The Keene Chronicle inter-viewed Mr. Louis Caldwell, Registered Pharmacist and Owner of Keene Pharmacy and Medical Equipment and this is what he would like the Keene area residents to know about him and Keene Phar-macy:“I am a licensed pharmacist

as is my father. When I was 5 my parents moved to the Joshua area. I was raised there and have lived there since. I graduated from Northeast Louisiana University Pharma-cy School in 1985. That’s also where my father graduated. I am married and currently live in Joshua with my wife Jan and two sons Aaron, 18 and Trey, 23. Jan is also involved in the business. She takes care of my payroll and paying bills, clearing registers, etc.

As a hobby, I enjoy playing golf on my days off. “When I first graduated

from Northeast Louisiana University Pharmacy School I worked for several years at our Joshua Pharmacy. While there I started a durable medi-cal equipment business. For some time we were likely the largest durable medical equipment supplier in John-son County. Then we sold that business and I ran one of our pharmacies in Cleburne. In 1989 we bought out Dick Smouse’s Keene Pharmacy (then located in the Keene Shopping Center). We were at that location for 10 years. We built this location and moved here in April of ‘99.“Most of our clients are

Keene and Alvarado area resi-dents. But we also cover all

the way to Egan and some of Joshua as well. We cover a pretty large area - it’s at least over a 10 square mile ra-dius. “Our

motto at Keene Pharmacy is ‘we’ll match or beat our competitor’s prices’ with the big chains. If you have insurance, your co-pays at the chains will be identical to the co-pays here. If it’s cash then we will meet Wal-Mart or Walgreen’s ‘everyday low prices.’ We’ve

always done that here at Keene Pharmacy. “We offer a wide range of

services from medical equip-ment to diabetes testing. Al-though we don’t offer heavy durable equipment anymore (e.g., hospital beds and wheel-chairs), some of the DME items that we do offer include diabetic test strips and lancets, some medications - like Albuterol that go into nebuliz-ers - and walking canes. We also offer special made shoes for diabetics which we can bill Medicare for. We bill Medi-care ‘part B’ for quite a few items that Medicare covered.

Most people now have Medicare ‘part D,’ but we accept all major insur-ance plans. Medicare cov-ers 80% and the supple-ment picks up the other 20%. “We carry

a full line of all over-the-counter medications, from laxatives to antacids to vitamins. We deal with

Cardinal Health, a large whole-saler for all our meds and order on a daily basis. We receive our orders by the following morning. “Here at Keene Pharmacy

we carry a small line of gifts as well as a large selection of greeting cards made by Amer-

ican Greetings - the same people that make Hallmark. “Here locally we work with

Dr. Nancy Kimbrow and Dr. Luis Retamozo, but we will honor prescriptions from any licensed physician regard-less of location. Almost all pharmaceutical transactions are now done electronically. Refills can also be ordered on our website.“Another service Keene

Pharmacy offers is delivery we charge a minimum $2.00 delivery fee within the Keene area and we may be trying to expand our delivery area in the near future. We also offer UPS package delivery services. “A common misconception

is that Wal-Mart offers the lowest pharmaceutical prices. However, at 300 different drug stores, if you have a $5 or $10 co-pay, it’s going to be the same co-pay, no matter where you go. “We honor the Wal-Mart

$4.00 list. However, we do it for $5.00. Our thinking is that it’s more convenient, expedi-ent and cost effective to shop locally. There are several hun-dred drugs on the Wal-Mart list for $4.00. We offer all of them for $5.00, for a month’s supply. Wal-Mart has their 90 day list of medication for $10.00 - we do it for $12.00. “We fill a prescription with

a smile and within 10 min-utes on an average, which is a whole lot quicker than the large chain. And if you don’t have insurance and you’re a cash customer, then whether it’s Wal-Mart, Walgreens or CVS - we will match or beat

their prices. Another advan-tage to the Keene area resi-dents is that we’re hometown and we agree with the city leaders that it’s healthy to the local economy to keep the tax dollars in your own commu-nity! “We also specialize in flu

