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BOY SCOUT CAMP AT PIRTLE— Constable Stanley Burgay and Timpson City Marshal Jeff Clopp are now Merit
Badge Counselors for the Boy Scouts. They attended a 3 day Class trip at Pirtle Camp on Lake Murvaul the week after
Christmas teaching techniques on fishing and finger printing. The kids had a lot of fun, especially fishing and learning
to take prints can be messy (as guys usually like things to go.)
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COMING UP
AND EVENTS
OF INTEREST
FOR SALE
We have limited Tiger shirts
and caps left for sale in the Ad-
ministration Office. These
would make great Christmas
gifts! Caps: $8.00 White; Ma-
roon & White; Maroon & Or-
ange-T Shirts: $5.00 Adult
Small L (14-16) M-(10-12) 2
Men’s Long Sleeve Shirts bul-
lying Call the office for your
request. This is a first come
first serve basis.
MORNING MANNA
“Traditionally here in
Shelby County, listeners have
tuned into the Daily Bible De-
votional heard Monday
through Friday at 8:45 a.m. on
KDET 930 AM and KQSI
92.5 FM. Join Pastor Steve
Harris of Center’s First United
Pentecostal Church for
MORNING MANNA, the
newly reformatted Daily De-
votional which will begin in
January and heard Daily, Mon-
day through Friday at 8:45
a.m. A great way to start your
mornings!”
MEETING
The Shelby County Fresh
Water Supply District board of
supervisors will hold their
regularly scheduled meeting
Saturday, January 13, 2007 at
9:00 a.m. at the Austin Bank
conference room.
JURY
CANCELLA TION
The jury that has been sum-
moned for Tuesday, January
16th, 2007, for the 273rd Dis-
trict Court Honorable Charles
Mitchell, Judge, presiding has
been cancelled. All cases have
been passed or settled. Anyone
receiving a summons for that
day is released from jury ser-
vice until they receive a future
summons. Lori Oliver, Dis-
trict Clerk- Shelby County
THANK YOU
The Timpson Ministerial
Alliance would like to say
thanks everyone for their con-
tributions to our Salvation
Army Bell Ringing. A special
thanks to our volunteers who
spent many hours making this
project a great success. Your
response and generousity was
overwhelming. Thanks again
for your caring.
Also, thanks to the Meth-
odist Church for the new
freezer given to the food pan-
try.
TENAHA ISD BLOOD
DRIVE
There will be a Blood Drive
held at Tenaha ISD Wednes-
day, the 17th from 9 am until
2 pm. Call first if you desire
to donate blood. 248-5000 ext
501
COUNTRY MUSIC
HAYRIDE
Saturday, Jan. 13, Hayride
will present “Heinz 57” with
special guests: Richard
Calhoun, Lacy Larsen, & Tom
Ridgeway. Featuring: Gene
Campbell, Carolyn Campbell,
Weda Barnett, Randy Ortigo,
Bill Ray, Cary Dowden, Rich-
ard Wilson, and Rhonda Tay-
lor. $6.00 show starts at 7
p.m. Hayride is located in the
Esquire Theater on the square
in downtown Carthage, Texas.
Bible Verse
For as the sufferings of
Christ abound in us, so
our consolation also
aboundeth by Christ.
II Cor. 1:5
Timpson receives several applications for AD/Head Coach
By Lynn Alexander
Vice-President Tommy
Sparks called the meeting of the
Timpson Independent School
District (TISD) to order on
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007.
TISD members absent were
Stephen Amos and Robin
Crawford. TISD Superinten-
dent Dr. Leland Moore was in
attendance and gave the Invo-
cation. The minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were approved.
Dr. Moore recommended the
board approve a bid from
G&G for Controlled Access
and Security Cameras. The
board approved acceptance of
the bid unanimously. Mr.
James Parker, a parent of a stu-
dent athlete, addressed the
board in reference to his
daughter being injured during
a basketball game. He was
under the impression that his
insurance carrier was the pri-
mary carrier and the school
district’s insurance was the
secondary carrier and would
cover whatever bills the pri-
mary carrier did not cover. Mr.
