The Monitor (Naples, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 2012 Page: 1 of 10
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Thursday
November
29
2012
A Rare Medium Well Done
Serving North Morris County And Its Neighbors
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volume 126
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Number 41
Established In 1886 • Naples' Oldest Business Institution
P.O. Box 39, 110 Main Street, Naples, TX 75568-0039 • Phone 903-897-2281 • Fax 903-897-2095 • e-mail: themonitor@valornet.com
• Hometown Newspaper of Glen Dale of Bryans Mill, Texas •
Light up the Melon Patch
Santa to lead Naples parade Sunday
Christmas with Santa at the
Melon Patch will follow the an-
nual Naples Chamber of Commerce
Christmas parade and the activi-
ties are planned for Sunday, De-
cember 2, from 2 to 5 p.m.
The parade will originate at 1:15
p.m., on Smith Street behind Nett's
Restaurant and Santa Claus will
be the grand marshal, riding on a
fire truck. The parade will begin at
2 p.m., and travel down Baker
Street to Main in the downtown
area, then on to Highway 67 and to
the Melon Patch on Front Street.
An event spokesperson invited
local city mayors, fire departments,
area queens and kings, school
clubs, the Pewitt band, Cub Scouts,
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts to par-
ticipate in the parade.
After the parade, Santa will be
at the Melon Patch where he will
visit with the youngsters to hear
their Christmas wishes and wants.
Hoping to offer a festive holiday
time, the Chamber of Commerce
would like to light up the Melon
Patch and encourages all busi-
nesses, organizations and individu-
als to bring a decorated real or
artificial Christmas tree. Pink rib-
bon will show the areas where trees
can be placed and individuals are
requested to bring an extension
cord to reach the nearest electrical
Sheriff offers tips on scams
Christmas season is scam season
"We have received several calls
in regards to scams," said Jack
Martin, sheriff of Morris County,
"and some include common fraud
scams such as telemarketing fraud,
Nigerian letter or "419" fraud, iden-
tity theft, advance fee schemes,
healthcare fraud/health insurance
fraud and redemption/strawman/
bond fraud."
Martin offered some tips for
avoiding telemarketing fraud:
It's very difficult to get your
money back if you've been cheated
over the telephone. Before you buy
anythi ng by telephone, remember:
Don't buy from an unfamiliar
company. Legitimate businesses
understand that you want more
information about their company
and are happy to comply.
Always ask for and wait until
you received written material
about any offer or charity. If you
get brochures about costly invest-
ments, ask someone whose finan-
cial advise you trust to review
them. But, unfortunately, beware
... not everything written down is
true.
Always check out unfamiliar
companies with your local con-
sumer protection agency. Better
Business Bureau, state attorney
general, the National Fraud infor-
mation center, or other watchdog
groups. Unfortunately, not all bad
businesses can be identified
through these organizations. Ob-
tain a salesperson's name, busi-
ness identity, telephone number,
street address, mailing address,
and business license number be-
fore you transact business. Some
con artists give out false names,
telephone numbers, addresses and
business license numbers. Verify
the accuracy of these items.
Before you give money to a char-
ity or make an investment, find
out what percentage of the money
is paid in commissions and what
percentage actually goes to the
charity or investment.
Be wary of companies that want
to send a messenger to your home
to pick up money, claiming it is
part of their service to you. In real-
ity, they are taking your money
without leaving any trace of who
they are or where they can be
reached.
If in doubt, contact Martin at
903-645-2232,
Monitoring
Main Street
With the Christmas and New
Year's holidays on her mind and
making preparations for cook-
ing the holiday meal, LeAnn
Hunt has been digging through
her recipe books.
She received some cooking
and serving hints recently from
a friend of hers ~ but decided to
stick to her traditional recipes
after reading the letter from her
friend, who is a natural blonde.
The letter from Ms. Hunt's
friend follows ~
It's fun to cook for Don. To-
day I made an angel food cake.
The recipe said beat 12 eggs
separately... the neighbors were
nice enough to loan me the ex-
tra bowls.
