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The Van Zandt County Senior Citizens Club is holding its monthly dance at 7 p.m. Friday, March 9, at the Henderson County Senior Citizens Center in Athens. Joe Walenta and the Ranch Hands Band will provide country western music. Everyone is welcome.

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Cedar Creek Bible Church will host a free Friday night skating event from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Friday from March 9 through March 16 for children age 4 through the 6th grade. Activities include skating, games, songs and Bible stories. The church is located at 700 N Seven Points Blvd. in Seven Points (one mile north of the traffi c light.) For more information, call (903) 432-2175.

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Points will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Library at Cedar Creek Lake in Seven Points. The Carter Blood-Care Bus will be in the parking lot at 410 E. Ce-dar Creek Parkway in Seven Points. For more information, call (903) 498-7223.

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ATHENS–The Hen-derson County Jury that returned a guilty ver-dict against 30 year old Daniel Joseph Scott on Tuesday, heard from two additional witnesses Wednesday morning before sentencing him to 70 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Institutional Division. Under cur-rent Texas law, he will not become eligible for parole until 2046.

Scott shot his wife of 12 years, Alisha Weaver Scott, in the head with a .357 revolver two days

after Christmas, 2016. The couple had three small children who were not home at the time.

Scott claimed on the night of the murder that he had been playing with what he thought was an unloaded gun by practicing his “quick draw” in the living room while Alicia was in an adjoining room on her phone. He described to investigators that he was “spinning and clicking” the gun multiple times and that on the last time, the gun went off shoot-ing his wife in the fore-head as she walked into the room. He speculated

that his wife had heard the clicking of the gun which prompted her to come into the room.

Af t e r Hende r son County Sheriff ’s Investi-gators obtained a search warrant for the house, they located the pistol on a couch in the living room. It was a six-shot revolver fully loaded with fi ve live rounds and one shell casing. None of the live rounds had a primer strike indicating that it had been struck by the fi ring pin which occurs when the ham-mer falls.

“It was immediately apparent to offi cers that

his story about spinning and clicking the gun was not possible,” said District Attorney Mark Hall who prosecuted the case with First Assistant Nancy Rumar. He also told lead Investigator Ray Yockey on a re-corded conversation that Alicia stepped in front of the gun all of a sudden, which was inconsis-tent with his statements that he “aimed” the gun and “pulled the trigger” while he was “looking right at her.”

“It is simply not plau-sible that she could be fast enough to step in front of a bullet that has

been ‘aimed’ by a person‘looking right at’ thevictim” when he pullsthe trigger,” said Hall.“When that is addedto everything else that

Jury gives Daniel Scott 70 years for wife’s murder

DANIEL JOSEPH SCOTT

John Carter shows another Grand Champion

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Mabank FFA member John Carter Teague smiles with his Steer Class Grand Champion entry at the Kaufman County Junior Livestock Show. See more photos from the event on page 7-8B.

The Monitor Staff Reports

ATHENS–When the dust settled, election night Precinct 2 Commissioner Wade McKinney emerged as the next Henderson County Judge. He garnered 58 percent of the ballots, collecting 5,869 votes to attorney Weinstein’s 4,221 votes in the Republican Primary.

The new father was grateful to those who voted for him, expressing their confi dence in his continued leadership as the presiding offi cer of Commissioners Court. “I’m very proud of what we have accom-plished over the past 20 years,” he said, noting that the county is completely debt free having paid off the bond that built the jail, -- an avenue of additional revenue for the county in housing out-of-county and Federal inmates.

Returning to the court is also Precinct 4 Commis-sioner Ken Geeslin, who remained victorious over challenger Kelly Harris for a second time.

Kevin Pollock will continue as JP2 in Seven Points. Voters cast nearly 59 percent of their ballots for him and 41 percent for Dale Blaylock, a former JP2.

Other winners statewide in Republican Primary.U.S. Senator Ted Cruz won his party’s nomination

for a second term in offi ce as did Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in their con-tested races.

“I am deeply grateful that Republicans in Texas turned out and put their confi dence in me to continue leading the fi ght for Texas values in Washington,” Cruz stated on social media. “The last fi ve years have been an incredible honor and I’m proud of

McKinney wins over Weinstein for County Judge

Unoffi cial Results of the Henderson County

Republican Primary

Monitor Staff Reports

AUSTIN–Tallies for the Party Primary elec-tions resulted in sev-eral runoff races to be decided May 22 before heading into the Nov. 6 General Election.

U.S. Representative for the 5th District will see Lance Gooden and Bunni Pounds compet-ing. Statewide the top runner Gooden garnered nearly 30 percent of the vote with Pounds col-lecting 22 percent. The winner will face Dem Dan Wood in the Gen-eral.

In Henderson Coun-ty Gooden had 54 per-cent of the voter approv-al and about the same percentage in Kaufman County. The vote split-ter came from Canton resident Sam Deen, who

collected the most votes in Van Zandt County, 4,643 with Pounds com-ing in a distant second, followed by Gooden. In the entire 5th Dis-trict, Deen was the third highest vote getter with 10,102 votes. In Hen-derson and Kaufman counties Jason Wright edged out Deen for third place.

S t a t e w i d e Te x a s House District 4 is be-tween Stuart Spitzer, a leading vote getter in both counties and Keith Bell edged out Ashley McKee with 26.30 per-cent of the vote. McK-ee got 25.72 percent. In Henderson County. McKee and Spitzer were separated by 33 votes. The winner will face Dem Eston Williams, pastor of Aley Methodist Church.

Firefi ghter of the Year, again!

Monitor Photo/Denise York

Mabank Fire Department 2017 Firefi ghter of the Year Fred Carter (right) credits his wife, Mary, with enabling him to serve his community. He is the only fi refi ghter in the department’s history to have received the award twice.See more photos from this year’s awards banquet on page 2A.

Runoff races set

Runoff See page 2A

By Pearl CantrellMonitor Staff Writer

K A U F M A N –Kaufman County voters who didn’t cast ballots in the primary will be able to help decide Re-publican runoff races for key leadership positions, including county judge.

Of the three candi-dates running for county judge no one garnered

more than 50 percent of the vote. Top vote-getters Jakie Allen and Hal Richards go on to a second round with vot-ers casting the deciding ballot by May 22. The deadline to register to vote in that election is April 23. Early voting begins May 14. Rich-ards campaigned on his experience as the mayor

of Terrell and the eco-nomic growth projects,including road develop-ment under his tenure,while Allen cited his rolein county governmentas Precinct 4 Commis-sioner.

Another to be contin-ued race is that for Pre-cinct 4 Commissionerbetween Scurry-Rosser

Key Kaufman races go to runoff electionCounty Judge, Pct. 4 & 1 Commissioner, JP2

Races See page 2A

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Continued from Page 1AVerdictwas and had gone on between the two not just in the few days leading up to her death, but for years, the jury obviously believed that he inten-tionally and knowingly shot and killed his wife.”

Scott had told investi-gators that they had not been having any prob-lems or arguing prior to the shooting. But when the cell phones of both Scotts’ were forensically examined it revealed that there had been some type of ongoing dispute since Christmas Day leading up to minutes before Alicia’s death. In addition, it showed that Daniel had been com-municating his desire to fi nd a new love interest in some sort of internet classifi eds, within hours of the shooting.

In both the guilt-in-nocence and sentenc-ing phases of trial, a longtime friend of the Scotts that had lived and traveled with them ex-tensively for a number of years, related in graphic detail a pattern of sexual and physical abuse that he had observed over the years. His warnings to the family of Scott about Daniel’s violent nature and the abusive acts toward Alicia, had gone unheeded.

The defense vigor-ously questioned and at-tacked the thoroughness of the overall investiga-tion and highlighted oth-er things that could have been done, however as Investigator Yockey re-sponded, “This was not a ‘Whodunit’”

“Even though the de-fendant tried to come up with an explanation as to why this was an accident, it just didn’t wash, according to Hall. As far as the quality of the investigation was concerned, Ray Yockey did everything necessary for us to be able to put together a strong case. It’s not uncommon for the defense to attack the investigation when that is the only thing you have to hang your hat on.”

“Ray Yockey and the Henderson County Sher-iff’s Office mobilized every resource and per-son necessary to imme-diately begin working this case, and they de-livered. I just wish that everyone in the county could fully comprehend what it takes, and what they do on a daily basis to keep us safe. I for one, and most certainly speaking for many in our community, am proud of the work they do.”

