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Volume 112 No. 33 75 Cents Thursday November 18, 2010 P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron County Phone 580-544-2222 • Fax 580-544-3281 • e-mail [email protected] Visit The Boise City News online at it’s Website at boisecitynews.org Or it’s new Weblog at boisecitynews2.wordpress.com BOISE CITY WEATHER Hi Lo Prec Tues. Nov. 9 66 33 Wed. Nov. 10 54 26 Thur. Nov. 11 58 23 Fri. Nov. 12 46 19 Sat. Nov. 13 51 20 Sun. Nov. 14 46 19 Mon. Nov. 15 53 22 MARKETS Wheat $5.60 Milo $4.68 Corn $4.91 DEATHS-PG. 3 BORN ON NOV. 18 THIS DAY IN HISTORY NOV. 18 CIMARRON COUNTY JAIL BLOTTER ATTENTION!!! Tuesday, Nov. 16 6:30 —PAGEANT TALENT COMPETITION This vehicle was involved in a collision on Thursday about noon. The unnamed male driver, a resident of Dalhart, Texas, was westbound on Highway 56 and had just passed a semi-truck when he realized he’d missed his turn onto Highway 385 south. He then attempted a u-turn; the truck over took him, impacted left rear fender, spun him and hit the left front fender before spinning him into the ditch. He left the scene in an ambulance, but was dismissed from Cimarron Memorial Hospital, virtually unscathed. The truck sustained severe damage and was towed away as well. Below, Cimarron County Sheriff Keith Borth manages traffic as OHP Trooper Brandon Bussey inves- tigates the accident and questions the car’s driver. By C.F. David Will K. Sowers, of Clayton, N.M. took a plea of Nolo Contendre, (No Contest), to three misdemeanors stemming from an incident early in July, near and in Black Mesa State Park, by Kenton. In making the plea Sowers agreed to a de- ferred adjudication of nearly three years. Sowers pleaded to: Reckless Conduct with a Firearm; Hunt- ing Without a License; and Shooting from a Public Road- way. The court accepted the plea but decided the judgment and sentence would be deferred for thirty months until May 2, 2013. If at that time Sowers has not violated his probation, the Sowers Gives Pleas on Three Misdemeanor Charges charges will be expunged from his record and dismissed with- out prejudice to any further ac- tion. However, Sowers was also sentenced assessment and costs including an assessment for count one of $500; fines on counts two and three of $500 and $300 and statuary filing fees of $50 for victims compensation, the statuary CLEET fee and costs expended by the Cimarron County Sheriff’s Office during the defendant’s incarceration at a $500 per diem. He will also pay all fines, costs, and supervi- sion fees for the court action of Nov. 4. During the next 30 months Sowers will among other things, agree to medical and chemical exams at the DA’s request; give 48 hours notice of change of employment; not violate any city, state or fed- eral law; change his physical address without notifying DA’s Office, (in writing), ; cannot have alcohol or intoxicating beverages in his possession or frequent areas where they are dispensed; associate with any- one having a criminal back- ground; perpetuate any false- hood to any law enforcement or any representative of any branch of the government; and will, as long as he is able sup- port himself without public as- sistance. By C.F. David According to document fur- nished by the Cimarron County Court Clerk’s Office, Sean M. Martinez, of Clayton N.M. was booked Friday for reckless con- duct with a firearm and hunt- ing without a license. The book- ing is the result of a July 2 inci- dent in and near, Black Mesa State Park, by Kenton. On the first count, Martinez, 19, was charged with Reckless Conduct with a firearm, a Mis- demeanor when he [Martinez] shot an AK-47 rifle at an un- reasonable risk and with the probability of death or great bodily harm in the direction of Doug Mills. The incident hap- pened on public land on County Road N0080, one quarter mile south of the park. Count two was another Misdemeanor, Hunting without a license. This Martinez, Reckless Conduct, Hunting without a License incident happened in the same area and because Martinez had not been a resident of Oklahoma for the prior 60 days and since he had not purchased, and did not possess an Oklahoma out- of-state hunting license. Martinez, according to the docu- ments had been hunting rabbits. Martinez entered a plea to both charges and received de- ferred adjudication for two years, to November 9, 2012. If Martinez completes the time without a violation of terms the nolo contendere will be ex- punged. Counts one and two each carried an assessment of $500, plus Count one had a Victim’s compensation of $50. In addi- tion Martinez was responsible for any expenses put upon the Cimarron County Sheriff’ Of- fice at $50 per diem, and any medical and dental expenses incurred. Until November, 2012, Martinez will, among other things, agree to medical and chemical exams at the DA’s request; give 48 hours notice of change of employment; not violate any city, state or fed- eral law; change his physical address without notifying DA’s Office, (in writing), ; cannot have alcohol or intoxicating beverages in his