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GAINESVILLE - North Central Texas College Board of Regents discussed at its Monday, July 15 meeting, an upcoming budget which is expected to be more than $4 million less than the pre-vious budget.

“Everyone knows we are in some diffi cult economic times and this budget defi nitely re-fl ects that,” NCTC Chief Finan-cial Offi cer Dr. Van Miller said. “What we are going to attempt to move forward with this year is a new budget that is 6.6 percent lower than what we have in this current fi scal year.”

Miller noted the budget for 2020-2021 is $63,074,866 which is $4.4 million less than the 2019-2020 budget of $67,505,532. Much of the change is the re-sult of COVID-19 and its impact on student enrollment numbers. “Th is budget has drastically been impacted by the economic

uncertainty that we are facing, and I just wanted everyone to re-alize that,” he said. He said he doesn’t anticipate a hike in property taxes. “I don’t think there’s going to be a lot of incentive for pushing a tax increase at this point and time,” he said. “And so, we are anticipating going with the eff ec-tive tax rate once we get it which will probably be late in July when we fi nd out what that is. Basi-cally, that’s the revenue-neutral tax rate. And so, we are project-ing very little change in property taxes.” He also said he isn’t comfort-able with a tuition increase but added the college has “no new sources of revenue for next year’s budget.” He said offi cials are “truly look-ing at things that are needing to be cut.” NCTC Chancellor Dr. Brent Wallace said the budget does not yet refl ect any cuts in state fund-ing. If the state initiates funding cuts, the budget will have to be further retooled in fall, Wallace said. Miller said all NCTC depart-ments were asked to cut their operating budgets by 5 percent. “For the most part, that is exactly what we saw from our depart-ments.”

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Th e sport of Tug of War isn’t all about big biceps and strong arms, but the 2020 Tug of War IS all about fun with some bragging rights thrown in and all for two great causes! Th e 2020 Tug of War is a coopera-tive benefi t event for VISTO’s Backpack Buddy Program and the Stanford House Senior Ac-tivity Center “Pulling for Our Commu-nity: From the Youngest to the Oldest!” is the theme. Event will take place at the Cooke County Fairgrounds on Sat-urday, September 26 with a 10:00 a.m. pull start. Th is is the second year for the event, and the competition is expect-ed to be fi erce for some and pure fun for others. Th is year, teams can name their chal-lengers, which is expected to give the event an added edge of competition, good-natured ribbing, and hilarious antics. Th e 2020 Tug of War teams are forming now, so talk it up with your friends, family, co-work-ers, gym buddies, service or-ganizations, class reunions, or any group who is looking for a good, fun, competitive event that serves two great causes inCooke County. For more information, please call Stanford Director Kathi Kirby Husereau at 940-668-1452, VISTO Director Bekki Jones at 940-668-6404, or Event Chairman Lucy Sut-ton at 940-665-9707. Join the cause and PULL FOR OUR COMMUNITY!

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Steve Eberhart of KGAF fame is having a book sign-ing for his book “Full Circle: A journey to fi nd out the truth about my dad” will be at Smokin’ Republic Steakhouse in downtown Lindsay on Sat-urday, June 27 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Th is was a very in-teresting personal journey of discovery about his father and a good read. Congrats for the accomplishment!

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Advocates for Change - Members of the Progressive Rights Organization in Gainesville hold up signs advocating the removal of the city’s memorial statues for Confederate soldiers. Members of the group hold protests between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. each day. (The Weekly News Photo)

By Delania RaneyThe Weekly News

GAINESVILLE - A new name could be in the works for Rob-ert E. Lee Intermediate School in Gainesville. No action was taken on the name change since the item was not on the agenda but Mark Clark, who spoke during the citizen comments segment of the Monday June 15, 2020 Gainesville Independent School District Board meeting, spoke in favor of removing the name of the former Confederate general who led troops during the Civil War. Clark said he’s part of a new Progressive Rights Organizers movement of Gainesville which has some goals including lead-ing the call to change the name of Lee Intermediate School. “We think that a general of a traitorous movement that at the heart of it was about owning

slaves, if you look at the consti-tutions that the states and the Confederate nation wrote at the time it was very clear, very delib-erate about the white ownership of black people. I think that such a name of a school in a city in 2020 is heinous and wrong and should not be allowed. It should be changed post haste… I think anybody with a good heart that has changed our nation for the better or changed the city for the better would be a much bet-ter name for [the school] rather than, again, a general and a leader and an important person in a movement that is mostly anti-humanistic and cruel and evil.” He also said he doesn’t blame Confederate soldiers themselves but doesn’t believe Confeder-ate leaders should be idolized or be depicted in monuments and have their names attached to

schools. “I really want to try to open this up. Th e main focus has been Lee’s campus. I’ve received several email communications about the Lee Campus,” Super-intendent Dr. Des Stewart said. “You know, are we changing the name? Is it remaining the same? I went to look back at board policy just to see exactly what board processes we have in place in the event we were to change the name of a building or name a building.” He said he would work with TASB for guidance on the nam-ing or name change process. “Th ere will be no decisions made today,” Stewart said. “Th ere won’t be any decisions made tomorrow. Th is [discus-sion] is really to open it up and begin the decision on what does that look like?” He also said conversations

about the name change for Lee Intermediate will include mem-bers of the community, GISD staff and the school board of trustees. In other matters, Stewart said he and other offi cials are evalu-ating the GISD school calendar. He reminded board members by the time school begins again in August, GISD students will have been out of classrooms for fi ve months. Lapses in learning opportunities can be detrimen-tal, he said. Teachers and ad-ministrations have long recog-nized the “summer slide” during which students may fall behind in their academic progress. “We defi nitely want to mini-mize the academic skills that are lost during the summer months,” Stewart said, adding some schools are looking at ad-justing their school calendars to


GISD Considers Renaming Robert E. Lee Intermediate

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GAINESVILLE - Gainesville City Council heard a report and discussed an approximately 780 square foot expansion for the Butterfi eld Stage Th eater dur-ing the Tuesday, June 16, 2020 regular city council meeting.

“We have basically outgrown our facility,” Butterfi eld Board President Frank Mahnich said. “We started looking at the need for expansion a couple years ago. Part of it is to, now, do our fab-rication in this addition, and in addition to that, we will also do a lot of prop storage.” Mahnich noted the building

has two performance stages but storage space is “extremely limit-ed.” He also submitted drawings and plans for the expansion. Th e addition will be on the northwest corner of the build-ing, he said. A grant from hotel/motel tax revenue is expected to pay for the upgrade, Mahnich said.

