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GAINESVILLE - North Central Texas College Board of Regents at its May 4, 2020 meeting, ap-proved a decrease to $50 per con-tact hour for students enrolled during the summer semesters. “Typically our summer enroll-ment generates less than 10 per-cent of our total fees and tuition for the year so being down in the summer is not going to be a huge harm for us like it will be if those students are not here in the fall [semester],” CFO Van Miller said, noting the rate refl ects a roughly 25 percent discount for tuition. Miller added the college is prepared to promote the sum-mer tuition rate decrease with a “marking blitz.” “But I would rather lose that during the summer and have those students stay in classes and still be here in the fall,” he said. He said if students drop out, they may never return to NCTC. “So, we thought, let’s give a dis-count for summer enrollment.” Chancellor Dr. Brent Wallace presented an electronic data dis-play during his COVID-19 re-sponse report. “It’s been an activity in the last few weeks to say the least

for our communities and ev-eryone involved,” Wallace said. He thanked NCTC faculty and staff for “picking up such a heavy load” in terms of instruction by moving from face to face courses to online delivery. Wallace noted NCTC extend-ed its spring break based on the COVID-19 outbreak. “We have literally been on an altered operations plan since March 26,” he said. He said there are approximately 400 students, mostly career and technology students who have technical pro-grams which cannot be complet-ed online, who have incompletes

but staff members hope to help students make up the work dur-ing the summer “so they are not lagging behind.” NCTC will host an online vir-tual graduation, Wallace said. “Th at works very well,” he said. “It’s been done by other colleges. Our students have the ability to create a slide with our supervi-sion.” He said the slides will in-clude a photo of the graduate and the graduate’s diploma.” He also noted the virtual graduation, during a “very challenging mon-etary time will cost remarkably less than normally it costs us to deliver a face to face graduation.”

“It’s not ideal,” he added. “But we want to celebrate the accom-plishments of our students.” He also noted the college has received $1.9 million CARES Act Student Share Funds and begun distributing funds for CARES Act eligible students. “Th ere were very strict rules about who could receive these, who couldn’t,” Wallace said. Students who re-ceived the $600 grants included Pell-grant eligible students and students who were not Pell grant recipients but were experiencing fi nancial hardships related to the COVID-19 crisis.

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GAINESVILLE - Gainesville Fire Rescue Chief Wayne Twiner presented a report on the CO-VID-19 response at the Tuesday, May 5 regular Gainesville City Council meeting. He noted as of May 5, 2020, 335 individu-als had been tested for the virus. “Not a lot has changed….every-thing’s about the same,” Twiner said. Four individuals with active cases were identifi ed while sev-en had recovered. A task force made up of North Texas Medi-cal Center, Muenster Memorial Hospital, city of Gainesville offi -cials and Cooke County offi cials continue to support coronavirus testing at the NTMC testing fa-cility and county’s response to

the virus. Tests are conducted Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Th e county’s unifi ed command may, if positive test rates remain fl at, consider pulling back on its ELC readiness level which would allow staff who have been on standby during the crisis “to get back to some level of normalcy,” he said, adding “All that is go-ing to be contingent on some of those numbers staying the same or relatively close.” “We’re looking at some grant opportunities right now to re-coup some of our [personal pro-tective equipment] shortages,” Twiner said. “I know [Police] Chief [Kevin] Phillips is working on one this last week and hope-fully, if that come through it will help replenish both PD and fi re [department] PPE shortages.” Offi cials have also gathered

information and applied for a Public Assistance Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, he said. City employees are now al-lowed to request vacation time, City Manager Barry Sullivan said. “Starting on May 1 we did start allowing, our essential em-ployees; we did not allow to take vacation once this had started. You know if there was a big out-break, everybody was waiting for something bigger to happen and thank God it didn’t. So on May 1 we started allowing people to start requesting time.” He also praised city employees’ patience during the pandemic. “[Th e employees] understand that we had to be ready.” He also said it’s worth noting, Gainesville is one of only 90 permanent test-ing sites. Most sites have been set

up in urban areas and other sites were labs which processed the tests. Council members sworn in for new terms included Tommy Moore and Mary Jo Dollar. On hand for the swearing in of offi cials was 235th District Judge Janelle Haverkcamp. She swore in Moore and Dollar as well as Gainesville Municipal Judge Chris Cypert. Th e council also unanimously voted to reappoint councilmem-ber Tommy Moore as Mayor Pro Tem. After several weeks of meetings conducted via telephone confer-encing in the wake of the coro-navirus pandemic, council held a public meeting in its chambers at the Gainesville municipal build-ing on Rusk Street. Attendees

