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| Government | Recreation City cracks Pacific Park, senior center down on scrap tires move on to citizen vote By TAYLOR NYE Passed by city council, [email protected] funding will have ultimate Restrictions on how many and what kind of tires businesses may keep on a decision in November property are now tighter than ever, ac- cording to a second and final reading By TAYLOR NYE of Ordinance 2746 before the regular [email protected] July session of the city council. The ordinance was first read during Whether or not Pacific Park and the new senior center the June meeting of the city council and will get funding is now in the hands of the citizens. A resolu- was intended to toughen regulations tion passed during the regular July session of the city coun- in response to a business on Interstate cil has authorized a Nov. 5 special election during which 30 that had left behind scrap tires that Sulphur Springs residents will decide how — or if — they necessitated disposal, according to city want to fund the projects. attorney Jim McLeroy. The resolution stipulates funds for Pacific Park and the However, the city council called for senior center, should citizens vote for it on Nov. 5, will be An example of what a multipurpose structure at the park could look a second reading at the June meeting drawn at the rate of $200,000 per year from the Economic like, as presented at a design charrette earlier this year. to further “tighten up” the language of See Funds, page 4A Courtesy/Marc Maxwell the bill, according to Mayor Norman Sanders. At its second reading, McLeroy stated he had attended a class taught by the Illegal Dumping Resource Center in Mansfield, Texas, and that this ordinance, while not identical to other ordinances throughout the state, was in compliance with those recom- mended by the entity. “You’ll note that I have refined the definition of scrap tire, so that when we’re out in the field and they say, ‘oh that’s not a scrap tire, that’s a used tire,’ we actually have an objective standard to apply to determine whether it’s scrap or used tire,” McLeroy told the council. McLeroy further stated the amount of either scrap or used tires allowed to be stored outside on-premises is now See Tires, page 12A

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Rezoning Volunteers stand on the steps of the Hopkins County Courthouse and take turns reading the U.S. Declaration of Independence Wednesday afternoon. Present were (from left, front row) attorney Bryan White, 8th District Judge Eddie Northcutt, attorney Don Clayton, attorney Matthew Holz, East Texas Legal Support Investigator Brent McQueen, (middle row) Daughter of the American Revolution Regent Barbara Cockrum, Hopkins County Assistant District Attorney Jodi Cox, Hopkins County District Attorney Will approved Ramsay, attorney Phil Smith, (back row) County Judge Robert Newsom, Hopkins County Court at Law Judge Clay Harrison and attorney Lee Warren. for business Staff photo by Todd Kleiboer parks | Economy Heritage, Pioneer Fireworks a big boom for local owners to make way for Roadside stands infuse more manufacturing regional economy with By TAYLOR NYE supplemental income [email protected] By TAYLOR NYE Ordinances passed during the reg- The American Pyro- taylor.nye@ technics Association es- ular July meeting of the city council ssnewstelegram.com timates that display fire- re-zoned both the Pioneer and Heri- works, or those sold for 4th tage business parks from agricultural A brilliant burst of col- of July celebrations put on to heavy industrial — a move com- or. A few seconds of flash- by cities and towns, bring in munity development director Tory ing light. Fireworks are $1.3 billion worth of sales, Niewiadomski says will give businesses as American as baseball, according to an article pub- more freedom to expand in the future. although not as lasting to lished by USA Today. The 1990 state legislature provides enjoy. You may see road- This is an astounding that land designated as agricultural side stands and seasonal growth over time, the APA must be used primarily for agricultural warehouses cropping up all says. In 1999, the amount uses, with a 6 to 1 ratio of unimproved over Northeast Texas, and of display fireworks sold to improved land. according to the vendors was around $500 million. The Pioneer business park, which Lisa Millsap of Temple’s fireworks in Sulphur Springs shows off multi-col- who sell them, fireworks This does not account for consists of 103.05 mainly grassland ored sparklers. are big business for the lo- acres, and the Heritage business park, Staff photo by Taylor Nye cal economy. See Stands, page 12A which consists of 117.33 mainly grass- land acres, both fit this definition. Maintaining a 6 to 1 ratio unim- proved to improved land, however, means businesses in the future may This week’s online poll be unable to expand their facilities, My ViewPoint Niewiadomski pointed out. with Jillian Smith “If we don’t rezone, it would basi- What do you think the city’s cally limit what the businesses can do prize money should go usefully in the future,” Niewiadomski toward? told the council. “This is the most in- tensive zoning we have, so this [heavy industrial] would be the most flexible we could give them.” See page 5A for online Page 5A See City, page 4A voting results.

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| Animal Welfare Elected More than 150 equines seized from Camp Officials U.S. Sen. John Cornyn 517 Hart Senate Office County horse rescue in coordinated raid Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-2934

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz 455 Dirksen Senate Office Blvd. Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-5922

Congressman John Ratcliffe 325 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-6673

Texas Sen. Bob Hall P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711 512-463-0102

Texas Rep. Dan Flynn P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768 Horses and other equines, are shown emaciated at an equine rescue nonprofit in Camp County June 27. The horses were among 159 seized 512-463-0880 from Scarlet’s Legacy Equine rescue on County Road 3324 and transported to a secure, undisclosed location. Gov. Greg Abbott By LYNDA STRINGER ing at the scene Thursday. horses per year. build our case in the event were brought to Scarlet’s news@camp McCandless said there “She explained that this became an animal cru- Legacy for boarding pur- P.O. Box 12428 countynow.com had been numerous car- she rescues them from kill elty case,” Clark said. poses,” Clark said. “She Austin, Texas 78711 casses found on the prop- pens and different organi- The CCSO contact- got updated pictures of the 512-463-2000 PITTSBURG — The erty over the last couple zations like that. Someone ed the HSUS in February, horses and said that they Camp County Sheriff’s Of- of months. After an eight- would pay the money to and the organization sent had gone down in weight fice partnered with the Hu- month investigation, led bail out the horse, and they a veterinarian to give an and looked poor. So we Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton mane Society of the Unit- by Chief Deputy Chris would come to her so she unbiased opinion. He said compared the pictures that 300 West 15th St. ed States and Safe Haven Clark, the department on could rehab or retire them the vet made several rec- she had when Deanna had Austin, Texas 78701 Equine Rescue in Gilmer June 6 arrested Tierney on her property,” Clark ommendations for Tierney picked up the horses to the 512-463-2100 in seizing more than 150 on five counts of cruelty to told The Gazette on Fri- to follow, including cull- pictures that we had, and horses and other equines livestock animals. Depu- day. “She was just getting ing down the number of we could prove that while Saturday, June 27 in a ties seized four live horses set up at the time. She did equines on the property, they were under her care Hopkins County Judge large-scale case of alleged and a carcass for a necrop- have some decent-looking providing additional shel- and custody and control, Robert Newsom animal cruelty. sy. They executed a search horses, and she had some ters, and better-quality hay. the horses had gone down.” P.O. Box 288 The animals are now warrant the same day and, horses that scored what The CCSO also discov- Clark said one of the being cared for by Safe Ha- with the help of Safe Hav- we considered the bottom ered that Tierney had been six had died a few months Sulphur Springs, Texas ven with help from HSUS en, counted 163 equines 1s (on the Henneke Body burying animals on the before without the owner’s 75483 at a secure, undisclosed lo- on the property, including Scoring system). property. knowledge. 903-438-4006 cation. numerous horse breeds, Clark said Tierney “We explained to her “She was making ar- The seizures were car- draft horses Shetlands, claimed in October 2018 that you couldn’t bury rangements to have the ried out on a 45-acre tract miniatures, donkeys and to have 100 horses on the that amount of weight on horses picked up, and an- of land where Deanna one mule. Camp County property. your personal property in other one went down. We SULPHUR SPRINGS Tierney has run Scarlet’s The necropsy of the “We gave her the bene- a year. You need to go to requested the vet do an CITY COUNCIL Legacy Equine Rescue dead horse showed its in- fit of the doubt and told her the landfill where they will autopsy on the horse and (SLER) on County Road testines riddled with para- we would continue mon- take these carcasses,” Clark ended up seizing the four City Hall 3324 south of Pittsburg sites, called bots, that had itoring her to make sure said. “At that point, we out of the six (in the June 6 201 Davis St. North since October 2018. eaten all the animal’s nu- this wasn’t a neglect case, were almost at the offense seizure),” he said. Sulphur Springs, Texas The owner of the prop- trients. and she was on board with level, cruelty to livestock At that time, Tierney 75482 erty is Patricia Sowka, ac- Clark said during the that,” Clark said. “She ac- animals.” told the investigators that cording to Camp Central initial welfare checks, tually offered to volunteer The department re- she had downsized to 80 903-885-7541 Appraisal District records. which began Oct. 26, 2018, her time and resources to mained in contact with the horses, but during the June • City Manager Marc According to the Scarlet’s the department met with the sheriff’s office.” HSUS during its investiga- 6 search of the property, Maxwell Legacy website, Tierney Tierney and took into con- Over the next eight tion and contacted a local the department and Safe • Mayor/Place 3 formed the rescue in 2015 sideration Tierney’s state- months, the department veterinarian to let them Haven volunteers found in Wells, Nevada as a pub- ments on why the horses continued to receive calls know the situation. 163 equines. Norman Sanders lic, 501(c)(3) nonprofit. were in poor condition. from concerned residents “We had enough to “It got to the point • Mayor Pro Tempore/ Before founding SLER, She told deputies it was be- about the welfare of the move forward with proba- where we could not let the Place 1, Erica the organization had been cause she rescues them for animals. ble cause after we discov- number of horses that were operating as Northeastern rehabilitation and adop- “We continued the in- ered there was an owner dying continue. There were Armstrong Nevada Equine Rescue tion through her nonprofit vestigation, and when we in that back in six in one day. It was abso- • Place 2, Jimmy Lucas from 2012 to 2015 and had organization. She claimed would get a call about a December sent pictures of lutely out of control,” Mc- • Place 4, Freddie acted as a private rescue for Scarlet’s Legacy was one of downed horse, we would six horses rescued out of a Candless said. Taylor 14 years before that. the largest in the country, send a deputy to document Kansas kill pen. According The Camp Countyhoming approximately 400 it, write a report on it to to the owner, those horses See Rescue, page 12A • Place 5, Jeff Sheriff’s Office began re- Sanderson ceiving calls for welfare • Place 6, Doug Moore checks on the animals • Place 7, John Sellers housed there soon after Tierney arrived in Camp County. “We started receiving COUNTY notices from citizens that COMMISSIONERS were driving by and notic- ing animals that were un- Mickey Barker derweight, etc. We started Precinct 1 our investigation in Oc- Phone: 903-438-4031 tober, which culminated today with this warrant to Barn: 903-485-2040 seize them,” Camp County P.O. Box 288 Sheriff Alan McCandless Sulphur Springs, Texas said during a media brief- 75483 Trans Texas Email: comprecone@ Theatres hopkinscountytx.org Sulphur Springs Greg Angllin 621 SHANNON RD. EAST I-30 EXIT ON SHANNON RD. 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ANNOUNCEMENT For the Record The Hopkins County Clerk’s Office announced Tuesday that jury duty for the County Clerk’s Office on Monday, July 8 has been canceled.

Sulphur Springs and sion of less than 2 ounces of taining what appeared to Hopkins County law en- marijuana. The man was a be marijuana in the man’s forcement and fire depart- passenger in a vehicle that right front pocket, arrest ment activity from 5:30 a.m. was stopped for having an reports read. County Records Wednesday to 7 a.m. Friday unreadable license plate 8:24 p.m.: Jair Ugal- included: and an inoperative third de Sanchez, 40, of Sulphur LAND TRANSACTIONS Beech; tract in the G. C. and Gary Keith Hinson; brake light. Upon contact, Springs was arrested during Linda Booker Bennett Litchfield survey. tract in the Nacogdoches POLICE the officer reportedly ob- a traffic stop at the intersec- to Linda Booker Bennett Margie Steward to survey. Wednesday served the strong odor of tion of College and Jackson Family Trust; tract in the Amy Rayzor and Austin McIlrath Properties 12:30 a.m.: A 30-year- marijuana coming from streets on charges of driv- Thomas Tabor survey. Dewey Rayzor; tract in the LLC to Terry Lee McAr- old Cooper man was arrest- inside the vehicle. He asked ing while license invalid Samuel Johnson Jr. to Lucy Ann Collum survey. thur Jr.; tract in the Samuel ed during a traffic stop in the passenger to exit the and possession of less than Amy Goldsmith and Bry- Jesus Rafino Castro McCulloch survey. Lanita Cranford and the 300 block of Oak Ave- vehicle and reportedly ob- ant Goldsmith; tract in the and Esperanza de la Cruz Samuel Burke survey. to Gary Panter and Helen Melba Cranford Gurthrie nue on a charge of posses- served a clear baggie con- See Report, page 9A Lygia P. Dunsworth Silverman; tract in the M. to Doyle H. Cranford Es- and Tim R. Dunsworth to A. Bowlin survey. tate; tract location not Gena K. Sanderson and Don Rooks and Sher- found. Jack Allen Webb Jr.; tract in yl Louise Rooks to GKD Glen W. Cranford the J. D. Houghton survey. Management Co. LLC; tract Co-Trustee, Michelle Chelsea Ramey and in the E. Melton survey. Greer Co-Trustee and Blotter Briefs Jared Ramey to Ryan A & G Commercial Paula Poston Cranford Keith Tucker and Summer Trucking and GKD Man- Testamentary Trust to Nicole Tucker; tract in the agement LP to GKD Man- Doyle H. Cranford Estate; agement Co. LLC; tract in tract location not found. sent to search the vehicle, and Davis alleged- Winnie Jewell survey. the L. P. Dikes survey. Doyle Cranford Jr., SSPD assists US ly also located several suspected marijuana Donald Ray Martin Jerry Lynn Petty Jr. and Glen W. Cranford, Robin cigarettes near the center console. Living Trust, Judith Ann Marshals in arrest Teresa Petty to Bradley Cranford, Danielle Deal, Multiple torn plastic baggies typically Martin Living Trust, Don- Victor Von Herrmann, 37, of Sulphur Lynn Petty and Carol Ann Michelle Greer, Rhonda used for the packaging of illegal narcotics ald Ray Martin, Donald Springs was arrested at 5:25 p.m. Tuesday Petty; tract in the John Moody and Buddy Lear were located around the center console and Ray Martin Trustee, Ju- at his residence on a warrant from the Sac- Ringo survey. Attorney to Larry Saun- in the driver’s side floorboard. A factory com- dith Ann Martin and Ju- ramento, California Police Department on Teresa Leatrice Pom- ders Jr.; tract in the Pre- partment on the top dashboard was opened, dith Ann Martin Trustee a charge of lewd or lascivious act with a pa to Teresa Evelyn Petty; cious Seats survey. and a small, white torn paper bag was found to Christina M. Fairbanks child under age 14. tract in the Michael C. Rebecca J. Dickey inside, containing a crystal-like substance be- and Tyler J. Fairbanks; Officer Sean Hoffman of the SSPD was Garroutte survey. and Samuel D. Dickey to lieved to be methamphetamine. tract in the J. W. Thomas reportedly asked to transport Herrmann to Cathy Jo Pribble Wil- Darrel Wayne Elliott and Open alcoholic containers were also survey. the Hopkins County jail for the U.S. Mar- liams to Jarred Picket I; Julieanne Lorine Elliott; found inside the vehicle, and the license Donnell Jones and shals after the man was found at the loca- tract in the Jose Ybarbo tract in the Thomas Norris plate on the vehicle was shown to belong to Retha A. Jones to Juana tion. survey. survey. another vehicle. Gabriela Pulido and Rene The warrants were confirmed and Her- Pulido; tract in the H. W. Candi B. Cowden Can- Geraldine Dinora Lo- rmann was taken into custody. Bond was H. Hopkins survey. dice to Javier Romero, Jose pez, Jose Daniel Lopez, set at $600,000, and he remained in jail as Man suspected of Cristi Lynn Millsap L. Romero, Juan Romero Osman Eduardo Lopez of 4 p.m. Wednesday, jail and arrest reports and Jeffrey Wayne Mill- and Noe Romero; tract in By, Amanda Scott Osor- read. public intoxication sap to Jady L. Martin and the J. Webb survey. nio Agent, Evelyn Ninoska in drive-thru Ryan C. Martin; tract in Gloria Alejandra de la Osornio and Jose Osornio the Harriett Brown survey. Torre to Thomas Eugene also known as Jose Manuel No front license SSPD officers responded to a call at Orsornio to De Flips LLC; 11:17 p.m. Wednesday from a Sulphur XR4 Innovations LLC McComick; tract in the plate leads to to Meredith Dodd; tract in William Sears survey. tract in the Samuel Mc- Springs fast food restaurant regarding a Culloch survey. possession charge subject passed out in the drive-thru with the M. A. Bowlin survey. Joe D. Kennedy also Jason Bern Hoffman know as Joe Dan Kennedy, Candi B. Cowden Can- Zaqurious Lamont Armstrong, 30, of an open container. and Troiana Rae Hoffman Joe D. Kennedy Attorney dice to Marlen Corona, Wolfe City was arrested during a traffic stop Upon arrival, officers reportedly ob- to Nichols Reba; tract in also known as Joe Dan Rafael Corona, Ramon at 7:13 p.m. on State Highway 11 west on a served the 33-year-old Sulphur Springs the M. A. Bowlin survey. Kennedy Attorney, Jona- Corona, Dolores Garcia, charge of possession of less than 1 gram of a man “asleep” in the driver’s seat with a cold, Candi B. Cowden Can- than Kennedy also known Pedro Garcia, Alexander Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. open container of beer in the console. dice to Camille Hancock as Jonathan G. Kennedy Leon, Alma Leon, Fran- Armstrong was reportedly observed The man was awakened and asked to exit Friesen and Jeff Friesen; and Jonathan Kennedy cisco J. Ramirez, Rosa La operating a vehicle without a front license the vehicle, where he reportedly performed tract in the John Petty et Attorney also known as Ramirez, Elia Rosillo, Ros- plate. Sgt. Davis followed behind the man’s and failed the horizontal gaze nystagmus al. survey. Jonathan G. Kennedy At- illo Leonel and Victoria vehicle, which quickly turned into a drive- test. Officers reported he also emitted the Freddie Fisher and torney to Clay Stuart Hen- way of a residence. Davis made contact and odor of alcohol from his breath, was un- Linda Fisher to Kristi drix, Lou Beth Hendrix See Record, page 4A reportedly observed a strong odor of mari- steady on his feet, had bloodshot eyes and juana emitting from the vehicle and a green spoke with slurred speech. He was believed leafy substance believed to be marijuana in plain view. Armstrong reportedly gave con- See Briefs, page 9A Do you remember?

