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by Grice King

Well this year we broke tra-dition at Th e Weekly News. Typically, there is a big picture of the King Fab 5 all decked out in their Halloween attire. Last year the oldest daughter decided she didn’t want to par-ticipate in Halloween so there were 4. Th is year the way the holiday fell in relation to pro-duction day, Halloween being in the middle of the week just threw the entire schedule off . Th e two older girls decided they wanted to go watch scary movies with friends so it left us with just Dane, Cole and Keeley. Dane was Bendy, Cole was some cool green Minecraft character and our youngest daughter Keeley dressed up as Freddie Mercury from Queen. Wig mustache and all. I didn’t get any good group shots but they cruised the square and our neighborhood gathering the sugary spoils. Th en we sat around a fi re and watched Ho-cus Pocus. As I get older it’s these little moments that seem more fun than the big ones. Anyway, hopefully next year we will have them on the front page again.

Here is some more of what’s happening around town this week.

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Th e Cooke County Retired School Personnel (CCRSP) will meet on November 19, 2019, at the Stanford House. Th e special time for this meet-ing is 11:30 am. Th e program will be presented by Frana Patterson, District XI TRTA President. Lunch will be pro-vided by River Valley Health and Rehab. All retired school personnel are welcome.

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Th e 39th Annual Arts & Crafts Sell-O-Rama is set for November 8 and 9 at the Gainesville Civic Center. Tons of handmade items from jewel-ry to crosses to soaps to purses. All sorts of amazing things to see. Come fi nd out for your-self!

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Muenster Hospital District Approves

Financials; Physician Appointments

By Delania RaneyTh e Weekly News

VALLEY VIEW- A group of Cooke County offi cials and others were on hand Saturday, Novem-ber 2, 2019 at the Bob Andrew Agriculture Science building at

Valley View High School to wel-come Army Staff Sergeant Vincent Reynolds to Valley View. Reynolds lost his leg Septem-ber 3, 2012 when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Th e military charity organization

Homes For Our Troops is planning to build Reynolds a mortgage-free home in the Valley View area. Th e home being built for Vin-cent and his family will feature more than 40 adaptations includ-ing widened doorways for wheel-chair access, a roll-in shower and

kitchen amenities which include pull-down shelving and lowered countertops. Th e home will also address mobility and safety issues associated with traditional homes. HFOT has built more than 285 homes since the organization’s in-ception in 2004. Homes For Our Troops relies on contributions from donors, supporters, and cor-porate partners for the building of each veteran’s home. Th e event also included a check presentation for more than $5,000 to the organization from CoServe Charitable Foundation and a gift basket presentation from Valley View 4-H Club to Reynolds and his family. “Cooke County has always


Building Homes for Veterans - U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Vincent Reynolds arrives in Valley View for a ceremony announcing the organization Homes for Our Veterans will build him and his family a house in Valley View. Reynolds lost his leg September 3, 2012 when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Kandahar Prov-ince, Afghanistan. He is pictured receiving a donation check from the CoServe Charitable Foundation. (The Weekly News Photos)

Homes For Our Troops, Valley View

Rally for Wounded Veteran Project

By Delania RaneyTh e Weekly News

MUENSTER- Th e Muenster Hos-pital District Board of Directors approved fi nancial information for September 2019, unanimously approved three medical providers who were presented for credential-ing and heard updates on legisla-tion which will aff ect the district. “We have two new appoint-ments,” Chief Executive Offi cer Brian Roland said. “Th ese are [emergency room] docs for cour-tesy privileges. One is Dr. Joel Rubin, D.O. and the other is Dr. Scott Gilmore, M.D. and they both have been signed off by the

medical staff and Dr. Anwar; and for reappointment is Dr. Mian Yousuf, M.D., courtesy staff , car-diology.” Roland also noted upcoming meetings are set for November 20, December 18 and January 29, 2020. He discussed Senate Bill 1264 during passed during the 86th Texas legislative session. Th e bill places restrictions on some out-of-network providers regarding the practice known as “balance bill-ing” and creates a process through which health plans and providers may resolve payment disputes for “out of network services”. Th e bill is eff ective September 2, 2019 and

applies to services and supplies provided on or after January 1, 2020. “Th is new senate bill… Begin-ning in January, the insurance companies have to actually work with the hospitals and treat you as if you were ‘in network’ and so even if you are ‘out of network’ you can’t be anymore,” Roland said, “And it’s not anything tech-nically another the hospital has to do, it’s more between the insur-ance company and the individual but the hospital obviously is going to play a part and I don’t know if we’ll see a lot of it here.” Roland said the stipulation ap-plies to “true emergency” situations.

He also said there are some po-tential changes regarding the re-strictions for opioid prescriptions. Th e Texas Medical Board, Roland said, has interpreted a law for pre-scription opioids to allow doctors to write prescriptions for 10 days but physicians are allowed to write new prescriptions for patients who return in 10 days for new prescrip-tions. “[Th e law] says ‘no refi lls’ but it doesn’t say if I come back for a new ‘script….” Roland said. “What the Texas medical board, their inter-pretation of the regulation is that if you go back to ‘Doctor x’ every 10 days, he can actually write you a ‘script.

United Way Hires Melchert

as New Executive DirectorGAINESVILLE – Cooke County United Way Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of Stephanie Melchert as the new Executive Director, Th e Board of Directors feel fortunate to have found someone of her caliber and experience to step up to lead Cooke County United Way as our Executive Director. We are looking forward to a renewed leadership to successfully implement our strate-gies and take advantage of the mar-ket opportunities ahead. Melchert has the heart for non-profi ts and the drive to help Cooke County United Way grow and continue to raise funds for our agencies and community. Melchert is a strong communicator who is focused with strong leadership capabilities.Stephanie joins our team on Mon-day October 28th. She will be at community events introducing herself and making her way to

visit with our partner agencies in the community. Stephanie came to CCUW as a blessing disguised as

a volunteer, since we rely on our volunteers it only makes sense, we hire someone with the heart for volunteerism.

Melchert is a non-profi t advocate who is passionate, innovative, and results oriented. She is a leader with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profi t industry. She has more than 20 years’ experience in fundraising, marketing and com-munications, special event and Board of Directors management. Melchert graduated from Iowa State University and after some time in retail marketing moved to Texas, in 1997. A recent newcomer to Cooke County from the DFW Metroplex, she is a proud mother of her adult son Parker and a recent new Nana to her only Grandson, Easton. She enjoys spending time with her signifi cant other, Bryan, exploring new places, and spend-ing time with family and friends. In her spare time, you will fi nd her whipping up a new recipe as she loves to cook, gardening, shooting targets, movies and a good book.

She likes to volunteer and loves animals. Melchert said, “I am very ex-cited to use my over 20 plus years of non-profi t experience including previous United Way to join the Cooke County United Way. I look forward to helping continue the wonderful work that is being done in our community.” Cooke County United Way’s continued focus is Improving people’s lives and the community; Kids and families; Health & inde-pendence; Crisis, emergency and basic needs; and Neighborhood and civic involvement. Please join for a Welcome Re-ception honoring Stephanie and learn about her ideas and what she has planned for Cooke County United Way on Tuesday, Novem-ber 12, 2019 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Cooke County United Way Offi ce.

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GAINESVILLE – Since 2003 Law Dogs Motorcycle Club has been an advocate for the Cooke County Lit-tlest Angels Program. Our main contribution is the Marble Run that we orga-nize every year. Th is bike run is open to everyone including any car, truck or bicycle. Th e Littlest Angel Program was founded in

1981 to help families that could not aff ord Christ-mas for their children. Th is run organized by the Law Dogs raises money through sponsorships from local businesses. Law Dogs LEMC (Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club) has been an instrumental part of the success with this Marble Run. Because of the hard

work and dedication of this group and the many volun-teers within the commu-nity, more and more chil-dren have had the chance to experience Christmas than in previous years. We all work together for the com-mon cause, which is giving the Littlest Angel Program (Cooke County Boys & Girls Club) the tools to

do their job. Since Law Dogs LEMC have been a part of the program, they have raised over $69,000 in funds and have helped over 6,000 children so far. Law Dogs LEMC (Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club) are made up of law enforcement, fi refi ght-ers, EMT/Paramedics and correction offi cers. Th e Founding Chapter was cre-ated here in Cooke County. Th ey are a organization with chapters across the nation. Each chapter is re-sponsible for at least 1 local charity in their chapter. On Saturday Novem-ber 9th, everyone is wel-come to come out to the Gainesville VFW for reg-istration from 9am -10am. First 100 people are guar-anteed a Toy Run T-shirt, meal at the end of the run and a chance at $750 in cash prizes. Again, we are we are having a “Marble Run”. It is the same as the traditional Poker Run, but with marbles. Th rough-out Cooke County there will be stops (Callisburg Store, Lake Kiowa Store, Era Valero, Outdoor Pow-ersports) where you draw for a colored marble. Each color is worth a certain val-ue. At the end of the ride, high score wins. Th is will be a 90+ mile ride through some of the most beauti-ful roads and scenery in the county. Th anks to the local businesses, we have $750 worth of cash prizes for 1st and 2nd place. En-try fee for the Toy Run is $25 per entry. As always, a new and unwrapped toy gets you into the Toy Run as well. For more information call the Boys and Girls Club at 940-665-6527

