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By Cherry Rushin
editor@
jacksboronewspapers.com
Art created by a 2005 Jacks-
boro High Schoc
has been seen by
)ol graduate
' the throngs
of visitors to the Scarbor-
ough Renaissance Festival in
Waxahachie.
Loren Jones made a 13-foot
tall sword that adorns the en-
trance of the fair. He created the
steel sword as an art student at
Midwestern State in 2011 for
his senior exhibition and sold it
about a year later to the fair.
He currently lives in Arling-
ton where he attends Univer-
sity of Texas at Arlington and
is earning another degree in
engineering.
“I’ve always had a thing for
renaissance, medieval times
and weapons of that time pe-
riod,” Jones said. “Originally
it was going to be smaller, but
one thing led to another and it
ended up being 13 feet tall.”
The sword was made in
three pieces — the base,
blade and guard and handle.
“Whenever we got to Scar-
borough Fair, we welded it all
together so it wouldn’t come
apart,” Jones said. “It’s all steel.
I did all the welding myself.”
Jones who holds a bachelor
of fine arts degree in sculpt-
ing with a minor in ceram-
ics said he hasn’t done any
sculpting since he was in
school at MSU.
“I was the using the school’s
ling :
is cheap,” he said.
;ing tl
ilpture would end i
sculpture is cheap,
It’s fitting that Jones’
first developed an interest in
the time period.
“The renaissance festival is
what got me interested in the
medieval times,” he said. “I
talked to a knife maker there
that travels all around the
country. I even took a knife
making class in Arkansas for
two weeks. It was amazing.
“I’ve made a couple of
knives. I haven’t sold any. I
didn’t think they were good
enough, but I made them
out of high-carbon steel and
pounded them out with a
hammer and anvil.”
Jones first made a sword
similar to the one at the fair
on a smaller scale, then made
a larger version which he ad-
mits was rather difficult.
“There are a lot of things
you can’t account for on a
smaller scale like weight and
balance that affect the piece
larger scale,” he said. “It was
a learning experience.”
Jones said he doesn’t see
any sculpting in the near fu-
ture as he finishes his engi-
neering degree, but he does
have a project in mind.
“I made a suit of armor,” he
explained. “If I were to make
something else, it would be
another version of that. After
I finished it, I didn’t like the
way it turned out and I’d like
to remake that and leam from
my mistakes.”
As for now, visitors to Scar-
borough Fair can eye his
largest creation, hopefully for
years to come.
“If you go up there, you
can’t miss it,” Jones said.
“It’s there at the front en-
trance right in front of you.”
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double-duty as superinten-
said Su-
uhn.
> years ago, the
jty as supe
dent and principal,” said Su-
perintendent Jo
Kuhn said 15
school had
prir
eler
princip;
“I am hopeful this is
only one K-12
irincipal but since has had an
mentary and high school
•al.
next year. 1
enough
year arrangement,” Kuhn
said. “I’m foreseeing a little
increase in revenue the next
school year. Our values are
going to go up when those
windmills go online ... When
we run the (school finance)
template it shows that rev-
i going to go up a bit
. Hopefully,
to have a separate stand alone
principal.”
Though he believes the ar-
rangement will only be tem-
porary, he’s looking forward
to standing in for i
“I'm gc
ing in lor now.
;oing to enjoy being
e engaged with kids and
parents,” he said. “I was a
principal before I became su-
perintendent and I liked it.”
The district will also be cut-
ting back from three science
teachers to two.
“We had two high school
and one junior high (science
teacher) and now, we’re go-
ing to have one high school
and one high school / junior
high teacher,” Kuhn said.
“We’re going from three to
two. We believe we can do
that and make better use of
our staffing funds because
they’re limited.
“We have to adjust our
staffing to fit the revenues
available to us. Our prop-
erty values dipped a little bit
and our enrollment is down
so we have to adjust. You
can’t spend money you don’t
have.”
Kuhn said enrollment for
his district is down slightly
from 375 in 2010 to 350 now.
Despite the dips, he said the
district is in good shape.
“I don’t have a negative
sense of where we are,” he
said. “Our budget is tight; it’s
been tight since 2010 when
the state made those cuts.
We’re still trying to live with
less.”
The district also has four
teachers to hire over the sum-
mer — a high school science
teacher, an ag teacher, a K-12
gifted and talented teacher
and there is one elementary
teacher position posted.
“We’re also looking to fill a
volleyball coaching job either
from one of the new hires or
from within,” Kuhn said.
Kuhn said the school typi-
cally fills on average six fac-
ulty positions in any school
year, but he doesn’t feel it
will be a challenge to fill
these.
“We have some quality ap-
plicants already. It’s just a
matter of starting the inter-
view process and finding the
best people for the jobs,” he
said. “ It’s also an opportu-
nity to find good people and
bring them on the team and
turn them loose and see how
they do. We have turnover
every year. Sometimes you
hire people and they come
out to Perrin and teach for a
couple of years and decide
they want to go back where
they came from.
“When you hire good peo-
ple, you know they may not
stay. I’d rather hire good peo-
ple even if I only get them for
a little while. Interviewing
people, it’s exciting to find
Park-
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an amazing get-a-way adven-
ture park and event center.
a yeai
brings
; park
Mitchell RV park of-
fers four pools, three play-
grounds, three meeting halls,
24-hour laundry, a general
store, clean bath houses,
propane, cable TV, wi-fi, an
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The park hosts many excit-
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val and holiday events during
Halloween, Memorial Day,
Labor Day, 4th of July and
their famous Bluegrass Festi-
val which is held three times
ir. Each festival usually
ings approximately 275 to
300 according to Kevin but
this year they expect to host
up to 700 guests with the ad-
dition of the new Oak Mead-
ows Center.
The atmosphere at Mitch-
ell’s Resort is that of fun,
relaxation with an above
normal expectation for an
RV park. The owners have
thought of everything it
seems. You can rent one of
the 46 cottages or take ad-
vantage of over 100 RV sites
in the peaceful atmosphere.
Visitors can enjoy the entire
weekend hidden away in
this great location. Rates and
availability can be found on
their web site at mitchellpar-
kandresort.com.
Mitchell Resort and RV
park hosts weddings, recep-
tions, corporate events and
reunions as well. They are
already booking the new
Oak Meadow Center and
are hopeful for its success in
bringing more guests to the
tiny community.
“What brings the majority
of our guests to our park is the
fact that we are in the middle
of nowhere, that’s what they
are looking for,” Kevin said.
“A lot of the guests are from
the city and are wanting to
hear the silence and relax.
We live in an area that’s so
fragmented into small towns,
it’s hard to reach everybody
and let them know we are
here but we continue to grow
and hope to keep bringing in
big name bands and provide
a great location.”
Sword of stature
Loren Jones stands next to
his sculpture of a medievel
sword that adorns the en-
trance to Scarborough Re-
naissance Festival in Waxa-
hachie. The fair purchased
the sword from Jones who
created it as an art student
at Midwestern State Uni-
versity. Courtesy
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