rfrnan Herald
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A junior golf camp u'as held recently at the newly reiurhistrred Rusted Rail Golf Course in
Crandall.lt is set to open with a chamber of c*rnrlercfl terurnamentAug. s and open for play
the follorring dar:
Rusted Rait sffifr €w
By B:-.-:r'D-rNtrr.s
Crandall's golf course has faced many
plights orer the vears benreen varying
ownelship and lack oi maintetiance.
\{Ihat started as -something great sloi,,,'l_v
deteriorated or-er irlre. Lrut neu' oitmersi:ip
and a touch of hard rtork has rerramped
the course into one oi dre proudest
establishments in Crarrdall.
Over a \rear ago. the torrn received r,r'orct
that the golfcour:e nad been purchasecl by
nelv owners and there r,;ere big plans in place
to redesign the location.
Amv Barber ar-rd iamilv took on the greai
task and har,-e since pertormed u'onders
on the facilin. The opening date for tjre
Rusted Rail golf course is \ug. 4 and there
is a Chamber of Commerce tourilament on
Aug.3 that is open ior signups. Though, for
anyone iooking to geI some practice in aheari
of time, the driring range is already open.
Witli so much to adjust and a creatir,,e
palette itr front of thern. clealup Has step
one of tire journer to success.
Tlrey started br cleaning the course and
knocking dourn the oid pro-shop building
to open up the space. From there, the team
{ixed the irrigation. erperienced bunker
renoration, iaid ner','pavement to level out
the drive, and put dorm nerv patches of
Bennuda grass; ald for an aesthetic toucit,
each hole is labeled rrith a railroad tle.
A ner,r,fleet of golf cans u'as also
purchased, u,ith USB pons inch-rded for
whenever the cell phone dies taking picnrres
of the nerl- greells. inside, there is also a ttert-
pro-sirof i,lrat is expi:ndiirg, irrlri a illlc i:rrl'r
sen'ing up some lunchtime classics.
F*ge 3C
epen soon
ihur;gi: tilr: l{usted ltail iras shor,vn some
ir:lprii:ssivr ri:n*vations ttl its outdoor
porticn, tire ilcrv s\,"ent center is equally
i;r*nlhiakirig.
Al! fl*tm l:ilv* l;een replaceci with
':*inrrierciai grniie virtyl, and every
rvall has
s*aks:d i-lp a il{J\l'cr}at of paint. The new
acl*jirir:ns stretch ali the r,va-v from lvindolv
anri ririol repince*rents to new fixtures and
csdar wi,.*d in rh* event hall to separate
gr r){}r}1 ;;nd liridal r{)oilrs for preparation
'L:cil$.r"r:
a l,l,edC in g"
l ire sinitil*r eriL:nt roont has iarge bay
l,l jntlr;ws and a television for any needs,
tu:ri {ire l:rrgcr *vent hall is conlplete lvith
clianclsli*rs, ;r trlevision anil sound systenl,
rlisric trarrels, and a staircase titat descends
directll, frt.:tn tire hridal room.
T'he indoiir projects liave also included
il r:r:inpletei',, il*r,v kitchen unit, bathroom
in:prorremonts, and nelv outlets with USB
prirf stations.'.i'lrt renovations team has
trlucir*rtr *r1 rlvcrv aspect of the building
and t!-x.: colrrse to give it a nelv life, and the
r:i;ang*s ric not stap tlrere"
Th* *ra,t:ers have a phase two in place
tr: tackle in rouglrl_v tire next year. This
includes arlcting a new lienlre entrance and
a Lrreezerva.v to ihe event hall for rainy days
and rlurr:kr:r acce$s.
Br.rt on top of huilding a cart bartt and
prrssihlv ir nr'u' nraiutenance building, there
are plar-is te Gpen a neul restaurant off U.S.
Highu,al- 175 that wiil be a part of the golf
cor-1r'se propert','. The uen, restaurant will
irar-e a rr ood fire grill essence, bringing a
pincir oi Da1}as to dre boundaries of Crandall
1)l.ri)lt;lr* r- .rji1 i1l its earlr-sta.ges but ir is
r;.,.,, .i,i1 f ,i:r,, rii,itr;lii-', ritr-tr.;gir Rristed R.ail
al ,,i llirnie is sr-rrtte i,trit:g l'vorth anticipating.
 T'he Kaufirran Herakl
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Crandall anticf,pating nevr ffire, I ilreas h*tvo'r-'en t{eartl and neu' facility will elittliilate n];
Bv Bellr:v DaNtEt-s citvrvide vote in Novcmher
anrl Scurr\,', so bY keePing the thi-s problem and Possihl,v
20i8, thLrs delaYing Plojects
bulklinss in Cr:andall, thei- open a gatelvay fi:r lri*re io-trs
and increasing costs. So' CLi:
are cenii'all.v Jocaterl for all in the communiry
the city council voted on I
Kaufman CountY has seen comniunitY neetis. The fire station additiotl
alternatirrely using a tax nnte \
tremendous growth over l'hc rtid i:oiice station rrill also lre a huge asset' L.1l
at the June 2018 meering.
the last couple years, and sri trfl$iird r,t ith having to The current fire statian sits spe
The tar note allows the citY r'r :
a staple ofevery successftil cart ittn:inais tlrrough cin- on grounds owned lrv thc
to file a type of loan tbr the tht
corninunitY is a solid Police hall and risking the safen- t-rf RLrs"ted Rail, and u'ith thc
municipal buildings. L.ui
and fire station. those r.,lir: rtrorked there- The neu' golf course ownei:s
The frre statiott will t'ott'r
The CiW of CrandaLll has
heen deveioping Plans for
new ntuuicipal buildings
for some time, and theY are
finally falling into Place for
action.
For the last Year the citY
has been working through :r
the early stages of this
project by securing land and \
securing plans.
\\.d
The clty has sPent about
$220,000 6n the Project and
projects the total cost to land
at about $4 million uPott
comoletion.
fhe mayor of Crandall,
Mike Parker, said that
the oolice station will be
paid in full by the ciry of
Crandall and the fire station
will be a ioint paymenu
the city will paY for half of
dle construction and the
Linergency Services Distdct
rvill pav for the remaining
,.--*_*.L
,,rrount. The citv has all
funds in place tri cover the coming vear with the construction of
The downtown area of Crandall w.itt he transformed in the
I