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Arts and Crafts Sell-O-

Rama Set Th is WeekendGAINESVILLE - Th e 39th Annual Arts & Crafts Sell-O-Rama is scheduled for Friday, November 8, from 10am to 6pm, and Saturday, November 9, from 9am to 5pm. Th is annual event will again be at the Gainesville Civic Center and prom-ises to have many diff erent handmade items. Th is year there are many new craft vendors who have not participated in the Sell-O-Rama before as well as many who have been bring-ing wonderful arts and crafts for years. Among the many diff er-ent items to be shown are specialty jewelry, crosses, wooden signs, handcrafted soaps, purses and wooden tops. Th ere will also be specialty jellies and pickle products, decorative gar-lands and seasonal decora-tions. Th e Arts & Crafts Sell-O-Rama was started by the Ex-tension Homemakers Club of Cooke County. When they decided to give up the sponsorship, the Cooke County Fair Association started their support. Th is year, as was with last year, participants are urged to donate canned goods which will be donated to VISTO. Each year vendors are asked to give door prizes. Th ese are given to lucky winners who bring food for

VISTO or make a $1 dona-tion to the Fair Board. Any proceeds for the Fair Board will be used to con-

tinue restoration at the Fair Grounds on Highway 82. For any questions call 940-665-4472.

Honoring Saints - St. Mary’s Catholic School kindergar-ten students line up in their costumes following an All Saints Day mass at the church. (The Weekly News Photo)

Michael (Mike) David McHorse

Services Michael (Mike) David McHorse passed from his earthly home to his eternal reward Sunday, November 3, 2019. Funeral services are planned for Friday, Novem-ber 8, at First United Meth-odist Church. Visitation will be from 12:30-1:45, and service at 2:00. Pall bearers are Jeff Christian-sen, Eric Christiansen, Trey Davis, Nick Childers, Keith West, Robby Sanges, Der-rick Martin, and Peter Har-ville. Honorary pall bearers are Stewart Ranch friends and the Fried Pie group. Services are under the direc-tion of the George J. Carroll Funeral Home. History Mike was born October 31, 1945, in Mineral Wells, TX to RB and Virginia (Nix) McHorse. He spent his en-tire childhood in Coleman, TX and graduated from Coleman High School in 1964. Upon graduation he proudly attended Texas

A&M where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He also held a Professional Engineer certifi cate in the State of Texas. Having that Aggie ring meant much to him, and he wore it proudly. He retired in 2010 from Th e Okonite Company where he began his career as a salesman. Not one to stand back, he was soon promoted to a District Sales Manager, a job he loved. One of his greatest accomplishments was assisting with the mas-sive engineering for the elec-trical wire and cable utilized in the nuclear power plant in Glen Rose, TX. He loved challenges that stretched his mind and energy. Of all his accomplish-ments, he loved the titles of Dad, Grandpa, and Poppa the most. Mike had the ca-pacity to love those around him and teach them even when he was not trying. As a member of First United Methodist church, Mike held many positions during his 30+ years of membership. He served on the Cooke County Apprais-al Board, the Cooke County Appraisal Review Board, and was a founding mem-ber of the Medal of Honor Host City Program where he served as the second Presi-dent of the organization. Patriotism meant much to him, and he continued to serve in the MOH program until his death. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Army reserves for many years.

Survivors Mike is survived by his wife of nearly 40 years, Elaine; daughters Em-ily Harville and husband Peter, Ft. Worth, Jennifer Bayer of Euless: grandsons Trey Davis, Matthew Bayer, Zach Bayer, Nick Childers; granddaughters Alisa Davis, Lexi Childers, and Maddi Childers; three greatgrand-children, sister Judy Sanges of Sherwood Shores, and brother-in-law Larry West, Lewisville, plus several niec-es and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Michael David McHorse, Jr. and Chad Reed, and broth-er, Bill McHorse. A man of few words, but a man with a heart of gold are words that can be used to describe Mike. He loved life, family, God, friends, the great outdoors, and home. You may sign the online registry at www.geojcarroll.com.

Lonnie Sidwell Services Funeral services for Lon-nie Dell Sidwell, 84, of Woodbine, are scheduled for 10:00 AM on November 4, 2019 at Tabernacle Bap-tist Church. Interment will follow at Rosston Ceme-tery. Th e family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, November 3 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Mr. Sidwell passed away October 31, 2019 in Sher-man.History Lonnie was born Septem-ber 25, 1935 in Saint Jo to James Lonnie and Trelles Lara (Meroney) Sidwell. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1955, sworn in by Audie Murphy. Mr. Sidwell served three tours in Vietnam, also spending time in Japan and Alaska, working on missiles, diesel engines, and electron-ics. Following more than 20 years of service, Mr. Sidwell purchased a farm in Saint

Jo and raised pigs. He also went back to school, accu-mulating four years of col-lege. Mr. Sidwell married Linda Ford in Denton on October 10, 1992 and the couple retired to Woodbine. He enjoyed playing the gui-tar, watching John Wayne movies, and reading Louie L’Amour books.Survivors Survivors include: wife Linda Ford Sidwell of Wood-bine; son James Sidwell and wife Teresa of Green-ville; son Kenneth Sidwell and wife Pam of Muenster; daughter Judy Morgan and husband Mark of Wichita Falls; daughter Tonya Nor-man and husband Rob of Nocona; daughter Cynthia Arrington and husband Jimmy of Gainesville; son Jeremy Devers and wife Bonnie of Tioga; son Phil-lip Devers of Gainesville; grandchildren: Kandace, Christopher, Shelby, Clint, Destinee, Keegan, Xander, Tia, Baylen, and Samuel; eight great-grandchildren; brother-in-law Rocky Ford of Rosston; brother-in-law Arnie Ford of Rosston; sis-ter-in-law Ruthie Cler and husband Mark of Muenster; sister-in-law Betty Paul of Gainesville; sister-in-law Susan Hughes and husband David of Gainesville; sister-in-law Sharon Skinner and husband David of Wood-bine; and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, and cous-ins. Mr. Sidwell was preceded in death by: his parents; brother Leroy Sidwell; twin sister Ina Hale; sister Karen Sidwell; brother-in-law Billy Ford; and brother-in-law Johnny Ford.Donations Memorial contributions may be made to Tabernacle Baptist Church. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Ruby Gray

Services Graveside funeral services for Ruby Irene Gray, 93, of Gainesville, long-time resident of Valley Mills, are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Fairview Cemetery

with Rev. Larry Kremling offi ciating. Th e family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:00 PM on Sunday, No-vember 3 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Gray passed away October 26, 2019 in Sanger.History Ruby was born April 9, 1926 in Gainesville, TX to Th omas Jeff erson and Cora Ethel (Floyd) Kelly. She graduated from Gainesville High School and received her bachelor’s degree and teaching certifi cation from North Texas State Universi-ty. Mrs. Gray taught home economics at Muenster’s fi rst public school, taught around the Houston area, and for many years in Valley Mills before retiring. She was a skilled seamstress, avid reader, and enjoyed cooking. Mrs. Gray was also a proud member of Calvary Baptist Church.Survivors Survivors include: daugh-ter Dana Gray of Waco; son Wesley Gray and wife Sheri of Paradise; and grandchil-dren: Adam and wife Bran-di, Tyler, Ryan, Brandy, and Alan. Mrs. Gray was preceded in death by: husband Ken-neth Gray; her parents; granddaughter Jaesa Green; sister Dora Mae Kelly; brother Floyd Kelly; brother Wayne Kelly; sister-in-law Betty Hahner and husband Wayne; and sister-in-law Nancy Woodard.Donations In lieu of fl owers, memo-rial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choosing. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Vernie Middlebrooks

Services Vernie Ogle Middle-brooks, 94, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019 in Gainesville, Texas. She was born on February 9, 1925, in Jacksboro, Texas to Willie Ogle and Stella (Dowdy) Ogle. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from 11:00am to 1:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Jacksboro. A graveside

service will also be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Truce Cemetery. History Vernie was a graduate of Jacksboro High School and a lifelong member of Th e First Baptist Church in Jacksboro. On December 7, 1944, she married Robert Lee Middlebrooks in Jacks-boro, Texas. Together they raised two children, Jean and Robert L. (Bobby). A home-maker most of her life, Ver-nie had many hobbies. She loved oil painting, fi shing and hunting with her fam-ily, and helping her husband on the family farm. Vernie had many vegetable gardens throughout her life and loved canning. But most of all, caring for her family was her greatest joy. She also was part of a bowling league for many years in Jacksboro. Survivors She is preceded in death by her parents, her hus-band, sister, Winnie Fay and brothers Vernest Ogle (Vernie’s twin brother), Ear-nest Ogle, Odis Ogle, James Ogle, Louie Ogle, Bud Ogle, Virgil Ogle, Wilburn Lee Ogle, and Clide Ogle. She is survived by her son Robert L. (Bobby) Middle-brooks and wife Della of Lindsay, Texas, daughter Jean Holloway and husband Robert of Dayton, Texas. sister Velma Clayton of Gra-ham, 4 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Donations In lieu of fl owers, the family has requested that memorials be made to: Jack County Volunteer Fire De-partment, P.O. Box 150, Jacksboro, Texas 76458.

