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Friday, February 14, 2014
Brownwood Bulletin 3
Wife’s devotion to husband stops at church door
DEAR ABBY: About a
year ago, my husband,
“Scott,” started attend-
ing church. He had
never gone in the few
years we dated.
We discussed our
feelings about religion
before we became en-
gaged. He comes from
a family that attended
church every Sunday
and believes in God. I
was raised the exact op-
posite; I’m an atheist. I
told Scott that if we had
children, I would be OK
with him taking them
to church, but I would
not join them. It both-
ered him a little, but
we talked it over and
moved on.
After a difficult year
that led to some mild
depression (for which
Scott sought help), he
started going to church.
I was happy for him
because it
seemed to
help him.
After a
few weeks
he asked
me to go
with him.
I went sev-
eral times,
but felt
uncom-
fortable.
I feel like
a fraud
sitting in
the pew. Scott says he
“wants my support” and
that means attending
with him. I suspect he’s
embarrassed to be there
without his wife.
I do not enjoy it. I
have been offended by
some of the messages
that were imparted, and
I would prefer having
a couple of hours to
myself on Sundays.
Abby, what should I
do? Is there any middle
ground here? - FEELING
COERCED IN SAN DIEGO
DEAR FEELING
COERCED: Tell Scott
that you are happy he
has found comfort in
going to church, but
that you are not com-
fortable with what is
being preached and
find some of it offen-
sive. Remind him that
church attendance
was not part of your
agreement when you
married him and that
you value your solitary
time at home the same
way he appreciates the
service.
While you might
relent and go with
him on major holidays
-- some non-believing
spouses do that -- there
really isn’t a middle
ground, and because
you feel so strongly
about it, you should
stand yours.
DEAR ABBY: I am the
mother of two girls.
One of them has a lot
of emotional problems.
My husband is gone for
months at a time due to
his job. I have told him
many times that I want
him to find another job
that would have him
home more often. He
always says that there
are no jobs that will pay
what he’s making now.
I know that we need
a good-paying job, but
I need my husband
home and my girls need
their father. With all of
our daughter’s issues,
everything falls on my
shoulders and I don’t
feel I can handle it alone
much longer. We don’t
live near family, and I
have found it hard to
make friends due to my
daughter’s acting out.
How do I get my hus-
band to understand? -
MARRIED SINGLE MOM
DEAR MOM: I under-
stand how stressful
it must be to have all
the responsibility for
raising your daughters
on your shoulders. And
feeling as isolated as
you do only intensifies
your feelings. If your
husband doesn’t al-
ready understand what
you are going through,
I doubt there is much
you can say that will
convince him to quit
his lucrative job and
help with the children.
Because he is gone
so much - and making
good money -- consider
moving yourself and
your daughters closer
to your family so you
can have some respite
when you need it. And
in the meantime, find a
therapist for yourself.
Perhaps your daugh-
ter’s doctor or your
personal physician can
recommend one.
DEAR READERS:
Largely because of you,
writing this column
is a labor of love for
me, and I would like
to wish you all a very
Happy Valentine’s Day!
- ABBY
Dear Abby is written
by Abigail Van Buren,
also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was found-
ed by her mother, Pau-
line Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.
com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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DEAR ABBY
Abigail Van
Buren
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FRIDAY, Feb. 14
The Chamber of Commerce
of Rising Star Valentine^ Day
dance will be held at 7 p.m. at
The City Market Building, 202 S.
Main. Everyone is invited to come
join an evening of music provided
by The Last Dance Band. Tickets
for the Valentine Dance are $10
at the door, a barbecue sandwich
meal or loaded baked potato
meal for $5 will be available.
Brown County TEEA Lunch
and Learn Program will be held
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednes-
day, Feb. 19, at the Home Eco-
nomics Building, Hwy. 377 South.
Free of charge and includes free
lunch. Open to all Brown County
residents. RSVPtothe Brown
County Extension Office by Feb.
14, at (325) 646-0386. For more
information contact (325) 646-
5658 or (325) 217-4431.
The Brown County Repub-
lican Women’s Club’s monthly
meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. at
the Brownwood Country Club.
SilverSneakers free fitness
classes for adults 55 and older
are held at 10:45 a.m. Wednes-
day and Fridays every week at
Camp Bowie Recreation Center.
For more information call (325)
642-3049 or visit their website at
www.silversneakers.com.
Grand Starz Bingo at 6 and 8
p.m. Sundays, 7 p.m. Thursdays,
and 7 and 9 p.m. Wednesdays
and Fridays. Will benefit the Lake
Brownwood Dam Volunteer Fire
Department, Big Brothers Big
Sisters and Redmen Lodge.
Brown County Museum
of History is displaying the
firearms exhibit “Bullets, Badges
and Badmen, the Guns that
Brought Law and Order to
Texas”. Also on display are
Pioneer, and World War II Camp
Bowie artifacts. Open from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Fri-
days, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays. Located in the Old Jail,
212 N. Broadway across from the
Courthouse. $2 admission, under
age 5 is free. Call (325) 641 -1926
for more information.
The “Kid’s Zone” is open with
hands-on exhibits for children
of all ages at the Brown County
Museum of History annex. The $2
admission covers both the old jail
and the annex. “The Guns Of Em-
pire” firearms exhibit is currently
showing at the old jail. It is located
at 212 N. Broadway in Brown-
wood, across from the court-
house. Hours are 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
on Thursdays and Fridays, and 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call (325)
641 -1926 for more information.
