GAINESVILLE – Sports facil-ity improvements were a high-light of Gainesville Independent School District board of trustees meeting Monday, July 15, 2019 in the administrative building on South Morris Street. Th e board approved a design build fi rm for the addition of six tennis courts at Gainesville High School. Members chose Hellas Construction for the project. Th e estimated cost of the project is ex-pected to be less than $1 million. Hellas Construction is a “na-tionally-known fi rm that has done projects for a lot of the big universities, the Dallas Cowboys, a number of professional teams,” GISD Superintendent Dr. Des Stewart said. “Th ey were the low vendor who supplied all of the requested materials and qualifi -cations for this particular job.” After approval of Hellas, Stew-art said the next step is for his [administrative] team and the Hellas team to discuss what the complex will look like. Th e courts would also poten-tially be open to the public. “Th at’s something we’re going
to look at and defi nitely moni-tor,” Stewart said. “We would defi nitely look to make it avail-
able to our community because I’ve already had a couple of peo-ple approach me and say, “When
are they coming because they’re ready to use them?”
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Special Night for CASA Kids - Volunteers, supports and staff members of Court-Appointed Special Advocates of North Tex-as turned out in force Friday at the Gainesville Civic Center to raise money for the organiza-tion which helps place volunteers with children in the child protec-tive services system. The event included music, dinner and live and silent auctions to help fund CASA. (The Weekly News Photo)
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GAINESVILLE – Gainesville City Council recognized Frank Buck Zoo staff at the Tuesday, July 16, regular meeting with a proclamation declaring July 21-27 Nation Zoo Keeper Apprecia-tion Week. Th e proclamation noted the zoo is a portal for the general public to learn about and appre-ciate wildlife. Th e council also unanimously approved a consent agenda item for the appointment of Trey Schalk to the Gainesville Eco-nomic Development Corpora-tion. Schalk is replacing Scott Richardson. Other consent agenda items unanimously approved included A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a ground lease agreement with American Avia-tion for the construction of a private hangar at the Gainesville Municipal Airport. A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a ground lease agreement with Ayers Aviation LLC for the purpose of con-
structing a private hangar at Gainesville Municipal Airport. A resolution authorizing the city manager to execute assign-ment and assumption of the ex-
ecutive hangar ground lease at Gainesville Municipal Airport from Core Professional Services to EROC Real Estate Holdings LLC.
Th e council also heard a report on the city’s drinking water. “Th is is our 2019 annual drink-ing water quality report,” Public
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City Honors Frank Buck Zookeepers;
Approves ‘No Parking’ Resolution
Jennifer Johnson-Spence, Director at the Cooke County Library, wanted me to let you guys know that the outside drop boxes at the Library are not available during the cur-rent parking construction project. Patrons should return movies inside the library. Th ey must not use the building drops because doing so could potentially crush and damage the movies. Movies may be returned during regular busi-ness hours. Th e library is open Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Th ursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Lee Russell, an Edward Jones fi nancial advisor in Gainesville TX, is supporting Gainesville ISD by using his offi ce as a drop-off location for a school supplies drive. Local residents are encour-aged to help support this ef-fort by bringing in items to the Edward Jones branch offi ce 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Mon-day through Friday at 305 W Broadway from now to August 21, 2019. “As our world becomes more global, competition within our younger generations continues to rise, emphasizing the im-portance of a quality educa-tion,” said Russell. “I’m proud to support the academic de-velopment of young minds in this community through this school supply donation pro-gram.” Edward Jones and its associ-ates cannot accept monetary donations of any kind so please be sure to bring school supplies and help all our students.
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Common Th reads Quilt Guild is having their biannual quilt show “Stuck on Quilts” at Temple Baptist Church, 1811 E. California St on July 27 and 27. Friday, July 26 will be from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Satur-day, July 27 will be from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. Th is is a judged show of 100 quilts made by lo-cal quilters. A highlight of the
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Zookeepers Proclamation - Gainesville City Council recognized Frank Buck Zoo Ex-ecutive Director Susan Kleven and her staff at the Monday, July 16 regular council meet-ing. Gainesville Mayor Jim Goldsworthy presented a proclamation to Kleven declar-ing July 21-27 National Zoo Keepers Week in the city. (The Weekly News Photo)
GISD Approves Vendor for New GHS
Tennis Complex; Turf for Baseball
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GAINESVILLE – Cooke Coun-ty Commissioners discussed and unanimously approved a pro-posed $25.8 million budget at the July 22 meeting at the Cooke County Courthouse. Among the top priority items were talks about a future increase in the budget for the Cooke County Attorney Offi ce and the Cooke
County District Attorney Offi ce to fund additional staff members. “We are going to continue to do what we’re doing and I think we’re doing very well,” District Attorney John Warren said ad-dressing the rising caseload in his offi ce. “…But at some point there will be a number that we will not be able to continue to do what we do. I believe that num-ber is quickly approaching.” Warren said he’s asking for
funding in next year’s budget to supply one additional prosecutor and one support staff member. County Attorney Ed Zielinski presented statistics from the of-fi ce of court administration re-lated to the number of cases fi led in his offi ce. “You can see at the halfway point of this year, I have 722 cases that are currently pending and that number will probably double by the end of the year,”
Zielinski said, adding drug cases including marijuana possession incidents are expected to rise and will likely “exceed 40 percent of the docket” fi led with his offi ce. “I need a way to administer these cases,” he said. “I need as-sistance.” At last month’s court, Zielin-ski requested an additional pros-ecutor, another staff member and the change of a part-time
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GAINESVILLE – Yes, Robin Hood and his Merry Band will arrive at Butter-fi elds Main Stage on July 26 to present this don’t miss production directed by Shannon Rivoire. It sure is hard to be humble when you’re a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero. But our gal-lant guy-in-green tries his best as he swaggers through Th e Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, a frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic. Th is youthful production fi nds Robin, played by Charlie Neeley and his lovely Maid Marion played by Jazlynna Bergeron romp through the forest doing their good deeds with the usual hijinks of the by gone era.
Th is time around, the leg-endary legend, in his nev-er-ending quest to aid the needy, encounters a lovely damsel-in-distress (oddly obsessed with skin condi-tions); an ever-scheming sheriff , played by Brady Ty-ler who would rather bowl a strike than hit a bull’s-eye; a gold-hoarding, bad-guy monarch wannabe played by Tom Huston; and a good-natured “Town’s Guy”, played by Yanna Galano who manages to make his way into every scene, wheth-er he belongs there or not. Th ey are joined by their now infamous supporters including Little john, Friar Tuck and Will who, com-bined with an expandable band of spoon-wielding Merry Men whose collec-
tive IQs equal six, delights you with an irreverent jaunt through Sherwood Forest you won’t soon forget! Join Robin and his Merry, funny, laughable, and en-dearing group as they be-gin their adventure on July 26 on the Main Stage at Butterfi eld Stage Th eater. Th e production will be pre-sented with four evening performances on July 26/27 and August 2/3 starting at 7:30pm. Matinees will be presented on July 27/28 and August 3/4 starting at 2:30pm. Butterfi eld stage is located at 201 S. Denton in Gaines-ville. Tickets and more in-formation are available on line at www.butterfi eldstage.org or by calling the box of-fi ce at 940-665-1284. Visit
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Sentences Issued for
Felony IndictmentsCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following sentences were is-sued for felony indictments and fi led in the 235th Dis-trict Court. James Danl Housden, 51, pleaded guilty to the June 22, 2017 state jail felony off ense of theft of property less than $30,000 and was sentenced to 1 year confi nement in a state jail facility and court costs. Victoria Rose Massa Hol-land, 22, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connec-tion with the July 16, 2018 second degree felony off ense of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sen-tenced to 1 year, six months probation, $500 fi ne and court costs. Brittany Gail Banks, 28, pleaded guilty to the July 24, 2018 fi rst degree felo-ny off ense of engaging in organized criminal activ-ity possession of a controlled substance with intent to de-liver and was sentenced to 5 months probation, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Cory Dale McCollum, 28, pleaded guilty to the July 21, 2018 fi rst degree felony of-fense of injury to a child and was sentenced to 25 years
confi nement in a state jail fa-cility, a $1,000 fi ne and court costs. Frank Joseph Klement, 33, pleaded guilty to the Sept. 20, 2018 third degree felony off ense of obstruction or re-taliation and was sentenced to 2 years probation deferred, a $500 fi ne and court costs. Harley Michael Tatum, 27, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with the Sept. 24, 2018 third de-gree felony off ense of driv-ing while intoxicated third or more and was sentenced to 2 years suspended time, 1 year, 10 days confi nement in a state jail facility, 2 years probation, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Jerry Lawton, 58, pleaded guilty to the Feb. 20, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 6 months confi nement in a state jail facility plus court costs. Grady Wayne Wilcox, 50, pleaded guilty to the Feb. 23, 2019 state jail felony of-fense of possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 6 months confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitu-
tion and court costs. Nathaniel Ryan Robin-son, 19, pleaded guilty to the May 7, 2019 second degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 200 grams and was sen-tenced to 4 years probation deferred, a $500 fi ne and court costs.