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by Grice King

I had a really strange thing happen to me a few weekends ago. In the middle of social distancing, a friend of mine came over and we were stand-ing outside talking and catch-ing up on how both of our families are holding up. We have been friends for years so we just kept talking for a few hours outside away from the family so we could still respect the distancing. By nature, I am one of those people who usu-ally stands up and/or paces around. Not sure why, I am just put together that way. An-other preface, our house has a ton of slugs. Strange and not sure why, I always just attribut-ed it to the fairly humid south Gainesville situation. So long story short, after I came inside Nikki and I were talking then she made this hor-rible face and said “Ewee… look at your shoe!” Well we have a small pug and 5 kiddos so honestly I didn’t know what to expect. I look down to fi nd slug trails all over my right shoe! Slug trails on my shoe! How does that happen and you not know it? It’s not like they move at a record pace or anything. I was so confused! Never had I ever even heard of slugs just moving around on a shoe without even knowing it happened. Turned out to be a fun time laughing about it but was so strange. Th ink I might need to get this slug situation handled…

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Gainesville High School graduation will be held at Texas Motor Speedway on Wednes-day, May 27, at 7:00 pm, the originally scheduled date and time. Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) is a NASCAR speed-way located at 3545 Lone Star Circle. TMS has the capabil-ity to allow families to attend commencement ceremonies without leaving their vehicles. Each graduate will receive one parking tag for the graduate parking area, and two parking tags for additional vehicles to ensure access to the spectator area. Congrats Class of 2020!


COOKE COUNTY - Nine coun-ty residents have tested positive and since recovered following a positive COVID-19 test, accord-ing to information posted by the Cooke County COVID-19 Joint Information Center.

Th e number of active cases was two as of Friday. So far 379 indi-viduals have been tested. Eleven positive cases have been identifi ed. Th irty-eight individuals have test-ing results pending. The geographical breakdown for positive cases is four posi-tives in Gainesville and seven positives in unincorporated ar-

eas of the county for an overall total of 11. Age ranges for posi-tives are as follows three positive cases in individuals between 20 and 29, one case between the ages of 30-39, one case between the ages of 40 and 49, two cases between the ages of 50 and 59 and three cases between the ages of 60 and 69.

Active COVID-19 Cases Setat Two for Cooke County

Fire Chief Presents COVID-19Report at City Council Meeting

NCTC Regents OK TuitionCut for Summer Enrollment

VISTO Breaks Ground on New Warehouse - Members of the Volunteers in Service to Others (VISTO) board of directors and other offi cials met Tuesday, May 12, 2020 for a ground breaking for the facility’s new warehouse at 1305 N. Culberson Street in Gainesville. VISTO will move to the new facility once the warehouse is completed. (The Weekly News Photos)

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Infl uenza ImpactBy Shana PowellContributing HistorianTh e Weekly News

After four years of upheaval and the loss of thousands of soldiers and civilians, World War I fi nally was winding down and people sensed the end was near. Th ey hoped that things would soon return to the way they were before the war. But then a mysterious sickness began to appear all over the world, spread in part by the movement of soldiers. Millions suddenly sickened and died. In the United States, the Surgeon General issued a list of suggestions for people to follow to reduce the risk of contracting the illness including: “avoid needless crowding; smother coughs and sneezes-others do not want the germs you throw away; wash your hands be-fore eating; avoid the com-mon use of common drink-ing cups; and several more”. In New York, the disease ravaged the population, and with the rising death count overwhelming work-ers, government offi cials put out a plea to residents for help to dig graves. In Texas, cases soared in Deni-son and the Denton Record Chronicle reported that fi ve nurses from the Gainesville Sanitarium traveled there to help care for the patients. In some ways that sounds like today, like the CO-VID-19 pandemic. But it was not today, it was hap-pening in 1918. Th at infl uenza epidemic ultimately killed over 25 million people before it ended. Some researchers believe the number was even higher, closer to 100 million. In the United States, 675,000 Americans

