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King Around Townby Grice King

With the passing of “41” on November 30, 2018 everyone was a bit nostalgic. I, for one, grew up with Reagan pretty much being the fi rst political fi gure I remembered and never really dove into politics until a few presidents later. Either way George H.W. Bush meant a lot of things to a lot of people. Same held true when a local resident had a chance to meet the future 41st President of the United States. Pictured above, Mike Otts, sporting his iconic 70’s hair, got to meet and greet with the late president while he was in Abilene on the cam-paign trail in the late 1970’s. It never ceases to amaze me how

far Gainesville’s roots stretch out! Happy New Year everyone.

Cooke County EMS, Gainesville Fire-Rescue

Deliver Food, Gifts to Families on ChristmasBy Delania RaneyTh e Weekly News

GAINESVILLE - Some county residents were surprised and de-lighted when members of Cooke County Emergency Medical Ser-vices and Gainesville Fire-Rescue showed up at their doors Christ-mas morning with the makings of a holiday meal and armfuls of wrapped gifts. Both agencies have a history of charitable work throughout the year, but this was the fi rst time the emergency responders deliv-ered gifts and food on Christmas Day. Th e group met at Chalmers Elementary School in Gainesville at 7:30 a.m. and caravanned with lights fl ashing on EMS and fi re vehicles to the homes of three de-serving families. Cooke County EMS Director Kevin Grant said the eff ort was a collaboration between both EMS and the fi re department. “When I called [Gainesville Fire-Rescue] Chief Wayne Twin-er, I didn’t even have to fi nish my sentence,” Grant said. “Wayne said, ‘Absolutely. We’re on board.’ We have developed such a strong relationship with Gainesville Fire-Rescue.” Grant said the idea for the Christmas project came from Li-censed Paramedic Sherry Brown during a Christmas party he and his wife Carol held for Cooke County EMS team members. Th e group usually provides Christmas donations for local or-ganizations including VISTO or Abigail’s Arms. Th is year, Brown suggested team members adopt an entire family. Th e group looked to Gainesville ISD for guidance. “We called [Superintendent]

Dr. [Des] Stewart at Gainesville ISD for a suggestion,” Grant said. “We ended up getting [a signifi cant number of ] presents and food and decided we could do more than one family, and we

invited Gainesville Fire-Rescue to join us. It turned out to be a marvelous thing.” All donations for the gifts and food were derived from Cooke County EMS and Gainesville

Fire-Rescue. “No county money was used,” Grant said. He also said he hopes the Christmas food and gift project becomes an annual event. “Our long term goal is to have

one family at every school district [in the county],” he said. “We’d like to partner with other depart-ments and do this on a bigger scale to make this a yearly thing.”

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NCTC Approves Solar

Farm Tax Abatement;

Discusses Financial AuditBy Delania RaneyTh e Weekly News

GAINESVILLE – Members of the North Central Texas Board of Regents approved a tax abate-ment for Belltown Power Texas Cooke County Solar Farm dur-ing the Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 meeting in the NCTC Gaines-ville campus board room. Th e company is a developer of renew-able energy assets. Th e solar farm project is scheduled to be situated south

of Gainesville off West Spring Creek Road. Th e agreement will provide a 50 percent exemption from taxation for a ten year pe-riod. Th e acreage the project will sit on is currently ag-exempt property. “Th e new owners plan to invest somewhere around $72 million for the initial project,” NCTC Vice Chancellor of Administra-tive Aff airs Robbie Baugh said. Cooke County Commission-ers Court has already approved an abatement for the project.

In his chancellor’s report Dr. Brent Wallace discussed data bits including videos and graphic de-sign related to the college’s eff ort to promote ethnic and cultural diversity among students and staff members. “I think it’s interesting to look at the demographic nature of the students we serve as that repre-sents our faculty and staff ,” Wal-lace said. “You can see that our students are incredibly diversi-fi ed. You may have even seen

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NTMC Transition to Gainesville

Community Hospital UnderwayBy Delania RaneyTh e Weekly News

GAINESVILLE - Th e Gaines-ville Hospital District Board of Directors held its last offi cial meeting as both a hospital dis-trict and a hospital. Th e board approved a consent agenda which included approval

of minutes of the regular Nov. 26, 2018 meeting. Chief Executive Offi cer Tom Sledge introduced new Chief Financial Offi cer Shelle Diehms to replace Rodger Bowen and noted that the employee change-over from NTMC to Gainesville Community Hospital was com-plete at 12:01 a.m. Saturday,

Dec. 15. “All the changeover has gone really smooth,” Sledge said. Sledge’s report indicated ad-missions are down for the year but up for October. Sledge at-tributed the change to “lack of 100 percent OB call.” He also said fl u season hasn’t sparked an


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representation of that when you attended [Dec. 14] graduation,” he said. “Then you compare that to faculty/staff. One of the challenges we have, or something we are dili-gently working toward, is we are trying to make the faculty staff side of this mirror, more closely, our student population.” He also said the college is focused on develop-ing its presence with lo-cal media, telling board members some faculty have agreed to write edi-torial pieces for the Den-ton Record Chronicle. He thanked other mem-bers of the local media for covering meetings. The NCTC audit pre-sented by Judy Smith, certified public account at Schalk & Smith, con-tained some dishearten-ing financial information linked to the Govern-mental Accounting Stan-dards Board statement for post-employment benefits other than pen-sions. “[There was] a big change this year,” Smith said. “The Governmen-tal Accounting Standards Board mandated that all entities that are involved with public retirement and post-benefit retire-ment benefits have to rec-ognize a liability and for you, that is your health insurance for retirees.” A couple of years ago GASB noted that some employers have to rec-ognize their portion of the state’s liability for retirees’ pensions. That

happened in 2015, Smith said. “Well, this year, they added health insurance,” she said. “It affected your fund balance pretty dra-matically.” The accounts which make up the entry to reduce NCTC’s fund balance have decreased NCTC’s fund balance by $26 million. The amount isn’t a sum the college owes. “These are amounts the state has put out there as a liability but you’re not actually pay-ing that,” she said. “You pay your pension based on your current employ-ees as percentage of their payroll, and you pay your health insurance in the same manner. So, you’re paying an amount every month, every time you do a pay roll but these are liabilities that we are setting out there as if ev-erything stopped today, that’s what you would owe.” NCTC is not the only institution facing the li-ability, Smith said. “This has negatively impacted everybody,” she said. “And everybody has to make this entry—schools, colleges, cities, counties, anybody that has some type of pooled retirement and health in-surance arrangements.” She said it is her under-standing bonding com-panies “routinely back all of this out.” Adding “if this $26 million reduc-tion in fund balance was backed out, their fund balance would be around $50 million so it dis-torts your financial state-

