Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 42, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 2, 2012 Page: 1 of 30
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012
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Sherif s officials bring horse back to health
BY STEVE NASH
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
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She’s getting a little pushy, she’s under-
weight and totally engrossed in food, but
she’s sweet. And pretty.
That’s how sheriff’s deputy Michelle
Holder described the horse the sheriff’s
office has been caring for after seizing
the animal from property in Brownwood
in mid-November. The mare was so weak
and malnourished that she couldn’t eat,
she struggled to stand and sheriff’s of-
ficials feared the animal would have to be
put down.
“Any time you talk about putting an
animal down — I swear, they know it,”
Holder said. “She definitely made a second
effort to get up and got up on her feet.”
An animal cruelty case has been filed,
but sheriff’s officials revealed little about
the case because it involves a juvenile.
The mare has been improving in the
pen behind the Law Enforcement Center,
her temporary home. Under the direction
of a veterinarian, she’s getting medica-
tion and plenty to eat. Sheriff’s officials
are ready to begin the process of finding
a permanent home for her — someone
who will adopt the mare.
Sheriff’s officials have named the mare
Mattie, after the “True Grit” character
Mattie Ross, Holder said. Based on
the mare’s teeth, the veterinarian has
estimated she is 12 years old. The vet
estimated her weight at 600 pounds, and
she should weigh about 900 pounds,
Holder said.
SEE HORSE, 10A
Santa visits Early
Early holds annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony
Santa Claus
made an
appearance
to hand out
candy and
visit at the
City of Early
Christmas
tree lighting
ceremony Sat-
urday night.
STEVE NASH /
BROWNWOOD
BULLETIN
FOR MORE
PHOTOS GO
TO PAGE 3A
MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR
STEPHANIE GREEN | BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Vivan Thomas arranges the holiday items on her booth
at the TexasBank Christmas Craft Show.
Thomas’ Intricate holiday
woodwork on display
STEPHANIE GREEN
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
stephanie.green@brownwoodbulletin.com
BANGS — Vivian Thom-
as has been doing crafts all
her life.
A Bangs resident since
the early ‘90s, Thomas
does not remember the
year she joined, but she
has been part of the Tex-
asBank Christmas Craft
Show year after year. She
has made Christmas trees
with different ornaments;
decorated shirts, T-shirts
and jackets; and for the
past two years, yard/porch
ornaments - or whatever
you want them to be.
She found inspiration for
her latest craft at Pharr,
Texas, where she and her
husband started going to
when they would close
up their business during
winter. They would stay at
an RV park, and she would
attend crafting classes
where participants were
taught to make ceramics
and to paint, among other
activities. They are now
retired.
This year, Thomas made
nine ornaments for the
Christmas Craft Show. All
nine are different, but are
basically made by cutting
4x4 wood pieces, drilling
holes, glueing them to-
gether, waiting for the glue
to dry, attaching wire, rope
and the solar lamp, and
decorating them. Thomas’
daughter, Ann Reeder, who
works as a loan assistant at
TexasBank in Bangs and is
a past Craft Show par-
ticipant, estimates that the
whole process takes about
5-6 hours, if done without
pause. Thomas, however,
SEE NEIGHBOR, 6A
MOPS Craft Market
opens Monday
BY AMANDA LEIJA
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
amanda.leija@brownwoodbulletin.com
With only 23 days shopping days left until Christmas,
the mothers with the Coggin Avenue and Southside
MOPS can help residents find unique, handmade gifts
for anyone on their shopping lists.
The mothers from the Coggin MOPS will host their
first Holiday Vendor and Craft Market from 4 p.m. to 8
p.m. Monday, at the Adams Street Community Center.
The 21-booth show will feature several handmade items
ranging from handmade jewelry, bags, Christmas crafts,
baby items, handmade knitted and crocheted items,
baked goods, Scentsy products and much more.
Jodi Tatom, mother of 3-year-old twins and a mem-
ber of the Coggin MOPS, is just one of the many MOPS
mothers taking part in the market. Tatom’s booth will
include several bags, handmade jewelry and cards and
the ruffled Christmas tree skirts that have been seen on
Pinterest.
“I’ve been crafting my whole life and I love it,” Tatom
said. “I know we will give Brownwood a very unique
shopping experience.”
Melissa Swift, also a member of the Coggin MOPS, is
excited about the craft market and the chance to show-
case her knitted and crocheted items along with her
pre-made scrapbooks.
Swift’s creations stemmed from working at JoAnn
Fabric and Crafts for about two years. She joined Cog-
gin MOPS last December after the birth of her son,
SEE MOPS, 6A
AMANDA LEIJA | BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Melissa Swift showcases the many items she made
for the Coggin MOPS first Holiday Vendors and Craft
Market.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Sunni Modawell, tourism
director for the Brownwood
Area Chamber of Com-
merce, tries out the synthet-
ic ice skating rink Thursday.
Ice skating
arrives in
Brownwood
for festival
BY STEVE NASH
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Steve, nash @ brownwoodbu lletin.com
Daniel Hutson might have
been a little confused.
“I’m a regular Michelle
Kwan,” Hutson claimed
Saturday afternoon, invoking
the name of the Olympic fig-
ure skater as he stood next
to the synthetic ice skating
rink that’s been constructed
for the Christmas Under the
Stars Festival.
Hutson, predictably, pro-
voked a few guffaws, as it
was readily apparent he has
neither the gender nor the
form to be Kwan. Hutson, a
Brownwood Area Chamber
of Commerce Ambassador
from the West Central Texas
Council of Governments,
will serve as “skatemaster”
for the rink, which opens
Monday.
The rink is set up out-
doors, at the Depot complex,
and skaters will glide across
a synthetic ice called EZ
Glide. A few chamber repre-
sentatives worked Saturday
to tweak and clean the rink
and get it ready for its Mon-
day morning debut.
Hutson described his
first attempt ever at ice
skating, having tried out
the rink Thursday with
Sunni Modawell, the cham-
ber’s tourism director. And
nobody has to have Kwan’s
skills to enjoy the rink.
Hutson and Modawell mas-
tered the rink on their first
attempts.
“I have roller skated and
roller bladed,” Hutson said.
“It’s very similar to the roller
blades ... it’s the same, but
it’s not. It wasn’t hard, Hut-
son said — “just keep your
SEE ICE SKATING, 2A
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