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4 - Throckmorton Tribune - THURSDAY, December 9, 1999
Healthcare Center News
Fk*ee photography contest
open to Throckmorton
By: Marie Shankle
Monday: Resident Council Meet-
iog.
Tuesday Morning: Rose Wooten
came and showed a video of David
and Goliath. Thank you Rose.
Tuesday Afternoon: Bingo was
called by Deannie Green. Winners
were: Bessie Alexander, Billy
Shankle, Homer Adair, Laura
Cohron, Bobby Goodman, and
Mozelle Robison.
WednesdavMoming: Rev. Ava
Berry gave the devotional at 10:00
and played the piano. Thank you
Ava. A lively game of ball was
enjoyed by the residents and the ac-
tivity director.
Wednesday Afternoon: The G.A
’s and their sponsers, Francis Pea-
cock and Gayle Fowler visited with
residents. We were happy to see
them.
Thursday Morning: Rev. Silas
Short and Ed Andrews of the Church
of Christ gave the Bible Study and
led the singing at 10:00 a.m.
Friday: Deannie Green Came and
read the newspaper to residents and
visited with them. Thank you
Deannie.
Saturday: Deannie Green called
bingo, winners were: Bessie
Alexander, Laura Chron, Wilburn
Condron, Gladine Dement, Bobby
Goodman. Thank you Dennie.
Sunday: Donna Frazier taught
Sunday School. Thank you Donna.
Rev. Ava Berry of the First Method-
ist Church was in charge of the church
service. Thank you Ava.
Monday morning: Mrs Falls cane
and played Christmas carols for us on
the piano. Thank you Mrs. Falls! Mr.
Rotter and the 4th grade recorder
class, presented a Christmas program
for the residents. Everone enjoyed
the program very much. Thank you!
The International Library Photog-
raphy is pleased to announce that
over $60,000.00 in prizes will be
awarded this year in the International
Open Amateur Photography Contest.
Photographers from the Throckmor-
ton area, particularly beginners, are
welcome to try to win their share of
over 1,300 prizes. The deadline for
the contest is December 15, 1999.
The contest is open to everyone and
entry if FREE.
"Everyone has at least one memo-
rable photo that captures a special
moment in time," stated Jeffrey
Bryan, Contest Director. "When
people learn about our free photogra-
phy contest, they suddenly realize
that their own favorite photos can
win cash prizes, as well as gain na-
tional exposure," continued Bryan.
To enter, send ONE photograph
in ONLY ONE of the following cat-
egories: People, Travel, Pets, Chil-
dren, Sports, Nature, Action, Humor,
Portraiture, or Other. The photo must
be a color or black-and-white print
(unmounted), 8" x 10" or smaller. All
entries must include the
photographer's name and address on
the back, as well as the category and
the title of the photo. Photographs
should be sent to: International Li-
brary of Photography, Suite 101-
9006, 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings
Mills, MD 21117. Entries must be
postmarked by December 15, 1999.
The International Library of Pho-
tography is an organization dedicated
to bringing the work of amateur pho-
tographers to the public’s attention.
You can visit their website at
www.thephotosite.com.
Straw building harkens
Avoid Holiday Road Rage back to barn raisings
The holidays bring a time of peace,
so why are people so short tempered
on roadways? Roads are more con-
gested this time of year with travelers
and locals buzzing all over town. The
stresses of day-to-day business com-
bined with holiday preparations can
often cause anxiety and loss of com-
posure on overcrowded highways, a
frustration that can make some people
crazy with rage-road rage.
Because more instances of aggres-
sive driving are being seen on a regu-
lar basis, Texas highways are marked
with reminders to "Drive Friendly."
With aggressive drivers on the road,
the potential for automobile accidents
4s high, especially during this busy
time of year.
Progressive Insurance offers these
proactive tips to guard against road
rage:
* A good rule of thumb is to follow
all the laws of the road.
♦Slower traffic should keep right
so the left lane can be used for pass-
ing.
*Do not offend drivers with hand
gestures, verbal abuse or intimidatory
driving. This type of hehavior can
only antagonize an already aggres-
sive driver.
♦Avoid eye contact to keep the
situation from becoming personal.
♦You should not provoke drivers
by flashing your lights or honking
your horn.
♦Do not tailgate. Try to keep a
two second following distance.
: £ *Use your signals to alert other
drivers to your intentions.
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♦Pull off the road to make your
cellular calls.
♦Be a defensive driver. Aware-
ness will minimize your accident risk.
♦If your are threatened or
harassed by another driver, do not
engage. Participation will only
encourage an undesirable situation.
