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WEEKEND, JUNE 2-3, 2012
Education
Economy
Crime Stoppers helps police add new canine
State
provides
$740,000
to train
workers
for 4 local
companies
was used for vehicle narcotics detection
for 8 months.
Lt. Jason Ricketson, SSPD’s designated canine handler and narcotics interdiction officer, said Ice will replace Barry,
his canine partner who after about 7
years of police work has been retired
due to health issues.
Ricketson said the animal’s health
issues aren’t uncommon in police
canines after a number of years. He
explained that riding around in a patrol
vehicle for about 8 hours a day, five
By FAITH HUFFMAN
News-Telegram News Editor
[email protected]
Sulphur Springs Police Department
added another officer to its roster this
week — Canine Ice — thanks to a donation from Lake Country Crime Stoppers.
Ice has approximately 9 months working experience as a police dog. The 2
1/2-year-old Belgian malinois was
acquired from Garland Police Department, which disbanned the unit where he
days a week, takes its toll on the dog —
especially its hips, legs and back from
sitting so much. Like other police
canines, Barry retired to handler Ricketson’s home, where he will live out the
rest of his life as the Ricketson family
pet.
Lake Country Crime Stoppers donated
$7,000 to help SSPD with the cost of
purchasing the dog.
“I can’t thank Crime Stoppers enough.
This canine will assist Lt. Jason Ricketson, and will also be available to the
sheriff’s office, highway patrols and surrounding agencies as needed,” SSPD
Chief Jim Bayuk said Friday.
“One of the jobs of Crime Stoppers is
to assist law enforcement agencies,” said
Lake Country Crime Stoppers Board
President Art Romanat when presenting
the $7,000 check to Bayuk for K-9 Ice.
“Working closely with [Hopkins County
Sheriff’s] Cpl. Dennis Findley, our advisor on the job, we were made aware of
—» See NEW, Pg. 2A
By KERRY CRAIG
News-Telegram
Staff Writer
[email protected]
SSHS Graduation
Hats Off to the Class of 2012
The Sulphur Springs High School class of 2012 celebrates the end of their high school careers at the school’s graduation ceremony Friday in the
Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Indoor Arena. More than 230 seniors walked across the stage. For more photos from the ceremony, visit us on Facebook by searching for myssnews.com.
Staff Photo By Luis Noble
The product of 15
months of work by Paris
Junior College and five
Northeast Texas business
was recognized Friday
with the presentation of a
check for more than
$740,000 by the Texas
Workforce Commission.
Paris Junior College will
use the grant to train more
than 600 new employees
for the five companies,
including four in Hopkins
County. Those companies
are Aeorstar International,
Flowserve Coprporation,
Morningstar Foods, Ocean
Spray Cranberries of Sulphur Springs. A Clarksville
company, Red River Compression Services, will also
benefit from the grant.
Andres Alcantar, chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, presented the PJC President
Dr. Pamela Anglin the
check for $740,100 at a
ceremony Friday held at
the Economic Development Corporation office in
Sulphur Springs.
The Workforce Commission chairman said today's
marketplace reaches
beyond the state to the
entire world.
“Every day we see the
impact of technology on
our different industries,
and see how it has changed
everything from agriculture to manufacturing,”
Alcantar said. “It was
shared very strongly with
me how a dream can
become so much more and
how those dreams are
transformed. They have to
be modified on a daily
basis to respond to the
marketplace, much like the
five companies that are
here, every day to make
—» See FOUR, Pg. 2A
53rd Annual Dairy Festival
Hot Air Balloon Rally kicks off Dairy Festival June 8
By THE DAIRY FESTIVAL BOARD
“Cow-A-Bunga — Welcome to the
Moo-au!” is the theme for the 53rd
Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival.
A celebration that began in 1959, the
festival is a tribute to the hard-working
dairy farmers and their families, who
contribute so much to our local economy and the quality of life we all love
and enjoy in Hopkins County.
The 10-day event begins on Friday,
June 8, with the “Dairy-Airs Hot Air
Balloon Rally” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
Shannon Oaks Church. Weather permitting, balloons will take flight over Sulphur Springs, and others will “glow” at
dusk — a spectacular sight to see!
The balloon rally will continue on
Saturday, June 9, with a 6:15 a.m.
(approximate time) flight, and then
again on Saturday evening from 6:30
p.m. to 9 p.m. at Shannon Oaks
Church. Attendees are encouraged to
visit with the balloon pilots and ask
questions about their balloons. On Sunday, June 10, at 6:15 a.m. (approximate
time), the Balloon Rally culminates
with a competition flight. It’s beautiful
to see all of the balloons lift off at the
same time. For anyone interested in
crewing for a balloon, please be at
Hampton Inn on Saturday and Sunday
morning at 5:30 a.m. For crewing
match-ups for the evening flights,
report to the tent at Shannon Oaks
The Propane Company was named a Hopkins County Dairy Festival Underwriter for their donation of all the propane which will be used for the Dairy-Airs
Hot Air Balloon Rally at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, at Shannon
Oaks Church.
Staff Photos By Luis Noble
Hopkins County Dairy Festival Underwriter Dairy MAX Inc. presents their
$2,500 sponsorship donation to the Dairy Festival Board for the 53rd Annual
Hopkins County Dairy Festival: “Cow-A-Bunga — Welcome to the Moo-au!”
Pictured are Johanna Hicks, Lynn Ramsey, Lonnie Fox, Rodney Bass and
Mario Villiarino.
Church by 5:30 p.m. (Note: All balloon
flights are subject to cancellation if the
weather interferes.)
In addition to the balloons, Joe
Weaver's Stone Groove Band will perform on Friday night. On Saturday
val Board Vice President David Watson
has planned an exceptional parade this
year, including the following past Dairy
Festival Queens: From 50 years ago,
1962 Queen Linda Booker-Bennett; 25
night, John Fox and The Good Time
Rounders band will entertain the
crowd.
The festival parade will begin at 10
a.m. Saturday, June 9. Bill Zahn will be
this year's parade marshal. Dairy Festi-
years ago, 1987 Queen Kathy BrannonGranger, and from 10 years ago, 2002
Queen Hilery Harris-Hill. Parade par—» See BALLOON, Pg. 5A
2A – THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Weekend, June 2-3, 2012
Lake Country Crime Stoppers Board Treasurer Jon Coffee, members Jim Rose, Calvin Prince,
Scott Ferguson, Ray Munson and (third from right) President Art Romanat present a $7,000 check
to (fourth from right) Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jim Bayuk for the purchase of K-9 Ice to
assist (center) Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Jason Ricketson in his narcotics interdiction duties. Also
pictured are Hopkins County Sheriff’s Cpl. Dennis Findley, Crime Stoppers liaison and advisor, and
Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams.
Staff Photo By Faith Huffman
New canine joins police department roster
cle narcotics,” Ricketson noted.
Lake Country Crime Stoppers Board Treasurer Jon Cofhe need for an officer. Police
fee noted that the program
canines are full-fledged police
officers, well trained. We were serves three purposes: providhappy to help with the donation ing rewards of up to $1,000 for
tips called in anonymously to
for this new officer.”
903-885-2020 which lead to
“Most people don’t realize
arrests in crimes, providing
the amount of time put into
equipment for law enforcement
training them to the caliber of
and promoting coordination
this one. He needs to be patrol
certified and narcotics certified. among the three county area it
serves.
He’s already certified in vehiContinued From Page One
The donation to the police
department for the purchase
and training of a new canine by
Lake Country Crime Stoppers
meets two of those goals.
“This new officer in the
course of the job will help not
just this but surrounding counties as well. Lt. Ricketson does
his job very well. We were happy to help do this,” Romanat
added.
Paris Junior College and a manufacturing consortium of five Northeast Texas industries were
awarded a $740,100 Skills Development Grand Friday. Pictured left to right are Loren Seely of
Aerostar International; Mark Glaze of Red River Compression Services of Clarksville; Jay Wilcoxson of Ocean Spray Cranberries; Pam Britton, human resources manager for Flowserve Corporation; Brad Hoffman, Flowserve general manager; Paris Junior College President Dr. Pamela
Anglin; Texas Workforce Chairman Andres Alcantar; Scott Brown of Morningstar; and Hopkins
County Judge Chris Brown.
Staff Photo By Kerry Craig
Four local companies to benefit from grant
Continued From Page One
sure their products are viable in
the marketplace, that they continue to be purchased and make
sure they continue to expand
their market and build relationships along the way to leverage
the things that they do.”
Alcantar said the efforts of
companies doing business in
Texas is appreciated and that the
state is honored to have them
adding to the prosperity of the
families that work for those
businesses.
“Our commitment is to work
in partnership with our top community colleges that are so
important to what we do.”
Chairman Alcantar said. “I've
been very insistent about one
thing and that is that our community colleges are central to
[the Workforce Commission]
strategy for workforce development. They are at the intersection of what is happening out
there every day and they demonstrate time and again the ability
to respond to what is happening
in terms of these changes that
are being dictated, the integration of technology, the launch of
new product lines.”
The Skills Development Fund
is Texas' premier job-training
program, providing training dollars for Texas businesses and
workers. Administered by the
Texas Workforce Commission,
success is achieved through collaboration among businesses,
community and technical colleges, local workforce development Boards and economic
development partners.
The TWC chairman pledged
the support of his agency to continue to work with PJC and area
industries in similar efforts in
the future.
“Our commitment to you is to
keep working with our local
boards to make sure that the
strategies that they employ that
are influenced by their voluntary
boards and make sure they have
the information they need to
make the right investments,”
Alcantar said. “Our commitment
is to continue to make investments like we have here to recognize this more than $740,000
investment in 600 individuals
being trained for five companies
that we are very proud of.”
THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Weekend, June 2-3, 2012 — 3A
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Find extended listings of all events at ww.myssnews.com/mysslife/calendar
ings will be moved to the North
Hopkins School Cafeteria.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS New Life Group meets at
9 a.m. for open discussion in the
Education Building at First Presbyterian Church. No smoking.
Call Mickelle 903-348-5865 and
Cary 903-885-6184.
GRACE GROUP of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7
p.m. Sundays at First Presbyterian Church, 129 College St. Call
903-243-4377 for information.
SIGN LANGUAGE interpretation of worship services are
offered at 11 a.m. Sundays at
First Baptist Church. Call 903885-0646. All middle-age to
senior adults interested in fellowship and Bible study are invited
to the Radio Bible Sunday
School Class at FBC at 9:45 a.m.
The class is broadcast at 9:45
a.m. Sundays on KSST radio.
Sunday, May 27
Saturday, June 2
ST. LUKE Baptist Church on
Airport Road will hold a “Pack
A Pew” musical at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2. The public is invited.
The Rev. Troy L. Young is pastor
of the church.
HOPE COMMUNITY Center,
110 Glover St., will have a praise
and worship service from 6 p.m.
to 7 p.m. There will be a meet
and eat from 6 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Praise music will begin about
6:15 p.m. For information, contact Leslie Benton at 903-3437970 and Tom Young 903-6128806. Come and join in a new
type of worship experience on a
Saturday evening.
Monday, June 4
MS. HOPKINS COUNTY
LONE STAR Heritage Quilt
Senior Classic Pageant begins at
6 p.m. at Church of the Nazarene, Guild Board meets at 4 p.m. the
first Monday of each month at
1300 South League St.
the Chamber of Commerce.
AARP MEETS the first MonSunday, June 3
WEAVER
CEMETERY day of each month for lunch at
group’s annual meeting will 11 a.m., followed by a program at
begin at 10:30 a.m. with fellow- 11:30 a.m., at the Senior Citizens
ship at Weaver Baptist Church. Center, 150 Martin Luther King
The Memorial Day service will Jr. Drive. Mary Edwards will be
begin at 11 a.m. with special singing. For information, call Pat
music by Mark Johnson and the Mallory at 903-885-0896.
HOPKINS COUNTY Beautimemorial message by Tom Friday. The cemetery business meet- fication Program Committee will
ing will follow the service. A meets at noon in Hopkins County
covered dish lunch will follow in Courthouse. Anyone interested in
the multipurpose building at the becoming a member or with concerns is welcomed. For more
church.
SOUTH LIBERTY Cemetery information, call Wyvonne
Memorial Day service will begin McDaniel at 903-439-4997.
NEW LIFE Group of Alcoat 10:30 a.m. Bradley Edge will
holics Anonymous will hold a
bring the message.
MT. ZION CEMETERY closed 12 & 12 meeting beginMemorial Day Service will begin ning at 7 p.m. in the Education
at 10:30 a.m. with a program by Building at First Presbyterian
Jim Ainsworth at Mt. Zion Church. Call Mickelle at 903Church, located on State High- 348-5865 or Cary at 903-885way 11 five miles east of Com- 6184.
COMMUNITY BIBLE Study
merce. Music will be under the
direction of Charles Caro- invites men, women and teens to
thers. Following the service, a a 6-week interdenominational
short business meeting and a cov- study of I and II Thessalonians,
ered dish lunch will be held in from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monthe Fellowship Hall. Anyone days at Wesley United Methodist
interested in Mt. Zion Cemetery Church, 614 Texas St. Contact
is urged to be present. Everyone Jon Coffee at 903-582-9328 or
[email protected]; or contact
is welcome.
IMMANUEL
BAPTIST Angie Blount at 903-885-1496 or
Church, 605 Hillcrest Drive, will [email protected].