Courtney Dawn McLeod

Services A celebration of Life for Courtney Dawn McLeod, 30, of Denton, is set for 2:00 PM Th ursday, November 7, 2019 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Th e family will receive friends after the service.History Courtney was born in Midland on December 7, 1988 to Michael Da-vid McLeod and Deborah



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BULLS3 Big, nice two year old Charolais3 Registered, two year old virgin Charolais bulls, sired out of

2014 American Royal Champion Botlanon5 2 year old, Registered Herefords2 2 year old, big stout Brangus bulls1 2 year old, good gray Brahman bull1 3 year old, Semi-Angus bull

PAIRS10 3 year old, Fancy Black Baldie pairs with outstanding set of

Hereford-sired calves, all worked and gentle.5 First calf Black Baldie pairs, gentle with a good set of

Brangus-sired calves.10 4-5 year old Black pairs with big calves, should be 3-in-1's,

bred back to Angus bulls110 3-5 year old Black and BWF pairs with big calves, lots of

3-in-1's, running back with good Angus bulls80 3-6 year old, nice Red Angus and Red Angus Hereford cross

pairs, nice set of even Red Angus-sired calves50-60 2-3 year old nice Brangus and Brangus Baldie pairs,

good set of Angus-sired calves3 5 year old Black pairs with Angus calves14 3-5 year old Angus pairs with good Charolais calves, cows

bred back to Semi-Angus bulls2 5 year old Black Angus pairs30 3-4 year old Black pairs with good calves, should be 3-in-1's40 4-5 year old Angus and BWF pairs, gentle with nice calves,

Black and Charolais.17 6 year old Angus/Brangus pairs

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BRED COWS70 Big Fancy, 3-5 year old Angus, heavy-bred cows. Several

pairs by sale time.15 4-5 year old, good Hereford cows, heavy bred to gray

Brahman bulls5 6 year old, big, good, gray Brahman cows, spring calvers,

bred to Hereford bulls40 3-4 year old Angus cows, 5-6 months bred to Lonestar

Angus bulls30 4-5 year Black and Black Mot cows, medium to heavy bred to

Angus bulls10 4-5 year old Red & Red Mot cows, heavy bred to Angus bulls9 Nice Angus heifers, bred to proven LBW Angus bulls, due to

start calving March 124 3-4 year old, second calf Angus cows, bred to good Hereford

or Angus bulls, start calving March 180 3-4 year old Angus and Black Mots bred to Angus and

Charolais bulls, fall and spring calvers10-15 4-5 year old Red Angus, spring calvers120 2-4 year old, good Brangus cows, fall and spring calvers,

bred to Ultra Black bulls80 Big Brangus & Brangus Baldie heifers, bred to LBW Angus

bulls100 4-5 year old Angus Plus cows, heavy bred to Angus and

Charolais bulls45 5-6 year old black cows, heavy bred to Angus bulls, some

pairs by sale time28 6 year old, black and red cows, bred to Angus bulls

OPEN HEIFERS20 Fancy, 12-14 month old Angus heifers14 Maine/Angus heifers, sires 1-80, 1-80 sons, subject to

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Editor’s note – Letters to the Editor refl ect only the opinion of the author and not that of Th e Weekly News of Cooke County. Facts contained in Letters to the Editor are claims of the author only. Th e [...]denotes areas that have been edited.

To the Editor,

Approximately 15 or 20 years ago, vandals got into Fairview Cemetery and knocked over tombstones throughout the cemetery. One of the stones broken into 3 pieces was the WWI Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It remained in that state to this date. My fam-ily has always used this tall stone, in the NE section of the cemetery as a landmark for my mother’s family plot. Recent my nephew Bob Purgason, who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has de-cided it is his civic duty to restore the stone. I have made arrangements with the American Legion for a dedication ceremony to take place on Veterans Day, November 11, this year. Th anks to Bob, the cem-etery will be made whole again. Bob’s parents Kend-all Carrol Purgason and Blanchie McWhirter Pur-gason are buried in Fair-view as are his grandparents and great-grandparents on both sides of the family. Th e cemetery means a lot to so many who visit loved ones there.

Mrs. Charlie(Palma) HildebrandGainesville

To the Editor,

I wanted to express my feelings on the controver-sial issue of the wind farm trying to be produced in the western part of Cooke County. My hope is that people will realize this could be a huge mistake for them and the gen-erations following them. What happens when in a

few years the turbines are no longer physically able to operate? As we know all things do wear out. Where is all the fi berglass and con-crete going to go from all these turbines? Maybe they will put it in the creeks, or in our land dumps, or maybe nowhere. Maybe the wind farm companies will just abandon them and let them rot in the air until one day they fall down and then left on the ground for our children/grandchildren to clean up. In the long run this is NOT clean energy. What happens when the government fi nally realizes this and the subsidies are not renewed? We will have abandoned wind farms all along our beautiful land-scape. If the Wildcat Creek Wind Farm goes into pro-duction EDP Renewables has said their goal is to have more phases than just this one, which will aff ect many more people than just the western Cooke County folks. Before mak-ing a decision to sign a lease I urge you to read I Timothy Chapter 6. and prayerfully consider your decision, for your own sake and the sake of our future generations.

Sincerely,

Cindy Bowles Era

To the Editor,

Last week, citizens of Cooke County began re-ceiving telephone calls from an unnamed com-pany supposedly conduct-ing an opinion poll on atti-tudes toward wind-energy. In reality, it bears all the hallmarks of a “Push Poll.” What is a “Push Poll” and why should you care? A push poll is a disrepu-table marketing technique, most commonly employed during political campaign-ing, in which an individual or organization attempts to manipulate or alter pro-spective voters’ views under the guise of conducting an opinion poll. Large num-bers of voters are contacted with little eff ort made to actually collect and ana-lyze voters’ response data.

Instead, the push poll is a form of telemarketing-based propaganda and ru-mor mongering, masquer-ading as an opinion poll. Push polls may rely on innuendo, or information gleaned from opposition research on the political opponent of the interests behind the poll. In this case, the telemar-keter poses a series of lead-ing questions, all of which portray wind-energy and wind-turbines in a positive light by supporting “Green Energy,” jobs and new tax revenue without asking any questions about the negative impacts of giant wind-turbines and then asks if the recipient of the call supports wind-energy. If the respondent answers negatively, the caller im-mediately hangs up. Local residents need to be aware when they receive these calls that this isn’t an objective, scientifi c poll-ing study meant to under-stand the views of citizens but rather an attempt to manipulate them, which will be obvious when the “results” show up in local advertisements. Who could possibly have the motivation and extensive fi nancial resourc-es to launch such an expen-sive eff ort? I have my own suspicions, but my fellow Cooke County residents will draw their own con-clusions.