♦Allow plenty of time for your
trips and make your vehicle as com-
fortable as possible to keep you re-
laxed on your vacation.
If you are in an accident with an
aggressive driver, be coureous and
calm to bring the tension of the inci-
dent down. If the situation is not safe,
stay in your vehicle until the police
arrive to secure the scene.
Once you have told your story to
the police, contact your insurance
agent or representative to report dam-
ages to your car.
The Big Bad Wolf who once
threatened to destroy a famous straw
house would be faced with a chal-
lenge today as more people are mak-
ing straw bale construction a cost
efficient and environmentally sound
method of home building, says a
Texas A&M sociologist.
Kathryn Henderson, who studies
the sociology of technology, says
straw bale construction today has
broad appeal.
"While many people are attracted
for ecological reasons, others are at-
tracted for aesthetic reasons because
the style emulates adobe traditions,"
she notes.
Many of the sites Henderson has
studied are located in the Austin area,
but she says straw bale homes can be
found in other areas of Texas and in
every state in the union, most notably
in Arizona, New Mexico and Cali-
fornia, and every province of Canada,
Europe, Russia and Mexico.
Aside from the physical amenities
straw bale construction has to offer,
Henderson is mainly concerned with
the types of networks - cultural, so-
cial and political - that have devel-
oped with the rising popularity of
using natural technologies in archi-
tecture.
"During a wall raising, people will
come from all over the country to
help, and this creates the community
ethos of the old barn-raisings," says
Henderson, who is a Fellow in the
Lemelson Center for the Study of
Invention and Innovation, a part of
the Smithsonian Institution. "The
construction of the straw bale walls
doesn't require a high degree of skill,
but it does require sharing knowl-
edge. The movement is new, but the
technology is 100 years old."
Six Flags Celebrates Holiday Season
With the most decoration, shows
and entertainment ever assembled for
the holiday season, Holiday in the
Park at Six Flags Over Texas gives
Guests the biggest line-up of Holiday
Fun, available only at the biggest
theme park in Texas.
For the first time during the holi-
days, Guests can fly the Texas skies
on Batman the Ride, the most inno-
vative coaster design of the 20th cen-
tury and chill out on Mr. Freeze, the
tallest and fastest roller coaster in the
Southwest. Plus, new for this holi-
day event is Kid Coaster, a thrilling
animated turbo ride.
Our spectacular Holiday in the
Park line-up:
NEW! Festive Lights and
Decorations: Capture the holiday
spirit as the magical sights and sounds
of the holidays come to life at Six
Flags Over Texas with the biggest
display of holiday lights and decora-
tions.
NEW! The Santa Express Train
Ride: The Santa Express round trip
starts at the Boomtown station as our
Banjo playing conductor troubadour
leads a holiday sing-a-long. Guests
can join in the fun with a Six Flags
twist to holiday Caroling. All aboard!
NEW! Scrooge: The Ebenezer
Scrooge puppet show will delight
families with his own brand of holi-
day "Bah-Hum-Bug" humor.
NEW! Christy Kringle's Christ-
mas Countdown: Christy Kringle,
Santa's daughter, counts down the
days till Christmas with the help of
her good friends Rudol f the Red Nose
Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman.
NEW! Calypso Christmas: Cel-
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FALSE PROVERB
"Everything is worth trying at lease once!"
False! Adam and Eve only tried the forbidden
fruit once. Out. Die. Uzzah only touched the Ark
of the Covenant once. Death. Put a match to an
empty gasoline tank to see if the fumes are all
gone. Boom! Transgress God's moral law, just
once, to see if the consequences are really as bad
as the Bible says they are. Scars forever. Run
with the wrong crowd just once to see if they
really do have more fun than the squares. Repu-
tation and influences damaged forever by a
society sooooo... reluctant to forgive and forget.
Instead shun every appearance of evil. No
apologies needed. No explanations demanded. No
corrections in order.