Jack E. Ward
Services Jack E. Ward passed away peacefully at his home sur-rounded by his children and grandchildren on the evening of Wednesday, July 17, 2019. A private me-morial service was held by the immediate family that evening. A memorial din-ner for friends and family will be held to honor the lives of Jack and his previ-ously deceased wife Jewell this Wednesday, July 24 at 5 p.m. at the Callisburg Com-munity Center. History Jack was born on Sep-tember 24, 1933 in Dexter, Texas and grew up around Walnut Bend, a place al-ways held dear to his heart. He met and married Jewell Bruce in Wichita, Kansas and shortly thereafter was drafted into the U.S. Army. Jack completed his basic training at Fort Chaff ee in Arkansas and proudly served his country for three years as part of an Artillery Infantry Unit stationed in Korea and Hawaii, and then for eight years as a Reservist. Jack was joined by his wife in Hawaii where their fi rst child Karen was born. After leaving Hawaii they lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Jack was a humble man of many interests and truly a jack of all trades. He was a licensed pilot but earned a living in the appli-ance business. He worked his way up to a management position and ultimately re-
tired through General Mo-tors. He was a devoted fam-ily man and extended many kindnesses to friends and family throughout his life. He cared for numerous rela-tives in their fi nal years, not the least of which was his be-loved wife of 63 years. Jack’s strength was unwavering and his actions commanded the respect of all who knew him. We will forever miss him.Survivors Survivors include: daugh-ter Suzan Ward of Callis-burg; son Mark Ward of Whitesboro; four grand-children Sommar Rags-dale, Brandon Ward, Grant Ward, and Joshua Ward; seven great grandchildren; two sisters Gracie Mauldin and Betty Hellinger. Mr. Ward was preceded in death by: parents W. Vir-gil and Bertha Ward; wife Jewell; daughter Karen Ker-shaw; sister Diana Waren; and infant brother Ollie W. Ward.
Laura Ortega
Services Graveside services for Laura Ortega, 59, of Muen-ster, is set for 3:30 PM Mon-day, July 22, 2019, at the Coker Cemetery in Bulcher under the direction the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. A visitation will be held the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home at 1:00 PM on Monday, July 22, 2019.History Laura was born on April 26, 1960 in Dallas to James Daniel Burkhart and Amelia Carolyn (Foster) Burkhart. She passed away on July 17, 2019 in Muenster.Survivors Laura is survived by her husband Bob Ortega of Muenster; daughter Brandi
Shuppert and her husband Josh of Valley View; daugh-ter Bridgett Ortega and hus-band Chris Lee of Oregon; son Scott Davis and his wife Karen of Sanger; daughter Crystal Buchanan and her husband Chad of South Jordon, UT.; grandchil-dren Brianna Ortega, Nikol Winehold, Austin Silmon, Jasmine Shuppert, Robert Shuppert, Laura Jean Bu-chanan, James Davis, Justin Davis, and Noah Davis; two great-grandchildren; and sister Carolyn Rodriguez of Norman, OK. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Amelia Davis, daughter Laura Juanita Davis, and brother James Daryl Bur-khart. You may sign the online registry at www.geojcarroll.com
Mark Randall Yosten
Services Mass of Christian Burial for Mark Randall Yosten, age 62, of Wylie was held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster. Rosary and Vigil was held at 6:00 PM on Friday, July 19, 2019 at Scott Funeral Home in Muenster. Pallbearers were Brad Yosten, Jeremy Yosten, Caleb Yosten, John Brewer, Matthew Yosten, Nicholas Yosten, Jonathan Yosten, Andrew Yosten, and Aaron Yosten.History Mark was born on Octo-ber 11, 1956 in Gainesville, Texas to Werner John and Frances Bengfort Yosten. He was the seventh of their nine sons. He loved his brothers. Th ey shared an unbreak-able bond; they always had each other’s backs. As to his mother, anyone could see the love Mark had for her. Th at was one of Mark’s qualities that drew Danette to him when they fi rst met. He cared for and loved Fran-ces. After high school, Mark worked with his brother Steve building homes for a time before making a ca-reer of his true passion: cars. He worked for a couple of dealerships before settling in at Crest Cadillac in 1991, where he remained right un-til the end.
In August of 1993, Mark met Danette, his soon to be wife, through a mutual friend. When they met, he talked about his brothers, his friends, and the cars they drove. It was a whole new world for Danette, who knew nothing about cars and was one of only two children. Mark had a ‘67 Chevelle, and Mike, Weldon, Jesse, and Karl ei-ther had cars or rode with each other as they made the drag on Main Street or drove US-82 from Muenster to Gainesville. Only they know how fast they drove, which is probably for the best. Th ankfully, Mark gave up drag racing as far as we know. Mark switched out drag racing for the more family-friendly tradition of always honking the car horn under the railroad bridge outside of Whitesboro when he, Danette and the kids drove on US-82 from US-75 to Muenster.
Mark and Danette mar-ried a year later, on Au-gust 27, 1994. Mark had it easy - he only had to learn Danette’s sister’s name, versus the eight brothers Danette had to memorize. Th ankfully, Mark’s mom kept he and his brother’s senior pictures on the wall at her house, so Danette could refer to that if she got stumped. On June 26, 1995, Mark and Danette’s son, Adam Christopher, was born. Two years later, their daughter, Danielle Marie, was born on May 6 of 1997. Th eir precious granddaughter Ali Marie was born April 24, 2016. In July 2013 Mark was di-agnosed with colon cancer. It was a tough battle, but Mark was just as tough. You don’t grow up in a house full of boys without learning how to be brave – or how to fi ght, for that matter. Mark may have been soft-spoken, but beneath that mild-man-nered exterior was a man who was just as stubborn as the cars he worked on. He wasn’t ready to go just yet. He had a big, loving family to fi ght for and projects he still wanted to tackle. Just last week, he was on the lap-top looking for parts! Th is is the Mark we should remem-ber. Cancer has a way of gray-ing over everything, but Mark would have wanted us to focus on the highlights: his beautiful granddaughter; the Christmas Miracle that allowed him to come home; the fact that his friends Mike, Weldon, and Karl got his Chevelle running and he was able to take it for a spin (with Danette hanging on for dear life); the Cowboys making it into the playoff s, even. Rather than get stuck on the hard part of the last few years, let’s remember the things that made Mark Yosten Mark Yosten: his in-side jokes with his family, his personal interest in each of his nieces and nephews, his mustache wiggle, his in-
depth knowledge of cars, his wacky Donald Duck voice he was so good at, and most importantly – his deep and loyal love for Danette, Adam, Danielle and Ali. One last request: next time you fi nd yourself driv-ing from US-75 to Muenster on US-82 and you pass un-der the bridge near Whites-boro, be sure to honk your horn. We will leave it up to you to decide how fast you want to drive while honk-ing… Survivors Mark is survived by wife: Danette Yosten; mother: Frances Yosten; daughters: Danielle Yosten; son: Adam Yosten; granddaughter: Ali Marie Yosten; siblings: Dan-iel and wife Patricia Yosten, Steven and wife Janice Yo-sten, Christopher Yosten, Ronald Yosten, James and wife Susan Yosten, and Jo-seph and wife Michele Yo-sten; mother-in-law: Olene Gray; and sister-in-law: Glenda Brewer. Mark is preceded in death by father: Werner Yosten; brothers: Jerome Yosten and Kenneth Yosten; and father-in-law: Gene Gray.
