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City
Dec. 2018
Dec. 2017
2018 Year-to-date
2017 Year-to-date
$22,002
$20,103
$301,161
$291,482
Overton
Mt. Enterprise $10,135
$10,168
$140,689
$132,089
$511,887
$433,025
$6,570,264
$5,896,792
RUSK CO.
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Rusk County Sales Tax Figures for December 2018
$459,463
$381,297
$5,827,964
$5,171,742
HENDERSON
$19,642
$21,045
$293,142
$294,289
Tatum
$644
$414
$7,308
$7,191
Reklaw
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Employee of the Month
December 2018
The Henderson News office will close 2 p.m. New Year’s Eve
and will reopen 8 a.m. Jan. 2.
Happy New Year!
A. Those knees have incred-
ible strength that increases
slowly but steadily. I would defi-
nitely have a certified arborist
watch the tree with you. Knees
can be removed without danger
of harming the tree, and you
might even want to put in a root
barrier that would stop roots
from heading beneath the foun-
dation. Winter is a good time to
do that kind of work, since the
tree is dormant now and the root
loss won’t be felt so dramatically
as it would during the growing
season. Let a professional tree
person guide you while viewing
the tree on site.
Dear Neil: Can muscadines
be transplanted safely? Our
To all of our friends and family, have a safe
and prosperous New Year!
A new construction at 107
Bryanhurst topped the list
of permits for November at
$210,000.
Overall, November’s permits
totaled $229,000 with three
permits handed out.
The year to date total is cur-
rently $10,164,181.50 in per-
mits.
A. Winter, while they’re dor-
mant. Dig the plants with a ball
of earth if you possibly can. And
trim them back by 75 to 85 per-
cent to compensate for the roots
that you’ll lose in the process of
digging them.
Dear Neil: Is it bad for
leaves to be used as compost
fertilizer? What about leaves in
a yard with dog poop?
321 KILGORE DRIVE
HENDERSON, TX
903-657-1923
components of good compost.
I do not consider compost to
be fertilizer, but instead I use
it as a source of organic mat-
ter. Shred the leaves and work
them into the compost. Adding
dog manure as well is absolutely
fine. It’s no different than using
cow or horse manure.
NEIL
SPERRY
Texas Gardener
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Leaves
NURSING AND REHAB. INC.
The Only Locally Owned and Operated Long Term Care Facility in Rusk County
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advised that Smith got mad
and told him she would kill
him.
McBryar spoke to Smith and
she advised that the man want-
ed to argue so she locked him
out of the motel room because
she was trying to “relax and
cook her chicken.”
According to the report,
Smith told McBryar that a
physical altercation had not
occurred. After speaking to
the victim and Smith, McBryar
determined that Smith was the
ered the "least drunk" person
in the group. The designated
driver should be a sober driv-
er.
A driving under the influ-
ence ticket could result in up
to $17,000 in fines, fees, could
lose their license and face jail
time.
If drivers encounter an
impaired driver on the road,
law enforcement officials sug-
gest keeping a safe distance
and ask a passenger to call
9-1-1.
Texas during the holiday sea-
son. Those crashes killed 96
people and seriously injured
another 202.
“The Plan While You Can”
impaired driving campaign,
hosted by TxDOT, encouraged
drivers statewide to plan for
a sober ride before enjoying
festivities where drinking may
occur.
According to TxDOT’s web-
site, too often a designated
driver is chosen during the
evening and is often consid-
November building permits top $229k
FROM HENDERSON NEWS STAFF
REPORTS
a year ago. So far in 2018,
Longview has received rebates
totaling $32.9 million, which is
above by 10.8 percent from the
same period in 2017.
Tyler also saw its rebate
increase in December, up 16.4
percent to $3.7 million. So far
in 2018, Tyler has collected
$43.7 million, an increase of
7.6 percent.
The comptroller’s office
returned rebates in Decem-
ber totaling $488 million a
10.1 percent increase to cit-
ies, counties and other taxing
entities. For 2018 the comp-
troller’s office returned rebates
totaled $5.9 billion, a 8.1 per-
cent increase over 2017.
East Texas needed better rep-
resentation and help so they
formed their own alliance.
“I just joined the advisory
board for Adult Protective Ser-
vices this last year,” Staneart
said. “I’m still kind of new at
that but I’m still trying to learn
what they do.”
On top of all the things she
is currently doing Staneart also
took part in getting the Aging
Insight 101 Law School Lunch-
es with Ross and Shoalmire.
