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Documents reveal how million-dollar BDC loan to firm was lost
Tangarie emails shed light on collapse of business DANIEL WALKER VERNON RECORD
The collapse and subsequent bankruptcy of Tangarie Alternative Energy caught local and state officials off guard, impacted numerous local businesses, and resulted in a milliondollar loss to the city’s economic development efforts, according to emails and written correspondence sent and received by former Business Development Corporation of Vernon CEO Sean Stockard. The more than 300 documents were obtained following an open records request by the Vernon Daily Record. The VDR will examine those emails in detail over the next several editions. The documents show that in 2012, the BDC attempted to recoup
$1,127,042.25 from Tangarie Alternative Energy and its owners John and Debe Besold in a New Jersey bankruptcy court. The money was lent by the BDC to Tangarie in the form of $885,000 loan agreement made in 2009 and a $250,000 temporary financing agreement in 2011. The BDC recovered $72,259.30 of that $1.127 million through an auction of Tangarie’s assets. And the case was officially closed in January of 2013 with the BDC absorbing the million dollar loss. The state of Texas also provided Tangarie a direct business loan of $600,000, made in May 2011, which was not recouped. When the court case ended, the Vernon Record filed an open record request with the BDC for all Tangarie related correspondence sent and re-
ceived by Stockard to clarify how the company collapsed and what impact it had locally. The emails show that 2012 began with Tangarie executives partnering with the BDC to seek help in Wichita Falls to find machinists for their plant as well as seeking assistance from Wilbarger County to make improvements to their plant, which was being leased from the county at the Wilbarger County Airport.
MISSED PAYMENT, MISSED MEETING In 2011, the BDC presented Tangarie with a $250,000 loan, with repayments to begin in January 2012. On Jan. 6, the auditor for the BDC, Tim Truelove, sent Stockard an email asking if there had been any word from Tangarie on the repayment, and
had they submitted a required annual progress report. Three days later, Stockard replied to Truelove that the progress report would be presented at the Jan. 18 BDC meeting and that Tangarie would be seeking a six-month extension on their note. That same day, Stockard and Lee Deviney, Chief Financial Officer with the Texas Governor’s office on economic development, had a conversation by phone. Deviney sent an email thanking Stockard “for positive news about Tangarie’s business prospects.” Tangarie representatives did not attend the Jan. 18 board meeting. The Besolds sent an email to Stockard with an apology that they thought the meeting was Jan. 19. A letter was also sent to the BDC on Jan. 18. John
Besold requested a six-month extension to the loan note. Besold wrote to the BDC that he had a contract in the works to sell 1,000 wind turbines in India. He needed time to work out that financing before he could repay the note, he said. Correspondence from the BDC jumps to Feb. 15 when Stockard and Deviney exchange emails to plan a meeting in Austin and included two BDC board members to discuss Tangarie and Abundant Energy. The Tangarie plant had closed at the beginning of February. John Besold told the Vernon Record on Feb. 15, that “We’re waiting for a large number of parts to arrive for assembly. We hope to be back up and running with the arrival of those SEE TANGARIE, PAGE 2A
Wilbarger Commissioners Court to discuss buying historical property DANIEL WALKER VERNON RECORD
The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court is expected to discuss purchasing a historical property when the court meets Monday at 9 a.m. at the county Courthouse. The Wilbarger County Historical Commission voted Thursday to ask the Wilbarger County Commissioners to acquire and preserve an old Boy Scout Hut, located at 2418 Olive. “We need to protect the historical buildings of Wilbarger County,” said Rusty Haynes, chairman of the Historical Commission.
The WCHC voted unanimously to request the county act. The building was built in 1935 by the WPA for the Boy Scouts of Vernon and was in use up into the 1950s. It is coming up for bids at a tax sale auction at the courthouse in April. The Wilbarger County Commissioners are slated to discuss a possible real estate transaction in closed session during their Monday meeting. In other action, the commissioners will receive County Auditor Sid Beebe’s statement of financial condition for February and pay bills.
Joni Schatte of Texoma Home and Garden sorts through several bunches of fresh palms that will be used by local churches on Sunday in observance of Palm Sunday. The day celebrates the triumphant entrance into Jerusalem by Jesus
and marks the beginning of Holy Week on the Christian calendar. A community church service is scheduled at 6 p.m., tonight hosted by the Second Baptist Church. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
Community church service to highlight local activities during Holy Week JOYCE ASHLEY VERNON RECORD
A stone building at 2418 Olive built in 1935 by the WPA for use by the Vernon Boy Scouts is coming up for bids at a tax sale auction in April. Due to
the historic value of the building, the Wilbarger County Historical Commission is hoping to acquire and preserve it. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
The beginning of Holy Week on the Christian calendar will get underway today in most churches as congregations observe Palm Sunday, celebrating the triumphant entry into Jerusalem by Jesus. Morning services traditionally will include the waving of palm branches to symbolize those who greeted Jesus with shouts of joy and waving of branches.
The Second Baptist Church will host the annual community church service at 6 p.m. on Sunday with the Rev. Kelly Russell, pastor of First Baptist Church, as the main speaker and other local clergy also taking part. Following the service, fellowship will be held with the host church providing finger foods, sandwiches and drinks, and those attending from the other churches bringing des-
serts. Those attending are also asked to bring nonperishable food items to donate to United Samaritan Services of Vernon, and any monetary donations should also be made payable to USSV. As Holy Week gets underway, the traditional Men’s Breakfasts will be hosted at the various churches around town at 7 a.m., each morning. SEE HOLY, PAGE 2A
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Hardeman Commissioners Court set for Monday The Hardeman County Commissioners Court will meet Monday at 9 a.m. for their regular session in the Commissioners Courtroom. To be considered will be the treasurer’s report for February as well as the previous month’s meeting minutes. Also considered will be receiving a donation of van from TxDOT / Chillicothe Travelers, Inc. and the donation of van to Chillicothe Travelers, Inc. The paid sick leave and personal time employee policy will be reviewed and considered as well as any proposals, requests, projects and pay applications for courthouse restoration project. Before adjourning, the payment of bills will be discussed.
Harrold ISD scheduled to meet Monday
The Harrold Independent School District will hold their regular meeting of the board of trustees Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Harrold School. Within the meeting the board will consider to accept the resignation of board trustee member Monica Wilkinson and possibly appoint Coy Cato to the board
of trustees in her place. If accepted by the board, Cato will be sworn in at the meeting. The board will also consider approval of the update to CKC (LOCAL), the approval of the 2013-2015 Bank Depository Contract extension and changes to GKD (LOCAL). Estimates for the field house restroom plumbing work will be considered as well as board of trustees training presented. As part of the Superintendent’s report, issues concerning the budget, maintenance, student and personnel will be presented to the board. Additionally, an update on the Harrold Water Supply Corporation for potential water rate dispute will be given. All matters regarding personnel including the review of employment, review of coaches’ salaries and approval of the superintendent’s contract for the 2013-2014 school year will be considered within the meeting. The board will also set a date for the April meeting as well as items to be discussed at the next meeting.
Woman sets fire to snake, which sets fire to home TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A woman was cleaning
the yard outside a home near Texarkana Wednesday night when she spotted a snake. Bowie County Sheriff’s Capt. David Grable says she poured gasoline on the snake to try to kill it. Her son then dropped a lit match on the snake. The engulfed snake slithered into some brush nearby the home. Grable says the brush ignited and started a fire that destroyed the home and damaged one next door.
Man finds knife in back 3 years after stabbing YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (AP) — A Canadian man was scratching what he thought was an old itch this week when it turned out to be a knife blade that had been buried in his back for almost three years. Billy McNeely said it all goes back to an April, 2010 birthday party in McNeely’s home town of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. McNeely got into a fight over an arm-wrestling contest and was stabbed five times. A doctor stitched him up back then and never took X-Rays. Ever since, McNeely would set off metal detector and he’s had a lump in his back where the knife went in. It never stopped nagging him and grew more painful this week. Doctors dug out a blade measuring about 2.7 inches.
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| POLICE AND FIRE CALLS The Vernon Police Department recorded 60 calls between the hours of 6 a.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Of those calls, seven traffic stops were made, with one citation issued, three animal control reports were investigated, three accidents occurred, two burglaries were reported, one case of a domestic disturbance was investigated, and one arrest was made. Police calls include: --8:58 a.m., VPD responded to a call concerning the
welfare of an individual in regards to a potential sexual assault in the 1100 block of Main. No arrests were made. No official report was taken by officers. --9:24 a.m., police investigated an animal control report involving a cat in the 2100 block of Houston. --9:44 a.m., a traffic accident occurred in the area of Texas street. No injuries were reported at press time. --11:42 a.m., VPD responded to a call involving the unau-
thorized use of a motor vehicle in the 1300 block of Main. No arrests were made but an official report was taken. --1:25 p.m., police officers took action in an animal control case reported in the 210 block of Mansard. The species of animal reported remains a mystery. --3:40 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported in the 2100 block of Lexington. No arrests were made, and no official report was taken by police officers.
--6:47 p.m., an instance of loud music was called in near the 1100 block of Pearl. Officers were unable to assess the exact location. --6:37 a.m., a burglary of a motorized vehicle was reported to have occurred in the 2100 block of Indian. An official report was taken by the VPD --9:15 a.m., a traffic accident occurred in the 1600 block of Loma Linda. No injuries were reported as of press time. --1:36 p.m., police officers
made an arrest on a charge of burglary of a habitation in the 3000 block of Maiden. No other information was available at press time. --2:06 p.m., a traffic accident was reported in the 4100 block of Hillcrest. No other information was available at press time. Fire/EMS calls include: --9:18 a.m., emergency transport from the 1100 block of Main to Wilbarger General Hospital. --2:07 a.m., emergency
transport from the 2600 block of Paradise to Wilbarger General Hospital. --10:12 a.m., emergency transport from CR 87 to Wilbarger General Hospital. Report suspected criminal activity. You may qualify for a reward. Call the Vernon Police Department, 553-3311, Vernon/Wilbarger County Crime Stoppers, 552-5011 or 800-322-9888, or log on to www.crimestopperweb.com/ Vernon. You do not have to give your name.
Tangarie FROM PAGE 1A parts by Feb. 27.” Stockard told the VDR that Besold told the BDC board of directors the same thing. “Our understanding was it was supposed to be a temporary shutdown,” Stockard said. “They lost their machinist; parts were coming from out of state. That’s what we thought happened.” On Feb. 24, Tangarie customer Michael Johnston emailed Stockard about a meeting the two had apparently had a week earlier. He said he had given $58,000 to Tangarie as a down payment on four turbines in the summer of 2011. “I firmly believe Tangarie has been trading insolvent for a long time, and they have been living illegally off client deposits. On this basis I hope you will appoint an insolvency practitioner to prevent other funds being deposited into Tangarie’s account,” he wrote. Stockard forwarded the email and attachments to BDC attorney Don Ross Malone: “(The email) is from the gentleman that was in town last week visiting Tangarie. As you will see he is not happy. There are some serious charges made against Tangarie in his statements. I will be out of town until Monday. We can discuss then.” Johnston’s attachments include emails from John Besold detailing that he was $20,400 behind on his house payment in Vernon and $22,000 in payroll for January 2012 had been floated by the Peapack Gladstone bank. Included was a Feb. 6 email from Besold explaining that the power was off at the Tangarie plant due to a cut cable. Johnston said it
had actually been disconnected for non-payment. Also included was a Feb. 19 email Johnston sent Besold: “After a number of days discussing Tangarie’s ‘State of affairs’ regarding the overall financial position, coupled with ‘face to face’ discussions with Messrs. Lee Deviney and Sean Stockard of the Vernon Development Office. It would be fair to say, that both of these gentlemen were under no illusions nor surprised by the financial situation of Tangarie, coincidentally the attitude of both was armoured by the fact they had a First & Second Charge and a Bond of Floating Charge over Tangarie’s Asset Register.” He then asked for a full refund. Johnston then wrote Stockard: “Today I regard them as business predators, with no care of who pays. I certainly feel the good people of Vernon should be alerted via the Vernon Record to be aware of them soliciting more credit.” Apparently Stockard and John Besold had a conversation as Besold responds to Johnston’s allegation on the afternoon of Feb. 24. Besold says he has shipped two of the four units to Johnston and he was hoping that a merger with Abundant Energy could be made. Johnston provided the same documents he’d given Stockard, including a list of creditors, to the Vernon Daily Record. On Feb. 26 Stockard confirmed the documents and asked the VDR to not publish the information until March 3 as it could interfere with sensitive negotiations. Debe Besold then sent an email to Johnston’s attorney, forwarded to Stockard, allegedly that Johnston had
shared confidential information and was interfering with Tangarie’s ability to negotiate with another company. How the Besolds learned that Johnston had provided the documents was not disclosed.
… ‘Today I regard them as business predators, with no care of who pays. I certainly feel the good people of Vernon should be alerted via the Vernon Record to be aware of them soliciting more credit.’ Michael Johnston Past customer of Tangarie
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On Feb. 25, Debe Besold updated Stockard on a new internet web page featuring the Tangarie turbines for sale online through a Virginia company. On March 1, John Besold sent emails to Stockard and Deviney saying that the distributor in India had
agreed to a $40 million deal. That same day, Johnston sent Stockard an email: “Sean. Can I come to Vernon to get my goods that I have paid for and collect with you Brokering this impasse?” The email was forwarded to Malone with no reply made. On March 2, the Vernon Daily Record was asked not to publish a story in its Sunday, March 4 edition on Tangarie but to wait until Monday. On March 3, Wilbarger County Judge Greg Tyra ordered the gates to the Tangarie plant chained shut for nonpayment of rent. The judge said it was to prevent material from being removed from the plant before it could be inventoried On March 5, Besold sent Stockard a list of inventory at the plant. That same day, Stockard and Malone – at their request -- met with a reporter from the Vernon Record. Stockard sent an email to BDC board members detailing the meeting: “There will most likely be an article this afternoon, tomorrow at the latest, regarding Tangarie Alternative Power in the VDR. I have no idea for certain what the angle of the story will take, however, I am assuming it will not be flattering. It may or may not focus on some disgruntled customers and employees. I, along with our attorney Don Malone, have met with the VDR. At this point we have acknowledged that we believe them to be in default according to our Performance Agreement. We have informed them that we are looking into the situation. We will be having an official board meeting on Friday morning to discuss our path forward.” On March 6, the Besolds released a statement to the newspaper: “In
an effort to align the company for future growth and profitability, we have temporarily closed the facility to restructure. We have been in communication with our employees, who were notified that they would be on furlough, as we restructure our operations and wait for machined parts. … The temporary shut-down will allow us the time to plan and strategize how we move forward.” Stockard then began to receive emails from Tangarie customers who had read the VDR article. Bright Ideas Energy Solutions President Richard Will wrote Stockard: “I know this will not be welcome news concerning Tangarie, but seeing some of the recent articles, we at Bright Idea Energy Solutions feel that you and the BDC have not been informed of all the catastrophic failures, acceptance of, and retention of government money for undelivered turbines, unperformed/unpaid warranty work and the uncalculated cost that we and our customers have had to bear because of Tangaire’s complete incompetence, apparent fraud and negligence. We have been beating our heads against the wall with John and Debe Besold as well as trying to get anyone’s attention to no avail. BIES has issued PO’s to Tangarie in the neighborhood of one million dollars for 35 plus turbines...none of which are working, or have not been delivered. All this frustration finally lead to the filing of legal complaints the beginning of this year...which I fear Tangarie has kept under the rug… their actions have literally destroyed us and our company.” Monday: The scope of the collapse widens.
Senate Democratic budget plan extends standoff with Republicans WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3.7 trillion budget for next year that embraces nearly $1 trillion in tax increases over the coming decade but shelters domestic programs targeted for
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cuts by House Republicans. While their victory was by a razor-thin 50-49 vote, it allowed Democrats to tout their priorities. Yet it doesn’t resolve the deep differences the two parties have over deficits and the size of government. Joining all Republicans voting no were four Democrats who face re-election next year in potentially difficult races: Sens. Max Baucus of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Mark Pryor of Arkansas. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., did not vote. White House spokesman Jay Carney praised the Senate plan, saying in a statement it “will create jobs and cut the deficit in a balanced way.” While calling on both sides to find common ground, Carney did not hold out much hope for compromise with Republicans. The rival budget passed by the GOP-led House cuts social
programs too deeply, he said, In contrast, a rival budget apThat blueprint— by House period than Senate Democrats and fails “to ask for a single dime proved by the GOP-run House Budget Committee Chairman by digging deeply into Medicaid, of deficit reduction from closing balances the budget within 10 Paul Ryan, R-Wis. — claims $4 food stamps and other safety net tax loopholes for the wealthy and years without boosting taxes. trillion more in savings over the programs. well-connected.” The Senate vote came after lawmakers labored through the night on scores of symbolic amendments, ranging from voicMarch 28 at 5:30 p.m. on the Vernon College FROM PAGE 1A ing support for letting states The schedule will be Monday, March 25, Holy Campus. The event is for children age up to age collect taxes on Internet sales to 10 and is open to the public. The Easter Bunny Family Catholic Church; Tuesday, March 26, expressing opposition to requiris scheduled to make an appearance for picFirst United Methodist Church; Wednesday, ing photo IDs for voters. March 27, First Presbyterian Church; Thursday, tures with the kids during the event. New Life Final approval came at around Baptist Church at 715 Indian is also sponsoring March 28, Second Baptist Church, and Friday, 5 a.m. EDT, capping an extraoran Easter egg hunt to be held from 10 a.m. to 12 March 29, First Baptist Church. dinary 20 hours of votes and noon, Saturday, March 30, at the church with All men of the community are invited to atdebate. As the night wore on, virthe public invited to attend. Faith United Methtually all senators remained in the tend. odist Church will also hold an Easter egg hunt Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services chamber, a rarity during a normal on Saturday, March 30, at the church, 2450 are also set in some local churches, and combusiness day. But at that hour, High School Drive, with the public invited to pleting Holy Week will be an Easter pageant most had nowhere else to go. attend. First United Methodist Church will hold to be presented at 7 p.m., on Saturday, March The Senate’s budget would an Easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 31, at 10 30, and Sunday, March 31, at the First Baptist shrink annual federal shortfalls a.m., on the church playground. Church. Entitled “The Third Day,” the pageant over the next decade to nearly Church members may also wish to check with tells the Easter story and is open to the public. $400 billion, raise unspecified their own individual churches for any other In addition, several Easter egg hunts have taxes by $975 billion and cull also been scheduled. Among these will be a special events to take place during the coming modest savings from domestic hunt sponsored by Vernon College on Thursday, week. programs.
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Kenneth Randel Drake QUANAH -- Kenneth Randel Drake, 65, of Petersburg died on March 22, 2013 in Lubbock. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in the First Presbyterian Church of Quanah. Drake was born June 15, 1947 in Quanah to Kenneth E. and Elaine Drake. He graduated from Casa Grande Union High School in 1966 and attended Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz. Drake served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, receiving numerous medals and was honorably discharged from active duty on May 6, 1975. All of his working career was in the farming and ranching commu-
nity throughout the Southeast United States as a gin manager and cotton broker ending his career as the general manager of the Petersburg Grain Co-Op. Survivors include his wife, Denise; children, Donna Johnson, Tara Drake, K.R. Drake; stepchildren, Eric Nunnery and Heather McCullough; brothers, Pat and Chuck Drake; two granddaughters; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made to the Kenneth E. Drake Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of the First Presbyterian Church of Quanah, P.O. Box 118 Quanah, Texas 79252.
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| BRIEFS Camp Fire fashion show
The Camp Fire fashion show will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, March 24, at Wilbarger Auditorium.
Community church services
A community church service will be held at 6 p.m., Sunday, March 24, at the Second Baptist Church.
Harrold ISD
Harrold ISD will meet at 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 25.
Optimist banquet
The Optimist Club Youth Appreciation Banquet will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, March 25, in the Empire Room of Wilbarger Auditorium.
Wilbarger General Hospital
Wilbarger General Hospital board will meet at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 26.
Tourism committee
The Tourism Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 26, at the Country Club.
Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce will meet at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 27, in the Forum Room of Wilbarger Auditorium.
Easter egg hunt
The Vernon College community Easter egg hunt will be held at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 28, on the campus of the college.
Masonic Lodge
Vernon Masonic Lodge #655 will meet at 8 p.m., Thursday, March 28, at 8 p.m., at the Lodge Hall.
Easter pageant
The First Baptist Church Easter pageant, “The Third Day,” will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, March 30-31, at the church.
