Wildcat, Lady Cat Coaches Talk About Tuesday Victories
Cipoletta on Wildcats 84-70 Home Win Against Dallas Woodrow Wilson
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said Dallas Woodrow Wilson refused to go away Tuesday night (December 4) in Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats finally separated from Wilson with a big 31 points fourth quarter to take a 84-70 win. Coach Cipoletta called Woodrow a tough team that could hit shots. He said the Wildcats had to double team Wilson’s big post players and he said they made the Wildcats pay. Coach Cipoletta predicted Woodrow Wilson would go far this season. Sadaidriene Day Day Hall had a monster game for the Wildcats with 36 points and lots of rebounds. Coach Cipoletta noted his rebounds and put backs against bigger players. Senior Duece Berry also brought a smile to Coach Cip’s face during the post game interview. Berry hit three big three-point baskets in the fourth quarter to help the Wildcats pull away. Coach Cipoletta said Berry’s near perfect practice shooting recently made it necessary to put Berry in Tuesday night. Almost overlooked Tuesday night was senior guard Keaston Willis who ended up with 20 points. Coach Cipoletta praised Willis for finding his teammates when Woodrow did their best to prevent him from scoring. He also had positive things to say about senior guard Jeremiah Roland. Coach Cipoletta called him athletic, sneaky fast and the Wildcats’ defensive stopper. The Woodrow Wilson victory followed two very hard days of practice according to Coach Cipoletta. He said the team seemed content after their November 19 home win over Rockwall, the #2 team in Class 6A. He said the lackadaisical attitude surfaced some during the Mansfield tournament. Thus the hard practices. The Wildcats are now 8-2. The Wildcats play next in the Forney ISD Winter Classic Thursday through Saturday. Thursday at North Forney, the Wildcats play two pool play games. They face North Mesquite at 12:30 p.m. and McKinney Boyd at 3:30 p.m. Boyd’s head coach is former Wildcat Coach Jeremy Josey. Coach Cipoletta was a Wildcats’ assistant coach under Josey. Coach Cipoletta remembers that a Josey coached Boyd team defeated the Wildcats three years ago.
Lady Cats Defeat New Boston on the Road Tuesday, 64-43
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell is not quite sure if the Lady Cats started slowly or if home team New Boston got off to a fast start. The Lady Cats led only 12-11 after the first quarter. Coach Tisdell said at halftime she was able to make some defensive adjustments that helped the Lady Cats in the second half. He said she also talked to her team about the need to be patient against the New Boston zone defenses. Coach Tisdell said the Lady Cats seemed calmer and more ready to go in the second half. The Lady Cats also benefited from a career offensive night from senior post Autumn Tanton who scored 36 points. Sadavia Porter scored 12 points. The win improved the Lady Cats season record to 8-1. Their only loss was to Class 6A team Longview in the final game of the Winnsboro tournament last Saturday. Now the Lady Cats play in an Edgewood tournament Thursday through Saturday. The Lady Cats open against Wills Point Thursday at 8 a.m. Also in the Lady Cats pool are Kaufman, Edgewood and Gilmer. The Lady Cats have two games Thursday and two more Friday. Saturday match ups depend on pool play results. The Lady Cats have won the Edgewood tournament the past two years.
Saltillo Lions Defeat CHESS; Prepare for North Hopkins Tourney
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team got a solid win over CHESS, 69-31 Tuesday (December 4). The Lions got off to a very good start outscoring CHESS in the first quarter, 26-4. The Lions also led at the half 43-15 and after three quarters 54-28.
Chris Boekhorst led the Lions with 24 points. Matthew Gurley added 17 points. Andrew Redburn had 8 points. Stephen Marroquin scored 6 points. Edi Olayo, Ben Moore and Levi Hoover all had 4 points.
The Lions improved their season record to 6-4. The Lions begin play in the three-day North Hopkins tournament Thursday at 1:35 p.m. against Yantis.
Webb Named Chairman of 2018 PJC Annual Fund Drive
Kenneth Webb, Director of Student Services at Paris Junior College, has been named as the Chairman of the 2018 PJC Annual Fund.
“Paris Junior College and this community has been my life for the last 30 years and I consider it an honor to serve as the chairman for the 2018 Annual Fund Campaign,” Webb said. “I have had the pleasure of watching three decades and two generations of students come onto our campus not certain where their education could take them and leave here prepared to face the next step in their lives. Knowing the annual fund will support unmet needs, scholarships,future plans and help students in need, I encourage all alumni, former students and friends of the college to consider a gift to this worthwhile cause. I enjoy trying to make a difference, even if it may be on a small scale.”