These lunches are educational
workshops about things that
effect us all as we grow older.
“I feel like I’ve raised aware-
ness and educate seniors and
the families of seniors,” Sta-
neart said.
Another thing that has laid
on Staneart’s heart is the MOW
building. It is supposed to be a
senior center as well but there
have been some challenges to
get that up and going. One of
her goals in 2019 is to part-
ner with some of her local col-
leagues and make that happen.
“Henderson is a certified
retirement community and
our seniors need a place to go
where they can interact with
others their age and have fun
activities available,” Staneart
said. “I am also interested in
beginning a senior volunteer
program in Henderson in
which more able bodied seniors
are matched with other seniors
who are less independent. This
could range from well visits
to picking up medications or
groceries, doing small repairs
around the house, etc. I think
people would be surprised to
learn that there are so many in
our area who don’t have any-
one and the smallest gestures
can make an enormous differ-
ence.”
Through the many things
Staneart has going on in her
life she also has three children,
Jake, Trent and Addison and a
husband, Kenneth. They attend
Bar None Cowboy Church.
Her daughter Addison has
begun to follow after mom
and put together a group of
students called the Son Shine
Gang. They do various vol-
unteer projects, gathered gift
items for Son Shine Light-
house and Rahab’s Retreat and
Ranch and even played Secret
Santa to the Life Skills class at
the middle school.
“She’s just got a servants
heart, she’s 13 but she’s not
your typical 13 year old,” Sta-
neart said.
Staneart looks forward to
her days spending time with
seniors even if it’s just spend-
ing a few minutes to listen to
them.
“I love seniors and I don’t
really know what, why or how,”
Staneart said.
Carthage saw improve-
ment in December, receiving
$386,193 or 39.0 percent more
than a year ago. Carthage’s
year-to-date returns in 2018
have now surpassed the same
period during the previous
year by 25.4 percent.
Other East Texas towns of
similar size as Henderson saw
improvements in December.
Mount Pleasant, Jacksonville,
Athens and Sulphur Springs
were all up for the month and
year.
Other East Texas cities saw
increases as well.
Longview received $2.7 mil-
lion in December, an increase
of 19.3 percent compared to
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where God wants me to be and
there has never been a doubt.”
Staneart spent about a year
of her career at the Kilgore
facility before starting at
Brookdale Henderson.
She started there as activ-
ities and six months in was
changed to sales manager.
“This is something people
don’t want to talk about and
when they do talk about it they
don’t discuss the good, bad and
ugly,” Staneart said. “Everyone
thinks they are going to be
sitting on their porch, go to
bed and wake up with Jesus.
When nine times out of ten it
doesn’t happen that way. So it’s
really hard for family members
to have those conversations
about what’s going to happen
if something happens.”
There is often many things
that we take for granted like
our eye sight, hearing and
being able to pay our bills.
“I’m a huge advocate for
seniors but I also try to speak
to the family members,” Sta-
neart said. “I want people to
know what home health is and
provides. I want them to know
there are lots of things to help.”
One of the many things Sta-
neart does for seniors is Neigh-
borhood Memory Cafe. This is
a time and place for seniors
and their caregivers to come
together in a safe, supportive
and engaging environment to
just be themselves. This is also
a time to build friendships and
acceptance.
During her time at Brook-
dale, Staneart noticed that
people when first diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s most people
begin to withdraw because they
know they can’t remember.
Later in the disease they loose
their filter and avoid awk-
ward situations. So she looked
into finding a place for these
seniors with memory loss to
feel accepted. She started the
Henderson group but there is
Memory Cafes nationwide.
“That’s exactly what it’s for,
early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s,
dementia and memory loss, a
lot of times we just say memory
loss because people don’t like
using the “a” word,” Staneart
said. “Also for their caregiver
to come and just have that hour
to hour and half of down time.
If someone repeats themselves
15 times it’s ok because every-
body else in the room under-
stands.”
Memory Cafe has been suc-
cessful but still small looking
to grow. There are some that
come alone and some come
with caregivers or family.
Each meeting includes
music, physical activity and
sharing stories.
“Most of them can remem-
Dear Neil:
We planted our
bald cypress
tree 15 feet
from our house
in 2003. Knees
are now begin-
ning to show up.
Are they of any
danger to the
foundation? I’d
hate to have to
remove it, but
I’ll do whatever is necessary.
Have a question you’d like
Neil to consider? Mail it to him
in care of this newspaper or
e-mail him at mailbag@sper-
rygardens.com. Neil regrets
that he cannot reply to ques-
tions individually.