shots. I am a ‘Certified Mass Immunizer’ for the flu shot. We usually start our flu shots by September and extend it through March. We bill Medi-care for that service but any-one can just walk in and get a flu shot. A lot of insurances are covering the flu shot now. If you don’t have insurance, we charge the going rate. When asked to explain the

difference between generic and name brand medications, here’s what Caldwell had to say:“Name brand medications

can stay on the market for up to 17 years. Once they hit that point then any generic manufacturer can produce it for most of the time, pennies on the dollar. For example if a brand name costs $100.00, they will make it for say, $2.00. To be a generic medi-cation it has to be within 3% of the guidelines of the brand, which means they are almost identical and just as effective. “We carry all of the ma-

jor generics of course, and some name brands. But most insurance companies won’t cover brand name if there is a generic equivalent. Insurance companies virtually control the pharmaceutical business - they dictate what can be

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It was a delight to meet with Bob Alford, Our Johnson County Sheriff. He is a hum-ble man but has accomplished much in the law enforcement world. His office walls were covered with awards and plaques he had received over the 43 years of service.He was born in the 1940’s

and remembers a time when we did not lock our doorsa time when people were

men and women of their word, neighbors kept tabs on each other.He recognizes the increase

of crime, and attributes it to a decline of society, and the breakdown of the family unit. “We live in a culture of divorce and it has numer-ous victims, especially our children”. “Our society needs men and women who marry and stay married. There needs to be strong leadership in the family”. “Kids need mom and dad”. “Children need to know the difference between right and wrong”. Bob expressed his Worry about the world his grandchildren are grow-ing up in....Drugs are a big enemy of society. The drugs of choice today are heroine, meth amphetamines, Cocaine, and marijuana. Once a person is caught with these drugs there are no second chances. Many parents call him to ask for advice on how to get help for their kids on drugs. His response is “if the kids don’t decide to get off of the drugs, the money spent in rehab is a waste of time and money”. He encourages parents to

educate their children about drugs and the dangers of them. Certainly in our kid’s life-time someone will offer them drugs.“Children need to make up

their mind in advance what they will do and say when drugs are offered to them”. Drugs are dangerous because drug doer’s morality and decision making processes change immediately, they will do anything to get another fix, the drug doer will Rob and kill to get the money to buy drugs. Parents and teachers please take this advice to heart. Teach your kids about the dan-ger of drugs! During our conversation

Bob Alford expressed his agreement with the second amendment “The right to bear arms”. Our law enforcement response time is 5-6 minutes. If someone lives outside the city, (in the County), the County response time for country emergencies is 12-15 minutes. He agrees that the right to bear arms saves lives. “I can’t hire enough depu-ties”. People have the right to govern and protect their own

property. Bob Alford most definitely encourages hom-eowners to have a gun in the home and to be familiar with a gun and how to use it.In Texas anyone who has

NO criminal record can have a gun in a car and home as a part of the Castle doctrine. It also is not necessary to have a CHL license in either instance. Concealed Handgun license involves carrying a gun in public places such as stores, restaurants, etc. To obtain the CHL License education classes must be passed, and an understanding of rules, having a CHL also comes with a lot of responsibility.Bob Alford is a Christian

man and unfortunately he sees the very worst side of human-ity.His passion for justice and

fairness inspires him to get up every morning and do his job every day. For him “It’s a need to serve”. A good anal-ogy he presented: “Sheep are the majority of people; they are good, pretty, and produc-tive”. “Wolves are always plotting and planning and looking to isolate, and prey on the sheep”. Bob explains: “My role is to be the sheep-dog, “we step in and protect the sheep”. “The Sheep-Dog has the same love and compassion that sheep have, but the mind set to do anything to protect the sheep.”I asked Bob if he had any

regrets in 43 years of law enforcement. He humbly explained that he had made plenty of mistakes, “truck load of mistakes”. “But all the plaques on the wall are be-

cause of the good people that I surround myself with”.He explained; “I have a very

dedicated staff that have the desire to serve”. “The jailer has the hardest job”. “The jail-er gets no recognition; in addi-tion, Ministry leaders come in to minister to the incarcerated, and all that is well and good. But many times the Jesus that the inmates find in jail they forget about once they are released. The jail staff many times have the most difficult time as they are there daily and no one ministers to their spiritual needs”. (Ministers, and pastors and ministry lead-ers take note....this could be a new calling for you!)Jail staff is hospitalized on

