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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 One Section • 50 Cents Vol. 136 — No. 91 © 2013 The Gilmer Mirror Midweek Edition Since 1877 – Upshur County's Oldest Business Institution www.gilmermirror.com Briefly Speaking GILMER - MINEOLA PREVIEW, PAGE 7A See CANDIDATE, Page 5A The Upshur County Li- brary will host a book signing on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come by and meet author Gay Ingram, offering her new- est novel Morgana’s Revenge. Book signing planned Nov. 13 A grief support seminar en- titled “Handling the Holdiays” is planned for 11 a.m. Wednes- day, Nov. 13 and Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Wesley House Assisted Living Center located at 231 Quail Dr. in Gilmer. The seminar offers a sup- portive, safe and accepting place to work through the pain of permanent loss. The event is sponsored by Faith Hospice and led by Wayne Norvell, chaplain. The seminar is free of charge and open to anyone. For more information call Wayne Norvell at 903-738- 9974. Grief support event set at Wesley House Ruel Felipe put together a short video promoting the comedy play, Those Crazy La- dies in the House on the Corner, at the Gilmer Civic Center this weekend, Nov. 16-17. The video is less than a minute. Tickets for the play are only $10. Here is the link: http:// vimeo.com/78928396 Short video promotes play Kilgore 34, Gilmer 29 Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger Kirby GILMER BUCKEYES, including Darrian Lewis (9), Garrett Parish (42) and four others on the Black Flag Defense, wrap up Kilgore QB Benny Colbert during last Friday night’s game against the Bulldogs at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in Kilgore. Kilgore edged Gilmer to win the District 16-3A championship. Both teams will now begin what they hope will be long playoff runs ending in Arlington in late December. For more on the Buckeyes, see Pages 6-7A. By PHILLIP WILLIAMS Karen Bunn has announced her candidacy for the Repub- lican nomination for Upshur County District Clerk in the party’s March 4 primary. Mrs. Bunn, 53, has worked for the District Clerk’s Office as a deputy for nearly eight years, and said in a press release that “I have full work- ing knowledge of each, and every duty performed in” the office. Retiring District Clerk Carolyn Parrott has endorsed the candidacy of Mrs. Bunn, who so far has only one op- ponent, former Smith County Sheriff’s Deputy Kathryn J. Wilson. Mrs. Bunn attended Halls- ville Schools, Kilgore College, and worked at Texas Bank and KAREN BUNN Karen Bunn candidate for District Clerk By PHILLIP WILLIAMS Five candidates for Upshur County offices formally filed Saturday on the first day for filing to run in the March 4 Republican primary, said Up- shur County GOP Chairman Mirror Photo / Mac Overton TIM WRIGHT of Gilmer is an unabashed patriot, and used Veterans Day to show it. He stood on a traffic island at the intersection of U.S. 271 S. and Hwy. 300 in Gilmer Monday, wearing a Special Forces T-shirt and camo and proudly displaying the Stars and Stripes. He displayed signs saying “Thank a vet. Support our troops. Pray for America.” Wright feels too many people “have forgotten the great nation that we were.” Wright, who works as a painter and remodeler, said that he hopes his display will help others remember that “freedom didn’t come free,” and that there are still American troops in harm’s way overseas. “That’s why I’m here,” he said. He served in the 1st Batallion, 1st Special Forces, in Okinawa, Japan, and with other units. Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger Kirby NEW DIANA fourth and fifth grad- ers sing Yankee Doodle Dandy as part of the Veterans’ Day ceremo- ny at the school’s Norton Lovell Auditorium. Honoring veterans has become a tradition at many schools in Upshur County. The 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedyt is coming up Nov. 22. Marceal Clark of Gilmer was recently contacted by the Texas Archive of Moving Images (TAMI) telling her they are featur- ing one of her home movies in a curated collection about the JFK assassination. “They asked for my memories of that day, and our visit to Dealey Plaza the day afterward when we filmed the home movie,” she told The Mirror. It will be aired on their website (www.texasarchive.org) this month commemorating the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. Debate date is expected to be