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Wildfire Forces Burn Ban & the Mullin Enterprise
Original Report Wednesday, June 26th on GoldthwaiteEagle.com.
By Steven Bridges Eagle Owner A large wildfire ripped through Mills County last Wednesday afternoon about eight miles southwest of Goldthwaite. Around 300-400 acres were burned by the wildfire. All four Mills County Fire Departments including Goldthwaite, Mullin, Priddy and Star were seen responding to the blaze with trucks, equipment and men. The County provided a maintainer. High winds, dry conditions and rugged hills made controlling the fire difficult. The blaze was reportedly caused by burning brush piles that got out of hand. Mills County officials re-instituted a burn ban in response to the blaze. At this time, a Mills County Fireworks Ban is NOT in place. However, extreme caution is urged when using fireworks in these dry conditions.
A volunteer fireman plows into the wildfire with a bulldozer southwest of Goldthwaite Wednesday afternoon. Steven Bridges Photo
LEFT: Ed Sanders and driver Kirby Moore decide how to attack the wildfire last Wednesday afternnon.
By Tammarrah Pledger Eagle Asst. Editor Local man Jim Schunke is seeing the Invenergy wind turbine go up in Mills County first hand. Schunke told The Eagle when the project first got underway, a large staging yard about three miles east on US 84 was established on the John Mann place for trucks and wind turbine parts. A concrete plant was put in place about four miles east on FM 572, he said, and a substation for receiving electricity from the wind turbines was set up on FM 572 east of the concrete plant. The first wind turbines worked were about 300 yards south of the substation, and then more west from there. After the wind turbine sites were determined, test holes were drilled at each one, Schunke said. A road was cleared off between the wind turbines and about six inches of caliche from a local pit was used to top the road. Schunke said Stuart Peters’ crew installed two gates (36 feet total) on each of the fences crossed. Later, an underground collection line will be installed 48 inches deep, connecting all the wind turbines to the substation. An overhead transmission line from the substation going west will eventually connect to the LCRA line about a half mile south of town on Hwy 183. A circular hole was dug at a site (about 60-by-8 feet), and after some smoothing at the bottom of the hole, a concrete pad about six inches thick
Local rancher James Schunke stands at the base of a Mills County wind turbine Monday morning. Once completed, the turbine will be at least 130 meters tall. was poured onto some rebar in a circle about 30 feet. After the concrete hardened, a cylinder about 10-feet tall and 10 feet in diameter, along with a rebar structure about five feet tall, was placed on the concrete pad. Many loads of concrete, totalling about 270 yards, were poured into this structure through a pivoting, sluice-like trough to fill up the rebar structure around the cylinder, Schunke said. Some of the rebar was up to 1.5 inches in diameter. When finished, about a 30-foot diameter, sloping five-foot high
cylinder of concrete remains with a cylinder of about five feet by 10-foot diameter protruding in the center. When completed, some of the wind turbines will be visible from Goldthwaite, Schunke said. The 86-turbine wind farm will primarily feature GE 1.7 MW wind turbines (83),” according to Alissa Krinsky, Director of Communications at Invenergy LLC. The project also will incorporate three GE 2.5 MW brilliant turbines, which feature short-term battery storage, Krinsky explained. Krinsky gave the following tur-
bine dimensions: Hub Height (The height above the ground that a horizontal axis wind turbine’s hub is located) 1.7 MW turbine: 262.5’ (80 m) 2.5 MW turbine: 279’ (85 m) Tip Height: (The total height of tower plus a blade in its highest vertical position) 1.7 MW turbine: 427’ (130 m) 2.5 MW turbine: 476’ (145 m) The Goldthwaite Wind Project (the farm’s formal name) will “generate enough clean, renewable energy to power more than 68,000 homes,” Krinsky said. The electric-
ity produced will be sold into the wholesale markets managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Invenergy owns and operates five other wind energy generation projects in Texas, she went on to say. Once Goldthwaite Wind commences full commercial operations, the company’s statewide wind portfolio will have a total capacity of more than 830 MW. Invenergy is the nation’s largest independent wind power generation company. The Wind Project is set to be completed by the end of 2013.
Sammy Smith Presented Distinguished Flying Cross By Tammarrah Pledger Eagle Asst. Editor To those Mills County residents of the World War II generation, he is “Sammy Smith.” That’s what Second Lt. Samuel Smith told The Eagle when he was contacted recently about receiving his Distinguished Flying Cross medal last year. Smith received his medal during a ceremony on Aug. 24, 2012, according to Wingspread magazine. The article written by Staff Sgt. Clinton Atkins says Smith was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot during World War II. According to the article, Smith was assigned to the 360th Bombardment Squadron at Royal Air Force Moles-
worth, England, and flew 24 missions over Germany, one of which was the reason he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Smith reportedly landed a heavily damaged B-17 on his return from the bombing mission to Hopston, Germany, on March 1, 1945. In Atkins article he writes: “The B-17’s undercarriage and landing gear were damaged by flack from anti-aircraft gunfire. Somehow, Smith was able to make a hard right turn upon landing in order to clear the runway for approaching aircraft, saving the lives of his crew members and fellow bombers in the process.” Smith turned 89 on Sept. 11, 2012. “Before 2001, my birthday was
just a regular day,” Smith told The Eagle. Especially as a veteran, Smith certainly understands the significance of his birthday these days. Of course, when Smith was a young man, nearly all his peers were veterans. “Everybody I went to school with went to war,” he said. He remembers that two of his good friends from Mills County — Sam Saylor and Stoddard Gerald — also went into the “Air Corps,” and all three of them became pilots. During his acceptance speech last August, Smith made note that pilots, however, do not do their jobs alone. Speaking of his crew from World War II, Smith was quoted by Atkins as saying, “We flew 24 combat mis-
sions together, and I was fortunate in that I was able to bring the same crew back home after the war ended in Europe. I honor them also because us pilots, without the support of our crew and ground personnel, can’t do all the things that we do.” Smith, who now lives in Kerrville, spent most of his adult life in the Houston area, he said, after the war was over. But some of his fondest memories are of living right here in Mills County. Smith is a 1942 graduate of Goldthwaite High School. He remembers Goldthwaite as being “terrific ... the best place for young people growing up.” “We could go anywhere, and no
one bothered us,” Smith recalled. “If we got out of line, people felt like they could correct us. Then they’d call my mother and report on me, and she’d tan my bottom when I got home.” He remembers hunting and playing high school sports very fondly, Smith said. “It was just a neat place to grow up,” he said. Goldthwaite is also where Smith met his bride-to-be. Smith said he was visiting during a 30-day leave from the war, about three years after he graduated from high school when
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ABOVE: Maj. Gen. Timothy Zadalis (left), presents the Distinguished Flying Cross to former Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Samuel “Sammy” W. Smith, 360th Bombardment Squadron B-17 aircraft commander, during a ceremony at Bldg. 100 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 24, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden, Courtesy of Wingspread
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he saw her — Mary Ann Miller, a 1944 graduate of Goldthwaite High School. “I was in Hudson’s Drug Store getting a malt, and there was this good looking baby doll in there,” he said. So he walked up to her and asked her out. By the end of his 30-day leave, they decided to get married. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were married on Aug. 4, 1945. They will celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary later this summer.
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Taken from the Eagle Files July 2, 2003   Clark Brooks has been accepted to attend the EAA Air Academy Intermediate Aviation Experience Camp in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The soon-to-be 15 year old will leave for the once-in-alifetime experience July 8. Clark is the son of Gail and Joe Brooks of Goldthwaite.   Keri Lynn Roberts graduated from University of Texas School of Law May 17, 2003. Keri is preparing to take the Texas Bar Exam the end of July. She is a 1995 graduate of Goldthwaite High School and will return to Goldthwaite and will be employed at Gilliam, Cockrum and Duren Law Office. 20 Years Ago Taken from the Eagle Files July 1, 1993   Fred Conradt, outgoing president of the Goldthwaite Lions Club, was presented with a plaque for his work in the organization this past year. The award was given by newly elected president Salvador Calderon.   Warren and Oleta Duren were singled out to receive the President’s Award by Howard Payne President, Don Newberry. The Durens were recognized for their many contributions to the local community, their church, civic groups and many other organizations.   Holli Lorene and Lance Allen Barnett have both been included on the academic honors list for the spring semester at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Holli and Lance are the daughter and son of Del and Joy Barnett of Goldthwaite.   Coby R. Tyson and Terry W. Wright have been named
to the President’s List at Howard Payne University. In order to qualify for the President’s List, a student must carry a grade point average of 4.0. Tyson is a Physical Education major and Wright is an Accounting major.
50 Years Ago Taken from the Eagle Files July 4, 1963   The Goldthwaite Church of Christ is sponsoring a series of Bible Study programs to be presented over San Saba Radio Station, Goldthwaite Studio, KBAL-1410. The program will be heard each Thursday morning from 9:45 am until 10 am, beginning July 11.   W.G. Saylor was elected president of the Mills County Hunting and Fishing Club when directors met last Wednesday to organize for the new year.   Miss Marjorie Spradley is one of three Texas FFA members chosen to represent the state in the All-State Chorus for the annual FFA convention. Miss Spradley, a Goldthwaite High School senior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Spradley, Jr.   Barbara Anne Ratliff and SP5 Eugene Burton were married on July 5, 1963 in the First Baptist Church Chapel Goldthwaite.
30 Years Ago Old Bird Column June 25, 2003 Taken from the Eagle Files July 7, 1983   Randy and Marty Simms, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Simms have been selected to play in the All Star Six Man Football game which will be played Saturday, July 16 at Tarleton Stadium in Stephenville.   The Comptroller of the Currency has awarded a bank charter to the First National Bank of Goldthwaite. The bank anticipates opening early in 1984.   Jill Elizabeth Ward was named Goldthwaite High School’s top female athlete through the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Milky Way All-Star Program.   Dr. and Mrs. Randall Miles, formerly of Cole60 Years Ago man, have taken over the Taken from veterinary medicine practhe Eagle Files tice of Dr. Mike Hoover. July 2, 1953 Dr. Miles is a graduate of   Plans for a big countyStar High School and Texas wide barbeque are going A&M University. forward, according to announcement by Grady 40 Years Ago Carothers, chairman of Taken from formulating plans. The the Eagle Files barbeque which is to serve July 5 & 12, 1973 for a get-together and of  Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence ficial open house of the loSeelig announce the en- cal swimming pool, will be gagement of their daugh- held in the middle of July. ter, Brenda Joyce, to Keith   Goldthwaite will have a Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. new business to be opened Horace Brooks. The couple within a short time accordwill be married at Thrall, ing to announcement by Texas on August 11, 1973. H.L. Berry, who is con  Miss Melba Seward and structing a Dairy Cup at Thomas L. Robello ex- the Highway junction at changed vows June 30, the south edge of town. The 1973, in the Star Church new enterprise is being conof Christ. The bride is the structed on lots which Mr. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Berry purchased from Mrs. John Seward and the groom Addie Bodkin and Barton is the son of Mr. Clement Smith at the curve of the Robello and Mrs. Norma San Saba highway. Smiley.     
95 Years Ago Old Bird Column June 25, 2003 Taken from the Eagle Files July 6, 1918   Up to the time The Eagle went to press, 626 ladies had registered and secured certificates entitling them to vote.   100 Years Ago Old Bird Column July 4, 1963 Taken from the Eagle Files July 5, 1913   A census report which has just been published shows 4,239 goats in Mills County in 1910 which are valued at $7,882. The report is based on data gathered by the census enumerators in 1910.   The local Post Office passed into Democratic control Tuesday when Mr. P.H. Clements took the oath of office and Mr. A.J. Harrison retired.   Mills County farm land averages $11.90 per acre in value during the past decade, according to a recent census report. We have 406,705 acres of farm land, in Mills County, which is valued at $6,808,329 by the census bureau.   S.P. Rahl’s new residence is rapidly assuming proportions and will be one of the nicest residences in the city. It is built on the site of his old home on the corner of Sixth and Front Streets. 110 Years Ago Old Bird Column July 2, 1953 Taken from the Eagle Files July 4, 1903   Four trains a day will seem strange for a time, but we will soon get accustomed to these city ways.   Grover Price, son of Mr. J.V. Price, called at the Eagle office this week to see how “The Great Religious Weekly� was printed.   J.H. Allen opened a saddle repair shop in the old bank building on Fisher St.