“Th ere is no city money in-volved in this at all.” Th e item is expected to be placed on the July 7, 2020 coun-cil meeting agenda for approval. Th e council also approved on second reading a resolution of the Gainesville Economic De-velopment Corporation for an

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He also said a hiring freeze is built into the bud-get along with a temporary end to salary increases. “Ev-eryone will be plugged in at the same salary that they are receiving in the current year,” Miller said. Also reduced are travel expenses for professional de-velopment from $800,000 to around $100,000. Also reduced are capital expen-diture requests,” Miller said. An exception to the capital expenditure reduction is some IT requests to beef up the college’s online presence which will be funded by the CARES Act. Th e college has also in-creased its contingency bud-get to $1.1 million up from approximately $600,000 last year. “We really think in this environment, it’s critical that we do [the contingency budget increase],” he said. “We need to have a cushion to protect ourselves against the uncertainty. Th ere is enrollment uncertainty… Is the state going to cut our funding in the fall? So, we wanted to have something that could protect us from those types of events.” Wallace said enrollment number decreases are a ma-jor concern for community colleges with some colleges predicting up to 40 percent reduction in fall enrollment.

“It’s painful for the com-munity colleges in the state,” he said. “But this budget, I’m proud of it, because it maintains everyone’s posi-tions until we just absolutely don’t have a choice and our hope is, that enrollment is substantial enough in the fall that we don’t even have to look at layoff s or any of those things.” Wallace also said the col-lege is eliminating its rodeo and tennis programs. “Th is budget does include the closure of these two athletic programs,” he said. He said he wants to re-mind the public NCTC’s rodeo program is not the same as its equine programs. In her executive commit-tee report, NCTC Board President Karla Metzler said the board met June 8. Items discussed included a com-prehensive Back to Work plan, information on board reserves and the option for utilizing the funds. Board member Christy Morris presented a report from the fi nancial committee. In his chancellor’s report, Wallace noted the college has begun Phase 1 of its reopen-ing. Included in the return to campus are profes-sional and executive person-nel. Individuals who enter buildings are tested for body temperature and have access to face masks, Wallace noted. NCTC buildings are not yet open to the public but stu-

dents may continue to con-duct activities online includ-ing registering for classes. “July 20 is when we are hoping to begin our phasing of opening to the public,” he said. “We are working to bring all of our students and faculty back and right now our goal is when we get back the second, third week in August that we hope to re-turn to the new norm. We are not going to see the nor-malcy that we are used to for quite a while.” He also said NCTC has been asked by Denton May-or Chris Watts to participate in an ad hoc committee “to review use of force poli-cies by the city of Denton and its police department.” An NCTC student will be asked to serve on the panel from the Student Service Department. Vice Chancellor of Ex-ternal Aff airs Debbie Sharp discussed funding for the Student Success program. She reminded board mem-bers the program is designed to help promote success of fi rst generation college stu-dents and others who may require some assistance and guidance in achieving their educational goals. “What I’m requesting is 15 fulltime and 2 part-time positions,” Sharp said. Th e total amount of funding is $725,101 for one year for the completion center and [the money] would be de-

rived from discretionary re-serves but the center is seek-ing additional grant funding for the project. It is project-ed to serve approximately 5,000 students, she said. “Th is would be the fi rst time that the board would be issuing what I would call an institutional grant to fund student success initia-tives with the understanding that you would receive the same sorts of reports that a department of education or state grant would receive so you will get quarterly updates on the success ma-trix for these grants as you would if you were a funder from outside of NCTC ,” Wallace said. Th e board approved the funding unanimously.

NCTC to Face Potential $4.4 Million Budget Cut

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

Cases Filed Cooke County et al vs. Javier Rangel and Pedro Torres, tax cases. Judy Kay Akins vs. Rob-ert James Akins, divorce. Arthur Smith vs. Glenda Smith, divorce. Th e Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a the Bank of New York as trustee for registered holders vs. Phyl-

lis Faye Williams, contract. Valerie Norniella vs. Ra-mon Norniella, divorce.

Melissa Dawn Trammell vs. Davis Wayne Chap-man, divorce.

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Kathleen Marie Melton

Services Kathleen Marie Melton, 95, of Gainesville, passed into the arms of her Lov-ing Saviour, a place she had always yearned for, on the morning of June 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Services will be held on Friday, June 12th at 11:00 A.M. at Crossroads Baptist Church in Gainesville with Pastor Randy Taylor offi ciat-ing. Th ere is no formal visi-tation, but the church will be open at 9:00 A.M. for viewing before the service for family and friends to come and pay their respects. History Kathleen was known as “Memaw” to all that knew her, and to all that she loved. Kathleen was born on May 23, 1925, in Maxey, Texas, to Alfred and Mabel Brown, on a hardscrabble farm,

where she worked picking corn, cotton, milking cows and hoeing weeds. Th is fam-ily became the cornerstone of one the most devout and largest Christian families in Northeast Texas. Kathleen married Billy Melton in June of 1943, in Maxey, Texas, and with this union 4 children were born. Kathleen and her husband scratched out a living on a farm in Tigertown, Texas for several years, before moving to Gainesville to work at a new manufacturing plant named National Supply. Th e hard years on the farm were over for them in Northeast Texas, and Gainesville had become their new home. It was during these pros-perous years of the 60’s and 70’s and raising her chil-dren that Kathleen deliv-ered prescriptions for Watts Pharmacy, and also began a clothing store business named “Th e Fair Store” in which she worked in tire-lessly until its closing in the mid 1970’s, many times giv-ing away clothes for free to families that were on hard times. In 1964 Kathleen and her husband Billy were charter members in what is now known as Crossroads Baptist Church, to fulfi ll a desire to serve their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whom both had accepted early in life.

It was through this new church that Kathleen and Billy witnessed to and coun-seled countless numbers of young Christians, through example and teaching, also providing fi nances to keep the struggling church alive in the early and lean years. Kathleen often told stories of her early childhood of riding in wagons to church, attending Church services out in the wide open, liv-ing on very little means, making their own clothes, raising their own food, but through it all always trust-ing the Lord. It was during this period that a work ethic was created that was used in being a servant of the Lord. She often felt that it was the only talent that she possessed so she was going to be the greatest servant she could be. Countless num-bers of people in Gainesville have gained a saving knowl-edge of Jesus Christ due to Kathleen being the Lord’s Servant. She was proceeded in death by her Husband Bil-ly in 1986, a Brother Aud Brown, 2 sisters, Margaret Lassiter, and Mildred Julian, 2 grandchildren, Lisa Mur-ray and Rhonda Murray. Pallbearers are grandsons Bill Payeur, Tony Nash, Brad Payeur, Tim Nash, Ryan Sicking & Casey Mar-tin.

Survivors She is survived by daugh-ters Nancy Murray (Ron-nie), Patsy Parker (Leon), Peggy Nash (Jackie), and Sherry Sicking (Tim), 8 grandchildren and numer-ous great and great-great grandchildren and one sis-ter Christine Crutchfi eld of Paris, Texas.Donations Th e family would like to thank everyone for all their prayers and support. In lieu of fl owers people can donate to the Crossroads Baptist Church building fund in Kathleen’s memory.

