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CMYK SAN JACINTO NEWS TIMES 50c EMAIL US AT: [email protected] VISIT US AT: www.sanjacnews.com TRAPP, Page 3 COLDSPRING – Friends of Hopewell are hosting the annual Juneteenth Celebra- tion Saturday, June 21. Events will begin at 9 a.m. with the Emancipation program on the Westside of the annual Juneteenth parade will begin at Old Jones High School Campus and travel to the San Jacinto County Fairgrounds. Immediately after the parade everyone will go to Lincoln Junior High School JUNETEENTH, Page 3 Kids art camp planned SOCIAL MEDIA, Page 5 COLDSPRING -- The Coldspring Area Art League will host a free Kids Art and Crafts Camp July 17. The one day event is for school age children. All arts and craft supplies will be provided and a sack lunch and drink will be provided for each child. The camp will be held at the Coldspring United Methodist Church, Fellow- ship Hall in Coldspring from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Registration is now open and will be acknowledged after July 1. You must register by phone -- 936-653-4459. Space is limited. The event is sponsored by the Coldspring Area Art League. VOLUME 142 NUMBER 24 USPS NO. 480-080 THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 BIG HOUSE, Page 2 INSPECTION, Page 10 MCCLENDON, Page 5 Read Our Digital Edition at: sanjacnews.com JUNE 21 COMMISSIONERS’ COURT INSPECTS SHELTER San Jacinto County Commissioners’ Court adjourned last Tuesday to make an onsite in- spection of the county’s new community shelter still under construction. Pictured (l-r) San Jacinto Pct. 3 Commissioner Thomas Bonds, Judge Fritz Faulkner, Pct. 1 Commissioner Ray McCoppin and superintendent of construction Herb Decker attempting to get their atten- tion. Problems continue to plague construction at community shelter COLDSPRING – Still faced with construction issues, members of the San Jacinto County Commissioners’ Court took time out of their regular court meeting last week to do an onsite inspection of work problems found at the county’s new community shelter under construction with engineer Pat Oates of Goodwin-Las- iter, Inc., Lufkin. “My main concern is it leaks. We want to make sure replaced that have gotten wet,” said San Jacinto County Judge Fritz Faulkner. “Someone (contractors) got ahead of themselves and was completed, leading to a lot of damaged work from recent rains that must be replaced,” he said. “This will be done at the contractor’s expense.” Faulkner said previous structural issues have been resolved, according to the county’s engineer Pat Oates. Brittany Hicks discusses so- cial media and tricks of the trade with members of the Greater Shepherd Chamber of Commerce. Governor gives Trapp the nod to take over criminal DA position Countiss looking forward to June 30 retirement COLDSPRING – When San Jacinto County Criminal Dis- trict Attorney Richard Countiss takes an early retirement at the end of this month, Robert Hill Trapp will be ready to step into the position. Governor Rick Perry announced last Friday the ap- pointment of Trapp to fill the vacancy effective July 1 for a term to expire at the November General election. Trapp will not have a Democratic can- didate in that election, which means he would have been sworn in as San Jacinto Coun- ty Criminal District Attorney in January 2015 regardless. During an interview Mon- day, Countiss said he turned in his resignation about two months ago, effective June 30. Countiss was appointed in 2011 as criminal DA, fol- lowing the untimely death of former DA Bill Burnett. Not wanting to seek another term as DA, he did not file to run in November. “As soon as I submitted my resignation I contacted Judge Trapp, telling him what I McClendon appointed to 258th District Court Social media explained during chamber luncheon LIVINGSTON – Livingston attorney Ernie McClendon was appointed last Friday to serve as the 258th Judicial District Judge by Governor Rick Perry. McClendon was appointed for a term to expire at the next general election in November. He won the Republican Party’s nomination during the May 27, primary runoff election, car- rying the majority of votes in Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity counties. He will face Demo- crat Joe Roth for the position in the November General Election. During an interview Mon- day, McClendon said he was “kind of expecting” the Gover- nor’s appointment. “I have been working on closing my law office on the assumption that I would get it,” he said. McClendon said he made the application for the appoint- ment on the recommendation of the local Republican Party and visiting judges and trav- SHEPHERD – Using social media for small business and individuals was discussed last week during a meeting of the Greater Shepherd Chamber of Commerce. Brittany Hicks, cham- ber member, presented the program, opening it with the definition of social media. “It’s how a business grows. It’s the websites and applica- tions that enable users to create and share content or to partici- pate in social networking, al- lowing you to get information out to who you want to talk to such as clients, community and friends and you can use it every day, anytime you want.” Hicks said. Giving a local example of how social media has helped build a local business, Hicks asked if everyone attending the meeting is familiar with WHH Ranch Company. The company provides a variety of homemade, canned condi- ments in Shepherd. “WHH Ranch Company saw a 20 percent drop in business when they were not on social media,” Hicks said. “They have the ability to sell around the world using social media. They are not limited to their hometown area.” Mentioning the basic social Residents join members of the San Jacinto County Commis- sioners’ Court as they inspect work done on the community shelter COLDSPRING – Eighty adults and children descended on the Coldspring area last weekend, leaving behind some much appreciated volunteer work and lots of love. The group represented people from eight United Methodist Churches, including Alvin, Santa Fe, Atascocita, Huntsville, Bellville, Terrace, St. Matthews and Deer Park. Of the 80 people attending the BIG HOUSE Summer Camp and volunteering their time, 27 were adults; five were college age; four were high school age and 44 were junior high youths, ages 11-13. All are members of BIG HOUSE, Texas. BIG HOUSE is an acronym which stands for Believing in God, Helping Others Understand through Service Everywhere. Their mission is to prepare youth and adults to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ, by providing opportunity to be in mission to churches and others in need everywhere. Last weekend volunteers painted, scraped, cleaned and did yard work at eight sites in and around Coldspring. Those sites included a church in Coldspring, the San Jacinto County Senior Citizen’s Center where they painted and cleaned a storage shed; San Jacinto County Care Share Mission where they painted; Cold- spring Chamber of Commerce where they did yard work; San Jacinto County Child Welfare where they did yard work; the BIG HOUSE Texas visits, leaving love behind Volunteers from BIG HOUSE visited the Coldspring area last weekend leaving some very much appreciated work and love. About 80 adults and youths were represented. Local Weather Thu 6/19 91/72 Afternoon thunderstorms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Fri 6/20 89/71 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s. Sat 6/21 89/70 Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s. Sun 6/22 92/70 Clouds giving way to sun . Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Mon 6/23 92/70 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. ©2009 American Profile Hometown Content Service Juneteenth celebration Saturday Methodist Church Fellow- the courthouse. At 10 a.m. the insulation and sheetrock and other materials are put up sheetrock and insulation before the metal roof nomination during the May 27,
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COLDSPRING – Friends of Hopewell are hosting the annual Juneteenth Celebra-tion Saturday, June 21.
Events will begin at 9 a.m. with the Emancipation program on the Westside of the courthouse. At 10a.m. the annual Juneteenth parade will begin at Old Jones High School Campus and travel to the San Jacinto County Fairgrounds.
Immediately after the parade everyone will go to Lincoln Junior High School
JUNETEENTH, Page 3
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SOCIAL MEDIA, Page 5
COLDSPRING -- The Coldspring Area Art League will host a free Kids Art and Crafts Camp July 17.
The one day event is for school age children. All arts and craft supplies will be provided and a sack lunch and drink will be provided for each child.
The camp will be held at the Coldspring United Methodist Church, Fellow-ship Hall in Coldspring from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Registration is now open and will be acknowledged after July 1.
You must register by phone -- 936-653-4459. Space is limited.
The event is sponsored by the Coldspring Area Art League.
VOLUME 142 NUMBER 24 USPS NO. 480-080 THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
BIG HOUSE, Page 2
INSPECTION, Page 10
MCCLENDON, Page 5
Read Our Digital Edition
at:sanjacnews.com
JUNE 21 COMMISSIONERS’ COURTINSPECTS SHELTER
San Jacinto County Commissioners’ Court adjourned last Tuesday to make an onsite in-spection of the county’s new community shelter still under construction. Pictured (l-r) San Jacinto Pct. 3 Commissioner Thomas Bonds, Judge Fritz Faulkner, Pct. 1 Commissioner Ray McCoppin and superintendent of construction Herb Decker attempting to get their atten-tion.
Problems continueto plague constructionat community shelterCOLDSPRING – Still faced with construction issues,
members of the San Jacinto County Commissioners’ Court took time out of their regular court meeting last week to do an onsite inspection of work problems found at the county’s new community shelter under construction with engineer Pat Oates of Goodwin-Las-iter, Inc., Lufkin.
“My main concern is it leaks. We want to make sure the insulation and Sheetrock and other materials are replaced that have gotten wet,” said San Jacinto County Judge Fritz Faulkner.
“Someone (contractors) got ahead of themselves and put up Sheetrock and insulation before the metal roof was completed, leading to a lot of damaged work from recent rains that must be replaced,” he said. “This will be done at the contractor’s expense.”
Faulkner said previous structural issues have been resolved, according to the county’s engineer Pat Oates.
Brittany Hicks discusses so-cial media and tricks of the trade with members of the Greater Shepherd Chamber of Commerce.
Governor gives Trapp the nod to take over criminal DA positionCountiss looking forward to June 30 retirement
COLDSPRING – When San Jacinto County Criminal Dis-trict Attorney Richard Countiss takes an early retirement at the end of this month, Robert Hill Trapp will be ready to step into the position.
Governor Rick Perry announced last Friday the ap-pointment of Trapp to fill the vacancy effective July 1 for a term to expire at the November General election. Trapp will not have a Democratic can-
didate in that election, which means he would have been sworn in as San Jacinto Coun-ty Criminal District Attorney in January 2015 regardless.
During an interview Mon-day, Countiss said he turned
in his resignation about two months ago, effective June 30.
Countiss was appointed in 2011 as criminal DA, fol-lowing the untimely death of former DA Bill Burnett. Not wanting to seek another term
as DA, he did not file to run in November.
“As soon as I submitted my resignation I contacted Judge Trapp, telling him what I
McClendon appointedto 258th District Court
Social media explainedduring chamber luncheon
LIVINGSTON – Livingston attorney Ernie McClendon was appointed last Friday to serve as the 258th Judicial District Judge by Governor Rick Perry.
McClendon was appointed for a term to expire at the next general election in November. He won the Republican Party’s nomination during the May 27, primary runoff election, car-rying the majority of votes in Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity counties. He will face Demo-crat Joe Roth for the position in the November General
Election.During an interview Mon-
day, McClendon said he was “kind of expecting” the Gover-nor’s appointment.
“I have been working on closing my law office on the assumption that I would get it,” he said.
McClendon said he made the application for the appoint-ment on the recommendation of the local Republican Party and visiting judges and trav-
SHEPHERD – Using social media for small business and individuals was discussed last week during a meeting of the Greater Shepherd Chamber of Commerce.
Brittany Hicks, cham-ber member, presented the program, opening it with the definition of social media.
“It’s how a business grows. It’s the websites and applica-tions that enable users to create and share content or to partici-pate in social networking, al-lowing you to get information out to who you want to talk to such as clients, community and friends and you can use it every day, anytime you want.” Hicks said.
Giving a local example of how social media has helped build a local business, Hicks asked if everyone attending the meeting is familiar with WHH Ranch Company. The company provides a variety of homemade, canned condi-ments in Shepherd.
“WHH Ranch Company saw a 20 percent drop in business
when they were not on social media,” Hicks said. “They have the ability to sell around the world using social media. They are not limited to their hometown area.”
Mentioning the basic social
Residents join members of the San Jacinto County Commis-sioners’ Court as they inspect work done on the community shelter
COLDSPRING – Eighty adults and children descended on the Coldspring area last weekend, leaving behind some much appreciated volunteer work and lots of love.
The group represented people from eight United Methodist Churches, including Alvin, Santa Fe, Atascocita, Huntsville, Bellville, Terrace, St. Matthews and Deer Park. Of the 80 people attending the BIG HOUSE Summer Camp and volunteering their time, 27 were adults; five were college
age; four were high school age and 44 were junior high youths, ages 11-13.
All are members of BIG HOUSE, Texas. BIG HOUSE is an acronym which stands for Believing in God, Helping Others Understand through Service Everywhere. Their mission is to prepare youth and adults to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ, by providing opportunity to be in mission to churches and others in need everywhere.