a weekly basis from inmates who get violent and lash out physically. “If Police go bad, and they do....they find themselves behind bars! No one is above the law!” Bob explained that if a policeman can handle being a jailer they can handle the streets. His police force is randomly drug tested. Bob shared that “Most people incarcerated are good people, but they made bad choices, bad decisions, made the wrong friends”. Jailers are often bribed or

threatened in jail it takes a special person to work there.The most dangerous inmate

is the young man who’s first time in jail that feel the need to impress other inmates and lash out violently at the jailers. Bob does not have a sched-

ule to visit the jail, but does surprise visits to the jail. Sheriff’s duties vary daily not sure the crime that will come

from one hour to the next in this County.Bob explained that “The jail

employees are not employees of the County because 5-6 years ago we privatized”. The contract is between LaSalle Southwest corrections and Johnson County. “But still the Jail is still mine”. “If something goes wrong it’s the Sheriffs responsibility”. That’s the Texas Statute government code. Bob said “I can hire and fire any of staff of LaSalle Southwest Corrections includ-ing the warden”. The John-son County jail’s Maximum capacity is 884 inmates. We have 614 presently incarcerat-ed. We have expanded the jail 3 times as the Johnons County grows, the crime grows.Unfortunately four people

have died in police shoot outs, during his tenure as Sheriff. “This last year I lost a deputy

in a shootout, it is heart break-ing when that happens”. “Our team puts their life on the line every day”. The jail employs a licensed

contract nurse on staff, for health maladies, injuries or illnesses of the incarcerated if they are seriously ill the staff has to take the inmates to the Doctor.There have been deaths

inside the jail 3-4 suicides. When those happen, outside investigations are done by authorized agencies. The At-torney General gets involved and investigations can be a big headache. It is a lot of respon-sibility and stress, inmates are our customers in cases where inmates have accused jailers of medical neglect, our

record keeping on the medi-cal services provided, keeps inmates from prevailing in court, we are not going to win court if there’s not proper documentation. This plus outside investigations keep the records in order.Bob has 43 years experience

in law enforcement. 27 years with Texas Department of public safety, and 6 years on the roads as a state trooper, over 20 years in narcotics and criminal intelligence, seems like an oxy-moron, doesn’t it? The main issue for incarcera-tion is typically for narcotic drugs, as well as alcohol related problems too. Bob expressed that when

he met his wife she was also in law enforcement he’s been married over 27 years and has 3 sons, and 2 step sons for a total of 5 kids, and 11 grand kids. Has two sons in law enforcement. Bob’s hobbies occasionally

he does cattle drives, ride horses. His wife does the cooking and gardening… “I make a good peanut butter and Jelly sandwich,but my wife is a great cook.”With all Bob’s responsibili-

ties and duties he can clear his head when he gets on a horse, it reduces the stress.Bob expressed “I can’t be the

wolf, or the sheep, but I have to be the sheep dog! And pro-tect the sheep!” “This job will callous you! But as soon as I stop caring I will step down from this job!”Wolves watch out!!! Bob and

his staff are dutifully doing their job, and doing it well!

Bob Alford, Johnson County Sheriff

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In 1971, I was in CTA. The school sent us to the Johnson County Court house to watch a court in session. I don’t know what it was about. It was for school and I really was not interested, but on the way home, here’s what happened. I was by myself, driving a ’54 Ford 4-door sedan. Just east of Cleburne, on US 67 there used to be a two-story building on the south side of the road; it was a white frame building, with the word ‘TOWER’ on it. This building had been abandoned for reasons unknown to me.As I passed the TOWER, I

saw a white ’60 model Valiant sitting on the side of the road-two people inside. It appeared

to be Skids, so I stopped and backed up. I got out and walked up to the car. Inside were Skids and Ernie - and they were both alive.You remember Kathy Stan-

field, the best looking girl in school? Well Louis Jones (Skids) was her first husband; he and Ernie McQueen, who was known for saying, “This is station S N O T and I’m astral - nostril and the seven bugger pickers and I’ll get you.” Remember that Ernie?Well, there they were in the

car. I asked them, “What are you guys doing?” They said they were listening to the radio, I asked, “Why are you listening to the radio here?” And Skids said, "Because our car won’t run. I told him, “I have a chain in the trunk and

