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Two members of TEXAS CIVIL DEFENSE are pictured setting up a cash jar and toy collection tube at The Ellis County Press Monday. LTC Tim O’Connor and Sgt. Joe Rodriguez are helping North Ellis County Outreach collect canned or boxed food to benefit local families. Look for drop off locations throughout north Ellis County. Final pickup is Saturday, Dec. 15.

FERRIS – Aubrey Renee Blodgett, 34, of Ferris was arrested by Milford Police Department Monday night and turned over to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Blodgett was involved in the fatality accident on FM 660 last month. She was charged with Intoxi-cation Manslaughter W/Vehicle with bond set at $100,000 by Milford Police Department. She was also charged Aggravated Assault W/Deadly Weapon with bond set at 50,000.

Aubrey Renee Blodgett

Ferris womancharged in

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BY RITA COOK News Editor

HUTCHINS – When an incom-ing Scrap Tire Processing Facility was looking to move into the area, Dallas County Fire Marshal Rob-ert De Los Santos had to say no. In a letter to the Executive Di-rector at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the Scrap Tire Management Reg-istration application for a scrap tire processing facility storage for W &M Environmental Group LLC, De Los Santos indicated the over-all problem with considering this application were the violations a company in Hutchins had already rained down on the area. W&M Environmental Group LLC’s application is part of a pro-posed Land Reclamation Project using tires at G4G Industrial for 61-acres on Vetch Road in Ferris and part of unincorporated Dallas County. Because of the location, the Dallas County Fire Marshal’s office has strict requirements that

Fire Marshall concernedover Hutchins tire storage

must be met before work can begin at that site. The letter stated, “At this time, Dallas County cannot support this project based on the information provided.” In fact, one of the key focuses for Dallas County was to address the issues often part of the storage of tires in unincorporated areas. The letter indicated, “The un-incorporated areas of the county have experienced significant difficulties related to this type of property use (tire storage).” This included vector control issues, large-scale fires and code compliance problems. One prime example of prob-lems was in Hutchins, which was hindering the application process for W&M Environmental Group LLC. The property filing the appli-cation is just 10 miles from the proposed LRPUT site owned by Hutchin’s Vista International Technology, Inc. This property has recent vi-olations due to non-compliance

regarding an overabundance of tires, fire code violations, high grass, vector control and property egress. These issues led to the business closing and Dallas County spend-ing time to address the site. In fact, there were 15 months invested in order to bring the site back to compliance and Dallas County is still working with the landowners. With only an allowance of 350 tons of tires on the site, there was, as of September 2018, 300,000 tons of tires on the site with no permit. There was also a statement in the letter from De Los Santos indicating, “As we understand, the ownership group of Vista may be associated with the proposed reclamation project. “Given Vista’s past reclamation performance in the unincorporat-ed areas of Dallas County we have concerns with the intended use of the undeveloped land.”

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Ferris hires new EDC director

ENNIS – Ennis is alive with holiday magic. The Lights of En-nis Board, Chamber of Commerce and city staff are busy preparing for the annual Christmas Parade of Lights and Block Party taking place in the heart of downtown Ennis on Thursday, Nov. 29. The evening includes a block party complete with dance and musical performances by GO! Dance, The Harvesters, Jr. High

Christmas Parade of Lights and Block Party in downtown Ennis Nov. 29

Band Ensemble and the Covenant Christian Academy Dickens Car-olers. There will be food trucks, an open house at the Ennis Railroad Museum, children’s crafts and fun photo ops with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Elsa. This year’s block party will take place at the Farmers Market park-

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Ennis comes together to create a wonderful holiday experience

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FERRIS – With more than 40 years in real estate exper-tise and 22 years of public and private econom-ic development, Scott Jones was hired by the City of Ferris to take over the Eco-nomic Develop-ment Corporation as director. Final approv-a l came Mon-day night when council approved his hiring, and he started work Tuesday. Jones was one of more than 10 applicants applying for the position after the departure of Sean Overyender in September. After a six-member hiring committee’s recommendation, Jones got the final nod for the

$60,000 position with benefits. The hiring committee was composed of two council mem-bers, Sheri Chapman and Jay Walsh, two Economic 4A mem-

bers, Charles Hat-field and Chad Newsom, and two members of the Economic 4B, Rudy Amor and Barbara Pardue. Jone s wen t before the hiring commit t e e on Nov. 10 for an in-depth interview. Jones brings an impressive re-sume’ to the ta-ble as the former

Economic Development Director of Corsicana and Navarro Coun-ty. He also has a degree from the University of Texas-Dallas

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Scott Jones

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Family (and country) first, not party first

ROBERT ROMANO

A poll by Axios and SurveyMonkey found 61 percent of Democrats believe Re-publicans are racist, sexist and bigoted, and 31 percent of Republicans think the same thing about Democrats. 54 percent of Democrats find Republi-cans to be ignorant, 49 percent of Repub-licans believe the same about Democrats. 44 percent of Democrats find Republicans spiteful, 54 percent of Republicans feel that way about Democrats. 21 percent of Democrats and 23 percent of Republicans find each other to be evil, respectively. Have we lost the civil society? Only tiny percentages found the other party to be fair, kind or thoughtful, ranging from 2 to 4 percent. I personally would have been an exceptional person polled if they had called and asked about Democrats in my life who I found to be thoughtful, honest and caring. Then again, my entire immediate family are Democrats, who I speak to every day. Often politics come up but nobody hates each other at the end of the day. Family first, not party first. It’s some-thing I’m reminded of with Thanksgiving right around he corner when I’ll be traveling up to New York with my family. In a similar vein, many people are life-long friends. We chose to be friends before we ever chose our politics. Should recon-sider those bonds later in life when politics come up? How do we reconcile what politicians do in Washington, D.C. with how friends and family vote at home anyway? Are those real-ly the same thing? Especially when we con-sider that the one of the biggest predicters of political affiliation, at least at a younger age, remains how your parents voted. There are exceptions, of course; you’re reading one of them right now. A country is a lot like a family in that respect. The premise of elections and a republic is that elections and legislative processes deal with those disagreements that do arise. If we cannot be civil and let the Constitution work the way it was intended, including elections, then we don’t have much of a country. It’s why recent comments by failed pres-idential contender Hillary Clinton were so disheartening. She told CNN that “You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about.”