Last weekend volunteers
painted, scraped, cleaned and did yard work at eight sites in and around Coldspring. Those sites included a church in Coldspring, the San Jacinto County Senior Citizen’s Center where they painted and cleaned a storage shed; San Jacinto County Care Share Mission where they painted; Cold-spring Chamber of Commerce where they did yard work; San Jacinto County Child Welfare where they did yard work; the
BIG HOUSE Texas visits, leaving love behind
Volunteers from BIG HOUSE visited the Coldspring area last weekend leaving some very much appreciated work and love. About 80 adults and youths were represented.
Local WeatherThu6/19 91/72
Afternoon thunderstorms. Highs inthe low 90s and lows in the low70s.
Fri6/20 89/71
Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in theupper 80s and lows in the low 70s.
Sat6/21 89/70
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper80s and lows in the low 70s.
Sun6/22 92/70
Clouds giving way to sun . Highs inthe low 90s and lows in the low70s.
Mon6/23 92/70
Times of sun and clouds. Highs inthe low 90s and lows in the low70s.©2009 American Profile Hometown ContentService
JuneteenthcelebrationSaturday
Methodist Church Fellow-
the courthouse. At 10 a.m.
the insulation and sheetrock and other materials are
put up sheetrock and insulation before the metal roof
nomination during the May 27,
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TECHNOLOGY CAMP HELD -- To kick-off the first week of summer vacation, Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District (COCISD) hosted a technology camp for students entering 5th-7th grade in the upcoming school year. Digic@mp was held June 10th through the 13th at the COHS Band hall. Students had lots of fun learning how to use digital tools and building a website. On Friday, the campers hosted family and friends to showcase their work from the week. “The camp was a great success,” said District Instructional Technol-ogy Specialist Kellie Lahey. “We’re looking forward to doing it again next year.”
parsonage at Camilla United Methodist Church and the Ca-milla United Methodist Church where they painted and mowed and the Coldspring Area Public Library where yard work was done.
Cost for the day camp is not free. Each person attending paid $110 to participate and volunteer his/her time to en-hance the Coldspring area. The fee is used to purchase paint, food, programs and materials.
BIG HOUSE was organized in 1996 when 25 people from three youth groups held their first work camp. Since that time it has grown to over 1,000 participants who have worked in 12 camps this past summer, according to BIG HOUSE executive Director Kristen Cleveland.
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Eighty volunteers from BIG HOUSE were welcomed to the Coldspring area last weekend. The group of adults and youths stayed at the Coldspring United Methodist Church, volunteer-ing their time to work for local organizations
Volunteers from BIG HOUSE painted the San Jacinto County Senior Citizen’s Center last week-end and helped to clean out and build shelving in a storage shed for the senior center. For more information about BIG HOUSE, go to their website at www.BigHouseTX.org
SAN ANTONNIO – Josh Cronin from Shepherd of San Jacinto County has been chosen to participate in the Texas Brigades’ 22nd Battalion of the Rolling Plains Bobwhite Brigade program this summer. He was selected based on his academic records, interest in
wildlife and natural resources, and leadership activities.
The Texas Brigades’ mission is to educate and empower youths with leadership skills and knowledge in wildlife, fisheries, and land stewardship to become conservation ambas-sadors for a sustained natural
resource legacy. This is the 22nd year of the Brigades.
There are seven Brigade camps being held this sum-mer: two Buckskin Brigades, two Bobwhite Brigades, Bass Brigade, Waterfowl Brigade, and Ranch Brigade.
Cronin chosen to participate in Texas Brigades
AUSTIN — One of two men arrested last fall for assault-ing two Texas game wardens following a high-speed pursuit in Limestone County has been sentenced to 30 years in prison following guilty pleas to five felonies stemming from the case. Four other individuals whose role in the case became apparent after further investi-gation also have entered pleas and received sentences.
“We greatly appreciate the hard work that many officers with numerous local, state and federal law enforcement agen-cies put into this case, not to mention prosecutors and judg-es in Limestone and Freestone counties,” said Game Warden Capt. Bradley Chappell, who coordinated the investigation for the Texas Parks and Wild-life Department. “Not only has
justice been served, we believe the sentences handed down in this case will serve as a strong reminder that Texans will not tolerate those who would harm Texas game wardens just do-ing their jobs.”
Two game wardens had been doing surveillance in response to complaints of illegal road hunting on the morning of Oct. 5, 2013 when they saw a vehicle operating on a public road without headlights and followed it. They watched the vehicle as it entered private property in Limestone County. After hearing breaking glass, the wardens suspected a bur-glary was taking place. When the vehicle started to leave the property, the wardens tried to stop it.
Instead of stopping, the driver of the vehicle struck the
state vehicle and sped away. As the pursuit continued along county and farm-to-market roads, the passenger in the vehicle shined a bright light into the eyes of the game wardens, temporarily blinding them. The state vehicle went off the roadway and struck an embankment and a tree, injur-ing both officers.
Mart resident Teddie Wayne Davenport, 44, was identified as the driver of the vehicle and Groesbeck resident Richard Fraser as the passenger. Dav-enport was arrested two days later in a wooded area near a residence in Freestone County.
Later taken into custody at the Limestone County sher-iff’s office, the 52-year-old Fraser entered guilty pleas to
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June 20 - 21Remembering Motown, a
tribute to musical history -- Sh-antel Baker and Derrick Had-ley performing. Benefits the construction of the Mary K. Sweet Shepherd Teen Center. Shepherd High School Caf-eteria, 1401 S. Byrd Aveneu, Shepherd. For information and tickets call 936-223-5197.
June 21Annual Juneteenth Celebra-
tion hosted by The Friends of Hopewell, Inc. Events begin at 9 a.m. on the Westside of the countyhouse, Coldspring. Pa-rade starts at 10 a.m. Program continues at Lincoln Junior High School following the pa-rade.
June 24Morning Brew, 8:30 a.m. to
9:30 a.m., at Paradise Grille, is presented by the Central East Texas Alliance (CETA) as a service to chamber members. Join them for a cup of coffee, networking and a presentation on excellent customer service in Coldspring. Hosted by the Coldspring Chamber of Com-merce.
June 27Summer Social on the Square
-- Grab your friends and neigh-bors for an evening gathering of socializing, shopping and entertainment in downtown Coldspring, 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
June 28Coldspring Area Art
League’s Art Walk begins at 9 a.m. on the art walk across from the county courthouse between Findings, Etc., and Hot Hoofs. Artists set up at 8 a.m. For more information call John Davis at 936-653-8300.
June 28Trade’s Day, San Jacinto
County Historical Commission.June 28POSTPONED UNTIL OC-
TOBER -- the TLC for the CCC – Tender Loving Care for the Coldspring Community Center Dinner & Variety Show originally planned for Saturday,
Community CalendarJune 28, at Jones Auditorium has been postponed until Octo-ber. More information later.
July 5July 4th celebration in Shep-
herd.July 7Coldspring Area Art League
meeting at Paradise Grille, 6
Did You Know?By YVONNE RYBA
This week Shepherd Cham-
ber wants to congratulate several people. First the three High School students who won scholarships from the Chamber for their excellent essays on what they plan to do to benefit Shepherd, after they graduate from college. All three have been accepted to colleges and have outstanding recommen-dations from their teachers. First was Hanna Gustafson, second was Kaitlynn Schrader with Joshua Courvelle in third place. Each student showed their prowess and deserved to win.
Everyone in Shepherd (and in the U.S.) will have read of Tyler Kolek; the first draft choice for the Miami Marlins’. Congratulations to him and to his family. Tyler is set to do well in his future and is a credit to his family.
Wednesday, June 11, was the first ‘Lunch and Learn’ at Shepherd Community Center. This is a wonderful place to host meetings, with a com-mercial kitchen and a bright, spacious interior. It can be rented out by calling Shepherd City Hall at 936-628-3305.
The lunch was catered by Texas Grill, owned by William LaCoste. If you haven’t eaten at Texas Grill, you are missing out on some really great food! Call Texas Grill at 936-628-3870. Dessert was made by Alan Graham, Peach Cobbler with ice cream, yummy! Alan is not only a good cook, he is Woodland Park Nursing and Rehab’s Director. Thank you Alan.
Of course the Chamber’s Board worked hard to make this event happen. Our presen-tation of ‘How to Use Social Media in Your Business’ was given by Brittany Hicks. She did a sterling job. I learned about Google Plus and how useful it can be and all about hashtags. Brittany is a PR representative for Famcor Inc. Famcor, an oil and gas busi-ness, is the largest producer of Natural Gas in San Jacinto County. They want to help our community any way they can and Brittany is certainly a great help to Shepherd Cham-ber of Commerce. She created our Facebook page. Have a look at it and please ‘like’ it.
Thank you Twinkle Webber for the lovely table decorations and the door prizes. Twinkle
loves to decorate which gives her a break from tending her ‘Chicken Ranch’. Yes, she raises free range chickens. If you want to buy young chicks or fresh eggs, call her at 936-446-6011. I always buy my eggs from Twinkle and yes, that is her real name.
We will celebrate Indepen-dence Day on July 5, Satur-day, starting at 1 PM at the Community Park, next to the Ball Park. There will be two bands playing throughout the day, with D.J. Bubba Murphy filling the breaks with his music. As always we start with a Patriotic Opening and end after the fireworks. There will be vendors selling their wares with food and drink too. If you are interested in being a ven-dor, please call the Chamber at the number below.
To be featured here, call 936-628-3890.
greatershepherdchamberof-commerce.org
To make an appointment with Bob Brannagan of Sam Hous-
ton State SBA, call the Chamber number.
Like us on Facebook.
Buffalo Too 2 x 3
SHECO 3 x 10 full time safety
Mary Kay Sweet concert 3 x 7
A-Z auctions 2 x 5
p.m.July 10Coldspring Area Public Li-
brary Book Review, Silent Auction & Dessert Party at Coldspring Community Center, 2 - 4 p.m. Tickets will be avail-able at the door.
I wanted to do and he contact-ed the governor’s office to see about the appointment,” Coun-tiss said. Trapp’s appointment by the governor will allow him to complete the remainder of the term which Burnett was elected to serve and Countiss was appointed to fill.
“I am extremely pleased that Trapp will be assuming the duties of the office. There is no one better qualified,” Countiss said.
Trapp’s past experience with San Jacinto County attests to that statement.
His career in the county courthouse started in 1984 as county attorney where he served until 1990. From 1990 until 1995 he served as criminal district attorney. He presided over the 411th Judi-cial District Court since his ap-pointment by former Governor George W. Bush in Nov. 1995, until 2013 when he lost his bid for reelection to Republican Kaycee Jones of Polk County.
Since 2013 Trapp has worked as a visiting judge all over the State of Texas, a job that he said he has thoroughly enjoyed, but admits he is ready to settle back down in the courthouse he has spent his life around.
“I hope to take the oath of
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office on July 1. Countiss has already invited me in to look over things and get a feel of the cases he is working,” Trapp said.
Trapp said he doesn’t intend to make any immediate changes in the office.
“I want to get in and visit with the staff and county law enforcement agencies, and make an evaluation after visit-ing with everyone,” he said.
Trapp’s resume states he is a past senior district judge for the Second Administrative Ju-dicial Region, past judge of the 411th Judicial District Court of Polk, San Jacinto and Trin-ity counties and past criminal district attorney and county at-torney for San Jacinto County. He is a member and Judicial Section member of the State Bar of Texas, chairman of the Coldspring United Methodist
Church Council and a member of the Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District (COCISD) Strategic Plan Action Team. He is a volunteer and supporter of the Care Share Mission Food Pantry in Coldspring, CO-CISD Education Foundation, Childrenz Haven Polk County Child Advocacy Center, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children and Habitat for Humanity in Coldspring. He is also a volunteer and supporter of the San Jacinto County Fair and Rodeo, Coldspring Area Public Library, Shepard Future Farmers of America and Cape Area Volunteer Fire Depart-ment.
Trapp received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and a law degree from the South Texas College of Law.
for the Juneteenth program where an introduction of county pioneers and veterans will be made and a barbecue lunch and other activities held.
All churches, drill teams, schools, queens and businesses are invited to participate in the annual parade. Please have your entry at the Jones Campus
by 8:30 a.m. to line up before the parade. There is no fee or cost for participating in the parade.
The event is sponsored each year by The Friends of Hopewell, Inc. Proceeds will go toward completing the replica of the old Hopewell Church Building.