possession or frequent areas where they are dispensed; associate with any- one having a criminal back- ground; perpetuate any false- hood to any law enforcement or any representative of any branch of the government; and will, as long as he is able sup- port himself without public as- sistance. MARIETTAFOREMAN-88 EVA MCDONALD- 95 1789 Louis-Jacques- Mande Daguerre devel- oped a method of photog- raphy 1901 George Gallup Jefferson Iowa, public opin- ion pollster (Gallup Poll) 1908 Imogene Coca Phila- delphia PA, comedienne (Your Show of Shows, Grindl) 1909 Johnny Mercer Sa- vannah GA, lyricist (Moon River, That Old Black Magic) 1923 Alan B Shepard Jr East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro (Merc 3, Ap 14) 1936 Hank Ballard Detroit, rocker (The Twist (pre Chubby Checker)) 1939 Brenda Vaccaro Brooklyn NY, actress (Cac- tus Flower, Sara, Paper Dolls, Midnight Cowboy) 1947 Jameson Parker Bal- timore MD, actor (Ameri- can Justice, Simon & Simon) 1948 Jack Tatum Cherryville NC, NFL de- fensive back (Raiders) 1950 Elizabeth Perkins ac- tress (About Last Night, Big) 11-12 Sean M. Martinez- Reck- less conduct with a firearm, hunting without a license, paid fines, booked in and out. 11-15 Janelia Beth Silva- posses- sion, serving five days. Raymond L. Langehennig- warrant, no driver’s license, bonded out. 1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son’s head 1421 Zuider Zee floods 72 villages, killing an esti- mated 10,000 in Nether- lands 1805 30 women meet at Mrs Silas Lee’s home in Wiscasset, Maine, orga- nizes Female Charitable Society, the first woman’s club in America 1820 US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discov- ers Antarctica 1883 Standard time zones established by railroads in US & Canada 1903 Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives US exclusive canal rights in Panama 1909 US invades Nicara- gua, later overthrows President Zelaya 1928 Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse debuts in NY in “Steamboat Willie” 1964 J Edgar Hoover de- scribes Martin Luther King as “most notorious liar” 1966 US RC bishops did away with rule against eat- ing meat on Fridays At the October regular Board meeting of Cimarron Memorial Hospital it was decided that all banking would be done locally. For the past few years Farmers & Stockmen Bank in Clayton has been used for some deposit accounts. This was done be- cause Farmers & Stockmen loaned money to the hospital. All of those loans have now been paid in full. Cimarron Memorial Hospital is appreciative of what Farmers & Stockmen has done over the years, but it is impor- tant for the local hospital to do as much business locally as pos- sible. First State Bank of Boise City will now manage all deposit accounts for the hospital. CFO Jamie Jacoby said, “We, the Board and administration, feel that we must support our local community. We are asking the Cimarron Memorial Bring- ing Account Back to County By Lee Hughes CMH CEO community to once again sup- port the hospital, and it is impor- tant that we support community businesses.” Accounts have been opened. All that remains is to transfer the balances from Clayton to Boise City. CEO Lee Hughes agrees, “I would like to give a very special thank you to Farmers & Stockmen for being there when this hospital needed it the most to keep its doors open. We were able to pay that loan off successfully and prove that our financial position is improving, albeit slowly, but it’s improving. We as an organiza- tion hope that in the future our banking relationships here in the community will improve along with our ability to manage debt and provide opportunities for the local bank to be there for us as needs arise. That is part of the decision of moving our banking business back to town. We look forward to starting new and get- ting back to the bargaining table with our local banks.” Miss Cimarron County Scholarship Pageant 2010, Christmas Beauties, will be held this Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the Boise City High School Auditorium. The Pageant will start at 6 PM. Amber McKenna, Remington Axtell, Amber Ottinger, April Layton, and Shelby Hawkins will compete in the Queen division for the title of Miss Cimarron County and a $500.00 scholarship. In the Princess Division the contestants are: Destiny Hiracheta, Tierra Alvarez, and MaKenzie Schwindt. They will be competing for the title of Miss Cimarron County Princess and a $200.00 savings bond. In Sweetheart Division there are fourteen contestants that will compete for the title of Miss Cimarron County Sweetheart and a $100.00 savings bond; Katelyn Worm, Chandler Trantham, Siarra Dadisman, Taryn Whitfield, Maranda Leach, Cheyenne Flick, Alexis Leach, Kansas Hiracheta, MaKenna Coble, Brooklyn Wait, Makynna Wood, Faith Boyd, Jarah Whitfield and Kaley Walls-LeGrand. In the Belles division there are thirteen beautiful little girls; Laramee Taylor, Charlie Rosas, Whitney Kennedy, KBree Alvarez, Cady Bulls, Audry Gray, Jordyn Stewart, Kelsey Broaddus, Kaitlyn Broaddus, Chassidy Rosas, Jenna Whitfield, Bethany