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Journey Home works collaboratively for sustainable solutions to homelessness in the Greater Hartford Area.
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CCEH releases the initial results from the 2014 Point-in-Time Count of people experiencing homelessness in Hartford. Click here to view the report.
Homeless Memorial Event
Join the national movement to honor those we've lost and shine a light on the unjust impact of homelessness. On Saturday, December 21st, the longest night of the year, and the first day of winter, from 11am-1pm, join us at Center Church on the corner of Gold St. and Main St. in Hartford to memorialize the lives of those who died during the year who were experiencing homelessness or who were recently homeless. There will be music, testimonials from individuals who have experienced homelessness and who knew those who passed away, and sparklers (rather than candles) to conclude the service. If you are looking for something meaningful to do this holiday season, please attend this event and help memorialize those who have experienced so much suffering. Light refreshments will be served.
Journey Home welcomes new Americorps Volunteer, Ana Elisa Franco
Ana Elisa Franco is a recent graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, California where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Critical Theory and Social Justice. In college, she worked as a tutor/mentor for Gear UP Project Higher Learning in Los Angeles Unified School District. She is passionate about social justice and wants to work to improve the programs and policies that are in place to better people's lives. Ana Elisa will be serving at Journey Home as the Research and Innovations Amercorps VISTA.
Journey Home welcomes new Americorps Volunteer, Amina Musa
Amina Musa graduated with a degree in Sociology last May from Arcadia University. During college, she was able to study abroad in London and Belize. Her junior year, she interned at the CT Coalition of Mutual Assistance Associations, Inc in Hartford that serves new immigrant populations. She enjoys working with people and is passionate about social justice issues. She is excited for this year and to serve in the Greater Hartford Area. Amina will be serving at Journey Home as the Housing and Economic Security Networking Americorps VISTA.
Journey Home Names Two Directors
Hartford, CT/June 28, 2013 - Journey Home, the Capitol Region's non-profit organization working to end homelessness, has named two new directors: Mary Ellen Kowalewski, AICP, Director of Policy and Planning at the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), and David T. Doot, Partner at Day Pitney, LLP. Mark F. Fox, Chairman of the Board of Journey Home, commented, "As we continue to expand our board, we are delighted that these two recognized leaders will be bringing their extensive experience to Journey home". READ MORE
David Doot's practice is in the areas of energy regulation and compliance and in renewable energy. He has represented clients in energy generation and transmission throughout the nation and before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Dave is Secretary and lead counsel for the New England Power Pool, the regional organization through which energy transmission and wholesale power trading in New England have been defined. He has written and spoken widely on energy and is a past President of the 2600 member Energy Bar Association. Locally, he is past President and a Trustee of The Open Hearth Association. Dave holds a B.S. degree from Cornell and a J.D. degree from University of Richmond. He resides in Wethersfield.
In her 32 years with CRCOG and in her current position as Director of Policy and Planning, Mary Ellen has had leadership responsibility in management, policy, and planning roles regarding community and economic development, land use, transportation, environmental issues, housing, as well as other areas. She has served on numerous boards and task forces. Mary Ellen holds a B.A. degree from Bates College and a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Harvard University. She resides in Cromwell.
Journey Home is a non-profit organization created to lead the effort to prevent and end homelessness in the Capital Region. Journey Home is one of more than 300 similar organizations around the country charged with bringing new approaches to the fight against homelessness. The role of Journey Home is to identify these new approaches and orchestrate their implementation by acquiring funding and engaging service providers and related organizations in the public and private public sectors. For more information, call 860 808-0336 or visit www.journeyhomect.org.
Encore!Hartford 2013 Graduation
Roy Mainelli graduated from the Encore!Hartford program on Thursday, June 20. This program is offered by the University of Connecticut in partnership with Leadership Greater Hartford which supports and facilitates the transition of professionals from the private sector to careers in the nonprofit sector. During his fellowship with Journey Home, Roy completed two top priority projects for the Opening Doors – Greater Hartford Economic Security Task Force – hosting an Employment Case Conference and implementing an employment survey of the emergency shelters, transitional and permanent supportive housing residents to obtain employment focused baseline data. We look forward to continuing the work of Opening Doors – Greater Hartford Economic Security Task Force with the data obtained from both the Employment Case Conference and Survey. We appreciate all the hard and meaningful work Roy did, as well as the Encore!Hartford program. Roy will continue on with Journey Home as a consultant working on a social enterprise project seeking to create employment opportunities for those experiencing homelessness.
Traveler's Championship Outreach
As a participating non-profit in the Birdies for Charity Fundraiser, co-sponsored by Cohn Reznick and the Travelers Championship, Journey Home was offered the chance to man the Birdies for Charity booth at the Travelers Championship. Journey Home staff spent all day Friday, June 21, talking to attendees about Journey Home's mission and current initiatives to prevent and end homelessness throughout the Hartford region. In the spirit of the Birdies for Charity fundraiser, Journey Home held their own Guess the Birdies sweepstakes for those who visited our booth on Friday. A large thank you goes out to Max Downtown and Burger Baby in Hartford for their generous donation of prizes for this sweepstakes. Winners will be notified soon! Thank you to Birdies for Charity for this excellent opportunity to spread the word about Journey Home's work. Check us out in the Travelers Championship Daily video (at the 2 minute mark)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOUpuvEqC88
On Thursday, April 25, Kara Svendsen of Journey Home, Inc., Jay Wood of Capital Workforce Partners, and Patrice Moulton of Community Renewal Team presented on the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Project (HVRP) at the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)'s 21st Annual Conference on Serving Adults with Disabilities. The keynote speaker for the conference was Laurie Harkness, Ph.D., founder and Director of the VA Conecticut Healthcare System's Errera Community Care Center. The day also included a panel discussion of returned veterans about their experiences reintegrating into school and work following deployment. Journey Home was happy to be a part of such an interesting conference and to share with education professionals our employment program for veterans experiencing homelessness, HVRP.
Encore!Hartford Fellow Joins Journey Home
Roy Mainelli is a Fellow from the Encore!Hartford Program; a program offered by the University of Connecticut in partnership with Leadership Greater Hartford which supports and facilitates the transition of professionals from the private sector to careers in the nonprofit sector. Prior to joining the Encore!Hartford Program, he had a successful career at UTC Aerospace Systems as a seasoned executive in strategic planning, program and operations management.
Roy holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and a MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He lives in West Hartford with his wife and has three children.
Roy will be working to plan and implement a survey event that will help gather information on employment skills and barriers among the homeless population and residents of transitional and supportive housing. The survey results will be used to plan for employment training, literacy, and transportation programs to serve the homeless population and housing residents.
CT Residents Come Together to Learn about Homelessness
Last Friday 88 students and community members from across Connecticut braved the lightning and rain to devote their Friday night to learning about homelessness at Journey Home's Cardboard City Sleep Out. The Sleep Out was hosted by the University of Saint Joseph Social Work Student Alliance on their campus in West Hartford. READ MORE
The Cardboard City Sleep Out kicked off with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet, a facilitated dinner exploring wealth distribution and hunger across the globe, and continued well into the night with various awareness raising activities led by college and community groups including: a privilege walk, an activity about how homelessness affects different populations, an activity exploring difficulties unique to youth homelessness, a training on leadership styles and a candlelight vigil in honor of victims of hate crimes against the homeless. The Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau led a panel discussion with individuals experiencing homelessness, which moved and inspired many participants. The night ended with participants sleeping in cardboard boxes in recognition of those who do not have a home to go to at night.