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LIQUIDATION AUCTIONWHEN: Sunday, June 22, 2014,
Auction starts at 1:00p.m.Preview and Registration 11:00-1:00
WHERE: 310 Bruscato Pl., Coldsprings, TX 77331This auction will have something for everyone. Items to be
included in the auction include (but not limited to) collectibles, furniture, tools (standard and commercial), manufacturing
equipment, machinery, yard furniture, crafts and much much more.Please call A to Z Auction Gallery at 936-327-5811
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(discounted to 10% for cash or checks.) We will accept Discover, MasterCard and Visa. No debit cards accepted
and there will not be an ATM on site. Auction will be conducted by Jeff Overstreet TDLR#17415 and Tishia Overstreet TDLR#17445.
Bring your chairs and be prepared for a fun day. Cold drinks & snacks will be available at auction site.
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AUSTIN — On June 12, the state Senate Committee on Vet-eran Affairs and Military Instal-lations met in Pasadena, Texas, to get input from military veter-ans in the wake of the records falsification scandal at U.S. Veterans Affairs-run facilities.
Also on June 12, Gov. Rick Perry recommended that slow service at VA facilities be rem-edied by allowing veterans to get health care needs met at non-VA facilities. Several health care provider groups re-sponded, expressing interest in expanding health care options to veterans, the governor’s of-fice stated.
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, who chairs the
Senate committee, has recom-mended the creation of a ho-tline “to help Texas veterans deal with long wait times and VA bureaucracy.”
After the hearing in Pasade-na, Van de Putte stated, “While our reality is that the VA is a federally run and funded agen-cy that serves Texas residents, that does not mean that Texas cannot ensure our veterans are taken care of in the honorable way they deserve and have earned. Ultimately, Washington needs to fix the VA’s problems, but in the meantime, Texas will focus on the immediate crisis: Getting medical care to our he-roes.”
EPA plan to be reviewed
Federal carbon emissions rules proposed last month will be reviewed by the Texas House Committee on Environ-mental Regulation, Speaker Joe Straus said June 11.
The Obama administration’s plan, to be administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, would reduce green-house gas emissions nationally by 30 percent, as compared to
2005 levels, by 2030. Because individual states may have to reduce more than 30 percent in order for the country as a whole to meet that threshold, Texas faces a reduction of 39 percent, Straus said.
“It’s important for legisla-tors to understand the potential impact of this federal mandate, not only on the cost and avail-ability of electricity, but also on the broader Texas economy,” Straus said. “The committee’s work will guide the House’s approach to this issue in next year’s legislative session and the seriousness of these pro-posed rules demands that we start working on that approach soon.”
“The House will work with a range of stakeholders to make sure that Texas responds to these regulations in a prudent and responsible way,” Straus added.
Border aid is requested
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on June 12 requested $30 million from the U.S. De-partment of Homeland Security “to deploy state resources to the Texas border immediately.”
“The request comes amid Border Patrol officers report-ing a 92 percent spike in minors being apprehended at the bor-der. The influx of child immi-grants has so overwhelmed the U.S. Border Patrol that federal agents are devoting time and resources to the humanitarian aspects of the influx, and are not available to secure the bor-der and successfully stop crimi-nal activity,” Abbott stated in a news release.
A sentence in the letter ex-plains: “The $30 million re-quested is only two percent of the amount of aid the President is asking Congress to appro-priate in temporary aid to deal with the consequences of the porous border.”
Drought status is renewed
Gov. Perry on June 9 extend-ed by 30 days the emergency disaster proclamation he initi-ated on July 5, 2011. The proc-lamation certifies that excep-tional drought conditions pose a threat of imminent disaster in 166 of the state’s 254 counties. “All rules and regulations that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat are sus-pended for the duration of the state of disaster,” as stated in the proclamation.
Sales tax revenue goes up
State sales tax revenue in May was $2.45 billion, up 8.5 percent compared to May 2013, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced June 11.
Retail and wholesale trade sectors, the oil and natural gas mining sector and the services sector led the growth, Combs said. The comptroller will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing dis-tricts their June local sales tax allocations totaling $621.5 mil-lion, up 11.6 percent compared to June 2013.
“This marks the 50th consec-utive month of increased state sales tax revenues, and brings the fiscal year-to-date growth to 5.4 percent,” she noted.
Toll billing changes to come
TxTag billing services will have “new and improved ac-count access and payment op-tions” for toll road users, Texas Department of Transportation announced June 9. “The new system is expected to be fully implemented by mid-summer,” TxDOT stated.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
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The San Jacinto News-Times
USPS-480-080
Published weekly on Thursdays by THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES (a division of Polk County Publishing Co.), P.O. Box 1689, Shepherd, Texas 77371. Subscription rates are $13 per year in San Jacinto County, $16 per year out of San Jacinto County but inside Texas; and $19 per year outside of Texas. Periodical postage paid in Shepherd, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES, P.O. Box 1689, Shep-herd, Texas 77371.
PUBLISHER – Alvin HolleyAREA NEWS EDITOR – Greg Peak
EDITOR – Martha CharreyWEB MANAGER – Jim Powers
OFFICE MANAGER – Helen Odom
For advertising rates, subscription and/or news items, telephone (936) 628-6851 or (936) 653-2225 or write THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES, P.O. Box 1689, Shepherd, Texas 77371 or P.O. Box 248, Coldspring, Texas 77331; or email [email protected].
Offices of THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES are located in both Shepherd and Coldsprng. Corporate office of Polk County Publishing Company is located at 100 Calhoun (P.O. Box 1276), Livingston, Texas 77351.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in this newspaper will be corrected upon being brought to the attention of the editor or publisher.
Letter to the editor policy The San Jacinto News-Times encourages readers to submit letters expressing their views and opinions. The letters will be published in the News-Times “Letters to the editor” column. Letters may be written on any subject of issue of general interest. Letters must be accompanied by a name and mailing address, and will be subject to editing for grammar, punc-tuation, spelling and length. Letters must include a telephone number for verification. We will not publish the telephone number. Readers should keep their letters brief and to the point. Each letter should contain no more than 650 words. Letters exceeding that length will be subject to editing or withheld from publication. Letters will also be subject to editing for libelous state-ments and commercialism. This column is not meant as a forum for political candidates, although we welcome comments from the public concern-ing campaign issues. During election campaigns we will not allow reference to specific local candidates. Letters may be submitted in person, mailed to “Letters to the editor,” San Jacinto News-Times, P.O. Box 248, Coldspring, TX 77331, or faxed to (936 ) 327-7156.
By US Congressman Kevin Brady
President Obama’s unprec-edented exchange of five known Taliban military terrorists for American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is a bad trade for America.
Over time, when the full intel-ligence and military investiga-tions are made public, we will likely learn that Sgt Bergdahl deserted his unit, later discov-ered that his Taliban ‘captors’ weren’t the guys in the white hats he imagined, and wanted to return home for reasons he alone knows.
Sgt. Bergdahl’s actions cost the lives of six U.S. soldiers in their search for him. How-ever, President Obama’s actions have endangered the lives of many more American military. America’s strong and unequivo-cal “we will not negotiate with terrorists’ has been brushed aside for a new formula that richly rewards terrorist groups in the future who capture U.S. military men or women and hold them for ransom.
A former POW who serves with me on the House Ways & Means Committee called the conditions under which the exchange occurred “deplorable and worrisome.” Texas Con-gressman Sam Johnson said the President’s actions “put a price on the head of each soldier, sailor, airmen, coast guardsmen and Marine serving abroad in defense of freedom.”
***Are we dumbing down our
expectations for America’s economy? The May jobs number was widely applauded
for adding 216,000 new non-government jobs. Every month we add jobs is good, but that still leaves a jobs gap of 5.8 million jobs and an economic gap of $1.4 trillion when compared to average recoveries.
While Wall Street has been roaring, middle class fami-lies have been left behind. Today, with the disappointing Obama recovery now five years old, the average family of four in America is missing more than $1,000 from their monthly paycheck.
While Texas is doing well, the U.S. economy is stuck in second gear, and the percentage of working adults is long stuck in neutral. And it’s not the over-60 crowd that is dropping out of the workforce, it’s ages 18-59 who are giving up looking for work. That’s not the sign of a healthy economy.
To put it all in perspective, if President Obama hopes to bring his recovery up to merely average, a C-grade recovery, by the end of his presidency – he will need to generate 371,000 new jobs every month. He has sur-passed 300,000 only twice in six years, and never more than the 364,000 in January of 2012.
Catching up is hard to do. Especially when the President continues to delay the Key-stone XL pipeline, rain Wash-ington red-tape down on local businesses in record amounts, push for higher taxes and higher wages on small busi-
nesses, target American-made energy production and refuse to work with Republicans to fix the broken tax code and rein in the IRS.
*** The EPA’s proposed new
global warming regulations will force Texas to cut certain emissions by 39%.
The White House chose to ignore the checks and bal-ances of government (you may remember Senate Democrats killed the president’s earlier ‘cap and trade’ proposal during his first term), and imposed the regulations without Congres-sional approval.
Over time this will drive up energy costs and drag down the economy while having no mea-surable impact on the natural cooling and warming cycles of the earth.
Special interests in Wash-ington are pleased. Middle class America, not so much.
Families and local busi-nesses along Main Street will pay the price in the long term. It’s their monthly budgets that will be stretched further to pay higher energy prices. It’s their children who experience a weaker job market as energy prices make American busi-nesses less competitive.
Maybe that’s why almost 80 percent of Americans believe this country is going in the wrong direction.
Congressman Kevin Brady is the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee.
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AUSTIN — On June 12, the state Senate Committee on Vet-eran Affairs and Military Instal-lations met in Pasadena, Texas, to get input from military veter-ans in the wake of the records falsification scandal at U.S. Veterans Affairs-run facilities.
Also on June 12, Gov. Rick Perry recommended that slow service at VA facilities be rem-edied by allowing veterans to get health care needs met at non-VA facilities. Several health care provider groups re-sponded, expressing interest in expanding health care options to veterans, the governor’s of-fice stated.
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, who chairs the
Senate committee, has recom-mended the creation of a ho-tline “to help Texas veterans deal with long wait times and VA bureaucracy.”
After the hearing in Pasade-na, Van de Putte stated, “While our reality is that the VA is a federally run and funded agen-cy that serves Texas residents, that does not mean that Texas cannot ensure our veterans are taken care of in the honorable way they deserve and have earned. Ultimately, Washington needs to fix the VA’s problems, but in the meantime, Texas will focus on the immediate crisis: Getting medical care to our he-roes.”
EPA plan to be reviewed
Federal carbon emissions rules proposed last month will be reviewed by the Texas House Committee on Environ-mental Regulation, Speaker Joe Straus said June 11.
The Obama administration’s plan, to be administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, would reduce green-house gas emissions nationally by 30 percent, as compared to
2005 levels, by 2030. Because individual states may have to reduce more than 30 percent in order for the country as a whole to meet that threshold, Texas faces a reduction of 39 percent, Straus said.
“It’s important for legisla-tors to understand the potential impact of this federal mandate, not only on the cost and avail-ability of electricity, but also on the broader Texas economy,” Straus said. “The committee’s work will guide the House’s approach to this issue in next year’s legislative session and the seriousness of these pro-posed rules demands that we start working on that approach soon.”
“The House will work with a range of stakeholders to make sure that Texas responds to these regulations in a prudent and responsible way,” Straus added.
Border aid is requested
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on June 12 requested $30 million from the U.S. De-partment of Homeland Security “to deploy state resources to the Texas border immediately.”
“The request comes amid Border Patrol officers report-ing a 92 percent spike in minors being apprehended at the bor-der. The influx of child immi-grants has so overwhelmed the U.S. Border Patrol that federal agents are devoting time and resources to the humanitarian aspects of the influx, and are not available to secure the bor-der and successfully stop crimi-nal activity,” Abbott stated in a news release.
A sentence in the letter ex-plains: “The $30 million re-quested is only two percent of the amount of aid the President is asking Congress to appro-priate in temporary aid to deal with the consequences of the porous border.”
Drought status is renewed
Gov. Perry on June 9 extend-ed by 30 days the emergency disaster proclamation he initi-ated on July 5, 2011. The proc-lamation certifies that excep-tional drought conditions pose a threat of imminent disaster in 166 of the state’s 254 counties. “All rules and regulations that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat are sus-pended for the duration of the state of disaster,” as stated in the proclamation.
