COUNTY LIFE
Front-porch stories, small town life bring book to life
By BARBARA GREEN
Longtime Sunset resident Danny Russell has brought his insatiable curiosity and imagination together with a love of writing to create his first book, “The World Was Flat.”
It is a venture he hopes not only will entertain, but help raise funds for the future Sunset Community Center. A portion of the proceeds will go toward that building project.
The 65-year-old Russell was born in Fort Worth, but his family has deep roots in the Sunset area. He spent many hours on the front porch as a child listening to his grandparents’ stories.
Stories have always come easy to Russell as his imagination often “runs wild.” When his children were small he would think up bedtime stories, and when they traveled spin adventure tales.
When he seriously began to consider writing a book about three years ago, he simply sat down and started writing. He drew upon his own surroundings as young man in Sunset and many of his own experiences, to create the story of five boys searching for their future as they grow up in a small rural Texas town. Read the full feature in your weekend News.
(Center) Lynetta Slaton, lieutenant/support services with the Bowie Police Department was honored with a party Tuesday celebrating her 50th year working with the City of Bowie. She received a Bowie knife plaque in a surprise reception. Her son, Bo Slaton, and mom, LaVelle Boudreaux are pictured. Slaton is the longest serving city employee. (Courtesy photo)
Rainfall continues to push local lake levels upward.
As of May 17 Lake Nocona was 85.8% full at 825.51 mean sea level. It is full at 827.5 msl. One month ago it was at 67.3 msl.
Lake Amon G. Carter continues to be more than 100% full at 921.59%. It is full at 920 msl. One month ago it was 91.4% full at 918.85 ms.
Early voting begins May 20 and run through May 24 in the 30th Senatorial District runoff election for both the Democratic and Republican Party Primaries.
In the March primaries due to the large number of candidates no one received the necessary majority. The seat became vacant when Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) decided not to seek re-election.
On the Democratic ticket, voters will choose between Michael Braxton and Dale Frey. On the Republican ticket Brent Hagenbuch and Jace Yarbrough battle it out. The winner in each party will face off in the November general election.
Early voting for the runoff runs May 20-24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p..m. at the Montague County Courthouse Annex Community Room. This is the only location for early voting.
On election voting polls will be located in the courthoue annex, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Nocona City Hall and Saint Jo Civic Center. They will be open 7 a.m.. to 7 p.m.
Those who voted in the March primary can only cast ballots in that party primary, voters cannot switch parties. Those who did not vote in the primary can vote in either party primary.
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