It turns out that millions of Americans across party lines definitely agree with Clin-ton if the Axios/SurveyMonkey poll is to be believed. The numbers point to a potential powder keg. Both sides hate each other. It seems that a lot of folks – not all, and not even a majority per se, but a lot – are identifying a lot less as Americans nowadays and more along partisan lines. This did not happen overnight. It is also not the first time the parties have had different values they believe are important. The system calls for it. Elections are supposed to result in representation of those values. I doubt the problem is that the parties have differences, which should be a given. Where we might have a problem one day is if too many people believe that democracy is not the answer to reconciling national differences and that war or violence or dictatorship would somehow be preferable to impose their own values. The Civil War was not only party versus party, region versus region and slave states versus free states, in many cases it was brother versus brother. It was the most horri-ble thing that ever happened to this country, as 620,000 Americans died. We’re still reeling from it in many ways. It was based on irreconcilable differences. Yes, slavery, a moral abomination, was abolished. But that war and preserving the Union came at great cost. I’m not certain the Union would survive another Civil War. So I see polls like that offered by Axios and SurveyMonkey and I worry a lot about that. To overcome the possibility of civil strife we will have to rise above partisan madness. Go back and read the poll’s question. Are your political opponents really evil? Or do you simply happen to disagree on a range of issues that can otherwise be resolved via elections? There’s a lot more that brings us together as a country than tears us apart, but that faith is sometimes tested. Perhaps we’re going through one of those trials right now. I like to think that, as we enter the holiday season and sit down for Thanksgiving, that we still see each other as fellow Americans.

Robert Romano is the Vice President of Public Policy at Americans for Limited Government.

Stop the HIT to protect American workers

JANET TRAUTWEIN

A little-known provision of the Afford-able Care Act has been stealthily contrib-uting to higher health insurance premiums. It’s called the Health Insurance Tax, or HIT – and Congress is finally ready to do something about it. Earlier this summer, a bipartisan House majority voted to suspend the HIT through 2021. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to act. Billions of dollars in insurance premiums for consumers are on the line. Since the Affordable Care Act took ef-fect in 2014, insurance companies offering conventional full-coverage policies have paid fees based on how much their premi-ums are. That includes employer-sponsored group insurance plans, individual plans on the Obamacare exchanges, and Medicare and Medicaid plans. The HIT served as an extra source of funding for the ACA. Unfortunately, insurers simply pass the Health Insurance Tax along to individuals and employers in the form of higher pre-miums. That’s particularly bad for small business owners, who can’t deduct HIT fees from their overall tax liability. Meanwhile, most Americans buying health coverage in the individual market have no idea that part of their premium is just a pass-through tax. The HIT gets more burdensome every year. Fees from insurers totaled $8 billion in 2014 and $11 billion in 2015. Congress suspended the tax for 2017 and 2018. But if the federal government had collected the tax this year, the tab would have been over $14 billion. There’s no doubt the HIT has increased premiums. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that the HIT inflated exchange plan premiums by two to three percentage points this year. According to an Oliver

Wyman analysis, the tax accounted for $500 in annual premium costs for families obtaining coverage through an employer, $255 for those enrolled in Medicare Advan-tage, and $165 for people insured through the individual market. Without relief from Congress, the HIT will drive up average individual premiums by more than $2,100 – and family premi-ums by $5,000 – over the next decade. The HIT also knocks those least able to pay the hardest. Americans earning $10,000 to $50,000 a year pay more than half of the HIT. Large businesses can escape the Health Insurance Tax by self-insuring, or paying employee medical bills directly. But that’s not an option for small businesses with fewer employees and volatile health care costs. That’s a big reason why small businesses have faced skyrocketing premiums. From 2010 to 2015, seven in 10 small businesses reported premium increases of more than 20 percent. The HIT will only continue harming small businesses, causing cuts in employee benefits and reduced hiring. According to one estimate, the HIT could put 163,000 workers at small businesses out of their jobs in the next ten years. The House measure to suspend the tax for three more years, H.R. 6311, would offer some relief. The Senate should support it. Better still, Congress should repeal the HIT once and for all. Doing so would be an easy way to lower Americans’ insurance premiums and protect the middle class.

Janet Trautwein is CEO of the National Association of Health Underwriters (www.nahu.org).

Some people need to see socialism to believe it’s bad

NATALIA CASTRO

People around the country were baffled when exit polls showed Robert or Beto O’Rourke won more votes from native Texans than incumbent Senator Ted Cruz in the midterm elections. But this should not be a surprise, it should be a lesson – some people need to experience socialism to understand its disastrous effects. Exit polls found that 57 percent of people who moved to Texas (also known as trans-plants) voted for Cruz while 51 percent of those born in Texas voted for O’Rourke. While many Texas conservatives blamed the liberalization of the state on transplants from California and New York moving to the area for lower property values, it seems the opposite is taking place. These people are not bringing their liberal ideas, but running away from them. Chuck DeVore of the Washington Ex-aminer explains, “The lack of economic freedom in California compared to Texas is likely why, according to census, from 2012 to 2016, a net of 521,052 Californians left the state. Texas was their most popular destination, with a net of 114,413 Califor-nians moving 1,300 miles east to the Lone Star State. In the five years through 2016, some 542,432 more Americans moved to Texas than moved out, supporting a growth rate double that of California’s.” It seems those who have experienced the socialist policies of high tax states are fleeing to Texas and voting to keep those taxes and regulations low. Conversely, youth in Texas have rallied behind O’Rourke, increasing youth turnout by 500 percent in the midterm election.

For the youth and those unexposed to progressive policies, increasing government spending with expanded Medicare and free tuition seem like good ideas. But for those who just left a state burdened by these policies, they are reprehensive to reinstitute them. Nationally, this can also be seen by some immigrant groups who tend back the Republican Party after legally entering the country to escape socialism at home. In Florida, Cuban voters have histori-cally leaned right, and in 2018 tended to pick Ron DeSantis for Governor and Rick Scott for Senator – the Republican picks. Similarly, Russian immigrants, particu-larly Russian-speaking Jews, who grew up under Soviet rule, backed Donald Trump in 2016 and rejected progressive Democrats like Bernie Sanders. Immigrants who have experienced the harm of big government policies and so-cialism that strip individuals of their rights overwhelmingly lean Republican so as to avoid bringing that danger to this country. Individuals living in high tax, big govern-ment states are fleeing to low tax, individ-ual liberty-based states. The pattern is the same – those who know socialism, know it does not work. Yet the left is working tirelessly to convince young voters there is a chance for the socialism to bloom here in the United States, it is critical the pop-ulations who have experienced this harm work to prevent that from coming true.

Natalia Castro is the multimedia director at Americans for Limited Government.

“There’s a lot of lessons to learn here. Not just that the left and right can still agree on some things, but also this: Americans can forgive one another. We can remember what brings us together as a country and still see the good in each other.”