“KNITTING,
CROCHETcelebrate 26 years of worship services from 10 a.m. to noon, with ING” are taught every Monday
a barbecue lunch served after the at 1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens
service. Music will be by Salt Center, 150 Martin Luther King
Jr. Drive.
Creek. The public is invited.
CHRISTIAN INITIATION
ANNUAL AIGUIER Cemetery Homecoming will be held on Sessions are held Mondays at
the cemetery grounds. The group 6:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic
will gather for a potluck lunch Church, 297 Texas St. All are
and visiting around noon, with invited to “come and increase
the business meeting to follow. your knowledge about God and
In the event of rain, the proceed- the Catholic Church.” For more
information, call Diane Ames at
903-648-2345.
PRAYER ON the Square, a
community-wide praise, worship
and prayer service, will be hosted
Mondays at 6 p.m. on the downtown square. For more information, call Larry Friday Sr. at 903243-6863.
HOPKINS COUNTY Amateur
Radio Club (HCARC)’S Public
information net is every Monday
at 7 p.m. on frequency 146.68.
Everyone invited. For more information, call 903-885-7530 or
903-513-4601
or
visit
www.k5sst.org.
“RECOVERY BOOT Camp:
Lose the Baggage, Get Spiritually
Fit!” meets at Family Life
Church, 1400 East Loop 301,
Mondays at 7 p.m. A free dinner
will be served at 6:30 p.m. Call
903-439-2016 for information.
BIBLE DISCIPLE study will
be held at Como Methodist
Church Mondays at 7 p.m. Call
903-488-3541.
LADIES BIBLE Class, hosted
by the sisters at the Arbala Road
Church of Christ, will be held
beginning at 7 p.m. For locations,
call Stephanie Pryor at 903-4852343 or Thundra Lee at 903-8854432.
Tuesday, June 5
SULPHUR SPRINGS Public
Library Summer Reading Club
2012 “Get a Clue,” for children
up to 19 years, will feature Belinda Henry, the “creature teacher,”
from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Register for
the club, keep up with a reading
log and turn it in June 26 for
rewards. The Summer Reading
Club meets each Tuesday in June.
Call
903-885-4926,
visit
www.sslibrary.org or stop by the
library, 611 North Davis St., for
more information or to register.
BRIGHT STAR Garden Club
meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday
of the month at the Senior Citizens Center. Visitors welcome.
Call Julie Smith, president, at
225-301-5581.
MOPS
(MOTHERS
of
Preschoolers) meet from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of every month at Shannon
Oaks Church. Meetings are open
to all moms with children in
kindergarten or younger. Call
Amy Ritland 903-395-0353 or
[email protected].
TEXAS DEPARTMENT of
Health, 1400 College St., offers
immunization services the first
three Tuesdays of each month.
Bring immunization records.
TERRIFIC TUESDAYS Club,
a respite program for caregivers
of individuals with forms of
dementia, meets from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Tuesday in the Family Life
Center of First United Methodist
Church, 301 Church St.
Hope vs. Reality
Dear Margo: My mother "did
her best" to ensure that both of
her children grew up to be
straight, conservative Christians.
Well, my poor little brother greatly disappointed my mother with
his homosexuality (and being
vocal about it), and our father
also felt his expectations were not
met. In any case, my mother's
"plan" totally failed, because I
ended up an agnostic lesbian. The
only member of the family,
including my extended family,
who supported me was my aforementioned brother. He, however,
became very depressed and took
his own life. I believe this was
due to our parents' emotional
abuse, which I was not able to
completely escape myself.
Despite the backlash and lack
of support, I entered into a rela-
DEAR
MARGO
Advice From
Margo Howard
tionship with "Natalie." I knew
she was bisexual, but I also knew
she was monogamous. She was a
great girlfriend, but when tragedy
struck, I felt it was unfair for her
to be caught up in all the family
turmoil, so I ended things
between us. Now, a few years later, I find out she's getting married next month – to a man. That
was bad enough because I felt
somewhat betrayed, but my
mother took the opportunity to
remind me that Natalie's marry-
ing a boy, "so there's hope for
you yet!" I don't know what to
do about this or anything.
– Really Bummed
Dear Real: There is nothing
"to do" about any of this except
ignore your mother, whose idea
is nonsense. Her wish, I guess, is
understandable for a conservative
Christian, but it is a hope entirely
uninformed by reality and fact.
As for feeling betrayed because
Natalie ended up with a man, I
remind you that she is, as you
stated, bisexual. This denotes an
attraction to males and females.
For marriage (at least her first
marriage), she chose a man. I do
hope you find a suitable girlfriend and get your life going
again.
– Margo, positively
Tell the kids: We are not a concierge service
Dear Annie: My husband and ANNIE’S
I adamantly said no to my 74I have five adult children
year-old husband. These "kids"
between us, all making a good MAILBOX
are so self-absorbed that they
living. Some of our children Advice From
think nothing of forcing us to
expect us to pay their airfare to Kathy Mitchell and
accommodate their schedules
come visit us, in addition to Marcy Sugar
with no thought to ours. I have
picking them up at the airport,
told my husband that from now
being their taxi service so they
on, the kids must rent their own
can go out drinking at night and
car when visiting. I'm tired of
letting them use our car. At no
being their private chauffeur.
time does anyone put gas in the
Am I overreacting?
[email protected]
car or even treat us to a cheap
– Selfish Guests No Longer
breakfast.
Welcome
During a recent visit, we made reservations for
Dear Guests: Of course not. If your children
dinner with one son, his girlfriend, their daughter are old enough to have kids of their own, they
(who lives nearby) and the daughter's boyfriend. should not need to be driven around by their parThat morning, my husband drove them to the ents. But we recommend a tactful approach. For
beach (10 miles away). They then called to say the next visit, simply say, "We wish we could pick
they ate a late lunch and asked that we push back you up at the airport, but it won't be possible. We
the reservation and that my husband pick them up suggest you rent a car so you can have your indefrom the daughter's house and bring them home to pendence." You also can mention how nice it
change. It seems the daughter didn't want to drive would be if they treated their folks to a meal once
the 10 miles to our house.
in a while to thank them for their hospitality.
Word of the Day
The ability to communicate effectively
is becoming ever more important in this
world of you know, like, ummm and you
know what I mean.
Today’s word: Innovation (in e va
shen)
Definition: Something new, new device
Example: At one time the automobile
was an innovation.
Source: The Original English Vocabulary Cards, Set No. 1.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Putting it all
together
made, but occasionally declarer
must do some advance preparation
to construct the position he requires
to make the squeeze work. Here is
such a case.
West leads the king of diamonds
and shifts to the king of spades, won
by South with the ace. At first glance,
it seems that declarer must eventually lose a heart trick and go down
one, but considering the bidding, he
actually has a good chance to make
the slam.
West almost surely has five
spades for his initial overcall, so all
declarer needs in addition is for
West to have the king of hearts. In
that case, with proper play, a
squeeze is sure to develop later on.
Proceeding on that basis, declarer
leads a trump to dummy’s eight, ruffs
a spade, then leads a trump to the
nine and ruffs another spade. The
purpose of the ruffs is to eliminate
Most squeezes come ready- East’s spades and thus place the
burden of guarding against dummy’s
nine solely on West.
When declarer next plays four
more rounds of trumps, this
becomes the position:
South leads his last trump, and
West is in bad shape. If he discards
a spade, declarer discards a heart
from dummy; if he discards a heart,
declarer discards dummy’s spade.
Either way, South scores the last
three tricks and makes the slam.
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TEA BOSS
Perry must make right choice
San Antonio Express-News:
The appointment of Texas’ next education commissioner is one of the biggest chores on Gov. Rick Perry’s
to-do list.
Robert Scott, 43, earlier this month announced he
plans to step down from his post as education commissioner on July 2 after almost five years on the job. An
attorney, Scott has been employed by the Texas Education Agency since 1994.
For the good of Texas, Perry should select an independent thinker with a strong education background,
who can work with a sometimes dysfunctional board of
education to move public in this state forward and who
lacks a personal agenda.
The economic future of the state depends on quality
education.
Being commissioner of public education in Texas is a
thankless job. It requires someone with true dedication
and determination to improve the state’s public education and who is willing to face the political heat that
comes with the position.
In his last two years on the job, Scott had to deal with
public education cuts, including a 40 percent cut in the
TEA budget and the loss of one of his staff.
He was also charged with rolling out a new accountability system this school year before all the details had
been worked out.
In the fall, the public school finance lawsuits brought
by many of the almost 1,200 school districts in the state
are expected to go to trial.
There is much work to be done and Scott’s successor
needs to be named quickly.
Prior to Scott’s appointment, nominees to the state’s
top public education job usually had experience either
on a school board or as superintendent. Texas has no
shortage of recently retired superintendents to pick
from.
Texas must have an educated workforce to remain
prosperous. The state needs a visionary who can take
on the challenge of trying to provide the 5 million public school children in the state with the best possible
education.
Texas needs an education commissioner with expertise and a nonpolitical approach to the job.
Today in History ...
Today is Sunday, June 3, the
155th day of 2012. There are 211
days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 3, 1937, Edward, The
Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated
the British throne, married Wallis
Warfield Simpson in a private ceremony in Monts, France.
On this date:
In 1621, the Dutch West India Co.
received its charter for a trade
monopoly in parts of the Americas
and Africa.
In 1808, Confederate President
Jefferson Davis was born in Christian
County, Ky.
In 1861, Illinois Sen. Stephen A.
Douglas, the Democratic presidential
nominee in the 1860 election, died in
Chicago of typhoid fever; he was 48.
In 1888, the poem “Casey at the
Bat,” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was
first published in the San Francisco
Daily Examiner.
In 1948, the 200-inch reflecting
Hale Telescope at the Palomar Mountain Observatory in California was
dedicated.
In 1962, Air France Flight 007, a
U.S.-bound Boeing 707, crashed
while attempting to take off from Orly
Airport near Paris; all but two of the
132 people aboard were killed.
In 1963, Pope John XXIII died at
age 81; he was succeeded by Pope
Paul VI.
In 1965, astronaut Edward White
became the first American to “walk” in
space during the flight of Gemini 4.
In 1972, Sally J. Priesand was
ordained as America’s first female
rabbi at the Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1982, Israel’s ambassador to
Britain, Shlomo Argov, was shot and
critically wounded outside a London
hotel. The assassination attempt was
followed by Israel’s invasion of
Lebanon.
In 1989, Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, died. Chinese army troops began their sweep
of Beijing to crush student-led prodemocracy demonstrations. SkyDome
opened in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In 1992, Democratic presidential
candidate Bill Clinton appeared on
“The Arsenio Hall Show,” where he
played “Heartbreak Hotel” on the saxophone.
Ten years ago: President George
W. Bush, in Little Rock, Ark., to promote his welfare initiative, said intelligence agencies and the FBI needed
to do a better job tracking and catching terrorists, emphasizing pursuit of
“this shadowy enemy.” A rock concert
at Buckingham Palace celebrated
Queen Elizabeth II’s 50 years on the
throne. Movie mogul Lew Wasserman
died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 89.
Five years ago: After attending the
MTV Movie Awards, Paris Hilton
reported to jail to serve a 45-day sentence for a probation violation in an
alcohol-related reckless driving case.
(Hilton was released after three days
for what were termed psychological
problems, but the sentencing judge
ordered her back to jail, where she
remained for another 2? weeks.)
One year ago: Former Democratic
presidential hopeful John Edwards
admitted he had “done wrong” and
hurt others but strongly denied breaking the law after federal prosecutors
charged him with using $925,000 in
under-the-table campaign contributions to hide his mistress and baby
during his 2008 White House run.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh
was wounded when rebel rockets barraged his palace; he later went to
Saudi Arabia for treatment. Physicianassisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack
Kevorkian died at a Michigan hospital
at 83.
Today’s Birthdays: TV producer
Chuck Barris is 83. Actress Irma P.
Hall is 77. Author Larry McMurtry is
76. Rock singer Ian Hunter (Mott The
Hoople) is 73. Singer Eddie Holman is
66. Actor Tristan Rogers is 66. Musician Too Slim (Riders in the Sky) is
64. Rock musician Richard Moore is
63. Singer Suzi Quatro is 62. Singer
Deneice Williams is 61. Singer Dan
Hill is 58. Actress Suzie Plakson is 54.
Actor Scott Valentine is 54. Rock
musician Kerry King (Slayer) is 48.
Rock singer-musician Mike Gordon is
47. TV host Anderson Cooper is 45.
Country singer Jamie O’Neal is 44.
Singers Gabriel and Ariel Hernandez
(No Mercy) are 41. Actor Vik Sahay is
41. Actress Nikki M. James is 31. Tennis player Rafael Nadal is 26. Actresssinger Lalaine is 25.
Ann Romney on center stage
W
hen Hillary Rosen said that Ann
Romney had “never worked a
day in her life,” it was among
the better days of the Romney campaign.
For Rosen — present whereabouts
unknown — both revealed the feminist
mindset about women who choose to
become wives and mothers and brought
Ann Romney center stage.
Before a Connecticut audience recently, Mrs. Romney spoke of her reluctance
to see her husband pursue the presidency
a second time and said she resisted, until
she got an answer to one critical question.
“Can you fix it?” she asked Mitt. “I
need to know. Is it too late?”
Mitt Romney replied, “No, it’s getting
late, but it’s not too late.”