Journey Home is a nonprofit working collaboratively to research and implement sustainable solutions to homelessness in the Greater Hartford region. The event raised $2633, which will help support Journey Home's initiatives to end homelessness in the Greater Hartford region.
Volunteers and participants included students and staff from Capital Community College, Central Connecticut State University, Goodwin College, Springfield College, UConn School of Social Work, University of Hartford, University of Saint Joseph, and Wesleyan University; AmeriCorps VISTA members placed throughout Connecticut; staff from Hartford Behavioral Health, Beat of the Street newspaper, and the Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau.
The event was made possible by presenting sponsor Reid and Riege, P.C. and in kind donations from Hartford Behavioral Health, Print Indie, Firebox Restaurant and the Kitchen at Billings Forge, Dunkin Donuts, Panera Bread, Goldberg's Bagels, and Bruegger's Bagels.
To see more photos of the Cardboard City Sleep Out, click here.
Journey Home is a non-profit organization created to lead the effort to prevent and end homelessness in the Capitol Region. The role of Journey Home is to identify new approaches and orchestrate their implementation by acquiring funding and engaging service providers and related organizations in the public and private public sectors. For more information, call 860 808-0336 or visit www.journeyhomect.org.
Starting the Year Off Right: Church Group Devotes Their Weekend to Helping People Experiencing Homelessness
On January 4th-6th, 2013, a group of eleven volunteers from the First Church of Christ, Congregational, Glastonbury explored Hartford through service projects with different housing providers to help people experiencing homelessness. Projects included painting at The Open Hearth, serving dinner at McKinney Shelter, and brunch and more painting at Peter's Retreat. Thank you to Dave and his crew for all of their hard work!
Celebrating the Lives of Citizens Who Die on the Street
By Verinda Birdsong, posted on Examiner.com, Ms. Birdsong's reflections on the Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Services in New Britain and Hartford.
Hartford Homeless Memorial
On Friday, December 21, 2012 members of the Hartford community came together to remember and honor 20 individuals known to have passed away over this last year while experiencing homelessness. It is a time honored tradition on this shortest day and longest night of the year to remember those who spend these long nights out in the cold, without a home, particularly those who have died from living in such circumstances. Pastors, formerly homeless individuals and advocates spoke to those in attendance, drawing attention to the injustice that is homelessness and asking the community to come together to continue the efforts to prevent and end homelessness. One moving piece of the ceremony, was a poem written and delivered by John E. Q. Butler, who has his own previous experience with homelessness. His poem and the names of those who passed can be viewed here.
Journey Home Names 6 New Directors to Board
Does Supportive Housing Encourage Bad Behavior?
Executive Director Matt Morgan explores whether permanent supportive housing promotes recovery or dependency for drug-addicted individuals in Partnership for Strong Communities' Partnership Blog.
Presentation to Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Rotary Club
Read about Executive Director Matt Morgan's presentation on innovative solutions to homelessness in the Wethersfield-Rocky Hill Rotary Club Newsletter.
Homelessness Prevention: An Inexpensive Solution to a Costly Social Problem
Written by former Journey Home intern Emily Anderson and printed in Communities & Banking, this article explores the Greater Hartford Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program.
A Home for the Holidays
Journey Home's newest Moving On resident, Florence Times, received a blessing from Gilead Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon. The Moving On Initiative, transitions people out of permanent supportive housing into their own, more independent living environment. Ms. Florence Times was extremely excited to move into her new unit in the beginning of October. Her story is one of resilience and, according to her, the grace of God. Prior to entering permanent supportive housing with Chrysalis Center / YWCA, Florence was homeless for about 10 years, living on the streets, in abandoned buildings, cars, or couch surfing. Her history of trauma is extensive, from witnessing violent murder as a child to being attacked and left for dead by a serial killer, surviving abusive relationships and culminating with the shooting and murder of her son while she was incarcerated for a brief period. Yet after it all, her main expression is one of gratitude and faith. Since experiencing homelessness Florence has been able to connect to services and rekindle relationships with her family. She has been reunited with a son who was removed from her home when he was just a baby, and has been able to establish a strong relationship with him and her grandchild. Florence's one wish was to be able to unite the one's she loves around a table for the holidays. Thanks to Carol Geyer, and other members of Gilead Congregational Church, Florence will be able to invite her family to her new home for the holidays. In addition to a table, generous community members donated silverware, dinnerware, pots and pans, and other important items for a hostess. Thank you to Florence for opening up about her life to us, and to Gilead Congregational for their continued generosity to help those less fortunate.
Journey Home Executive Director, Matthew Morgan selected as one of 2012's 40 under 40!
Homelessness Can Happen To Anyone
Journey Home Receives Grant from US Labor Department
On June 19th, Journey Home was one of 64 grantees to be awarded the Homeless Veteran's Reintegration Program grant through the U.S. Labor Department. The funds awarded through this grant will be used to implement a collaborative intensive employment training program for homeless veterans in Hartford, Tolland and Middlesex Counties. The collaborative includes housing and shelter providers, Workforce Solutions Collaborative, healthcare providers, Capitol Workforce Partners, local employers from growing fields, and other community organizations that provide training and other necessities to get people back into the workforce.
Four students from Amity High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut are donating the proceeds from their marketing class project to benefit Journey Home. The boys, Skye Zawadski, Dan Hecht, Timmy Fox and Nick Walker (left to right), found Journey Home online and decided to organize a raffle to raise money to help us in our work to end homelessness. Raffle tickets have been for sale during lunch periods to other students with winners to be drawn on May 18th. All of the items up for raffle have been donated by local businesses to help them in their effort. Journey Home would like to offer a huge thank you to the four young men and the local businesses they turned to. We could not continue our work without thoughtful actions like yours!
Gilead Congregation Church: Once Again a Blessing for a Newly Housed Resident
Hartford, CT-On Sunday, May 6th, members of Gilead Congregational Church in Hebron, donated household furnishings to a previously homeless Hartford resident moving into her own place. A bed, sofa, dining room set and kitchen supplies were among the items collected and delivered on Sunday evening. The excited and motivated new tenant, Oletha, is working with Chrysalis Center and Community Renewal Team to get back on her feet, and has just started a new job. She was incredibly appreciative for the kindness of these individuals and their church community. Oletha's rental certificate was made available when one of Chyrsalis' clients graduated from permanent supportive housing into one of Journey Home's Moving On units.
Youth Take Time From Their Spring Break to Paint a Property in Hartford
On Friday, April 20th, youth from Gilead Congregational Church in Hebron, helped landlord, Carlos Valinho, to paint a rental property on Hungerford St in Hartford. 10 units at this location are part of Journey Home's Moving On initiative which encourages individuals and families to move out of permanent supportive housing into more independent living situations. We would like to extend a big thank you to the youth from Gilead Congregational for taking the time to make this property more of a home for the residents that live there!
Presentation to Women's League of Voters
West Hartford, CT- On March 22, Journey Home staff and partner, Mercedes Soto, Director of Housing for Community Renewal Team, were given the opportunity to present to the Women's League of Voters Greater Hartford at the West Hartford town hall. The presentation included information about the innovative solutions to homelessness being implemented and developed by Journey Home and partners, as well as a brief summary of what the homeless population currently looks like in the Greater Hartford Region. The presentation was followed by a Q&A period that sparked interested discussion. We would like to give a big thank you to Sandy Fry with the LWVGH for the invitation to speak to the League.
