Lifestyle

by Pam Kumpe

By Kenny Mitchell
General Manager

The national television show Best of America by Horseback, was in DeKalb filming during the First Annual Earl Smith / T.O. Pynes Memorial Fundraising Trail Ride and now the show is set to air all across the country.
Best of America by Horseback television show, hosted by outdoorsman Tom Seay, features beautiful locations around the country that you can see and visit by horseback. It is a family show that features rural living, horses, history and the cowboy way of life.
The television crew was in De Kalb for several days filming various parts of the town and the trail ride that took place on the Northeast Texas Trail. NETT, for short, is a 132 mile trail that is being converted into riding trails from the old abandoned railroad beds of the Texas and Pacific Railways. A 22 mile stretch from New Boston to Avery had been completed and is open to riding.

At left, Rylee Freeman,  age 6 and, at right is Wanda Gardner who cut off 23 inches. Both gave of themselves literally last week as they  cut off their long tresses and donated them to the Locks of Love organization.

On July 29, 2013 Etta and Kenneth Williams celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary at the home of their eldest daughter, Janice Granbery.
Kenneth and Etta met each other in Sidney, Nebraska in November of 1951 and in March of 1953 Kenneth was drafted into the U.S. Army. While on leave that summer, Kenneth and Etta were married in Peetz, Colorado at the Peetz Methodist Church. Kenneth and Etta made their home in Sidney, Nebraska where their children were born until they were transferred to Red River Army Depot in 1966. Kenneth is retired from Red River Army Depot and Etta is retired from the New Boston ISD.
The couple has two daughters, Janice and Floriene and one son, Steven, who all live in New Boston, Texas. They have six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
 

Roxanne, who is nicknamed Roxie, is a small, pretty black and white terrier mix available for free adoption at Higgins Veterinary Clinic.  Her caretaker describes her as “A little love.”  She gives puppy kisses.
Roxie is a gentle dog and very shy.   She is a little afraid of new people when she first meets them, but with a kind person to adopt and love her, Roxie should settle in to be an extra sweet pet.  To adopt Roxie please call 903-949-5875 or 902-628-3966.
 

Anne Tuppen, of DeKalb, is the 2013 recipient of the Jo Stewart Maxwell Scholarship from the DeKalb Alumni Association.
With the help of this scholarship and others, Tuppen plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin and major in either Biomedical Engineering or Architecture. Because she has not yet decided on a future career, Tuppen will be entering college with an undeclared major, and plans on taking classes in a variety of fields. Throughout college, she also plans on being involved on campus, such as playing intramural volleyball and possibly running for student government.
“As nervous as I am about moving onto a huge campus with tens of thousands of people, hundreds of miles from home, I am looking forward to college as a plethora of new experiences waiting to be had, and am very excited to be starting soon”, Tuppen said.
 

by Pam Kumpe

This is Dixie. She is a Boxer, Pitt, Catahoula, Dachchund mix. She is very sweet, house-trained, and energetic. She is being fostered by a local family but, because they are fostering several dogs, needs a home of her own, where she can get the attention she deserves. She likes to run outside, but is, essentially, a house pet. She was relinquished by her owner who, having experienced job loss, was unable to afford to keep her. Please, if interested,  call the DeKalb Animal Shelter at 667-2410.

By Kenny Mitchell
General Manager