Cynthia Diane Peake

Services Cynthia Diane Peake, 64, of Gainesville passed away on June 19th, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side. Memorial services will be at 3:00 PM, Friday at the Meador Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Hollis Par-sons offi ciating. Th ere will be a time of visitation start-ing at 2:00 PM until service time. Services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home. History Cynthia was born on Janu-ary 11, 1956 in Nocona, TX to Walter and Katherine Bell. She graduated from Gaines-ville High School. Cynthia had previously worked for Winstar as a housekeeper. She loved her family very much and she loved taking care and watching her grand-children. Survivors Cynthia is survived by her daughter, Alison Hopkins of Denton; son, Tommy Peake of Gainesville; step-daugh-ter, Bethany Davis; sister, Denise Gann; grandchil-dren; Ryan Colley, Man-don Hopkins, Traelei Peake, Sierra Davis, Natalie Davis, TaGunn Matthews, Man-don Matthews, Haven Mat-thews, Memphis Matthews, Kash Matthews and Kolton Peake. She is preceded in death by her son Mandon Mat-thew, her parents Walter and Katherine Bell and one sister Gloria Jean Bell.

Elizabeth Beck

Services Graveside services for Ra-chel Elizabeth Beck, 101, of Gainesville, will be privately held in Fairview Cemetery Mrs. Beck will lie in state Saturday and Sunday at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Fu-neral Home.History Mrs. Beck passed away in Gainesville on June 19, 2020. She was born March 2, 1919 in Okmulgee, OK to James Fielton and Lona May (Chancellor) Elvington. She was member of Temple Bap-tist Church.Survivors Elizabeth is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Bob and Dorothy Beck of Tulsa, OK; son Jim Beck of Lind-say; son and daughter-in-law

John and Darlene Beck of Gainesville. She is also sur-vived by 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Beck was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Henry A. Beck, and by her brother John Elving-ton. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Alan Perrin

Services A memorial service for Alan Perrin will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at First Baptist Church of Gainesville.History Mr. Perrin was born on September 22, 1950 to Bill and Faye Perrin of Gaines-ville. Alan attended Texas State University, where he met Andra Parman. Alan and Andra were married on Janu-ary 26, 1974 in San Marcos and spent the next 44 years of their lives together before Andra was called home to be with the Lord. He was able to fi nd happiness again when he married Reida Bennett on April 26, 2019. Alan was an accomplished football coach and teacher at Northwest and Lewisville High Schools where he touched countless lives and was beloved by his students, athletes, and col-leagues. He was an avid fi sh-erman much of his life and he loved time spent on the lake and the friends he made through fi shing. Alan was a Godly man and a follower of Jesus Christ. He was humble, generous, and loved to make people laugh. Above all, he loved his fam-ily, his friends, and his fi ve grandchildren who meant the world to him. Alan fi n-ished his race and went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2020, at the age of 69.Survivors Alan is survived by his wife Reida Perrin; son, Brian and wife, Marla Perrin of West Palm Beach, and son, Michael and wife, Dana Perrin of Justin; step-sons, Brian and Brad Bennett of Corinth; grandchildren, Tay-ler, Gabrial, and Caroline Perrin of West Palm Beach, and Leyton and Landri Per-rin of Justin; siblings, Wal-lace Perrin and Bob Perrin of Gainesville, and Susan and Les Scott of St. Jo; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Da-vid and Margie Parman of Keller. He is preceded in death by his wife, Andra, and his par-ents Bill and Faye Perrin.

Eula Fay (Cavender) Summar

Services Graveside service for Eula Fay (Cavender) Summar, age 80, of Whitesboro will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Mountain Park Cemetery in Saint Jo. Visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Scott Fu-neral Home in Saint Jo. Mrs.

Summar passed away on Fri-day, June 19, 2020.History Fay was born on June 10, 1940 in Biardstown, Tx. to Homer Travis and Margaret Elizabeth (Jewett) Caven-der. She married Lonnie ray Summar on April 19, 1960 in Sulfur Springs, Tx.Survivors Mrs. Summar is survived by son: Garland Summar of Gainesville; daughters: Carla Summar of Pilot Point, Shelly and husband Johnny Leal of Lubbock, and Carol white of Denver, Co.; 8 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sisters: Shir-ley Croft, Nancy Smith, and Jane Weemes; and brothers: Travis Cavender and Ricky Cavender. Mrs. Summar is preceded in death by husband: Lonnie Summar; parents: Homer and Margaret Cavender; daughter: Teresa Summar; brother: Nick Cavender; and sister: Betty Smith.

Tanner Scott Stewart

Services A Celebration of Life for Tanner Scott Stewart, age 19, of Saint Jo is going to be held at 9:00 AM on Wednes-day, June 17, 2020 at Heri-tage Park in Muenster, Tx. Graveside service will fol-low at Oak Grove Cemetery in Woodbine, Tx. Tanner passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.History Tanner was born on Feb-ruary 5, 2001 in Gainesville to Jennifer Lynn (Tompkins) Stewart and Michael ‘Mike’ Edward Stewart. Tanner attended Saint Jo High School and graduated in May of 2020. As a little kid Tanner spent a lot of time at the fi re station with his dad. His passion for helping others carried on as he grew older and he joined the Callisburg Volunteer Fire Department for a little while and then later moved and was able to join the Saint Jo Volunteer Fire Department. Tanner was always on the go and loved hanging out with his friends, going to the lake, and bull riding.Survivors Tanner is survived by his mother, Jennifer Stewart; fa-ther and bonus mom, Mike and Coilyn Stewart; sisters, Kaylynn Stewart and Kay-lynn Winchester; brothers, Ashton and Graison Stew-art; numerous grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins; an enormous amount of amazing friends; a number of special young ladies from a few diff erent area codes; and his families at Callisburg Volunteer Fire Department and Saint Jo Volunteer Fire Department. Tanner was preceded in death by his aunt, Jessica Tompkins, and his Nana and Papa, Kay and Mike Tomp-kins. With his passing, Tanner was able to save the lives of several people through organ donation and saving people was what he wanted to do.


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Regular Board MeetingWALNUT BEND - In its June meeting, the Walnut Bend Board of Trustees ap-proved Parent Notice of Failure, Alternate K/7th Reading Instruments and Instructional Material In-ventory waivers. Th e board also approved the student handbook, student code of conduct and appraisal cal-

endar for 2020-2021. After presentations from Super-intendent Troy Humphrey and the board president, the board approved a contract with Cavalry Construction for repairs to campus due to damage sustained from the May 22/23 storms. Humphrey also presented information regarding up-

coming state funding issues, preparations for how school will resume in August and updates on building/vehicle maintenance. Th e board then approved transfer ap-plications for 17 students Th e next scheduled meet-ing for the Walnut Bend School Board is set for 7 a.m. July 21.

