect disrupted the
harmony of a close-knit family.
This family lives in another
state, but this local Baptist pastor counseled with some family
members by long-distance. The
father, a minister of the Gospel,
had acted in an unfaithful way
toward his wife and the Lord.
When the deed became known
he was dismissed as pastor.
Though the minister is not a
Baptist, this Baptist minister
sought to reach out to him, as
well as to personal friends within the immediate family.
It should be mentioned that
the immediate family is now
divided over who to believe and
who to trust. In reference to the
daughter of the minister, one
family member expressed
amazement and shock that she
has wholeheartedly defended
her father and literally disowned
others in her family.
The point of this article is
that this is exactly what Satan
and his demons do! They are
real. They seek to destroy and
disrupt. They enjoy creating
havoc in God’s family. Don’t be
surprised when these things
happen. Satan is at work.
God’s family must work more
diligently to restore order. We
need to love and forgive and
work to restore the one who has
sinned. We need to encourage
and comfort the ones who are
hurt. We need to become God’s
agents of healing the wounds of
mistrust and disrespect. We
need to pray that the Holy Spirit
will work within that family and
through us to bring a once useful minister and his family back
to usefulness in God’s
Kingdom, making them even
more useful than before.
Remember, John 4:4 records
that “Greater is He that is in
you, than he that is in the
world.” The family described in
this article has fresh wounds
and healing will require time.
Perhaps you know of a family
with similar needs. Satan is at
work, but God is Greater and
desires to do His work through
you. Don’t be surprised at the
work of Satan, BUT stand
amazed in the presence of
Almighty God.
NOTE: This family is not
known locally and will not see
this article. This is written for
your encouragement and not to
embarrass some family.
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Joann Thompson
Memorial services for Joann
Thompson, 53, of Paris, TX
were scheduled for Saturday,
January 4, 2014 at 4:00 P.M. at
the Cooper-Sorrells Funeral
Home Chapel in Honey Grove,
TX.
Mr. Emery Banker
presided over the service.
Family visitation was held from
2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. prior
to the service in the chapel at
the funeral home. Joann passed
away on Monday, December 30,
2013 at the Paris Regional
Medical Center.
Joann Thompson was born
on October 12, 1960 to Calvin
Clemet and Stella (Newton)
Clemet in Roswell, NM. She
married
Danny
Harold
Thompson in Dalhart, TX on
November 22, 1977. She was a
homemaker.
Joann is survived by her husband Danny of the home,
daughter, Carmen Thompson of
Wichita, KS, son, Quincy
Thompson of Dodd City, son,
Curtis Thompson of Paris, son,
Alex Thompson of Paris, daughter Julia Grimes of Paris, mother, Stella Clemet of Paris, sister,
Glenda Ryan of Paris, sister,
Barbra Wade of Amarillo, TX
and 8 grandchildren: Dominque
Paige Boyer, Elijah Hunter
Boyer,
Kamui
Harold
Thompson,
Isara
Haley
Thompson, Jaraiya
Dustin
Thompson, Ausha Naomi
Grimes, Emmitt Anthony
Grimes and Mason Lane
Thompson.
She was preceded in death by
her Father and 2 Brothers.
Oiva K. Lehtinen
Oiva K. Lehtinen, Jr. passed
away on December 26, 2013, at
the age of 61, at the Texas
Health Presbyterian Wilson N.
Jones Hospital in Sherman, Tx.
He had been in failing health for
several years.
He was born July 2, 1952, in
Honey Grove, Tx. to Oiva K.
Lehtinen, Sr. and Oppie
(Massie) Lehtinen. He graduated from Honey Grove High
School and remained in Honey
Grove where he farmed for several years. He was a member of
the St. James Lutheran Church
at the Allens Chapel community.
Oiva then moved to Dallas,
Tx. where he worked for the
Lighthouse for the Blind for
several years. For the last 15
years he has lived in Alvarado
Cleburne, Glen Rose and lastly
in Sherman, Tx.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and his brother,
Ryan Lehtinen.
He is survived by one brother, Clark Lehtinen and wife,
Deborah of Cleburne, Tx. and
one sister, Sherry Pate and husband, Mack of Sherman, Tx.
one niece, Carrie Patrick and 5
nephews, John Pate, Barry, Jay,
Casey and Cory Lehtinen,
aunts, uncles and many cousins
and friends.
Graveside services will be
held at 3:00 p.m. on January 11,
2014 at Allens Chapel
Cemetery.
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Brown, 4 brothers, Douglas
Johnson, Ross Smith, Billy
Smith and Joe Davis, 2 sisters,
Catherine Smith and Eleanor
Smith
and
one
child,
Christopher Brown.
Survivors include sons,
Edward Brown (Lawana) and
Francisco Brown (Kendra) both
of Sherman, Tx., Darrell Brown
(Shanta) of Commerce, Tx. and
Keith Brown (Charolett) of
Wolfe City, daughters, Felicia
Brown (James), Katrina Brown
(Keith),
Clarissa
Brown
(Randal) and Veronica Brown
(Courtney) all of Wolfe City,
two special sons, Jerry
Mumphrey
and
Gregory
Anderson, a special grandson,
Darrius Brown along with 19
grandchildren and 9 great
grandchildren.
Life Reflections
of our Queen
On October 9, 1932,
Clarence and Virginia Allen of
Honey Grove, Tx. welcomed
into the world a beautiful baby
girl that they named Hazel
Janice. Hazel was adored by her
five brothers, Warren, Joseph,
Charles, James and Frank. She
also has a loving sister, Juanita.
Hazel grew up in a God fearing home and professed her
love for Christ at an early age
and worked i many capacities of
the church including usher,
choir member, mission leader,
secretary, treasurer and deaconess to name a few.