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City Council Agenda Listed The City Council of the City of Goldthwaite will meet in regular session on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 5:30 pm in the Council Room at Goldthwaite City Hall, 1218 Fisher Street. The agenda is as follows: 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Invocation. 3. Consider and act on the minutes of the last meeting. 4. Consider and act on the Operations Report and Paid Bills 5. Consider and act on the Quarterly Treasurer’s and Investment Report 6. Discussion with the audience. 7. Consider and Act on IESI/ William Andrew Wolf & Allison Kaylin Knauth Progressive Contract extension 8. Consider and Act on replacement Resolution for airport/hangar grant 9. Discuss, present draft budget and set dates for budget workshop and hearing date 10. City Manager’s report. 11. Reports and requests from Mr. and Mrs. David Knauth are pleased to announce the en- Council. gagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Allison 12. Adjourn Kaylin to William Andrew Wolf of College Station. Will is the son of the late Ben and Lori Wolf. The backyard ceremony is planned for Oct. 5, 2013, in The Robert E. Lindsey III, Grove. City Manager The couple will make their home in Belton, Texas. City of Goldthwaite
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Brandon Bartek Wraps Up IBAT Leadership Chairman Year Term Brandon Bartek of Mills County State Bank wrapped up his one-year term as Chairman of the Leadership Division of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas during the 28th Annual IBAT Leadership Conference in Horseshow Bay, Texas. The Mills County banker led the 525-member division through 2012-2013, continuing its mission of broadening the education of tomorrow’s community bankers. He was elected to the prestigious position in June 2012 at the close of IBAT’s leadership conference in The Woodlands. During the conference, Brandon thanked his wife, family and fellow Mills County State bank employees for allowing him the time to work with IBAT as Chairman of the Leadership Division over the last year. “It was a lot of work, but I have learned a lot and made many new friends in banking across the state,” said Bartek. “It was
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Lawmakers stay for another special session
Gov. Rick Perry on June 26 summoned lawmakers back to Austin for a second special session of the Texas Legislature to begin July 1. Perry ordered lawmakers to write and pass legislation to do three things: • Regulate abortion procedures, providers and facilities. • Fund transportation infrastructure projects. • Establish a mandatory sentence of life with parole for a capital felony committed by a 17-year-old offender. Perry’s first called session ended on June 25 with Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, talking to death SB 5, legislation to increase state regulation of women’s health care and access to abortion services in particular. Davis’s 11-hour filibuster was augmented by motions and questions of parliamentary procedure by Sens. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, Judith Zaffirini of Laredo, Kirk Watson of Austin, John Whitmire of Houston and other Democrats. A crowd filled the gallery and corridors in support of Sen. Davis’s filibuster, chanting loudly enough to create confusion on the Senate floor as midnight approached. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who presides over the Senate, called SB 5 to a vote just before midnight, but the 19-10 vote was not finalized until 12:03 a. m. on June 26. The filibuster —nonstop talking with no breaks — and the slowed-down vote had eaten up the clock, causing other legislation on the brink of final passage to die at midnight along with SB 5. Davis’s success in temporarily stopping SB 5 drew national and world attention, but Perry, determined to push through his agenda with the long-held advantage of a Republican-controlled Legislature, reissued his call for lawmakers to take up to another 30 days to pass the same set of bills that had just withered.
Voter ID law to take effect
On June 27, the U. S. Supreme Court released its ruling in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder, Attorney General et al., a case calling into question the constitutionality of Section 4 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, a formula for determining which states or jurisdictions are held to a higher degree of scrutiny because of their history of racial discrimination. Texas and other covered jurisdictions, as a result of the ruling, are no longer required to obtain federal judicial “preclearance” of election laws. Attorney General Greg Abbott hailed the ruling, saying the Texas voter ID law and the redistricting
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maps passed by the Texas Legislature during the first special session and signed into law by the governor on June 26 immediately go into effect. “Today’s ruling does not abolish the Voting Rights Act, ” Abbott commented. “All states, including Texas, continue to be subject to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the U. S. Constitution, which prohibit racial discrimination nationwide,” he added. Meanwhile, Texas’ chief elections officer, Secretary of State John Steen, said photo identification will now be required when voting in Texas elections. A voter must show one of the following forms of photo identification at the polling location before being permitted to cast a vote: a Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS, a Texas personal identification card issued by DPS, a Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS, a U. S. military identification card containing the person’s photograph, a U. S. citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph, or a U. S. passport. With the exception of the U. S. citizenship certificate, the identification must be current or have expired no more than 60 days before being presented at the polling place, Steen added.
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Texas Department of Public Safety on June 26 announced that the overall major crime rate in Texas has dropped, while the actual number of violent crimes committed in Texas increased. Statistics in the agency’s 2012 uniform crime rate report show the number of crimes per 100,000 people in Texas decreased by 3 percent in 2012 compared to 2011 but the actual number of crimes compared from one year to the next reflect a 1.2 percent increase in violent crimes over the same period.
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Tammy’s Take
By Tammarrah Pledger
Remember when you were in elementary school, and on the first day back after summer vacation, each kid got to stand up and tell the class what he or she did on summer vacation? Well I didn’t go to the beach or see any famous attractions, but I did have a fairly interesting vacation recently. Up until this past Father’s Day, it had been a year ago this past April since I’d seen my folks. It had also been since the Christmas of 2009 since I’d seen my brother and his family, which meant he had never met my 3-year old son, Isaiah, and I had never met his about-to-be2-year old daughter, Liberty. It was time to go north. Northwestern Pennsylvania to be exact. So, as crazy as it sounds, Clay and I made plans to drive up — a round trip of a bit more than 3,000 miles. With four children. We tried to keep the kids entertained as much as we could, but that’s a long ride for anyone, let alone four children — each with the energy level of a caffeinated hummingbird. We drove as far as we could each day, stopping at hotels about supper time each night. We soon learned that after being cooped up in a vehicle for hours, it is ridiculous to expect kids to be calm, quiet or even re-
motely considerate to the people staying the adjacent hotel rooms. As soon as that key card hit the slot and the door opened, it was like putting a quarter into a pinball machine. As Clay and I struggled with luggage and bags of juice boxes and snacks, the nightly barrage of orders were given and promptly ignored. “Stop that! Don’t touch that! Move! Put the phone down! Sit down! Stop running! Take that pen from your brother! Get off the window sill! SIT DOWN!” It was guaranteed that they would want to swim, regardless of the temperature of the pool water, so that helped to tire them out a bit, but even so, it was all we could do to get all four settled and at least pretending to sleep. Watching television was a new experience for the kids, so that helped, too. With no satellite dish or cable television at our house, we watch tons of movies, but no network television. After seeing what actually airs these days, I’m more pleased than ever that we don’t have network television at home. I mean “Naked and Afraid” on the Discovery Channel? Really? People will literally watch anything. And do anything for ratings, apparently.
A camping trip on the Colorado River to celebrate Ridge's 9th birthday. From left to right: Uncle Darren Stegemoller, Cody, Kenneth (Pops), Ridge, and Jhenna Stegemoller. Cody, Ridge, and Jhenna Stegemoller with their biggest yellow catfish. They used trotlines baited with Goldfish and Green Sunfish.
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Highways, Hotels & Home (Finally!) The boys wanted to watch cartoons, which was A OK with me, but the girls always gravitated to the Disney Channel. Trust me. If you don’t already know this, Mickey Mouse is a thing of the past. The lovable mouse has been replaced by illbehaving teenagers, all with bad hairdos and skinny jeans. Maybe I’m just getting old, but I was one Jonas Brother-look alike from pulling my hair out. Back on the road again each morning, we did this day after day for three and a half days, making our way farther and farther north. Clay warned me that once we crossed the Mason-Dixon, we’d be “enemies of the state.” He was right. The other drivers from Ohio on up seemed to want to pass us just to slow down. They would blink their headlights at me to move over even when I was speeding in the fast lane in order to pass a tractor trailer. And when I would let another driver by or slow down to let someone coming up a ramp merge, you’ve never seen people so hostile! Maybe it was the Texas license plate. Or maybe they just act like idiots all the time. There was no more “thank you,” or “good morning,” or “yes, ma’am.” Clay had the audacity to hold a door open for one woman, only to be met with a dirty look. Finally we pulled into my parents’ driveway on Father’s Day (which was pretty neat). The next day I got to see my brother and his family and finally meet my new niece. My mom’s birthday was a couple days later. We had a wonderful visit with my family. We swam and had bonfires and made s’mores. We looked at pictures and told the same old stories and laughed like it was the first time we’d heard them. All too soon, it was time to pack up and head for home. After our near-death experience in Memphis, and all the fun I had driving through Nashville, I decided I didn’t lose anything in Tennessee. Changing the route we took up, on our return we drove west across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and into Missouri, hitting St. Louis, and then headed south. Not only did storms and flash floods slow us up on the first two days of the return trip, but we managed to find every construction zone and road work site on the East Coast apparently. The longer the trip drug on, the harder it was for me to drive. I started to get very anxious and was experiencing what my dad called “highway hypnosis.” Staring at the painted interstate lines whipping past at 70 mph hour after hour, day after day, my eyes started
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to play tricks on me, and eventually Clay would say, “Tammy, you’re starting to scare me.” So we’d get off at the next exit and call it a day much earlier in the day than we had been doing on the trip up. The drive got longer and longer it seemed, and I was sure we’d never see Goldthwaite ever again. On day four of the return trip, I thought we’d try the “alphabet game” to break up the monotony. I explained to the girls that we’d pick a subject — names of places, food, animals, etc. — and then take turns going through the alphabet, each taking a letter and trying to think of something that starts with our letter. This nearly caused a wreck when Eden was stuck on “J” as we were covering names of places. I knew she’d studied Japan as part of her geography lessons during the school year, so Clay, Isis and I all started trying to give her hints to remind her there was a country that started with J. We tried everything we could think of, but she didn’t seem to be catching on. After about 10 minutes of our prodding, an
exasperated Eden groaned and shouted, “Can I just say the place where the Japanese people live?!” The uproarious laughter didn’t help her mood any. As we were passing through Arkansas, my anxiety hit an all-time high for some reason and I felt I had to get off the interstate in a hurry. Afraid to wait any longer, I took the very next available exit and ended up getting onto a small highway instead of someplace with a gas station or something close to the interstate. A few miles down this highway, we ended up in a tiny town called Marked Tree. There was not a soul to be found when I pulled into the parking lot of what looked like a municipal building of some sort. It was just a few minutes, but the panic set in. Then from out of nowhere, a marked pick-up truck pulled into the parking lot, and I asked the driver for help. He pointed out that there was a highway right in front of us that ran from the interstate we were on directly south to the next one we planned to take. I let out a sigh of relief, and instantly realized
the hand of God not only prevented me from causing an accident by forcing me off the interstate in my state of anxiety and exhaustion, but He then sent two angels to set us safely back on the right track. Sunday afternoon as I approached the intersection of FM 2005 and c 84, the tears welled up in my eyes. I think it was partly because once again, I was more than 1,500 miles from my family, but also it was a huge relief. Our nightly prayer to “get us home safe,” had been answered. I was never so happy to see Goldthwaite. Thank you, Lord, for bringing us home safely. Thank you, Clay and the kids, for being such good travelers and being patient when I was so tired and crabby. Thank you, Eagle family, for covering for me while I was gone, and a special thank you to Rosa for looking after our furry family members. Thank you, Mom and Dad Pledger and David, for the wonderful shape the house was in when we got home, and thank you readers for letting me tell you “what I did on my summer vacation.”
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Ginger and Mike Hoover in the mountains near Platoro, Colo.