Parker asked the board if they
could help cover some of the
expenses. Dr. Moore explained
that TISD would be in viola-
tion of state law if they were
to directly cover any individual
expenses. An Audit Engage-
ment Letter from Mr. John
Pechacek defining a audit
agreement for this year was
tabled until the next board
meeting. Dr. Moore recom-
mended paying off the lease/
purchase of the phone system.
This action will save TISD ap-
proximately $8,400 in finance
charges. The board moved and
approved this recommendation
unanimously. Mrs. Mary Lynn
Tinkle presented the District
Plan to the board. The board
moved and approved the plan
unanimously. A bid on prop-
erty item #R11596 ($1,300)
from Tax Assessor, Janie
Graves, was approved unani-
mously and will be passed on
to Timpson City Council for
their approval. Adoption of
DEC Local (aTASB policy re-
garding Leaves and Absences)
^ See Tim ISD pg. 8
Timpson ISD junior named to
All State Academic Football team
FAMILY LUNCH—Jean Ferrero, left, of Timpson and her family enjoy the second birthday
celebration of the Whistlestop Restaurant in Tenaha Saturday. Food was delicious as
usual. Jean is the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Timpson, Garrison and
Caledonia. Photo by Florence Reeh
Tyler Bush, 16-year-old
junior at Timpson High
School, was recently named to
the Texas High School
Coaches Association 1st Team
All -State Academic Football
team.
The teams are selected by a
point system that awards
points for GPA. class rank,
and SAT/ACT scores. The
student/athletes are then
placed on teams according to
the number of points they have
earned. Criteria required to be
nominated is an overall GPA
of 92 or above, be a member
of the team in good standing
at the time of nomination, and
be of good moral character.
Tyler is the son of Todd and
Tyler Bush
Cindy Bush. He is the
grandson of Richard and
Leatha Hightower and John
and Angela Bush.
Another glance at news we made in 2006
By Florence Reeh
Timpson FFA members
spent their spring break at the
largest livestock show in the
world, the Houston Livestock
Show & Rodeo and was rep-
resented by 8 students exhibit-
ing beef heifers and 2 students
exhibiting market broilers.
Katelyn Oliver and Damien
Amos participated in the mar-
ket broiler show. Olivia
Samford placed 4th in Red
Angus show. Olivia also was
presented with the Top Ten
Letterman’s Jacket Award.
Katie Bush was not able to par-
ticipate due to a broken leg
which she incurred in a soft-
ball game, however, her Brah-
man heifer placed 4th out of
18 in her class. In the Santa
Gertrudis show, Roen Mitchell
placed 6th out of 20, Charlsey
Timpson FFA
Hits the Jackpot
Timpson FFA members hit
the road last weekend to attend
the Henderson Lions Club
Jackpot Livestock Show. The
group set forth at 6:30 AM
Saturday morning with a cara-
van of 3 gooseneck trailers fol-
lowed by a band of students
and parents. The goal was
practice and experience for
students and animals alike, in
preparation for the upcoming
Shelby County Livestock
Show. This weekend Timpson
FFA concentrated on students
with goats and steer projects
with very successful results.
Most of these students had
never shown before and truly
needed this experience. With
11 goats, 3 steers, and 6 heif-
ers the Timpson FFA was the
largest school group participat-
ing in the show. These FFA
members attained valuable ex
^ See Timpson FFA pg 10 (picture also)
Mackey placed 3rd out of 15
and Chaylon Mackey placed
2nd out of 9. James Wolfe
placed 8th in his Charolais
heifer class, and Ryan
McDonald showed out plac-
ing 4th out of 40 in what
turned out to be the largest
class of the entire show. Macy
Nix completed the team’s
competition placing 2nd in
class in the Shorthorn heifer
show. All 18 exhibitors placed
in the top of their classes
which is truly amazing. FFA
member Ashley Whittington
received the Houston Go
Texan Scholarship in the
amount of $3,000.
Jim Anna Watson, of
Tenaha, was the 2006 Valedic-
torian. She is the daughter of
John and Wendy Watson, and
sister of Johnathan Watson.
Jim Anna participated in many
activities at THS.
There was a good turnout
this year at Frontier Days . It
was noted that the Pony Ex-
press may have helped a lot.
The Carnival also reported a
good run and is making a re-
turn visit next year. Announc-
ing the events was Zach
Crawford, well known in
Timpson, doing his usual good
job.
