Month: August 2021

Pioneer Days Festival

 Pioneer Days Festival

8/30/2021

Jefferson’s first ever Pioneer Days celebration will feature a very unique look for the parade which is scheduled for 10 am on Saturday, Sept. 4. 

Making up the entrants for the parade are horse-back riders and wagon riders representing the earliest days of village traffic during Jefferson’s founding period in the early 1840s to the next century when the city grew into one of Texas’ busiest river ports.  No motorized vehicles will be permitted in the parade and it is now being opened to youngsters who wish to pretend a little and ride their stick horses and lead the parade,  It just so happens that the committee has four stick horses available for the youngsters. They, too, will be wearing outfits reminiscent of an earlier period of cowboys and will have a slightly shorter route than the horse-

back riders and wagons and will be lined up at the very front to lead the parade.

A local store has a few stick horses for sale in the toy department should anybody wish to purchase one.  A trophy and a prize will be presented to the person who best represents the pioneer days with their costume.

Following the parade at 11 am, the  re-creation of an actual cut- and- shoot incident that happened in the wagon yard of the city in 1906 will be staged.  

The incident had to do with the arrest of one of the city’s constables by the Sheriff, W. S. Terry.  It will occur in about the same area as the original happened many decades ago.  The notorious event was related to descendants of the Brown twins, Horace and George, when they were both well up in years.

The late Dorothy Brown Craver interviewed her uncle George and was told the story while her daughter, Marcia Thomas, conversed with her grandfather Horace about the shooting and many other happenings that occurred during the wild and still somewhat lawless days after the turn of the century. The re-enactment 

will be acted by Players board member Jim Blackburn, a retired Collin County sheriff’s department employee and certified law enforcement investigator who will use a genuine holstered pistol and blanks.  The other party, Proctor, will be played by Players actor and current general manager of KTAL-TV Mark McKay who is also now a resident of the city.  It will be portrayed

at least twice more on Saturday at times to be announced in the wagon yard location.  It will likely be performed again on Sunday, Sept 5,  at the Dutch Over Cooks and Barbeque food event with entertainment at  the boat launch on the riverfront. 

At 6 pm on Saturday, a street dance will be held featuring the award-winning country band Sheila and the Caddo Kats.  The dance will be set up on Austin Street near Polk Street and run down to Walnut Street.  Some chairs will be available for on-lookers and participants and the music will be the old early country tunes of yesteryear including some from Hank Williams

among others.  A trophy and a prize will be given to the person whose costume most represents authentic pioneer days attire.  All activities on Saturday and Sunday are free to attend.

A concert by the famous singing group the Sons of the Pioneers is 

scheduled for 3 pm on Monday, Sept. 6 at the Visitor Center. Although VIP tickets are sold out, there are still  some general seating tickets left but purchases should be made as soon as possible since the seating is somewhat limited.  There are no plans to sell tickets are the door at this time.  Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at The Willow Tree or online at http://www.JeffersonOperaHouseTheatrePlayers.com

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CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/30/2021

CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/30/2021

COVID-19 antibody infusion center opening In East Texas

The infusion center will begin accepting patients on Tuesday and has been provided with Regeneron’s monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 who have a referral from a doctor. This treatment is available at no cost to the patient. Local partners include Smith County, Northeast Texas Public Health District, UT Health East Texas, and Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System…The treatment is free and available to all Texans who test positive for COVID-19 and have a doctor’s referral. Texans can visit meds.tdem.texas.gov to find a therapeutic provider near them.

PROS AND CONS OF BOOSTERS: GOOD ARTICLE WORTH READING. CURRENT

(J. Harris: My answer is that if you live in an area overrun with unvaccinated people, it would be foolish to pass up boosters as they become available. Immunization is not 100% protective, and even if you survive, you are likely to have infected others. I trust the Israel data as well as several other studies demonstrating diminution in measurable antibodies against Covid over time in immunized people.)

BEST WAY I KNOW TO GET A BOOSTER:

Marshall/Harrison County Health Department

Address

805 Lindsey Drive (Just W. of the hospital)

Marshall, Texas, 75670

Phone

903-938-8338

Call, long tape will tell you when they will be giving vaccines. They have various vaccines at different times. Usually, the office is open daily for vaccinations unless the staff is giving shots at a business, church, school, or the like. Listen to the taped phone message. Spanish speakers are available. The third booster (Pfizer) is currently available if you have an “immune problem.” There is a blank to check about that. No questions are asked, however. I checked the box and got a booster last week. If you have “misplaced” your vaccine card, you can get another. The staff can get confirmation about your prior immunizations from the state via the net, and quickly. The office is not crowded. Carry your card and wear a mask. There is no charge. They will come to your office or church and jab everybody. The staff is very competent and eager to help. 

