JUDGE DON L. JARVIS
1940-2023 Donald Linous Jarvis, Sr., 83, of Sherman, TX was born at St. Vincent hospital Sherman, TX, on January 6, 1940.
April 2023
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The politicization of the education system
The old-fashioned way states craft learning standards for grade-school students is slow and sure: Committee upon committee of stakeholders, from teachers to mathematicians to geographers to political scientists, work out how best to distill a vast body of knowledge down to what’s most important for children to master. The latest example of this process in Virginia, however, has been a modern-day political drama, and, though it ended well enough, the episode shows how students could suffer as adults increasingly politicize the nation’s primary education system.
3 things topics from the April 25 commissioners meeting
Grayson County commissioners moved quickly through their last meeting for April on Tuesday. Here are three things that they did on April 25.
• LOCAL EVENTS CALENDAR April 27•
Little Lambs, 10 a.m. Denison Public Library Wonder Years, 10:45 a.m., Denison Public Library Joyful Noise, 11:30 a.m.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Inflamed hemorrhoid shouldn’t be treated at home
Dear Dr. Roach: I have a hemorrhoid. It’s not small, but it’s not huge. At times, it itches or gets inflamed and feels sore for several days. I’m thinking it could be tied off with dental floss so that the tissue can necrose and hopefully just fall away, and I can be done with it. Or could it end up being a catastrophe? Your thoughts, please.
House sitter has been snooping around
Dear Abby: A close friend takes care of my home when I travel several times a year. It involves picking up my mail, watering my indoor and outside plants and checking through the house for anything that might need attention in my absence.
Homeschool Day at the Sam Rayburn House: Info Fair and Fun!
Homeschool families and groups from across North Texas are invited to Homeschool Day at the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site in Bonham, TX, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., homeschool students, teachers, and parents will enjoy games and activities. We are also inviting local and national organizations to set up information booths so that homeschool students can find out about groups they can join or places they can visit.
Denison Arts Council 2023 Calendar
The Denison Arts Council recently published their 2023 Calendar of Events and encourages Texoma residents to participate in the various events. DAC board member and artist Cyndi Menton is very excited about the upcoming events.
Sherman ISD considers change order for SHS construction
While the final hammer in the construction of Sherman High School was swung months ago, district officials are working on the final pen strokes for the project. The Sherman Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to move forward with final change orders for the construction of the high school, which opened to students in 2021.