ments. There’s nothing we can do about that.” Smith also said the NCTC Foundation is going strong. “The fund balance increased pretty dramatically,” she said. “From $8.6 to $9.6 mil-lion… so the foundation had a good year.” She noted tuition in-creased $2.5 million for the previous year while state appropriations de-creased from the previous year. It went down about $500,000 or $600,000 for the previous year.” She said. Gifts given to the col-lege totaled approximate-ly $1.1 million. “That’s the gifts that were given for the building projects that y’all have,” she said, adding Pell grant reve-nues for student financial aid were $11 million. The financial picture for the college isn’t bleak, Smith noted. “Overall, even with this horrendous [GASB] entry we had to make, your net increase in fund balance was a positive $560,000,” she said. In addition, NCTC Foundation was able to award $951,000 in schol-arships to students this year. Last year’s scholar-ship total was $766,000. Smith also reported there is $5.2 million in board-designated funds, $973,000 in the Mary J. Cox fund and $1 mil-lion in a construction fund which was given as a gift as of August 31 for a building in Denton County. “We are healthy as an institution financially,” Wallace said. “Or the net position would not be where it is.” Wallace said liability for retiree health insurance will affect all colleges in the nation. He said he’s also con-cerned with falling state appropriations which help fund Texas commu-nity colleges. Tuition fee increases are one of the methods colleges use to combat ever-decreasing funding from the state. Dr. Janie Neighbors presented the monthly

financial report which included $1.5 million for the monthly bill list and $2.5 for payroll. The board unanimous-ly approved the resigna-tion of an associate de-gree nursing instructor and the annual review of board policy regarding appropriations and reve-nue sources: investments. The college is also set to begin a culinary arts associate of applied sci-ence degree program with the approval of a pilot project for the pro-gram designed to ready students for culinary arts occupations. Stephanie Lindsay dis-cussed the project which will have its trial run in Little Elm. “This has been some-thing in the works for over a year now,” Lindsay said. “It was designed to meet the growing needs of the specialized dual credit programs that are offered in high schools. You know, a lot of high schools are offering culi-nary arts program and so we wanted to meet that need.” An advisory board of area chefs devised a cur-riculum, she noted, add-ing “Little Elm has a high school with a huge, beautiful culinary arts program. They have a state-of-the-art kitchen and a bistro there, and they offered that to us in the evening starting in the fall. And we would like to start that, open enrollment and just kind of test it and see how it’s going to go.” Regents voted unani-mously to approve the program. No action was taken following an execu-tive session and board of regents members Jon Grime, Matt Chalmers and Erica Sullivan were not present for Monday’s meeting.COOKE COUNTY – Th e

following applications for marriage were received by the Cooke County Clerk’s Offi ce. John Kyle Cheairs, 25, Ardmore, Okla. and Jessica Dawn Spangler, 36, Ard-more. Joseph Kelly Ross, 25, Tulsa, Okla. and Weger Claire Elizabeth, 23, Saint Jo. Aaron Dale Piper, 35, Gainesville and Melanie Diane Piper, 40, Madill, Okla. Toby Dale Schofi eld, 29, Gainesville and Kris-ten Leighann Morgan, 30, Gainesville. Connor Nicholas Fuhrmann, 25, Lubbock and Leslie Danielle Cain, 26, Lubbock. David Bryan Francher, 55, Gainesville and Re-becca Leigh Wilkinson, 54,

Gainesville. Juan Carlos Lerma, 48, Gainesville and Stacie Di-ane Johnson, 38, Gaines-ville. Joshua William Lucas, 23, Ardmore and Rebecca Jade Lucas, 28, Ardmore.

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ServicesA Mass of Christian Buri-

al for Henrietta Fuhrmann Dankesreiter, 83, of Lindsay, is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Monday, December 31, 2018 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lindsay, TX. Fr. Matthew Tatyrek will offi ci-ate. Burial will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery under the direction of Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. A ro-sary with visitation to follow will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, December 30 at 5:00 PM.History Henrietta was born on November 12, 1935 in Muenster, TX to Matthias and Rosa Orth Fuhrmann. She passed away on Decem-ber 27, 2018 in Gainesville, TX. Henrietta was born in Muenster and raised in Lindsay, TX. She graduated from Lindsay High School. She met and married Bill Dankesreiter on May 7, 1955. In 1966 the cou-

ple welcomed a son, Gary Dankesreiter and in 1969, a daughter, Julie joined the family. She worked for Weber Aircraft for 40 years until she retired. She most enjoyed spending time with family including kids, grandkids, great-grandkids and numerous nieces and nephews. She was so loved and will be greatly missed by many.Survivors She is survived by her son, Gary Dankesreiter and his fi ancé Shawna Herr; daugh-ter, Julie Johnston and her husband Tom; grandchil-dren Jerad Rauschuber, Jase Rauschuber, Jamie Henry, Jacob Johnston and Ari-anna Johnston. Also, two great-grandchildren Rilynn Rauschuber and Jessie Hen-ry who were the apple of her eye. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings Mar-garet Devers, Stella Zim-merer, Curly Fuhrmann, Katie Buck, Gertie Leor-wald, Bert Fuhrmann, and Ewald Fuhrmann. Pallbearers will be Jerad Rauschuber, Donald Fuhrmann, Louis Koel-zer, Jimmy Koelzer, Steve Haverkamp, and Kenny Noggler.Donations In lieu of fl owers, memo-rial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic School, 931 N Weaver St., Gainesville, TX 76240. You may sign the online registry at www.geojcarroll.com.

Allen Bradley

ServicesAllen John Bradley, 66,

of Gainesville, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2018. A memorial service will be held on January 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM at New Life Bible Church, 3901 E. Broadway, Gainesville, Tex-as 76240.History Allen was born on March 12, 1952 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Pren-tiss and June Bradley. Th ey moved to El Paso when he was a child. Allen met his wife, Kim, in the early 80s as he was her best friend’s boss at the time. A few years later, they started dating in May 1986 and married on their lunch break on July 31 of the same year. Both returned to work as Kim’s boss was going to make her work overtime to make up for the long lunch. After many years of owning his own computer business, Allen’s father-in-law, Ken King, off ered him land in Gainesville to build a house on. He moved his family to Gainesville in 1997 from El Paso, Texas and got a job at the University of North Texas. He worked there for 18 years before retiring in 2014. Allen’s greatest love was to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. He taught bi-ble study at the Gainesville State School for 21 years. He had many hobbies over the years, but most recently loved restoring old bibles, bookbinding, and wood-working. Allen was a devot-ed husband, father, grandfa-ther, son and dear friend to many.Survivors He is survived by his wife, Kim of Gainesville; daugh-ter and son-in-law, Michelle Bradley and Jared Craig of Fort Collins, Colorado; grandson, Isaiah Bradley; mother and step-father of Isaiah, Alexa and Jake Goree of Gainesville; mother, June Bradley; sister, Barbara