David A. SampsonGainesville

To the Editor,

Th e “wind farm” steam-roller continues to roll as paid promoters and agents of EDP Renewables at-tempt to keep the pressure on Flaunting their wealth and unlimited resources, EDP displayed a full page color ad in the October 16th edition of Th e Week-ly News of Cooke County. Th ey continued their blitz at Th e Muenster Enterprise in a duplicate ad, and I’m told more full page ads are coming. Deep pockets have privileges, but can they buy credibility? Perhaps the motivation was to intimi-date their opposition and/

or coax holdout landown-ers to sign a lease. What-ever, in their exuberance, they may have roused a sleeping- bear. In my opin-ion, one thing’s for sure: A large majority of taxpaying residents of Era and Muen-ster (ISD)s DON’T want another wind farm or tax abatement! Today, and at risk of being labeled a spreader of “misinformation” by the wind team, I state my views as honestly as I know how. I’ll let you, the readers decide the veracity of my words. Resident taxpayers living in Era and Muenster (ISD)s feel their concerns of property devaluation and environmental dam-age are all but ignored by EDP. According to EDP, property values will remain stable, so I suggest you visit local realtors to get the straight scoop. Ask home-builders and carpenters how many new homes are being built on rural land north of Muenster near the turbines. Despite what you hear, those beautiful ma-jestic turbines ARE NOT a drawing card! Recently a writer from Woodbine, TX artfully noted that these turbines are not to be seen near the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, or the Kennedy Compound, In all their raving and mes-merizing beauty, I wonder why? As to the assumed en-vironmental cleanliness of wind energy, what’s “clean” about thousands of dead or maimed birds and bats that are chopped up by wind turbines?, It is an undisput-ed fact that turbine blades slaughter many birds, es-pecially noted are raptors such as eagles and hawks. Th ese birds are permanent or migratory residents in Cooke County, and prey on rabbits and rodents that inhabit the pastures below the lurking turbines. If anyone is convicted of kill-ing a bald eagle, they are fi ned thousands of dollars and might earn jail time. If turbine blades chop up one or two bald eagles or a few red-tailed hawks, it’s considered a small sacrifi ce to pay in the fi ght against global warming. Bats and songbirds aren’t worthy enough to rate discus-sion in this debate. Unlike sport hunters, “Big Wind”

is awarded a ‘’no bag lim-it” on anything that can fl y. Th e words “protected species” mean absolutely nothing in the big scheme of wind energy. Cooke County, Texas is the mi-gratory home of one of the rarest birds in the world. Th e stately whooping crane, standing 5 feet tall with a wingspan of nearly 8 feet, is considered the largest native bird in North America and it’s fl ight path runs right down the middle of Cooke County. Th ese nearly extinct birds (num-bering about fi ve hundred in the wild) land at dusk to rest and refuel on fi elds below the turbines. In landing they must navi-gate the whirling blades of a wind tower where some Will surely perish. Others, mangled, and fl uttering to survive, will die a gruesome death. Th is scene is repli-cated with hordes of other avian species. Wind experts know about this, but rarely talk about it, and I un-derstand why. Th is is yet another example of “clean energy” at work. Another “clean” tactic practiced by wind fi rms is the burying of turbine blades after they wear out. Th ese 300 ft blades are left to the soil’s ecosystems for decomposition. I’m sure the earthworms and other soil critters relish and savor at their “all you can eat” buff et. Probably the most gro-tesque and repulsive dis-play of “clean” energy is the abandonment of wind twines, and whole wind farms. I’m sure EDP prom-ises to remove derelict tur-bines when this project expires and that would be great, but that’s not how it always plays out. I must re-mind readers of the terrible messes left in many states including California and Hawaii where scores of tur-bine carcasses littered the once pristine landscape. Near Livermore, CA, many were left in rusty dis-repair, strewn along the ne-glected roads. It resembled a war zone and be assured, someone was promised a clean-up and restoration of the land when this project died. It is a fact that gracious intentions frequently go awry, especially when big

money is made available by “I’m here to help” poli-ticians and opportunists. How about implementing a new rule: Put a morato-rium on all new turbine installation until these man-made messes are ALL cleaned up! Wouldn’t it be a breath of fresh air to see EDP join this cause? I’m sure there’s a federal teat to jump start this process. Th e issues of diminishing property values and (most-ly ignored) environmental problems are enough to expose the lies and shams of the industry. But there’s more. It is well known that wind farms are nowhere near fi nancial sustainability and only MASSIVE hand-outs allow them to show a profi t and stay afl oat. In a bit of a paradox, econo-mists say wind farms are net losers, but the networks involved in running them, are seen smiling all the way to the bank. And, believe it or not, wind(y) experts say this formula equates to cheap electricity for con-sumers! Can anybody solve this riddle? In my opinion, at some point this industry will meet its “Waterloo” as you can only kick this can so far until you run out of road. Noble intentions are not a valid excuse for fail-ure! I fi rmly agree with a majority of Cooke Coun-tians who aren’t buying what EDP is peddling. Apparently, so does Pres-ident Trump, as he candid-ly gave a “thumbs down” to wind energy in a recent ral-ly at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. While speaking to a lively crowd, Trump left little doubt where he stands on this is-sue. Whether people like or dislike President Trump or his politics, most agree he’s an astute businessman. Could it be that Trump recognizes this wind energy boondoggle for what it is? Webster’s defi nition of “boondoggle”: AN UN-NECESSARY. AND EX-PENSIVE PIECE OF WORK, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS PAID FOR BY THE PUBLIC.

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50 Years Ago: Th e Day Nixon Routed the Establishment

By Patrick J. Buchanan

What are the roots of our present disorder, of the hostilities and hatreds that so divide us? When did we become this us vs. them na-tion? Who started the fi re? Many trace the roots of our uncivil social confl ict to the 1960s and the Johnson years when LBJ, victorious in a 61% landslide in 1964, could not, by 1968, visit a college campus without trig-gering a violent protest. Th e morning after his nar-row presidential victory in 1968, Richard Nixon said his goal would be to “bring

us together.” And in early 1969, he seemed to be suc-ceeding. His inaugural address ex-tended a hand of friendship to old enemies. He with-drew 60,000 troops from Vietnam. He left the Great Society largely untouched and proposed a Family Assis-tance Plan for the poor and working class. He created a Western White House in San Clemente, California. In July, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. America approved. Yet the elites seethed. For no politi-cal fi gure of his time was so reviled and hated by the es-tablishment as was Richard Nixon. By the fall of 1969, that establishment, which had led us into Vietnam and left 500,000 U.S. troops there as of January 1969, had turned against their own war, de-clared it “an unwinnable war” and “Nixon’s war,” and begun to cheer the huge an-ti-war protests scheduled for October and November. David Broder of Th e Washington Post was one

who saw clearly what was happening: “It is becoming more obvious with every passing day that the men and movement that broke Lyndon Johnson’s presiden-cy in 1968 are out to break Richard Nixon in 1969. Th e likelihood is great that they will succeed again.” In a cover story titled “Nixon in Trouble,” News-week echoed Broder: “From almost every quarter last week the nine-month-old Administration of Richard M. Nixon was under sustained attack and angry fi re, and increasingly the target of the attacks was Mr. Nixon himself and his conduct of the Presidency.” On Oct. 15, some 250,000 descended on the capital for the largest demonstration in history. A stunned Time declared that, instead of re-sisting its demands, Nixon should prepare “the country for the trauma of distasteful reversal.” Time wanted Nixon to de-clare Vietnam a lost cause. But by now, Nixon, real-izing his presidency was in danger of being broken like

LBJ’s -- but believing he was reading the nation bet-ter than the establishment -- had decided to wheel and fi ght. On Nov. 3, 1969, Nixon delivered an Oval Offi ce ad-dress that was carried live on every network. After recit-ing the case Ike, JFK and LBJ had all made for resist-ing a Communist takeover of South Vietnam, Nixon laid out his own policy, the rationale for it, and urged the “great silent majority” to stand by him for peace with honor. Th e network commenta-tors almost universally dis-paraged Nixon’s address as repetitive and unresponsive to the crisis of his presidency. Washington’s elites, how-ever, had misread the nation. An instant poll found that 70% of the country support-ed Nixon’s declared policy. A coalition of 300 House members endorsed Nixon’s stand. Liberal Democrats in the Senate rejected Nixon’s policy, but Southern and conservative Democratic senators backed him. Ten days after the “silent

majority” speech, Vice Presi-dent Spiro Agnew, in Des Moines, launched an assault on the unholy matrimony of media power and lib-eral bias. Agnew questioned whether the networks near-monopoly over the primary source of information for the American people should be permanently ceded to so tiny and unrepresentative an elite. All three networks car-ried Agnew’s speech live, but were rocked on their heels by the reaction. Scores of thou-sand of telegrams and letters poured into network offi ces and the White House, with the vast majority agreeing with the vice president. Th e liberal establishment had sustained a historic de-feat. By December, Nixon was the most admired man in America. His approval rating in the Gallup Poll was 68%. Only 19% disapproved of how he was conducting his presidency. Dr. Billy Gra-ham was the second-most admired man, and Agnew third. Nor was this but a blip

in the Nixon presidency. When, three years later, Democrats nominated the most impassioned and ar-ticulate of their anti-war senators, George McGovern, Nixon would crush him in a 49-state landslide. In Watergate, the estab-lishment would get its pound of fl esh for its rout by Nixon in November 1969 and its humiliation in November 1972. But that establish-ment would never recover what it lost -- the respect and regard of the American people in the ‘60s and early ‘70s. JFK’s “best and brightest,” whose hour of power was “Camelot,” were broken on the wheel of Vietnam. Af-ter taking us into Southeast Asia, they had washed their hands of their own war and declared it immoral. So great was the loss of esteem for the establishment among the silent majority, America’s elite would soon cease to call themselves liber-als and change their names to “progressives.” Copyright 2019 Creators.Com.



