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Friday, January 17, 2014
The flu is all around and many are ill in the community of Joplin
The flu is all around and contagious to people of all
making its presence known.
The ilines
more than a ba<
from little
old to life-
threatening illness requiring
hospitalization.
It is not too late to receive
a flu vaccination. Do not ig-
nore the symptoms of high
fever, severe body aches, and
difficulty breathing. Please,
remember that the flu is quite
Many in Joplin Commu-
nity are ill. Some have been
seen in emergency rooms
and have been hospitalized.
Entire families seem to come
down with illness at the same
time. Prayers are given for all
in need.
Last week Nate Mock was
recognized for first place in
congratulated for first place
lay, F
>r first
rankings in UIL Math and
Science. Joplin is truly proud
of this hard-working young
man, the son of Mary and
Stephen Mock.
Kailey Shaw is congratu-
lated for the fine showing of
her swine at the Jack County
Youth Fair. She worked very
hard to nurture this beautiful
animal.
The sermon at Joplin Bap-
tist Church Sunday, Jan. 12,
was “Following Christ: Let
Us Pray!” The text was Mat-
thew 6:5-13. Jesus gave us
His model prayer teaching us
how to pray. Prayer is impor-
tant at all times for all people.
The next Fifth Sunday
Singing will begin at 5 p.m.
March 30 and will be at Gib-
town Baptist Church. You are
all invited and bring friends
to this time of praise and fel-
lowship.
Quilting group discusses new projects for the year in Post Oak
ring th
wind was howling and the
rdily
their feet when they
cats could hardily stay
Sunday could have been a
nice day. The temperature
was much warmer than it
i during the week, but the
lg anc
ly sta;
ey came to
eat their breakfast. The wind
was out of the south and their
bowl was on the south side of
the back porch.
Maybe we could move the
bowl to the other side of the
porch. Then I guess the wind
would turn from the north.
Christmas is finally over at
house for another year,
la and I have taken the
decorations down and most
of them are put away and
Sheila has gone to her own
home to spend a few days.
I’m not sure how I would
thing down and put away this
ear by myself. I’m i
my
Shei:
have managed to get <
l and put aw:
year by myself. I’m just get-
ting too old.
James and Debbie Logan
visited me on Sunday night.
James and I remember some
of the same people so can
share our memories of the
older times together. He is
the age of my children. It is
good to remember the things
that happened when he was a
kid and I was a young mar-
ried woman. We both have
spent most of our lives in
Jack County so know most
of the same people. We enjoy
visiting with one another.
In & Around
Post Oak
By Wanda Davis
The Bee members met on
Thursday to quilt on the Tex-
as Star belonging to a friend
of Elsie Graham’s. The top is
very well made and the col-
ors are beautiful prints from
about 30 years ago. That was
a time when the cost was
about a dollar a yard and
now fabric is from $6 to $10
a yard. Inflation has hit the
fabric market just like it has
everything.
We did some planning on
our donation for 2014, hop-
ing to get an early start
making the top. We are plan
ning an applique and are
planning the colors we will
use. An applique is more dif-
ficult to do and could take
longer to make. We hope it
will work out and be beauti-
ful. Those attending Thurs-
day were Clydene Webb,
Elsie Graham, Eunice Frost,
Dot Spangler and myself.
When our quilting club first
organized in 1978 there were
19 members and 36 years lat-
er, there are only 12 of us and
when one is absent we sure
do miss them. We still have
fun and enjoy the work and
iraderi
piecing and quilting :
Star with the quick n
We have had fun planning
the camaraderie that meet-
ing together brings. But more
Dple make for more fun.
get an early start on people make lor morel un.
; the top. We are plan- The Tuesday night quilters
n applique and are met last week to celebrate
Christmas and New Years to-
gether. Those attending were
Amy Logan, Nancy Con
ner, Sheila Schindler,
Berry and my sell. We ate
goodies, exchanged gifts and
discussed our next project of
Lone
method,
ining
colors and have decided
to make a miniature quilt
to hopefully complete this
spring. A Lone Star is easy
to make but looks difficult.