Clarence Edward“Sonny” Cole
Services Clarence Edward ‘Sonny’ Cole passed away Th ursday, July 18, 2019 in Nocona, TX. Funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Mon-day, July 22, 2019 at Saint Jo Church of Christ with ministers Steve Chism and Chester Cullum offi ciating. Burial followed at Mountain Park Cemetery in Saint Jo. Visitation was held Sunday from 5:00-7:00 PM at Saint Jo Church of Christ.History Sony was born on March 2, 1930 west of Saint Jo to John Henry and Vera (Lop-er) Cole. He married Eddie ‘Dee’ Dunn on October 20, 1948 in Tulia, TX. Th ey were married 69 years when she passed away in 2017. He attended High Jones El-ementary School and Saint Jo High School and Cooke County Junior College. Th e four children born to this unions are: Judy Tay-lor and husband Charlie of Saint Jo, Mike Cole and wife Lynetta of Alvord, Beck Smith of Saint Jo, and Tim Cole and wife Sherry of Fort Worth. Th e occupation Sonny was most proud of was his ministry with the Churches of Christ. He started part time at the very small com-munity of Spence north of Saint Jo. He started fulltime at Forestburg in 1964, later moving to Bellevue and fi -nally fi nishing his 50-year preaching career in Saint Jo. He passed his abilities of preaching and ministering on to his grandson, Steve Chism, who has now served the same Saint Jo church for almost 7 years.
He not only had one oc-cupation but also was the owner of Th e Saint Jo Tri-bune for 55 years. He and his wife Dee not only owned the business but worked dil-igently to make is successful and only stopped running it after he was stricken with the debilitation disease of Alzheimer’s. he touched the lives and hearts of so many people as he, with his lov-ing wife at his side would selfl essly do anything and everything and go anywhere just to off er their help and support anyone in need. He had a great love for good old-fashioned country music having played his gui-tar starting at age 6. He and Dee helped organize a local country band called Coun-try-Cutups. Th ey continued to have the local opry once a month for 25 years and played for events in the area.Survivors He is going to be greatly missed by his family of four children and spouses and grandchildren; Steve Chism, Mike Chism, Lee Kinnett, Josh Cole, Jared Cole, Nick Cole, Angie Dennis, Heath-er Currin, Matt Smith, N’Cole Smith, Wendy Cole-Olivares, Ryan Cole and Brant Cole. He is also survived by 14 great grand-children and one great-great granddaughter. He was pre-ceded in death by his wife, parents, and all siblings, four sisters: Wanda Talley, Jean Reed, Nola VanDusen, and Ola Mae Simpson. Arrangements were en-trusted to Scott Funeral Home of Saint Jo, TX.
Cecil Thomas“Tommy” Bartlett
Services Funeral service for Cecil Th omas “Tommy” Bartlett, 76, of Piedmont, OK., is set for 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Collinsville Cemetery under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Fu-neral Home. A visitation will be held at 6:00 PM on Monday, July 22, 2019 at the funeral home.History Tommy was born on No-vember 11, 1942 in Vernon to Hiram Cecil Bartlett and Faye (Corley) Bartlett. He passed away on July 17, 2019 in Oklahoma City, OK.Survivors Tommy is survived by his wife Lou Bartlett of Pied-mont, OK.; daughter Tracy Clearwater and her husband Keith of Arnett, OK.; grand-daughters Makayla Clearwa-ter, and Amber Clearwater; sister Mavis Wilkins of Col-lege Station; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter Angela Kay Bartlett. You may sign the online registry at www.geojcarroll.com.
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A Little Note About My Stay at Muenster Memo-rial Hospital… Everyone was so nice and friendly. Always ready to help do anything you asked. Always friendly and talking to you. Th ey checked all the time to see that you were ok. Th e food was always
fresh and warm. If you didn’t want what was brought to you, just ask for something else and they did their best to get it. Th e housekeepers were always coming to clean and they did a real good job keeping supplies we needed in the bathroom.Everything I encountered here was always about your
needs and no one ever said anything that was not in a nice way and always with a smile. I would tell anyone that this was the place to come for recovery and loving care.
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By Patrick J. Buchanan
In October 1950, as U.S. forces were reeling from hordes of Chinese troops who had intervened mas-sively in the Korean War, a 5,000-man Turkish brigade arrived to halt an onslaught by six Chinese divisions. Said supreme commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur: “Th e Turks are the hero of heroes. Th ere is no impos-sibility for the Turkish Bri-gade.” President Harry Truman awarded the brigade a Presi-dential Unit Citation. In 1951, Turkey ended a neutrality dating to the end of World War I and joined NATO. In the seven decades since, there has been no graver crisis in U.S.-Turkish relations than the one that erupted this week. Turkey has just received the fi rst components of a Russian S-400 air and missile defense system, despite U.S. warnings this would require the cancellation of Turkey’s purchase of 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. “Th e F-35 cannot coexist with a Russian intelligence collection platform that will be used to learn about its ad-vanced capabilities,” said the White House.
Th e sale has been canceled. Th e Turkish pilots and in-structors training in the U.S. are being sent home. Con-tracts with Turkish compa-nies producing parts for the F-35 are being terminated. Under U.S. law, the adminis-tration is also required to im-pose sanctions on Turkey for buying Russian weaponry. Wednesday, the Pentagon warned Turkey against mili-tary action in an area of Syria where U.S. troops are de-ployed. Th e Turks appear to be massing for an incursion against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces Ankara re-gards as terrorist allies of the Kurdish PKK inside Turkey. How America and Turkey avoid a collision that could wreck NATO, where the Turks fi eld the second-largest army in the alliance, is not easy to see. U.S. hawks are already calling for the expulsion of Turkey from NATO. And expulsion of U.S. forces and nuclear weapons from the Incirlik air base in Turkey in retaliation is not out of the question. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sounds defi ant: “We have begun to receive our S-400s. ... God willing, they will have been installed in their sites by April 2020. ... Th e S-400s are the stron-gest defense system against those who want to attack our country. Now the aim is joint production with Russia. We will do that.” While potentially the most crucial of recent develop-ments in the Middle East, the U.S.-Turkish situation is not the only one. Th e UAE is pulling its forc-es out of Yemen as Congress seeks to restrict U.S. sup-port for Saudi forces fi ght-
ing Houthi rebels there and to sanction Riyadh for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. If the UAE pulls out, and the U.S. cuts its military aid, the Saudis cannot prevail in a war they have been unable to win with our help after four years of fi ghting. And if the Houthis win, the Saudis and Sunni Arabs lose, and Iran wins. Th is week, to strengthen the U.S. presence for any confrontation with Iran, President Donald Trump is sending 500 additional U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia. While the U.S. and Iran have thus far avoided a military or naval clash that could ignite a major war, the “maximum pressure” sanc-
tions Trump has imposed are choking Iran’s economy to death. How this ends in a negotiated resolution and not a shooting war remains diffi cult to see. In Doha, Qatar, the U.S. is negotiating with the Tali-ban over the conditions for a withdrawal of the 14,000 U.S. troops still in Afghani-stan. And with the Taliban controlling more of the countryside than they have since being ousted from power in 2001, and conduct-ing regular suicide bombings in Afghan cities and towns, it is hard to see how this Kabul regime and its army prevail in a civil war when we are gone, when they could not while we were there. In this new century, leaders
of both parties have plunged our country into at least fi ve wars in the Middle and Near East. In 2001, after ousting the Taliban and driving al-Qaida out, we decided to use our power and ideas to build a new democratic Afghanistan. In 2003, we invaded and oc-cupied Iraq to create a pro-Western bastion in the heart of the Middle East. In 2011, Barack Obama ordered U.S. planes to at-tack Colonel Gadhafi ’s forces in Libya. We brought him down. Obama then backed Syrian rebels to overthrow the dictator Bashar Assad. In 2015, U.S. forces supported a Saudi war to roll back the Houthi rebels’ victory in Ye-men’s civil war.