The deadly polio epidemic and why it matters for coronavirus

”…In 1952, the number of polio cases in the U.S. peaked at 57,879, resulting in 3,145 deaths. Those who survived this highly infectious disease could end up with some form of paralysis, forcing them to use crutches, wheelchairs or to be put into an iron lung, a large tank respirator that would pull air in and out of the lungs, allowing them to breathe…That was a time, said Salk’s oldest son, Dr. Peter Salk, [said in an interview]…when the public trusted the medical community and believed in each other. I believe that’s an idea we need to resurrect today…[Salk recounted] … his father wondered every day why we couldn’t apply the spirit of what happened with the development of the polio vaccine to other problems, such as disease or poverty. In fighting coronavirus, perhaps the citizens and governments of the world will rise to the occasion and demonstrate what is possible when we work together.

(J. Harris: Good easy to read historical article)

J. Harris: I can remember when folks got vaccinated when indicated and when people didn’t believe nonsense from the social media, political hacks, and medical quacks — because there was no social media.)

FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN:

Why Children Are Better Protected from COVID Than Adults

The immune system uses a special mechanism to protect children from novel viruses—and it typically saves them from a severe course of COVID-19 in two different ways. In the mucous membranes of their airways, it is much more active than that of adults. In children, this system reacts much faster to viruses that it has never encountered, such as pandemic pathogens… children do not only have many more immune cells in their mucous membranes; they also more quickly produce type I interferons, which are crucial for fighting viruses. As a result, these key molecules may also provide protection from the dysregulation of the immune system that occurs in many severe cases of COVID-19…The results of the study indicate that the immune system of children is designed to fight viruses particularly effectively when it first encounters them…Adults have to rely on the adaptive immune response—the specific protection provided by antibodies and T cells for individual pathogens that only develops a while after contact with the virus.”

COVID PREVENTION FROM AIR: 

1. How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors

Complicated Article with specifics for school rooms and buildings.

2.  CU Boulder Portable Air Cleaner Calculator for Schools.v1.3 

 3. UTUBE HOMEMADE AIR FILTERS 

There are many such articles easily available.

LASTLY:

Have you ever listened to someone for a minute and thought “Their cornbread isn’t done in the middle.”

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CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/28/2021

IF YOU CAN READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS CHART, YOU WILL WANT A MASK AND TO BE VACCINATED

The Delta variant carries a higher risk of hospitalization, a study finds.

”Fewer than 2 percent of the infections occurred in fully vaccinated people, and there was not enough data to draw firm conclusions about hospitalization risks in that group specifically, the researchers said.”

An unvaccinated teacher gave coronavirus to her students. Here is how it spread.

HAVE A SAFE WEEKEND

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CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/27/2021

HELLO,

 AUGUST 25 WAS THE WORST COVID DAY EVER FOR AREA G, AND IT WILL GET WORSE. 

WE AREN’T VACCINATED OR CAREFUL ENOUGH AND THE TOWN IS WIDE OPEN. 

NEXT THE DOCTORS WILL HAVE TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHO GETS THE VENTS.

I ANTICIPATE EVEN HIGHER COUNTS WHEN LGV AND TYLER REPORTS COME OUT LATER TODAY.

YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED. I AM.

NOTICE THAT HARRISON COUNTY HAS 87 NEW ACTIVE COVID CASES/100,000 POPULATION DAILY.

DALLAS HAS 46 NEW CASES DAILY/100,000- PEOPLE, OR ALMOST 50% FEWER CASES/100,000 POP. THAN WE DO. 

OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES ARE ALSO IN TROUBLE.

Inside a Galveston ICU, young patients once considered safe from COVID now desperately cling to life

”…In Texas, COVID is infecting more people in their 30s than any other age group, with about 17,400 cases. People in their 20s are a close second, with about 15,900 cases….”

(J. Harris: Show this to your “know it all son-in-law.”