Weekly meetings
Greenbelt AA meetings, 8 p.m., each Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sat., 1719 Indian New Hope Narcotics Anonymous meeting, 7 p.m., each Sun., Tues., Fri., 1719 Indian Santa Rosa Belles, 6:30 p.m., Mon., Wilbarger Street Church of Christ Rotary Club, 12 noon, Tues. Wilbarger Auditorium Vernon Bridge Club, 5 p.m., Tues.; 12:45 p.m., Wed. & Fri. Vernon Art League, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wed., Art League bldg. Kiwanis Club, 12 noon Thurs., Colley Student Center of Vernon College. Optimist Club, 12 noon, Thurs., Hillcrest Country Club TOPS Club, weigh-in 5:30 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m., Thurs., Wilbarger Auditorium VFW bingo, 7 p.m., Friday, VFW Post 4747 Lions Club, 12 noon, Fri., Wilbarger Auditorium
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Colorado governor linked to father of suspect in prison chief’s murder DENVER (AP) — Attorney Jack Ebel testified before the Colorado Legislature two years ago that solitary confinement in a Colorado prison was destroying the psyche of his son, Evan. When Jack Ebel’s longtime friend, Gov. John Hickenlooper, was interviewing a Missouri corrections official for the top prisons job in Colorado, he mentioned the case as an example of why the prison system needed reform. And once Tom Clements came to Colorado, he eased the use of solitary confinement and tried to make it easier for people housed there to re-enter society. Now authorities are investigating whether Evan Spencer Ebel, who was paroled in January, is linked to the assassination of Clements, who was shot and killed Tuesday night when he answered the front door of his house in a rural neighborhood.
night. State records show Ebel donated $1,050 to the governor’s 2010 campaign. But there’s no indication that Hickenlooper’s relationship with the Ebels played a role in the shooting. Hickenlooper denied having any role in Evan Ebel’s parole. “Although Jack loved his son, he never asked me to intervene on his behalf and I never asked for any special treatment for his son,” Hickenlooper’s written statement said.
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State prisons spokeswoman Alison Morgan said Evan Ebel was paroled Jan. 28 as part of a mandatory process after serving his full prison term. He had most recently been sentenced to four years for punching a prison guard in 2008, according to state records. Hickenlooper said he never mentioned Ebel’s name to TEXAS GUN BATTLE Clements or anyone else The bullet casings from connected with the prisons that shooting are the same system. He said he only heard type as those found at the about the role of his friend’s site of a bloody gun battle son Thursday night. Thursday between Evan Ebel “I didn’t know Evan was and Texas law enforcement out,” the governor told The officers that ended with Ebel Denver Post and KUSA, addbeing shot and killed, accord- ing that he called Jack Ebel ing to court records. after being told of the conThe car Ebel drove matched nection. “He was distraught, the description of the one he was devastated. I’ve never spotted outside Clements’ heard him so upset, and he’s house on the night of the had some hard things in his prison director’s death. life.” Authorities also found a Lt. Jeff Kramer of the El Domino’s pizza delivery box Paso County sheriff’s office in the trunk and a jacket or said Friday evening that he shirt from the pizza chain. was unaware of the relationDenver police say Ebel is ship between Hickenlooper now a suspect in the Sunday and Ebel’s father. slaying of pizza delivery man Jack Ebel did not return Nathan Leon. multiple phone calls seeking Hickenlooper confirmed his comment. relationship with Jack Ebel to A federal law enforcement The Denver Post and KUSAofficial said Ebel was a memTV Friday evening and then ber of a white supremacist in a written statement Friday prison gang, the 211s. The
official wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Colorado officials wouldn’t confirm Ebel’s membership but placed state prisons on lockdown Friday afternoon. “There’s been an inordinate amount of media attention on one threat group, and that has required additional security measures,” Morgan said. The corrections department also was preparing for a Monday memorial service for Clements, she said. The 211 gang is one of the most vicious white supremacist groups operating in the nation’s prisons, comparable to the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks extremist groups. Founded in 1995 to protect white prisoners from attacks, it operates only in Colorado and has anywhere from between a couple hundred to 1,000 members, senior fellow Mark Potok said Friday.
HISTORY OF CRIME Legal records show Ebel was convicted of several crimes in Colorado dating back to 2003. Scott Robinson, a criminal defense attorney and media legal analyst, represented Ebel in 2003 and 2004. He said Ebel had been sentenced to a halfway house for a robbery charge in 2003 before he was accused in two additional robbery cases the following year that garnered prison sentences of three and eight years. “I thought he was a young man who was redeemable, otherwise I wouldn’t have taken the case,” Robinson said, saying he didn’t recall the details of the case. Robinson said he knew Ebel before he got in trouble.
He said Ebel had a younger sister who died in a car accident years ago. Vicky Bankey said Ebel was in his teens when she lived across from him in suburban Denver until his father moved a couple of years ago. She remembers seeing Ebel once jump off the roof of his house. “He was a handful. I’d see him do some pretty crazy things,” she said.
‘HAIR-TRIGGER TEMPER’ “He had a hair-trigger temper as a kid. But his dad was so nice,” Bankey said. Hickenlooper agreed that Evan Ebel had “a bad streak” that his parents had tried to correct. “The events of the past few days have been devastating for all involved,” he said in the written statement. “I am in shock and disbelief about how everything seems connected in this case. It makes no sense. Tom’s death at the hands of someone hell-bent on causing evil was tragic in every way. It also now appears Tom’s killer may have had another victim. Our hearts and prayers are with Nathan Leon’s family as well.”
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Retirement, succession plans: ‘Must haves’ for business owners If you own a business, you may well follow a “do it now” philosophy — which is, of course, necessary to keep things running | FINANCIAL smoothly. Still, FOCUS you also need to think about tomorrow — which means you’ll want to take Bobby action on your Burrus own
retirement and business succession plans. Fortunately, you’ve got some attractive options in these areas. For example, you could choose a retirement plan that offers at least two key advantages: potential tax-deferred earnings and a wide array of investment options. Plus, some retirement plans allow you to make taxdeductible contributions. In selecting a retirement plan, you’ll need to consider several factors, including the size of your business and the number of employees. If your business has no full-time employees other than yourself and your spouse, you may consider a Simplified Employee Pension
(SEP) plan or an owner-only 401(k), sometimes known as an individual or solo 401(k). Or, if your goal is to contribute as much as possible, you may want to consider an owner-only defined benefit plan. If you have employees, you might want to investigate a SIMPLE IRA or even a 401(k) plan. Your financial advisor, working with plan design professionals and your tax advisor, can help you analyze the options and choose the plan that fits with your combined personal and business goals. Now, let’s turn to business succession plans. Ultimately, your choice of a succession plan strategy will depend on many
factors, such as the value of your business, your need for the proceeds from the sale of the business for your retirement, your successor, and how well your business can continue without you. If your goal is to keep the business within the family, you’ll need to consider how much control you wish to retain (and for how long), whether you wish to gift or sell, how you balance your estate among your heirs, and who can reasonably succeed you in running the business. Many succession planning techniques are available, including an outright sale to a third party, a sale to your employees or management (at once
or over time), or the transfer of your business within your family through sales or gifts during your life, at your death or any combination thereof. Many succession plans include a buy-sell agreement. Upon your death, such an agreement could allow a business partner or a key employee to buy the business from your surviving spouse or whoever inherits your business interests. To provide the funds needed for the partner or employee (or even one of your children) to purchase the business, an insurance policy could be purchased. Your estate plan — including your will and any living trust —
should address what happens with the business, in case you still own part or all of it at your death. The best-laid succession plans may go awry if the unexpected occurs. All these business succession options can be complex, so before choosing any of them, you will need to consult with your legal and financial advisors. Whether it’s selecting a retirement plan or a succession strategy, you’ll want to take your time and make the choices that are appropriate for your individual situation. You work extremely hard to run your business — so do whatever it takes to help maximize your benefits from it.
March is good time for women to check up on Social Security benefits BY JENNIFER WHITEHEAD SOCIAL SECURITY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
March is Women’s History Month. The Social Security program treats all workers — men and women — exactly the same in terms of the benefits they can receive. But women may want to familiarize themselves with what the program means to them in their particular circumstances. Understanding the benefits may mean the difference between living more comfortably versus just getting by in retirement. One of the most significant things women need to remember about Social
Security is the importance of promptly reporting a name change. If you haven’t told us of a name change, your W-2 may not match the information in Social Security’s records and this could affect the amount of your future benefits. Not changing your name with Social Security also can delay your federal income tax refund. To report a name change, please fill out an Application for a Social Security Card (Form SS-5). You can get the form by visiting www.socialsecurity. gov, or any Social Security office or card center, or by calling Social Security’s toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213 (TTY
1-800-325-0778). You must show us certain identity documents, including one recently issued to prove your legal name change. If expanding your family is in your plans, it’s a good idea to apply for a Social Security number for your baby in the hospital, at the same time that you apply for your baby’s birth certificate. Social Security will mail the card to you. If you wait, you must then separately provide evidence of your child’s age, identity, and U.S. citizenship status, as well as proof of your identity. Then, we must verify your child’s birth record,
which can add 12 weeks to the time it takes to issue a card. When women start receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits, other family members may be eligible for payments as well. For example, benefits can be paid to a husband: If he is age 62 or older; or At any age, if he is caring for your child (the child must be younger than 16 or disabled and receiving Social Security benefits on your record). Benefits also can be paid to unmarried children if they are: Younger than age 18;
Between 18 and 19 years old, but in elementary or secondary school as fulltime students; or Age 18 or older and severely disabled (the disability must have started before age 22). The family of a woman who dies may be eligible for survivors benefits based on her work. For more information about women and Social Security, ask for the publication, What Every Woman Should Know (SSA Publication No. 05-10127) or visit our special Women’s page online at www.socialsecurity.gov/women.
There are many things you can do to save water – and money – at home REAGAN LANGDON TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION
Saving water is good for the community where we all need water for drinking, cooking, fighting fires, and maintaining businesses and jobs. Reducing unnecessary water use is also good for lowering each household’s water bill. Sometimes we don’t miss things like plentiful, inexpensive water until it is gone, but if we start saving water early, we might delay shortages from happening sooner, more frequently, or lasting longer. Even if this drought breaks soon, less water consumption saves money on your water bill. Each and every fix saves immediately that first month, and also keeps on saving water and money each following month. Where can we save water inside the home? In the kitchen, the bathroom, anywhere there is a dripping faucet that gets fixed, anywhere one can figure how to use less water. There are a lot of ways to save water in the kitchen. Leaky faucets are usually easy and inexpensive to repair. A faucet drip that totals only two tablespoons a minute loses 15 gallons a day. Installing faucet aerators can double water efficiency without sacrificing performance. Rinse dishes, vegetables and fruits in a filled basin or pan, rather than under running water. If you need hot water, collect the running water in a bucket or bowl while you are waiting for the water to heat up to be used later to water plants or rinse dishes. Plan ahead to thaw frozen
foods in the refrigerator to defrost the night before you need them instead of using running water to thaw foods. Instead of boiling vegetables, try steaming. Not only does it use a lot less water, it also retains far more nutrients in your food. Use a single drinking glass for water for the whole day to save on washing. Dry scrape dishes instead of rinsing them prior to washing dishes. If you wash dishes by hand, don’t leave the water running for rinsing. If you have two sinks, fill one with rinse water instead of letting the water run. Using less dish detergent when washing dishes requires less rinse water. Soak dirty pans in previouslyused wash or rinse water rather than scrubbing them with clean or running water. Do not prerinse dishes with water if you are using a dishwasher. Use your dishwasher only when it is full to save water, energy, detergent, and money. Use the dishwasher’s short cycle if your dishes are only lightly soiled. There are some easy things you can do to conserve water in the bathroom. Fix leaks and running toilets. Toilets are the single largest water user in the home. A leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons of water per day. To determine if the toilet is leaking, remove the tank lid after the tank has stopped running. Check for a visible leak or to hear water running. Check overflow into a high drain to make sure float is not out of adjustment. Check flapper, rubber washer or
available, reduce the level of water used in a bathtub by 1 to 2 inches. There are a few things you can also do to save water in the laundry room. Fix leaks or loose connecting hoses. Wash only full loads; wash single garments by hand. If partial loads must be washed, set washer for the lowest water level that does the job, as well as the shortest wash and rinse cycles to use less water. Choose laundry detergents that rinse cleanly and don’t require extra rinse. Replace older models of appliances with newer water and energy efficient models. Front loader washers are recommended. The Environmental Protection FLUSHING AWAY MONEY Agency underscores that the U.S. Not flushing after each use can could reduce water consumption also save money. Don’t use the by nearly three trillion galtoilet as a wastebasket for paper lons of water each year if every and facial tissue. Turn wash sink/ household installed water saving basin water off when you aren’t appliances and devices. If a use is using it. Don’t let the water run available for greywater, a second while you are brushing your teeth, separate drain pipe could redirect shaving or washing your face. suitable water to collection of to a Use only as much water as you direct application. really need. Add aerators to sink Outside your home is just as faucets where possible. Consider important as inside the home tankless water heaters, also know when it comes to water conservaas “on-demand water heating” tion. Check faucets, fountains, with allowance of electrical cost. hoses and water lines for leakage Turn off water while shampooperiodically as they are less freing your hair at the sink or in the quently handled or used and are shower. According to the EPA, often subjected to severe weather. taking showers uses less water Don’t wait to fix leaks. If you have than taking a bath. Use wateran evaporative air conditioner efficient adjustable or low flow or dehumidifier, direct the water showerheads. Consider turning off drain line to a flower bed, tree the shower while washing up and base, or lawn. The water meter shower quickly. If a shower is not can be used to check for slow or
float and fix and replace if needed. Check for mineral deposits or debris at large bottom drain to make sure flapper is sealing properly. Put a few drops of food coloring in the tank. If the colored water appears in the toilet bowl before flushing, the toilet has a leak. Replace older toilets models that use only 1.6 gallons (or less) of water for each flush. Older standard toilets can use up to 7 gallons per flush. To save some water during flushing an older toilet, stand a baked-clay brick on end in the tank where it will not interfere with tank operation. The amount of space the brick fills is the volume of water saved.
out-of-sight unnoticed leaks. To check for leaks, turn off all faucets and water using appliances. Read the dial on the water meter and record the reading. Recheck the meter after at least 15 to 20 minutes, longer if possible. If no water has been used and the reading has changed, a leak is occurring somewhere in the plumbing system. Leaks downstream of the water meter are the responsibility of each homeowner. The services of a plumber or trained water utility employee are often required to locate and fix these invisible leaks in the walls or underground.
GREYWATER IS GREAT Greywater is a great way to save water. Greywater is a term used to describe saving household water that has already been used, but when saved, can be used again. Find other uses for used greywater rather than letting it go down the drain, such as watering house plants. Dirty dish water might not be saved for watering plants because of too much unsuitable detergent and debris, but one might save cleaner rinse water to water indoor or outdoor plants. Almost any water saved could find a functional use in flushing a commode. Outside the house, greywater is best spread or used by rotation among different plants where clean rainwater will dilute it even more. Your neighbor may not appreciate nor understand greywater, so apply it where it will soak into your property without runoff onto his
property. When rain fall actually occurs in our area, harvesting rainwater is another great idea. Rainwater harvesting is saving runoff water from the house and building roofs at the downspouts or where roof valleys spill a lot of rainwater onto the ground. Place any available container such as a heavy-duty garbage can to catch water runoff from roofs or other raised nonporous surfaces. The rain collection container should be tightly covered with wire screen or a lid to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs and small animals from being trapped inside. Tips for collection and use of harvested rainwater can be found at: www.azdeq.gov/environ/water/ permits/download/graybro.pdf, www.cas.psu.edu, and many other websites. Vernon has a population of about 11,000, about 4,500 households, and just under 3,000 families. Per capita water use in Texas averages 164 gallons per person per day. By adopting water-saving measures, you can reduce that amount and save money. Water conservation is important to preserve water sources in times of drought, lower water bills and to make sure that water is available for future use. Households can reduce household water consumption by thousands of gallons per year with simple changes in usage. Making a habit of conservation makes sense. It protects the water resources of both current and future Texans.
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‘Bright’ feral pigs causing $1.5 billion worth of damage yearly ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Using the cover of darkness, feral pigs have learned to outsmart even the most seasoned hunters as they set about on their nightly terrors, rooting up crops and suburban gardens, harassing native wildlife and turning watering holes into pigsties. The invasive porkers have made themselves at home across more than three quarters of the U.S. and are responsible for an estimated $1.5 billion in damages each year. Most worrisome is their ability to learn from each encounter with a frustrated human. Ask anyone who has had a run-in with feral pigs. The conversation always circles back to intelligence. “They’re much brighter than I am,” said Ray Powell, a veterinarian and New Mexico’s land commissioner. “If they had the dexterity, they’d be driving vehicles around. I mean these guys are really smart.”
BETTING $1 MILLION Feral pigs have already taken over Texas and are expanding their numbers in other states, but federal and state land managers think they have a chance to tip the balance in New Mexico. They’re willing to bet $1 million in federal funds on a yearlong pilot project aimed at eradicating the pigs and using what they learn here to keep them from gaining a foothold
elsewhere. It marks the first time the U.S. Department of Agriculture has teamed up with a state to develop a comprehensive plan for getting rid of the pigs. A small army of state and federal employees has been trained to stalk, trap and kill New Mexico’s feral pigs. Various techniques have been used by wildlife managers and landowners for decades in the fight against feral swine, but the New Mexico team is focusing on determining what combination works best in which circumstances and how effectively helicopters can be to track the pigs across vast landscapes. “We’re trying to get ahead of the curve with this so we can prevent a lot of the damage that we know will be coming if we don’t do anything about it,” said USDA Wildlife Services state director Alan May. “Sport hunting pressure alone won’t be enough to stop a population from spreading.” Timing is a big part of the project, said UDSA undersecretary Edward Avalos. Hitting the pigs quickly will prevent them from becoming more educated, he said. Pigs have been known to scope out traps for days before sending in the group’s lowest ranking members to test for danger. And if a trap isn’t built just right, the pigs will find a way out, either by climbing
over each other or squeezing under the fencing. The plan calls for building special traps in strategic locations along with stalking the pigs at night. The team will also be looking to the “Judas pig” for help. After trapping a family of pigs, all but one — usually an adult female — are shot and killed. The Judas pig is then fitted with a radio collar or microchip so it can be tracked as it looks for another group of pigs to hang out with.
DODGING BULLETS, TRAPS This is important since feral pigs are quite elusive. Rarely seen during the day, they have learned to avoid being taken down by rifles or suckered into traps. Their intelligence, in combination with their ability to mate year-round, is what has enabled wild pigs to evade capture and take over prairies, mountain valleys and rugged deserts from Canada to Mexico. The wild pig population in the U.S. has ballooned to more than 5 million. In one year alone, federal managers trapped and killed more than 32,000 pigs from 28 states and collected thousands of samples to check for the nearly three dozen diseases feral pigs are capable of carrying and passing on to humans, livestock and other wildlife.
Introduced by Spanish explorers centuries ago, pigs began to expand their range. Hunters complicated matters by importing Eurasian boars to the U.S. for sport. Generations in the wild, the pigs have evolved into “survivors,” willing to eat just about anything and capable of traversing some of the most rugged territory. Ranchers and farmers have complained for years about the damage feral pigs can cause, but federal and state officials said the loss of crops, the spread of noxious weeds as the pigs carry seeds to new spots and the stress they put on endangered species and other wildlife is now worse due to a persistent drought that has hammered two-thirds of the country. New Mexico is embarking on its third straight year of drought, water supplies have dipped to record lows, farmers and ranchers are struggling, and there are now signs of feral swine in 22 of the state’s 33 counties. “Here, it’s a new problem,” said Quay County farmer Donnie Bidegain, who has seen pig numbers in his area grow from zero to nearly 300 over the last two years. “You research, read stuff on the Internet and watch videos of how other guys are trying to do it. It’s almost like you have to stalk them for two months before you figure out how they operate.”
Bidegain has to watch for big potholes left behind by the pigs to keep from damaging his tractor. Nearby, Quay County rancher Bill Humphries said the pigs were responsible for leaving “bomb craters everywhere” along a quarter-mile stretch of road on his family ranch. On other ranches, pigs have learned to break the floats in stock tanks to keep water flowing for their mud baths.
2.6 MILLION IN TEXAS In Mississippi, peanut farmers often wake to find uprooted plants. In Texas, where there are an estimated 2.6 million pigs, the animals have moved from destroying pastures and crops to tearing up suburban gardens. Texans spend about $7 million a year on trying to control pigs and repair some of the damage, said Billy Higginbotham, a professor and wildlife specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center. “We’re not like New Mexico, Nebraska or Kansas, for example, where we’re just beginning to get a few and can probably think in terms of eradication,” he said. “What we’re simply trying to do here is not even use the “e’’ word — eradication — but to think in terms of managing the damage.” Wildlife managers had complained for years about a lack of manpower and money to fight
the growing pig problem. Now, they say the pilot program will enable them to systematically take out populations that are centered along the Canadian and Pecos rivers in eastern New Mexico, in the Bootheel and along the Middle Rio Grande, home to thousands of acres of irrigated farmland. Feral pigs are also moving into southeastern New Mexico, where the federal government has been trying to boost the number of sand dune lizards and lesser prairie chickens. Both are on the menu for pigs. Pig experts say patience is key, and federal wildlife specialist Ron Jones knows this well. He has been stalking pigs in eastern New Mexico since the first group was spotted in Quay County in 2006. He has spent the last few weeks trying to outsmart an older black and white spotted male that’s missing half an ear. “I’ve watched him on the trail cameras,” Jones said. “He’s got some age on him and he’s very educated. He has probably had everything in the book thrown at him.” USDA officials couldn’t say how long it might take to push the pigs out of New Mexico, but Avalos said he is confident it’s possible. If not, Powell warned New Mexico’s agriculture and natural resources will be in trouble. “It could have enormous costs,” he said.
