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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Lifestyle
Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Happy Birthday to Crystal Jaramillo
Happy Birthday to Lindsey Cobos
Author donates books while visiting Pecos
Lynn Sheffield Simmons of Argyle, an author of children's books, recently
visited in Pecos with several members of The Modern Study Club at the Reeves
County Library.
She was touring to several points in Arizona, as well as numerous places
in Texas, for book signing gatherings where she autographed books she had
written.
While stopped in Pecos enroute to Arizona, Mrs. Simmons read of some of
The Modern Study Club's work for literacy in the Pecos Enterprise and asked
to meet with the group and a meeting was planned. Sally Perry, Reeves County
Librarian, also met with the group.
The outcome of the meeting was that author Simmons knew a great deal more
concerning numerous literacy programs of the Texas Federation of Women's
Clubs and the General Federation of Women's Clubs, as well as literacy projects
of The Modern Study Club and that the writer had pledged 48 copies of her
book, Jack Crow Said Hello to the MS Club, for distribution at their discretion.
The books have since been received.
Mrs. Simmons holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's
degree in special education from Texas Women's University. She is a member
of Phi Delta Kapp honorary sorority and taught in the public schools. She
has been a free lance writer for many years. Currently, she teaches the course
"Writing for Children" through the Continuing Education Department at the
University of North Texas. She has been the featured speaker at The Craft
of Writing conference held on the campus of the University of North Texas,
the High Plains Book Festival in Amarillo, and Raising a Reader Book Fair
in Lubbock. She is the founder and president of the North Texas Book Festival,
Inc. that provides grants to school libraries, public libraries and literacy
programs.
Mrs. Simmons' award winning column, "Up A Creek," historical reviews and
feature stories have appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines. She
was Newspaper-in Education co-ordinator for the Denton Record-Chronicle and
wrote two booklets, Using the Newspaper to Teach Reading Readiness Activities:
A Parents Guide and Newspaper in the home: How to Help Your Child With Homework,
that was distributed by the newspaper. Her historical pageant, The Place
is Argyle and her Easter pageants have been performed in Argyle, Tx. many
times.
Recently, Mrs. Simmons was awarded the Argyle Community Woman's Achievement
Award for her volunteer contributions to the community.
Simmons is the author of the popular children's book Sugar Lump, the Orphan
Calf; Bo, the Famous Retriever; Jack Crow Said Hello; Mrs. Simmons lives
on a small farm in Argyle with her husband, Larry, who for many years had
a dental practice in Denton.
Scholastic book fair planned
A scholastic book fair will be held from 8:10 a.m. until 3:45 p.m., at
Pecos Kindergarten, beginning Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26.
Everyone is welcome to come in and browse.
Pecos Enterprise
York M. "Smokey" Briggs, Publisher
Division of Buckner News Alliance, Inc.
324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, TX 79772
Phone 915-445-5475, FAX 915-445-4321
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