Henderson woman arrested for assault
primary aggressor and com-
mitted the offense of aggra-
vated assault with a deadly
weapon.
McBryar placed Smith in
handcuffs and collected her
clothes and purse. According
to the report, when McBryar
collected Smith’s purse, he
noticed in plain view a clear
baggie containing marijuana.
Smith was also charged with
possession of marijuana.
She was transported to the
Rusk County Jail and released
on bond Tuesday.
Here’s a look at the permits
handed out in November:
• 107 Bryanhurst, Tyler
Richards, Preston McGinuil,
new construction, $210,000;
• 1605 McMurray, Rodney
Davis, Hughes Home Repair,
extend patio on back of house,
$17,500; and
• 100 Kenswick, Jason Ellis,
Jason Ellis, carport, $1,500.
No demolition permits were
given out in November.
Cypress trees have incredible strength over time
neighbors’ trees are casting too
much shade. When and how?
Sunday, December 30,2018 — THE HENDERSON NEWS — PAGE 3
Staneart spends time volunteering, helping others
ber way back when they just
can’t remember five minutes
ago,” Staneart said.
There is many activities
going on while there but it’s
still a laid back environment
for the attendees.
“I just have a huge heart
for seniors,” Staneart said. “It
breaks my heart to know that
a lot of them are forgotten and
that a lot of times that we have
to remember they were once
just like us, raising families
and working. They had the
same dreams, excitements, dis-
appointments and wishes that
we had. They are still those
same people they are just in an
older shell.”
With thanks to Staneart’s
job at AssistCare she is able to
have the time to volunteer and
do community outreach. She is
a patient representative so she
spends about 80 percent of her
work outside of the office see-
ing people.
Another way Staneart gives
to her seniors is a Meals on
Wheels volunteer. She subs in
when needed and when able
to take her daughter Addison
with her, too.
“Before I really started get-
ting involved with seniors, I
had a desire to volunteer but
in my head, I always made it
out to be too hard,” Staneart
said. “But, the more time I
spent with them, the more I
realized that it was really the
easiest thing I have ever done.
All they want is a little atten-
tion, someone to listen and try
to understand or at least empa-
thize with their situation and
they want to know they matter
and have not been forgotten.”
Through MOW she is able
to bless people even if it’s just
listening to them for just a
minute or two. The people that
receive meals are often stuck
at home and don’t get to see
many people so a smile some-
times brightens their day.
“I believe it is impossible to
be a blessing without receiving
a blessing in return,” Staneart
said. “I can’t recall a time that
I have ever blessed someone
without receiving a much big-
ger blessing in return.”
There is now an East Texas
Alzheimer’s Alliance that is out
of Longview that Staneart part-
ners with.
“The money they are raising
is going to help with respite
care,” Staneart said. “So if
you have a loved one that has
Alzheimer’s and if you just
need a break for three days,
that’s what their main focus
is right now. Is providing that
respite for the people in East
Texas and they service Hen-
derson as well.”
The people that formed this
group felt that the people in
State agencies encourage planning ahead before NYE
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someone’s mistake to drink
alcohol and drive. People
think ‘oh this won’t happen to
me.’ I thought this at one time,
too. I beg you. Don’t drink
alcohol and drive.”
Vasquez is sharing her
story to support the Texas
Department of Transporta-
tion’s “Plan While You Can”
campaign, which urges drivers
to make a plan for a sober ride
this holiday season.
“Planning for a sober ride
to and from holiday festiv-
ities s not only smart and
responsible, but it also could
save your life and the lives of
others,” said TxDOT Execu-
tive Director James Bass.
“Let the holiday season be a
time of celebration and fun,
not regret. Nobody wants to
remember the holidays as a
time when they lost a loved
one or killed an innocent per-
son. These kinds of losses are
totally preventable.”
In 2017, there were 2,469
alcohol-related crashes in
Rusk County sees sales tax improvements
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November of 6.7 percent below
2017, collecting $19,642 for
the month. Tatum is 0.4 per-
cent below 2017 at $293,142
for 2018.
Mount Enterprise also had
a decrease in Rusk County for
the month, receiving $10,135
from the comptroller, a 0.3
percent decrease from a year
ago. Mount Enterprise is up
for the year with $140,689, a
6.5 percent increase over 2017.
Kilgore saw its rebate for the
year climb 37.2 percent to more
than $10.8 million, bringing
the city to an improvement
of 50.7 percent in December
alone.
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