The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 3, 2002 Page: 2 of 14
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Sunday, November 3, 2002
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• I have served on a church deacon board during a building
program — and that takes communication, patience, and
cooperation with others, it’s not a one-man show.
• I’ve been married for 21 years and together we have
raised a family in Panola County. Marriage takes
communication, patience, and cooperation as well.
• I know how to operate heavy equipment and I know how
to purchase it with the right specifications.
• I have participated in board meetings and have been |
involved in contract negotiations during my years in
agriculture business.
1 am confident that I can fulfill the duties of your County
Commissioner. We don’t know what tomorrow holds, but with
good leadership and God’s help, we can face tomorrow with
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Twenty-one members of the
Carthage Book Club met Octo-
ber 25 at 3 pm. in the home of
Phoebe Sue Perlman with Jean
Yales as co-hostess.
A delightful program "The
Chicken Ranch" was presented
by Liz Hedges and two mem-
ben of the Panola College The-
ater Department, Hope Allen
and Josh Bush.
President Wanda Hanszen
presided at the business meet-
ing. Christmas home tour tickets
were distributed and plans for
the Christmas bake sale were fi-
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The next meeting will be at
11:30 a_m. Nov. 8 at "Roseville"
BAB in Marshall
on Friday, November 8th, from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p .m. We would like to thank the
people of Panola County for their
support in making our first year
in Carthage a grand year.
football in 1994 and 1995. "1
had a friend try to get me into
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Please come by the bank for refreshments
as we celebrate our first year and let us
express our appreciation in person.
watch his own son play high
school football. Selph is now
back as a referee and is the
chapter assigning secretary.
Waits plans to continue in
football officiating, like Colle,
as long as it is enjoyable and his
health holds out. Waits added ___ ,
t^t jUSt t^ent*et^1 year called me on a Tuesday and said
'I need help at a game this
week.' So, I borrowed a uniform
and jumped into officiating head
first. Now I have quite a
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I’m Robert Ortigo, Candidate for County Commissioner of
Precinct 4. Every day someone asks me what a commissioner does.
-To begin with, the precinct 4 Commissioner represents the
residents of southeast Carthage — those who vote at the Expo
Center — and the people of Old Center, Antioch, Woods, Logan,
Flatwoods, Deadwood, Panola, and most of Gary. Running through
these communities is a network of over 200 miles of county roads,
roughly the distance from Carthage to Houston. Although the
construction and maintenance of roads and bridges is a major area
of responsibility for a County Commissioner, it is by no means the
whole job. .
The Commissioner you elect Tuesday will work with the rest of
the Commissioner’s Court. They are responsible for the financial
administration of the county.-They work together to set the yearly
property tax rate, approve the County budget, set employment
levels and benefits for the county employees and elected officials,
and appoint non-elected department heads, as well as the board
members of the airport authority and the Panola County Children’s
Service Board. This Commissioner will also be involved in'the
general supervision of the library, will help operate and maintain
county parks and the Expo Center complex, and will be
responsible for assisting the Texas Animal Health Commission in
protecting livestock, and domestic animals from contagious and
infectious diseases. There are, in fact, over 50 pages of
responsibilities of a County Commissioner listed in the Guide to
Texas Laws for County Officials. The Commissioner’s Court even
has the authority to approve, implement, and conduct a program
for the eradication or control of the fire ants in Panola County —
and I can assure you that would help everyone in the county.
As you can see, the Commissioner has a wide range of
responsibilities and duties, but he does not accomplish his tasks
alone. He must be able to communicate and work with the other
three Commissioners and the County Judge. He must have ears
that really hear what the people want. “We the People’’ still
matters.
I have been listening to the people during my campaign, and I
feel that I have a real opportunity to make a difference in Precinct
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game, and the fans respond to
He added that some schools
really treat officials lik$ they are
glad to see them and glad that
they are there. Officiating is not
a job where a person can make
any money. Even though they
are paid, it is really a minimal
amount when all the expenses
are added up.
"The money doesn't come
close to making up for the
equipment you buy, the miles
put on a vehicle, and especially
the time away from your family.
Officials are away from their
kids and spouse for a lot of time
during the season, and even
during the summer when there
are clinics and conferences,"
Nutt said.
Even with all the
controversy, Nutt said that he
really look forward to the season
each year. "Officials enjoy
calling games. We look forward
to being able to give back to the
community and youth. We try to
help them win and lose with
dignity. They will be able to
draw from that as they make
their way to and through
adulthood."
