Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 2004 Page: 3 of 12
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By Voice of Doyce
Election from pg 1
February 27, Kay Wilkinson
and friends from Shelby and
VanZandt counties joined Jim
Wilkinson and a group of his
friends in Ft. Worth for the
annual 26.2 mile Cowtown
Marathon. Jim entered this
race on pledges totaling
$250,000 to defray medical
expenses of the premature
infant daughter of a fraternity
brother. Jim ran the entire 26.3
miles, finishing # 130 of 780
runners. The group stayed in the
historic Hotel Texas in Fort
Worth Stockyards where they
enjoyed the restaurants,
entertainment and sites. Jim
was honored Saturday night at
a party in the home Southlake
Mayor and his wife, Andy and
Leith Wambsgnass. Kay
was delighted to be able to
visit with former Tenahaian,
Brad Vickery at this party.
Brad works and lives near Ft.
Worth and is the son of David
and Linda Vickery.
Congratulations to the
TISD Tigers Baskeball
Team. It made for an exciting
season for those round ball
fans. Know these students
will probably take a short
break and then move right
into baseball, track, tennis,
golf and other spring-related
games. I saw Linda Wurz
working with the girls golf
participants this past week.
The school will be on spring
break this next week.
Probably a toss up on who is
the happiest, the teachers or
the students.
Lots of happenings next
door to City Hall in the
Antique Mall. The good
weather is bringing completion
to much of the rain-delayed
work. I am finally going to see
a sidewalk connecting City
Hall to the entrance to the
Mall. Concrete should be
poured today. Hwy 59 front
window installers are
supposed to have the windows
in this week. Two of the office
spaces will soon be ready for
move in. Mr. Oscar is doing a
great job in keeping everyone
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Let’s Talk About It!
Letter
I don’t claim to be the sharpest knife in the drawer and I
can still see fairly well out of one eye. All I would like to
know is what’s up with this Hwy 59 project? I’ve watched
for months, our tax dollars dug up and covered up several
times. I might not take this so hard if I didn’t live on a long dirt
road with no chance in my lifetime of ever changing. The
money that has been mishandled could have certainly gone to
better use! And when the Hwy Dept, employees hand on
their white Gov. trucks with their watching eyes that just adds
insults to injury.
Jeanette Benoit
working. I know one sweet
momma that is just so anxi ous
to start doing her creative bit
in the building.
The AARP met at the
Tenaha Housing Authority this
past Monday night. Donated
items were auctioned off by
Randy Whatley with proceeds
to be used at their annual fish
fry next month. Mr. Anstead
said that they earned
approximately $300.00. Does
not surprise me, for all of us
have seen Auctioneer Randy
in operation.
Spring is in the air. The last
few days of sun has really
brought out the wild flowers.
Most of our yards need a
good cleaning. We have
several nurseries out way. My
household has always called
the grouping of new born
calves a nursery. It always
appears that at least one of the
cows is near by and in charge.
One of my co-workers even
put a new screen saver on my
computer . It is a field of
yellow tulips.
When you see Randy,
please tell him, “Way to go!”
or something similar. See the
picture on the front page.
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Nominations needed
Shelby Beautiful Clean
Committee of the Shelby
County Chamber of Com-
merce announces nomina-
tions are being accepted for
the April Yard of the Month.
If you know of a friend or
neighbor in Shelby County
who has a beautiful yard, or
if you have passed by and
noticed an outstanding yard,
please call the Chamber of-
fice at 598-3682. Nomina-
tions for April Yard of the
Month will be accepted
through 12:00 noon on March
31st.
with 460 (44.23%), Donny
Fountain with 349 (33.55%),
Johnny Max Windham with
161(15.48%)
Dem. County Commis-
sioner, Pet. #3, J.E. Belrose
with 669 (54.12%), Wade
Jones with 314 (23.40%) 253
undervotes.
