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Athens - William A. Elfarr,
MD, of Athens, a specialist in
urology, was elected President
of the Texas Urological Soci-
ety (TUS) during the annual
meeting, June 15-18, 2006, in
Las Vegas.
TUS strives to ethically pro-
mote the practice of urology in
the best interest of the public
and the medical profession, to
continually improve the profes-
sional standards of urology, to
further the continued education
of its members, to study and
evaluate all aspects of the spe-
cialty, to promote cooperation
between all disciplines inter-
ested in urology, and to advise
other professional groups con-
cerning urology. Its member-
ship comprises more than 43
urology physicians.
Dr. Elfarr has been a TUS
member since residency and is
board certified in Urology. For
the past five years he has served
on the Executive Committee of
the Texas Urological Society, as
well s serving Chair of the Leg-
islative Committee. Locally he
has been a member of the
Henderson County Medical
Society for six years.
Dr. Elfarr has been active in
clinical practice in Athens,
Kaufman, Palestine and Can-
ton. He moved to Athens in
1999 where he now lives with
his wife and two children. He
graduated from the University
of Texas at Austin with a B.A.
in Finance. He then went to
medical school at the Univer-
sity of Texas Medical Branch
(UTMB) and graduated in
1993. His internship and resi-
dency in general surgery and
urology were completed at
UTMB where he served as
Chief Urology Resident and
received awards for academic
excellence in urology.
He has conducted urology re-
search in several areas includ-
ing Role of Radiation Therapy
in the Management of Local
Recurrence of Renal Cell Car-
cinoma and Effects of Andro-
gen Ablation of Angiogensis in
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
To date, Dr. Elfarr is the
youngest president of the Texas
Urological Society as he serves
the society for the year 2006-
2007.
Trinidad Trivial and Tantamount--
By Emily G. Lundy
The News Staff
We really have some won-
derful watermelons this year,
especially the yellow meat
ones. I wish I weren't the only
Texan who doesn't like to eat
this delicacy.
It is this time of summer when
Mothers long for school to be-
gin. The children are bored,
have used their imaginations
past their limit, won't read a
book, play or a physical game.
They do know how to whine.
The Trinidad ISD meets July
13. Dress code and Superinten-
dent for new school year will
probably be topics.
Why does it feel hotter than
it really is?
Elvis personified will be in
Kerens, downtown, July 15.
know exactly what it is. You
would give ANYTHING to go
home right then. How I cured
myself I don't remember. It
was a fleeting time, but when I
think of soldiers in other nations
having this sickness, I want to
cry.
Please call me for news or
give me pictures to run in the
If anyone would like to learn paper.
to speak English, call this num-
ber 903-778-4173.
The Trinidad High Superla-
tives have never been printed
in the paper. They will because
I've been promised by some-
one to e-mail the photos of
Trinidad's favorites. I just don't
know "when" and have been
unable to reach the "who."
Summer colds are rampant.
Nothing can be worse than hav-
There are lucky folks ing an ailment in the summer
on vacation. In fact, families supposed to occur in the win-
from different towns in this area ter. It's unnatural, and no one
find themselves at the same likes to be around the poor sick
places--the Florida Panhandle, person.
Tin Cup, Colorado, Galveston, : :-,-- I was wxg,ng abo, summer
and national monuments. No Trinidad shows signs of look- baseball endin w ee.k. For
matter we've gone, we have ing better. Some have realt ; ' young teams, it's this week.
usually met someone fromworked hard to improve the ap-
Mesquite, Texas. pearance of their properties.
Too, there are people wanting
to move here, looking for places
to by, in all price ranges.
Pray for our sick; don't for-
get them: Doris Setzler, Rich-
ard Taffee, James Zafareo,
Chester Bradley, Jimmy Norris,
Diane Paul, Hannah
Harrill, Fred Colvin, Lena
Goodenough, Joel May, Dr.
Pennington, Martha Perry,
Lucille Banks, Dewayne
Jenkins,
Graduates leaving for college
will be busy packing about the
middle of August. A few will be
leaving home for the first time.