Friday, July 6, 2007: 7-year-old Lexi Boyd pedals fast to ride away from her cousins Taylor, 11, and Malik Hood, 3, as they chase her on foot in a game of tag on Lamar Street. The children said they hadn’t been able to play outside much due to the nearly constant rain, but many kids were seen outside playing that day, taking advantage of the break in the recent rain pattern. Archive Do you remember these local events that made headlines? 10 years ago Hundreds of people braved triple-digit heat on the Hopkins County Courthouse square to hear Gov. Rick Perry, U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall and others at a rally protesting gov- ernment spending and taxation. Well over 300 had arrived for the start of Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party Rally at 6:30 p.m., when the heat index was above 104 degrees. Vir- tually everyone stayed for the two-hour slate of speakers with the crowd swelling by at least 200 more by the time Perry arrived at 8 p.m. to thunderous applause. 5 years ago Phoebe Carmody, an almost 6-year-old battling leukemia, was presented an oppor- tunity to help give back to other children battling childhood cancer. She was asked by Persnickety Clothing owner and head designer Corinne Rickenbach to join Cami Carver, an 8-year-old with whom she became fast friends while both were at the hospital being treated for leukemia, as a model for the 2014 Princess Millie Dress, which goes to the Princess Millie Foundation, benefiting families impacted by childhood cancer. 1 year ago A helmet, cellphone, shades and a motorcycle were all officers found at the end of a high speed chase in Winnsboro. Officers hoped the cellphone would offer some clues to the rider’s identity. Page 4A Saturday, July 6, 2019 community Sulphur Springs News-Telegram Weather Forecast 2019 July Today is Thursday, July 6 Today is National Hand Roll Day, National Fried Chicken Day and Hop-a-Park Day. Courtesy/NWS ONGOING EVENTS Saturday, July 6 n 42 is played every Wednesday and Friday at 12:30 | Texas History p.m. and the first Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, 150 Martin Lu- ther King Jr. Drive. For more information, contact Karon Lawmen beat the bushes for fugitive inmates Weatherman at 903-885-1661. The large work de- united the couple with his recent escape, gradu- n Adults Coming Together Serving group of volun- tail had just arrived at the Raymond Hamilton, their ally regained the trust of teers meets the first Monday of each month for a pro- designated field the pre- baby-face partner-in-crime overseers, who once again gram at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. vious morning, when the with stacked sentences that regarded him as a model n Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter will hold a pet single guard put down his added up to two and a half prisoner. adoption from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first, third and fifth shotgun to roll a cigarette. centuries. Three months after By- Saturdays of the month at Tractor Supply Co. The shelter Two alert convicts, Hil- Barrow threw his usu- bee’s unhappy homecom- is also open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays when the ton Bybee and James Rice, al caution to the wind and ing, he learned along with facility becomes “code red” (filled with limited space). quickly overpowered him, let Bybee and a second everybody else that Bar- The shelter is located at 1313 North Hillcrest Dr. Adop- Bartee seizing the shotgun as well uninvited passenger, Hen- row and Parker had been tion fees apply. Call 903-439-9369 for information. Haile as his pistol, uniform and ry Methvin, come along. slain execution style in an n Community blood drive will be held from 8 a.m. to horse. They rode off on With the Barrow Gang a ambush on a Louisiana 2 p.m. the first Saturday of each month in Carter Blood COLUMNIST the mount followed by 17 gang in name only after the backroad. What he did not Care’s mobile unit, which will be parked in the Memo- fellow inmates on the backs death of his brother Buck, discover until much later rial Medical Plaza parking lot. For an appointment, call of mules. the capture of Buck’s wife, was that star-crossed lovers 1-800-DONATE4 (800-366-2834). n the second mass The three addition- Blanche, and the defection were betrayed by Methvin. n SSHS Class of 1963 meets at the Red Barn at 9 a.m. escape in two weeks al guards assigned to the of teenager W.D. Jones, he Authorities continued on the first Saturday of each month for breakfast. Friends from the same Tex- detail were running 20 badly needed to replenish to beat the bushes for By- are welcome. as prisonI farm, eight more minutes behind schedule. the ranks. bee and three other fu- n The Muddy Lotus Yoga will host Yoga on the Square convicts bolted from infa- By the time they finally Bybee hung around gitives still at large from every Saturday at 9 a.m., beginning April 6. All skills lev- mous Eastham on July 8, reached the scene, the fugi- long enough for the travel the first break, when eight els are welcome. 1937. tives were long gone. money that his share of an more staged another van- n New Life Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meet- This was how the As- The escapees were no Iowa bank robbery pro- ishing act on July 8, 1937. ings are held at 129 College St. (white building to the sociated Press reported Boy Scout troop on an in- vided. He parted on good This time, the mass escape right of the Presbyterian Church) in Sulphur Springs. A the manhunt for the first nocent hike. Six, Bybee in- terms with Barrow, Parker was not on the spur of the closed 12 & 12 Study is held Mondays at 7 p.m., an open bunch on June 23: “Nine- cluded, were doing life, and and the rest but lasted a moment but instead care- Big Book Topic meeting on Thursdays at 7 p.m., closed teen ‘hard-boiled’ con- the average sentence of the scant 10 days on his own fully planned. big Book Study on Saturdays at 7 p.m. and an open meet- victs who fled to freedom remaining baker’s dozen before being apprehended Two loaded rifles had ing at 9 a.m. on Sundays. For questions, call Gary K. at from Eastham prison farm was 33 years. in Amarillo. been “planted” in ad- sought to keep out of the Bybee had been down Within a week, By- vance along the path the 903-335-8152, Brandon H. at 903-348-4716, Robert T. at reach of an army of men that same road before. In bee was back at Eastham, 614-313-3136 or Mike F. at 903-335-1382. inmates took to the fields n and bloodhounds search- January 1934, he hitched where his old job on the that morning. After firing Better Life Group of Narcotics Anonymous meets ing for them in the scrub a ride with Clyde Barrow plow squad was waiting for warning shots to show the Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Satur- oak and pines of East Tex- and Bonnie Parker during him. He settled into the fa- days at noon at Wesley United Methodist Church, 614 a s .” the wild jailbreak that re- miliar routine and, despite See Haile, page 11A Texas St. Call Gary or Lillie at 903-473-3329. Sunday, July 7 meeting that paying for the well said, the taxpayers Panter was chosen during n New Life Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meet- Pacific Park and senior cen- voted to take $150,000 per the May city council meet- ings are held at 129 College St. (white building to the Funds ter project has already been year for 20 years from a 4A ing to design the building. right of the Presbyterian Church) in Sulphur Springs. A Continued from page 1A built into the budget for the tax entity, the Economic It still remains up to closed 12 & 12 Study is held Mondays at 7 p.m., an open upcoming year. Development Corpora- citizens, though, about Big Book Topic meeting on Thursdays at 7 p.m., closed Tensions flared in May tion, and put towards a 4B whether or not the vote big Book Study on Saturdays at 7 p.m. and an open meet- Development Corporation regarding the Pacific Park project, the park. will pass, Maxwell said. ing at 9 a.m. on Sundays. For questions, call Gary K. at over the course of 20 years. project, when members of “Let’s do it again,” Max- And, he added, taxes will 903-335-8152, Brandon H. at 903-348-4716, Robert T. at Overall, this nets out to the East End Allegiance well said. “Only this time, 614-313-3136 or Mike F. at 903-335-1382. not be raised. $3 million: $1.5 million for and community represen- let’s ask the voters if they n Greenville AL-NON Family Group will meet at “It’s not about raising Pacific Park and $1.5 mil- tatives attended the public want to approve the expen- 5928 Interstate 30 Frontage Road in Greenville Sundays lion for the senior center. forum part of city council diture of $200,000 per year.” taxes; it’s about re-allocat- at 2:15 p.m. and Fridays at 8 p.m. Greenville Al-Non is a City manager Marc to express their regret that It’s a higher amount ing taxes that have already non-profit group that serves to support family members Maxwell has stated the city the project was not pro- than the Coleman Park been collected,” Maxwell or friends who are affected by someone else’s drinking. will also pursue an addi- gressing fast enough. expenditure, Maxwell not- told the News-Telegram. For more information, call Bettie at 972-979-0132. tional half million-dol- “We all can agree that ed, but a lower percentage Maxwell estimated that the lar grant from the Texas Pacific Park has been ne- of EDC revenue because cost of the Pacific Park and Monday, July 8 Department of Parks and glected for a long time,” since 1999, EDC revenue senior center project would n FIC Investment Club meets at noon the second Wildlife for Pacific Park, Bridgette Cooper, presi- has doubled. account for only 10% of the Monday of each month at Pizza Inn on Mockingbird bringing the total available dent of the East End Alle- When speaking to the EDC’s total budget over Lane, except December or months in which the second amount for the project up giance, told the council in News-Telegram of the June the course of 20 years. Monday falls on a holiday. to $2 million. May. “However, we were meeting where he proposed “If the citizens want a n Memory Makers Clown Alley meets on the second Sulphur Springs Eco- promised that the Grays the solution, Maxwell cred- park over there more than Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at The ROC, 121 Gilmer nomic Development Cor- building and repairs to ited both early charrettes they want another busi- St. in Sulphur Springs. Fellowship with other clowns. A poration, a government equipment would be com- with the community as well ness here in town, that’s different topic will be discussed at each meeting, along body, receives a portion pleted by Juneteenth in as suggestions by city hall the decision the voters get with balloons, puppets, magic and other clowning arts. of city sales tax. For every the design charette. Today, staff Tory Niewiadomski to make,” Feagley told the For more information, call Darris Cross at 903-440-3906 cent of sales tax, the EDC nothing has been done.” and Lesa Smith, calling it “a or 903-348-0200. News-Telegram. profits at half a cent. By the June 4 regular perfect storm.” n Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance However, Feagley said, According to EDC docu- meeting of the city council, On June 28, Maxwell will hold monthly meetings the second Monday of each ments, their budget for fiscal Maxwell proposed the cur- also released preliminary the EDC is “not upset” month starting at 5:30 p.m. at Plain & Fancy Sandwich year 2020 is approximately rent solution for Pacific Park: sketches from architect and will support the city Shoppe on the downtown square. Anyone interested in $2 million. EDC execu- a plan similar to the 1999 Adam Panter that detailed council and the Pacific downtown revitalization or business is invited to attend. tive director Roger Feagley funding of Coleman Park. what the new H.W. Grays Park project, “If the voters The group also meets every Thursday morning at 8 a.m. stated at the June regular In this instance, Max- building would look like. choose to do that.” at Plain & Fancy. n Bereaved Parents Support Group meets the sec- “Zoning them [heavy Octavia Martinez ond Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the TU Electric industrial] does make Balderas and Esther Building located at 635 Clarksville St. in Paris. Call 903- City Record Gonzalez Martinez 785-7781 or 903-784-2011. the most sense with what n Continued from page 1A Continued from page 3A Matthew Michael Boy Scout Troop 69 meets on Monday nights at they are doing already,” 7 p.m. at the Scout hut behind First United Methodist Miller and Anna Lynne Niewiadomski said. Church in Sulphur Springs. Anyone interested please call Hicks “If we didn’t rezone, that Ordinances 2747 and Torres; tract in the John 903-243-3995. Shawn Lee Hinkeldey would limit them about 2748 were passed unani- Petty survey. n Tommy Allison, retired attorney at law, is provid- and Laura Lee Shelton ing free legal assistance to all veterans every Monday, what they could do in the mously by the council. Saxe Pierce and John H. Heilman; tract in the Billy Jack Osburn and 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Cen- future,” councilperson The Heritage and Pioneer M. D. Jackson survey. Wanda J. Gambrel ter, 150 Martin Luther King Blvd. For more information, Doug Moore echoed. “If business parks are currently Sally Clifton also Earnest Jay Jackson II call 903-860-2813 or 903-767-5312 or email wtallionii@ they want to make chang- home to Summit Manufac- known as Jeniva Dea- and Ashley Desiree Deaton gmail.com. es, this is the best tool we turing, Armorock Polymer ton also known as Jeni- Miguel A. Fernandez n Fit & Strong led by John Little is held at 9:30 a.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at Sulphur Springs h av e .” Concrete and others. va Ruth Deaton, Deana and Amanda Jane Yancey Goggans Agent, William Senior Citizens Center, 150 Martin Luther King Blvd. D. Goggans, Delbert Lee DIVORCES Cost is free. Logan, Janie Logan, Den- n Free pool games offered Mondays in The Canteen Cassidy Bunch vs. nis Brian Maxfield and at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8560, located on Veter- MEAL A DAY Sally Clifton Maxfield to Kevin Michael Bunch ans Drive. Bruce N. Lockhart; tract Hannah Maria n Recovery Group will meet every Monday at 7:30 Meal A Day serves lunch for $2 a plate 10-11:30 a.m. at in the E. Melton survey. Clayton vs.Tristan Ray p.m. at “The ROOOM,” located across the street from the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, 150 Martin Lu- Brian Shurtleff and Clayton Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 211 Fuller St. ther King Jr. Drive. The menu for the week, July 1-5, includes: Ricki Shurtleff to Lacey Quon Dewayne Clay- n New Life Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meet- • Monday ­— Chicken fried chicken with mashed Norton; tract in the Eliz- ton vs. Penny Lindsey ings are held at 129 College St. (white building to the potatoes and peppered gravy, broccoli and a roll. abeth Melton survey. Victoria Faith Jones right of the Presbyterian Church) in Sulphur Springs. A • Tuesday — Creamy burrito casserole with Spanish vs. Jeremy Ryan Jones closed 12 & 12 Study is held Mondays at 7 p.m., an open rice and chips and salsa. MARRIAGES Dorothy Lee Riley vs. Big Book Topic meeting on Thursdays at 7 p.m., closed • Wednesday — Rope sausage with black eyed peas, big Book Study on Saturdays at 7 p.m. and an open meet- Michael Harris Full- John Jacob Riley cornbread and green tomato relish. er and Brandie Lynn ing at 9 a.m. on Sundays. For questions, call Gary K. at Wanda Ruth Whit- • Thursday — Meatloaf with macaroni and cheese, Cunningham 903-335-8152, Brandon H. at 903-348-4716, Robert T. at Malibu vegetables and a roll. Jose J. Tapia Gonzalez more vs. James Earl 614-313-3136 or Mike F. at 903-335-1382. • Friday — Chicken pot pie with carrots and pickled and Stephanie Gamez Whitmore — beets. Jimmy Dee Buckholt Krystal Karee Lovell If your club or organization is meeting soon and wishes For more information about the Meal A Day program, Jr. and Emma Deanne vs. Kenneth Wayne to remind members of the time and location, send an email call Karon Weatherman at 903-885-1661. Rochelle Lovell to [email protected] Page 5A Sulphur Springs News-Telegram opinion Saturday, July 6, 2019 This Week’s Online Poll | My ViewPoint