cost of the buildings'

The new structures will in the architect's renderings.
be built on the oPen lots
betrveen Crandall's Main
Street and HighwaY 175,
otherr,r,ise known as the old
Cotton Fest grounds.
As for the tate of the
Cotton Fest, the Chamber
of Commerce is discussing
nlans either to move the
iestrval to a new location or
do awaywith the celebration
altogether.
The city's original Plan
had beenio vote on the sale
of certificate of obligation
bonds during the APril 2018
rneeting. These bonds would
not nee-d voter aPProval, and
the council could choose
to push forward with the
construction.
But, during the meeting,
a city resident Presented
the board with a Petition
to take a vote from the citY'
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xkeril ffire, pe[f;ce
nerv facility rvill eliltrinate
this problem antl pr.rr;i;ih11
pPen a gate\va]' fnr rnr r|e jobs
rn the cornrnunirrr.
i'he fire station adciition
will also be a huge asset.
The current fire station sits
on grounds owned trv the
Rusted Rail, anti r,t4tli thE
new golfcourse oivners
year with the constructiou of new" fire
makirig i r:nor,'atinns, thev
"
n:ay need the land soon
which cor:ld eliminate the
current fire station entirelr,..
By relticaling the fire
station, the citv can free the
space and i:uiid on land
r irat:lrey ow,n,
ltreventing
the fire stati0n tlorrr bein!
built farther awrni a.nd
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and police facilities, on adjacent sites, shown here
Yhursd;ly, .!uly 26, 2019
stations
exi;anding ilre space for the J
lire de.partrnent.
0vera11, the new additions
promise to boost morale for
the oflicers, firefighters and
[l)e communitv as a who]e.
Residcnts can iest assured
that theyhave valuable
facilities to host those rvho
keep tllern saf'e.
 The Kaufrnan Herald'tsAILEY DAMELS
at OuI Merciful Saviour Episcopal
Participants in the annual feliowship tea and luncheon
Churci in Kaufman Iune 30.

