The Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1989 Page: 2 of 16
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NEWS & ADVERTISING
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Sachse, Texas 75048
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ESTABLISHED 1976
Publisher - Don Swanson
Editor - Reba Liner
Any erroneous reflections upon
the standing, character, or repu-
tation of any person, firm, or cor-
poration which may appear in the
columns of The Sentinel will glad-
ly be corrected if brought to the
attention of the editor. Signed ar-
ticles herein express the views of
the authors, which are not
necessarily those of the editors.
DEADLINES
News Items: noon Tuesday.
Advertising: 5 p.m. Tuesday.
MAYOR'S UPDATE:
City News and Comments
By Larry Holden
Shut the Door on 1988;
Look Forward to a Better '89
By the Rev. Al Draper
First Baptist Church,
Wylie
Louis Tarkington has sum- of their horses' hoofs and see
The Sachse City Council is
about to examine the city's
existing sign ordinance. We
want to review the entire
ordinance, giving special em-
phasis to the fees and re-
quirements.
In the next couple of weeks,
I will be sending a copy of the
sign ordinance to a number of
Sachse businesses, request-
ing their assistance in
reviewing the current ordin-
ance.
If your business does not
receive a copy of the
ordinance by Jan. 15, and if
you would like to contribute
your comments to the review
process, contact City Secre-
tary Jo Ann London at City
Hall.
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Santa's visit to City Hall
was a tremendous success.
Some 275 boys and girls sat
on Santa's lap, told the jolly
fellow what they wanted for
Christmas and received a toy.
The weather was absolutely
perfect and everyone had a
great time.
A lot of people helped make
the annual event a success.
These people are to be
commended: the Sachse
Chamber of Commerce and
the Sachse Lions Club for
donating $100 each as a
prize; First National Bank of
Sachse for donating a $50
savings bond; city employees
ano nembers of Citizens For
A Progressive Sachse for
helping decorate and prepare
City Hall; Curtis Doyle for
personally bringing Santa
(you know what I mean);
former City Councilman Bill
Grant for being Santa's ace
assistant; Council members
Dee Shanklin and Jim Becker
for helping out; Guy and
Virtus Hyatt of Sachse's Tink-
er Toy Ranch for providing
Santa's "reindeer" ride to City
Hall; and Peggie Holden for
arranging and coordinating
Santa's visit.
med up in his poem the feel-
ings of most of us as we think
of 1988 and anticipate the op-
portunities of anew year.
"I wish that there were
some wonderful place
Called the Land of Begin-
ning Again,
Where all our mistakes and
all our heartaches
And all our poor selfish grief
Could be dropped like a
shabby old
Coat at the door.
And never put on again."
There is a constant yearn-
ing to make a fresh start;
forget the past; right a wrong;
overcome defeat and failure.
In the book of Exodus we find
the record of the Israelites as
they reached the Red Sea
which blocked their path and
suddenly, as if to make a bad
situation worse, they saw the
Egyptians in hot pursuit. They
were literally between the
devil and the deep blue sea.
Like the Israelites, we too
are often caught between the
Red Sea before us, blocking
our advance, and the hosts
of Egyptians behind. But, it
was the host of Egypt behind
that created panic in the
camp. This is a parable of our
situation today. We think that
we have escaped those
ghosts of yesteryears, when
suddenly we hear the clatter
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the dust of their chariot
wheels.
Some of us are pursued by
adult fears, complexes, inhib-
itions, frustrations, phobias,
and the fruits of the seeds
sown in childhood experienc-
es. We leave our childhood
days behind, but these ghosts
of our past pursue us.
Some of us are pursued b^^p
grief. During the past year
sorrow has laid a heavy hand
upon us and our families. It is
not some possible future grief
we fear, but a past one that
pursues us.
Still others are pursued by
some old sins, some old
temptation to which we once
gave in. Like the Israelites,
we have thrown off the yoke
and started to the Promised
Land, but now the old temp
tation follows us on and on.
The Israelites left Egypt but
not the Egyptians. The
hindrance to our progress to-
ward maturity of Christian
character in 1989 may spring,
not from something out in the
future, but from some
carryover from 1988.
We must remember that our
Lord, who had been out in
front as the Israelites' guide,
now came behind them as
their defense and stood
between them and their pur-
suers. The Psalmist said,
"Thou hast beset me behind
and before, and laid thine
hand upon me." (Psalm 139:5).
The prophet Isaiah probably
had this in mind when he said,
"for the Lord will go before
you, and the God of Israel will
be your rear guard." (Isaiah
52:12b).
Perhaps a good new year's
resolution would be: "When
I've shut the door, I've shut
the door." The Lord is not
only before you, but also
behind. Since He is our rear
guard, let us close the door
on 1988. Let us trust in God
who can shut the door on the
hosts who pursue.
As God gives us the grace
and the faith, let us shut the
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Liner, Reba. The Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1989, newspaper, January 4, 1989; Sachse, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347760/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sachse Public Library.