5th Court of Appeals District Place 12 Justice heads to runoff between Jim Pikl and William “Randy” Johnson.

Precinct 2 County Commissioner goes into a runoff between Scott Tuley (46.99 percent) and David Conner (35 percent)

Precinct 5 JP heads to a runoff between incum-bent Belinda Brownlow and Patrick Gresham

Democrats will hold a runoff election between U.S. Senate candidates Beto O’Rouke (46.48

percent) and Sema Hernandez (27 percent) to face Sen. Ted Cruz in November.

Texas gubernatorial candidates Lupe Valdez and Andrew White.

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HC election

what we’ve been able to accomplish for 28 mil-lion Texans, from stop-ping national Democrats’ liberal agenda of bigger government, amnesty, and gun control, to work-ing to fulfi ll our promises under new Republican majorities – including historic tax cuts, major regulatory reform, and the confi rmation of prin-cipled, qualifi ed, consti-tutionalist judges. I’ve worked hard to fulfi ll the mandate they gave me and will continue doing so as long as I have the privilege to represent them.”

George P. Bush won’t face a runoff despite three challengers, having col-lected 58.18 percent of the vote for General Land Office Commissioner. Jerry Patterson came in a distant second with nearly 30 percent of the vote.

Neither will Ag Com-missioner Sid Miller (55.83 percent) or Rail-road Commiss ioner Christi Craddick (75 percent).

Other winners in con-tested Republican Pri-mary races include:

• Presiding Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller; Place 8 Judge Michelle Slaughter

• Dist. 2 State Senator Bob Hall

• Dist. 2 State Rep Dan Flynn

• 5th Court of Ap-peals Dist, Place 11 John Browning.

Many of these will face a Democrat candidate in the General Election.

All 11 Republican Propositions won major-ity favor by wide mar-gins. The odd-numbered propositions gained the lowest percentages of approval as shown: Prop 1 by 67 percent, Prop 3 by 85 percent, Prop 5 by 78 percent, Prop 7 by 68 percent, Prop 9 and 11 by nearly 87 percent.

Prop 10 won 94 per-cent voter approval for setting a 4 percent roll-back rate on property tax increases.


Mabank Fire Department honors its top ten fi refi ghters Jerry Sanchez (from left), Mike Bass, Austin Trosino, Jody Farrell, Mike Rowan, Daryl West, Fred Carter, Cody Myrick and (not pictured) Shane Jeff coat and Steve Flowers.

Monitor Photos/Denise York

Mabank Fire Chief Ricky Myrick (left)

recognizes Assistant Chief Kyle McAfee with a gold watch for his 25

years of service.

B E L O W : M a b a n k Firefi ghter Mat Ewaskiw (center) receives thanks and congratulations from the chief (left) and assistant chief on his 15 years of service with the department.

First responders recognized with awards


Peyton Owens (right) receives his offi cial

Mabank Fire Department polo shirt and hat from Chief Myrick. Peyton is

the son of Firefi ghter David Owens and

frequently helps out at the fi re station, planning

to be a fi refi ghter one day.


Kenneth Tanner (left) receives his 10-year pin.

area resident Monty Roberts and Kemp resi-dent Ken Cates. Roberts drew 46 percent of the vote in the primary to Cates’ 37 percent. Cates cites his long career with Homeland Security, while Roberts, a lifelong precinct resident and businessman stood on his integrity and sense of belonging to the area and desire to see it improved.

Precinct 1 Commis-sioner Mike Hunt, ap-

pointed to the spot after commissioner elect Greg Starek declined to accept the elected offi ce, will go another round against George Mayfi eld. Hunt drew 39 percent of the vote to Mayfi eld’s nearly 34 percent. The race for Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace heads to a runoff between top vote getter Scott Whitaker with 36 percent of the ballots; and Amy Tarno, who collected 29 percent of

the vote.Other candidates who

emerged victorious in contested races election night include:

• County Court at Law No. Judge Dennis Jones in a close race with Tra-cy Gray, just six votes apart in unoffi cial results

• County Clerk Laura Hughes

• Chuck Mohnkern for County Treasurer. Just 180 votes marked the winner over John Zaby.

The hard truth is that if one wants signifi cant results, signifi cant eff ort will be required.

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My fi ve cents…

By Senator Robert NicholsSpecial to The Monitor

TEXAS–Soon we will celebrate Texas’ Inde-pendence Day. Set on the anniversary of the sign-ing of Texas’ Declaration of Independence from Mexico, it is a reminder of our state’s rich his-tory. After the declara-tion of independence was signed, Texas operated as a stand-alone Republic for 10 years, before join-ing the United States.

While Texans are proud Americans, we hold on to much of the individual spirit from our time as a separate nation. The bravery and courage of our Texas’ founders continues to inspire our state today through their legacy of freedom, self-

reliance and ingenuity. Here are five things

happening around your state this month:

1. FEMA FundingTexas is expected to

receive just over $1 bil-lion in hazard and fl ood mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the end of the summer to help com-munities rebuild from the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey last year. Half of that fund-ing is currently available right now for cities and counties which were af-fected by Harvey. The funding can be used to cover everything from buying out fl ooded build-ings and homes, retrofi t-ting houses and buildings to withstand hurricane winds, storm surge pro-tection programs, build-ing new seawalls and restoring sand dunes. The Texas Department of Emergency Management has been instructed to ex-pedite the distribution of funding once communi-ties or cities send in their applications and they are approved.

2. Protecting TexansGovernor Greg Abbott

has announced a new initiative to better protect people from human traf-fi cking. The “Preventing Crime, Protecting Tex-ans, Punishing Criminal” plan includes allocating $22 million to the De-partment of Public Safety to create regional squads which will help train lo-cal law enforcement in recognizing and investi-gating human traffi cking cases. He also suggests in the plan that $14 million should be allocated to ad-dress and clear the state’s backlog of sexual assault evidence kits. Other pro-posals in the plan include a ‘do-not-hire’ registry for school employees placed on probation or who have been convicted of an improper relation-ship with students.

3. Texas Women’s Hall of Fame

In 1984, the Texas Governor’s Commission for Women established the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame to honor women who have ac-complished significant achievements in areas

such as arts, business, health, science, education and community service. It includes former First Ladies, entrepreneurs, athletes, artists and many more. Nominations are now being accepted for 2018 and are open to any native or current resident of Texas, living or de-ceased, who have made a signifi cant contribution to the State of Texas. Texas Women’s Univer-sity in Denton, currently houses the permanent ex-hibit which salutes these women. I encourage you to visit https://gov.texas.gov/organization/women/tex-as_womens_hall_of_fame to learn more about the Hall of Fame and to submit a nomination form.

4. DPS Reversing Decision

Last December, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) made a controversial de-cision to cut the positions of over 100 law enforce-ment offi cers to make up for a budget cut. These older troopers were em-ployed under an agency program which allowed them to retire and then be rehired with the ability to collect retirement ben-efits and salary. While

this program was discon-tinued in 2013, many of these troopers had been rehired before then. After the decision was made, many associations and many within the Capitol, came out against this decision as they believed it unfairly targeted older offi cers.

Recently, DPS rescind-ed that decision, and have allowed the troopers, which are employed un-der the retire/rehire pro-gram, to continue on in their current positions. They would also offer reinstated jobs to any officers who may have already left the Depart-ment due to the impend-ing layoffs.

5. Get AppointedOne aspect of state

government that many are not aware of is gu-bernatorial appointments. The Governor of Texas makes approximately 3,000 appointments dur-ing a four-year term. These include appoint-

ments to state boards, commissions, and coun-cils which advise the Governor on specific agencies and policies. Some of those include the Animal Health Com-mission, the Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Texas Pharmacy Board.

During my time in the Senate, and having served on the Senate Nominations Committee for six years, I under-stand the impact state boards have on Texas. Because of this, I want to encourage more Senate District 3 constituents to apply for these posi-tions. Our communi-ties in East Texas are blessed with many indi-viduals whose expertise and backgrounds could benefit our state as a whole and I encourage you to get involved. For an application and more information, please visit www.governor.state.tx.us/appointments.