If I had little time and only one source of news, especially regarding Covid, I would listen to NPR Radio. It is also free unless you wish to contribute. (npr.org.news)

If I had only one print source for Covid news, it would be the New York Times which outstripes mere mortals in extensive and comprehensice coverage. (And Bubba and I don’t have to read the editorials.)

Cold, Flu and Other Viruses Are Airborne, Too

A LOOK AT  QUARANTINE AND GOVERNMENTAL INVOLVEMENT WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASE: 

A brief history of quarantines in the United States

OUTLINE FROM WASHINGTON POST 

History of Quarantine

‘’…The list of quarantinable diseases is contained in an Executive Order of the President… and includes cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers(such as Marburg, Ebola, and Crimean-Congo), and severe acute respiratory syndromes.’’

 …Many other illnesses of public health significance, such as measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox, are not contained in the list of quarantinable illnesses, but continue to pose a health risk to the public. Quarantine Station personnel respond to reports of ill travelers aboard airplanes, ships, and at land border crossings to make an assessment of the public health risk and initiate an appropriate response…’’

(J. Harris: Covid is certainly a “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.” Perhaps it will take heightened FEDERAL awareness and enforcing FEDERAL laws to control this and future pandemics. Most STATES won’t and most COUNTIES AND CITIES can’t and/or won’t. I don’t know what most school districts and other schoold and universities will do. I do know that ETBU has a comprehesnive on-going Covid prevention and control program which they have followed succesfully since the Pandemic began. They have also helped immunize the area and continue to do so with FREE VACCINES.

FROM ETBU:

AND LAST BUT NOT LEASED:

There will most likely be a message from Milton the Tomato this weekend.

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CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/26/2021

CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/26/2021

FROM BECKERS (Short, terse reports)

Unvaccinated people 29 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19, CDC suggests

Efficacy of COVID-19 shots in front-line workers tumbled with delta’s spread in CDC study

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT LAMBDA VARIANT:

The Lambda Variant: What You Should Know [A MONTH OLD ARTICLE]

”…Lambda spread until it became a dominant sequence in people with COVID-19 in Peru. The WHO noted last month an elevated presence of lambda in other South American countries, including Argentina, Chile and Ecuador…The lambda variant carries a number of mutations with suspected implications, such as potential increased transmissibility or possible increased resistance to neutralizing antibodies, the WHO says…[However}…while there hasn’t been clear head-to-head data, the evidence so far does not suggest the lambda variant has any great advantage over the delta variant…Lambda spread until it became a dominant sequence in people with COVID-19 in Peru. The WHO noted last month an elevated presence of lambda in other South American countries, including Argentina, Chile and Ecuador….Delta is clearly dominating right now. And so I think our focus can remain on delta as a hallmark of a highly infectious variant…”

NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE ON LAMDA VARIANT (Short recent summary reports)

The Lambda COVID Variant: What WHO, CDC Have Said

”…The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) told Newsweek that while the variant has been detected in the U.S., the proportion of Lambda cases is very low, with only 0.17 percent of variant cases being Lambda…There are currently more than 1,300 Lambda (C.37) sequences in the US as of August 4, 2021, and the Lambda variant has been identified in 44 states,” a CDC spokesperson said.

A Doomsday COVID Variant Worse Than Delta and Lambda May Be Coming, Scientists Say

”…It may seem surprising that scientists were caught off-guard by the rapid emergence of a more dangerous variant. But unlike most other pathogens, … SARS-CoV-2 was largely unknown when it emerged. In the absence of data, scientists assumed it would follow other viruses in being relatively slow to spin off much more contagious mutations. Even more important,… scientists underestimated the sheer scale the pandemic would eventually achieve—a critical factor, because the more people a virus infects, the more opportunities it has to develop significant mutations. “Having billions of people infected presents a breeding ground for variants unlike anything we’ve ever seen with these sorts of viruses…”

HOLIDAY CAUTION: ORGANIZED LABOR DAY ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS AS WILL FAMILY GATHERINGS. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED AFTER JULY 4 THIS YEAR. 