Growing warm season cover crop can have variety of benefits land is the tillage system. It is critical that a reduced-till, or In North Texas, farmers and better yet, a no-till system be ranchers graze cattle during adopted. the fall, winter and spring on It is also important that the wheat and other cool season grazing of crops is managed so plants grown on cropland. that adequate plant residues The Natural Resources are left. Conservation Service (NRCS) What are we talking about realizes that many times the when we say a cover crop? In producer is looking to extend this case, we are talking about grazing into the late spring and a mixture of six or more plant even summer. In some cases, species grown to provide grazthis extra forage is provided by ing and to improve soil health. growing warm season forage To reach this goal, the mixture crops such as hybrid forage will include legumes such as sorghum. peas, and grass type plants Recently, we have discovered such as sorghum or millet. or maybe rediscovered anOther plants may be included other option which is growing to address soil health concerns a warm season cover crop. specific to a particular field. This crop will not only provide For example, plants with large additional profit by providing tap roots will help destroy a forage for cattle into the warm plow pan and bring nutrients part of the year, but it can also from deep in the soil profile be used as one of the tools to back into the root zone of the improve soil health. other plants. Improved soil health means With reduced till/no-till and more profit today while sustaining the soil for the needs of future generations. Cover crops help by improving plant diversity that improve soil organic matter, fertility, water holding capacity and soil tilth. Cover crops are only part of the puzzle. The first thing that must be right in order to improve soil health and profits on crop-
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cover crops, the profits are improved as a result of additional grazing and less input cost. In the long run, the need for weed control may decrease and soil moisture may improve which will also improve the bottom line. Cover crops help improve soil health by building soil organic matter. This leads to improved soil structure, water holding capacity, and by improving soil fertility. There are other benefits, some of which we may not yet fully understand. If you are interested in knowing more, please feel free to contact your local NRCS office.
HELPING PEOPLE HELP THE LAND The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex (including gender identity and expression), marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs, genetic
information, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).”
Pastures, rangeland look promising because of rains March 9 – 15 Conditions remain favorable in parts of the Rolling Plains with soil moisture levels above what they have been in the past. Pastures and rangeland are looking promising with the recent moisture along with winter wheat. Ranchers are grazing wheat trying to stay off pastures. Winter Wheat ranges in condition from poor to good. While wheat that emerged in the fall is in good condition and has moisture to continue to develop, many acres in did not emerge until around the first of the year and are behind in growth and may be below average yield as a
result of late germination but the moisture is available for growth. Pasture green up has begun and beef producers are hoping for a wet spring to help improve pasture conditions but the overall picture is still dim in terms of forage supplies. Not much hay is available forcing producers to find alternate options for supplementation. Worries over water have already started due to a drier than normal February and March. Stock tanks and area lakes are still in need of runoff water. Peach trees are blooming. Miles Dabovich District Extension Administrator
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SPORTS Lions bash Hirschi 10-0 in five innings
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013
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Freshman Sedric Brown threw a complete game shutout and allowed just three hits Friday night, as Vernon moved to 1-1 in District 5-3A with a 10-0 win over Hirschi. Brown struckout eight batters and kept the Huskies offense cold on a chilly evening, allowing the Lions’ hitters to methodically put the game out of reach. “We did what we needed to do to win tonight,” head
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coach Grant Martin said. “All our goals remain in place. We hope each player wants to be the guy in a key situation when his turn comes up, and I thought the team did a good job of that tonight.” Vernon jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning behind runs from Ben Owen, Brown and Kooper Wendler. Zack Perez had an RBI sacrifice to bring home Owen, while Brown reached base on a single, then stole second base. He later scored after two consecutive passed
Catcher Travis Baker sends a chopper back through the middle of Hirschi’s infield during the fourth inning of Vernon’s 10-0 victory Friday night. The Lions next travel to Burkburnett on Tuesday. Chance Baskerville/Vernon Record
balls by the Hirschi catcher. Wendler scored on an RBI single by Travis Baker to cap off the three-run first inning. The Lions kept scoring in the second inning, after Bailey Montez singled and advanced to second base on a throwing error. Brandon Leija then singled and stole second base to give Vernon runners on second and third with no outs. Two batters later, Perez walked to load the bases with one out for Brandon Urquizo. Montez scored on a wild pitch, and after Urquizo singled to score Leija, the Lions led 5-0. Perez kept the scoring going after Brown had an infield hit and the Huskies’ infielders made another error, allowing him to score. Hirschi starter Juarez was able to get back-toback outs after the score, but Vernon had a solid 6-0 lead after only two innings. Brown retired the side in order in the top of the third inning, and the Lions added another run in the bottom half, as Montez scored on an RBI single by Owen. Leading 7-0, Brown once again shut out the Huskies in the fourth inning, striking out two more hitters in the process. He also picked up an out from his teammates, as a Hirschi runner was gunned down at third base trying to advance. Vernon also went scoreless in the fourth inning, but closed the game out with three runs in the fifth. After Montez reached first on a fielder’s choice, Leija walked to give the Lions two runners
Vernon’s Josh Drennan (10) starts to back off the plate as he sees a ball thrown by Hirschi’s Juarez tailing towards him Friday night. Drennan earned a walk during the at-bat and started a three-run
with one out. Both advanced one base after a wild pitch, and two batters later Montez scored on an error off the bat of Perez, making the score 8-0. Leija moved up to third base on the play and scored on a passed ball with Urquizo at the plate, upping the lead to 9-0. Francisco Cardenas was put in to pinch-run for Perez, and he scored the final run for the Lions when Urquizo’s shallow flyball was dropped by Hirschi’s first baseman.
bottom of the fifth inning for the Lions, allowing them to end the game by reaching a double-digit lead after just five innings. Chance Baskerville/Vernon Record
The game was called due to the 10-run rule. The Lions now turn their glance towards Tuesday’s matchup with the Burkburnett Bulldogs. It’s another important game in what is turning out to be a four-team race in District 5-3A. “We always get a battle from Burk. They have a really good program,” Martin said. “They are a well-coached team, and we have a lot of respect for them. We’re going to face a
pretty good pitcher on Tuesday, so we’ll need to be ready.” The game is set for 7 p.m. in Burkburnett. Martin said he plans to start Urquizo against the Bulldogs.
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WP: Brown LP: Juarez Top Hitters: (V) Owen 2-4, 2B, RBI, R; Urquizo 2-4, 2B, RBI; Brown 2-3, SB, R; Leija 1-2, BB, SB, 2 R; Montez 1-3, 2 R
Lady Lions maul Hirschi behind Bersche CHANCE BASKERVILLE VERNON RECORD
After a difficult 2-1 loss to the Graham Lady Blues last Tuesday night in the District 5-3A opener, a dramaless district beatdown of Hirschi was just what the doctor ordered Friday night for the Lady Lions. Vernon pounded out 15 hits and took advantage of a stellar pitching performance from Samantha Bersche to quickly dismantle the Lady Huskies 15-0 in just three innings. Bersche only needed 28 pitches to get nine outs, while striking out four batters in her three innings of work. The Vernon pitcher never allowed a ball out of the infield and finished with a perfect game.
The Lady Lions bats were just as hot as Bersche’s pitching throughout the game. Vernon blitzed the Lady Huskies with nine runs in the home half of the first inning. Jacee Lovell started the crank on the offensive buzzsaw by knocking in Brady Parum and Haiden Abernathy for a 2-0 lead. Kylie Winship, Miranda Drennan and Jaci Daniels followed suit by crossing the plate, giving Vernon a 5-0 advantage. Bersche picked up an RBI after a Jaylan Thomas walk and later scored on a passed ball, upping the advantage to 7-0. Morgan Garrard then drew a base-on-balls and came home from a hit by Parum. Following her was Haiden Abernathy who
reached on a bunt single, sending Parum to third base. Lovell picked up her third RBI of the game by bringing Parum home on a sacrifice fly, making the score 9-0. The Lady Lions had sent 13 batters to the plate, and after the first inning mercifully ended for Hirschi, Vernon was in complete control of the game. The ladies scored two more runs in the bottom of the second inning after Thomas hit a frozen rope triple off the wall, scoring Drennan. Bersche then brought Thomas in on a sacrifice fly to make the score 11-0. Bersche had an impressive third inning from the mound, striking out the side and quickly allowing Vernon an opportunity to end the
game with a 15-run rule after three innings. Head coach Jena Cecil talked to her squad between innings about getting the necessary four runs to end the game, and the Lady Lions responded. Singles by Parum and Abernathy started the inning, and Kylie Winship hit a sac fly to deep center to make the score 12-0. Abernathy then scored on a double off the wall by Drennan, upping the margin to 13-0. Drennan later scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Thomas, and Bersche fittingly knocked home the winning run, bringing Jaci Daniels around to score with an infield single. In addition to the 15 team hits, the Lady Lions also stole eight bases and forced Hirschi’s pitcher to throw strikes. Their strategy paid off, as Vernon drew numerous walks and eight different runners scored for the Lady Lions. Vernon moved to 1-1 in District 5-3A and faces an important game on Tuesday, March 26 at Burkburnett. The Lady Bulldogs were idle Friday night, while the Graham Lady Blues defeated Iowa Park 3-2 in other 5-3A
Samanta Bersche slides safely into third base during a nine-run first inning for Vernon on Friday night against Hirschi. Bersche pitched three perfect innings and also had two hits at the plate. Chance Baskerville/Vernon Record
action. The Lady Lions-Lady Bulldogs game will begin at 7 p.m.
HHS – 000 – 0 VHS – 924 – 15
WP: Bersche Top Hitters: (V) Parum 3-3, RBI, 3 R; Drennan 3-3, RBI, 2B, 3 R; Thomas 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 3B, 2 R; Bersche 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 SB, R
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Jacee Lovell ropes a line drive that sails just foul during Friday night’s 15-0 win over Hirschi. Lovell had two at-bats and three RBIs in the first inning alone, helping the Lady Lions score nine runs in
the opening frame. Vernon will look to continue their winning ways when they travel to Burkburnett on Tuesday, March 26 for a 7 p.m. game. Chance Baskerville/Vernon Record
The Northside Indians played Electra tough Friday night through the first three innings, but ultimately dropped their district opener to the Tigers 15-3. Northside led 1-0 after the first inning and 3-1 heading into the top of the fourth before the Electra offense started to pour on the runs. “We started out really well but just didn’t take advantage of all the scoring opportunities we had,” Northside head coach Chris Casarez said. “We try to use our speed to put pressure on the other team’s defense, but we just couldn’t get the runners home. Electra was able to eventually get a couple of big hits and scored 12 runs in the last 2 1/3 innings.”
Justin Faulkner started the scoring for the Indians in the first inning with a walk and a steal of second base. He later advanced to third base on a passed ball and scored when the Electra catcher tried to throw out Northside’s Julian Lopez after a dropped third strike. Tied 1-1 in the bottom of the third, the Indians scored two more runs in similar fashion. Jody Brandt advanced all the way to third base after a walk, a steal and a throwing error. He then scored on a passed ball. Similarly, Faulkner reached first on a walk the stole second and third base before scoring in the exact way he had in the first inning. Lopez ran to first after another dropped strike three call, and Faulkner trotted home when the Electra catcher threw to-
wards first base. The Indians ended with seven stolen bases on the night. Electra’s Parish took a toll on the Northside pitching staff in the fifth and sixth innings, as he totaled six RBIs on a double and a triple, both coming with the bases loaded. Northside now has a week off before their next district game, a battle in Memphis on Friday, March 29 at 4:30 p.m. “We have some time to get rested before our next game. Despite the score, I was proud of the way our kids battled,” Casarez said.
EHS – 001 245 3 – 15 NHS – 102 000 0 – 3
WP: Branch LP: Brandt Top Hitters: (NS) Adams 1-3, 2B; Faulkner 4 SB; BB; 2 R
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VHS track teams compete at Boomtown Relays CHANCE BASKERVILLE VERNON RECORD
Due to the weather conditions at the Boomtown Relays on Friday afternoon in Burkburnett, the Vernon teams were not at full strength for the competition. “We did not run everyone, and actually left early because we didn't want to risk getting anyone injured in the cold weather,” track coach Lee Schur said. “The boys didn't run any relays, and the girls only ran the two shortest ones.” Even with some of their best events taken away, the Lady Lions still managed to garnish a third-place finish, just behind Wichita Falls Hirschi and Rider. Vernon girls won four different events, while also grabbing several second, third and fourth place finishes in various events. The 4x200 relay team of Alexus Love, Kendria Robinson, Tyniece McFarland and Zaina Watson took first place over Burk with a time of 1:55.23. Robinson also took gold in the 800 meter run, posting a time of 2:36.76. Love won first in the long jump with a leap of 16’-6 ½” to best WFHS’s Jada Green. She also placed fifth in the triple jump with a 33’-7 ½” result. McKenzie Hatley had a big day for Vernon, winning first place in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 51.00. She also took second place in the 100 meter hurdles with an 18.66 effort, just ahead of teammate Jacee Lovell’s 20.08 third-place finish. Watson, McFarland, Tiffany Stanfill and Chelsea Echols finished third in the 4x100 relay with a time of 53.62. WF Hirschi had the best time with a run of 51.17. McFarland had a good day in the field as well, finishing third in the long jump with a 16’-3 ½” result, while also placing fourth in the high jump, just behind teammate Brittney Owens. Owens garnished third place honors in the discus with a throw
of 90’-6”. Jaylan Thomas finished fifth with a toss of 77’-7”, while Manija Youngberg took ninth with a throw of 73’-6”. Kelsey Graf and Landee Kieschnick were one and two in the pole vault finals. Samantha Ryan took eighth in the long jump, and Youngberg, Thomas and Angel Johnson placed eighth, ninth and tenth in the shot put to round out the field events for the Lady Lions. Echols had a fourth place finish in the 100 meter dash, posting a time of 14.85. McKenna Spikes grabbed fourth in the 3200 meter run with a time of 14:46.59. Stanfill had a run of 21.00 in the 100 meter hurdles, good enough for fifth place. Graf took eighth in the 800 meter run, while Selena Salazar took 10th and teammate Destanie Pereyra finished 12th in the 400 meter dash. The Lions did not fare quite as well as the ladies, but still had a respectable showing considering they were absent from any relays and several other events. Vernon had its best showing in the field events. Danny Valverde finished second in the high jump with a leap of 6’-2”, just two inches shy of Hirschi’s Charles Brown. Michael Taylor grabbed third place in the pole vault for the Lions with a height cleared of 10’-6”. Zack McMahen nailed down another third-place finish by tossing the discus 122 feet. Trevor Methvin finished fourth with a throw of 120’-2”. The Lions also got solid production in the shot put, as Methvin took fourth with a throw of 42’-2”, while McMahen finished fifth with a toss of 41’-11”. Chris Jones threw the shot 37 feet to grab eighth. Kenny Edwards earned a fourth place finish in the long jump with a leap of 20’-3 ½”, while Valverde took seventh with his 19’-2 ¾” jump. On the track, Zack Perez grabbed third place in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 17.35. Teammate AJ Naredo finished seventh with a run
of 19.37. Colton Baker had a fourth place finish in the 400 meter run with a time of 57.73. Corrie Luster led the way for the junior varsity, taking first place in the 110 meter hurdles and the high jump. Luster ran an 18.61 in the hurdles, while Colin Davis finished third in the event with a time of 19.79. Luster cleared 5’-6” to edge two Iowa Park competitors in the high jump. Isaiah Love won the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.76, while Andrew Wilson grabbed another first place win for the JV with a 103’ throw in the discus. Ryan Garcia claimed second place in the 3200 meter run with a time of 12:16.87. Cortland Worrall grabbed Vernon’s lone third-place finish with leap of 18’-7 ¾” in the long jump. Wilson managed a fourth place finish in the shot put, followed closely by teammate Tristan Urquizo. Urquizo also took fifth in the discus with a throw of 86’-4”. Jaden Fanner finished ninth in the discus and 12th in the shot put. Eli Varela grabbed eighth in the 400 meter run with a time of 1:05.13. The next meet for the Lions and Lady Lions will be Thursday, March 28 at Henriettta.
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Vernon JV vs. Hirschi JV
The Lady Lions junior varsity drew a startling 21 walks and every Vernon starter touched home plate at least once in an 18-6 thrashing over Hirschi’s JV Friday night. McKenna Spikes tossed a complete game for the ladies, striking out seven batters. Vernon put up 15 runs through the first three innings and added three more in the bottom of the fourth before the game was called by the umpire. The Lady Lions next play at Burkburnett on Tuesday, March 26 at 5 p.m.
In the boys’ JV contest, Vernon’s Tristan Urquizo tossed a one-hit complete game shutout as the Lions routed Hirschi’s JV 11-0 in five innings. Urquizo struck out nine batters and also went 2-3 from the plate with a double and two runs scored. Francisco Cardenas was 2-2 with a double and two walks, while teammate Michael Humphrey went 2-3 with a walk and scored twice. Vernon will travel to face the Bulldogs’ JV next on Tuesday, March 26 at 4:30 p.m. in Burkburnett.
Boys Varsity Results 1. WF Rider 163 2. WF Hirschi 129 3. Burkburnett 113 4. Wichita Falls 48 5. Iowa Park 46 6. Vernon 44 7. Wichita Chr. 11
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Girls Varsity Results 1. WF Hirschi 145 2. WF Rider 141 3. Vernon 120 4. Burkburnett 69 5. Wichita Falls 45 6. Iowa Park 10 7. Bowie 8 8. Wichita Chr. 5
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1. WF Rider 197 2. Iowa Park 136 3. WF Hirschi 79 4. Vernon 76 5. Burkburnett 38 6. Wichita Falls 33
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Bears advance to NIT quarterfinals WACO, Texas (AP) — Pierre Jackson had 26 points and had 16 assists to lead Baylor to an 89-86 win over Arizona State on Friday night in the second round of the NIT. Cory Jefferson added 21 points, Brady Heslip had 14 and Isaiah Austin 13 for Baylor (20-14). Carrick Felix scored 23 points to lead Arizona State (22-13). Jahii Carson — the top-scoring
freshman in the country — had 20 points, Chris Colvin scored 15 and Evan Gordon 14. “Going in, we knew how good Arizona State was. And we knew what a great game it was going to be,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “And they shot 46 percent from 3. And normally when you shoot 46 percent from 3, you’re going to win a lot of games.” Baylor was up 84-78 with 44 seconds left before Arizona State cut it to 85-83 with 26 seconds to play. Jefferson hit one free throw to put Baylor back up by three, but Carson turned the ball over under the Sun Devils’ basket. The teams then combined to shoot 10 free throws in
the final 24 seconds. Jackson, who was 17 of 21 at the line, made six of eight free throws in the final 55 seconds. “How many I miss? I should have had 30 points. Those are free points,” he said. Jefferson scored six early points to help Baylor jump out to a 12-4 lead. Heslip, on a pass from Walton, hit a wide-open 3-pointer, prompting Arizona State coach Herb Sendek to call a timeout just 3:45 into the game. With Baylor holding a 20-11 lead, the Sun Devils tied it with three consecutive 3s. Chris Colvin hit the tying shot with 5:47 left in the first half.