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Not everything in lifeis automatic

commend me for a “job well done.” I was not prepared for what she was going to do. When I arrived on her property, she comes out yelling and screaming at me at the top of her lungs. Trust me, she had lungs. At first, I could not understand what she was so upset about. “Did you,” she said hysterically, “reset all the clocks in my house?” I smiled back at her and said quite cheerfully, “Yes, ma’am, I did.” Courtesy keeps me from quoting her right here. It was more than French she was yelling back at me. I stayed away from her for a couple of days and then I was working for her husband at his store. When I walked in, he looked at me and laughed hysterically. I was not sure what he was laughing at that he motioned me to come over. So, I did. “My wife,” he said be-tween laughs, “told me what you did the other day.” Then he broke into some more hysterical laughter. Then he sat me down and explained the whole situa-tion to me. I must confess when he finished telling me the whole story, I joined him in some hysterical laughter. We kept this to ourselves for as long as I worked there. I thought of what Paul said, “Let’s not get tired of doing what is good, for at the right time we will reap a harvest—if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9). Not everything is auto-matic, some things you have to work for.

BY DR. JAMES L. SNYDER

Two days in the year I don’t like. Somebody is thinking it is my wife’s birthday and our wedding anniversary. I worked that out a long time ago. My birthday is two days before the Gra-cious Mistress of the Par-sonage and our anniversary is three weeks after our birthday. No way can I forget that. When my wife gives me a birthday card with some gift it reminds me that I have two days to reciprocate. I remember my wife’s birthday and I remember our wedding anniversary, but more often than not, I cannot remember the years. I do not know how old my wife is. At least, that’s my story. And, I am not sure how long we’ve been mar-ried. The two days I’m not very happy with are the days when we turn the clock for-ward an hour and then turn the clock backward an hour. I still do not know why in the world we do that. We gain an hour in the spring, but then we lose an hour in the fall. What's the sense in all that? Why would you want to gain something and then give it back a couple months later? I grew up in the non-tech-nical age. I had to wind my watch every day to make sure it had the right time. It was not like it is today worth the time is set automatically. I look at my cell phone and the time is updated automatically. I look at our

TV set and see that the time is updated automatically. I like that. My problem is that I like it too much. I have become accustomed to things being adjusted automatically. Now they have cars that part automatically and you can be sure I’m not going to buy one. I am satisfied with the automatic setting of my clock and TV. When I was in high school, I worked part-time for a woman. I mowed the grass and cleaned inside the house. One big thing she had in the house was about 25 clocks. I’m serious. Twenty-five clocks that all had to be set manually. The first time I did it, I did not realize that each clock was set differently. You go upstairs and the clocks were 15 minutes faster than the clocks on the first floor so she would not be late for an appointment. Being my employer, it would have been nice for her to explain that to me. But, as most employers do, they do not explain every-thing to their employees. It was in the fall and we were to set the clocks back one hour. I thought she would appreciate the fact that I went around and reset all 25 of her clocks. After all, I was doing something on my own that needed done. The thing I did not know of course, the clocks were all set different on different levels of the house. I went around and set all 25 clocks to the same time. I was so happy. I was anxious to hear her

Part 6

“And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daugh-ters shall prophesy, your old men shall see visions. Also on My maidservants I will pour My Spirit in those days.”

– Joel 2:28,29

Many of the Lord’s prophecies are two-fold in that they are fulfilled twice, the first of Joel’s prophecy was at Pentecost where 120 of the Lord's disciples were baptized in His Spirit, the second and final outpouring is coming to us who are liv-ing in these last days. Jesus said no man would know the hour or the day, but would be able to dis-cern the signs of the times and many of those signs have already come to pass. Wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, floods, volca-noes, tsunamis and disasters of all kinds have certainly

happened around the globe, even the sun being turned into darkness and the moon into blood! There is also a phenom-enon happening around the world of strange sounds that no one knew what was causing them. One of our faithful men pointed it out to me a few years ago and he played it to our fellow-ship on his cell phone. I immediately recognized it as the sound of the Shofar, the trumpets of God were sounding an alarm of His glorious return! Are you ready?

“And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into dark-ness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord, and it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

– Joel 2:30-32

TIM LAUGHLIN

Who saw this temple inits former glory?

RANDY ROBISON

Treacherous bridges and sinking boats

Part 2

If God was not good, then He could not be trusted. If al-Qaeda owned Boeing, none of us would ever get on an airplane. If we suspected someone held evil intentions toward us, we would not trust our lives to them. To do so would be crazy. That is why many people can’t fully trust God – they question His goodness. God’s goodness and our ability to trust Him are insep-arable. It would be irrational to worship a god who wasn’t good all the time. We may bow to such a god out of fear, but we would be under-standably suspicious of him. Thankfully, goodness is a fundamental characteristic of God. It is His nature, which is why it is one of the fruits of His Holy Spirit’s presence in us, and we can trust in Him because of it. The other key attribute necessary for trust is wis-dom. My kids’ school has an an-nual event where the students build boats out of cardboard and duct tape. In their sci-ence class, they learn the principles of buoyancy, then take a field trip to the city natatorium to test their boats

in the swimming pool. They race from one side of the pool to the other, but the real test is whether or not their boats will stay afloat long enough to make the short trip. Most sink. These children are far from experts at shipbuilding and the materials they use are woefully insufficient. It is possible to build a boat from cardboard and duct tape, but most kids lack the know-how to pull it off. The ones that float barely make it. Despite the students’ best intentions, they possess inadequate en-gineering knowledge and experience. If God lacked the wisdom to handle all of the storms of mankind, His intentions wouldn’t matter. We might want to trust Him, but it would be difficult. Thank-fully, that’s not the case. “With Him are strength and sound wisdom,” accord-ing to Job. (Job 12:16, NAS) Daniel said, “Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.” (Daniel 2:20, NAS) Jeremiah stated that the Lord “established the world by His wisdom.” (Jer-emiah 51:15, NAS) James wrote that God’s wisdom is “first pure, then peaceable,

gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, un-wavering, without hypocri-sy.” (James 3:17, NAS) Not only is God wise, but He also fully understands the human condition. We were created in His image, according to His likeness. He is able to search our thoughts and intentions. Through Jesus Christ, who was fully divine and fully human, God experienced the full range of human emotions and weaknesses. Jesus was tempted, hungry, tired and lonely. He felt pain, sadness, joy, indignation and betrayal. Though He never sinned, He knows the trials we face. The difference between us and Him is that He conquered them. Now, He offers His victory to each of us. God is both wise and good. Because He knows everything about His creation and desires good things for us, we can trust Him. When we trust Him, we can rejoice through the good times and the bad.