Sales tax revenue goes up
State sales tax revenue in May was $2.45 billion, up 8.5 percent compared to May 2013, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced June 11.
Retail and wholesale trade sectors, the oil and natural gas mining sector and the services sector led the growth, Combs said. The comptroller will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing dis-tricts their June local sales tax allocations totaling $621.5 mil-lion, up 11.6 percent compared to June 2013.
“This marks the 50th consec-utive month of increased state sales tax revenues, and brings the fiscal year-to-date growth to 5.4 percent,” she noted.
Toll billing changes to come
TxTag billing services will have “new and improved ac-count access and payment op-tions” for toll road users, Texas Department of Transportation announced June 9. “The new system is expected to be fully implemented by mid-summer,” TxDOT stated.
EDITORIALSSAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMESPAGE 4
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
Senate panel addressesslowness of VA care
The San Jacinto News-Times
USPS-480-080
Published weekly on Thursdays by THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES (a division of Polk County Publishing Co.), P.O. Box 1689, Shepherd, Texas 77371. Subscription rates are $13 per year in San Jacinto County, $16 per year out of San Jacinto County but inside Texas; and $19 per year outside of Texas. Periodical postage paid in Shepherd, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES, P.O. Box 1689, Shep-herd, Texas 77371.
PUBLISHER – Alvin HolleyAREA NEWS EDITOR – Greg Peak
EDITOR – Martha CharreyWEB MANAGER – Jim Powers
OFFICE MANAGER – Helen Odom
For advertising rates, subscription and/or news items, telephone (936) 628-6851 or (936) 653-2225 or write THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES, P.O. Box 1689, Shepherd, Texas 77371 or P.O. Box 248, Coldspring, Texas 77331; or email [email protected].
Offices of THE SAN JACINTO NEWS-TIMES are located in both Shepherd and Coldsprng. Corporate office of Polk County Publishing Company is located at 100 Calhoun (P.O. Box 1276), Livingston, Texas 77351.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in this newspaper will be corrected upon being brought to the attention of the editor or publisher.
Letter to the editor policy The San Jacinto News-Times encourages readers to submit letters expressing their views and opinions. The letters will be published in the News-Times “Letters to the editor” column. Letters may be written on any subject of issue of general interest. Letters must be accompanied by a name and mailing address, and will be subject to editing for grammar, punc-tuation, spelling and length. Letters must include a telephone number for verification. We will not publish the telephone number. Readers should keep their letters brief and to the point. Each letter should contain no more than 650 words. Letters exceeding that length will be subject to editing or withheld from publication. Letters will also be subject to editing for libelous state-ments and commercialism. This column is not meant as a forum for political candidates, although we welcome comments from the public concern-ing campaign issues. During election campaigns we will not allow reference to specific local candidates. Letters may be submitted in person, mailed to “Letters to the editor,” San Jacinto News-Times, P.O. Box 248, Coldspring, TX 77331, or faxed to (936 ) 327-7156.
By US Congressman Kevin Brady
President Obama’s unprec-edented exchange of five known Taliban military terrorists for American Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is a bad trade for America.
Over time, when the full intel-ligence and military investiga-tions are made public, we will likely learn that Sgt Bergdahl deserted his unit, later discov-ered that his Taliban ‘captors’ weren’t the guys in the white hats he imagined, and wanted to return home for reasons he alone knows.
Sgt. Bergdahl’s actions cost the lives of six U.S. soldiers in their search for him. How-ever, President Obama’s actions have endangered the lives of many more American military. America’s strong and unequivo-cal “we will not negotiate with terrorists’ has been brushed aside for a new formula that richly rewards terrorist groups in the future who capture U.S. military men or women and hold them for ransom.
A former POW who serves with me on the House Ways & Means Committee called the conditions under which the exchange occurred “deplorable and worrisome.” Texas Con-gressman Sam Johnson said the President’s actions “put a price on the head of each soldier, sailor, airmen, coast guardsmen and Marine serving abroad in defense of freedom.”
***Are we dumbing down our
expectations for America’s economy? The May jobs number was widely applauded
for adding 216,000 new non-government jobs. Every month we add jobs is good, but that still leaves a jobs gap of 5.8 million jobs and an economic gap of $1.4 trillion when compared to average recoveries.
While Wall Street has been roaring, middle class fami-lies have been left behind. Today, with the disappointing Obama recovery now five years old, the average family of four in America is missing more than $1,000 from their monthly paycheck.
While Texas is doing well, the U.S. economy is stuck in second gear, and the percentage of working adults is long stuck in neutral. And it’s not the over-60 crowd that is dropping out of the workforce, it’s ages 18-59 who are giving up looking for work. That’s not the sign of a healthy economy.
To put it all in perspective, if President Obama hopes to bring his recovery up to merely average, a C-grade recovery, by the end of his presidency – he will need to generate 371,000 new jobs every month. He has sur-passed 300,000 only twice in six years, and never more than the 364,000 in January of 2012.
Catching up is hard to do. Especially when the President continues to delay the Key-stone XL pipeline, rain Wash-ington red-tape down on local businesses in record amounts, push for higher taxes and higher wages on small busi-
nesses, target American-made energy production and refuse to work with Republicans to fix the broken tax code and rein in the IRS.
*** The EPA’s proposed new
global warming regulations will force Texas to cut certain emissions by 39%.
The White House chose to ignore the checks and bal-ances of government (you may remember Senate Democrats killed the president’s earlier ‘cap and trade’ proposal during his first term), and imposed the regulations without Congres-sional approval.
Over time this will drive up energy costs and drag down the economy while having no mea-surable impact on the natural cooling and warming cycles of the earth.
Special interests in Wash-ington are pleased. Middle class America, not so much.
Families and local busi-nesses along Main Street will pay the price in the long term. It’s their monthly budgets that will be stretched further to pay higher energy prices. It’s their children who experience a weaker job market as energy prices make American busi-nesses less competitive.
Maybe that’s why almost 80 percent of Americans believe this country is going in the wrong direction.
Congressman Kevin Brady is the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee.
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media platforms, Hicks said Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest and Linkedin have created online communi-ties where people can share as much or as little information as they want.
“Most platforms take about 36 minutes to set up,” Hicks said.
Giving some tricks of the trade, Hicks said you will want to use photos and include hashtages as part of your social media.
“Hashtags are designated by a number sign (#). The hashtag is paired with a word or phrase to perform a variety of func-tions with your social media platforms,” Hicks said.
Using a hashtag before a name improves the chance that other users will find you in targeted searches and helps streamline your own processes, she said.
“Social media is very visual,” Hicks said. “The first thing you want to do is post with text and a photo on social media, especially with Face-book. Your hashtag works like a link. Click on the hashtag and it brings up all the things about the information you are searching.”
According to Hicks, the hashtag allows you to look only at what you are looking for.
“It’s a very useful tool,” she said.
Once you have your media platforms established, you will want to share other businesses on your post, allowing a larger audience to your site.
eled to Austin on June 3 about the appointment.
“My goal is to do a good job for the people in Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity counties, handling the dockets properly and efficiently. I look forward to being the best judge I can be.”
He anticipates officially closing his office June 27 and taking the oath of office on June 30, beginning his first new week on the bench.
The post of 258th District Judge has been vacant since December, 2013, when former Judge Elizabeth Coker re-signed as part of an agreement with the Texas Commission on Judicial conduct. The commis-sion was investigating a 2012 incident involving improper text messages sent between Coker and then Polk County Assistant District Attorney Kaycee Jones.
McClendon is an attorney in private practice and for-mer Polk County Attorney. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Livingston Rotary Club Board of Direc-tors. He is a founding member of the Boys and Girls Club of Livingston County Board of Directors, a sponsor of the don’t Meth With Me program in Polk County and past Polk and Tyler County District director for the Boy Scouts of America. He is also a sponsor, past director and past coach for the Livingston Youth Base-ball Association. He served in the U.S. Navy. McClendon received a bachelor’s degree and law degree from Baylor University.
By GAYLE ERWINColdspring/San Jacinto
County Chamber of Commerce president
It has been a while writing a President’s Corner report. My husband as a lot of you know was very ill for the last 3 years. April 24, 2014, Linden went to be with our Lord, wearing his heavenly wings….leav-ing his earthly home and on to eternal life in his heavenly home. We will meet again one day. Thank you to all for the support, prayers, cards, and just every gesture of sympathy in which was received.
The chamber board of directors met on June 5 for the monthly board meeting. Excit-ing events are happening in San Jacinto County. June is a busy month with reports com-ing from the EDC (Economic Development Committee), interim chair Connie Strauss reporting an active interest in the Job Fair, June 18 at Jones Auditorium. Job seekers, em-ployers and the like are invited to participate in the Job Fair.
Also, in June will be the Social on the Square Series for the months of June, July, and August. This event being held on the Friday evening before
Dr. Kasan 3 x 5
Peters Tractor 2 x 5 Do-it
Victorian Condo 2 x 6
High Caliber gun show2 x 2
each Trade’s Day which is the 4th Saturday of each month. The shops will be open until 8:00 each evening, entertain-ment on the square, and just a fun evening to meet new people, dine out and just “Be Social on the Square”.
The next chamber luncheon will be held on July 15, at the Coldspring Community Center. Noon is the time for this event. Everyone is welcome to attend the bi-monthly luncheons. So RSVP and come join us.
The Christmas on the Square theme was approved by the board of directors for 2014. The theme “Christmas through the Eyes of a Child” was cho-sen. The committee is anxious to get the artwork in place and proceed with plans for the year end event. Committee mem-bers and volunteers are needed and welcomed.
The kids are out of school now and the summer is here. We can all see the evidence of the school year end events and the many tourists in our area. Let’s remember we love our town and others do too. We should all show our hospitality to these folks because one day, they may be our neighbors and call San Jacinto County their home- just like we do.
Chamber Corner
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five felony counts Friday in 87th State District Court before Judge Deborah Oakes Evans. The charges and sentences include one count of third-degree degree felony evading arrest with a deadly weapon, 10 years; one count of third-degree felony burglary of a building with a deadly weapon, 10 years; one count of third-de-gree felony burglary of a habi-tation with a deadly weapon, 10 years; and two counts of first-degree felony aggravated assault of a public servant with a deadly weapon, 30 years on
each count. The sentences will be concurrent.
On May 16, a Limestone County jury found Davenport guilty on four felony charges: Two counts of first-degree felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; third-degree felony burglary of a building; and third-degree felony evad-ing arrest. The 77th District Court jury assessed his punish-ment at 50 years for each of the aggravated assault counts and 10 years for each of the third-degree felony counts. The
terms will run concurrently.A follow-up investigation by
TPWD Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and Internal Affairs investigators led to ad-ditional charges and arrests of seven other individuals in con-nection with the case. Three are still awaiting prosecution.
Also on June 6, 48-year-old Larry Thompson of Groesbeck pled guilty in 87th District Court to one count of third-de-gree felony hindering appre-hension of a known felon and was sentenced to four years in prison.
On May 22, 52-year-old Buffalo resident Lewis Dean Cagle pled guilty in 87th District Court to one count of third-degree felony hindering apprehension/prosecution of a known felon and was sen-tenced to seven years deferred probation, a $2,000 fine and 192 community service hours.
Five days later, 37-year-old William A. (Trey) Davidson III of Teague pled guilty in 77th District Court to one count of third-degree felony hindering apprehension/prosecution of a known felon and was sen-tenced to four years in prison and one count of second-degree felony possession of a controlled substance greater than 4 grams and less than 200 grams of methamphetamine and was sentenced to four years in prison. Both sentences will run concurrently.
The same day, 38-year-old Teague resident Tanya Ma-rie Lee pled guilty in 77th District Court to one count of third-degree felony hinder-ing apprehension/prosecution of a known felon and was sentenced to six years deferred probation, a $2,000 fine and 192 community service hours. She also pled guilty to one count of second-degree felony possession of a controlled substance greater than 4 grams and less than 200 grams of methamphetamine and was sentenced to six years deferred probation, $1,500 fine, 192 community service hours, and attendance at Narcotic Anony-mous and Alcoholic Anony-mous meetings.
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JASPER – Did you know that there are two programs that may put a little extra money in your, or a loved one’s, pocket each month? The Low Income Subsidy (LIS) and Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) are designed to help beneficiaries with the cost of healthcare. (The LIS is also called “Extra Help” which is available under the Medi-care Part D prescription drug program.)