None of these wars has produced a victory or success for us. But taken together, they did produce a multitrillion-dollar strategic and human rights disaster. Meanwhile, China gained much from having its great rival, the world’s last superpower, thrashing about ineff ectu-ally in the forever wars of the Middle East. “Great nations do no fi ght endless wars,” said Trump. Yes, they do. As the British, French, Germans, Japanese and Russians showed in the last century, that is how they cease to be great nations.
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Is a New US Mideast War Inevitable?
By Mark Shields
Our vote for president is the most “personal” vote we Americans get to cast. We’re far more likely to base our choice for the U.S. House or the Senate on issues -- such as health care costs, immigration or the environment -- than we are our presidential choice. In a presidential campaign, we voters are benefi ciaries or victims of an information over-load. We learn about each White House nominee -- often from her or his siblings -- whether Mom
liked her best or whether the other kids in the fam-ily agreed he was a “teach-er’s pet” and, even worse, a sneaky “goody two-shoes.” We form opinions on whether the nominee is capable of laughing at himself, someone we would personally like and, more importantly, trust in a personal crisis. But Democrats looking to 2020 appear unaware of this “personal” deter-minant in our presidential decisions. Many of them are instead, it seems, in search of some Demo-cratic version of Donald Trump -- a candidate who can go toe-to-toe, insult-to-insult with the belli-cose Republican incum-bent. Nothing could be more disastrous for Dem-ocrats’ victory prospects than to fi nd and nominate their own practitioner of scorched-earth, take-no-prisoners politics. Th at is exactly what American voters are (SET
ITAL)not(END ITAL) looking for in the White House. Th ink about it: Here is an incumbent president running for re-election at a time of his-toric American economic prosperity. Th e U.S. un-employment rate is the lowest in 50 years (since the nation’s economy was fueled by the Vietnam War). Th e unemployment rate for Asian Americans just reached a new historic low. Th e unemployment rate for adult men and adult women is an iden-tically low 3.3%. Average hourly wages have grown 3.1% over the last year. Yet, in spite of those po-litically positive numbers, Trump has never once -- in any day of his presiden-cy -- been rated favorably by a majority of his fellow Americans. It turns out that it’s not just the economy, stupid. Americans’ vote for presi-dent remains deeply per-sonal. When the respected
Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll asked vot-ers how they would “rate Donald Trump on the fol-lowing qualities,” the re-sults were enough to make every Republican precinct captain terminally ner-vous. By better than 2-to-1 (58% to 28%), 2019 vot-ers do not see the Repub-lican president as “being honest and trustworthy, or “having high personal and ethical standards” (58% negative, 24% posi-tive). In the Gallup poll, barely 1 out of 3 Ameri-cans (35%) saw Trump “as someone they admire.” In the trusted Pew poll, only 13% found that President Trump’s comments often leave them “inspired,” and 45% reported they were never “inspired.” Are you “proud” when you hear Trump speak? Sixteen percent say they often are, but 47% answer “never.” Th e ancient Greek his-torian Herodotus gave Americans and Demo-
crats the wisest political advice some 25 centuries ago when he told us that “character is destiny.” Americans are living in boom times. Th ey give the man in the White House high marks for his economic steward-ship. But what Ameri-can voters are desperately seeking in 2020 is a na-tional leader who can earn and keep our trust, whose word we can believe, whom we can admire,
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Gainesville High School is also set to have turf fi elds at its baseball and softball venues. Th e board voted unanimously to ap-prove Hellas Construction for installation of the turf project at a cost expected to be no more than $1.5 million. “Th ey’re going turf from wall to wall, from back-stop to outfi eld as well as the bull pin areas and the batting cage area,” Stewart said. “Th is project provides a huge, huge benefi t. I was asked that question, “What
is the benefi t of turfi ng the softball and baseball fi eld?’ Well, the obvious benefi t is that now when it rains, we’re not having to scram-ble to go fi nd, you know, complexes that have turf to play on… It provides more durability but over the long haul when you talk about the number of man hours that are put into maintaining a base-ball, softball fi eld. It’s not an easy job, and that too, is going to cut down on the man hours that we’re utilizing to maintain those fi elds.” Th e board set a date of 5
p.m. July 29 for a budget workshop. James Beers of Eikon Consulting presented a fa-cilities assessment update. Superintendent Dr. Des Stewart said the group has “completed Phase One of the assessment” and is “kind of winding down Phase Two of the facilities assessment.” Beers noted information provided for board mem-bers included a report of defi ciencies initially iden-tifi ed in 2015 for various district buildings includ-ing administration offi ces on South Morris Street and the junior high school building on Lindsay Street. Defi ciencies included door hardware, HVAC sys-tems and exterior window replacement. “Th e next phase in the process will really be put-ting dollars down on pa-per,” Stewart said. “Say-ing what would it take to renovate in comparison to potentially looking at building brand new. Be-cause we defi nitely want to look at both sides of the gamut to ensure that we’re being fi scally responsible. You know it would make no sense for us to invest a bunch money to a building when we can add a tad bit more money and build a brand new building.” Th e district is also giv-ing fans the chance to re-new their season tickets for Gainesville Leopards foot-ball. “Th ose that are renewing their season tickets can do that from July 29 to August 2,” Stewart said adding, “After that point, once we get to August 5, all remain-ing reserve season tickets will be made available to the public.” Tickets for all six home games are $30 each. Th e district is also re-viewing its property and casualty insurance with Scarbrough Medlin due to major rate increases during the previous two years. Th e board postponed action on the item until further re-view.