What do you think the city’s prize School supplies money should go toward? important for student success

The News-Telegram encourages letters to the editor from its readers for publication. Letters should Jillian be type-written or print- Smith ed neatly if brought in or mailed to 401 Church St., COLUMNIST Suite B, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. We also ac- Phone | 903-885-8663 cept letters to the editor Email | jillian.smith@ via email to editor@ssnews ssnewstelegram.com telegram.com or via our website at ssnewstelegram. egistration for backpacks and school supplies for com. the upcoming school year through CANHelp began Monday. We do not print unorig- RLast year, the local charitable organization served hun- inal letters or letters written dreds of children and families in need of support services. to other publications. All And they will do the same this year. letters must be signed by the The children who benefit are those whose families ei- author and shold include a ther can’t afford or struggle to provide the school supplies telephone number for verifi- needed to have the best experience possible with their ed- cation and in case clarifica- ucation. This is an amazing service that takes months of tion is needed. organizing and planning. Having experience as an unemployed single mom, struggling to make sure my son had all his school supplies, this kind of help would have been a God-send. What I cannot fathom is why anyone (and this hap- pened recently) would want to criticize providing children in need with school supplies. As of July 2018, almost a full quarter or the population of Hopkins County were under the age of 18, and the pov- erty rate was higher than 20% for that age group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The average annual pay per household in 2017 was un- der $39,000. I can tell you from experience, raising just one Rita Ed- kid, there aren’t a lot of extras at that rate of income. Homes with two incomes might have it a bit easier, depending on wards: Awesome! Icing on how much either contributor brings in. But think about what it would be like to raise two kids the cake! Congratulations | National or even three on that same amount, which could conceiv- ably be two incomes from low-paying jobs. to everyone that worked After taking out rent and utilities, car insurance and tirelessly to make it hap- gasoline, and groceries, there’s not much left for clothes or Biden’s bad night: of healthcare, much less school supplies. Having to purchase pen!! — “Sulphur Springs those supplies for multiple children, the parents are look- ing at spending at least $150, if they stick to the essentials, downtown recognized for rotate from the previous year’s supplies and purchase at the lowest possible price. urban excellence” baggage and buses That may not sound like much to someone who doesn’t Why in the world did he invoke two have trouble making ends meet, but for someone who is segregationist senators -- two senators already struggling, that could mean the difference between Jason Parm- who built their careers on fighting for having electricity on for the month or the kids having their school supplies. er: Looks like a school tax Jim Crow laws and keeping blacks at the back of the bus -- to show his ability There is proof, too, that kids who have access to the things they need for school have a better chance of success hike is on the way. — “$5k to work across partisan lines? There are some partisan lines we should not cross. in their education. raise to SSISD teachers And certainly not brag about in 2019. It can be an embarrassment to have to ask for a pencil “Out of sync” doesn’t begin to describe or a piece of paper constantly from either the teacher or a approved” Susan it. fellow student. Then there’s the fielding questions from the Estrich But it was on the issue of busing other kids, like, “Don’t you have your own pencil? Why where Harris put him to shame. She not?” Not wanting to admit to this can make a kid feel as COLUMNIST though they shouldn’t be asking and will let it interfere Christi Kurkji- told the story of a little girl who was in the second integrated class at her pub- with their studies, which leads to poor performance. an: That’s why you stay at lic school in Berkeley, California, more I did everything within my power to make sure my t was a very good night for Cali- than two decades after the Supreme child had what he needed when I couldn’t afford to. That’s home when you go a little fornia Sen. Kamala Harris. And, Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of what struggling families in Hopkins County are trying to for those listening, a strong Education. The little girl rode a bus to do for their kids. wild w/your alcohol and showingI for Sen. Michael Bennett and Last week, Fox 4 News posted an article stating school. Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The night before, would be accepting school supply donations in lieu of pay- keep it tasteful any where Would Biden admit that he was Sen. Elizabeth Warren owned the stage. wrong about busing? ment on parking tickets: else — “Hard partying But the real story coming out of this Mandatory busing to achieve inte- “The Las Vegas City Council unanimously voted in fa- week’s debates was not who won but gration was not, in retrospect, much of a vor of allowing parking tickets issued between June 19 to who lost. Much easier to call that one. leads to weekend intoxi- success. But it was not the public policy July 19 this year to be paid with donations of school sup- It was Bernie and Biden, the two old question that defined the busing debate cation arrests” men. See Smith, page 11A in the 1970s. It was race. And the rule In watching the stooped senator of law. Busing was how you integrat- from Vermont sidestep serious ques- ed schools in residentially segregated tions in favor of socialist bombast, it cities where the school boards refused was hard to believe that he gave Hil- Trending at ssnewstelegram.com to come up with their own plans to ad- lary Clinton a run for her money in the Democratic primaries and caucuses dress decades of segregation. Across four years ago. the country, federal district judges were Had he aged that much? putting themselves, and the judiciary, Did he really have nothing to ad? on the line by trying to enforce Brown And God help us if he ends up on in the face of resistance from public of- the stage with Donald Trump. ficials like Joe Biden’s allies. Bernie Sanders will not be the Dem- We got a busing case when I was ocratic nominee. If he is, Donald Trump clerking. Justice Stevens, my boss, a will be re-elected. Republican appointee, was no fan of But the big loser was Biden. busing. He voted to uphold the lower Eric Swalwell, the congressman courts because to do otherwise would from California, recalled a candidate undermine the rule of law, handing a coming to his town to campaign for the victory to the foes of integration. presidency when he was a boy. It was It wasn’t about yellow buses. It was 32 years ago, and the candidate was Joe a question of which side you were on. Biden. Swalwell’s message was that it is Joe Biden was on the wrong side, time to pass the torch to a new genera- just as he was on the wrong side of de- tion of leaders. nying Medicaid funding for abortions Biden flashed a smile. There is no for poor women, effectively denying answer. their rights under Roe v. Wade. Biden It’s not just a question of age. To have supported the Hyde Amendment (a survived in politics as long as Biden has, Republican initiative) until earlier this he’s bound to have baggage. Biden, who month. Most Democrats did not. And was considered a moderate Democrat his effort to justify his opposition to in the Senate, has more baggage than busing by saying that he didn’t oppose most and has clearly not figured out local decisions to use school buses where to put it. When he was onstage in (which was never the issue), as he kept Miami, it was almost painful to watch. insisting to Harris, made clear that he Kamala Harris ate him for lunch. still doesn’t get it. Biden claimed that he She expressed her respect for what he ran for Senate based on civil rights, that has accomplished. She said she didn’t his whole career has been about civil consider him to be a racist. Then she rights. So what was he doing on the side pummeled him, and rightly so, her of the segregationists? And why is he voice almost breaking. still defending it? Page 6A Saturday, July 6, 2019 SPORTS Sulphur Springs News-Telegram | Hopkins County Area sports camps resume at SS, C-P after holiday

Above, a group of campers have fun during a soccer scrimmage at the recent Wildcat Soccer Camp. Sulphur Springs ISD will resume its camp schedule with the annual Ladycat Volleyball Camp July 9-10. For more information, contact Bailey Dorner at [email protected] or 903-588-4142.

At left, Jaylee Miller runs a drill during the Como-Pickton basketball camp. Como- Pickton ISD will resume its camp schedule in two weeks with volleyball camp set for July 15-18. For more information, email Coach Trevor Wallace at [email protected]. Staff photos by Quinten Boyd

| Local Sports | UFC Sign-ups underway for Franklin Model fighter: Rockhold debuts County Youth Soccer; area invited at new weight for UFC 239 By GREG BEACHAM Whittaker, who had to drop out with By QUINTEN BOYD and dropped off at CB&J Embroidery and AP Sports Writer an injury. Rockhold agreed to fight Yoel quinten.boyd@ Screen Printing or Jones Portable Buildings Romero for an interim belt even after ssnewstelegram.com in Sulphur Springs, at Dairy Queen in LAS VEGAS (AP) — Luke Rockhold Romero missed weight, but he lost by Mount Vernon or at the Hagansport is a successful model with a Ralph Lauren third-round knockout. Those looking to get their kicks on the General Store. contract and New York Fashion Week Meanwhile, Rockhold's modeling soccer field won’t have to venture too far For more information on registration, experience. career was taking off. He landed a job as the outside Hopkins County. coaching, refereeing or financial He's also an elite competitor in a sport face of Ralph Lauren's popular Polo Blue The Franklin County Youth Soccer arrangements, contact Diego Mendez at where terrible things can happen to pretty fragrance, and he booked a steady stream Association recently announced that the 903-204-3299 or Brian Herrera at 903-204- faces. of jobs that could have pulled him away sign-up period for the upcoming fall 0396. Rockhold has taken remarkably little from fighting for good — but he wasn't season is now underway. permanent damage during his 12 years interested. in professional mixed martial arts, but "I love fighting, and the only reason I do Sign-up fees are $40 per player and SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE he has dished out plenty while winning outside what I do is so I can love fighting additional siblings from the same family The league is also looking for sponsors are $35 each. Checks are asked to be made titles in Strikeforce and the more," he said. "Sometimes the business (of for the upcoming season. UFC. fighting), it takes the love away. And when out to Franklin County Youth Soccer Sponsorship assists players in need with Association or FCYSA. After getting stopped by an overweight you're able to come back and leverage registration fees and provides team jerseys, opponent last year, Rockhold decided to do yourself, it brings back the love. It's all about All forms and fees are due by Aug. 24, trophies, equipment, referees and field the date of try-outs, and no registration or something else to protect his moneymaker: the love. And so I can stand my ground. I rental fees. shirt orders will be taken after that date. He would no longer starve himself to get can fight when I want. I can have fun doing Bronze sponsorship is $150 and gets All tryouts will take place on Aug. 24. down to the 185-pound middleweight it, and that's what it's all about." the company name on the back of a team’s Players in the U6 division will try out from limit. By finally giving up on his middleweight 8-8:45 a.m. Tryouts for the U8 division will jerseys. Silver sponsorship is $200 and also "Feels different," he said Thursday. dreams last year, Rockhold chose a clear take place from 9-9:45 a.m. receives a yard sign. "Feels like the old days. I'm not so focused path back to the top. He sees the UFC's light U10 tryouts will be from 10-10:45 a.m., Gold sponsorship is $350 and receives on weight. I can go back to who I am. I'm heavyweights as easy pickings — at least followed by U12 tryouts from 11-11:45 all other perks plus a vinyl banner. a hunter." below long-reigning champion Jon Jones, a.m. U14 tryouts will take place from Platinum sponsorship is $500 and When Rockhold (16-4) returns the headliner at UFC 239 against Thiago Santos, another longtime middleweight noon-12:45 p.m. receives their company name on the to competition against Poland's Jan who moved up. The team draft will follow each tryout, jerseys of two teams’ jerseys, the yard sign, Blachowicz (23-8) at UFC 239 on Saturday night, he will be a 205-pound light "Skill-wise, the middleweight division followed by a mandatory meeting for the vinyl banner and a team jersey with heavyweight. The 6-foot-3 Rockhold plans is much deeper," Rockhold said. coaches at 1 p.m. at the Franklin County “Sponsor” on the back. to show his new division he's a violent force, "That's the problem with light Airport. Rules and uniforms will be Yard signs and vinyl banners will be even if he doesn't have cauliflower ears. heavyweight. You see these guys like discussed and fundraising items will be placed at the sports complex during the "My body didn't want to do it anymore," Santos, they're not top middleweights. given to each coach. soccer season. Rockhold said. "I'm a light heavyweight. I've They can't even crack the top 10. Can't Players and parents are asked to Sponsors at all levels will also receive a been a light heavyweight for many years. I sniff it, but they're here at the very top of thank you plaque; platinum sponsors will stay following their tryout to meet their stopped killing myself and compromising the (light heavyweight) division. It's weak. receive two plaques. coaches. The season begins Sept. 21 and who I am, just to fight a middleweight. The technique is just not there. The skill ends Nov. 16. For more information on sponsorship, Letting go of that title was tough. I (messed) is not there. These guys get away on their Registration forms may be picked up contact Cassie Mendez at 903-563-0842. up. I wanted to get it back, but I needed to toughness and their size and their strength." let it go, and I needed to move on." Rockhold hasn't been in a fight that Rockhold is referring to the loss that went the distance in his entire UFC career. | Summer Camps will haunt him forever. In his first UFC title All nine of his bouts ended in stoppages, defense in June 2016, he got too comfortable including his debut loss to a testosterone- against a seemingly overmatched Michael laden version of in 2013. PJC soccer, softball camps in July Bisping and allowed the English veteran to That streak could continue against knock him out in a shocking upset. Blachowicz, one of the UFC's top light Rockhold felt humiliated by a loss to an heavyweights. He had won four straight A number of Paris Junior College Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon, July 22-25, and inferior opponent, and he spent two years fights before losing in February to Santos, athletic programs are offering summer costs $35. Registration is available at www. determined to get his belt back. He tried to who subsequently got the title shot at Jones. camps through August. paristexas.gov. push through the morass of competitors at While Rockhold is respectful to PJC soccer coaches Evan Michael On August 11 there will be a half-day 185 pounds, but had injury setbacks before Blachowicz, Jones is the only 205-pounder Camperell and Zach Zellmer are working softball camp from 9 a.m. to noon. The ending up in another miserable situation in that impresses him — and he's not fighting with the City of Paris to lead Soccer Skills camp is for girls ages 12 and up and costs early 2018. Jones yet. and Drills. $30 per person. It will be held at Love Civic Rockhold cut weight yet again for a "I don't care about anybody but one The course will help students improve Center Field No. 4. shot at new middleweight champ Robert guy," Rockhold said. "That's myself." their soccer game through learning ball For more information, contact Coach control and soccer basics. April Lane Hartmann at alanehartmann@ The course runs Monday through parisjc.edu. | Soccer | Sulphur Springs FIFA hopes to expand Women’s WC Out-of-town callers posing as By ROB HARRIS The vote was due to take place in Associated Press March 2020 but the FIFA Council decision could now be delayed. SSHS officials to sell poster ads LYON, France (AP) — FIFA is FIFA has already decided to expand looking to expand the Women's World the men's World Cup from 32 to 48 Sulphur Springs athletic director Greg offering ads on a football poster. Cup from 24 to 32 teams. teams from 2026. Infantino wants to Owens recently issued a warning about a The company allegedly told callers that The plan was revealed by FIFA double the Women's World Cup prize President Gianni Infantino ahead of money, team preparation funding and company currently coldcalling its way down they were representing Sulphur Springs Sunday's final between the United States cash for clubs releasing players, lifting the a list of business supporters for Wildcat ISD and were calling companies listed in and the Netherlands. the figure to $100 million. athletics. the Chamber of Commerce directory to sell If the expansion was to start for the The 2022 men's tournament will He said several community members have advertising. next edition in 2023, Infantino says have prize money of $440 million and recently contacted him regarding a company For more information, contact Coach FIFA would have to re-open the bidding $209 million is made available to clubs that is calling, posing as school personnel, and Owens at [email protected] or 903-885-2158. process which has yet to conclude. releasing players. Page 7A Sulphur Springs News-Telegram Saturday, July 6, 2019