Pre-Kindergarten Classes McCord Elementary 2013-2014 School Year Registration April 2, 2013 from 9:00 – 3:00 Tyler Methvin (seen here at the Vernon Relays) finished fourth in both the shot put and discus on Friday in Burkburnett. Chance Baskerville/Vernon Record
Tiffany Stanfill finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles Friday with a time of 21.00. She also was part of the Lady Lions’ 4x100 relay team that took third place with a time of 53.62. Chance Baskerville/Vernon Record
Lions’ Club Kid League baseball information It’s time once again for the annual baseball draft for youth baseball in Vernon. The draft for the 2013 season of Lions’ Club Kid League baseball will take place on Monday, March 25 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in
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Florida Gulf Coast stuns Georgetown PHILADELPHIA (AP) — College basketball, meet Florida Gulf Coast. A school so new it wasn't eligible for the NCAA tournament until last year busted a load of brackets Friday night. With 24 points from Sherwood Brown and a healthy dose of swagger, FGCU upset second-seeded Georgetown 78-68 in the second round of the South Regional. "This is our first time being in the NCAA tournament. To actually go out there and win that first game, it means something really special to us," said Brown, who was the first of the players to head toward the Florida Gulf Coast cheering section with several seconds still on the clock. The Eagles used a 21-2 second-half run to pull away from the Hoyas and then held on in the final minute to become just the seventh No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2. "It's an unbelievable feeling. We played a very tough team in Georgetown. They have great players. They're a historic school," forward Chase Fieler said. "So being a newer school it's very exciting for us to be able to win
a game like that and for the NCAA history. That's exciting and impressive to be a part of that." Bernard Thompson had 23 points for Florida Gulf Coast, the champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference. FGCU (25-10) will play seventh-seeded San Diego State, which beat No. 10 seed Oklahoma 70-55, in the third round on Sunday. "We decided we can play with anybody and we did," said FGCU point guard Brett Comer, who finished with 12 points,10 assists and just two turnovers. Comer was part of a play late in the game that almost brought down the house, throwing an alley-oop pass from the corner that Fieler grabbed and threw down with a one-handed dunk. "Nothing special. It's something me and him have done this year," Comer said. "We knew what was going to happen there. Time and place didn't matter. I knew he'd catch it. You saw the result. The whole place went nuts and we really got the momentum from there." Said Fieler: "That might be the highest I've ever jumped. We'll have to check the
video. Brett has great vision. That was his 10th assist. He just threw it up and I had to go get it." Just a night before, Harvard — the nation's oldest university, founded in 1636 — pulled off a major upset over third-seeded New Mexico. Now, one of its youngest — FGCU's first student was admitted in 1997 — has an even bigger one. The Eagles' monster run gave them a 52-33 lead with 12:28 to play. The Hoyas staged a furious rally to get within 72-68 with 52 seconds left but the Eagles went 6 of 10 from the free throw line to seal it. "In the second half, we pushed the ball, we got out, we ran, we made shots, got some alley-oop dunks to energize the crowd. I'm very proud of our players," said coach Andy Enfield, whose wife — supermodel Amanda Marcum — was shown several times on the arena's big screen. For those who don't know FGCU, and that was probably plenty of people as of Friday afternoon, Florida Gulf Coast is a state university in Fort Myers with an enrollment of about 12,000
students. This is FGCU's first tournament and Georgetown's 29th, including the 1984 national championship. But the Eagles did beat Miami earlier this season. It was another disappointing NCAA exit for the Hoyas (25-7), who have lost to a double-digit seed in their last four appearances. The last time they made it to the second weekend of the tournament was in 2007, when they reached the Final Four. "I wish I could, trust me, more than anyone on this Earth," Georgetown coach John Thompson III said when asked if he could figure out the losses to lower seeds. "I've tried to analyze it, think about it, look at it, think about what we should do differently and I don't know." Markel Starks had 23 points for the Hoyas, a trichampion of the Big East regular season and one of the top defensive teams in the nation. That didn't seem to bother the Eagles much. While Georgetown came in allowing 55.7 points per game, FGCU beat that number with 9:22 to play
when it led 57-40. The Hoyas allowed opponents to shoot 37.6 percent from the field, fourth-best in the country. The Eagles shot 42.9 percent (21 of 49) and they held the Hoyas to 37.5 percent from the field (24 of 64). Big East Player of the Year Otto Porter Jr. had 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting and 11 rebounds. On this night he couldn't match Brown, the A-Sun's player of the year. Porter, a sophomore who said he hasn't made a decision yet on whether to return to Georgetown next season, said "winning is hard." "They got out in transition, and that started their run," he said. "They started knocking down the shot. It's hard when a team is knocking down shots like that." The FGCU fans who made the trip to Philadelphia were loud all game. The rest of the crowd at Wells Fargo Center joined them during the big run and there's nothing to bring fans together like rooting against a heavy favorite. "I don't think anybody on our team has ever played in front of that many people," said reserve forward Eddie Murray, who had nine points.
The Eagles charged at their fans when the game ended and — after some of them shook hands with Hall of Famer and TV analyst Reggie Miller — it was a celebration that could be felt all the way to back to campus. The Hoyas used an 8-0 run to take an 18-11 lead midway through the first half but that's where their offense went cold — very cold. The Eagles closed the half on a 13-4 run as Georgetown missed nine straight shots and committed five turnovers. FGCU took a 24-22 lead on two free throws by Eddie Murray with 26 seconds left. In another example of how out of synch Georgetown was offensively, the Hoyas passed the ball around as the halftime horn sounded, allowed the Eagles to keep their lead. As the night wound down, one fan yelled at the Eagles to stick around Philly a couple of more days. "Get a cheese steak, kid! Get a cheese steak!" The crowd then paid Florida Gulf Coast the ultimate tribute: the E-A-G-L-E-S! Eagles! chant reserved for their favorite NFL team.
Heat stay hot, Mavs spoil Terry’s return PHOENIX (AP) — Another game, another double-digit rally for the Miami Heat. And most importantly, another win. LeBron James scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade added 19 and the Heat extended their winning streak to 25 games by pulling away in the second half and beating the Detroit Pistons 103-89 on Friday night. Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers scored 11 apiece for Miami, which shook off yet another slow start to move within eight of tying the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the longest winning streak in NBA history. The Heat also won at home for the 16th straight time. James added eight rebounds and eight assists for Miami, whose magic number for clinching the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is now three. Greg Monroe finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds for Detroit, which dropped
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Maverics 104, Celtics 94
DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, and Shawn “The Matrix” Marion had a double-double in his return from a calf injury to spoil Jason Terry’s return to Dallas. Terry scored eight in his first game in Dallas since leaving for Boston in free agency. He was the latest key piece the Mavericks decided not to keep since narrowly beating Miami in the 2011 NBA Finals. Terry was known for 3-point shooting and clutch fourth quarters with the Mavericks, but he missed both 3-pointers for the game and was just 1 of 3 shooting without a try from long range in the final quarter. He did enter the game to a standing ovation, however. Paul Pierce and Brandon Bass led Boston with 16 points apiece, and Bass added 11 rebounds.
Ready to fire across the diamond Third baseman Brady Parum (center) prepares to throw out a runner headed towards first baseman Jaylan Thomas (right) while pitcher Samantha Bersche (left) backs out of the way during the second inning of Friday’s 15-0 win over Hirschi. Parum had two
infield assists during the inning to help Bersche maintain her perfect game. The three Lady Lions combined for seven hits and six RBIs during the triumph over the Lady Huskies. Chance Baskerville/Vernon Record
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HOUSTON (AP) — Ed Reed knew right from the start of free agency that he wanted to play for the Texans and that his days in Baltimore were over. The nine-time Pro Bowl safety signed a three-year, $15 million contract with Houston, adding championship experience to the Texans’ defense and leaving the reigning Super Bowl champions without yet another of their cornerstone players. Reed said Texans general manager Rick Smith called him on the first day of free agency and the Texans were his first
choice from that point on. Reed played his first 11 NFL seasons with the Ravens.
MLB sues PED clinic
MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball has sued a now shuttered South Florida clinic and its operators, accusing them of scheming to provide banned performance-enhancing drugs to players. The lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court seeks unspecified damages from Coral Gables anti-aging clinic Biogenesis of America and its operator, Anthony Bosch. Several other
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Guidelines to follow when making a coffee table with a glass top Dear Readers: There are beautiful glass coffee tables made from unique items like wooden cabinets, driftwood, even old claw-foot bathtubs. Can you use any piece of glass for the tabletop itself? There are important safety points when considering what type of glass should | HINTS FROM be used. You MUST buy the right type of glass to HELOISE use as the table surface so that in case of a mishap, it doesn’t break or shatter and hurt someone. * You will need exact measurements of the piece of glass you want to buy. * One-half-inch-thick glass is the most popular used for tabletops. Three-quarterinch is available -- it’s thicker, heavier, safer and more expensive. * You should use tempered glass; if it gets broken, it will fracture into small pieces. Heloise Tempered glass is more expensive, but it is Evans stronger and safer than nontempered. And you never know when a child (or an adult) may sit on (which they should not) or fall onto a glass coffee table. * Most cities have glass companies that can help you make the best selection. There are companies online that offer glass to consumers, so do check around for pricing. I had glass cut to use as a small side coffee table and had the corners rounded so that if anyone bumps into it, there are not sharp corners. -- Heloise BETTER KNIFE Dear Heloise: The other day, I was making a recipe that called for two acorn squash, cut in half. My butcher knife was not working. So, I used a pumpkin carving knife instead, and that worked amazingly. -- J.M. in Wisconsin Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at)Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.
Police arrest two teens in baby killing BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — In five years, Sherry West has lost two sons to unspeakable violence. The Georgia mother was grieving from Thursday’s shooting death of her 13-month-old son in his stroller during an attempted robbery while they took a morning stroll. In 2008, her 18-year-old son was stabbed in an altercation in New Jersey. A pair of teenagers was arrested Friday in the most recent shooting. West had just been to the post office a few blocks from her apartment Thursday morning and was pushing her son, Antonio, in his stroller while they walked past gnarled oak trees and blooming azaleas in the coastal city of Brunswick. West said a tall, skinny teenager, accompanied by a smaller boy, asked her for money. “He asked me for money and I said I didn’t have it,” she told The Associated Press on Friday from her apartment, which was scattered with her son’s toys and movies.
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IRS wastes tax money to make ‘Star Trek’ video WASHINGTON (AP) — Nobody’s going to win an Emmy for a parody of the TV show “Star Trek” filmed by Internal Revenue Service employees at an agency studio in Maryland. Instead, the IRS got a rebuke from Congress for wasting taxpayer dollars. The agency says the video, along with a training video that parodied the TV show “Gilligan’s Island,” cost about $60,000. The “Star Trek” video accounted for most of the money, the agency said. The IRS said Friday it was a mistake for employees to make the six-minute video. It was shown at the opening of a 2010 training and leadership conference but does not appear to have any training value. The video features an elaborate set depicting the control room, or bridge, of the spaceship featured in the hit TV show. IRS workers portray the characters, including one who plays Mr. Spock, complete with fake hair and pointed ears. The production value is high even though the acting is what one might expect from a bunch of tax collectors. In the video, the spaceship is approaching the planet “Notax,” where alien identity theft appears to be a problem. “The IRS recognizes and takes seriously our obligation to be good stewards of government resources and taxpayer dollars,” the agency said in a statement. “There is no mistaking that this video did not reflect the best stewardship of resources.” The agency said it has tightened controls over the use of its production equipment to “ensure that all IRS videos are handled in a judicious manner that makes
wise use of taxpayer funds while ensuring a tone and theme appropriate for the nation’s tax system.” The agency also said, “A video of this type would not be made today.” The video was released late in the day Friday after investigators from the House Ways and Means Committee requested it. “There is nothing more infuriating to a taxpayer than to find out the government is using their hard-earned dollars in a way that is frivolous,” said Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., chairman of the Ways and Means oversight subcommittee. “The IRS admitted as much when it disclosed that it no longer produces such videos.” The film was made at an IRS studio in New Carrollton, Md., a suburb of Washington. The agency said it uses the studio to make training films and informational videos for taxpayers. “The use of video training and video outreach through the in-house studio has become increasingly important to the IRS to reach both taxpayers and employees,” the agency said. “In the current budget environment, using video for training purposes helps us save millions of dollars and is an important part of successful IRS cost-efficiency efforts.” The disclosure of the “Star Trek” video comes as agencies throughout the federal government face automatic spending cuts, including employee furloughs at many of them. Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller has told employees they could be furloughed five to seven days this summer. The furloughs will be delayed until after tax filing season so refunds should not be affected.
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‘DO YOU WANT ME TO KILL YOUR BABY?’
“When you have a baby, you spend all your money on babies. They’re expensive. And he kept asking and I just said ‘I don’t have it.’ And he said, ‘Do you want me to kill your baby?’ And I said, ‘No, don’t kill my baby!’” One of the teens fired four shots, grazing West’s ear and striking her in the leg, before he walked around to the stroller and shot the baby in the face. Seventeen-year-old De’Marquis Elkins is charged as an adult with first-degree murder, along with a 14-yearold who was not identified because he is a juvenile, Police Chief Tobe Green said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the boys had attorneys. Police announced the arrest Friday afternoon after combing school records and canvassing neighborhoods searching for the pair. The chief said the motive of the “horrendous act” was
still under investigation and the weapon had not been found. “I feel glad that justice will be served,” West said. “It’s not something I’m going to live with very well. I’m just glad they caught him.” West said detectives showed her mugshots of about 24 young men. She pointed to one, saying he looked like the gunman. “After I picked him, they said they had him in custody,” West said. “It looked just like him. So I think we got our man.” West said she thought the other suspect looked much younger: “That little boy did not look 14.” The slaying happened around the corner from West’s apartment in the city’s Old Town historic district. It’s a street lined with grand Victorian homes from the late 1800s. Most have been neatly restored by their owners. Others, with faded and flaking paint, have been divided into rental units like the apartment West shared with her son. The slain boy’s father, Luis Santiago, lives in a house across the street. A neighbor dropped off a fruit basket and then a hot pot of coffee Friday as a friend from the post office dropped by to comfort West. Santiago came and went. At one point he scooped up an armload of his son’s stuffed animals, saying he wanted to take them home with him. He talked about Antonio’s first birthday on Feb. 5 and how they had tried different party hats on the boy. “He’s all right,” Santiago told the boy’s mother, trying to smile. “He’s potty training upstairs in heaven.” West said her son was walking well on his own and eight of his teeth had come in. But she also mourned the milestones that will never come, like Antonio’s first day at school. “I’m always going to wonder what his first word would be,”
West said. Beverly Anderson, whose husband owns the property where West has lived for several years, said she was stunned by the violence in what’s generally known as a safe neighborhood where children walk to school and families are frequently outdoors.
MOTHER HAD LOST ANOTHER SON It’s not the mother’s first loss of a child to violence. West said her 18-year-old son, Shaun Glassey, was killed in New Jersey in 2008. She still has a newspaper clipping from the time. Glassey was killed with a steak knife in March 2008 during an attack involving several other teens on a dark street corner in Gloucester County, N.J., according to news reports from the time. “He and some other boys were going to ambush a kid,” Bernie Weisenfeld, a spokesman for the Gloucester County prosecutor’s office, told the AP Friday. Glassey was armed with a knife, but the 17-year-old target of the attack was able to get
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the knife away from him “and Glassey ended up on the wrong end of the knife,” Weisenfeld recalled. Prosecutors decided the 17-year-old would not be charged because they determined that he acted in self-defense. Sabrina Elkins, the sister of the older suspect in the Georgia baby’s slaying, said Friday evening that she believed her brother was innocent of the charges. She didn’t know whether he had a lawyer. “He couldn’t have done that to a little baby,” she told AP. “My brother has a good heart.” She said that her brother had been living in Atlanta, and only returned to Brunswick a few months ago. Typically, he would come by her house in the morning and they’d go to breakfast. But Friday morning, police came to her door as her brother was approaching along the sidewalk. “The police came pointing a Taser at him, telling him to get on the ground,” she recalled by phone. “He said, ‘What are you getting me for? Can you tell me what I did?’”
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Camp Fire celebrates 103 years of service to youth T
his month, Camp Fire USA is celebrating its 103rd year, including 67 years in Wilbarger County. A total of 396 youth and adults are involved with the local program. Gayle Boyd serves as executive director of the Wilbarger County Council of Camp Fire, and is in her 11th year in that position. Camp Fire was founded in 1910 and has been providing a century of service to America’s youth and their families. As one of the nation’s leading not-for-profit youth development organizations, over 42 million youth have shared the Camp Fire experience. Camp Fire USA builds caring, confident youth and future leaders.
Top sellers in this year’s Camp Fire candy sale are pictured with their trophies. Front, Autumn Vincent, Tijuna Smith, Madison Varela, Caitlin Edmonds, Shykerra Fanner; back row, Samaja Stevenson, Paige Patterson, Alli Davis, Jaila McBride, Lilly Jones, Abby Kirkland, Nevaeh Stowers. Not pictured are Ariel Croxton, Kira Lozano, Adeline Seville. All girls sold 100 boxes or more with Madison Varela and Caitlin Edmonds as the top sellers with 200 boxes each.
The Camp Fire motto is: Give Service. Service has always been a very important part of Camp Fire. The local Camp Fire Council was chartered in 1946 and continues to offer the Camp Fire programs designed to build caring, confident youth and future leaders. Wilbarger County Council is open to all youth in grades K-12. Members are placed in groups where adult volunteers conduct meetings using Camp Fire materials and lesson plans. Many programs are offered through the local Camp Fire council including day camp, swimming lessons, babysitting course, self-defense class and a money-smart class. Additionally, Wilbarger County Council works with other
Saying the Pledge of Allegiance as they open a meeting are Zayleigh Sweet, Emily Rodriguez, Ella Grace Winn, Silver Bently and Kaitlyn Beam.
local youth organizations and offers youth seminars and Kids’ Day events. Vernon’s Camp Fire members also hold an annual carnival, has a float in the rodeo parade, presents Christmas programs to all area nursing homes, helps to prepare the community Thanksgiving meal and helps many local civic organizations with their events. Community service is an important part of Camp Fire as members are taught to give back to their community. The Camp Fire office is located on the second floor of Wilbarger Auditorium at 2100 Yamparika. The telephone number is 940-552-9652, and email is wilbargercampfire@att.net.
Camp Fire members ride on a float they constructed for the 2012 rodeo parade, winning in their division.
Each Christmas, Camp Fire members present programs for the local nursing homes. Among those taking part this past year were Audi Goodman and Brooklyn Koch as shepherds; Paige Patterson as Mary, and Abigail Belcher as Joseph. A giant inflatable birthday cake served as decoration as Camp Fire members celebrated the organization’s 103rd birthday. Pictured are Ciara Rodriguez, Kryslyn Garcia, Ellie Belew, Yulekyka Ramirez, Kaylee DeLaun, Karlie Guggisberg, Alondra Callejas, Cirstin Ivy, Kelcie Henry.
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Wilbarger County 4-H members do well in Houston Show Wilbarger County 4-H competed in the Houston Junior Livestock Show. Two Wilbarger County 4-H members, Clayton Reinisch and Morgon Reinisch competed in the sheep show on March 8. Although both fell short of making the sale, Seth Hall, Wilbarger County 4-H Agent, commended the brothers on their efforts. “Both boys worked extremely hard and deserve good pats on the back because they will come back ready for next year,” Hall said. Thirteen Wilbarger County 4-Hers showed swine on March 10-14. Out of the 13 exhibitors,
six made the premium sale. Lansten Conner placed second in the middle weight hamps, Breannah Woodard placed fifth in her class of heavy weight crosses, Dalton Reagan placed eighth in his class of heavy weight crosses, Seth Petzold placed ninth in his class of heavy weight hamps, Kameron Hooker placed ninth in his class of light weight dark crosses, and Coye Conner placed 12th in his class of middle weight dark crosses. “Kaden Hooker and Landry Gonzales also were pulled which is a great accomplishment,” Hall said. Other Wilbarger County
4-Hers participating were Kelsey White, Carli White, Taylor Reeves, Tyler Reeves and Clay Fisher. “All of these 4-Hers worked hard and showed very well,” Hall said. Landee Kieschnick showed in the Steer Show on March 13. “Landee also did a great job showing and got a good look from the judge, but just didn’t make it this time,” Hall noted. “I am very proud to be these exhibitors’ 4-H agent. They all make me proud and represent Wilbarger County very well. They did a great job, and let’s get ready for next year.”
