[Vision2020] 94-Year-Old Mayor Calls It Quits

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of NBC-Dallas/Fort Worth at:

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/94-year-old-mayor-calls-it-quits--116622228.html?dr

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94-Year-Old Mayor Calls It Quits
Olive Stephens will not seek 20th term as mayor of Shady Shores
By SARA STORY

After 48 years of public service, a North Texas mayor is calling it quits.
94-year-old Olive Stephens announced that she will not seek her 20th term
as mayor of Shady Shores.

Stephens said her time as mayor may be wrapping up, but this is not the
end of her walk in public service.

"Listen, if my legs don't go out on me, I'm planning on doing things until
my last breath," Stephens said.

Come May, the town of Shady Shores must find another leader. Stephens said
it's time to pass the torch after 38 years as mayor and 10 more years on
the town council. She said her legs are weak, and at times it's hard to
walk.

"I can't attend a lot of functions that I would like to attend," Stephens
said.

Stephens will leave a mark on her community as she moves forward. From the
paved roads to the new Town Hall, she's been a part of it all.

"My idea was to develop an area where people live where they would be
free. They could live their lives and raise their children and be happy,"
Stephens said.

The mayor said she's most proud of what she will not be leaving behind.

"Well, I've left you without any debt and money in the bank, so let's see
if we can keep it that way," she said.

Stephens says she's looking out for the future of the town she helped raise.

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Mayor Olive Stephens of Shady Shores, Texas.

http://www.dentonrc.com/s/dws/img/drc/02-11/0220olive1la.jpg

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

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