Lehman, and Kristyn Wood. Each Belle will be crowned with a tiara. The talent winners, from the Talent Competition on Tuesday, will entertain during the pageant. So please come out and sup- port beautiful and talented ladies on Saturday and see who The Miss Cimarron County 2010 will be. Pageant 2010, Set For this Saturday, November 20 Graduate Spotlight: Jen- nifer Jacobs, CSR - CRID Jennifer Jacobs’ passion for court reporting began early in her life. As a 16-year-old typing 90 wpm in Keyboarding, a teacher recommended she look into court reporting. After doing a little research, she made up her mind that’s what she was going to do. “I feel court reporting is made for me,” said Jacobs. “The way my brain naturally works vibes perfect with everything you need to do as a court reporter.” Jacobs began attending CRID in 2007 after previously finishing theory in Oklahoma two years prior. A career oppor- tunity in Dallas led her to move Dallas Court Reporting Institute Spotlights Graduate Jennifer (Weaver) Jacobs JENNIFER JACOBS here in 2005. She took the job in Dallas and fell in love with the city. After a particularly rough patch at work, a light bulb went off and she thought, “What am I doing here? All I’ve ever wanted to do was be a court reporter!” After enrolling at CRID, she began school with more fire and passion than ever. She set goals for herself and wrote them on her machine every day. Her goals were to promote into a new speed every quarter, to practice every day, and to pass a test every week. But unmet goals never got her down. She quickly realized that not meet- ing your goals isn’t something to be disappointed about. “By set- ting goals, you’re pushing your- self and will achieve so much more than if you hadn’t set them at all, “said Jacobs. “You have to set goals and truly believe that you can achieve them. You have to work like they’re really going to happen. Focus on your goals with laser determination. You have to get passionate about this.” School had its challenges, though; including car troubles, personal distractions and of course, test anxiety. Test anxiety for Jacobs was a confidence issue, one she could only overcome by finally passing a test. She coped by being thorough about study- ing briefs, always listening and practicing to faster material and writing “in her head” all the time. “It’s something I can’t turn off!” Jacobs passed the Texas CSR in May of 2009 and interned at Civil District Court before finding full-time work as a freelance court reporter. She now works for a large firm in Dallas. One of her favorite things is how technologically up- to-date her firm is in the world of court reporting. Jacobs is also Apprentice Historian for the Dallas Court Reporters Association and re- cently spoke at the TCRA con- vention to students on what her first year of court reporting has been like. “My first year has been an incredible roller coaster,” said Jacobs. “I’ve learned a lot I, but I’ve finally reached a point where I feel great about what I do. To know you’re realizing a dream you’ve held onto and strived for is an amazing feel- ing. I love it more and more all the time. I can think of a hun- dred reasons why court report- ing is the perfect career for me.” “ Eta Alpha Sorority recently presented David and Mel Crawford with a love gift of $1500 donated by generous local citizens at the October Holiday Bazaar. The gift was presented by Kay White, President and members: Kathy Parker, Charlene Steiner, Jan Terry, Linda Johnson, Sandra Baird, Joyce Farmer and Gerry Snapp. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT “The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” - Carlos Castaneda
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Volume 112 No. 33 75 Cents Thursday November 18, 2010P.O. Box 278 •105 W. Main Street • Boise City, Oklahoma 73933-0278 • Cimarron CountyPhone 580-544-2222 • Fax 580-544-3281 • e-mail [email protected]
Visit The Boise City News online at it’s Website at boisecitynews.orgOr it’s new Weblog at boisecitynews2.wordpress.com
BOISE CITY WEATHER Hi Lo
PrecTues. Nov. 9 66 33Wed. Nov. 10 54 26Thur. Nov. 11 58 23Fri. Nov. 12 46 19Sat. Nov. 13 51 20Sun. Nov. 14 46 19Mon. Nov. 15 53 22MARKETSWheat $5.60Milo $4.68Corn $4.91
DEATHS-PG. 3
BORN ON NOV. 18
THIS DAY IN HISTORYNOV. 18
CIMARRON COUNTYJAIL BLOTTER
ATTENTION!!!Tuesday, Nov. 166:30 —PAGEANT
TALENT COMPETITION
This vehicle was involved in a collision on Thursday aboutnoon. The unnamed male driver, a resident of Dalhart,Texas, was westbound on Highway 56 and had just passeda semi-truck when he realized he’d missed his turn ontoHighway 385 south. He then attempted a u-turn; the truckover took him, impacted left rear fender, spun him andhit the left front fender before spinning him into the ditch.He left the scene in an ambulance, but was dismissedfrom Cimarron Memorial Hospital, virtually unscathed.The truck sustained severe damage and was towed awayas well. Below, Cimarron County Sheriff Keith Borthmanages traffic as OHP Trooper Brandon Bussey inves-tigates the accident and questions the car’s driver.
