Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 2013 Page: 4 of 6
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Cooper Review - Page 4A
Pecan Gap man arrested for exposing himself
By Faith Huffman
Courtesy of News-Telegram
A Pecan Gap man accused of
exposing himself on at least two
different occasions last month
to women while masturbating
in his car at Wal-Mart was
taken into custody Sunday for
indecent exposure, a Class B
misdemeanor offense.
Sulphur Springs Police
received reports Feb. 12 and
13 of a white male not only
masturbating in a two-door
Accura while parked in Wal-
Mart parking lot, but also
“trying to get the person’s
attention as they were loading
groceries into their car beside
him,” SSPD Investigator Bo
Fox said Wednesday.
A warrant was secured
and served Sunday, when the
man was taken to Hopkins
County jail. He was released
Monday on $2,000 bond on the
misdemeanor charge, according
to jail reports.
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• 1,130 Gallon Selection of Fresh and
Saltwater Fish at Paris, Tx. Showroom
• Prof. Aquarium Set-Up/Service Avail.
• Great Selection of Pets & Supplies
• Low, Competitive Prices V
• Family Owned/Operated
• Grooming Avail, at Commerce Location
Downtown Commerce
1222 Main St. • 903-886-8469
Retail Hours: Tues.-Fri. 1pm-6pm
Sat. 9am-5pm • Closed Sun. & Mon.
Grooming Appts. Avail. Tues.-Sat.
Paris *903-785-7387
434 N. Main St.
(Next to Pynes Car Lot)
Retail Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10am-6pm
Closed Sun. & Mon.
Classified Sectior
1
HUGE GARAGE SALE
At John’s Creek Lodge
on Friday, March 15 and
Saturday, March 16 starting
at 9 a.m. until ?. The lodge
is located five miles south of
Cooper on FM 1528.
COOPER ISD
GARAGE SALE
To be held at 500 W.
Houston (Located between
the Bus Barn and Old High
School Gym) April 13, 2013
from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
NO EARLY SALES. Prices
as marked. No negotiating.
Items include furniture and
small equipment
ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
For Sale
Hay for Sale
107 4x5 Bales of Hay for
Sale at $27 per bale. Call
903-885-0014
For Sale
Landscape Timbers for $2
each and Concrete Blocks
for $0.75 each. Call 903-395-
0577.
For sale, firewood, oak or
ash. split or not split. $55-$70
972 365 0337 or 903
439 8110
Business Services
Free horse
Moving. Thoroughbred needs
home.
Call 903-885-7368. Leave
Message.
House For Rent
For Rent
2 Bedroom/1 Bath House
located at 230 SW 4^ in
Cooper. Washer and Dryer
Connections. $350 per
month plus deposit. Call
903-785-4829. Will accept
Section 8.
Houses For Sale
House for Sale
3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 car
carport, central hear & air,
large fenced back yard with
2 storage buildings. All
appliances and furniture stay.
$36,500.00. Call (903) 300-
3847.
House for Sale or Rent
$29,500 with seller financing
at 10% interest rate. $2,900
down, monthly payment of
$234 plus taxes and ins. or you
can rent it for $295/month.
Call Buttross Properties at
512-320-0888.
Public Notice
Public Notice
T444E, 59 passenger,
Powerstroke Engine, 154,962
miles. Runs but has electrical
issues.
Bus #2
1996 International 3800-
T444E, 59 passenger,
Powerstroke Engine, 123,853
miles. Not running- used for
parts.
Bus #33
1995 International 3800-
T444E, 59 passenger,
Powerstroke Engine, 152,360
miles. Not running- used for
parts.
Buses are available for
inspection at:
500 W. Houston Cooper,
Texas 75432
Contact Doug Wicks at 903-
395-2111 ext. 2297, or Lyn
Flanery at ext. 2299.
Buses are to be sold “as is”
by sealed bid to the highest
bidder. Minimum bid is one
thousand, seven hundred
dollars ($1,700) per bus. Bids
will be opened April 13, 2013
at 10:00 am at the Cooper
ISD Administration Building.
Bids may be hand delivered
to 350 West McKinney
Street, Cooper, Texas 75432
during regular business hours
or mailed to PO Box 272,
Cooper, Texas 75432.
• Sealed envelopes
should be clearly
marked “Sealed Bid
for Buses”
Afterschool Daycare
My name is Chelsea Houser
and I’m looking for anyone
who needs an afternoon
daycare. I go to school during
the day so I could babysit
from 4 to 10 p.m. I have
experience in daycares, my
mom has ran her own for 8
years. If interested call 903-
395-0133. Thanks!