Goldthwaite residents Mike and Ginger Hoover stumbled into their little summertime corner of paradise almost by accident. "It was 2006, and it was our third time there to fish and see the aspen leaves turn," Ginger Hoover said of Platoro, Colo., a summer village hidden in the Conejos Valley of southwestern Colorado. "We were just driving through that time. We weren't planning to stay there. But we had a flat tire and it was raining." "It just kind of evolved into a job," Mike Hoover said. "It was the first summer after we both had retired, and
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ning a lodge, but we thought it might be fun. "That winter, we went to San Angelo and visited them. We met Jack and Sharon up here that summer. They stayed for two weeks and showed us what to do, and then they left." Mike suddenly found himself not only running the front desk of the lodge, but also fixing flat tires that occur fairly often on the rough dirt roads around Platoro. Ginger found herself cleaning rooms and cabins, answering the phone, and preparing the daily continental breakfast for lodge guests. "There were days," Ginger said, "when I was cleaning when I thought, 'Hoover, What am I doing? I thought we retired.' "But really, I like being busy. I don't like not having anything to do." Despite having no experience at running a lodge, the Hoovers quickly learned that customers simply wanted some personal attention. "They want you to tell them where the best places are to catch a trout. Or they want you to take them on a good hiking trail," Mike said. "They just want you to share your knowledge of the area with them." Despite working after retirement, there were multiple perks to the Hoovers' new summertime jobs. "We got a free place to stay and all our food and living expenses are furnished," Mike said. "We made a little money – enough to make it worth our while." Escaping the Texas heat during the summer was another reason spending summers working in Colorado appealed to the Hoovers. "Mike's asthma is better up here because the weather's cooler," Ginger said. "We both can exercise more because it's cooler. We like to go fishing and hiking and looking for rocks (with deposits of gold, silver and quartz). We're lucky with our health that we can still hike and fish and climb. "We've always enjoyed the mountains. It's an adventure to cross a creek for the first time or climb another mountain." Temperatures around 38 to
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40 degrees greet folks in Platoro each summer morning. Afternoon highs generally top out in the upper 60s. Mike has become familiar enough with the Conejos Valley to guide anyone who's interested on hikes around Platoro, including areas where old, abandoned mines once were thriving. Mike also enjoys the elite trout fishing. Working in Platoro also enables the Hoovers to visit their son, Aaron, more often during the summer. Aaron Hoover works in the ski industry in Steamboat Springs, Colo., a five-hour drive from Platoro. The Hoovers always have been country people so the remote location of Platoro agrees with them. Mike grew up in Goldthwaite while Ginger grew up in Glen Cove, a tiny community located between Coleman and Winters. "I liked my job at the bank and I appreciated my job," Mike said. "Even though I don't make nearly as much money, I'd rather do this (manage a lodge and fix flats) than sit behind a desk all day. I've really enjoyed doing something different." Also, the work is seasonal. The Hoovers can arrive sometime in May and leave toward the end of August or September. No one lives in Platoro during the winter. The Hoovers work at both lodges as needed, but they now spend the majority of their time at Skyline Lodge, owned by retired Texans Mark and Beverly Jaffe from Hamilton. The Wrights still operate Platoro Valley Lodge
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as Jack's cancer has remained in remission. Another factor keeps the Hoovers returning to Platoro each summer. "The people are why I come back," Ginger said, referring to customers as well as Platoro locals. "A lot of the people are from New Mexico and Texas. We've made a lot of friends because we're here. We've probably got 100 or more addresses of
and dog sleds in the winter. Things today haven't changed a whole lot in Platoro. The final 23 miles to the village are over a rough dirt road. Mail comes in once a week from Antonito, 46 miles away. The nearest grocery store is either 46 or 55 miles away in Antonito or Alamosa. Garbage has to be hauled out 20 miles to be picked up. There's no gasoline for sale in the village. Also, there are land lines in Platoro but no cellphone service. There's no wireless Internet service, although a few locals have home Internet connections. There's limited satellite TV service. "We go a month sometimes without watching TV," Ginger Hoover said. "We might watch TV two or three times the whole summer." "Platoro is not for everybody," Mike Hoover said. "We've had some of our friends from Goldthwaite come up to visit – Gerry and Stephanie Head, Frank and Georgie Bridges, and Clyde and Sue Cockrum. They all liked it, but a lot of our
Mike Hoover talks about an old mining operation during a mountain hike.
people who want us to come see them where they live." Mike said, "A lot of the people who come and stay with us are almost like family. I recognize them by their voice over the phone. They don't have to tell me who they are. It's kind of like being in Goldthwaite." The locals include A. D., a U. S. Army veteran from Levelland, Texas, who still has a steel rod in both legs and a metal plate in his head – all from injuries suffered while in the military. There's also Linda, who lives in neighboring Monte Vista during the winter but has spent all her summers in Platoro. Linda's dad and granddad both were local miners. Gilbert is a real working cowboy who rides every day and keeps an eye on several head of cattle spread across the spacious Conejos Valley during the summer. With help of other cowboys from Oklahoma, Gilbert drives the cattle 20 miles into the valley each summer. "Some of them have a lot of money and some are dead broke," Mike said of the locals. Platoro first became a mining camp in the 1870s, and the mining boom lasted there until around 1913. The village's name is taken from a combination of the Spanish word for silver (plata) and the Spanish word for gold (oro). Without a road in the old days, ore was taken out of the valley by burro trains. Mail was brought in by pony express during the summer
friends wouldn't like it. The remoteness isn't everybody's cup of tea." Another piece of the past that has remained frozen in time in the remoteness of Platoro is the trust among its summer residents. There's no need to lock your door at night. I never was given a key to my cabin during a recent visit, but I discovered I didn't need one. "When we came to work here, we had only talked to Jack Wright twice," Mike Hoover said. "After two weeks, he turned over what was a $300,000 to $400,000 business to us and left. The local outfitter, I went on an overnight campout with him before I really knew him that well. If I'm out riding with Gilbert and fall off one of his horses, he's not worried about me suing him. "There's some in-house bickering among the locals, but there's also a unique level of trust that goes back in time. There's not an attitude of you've got to pay me for everything I do. Or I'll sue you if I get injured. ” The Hoovers, who have been married 42 years, have enjoyed their six years of working summers in Platoro. But they don't know how much longer they'll do it. Mike is 71, and Ginger is now eligible for Social Security. "It has always been a yearto-year thing," Mike said. "It's nothing we have to keep doing. They keep asking us to come back, and we keep coming back. But I'm not sure for how much longer."
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Horton, Neely named to Lone Star Honor Roll
GISD students give $2,840.25 to ACS Members of Goldthwaite Elementary Student Council, GMS eighth grade Student Council Officers and GHS National Honor Society Officers presented checks in the amount of $2,840.25 from the Goldthwaite ISD campuses for the 2012-2013 school year to American Cancer Society Central Texas Rep, Kari Birner, on Friday, June 28. Each campus held fundraisers to contribute to the total donation. Seventh grade art student, Olivia Patterson also presented Mrs. Birner with an original block print, “The Colors of Hope” created this year in art of a beautiful purple and pink patterned bow. Mrs. Birner said the American Cancer Society is available to anyone who is in need of assistance and is truly
thankful for the wonderful donation. She brought the students small presents from ACS. At top is the donation presentation: From left to right: Bottom row:Taylor Stephens, Callie Jernigan, Maci Seward, Olivia Patterson, Kari Birner, Todd McCarter, Mikayla Mitchell, & Alexis Gaspar Top row: Connor Jones, Stephanie Cloyd, Jaden Biehl, Lauren Plagens, Rylie Padgett, Ashton Francis & Whitney Edington. Members missing from the photo: Tim Duus, Jacey Neely, Eric Chavez, Hayley Wilson, Tommy Purcell, & Jaxon Wooten. Above, Student Council Members show off their new sunglasses: I love ACS! From left to right: Callie Jernigan, Maci Seward, Ashton Francis, Whitney Edington.
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FUMC Youth Make July 4 Fun Inspirational Video Facts What better way to kick off the Fourth of July weekend than with a little Independence Day trivia? The Fourth of July was officially declared a national holiday until 1941. Not all members of the Continental Congress were in favor of making the Declaration of Independence official, but those that were, were die-hard. Apparently one man rode 80 miles to Philadelphia on horseback to break a tie in support of our nation’s freedom. Blast! An estimated $211 million has been spent importing fireworks to the U.S. from China. There is a 1 in 4 chance that one of the hot dogs or sausages you consume this weekend originated in Iowa. There were approximately 2.5 million people living in the United States on July 4, 1776. Today, there’s roughly 309.6 million. Just a little bit of an increase, no? The first real July 4th party was held at the White House in 1801. Technically, Independence Day should be August 2, 1776. That’s when a majority of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, 50 of the 56 to be exact, put pen to paper. 68.3 million cases of beer are sold on Independence Day around the country. Unfortunately, the Fourth of July ranks as the deadliest holiday of the year, and I can’t help but wonder if No. 8 has anything to do with it. Eleven places in the United States have the word “independence” in their names. The most populous one, with more than 116,000 people) is Independence, Missouri.
Submitted by John Spurlock FUMC Youth Pastor Pastor Carlos approached me toward the end of May about doing a youth service the Sunday of Annual Conference. He said, “Make it familiar (to the congregation) and get the kids involved as much as you can.” As a new “interim youth guy,” I was completely overwhelmed with the end-of-school experience (banquets, ceremonies, Wednesday Lunch Ministry, Sunday school, Wednesday night Bible study) and had very little time to learn to preach or prepare for such a challenge. Out of necessity I began thinking outside the box. Ruthie Long arrived for a summer internship and we began to discuss how to use her musical gifts and creativity to glorify God and serve the Church. Soon we realized that we had two challenges we wanted to address for the youth service and the youth group in general. First, we decided that the service should involve as many kids as possible; keeping in mind there are only a handful of speaking parts in a traditional service format. Next, we wanted to work across generations within the congregation. We both had previous experience with video editing and recognized its potential in youth ministry. So, we applied the idea to our challenges, which had now become goals. We realized right away that we could actually include every member of the youth group in a “video sermon,” and that it would allow for quality time with them here at the church; focusing on the process and not the end product. We settled on drawing because we have several kids with artistic gifts and we wanted to encourage them to serve God with those gifts. Meanwhile, it occurred to us that this project would allow our shy kids to contribute when they might not have had an opportunity in a traditional setting.
We spoke with Pastor Carlos and soon decided to organize the subject matter around the scripture found in the lectionary. After prayerful consideration, we decided on the widow of Nain story because it offered a message of hope and compassion that we wanted to share with the kids. After several phone calls and text messages students began showing up for “planning meetings.” At this point I basically took the role of producer and Ruthie Long became the art director on the project. I made phone calls and scheduled appointments and transportation with parents and students while Ruthie worked one on one with the artists. I also provided watermelon and comic relief. Soon we had a visual narrative based on the study of the widow of Nain (Luke 7:1117). We shot several hours of video and sped up the playback compressing the presentation to a manageable length for the service. Footage was taken from youth activities and students were invited to hold signs the others had made. Ruthie added the voice over (our original youth narrator canceled due to schedule conflict) from a script that we developed from study Bibles and commentaries. Using what we learned on this project, our next video is scheduled for completion by the first part of August. We hope to expand on the ideas used in the first project and better address our goal of crossing generations. Artists involved: Rachel Long, Marlene Lozoya, Yulissa Lozoya, Marla Jones, Bailey Spurlock Cast: Devon Arndt, Amber Bennett, Autumn Bennett, Eric Chavez, Stephanie Cloyd, Larissa Eicher, Fedencio Hernandez, Allie Jones, Ethan Jones, Marla Jones, T.R. Jones, John Long, Rhonda Long, Christian Snodgrass, Rachel Snodgrass, T.J. Spies
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E. Darrell Bollier June 27, 2013, in Granbury. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2013, at Wiley Funeral Home. Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery in Jonesboro, Texas. Memorials may be made to Fosters Home For Children, Stephenville, Texas. Darrell was born Nov. 23, 1939, in Hamilton, Texas, to John Henry Bollier and Allie Mae Tubbs Bollier. He married Karen Alice Summy, Aug. 9, E. Darrell Bollier 1969, in Goldthwaite, Tex E. Darrell Bollier, 73, as. He was a graduate of passed away Thursday, Jonesboro High School and
served in the U. S. Army Reserve. Darrell was an avid hunter and fisherman and spent many weekends camping with his family. He enjoyed his yard, garden and roses. Most especially he loved his wife, children and grandchildren. Survivors: wife, Karen Bollier; children, Darrell Ray Bollier and wife Debbie, Shannon Elice Davis and husband, Chris; grandchildren, Julia, Karina, and London Ray Bollier; brother, Dwayne Bollier and wife, Barbara; sisters, Doris Pierce and husband, Tom, and Wanda Hudson.