“It is such an honor to have Kenneth Webb leading our Annual Fund Campaign,” said PJC President, Dr. Pam Anglin. “Having the opportunity to work alongside Kenneth for the last 15 years, I know he is always looking for ways to help others andthrough the Annual Fund campaign, we will have a tremendous chance to bringgifts to help students in a variety of ways including scholarships, unbudgeted needs and the College’s master plan. Our chairman understands the need for additional resources to strengthen the mission of ‘being the educational provider of choice for our region.’”
Webb is a 1983 graduate of PJC and returned to the campus immediately upon graduation from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette in 1988. His initial duties at the College was as Residence Hall Supervisor before being named director of student services. He later earned his master’s degree from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Webb’s daughter, Karen, is married to Widlord Thomas. Son McKenzie Webb is a senior music major at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has one grandson, one-year-old Widlord David Thomas.
The 2018 campaign marks the sixth year of the drive, which has been a tremendous success each of the past five years. The 2017 campaign raised $221,494. Since the inception of the Annual Fund, over $1.9 million has been gifted to Paris Junior College or the PJC Memorial Foundation.
“I amexcited and grateful to Kenneth’s willingness to lead this year’s campaign,”said Derald Bulls, PJC’s Director of Institutional Advancement/Alumni Affairs.“He is well-known and well-loved throughout the community and student population and has a proven record as a strong financial supporter of past PJC Annual Fund campaigns and numerous efforts in the community. Kenneth is someone who practices what they preach regarding support of the College and the community.”
Webb received unprecedented dual honors this year from Phi Theta Kappa, the international two-year college honor society. In March, he was inducted into the PTK Texas Hall of Honor for College Administrators. Webb then was named a Distinguished College Administrator at PTK Catalyst 2018, the international annual PTK convention in Kansas City, Mo. Receiving both honors in the same year is rare.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club,Breakfast Optimist Club, and a deacon at Oak Hill Baptist Church, Arthur City.He has also been involved with the Children’s Advocacy Center, Love Civic Center Board, Lamar County Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, CASA for Kids, and United Way of Lamar County.
The PJC Annual Fund Campaign is kicking off with a mailer that should be in homes very soon. For more information on PJC’s Annual Fund Campaign, contact Bullsat [email protected] or903-782-0276.
“The Write Stuff” is a Class for Area Home-School Students Through Age 15
“The Write Stuff” is a creative writing class at Thee Treehouse Christian Homeschool located in the Yantis area. During 2018, this class produced an anthology of works, entitled “Tales From Thee Treehouse”. It is a published work by 12 young students ranging in age 8-14. Three of these students appeared on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay to talk about the focus of the 2018/2019 school year’s writing. They are working predominately in fiction and non-fiction areas, concentrating on current events and causes, persuasive writing and speaking, as well as editing. Also, a new Digital Storytelling class has been introduced for The Write Stuff students. They are learning to portray their original stories in video or comic strip style, adding voices, music, illustrations, photos and animated avatars. The students are also composing Public Service Announcements, jingles, and Christmas Wishes to the World.
Phil began writing when he was 7 or 8 years old, and his first work was a poem. Kasey and her younger siblings began keeping journals of their family trips and the places they visited. Later, after Kasey got involved at Thee Treehouse, she looked back at her early writing efforts and realized she has come a long way already on her writing journey. Presley likes poetry best because it allows her to express emotions and feelings. Current events on an array of topics comprise a large part of each week’s studies for these young publishers. Kasey selected “The Trash Crisis” to write about, and her research revealed that trash is a problem in all nations of the world. She stated “For example, even Jamaica, which we think of as a paradise, is now affected by a brown scum residue covering the white sand floor of snorkeling areas, and by refuse floating in the water. Everywhere, the plastic and styrofoam in popular containers are littering the planet’s landscape and bringing harm to wildlife and nature”.