Hilton Hartford Donates TVs and Furniture to 23 Area Non-Profits
HARTFORD, CT - Journey Home, Inc., the nonprofit organization leading greater Hartford's fight to end homelessness, is teamed up with the Hilton Hartford, located at 315 Trumbull Street, to facilitate the donation of nearly 225 TVs and 225 armoires to area nonprofits and faith-based organizations which provide temporary or transitional housing, health care and related services to greater Hartford families who are homeless or in need. READ MORE
Twenty-three agencies arrived at a storage facility in Windsor on February 23 to receive the donated items for use in transitional living, health care, and social service facilities. Many of the TVs will be used by agencies in their community rooms or for improving their technological capacity to educate and serve clients. Other televisions and armoires will be passed on to the families served by these non-profit agencies.
"This is a great way for the Hilton Hartford to give back to the community," says Duane Schroder, General Manager of the Hilton Hartford. "We have upgraded the TVs and furniture items at the hotel as part of an improvement plan, yet they are still very functional and in good condition. The nonprofits in this area work so hard every day to help people, and hopefully this will make their work a little easier."
One of the agencies that benefited from the donation was the North Central Area Agency on Aging, located in Hartford. According to Executive Director, Carmen Reyes, the items they were picking up were going to consumers with the Money Follows the Person Program, that transitions elderly people with disabilities from nursing homes "back into the community, with services, that's safe, and with dignity." Both Carmen and her co-worker, Linda Cobbs, expressed their sincere gratitude at being able to share this "blessing" with their consumers.
Pastor Al Royal from the Life Church, of Granby, was similarly grateful for the blessing of the donations for their church members. "We have a lot of families that are in need. A lot of them have moved to different locations, some of them have been homeless. So what we've been able to do, is by connecting with Journey Home is being able to leverage an opportunity, like this, to help these six families." Pastor Al and eight others loaded several vehicles to assist their fellow church members and then eagerly assisted other agencies to load their trucks.
Employees and clients from The Open Hearth Association, Inc., who collected items for their extended transitional living and half-way-house programs, similarly spent many hours loading and unloading trucks for other agencies as well. Marilyn Rossetti, Executive Director of Open Hearth, stated, "The donated items will be so helpful to these programs, which serve so many in our community."
Journey Home works to increase collaboration, provide support and bring new resources to the fight to end homelessness in the Greater Hartford region. "By attracting resources through corporate partners such as the Hilton Hartford, Journey Home can help other agencies and the people they serve, and have a significant impact on their lives." says Matt Morgan, Journey Home's President.
WNPR - Where We Live: A Look at Homelessness
Featuring Journey Home's, Matt Morgan, and other partners in the effort to prevent and end homelessness here at home.
New Apartment Signals A 'Journey Home' For Hartford Man
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On Sunday afternoon, members of Gilead Congregational Church, donated their time and home wares to turn one man's new apartment into a home. The tenant, a chronically homeless man with chronic health issues, has been on Journey Home's Vulnerability Index Survey for two years running. The apartment, obtained through Hands on Hartford, was made available through Journey Home's Moving On Initiative, which helps residents of permanent supportive housing move on to more independent living situations as their service needs decrease, freeing up their units for those with greater needs, such as the tenant who moved in on Sunday.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Chico's Women's Clothing Store, 225 E. Front St., will donate 10 percent of its gross sales today, March 16, to the Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area. For details, call Chico's, 922-9067, or the Women's Resource Center, 941-1210.
Oryana events
TRAVERSE CITY — Events at Oryana include St. Patrick's Day Demos and Samples through Sunday, March 17.
The St. Patrick's Day-themed event includes the spring edition of Kids' Cuisine from noon to 3 p.m. today, March 16, with a Lonnie the Leprechaun story time at 1 p.m. and a free organic shamrock cookie snack. A "Luck of the Irish" discount will be offered Sunday, March 17. Shoppers can draw a lucky shamrock to receive a discount of up to 5 percent off their total purchase.
Spring cleaning week is Sunday, March 17, through Saturday, March 23. There will be demonstrations, samples, educational information and special pricing on local and environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Learn how to color Easter Eggs using natural dyes in a demonstration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
All events take place at Oryana Natural Foods Market, 260 E. 10th St. For details, call 947-0191.
Sara Hardy Award
TRAVERSE CITY — Gladys Munoz will receive the Sara Hardy Humanitarian Award on Monday, March 18.
Munoz has worked as director of language and cultural diversity at Northwest Michigan Health Services, providing interpretation services. She also provides translation services for other human service agencies throughout the area.
The award will be presented in a ceremony at 7 p.m. in the Commission Chambers on the second floor of the Governmental Center, 400 Boardman Ave. A celebration will start at 6 p.m. in the second floor training room. The award recognizes Hardy's contributions to the community by honoring an individual who exemplifies the Human Rights Commission's ideals.
Lenten lunch
TRAVERSE CITY — The Community Lenten Luncheon series will close Thursday, March 21.
A soup and sandwich lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. at The Presbyterian Church of Traverse City, 701 Westminster. Mary Collins will provide music at noon, followed by the Lenten message from 12:30 to 1 p.m. by Pastor Brett Spaulding of the First Christian Church.
A $3 donation for the meal is suggested and proceeds benefit local missions. The series has been sponsored by Church Women United and is open to men and women.
Earth Day benefit
TRAVERSE CITY — "SPRING! Community SING!," an evening with local singers and musicians, will benefit Little Artshram, organizer and sponsor of the 2013 Grand Traverse Earth Day Parade and celebration.
The musical event starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Good Works Collective, 417 S. Union St. It features performances by Dede Alderman, Heather Kingham, Rokko Jans, Zach Power and Carol Laughing Waters. The doors open at 6:30 p.m.
A $20 donation at the door is suggested and includes an Earth Day Parade Songbook. Admission is free for children 10 and younger. For details, call 735-8370, email email@example.com or visit www.littleartshram.org.
'Mom-to-Mom' sale
CADILLAC — Cadillac Heritage Christian School's "Mom-to-Mom" Sale will be held Saturday, March 23.
The indoor sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fox Hill Event Center, 7640 Mackinaw Trail. Admission is $1; free for ages 12 and younger. For details, call the school, 775-4272.
Series concludes
TRAVERSE CITY — The "Exploring Peace in the Middle East" series concludes Sunday, Marcy 24.
Betsy Barlow will be the featured speaker. She has worked for the University of Michigan Center for Middle Eastern & North African Affairs for 18 years and is one of the founders of Friends of Sabeel-North America. She will discuss "The Path to a Just and Lasting Peace Between Israel and the Palestinians" at 5:30 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 1249 Three Mile Road.
For details, call 946-3048 or visit www.tcchrist.com.
Autism fundraiser
TRAVERSE CITY — Registration is under way for the second annual Traverse Traveler Scavenger Hunt of Autism.
The event uses social media to raise money to purchase iPads for educational programs for Traverse City Area Public Schools' students with autism. The inaugural event drew 84 teams and raised more than $14,700 for the TCAPS iPads for Autism program.
The event will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in downtown Traverse City. Teams of up to five people are invited to register for the event. Teams use the Traverse Traveler smart phone app to navigate from place to place, check in at each location and participate in an on-site challenge to earn prize tickets. The registration fee is $25 per team; visit www.traversetraveler.com/autism to register.
New this year is a pre-scavenger hunt "Light It Up Blue" event at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. Participants will meet at Ecco, 121 E. Front St., then walk to the Open Space for a mass launch of blue Chinese lanterns. The $5 lantern cost also will go toward the iPads for Autism program. Lanterns are available at Old Mission Traders (formerly Cherry Stop), 211 E. Front St., or at www.traversetraveler.com/autism.