Yet Ann’s question lingers. Is it still
possible to turn this country around? Or
has a fate like that of Europe become
inevitable?
If one focuses on the deficit-debt crisis,
and what a president can do, the temptation is to succumb to despair.
Consider. The U.S. government spends
a peacetime record 24 to 25 percent of
gross domestic product. Most of that is
expended on five accounts: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other Great
Society programs, interest on the national
debt, war and defense.
Now assume the best of all worlds for
the GOP. Mitt wins, and the party captures the Senate and holds the House.
Would that assure a rollback of the federal budget? And, if so, how?
As Romney is committed to expanding the armed forces by 100,000 personnel, to growing the Navy by 15 ships a
year, from today’s nine, to raising defense
spending to 4 percent of GDP from the
present 3.8 percent, defense spending
would not be going down but up.
What about interest expense?
Given the Federal Reserve’s present
policy of holding interest rates near zero,
the only way interest on the debt can go
PAT
BUCHANAN
— is up.
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security
and the Great Society would have to sustain almost all of the cuts if the budget is
to move toward balance.
But if the Republicans cut current benefits, they would antagonize 50 million
seniors already on Social Security and
Medicare.
If they cut future benefits, they will
anger the baby boomers who are reaching
eligibility for these retirement programs
at a rate of 300,000 a month, 10,000 a
day, and will continue to retire at that
pace until 2030.
Would a President Romney and Republican Congress roll back benefits for
scores of millions of seniors, raise the
retirement age for Social Security and
Medicare, reduce funds for Medicaid,
Head Start, Pell grants, student loans, primary and secondary education, and shed
federal employees by the tens of thousands?
Republicans argue that the corporate
tax rate of 35 percent, highest among
advanced nations, and the personal rate of
35 percent should be cut. The other piece
of tax reform is the elimination of deductions and credits so a lower rate on a
broader tax base will yield the same or
additional revenue.
Looks good on paper.
But today 50 percent of all U.S. wageearners pay zero income tax. Will that
half of a nation reward a party that
ensures that many of them, too, contribute? Free-riders on the federal tax
code are voters, too.
Again, the crucial question: Does the
Romney Republican Party have the
courage of its convictions — to carry out
a fiscal program consistent with its conservative philosophy?
For when, ever, has the modern GOP
done that?
Richard Nixon funded the Great Society. Gerald Ford bailed out the Big Apple.
George H.W. Bush increased spending
and raised taxes. George W. Bush gave us
No Child Left Behind, free prescription
drugs for seniors, two wars, tax cuts and
the largest increase in domestic spending
since LBJ.
Even Ronald Reagan ruefully conceded
that he failed to do what he had set out to
do in cutting federal spending.
Now, we are assured that this generation of Republicans has come home to
the church and confessed its sins, and is
prepared to face martyrdom in the name
of fiscal responsibility.
Well, perhaps.
Yet, if it is difficult to see how the GOP
advances toward a balanced budget, it is
impossible to see how President Obama
does.
Would the party of Nancy Pelosi and
Harry Reid, triumphant, scale back programs that are the pride of their party —
Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid?
Would Pelosi, Reid and Obama cut the
number of bureaucrats and beneficiaries
of federal programs, thereby demobilizing the unionized armies on which they
depend at election time?
When FDR came to power in 1933,
after his running mate, “Cactus Jack”
Garner, accused Herbert Hoover of taking
us “down the road to socialism,” the Federal government was spending 4 percent
of GDP.
Today, it spends 24 percent. Under
both parties, under every president since
FDR, domestic spending has moved in
one direction.
Ann Romney’s question remains relevant.
Is the trend inexorable? Is there any
turning back? Is it too late?
Why we should stay out of Syria
T
he downside of winning a war is
that it makes the next one more
alluring. Defeating Serbia in Kosovo paved the way for invading
Afghanistan. Our early success there
made Iraq look as though it would be a
cakewalk. Our 2011 victory in Libya is
an invitation to plunge into Syria.
The temptation is easy to understand
in this case. Syrian dictator Bashar Assad
has been practically daring the international community to bring it on, most
recently by presiding over a slaughter of
more than 100 people, including entire
families shot to death execution-style.
On Tuesday, Syrian diplomats in one
Western capital after another were
ordered to leave, and United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan warned, “We are
at a tipping point.” Gen. Martin
Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, said that “the military option
should be considered.” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., urged the imposition of a
no-fly, no-drive zone to protect the opposition.
Mitt Romney is edging in the same
direction. He issued a statement faulting
“President Obama’s lack of leadership”
and demanding “more assertive measures
to end the Assad regime.” He called on
Obama to “work with partners to arm the
opposition” — even though, according to
The Washington Post, the president has
already done that.
The administration is so far resisting
the call to enter the fight. UN ambassador
Susan Rice has said that outside military
action carries “a risk it ends in more violence.” NATO ambassador Ivo Daalder
has said the alliance has no plans to use
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CHAPMAN
force.
Good call. Noble intentions are no substitute for feasible options. And Syria
would be a much riskier and more formidable undertaking than the effort to
vanquish Moammar Gadhafi.
That’s the view of Robert Pape, director of the Chicago Project on Security
and Terrorism at the University of Chicago and author of the 1996 volume
“Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War.” Pape, unlike me, favored
the Libya operation. But he thinks it bears
scant resemblance to what we face in
Syria.
In Libya, the insurgents had broad popular support and a geographic base from
which to fight the regime. The U.S. didn’t
agree to intervene until after the opposition had gained control of large chunks of
territory, including most of the country’s
main cities and towns. To defeat the
rebels, Gadhafi’s army had to pass over
long stretches of desert road, where its
tanks and trucks were easy prey for
NATO missiles. “They were almost perfect conditions for the use of air power,”
Pape told me.
But Syria is not so congenial. To start
with, the insurgents have attracted much
less active support, and their sympathizers are scattered. “Here, there is not even
a whole city, much less a medium-sized
region, that we could work with to build a
defensible area,” Pape said. An outside
force would have to capture a chunk of
territory, which is a much harder — and
bloodier — assignment than safeguarding an established zone.
Air power is generally unavailing in
situations where government loyalists and
rebels are cheek by jowl on the ground
and devilishly hard to distinguish from
cloud level. In that situation, ground
forces are the way to go, but it would
involve the likelihood of significant
American casualties.
That prospect is a big deterrent, and it
ought to be. One reason Obama got little
pushback at home on Libya was that we
didn’t lose a single soldier. Syria would
be different — more like the invasion of
Afghanistan. We might prevail, but at a
much higher price than in Libya and only
if we were willing to stay on indefinitely.
One reason the cost would escalate,
said Pape, is that our invasion would look
suspiciously like an act of conquest rather
than altruism. After all, Syria has long
been at odds with its neighbor, Israel,
which happens to be our close ally.
We may regard the two countries as
largely separate issues, but Syrians would
suspect NATO forces of doing the dirty
work of the hated Zionist entity. They
would be encouraged in that notion by
the mullahs in Tehran — who would
regard the Syria operation as a prelude to
an attack on Iran and strive to help Assad.
Critics demand that Obama show
“leadership” by doing something to help
Syria’s civilians. But sometimes leadership lies in knowing what not to do —
and then not doing it.
512-463-0102
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
517 Hart Senate Office
Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-2934
Texas Rep. Erwin Cain
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768
512-463-0650
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Texas Sen. Bob Deuell
Congressman Ralph Hall P.O. Box 12068
2405 Rayburn HOB
Capitol Station
Washington, D.C. 20515 Austin, Texas 78711
202-225-6673
Gov. Rick Perry
Room 200, State Capitol
Austin, TX 78701
1-800-252-9600
Attorney General Greg
Abbott
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711
1800-252-8011
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey
Hutchison
284 Russell Office Bld.
Wash., D.C. 20510
202-224-5922
THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Weekend, June 2-3, 2012 — 5A
National forecast
Forecast highs for Sunday, June 3
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Dairy Partner sponsors for the 2012 Hopkins County Dairy
Festival donate their pledged $1,000 to the Dairy Festival Board.
Dairy Partners are AgriLand Farm Credit, Broadway Veterinary
Hospital, Edward D. Jones – Craig Johnson, Grocery Supply
Company, Sulphur Springs Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Carriage
House Manor and Texas Association of Dairymen. Pictured are
Lynda Hager, David Watson, Gena Prickette, Craig Johnson,
John Prickette, Kody Cox, Kristy Marjason and Tom Miller.
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The Southwest Dairy Farmers presents a $2,500 donation to
the Hopkins County Dairy Festival at the Southwest Dairy
Museum. The donation makes the SW Dairy Farmers one of
the event’s three underwriters. Pictured are Debbie Hildenbrand, Lynda Hager, Carolyn McKinney, Don Smith, David
Staff Photos By Luis Noble
Watson and Tom Miller.
Balloon rally kicks off annual Dairy Festival on June 8
the Civic Center Auditorium
beginning at 7 p.m.
The Dairy Festival activities
ticipant entry forms are available
and scholarship program are
on our website at www.hopkinfunded and made possible by conscountydairyfestival.com, or at
tributions from local businesses
the Hopkins County Chamber of
Commerce at the corner of Davis and members of our community.
This year, the sponsors include:
and Connally streets.
■ “Festival Underwriters”:
Other activities during the 10
Southwest Dairy Farmers, Dairy
day event include the milking
MAX and The Propane Company
competition for Dairy Festival
for generously providing propane
Queen contestants, their parents
and balloon pilots; the Texas State for all the hot air balloons.
■ “Dairy Partners”: AgriLand
Champion Homemade Ice Cream
Freeze-Off; the Jr. Dairy Show;
Farm Credit; Broadway Veteri5K Fun Run; Dairy Foods Connary Hospital; Carriage House
test; the carnival; and much more. Manor Nursing Home; Edward
On Saturday, June 16, the festivi- D. Jones — Craig Johnson; Groties conclude with the Dairy Fes- cery Supply Company; Sulphur
tival Scholarship Awards Pageant Springs Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep and
Texas Association of Dairymen.
and Queen's Coronation. Nine
■ “Cream of the Crop”: HOLT
contestants will be competing this
year. The pageant will be held at
Cat; Hopkins County Veterinary
Continued From Page One
Clinic; Dean Food Company; M
and F Western Products; Circle E
Western Store; Friends of Bob
Deuell; Re/Max; Net Data Corp.;
Cox Hospitality Group — Hampton Inn; Legacy Land Bank
FLCA; City National Bank;
Northeast Texas Farmers Co-Op;
Farmers Electric Co-op; Novartis
Animal Health; Walgreen's; Echo
Publishing; Luminant; X-Treme
Structures and Fabrication; One
Stop Sign Shop; Pinnacle; NorTex Tractor; and Pizza Hut.
On behalf of the dairy farmers
and their families, along with this
year's contestants, the Hopkins
County Dairy Festival Board of
Directors would like to thank all
of the local businesses and members of our community for their
participation and generous contributions to help make this year's
Police
■ A routine traffic stop by officers Eddie Moon and Derrick
Williams early Saturday morning
on College Street netted two felony
arrests. Sonny Rocky Mitchell, 26,
of Parkland, Fla., was taken into
custody at 4:18 a.m. after a routine
check using his driver’s license
information showed him to be
wanted in Broward County, Fla.,
on a felony grand theft charge.
Another man in the Dodge Ram
pickup, Christopher Eric Alvarez
of Dallas, was arrested on a thirddegree felony charge of forgery of
a government document. He reportedly identified himself by his name
and told officers he was born Sept.
29, 1990. However, his identification card showed his date of birth
to be two years earlier. After scrutinizing the Colorado driver’s license
more closely, officers decided it to
be bogus and charged him for having the fake ID, which in Texas is
forgery of a government document.
Both men were taken to jail; the
pickup was released to a third man,
according to arrest reports.
Sheriff
■ A routine traffic stop of a
Chevrolet Impala with Kentucky
license plates resulted in two men
being charged with money laundering and possession of marijuana.
Texas Department of Public Safety
Trooper Aaron Hanna stopped
Habtu Woldeyesus Smith, 23, of
Dallas around 10 a.m. Friday at the
126 mile marker on Interstate 30.
Hanna observed marijuana in the
lap of the passenger, identified as
33-year-old Toshaunbe J. Bell of
Louisville, Ky. The highway patrol
trooper also noted a strong odor of
burned marijuana coming from
inside the car. The marijuana led to
a probable cause search, which netted a large sum of cash in the men’s
pockets and a cigar box with marijuana residue in it. A DPS canine
was used to do a “sniff” search.
The dog “alerted to the presence of
narcotic odor on the currency and
the vehicle,” Hanna wrote on arrest
reports. The car was impounded
and both men taken to jail on the
felony charge of money laundering
and misdemeanor possession of
marijuana. Although the exact
amount of currency was not noted
on official reports, the money laundering charge indicates the men
had more than $1,500 but no more
than $20,000 in cash.
■ A 34-year-old Mexico native,
who listed a Sulphur Springs
address, was arrested on State
Highway 19 at County Road 1170
Friday evening for no driver’s
license and failure to maintain
financial responsibility. Deputies
stopped the man for a traffic violation in a white Ford pickup. He
admitted he didn’t have a driver’s
license and to being an illegal alien.
He showed an expired insurance
card when asked for proof of liability on the truck. The vehicle was
impounded; he was taken to jail.