Excerpted from “God Wants You To Be Happy,” copyright © 2012 James R. Robison. Published by Har-vest House Publishers, Eu-gene, Oregon 97402.

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A free Bowdacious Bows class will be held at the library on Saturday, December 1 from noon until 1 p.m. Aurora Ramirez will be hosting this event in her own creative way. She’ll be showing how to make bows of all sizes, from large ones for your Christmas tree and decorating to smaller ones to place on your presents. You will need to bring your favorite color of ribbon and some chenille sticks (pipe cleaners) or wire. The last class Aurora held was “Paper to Petals,” and everyone told me they really enjoyed it. Now that Ms. Ramirez is on the library’s staff, we hope to be adding more adult craft classes during the year. After-school Game Time is held each Tuesday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Children and teens, ages 7 to 17, are invited to enjoy Wii and PS4 gaming in the Aubrey Trussell Memorial Meeting Room played on large screens. Children ages 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Story Time is presented every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Pre-school children and their caregivers are treated to stories and can participate in an activity afterwards. Refreshments are served and the children may choose a toy from the Treasure Chest before leaving. New Books: “You Don’t Own Me” by Mary Hig-gins Clark and Alafair Burke, “Texas Free” by Janet Dailey, “Whiskey When We’re Dry” by John Larison, “The Glass Ocean” by Beatriz Williams, “In Pieces” (Bio) by Sally Fields, “Writer’s Market 2019” (Dewey 070) by Robert Lee Brewer, and “Dopesick: Deal-ers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America” (Dewey 362) by Beth Macy. Word Origins: The word “berserk” comes from Norse warriors renowned for their ferocity in battle. They were known as Berserkers for wearing bearskin instead of armor.

November 19, 1978 - The biggest mass suicide in history occurred as Reverend Jim Jones led over 900 followers to their deaths at Jonestown, Guyana. Members of his “Peoples Temple” religious cult were ordered to drink a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Those who refused were forcibly injected. Precipitating the tragedy a day earlier, California Congressman Leo J. Ryan, along with four associates and several reporters – including former WFAA Channel 8 Dallas news anchor Don Harris, were shot to death during an ambush at a nearby airstrip. They were attempting to return home after investigating the cult’s remote jungle location. Jones and his mistress killed themselves after watching his entire membership die. Only a few cult members managed to escape.

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Monday, November 12 Closed for Veterans Day.

Wednesday, November 14 It is so good to be back at work and to see each one of you. The birthday and covered dishes were enjoyed by all. The food was delicious. We were glad to have Pat Pritchett back with us. Pat, we have been missing you.

LUNCH MENU(Subject to change)

Monday, November 26 Salisbury steak, creamed potatoes, green beans, sal-ad, bread and dessert.

Wednesday, November 28 Salmon patties, creamed potatoes, English peas, slaw, bread and dessert.

Friday, November 30 Chicken and dressing, cranberry sauce, asparagus, salad, bread and dessert.

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AREA POLICE ARREST REPORTS

ELLIS COUNTY SHERIFFNovember 13 – 15

Rochester, Michael, 30, poss CS pg 1 <1g, warrant-evading arrest/detention Felony 3, warrant-criminal mischie, warrant-theft prop $100. Manasan, Anthony, 37, evading arrest/detention w/vehicle Felony 3, resist arrest search or transport, poss dangerous drug. Hooten, Jacklyn, 31, parole viola-tion. Soto, Hilda, 28, poss marij <2oz, expired DL, DWLI. Waters, Demarcus, 26, defective equipment-brake light, no DL, no change of address, speeding, failure to maintain financial responsibility. Weaver, Natalie, 20, manslaugh-ter-abuse of corpse without legal authority Felony 2. Smith, Joshua, 21, warrant-crim-inal. Sanders, Dustin, 37, DWLI w/previous conviction, poss of drug paraphernalia. Pressley, Cheryl, 46, poss CS pg 1 <1g. McKay, Nicholas, 21, warrant-DW-LI, poss of drug paraphernalia. Mitchell, Tony, 26, warrant-poss marij, evading arrest, fail to ID, resisting arrest, resisting arrest/search. Hackett, Raul, 35, warrant-poss CS, unauthorized use of vehicle, DWLI, failure to maintain financial responsi-bility. Perez, Cesar, 35, fraud use/poss identifying information, parole viola-tion. Jones, Evan, 23, probation viola-tion-DWI. Sorber, Scott, 33, poss CS pg 1 <1g. Jones, Sharla, 50, theft prop <$100 w/previous conviction. Holt, Ike, 41, DWI. Brito, Michael, 51, deadly conduct. Brazier, Justin, 26, evading arrest/detention w/vehicle Felony 3, poss CS pg1 1g-4g Felony 3. Akinrimisi, Olusey, 32, credit card or debit card abuse, ICE detainer. Fadeyi, Olusoji, 26, fraud use/poss identifying information Felony 3. Thompson, Jennifer, 39, assault by threat family violence. Caraway, Larry, 50, DWI 2nd. Moody, Herman, 25, poss CS pg 1 <1g. Coleman, Roberta, 59, criminal trespass, expired registration. Alexander, Candice, 29, probation violation-theft. Miller, Markeith, 27, poss marij <2oz, no DL, speeding. Cook, Logan, 20, poss marij >2oz <=4oz. Swan, David, 23, poss marij >2oz <=4oz. Lopez, Ruben, 20, probation revo-cation-prohibited weapon Felony 3. Smith, Joshua, 21, poss marij <2oz. Tate, Joy, 19, poss marij <2oz, no insurance. Ogden, Madison, 17, assault by contact family violence. King, Paul, 51, assault causing bodily injury family member. Garcia, Jason, 26, DWLI w/prev conviction. Deese, Jimmy, 71, commitment order-indecency with child Felony 2. Byrd, Ahmad, 25, manufacture/delivery CS pg 1 <1g, poss CS pg 1 <1g, poss CS pg 2 <1g. Williams, Shadazha, 22, theft <$100. Phillips, Curtis, 32, DWI 2nd. Popoca, Silvino, 31, out of county warrant (Lancaster), criminal trespass. Miller, Erica, 42, bench warrant/resisting arrest. May, Derek, 35, assault family/house member impede breath Felony 3. Peterman, Dana, 37, probation violation-DWI. Moody, Michael, 38, DWI, open container, poss drug paraphernalia, no DL, no seat belt-driver, speeding. Corral, Mario, 33, DWI. Stewart, Joshua, 40, probation violation-poss CS. Diaz, Cristoval, 44, assault family/house member impede breath Felony 3. Smith, Kristen, 39, theft of prop <$500. Rupe, Wade, 24, assault causes bodily injury, defective tires, DWLI.