I know what homesickness is,
had it one time in Nacogdoches.
It's hard to explain, but once
you experience this feeling, you
Little league football has al-
ready started up too. Overlap-
ping seems sad.
New cheerleaders will soon
be pictured once everyone has
returned from vacations:
Tommi Moody, Leah Lundy,
Chelsea Tart, Melissa Ray,
Kimberley Dove, Katie Tapley,
Chelsea Tapley, Brooke
Parks, Rachel Boatright, Shelby
Davis (mascot), Danielle
Coleman, Manager.
leaves one inju
JUDY GRAY GREENLEE/THE / IALAKOFF NEWS
Friday afternoon seemed more hazardous for some than others. A Mitsubishi
SUV struck a 1992 Chevy pick-up driven by Hernando Chavez as the pick-
up exited a driveway off Hwy. 31. According to bystanders at the scene the
SUV hit the pickup, swerved and flipped landing on its side. Injuries were
undetermined but the driver of the Mitsubishi was taken to ETMC-Athens.
Chavez was uninjured. As of presstime, we were unable to get the name of
the driver of the SUV.
arle
jo,ns
onroe
Johnson Monroe Real-
tors is proud to welcome
Marie Sligh as a member
of their team of Realtors.
Marie has been in real
estate since September
2003 and was the recipi-
ent of the 2004
Henderson County
"Rookie of the Year'
Award. Marie's husband,
David has been a li-
censed Realtor for the
past year and they work
togeJther as a tearn,to pro-
vide quality service to
their clients. Because of
the commitment to provide
Quality Service, Marie re-
ceived Quality Service
Awards in 2004 and 2005
for outstanding service.
Formerly with Century 21,
Marie received a 2005
Master's Emerald Award
for outstanding sales and
was in the top 100 Century
21 agents in North Texas.
"I'm appreciative of all the
real estate tools I received
at Century 21," said Marie.
pany. They are people of
great character
And desire the best for
their clients. I know this
is going to be a great re-
lationship."
Marie is currently serv-
ing as the 2006 Presi-
dent-Elect for the
Henderson County
Women's Council of Re-
altors and received the
Women's Council 2005
Member of the Year
Award. Marie hzs her
Accredxted Buyer s ep-
'"'J "" reseniaiiveaeslgna/lonq' 'J"J'
"However,"
Marie continued, "David
and I decided it was time to
expand our horizons. And
when the opportunity came
for us to go with Johnson
Monroe, the number one
agency on the lake, the de-
cision was easy."
Tracey Nowell, owner of
Johnson Monroe
Realtorsstated, "We are all
excited to have Marie and
David Sligh joining our com-
and is skilled at working
with both a Buyer and a
Seller. Marie and David
moved from Tennessee to
Cedar Creek Lake in 2003.
Marie and David Sligh will
now be located at the
Johnson Monroe, Realtors'
office at 210 West Main in
Gun Barrel City, Texas.
They can be reached locally
at 903-887-4477 or nation-
wide at 800-723-4106, ex-
tension 249.
Palmer, RN, joined ETMC Athens as
of emergency services in March. As a
staff member, Holly has the ability to
her coworkers with objectivity-and she
likes what she sees.
"I've been extremely impressed with not only the
team here, but the entire organization. It's very
obvious that EFMC has demonstrated planning
and they are very aware of what they expect in
their operation to ensure that it's efJident."
"This staff is a community. The majority of them
have worked with each other for a significant
amount of time, and they can look at each
other and know what the other is thinking in
a trauma type of situation. The result is a
for the patient because the staff
able to trust and depend on each other."
oining ETMC Athens, Holly commuted
Athens to a job at a hospital emergency
Tyler.
RN
She's glad to be contributing to the
community where she has lived, and to the
community of people she has joined in the
ETM Athens emergency department.
"It's such a blessing to have the opportunity
to work with the community and be able to
invest my efforts and energies into something
that I know can be the best."
Committed to quality.
Committed to you.
services
nmmm
ATHENS
East Texas Medical Center
Regional Heallbcare Sjnrtem