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Seventh grader Addisyn Haynes of Chillicothe has participated in Hardeman County 4-H the past five years. Last year, Addisyn won Reserve Grand Champ Steer at the San Angelo Stock Show. She is the daughter of Barry and Mikka Haynes of Chillicothe. Addisyn received fourth place in Shorthorn Steer with Waldo,at the Houston Livestock Show last week March 11-15. There were around 38 steers in her class of light weight steers. Her steer weighed 1152 lbs. Around 1700 steers participated in the Houston show this year. Addisyn was in the live auction on Saturday March 16 in Houston. She is pictured with the purchaser of the steer, named Waldo. Also pictured holding the ribbon is her little sister Ashlyn Haynes a first grader at Chillicothe. Courtesy
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Junior Mikka Perkins received fourth place in the All Other Breeds Class with her steer Oliver at the 2013 Houston Livestock show. There were 67 other steers in her class with Oliver weighing in at 1285 pounds. Mikka is the daughter of Buddy and Darcie Perkins of Chillicothe and has participated in Hardeman County 4-H for the past nine years. While in 4-H, Mikka has also shown heifers, steers, rabbits, and goats. Mikka got to lead her steer through the live auction, which was held on Saturday March 16. Courtesy
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2013 SWRE youth finalists include students from Vernon, area schools Ten high school juniors have been named as finalists in Southwest Rural Electric Cooperative’s 2013 Youth Tour Contest. Top prize in the contest for one Oklahoma student and one Texas student will be allexpense-paid trips to Washington, D.C. this summer. Five finalists are from Texas schools. Five are from Oklahoma. Texas finalists are as follows: Jill Christian of Vernon. Jill is the daughter of Nathan and Kim Christian and is a student of Lychelle McIlroy at Northside High School. Cheyenne Collier of Crowell. Cheyenne is the daughter of Mike and Shelia Collier and is a student of Whitney Halsell at Crowell High School. Hayden Haynes of Vernon. Hayden is the son of Anthony and Susan Haynes and is a student of Denise Sanders at Vernon High School. Maria Melchor of Vernon. Maria is the daughter of Armando and Martha Melcore and a student of Denise Sanders at Vernon High School. Katie Oswalt of Vernon. Katie is the daughter of Lee and Sue Oswalt and a student of Denise Sanders at Vernon High School. Oklahoma finalists are as follows: Elizabeth Good of Tipton,Okla. Elizabeth is the daughter of Pat and Jo Good. She is a student of Misti Tyler at Tipton High School. Kennady Nance of Blair, Okla. Kennady is the daughter of Craig and Vicki Nance. She is a student of Cindy Cross at Navajo High School. Jennie Owens of Davidson, Okla. Jennie is the daughter of Marshall and Emma Owens and a student of Jana Cobb at Davidson High School. Nick Rohrer of Altus, Okla. Nick is the son
of Bryan and Christie Rohrer and he is a student of Glenda Atkinson at Blair High School. Kimber Treadwell of Frederick, Okla. Kimber is the daughter of Jason and Julie Treadwell and a student of Sam Staats at Frederick High School. All high school juniors who attend schools in SWRE’s 11-county service region were invited to submit essays on the topic “Electricity Changed Texoma” – an examination of how electricity has changed life, business and industry in the area since SWRE was organized in 1937. All essays were then evaluated to determine the contest’s finalists. The 10 finalists will deliver oral presentations and answer questions from contest judges at a selection event on Tuesday evening, March 26. Winners of the trips to Washington, D.C. will be named that evening. All finalists who compete at the event will receive cash prizes. Parents and teachers of the finalists will also be recognized. “Southwest Rural Electric Cooperative has a long tradition of support for youth programs,” said Dan White, president of the SWRE board of trustees. “There is no better example than the cooperative’s annual youth tour contest.” Mike R. Hagy, SWRE Chief Executive Officer, said, “Since the contest’s beginning in 1964, hundreds of Texoma young people have been recognized for excellence through the contest’s requirements for written and oral presentation. SWRE received many great essays this year from schools throughout the area, and we look forward to honoring these ten finalists as representatives of the many fine young people who live in our part of Texas and Oklahoma.”
| CHAPARRAL SENIOR ACTIVITY MENUS Monday Swedish meatballs, parsley noodles, mixed vegetables, what roll, angel cake with strawberries Tuesday Country fried steak, cream gravy, corn, greens, wheat roll, apricots
Wednesday Roasted chicken, potato wedges, peas and carrots, wheat rolls, strawberries with topping Thursday Lasagna, Brussel sprouts, garlic bread, pears Friday Good Friday Holiday
| LOCAL, AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS VERNON McCord, Central, Shive Monday Chicken fajitas, chalupas Tuesday Chicken and broccoli penne, corn dog Wednesday Chicken nuggets, steak fingers Thursday Spaghetti and meatballs, Ultimate Taco salad Friday No School VMS & VHS Monday Cheeseburger, chicken patty sandwich, barbecue rib sandwich Tuesday Chicken and broccoli penne, chili cheese dog, chili cheese stuffed potato Wednesday Western burger, chicken fajita, corn dog Thursday Spaghetti and meatballs, Ultimate taco salad, Salisbury steak HARROLD Monday Pizza, corn, fresh carrot sticks, salad bowl, pineapple, fresh fruit, milk Tuesday Chicken fajitas, refried beans, salad bowl, peaches, fresh fruit, milk Wednesday Chicken tenders with gravy, fries, green beans, carrot sticks, salad bowl, applesauce, fresh fruit, cookie, milk Thursday Enchiladas, Spanish rice, salad bowl, celery sticks, pears, fresh fruit, milk Friday No School
CHILLICOTHE Monday Chicken and broccoli penne, bread stick, pizza sticks, spaghetti sauce, lettuce and tomato salad, carrot sticks, apples, milk Tuesday Chicken quesadillas, barbecue sandwich, Ranch style beans, carrot sticks, fresh orange, salsa, milk Wednesday Steak fingers, chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, green beans, country gravy, applepineapple D’Lite, milk Thursday Taco salad, baked potato, bread stick, corn, snowball salad, cherry shape up, milk Friday Cheeseburger, cheese pizza, lettuce and tomato salad, fresh veggie cup, mixed fruit, milk NORTHSIDE Monday Popcorn chicken, tater tots, carrots, fruit, milk Tuesday Chicken and cheese crispito, chili beans, broccoli spears, fruit, milk Wednesday Barbecue franks, baked beans, corn on cob, sliced bread, fruit, milk Thursday Turkey and cheese croissant, baked chips, pickle spear, sweet potato sticks, fruit, milk Friday No School QUANAH Elementary Monday Cheese or pepperoni pizza, fresh garden salad, seasoned corn, fruit cup Tuesday
Steak fingers, hot roll, mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, fruit cup or build your sack lunch Wednesday Nacho grande, refried beans, salsa, Spanish rice, fresh salad, fruit cup Thursday Spaghetti with cheese sticks, steamed California blend, fresh salad, frozen fruit treat or build your own sack lunch Friday No School QJH & QHS Monday Cheese, pepperoni or specialty pizza, garden salad, shredded carrots, sliced cucumbers, fruit cup Tuesday Chicken fried steak or smothered steak, hot roll, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit cup Wednesday Nacho grande or burrito, refried beans, salsa, Spanish rice, fresh salad, fruit cup Thursday Spaghetti with cheese sticks or cheeseburger, steamed California blend, tossed salad Friday No School
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Lockett EEA Club members plan community projects Lockett EEA Club met on March 18, 2013, in Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Rita Lingnau opened with prayer. Members enjoyed a pot luck dinner. Eileen Hogan was the hostess. Deloras Price called the meeting to order, and read the EEA Mission Statement. The roll was called, with members answering the questions “How do you motivate yourself” or “What is your favorite dessert?” Nine members and three guests were present. Eileen Hogan read the minutes of the February meeting, and they were approved as presented. Kay Shivers gave the treasurer’s report. A memorial for Doug Hall was sent to Lockett Church of Christ.
The report was approved as presented. It was noted that names of Cultural Arts winners from the county needed to be turned in by March 16. The Spring Workshop will be held in Mineral Wells on April 16. The Lockett Club will contribute an item for a silent auction. Members voted to pay the registration for Kimmie Edwards as the delegate. Members brought laundry supplies to be put into baskets for auction at Relay for Life. In new business, Kay Shivers and Kimmie Edwards volunteered to serve on the County Scholarship Committee. April community service projects will be to bring paper
goods for Zion Fellowship Hall, and cookies to donate to Boys & Girls Club. Kimmie Edwards will be the hostess for the April meeting, and Jennifer Trufan will give the program. Deloras Price mentioned that the Council gave Belinda Jobe a gift card for her work on the cupcakes for Tyson project, and our club also gave gifts to Grace McLaughlin, Kimmie Edwards, and Jerry Lou Schmoker for their help. There was discussion of when to elect officers, since the installation will be in June this year. Jennifer Trufan led the group in playing Kitchen Safety Bingo. Jennifer Trufan won a door prize.
New books of fiction, non-fiction arrive at Carnegie Library New books of both fiction and non-fiction are among the latest additions to the shelves at Carnegie CityCounty Library. These include the following: Fiction --“Collateral Damage” by Stuart Woods --“Empire and Honor” by W.E.B> Griffin --“Phantom” by Ted bell --“Sweet Tooth” by Ian McEwan
--“The Fifth Assassin” by Brad Meltzer --“The Legend of Mickey Tussler” by Frank Nappi Non-Fiction --“Diary of A Stage Mother’s Daughter” by Melissa Francis --‘Grace, Gold and Glory” by Gabrielle Douglas --“Roll Me UP and Smoke Me When I Die” by Willie Nelson
--“Tap Dancing to Work” by Warren Buffett Carnegie City-County Library is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday. The library is closed on Sunday and Monday. Carnegie City-County Library is located at 2810 Wilbarger. The telephone number is 940-552-2462.
VHS sports teams ready for action On Monday, March 25, the JV and varsity Graham Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, tennis district tournament will be here. Games March 28. Competition starts at 1 p.m. will start at 9 a.m. THE GIRL’S AND boy’s track teams will THE JV AND varsity baseball teams will travel to Henrietta for a meet on Thursday, travel to Burkburnett for a district contest on March 28. Tuesday, March 26. Games start at 4:30 p.m. The JV AND varsity baseball teams will THE JV AND VARSITY softball teams play Decatur at Windthorst on Thursday, will travel to Burkburnett on Tuesday for a March 28, at 5 p.m. district contest. Games begin at 5 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 29, will be an inclemTHERE WILL BE a three hour release on ent weather day. Wednesday, March 27. THE VARSITY TENNIS team will travel THE BOY’S GOLF team will play at Shep- to Amarillo for a match on Friday, March 29. herd AFB at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27. Games start at 8 a.m. THE GIRL’S GOLF team will play the second round of district here on Wednesday. UIL DISTRICT OAP rehearsal will take place at Graham Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, March 27, at 1:30 p.m. THE DISTRICT OAP contest will be at
YEARBOOKS WILL BE on sale until Thursday, March 28 at 4 p.m. We will not order many extra books, so buy one while you can. This is the only way to ensure that you get a book. The cost is still $55. FRIDAY, MARCH 29, will be an inclement weather day.
Harrold One Act Play to compete The One Act Play will compete this week in Guthrie. On Friday, March 29, there will be no classes. IN THE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT is Sierra Thomas, daughter of Greg and Willie Thomas. Her hobbies and interests include reading, Pinterest, and anything vintage. Sierra
has been a part of National Honor Society and Science Club. She has received awards in Most Likely To Succeed, Who’s Who Awards, and A Honor Roll. Her favorite drink is Dr Pepper, favorite food is Chinese, and her favorite car is a Chevy Camero. When Sierra graduates from high school at the end of this year, she plans on becoming a nurse.
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County should consider joining groundwater conservation district The prolonged drought affecting the area may require Wilbarger County residents to make hard choices in the near future. The potential exists that of out-of state municipalities and fracking drillers could exhaust Wilbarger County’s underground water supply located in the Seymour Aquifer. There is no regulating board prohibiting how much water is pumped out of the ground. That isn’t the case in our neighboring counties. Wilbarger County does not belong to a groundwater conservation district, as administered by the Texas Water Development Board. Hardeman and
| EDITORIAL Foard counties belong to the five-county Gateway conservation district while Baylor County to the south belongs to the three-county Rolling Plains district. Groundwater conservation districts were created following the 1999 Ozarka case. It involved a claim by a domestic well owner that Ozarka’s nearby pumping had dried up his well. The landowner asked the court to protect his private property interest in groundwater by imposing li-
ability on Ozarka. The Texas Supreme Court sided with Ozarka. The Texas legislature responded by enabling local counties to establish groundwater conservation districts which regulate how much groundwater can be taken. According to the texas Water Development Board, “all groundwater conservation districts try to maintain a balance between protecting the rights of private landowners and the responsibility to protect the water resource. Most districts direct their efforts toward preventing waste, collecting data, educating people about water conservation and preventing irreparable harm to the aquifer.”
We believe the citizens of Wilbarger County need to have a conversation and consider joining one of the adjoin conservation districts. The TWDB states that a landowner or group of landowners can petition an existing GCD’s board of directors to be annexed into that district. Single landowner requests may be approved by the board; for larger groups or entire counties, the annexation must be approved by the directors, public hearings must be held and the addition must be confirmed by voters.” We believe it’s better to act while we still have water than to wait until the water is all gone.
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Words cannot express how grateful we are to live in such a great community with such friends and generous people. When our house caught fire a few weeks ago, there were so many people who lent a helping hand to make sure we were taken care of. We would like to thank everyone for the monetary/clothing donations, groceries, household items, kind words, prayers and most importantly, a shoulder to lean on during this time in our life. We would also like to express our gratitude to the courageous men who fought the fire and to those who helped us with all of our medical needs. We are so blessed to have such amazing friends, neighbors, co-workers and a caring community. Thank you, you are all so kind and without you our lives would not be the same, and we would not be where we are today. Lorena, Lena and Kendra Allen
“At work, I turn the water off while washing the dishes.” Chris Ritter
| YESTERYEAR “I live in Iowa Park, and our water bill just went up. It makes me want to be more conservative and pay more attention to what I am doing.” Rachel Smith
“We pretty much turn the water off and limit it at all times.” LaKenya Scott
“I just follow the water restrictions, like not watering the lawn until 7 p.m. and not washing your car or leave water running.” Melissa Villalobos
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One more reason why I love Vernon
ou may recall the fishing tragedy that claimed my cell phone about a month ago. If not, I was sitting atop a kayak, paddling in a marsh connected to the Gulf of Mexico, when our local fireman Paul Miller called. I always take Paul’s calls because he may be telling me my home or business is on fire. There was no fire, but when the call ended I slipped my water proof phone into my shirt | BRET’S pocket and resumed fishing. Note, the waterproof BYLINES phone had previously been carefully packed in a waterproof bag tethered to my kayak before Paul called. Moments later, I hooked a leviathan of the deep, thus burying my rod tip in the water. The light line began peeling Bret off the screaming reel as McCormick I struggled to keep from going overboard. I pulled against the beast and it pulled back. The giant fish pulled so hard it began carrying me out to sea. After an epic fight, pitting man against nature, I pulled a ginormous black drum along side my tiny craft. The fish was so large it threatened to swamp my kayak. Clint, and our redneck fishing partner Matt, were both filled with jealous admiration as they pulled alongside to offer assistance. While grappling with the oversized fish we all heard the “kurplunk” of my waterproof cell phone entering the water. My phone now rests at the bottom of Texas Bayou.
Clint being Clint, offered to call my phone if I were willing to dive overboard in the alligator infested waters. (Full disclosure, Clint maintains the fish was only 35 to 40 pounds, and though it was a nice fish he was not filled with jealous admiration. Hey, it’s a fish story, and I am telling it.) One may be inquiring what this has to do with Vernon? As with anytime dear old dad me messes up, the children can’t wait to tell mom abo about the event. Upon receiving the call fro from Clint, Farm Girl kicked into action and cal called Gene Tyra at Norsworthy’s. She shares the tale of how my phone now sleeps with the fishes. By the time we rolled back into Ver Vernon, Gene already had prepared a loaner pho phone to use until insurance could ship my rep replacement. Wait, it gets better. When I ori originally bought the phone, Gene had signed me up for “My Contacts.” This is a service tha that automatically backs up all of your phone num numbers for free without any effort on my par part. Gene already loaded all of my contacts in m my loaner phone. I don’t know about you, but I keep several hundred phone numbers in my cell phone. Sadly, I barely know my own number much less the other three hundred numbers of my friends, family, and business contacts. I was more distraught over losing the numbers than I was the phone, and Gene had that covered for me. Wow! That is first class service. He had even shared my tale of woe at the coffee shop before I returned thus saving me time in the retelling. It is local business people like Gene Tyra and the service they provide that make it easy to love doing business in Vernon. Until next week…
Growing a garden is more than soil and seeds
M “Not much. We don’t water our grass at all anyway. We have no grass to water.” Bonnie Walker
“Nothing. I don’t really drink or use that much water so it does not matter.” Tamara Kelley
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y dad was always the one in the family with a green thumb. That man could grow anything, and pretty well did. He had grown up on a farm in Tennessee, so planting, watering and harvesting were just part of his nature. When the family moved to Texas, he kept up his gardening interests with at least three plots. I didn’t mind at all that he planted gardens on | IT’S JUST my property because I definitely got the benefit LIFE of his labors. I mean, what could be better than home grown tomatoes bigger than your fist, juicy strawberries right off the vine, onions, cucumbers, squash, corn, radishes, black-eyed peas? I can’t say I inherited Joyce my dad’s talent. I wish Ashley I had. In these times when fresh vegetables and fruits are selling at a premium, it would be nice to saunter out in the garden and pick something for supper. But after Dad passed away, none of the rest of the family had the skills to coach the stubborn plants from the ground or to tend to a regular planting and watering schedule. And so, eventually, all three gardens dried up. We’d still referred to them as “the gardens,” but nothing had grown in any of them in over seven years. Until now. Our youngest son, you see, decided this year he wanted to have a garden and asked if he could use one of the lots at our house. “Heck, yeah!” was the immediate response. Followed, by “But wait a minute…do you know
anything about gardening?” He smiled that shy smile he has and told me he had looked it all up on the internet and after studying plots and plans, he felt he was ready to give it a try. He’d already begun a compost pile back last year, had mapped out a gardening program and was ready to go. He wasn’t, he said, going to try to plant the entire lot, but plant instead in raised wooden boxes. He had d decided on three boxes to be constructed, filled with special organic soil and complete w with a soaking water system So a couple of weekends ago, he, my daughtter-in-law, hubby and myself set out to beccome farmers on a small scale. He and his dad b built the boxes from untreated wood, filled tthem as required, got the water system in p place, and my daughter-in-law and I put in the ttiny seeds. Meanwhile, son and daughter-inllaw were going to start some other vegetables a at their home to transplant into the third box. It took about 10 days, but lo and behold, the o other day, we saw the first signs of life - tiny, a and I do mean tiny - little sprouts were peekiing through the soil. We got down on hands a and knees to count the little plants and make sure we weren’t just seeing things. But no, there were definitely green shoots coming up. Now, we will just have to keep an eye on them, make sure they get the proper water and nutrients and hope they grow into strong healthy plants. Problem is, I keep remembering when my kids had gold fish. Sometimes, I would find the fish belly up in their bowls. Rather than tell the children their fish had died, I would secretly replace them, hoping they wouldn’t notice. I just hope I don’t have to do that with the plants as well, but if they don’t make, well, you very well may see me at the local nursery buying some replacements. Just don’t tell anybody, okay?
50 YEARS AGO, March 24, 1963: Construction is underway for a new Sonic Drive-In to be built at the intersection of Tolar and Wilbarger or 2831 Wilbarger. The drive in will have north south parking for 26 vehicles and is expected to be completed in 60 days, said project contractor Joe Morgan of Vernon. 40 YEARS AGO, March, 24, 1973: Seventeen students were city Friday night for special achievement at the annual employer-employee banquet for the four occupational programs conducted by Vernon High School and cooperative businesses, industrial and professional leaders in the community. Those honored were Gayle Perryman, Hawkins School, outstanding girl, Home Economics Cooperative Education; Darrell Woodard, Monterey Villa Nursing Home, outstanding boy, Home Economics Cooperative Education; Renee Van Loh, Olga’s Flowers, achievement award, Home Economic Cooperative Education; Rhenda Price, Marceille’s Art Studio, two year certificate in same occupation, Home Economic Cooperative Education; Jenny Neimeyer, Vernon Abstract, outstanding girl, Vocational Office Education; Greg Scott, Herring National Bank, outstanding boy, Vocational Office Education; Danny Fancher, Harvey Electric, outstanding boy, Industrial Cooperative Training; Judy Shields, Texas Rehabilitation Dept. at Vernon Center, outstanding girl, Industrial Cooperative Training; William Hurt, Pizza Point, outstanding achievement award, Industrial Cooperative Training; Brent Roberts, Roberts Electric, outstanding achievement award, Industrial Cooperative Training; Danny Sargent, Vernon High School, special award, Industrial Cooperative Training; Angie Miller, Watkins Dept. Store, outstanding girl, Distributive Education; Glenn Hawkins, Perkins Dept. Store, outstanding boy, Distributive Education; Robert Ritter, United Supermarket, outstanding achievement, Distributive Education; Dian Jolly, Ramada Inn, scholastic award, Distributive Education; Diane Lee, Waggoner National Bank, scholarship award, Distributive Education. 30 YEARS AGO, March 24, 1983: Plans to launch computer education programs for the coming year at intermediate and high school levels were discussed by school trustees at their regular meeting on Tuesday. Assistant of Instruction Rob Orr told trustees the goal of the program would be computer literacy for intermediate students and advanced proficiency at the high school level. Orr presented rough cost estimates which ranged from $28,000 for an intermediate school computer lab to $34,000 for a high school lab. 20 YEARS AGO, March 24, 1993: Wilbarger General Hospital Clinic is about 60 percent complete, board of directors heard at their meeting. Architect Rick Sims updated the hospital board on construction progress, noting that the completing date has been moved to May 2. 10 YEARS AGO, March 24, 2003: After five years as VISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Mike Portwood has asked to be reassigned to a classroom teaching position at the end of the current school year. Portwood, who is a science teacher, made the request Monday in a letter to Superintendent Karla Wallace. Portwood has coached a total of 14 years on two separate occasions in the VISD program. He was assistant football coach under Leo Brittain for seven years, then head coaching and athletic director at Italy High School in 1990, returning to Vernon in 1995 as offensive coordinator under Bill Blythe. He was named head coach in 1998.