All of the officials have
"Coaches set the tone for a favorite games and fields where
State University and how much
he liked it
Thomas* favorite stadium is
in Euless-Bedford. The game he
/ ~ ' remembers most was when he
Colle remembers his favorite* worked a Trinity Valley Junior
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College bowl game at Euless-
Bedford. Nutfs favorite game
came last year in Crockett when
he was filling in for a crew that
needed an open spot filled. His
favorite field is at Maud High
School.
Anyone interested in
becoming a football official
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screams, the fans and players
follow suit
"A few yean ago, the
coaches weren't taking care of
their students by encouraging
good sportsmanship, and it was
obvious when they got on the
field," said Colle.
But according to Roy Lee
Waits, who has been football
officiating since 1982, the
sportsmanship issue has
resolved itself. "Sportsmanship
has made a remarkable
turnaround in the last few
yean," he added.
Before football officiating,
Waits was heavily involved in
baseball umpiring. "I read an
article by Ted Leach, sports
editor of The Panola Watchman
describing the need for good
football officials, so 1 asked
Larry Lankford, who was
already officiating football and
who I umpired baseball with,
about how to get into football."
Lankford is die current
president of the East Texas
Chapter.
Waits is now a white hat with
his own crew. "I took over the
crew, led by Bruce Selph, four sviiwi „
it wm"too Wd to get off
early on Thursday and Friday.
"Then in 2000, I got some
free time and wanted to do
something worthwhile. That
year there was a really bad
shortage of officials and Ed
Thomas, who I played golf with,
they have officiated.
game as being played between College and Tyler
DeKalb and Mt. Vernon. "The ~ “
good sportsmanship alone made
that game worth remembering,
but another one was between
New Boston and Queen City in
2000," he said.
Waits* remembers when he
officiated a Tatum and Jefferson
playoff game. "It was -------
unbelievable to watch some of should contact Larry Lankford
the talent on the field," he said, at 903-657-6930, Bruce Selph at
He stated how he remembers blselph@eastman.com, or
that first time he saw that Danny Bockman at 903-656-
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During their careers, each of
the officials have wondered why
they continue to take such
punishment, but they do
continue because they enjoy die
work and die time with kids.
It takes a special breed to
officiate sporting events and
endure such punishment with so
little financial reward or
appreciation.
But there is a reward, and it
comes ' from the personal
satisfaction of seeing a job well
done and students who
understand what good
sportsmanship is all about.
of officiating football.
"As officials, we try. to help
the game along with as little
interruption as possible. We
know that parents go to a game wardrobe"
to see their kids play football,
not watch die officials throw He said that officiating is not
flags " said Waits. as easY 38 ** looks There are
Within the last two to four commitments a person has to
years, the East Texas Chapter make to do it right. During the
expanded by bringing in the season, there is a Monday night
Nacogdoches meeting every week to attend,
clinics to attend and a test to
take.
Nutt emphasized, like Colle,
Thomas, and Waits, that
officials don't go to a game to
expand.°It has been good for call unevenly. I don't care who
to the same clinics to learn rules when a coach or fans yell at you
and mechanics; so everybody is
hearing, and hopefully doing,
the same thing," said Waits.
With the enlargement of the
East Texas Chapter, more
schools are covered and the
officials get to see different
schools, coaches, and players.
Currently the ET Chapter sends
officials to 85 schools in the
East Texas area. Just over 200
men are currently associated
with the chapter.
Another local man, Ed
Thomas, began officiating in
1985. He, like Waits, read the
article by Leach and decided to
join the football ranks. Also
Thomas officiated baseball with
Waits and joined the ET Chapter
one-year after he did.
Thomas calls others sports
and levels besides high school
football-- college volleyball,
college baseball, college
football, Dixie League baseball,
and recently he added Division
One basketball. In the college
level, officials must attend
college camps to be seen and
become known. He recently
returned from an Adidas camp
held in Las Vegas.
Planning to continue in
officiating as long as his health
holds up, Thomas' position on
the Friday night high school
field is head linesman, but he
has worked as field judge and
back judge.
Thomas also spoke of the
newly enlarged chapter. "Bigger
is not necessarily better, but we
do need more officials. Good
dedicated ones are sometimes
hard to come by," said Thomas.
"In the long run, the
consolidation may benefit the
ET Chapter. Time will tell."
Heath Nutt began in football
officiating most recently in
2000. He had officiated flag
Texarkana and
chapters.
Both Waits and Colle were
enthusiastic about the merger. "I
hope before long the group
meshes together and continues
to
the chapters to be united. We go wins, and it is disappointing
when you are out there trying to
help them play the game
correctly. There are five of us
and 22 kids to watch," he said.
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The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 86, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 3, 2002, newspaper, November 3, 2002; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1280334/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.