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Vol. 118, No. 45
Published at Cooper, Texas Thursday, November 5, 1998
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Delta County
Gospel Jubilee to
be Held
The Delta County Gospel Jubilee
will be Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the
First Assembly of God in Cooper.
Everyone will be the featured sing-
ers. Come join us!!!
Pecan Gap UMC
Lord’s Acre Dinner
to be Held
Pecan Gap UMC will hold their
45th Annual Lord’s Acre Dinner
Saturday, November 7, 1998, from
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Everyone is welcome.
FFA Fruit Sale
The annual FFA Fruit Sale will
start October 19,1998. The fruit will
be from Settz Gift Fruits, McAllen,
Texas. November 30 - December 4th
will be the delivery dates.
All of the fruit will be Texas fruit
except the apples, which will be
Washington State Apples.
The oranges will be naval oranges.
Contact any FFA member or call
Sam Bettes, Cooper High School
395-0509.
Alzheimer’s
Disease Seminar
Plan to attend the seminar on
November 5th at 7:00 p.m. at the
Cooper Civic Center. Glenda Wise
will tell the personal side of dealing
with a loved one with Alzheimer’s.
Frank Moore will give legal
information, when and how to make
those important legal decisions.
There will be pamphlets available on
the facts about Alzheimer’s disease.
Glenda and Frank will be happy to
answer questions you may have. The
seminar is free and open to the public.
It is sponsored by the Delta County
Extension Service and its Executive
Board.
Hunter Safety
Course to be
Offered at CHS
Chris Bailey will be offering a
Hunter Safety Course on the
following Mondays and Tuesdays:
Nov. 2,3; Nov. 9,10; Nov. 16,17;
Nov. 23,24.
Classes will be held in Mr. Bailey’s
classroom located in the Ag building
at Cooper Jr./Sr. High School starting
at 7:00 p.m. If you have any
questions, you may contact Mr.
Bailey at the school at 395-0509.
First Baptist to
Hold Prophecy
Conference
First Baptist Church will hosts a Bible
Prophecy conference November 15 -
18 with evangelist Rob Randall
Commerce Area Cancer
Support Group Meets
The Commerce Area Cancer support
group will meet Thursday, November
5, at 5:30 in the Annex Building
behind Commerce Presbyterian
Hospital.
1998 ELECTION RESULTS First Person Account Spending Time with ET
Once again voters in Delta County went to
the polls to elect a wide variety of local, state
and national candidates for office. Although
results were not known for the outcome of any
race, other than local, the following are the totals
recorded for those voting in individual races.
For the office of Governor of Texas, Delta
County voted 838 for incumbent governor
George W. Bush and 476 for Democratic
challenger Garry Mauro.
For the office of United States Representative,
District One, voters cast 400 votes for
Republican Dennis Boerner and 854 for
Democrat Max Sandlin.
In the race for Lt. Governor, voters in the
county cast 617 votes for Rick Perry as compared
to 691 votes for John Sharp.
The race for Attorney General saw 602 votes
made for John Comyn and 671 for Jim Mattox.
L.P. (Pete) Patterson received 950 votes in
the race for Commissioner of Agriculture, as
compared to 341 votes for Susan Combs.
Bill Ratliff, who ran unopposed, received a
total of 673 in Delta County for the office of
State Senator, District 1.
Mark Homer received a total of 803 votes
against 505 votes for Sue Fancher in the race
for State Representative, District 3.
In local races, running opposed were Hugh
C. Whitney, for Delta County judge. He received
a total of 1,008 votes.
Martha Jo Loder received 982 votes in the
race for District and County Clerk; Glynana
Stockton received 989 votes for County
Treasurer.
Although mounting a write-in campaign,
Billy Simmons lost in his quest for the office of
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No.5 to Democratic
candidate L.W. (Bud) Skinner 927 to 183.
In the Commissioner’s races in Delta County,
both Ted Carrington and Max Moody were
unopposed. Carrington received a total of 258
votes and Moody 413 votes.
The total number of votes cast in the election
were 1,359. This represented some 45% of the
total number of eligible voters in the county. This
was termed by many as one of the better voter
turnouts in recent years. As compared to 28%
that voted in the primary elections in the spring.
by Lorie L. Eaves and Kristen Claw
Texas A&M University-Commerce
On my first trip to Cooper I was almost
dreading my main objective for being there.
As part of my Basic Reporting grade at Texas
A&M University-Commerce, I was going to
interview a local resident and see if I could
make something interesting of my visit.