From Hopkins Citations:

1. NIH Study Shows No Significant Benefit of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19 Outpatients with Early Symptoms (NIH) The final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) demonstrate that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients with COVID-19, when administered within the first week of their symptoms. The trial was stopped in February 2021 due to lack of efficacy based on a planned interim analysis…”

2. Mississippi Is Pleading With People To Stop Using A Livestock Drug To Treat COVID-19 (NPR) Mississippi health officials are pleading with residents not to take a medicine meant for cows and horses as an alternative to getting the COVID-19 vaccine. In a state with the nation’s second lowest rate of vaccination against the coronavirus, a jump in the number of calls to poison control prompted an alert Friday from the Mississippi State Department of Health about ingesting the drug ivermectin. The department said that at least 70% of recent calls to the state poison control center were related to people who ingested a version of the drug that is formulated to treat parasites in cows and horses. Ingesting the drug can lead to a rash, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, neurologic disorders and potentially severe hepatitis requiring hospitalization, according to the alert written by Dr. Paul Byers, the state’s top epidemiologist. 

AND LAST BUT NOT LEASED:

I’m on two diets. I wasn’t getting enough food on one.

My wife asked me to take her to one of those restaurants where they make food right in front of you. I took her to Subway.

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Chasing The Reunion Championship

 Chasing The Reunion Championship
The weekend recap from The 28th Annual Josey Ranch Reunion

MARSHALL, TX – To Josey students there is one title that holds a special significance, and that is the Josey Reunion Championship. The 28th annual Josey Reunion is hosted every year in Marshall Texas, by World Champions R.E. and Martha Josey. This annual event draws contestants from across the world to compete as Josey Students in the Reunion Barrel Race.

This year the ranch hosted 431 contestants from 15 different states. For some this is a title they chase every year, including Waskom barrel racer Sheryl Gamboa.

Gamboa has been attending Josey Clinics since she was eight years old and has run in the Josey Reunion for many years. In 2020 she claimed the Josey Reunion Reserve Championship title, but this year she was after the Championship. Riding her four-year-old partner, Starrin Baby Rose, Gamboa claimed the title with a 16.154 in the Purina Shoot Out.

Before the championship runs action began Thursday night with the merican Hat Company 3D Pole Bending competition. Contenders charged down the Josey alleyway for their chance at the Pole Bending Championship and a set of Josey Pole Bases. Aspen Grant from Buna, TX riding PC Frosted Freedom claimed the champion title with a 20.452.

The Josey Reunion Barrel Race had 431 entries from 16 states vying for the Champion title with the champion taking home a Big Tex trailer. Each Division winner received a Shea Michelle custom belt buckle, Circle Y saddle, an American hat, and 500 pounds of Purina feed. They also received other sponsor prizes from Med Vet Pharmaceuticals (MVP), custom 5 Star saddle pads, Draw It Out product, Flair Strips, and much more.

At Josey events the format for the qualifying rounds is to drag every 5 draws, big pack every 50, and reverse the order for the second go. “This format is not designed to run 50+ every hour,” stated Josey announcer Randy Adams from Cookeville, TN. “It is designed to give every contestant an equal opportunity on the ground instead of it being just a draw contest”. 

The championship barrel races at the Josey Ranch were the first to drag at less than 10 runners, and the first place to use more than one tractor in the arena.

As the sun rose each morning over the piney woods of East Texas, the Josey Reunion started the day as they always do, by flying the Stars and Stripes and an opening prayer followed by the National Anthem. Colors were presented by Amanda Schenck, a member of the Six White Horses Drill Team from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, TX.

The Circle Y Saddlery first round action was intense and saw former Reunion champion Pete Oen from Maysville, OK take the top two qualifying spots, first was on VC Go Go Fling with a time of 16.021, the fastest time of the weekend, 2nd in the 1st Division was Pete Oen riding Margarita Red Rita with a time of 16.215.

Day two of qualifying was sponsored by Priefert Rodeo and Ranch Equipment and started with “America, Why I Love Her” by John Wayne and the flag was presented by Miss Rodeo Texas Bobbi Loran from Scotland, TX. This was followed by the opening prayer and our National Anthem. When the dust settled, Brynn Hinton from Waxahachie, TX riding Legs Gone Wild stopped the clock at 16.148 for the top spot.

Steve Tucker, President of Circle Y Saddlery, presented Martha Josey a commissioned original painting of Martha making a competition run matted by hand tooled leather and a medallion, to commemorate Martha’s induction into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, CO. and in appreciation of all she and R.E have done for the sport of barrel racing.