Cooke County Sheriff Logs Incident ReportsCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following incidents were reported to the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. William Taylor Snow II reported fraudulent use/possession of identifying information in the 900 block of West Lone Oak Road. Unlawful carrying of a weapon was reported in the 6000 block of East Highway 82. Driving while intoxicated third or more was reported

at County Road 164 and County Road 109. Possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram was reported in the 500 block of South I-35. Santos Hilda Ventura Marquez reported theft of property less than $2,500 in the 100 blocks of Coun-ty Road 2133. Arrest Log Mason Christopher Ash-ley, 17, engaging in orga-nized criminal activity-

burglary of a habitation. Randall Claude Bryant, 58, exploitation of elderly person. Alan Glenn Copling, 62, manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Tyler Andrew Johnson, 30, possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram. Duane Anthony Elzy, 48, unauthorized use of a vehicle, theft of property less than $30,000.

Jeff rey Le. Rohrbough, 55, driving while intoxicat-ed third or more, unlawful carrying of weapon. Michael Eugene Chew, 26, unlawful carrying of weapon, driving while li-cense invalid without in-surance, Dallas County warrant-assault causes bodily injury family vio-lence. Jennifer Ann Leforce, 44, possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram.

Marriage LicenseRequests ReceivedCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following applications for marriage were received by the Cooke County Clerk’s Offi ce. Richard Scott Stalder, 29, Saint Jo and Tawnie Marie Foster, 27, Saint Jo. Jacob Marshall Anding, 37, Sulphur, Oklahoma and Brooke Laren Mercer, 24,

Sulphur. Paul Able Morrissey, 36, Palmyra, Pennsylvania and Cathrynn Charline Gilmer, 32, Buena Vista, Virginia. Cody Scott Burleson, 38, Valley View and Kristy June Bailes, 36, Valley View. Garrett Ben Mize, 25, Se-attle, Washington and Hai-ley Ann Joeris, 25, Seattle.

Keith Edward Blan-ton, 38, Ardmore, Okla-homa and Ashleigh Nicole Ramsey, 25, Ardmore. Randall Craig Nix, 37, Denison and Emily Kate Green, 24, Denison. Michael Shane McGuire, 40, Cushing, Oklahoma and Bernadette Louise Lock-wood, 39, Cushing.

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year-round classes which usually begin in July and conclude in June. He said so far, he isn’t considering a year-round schedule. “Right now, our decision is to remain on the current calendar that we have,” he said. He also said the con-cept of social distancing in light of the COVID-19 cri-sis will make it diffi cult to hold classes in the manner they once were. “And so, we are just con-tinuing to ask for additional guidance,” he said. “I have had some conversations with all of our principals. Regardless of what comes out of the state we want to do what’s in our best inter-est to try to be prepared for the COVID-19 and for opening the school for the 2020-2021 school year.” He said barring a major spike in COVID-19 cases, “I really believe we are go-

ing to be in school come mid-August, but I do ex-pect there to be some kind of restrictions.” He also noted summer school is serving approxi-mately 230 students. “Th is is the last week of summer school,” he added. A construction update presented by Stewart in-cluded information about the completed fi nal punch list walk of the baseball and softball fi elds, geothermal modifi cations, completion of tennis courts, demoli-tion of Edison playground and installation of new playground equipment and replacement of kitchen equipment. Next, the board heard a report on human resources. “We’ve been hard at work hiring and we’ve had some great successes,” GISD Di-rector of Human Resources Paula Moore said. “We are ahead of where we normally are….We got to start hiring

earlier than we normally do.” Moore also noted the dis-trict is eligible for United States Department of Edu-cation grant funding for the 2020-2021 school year to replace funding lost during the COVID-19 pandemic during which students were not in school. “Ms. Moore, what you’re really saying is that the fed-eral government gave us emergency funds between $887,000 and $880,000 give or take,” board mem-ber Mike Rosenberg said. “What the state has decided to do is off set their contri-bution to the district by keeping that federal money because they’re holding on to money that was specifi -cally designed to come to districts that need to deal with all these problems that we had to deal with as a dis-trict. And so, instead of in-creasing our revenue by that amount they merely made

a big deal of the fact they were giving us money and then immediately subtract-ed that money from what they were going to pay us.” Rosenberg said the grants were “emergency federal money to deal with the CO-VID environment that was created for public schools. And they basically kept it.” Th e board also approved an engagement letter with Schalk and Smith account-ing fi rm for external audit-ing services, a quote from Renaissance Universal Screener for math and read-ing services, annual renew for GISD to use buses for Lil’ Leopards Learning Lad-der and a Chalmers Ele-mentary School geothermal agreement for HVAC prod-ucts. Th e board approved the consent agenda: Minutes of the regular May 18, 2020. Monthly bill list. Financial statement. Investment report. 2020-2021 schedule of regular monthly school board meetings. Hellas Construction pay-ment application No. 8 for GHS baseball, softball and tennis. House bill 3834 certifi ca-tion for local governments. Not present for Monday’s meeting were board mem-bers Marvin Royal, Phil Neeley and Will Presson.

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GAINESVILLE – Gaines-ville Police Department received the following inci-dent reports. Jeff rey G. Herrington reported fraudulent use or possession of identifying information in the 200 block of Santa Fe Street. Nancy A. Davidson reported fraudulent use or possession of identi-fying information in the 200 block of Santa Fe Street. Missy M. Scrogum re-ported theft in the 600 block of North Morris Street. Shawn A. Hynes report-ed burglary of a habitation in 1800 block of Th rock-morton Street. Glenn E. Nehib report-ed burglary of motor ve-hicle in the 3200 block of Broadway. Taylor M. Wallace re-ported burglary of a motor vehicle in the 400 block of Melody Lane. William C. Gardner reported burglary in the 3300 block of East High-way 82. Erin L. Moody reported burglary of a vehicle in the 300 block of South Den-ton Street. Alicia L. Strickland re-ported theft of a fi rearm/burglary of a motor ve-hicle in the 1000 block of Ritchey Street. Th e city of Gainesville reported unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the

300 block of South Weaver Street. Sheila M. Ortega and Lauren L. Spicer reported burglary in the 3300 block of East Highway 82. Michael H. Mahoney reported theft in the 1900 block of North I-35. Castrol Premium Lube Express reported a hit and run in the 500 block of North Grand Avenue. Kyle W Sieger reported cruelty to non-livestock animal in the 700 block of North Taylor Street. Brittany D. Rosson re-ported burglary of a motor vehicle in the 900 block of North Howeth Street.

