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Jerry Reynolds

“The Car Pro”

An old high school alumnus of our editor is Jerry Reynolds, President, Car Pro Radio Networks.  He is Syndicated Talk Show Host, Newspaper Columnist and Auto Industry Expert.

 

Jerry Reynolds website: www.carproshow.com and contact number is Office: (972) 755-7575 .

 

The Car Pro Radio Show: 

9 to 11 am Central,  WBAP 820 AM & 96.7 FM, DFW TX

11 to 2 pm Central,  KTRH 740 AM in Houston

11 to 2 pm Central on News Radio 1200 WOAI in San Antonio

11 to 2 pm Central on The Zone 1300 in Austin

9 to Noon Pacific,  AM 980 KFWB,  Los Angeles, CA

10 am to 12 noon Pacific, KSTE 650 AM, Sacramento CA

12 noon to 1 pm, Pacific, KFBK 1530 AM,Sacramento CA

11 am to 2 pm Central, News Talk 790 AM KFYO Lubbock TX

Meals on Wheels of Texoma About Meals on Wheels of Texoma

Meals on  Wheels of Texoma has been serving the nutritional and emotional needs of local senior citizens and disabled persons since 1980.    Over 370,000 meals were served last year to MOWOT clients, who represent one of the most vulnerable segments of our society.  Through their activities, MOWOT addresses the disease that is senior hunger.

About Meals On Wheels Association of America

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest national organization in the United States representing those programs that provide meals to people in need. MOWAA’s mission is to end senior hunger by 2020. To obtain more information about MOWAA or to locate a local Meals On Wheels program, visit the MOWAA website at www.mowaa.org. 

March For Meals is a national campaign during the month of March, initiated and sponsored by the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA), to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of local communities. Senior nutrition programs across the United States, like Meals on Wheels of Texoma, promote March For Meals in their local communities through public events, partnerships with local businesses, volunteer recruitment and fundraising initiatives.  “

Our Meals On Wheels programs are on the front lines every day in the battle against senior hunger,” said MOWAA President and CEO Enid Borden. “March for Meals is a time when communities can come together to stand with their local Meals On Wheels and support our mission to end senior hunger in America by the year 2020.”

For more information on Texoma Meals on Wheels of Texoma:     

Contact Kathey Scott (kscott@mowot.org) or

Greg Pittman (gpittman@mowot.org)

Phone (903) 786-3351 

Toll-Free (877) 900-3351  

Fax (903) 786-8893

http://www.mowot.com

Bethel Baptist Church, Whitewright

Bethel Baptist is located 3 miles south of Whitewright on SH 160.  For information, please call 903-364-5019 or 903-815-1572.  Visit us on the web at www.bethelbaptistwhitewright.com.
     Bethel offers a traditional worship experience in Word and music.  If you are looking for a church home, we encourage you to visit us.  At Bethel you will find strong traditional family values, as well as the love of God, and each other! 
     Bethel Baptist Church is located 3 miles south of Whitewright on SH 160.  For information you may call 903-364-5019 or 903-815-1572, or visit our website at www.bethelbaptistwhitewright.com.

BUSINESS MERCHANTS & STORES

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POLLY'S ANTIQUES and the JEWELRY LADY  in Whitewright

Triple R Barbecue

Now Open in Whitewright

504 N. U.S. Hwy. 69   (903) 364-9999

Hours are Sundays-Thursdays 11 - 8 p.m. and

Fridays and Saturdays 11-9 p.m.  

 

Richard Hunter dishes out some delicious barbecue and fixins at his restaurant at 504 U.S. Hwy 68 in Whitewright.   An acronym for "Richard's Rib Ranch", Hunter loves smoking his meat for hours over hickory wood right there on site.  His plates, in adult or children sizes, ange from brisket to ribs and more, including vegetables choices, banana pudding and pecan pie.  Dine in or take-out, drive-thru and catering.

CodeRed

To get Grayson County severe weather alerts FOR FREE on your cell phone, at home or busineess, sign up for CodeRed here: 

www.co.grayson.tx.us/EM/CodeRED.htm

Grayson County Office of Emergency Management has a public Facebook.  Are you signed up for Grayson County OEM on Facebook?   The Grayson County Office of Emergency Management facebook page is located at this url: www.facebook.com/GraysonCountyOEM.