■ Christopher Lee Price, 25, of
Sulphur Springs was released from
jail on $5,000 bond each on the
possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana
charges deputies arrested him for
May 25, jail records state.
■ The 39-year-old Dike man
arrested Thursday on a Comal
County warrant for not paying
child support was released from jail
Friday after paying a $282 cash
bond, according to jail reports.
■ A Dike man complained at
10:12 p.m. of a female trespassing
on his property; she had walked
away from the residence when
deputies made contact with the
complainant.
■ Cumby police and a deputy
were sent at 10:37 p.m. to FM 275
north, where a woman reported
striking a calf with her vehicle. She
said she needed neither EMS nor
wrecker assistance, but did want to
make them aware of the crash.
■ Commerce police asked
deputies to be on the look out for
an older model, black two door
Chevrolet Blazer which was reported to be headed to Hopkins County
at 3:45 a.m.; it apparently hit a
house before driving away.
■ Deputies responded at 10:41
a.m. to a two-vehicle crash on
Interstate 30 east near the 116 mile
marker. Three people sustained
injuries, according to reports.
■ A truck was reported missing
on County Road 1186 at 11:08 a.m.
■ An FM 1567 west resident
called deputies after discovering
someone’s vehicle parked in his
barn just before noon.
■ A County Road 3504 resident
contacted deputies after discovering her dog had been shot.
■ A deputy and Cumby policeman assisted from 4:02 p.m. to
5:10 p.m. with traffic control on
Interstate 30 at the 115 mile marker, where a horse trailer being
pulled by a pickup lost an axle.
Deputies remained at the location
as a safety precaution until someone arrived to remove the animals
and the trailer could be moved.
■ A County Road 3341 resident
wanted something done about the
donkey and pair of horses that were
in her back yard that didn’t belong
there.
■ Communications operators
answered 176 phone calls, including 62 calls for service, of which
50 were emergency 911 calls. Five
people were booked into and two
released from the county jail, which
held 63 inmates at 6 a.m. Saturday.
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Showers And Thunderstorms Return To Plains
A low pressure system develops over the Rockies and moves into
the Plains on Sunday. This will trigger widespread showers and
thunderstorms across the Northern and Central Rockies.
Meanwhile, a few showers persist in the Northeast.
Dairy Festival possible. Please
don't forget to show your support
of these local businesses.
We also want to thank our
reigning Dairy Festival Queen
Lindsey McCormack. She has
done an outstanding job as the
official ambassador for dairy fam24-Hour Period Ending
ilies and Hopkins County at variat 8 a.m. Today
ous local and state events
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throughout the year. Again, we
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thank Queen McCormack and her Rainfall ...............................0.0”
family for all the hard work during her reign.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with
For a complete “Schedule of
Activities,” visit our web site:
a low around 69. South wind
www.hopkinscountydairyfestibetween 5 and 10 mph.
val.com For more information,
Sunday: Partly sunny, with
contact Dairy Festival Board
a
high
near 92. Heat index valTreasurer Lynda Hager at
[email protected] or Board Presi- ues as high as 97. South wind
dent David Black at
between 10 and 20 mph, with
[email protected]
gusts as high as 25 mph.
Weather Underground • AP
SULPHUR SPRINGS WEATHER
Local Forecast
FOR THE RECORD
Hopkins County law enforcement and emergency services activity from 7 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m.
Saturday included:
90s
Foods from 12:06 a.m. to 12:16
a.m.
■ Hopkins County, Miller Grove
and Cumby firefighters were dispatched at 10:37 p.m. to County
Road 1164, about a half-mile off
State Highway 19, where a resident
reported smelling a noxious gas
odor. Crews remained in the area
investigating until 11:32 p.m. All
three agencies also responded from
12:08 p.m. to 12:22 p.m. to a small
grass fire on FM 1567 at County
Road 1152.
■ Hopkins County and Cumby
firefighters responded from 11:20
a.m. to 11:56 a.m. to a five-acre
grass fire on Interstate 30 west.
■ Hopkins County and Saltillo
firefighters responded from 5:48
p.m. to 6:20 p.m. on U.S. Highway
67 at FM 900, where a cross tie
caught on fire.
EMS
Hopkins County Emergency
Medical Services personnel
responded to eight emergency calls
in Sulphur Springs, one elsewhere
in Hopkins County and three in
Delta County; stood by on three
additional calls; and conducted
three out-of-town patient transfers.
Memorial Hospital
Admissions personnel reported
48 patients, including 10 babies in
the nursery, at Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital Saturday morning. On Friday there were 89 outpatients, 43 emergency room
patients, five births and seven day
Fire
■ Sulphur Springs firemen surgeries.
responded at 8:54 p.m. to a motor
vehicle crash in front of Pilot Travel Center in which 911 callers
reported at least one vehicle to be
on fire. At least one truck-tractor
and trailer ended up several yards
off the road across from the truck
stop. No further details were available Saturday morning.
■ City firemen battled a grass
fire on West Industrial Drive from
11:30 a.m. to 12:04 p.m., assisted
emergency medical services personnel on Glover Street from 11:18
p.m. to 11:25 p.m. and responded
to a fire alarm at Morningstar
Sunday Night: Partly
cloudy, with a low around 71.
South wind between 10 and 15
mph, with gusts as high as 20
mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with
a high near 91. Southwest
wind between 10 and 15 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly
cloudy, with a low around 71.
South southwest wind around
5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly
sunny, with a high near 91.
Calm wind becoming north
around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 69. North
wind around 5 mph becoming
calm.
Wednesday: A 20 percent
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a
high near 89. East northeast
wind around 5 mph.
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Texas Rangers
Error dooms Texas
Kinsler’s miscue
costly in 4-2 loss
North Hopkins standouts
Senior athletes Jose Osorio, Dillon Williams and Haley Flanagan were honored with the North Hopkins Fighting Panther Award for 2011-2012.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
When the Los Angeles Angels
had two on and two outs in a tie
game, Texas manager Ron Washington summoned Alexi Ogando.
It seemed like a good decision,
because the right-hander retired
his first batter in 21 of his previous 24 appearances this season.
Ogando did his job, getting a
ground ball from pinch-hitter
Maicer Izturis. But second baseman Ian Kinsler booted it, and
Mike Trout followed with a
bases-loaded two-run single in
the seventh inning to help the
Angels pin a 4-2 loss on Colby
Lewis and the Rangers in the
opener of a 10-game California
trip.
Lewis (4-4) held the Angels to
one hit over the first five innings
before giving up two runs in the
sixth on an RBI triple by Trout
and a sacrifice fly from Albert
Pujols. The right-hander retired
his first two batters in the seventh
before giving up a single to
Howie Kendrick and hitting Erick
Aybar with an 0-2 pitch.
"Colby was just trying to get
inside on Aybar to set up the next
pitch, but he just went too far,"
Washington said. "Ogando comes
in and does his job. He got the
ground ball. We just didn't pick it
up. Kinsler's got the surest hands
at second base in the game. When
the ball was hit to him, I thought
it was an out. That brought another guy up to the plate, and he
delivered the base hit. There's the
game."
The Rangers threatened to
regain the lead in the top of the
seventh after third baseman
Alberto Callaspo misplayed Nelson Cruz's leadoff grounder for
his second error of the season and
Kinsler hit a ground-rule double
with two out. But Jerome (6-2)
Williams escaped the jam with
the help of Trout, who raced
toward the warning track in center field and reached over his
head to grab Elvis Andrus' bid for
extra bases.
College Baseball
Diamond gets first team GAC honors
Special to the News-Telegram
ARKADELPHIA, ARK — Five
Henderson State Reddies were named
to the All-Great American Conference
Baseball Team released Thursday.
Brittain Diamond, Adam Ussery and
Josh Salmon all earned first-team honors, while Nathan Eller and Conner
Brackhahn were honorable mention
picks.
Diamond has been stellar on the
mound this season posting a 7-3 record
with a 1.98 earned run average.
The senior from Sulphur Springs has
struckout 67 batters in 91 innings of
work and has not given up more than
three earned runs in any one game.
Salmon, a junior outfielder from
Marshall, enters the GAC Tournament
with a .387 average and a .521 slugging
percentage. Salmon has driven in a
team-best 36 runs and is hitting .453
with runners in scoring position.
Ussery, who has been a mainstay for
the Reddies at third base, is hitting .331
on the year and has stolen a team-best
14 bases. The Jacksonville, Ark., product has a .423 on base percentage.
Eller has been Henderson's number
one starter on the bump this season and
has a 4-4 record with 3.54 ERA.
Brackhahn is hitting .318 with a .413
on base percentage this season. The
sophomore outfielder from Sulphur
Springs, he had a team-best 13 doubles
and is riding an eight-game hitting
streak into the GAC Tournament.
SS athletes
in June 9
FCA game
From Staff Reports
Conner Brackhahn
Henderson State head baseball coach
Cody Hooten said, “Diamond did really
well. Brackhahn was honorable mention. Jeff Beck broke his arm and
missed a good part of the season. Tripp
Reeves played quite a bit as a true
freshman.”
Brittain Diamond, formerly of Sulphur Springs, earned first team All-Great American Conference baseball honors as a pitcher. Diamond, a 6-3, 205-pound right-hander, went 7-3 for the year and posted a 1.98 earned run average, striking out 67 batters in 91 innings. The Reddies finished the year 23-27. Diamond is a senior on the team and played at Texarkana College
Submitted photo
before transferring to Henderson State.
Sulphur Springs will be wellrepresented Saturday, June 9 at
the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Heart of a Champion football bowl game.
The contest is set for 6:30 p.m.
at Longview’s Lobo Stadium.
Tickets at the gate are $3.
Money raised from the game
will support the FCA in East
Texas.
The event drew more than
5,000 fans last year in Tyler. The
game was moved this year to
Longview due to new turf being
installed at Trinity Mother
Frances Stadium in Tyler.
Competing in the game from
Sulphur Springs will be Cody
Clayton, wide receiver and Erick
Simmons, defensive lineman on
the Blue roster. On the Red roster,
Justin Owens, quarterback and
Reese Harred, offensive lineman.
SSHS cheerleaders Ayana Taylor
will be a member of the Red
cheer squad.
The game features the best
senior athletes in one more high
school game, before they move
on to the college ranks.
Mike Meador of Lindale is the
head coach of the Blue squad
while the Red team is led by
Athens head football coach Paul
Essary.
Members of the teams will
attend activities in Tyler leading
up to the game.
“It’s a great experience for the
kids,” said Greg Owens, Sulphur
Springs head football coach. “It
raises money for a good cause.”
SSISD
Summer camps begin Monday at SSHS
From Staff Reports
The Sulphur Springs camps
are planned with many of them
starting this month.
Weight room
June 4 - July 19 (taking off July
4th week)
High school weight room in
multi-purpose building.
10 a.m. - noon, Monday through
Thursday
For students entering grades 812
No fee
For more information call 8852158, Greg Owens, head football
coach
The Edge (Conditioning Program)
June 4 - July 19 (taking off July
4th week)
Multi-purpose building
8-10 a.m., boys and girls, Monday through Thursday
For students entering grades 812
No fee
For more information call 8852158, Greg Owens, head football
coach
Boys basketball
June 11-14
1-4 p.m. SSHS gym, $30 fee
For more information call Travis
Marmon 940-634-4060 or Clark
Cipoletta 903-360-2512
Softball
June 5-7
Coach David Carrillo
SSHS softball diamond
8-10 a.m. for students entering
grades 2-5
10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. for students entering grades 6-9
$50 fee
For more information call Carrillo at 468-7644
Baseball
June 5-7
Coach Jerrod Hammack
Eagle Stadium
8:30-10 a.m., students entering
third grade
10:30 a.m.-noon, students entering grades 4-9
$50 fee
For more information call Hammack at 903-439-4657
Girls basketball
June 25-28
Coach Jeff Chapman
9 a.m.-noon, SSHS gym
Students entering grades 4-9
$40 fee
Call Chapman at 903-439-7783
Tennis
July 9-13
Coach Randy Namanny
SSHS tennis courts
$50 fee
8-10 a.m. for age 6 to entering
third grade
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for students entering grades 6-12
For more information call
Namanny at 903-316-8702
Soccer (boys and girls)
July 9-12
Coach Andy Holt
SSHS practice fields
5:30 - 8 p.m.
K-12th grade
$55 fee
For more information call Holt
at 512-771-7596
Wildcat football camp
July 24-26
8-11 a.m.,
students entering grades 3-8
Coach Greg Owens, $45 fee
For more information call 8852158, Greg Owens, head football
coach
Freshman football camp
July 24-26, 10 a.m-12:30 p.m.
Coach Greg Owens
Students entering ninth grade
$20 fee
For SSHS students only
For more information call 885-
2158, Greg Owens, head football
coach
Volleyball camp
July 30-Aug. 1, SSHS gym
Coach David Carrillo
9 a.m.-noon, students entering
grades 4-8
$50 fee
For more information call Carrillo at 903-468-7644
Freshman volleyball camp
July 30-Aug. 1, SSHS gym
Coach David Carrillo
1-4 p.m., incoming freshmen
$50 fee
For more information call Carrillo at 903-468-7644
Volleyball clinic
July 26-27
SSHS gym, (JV-varsity)
Coach David Carrillo
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Students entering grades 9-12
For more information call Carrillo at 903-468-7644.
During 2011 workouts, athletes do conditioning drills during at “The Edge” in
the multipurpose building at Sulphur Springs High School. The program
File photo
begins Monday at 8 a.m. and will continue until July 19 .