He wanted fruit salad for sup-
per. The recipe said serve with-
out dressing. So I didn't dress.
What a surprise when he
brought a friend home for sup-
per.
Monday was good day for rice.
The recipe said wash thoroughly
before steaming the rice. It
seemed kind of silly but I took a
bath anyway. I can't say it im-
proved the rice any.
Tuesday he asked for salad
again and I tried a new recipe.
It said prepare ingredients; lay
on a bed of lettuce one hour
before serving. Don asked me
why I was rolling around in the
garden ... I showed him the
recipe instructions and he j ust
shook his head.
I found an easy recipe for
cookies. It said put the ingredi-
ents in a bowl and beat it ...
There must have been some-
thing wrong with this recipe.
When I got back, everything was
the same as when I left.
He did the shopping today and
brought home a chicken ...
He asked me to dress it for
Sunday. I don't have any clothes
that fit it, and for some reason he
keeps counting to ten.
I wanted to serve roast but all
I had was hamburger. Suddenly I
had a flash of genius ... I put the
hamburger meat in the oven and
set the controls for roast. It still
came out hamburger, much to my
disappointment.
This has been a very exciting
week! I am eager for tomorrow to
come so I can try out a new recipe.
If I can talk him into buying a
bigger oven, I would like to sur-
prise him with a chocolate moose.
After offering the helpful hints
for cooking, the friend told of her
trip to the coffee shop to relax
after a stressful day in the kitchen.
She went into a coffee shop and
noticed there was a 'peel and win'
sticker on her coffee cup.
So I peel it off and start scream-
ing, "I've won a motor home! I've
won a motor home!"
The waitress comes over and
says, "That's impossible. The big-
gest prize is a free lunch."
But I kept on screaming, "I've
won a motor home! I've won a
motor home!"
Finally, the manager comes
over and says, "Ma'am, I'm sorry,
but you're mistaken. You couldn't
have possibly won a motor home
because we didn't have that as a
prize."
"No, it's not a mistake. I've won
a motor home!" the woman said
as she handed the peel-off sticker.
The manager tried to settle the
lady down when he took the
sticker and read outloud to her:
"WI NAB A GEL."
outlets. The decorated trees will
stay in place through the Christ-
mas season for the public to enjoy.
Vendors will also set up shop
there and offer Christmas holiday
wares for sale following the Sun-
day parade.
Church choirs are also invited
to come and sing Christmas carols
for those attending the holiday fes-
tival.
Any needed additional informa-
tion can be obtained by calling
903-573-3748 for Rachael Gran-
berry.
PALS Club makes plans
for chicken-spaghetti meal
Members of the PALS Club will host
a chicken-spaghetti supper at the Union
Chapel First United Methodist Church
on Monday, December 3 as a fund-
raising event.
Serving of meals will begin at 7 p.m.,
for donations to the fund.
Rhonda Tyson of Atlanta will provide
entertainment as she plays the guitar
and sings.
Funds generated from the event will
benefit the church's upkeep. The public
is invited to attend and enjoy the meal
and the fellowship.
Scmto- 6t<m&
It's time for children to write
'Letters to Santa Claus'
Santa Claus may live at the North Pole most of the year, but the
white-bearded, jolly old gentleman in the red suit, who makes his
way to the local area every December to distribute happiness, gets
his mail at The Monitor in Naples.
Mr. Claus has requested that area children bring or mail their
Christmas wish lists to The Monitor to avoid the holiday rush at the
post offices.
"Letters to Santa" are a big part of The Monitor's annual
Christmas edition and letters from area kiddos will be set in type
for the December 20 publication and then forwarded to the North
Pole toy-making headquarters so the wishes can be fulfilled.
Youngsters in the local area can hand deliver Santa's letters to
a special Santa Claus mailbox at The Monitor office, or they can be
mailed to Santa Claus, c/o The Monitor, P. O. Box 39, Naples, TX
75568-0039.
