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4A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Sunday, May 8, 2011Running for Jackie ...Continued from page 2Asummer internship duringAugust 2007, a drunk driverstruck her driver’s side doorin an area of U.S. 380 west ofDecatur that was under construction.Now, it’s up to hours oftherapy to simulate commonmovements we take forgranted. Vela and Murphreerock Jackie back and forth,back and forth, while she’sbound in the blanket. It’s aform of vestibular rehabilitation.The movements promoteoverall brain healthand balance.On Saturday, Jackie willget off the therapy table andinto the race. She’ll ride in aconverted two-person, threewheeledstroller that specificallyfits her. Bowers said Patwill be pushing her the distance.“He’ll be able to do it, buthe’ll be sore the next day,”Bowers said.Unlike a lot of people withbrain injuries, Jackie enjoysthe crowds and attention,including the swarm of runnersand well-wishers in theruns. Most brain injury patientsfreeze when they getoverstimulated.“She’s not textbook,” Fanningsaid. “She’s not like anyother patient with severebrain injuries. You neverknow what Jackie is going tobe like.”Some things never change.Murphree said his daughterWatch video online:wcmess.com/jackieCRUISE NIGHTS RETURN — The first ofve Cruise Nights on the Courthousequare in Decatur was to be Saturday, May. Registration was to be 4-7 p.m., $10er vehicle. Judging was to be at 7 p.m.ollowed by awards at 8:30.AKE SALE — The Paradise High Schoolelay for Life team was to sell baked goodsnd T-shirts at Walmart in Decatur 10 a.m.o 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7. All proceeds willenefit the American Cancer Society.EPUBLICANS MEET — The Wiseepublican Women and Wise Countyepublican Party will meet jointly at 6:30.m. Monday, May 9, on the second floorof the courthouse in Decatur. Gail Lowe,District 14 representative to the StateBoard of Education, will be guest speaker.always likedto be the centerof attention.“She has atendency todraw peopletoward her,” Fanning said.“She does better when shehas an audience.”“The therapists don’tknow for sure what (Jackie)knows,” said Bowers. “But Ikeep thinking that she doesseem to know a lot of whatis going on around her, especiallythe way she reactsto the cheering crowds of 50to 100 people during WhiteDECATURNEWS BRIEFSHELPINGHANDS— Throughyears oftherapy,Jackie hasmaintainedmuch of herstrength dueto hours ofexercisesseveraldays aweek. Everyexerciseplays a vitalrole in herquality oflife.Messenger photoby Joe DutyRock. And if she does know,it could be the biggest day ofher life. The chance that it isreally motivates me.”And next Saturday, Bowershopes she draws a greatcrowd to the Decatur 5K.Event informationThe race is Saturday, May14. The one-mile fun run beginsat 8 a.m., and the 5K isslated to start at 8:15.Registration ends at 6 p.m.Friday, May 13. No race dayregistration is allowed. Toregister, go to www.decatur5k.com.Cost is $15 for the fun runand $20 for the 5K. ShirtsBoosters meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 9, inthe new band hall at the high school.SCV MEETING — The Sons of ConfederateVeterans meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 10,at the Wesley Center of the First UnitedMethodist Church in Decatur. Sgt. DelvinCampbell with the Decatur Citizens PoliceAcademy will give the program.ALVORD REGISTRATION — Alvord Pre-Kand Kindergarten Roundup for the 2011-12school year is 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. weekdaysthrough Friday, May 13, in the elementaryoffice. Bring the following: birth certificate,Social Security card, updated immunizationrecord and proof of residency. Pre-K childrenmust meet one of the qualifications setby the district to be eligible. For moreinformation, call (940) 427-2881.will be given to all who register,and awards will go to thetop three finishers in sevenage groups. Trophies will bepresented to overall maleand female runners.The course has been certifiedby USA Track and Field.There will be chip timing.The run begins at thesquare and proceeds east onMain Street, south on Business287 before turning weston Hale, north on Cowan,east on West Mulberry andfinally back to the square viaNorth State Street. DecaturPolice Department will controltraffic during the race.South Beach Taco Factorywill open early to cater to theracers.!E-mail Brandon at bevans@wcmessenger.com.65% of peoplewith hearingloss are belowretirement age.1 out of 10Americanshas ahearing loss.Excessive noiseis the numberone reason forhearing loss.Submit YOUR local news...www.wcmessenger.com/submitBridal RegistryJenny HicksBride Elect ofBrad RiegerShower: May 14Wedding: June 18"Voted Best Place in Wise Countyto Buy Wedding Gifts"Voted Best Place in Wise County to buy1650 FM 51 S, Suite 400 • Prada ShopsDecatur • 940-627-9188Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.