Th omas C. Eddowes re-ported theft of $100 in the 500 block of North Cul-berson Street. Barbara M. Roberson reported fraud in the 1200 block of North Clements Street. Arrest Log Th omas E. Harwell, 30, warrant arrest. Trevor W. Palacios, 21, warrant arrest. Tammy D. Carpenter, 62, public intoxication Billy J. Crisp, 69, driving while intoxicated, second. Joshua A. Gonzales, 25, warrant arrest. Christopher R. Newhart,

34, evading arrest, failure to identify fugitive from justice, warrant. Michelle W. Graf, 39, warrant arrest. Audrea D. Bennett, 34, criminal mischief warrant. Justin R. Espinosa, 27, driving while intoxicated with previous intoxication manslaughter conviction. Jessica M. Ferrell, 21, possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Terry N. Wilkins, 33, driving while intoxicated third of more. Lori P. Jackson, 53, theft of property less than $750. Jacoby L. McBath, 20, public intoxication.

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of Vehicle BurglariesGAINESVILLE – Th e Gainesville Police Depart-ment has issued informa-tion and warnings about a recent string of vehicle burglaries.. 2000011131 June 1st - 1700 block of Aster – Weapon and cash stolen from unsecured vehicle 2000011386 June 3rd - 200 block of Davis – wallet and contents stolen from unsecured vehicle 2000012160 June 10th – 1500 block of E Tennie – Purse, wallet and contents stolen from unsecured ve-hicle 2000012499 June 14th – Fairfi eld Inn – window shattered and GPS unit stolen 2000012504 June 14th – Hampton Inn – window shattered and weapon sto-len from vehicle 2000012517 June 14th – 500 block of Melody – Purse and contents, vehicle keys stolen from unsecured vehicle 2000012572 June 15th – 500 block of Melody – vehicle stolen / recovered using keys from earlier burglary 2000012592 June 15th – 1500 block of Natalie – keys stolen from unsecured vehicle 2000012664 June 16th – 3200 block of E Broad-way – entry made into two unsecured vehicles – noth-

ing taken 2000012665 June 16th – 400 block of Melody – Purse and contents re-moved from unsecured ve-hicle Since June 1st, the number of vehicle bur-glaries being reported has increased signifi cantly. Th ese suspect(s) are look-ing for easy opportunities to get your property, and if the property includes your vehicle keys, they are returning and taking the vehicle(s). More cases have likely gone unreported. Owners tend not to notify police if nothing is missing from their vehicles. Th e majority of these cases involved vehicles that were unsecure. HIDE your things, LOCK your car, TAKE your keys – these basic steps could prevent your vehicle being burglar-ized. Th e police department wants to encourage you to contact the police if you see anyone or anything sus-picious. Th e investigations into these cases are ongoing and anyone with informa-tion is asked to contact the Gainesville Police Depart-ment by calling (940) 668-7777, or through Face-book at Facebook.com/GTPolice. Th ose wish-ing to remain anonymous

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Can We Coexist with Asia’s Communists?

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met for seven hours at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii with the chief architect of China’s foreign policy, Yang Jiechi. Th e two had much to talk about. As Th e Washington Post reports, the “bitterly contentious relationship” between our two coun-tries has “reached the low-est point in almost half a century.” Not since Nixon went to China have rela-tions been so bad. Early this week, Chinese and Indian soldiers fought with rocks, sticks and clubs along the Himalayan truce line that dates back to their 1962 war. Twenty Indian soldiers died, some pushed over a cliff into a freezing

river in the highest-casual-ty battle between the Asian giants in decades. Among the issues surely raised with Pompeo by the Chinese is the growing bipartisan vilifi cation of China and its ruling Com-munist Party by U.S. poli-ticians the closer we come to November. Th e U.S. has been put-ting China in the dock for concealing information on the coronavirus virus until it had spread, lying about it, and then letting Wuhan residents travel to the out-side world while quaran-tining them inside China. In America, it has be-come good politics to be tough on China. Th e reasons are many. High among them are the huge trade defi cits with China that led to an historic deindustrialization of America, China’s emer-gence as the world’s fi rst industrial power, and a U.S. dependency on Chi-nese imports for the vital necessities of our national life. Th en there is the system-atic theft of intellectual property from U.S. com-panies in China and Bei-jing’s deployment of thou-sands of student-spies into U.S. colleges and universi-ties to steal security secrets.

Th en there is the sup-pression of Christianity, the denial of rights to the people of Tibet and the discovery of an archipelago of concentration camps in western China to “reedu-cate” Muslim Uighurs and Kazakhs to turn them into more loyal and obedient subjects. Among the strategic concerns of Pompeo: China’s fortifi cation of is-lets, rocks and reefs in the South China Sea and use of its warships to drive Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian and Philippine fi shing vessels out of their own territorial waters that China now claims. Another worry for Pom-peo: China’s buildup of medium- and interme-diate-range ballistic mis-siles, a nuclear arsenal not contained or covered by the Cold War arms agree-ments between Russia and the United States. Th en there were those provocative voyages by a Chinese aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait to intimidate Taipei and show Beijing’s hostility to-ward the recently reelected pro-U.S. government on the island. Finally, there are China’s growing restrictions on the freedoms the people of

Hong Kong have enjoyed under the Basic Law ne-gotiated with the United Kingdom when the ter-ritory was ceded back to Beijing in 1997. Also on the menu at Hickam was almost surely the new bellicosity out of Pyongyang. Th is week, the building in Kaesong, just inside North Korea, where bilateral peace talks have been held between the two Koreas, was blown up by the North. With the ex-plosion came threats from the North to send combat troops back into positions they had vacated along the DMZ. Th e rhetoric out of the North against South Kore-an President Moon Jae-in, coming from the 32-year-old sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the rising star of the regime, Kim Yo Jong, has been scalding. In a statement this week, Kim Yo Jong de-rided Moon as a fl unky of the Americans: “It is our fi xed judgment that it is no longer possible to dis-cuss the North-South ties with such a servile partner engaging only in disgrace and self-ruin, being soaked by deep-rooted fl unky-ism.” North Korea’s state me-

dia published photos of the destruction of the joint liaison offi ce. Pyongyang is shutting off communi-cations with Seoul, and a frustrated South looks to be ginning up and recipro-cating. Th e North-South de-tente appears dead, and President Trump’s special relationship with Kim Jong Un may not be far behind. Th ere are rumors of a renewal of nuclear weap-ons and long-range missile tests by the North, suspen-sion of which was one of the diplomatic achieve-ments of Trump. Whether Trump’s cher-ished trade deal with Chi-na can survive the growing iciness between the two nations remains to be seen. What the Chinese seem to be saying with their actions -- against India, Vietnam, Malaysia, In-donesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan -- is this: Your American friends and allies are yesterday. We are

tomorrow. Th e future of Asia belongs to us. Deal with it! No one should want a hot war, or a new cold war, with China or North Ko-rea. But if Trump was relying on his special relationships with Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping, his trade deal with China and his commit-ment by Kim to give up nuclear weapons for rec-ognition, trade and aid, he will have to think again. For the foreseeable fu-ture, Communist belli-cosity out of Beijing and Pyongyang seem in the cards, if not worse. 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. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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To the Editor,