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Join Donna Hertel for an evening of fun learn-ing how to make home-made crafts, food gifts and much more! Novem-ber 21, 2019 from 5:00 to 7:30 pm at Sarah’s on the Square! Open to all Cooke County 4-H Members. $5 registra-tion fee. Class size is lim-ited to 20. Registration deadline is November 19. Register online at cooke.agrilife.org or call 940.668.5412.

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COOKE COUNTY – At the conclusion of an eight day civil jury trial a Cooke County Jury is-sued a $1.2 million ver-dict in favor of Plain-tiff, Jared Leclair against Defendant Cynthia Ann Mitsch Bearden in a ma-licious prosecution and defamation case. The jury found that Cynthia Bearden initiated or pro-cured, with malice, and without probable cause, the prosecution of Jared Leclair who was innocent of the crime charged. The jury also found Bearden published defamatory statements about Leclair. Jared Leclair was repre-

sented by attorneys Der-rell Comer of Gainesville, Amy Ganci of Dallas and Rockwall and Don Cruse of Austin, Texas. “We had a diverse, atten-tive and highly intelligent jury that was representative of our county. Th e jury did an exceptional job listening to and sorting through the evidence presented in the trial and they sent a strong and clear message that the misuse of our legal system to cause harm to another individual should not and will not be tolerated in Cooke County.” Gaines-ville attorney Derrell Com-er stated. Comer went on to state

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COOKE COUNTY – Are you interested in the Harvey Girls? Want to learn more about their life? Join us for a full day of fun on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Th e day starts with tours of the Harvey House Girls’ rooms located upstairs in the historic Santa Fe De-pot Museum. During these tours, Morton Museum staff will share their knowledge of the work and life of the Harvey Girls who worked at the Santa Fe Depot. Th e Santa Fe Depot Museum will be open from 10am – 1:30pm for this event. Ad-mission is free to the public.

Th e main fl oor is handicap accessible, but the upstairs is not. Christian Fiction au-thors Karen Witemeyer and Regina Jennings will join the fun at the Depot from 1:00pm – 1:30pm. Next from 2:00pm – 2:30pm join Christian Fic-tion authors, Karen Wite-meyer and Regina Jennings for an old-fashioned pie so-cial at the Landmark Bank Conference Center. All do-nations from the pie social will benefi t Th e Friends of the Cooke County Library.Lastly from 2:30pm – 4:00pm, Witemeyer and Jennings will be discussing

their books, research and signing books. Th is full-day event will be held at the following loca-tions: Santa Fe Depot Muse-um: 605 E. California St. Gainesville, TX Landmark Bank Confer-ence Center: 1110 E. Cali-fornia St. Gainesville, TX Th is special author event is co-hosted by the Friends of the Cooke County Li-brary and Th e Morton Mu-seum of Cooke County. For more information or ques-tions on this event please contact the Cooke County Library at 940-668-5530.

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Award Ceremony - Gainesville Fire-Rescue held its annual Badge Pin-ning & Awards ceremony on October 28, 2019. Captain Randy Prestage was the recipient of the Lt. Doug Anderle Outstanding Member of the Year Award for 2019. Randy graduated as valedictorian from Kilgore Col-lege Fire Academy in 1994, according to the department. He began his ca-reer with Gainesville Fire-Rescue in 1995. (Courtesy Photo)

Happy Halloween - Lind-say Independent School District held its annual Hal-loween Carnival Sunday, October 27. Costume con-test winners are pictured. Staff members of the Cooke County Clerk’s Offi ce also participated in Halloween fun wearing their costumes to work. (Courtesy Photos)



GAINESVILLE – Gaines-ville Police Department received the following inci-dent reports. Concepcion Oropeza-Barrera, David N. Pouncil and Deserae N. Pouncil re-ported burglary of vehicles in the 1300 block of Mead-owlark Lane. Possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces was re-ported in the 2100 block of East Highway 82. Found property was re-ported in the 200 block of North Grand Avenue. Michael G. Rigler report-

ed fraud/forgery. Runnin Red Food Store reported forgery of govern-ment/security/money in the 300 block of West Cali-fornia Street. Francisco Puente Cedillo reported deadly conduct in the 1500 block of East Pe-can Street. Karen Covarrubias re-ported burglary of a vehicle in the 1400 block of Rice Avenue. Twila L. Nelson reported criminal mischief in the 400 block of South Taylor Street.

Nathan S. Sanders re-ported burglary of a vehicle in the 900 block of Dover Drive. Guadalupe Garcia re-ported criminal mischief in the 400 block of South Tay-lor Street. Virginia E. Graham re-ported burglary of a motor vehicle in the 800 block of South Clements Street. Th etis A. Cason reported theft in the 400 block of North Grand Avenue. Chase L. Mims report-ed deadly conduct in the 1400 block of Witherspoon

Street. Kendrick M. Mahon re-ported debit card abuse and theft in the 1500 block of Moss Street. Leanne A. Duff y report-ed criminal mischief in the 1900 block of Wolf Run Road. Gainesville Public Servic-es reported accident caused damage/duty on striking fi xture/highway landscape in the 400 block of Rose-dale Drive. Marta A. Reyes reported burglary in the 200 block of McClain Street. Tammy L. Lively re-ported criminal mischief in the 1100 block of Whaley Drive. Grand Food Mart re-ported duty upon striking fi xture in the 1100 block of North Grand Avenue. Haleigh B. Bacon report-ed theft of property in the 1800 block of I-35. Rachael A. Wilson re-ported arson intend dam-age habitat/place of wor-ship in the 1800 block of North I-35. Jana S. Kimberlin report-ed duty upon striking in the 1100 block of South Wine Street.

Arrest Log Natishue L. Roe, 40, war-rant arrest. Lee R. Workman, 32, driving while intoxicated, second. Scott D. White, 32, driv-ing while intoxicated with open container. Jasmie L. Kerby, 20, pos-session of marijuana less than 2 ounces. Anthony A. Blagg, 38, public intoxication. James W. Gilbreath, 57, driving while intoxicated, second. Leonardo Z. Perez, 25, warrants. Virginia G. Gonzalez, 36, public intoxication. Angel B. Lerma, 18, fail-ure to identify/provide false information. Undisclosed male, 16, evading arrest in the 500 block of South Taylor Street.

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Sentences Issued for Felony IndictmentsCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following sentences were is-sued for felony indictments and fi led in the 235th Dis-trict Court. Trevor Dillon Begley, 28, pleaded guilty to the March 4, 2017 state jail felony of-fense of possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 2 years probation deferred, a $2,500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Brenden Isaiah Loeh-rmann, 22, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with the February 18, 2018 third degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams and was sentenced to 1 year probation, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Brandon Rachard Car-thon, 38, pleaded guilty to the August 8, 2018 third degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams and was sentenced to 3 years probation deferred, a $1,000 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. James Patrick Beal, 32, pleaded guilty to the Octo-ber 3, 2018 state jail felony off ense of possession of a

controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sen-tenced to 2 years probation deferred, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Angela Machell Cornett, 48, pleaded guilty to the January 24, 2019 third de-gree felony off ense of pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 4 grams and was sentenced to 2 months confi nement in a state jail facility plus court costs and restitution. Richard Cody Kaspar-ian, 18, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with the February 9, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 1 year probation, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Brittany Michelle Man-uel, 27, pleaded guilty to the November 11, 2018 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 2 years probation deferred, a $500 fi ne plus restitution and court costs. Gary Edward Rodwell Jr., 33, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in connection with the

March 15, 2019 fi rst degree felony off ense of engaging in organized criminal activ-ity, manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 200 grams and was sentenced to 4 years confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitu-tion and court costs. Jack Wayne Rowland, 48, pleaded guilty to the February 14, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 1 year confi ne-ment in a state jail facility plus restitution and court costs. Ashley Leann Hertzler, 36, pleaded guilty to the June 23, 2019 state jail fel-ony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sen-tenced to 4 months, 7 days confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitution and court costs. Jared Adam Hutchins, 29, pleaded guilty to the June 4, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and was sentenced to 1 year confi nement in a state jail facility plus restitution and court costs.