Cards at retailers
TRAVERSE CITY — Goodwill's Paperworks Studio handmade recycled greeting cards now are available at local retailers and markets.
The cards may be purchased at Tom's East Bay, West Bay and Acme markets, Oleson's Food Store on Hammond Road, Ace Hardware on West Front Street, Brilliant Books, 118 E. Front St., and Horizon Books, 243 E. Front St. In April, cards also will be available at Tom's Market on 14th Street.
'Senior Corner' online
TRAVERSE CITY — The Senior Corner is now featured on the Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging's website.
Produced by Michael Sheehan since 1994, the online news source features information on aging issues of interest to the region's senior citizens.
The Senior Corner may be viewed at www.co.grand-traverse.mi.us.


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The NRA's clout: It comes from the people
In the days since the horrible tragedy in Newtown, Conn., there has been a great deal of talk about the "power" of the National Rifle Association (NRA). As gun-control advocates present it, the NRA is this great, malevolent force that gets common-sense gun-control legislation killed through some mysterious combination of money, deceit and corruption. They have it all wrong.
Gun rights are not popular in America because the NRA is so politically influential. The NRA is politically influential because gun rights are popular.
There was no NRA when James Madison penned the Second Amendment, and the belief that the Constitution protected the individual right to bear arms pre-dates the NRA. (UCLA constitutional law professor Adam Winkler has detailed how the 14th Amendment was proposed and ratified in part to guarantee that former slaves could not be disarmed, as the Ku Klux Klan and many Southern state legislators were trying to do.)
Many on the left believe that if the American people do not agree with them, then the people must have been brainwashed by powerful forces. They cannot fathom why their opposition to guns and gun rights is not the dominant view. It must be that evil NRA.
But the NRA did not write the Second Amendment or make it popular. The group would have little clout if it did not have 4 million members and the support of millions of non-member gun owners who see a need to become politically active to protect their right to bear arms from liberals who openly advocate eroding it.
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DENTON – The following area students received degrees at the University of North Texas' spring 2013 commencement ceremonies.
Hannah Jade Christian, BAAS in Applied Arts and Sciences.
Rebecca Ann Leifeste, MS in Information Science.
Aimee Diane Pass, BA in Journalism.
Donald Wayne Vanover, BS in Rehabilitation Studies.
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Samantha T Herek, BA in General Studies.
Jessalyn N Chavez, BA in Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies.
Corey Shyan Cannon, BA in General Studies.
Taylor B. Cannon, BA in Geography.
Mark Justin Cooper, BA in Biology.
Linda K Devore, BS in Interdisciplinary Studies
Keitha Lea Farrow, BS in Hospitality Management.
Melissa M Larabee, BA in Sociology.
Cash Addison Bailey, BA in Psychology.
Samantha Marie Brownlee, BA in Biology.
Mary D Bruce, BS in Hospitality Management.
Matthew D Dow, BA in Biology.
Sarah L Fullwood, BBA in Marketing.
Matthew Ryan Gray, BS in Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
Chandler S Smith, BS in Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
Julie A Walter, BA in Communication Studies.
Randy D. Whitehead, BS in Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
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The grief of losing a loved one, anxiety after a frightening medical diagnosis, worry over caring for an aging parent — these aren't necessarily medical problems but they are certainly related spiritual issues. Now Mercy patients and co-workers have an additional place to turn. It's called e-chaplaincy, and it allows people to reach out to chaplains for prayer and support via email.
"Sometimes we find ourselves in challenging situations," said the Rev. Beverly Powell, Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City chaplain. "I would like for people to know they don't need to face the circumstances alone. This new outreach helps me extend my ministry to more people who need a listening ear."
Two of Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City's chaplains are responding to the online messages. Powell, a seven-year Mercy chaplain, is one of them.
"I'm so proud of how culturally relevant Mercy is," Powell said. "I love that co-workers, patients and family members can reach me online. It allows me to interact with more people than I could before. And that's what it's all about — meeting an unmet need. That's why I joined the ministry in the first place."
Getting in touch with a chaplain is as easy as logging on to MyMercy.net, going to the message center and clicking on "contact a chaplain." People will then be able to correspond with chaplains via email or request a phone call or face-to-face meeting. Strict confidentiality is maintained at all times but as email is not always a secure method of communication, personal details should be kept to a minimum.
"Sometimes we face issues that are very private," Powell said. "I'm hearing people say that it's easier to make that first contact for help online rather than in person or reaching out to family or colleagues."
Some of the issues chaplains address from a spiritual and emotional perspective include: Grief/loss, relationship issues, loneliness, stress, managing change, life balance, spirituality and growth, health issues and coping and finding a support group.
E-chaplaincy is not a professional counseling service. Instead, one of Mercy's trained chaplains can offer practical advice at times of change and challenge, a listening ear, prayer and support and additional resources. There are 12 trained e-chaplains across Mercy with plans to expand the service as needed. E-chaplaincy is now available to patients, co-workers and caregivers in all Mercy communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Mercy is the sixth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves more than 3 million people annually. Mercy includes 31 hospitals, nearly 300 outpatient facilities, 38,000 co-workers and 1,700 integrated physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. For more about Mercy, visit www.mercy.net.


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Renovation of three Madison County elementary schools built in Richmond during the 1960s will start this summer.
The county school board voted Thursday to continue with the second phase of state paperwork required for the projects.
With a target completion date of August 2015, renovations and alterations at Daniel Boone, Kit Carson and White Hall elementary schools are estimated to cost almost $12 million.
May 30 last school day for students
After 16 snows days and two weather delays this winter, the Madison County School Board decided Thursday to end the school year on Friday, May 30.
Students showcase projects in Technology Extravaganza
Madison County School students showed off just how tech savvy they can be during the district's sixth annual Technology Extravaganza on Thursday at Madison Central High School. After the showcase, more than 350 students were honored for their work.
Ward honored for service; tech center named after him
Retired Madison County educator Jesse Ward was recognized Thursday for his many years of service. To honor him, Superintendent Elmer Thomas announced the board's decision to rename the district's technology training center on North Second Street in Richmond the Jesse P. Ward Technology and Training Center.
Health fairs cover contemporary teenage topics
Berea Community High School health students coordinated their first all-day health fair in November that was catered to elementary students.
But their spring fair Monday handled more mature issues that targeted the middle and high school crowd, said health teacher Cathy Jones.
Regents approve smoke-free campus policy
The Eastern Kentucky University Board of Regents on Monday approved a tobacco-free campus policy and set 2014-15 rates for tuition, housing and meal plans.
Effective June 1, the use of tobacco on all property that is owned, leased, occupied or controlled by the university will be prohibited.
EKU Dance Theatre tonight
Performances are 8 p.m. tonight, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday in O'Donnell Hall of the Whitlock Building.
Tickets are available at the Whitlock Building ticket window or by calling 622-2171 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
Tickets are $5 for students, $10 general admission and free for children under the age of 12. Tickets also may be purchased at the door.
This semester's concert offers a variety of dance forms including modern/contemporary, hip hop, Middle Eastern, musical theater and Latin jazz.