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By Ryan SittonTexas Railroad Commissioner

Since the recent Park-land shooting in Florida, a debate has raged in our country about the role of gun control ver-sus Second Amendment rights. As a Texas Rail-road Commissioner, our agency has no jurisdic-tional authority in this debate. However, as a public servant, I am often asked about solutions to issues of public concern so I feel compelled to provide these thoughts.

The fact is, when I consider the tragedy in Florida, I want to act. I want to do anything we can to stop these kinds of violent attacks. I want to do something aggres-sive to make sure that no group of people — kids or otherwise — can be attacked like this for no reason. However, I can’t help but feel like the de-bate over gun control is the wrong debate. In fact, since I feel like the gun control debate doesn’t address the serious, can-cerous root-cause of the mass killing problem in the United States, I’m intentionally omitting my specifi c personal views on gun control from this piece to offer a different approach.

Before I go further, I

Violence in our culture requires vigilance want to say that this issue hits home for me. My mother and father were both schoolteachers for 44 and 38 years respec-tively. Several years ago, my father experienced a school shooting in the hallway outside his class-room in which a student was killed. In addition, my brother is a career po-lice offi cer, and has seen his friends and fellow offi cers shot by people that had guns, many of them illegally possessed. When I ask them about their experiences, neither my father nor my brother believes that gun control will solve the problem. In fact, my father liked the idea of having teach-ers who were armed and could protect students and faculty if necessary. Their personal experi-ences have shaped my views on these tragedies but so have other family interactions.

About four weeks ago, my teenage daugh-ter (who is precious to me) wanted to down-load a video game on her phone. It is called “Sniper” and the game is — as it sounds — an experience in which the player guns down criminals from afar. I reviewed the game, and it isn’t the worst I’ve seen, but it was graphic. You

can watch as the bullet penetrates the skull of the person being shot, and blood splatters out the back. Kids will say things like, “But dad, you are only killing the bad guys,” as if that is an acceptable reason for children to be experienc-ing this sensation. That bothers me.

At 43 years old, I have played my share of video games. I played Pac-Man and Zaxxon, and later played Super Mario Brothers and Zelda, and I graduated to games like Mortal Kombat — a very violent game for its time. I try to picture the reaction I would have seen if I had asked my parents to let me buy “Sniper” for my Sega 25 years ago. It would NOT have been mild. I also didn’t have access then to a smart phone where I could have sur-reptitiously viewed vio-lent content without my parents knowing – all of the time.

According to a 2015 American Psychologi-cal Association review, research demonstrates a consistent relationship between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behavior, as well as a lack of empathy and sensitiv-ity to aggression. In its

2016 policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics similarly states “there is broad scientifi c consensus that virtual violence increas-es aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, but there has been little public action to help mitigate children’s expo-sure to it.” The research is clear that there is a relationship between violent stimuli and ag-gressive behaviors.

I know that mental health in this country is a multifaceted complex problem. Drug and al-cohol abuse, depression and loneliness, when untreated, can all trig-ger abhorrent acts. But our culture has become entirely too comfortable with violence. We are not only desensitized to it, it is celebrated. From television to movies to video games, it has be-come more and more prevalent, graphic and acceptable. I am not ad-vocating for more strin-gent content regulation. But I am advocating for more vigilance. Not just for our own kids, but for those in our community. We should be aware of what our kids are see-ing on their phones, AND THEIR FRIEND’S PHONES. If we see an-other child getting way

too into violence, instead of thinking that it is none of our business, we need to overcome that uncomfortable feeling, and express concern to that child’s parents. “Did you know that your son is playing this game or watching this show?” is a fi ne question that more of us, myself included, need to ask.

None of us want this nonsensical violence to continue. All of us want to prevent another mass killing. I don’t claim to have perfect solutions when it comes to the gun debate, but I don’t think curbing gun access will work. At a time like this, we need to be asking ourselves more than just, “How did the Parkland shooter get the gun?” and instead ask, “How did he get to the point that he thought this was what he wanted to do?” This is not a partisan problem. It is a cultural one. And it will take more than a new set of laws to change that. It will require changed behavior, accountability, and probably more than a few family fi ghts about “just because your friend watches that show or plays that game doesn’t mean that’s acceptable in this household.”

It will take all of us.

Dear Editor,A new report by NPR

reveals that a Russian politician named Mr. Tor-shin with close links to Putin has tied himself to the National Rifl e Asso-ciation. He is the deputy governor of the Bank of Russia and has served in sensitive security roles with Putin. He states he has access to Trump and that he has served as a foreign election observer

NPR reveals the truth

in the U.S. He has care-fully cultivated a rela-tionship with the NRA for many years. Since 2012, he has known every president of the NRA. Back in 2012 the NRA put 12 million into Mitt Romney’s presiden-tial run. They spent 30 million on Trump and about 55 million to 70 million on the whole election. Where did that money come from? NPR and many Americans like me want this ques-tion answered. Flooding the election with foreign

money is illegal. As NPR pointed out, it appears that Russian oligarchs who are the arm of Putin have infi ltrated our con-servative organizations, some with knowledge and some without, to determine our future, our democracy and our lives. Russia benefi ts when de-mocracies die.

Are we to end up like the Ukraine where the Russian government lit-erally shut down their banking, electrical grids, most computer systems and engaged in their

elections? Was that a practice run? Where is Trump? Where is Con-gress? Why are they not protecting us from what we now know is happening? What is the answer to that? Rus-sia has infiltrated our organizations and our government and we do nothing. I am amazed

that NPR did this incred-ible job of making the connections and follow-ing through with how likely the money has been used from Russia. A very small price to pay for buying the once democratic United States of America.

Carol PriceTool



Courtesy Photo

A big thank you to the Mabank Fire Department for allowing members of Pack 333 Webelos to visit on Feb. 26. The boys are working on earning the First Responder pin for the Webelos rank. Pictured standing on the truck are Braiden Dejong (from left), Stephen Jeffers, Zachery Durnell and Robbie Honeycutt. Standing on fl oor Ajay Turk (from left), Kaufman County Fire Marshal Mat Ewaskiw, Jace Harlan and Rowan Standerfer. Sitting on fl oor Jett Mercer (from left), Ray Brager, Kenan Paul Jr., Remy Ahrens and Shy Killian.

Cub Scouts visit fi re station


Mabank Senior Centerat

the Ball Park

Monday: Chicken tenders w/gravy, mashed potatoes, Kyoto blend, pineapple, milk, teaTuesday: Chili, onions and cheese, corn chips, dump cake, milk, teaWednesday: Chicken and broccoli, carrots, spiced applesauce, milk, teaThursday: Meatloaf, roasted potatos, spinach, tropical fruit, milk, teaFriday: Pulled pork sandwich, ranch beans, scalloped potatoes, bun, cookie, milk, tea

Weekly Lunch Menu

405 W. Walnut, Mabank, Tx 75147(903) 887-0067

Cross Roads ISD meets at 6 p.m. the third Thursday at 1308 FM 3062 in Mala-koff. For more information, call (903) 489-1152.

East Cedar Creek Fresh Water Supply Dis-trict meets at 12:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the ECCF-WSD office on Hammer Road just off Welch Lane in Gun Barrel City.

Eustace City Coun-cil meets at 7 p.m. in the Eustace City Hall the fi rst Thursday of each month. For more information, call (903) 425-4702.

Eustace Independent School District meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Eu-stace High School Library. For more information, call (903) 425-5161.

Gun Barrel City Coun-cil meets at City Hall lo-cated at 1716 W. Main at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tues-day of each month. Call (903) 887-1087 for more information.

Gun Barrel City Eco-nomic Development Cor-poration meets at 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at city hall. For more information, please call (903) 887-1899.

Henderson County Commissioners’ Court meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Henderson County Courthouse Annex in Athens.

Henderson County Emergency Services Dis-trict #4 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 525 S. Tool Dr. in Tool.

Henderson County Historical Commission meets the fi rst Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the HC Historical Museum.

K a u f m a n C o u n t y Commissioners’ Court meets at 9:30 a.m. the sec-ond and fourth Mondays of each month at the Kaufman County Courthouse Annex in Kaufman. Call (972) 932-0218.

Kemp City Council meets at Kemp City Hall at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call (903) 498-3191.

Kemp Independent School District meets at 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month in the Board Room in the Administra-tion Building. For more information, please call (903) 498-1314.

Log Cabin City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month in city hall. For more informa-tion, call (903) 489-2195.

