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Members of the Johnson
County Sheriff's Office were
awarded for excellence Satur-
day during its annual banquet.
See related photos on Page
3A.
STOP&SHOP
The 12th annual Stop
and Shop event for the early
bird shopper will take place
from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Nov.
15 at Plum Creek Elementary
School, 500 Plum St.
An entry fee of one non-
perishable food item will be
charged. The event is being
promoted as a one-stop shop-
ping location with some of
the most favorite companies
planning to attend. In addi-
tion, the Joshua Sweethearts
Dance Team plans to attend.
Door prizes will be available
at every table.
Contact Su Ann Howing-
ton at 817-426-7500, ext.
1800, or howingtons@josh-
uaisd.net.
FLAG SALE
The Joshua Area Chamber
of Commerce is asking Joshua
businesses and residents to dis-
play flags it has available for
purchase at annual patriotic
holidays.
The flags cost $25 and are
attached to a steel pole. They
will be available at Saturday's
Fall Festival.
The intent of the chamber is
to increase displays of patrio-
tism and national pride in the
community, and also to remem-
ber those who have served in
the nation's armed forces.
Proceeds from the flag sale
will help fund the chamber's
relocation to new space at the
McPherson House on S. Main
Street. The home has not been
occupied for many years and
requires some renovation. The
chamber intends to make the
home a historical interest site in
the city.
QUILT SHOW
First Baptist Church of
Crowley, 400 S. Eagle Dr., is
hosting ts 13th annual Crow-
ley Quilt Show from 9 a.m.-2
p.m. Saturday. Admission is
free. A drawing for a quilt will
take place at 2 p.m. Tickets for
the drawing are $1 each or
six for $5. A certified quilt ap-
praiser will be doing the judg-
ing, critiques and appraisals.
JOIN THE JPD
Residents are being invited
to submit an application to be-
come a member of the Joshua
Police Department's next Citi-
zens' Police Academy. The next
class is forming now and will
begin Jan. 8, 2013.
Eligible applicants must re-
side or work in the Joshua city
limits or own a business in the
city of Joshua and must be at
least 1 8 years old. The acad-
emy takes place once each
year. For complete information
visit the police department or
see today's City Page.
INSIDE
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012
Volume 42, Number 32
10 pages in 1 section, plus inserts
City Page.......................2
Johnson County..............3
Viewpoints......................4
Education.......................5
Classifieds....................7-8
Around Town..................8
Sports........................9-10
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Move in motion to
Me hersonhome
By JIM GIBBS
jim.gibbs@thestargroup.com
The Joshua Chamber of Commerce
is moving into its new home.
It will leave behind a crowded, mod-
est office at 104 N. Main St., for the
1,400-square-foot plantation-style
McPherson House at 402 S. Main
Street, a block or so away.
“We are so excited about moving
into the McPherson House,” said Kim
Henderson, president of the Joshua
Chamber of Commerce. “We’re go-
ing to have a lot more room and a lot
more visability over there.”
The McPherson House was built in
1898 and over the years has been used
for many different things, Henderson
said.
“The McPherson family donated it
to the Joshua ISD and, at one time,
it was a kindergarten,” she said. “Su-
perintendents could also live in that
house if they chose to. But now, the
city is renting it from the school dis-
See MCPHERSON | Page 5
JOSHUA STAR/JIM GIBBS
Joshua Area Chamber of Commerce president Kim Henderson, left, and
chamber office manager Bobbie Rumsey stand in front of new signage at the
McPherson home, the new site of the chamber's offices.
DECISIONS
Johnson County goes with Williams, Romney
JOSHUA STAR/BRIAN PORTER
State Rep. Rob Orr, R-Burleson, center, talks Tuesday with Michael Guthrie and his son, James, as
residents gathered at GOP headquarters in Cleburne wait for election results to be announced.