By C.F. DavidWill K. Sowers, of Clayton,
N.M. took a plea of NoloContendre, (No Contest), tothree misdemeanors stemmingfrom an incident early in July,near and in Black Mesa StatePark, by Kenton. In making theplea Sowers agreed to a de-ferred adjudication of nearlythree years.
Sowers pleaded to: RecklessConduct with a Firearm; Hunt-ing Without a License; andShooting from a Public Road-way.
The court accepted the pleabut decided the judgment andsentence would be deferred forthirty months until May 2, 2013.If at that time Sowers has notviolated his probation, the
Sowers Gives Pleas on Three Misdemeanor Chargescharges will be expunged fromhis record and dismissed with-out prejudice to any further ac-tion.
However, Sowers was alsosentenced assessment and costsincluding an assessment forcount one of $500; fines oncounts two and three of $500and $300 and statuary filing feesof $50 for victims compensation,the statuary CLEET fee andcosts expended by the CimarronCounty Sheriff’s Office duringthe defendant’s incarceration ata $500 per diem. He will alsopay all fines, costs, and supervi-sion fees for the court action ofNov. 4.
During the next 30 months
Sowers will among otherthings, agree to medical andchemical exams at the DA’srequest; give 48 hours noticeof change of employment; notviolate any city, state or fed-eral law; change his physicaladdress without notifying DA’sOffice, (in writing), ; cannothave alcohol or intoxicatingbeverages in his possession orfrequent areas where they aredispensed; associate with any-one having a criminal back-ground; perpetuate any false-hood to any law enforcementor any representative of anybranch of the government; andwill, as long as he is able sup-port himself without public as-sistance.
By C.F. DavidAccording to document fur-
nished by the Cimarron CountyCourt Clerk’s Office, Sean M.Martinez, of Clayton N.M. wasbooked Friday for reckless con-duct with a firearm and hunt-ing without a license. The book-ing is the result of a July 2 inci-dent in and near, Black MesaState Park, by Kenton.
On the first count, Martinez,19, was charged with RecklessConduct with a firearm, a Mis-demeanor when he [Martinez]shot an AK-47 rifle at an un-reasonable risk and with theprobability of death or greatbodily harm in the direction ofDoug Mills. The incident hap-pened on public land on CountyRoad N0080, one quarter milesouth of the park. Count twowas another Misdemeanor,Hunting without a license. This
Martinez, Reckless Conduct, Hunting without a Licenseincident happened in the samearea and because Martinez hadnot been a resident of Oklahomafor the prior 60 days and sincehe had not purchased, and didnot possess an Oklahoma out-of-state hunting license.Martinez, according to the docu-ments had been hunting rabbits.
Martinez entered a plea toboth charges and received de-ferred adjudication for twoyears, to November 9, 2012.
If Martinez completes thetime without a violation of termsthe nolo contendere will be ex-punged.
Counts one and two eachcarried an assessment of $500,plus Count one had a Victim’scompensation of $50. In addi-tion Martinez was responsiblefor any expenses put upon theCimarron County Sheriff’ Of-
fice at $50 per diem, and anymedical and dental expensesincurred.