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Suit No.:25,848 Style: CITY OF VERNON VS. RAUL ALANIZ JR. Judgment: $1,820.91 (plus interest and costs) Property: Tract 1: The East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Block 28, Texas Town Site Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 601 at Page 473 of the Deed Records Wilbarger County, Texas; 2407 Yamparika Tract 2: The West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4, Block 28, Texas Town Site Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger county, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 511 at Page 462 of the Official Public Records, Wilbarger County, Texas; 2429 Yamparika Suit No.: 25,968 Style: CITY OF VERNON VS. ASCENCION ALVARADO AND ALICIA ALVARADO Judgment: $3,405.77 (plus interest and costs) Property: The North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Block 82, South Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 335 at Page 379 of the Deed Records, Wilbarger County, Texas; 2727 Mesquite Suit No.: 25,928 Style: CITY OF VERNON VS. JACK EASON Judgment: $275.06 (plus interest and costs) Property: Lots 1 and 2 of the Johnson Subdivision, Lot 8 in Block 8, of the Bacon & Bentley Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 353 at Page 309 of the Deed Records, Wilbarger County, Texas: 704 Bentley Suite No.: 26,299 Style: CITY OF VERNON VS. CLEVELAND GIPSON Judgment: $1,618.83 (plus interest and costs) Property: Tract 1: Lot 9, Block 8, North Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 353 Page 45 of the Deed Records, Wilbarger County, Texas: 1102 Houston Tract 2: Lot 2, Block 12, North Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 444 at Page 496 of the Official Public Records, Wilbarger County, Texas; 1021 Houston Suit No.: 25,965 Style: CITY OF VERNON VS. SUSIE HUMPHRIES AND RODGER D. JENKINS Judgment: $96.19 (plus inter-
est and costs) Property: The North 32 feet of the South 68 fee of the Southwest 1/4 of Block 109, South Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 586 at page 577 of the Official Public Records, Wilbarger county, Texas; 2925 Bowie Suite No.: 26,300 Style: CITY OF VERNON VS. LUTHER C. BLACKWOOD Judgment: $1,456.32 (plus interest and costs) Property: The East 67 feet of the North 1/2 of Lot 1, Block 4, A.A. Rembert Addition, to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger county, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 361 at Page 567 of the Deed Records, Wilbarger County, Texas; 2119 Marshall Suite No.: 25,799 Style: CITY OF VERNON VS. THOMAS N. PAYNE Property: Tract 1: All that certain tract of land located in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, out of Block Six (6) of the Summerour Addition, to the Town of Vernon, Wilbarger county, Texas as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 609 at Page 230 of the Official Public Records, Wilbarger County, Texas; 410 Atlanta Tract 2: The South One-Half (S/2) of Lot No. Twelve (12), of the Stinson Addition to the City of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 527 at Page 207 of the Official Public Records, Wilbarger County, Texas; 2418 Olive Suit No.: 25,999 Style: CITY OVER VERNON VS. VIRGINIA SCOTT Judgment: $2,910.71 (plus interest and costs) Property: the West 66 feet of Lot 3, Block 6, Showers Addition, to the city of Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 604 at Page 20 of the Official Public Records, Wilbarger County, Texas; 2330 Wanderer All the property sold will be subject to the owner’s right of redemption. The redemption period is two years for homestead, minerals and agricultural use property and six months for all other property. Purchasers shall receive a Sheriff’s Deed that is without warranty. Bidders should satisfy themselves concerning title and location of the property and improvements on the property prior to sale. Signed, Larry Lee. Wilbarger County, Texas Sheriff
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Help Wanted JOB OPENING CITY OF VERNON WATER DEPARTMENT The Texas Workforce Commission will be accepting applications for a Maintenance & Construction employee until position is filled. Candidate must have a High School Diploma or GED, and must be able to obtain a Texas CDL Drivers License and a TCEQ Certification for Water Operator Class-D license within 6 months of employment, and obtain the Class-C before expiration of Class-D.This position is subject to working overtime and being available for call outs on weekends, nights and holidays.Complete job description and qualifications are available at the Texas Workforce Commission office in the basement of the county Courthouse. Starting salary for this position will be $2,047 per month. Benefits package includes; paid holidays, sick leave, vacation leave, longevity pay, retirement, and medical-dental insurance.The City of Vernon is and Equal Opportunity Employer. PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS, a Leader in solid waste services, has an opening for the N. Texas operations. We are currently accepting applications for a CDL driver. Need to possess at least a Class B CDL. We offer competitive wages, health & dental insurance, paid vacations and a 401(k) plan. Apply in person 11053 County Rd. 97 N. (City Landfill) No phone calls please. EOE
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DATE BOOK SUNDAY MARCH 24, 2013 Today is the 83rd day of 2013 and the fifth day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1882, Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, spilling millions of gallons of oil off the coast of Alaska. In 1999, the NATO alliance began air strikes against Yugoslavia. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Andrew W. Mellon (1855-1937), financier; Harry Houdini (18741926), magician; Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (1887-1933), comedian/director; Thomas Dewey (1902-1971), politician; Steve McQueen (1930-1980), actor; Tommy Hilfiger (1951- ), fashion designer; Star Jones (1962- ), TV personality; Jim Parsons (1973- ), actor; Alyson Hannigan (1974- ), actress; Peyton Manning (1976), football player. TODAY’S FACT: In 1944, 76 prisoners at the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp near Sagan, Germany, began their escape. The event was later dramatized in the film “The Great Escape,” starring Steve McQueen, who was born on this day in 1930. TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1936, the Detroit Red Wings won the longest game in NHL history, scoring in the sixth overtime period of a playoff game to beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0. TODAY’S QUOTE: “ I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on Earth.” -- Steve McQueen TODAY’S NUMBER: 18 -- inches of oil floating at the surface of parts of Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989. TODAY’S MOON: Between first quarter moon (March 19) and full moon (March 27).
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Mom worried about grandchildren living with offender Dear Annie: My daughD ter, “Ashley,” is divorced and MAILBOX has four children. She has had numerous volatile boyfrie friends. The last guy sliced the tires on her car. A Ashley says I need to mind my own business, so I have bee been quiet about her poor cho choices. But her latest guy is liste listed in the state registry of sex offenders for molesting an 111-year-old girl when he was 19. He served two years Kathy Mitchell in pprison and claims he is inn innocent. Ashley has been Marcy Sugar lett letting the guy stay at her hou house. He is unemployed and doesn’t need to be anywhere. I am frightened for my grandchildren. I called the police, but they said there is no prohibition on having him live in a home with young chil-
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dren. The children’s fathers have been uninvolved and disinterested, but I’m wondering whether I should notify them of what’s going on. I also have considered calling the local child protection agency, but I don’t want them to take the children away from Ashley. If I do any of these things, she may never speak to me again, and I might not get to see the kids. I will feel terrible if this guy harms those children. What can I do? -- Sitting on the Edge Dear Sitting: You must put the children’s welfare above your relationship with Ashley. Call the local child protective agency and report the situation. They will investigate to see whether there is cause to remove the children. If so, it’s likely the kids would be placed with Ashley’s nearest relative: you. It also could be a wake-up call for Ashley to get the guy out of her house and pay more attention to the consequences of her choices. Dear Annie: I received an invitation to a birthday party and was asked to bring a covered dish. I always thought the hostess furnished
whatever refreshments were to be served. I must have slept through the new etiquette rules. If a hostess can’t afford to furnish refreshments, there should not be a party. Am I right? -- Some Etiquette, Please Dear Some: If someone offers to bring a dish, it’s OK for the hostess to accept, but including a dish assignment with the invitation is inappropriate. People should have the parties they can afford. Most guests are perfectly happy attending a birthday party where only cake and ice cream are served. Dear Annie: “Mom” thinks her 11-year-old is too young for sex information. As a teacher with 25 years of experience in a rural town, I have found that most parents are stunned to find out how openly the kids talk about sex in school. I urge all parents to be sure they have the final birds-and-the-bees talk with their children before they begin elementary school. That’s what I did with my daughter. We used examples from nature for her preschool sex education. When her friends
later talked about sex, she felt free to come to me for clarification. We taught her: Don’t lie down with your boyfriend, don’t take any clothes off, no “fooling around” in the bathing suit area, and don’t unzip anything. She saved her virginity for marriage. There are now five types of STDs that are drug resistant. For this generation, extramarital sexual activity is extremely dangerous. It is possible to teach children to delay sex until marriage by putting the focus on “What is the wise thing to do?” rather than what is right or wrong. Teach your children that it is wise to first get an education, then a job, then marriage, then children. I have volunteered for 10 years with a program that teaches kids non-judgmental education about how humans are sexual beings in all aspects of life. Most children are incredibly receptive and innately recognize why being wise is beneficial. If we are not allowed to speak to these kids until high school, they chide us for not telling them earlier. -- Proactive Tennessee Sub
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PTSD can occur after single event DEAR DOCTOR K: A few months ago I was in a serious car accident. Since then I’ve been incredibly jumpy and have trouble sleeping. My wife thinks I may have PTSD. Could she be right? DEAR READER: Posttraumatic stress disorder tr | ASK -- PTSD -- is a condition in DOCTOR K. which distressing symptoms w occur after a major trauma. oc PTSD is often discussed in PT the context of troops who th have served in war zones, ha but you don’t have to see bu battle to get PTSD. ba For example, one of my patients with PTSD, like pa you, was in a terrible auto yo accident as a young man. ac The accident, which broke Anthony Th many bones and caused him m Komaroff, MD to be hospitalized for many weeks, occurred at a parw ticular intersection not far ti from his home -- a drunk driver ran a red light. For years afterward, every time he came near the intersection, his heart raced, he broke out in a sweat and he felt like he was going to die. Finally, he stopped driving anywhere near that intersection. But he still had bad dreams. Fortunately, with treatment his PTSD became much less of a problem. A single crisis (such as a serious car accident) or a series of events -- as long as they are severe enough -- can cause PTSD. You could also have PTSD following: -- airplane accidents; -- physical assaults, robberies or kidnappings;
-- fires; -- heart attacks and other major physical illnesses; -- natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. It’s normal to experience fear, shock, helplessness, stress and extreme sadness soon after a traumatic event. But if you’re still experiencing these reactions more than one month after the event, that might indicate a problem. I’ve put a brief questionnaire on my website, AskDoctorK. com. Your responses to these questions might help you determine if you’re suffering from PTSD. When diagnosing PTSD, doctors often look for three things: -- Hyperarousal. This is an ongoing state of tension that resembles a “fight or flight” response to danger. You may experience insomnia, angry outbursts, an exaggerated startle response and hypervigilance. Headaches, trembling, diarrhea and fatigue are common. -- Avoidance. You may feel detached or numb. You may be unable to talk about the traumatic event or revisit the place where it occurred. PTSD patients also often withdraw from people and social events, particularly those even remotely associated with the trauma. -- Re-experiencing. This is the worst symptom. You may have unwelcome and disruptive thoughts about the event that interfere with normal concentration and function. Recurrent nightmares are also quite typical. In extreme cases, you may mentally relive the traumatic experience. Talk to your doctor. Whether or not you have PTSD, you clearly need support to recover from your experience.
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BY PHILLIP ADLER Thank you to everyone who entered my latest Christmas Competition. The best entry came from Craig Cordes of Baton Rouge, La. He finished just ahead of too many people to name here, but who can be found on my website at www. phillipalderbridge.com. Now to today’s deal, which could have the heading “If partner does something weird, do not assume innate lunacy; instead, look for his reason.” West was defending against four hearts. He took the first two tricks with high spades. What did he do at trick three? When South rebid hearts to guarantee at least a six-card suit, North was worth a shot at game. West realized that given the point-count, his partner could
have only one useful card. If that were the diamond ace, he could shift to a diamond now and defeat the contract. (Note that this does not work here if South starts trumps by leading low from the board.) However, if East’s card were the heart ace, a different defense would be required. Which SOUP TO NUTS way to turn? Eventually West decided that he wanted to try to get into the newspapers. He led the spade queen at trick three. This puzzled East. Why set up dummy’s long suit? There seemed only one logical explanation. So East ruffed with his heart ace. And later West took a trick with the heart jack to defeat the contract. West got into the papers but remained anonymous!
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| YOUR BIRTHDAY Sunday, March 24, 2013 A number of social alliances could offer you some surprising advantages in the year ahead. However, affiliations that are formed for solely commercial purposes could easily turn out to be liabilities. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Unless you tackle each of your responsibilities as it occurs, they could begin to pile up on you. If you slack off, you’ll lose control. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Be your own person, even if your position is totally different from that of your peers. Don’t allow anyone to pressure you into doing something that you don’t like. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Try not to be too assertive in situations that call for tact. Once you start rocking the boat, you could get close to capsizing it. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Little of value will be accomplished if you start making
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BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL changes every time you run into a trivial obstacle. To perform productively, you must be consistent. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t take on so many financial obligations that you would be reduced to robbing Peter to pay Paul. Deliberate and skillful management of your resources will be required. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- There’s a possibility that you might start to experience unusual amounts of stress in your personal relationships. Stop taking everything so seriously. Relax! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You are likely to get an opportunity to be of assistance to someone who has been extremely helpful to you in the past. Don’t wait to be asked -- jump as soon as you see your opening. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Dissension could easily result if you pay too much attention to one friend while ignoring all your other
pals. Unless you treat everyone equally, you’ll be ostracized. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- When in a competitive situation, take care not to underestimate your adversaries. Don’t minimize your own skills, by any means, but be aware of everyone else’s. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Guard against inclinations to challenge the statements of another just because his or her beliefs differ from yours. Both of you could be wrong; both parties could be right. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Someone who is indebted to you might request even further financial assistance. The smartest thing to do is to not throw good money after bad. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- An individual with whom you’re closely associated might make a decision that affects you as well. If this person’s actions do not serve your interests, take action immediately.
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Waggoner & SSon El W Electric i Waggoner & Son Electric, Inc., located at 1900 Hwy. 287, has been serving the local community since 1931 and specializes in the service and installation of irrigation systems, oil field repairs and installation, electric motor pumps, and is equipped with a wellstocked parts department. The staff is “all family” as Sheri Brumley said and includes (from left) Michael Dunn, Andy Brumley, William Sweitzer, Sheri Brumley,
Megan Brumley, Cody Brumley, Bryan Dunn, William Brumley and family pets Dixie and CJ (CJ chose not to be included in photo). Also part of the staff family, but not pictured, is Wade Brumley. Contact Waggoner & Son Electric, Inc. at 940-553-3962 or toll-free outside of Vernon at 1-800-290-3710 to find out how they can “Make it rain for you.” Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
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Owner Marvin Tate stands in front of Marvin Tate Communications at 1716 Hillcrest Drive. Tate opened the store after spending 10 years in outside sales for U.S. Cellular. He then opened stores in Quanah, Childress, and Altus, Okla. before convincing U.S. Cellular to allow him to place a store
in Vernon. Marvin Tate Communications now serves customers in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Staff members at the Vernon location include Marvin Tate, Stevie Matus, Audria Nava, Shelby Muse and Fallon Lewis. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
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Marvin Tate Communications offers years of experience Marvin Tate Communications, the area’s leading U.S. Cellular agency, provides a wide range of calling plans based upon the customer’s needs. The Vernon store, located behind Family Pharmacy at 1716 Hillcrest Drive, has been in operation since October of 2003. Owner Marvin Tate opened the store after spending 10 years in outside sales for U.S. Cellular. He then opened stores in Quanah, Childress, and Altus, Okla. before convincing U.S. Cellular to allow him to place a store in Vernon. All U.S Cellular phone plans offered by Marvin Tate Communications include unlimited free incoming calls, unlimited nights and weekends that begin at 7 p.m., unlimited mobile-tomobile between U.S. Cellular customers, and unlimited text and picture messaging. High speed 4G LTE data service is also available on all single line family plans and business plans. 4G LTE gives customers up to 10 times the data speeds they currently experience with 3G. U.S. Cellular’s “Belief Plans” have many advantages for our customers. These advantages include “No Contract After the First One,” “Earlier Phone Upgrades,” “Belief Rewards,” “Phone Replacement,” “Overage Cap” and “Online Auto Pay Discount,” depending on the plan chosen.
This is in addition to other U.S. Cellular benefits like “Battery Swap,” “Overage Protection” and “My Contacts Backup.” Through April 1, the Samsung Axiom, an Android touch screen phone with a dual core, 1.2 GHz processor and 5 MP camera is a popular choice, and it is currently listed at $49.99 after instant rebate for new activations and renewals. Android phones are the most desired phones these days, and Marvin Tate Communications has a wide selection to suit almost any need. Android phones have over 700,000 applications, and over 80 percent of these applications are free. Marvin Tate Communications has a wide selection of faceplates, protective cases, screen protectors, high quality car chargers and home chargers, headsets, Bluetooth headsets and Bluetooth speakers. The staff members at the Vernon location of Marvin Tate Communications include Marvin Tate, Stevie Matus, Audria Nava, Shelby Muse and Fallon Lewis. The Vernon store hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. To reach the store, call (940) 552-5604.
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Farmer’s Coop Gin Larry Brown stands in front of the cotton gin which is one of the key facilities of the Farmer’s Co-Op in Vernon. The gin has a capacity to gin 25 bales of cotton per hour and sees a very busy operation during the cotton harvesting season each year. The massive grain elevator facilities offer storage for bumper crops reaped by area farmers and ranchers during
each year’s wheat harvest. The elevator has a capacity for storage of 1.4 million bushels. In addition to the gin and grain elevator, the farmer-owned Co-Op also offers many services and products to serve the needs of area agricultural interests. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
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Available for download on your Android or Apple Device BENEFITS FOR YOU • Refill your prescriptions, anytime, anywhere, using your mobile device! • Obtain real-time status of your prescription refills! • Get directions to the pharmacy using the iRefill ™ App! • Quickly find our business hours and contact the pharmacy with the touch of a button directly from mthe app!
What is the iRefill™ App? To better serve you, our valued customer, we would like to offer you our NEW Mobile Service - iRefill ™. You may now place your prescription orders using your mobile device. You will need the following to submit your refill request: • Your prescription refill numbers (š) • Your E-mail address • The phone number where the pharmacy can reach you during working hours.
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Team member longevity key to Tyson Foods Plant successes Each morning people across America awake to the aroma of Wright Brand bacon frying in their kitchen. This is a great accomplishment for a team who work in the only plant that makes Wright Brand bacon in Vernon, Texas. The business that started as the family-owned Vernon Meat Co. is now a Tyson Foods Inc. plant and has operated continuously since 1922. The
able to expand is because we have more than 750 team members who work to make quality products. Many of our team members have years and years of experience.” Dennis, who has worked at the plant for 27 years, said team member longevity is a key to smooth production of quality bacon. More than 200 of the plant’s employees have more than 10 years of
Paul Martinez is one of three individuals who have more than 40 years of experience at Tyson Foods. Paul just celebrated his 50th year with the plant. Courtesy
plant produces thick-cut bacon for retail sale under the Wright Brand label and custom-cut bacon for food service customers. A regional favorite for dozens of years, Wright Brand bacon has grown in national popularity during the past decade. The bacon is now made in five distinctive flavors: Hickory Smoked, Maple Flavored, Applewood, Peppered, Brown Sugar and Steakhouse Flavored. Wright Brand products are available at more than 60 retailers throughout the country. “Our business has grown quite a lot in the past several years,” said plant manager Jimmy Dennis. “One of the biggest reasons we’ve been
work experience at the facility. Twenty-nine of those have worked at the plant between 20 and 24 years; 20 people have worked there between 25 and 29 years; and 20 have worked there between 30 and 40 years. Three individuals have more than 40 years of experience and one of those, Paul Martinez, just celebrated his 50th year with the plant. “And the future is promising,” Dennis said. “We have 159 team members who have been here between five and nine years. We hope they will be with us for many years to come.” The plant is the second largest employer in Vernon and had a 2012 payroll of about $28 million. Dennis said the
facility spends about $4 million each year on utilities. The plant’s community support included a pledge of $100,000 to help fund an aquatics center in Vernon, which opened in 2012. In recent years Tyson Foods and the Vernon team members have contributed to the Wilbarger County United Fund, Relay for Life, Meals On Wheels, Project Celebrat tion and the United Samaritan S Services of Vernon. They also h have supported the Wilb barger County Stock Show, S Santa Rosa Rodeo and various V Vernon Independent School D District events. In 2011, Tyson sponsored t first benefit golf tournathe m ment for the Boys and Girls C Club - Vernon. The third a annual golf tournament for tthe Boys and Girls Club is sscheduled for April 20, and D Dennis said community partticipation will be welcomed. In addition to investing iin the community through eemployment and philantthropy, Dennis said five team members from Vernon were awarded a total of $30,000 in educational scholarships during 2012. The scholarships were from the Tyson Family Foundation, a private foundation established in 1967 to provide educational opportunities to employees and their direct dependents. Dennis also pointed out the company’s impact goes far beyond Vernon. Independent family farmers raise hogs and sell them to Tyson. The farmers raise hogs on their own land, and after the hog are processed, the pork bellies are shipped to Vernon to be converted into bacon. “We’re proud to live and work in an agricultural community,” Dennis said. “We’re glad to be a part of the Tyson Foods culture of making great food and making a difference in the lives of our neighbors.”