died, many of them be-tween the ages of 20 and 40. More people died dur-ing the epidemic than dur-ing the war itself. In the 1800s Americans often experienced epidem-ics-malaria, cholera, and the dreaded smallpox when medicine was still relatively primitive. People living in Cooke County had faced them as well. For instance, a “smallpox epidemic in 1900 caused the county commissioners to employ Dr. C.R. Johnson as county physician. Four acres of land were rented south of Gainesville for a pesthouse.” But in recent memory no one had ever witnessed an epidemic on the scale of the infl uenza epidemic. In Cooke County, the Red Cross began mobiliz-ing local nurses as the num-ber of cases swelled locally. At the State School sixty patients were reported ill with infl uenza but thank-fully the school had not experienced any fatalities. Th e Superintendent of the school “chalked it up to the institution’s cottage-style housing and emphasis on hygiene, measures that probably contained the spread of the illness.” Th e disease rapidly swept across the county. Soldiers who had survived the war found themselves fi ght-ing for their lives against the infl uenza and some of them lost that fi ght. Coun-ty schools began shutting down as the fear escalated. With the number of cases growing, discussions devel-oped among city leaders in Gainesville as they tried to determine the next steps for the city. Some people argued that the schools and other public places should not be closed feeling that

if proper precautions were taken that would reduce the threat of danger. Oth-ers believed that by shut-ting everything down they could keep the disease from spreading as rapidly as it had in other Texas towns. Ultimately the decision rested with Mayor J.Z. Keel. After his twenty-two-year-old son died from the illness, the Mayor made his decision. On Tuesday, Oc-tober 8, 1918, Keel issued a proclamation “ordering that all schools, churches, picture shows, and other places of public assemblage in the city be closed until further notice.” In the same order it was announced that “cough-ing and sneezing should be behind a handkerchief and all should avoid spitting on fl oors, sidewalks, or even on the street pavement. Th ose who develop the slightest symptoms of the malady should at once voluntarily isolate themselves until all danger of contagion is passed.” Th e proclamation added that “there is no cause for panic, but if the utmost caution is not used by the public the situation may become alarming in a short time. Some cities are hav-ing a veritable scourge of the disease, which is claim-ing many lives.” Mayor Keel would lose a second son and his daughter-in-law to infl uenza a few months later. After a few weeks, the situation seemed to im-prove. Schools reopened in November and classes were held on Saturdays to make up for lost time. But after reopening, cases started climbing again and on De-cember 9, 1918 the Denton Record Chronicle report-ed that “for the second time within a few weeks schools and all places of public as-sembly were ordered closed in Gainesville by the City Council because of the se-verity of the infl uenza epi-demic.” Eventually, the epidemic did end. But before it did, in a testament to the people of this county during that same time with so much sadness and worry and with things closed and no one knowing what was going to happen next, a War garden campaign was ongoing in Gainesville.Organized by Gainesville High School students, it

encouraged people to raise gardens so that the possibil-ity of a food shortage might be eliminated. Th e food supply had been impacted by the war eff ort and then by so many people being too ill to work. Th e result of that eff ort was that 1200 gardens were planted across town. An infl uenza epidemic could not destroy the sense of community still enjoyed by the people in this area. Author’s Note: If you had any ancestors in this country during that time the odds are high that your family may have been im-pacted by the epidemic. In my family, a great-uncle, great-aunt, and distant cousin all died. Th e great-uncle married on a day in September 1918, registered for the draft the next day, and by the end of the year was dead from infl uenza. He was 21.

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Cecelia Lovato

Services Services for Cecelia Lo-vato, 88, of Gainesville, are set for 2:00 PM Mon-day, May 11th at George J. Carroll Funeral Home with Pastor Johnny Najera offi ciating. Burial will fol-low in Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville under the di-rection of George J. Carroll Funeral Home. Th e family visitation will be 4:00 – 6:00 PM on Sun-day, May 10th at George J. Carroll Funeral Home. Cecelia went to heaven on Wednesday, May 6th.History

She was born October 5, 1931 in Center, Colo-rado to Tranquilino Valdez and Margorie Ocana. She was a homemaker, loved her children and all her grandchildren. She was a strong woman of faith who loved God and continually

prayed for her family. She especially loved to cook for her family.Survivors Survivors include her children: Leonard Lovato of Gainesville, Patsy Baca of Pueblo, CO., Irene Baca (Leroy) of Pueblo, CO, Rick Lovato (Freda) of Pueblo, CO, Kathy Bueno of Oklahoma City, OK, Randy Lovato of Gaines-ville, Ronnie Lovato (Nora) of Gainesville, Jeannie Munguia of Plano, Jason Lovato (Staci) of Gaines-ville, and David Lovato of Gainesville. Other family survivors include her sis-ter and best friend Louise Duran of Center, CO and one brother Ronnie Trujillo (Kathy) of Pueblo, CO. She was known as Nana Cece to her 29 grandchil-dren, 70 great grandchil-dren, and 23 great-great grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by her parents, son Tommy Lovato, husband Leo Lovato, grandson Marco Bueno, great grand-children Marco Bueno and Imagine Lovato, son-in-laws Henry Baca and Paul Bueno, sisters Emma Allire and Erma Valdez. Pallbearers are grandsons Leo Lovato, Bryan Lovato, Jacob Lovato, Jake Baca, Anthony Lovato, and Cart-er Gonzales. Honary pall-

bearers are Nikolas Fraire, Javier Fraire, Christopher Branch, Cainon Lovato and Armando Carbajal.