Bradley; sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Armando Medrano of El Paso, Texas; mother-in-law, Kaye Briscoe King of Gainesville; and fa-ther-in-law, Barry Waters of Th e Villages, Florida. He was preceded in death by his son, Trevor Bradley; father, Prentiss Bradley; mother-in-law, Jan Waters; and father-in-law, Ken King.Donations In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions can be made to the Denton Freedom House in Allen’s memory: https://nehemiah.dentonfreedom-house.org/donate. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

David Thomas Howeth Services Rev. Dr. David Th omas Howeth died in his home in Wylie, TX, on December 24, 2018. A memorial service will be held in David’s honor at First United Method-ist Church of Gainesville, TX, on January 3, 2019 at 1:00pm. History David was born on November 12, 1950, in Gainesville, TX, to Donald Marshall Howeth and Ben-nie Jo (Turner) Howeth. He was raised in Gainesville and Orange County, CA, graduating from Gainesville High School in 1968. After high school, David attend Baylor University in Waco, TX, where he earned both a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Arts degree in Biology. After gradua-tion he worked for Upjohn Company as a pharmaceu-tical representative in Aus-tin, TX, before returning to Gainesville to join his fa-ther in the family business, Howeth Title and Abstract Company. During his time in Gainesville, David was active in the Rotary Club, serving as President, served on the Cooke County Col-lege (now North Central Texas College) Board of Trustees and worked with the music and youth min-istries at Whaley United Methodist Church. After several years of working at Howeth Title and Abstract, David re-ceived a call to the minis-try. He was ordained by the United Methodist Church as a Deacon in 1989 and as an Elder in 1992. He dedicated the remainder of his life to serving several churches and communities in the North Texas Confer-ence of the United Method-ist Church. He fi rst served as an Associate Pastor and Youth Minister at Spring Valley United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX, and subsequently served as Pas-tor of First United Method-

ist Church, Sachse, TX; First United Methodist Church, Th e Colony, TX; First Unit-ed Methodist Church, No-cona, TX; Greenland Hills United Methodist Church, Dallas, TX; Buckingham United Methodist Church, Garland, TX; Schreiber Memorial United Meth-odist Church, Dallas, TX; and First United Methodist Church, Howe, TX. David retired in 2015. During his many years of service to the United Methodist Church, David performed countless weddings, baptisms, and funerals for the families in his congregations, and felt honored to be included in these special moments. He also loved working with the North Texas Conference’s youth camps at Bridgeport, TX, and served as a leader for numerous Walks to Em-maus and Chrysalis Flights. David was a talented mu-sician and thespian, per-forming in productions at Gainesville High School, Cooke County College, and with the Butterfi eld Stage Players, where he was involved in the early de-velopment of Gainesville’s community theater, as well as numerous productions at the churches he served. Da-vid was a popular performer at civic and church events as both a vocalist and instru-mentalist. His tenor voice and talent for the drums were well known and appre-ciated throughout the North Texas area. David valued education, and was proud of the de-grees he had completed and the schools he attended. In addition to his degrees from Baylor University, David had a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Th eological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Th eol-ogy at Southern Methodist University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Brite Divin-ity School at Texas Christian University. Survivors David is survived by his children Stephanie Howeth Moore and husband Mi-chael of Trophy Club, TX, and Matthew Howeth and wife Monica of Austin, TX; grandchildren Henry and Clara Moore and Harrison and Carolina Howeth; fa-ther Don Howeth of Lake Kiowa, TX; sister Donna Howeth Foster and hus-band Donnie of Pilot Point, TX; nephews and nieces Jeff Briggs and wife LeAnn of Ardmore, OK, Brent Briggs and wife Chelsea of Pasadena, CA, Stacie Foster David and husband, Jer-emy of Mountain Springs, TX, Zachary Foster of Pi-lot Point, TX, and Jordan Foster and wife Bethany of Pilot Point, TX; as well as numerous great-nieces and great-nephews, and count-less friends and congregants that he loved like family.

David was preceded in death by his mother, Bennie Howeth, and granddaugh-ter, Elizabeth Moore.Donations In lieu of fl owers, the family requests donations be made in David’s honor to the Pastoral Counseling Center of Dallas at 4525 Lemmon Avenue #200, Dallas, TX, 75219. Please send in attention to COO Amy Powers, with a note of the gift being in honor of Rev. Dr. David Howeth. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Michael LynnAlexander

Services Michael Lynn Alexander, 52, passed away on Decem-ber 22, 2018, at Medical City – Denton. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, December 28, 2018, at the Meador Funeral Home Chapel., Gainesville.History He born on December 17, 1966, to Harold Alex-ander and Jeannie (Muller) Alexander in Denton, Texas. He worked at Peterbilt for 12 years as a Sales Analyst. He was a wonderful, son, fa-ther, husband and just an all around good guy. Michael had many friends and will be missed.Survivors He leaves behind his daughter, Tori Alexander of Denton; Kerrie Alexan-der, who was his wife for 32 years; mother, Jeannie Alex-ander of Mt. Springs; Lori Epperson of Mt. Springs; Ja-mie Burch (Richard) of Mt. Springs; Chelena Medcalf (Ronnie) of Mt. Springs; Keith Alexander (Amy) of Forestburg; and grandmoth-er, Betty Muller of Gaines-ville. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold. To sign the online registry, please go to: www.meador-funeralhomes.com.

Fane Culver Butts

Services Fane Culver Butts, 86, passed away on Th ursday, December 27, 2018, at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, December 31, 2018, at the Meador Funeral Home Chapel, Gainesville. A visitation will be from 2-4 PM, Sun-day, December 30, 2018, at Meador Funeral Home.History Mr. Butts was born on October 1, 1932, in Dex-ter, Texas, to Jack Butts and Sybil (Sapp) Butts.