Saturday wrapped up with a pony barrel race sponsored by Draw It Out. Harper Knuckles and her pony G-ray took the title with a 17.374. The pony race was followed by a new event – Rope and Run. Rope and Run is a team event with one person roping a dummy calf from the Priefert Speed Trainer then the other partner running a condensed barrel pattern. Time starts when the roper nods and stops when the runner crosses the finish line. While not a rodeo event this was fun for contestants and spectators alike. Brianna Woodmansee and Austin McCalister took the first annual Rope ‘N’ Run Championship title.

Championship Sunday always begins with a church service in the main arena followed by the awarding of scholarships. This year the scholarships were in honor of; Sandy Smith awarded to Dandy Smith, Thomas Mitchell awarded to Jaden Thomas, and Bobby Arthur awarded to Ashton Padon. There was also the presentation of the Sonny Bit O’ Both Horse with the Most Heart

Award. This year’s recipient was DC Dualin Eagles (Cujo) owned and ridden by Faith Gilbreath.

For the Championship Purina Shootout on Sunday the qualifiers from the previous 2 days run from the slowest qualifying time to the fastest. In this format to ensure each contestant has the best possible ground the arena crew drags every 2 draw positions. The short go is a “clean slate” barrel race with no times carried forward from the qualifying rounds.

Following the presentation of Johnny Cash’s “The Ragged Old Flag” and the opening prayer, Keaton Bradberry sang our National Anthem as Miss Rodeo Texas Bobbi Loran presented the colors.

145 qualifiers from 12 different states competed with the title on the line in the Purina Shootout. Last year’s reunion reserve champion, Sheryl Gamboa from Waskom, TX riding Starrin Baby Rose took the lead with 38 competitors left and held on to claim the title. The 2nd Division champion was Bryana Woodmansee from Preston Park, PA with a time of 16.669 aboard AH Miss Cowgirl. The 3rd Divison was won by Catherine Medlock on Eye N Easy. The El Dorado, AR cowgirl stopped the clock at 17.183 for the win. The 4th Division champion title went to the Bluegrass State as Rilee Leasor from Rineyville, KY riding Cesico stopped the clock in a time of 18.276.

It was a great weekend of competition, reuniting with old friends and making new friends – everything a reunion is supposed to be. “Martha and I always try to keep up with our students and their accomplishments both in and out of the arena,” explained R.E. Josey. “Once you are a ‘Josey Kid’ you are always one of ours”. Plans are underway for the 29th annual Josey Ranch

Reunion Roundup as the event will move back to the traditional time in May of 2022.

For complete results of 2021 Josey Reunion, please visit http://www.barrelracers.com.

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CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/25/2021

CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/25/2021

HELLO,

J. HARRIS: ARE YOU GOING TO THE PARTY, GAME, RESTAURANT, SHOPPING,  CHURCH, BANQUET, FUNERAL, BEAUTY PARLOR, PLAY, CHOIR PRACTICE, REUNION, RECEPTION, GRANDMA’S HOUSE? 

ARE YOU CRAZY?        

WAIT UNTIL THIS VARIANT TAKES ITS TOLL AND MOVES ON BEFORE YOU GET CARELESS AGAIN. 

GET YOUR 3RD JAB. WE’RE IN TROUBLE AGAIN AND IT WILL TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO CLEAR OUT. YOU’RE LUCKY IF YOU DON’T WORK IN A HOSPITAL 

OR A SCHOOL. YOU’RE LUCKY IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MODULATE YOUR BEHAVIOR

AND AVOID CARELESS PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS. ULTIMATELY, OUR PROBLEM IS LOCAL AND WE WILL HAVE TO SOLVE IT OURSELVES. 

FROM MNM: 

 VIRUS SURGE AT WILLIS-KNIGHTON HOSPITAL

(J. Harris: Woops. Not CA or NY or Houston; rather 35 miles East.)

What to Do If You Are Fully Vaccinated but Exposed to COVID-19

J. Harris: Short, simple, practical, useful, important. 

Hughes Springs ISD closes for rest of week due to COVID-19

J. & J. finds that a second dose of its vaccine provides a strong boost.

”… in a study released earlier this month, South African researchers found that a single shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was up to 95 percent effective against death from the Delta variant, and reduced the risk of hospitalization by 71 percent…When volunteers in the Johnson & Johnson trial were given a booster shot at six months, their antibodies against the coronavirus jumped nine times higher than after the first dose…”

(J. Harris: Great news for J&J Vaccine users. Great protection after booster of J&J.)