I’ll pull you back to Keene if you want to me to.” Skids said, “Okay, if you want to.” So we hooked up the chain and I pulled them back to Keene. When we got into Keene, I pulled over and asked them, “Where do you want to go?” They said, “We just want to ride around and listen to the radio.” So I pulled them around Keene, probably for about an hour. By then, I was getting low on fuel, so I pulled over on Fairview Street, just about where the Senior Citizen Center is today. I got out and told them, “I’m getting low on fuel and I need to get home.” I asked them, “Where do you want to take your car?” Skids said, “This will be fine.” I unhooked the chain, put it in the trunk and

told them, “I’ll see you later.” I drove off, leaving them there on Fairview Street, listening to the radio. I guess they sat there listening to the radio until the battery went dead, and then they left on foot. The car sat there for three or four weeks. Finally, the City made him move it.If any of you young people,

reading this today, are bored, just remember there’s always the radio unless your battery goes dead.The story you have just read

is true. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent, or for that matter, the guilty.See you next time…….

signed, TG

Fifty Years in KeeneBy Lillian Davis

Dear Mr. Anderson, Forgive me for being so

negligent in telling you this but I have long wanted to express my love and apprecia-tion to you and in person. But it seems I don’t often see you anymore, and I can certainly understand why!Let me thank you dear friend

for being so faithful to our often forgotten Senior Citizens at Town Hall Estates. They loved to hear you recount the exciting ski, historical or fun trips Chisholm Trail Academy students made. Each Wednesday, once

monthly for many years they listened to you speak slowly, loudly and most distinctly allowing them to enjoy your stories, sermonettes and expe-riences.

One Wednesday evening, you even surprised us all with a lovely, fragrant long-stemmed rose; what a thoughtful ges-ture. Doing loving, kind acts like that was simply a part of your nature.As I remember you never

missed your Wednesday evening to be there and you always closed with all of us repeating John 14:1-3 together.You have been most dedi-

cated to all the many students at CTA, not just those you taught, but whomever or wher-ever you saw a need. So a great big “thank you”

and a most sincere expression of gratitude just for being here for all of us, both young and old, those many years.I would feel so privileged to

sit beside you in the Heavenly Classroom with Jesus our Teacher.

Tribute To “Mr. A”

History of Chisholm Trail Academy“An Alumni View of Keene,”

is a book written by former resident and elementary school teacher Lottie Warren. It was published in 1967 and gives readers an overview of the history of this unique, Christian-founded community in Johnson County.In an article written by H.

B. French and found in the book “Lest We Forget” by the Alumni Association of Southwestern Adventist Col-lege, Keene Texas, published in 1985, French corroborates and compliments Warren’s historical account. The following are some ex-

cerpts from Warren’s book as well as French’s article tracing Keene’s humble but noble beginnings:According to tradition, the

hill on which Keene is located was used for sending smoke signals by an Indian tribe called Keeagua. The man-

made lake at what is now Callicott Student Park was originally named Keeagua Lake.In 1876, Elder R. M. Kilg-

ore, a Seventh-day Adventist minister, was sent to Texas by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, to preach the everlasting gospel known among the people as the “Third Angel’s Message.” He held meetings in commu-nities around Texas, among them Oak Hill, Elm Grove and Cedar Grove. Most of the first families to come to Keene were from these three com-munities.It was at that time that many

of the Adventist leaders felt a deep conviction for the necessity of a denominational school. In 1892, Elder W. S. Greer, president of the local Seventh-day Adventist Conference, visited the scat-tered companies of Adven-

tists in Texas, traveling in a two-wheeled hammock cart drawn by on horse. He met with small groups, presenting the urgent need for a school to train young people for the ministry and for mission service. The Daily Bulletin of the

general Conference, Vol. 5, No. 15, Feb. 23, 1893, included the Report of the Educational Secretary, Prof. W. W. Prescott. On pg. 356 we read:“A School in Texas.—The