It will be fun. Maybe we can
show you the finished prod-
uct at the quilt show in Sep-
tember.
Thought for the week —
Obstacles are those fright-
ful things you see when you
take your eyes off your goals.
Have a wonderful week and
Paula pray for rain.
Munchy makes Christmas merry and bright for one family
I know that Christmas has
passed, but I have to share
this adorable story, about
a young, single father with
three children under the
age of 5, and a precious lit-
tle dog named “Munchy”,
who helped deliver the best
Christmas that this young
father and his children have
ever had. And how some
good people in Jacksboro,
pulled together and gave this
family the greatest gift of all
— love.
Steven Lowther struggles
to take care of his three chil-
dren, Morgan, 5, Sidney, 4,
and William, 3. As a clerk
at Diamonds Supermarket,
his weekly paycheck barely
made the rent.
When Jacksboro resident,
Weldon Pender got wind of
Steven’s situation he jumped
into his truck, with his little
dog Munchy in tow. Munchy
assumed his regular position
on Weldon’s left leg, stuck
his face out the window, and
off they went to find
n
Puppy
Tales
By Maggie Coughlan
Be an example of how smart
your dog can be. Be an ex-
ample of how a good owner
t little
treats his sweet little fur ball.
Adopt a shelter dog and give
them the love they so dearly
deserve. Maybe you could
' fostering a dog from the
try fc
sheltc
dren ’ s Chri stmas,
they would never foi
irget.
Weldon and Munchy went
Steven’s house and made
list of things Steven and
ter leaving Steven’s house,
Weldon and Munchy made
that contact with several good
people in Jacksboro. After
all was said and done, Steven
made and his children had a beauti-
ful Christmas tree that went
Munchy sat back and just
stared at the tree. Watching
the twinkling lights. All '
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the kids needed right away.
Munchy listened, like he
understood every word. Af-
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clear to the ceiling along with
new clothes, including new
coats, a new flat screen TV, a
couch plus, a beautiful wood
dining room table and chairs.
Weldon and Munchy pulled
with nice room size rugs
good. Weldon and Munchy
stopped for a moment, and about what
thanked God for this oppor
tunity to share, to give and t<
Come join the Friends of
the Jacksboro Animal Shel-
ter and see what we do. We
would love to have you. We
would love to hear your ideas
about what you think we
could do to help the animals
love this family.
On Christmas morning
Weldon put Munchy’s rec
Christmas hat and scarf or
him. Munchy looked shar|
arp
ck.
put
flooi
down on the hardwood
rs. This was during the
really bad cold spell we were
having.
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Munchy was right behind
him. Every load of things
Every step Weldon took,
ly wai
Every
Steven needed, Munchy
there. Munchy was turning
into a super hero. Munchy
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Munchy
tiful les-
out giving to help oth-
ers in need.
Munchy saw firsthand what
God wanted those who were
comfortable to do for those
who were less fortunate.
On Christmas eve, Munchy,
Weldon and some of the oth-
• wonderful people brought
o put
under the tree for the kids.
super hero. Munchy
arning a beautiful les-
i about giving
peop
gifts by Steven’s house to
s they jumped into the tru<
Munchy assumed his regu-
lar position on Weldon’s left
leg and stuck his head out
the window. As he glanced
into the mirror, Munchy saw
himself, decked out in his red
scarf and Santa hat. He just
kept looking at himself. What
a ham.
Later that day Munchy went
with Weldon to deliver Meals
on Wheels. Now that’s love.
Animals are capable of
>reat love. The>
sy ar
you teach them. They listen
and watch
Love
all you can.
Animals can fill huge voids
in your life. They can make
loneliness go away and they
can make you laugh. Give
your animals all you can.
more.
Look at Munchy. He could
have remained a lap dog.
He could have laid around
all day. But Weldon wanted
more for him. Lap dogs are
great. But if you can share
more of what life has to of-
fer, your friendship with
dog becomes more real,
will have an active friend for
life.