According to Creative Writing teacher Sharon Feldt, in 2019, her students will begin compiling an anthology of their most recent works. This will be the second collection of their writings, but the 2019 version will be larger and will feature color photographs and illustrations. Remember, the Anthology I from 2018 is in it’s second printing and can be purchased for $15, with proceeds to benefit Thee Treehouse school. Additionally, the class will sponsor “The Math Store” inside the Yantis Cafe on Saturday December 8 from noon til 4pm. This store will have handmade items, organic goat milk soaps, natural fruit butters and jams, custom handmade signs, clay diffusers and much more, made by students and their family members. Sale of the unique items also benefits Thee Treehouse, or charities which the students have selected. Find out more on facebook, at theetreehouseyantistx
Front Row: Treehouse Principal Carrie Hurley and Creative Writing teacher Sharon Feldt Back row, teachers Mrs. Ebel and Mrs. Rhodes
City Manager’s Report December 4, 2018
CROSSTOWN TRAIL – Construction continues on the Hopkin County Civic Center grounds. The Capital Construction division installed 317 linear feet of pathway on the Civic Center grounds.
SUNSET STREET – We opened bids for materials for this project on October 24th. Of the 5 bid packets, we only had successful bids on 2 of them. We will have to rebid the remaining.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT – Phase 2 is well under way. The concrete structure of the first aeration basin is complete. Construction of the second aeration basin has begun. Once these basins are operational, the existing basins will be taken off line and they will be refitted with diffused aeration just like basins 1& 2. Once all of this is completed our aeration capacity will be greatly enhanced. This is the heart of our wastewater treatment process.
CONNALLY STREET -Work on Connally Street will begin soon. The first phase will be new sewer mains.
CLAIMS – We had two minor workers compensation claims in November. Neither resulted in lost time.
We received 3 liability claims: one for injuries sustained at the Cinco de Mayo celebration, one for a broken window as a result of a S. W.A. T team entry, and one for damage to the undercarriage of a vehicle.
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES – Finance Director Lesa Smith will give a yearto-date report of revenues and expenditures.
Elsewhere around the city, employees:
Sold 1,957gallons of AvGas and 8,443 gallons of JetA fuel.
Treated athletic fields with pre-emergent.
Trimmed trees at Buford Park.
Mowed athletic fields, Coleman Dam, airport, library, senior center.
Began repairing picnic tables at Coleman Park.
Ordered sealant for Kids Kingdom.
Checked out 2, 881 items from the library and 520 eBooks.
Responded to 152 fire/rescue calls including 6 structure fires, 1 vehicle fire and 3 grass fires.
Performed preventative maintenance on 60 fire hydrants.
Reviewed 61 pre-fire plans and performed 61 fire inspections.
Responded to Hopkins County mutual aid requests twice.
Set up the Christmas light show downtown.
Treated wastewater to a daily average total suspended solids reading of 3. 59 mg/L, well within our limits.
Replaced filter media at wastewater treatment plant.
Installed a hydraulic fluid cooling system on the City Hall elevator to keep it operational during heavy use, like during an election.
Repaired 7 water main ruptures.
Made a 6″ water tap on College street to prepare for the coming Oak Grove addition.
Unstopped 34 sewer mains.
Repaired 4 sewer mains.
Flushed 33 dead end water mains.
Installed a chlorine dioxide analyzer at the water treatment plant.
Treated 131 million gallons of potable water.
Conducted 44 building inspections, 24 electrical inspections, 22 plumbing inspections, 2 mechanical inspections, and issued 15 building permits.
Made street repairs following 4 utility repairs. Patched 187 potholes. Installed a new 18″sewer main under Highway 11 east.
Made 55 arrests, wrote 533 citations, recoded 44 offences, and responded to 34 accidents. Made 12 felony arrests in the special crimes unit.
Responded to 194 animal control calls, achieved a 47% adoption rate.
Toys, Bicycles and $16,211 Donated to Blue Santa During Two Day Event
Numerous toys, 80 bicycles, and $16,211 were collected in the two-day “Blue Santa” Toy Drive, sponsored by local business and industry, charitable organizations, law enforcement and media. Volunteers accepted toys and donations from drive-ups while others cooked and served BBQ sack lunches and street tacos on Lowe’s parking lot December 3rd and4th.
Donations can also be made Monday night Dec 14th during the Lions Club Christmas Parade, starting at 7pm from Buford Park down Connally Street to Celebration Plaza to Church Street to Houston Street to Prim Stadium Parking, you may bring unwrapped toys and find a place alongside the parade route. You can hand these off to first responders walking in the parade who will place them on the Blue Santa float. It is estimated that 5,000 to 6,000 toys will be needed for this Christmas season’s local needs.
City Council Approves Ordinance for Street Maintenance Fees to Be Added to Water Bills
After approximately 20 minutes of discussion and answering questions by one local resident, the Sulphur Springs City Council approved on second reading a Street Maintenance Fee Ordnance that will add additional funds to the Street Paving Project and sets up a separate designated account for the funds. Sulphur Springs City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening in Council Chambers. The Street Maintenance Fee Ordinance was not the only item on the agenda but did consume more time than any other subject.