Anyone who has Medicare can get Medicare prescription drug coverage. Some people with limited resources and income also may be able to get “Extra Help” to pay for the costs—monthly premiums, an-nual deductibles, and prescrip-tion co-payments—related to a Medicare prescription drug plan. The “Extra Help” is estimated to be worth about $4,000 per year.
To qualify for Extra Help:1. You must reside in
one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia;
2. Your resources must be limited to $13,440 for an individual or $26,360 for a married couple living together. Resources include such things as bank accounts, stocks, and bonds. We do not count your home, car, and any life insur-ance policy as resources
and3. Your annual income
must be limited to $17,232 for an individual or $23,268 for a married couple living together. Even if your annual income is higher, you still may be able to get some help.
The Medicaid-sponsored Medicare Savings Program (MSP) may pay Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for eligible Medicare benefi-ciaries. Medicaid is a state/federal assistance program that provides health care for people who meet income eligibility requirements.
The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program, the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)
program, the Qualified Individ-uals (QI-1), and the Qualified Disabled Working Individuals (QDWI) are all called Medi-care Savings Programs.
In summary:• If you are single and
your monthly income, before deductions, is equal to or less than $1,333 you should apply for Extra Help and MSP.
• If you are a couple and your monthly income, before deductions, is equal to or less than $1,790 you should apply for Extra Help and MSP.
• If you are Qualified Disabled Working Individual that has to pay for your Part A and you are single and your monthly income, before deduc-tions, is equal to or less than $3,975 ($5,329 for a couple) you should apply for Extra Help and MSP.
For more information call 2-1-1, 800-256-6848 or 800-256-7696 and ask for Benefits Counseling, a service of the Area Agency on Aging of Deep East Texas.
Additional financial help available for low income seniors each month
CAMILLA -- First Baptist Church Camilla would like to invite you to their Cross Canyon Trail Vaca-tion Bible School, June 23 - June 26, from 6 p.m. untill 8:30 p.m. Ridin’ Strong for Jesus. Hope to see you there.
Bible school scheduled
NEWTON -- The First Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival is scheduled to be held June 21, beginning at 9 a.m. in the historic freedman’s community of Shankleville in northern Newton County.
Highlights of the Texas Pur-ple Hull Pea Festival include:
1. 10:00 a.m. – A number of pea-related contests – pea-picking, pea-shelling, pea-shooting, and pea-football, which will be great fun for kids.
2. 12:30 p.m. – The Purple Hull Pea Cook-off (purple hull peas cooked the traditional way with the cook’s special “touch.”); Best dish us-ing purple hull peas in a unique way; and best condiment. Rules and more information about the categories are posted
on www.shankleville.org/purple-hull-festival.html
3. 5:00 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. – Live Music provided by two Houston groups – the 60s/70s style “Third Ear Caravan,” and Texas blues-band, “Richard Cagle and the Voodoo Choir.” (www.thirdearcaravan.com and www.richardcagle.net)
4. All day - Oral histori-ans will be on-site collecting stories about peas, farming and gardening. People of all ages can share.
The Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival will be held at the Addie L. and A.T. Odom Homestead. Shankleville is on FM 1415 in Newton County between Highways 63 and 87. More festival information may be found at www.shankleville.
Purple Hull Pea Festival set
Sat., Feb. 269 - 5 pm
Sun., Feb. 2710 - 4 pm
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Evelyn remarried and went on to have five more boys including her last set of twins, with Leroy Applegate. They settled in Galveston, TX, and purchased a home on the corner of Ave I and Broadway Ave. Evelyn worked very hard to take care of her seven children and held secretarial jobs with the Kempners and Carbide. Her sons have fond memories of playing at the bunkers and having free rein of the island where fireworks, bicycles, and pigeons on tall buildings led to endless hours of adventures and mischief. Her daughter, Kathleen, rel-ished the social scene where tete a tetes were endless and time was made for Gram’s (Lillian) legendary black wal-nut banana cake.
Evelyn eventually married James Barner “Barney” Bevill and moved to Shepherd, TX, where she taught and then re-tired. This is where she turned blank canvases into beautiful works of art. She sold her art-work to numerous clients, and several of her paintings hang on the walls of her children’s and grandchildren’s homes. She also sang in the church choir, another of her many pas-sions and talents.
In her later years, Evelyn was tenderly and genuinely cared for by her daughter-in-law, Chris, and then by her son, Stephen. She was blind and she was hard of hearing, but her love for learning never floundered. She accumulated quite the collection of audio books and would express a childish kind of excitement if someone would read to her. Throughout her 95 years, Evelyn never tired of learn-
BEVILLMother, Secretary, Teacher,
Artist, and Lifelong StudentMarch 18, 1919-June 8,
2014Evelyn Mae Edwards-
Bevill, born to Clyde V. Edwards and Lillian B. McCall in OK, died peacefully in her sleep and went to be with the Lord.
Evelyn was raised with her sister, Jean, and brother, Bill, modestly with a travel-ing salesman for a father and a homemaker mother. She attended numerous schools during their travels and effortlessly excelled at every single one. Her natural affinity for art was noticed at a very young age at one of her schools where she was selected to paint a mural on the school’s wall. Upon hear-ing Evelyn’s exciting news, her mother informed her they were to move the next day. Her passion for art was put on hold during their numerous moves and her transition into motherhood.
Education was very im-portant to Evelyn, and she struggled through college during the Great Depression while holding secretarial jobs. Her tenacity finally paid off and she graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education on July 13, 1940. Evelyn married Gene Coryell whom she met in college and had her first set of twins, Bruce and Kathleen, at the tender age of 22. The union was to be short-lived.
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RELIGIONThoughts from the Thicket
By DR. DON SHANNONPastor Coldspring
First Baptist Chruch As you might imagine, the
number of cemeteries I have visited in my sixty-nine years is considerable, stretching back even to my childhood. There’s that one out in the Davis Moun-tains of West Texas, where my parents would take our fam-
ily on vacation. The small cemetery was in sight of the motel where we often stayed, and there were times at night when the moon, reflecting off the headstones, would team up with the wind whistling down from the mountains. Together they would create an eerie, nev-er to be forgotten, impression on young minds.
Then there’s that one over near where I grew up. With graves reaching back to be-fore the Civil War, during my childhood years it had been abandoned and maintained its presence in the middle of a cornfield. Childhood curios-ity often took us there to read the inscriptions whenever we played hide and seek among the
cornstalks. Today that cemetery has had a rebirth, so to speak, and is beautifully maintained as a place of memories. The graves of both my parents are now there, as are those of several of my wife’s family.
In these and many other cem-eteries, I have seen a variety of headstones and monuments erected by families to memorial-
ize those they have loved. I’ve seen everything from a many times bigger than life grand piano, to a life-size soldier standing on top of a pedestal. There have been little lambs, and cowboy hats, tree trunks and riders on horseback, all made out of stone. In other places I have seen statues of Jesus, dozens of different crosses, and angels in a vari-ety of poses.
One day I was conducting a funeral in one of those large city cemeteries, and after the service the funeral director, with whom I was riding, said he had something he wanted to show me. As we drove down through the thousands of graves, we came upon a beautiful marble mausoleum. It was the resting place of the body of one of that city’s wealthiest men. But, the fu-neral director hadn’t brought me to see the mausoleum, but the pink marble angel that knelt in front of it. He told me that it had been carved in Italy at great expense, and that I needed to get out and take a closer look.
Indeed, it was a magnifi-cent piece of sculpture. The life-size angel with beautiful wings folded down her back, had the sweetest face, and hands so realistic that I could see the veins in them. The one thing that has stuck in my mind, however, is her posture. She was kneeling at a ped-estal, with her robes draped about her. Her head was ly-ing on her arms, which had been folded in front of her on the pedestal. It was apparent that the sculptor had intended for her to look as if she were weeping. It was a beauti-ful work of art that I am cer-tain touched every heart that looked upon it with a note of sorrow.
As I said, I’ve been to many cemeteries, and this wasn’t the only weeping angel I had ever seen.
In fact, as I recall, most of those I have seen have either
had a tear on their cheek, or a look on their face that evoked a feeling of sadness. I wonder why that is? Why do angels in cemeteries always seem to be portrayed as in a state of sadness? This is an especially good question since most of us believe that angels originate in heaven, and the Bible says that in heaven God “will wipe away every tear…and there will no longer be any mourning or cry-ing…” (Revelation 21:4)
Personally, when the Lord calls one of my loved ones home, I’d rather have a guard-ian angel that would encourage me to smile about heaven than one that would share in my tears. So, why weeping angels? The best answer I’ve found is in a poem by John Hooper Dean, which he very appropriately entitles, Why Weeping Angel? Here is the closing portion of his poem:
Sweet Angel kneels down here to take a short rest, in prayer for everyone’s highest and best.
She crosses her arms as she bows down her head, apparent-ly weeping in grief for the dead.
But this moment of truth re-veals eternal life, there’s no death in spirit; there’s no pain or strife.
God’s love awaits us in heav-enly light, where all of us go when the timing is right.
Sitting beside her in sadness and cold, and guided by spirits of ancestors old.
I asked Weeping Angel, “Oh why do you cry?,” then waited in silence, a tear in my eye.
“My journey of faith, an awakening time, my personal search for the truth told in rhyme.
Conventional wisdom is wrong,” Angel said, “I weep for the living, not for the dead.”
If angels ever really do cry, I am sure the poet is right, it’s for the living, not the dead.
OBITUARIES, Page 7
Evelyn Bevill1919 - 2014
Area Church DirectoryASSEMBLY OF GOD
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD10621 Highway 150
Shepherd, Texas 77371Jeremy Nicholson, Pastor .......936-628-6682Sunday School .............................9:45 AMWorship Service .........................10:45 AMEvening Worship ......................... 6:00 PMWed. Night Service ...................... 7:00 PM
PEACE TABERNACLEASSEMBLY OF GOD
FM 2025Sunday School ...............................................9:30 AMWorship Service ..........................................10:45 AMEvening Worship .......................................... 6:00 PMWednesday Night Service ......................... 7:30 PM
BAPTISTBEAR CREEK BAPTIS CHURCH
10001 FM 1725Cleveland, Texas 77328
281-592-4202Pastor: Don StephensCALVARY BAPTIST
CHURCHCLEVELAND, TX.
Pastor: Rev. Carl Williamson816 N. Blair @ FM 2025
(281) 593-1751Sunday School .............................9:45 AMSunday Morning Worship ..........11:00 AMSunday Evening Worship ............. 6:30 PMWed. Evening Bible Study 7:00 PM
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCHCOLDSPRING
Dr. Frank M. Minter65 Petroleum Road
P.O. Box 521 Coldspring, Texas 77331
(936) 653-3960 or 653-3961Sunday Bible Study ...................10:00 AMMorning Service .............................11:00 AMSunday Night ............................... 7:00 PMAWANA ..............6:30 PM (during school)Wednesday Night ......................... 7:00 PM
CENTER HILL BAPTISTCHURCHBryan Waddell, Pastor
Center Hill Rd. off Hwy 190, Oakhurst
Sunday School .............................9:45 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 6:00 PMA.W.A.N.A.S Wed. ..................... 6:30 PMWednesday Prayer Service ........... 7:00 PM
CHINA GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Leon Cowart, Minister • 767-4744Sunday School .............................9:45 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 5:00 PMWednesday Evening ..................... 7:00 PM
DREW’S LANDING BAPTISTCHURCH
161 Thomas Castlebery Rd • Shepherd
Pastor: Chip KeelSunday School ..............................9:30 AMMorning Worship .......................10:45 AMEvening Worship .......................... 5:30 PM
EVERGREEN BAPTISTGary Ladner, Pastor • 767-4426
Hwy. 150 & FM 945 (Blinking Light)
Sunday School ...........................10:00 AMWorship Service ......................... 11:00 AMWed. Youth In Christ .................... 6:30 PMChoir Practice ......................................7:00 PM
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHOF CAMILLA
Pastor Mike Richard401 FM 3278
Bible Study each Sunday at 10 a.m.