Until November, 2012,Martinez will, among otherthings, agree to medical andchemical exams at the DA’srequest; give 48 hours noticeof change of employment; notviolate any city, state or fed-eral law; change his physicaladdress without notifying DA’sOffice, (in writing), ; cannothave alcohol or intoxicatingbeverages in his possession orfrequent areas where they aredispensed; associate with any-one having a criminal back-ground; perpetuate any false-hood to any law enforcementor any representative of anybranch of the government; andwill, as long as he is able sup-port himself without public as-sistance.
MARIETTA FOREMAN-88EVA MCDONALD- 95
1789 Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre devel-oped a method of photog-raphy1901 George GallupJefferson Iowa, public opin-ion pollster (Gallup Poll)1908 Imogene Coca Phila-delphia PA, comedienne(Your Show of Shows,Grindl)1909 Johnny Mercer Sa-vannah GA, lyricist (MoonRiver, That Old BlackMagic)1923 Alan B Shepard JrEast Derry NH, Rear AdmUSN/astro (Merc 3, Ap 14)1936 Hank Ballard Detroit,rocker (The Twist (preChubby Checker))1939 Brenda VaccaroBrooklyn NY, actress (Cac-tus Flower, Sara, PaperDolls, Midnight Cowboy)1947 Jameson Parker Bal-timore MD, actor (Ameri-can Justice, Simon &Simon)1948 Jack TatumCherryville NC, NFL de-fensive back (Raiders)1950 Elizabeth Perkins ac-tress (About Last Night,Big)
11-12Sean M. Martinez- Reck-less conduct with a firearm,hunting without a license,paid fines, booked in andout.
11-15Janelia Beth Silva- posses-sion, serving five days.Raymond L. Langehennig-warrant, no driver’s license,bonded out.
1307 William Tell shootsapple off his son’s head1421 Zuider Zee floods 72villages, killing an esti-mated 10,000 in Nether-lands1805 30 women meet atMrs Silas Lee’s home inWiscasset, Maine, orga-nizes Female CharitableSociety, the first woman’sclub in America1820 US Navy CaptainNathaniel B Palmer discov-ers Antarctica1883 Standard time zonesestablished by railroads inUS & Canada1903 Hay-Bunau-VarillaTreaty gives US exclusivecanal rights in Panama1909 US invades Nicara-gua, later overthrowsPresident Zelaya1928 Walt Disney’s MickeyMouse debuts in NY in“Steamboat Willie”1964 J Edgar Hoover de-scribes Martin LutherKing as “most notoriousliar”1966 US RC bishops didaway with rule against eat-ing meat on Fridays
At the October regularBoard meetingo f C i m a r r o n M e m o r i a lHospital it was decided that allbanking would be done locally.For the past few years Farmers& Stockmen Bank in Claytonhas been used for some depositaccounts. This was done be-cause Farmers & Stockmenloaned money to the hospital. Allof those loans have now beenpaid in full. Cimarron MemorialHospital is appreciative of whatFarmers & Stockmen has doneover the years, but it is impor-tant for the local hospital to doas much business locally as pos-sible.
First State Bank of BoiseCity will now manage all depositaccounts for the hospital. CFOJamie Jacoby said, “We, theBoard and administration, feelthat we must support our localcommunity. We are asking the
Cimarron Memorial Bring-ing Account Back to CountyBy Lee HughesCMH CEO
community to once again sup-port the hospital, and it is impor-tant that we support communitybusinesses.” Accounts havebeen opened. All that remainsis to transfer the balances fromClayton to Boise City. CEOLee Hughes agrees, “I wouldlike to give a very special thankyou to Farmers & Stockmen forbeing there when this hospitalneeded it the most to keep itsdoors open. We were able topay that loan off successfully andprove that our financial positionis improving, albeit slowly, but it’simproving. We as an organiza-tion hope that in the future ourbanking relationships here in thecommunity will improve alongwith our ability to manage debtand provide opportunities for thelocal bank to be there for us asneeds arise. That is part of thedecision of moving our bankingbusiness back to town. We lookforward to starting new and get-ting back to the bargaining tablewith our local banks.”
Miss Cimarron CountyScholarship Pageant 2010,Christmas Beauties, will be heldthis Saturday, November 20,2010 at the Boise City HighSchool Auditorium. The Pageantwill start at 6 PM.
Amber McKenna,Remington Axtell, AmberOttinger, April Layton, andShelby Hawkins will compete inthe Queen division for the titleof Miss Cimarron County and a$500.00 scholarship.
