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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

Jim Barrett has approximately 50,000 new residents at his home in Lone Star. Mr. Barrett said he brought nearly 50,000 bees home with him last fall from Massachusetts and is now in the bee keeping business that he calls an adventure.
“It is an adventure; I was off building a couple solar projects in Massachusetts and a friend of mine who has been raising bees for 40 years there said he is tired and doesn’t want to deal with it anymore,” Mr. Barrett said.

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While not clear of the drought, things are looking up in many parts of the state this year and the outlook for deer and deer hunting is much brighter.
Archery-only deer season opened Sept. 28 and runs through Nov. 1. The general firearms season begins Nov. 2. The special youth-only deer seasons are Oct. 26-27 and Jan. 6-19.

Liberty Baptist Church of Naples will host the Second Annual Community Crusade for Christ Oct. 7 through 10.  The crusade is being planned in the style of an old fashion “tent revival.”  Services will be hosted on the campus of Liberty Baptist Church located at 210 Daingerfield St. in Naples.
Leading out in worship and serving as the evangelist for the three-day event will be the Crusader’s Ministries of Magnolia, Ark.   The Crusader’s Ministries began their journey in 1988 singing Southern Gospel Music and sharing their faith through testimony.
If anyone is interested in more details, call Shane Sibley at 903-314-9272.
 

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
A community stew tonight at the First United Methodist Church Activity Center will kick off the 26th annual Daingerfield Days Steel Country Festival. Serving begins at 6 p.m.
Food, music, and fun will abound in the downtown area of Daingerfield all day Saturday. Activities include bingo, a car show, a 42 tournament, treasure hunt, face painting, a horseshoe tournament, an art show, and much more.
New this year at the City Park will be a history exhibit of U.S. Steel Company.
There will be a golf tournament held at the Daingerfield Country Club.
Saturday night will feature the yearly steak dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. served by the Daingerfield Fire Department at the First United Methodist Church Activity Center.
For further information, contact the Daingerfield Chamber of Commerce at 903-645-2646.

Hunters who need to complete the state’s required hunter education will have expanded contemporary options designed to be more convenient, flexible and accessible.
Anyone born after Sept. 1, 1971, must successfully complete a hunter education training course or purchase a one-time deferral good for one license year in order to hunt legally in Texas. The certification is valid for life and is honored in all other states and provinces.
The new options for hunter education certification include a streamlined, one-day basic course and an option for anyone 17 years of age or older to take the hunting safety training completely online. The combination online home study and four to five-hour skills field day course will still be offered, as well as advanced hunter education and in high school and college courses across the state.

Glenn Brown of Daingerfield shot this 301-pound wild hog with a bow and arrow just south of Daingerfield last Friday.  Mr. Brown said the hog was shot at night in the city limits on the south edge of the city. The hog is anywhere from 10 to 12 years old. Mr. Brown said there are many hogs that are in the city limits of Daingerfield.

Hunters will be allowed to use up to two dogs only to trail a wounded deer in 12 additional counties in East Texas during the 2013-14 deer season under a rule change approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
The rule change does not legalize the use of dogs to hunt, pursue or take deer; that practice remains illegal statewide in Texas. Hunters are allowed to use up to two dogs only for the purpose of trailing a wounded deer in all but 10 Texas counties. Counties where the practice of trailing wounded deer with dogs remains prohibited include: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby and Tyler.
 

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Hughes Springs

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Hughes Springs

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Hughes Springs

Full name: Sabrina M. Gonzales.
I have lived in: Several areas growing up but the most recent were Daingerfield, Texarkana, and Hope, Ark.
Family: Fiancee’ Dallas R. Morris, Son 8, Payton, Claire 3, and baby, Silas Lee.
Pets: Beta Fish named Karl and Billy Goat named Billy.  
Occupation: Stay at home mom and preparing to go back to school to finish my teaching certification for early childhood education.
One of the best things about my job is: I am on the clock available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. If anyone needs me they do not have to make appointments.
My ideal vacation is: Waves splashing against my body while the sun bakes my skin, with sunscreen on it of course.
My hero is: Dallas, and for no other reason than he is the one who is my light in the dark. I could not be any happier than I am with the man I love and share a family with. Happiness is the key to a healthy life.