FERRIS ARRESTSNovember 5 – 12

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GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTSNovember 9 – 15

Shelby, Marcus, 48, engaging in criminal activity. Taylor, Sheniqua, 33, engaging in criminal activity, Dallas PD warrant. Miller, Candace, 33, engaging in criminal activity. Hughes, Sean, 26, assault family/house member impede breath Mendoza Segovia, 25, DWI. McDaniels, Ashley, 31, Dallas County warrant. Lawrence, Robert, 27, Red Oak PD warrants. Guzman, Jesus, 19, poss marij, Lancaster PD warrants, Carrollton PD warrants. Whitehead, Melba, 38, Dallas County warrant. Alvarado, Victoria, 25, poss marij <1g, possession of prohibited weapon.

RED OAK ARRESTSNovember 5 – 18

Diggles, Robert, 31, assault caus-es bodily injury family member. Mason, Michael, 46, poss CS pg 1 <1g. Martinkus, Christopher, 35, poss CS pg 1 <1g, DWLI. Castro-Morales, Beverlyn, 17, poss cs pg 3 < 28g, violation of con-tinuing obligation to appear. Villalobos, Azure, 18, poss marij <2oz, criminal mischief >=$100<$750, assault physical contact family vio-lence. Villalobos, Joshua, 39, assault physical contact family violence. Galt, Phillip, 26, poss dangerous drug. Jones, Jermaine, 41, poss CS pg 1 >=1g<4g, parole violation dangerous drugs. Miller, Lisa, 38, probation viola-tion-abandon endanger child criminal negligence. Romero, Jonathan, 18, no DL, speeding, failure to appear. Moody, Herman, 25, poss CS pg 1 >=1g<4g. King, Paul, 51, assault causes bodily injury family member. Coby, Antoine, 42, poss marij <2oz. Gardner, Waylon, 42, DWLI, no motor vehicle liability insurance. Kryder, Sarah, 37, theft prop >=$100<$750. Bailey, Donald, 20, burglary of vehicle, engaging in organized criminal activity. Ghee, Tyjai, 19, burglary of vehicle, engaging in organized criminal activi-ty, poss marij <2oz. West, Lamont, 17, burglary of vehicle, engaging in organized criminal activity. Wesson, Devin, 20, burglary of vehicle, engaging in organized criminal activity. White, Reginald, 54, DWI. Sparks, Branden, 23, assault causes bodily injury family member, interfer w/emergency req for assis-tance. Gwinn, Michael, 47, parole viola-tion.

WILMER ARRESTSNovember 12 – 18

Douglas, Veronica, 28, warrant arrest local. Williams, Takashi, 45, warrant arrest local. James, Extol, 29, warrant arrest other agency. Miranda-Elizondo, Juan, 20, fail to maintain single lane. Burns, Latara, 31, Warrant Arrest Local. Burns, Genina, 28, Warrant Arrest Other Agency. King, Jeremy, 21, apprehension by a police officer without a warrant (APOW). Washington, Gregory, 21, no DL, fail to maintain financial responsibility. Ramsarran, Dennis, 33, assault causes bodily injury. Young, Roy, 23, warrant arrest other agency.

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Monday – November 26, 2018

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6 p.m.Business Meeting

7 p.m.Program by Steve Houser, Texas Certified Arborist

Indian marker trees were significant to the traditions of American Indians and the American legacy, and are living witnesses to this nation’s cultural heritage. Steve Houser’s Program will inform on how Amer-ican Indians used trees not only to mark a trail, but also to signal the presence of important features, some of which were critical for survival. Houser, one of the first certified arborists in Tex-as and owner/president of a Dallas-Fort Worth area tree-care experts firm that he started 37 years ago, contributes more than 1,000 volunteer hours each year toward worthwhile tree-re-lated causes, educating the public about trees and natu-ral resource-related issues. Steve volunteers for the Texas Historic Tree Coali-tion (TxHTC) whose mem-bers are working hard to find Indian Marker Trees

and research, verify, rec-ognize and celebrate these priceless cultural treasures. The coalition promotes wise and responsible stewardship of these trees and views them as natural assets that must be carefully managed. TxHTC strives to help oth-ers recognize their signifi-cance. Indian Trail Chapter is part of the statewide Texas Master Naturalist Volunteer Program of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

This program is part of a series of “no cost” “open to the public” Master Natu-ralist programs offered the fourth Monday (generally) of each month, 7 – 8 p.m. Please bring a friend! For more information, please call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 972-825-5175 or email informa-tion@itmnc.com.

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Notice of Public Sale NOTICE OF LIEN SALE

NoticeisherebygiventhatapublicauctionwillbeheldbycompetitivebidonNovember30, 2018 at 12 noontosatisfythelienonthepropertystoredatMove It Self Storage 553 Derrs Chapel Rd. Italy, TX. 76651Phone#817-795-1199intheunitslisted.Tenantsmayhavenotated the inventories listedatthetimeofrental.Landlordmakesnorepresentationorwarrantythattheunitscontainsaidinventories. Units will be available for viewing and biddingseven(7)dayspriortothesaledateonwww.Storag-eTreasures.com Barbara Lambert – hotplate, water cooler Barbara Lambert – boxes, clothes, toys All unitsmust be paid for at the time of sale.Creditcardpaymentacceptediftransactionisover$100.Nochecksaccepted.Nooneundertheageof18isallowedtoattendthesale.Eachpersonattend-ing must sign in and agree to follow all Rules and Regulationsof thesale.The landlord reserves therighttobidatthesale. Allpurchasedgoodsaresold“asis”andmustberemovedby5:00p.m.onthedayfollowingthesale.Buyersmustprovideacurrent,originaloraphoto-copyoftheiroriginalresalepermitattimeofsaleinlieuofsalestax. Thissaleissubjecttocancellationintheeventofsettlementbetweenlandlordandobligatedparty.

Published two times in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 and Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

THE STORAGE PLACE. Pursuant to Chapter59.TexasPropertyCode,shallconductapublicsaleofthecontentsonthestorageunit(s)listedbelowtosatisfyalandlord’slien.Allsaleswillbeconductedat 980 W. FM 664, Ferris, Texas on Tuesday – De-cember 11, 10:00 AM andwill be for cash to thehighestbidder. Allsuccessfulbiddersshallremovethecontentsoftheunit(s)immediately. THESTORAGEPLACEreservestherighttore-jectanybidsandwithdrawanyitemsfromsuchsale.UnitTenantDescriptions: #012 Vanessa Martinez - House hold items #081KarenAlston-Household #075 Donnie Dlabaj - House hold items #084 Kim Durham - House hold items #123JimmyWilliams_-Householditems #706MariseldaArevalo-HouseholdItems #717JimmishaGaines-Householditems

Published one time in The Ellis County Presson Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018.