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By Susan Estrich

Th e Constitution estab-lishes impeachment as the means of removal of the president by Congress. As we discover each time we go down this road, “high crimes and misdemeanors” means pretty much what-ever the House and Senate think they do, which is to say it is a political standard. But nothing in the estab-lishment of a political stan-dard for impeachment plac-es the president above the law, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly held, and as we all held dear. Nothing in executive privilege im-munizes the president or his agents from applicable criminal laws. High offi ce is not a license to lie, cheat and steal -- at least so long as you’re in high offi ce. Not in our system. As I recall, that was part of the point. Th e diff erence between

impeachment proceedings and proceedings on an in-dictment is the diff erence between political theatre and the judicial process. I mean no disrespect to po-litical theatre: It is the script for our democracy. And I am the last one to pretend that what goes on in the courtroom is not loaded politically, on all sides. But there is still a diff erence, one this president may not respect but is at the core of our democracy. Congress does the will of the people. Th e courts enforce the law. Th e judicial process is full of showmen and spinners. Not every judge deserves to be one, by any standard. Jury consultants do every-thing possible to skew ju-ries, if it gets that far. But a court of law is still diff erent. Th e rule of law defi nes the proceedings. Process matters. Misde-meanors and felonies must be pled and proven, ac-cording to legal standards. Evidence must actually pass standards to be considered. Any semblance of politics gets you thrown out the door. Th is is what President Donald Trump fundamen-tally does not understand. He believes that he controls everyone he appoints, that

everything is politics, and that all politics is about him. Th at may be true in Trumpland but not un-der the Constitution. Not what the Founding Fathers envisioned. Not at all. All wrong. Th ree branches of government. Checks and balances. No one above the law. Th e chief justice should not have to stand up for

three branches of govern-ment. Checks and balances. Life tenure. Th e president makes no eff ort to hide his contempt. Make no mis-take about it. Th ese attacks on the Supreme Court are calculated. Trump gives one so much to worry about. But a presi-dent who considers himself above the law when the constitutional system of

our democracy makes so clear that he is not may be the most worrisome of all. Th e miracle of our de-mocracy is our ability to rise above partisanship when it matters most. At no time has the Supreme Court been more respected than when it has done that. At no time has it been less respected than when it is perceived to be doing politics.

Th ere is no Army to en-force the decisions of the courts. Th e U.S. Marshals provide security, a huge challenge itself. Th e rule of law depends on our faith and belief in it. Preserving that faith is more important than any president, even or perhaps especially President Trump. Copyright 2018 Creators.Com.

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By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Democrats are optimis-tic as 2019 begins, it is un-derstandable. Th eir victory on Nov. 6, adding 40 seats and taking control of the House of Representatives, was im-pressive. And with the par-ty’s total vote far exceeding the GOP total, in places it became a rout. In the six New Eng-land states, Republicans no longer hold a single House seat. Susan Collins of Maine is the last GOP senator. In California, Demo-crats took the governor-ship, every state offi ce, 45 of 53 House seats and both houses of the legislature by more than 2-to-1. In the Goldwater-Nixon-Reagan Golden State bastion of Orange County, no GOP congressman survived. Does this rejection of the

GOP in 2018 portend the defeat of Donald Trump in 2020, assuming he is still in offi ce then? Not necessarily. For consider. Nancy Pe-losi may want to close out her career as speaker with solid achievements, but she could face a rebellion in her party, which is looking to confront and not com-promise with Trump. Th e national debt may be surging, but Capitol Hill progressives will be demanding “Medicare-for-all” and free college tuition. Trump-haters will be issuing reams of sub-poenas and clamoring for impeachment. Other Democrats, see-ing the indulgent attention their colleagues are get-ting from the media, will join in. Chairman Jerrold Nadler’s House Judiciary Committee may have to accommodate the sans-cu-lottes. Is this what America vot-ed for? By the Ides of March, a dozen Democrats may have declared for president. But looking over the fi eld, no prospective candidate seems terribly formidable, and the strongest, unlike Barack Obama in 2008, are too old to set the base afi re.

According to a USA Today poll, 59 percent of Democrats say they would be “excited” about “some-one entirely new” leading the party in 2020. Only 11 percent say they would prefer a familiar face. Yet, who did these same Democrats view most favorably? Joe Biden, a 76-year-old white male fi rst elected to the Senate when Richard Nixon was president. Biden polls better than any of his rivals, with 53 percent of all Democrats saying they would be “ex-cited” about his candidacy, and only 24 percent saying he ought not run a third time for president. Th e candidate who comes closest to Biden in exciting the base is 77-year-old Vermont socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders. Bernie’s problem? Almost as many Demo-crats believe he should not run again as would be ex-cited about having him as nominee. As for Elizabeth War-ren, the USA Poll must be depressing news. Twenty-nine percent of Democrats would be excited about her candidacy, but 33 per-cent believe the 69-year-old Massachusetts Senator should not run.

Beto O’Rourke, the three-term Congressman from Texas who put a scare into Sen. Ted Cruz in No-vember is less well-known than Bernie or Biden. But those excited about an O’Rourke run outnumber those who think he should not run. Senators Kamala Har-ris and Cory Booker, both African-American, are less well-known but have more Democrats excited about their running than are op-posed to it. However, as Harris is from California and Book-er from New Jersey, both blue states that Democrats are almost certain to carry in 2020, and both are from a minority that already votes 90 percent Demo-cratic, even their appeal as vice presidential nominees would not seem to equal that of O’Rourke or Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who won re-election while his state was going Repub-lican. Yet, Brown, too, at 66, is eligible for Medicare. A Biden-Brown ticket would present problems for the GOP. But could a Democratic Party that ceaselessly celebrates its racial and ethnic diversity and appeal to women and millennials get away with

nominating a ticket of two white males on Social Se-curity? Other problems are be-coming acute within the Democrats’ coalition of blacks, gays, Asians, His-panics, women and LGBT, fraying the seams of the party. After Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan praised the Women’s March co-president Tami-ka Mallory, and declared Jews to be the enemy in a speech last February, the Women’s March move-ment has splintered. Asian-Americans who vote Democratic nation-ally are growing bitter over diversity policies in the Ivy League and elite schools that admit black and His-panic students over Asian students with far higher test scores. Th e BDS movement (boycott, divest, sanc-tions), targeted against Israel, is angering Jewish Democrats while gaining support on campuses. Elizabeth Warren op-poses BDS, but also op-

poses eff orts to punish those who champion BDS. “I think the boycott of Is-rael is wrong,” said Warren at a town hall meeting, but added that “outlawing pro-tected free speech activity violates our basic constitu-tional rights.” In identity politics, loy-alty to race, ethnic group and gender often trump the claims of party. Th e diver-sity Democrats celebrate is one day going to pull their party apart, as the social, cultural and racial revolu-tions of the 1960s pulled apart the party of FDR and LBJ. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Nixon’s White House Wars: Th e Battles Th at Made and Broke a President and Di-vided America Forever.” To fi nd out more about Patrick Buchanan and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators website at www.creators.com.