GREAT ARTICLE ON COVID AND PREGNANCY AND NURSING

(J. Harris: Send it to hesitant females that you know?)

COVID Vaccines Show No Signs of Harming Fertility or Sexual Function

How Pfizer chose Comirnaty as the name for its COVID-19 vaccine

(J. Harris: All terrible names. Doctors are not infrequently terrible spellers.)

After passenger dies of COVID-19, Carnival tightens vaccine policies at Caribbean ports of call

AND LAST BUT NOT LEASED:

I really don’t mind getting older, but my body is taking it badly

I miss the 1900’s when bread was still good for you and no one knew what kale was..

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CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 08/24/2021

HELLO: GET THE 3RD JAB! HELP OTHERS GET JABBED.

Harrison County adds 408 new COVID-19 cases last week

”…The daily case count has increased to an average of 58 new cases per day…”

mLIFE DIAGNOSTICS OFFERS TESTS AT WILEY(LOCAL TEST COMPANY)

BAD NEWS FROM FLORIDA

GOOD NEWS FROM ISRAEL

Labs unable to specify which COVID-19 variant patients have

(J. Harris: At this time, specific identity is not therapeutically important.)

Prevalence of Cobalturia Among Adults With Joint Replacements

”… Millions of residents of North America implanted with nonrecalled extreme-risk or high-risk implantations are likely not monitored and are likely experiencing cobalturia. Clinicians might consider obtaining a screening of cobalt levels in urine for their patients with a replaced joint presenting with encephalopathy or cardiomyopathy because cobalt might be a remediable etiology…”

(J. Harris: This subject has nothing to do with Covid and I include it because of the frequency of joint replacement in the Us and because of my complete, utter ignorance of the  Cobalt subject.)

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST;;

Confuse your doctor by putting on rubber gloves at the same time he does.

I want to be 14 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.

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Chasing The Reunion Championship

 Chasing The Reunion Championship
The weekend recap from The 28th Annual Josey Ranch Reunion

MARSHALL, TX – To Josey students there is one title that holds a special significance, and that is the Josey Reunion Championship. The 28th annual Josey Reunion is hosted every year in Marshall Texas, by World Champions R.E. and Martha Josey. This annual event draws contestants from across the world to compete as Josey Students in the Reunion Barrel Race.

This year the ranch hosted 431 contestants from 15 different states. For some this is a title they chase every year, including Waskom barrel racer Sheryl Gamboa.

Gamboa has been attending Josey Clinics since she was eight years old and has run in the Josey Reunion for many years. In 2020 she claimed the Josey Reunion Reserve Championship title, but this year she was after the Championship. Riding her four-year-old partner, Starrin Baby Rose, Gamboa claimed the title with a 16.154 in the Purina Shoot Out.

Before the championship runs action began Thursday night with the merican Hat Company 3D Pole Bending competition. Contenders charged down the Josey alleyway for their chance at the Pole Bending Championship and a set of Josey Pole Bases. Aspen Grant from Buna, TX riding PC Frosted Freedom claimed the champion title with a 20.452.

The Josey Reunion Barrel Race had 431 entries from 16 states vying for the Champion title with the champion taking home a Big Tex trailer. Each Division winner received a Shea Michelle custom belt buckle, Circle Y saddle, an American hat, and 500 pounds of Purina feed. They also received other sponsor prizes from Med Vet Pharmaceuticals (MVP), custom 5 Star saddle pads, Draw It Out product, Flair Strips, and much more.

At Josey events the format for the qualifying rounds is to drag every 5 draws, big pack every 50, and reverse the order for the second go. “This format is not designed to run 50+ every hour,” stated Josey announcer Randy Adams from Cookeville, TN. “It is designed to give every contestant an equal opportunity on the ground instead of it being just a draw contest”. 

The championship barrel races at the Josey Ranch were the first to drag at less than 10 runners, and the first place to use more than one tractor in the arena.

As the sun rose each morning over the piney woods of East Texas, the Josey Reunion started the day as they always do, by flying the Stars and Stripes and an opening prayer followed by the National Anthem. Colors were presented by Amanda Schenck, a member of the Six White Horses Drill Team from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, TX.

