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The Dublin Citizen
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006
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By FRANCES TURNEY
New to the Christian Fiction
stack is " A Christmas Promise," by
Thomas Kinkade and Katherine
Spencer. The dust jacket is indeed
Christmassy, with a snowman up
front and an outdoor Christmas
tree decorated in real snow. And
there is lots of Christmas busyness,
such as decorating and making
costumes for the Christmas pag-
eant, and 1 suppose you couldn't
have so much snow if it wasn't
close to Christmas, fore or aft. It
snows a lot. Otherwise, it could
have been named The Couples
Club.
There are so many couples in
the book the few singles stand out
like red ink There are married cou-
ples, dating couples, married cou-
ples with children, married couples
wishing for children, and then the
odd assortment necessary to fill out
the scenery, such as the preacher
and his wife and the diner operator
and his wife. So, when a single
missionary minister and a single
pregnant lady who has lost her way
meet each other by accident you,
the reader, automatically assumes
that here is another couple in the
making.
Leigh Baxter is trying to lose
herself w hen she takes a side road
exit and ends up in Cape Light, a
New England village the dust jack-
et poetically calls a "seaside ham-
let," only to find herself mired in a
snow storm. James Cameron, the
visiting missionary minister, just
happens to be driving along on the
same road and collides with her car
when his hits an ice slick and goes
out of control. Leigh Baxter is not
her real name, of course. She is
traveling with false identity,
obtained for her by a friend in the
know trying to hide from an abu-
sive husband she has just divorced
and afraid he will sue for custody
of the baby. He would win, she is
sure, because he has money and
influence, and she has neither.
Jessica and Sam Morgan have
been married just over a year and
already Jessica has suffered her
first miscaniage. Her only wish is
to have a family, and she is unable
to understand her husband's inter-
est in Darrell, a young boy from the
mission home operated by Luke,
who dates Jessica's niece, Sara.
Jessica thinks Sam should sit down
with her and cry for company,
instead of spending his spare time
playing ball with the kids at the
mission home.
Emily is Jessica's sister, and the
mother of Sara. Her husband died
before Sara was bom, and Emily
has made a life for herself. At pres-
ent she is mayor of Cape Light.
She is engaged to be married to
Dan, who formerly owned The
Messenger, the village newspaper,
and now is retired. Their problem
is, she wants a big wedding; he
wants a little one. Her must invite
list has reached two hundred and is
still growing.
Lillian is the mother of Jessica
and Emily and she is the worry
wart. Everybody tries but nobody
can please her. Lillian adds zest to
this cast of good people, as does
Vera, landlady to James and Leigh.
Poor Vera is lovable but wishy
washy. She can't get her loyalties
straight, but she has a generous
soul.
This is a good story and great
for reading during Christmas
Week. Merry Christmas!
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New study shows Devon energy’s
economic impact in the Barnett Shale
HELPING OUT - Hard Country Radio (Joe Horn) and Highway 6 Cafe in DeLeon along with vari-
ous other individuals helped gather about 300 toys and other items to help make Christmas brighter
for a number of youngsters in the DeLeon area. Santa came to see more than 100 youngsters and their
parents who turned out for hot dogs and entertainment by Frank and Patty Moreno of Dublin who sang
Christmas carols and helped set the mood for Santa to work his magic.
Three things College bound
students must act on
1. Remove all savings from their name or lose more than they
can imagine.lf they cannot remove it from their name due to IRS
regulations, then shelter those monies in a non-assessed type of
asset. Assesets in a student’s name are penalized 4-5 times higher
than parental assets when determining financial help available from
the colleges and government.
2. Make sure they have applied to at least 4 to 6 colleges with
generous financial track records. Options are critical when it comes
time to pick a college. Not every college will treat students the
same when it comes to available money, and you won’t know the
real price tag until the financial offers show up in March or April.
3. Gather student and parent financial information and prepare
the family’s best estimate of their taxes in preparation for the
FAFSA filing as early in January as possible.Families should not
wait until their tax returns are completed. Schools devide up the
lion’s share of their monies long before April 15.
A study released today indi-
cates that the economic impact of
Devon Energy Corporation's
operations in the north Texas
Barnett Shale natural gas forma-
tion has more than doubled in the
last two years. According to the
new study, the company boosted
regional economic activity by
$1.36 billion, based primarily on
2005 data, compared to $611 mil-
lion in 2003.
Devon, the largest producer in
the Barnett Shale, commissioned
this updated study by Bernard L.
Weinstein, Ph.D. and Terry L.
