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February 12,2014
Around the
County
Editor’s Note: Listings are for non-
profit, civic, church benefits or
school events only. Email Chris
Lundstrom at chmdstrom@jackson
conews .com or call 782-3547 before 5
p.m. on Fridays to list your event.
New Harvest Church,
1016 S. East St., Edna, will
hold a Love/John 3:16 service
on Friday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist
Church, Edna, will hold a
Pre-Men’s Day Program on
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.
Speakers include Rev. Hay-
wood Robinson, Rev. Claudis
Prince, and Deacons Littles,
Hicks, Williams and Buckner.
Soloist is Wayne Callis.
Mt. Olive Baptist Church,
Hwy. Ill N. and CR 287,
Edna, will hold it 8th Annual
Black History Program at 11
a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16 dur-
ing the morning service. For
more information call (361)
782-5911 or (361)235-9747.
First United Methodist
Church, Edna, will sponsor a
blood drive on Sunday, Feb.
16 from 9 to 11:45 a.m. in the
church parking lot. All pre-
senting donors receive an
entry into a drawing for Spurs
tickets, a T-shirt, and a mini-
physical. For more informa-
tion call Lindsey Floyd at
782-2413.
Gospel singer/songwriter,
John Moody will be at First
Assembly of God Church in
Edna on Sunday, Feb 16 at 11
a.m. All are welcome.
United Methodist Men of
First United Methodist
Church, Edna, will have its
monthly fellowship breakfast
at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18,
in the fellowship hall. Wesley
Nurse Lindsey Floyd will
present the program. For in-
formation call James Simons
at 782-3552.
The Texana Classic Red
Hat Dolls will meet at the
Ganado Cafe for lunch on
Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 11:30 a.m.
RSVP to Mary Beth LaPier at
361-781-0427.
The Jackson County
Wildlife Management Asso-
ciation will hold a post-har-
vest meeting at 4 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Jack-
son County Services Building
in Edna.
Beta Sigma Phi will host
their annual fried chicken din-
ner on Sunday, Feb. 23 from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the St.
Agnes Hall. The three-piece
chicken, buttered potatoes,
green beans, and dessert is $8
per plate, pre-sale only. Dead-
line is Feb. 19. For informa-
tion call 782-5359, 782-3148,
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Citizen, Business of the Year named at
ackson County Chamber banquet
By Chris Lundstrom
Publisher/Editor
The best of Jackson County
was honored at the 63rd an-
nual Jackson County Cham-
ber of Commerce and
Agriculture banquet that was
held on Feb. 4 at the Bracken-
ridge Main Event Center.
Last year’s Citizen of the
Year, Valerie Callaway, pre-
sented the award to the 2013
Citizen of the Year, Dr. Gerald
Boyd. Boyd, a Jackson
County veterinarian for 32
years, was nominated by fel-
low veterinarian Dr. Aaron
Wilfert and wife Whitney, and
accepted the award accompa-
nied by his wife, Dawn, and a
surprise visit from his three
children and their spouses.
In the nomination letter, Dr.
Boyd is touted as generous to
the community with his time
and money.
“....my nominee has do-
nated an overwhelming
amount of his personal time
and money to multiple youth
and charitable organizations
such as Jackson County 4H,
FFA, Little League, Youth
Football, senior class projects,
etc.,” Wilfert write s.
“By giving of his time he
has helped local organizations
through volunteering, teach-
ing or serving on the board of
directors. He has served as
such for 32 years with the
Edna ISD, LNRA, Jackson
County Extension, Happy
Tails and many others.”
Wilfert said as a leader,
Boyd is enduring in his vast
array of relationships and or-
ganizations he assists.
“I am profoundly amazed at
the strength, character and
generosity he portrays to
those around him.”
Another award presented at
the banquet is the Business of
the Year. Presented by last
year’s recipient, Marcy Davis
of Davis Jewelry in Edna,
Premier Grains, owned by
Keith Orsak, was named 2013
Business of the Year.
Nominated by Katherine
Pope, Premier Grains also
supports Jackson County
throughout the year.
“Much of the support that
Premier Grains does is quiet
but has a lasting impact on
Jackson County,” Pope said in
her nomination letter. “There
is not a charity, sport, school,
or fair function that can not
count on Premier for support.
“The quiet support that Pre-
mier Grains gives Jackson
County will pay dividends for
years on end and that is why I
think it is time to recognize
them as Business of the Year.”
Orsak and his wife
See Awards Page 3A
Photo by Lisa Shapiro
Honorees at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture annual membership banquet on Feb. 4 were Business
of the Year, Premier Grains, owned by Keith Orsak and represented by Sam Hemphill, operations manager and Amy Fojtik, ac-
countant; Citizen of the Year Dr. Gerald Boyd; and recipient of the Ag Award, Joey Bures. All received plaques and a certificate of
Congressional Recognition from U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold.