LOCAL NOTICE AS PART OF THEENVIRONMENTAL

NOTIFICATION PROCESS FORTHE REGISTRATION

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All interestedpersonsareinvitedtoreviewandrequestfurtherenvironmentalprocessingofanFCCapplicationforHemphill,LLCproposingthefollow-ingtelecommunicationsantennastructurenear201NInterstate35,RedOak,EllisCounty,TexasFCCfilingnumberA1120279proposesa170ftself-sup-portcommunicationstowerwithnolighting. Thisapplicationmaybereviewedbyenteringtheabovefilenumberatthiswebsite:www.fcc.gov/asr/applications. Interested persons may raise environmentalconcernsbyfilinga“RequestforEnvironmentalRe-view”with theFCCwithin30daysof this posting.Instructionsforfilingrequestsarecontainedonthefollowing website: www.fcc.gov/asr/environmental-request. The FCC strongly encourages requests to befiledonline;however,writtenrequestsmayalsobesentbymailtothefollowingaddress:FCCRequestsfor Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams,44512thStreetSW,Washington,DC20554.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

OWNER’S MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code, OWNER’S M A N A G E M E N T COMPANY, INC, will conduct a public sale of the contents of the storage stalls listed to satisfy a landlords lien at the properties listed and approximate times listed. All units con-tain furniture and household goods unless specified differently.

9:00 a.m. ACCESS SELF STORAGE,

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The sale will start at 9:00 a.m.

DEC 13, 2018ACCESSSTORAGEMIDLOTHIAN1630Hwy.67,Midlothian,TX will be an online auctionatwww.walt-cadeauctions.com

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Dallas, TX 75224Unit Name0034Jones,Lashan0088Balleza,Antonio0118 Busby,Lawanda0196Davis,Mekiya

Published one time in the Ellis County Press on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEFRANK PRASIFKA AND SON’S willsellatPublicAuction,vehiclesthathavebeenabandonedinastoragefacilityunderTransportationCode683.011.Anyownerorlienholderhavearighttoreclaimtheirvehicle,nolaterthanthetwenti-eth(20)dayafterthisnoticeispublishedanduponpaymentofalltowing,preser-vationandstor-agecharges.Failurebytheownerorlienholderofthevehicletoreclaimthevehiclewithinthetimeprovidedconstitutesawaiverbytheownerorlienholderofallrights,titleandinterestinthevehicleandtheirconsenttosellthevehicleatpublicauction.TheauctionwillbeheldonDecember 27, 2018 at 10 a.m.atFrankPrasifkaandSon’s,Inc.,locatedat2012S.I.H.45atWintergreenRoad,inHutchins,DallasCounty,Texas.DESCRIPTION VIN2016ApolloExtreme RED L08YGJDD1G1000198 2000BigTexUtility BLACK 4K8NX1426Y1C58223 874024H 1998BMW7series WHITE WBAGJ832XWDM24484 BRT6975 1995ChevroletBlazer BLACK 1GNCS13W0S2177854 DH2H937 1985ChevroletCIO GREEN 1GCDC14H2FS103089 1995ChevroletC1500 GREEN 1GCEC14K3SZ148348 FSM7412 2000ChevroletPrizm TEAL 1Y1SK5287YZ415113 2000ChevroletSilverado WHITE 1GCEC14W6YZ353528 2000ChevroletTahoe GRAY 1GNEK13T6YJ185129 HJD1153 2003ChevroletTrailBlazer RED 1GNDS13S832174882 2010ChryslerSebring BLACK 1C3CCSFB9AN141071 KGP2428 2008ChryslerSebring DARKGRAY 1C3LC45K98N674964 2006DodgeDurango GRAY 1D4HD48N06F133381 13879X9 2017DodgeGrandCaravan DARKGRAY 2C4RDGBGXHR618572 928BPN 1999FordExplorer BLACK 1FMZU32E8XZA40186 2007FordFiveHundred RED 1FAFP25177G119173 JTV0024 2003FordFocus BLUE 1FAFP33P03W102678 2002FordMustang GRAY 1FAFP44492F229227 KGS1189 2000FreightlinerCenturyClass1BLUE 1FUYSSZBSYLB09234 2002HondaAccord MAROON 1HGCG16552A050327 JFS5009 2000HondaCivic WHITE 1HGEJ667XYL011156 8ABX009 1992HondaCivic GREEN 1HGEG8645NL048997 JBR2710 2007HondaCivic SILVER 2HGFG11677H506821 KVH9792 2006HondaCivic GREY 1HGFA16516L087688 BWX5024 1996MazdaB-Series BLACK 4F4CR16U0TTM36053 2003MazdaProtege SILVER JM1BJ225430154645 9NBPS 2008MitsubishiLancer MAROON JA3AU26U08U033890 HYM8389 2006NissanAltima BLACK 1N4AL11D96N455918 KCR6491 2002NissanXterra GREEN SN1ED28T82C579028 KCY4925 2011ToyotaCorolla TAN 2T1BU4EE1BC734843 CLS3620 2012VolkswagenCC BLACK WVWMN7AN4CE502488 KFJ0092 2009VolkswagenJetta BLUE 3VWJM71K09M169315 CXL7593

0201Delk,Darrel0239Navarrete,Evelyn0264Verdell, Rashonda0305Miguel,Gregorio0315Maynaro,Amber0347 Harper,Margarette &George0395Standoaks, Derrick0447Strain,Vivian0522Saucedo,Claudia0581Steele,BarbaraP.0585Steele,BarbaraP.0834Steele,BarbaraP.1004Steele,BarbaraP.1111 Pearson,Leon1148 Buckaloo, RosieM.