Preaching at 11 a.m.936-653-2202
FIRST BAPTIST OF COLDSPRING100 East Pine Avenue, Cold-
spring, Texas77331
936-653-4197 (office)936-653-3620 (fax)[email protected]
www.fbccoldspring.orgDr. Don Shannon, Pastor • 653-4197
SundayContemporary Worship ................ 8:30 amFellowship/Refreshments .............. 9:30 amSunday School .............................. 9:45 amTraditional Worship .................... 11:00 amYouth Discipleship ........................5:30 pmAwana Club ...................................6:00 pm
Weekly OportunitiesTuesday9:30 am Ladies Bible StudyWednesday5:30 pm Youth Fellowship6:00 pm Bible StudyThursday9 am-4 pm Time of Prayer
FIRST BAPTIST OF POINT BLANKPastor Rev.Mickey Fountain •
(936) 377-2534Sunday School ...........................10:00 AMMorning Worship Service ..........11:00 AMEvening Worship Service ............. 6:00 PMWed. Prayer Service ..................... 6:00 PM
FIRST BAPTIST OF SHEPHERDRev. Preston Baker, Pastor
Hwy 150 W. • 628-3130Sunday School .............................9:45 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 6:00 PMWednesdayMission Friends, AcTeens, Girls-In-Action,& Royal Ambassadors ................. 7:00 PMYouth Bible Study ........................ 7:00 PMChurch-Wide Prayer Meet ........... 7:00 PMIf you need a ride, please call church office
GOOD SHEPHERD BAPTIST
CHURCH, A.B.A.Rev. Larry Allbritton, Pastor, 300
ChurchStreet, Shepherd, Texas
Sunday School .............................9:45 AMMorning Worship Service .........10:50 AMEvening Worship Service ............ 6:00 PMWednesday Worship ..................... 7:00 PM
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCHHwy. 980 - 1 mi. N Waterwood Entrance
Rev. Kevin Hindmon, Pastor936-295-5137
Sunday Bible Study .....................9:45 AMMorning Worship &Children’s Church ...................... 11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 6:00 PMWednesday Prayer Service .......... 7:00 PM
GRACEVIEW BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Lee Ainsworth
Sunday ServicesSunday School .............................9:45 AMMorning Worship & ..................11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 5:30 PMWednesday Service ..................... 7:00 PM
HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCHFM 223-Robert Brown - Pastor
1002 FM 223 • 628-3292Sunday School ...........................10:00 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 6:00 PMWednesday Prayer Service .......... 7:00 PM
LAKE POOL BAPTISTRev. Mury Williams, Pastor • 628-3571
Sunday School .............................9:30 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AMWed. Night Prayer Service .......... 7:00 PM
MAGNOLIA BAPTISTPastor Tobey Clements
(281)592-1772Sunday School .............................9:45 AMWorship Service ......................... 11:00 AMSunday Night Service .................. 6:00 PMWed. Night Service ..................... 6:30 PM
NEW HOPE BAPTISTFM Rd. 2025, Coldspring Hwy.
Pastor, Jack Therrell • (281)592-4824Sunday School ...........................10:00 AMSunday Worship .........................11:00 AMSunday Evening ........................... 6:00 PMWednesday Service ..................... 7:00 PM
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH-BMA3400 WEST FM 2693
(Pine Valley)New Waverly, Texas 77358
Pastor:936-767-4742
Sunday School .............................9:45 AMSunday Worship ......................... 11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 6:00 PMWednesday Worship ..................... 7:00 PM
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH -OAKHURST
Pastor: Raymond R. Rice • 936-377-5612Sunday School ................................10 AMMorning Worship ............................ 11 AMEvening Worship ............................... 6 PMWednesday Worship .......................... 6 PM
PINE VALLEY MISSIONARYBAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor: Bob Hunt. FM 2693(409) 377-4206
Sunday School .............................9:45 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AMSunday Even. Wor. Serv. .............. 6:00 PMSunday Youth Class ..................... 4:00 PMWednesday Service ...................... 7:00 PM
PLEASANT GROVEBAPTIST CHURCH
Chad Sangster, Pastor8751 FM 945 S. • (281) 592-5874
Sunday School ...........................10:00 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 6:00 PMWednesday Evening ..................... 7:00 PM
ST. GALILEE MISSIONARY BAPTISTCHURCH INCORPORATED
PO Box 924 • Hwy. 156 @ Reese St.Coldspring, Texas 77331 – (936) 653-2452
Pastor Michael Lee Darden Sr.Sunday Morning Worship ...........10:00AMWednesday - Church School ......... 7:00PM
CATHOLICSAINT JOSEPH, NEW WAVERLY
Rev. Daokim Nguyen • (936) 344-6104Saturday Mass .............................. 7:00 PMSunday .................... 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM
Spanish Mass 12 Noon Every SundaySAINT MARY’S CLEVELAND
Father Paul Kahan(281) 592-2985
Saturday Mass .................6:00 AM EnglishSunday Mass .................. 8:30 AM SpanishSunday Mass .................11:30 AM English
SAINT STEPHEN the MARTYRHwy. 156 at Stagecoach Road
Approx. 2.5 m. south of Hwy 190Rev. Daokim Nguyen • (936) 344-6104
Saturday Mass ............................... 4:30PMSacrament of ReconciliationSaturday ...............................4:00-4:30 PM
CHRISTIANCHRISTIAN FAITH CHURCH of
OAKHURST1040 Hwy. 190, P.O. Box 207. Oakhurst, Tx. 77359,936-377-4795 or 936-377-2412Dale W. Kelley, PastorSunday Worship Service ............ 10:30 PMChildren’s Church .......................11:00AMPrayer/Bible Study,Wed. .............. 7:00 PM
CHURCH OF CHRISTEVERGREEN
CHURCH OF CHRISTLocated at corner of
Dabney Bottom Rd. & FM 945767-4533 • 767-4004
Sunday Morning Service ............10:30 AMONALASKA
CHURCH OF CHRISTHomer Anderson, Minister
(936) 646-5198 or 646-3517Bible Class .............................9:00 AM Sun.
Church Info Continued Next Column...Worship ..............................10:00 AM Sun.Evening Worship .................. 6:00 PM Sun.Ladies Bible Class .............10:00 AM Wed.Midweek ............................. 6:30 PM Wed.
SHEPHERDCHURCH OF CHRIST
Bill Yasko, Minister • (936) 628-6130 or713-854-8208
SundayBible Study ................................10:00 AMMorning Worship .......................11:00 AMEvening Worship .......................... 6:00 PMWednesdayWednesday Worship .................... 7:00 PM
MONTAGUE CHURCH OF CHRISTMinisters: Wendell Kimbrough & Ed Enloe
15151 FM 1725 • Cleveland, TX(281) 593-0680
Sunday Morning .........................10:30 AMWednesdayLadies Bible Study .......................9:30 AMWednesday Worship .................... 7:00 PM
COLDSPRING CHURCH OF CHRIST“Speaking the Truth in Love”
Epheasians 4:15Sunday Services ......11:00 AM & 2:00 PMBible Classes ..............................10:00 AMWednesday Bible Study ............... 7:00 PM
“A Warm Welcome Awaits You”151 Pinto Ln., 3 miles out Hwy.
156 towardPoint Blank, Coldspring, TX 936-
653-3447CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
FIRST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRISTFM 1725 @ Hwy. 150, Maynard
Pastor: Elder Jack WilsonSunday School .............................9:45 AMMorning Worship .......................11:00 AMFor More Information ....... (409) 967-8217
LAKE LIVINGSTONCHURCH OF GOD
Hwy. 350 S. of 190 • (936) 967-0191Pastor: Kevin Kleinhenz
Sunday School. ..........................10:00 AMWorship Service .........................10:50 AMSunday Evening ........................... 6:00 PMWed. Ser. & Youth Service ........... 7:00 PM
LILLEY MEMORIALCHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
Hwy. 156 N. ColdspringElder Cleveland Thompson
Sunday School ...........................10:00 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:30 AMPastoral Day ................... 1st & 3rd Sunday
RAVIN HILL OAKHURST CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
FM 946 North, Oakhurst • (936) 377-5264Elder Grady Robinson- Pastor
Sunday School ..........................10:00 AMMorning Worship ....................... 11:00 AM
POINT BLANK COGICMadden Lane at Hwy. 156
Pastor, Alfred Rhodes • 281-820-1834Sunday School ..........................10:00 AMMorning Worship .......................11:30 AMBible Band ............. Thursday.......9:00 AM
EPISCOPALST. LUKE’S
Jones and N. Willis, LivingstonLink Hullar, Rector • (936) 327-8467
Holy Eucharist-Sunday ...............10:30AMSunday School All Ages ..............9:15 AMWednesday Service ...................... 5:30 PM
Christian Education For All AgesNursery Provided For Sunday
10:30 AMLUTHERAN
FRIENDSHIP LUTHERANCHURCH, E.L.C.A.Pastor: Ben Buehl
(281) 593-0174 • 1 (888) 354-8934604 S. College Ave, Cleveland, TX
77327Sunday School .............................9:30 AMWorship Sunday .........................10:30 AMWed. Bible Study ......................... 6:30 PM
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN LCMS900 Plum Grove Rd. • Cleveland,
TX 77327Pastor: Mark Behring (281) 592-6803
Bible Study ..................................9:15 AMWorship Service .........................10:30 AM
LAKE LIVINGSTON LUTHERANCHURCH, E.L.C.A.,
F.M. 3152 at 190 W. Onalaska646-5681• Pastor:Sharon Kapsch
Bible Class .................................10:00 AMWorship Service ......................... 11:00 AM
TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMSRoy S. Askins, Bus. 59 South
LivingstonSun. School & Bible Class .............9 AMWorship Service .........................10:30 AM
trinitylivingston.orgMETHODIST
COLDSPRING UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH
Rev. David Green, Pastor . 653-2287SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
Early Worship Service ...................8:30 amSunday School for all ages .............9:45 amWorship Service ..........................11:00 amAdult Choir ................................ 12:30 pm
WEEKLY ACTIVITIESBoy Scouts, Tuesday ..................... 7:00 pmCub Scouts, Tuesday ..................... 7:00 pmPrayer Group, Wednesday ............10:30 amYouth Group, Wednesday .............. 5:30 pm
(K - 12th grade)Children Bells, Chimes Wednesday
6:10 pmMT. ZION UNITED METHODIST
CHURCHCorner of FM 222 & FM 3841
Camilla, Texas936-653-3805
Pastor Rafael JeffersonPAUL HORTON
UNITED METHODIST CHURCHStephen’s Creek, Tx., Hwy. 156Rev. Mariann Wallace • (281) 376-8381
Sunday School .............................9:00 AMWorship Service .........................10:00 AMFellowship .................................. 11:00 AMCome Into God’s Home & Worship
w/ Us!!!ONALASKA FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCHHwy 356 South (1.5 Miles south of the
Onalaska 4 corner traffic light)(936) 646-5859 • (936) 646-6893
Pastor-Reverend Rick TateSunday School ..............................8:30 AMSunday Worship ............................9:30 AM
SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
FM 222 OFF Hwy 150 • (936) 628-3861
Rev., James Smith, PastorSunday School .............................9:45 AMSunday Worship ......................... 11:00 AM
PENTECOSTALCOLDSPRING UNITED
PENTECOSTAL CHURCHHwy. 150 • Coldspring (Next to
Roadside Park)Telephone 653-3153 • Pastor, Phil Runge
Sunday Morning ..........................10:00 AMSunday Evening Worship ..............6:00 PMTuesday Bible Study .....................7:30 PM
SHEPHERD UNITED PENTECOSTALHwy. 150 & Loop 424 •
(936)628-6921Greg Gerald, Pastor
Sunday School ............................10:00 AMSunday Night ................................6:00 PMThursday Night .............................7:30 PM
SHEPHERD FAMILY WORSHIP CENTERHwy. 150 W., Shepherd • (936) 628-3942
Rev. Eddie StewardSunday School ..............................9:45 AMMorning Worship ........................ 10:45AMSunday Night ................................6:00 PMWednesday Services ......................7:30 PM
PRESBYTERIANWAVERLY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOld Waverly, Tx.
Rev. Dan Alexander; MinisterSunday School ............................10:00 AMMorning Worship ........................11:00 AM
NON-DENOMINATIONALASCENDING DOVE FULL GOSPEL
Pastor: Rev. David Pate • (936) 628-6706P.O. Box 849-FM 2666 • Shepherd, Tx.