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Q’s Corrall One of the newest businesses in Vernon is Q’s Corrall located at 913 Hillcrest. The unique and distinctive store is a “small town store with uptown fashion.” Owned by Susie Johnston, the business opened last August. Susie offers a variety of items and merchandise including Wranglers for men,
women and children, Nocona boots for men and women, custom jewelry, home decor, accessories and even a tanning service. This one-of-a-kind store stays up-to-date on the latest trends with a western flair. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
Communication C i i Connection C i Knowledgeable staff members of Communication Connection, (from left) Joseph Nava, Camille Cano, Hector Melchor and Kenya Harjo, familiarize themselves with the cutting edge gadgets available in the store including the latest versions of the iPads, the newest Smartphones on the market and the
high-quality Beats by Dr. Dre headphones in order to better serve and assist their customers interested in the products. Communication Connection is located at 807 Hillcrest Drive. Noelle Wiehe /Vernon Record
Family Health Mart Pharmacy pharmacists Terry Spears, Pam Caldwell, Jim Parmer and Jim Spears make up the well-trained staff, continuing a tradition which started more than 50 years ago. The pharmacy offers a complete selection of prescription and over-the-counter medications and other services. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
Family Health Mart Pharmacy offers prescriptions, services Family Health Mart Pharmacy, located at the intersection of Wilbarger and Hillcrest at 1720 Hillcrest, is Vernon’s full-service pharmacy, offering a complete selection of prescription and over-the-counter medications backed by a well-trained staff continuing a tradition that began more than 50 years ago. In addition to a large selection of over-the-counter medications, first aid and home health care supplies, the pharmacy also offers services such as Kodak photo processing, free blood pressure testing and a section for Papyrus brand cards and other products. The pharmacy features a compounding lab and offers a full line of prescription medications that can be counted by using
automation, which reduces labor costs and permits employees to perform other services such as consultation with customers. Also in stock is a complete line of over-the-counter medications for relief from such illnesses as the common cold, stomachaches, headaches and other everyday ailments. In addition to the inside counter, Family Health Mart Pharmacy also offers two drive-through windows to provide faster and more efficient service to customers from the convenience of their vehicles. The pharmacy is owned by Jim Spears, Terry Spears and Jim Parmer, and is one of more than 3,000 independently owned Health Mart pharmacies nationwide, which strive to provide the best
customer service possible. Health Mart was rated by J.D. Power and Associates as “Highest in Satisfaction with Chain Drug Pharmacies for 2011.” Operating hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday. Family Health Mart Pharmacy is Vernon’s oldest continuing pharmacy as it has been in business since 1959, when Jim Spears opened the operation as City Pharmacy in downtown Vernon and was joined in partnership for a number of years by Lowell Roddy. Spears also operated Gibson’s Pharmacy from 1968 to 2000 and opened the current Family Pharmacy location in 1996.
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Supporting our communities has been a way of life at United Supermarkets for more than 96 years. When you shop at our Vernon location, you help support the Red Cross, food banks, United Way, universities, schools and social service organizations across north and west Texas. In 2012, United gave back almost $2.7 million to our communities - that’s almost $52,000 every week. From generation to generation: community is who we are. From the United Supermarkets Family of Stores, thanks for making that possible.
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114 Years Since the beginning, Texans have been known for their confidence and independence. When Colonel Herring first gazed across Texas back in the late 1800’s, he knew he was on to something. So he built a bank around it. Col. Herring founded the Herring Bank based on building family values, friendships, and an environment where customers could talk about their needs, their business and their future. For over 100 years, the Herring Bank has been developing these types of relationships with its customers. After all, we’ve been Texas owned by the same folks since the beginning. Herring Bank grew up here in Vernon, just as many of our customers did. Perhaps that’s why we know so well what you and the Vernon community want and need from a bank - dedication to hard work, the friendly openness that Vernon people expect from a close neighbor, and commitment to our community. Whether banking downtown or at our branch location you can always count on a smiling face and friendly, prompt service from our Herring Bank tellers. Yes, it’s true. There’s no place like home. And here in Vernon, there’s no place like Herring Bank.
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Mary Jo Bradford is the newest member of the management team of State National Bank of Texas. She has over 30 years experience in all phases of the banking industry. The management team of State National Bank of Texas, Patrice Fay, Jerria King and Mary Jo Bradford are pictured with senior vice president and manager of the Vernon location as well as loan officer William Bachman. Noelle Wiehe/Vernon Record
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State National Bank of Texas expanded its financial operations with the opening of its eighth location in Vernon in February 2009. Today, State National Bank of Texas provides nine locations of full service banking with the addition of their Decatur Texas location. The main bank, located in Iowa Park, was established in 1932 after consolidating two local banks, First National Bank and First State Bank. Bert Williamson serves as the chairman of the board and Thomas O. (Sandy) Stroud is the president and CEO of the State National Bank of Texas. William Bachman, senior vice president of State National Bank of Texas, is the manager of the Vernon location as well as a loan officer. Bachman received his associate’s degree from Vernon College and also an agricultural business/economics degree from West Texas A&M University. Bachman has more than 20 years experience in the banking industry. He is a
native of Crowell. Mary Jo Bradford is the newest member of the management team of State National Bank of Texas. She has over 30 years experience in all phases of the banking industry with a strong background in mortgage lending. Mary Jo has been a past member of the Board of Realtors and the Homebuilders Association. She has an excellent understanding of the local real estate market and works well with the area realtors. Both Bachman and Bradford take pride in community spirit and involvement. State National Bank of Texas is operating at 901 Hillcrest with three drive-through lanes and a convenient ATM. Providing superb customer service is the team of Patrice Fay, Jerria King and Rachael Jones. With over $200 million in assets and sustained profitability, State National Bank of Texas delivers a full range of solid financial services includ-
ing Eco-Checking and Life Lock Identity Theft Protection to their customers at a low cost. State National Bank of Texas also provides mobile, internet and phone banking, EZ Transfers, plus E Business with cash management and also EZ Deposit, as well as other amenities to suit the personal needs of their consumer and business customers. Sefried and Brew has named State National Bank of Texas to their honor roll as one of the safest banks in the nation, and in addition State National Bank of Texas has earned a 5-star rating by Bauer Financial. State National Bank of Texas is dedicated to providing solid, stable and modern banking services to its customers. The bank was nominated in 2011 for the Better Business Bureau Torch Award. State National Bank of Texas is a proud member of the FDIC and is an Equal Housing Lender/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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The meat market at Coy’s Discount Foods offers an extensive selection of fresh beef, pork, chicken and hamburger. Maintained by courteous staff members such as Steve Delarosa (left) and Bubba Morrow, the meat market also accepts requests for cut-to-order meats. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
Coy’s Discount Foods prides itself on courteous service, super values Coy’s Discount Foods located at 2806 Wilbarger has been supplying the grocery needs of the Vernon area with courteous service, along with the best selection of super values, for 40 years. Well-stocked aisles, fresh produce and a meat market known for its fine selection and top value all make Coy’s a pleasant and convenient place to shop. The spacious store offers all the advantages of both a large supermarket and a hometown store – a combination that means the customer is always pleased. The business is co-owned by Ronnie Morton of Vernon and Keith Powell of Frederick, Okla. Shopping at Coy’s is both a profitable and convenient experience for Vernon and area customers. In addition to the everyday low prices, the store offers such services as Western Union money orders and transfers and also honors WIC cards and food stamps, as well as major credit cards. Coy’s Discount Foods offers a unique service in which employees can deliver groceries to customers’ homes. Customers can call or fax their grocery orders to the store with deliveries made by 5 p.m. The service is done for a $5 delivery charge with minimum order
of $25 required. Coy’s also has a Drive-Thru that is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. For those who desire their groceries be bagged in re-usable materials rather than paper or plastic bags, Coy’s also offers reusable grocery bags for environmentally-conscious customers. There are new bargains each week and customers who check Coy’s advertisements will find they can save an impressive amount of money each time they shop at Coy’s. The meat market offers an extensive selection of fresh beef, pork, chicken and hamburger. Coy’s butchers also will accept requests for cut-to-order meats. Fresh fruits and vegetables are a tradition at Coy’s Discount Foods. Selections include Golden bananas, crisp apples, Ruby Red grapefruit, bell peppers, lettuce, cucumbers and carrots, all fresh, appealing and in plentiful supply. In addition, Coy’s offers even more savings with products that carry the Shurfine brand. Coy’s is the leading local retailer of Texas Lottery tickets as well as numbers for Lotto Texas, Mega Millions, Cash 5, Pick 3, Daily 4, Texas Two Step, Powerball and All or Nothing. Coy’s Discount Foods is open seven days
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Hardeman Grain and Seed, located just north of Chillicothe on FM 2006, has served the agricultural needs of area farmers and ranchers in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1959. The vast complex includes facilities and services such as a full-service grain elevator and sales of fertilizer, chemicals and farm supplies. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
Hardeman Grain and Seed celebrates 54 years of service The main office of Hardeman Grain and Seed, Inc. is located 1.5 miles north of Chillicothe on Highway 2006. The firm is celebrating its 54th year in business this year. Additionally, there is a secondary location at 1358 North 2nd Street across from the Farmer’s Co-Op, which is primarily used for grain handling and shuttle loading during the harvest months. Hardeman Grain is a family-owned business which includes Dorothy Phillips, Mike and Dianne Phillips, Allison Phillips Aylor, Aaron Phillips, Gloria and James Graham, Greg Graham, Jason Graham and Jill Graham James. The late Aaron D. Phillips started the business with his father, Aron W. Phillips, and two other partners in the spring of 1959. Hardeman Grain started out as a grain and seed company and then expanded to handling fertilizer and chemical sales along with farm supplies. Hardeman Grain, a Texas Department of Agriculture and CCC warehouse approved full-service grain elevator, purchases wheat from area farmers for shipment to flour mills or to grain brokers. The company is a shuttle train facility able to load up to 110 rail cars in approximately 10 hours. The firm is looking forward to a good harvest in 2013, with good quality grain despite the current drought conditions. Hardeman Grain elevator is a canola and sesame dealer. The firm also operates a Texas and Oklahoma state-approved seed cleaning and treating
plant during the year. The company sells 10 to 15 different varieties of wheat in bulk or bags. Hardeman Grain is an approved seed dealer for Sygenta Wheat and WestBred Wheat. Also available is Sudan, Milo and guar seed. Hardeman Grain has a full-time certified crop advisor on staff to help with all crop information needs. Mike Phillips is a member of the Texas Ag Industries Association, Texas Grain and Feed Association and Panhandle Grain and Feed Association. He attends conferences and receives updates on current information. Hardeman Grain sells a variety of chemicals and fertilizers to enhance crop production and help control weed problems. Many of the chemicals available are used for minimum till and no-till farming. The firm will mix the fertilizer needed to enhance nutrients in the soil and improve crop production. Yard fertilizer and chemicals, plow bolts and sweeps, miscellaneous feed and liquid feed are some more of the products offered by Hardeman Grain. The firm enjoys being a fullservice grain and seed elevator, meeting the needs of the farmers and residents of the local area and surrounding counties. Come by and visit with the Phillips and Graham families. They would appreciate any and all business. Hardeman Grain and Seed’s annual Wheat Seed Tour will be Wednesday, May 15. Coffee and donuts will be served at 9:30 a.m. and the program starts at 10 a.m. Three CEU’s will be given and lunch will be provided at 12 noon.
Dr. T D Todd dd Smith S ith For some 18 years, Dr. Todd Smith has provided expert eye care for Vernon and the area. Dr. Smith is certified by the Texas Optometric Board as a therapeutic optometrist and provides comprehensive eye examinations and prescription glass fitting as well as treatment of eye medical conditions such as glaucoma or eye injuries. Pictured with Dr. Smith are staff members Janie Truelove, Jessica Hall, Dwana
Ford and Debbie Stephens. Clinic office hours are convenient for those who are working or are in need of late appointments, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday. The office is located at 2030 Texas. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
Davis-Vernon Agency The staff of Davis-Vernon Agency Inc., Katie Clerihew, Tracy Haynes and Melanie Smith, are ready to serve customers with their insurance as well as Real Estate needs. Davis-Vernon is an independent insurance agency affiliated with a number of companies which enables the firm to seek insurance policies to fit customers’ needs and budgets for home, auto
life and health coverage. Davis-Vernon is also one of Vernon’s longest running independently-owned and operated Real Estate firms, offering financing, 24-hour loan approval and properties for investing. The agency is located at 1011 Hillcrest Drive or may be reached at 552-6238 for insurance or 552-0500 for Real Estate. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
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The downtown location of the Herring Bank at 1900 Pease. The Herring Bank has offered local and area residents quality financial services for over 100 years.
Herring Bank continues tradition of over 100 years of service Customers and the community have made Herring Bank a successful institution for Vernon and the surrounding area for more than 100 years, backed by a staff that has a combined total of 250 years of banking experience. The bank is celebrating its 114th year in 2013 with contin-
ued success in the community. Coming a long way since it all started with C.T. Herring, the Herring Bank offers modern banking products and services to serve the community and its customers more efficiently. Those products include four ATM locations, Internet banking, IRAs, CDs, mortgage
loans, consumer and commercial loans. Herring Bank also has the longest banking hours in town and the largest number of drive-in lanes of any local bank and now features computer screen monitors within the “Y” branch drive-thru for more a personal touch.
The Herring Bank feels it is very important to support all organizations within the community, and will continue to put its time and money in order to see the community prosper and grow. Several bank employees are serving or have served on boards of various local organizations.
Some of those organizations include the Vernon Chamber of Commerce, Santa Rosa Bills, Vernon Jaycees, Vernon Leadership, Rotary, Wilbarger County United Fund, Relay for Life, Kiwanis Club, 4H and many other civic clubs. “In good and bad, the staff of the Herring Bank is com-
mitted to helping the citizens of our community improve their financial welfare,” Reid Pollard, Herring Bank regional president said. Herring Bank has two locations in Vernon including the main bank downtown located at 1900 Pease, and the “Y” branch drive-thru at
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the intersection of Wilbarger Street and Hillcrest Drive. The downtown location includes a drive-in bank located across the street, making drive thru banking now faster and easier than ever before. Additionally, there are also ATM sites at the “Y” Branch, the downtown drive-in facility, at the bank’s kiosk at the McDonald’s in the Hillcrest Plaza and at Vernon College. Both the downtown and “Y” Branch locations are open extended hours to allow customers to tend to their banking business when it is convenient for them. The lobby of the “Y” branch is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, while the drive-in facility has the longest hours in town as it is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The lobby and drive-in of the downtown location are open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Herring bank “Y” Branch Branch, located at the intersection of Wilbarger Street and Hillcrest Drive, offers a full range of banking services. Operating hours for the “Y” Branch are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday
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while the drive-in is open from 7 a a.m. m to 6 p p.m., m Monday through Friday, Friday and from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday.
Tellers of the Herring Bank downtown drive-thru, Ashley Walser (left) and Cassie Cook, work hard to make drive-thru banking faster and easier
than ever before. The drive-in of the downtown location is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
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Igou’s Appliance Center Tip Igou of Igou’s Appliance Center Main displays just a portion of the extensive stock on hand at the store located at 1730 Main. Igou’s offers a wide selection of appliances including washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, dish washers, vacuum cleaners and microwave ovens. Name brands include Whirl-
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Carrie Hawkins, Vernon Chamber of Commerce executive director, checks her computer for activities and events coming up in Vernon. The Chamber web page helps both residents and those from out-of-town keep up with upcoming events as well as offering information on the city. The Chamber
staff is always ready to assist in any way as well. The Chamber plays a vital part in helping local organizations and businesses, both existing and new, in their endeavors. The Chamber of Commerce is located at 1614 Main, and the phone number is 940-552-2564. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
‘Greatest Show on Earth’ producer teaming up with Marvel Comics McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The people who bring you The Greatest Show on Earth will be taking Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor and the X-Men on a worldwide road show. Feld Entertainment Inc., which produces the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, along with a host of other live shows such as Disney on Ice, is announced a partnership Wednesday with Marvel Entertainment to produce a live arena show featuring the Marvel universe of characters. Exact financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. But Kenneth Feld, CEO of Vienna, Va.based Feld Entertainment, said he expects the show to open in July 2014, and tour arenas domestically and internationally, as the company’s other shows do. Production costs will likely exceed $10
million, Feld told The Associated Press in announcing the partnership. Feld Entertainment has expanded in recent years to acquire several motor sports and monster truck shows aimed at expanding its appeal beyond the young children who go to the circus and girls who flock to the Disney shows. Feld expects the Marvel shows to appeal to older boys, comic book fans and family audiences. Marvel’s chief creative officer, Joe Quesada, said dozens of people have approached Marvel about doing a live show of some sort over the years. The partnership with Feld Entertainment was the first with which he felt comfortable. “You always have those questions — how are you going to keep it from being goofy, or silly, or unbelievable?” Quesada said. But the level of
showmanship in Feld Entertainment’s other shows made an impression. “They’re already doing feats that are superhuman to begin with,” Quesada said of the performers that Feld Entertainment recruits for its circus and other shows. Feld said his company’s long-standing partnership with Burbank, Calif.-based The Walt Disney Co., which acquired Marvel in 2009, helped establish a level of trust between Feld and the Marvel executives. The show is in the early stages of development in a new training center that Feld runs in Ellenton, Fla. Feld and Marvel said there is close collaboration to ensure the characters act in ways consistent with fans’ understanding. Quesada said the director — veteran choreographer Shanda
Sawyer, who has directed various iterations of the Ringling circus and won Emmy awards for her television work, took a deep dive into Marvel mythology that took him aback. “We had to pull her back,” Quesada said. “I told her, ‘I think you’re even geeking me out.’” Trying to bring superhuman characters to life in a live show can be daunting and even dangerous, as evidence by the difficulties suffered in launching the Broadway musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Several performers suffered injuries ranging from concussions to fractured skulls in what became the most expensive show in Broadway history. The $75 million show has since become one of Broadway’s top earners.
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Providing therapy services to the residents of the Vernon Care Center are the professional therapists including (left) Raul Martinez, Lori Renfroe and head of therapy services, Amy West. All the therapists are licensed and provide a loving atmosphere focusing on individual needs. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
Vernon Care Center offers highest quality care, therapy for residents Among the many services provided at the Vernon Care Center are three types of therapy: physical therapy, which focuses on rehabilitation from the waist down; occupational therapy focuses on rehabilitation from the waist up; and speech therapy which focuses on rehabilitation of cognition and swallowing. “Normally when people think of speech therapy, they think of trying to get a person just to talk again,” Amy West, head therapist of Vernon Care Center, said. Through these services, the professional, interdisciplinary, medical staff encourages independence of their residents as well as promotes the greatest level of care of the residents. The therapy services are currently run by three trained therapists, but West said that when the new Vernon Care Center to be located behind the Wilbarger General Hospital opens up there will be additions. “We are looking forward to adding new therapists,” West said.
Head of the therapy services is Amy West, who has been with the Vernon Care Center for 13 years. Alongside West are Lori Renfroe, specializing in occupational therapy and Raul Martinez, specializing in physical therapy. Renfroe has been with the Vernon Care Center for three years while Martinez has been with the center for a year. Treatment programs implemented at Vernon Care Center include training the Rehab Synergies therapists on Accelerated Care Plus equipment. ACP is a leading provider of clinical programs and equipment for long term care facilities. The specialized treatment programs combine medical technology called modalities, utilizing equipment and evidence based clinical outcomes with patients. The devices which aid patients include electrical stimulation, patterned electrical neuromuscular stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound and short wave diathermy. The equipment combined with therapy treatment pro-
grams delivered by the medical staff of Vernon Care Center address a broad range of prevalent conditions including pain, edema, stroke recovery, hip or knee replacement, arthritis, slow healing wounds, carpel tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, COPD, neuromuscular dysfunction and fall prevention. By decreasing pain, inflammation and edema, therapeutic modalities increase patient comfort and tolerance to treatment. This enables the Vernon Care Center therapists to introduce earlier, more aggressive therapy interventions to help improve function and progress towards their goals. “We are excited about using ACP equipment and programs at Vernon Care Center and have already seen great success,” West said. “…even returning some patients home following their rehab goals being met.” Other services include 24 hour nursing care, specialized dietary services, recreational activities, pharmaceutical services, salon services, transportation, and much more.
The directors, officers and employees at Waggoner National Bank are proud to claim the unique honor of being named a 5-star bank by Bauer Financial for 23 straight years, and note fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s banks can claim that distinction. As the Waggoner National Bank celebrates its 114th year in business, it reaffirms its commitment to serve the financial needs of the Vernon area. The goals are the same as they were in 1899 – to provide personal hometown service, the latest in banking convenience and a firm commitment to the economic growth and progress of Vernon and the surrounding area. The Waggoner National Bank remains locally owned and operated, and is one of the largest independent banks in the region. Local ownership means local decisions about each and every loan or investment. For the ultimate in convenience banking, the Waggoner National Bank offers Free Internet Banking and Free On-Line Bill pay. All WNB customers can log on to www. wnbvernon.com, and easily perform all of their banking, including paying bills, view account balances, view and print monthly statements and cancelled checks, access account history, transfer funds between accounts, pay bills electronically, reorder checks, download account information into Quicken Microsoft Money or other financial software or buy savings bonds – even when the bank is closed. The newest convenience is flexible Mobile Banking services that allows banking by text message, web browser or phone app. The bank has three ATM locations: on the west side of the seven-lane drive-in facility, in the United Supermarket in Vernon, and at the Waggoner National Bank in Electra. Operating hours for the bank lobby are 9 a.m. to 3
The Waggoner National Bank remains locally owned and operated, and is one of the largest independent banks in the region. Newest officers at The Waggoner National Bank are: Horace Joe Tabor III, Business Development Officer; Glenda Boaldin, Vice President; and Ricky Graf, Vice-President, and (below) Trish Coleman Byars, senior vice-president and Trust Officer. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
p.m., Monday through Friday. Drive-in hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. An after-hours depository is located next to the commercial window. For added convenience, Telebank 24-hour access to customer accounts can be reached at 552-7600 or 1-888-471-6163. Officers of bank include: J. Michael Terrell, president; Don A. Streit, chairman of the board; Dan Bond, vice chairman; Doug Garrison, executive vice president; Bobby Byars, senior vice president; Diane Latimer, senior vice president; Robert A. Lightfoot Jr., senior vice president and senior trust officer; Trish Coleman Byars, senior vice-president and Trust Officer; John Quintero, senior vice president and auditor; Lynn Tyra, senior vice president; Trent Gillespie, senior vice president; and David Fisher, senior vice president. Also, Stephen Brantley, vice president and investment officer; Susan Daniel, vice president and cashier; Linda Kennedy, vice president; Gary Knox, vice president; Glenda Boaldin, vice president; Ricky Graf, vice-president; Linda Pierce, vice president; Gib
Baskerville, vice president; Ann Fox, assistant vice president; Anita Miller, assistant vice president; Max Schlegel, assistant vice president, Electra office; Will Chilton, assistant trust officer; Rita Martin, assistant cashier; Horace Joe Tabor III, Business Development Officer and Shelley Stringer, marketing and public relations officer. Bank directors include: Don A. Streit, Darren Streit, Dan Bond, Joe D. McClellan II, Linda Lockett Cheslak, Doug Garrison, Terry Lemon, Robert A. Lightfoot Jr., Joe Chat Sumner III, J. Michael Terrell, Hal Williams, Mike Wicks, Otis Smith and Jack Hollis. Honorary directors include Gene Willingham and William W. Wright.