Texas Conference has adopted a memorial requesting that a Conference school be estab-lished in that State. To give force to their request they send the minutes of meetings which have been held, in which $3,000 have been subscribed unconditionally and $2,000 more on certain conditions as to its location. It would seem that such a demand, based upon such subscrip-tions, was worthy of careful consideration. Those who are acquainted with the situa-tion know that the brethren in Texas feel that although there is a college at Lincoln and an academy at Graysville, yet for every practical purpose these institutions are so far away that they are not on any degree benefitted by them more than by the school in Battle Creek. When they have to go so far, a few miles farther make little difference. They earnestly request that this Conference act upon the matter.”A short time after the camp

meeting (of 1892) held at South Dallas, a locating com-mittee was appointed, with Elder Greer, Ben F. Wood, H.B. French, George Wood, T.M. Woodruff, L.B. Wallen and J.C. Mosely as members. Van Zandt, Kaufmann,

Hood and Johnson Counties were considered, and when the Keene site was selected, the committee immediately purchased 836 ¾ acres from W. A. Bills. However, before any work was done on this location a memorandum of

the transactions and plans was sent to the General Confer-ence, who approved it by re-turning the following recom-mendation:“We recommend that a con-

ference school be opened in Texas in accordance with the desires of that conference.”In the autumn of 1893, a 10

acre plot was chosen as a cen-tral location for the campus, and the remaining acreage was measured off into plots of 1 ¼ to 10 or more acres for those who wanted to locate near the school so their children might attend. When the first Adventists

came to Keene, they found the land covered with green briers and scrub oak timber. There were only three log cabins on the property, two of which were enclosed with weather-board and used as dwellings.The first house built in Keene

after the purchase of the 836 ¾ acres was for a widow by the name of Daniels. Houses and buildings then went up as if by magic. Keene’s first merchant was

Charlie Morris, whose store also is thought to have been Keene’s original post office.The first official record of a

post office at Keene is 1894, with J. W. Kirkpatrick as postmaster.The L. B. Warren family was

the first to move to Keene, and their son Wilford Wallen was the first baby born in Keene. When the school opened,

a few girls boarded in a log cabin, but the boys had to camp in tents until a dormi-tory could be built. In 1894, the first school

building called Assembly Hall was established on the west corner of Magnolia and North College Drive. It was assembled from the material of a house which had been used for a conference office at Oak Cliff which had been torn down and brought to Keene. When completed, Professor Hughes, who had been sent to take charge of the school, opened the doors the 7th day

of January, 1894, with 56 students. His wife and Sister Flora Williams were assis-tants. Professor Prescott visited the

school soon after its opening and after considering the plans and purposes of the institu-tion, said that it was the only school in the denomination founded on the principles laid down by the Testimonies.The dormitory was erected

that summer. It had three stories, plus a basement with kitchen, dining room and storage space. The attic held the overflow of boys from the third floor. And the girls oc-cupied the second floor. For many years, this build-

ing was known as The Home. Later it became the Girl’s Dormitory. It then became the Heritage Hall and housed several college departments.A three-story wooden frame

academy building was the second largest structure added to the campus. More room was required for the fast-expanding church member-ship, so worship services were transferred from Assembly Hall, and Sabbath School and church meetings for school and village were held in the academy chapel until the first Keene church was built in 1905.Two physicians named Herr;

a husband and wife team was administrators of the first sanitarium in Keene. Some of the doctors connected with this sanitarium were Mat-tison, Pliny Haskell, Harris, D. C. Ross and Schamlaufel. Nurses were Minnie Findley Kilgore, Ethel Findley House and Alice Cochran. Kate Beeler Andrews also worked there.L. B. Wallen drilled the first

successful school well in 1896. Water from this 750 foot well was used to make brick on the grounds, for the academy and furnished water for the town until 1910.The school, first named

Keene Industrial Academy, from the beginning furnished

as much work as possible for the students. Boys cleared the land of trees and converted them into firewood. Girls worked in the kitchen and laundry. Both boys and girls carried on janitorial duties. The founders of the Keene