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Causin’ Chaos
Special Bowlers
The Hopkins County “My Bowl” team recently competed in the State Special Olympic Bowling Tournament in
Austin. They would like to thanks all sponsors and others who allowed them to achieve this opportunity. The group
brought home lots of gold, silver and bronze medals and enjoyed the experience.
Submitted photo
Members of the Causin’ Chaos 14U fastpitch softball team are from left (front row) Jocelyn Tidwell, Kaycee Parker, Savannah Young, Tori Fuller, and Elizabeth Davis; (back row) Peyton Hawkins, McKenzie Blackstock, Ali
Hawkins, Jamie Seawright, Bailey Smith and Madison Whitfield. The team won second place in the USFA National Invitational Tournament May 19-20. They will play in the USFA's Women's College World Series National Invitational Tournament in Oklahoma City June 1-4. After a two week break, Causin' Chaos will resume play
competing in local tournaments in preparation for The Western Nationals in Mansfield, July 19-22.
NBA Playoff Roundup
Celtics gets win; Spurs play tonight
BOSTON (AP) — Doc Rivers knew there
was little to say to Rajon Rondo after the
Celtics point guard scored a career-best 44
points in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference
finals.
After Boston lost that one, Rivers couldn't
resist offering one piece of advice: It starts
with Kevin Garnett.
"Throw it up in the air, Kevin will go get
it," the Celtics coach said he told Rondo.
"The only thing we told him offensively was
we had to get Kevin involved. Other than
that, just go play."
Garnett did get involved, scoring 24 points
— many of his baskets off lobs into the paint
— and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead Boston
to a 101-91 win over the Heat on Friday
night that cut Miami's lead in the best-ofseven series to 2-1.
Paul Pierce added 23 points and Rondo
followed his Game 2 performance with 21
points and 10 assists to help the Celtics avoid
falling into a 3-0 hole after dropping the first
two games in Miami.
Game 4 is Sunday night in Boston.
"They defended their home court," Rondo
said. "In a couple of days, we'll do the same."
LeBron James scored 34 points, but the
NBA MVP and the rest of the Heat went cold
during a 7-minute stretch at the end of the
first quarter and the beginning of the second,
when Boston went on a 15-0 run to turn a
six-point deficit into a nine-point lead.
The Celtics extended it to 24 early in the
fourth quarter before Miami cut it to 95-87
with help from three 3-pointers by Mike
Miller. But James had a turnover and missed
a 3-point attempt in the last 2 minutes to
squelch the Heat's hope of a comeback.
"You're trying to fight back the whole
time," said James, who scored 16 points in
the first quarter but just four with one
rebound and one assist in the fourth. "We
made a run, but it was too much."
Miami still trailed by eight points with the
ball when Dwyane Wade missed and Ray
Allen grabbed the rebound, sending Rondo
on a fast break that made it a 99-89 with 1:39
to play. James threw the ball away underneath, then missed a 3-point attempt the next
time down — one of only four shots he took
in the fourth quarter.
Pierce found Garnett for a long jumper at
the other end, and the teams began emptying
their benches.
Coming off his 44-point effort in Game 2,
in which he played every second of regulation and overtime, Rondo was 9 for 16 from
the field and grabbed six rebounds. Rivers
said there was little he wanted his point
guard to change.
"I'm like a pitcher throwing a no-hitter:
you stay away from that joker," Rivers said.
"The guy scored 44 points, what can I possibly tell him?"
Mostly: Get the ball to Garnett.
With Garnett posting up underneath the
rim, Boston outscored Miami 58-46 on
points in the paint.
"He (Rivers) kept preaching to just throw
it up to him," Rondo said. "They went small,
and no one can jump as high as Kevin. He
stood up to the rim, and he went up and got
most of them."
SPURS AT THUNDER
SATURDAY, 7:30 P.M. TNT
(SPURS LEAD SERIES 2-1)
Spurs regroup after loss
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Manu
Ginobili was finishing up his answer to a
reporter's question, Tony Parker walked up
behind him, put both hands on his shoulders
and provided his teammate an escape.
"Great job, Manu," Parker said, having
heard hardly a word of Ginobili's fiveminute, question-and-answer session.
After losing for the first time since midApril, it was time for the San Antonio Spurs
to face an entirely different set of questions
Friday with their Western Conference finals
lead over Oklahoma City cut to 2-1.
No longer was the talk about whether the
Spurs — riding a 20-game winning streak
less than 24 hours earlier — were invincible. It was about how San Antonio could
regroup following a 102-82 blowout loss in
time to face Game 4 in Oklahoma City on
Saturday night.
"Usually it's easier to refocus after a loss
than after a win. Players usually have a tendency after winning a few games to relax or
feel complacent. In the past, we've reacted
really well to wins. We'll see now how we do
against losses," said Ginobili, held to eight
points in Game 3 after totaling 46 through
the first two games. "Even if we react well,
it's a tough place to win and they are a great
team."
College Baseball
Hogs, Owls, Aggies win regional openers
By The Associated Press
Regional play began for
NCAA teams with the following
results posted from Friday action.
HOUSTON REGIONAL
RICE 3, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2
HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Fuda hit
a solo home run in the seventh inning to
give Rice the go-ahead run and the Owls
held on to beat Prairie View A&M.
The Owls (41-17) scored one run in the
second inning on a sacrifice fly by Ford
Stainback and another in the third inning
when Michael Ratterree tripled to score
J.T. Chargois. The game remained tied
until Fuda's home run.
Prairie View A&M (28-24) had a brief
2-0 lead after scoring in the second on
Colby Hines' two-run double.
ARKANSAS 5,
SAM HOUSTON STATE 4
HOUSTON — Arkansas rallied for
three runs in the seventh inning to beat
Sam Houston State, which had been 30-0
this season when leading after six innings.
The Razorbacks (40-19) let an early 20 lead slip in the fifth inning when Sam
Houston scored four unearned runs on two
errors. Arkansas trailed until the seventh,
when Tim Carver singled and brought
home two runners after an error by Sam
Houston State (38-21).
Brandon Moore (5-2) earned the win
with three innings in relief of starter DJ
Baxendale, allowing two hits and one
walk. Caleb Smith (8-6) took the loss.
COLLEGE STATION
REGIONAL
TEXAS A&M 4, DAYTON 1
COLLEGE STATION — Michael
Wacha threw seven-plus solid innings and
Texas A&M spoiled Dayton's NCAA tournament debut with a 4-1 victory Friday
night.
Wacha, a likely first-round selection in
next week's baseball draft, struck out nine
and limited Dayton to five hits in 7 1/3
innings.
Jacob House paced the Aggies (43-16)
with three hits and an RBI, while Matt
Juengel and Mikey Reynolds also drove in
runs. Wacha (9-1) exited to a standing
ovation after earning the first out of the
seventh inning on his 119th pitch. Kyle
Martin got four outs for his seventh save.
Dayton starter Mike Hauschild (7-3)
took the loss.
The Aggies take on future Southeastern
Conference foe Mississippi, a 6-2 winner
over TCU, on Saturday night in the winners' bracket. The Flyers (31-29) face the
Horned Frogs in an elimination game.
MISSISSIPPI 6, TCU 2
COLLEGE STATION — Bobby Wahl
pitched seven solid innings, and Sikes
Orvis had a two-run single during Mississippi's four-run eighth inning as the
Rebels defeated TCU.
Wahl (7-3) gave up two earned runs
and four hits while striking out nine and
not allowing a walk for the Rebels (3624). R.J. Hively closed out the contest
with two scoreless innings.
TCU reliever Brandon Finnegan (3-4)
took the loss after allowing a walk to Tanner Mathis and a single to Alex Yarbrough
to start the eighth in a tied game before he
was pulled for Kevin Allen.
TCU (36-20) played without outfielder
Jason Coats, an offensive leader who suffered a knee injury in the regular-season
finale and is out for the postseason.
WACO REGIONAL
ORAL ROBERTS 4, BAYLOR 2
WACO — Drew Bowen and Joe
Spring combined on a seven-hitter against
a Baylor team that came into the game
hitting .311, and Oral Roberts scored three
runs in sixth inning to hand Josh Turley
his first loss of the season.
Oral Roberts (38-23), making its 15th
straight NCAA tournament appearance,
lost a three-game season-opening series
to Baylor (44-15) in Waco in February,
including two on bases-loaded walks in
the final inning.
Bowen (7-2) allowed six hits and two
runs in six innings.
Turley (9-1) allowed three doubles in
the sixth to tie the game, and the go-ahead
run scored when Baylor second baseman
Lawton Langford threw wildly to home.
DALLAS BAPTIST 10, UTA 0
WACO (AP) — Taylor Massey threw a
four-hitter for his first career shutout and
Joel Hutter drove in five runs as Dallas
Baptist blanked Texas-Arlington.
Duncan McAlpine homered as Dallas
Baptist (40-17) used 18 hits to cruise past
UTA (36-24).
Massey (9-4) allowed only one hit over
the last five innings.
Lance Day (12-4) opened with two perfect innings for UTA, but Dallas Baptist
broke through with four runs in the third
on five singles.
MLB Standings
American League
National League
The Associated Press
All times EST
The Associated Press
All times EST
East Division
East Division
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Toronto
W
30
29
28
27
27
Central Division
W
Chicago
30
Cleveland
28
Detroit
24
Kansas City
22
Minnesota
18
L Pct
22 .577
23 .558
23 .549
25 .519
25 .519
GB
—
1
1½
3
3
L Pct GB
22 .577 —
23 .549 1½
28 .462
6
28 .440
7
33 .353 11½
W
29
29
29
28
28
L Pct
21 .580
23 .558
23 .558
24 .538
25 .528
GB
—
1
1
2
2½
Central Division
W
Cincinnati
29
St. Louis
27
Pittsburgh
26
Milwaukee
23
Houston
22
Chicago
18
L Pct
22 .569
25 .519
25 .510
29 .442
30 .423
33 .353
GB
—
2½
3
6½
7½
11
Washington
Miami
New York
Atlanta
Philadelphia
West Division
Texas
Los Angeles
Seattle
Oakland
W
31
27
23
22
L Pct
21 .596
26 .509
31 .426
30 .423
GB
—
4½
9
9
Friday's Games
Cleveland 7, Minnesota 1
N.Y. Yankees 9, Detroit 4
Boston 7, Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 0
Kansas City 2, Oakland 0
Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle 4
L.A. Angels 4, Texas 2
Saturday's Games
Boston (Doubront 5-2) at Toronto (Drabek 4-5),
1:07 p.m.
Oakland (McCarthy 3-3) at Kansas City
(Hochevar 3-5), 2:10 p.m.
Baltimore (Matusz 4-5) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 4-1), 4:10 p.m.
Seattle (Noesi 2-6) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd
4-5), 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Walters 2-1) at Cleveland (Tomlin 22), 7:15 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 4-6) at Detroit (Porcello
3-4), 7:15 p.m.
Texas (Darvish 7-2) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson
6-4), 10:05 p.m.
Sunday's Games
N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 4-5) at Detroit (Verlander 5-3), 1:05 p.m.
Boston (Bard 5-5) at Toronto (Hutchison 4-2),
1:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Arrieta 2-6) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore
1-5), 1:40 p.m.
Oakland (Milone 6-4) at Kansas City (Mazzaro
1-0), 2:10 p.m.
Seattle (Millwood 3-4) at Chicago White Sox
(Sale 6-2), 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Diamond 3-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 2-4), 3:05 p.m.
Texas (M.Harrison 6-3) at L.A. Angels (Haren 35), 3:35 p.m.
West Division
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Arizona
Colorado
San Diego
W
32
28
23
22
18
L Pct GB
20 .615 —
24 .538
4
29 .442
9
29 .431 9½
35 .340 14½
Friday's Games
Philadelphia 6, Miami 4
Atlanta at Washington, ppd., rain
N.Y. Mets 8, St. Louis 0
Cincinnati 4, Houston 1
Pittsburgh 8, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 13, L.A. Dodgers 3
San Diego 7, Arizona 1
San Francisco 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Saturday's Games
Atlanta (Beachy 5-3) at Washington (Strasburg
5-1), 4:05 p.m.
Miami (Nolasco 5-3) at Philadelphia (Hamels
8-1), 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Harang 3-3) at Colorado (Nicasio 2-2), 4:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Lynn 8-1) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 7-1),
4:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Bedard 3-5) at Milwaukee (Marcum
3-3), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (D.Hudson 1-1) at San Diego (Volquez
2-5), 7:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-3) at
San Francisco (M.Cain 5-2), 7:15 p.m.
Cincinnati (Latos 4-2) at Houston (W.Rodriguez
4-4), 7:15 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Atlanta (Hanson 5-4) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 7-1), 1:35 p.m.
Miami (Zambrano 3-3) at Philadelphia (Blanton
4-5), 1:35 p.m.
Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-3) at Houston (Lyles 0-1),
2:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 4-2) at Milwaukee
(Fiers 1-0), 2:10 p.m.
(Zito 4-2), 4:05 p.m.
8A — THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Weekend, June 2-3, 2012
W eekend O u t doors
Taking A Float
Texas Fishing Report
For the Associated Press
NORTHEAST
ATHENS: Water lightly stained, 77-82
degrees; 1.52' low. Black bass are fair on
Texas rigged soft plastics and wacky
rigged worms on docks and deeper brush
piles. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are
good on prepared
bait.