Mabank City Council meets at 7 p.m. in Mabank City Hall the fi rst Tuesday of each month. For more information, call (903) 887-3241.

Mabank Independent School District meets at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Mon-day of each month. For more information, please call (903) 887-9310.

Malakoff City Council meets at 6 p.m. on the sec-ond Monday of each month in Council Chambers, City Hall 109 South Melton St.

Malakoff Independent School District meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday at 1308 FM 3062. Call (903) 489-1152 for more information.

Payne Springs City Council meets at city hall at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of each month. For more information, call (903) 451-9229.

Payne Springs Wa-ter Supply Corp. meets the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at 9116 Frazier Lane.

Seven Points City Council meets at 7 p.m. in city hall the second Thurs-day. For more, call (903) 432-3176.

Tool City Counci l meets at 6 p.m. in the Oran White Civic Center the third Thursday of each month. For more informa-tion, call (903) 432-3522.

West Cedar Creek Mu-nicipal Utility District meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month at 821 S. Tool Dr. For more information, call (903) 432-3704.

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S e n i o r F o c u sS e n i o r F o c u s

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C E D A R C R E E K LAKE–The Bridge Stu-dio at Cedar Creek Lake is pleased to announce this week’s winners.

Pairs East-WestWinners for Mar. 2

Lee Lunsford and Norma Lunsford, fi rst place; Nell Velvin and Dee Bridgewater, second place;

Frances Sanders and Laura Murphey, third place.

Pairs North-SouthWinners for Mar. 2

Judy Adams and Bari Hart, fi rst place;

Barbara McMinn and Larry Laudig, second place;

Chester Neel Jr., and Bonnie Magee, third place.


Dot Irwin and Bruce Irwin, fi rst place; Gloria Rowland and Sarah Niemann, second place;

Doris Neathery and Ray Carden, third place.


Betty Wilkinson and Sandy Molander, first place;

Chester Neel Jr. and Nita Carmack, second place;

Frances Sanders and Lynda Pillans, third place.


J Dale Molander and Sarah Niemann, fi rst place; Austin and Barba-ra Bradford, second place;

Jean Roach and Carol Garza, third place.


Gloria Rowland and Betty Wilkinson, first place;

Bonnie Magee and Chester Neel Jr., second place;

Mary Adams and Mar-lee Turner, third place.

For more informa-tion, call Gloria Row-land at (903) 451-3219, or Jean Roach at (469) 323-9413.

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By Larry SchroederSpecial to The Monitor

C E D A R C R E E K LAKE–Swimsuit sea-son is almost here which causes some to wish they were a few pant sizes smaller. It is this desire to look lean that brings out lots of suggestions to reach this goal. By chance I read a report with several scientific studies to back up what was printed about dietary ideas that sounded good. So I thought, why not pass them on. But to save space, you will have to suffer with my take on each point.

• Eat a big breakfast. I can see how this can help a person to keep away from the fatty donuts at breaktime, unless you’ve got a donut addiction like my granddaughter.

• Drink one less soda a day. Definitely a no-brainer. But I bet if you had a no-cola-day you should do even better at keeping the weight off. Also think of the bucks you could save in a year, better than $160.00, enough to buy a new pair

Trying to stay leanof pants that fi t a persons new smaller size.

• Eat like an Italian. No, not pizza all day but lots of veggies, steamed is best. Sure, this can make them taste boring, but it cuts down on the fat, the goal right?

• Keep up an exercise routine. The main reason, once you stop exercising, fat comes back. I know this for sure because I use to be all muscled-up and lean. Now my pant size exceeds my inseam length.

• Get lots of sleep. Makes sense because you can’t eat while you sleep and this applies to napping too. In fact the more naps you take the less time you will have to eat. Weight loss for sure the easy way!

• Stop using fake sug-ar. I’ve noticed a lot of overweight folks use the stuff, proof to me, fake sugar doesn’t work. Plus you could get some cra-zy health problem from eating the fake stuff and who wants that!

While looking at this diet, I came up with my own that I bet will

also work, “the cowboy diet”.

This diet would con-sist of lots of black cof-fee and only two meals a day. First a hearty breakfast say biscuits, bacon, grits and a few eggs. Sounds good so far. Then around 5 p.m., a full supper of beans with fried cornbread, finishing off the day with a cold beer, the best way to help a per-son sleep after drinking all that coffee. If hunger kicks in during the day, grab some beef jerky. Remember, you’re in the saddle working the range, no time for eat-ing much else.

The reason I know this “cowboy” diet really works is from looking at old pictures from the 1800’s of working cow-boys, they all looked pretty lean. Only thing is, for this diet to work, might be best to have a job riding a horse, sitting around watching old TV westerns won’t cut it, the temptation for popcorn is way too strong. Again, I should know.

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The 42 Domino winners for Feb. 14 are fi rst place Linda Gregory, second place Larry Logan and tying for third place Maudie Jones and Ray Zimmerer.

42 Tournament winners



Rotary teams up with TVCC to help studentsBy Denise YorkMonitor Staff Writer

KEMP–For many high school seniors, further-ing their education may seem like an unreachable dream due to financial limitations, but the Ro-tary Club of Cedar Creek Lake is teaming up with Trinity Valley Commu-nity College to help those students achieve their goals.

The Rotary Club re-cently donated $15,000 to TVCC Foundation which will match the donation, freeing up $30,000 to help mostly underserved area high school seniors. “In our service area, 60 to 65 percent of students are low income, low enough to qualify for reduced or free lunches and these are the students that we aim to help with these funds,” said Trinity Valley Com-munity College(TVCC) President Dr. Jerry King. King and TVCC Founda-tion Executive Director Kristen Bennett were the guest speakers at the March 2 luncheon meet-ing of the Rotary club at Cedar Creek Country Club.

King told the group he continually hears from past students what a dif-ference TVCC made in their lives. One recent person was John Zaby who was a student 1982-

83. Zaby, who has a suc-cessful business and was a candidate for Kaufman County Treasurer in this past primary, said, “I was a big deal when I played sports in Kaufman, but it took me some time to fi nd myself when I started college. Your belief in me and your help gave me the direction I needed,” Zaby told King. King said, “We are changing lives.”

TVCC’s main campus is in Athens with 3,000 students enrolled. That campus was opened in 1946 and was originally called Henderson County Junior College. The Ter-rell Campus, founded in 1985 has 2,000 students and is expected to sur-pass the enrollment in Athens campus as they continue to renovate the hospital there. Kaufman, the home of the Health Sciences Facility, has 450 students and a hefty waiting list.

“A lot of our health sci-ences students are single parents who need a career that enables them to sup-port their families. We graduate 110 RNs each year,” King said.

The Palestine Cam-pus, opened in 1975 has 1,300 students. The fi fth campus is the Texas De-partment of Criminal Justice, where TVCC serves incarcerated in-


Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) President Dr. Jerry King (right) and TVCC Vice President of Institutional Advancement/TVCC Foundation Executive Director Dr. Kristen O. Bennett (left) accept Rotary mugs from Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake President Bill Burnett for being the guest speakers at their March 2 luncheon meeting at the Cedar Creek Country Club.

dividuals to give them a skill so when they get out of jail, they can sup-port themselves with-out returning to crime. King said recidivism is greatly reduced for those individuals who com-plete their education and, “get a skill to help them move on in their lives. It also gives them some self-esteem and belief in themselves.” Those skills include bricklay-ing, welding and auto-mobile mechanics.

King told the group the average age of a TVCC student is 24 years, many having returned after joining the workforce to make their lives bet-ter and increase their opportunities. TVCC serves 27 ISDs and 22 percent of their students are dual-credit, meaning they receive both high school and college credit for their courses. “It is possible to graduate high school with an Associ-

ate’s Degree and we have students every year that do just that,” King said.

Distance learning is a huge opportunity for students to work and achieve their education at the same time, with 30 percent of TVCC’s enrollment taking at least some distance learning courses. King also com-mented on the athletic programs available at the college, saying they are ranked in the top

ten percent of 1,100 junior colleges.

TVCC Foundation Executive Director Dr. Kristen O. Bennett thanked Rotarians for the generous donation and remarked, “Re-member this money not only affects these students and their fam-ily but will affect the families for generations to come. What you’ve done is a very good thing.”