Dem. Constable, Pet. #1,
Zack Warr with 1561
(90.33%)
Dem. Constable, Pet. #3,
Billy F. Hearnsberger with 556
(71.83%), Roy Cheatwood
with 218 *27.39%), 6
undervotes.
Dem Constable Pet. #4,
Randy Whatley with 221
(78.09%), 62 under votes.
Dem. Constable, Pet.,
Stanley Burgay with 389
(88%), 53 under votes.
Dem County Chairman,
Benny Russell with 2859
(71.52%) 1138 undervotes.
De. Referendum No. 1
For/A Favor De with 520,
Against/en dontra De with
2877
Dem Referendum No 2
For/A favor De with 1912
Against/En Dontra De with
1490
Voters turnout to vote in Timpson
All Around Corinth
By Martha Duck
The sunshine is absolutely glo-
rious! I bought 4 new rose bushes
to put in my rose garden but my
handyman hasn’t gotten around
to it yet. He did catch a hugh cat-
fish out of our pond and another
one that was pretty good size
which he gave to our neighbor,
Jimmy Stilley. Sure wish you were
here Ms. Eva Boozer so you could
eat some of these good fish.
The old stomach virus hit
Mother Sunday was a week ago
and my brother, Donald, and I
went to see about her and he got it
and was sick for 3 or 4 days.
Marilyn and I had to take her to
the hospital Wednesday and they
gave her glucose and some medi-
cine and sent her back to her room
but she still felt awfully bad for al-
most a week. Marilyn got it Thurs-
day and was down until yesterday.
I was up there every day but I
prayed real hard that I would not
take it as Mother needed someone
to see after her and I didn’t. To-
night we have Family Night at
Panola Rehab and the theme is St.
Patrick’s Day so we are to take a
green vegetable and a green des-
sert. I have mine done. I made a
green coconut pound cake and
green beans.
We had our Royal Service
WMU meeting at the home of
Loraine Ashabranner this morn-
ing. She had a delicious brunch
and we had 10 ladies attending.
Mrs. Melba Tiller of Nacogdo-
ches brought the program. It
certainly challenged our hearts.
First Baptist Church Timpson is
beginning a revival March 14
through 17,6:30 pm. The evan-
gelist is Herman Cramer and
Ernie Overstreet will be doing
the music. We have all been in
prayer for this revival and I
hope that all of you will attend
sometime during the week if not
every night.
Would like to say a belated
Happy Birthday to Mary
Wedge worth!! It sounds like
she had quite a celebration.
Mary is a very special lady in
this community and deserves
the very best life has to offer.
Also saw Iris Bailey in the
dollar store today. She is not
baby sitting full time now so
maybe we can get that card
game together we have been
wanting to for so long.
Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
my neighbor, Tim Bush who will
be ?????old this Thursday. I re-
ally do not know how old Tim is
but he looks about 23. His sweet
wife, Janelle, had a birthday last
week.
Keith and Sandra Brownlow
are hosting the reception at their
home of Courtney Bush and
Matthew Workman. They will be
married March 13th at First Bap-
tist Church.
Congratulations !!
I would like to share the fol-
lowing with you...it is titled
“Keep the fork!!”
A young woman had been di-
agnosed with a terminal illness
and given a few months to live.
She was getting her affairs in or-
der and contacted her pastor and
had him come to her home so she
could discuss her wishes. She
told him what songs and scrip-
tures she wanted, no graveside
service, but she wanted to be
buried with a fork in her right
hand. The pastor looked puzzled.
She said, “I am sure that sur-
prises you”. “Yes, to be honest it
does.” In all my years of attend-
ing church potluck dinners, I re-
member that when the dishes of
the main course were being
cleared, someone would inevita-
bly lean over and say, “keep your
fork”. It was my favorite part be-
cause I knew something better
was coming, chocolate pie or
cake!!. So, I just want people to
see me there in that casket with a
fork in my hand and I want them
to wonder “what’s with the
fork?”. Then I want you to tell
them, “Keep your fork, the best
is yet to come”.