| Q Factor Tall Tales: Nate Newton, Texas Stadium and a 25-cent story

The story did not hold up to any sort of scrutiny. I got home that night and told my mom and she laughed, asking me why, if that was the case, I didn’t get more than just a quarter. Quinten Even young me knew I was beat. Boyd I shelved the tall tale because she COLUMNIST was absolutely right. It was at that moment that I learned two things. Phone | 903-885-8663 First, I learned that you don’t have Email | quinten.boyd@ to embellish a story to make yourself ssnewstelegram.com seem cooler. I went to Dallas, saw all kinds of cool things in museums, ate Newton gave me a quarter! ate at a nice restaurant and got to That sentence is probably tour Texas Stadium. For a seven-year-old, the biggest sports related tall that’s not too bad at all! That’s a cool story taleN that I’ve ever told in my life. to tell people who didn’t go. And it was obvious how young I was Secondly? I learned to always work when I told it, because Nate Newton was on my craft and improve when telling my making millions of dollars at the time and stories. Seriously — a quarter? poor seven-year-old me thought it would The scrutiny I put on my own stories be cool that he only gave me a quarter. You’re probably wanting some pushes me to tell them to the best of my backstory on this whole scenario. Let me ability. take you back in time a bit. With the benefit of hindsight? I should When I was in elementary school, I have said Big Nate bought me lunch at had a chance to take a field trip in Dallas Grandy’s, for which he did several ads. where we got to see several different People would have believed that. sights. But my favorite stop on the field trip was Texas Stadium. ALWAYS BEAT YOUR HEROES? It was right around that age where the Wimbledon is underway in London Cowboys were consistently good and I was watching and rooting for a winner. and perhaps the biggest story at the All- My dad was a Cowboys fan so I became England Club is 15-year-old Cori “Coco” one because young me wanted to be just Gauff. like my dad. Gauff qualified for Wimbledon only to And yes, I still want to be like my dad. play one of her heroes in the first round. He’s so much cooler than me. Gauff said the Williams sisters were the Anyway, I was looking forward to the reason she picked up a racket and there chance to see the stadium with the hole she was, opening her tournament against in the roof “where God could watch his Venus Williams. favorite team play football,” as some of And then there the old heads used to say. More than she was, winning her that? I wanted to opener. see an NFL stadium She won her with my own eyes. second round match, I’d have been happy too, over Magdalena to go to any one of Rybarikova, a player them. who had really was started coming on in low on the list; I was the last few weeks. As afraid I’d get booed. We get there and I wrote this column, we get the chance to Gauff was set to walk out on the field play Polona Hercog and run around a Friday morning. bit. Nothing makes Win or lose, it’s a little kid happier than getting to run good to see a new generation of players around where some of their favorite starting to step up and play their game. players did every week. We played a little There have been a few eras of dominance two-hand touch, we threw the football in women’s tennis. In my lifetime, it was around and our teachers were happy to let Steffi Graf for so long, then Martina us do it because they knew we’d fall asleep when we got back on the bus, giving them Hingis and then the Williams sisters. some (much-needed) peace and quiet. Now? Tournaments are wide open. No Our tour guide then asked if we one can seem to hold on to the number wanted to tour the locker rooms and we one ranking. This leaves the door wide were all excited. I was going into an NFL open for a new group of players to take locker room! I’d get to see where Michael over. Irvin, , , On the men’s side? Not quite so much, , Ken Norton Jr. and Nate as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic don’t Newton spent their time before games! seem to be ready to pass the baton. Still, I was a huge fan and one of my there’s probably a young player on the cousins used to — and still does — call me after the defensive lineman court now, practicing to take his or her and current position coach. I always shot at the crown. liked Nate Newton, though, because he was gregarious, he was always good for THE HOME RUN DERBY a soundbite and he wore my favorite AND SOMETHING I NEVER number. UNDERSTAND I’ve always been drawn to the number Monday is MLB’s annual Home Run seven at least partially due to the fact Derby and I love that event. There’s one I was born on July 7. As I was learning thing about it that I’ve never understood, about football, I learned that only skill positions could wear number 7. however. Due to the fact that I enjoyed food and Every year, eight baseball players – had only trace amounts of speed — fast usually players at or near the top of the for my size and that was about it — I was home run tallies – take part and every told pretty early on that I’d probably be a year, fans worry that they’ll get in a slump lineman — thus robbing me of my chance or they’ll get hurt or that they won’t come to wear 7. For reasons only young me back the same player. could discern, I wasn’t very fond of the This is odd to me. The Derby is a lot of number 77. fun to watch and the players love taking But number 61 — just like Big Nate? part. It’s basically also batting practice. That was perfect: six plus one equals seven, after all. Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee So for those reasons, Nate became Brewers said the same thing in an one of my favorite players. I even got the interview with ESPN on Friday. chance to see his locker. The disposable “It’s batting practice,” he said. “Each camera used to take that picture was lost round is four minutes. How much damage to time a long time ago, but it was a great can you do to your swing in four minutes? memory. It’s 12 total minutes if you go all the way And then I saw it: a shiny quarter just (to the finals).” sitting on the floor of the locker room in Yet every year, if a hitter takes part in Texas Stadium. No one else saw it, so I picked it up and pocketed it. the Derby and starts slow after the All- That, however, is not a cool story for a Star Break, people are quick to blame seven-year-old. them taking part. It’s a long season and “Hey, I saw a quarter in the locker hitters go through slumps. room at Texas Stadium and picked it up!” I enjoy seeing sluggers get on a hot So on the bus ride home, I decided I’d streak and hit massive home runs. I tell a tall tale and let people know that my loved seeing Ken Griffey Jr. turn his hat favorite lineman, Nate Newton, saw me in backwards and win the derby. the locker room and gave me a quarter. The second half of the season will “That’s a much cooler story,” I thought to come, the playoff race will heat up and myself. I am also ashamed that I thought players will catch fire like they always this story was cool. We didn’t meet one do. A possible 12 minutes of swinging at player — we went on the tour during softly pitched balls won’t hurt that. the offseason — and again, why just a Do what MLB’s latest commercials say quarter? and “Let the kids play.” Page 8A Saturday, July 6, 2019 SPORTS Sulphur Springs News-Telegram | Women’s World Cup | Baseball Netherlands defeat Sweden; Rangers beat Angels in to meet US in WWC final Thursday finale Skaggs Final to be played Sunday in Lyon would have started

