The Gladewater Mirror, Wednesday, April 1, 2015, Page 11
Sabine FFA excels at Houston show
The Sabine FFA Chapter had a record setting year at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo which is the largest livestock show and competition in the nation. This year during the first round sophmore Ag Teacher Matt Byrd said “Houston is tough in fact it is the toughest show we compete in and to have students move above and beyond the average makes a statement. These young men and women spend a lot of time preparing for the show and to see the results makes an impact not only for student but for the families and school as well.” During the Ag Mechanics show this past weekend the Sabine FFA Chapter raised the bar once again, as 30 students left out of Liberty City headed for Houston not knowing what the results may be. They took six projects - a 26-foot lowboy gooseneck trailer, chicken coop, 14-foot utility trailer, 10-foot utility trailer, Livestock Crate, and a Welding Rig Trailer. On Sunday morning the final results were announced and Sabine ISD wound up with a record setting day. In the Livestock Equipment Class Caden Clifford, Collin Clifford, and Logan Tucker took home the overall 3rd place award out of 53 projects in that class. In the Lowboy Gooseneck Trailer Class seniors
Tyler Mustin, Logan Goley and Chance Lewis took home the overall 4th place award out of 30 trailers and in the Welding Rig Trailer Class Grant Stanberry, Justin Ray, Slate Wiseman, and Grant Key won 1st place with their custom welding trailer. “These are the years you dream of especially at that level. You’re against the best of the best at Houston going head to head with schools all over the state of Texas,” said Byrd. “Words cannot express the excitement and the energy going through this department right now. I love to see the students accomplish their goals and they now know that all the long hours and hard work and determination does pay off. We have a unique family here at Sabine ISD in fact the entire community gets behind these guys and supports them no matter if it is Academics, Athletics, Band, or whatever it may be we all work together and support each other and when the FFA comes back with a win from Houston you can rest assure these young men and women are recognized.” Spencer Franklin exhibited in the Market Barrow show and placed 10th overall in his class out of 67 head and landed in the sale which is a huge accomplishment considering only about the top 10-percent make sale out of 4,000 entries.
Ag Teacher Matt Byrd, Caden Clifford, Logan Tucker, Logan Goley, Chance Lewis, Tyler Mustin, Grant Key, Grant Stansberry, Slate Wiseman, Justin Ray, Ag Teacher Daniel McAfee.
Paul Franklin, Spencer Franklin, Stephani Franklin, Mandi Byrd, Matt Byrd with the 10th place market barrow.
Upshur grand jury hands down indictments
BY PHILLIP WILLIAMS Correspondent GILMER--The Upshur County Grand Jury returned 20 indictments, no-billed four cases and passed one March 18, said Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd. Of the indictments, seven were sealed since no arrests had been made in those cases, Byrd said. Defendants, charges and bond information in the open indictments were as follows, his office reported last week: --Bobby Lee Waymon, 39, of Gilmer, unlawful possession of firearm by felon on Nov. 18, 2014, $5,000 --Gilberto Hernandez Garcia, 32, of Kilgore, charged in a single indictment with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and two counts of indecency with a child. He is accused of committing the offenses last Dec. 1. While bond was set at $75,000, he remained in county jail in Gilmer without bond on a detainer from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency because he is alleged to be an illegal alien. --Joe Bob Carter, 51, of Gilmer, possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) on Jan. 15, $10,000 --Jimmy Ray Tucker, 27, of Ore City, charged in a single indictment with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child on Jan. 1, 2013. He is currently in state prison. --Stacey Marie Applegate, 35, of Pittsburg, driving while
intoxicated with child passenger last Dec. 17, $10,000 --Carlos Isaac Pena, 27, of Gilmer, evading arrest/detention with vehicle on Feb. 12, $3,500 --Calvin Craig Webb, 52, of Tyler, retaliation on Jan. 15, $3,500 --Mitzi D. Curbey, 27, of Winnsboro, evading arrest/detention with vehicle last Nov. 26, $5,000 --Jason Keith Farles, 37, of Gilmer, evading arrest with previous conviction Feb. 7, $5,000 --Drewe Ann Reese, 43, of Ore City, possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) on Jan. 5, $25,000 bond --Janis Leah Childress, 50, of Gilmer, possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) on Jan. 9, $10,000 --Laney Gayle Lyon, 26, of Longview, possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) on Jan. 11, $10,000 --Tabetha Hampton, 21, of Gilmer, possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine) on Jan. 15, $10,000 The sealed indictments included two for burglary of building and one each for theft of property less than $1,500 with two previous convictions, evading arrest/detention with vehicle, credit card abuse of elderly individual, theft of property of the value of $1,500 or more but less than $20,000, and criminal mischief. Natures of the no-billed cases and the passed case were not disclosed.
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Collin Clifford, Logan Tucker, Caden Clifford with their 3rd place overall livestock carrier
Tyler Mustin, Logan Goley, and Chance Lewis with their 4th place overall gooseneck trailer division.
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