The pastor’s eyes welled up
with tears of joy as he said good-
bye. He knew that this young
woman had a better grasp of
heaven than most. She KNEW
that something better was com-
ing..
The next time you reach down
for your fork, let it remind you
ever so gently, that the best is
yet to come. Friends are a very
rare jewel, indeed. They make you
smile and encourage you to suc-
ceed. They lend an ear, they share
a word of praise, and they always
want to open their hearts to us.
Show your friends how much you
care. Be there for them for you
never know when it may be their
time to “keep their fork”. Being
friends with someone is not an
opportunity but a sweet respon-
sibility.
“And keep your fork!! ”.
Till next time...God
Bless...Martha
College production “Dark
Of the Moon” gets superior
rating
Timpson Employees
Receive Service Awards
u
Christi Smith
SI
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Judy Raines
Austin Bank presented service awards during the month of December 2003 to
32 employees encompassing 385 years of service throughout the organization.
Chairman Jeff Austin, Jr. said, “We are proud to recognize these employees
who have provided valuable years of service to Austin Bank. They have
helped us remain committed to customers, families and businesses through-
out East Texas.” In the communities that we serve, you will find these
long-tenured employees working hard to deliver exceptional service to their
customers and leading their co-workers by example, said Ronny Tee,
president, who has worked for Austin Bank for over 40 years.
Christi Smith and Judy Raines from the Timpson branch received service
awards for 5 and 35 years of service, respectively. Christi began working for
the bank in 1991 when it was First State Bank until the birth of her twins and
now works as a teller for the branch. She and her husband, Calvin, have three
children, Caitlyn, Hayden, and Hunter, all who attend Timpson Elementary.
Judy works as an Administrative Officer at the Timpson branch. She and her
husband, Lenward (Buck), have four grown sons, John Elvis, Andy, Marc, and
Michael. They also have one grandson, Sheldon. Raines is a member of the
Timpson Missionary Baptist Church, where she plays the organ. She is active
in the Ladies Auxiliary Class, serving as the secretary and treasurer, and the
Shelby-Panola District Ladies Auxiliary, serving as assistant secretary and
treasurer. Judy supports the community by attending the Timpson bear
football games and enjoys reading and spending time with her family.
Austin Bank has over $600 million in total assets in Rains, Van Zandt, Smith,
Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Shelby, Harrison, Gregg, and Upshur counties.
Austin
Bank
www.austinbank.com • Member FDIC
352 Jacob St. • (936) 254-2494
Big Sandy • Bullard • Emory • Garrison • Gilmer • Grand Saline • Jacksonville • Longview • Marshall
Nacogdoches * Rusk • Timpson • Troup • Tyler • Van • Whitehouse
Panola College’s produc-
tion of “Dark of the Moon” di-
rected by Liz Hedges received
a superior rating at the Texas
Community College Speech
and Theatre Association’s
play festival held this past week
at Lamar University in Beau-
mont.
Additionally, the Greg
Schneider Award, the
association’s highest award
for technical theatre, was pre-
sented to Panola College stu-
dents William Weeks, Alisha
Jones, and Jarrod Kendall for
set design for “Dark of the
Moon”. Panola College re-
ceived more tech awards from
the directors than any college
at the festival.
Excellent awards pre-
sented by the directors: • Nikki
Gillard and Jessica Garner for
dramaturg • Michelle Stutes
and Jarrod Kendall for cos-
tumes • Frank Weskamp for
make-up • Julia Long and
James Morgan for sound de-
sign Superior awards pre-
sented by the directors: •
Alisha Jones as production as-
sistant • William Weeks and
Alisha Jones for set design •
Brian Weeks for light design
The judges for the festival
were Dr. Greg Schwab from
Sul Ross University and Dr.