this Friday, Nov. 15. Mrs. Clark has shared the memories she sent to TAMI with Mirror readers. By MARCEAL CLARK ““We interrupt this program. . . .” On Nov. 22, 1963, a shocked nation heard these words from the media and in stunned disbelief watched the unfolding story of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Felled by an assassin’s bullet, the life of the youngest American ever to be elected president was snuffed out in Dallas, Texas. Not only was our president assassinated and our governor wounded, but, as a naion, we felt that our very freedom was attacked: the freedome to choose our leaders, the freedom to Cynthia Ridgeway. They include Terri Ross, running for County Clerk; Karen Bunn, candidate for District Clerk; Cheryl Taylor, candidate for Pct. 1 Justice See FILINGS, Page 5A Remembering JFK assassination Mrs. Clark’s home movie to be used in video archive Candidates file for county offices See JFK, Page 5A This is a big week at Union Grove ISD. The UG Lions have made the playoffs for the first time in 45 years. Here are activities set for this week. • Today, Wednesday, Nov. 13— Bonfire behind the administra- tion building at 5:45 p.m. Harlen the Sports Guy and Pigskin Bob of KYKX will host. (The bonfire will conclude no later than 6:45 p.m., due to church night.) • Thursday, Nov. 14—Early morning pep rally in the HS breezeway at 7:30 a.m.; pep rally in the high school gym at 2:45 p.m.; football boys bus send-off at about 4:20 p.m. in the teacher parking area near the field house. (“Come out and wish our team well as they depart,” said Supt. Brian Gray.) UG Lions Football Playoff Information: The UG Lions will face the Waskom Wildcats on Thurs- day, Nov. 14, at Hallsville High School. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. UG is the visiting team, and will be wearing their white uniforms. Cost at the gate is $5 for adults, $3 for children. “We are asking all UG Fans and alumni to come out and pack the stands,” said Gray. “This will be ‘Blue-Out’ and we are asking all attending to wear UG Blue.” They still have a lim- ited amount of playoff shirts available for purchase at the administration building. Cost is $15 per shirt. Big week at Union Grove
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 One Section • 50 CentsVol. 136 — No. 91 © 2013 The Gilmer Mirror
MidweekEdition
Since 1877 – Upshur County's Oldest Business Institution
www.gilmermirror.com
BrieflySpeaking
Gilmer - mineola
Preview, PaGe 7a
See CANDIDATE, Page 5A
The Upshur County Li-brary will host a book signing on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Come by and meet author Gay Ingram, offering her new-est novel Morgana’s Revenge.
Book signingplanned Nov. 13
A grief support seminar en-titled “Handling the Holdiays” is planned for 11 a.m. Wednes-day, Nov. 13 and Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Wesley House Assisted Living Center located at 231 Quail Dr. in Gilmer.
The seminar offers a sup-portive, safe and accepting place to work through the pain of permanent loss.
The event is sponsored by Faith Hospice and led by Wayne Norvell, chaplain.
The seminar is free of charge and open to anyone.
For more information call Wayne Norvell at 903-738-9974.
Grief support eventset at Wesley House
Ruel Felipe put together a short video promoting the comedy play, Those Crazy La-dies in the House on the Corner, at the Gilmer Civic Center this weekend, Nov. 16-17. The video is less than a minute.
Tickets for the play are only $10.
Here is the link: http://vimeo.com/78928396
Short video promotes play
Kilgore 34, Gilmer 29
Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger KirbyGILMER BUCKEYES, including Darrian Lewis (9), Garrett Parish (42) and four others on the Black Flag Defense, wrap up Kilgore QB Benny Colbert during last Friday night’s game against the Bulldogs at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in Kilgore. Kilgore edged Gilmer to win the District 16-3A championship. Both teams will now begin what they hope will be long playoff runs ending in Arlington in late December. For more on the Buckeyes, see Pages 6-7A.
By PHILLIP WILLIAMSKaren Bunn has announced
her candidacy for the Repub-lican nomination for Upshur County District Clerk in the party’s March 4 primary.
Mrs. Bunn, 53, has worked for the District Clerk’s Office as a deputy for nearly eight years, and said in a press release that “I have full work-ing knowledge of each, and every duty performed in” the office.