Massage For Health
Renee McGraw, lmt
903-243-3081
Inside Beauty Depot
201 W. Dallas Ave.
March 13, 2013
Cooper ISD is accepting
sealed bids for the sale of five
used school buses.
Bus #11
1997 International 3800-
T444E, 59 passenger,
Powerstroke Engine, 146,869
miles. Running and road
worthy.
Bus #23
1993 Ford B600, 59
passenger, Cummins Diesel
Engine, 71,865 miles.
Running but needs some
mechanical repairs.
Bus #4
1994 International 3800-
At Your Service
Ed's Electronic
Equipment Repair
TV’s, stereos, dvd and cd players. Car radios and
amps. Sewing machine repair. Free estimates.
215 Main Street, Sulphur Springs
903-885-7530, Cell 903-513-4601
Delta T a/c
Commercial and Residential
Air Conditioning and Heating
(903) 395-2535
Lie # TACLA0003081C
Houses and Out Buildings
Paint or Stain
Reliable - References
(214) 403-5932 Local
Jones Sand & Gravel
Cooper, Texas
Sand, gravel, channel rock,
concrete washout & recycled
asphalt. Local call 903-395-
4476 or cell anytime 903-491-
9365
Cooper Marble & Granite Works
Finest Granite Monuments
“We Will Not Be Undersold”
EAST END WACO SINCE 1908
Phone 395-2555 Cooper, Texas
• Enclosed bid should
clearly indicate Bus #
and amount of bid for
each bus.
Cooper ISD reserves the
right to reject any and all
bids.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of Joe C Foust,
deceased, were issued on
September 7, 2012, in Cause
No. A3128, in the Court
of Delta County, Texas, to
Catherine Foust.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present them
to the undersigned within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
c/o: Marshall Medlin
Attorney at Law
9868 Piano Road
Dallas, Texas 75238
DATED the 5th day of
March, 2013.
Marshall Medlin
Attorney for Catherine Foust
State Bar No.: 13896000
9868 Plano Road
Dallas, Texas 75238
Telephone: (214) 420-4121
Facsimile: (214)343-3999
E-mail:
marshall@marshallmedlin.
com
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Community
Sgt. Anderson
receives LCCS
honors
Continued front Front Page
perfonnance on the job,
including number of arrests and
cases filed,” said HCSO Cpl.
Dennis Findley, coordinator for
Lake Country Crime Stoppers.
Charla Anderson began
in Delta County as a jailer/
dispatcher in October 2010. She
advanced to deputy in December
2011 and since the Delta County
Sheriff Ricky Smith submitted
his letter nominating Anderson
for recognition by LCCS has
been promoted to sergeant.
“She performs her law
enforcement duties in an
excellent manner. She is
very professional in her daily
responsibilities and has unique
human relation skills which
help bring many of our crimes to
successful conclusion. One has
only to look at her perfonnance
to see she is an outstanding
officer,” Smith said.
Danow began work at Sulphur
Springs Police Department as
a reserve officer, and when an
opening became available was
hired full time in October 2010.
“We were very fortunate have
him. He’s a tremendous asset this
department. He comes to work
each day with an extremely good
attitude. He’s very disciplined,”
said Sulphur Springs Police
Chief Jim Bayuk.
Cpl. Wade Sheets began
working at Hopkins County
Sheriff’s Office as a jailer in
2009, joined patrol when an
opening presented itself and was
just promoted to corporal.
“All of us here decided on
Wade Sheets as our officer for
recognition,” said Hopkins
County Sheriff Butch Adams.
“He’s enthusiastic, enjoys the
work he does and is also helpful
to the citizens of the county.”
Kurt Fischer has been with
Rains County Sheriff’s Office
since September 2001, and was
promoted to chief deputy in
2005. After eight years as chief
deputy, however, Fischer asked
to be back out on the streets
taking a more active as opposed
to more administrative role in
law enforcement. He’s currently
doing that in an investigative/
patrol capacity, according to
Rains County Sheriff David
Traylor.
“He’s done a real good job for
us,” Traylor said. “He knows the
officers in adjoining counties
and works with them sharing
information to solve cases.”
Lake Country Crime Stoppers
and Hopkins County Sheriff’s
Office presented plaques to
Joann Prince recognizing her
late husband, Calvin Prince, for
his service to Crime Stoppers.
Jon Coffee was also recognized
for his work on the Lake Country
Crime Stoppers Board.
Art Romanat was recognized
as the current chair, and as such
had the honor of presenting
the awards and introducing
Eighth Judicial District Judge
Eddie Northcutt as the keynote
speaker.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
I would like the support of the citizens of Cooper and the City Council for policy change.