BOB SANDLIN:
Water
lightly
stained; 76-81
degrees; 2.77'
low. Black bass
are fair to good
on soft plastics
and
shallow
crankbaits. Crappie are good on
live minnows and
jigs. White bass
are good on
Humdingers. Catfish are fair to
good on trotlines or juglines with Redneck's Catfish Bait Soap. All boat ramps
are now open.
BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 7781 degrees; 5.74' low. Black bass are
good on shakyheads with green pumpkin
finesse worms around deeper docks.
Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid
striper are good on slabs (best action midday). Channel catfish are fair on cut and
prepared bait.
CADDO: Water stained; 77-82 degrees;
0.42' high. Black bass are good on
black/blue soft plastics around isolated
cover. White bass are fair on slabs. Yellow
bass are good on minnows. Catfish are
fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
New TPWD regulations concerning invasive species that affect all Caddo boaters
and anglers went in effect May 17.
CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 7782 degrees; 0.53' low. Black bass are
good on Texas rigged creature baits,
shakyheads and black/blue finesse jigs
around docks closer to main lake. White
bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are
good on live shad. Crappie are fair to
good on minnows. Catfish are fair drifting
cut shad.
COOPER: Water lightly stained; 76-80
degrees; 0.88' low. Black bass are good
on chartreuse shallow crankbaits and
Texas rigged craw worms later in the
day. Green pumpkin soft plastics are
best. Crappie are good on minnows.
White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid
striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad
and live shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait. Doctor's Creek,
Tira, and South Sulphur ramps are all
open.
FAIRFIELD: Fishing has been slow since
the fish kill in September of 2010. TPWD
has discontinued stocking the lake after
another kill in early September 2011. Redfish and black bass survived the kill in limited numbers.
FORK: Water lightly stained; 78-82
degrees; 1.96' low. Black bass are good
on Jackall Mikey Jr. wakebaits and Yellow Magic topwaters along main lake
points in early morning. Deep
crankbaits and flutter spoons are effective as well. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut
shad and prepared bait.
GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 77-81
degrees; 1.05' low. Black bass are fair on
watermelon Texas rigged worms, watermelon finesse jigs, and Jackall ASKA
crankbaits along main lake points. Crappie
are good on minnows. White bass are
good on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on
nightcrawlers and cut shad.
JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 76-81
degrees; 0.22' low. Black bass are good
on Texas rigged creature baits, finesse
worms, and smaller jigs — midday bite
has been best. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on
slabs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared
baits.
LAKE O' THE PINES: Water lightly
stained; 77-81 degrees; 3.02' low. Black
bass are good on Texas rigged worms and
shallow crankbaits along main lake points.
Isolated cover is the key. Crappie are
good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are
good on cut shad. New TPWD regulations
concerning invasive species that affect all
Lake O' The Pines boaters and anglers
went in effect May 17. Please refer to
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/rel
eases/?req=20120503a for more information prior to planning a trip.
LAVON: Water lightly stained; 77-82
degrees; 0.56' low. Black bass are good
on Texas rigged creature baits,
black/brown jigs and squarebill crankbaits.
White bass are good on slabs. Crappie
are good on minnows and jigs around
bridge columns. Catfish are good on cut
shad and nightcrawlers. New TPWD regulations concerning invasive species that
affect all Lavon boaters and anglers went
in effect May 17. Please refer to
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/rel
eases/?req=20120503a for more information prior to planning a trip.
LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 76-81
degrees; 0.93' low. Black bass are slow
on shallow to medium crankbaits along
main lake points. Larger rock along main
lake points producing as well. Crappie are
fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are
good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on
slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good
on prepared bait.
MARTIN CREEK: Water fairly clear; 7378 degrees; 4.10' low. Black bass have
been good on white soft plastics in the
flooded willows. Good catches being
reported on watermelon jigs and worms
in deeper water. No reports on crappie or
white bass. Catfish are good on prepared
bait and minnows.
MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 81-90
degrees; 0.32' high. Black bass are good
Texas rigged creature baits fished around
deeper water. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair on live shiners.
PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 76-80
degrees; 0.26' low. Black bass are good
on Texas rigged soft plastics near shallow
cover and docks. Crappie are good on
minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are fair
on slabs, Sassy Shad and live shad.
White bass are fair to good on slabs and
minnows. Catfish are good on prepared
bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 7780 degrees; 0.91' low. Black bass are
good on Texas rigged creature baits,
squarebill crankbaits and medium
crankbaits. Swim jigs are good around rip
rap also. Crappie are fair on minnows and
Road Runners. White bass are excellent
on humps in 17-23 feet with hybrids mixed
in. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 7680 degrees; 0.51' low. Black bass are
good on Zara Spooks early around secondary and main lake points. Carolina
rigged green pumpkin/chartreuse Gene
Larew Salt Flic'r around secondary points
and main lake humps are catching fish as
well. Crappie are good on minnows and
jigs on brush piles. White bass are starting
to school some in the mornings on the
main lake and are good on slabs in 2530' after sunrise. Catfish are good along
the face of the dam on punch bait.
FISHING
OUTLOOK
Riparian retreats abundant across East Texas and beyond
The Angelina River was
rolling along at a leisurely clip
and the young
angler who politely
introduced himself
as "Tyler" was having a blast. The teacolored water was
crawling
with
brawny white bass
and he was reeling
Matt
in thick shoulWilliams dered 2 1/2
pounders on just
about every cast.
I didn't dare move too close to
the action for fear of spoiling it,
but it was easy to see from a distance that the kid's dad was having just as much fun coaching
and doing the dirty work as his
son was playing the game.
"Something just doesn't seem
right about this deal," he joked.
"Here I am in the back, paddling
and unhooking fish while he sits
up there loading the boat."
Actually, the anglers weren't
in a boat at all. They were gliding around in a 14-foot fiberglass
canoe they had hauled down a
dirt road to the river's edge in the
bed of a pick-up truck.
Dozens of other paddle boats
were on the water that day, but
the steady stream of kayaks,
canoes and small jon boats really
came as no surprise. When it
comes to riparian retreats, few
places I have visited in the eastern Texas can hold a candle to
the Angelina when it comes to
natural beauty and high quality
fishing for white bass, largemouth bass and catfish.
The snake-like channel winds
for miles through rugged, East
Texas bottomland that closely
resembles something out of the
movie, "Deliverance." It is not a
clear-water retreat, by any
means, but it does pack a spicy
mix of eerie scenery the do-ityourself paddler won't find anywhere else in Texas.
The 120-mile long river begins
in Rusk County and flows southwest through Cherokee, Nacogdoches and Angelina counties
before dumping into 114,000acre Sam Rayburn Reservoir. It
ends just above B.A Steinhegan
Reservoir, where it meets with
the Neches River and forms
"The Forks."
Put-in points along the upper
Angelina include the SH 7 and
SH 21 and U.S. Highway 59
crossings. Best access on the
lower Angelina is at the Bevilport Ramp off FM 2799, SH 63
and Martin Dies State Park. You
can make the anytime so long as
water levels are up like they are
now, but it most enjoyable from
spring to early summer, before
the weather gets too hot.
Another popular flat water
destination for East Texas paddlers is Village Creek. It is a
clear-running stream that brushes
against sugar white sandbars and
heavily wooded shorelines that
support all sorts of wildlife that
call the Big Thicket National
Reserve home. Fishermen should
bring light tackle with small
spinners, jigs or live bait to catch
largemouths, bream and catfish.
The Village flows for about 51
miles, but trips can be cut short
using access points at U.S. Highway 287/69, FM 620, FM 418,
FM 327, U.S. 96 or Village
Creek State Park. Eastex Canoe
Trails (eastexcanoe.com) offers
rentals, shuttles guide trips here
as well as the lower Neches River.
The upper Neches River is a
favorite among paddlers eager to
see one of the last unspoiled
wilderness areas in the South.
The river begins in Van Zandt
County and winds for more than
400 miles through the heart of
East Texas before dumping in
the Gulf of Mexico near Port
nized by many as the golden
nugget of Texas rivers, but veteran river rats will label the San
Marcos as the most reliable spot
to dip a paddle year-round
because of the constant recharge
belched from Aquarena Springs
in San Marcos. The scenery
along the clear-water river is
classic Hill Country and the fishing can be good for Guadalupe
bass, largemouths, spotted bass,
catfish and perch. It is worth noting that the upper portion of the
Guadalupe that is the Canyon
Lake tailrace offers year-round
access to sizable populations of
rainbow trout and an occasional
brown.
SOUTH TEXAS
Top photo - Paddlers on the Brazos will find a mixed bag of primo fishing opportunities for striped bass, black bass
(Photo Courtesy of River Run Guide Service)
and hybrids.
Lower photo - Float trip opportunities are abundant on rivers across eastern Texas.
(Photo by Matt Williams)
Located at the southern tip of
the Texas Hill Country, the Rio
Frio ranks as one of most scenic
riparian retreats in the state. Paddlers will find themselves swallowed in a majestic landscape
comprised of limestone bluffs
and bald cypress trees and, at
times, up close and personal with
various wildlife such deer, turkey
and feral hogs. The river is at its
best after periods of adequate
rainfall but has been known to
slow to a trickle during the hot
summer months. The most popular stretch lies between Leakey
and Concan to the south. There
are numerous access points
along the way, with Garner State
Park situated right in the middle
of the most frequented stretch.
NORTH TEXAS
If you want to combine some
serious fishing with your next
float trip, the 33- mile stretch of
Red River below the Lake Texoma deserves a serious look. The
clear waters are abundant with
blue catfish, channel catfish,
largemouth bass, stripers and
hybrids that will make fast work
of artificial, live and prepared
baits. The river flows flat and
wide with easy access at three
points beginning with the US
Army Corp of Engineers Campground on the Oklahoma side
and ending at the Texas SH 78
crossing near Bonham.
WEST TEXAS
Neches.
There are numerous access
points along the upper Neches.
You can find an outline and map
of each one on the Internet at
southwestpaddler.com/docs/nech
es. The website is owned Marc
McCord of Richardson.
McCord is a 64-year-old
expert paddler/full-service outfitter who paddles more water in
a year than most people will paddle in a lifetime. He also runs
another website called canoeman.com. Both websites list
dozens of paddling destinations
in several states along with
detailed descriptions for each,
including access points, difficulty level, guide/shuttle listings,
rentals and much more.
McCord says eastern Texas is
in great shape paddling these
days thanks to the abundant rainfall across the region over the
last several months. The Neches
is one of his favorites.
"It's a lot better than other
parts of the state right now,"
McCord said. "The Pecos, Frio,
Medina and Devils rivers were
pretty good in early after some
big rains, but they are starting to
drop like a rock again."
Paddlers who want to get their
feet wet on the Neches in a
group setting will get the chance
on June 2. That is the date of the
15th Annual Neches River Rendevous.
Participants will paddle a 10mile stretch of river leaving at 8
a.m. from Temple Inland's North
Boggy Slough Wildlife Management Area off State Highway 7
West. Registration if $60 for
canoes (up to 3 people) and $45
for person kayaks. Participants
must provide their own vessels
and life jackets. Lunch and Tshirts provided. The event is limited to 300 paddlers. For more
information call 936-634-6644.
Another good source for
Neches River floats is River Run
Park (riverrunpark.com) out of
Jacksonville. The facility offers
canoe rentals and provides livery from CR 747 to Highway 79,
which is about a 9 1/2-mile paddle. They also offer access to
miles and ATV and 4X4 trails on
over 2,000 acres of private land.
There are a number of other
rivers across the state that are
popular with paddlers of all levels. What follows is a brief rundown of some of the top spots to
make a float, listed by region.
When planning a trip, always
check water flow levels ahead of
time. It is never wise to make a
float during flood condition or
during periods of extremely low
water.
You also should watch where
you step. Most rivers are bordered by private property. Never
enter private property without
permission.
CENTRAL TEXAS
The Brazos River runs for 840
miles and parts it offer enjoyable
clear water paddling amid scenic
backdrops of towering limestone
cliffs, rolling hills and scrub
brush flats. Several stretches of
water from the Possum Kingdom
Dam southeast to Waco offer
outstanding fishing for largemouths, stripers, smallmouths,
hybrids and catfish. There are
numerous public access points
along the way for do-it-yourselfers.
Guided expeditions are available through Shane Davies at
River Run Guide Service, which
offers access to numerous private
property put-in points and camping spots up and down the river.
You can check out Davies Facebook
page
at
facebook.com/shanedaviesguide.
The Guadalupe River is recog-
Paddlers with a large appetite
for adventure will find plenty of
allure in the Devil's River above
Lake Amistad and the Rio
Grande River, which serves as
the border between Texas and
New Mexico and the International boundary between Texas
and Mexico. Both rivers are
wilderness paddling at their
finest, but are recommended
only for experienced paddlers
who are accustomed to "roughing it" for days at a time. Even
skilled paddlers are advised to
use a knowledgeable guide who
knows the ins and outs of navigating willow jungles and hairy
stretches laden with boulder gardens and dangerous rapids.
McCord is one of the best on
both rivers.
The fishing opportunities are
likely best on the Devil's, where
you can catch largemouth bass,
smallmouth bass, catfish and
other species from beautiful clear
green pools.
The Rio Grande has numerous
access points with varied float
lengths ranging 11 to 140 miles.