Change is brought about either by cooperation or confl ict. Cooperation is messy. It takes time, ne-

gotiation, mediation. and sacrifi ce. But is more ef-fective and is more likely to result in a longer lasting peace. Confl ict is based on fear, violence, and intimi-dation. It is more effi cient and takes a shorter period of time to achieve the de-sired result. But it plants the seeds for the next vio-lent confl ict and results in a shorter resolution time-line. Th e rioters and loot-ers are using confl ict. We will not have a long lasting resolution, only setting the stage for the next confl ict. Do we really think once all the Confederate monu-

ments are destroyed, once all the bases named for Confederate leaders are changed, that the so-called “protesters” will be satis-fi ed? Will they go home peacefully? No, of course not. Th e issue of monu-ments or names is not their objective. Th eir purpose is to cause dissension, con-tention, and division no matter the issue. If they could fi nd another issue to suit their pursuit of under-mining our form of govern-ment, they will use it. De-funding our police enforce is one of the most recent. By meeting their demands,

we only whet their appe-tite. Th ey have been suc-cessful. Why should they change? Th ey certainly are not running out of steam. When we feel enough is enough, they are only rein-vigorated. Th e insurgents are not going away. Th ey never give up. We have to remove their power over us by refusing to capitulate to their ever increasing de-mands.

Darlene DentonGainesville

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By Froma Harrop

COVID-19 is not at all over and shows every sign of staging a return. We’ve been through a lot of fear, depression, and losses of income and loved ones. Much can’t be changed, but the leadership can, from sloppy governors to President Donald Trump at the top of the heap. Trump seems not just in-capable of forming a ra-tional response to a virus

but also uninterested in doing so -- and the public seems to know it. He’s thrust a broken-country model on Amer-ica whereby the ruling family directs the coun-try’s resources to its close relatives and assorted hangers-on. Protective barriers to corruption have been junked. It’s been astounding to see the president remove fi ve inspectors general in-cluding the top Pentagon watchdog assigned to lead the Pandemic Response Accountability Commit-tee -- assigned to oversee the $2 trillion in taxpayer money set aside to revive the economy. Trump or no Trump, the United States was destined to get badly hit by the coronavirus. It didn’t have to become the epicenter, however, of both disease and social dysfunction

that followed. It would have taken an extraordi-nary leader to respond wisely to both the an-ger unleashed by George Floyd’s murder and the opportunistic looting that followed while dealing with a health threat. Our leader doesn’t rise to even ordinary. I’m trying to remain the optimistic sort. Some promising treatments for the often-deadly virus are advancing. A vaccine that would stop it in its tracks is bound to arrive. But the greatest hope right now rests on Nov. 3, when Americans have an op-portunity to supplant the president and his ram-shackle administration with competence. For the time being, we are a nation beaten down by a sea of troubles. Th e deadly pathogen seems intent on making that

second round as parts of the country abandon the discipline that curbed the caseloads in the fi rst place. Sweden tried and failed to beat this thing by leav-ing businesses and schools largely open: Th e plan was to let enough people get the virus to build herd im-munity. Oh, how we wish Sweden’s low-pain experi-ment would have worked. Now Sweden’s per-capita death toll is among the world’s highest. Th at’s not happening in the European Union, which is reopening in a slow and careful manner. And it’s not happening here in states that con-tinue to impose rules for mask wearing and social distancing. But it is happening in Florida, which has of-fered its population as the Swedish-style control group to see what happens

when government mostly ends restrictions on bars and beach crowds. As Florida’s number of cases spike to new records, Gov. Ron DeSantis has further vowed not to reassert re-strictions. Added to the mix is the state’s large el-derly population, a group especially threatened by the virus. Arizona reopened a month ago and has just reported an all-time high number of cases as well as numbers of COVID pa-tients in the ICU. Same story in Texas, which pre-maturely entered its “third phase” of reopening way back at the beginning of June. In a show of blatant ig-norance, Vice President Mike Pence has blamed some of these rising num-bers on an increase in test-ing. Actually, New York, which does more per-cap-

ita testing than any other state, now reports that only 1.1 percent of tests were positive for COVID on a seven-day average. Texas has a 7.9 percent positive rate, and in Flori-da, it is 7 percent. Another virus wave is not going to help any economy’s bottom line or the well-being of its people. New polls refl ect public recognition of that fact. Th ey suggest Ameri-cans are about to replace Trump, providing good news at last. Follow Froma Harrop on Twitter @FromaHar-rop. She can be reached at [email protected]. To fi nd out more about Froma Harrop and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators webpage at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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Sentences Issued for Felony IndictmentsCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following sentences were is-sued for felony indictments and fi led in the 235th Dis-trict Court. James Sidney Sandlin, 60, was convicted of the February 23, 2017 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 1 year confi ne-ment in a state jail facility plus court costs and restitu-tion. Sandlin was also con-victed of the April 20, 2017 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 1 year confi nement in a state jail facility, a $500 fi ne plus res-titution and court costs. Jesus Rene Ortiz, 25, was convicted of the February 24, 2018 state jail felony off ense of criminal mischief less than $30,000 and was sentenced to 2 years’ proba-tion deferred, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Alvin Daniel Rodgers, 39, was convicted of a lesser charge in connection with the June 5, 2018 second degree felony off ense of pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 200 grams and was sentenced to 6 months’ confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitu-tion and court costs. Kimberley Arrin McCain, 42, was convicted of a lesser charge in connection with

the August 27, 2018 third degree felony off ense of as-sault of a public servant and was sentenced to 8 months confi nement in a state jail facility, 1 year probation, a $500 fi ne and court costs. Ruben Wayne Maldona-do Jr., 22, was convicted of the January 13, 2019 second degree felony off ense of pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 400 grams and was sentenced to 4 years’ probation deferred, a $500 fi ne and court costs. Mal-donado was also convicted of the January 13, 2019 third degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 200 grams and was sentenced to 4 years’ probation deferred, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Casey Lane Bohanan, 23, was convicted of the March 28, 20219 state jail felony off ense of abandoning or endangering a child and was sentenced to 2 years’ proba-tion deferred, a $500 fi ne and court costs. Callie Lasha Stevenson, 28, was convicted of the July 15, 2019 state jail felony of-fense of abandoning or en-dangering a child and was sentenced 2 years’ probation deferred and court costs. Ste-venson was also convicted of the July 15, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sen-tenced to 2 years’ probation

deferred plus restitution and court costs. Carl William Beck, 19, was convicted of the Sep-tember 16, 2019 third de-gree felony off ense of assault against family member with prior conviction and was sentenced 3 years’ confi ne-ment in a state jail facil-ity and court costs. Beck was also convicted of the December 15, 2019 sec-ond degree felony off ense of burglary of a habitation and was sentenced to 3 years confi nement in a state jail facility and court costs. Waylon Kyle Savala, 39, was convicted of the Sep-tember 24, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 8 months, 14 days confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitution and court costs. Jynna Deann Ware, 19, was convicted of the Janu-ary 14, 2020 third degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams and was sen-tenced to 2 years’ probation deferred, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Chance Aaron Higdon, 18, was convicted of the January 28, 2020 state jail felony off ense of unauthor-ized use of a motor vehicle and was sentenced to 2 years’ confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitution and court costs.