Willie Retta Locklear Born July 4, 1917 in Goldthwaite, TX to the parents of Clayton and Vera Wheeler Horton, she succumbed to cancer June 28, 2013 in Denton, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents; her two sisters, Mary Katherine DuPuy and Guelda Lee Lemons; and by her husband, E. Wayne Locklear. At the time of her death she was living in Denton, Texas having moved there from Weatherford, Texas in 2003. A member of the Singing Oaks Church of Christ in Denton, she was known to possess a sweet and kindly disposition. She was a woman full of faith and had a servant’s heart. The funeral service was held on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 10:00 am at the DeBerry Funeral Directors
Chapel with Bob Bentley officiating. Burial followed later that day at 4 pm in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Goldthwaite Texas. She is survived by a son Harry Eldon (Tom) Andrews-Locklear and his wife Nancy Bailey Locklear of Denton; three grandchildren, Andrew Locklear, Bonnie Mockler, and Penny Ruth Riley; five great grandchildren, Brandon Wayne Locklear, Bailey Locklear, Madison Mockler, Seth Mockler, and Mollie Rose Riley; and by nephews, Gerald Lemons, Harold Dean Lemons, Larry DuPuy and Don Reese DuPuy. Willie Retta was formerly the wife of Harry Eldon Andrews of Brownwood who perished in a house fire in Brownwood in 1935. Following his
Al Truman Langford, age 94, of Lampasas, Texas passed away Tuesday June 25, 2013. Al was born June 12, 1919 in Center City, Texas to Andrew Green (Joe) Langford and Charlotte Bell Carter. He married Dena Reed on June 13, 1942 in Starke, Florida. Al was a proud member of the “Fighting 36th” Texas National Guard and served his country in the European theater from 1943 until the end of World War II. He participated in the battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes Forest. After the war he and Dena returned to Goldthwaite where he entered onto the Purina Feed business. He also farmed and raised sheep, goats, and chickens. After running Lampasas Hardware for eight years, Al and Dena
sold the business and he embarked on his second career; for twelve years he was the manager of Hancock Park Golf Course. After retiring from his job as manager, he continued to work at the Hancock Park pro shop part-time until 2010. Al loved to hunt and play golf. He was a very generous and kind man who loved and was loved by his family and many friends. Survivors include his wife, Dena Langford of Lampasas Daughter: Susan Knee and her husband, Gary of Lampasas Grandson: Brandon Knee of Keller, TX Brother: Joe S. Langford and wife, Glenna of Goldthwaite Brother-inlaw: Charles Reed and his wife Helen of Denton, TX And numerous nieces and nephews Al was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters; Hartel Blackwell and Naomi Wittenburg. A memorial service for Mr. Langford was held on Saturday June 29, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Sneed Funeral Chapel in Lampasas. Al’s body was cremated. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made in Al’s name to the Hancock Park
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There is now available a Support Group for Family and Friends of Alzheimer & Dementia Patients. The group will meet on the second Monday of each month from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center - Parlor. The July meeting will be Monday, July 8, 2013. For information and directions call First United Methodist Church at 325-648-3026.
Home Maintenance & Pride in Ownership Wait, I believe I see it, I think it’s here, YES! …it’s grass! Summer is here. That means making sure the lawn mower runs and the rakes and shovels are in good condition and ready for use. It is also a good time to do some post-winter maintenance on your home to keep it in good and insurable condition. Let’s remember that you home is your biggest and most guarded investment. Here in the great State of Texas we face more weather elements than most states, especially during the Spring. As homeowners, there are things we can do to help prevent possible damage to our homes. • Make sure all leaves and debris are removed from your gutters. Clogged gutters cause water to flow over to the fascia board causing rot and deterioration. Do not be alarmed if you see granules from your shingles in the gutter. A shingle is designed to lose granules as it ages. • Make sure limbs from trees are not rubbing the roof of your home. Adjusters state this to be one of the biggest problems they encounter. Make sure you remove dead foliage before it has the opportunity to do damage to your exterior walls or roof. • If you have a security system, make sure it is working properly. If you have a fire or an attempted break in, you want your alarm system to do its job. • Have you checked your surge protectors lately? Sometimes surges of electricity occur and can disable your surge protectors. Also, if there is anything that might attract a bolt of lightning to your home, consider removing it. • Inspect your fire extinguisher and smoke alarm. When both of these are in good working order, you stand a greater chance of stopping a fire before the effects go from minor damage to total devastation. • Have your electrical system checked from time to time. Tripping breakers could be a sign you have a rodent problem. These rascals love to chew on wiring. Damage caused by rodents is typically not covered on home insurance policies. Close off where these pests are gaining access to your electrical system. • Check your water supply lines that service your sinks, toilets and refrigerator for loose connections or holes. Doing this can help prevent leaks, and possible overflows. Be sure to have regular maintenance performed on your heating and cooling system. Check the overflow pan and the drainage line. Remember to inspect/replace your filter monthly. Contact Brown & Wesson Insurance for ALL of your insurance needs!
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death, Willie Retta returned to Goldthwaite to live with her parents. In November of the same year she gave birth to her only child, Harry Eldon Andrews, Jr. She married Wayne Locklear of Goldthwaite in 1938. They had been married 58 years at the time of his death in 1996.
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June was a busy month, as usual, for the Mills County Sheriff’s Department. The following were among the arrests made after various investigations were conducted by the local department. On June 4, the Sheriff’s Department received a call of several salespeople in the Loop 15 area, going door to door selling magazines. The resident was checking to see if authorities had been notified they would be in the area or if the salespeople had a permit. As Chief Dep. Shawn Dibrell was about to check the area, another call came in about the salespeople, in which the resident told authorities the salesman became verbally combative and threatening when she refused the salesman entry into her home. When Dibrell arrived at the scene, the salesman had gone across the street to another residence. Dibrell approached the salesman and attempted to place the man in handcuffs for questioning, he said. After a brief scuffle, the man was handcuffed, interviewed and charged with resisting arrest. Sheriff Clint Hammonds advises residents to report any suspicious activity involving out-of-town, doorto-door salespeople. Dibrell added that officers will be happy to check on these situations to make sure the salespeople are involved with legitimate operations. “Do not invite them into your home,” Hammonds said. On June 17, Dibrell and Dep. Johnny Brown were attempting to serve an outstanding warrant (out of Brown County for felony theft) on a man that was reportedly in the Priddy area. They observed a vehicle driven by the man, Clayton “Clay” Peters, 33, of Hamilton, on FM 218 in the Priddy area, and tried to enact a traffic stop. After a brief pursuit, Peters stopped the vehicle and was placed under arrest. A search of the vehicle was conducted and a small amount of meth amphetamine was recovered. Peters was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Officers also recovered a bottle of liquid suspected of
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First United Methodist Church Expanding Playground Work began Saturday morning on the First United Methodist Church playground expansion and remodel. Around 25 mostly volunteer workers battled triple digit heat on the playground construction project. The project will include a new pre-school complex. It will also double the size of the existing elementary complex. In addition, the playground will have several sets of new activity areas and outdoor musical instruments including bongos, drums and a xylophone. The playground will eventually span nearly 8,000 square feet. Once the playground is completed, the complex will be opened to the public and available for play anytime during the day, except when church services are going.
The total cost for the project is expected to be well over $50,000. A $32,000 grant from the First United Methodist Foundation helped make the project possible. Donations can be made to the FUMC Playground Project, PO Box 447, Goldthwaite, Texas 76844 or by calling the church office at 325-648-3026.
PHOTOS: Top: Volunteers place the roof on the pre-school complex in the foreground while other workers expand the elementary complex in the background. Far Left: Linley Graves, Avery Graves and Flint Bridges try out some of the outdoor musical instruments. Left: Hagen Hohertz gets to know the business end of a post hole digger while Dr. Tom Cody Graves supervises.
Star ISD board to meet July 10 The regular monthly meeting of the Star ISD Board of Trustees will be held July 10, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the Star Community Board Room. The Agenda will consist of: 1) Call to order; 2) Roll call; 3) Audience with visitors; 4) Approve the minutes of the June
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FSA NAP Coverage Available for 2014 Crops San Saba-Mills County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Valerie Cortinovis, announced that Texas FSA will offer Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for 2014 crops that are planted annually and used for livestock feed or fodder. The Risk Management Agency (FSA) recently announced a pilot program that
offers a CAT level Rainfall Index-Annual Forage Insurance Plan to producers in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Because there is limited time for producers in these states to transition from NAP to the new RMA pilot program, an exception was made that will allow the states to continue offering NAP cover-
BID NOTICE
Priddy ISD will be accepting bids on the
following items for the 2013-2014 school year: petroleum, propane and gasoline products, food and milk products. Bids must be received by August 10, 2013. Bids will be discussed and considered by the board of trustees on August 21, 2013 at the school’s regular board meeting starting at 7:30 p. m. For further information, please call Adrianne Burden 325-966-3323 or aburden@ priddyisd.net. They may also be delivered to the school located at 1375 SH 16 Priddy, Texas 76870. 6-26-2tc
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JULY 10, 2013 5:45 P. M. STAR COMMUNITY BOARD ROOM AGENDA I. Call to order. II. Audience with visitors. III. Present internet safety plan and technology plan. IV. Answer questions and discuss plans. V. Adjournment.
Texas Education Agency Division of Career and Technical Education (Public Notification of Nondiscrimination in Career and Technical Education* Programs) 1. Priddy ISD offers career and technical education programs in Vocational Agriculture, Technology and Science. Admission to these programs is based on enrollment in these courses. 2. It is the policy of Priddy ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 3. It is the policy of Priddy ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 4. Priddy ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs. 5. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Adrianne Burden, at 1375 SH 16 N, Priddy, Tx 76870, 1-325-966-3323, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, Adrianne Burden, at 1375 SH 16 N, Priddy, Tx 76870 1-325-966-3323. FORMA DE MUESTRA 1. Priddy ISD ofrece programas vocacionales en Agricultura y Tecnologia and Ciencia. La admisión a estos programas se basa en prerequisites. 2. Es norma de Priddy ISD no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda. 3. Es norma de Priddy ISD no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento o edad, en sus procedimientos de empleo, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, la ley de Discriminación por Edad, de 1975, según enmienda, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda. 4. Priddy ISD tomará las medidas necesarias para asegurar que la falta de habilidad en el uso del inglés no sea un obstáculo para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativos y vocacionales. 5. Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos para quejas, comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título IX, Adrianne Burden, en 1375 SH 16 N, Priddy, TX 76870, 1-325-966-3323 y/o el Coordinador de la Sección 504, Adrianne Burden, en 1375 SH 16 N, Priddy, TX 76870, 1-325-966-3323.
age for 2014. However, NAP coverage will not be available for 2015 annual forage crops. Eligible producers can apply for 2014 NAP coverage at the San Saba-Mills County FSA Office using form CCC471, Application for Cover-
age. Producers must file the application and service fee by the deadline. The service fee is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1,875 for a producer with farming inter-
FSA County Committee Nomination Period Open San Saba-Mills County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Valerie Cortinovis, announced that county committee election nominations began on June 17, 2013. Farmers, ranchers and landowners are encouraged to nominate candidates to serve on their local FSA county committee by the August 1, 2013 deadline. Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity and price support programs, as well as other important federal farm program issues. County committees are comprised of three to 11 members. “County Committees are unique to FSA and are instrumental in all aspects of federal farm program implementation at the local level,” said Cortinovis. Producers may nominate themselves or others as candidates. Organizations that represent minority and women farmers and ranchers may also nominate candidates. Nominees must participate or cooperate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area (LAA) in which the person is a candidate. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The form and more information about county committee elections are available online at: www. fsa.usda.gov/elections. “It is important that county committees are comprised of members who fairly represent
From the Bible
“So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.” Job 5:16 “No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse.” Psalm 25:3
the diverse demographics of production agriculture for their community,” said Cortinovis. “All producers, including women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers are encouraged to participate in the nomination and election process.” Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on August 1, 2013. FSA will mail ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 4. The ballots are due back in the local county office by mail or in person no later than Dec. 2. All newly elected county committee members and alternates will take office January 1, 2014. For more information about county committees, please contact the San Saba-Mills County FSA office at 325 372-3091 or visit www.fsa. usda.gov.
ests in multiple counties. Producers who meet the definition of a limited resource, socially disadvantaged or beginning farmer or rancher can request a waiver of the service fee. NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to normal disasters. “The easiest way for pro-
ducers to protect their investment is to purchase an insurance policy,” said Cortinovis. “The past few years have proved that natural disasters are unavoidable, and producers can recover if they take the necessary precautions to mitigate risks.” For more information about NAP, please contact the San Saba-Mills County FSA office at 325-372-3091 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.