There only two access points on
the Devil's, Baker's Crossing and
the Devil's River State Natural
Area (by appointment only).
Matt Williams is a freelance
writer based in Nacogdoches.
He can be reached by e-mail,
matt [email protected].
Fishing in a ‘Quake
ET angler recalls rattling experience on Lake Timpson
By MATT WILLIAMS
Outdoors Writer
The little East Texas town of Timpson
has been the news a lot lately following
two earthquakes that shook the landscape
for miles around the town in mid-May.
The first quake, which registered 3.7 on
the richter scale, hit shortly after 10 a.m.
on May 10 about one mile west of the
town square. The second, a 4.3, came during the wee hours of the morning on May
17.
News outlets across Texas and beyond
have been following the story closely,
interviewing residents and sharing their
experiences of trembling walls, tumbling
bricks, rattling dishes and swinging chandeliers.
Billy Rogers' story has a significantly
different twist to it. The 78-year-old
Nacogdoches native rode out the first
quake from the casting deck of his aluminum bass boat. Not surprisingly, he
called experience one he won't soon forget.
Rogers was bass fishing on 223-acre
Lake Timpson, about four miles northeast
of Garrison, on the morning of May 10.
He was accompanied on the trip by Ricky
Foster, also of Nacogdoches.
Rogers had his boat positioned in one
of his favorite areas and the water was
dead calm. The two men had caught a few
fish, but the bite hadn't been particularly
good. He said it was about 10:15 a.m.
when something weird happened.
"We heard this big boom," Rogers
recalled. "Right after that my boat started
to of shake, sort of like it was running
over bunch of small rocks or something.
It's hard to describe."
What happened next sounds like
something you might see on the Syfy
channel.
"The water started bubbling up all
around us," Rogers said. "It wasn't just a
few bubbles, either. It was a slew of them.
The whole lake was bubbling for as far
as you could see. It was quite an experience, nothing like I've ever seen before."
Rogers said he and Foster made a few
more casts without a bite before they
chose to call it a day.
"Ricky wasn't too excited about fishing anymore and I didn't have a lot of
confidence that we were going to catch
much with the water all stirred up like it
was. They were probably looking for a
place to hide."
THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Weekend, June 2-3, 2012— 9A
SULPHUR GRAPHS
The annual Aiguier Cemetery
homecoming will be held on
Sunday, June 3, on the cemetery
grounds. The group will gather
for a pot-luck lunch and visiting
around noon, with the business
meeting to follow. In case of rain,
the event will be moved to the
North Hopkins School Cafeteria.
Weaver Cemetery group’s
annual meeting will begin at
10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 3, with
fellowship at Weaver Baptist
Church. The Memorial Day service will begin at 11 a.m. with
special music by Mark Johnson
and the memorial message by
Tom Friday. The cemetery busi-
Pine Forest Memorial Day
ness meeting will follow the service. A covered dish lunch will will begin at 10:30 a.m. June 10,
at Pine Forest Methodist Church.
follow.
There was music, a business
South Liberty Cemetery meeting and a speaker. A covered
Memorial Day Service will dish meal will be served at noon
begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June at Pine Forest Community Cen3. Bradley Edge will bring the ter.
message.
Mahoney Homecoming, June
10, begins at 10:30 a.m. Business
meeting, special music and
speaker planed. New Bylaws will
be voted on. A basket lunch will
be spread at noon. Please come.
If you are unable to come, but
wish to support Mahoney Cemetery, contact treasurer: Sue Miller
HOLIDAY’S HOROSCOPES
For Sunday, June 3
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 3).
You'll powerfully create environments
that would never exist if not for you. A
project will be completed over the next
six weeks. Mutual love captures your
attention and a good chunk of your
time in August. September features a
savvy investment. You'll contribute to
someone's education in October.
Travel in November. Libra and Cancer
people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 2, 14, 39 and 29.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). People
want what you have. You'll be
approached by many, and you don't
have time to address each person's
individual need. Find a way to help
several people en masse.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You'll
go the extra mile to make sure that
your actions not only match your
words but also exceed the expectation that your words set up. That's
why you'll be promoted in the esteem
of others.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You'll
capture someone's imagination. That's
not what you set out to do, but you'll
do it all the same. And once you've
caught this imagination, you can bring
it wherever you want to go.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You're
objective when it comes to your work,
and what you observe about it now
will inspire you. Like a sculptor who
steps back to behold a work in
progress from a distance, you begin to
see the shape of your life.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As you follow your curiosity about ordinary people and daily life, you discover that
there is no such thing as an "ordinary
person" and that each day is really
entirely different from the last.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Whether you're traveling to the grocery or to another country, travel light.
It's simpler, easier and cheaper. Plus,
it sends a signal that you trust the universe to bring all you need.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You really appreciate what's going so right in
your life now, which includes your relationship with a few people you cherish.
You'll be moved to let them know in little ways that they are special.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As
you rise to meet the challenges of the
moment, new influences march into
your life. You'll be smart about which
ones to adopt. It's brave, the way you
are always changing.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
Making backups is favored, whether
it's a digital copy of your computer files
or a plan B for today's schedule.
Thinking ahead to what might go
wrong will make it more likely that
things go right.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You feel a transition coming on, and
you want to be graceful with this
change. The element of surrender will
help you. Let go and trust that you'll
have a soft landing.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Sometimes loved ones treat you like
you're an on-call problem solver. Take
the pressure off of yourself. You don't
have to have all of the answers. Go
off-duty. There's peace in saying "I
don't know."
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Respond promptly to phone calls. This
one rule will save you from confusion,
miscommunication and/or awkwardness. Handling things in real time
gives you power.
For Monday, June 4
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (June 4).
Winning at home and in your close circle of relationships will be most satisfying. Your loved ones find you
thoughtful and involved, which is why
you're on everyone's "favorites" list.
New ventures energize you in July.
The domestic scene gets a fun
makeover in August. Bonus money
comes in September and December.
Leo and Cancer people adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 5, 40, 2, 31
and 12.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). The
thing that makes you unique is priceless and definitely something to celebrate and play up. To think you once
tried to hide this quality. Now you
know better!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your
strong sense of duty will play into the
plot of the day. You're a good friend,
so you're willing to do what's right for a
relationship even when it's inconvenient or uncomfortable.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You'll
deepen relationships through giving.
Not only will you feel moved to give to
your loved ones, but you'll be inspired
to team up with a partner or group to
give to others in need.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Someone sees enormous potential in you
and may want to mentor you. It will
feel good to know that your contributions are valued, though you may not
be eager for advice at this point.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Other people's negativity needn't affect you. If
you ignore it, it will probably just go
away. People will pick up on your cues
about how to behave. They'll sense
when they are doing something that
you think is uncool.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You're a
natural teacher, and you'll provide
another with a helpful model of creativity. Consider sharing your workspace with someone to give this person an idea of how you like to do
things.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The creative momentum you establish will
have a ripple effect, carrying over in a
winsome and obliging way to the others involved in your work and beyond.
You can't imagine the good you'll do.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Afraid
of being overpowered, you may assert
yourself in a way that's stronger than
the situation seems to require. This is
a smart move that sends a message.
Trust your protective instincts.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
You're on the precipice of a new
phase of work. Your skills are wings,
and you have practiced with them long
enough to trust that when you're ready
to jump, you'll also be ready to fly.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). A
friend's kindness will inspire an immediate response, which you execute
almost automatically, compelled by a
sense of quiet loyalty and gratitude.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Free
people often take their liberty for granted, but not you, at least not today.
With great exuberance, you'll exercise
your freedom to communicate, believe
and create in the way you see fit.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You
have the tenacity to rise above circumstances in order to fulfill a commitment, even when the commitment
isn't formally spelled out. In an honorable gesture, you'll uphold an unspoken promise.
903-438-2390, mailing address
40 CR 2310, Sulphur Springs,
TX. or Don Voss, president 903945-2921.
The Annual Nelta Cemetery
Homecoming will be Sunday,
June 10, at Nelta Comunity Center. A covered dish lunch will
begin at noon; all are invited to
attend. The cemetery association’s annual board meeting will
be held the following evening,
June 11, at 7 p.m. at Nelta Community Center. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
10A – THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Weekend, June 2-3, 2012
COMO-PICKTON ELEMENTARY NEWS
Y
Jack Bain and Carol Nabors
are pictured with Mrs. Latta.
The two students saved their
“Eagle Bucks” to become
“Principal for the Day.”
ou can tell it is the end of
the school year as we have
a number of wonderful
activities happening. I am sending
you several newsworthy items, but
one certainly rises to the top. This
year our elementary student council
decided to host a Cancer Walk and
donate all the proceeds to community members battling cancer. Our
students raised over $1,900! Our
students never cease to amaze me.
The student council invited the
community members to our school
and presented them each a check.
They put together the following for
submission:
Como-Pickton Elementary Student Council raised $1911.85 for
C-P faculty and community members.
Each year, Como-Pickton Elementary Student Council is challenged to give back to the school or
community through a service project. This year, they made a difference to both. Council member Carol Nabors had the idea to have a
“Cancer Walk.” After brainstorming with members and advisors, the
team asked C-P elementary students to collect pledges or donations for laps walked during their
P.E. class on Friday, May 18. The
Sulphur Springs
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Como-Pickton Elementary Student Council hosted a Cancer
Walk, raising more than $1,900, which the donated to community
members battling cancer. Those benefiting from this event were
Jann Lawrence, Tony Glasscock, Sherrie Shadix Glasscock,
Kay Minter-Tomlin and Clay Evans.
money collected was split between
5 people, two C-P faculty members
and three community members, all
of whom are currently battling cancer: Jann Lawrence, Tony Glasscock, Sherrie Shadix Glasscock,
Kay Minter-Tomlin and Clay
Evans. Each person received a
check for $382.37 from the C-P
Elementary Student Council members.
Como-Pickton Elementary Student Council is comprised of fourth
and fifth grade students who have
been elected by their classmates.
Council members include Gema
Mercado, Brianna Hall, Kayleigh
Brewer, K’Lah Skidmore, Carol
Nabors, Mason Boyd, Avery Holcomb, Jake Anderson, Emily Flowers, Ivette Holguin, Joey Walker,
Cody Cummings, Jordan Williams
and Lyndee Mitchell. Sponsors are
Kara Lane and Saundea Monk.
Next, students have been working hard to earn Eagle Bucks this
year. We had two students, Jack
Bain and Carol Nabors, save all
year to spend 500 bucks to be Principal for the Day with Mrs. Gina
Latta. They had a busy agenda,
solved several problems, performed
numerous duties, and both were in
agreement that the principal’s job
was “a lot harder than they
thought!”
Our fourth and fifth grade Gifted
and Talented students completed
their toothpick bridge challenge as
part of the Advanced Academics
program. We invited parents, staff
and board members to attend their
Bridge Breaking Ceremony. The
Como-Pickton Bridge Builders
team’s bridge won the contest as
their bridge held 110.9 ounces
before breaking!
We had an awesome student
assembly this week to finish up a
great year of good character. Brett
Roberts performed Heroes Are
Magic. He taught us several amazing tricks and reminded us that
“heroes help and everyone can be a
HERO!”
We recognized our top readers
for the elementary in grades 3-5. In
addition, students in Kindergarten
through 5th grade were given an
opportunity to earn a blue ticket
each six weeks for obtaining all of
their Accelerated Reader (AR)
points. Each six weeks names were
drawn for free books. All tickets
were placed in a big box and one
student per grade level won either a
Leapster or Kindle of their very
own.
Mrs. Gina Latta, elementary
principal, instituted an Exemplary
Teacher of the Year Award last
year. Mrs. Latta bestowed the honor on Ms. Amy Tanton, kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Tanton accepted the award and humbly replied,
“It’s not about me it’s about the
children.” She thanked her students
and parents for all of their love and
support.
To close out the wonderful year,
elementary students participated in
Field Day Tuesday and ended with
kindergarten
graduation
on
Wednesday morning. Following
this program, the school hosted our
annual End of the Year Awards
Ceremony.
I hope you will be able to get
some of these great stories out there
for our community to enjoy. Until
next school year, have a wonderful
summer.
– Laurie M. Bult, MS, LPC
Professional School Counselor
CPCISD
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Como-Pickton 4-5th grade Gifted and Talented students completed their toothpick bridge challenge as part of the Advanced
Academics program. The Como-Pickton Bridge Builders team’s
bridge won the contest as their bridge held 110.9 ounces before
breaking.
Experts: Okla., not Texas,
had hottest summer ever
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma and Texas have argued for
years about which has the best college football team, whose oil fields
produce better crude, even where
the state border should run. But in
a hot, sticky dispute that no one
wants to win, Oklahoma just
reclaimed its crown.
After recalculating data from last
year, the nation's climatologists are
declaring that Oklahoma suffered
through the hottest summer ever
recorded in the U.S. last year —
not Texas as initially announced
last fall.
"It doesn't make me feel any better," joked Texas rancher Debbie
Davis, who lives northwest of San
Antonio.
In the new tally by the National
Climatic Data Center, Oklahoma's
average temperature last summer
was 86.9 degrees, while Texas finished with 86.7 degrees. The previous record for the hottest summer was 85.2 degrees set in 1934
— in Oklahoma.