(Major Credit Cards Accepted)The faces ofHEARING LOSSare more familiar than you thinkMay is Better Hearing Month.Hearing loss can occur at any age. If you notice that you’rehaving trouble understanding people— or if loved ones havesuggested you may have hearing loss—now is the perfecttime to have your hearing evaluated. You’ll find out if we canhelp you hear better. And live better.ExclusiveLimited Time OfferReceive a FREE Dry & StoreDehumidifier and a cartonof batteries with purchaseof a pair of hearing aids(a $175 value!)Present this coupon at time ofpurchase. Items will be issued at thecompletion of the trial period.Coupon expires 6/30/2011.Erika KeeseBride Elect ofScott NeilShower: May 21Wedding: June 25Hannah HarrisonBride Elect ofJohn GriffinShower: May 7Wedding: July 3Baby RegistryMother: Serria TeranFather: Ethan DavidsonShower: June 4Dr. Judy DeMorest,Board Certified AudiologistENT & Allergy Clinic, PA1600 W. US Business 380, Suite ADecatur, Texas 76234940-627-7997BAND BOOSTERS — Bridgeport BandContinued on page 6AThe Decatur High School Rodeo TeamThanks ALL of the following sponsors:Wise County Sheriff’s PosseDecatur Police DepartmentTaco BellTaco CasaSonicTin Star FurnitureThe Corner PlaceWalmartCD Electric, IncHometown TeesWaymon & Bennie PannellStephens, Bastian & Cartwright, LPTLR Welding & FabricatingHolmes Auto SupplySandford Oil Company, IncCasa Torres RestaurantLaw Offices of Clinton E. PhillipsDecatur Livestock MarketFletcher Feed & TruckingNorth Texas Spine & SportDecatur Veterinary ClinicKarl Klement Chrysler - Jeep - DodgeDr. Joel Herschler, DDSDecatur Plaza Movie IIIWise Regional Health SystemNorth Texas TireBoyd Feed StoreNorth Texas Bank, N.A.1st Propane North TexasBig State Credit, Inc.Dana Davis Manoushagian: AttorneyThe Magic PonyHometown CookingEvette MotleyRichard’s SalonJohn Winder, DDSWanda’s Boots and MoreDecatur Iron & Metal RecyclingNCT Mechanical, IncKlean Kut Lawn CareHudson’s FinaDavid’s Western Store/NRSWise County EMSHendershot EquipmentWise Electric Co-opFit-N-WiseWise County MessengerSubwayChicken ExpressMainstreet Florist & Gifts & TwiceAround ConsignmentsCorina’s BoutiqueOutlaw EquineDevon Energy CorporationHiggs Electric, Ltd1st Choice Truck Lube, Inc.Tanglewood Oilfield Services, LLCTwisted X BootsClassic Floor CoveringsLaw Offices of Steven M. WilliamsCary Bohn State FarmDry Clean SuperCenterAll Bail BondsRay Aaron Insurance AgencyCarolyn’s Home FurnishingsAction Orthopaedics & SportsWise County Shrimp FarmRhoena RiceNodus, IncH. Frank Thornton, CPAPatti’s Hair ParlorFarm Bureau – Doyle LoweDecatur Eye CenterLisa G. Caraway – Parker PropertiesSassy Shelly’sENT & Allergy Clinic, PAJoanne Pham & Judy DeMorestRenshaw DrugWhistle StopDecatur Lumber CompanyTimeless Treasures Photography& GraphicsRhonda J. Shaw Insurance AgencyCakes by LeishaStewart OrthodonticsDecatur Fire DepartmentHampton Inn & SuitesDecatur PowerSportsManek EquipmentMaster SaddlesTractor SupplyBig D ProductsLegend BankBarbara & Donald MeadorJames Wood MotorsDenton Skin CareDevon Energy CorporationAaronsDBR Land & Cattle RanchTodd Parks & Jason WrenAttorneys at LawFour Wheels of TexasThe Men at The Country Club2-K PawnParker Properties/ CeCe LisbyWatts Excavating, Inc.Wise County Medical & SurgicalAGvantage Farm & RanchEarp Steel Buildings & Boat DocksDr. Dan Selz & Dr. Deborah Selz3 Way Trucking, Inc.McMaster New Holland TractorsBryan 4B RanchesDan Busch HorseshoeingCaviness Riding HorsesWise TruckingYoungs TanksAir Brush Tans by RyanMr. & Mrs Winford SherrillWise Alignments, LLCTeresa Mader State FarmR. John Nelson, DDSThe Frigid FrogTwice the IceRafter R Boot & Shoe RepairSPECIAL THANKS TO:Calf Scramble Sponsors: Sweetie Pies Ribeyes & James Wood MotorsMr. Clyde & Elsie Frost Sponsors: Sweetie Pies Ribeyes,James Wood Motors, Hampton Inn & Suites, Countryside Baptist Church