NOTICE of Federal Program Planning for Priddy ISD The Priddy Independent School District is currently in the application process for the 2013-2014 Federal programs listed below: Title I, Part A – Improving Basic Programs Title I, C – Migrant Title II, Part A – Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Title III, Part A – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students Campus eligibility for Title I is based on low income data and enrollment. Private Nonprofit Schools and/or Homeschools with government nonprofit status interested in receiving program information and/or providing input into program planning for services for eligible students, at 325-966-3323 or 1375 Hwy 16 North, Priddy, Texas 76870 Priddy ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs, activities or employment practices.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION On May 31, 2013, as required by the order of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (“Commission”) in Docket No. 39592, Sharyland Utilities, L.P. (“Sharyland Utilities”), a regulated electric utility company, filed an application with the Commission entitled Application of Sharyland Utilities, L.P. to Establish Retail Delivery Rates, Approve Tariff for Retail Delivery Service, and Adjust Wholesale Transmission Rate (“Application”). This Application has been assigned Docket No. 41474. Interested persons will be afforded the opportunity to participate in this proceeding. The deadline for intervention in this proceeding is August 9, 2013, and a letter requesting intervention should be received by the Commission by that date. The Application is based on a twelve-month test year ending December 31, 2012, and supports a retail distribution base rate revenue requirement of $75,116,884. Additionally, Sharyland Utilities proposes to recover an annual amount of $3,839,015 through various riders. The primary purpose of this proceeding is to establish tariffs that will set the nonbypassable rates retail electric providers will be charged for delivery of electricity from the retail electric provider to the customer in order to transition to retail competition. The rates are to be effective on May 1, 2014, or ninety (90) days after Sharyland Utilities files its tariffs to implement the final Commission order approving the rates, whichever is later. The Application also supports rates sufficient to recover a revenue requirement of $26,941,935, including amounts recovered through riders, for wholesale transmission service. The Application potentially affects all customers and classes of customers in Sharyland Utilities’ Brady, Celeste, Colorado City, and Stanton Divisions, but it does not affect retail delivery rates for Sharyland Utilities’ McAllen Division. The Application also affects all customers taking service under Sharyland Utilities’ Tariff for Wholesale Transmission Service. A complete copy of Sharyland Utilities’ Application is available for inspection at Sharyland Utilities’ offices located at 1031 Andrews Highway, Suite 400, Midland, Texas 79701 and 1807 Ross Avenue, Suite 460, Dallas, Texas 75201, and at the office of Sharyland Utilities’ legal representative, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, at 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000, Austin, Texas 78701. If you have questions about PUC Docket No. 41474, please contact Bridget Headrick at Sharyland Utilities at (512) 721-2668. Persons who wish to intervene in or comment upon these proceedings should mail their requests to intervene or their comments (along with 10 copies of your letter) to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas, 78711-3326 with reference to Docket No. 41474. Further information may also be obtained by calling the Public Utility Commission at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the Commission at (512) 936-7136 or (800) 735-2989. All communications should refer to Docket No. 41474.
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The Company’s services include voice grade access to the public switched network, The Company’s services include voice grade access to the public switched network, tone in this proceeding. The deadline for intervention in this proceeding i opportunity to participate tone dialing, access to interexchange service (long distance carriers), access to dialing, access to interexchange service (long 2013, distance and carriers), access to operator a letter requesting intervention shouldandbedirectory received by the Commissionrelay by service, that date. operator services assistance, telecommunications and services and directory assistance, telecommunications relay service, and 911 emergency The Application is based 911 onemergency a twelve-month test line year ending December 31, listing 2012, and service. Each access comes with a free primary directory service. Each access line comes with a free primary directory listing upon request and request and eachofsubscriber can request an annual local telephone directory. Utiliti retaildirectory. distribution baselocal rate revenueupon requirement $75,116,884. Additionally, Sharyland each subscriber can request an annual local telephone Also, unlimited Also, unlimited local calling is provided within the customer's local calling area atof no this p to recover an annual amount of $3,839,015 through various riders. The primary purpose calling is provided within the customer's local calling area at no charge on certain rate charge on certain rate plans. To make sure that our customers continuously receive to establish that will set the nonbypassable rates retail electric providers will be charged for plans. To make sure that our customers continuously receive qualitytariffs service, any service quality service, any service problems can be reported to the company twenty-four problems can be reported to the company twenty-four hours a day,from seven days week. electric provider to the customer in order to transition to retail competitio electricity thearetail hours a day, seven days a week.
are to be effective on May 1, 2014, or ninety (90) days after Sharyland Utilities files its tariffs to im
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to recover a revenue requirement of $26,941,935, including amounts recovered through riders, fo transmission service. DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS The Application affects all customers classes of customers Sharylan Lifeline is a federal and state benefit that makes monthly telephone service more potentially Lifeline is a federal and state benefitand that makes monthly telephone serviceinmore affordable for eligible households. To receiveBrady, Lifeline associated your voice City, andaffordable Celeste,withColorado StantonforDivisions, but itTodoes affect retailwith delivery rates fo eligible households. receivenot Lifeline associated your voice telephony service from West Central Wireless/Right Wireless,McAllen your total household service from West affects Central Wireless/Right Wireless,taking your total service household unde Utilities’ Division. Thetelephony Application also all customers income must be at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines your income must be at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines OR you, your Utilities’ Tariff OR foryou, Wholesale Transmission Service. dependent, or anyone else in your household must receive assistance from one of the dependent, or anyone else in your household must receivefor assistance from one at of the A complete copy of Sharyland Utilities’ Application is available inspection Sharyla following programs: Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), following programs: Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offi ces located at 1031 Andrews Highway, Suite 400, Midland, Texas 79701 and 1807 Ross Avenu Supplemental Security Income, Federal Public Housing Assistance or Section 8, (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income, Federal Public Housing Assistance or Texas 75201, ce of Sharyland Utilities’ legal representative, Sutherland Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program,Dallas, National School Lunch Programand free at the offiSection 8, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, National School Lunch Asbil lunch program, State Child Health Plan healthLLP, benefits,ator 600 Temporary AssistanceAvenue, for Congress Suite 2000,freeAustin, TexasState 78701. If you questions about PUC Program lunch program, Child Health Plan have health benefits, or Temporary Needy Families (TANF). Additionally, In Texas, subscribers may becontact automaticallyAssistance for Needy Families (TANF).atAdditionally, In Texas, subscribers may be 41474, please Bridget Headrick at Sharyland Utilities (512) 721-2668. enrolled in Lifeline through the Low-Income Discount Administrator or subscribers automatically-enrolled in Lifeline through the Low-Income Discount Administrator Persons who wish to intervene in or comment upon these proceedings should mail their may self-enroll by calling the LIDA office at 1-866-454-8387. or subscribers may self-enroll by calling the LIDA office at 1-866-454-8387. intervene or their comments (along with 10 copies of your letter) to the Public Utility Commissio P.O.ORBox 13326, Austin, reference toone Docket Further Your household may receive Lifeline on one wireless one home telephone, but not Texas, 78711-3326 Your household with may receive Lifeline on wireless No. OR one41474. home telephone, but infor both. Your household may not receive the Lifeline from more one the Public also bebenefit obtained bythan calling Utility (512) orfrom (888) H not both. YourCommission household may notatreceive the936-7120 Lifeline benefit more782-8477. than one telephone company. For the purpose of Lifeline, a household is an individual or any telephone company. For(TTY) the purpose of Lifeline, a household is an individual oratany(512) 9 speech-impaired individuals with text telephones may contact the Commission group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income or groupshould of individuals togetherNo. at the same address and share income or (800) 735-2989. All communications referwho to live Docket 41474. expenses. Your Lifeline discount is not transferable to another person, even if he or she is eligible. If you violate the one-per-household rule or otherwise make false statements to receive Lifeline, you may lose your Lifeline benefit and may be prosecuted by the United States government. Long distance call blocking is available to Lifeline recipients at no charge upon request. For additional information please contact our business office at 325-944-9016.
expenses. Your Lifeline discount is not transferable to another person, even if he or she is eligible. If you violate the one-per-household rule or otherwise make false statements to receive Lifeline, you may lose your Lifeline benefit and may be prosecuted by the United States government. Long distance call blocking is available to Lifeline recipients at no charge upon request. For additional information please contact our business office at 325-944-9016.
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Back Again Q: How did the president make the apple puff? A: He chased it around the kitchen.
Q: What color was the president’s hiccup? A: Burple.
Fact or Fiction?
Presidential Firsts Challenge
There have been 44 American presidents. Here are some questions about some presidential firsts. How many can you answer correctly?
1) George Washington was the first president to live in the White House. Fact or Fiction?
2) Bill Clinton was the first president to ride on a train while in office. Fact or Fiction? 3) Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to use a telephone in office. Fact or Fiction? 4) Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to fly on an airplane. Fact or Fiction? 5) Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to appear on TV. Fact or Fiction? 6) Abraham Lincoln was the first president to die in office. Fact or Fiction? 7) Herbert Hoover was the first president to give all of his paychecks to charity while in office. Fact or Fiction?
8) Richard Nixon was the first president to visit all 50 states. Fact or Fiction?
9) Gerald Ford was the first president to serve as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Fact or Fiction?
10) Barack Obama was the first African-American president. Fact or Fiction?
Answers: 1) Fiction, the White House was built after George Washington became president— President John Adams was the first to live there, 2) Fiction, railroads were built long before Bill Clinton became president—Andrew Jackson was the first president to ride on a train, 3) Fact, 4) Fact, 5) Fact, 6) Fiction, William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office, 7) Fact, 8) Fact, 9) Fiction, William Howard Taft was the first president to serve as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 10) Fact
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Jokes and Riddles
Most American presidents serve one term, or four years, in office. Some presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have served more than one term, usually consecutively, or one after another. Grover Cleveland is the only president to have served two terms nonconsecutively. Grover Cleveland was first elected president of the United States in 1884. He ran for president again four years later but lost to Benjamin Harrison. On the day they left the White House, Grover Cleveland’s wife, Frances, told the staff they would be back, and she was right. Grover Cleveland ran for president again in 1892 and won. Grover Cleveland served as president from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Because of that he is counted twice in the list of American presidents, as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.
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by Mills County Extension Agent Tom Guthrie
Pictured left to right above are Wade, John and Walt Clifton, in front of Mills County Commission Company in Goldthwaite.
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Auction results: 6-28-13; Total receipts 3388; Week Ago 3268 Sheep: Stock Ewes: $85-$130 hd; Barbado Ewes: $35$65 hd; Stock Bucks: $140-$200 hd; Slaughter: Lambs: 40-65 lbs: 135-165; 65-80 lbs: 118-140; Slaughter Ewes: 25-55; Few 70-75; Slaughter Bucks: 50-78 Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids: 50-70 lbs - 160-190; 2535 lbs: 130-160; Nannies: 75-120; Billies: 105-130; Muttons: 160-200.
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AMB PECIAL No. 1 Steers: Trends: 200-300 lbs: N/T cwt Stocker Steers: Steady AR 300-400 lbs: 160-171 cwt ON Feeder Steers: Steady 400-500 lbs: 135-145 cwt Stocker Heifers: Steady 500-600 lbs: 130-136 cwt Feeder Heifers: Steady M ON , M AR 28 MONCows: , APR 25 600-700 lbs: N/T cwt Packer $2 higher 700 lbs & up: 125-128 cwt Packer Bulls: $2 higher No. 1 Heifers Cow & Calf Pairs: Steady SHEEP & GOAT MARKET REPORT 200-300 lbs: 150-170 cwt Bred Cows: Steady 300-400 lbs: 135-146 cwt Our market was again 400-500 lbs: 128-135 cwt MARKET REPORT CATTLE steady on 99 head. We hear 500-600 lbs: 125-132 cwt a lot of people talking about 600-700 lbs: 118-127 cwt CONTACTS LIVESTOCK cutting back : their cow num 700 lbs & up: 113-116 cwt MARKETING GERALD JOHNSON, DVM bers, 254/784-5151 especially if it does Packer Cows RANDY BOONE, AUCTIONEER 254/977-2382 High Yield: 78-80 cwt not rain this summer. If you EVERETT VANDIVER 254/784/3594 Medium yield: 73-77 cwt are planning on culling your Low Yield:WWW 67-72.HAMILTONCOMMISSIONCOMPANY cwt cow herd, give .COMus a call. We Packer Bulls will help you in any way that High Yield: N/T cwt we can. There are facilities Low Yield: N/T cwt here at the barn where we Cow & Calf Pairs can sort your cows and have Choice: N/T PR them aged and preg. checked Med. Quality: N/T PR Aged: N/T PR before sale day. That way Bred Cows you will know what you want Choice: N/T hd to sell and what you want to Med. Quality: N/T hd take home. Give us a call. Aged: N/T hd
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Sheep & Goat Sale Results Sale Date: 7-1-13 - Head Count: 4165 Slaughter Kids Feeder: $140-170 cwt Light Slaughter: $140-185 cwt Heavy Slaughter: $140-190 cwt Slaughter Nannies Thin: $40-60 hd Medium: $60-90 hd Fleshy: $100-150 hd Boer & Boer Cross Replacement Nannies Med. Quality: $100-125 hd Choice Quality: $135-150 hd Spanish Boer & Boer Cross Billies Slaughter: $90-115 cwt Breeding: $N/T cwt Wool Lambs Feeder: $90-110 cwt Light Slaughter: $N/T Heavy Slaughter: $90-95 cwt
Ewes Stocker: N/T Slaughter: $40-50 cwt Dorper Lambs Feeder (20-40 lbs): $105-125 cwt Light Slaughter: $N/T cwt Heavy Slaughter: $90-105 cwt Dorper Ewes: $40-125 hd Bucks: $40-70 cwt Barbadoes Lambs: $110-130 cwt Ewes: $25-40 hd Bucks: $75-675 hd Trends: Kids: $10 lower Nannies: Steady Wool Lambs: $10 lower on lt. test Dorper Lambs: $10 lower BBD Lambs: Sharply lower Ewes: Steady
The Mills County Commission Company in Goldthwaite recently changed hands from the Hohertz family back to the Clifton family. The change of ownership, John Clifton said, came about when his son, Walt, graduated from college at Texas State in San Marcos and decided he wanted to come back to Goldthwaite. “Ranching is a pretty volatile way to make a living and we have always liked the sale barn business,” Clifton said. “We decided to make it a family affair.” They approached the former owner, Heath Hohertz, who agreed, and then the
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Cliftons started the process of phasing out of the locker plant and buying the sale barn. (The Cliftons were partners at the Mills County Meat Co. locker plant in Goldthwaite.) Clifton was 25 when he got into the business originally, he said. From 1979 until 1996, he owned Mills County Commission Co. “After being out of the business for that long, there have been many changes,” Clifton said. Buyer and seller rationale has changed, he said. The biggest change is that the Angora goat is practically gone, as well as the introduction of the Dorper sheep. “I’m excited about working with my two boys,” Clifton said. Wade is 24, and Walt is 23. “They have been working with me pretty much constantly since they were kids. I have no problem letting them take over most of the walking.” Operations will be “business as usual,” Clifton said, and the sale will be on Fridays at 11 a.m.
