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Welcome,

I started this website several years ago while serving as Mayor for the City of Glenn Heights. I was looking for a way to communicate short of knocking on every door in town. Back then, we basically fell in a black hole as far as news coverage was concerned without a local newspaper and with most neighboring newspapers only willing to carry sensationalized negative news. Even back then, the internet approach worked pretty well so we quickly started a City site and Chamber site as well. The Chamber and City sites were later merged and the merged site is still the best place to go for Glenn Heights information. (By the way, I highly recommend Denis at www.Gimi.com for website building and hosting because he has done a great job over the years.)

As far as I can tell, this all occurred long before Facebook or MySpace existed. So, this website is kind of like my "facebook". Today, I have moved to Oak Leaf and I am involved in a lot of different activities which allow me to interact with people across a wide range of activities from HILCO Electric Cooperative Members to ACCA Contractors, to College instructors and students. So, if you look at the whole site, you will see a variety of interests discussed and represented.

The views and word "spellings" are my own. Years ago, one lady emailed me after finding a couple of misspelled words in a long article saying, "your opinions would be a lot more welcome if you spelled better". I suspect she was correct so I welcome anyone to let me know if you see blatant misuses of spellings or grammar.

So, I hope you enjoy my take on things and welcome your feedback, questions, and suggestions.

Thank you for visiting.

Stephen Pape