CALL TO CALVARYFULL GOSPEL CHURCH
Pastor Jack Fletcher • (936) 638-1236Sunday Service .......... 10:30 AM - 6:30 PMTuesday - Prayer ...........................7:00 PMThursday .......................................7:00 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
“Everett Muirhead Ministries”Rev. Everett Muirhead • (936)767-452666 Mosley Lane • Willis, TX 77378
Sunday School ..............................9:45 AMSunday Morning Worship ...........11:00 AMSunday Evening Worship ..............6:00 PMTuesday Men’s Missions ...............6:00 PMWednesday Mid-Week Worship ....6:00 PMThursday Women’s Missions ........ 6:00 PMFriday Youth For Christ ................6:00 PMSaturday Gospel Singing ...............6:00 PM
COWBOY CHURCH OFSAN JACINTO COUNTYPastor Charlie Lackey
936-203-157913271 Hwy. 150
P.O. Box 1304,Coldspring, TexasBIG CREEK COWBOY
CHURCH1391 North Butch Arthur Road
Coldspring, TexasCharlie Lombardino, pastor
936-661-7893Sunday service 11 a.m
Thursday night Bible Study, 7 p.m.
FAMILY FAITH CHURCH870 S. Sam Houston/P.O. Box 1264
Huntsville, TX 77342-1264(936)291-9458 or 291-1203
Pastors Jeff & Eileen HacklemanMorning Worship ........................10:00 AMEvening Worship ...........................7:00 PMMonday Prayer Service .................7:30 PMTuesday Worship ...........................7:30 PMThursday Spanish Worship ...........7:30 PMThur. Alpha Omega(college/singles) ............................7:30 PMFriday Youth Explosion ................7:00 PMSat. Spanish Bible Study ...............7:00 PM
MAYNARD FULL GOSPELREVIVAL CENTER
Hwy. 150, Maynard, Tx.“Preaching the living Christ to a
dying world”Sunday Morning Service .............11:00 AMSunday Evening Service ...............6:30 PMWednesday Evening ......................7:30 PM
NEW COVENANT CHURCHLoop 424 N., Shepherd, Tx.
Mike Chapman-PastorSunday Morning Service .............10:00 AMThursday Evening Service ........... 7:00 PM
OAKHURST FULL GOSPELRev. Glen Cooksey, Pastor
441 FM 946 S.Sunday School ..............................9:45 AMSunday Morning ..........................11:00 AMSunday Evening ............................6:00 PMWednesday Night ..........................7:00 PM
OPEN DOOR CHURCH“Soldiers for Christ Ministries”
Corner of Byrd & Church St.,Shepherd, Tx
Sunday Morning ..........................10:00 AMMorning Worship ........................11:00 AMEvening Worship ...........................7:00 PMThursday Bible Study ...................7:00 PMSaturday Prayer Meeting ...............7:00 PM
POINT BLANKCOMMUNITY CHURCHRev. Don Davis, Pastor
Robison Way, Point Blank • 377-2104Worship Service ............................9:00 AMSunday School ............................10:30 AMSunday Night ................................6:00 PMWed. Night Bible Study ................6:00 PM
THEE EVERGREENCONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
John Davidhizar, PastorHwy. 150 W., Evergreen, 936-767-8121
Sunday School ..............................9:45 AMMorning Worship .......................11:00 AM
VICTORY GOSPEL CHURCHFM 222, CamillaSunday Morning ..........................10:30 AMChildren’s Church .......................10:30 AMSunday Evening ............................6:00 PMYouth service .................................6:00 PMWednesday Evening ......................7:00 PM
THE UNIVERSAL ETHICIAN CHURCHFM 135
Services are held each Saturdayone hour before sunsetwww.sunsetservices.org
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Moseley ConstructionGeneral Contractor – Waterfront Construction Specialist
Mailing Address: 296 Fern, Livingston, Texas 77351Physical Address: 1914 FM 3126, Blanchard, Texas
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PLUMBINGR.A.S. Plumbing Services, LLC
Richard Seith • MPL#16593Commercial, Residential, Remodel, Repair, Site Utilities
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and wife Erin of Tomball, TX, John Applegate and wife Laura of Ft Walton Beach, FL, Stephen Applegate of Beau-mont, TX, Richard Applegate and wife Barbara of MO, and David Applegate and wife Debra of Beaumont, TX. She is also survived by 14 grandchil-dren, 20 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews . Graveside memorial will be held in the Hitchcock Cemetery on June 28, 2014, at 10:00 am.
HOOTWilliam F. Hoot of Cold-
spring recently passed away at age 95 after a brief illness. He was a faithful member of First
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Baptist Church of Coldspring for 30 years. The memorial ser-vice is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. June 28 at his church.
William was born in the family home near Evergreen, Texas. The family moved to Huntsville where his par-ents completed their degrees as teachers. He grew up in Galveston, where he enjoyed skating and bicycling on the seawall, fishing, swimming, and studying at the Rosenberg library and Ball High School. He enrolled at UT in Austin where he received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering prior to WWII. During summer school of his senior year, he met his future wife, Gloria.
They married in1 1941.After the attack on Pearl
Harbor, William volunteered for the Navy and was commis-sioned as an officer. He was assigned as petroleum inspec-tor at refineries and petroleum terminals, to expedite ship-ments of gasoline, diesel fuel and fuel oil for the war effort.
After the war the family re-turned to Texas, where William completed a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at UT. During his career he worked developing petroleum process design for refineries at several Houston companies. He later helped in process design for refineries in Saudi Arabia and South Korea.
William retired at age 76 and
enjoyed living near his “roots” of Hoot and Ellisor relatives in Evergreen. He was a man of simple tastes, enjoying his family and friends. He believed in Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. He is missed by his family and friends. William was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria, parents William Albert and Annie Ellisor Hoot, Sister Mary Maxfield and Brother Edwin Hoot.
He is survived by his three sons, William R. Hoot and wife Jane, Steven Hoot and wife Tonia and Glenn Hoot, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
KNOBLOCH “He fought a good fight, he
kept the faith, and now his race is run.”
James Edward Knobloch (the “Knob”), 62, of Cleveland, died Friday, June 13, 2014, fol-lowing a three-year battle with cancer.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Cleveland Memorial Park Cemetery in Cleveland. Visitation was from 5 pm to 8 pm, Tuesday, at the funeral home. Ser-vices are under the direction of
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often say with a chuckle, “So much to learn and so little time.” Her endless stories, soft-spoken wisdom, and mis-chievous smile will be greatly missed. “God is Love.” 1 John 4:8
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde V. Edwards and Lillian B. McCall of Galveston, and her sister, Jean Varvil, also of Galveston. She is survived by her brother Bill Edwards and wife Barbara of Texas City, TX, brother-in-law Capt. Whitey Varvil of Galveston, TX, one daughter, Kathleen Jamison and husband Vic of NC, and six sons: Bruce Coryell and wife Chris of San Marcos, TX, Bob Applegate OBITUARIES, Page 10
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A to Z Auction Gallery is now open and having live auctions on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. We are accepting consignment items and will do estate auctions on site or at the gallery. Come and experience the thrill of a live auction and the pleasure of competing and winning the bid the item of your choice. Gallery opens at 11am, auction starts at 1pm. Hope to see you soon. 207 N. Jackson, Livingston, Tx. 936-327-5811, TDLR #17415.
LOOKING FOR: Hot-Mix Asphalt superintendent. Position comes with a company truck and house for use during the work week; Hot-Mix Asphalt foreman: Hot-Mix Asphalt Distributor Operator. All applicants must have at least three years experience. Bi-lingual a plus. To apply; come by office at 438 FM 356 North, Onalaska. Call 936-646-3684 or fax resume to 936-646-4298.
YARD SALE 1-1/4 miles out 150 from Shepherd. Thursday-Friday 8-5, Saturday 8-12. Furniture and lots of misc. Look for signs. (936) 537-6674.
19 Miscellaneous PORTABLE BUILDINGS 10x12 for $1,250, 12x24, $2,199. Built on site and free delivery. (832) 231-8675.
EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINTING: Free Extimate. 20 years experience. Call 936-689-7501.
BLUEBERRIES U-PIC-IT For hours and directions visit www.oakvieworchard.com or call 936-767-4011. $2.50 lb.
APPLICATIONS ARE being: accepted in the Angelina College Human Resources office for a part-time Adult Education Instructor in Livingston and Shepherd. Visit the AC website at http://www.angelina.edu/jobs/ac_jobs.html for further details and to apply. Security sensitive position subject to a background check. AA/EOE
20'X40'BUILDING Beautiful 30 year siding, big window, cedar trim. 8' Wide door and 4' door, 1/2-bath. Looks like a little house. Great for workshop, storage. Retails $23,950, take $14,950 delivered and set-up. Call (409) 673-2172
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I PAY CASH for used single and doublewides. Call 979-743-4962.
4 BEDROOM, Bath used Doublewide. Reliable Homes of Huntsville, Exit #112 both ways. 936-295-8188. Open 7 Days, Sunday 1:00 to 5:00. RBI 35671
NEW, USED and Repo's, single and doublewide homes. Reliable Homes of Huntsville 936-295-8188, Exit #112 both ways. Open 7 Days, Sunday 1:00 to 5:00. RBI 35671
NICE 3 BR, 2-BATH: mobile home. Point Blank near lake, central air/heat, no pets. $650/month plus $500/security deposit. 936-377-2375.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE TEX-AS ALCOHOLIC BEVER-AGE CODE THAT PORK CHOPS ICE HOUSE & GRILL HAS FILED AP-PLICATION FOR WINE & BEER RETAILERS PER-MIT. SAID BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED AT 397 HWY 156, POINT BLANK, SAN JACINTO COUNTY, TEXAS 77364
DANNY R VARDEMAN, OWNER
PCM IS HIRING: dependable LPNs and RNs for in home care in Point Blank, TX. LPN $25/hour, RN $32/hour, sign on bonus available. Call 866-902-7187 Ext. 350 or apply at www.procasemanagment.com/careers. EOE.
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Gwendolyn Guinn Taylor
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PoliticalCalendar
Names within this calendar will apear in this column until election date. Candidates wishing to have their names appear in the calendar must contact the Polk County Enterprise office in person. Names are listed under each office according to the order in which candidates apply with the newspaper.
258th DISTRICT JUDGEE.L. “Ernie” McClendon (R)
Joe D. Roth (D)
Multi-Craft Industrial Maintenance and Electrical Technicians
The Corrigan, Texas operation is looking for a Multi-Craft Industrial Maintenance and Electrical Technicians. The successful candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent and 3+ years maintenance experience in an industrial environment.For Maintenance Technicians •BasicElectricalKnowledgeandSkills •BasicComputerSkills •2yearsexperiencewith:Welding,Fabrication,Pneumatics, Conveyors,MotorsandTroubleshootingFor Electrical Technicians •1yearexperiencewithinstallation,calibration,fabricationand preventive maintenance in a manufacturing environment •1yearexperiencewith480voltmotorsandcontrols. •1yearPLCprogrammingandtroubleshootingCandidatemusthavetheabilitytoworkaflexibleworkschedule,including hours of work, overtime, weekends, holidays and call-ins. Candidatemustbeabletoworkinatobaccofreewoodfibermanufacturing environment that demands strict adherence to safety and environmentalrulesandregulations,includingwearingofspecifiedsafety equipment. Candidatesmustworkwellinateamsettingandbewillingtoupgrademaintenance, electrical and interpersonal skills. Ifyoumeetthebasicqualificationsandareinterestedinapplying,pleasego to www.gpcareers.comandapplyfor: Electrical:Job#019753 Mechanical:Job#023228
Weareanequalopportunityemployer.Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran.Exceptwhereprohibitedbystatelaw,alloffersofemploymentareconditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
ThisemployerusesE-Verify.PleasevisitthefollowingWebsiteforadditionalinformation:www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf.
Production WorkersGeorgia-Pacific in Corrigan TX is seeking to hire production workers. They will begin in general utility positions for our manufacturing areas, and will serve to fill available departmental operator vacancies. They will perform various manual tasks, and learn multiple operator functions within the facility. They will be expected to perform some basic asset care duties, and perform routine preventative maintenance on equipment. Candidates must be able and willing to work any shifts, holidays, weekends and overtime, as necessary.