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Jordan Cattle Market Report Thursday June 27, 2013 MASON & SAN SABA- Receipts totaled 2872 for the week. The market was very active and demand very strong with the stocker steers selling $5 to $7 higher with a set of 423lbs steers @175.50 and a set of 9 steers 567lbs @ 153.00. The stocker heifers also sold $5 higher. The feeder steers were $3 to $5 higher with a set of 6 steers 614lbs @152.00. The feeder heifers all sold $2 higher. Packer bulls sold $2 higher with the top bull @104.00 and packer cows were $3 higher with the top cow @ 88.00. Pairs were in strong demand with the better 3-in-1’s and exposed pair with big calves as side bringing $1800 up to $2325 with over 400 pair offered. We will not be having a sale due to the July 4th Holiday in Mason Monday July 1, and San Saba Thursday July 4th. Steers: choice lightweight calves 180.00-224.00; choice medium weight calves 135.00-172.50; choice heavyweight calves 127.00-152.00; Heifers: choice lightweight calves 135.00-205.00; choice medium weight calves 123.00-217.50; choice heavyweight calves 118.00-135.00; Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 120.00-134.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 118.00-121.00; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 110.00-126.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 110.00-121.00; #2 steer calves and yearlings 118.00-155.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 110.00-140.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 110.00-130.00; Bred Cows: choice bred cows-1250.00-1325.00 medium to good bred cows 1100.00-1240.00; plainer and older bred cows 860.00-1090.00; Slaughter Cows: high yield 83.00-88.00; medium yield 76.00-82.00; low yield 70.00-75.00; heiferettes
and young stockers 90.00-115.00; Bulls: high yield 94.00104.00; medium yield 91.00-97.00; low yield 86.50-93.00; feeder 86.50-97.00; Pairs: Choice 1600.00-2325.00; medium to good 1200.00-1590.00; plainer and older 970.00-1240.00 Representative sales: Harkey Ranch, 26 angus pair 3-in1’s, 3 yr old, 2325.00 Harkey Ranch, 23 angus pair 3-in-1’s, 4 yr old, 2325.00 Harkey Ranch, 30 angus pair 3-in-1’s, 1925.00 JA Ranch, 22 angus pair, 1900.00 LL Ranch, 14 angus pair, 1800.00 John Stephens, 11 angus pair 3-in-1’s, 1825.00 Harkey Ranch LLC, Brownwood, 3 steers, 300lbs, 215.00 Harkey Ranch LLC, Brownwood, 7 steers, 390lbs 179.00 Harkey Ranch LLC, Brownwood, 13 steers, 445lbs 160.00 GSM Farm & Ranch, Dublin, 5 steers, 516lbs 157.00 Jim Smith, Goldthwaite, 6 steers, 614lbs 152.00 Paul Grimme, Cherokee, 7 steers, 616lbs 148.00 Barnes Keith Ranch, Cherokee, 4 steers, 748lbs 132.00 H L Culp, Killeen, 5 tiger stripe heifers, 450lbs 217.00 Harkey Ranch LLC, Brownwood, 10 heifers, 305lbs 174.00 Josephine Sloan, San Saba, 8 heifers, 474lbs 146.00 Josephine Sloan, San Saba, 11 heifers, 536lbs 139.00 Jim Smith, Goldthwaite, 8 heifers, 611lbs 131.00 Bonnie Vickery, Brady, 9 Steers, 560lbs 150.00 James & Sue Reeves, Llano, 1 steer, 635lbs 143.00 JR Lee, Uvalde, 9 Steers, 700lbs 136.00 James & Sue Reeves, Llano, 1 steer, 735lbs 129.00 JR Lee, Uvalde, 4 steers, 798lbs 122.50 Jim Banner, San Antonio, 1 heifer, 590lbs 135.00 Tim Herklotz, Mason, 1 heifer, 615lbs 132.00 Robert Cope, Mason, 2 heifers, 620lbs 126.00 McMillan Ranch, Mason, 2 heifers, 625lbs, 124.00 James & John Williams, Fredonia, 1 cow, 1315lbs 88.00
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RESIDENTIAL • 1702 Cline - Near schools, DON’T BE FOOLED FROM STREET ABOUT SIZE! MCAD shows approx. 2,700 sq. ft. Brick, CH/A, 3/1.75, living - dining - den with fireplace, game room, att. carport. recent upgrades. $92,500. • 1312 Reilley - Nice, historical, hilltop, 3/2.5, brick, metal roof, CH/A, fireplaces, SHOWPLACE living room with reflecting mirrors, formal dining, den, utility, carport, garage, storage, well, great views overlooking Goldthwaite & parts of Mills County, privacy in town with 5.37 acres. $185,000 • 1413 REYNOLDS - 4/1-1/2, CH, utility, chain link back yard. $22,500 RANCHES • 41+/- ACRES - very close to town, paved frontage, hilltop views, good well, electricity, wildlife. $3,750/acre • 16.54 ACRES - PRICE REDUCED! Lots of potential! NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY this place on the edge of town S. Hwy 183, 3/2.5, brick, open living/dining w/fireplace, CH/A, att. dbl. garage, city water and well, pen, old Barn, old rock house, VIEWS, fenced and cross-fenced, AND a metal shop bldg. 30x40 on slab out by hwy. $219,500 • 12.25+/- ACRES - Hwy 16 S on N side of hwy, very close to town, nice oaks and pecans, small stock tank, fenced and cross-fenced. $60,000 • 24.288 ACRES - Approx. 3 mi. S. of Goldthwaite with frontage on Hwy 183 & CR 403. HEAVY COVER of cedar with some live oak and mesquite. Excellent recreational / hunting property. $2,800 per acre. • 140+/- ACRES - approx. 3 miles SE of Goldthwaite, VERY NICE 3,000+ sq. ft. brick, 4/3.5, open den-living w/fireplace, CH/A, att. dbl. garage. Nice live oaks, three wells, storage tank, 50x50 livestock barn, 40x60x14 metal barn/shop/RV storage on slab w/att. 20’shed, 1,000+/- improved pecan trees in 3 orchards, 2 are irrigated, 3 stock tanks, seasonal creek, some coastal bermuda, deer, turkey, dove. $800,000. By appt. only. Call Grayson •179+/- ACRES - Hwy 84 E near Star, excellent farm & ranch, good wells and stock tanks, nice live oaks, small pecan orchard, MCAD 2520 sq. ft., 4/2.75, CH/A, fireplace, several extras, dbl. carport, covered patio, storage, shop, barn, sheds. $625,000 • 680+/- ACRES, Mills & Hamilton Co., N of Pecan Wells, co. rd. frontage, rolling terrain, house, wells, sheds, good stock tanks, headwaters of Lampasas River. EXCELLENT COMBINATION RANCH & HUNTING. $2,795 per acre • 894+/- ACRES - S of Indian Gap, Mills & Hamilton Co., 2 houses, sheds, wells, stock tanks, seasonal creek, varied terrain, good cover, good ranch with GREAT HUNTING. $2,695 per acre • 88+/- ACRES - 14 mi. N of Goldthwaite, 3 mi. off pavement, co. rd. frontage, seasonal creek, nice stock tank, PENDING well, electricity, fenced, great coverCONTRACT incl. oaks & pecan, rolling with views, excellent hunting. $286,500 • 32+/- ACRES - Hwy 16 S and Co. Rd. frontage near Goldthwaite, heavy cover of live oak, cedar & mesquite, seasonal creek, good fences, nice, secluded 2/2 MH with CH/A, excellent well. Deer, Turkey, Dove. Call Grayson about this one. • 250+/- ACRES - Approx. 6 miles South of Goldthwaite on Co. Rd. 412. Two story log cabin 4/1, upstairs has outdoor deck. Elec., well, septic, seasonal creek, heavy cover of primarily cedar and live oak. Has had some selective clearing of cedar. Located in the area of some of the best hunting in Mills County. Deer, turkey, dove, quail, hogs. $2,900 per ac. Call Grayson to see this one. COMMERCIAL & OTHER DOWNTOWN Goldthwaite, Fisher & 3rd, ESTABLISHED RESTAURANT BUSINESS, recognized by Texas Monthly, turnkey operation. $680,000
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www.jwre.net Office: 325-648-2796; Toll Free: 877-648-2796 NEW MILLS COUNTY 60+/- Acres. Cultivation. Scattered trees and 2 small tanks. Access from Hwy 16 in downtown Priddy and Schlee St. $2,500/acre NEW 3 BR, 1 BA, 1352 sq. ft. +/- according to HCAD. Home on 3 acres. The property is located 8 miles south of Hamilton on Hwy. 281. Hardwood floors in living area and bedrooms, 2-car garage, a couple of storage buildings. Lots of Pecan trees and some fruit trees. $89,000 NEW 2 BR, 1 BA home and lot with a well, fenced yard, shed and carport. 3 N. 5th St., Mullin, $39,500 NEW 3.00+/- Acres - BELOW APPRAISED VALUE (MCAD) FOR QUICK SALE! Beautiful views with a private location on three acres. 3/2 (2,428 sq. ft) with large rooms, brick front, metal roof and a well. Master has a Jacuzzi type bath, family room has a wood burning stove, large kitchen with an island and lots of cabinets for only $99,500 NEW 2 story home at Lake Merritt. 1208 sq. ft.+/- according to MCAD, 3 BR, 2 BA, open kithen and living area, patio and storage building, $99,950 - Price includes a share to lake, subject to MCH&FC, Inc. Board approval.
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387 Acres - CR 333 E. of Star, 2 ponds, live oak and pecan trees in Hamilton County ... $2,100/ Acre 706 Reynolds - 3 BR, 2 BA, with carport. Nice outside shop building. There is a well, unknown condition... $35,000 NEW - 33.95+/- Acres in Southern Mills County on Hwy 183 with a 3/2/2 (1,792 sq. ft), new shop (1,200 sq. ft), two tanks, windmill, several barns/storage. A really nice property for $189,500 12.905 Acres - Dbl. Wide MH, a second dbl. wide MH, paved frontage, golf course view ... $140,000 REDUCED to $110,000 82.43 Acres Good native grass, pond, and hilltop view. $2,195/Acre W. Ridge in Priddy - 2653 sq. ft. (MCAD), 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2 living areas, gas fireplace, lg. gargage, 1494 sq. ft. apartment. Call for appointment. ... $80,000 REDUCED $75,000 NEW Long Cove 45+/- Acres. Nice acreage with a wet weather creek and tank. Has good cover and elevation changes. Well is estimated to be 475’. Has a couple of mobile homes. Lampasas County. $175,000
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NEW 50+/- acres. Western Mills County, 100 % improvements made by seller. 2009 DW with 1,880 sq. ft. -- $355,000 NEW 108+/- acres .. CR 520 frontage, well, elec., tank, good fences, pens, oaks, 12x24 storage ... $3,600/acre Comanche County 30+ acres w/county road frontage, coastal with mesquite cover ... $3,750/acre - can be divided 25+/- Ac., cabin, well, lots of cover. $119,900 C.R. 214 101.99 Ac., County Road frontage, large tank ... $2,950/acre. REDUCED $2,695/acre 45 Ac. CR 430, old barn, tank, scattered oaks with building sites. $3,300/acre 44.61 Ac. Hwy. frontage, multi purpose, tank, seasonal creek, REDUCED $3,000/acre - $133,830 10+/- Ac. near Star. Scattered liveoaks. Good building site. ElecSOLD tricity. $37,000 REDUCED TO $30,000 30+ Ac. Hwy & CR frontage. $4,500 ac.