Special tours are available.
Ron Allen leads “A Prophetic
Walkthrough the Bible” from
10-11 a.m. at the community
room of the Brownwood Retire-
ment Community Center, 318
Bluffview, in Brownwood.
The Salvation Army Service
Center of Brownwood Loaves
and Fishes program is open
from noon to 1 p.m. weekdays
serving a hot lunch at 403 Lake-
way Drive. Everyone is welcome.
Come by at 11:45 a.m. for a short
devotional held daily prior to the
lunch. Call Donna Harris, director,
at (325) 646-5369 for information.
The Good Samaritan cloth-
ing room and food pantry are
open from 1 -5 p.m. Monday and
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
BULLETIN FILE PHOTO
The Fifth Annual Brown County Coin Show will be held from
noon to 6 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at
Heartland Mall in Early, in the former Beall’s store which is in the
center of the mall. Admission is free.
OF NOTE
on the first and third Saturday
of each month from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. under the Austin
Avenue underpass at Avenue
A and Brady Avenue. The
collection is made possible by
Keep Brownwood Beauti-
ful volunteers and the City of
Brownwood. Items accepted
are No. 1 plastic ONLY water/
soda bottles, cardboard, glass
jars and bottles, newspaper,
aluminum cans, tin cans, cell
phones, printer cartridges,
white office paper and maga-
zines.
The Brownwood FFA
Booster Club be holding
their annual fundraiser dinner,
dance and auction at 7 p.m. at
Grand Starz, 2323 Belle Plain.
All proceeds from this will be
given back to Brownwood FFA
members through scholarships
and assistance with the Brown
County Youth Fair and LDE/
CDE contests. Cost is $35, for
21 years and older. For tickets
call James Simmons at (325)
792-7567, Stacy Simmons
(972) 658-0550, Lori Wilkerson
(325)203-6398.
i 6 p.m. -10 p.m.
A grill
will be open
to serve
hamburgers
NO ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED
Music by
Gene Williams with Outlaw Run
7 p.m. -10 p.m.
Hosted By:
The Lake Brownwood
Lions Club
6751 Hwy 279 • Brownwood, TX
325-784-6817
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Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday at 305 Clark St.
Brownwood Group of Alco-
holics Anonymous meets from
8-9 p.m. seven days a week at
700 E. Baker. Call (325) 646-5842
for information.
The Browntowner Group of
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
at 7 am, noon, and at 6:30 p.m.
at 502 W. Austin Ave. For informa-
tion, call (325) 646-4144.
New Way Narcotics Anony-
mous meets at 7 p.m. daily at
602 W. Commerce.
If you are 55 years of age or
older and seeking employment,
Experience Works can help you
gain the skills for the job you want.
Contact www.experienceworks.
org or call 1-855-305-1171.
Overcomers meets from 6-7
p.m. on Fridays at Central Texas
Opportunities, Inc., 1500 Dublin.
The Christ-centered 12-step
recovery support group is work-
ing through a 90-day workbook,
“A Daily Choice,” for all who are
wanting to get free from control-
ling addictions. For information,
call (325) 641-9180, or email
overoomers.bwdtx@yahoo.com.
SATURDAY, Feb. 15
This year is a banner year for
the 20th Annual Mystery Dinner
Theater (MDT) and Dance
to benefit the Ark Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault
Shelter. Live entertainment
provided by the Bill Smallwood
Swing Band. There will be
silent and live auctions, a steak
dinner, drinks and a 1940’s style
Swing dance. The event will be
held from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the
Brownwood Regional Airport
Hangar. To purchase tickets visit
www.arkshelter.org, or call the
Ark Shelter at (325) 643-2699.
Sponsors may call the Ark Shel-
ter for more information.
The Lake Brownwood
Lions Club, 6751 Highway 279,
will host a dance from 6-10 p.m.
with music by Gene Williams
and Outlaw Run from 7-10
p.m. A grill will be open to serve
hamburgers and homemade
ice cream will be served. No
alcohol is allowed. Cost is $5
per person.
The Chaplain Fellowship
Ministries is having a fel-
lowship at 4:30 p.m. the third
Saturday, of each month, at
High Mesa Cowboy Church,
1101 High Mesa. This event is
for all Chaplains in the area and
the ones that think they may
want to become a Chaplain.
For more information contact
Chaplain Dale Steams at (325)
217-5400.
In-town recycling is available
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JEWELERS
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JIM IS A PERSON LIKE YOURSELF
★ Married 38 years; three sons; daughter-in-law; two grandchildren
★ Jim’s wife, Leslie, and his daughter-in-law are
both former public school teachers
★ President EBAA Iron Sales, iron foundry with 400 employees
in House District 60 (Eastland and Albany)
★ Deacon/Former Sunday School Teacher, First Baptist Church
★ Past President of Eastland Little League
★ Endorsed By NRA and CHL Holder
★ 100% Pro-life and Family Values Voting Record
★ Former Republican Party County Chairman
★ Republican State Representative
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★ Co-Author of Texas Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights
• Created state’s first ever property tax appraisal cap
• Created portability of senior citizen property tax freezes
★ Helped pass three largest tax cuts in Texas history
★ Lowered school property tax rates by one-third
★ Protected school property tax freeze for senior citizens
★ Helped pass property tax exemptions for veterans
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Hanrahan, Thom. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 105, Ed. 1 Friday, February 14, 2014, newspaper, February 14, 2014; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth740089/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Brownwood Public Library.