Pinwheels for prevention
Madison Central High School CIA, or Central in Action club, placed 473 silver and blue pinwheels in the flower beds in front of the school, each representing a substantiated child abuse case reported in Madison County in 2013 to show support for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Scott Diamond and a +/- wins bet, rating Cory Provus, Coomer, Smalley, TK
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I have consistently said good things about Scott Diamond. He has been the pitching MVP for the Twins this year by far. I have enjoyed watching the games he has pitched as he hasn't lost his "control of the game" at all this year in my opinion. He is very consistent in the strike zone, doesn't give up walks, and lets the defense get outs for him. He reminds me of a young Steve Avery from the Braves. I have continued to tell a buddy of mine that he has impressed me. Of course as a Brewer fan, "and a Minnesota hater" he has to tell me all of the things he doesn't do, and that it has been luck that he has as many wins as he has, and his ERA is so low because of where the balls have been hit, and the amount of players left on base is going to start going the other way. I am a big fan of sabremetrics, but when you watch somebody in control like Diamond vs Liriano I don't think the stats tell the entire story. That being said, the Twins are 15 games under .500 I took a wager that I have the Twins win in Diamonds starts against the losses of Diamonds starts. I think I have the good end of the stick. I could be wrong on this one, watching tonights game in the bottom of the 7th I would be 1-1 since we took the wager.
This is the first year in my lifetime that John Gordon hasn't been in the radio booth. Cory Provus from the Brewers took over and I have been able to listen to games when he is on, on my way from work and away from a TV. I have also been very used to listening to Dick Bremer and Bert Blyleven. With Blyleven taking a lot more games off this year we have had a mix of Tom Kelly, Roy Smalley, and Ron Coomer. I have really liked listening to different people, along with the different takes on each one. If I had a choice of someone to pick if Blyleven left this is how I would go.
First I want to rate Cory Provus as I have listened to enough games now to get him, and adjust to listening to someone else.
1. Excitement C+, I don't always get the excitement of what is going on with Provus yet, even though it will come. This is the first year of doing the Twins broadcast and it has to be tough gaining the excitement level.
2. Color (what is going on) B I think he does a great job of letting us know what is going on that I can visualize it. From what a pitcher is doing, or a hitter at that, even when the play isn't happening and there is a lull. Every time I listen I can get a feeling of what is going on.
3. Teaming with Gladden C I think it is very tough trying to work with Gladden as Gladden does not have good color or excitement, Gladden gives us a little understanding of the technical side of what they are trying to do, but it is hard transitioning and I don't think that is Provus' fault.
4. Knowledge B I think he understands the minor league system as much as he can, as being a first year announcer. He asks good questions to other managers/coaches. He understands the system and starts to learn the players in the system. I am impressed with the baseball knowledge, and doesn't seem to give us blanket statement which we all hate.
Overall B I have to say minus the excitement and the buy in so far he has done a good job, and I really like the choice the organization made.
1. Roy Smalley- If I had a choice to choose a person to take over for Bert it would be Roy Smalley. I know he overstates a lot of players abilities, especially Mauers. But I really like his insight of the game overall. I like the experience he brings, and the stories he can tell. He compliments Bremer very well and I can hear that in the broadcast. I give him an A-
2. TK- I really like TK in the booth in small increments (e.g. 3 game series 4 times a year) He was obviously a smart manager. He prides himself and others on hard work. I really think he has fun in the booth. He knows he isn't there for long, and makes sure to have fun. I think if he would be there for an entire year he would run out of things to say. I have always had the upmost respect for TK, and I really do like listening to him. B-
3. Ron Coomer- Way tooooooo much of a homer. Yes I am a homer, and most of us are. He has too many good things to say about players and not enough of things they have opportunities on. I find it frustrating sometimes that he doesn't say the truth when the player is struggling. I like Coomer when he is in the stands/ takes over for Incmikoski. Bremer really does a great job exploiting the stregths of all of them. I think if Coomer learned more about the other team, or the minor league players the Twins have, he could be better. I really think Coomer lacks work ethic in the booths. C-


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A wealth of local history is buried at the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, along with many other stories that may never be told.
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Big week for McMurry's Morris
Will Morris has been having a good season so far as the starting free safety for the McMurry War Hawks and is coming off one of his best games.
In last week's 63-31 victory over East Texas Baptist, Morris recorded seven tackles (six solo), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in addition to his second interception return for a touchdown. For his efforts, Morris was named American Southwest Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week as well as earning a spot on the D3football.com National Team of the Week. It marked the second time in four games he has received conference and national recognition.
But all that pales compared to what's up for Morris this week. By the time the War Hawks take the field Saturday against the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets at Brownwood's Gordon Wood Stadium, he will be a father. Morris' wife, Keaton, was scheduled to be induced Thursday night with the birth of son Ashton to follow.
"It's stressful, but it's a blessing as well," said of juggling classes, sports and family life. "A lot of it's just keeping that schoolwork intact, still being a hard worker on the field. I'm just praying I have a healthy kid and hoping my wife comes out OK. The Morris household is really excited right now and can't wait for Thursday to get here."
Get 'em while they're hot: Book on 2009 Eagles now available
Just in time for the start of the Abilene High Eagles' 2010 football season comes a memoir of the team's run to the 2009 Class 5A Division II state championship.
Chad Mitchell and Al Pickett have co-authored "Brother's Keeper: The Story of the 2009 Abilene High State Championship," chronicling the Eagles' first state title in 53 years. Starting with Herschel Sims' return of the opening kickoff against Fort Worth Dunbar in the season opener through Ronnell Sims' three-touchdown performance in the championship game, the 166-page book offers a behind-the-scenes look at head coach Steve Warren and players such as tight end Parker McCay, running back Tony Curtis, linebacker Sawyer Tallant and safety Gibson Aguirre.
The book also includes a team roster, box scores from all 15 games and season statistics. The boxes and stats were compiled by yours truly, and I even got mentioned in the book a time or two.
Both Mitchell, the team chaplain as well as pastor at Abilene Mission Church, and Pickett, the color analyst on Abilene High radio broadcasts, have long-standing ties to the program.
For the past decade, Mitchell has met privately with the team each Thursday afternoon during the season. The book's title came from the theme he came up with for the 2009 season.
"It's really neat," he said. "Obviously, I can't share everything that we talk about in there. I've been following the team a long time and to see them come together and truly become their brother's keeper is really neat. Abilene High's had a lot of great talent, but to really come together as a brotherhood, I think you see the result of it this year."
Pickett has also authored "Team of the Century" about Abilene High's run of three consecutive state championships under Chuck Moser in the 1950s and "Wishbone Wisdom: Emory Bellard, Texas Football Visionary."
"The idea was Chad's," Pickett said of the new publication. "Chad called me. Several people had mentioned to me because I wrote 'Team of the Century' about the teams of the '50s, after they won the state championship that 'you've got another book.' I didn't need another book. I had one coming out.
"Then Chad called me and told me the whole Brother's Keeper theme that I really didn't even know. I thought that was a great idea, and then as it evolved I was just tickled to death. Chad did most of the interviewing with the kids, who he had a great relationship with, and I did the writing. We just took the season and incorporated the kids' comments of the behind-the-scenes story. I'm really proud of what the finished product turned out to be."
Mitchell has provided a different theme each season, but he said Brother's Keeper has taken on a life of its own.
"I struggle each year and I asked Coach Warren about it because he has a theme, as well," Mitchell said. "I was reading the Bible, the Cain and Abel story, and he asks 'Am I my brother's keeper?' I thought that's really it. We've done Band of Brothers, Unforgettable, Team of One and those kinds of things. This year, I really struggled almost up until the last moment to come up with a theme.