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor, Joseph Thorne
_____ SUNDAY
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Morning Worship
6 p.m. Evening Worship
Wednesday
7 p.m. Midweek Service
FIRST
BAPTISTCHURCH
_ (ThRodc moRton)
Charles Fischer, Pastor
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Monnfng WoRsbip
6 pm. Euentag WorsWd
WEDNESDAY
7 pjn. PnayeR Meeting
FIRST
BAPTISTCHURCH
(Woodson)
Pastor J.H. Stiles
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. MoRnfng WoRshlp
7 pjn. Euenhg WoRshfp
WEDNESDAY
7.-00 pjn. PHayeR Meeting
FIRST
CHRISTIANCHURCH
(Woodeon)
Michael Patrick,Pastor
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. MoRnlng WoRshlp
ELBERT BAPTIST CHURCH
Marty Light, Pastor
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Monntng WoRshlp
6 pjn. Eoenlng WoRsbip
WOODSON
CHURCH OF CHRIST
SUNDAV
10.00 a.m. Bible Class
11.00 a.m. Monning WoRshty
L00 p.m. Eoenlng WoRshlp
CHRISTIAN CENTER
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 Praise & Worship
7:00 Evening Worship
WEDNESDAY
Bible Classes 7 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Minister Silas Short
SUNDAY
9:4$ a.m. Sunday School
10:4$ ajn. MoRnlng WoRship
(5.00 Eoenlng fflble Study
WEDNESDAY
700 pjn. Eoenlng SeRofce
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Throckmorton
Pastor Ava Berry
Sunday
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11 a.m. Morning Worship
ELBERT
METHODISTCHURCH
Pastor, Ava Berry
9:00 a.m. Morning Worship
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Pastor, Luther Hollowell
SUNDAY
9:00 ajn. Monnfng Wonshlp
SAN PATRIC0
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father George Foley
Saturday Evening
Mass 6 p.m.
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Margaret Eidson
Margaret 'Maggie' Eidson, 90, died
Thursday, November 18, 1999, in
Throckmorton, Texas.
Services were Saturday, Novem-
ber 20, at the Semour Church of Christ
with A. B.' Martin and Bud Branson
officiating. Burial was in the
Riverview Cemetery in Seymour.
Arrangements were under thr direc-
tion of Archer Funeral Home in Sey-
mour.
Mrs. Eidson was bom May 7,1900,
near Kerrville, Texas. She moved to
Baylor Couny in 1922. She and Rob-
ert Shannon Rowell were married in
September 1926. He died January 18,
1960. She married JessieEidson in
September 1968. He died October 8,
1977. She worked in the school caf-
eteria for many years. She was a
member of the Church of Christ. A
son, Bobby Rowell Jr. died July 12,
1930.
Survivors include three daughters,
Syble Dixon of Throckmorton, Mary
Kathryn Davis of Seymour and Geor-
gia Lanel 1 Rowell of Dallas; six grand-
children; and eight great-grandchil-
dren.
This is the final portion of my three part series on the redistricting
process. I have discussed the importance of participating in the census
to insure everyone is counted. I have also mentioned the actual
legislative process and the ability for citizens to give input before the
next legislature meets to begin drawing the new boundary lines for state
House and Senate seats, Congressional districts, and State Board of
Education members.
From this nation’s earliest days, redrawing legislative boundaries has
been primarily left to the discretion of state legislatures. As our nation’s
population has shifted from rural to urban areas, this unenviable task has
lead to frequent court battles to reconcile redistricting plans which were
faulted for both inequality of population and minority representation.
The statement “one person, one vote,” recognized that districts must be
drawn so that one person’s vote in an election is worth as much as
another’s. As the populations of rural areas have dwindled, and
suburban areas have grown, the need for reapportionment to comply
with “one person, one vote,” creates an unfortunate dilemma.
For rural areas of Texas, such as the 68 th House District, redistricting
presents grim prospects. Although the population of the state as a whole
has dramatically increased over the past 10 years, the areas of north
central and northwest Texas have failed to benefit from that increase.
County growth statwide has averaged 20 percent. The 68th House
District average growth is less than 5 percent. Archer County leads the
district at 14 percent, as Wilbarger County has grown at 9 percent
points-both well under the state average. Even worse, population has
dwindled in Haskell and Baylor counties.
The downside of the redistricting process suggests that rural areas
will lose representation; fewer voices will be heard on key votes which
affect those of us who five in small communities/Of Course agriculture
will feel this pinch but so will the rural areas’ ability to gamer road and
highway projects, promote rural economic development programs, and
keep our rural schools funded.
I am firmly committed to holding rural representation throughout the
redistricting process and will work with other members who have
expressed this same commitment. I ask for your help by participating
in the census and by keeping abreast of the affairs of the redistricting
committee^. I will do my part to see that the citizens of the 68th House
District remain informed and are able to participate in this process.
Rep. Hardcastle may be reached atP.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 or 1904 Fannin Street,
Vernon, TX, 76384.
" Silver Symphony Series"
Wichita Falls
The Wichita Falls Symphony
Leageue and Wichita Fall Symphony
Orchesta present "Silver Symphony
Series" featuring Rich Affanato,
Broadway Star and Vocalist.
This event will be held Saturday,
Decmber 11, at l:30p.m.in Memo-
rial Auditorium.
There will be door prizes and
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