Column from the publisher, C.G. Willis
   Well, it's almost been a year since we "killed" the hard copy print edition of the Whitewright Rose, and went online all the time with the news on Whitewright.com .  (Soaring printing costs and the economy is what tanked the full print editoin).
   Our readership is up tremendously on the web site, and we thank you for reading news here.  We thank our contributors, very much, for your submission of news and pictures.
    So, I was browsing the keywords for what people search for when finding our site, and that tells us if we are keeping up with the news readers want to see.  Sometimes we miss the mark and quickly go out hunting for the details to post fo ryou guys.
    One search was for "Bible Artist in Whitewright" and I knew precisely whom the browser was looking for:  the very talented and gifted Dr. Marilyn Todd Daniels, who owns and operates the Woodsong Art Institute in Whitewright.
    Dr. Todd-Daniels web  site is located at www.woodsonginstitute.com.  Here, the following is posted about Dr. Todd - Daniels fine work, including books, magazine covers, videos and select prints.
    "A multi-faceted career characterizes this dynamic Texan, born in Oklahoma during the dust bowl. Gallery artist, Associate Art Professor at Collin College in McKinney, illustrator, writer, musician and speaker — she does them all.

"My heart soars in God's unfolding panorama of light and color. Each day brings fresh energy and insight as His Word illuminates new pathways, ideas. I paint with singing color, transformed and renewed daily. Expect fluid shifts in focus, like an eagle in flight, layers of paint and scrapings, rough and smooth transitions of pigment on canvas or paper. I am not contained in anyone's box, even my own past. After a life spent painting from all 48 contiguous states, America is now my backyard."
 

Awards and Honors:

  • Selection as a Fine Arts dissertation/thesis reader for Warnborough College in Canterbury, England, 2006

  • Exhibited one week in U.S. Senate Russell Bldg., Washington, D.C., as part of the International Believers Art Exhibition. 1999, 2001, 2003

  • Best of Show, Sherman Art League, 1983, 2003. Many additional awards in juried shows

  • People's Choice Award, Horse Artist Association Annual Show (founding member)

  • Over thirty-nine one woman exhibitions in galleries and museums, including the Kentucky Derby Museum in 1988

  • Outstanding Educator of America, 1971, 1972

  • Biblical Art Center in Dallas, TX. exhibited from 1999 to 2005

  • Sacred Art Center, Great Passion Play, Eureka Springs, AR., 1999-2009 exhibit

Publications:

  • Wrote and published Thirty-Nine Stripes, Invitation to the Dance, 2003

  • Todd Travels, calendar with illustrations of England's 1974 horse trials.

  • Wrote and illustrated forty articles for Equine Images Magazine (1987-1996)

  • Wrote and published The Complete Book of Equine Drawing, 1993

  • Illustrated Freebee, the Story of a Good for Nothing Horse by Lynn Renau, Herr House Press, 1996

Days & Events to Celebrate

PUBLIC NOTICE:  WE ARE CHANGING!

Welcome to Whitewright.com.  The ownership of this Web site is being transferred to the City of Whitewright effective October 1, 2011, upon approval by the Whitewright City council as acceptance of the transfer of the domain name as a gift from Chana Gail Willis.

 

You may still follow C.G. Willis writings, articles, photography and collections at a web site soon to be named here.  Mrs. Willis said of the change, "We served the community well for many years, but now that my husband has retired from the U.S. military, we are selling our home in Whitewright and soon moving to the lovely piney woods of east Texas to be closer to family.  It has been our long range plan all along after his time in Iraq and in the service."

 

Mrs. Willis added,  "We talked in depth with each other and many community organizations about the Web site.  Rather than selling it to serve a specific interest group or club, we decided to transfer the domain to the city of Whitewright for use on behalf of the entire public."

 

In conclusion, Willis said,  "We wish the citizens of Whitewright to be involved in all the wonderful aspects the city offers, and the web site to be an instrument of facilitating the communiation of services and attributes of the whole community.  God speed"

Willis Auctions and Sales

David B. Willis, Auctioneer TXS#16870

903-816-0638

Live Auctions, Consigments, Estates and More

  

Preview pictures, location and dates at www.willisauctionsandsales.com
or

 

Whitlock Auctions

David Whitlock, Auctioneer TXS#6545

903-965-4308

3rd Saturday of each month;

Next one is Saturday, aUGUST 20~~~ 6:00 - ‘til it ends

In the barn and outdoors

2645 FM 1897, Bells, TX

Just north of the Bells High School

Plus auctions around the area throughout the month.