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NEW - 5+/- Ac. 285 US Hwy 84 W - 2 BR/2BA, metal roof, well, large outbuilding, metal storage bldg. Needs some TLC. $59,900 NEW - 10 W. CR 506, 2 BR, 1 3/4 BA home on 3.2 acres, metal roof, CH/A. $125,000 1.82 Ac. - brick home, edge of town, 3BR/2BA, CH/A, well, motivated seller ... $84,500 86.1 Ac. - with nice brick 3/2. Well maintained. Beautiful yard, RV cover, views, good well. $450,000 8 Ac. - 2 story adobe brick, 4/3, fireplace, good well, barn, lots of amenities. More acreage available ... $235,900 22 Ac. - Large Austin stone, 3/3, two fireplaces, super well, swimSOLD ming pool, lots of amenities ... $250,000 159+/- Ac., 2/1 Home, 3 tanks, well, views. $2,850/acre. 81+/- Ac. - Gordon, Texas, 3/2 home, 2 shops, 6 tanks, views, $419,000 69+ Ac. 3/2, Great combination property. $4,300 per acre 75 Ac. 2900+/- SF Austin Stone Home, 4 Bed/3 Ba., 45x50 shop, views galore, tons of amenities. REDUCED $599,000 or House with 15 acres $449,500 - Motivated Seller!!!
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512 845-9599 HEAD START: Hill Country Community Action Association is accepting applications for a TEACHER/DIRECTOR, Lampasas Head Start. Salary $11.20-$14.77/hr (40 hrs/wk/ 12 mo. /yr.). Minimum educational requirements include Associates degree in early childhood education or related field. (In order for a degree to be considered related, you must have at least 9 college hours of Child Development or Early Childhood Education on your transcript.) Must have education credits meeting state requirements for Director of a licensed child care facility. Minimum 2 yrs employment in a licensed child-care facility, Head Start Program experience preferred. Visit www.hccaa.com to download a Head Start application. Job Reference # 30-2013 HS. HCCAA is an EOE. Open Until Filled. Position subject to driver’s license/criminal history check and pre/post-employment drug screenings. 6-26-2tc CNA’S NEEDED for the 2 pm -10 pm shift. Apply in person at Western Hills Healthcare Residence, 400 Old Sidney Rd., Comanche, TX (Applications must be filled out in the facility). 9-12-tfn NEEDED: 3 pm -11 pm Charge Nurse, LVN/RN. PRN Nurse and PRN Aide. Apply in person at Hill-
8+/- Ac. Hwy frontage 3/2 remodeled home. $189,000 RECONTRACT PENDING DUCED $172,500. MOTIVATED SELLER 5 Ac. 2400 sf 2/2, fireplace, high ceilings, good well, shop & barn. $194,500 1.94 Ac. FM 573 S, Mullin, 2/1. $44,900 MOTIVATED SELLER
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Mills County Medical Clinic: Office Manager – FT (Monday – Friday) Coryell Medical Clinic: LVN – FT • Appointment Clerk Laboratory: Medical Lab Technologist – FT Business Office: PBX Admissions Clerk Rotating Shifts - PRN Therapy Department: Staff Occupational Therapist FT/PRN for In-House Hospital Patients & Home Health Patients Home Health: PCA Attendants PRN Mills County Home Health: Home Health Attendants – PRN,
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view Manor or call 648-2247. Ask for Diane or Lisa. Equal Opportunity Employer. 2-13-tfn NEW HORIZONS TREATMENT CENTER, Goldthwaite is accepting applications for full-time positions providing Direct Care for children and adolescents. High School Diploma or GED required. Must be 21 years or older. Interested persons may pick up an application at New Horizons Ranch or call 325938-5518. This is an EOE and Drug Free Workplace. www.newhorizonsinc.com 6-26-2tc CENTRAL TEXAS TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. has full-time job openings on our Construction Crew. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be able to obtain a CDL Driver’s License for the Construction Crew. Experience preferred. If interested, call Kristi at (325) 648-2237, or pick up an application at one of our offices - 1012 Reilley in Goldthwaite or 208 E. Brown in San Saba. Email your resume to humanresources@ centexnet.com 7-3-1tc FULL TIME LVN NEEDED for the 10 pm to 6 am shift. Part-time LVN opening for the 2 pm to 10 pm shift. Apply in person at Western Hills HealthCare Residence, 400 Old Sidney Road, Comanche, Tx. Applications must be filled out in
the facility. 5-1-tfn ADMIN HELP NEEDED: Strong computer and phone skills. Must be able to multi task. Located in Evant Send Resume to hr@ mauneyandassociates.com 254471-5906. 6-26-2tc DOVE HILL CARE CENTER: DON position available; C.N.A 10am to 10pm shift available; C.N.A needed PRN; LVN/RN needed PRN. Please contact Darla or Sarah #254-386-3171 1315 E State Hwy 22 Hamilton, TX 76531. 7-3-1tcc HELP WANTED: First United Methodist Church of Goldthwaite is taking applications for the Church Custodial position. This is a part-time position of 20 hours/ week, at $10/hr. Applications are available at the FUMC Office, 1011 Hutchings, PO Box 447, Goldthwaite, Texas 76844, (325) 6483026. 7-3-tfn FACILITIES MANAGER WANTED: Pay with experience, benefits. Email resume to: Deborah@wmshouse.org Or call 512-752-3952 IMMEDIATE OPENING for an Ag teacher at Mullin ISD. Please send resumes to stevenmickelson@ mullinisd.net 7-3-2tc
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Lone Star Riding Club 2013 Awards The Lone Star Riding Club headquarted in Mullin recently presented their 2013 season Awards. Pictured above are the 2013 division champions. Front Row: (L-R) 7-10 Champion Jara Wootton from Goldthwaite and Leadline Champion Bryli Edmondson from San Saba. Back Row: (L-R) 26-44 Champion Jennifer Walzel, 11-14 Champion Jaton Wootton, both from Goldthwaite and 45 & over Champion Nancy Blackstock from Mullin. Not pictured is 6 & under Champion Coy Anderson from San Saba and 15-25 Champion Kindle Fitzgerald from Temple. An interesting note: there are 3 generations of champion cowgirls in this photo: Nancy Blackstock, Nancy’s daughter Jennifer and Jennifer’s 2 daughters Jaton & Jara.
It was very exciting to see everyone at our first meeting. We had sixteen folks all together. The knowledge of how to plant and save heirlooms is every bit as important as the seeds themselves, and the knowledge base of the participants showed our seed library is off to a great start. Our current plan is to have a field trip about Oct. 1 to Pac and Vicki Hamblen’s fall garden. We can plan future meetings at that time. It was very interesting to hear some of the side conversations throughout the evening, which just highlights the skill levels of our founding members: keyhole gardens, ham radio, milk goats/ cows, wildflowers, chickens, medicinal herbs, beekeeping, rainwater catchment, and no doubt many others. Everyone please save as many heirloom seeds as you can this growing season for the seed library. And please tell any other gardeners you know about our efforts and feel free to give them my email address. Below are some sources for heirlooms as well as a list of
the heirlooms currently being grown by members of our group and which will be available in the seed library the first of next year. Suggestions, questions, and comments welcome from everyone. All the best, Jim Hamm Heirlooms currently being grown in Mills Co.: Corn Bloody Butcher (field corn for cornmeal) Texas Platinum (sweet corn) Cucumber A&C Garlic Softneck Pinto Bean Tonk (bush variety, also a snap bean early) Peppers Anaheim Bell Poblano Spinach Wax Orach (mountain spinach) Squash Butternut Spaghetti Yellow summer Zucchini Tomato Jim’s Favorite Watermelon Moon and Stars
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Above, newly selected Sweethearts for the Lone Star Riding Club include: (L-R) Jr Sweetheart Britni Roberts; Senior Sweetheart Jaton Wootton and Honorary Super Senior Sweetheart Rusty Smith.
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Above, newly installed officers for the 2014 Lone Star Riding Club season include: (L-R) Robert Smith (arena director), Rusty Smith (sec/ tres), Britton Roberts (V Pres), Jennifer Walzel (President) and Nancy Blackstock (Awards/Royalty Chair). LSRC shows have several events and age groups for every age. All participants win prizes at every show and everyone can qualify for a buckle at the end of the season! For more information on the season beginning September 14, 2013 contact Secretary Rusty Smith at 325/985-3636.
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The Goldthwaite Municipal Golf Course had twentythree players for the June 25th Tuesday scramble. They were divided up into seven teams. After a scorecard playoff, first place with -4 was Salo Barrera, Joe Karnes, and Robert Hibbits. Second place with -4 was Dan Wingard, Scott Booth and Brent Goodman. Third place with -4 was Craig Auldridge, M. Ward, and Chester Henry.
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Hay Equipment 2010 Vermeer TM 800 10’6” trailed rotary mower, low acres ... $13,300 2010 JD 568 Baler, wrap, hi-flo tires, 8250 bales ... $28,000 2006 Krone EC 400, 3 ptSOLD disc mower, 13’ cut, end wise trans ... $7,500 2003 JD 348, sq. baler, wire, barn kept, nice clean baler ... $13,500 SOLD 1990 JD 435 , baler, twine tie, pushbar ... $6,500 SOLD Vermeer R23 Hyd. Rake, v-twin ... $4,500
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The Lady Eagles varsity basketball team for the 2013-14 school year, above, played at Team Camp at University of Texas in Austin June 21 to 23, going undefeated in their division tournament. The team played six games against 1A, 2A and select teams, Coach Angie Hermesmeyer said. They also participated in a number of team-building activities, she said. “They really bonded,” Hermesmeyer said. She said she thinks the single biggest advantage of participating in the camp was that the girls gained confidence in each other and themselves. “They got to see what they can do as a team,” she said.
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED BANK MERGER Notice is hereby given that Mills County State Bank, 1017 Parker Street, Goldthwaite,Texas 76844, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldthwaite Bancshares, Inc., Goldthwaite, Texas, and The First National Bank of Hico, 135 North Pecan, Hico, Texas 76457, the wholly-owned subsidiary of First National Bancshares of Hico, Inc., Hico, Texas, have made application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, for its written consent for The First National Bank of Hico to merge with and into Mills County State Bank (the “Bank Merger”). The Bank Merger is expected to take place immediately following the merger of First National Bancshares of Hico, Inc. with and into Goldthwaite Interim Company, a whollyowned subsidiary of Goldthwaite Bancshares, Inc. Mills County State Bank will be the resulting entity from the Bank Merger and the separate corporate existence of The First National Bank of Hico will cease. Following the Bank Merger, Mills County State Bank will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldthwaite Bancshares, Inc. It is contemplated that all offices of Mills County State Bank and First National Bank of Hico will continue to be operated following the proposed merger transactions. This notice is published pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Any person wishing to comment on the application may file his or her comments, in writing, with the Regional Director of the Division of Risk Management Supervision (RMS), of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its Dallas Regional Office at 1601 Bryan Street, 38th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201-3430, not later than July 19, 2013. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file in the regional office and are available for inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request. 6-19, 7-3, 7-17
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Notice is hereby given that the Commissioners’ Court in Mills County, Texas, will hold the regular semi-monthly session on Monday, July 8, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom in the City of Goldthwaite, Texas: AGENDA: 1. Opening Prayer. 2. Consider and Act on Previous Minutes. 3. Audience with Individuals. 4. Consider and Act on Accounts Payable. 5. Consider and Act on County Treasurer’s Reports. 6. Consider and Act on E.M.S. Monthly Reports. 7. Consider and Act on County Extension Reports. 8. Presentation on Risk Management Services by Victor Uvalle with TAC (Texas Association of Counties). 9. Consider and Act on Approval of the Vehicle Trade of Precinct 1’s 2001 Ford F150 Pickup. 10. Consider and Act on Burn Ban. 11. Commissioner’s Requests and Reports. 12. County Judge’s Report. 13. Adjournment. NOTE: AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN OUT OF SEQUENCE. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The Commissioners’ Court may retire to executive session anytime between the meeting’s opening and adjournment for the purpose of deliberating business authorized in Texas Government Code Sections 551.071, et seq. CAROLYN FOSTER COUNTY CLERK, MILLS COUNTY, TEXAS
crashes are most frequent. “The Fourth of July is a time of celebration in our country, and we encourage Texans to enjoy and mark this holiday responsibly,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “Impaired driving can quickly turn a time of celebration into a tragedy, so Texans should designate a sober driver or secure another form of transportation if they plan to drink alcohol. Our troopers
will also be doing their part during the holiday by increasing their patrols to keep our roadways safe.” The increased patrols that target impaired driving are funded through a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). During the 2012 July 4th enforcement effort, DPS troopers made 1,294 DWI arrests, and 361 of those arrests were the direct result of the in-
creased patrols. DPS enforcement also resulted in nearly 13,700 speeding citation, more than 2,200 seat belt/ child safety seat citations, 750 fugitive arrests and 518 felony arrests during this period. According to TxDOT, Independence Day traditionally ranks among the deadliest holiday periods on Texas highways as a result of alcohol-related crashes.