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Access Self StoragePleasant Grove3241 S. BucknerDallas, TX 75227

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Unit Name0020Jacobs,Rebecca0054Guardiola,Ivan0096OlmedoPinon, CarlosAlberto Trailer & Tools0103 Meldonado-Zuniga, Jose 0134Lewis,Linda0149Cruz,Gaudelia0156Clark,Shirley0171 Bluford,Tracy0172 Leon,Osbaldo0183Alamia,Leticia0195Robledo, Tina Marie0213 Rodriguez,Christin0221Schickler,Marilyn0268Morton,Andre0305Beagle,Barbara0312Ray-Oliver, Angela0313Henderson, Tiffany0355Hatw,Thidar0363Ha,Duong Restaurant Equip.0414 Thorp,Miranda

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Salewillbeforcash,awarded to the highest bid on the entire con-tents of each stall un-lessspecifieddifferentlyon or before the sale date. Successful bidderswill remove contentswithin 48 hours of pur-chase. Anything notremoved will becomethe property of AccessSelfStorageandwillbedisposedofasdeemedappropriate. Refundable cleaningdeposit of$40 requiredofallsuccessfulbuyers. OMC reserves theright to withdraw any unitorpartthereoffromsaleorrejectanyandallbids.

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DEAR RUSTY: What percentage, if any, should I be able to collect on my husband’s Social Security benefits? He started his at full retirement age and I’m turning 62 in 3 months (born 1957). I did work and am eligible to collect on my own work record. Half of his benefit would be approximately $300 more a month than I would collect with my own benefit. I am not currently working and do not have plans to go back to work. When I called the SS office to make an appointment, I asked this same question and the person I spoke with said I couldn’t collect on my spouse. I have a friend who told me his wife did get some extra benefit from his Social Security and she also worked. Signed: Inquiring Mind DEAR INQUIRING: Not everyone is automatically entitled to spousal benefits, and everyone doesn’t get 50% of the higher earning spouse’s benefit amount. Whether or not you are eligible depends upon how much your benefit on your own work record is at your full retirement age, compared to half of your husband’s benefit at his full retirement age (FRA). And if you take benefits at age 62, both your own benefit and your spousal benefit will be reduced. Born in 1957, your benefit at age 62 from your own work record will be reduced by 27.5% from what it would be at 66 ½ (your full retirement age). Because you’re taking the spousal benefit early (you’ll be deemed to be filing for spousal benefits when you claim your own) you won’t get 50% of your husband’s FRA benefit, rather it will be reduced. Here’s how you can figure out your total benefit at age 62, and whether you will get a spousal benefit in addition to your own. First, find out what your benefit amount would be if you wait until your full retirement age to claim (you can get this from Social Security or by creating your own “My Social Security Account” online at www.ssa.gov). Since you say your husband claimed at his FRA, compute one half of his current benefit, and then com-pare your FRA benefit amount to one half of his benefit amount. If half of his is less than your FRA benefit, you won’t get a “spousal boost.” If half of his is more than your FRA benefit, you will get a spousal boost, but it will be reduced because you’re taking it at age 62 instead of at your FRA. At age 62, rather than half of your husband’s benefit you would get about 34% of his benefit, and the difference between that amount and your own reduced age 62 benefit is your spousal boost. That spousal boost, if any, will be added to your age 62 benefit amount to arrive at your total Social Security benefit at age 62. And that total amount will be less than 50% of your husband’s benefit. Since Social Security has already told you that you aren’t entitled to a spousal benefit, it’s probable that your own FRA benefit amount is more than 50% of your husband’s FRA amount.

This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit our website (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email us at ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.

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BY RITA COOK News Editor

RED OAK – Come the new year residents in Red Oak will have a new trash and recycling company. The Red Oak City Coun-cil unanimously voted back in October to give the job to Community Waste Dis-posal, a local Ellis County company.

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The new service for both residential and commercial trash and recycling services will both be taken care of in the new year by CWD. New trash and recycling carts will be delivered Dec. 18 and 19 in preparation for the transition. Current recycling and trash bins must be left at the curb by residents no later than 7 a.m. Dec. 18.

The current company handling trash and recycling in Red Oak, Waste Con-nections will offer its last service days on Dec. 26 and 27. St a f f recommended this new service with a twice-weekly trash pick-up option. Council did however vote to continue a once a week trash pick-up option as is

currently offered in the City of Red Oak through the new company’s service. No word yet on pick-up days during the week for the new trash and recycling services.

NEW TRASH AND RECYCLING CARTS

WILL BE DELIVERED DEC. 18 AND 19

Private Applicator Trainings set for

Tuesday, Nov. 27 and Dec. 11 in the Ellis County Extension

Office in the Ellis CountySub-Courthouse in

Waxahachie.

8:15 a.m.: Arrive & Register 8:30 a.m.: Begin Training1 p.m.: Training Complete

• Cost of Training Manuals $60. Check or cash only• Please RSVP to this office if you will be attending one of these trainings at 972-825-5175 for planning purposes.

For further information, contact Mark Arnold, County Extension Agent-Agri-culture/Natural Resources, 701 South I-35 E, Waxahachie, or call 972/825-5175.

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ing lot. The parade boasts wonderful f loats full of holiday spirit that go right down the middle of historic downtown. “Everyone loves watching all of the festive floats, firetrucks and bands. The event is full of wonder-ful music, lights, friendly faces and good old fash-ioned holiday cheer. It is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with family and friends and is sure to be a memorable night.” Throughout the month of December, there will be spectacular 50-ft and 30-ft digitally lit trees. Pierce Park will come alive with colorfully lit trees, a Na-tivity scene and a 12 days of Christmas display. New this year are a huge sleigh, Christmas trees and painted displays for photo ops, and also a Santa Claus hanging out on the bench at Minnie McDowal Park, ready for photos.

“We are thrilled to bring back horse drawn carriage and wagon rides through our historic downtown neigh-borhoods for a second year. The elf seek and find game is also returning this year with the addition of a new Bluebonnet Spirit elf. Elves are placed throughout down-town in festive decorated windows and people are asked to match elves with the correct window for a chance to win an awesome holiday gift basket.” The game worksheet can be found inside downtown businesses, in the Ennis Daily News and on the En-nis TX: A Main Street City Facebook page. Other upcoming holiday events in downtown Ennis include:• Dec 1: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Lucky’s CC Car Show and Toy Drive• Dec 1: 7 to 9 p.m. – Free Downtown Movie Night: Home Alone• Dec 8: 7 to 9 p.m. – Free

Downtown Movie Night: The Star• Dec 12: Our Lady of Gua-dalupe Procession• Dec 13: 5 to 8 p.m. – Sip Shop Stroll• Dec 15: 7 to 9 p.m. – Free Downtown Movie Night: Frozen-with a visit from Elsa! Thank you to Frank Kent Ennis, Ennis Regional Med-ical Center, First State Bank and Vistra Energy/Ennis Power Co. and all of our other generous sponsors. Their donations help us bring these special holiday events to our community.

For more information, contact the Ennis Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau at (972) 878-4748 or follow Ennis, TX: A Main Street City on Facebook. Down-load the Ennis Y’all mobile app for a complete listing of all holiday events and activ-ities or visit www.visitennis.org.