 

Whitewright 4th Monday Trade Days

www.4thmondaytradedays.com

July 22-24

August 19-21

September 23-25

October 21-23

November 25-27

 

New Additions to Trade Days American Legion #255 Kicks Off 2011 Season

The American Legion Post # 225 has the 4th Monday Trade Days in Whitewright, TX growing and starting to help the surrounding communities again. The 4th Monday Trade Days in the past has always brought people from all around North Texas and Southern Oklahoma to the City for the purpose of either selling or buying a wide variety of products from Trade Days.

 

Since the Trade Days re-opened in April 2010, there have been thousands come through and see the growth in vendors and the wide variety of merchandise available. The American Legion has many new and exciting attractions that will be added to the Trade Days this year. This year during the Trade days we will have a Musical Artistry Contest, a Chili Cook off, a Corvette Show and a carnival, to name a few.

 

The Trade Days has grown over the last year, but we are still not to our full capacity. Trade Days is still looking for quality vendors. If you are interested in being a vendor, you can contact the Manager, Andrew Guiette, at (972) 480-3389 to get information on booths.

 

For the year 2011, including this month’s Trade Days and continuing each month, the American Legion has partnered with a Collin County based food bank, that will be providing continued assistance to people in need. People from Whitewright and the surrounding communities are welcome to come to the 4th Monday Trade Days and receive food (Breads and baked goods) provided by the food bank for FREE. There is no purchase required, but donations for the food bank are accepted. There is no paperwork required, no identification is required, the American Legion and the food bank would just like to assist as many families as possible.

 

MORE ABOUT IT.

Andy Guiette, Manager

(972)480-3389

andrew@titants.com

 

Whitewright School

 

Calendar for 2011-12

 

School starts August 22, 2011.  Click here to see or download the calendar for the next school year.

Open Burns Strictly Prohibited

within the WHITEWRIGHTCity Limits

Residents are reminded that any open fire or controlled burn WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF WHITEWRIGHT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN YEAR AROUND. Fireworks are also forbidden within the city limits.

Info on Outside Fire Burns

in Grayson County Area

For controlled burns in Grayson County, but outside the city limits of Whitewright, first contact the Grayson County Non-Emergency Dispatch:  903-893-4388 ext. 4 or Whitewright city hall at 903-364-2219.

Burning trash or natural vegetative debris can be burned in the outlaying county area, but only with prior notification to and approval by authorities, general the emergency dispatcher for that county.

Dispatch will direct the request what to do or whom to contact, and will generall place the local fire department, most often volunteer fire departments, on notice, and also let the requester know if there is a current burn ban, or if conditions are or ARE NOT right for the burn. They'll also ask you what you are burning; some items are okay, some items are restricted by law or policy. Ripe conditions for outdoor burns are determined by a scientific index, with measurements on temperature, wind speed and humidity level and recent rain fall factored in. To be safe, please call officials before burning outdoors.  

100 Years Since the Great  

Whitewright Fire

Conflageration Started by a Trash Burn   by C.G. Willis, (c) 2011, whitewright.com

    This June 2011 is the 100th anniversary of the Great Conflagration (Fire) of 1911 in city of Whitewright that destroyed a major portion of the town.

    In fact, the history of Whitewright records TWO times in history when major portions of the town burned, in 1911 and one in 1884 that destroyed most of the northern part of town.

    The 1911 fire is credited as being caused by "burning trash" in the trash heap back of a downtown store, Steinlein and Lively. The 1911 fire encompassed two downtown blocks and four residential blocks, according to then Mayor Bryant. (DMNews).  Downtown Whitewright after the 1911 Conflageration

     Other disastrous fires have marked Whitewright's history.  The Grayson County College lost a major building on February 17, 1904, and the Whitewright Public School burned down September 14, 1913. (Dallas Morning News). 

The Ultimate

Grocery Shopping List

 

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CURENT NOAA FORECAST:

 REMEMBER, CHECK IT OUT HERE DAILY!

See National Weather Service (NOAA) Link

for the Texoma Area (CLICK HERE FOR WEATHER)

  

   

Let's Go to the Movies! CLICK LOGO FOR CURRENT SHOW 

ODEUM THEATER

Wednesday-Saturday, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Matinees  at Noon 

(closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday)  

Phone 903-364-9939   , 114 West Grand Street (Downtown)  Whitewright, TX  75491

A hearty thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Monty Scroggins,

stay up with the latest MOVIES showing at The Odeum!

   

 
IN AREA NEWS

SceneInTown.com
Live Music / Bands Entertainment Calendar in Texoma and North Texas & Beyond

Click the logo above to get direct access to a Live Music Calendar.