GAINESVILLE - Th e Learning Tree Pre-School, a ministry of First Unit-ed Methodist Church of Gainesville starts their 39th year this September. Th e Learning Tree has been edu-cating students in a Chris-tian setting and preparing them for Kindergarten since 1982. Th ere are still open-ings for this year in both three and four-year old age levels. Child must be 3 years old or 4 years old by Sep-tember 1. Th e Learning Tree is an extension of the Ministry and Programs of First United Methodist Church and has

been helping grow students academically in a Christian setting since 1982. “Th e stat-ed purpose of this ministry is to provide settings and expe-riences for initial learning, so-cial adjustment, and character development in a specifi cally Christian atmosphere”, said Phil Newton, Director of Th e Learning Tree. Th e program runs each Wednesday through Friday September through May and follows the GISD aca-demic calendar. Classes will begin on Th ursday, Septem-ber 10 and there will be an open house on Wednesday, September 9. School visits

for parents will be August 24 – 28. Classes run from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM and students have the option of staying till 3:00 PM for enrichment learning. Th e Learning Tree is a Preschool where students are given work to accomplish to pre-pare for Kindergarten and is not full-time daycare. Ac-cording to Newton, there are openings in both 3- and 4-year-old classes and schol-arships are available. For information about registration and tuition, please contact First United Methodist Church at (940) 665-3926.

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VALLEY VIEW - Valley View Volunteer Fire De-partment was called to the scene two fi res Sunday, June 21, 2020 and the rescue of some bicyclists caught in a hailstorm. Th e fi rst blaze was a single wide mobile home fi re logged in at 9:36 Sunday morning on County Road 235. “VVFD crews arrived on scene to fi nd a single wide mobile home mostly in-volved,” Chief Zack Kupper said. “It took a while for us to determine the location of the homeowners. Fam-ily was fi nally able to make contact with the occupants and verify that nobody was at home at the time of the fi re.” He noted crews extin-guished the fi re just as Sun-day’s thunderstorm was clearing out of the area. Th e mobile home was a total loss, he said, adding the home’s occupants stated they had left for work ear-lier that morning during the storm. Th e cause is believed to be lightning-related after investigation. Th e family who lived in the house had two cats one of which was later found alive outside by VVVFD. Th e department received mutual aid from North Shore Volunteer Fire De-partment, Gainesville Fire Department, Sanger Fire Department, Era Volunteer Fire Department, Cooke County Fire Marshal. Also on scene were Cooke Coun-ty Emergency Medical Ser-vices, Cooke County Sher-

iff Department and Cooke County Precinct 2 workers. Kupper also said Pentex Energy provided excellent response time. “Th ey were busy during the storms, and made get-ting to our scene a priority,” he said. Th e department was still cleaning equipment from the previous fi re around 2:30 p.m., Kupper said, when it was dispatched for “possible smoke show-ing from a structure along South I-35.” VVFD responded to a commercial building which houses LoneStar Tumbling. “Smoke was showing from the eaves and roof,” Kupper said. Th e multi-purpose struc-ture included space for the tumbling studio, a couple of units for storage and a unit for an auto shop/garage, he said. “Crews made entry to fi nd heavy smoke and fi re on the second fl oor of the north unit,” he said. “Th e fi re was quickly extinguished with minimal damage to con-tents and no major structur-al damage. Crews also made entry into all the other units to check for fi re extension.” Th e entire building was smoked damaged and it took some time for crews to clear all the units, he added. Once again Gainesville FD, Sanger FD, and North-Shore VFD were called for assistance. “Many hands made quick work of clearing the build-ing and performing over-

haul on the fi re damaged unit,” he said. Th e likely cause of the fi re is faulty electrical wiring, he said. No one was inside the building at the time of the fi re and no injuries were re-ported. Valley VFD also respond-ed earlier in the day to a 7:45 a.m. call for assistance where the department discovered some bicyclists stuck in an early morning hailstorm. “VVFD responded quick-ly to pick up the riders and move them to a safe loca-tion,” Kupper said. “Th e bi-cyclist advised VVFD crews they thought they could outride the storm and make it to a safe place before the hail hit. Th ey are experi-enced riders and said that rain is usually no problem, but they did not expect the high winds and hail to hit so soon. A bit of an unusual call for VVFD, but we’re here to help everyone in their time of need.” As with all area agencies and businesses COVID-19 has hit hard. Kupper said the organization was forced to postpone its spring fun-draiser and has now tenta-tively scheduled a new fun-draiser event for September. “We are still getting by, but like every business out there, paid or volunteer, we are having to make sacrifi ces to extend our funds,” he said. “Donations can always be made at any time by con-tacting a member or mailing to VVFD, PO Box 333, Val-ley View, TX 76272.”

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The Weekly News is look-ing for self motivated people to be part of the best newspaper in Cooke County! Advertising Customer Service Rep-resentative. Drop off Re-sume to: 216 West Pecan, Gainesville, TX, or call 940-665-2320 to set up appointment. 04/08

Now Hiring Equipment Operator with CDL and/or CDL Driver for Local Construction Company. Competitive Pay. Good Hours. 940-736-4763 or email [email protected]. 05/27

Painter/Carpenter NeededExperience to workout side, seasonal work, job requires working with heights and power

tools. Must have references, pass drug test and background check. Monday through

Friday, 8 am to 5pm. No paid holidays. Can apply at 715 E. California, Gainesville, TX

76240 /Gainesville Housing Authority(940) 665-1747

The Housing Authority of the City of Gainesville is currently seeking applications for the position

of Full-Time Maintenance Worker. Applicants must be qualifi ed to perform maintenance duties

as assigned by the Director of Maintenance and be able to regularly lift and or move up to 80 pounds. Applicants must be able to pass a criminal back-

ground check, have a valid Class C driver’s license and pass a drug test. Interested persons should sub-mit an application to the Housing Authority offi ce located at 715 E. California St., Gainesville, Texas.

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Lawn Mower Service. Tree Trimming. Call 940-580-8434 or 940-284-0410. 05/06

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Use The Weekly News 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 fulfi l your legal obligations. Give us a call to fi nd out more, 940-665-2320 or visit us online day or night at www.TheWeeklyNewsCC.com.