Industrial Academy were thoroughly convinced by past experience that the institu-tions of the world could not prepare missionaries for the regions beyond to give the last warning message to the world. They purposed that the Bible and nature should be studied as the foundation for all liter-ary training; yet they didn’t believe any system of educa-tion complete whose physical activities are lacking.To provide for the industries,

truck-growing, fruit-raising, dairying, woodwork, printing, poultry-raising, and domestic sciences were arranged for in the original plans, and were to be operated by the student body under the supervi-sion of the teachers. It was believed that an institution thus supplied and managed by a careful faculty would make the school self-supporting. A school thus equipped would present unlimited opportuni-ties and possibilities for the training of young people for God.A power plant was installed

in 1915 for operation by students, and for several years beginning in 1929, the college operated a pecan shellery. A chenille factory was operated for a few years beginning in 1944.In 1954, while Elder R. R.

Patzer was the pastor, pledges were made toward building a new church, but it was not complete until 1957, during the time Elder L. G. Scales was pastor. It still is the home church of the Keene SDA faithful’s. There have been several additions to the origi-nal building built in 1957.In the thirties, stories about

Keene were printed in several Continued

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Alumni Vespers 7:30pmWelcome & Prayer, Paula • Douglas Neighbors ‘73; Honor Class Slide Show; Patrick Sheppard, CTA Staff; Benediction

SabbathRegistration: Please register and sign in.Sabbath School 9:30am

Song Service - Clay Reed • ‘73 & Eric Halsell ‘79Welcome & Prayer • Special Feature - CTA • Mission TripSpecial Music - Kathy • Davis Nomura ‘68Lesson Study - David • Coggin ‘68Benediction - David Cog-• gin ‘68

Worship Service Call to Worship - CTA • ChoirHymn of Praise - CTA • ChoirWelcome and Prayer • Offering Appeal - Doug • Walker ‘68Offertory - Rosy Fajardo • Varsubsky ‘98Special Music - CTA •

Music Dept. Worship Message -Sam • Miller ‘68Special Music - Patsy • Massey Courter ‘68Benediction - Sam Miller • ‘68Roll Call - Jeremy • Brown ‘98Special Presentation - • Tommy Simons, PrincipalIntroduction of Faculty - • Tommy Simons, PrincipalBlessing and Dismissal - • Tommy Simons

Sabbath Evening Vespers 7:15pm

Song Service - Clay Read • ‘73 Share Time• Closing Prayer•

Basketball Games 8:00pmAlumni vs. CTA Lady • BlazersAlumni vs. CTA Trail • Blazers (boys basketball)

Honor Class Parties1968 - Home of Danny Roberts, 310 Oakhill Drive, Keene, Texas1973

19781983 - Linda Allen Clark, Firefly Stage 301 E Criner St Grandview, TX198819931998200320082013 - They party all the time and everywhere…it’s nice to be young!!

CTA Alumni WeekendMarch 22 &23

Vespers and slideshow at 7pm Friday March 22, 2013Sabbath School 9am Sabbath March 23, 2013Church Service 11am Elder Sam Miller, CTA’s first SA President, will have the ser-vice.

12:30pm POT LUNCH for all attendees1pm class photographs of honor Classes

Honor classes will be: 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008

Chisholm Trail Academy 2013 Calendarnewspapers throughout the

country. Comments appeared under the famous caption “Be-lieve it or not, Ripley,” and one ex-Keenite read an ac-count that appeared in Rome, Italy. Under a typical head-ing such as “What? No jail?” reporters enlarged upon the wonders of an unincorporated town having neither police-men nor prison. A few weeks after the publicity, two men from Fort Worth came down and robbed the post office!In 1938, the first town coun-

cil was formed to provide for the care of the cemetery and fire protection. In 1947, a fire station was built, owned by the college and operated by the town council and col-lege. Keene’s first fire Chief was Ben Putnam and today Matthew Gillin, class of 1999 is the fire chief. Jake Hopps, class of 2000 is Keene’s Fire Marshal along with being a full time fire fighter for the City of Burleson.Keene was incorporated in

1955, and Vance Reed was elected as the first mayor. Several graduates from CTA have served are serving on the

