Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Page: 10 of 42
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Bains Countu Leader Tuesday, September 13,2005
EMs gospel night at
Shady Grove Church
Get ready for an “Old-Time
Night of Rockin’ Praise and
Worship” celebrating the Lord
with ..world renowned Elvis
Tribute Artist Kraig Parker. On
Friday, Sept. 16, at 7:00 p.m..
Shady Grove Baptist Church will
be excited to present the gospel
music loved by Elvis in concert.
Through IGaig, the legend
lives on! His all-natural look and
style will set7 your heart on tire
and keep you on the edge of your
seat! People often say, “This is
as good as it gets!” Kraig is a
professional singer and musician
who pours it all out on stage dur
ing his performances. He has the
look, voice, and style of Elvis!
People often say Kraig has that
"natural charisma” and “the same
mannerisms.” He has excellent
showmanship and knows how to
excite a crowd. His world-class
act has toured the nation and
the globe making waves with
Elvis fans'everywhere. Kraig is
a native Texan and a lifelong
Elvis fan.
Kraig is glad to profess that
he is a Christian and follower of
Jesus Christ. Here is part of his
testimony as it appears on his
Web site. “I’m often asked how
it is possible to serve and live for
God’s glory, yet devote so much
time to impersonating a man
whose own faith and life is sub-
ject to question. This is a valid
point that I would like to com-
ment on. Elvis was a spiritual
man full of love and compassion.
He gave himself to us, his talents
and his money to people every-
where. It’s sad that in the end he
let his use of prescription drugs
get out of control and it cost
him his life, Elvis will answer to
God for his deeds both good and
bad. It’s a shame people dwell
on the things he did wrong. God
I
Happy
Birthday
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Brimer. Lorie Sartain, Kenneth
Pounds, Rusty Frost Sr., Taylor
Appelt, Sy Hurst, Linda Matlock.
Barbara Taylor, Bonnie McAree.
Kelly Kelso, Brian Ely, Teresa
Brown. Misti Renee Jackson,
Dawn Hurley, Cassie Edwards,
Brian Paul Domeier, Mary Rus-
sell, Grace Gilley, Kevin Sus-
taire, Chad Rainey, Paula Prath-
er, Jennings Wilson, Nathan
Arnold. Gary Ashley, Toleah
Garrett, Sandy Russell, Amanda
Thompson, Daniel Frost, Cindy
Kegley, Augustin Garcia, Amy
Thompson, Gigi Griffin, Dosha
McCurley, Lisa Rabe, Amy
Massingill. Troy Hartog. Charles
Barton, Wayne Campbell, Marie
Coleman, Amber Zirges, Jim
Williams, Melvin Turner, Shari
Miller, Pqm Jones, James Ross,
Nichole Armstrong, Stephanie
Woodall. Abbie Yancey, Barbara
Thompson, Rod White, Paullee
Gowin. Jack Bell, Jcannic isham,
Delaney Hill, Juliet Jagoe, Ethan
Jagoe, Cliff Green, Tobi Rives.
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says. 'No man is righteous, no,
not one!’ Thankfully, I choose
to dwell on the wonderful thing
Elvis gave to the world... his
incredible music.”
You might come just to be
entertained; and I’m sure that
you will be. However, don’t be
surprised if you leave having
received a real blessing. While
we want you to enjoy yourself,
this is really for the praise and
glory of God. I pray that lives
will be touched and hearts soft-
ened so that God can and will
communicate with them.
Shady Grove is located
about two miles north of Hwy.
69 at Hwv. 19 and RCR 3200.
Admission is free, however,
you will be given an opportu-
nity to contribute a love offer-
ing for Kraig. Fellowship will
follow in our fellowship hall. A
large crowd is expected; try to
arrive early. May God bless you
mightily!
CORRECTION
In last week’s edition of the
Leader in the article titled “Food
for the soul” the Sunday eve-
ning meal of brisket, chicken,
beans and potato salad served to
the Hurricane Katrina evacuees
was furnished by the Southwest
Rains Volunteer Fire Department
not the Emory, Point and East
Tawakoni departments as report-
ed.
Texans urged
to practice
gasoline
conservation
Railroad Commissioners Vic-
tor Carrillo, Michael L. Williams
and Elizabeth Ames Jones today
urged Texans to practice gaso-
line conservation measures in
the coining weeks and months to
reduce demand and help mitigate
price increases caused by Hur-
ricane Katrina.
“Texas is the nation’s larg-
est producer of petroleum and
natural gas as well as the number
one consumer of these commodi-
ties, so conservation measures
practiced collectively by Texans
should have a positive impact,”
said RRC Chairman Carrillo.
Commissioner Williams said,
“Everyone wants to do their part
to pitch in with relief efforts
and donations for Hurricane
Katrina’s victims, and one sim-
ple way each Texan can help is
to conserve gasoline, whether by
carpooling or combining errands
into one trip.”
Commissioner Jones *said,
“By moderating and curtailing
demand for gasoline, each Texan
can help alleviate one major fac-
tor that contributes to driving
gasoline prices upward.”
The Texas Railroad Commis-
sion regulates the Texas oil and
gas industry (exploration and pro-
duction), gas utilities, pipeline and
rail safety, safety in the liquefied
petroleum gas industry, and the sur-
face mining of coal and uranium.
