By Chad WilsonSTAFF WRITER

Several agencies sup-ported by the HendersonCounty United Way are big,well-known organizationslike the Salvation Army,CASA and the AmericanRed Cross.

While support is vital toany non-profit organiza-tion, the funds received bythe smaller 501c3's go a longway in helping agencieslike The Friends of theLibrary continue their ef-forts in Henderson County.

The Friends of theLibrary is a non-profit or-ganization that helps theHenderson County Clint W.Murchison MemorialLibrary by raising funds tohelp supplement the li-

brary budget each year.They hold fundraisers likethe annual book sale andthe Friends mail out inFebruary.

The funds they raise goto help pay bills for thingslike supplies, books andnew furniture.

The Friends also supportthe Children's Programs bypaying for special guests

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By Chad WilsonSTAFF WRITER

Long-time Athens residentWilma Sheltman has released herlatest book just in time forHalloween.

“Seawater Vampires” was re-leased earlier this week and is avail-able on AuthorHouse.com andAmazon.com in both paperbackand E-Edition.

“I went to Walmart one day andnoticed a lot of books on vampires.So I wrote this book to grab the at-tention of our young people as itends with an unexpected twist thatmost vampire-like books do nothave,” Sheltman said.

Evolving from the entity viralbite which is delivered by its hostnamed Ladrakeula. A seawaterarmy of vampire is developed.Once metamorphosed they begin

coming from the deep only whennecessary cravings of humanblood, feeding comes upon them, be-coming overpowering. Nagging at

their subconscious resembling anaddiction.

Ladrakeula, the master vampire,commands them to feed., each withan inner hunch too powerful toshake off they infect many.Inspector Padgett chases after an-swers for the community of victimslooking for the missing individuals.

As the book turns the vampiresface a time of judgement they neverexpected.

The release of “SeawaterVampires” comes after much suc-cess in her first book, “SkeletonIsland, Fountain of Youth: CaptainKismias Journeys.”

With several copies already soldonline and locally, Skeleton Islandis about an American cowboytrained to captain a ship in the mid

By Rich FlowersNEWS EDITOR

The crowd at the HendersonCounty Hunter’s RendezvousThursday night had a lot to see,spread out over the spacious WulfOutdoor Sports building.

Visits from TV celebrities and alive demonstration of field dressinga deer were highlights of the annu-al event.

Dustin Ellerman, recentlycrowned champion of the “TopShot” competition on the HistoryChannel met with dozens of fans ofthe show, many of whom had

watched each week of the competi-tion as the Zavalla, Texas nativehumbled the competition.

Ellerman said he became awareof his groundswell of popularityvia the social media.

“Facebook does a lot,” Ellermansaid. “I was number one this seasonwith 4,000 fans. Second place was be-hind me with a little over 1,000, sofinding out I was the favorite waskind of fun.”

Ellerman said he had no ideawalking into the competition howhe would fare against marksmenfrom around the country.

“I’d never competed, so I didn’tknow what I was getting into,”Ellerman said. “I’d seen seasons oneand two and said ‘that sounds likefun.”’

One he got the competition win-ning each week became importantbecause it kept him around for an-other week.

“I wanted to stay around becauseI just wanted to play more,”Ellerman said. “Getting all the wayto the finale, I said win or lose I getto keep playing. If it was an amuse-

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Top Shot champion Dustin Ellerman, left, meets with fans at the 2011 Fall Hunter’s Rendezvous at WulfOutdoors Thursday. The event was deemed a success by attendees and organizers.

Top Shot winner among crowd favorites

See TOP SHOT, Page 11A

Athens resident publishes vampire-based book

Wilma Sheltman, right, recentlypublished her latest book, “Sea-water Vampires.” She is a 30-year Athens resident.

See BOOKS, Page 11A

By Rich FlowersNEWS EDITOR

Federal EmergencyManagement officialsstopped in Athens thisweek to talk to HendersonCounty and area citizenswho have been hit by wild-fire damage and remind cit-izens to check out contrac-tors who offer to help themwith rebuilding and re-pairs.

FEMA PublicInformation OfficerMargaret Broadbent, visit-ed the Athens Review Officeto help warn the public thatthere are those who wouldnot hesitate to take advan-tage of property owners

who’ve been hit hard by firelosses.

It’s common for oppor-tunists to be on the prowlfor people, especially the el-derly, that they can bilk outof grant money they’ve ob-tained to recover from dis-aster.

“Checking a contractor’scredentials before signingany paperwork will startyour rebuilding project offon the right foot,” FEMAFederal CoordinatingOfficer Kevin L. Hannessaid.

The state of Texas does-n’t license home builders,

FEMA: Check outcontractors first

See FEMA, Page 11A

By Art LawlerSTAFF WRITER

The never-ending controversyof "whose road is it, anyway,"continues unsolved in a bumpyarea between Gun Barrel City

and Mabank.The issue came up last sum-

mer when longtime MabankMayor Larry Teague told his citycouncil that it might be best toshut down the Mabank portion of

the road entirely, due to the dan-ger of large pot holes that re-mained unattended to for long pe-riods of time.

Mabank had reached a hand-shake agreement with Gun

Barrel City officials that, in ef-fect, amended another courtagreement dividing the road be-tween the two communities.

The road in question is FM4006 (Harbor Point Road), a con-

venient, but narrow and bumpyartery allowing Dallas com-muters from GBC to get to U.S. 175more quickly than going all the

Mabank, Gun Barrel City continue talks on Farm-to-Market Road 4006

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