Keene City Council, includ-ing Cheryl Bicek Schram, class of 1968, as well as Billie Poeggle Hopps, class of 1969, Justin Hopps, class of 1998, to mention a few. Danny Roberts, class of 1968, served as Keene’s 6th mayor from 1974-1978.In the school year 1915 –

1916, the school was named Southwestern Junior College, and in the school year 1962 – 1963 it became Southwestern Union College and sought full accreditation as a Senior College. In order for Southwestern

Union College to become fully accredited as a four year college, it had to divest itself of its academy level students. 1967-1968 the policy changed that no longer would academy dorm students will be admitted to the freshman or sophomore year of academy. The name was officially changed by the board in March 1967 from Southwestern Union College Academy to Chisholm Trail Academy. The academy had been attending classes in L C Evans Hall on the main college campus up till the fall

of 1967. Beginning in the school year 1967-1968 all classes were moved to what was then known as the former Ella E Hughes Elementary building on North College Drive. Academy classes were conducted from 12:30pm till 6:30pm leaving the morning for students to work and pay their tuition.The battle to get full ac-

creditation took several years. It was not until December 2, 1970 that the school got the word from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that they had been granted accreditation and the school could now be recog-nized as a four year college May 6, 1974 a ground break-

ing ceremony was conducted at the site of the future Ch-isholm Trail Academy on the corner of 4th Street and Old Betsy. Chisholm Trail Academy will

be conducting its 45th gradu-ation ceremony this spring of 2013. You are a part of its proud history; you have made it what it is today.

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Copy of original article about Chisolm Trail Academy name change

Elementary School Principal Shannon Thompson introduces Robert Wood this years Johnson County spelling bee champion to the KISD school board. Robert represented Johnson County in the North Texas area competition held March 20th on the TCU cam-pus. He made it to the top ten!!

Robert Wood Johnson County Spelling Bee champion

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Chisholm Trail Academy, 1968

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Chisolm Trail Academy 1968 Graduation Program Front

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The Original Chilsolm Trail Academy

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In a recent edition, Mr. Easley recommended butterfly gardening and spoke fondly of his long interest in birds. Both these areas are deserv-ing of our efforts, but I would encourage readers to expand their thinking to include all of God’s creation. Do you re-member the fireflies you used to chase on summer evenings? Do you remember hearing the buzz of honeybees in your backyard on warm days? As a child growing up in Dallas on this side of the Trinity River, I often found and played with hornytoads, but I haven’t seen one in years. Remember the big black and yellow bumble-bees that flew when science said they couldn’t? What has happened to all the creatures we used to take for granted, that we assumed would be with us forever? The answer is almost always the same, regardless of species...habitat loss.Think about all the miles of

freeways, all the square miles of parking lots, all the acres plowed under and concreted over for those big malls we shop in. How many housing additions have replaced fields of wildflowers that fed count-less small creatures? After all we say, all that unimproved land has little value until it’s built on or up. Of course, that is only our opinion. Why not ask the song bird where his nesting sites went, the monarch butterfly where his

milkweed fields have gone. What is “useless” land to us is habitat for all the creatures around us. As the song says, “where have all the flowers gone?” So the question becomes,

given the facts of environ-mental destruction and habitat loss, what can we do about the problem? Can we really offset or mitigate the affects of years of overbuilding? Yes!! The an-swer is a resounding yes...each of us, one at a time, can do our part to make our landscapes habitat friendly. We can coex-ist with the small creatures which are truly under stress, truly fighting for their lives. We can do this even if we live on a small urban lot, if we are older or younger, regardless of sex or creed, if we simply commit to the concept of gardening for the good of the planet. Here are the major concepts

of habitat gardening with a brief explanation of each:1) Stop using poisons in the

environment. Determine that we will not spray or spread poisons regardless of the problem we encounter. Seek the organic, specific solution for the pests. Avoid those products that

want to be sprayed every-where, that are designed to kill a broad range of critters. In extreme cases, call the professional, but explain in the beginning that you want only the target species eradicated, i.e. cockroaches, rats, etc. 2) Stop being a perfectionist.