By ROB HARRIS "The potential for the Netherlands has been By STEPHEN HAWKINS stay on Nomar Mazara's two-run Associated Press there for a long time," Netherlands coach Sarina Associated Press double in the third that made it Wiegman said. 3-2. Mazara finished with four LYON, France (AP) — When Jackie Groenen "Since 2007, when the started ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — hits. received the ball, even though she was outside the and players got better facilities and could train Tyler Skaggs' No. 45 jersey still Odor hit a two-run homer in penalty area, the Dutch knew she had more, the players developed so much that hung prominently over his locker the fourth, snapping his streak of to seize her opening. they improved. And then when you're at big in the visiting clubhouse after the four consecutive strikeouts and It was 99 minutes into a grueling Women's tournaments, like European Championships and Angels wrapped up seven Ks in his previous eight at- World Cup semifinal, and neither the Netherlands World Cups, they develop even more. They made their first series since the 27-year- bats. His three-run shot to center nor Sweden was finding a clear path to the goal transfers to big clubs in Europe." old pitcher's death. in the seventh was estimated at Wednesday night. Players like While the grieving Angels 471 feet. "I saw a nice Groenen, who lost 9-3 in the finale against the All that offense was plenty for angle," Groenen became the first Rangers in the Fourth of July game Lynn, the first Texas right-hander said. "We've been overseas signing for that Skaggs had been scheduled since 1998 to have 11 wins before discussing this for a Manchester United to start, Los Angeles took the first the All-Star break. He has gone at couple of weeks now after the recently two games during the series after least six innings in 13 consecutive that I need to take formed women's he was found unresponsive in his starts, the longest stretch for a shots more often. team was promoted hotel room in Texas. Rangers pitcher since 2013, and The ball just came to England's Super "Taking two out of three has won his last five decisions. really nicely, and I League in May. from a pretty good team that's "He's so reliable. You know he'll thought, 'Let's do Before she second in the division, under the go deep in the game, you know he's this.'" pulls on a red circumstances, I think is a victory," going to compete on every pitch," A slick passing jersey, Groenen catcher Texas sequence ended with could become a Jonathan manager Groenen driving a world champion in Lucroy said. C h r i s shot past goalkeeper orange by beating "It's Woodward Hedvig Lindahl. A the defending been really said. first shot on target champions. tough, yet "That's in France produced "We are very the guys fun to her first goal of the down to earth but haven't watch. It's tournament. they have their own made any been a huge "I'm not much of qualities and we excuses," he factor for a scorer," she said. "But I'm very happy today I have ours," she said. said. "We've us being in got to score." The finalists have something in common: gone out the position It sent the Netherlands into its first Women's female coaches. there and played hard, played to we're in now." World Cup final, where the Dutch will face the With coaching the U.S. and Wiegman win. That's what Skaggsy would Angels rookie right-hander United States on Sunday, back in the Stade de in charge of the Netherlands, the run of three have wanted, and I don't think Griffin Canning (3-5) struck out Lyon. finals featuring a male coach comes to an end. he would have liked it too much six, but walked three and allowed Two years after the Dutch won their first "It's important that women have the if we're in here feeling sorry for six runs over 3 1/3 innings. Trout's homer was his third major trophy — the European Championship — opportunity to develop as players, as coaches and ourselves about it." in two games, and ninth this Groenen is already dreaming of a first world title in society," Wiegman said. Lance Lynn worked seven innings to match the major year against Texas to match an in only their second attempt. After a draining game in sweltering central league lead with his 11th win, and Angels record for the most against "It kind of went through my mind as soon as France, the Dutch have one less day than the Rougned Odor homered twice to another team in the same season. I got off the pitch," she said. "The Americans are Americans to prepare for the title game and they drive in five runs for the Rangers, The estimated 445-foot laser massive, they have massive players. They are the will have to be more potent up front to overcome who snapped a four-game losing ricocheted off the glass facade of a biggest team in the world but I can't wait to play." the athletic three-time champions. streak. club beyond the first deck of seats Progress for the Dutch has been rapid after The second semifinal was no match for the Mike Trout hit another in left field. reaching the round of 16 during their World Cup drama, tension and high energy of the previous impressive homer for Los Angeles Vladimir Guerrero had nine debut four years ago. night when the U.S. beat England 2-1. in the first inning, his AL best- homers for the Angels against tying 25th. But Lynn (11-4) limited Seattle in 2001, and Tim Salmon the Angels to only one more run hit nine against Cleveland in 1998. while striking out five without a The Angels still play their | Gold Cup walk over his 115 pitches. AL West rival six more times "There's no manual for how this season. That includes a you handle something like this. doubleheader when they return I think the games do provide a to Texas for another series Aug. space for (players) because they're 19-21, though it hasn't been 3-1 win over Jamaica sends US to trained to focus on just their job, announced on which of those days and not be reminded of Tyler's there will be two games. passing," Angels manager Brad Gold Cup final against Mexico Ausmus said. "You look at it from a CLEVELAND ON CRUTCHES baseball perspective, we were able Angels second baseman to win two out of three on the road Tommy La Stella will go to next Pulisic, McKinnie score trio; against a team that's in front of us week's All-Star Game in Cleveland in the standings. But it certainly on crutches and in a cast. The first- US meets El Tri Sunday in wasn't easy." time All-Star is out 8-10 weeks An emotional trip for the after he broke his right tibia when Angels that began with them he fouled a 97-mph fastball off his By STEVE MEGARGEE the 20-year-old 13 goals in 30 international traveling to Texas in cowboy hats lower leg on Tuesday. AP Sports Writer appearances. and Western attire — a theme Ausmus, a one-time All-Star as Nine of Pulisic's 12 international goals have initiated by Skaggs — now takes a player, helped convince La Stella NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — come in competitive matches. them to Houston for three games that "he deserved it, he earned it" ensured the CONCACAF Gold Cup final will Nicholson's goal was the first against the this weekend against the Astros even though he can't play. before the All-Star break. "I think he'd regret it if he didn't have the marquee matchup it lacked since 2011: U.S. in the tournament and ended a 482-minute United States vs. Mexico. The Rangers went ahead to go experience," Ausmus said. scoreless streak by the American defense. Pulisic had two goals in the second half and Weston McKennie scored for a second straight "I'm really disappointed that we conceded game, leading the U.S. over Jamaica 3-1 in a goal in this tournament, but it's a learning Wednesday night's semifinal. moment and something that looking back on it Sports Briefs The crowd of 28,473 was now, I'm glad we did because the guys had to dig chanting "We Want Mexico!" in the closing deep," Berhalter said. n ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. who was taken to Jackson Memorial minutes. Jamaica was trying to reach its third straight (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays All-Star Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. "It's definitely going to be a fun game," Gold Cup final following losses to Mexico in 2015 second baseman Brandon Lowe Norton played at the University McKennie said. "I think the fans want it. You and the U.S in 2017. The Reggae Boyz could not was placed on the 10-day injured list of Miami and was drafted by the heard them saying, 'We Want Mexico!' I think we contain Pulisic and McKennie, a pair of 20-year- with a bruised right shin and will not in the seventh want it. I think we're ready for it, looking forward old . play in next week’s All-Star Game. round in 2018. to it." Yankees second baseman "I think we lost the game in the center of the He spent much of last season on The Americans face El Tri at Chicago on Gleyber Torres was named to replace Sunday night in the finale of a tripleheader of park tonight," Jamaica coach Lowe, who was added to the AL All- their practice squad. The Dolphins finals. said. Star team Wednesday. signed him in December. The U.S. women play the Netherlands in the McKennie's goal developed from a long pass Lowe was forced out of Tuesday n CHICAGO (AP) — The World Cup final at Lyon, France, and Brazil faces from to on the night’s game after he sharply fouled a National Women’s Soccer League Peru for the Copa America title at Rio de Janeiro. side of the penalty area. Cannon crossed and ball off his leg in the sixth inning of a has a television contract for the The U.S. is 6-4 in Gold Cup finals, including Altidore had his back to the goal as he tapped the 6-3 win over Baltimore. second half of its season to replace 1-4 against Mexico with a win in 2007 and losses ball to a charging McKennie. McKennie's shot He finished the at-bat, grounding the partnership with A+E Networks in 1993, '98, '09 and '11. The defending champion from about 6 yards sailed over the right hand of a single to left, but struggled to reach that was cut short a year early by the Americans have won a team record 10 straight goalkeeper . first base. broadcaster in February. Gold Cup matches. Altidore and Cannon had earned starts along Lowe is hitting .276 with a team- ESPN announced that it will "We've already started preparing, already leading 16 homers and 49 RBIs. He with attacker , and central defender televise 14 matches. started watching them the last couple of days," took the spot of Los Angeles Angels U.S. coach said. 's as part of Berhalter's lineup shuffle. infielder Tommy La Stella as an Eight games will be televised "It's a good team, quality players, good team Pulisic's first goal came after McKennie made injury replacement. on ESPN News and six on ESPN2, concept, a lot of intensity that they play with. a long pass to Morris, who ran free on a flank. n MIAMI (AP) — Miami including both semifinals and the They can hurt teams. Having said that, they're Blake saved Morris' shot, but Pulisic was coming Dolphins Kendrick championship on Oct. 27. also vulnerable, and we'll plan to be able to hurt up from the left side and knocked in the rebound. Norton suffered multiple injuries in The first game will be July 14 them as well." Nicholson scored on a header from Leon a car crash that required his left arm between Portland and Orlando on McKennie put the U.S. ahead in the ninth Bailey's cross. Blake made a diving save of to be amputated. ESPN News. minute with his third international goal. The Arriola's shot from the left side, but Pulisic was Sports agent Malki Kawa Fox televised six games on FS1 game was halted in the 16th minute for 1 hour, 28 again ready for the rebound and sent a shot into confirmed the injuries in a tweet. during the second half of 2015, minutes because of a lightning storm. the left side of the goal. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. including three regular-season "I haven't really dealt with something like Alex Camacho says the Ford F250 Mexico reached the final despite a roster games and all three postseason that since like youth soccer," Pulisic said. "It was Norton was driving crashed into strange. We tried to keep ourselves going, and in missing Javier Hernandez, Carlos Vela, Hirving a concrete barrier and overturned matches, plus four more on digital the end, everything worked out." Lozano and Miguel Layun. early Thursday on State Road 836 platforms. Pulisic made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute and "We know Mexico's a great team," Pulisic near Miami. FS1 televised three regular- Shamar Nicholson cut the deficit in the 69th. said. "I think it's going to be a great game. I'm so Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews season games and three postseason Pulisic got his second goal in the 87th, giving excited for it." rendered aid to 22-year-old Norton, games in 2016. Page 9A Sulphur Springs News-TelegramOBITUARIES Saturday, July 6, 2019 Advice | Aski Annie Unwelcome kindnesses of aging who continue acting this way. The key for you will be finding a way to rise above it. I’d Teer officiating. Interment on Jan. 1, 1950 in Dallas. be curious to hear from other readers about Mary Helen followed at Reilly Springs He preceded her in death how they’ve dealt with this issue. I’ll print Harrell Cemetery with Eddie Earl in 1996. She was a mem- their insights here. Morton, Steven Starks, ber of Davis Street Baptist Dear Annie: I’m 31, and in the last two Joel McKinney, Mason Church. Morton, Mark Morton She is survived by son years, people have started to ask me when and John Rhoades serving Danny Harrell of Austin, Annie I’m going to get married and have kids. as pallbearers. Honorary daughter Linda Bursell Lane Ninety percent of the people who ask these pallbearers were the Cou- and husband George of questions are strangers. Most recently, it ples Class. Visitation was Plains, Montana, three COLUMNIST was an Uber driver. He asked if I was mar- held at 10 a.m., prior to grandchildren, and nu- ried. I told him no, but that I was in a com- service time. merous nieces, nephews Helen passed away and cousins. mitted long-term relationship. He frowned Dear Annie: I find that I have a ral Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at In addition to her hus- problem with aging. When a flight atten- at this as though it didn’t make sense. Then Carriage House Manor. band, Helen is preceded he said, “Well, when are you going to have She was born on in death by brother, James dant nicely says, “This way, young lady,” I Funeral service for want to punch him. I can’t stand the con- children?” I told him that I wasn’t sure if Nov. 14, 1929 in Sulphur Frazier, and sisters, Merl Mary Helen Harrell, 89, of White and Jenita Morton descension! I hate being old. I am 76 and, I was ever going to. Then he looked at me Springs, the daugh- ter of James Earl and Cegelski. while I still maintain an active life — teach- like I’d sprouted a third eye. Sulphur Springs, was held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5, Evie Melton Frazier. She Arrangements are un- ing elementary school music and dance Just last month, I was getting a facial worked as a clerk for Su- der the direction of West part time, and directing plays and musicals and the esthetician was talking to me about 2019 at West Oaks Funer- per Handy Convenience Oaks Funeral Home. — I have found that I have finally begun to her kids. I candidly told her how I like kids al Home Chapel with Bro. Store for many years. She www.westoaksfuneral look my age. but have been realizing I might not want to C.J. Duffy and Bro. B.J. married Delbert R. Harrell home.com This causes people in the Czech Repub- be a mom myself. She started saying that I lic, for example (where I am humiliatingly shouldn’t wait too much longer. She didn’t Patricia ment will follow at Peer- husband, Pete Virgel; chil- able to travel free on the trains and buses), mean I shouldn’t wait much longer to just less Cemetery with Ben dren, Terry Virgel and wife Stoneberg, Jamison Virgel, to try to give me their seats and for people make a decision, mind you; she meant that Virgel Vicki, Randy Virgel, and who don’t know me to treat me with defer- Brian Virgel, Danny Stew- Donnie Virgel and wife I shouldn’t wait much longer to have chil- ence. While that seems like a good thing, art, Andy Kendall and Robyn; grandchildren, dren. It was as though she totally ignored it is not. Wesley Houchins serving Jodi, Brian, Lacey, Ma- I think it is reasonable to be deferential to what I said about motherhood maybe not as pallbearers, and serving son, Peyton and Alyson; as honorary pallbearers people with disabilities. I would very much being for me. five great-grandchildren; Annie, I wish this didn’t bother me, but are Tony Virgel, Tim Vir- sisters, Betty Stewart, Bil- prefer not being looked upon as someone gel and Terry Speed. Vis- with a disability because I am old. it does. I’m realizing I might have to keep lie Robinson and Connie itations will be held 6-8 Parker. The people who know me do not treat fielding these questions for a while. But I’m p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2019 Patricia was preceded in me as though I am old. I am vibrant and hoping you’ll print my letter so that people at Murray-Orwosky Fu- death by her parents; grand- an active singer, dancer, director, teacher realize how hurtful it can be when they act neral Chapel. child, Matthew Virgel; sis- and church member in my community. It Mrs. Virgel passed away so judgmentally about strangers’ life choic- ters, Dorothy Skinner and is only with people who do not know me Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at es. — Child-Free Funeral service for Pa- Frances Rowe; brothers, that I am treated as though I am old. While Medical City-Plano. Dear Child-Free: I printed your letter tricia Virgel, of Peerless Ronny Maynard and Joe D. I understand it, I resent it greatly. Patricia was born Feb. alongside the previous letter because there’s will be held at 2 p.m. Sun- Maynard; and several nieces Can’t we just be nice to everyone and 13, 1945 in Cooper to Joe a clear throughline: No matter what stage of day, July 7, 2019 at Murray Bill and Florida Maynard. and nephews. stop treating older people as aliens? Young- life we’re in, there are going to be people who She married Pete Virgel Arrangements are er people: Hopefully you will get to be old, Orwosky Funeral Home try to put us in boxes according to societal in Cooper on March 14, under the direction of too. And then you will see what it is like to with Bro. David Burns of- stereotypes. But like all the best things in 1961, and she was a mem- Murray-Orwosky Funeral be treated differently just because you have ficiating and Bro. Doyle ber of Peerless Baptist Home. The online regis- life, you can’t be put in a box and wrapped lived longer. — Sick of Being Treated This Hayes and Bro. Phillip Church. ter can be signed at www. Way up neatly with a bow — and that can leave Mathis assisting. Inter- She is survived by her murrayorwosky.com. Dear Sick: I’m printing your letter as a some people feeling unraveled. Do your best not to let it rankle you. You’re exactly where wake-up call to anyone who might be guilty 129 on a charge of posses- on FM 3505 at Cooper of this kind of behavior. Unfortunately for you’re supposed to be. sion of less than 2 ounces Lake on a charge of driv- us both, not everyone will read this col- Send your questions for Annie Lane to Report of marijuana. The man was ing while license invalid umn, so there are always going to be those [email protected]. Continued from page 3A stopped for operating a mo- second offense. She was tor vehicle without license reportedly observed driv- 1 gram of a Penalty Group plates or with one plate. ing faster than the posted Ridge was released on bond from jail 1 controlled substance. The trooper reportedly ob- speed limit. Radar con- Briefs Tuesday. He was arrested Dec. 14, 2018 on Sanchez was reportedly served the odor of marijua- charges of possession of more than 4 grams stopped for failing to sig- firmed the woman was Continued from page 3A na. During a probable cause but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group nal a turn 100 feet prior search, the trooper report- traveling 33 miles per to turning and found to edly located marijuana in a hour in a 20-mph zone, to be a danger to himself and others and 1 controlled substance, possession of drug be driving with an invalid glass jar and a gold grinder and the trooper conducted was taken into custody for public intoxica- paraphernalia and criminal mischief of license. During an inven- inside a black backpack. a traffic stop. The woman’s tion. He was released from jail per a judge’s $100 or more but less than $750. Bond was tory of the vehicle, officers license showed to be inval- order Thursday, jail and arrest reports read. set at $35,000 on the possession charge and reportedly located a glass Thursday id and she had a previous $1,000 on the criminal mischief charge, jail DPS arrests alleged pipe commonly used to 1:07 p.m.: A 56-year- conviction from 2018. She reports read. smoke methamphetamine old Saltillo man was ar- was taken into custody, ar- n and a clear plastic baggie speeder on 3 counts An 18-year-old Yantis woman was re- rested by DPS officers rest reports read. containing a crystal-like during a traffic stop on of possession leased on bond from jail Tuesday following Hopkins County com- a Jan. 10 arrest on a charge of possession of substance believed to be State Highway 11 at mile- DPS officers arrested 20-year-old Edu- methamphetamine. post 684 on a charge of munications operators an- less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 2 con- ardo Austin Delgado Torres of Sulphur driving while intoxicated swered 354 non-emergen- Springs on possession charges after he was trolled substance. Bond was set at $5,000, Thursday first offense with a breath cy phone calls, 91 calls for stopped for speeding on Interstate 30 west jail reports read. service and 48 emergency at mile marker 119 at 8:16 p.m. Thursday. 11:35 a.m.: Robert alcohol content above .15. n Justin Arley Bryant, 19, of Sulphur During the stop, officers reportedly ob- Michael Jamen, 33, of The man was reportedly calls. For the 48-hour peri- served the odor of marijuana coming from Springs was released on bond from jail Bradford, Arkansas was stopped for driving on the od from 5:30 a.m. Wednes- the vehicle. Wednesday. He was arrested in June on a arrested in the 1600 block wrong side of the road- day to 5:30 a.m. Friday, of- Delgado Torres reportedly admitted to charge of aggravated assault with a deadly of West Shannon Road way in a no passing zone. ficers filed two offenses and During contact, officers being in possession of a marijuana joint weapon. Bond was set at $200,000, jail re- on a charge of assault on issued nine citations and and THC edibles, which were located a member of family or reportedly observed the ports read. conducted 10 inmate trans- during a probable cause search of the ve- household with intent to strong presence of an al- n ports between facilities, one hicle. He was placed under arrest for pos- Justin Allen Steele, 31, of Wills Point impede breathing or cir- coholic beverage coming special patrol and 65 traffic session of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group 2 was released on bond from jail Wednesday. culation. Officers were dis- from his breath. The man controlled substance. stops. Twenty-five people Bond was set at $56,000 on charges of pos- patched to the location in reportedly showed observ- He then reportedly admitted to having session of 4-200 grams of a Penalty Group reference to an assault that able clues of intoxication were booked into and 27 pills, Xanax and hydrocodone, in his sock. during field sobriety tests. released from county jail, He was transported to the Hopkins County 1 controlled substance, violation of proba- already occurred. The fe- which held 166 inmates at jail, where he was found to be in possession tion for driving while intoxicated and two male victim stated she was He reportedly provided two breath specimens, 5:30 a.m. Friday. of several acetaminophen hydrocodone counts of burglary of a building, jail reports in a physical altercation with Jamen inside a vehi- which both registered pills, which are a Penalty Group 1 con- read. trolled substance, and Xanax, which is a cle, during which Jamen .206, arrest reports read. LOST DOG Penalty Group 3 controlled substance. allegedly wrapped both 3:56 p.m.: A 27-year- German Shepherd Delgado Torres was also charged with Animal complaints hands around her throat old Richardson woman possession of 1-4 grams of a Penalty Group cutting off her airway. was arrested by DPS offi- named Belle. • Report of a snake inside a wom- 2 controlled substance and possession of Three children of the wom- cers during a traffic stop Went missing the an’s vehicle on Interstate 30 east at less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 an and Jamen reportedly night of July 4th. controlled substance, arrest reports read. 11:09 a.m. Wednesday; stated they observed the Please call if found. • Report of a goat with horns on a same thing and screamed Jail transfers, man’s front porch in Como at 4:20 at Jamen to stop. Officers 903-243-0985 other activity p.m. Wednesday; reportedly observed marks 903-885-2847 n Toni Marie Sherrin, 37, of Gun Bar- • Calf on State Highway 19 at FM 71 around the woman’s collar- rel City was arrested at the Plain State Jail east at 4:42 p.m. Wednesday; bone and neck. in Dayton, Texas, and transported to the • Cows near road on FM 1567 west Hopkins County jail on warrants for felo- SHERIFF at 7:01 p.m. Wednesday; ny unauthorized use of a vehicle and felony Wednesday bail jumping and failure to appear. Bond • Bull on State Highway 19 north at 7:06 a.m.: Deputies was set at $20,000 on the vehicle charge and 7:02 p.m. Wednesday; responded to a report of a $25,000 on the bail jumping charge, and • Cow on FM 69 south at Interstate stolen vehicle at a Pickton Sherrin remained in custody as of press 30 at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday; residence. A woman re- time Friday. ported she woke up that n Tacka Dashell Gotcher, 32, of Sulphur • Report of a goat in a woman’s yard morning and her vehicle Springs was arrested at the Hopkins Coun- jumping on her vehicle and tearing was not there. An investi- ty Courthouse Tuesday following a bond things up on Smith Street in Como gation is pending. revocation hearing on a 2018 charge of at 11:33 a.m. Thursday; and possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty 2:16 p.m.: A 58-year-old Group 1 controlled substance, arrest and • Cow in the road on FM 69 at Garland man was arrested jail reports read. County Road 3631 at 12:31 p.m. during a traffic stop on In- n Anthony Keith Byrd, 40, of Blue Thursday. terstate 30 at mile marker Page 10A Saturday, July 6, 2019 Sulphur Springs News-Telegram