The fees set by council to be applied to water bills in the city will be $5 for residential and $5 for multifamily, $12.50 for commercial, and $30 for industrial. The original motion for approval would have contained lower fees for multifamily and industrial. However, a substitute motion that would have increased fees to $10 for residential and multifamily was defeated 2-4 by vote of council. The fees set were a second amendment to the original motion passed 5-2 with Jimmy Lucas, who wanted to retain the original fee scale, and Doug Moore, who had offered the first amendment for the higher fees, voting against. Voting on the motion as amended the council again voted 5-2.
During conversation a local citizen asked several questions regarding the designation of the funds and the manner in which accountability would made for the use of the fees. The ordinance calls for a designated account for the fees to be deposited to with the fees only used to purchase materials and pay for work performed. It was also noted that the council can revisit the ordinance and change fee scales and rates at any time.
In other action, the council unanimously approved the second reading of an ordinance expanding the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the city to include the property once used as a mining operation by Luminant. The property is being given to the city by Luminant.
The council approved the first reading of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances for the city updating the building codes, electrical code and the property maintenance code. The city council revisits the codes every three years to update.
Revisiting the adoption of a Tax Abatement/Rebate Policy first considered in the November regular session, council determined to not set a specific policy but to allow negotiations with each prospective industry and business that would seek tax abatement or rebates on taxes. Industries considering a prospective location often seek the abatements or rebates based on number of people they will employ and other considerations. City Manager Marc Maxwell noted that rebates are often better than abatements. He said the rebates cause the industry to provide needed accountability in a more timely manner. He said each industry or business should be considered based on what they bring to the city.
The city will abate the burned out house at 917 Church Street. The property was deemed dangerous. The vacated building has been a concern for residents neighboring the property. The city will place a lien on the property to recover costs of demolition.
A public hearing will be conducted January 8 and January 9, 2019 regarding the annexation of Pioneer Business Park and Heritage Business Park and certain adjacent parcels to both. Prior to setting the public hearings, the council voted to not propose to annex any property or territory that is required to offer a development agreement.
City Manager Maxwell was authorized as the signatory for documents regarding the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality water rights permit application. The act will allow the manager to move forward with documents that allow the city to receive the Luminant property which contains approximately 20 ponds or lakes on the property.
The council also voted to move their January regular session from January 1 to January 8, 2019.
Hall Scores 36 in Wildcat Win Tuesday Night
The Wildcats’ basketball team used a huge 31 point fourth quarter to break open a tight game with Dallas Woodrow Wilson to win, 84-70 Tuesday night (December 4) at Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats had 6 three-point baskets in the big fourth quarter.
Sadaidriene Day Day Hall led the Wildcats with 36 points including 2 three-pointers in the fourth quarter. Keaston Willis added 20 points including 3 three-point baskets. Jeremiah Roland had 10 points. Cameron Kahn 9 points before he was forced from the game with a severe leg cramp. Duece Berry came off the bench to hit 3 big three-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Wildcats pull away from Woodrow Wilson. Beau Becker led Wood Wilson with 23 points and 3 three-point baskets.
The Wildcats led 20-17 after the first quarter, 38-31 at the half and 53-50 after three quarters. The Wildcats outscored Woodrow Wilson, 31-20 in the final period.
The Wildcats improved to 8-2 for the season. They play next in the three-day Forney ISD Winter Classic beginning Thursday. In pool play, the Wildcats play North Mesquite at 12:30 p.m. and McKinney Boyd at 3:30 p.m. with both games in the North Forney High School Main Gym. McKinney Boyd’s head coach is former Wildcats head basketball coach Jeremy Josey.
Lady Lions Limit CHESS to Only 10 Points in Last Three Quarters of Game
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team evened their season record at 8-8 with a lopsided 74-18 win over CHESS on Tuesday (December 4). The Lady Lions led only 11-8 after the first quarter but then limited CHESS to only 10 points over the last three quarters.
Jocelyn Ochoa had a big game for the Lady Lions with 29 points. Anna Reeder scored 18 points. Chandler Bain and Maddy Smith had 10 points apiece. Lorena Castro scored 3 points. Christy Marquez and Paisley Kastner had 2 points each.
The Lady Lions JV also topped CHESS, 24-11 to stay unbeaten with a 5-0 record. The Lady Lions play Union Grove Friday at Saltillo.