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COOKE COUNTY – Th e following incidents were re-ported to the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. John Lloyd Welch report-ed theft of property less than $2,500 in the 600 block of Welch Lane. Sudie Marie McCullough reported criminal mischief less than $750 in the 200 block of Boone Trail in Val-ley View. Luther Dean Harper re-ported burglary of a build-ing in the 90 block of Alden Drive. Johnny Allen Denton re-ported burglary of a build-ing in the 200 block of Mo-doc Trail in Lake Kiowa. Aaron Dean Beaudin re-ported theft of property less than $30,000 in the 1200 block of County Road 134. Offi cers investigated an incident of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle in the 400 block of FM 1306. Offi cers investigated two incidents of manufacture/delivery of a controlled sub-stance less than 200 grams in the 80 block of Vanden-burg in Denison. Offi cers investigated pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 4 grams in the 700 block of Pioneer Trail in Road Runner. Offi cers investigated an incident of driving while license invalid with previ-ous convictions/suspension/without fi nancial responsi-bility at Hickory Street and East Division Street.

Arrest Log Maria Eva Vela, 48, pub-lic intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia. Donny Gene Lambert, 51, driving while license in-valid/suspended/Class C. Katherine Ann Luckie, 37, Gainesville Police De-partment: display expired license plate- two counts, driving while license inval-

id-two counts, failure to ap-pear- two counts. Jemini Rajendra Patel, 34, driving while license invalid with previous conviction bond enhancement. John Henry Simmons, 53, Lamar County: failure to appear, bail jumping.

Don Austin Rohrer, 66, Cooke County Sheriff Of-fi ce: obstruction/retaliation, warrant simulate legal ser-vice. Th omas Eugene Evans, 36, driving while intoxicat-ed. April Dawn Butler, 32,

abandoning endangering a child-grand jury indict-ment. Jimmie Lee Chance, 33, possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams. Jonathan Aron Ochoa Martinez, 18, evading arrest detention with vehicle.

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increase in the number of admissions as it did last year. “I think I mentioned last time fl u started earlier last year,” he said. “We had eight in the hospital from the fl u last year during November and haven’t seen that yet. So we’re just now starting to see positive cases come out in the community, not that we want fl u.” Surgeries were up for the month and pain manage-ment cases down, Sledge said. He said there are 115 cli-ents in the home health pro-gram. In a separate report, Board President Andy Anderson presented an update on the hospital’s bonds. “Th e bonds have been un-derwritten,” Anderson said. “Th ey underwrote about $26 million of bonds and J.P. Morgan took the rest, the unsold portion so it’s re-ally a good thing, they’re all taken care of all at the tax rate that we have accepted and that we are capable of

sustaining here to pay for that bond.” Anderson also discussed changes in the way the hos-pital district board oper-ates. “Every meeting from now on is going to be diff erent from this,” he said. “Th e fi -nances, you’re not going to hear all of this because that’s not [what] the district’s re-sponsibility is any longer. Th e fi nances will include what we do have for our I&S or M&O and whatever comes in on rents and how we’re doing that way but it will be diff erent. So I want to prepare you. It’s no lon-ger patient-centered. It’s dis-trict-centered as a manager of a lease.” Patient revenue totaled $11 million for November, according to the fi nancial re-port with deductions of $7.6 million. Net revenue for November was $7.9 million. Operating expenses, salary and wages, contract labor and employee benefi ts were $1.7 million. Th e board unanimously approved the fi nancial statements.

Th e board also unani-mously approved an ap-proximately $117,627.64 expenditure for a Northstar Anesthesia guarantee rev-enue payment. Th e board members also heard a presentation on the hospital’s website and emails expenses connected to the transition and voted to set a cap of $5,500 for a website/email setup for Gainesville Hospital District with the fi nal versions of the services presented to the board later on. Board member Jimmy Mosman cast a dissenting vote. Anderson said he’ll ap-point a committee to work on the project. Next, the board discussed a resolution establishing fu-ture meeting dates. Board member Shane Lee suggest-ed holding six meetings per year, one every other month. Th e board members agreed and are set to hold the fi rst meeting in January. Th e board also voted to present board members Emily Lewis and Jeff Isbell as members to the hospital advisory board. Gainesville Community must approve the two board members who will join the advisory board. In addition, the board voted to approve naming the hos-pital district board of direc-tors president to the Gaines-ville Community Hospital Board. Finally, the board agreed to table the January meeting revisions to the Gainesville Hospital District Board of Directors Standard Operat-ing Procedures.

Made with Love Donates Items – The amazing Made With Love group at Cyn-thia’s Corner brightens their world one stitch at a time. To date in 2018, they have made or collected over 800 items for Grayson Grand Central Station, including blankets, hats, scarves, gloves, socks, and stuffed toys. In addition, this year the group has made Knitted Knockers (prostheses) for 300 Texas breast can-cer patients. Currently, they are collecting bath towels and cleaning products for Muenster sober living facility My Brother’s House. Pictured left to right are Robin Banes, Margaret Carter, Sandra Ploeger, Kelly Massey, Kay Karns, Judy Neal, Leann Baber, Dot Rosenberg, and Sylvia Coffey. (Courtesy Photo)

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GAINESVILLE - Th e meeting was called to order by President Kent Claxton. Members pres-ent were Dean Patter-son, Deb Campbell, Phil Schenk, Bonnie Fried-rich, Joe Conner, Sylvia

Deaver, Earl Deaver and Bret Newton. New mem-bers Shea McNaughton and Alanna Williams were welcomed to the Arts Council. Th e Financial Report was given by Phil Schenk

and approved by Deb Campbell. Old Business: Discus-sion about a new Mission Statement took place. Bonnie accepted task of creating a few new catchy Mission Statement op-

tions. Th ose will be re-viewed next meeting. New Business: A review and discussion about the Bylaws took place. Each organization needs to have 2 Representatives for voting on issues. Kent will

create a nominating com-mittee to present names of members to fi ll the “At Large” positions on the Board. Planning for the April 5, 2019 “Sights & Sounds” Scholarship Concert was started. A baseline amount for the scholarships was established. Th is will be increased if we obtain ad-ditional funding. Phil has contacted Th e Tea Haus to cater the food. Joe will create the poster. Th e organizations’ re-ports were as follows: Gainesville Swing Or-chestra – Advance ticket sales for the December 16 “A Swingin’ Christmas” were good.. Th e concert took place at 2 PM in Th e First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts. Th e Band was lead by Dave Alexander and fea-tured Susan and Kevin Beall as soloists. For addi-tional information about other performances, see www.gsobigbandswing.org. North Central Texas Chorale – Th e Chorale presented the Vivaldi Gloria and A Carol Suite on Tuesday, December 4 at St. Peter’s Catho-lic Church at 7 PM. Th e concert featured a cham-ber orchestra and Court-ney Kelley and Rebecca Stubbs as soloists. Th ere was a packed crowd for

the concert. For more in-formation about future performances, see www.northcentraltexaschorale.com. Butterfi eld Stage – Th eir Youth production of “A Christmas Carol” ended December 16. In celebra-tion of their 40th year of productions they will have a “Paint the Town Red” New Year’s Eve party on December 31 from 8 PM until 1 AM. Th e price includes a 10 piece band, all drinks and food and party favors. For tick-ets and more information call 940-665-1284 or see www.butterfi eldstage.org. GAVA – Th eir Christ-mas Party was December 13. Th eir next meeting will be January 24, 2019 at the Visual Arts Building on the NCTC campus. Th ey are already plan-ning “For the Love of Art” show which will be Feb-ruary 1, 2019. For more information about any of their activities please see www.gainesvilleareavisu-alarts.org. Th e next meeting of the Arts Council will be Janu-ary 17, 2019 in the But-terfi eld Conference Room at Noon. Th ese meetings may be attended by any-body interested in the Arts in Cooke County and we welcome new members who support the Arts in any way.