Clower, Ph.D. of the University
of North Texas to follow up a
similar study presented in
November 2004. While the pre-
vious analysis concentrated on
the three-county core area of the
Barnett Shale - Denton, Tarrant
and Wise Counties - the new
study concentrates on those three
counties plus six more Barnett
Shale counties in which Devon is
now active: Johnson, Parker, Palo
Pinto, Erath, Hood and Hill. This
expansion is partially due to the
acquisition of Chief Holdings in
June 2006.
"This study illustrates the dra-
matic impact the operations of
our company and the energy
industry as a whole are having in
this area," said Brad Foster, vice
president and general manager,
Central Division.
The nine-county study deter-
mined the following total eco-
nomic impact from Devon's
development, drilling and opera-
tions:
>Regional economic activity
was boosted by $1.36 billion in
2005, including royalties and
lease payments to local house-
holds.
> More than 8,800 jobs were
supported by Devon, paying
about $411 million in wages,
salaries and benefits.
> Another $98 million was
added in income from spending
by employees, vendors and con-
tractors.
> Taxes received by local gov-
ernments and senool districts in
the Barnett Shale totaled almost
$45 million.
>The total increase in
statewide economic activity asso-
ciated with Devon's Barnett
Shale operations was $1.7 billion
in 2005, supporting more than
11,000 jobs that paid $564 mil-
lion in salaries, wages and bene-
fits.
>Between $130 million and
$145 million was added to state
and local tax coffers in 2005.
The North Central Texas
Council of Govemnjents fore-
casts that this area will continue
to post significant population and
employment gains for the fore-
seeable future. Energy explo-
ration and production has been a
major contributor to the rapid
growth, the study states, and
"The need for natural gas will
continue to increase in the years
ahead. This demand for the grow-
ing output from the Barnett Shale
will help sustain the economy of
the entire north Texas region."
The Barnett Shale is consid-
ered one of the largest gas plays
in the continental United States.
The formation spans eight mil-
lion acres across at least 14 north
Texas counties in the F ort Worth
Basin and produces 1.4 billion
cubic feet per day, about 2.5 per-
cent of all natural gas produced in
the United States.
Devon has drilled more than
2,500 wells in the Barnett Shale
and'* is the dominant producer
with 733,000 acres under lease.
The company produces more
than 650 million cubic feet of gas
per day in this formation and is
increasing production each year
through innovative operating
techniques and advances in tech-
nology.
Devon Energy Corporation is
an Oklahoma City:based inde-
pendent energy company
engaged in oil and gas explo-
ration, production and property
acquisitions. Devon is one of the
world's leading independent oil
and gas producers and is included
in the S&P 500 Index. For addi-
tional information, visit
www.devonenergv.com.
Editors Note:
According to the study done by
Devon, Erath county has seen
some considerable benefits from
energy production. They report-
ed a population increase in Erath
County, due to energy produc-
tion, of 11.2% from 2000-2005,
and in Palo Pinto an increase by
1.8%.
Also shown was an increase in
employment by 8% in Erath and
9.6% in Palo Pinto, which they
related to significant income
gains. The change in personal
income for Erath was 16.9%,
from 2000-2004, an increase
from $734,255 to $858,073. In
Palo Pinto it went up from
$585,523 to $661,747 (2000■>
2004) a 13.0% change.
In Devon's report they also
showed projections from the
North Central Texas Council of
Government on population and
employment increase in the coun-
ties. They showed a population
increase by 2010 from 35,790 to
38,083 for Erath County and an
increase from 28,132 to 29,401 in
Palo Pinto County. By 2030
Erath's population is projected W
be around 45,924 a 28.3%
increase and Palo Pinto's around
34,511 a 22.7%> increase.
The employment projections
for 2010 are an increase in
Erath from 16,783 to 17,873 and
an increase in Palo Pinto from
12,639 to 13,067. By 2030 Erath
is projected to be at 21,561 at
28.5% increase and Palo Pinto
will have an increase of 21.4% at
15,338.
Perhaps the biggest increase
shown in the study was the prop-
erty values that went up. In the
study is says that “gas produc-
tion taxes last year were more
than double the amount collected
from oil production taxes." It
also shows the changes in Oil
and Gas Property Values for the
counties. In Erath the property
values went from $9,549,790 in
2000 to $15,326,210 in 2005 a
60% increase in value. While in
Palo Pinto the values went up by
141% from $51,693,790 in 2000
to $124,568,510 in 2005.
The Joy Of Christmas
Q/~f$ we enjoy the Christmas Season, we're reminded of
the miraculous birth of Christ, in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people
from their sins.
~ Matthew 1:21
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