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Sunday, May 8, 20115AOPINIONBEYOND THE HEADLINESHello son, goodbye Osama and waiting for helpBy BRIAN KNOXI’ve had several people ask meif I was going to write a columnabout my new son. You wouldthink it would be an easy thingto do — four years ago I wroteseveral columns around the birthof my first child, a daughter.But I’m finding it hard to do,or some reason. Maybe it’s theack of sleep (oh, the colic). Oraybe it’s just that there woulde so much to say, I wouldn’tnow where to start.It’s very easy to start comparngthe way my two kids acted athe same stages of babyhood, buttry not to do it too much. I realzethat every child is different.I guess the main difference ishe diaper changing. Man, peopleren’t kidding when they tell youhat little boys will create founainson the changing table. Forhe record, as of this writing, I’veeen peed on 10 times to 0 timesfor my wife. Yes, I’m keepingscore.I hope the boy likes baseball,because I love the sportand really couldn’t thinkof anything else to decoratethe his room with(plus I already had allthis baseball stuff thathas been increasinglypushed away into closetsand the garage).One thing I’ve noticedwith the boy is he doesn’tlike to burp, but he can’tseem to stop passinggas. I’m guessing that isa large reason for the “eveningsqualls” as we call them aroundthe Knox household. Unfortunately,they seem to start aroundthe time I come home from workand continue well into the latenight or early morning.But despite the exhaustion, it’sa great feeling to have one childin your arms and another onesnuggled up next to you on thecouch.It’s times like that when youtruly feel blessed.!Like most people, I’vebeen tuned in quite a bitto the coverage of Osamabin Laden’s death. I waswatching a 24-hour newsnetwork’s coverage oneevening when the hostwas interviewing twoMuslim women aboutKNOXthe country’s reaction tothe death of Bin Laden.One was wearing thetraditional burqa, with her headcovered except for a small slit forthe eyes.My four-year-old daughterwalked in, saw the woman,and asked me, “Daddy, is she aghost?”No, I said, and tried to explainthat’s the way women dress inher culture. She seemed satisfiedwith the answer and went abouther way.But it got me thinking aboutthe day when she asks me whoOsama bin Laden was, and whathappened on Sept. 11, 2001. Asparents, we want to protect ourchildren from the bad people ofthe world, but we can’t pretendthere aren’t people out there whowould do us harm.But at least after last Sunday’sshocking announcement, thereis one less of those people in theworld.!Almost lost in all the news coverageof Bin Laden’s death is thepresident’s decision not to agreeto Governor Rick Perry’s requestfor assistance for the victims ofthe recent wildfires across Texas.Perry, understandably, was notpleased with the decision.“I am dismayed that this administrationhas denied Texansthe much needed assistance theydeserve,” Perry said in a statementreleased Tuesday. “It is notonly the obligation of the federalgovernment, but its responsibilityunder law to help its citizensin times of emergency.”Some might see some irony inthe statement. After all, Perryhas been highly critical of whathe sees as an overreaching federalgovernment.But it is also imperative thatthe administration is not playingpolitics. Texas is a red state, andmany of its elected officials haveoften been quite critical of thecurrent administration. But thatshould play no part in deliveringhelp to Americans in need.It could just be a matter of timing.With the devastating tornadoesthat ravaged the southeasternportion of the country,there is quite a bit of need at themoment. Hopefully Texans inneed will soon get the help theydeserve.The Messenger welcomesetters to the editor.The deadline is 5 p.m.ednesday for publicationhe following Sunday. Theeadline is 5 p.m. Friday forublication the followinghursday.Letters are printed on apace-available basis on theditorial page.All letters must be signed,About Lettersand writers’ names will notbe withheld. Letters shouldinclude a return address anddaytime phone number. Lettersshould not exceed 400words.Send letters: To the editor,Wise County Messenger,P.O. Box 149, Decatur, Texas76234, or drop them by 115 S.Trinity in Decatur weekdaysbetween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.ONLINE VIEWSHere’s what some of our online readers are commentingn this week:“Hurtful words mar petition signing” publishedhursday, April 28I had a few comments spoke to me as well during my efortsat getting signatures for the petition.“U.S. 380 does not affect me.”“You really think signatures are going to get a highwayidened?”I pray that an accident on 380 never affects the gentleanor the family of the gentleman that made the comment.And I told the other gentleman to hide and watch ’cause“where there is a will there is a way.”God Bless you, Eva, and your efforts. You have a lot ofsupport.Charlotte FitzgeraldAlvordOn April 18 after taking my car to Lewisville for a manufacturer’srecall, I was returning to Decatur westboundfrom Denton. I drove up to the crossroad where SouthMasch Branch Road meets U.S. 380 and was stopped by anaccident that involved three or four vehicles that managedto get together at the center of the crossroads. Law enforcementwas just showing up, two sheriff cars, ambulance, firetruck and a motorcycle cop of some type. Everybody