Bill Gelber from Texas Tech
University. Panola received
the highest number of tech
awards given by the judges.
Excellent tech awards pre-
sented by the judges:
Michelle Stutes and Jarrod
Kendall for costume design •
Frank Weskamp for make-up
design. Superior tech awards
from the judges went to: •
Brian Weeks for lighting de-
sign • William Weeks, Alisha
Jones, and Jarrod Kendall for
set design • Julia Long and
James Morgan for sound de-
sign
The judges also awarded
Panola more acting awards
than any other college. Excel-
lent in acting was awarded to:
• Frank Weskamp • Monique
Borens • Jessica Garner •
Krystal Deaton • Steven Fox
• Nikki Gillard • Andy
Reynolds Superior in acting
awards went to • Bobby
Watson • Alisha Jones.
Bicycle riders in the East
Texas area are invited to par-
ticipate in the annual Loblolly
Liberator, a five-course bike
ride in Nacogdoches on
March 27 that will benefit the
Nacogdoches Treatment Cen-
ter. The Loblolly Liberator be-
gins at 8 a.m. at the Nacog-
doches Treatment Center,
located at 119 Hughes Street,
and features five different
courses: a 10-mile, a 30-mile,
a 53-mile, a 77-mile and a 100-
mile with a majority of
the mileage outside the city lim-
its.
The rider entry fee is $30
per person, and the first 200
paid riders receive
a free event T-shirt. Riders
must be 12 years or older, and
helmets arrequired.
Ride entry forms are avail-
able from the Nacogdoches
Bike Ride
Treatment
Center and from the centers
website at
www. nactreatmentcenter. org.
All proceeds go to support
the centers programs. Rid-
ers who donate $100 above
the entry fee will be entered
into a drawing for a new bike
donated by The Bike Shop in
Nacogdoches. Riders may
also attend a pre-ride spaghetti
dinner on from 6:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. Friday, March 26 at the
Nacogdoches Treatment Cen-
ter. Dinner tickets are $5 each.
This is the fourth year for us
to host the Loblolly Liberator
and it keeps attracting more
riders each year. IPs become
a great fund-raising event for
the Nacogdoches Treatment
Center, said Kathy Strong, ex-
ecutive director of
The Garrison Nursing Home
... where healthcare
excellence meets
gracious country
living. We specialize
in long term care for
seniors in their 80s,
90s, and beyond.
Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies are
available to residents who qualify through Medi-
care Part B benefits.
Consistently ranked # 1 in Na-
cogdoches County on the De-
partment of Human Services
website.
936-347-2234
357 Elm St. - Garrison, TX
the Nacogdoches Treatment
Center.The evenPs unique
name originated from one of
the Nacogdoches Treatment
CentePs employees, a
parapelegic who participated
in his first bike ride
event3 that is native to the East
Texas area; liberator2 repre-
sents the experience of being
released. The programs at the
Nacogdoches Treatment Cen-
ter focus on helping free
Sponsors of the Loblolly Lib-
erator include Glaucoma Con
sultants of East Texas, Roy
Blake Insurance,
BancorpSouth, Dr. and Mrs.
Robert Carroll, Citizens First
Bank, First Bank & Trust East
Texas, Medical Center Hos-
pital, Coca-Cola, FOX 30, The
Bike Shop, Best Water Store,
the Fredonia Hotel,
Comfort Inn, Best Western
Northpark Inn and the Daily
Sentinel. Nacogdoches Treat-
ment Center is a non-profit or-
ganization that offers pro-
grams for people with disabili-
ties who are not eligible for
services through agencies or
schools. The center heavily
relies on donations,
memorials, fundraisers, grants
and The United Way for sup-
port. To receive an entry form
for the Loblolly Liberator, con-
tact the Nacogdoches Treat-
ment Center at (936) 569-
7173 or visit the centeUs
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the Tenaha Tiger
Basketball Team. You
have made us all very
proud!
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