P e o p l e , P l a c e s & E v e n t sP e o p l e , P l a c e s & E v e n t sW Haus Décor & More hold artists reception

Monitor Photo/Pearl Cantrell

AT LEFT: W Haus Decor & More owners David Westerfi eld (left) and Thomas Weigl greet guests at their new art gallery open house Saturday with a metal horse sculpture with whimsical hot pink hat and scarf accenting the occasion.


Artist Thalla Barentine stands next to two of her paintings on display at W Haus Decor & More gallery.


Unique works of art are on display at W Haus Decor & More for viewing and sale during an open house held Saturday in Gun Barrel City.


Guitarist and musician Andrew

Bateman performed for the gallery opener Saturday and offered

his CDs for sale. Saturday night during a reception at W Haus

Decor & More.


AT LEFT: Star Harbor resident June Wood stands with friend and artist Christi Barrett, who featured her painted jeans (BELOW) at the new gallery opener Saturday night.

Normal Lake Levelis 322.00 feet above

Mean Sea Level.Current level for

Cedar Creek Lake is: 322.16

W T :59.4 degrees

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UpcomingEventsHigh school

soccer games

High schoolbaseball games

March 13

Kemp vs. Scurry-Rosser, 7 p.m.

Mabank @ Paris NorthLamar, 1 p.m.

March 15

Eustace vs. Rains,5 p.m.

High schoolsoftball games

March 13

Kemp @ Eustace,4:30 p.m.

Mabank @ Van, 5 p.m.

Girls Soccer

March 20

Kemp vs. Crandall,5:30 p.m.

March 23

Mabank @ Kaufman,5:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer

March 20

Kemp vs. Crandall,7 p.m.

March 23

Mabank @ Kaufman,7:15 p.m.

Golf Meets

March 19

Mabank boys @ Van Zandt CC in Canton

Eustace boys @ Van Zandt CC in Canton

March 26

Kemp @ The Links at Lands End hosted by

Alba-Golden

Eustace downed at home by EdgewoodLady Bulldogs drop second straight district contest

Monitor Photo/Bodey Cooper

Eustace Lady Bulldog fi rst baseman Katelyn Ridgle applies a tag to an Edgewood Lady Bulldog runner during the fi rst inning March 6 in Eustace.

By Bodey CooperMonitor Staff Writer

EUSTACE–The Eu-stace Lady Bulldogs lost their second district game in a row in a tough loss to the Edgewood Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night at home.

Edgewood picked up two runs courtesy of a double off Eustace pitch-er Olivia Herring in the fi rst inning to take a 2-0 lead into the bottom half of the fi rst.

Eustace would respond as catcher Haley Pur-selley led off with a hit by pitch as Rubi Bailey came in as a courtesy runner at fi rst base.

Gracey P i t ch fo rd

would reach on a FC choice error as the throw to first sailed past the outstretched first base-man, allowing Bailey to score to cut Edgewood’s lead to 2-1.

Edgewood responded with an RBI walk and a two run-single as they tacked on three more runs to push their lead to 5-1.

With Olivia Herring struggling in the top of the third inning, she was replaced on the mound by Lauren Herring.

With the bases loaded and the threat of a big inning by Edgewood, Lauren Herring was able to strikeout the last batter looking to prevent any

runs from scoring. Eustace would once

again go scoreless for the second straight inning.

E d g e w o o d a d d e d a bloop RBI single to bump their lead to 6-1 before Gracey Pitchford relieved Herring on the mound.

Edgewood would add three more runs in the inning to take a 9-1 lead after three-and-a-half in-nings.

With a couple of run-ners on in the bottom of the fourth, Olivia Herring delivered a two-out RBI single that landed directly on the right field line, making it a 9-2 game.

It wasn’t enough as Edgewood added three runs in the top of the fi fth and Eustace went score-less in the bottom half of the inning, ending the game by mercy rule with Eustace falling 12-2.

Eustace falls to 3-4 overall this season and 0-2 so far in district play.

They return home dur-ing spring break to take

on the Kemp Lady Yel-lowjackets searching for their first district victory March 13 start-ing at 4:30 p.m.


Eustace’s Jaci Gray fouls off a pitch in their district home contest against Edgewood March 6.


Eustace catcher Haley Purselley stretches but is unable to leg out an infi eld single March 6.

Kemp drops district opener at Palmer’Jackets fall to 1-6 on the season

By Blaine ClamonSpecial to The Monitor

PALMER–On Tues-day, Kemp Yellowjack-ets’ Varsity Baseball trav-eled to Palmer to take on their rival Bulldogs in their district opener.

Palmer struck fi rst in the bottom of the second inning for a 3-0 lead when Wesley Greenlee came home on a bases-loaded walk and Ben Waddle’s 2-run RBI single scored

Logan Zabojnik and Jer-emy Robinson, all with two outs.

In the top of the third inning, Cameron Clamon got Kemp on the board as his RBI single scored Jack Giffin to make it 3-1. The Yellowjackets added their next run in the fourth when a wild pitch allowed Kane John-son to zip home and they trailed 3-2.

The Bulldogs off ense

answered back with Waddle’s RBI single to score Zabojnik and Mike Medina’s RBI double in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend the lead to 5-2. Their fi nal run of the night was scored by Greenlee on Robinson’s RBI single for the 6-2 lead.

Kemp came up empty with an opportunity in the top of the sixth inning when singles from Tyler

Garrett and Ethan Irvin put them both on base with one out to go; Ma-son Claver’s fl yout and Cameron Fiatte’s popout ended Kemp’s threat and Palmer would go on to win 6-2.

Dakota Price started for Kemp to go four in-nings and allowed four hits, three walks, and fi ve runs while throwing three strikeouts. Junior Brooks pitched two relief innings

and allowed two hits, no walks, one run, and threw four strikeouts.

Junior Brooks went 3-for-4 with two singles and a double, Tyler Gar-rett and Cameron Fiatte both went 2-for-3 with two singles apiece, and Cameron Clamon went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a single.

Kemp falls to 1-6 overall and 0-1 in dis-trict play.

Kerens HS alum Hal Wasson ousted at Southlake CarrollState champ-winning Kerens alum’s Southlake Carroll tenure ends

By Russell SlatonThe Monitor Correspondent

KERENS–Hal Was-son, a Kerens native and graduate of its public schools, who later went on to be head football coach at his alma ma-ter, parted ways with Southlake Carroll High School last week, after a highly successful tenure spanning 11 seasons.

Coach Wasson com-piled a 125-21 record (83 percent) with the Southlake Carroll Drag-ons, including the 2011 state football champi-onship. Wasson gradu-ated from Kerens High School in 1975 and was

Kerens’ head football coach from 1992-1994, going 7-4, 10-2-1 and 9-2 in his three years with the Bobcats. Kerens won the district title in Wasson’s fi nal Kerens season.

The remaining 16 months of Coach Was-son’s contract was bought out by Carroll ISD on Monday, Feb. 25, for $165,000 and other con-siderations. The move capped off a bizarre set of circumstances that has seen an internally-initiated review of the football program (for-warded to the University Interscholastic League/UIL) and plenty of politi-

cal intrigue.In a Fort Worth Star-

Telegram column printed in February, writer Mac Engel described the Car-roll ISD athletics depart-ment as one in disarray. Engel noted that before

Wasson’s departure, and since the hiring of Car-roll ISD athletics director Darren Allman, two oth-er successful Southlake Carroll coaches chose to leave the Tarrant County high school.

Engel also questioned whether the move against Wasson was made to ush-er in former Southlake Carroll head football coach Todd Dodge, Wasson’s predecessor at Southlake Carroll. Dodge is now the head football coach at Austin Westlake High School. Last decade, Dodge won four state champion-ships in seven seasons at

Southlake.Engel a lso won-

dered whether Car-roll ISD Athletic Di-rector Allman wanted the Southlake Carroll job for himself. All-man is a former Texas high school football coach, including a stop at Odessa Permian. In the days after the Was-son controversy start-ed, Allman also was the subject of a school board job-performance review, further fueling speculation about inter-nal turmoil.

Those who played for

HAL WASSON

Wasson See Page 2B

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Lady Panthers fall to Lady Tigers on the roadMabank begins district play March 13

By Bodey CooperMonitor Staff Writer

TROUP –The Mabank Lady Panthers varsity softball team dropped their road contest Tues-day night against the Troup Lady Tigers.