Head Start holds
registration
By Lisa Shapiro
Staff Writer
Teaching & Mentoring
Communities Golden Cres-
cent Head Start opens a
window of opportunities for
low income families in
Jackson County.
“We try to get them ready
for kindergarten socially,
educationally and health
wise,” Kristina Neuman,
lead teacher at TMC Edna
Head Start said.
The Head Start Program
provides comprehensive ed-
ucation, health, nutrition
and parent involvement
services to low income chil-
dren and their families. The
program promotes school
readiness by enhancing the
social and cognitive devel-
opment of children and
families. The children en-
rolled in Head Start partici-
pate in a variety of
preschool educational activ-
ities. The program provides
See Head Page 3A
Early voting begins Feb. 18
By Chris Lundstrom
Publisher/Editor
Early voting for the March
4 Democratic and Republi-
can Primary elections will
begin Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the
Jackson County Clerk’s of-
fice inside the courthouse.
Early voting ends Friday,
Feb. 28.
There is one local con-
tested race. Three candidates
are vying for the Pet. 4 com-
missioner seat currently held
by the retiring commissioner,
Larry Deyton. Ray Brun-
drett, David “Brother”
Frankson, and Dennis Karl
are running in the Republi-
can Primary election.
Other races of interest in
both primaries include gov-
ernor, lieutenant governor,
attorney general, U.S. sena-
tor, and U.S. representative
Dist. 27.
Sample ballots are avail-
able at the county clerk’s of-
fice.
Filing for positions in the
school, city and hospital
board elections continues
until Feb. 28.
Incumbents Maxine Price
and Jean Anne Sorensen
have filed for their seats on
the Edna City Council.
Johnny Vasquez filed for the
District 5 seat vacated by
Ray Chavarria.
Incumbent Mike Konarik
filed for his seat on the
Ganado City Council.
At Edna ISD, Incumbents
Alfred Rosa and Donnie Mac
Long filed for their posi-
tions.
Incumbent Michael Luera
filed for his position on the
Ganado ISD board. Jamie
Bures filed for the Position 4
seat.
There have been no filings
for the Industrial school
board.
Incumbents David Darilek
and Jimmy Lopez have filed
for their positions on the
Jackson County Hospital
District board.
Edna spellers advance to Regional bee
By Lisa Shapiro
Staff Writer
A total of 17 junior and sen-
ior spelling bee contenders
from three different school dis-
tricts competed for the top spot
at the 2014 Jackson County
Spelling Bee on Feb. 3 at Edna
Elementary School.
Christopher Robinson, a
third grader at Edna Elemen-
tary, was crowned junior
spelling bee champion after
correctly spelling the word al-
cove in the seventh round with
Karen Lin, a fifth grader at
Edna Elementary, finishing up
as runner-up. Jason Hessong, a
sixth grader at Edna Junior
High, went home a champion
after correctly spelling the
word character during the sixth
round in the senior spelling
bee with Delanie Skoruppa, a
seventh grader at Ganado Jun-
ior High, finishing as runner-
up.
The junior champion and
the senior champion will ad-
vance to the next level of com-
petition at the 25th Annual Re-
gional Spelling Bee on
Tuesday, March 18 at 6 p.m. at
the Victoria College Johnson
Symposium Center.
The champions took home
HKC tablets and the runner-
ups received $25 gift cards to
Walmart, all provided by the
Jackson County Herald-Tri-
bune.
There were eight junior
spelling bee contestants and
nine senior spelling bee con-
testants. Before the two
spelling bees took place, ten-
sion was high as contestants
stood looking nervous and
anxious as they received in-
structions from Madalyn
Maresh who was also the pro-
nouncer. The three judges
were Patti Lewis of Edna, BJ
DeBord of Ganado and Billie
Grymes of Industrial.
Once the contestants were
seated they nervously fidgeted
and at times swung their legs.
Each contestant drew a num-
ber and was seated in the order
of the number they drew. Each
spelling bee group received a
practice round.
Robinson, 8, said he was
going to practice really hard
for the regional bee. He admit-
ted he was nervous during the
spelling bee. Robinson pre-
pared for the county spelling
bee with family members by
his side.
“I got help from my mom,
grandma and my uncle,” he
said.
Hessong, 11, was congratu-
lated by a number of people
after the bee for his win. He
said his mom helped him pre-
pare by reading words to him
and having him spell them out.
Hessong admitted there were a
few words that gave him a hard
time during the spelling bee.
“I was a little unsure at some
points,” he said.
Photo by Lisa Shapiro
Top spellers in the Jackson County Spelling Bee from left are Karen Lin, junior bee runner up,
Christopher Robinson, junior bee champion, Jason Hessong, senior bee champion, and Delanie
Skoruppa, senior bee runner up.
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Lundstrom, Chris. Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 12, 2014, newspaper, February 12, 2014; Edna, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth774279/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jackson County Memorial Library.