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BARBARA SHUGART

Our family, friends andcommunity lost a beautifulangel on June 9, 2020.

Barbara Shugart was thekindest soul, and a beautifulservant to God.

She was devoted to serv-ing God through serving oth-ers. Barbara was selfless inthis pursuit, she mentoredand cared for many of God'screations including people,animals, and plants through-out the years. She excelled atbringing happiness and com-

fort to those around her. Bar-bara was always available tolend an ear, a guiding hand,or a huge hug and kiss.

She will always be re-membered as a loving anddevoted servant to God,daughter, sister, mother,wife, grandmother, greatgrandmother, aunt, cousinand friend.

Survived by her spouseRoy Shugart, father FloydParker, Sister Connie &Mike Stanley, children John& Karen Kelsey, Charles &Julie Kelsey, Thomas &Wendi Kelsey, Chris &Brenda Finch, 18 grandchil-dren, and 17 great grandchil-dren.

Preceded by motherLonie Thomas, siblingsPhoebe Boaz, Harold Parker,and Billy Joe Parker.

A celebration of life willbe held from 6:00 PM to8:00 PM on 2020-06-19 atFairfield Hotel, 1300 Inter-state 35, Gainesville, Texas,USA.

Retiring Gainesville Independent School District employees are, from left, Donna Patterson, Lois Fry, Glenn Fry and Linda Cox. Retiring custodian Pattie Hellinger is not pictured.

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Gainesville Independent School District honored five retirees this year who had a combined total of 137 years with GISD and 175 years total in education.

Glenn Fry, W.E. Chalmers Elementary School principal, leaves GISD with 49 years of experience, 39 of those with GISD.

Lois Fry, Robert E. Lee Intermediate School PEIMS clerk, came to GISD 39 years ago and leaves with a total of 44 years of service.

Linda Cox, curriculum coordinator, worked for GISD for the last eight years of her 30-year career.

Donna Patterson, Lee counselor, has a total of 27 years of experience, with all but one of those with GISD.

Pattie Hellinger, custodian, is retiring after 25 years with GISD.

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

Two GISD educators were named the district’s teachers of the year for the 2019-2020 school year.

Whitney Carden, a seventh grade teacher at Gainesville Junior High School, was named secondary teacher of the year. The Elementary Teacher of the Year was Taryn Krantz, a first grade teacher at Thomas A. Edison Elementary School.

The announcement came during the end-of-year service virtual awards celebration Friday, May 29. The following Monday, Carden and

Krantz were presented with the awards.

The two were nominated during the year by their campus principal and then selected by their peers as campus teacher of the year. Teachers so honored included Cecily Weaver of Gainesville High School), Carden, Kaitlin Amos of Robert E. Lee Intermediate School, Carey Bean of W.E. Chalmers Elementary School, Krantz and Falicia Bell of Head Start.

After reviewing applications by all campus teachers of the year, a district level committee then determined who would be the district teachers of the year.

Carden and Krantz will now go on to represent GISD in the ESC 11 Teacher of the Year contest.

SERVICE AWARDSGISD employee

service awards were also announced in the virtual end-of-year celebration. Staff members who reached a milestone with the district are to receive a token of appreciation when the staff are brought back together in August for convocation.

Honored employees were as follows, by years of service.

35 years: Vikki Estes.30 years: Vance Wells

and Zach Terry.25 years: Cindy Dulock.20 years: Traci Skinner,

Kelli Bond, Melissa Henderson, Jana Stoffels, Vickie Watson, Teria Ravert, Deborah Erb and Kathleen Schroeder.

15 years: David Wisian, William Hendricks, Juana

Martin, Tracy Henry, Melissa Bryan, Jill Linnell, Elizabeth Foster and Robin Hobbs.

10 years: Ofelia Rodriguez, Nicole Rich, Keli Royal, Julie Lang and Lindsay Dodson.

Five years: Lexi Wells, Kristal Young, James Polk, Edwina Barnes, Kira Perkins, Windy Fulmer, Bonnie Cox, Janet Crawford, Michelle McDonald, Nancy Rakestraw, Ashley Weir, Kristy Wilson, Marlen Fisher, Isreal Garcia, Tracy Slovacek, Ceci Garcia, Tori Godi, Dienitza Villa, Konner Ward, JR Spikeston, Klay Jones and Amy Bland.

Gainesville Independent School District Superintendent DesMontes Stewart, left, recognizes Taryn Krantz and Whitney Carden.

From staff reports

the week prior. The minimal increases

in stocks and refinery rates would typically mean smaller increases at the pump, especially with a utilization rate

that is at its highest point in two months, according to an AAA analysis. Drivers could expect to see prices increase more slowly in the week ahead given the latest spikes.

Prices were up to date at press time using market prices posted at 3:41 a.m. Thursday.

A third-degree felony’s punishment range is two to 10 years.

Brinkley is accused of forging signatures “on an agreed judgment and/or confidential settlement agreement,” according to an indictment for four of the charges. An indictment for two of his forgery charges shows he also forged signatures on oil and gas lease documents.

This was Brinkley’s second time to be booked in to the Cooke County Jail. He spent a night at the jail in February on a forgery charge. Gilbert said the bond was sufficient on the original arrest so he was not booked in again on that charge.

The Valley View resident booked in and out of the Denton County Jail on a charge of tampering with a government record Friday, June 12. He was also booked in to the Denton facility Feb. 21 on a state jail felony

charge of tampering with a government record, Denton County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Orlando “Hino” Hinojosa previously told the Register.

Brinkley is scheduled for an arraignment at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Cooke County Courthouse in downtown Gainesville.

Court documents filed Wednesday, June 17, show 235th District Judge Janelle Haverkamp has recused herself from any of Brinkley’s cases and requests a new judge be assigned because he is a local attorney and Haverkamp “wishes to avoid the appearance of impropriety.”

Brinkley, a Valley View resident, has been mayor of the southern Cooke County community since 2017 when he beat incumbent Allen Cathey by 89 votes, according to a previous report in the Register. He also served on the Valley View Independent School District’s Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2018.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 19Blood drive: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gainesville Civic Center, 311 S. Weaver St.

MONDAY, JUNE 22Free meals for children: 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at Chalmers Elementary School, 600 S. Farm-to-Market Road 3092; drive-thru pickup only

MORE INFORMATIONFull details on these and other upcoming events are on the Register’s online community calendar at gainesvilleregister.com/events. To submit an event, email editor@gainesvilleregister.com.

CALENDAR

the western Cooke County community’s sales tax r e i m b u r s e m e n t s should probably be “back to normal numbers” next month.

All sales tax allocations go into the city’s general fund, he said.

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Blood drive to be June 19Cooke County United Way will host a

Carter BloodCare drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 19, in the south parking lot of the Gainesville Civic Center, 311 S. Weaver St., where the blood drive bus will be parked.

The drive’s goal is to collect 60 units, United Way Executive Director Stephanie Melchert said by email.

Carter CEO Dr. Merlyn Sayers declared a critical blood shortage last week, a message on the organization’s website states.

“The coronavirus pandemic has had a compelling impact on all of us,” the message read. “With the cancellation of blood drives

after the closure of schools, universities, colleges, businesses and houses of worship, the effect on the blood supply has been profound and sudden.”

Blood donors are routinely screened for temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and hemoglobin. If donors pass the mini health exam and have not donated blood in the previous 56 days, they may donate blood.

Donors may sign up for an appointment at CarterBloodCare.org. Volunteers are also needed for the drive — signups are taking place online at https://bit.ly/2Mofc8T.

For more information, call Melchert at 940-655-1793.