wasstopped, myself stopped back about five or six vehicles fromthe crossing.Suddenly, I heard a loud horn and just happened to lookin my rearview mirror, horrified, to see an 18-wheeler propanetank truck bearing down on the group of westbound,stopped vehicles. The driver drove the truck, brakes locked,to the emergency lane and passed every one of us stoppingjust short of the trooper’s car stopped at the accident site. Iknew I just had a break that day.This road is a sorry excuse for a “highway” and the peoplewho keep diverting the monies to fix this road so that it issafer and better obviously don’t drive this road very often.I’ll sign, just show me where.Charles RandolphDecaturMr. Randolph,Our petition can be signed at iCopy, Bono’s, CatfishO’harlies’, Fresh Produce Market, Patti’s Hair Parlor, S&JPharmacy and The Corner Store in Decatur, KT’s CafeGolden Express Truck Stop in Alvord, Shinola’s Texas Cafein Springtown, and S&J Pharmacy in Krum.Eva CzerniakAlvordI have been commuting back and forth on that highwayfor 38 years and have seen many, many fatal accidents. I toohave come very close to losing my life on that road becausethere was nowhere to go and an oncoming car was slidingout of control toward me. I had a car on the right and therewas a car to his left. I just resigned myself to the fact that Iwas going to die, and God made the car slide to the far rightmissing everybody.I am so thankful that the Wise County side is finallybeing fixed because most of these fatalities are caused byoncoming traffic crossing over the center line. It seems sosenseless for one county to widen and divide the highwayand Denton County diverting their funds for something else.How many precious lives have to be lost before life wins outover money?I am so sorry for the loss of Samantha and Delaney. Theywere so young and beautiful and had so much life to live.The memorial that is at the site of their wreck is awesomeand reminds me every day of how fragile life can be.Nathan HornerAlvord“City of Bridgeport’s finances strained” publishedThursday, April 28I feel the need to respond to this because some goodpeople are being thrown under the bus. Allow me to throwmyself under, too.I can only speak for the department I worked in. I was atemporary employee for a year. I received both a vehicle andcell phone stipend. My cell phone was not purchased by thecity. The stipulations were that the initial phone purchasefell onto the employee. The stipend did not cover the fullmonthly bill.The vehicle stipend wasn’t for driving back and forth fromBridgeport. It was a reimbursement for vehicle wear andtear, fuel and insurance. Personal vehicle insurance does notcover damage incurred while using your vehicle for work.The city does not provide a vehicle to perform your duties,mandating the use of a personal vehicle. The vehicle stipenddid not cover all the relevant expenses.These two kinds of stipends are standard operating procedurein private business when personal property is usedin the course of your work. This was my first governmentposition after a decade in private enterprise, lest anybodythink these kind of reimbursement are a government extravagance.I also supplied my own computer and refused medical insuranceduring my employment. There seems to be a memelately that government employees are overcompensated. Forthe most part in small civil positions, that couldn’t be furtherfrom the truth. Removing two barely competitive itemsfrom already undercompensated employees is a mistake.Brent McNabbChico“It’s time to address the issue of bullying” publishedApril 6My family has recently moved here from the city. Whilewe lived there I dealt with many instances of bullying, fromother children and adults. This has gone on for years. Thefact that we are just now standing up and speaking up issad. Just think of all the lives that could have been differentif only one person would have stood up for them.I understand insecure children picking on others, but weonly have adults to blame. They have to learn it from somewhere people! I think the worst instance is when a little girlwas having an argument with her friend and the friend’smother decided to be caddy and bully this child via textmessage. Our children learn all their habits from the adultsthat directly touch their life (meaning you, the parent). So,in order to put an end to this, we all need to take the fingerand point it at ourselves and ask, “Is my behavior appropriate?”And for those that see this happening to others, you arejust as guilty as the bully if you stand beside and do nothing.Have a great day!Amanda DonahueDecatur!Read more comments and add your own at the new WC-Messenger.com.
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