The RRC does not have authority
to regulate gasoline prices.
ftutllit
Couervatloa Tips:
• Drive Sensibly: Aggres-
sive driving (speeding, rapid
acceleration and braking)
wastes gas. It can lower your
gas mileage by 33 percent
at highway speeds and by 5
percent around town. Sensible
driving is also safer for you
and others, so you may save
more than gas money.
• Observe the Speed Limit:
Gas mileage decreases rapidly
at speeds above 60 mph. Each
5 mph you drive over 60 mph
is iike paying an aduiiionai
$0.15 per gallon for gas.
Observing the speed limit is
also safer.
1 Remove Excess Weight:
Avoid keeping unnecessary
items in your vehicle, espe-
cially heavy ones. An extra
100 pounds in your vehicle
could reduce your miles per
gallon by up to two percent.
The reduction is based on the
percentage of extra weight
relative to the vehicle’s weight
and affects smaller vehicles
more than larger ones.
Avoid Excess Idling: Idling
gets zero miles per gallon.
Cars with larger engines typi-
cally waste more gas at idle
than do cars with smaller
engines.
Use Cruise Control: Using
cruise control on the highway
helps you maintain a constant
speed and, in most cases, will
save gas.
Use Overdrive Gears: When
you use overdrive gearing,
your car’s engine speed goes
down. This saves gas and
reduces engine wear.
Katrina takes toll on shindig show
By Minda Painter
The ravages of Hurricane
Katrina reached deep into East
Texas last Saturday night to
take a toll on the Cotton Pickin'
Theatre’s Saturday Nile Shindig
Show.
Several artists could not make
the trip to Point for a variety of
reasons; however, as they say,
“the show must go on.”
Mike Wagner, now from Leon-
ard, was on hand to kjck off the
show with the familiar theme
song.
Joe Ben Cason performed his
opening number with usual flair
and followed that with several
revealing announcements.
First was the passing of the
Shindig’s original steel guitar-
ist, Billy Braddy, from the Lake
Fork area. After a long battle
with cancer, Billy passed away
Friday night. Our thoughts and
prayers go out to his wife, Pat,
and family from all the Shindig
gang. Braddy was inducted into
the Steel Guitar Texas Hall of
Fame in 2004.
Next, Cason explained that
several of the singers scheduled
for the evening’s performance
could not appear and the program
would be a little thin. Almost
magically suggestions came
from the audience announcing
the presence of a couple of guests
that were featured in other Rural
American Idol Contests. Cason
immediately inked them in on
the program.
And finally, Cason announced
that FEMA had called himself
and bass guitarist Geary Cason
for assistance in the New Orleans
area and that they would be miss-
ing from the show for a while hut
that the show will go on.
Lead guitarist Eldon Bruce of
Quitman become more visible
and vocal on stage with each
show. Besides doing a variety of
solos, harmonies and backups,
he often adds to the humor of a
situation with a little comic relief
and a clever run from his electric'
guitar. He and wife Brenda enter
tained with a several numbers.
Mike Wagner’s fiddle sparked
the show with a special number.
Mike has blossomed on stage
and become an integral member
of the band, and the crowd loves
it. One patron remarked, “You
can’t have a country band with
out good fiddle.”
There were several highlights
in the evening’s show. Oliver
Mowat absolutely rocked the
place with an unrehearsed num7
her requested from the audience.
The place jumped as Mo<vat
pounded out a Jerry Lee Lewis
favorite, “Great Balls of Fire," on
his keyboard.
Mini Gayle Robinson had the
audience with her vibrant rendi-
tion of "Proud Mary." '
The delightful and sunny per-
formance of Brenda Akins-Mat
tin charmed the audience with
“Down at the Twist and Shout”
and “Happiest Girl in the Whole
U S A " and seemed to satisfy
the crowd’s appetite for fresh
talent. /
Appropriately, the evening
closed with a collection of
gospel songs. One of the most
requested was "The Lighthouse”
as performed by Geary Cason.
The harmony from Joe Cason
and Eldon Bruce supported by
the backup of song stylist Patsy
flanks made this a fitting closing
'to a really metnorahle show.
THE LATE BILLY BRADDY
MINI GAYLE ROBINSON
BRENDA AKINS-MARTIN
DOLLIE TRIMBLE
Celebrates 98th
Birthday
Dollie Trimble celebrated her
98th birthday Tuesday, Sept. 6,
2005, at Green Acres Nursing
Home.
Dollie was bom.Sept.-6, .1907,
near Point. She was the fifth
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Woodson Luckett, early pioneers
in Rains County. Dollie and
her late husband, Roy Clinton
Trimble, farmed most of their
married lives, cotton being their
main crop. They retired in the
1950’s, and Dollie went to work
for the' Emery Independent
School District as a cook in the
cafeteria. She worked there for
13 years. She made $1.25 per
day when she began and was
earning $3 per day when she
retired.
She has seen a lot of changes
in her lifetime. When asked if
she thought she’d make it to 100,
she replied ‘I just don’t know.”
Helping her celebrate with
cake and punch were her chil-
dren, Billy Trimble and wife
Edith, Floyd Trimble, Leo
Trimble and wife Joan, Wanda
Traylor, Sandra Stone and hus-
band Jimmy Don Stone; grand-
son, David Traylor; granddaugh-
ter, Dianne Ferrell and husband
Red; grand-daughter-in-law, Deb-
orah Traylor; roommate, Gertie
Lynch; and a host of other Green
Acres staff and residents.
I would
like to thank
all of my
sponsors,
family and
friends for
their support.
Special
thanks to
Karen Young.
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