Rhonda Dishman Pulte

ServicesA memorial service for

Rhonda Dishman Pulte, 66, of Gainesville, is sched-uled for 6:30 PM on Tues-day, May 19, 2020 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Pulte passed away April 5, 2020 in Den-ton.History Rhonda was born Octo-ber 16, 1953 in Gainesville to Claude Elden and Ethel Ruth (Clark) Dishman. She graduated from Gainesville High School and married Joe Pulte on November 25, 1972 at St. Mary’s Catho-lic Church in Gainesville. Rhonda and Joe spent most of their years raising their

children in Gainesville. Mrs. Pulte received her as-sociate degree from NCTC, and worked in sales and accounting in various in-dustries during her career. She enjoyed spending time at the lake with her family, cheering for her grandchil-dren at their ball games, and traveling with Joe in their camper, especially to Branson, MO. She was a humble and caring spirit. Most of all, she treasured her grandchildren and the time she spent with them and her family. She was always fun to be around. Th ere was never a dull mo-ment in her presence. She was loved and will be great-ly missed by her family and friends.Survivors Survivors include: hus-band Joe E. Pulte of Gaines-ville; son Chris Pulte and wife Melissa of Denton; son Riley Pulte of Gainesville; grandchildren: Peyton, Morgan, Parker, and Joseph Hunter Pulte; sister Clau-dia Moore and husband Bill of Corinth; brother Del-wyn “Dee” Dishman and wife Maria of Waxahachie; brother Clark Dishman Sr. of Gainesville; and numer-ous beloved nieces, neph-ews, and cousins. Mrs. Pulte was preceded in death by her parents; and brother Gary Dishman. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Russell Wayne Etter

Services Russell Wayne Etter, 64, passed away on May 7, 2020 in Denton, Texas. History He was born on May 31, 1955 in Cushing, Okla-homa to William Th omas Etter and Ida Fay (Burrow) Etter. Russell worked as a Certifi ed Welding Inspec-tor in the pipe line welding industry. Survivors He is survived by his spouse; Dorothy Etter, fa-ther; William Th omas Et-ter of Gainesville, Texas, sister; Deanna Corson of Wylie, Texas, brother; Wil-liam H. Etter of North Richland Hill, Texas, sons; Dustin Etter and wife Kacie of Lindsey, Texas and Scott Hilburn of Haslet, Texas, daughters; Marci Blanton and husband, Kenny of Lindsey, Texas and Tina Nichols and husband Jeff of Gainesville, Texas and 13 grandchildren.Preceded in death, mother; Ida Fay Etter.

Dorothy Dawn (Myers) Young

Services A graveside service for Dorothy Dawn (My-ers) Young, 99, longtime Gainesville resident, most recently of Lawton, OK, is

scheduled for 2:00 PM on Th ursday, May 7, 2020 at Fairview Cemetery, Gaines-ville, TX.History Dorothy was born on January 1, 1921 in Bryant, Indiana. After graduating from Bryant High School in 1939, she married and moved to Los Angeles, CA. Her daughter, Beverly Ann, was born in 1941. She soon divorced and supported her-self and her daughter during World War II. Following the war, she married Dewey Young. With her husband and daughter, she moved to Texas. Th eir daughter, Shelly Renae Young (El-liott), was born in Graham, Texas in 1951. Dorothy taught herself how to sew when she was thirteen years old. She was a professional seamstress her entire working life until she retired in 1986. Dorothy and Dewey lived most of their 52 years of marriage in Gainesville, TX. During their retirement, they en-joyed fi shing and relaxing in their second home at Lake Texoma for many years. Th ey traveled to several countries in Europe while visiting their daughter and her family when they were stationed in the military in Germany.Survivors Dorothy is survived by: daughter Shelly Elliott and husband Jesse Wayne; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Mrs. Young was preceded in death by: parents Morris and Mabel Myers; husband Dewey Young; and daugh-ter Beverly Ann Vineyard.Donations Memorial contributions may be made to: Alzheim-er’s Association. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Alan Perrin

Services A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Gainesville at a date later to be determined. Once the date is set, all who knew and loved Alan are welcome to attend & cel-ebrate his life. History