Click here for LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR.

To have your live music listed, e-mail details including contact phone number to mjfarmer.music@gmail.com. Scene In Town recommends calling the venues ahead for confirmation, door rates, or other information, and has provided the phone number, when available. Additions made after original postings will be shown in blue." 

Chrystal Opry House
Offers Live Local Music Venues
The Chrystal Opry House is located one and a half miles west of Tom Bean (or 6 miles east of Howe) on FM 902 and a half mile south on White Mound Road.   Individuals or bands interested in performing at the Chrystal Opry House should contact Bill Hayes at 903-546-6893 or http://www.chrystalopryhouse.com

WHITEWRIGHT PUBLIC LIBRARY Hours

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays:

10 a.m. to Noon,and 1 pm - 5:30 p.m.

Thursdays: 10 am to Noon, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.

(closed on weekends)

903-364-2955 or www.whitewright.lib.tx.us

 

GENERAL LIBRARY NEWS

The Library has an outside drops for print and audio/video materials are available 24/7, so you can return items at any time. Fines are not assessed on days the library is closed.

 

Library Patrons can browse the catalog online and place reserves in advance at any time (ask a librarian for instructions to log in to your account). When items are ready, notifications can be made by phone, email or text. Don’t have Internet service at home? Don’t worry, just call the library at 903-364-2955 and we’ll be happy to look up item availability.

 

The library maintains a Wish List at Amazon.com year-round. You can find the link on the library’s website, http://www.whitewright.lib.tx.us, or visit Amazon.com, select “Wish List” and search for Whitewright Public Library. If you prefer to purchase from another source, items do not have to be purchased through Amazon. You can also donate gently used items at any time. If we are unable to use them for any reason, they go into our annual fundraiser sale.

 

The library is your local source for books, books on CD, and movies. This year, our users saved over $366,000 by using the library instead of purchasing items new.

 

Whitewright Pharmacy Texts "Your Rx is Ready"

The Whitewright Pharmacy now has the ability to text their customers to let them know their prescriptions are ready.  See the Pharmacist or their staff for more information on how this nice program works.

Whitewright Library Texts "Your Book is Ready" or "Your Book is Due"

The Whitewright Public library now has the abilty to test their patrons to let them know when rserved books are ready, or checked out books or due or can be renewed over the phone.

Local Food Pantry Receives Donations

The Whitewright Community Food Pantry warmly accepted thousands of canned goods welcomes and needs donations year-around.

 

The donations will continue supporting the needy in Whitewright and nearby communities.  The Pantry has provided food to over 1,407 residents last year and was very, very low on food last summer.

 

Non-perishable food donations may be made YEAR AROUND in Whitewright at the Post Office, Pettit's Grocery, Library, Polly's Antiques or at your local Whiteright church year around.  The hungry and needy are there more than just at the holidays. Cash donations may be made by designating a contribution at your church or the First Baptist Church, Whitewright.

 

All cash donations must eventually be processed by the First Baptist Church, Whitewright, that has an account set up for the Food Pantry. The Community Food Pantry does not compete with programs of local churches; it is another service of the Whitewright community intended to provide food to those desperately in need.

 

If you would like someone to speak at your organization about the Food Pantry, please call (214) 738-9975 or email wwhffh@sassysumm.com, or write  POB 577, Whitewright, TX 75491. Rich Summers, Manager, Food Pantry

TEXOMA RED CROSS

Volunteer Opportunities

The Texoma Area Red Cross serves Cooke, Fannin and Grayson counties. Founded in 1917, the Texoma Red Cross is active year round in disaster relief work, but it also works to help people prevent and prepare for disasters.

Community education is a key ingredient in this mission. The local chapter also teaches life-saving first aid, water safety and CPR to more than 3,000 people annually, as well as respond to an average of two house fires a week. The Texoma Red Cross has a wish list for their needs to service the community. Call 903-464-1330 to learn how you can help, or visit www texoma.redcross.org

IN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS 

NOTICE:  Political meetings are published on this Web site as a courtesy as space is available and subject to our publications policies; for more information, or to send us polictical news, click on contact us above at the top of this page.  Thank you for helping us keep our voting citizens engaged in current information.  Proprietary info is credited.

First Baptist, Whitewright

Call the church at 903-364-2479, or visit their Web site at www.fbcwhitewright.com for more information.

 

Is Your Church Info Listed Here?