Obama wins presidency,
Cruz is state's new senator
By BRIAN PORTER
joshuastar@thestargroup.com
New Congressional repre-
sentatives will go to Wash-
ington on behalf of Johnson
County and for the fourth
time in the past six presiden-
tial elections the county elec-
torate was outvoted nation-
ally.
Republicans Roger Wil-
liams in U.S. House District
25 and Ted Cruz in the U.S.
Senate won favor among lo-
cal and statewide electors in
the general election Tuesday.
Democrat Barack Obama
will remain the nation’s
president, although Johnson
County again heavily sup-
ported his challenger.
“I’m looking forward to
representing the people of
Johnson County,” Williams
said. “I couldn’t be more ex-
cited with the way it turned
out.”
Williams took 58.5 per-
cent of the district-wide
vote to defeat Democrat
Elaine Henderson. District
25 stretches from Johnson
County to south of Austin in
Travis County. Once again,
Williams was able to prove a
conservative voting block can _|_
make a difference in a dis-
trict-wide election. He took
35,113 votes from Johnson
County, amounting to almost
one-fourth of the district-
See ELECTION | Page 5
Students get
involved in decision
By JIM GIBBS
jim.gibbs@thestargroup.com
Students at Caddo Grove
Elementary School got a little
taste of Election Day as they
cast their presidential ballots
Tuesday in a mock election.
Sharilyn Griffin’s fifth
grade class organized the
election, registering every
student at the school to vote
and cast their ballot.
“I did this same thing with
my fifth-grade class during
the presidential election of
2008,” Griffin said. “And the
kids got so excited about it.
So, I thought we would do the
same thing again this year
and the kids have really had
a good time with it.”
The election was a natural
progression from the current
events quiz that Griffin gives
her students every week, she
said.
“Every week, I’ll ask them
about different aspects of the
presidential race and about
the candidates so, through
this process, they began to
learn more and more about
the two candidates running
See STUDENTS | Page 5
JOSHUA STAR/JIM GIBBS
Students at Caddo Grove Elementary School cast their ballots Tuesday in a mock presidential election.
HEALTH CARE
Huguley branding changes will be made in 2013
By BRIAN PORTER
buriesonstar@thestargroup.com
A Texas Health Resources flag
was raised six months ago on the
Huguley Memorial Medical Center
campus, signaling a merger with Ad-
ventist Health System to operate the
hospital.
By BRIAN PORTER
joshuastar@thestargroup.com
A cow has been shot in rural Johnson
County and the Texas and Southwest-
ern Cattle Raisers Association along
with local law enforcement are seeking
information pertaining to the ease.
That flag, raised April 26, remains
the only noticeable evidence of Texas
Health’s presence in the operation of
HMMC, according to hospital vice pres-
ident Kent Tucker, the keynote speaker
during last week’s quarterly Burleson
Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
But branding changes are coming
in 2013.
Shooting livestock is a Class A
misdemeanor. If charged, suspects
could receive up to one year in jail
and/or up to a $4,000 fine.
A 1,000-pound cow was found
shot in the head alongside County
Road 1220 near Rio Vista in Johnson
County, according to TSCRA Spe-
“In the next year you will see the
branding change,” he said. “There
will be more of the Texas Health
brand at Huguley.”
It will come almost a year to the
date the merger was announced, he
predicted. On or about April 18, the
See HUGULEY | Page 5
rial Ranger Wayne Goodman. The
cow appears to have been shot with
a large caliber weapon, he said. The
shooting is believed to have taken
place Sunday or Monday, based on
the state of the carcass when emer-
See SHOOTING | Page 5
CRIME
Suspect
at large in
sexual
assaults
By BRIAN PORTER
burlesonstar@thestargroup.com
Burleson
police are
calling for
residents to
remain on
alert follow-
ing an inci-
dent that took
place last
week in the
Mountain Valley subdivision.
A 17-year-old female was ap-
See SUSPECT | Page 5
CRIME
Suspect still at large in cow shooting in county
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