“What I would like for us to do is not take action on this item and move it to a future board meeting agenda,” Stewart said. “We have been in contact with this entity which is our current provider for some time and we just got the report back here in the last couple of days and there’s an extreme, at least in my opinion, there is a drastic increase in the premium from last year to this year. So in an eff ort to be fi nan-cially responsible… I’d like an opportunity to really sit down and meet with our leadership and really talk about it and explain to me why do we see a pre-mium increase in excess of $40,000 from last year to this year.” He also noted within two years, the premiums have increased by almost $100,000. Next the board unani-mously approved a $38,900 invoice from All Texas Fence for perimeter fencing at Edison Elemen-tary School. Stewart said he believes the exposed playground could be hazardous and should be enclosed for the safety of Edison students. Th e board also unani-mously approved a contract with Aramark to provide after school dinner meals
from Monday through Th ursday on all campuses with the exception of Head Start for students who par-ticipate in certain activities including remediation and sports. GISD has previously made available after school snacks. Th e new program will off er full meals for stu-dents who stay after school for enrichment programs. Th e cost of the meals is funded by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture. “With this current agree-ment, what it’s going to al-low us to do is be able to provide a more nutritious meal for our students,” Stewart said. “I feel this would be a huge thumbs up for us in terms of being able to provide nutritious meals for our kids.” In addition, the district will earn 50 cents per meal after the reimbursement, but Stewart said the pro-gram isn’t designed to make money for the district. “It’s designed to provide a service,” he said. “… Of course that money would stay in our child nutrition fund.” GISD is also working to revamp its gifted and tal-ented program. GISD assistant super-intendent Lacreasha Stille presented an update on the district’s program which
identifi es and nurtures gift-ed and talented students. Th e board unanimously approved GISD policy ad procedures for academi-cally gifted and talented students. It also approved Policy Update 13 which includes a slate of Texas Association of School Board policies which aff ect local policies. One change to the poli-cies, Stewart said, is related to a local policy for drug testing for student athletes and students who partici-pate in extracurricular ac-tivities. Th e TASB policy mandates testing for stu-dents in grades 6 through 12. GISD tests students in grades 7 through 12, Stew-art said. Th e board unanimously approved the following consent items Minutes of training, June 10, 2019 and minutes of regular meeting, June 17, 2019. Monthly bill list Financial statement Memorandum of under-standing between GISD and Callisburg ISD Student code of conduct for 2019-2020 T-Tess appraisers and calendar for 2019-2020 TASB delegate designa-tion 2019 Board meeting dates for 2019-2020
GISD Approves Vendor for New GHS
Tennis Complex; Turf for Baseball
NTMC to Host
Blood DriveGainesville – Th ere re-mains a wide gap between the number of eligible blood donors in north, central and east Texas and the number of them who actually give blood. At any given time, about 37 percent of the population qualifi es to give blood and less than four percent is do-ing so. Surgeries and other treatments requiring trans-fusion therapy do not take a pause because of the sea-sonality of the holidays. Six hundred to 800 hospital patients daily will receive a transfusion. Many will re-ceive more than one unit of blood or blood products. North Texas Medical Cen-ter is hosting a blood drive from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Th ursday, July 25, at 1900 Hospital Blvd. in the NTMC classrooms. For more information or to schedule an appointment time, contact Kristi Rigsby at 940-612-8607. Th ere is no substitute for human blood. Individual qualities in a person’s blood produce a unique dona-tion, even if the blood type is the same as another’s. A wide diversity of blood donors is also necessary to
maintain a safe and suf-fi cient blood supply that mirrors the population of potential patients in a hospital service area. If each eligible blood donor gave two or three times a year, there would seldom be a shortage of available blood or of specifi c blood types. Carter BloodCare prefers to see 1,000 blood donors a day to keep pace with demand. Volunteer community blood donors make these life-saving gifts possible. One pint of whole blood can help at least three individuals be-cause the blood is divided into the components of red cells, platelets and plasma. Other specialty treatments can be produced from the blood, as requested by phy-sicians. Remember to eat a nu-tritious meal and drink plenty of water one to two hours before giving blood. All donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, feel well on the day of donation, and present a government-issued photo ID each time they give blood. Potential blood donors may volunteer beginning at age 16 with paren-
tal consent; 17-year-olds may give independently and there is no upper age limit for donating blood. For more information on donor eligibility and to make an appointment, call 1-800-366-2834 or visit carterbloodcare.org. About Carter BloodCare Carter BloodCare is a community based, non-profi t blood center that provides life-saving trans-fusion resources to more than 200 medical facili-ties in 50-plus counties of north, central and east Texas. Th e 501(c)(3) orga-nization is one of the larg-est blood programs in Tex-as, delivering more than 300,000 blood products annually to meet patients’ treatment requirements. Carter BloodCare’s services include collection, process-ing, specialized laboratory testing, storage and distri-bution of blood and blood products. Th e center is ac-credited by the AABB, in-cluding a laboratory with accreditation for molecular testing of red cell antigens. It is licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis-tration and is a member of America’s Blood Centers.
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COOKE COUNTY – Th e following incidents were re-ported to the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. Possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams was reported in the 1300 block of Myrtle Street. Possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram was reported in the 12000 block of FM 51. Evading arrest or deten-tion with a vehicle was re-ported in the 1800 block of Aspen Road. Possession of a controlled substance less than 28 grams was reported in the 800 block of North Clements Street. Obstruction or retaliation was reported. Manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 200 grams was report-ed. Manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 200 grams was report-ed in the 400 block of High-way 82. Possession of a con-
trolled substance less than 200 grams was reported at County Road 136 and FM 2896. Christian Leigh Woolard reported burglary of a habi-tation in the 100 block of County Road 264. Engaging in organized criminal activity was report-ed. Fraudulent use or pos-session of identifying infor-mation was reported in the 4900 block of North I-35. Credit card or debit card abuse was reported in the 200 block of Eagle Lane. Arrest Log Laurence Keith Wood, 38, possession of a con-trolled substance (metham-phetamine) less than 200 grams. Jonathan Edward An-dersen, 40, engaging in organized criminal activ-ity manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 200 grams. Stephanie Eltman, 34, en-gaging in organized criminal
activity manufacture/deliv-ery of a controlled substance less than 200 grams. Treva Sanders McCabe, 60, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces. Denise Jacqueline King, 33, possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram. Dillon Keith Hughes, 27, possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams. Monique Chantelle Wil-liam, 37, possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram, possession of a controlled substance less than 2 grams. Susan Renee Cline, 48, driving while license invalid, false drug test/falsifi cation device. Ashley Nicole Buckaloo, 32, possession/delivery of drug paraphernalia, pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 1 gram. Kevin Austin Gray, 29, unlawful possession of a fi rearm by a felon, posses-sion of marijuana less than 2 ounces.
Richard Steven Robles, 21, possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram. Loretta Smith, 50, public intoxication. Sherri Denetta Traylor-Franklin, 40, possession of drug paraphernalia. Wesley Arthur Friis, 42, continuous violence against the family. Christopher W. White, 35, operate motor vehicle with fi ctitious plates, fail-ure to maintain fi nancial responsibility, failure to ap-pear/bail jumping. Jason Lann White, 36, failure to appear, parole warrant, burglary of motor vehicle, possession of con-trolled dangerous substance, driving while license invalid with previous conviction, failure to maintain fi nancial responsibility. Samuel Chay Harrison, 28, driving while license in-valid with previous convic-tion or suspension without fi nancial responsibility. Stephanee Brooke Bro-yles, 31, possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram. Ashley Nicole Buckaloo, 32, possession of a con-trolled substance. Matthew Kelsey Bayer, 37, terroristic threats. Jesika Lynn Stanford, 27, issuance of a bad check, theft of service less than $1,500. Keith Douglas Moncrief Jr., 38, possession of drug paraphernalia. Brenon Lestat Partney, 24, driving while intoxicat-ed motion to revoke proba-tion. Armando Olivera-Trev-ino, 25, failure to appear, no driver license, failure to maintain fi nancial responsi-bility. Juan Carlos Cura-Garcia, 35, public intoxication, pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 1 gram. Christian Leigh Woolard, 42, Justice of the Peace war-rant-no driver license. Brian Scott Hutson, 39, public intoxication. Daniel Randal West, 45, driving while license invalid, possession/delivery of drug paraphernalia. Charly Larae Knighten, 33, organized retail theft less than $500, driving while li-cense invalid, failure to ap-pear. Evelyn Ruth Booker, 40, no driver license, failure to appear.
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GAINESVILLE – A Cooke County Grand Jury issued 5 indictments in July. Woodrow Stevenson Head Jr, 33, was indicted for the June 18, 2019 state jail felony of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver less than 1 gram, the June 18, 2019 fi rst degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver less than
200 grams and for the June 18, 2019 fi rst degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver less than 200 grams. Joseph Howard Osborn Jr., 44, was indicted for the third degree felony off ense of possession of a con-trolled substance. David Garcia Ruiz, 52, was indicted for the Jan 8, 2019 habitual off ense
of possession of a con-trolled substance less than 4 grams. Anastasia Llewlly Wal-terscheid, 45, was indicted for the second degree felo-ny off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams. Lisa Wood, 35, was in-dicted for the fi rst degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
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COOKE COUNTY – Th e following cases were fi led and decided in the 235th District Court.
Cases Filed Th e state of Texas vs. a 2001 Ford Mustang civil case related to criminal matter. Th e state of Texas vs. a 2015 Nissan Versa civil case related to criminal matter. Th e state of Texas vs. $1,357 in U.S. Federal Reserve notes, civil case re-lated to criminal matter. Dee Aavist vs. James Ira Dunham II, divorce. Matthew Mackenzie White vs. Dorthea Shirley White, divorce. Aida Calleras vs. J. Deny Munoz, divorce. Th e state of Texas vs. $2,838 in U.S. Federal Reserve notes, civil case re-
lated to criminal matter. J.R. Th ompson vs. Foun-dation Minority Services LLC and Grand Avenue Express, contract-consum-er/commercial debt. Emily Jo Armstrong vs. Nicholas John Cormier, divorce. Cases Decided Justin Daniel Friddell vs. Crystle Friddell, fi nal judgement/non-jury, di-vorce. Marco Antonio Flores vs Stephanie Rene Flores, fi nal judgement/non-jury, divorce. Miguel A. Landeros vs. Elizabeth Kay Gardner, fi nal judgement/non-jury, divorce. Angelica Katherine Or-duna vs. Jose Joaquin Lan-deros, fi nal judgement/non-jury, divorce. Karina Diaz vs. David
Zamora, agreed judge-ment, divorce. Gerald Alexander Bru-ton vs Alicia Bobbie Bru-ton, agreed judgement, divorce. Jesus Antonio Castillo vs Ester Castillo, agreed judgement, divorce. Santander Consumer USA Inc, an Illinois Cor-poration doing business as Chrysler Capital vs. Th om-as McFadin, default judge-ment, contract-consumer/commercial/debt. Marcus Garrett Sewell vs. Julia Joann Sewell, fi nal judgement, non-jury, di-vorce. John S. Vanderbol III vs. State Farm Lloyds Inc and Jim Goldsworthy and Har-old and Madonna Baker Trust and Shelly Z. Baker, non-suited or dismissed by plaintiff , real property-other real property.