Don’t miss the Christmas Parade of Lights andBlock Party in downtown Ennis Nov. 29

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Thanksgiving is almost here. Ideally, this holiday should be about more than turkey, football, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. After all, the idea behind Thanksgiving is to share what we have with our loved ones. But if you want your family to take part in your abundance, you will want to look beyond one day in November. To help ensure you leave the type of legacy you desire, you will need to follow a detailed plan of action, including these steps: Review your estate plans. If you haven’t done so already, take this opportunity to review your plans for managing your estate – and if you haven’t yet drawn them up, it’s never too soon to start. You may want to work with a legal professional to create a will, living trust and other docu-ments essential to your plan. Preserve your financial independence. If your financial independence were to be jeopardized, your adult children might be forced to use their own resources to help support you – an outcome you obviously would never want. How can you protect yourself and your financial assets? For one thing, it’s a good idea to work with your legal professional to create a power of attorney, which would enable some-one – possibly a grown child – to make financial decisions for you, should you become incapacitated. Also, you may want to guard yourself against the devastating costs of long-term care, such as an extended nursing home stay. Consider this: The average annual cost for a private room in a nursing home is more than $97,000, according to a survey by the insurance company Genworth. Furthermore, Medicare typically pays very little for these expenses. Consequently, you may want to consider protecting your-self in advance by purchasing long-term care insurance or permanent life insurance with a long-term care provision. A financial professional can help you evaluate your options and recommend which ones might be appropriate for your needs. Share your wishes with your family. It can take some time to put your plans in place – and, even then, you may need to make changes periodically, based on altered circumstances in your life, such as changes in your marital status, new family members, new property, etc. In any case, as your estate- and legacy-based plans evolve, you’ll want to communicate them to your family – because, by doing so, you can help spare them some potentially unpleasant surprises when it’s time to settle your estate. Also, by mak-ing your wishes known to your family far ahead of when any action needs to be taken, you’ll help prepare the right people for the roles you wish them to assume – power of attorney, executor of your estate, and so on. You’ll also want to acquaint your family with the legal, tax and financial professionals you’ve selected to work on your estate and legacy plans. By introducing these professionals early on, you can provide your family members with a greater degree of confidence in the overall estate-planning process. Thanksgiving goes by in a blur. But by taking the steps described above, along with others, you can demonstrate the spirit of sharing with your family for years – and possibly generations – to come.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

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Union Pacific Foundation donates $5,000 to DPR

WAXAHACHIE – Union Pacific Foundation recently provided a $5,000 donation to Drug Prevention Resourc-es to bring awareness to the number of youth accidents and fatalities on farm-to-market roads in Ellis Coun-ty. Our Drugged or Distract-ed Driving Project is a public awareness and education program provided by DPR’s IMPACT Communities Co-alition Coordinators, accord-ing to Josie Prachyl, director of Prevention Programs. “Recent community data shows an increase in DWI rates and serious accidents on county roads as a result of drugged or distracted driving,” Prachyl said. “We saw this spike as an opportunity to educate stu-dents about the dangers and consequences of drugged or distracted driving; and provide them with the power

Fire Marshall concerned over Hutchins tire storage TIRES from page 1

There were also overall concerns regarding the appli-cation including the 61-acre site has multiple landowners, it is located in the floodways of Dallas County, there was no indication how deep the scrap tires would be placed into the ground and how, land must be reclaimed for use, wear and tear on county

to make positive/defensive driving choices.” The IMPACT Commu-nities program, funded by Union Pacific, includes a pedal kart and goggle kit that are taken to schools to

simulate delayed motor skill reactions when a student’s driving is impaired or dis-tracted. “The DPR board and staff are incredibly grateful to the Union Pacific Foundation for

providing this opportunity to affect change in youth driving behaviors in Ellis County,” said Becky Vance, CEO. “Everything we do and have done in our 84-year history is for the health and well-being of children and their families. Having a local partner like Union Pacific is a huge plus for Ellis County.” DPR is Texas’ oldest non-profit agency focused on preventing substance use disorders among children and teens. The organization operates six IMPACT Coalitions, community volunteers who work together to provide public education, public poli-cy strategies to prevent youth substance use disorder, and build healthy drug-free com-munities.

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Union Pacific Foundation recently provided a $5,000 donation to Drug Prevention Resources to bring awareness to the number of youth accidents and fatalities.

roads must be considered, fire control and mitigation of fire hazards, fire codes must be complied with and an adequate egress. The Dallas County Works department also had con-cerns with the proposed application including the size of the site and the intended area to be used, soil classi-fication, a demonstration of the seasonal high ground-

U.S. Air Force Airman Clara C. Vanhoose graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an in-tensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic train-ing also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Vanhoose is the daughter of Kristi L. Wright of Red Oak, Texas. She is a 2018 graduate of Ferris High School, Ferris.

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water level appearing to be lacking, lack of definition for “Whole Tire Equivalents,” and the fact the applicant needed to register as a scrap tire facility. There was also the fact many residents draw water from nearby wells and if the clay lining would be tested to ensure the plasticity index in the document is being adhered to and, who will

be inspecting the facility for compliance. “At this time Dallas Coun-ty cannot support this scrap tire management registration application for storage facil-ity and scrap tire facility/processor,” De Los Santos closed in his correspondence to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s, Executive Director Toby Baker.

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in Economics and Finance. He has 18 years in site selection, and worked with several national firms and became an incentive nego-tiation specialist. He will direct and coordi-nate economic development activities in the City of Fer-ris. He is also responsible for attracting, retaining and promoting business within the city. The economic develop-ment director is the prin-cipal on-site staff person responsible for coordinating

all economic development activities and works with considerable independence within the scope of estab-lished policies, rules, and procedures. Jones stated in his appli-cation, “Successful econom-ic development in any size community is a concerted team effort of local stake-holders joining together in the mutual pursuit of com-mon goals to benefit that community, “To that end, Ferris, Texas has defined some of these goals through a stra-tegic process conducted by

Stantec in 2016, “The resultant plan doc-ument appears to have been adopted by city government and other stakeholders in-vested in the long term eco-nomic success of Ferris, and in its desires to achieve the goals and objectives set forth in the strategic planning process. Though the result-ing document of that process is apparently not available on line, we will assume, for the purposes of this discus-sion, that little has changed since 2016 in Ferris... other than some business and population growth, which

improve upon any negative findings or gaps in the needs of the citizens of Ferris af-fected by the city’s economic conditions and the quality of life of the residents living there or those looking to do so in the future.”