The Lady Panthers scored fi rst, plating one run in the top of the fi rst

inning.The Lady Tigers an-

swered back with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning.

The two teams an-swered each other in the second and third, leaving the contest tied 3-3 after three innings.

The Lady Panthers

were held scoreless in the top of the fourth inning.

Meanwhile, the Lady Tigers continued to roll as they added one more run in the bottom of the fourth before bursting out for fi ve runs in the bottom of the fi fth.

The Lady Tigers added one more in the bottom

of the sixth inning as the Lady Panthers fell 10-3.

The Lady Tigers plated 10 runs on seven hits with no errors.

The Lady Panthers had three runs on 11 hits and two errors in the contest.

Kendall Riley led the Lady Panthers with three hits against the Lady

Tigers.Laura Dyer and Han-

nah Hanes added two hits each for the Lady Panthers.

Brandi Tomlinson went 3.2 innings with five strikeouts for the Lady Panthers.

The Lady Panthers fall to 2-5 on the season.

The Lady Panthers are back in action March 13 as they begin district play on the road against the Van Lady Vandals at 5 p.m.

The Lady Panthers re-turn home Friday, March 16 for their fi rst district home contest.

Continued from Page 1BWasson

Hal Wasson at Kerens High School, such as Brad Atkeisson of Ke-rens ISD, said the foot-ball coach is a master motivator and tactician. Atkeisson is a 1995 Kerens High School graduate who played all

three years of Wasson’s Bobcat head coaching tenure.

“For a cotton farmer’s (Homer Gene Wasson) kid from Kerens, he’s done pretty well for him-self,” Atkeisson said. “(Hal Wasson) gave me

the intestinal fortitude to compete against bigger schools,” At-keisson added. “When I played (for Wasson at Kerens), we beat teams we weren’t supposed to, and in a hurry.”

The role of exercise in the reduction of cancerC E D A R C R E E K

LAKE–Cance r can strike without warning. Although there is no way to prevent cancer, there are certain measures people can take to help reduce their risk, and exercise is one of the more eff ective ways to do just that.

The National Cancer Institute notes that there is substantial evidence

to support the idea that higher levels of physi-cal activity are linked to lower risks of several cancers, including co-lon cancer, endometrial cancer and breast can-cer. In addition, a study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medi-cine found that leisure-time physical activity was associated with a significantly decreased

risk of not only these three cancers, but also esophageal cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, kidney cancer, and my-eloid leukemia, among others.

As many as one-third of cancer-related deaths can be linked to obesity and sedentary lifestyles, so it’s easy to see the re-lationship between exer-cise and a reduced cancer

risk.One of the more impor-

tant ways that exercise may lower cancer risk is through the reduction of estrogen and insu-lin levels in the body. Women with high estro-gen levels in their blood have increased risk for breast cancer. Although estrogen is a reproduc-tive hormone, it is also contained in fat cells. Exercise can help burn fat and lower the amount of blood estrogen in the body, thereby lowering a woman’s risk of develop-ing breast cancer.

Exercise also can de-crease the potentially harmful eff ects of obesi-ty, which are linked to the

development of insulin resistance. According to the study, “The Links Be-tween Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cancer” by Etan Orgel, MD, MS, and Steven D. Mittelman, MD, PhD, although the precise mechanisms and pathways are uncertain, it is becoming clear that hy-perinsulinemia (insulin resistance), and possibly sustained hyperglycemia, are important regulators of not only the develop-ment of cancer but also of treatment outcome. Insulin resistance has been linked to the de-velopment of tumors in cases of breast and colon cancers.

The NCI states that

exercise also can reduce cancer risk by: reducing inflammation, altering the metabolism of bile acids in the gastroin-testinal tract, helping to decrease exposure of the body to suspected carcinogens, improving immune system func-tion as well as boosting mood and feelings of well-being.

Additional research is needed to study the link between exercise and cancer risk. However, based on observational studies, existing studies support the notion that regular exercise can go a long way toward reduc-ing cancer risk.

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Although there is no way to prevent cancer, there are certain measures people Although there is no way to prevent cancer, there are certain measures people can take to help reduce their risk, and exercise is one of the more eff ective can take to help reduce their risk, and exercise is one of the more eff ective ways to do just that.ways to do just that.

Kemp releases 2018 football schedule

Mabank to host Shamrock Shuffl e 5K

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Mobile HomesFor RentEUSTACE

4-2, DW w/carport, covered porch, storage, jacuzzi

tub, laundry room, ceiling fans. No

pets. $800mo +dep. (214)477-5717.

GBC 2-1.5, newly

remodeled, on 1 acre lot, roof over and covered front

porch, storage building, no inside pets.

$575mo +$500dep. (812)701-0502. GOT MOBILE

HOMES TO RENT? Call us to run your ad! Call between 8:30am-4:30pm. CCL, Kerens &

Malakoff (903)887-4511.

KEMP 1-1, carport, all

appliances, no pets, non-smoking environment.

$600mo +$300dep. 11500 CR 2429

(Sand Ranch Rd). (903)498-7235.

SW MH 2-1.5 Mabank schools,

remodeled, appliances provided,

no pets $650mo +dep,

references required (903)432-9828.

Self StorageUnits Help Wanted

APPRENTICE HELP WANTED

Booth Electric Must have driver’s license and transportation.

Send resume and in-clude phone number to jaedbo1@embarq-mail. com. No calls please, email only.

ATTENTION: The MediaOne,

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and The Kerens Tri-bune do not vouch for the legitimacy of jobs or money making op-portunities advertised in these papers. For your own protection, please investigate

any advertisers requesting money in advance for informa-tion or service. Also beware of dialing 800 numbers that

may allow you to be switched to a cost-

per- minute number. Be sure you know all the terms and condi-

tions of the calls. CUSTOM FLOOR

SERVICE Painters and/or

general construction help

needed for local con-struction job. Kemp

(214)630-7202. OVER ROAD

truck driver (CDL), pile car driver for

out of town (reg lic) (573)707-2189.

DIRTY JOB NEEDS LABORERS

in the manufacture of catfi sh bait. Provide

own transportation to Richland Chambers Lake daily. Starts at $9/hour. Call John at

(903)340-5910. EXPERIENCED COMMERCIAL

CARPET HELPER needed. Spreading experience. Out of state work. Driver’s

license. (972)452-3177.

NEED SOMEONE to help you clean the house? Put a

classifi ed ad in the paper! Call between

8:30am-4:30pm. CCL, Kerens &

Malakoff (903)887-4511. PRO-CUTS IN

ATHENS looking for full and

part-time Cosmetologists.

Great hours! Stop by or call

(903)264-4247.

Help Wanted

Work Wanted

MAN AND TRACTOR

with loader and brushhog for hire. Weedeating and small haul-offs. (903)603-0041. NEED RIDE??

Doctor appointments, grocery stores, pay bills? Run errands for you? Call Robin

(903)802-6753. NEED SOME EXTRA

WORK? Run an ad. Come

by and we’ll help you build it! Call between

8:30am-4:30pm. CCL, Kerens & Mala-koff (903)887-4511.

OIL AND GAS CONSULTANT Specialized in plugging and

abandonment. 35 years experience.

Mitch (432)230-1168.

Appliances

APPLIANCE FOR SALE?

Call us and we will help you with an ad

to sell that appli-ance! Call between


Malakoff (903)887-4511.

Child & ElderlyCare

STAY AT HOME mom of one provid-

ing childcare Mon-Fri.5+yrs experience.

$10hr ($12hr if providing food) Drop

off available. (817)896-2260.

CleaningServices

EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPER

Residential, commercial, rental. Reasonable rates,

negotiable. Call Valerie Burchfi eld (469)354-6415 or email val2kewlv@

gmail. com. PROFESSIONAL

WINDOW CLEANING! NuView Free Estimates! Call

(903)887-2186.

Concrete

JAVONNIE’S SERVICES

Concrete, driveways, sidewalks, patios,

repairs, powerwashing,

staining and more. Larry Miller

(903)910-6435.

ConstructionConstruction

BRADLEY CONSTRUCTION Decks and patios, remodels, room addition, paint,

drywall, plumbing. (903)432-3214. HONEY DO’S Powerwashing,

fencing, deck and dock repair and

much more. Jerry (903)880-0997.