Mr. Alan Perrin was born on September 22, 1950 to Bill and Faye Perrin of Gainesville. Alan attend-ed Texas State University, where he met Andra Par-man. Alan and Andra were married on January 26, 1974 in San Marcos and spent the next 44 years of their lives together before Andra was called home to be with the Lord. He was able to fi nd happiness again when he married Reida Bennett on April 27, 2019. Alan was an accomplished football coach and teacher at Northwest and Lewisville High Schools where he touched countless

lives and was beloved by his students, athletes, and colleagues. He was an avid fi sherman much of his life and he loved time spent on the lake and the friends he made through fi shing. Alan was a Godly man and a follower of Jesus Christ. He was humble, generous, and loved to make people laugh. Above all, he loved his family, his friends, and his fi ve grandchildren who meant the world to him. Alan fi nished his race and went home to be with the Lord on April 30th, 2020, at the age of 69.Survivors Alan is survived by his wife Reida Perrin; son, Brian and wife, Marla Per-rin of West Palm Beach, and son, Michael and wife, Dana Perrin of Justin; step-sons, Brian and Brad Ben-nett of Corinth; grandchil-dren, Tayler, Gabrial, and Caroline Perrin of West Palm Beach, and Leyton and Landri Perrin of Justin; siblings, Wallace Perrin and Bob Perrin of Gainesville, and Susan and Les Scott of St. Jo; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, David and Margie Parman of Keller. He is preceded in death by his wife, Andra, and his parents Bill and Faye Per-rin.

Carolyn MaryWalterscheid Hoyt

Services A memorial mass for Carolyn Mary (Wiesman) Walterscheid Hoyt, 89, will be held on Saturday, May 16 at 10:00 am Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Graveside services were held on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Sacred Heart Cem-etery. Carolyn passed away March 30, 2020 at Gaines-ville Nursing and Rehab in Gainesville, Tx.Donations In lieu of fl owers, memo-rial contributions may be made to the Muenster Mu-seum or Home Hospice of Cooke County.

Nellie Lorene(Cox) Bryant

Services Nellie Lorene (Cox) Bry-ant, 83, passed away on May 5, 2020 in Pilot Point, Texas. History Nellie was born on Octo-ber 8, 1936 in Gainesville, Texas to Jake Cox and Eu-nice (Day) Cox. She mar-ried Harold Bryant who preceded her in death. Nellie was a member of the Temple Baptist Church. She was employed previ-ously by the State School in Gainesville, Texas. Survivors She is survived by a son; Randall Bryant of Gaines-ville, Texas.


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and board members were spaced six feet apart in keeping with public health protocol for social distanc-ing. The council also ap-proved a resolution of the City Council of the

City of Gainesville, TX, adopting the provisions of Executive Orders GA-18 and GA-19 issued by Governor Greg Ab-bott on April 27, 2020 along with any updates and/or interpretations of these orders as of May 5, 2020.

Fire Chief Presents COVID-19 Report at City Council



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By Mark Shields

An American politician can help herself politically by being able to believ-ably use self-deprecating humor, which sends a clear message: “I am not pompously self-important or thin-skinned; I do not take myself completely se-riously.” No one was better at self-deprecation than former President Ronald Reagan, whose robust sense of self-confi dence enabled him to confound his political opponents by laughing at himself. Washington, sadly, can be a city where, because we do not grow corn or build cars, we sometimes

measure input rather than output. I may not be able to tell you exactly what I did yesterday in concrete terms, but instead, I can tell you how long I didn’t do it. My explanation goes something like this: “I got to my desk before 7:30 a.m. and did not leave un-til almost 8 p.m.” Compare this to, “President Reagan, by refusing to arrive at his offi ce before breakfast and rarely remaining there af-ter 4:30 p.m., off ended the Puritans in the press who questioned whether the then-oldest elected president was really ‘up’ to the demands of the offi ce. At a press dinner, Reagan routed his critics with one simple line: ‘It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I fi gured why take the chance?’” As proof that Gipper’s one-liners were not all written by joke writers and he simply expertly deliv-ered, I recall an exchange from the 1980 campaign with a wire-service reporter when then-candidate Rea-gan’s critics regularly dis-paraged his career in Hol-lywood. Th e reporter had