ted&es enjoy annual church tea

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o^'::: lffiJHTf," ffiq" fflilal: il'i:.Jlt ,:1,'i%&"{:
;H;ffi*i ;;;;i;;ih;-" Mexican-American table that
celebrated both cultures as
A group of ladies gathered ilffj:llgb.t" attapattt
"tea on-e: ard a patriotic table in
at otrr Merciful #ffi; ::5r.p_"^11,5deco-rationsto
t"lP1f;:"'f,j[$? il"r'#i"'-:i*""nt"$f":i"Yn'-
Episcopar crrurch in Kaurman ;;;.,
on Saturday, itrne 30 to enjoy ,f,*" ni,u*rfr[."'-ipp"*ra the e'ent and each of the
a rich celeiration of history ffi*r;h;;;'iio* tf,;.iiapti" tables r'vere Mother Diana
andfaiti.r.
---i11gi . . ii,i*J,'iJ"- nJi"itivi,iipt*a Freeman, RoseAnnRoberts, ward,
guthered for their ^'"*'"-- Dali ocura, YutY
un""ui F"etioivship Tea and "e"%rpi*i*lu'"J*i'"1"iporc Schnditer and
""-rGoti'"tia'bleswereequal Charlotte
ililT,:i;;tr1r;;il:
il;;h;"" to hot'ot the chen4\\\rme'
The fues^t speaker. was
church anri the connectiolrs in comparison luith themes - -- County District
thev have u,.irh one another. including ;; ;L-g tuntu, Kaufman
Erleigh
"':i*i,i"*'";rr"ii#J"i i"t* io-pr"tE.. *ir't iEcorative Attornev Norville
six tables, each ;A li; garden
all tlpes; a wiler''
"ggi'or

Fnxxadraiser to aid kidney patient i rvill also be donated'

since'
A benefit fundraiser for "--,{"transplanr f sales
car show will be fl
Kenny Kosar, d;i#r; rvill involve Jh" I

resid6nt in need of a kidr-rey lost *'u[".,'- iott.

for held from 6-9 p'm' for every I
tlansport and model' including
transplanr, r,rtll U"^'i.ii ,i*Ai*ii"i;
'lu#"iz
and
facilities
make
tf,liilillv, il"r'^;:e io from tnedical motorcvcles' '
469-632-6993 for x
p.m. in tloumtown fuuimu,-,. and
"',4 more' CaIl
,rrug,ror"a^ioitt The event at*it! !" held infr:rmation.
'iiJr.r,-"iii1;;""^i;
Kosar rvas
*uy's, st.
101 N. Iackson Donations ma-v
.#;;; noe
also be made qdine at
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 nlre;posed route for the Farm Road 148 bypass on the east side of Crandall, expected to relieve
traffic throtrgh the city.
, Kelfief in sightfor Crandall
traffic ruith plans for bypass
Bv Barr-ry DaNrrr-s
i\ tlpicd rnorning for most workers
irrrhldes nightmare traffic scenes that can
cost any'rt'here from an extra 20 minutes to an
extra hour of tirne. Even the small conflnes of
ft:andall experiences these daily struggles. As
it soiutiiln, there are plans to construct a new
blpass betrveen FM i48 and U.S. Hwy. 175
east of tor,tn
The state is in the early stages of planning
but progress is still being made. The city of
Crandilll has partnered with TxDOT and the
pr:*ject is changing project malagers, but the
bvpass is confirmed for construction.
Ma\ror of Crandall, Mike Parker, recognizes
the benefits it will add to Crandall and
ire belier,es that "it will relieve much
ofthe current trafflc congestion issues
lexperiencedl when school is in session."
'fhe additional access to the highwaywill
also keep residents from having to detour
around tor,tm and stop at all the numerous
stop signs. The bypass will grant a third entry
point to Hwy. 175 from the City of Crandall
and will offer an additional access for smaller
communities nearby such as Warsaw and
Scurryresidents to the south.
A public meeting for the project has been
scheduled Thursday Aug. 23 to allow the
public to review the draft environmental
assessment for the project. Displays will
be available at 6 p.m. at the L.E Raynes
Board Room at Crandall ISD, and a formal
presentation will follow at 7.
The project is estimated at $28.3 million
and has a proposed letting date of November
202t.
A separate project will add a service road
along the south side of Hlty. 175 behveen FNI
148 and the planned intersection of the new
bypass. The bypass would connect to 175 via
an overpass.
The bypass would be 1.6 miles long with
two l2-foot wide travel lanes rr.ith B-foot
wide shoulders and turn lanes.
tran Herald
Thursday, tuly 2G,2OL9
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Crandall ISD recentlv announced its newest