KUBOTA TRACTOR available to do your mowing, excavating

and digging drainage ditches. Call John at

(903)340-5910.

Fencing

Lawn & GardenTree Services


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Plumbing Plumbing

Painting

Painting

Garage Sale

CleaningServices

Excavation Excavation

Roofing Roofing RoofingRoofingDecks DocksRetaining Walls

Decks DocksRetaining Walls

DIRT WORK roads, driveways, asphalt millings, concrete work, motorgrader,

backhoe, padfoot. 30yrs experience.

Mike (903)880-2184.

Offi ce (903)432-4366.

THOMAS TRUCKING

12yd load of select fi ll or sand $150.

Flex base, crushed asphalt or rock also available. Call for

price. (903)477-1413.

BRUSHHOG MOWING

service. Call John (903)340-5910.

J&S LAWN SERVICE

Hedging, tree trimming and

removal, gutter cleaning, fencing,

powerwashing. (903)386-6004. (903)292-7677.

MARK’S LAWN & GARDEN

Maintence work, cleanups and mow-

ing. Reliable. 29 years!

(903)432-0229. TOTAL LAWN CARE

Mowing, trimming, till-up, gardens,

clean-ups, haul-offs, powerwashing. (903)910-0139.

Mobile HomeImprovement

HOUSE LEVELERS of Texas Pier and

Beam. Singlewide, doublewide moblie

homes, fl oor repairs. Forty yrs experience.

Call Calvin (903)513-1659.

BR CONSTRUCTION new construction, remodels, metal buildings, metal

roofs, painting fl oors, decks, foundations 30yrs experience. (903)432-3433.

GOT EQUIPMENT FOR SALE?

Give us a call and we can help you with an ad to sell

your equipment! Call between


Malakoff (903)887-4511. NOW BUYING

used tractors, pickup trucks, utility trailers

in CCL area for cash. John

(903)340-1782.

Farm & Ranch

Firewood

BARGAIN HUNTERS

You can fi nd the best prices on good used

items listed in our classifi ed pages. GARAGE SALE?

Run it in 5 newspapers for the same price! $20 for 15 words. Be sure

and call Thursday by noon the week before

the sale to get it in the Lake Area Leader on Wednesdays. Call

between 8:30am-4:30pm. CCL, Kerens &

Malakoff (903)887-4511.

GBC 127 Harrell St Fri-Sat Mar 9-10 9am-5pm. Household items, clothing, furniture,

misc. KEMP

Cedar Creek Country Club 10907 Jeanell

Dr Fri-Sat Mar 16-17 8am-4pm. Huge sale!

KEMP Cedar Creek County Club 18576 Marina

Dr Fri-Sat Mar 9-10 9am.

MABANK 3272 VZ CR 2702 Fri-Sat Mar 16-17 8am-5pm. Estate sale. Furniture,

dishes, vinyl records, sheet music, Chevy pickup, Peavey PA system, televisions,

lots of misc. TOOL

1727 Emma Dr Fri- Sat Mar 16-17

8am-1pm. Huge sale! Lots of misc.

Remodeling &Repair

Remodeling &Repair

Service RepairService Repair Service Repair

Want to Buy Want to Buy

Pipe Steel

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AutomobilesTrucks

Pets &Pet Care

Pets &Pet Care

RVs CampersTravel Trailers

TOP CASH

Cash for junk cars and trucks.Free pick-up

Call Gene(903) 275-9527

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Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

J&K LAWNMOWER Repairs and Service. Pickup and deliver-ies. All work guaran-

teed. (903)887-2244.

LAKE LBJ GOLF COURSE LOT

The Legends gated community on #11 fairway, boat ramp. 5003 Marina Way, Kingsland, Texas

78639. (512)784-4237. LEARN CPR

BASICS from DVD,

“90 Seconds to Save a Life”.

A must have, $20. Call or text

(903)340-5911. LENTEN FISH FRY

Fridays Feb 16-Mar 23. St. Jude’s Parish Hall. 172 Luther Lane GBC. Knights of

Columbus. Council 8806.

LONE STAR PARA-CORD

has custom, unique paracord items.

Bracelets, key chains, awareness ribbons and K-Bar wrapped

knives. Over 60 colors of

paracord to choose from.

lonestarparacord. com (903)354-5230. LOOK HANDYMAN

free estimates in CCL area. Painting, inte-rior and exterior, oil spot cleaning. Steve

(903)432-0566.

LOOKING TO BUY Low cost car, must be running, tagged,

inspected, clean title, no engine issues. Normal wear and tear ok. Year 1999 and up. Please text photos and price to

(903)275-4653. PIANO TUNING 30 plus years experience.

Reasonable rates! Ask for Robert (903)802-9349.

PORTABLE BUILDING

Moving company, any distance. We also buy and sell used buildings. (903)439-7666.

REDUCED LITTLE GIRL’S COWBOY

BOOTS size 11, gently worn, brown square-toed with pink uppers, Roper heel, by

Anderson Bean Boot Company. Mabank area, were $30, will

sell for $25. Can text pictures,

(903)340-6189. SPRING CLEANING Janitorial, residential

and commercial. Yard work, fl ower beds, hedges, ce-

ment, fl agstone, fi re pits.

(903)887-0016. WOOD STORAGE

BUILDINGS 10’X16’ $1,850, 12’X24’ $2,600. (214)869-1703.

FREE HAUL-OFF for usable furniture.

Garage sale and estate sale items

and unwanted items. Randy

(903)275-6137. FURNITURE FOR

SALE? Call us and we can help you with an ad

to sell your furni-ture! Call between 8:30am-4:30pm. CCL, Kerens &

Malakoff (903)887-4511.

Furniture

REPORT ERRORS IMMEDIATELY!

Please check your ad the fi rst day it

appears. In the event of error that

materially affects the meaning of the ad, MediaOne L.L.C.

assumes liability to the extent of ONE

make good insertion. No claims will be

allowed for more than one insertion. Call

(903)887-4511.

PIPE FOR SALE 2 3/8”, 2 7/8”,

4 1/2”. Rods, 3/4”, 7/8”, 1”. Bill Coots.

(903)477-2240.



(903)275-4653.

‘95 CHEVROLET TAHOE

Runs great. $2,500. (903)489-9161. GOT A CAR OR

TRUCK TO SELL? Call and we’ll help you with an ad to

sell it! Call between 8:30am-4:30pm. CCL, Kerens &

Malakoff (903)887-4511.



(903)275-4653.

‘03 CHEROKEE RV Clean. $2,500. (903)489-9161.

‘11 HEARTLAND EDGE

M22 RV, half-ton towable, 24’, slideout, queen bed, bunkbeds.

$12,500obo. (903)802-2204.

MOTORHOME FOR SALE

‘82 Chevy Allegro. Selling as is. $3,000obo.

(903)887-3514.

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O b i t u a r i e sO b i t u a r i e s

Flooring Center Hwy. 198 South, Groom Plaza

Located inside Groom & Sons’ Hardware & Lumber

Full service design center for all your fl ooring, hardware and window blinds needs. Laminate, ceramic, carpet, vinyl and vinyl plank in stock. Installation available.

Hunter Douglas dealerGreat Prices on in stock items

Slaiter Lee Rawdon, infant son of Haley Cheyenne Lindsey and Stacy Alan Rawdon, Sr., went to be with his Lord, March 1, 2018.

Slaiter was preceded in death by his infant brother S.J. Rawdon.

He is survived by his parents Haley and Stacy of Payne Springs, mater-nal grandparents Stacie and Shaine Morgan of Mabank, Emmitt Lind-sey of Mabank, pater-nal grandparents Jean Moody of Kemp and J.R. and Donna Rawdon of Payne Springs, maternal great-grandparents Sher-ry and Benny Penley,

Slaiter Lee Rawdon

Dorothy George was born July 14, 1919 in Marshall, Mo., to par-ents Clarence and Mar-tha E. (Hinton) Skinner and entered into eternal rest March 2, 2018 at the age of 98.

Dorothy graduated from Marshall High School, while attend-ing there she received a letterman’s jacket in baseball.

She was an av id reader, enjoyed work-ing crossword puzzles, word search puzzles and crocheting afghans.

Dorothy was very lov-ing and caring, but didn’t want anyone going out of their way for her.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Gun Barrel City, she loved her church and its members. Dorothy has sung in the Billy Graham choir.