Those of you who know
me, know that I use to breed
miniature Schnauzers. It
so much fun. I gave raisir
those
took gc
your
You
great love. Ihey are a lot
like children. They are what
them. They
your every move,
nimal and teach it
luch fun. I gave raising
> puppies all my heart. I
good care of them and
really choosy about who
their new family would be.
I actually turm
illy ’
ied a
Munchy leans his head out
of the driver’s side win-
dow wearing his Santa hat
and scarf, ready to deliver
Christmas cheer.
( Courtesy photo)
the Jacksboro Animal Shel-
ter and actually spent time
at that shelter and looking at
the faces and into the eyes
of those poor little dogs out
there, I felt awful. I felt self-
ish, I felt two-faced, I felt like
a hypocrite.
I went home and cried, and
I mean I cried hard. I stopped
breeding my schnauzers and
got them spayed. No more.
I realized that it was more
important to take care of the
dogs at the shelter than to
breed my dogs just for my
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d in m
eyes, they didn’t have my
~'ippies’ best inti—u—f
made good
i my (
selfish
people away because in my
didn
puppies’ best interest at heart.
I made good money, but
more than that, I loved hav-
ing those puppies around and
the entire cycle from birth to
kissing them goodbye as they
went with their new family.
When I joined the Friends of
Call me at (940) 393-9408
or Diann at (940) 229-4551
about joining us out at the
shelter. We would love
input. We need your
We do fundraisers and we are
getting ready to have that ga-
rage sale that we had to can-
cel due to the ice storm last
month.
v& your
ir help.
Commissioners vote to sell 1.3 acre tract
it reqi
south end of the <
By Cherry Rushin
ditor<&
editor@
jacksboronewspapers .com
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ed twi
cussed two bids for purchase
Fi
County commissioners dis-
r pure
of a 1.3 acre tract of land in
the Cundiff area at Monday’s
commissioners court.
The county acquired the
tract as a trustee for the other
taxing entities with interest in
the land.
County Judge Mitchell
Davenport explained that the
commissioners could accept
a bid as long as it is greater
than the value at the time of
judgement or the amount of
taxes owed.
“We don’t have to get other
taxing entities to sign off on
the deed,” Davenport said.
The market value at the time
of judgement
and taxes on the property
amounted to $1,957.66.
One bid was for $1330 and
the other was for $2,500.
Commissioners voted unani-
mously to accept the higher
bid.
Commissioners also re-
ceived an update on the coun-
ty radio communications
system from Sheriff Melvin
Mayo.
Mayo said since the last
meeting, he was informed
that there is a 355-foot tower
for sale along with a quarter
acre of land in the area of the
old GEER yard.
“We would not have to put
the one up at the jail,” said
Mayo. “It’s considerably
higher than the one we could
put up at the LEC. The tower
$2340 site and the tower are grand-
fathered in. It’s an 18-inch
tower with two antennas on
Mayo went on to explain
that it might be possible to
take the tower down and put
another in its place without
having to go through the per-
mitting process.
“I’m going to have to do
some checking to see there
are any provisions about the
guideposts in the deeds on
other properties,” Mayo said.
“There’s more checking I’ve
got to do, but it’s potentially
something we can use instead
of putting a tower up at the
LEC.”
Mayo also said a more than
350-foot tower, as opposed to
the proposed 148-foot tower
at the LEC, would lessen the
tower height required for the
inty.
“If we went 350 in the mid-
dle, we can shorten the one
on the south end by at least
100 feet,” Mayo said.
Improving the county ra-
dio system has been an
ongoing project for the
sheriff. He is looking at re-
placing the current system
with a three-tower system
— one in the northern area
of the county, southern area
of the county and one in
Jacksboro.
A tower has been purchased
in north Jack County. Leas-
ing space on a commercial
radio tower located in the
south end has been proposed
at a cost of $600 per month
for two antennae locations at
the 600-foot level.
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Rushin, Cherry. The Jack County Herald (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 2014, newspaper, January 17, 2014; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth757210/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.