educators Linda Reeh *d ffi,
il;'t'vvrE'L
elementary campu, *ffi
rcrandall completes HS addition;
elementary to open next year
Bv B q'rrev pe^'pr-s
H:flr#-,fff1;f;$i,xl il?.,:,,##:ng
-hr
with the
3 a new-middle
will add '-
For the last year, tht school t*".1111-r.otI, roiirr" construcrion
prar.rdall School oirui, multiole campuses in the
progress, rhe projects differ
has been st"adilv plantr. in status. The nerv hjsh
il;;kft;;ih""'fr.T: 3;H.:tfff:HJil*r;"* *",:,,tr*fffi,li,*,?*o
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i"I},"a"i li"pa-city aii,roo iitr,i, a cooperative rearning
two
hig[';;il""1"#d';"i'#
*" students and for th-e.rast
vears has bused stua""ir
'" ""crurr.o*,
"i,r.on_"nt. *iu have gtass

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Residents have been
3*lr',1,'lffi.,l*".[*;,,,*f#g:t?,H'*|1,"#Ti*:
,ptg:...- Furniturd il;il;A;;
anticipating trre arrivJ"rtrr"
,,,-many-other be
Irke delivered i" lriv, ,"a irr.
newconstrlctionto6-lLl'J growmgcommunlties,
--^lgy' constructio'ilffi.th;1;
fdpi""'iffisdid;:' t";:'*diff".$#;:,
but with change"of plans, $:.:ff:Tr:ifjiflT,',,X,t
a
I;;".ff;i; the boomin[
n"#;ffi*n""t$33|"",,
'qo Durus uee'
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communications-Director
rhe elemenrary buirdine has
ueraruu untl
been derayed u,L,, the rin or
urc rilr
;;fii;:*' Erin Mccann shared the
idiA.
v projected popd;ri"r- -
Ai outlined in last with the new camDus
Kaufrnan Herald pro.;rl1t having blueprinrs similar

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thenlxt s_io'"
::*,ultstit1ffi;,
p^"::^""1for
bond to tackle construllion iritiy pr"prr.d to open rhe

:il::f"'over
year. :ft* this projecteo ilTf#i,,ff;:xt*q H,
the
growth,theconimunity u;fi;iril;;;diJuii*rru,
. sg*"$35millionof wilt most Iikely be facirig
tr,"Ur"i ;iiffiil;: is-teHe""d .;.#;;rt i;; ",
f";fi;;; i.H#; *,i' 1gl"-gq jr.i educatio"nal
incfuAe ttre c"_i-rri..r^T^r golg.mction over the years,
Tlrul_sdaV, Jutl 26. 2S18 The haufmaa Herald

Construc{.i*rr c*lr{i;lllqs s;ir i}:ar}*.1;ril IS}--*"s tiith elernentary sc}rool, just north of the cin off
FM [48. [ts r,r6lrrti*g iraq tr+:*lt sle]iqvr{.l unr.i} 2t}tr9.

The neltesl addiii*-*lri ti: {,r;,rr:dal! i iiii}l Schorll will help that cam;rus to host the district's stu-
dents tilr severai ;rI{r{'e yei}rE. {'hilsr'iu'ri rld last year's sc}rool bond lvili inelude completion of
the hi gh schqrr-ri *xp;rttsir llt..
f he staffof lltlrnnlen, i{r:ttrlrilk: r

dorrrrtortryr s{i}-lare. isrci*:'e d It--

trffi&md&3.,%H-g-,r ffqpxxm&ruc&&qpxs cemtimtres Hendricksorr alrrl lltl:! r,,,,igir

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iirai tir.t: r'ier"'r, {ran}pus r,vould l-le nanred for
ii;rrner {-l}Si} erlr,rcators Linda Reecl and funr'
.!i;iiie.
For ffiffi y*a
pusircrl iiirtk. I-it. Joiir. ourii;lr.:d titcsr: sante pr:ojects in
Sirlit'r'irrt.,rritli li',rt..',. ,,.'. .. i r.,i;1,. t t,i i:riieltei i,J tlt{'i-unI}}t!tlin'.
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tulht"ltiiretttsltitJrc:;iritrriri:i( lrllttiiill.ile z.citi.ggiiani-iontSepte.rber20lBt6rough
has fo*mcE I
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Janu;rrrr, r,ve rt,ili also nanie the priucipal of
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