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show will be a special exhibit honoring Paula Britain for her 20 years of teaching quilting in Gainesville. Many exam-ples of her classes will be on display. Th ere will be a silent auction of Min-iature quilts that benefi ts Home Hospice of Cooke County with all funds re-maining in Cooke Coun-ty. Other highlights of the show are a raffl e quilt, tools sharpened on site, quilt appraisals, raffl e baskets and a very unique vendor mall.
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COOKE COUNTY – Club President Dianne Helms is pleased to an-nounce that the Club has selected two recipients for
the 2019 Cooke County Republican Women Pat Peale Memorial Scholar-ships. Th e recipients are Kristen
Samek of Valley View and Summer Skaggs of Gaines-ville. Th ey were selected from 12 applicants for the two $500 scholarships, and
they will attend NCTC in the fall. Th e scholarships honor the late Pat Peale, a dedicated supporter, vol-unteer, leader and mentor of the Republican Party and Republican Women’s club in Cooke County. Samek is the daughter of Ellen and Gary Samek. She graduated from Live Oak Academy Home School in
April. She plans to earn a cosmetology license, and follow that with degrees in History and Fashion to be-come a historical reenactor.
Skaggs is the daughter of Lanita and Marty Espino-sa, and is a June graduate of Gainesville High School. She intends to pursue a degree in Education at NCTC and UNT, with the goal of becoming a middle school math teacher. “What really stood out about these two students is their dedication to excel-
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both very deserving and would have made Pat Peale very proud. Members Judy Nehib and Winna Hankins also served on the selection committee. Follow Cooke County Republican Women on Facebook for more infor-mation, or go to www.cookegop.com/ccrw.
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Pictured left to right are Scholarship Commit-tee Chair, Marci Gilbert; Scholarship Recipient, Summer Skaggs; and Cooke County Republi-can President, Dianne Helms. (Courtesy Photo)
WICHITA FALLS DIS-TRICT: More and more “Temporary Red Light Signals” are being used on Texas rural roads and bridges to control motor-ists from being involved in a work zone wreck. But drivers still break the law and put their lives at risk of a head on crash. Traffi c signals continue to be a staple of TxDOT and other DOT’s around the United States. Th ey are being used day and night on 2 lane roads that are reduced to just 1 lane for both directions. Th is technology is an alternative to placing two human fl aggers at the work ends and reduces the dan-ger to workers. Highway construction workers are killed at an alarming rate. In 2018 only 1 road em-ployee died and more than 100 injured. But in 2019 so far there have been 6
highway workers killed and 110 seriously injured. As far as motorists, 160 died in construction zones in 2018. Another 684 peo-ple were injured in 25,162 work zone traffi c crashes. Th e main concern is that although TxDOT started using these in 2011, mo-torists don’t understand how they work. Th ese signals are legal and recommended by the Texas Department of Transportation with the urging of the Federal High-way Administration. Mo-torists are required to Stop on Red and only proceed on a green. It is ticketable by law enforcement along with an enhancement of the fi ne when workers are present in the construction zone. In addition, while in the construction zone, the speed limit is decreased for obvious hazards.
However, drivers can get confused or impatient and run the red light. Th e result can be a head-on wreck with the convoy of vehicles coming from the opposite direction. We experienced this exact scenario earlier this month in the Bowie area.
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Requests ReceivedCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following applications for marriage were received by the Cooke County Clerk’s offi ce. James Edward Geray, 28, Gainesville and Dana Lynn
Besher, 22, Gainesville. Wesley Arthur Friis, 42, Gainesville and Cari Anne Morgan, 48, Gainesville. Roshan Chand, 27, Healdton, Okla. and Joann Cox, 46, Healdton.
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administrative assistant to a fulltime staff member. A public hearing on the budget is expected to be held during the August 26 regular commissioners court meeting. Commissioners also approved the use of the former emergency medi-cal services offi ces at 305 South Chestnut Street for the United States Naval
Sea Cadet Corps Red River Battalion. Th e group will use the space for meetings and drills. “Sea Cadets instill lead-ership, keep kids out of gangs, away from drugs. It teaches them, in military fashion, respect,” Cooke County EMS Executive Director Kevin Grant said. “I was a cadet for four years in high school,” Grant said. “I think it teaches a lot and it really keeps the
kids out of trouble.” Organization offi cials hope to have 15 younger cadets and 25 older cadets commit to the program, Grant said. He noted there are minor repair issues with the building including re-placing some lights and tiles. Commissioners also ap-proved replat of Lake Ki-owa Subdivision lots 1404 and 1405 at 1026 and 1018 Kiowa Drive East in
Precinct 2, replat of Whis-pering Hills Estates Section 9, lots 12-23 in Precinct 4 and preliminary plat for Boyd Subdivision, Phase 1 in Precinct 3. Th e commissioners took no action on a Texoma Council of Governments request for funding for a regional comprehensive plan. Th e county will also re-advertise for bids for mov-ing and baling services at
Rice Avenue. Precinct 2 Commission-er Jason Snuggs said em-ployees in his precinct have mowed the property. Commissioners also vot-ed unanimously to extend until Sept. 1 the bidding deadline for RFP on a ra-dio communication sys-tem. Th e court took no ac-tion regarding the newly proposed child protective services court. Precinct 4 Commission-er Leon Klement spoke with a judge associated with the endeavor and said the court is expected “to be up and running before the end of the year.” Th e commissioners ap-proved a consent agenda which included the follow-ing Minutes from the July 8 regular meeting. Departmental reports for the Cooke County Library, JP Pct. 1, Constable Pct. 2, District Attorney, EMS, court compliance, auditor. Fiscal year 2019 budget amendments. Monthly bills. Payroll and all related ex-penses. Copier maintenance agreement with Dustin Of-fi ce Machines. Road bore request by PenTex Energy for County Road 125 in Precinct 1. 2020 holiday schedule. Renewal of contract be-tween Cooke County Li-brary and Recorded Books for Zinio for Libraries on-line magazine service to start Aug. 1, 2019. Donation from Friends of the Cooke County Li-brary in the amount of $915.60 for RB Digital
Comics. Donations from the chil-dren of Donna Zimmerer Licensed Day Care to the Cooke County Library in the amount of $12 for chapter books. Sales order agreements with ES&S for voting ma-chines and electronic poll-books. Insurance settlement of $2,548.89 for Cooke County Sheriff Offi ce ve-hicle which was damaged in a June 15, 2019 crash. Transfer of 2002 Grad-all XL3100 from Road and Bridge Pct. 4 to Road & Bridge Precinct 2 for $25,000. Surplus by auction of a 1998 Cadillac Eldorado awarded to the Cooke County Sheriff Offi ce. Minutes of Cooke County Lake Ray Rob-erts Planning and Zoning Commission from May 14, 2019. Cell phone allowance for Corporal J. Lambert. Service contract with Lake Kiowa Landscaping for Whitewater Treatment System at EMS station #3 in Woodbine. Donation of 300 cubic yards of material by Cecil Wolf for County Road 341 in Muenster, Precinct 3. Renewal of law enforce-ment liability coverage with Texas Association of Counties Out of state travel by Angel Neu of the county extension offi ce to attend the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences con-ference and professional development in Hershey, Penn.