Mom grew up and attended
school in Honey Grove and at a
very young age met her prince
charming, Leroy Finney and
married him on Christmas Eve
in her parent’s home by the
Christmas tree in 1948. Even
though many people thought
that she was too young and the
marriage would never last, the
marriage lasted for 57 wonderful years!
Education was always
important to mom. She attended
Paris Junior College to become
a dietitian and helped to open
the Grove Manor Nursing
Home in Honey Grove.
Throughout the years she and
dad opened many businesses
around the town including a
washateria, a cafe, a beauty
shop and a successful plumbing
business!
Mom had much pride about
her community and her heritage
and started the Afro-American
day celebration in Honey
Grove, which was and still is
celebrated by many. She was
able to raise money to give others scholarships to attend college. She also volunteered much
in the community and was even
on a TV commercial!
Reading and writing was her
passion! She wrote an article for
many years for the Honey
Grove Signal. she loved getting
mail from people who rad her
articles. She also loved to travel
and some of her favorite places
that she visited were Hawaii,
Jamaica and the Bahamas. she
also visited many states in the
United States.
After the death of her
beloved husband, Leroy, she
moved to Dallas and united
with the St. Phillips Missionary
Baptist Church and the Antioch
Fellowship Missionary Baptist
Church. She loved both of these
churches, pastors and members
dearly.
If you visited with her at any
length, she would tell you that
the proudest accomplishments
of her life were her children and
grandchildren, who are left here
to carry on her legacy. They are
Howard, Gary (Sandra), Stanley
(Lamonica), Lesia (Danny), a
stepson, M.T. (Clarice), 4
grandchildren and one great
grandson and many step grand
and great grandchildren. She
also leaves a sister/cousin, Mary
Compton, an uncle, Arnold
Allen, two sisters-in-law, Erma
and Belle Allen and many
cousins, nieces, nephews, close
friends too numerous to name.
Her parents, husband, siblings, uncles, aunts and one
stepson, Leroy Finney, Jr. preceded her in death and await a
joyous reunion.
Pallbearers were Deacons of
St. Phillips, Antioch and West
Dallas Community Churches.
Honorary bearer were, Curtis
Pruiett, Gene Turner, Eddie
Jackson, Daniel Spradling,
James A. Allen and X.L.
Finney.
Final resting place Oakwood
Cemetery at Honey Grove,
Texas.
Lincoln Memorial Funeral
was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Judith
D. Brown were held Saturday,
December 21, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
at Calvary Baptist Church in
Wolfe City, Texas. Services
were conducted by Cecil Jones
and Pastor Monte Weaver.
Mrs. Brown passed away
December 13, 2013. She was
born September 5, 1943 in
Pecan Gap, the daughter of
Lera McKinney and Odell
Smith.
She received her education
at Clark High School in
Ladonia, Texas and married Jim
Allen Brown on May 7, 1962.
She was a housewife and member of Yeager Chapel in Wolfe
City.
She was preceded in death
by her parents Lera and Odell
Smith, her husband, Jim Allen
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By Nelda Campbell
Sixteen folks from Pecan
Gap gathered at the Lone Star
Eatery Sunday after church to
celebrate two birthdays. Lois
Amundson's birthday was
January
3rd
and
Bob
Cadenhead's birthday will be
January 12th. Happy Birthday
to two special people!
Beni Mays spent last week
with his grandmother, Dona
White, and his uncle John Jay.
Beni had a great time and
enjoyed some activities in
Pecan Gap.
Madison White spent part of
last week with her grandparents,
Morris and Wanda White. They
all went to Canton Trade Day on
Saturday and battled the strong
wind.
Pecan Gap's Exotic Animal
Captivator, Morris White, is
needing a large trap the size of
a pick up. Morris discovered a
large foot print near his shop
that is 8 inches side by side and
34 inches from front to back.
Morris copied the foot print out
of plaster of paris and will probably want to charge folks to
view the foot print. Ha! The so
called “experts” think it is a
either cougar foot print or
maybe a “Pecan Gap Panther”
foot print. Never a dull moment
around here!
Ed Pickard and his cousin
Sharline Freeman are always
trying get the attention of each
other. So, Ed has related this
true story to me for my article.
Ronnie Beeler saw Weldon
Freeman (Sharline's husband) in
the grocery store and Weldon's
shopping cart only contained a
box of Cherrios Cereal and a
gal. of milk. Ronnie made the
comment, “Weldon, is that all
you are buying, a box of
Cherrios Cereal and a gal. of
milk”? Weldon's reply, “Yes,
that's all Sharline knows how to
cook”. I know this story is not
going to end here and I know
that Ed's pay back is going to be
bad. Stay tuned.
Our sympathy goes to the
family of Bobbie Manes
Beckman who passed away
Friday, January 3rd. Funeral
services were to be held at the
Methodist Church in Mt.
Vernon Monday, January 6th.
Bobbie lived in this area and
went to school in Pecan Gap
through the 4th grade.
Devin Moss, Flower Mound,
Tex., and granddaughter of Joan
and Peggy Moss recently graduated from Texas Women's
University, Denton, Texas. She
will be teaching in the
Lewisville ISD this next semester. Congratulations Devin!
John and Peggy Moss celebrated John's 82nd birthday this
past weekend with their family,
son Kyle and wife Shelly,
granddaughter Devin and friend
Anthony, grandson Nick and
granddaughter Sydni enjoyed
skeet shooting at Wayne
Cornitius's shooting range,
picking up tree limbs from the
recent ice storm, eating the good
fish in Pecan Gap and having
lunch at Webb Hill Country
Club in Wolfe City. Happy
Birthday John!
Be in prayer for Judy Adams
who is in the Presbyterian
Hospital in Dallas. Also, keep
Richard in your prayers.