The Booker T. Washington
Reunion 2006 was held July 21
at Tenaha High School called
“Night at The Apollo. The next
day, July 22, a parade was
held in downtownTenaha.
Then at 2:30 p.m., on the
Square, a welcome was given
from the Gazebo by County
Judge Floyd “Dock”Watson
recognizing all honor classes:
“46, ‘56, and “66.
Highway 59 traffic has
kept Constable Whatley busy
this summer. Due to the
amount of drugs transported
through the Tenaha area,
Randy purchased a drug dog,
“Beau”, last year to ride with
him as he is patrollingthe area.
Beau is also going to be used
at the Tenaha ISD campus to
check for illegal drugs. The
marriage of Nancy Stephens
and Cecil Denison was an-
nounced. They married Au-
gust 19, 2006 at5 p.m. at Mt.
Olive Baptist Church in the
Silas Community in Timpson.
More Next Week
Identity Theft
Are you at risk?
TAGHS to host Bob Bowman Jan. 17th
By Sandra Brownlow
Bob Bowman of Lufkin,
who with his wife Doris have
been called “the murder his-
torians” of East Texas, will
address an audience at the
Timpson Genealogical &
Heritage Society’s Library on
Wednesday, January 17. The
meeting begins at 2 p.m. The
Bowmans recently completed
their third murders volume,
“Historic Murders of East
Texas, Book 3.” The book
traces the origins and out-
comes of eighteen murders
occurring between 1687 and
1941 with connections in
Anderson, Angelina, Chero-
kee, Fannin, Grimes, Harrison,
Jasper, Lee, Marion, Mont-
gomery, Polk, Red River,
Sabine, San Augustine, San
Jacinto, Shelby, Titus, and
Walker counties. One chapter
recounts the life of Pete
Loggins, an accused murderer,
lawyer, forger, bigamist and
physician in East Texas and
city editor of the Little Rock
Democrat under an assumed
name. He was killed by a law-
man at Willis in Montgomery
County on April’s Fool Day in
1905. A chapter also deals with
the infamous Wall-Border-
Broocks feud which ranged
over San Augustine, Shelby
and Sabine counties. The book
also explores the oldest known
murder in East Texas, the 1687
slaying of French explorer La
Salle by one of his own men.
With thirty-four books and
thousands of newspaper and
magazine articles to their
credit, Bob and Doris Bowman
are among the leading authori-
ties on East Texas history and
folklore. The Bowmans began
researching historic murders in
2002 after they completed The
Mystery of Lady Bountiful, a
history of thrice-accused mur-
deress and timber baroness
Lillian Knox. The book was
honored by the East Texas
^ See Bowman page 2
By John S. Rester
Americans are inundated
with advertising on televison,
on the internet, and in maga-
zines about the fastest grow-
ing white collar crime America,
identity. According to the Fed-
eral Trade Commission, in the
last five years, 27.3 million
people have been victims of
identity theft. The number in
2002 alone was 9.9 million! A
professional thief can assume
your identity in just a few
hours, but it can take years for
you to restore your credit
standing and identity.
It’s no secret that identity
theft is a problem in America
today but unfortunately most
of us think it will never hap-
pen to us. But realistically, we
are all at risk. Think for a
minute, do you hand your
credit card to a server in res-
taurants? Do you sign your
credit cards? Do you pay with
a check? Do you supply your
personal information over the
internet? Have you ever done
one of these acts? If your an-
swer is yes, you could be at
risk.
Unfortunately most of us
think of identity theft as a
credit related issue. While it
certainly can be the most com-
mon, did you know that there
are many different reasons that
these thieves want your per-
sonal information and most of
them have absolutely nothing
to do with your credit.
Identity theft is real and in-
dividuals like you and me
could be at risk. Only you can
take the steps to protect your
personal identity. If you would
like more information, there
will be an informational semi-
nar at the Chamber of Com-
merce in Timpson, Thursday,
January 18th at 6 PM. During
the seminar you will be pre-
sented with a book from the
Federal Trade Commission
with tips on how to protect
yourself. This seminar is free
to the public.
It’s time that we, as
Americans, take the necessary
steps to protect what we have
worked our entire lives to
build, our identities!!
Take charge and fight
back!
CM K
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