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Services Director Ron Sell-man said. He noted the re-port has been mailed to all water customers in the city of Gainesville. “In the sections it states our drinking water meets or exceeds all federal [En-vironmental Protection Agency] water require-ments,” he said “Also our system is rated as superior.” Sellman reminded the council that city water is derived from the Antlers Aquifer and Hubert H. Moss Lake.
Th e report was positive, Sellman said. “We have no violations at all,” he said. “…So it’s a very clean report and a good report for the city.” He also noted the city has received no violation re-ports for at least the past 15 years. Information from the report originated with the Texas Commission on En-vironmental Quality. Ad-ditional information about drinking water may be ob-tained by visiting https://gisweb.tceq.texas .gov/swav/Controller/indez.
jsp?wtrsrc. Th e council also ad-dressed some traffi c prob-lems stemming from trucks parking near some restaurants including the Chick-fi l-A restaurant which opened in June in the 1000 block of West U.S. Highway 82. “Th is is over near the Chick-fi l-A, Panda Ex-press, Whataburger and what’s happened is some-times… the big rigs are parking right on the access road and getting out, try-ing to get something [to eat] and getting in their
truck and backing right out and it does cause ma-jor traffi c issues, making it hard for people to get in and out over there and see around the corner,” City Manager Barry Sullivan said. He said the roadway is a state property but it’s up to the city “to make this [a] no parking way.” He noted the Texas Department of Transportation will install signs and local police of-fi cers can then enforce the regulation. Council members voted unanimously to suspend the charter and to approve the ordinance. Finally, the council ap-proved a $429,000 contract for a sanitary river crossing at California Street and the Elm Fork of the Trin-ity Rover to Lynn Vessels Constructions LLC. Councilmember Steve Gordon was absent from Monday’s meeting.
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Approves ‘No Parking’ Resolution
GAINESVILLE - If you like being out in nature or playing in the dirt, you might be interested in join-ing the Bluestem Chapter
of the Texas Master Natu-ralist (TMN). Th e organi-zation was formed in 2012 with just ten members but has grown into a fl ourish-ing circle of almost 50 people. Th ey are a corps of well-informed volun-teers who provide educa-tion, outreach and service dedicated to the benefi cial management of natural re-sources and natural areas within Grayson County. Th ey are engaged in all kinds of volunteer work for Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Texas Agri-Life and Eisenhower State Park. At Hagerman, they are tram tour drivers, Butterfl y Garden docents, trail maintainers, blue bird nest monitors, bird cen-sus counters and school group leaders. At Eisen-hower, they are restoring a pocket prairie and helping with kids’ activities, such as Fishing at Night or As-
tronomy. For Texas Agri-Life, they present seminars which are free and open to the public. Past topics have been All About Bees, Na-
tive Texas Landscaping and Golden Algae. To become a Texas Master Naturalist, you will attend their Initial Training Sessions, where you will learn about En-tomology, Herpetology, Geology, Mammalogy, Ecological Systems, Or-nithology, Rangeland and Forest Ecology, Archaeol-ogy, Ichthyology, Weather, Wetland Ecology and the Nature of Naming. You will go on several fi eld trips to learn about the Denison Dam or the restoration of a sand pit. You will even go on a fossil hunt. All of their classes are taught by outstanding teachers from TMN, Austin College, Southeastern Oklahoma State College, or Grayson College. Classes begin in mid-August and run through the fi rst week in Decem-ber. Th ey are held at either
Hagerman, Eisenhower or Grayson County Court-house. Th e classes are held on various Tuesday and Th ursday evenings and
some Saturdays. Th e cost is $100, which include the TMN book, all classes and dues for 2019. For further information, check out their web site at http://txmn.org/blue-stem, or Facebook page at Bluestem Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist. You can also e-mail [email protected].
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Services Services for Edris Mae Scott, 88, of Marietta will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Mari-etta Church of Christ with Travis Huff man, minister of the Calera Church of Christ offi ciating. Interment will follow at the New Resthav-en Cemetery, Gainesville, Texas.History Edris was born August 8, 1930, at Enville, the daugh-ter of Joe and Noma Holt Odell. She passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at her residence with her fam-ily by her side. A resident of Love County most of her life, she was a 1948 graduate of Th ackerville High School. On October 4, 1948, she married her sweetheart, Travis Scott, in Gaines-ville. Together they raised three children and spent a lifetime devoted to their family and church work. Edris had been a faithful and active member of the Marietta Church of Christ since 1968 until her health began to fail. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School for many years and enjoyed the weekly fellowship of her Ladies’ Bible Class. Ad-ditionally, Edris had been a member of the Shady Dale Home Demonstration Club and the Rose Garden Club and worked as a salesclerk at Hicks’ Department Store. Known for her culinary skills, Edris was “famous” for her delicious cream pies. She also enjoyed canning the produce from her gar-dens and orchard. Other interests included fl ower gardening, sewing, hosting family gatherings and most of all, spending time with the joys of her life, her six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. To them, she was their beloved and nur-turing ‘Nanny’. Preceding her in death were her husband; her par-ents; two brothers, Pete Odell and Alvin Odell; and a sister, Lois McFadden.Survivors Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Charlyn Scott of Th ackerville; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Bruce Cheaney of Gainesville; daughter, Dana Scott of the home; sister and broth-er-in-law, Ruth and Ancil Monden of Noble; grand-
children, Chuck Scott and wife Cindy of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Th omas Cheaney and wife Carrie of Gaines-ville, Carey Sewell and hus-band Ryan of Callisburg, Texas, Candace Cheaney of Gainesville, Dustin Scott and wife Jessica of Ardmore, and Chase Scott and wife Brittany of Tulsa; great-grandchildren, Ryan, Jessica and Jonathan Scott, Bradley and Emily Cheaney, Sage and Juniper Sewell, Travis Burnett, Landon Hardison and Jett Edington and Jesse, Jacob and Matthew Scott; and numerous nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers are grandchildren, Chuck Scott, Th omas Cheaney, Carey Sewell, Candace Cheaney, Dustin Scott and Chase Scott; and great-grandchil-dren, Jesse Scott and Ryan Scott. Honorary bearers are Vance Parr, Joe Davis, Allen Woody, John Th ompson, Todd Hicks and the Cross Timbers Hospice Team. A family visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Fri-day at the funeral home. Services are under the di-rection of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home and Crema-tion Services, Marietta. Online guest book: watts-funeralhome.com.
Ronda Ann Theall
Services Ronda Ann Th eall, age 55, of Whitesboro, passed quietly, surrounded by her family, at Texoma Medical Center Hospital before the hour of Midnight on July 14, 2019. For anyone who would like to share in her memory, you are invited to a rosary prayer service that will be held at 6:00 PM on Friday July 19, 2019 at St. Fran-cis of Assisi in Whitesboro, Texas. A wake will follow at 6:30 PM in the Parish Hall behind the Church. On Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM, a special Mass in her honor will be held at St. Francis Catholic Church. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro.History Ronda was born on No-vember 2, 1963 in Dal-las, Texas to Jerry and Judy Varley. She graduated from Collinsville High School in 1982. She married Gordon Th eall on June 11, 1988 in
Lubbock, TX. Ronda had a long, enjoyable career as an Orthodontic Assistant in both Sherman and Denton, TX. She touched many lives throughout her own and brought smiles to everyone she met. She enjoyed camp-ing, painting and garden-ing. She loved her family and friends with her whole heart and always had a smile to give, even during hard times. Survivors She is survived by her husband, Gordon Th eall, daughter, Holly Th eall, son, Adam Th eall, and her moth-er, Judy Varley, as well as nu-merous loving friends. Ronda was preceded in death by her father, Jerry Varley.To sign the online register, please go to www.meadorfu-neral.com.