Los Mariachis is seeking cooks, dish washers and bus tables. Apply in per-son. 319 N Commerce St. 07/22

Home Health Agency looking for LVN to take care of patient in Gaines-ville. Call 214-207-8408. 06/24

Joe’s Tree Service needs full time tree trimmer. Prefer class A CDL. Call Arthur Green at 940-768-9202. 06/24

MCM Heat and Air is looking for HVAC Tech / Helper. Pay based on experience. Apply at 131 CR 131, Gainesville, TX 76240. 940-668-7129. 06/24

Catfi sh Louie’s is now hiring Waitstaff, Host/Cashier, Cooks and Dish-washers/Busers. Apply in person to 1825 E. Hwy 82, Gainesville, TX 76240. 06/24

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Federal Universal Service Charge (FUSC) IncreaseThis notice regarding the FUSC applies to Nortex Communications telephone service customers.

Effective July 1, 2020, the FUSC on your Nortex Communications bill will increase as a result of an increase in the Federal Communications Commis-sion’s (FCC) universal service fund con-tribution factor from 19.6% to 26.5%. The FUSC is calculated in accordance with FCC rules by applying the new contribution factor of 26.5% (0.265) to the charges for interstate services. The federal universal service fund helps to ensure access to affordable communi-cations services in hard-to-serve rural areas of the United States. If you have any questions regarding the FUSC, please contact the Nortex Communica-tion business offi ce at (940) 759-2251.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

By order of the Commissioners Court of Cooke Coun-ty, Texas, a public hearing to deliberate and consider possible action on the replat of Lots 1261 & 1262, Lake Kiowa, Inc. Subdivision, located at 108 Cayuga Trail, Lake Kiowa, will be held on Monday, the 13th day of July, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Court-room, 1st Floor of the Cooke County Courthouse, 101 South Dixon Street, Gainesville, Texas.

LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

In accordance with the Governor’s Public Health Emergency Declaration on March 16, 2020, certain provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act have been suspended to allow for video and telephonic commu-nications. Given these limitations, the current Cooke County Public Health Emergency Declaration restric-tions and the Center for Disease Control recommenda-tion limited general public seating will be allowed in the Commissioners Courtroom. Additionally, public access and participation will be available through the call in number below as well as live streamed via the link below.

Should anyone wish to address the court on any agen-da item, they must call (940)668-5435 or email [email protected] at least one (1) hour prior to the meeting, or by signing up in person, at the County Judge’s offi ce, at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Those individuals will then be allowed to participate using the call-in number below or by speak-ing in person. Public comment will be limited to not more than 5 minutes for each person wishing to address the court. Total time for all public comments will be limited to 30 minutes.

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meet-ing and who may need assistance should contact the Cooke County Judge’s Offi ce at (940)668-5435 two (2) working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Commissioners Court conference call number:Commissioners Court live stream:

US dial-in: 1-206-462-5569https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbCXfFMyGyRqh2vulL84bQ

US toll-free dial-in: 1-855-552-4463Meeting Pin: 9382 84 0609

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Brenda McCoy, Property Manager for GHA has 3 different locations with available rent-als. The Turner Apartments are 1-bedroom apartments for 55 and over, Pecan Creek Village are 1- and 2-bedroom apartments for 62 and over, and then Washington Court/ Walnut Lane are 2-bedrooms duplexes and 3-bedroom homes for rent. There is rental assistance if needed. Stop by 715 E. Cali-fornia to pickup application or go online at www.gainesvilletxhousingauthority.com, for more information please call 940.665.1747

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Renaissance Care Center istaking proper precautions and

following CDC guidelines to preventCOVID in our facility.

All of our residents and staff arehappy and COVID free!

We continue to screen staff andnew patients, continuously disinfect

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Cowboys for CASA Cancelled;

Gypsy Cotillion Rescheduled GAINESVILLE – CASA of North Texas, a local ad-vocacy group for abused and neglected children has cancelled its’ sixteenth an-nual fundraiser known as Cowboys for CASA. “It just didn’t seem right to ask dear friends who’ve supported us so strongly to give when so many are struggling. We also had concerns about our ability to properly social distance with an event as popular as this, so our board deter-

mined that the best thing for us to do at this time is tighten our belts, cancel the event and continue the work for the children” said Executive Director, Vicki Robertson. “You may recall that we had to postpone our Gypsy Cotillion in March when the COVID shut downs took place. We’ve already sold more than 200 tick-ets and we felt we should live up to our commit-ment, so we’re proceeding

with the event on Th urs-day, September 24 at the Gainesville Civic Center with LeFreak. Th is venue will allow for any social distancing necessary” said Robertson. “COVID may have done a number on our fundrais-ing calendar this year, but nothing has stopped our Ad-vocacy Staff and Volunteer Advocates. I’m so proud of the way that they’ve stayed true to our mission through-out the diffi culties of the

last few months. Th ey’ve kept their eyes on the chil-dren and that won’t change, come what may” said Rob-ertson. At the present time, CASA Advocates are look-ing out for the best interests of about 100 Cooke County children. If you’d like information about CASA or becoming involved with CASA of North Texas, you may visit the website at www.casant.org or contact the offi ce at 940-665-2244.


economic incentive of $100,000 for Super Rus-tic LLC to develop a cof-fee roasting warehouse and packaging center in the two-story brick building at 701 East Broadway. “On May 18 of this year, the GEDC Board of Direc-tors met for the regularly scheduled meeting and approved this resolution to incentivize Rustic LLC in its development of Cap Station, a four-phase devel-opment of the former fl our mill property at 701 East Broadway,” Gainesville Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Audrey Schroyer said. Th e project is a type B economic development project, she said adding Su-per Rustic plans to invest approximately $560,000 in capital investment for the property. Th e GEDC incentive would help contribute to a roof replacement for the

building. “$50,000 would be paid when the sale of the prop-erty is executed between the current owner and Su-per Rustic LLC and proof of purchase is provided to the GEDC,” Schroyer said. “Th e remaining $50,000 would be paid on comple-tion of the roof replace-ment and proof of permit-ting, inspecting and other necessary documentations provided to GECD.” Th e project is expected to be a mixed-use facil-ity with plans for offi ces and coworking spaces, she said. Th e space would also include a hydroponic greenhouse and business incubator. Th e value of the property is projected to in-crease by $250,000 within the fi rst two years accord-ing to Super Rustic and will create approximately 15 new jobs in Phase 1 with wages for fulltime employees ranging from $16 to $20 per hour. Ten part-time employees can expect $10 to $15 per hour

wages. Th e council also ap-proved a resolution ap-proving a change order for SUMP K to add utility ex-tensions at Gainesville Mu-nicipal Airport. Utility services represen-tative Clay Dumas received a certifi cate for being named Employee of the Month. He also received one paid day off .

Dumas was recognized for several things including helping shut off a resident’s severe water leak, acting as the city’s sole water meter reader and cleaning facili-ties during the COVID-19 crisis. Th e council also ap-proved a consent agenda which included minutes of the June 2, 2020 regular council meeting.

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