Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 2007 Page: 3 of 10
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Thursday, August 9, 2007, Sc i8t£fcD£, PAGE 3
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The Silas News
by Nancy Denison
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Good morning. Got up early
to get Cecil off to work and
enjoyed the cool air of the lake
in the wee hours of daylight.
Bet it will be another hot one
though.
Belated Happy Birthday to
my dear friend Imogene Pierce.
Talked with her the other morn-
ing and she said she had a re-
ally good birthday. She got lots
of cards and gifts, enjoyed go-
ing to dinner several times and
enjoyed visits from the kids and
grandkids as well. Danny and
Dinah Pierce took them to din-
ner Sunday after church. Jerri
Crawford had given her money
for her birthday so she and
Glen enjoyed catfish at
Appleby one night too. She
said that Glen had two new
baby sheep and they were so
cute. Happy Birthday Dear
Friend of Mine !
The men of Mt Olive Bap-
tist Church have begun a Sat-
urday morning visitation.
Emily’s husband Bill said they
enjoyed visiting with Jim and
Maggie Crump and looking at
the lake. Also visited with the
Pierce’s and several others. We
were unable to attend Sunday
services because Cecils Mom
had invited us to be with her in
Mira La .but Imogene Pierce
said they had a great service
with a good crowd of around
95. She said lots of regulars
were gone. I guess getting in
last minute vacations. I know
Bro Cliff and Joyce will be
getting ready for a vacation
soon but they always wait till
after school begins and the
weather is a bit cooler.
The old homeplace of the
late Harvey and Katie Brittain
is finally just about torn down.
My cousin Sue Schulz and Joe
Powdrill were out there the
other day busy as bees tearing
down the final structure. Now
you can see Sue and Johnny’s
new home which was located
behind it.
Happy Birthday in August
to Terri Alford, Kellie Alford
Walker, Linda Morgan,
Imogene Pierce, my friend Pegi
Corcorran, Javier Garcia and
several others that I am sure I
have missed. Cecil and I will
celebrate our first anniversary
on the 19th.
Wanda Koonce had knee
surgery in Nacogdoches last
week and Jackie told me she
was doing really well and will
begin therapy next week in re-
hab. Glad to hear you are feel-
ing better Wanda. Grand-
daughter Jackie and I enjoyed
taking her boys Dakota,
Dawson and Dustin to the zoo
and to ride the train in Lufkin
last Saturday. Dakota really
enjoyed the animals. I guess he
is really old enough now to re-
ally enjoy it. They all loved the
train ride and then we went to
the McDonalds for lunch and
they got to play in the
airconditioned play area there
in Lufkin. What has happened
to McDonalds. It used to be kid
oriented but most of them have
taken that part away from it
and made it more for the col-
lege age now. Its a shame that
the play areas had to be re-
moved and because of bad
people doing things to hurt the
children in them. There have
been needles and all sorts of
things found in those balls and
nets so they were all removed.
Such a shame. The kids loved
them and had so much fun.
Hayden and Nathan Jordan
came over to spend the day
with me one day last week
while their mom Emily took
their Dad Bill to the
hospital.Bill has been having
some stomach troubles that
hopefully someday they will
find the exact cause and get it
corrected. While the boys were
here, we decided to take a ride
in Paw Paw Cecil’s Jeep with
the top down. We went riding
on the dirt roads and then went
in to town for something cold
to drink. Hayden wanted to
drive by and see his dear friend
Peggy Green who he has al-
ways called Mrs Green Peggy.
She acquired this name several
years ago when he was young
and captured her heart in
church at First Baptist. He en-
joys listening to her and visit-
ing with her so much. He told
me when we left that it was
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hard for him not to see her ev-
ery Sunday cause he really
loved her a lot. Hayden has a
really kind heart and loves
people so much. Nathan also
enjoyed the visit and playing
with Mrs. Peggy’s dog. He is
still suffering with his broken
arm and that hard cast but
hopefully next trip to the doc-
tor will get good results. He
and Hayden spent the after-
noon with Uncle Andy and
Aunt Jody and the kids last
Saturday. They always have
such a good time over there .
My neighbors Tom and
Betty Amos are home once
again from a trip to the
Kiamichi Mountains in their
RV. They do lots of volunteer
work helping to build churches
and stuff since Tom has retired.
Its so good to see them when
they drive in with the trailer
though. Our other neighbors
Bob and Barbara Barnett keep
the place looking pretty and we
really enjoy them. They went
to Broaddus the other night for
catfish and a gospel singing. I
know they had a good time and
the food and entertainment was
great.
The Billy Hudmans spent
the week end relaxing at the
lake getting in those last few
trips before fall and school
begins for Piper. Hard to be-
lieve our kids are growing and
getting so much older. I saw
my Maggie Bush the other day.
She is so beautiful and really
active in everything. She said
she had really been busy this
summer. She is not only busy
and talented but a very smart
straight A student in school. I
am so proud of her. I kept her
when she was a baby all the
way till she went to school for
the first time. Never forget that
day. She looked so little in that
big old classroom but she has
become a very smart and ac-
complished young lady. She is
the daughter of Todd and
Cindy Bush. Love you Maggie
Bush!