located an old promotional glossy photo of Reagan and one of his co-stars, a chimpanzee named Bonzo. With good nature, Reagan signed the photo and add-ed, “I’m the one with the wristwatch.” Nor was Reagan the only major Republican who could make fun of himself. GOP White House nomi-nee John McCain, having agreed with the description of him as an “American hero” and “an incredibly self-eff acing guy,” recalled what had motivated him to become the leading Re-publican advocate of cam-paign fi nance reform: “As I was lying there in my prison cell in Hanoi having my legs broken by inter-rogators, one thought and one thought alone kept me going -- that someday I would come home and do something about soft money PACs.” How had McCain become a prisoner of war? “I was able to inter-cept a surface-to-air missile with my own airplane.” As the Republican nomi-nee in 2012, Sen. Mitt Romney faced the thorny political issue of same-sex

marriage, which many in his party vehemently op-posed, and explained his own position this way: “As a Mormon, I believe mar-riage is between a man and a woman ... and a woman ... and a woman ... and a woman.” Acknowledging his own often fractured syntax and verbal gaff es, former President George W. Bush quoted approv-ingly a tough line form Garrison Keillor: “George Bush’s lips are where words go to die.” One major Republican leader has never had either the comfort level or the self-confi dence to make fun of himself through self-deprecating humor. Denigrating public persons with whom you disagree as “loser” or “crooked” or “failing” or “low-IQ” or “crazy” is ridicule. It is not humor, and it is not ap-pealing. Perhaps President Donald Trump’s inability to ever laugh at himself or to admit a fl aw or a mis-take explains why Reagan, McCain, Bush and Rom-ney are all more favorably regarded by American vot-ers today than is President

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Behind Trump’s Strategic Pivot

By Patrick J. Buchanan

After Pearl Harbor, FDR declared that his role of “Dr. New Deal” had been superseded, replaced by his new role, “Dr. Win the War.” Tuesday, President Don-ald Trump signaled that, in the war on the corona-virus pandemic, he, too, is executing a strategic pivot. Where the medical crisis had been the central front, pulling the U.S. economy out of its coma is now his principal objective. Trump is not unaware of the consequences of this decision. “Will some people be af-fected badly? Yes,” said the president, “but we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon.” “Tremendous progress” has been made in dealing with the medical crisis, Vice President Mike Pence told reporters Tuesday, adding that the White House task force he chairs could be phased out in June. Wednesday, Trump re-versed that. From the pub-lic reaction, by popular demand, said Trump, the task force, whose primary medical voices are Drs. Anthony Fauci and Debo-rah Birx, will continue. As the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 is now 74,000 and still rising at a

rate of 2,000 a day, what is behind Trump’s strategic pivot? First, there is not a great deal more the White House can do to slow the inexorable momentum of the disease itself. “Social distancing” and “sheltering” have been in place for weeks. So, too, are the programs for pro-ducing masks, gowns, gloves, tests and ventila-tors. Trump cannot create any more from a White House podium. Invariably, while there, he is baited and thrown on the defensive by a hos-tile press demanding he explain why he did not act sooner. Th e White House brief-ings on the medical crisis have reached a point of di-minishing returns. Th ese invariably return to stati-cally grim news -- the new hospitalizations, the latest death toll, the “hot spots” where the coronavirus has fl ared up and is now rag-ing. Th e medical crisis is es-sentially out of the presi-dent’s control; its future will be largely dictated by the coronavirus pandemic itself. Moreover, the economy is familiar and friendly terrain for Trump. Th ere, he has a three-year record of undeniable success. In this crisis, the president can decide, lead, act and produce visible results. And in moving from the medical crisis to the economic crisis, Trump has weapons to wield like the veto power to shape policy and directives to issue from the Executive Branch. With this pivot, Trump is wagering his presidency on a belief that, by mid-June, the fi rst large wave of deaths from the pandemic

will have passed, the num-bers will be diminishing, and almost all of America will be ready to get back to work. Trump is betting that it does not matter if the country does not agree with him to open up to-day. By July, the country will agree. By summer’s end, he sees himself as having led us through the medical crisis that is then receding, and up and out of a Sec-ond Depression. Th at will be his best argument for reelection. If this scenario unfolds, Trump can make the case that while China was the origin of the Wuhan virus that killed scores of thou-sands of Americans, it was Donald J. Trump who led us through the tragedy,

and he is leading us for-ward, once again, to a new prosperity. What will be Joe Biden’s argument to lead America, after having sat out the worst crisis since World War II in his basement? A majority of Ameri-cans are today wary of un-locking the economy and opening up the nation. Yet, each week, more and more people are demanding that it be done. And each week, more and more governors, refl ecting the views of their constituents, are moving up the dates for partial re-openings. By midsummer, the country will have caught up with Trump. Th at is the idea that animates the pivot. And it is not a bad wa-ger. Does anyone believe