Retiring District Clerk Carolyn Parrott has endorsed the candidacy of Mrs. Bunn, who so far has only one op-ponent, former Smith County Sheriff’s Deputy Kathryn J. Wilson.
Mrs. Bunn attended Halls-ville Schools, Kilgore College, and worked at Texas Bank and
KAREN BUNN
Karen Bunncandidate for District Clerk
By PHILLIP WILLIAMSFive candidates for Upshur
County offices formally filed Saturday on the first day for filing to run in the March 4 Republican primary, said Up-shur County GOP Chairman
Mirror Photo / Mac OvertonTIM WRIGHT of Gilmer is an unabashed patriot, and used Veterans Day to show it. He stood on a traffic island at the intersection of U.S. 271 S. and Hwy. 300 in Gilmer Monday, wearing a Special Forces T-shirt and camo and proudly displaying the Stars and Stripes. He displayed signs saying “Thank a vet. Support our troops. Pray for America.” Wright feels too many people “have forgotten the great nation that we were.” Wright, who works as a painter and remodeler, said that he hopes his display will help others remember that “freedom didn’t come free,” and that there are still American troops in harm’s way overseas. “That’s why I’m here,” he said. He served in the 1st Batallion, 1st Special Forces, in Okinawa, Japan, and with other units.
Mirror Photo / Mary Laschinger KirbyNEW DIANA fourth and fifth grad-ers sing Yankee Doodle Dandy as part of the Veterans’ Day ceremo-ny at the school’s Norton Lovell Auditorium. Honoring veterans has become a t radi t ion at many schools in Upshur County.
The 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedyt is coming up Nov. 22.
Marceal Clark of Gilmer was recently contacted by the Texas Archive of Moving Images (TAMI) telling her they are featur-ing one of her home movies in a curated collection about the JFK assassination.
“They asked for my memories of that day, and our visit to Dealey Plaza the day afterward when we filmed the home movie,” she told The Mirror.
It will be aired on their website (www.texasarchive.org) this month commemorating the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. Debate date is expected to be this Friday, Nov. 15.
Mrs. Clark has shared the memories she sent to TAMI with Mirror readers.By MARCEAL CLARK
““We interrupt this program. . . .” On Nov. 22, 1963, a shocked nation heard these words from the media and in stunned disbelief watched the unfolding story of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Felled by an assassin’s bullet, the life of the youngest American ever to be elected president was snuffed out in Dallas, Texas.
Not only was our president assassinated and our governor wounded, but, as a naion, we felt that our very freedom was attacked: the freedome to choose our leaders, the freedom to
Cynthia Ridgeway.They include Terri Ross,
running for County Clerk; Karen Bunn, candidate for District Clerk; Cheryl Taylor, candidate for Pct. 1 Justice
See FILINGS, Page 5A
Remembering JFK assassination
Mrs. Clark’s home movieto be used in video archive
Candidates file for county officesSee JFK, Page 5A
This is a big week at Union Grove ISD.
The UG Lions have made the playoffs for the first time in 45 years.
Here are activities set for this week.
• Today, Wednesday, Nov. 13— Bonfire behind the administra-tion building at 5:45 p.m. Harlen the Sports Guy and Pigskin Bob of KYKX will host. (The bonfire will conclude no later than 6:45 p.m., due to church night.)
• Thursday, Nov. 14—Early morning pep rally in the HS breezeway at 7:30 a.m.; pep rally in the high school gym at 2:45 p.m.; football boys bus send-off at about 4:20 p.m. in the teacher parking area near the field house. (“Come out and wish our team well as they depart,” said Supt. Brian Gray.)
UG Lions Football Playoff Information:
The UG Lions will face the Waskom Wildcats on Thurs-day, Nov. 14, at Hallsville High School. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. UG is the visiting team, and will be wearing their white uniforms. Cost at the gate is $5 for adults, $3 for children.
“We are asking all UG Fans and alumni to come out and pack the stands,” said Gray. “This will be ‘Blue-Out’ and we are asking all attending to wear UG Blue.”
They still have a lim-ited amount of playoff shirts available for purchase at the administration building. Cost is $15 per shirt.
Big week atUnion Grove