Ashton Taylor Perkins
Services Ashton Taylor Perkins, 29, of Denison, Texas went to her eternal home on Fri-day, July 12, 2019. Graveside services for Ashton will be held at 10:00 AM at Sadler Cemetery on Th ursday, July 18, 2019, of-fi ciated by friends and fami-ly. All services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro.History Ashton was born on Sep-tember 23, 1989 in Sher-man, Texas to Jeff rey and Sharon (Jones) Perkins. She was a graduate of S&S Con-solidated school district. She enjoyed Anime and loved reading and playing SIMS. She worked in the box offi ce at WinStar Ca-sino.Survivors She is survived by her par-ents, Jeff rey and Sharon Per-kins of Sadler, brother, Fal-con Perkins, brother, Bobby Don Mullenix, uncles, Ran-dy Perkins, Danny Perkins, Randy Jones and Bobby Jones, Jr., aunts, Patti Sam-mons, Judy Maxwell and Jean Covey, as well as nu-merous, cousins and other loving friends and family. Ashton was preceded in death by grandparents, Kar-en and Herman Murrell and Bob and Lucy Jones, as well as uncles, Danny Bryant and Chris Jones. To sign the online registry, please go to www.meadorfu-neral.com.
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GAINESVILLE - Th e Learning Tree Pre-School, a ministry of First Unit-ed Methodist Church of Gainesville, has announced that they have a new di-rector, Phil Newton. Mr. Newton, a retired school administrator, will be di-recting the Pre-School for
three and four year-old students. He brings over thirty years of educational experience to this pro-gram. Th e Learning Tree has been educating stu-dents in a Christian setting and preparing them for Kindergarten since 1982. Th ere are still openings for
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Muenster ISD is accep ng applica ons for Bus Drivers and Field Trip Drivers. Applicants must be at least 21 yrs. old, must have or be willing to obtain a Class A or B CDL with passenger and school bus endorsement and be able to pass or have a current DOT medical exam. Candidates must also pass a background check, driver’s record check and pre-employment drug test. Pay rate for fi eld trips will be $15.00 per hour. If in-terested please fi ll out an applica on at the Muenster ISD Administra on Offi ce, 113 E. Seventh Street. For more informa on please contact Susie Fleitman at (940)759-2281 ext. 631 or (940)736-0320.
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No. PR 17680IN THE ESTATE OF JENNIFER DIANE
TRAUGHBER, DECEASEDIN COUNTY COURT AT LAW OF COOKE
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Tes-tamentary for the Estate of JENNIFER DIANE TRAUGHBER, Deceased, were issued on July 11, 2019, in Cause No. PR17680, in the County Court at Law of Cooke County, Texas, to: JEREMY STEVEN TRAUGHBER. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to pres-ent them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: LISA C. BENNETT Attorney at Law Adams, Bennett, Duncan & Henley 100 East Broadway Gainesville, Texas 76240
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ADAMS, BENNETT, DUNCAN & HENLEY By: LISA C. BENNETT Attorney for Independent Administrator State Bar No.: 00787070 100 East Broadway Gainesville, Texas 76240 Telephone: (940) 668-2600 Facsimile: (940) 668-6880 Email: [email protected] 07/24
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Local food pantry is look-ing for part-time ware-house help. The ideal candidate will have excel-lent interpersonal skills, highly organized, and experience with basic ad-ministrative tasks. We’d prefer the applicant to have solid prior experi-ence in a similar setting. If you think you might be a good fi t, please stop by VISTO to pick up an application between the hours of 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. 1401 Southland Drive. No telephone calls please. 07/31
Whaley UMC in Gainesville Texas is seeking a part-time accompanist who is a skilled pianist, preferable with some experience playing the organ, to play for one Sunday morning service each week, accompany the adult choir for weekly evening Wednesday rehearsals, work with the choir director, and play for extra services around Easter and Christmas as well as children choir, funerals and weddings.Whaley UMC has a vibrant music ministry. Our Sunday morning service is a traditional structure employing a variety of styles of music. We are looking for someone who has experience serving as a church accompanist and is comfortable with encouraging congregational singing from the piano (or organ).Bachelor of Music degree or equivalent experience re-quired.Approx. 10 hours per week. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Included are (2) Sundays and (2) Wednesdays vacation to be used yearly.Please call 940-665-5588 or email offi [email protected]. 08/07
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GAINESVILLE – Gaines-ville Police Department received the following inci-dent reports. Found property was re-ported in the 1400 block of Harris Street. William S. Anderson re-ported burglary of a vehicle in the 2600 block of East Highway 82. George’s Liquor reported theft of property less than $100 in the 3000 block of East Highway 82. Marvila A. Dunnam re-ported identity theft in the 700 block of Cunningham Street. Sherman B. McDaniel reported theft of driver li-cense in the 1700 block of Luther Lane. Tractor Supply Com-pany TSC reported theft under $100. Th e United States Post Offi ce reported theft of property in the 300 block
of East California Street. Jesus A. Venegas-Rendon reported theft of property less than $750. Karl Klement Properties reported burglary of a resi-dence in the 1000 block of Lawrence Street. Derric L. Fleeks reported criminal mischief in the 1400 block of Mill Street. Kathryn N. Bruce re-ported criminal mischief less than $1,500 in the 300 block of South Morris Street.
Arrest Log Ashlee A. Eckert, 28, theft/warrant arrest. Edward D. Sexauer, 60, public intoxication. Enrique Maldonado, 59, public intoxication, war-rant arrest. Donald L. Bland, 47, warrant arrest. Bryan L. Jamison, 28, felony warrant.
Raymond M. Kitchen, 34, theft of fi rearm. Adonis D. Scott, 32, driving while license in-valid with previous convic-tion/suspension without fi nancial responsibility. Teresa Sanchez-Avelar, 31, Love County Sherriff Offi ce warrant arrest. Adam N. Laberge, 24, driving while intoxicated. David S. Timms, 53, warrant arrest. Humberto Barron, 23, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces, bur-glary of a habitation war-rant-felony. Sir Th omas E. Gaither, 33, driver license face/fraudulent use, possession of identifying information. Candice D. Moore, 37, driver license/ID false/fraudulent use, possession of identifying information, felony warrants. Roberto A. Olvera, 17,
possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces. Edward Flores, 17, pos-session of drug parapher-nalia. Jamal L. Th omas, 26, municipal warrant. Alfred L. Jackson, 40, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces, misde-meanor warrant arrest. Benjamin G. Wolf, 33, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces.
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By Delania RaneyTh e Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – Since May, prairie dogs at the Frank Buck Zoo have been thriving in their new habi-tat courtesy of the Frank Buck Zoological Society. Th e busy little mammals numbered four when zoo staff acquired them from a Lubbock prairie dog res-cue organization several months ago. Perhaps inevi-tably their numbers have increased. Now there are eight. Th eir previous habi-tat was adequate but could have been larger, Frank Buck Zoo Executive Direc-tor Susan Kleven said.
Zoo staff were able to move the prairie dogs into a habitat previously occu-pied by an African crested porcupine. Th e porcupine was a nocturnal animal who wasn’t out much during the day, she said. “When he passed on, we wondered what could we put in this space that would be more noticeable?” Th e answer? Utilize the habitat for the popular lit-tle prairie dogs. Th e glass-enclosed space is nestled on the south side of the zoo accessible via a shaded walkway. It includes various activities to keep the prairie dogs active and con-
tent. A little wheel similar to those used with gerbils
is a popular pastime. Like children, the prairie dogs aren’t above giving a gentle reminder when it’s some-one else’s turn to run along the wheel. Th e critters also enjoy tunneling, cooling off in the sandy soil, interact-ing with visitors, especially kids, and gathering in small groups where they sit on their hind legs and charm visitors. Each has a name and some of the zookeepers can identify them easily. Prairie dogs are not just cute little creatures. “Th ey are a keystone spe-
cies,” Kleven said. She not-ed 57 diff erent species in-
cluding plants and animals benefi t from prairie dogs. Th ey feed on pests includ-ing mosquitos, aerate the soil and consume invasive plants such as mesquite. Th e new habitat has had another positive eff ect on the group. “Because they were res-cues, they were really shy and not used to seeing peo-ple,” Kleven said. “[In the new habitat] their person-alities have blossomed.” Th e zoo is at 1000 West California Street. Current hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