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Sentences Issued for Felony IndictmentsCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following sentences were issued for felony in-dictments and fi led in the 235th District Court. Cody Allen Daniels, 31, pleaded guilty to the Aug. 29, 2018 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sen-tenced to 3 years proba-tion, deferred, a $500 fi ne

plus restitution and court costs. Le Roy Allen Gray Jr., 29, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in association with the Sept. 14, 2018 second degree felony of-fense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 3 months confi nement in a state jail facility plus court costs. Frank Miloe Eddy, 43,

pleaded guilty to the Nov. 1, 2018 third degree felony off ense of unlawful pos-session of a fi rearm by a felon and was sentenced to 5 years confi nement in a state jail facility plus court costs. Eddy also pleaded guilty to the Nov. 1, 2018 third degree felony of-fense of tamper/fabricate physical evidence with

intent to impair and was sentenced to 5 years con-fi nement in a state jail fa-cility plus court costs. He also pleaded guilty to the Nov. 1, 2018 state jail fel-ony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 1 year con-fi nement in a state jail fa-cility plus restitution and court costs.

COOKE COUNTY – Th e following cases were fi led and decided in the 235th District Court.

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TCOG Hosts Criminal Justice Grant WorkshopTEXOMA - Texoma Coun-cil of Governments will be hosting a mandatory work-shop for those who are inter-ested in applying for crimi-nal justice grants through the Offi ce of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division (CJD). Th is workshop will assist interested applicants with the requirements for grant submissions, eligible activities, and funding time-lines. Th is mandatory work-shop will be held January 16, 2019 at TCOG’s offi ces in Sherman. Th ese grants are funded through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)*, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), State Crimi-nal Justice Planning pro-gram, and Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act. Organizations that are

eligible to apply include: state agencies, units of lo-cal governments, non-profi t agencies, Native American tribes, community super-vision & corrections de-partments, and councils of government. Th is workshop is provided for those who have never applied to CJD as well as those who have previous experience with the CJD grant application process.Th is workshop, which is scheduled to start at 1:45 p.m., is free and requires no pre-registration. It willbe held in the Eisenhower room (fi rst fl oor) of the Texoma Council of Govern-ments Building, 1117Gallagher Drive, Sherman, Texas. Participation in the grant application workshop is mandatory for applicants

applying to the Offi ce of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division. Requests for Application (RFAs) are currently open and are due February 28, 2019 by 5 p.m. All appli-cations must be submitted and certifi ed by this time to be deemed valid and eli-gible for review. Th e fund-ing schedule calendar can be found by visiting egrants.gov.texas.gov/fundopp.aspx *VOCA applicants will be asked to attend a short meeting following the workshop to discuss proj-ects and timelines. For addi-tional information, contact CJ Durbin-Higgins, CFM, at [email protected] or Stephanie David-son, CFM, at [email protected]. Th e Texoma Council of

Governments is a volun-tary association of the lo-cal governments in Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson Counties. Established in 1968, the Texoma Council of Governments promotes economy and effi ciency in the coordinated planning and development of the tri-county region through its community and economic development activities. Ei-ther directly, or through contractors, the Council provides housing, utility as-sistance, and weatherization services for low-income citi-zens in the region and assists the elderly through a variety of Area Agency on Aging programs. Th e Council also facilitates the delivery of grant funding for homeland security and criminal jus-tice.



Gainesville Police Receive ReportsGAINESVILLE – Gaines-ville Police Department released the following re-ports. Mandy L. Serna report-ed a hit and run accident in the 100 block of West California Street. Susan J. Roos-Rickels re-ported a hit and run in the 100 block of East Highway 82. Joe Rincon reported criminal mischief less than $750 in the 500 block of North Clements Street. Hibbett Sports reported organized retail theft less than $100, evading arrest or detention in the 900 block of East Highway 82. Frank W. Hiss reported theft less than $2,500 in the 400 block of West Highway 82. Steven C. Stonesifer re-ported an accident involv-ing damage to a vehicle less than $200 in the 900 block of West Highway 82. Joan L. Burlison report-ed a hit and run accident in the 500 block of Mill Street. AT&T Wireless reported criminal mischief in the 300 block of West High-way 82. Temple Baptist Church reported burglary of a building in the 1800 block of East California Street. Margarita G. Rincon re-ported criminal mischief less than $750 in the 500

block of Melody Lane.

Arrest Log Rhonda W. Posey, 64, organized retail theft less than $100, warrant arrest. Ricky L. Smith, 54, pos-session of marijuana less than 2 ounces, possession of drug paraphernalia, al-cohol (open container). Colby R. Gray, 34, drug related off ense. Jason T. Harrison, 48, drug related off ense. Brandon S. Pettie, 28, criminal trespass, warrant arrest. Undisclosed 16-year-old, minor in possession of to-bacco product. Jose G. Lopez, 17, minor in possession of tobacco product. Johnny M. Griffi th, 69, driving while intoxicated, second off ense. Michael T. Kirk, 36, public intoxication. Tim Pena, 23, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces, possession of drug paraphernalia. Jacquelin Medel, 20, tamper/fabricate physical evidence with intent to impair, possession of mari-juana less than 2 ounces, possession of drug para-phernalia. Ricardo A. Posado, 19, tamper/fabricate physical evidence with intent to impair, possession of mari-juana less than 2 ounces, possession of drug para-

phernalia. Allen R. Stinehour, 25, probation revocation war-rant,/public intoxication/criminal mischief. Berenice Talamantes, 23,

misdemeanor warrants. Th omas J. Cox, 40, pub-lic intoxication. Tashena N. Vine, 30, display fi ctious license plates/registration.

