The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Page: 4 of 20
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This Week In Grimes Countv
1973,1983,1993,2003
2003
• An award of $1,000
was approved by Grimes
County Crime Stoppers
for an anonymous tipster
who reported the location
of an offender wanted for
warrants in several coun-
ties.
• Arnel Brown Jr. of
Shiro announced that he
would seek the Demo-
cratic Party’s nomination,
as Precinct 1 commis-
sioner, in the March 2004
primary election.
• The residents of Mil-
lican sustained damage to
property from an F-1 tor-
nado.
1993
• County Judge Larry
Snook scheduled a meet-
ing with Texas High
Speed Rail Authority, so
residents could voice their
opposition to the rail line
through the county.
• The number of Justice
of the Peace officers was
reduced from five to three
in Grimes County.
• County Judge Larry
Snook asked the commis-
sioners to decide on the
size of the proposed jail.
1983
• The Navasota city
council considered ap-
proving two subdivisions,
one called Hidden Valley
and another un-named at
the time.
• Grimes County citi-
zens were angry when
Channel 3’s new tower
went online and was said
to interfere with their re-
ception of other television
stations.
• The Navasota school
lunch menu featured only
one daily selection for stu-
dents.
1973
• The Salem Lutheran
Church made plans for the
church’s 80th anniversary.
• The county has
marked 53.38 inches of
rain this year.
• L.C. Pendland was
trapping wolves when he
captured a Texas-sized
bobcat, using a rabbit as
bait. The animal was be-
lieved to be one of the
largest ever captured in
this area.
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Which Option for America, Inc.?
Imagine a company.
For a century the world’s
largest. It is admired for its
innovation, remarkably
productive workers and
fearsome ability to com-
pete and win anywhere in
the world it competes.
But now the company
is struggling. It has lost
money 55 of the last 60
years. It is spending 25
percent more than it’s tak-
ing in. That’s an improve-
ment over the recent past
but the outlook worsens
again later this decade.
The new CEO, initially
hailed by the shareholders,
has lost more money the
last five years than in all
the time the company has
existed, combined. The
most important products
and services it offers,
mostly to seniors and cus-
tomers needing medical
care, face a gloomy finan-
cial future certain to end in
bankruptcy. Despite record
revenue the company has
hit its borrowing limit at
the bank and must act.
The CEO, backed by
its liberal directors, pro-
poses telling its bankers
“Our books will never bal-
ance again, so we need to
borrow more money. I
have no idea if it can be re-
paid, and I refuse to dis-
cuss it further. Just loan us
our money.”
A small group of new
directors has another ap-
proach. They insist the
bankers be told, “We’re in
terrible financial shape and
won’t borrow more. As for
the loans we owe you and
the lines of credit we rely
upon, we can pay some
when they’re due, others
we can’t. It all depends on
cash flow, because we
have no real plan to fund
the products and services
our customers need when
they need them. We won’t
be a reliable company in
which to invest, but surely
you won’t downgrade our
credit rating and raise the
interest rates on our exist-
ing loans or on those of
our customers.”
A block of conservative
directors has a third ap-
proach. They say: “Tell the
bank and all investors they
will be paid fully on time
with interest. Yes, we’ll
need a higher line of credit
for a period while we turn
this company around, but
we agree that our business
must change its untenable
ways. We have the only
credible plan to lower our
company’s costs while
serving the most important
needs of our customers.
We know how to grow
more revenue, which is
also critical to balancing
the books and eventually
paying down our debt.
Work with us now until we
can get back on our feet
Staying the course is not
an option: Together we
must change our ways if
we hope to restore our rep-
utation as the strongest and
most reliable company in
the world.”
You’ve already
guessed it, but this de-
SEE BRADY PAGE 15A
Anderson Fall Cleanup this Saturday
Anderson
News
By Gail
Sowell
• Thanks to each and
every one who helped the
Master Gardeners with the
Main Street project this
past weekend.
In continuing with the
cleanup of the Town of An-
derson, we will have our
Fall cleanup this Saturday,
Oct. 19, from 8 a.m. until
noon. Though we have
been taking old tires for
disposal, we will not be
collecting old tires at this
particular cleanup.
Meet at the park area if
you are able to volunteer
some time. For more infor-
mation, call Karen Mc-
Duffie at 936-827-9422.
• Despite the rain for the
third year in a row, the St.
Stanislaus Catholic Church
Homecoming and Bazaar
held this past Sunday was a
total success. Thanks to
each and every one weath-
ered the storm to help make
this special day a great one.
Raffle winners include:
2,000 American Express
gift card - Paul Coronado;
$1500 Post Oak Mall gift
card - A1 Pasket; Outdoor
Furniture Set - Teresa
Bystry; $500 Wal-Mart gift
card - A1 Pasket; $500 Tar-
get gift card - Jace Kimich;
$500 Lowe’s gift card -
Gerry Pence; $500 Acad-
emy gift card - Lee’s Feed
Service (Bernard Lee);
Craftsman Tool Set - Bet-
tie Wrobleski; $250 Caven-
der’s gift card - Willie
Maciejeski; $200 American
Express gift card - Cheryl
Sechelski; $200 Wal-Mart
gift card - Tony Pavlock;
$200 Kindle Fire - Clint
Van Etten; $200 Noto’s gift
card - Joan Pushee; $150
American Express gift card
- Leo and Marinela Prado;
and $100 American Ex-
press gift card - James
Koteras.
• Get a flu shot at the
Sunshine Center, on Main
Street in Anderson at 1:00
p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17
and get prepared for the flu
season. If you have
Medicare, bring your card
and you have no out-of-
pocket expenses. Other-
wise the cost is $20 per
shot. The shots are avail-
able to anyone age 14 and
older. For more informa-
tion, call Vicky Jackson at
936-870-4514 or Evelyn
Szymczak at 936-873-
2818.
• The fifth annual Trunk
or Treat event in Anderson
will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 26, on Main Street in
Anderson, from 6 to 8 p.m.
For more information,
contact me at 936-870-
6842, Kyle Childress at
936-355-5961 or Daryl Al-
ford at 936-870-6025.
• Grimes County VFW
Post 4006 is planning their
Veterans Day celebration
for Nov. 9 in Navasota.
The parade downtown will
begin at 10:30 a.m.
details.
There will be barbecue
plates at the VFW starting
at 11 a.m., as well as a car
show, raffle, auction, 50/50
drawings and live music.
Please join this organiza-
tion in recognizing and
honoring our veterans.
They are looking for
more participants for the
parade. You do not have to
be a veteran to participate.
Just call Steve Seymour at
936-873-4490 for details.
They are also asking for
donations for the auction
and raffle. All donors will
be given a certificate with
a tax-exempt number for
them to use for tax pur-
poses. Call Carl Dry at
936-870-5013 for more de-
tails.
• Gavin Smith, son of
Kevin and Martha Smith,
was baptized at St. Stanis-
laus on Saturday, Oct. 5, by
Fr. JoJo Cal-Ortiz. Gavin’s
godparents are Lavearne
and Geralyn Backhus.
After the ceremony, family
and friends gathered at the
Smith’s home in Carlos to
celebrate the occasion with
good food and good com-
pany.
• United in marriage, on
Oct. 12, were Travis Cleere
SEE ANDERSON PAGE 15A
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