In the Princess Division thecontestants are: DestinyHiracheta, Tierra Alvarez, andMaKenzie Schwindt. They willbe competing for the title ofMiss Cimarron County Princessand a $200.00 savings bond.
In Sweetheart Division thereare fourteen contestants that willcompete for the title of MissCimarron County Sweetheartand a $100.00 savings bond;Katelyn Worm, Chandler
Trantham, Siarra Dadisman,Taryn Whitfield, MarandaLeach, Cheyenne Flick, AlexisLeach, Kansas Hiracheta,MaKenna Coble, BrooklynWait, Makynna Wood, FaithBoyd, Jarah Whitfield and KaleyWalls-LeGrand.
In the Belles division thereare thirteen beautiful little girls;Laramee Taylor, Charlie Rosas,Whitney Kennedy, KBreeAlvarez, Cady Bulls, AudryGray, Jordyn Stewart, KelseyBroaddus, Kaitlyn Broaddus,Chassidy Rosas, JennaWhitfield, Bethany Lehman, andKristyn Wood. Each Belle willbe crowned with a tiara.
The talent winners, from theTalent Competition on Tuesday,will entertain during the pageant.
So please come out and sup-port beautiful and talented ladieson Saturday and see who TheMiss Cimarron County 2010 willbe.
Pageant 2010, Set For thisSaturday, November 20
Graduate Spotlight: Jen-nifer Jacobs, CSR - CRID
Jennifer Jacobs’ passion forcourt reporting began early inher life.
As a 16-year-old typing 90wpm in Keyboarding, a teacherrecommended she look intocourt reporting. After doing alittle research, she made up hermind that’s what she was goingto do. “I feel court reporting ismade for me,” said Jacobs. “Theway my brain naturally worksvibes perfect with everything youneed to do as a court reporter.”
Jacobs began attendingCRID in 2007 after previouslyfinishing theory in Oklahomatwo years prior. A career oppor-tunity in Dallas led her to move
Dallas Court Reporting Institute SpotlightsGraduate Jennifer (Weaver) Jacobs
JENNIFER JACOBS
here in 2005. She took the job inDallas and fell in love with thecity. After a particularly roughpatch at work, a light bulb wentoff and she thought, “What amI doing here? All I’ve everwanted to do was be a courtreporter!”
After enrolling at CRID, shebegan school with more fire andpassion than ever. She set goalsfor herself and wrote them onher machine every day. Hergoals were to promote into anew speed every quarter, topractice every day, and to passa test every week. But unmetgoals never got her down. Shequickly realized that not meet-ing your goals isn’t something tobe disappointed about. “By set-ting goals, you’re pushing your-self and will achieve so muchmore than if you hadn’t set themat all, “said Jacobs. “You haveto set goals and truly believe thatyou can achieve them. You haveto work like they’re really goingto happen. Focus on your goalswith laser determination. Youhave to get passionate aboutthis.”
School had its challenges,though; including car troubles,personal
distractions and of course,test anxiety. Test anxiety for
Jacobs was a confidence issue,one she could only overcome byfinally passing a test. She copedby being thorough about study-ing briefs, always listening andpracticing to faster material andwriting “in her head” all the time.“It’s something I can’t turn off!”
Jacobs passed the TexasCSR in May of 2009 and internedat Civil District Court beforefinding full-time work as afreelance court reporter. Shenow works for a large firm inDallas. One of her favoritethings is how technologically up-to-date her firm is in the worldof court reporting.
Jacobs is also ApprenticeHistorian for the Dallas CourtReporters Association and re-cently spoke at the TCRA con-vention to students on what herfirst year of court reporting hasbeen like.
“My first year has been anincredible roller coaster,” saidJacobs. “I’ve learned a lot I, butI’ve finally reached a pointwhere I feel great about what Ido. To know you’re realizing adream you’ve held onto andstrived for is an amazing feel-ing. I love it more and more allthe time. I can think of a hun-dred reasons why court report-ing is the perfect career for me.”“
Eta Alpha Sorority recently presented David and Mel Crawford with a love gift of $1500donated by generous local citizens at the October Holiday Bazaar. The gift was presentedby Kay White, President and members: Kathy Parker, Charlene Steiner, Jan Terry, LindaJohnson, Sandra Baird, Joyce Farmer and Gerry Snapp.
SOMETHING TO THINKABOUT
“The trick is in what oneemphasizes. We eithermake ourselves miserable,
or we make ourselvesstrong. The amount of workis the same.” - CarlosCastaneda