"Some of the guys didn't get it early, but by the end of the season. I give them a wristband with the theme. They were really big this year, larger than every before. I wanted to remind them of the Brother's Keeper Idea. I was with four of them at lunch and they won't take them off. We're going to have some issues when the new season comes around. And they want to keep the theme, obviously, this coming season."
Which relieves Mitchell of trying to come up with a theme of at least equal impact for the 2010 season.
That's been the question that's been asked, but they want to keep it," he said. "The challenge this year will be for them to not live in the past but to create history themselves. I'm a little bit leery of keeping the same theme, but everybody's really enjoyed it.
"They kept it private. Most of the people of the city didn't know the theme, so for it to come about the way it did was really neat."
Pickett said even with his association with the program, there was plenty he didn't know about the season before writing the book.
"Besides the theme itself, I didn't know Ronnell Sims put Parker McCay's number and initials on his helmet after Parker was injured," Pickett said. "We have six of Coach Warren's pregame talks and I was never in the locker room to hear one of those. The anonymous letter that he read the night before they left for the state championship game was really powerful (Chapter 12), and I had never seen that before we prepared for it.
"Then just a lot of the comments where the players would talk about what they were thinking in a situation -- when Karsten Goodman chased a guy down at the 1-yard line against Cedar Hill -- I talked to the players to get that kind of reaction."
Mitchell said one of his favorite episodes was when linebacker Boo Barrientes, who was named defensive MVP of the championship game, addressed the team in one of those Thursday meetings.
"He stood up and talked about his past life of drug use and being affiliated with a gang," Mitchell said. "He said, 'This is now my second family. This is what I live for.' To see him battle week in and week out and become the defensive MVP is just beautiful, to see him become a great role model and use his past and use it for good."
After a disappointing first-round loss in the 2008 playoffs, it wasn't until the Eagles beat top-ranked Cedar Hill 41-17 in the third round that observers around the state began to consider Abilene High a serious title contender. That Thanksgiving weekend game was followed by victories over Arlington Bowie and Klein before the Eagles completed their journey with a 28-17 decision over two-time defending champion Katy in the finals on Dec. 19 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
"Each week, I would close out or team meeting and tell them, 'You're not great, but you can take one step closer to greatness,'" Mitchell said. "I think that's what happened (in 2008), maybe we became a little overconfident. A lot of the star was around one or two people. This year, there was a different star or hero each week.
"I asked Coach Warren the week of state if I could actually talk about state now. That was like a cuss word around there. You couldn't talk about state until the week of. They just focused on each game. After the Cedar Hill game -- and that was a huge game -- there was no letup. They kept pressing and were ready for more."
Mitchell said the team was determined not to let another early playoff exit happen in 2009.
"I think it comes form them truly being humble and being focused on that game," he said. "In the past, the had a lot of great talent and a lot of great stars, but some of them acted like that. This year, that wasn't the case. The truly loved each other.
"There were times Herschel was supposed to get the ball to run for a touchdown, and he moved Tony without the coach's permission. It's really neat to see stuff like that, and then when Parker went down for Ronnell to wear his number. The same thing happened in the state game. Sawyer go hurt and Gibson took his number and wore it the rest of the game.
"I was truly honored to be able to watch and see what happened and transpired. They love each other. I think football is one of the unique things that brings all races and all economic statuses together for one reason, and they achieved that this year."
Pickett said it took some work to get the book turned around so quickly.
"I don't think we started writing until March," he said. "We turned it around incredibly quickly. I spent most of my spare time writing. I could have never done it had I been doing the interviewing, too. But Chad did the interviewing and both of us have more-than-full-time jobs, so it was done on extra, but it really turned out terrific.
"I'm still doing book signings with Coach Bellard. I was at coaching school with him and we've got two more the next two weeks. Trying to juggle two, I don't know if I want to do that in the future."
The Ruff Rider connection
Dealing with both the Abilene Ruff Riders and Abilene High Eagles this week, it suddenly struck me just how influential the Ruff Riders have apparently been during their brief history.
The franchise began in 2007 as the Katy Ruff Riders and played its first two seasons at Katy's Merrell Center, which is located right next to the Katy High School campus. As some of you may recall, the Katy Tigers won the Class 5A Division II state championship in 2007 and 2008.
The Ruff Riders moved to Abilene in 2009 and now play at Taylor Cunty Coliseum, right next door to Shotwell Stadium, home of the Abilene High Eagles. Remember who won the 2009 Class 5A Division II state title?
I believe the saying is "once is hapenstance, twice is coincidence and three times is enemy action." I'm not really sure that applies here, but if I'm Ruff Riders coach Gerald Dockery, I'm looking for a way to take advantage of this situation. I can see some towns getting into a bidding war for the right to be the next home of the Ruff Riders if the trend continues in 2010.
I think we now know why a group of locals has agreed to purchase the franchise.
Withdrawal is already setting in
While having the Little Southwest Conference regrouped with Monday's announcement of the University Interscholastic League's biennial realignment undoubtedly pleased throusands of fans in Abilene, Midland and Odessa, it is going to cause me some personal hardships.
Having Abilene High in a Fort Worth-area district meant I headed east for road games these past two years. That took me right past the exit for Strawn, and Stawn just happens to be home to one of the best chicken fried steaks on the face of the Earth.
In case you didn't know, the first rule of sports journalism is "Find the Food." Us ink-stained wretches follow this rule religiously. Just look at a photo of the ARN sports staff.
Not only was the five-mile detour off I-20 convenient (and deliciously filling; I recommend the medium CFS), it appeared to bring good fortune for the Eagles. During the 2009 football season and playoffs -- I drove east eight times -- AHS was undefeated on days I stopped off for a bite in southeast Palo Pinto County. Of course, the Eagles were also undefeated on those rare occasions I didn't make it to Strawn, so maybe it wasn't all that important (my taste buds and stomach politely disagree).
The good news is that AHS coach Steve Warren has at least one East Texas team scheduled for the next two years and with a couple of holes remaining in the schedule, could add other opponents in a direction that will allow me to again partake of this delicacy.
Also good is that in returning to the Permian Basin for games over the next two seasons, there are ample establishments that provide suitable fare in their own right. I'm particularly eager to again visit a certain Mexican food place in northeast Odessa that features pescado y camarones con salsa de ajo y limon (that's grilled fish and shrimp in a garlic-lemon sauce).
Oh, yeah. I expect the football to be pretty good out west, too.
Well, that was fun
Saturday night marked the end of my 21st season covering high school football, but it was the first time I ever covered an entire season for a team that won a state championship.
Watching Abilene High's 28-17 victory over Katy in the Class 5A Division II final at the Alamodome was quite a treat for someone who grew up in the Big Country and understands the significance high school football has in West Texas.
I've covered a number of teams that have reached championship games and a couple that came out with the big prize, but this was the first time I've charted every play of a championship season.
This season was certainly a special one for the Big Country with seven teams playing for titles. Goldthwaite and AHS were the only ones to have a happy ending, but Wylie, Graham, Albany, Strawn and Highland all enjoyed remarkable postseason runs. As intense as the excitement was around Abilene, it must have been even moreso in the smaller communities where everyone knows everyone.
Even the 5A Division I final, played earlier in the day at the Alamodome, had an Abilene flavor with Abilene High grad Steve Lineweaver's Euless Trinity Trojans winning in overtime against the Austin Westlake Chaparrals coached by Hardin-Simmons graduate Darren Allman.
I've had the pleasure of covering teams coached by both over the years. I witnessed Lineweaver's Commerce Tigers beat Sealy for a state title in 1999 after losing two previous championship meetings. I covered Allman's first three seasons at Odessa Permian, where he ended a seven-year playoff drought and returned the Panthers to relevance.
