Justice for Kaitlan

Finally------------- the ball may be rolling for some justice for Kaitlan Head, my niece, the valedictorian banned with malice by the Cranfills Gap school vindictive Superintendent Carla Sigler and the Cranfills Gap school board from her graduation ceremony last May.  Mr. Evan Moore of the Bosque County News, my brother, Charles Head ( Kaitlan's father), and her attorney, John Cullar , have always maintained that the law was broken repeatedly at that meeting.  

Today,  Bosque County District Attorney,  B.J. Shepherd-- a Cranfills Gap alumni himself--- subpoenaed the Cranfills Gap School District for the closed session agenda of  Kaitlan's May 25th, 2007, hearing with Superintendent Sigler and the Cranfills Gap school board.---where they eventually allowed Kaitlan to receive her diploma and scholarships but banned her from participating in her own graduation.  I believe the subpoena is for alleged violations of the Open Meetings Act.

 The tape recorded session of that meeting will show that the law was violated several times by going into closed session, introduction of new evidence, etc. It is sad that the law was broken to advance Superintendent Carla Sigler's personal vendetta, especially when it was used to harm a child to retaliate against an adult. 

It is truly a shame that so many downright hateful and malicious things were done to good folks in that town, all in the name of vindictiveness and retaliation. I intend to record in my blog the statement I read to the board members of the Cranfills Gap School at their meeting the other night. Many people had the courage to stand up and speak out against the many injustices at that meeting.

 I feel so sorry for the new young superintendent, Mr. Scott,  who seems like a really nice and caring guy and who could probably-- with time ---straighten most things out and  eventually get the school back on the right track---I just hope he can hang in there--what with all the bad that's only going to get worse as more of the truth comes out---- The wheels of justice turn slowly..it has taken a while for the truth to get out;  however, now that it is out, many folks are outraged by whathas happened to their school and their town.

 In my opinion, Cranfills Gap school board members Kenny Wiese, Jeff Rose, Kathie Witte, Shelley Stuart, Virgil Tindall, and Jackie Ray Sorrells are just as guilty of shameful and illegal actions as is Superintendent Carla Sigler. And the tape-recorded meetings will prove it. Though she has moved on, the STENCH of Carla Sigler is still on the Cranfills Gap school and town. I am not sure either school or town will be able to survive. None of these problems existed until Carla Sigler came to town. In my opinion, Superintendent Carla Sigler was a destoyer--a spoiler. 

After all that has happened and the shameful things that have been done, it will take a miracle for the Cranfills Gap school and the town to survive. And to be honest, I'm not sure they deserve a school and a town, if that's the way they treat people.  Things done by Carla Sigler and her cronies ..especially Kathie Witte and Shelly Stuart----destroyed the trust that neighbor had in neighbor and literally divided the town...now that the trust is gone, I doubt they can ever get it back. I do know that things will never be the same in that once-wonderful little town and its people that I have loved so much for such a long time;   and for that, you have Carla Sigler and her good buddies to thank. What a shame.

UPDATE:    Supposedly, the Bosque County District Attorney may turn over the Cranfill Gap ISD subpoenaed school board closed session meeting evidence to the Texas Attorney General's Office. As I understand it, the district attorney is a Cranfills Gap graduate and is friends with and attends church with several of the CGISD school board members. Violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act can result in a fine or jail time-- or both-- for each board member. State law has to be followed in school districts, as they are state entities.  That's why you, the school board,  are supposed to know the law, or pay the superintendent the big bucks to know the law, or both......to keep the school board and the school district out of legal jeopardy and lawsuit liabilty.  There may be more allegations of law violations, such as using public funds for private uses, that are forthcoming........  Stay tuned.

Eternally--An Original Poem

Preface:     September 12th, 2006-- I was sitting in my rocking chair watching the evening news, when I had the strangest feeling that my ex-husband-- the one I was married to for twenty years, but haven't spoken to in almost ten years-- the one who is my only true love-- but we can't be in the same room together --you know, that fine line between love and hate.... the young man from forty-plus years ago, the one I fell in love with, and the one who fell in love with me..the one that you still love, and you know he will always love you, too....but neither of you are that young man or that young woman anymore... and you both know it won't work, so why even try? That young man of long ago was sitting beside me, holding my hand....and we were in Heaven! It was so real, I about dropped my glass of Iced Tea! The best feeling came over me, a great happiness and joy and peace-- I had to get up that instant and get a piece of paper and write down the words running through my mind. It was a strange experience, to say the least. I am a senior, so I guess it was a Senior Moment, but a really strange one.  I want to dedicate the following words to all those exes out there who still have love, but love alone is not enough to make it work....I think you know what I mean.  And this... a kind of a poem ...and I am no poet... is what I wrote:

                                     Eternally

Though we may be apart on Earth,

Never to be again,

In Heaven, you'll hold my hand.

If you go before I die,

Remember to wait for me.

If I go before you,

The one waiting will be me.

In Heaven together we'll be--

For Eternity,

As True Love never dies.

The Soul knows its Mate,

Though the Heart may break

For what can no longer be.

Remember, in Heaven

You'll hold my hand,

Eternally.

 

 

                                       

                                     

 

Cinnamon Toast

My mother, Marie Ellison Head, made the best Cinnamon Toast in the oven broiler of her cookstove. I have a small countertop oven toaster which I use to make mine. Cinnamon Toast is easy to make. The hardest part is standing there, watching to make sure it doesn't burn. Marie preferred white bread..hardly anyone used wheat bread--this was in the 1960's---did it even exist then?

To make it, you take a slice of bread--I use honey wheat--actually, you'd better use two slices--you will want more than one piece, it is that tasty--you butter the bread generously..I prefer real butter, but whatever you have on hand will do...then, sprinkle ground cinnamon evenly over each slice, and,finally, sprinkle granulated sugar over each slice...put more or less, to your taste...I like a lot of both! Broil or toast until the top turns crunchy and toasted. You may have to experiment a bit as to the degree of toasted you prefer. Whatever  you do--don't look away, or it will burn!

Cinnamon toast is a quick and easy treat from a simpler time and place. My memories of it are connected strongly to my mother.  It was one of her favorite something-sweets, along with peanut butter fudge and chocolate fudge..homemade, of course, in an iron skillet and stirred with a wooden spoon. Marie was born in 1921 and was a great old-fashioned cook.

I will have to remember to make Cinnamon Toast more often. I will even have to show my grandkids how to make it, now that they are older and would enjoy doing it themselves. I will be sure they know it was a favorite of their great-grandmother, Marie, who saw only one of them, Ross, before she died in 1994. Of course, I believe she's watching all of us, with Daddy and the other beloved family members at her side, from Heaven. I will be sure to eat more Cinnamon Toast in honor of the memory of my mother, Marie.