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NANCY by Olivia Jaimes Page 11A Sulphur Springs News-TelegramEDUCATION Saturday, July 6, 2019 Today in History | Paris Junior College Today is Saturday, killed when explosions July 6, the 187th day and fires destroyed PJC Board receives good of 2019. There are 178 a drilling platform. days left in the year. Medical waste and other Today’s Highlights debris began washing up news on student retention in History: on New York City-area News Reports On July 6, 1885, seashores, forcing the chase of land for relocation of French scientist Louis closing of several popu- their facility; Pasteur tested an anti-ra- lar beaches. Both enrollment and retention are up • Approved the Memorandum of bies vaccine on 9-year- In 1994, 14 firefight- at Paris Junior College, the Board of Re- Understanding for the 2019-2020 old Joseph Meister, who ers were killed while bat- gents learned at their meeting held June deliver supplies to 12 Dual Credit Agreement with high had been bitten by an tling a several-days-old schoolboys and their 24. schools that incorporates legisla- infected dog; the boy did blaze on Storm King soccer coach who’d been The report on Summer I enrollment not develop rabies. Mountain in Colorado. trapped for nearly two shows contact hours are up 3.6% from the tive requirements; On this date: In 1997, the rover weeks. previous year and head count is up 14.78% • Received a legislative update In 1535, Sir Thomas Sojourner rolled down Today’s Birthdays: from a year ago. on PJC’s annual budget — up More was executed in a ramp from the Mars The 14th Dalai Lama, England for high treason. Pathfinder lander onto “Summer II registration is going well,” $127,830 more annually than this Tenzin Gyatso, is 84. said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin, “I In 1777, during the the Martian landscape Actor Ned Beatty is 82. year. Both NETnet and the TC3 think Summer II enrollment is going to be American Revolution, to begin inspecting the Singer Gene Chandler consortium were funded for the British forces captured soil and rocks of the red really good.” is 79. Country singer next two years; and Fort Ticonderoga. planet. Jeannie Seely is 79. Actor Retention is the percentage of students • Accepted the employment of In 1942, Anne Frank, Ten years ago: Burt Ward is 74. Former who did not drop. For the fall semester, her parents and sister Robert McNamara, the President George W. the institutional retention rate was 94.39% Kenneth Hanushek and Bran- entered a “secret an- Pentagon chief who’d Bush is 73. Actor-direc- and 95.56% for the spring semester. don Langehennig as government nex” in an Amsterdam directed the escalation tor Sylvester Stallone is In other actions, the Board of Regents: building where they of the Vietnam War instructors and Nathaniel Webb 73. Actor Fred Dryer is • Received a financial report show- were later joined by four despite private doubts, as chemistry instructor, effective 73. Actress Shelley Hack ing that in the ninth month of other people; they hid died in Washington, D.C., Aug. 16, and the reassignments of is 72. Actress Nathalie the fiscal year PJC’s cash position from Nazi occupiers for at 93. President Barack Baye is 71. Actor Geof- Carey Gable as English Instructor two years before being Obama opened a two- remains strong and budgeted ex- frey Rush is 68. Actress effective Aug. 16 and Katherine discovered and arrested. day Moscow summit Allyce Beasley is 68. penses are in line with revenue; In 1944, an estimat- with Russian President Rock musician John Bazz • Took no action on the Lamar Barnes as financial aid veterans ed 168 people died in a Dmitry Medvedev. Doc- (The Blasters) is 67. County Appraisal District’s pur- specialist effective July 1. fire that broke out during tors at four hospitals in Actor Grant Goodeve is a performance in the four states (Maryland, 67. Country singer Nanci main tent of the Ringling Missouri, Oklahoma and Griffith is 66. Retired Bros. and Barnum & Michigan) finished trans- MLB All-Star Willie | Paris Junior College Bailey Circus in Hartford, planting eight kidneys Randolph is 65. Jazz mu- Connecticut. over three weeks. sician Rick Braun is 64. In 1945, President Five years ago: Actor Casey Sander is 64. Harry S. Truman signed Israel arrested six Jewish Country musician John an executive order suspects in the slaying Jorgenson is 63. Former establishing the Medal of of a Palestinian teenager PJC offers AAS first daughter Susan Ford Freedom. Nicaragua be- who was abducted and Bales is 62. Hockey play- came the first nation to burned alive, appar- er and coach Ron Duguay ratify the United Nations ently in retaliation for is 62. Actress-writer Charter. the killings of three Jennifer Saunders is 61. in cybersecurity In 1957, Althea Israeli teenagers. Novak Rock musician John Kee- Gibson became the first Djokovic won his second ble (Spandau Ballet) is black tennis player to Wimbledon title and 60. Actor Pip Torrens is win a Wimbledon singles denied Roger Federer his 59. Actor Brian Posehn is title as she defeated record eighth by holding 53. Actor Robb Derringer fellow American Darlene off the Swiss star in five is 52. Political reporter/ Hard 6-3, 6-2. Sixteen- sets, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), moderator John Dick- year-old John Lennon 5-7, 6-4. erson is 51. Actor Brian first met 15-year-old One year ago: The Van Holt is 50. Rapper Paul McCartney when United States and China Inspectah Deck (Wu- Lennon’s band, the imposed tariffs on bil- Tang Clan) is 49. TV host Quarrymen skiffle group, lions of dollars of each Josh Elliott is 48. Rapper performed a gig at St. Pe- other’s goods in what 50 Cent is 44. Actress ter’s Church in Woolton, Beijing called the “big- Tia Mowry is 41. Come- Liverpool. gest trade war in eco- dian-actor Kevin Hart is In 1962, Nobel nomic history.” Japan’s 40. Actress Eva Green is Prize-winning author Justice Ministry con- 39. Actor Gregory Smith William Faulkner, one of firmed that six followers is 36. Rock musician the giants of Southern lit- of the Aum Shinrikyo Chris “Woody” Wood erature, died in Byhalia, doomsday cult had been (Bastille) is 34. Rock Mississippi, at age 64. hanged along with its singer Kate Nash is 32. In 1964, the movie leader, Shoko Asahara; Actor Jeremy Suarez is “A Hard Day’s Night,” they had been convicted 29. Baseball star Manny starring The Beatles, had of crimes including a Machado is 27. its world premiere in 1995 sarin gas attack Thought for Today: London. that killed 13 people “Freedom is always and In 1971, jazz trum- and sickened thousands exclusively freedom peter and singer Louis of others on the Tokyo for the one who thinks Armstrong died in New subway system. A former differently.” — Rosa Lux- York at age 69. Thai navy SEAL died emburg, Polish-German In 1988, 167 North while diving in flooded revolutionary (1871- Sea oil workers were cave passageways to 1919). Paris Junior College Computer Information Systems Instructor Cedric Crawford and six months later he was were either dead or in cus- Computer Networking Instructor Marjorie Pannell developed the new cybersecurity gone again and robbing tody – all, that is, except program offered at PJC starting in the fall semester. Haile banks in northeast Texas for Chapman. Even after J. Courtesy/PJC Continued from page 4A and Louisiana. Wounded Edgar Hoover, director of by armed bystanders in At- the Federal Bureau of In- News Reports “When Congressman John Ratcliffe they meant business, eight lanta, Texas, who objected vestigation, declared him to the looting of their lo- visited our campus a couple of years ago,” prisoners took off on foot Public Enemy No. 1, he cal depository, he was re- PARIS — People are increasingly inte- for parts unknown. managed to dodge the law said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin, “he manded to Eastham for the grating technology into their lives, includ- The leader of this break until 1942. encouraged me to add a cybersecurity was identified as Irving next 60 years or his demise, ing through online shopping or bringing program to help meet our national skills whichever came first. Trapped by a roadblock Charles Chapman, a once the internet of things coming into homes. shortage. We immediately began sending successful Arkansas con- While Chapman was in the Mississippi county Every 39 seconds a cyber-attack happens current staff to cybersecurity conferences tractor wiped out in the doing an impressive job where he was born 46 years to individuals, small businesses, corpora- Crash of 1929. Rather than of making himself scarce, earlier, Chapman defiantly and searched for an instructor to teach in try to recoup his lost for- Bybee was flunking that refused to exit his car with tions and governments. our program.” tune by legitimate means, all-important test. Sur- hands held high. To respond for the all-time high de- The scarcity of cybersecurity profes- the intelligent and re- rounded in an Arkansas “Go ahead and shoot, mand for skilled cybersecurity profession- sionals is a crisis itself. This shortage of sourceful ex-businessman forest by a posse of state you bastards!” were his last als, Paris Junior College is offering a new skilled workers costs companies millions cops and civilians, he made resorted to robbing banks. poorly chosen words. program in cybersecurity beginning with of dollars and placing national security at Chapman had proved the fateful decision to shoot “Sure, he was a smart, the fall semester. risk to advanced cyber-attacks. to be an escape risk four it out rather than surrender. PJC Computer Information Systems A burst of machinegun fire slippery crook,” a police “Incidents of cybercrime have overtak- years before being sent to Instructor Cedric Crawford and Comput- Eastham in 1936 for a nine- ended his run and his life at spokesman conceded at a en traditional crime,” said Pannell. “Stu- er Networking Instructor Marjorie Pan- to 15-year stay. Neverthe- the age of 26. press conference. “But to- dents with a degree in cybersecurity will nell developed the curriculum for both a less, he evidently did not By early August, all the day, he’s just a body in the be in demand for as long as the Internet 48-hour cybersecurity certificate and a 60- merit a close eye, because fugitives from both escapes morgue.” is around. You will never be bored with hour Associate of Applied Science Degree a career in cybersecurity. You will always in cybersecurity. The instructors say that scissors and a few other vide identification, proof have new challenges, situations and op- cybersecurity experts are extremely well items, and the donation of residency, most recent portunities while learning new skills and compensated for their skills and talents Smith has to include the receipt report card for each stu- new technologies.” Continued from page 5A as proof of purchase. while making the world a safer place. dent and letter from the The U.S. Department of Labor expects This is an amazing idea “Technology has no doubt improved student’s school district or job growth for information aecurity ana- plies, according to a news I hope works. School sup- our lives for the better,” said Crawford, print-out of the Parent Por- lysts to grow at 28 percent through 2026, release from the city. plies can become expen- tal showing the students’ “but our increasing dependency on tech- which is much faster than the average for “Any supplies taken in sive, especially for some- ID numbers. There are no nology has now made cybersecurity a one on a fixed or very little all occupations. by the city through the pro- income requirements this problem for everyone.” income where every penny Registration for the fall semester is gram will be donated to the year. Deadline to register is According to Intel, an American mul- has to be counted. Teachers Exchange, which tinational corporation and technology going on now at PJC, with classes start- To register for CAN- July 31. is a nonprofit organization The fair will take place company, there will be approximately 200 ing Aug. 26. For those too busy to enroll Help’s 2019 Hopkins during the week, PJC locations in Par- that is associated with the County Back to School 1-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 at billion devices connected to the internet is, Greenville and Sulphur Springs will Public Education Founda- Fair visit their offices at the Hopkins County Re- by 2020. That’s 26 smart objects for every tion, the release said.” 613 Gilmer St. in Sulphur gional Civic Center. For human on earth. Banking, shopping and be open for Saturday registration from They will be accepting Springs, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. questions or additional in- even doctor visits are being conducted 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 3, 10 and 17. pencils, pens, erasers, copy Monday-Friday. Parents or formation, call CANHelp online. In 2018, approximately 1.8 billion To learn more call 903-782-0425 or go paper, storage bins, rules, guardians will need to pro- at 903-885-9797 ext. 3. consumers made online purchases. to www.parisjc.edu. 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According to the Cen- ters for Disease Control, Tires mosquitoes, which are the Continued from page 1A major carrier for malaria, West Nile virus and more, 500. The first reading of the breed in standing water, ordinance stipulated 1,000 such as that which could scrap or used tires could be collect in tires. stored outside on-premise, Every two weeks, the McLeroy said. ordinance requires owners The number of tires that to “consider vector control” can be stored in enclosed and check not only for mos- trailers is now 1,500. quitoes but also snakes and “If you can remember rodents, or “anything that us dealing with the com- could be harmful to human pany that left all the tires health,” McLeroy said. on the interstate, they had McLeroy said that a number of tires — more shielding the tires also than 1,500 — in enclosed served the dual purpose of trailers and containers on “shielding them from view, that property. We had to so the public doesn’t have go through all those tires to look at stacks of tires.” to get that issue resolved,” The second reading of McLeroy said. the ordinance passed unan- Furthermore, the or- imously. The language of the dinance requires all tires ordinance specifies existing be covered in some way so tire companies within the they do not collect rainwa- city limits have six months Students at the Sulphur Springs Christian Preschool celebrate the 4th of July with hand-painted flag t-shirts and ter. This is to prevent disease to come into compliance patriotic celebrations. vectors, McLeroy said. with the new regulations. Staff photo by Taylor Nye

three on the Henneke Body sy showed that the horse in the first 60 days of care, Scoring system, a scale was starving to death. It which consists of approxi- from 1-9, with one mean- had such bad teeth that it mately $20,000 in vet costs ing emaciated, two mean- couldn’t eat properly,” Mc- and $30,000 for hay costs,” ing very thin, and three Candless said. McCandless said. “There meaning thin. Three other horses are are no costs to the county McCandless said, ac- hooked up to IVs. at this time. The HSUS is cording to the veterinar- “We are taking every ex- raising funds to reimburse ian, the equines had var- treme possible to keep from themselves. As time goes ious health issued related losing them,” the sheriff on, I feel comfortable that to the muddy conditions said. they will provide further on the property, including McCandless said, de- assistance.” thrush, an infection below spite the horses’ dire condi- Clark said the sheriff’s the knee, specifically their tions, Safe Haven expressed office is proud of how the hooves. optimism that most of the community came together “That was found on horses would be able to be and thankful for the vol- most all of the animals,” rehabilitated. unteer teams, including McCandless said. People who owned the HSUS, Safe Haven and The animals also suf- horses boarded on the Priefert, which provided fered from rain rot, a type property are encouraged to panels for the temporary of bacteria on the backs and contact the CCSO. location. legs, as well as respiratory “We want to identify as Clark said the change in infections, open wounds, many other owners as there the spirit of the horses on Equines numbering 159 seized from Scarlet’s Legacy Equine rescue on County Road dermatitis, and dehydra- are,” McCandless said. the new temporary prop- 3324 and transported to a secure, undisclosed location. tion. Their bone and muscle A seizure hearing is erty was evident within the Courtesy/The Pittsburg Gazette, Ellis Knox and Lynda Stringer scores were also extremely scheduled for July 5 at the first 24 hours. low. A draft horse was ex- Camp County Courthouse “They were used to operation. McCandless ers at the rescue gathered tremely underweight, with at 10 a.m. Owners will not walking around in mud and said on Thursday there in the road watching as the bones starkly visible under be able to claim their ani- water and feces and urine, Rescue is the potential for more volunteers rounded up the its coat. Some of the ani- mals until after the hearing. Continued from page 1A and now they’re on lush charges and arrests; howev- horses using more than 15 mals seized were in good McCandless said the green grass. We saw one er, by press time, there had trailers. condition, however, includ- care of the horses on the horse rolling around in this Clark said he believes been no additional arrests A veterinarian complet- ing donkeys and wild mus- undisclosed property grass, and it was amazing to the CCSO gave Tierney or additional charges filed ed a review of the animals tangs, the sheriff said. would incur no cost to the see this horse that was suf- “ample opportunity to get against Tierney. at 11 p.m. Thursday. On On Monday, McCand- county. He said the con- fering in this environment it right, and she just didn’t.” During the seizure op- Friday afternoon, McCand- less told The Gazette that tract between the county go to an environment such Tierney bonded out eration, which began at less told The Gazette the since the seizures, one and the HSUS specified re- as (the new pastureland). of jail following her arrest 6:30 a.m., and lasted until 4 vet’s review showed most of horse has died. sources the national orga- We saw the difference in and was on the property p.m., neighbors, owners of the animals received body “One horse went down nization would offer. the spirit of each animal during Thursday’s seizure boarded horses and work- scores ranging from one to on Saturday, and a necrop- “Their goal is to assist us there,” Clark said.

ple’s Fireworks in Sulphur mits consumer fireworks to Springs has worked at her be set off at any time, fire- Stands family’s property for 30 works may only be sold in Continued from page 1A years, she says. Texas during four periods: “Someone yesterday Fourth of July, New Years, consumer fireworks, or [July 2] wanted purple fire- Texas Independence and fireworks that are bought works for a funeral, so we San Jacinto Day. with the intention of setting got out and got them. Peo- Sulphur Springs math them off at home. ple should realize that this teacher Todd McCoy op- JOB FAIR • JOB FAIR • JOB FAIR is a local business; we sup- Amandia Williams of erates his stand, 154 South port local people,” she said. Arbala says consumer fire- Fireworks, during the two works are big business in To sell fireworks in Tex- most profitable holidays, Saturday, July 20, 2019 Hopkins County. as, a license through the Fourth of July and New Hopkins County Regional Civic Center (Sulphur Springs) “A ‘mom and pop’ store, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac- 8 a.m. – noon you would look at anywhere co and Firearms is not re- Years. The stand started as a We have immediate openings in Production, from $3,000 to $7,000 per quired. Instead, those with stand for a holiday week- a fireworks stand only need way to gain extra income Warehouse and Maintenance. end,” she said. “If you’re to register with the Texas when he and his wife were looking at a warehouse, Department of Insurance. struggling with fertility is- Apply at the job fair or ahead of time at www.CareersUSA.saputo.com you could bring $30,000 to Sellers do not need a pyro- sues and looking for a way $50,000 in easy.” technic operator license. to mitigate steep adoption We’ll be doing same day interviews! Lisa Millsap of Tem- Although state law per- fees, McCoy said. However, when they We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. were able to conceive natu- rally, the stand evolved into a stand-alone business Mc- Coy has continued for the last four years, he said. “It’s a nice break away from the classroom and the pressures,” he said. “It’s sup- plemental income; it prob- ably pays for a vacation a year. There’s something to be said for that.” And, McCoy said, he plans on involving his children in the business. Now just 4 years and nine months old, respectively, they can join their father at the stand when they reach age 12, according to state law. “We’ll get them out here and get them to work,” he said. Lisa Millsap echoed the same sentiment. “I’ve got two kids who are now in college who come back to help,” she said. “We have all the little kids over, go swimming, have some burgers. We make a family thing out of it.” Page 1B Saturday, July 6, 2019 FAITH Sulphur Springs News-Telegram Church | Eulogy Calendar

Week of July 7 Norman Geisler, theologian

To add your regular church event or spe- cial service to the weekly church calendar, and prolific author, dies at 86 email [email protected] or call 903-885-8663. By ADELLE M. BANKS