COOKE COUNTY – Th e following applications for marriage were received by the Cooke County Clerk’s offi ce. Casey Farris Gordon, 32, Yukon, Oklahoma and Chastity Nichole Villareal, 32, Yukon. Alan Randolph Cook, 59, Gainesville and Tracy Diane Scribner, 56, Gainesville. Aaron Chad Radford,

35, Forestburg and Amy Michelle Reed, 49, Gaines-ville. Hunter Cade Maynard, 23, Gainesville and Taylor Lyn Bennett, 21, Gaines-ville. Charles Ray Wade, 54, Muenster and Lacy Dee Murray Henry, 38, Honey Grove. Nathan Wade Kliewer, 31, Moore, Oklahoma and

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COOKE COUNTY – Th e month-long fi ling period for candidates who wish to ap-pear on the March 3, 2020 Republican Primary Elec-tion Ballot will begin on Saturday, November 9. In the Primary Election, vot-ers from each political party choose their nominees for the November 2020 Gen-eral Election. Local races to be decided in 2020 in-clude District Judge, Dis-trict Attorney, County At-torney, Sheriff , County Tax Assessor-Collector, County Commissioner-Precinct 1, County Commissioner-Pre-cinct 3, Constable-Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, and Constable-Justice of the Peace Precinct 2. To accommodate fi rst day fi lers, Republican Party Headquarters in Gainesville will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on November 9. Th e fi ling deadline is Mon-day, December 9, at 6:00 p.m. Headquarters will be open that day as well, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., to ac-commodate last minute fi l-ers. Headquarters is located at 701 E. California Street,

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valued our veterans and those who have given un-selfi shly,” State Represen-tative Drew Springer said. “God bless you. We are here to help.” Valley View Mayor Josh Brinkley also welcomed Reynolds and his family to Valley View. “Th is little town is spe-cial,” Brinkley said. “It’s on days like today that we real-ize Valley View is special. I hope you come to love this little community – Valley View, Mountain Springs the same way I do… It’s your home now and I think we’ll fi nd it’s a warm and welcom-ing place from the Friday night football games to the Christmas parade coming up where we do honor our veterans… We wouldn’t get to live this great life in this great county without the sacrifi ces of veterans.”

Cooke County Sheriff Terry Gilbert noted the Cooke County Sheriff Of-fi ce is “proud of its veter-ans.” “We’re veteran-friendly and we’re proud of it,” Gil-bert said. “My department has several combat veterans in it.” “Th ank you guys for wel-coming me to your com-munity,” Reynolds said. He noted he wasn’t cer-tain he deserved a special-ly-equipped home from HFOT. He said he visited a friend who is also a wounded vet-eran and admired his home. “I said, ‘How do you aff ord this sized house,’” Reynolds said. “’And he said ‘Homes

for Our Troops built it for me.’ So I found them on Facebook and I wrote them a message. I didn’t ask for help, I just wanted to thank them for making his life that much better. I was like, ‘You’re do-ing awesome things.’ And so I just wrote them a little mes-sage on Facebook and they were like ‘Are you a vet?’ Yes, I am as a matter of fact. ‘Are you a wounded vet?’ Well, I’m missing a leg. Being a single [amputee] is a paper cut in the military. Coming from the background that we come from, we don’t ex-pect people to help us. So when someone says, ‘Hey, do you want a house that is adapted for when you’re in a wheelchair, you kind of look

at them and say, ‘Yeah, but that’s not for me. Th at’s for somebody that deserves it. Someone that’s earned it… It’s something that I’ll never wrap my mind around, that someone cared that much, that the community and people cared that much they wanted to donate their time, their money to help us suc-ceed in life… We didn’t go into the military thinking, ‘Yeah we can get blown up and get a free house.’ Th at’s not our thought process.” To fi nd out more on how to get involved or make a donation visit www.hfotusa.org. Read more about Vin-cent’s story and watch his video at www.hfotusa.org/reynolds.

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Celebration at FSB New Headquarters - Employees of First State Bank were on hand Saturday, November 2, 2019 for the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at FSB’s new headquarters and operations center at 1818 North I-35. The event also featured music, tours of the new facility and food. (The Weekly News Photo)



LANDOWNERS FROM ACROSS COOKE COUNTY SAY NO TO INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINES AND THEIR NUMBERS ARE GROWING. HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN TOO:EDP is 21% owned by China Three Gorges Corporation,

owned by the Chinese Communist Regime. In an excerpt

from the Wall Street Journal, “It also will provide China Three

Gorges with sizeable renewable energy assets in the U.S. with

a total capacity of 3,323 megawatts.” (Source: Ma, Wayne and

Kowsmann, Patricia China Gets Stake in Portugal’s EDP. Wall Street

Journal. December 23, 2011.)

In September 2019, more than 100 New York residents filed a

lawsuit in state Supreme Court against EDP and other wind

developers. A direct quote from the lawsuit written in the

Post-Journal: “the residents...are asking for unspecified dam-

ages related to loss of property values, compensatory dam-

ages related to loss of use and enjoyment of their properties,

damages or relocation costs and time spent relocating, mental

anguish, destruction of scenic countryside, physical pain and

suffering, difficulty sleeping, nuisance, tresspass, interference

with electronics in their homes such as satellites, telephones,

and televisions, loss of business profits, special damages for

stress, anxiety, worry and inconvenience, and the effects lights

and noise from the turbines have on their properties.” (Source:

Whittaker, John. The Post-Journal. September 26, 2019.)

On indeed.com a Level II Wind Technician of EDP reviewed

the company, “Don’t believe anything they say its always a lie.” (Source: Indeed.com June 9, 2019.)

A Canadian study published in 2017 citing 103 studies con-

cluded that, “government documents, peer reviewed litera-

ture, and other references presented support the conclusion

that wind energy deployment in Canada can be expected to

result in harm to human health. The harm is avoidable and

conflicts with individuals fundamental human right to the

highest attainable standard of health.” (Source: Krogh, Carmen.

Horner, Brett. Human Health, Rights and Wind Turbine Deployment in

Canada. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2017, 5, 166-185.)

The Texas Public Policy Foundation estimates that the total

cost to taxpayers and consumers of subsidies going to renew-

able energy operations in Texas from 2006 to 2029 to be $36

billion. (source: www.texaspolicy.com)

From their formal application with Muenster ISD filed with

the State Comptroller, Wildcat proposed to create only 3

permanent jobs associated with this project and formally re-

quested to waive the chapter 313 minimum jobs requirement.

In a submission by Carl V. Phillips, PhD, to the Australian

Senate he writes, “The health effects that have been report-

ed are serious and have important implications for people’s

well-being. Attempts to dismiss these as ‘not real diseases’ are

inappropriate and contrary to widely accepted definitions of

disease and health.” (Source: waubrafoundation.org.au February 9,

2011.)



For the love of our county’s heritage and hope for our future, we stand together.

Paid for by concerned landowners against wind farms.

“The overwhelming burden of proof for benefit and guarantee

of no harm lies with EDP and the proponents of such a mas-

sive development and change. They have not met that burden

of proof!” The Hon. David Sampson, Gainesville

“There are over 118 landowners and hundreds of supporters

who oppose this wind farm.” Jennifer Fuller, Gainesville

“I have been a realtor for 20 years and a property owner

in Denton, Cooke, and Montague county for just as many.

Wind farms, without a doubt, greatly reduce property values

throughout all surrounding counties. We cannot allow these

huge eye sores to invade the beautiful countryside we live in.”

Jim Sewell, Licensed Realtor

“It is a proven fact that in Cooke County, properties within

1500’ of a wind turbine have sold for an average of 79.75% of

CCAD’s listed market value. Properties in the reinvestment

zone where there are currently no wind turbines have sold for

an average of 152.58% of CCAD’s listed market value.” Jared

Groce, Licensed Realtor

“People should be concerned with the visual effects wind

turbines have on the scenery and nature that can never be

replaced, therefore decreasing the value of the land and your

home. Wind turbines generate noise that can be distracting

and unpleasant.” Mike Morris, Realtor

“Our lake is used by hundreds of migratory ducks and geese

as a rest stop during their long migration, It’s also home to

eagles, red tail hawks and falcons. The proposed installation

of Wildcat’s wind mills is in their direct flight path. This will

result in death and injury to many ducks, geese, eagles and

hawks. We need to stop Wildcat!” Chris Carter, Muenster

“After living in the Hood/Era communities for over 40 years,

my wife & I are afraid we may be forced to try to sell out &

move in our retirement years! I retired at the end of 2018

and my wife will be retiring in the next couple of years! We

just don’t know what’s going to happen! Very scary!” Danny

Beckham, Era

“The ice flying off the blades of the windmills has damaged

my buildings. All these things do is take money out of our

pockets!” Floyd Haverkamp, Muenster

“Beware of the restrictions that a lease will place on land that

is really no longer under your control. And you know this--

the local taxing entities will be telling you that your land is

just as valuable as ever, but no one is going to want to buy

property that has a lifetime lease on it, and the restrictions

that come with such a lease. I wish my dad had never signed

a lease. I think your kids (and grandkids) will too.” Janette

Hess, Muenster



GAINESVILLE – A Cooke County Grand Jury issued 24 indictments in October. Vickie Allbright, 49, was indicted for the August 27, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Tianna Michelle Bam-merlin, 44, was indicted for the September 10, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Joseph Bryon Birt, 29, was indicted for the Sep-tember 2, 2019 third degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams. Lea Dylane Bob, 26, was indicted for the July 30, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. James Dean Bradley, 47, was indicted for the Sep-tember 13, 2019 second degree felony off ense of theft of property with two prior convictions. Jennie Ruth Butler, 47, was indicted for the Au-gust 30, 2019 third degree felony off ense of hindering apprehension of a felon. Randy Kirk Davis, 56, was indicted for the August 29, 2019 state jail felony off ense of burglary of a building. Th omas Eugene Evans, 37, was indicted for the July 19, 2019 third degree