"I'm from Oklahoma, and when
you talk about the summer of
1934, there are a lot of connotations that go with that," said Deke
Arndt, chief of the NCDC's climate monitoring branch in
Asheville, N.C. "That whole climate episode — the Dust Bowl —
that is a point in our state's history
that we still look back to as transformative."
Yet the summer of 2011, "was
warmer than all those summers
that they experienced during the
Dust Bowl," Arndt said.
The record swap became apparent after extra data trickled in from
weather stations and meteorological field reports across both states.
That data also pushed up Oklahoma's mark as the hottest month
ever by two-tenths of a degree, to
89.3 degrees in July 2011.
Oklahoma had experienced
unusually dry, hot weather in the
winter and spring, then summer
brought regular triple-digit temperatures that fueled wildfires,
prompted burn bans and led to
water rationing in some communities.
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COUNTY RECORDS
Land transactions
Patricia A. Sipowicz and
Thomas M. Sipowicz to Leslie J.
Winter and Mark C. Winter; tract
in the M.A. Bowlin survey
Bettye McGinness, independently and as executor for the
Mack Allen McGinness estate, to
Cheryl L. Macek and John D.
Macek; tract in the Sarah H. Norris
survey
Pamela A. Wehner and Ronald
R. Wehner to Aundrea M. Mason,
Cherie L. Mason, Joseph W.
Mason and Matthew Mason; tract
in Green Acres
Angela “Angie” Diamond English, who was formerly known as
Angie McGehee, and Jeffery
McGehee to Chris Diamond; tract
in the M.A. Bowlin survey
Larry Friday to Angela K.
McGehee and Jeffery McGehee;
tract in the J. Y’Barbo survey
Charles Harle Johnston and Gail
Johnston to Cindy Jo Burleson and
Mitchell Craig Burleson; tract in
the M.A. Bowlin survey
Becky Gene Ringler Endlsey
and Shawn A. Endsley to Darrell
Gene Pierce and Melinda Anne
Pierce; tract in the Santos Coy survey
Jackie Fleming and Jerry L.
Fleming to Dan Martin and Janet
Martin; tract in the Harriet Brown
survey
J.G. Ferrell and Rebecca C. Ferrell to Jackie Fleming and Jerry L.
Fleming; tract in the J.F. Keller
survey
Martha Smith and Tammy Vinson to Joe Crouch, Monica
Crouch, Alan Screws and Kim
Screws; tract in the M.A. Bowlin
survey
Vickie A. Patterson to Jimmy
Dale Thompson and Sandra Anita
Thompson; tract in the Jasper Co.
School Land survey
Jill K Hobbs to Coon Creek
Ranch LP; tract in the M. Dehart
survey
Rosemary Chitsey to Jill K.
Hobbs; tract in the M. Dehart survey
Alanna Michelle May and
Robert W. May to Bobbie S.
Odom and Clifton W. Odom; tract
in the A.B. Hudson survey
Darrel Pierce ad Melinda Pierce
to Charles Zirretta and Elizabeth
Zirretta; tract in the George C.
Wetmore survey
Regions Bank, doing business as
Regions Mortgage, to Tonya Car-
rell; tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
Gregg A. Hierholzer to Leonard
Polk; tract on Calvert Street
Frances Lynn Sparks and
Stephen Ray Sparks to Ray Lynn
Sparks; tract in the J.F. Sanchez
survey
High Point Estates to James
Branch and Brooke Coan; tract in
the Santos Coy survey
James Q. Wright and Margrett
Wright to Juan J. Perez and Adriana Trejo; tract in the Juan Palvadore survey
Margie L. Loyd Gordillo, Wanda J. Loyd Skaggs with W. Skaggs
as attorney to Patrick Dale Mollenhour; tract in the M.A. Bowlin
survey
Mary McWilliams to Nancy
Ashcraft; tract in the H.D. Parsons
survey
Joyce Akins-Whitaker to Joyce
Akins-Whitaker and Carlos
Whitaker; tract in the B.S. Tankersly survey
Alan Ray McDaniel and Sondra
Faye McDaniel to James C. Huneycutt Sr., Jim Huneycutt Jr. and
Mary Huneycutt; tract in the B.S.
Tankersley survey
Shirley Chenault as executor for
the Rosie Coker estate to Clay
Price, Juli Price, Kobie Price and
Tate Price; tract in the M.A. Bowlin survey
Clay Price, Juli Price, Nan Price
and Roger Price to Kobie Price
and Tate Price; tract in the R.B.
Craft survey
Michael Boles to Leta Martinez;
tract in the Calvin Click survey
Holly Thompson and Jason C.
Thompson to Glenn Irvin; tract in
the Benjamin Anderson survey
Karla Johnson and Matthew L.
Johnson to Clyde L. Viers; tract in
the Elizabeth Melton survey
Amber M. Flowers and Rodney
A. Flowers to Joyce Carpenter;
tract in the Jose Y’Barbo survey
Charles Wooten and Margaret
Wooten to Felicia Williams and
Michael Williams; tract in the John
F. Keller survey
Martha Kate Chapman and Janet
Wheeler to Cassie Fleming; tract
in the Elizabeth Melton survey
Christine Ost and Loren Ost to
Holly Thompson and Jason
Thompson; tract in the E. Melton
survey
Clyde S. Ledgerwood and Donna Brodie Ledgerwood to Emily
Elizabeth Glass and Garrett Martin
Glass; tract in the Elizabeth Melton
survey
Maria Cristina Solis to Albino
G. Solis; tract in the James Webb
survey
Beverly H. McLarry and Lacy
L. McLarry to Beverly H. McLarry and Lacy L. McLarry, trustees
for the McLarry joint trust; tract in
the Nacogdoches University survey
Roger Petty to Nancy J.
Ashcraft; tract in the Mahoney
subdivision/Wise Ranch
Mary S. Kernes to Johnny Lee
Follis; tract in the Harred addition
Janice Massey, executor for the
Kenneth Massey estate, to the
Francisco J. Melendez estate; tract
in the M.A. Bowlin survey
Betty Pottorf to Deborah Caffey
and Lanny Caffey
Hazel Tucker Gregor to Mary
Odell Tarpley; tract in the Daniel
Holbrook survey
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Merrell Sims Jr.
Wyn Eugene Layton II and
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PAGE 12A
NEIGHBORS
GRACEFUL EXIT
Douglas
school
custodian
saying
goodbye
after 33 years
By FAITH HUFFMAN
News-Telegram News Editor
[email protected]
F
or 33 years Grace Harris
has been a fixture at Douglas school. For just over
half that time, her “grandboys”
have been an important part of
her life.
As the last week of school
came to a close, it marked more
than another year gone by. It signaled the time when Harris, or
“Miss Grace” as most at SSISD
call her, and her grandson Cody
Clayton each said goodbye to the
district.
“We’re going out together,”
Harris said with a laugh.
Harris is retiring after 33
years of faithful service as a custodian at Douglas Intermediate
School, and Clayton graduated
Friday night from Sulphur
Springs High School.
“We are going to miss Grace,”
said Douglas Principal Tona Sue
Hudson. “She is a hard worker,
takes the initiative to have everything looking clean and ready to
use, and she has a great sense of
humor. She loves the students.”
Harris is originally from and
went to school in the Sulphur
Springs area. Her daughter,
Curtrena, and her two grandsons,
Cody and Keiston Clayton, all
were raised in Sulphur Springs
and attended Sulphur Springs
schools, including Douglas.
Her employment at Douglas
began when she was just 21
years old, and over the ensuing
three decades she has become an
important part of the staff. She’s
done all manner of general
cleaning of everything at the
campus, of course, but her
responsibilities have grown over
the years, along with the campus, which saw two expansions
during her years at Douglas,
including four classrooms and a
new addition recently added. As
far as custodial work, she has
done it all. She sweeps, mops,
dusts, cleans up after the kids
sometimes, helps out in the
classrooms as needed, helps
move furniture, puts up pencil
sharpeners, assembles shelves or
furniture, greets everyone as
they enter the building each
morning and more.
“If we call her to help, she
will. She’s always done whatever it is she’s called on to help
with,” said Lesa Wilburn, a fifth
grade teacher. “She is a backbone to our school. She knows
everything about our campus. If
Retiring Douglas Intermediate School custodian Grace Harris stands with her grandson, graduate Cody Clayton, at the Sulphur
Staff Photo By Luis Noble
Springs High School 2012 graduation Friday night. Both leave SSISD behind this year.
Grace Harris with both of her “grandboys,” Keiston (left) and Cody Clayton.
something needs to be located, a
box lost, Grace always knows
where it is. No matter her mood,
she’s always still committed to
the job with just a great attitude.
She always says, ‘I’m present
and accounted for.’”
As the campus has expanded
over the years, more custodial
staff have been added, but Harris
has always taken her job very
seriously, making sure all needs
are met. She comes in at 7 a.m.
and stays until 3:30 p.m. The
other staff members don’t report
for duty until 11 a.m.
Retiring Douglas Intermediate School custodian Grace Harris is honored with a plaque for her
33 years of service at her recent retirement reception. Pictured are Douglas Principal Tona
Sue Hudson, Assistant Superintendent Randy Reed, Grace Harris and SSISD Superintendent
Submitted Photo
Patsy Bolton.
Submitted Photo
“I’ve broken in a lot of others
here over the years,” Harris
admits of other custodial staff.
“Douglas is where I wanted to
be as long as I was in the school
district.”
She’s also broken in at least
five different principals, including Lewis Watts, Richard Teer,
Larry Finney, Steve Carter and
Tona Sue Hudson.
“Teachers know there are two
people to keep happy — the secretary and the custodian. They
determine the climate of the
school. They are your best
friends,” said Wilburn, who considers Grace Harris to be more
friend than co-worker. “She’s
one of if not the best [person] in
our school. She works hard.”
“She’s touched many lives.
She will be very missed,” said
fifth grade teacher Silvesta
Alexander, who described Harris
as a “sweet, kind-hearted Christian lady.”
“She always asks about our
families,” Wilburn noted. “She
greets us every morning when
we get here. She never says a
negative word to anyone. I think
about her leaving and want to
cry.”
“She knows the Lord, is sweet
– kind. You ask her to do anything and she won’t grumble.
She’ll stop right there and do it.
She is kind-hearted. It makes me
want to cry too just telling you
about her,” Alexander said.
“She’s always willing to go
above and beyond to do what’s
asked of her by any of the staff,”
agreed Douglas Secretary
DeLana Huffines. “If anything
happens and you need to know
where something is, they’ll get
her.”
Harris said she’s enjoyed seeing not only her daughter and
her “grandboys” — the apples of
her eye, her pride and joy —
grow as they attended Douglas,
but also seeing the many students over the years. At roughly
300 children a year for the last
33 years, she admits she doesn’t
recognize all 9,900 students. She
didn't have the opportunity to
know all of them, but those that
she does interact with she mostly
enjoys. And many remember her
later and make a point when they
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see her to speak to their “Miss
Grace.”
“Kids are mostly really nice.
They usually will do what I ask
of them and are sweet to know;
they volunteer to help. Some of
them I’m closer to than others. A
few always say ‘Hey, Miss
Grace,’” Harris said. “I enjoy
seeing the kids. It makes me feel
better when I’m down.”
“Grace’s joy is making things
look good,” Wilburn said with a
laugh. “She doesn’t like spills on
the floor and smelly bathrooms.”
Custodial work doesn’t end
just because classes are dismissed for summer. That’s when
some of the more labor-intensive
tasks are accomplished, when
furniture has to be moved so that
floors can be refinished, rooms
can be painted, and whatever
other improvements need tending to without students present.
“When we move furniture,
everything is moved out of the
classroom — files, desks, cabinets, lots of stuff. They get
heavy,” Harris said of the work
she’s done year-round for the
“last several years.”
The key to doing a good job,
Harris said, is to “find out all
your chores and keep everything
done. If you do a good job,
nobody bothers you. I try to do a
good job,” Harris said. “I’m
going to miss this place.”
“We’re going to miss you,” a
teary Wilburn said, assuring Harris that she more than fulfills her
duties, adding that she’s “very
humble.”
One thing some might not
know about Grace Harris is that
she’s a practical joker. She’s
been known to extract revenge
by leaving a fake mouse in a
workroom closet to get back at
someone with a fear of small
rodents who’s pulled a joke on
her. She’s hidden in a closet and
jumped out to scare a teacher
who had a skeleton in his classroom, and she’s good at sneaking up and startling someone or
jumping out to surprise them —
all in good fun.
She also loves the Wildcats
and can often be found at the
ball games cheering on her team.
Also important to Harris are
her grandsons, Keiston and
Cody Clayton.
“She loves her grandbabies.
She talks about them and you
can see the joy in her eyes. She
sparkles when she talks about
those grandboys,” Alexander
noted.
Co-workers, school administrators, family and friends gathered May 22 for reception honoring Grace Harris’s 33 years
with the school district. Hudson
presented her with a plaque from
Sulphur Springs Board of Education “in appreciation for loyal
dedicated service to public education, 33 years, Sulphur Springs
Independent School District.”
Harris said her legs have been
giving her trouble more this
year, swelling at times, making it
harder for her to perform all of
her tasks without discomfort. So,
she’s retiring at the end of the
year, leaving it to someone
younger.
And the timing is opportune. It
means she and one of the
“grandboys” she dotes on, Cody
Clayton, get to “go out together.”
Grace Harris with fifth grade teachers Silvesta Alexander (left) and Lesa Wilburn.
Staff Photo By Luis Noble