Key Responsibilities: • Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures • Operate machinery to expected performance levels • Work in a team environment • Meet or exceed safety, production and quality goals • Keep work area clean throughout shiftBasic Qualifications • High School diploma, GED or equivalent • Must be willing and able to work any shift, weekends and holidays as scheduled, able to change shifts on short notice. • Must be willing and able to work overtime as needed • Must be willing and able to work in a fast-paced, hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment where there is moving or heavy equipment. • Must be willing and able to perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods of time (lifting, pushing/pulling, gripping, reaching, sitting, walking, standing, bending, climbing ladders/stairs) with or without reasonable accommodation • Must be willing and able to wear necessary Personal Protective • Equipment (PPE) (hard hat, safety glasses, ear protection, and steel toed shoes/boots plus additional PPE required by specific job) with or without reasonable accommodation • Must be willing to work in a tobacco-free environment, where no jewelry is allowed • Must be willing to sign a confidentiality agreement as a condition of employmentWe are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/VeteranExcept where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
If you meet the Basic Qualifications and are interested in employment, please go to www.gpcareers.com and apply for Job # 025083 (Utility).
LEGAL NOTICECLERK OF THE COURT
REBECCA CAPERS1 STATE HWY 150, RM 4COLDSPRING, TX 77331
PETITIONER 'S ATTORNEY OR
PETITIONERFRITZ FAULKNER
490 FAULKNER AVENUECOLDSPRING,
TX 77331THE STATE OF TEXAS
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expi-ration of forty two days after the date of issuance of this citation and petition, a default judgement may be taken against you.”TO: THE HEIRS OF ELLES-TER ROBERTS, DECEASED: SAMUEL A. ROBERTS SR., FRANK E. ROBERTS, WIL-LIAM E. ROBERTS, ALBER-TA ELIZABETH ROBERTS CASTLEBERRY, & JESSIE ROBERTS: THE HEIRS OF MATILDA ROBERTS TURNER BARBER COBB, DECEASED: C' ELLA TURNER PAYTON, DONNELLY TURNER, BERG-ER TURNER, NATHAN TURN-ER & KEITH BARBER, THE HEIRS OF ALBERT ROBERTS TURNER BLALOCK BROWN, DECEASED: ALVIN TURNER, HORTENSE TURNER, & KILO TURNER: ROBERT L MITCH-ELL Defendant Greeting:IF LIVING, AND IF DEAD TO THE HEIRS AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE FOREGOING NAMED PERSONS, DEFEN-DANTS, CHARLES E ROB-ERTS, RICHARD W. ROB-ERTS, SADIE F O'DANIELS, RUTH D. SAIN You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plain-tiff's PETITION at or before ten o'clock A.M. of the Monday next after the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation the same being Monday the 14TH of JULY, 2014 before the Honorable 258TH Dis-trict Court of San Jacinto County, Texas, at the Courthouse of said
County in Coldspring, Texas.
Said Plaintiff’s Petition was filed in said court on the 23rd day of APRIL, A.D. 2013 in this case, numbered CV13,629 on the docket of said court, and styled,
MARY LEE ROBERTS GREEN, ET AL Plaintiff, VS. ELLESTER ROBERTS, ET AL Defendant The names of the parties to the cause are as follows:MARY LEE ROBERTS GREEN, ET AL are Plaintiff and ELLESTER ROBERTS, ET AL are DefendantsA brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit* THIS SUIT IS TO PARTITION THE 77.909 ACRE RESIDUE OF THE KILO ROBERTS 103 ACRES IN THE HENRY WHITE 1/4TH LEAGUE. SAN JA-CINTO COUNTY, TEXAS, OR PARTITION THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE THEREOF, IF SAID PROPERTY IS INCA-PABLE OF EQUITABLE PAR-TITION, AS REQUESTED IN PLAINTIFF'S PETITION ON FILE IN THIS SUIT.as is more fully shown by Plain-tiff's Petition on file in this suit.
The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same ac-cording to requirements of law, and the mandates there of, and make due return as the law di-rects.
Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said Court, at the office in Coldspring, Texas, this the 30TH day of MAY A.D. 2014.
Attest:
REBECCA CAPERS, CLERK, DISTRICT COURT SAN JA-CINTO COUNTY, TEXAS
LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to Section 263.153 through 263.154 of Texas Government Code. notice is hereby given that San Jacinto County Commissioners Court has declared certain items as surplus, abandoned and for-feited property, together with property seized under Chapter
59 of the Texas Code of Crimi-nal Procedure. To obtain Bid Information and to see items placed for bid as Surplus, Sal-vage, Abandoned or Forefeited, go to René Bates Auctioneers, Inc. at http://www.renebates.com The opening date of the sale will be June 12, 2014 and ending on June 26, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. If you have any questions you may call Deobrah Turner at 936-653-4461.
All sales shall be finalized on an "as is, where is' basis and no warranties, either expressed or implied, shall be applicable to any property sold. The county reserves the right to withhold any item from sale and the-Commissioners Court or its designated representative con-ducting the slae may reject any offer to purchase property if the Court or representative finds the rejection to be in the best interest of the county.
LEGAL NOTICENotice Of Estray
NUMBER ESTRAY 2014-1Date 1-06-13
Person reporting stray animal: Harley Messick 815-822-7490
Location estray found: 1170 Lower Vann Road
Coldspring, TXPerson in Charge: Kara BellLocation of impoundment:
220 Jan Road Shepherd, TX 77371
Livestock Description: PAINT HORSE
Brown/White, Female
THE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF SAN JACINTOBefore Me, the undersigned au-
thority on this day personally appeared J ALONSO, in and for San Jacinto County, Texas, who being duly sworn, deposes and says:That on the 16th day of May, 2014 he was notified by the above described person on the above described livestock which was found running at large in San Jacinto County, Texas at the above described location and pursuant to the stock laws of the State of Tex-as, Chapter Four, Title 121, Revised Civil Statues of Texas 1925, impounded said live-stock, said impoundment being at the above described location.
LEGAL NOTICENotice Of Estray
NUMBER ESTRAY 2014-2Date 1-06-13
Person reporting stray animal: Harley Messick 815-822-7490
Location estray found: 1170 Lower Vann Road
Coldspring, TXPerson in Charge: Kara BellLocation of impoundment:
220 Jan Road Shepherd, TX 77371
Livestock Description: HORSE
Brown/White, Female
THE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF SAN JACINTOBefore Me, the undersigned au-thority on this day personally appeared J ALONSO, in and for San Jacinto County, Texas, who being duly sworn, deposes and says:That on the 16th day of May, 2014 he was notified by the above described person on the above described livestock
which was found running at large in San Jacinto County, Texas at the above described location and pursuant to the stock laws of the State of Tex-as, Chapter Four, Title 121, Revised Civil Statues of Texas 1925, impounded said live-stock, said impoundment being at the above described location.
LEGAL NOTICECITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS: TO ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS & PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE ESTATE OF , RUSSELL KELLY SMITH,
DECEASED, CAUSE NO. P2014-60, County Court of San Jacinto County, Texas, Eli Wayne Smith, filed in County Court of San Jacinto County, Texas on the 10th day of April 2014 in the above numbered and entitled es-tate, an
Application to Determine Heirship & Application For Independent Administration
Said application will be heard and acted on by said Court at 10 o’clock A.M. on the first Monday next after the expiration of ten days from date of publication of this citation, at the County Court-house in Coldspring, Texas.
All persons interested in said es-tate are hereby cited to appear be-fore said Honorable Court at said
above mentioned time and place by filing a written answer contest-ing such application should they desire to do so.
The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same ac-cording to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due return as the law directs.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF SAID COURT at office in Coldspring, Texas this the 16th day of June, 2014.
ANGELIA STEELE,County ClerkSan Jacinto County, Texas/s/ By Sherry WilliamsDeputy
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SWEETEN Winona Katheryn Boyd
Sweeten, age 87, of Houston, Texas, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014. She was born November 14, 1926, in Anderson County, Texas, to
parents, Jeptha Dudley Harris and Julia Katheryn Little Har-ris.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Jot Harris.
Mrs. Sweeten graduated Reagen High School in 1944. She loved to dance, play cards with friends and going on adventures. She was loved beyond measure and will be missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include her best friend and partner, Charles Vaselesque; sons, Rodney Boyd and wife Denise and Gregory Boyd; sisters, Mary Jo Richardson and Betty Ann Mallory and husband Larry; grandchildren Eric, Bryan and Suzette Boyd; great- grand-children, Jaxon, Greyson and Kevin Boyd; nephews, Steve, Randy and Paul Richardson, Scott and Victor Mallory, Eddie and Jeff Harris; nieces, Julia Stone and Diane Smith.
Visitation was held Thurs-day, June 13, 2014, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. Gregory Boyd presided over the graveside service held Fri-day, June 13, 2014, 11:30 a.m. at Pace Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens, Cleveland, Texas.
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Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland.
James was born November 7, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio, to parents James Earl and Louise Adams Knobloch. James has resided in Cleveland for the past 10 years. He was a vet-eran of the US Marine Corps., a retiree of TDCJ after 25 years of service, and attended the Triumph Christian Center of Porter where he was a part of the music department. He had a love for southern gospel music and played the steel gui-tar, and other stringed instru-ments. He enjoyed horses and trail rides. His other hobbies included carpentry, hunting, and fishing.
Mr. Knobloch is survived by his wife of 25 years: Melba Ard Knobloch of Cleveland, sons: Jason Knobloch and wife Jacqueline of Gatesville and Jason Smith and wife Dayna of Colorado, daughters: Julie Knobloch Perego and husband Michael of Conroe and Priscilla Smith Martin and husband Garrett of King-wood, parents: James E. and Louise Adams Knobloch of New Caney, brothers: Tom Knobloch and wife Dianne of Cleveland, Larry Knobloch and wife Bobbie of Kentucky, Don Knobloch and wife Tricia of Cleveland, and Marvin Knobloch and wife Dianne of Ohio, sisters: Kathaleen Whaley of Ohio, grandchil-dren: Evan, Elaina, and Eli Knobloch, Ethan and Hannah Perego, and Hudson, Ashton, and Aden Smith, and numerous nieces, nephews, other rela-tives, and friends.
You may share thoughts and memories with the family at www.pacestancil.com
Speaking of the county’s contractor, Mega Prime’s Dick Hogan, Faulkner said, “It’s better to keep our eyes on him until its (work) done. It’s better to keep going with him than to face law suits.”
Other issues that have popped up recently with the contractor is a water line that should not have been con-nected to the fire compression system and an unpaid water bill with San Jacinto Special Utility District.
According to San Jacinto County Pct. 1 Commissioner Ray McCoppin, the water com-pany cut the water supply off to the construction site because the water bill had not been paid.
“There is a $5,932 balance due. Once it is paid they (water company) will come over and tap in,” McCoppin said. “It is blocking us from making progress because the water bill is not paid.”
“The contractor is asking for 65 percent of the water budget to take care of the water is-sues,” said engineer Oates.
“The money is still in the budget to pay the water bill. I don’t know why it hasn’t been done,” Faulkner said.
Pct. 2 Commissioner Don-nie Marrs accused Oates of still, “making changes without notifying us.”
Winona Sweeten1926 - 2014
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“I always try to use the best judgment in making changes, exercising our past experience. It’s our responsibility to make judgment calls,” Oates said.
Last January it was noted that anchor bolts were not installed correctly; however, it was several months later that the problem was brought to the attention of commissioners’ court.
“We started immediately to get the anchor bolt problems corrected and didn’t notify you. We were already address-ing the issue when the court found out,” Oates said.
“It should have been fixed as soon as it was found. I think you need someone (inspector) on the job every day from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. until the job is finished,” Marrs said.
About $772,052 has already been spent on the approximate $1.9 million building. Two payment requests are pending totaling $361,826, according to McCoppin.
“They still have an awful lot of things to do,” Oates said.
According to the county’s contract, construction should have been completed in about eight months from last July, depending on the weather.
“Any extended time should be contingent on performance and not on promises,” said David Waxman, consultant for the project.
Inspection made at county’s community shelter From Page 1
Residents and officials look over the progress and the prob-lems associated with the San Jacinto County Community Shelter under construction in Coldspring.
Pct. 1 Commissioner Ray McCoppin points out a puddle of water and damaged Sheetrock from recent rains.
Pct. 1 Commissioner Ray McCoppin looks on as someone points out hanging insulation that got wet during recent rain storms because the roof was incompleted before the insula-tion was installed.
Residents, county officials, engineers and the superintendent of construction discuss some of the ongoing problems.
Residenets and officials inspect thesteel framing of the coun-ty’s community shelter under construction.
San Jacinto County Commissioners’ Court adjourned their regular monthly meeting last week to walk across the street and have an onsite inspection of the community shelter.
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Residents and officials inspect thesteel framing of the county’s community shelter under construction.
Pct. 1 Commissioner Ray McCoppin points out a puddle of water and damaged Sheetrock from re-cent rains.