The Circle Y Saddlery first round action was intense and saw former Reunion champion Pete Oen from Maysville, OK take the top two qualifying spots, first was on VC Go Go Fling with a time of 16.021, the fastest time of the weekend, 2nd in the 1st Division was Pete Oen riding Margarita Red Rita with a time of 16.215.

Day two of qualifying was sponsored by Priefert Rodeo and Ranch Equipment and started with “America, Why I Love Her” by John Wayne and the flag was presented by Miss Rodeo Texas Bobbi Loran from Scotland, TX. This was followed by the opening prayer and our National Anthem. When the dust settled, Brynn Hinton from Waxahachie, TX riding Legs Gone Wild stopped the clock at 16.148 for the top spot.

Steve Tucker, President of Circle Y Saddlery, presented Martha Josey a commissioned original painting of Martha making a competition run matted by hand tooled leather and a medallion, to commemorate Martha’s induction into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, CO. and in appreciation of all she and R.E have done for the sport of barrel racing.

Saturday wrapped up with a pony barrel race sponsored by Draw It Out. Harper Knuckles and her pony G-ray took the title with a 17.374. The pony race was followed by a new event – Rope and Run. Rope and Run is a team event with one person roping a dummy calf from the Priefert Speed Trainer then the other partner running a condensed barrel pattern. Time starts when the roper nods and stops when the runner crosses the finish line. While not a rodeo event this was fun for contestants and spectators alike. Brianna Woodmansee and Austin McCalister took the first annual Rope ‘N’ Run Championship title.

Championship Sunday always begins with a church service in the main arena followed by the awarding of scholarships. This year the scholarships were in honor of; Sandy Smith awarded to Dandy Smith, Thomas Mitchell awarded to Jaden Thomas, and Bobby Arthur awarded to Ashton Padon. There was also the presentation of the Sonny Bit O’ Both Horse with the Most Heart

Award. This year’s recipient was DC Dualin Eagles (Cujo) owned and ridden by Faith Gilbreath.

For the Championship Purina Shootout on Sunday the qualifiers from the previous 2 days run from the slowest qualifying time to the fastest. In this format to ensure each contestant has the best possible ground the arena crew drags every 2 draw positions. The short go is a “clean slate” barrel race with no times carried forward from the qualifying rounds.

Following the presentation of Johnny Cash’s “The Ragged Old Flag” and the opening prayer, Keaton Bradberry sang our National Anthem as Miss Rodeo Texas Bobbi Loran presented the colors.

145 qualifiers from 12 different states competed with the title on the line in the Purina Shootout. Last year’s reunion reserve champion, Sheryl Gamboa from Waskom, TX riding Starrin Baby Rose took the lead with 38 competitors left and held on to claim the title. The 2nd Division champion was Bryana Woodmansee from Preston Park, PA with a time of 16.669 aboard AH Miss Cowgirl. The 3rd Divison was won by Catherine Medlock on Eye N Easy. The El Dorado, AR cowgirl stopped the clock at 17.183 for the win. The 4th Division champion title went to the Bluegrass State as Rilee Leasor from Rineyville, KY riding Cesico stopped the clock in a time of 18.276.

It was a great weekend of competition, reuniting with old friends and making new friends – everything a reunion is supposed to be. “Martha and I always try to keep up with our students and their accomplishments both in and out of the arena,” explained R.E. Josey. “Once you are a ‘Josey Kid’ you are always one of ours”. Plans are underway for the 29th annual Josey Ranch

Reunion Roundup as the event will move back to the traditional time in May of 2022.

For complete results of 2021 Josey Reunion, please visit http://www.barrelracers.com.

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Opinion: Stop The Spam

 

By George Smith  — August 24, 2021

In the past year or so, I have blocked more than 350 spam calling numbers and about 75-80 spam texts.

Here’s calling on Congress or the president  by executive order to solve this problem.

Just follow these instructions:

— Make it illegal for scammers, spammers and car warranty/student loan call centers or any robocall mills to use any number other than a recognizable mass-calling number — 800, 866, 899, etc.

—  Every such call received MUST include a simple “opt out forever” option.

— Force purveyors of technology to create the pathway that when a user/customer puts a message in the internet junk folder, it disables any possible future connection between the  company/service/spammer and the intended recipient.

— Any violation of this law entails a $100,000 fine PER violation and a mandatory one year in jail for the company’s Top 3 officers.

Problem freakin’ solved.

Copy and send to your elected federal officials today. Tell them it’s your idea. 😎

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