Raheim A. Nelson, 19, evading arrest or detention. David J. Parks, 22, pos-session of marijuana less than 2 ounces. Jose G. Guerrero, 20,

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He married Malena Tur-rentine on July 8, 1963, in Durant, Oklahoma. Mr. Butts was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served his country proudly during the Korean War. He also performed in the Gainesville Circus in his younger years and owned his own busi-ness, Artic Air for several years. He wrote short sto-ries, enjoyed painting, was very artistic and a very big outdoorsman who taught all the children to water ski! But most of all he loved his religion and family and held both of them very dear.Survivors He is survived by his wife, Malena of Whites-boro; daughter Patsy Gil-bert (Tommy) of Aubrey; daughter Judy Walker (Rob-ert) of Denison; daughter Debbie Cantrell (Keith) of Anna; daughter Susan Blair of Whitesboro; brother Jim Butts of Randolph; eleven grandchildren; twelve great-

grandchildren; and numer-ous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and one brother. To sign the online registry, please go to: www.meador-funeralhomes.com.

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Services Kay Price Rigsbay, 68, of Wylie, TX passed away from this life on December 25, 2018 at Methodist Medi-cal Center in Richardson, TX, surrounded by her lov-ing family. Cremation ar-rangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro. Cur-rently, Memorial Services are pending.History Kay was born on Octo-ber 31, 1950 in Sherman, Texas to Sherman and Jewel (Remley) Price. She was a loving and compassionate

nurse for 20 years. She was a Christian by faith. Kay was an avid book reader and an artist, who loved to draw and paint. She enjoyed fi sh-ing and knitting in her free time. She was a loving mother and friend to her family.Survivors She is survived by her daughter, Michell Mitch-ell and husband, David of Wylie, Texas, daughter, Kimberly Agan of Trini-dad, Texas, grandchildren, Jon Mitchell, Cody Helton, Corey Helton, Tabitha Hel-ton, one great-grandchild, Gabriel Helton, three broth-ers, Joe Price, Billy Price and Lynn Price, as well as nu-merous nieces, nephews and loved friends and family. Kay was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman and Jewel Price, brothers, Don Price and Larry Price, and a sister, Mary McWain. To sign the online registry, please go to www.meadorfu-neralhomes.com.

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Hagerman NWR Plans January EventsGRAYSON COUNTY - Hagerman National Wild-life Refuge has scheduled its slate of January events. Hagerman is located at 6465 Refuge Road, Sher-man. Th e Refuge off ers over 11,000 acres of wildlife hab-itat, with fi ve hiking trails, picnic areas, boating, fi shing and more. Th e Visitor Center at Hagerman is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m., and from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., on Sunday; Th e Refuge Of-fi ce and Visitor Center are closed most federal holi-days, however, Refuge lands are open daily from sunrise to sunset unless otherwise posted. Second Saturday: Ethno-botany Saturday January 12, 10:00-11:30am Dr Ian Th ompson will be

talking about “Ethnobota-ny” and how the Choctaws are dealing with environ-mental issues. Refuge Rocks: “Winter at the Refuge” Saturday, January 19 10:00-11:30am, Ages 4-10 Calling all Nature Detec-tives! Come discover what’s happening on the refuge in winter! Th e refuge is full of activity during the cold days of winter. We will discover who makes the refuge home during the winter, as well as exploring how to recognize signs of animal life. Parents are asked to stay for the 4-6 age group; ages 7-10 will have separate, age-appropri-ate activities. Come out to the refuge for this fun pro-gram! FOH Photo Club Meet-ing Saturday, January 19, 2019, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Come listen to our resi-

dent expert, Jack Chiles, show and tell us where to take the best photographs of our favorite subjects at Hagerman National Wild-life Refuge. Outdoor Crew Saturday, January 22nd Show your love for nature! Join the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wild-life Refuge, sprucing up trails, trimming and remov-ing brush, trash and gen-eral cleanup! Th ough Th e Outdoor Crew normally meets on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of ev-ery month, they will not be meeting on New Years Day. Please email [email protected] for details and to join the team. Tram Tours, Saturday and Sundays at 2:00pm, Reser-vations Recommended.Take a guided tour of the refuge with an expert birder aboard the open air, all-elec-

tric Carlos and Eulalia Car-dinal Express! Enjoy a trip along Wildlife Drive and some of the Pad roads at the Refuge, with frequent stops to view and photograph wildlife, especially birds. Learn about the history of the town of Hagerman and the operation of the refuge. Th is 60-90-minute guid-ed tour is off ered every Sat-urday and Sunday at 2 pm, weather permitting. Please call to reserve your seat: 903-786-2826 between 9am-4 pm Monday thru Saturday or from 1pm to 5 pm on Sundays, Stand-bys are welcome, if space permits. Tours are free of charge; however, donations to the tram maintenance fund are appreciated. For more information, call the Refuge, 903-786- 2826, or see fws.gov/refuge/Hagerman or friendsof-hagerman.com.

GISD Education Foundation Awards Record Number of Teaching GrantsGAINESVILLE – On No-vember 30, the Gainesville ISD Education Foundation Board prize patrol circu-lated the GISD campuses and surprised the 2018 In-novative Teaching Grant recipients. Th is year, an incredible 24 grants were awarded for a combined total of $31,402.76, which is the most the Education Foundation has ever grant-ed in one year. Since 2003, the Education Foundation has awarded $315,323 to GISD classrooms to expand the educational opportuni-ties of students. Edison Elementary was awarded six grants, totaling $4,778. Th ese grants will fund a kindergarten real world experience to Circle N Dairy, a live theater per-formance at NCTC for fi rst grade, bilingual books for dual language classrooms, play equipment for those with disabilities, and new headphones for the com-puter lab. Chalmers Elementary teachers were awarded $5,017, which will assist a multitude of students throughout the campus. Th ese three grants will pro-vide a hands-on fi eld trip to the zoo for 3rd grade, a

book novel study for 4th grade, and additional tab-lets for 2nd grade class-rooms. Lee Intermediate was awarded four grants total-ing $5,149. For the 11th year in a row, the 5th grade science classes will enjoy an environmental education day at Leeper Lake and also receive a personal copy of a guidebook for use dur-ing their trip and to take home to continue to learn. In a joint grant request, the counselor and librarian were awarded materials to help students explore po-tential career interests. In addition to these grants, the 6th grade will be able to accelerate their learning by using additional chrome-books. GJHS teachers earned four grants and $3,668 from the Foundation this year. Th ese grants will pro-vide classroom laptops to increase student work time, books of interest for the li-brary, a breakfast book club, and kinetic stimulation for students with disabilities. At Gainesville High School, an incredible 6 grants were funded total-ing $12,791. Physics and engineering students will

experience aerospace at an air show and learn creative-ly with 3D objects made with a 3D printer. Th e health science classes will take advantage of funding for certifi cations, Ag stu-dents will attend the Noble Research Institute, and Life Skills classroom will be out-fi tted with sensory tools. In addition, the students

will get to learn the farm to table life of the food we eat, from taking a trip to see and learn about beef cattle, poultry farm, and various farmers markets. Th e Education Founda-tion is operated through a

volunteer Board of Direc-tors made up of business, community, and education leaders, who work through-out the year to generate funds and distribute re-sources to GISD to enrich, maintain, and expand pro-

grams needed to meet the district’s stated mission in excellence. For more in-formation on the Educa-tion Foundation grants or to make a donation, please visit www.gainesvilleisd.org/foundation.