I find it interesting that both Allman and I had to leave Odessa to get our shots at a championship. I'm sure he'll get back to the finals. Maybe I will, too, if Herschel Sims doesn't forgo his senior season and turn pro.
A Long Time Coming: A Waller finally makes it to state
As many Wallers as have gone through Albany High School, and as many times as the Lions have made the state finals, you'd think at least one of my relatives would have played for a state football championship by now.
Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case.
For three generations, Wallers and the state finals just haven't crossed paths. That's finally going to change -- well, sort of -- Saturday as the Lions take on Cayuga for the Class 1A Division II title.
First, a little background. Starting in the 1940s, six of my close relatives and a few more distant ones have suited up for the Lions with varying degrees of success. They are, in order:
Clarence Waller (my uncle), Class of '46: Clarence played on the first Albany team to play a full schedule following the end of the war. Albany canceled its 1943 season and went 3-5 in 1944. With Clarence on the team, the Lions finished 2-8 in 1945, but one of the wins was over archrival Baird.
While the war was over, there were still shortages and good equipment was hard to find. According to Clarence, every player on the team used duct tape to cover the rips in their uniform pants. I don't know what the Lions would have done had duct tape been rationed like gas, meat and sugar.
Weldon "Jigger" Waller (my dad), Class of '50: Dad played in 1948-49 and helped Albany go 9-1 both seasons, but that still wasn't good enough for the Lions to make the playoffs. A 19-13 loss to Anson kept the Albany at home in 1948, while a 20-7 loss to Haskell did them in the next year.
In what was to become something of a trend where my family is concerned, Albany did make the playoffs the season after Dad graduated. That started a string of 11 district championships in 14 years. Along the way, the Lions made the state finals three times, winning Class 1A titles in 1960 and '61.
It was a few years before any more Wallers attended Albany High School, but there was still a family connection as my Aunt Winifred (Clarence's wife) taught in the school system for a decade or three. The next generation was their kids.
Melissa Waller, Class of '70: A cheerleader (this is important for later on) in the late '60s, Melissa saw Albany post winning records each of her last three years in high school, but the Lions never made the playoffs. A six-year postseason drought ended the fall after she graduated, which brings us to ...
Steve Waller, Class of '73: Albany made the playoffs both his sophomore and junior years, reaching the 1A state quarterfinals in 1971, but limped to a 6-3-1 record his senior season with district losses to Wylie and Baird. Naturally, the Lions went back to the playoffs the season after he graduated with a roster that included ...
Jim Waller, Class of '76: Jim was a sophomore when Albany made the 1973 playoffs, but the Lions posted losing records the next two years. Jim's senior season ended early when he suffered a broken collarbone in a preseason scrimmage.
In something of an upset, the Lions did not make the playoffs the season after Jim graduated. They waited until the next one, 1977. Unfortunately, that was the last postseason appearance for Albany until 1989, the drought finally ending in Denney Faith's third season as coach.
Which brings us to the next generation, Steve's kids.
Andy Waller, Class of '03: Andy got to stand on the sidelines in 1999 and 2000 as freshman and sophomore. The 2000 team, Albany's last qualifier in Class 2A, reached the Division II quarterfinals, then the Lions dropped off to 3-7 the next year.
Andy started at fullback on the 2002 team, which lost to eventual state champion Petrolia in the first round. That team also included the more-distantly related Will Waller (second cousin twice removed, or something like that) at linebacker, making it what is believed to be the only Albany team to reach the playoffs with two Wallers on the roster. You may draw your own conclusions.
David Waller, Class of '07: The first Waller to never miss the playoffs, but the Lions' best showing during his high school years was the quarterfinals in 2003 when he was a freshman (that's a variation on the trend mentioned earlier). Albany was eliminated in the third round each of the next two years and in the second round his senior season.
Which finally brings us to the point of all this:
Katie Waller, Class of '10: No, Katie doesn't play for the Lions. She's a cheerleader (I told you that was important), and has been for the past three seasons. But she's the first family member to represent Albany on the field at a state championship game, so I'll take it.
And just like the players she'll be cheering on Saturday afternoon, she's ready to go.
"It's pretty amazing," Katie said of her team, which has been ranked No. 1 in the state most of the season, reaching the finals. "All these years in football, everybody's said we're taking it to state. But nobody's done it in a long time. Being a senior and it's actually happening is awesome because I get to be there right on the field with our guys cheering them on."
(A quick aside: I must chalk up Katie's "in a long time" comment to her youth. For some of us, 1991 was not all that long ago. For Katie, it was a whole lifetime ago.)
As a native West Texan and, by extension, expert on football, Katie quickly pinpointed the reason this year's Albany team has made it to the finals.
"I just think these guys have so much heart," she said. "Years before, our football guys have had heart, but these guys ... you can just tell they want it so much more.
"They put everything on the line every single week. They don't do anything to mess it up during the week. They're always focused. They just want it so bad, more than any other team that I've seen while I've been in high school."
Katie's mom, Susan, provided a little tidbit that should be of interest to the Lion faithful. Susan's mom, Sharon Hooks Siewert Knaus, was a senior varsity cheerleader at Abilene High in 1955 when the Eagles won a state championship. Sharon still lives in Abilene.
Molly Ann Galbraith (Katie's cousin, Susan's niece, Sharon's first granddaughter) was a senior varsity cheerleader at Wylie in 2004 when the Bulldogs won their state title. The recent Texas Tech grad was on hand last week to lend her support as Albany beat Stratford in the semifinals at Wolfforth.
Which makes Katie the third senior varsity cheerleader on the Siewert side of the family to cheer in the state finals. Does that mean it's preordained that the Lions will bring home the big prize?
"I hope so," Katie said. "It seems like it's in our blood. I just feel like we're going, we might as well win."
Another nugget courtesy of Susan would also suggest that Albany is a team of destiny. During the Lions' run to the 1991 finals, most of this year's Albany senior players and cheerleaders were newborns at the playoff games or (Susan's words here) "momma was preggers!"
If that formula holds up in the future, then 2027 should be another special season for the Lions. And if everything goes just right, there could finally be a Waller playing for the title. My nephew Eli is almost four months old now and would be a senior that fall. I just have to convince my brother to move his family to Shackelford County and teach the boy to deep snap.
It seems like old times
Way back in the day, it was something of an accomplishment for a high school football team to not only make the playoffs, but survive long enough to play at one of the state's top venues.
In the days before Texas Stadium and the Astrodome (and by extension, waaaaay before Cowboys Stadium, Reliant or the Alamodome), playing at the home of a Southwest Conference member was a big deal.
This weekend, six of the nine former SWC schools are playing host to playoffs. In addition to Abilene High's Class 5A Division II semifinal game against Klein at Baylor's Floyd Casey Stadium, fans can also watch Big Country teams playing for state championships at SMU (Wylie vs. Gilmer) and Texas Tech (Goldthwaite vs. Canadian).
Then there are Class 5A games at Rice (Katy vs. New Braunfels) and THE University of Texas (Austin Westlake vs. Katy Cinco Ranch), as well as a 4A game at Texas A&M's Kyle Field (Pearland Dwson vs. Lake Travis).
Too bad we couldn't get a game at TCU's Amon Carter Stadium, but I wasn't really surprised no one wanted to play at Razorback Stadium.
The secret to Abilene High's success
With the number of offensive records the Abilene High Eagles are setting this season, it's pretty obvious the team has something special going on.