At first glance at ET, he looked like the
quintessential country many who hauls hay and
drives his pick up truck with his dogs in the
back. Little was I to know the interesting story
I was about to discover in this man.
We drove down the main highway in
Cooper, heading to his spread just outside of
town. The whole way he was filling in the
details of his life - where he went to school,
some of the jobs he had done, etc. I was
thoroughly impressed with his credentials; he
not only graduated from ETSU (East Texas
State University, now TAMU-Commerce) in
Cold Front Brings
Flash Flooding
A cold front moved in from the west over
the weekend and dumped some 3-5 inches in
various parts around the county. Sunday, flash
flood warnings were issued for the area, as the
rains came down, sometimes in torrents.
Across the area, a variety of bridges and
farm-to-market roads were closed due to high
water. Reports were received of water of
FM1528 just south of town, an area some
residents never remember having flooded
before.
The usual bridges and low lying areas were
also inundated with water that reportedly
measured 2-3 feet in places. There were parts
of the county still under water as night fell.
The extended forecast for the area called
for the possibility of more storms before the
end of the week. Temperatures were expected
to remain seasonable with lows in the 40’s and
highs in the mid to upper 60’s.
Cotton Participates In
Ceremony Recently
Airman Christopher Cotton,son
oi Mr. ana Mrs. u.u. Brewer oi ooi w. ron
Worth, Cooper, Texas, recently participated
in a remembrance ceremony for Prisoners of
War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) while
on a six-month deployment to the Western
Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, home
ported in Everett, Wash.
Cotton’s ship paused in the Arabian Gulf
to pay tribute to the men and women who have
given their lives in the service of their country.
In addition, an announcement to all crew
members was given their lives in the service
of their country. IN addition, announcement
to all crew members was given by Cotton’s
commanding officer on the flight deck to fulfill
the promise to our nation’s POW’s and MIA’s
and their families, that they are not forgotten.
Carriers, like USS Abraham Lincoln, are
forward deployed around the world to
maintain a U.S> presence and provide rapid
response in times of crisis. They serve as a
highly visible deterrent to would-be
aggressors.
The 1997 graduate of Cooper High School
joined the Navy in June 1997.
1967, but he also graduated in 1972 with a
master’s degree in biology.
ET is well-known around the area as a
weekly contributor to the Cooper Review,
where his column “On The River.. With
ET” is published. His first column appeared
on May 26, 1988, and was simply an
introduction to what he would write about
in the future.
His articles contain information and
stories about plants, animals and stars. This
may not sound like much to some, but it is
not just the topics that ET writes about...it
is his approach to those topics that makes
them unique and come to life.
ET does it all. He writes a regular
column and every day he sits down -
sometimes during a hunting or fishing trip,
other times late into the night - to write in
his “ledger” or journal. He said, “I try to
encourage all young people to try and keep
a journal. It is amazing the things you
forget as you get older. It can also be a
source of inspiration.”
As we sat at his kitchen bar, sipping Dr.
Pepper and looking at hog hunting and
fishing pictures, it occurred to me that there
was more to this man than meets the eye.
He hog hunts, fishes for cat fish (that is his
favorite), hunts squirrel, duck and deer. He
is a guide for nature hikes, filling in all the
correct names for the trees and greenery.
He speaks at public events and sometimes
gets paid. He also writes poetry.
His poetry is about things close to him
like a local general store, or family. He has
a poen titled (Mystery Man) which is a
touchi.it Hoem about the little things that
get done when kids are around the house,
but no one fesses up to and how when the
little kids are not so little anymore, the
parents often long to have the little problems
back again.
ET said, “Sometimes when I am speaking
at events, people get a little misty-eyed and
once I had a man pull me aside and, as he
wiped the tears from the comer of his eye,
he asked me to write another verse to the
poem, about when you are a grandparents
and the ‘Mystery Man’ comes to visit
again.” It was a touching story and one I
will be sure not to forget.
ET’s talents do not end there. I was in
awe as he told me a story that took place in
the year 1984. It was the World’s Fair and
it was to be held in New Orleans. He
decided that he and a buddy would travel to
the fair, which in itself is not the interesting
point, but rather the journey there is the
fascinating element.(CONTINUED PG.2)
Support Group Meets
The speaker for the November meeting
will be Louise Staurt. The topic will be
“Strategies for Coping with the Holidays.”
Louise is a school teacher in her 32nd year
of teaching. She received her BA degree
from Stephen F. Austin Teachers College;
took graduate hours from Northwestern State
in Louisiana; and at age fifty-eight, began a
different route in her teaching career by
attending East Texas State for two years to
receive certification in Special Education.