Cecil and I enjoyed dinner
with my dear friend Patricia
Gatliff on Monday night at
Fuglers near Lake Murvaul. It
was really her first outing since
she has been sick. Thanks to
those of you who are keeping
her on your prayer list. As we
were leaving, we saw Darrell
and Jean Rhodes and also
Dondi and Donna Tipton. We
sure miss the music there at the
restaurant but the guy that was
singing each week, got married
and moved away. He was a
Sapp. He and I talked a lot
about the Sapps and were
about to rake up kin I think.
My late grandmother Ida
Brittain was a Sapp before she
married Modrell Brittain. My
mom Lucille Decker had be-
gun to write a book about the
Sapps and Brittains before she
passed away. I have the book
which is really interesting with
details of many things that hap-
pened as told to her by her dad
Modrell Brittain. Quite inter-
esting. Maybe someday I can
finish it with gathered informa-
tion and some help from fam-
ily.
Friends and family of Mary
Scott gathered in the rainy
morning last Wednesday at
Blair Cemetery for her funeral
services. A large crowd was
present. Lots of food was
served to a large host of her
family in the fellowship hall. I
enjoyed visiting with my dear
friend Jo Ann Hairgrove and
her family, also with Mary Eva
Rogers, Betty and Belinda
Burgay, Joyce Scott, Dorothy
Matthews, and Janis Bass as
we served food to the family.
Her dear friend Margaret Scott
was mentioned several times
and we missed seeing her but
due to her health she was un-
able to attend. Our prayers and
sympathy are with you Mar-
garet in the loss of your spe-
cial friend and family member.
You know, its one thing to be
related but to be best friends
makes it even better.
I read in the paper last week
that folks were wondering
where Arlam was. Well, my
son lives about two miles from
the Arlam Baptist Church
which is located on Hwy. 95
South out of Garrison.
The church celebrated their
homecoming and anniversary
day last Sunday with a BBQ
and afternoon singing. My son
Andy and family invited all of
us to attend so Emily and her
family joined them since we
were out of town. They all had
a great time and said the sing-
ing was great. So folks, any-
one wondering where Arlam is,
call me !! I can give you di-
rections. Andy and Jody baked
and decorated their first cake
for the occasion and I saw the
leftovers. They did a great job
!!
Emily, look out, your
brother is following in our
footsteps. Why not open a bak-
ery !!! Andy enjoys visiting
with his good friend Eddie
Doris and wife. Eddie has al-
ways been good to go down
and visit with Andy and the
family which I really appreci-
ate. He made them feel wel-
come to the Arlam area when
they first moved there seven
years ago and he and Andy
have been really good friends
ever since.
Till next week.
Wreck on Hwy 59 —one person killed.
Phoro by Kristie BrancO
Well, have you ever heard
the saying, “if you can’t beat
‘em, join 'em?” Of course you
have. All
your life
I’ll bet.
When it
comes to
the issue
of sur-
face wa-
ter that
1 seems to
be the position that rural
elected officials have been
forced to take.
The simple truth of the mat-
ter is that surface water in the
state of Texas belongs to the
state of Texas, regardless of
where that water is located.
And the state of Texas can sell
the rights to that water. There
are certain rights that protect
the owners of the water rights
particularly concerning inter-
basin transfers, but ultimately
whoever builds the lake most
likely will be the owner of most
of the water rights in that lake.
Over the past several years
the philosophy held by those in
the rural area has had to
change from “those big city
boys can’t have our water” to
something along the lines of
“well, if you are going to build
a reservoir in our neck of the
woods you better treat us
right.”
The reason for this is
simple. The big cities have
more representative (votes)
than us rural folks and when it
comes to things like where to
build a lake and who owns the
water rights, they can out vote
us.
On our regular Saturday
morning coffee this week my
dad told me about one of his
friends in the senate that was
having trouble deciding on a
position on a difficult, compli-
cated bill.
After hours of contentious,
philosophical and deep debate
about the subject, the senator
finally made up his mind. Ev-
eryone was curious as to what
part of this complex issue had
swayed the man to vote the
way he did. When asked what
had made his decision, the
senator simply stated, “I can
count.”
This past session of the leg-
islature rural legislators were
unable to stop the proposed
Fastrill Reservoir, located on
the Neches River, but they
were able to make it harder for
Dallas to build and so at least
we are in some position to ne-
gotiate.
We need to always make
sure that there is adequate wa-
ter to meet the needs of the
people in East Texas, where
most of the state’s water is lo-
cated. By forming alliances
with other rural representatives
and working in a spirit of co-
operation with urban represen-
tatives on issues that are im-
portant to them, we can insure
that our water needs are met.
Well, until next time, take
care.
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drink. But imagine arriving at
the store and deciding to leave
your vehicle running so it stays
cool. When you leave the store
two minutes later, your vehicle
is gone and nowhere to be seen.
Now imagine later learning
that your stolen vehicle was
used by criminals to flee an
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