Coleman Chronicle & Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Page: 3 of 14
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Local election results
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acute illness, injury or surgery,
ask about the Swing Bed
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Medical Center.
The Swing Bed Program is
designed to help Medicare
patients transition home
following an acute care stay at
Coleman or any other hospital.
Class representatives
needed for Alumni Association
Call Brittany Brooks, RN,
at 325/625-2135
to see if you or your loved one qualify.
At their regular meeting last week Good Neigh-
bor Club members finalized plans for the District 7
Spring Conference - Retreat which they are hosting
with Irion County members as co-host. Theme of the
two day event March 20 and 21 will be “Spring Has
Sprung. Put on Your Apron and Let’s Have Some
Fun!” One of the highlights will be a program “The
History of Aprons” by Cassie Shultz, local Good
Neighbor TEEA Chairman. Vintage aprons will be on
display with many of them belonging to local club
member Ola Jean Alderson. All attending the ses-
sions will wear aprons. An Apron Fashion Show will
be held the second day March 21 which will be judged
and prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. These
two day sessions will take place in the 4-H Center at
Workers for Bontke Brothers Construction of Abilene began the demolition process on the sidewalks in
the 200 block of Commercial Avenue on Monday, March 5. The project is being funded by a Community
Development Block Grant received by the City of Coleman. Per the city's contract with Bontke Brothers, the
sidewalk replacement project should be completed by August 21,2018. Trena Claywell | CCDV Photo
two flavored balsamic vinegars, cheese and Italian
cookies were served to 15 members and our guest
For Coleman County, a predominantly Republi-
can county, the Primary Election, held on Tuesday,
March 6, decided the winners of the local election.
However, the winning candidates will not take of-
fice until January 1, 2019.
Billy Bledsoe will remain the County Judge, with
976 votes to Jeromy Watson’s 675. Alan Davis will
remain Commissioner of Precinct 4 with 375 votes
to Mike Wilson’s 149. Judge Robert “Jeff’ Nash will
vacate his the office of Municipal Judge for the City
of Coleman by January 1, 2019, to take up his new
post as Coleman County Justice of the Peace, win-
ning over Pat Salas 967 to 680.
For election results for all the races go to http:/ /
www. co. coleman. tx. us/default. aspx?Coleman_
County / Elections.
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Janet Nelson, CEA makes Garden Club presentation
on olive oil benefits at March meeting. Courtesy
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Coleman Alumni Association is seeking class
representatives from classes of 1971 and 1975
- current year. Each graduating class needs a
representative(s) who will keep up with email ad-
dresses (and home address, phone numbers, etc.)
of classmates. Without people to fill the represen-
tative positions, the scholarship program could
come to an end.
The Bluecat alumni and teachers donates to the
scholarship fund for graduating seniors of CHS.
This scholarship is presented by the class that is
in their 50 year reunion year. If you would be will-
ing to be a class representative for any of these
years, please email Kay DiBenedetto at: kaydib@
gmail.com.
Cassie Shultz presenting “The History of Aprons”
at District 7 Spring Conference - Retreat
Millions of people across the globe claim Irish an-
cestry. While everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Pat-
rick’s Day, a growing number of people are interest-
ed in testing their DNA to determine just how much
of a particular ethnicity comprises what makes him
or her unique. Thanks to an array of DNA-testing
companies, just about anyone with some disposable
income can have a vial of their saliva tested to de-
termine their ancestry. Before one starts toasting to
St. Patrick, he or she should understand that these
tests are not foolproof. Keep in mind that DNA tests
use genetic markers that indicate variations in DNA
that one or several ethnic groups may possess. Not
all companies test for the same number of genetic
markers. User error, namely a saliva sample that is
compromised, can also affect results. While many
of these tests can provide a general range of a per-
son’s ancestry, they are not 100 percent accurate.
As long as testers realize there is a margin for error
and seek DNA for fun and curiosity, rather than to
prove or disprove a country of origin, the results can
be entertaining.
Brownwood Lake. Good Neighbor and Irion County
clubs will meet at the Center on the 19th to set up for
these events.
Also at the meeting Cassie stated 20 Texas shaped
potholders were turned in to the office for the Na-
tional-FCH meeting in September. Those attending
the Town & Country Women’s Fair February 28 re-
ported a great day. Members also voted to attend the
Irion County Fashion Show and Luncheon April 19 in
Mertzon. Following adjournment, the members filled
registration gift bags for the Spring-Concert Retreat.
Attending were Sherry Anderson, Nina Childress,
Jean Langford, Dorothy McDonald, Dora Newman,
Glynda Phillips, Cassie Shultz, and CEA-FCH Agent
Janet Nelson.
Andrea Walker brought the Helping Hands Food
Bank of Novice to Coleman on Wednesday, March 7.
She set up on the corner of College and Commercial
from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. where she distributed food
and bottled water to 13 families and individuals
that stopped by. Recipients filled out a form with
their name and city and how many children were in
the home. Andrea plans to go mobile on a monthly
basis if she has enough donation. To make food
or monetary donations to Helping Hands call
Andrea at 512-731-4902. Helping Hands is open on
Wednesdays 1:00-5:00 p.m. in the Novice School.
Anyone needing assistance with food and/or
clothing is welcome. Trena Claywell | CCDV Photo
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CORRECTION — Last week the person portraying
James Bonham was incorrectly identified as
Judge William Nance Campbell. Jimmy Chambers,
President of Central Texas Farm Credit appeared as
James Bonham.
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The Town and Country Garden Club met Tuesday,
March 6, 2018 at the Mrs. J. A. B. Miller Library
Building for their monthly meeting. Hostess for the speaker. President Nancy Berry called the meeting to
meeting, Nan Markland, served lunch for the group order and asked members to answer roll call by stat-
to coincide with the program on olive oils. Italian ing what early pops of color each has in their land-
wedding soup, samples of two flavored olive oils with scape at this time. Secretary Marilyn Rutherford read
the minutes from the February meeting followed by
treasurer’s report given by Joy Skelton.
Artistic design was presented by Jane Padgitt, a
horticulture exhibit was shown by Nancy Berry and
Karen Cate gave an interesting overview of the pink
jasmine vine.
Business meeting topics were the upcoming Dis-
trict VIII Spring Convention to be held in San An-
gelo March 22 & 23, a fund raiser project, the 2019
Spring Convention which will be cohosted with Cross
Plains Garden Club and setting a date of April 9th to
clean the Miller Building and flower beds.
Janet Nelson, Coleman County Extension Agent,
presented a very interesting and informative program
on the Health Benefits of cooking with Olive Oil. She
presented many facts about extra virgin olive oil such
as the healthy fat content, nutritional value, health
related improvements such as Alzheimer’s Disease,
immune system, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, liver,
Rheumatoid Arthritis and ulcerative colitis. A deli-
cious mixed green salad was prepared by Janet Nel-
son using a vinaigrette of blood orange olive oil and
cranberry-pear balsamic vinegar which was served to
the group.
The next meeting will be April 3, 2018 to tour the
Watson Vineyards and interested persons are invited
to attend.
Staff will work with your provider to help you rehabilitate and
recuperate in a healing environment close to family and friends.
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Claywell, Trena. Coleman Chronicle & Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 14, 2018, newspaper, March 14, 2018; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1175090/m1/3/?rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.