Monday (RNS) — Theologian and Christian n Christian Initiation Sessions are held apologist Norman Geisler, the author of Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at St. James Catho- dozens of books and the co-founder of two lic Church, 297 Texas St. All are invited to seminaries, has died. He was 86. “come and increase your knowledge about His family announced his death on God and the Catholic Church.” For more information, call Diane Ames at 903-648- Monday (July 1) on his website. 2345. “It is with great sadness that we share n Bible Disciple Bible study will be this news that Norm Geisler passed away held at Como Methodist Church Mondays peacefully this morning,” reads the brief at 7 p.m. Call 903-488-3541. statement. “He has left behind an amazing legacy that will continue to have a ripple ef- Tuesday fect for many years to come.” n Triumph Christian Center, 1318 In April, Southern Evangelical Sem- North Jackson St., will hold lunch inary near Charlotte, North Carolina, fundraisers Tuesday, Wednesday and announced Geisler was retiring from his Thursday, until the $6,000 needed for a teaching duties “due to health reasons.” new roof has been raised. All meals cost Geisler co-founded that seminary in 1992. $7 each. Tuesday’s menu includes smoked SES President Richard Land said Geis- barbecue chicken, potato salad, pinto ler influenced him as a seminary student in Norman Geisler in 2013. beans, a slice of bread and dessert. Free de- the early 1970s. Courtesy photo livery. Orders should be placed in advance “Dr. Geisler has been the ‘go to’ au- or before 1 p.m. each day. Only 100 meals thority for more than two generations of will be prepared each day. Call 903-689- founded the International Society of Chris- he was a prominent nationwide debater on evangelical seminary students who were 8765 to schedule delivery. tian Apologetics in 2006. Two years later, topics ranging from abortion to creation- looking for a bold, erudite, and uncompro- n The Lord’s Work Food Pantry, an he co-founded Veritas Evangelical Sem- ism to the existence of God. misingly faithful defense of the inerrant, outreach of Color Blind/Anointed Minis- inary, a school in Santa Ana, California, In 1984, he appeared in a debate with infallible Word of God and the histori- tries, will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. now known as Veritas International Uni- Rabbi Harold Kushner over the question in cal doctrines of the Christian faith,” Land the title of Kushner’s book, “Why Do Bad Tuesdays in the Resource Center at Color versity, according to the school’s history. Blind/Anointed Ministries, 210 Black Oak wrote in a tribute at The Christian Post. Things Happen to Good People?” The author of a four-volume set of books Road (FM 69, just south of State Highway “His ministry was invaluable, and his influ- William C. Roach, president of the In- 11 east in Como), to assist people in the ence incalculable.” on systematic theology, Geisler spoke regu- ternational Society of Christian Apologetics, 75431 and 75471 areas who are in need of A philosopher and longtime defender larly at SES’ National Conference on Chris- help with food. The Resource Center will of conservative Christian beliefs, Geisler tian Apologetics. In the 1970s and 1980s, See Geisler, page 2B also be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, to help people with other needs as well. Charity Janway | Support will be available on Fridays by appoint- ment to help people prepare resumes, for job interviews and job tips. For additional information, call 903-335-4764. n Evangelical group to spend Pastor Nelson J. Gatlin and the Mitchell Chapel Church family welcome everyone to “The Hour of Prayer” every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Mitch- $50M on get-out-the-vote efforts ell Chapel Church of God In Christ, 402 South Jackson St. All are welcome to pray, By ELANA SCHOR work on turning out voters, partic- share testimony and “hear an encouraging Associated Press ularly Latinos, who support socially w ord .” conservative issues such as abortion n League Street Church of Christ Be- WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran restrictions, will help bolster the Re- conservative activist Ralph Reed said nevolence Clothing Room is open Tues- publican Party’s efforts to deliver days from 9 a.m. to noon. For easier ac- Wednesday that the faith-based group Trump a second term. cess, there is parking in the back. he leads plans to spend at least $50 million on get-out-the-vote efforts in Vice President Mike Pence visited Wednesday 2020. Florida on Tuesday for a “Latinos for n Triumph Christian Center, 1318 It’s part of a large-scale marshaling Trump” event in Miami ahead of the North Jackson St., will hold lunch of evangelical resources that’s poised to Democrats’ first presidential primary fundraisers Tuesday, Wednesday and benefit President Donald Trump’s re- debate, a sign that the GOP’s court- Thursday, until the $6,000 needed for a election campaign. ship of that voting bloc is already in- new roof has been raised. All meals cost $7 After Trump spoke to an annual tensifying. conference hosted by Reed’s group, the each. Wednesday’s menu includes meat- The eight-figure spending plan by loaf, potatoes, green beans, a yeast roll Faith & Freedom Coalition, the long- Reed’s group is also expected to include and dessert. Free delivery. Orders should time GOP strategist previewed a vot- be placed in advance or before 1 p.m. each er outreach plan for 2020 that he said 500 paid staff members and 5,000 vol- day. Only 100 meals will be prepared each would include significant investment unteers, according to the Faith & Free- day. Call 903-689-8765 to schedule deliv- in Latino voters of faith. dom Coalition. In addition to evangel- ery. Of the $50 million the group has set ical Protestant voters, the group’s voter n Free lunches are offered at 11:45 a.m. aside to spend on communicating with contacts will include Roman Catholic Wednesdays in the First United Methodist voters, Reed said $4 million would go voters. Church Fellowship Hall. Enter from the toward contacting socially conser- The Faith & Freedom Coalition, vative and religious Latino voters in south side of the building behind Alliance founded by Reed in 2009, is a nonprof- Bank on Atkins Street; look for the signs. Conservative political activist Ralph Reed speaks swing states that include Florida, Colo- it organized under a section of the tax This Dinner Bell ministry “is a servant at the Conservative Political Action Conference rado, Nevada and Arizona. program reaching out to people in need in (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland in March “We will do our job. We will turn code that permits advocacy on specific Hopkins County.” 2014. out our vote,” Reed told reporters. issues and limits activity expressly to n Trinity Oaks will hold a Bible class at File The Faith & Freedom Coalition’s promote candidates. 10 a.m. on Wednesdays in the Community Room at 610 Woodlawn St.

Thursday | Recovery n Triumph Christian Center, 1318 North Jackson St., will hold lunch fundraisers Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, until the $6,000 needed for a Faith best cure for addiction new roof has been raised. All meals cost $7 each. Thursday’s menu includes chick- By Bob Campbell appointment as executive director of the through prayer, reading his word and at- en enchiladas, refried beans, Spanish rice [email protected] Permian Basin Mission Center about the tending church.” and dessert. Free delivery. Orders should time he became a pastor. Aguilar graduated from Pecos High be placed in advance or before 1 p.m. each The best way to stop drinking and get Growing up as an only child without School in 1988. He and his wife Sheila have day. Only 100 meals will be prepared each control of your life is not through a pro- a father, Aguilar depended greatly on his two children and seven grandchildren. His day. Call 903-689-8765 to schedule deliv- ery. gram or medication, says the Rev. Hector late mother Adela Rivera, whose fervent church averages 20 to 25 people at its 10:30 n Cumby Food Pantry will be open Aguilar. It’s through faith in Jesus Christ prayers he credits for his turnaround. “My a.m. Sunday services. from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays at 8285 and obedience to his teachings. mom prayed for me all through those 19 The Rev. James McCrary, pastor of con- Interstate 30 service road southwest in Aguilar, a 51-year-old Pecos native, was years that one day I would stop drinking nections at the First Baptist Church, said Cumby for families in Cumby, Hopkins out of control and on the verge of going to and give my life to the Lord,” he said. Jesus Connection was down to a handful of County and surrounding areas who are prison for his third DWI when he got on “She never gave up on me.” members and was little more than a min- in need. The pantry is sponsored by First the right path by starting to attend Holy Aguilar most enjoys preaching about istry site when Aguilar took over. “Almost Presbyterian, United Methodist, Corner- Redeemer Catholic Church. accepting God’s salvation and building a nobody was there and Hector has done a stone Baptist and First Baptist churches, He later joined the First Baptist Church relationship with Jesus. “We need to have real good job of turning it into a church,” all of Cumby; and Mt. Zion and Brashear and got licensed as a minister before be- a strong relationship with God’s son and McCrary said. Baptist churches. For information, call coming pastor of Jesus Connection Church believe that Jesus died for us and was bur- “He has a heart for the ministry. He feels 903-994-2689. n Celebrate Recovery meets at at 4410 Andrews Highway, a First Baptist ied and in three days came back to life,” he that it is a God-ordained calling and he is Brashear Baptist Church Family Life Cen- mission, 4 1/2 years ago. said. obedient to what God has called him to do. ter each Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Recov- It had been a bumpy road for Aguilar, “We need to ask Jesus for the forgive- Hector is a hard worker. When a man is who worked for two oilfield seismographic ness of our sins and invite him into our passionate about something, it’s easy to get See Church, page 2B firms and was a grocery stocker until his lives. We can build a relationship with him after it and go to work.” Page 2B Saturday, July 6, 2019 Sulphur Springs News-Telegram

402 South Jackson St. in people seeking help with Food and drinks will be | Briefs Sulphur Springs. For more electric, water and propane available for attendees who Judge: Tennessee Church information, call 903-885- bills, and cost of eye and donate, and T-shirts and Continued from page 1B 0338. dental exams. Enrollment caps are available for $10 marriage law has n Men’s Coffee Fellow- into Christian Alliance each. Proceeds will go to- constitutional issues ery healing is based on the ship will be held at 8:30 Food Pantry and emergen- ward Bibles for the Sulphur word of God for issues such a.m. Fridays at First Baptist cy food available. Poten- Bluff senior class. Metal NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in as loss of a family member Church. All men are invit- tial clients can call HCCC plaques will be award- Nashville says there are some “serious constitutional is- or friend, divorce, addic- ed; FBC membership not at 903-885-3452 for more ed to the top three teams. sues” with a new Tennessee law that prohibits ministers tion, job loss or any oth- required to attend. Use the details. Rides to ReachOut For more information, ordained online from solemnizing weddings. er personal crisis. All are rear entrance. For more in- sites are free from TRAX contact Tony and Eva De- The Washington-based Universal Life Church Mon- welcome. For more infor- formation, call Don at 903- at 844-437-7497, but riders hart at 903-945-2254, and astery Storehouse and three Tennesseans ordained mation, call 903-348-4105, 439-2975. must call 24 hours in ad- checks can be made pay- online by that church are suing to stop the law. They 903-348-1981 or 903-582- n Christian Recovery vance to schedule pick-up. able to Sulphur Bluff Unit- claim it violates the U.S. Constitution by favoring some 2334. Group meets Fridays at 7 ed Methodist Church with religions over others. p.m. at New Beginnings the memo “Bibles” and be The law was scheduled to go into effect on July 1, but Friday Fellowship Baptist Church, Saturday mailed to Eva Dehart at 890 U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw put a hold on it n Mitchell Chapel 155 North Jackson St., for n The Sulphur Bluff CR 3550, Sulphur Bluff, TX late last month. C.O.G.I.C. will host lunch anyone with addictions, United Methodist Church 75481. At a Wednesday hearing, Crenshaw questioned the from 10:30 a.m. until it’s broken emotions or broken Fellowship Hall is taking n MLK Church of state’s argument that the law is needed to ensure the in- all gone for an $10 dona- relationships. registrants for its sixth an- Christ Community Out- tegrity of marriage. He ordered all parties to maintain tion. Dine in or carryout n ReachOut counsel- nual George Dorner 42 reach Program offers a free the status quo and ordered a trial on the constitutional available. Menus vary by ors will be at Como Unit- Tournament to be held lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 issues for later this year. the week. Deliveries can be ed Methodist Church, 309 Saturday, July 20 at 9 a.m. p.m. the second Saturday of made for orders of two or Lynch St. in Como, from Early registration is $10 each month at the church, more lunches to the same noon and 3 p.m. the first per person, and at the door 154 Martin Luther King Jr. Houston-area priest location. The church is at Friday each month to assist registration is $25 per team. Drive. For more informa- indicted on more child indecency counts wrote, “we are grateful for lend his car and a room of Fellow Christian apolo- CONROE, Texas (AP) — A former Houston-area Roman Catholic priest has been indicted on three ad- the example of Dr. Geisler his home to people in need gist Ravi Zacharias mourn- Geisler who stood as a beacon of and “sing goofy Johnny ed the death of Geisler. ditional child indecency charges arising from child sex Continued from page 1B abuse allegations. truth shining forth in the Cash songs with his grand- Zacharias said that Geisler A Montgomery County grand jury indicted Manuel midst of a dark world.” children.” had been his professor in La Rosa-Lopez on Thursday. recalled Geisler’s contribu- Roach added that Geis- A tweet from Defend- the 1970s and remained Two of the counts are tied to accusations La Ro- tions to Christian theology ler was “much more than ing Inerrancy, an initiative a mentor in the following sa-Lopez tried to put his hands down the pants of a in a blog post on Monday. a scholar”; he was also a of scholars who believe years. male parishioner when he was a minor in 1999. “In an era of church his- man who practiced what the Bible is without error, “I owe more to him than Tyler Dunman, chief of the Montgomery County tory when theology is in he preached. Roach, an described Geisler as the anyone else for teaching me District Attorney’s Office Special Crimes Bureau, says chaos, and the church is be- adjunct professor at sev- “greatest champion of full how to do apologetics for the third count from Thursday involves a male victim ing shaken at its very core, eral institutions, including biblical inerrancy” in the the Christian worldview,” who was a minor in June 2000. and reality seems to be Southeastern Baptist Theo- last quarter of the 20th cen- Zacharias said in a tweet. Last month, La Rosa-Lopez was indicted on two other child indecency counts involving allegations the tossed to-and-fro with ev- logical Seminary, recalled tury and the first quarter of “His death is a loss beyond priest groped a woman when she was a teenager in 2000. ery wave of the sea,” Roach that the theologian would the 21st. w ord s .” Page 3B The Sulphur Springs News-Telegram Saturday July 6, 2019

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1 (16 ounce) package dried penne pasta 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into cubes salt & pepper also add garlic powder to taste 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1 bunch slender asparagus spears, trimmed, cut on diagonal into 1-inch pieces1 clove garlic, thinly sliced Faith, Hope 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and Love are some good Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil. things HE Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 to gave us, but 10 minutes. Drain, and set aside. the greatest is Warm 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet LOVE. over medium-high heat. Stir in chicken, and - Alan Jackson season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook until chicken is cooked through and browned, about 5 minutes. Remove chicken to paper towels. Pour chicken broth into the skillet. Then stir in asparagus, garlic, and a pinch more garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cover, and steam until the asparagus is just tender, about 5 to 10 minutes. Return chicken to the skillet, and warm through. Stir chicken mixture into pasta, and mix well. Let sit about 5 minutes. Drizzle with 2 table- spoons olive oil, stir again, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. HOLIDAY’S HOROSCOPES TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July need -- that’s the brilliant end) will have to do with 6). You typically put work part. placing yourself in an inter- before pleasure, prioritize CANCER (June 22-July 22). esting environment where others higher than yourself The reason you’re on the re- relationships might develop. and, of course, prize duty and ceiving end is that it’s simply SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- responsibility above leisure. your turn. So don’t overthink Dec. 21). History changes. A Change it up this year. Dare it. Get into gracious-mode textbook from 10 years ago to delight yourself on the and start appreciating this reads like it’s from a different regular. Make playfulness a stuff and finding a place for world because it does, in fact, big deal. The joyful approach it. Don’t worry about repay- come from a different world. will turn your year on its ear ment. Not yet anyway. Context changes everything, and improve every aspect of LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The as will be well-illustrated your experience. Pisces and wise one doesn’t necessarily today. Gemini adore you. have all of the information. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. ARIES (March 21-April Because wisdom isn’t so 19). It’s important to be very 19). As you back away from much about holding on to a honest in your noticing of a conflict, you’ll be heading lot of true facts, as it is about yourself. See what you’re toward the core of tranquility knowing who to be. good at. Be frank about what inside yourself. It’s not some- VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). you’re not attracted to and thing you have to develop The people sharing generous what’s hard for you. The either. It’s there, and has opinions could be generous world needs you to lean into Difficulty: Gold always been there, awaiting in other ways, too, but do those qualities. your return. keep in mind that talk can be AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). cheap, and supportive words 18). Tell the story about What does a weird pause are one of the easiest ways when the flame of passion ig- mean? Is the other person to share. Certainly, accept nited in you and you’ll feel it uncomfortable, distracted or nothing less. flicker again. Also, sprinkling just unsure what goes next? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). elements of what’s new in Any assumption you make Down deep, no person wants with the old will change the will say more about you than to be compared to another, color of this fire. the situation. Answer: Re- especially not in the “you PISCES (Feb. 19-March frain from assumption. Push look just like my cousin” 20). There’s a decision to be through. kind of way. Don’t worry, you made, you’re the best one GEMINI (May 21-June 21). can find common ground to make it, mostly because Study what the others before and still be keen to discover you’re the only one you can you did. It will seem to take the uniqueness of others. really trust to follow through forever and then actually SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. on this. Decide, and then set save you a lot of time. You 21). Just as fine art is often up your system of account- won’t end up using it all. about placement, the art of ability. Figuring out what you don’t our life (or just your week- Page 5B Sulphur Springs News-Telegram Saturday, July 6, 2019