Running back Herschel Sims is already rewriting the school rushing and scoring records, but it's way more than a one-man show. And Sims will be the first to say as much.
As good as Sims is in his own right, he's had the benefit of running behind and offensive line that would make a lot of backs productive.
"They're just a bunch of overachievers up front," AHS coach Steve Warren said. "They get after you and play hard every play. You go back and watch the tape, and they're just staying with it every single play.
"Most games we're outmatched as far as physical traits go, but our guys up front have a lot of heart. We've stayed healthy, knock on wood, and played together. That makes a difference.
"It's kind of a family within a family. Those guys are a different animal. They're great kids and they just play hard. That, to me, is the secret to our success all season long."
About the only thing missing for th OL this season is that signature moment -- a long, time-consuming drive to take control of a game with the season on the line. The Eagles were in position for just that in last week's win over Cedar Hill, taking over at their own 5-yard line with about five minutes to go.
But rather than a 95-yard drive, Sims covered the distance in one shot. Call it the perfect storm of blockers and rusher.
"We haven't had a lot of long drives because we haven't had to," Warren said. "When you have skill guys like we do, if the offensive linemen give those guys a crease and they get in the secondary, they're dangerous.
"The key is giving them that initial place to run. Not many times this year have our running backs been bouncing around looking for a place to go. They see a hole because it's there."
The day the Wallers came to town
Saturday's game between McMurry and Hardin-Simmons was the final installment of something that had become a regular occurence for me over the past two football seasons.
McMurry tight end/deep snapper Seth Waller was one of six seniors making his final appearance at Wilford Moore Stadium and had a whole bunch of relatives in attendance. I don't count myself in that group since I haven't done any research (I'm figuring we'd have to go back at least five or six generations to find a connection), but it didn't take long for me to make an acquaintance last year with Seth's parents, Jimmy and Ruth Waller of Bryan. It was a lot of fun to ask Ruth why she had my name on the back of her shirt.
In addition to the parents, Seth also had big brother Cody and Cody's daughter Madelyn on hand Saturday. With me there as well, it must have been the largest collection of Wallers at a football game since ... well, the last time the Albany Lions played at home.
And Madelyn was certainly the cutest Waller to attend a game since ... well, the last time Katie Waller led cheers for Albany. OK, that was Friday night over at Bronte, but Madelyn's still pretty cute. Just ask her grandmother.
I enjoyed chatting with Ruth, an assistant principal at Bryan High School, before each game the last couple of seasons. She wasted no time in letting me know whether or not she agreed with my predictions for each game. I was just glad to correctly pick a few wins for the Nation this year.
Tough stuff: Terrell making an impact for McMurry
Toughness is a pretty much a necessary quality for a football player. Coaches especially like to see it in their defensive players.
At McMurry, coach Hal mumme doesn't need to worry about whether or not safety Jimmy Terrell is tough.
As a senior at Lexington High School in 2006, suffered an injury in practice that would have caused most to hang up their helmets without a second thought.
"We were working on our two-minute offense," said Terrell, who played wide receiver in high school. "I ran a post route and the quarterback overthrew the football. I was just running and watching the ball, not really paying attention to where I was on the field.
"At the end of our end zone, there's a big wheel that held the water hose that we used to water our practice field. Hanging off that wheel was about a 2½-foot metal bar with a hook on the end of it that they used to tow the wheel around. I'm running and watching the ball and I dive for it. That bar goes under my facemask, into my mouth and smashes everything."
Terrell's injuries included a smashed papate, dislocated jaw and four missing teeth.
"I could look down and see my two front teeth hanging out in front of my face," he said.
Told he would be out eight weeks, Terrell was back in three. He helped Lexington win the District 26-2A title and advance to the Division II semifinals before the Eagles lost to eventual state champion Mart.
At McMurry, Terrell was among a large group that didn't join the team until the start of fall drills. Originally planning to play receiver in Mumme's Air Raid offense, Terrell wound up winning the starting job at strong safety.
"We could tell he was such a physical player," Mumme said. "He's got good skills, good speed and good strength. He was kind of a natural on defense. We felt like we were wasting him at receiver. He's really done a good job so far."
In two games, Terrell has nine solo tackles and eight assists with 2½ tackles for loss, an interception and a pass breakup. Whether offense or defense, he said, playing for McMurry is exactly where he wants to be.
"With these coaches, you can learn a lot from them," he said. "I couldn't ask for anything better than an opportunity like we have here."
Terrell especially looks forward to helping the Nation end a losing streak that has grown to 15 games entering Saturday's American Southwest Conference opener against Mississippi College. That task has been all the harder with the late hiring of Mumme and his staff, not to mention the large number of new players trying to learn the system while also developing chemistry that comes from playing together.
"I don't take that as an excuse, being rushed with everything and trying to get everything together," Terrell said. "I feel like we're good enough. We definitely have a good enough staff that we ought to be winning these games. It's tough to deal with these two close losses, but we learned a lot of good lessons. Things are definitely going to start turning around."


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By DEBRA WHITE SMITH
Palestine Herald-Press
QUESTION: I am working with a very difficult person who is driving me crazy! I am a Christian woman, and it's driving me crazy that she's driving me crazy! I know I need to love her, and I know she needs love. But she so rubs me the wrong way, and I can't stand being around her. But the only way I'm going to get away from her is to quit. I'm stuck and miserable!
ANSWER: My husband and I have both had situations very similar to yours. About twenty years ago, my husband came home one day, telling me that a man at work really irritated him. This went on for months until one day, he decided he had to live with the guy every day, and he might as well make the best of it. So he started teasing this man in a friendly fashion that guys often do. Well, the man responded positively. Before my husband knew it, he found himself actually liking the man. Eventually, their friendship grew into a close family-like bond. Numerous times, my husband would say, "He's nearly as close to me as my own father." Sadly, his friend eventually died, and my husband was heartbroken over the man who he originally couldn't stand to be around.
Normally, I get along with just about anybody. But several years ago, I encountered a woman who made me want to run in the opposite direction. While I didn't have to work with her, I was eventually placed in close proximity to her on a regular basis. I remember the first time I went into the setting. I prayed something like, "God! Why me!" As I was required to interact with this woman on a regular basis, I got to know her better and slipped into treating her like a friend. Eventually, my actions impacted my feelings for her, and she didn't get on my nerves anymore. Now, we aren't best friends. However, I do consider her a friend, and I have genuinely grown to love her like a Christian sister.
The core issue that changed both my husband and my heart toward these irritators was when we stopped looking at them through our eyes and asked the Lord to show them to us through His eyes. This is a "seeing with the heart," that only the Lord can bring about in your soul. Once we both saw these people as in need of love, support, and friendship, God provided a miraculous affection for them as friends. While I am not as close to my friend as Daniel was to his, both our lives have been enriched by people whom we originally couldn't stand.
I believe you can discover the same experience with this woman. Luke 6:27-28 holds the formula, "But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you" (KJV). The reason I call this passage a formula is because it can be illustrated like this: do good + bless + pray=love. We often say that our attitudes affect our actions. But our actions also affect our attitudes. If you will do good to this lady, pray for her, and bless her with your words, your actions will affect your heart, and God will unleash a love for her within you that you never expected!
The author of 54 books, Debra White Smith holds an M.A. from U.T. and is the featured relationship specialist on the Fox News Radio Show, "Plain Jane Wisdom." She and her husband, Daniel, co-pastor Palestine Church of the Nazarene. For more information, visit www.debrawhitesmith.com. Got a problem? E-mail Debra at email@example.com