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The weather is heating up all over. As temperatures rise so does the increase in heatstroke. Heatstroke, or hyperthermia, occurs when the body cannot cool itself quickly enough allowing body temperature to rise to dangerous levels. Children are at a great risk for heatstroke because a child’s body heats up three to five times faster than an adult. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, more than 550 children across the United States have died from being trapped in a hot car. For every child that dies, hundreds are rescued and yet all of these tragedies are preventable. Safe Kids reports that 52 percent of these children were “forgotten” by a caregiver, 29 percent were playing in an unattended vehicle and became trapped, and 18 percent were intentionally left alone. The best thing to do is NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD ALONE IN A CAR – not even for a minute. Leaving a child unattended in a car is a crime punishable under the Texas Penal Code, Title 5, Chaper 22, Section 10. SafeKids and the GM Foundation have launched a campaign to raise awareness about dangers of heatstroke. They urge parents and caregivers to use the ‘ACT’ principle to protect their children: A – Avoid heatstroke-related injury by never leaving your child alone in the car, not even for a minute. Make sure to keep your car locked when not in use to prevent kids from getting in on their own and getting trapped. C – Create reminders by putting something needed at your final destination, such as a purse or cell phone, in the back of your car next to your child. This is especially important when you are not following your normal routine. T—Take action. If you see a child alone in a car, call 911. One call could save a life.
Local students honored at HPU
Howard Payne University honored 233 students for academic success during the spring 2013 semester. Students must earn a 4.0 grade point average to be named to the President’s List, a 3.65-3.99 grade point average to be named to the Dean’s List and a 3.5-3.64 grade point average to be named to the Honor Roll. Goldthwaite Jonathan Grady, Honor Roll Judi Parten, Honor Roll Mullin Ethan Fisher, President’s List
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Letters to the Editor Once a teen gets a drivers license, what’s the next thing he wants? A car of course. So at the ripe old age of 16 I just had to have a car. After much consideration and a dab of consternation a vintage 1936 Ford Coupe was located in the “right price range.” A trip to Duke Clements for a loan and I was the owner of a car. A rather sharp looking Black Coupe. It was in pretty good shape with only a few faults. Those of you who are not familiar with older cars might have a bit of difficulty with the controls and switches. For example the starter switch was a foot operated mechanical button on the floor and the ignition switch was a lever operated toggle switch with a separate lock. The lock was broken and the ignition couldn’t be locked off. This defect was the root of my difficulties. The first time I drove it to school and came out in the afternoon to go to town to work, no Ford Coupe was in sight. Somebody must have been messing with the car and determined that they could do a bit of joy-riding. I asked a couple of my friends if they would give me a ride so I could find my car. With no reluctance they agreed to help. I had expected a bit of argument from them and wondered what was going on. Town was just a few minutes ride and a circle of the courthouse revealed my Ford. I thanked the guys and drove to work. The next afternoon was a repeat and now I was sure that the ease of getting a ride meant that the car thieves were one and the same friends that were giving me a ride. I figured that if I didn’t get angry about the missing car they would soon tire of the game. Sure enough after four days of the nonsense, never again did I have to hunt down the missing vehicle. Keeping my cool (even though it made me mad as the dickens) in the end saved me several headaches. Being slow to anger is often the best policy. My friends didn’t mean any real harm, they were just playing a game. When the game was no longer fun, they stopped. Allen Colburn Ward Tammarrah, Thought that perhaps I should send a note your way about your recent article “Mullin Students DIVE Into the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis.” Before I go any further, let me state that I am one of your many fans, you do an outstanding job and feel free to pat yourself on the back. Now then the bad news. Mr. Cox I am sure didn’t say that he attended John Todd Agriculture School in Stephenville. What he likely said was that he attended John Tarleton Agriculture School in Stephenville. Not being a native of the central Texas area I can certainly understand your not catching that error though. Tarleton has been around for a lot of years, sometime when in the Stephenville area, walk around the campus, I suspect you will enjoy the few minutes you spend on campus, a lot of folks you know no doubt went to school there. There is a book entitled “In Harm’s Way” that was authored by Doug Stanton and published in 2001 that discusses the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story of its survivors. Be advised there is another book with the same title that was published
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The families of the late Lafayette and Sarah Walton are inviting you to come and attend the 2013 Walton Family Reunion on Saturday, July 20, 2013 starting at 11 a.m. (doors open at 10:30 a.m.). Bringing food for the noon meal would be appreciated if you can. The reunion will be held at the Goldthwaite United Methodist Church at the family Life Center, address: 1011 Hutchings Street, Goldthwaite, Texas 76844. It is hoped that you, your family and friends can come to this enjoyable event and share a great time with us all.
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Smith, McCoy Engagement Jackie and David Smith of Goldthwaite are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Lacee Smith to Scott McCoy, son of Jim and Darleen McCoy of Goldthwaite. A September 28th wedding is planned at Melody Oaks in Priddy, Texas. Lacee and Scott are graduates of Goldthwaite High School and the couple plans to work together at Ranch Land Country Store in Goldthwaite after their marriage. Lacee is the granddaughter of Dorothy and the late David Smith of San Saba, and Doris and the late Jack Koen of Brownwood. Scott is the grandson of Hazel and the late Robert McCoy and the late Ruby and Bill Sherwood, all of Goldthwaite, Texas.
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Bridging the Gap... by Georgie Bridges A couple of days ago Carson asked, "When is Mama and Daddy coming to Texas?" Papa said, "They will be here on Wednesday." Carson rolled his eyes and said, "Only two more days of freedom!" He doesn't know how true that is because I am what you might call "easy" when it comes to discipline. I have my rules but some things I shrug off without even a comment. I have enjoyed being with Sarah and Carson, I think more than ever before. Do I say that every time I get to keep them? What a joy to have them all to myself. I can remember when Blake and Cody stayed with me and Papa so many weekends and the memories that I have of them. So great! I think this was the best visit because of Debra, who has been available to suggest things to do and knows how to do them. I can't brag on her enough. Amber Lee, Sarah and I all had our nails done by Mandy at Impressions. The girls picked out the colors they wanted and Mandy helped them decide on the design. Sarah picked a purple color with an overlay of sparkles that matched. Amber Lee picked a bright pink with sparkles to go on top. Kids these days know what they like. Not MiMi's colors but it looked good on them. Sarah and Amber Lee tried to get me to get a wild color too but finally gave up and picked out one of the colors that I usually wear. Last Friday, Debra and Tracey Graves, Debra's sister-in-law and the mother of Avery Jewel and Linley, invited Sarah and Carson to go to Austin to Pioneer Farms and then they went to a place called Park and Pizza. I wanted to go to but Debra
pointed out that it would be a good time to catch up at the office. Debra said her mother, Carol, was missing Flint and wanted to keep him for that day. Debra sent photos over her phone of the kids. One was of the kids sitting on the porch of a pioneer cabin; another of the kids all riding a Froggie Hop ride and another of them cliff climbing. There are so many things for kids to do this day and age. When I was a girl and out of school for the summer and too young to work we played mud pies. Most everyone did. We didn't know what vacation meant. I suppose some people went places but we did not. Sarah and Carson and I visited the Mills County Historical Museum and learned lots of history of Mills County. Robbie Kirby told us about the Cadillac and how it worked. Robbie explained to the kids and to me too, how the antique auto worked; the lights, levers, boxes, and the works. She also was so good to lead us around and point out one item and then another. An old telephone switchboard, military memorabilia, ladies side saddles, and whatever the kids were looking at she had something to tell them about it. It was marvelous. We all looked in the outhouse, complete with corncobs, which Sarah and Carson could not believe that people really had to visit to make poop. When Carson looked in he quickly closed the door like it was something fearful or not of this world. He opened the door several times just for a second to get another look. Funny! If you have grandkids or any visitors this summer or anytime visit the Museum. You will be glad that you did. After our museum trip we
picked up Amber Lee and visited the Jennie Trent Dew Library. What a treat. Margaret O'Neal, who was working that day, helped the kids find their section of books for their age. She was very helpful. Sarah asked Margaret if she had any books by Patricia Palacco. Sarah said, "She is a very good children's author." Margaret went right to the books by Palacco and picked one out for Amber Lee. I read it and all of the books that Carson and Amber Lee picked out that very afternoon. Sarah does not need my help and is no longer interested in books for Carson and Amber Lee's age group. She is growing up and Carson is too. One night when Bethany and Robert called I said, "Send money, we are running out of food." We laughed. Papa saw Bobbie Nell Landrum at church Sunday. She and Kellis had their granddaughter with them. Bobbie said, "Frank, I went to Schwartz's the other day and bought $278.00 worth of groceries." Frank said, "I know what you're saying. Some days I go twice!" They were both shaking their heads and laughing. Late one afternoon, Steven, Debra and Flint went to a fire somewhere out on Hwy 16. When Flint got back to our house Papa asked him, "What did you see?" He said, "Bulldozer moving the trees." Flint loves tractors, bulldozers, front end loaders, and all sorts of machinery. There is a story about this fire in this week's issue of The Eagle. After we had dinner that night the kids were running wild and I needed to get it stopped so I asked Carson, "Carson, show us your Raptor walk." He puts his hands under his chin, bends his back, and walks just like a dinosaur. When he runs he moves his head too. I said, "Flint, can you walk like Carson?" He got right beside Carson and
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Pictured left to right are Carson Barrett, Flint Bridges, Sarah Barrett and Amber Bridges. The kids, minus Flint, slept in the tent overnight in the living room for an inside camp out.
put his little chubby hands under his chin and ran to his mother. The kids did this over and over and we all laughed. I told Papa, "We have had so many good times right here in our living room." He agreed. I knew that Jerry and Brenda Parmer were going to have a couple of their grandchildren, both girls, visiting with them this past week. Sunday at church I asked Jerry if they could come and swim. One of the granddaughters had already gone back home but they had Tallie, an eight year old, still with them. They came and we watched all the kids swim. I had fixed some things to eat. I say I fixed some things, that's true, but Papa made barbecue outdoors on the grill. It was wonderful. I made slaw, my mother's recipe, black beans in the crock pot, steamed corn, and Papa also made his homemade BBQ sauce. It was a team effort and Frank and I are a good team. I made an ice cream cake someone told
me about, I can't remember who, but just in case the ice cream cake was uneatable I also made a Pineapple Cake. The ice cream cake was a hit. Here is the recipe. ICE CREAM CAKE Buy ice cream sandwiches. Unwrap and line a bowl with them. Sprinkle chocolate syrup and caramel syrup over the sandwiches. Layer this with Cool Whip. Unwrap and put another layer of sandwiches, syrup and top with more Cool Whip. Keep in freezer until ready to serve. Yummy! The Pineapple Cake was also delicious but I have already printed this recipe in The Eagle. If you don't have it, feel free to call me, 6483580 or 648-2244 (office) and I will give it to you. It is so easy to prepare and so, so good. One night when Amber Lee was staying with us I told her she could live with
me and Papa if she wanted to. She quickly replied, "I could live with you but my Mommy wouldn't like it." I agreed with her. She does so well here with us, especially when she can sleep with Sarah. I can hear them talking and then suddenly the light goes out and they are fast asleep. Last night, Sarah and Carson stayed over at Steven and Debra’s house. Steve pitched a tent in the living room and the kids had an inside camp out. Steve said once the kids got settled, they slept all night long. Without kids in the house, Frank and I didn’t have any trouble sleeping either! Robert and Bethany are coming tomorrow, Wednesday. They land around three o'clock. Papa and I plan to take the kids to the Bob Bullock Museum before we pick up their parents. They have an I-Max movie about the building of the railroad westward through the Rocky Mountains. The kids will enjoy that and so will Papa and me.
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