Since the day we bought our home, we have had excessive water bills. When we bought our
house, my husband and I were only at our home on weekends for renovations and yet we had a
consistent $100-200 water bill. One bill claimed we used 46,000 gallons of water. My daughter
lived in Cooper for over 2 years and advised she never had a water bill over $35 dollars for a
three-bedroom home, and she had moved one month prior to us buying our home.
This prompted us to inquire with the Texas State Water Commission in Austin, and I was told
that unless I was on a city water system, this amount of water was very unusual for one family
unless they were filling up a swimming pool multiple times.
My husband and I have done our due diligence by hiring plumbers to search for leaks and
going over checklists for possible high water usage but we continued to see high bills despite
our efforts. My husband worked in the water department for the City of Dall as and combined
with his knowledge and the plumbers’ advice, we decided that our water meter was possibly
connected to more than just our residence and the only way to eliminate that possibility would
be to move the meter to our property. This was done by the City of Cooper.
We have replaced two toilets, then we shut off the water to two out of our three bathrooms;
we use condensation water in the summer to water house plants, we have a new star rated
water heater, we have a front load washing machine, we only use our dishwasher on holidays,
we buy bottled water to drink, and we monitor our meter. It has been a nightmare and I don’t
think anyone should live like we have been living.
In November of this past year, we noticed a leak at our water meter. It was a Sunday, so
when we called the Mayor’s office for assistance, he was out of town and sent a city employee.
The empl oyee had family obligations but did agree to drop by after we found the cause of the
leak. My husband dug a huge hole by hand and had to get a pump to remove the water that
was accumulating. The connection to the meter on the side of the city was cross threaded and
water was leaking from their side of the meter. On our side of the meter, the connection had a
defective part that was spraying water. The defective part was installed by the city (a part that
could not be purchased from a hardware store) and a new part was provided to my husband and
the repair was completed.
We saved the City of Cooper between $200-300 in labor alone by digging the hole, finding
the leak, and putting the meter box back in the ground.
Because of this incident, we were informed how the City of Cooper calculates water usage
and was shocked to find out that the City of Cooper is unlike most water departments in Texas,
in that it does not adjust for unintentional large usages of water. In most cities, a break is
adjusted. For example, if a contractor breaks a water line, it is adjusted. We were not asking for
free water, just a onetime adjustment for taking the time and effort to fix a problem that the city
really should have been responsible for and we were refused.
We need to stand together and ask for change in this policy. I also think it is important that
all citizens be treated with a smile when they visit the Mayor’s office, be treated with respect
and fairness when doing business with the City. I have been hung up when I call, been talked
down to, and have never been offered assistance willingly with any problem. I would like to
recommend not only for myself, but for any citizens of Cooper, for our city employees to use
the rules of customer service so we do not fear dealing with city employees in the City Hall.
We moved to Cooper because my family lived and died in this community. They thought
highly of the community. Since we moved to Cooper, we have had several setbacks, but we
have plodded forward to make our house our home. I recall waking up and finding a cow in
our yard. We could have called the Sheriff’s office and that owner would have been required to
pay the fees to retrieve the cow. We could have let the cow wander onto the highway and risk
someone getting killed and the owner sued. We did none of the above. We did the right and
neighborly thing. We found out who the cow belonged to and returned the cow to the owner.
What we don’t understand is why we seem to be treated differently, unfairly and unappreciated.
Thank you,
Ben and Jenell Parker Cooper, Texas
Initial EQIP sign-up ends soon
USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
District Conservationist Kristi
Townes reminds agriculture
producers that the second
ranking period cut-off date
for the Environmental Quality
Incentives Program (EQIP)
is April 19, 2013. Producers
interested in EQIP should
submit applications to the Delta
County NRCS office by the
deadline so their applications
can be considered during the
second ranking period of 2013.
EQIP — one of the largest
programs in the Farm Bill — is a
voluntary conservation program
that promotes environmental
quality and assists producers
to meet local, state and federal
regulations.
"EQIP is a valuable tool to
help Delta County’s agricultural
producers implement
conservation practices that that
provide environmental benefits
to help sustain agricultural
operations," says Kristi Townes,
district conservationist in Delta
County.
The deadline for the second
2013 funding is April 19, 2013.
Applications made after the
deadline will be considered in
the next funding cycle. Call the
USDA Service Center office
in Cooper at (903) 395-2036.
Service center locations and
program information can be
found on the Texas NRCS Web
site at www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov.
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