Faith | Opinion Rise of the ‘nothing in particulars’ may be sign of a disjointed, disaffected and lonely future By RYAN BURGE groups that individually make up less than 1% of the population. (RNS) — The future of reli- Then comes atheists and ag- gion in America may be summed nostics (both at 6%), followed by up in a single word. Jews (2%) and Mormons (1%), Meh. according to the 2018 CCES. Let me explain. These percentages are likely to One of the biggest stories in change in the future, mostly due American religion in recent de- to the “Meh” factor. cades has been the rise of the Over the last decade, there is a “nones” — those who claim no clear and unmistakable trend: The religious identity. group that has grown the largest Some are atheists. Others in sheer numbers is “nothing in agnostics. particular.” But most just don’t care about Fully 1 in 20 Americans joined God. Or organized religion. this group in the last 10 years. They are “nothing in particu- That’s the functional equivalent lar” — a category first tracked by of every Southern Baptist in the Pew Research. United States becoming “nothing The latter group makes up in particular.” about 1 in 5 Americans, according While other groups have seen to the 2018 Cooperative Congres- some modest growth (atheists sional Election Study, a survey have gone from 3.4% in 2008 to that is based at Harvard and has 6% in 2018, and nondenomina- been conducted biannually since tional Protestants added 1.6%), 2006. Its true advantage is sheer nothing comes close to the growth sample size — 60,000 respondents of “nothing in particular.” in 2018. What do “nothing in particu- These “nothing in particulars” lars” look like demographically? might be the most consequen- They have an average age of tial portion of America’s rapid- 43.8, which rivals atheists (42.7) ly changing religious landscape, and agnostics (43.7), but is much because they speak to a larger younger than Protestants (51.7) problem: unmoored members of and Catholics (49). American society. “Nothing in particulars” have Americans who identify as a greater degree of gender balance “Religious Composition of the United States” “nothing in particulars” tell sur- (48.8% male) than atheists, who Courtesy illustration/Ryan Burge via RNS veyors that they have lower levels are 60.7% male, and agnostics, of formal education than oth- who are 56.1% male. they don’t have school-age chil- a local political meeting, put up a that these things are causally re- er Americans. And they tend to In terms of racial demograph- dren. It motivates people to par- political yard sign, donated mon- lated. But I do wonder if deterio- have rates of social and political ics, just 70% of “nothing in partic- ticipate in a cleanup day at the city ey to a candidate/campaign, vol- rating mental health is not linked involvement that rank near the ulars” are white, compared with park. unteered for a political campaign to people who feel left out and left bottom of any religious group. 81% of agnostics and 83.5% of Social capital is a sense of be- or given blood. behind from society at large. The data indicates that those atheists who are. longing and togetherness that Guess which group was the For instance, Pew Research who are “nothing in particular” Education is one area that makes people feel connected to least likely to check any of those found that actively religious peo- boxes? ple are more likely to describe The “nothing in particulars.” themselves as “very happy.” According to the CCES 2018, Political, civic and religious nearly two-thirds of the “nothing leaders need to become aware of in particulars” had participated this growing group of Americans in none of the five activities in because if current trends keep up the past 12 months. That was the they could have a significant im- highest of any of the groups in the pact on the United States, likely survey. by creating a smaller and small- Education, rather than reli- er pool of volunteers who have gion, might play a role. It is possi- to carry the burdens of civilized ble that lower levels of education society. For instance, in the im- may account for lower levels of mediate aftermath of Hurricane social capital and civic involve- Katrina, the Southern Baptist ment. However, at each level of Convention trained more relief education, the “nothing in partic- volunteers than the Red Cross to ular” group is less likely to engage aid in the recovery. in activities than the American What happens in two decades public at large. when another disaster strikes, the In sum, we have a group that Southern Baptists are 20% smaller currently comprises 20% of all and “nothing in particulars” are a Americans, and is growing at third of Americans? an unbelievably rapid pace. This The “nothing in particulars” group has the lowest level of ed- won’t be easily mobilized to fill in ucation of any religious group, and “nothing in particulars” are the gaps. less likely to engage in political No matter how one feels about or social activity than the average religion, it’s undeniable that reli- American. gious traditions have spent de- As a social scientist, I find this cades building networks that op- represents a troubling confluence erate behind the scenes to support of factors. those who are most vulnerable in By all measures, “nothing in our society. As the number of so- particulars” appear to be a grow- cially detached people grows, the ing segment of society that is ability of faith groups to fill in “checked out.” They don’t obtain the gaps will be diminished, and high levels of education, they once these ministries disappear, don’t get involved in the political it seems highly unlikely that they process and they don’t affiliate can be quickly or easily replaced. with a religious group. In addi- Finding ways to get these in- tion, they are three times more dividuals to reintegrate into their Courtesy illustration/Ryan Burge via RNS likely to say their political parti- communities might lead to benefits sanship is “other” as well. They are not only for these individuals but adrift in modern society, refusing also for towns and cities in their aren’t just cut off from organized separates the “nothing in partic- their neighbors and their com- to be labeled by a religious group fight to re-create social capital. religion. They have disconnected ular” group from other religious munity. Education helps to gener- or a political party. — Ryan Burge teaches political from many of the foundational categories. ate higher levels of social capital, All these things are occurring science at Eastern Illinois Univer- structures that hold us together as Among 10 of the largest re- according to the literature. while Americans express growing sity and is co-founder of Religion communities. ligious groups surveyed by the The 2016 Cooperative Con- levels of anxiety, a rapid increase in Public. The views expressed in If the trend continues, the team at Harvard, the “nothing in gressional Election Study asked in opioid addiction and a rising this commentary do not necessar- United States may be headed for particular” group has the lowest respondents if they had engaged number of suicides. ily represent those of Religion News a very disjointed, disaffected and average level of education, by a in one of five activities: attended It would be premature to argue Service. lonely future. tremendous margin. First, it’s important to get a While about one-quarter of sense of how large this “nothing in “nothing in particulars” have at particular” category is compared least a four-year college degree with other religious traditions. (27.1%), their level of educational Protestants make up the attainment pales in comparison largest share of the American with the rest of the nones. For population, with nearly 40% of instance, 47.5% of agnostics and Americans identifying as Baptist, 51.5% of atheists have a bachelor’s Methodist, nondenominational degree or more. or any of dozens of other permu- Why is this an area of particu- tations of Protestant belief, ac- lar concern? cording to the 2018 CCES. Because social scientists have The second largest group is the long known that education leads one in question: nothing in par- to a significant increase in partic- ticular. Twenty percent of Ameri- ipation in the community. People cans respond to the religion ques- with greater levels of education tion by saying, essentially, “Meh.” are more likely to vote, volunteer Twenty percent of all Amer- for a political campaign or donate icans respond to the religion blood. All these activities fall un- question by saying: “none of the der a social science concept called above.” They are followed closely “social capital.” behind by Catholics at 18%. Made famous in Robert Put- Then there is a significant nam’s seminal work “Bowling drop-off until we reach the next Alone,” social capital is the invisi- groups. ble force that holds people togeth- Eight percent of Americans er as a community. are “other faiths” — Buddhists, It makes people want to attend “Nothing in Particulars Have the Lowest Level of Education.” Hindus, Muslims and other school board meetings even if Courtesy illustration/Ryan Burge via RNS Page 6A Saturday, July 6, 2019 OUTDOORS Sulphur Springs News-Telegram | Hunting Time to draw: TPWD public hunting program offers shots at high quality, low cost hunts

TPWD’s Private Lands Dove category continues to remain popular with Texas wingshooters. There will be 170 permits up for grabs this fall for a series of premium hunts offered by six professional outfitters in Atascosa, Ellis, Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Young and Wharton counties. A $10 application fee is required of each hunter on the Several national wildlife refuges are now offering hunts through TPWD’s drawn application, but selected hunters are not required to pay any additional hunt fees. hunt program. Greg Bludau of College Station arrowed this nilgai cow during while Courtesy/Matt Williams participating in a draw hunt at the Laguna Atascosa NWR in 2017.

E-Postcard and USFS antlerless hunt-categories.phtml. Required conducted through the refuge.” permits are unique from other public application fees for each hunter must The popular private lands dove draw hunts. There is no application fee submitted simultaneously using an hunts category will continue this fall or hunt fee. However, hunters 17 and appropriate credit card. with 170 permits being offered by six older are required to have a current Applicants who do not have a professional outfitters in Atascosa, Matt Annual Public Hunting Permit before personal computer or Smart Phone Ellis, Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Young and Williams applying. should seek out Internet access Wharton counties. A $10 application The 2019-20 APH goes on sale through a public library or a friend. fee is required of each hunter on the CONTRIBUTOR along with new hunting licenses in Applications and fees are no longer application, but selected hunters are mid-August. The cost is $48. The accepted by mail. not required to pay any additional Email | mattwillwrite4u@ special permit provides access to The easy-to-navigate publichunt fees. yahoo.com hundreds of thousands of additional hunting website contains a wealth “The private lands dove hunts are acreage enrolled in TPWD’s public of pertinent information about definitely popular with our hunters,” The Texas summer is still bighorn on one of our Trans- hunting program. application deadlines, permit Dreibelbis said. “People like the idea young, but fall hunting seasons Pecos WMAs, or exotics on numbers, hunting methods, bag limits of being able to go dove hunting on will be here before you know it. Mason Mountain WMA, the $10 PLAYING THE GAME and previous success rates. There also a premium area for $10. I can’t blame Time for all public lands hunting application is drastically cheaper The drawn hunts are open to is a downloadable brochure for each them, either.” junkies out there to head to the than most western states.” resident and non-resident hunters hunting area that lists a map, total drawing board. who meet application deadlines. acreage, a description of the terrain, PARTICIPATION SPIKE Earlier this week, the Texas MENU IS LOADED Some of the deadlines roll around in check-in times, special restrictions, Program participation has always Parks and Wildlife Department As always, the 2019-20 menu early to mid-August. all legal game and baiting rules, etc… been fairly brisk, but the popularity began accepting applications for of drawn hunts includes dozens Historically, hunters were allowed The website also provides links to has spiked since 2014. thousands of available permits of different hunting categories to apply for only one hunt within check application status and a list of That’s the year TPWD did away for a wide range of hunts for a long list of game like deer, the same category, such as gun/deer answers to frequently asked questions. with its antiquated mail-in application included in the popular drawn turkey, pronghorn antelope, either sex, archery deer, etc… TPWD system, ceased publication of a hunts segment of its public exotics, javelina, alligator, modified the rule in 2015 to allow PERMITS GALORE chubby public hunting lands booklet hunting program. waterfowl, pheasant, feral hogs, hunters to apply for as many hunts as TPWD has 9,177 hunting permits and stepped into the digital age. The program is an exceptional dove, quail and squirrel. they want within the same category. available to pass out through its drawn Dreibelbis says the drawn hunt value, especially for hunters on a A highly-prized bighorn The only exception is Youth Only hunt program this year, including program received about 50,000 tight budget or those looking see sheep hunt in far in far West hunts. Beginning last year, TPWD 5,260 permits for use on state owned/ applications the final year of paper new country or try something Texas will likely be up for grabs as put a limit of three applications per managed properties, 1,370 USFS applications. Participation nearly different. That’s because it well, pending August population category on Youth Hunts. Dreibelbis antlerless permits and 2,547 permits doubled to 99,052 the first year the gives selected applicants the surveys. Sold in auction settings, said the change was made to increase designated for national wildlife refuge program went online. The number opportunity to enjoy high bighorn sheep permits have the chances of more Texas youth hunts, according to Dreibelbis. of applications exploded last year to quality hunting experiences on been known to fetch upwards of hunters being drawn for a hunt each The total number of permits more than 162,000. premium properties that see $100,000 or more. year. available this year is down from While more quality hunts to limited hunting pressure without The draw hunts are held “Our first year of data strongly 9,984 permits offered last year, choose from and more available investing much money. on state wildlife management suggests that the move worked and we largely because the number of USFS permits have certainly made the Application fees for most of areas, state parks, federal wildlife will be leaving this limit in place for doe permits was reduced by 1,100 program more attractive, Dreibelbis the multi-day hunts range from refuges, U.S. Forest Service the 2019-2020 season,” he said. permits. Dreibelbis said the reduction believes one of the main factors to $3-$10. Successful applicants are properties and select private As many as four hunters may be was based on hunter harvest and credit for the surge in applications was usually required to pay a hunt tracts located throughout the included on the same application for observation data in order to improve the 2015 decision to allow hunters to fee of $80-$130, but some hunts, state. While many of the hunts many of the hunt categories. If an herd sex ratios and to improve hunter apply for more than one hunt in the including Youth-Only hunts, allow for the use of firearms, application is drawn, everyone in the experiences in the field. same category. require no application fees or others are designated as “Archery group gets to hunt, provided they pay The total also includes an increase “This change was made in hunt fees. Only.” There also are several the permit fee. of 20 permits for use on TPWD response to survey data where the “Our drawn hunt system is hunts open only to youth hunters The selections are made by properties and 353 additional overwhelming majority of our public definitely a great deal,” says Justin with a supervising adult. random computer draws. Draws national wildlife refuge permits. hunters were telling us they wanted Dreibelbis, TPWD program In addition to Special Permit usually take place the first business Dreibelbis said the NWG permit this functionality,” he said. “Five years director for private lands and hunts, hunters have the options day after the application deadline. increase is attributed mainly to the later, our survey data suggests that the public hunting. “At only $3 per of applying for numerous Only drawn applicants are notified by recent addition of the Trinity River vast majority of our drawn hunters are application for most hunts, it E-Postcard hunts, U.S. Forest e-mail. National Wildlife Refuge near Liberty still happy with the ability to apply for is the cheapest big game public Service antlerless deer permits All applications must be submitted to TPWD’s drawn hunts program. more than one hunt in a category.” hunting draw in the country as far and several hunts that will be electronically via TPWD’s public “This includes muzzleloader and Participation has never been as I know. For some of the more held on a half dozen national hunts link, tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/ small game categories,” Dreibelbis better, either — a good sign all is well rare guided hunts like desert wildlife refuges. hunt/public/public_hunt_drawing/ said. “Waterfowl drawings be in the world of Texas’ public hunting.

| Outdoors Lake Sam Rayburn, Lake Fork named top 10 bass destinations

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bassmaster per day. The Carhartt Big Bass Award for that directors add to the potential lakes list based Texas’ Sam Rayburn Reservoir slipped Magazine has released the highly anticipated event was a 6-pound, 7-ounce giant. Suffice it on the thousands of tournaments they hold from No.1 last year to No. 3. Although pro- rankings of the best bass fisheries in the na- to say, the St. Lawrence not only has big small- across the country. And finally, the data from duction has slowed a little bit, this lake still tion for 2019 and for the first time ever, New mouth swimming around the many islands dozens of tournament organizations, as well produced a 40-pound limit and typically re- York’s St. Lawrence River earned the top spot. dotting its waterscape, but a lot of them. as big bass programs from various states, are quired at least 22 pounds to win a one-day Over the past seven years, this incredible “The St. Lawrence is not only healthy analyzed to create the ultimate list of the Top event. California’s Clear Lake is in the fourth smallmouth fishery has cracked the Top 10 in right now, but seems to be showing off,” said 100 lakes. spot on the strength of the giant bass it is pro- Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes rankings two James Hall, editor of Bassmaster Magazine. The rankings are debated by a blue-ribbon ducing. A 16-pound largemouth was land- times. In both 2015 and 2018, the St. Lawrence “There have been years where a spirited in- panel of fishing industry insiders. The final re- ed recently, and double-digit fish abound. (also known as the Upper St. Lawrence River) ternal debate was required to assign the top sult of this research and debate is Bassmaster’s Rounding out the remainder of the Top 10 ranked eighth on the list. This year, though, spot in the rankings. This year was easy after 100 Best Bass Lakes rankings published in the lakes are Texas’ Lake Fork at fifth; Tennessee’s the New York fishery would not be denied as looking at the unbelievable weights being pro- July/August issue of the magazine. Chickamauga Lake at sixth; California’s New the No. 1 bass fishing destination in the coun- duced at the Upper St. Lawrence River. And Alabama’s Lake Guntersville took the No. Melones Lake at seventh; Michigan’s Lake St. try. There are plenty of tournament results to on top of that, the scenery is stunning. If you 2 spot after producing several 30-plus-pound Clair at eighth; South Carolina’s Santee Coo- back up this claim, but there is no need to look are looking for the best angling experience in limits this spring. That said, the Big G was per Lakes at ninth; and New York’s Lake Erie any further than the Carhartt Bassmaster Col- the country right now, the St. Lawrence river producing so many 20-pound limits that a (out of Buffalo) at tenth. lege Series presented by Bass Pro Shops held should be your next destination.” 4-pound average quit turning heads. Even The rankings identify the Top 10 lakes in June 19 through 21. In this event, a 26-pound, Hall explained the process of creating the during tough tournaments, anglers had to the nation based on head-to-head compari- 6-ounce limit of smallmouth was weighed in. rankings takes more than two months. State catch at least 24 pounds to win. This histor- sons, as well as the Top 25 lakes in four geo- However, the most astounding statistic is that fishery agencies across the U.S. are polled ic fishery had been down in the rankings for graphical regions. “We divide the nation into the average weight of the entire 149-team field and rank the fisheries in their states based several years, falling out of the Top 10 in both four regions and rank the lakes in each region was 20.3 pounds. The winning team from on stocking efforts, catch rates and angler 2016 and 2017. It climbed to No. 9 last year, to give anglers perspective on the fisheries Sam Houston State University averaged 24-4 access. Then, B.A.S.S. Nation conservation and is now looking as healthy as ever. they can most likely reach,” Hall explained.