She was an amazing lady who will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Dorothy was pre-ceded in death by her parents, first husband Selsus Iman who passed in 1952, second husband Ed George who passed in 1982, son Kim Iman, brother John Skinner, sister Emma Bell Brame, brother Clarence Skin-ner, Jr., brothers Richard Skinner, brother Gene Skinner, brother Charles

Dorothy George

Skinner and sister Hazel Corning.

She is survived by her daughter Joann Lingle and husband Gordon of Gun Barrel City, grandchildren Michael Lingle, Kenneth Lingle, Kristi Iman-Alexander, Arin Iman, Clay Iman and Drew Iman, great-grandchildren Danielle and Benjamin Lingle, Bobby and Joey Caton, Cheyne and Gage Iman, many nieces and neph-ews, other loving fam-ily members and many more friends.

Graveside services will be held in Sedalia, Mo., at a later date.

A personal tribute may be made online at www.eubankcedarcreek.com.

Jack and Brenda Lynch and Mike and Cathy Fields, aunts Shelby Lindsey, Heather Mor-gan, Breanna Morgan, Stephanie Morgan and Amity Rawdon, uncles Anthony Morgan, Edgar Rawdon, Dylan Rawdon and Lucas Rawdon, great aunt and uncle Jessie and Shane Murray of Scurry, cousins Jayden Hafley, Jayce Hafley, Cayleb Lindsey, Caybree Lind-sey and Paisley Morgan, godmother Amanda Day and godfather Michael Lewis and other loving family members.

“When you walked into Heaven you left foot-prints on my heart.” By Stephene Hughes Crain.

A personal tribute may be made online at www.eubankcedarcreek.com.

EWSIN BRIEFN

LOW COST VACCINATION/MICROCHIP CLINIC

Friends of the Animals Vaccination and Microchip Clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 10 at the clinic be-hind HuddleHouse. For more information, call (903) 451-4071 or visit www.friend-softheanimals.org.

THE CASE FOR CHRISTFaith Community Bap-

tist Church will present the movie “The Case for Christ” at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 11. Free admission. The church is located at 6887 St. Hwy. 198 in Payne Springs. For more informa-

tion, call (903) 681-2496 or visit their Facebook page fbcpaynesprings.

NARFE MEETINGThe National Active and

Retired Federal Employees Chapter 1191 meets at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 13 at The Grand Ennis Buffett at 201 S. IH-45 Frontage Rd. in Ennis. CPA Lana Lawrence will speak on the new tax law changes. For more information, call (903) 874-3092

LENTEN SERVICESFour Mi le Lutheran

Church will hold Lenten Sevices at 7 p.m. Wednes-day evenings, March 14 and March 21. Soup sup-per will be served at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The church is located at 460 VZ CR 2607 in Prairieville. For more information, call (903) 887-0833.

MU TAU CHAPTER MEETING

Mu Tau Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma So-ciety International meets at 4:45 p.m. Monday, March 19, at the Tri-County Li-brary in downtown Mabank. “Pride in the Big Picture” is the program.Visitors are welcome. For information, call Lavonne Dennis at (903) 498-8928.

CEDAR CREEK LAKE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDS

BANQUETThe Cedar Creek Lake

Area Chamber of Com-merce will holds its annual awards banquet beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 19 at the Cedar Creek Country Club. For more information, call (903) 887-3152 or email [email protected].

MABANK GARDEN CLUB MEETING

The Mabank Garden Club meets at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at the Tri-County Library in downtown Mabank. Celene Terry will present “A Visual Getaway to Garvan Wood-land Gardens.” Guests are welcome. For more information, contact Glenda Watkins (469) 766-2045.

POTLUCK SUPPERVan Zandt County Pre-

cinct 2 citizens are invited to a potluck supper hosted by th VZ County Precinct Watch Program at 6:30 p.m. at the Whitton Community Center on VZ CR 2423.City. All citizens concerned with crime are encouraged to attend.

SPRING CARNIVAL

Cedar Creek B ib le Church will host its annual Spring Carnival from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 23. Children through Sixth grade can participate in free games with prizes. Hot Dogs, cotton candy, popcorn, sno-cones and drinks. Free and fun for the whole family. The church is located at 700 N. Seven Points Blvd. (one mile north of the traffi c light) in Seven Points. For more informa-tion, call (903) 432-2175.

SPONSORS NEEDEDHole sponsorships are

needed! Cedar Creek Lake United Methodist Church will hold its 13th annual Golf Tournament at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 30 at Pinnacle Golf Club. All pro-ceeds go to missions and local outreach progams. For more information, call (469) 644-4947 or email bryanjordanlake@yahoo.

com.

AARP TAX AIDE FREE INCOME TAX HELPFree income tax help

is available from 8 a.m. to noon every Monday at the Library at Cedar Creek Lake in Seven Points, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at Silver Leaf in Gun Barrel City and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ev-ery Friday at TVCC, Bldg. 505 in Athens.

TRINTY VALLEY SINGLES GROUP

Trinity Valley Singles Group meets at 6 p.m. every Monday night in the clubhouse at The Gardens of Athens , 314 Wood St. in Athens. All singles are welcome. Bring a food and enjoy felllowship and games. For more informa-tion, call (903) 675-8718.

GRIEFSHARE SUPPORTGriefShare grief recov-

ery seminar and support group meets from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. every Sunday at the Clearview Bible Church located at 32651 FM 47 in Canton. For more informa-tion call Clearview Bible Church at (903) 802-0158 or Donna Campbell at (214) 803-5917 or Brenda Clark (903) 603-4311.

CEDAR LAKE HOME HEALTH

Cedar Lake Home Health offers a free exercise class at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday for Parkinson’s, traumatic brain injury, stroke and M.S. The class is held at Family Fitness in Gun Bar-rel City. For more informa-tion, call (903) 275-9460.

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P e o p l e , P l a c e s & E v e n t sP e o p l e , P l a c e s & E v e n t sYouth shine at Kaufman County Fair

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AT LEFT: Saralyn Adams (from left) with Fred Carter and brother Blayne shows her champion win in White OPB Market Swine at the Kaufman County Junior Livestock Show.

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Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Dwarf Nigerian Goat Show winner Triniti Corder Scurry Rosser FFA.

Monitor Photro/Mary Dlabaj

AT RIGHT: Kemp FFA Senior Maddie

Steward (left) stands with her Reserve

Champion Charolais heifer Gwennie and her

teacher, Haley Tilson.


Kemp FFA member Ty Roberts (center left) stands with his teachers (from left) Leon Watson, Alan Linson and Haley Tilson in front of his prize winning ag mechanics project, a Santa Maria Grill.


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Courtesy Photo

Lily Goodrich did a good job showing her lamb at the KCJL show. Mom Carie said she's proud that her daughter is not afraid to take on a challenge.


Kemp FFA Ag Mechanic team

members just prior to the judging results at the Kaufman County

Junior Livestock Show are pictured (from

left) Estaban Agulera, Logan Bray, Robbie

Lauer, Abraham Sixtos, Shelby Currie,

Garrett Watson, Michael Shockley,

Garrett Clark, Grayson Claine, Collin Lasater,

Tanner Nail, Darryl Snell, Ty Roberts and

Vincent Conklin.


The Mabank FFA team members at the Kaufman County Junior Livestock Show include (front row, from left) Reid Davis, Case Holt, Ryhan Davis, Jaci Harris, Chloe Park, Kaitee McDonald, Elizabeth Mathison and Blayne Adams; (next row, from left) Wyatt Ruthart, Gage Fulton, Riana Lilley, Sophia Storm and Megan Perryman, Lauren Vansickle and Casey Dickerson; (next row) Caleb Carter, Cy Holt, Racheal Farrell, (next row) Kayla Paul, Lexi Ruthart and Baylee Smith, (next row) Brooklyn Tanner, Clara Jane Teague, Colton Gassmar, Haley Shanks and Kyle Boss; (next row, standing, from left) Lauren Hicks, Chase Brock, John Carter Teague, Wade Kemp, Kylie Neighbors, Lily Goodrich and Brogan Rademacher.


Riana Lilley displays her Grand Champion Overall Medium Wool Market Lamb, along with her mother Pam and Mabank FFA member Kayla Paul.Check next Thursday’s Issue for more pictures from the County Fair.

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