felony off ense of failure to comply with registration requirement. Carly Sue Foglia, 36, was indicted for the July 28, 2019 third degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams. Kaicha Shalace Frierson, 26, was indicted for the July 31, 2019 state jail felo-ny off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Dwayne Michael God-dard, 48, was indicted for the July 7, 2019 third de-gree felony off ense of pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 4 grams. Delton Floyd Jackson, 38, was indicted for the August 27, 2019 state jail felony off ense of delivery of a controlled substance. Chad Everette Johnston, 44, was indicted for the September 7, 2019 second degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 200 grams. Gregory Michael Jones, 27, was indicted for the August 12, 2019 third de-gree felony off ense of evad-ing arrest using a motor vehicle. Daniel Lee Alexander Kenney, 29, was indicted for the September 30, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Justin B. Lewis, 42, was indicted for October 4, 2019 third degree felony

off ense of tampering with physical evidence and the October 4, 2019 second degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 200 grams. Natalie Lynn Links, 39, was indicted for the August 27, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. James Kenneth Lude-mann, 48, was indicted for the August 24, 2019 third degree felony off ense of possession of a con-trolled substance less than 4 grams. Daniel Alegandro Ma-cias, 32, was indicted for the August 4, 2019 third degree felony off ense of unlawful possession of a fi rearm by a felon. Michael Dakota Malone, 27, was indicted for the August 24, 2019 second degree felony off ense of unauthorized use of a ve-hicle. Diamond Alexis Marks, 21, was indicted for the August 1, 2019 second de-gree felony off ense of pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 200 grams. Candice Diana Moodie, 37, was indicted for the July 20, 2019 state jail fel-ony off ense of fraudulent use or possession of identi-fying information. Brandon James Nevells, 28, was indicted for the September 2, 2019 third degree felony off ense of

possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams. Dustin Nathaniel Oler, 26, was indicted for the August 31, 2019 third de-gree felony off ense of con-tinuous violence against the family. Pedro Serrano-Echevar-ria, 39, was indicted for the June 17, 2019 second degree felony off ense of transporting motor fuel without shipping docu-ment and for the June 17, 2019 second degree felony off ense of violation of mo-tor fuel tax requirements. Joshua Keith Shaver, 20, was indicted for the Sep-tember 10, 2019 state jail felony off ense of unauthor-ized use of a vehicle. David James Wellborne, 22, was indicted for the August 1, 2019 second de-gree felony off ense of pos-session of a controlled sub-stance less than 200 grams. Eric Charles Whitaker, 38, was indicted for the August 26, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram, for the August 26, 2019 third de-gree felony off ense of tam-pering with physical evi-dence and for the August 26, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Heather Marie William-son, 32, was indicted for the July 1, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Lucus Dwyane Winker, 38 was indicted for the July 30, 2019 second degree felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 200 grams. Joshua Kyle Wright, 43, was indicted for the July 31, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram. Cleveland York III, 28, was indicted for the Sep-tember 15, 2019 state jail felony off ense of possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram.

Grand Jury Issues 24 Felony Indictments

COOKE COUNTY – Th e following incidents were reported to the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. Brenda Sue Shaff er re-ported theft of property less than $30,000 in the 1300 block of County Road 115. Manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 200 grams was re-ported in the 1200 block of South Grand Avenue. Tamper/fabricate physi-

cal evidence with intent to impair was reported in the 2000 block of North I-35. Possession of a con-trolled substance less than 200 grams was reported at I-35 and Highway 82. Duty on striking fi x-ture/highway landscape less than $200 was re-ported at I-35 and mile marker 504.

Arrest Log Nathan Damron, 43, as-

sault bodily injury family member. Becky Jo Looper, 33, manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance less than 200 grams, forgery of fi nancial instrument. Christopher Harris Por-ter, 26, possession of dan-gerous drug, tamper/fabri-cate physical evidence with intent to impair. Courtney Paige Skaggs, 27, possession of drug par-aphernalia.

Cooke County Sheriff Logs Incident Reports

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Hagerman NWR November EventsGRAYSON COUNTY - Hagerman National Wild-life Refuge has scheduled its slate of monthly events. Hagerman is located at 6465 Refuge Road, Sher-man. Th e Refuge off ers over 11,000 acres of wildlife hab-

itat, with fi ve hiking trails, picnic areas, boating, fi shing and more. For more information about these events, please email: [email protected] or call Patricia Crain (940) 391-5135. All

events are sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman and occur at the Hagerman Na-tional Wildlife Refuge Visi-tor Center: 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092 unless stated otherwise. Calling All Gardeners:

Volunteers Needed to help with Butterfl y Garden Love to work in the gar-den? Come and help us add plants, weed and mulch our beautiful butterfl y garden. Join our team that is on call for Wednesday morn-ing gardening. Provide own tools and gloves. Minimum age 18, or 16 if accompa-nied by parent/volunteer. Garden volunteers get fi rst dibs on thinned plants as well as access to seeds and cuttings for propagation. Email for dates, times and details: [email protected] Outdoor Crew: Saturday, November 23rd Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Join the Outdoor Crew at Hager-man National Wildlife Ref-uge. Th e Outdoor Crew meets on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of ev-ery month. Please email [email protected] for details and to join our team. Scouts welcome! Early Bird Guided Walk: Saturday, November 9thMaster Naturalist Jack Chil-es will lead our early bird walk, weather permitting. Meet at the Visitor Center. Bring binoculars or borrow ours. Return in time for the Second Saturday program. Free and open to the public. Second Saturday: Alliga-tors With Tim Patton, Sat-urday, November 9th 10:00-11:00 AM Tim Patton, an Arkansas native, has a BS in Fisheries and Wildlife Science from Arkansas Tech University, and MS and PhD degrees in Zoology and Physiol-ogy from the University of Wyoming. After gradu-ate school, he worked as a research associate for the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, with a research emphasis on native fi sh, amphibians and reptiles in Wyoming. He has been a professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University since 1998,

where he teaches numer-ous classes in Fisheries and Wildlife Science. His most recent research has focused on: • Fish-habitat relations in rivers of Oklahoma and Texas • Invasive fi sh issues in rivers of New Mexico • Sedimentation issues in Lake Texoma • Freshwater turtle ecol-ogy and conservation in Oklahoma • Alligator ecology and conservation in Oklahoma 10th Annual Nature Pho-tography Contest: Winners Announced – Saturday, November 9th 11:00-11:30 AM Following the 2nd Satur-day program, the Winners of the 10th Annual Hager-man NWR Nature Photog-raphy Contest will be an-nounced. Th e winners will be presented with a Ribbon and the First-place entries will receive a cash award of $50. Th e Best in Show win-ner will receive a $100 cash award. Please join us to rec-ognize this year’s winners. Th e Refuge Rocks: Talkin’ Turkey, Saturday, November 16 10:00-11:30 Two Groups With Age Appropriate Activities: Ages 4-6 and Ages 7-10 Did you know that Benja-min Franklin wanted the na-tional bird to be a wild tur-key rather than a bald eagle? He did! Ben voted for the turkey, but was outvoted, so our national bird is the regal bald eagle! You might eat turkey at Th anksgiving, but did you know that lots of turkeys live in the wild. In fact, they’re commonly called wild turkeys and live all over the United States, including here at Hagerman NWR. In our Talkin’ Tur-key class, the youth will dis-cover what the real lives of wild turkeys are like. Th ey’ll learn about hens, toms, ca-runcles, wattles, and snoods. Children will even learn how to do the turkey strut and learn the turkey call! Each student will make a terrifi c turkey craft to take

home and have fun partici-pating in turkey games and activities. Come join us on November 16 for a free class to learn all about our resi-dent wild turkeys! To sign up - call the refuge at (903) 786-2826 or sign up on the web at www.friendsofhager-man.com/contact. Nature Photography Club meeting – Saturday, Novem-ber 16th 1:00-2:00 PM Do you love to photo-graph nature at Hagerman NWR? Join us for the Photo Club meeting. Th e Nature Photography Con-test winning photos will be presented. Th e meeting program is still pending. Please check the Friends of Hagerman website for latest information. Th e meeting is free and open to the public. Adopt-A-Nestbox: Sun-day, December 1st through January 31st, or while sup-plies last. Help the plight of the Eastern Bluebird while learning all about their nest-ing habits! For a small do-nation, your adopted nest-box will have your name on it and you’ll receive an email every week with a picture of the inside and an explana-tion of everything happen-ing in the nestbox. Great Christmas gift, especially for children. For more informa-tion call (903)786-2826 be-tween the hours of 9 am - 4 pm Monday - Saturday or 1 - 5 pm on Sunday. Refuge Van Tours: Come and See the Geese! Enjoy a 60 – 90 minute tour along Wildlife Drive at the Refuge. Learn about the history of the displaced town of Hagerman while watching for wildlife. Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography. Free (do-nations accepted). Guided tours are off ered at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting. Seat-ing is limited: please call (903)786-2826 between 9:00am and 4:00pm, Mon-Sat, for reservations. Stand-bys are accepted if space permits. Tours are recom-mended for age 6 - adult.

