Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 2007 Page: 1 of 18
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'Believe' taking the county by storm
Sense of community, team unity, holiday spirit key to success
LIVINGSTON - Polk County
residents clearly believe in rally-
ing behind the American Cancer
Society as orders for the special
holiday edition of the “Believe”
T-shirts continue to pour in even
though the deadline lor receiving
shirts by the Dec. 8 "Hometown
Christmas" event has passed.
The phenomenon has become
an event-wide fundraiser as Re-
lay For Life teams around the
county have raised money for
their teams by partnering with
“The Believer’s" Relay For Life
of Polk County team headed by
Team Development Chairman
Tammi Ogletree.
As word continues to spread
around the East Texas region the
shirts have become a nearly full-
time enterprise for the group as
evidenced by the whopping 1,400
T-shirt orders received for the
holiday "Believe” shirts.
Joyce Knierim, owner of Clas-
sic Promotions played a key part
in the huge success of the shirts
because it was her willingness to
print the shirts at cost that made
the venture viable. Knierim also
has a personal stake in the success
of the program since her mother
was a breast cancer survivor.
“ This is overwhelming I had no
idea that Tammi s original idea
would run like wildfire,” says
Knierim. “I'm so proud to be in
volved with it.”
When asked what she believes
has lead to the success of the
shirts. Ogletree responds, “This
is a fundraiser that brings in the
hometown spirit and sense of
community.”
"It's not about one team any-
more, it’s about all the teams be-
ing involved in the same thing
and the community getting in-
volved, too - even the kids.”
Pine Ridge and Timber Creek
Elementary and Livingston Inter-
mediate schools played an inte-
gral part in reaching so many in
the community by sending home
order forms with students. The
schools added the shirts to their
other fundraisers because they’re
a guaranteed money maker.
Many other teams are follow-
ing suit, a move that makes some
question Ogletree’s sanity, she
laughs.
"People ask me - Why are shar-
ing your biggest fundraiser? I tell
them because it benefits everyone
and that what Relay is all about.
It’s not about my team or your
team, it’s about cancer."
Performance Car Wash sells the
shirts in a variety of colors year
round and can barely keep them
on the counter, said owner Rhon-
da Woods, and the team is even
in talks to supply the shirts for
sale in a major retail chain, with
all proceeds benefiting Relay For
Life.
"Believe can stand for anything
you want it to - from believing
your team will win to bringing
the troops home from Iraq to reli-
gious faith. It’s not just about be-
lieving in a cure, and that’s why
the response has been so over-
whelming.” said Woods.
Polk County Relay Chairman
James Baugh said, “Relay event
coordinators from other big-
ger areas have been asking their
American Cancer Society Staff
Partners what is going on in Polk
County. How are they raising so
much money?"
"I tell them it’s the community.
We have tapped into the spirit of
rallying around those in our com-
munity who have fought and are
lighting this battle. It’s about the
shirts but at the same time it’s
not. The shirts are just sy mbolic
of something bigger that is going
on in Polk County and our coun-
try. People are tired of hearing
the same old news about another
loved one, friend or acquaintance
hearing those three words - You
College scouts come
calling for Lions' play-
ers.
See Sports, Pg. 7A
See PLANS, Page 2A
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Living
Annual holiday Tour
of Homes a big suc-
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Onalaska Police Officer charged
with aggravated kidnapping
LIVINGSTON
Quote for
the day
"The trouble
with weather
forecasting is
that it's right
too often for us
to ignore it and
wrong too often
for us to rely on
Onalaska Police Officer Greg
Bogany was arrested Tuesday on a charge of ag-
gravated kidnapping in connection with an incident
that occurred Monday, according to Capt. Rickie
Childers of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Bogany remained in jail in lieu of a $10,000 con-
ditional bond as of press time Wednesday.
The charges stem from an off-duty incident and
the victim is Bogany’s common-law wife, Childers
said.
Childers declined to discuss specific details
of the arrest due to the ongoing investigation by
PCSO and Texas Ranger Ron Duff.
Attempts to reacn Onalaska Police Chief Ron
Gilbert for comment were not successful as of
press deadline.
Crimestoppers seeking info
on church vandalism, Beech
Creek home burglary
LIVINGS ION - Polk County gating a burglarv in the Bo
sheriff's deputies are investi- Creek subdivision that occur
gating a case of felony criminal Nov. 27. Galloway said,
mischief that occurred A 200 Raw as
some time between _ four-wheeler and
Nov. 25 and Nov. 28
at the Jones Prairie-
Baptist Church.
Damage, estimated
at about $10,000. in-
cludes fire damage,
according to Det. Stan
Galloway of the Polk County formation on either of these inci
Sheriff’s Office. dents,contact Polk Counts Crime
Based on evidence found at Stoppers at 936-327-(STOP) and
the church, the incident is being you could receive a cash reward
investigated as a potential hate if information leads to the arrest
crime, Galloway said. and grand indictment of the
Detectives are also investi- person or persons involved.
Patrick Young
U.S. Author
BLACKOUT - A 2004
Buick Rendezvous driven
by David Rowe, 43, of
Onalaska was westbound
on Hwy 190 just west of
U.S. 59 when the driver
blacked out, according to
DPS reports. The vehicle
struck a culvert and rolled
several times. Rowe was
transported to Memorial
Medical Center-Livingston
with unspecified injuries.
Weather
tos ilio i \ n
ENTERPRISE PHOTOS BY VALERIE REDDELL
Partly cloudy with
slight chance of rain
predicted Thursday
through Sunday. Highs
near 80 degrees, lows
in the mid-60s.
FAILURE TO YIELD
— A 1992 Ford Ranger
driven by Juan Rincon
Cuellar, 67, of Livingston
was headed westbound on
E..Eeagin failed to yield
the right of way to a 2000
Toyota Celica driven by
Jill Pate, 38, of Woodville
headed northbound on
N. Houston resulting in
a collision that sent both
Pate and Cuellar to Me-
morial Medical Center-
Livingston. Cuellar was
cited for failure to yield
right-of-way.
Polk County Democrats
filing for local offices as
Jan. 6 deadline nears
LIVINGSTON - Polk County Democratic Party Chair Sharon l eal
reported that as of noon, Dec. 5 the following candidates have tiled
their Application for Place on the Democratic Ballot:
• Milton Purvis (Corrigan) for Commissioner Pet. 3
• Calv in Jones (Leggett) for Commissioner Pet. 3
• Ray Myers (Moscow) for Constable Pet. 3
• Man in Taylor (Livingston) for Constable Pet. 4
• Marion "Bid" Smith (Livingston) for Tax Assessor-Collector
Anyone interested in running for office should file with the County
Chair no later than 6 p.m. on Jan. 2.
The Democratic Party is open Monday through Friday from 10
a.m. until 4 p.m. with an hour for lunch at noon. For more informa-
tion call 327-5915.
Bulletin Board.........2B
Classified............5B-8B
Crossword...............5B
Community Calendar... 5A
Obituaries................6A
Official Records......2A
Opinion....................4A
Living..................1B-4B
Sports.................7A-9A
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