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Firewood. Fresh cut Oak. Split and delivered. $100 and up plus tax. Call or Text KEN @ 940-372-2376. 12/12

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Belcher Transportation in Sanger TX, is looking for experienced diesel shop help to maintain a small fleet of late model trucks. Please contact Heather @ 940-458-2528 or [email protected] 01/02

Use The Weekly News of Cooke County for all of your legal notice needs. We service the largest number of clients of ANY paper in the Cooke County Area. Our legal notices are a low, fl at rate price to help you service your client. Please just give us a call at 940-665-2320 or visit our website at www.theweeklynewscc.com.

Legal Notices

NO. PR 17625IN THE ESTATE OF EDWARD GIPSON, JR.,

DECEASEDIN COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF COOKE

COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Edward Gipson, Jr., De-ceased, were issued on December 18, 2018, in Cause No. PR17625, pending in the County Court at Law of Cooke County, Texas, to: Linda Keeney Gipson. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o Linda Keeney Gipson Jim A. Robertson Robertson & Moss Attorneys, LLP 104 West Main Street Gainesville, Texas 76240

DATED the 20th day of December, 2018

Jim A. Robertson Attorney for Linda Keeney Gipson State Bar No.: 17063500 104 West Main Street Gainesville, Texas 76240 Telephone: (940) 665-5697 Facsimile: (940) 665-5698 E-mail: [email protected] 01/02

NO. PR 17626IN THE ESTATE OF LINDA J. LYNCH,

DECEASEDIN COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF COOKE

COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Linda J. Lynch, De-ceased, were issued on December 17, 2018, in Cause No. PR17626, pending in the County Court at Law of Cooke County, Texas, to: Donald G. Lynch, Jr. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o Donald G. Lynch, Jr. Jim A. Robertson Robertson & Moss Attorneys, LLP 104 West Main Street Gainesville, Texas 76240

DATED the 20th day of December, 2018

Jim A. Robertson Attorney for Donald G. Lynch, Jr. State Bar No.: 17063500 104 West Main Street Gainesville, Texas 76240 Telephone: (940) 665-5697 Facsimile: (940) 665-5698 E-mail: [email protected] 01/02

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Public Hearing on Richard Worth-ey’s request for a specifi c use permit for Legendary Woodworks and Countertops, LLC at 12699 I-35, Val-ley View, Cooke County, Texas, located in Precinct 2 of Cooke County, Texas. A public hearing will be held by and before the Cooke County Commissioners Court at 10:00 A.M. on Monday the 14th day of January, 2019 in the Commis-sioners Courtroom, located on the First Floor of the Cooke County Courthouse. All interested persons are given the right to appear and be heard on the following matter placed on the Commissioners Court Meeting Agenda. It is the purpose of the Commissioners Court to deliberate and consider possible action regarding the requested specifi c use permit. Witness the hand and offi cial seal of said Court on December 19, 2018.

Jason Brinkley Cooke County Judge 01/02

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LAKE KIOWA - Four In-dian Creek Volunteer Fire Department members dis-tributed awards during a banquet held in December. Members who received awards include fi re fi ghter Jeremy Arrington who re-ceived the Continuous Im-provement Award, Lieuten-ant Travis Wadley who was named Firefi ghter of the Year, Assistant Chief Bryan Buchanan who received the Outstanding Service Award

and Chief Monroe Salsman who received the Highest Call Volume Award. Indian Creek VFD was designated Oct. 1, 2012 to provide emergency fi re and medical response to its approximately 62-square mile (39,680 acre) unin-corporated fi re district. Th e fi re district is made up of residential, agricultural, recreational and wooded properties and serves ap-proximately 4,000 Cooke

County residents. Th e nonprofi t operates under the direction of the district-elected Indian Creek Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors. Th e fi re department’s main fi re station is at 550 Kiowa Drive West. Lo-cal agreements allow the department to respond to emergency calls inside the Lake Kiowa community as well as the rural areas of the district via CR 224.

Th e current roster has 24 members. Th e board of di-rectors consists of fi ve fi re district elected community members. Th ere are fi ve fi re department offi cers, including fi re chief, assis-tant fi re chief, captain and two lieutenants. Th ere are eighteen department fi re-fi ghters /fi rst responders -- fi ve of which are EMTs or paramedics and four who are emergency care atten-dants.

Indian Creek VFD Honors Outstanding Members

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Cooke County EMS, Gainesville Fire-Rescue Deliver Food, Gifts to Families on Christmas(Continued from Page 1)

Representatives con-tacted an adult recipient in each home to secure permission for the deliv-ery although the children in the homes didn’t know the Christmas visits were scheduled. Grant said he and Carol were prepared to cook the holiday foods

including turkey but in all three cases, fam-ily members said they’d prepare the meals them-selves. Hugs and some tears of joy were exchanged at the homes as team members and sometimes their spous-es and children helped with the distribution. “It was amazing that

people would take time out of their Christmas morn-ing and even bring their kids so they could see what other people’s lives may be like,” Grant said. Above all, he said he’s grateful for his team. “We’re in EMS because we love our community,” he said. “Th is is just an-other way to show it.”

CALLISBURG - Callisburg High School and Middle School students have com-mitted to a ‘Year of Giving’ with all classes choosing a diff erent project that ben-efi ts the local community.

Some classes have recently engaged service projects to help others. From seniors serving as helping hands for the recent rummage sale for hospice, to the ju-niors rolling up their sleeves

and collecting paper goods, snack foods and hygiene and cleaning supplies for Abigail’s Arms to 7th grade students taking on the chal-lenge of lighting the Cal-lisburg Parkhill Park just in

time for the holidays. Th e students have re-ceived the wonders of giv-ing through these recent community service projects. Seniors spent one day orga-nizing the rummage sale for hospice while the junior class collected needed goods for Abigail’s Arms Crisis Center. Having a bright and merry ‘Christmas in Callisburg’ was the featured adventure for the seventh graders as their teachers guided them in stringing lights to make the local park glisten with holiday spirit for everyone. All of the projects have been very successful and this is just the beginning of what the Callisburg students, teachers, and administra-tion hope will be a very suc-cessful ‘Year of Giving’ that makes a big diff erence in people’s lives in our local community while teaching our youth that giving is a simple act of kindness that blesses everyone.

Callisburg ISD StudentsStart a “Year of Giving”

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