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Everyday millions of Americans take for granted the ability to open an app or web browser and in-stantly access the internet to watch a video, email a photo or check the weather forecast. However, in many rural areas of our country that is still not the case. In a world with “gigabit” cit-ies and 5G connectivity, our rural areas have been left behind when it comes to broadband internet. Th e Federal Communications Commission (FCC) de-fi nes “broadband internet” as having a connection speed of at least 25mps download and 3mps up-load. Many areas, includ-ing some here in Cooke County, are capable of signifi cantly faster speeds than this. But many areas are not. In fact, large por-tions of the unincorporat-ed parts of Cooke County have internet speeds of far lower. Th e federal government has some grant funds to help provide faster internet to the unserved and un-derserved areas. However, the metrics for determin-ing what areas are served vs. unserved/underserved is fl awed. Th e FCC allows companies to “self-report” their internet speeds in a given area. Th ese “self-

reports” are based not on real world speeds, but on ideal speeds that the net-works are capable of hav-ing. Th is, in turn, means that many areas show to be served by broadband inter-net on the FCC maps but are in reality are not prop-erly served at all. For the past few years, this issue has been a major discus-sion topic among counties within the National Asso-ciation of Counties. Th e lack of adequate internet has an ever-increasing im-pact on our lives. Studies have shown that the lack of broadband internet low-ers economic growth of the area. Lack of broadband internet impairs distance learning for students and workers looking to work from home. Internet con-nectivity is playing a larger role in farming and ranch-ing through practices like precision agriculture and online auctions. Addition-ally, public safety personnel and emergency responders are relying more and more on connectivity and data transfers to better serve the public. In mid-2018, a speed test app was developed by the National Association of Counties and their part-ners called “TestIT”, which is used to test internet con-nections, and that data is shared with the FCC to show the fl aws in their reporting. Th e FCC and

Congress have taken note of this issue and several bills have been fi led to help correct the problem to in-clude crowd-testing apps, such as TestIT, in evaluat-ing what areas are served by broadband internet. Private sector companies, such as Space X, have also taken notice of the need for broadband internet service in rural areas. Earlier this year, Space X launched sev-eral dozen test satellites to provide broadband inter-net primarily to rural areas. Th eir plan is for the even-tual rollout of several thou-sand small low orbit, low latency satellites that will cover the northern hemi-sphere over the next several months. Th ey anticipate the project to be operation-al by the end of 2020 and capable of internet speeds of at least 100mps down-load and 10mps upload, which is 4 times faster than the broadband threshold. Other companies, such as Amazon, are also consider-ing similar low orbit tech-nology. It is too early to tell if the Space X plan will be successful, and Congress is considering but has still yet to pass new broadband reporting requirements. However, fi nally progress is being made in the areas of rural broadband internet and for many (including myself ) it cannot come fast enough.

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COOKE COUNTY – Th e following cases were fi led and decided in the 235th District Court.

Cases Filed Justin Hughes vs Kim-berly Ramirez Rodriguez Hughes, divorce. Denton County Elec-tric Cooperative vs. Cooke County Appraisal District, all other civil cases. In re: Sheila Lynn Pruitt Morrell vs. N/A all other civil cases. Samantha Leann Black-wood vs. Rowdy Blake Blackwood, divorce. Th e state of Texas vs. Jes-sica Martinson, civil case re-lated to criminal matter. Cristal Alise Sanders vs. Bradley Don Sanders, di-vorce. Shannon Otherine Banks

vs. Nathan Keith Banks, di-vorce. Cases Decided Cooke County et al vs. Crecencio Angui Rodriguez, non-suited or dismissed by plaintiff , tax case. Gainesville Independent School District vs. Terra Greene fi nal judgement/non-jury, tax case. Cooke County et al vs Jeremy L. Boltinghouse and Roseanna L. Boltinghouse, et al, non-suited or dis-missed by plaintiff , tax case. Gainesville Independent School District vs. Stephen Brooks, all other disposi-tions, tax case. Frank Boroski, Glenda Boroski vs. Beatrice Livsey, non-suited or dismissed by plaintiff , injury or damage with motor vehicle.

Whitney Jae Quisen-berry vs. Christopher Scott Quisenberry, agreed judg-ment, divorce. Joyce Gay Tuggle vs. Richard James Tuggle, fi nal judgement/non-jury, di-vorce. Dale Lee Reiter vs. Kim-berly Ann Reiter, agreed judgment, divorce. Christy Lee Jones vs. Jer-rod Levi Jones, agreed judg-ment, divorce. U.S. Bank National Asso-ciation as indenture trustee for the Cim trust 2016-2 Mortgage vs. Alfredo Kien-inger and Deida Kieninger, default judgement, real property. In re: Sheila Lynn Pruitt Morrell vs N/A fi nal judge-ment/non-jury, fi nal judge-ment/non-jury, all other civil cases.

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Crawford McLeod. She was the middle of three children. After a long battle with dia-betic complications, she passed away in her home on November 3, 2019.Survivors Courtney is survived by her 8 year old son, Isaac; mother Deborah McLeod Cook and her husband Greg of Gainesville; sister Brit-tany Webb and her husband Kyle of Plano; brother Ryan McLeod of Fort Worth; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Courtney was a beautiful, caring soul, who never met a stranger and was devoted to her son. She showed great strength and courage through many battles with her health, but never lost her sense of humor. Family meant everything to Court-ney, and nothing made her happier than a big family dinner. Courtney was preceded in death by her father, Michael McLeod; grandmother Nel-da McLeod; and aunt An-nette McLeod Gibson.Donations Memorial contributions may be made in Courtney’s honor to Cook Childrens Hospital in Fort Worth.

Lisa Manning

Services Lisa Renea Manning, aged 52, passed away in her sleep on Wednesday, October 23rd. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Friday, November 1 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 PM prior to the service.History Lisa was born to Leah (Oliver) and Jerry Garvin in Denton, Texas. Lisa R. Manning graduated from North Richland High school in 1985. She worked at EDS, and later for Damsels in Defense. Lisa was a strong Chris-tian who lived every mo-ment like it was her last. She soaked in love and laughter and had no room for hate in her heart.Survivors She is survived by her husband, Jeremy; her daughter, Mia, and her sister, Theresa. You may sign the online register at www.geojcar-roll.com.

Michael Dale Hughes

Services Michael Dale Hughes, 63, of Collinsville, Texas was called to his eternal home on Friday, November 1, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services hon-oring Mike will be held on Monday, November 4, 2019 at 6:00 PM at Meador Fu-neral Home of Whitesboro, offi ciated by Rev. Rick Car-ney and Rev. John Mar-tin. A time of visitation for friends and family will be held on Monday one hour prior to services.History Mike was born on March 24, 1956 in Bridgeport, Texas to James Celtyn and Virginia (Forsythe) Hughes. He married his wife of 40 years, Dianne Acker on July 28, 1979 in Bridgeport. Mike was a custom home builder in the community for years. Later, after retiring from the construction business he became a manager at WinStar World Casino and retired from WinStar oper-ations. He enjoyed fi shing, painting, watching football and anything that involved his grandchildren. He was a huge Longhorns fan. Mike loved and cherished his wife, his children and his grandchildren. Survivors He is survived by his wife, Dianne Hughes of Col-linsville, daughter, Misty Roberts and husband, Chet of Collinsville, son, Micah Hughes and wife, Krystil of Bryan, grandchildren, Alex-is, Makenzie and Addyson Roberts and Cora Hughes, nieces, Nicole Malicoat and Jennifer Cass, as well as nu-merous other family mem-bers. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, James and Virginia Hughes and brother, Jimmy Celtyn Hughes.

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