it will be possible to keep hundreds of millions of Americans in their homes in June, July and August? Wholesale civil disobe-dience may face governors still conducting a strict lockdown in July. Europe is already ahead of us. Italy, which has now been passed by Britain as the nation in Europe with the most deaths, is already starting to open. So, too, is Germany, the largest European nation with the fewest deaths. And Austria is ahead of both. Trump’s strategic pivot puts Biden in a box. Th e mainstream me-dia and left-wing of his Democratic Party want the governors to keep the states locked down as the only way to avert a second wave of infections. And

they may be right. But however many vic-tims succumb to this pan-demic, it is going to end, and America is going to be reopened. Th e closer we are to both goals by Nov. 3, the better Donald J. Trump’s chances of retak-ing the oath on Jan. 20, 2021. Th at’s the way Trump is betting. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Nixon’s White House Wars: Th e Battles Th at Made and Broke a President and Di-vided America Forever.” To fi nd out more about Patrick Buchanan and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM



Cooke County Sheriff Logs Incident ReportsCOOKE COUNTY - Th e following incidents were reported to the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. Amber Nicole Taylor reported fraudulent use/possession of identifying information in the 900 block of County Road 150. Ora Curtis Gardner re-ported theft of property less than $750 in the 300 block of County Road 451. Driving while intoxicat-ed was reported at FM 678 and FM 3092. Toni Louann Moss re-ported theft of property less than $2,500 in the

1500 block of Th rasher Road. Unlawful carrying of weapon was reported in the 9000 block of West Highway 82. Jeff rey Clay Oquin re-ported theft of cattle/horse/exotic livestock on FM 2071. Matthew Jeremiah White reported unauthor-ized use of a vehicle in the 2200 block of Foundry Road. Class C theft was report-ed in the 200 block of Al-

den Road. Arrest Log Abraham Aaron Billings, 51, driving while intoxi-cated. James Kyle Godwin, 21, public intoxication. Chase Lamar Mims, 37, assault causes bodily in-jury. Venetta Marie Poe, 28, pardon and parole warrant. Kenneth Nelson Brad-ford, 58, injury to a child reckless-bodily injury, as-sault causes bodily injury

family member. Cole Lee Smith, 22, evading arrest/detention with previous conviction, aggravated assault causes serious bodily injury, ag-gravated assault against a public servant, continuous violence against family. Shelton Hayes Bray, 28, unlawful carrying weapon (handgun). Talina Ann Wilson, 45, assault causing bodily inju-ry-family violence. Mitchell Grove Cole, 55, public intoxication.

ERA – On May 4, 2020, the Cooke County Sheriff

Offi ce was contacted by Era ISD offi cials about an allega-

tion regarding a high school teacher that was brought to their attention. An investi-gation into the allegations led the Sheriff ’s Offi ce to obtain two probable cause warrants for the arrest of Jorge L Ramirez-Ramirez. He is a 25 year old resident of Gainesville employed by Era ISD. Ramirez-Ramirez was charged with Possession of Child Pornography and On-line Solicitation of a Minor both 3rd degree felonies. Ramirez-Ramirez surren-dered himself at the Sheriff ’s Offi ce Wednesday evening. No bond has been set at this time. Th e investigation is con-tinuing.

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two years ago has re-viewed recommendations for the service. “You made a hell of a mistake by appointing a committee without [com-missioners] even know-ing we appointed a com-mittee… Th is has been such a long, drawn out aff air….” Klement said adding commissioners had been contemplating using a communications tower at WinStar Casino but now are considering an agreement for a tower in Woodbine, an agree-ment which should be in place before a service contract is considered, he said. Coverage areas are also a concern, Precinct 1 Com-missioner Gary Hollowell said. “Let’s table it one week,” Leon Klement said. “One week, two weeks, it isn’t going to matter.” Th e commissioners also voted unanimously to accept a bid for road oil and emulsions, for replat of lots 1534 and 1535 in

Lake Kiowa subdivision in Pct. 2 and for replat of Club Lake Estates in Pct. 1 which borders Grayson and Cooke County, Pct. 1 Gary Hollowell said. He said the county will not have to maintain the associated roads. Th e commissioners took no action on the County Transportation Infrastructure Fund grant and the FEMA grant. Commissioners ap-proved a consent agenda which included the fol-lowing items. Minutes from the May 4, 2020 meeting. Departmental re-ports for Constable Pct. 1-April. Constable Pct. 2-April, Rural Subdi-vision & Septic-April, Court Compliance-April, County Clerk-April, Commissioners Pct. 3 and 4, District Clerk-April, Library-April, Commis-sioner Pct. 2 April. Fiscal Year 2020 budget amendments. Payment of monthly bills. Pct 2 Commissioner

