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[Your welcome. Since the race for the republican nomination for sheriff began I have been inundated with alot of questions. I am becoming really good at finding answers for people. At least this was an easy question! LOL. I have to give credit to all the people who have run or are running for public office. Campaigning is really really hard! The best part about it though is you get to meet alot of people you might never have met otherwise. Well that and getting the results of a win!]

Your welcome. Since the race for the republican nomination for sheriff began I have been inundated with alot of questions. I am becoming really good at finding answers for people. At least this was an easy question! LOL. I have to give credit to all the people who have run or are running for public office. Campaigning is really really hard! The best part about it though is you get to meet alot of people you might never have met otherwise. Well that and getting the results of a win!   

Elk County's current Undersheriff is Dan Ferguson. The term High Sheriff is no longer in use. It is now just the Sheriff and Undersheriff. 

I am pretty sure I have moth balls and miniature marshmallows and the red sudafeds. I will send them with Perry tomorrow on his way to work. He usually hits Howard by noon. I won't need any of them back. I don't have any currently but there are green rat pellets that could look like candy to a child and would do damage to children or animals.

[When I am an old Horsewoman: I shall wear turquoise and diamonds, and a straw hat that doesn't suit me..... And I will be an embarrassment to all, who will not yet have found the peacein being free to have a horse as a best friend, a friend who waits atmidnight hour with muzzle and nicker and patient eyes for the kind of womanI will be. . . Well turquoise does not suit me but I have fed a small diamond chip to my horses, my hats never suit me hence the hay frequently found in my hair and my mare answers to Gorgous! I suspect I am beginning to qualify as an old horsewoman. I loved both of these thanks for sharing them. Bette]

When I am an old Horsewoman:

I shall wear turquoise and diamonds, and a straw hat that doesn't suit me.....

And I will be an embarrassment to all, who will not yet have found the peace
in being free to have a horse as a best friend, a friend who waits at
midnight hour with muzzle and nicker and patient eyes for the kind of woman
I will be. . .

Well turquoise does not suit me but I have fed a small diamond chip to my horses, my hats never suit me hence the hay frequently found in my hair and my mare answers to Gorgous! I suspect I am beginning to qualify as an old horsewoman.     
I loved both of these thanks for sharing them.
Bette

Thanks for the welcome! I actually grew up being called Babs (I hate it to this day!) then started going by Babette when I got older. One day a new friend said it took to long to say my name but since I was a good bet for a new friend she would call me Bette (like Bette Midler) and that has stuck pretty well.

Hello everyone,

I just found this forum a few days ago and signed up immediately(it is wonderful to have a forum of neighbors!) So, thought I would introduce myself before I started posting. My name is Babette Russell. My husband is Perry Russell. He is currently a deputy for Elk County. We actually live in Chautauqua County,in the Peru area. Perry just signed up to run for Sheriff here in Chautauqua County this year (the announcement is in the Sedan Times Star today!). I have never been part of a political campaign so this should be an interesting year! Perry is a Kimzey on his mothers side(His mother is Faith Kimzey Huddle) and his father is Roland Russell (brother of Noel) and he graduated from Elk County High School so, he has lots of ties to the area. I am originally an okie who is now a kansan, due to marriage, and loving it. I have met so many really wonderful people here! Perry and I each have 1 boy and 1 girl from previous marriages for a total of 4 grown children. We have been blessed so far with 3 adorable (see profile pic of 2) grandchildren. The best part of parenting is being a grandparent! We live on a small farm in the Peru area and have foundation bred Quarter Horses (8 currently), dogs(6), cats(3) and a flock of chickens. I have a tendency to be a homebody. It is not that I don't like people it is just that I have so much to do here that I don't get alot of time to socialize. But I love it when people drop in and say hello. They usually leave with a carton of fresh eggs from our chickens as I almost always have too many(eggs that is not friends, can't have too many friends)!  Perry and I share many interests including but not limited to: riding horses, food(me cooking it, him eating it!) reading, singing and lots of laughter at ourselves. We also share a love of God, family and friends. Ok so now that I have introduced myself and told you way more than you ever really wanted to know about us, LOL, I will go on about my business and look forward to getting to know ya'll as I read more posts and start really posting myself. Ya'll have a lovely evening.
Bette