Letters must be received by the deadline date of December 15 so
they can be included in the special Christmas edition. Thank you.
Omaha list of holiday activities growing
Christmas parade and festival Dec. 9
Plans continue to grow for
Christmas season activities plan-
ned by the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce and the annual Christ-
mas parade and festival have been
scheduled for Sunday, December 9
from 1 to 5 in the afternoon.
The parade will begin at 4 p.m.,
and this year's theme for the event
is "A Cowboy Christmas." Parade
entries need to be in line by 2:45
p.m., at the fire station/city hall to
be judged at 3 p.m., and all partici-
pants must be in line by 3:45. Five
categories will be judged and those
include floats, decorated vehicles
ATV/4-wheelers, horse or live-
stock-drawn buggy/wagon.
The parade will leave the city
hall parking lot and go by Sperry
Dentistry clinic, to Omaha Health-
Care onto Giles Avenue to High-
way 67 and go west through down-
town to FM 144 to West 3rd and
right at McLean and back to the
city hall parking lot.
Beginning at 1, the Christmas
festival will be staged in the down-
town area and will feature open
businesses and sidewalk vendors
offering holiday merchandise.
Santa will be in attendance to
visit with the youngsters and for
photos. He will be at the Heritage
Bank patio from 2 to 3:30 and at
the fire station from 4 to 5:30.
Chamber members will also be
collecting snack items for the stu-
dent backpack program at the
school.
"This is a program that pro-
vides snack items to students dur-
ing the school year," said a cham-
ber spokesperson. "Some of the
needed items include peanut but-
ter crackers, Pop Tarts, fruit cups,
pudding Jell-0 cups and beef
sticks. Any non-perishable snack
item that does not require prepa-
ration and is individually wrapped
will be suitable. No canned goods,
please"
Christmas-wrapped boxes will
be placed in Omaha businesses
this week to collect the items.
Rogers named parade grand marshal
W. E. Rogers has been selected by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
to serve as Grand Marshal of the 2012 Omaha Christmas Parade.
He has been a resident of Omaha for more than 50 years. He served in
the United States Navy from 1944-1946 and worked at Red River Army
Depot from 1948-1955. After that, he worked in various civil service jobs
for some 22 years. He worked at White Sands Missile Range as a missile
technician and then Pine Bluff Arsenal in the Biological Warfare Depart-
ment. Mr. Rogers again worked at Red River for a short time before going
to work for Brown & Root Construction in New Mexico, Arkansas, and
other locations. He progressed to supervisor in the millwright depart-
ment and served in that position for 15 years before his retirement.
Rogers left Omaha High School before graduation to enlist in the Navy.
Several years ago, he was awarded his high school diploma from Pewitt
High School. In July of 2010, he was able to visit the World War II
Memorial in Washington, D.C., with a group of other veterans. Forrest
Clair of Omaha served as his escort.
He and his wife, Patsy Kimmel Rogers, will be married for 61 years in
January of 2013. They have one son, Jimmy, who lives in Valley View,
Texas and one adult grandson, Jimmy Paul. The Rogers are members of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church of Omaha.
Army veteran presents program
Cub Scouts honored Army Veteran Tyler Holman at their Den 9 meeting on November 12, at the First United
Methodist Church of Naples as part of their Veteran's Day celebration time. Holman, a former local resident
and graduate of Pewitt School, told the Cub Scouts about his time in the service. Corporal Holman has served
four years of combat duty with 25 Bravo Company and has been stationed for a year in New York and Colorado
and a year in Afghanistan where he was injured. He has earned the Army Achievement Award, the Arcom Army
Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Good Conduct Medal, the Global War on Terror Medal,
the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the NATO Medal. Cub Scouts, kneeling left to right, include Carrson
Harwood, Sam Phillips, Cooper Wise, Rylan McDaniel and Kaden Toon. Standing in the back row are Colton
Wilson, Isaac Hodges, Cpl. Tyler Holman, Brantley Lane, Chance McGregor and Michael Betts. CS photo
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