Jason Snuggs abstained from voting to approve a $50 payment from the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Department to his busi-ness G-Town Auto Sales. Payroll and related ex-penses. Service contract be-tween Lake Kiowa Land-scaping and Cooke County for the White-water Treatment System at EMS Station #3 in Woodbine. Service contract be-tween Cooke County and Fleitman Backhoe Com-pany for aerobic system maintenance at Cooke County EMS station in Muenster. Commissioners also, following an executive session, approved hir-ing additional temporary part-time employees to help with taking visi-tor temperatures at the courthouse, since the cur-rent courthouse security employees will be reas-signed to the courts in the coming weeks, Brinkley said.



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GAINESVILLE – Gaines-ville Police Department received the following inci-

dent reports. Judy K. Hewitt reported theft of a fi rearm in the

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Marriage License Requests ReceivedCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following applications for marriage were received by the Cooke County Clerk’s Offi ce. Cullen Th omas Nor-burg, 25, Flower Mound and Adyson Paige Riley, 26, Flower Mound. Justin Michael Swan, 25, Denton and Emily Mor-gan Williams, 26, Sanger. Matthew Peyton Stadler, 43, Flower Mound and Kelly Ann Chapman, 39, Flower Mound. Geoff rey Kearns Young, 27, Dallas and Charlotte Joy Coe, 28, Dallas. Brandon Rashan Lenoir, 29, Justin and Petra Ocha Vargas, 32, Gainesville.

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In his fi nancial report CFO Dr. Van Miller noted the district experienced a nearly nine percent enroll-ment decrease over the pre-vious year and subsequent budget shortfall last year which resulted in an eff ort by departments to decrease spending by a minimum of fi ve percent for the upcom-ing year. In August, the re-gents approved a $67 mil-lion budget in anticipation of tuition and fee increases. Miller also noted the col-lege is set to receive almost $4 million in CARES Act funding. Part of the funds are earmarked for student assistance. Approximately $1.9 is expected to be dis-tributed to the college for institutional assistance to help COVID-19-related expenses, he said. Th e institutional assistance is related to COVID expens-es including security mea-sures, Wallace said, adding he believes NCTC has incurred approximately $1 million in IT expenses due to the CO-VID-19 pandemic. Wallace said he appre-ciates that under former NCTC President Dr. Ed-die Hadlock’s leadership the NCTC Board of Re-gents planned for a rainy day fund and for board discretionary reserves. “We are doing our very, very, very best and this is going to be diffi cult and I want to be honest because so many of our staff and faculty are watching,” Wal-lace. “But we are going to be doing our best to make sure we do not have to move toward a riff or fur-lough or layoff .” He said enrollment decreases, the

COVID-19 crisis and the possibility of state funding cuts are “huge hits.” “Th ere will be a reduc-tion in next year’s budget,” Wallace said. “Th ere has to be for us to feel safe and be comfortable, but I want our folks to realize we’re doing our best to make sure that we treat our people will the dignity and respect they deserve and doing our best to work with these param-eters… but you’re going to see a very tight budget next year just so that we can prepare and then hope and pray that our enrollments are where they need to be and then we can retool and say, ‘Enrollment is up.’.”

He said a concern is that during recessionary times, it’s common for students to enter career paths which require classroom and lab attendance. Th e pandemic has limited or ended face to face classroom encoun-ters for the time being. Clinical encounters are not currently allowed, he said, adding “Th ose are tough decisions and tough times for our students and our faculty.” Th e regents unanimous-ly approved the following consent agenda items. Approval of the February 17, 2020 minutes and the March 23, 2020 emergen-cy meeting minutes.

NCTC Regents OK Tuition Cut for Summer Enrollment

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

Cases Filed Cooke County et al vs. Carlos Torres Garcia, tax cases. Cooke County et al vs. Guadalupe Garcia, tax

cases. Cooke County et al vs. Dennis K. Gibbins, tax cases. Cooke County et al vs. Martha Guadalupe Gloria, tax cases. Patrick Ray Amoroso vs. Amber Lynn Little Amo-roso, divorce. Letha Carol Haverkamp

vs. Floyd Arnold Haverkamp, divorce. Scott Wesley Arrington vs. Heather Lynn Ar-rington, divorce.

Cases Decided Schrell Blane Nunez vs. Teresa Craig Nunez, agreed judgments, di-vorce.

235th District Court Cases Filed, Decided

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