Accept that there will be holes

in the leaves of some plants, that. It’s ok to have a yellowed leaf or two. Caterpillars have a right to live, too, and remem-ber that they all become but-terflies of moths of some kind. 3) Provide food sources for

lots of different creatures. We all should have bird feeders, but how about host plants for caterpillars. Dill, fennel, pars-ley, milkweed and pipevine all fill that bill.Let the spiders feast on the

pests in your garden, let the lizards eat the spiders, and the geckoes eat the bugs around your porch light. Help nature succeed. 4) Provide sources of water.

All of us, including the animals, need water. The birdbath, while there should be one in every yard, re-ally doesn’t help the toad or frog. Place saucers of water at ground level for them and lizards, possums, etc. Be sure to keep them clean and fresh. 5) Provide shelter. Trees

and shrubs are necessary for birds to nest and rest. Large rocks which have open spaces around the edges are good for lizards and frogs. There are lots of aspects to

habitat gardening, and they can be found in greater detail on the internet. The state of Texas, department of agri-culture, has a great deal of literature on the subject. In-form yourself, and start today to reverse the environmental degradation which surrounds us all. Habitat gardening is the way to go!!

Why Not Habitat Gardens?

The ninth annual Resurrec-tion Pageant portraying the last week in the life of Jesus including His Trial, His Cru-cifixion and His Resurrection will be presented by South-western Adventist University, The Keene SDA Church and The Keene Spanish Church on Saturday, March 30, 2013. This dramatic presentation will stir your heart as you consider the matchless love of the Son of God Who satisfied the penalty of sin for everyone

who believes in Him and ac-cepts His gift of Grace.There will be 8 performances

of this live, walk-around, experiential depiction of these powerful events: 9:00, 10:15, 11:30, 12:45, 2:00, 3:15, 4:30 & 5:45 (the 2:00 and 5:45 performances will be pre-sented by the Keene Spanish Church). Tickets are free, but required to assist in regulating the size of the audience. The tickets are available from The Adventist Book Center, Gen-

eral Insurance Pinnacle Bank in Keene, Members’ Credit Union and Moreno Agency in Cleburne and Dr John Bar-roso’s office in Burleson.If you have never experi-

enced the Resurrection Pag-eant we invite you to choose a performance time, pick up some tickets and plan to gather at the Mizpah Gate (on the corner of Hillcrest Street and South College Drive) on the campus of Southwestern Adventist University.

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Cheryl Westphal St Clair and Melanie Lyon Humphries selling fruit for Valley Grande Academy 1968

Funeral services for Riley Quenton “R.Q.” Janes, 94, of Cleburne, Texas will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013 at the Keene Seventh-day Adven-tist Chapel. Burial will follow in Keene Memorial Park.Visitation will be

held from 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Rosser Funeral Home.Serving as pall-

bearers will be Scott Hagee, Bryan An-glin, Curtis Choate, Dick Karmy, Bryan Karmy, and Larry Vance. Honorary pallbearers will be Tom Canton, Will Kesler, and Ray Janes.R. Q. Janes passed

away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Keene, Texas. He was born in Coman-che County, Texas on July 28, 1918, the son of Ada Elizabeth (Davis) and Joseph Henry Janes.R. Q. married Winnie Mae

Clark on October 23, 1972 in Midland, Texas. He was a general contractor and was a member of the Keene Sev-enth-day Adventist Church.R. Q. was preceded in death

by his parents; first wife,

Jessie Faye Janes; daughter-in-law, Joanne Janes; grand-daughter, Michelle Janes: five brothers and four sisters; and one great grandson, Matthew William Melander.He is survived by

his wife, Winnie of Cleburne; son, Dale Janes and wife, Jacqueline, of Keene, daughter, Carolyn Grahn and husband, Larry, of Uniontown, Ohio; step-children, Larry Anglin and wife, Diane, of Midland , Sherry Parker of Cleburne, and Debbie Wooten and husband, Gerry, of Edmond, Oklahoma; 12 grandchildren and 15 great grand-children.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to 3ABN, P. O. Box 220, Frankfort, Illinois 62896 or to Amazing Facts, P. O. Box 1058, Roseville, California 95678.

Obituary for Riley Janes

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