When does your church meet and what special classes or activties do you have planned for members or guests.  Do you have a church Web site that newcomers to the area can browse.  What are your service times?

 

 

 

   

 

Whitewright Area Chamber of
Commerce News 

Visit their official site at whitewright.org .

 

The Whiterwight Area Chamber issues a monthly newsletter that may be found on their Web site. See their Web site at whitewright.org or call 903-364-2000 for more info.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facebook Quotes

 

MY DOCTOR asked" if any of my family members suffered from insanity?"

 I said No, we all seem to enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

So, What About Church?

 

A collective body of people, not a building or a pew. Two or more people gathered together, professing the same religious creed and acknowledging and workshiping (praising, singing, praying, thanksgiving, encouraging, helping in servicing) the same authoritative power in God.  Not a pew.  The church building is, however a great place for encouragement and to fellowship and praise and pray together.

 

Addictions Can Be Overcomed
 
by Changing Engrained Patterns
 
(Submitted material and artwork)

    

     Addictions or addictive behavior could be simply defined as "anything to an excess."  Excess can be  in quantity or absorbing quality of life. 

   Addictive behaviors can be negative or positive.  Negative addictions often take away from the quality of life, health and relationships, and sadly take away from the quanitity of life (the length, the size and depth of the person.)

 

     Looking at the sketch above, a person (who wished to remain anonymous), said,  "Yes, illegal drug abuse or excessive drinking, or speeding, or any negative potentionally harmful addictions and behavior can be like that."

    I said, "But the chains that bind can be broken."  He wanted to know how.  It's been years and he still sometimes struggles. 

     It's a no-name face in an all too often conversation probably held across America, sadly everyday.  How to get a strangle hold of addictive behavior?  Start with the Replacement Theory:  "Overcome evil with goodness." Romans 12:21. 

      One day at a time, a man may devise his plans, but the Lord guides his steps.  Proverbs 16:9.

 

How This Works

   The brain makes electrical signals and patterns for repEtitve behaviors and thoughts.  It's like carving a knife in a piece of wood.  The first mark scratches it.  The second and third and so on starts to make an engrained pattern.  The brain kinda works that way. 

    To change stinking thinking and negative addictive behavior, you have to act the new part of the good behavior you desire.  "Just do it" comes to mind.  In time, after acting the new part of non-addiction item, you will feel it, the good behavior and it will become easier. 

     You must consciously change and that physical change will in time retrain the brain to new thinking patterns and routes in the brain tissue.  Oh, the old behvior routes or thinking may always be there, but you are making a  conscious effort to rethink in a different way. 

     By doing that, you can become stronger  to replace the addictive behavior with something positive and productive.  You can't fill the void of addictivions or negative behavior with nothing, it must be a productive thing, hobby or good behavior.

 

Some Suggestions

     Here's some positive productive suggestions that has worked for others. 

      Seek help and seek a support group.  Surround yourself with people who are not addicted or drag you down into the spiral.

     Surround yourself with people who bring you joy and don't suck out the confidence to change your paths.  

    Choose today: make the addiction shift by overcoming evil with good.  

     Replace the addiction with goodness and a different kind of high; hobbies, volunteering, serving others, accomplishing a new task, bettering your skills and abilities, seeing the immeasurable value in your future and in your family.              

     Making a change makes a statement to yourself and the world:  "watch what I can do now, with the help of God, and watch what God can do with me now."   Triumph over tragedy.  Victors over being a victim.  Overcoming evil with good, one day at a time.

   Substitute pain for passion in positive purpose. 

Our Mission and Markets,

Philosophy and Community Service.

        Whitewright.com key content includes a calendar of area happenings, feature articles and many guest columnists.  While the nice area newspapers serve a market in print, we compliment that avenue online ... daily.  Here, we can post breaking or interesting news, new event info, obituaries that may occur post printed editions of an area paper, and promote marketing and photography interesets.  At Whitewright.com, we can give students more coverage, churches, writers, non-profits, small businesses and calendar info more coverage ... all for free. 
       Whitewright.com will continually strive to be a good resource that helps move detailed positive community-based information, engaging the participation of a cross-section of civic, cultural, educational, businesses and volunteer activities in editorial content, feature articles, news and advertising, for "Progress, Heritage, Community and Citizens". Our target market is Texomaland of north Texas and southern Oklahoma.
          If you have something to submit to whitewright.com, click on "contact us" above.  Happy reading, and see you down the Texoma trails ...   Whitewright.com and contributing writers, news sources and alliances.