She worked in that department at Aaron
Parker Elementary for eleven years. She is
now in her second year as Homebound
Teacher for Lamar County Special Education
Co-Op; serving students in the North Lamar,
Chisum, Prairland, and Roxton Independent
School Districts.
Louise and her husband, Russell live at
Reno. They are charter members of the
Bereaved Parents Support Group. Their
oldest son, Michael, was killed in a fall,
November 12, 1987. They have one
surviving son, Todd, who lives in Jackson,
Mississippi; a foster son, Terry Cox, of
Shreveport, Louisiana; and one grandson,
Jeremy, Michael’s son, Jeremy is a senior
in High School and lives in Redfield,
Arkansas.
If, as “they” say, experience is the best
teacher, Louise has had eleven years of
experience in developing coping skills to
survive the holidays and she will share some
of those with us. Please come and be a part
of this meeting.
The article, “Just For You,” in our
newsletter is written by Louise.
The group meets the second Monday night
of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the TU Electric
Building which is located at 635 Clarksville
Street. For those who are not from Paris,
TU Electric is across from First Federal. It
is between Clarksville and Lamar Avenue
and can be entered from Lamar Avenue.
For more information call Bertha Grimes
at 903-785-6613.
U.S. Repr.,Dist.l
Dennis Boerner
Max Sandlin
Governor
George W. Bush
Garry Mauro
Lt. Governor
Rick Perry
John Sharp
St.Repr.,Dist. 3
Sue Fancher
Mark Homer
County Judge
Co/Dist.Clerk
Co. Treasurer
Justice of Peace
L.W. (Bud) Skinner
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Bulldogs Clinch Playoff Spot
by Brad Bettes
The Cooper Bulldogs pulled off a come-from-
behind win Friday night against the Honey Grove
Warriors as they beat them 21-12. The win
clinched a playoff berth for the Bulldogs, as they
claimed the number one seed in District 14-2A
Division II (small schools).
The Warriors came out looking for victory, as
they drove down to the Cooper 38 on the opening
drive. However, senior Jamie Shanahan
recovered a Honey Grove fumble to put Cooper
on their own 34. The drive stalled, and Jeff Beeler
was forced to come on to punt.
With the first quarter coming to a close, the
Warriors got the ball back on their own 23. They
drove down to the Cooper six, and Mitchell Finch
ran it in to put Honey Grove up 6-0 with a failed
PAT. Cooper was unable to score in the first half,
and they went to the locker room with a six-point
deficit on their shoulders.
A different Bulldog team came out in the
second half, as Vemard Wilkerson sped fro a 39-
yard gain and Billie Mayberry did what he does
so well, scoring on a four-yard run. Beeler capped
off the drive, kicking the PAT. With the 7-6 lead.
Cooper never slowed down.
Mayberry scampered 26 yards, and Brandon
Shaw connected with Shawn Bryan for a 20-yard
gain on the Bulldogs’ next drive. Jason Demidio
topped off the drive with a 12-yard score, and
Cooper went up 14-6.
Demidio was eager for more attention as he
broke loose down the sideline, gaining 76 yards
in the process. However, Finch showed great
speed in catching Demidio, and it was enough
to keep the Bulldogs from scoring. Honey Grove
quarterback Gabe Lane attempted a pass to Finch
on the ensuing drive, but Wilkerson lept into
the air to knock the ball away, and Chase
Chadwick came away with the interception.
Shaw struck right back with a 16-yard
touchdown pass to tight end Shane LaRue to
extend the gap to 21 -6. The Warriors were not
through fighting, as Scotty Allen scored on a
four-yard run late in the fourth quarter. Honey
Grove was unable to convert, and the score was
now 21-12.
Demidio led the rushing attack for the
Bulldogs, gaining 197 yards on 20 attempts.
Honey Grove as a team only gained 194 rushing
yards throughout the course of the game .
Wilkerson added 46 yards, and Mayberry
contributed another 45. Excellent blocking by
Matt Morgan, Heath Shaffer, Jacob Gregory,
Andrew Smith, and Dustin Kennemer allowed
Shaw to pass for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Cooper travels to Prairiland next Friday to
face the Patriots in the final regular season game.
Prairiland heads into the game looking for their
first win of the season, as they have been in an
eight-week drought.
Until next time, this is your faithful Bulldog
maniac, Brad Bettes, signing off.
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Kisic, Theresa. Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 5, 1998, newspaper, November 5, 1998; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1128408/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Delta County Public Library.