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home, commercial, business life and health coverage. The firm has the services of several insurance companies to assist patrons in choosing the right policies to fit their needs and budgets. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
Youngsters who attend the After School Lighthouse program at First United Methodist Church practice songs they will be singing on Sunday morning, Palm Sunday, in the 11 a.m., traditional service at the church. The Lighthouse program, one of several ministries of the church, is held Wednesday afternoon, during the school year. It offers Bible stories, playtime, singing, crafts, and healthy snacks, all in a Christian environment. The
church, located at 3029 Wilbarger, has two services on Sunday, with a contemporary service at 9 a.m., and a traditional service at 11 a.m. ; Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m., and youth ministry at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday activities include the Lighthouse program, Wednesday night meals from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Bible study at 6 p.m., and youth activities at 6:30 p.m. Rev. Tom Long serves as senior pastor of the church. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
Architects oppose bill to alter DC memorial to Eisenhower WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort in Congress to eliminate funding and scrap the proposed design for a national memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower drew strong opposition Friday from the American Institute of Architects, which said lawmakers should not censor an architectural work. Earlier in the week, Utah Rep. Rob Bishop introduced legislation calling for a new design competition for the memorial, citing objections to the current design from Ike’s family and the project’s cost. Bishop seeks to eliminate $100 million in future funding for the current design by architect Frank Gehry. The famous architect — whose designs include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles — has proposed a memorial park for Eisenhower. It would include stat-
ues of the president and World War II hero, framed by large metal tapestries depicting images of Ike’s boyhood home in Kansas. The tapestries, held up by 80-foot-tall columns, would be a first among Washington’s memorials and have drawn objections. Members of Eisenhower’s family have called Gehry’s design too extravagant. Others have bemoaned its avant-garde approach with the tapestries. The memorial is projected to cost $142 million, and millions of federal dollars have already been spent in choosing an architect and hiring Gehry. The American Institute of Architects, representing 83,000 members, said Friday that it will “vigorously oppose” Bishop’s legislation mandating an alternate design, saying it would circumvent the yearslong process already completed. “Representative Bishop’s legislation allows Congress to exercise governmental
authority in a wholly arbitrary manner that negates the stated selection process,” said the association’s CEO, Robert Ivy. “It is nothing more than an effort to intimidate the innovative thinking for which our profession is recognized at home and around the globe.” Ivy said the architects’ association is not passing judgment on whether Gehry’s design for the Eisenhower Memorial is good or bad. In the past, when Ivy was editor-in-chief of Architectural Record magazine, he served on a design panel for the U.S. General Services Administration to advise on the selection of an architect for the memorial. Bishop has said lawmakers need to re-evaluate the project in hopes of finding consensus on a design. His legislation also would provide a three-year extension of Congressional approval to use a planned site for the memorial at the base of Capitol Hill near the
National Air and Space Museum. Without an extension from Congress, the project is set to expire this year. In response to the architects’ association, Bishop said he was inviting more design ideas to create a fitting tribute to Eisenhower. “This bill has nothing to do with inf luencing the innovative thinking of architects, and everything to do with the responsible management of more than $60 million of taxpayers’ money,” Bishop said, noting how much money has already been allocated. “The simple reality is that this project and the commission, which are funded by millions of taxpayer dollars, are at a stalemate.” Bishop said he’s concerned the memorial project has become too focused on a famous architect’s design, rather than Eisenhower’s legacy. A congressional hearing is scheduled for next week on the memorial’s status.
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Edward Jones maintains traditional financial values Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm’s business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. The firm’s 12,000-plus financial advisors work directly with nearly 7 million clients to understand their personal goals – from college savings to retirement – and create long-term investment solutions that emphasize a well-balanced portfolio and a buy-and-hold strategy. Edward Jones embraces the importance of building longterm, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today.
Edward Jones embraces the importance of building long-term, face-to-face relationships with clients, helping them to understand and make sense of the investment options available today. Employees of the Edward Jones Main Street location include (back row) Jim Gunn and Ty Coffee as well as (front) Glynda Smith and Joy Grant. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
Every aspect of Ed Jones’ business, from the types of investment options offered to the location of branch offices, is designed to cater to individual investors in the communities in which they live and work. Employees of the Hillcrest Drive location in Vernon include Bobby Burrus and Estella Trinidad. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
In January 2013, for the 14th year, Edward Jones was named one of the best companies to work for by Fortune magazine in its annual listing. The firm ranked No. 8 overall. These 14 Fortune rankings include 10 top-10 finishes, consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003 and consecutive No. 2 rankings in 2009 and 2010. Fortune and Time, Inc. are not affiliated with and do not endorse products or services of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is headquartered in St. Louis. The Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting website is www.careers. edwardjones.com. Member SIPC.
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Family Medical strives to provide quality service The staff of Family Medical Equipment & Supplies strives to provide the highest quality service, equipment and supplies to meet their patients’ and caregivers’ needs. They are dedicated to quality performance and improvement by maintaining standards of excellence with the ever changing home medical industry. Owned by Terry Spears, Family Medical Equipment & Supplies is located at 1720 Hillcrest and features a respiratory therapist on staff. It offers a complete line of medi-cal equipment, supplies and services for home care and rehabilitation patients. They offer 24-hour service with individual programs for each patient under their physician’ss guidance. They offer a full line of respiratory and durable medicall equipment for sale and rent. Respiratory related equipment and supplies include oxygen therapy concentrators – stationary and portable, liquid/transfilling, portable systems; Bi-PAP and CPAP for sleep apnea; and small volume nebulizers. Durable medical equipment include wheelchairs, scooter and accessories both power and manual; walk aids including canes, walkers and crutches; bathroom safety equipment including bedside commodes, shower chairs, elevated toilet seats and safety rails; incontinent care supplies; Medela-breast pump center; pressure relief therapy and tens unites. Nursing supplies in stock include stethoscopes, blood pressure kits, scrubs and accessories. IV services are also available. Additionally, the store also carries the Lifeline Emergency Response System. One unique item that the
Family Medical Equipment & Supplies employees Mark Benedict and Regina Nava demonstrate Lift Chairs that the business carries in stock. Daniel Walker/Vernon Record
store carries is the Stander bed rail system. Mark Benedict, respiratory therapist, said the rail is very handy. “It provides stability when getting up out of bed,” Benedict said. “It fits on a regular bed, so you don’t need a
hospital bed. We also have a travel version.” Stop in and see the friendly expert staff at Family Medical Equipment & Supplies or call them at 940-552-CARE (2273).
Family Medical Equipment & Supplies respiratory therapist Mark Benedict displays some of the Stander bed rail systems that the business carries. The rail supports work with standard beds. Daniel Walker/Vernon Record
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Wilbarger General Hospital continues to move ahead earnings that make it so they do not qualify for 100 percent financial assistance according to the Federal Poverty Guidelines, WGH is now offering a 25 percent and 50 percent discount to assist those who would never have qualified for any discount before. The amount of financial assistance, 25 or 50 percent, depends on the individual’s income levels, how many people are in the family and other variables. Even patients who have health insurance may qualify for financial assistance. “Patients who have huge deductibles and co-insurance amounts may qualify for financial assistance,” Voelkel said. “Today that is happening more than ever, as more and more employers are increasing deductibles to be able to offer insurance to their employees at a reasonable premium.” A new program to assist patients financially will start in April. Hospital Solutions will be coming on board at WGH and will be reviewing the paperwork of patients who initially register as self-pay (patients who have no insurance). The group will look for other potential income resources, like COBRA eligibility, auto accident, MAKING ACCESS EASIER worker’s comp, estates, etc., as well as assist the WGH operates a “Point of Care” registration patient with Medicaid applications. system. Under this system, those coming to the WGH can also send its charity applications hospital with a doctor’s order for lab work or a to the company to see if Hospital Solutions can radiology procedure go straight to the Laborafind any payment source before WGH writes tory or Radiology Department to register. They off the case as indigent care. They will also try do not have to go through the hospital’s registo find programs and other resources the comtrar office, which is part of the Business Office munity and state may offer that WGH may not and is located just off the lobby. be aware of. “We want to make things as easy and simple “This income will help our bottom line for the patient as possible,” Voelkel said. “Havand help decrease our charity and bad debt ing registration for lab and radiology tests in amounts,” Voelkel explained. those departments means the patient only has During the Fiscal Year 2012, WGH wrote off one stop to make when they come to the hospi$678,164 in charity/indigent care and close to tal. They go right to the department where they $2.6 million in bad debt. are going to have their tests done. It makes it In May, WGH will also be switching to a new faster for them.” company to handle its self-pay statements and Providing convenient, faster medical care collections. were key factors when WGH decided to open “We have had patients complaining about the Walk-In Clinic. Located in Suite 800 of the how rude the people are who work for the Doctors Clinic, the Walk-In Clinic is open 8 company we’ve been using,” Voelkel said. “Plus, a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday and 8 they didn’t do a great job of collecting. The new a.m. to noon on Saturday. The clinic has seen company comes highly recommended. They a steady increase in patient visits, with 347 understand our community and have a great patients being seen in February. reputation in regard to the dollars they collect. “The Walk-In Clinic fills that gap when resiSo, besides improving patient satisfaction, the dents need medical help and their doctor’s ofhospital will also enjoy additional cash flow. fice is closed, or they don’t have a primary care “These three new services will make us very physician,” the CEO said. “It offers them a way, progressive in offering assistance and outother than going through the hospital Emergen- standing customer service to our patients,” he cy Department, to see a doctor, and saves them added. both time and money.” Once the elevator doors open on the 3rd Floor of Wilbarger General Hospital the progress the facility made in 2012 is quite obvious to visitors. While the hospital did complete two construction projects that improved the physical plant and helped the facility provide area residents with the most up-to-date medical technology and care available, a variety of behind-the-scene projects also allowed Wilbarger General to help ensure quality healthcare services are available as well as make progress in its plan to provide and improve access to healthcare professionals. “We are committed to building for the future and working to ensure residents have the healthcare services they need right here in their local area,” said Jonathon Voelkel, CEO of Wilbarger General. “These are challenging times, but we are working hard to meet those challenges head on.” Over the past year the hospital has made progress in a variety of areas as it strives to make healthcare services easier for residents to access and more affordable.
UP-TO-DATE CARE, SERVICES OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE In another effort to help patients with their finances, the hospital instituted a new charity policy with a sliding fee scale. If someone has
Of course, the easiest place for residents to physically see the hospital’s progress is on the 3rd Floor, where medical/surgical patients are admitted for inpatient services. A $2.5 million
Wilbarger General Hospital radiological technologists Christy Weatherly (left) and Lisa Jones take a moment with a patient at the doorway of the new MRI room to discuss the details of a scan that has been ordered for her. A renovation project completed in 2012 allowed WGH to move the MRI service from a building across the street into the Radiology Department. WGH also purchased
a new MRI machine which features the latest in digital technology and a wider opening to accommodate patients of varying size, age and physical condition. Since purchasing the new MRI and moving the service in-house, WGH has performed approximately 100 more scans compared to the same time frame a year ago. (Courtesy)
renovation project, which included redesigning patient rooms, hallways and storage areas, as well as the addition of new observation/waiting room areas on both ends of the floor, was recently completed. The 3rd Floor now features 20 large, private rooms all with new patient schemes, lighting, décor and flat screen TVs, along with the latest nurse’s call system and medical equipment. There is also a 4-bed monitored unit for patients who need constant nursing supervision. Also completed in 2012 was the construction project in the Radiology Department to make a home for the new state-of-the-art MRI machine. Previously, the hospital’s MRI service was done in a building across the street from WGH. The inconvenience of housing the MRI service in another building was magnified whenever MRIs were ordered for inpatients, as an ambulance had to be called to transfer the patient to the MRI building and then back to the hospital. “Any medical test a patient has to take should be as hassle-free as possible,” Voelkel said. “Before, it was a hassle if you needed an MRI. Now, there is nothing to it. Getting an MRI is just
like getting an x-ray or CAT scan. It is all right here and easily accessible.” Physicians have also been complimenting the hospital on the quality of the images from the new MRI machine, which features the latest in digital technology. The revolutionary machine is designed to quickly perform high-quality MR scans with a high level of patient comfort. The machine can significantly reduce exam time and has a wide opening to accommodate patients of varying size, age and physical condition. Making room for the MRI machine in the hospital and purchasing the new machine is already paying dividends for WGH. From August 2012 to February 2013, the hospital performed 456 MRIs, compared to 369 MRIs done from August 2011 to February 2012. “Our plan at Wilbarger General is to provide quality healthcare services that are easily accessible to all of our area residents,” Voelkel said. “All of our WGH team members work every day to provide those services with compassion and caring. We made great strides in 2012 and we can’t wait to see what we will be able to accomplish in 2013.”
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United Supermarkets has stores in 30 Texas cities United Supermarkets, LLC, is a Texas-based, family-owned retail grocery chain with stores in 30 markets across north and west Texas including Vernon. It is a self-distributing company with its headquarters in Lubbock and distribution centers in Lubbock and Roanoke. United operates 51 stores under four distinct formats: United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos United and United Express. --United Supermarkets represents the “core” concept of the company’s chain of stores, with 37 stores in 24 markets. --Market Street is a unique, one-stop shopping experience that combines shoppers’ everyday grocery needs with the specialty items, whole-health/gourmet products and pre-prepared foods they want. The company’s 10 Market Street stores are located in Allen, Amarillo, Colleyville, Coppell, Frisco, Lubbock (2), McKinney, Plano and Wichita Falls. --Offering a unique blend of the traditional and the cultural, Amigos United™ is the company’s international-format store for our Hispanic friends and Guests. The three Amigos United stores are located in Plainview, Lubbock and Amarillo. The company’s first convenience store, United Express, opened in northwest Lubbock in May, 2011. A 3,100-square-foot stand-alone store, United Express combines fresh prepared foods with traditional on-the-go items for a convenience store with a unique United flair. Almost 1 million guests shop United stores every week. And, while some differences will be noted from one store to the next, one thing
is always the same; United Supermarkets still embodies the philosophy of its founder quality, value, Guest service and community involvement. The company believes its growth and success are tied to its unwavering commitment to service - to guests, team members and communities. This philosophy is summed up in the company’s mission, “Ultimate Service. Superior Performance. Positive Impact.” United traces its roots to 1916, when H.D. Snell opened his first United Cash Store in Sayre, Okla. and then later opened the first Texas store in Vernon. In 1946, the Texas stores became a separate company when H.D. “Jack” Snell, Jr., purchased the Vernon and Wellington grocery stores from his father and, oneyear later, built a third store in Childress. An innovative visionary, Jack Snell introduced United to Lubbock in the 1950s, Wichita Falls in the 1960s and Amarillo in the 1970s. Today, United Supermarkets continues to be led by the Snell family, now in its fourth generation of management – Jack’s son, Robert Snell, serves as chairman of the board, while great-grandsons Gantt and Matt Bumstead are co-presidents of the company. The United “spirit” flourishes in the attitudes and enthusiasm of its almost 10,000 team members, who keep alive H.D. Snell’s principles of honest pricing, quality and freshness, outstanding selection, uncompromising integrity, unparalleled Guest service and community involvement. Since its founding, United Supermarkets has adhered to its founder’s philosophy of growing
and expanding into markets in order to “build up” communities – one of the greatest privileges we enjoy is to be able to give back to the communities we serve. United Supermarkets was named the inaugural winner of the Supermarket News “Community Service Award” in 2003 for its innovative concept of UCrew community volunteer teams. UCrew organizes volunteer Team Members to provide community service in every United neighborhood. In 2001, United Supermarkets was named winner of the Better Business Bureau’s “National Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics,” joining previous winners IBM, Sony Corporation and Dollar General Stores in being recognized for ethical treatment of Guests, employees and communities. The company has been on the Dallas Morning News’ “Top 100 Places to Work in DFW” list, and on Texas Monthly’s “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” list three times. Most recently, United Supermarkets was named the 2009 “Family Business of the Year” by the Institute for Family Business at Baylor University, and was named the 2010 “Deli Operator of the Year” by InStore Buyer magazine. Vernon’s United Supermarkets Store Director Allen Smith, a native of Wilbarger County, leads the team of managers and department heads, all experienced in serving the needs of customers. They include Holly Beam, administrative assistant; Ricky Baldwin, store operating manager; Cody Dunson, grocery manager; Chad Edwards, service manager; Roy
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Araiza, assistant service manager; Rachel Ramirez, food service manager; Mary Christy Medina, bakery manager; Lance Carlson, produce manager; Mickey Robinson, market manager; Ana Rutledge, general merchandise manager; Lee Oswalt, pharmacy manager; and Josh Brannon, dairy manager. Finally, United is also committed to being an active partner in all community activities, ranging from Wilbarger United Fund campaigns to Vernon High School Project Celebration fundraisers. Through the “Ucrew” community outreach program, United employees participate in a number of local service activities. They also provide leadership in community organizations such as civic clubs and Chambers of Commerce.
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The United “spirit” fl flourishes ourishes in the attitudes and enthusiasm of its almost 10,000 team members. Leaders at the United Supermarkets store in Vernon include (left) Lance Carlson, Chad
Edwards, Brennen Lindop, Ana Rutledge, Rachel Ramirez, Mary Christy Medina, Ricky Baldwin and Cody Dunson. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is opening the door to the possibility of a resumption of White House tours for student groups amid some confusion over who made the ultimate decision to cancel them. The decision has been much criticized by Republicans who say it should remain open to the public and some expectant visitors who were planning to see inside the White House during the spring break travel season. Obama says in an interview with ABC News aired Wednesday that the decision to cancel the tours in the wake of budget cuts was made by the Secret Service, citing the need to furlough some employees. “This was not a decision that went up to the White House,” Obama said. That seemed to contradict his spokesman, Jay Carney, who said last week that the Secret Service presented the White House with options for cuts including canceling tours or furloughing staff, and the White House decided to suspend tours to allow the Secret Service to
focus on its core mission. Asked to clarify the confusion Wednesday, Carney said the White House had agreed with the Secret Service’s evaluation that canceling the tours was the least-bad option. “The Secret Service came to us with a decision that because of the sequester cuts, it would be impossible, in their view, to staff those tours,” Carney said. “It was our job then to cancel the tours. The Secret Service cannot, because those are White House tours.” Obama told ABC he’s checking with the Secret Service to see if there is a way to ease the policy. “What I’m asking them is, are there ways, for example, for us to accommodate school groups who may have traveled here with some bake sales,” Obama said. “Can we make sure that kids, potentially, can still come to tour?” Carney added later that while officials are reviewing potential options to accommodate certain groups, a full-scale re-opening of tours wasn’t on the table.
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Vernon College aims toward ensuring student success through continuous improvement and growth Progress and improvement have certainly been h housing the Registered Nursing, Licensed Voc key descriptions of the many things going on cational Nursing, Surgical Technology, Pharm with Vernon College in the past year. The Colmacy Technology, Health Information Technolo Dental Assisting and Emergency Medical lege is well on its way to meeting the priorities of ogy, S student success, providing a skilled workforce, Services programs. Several new classrooms a faculty offices are key components. Anmeeting community needs, and providing a qualand o ity workplace for employees. other highlight of the renovation is enhanced s “Ensuring student success, providing a skilled student common areas and open-use student c workforce to area business and industry, meeting computer labs. community needs, and developing the college as a “It was very exciting for students, faculty a staff to begin the 2012 fall semester in quality workplace for employees are top priorities and t newly renovated facility,” Johnston said. for Vernon College, “ said Dr. Dusty R. Johnston, the “ who just completed his fourth year as Vernon “We have transitioned the Century City Center f College president. from a nice building with some good classes to “During the past year, we have made progress a complete college campus.” toward achieving these priorities in a number The College continues to implement strateg to help ensure student success. VC is comof ways while maintaining an enrollment of gies p over 3,100 students. A great deal has been acpleting a second year of a retention strategy fo complished due to support from faculty, staff, focusing on advising, retention and course s administers, board members and community scheduling. members.” Academic advising has been enhanced with t utilization of faculty members as Course On Jan. 20, 1970, a majority of the citizens of the S Wilbarger County voted to create the Wilbarger Scheduling Advisors (CSA) which provides a m County Junior College District. The first presimore in-depth, one-on-one advising experie dent, Dr. David L. Norton, was hired in April 1970 ence for returning students. An Early Alert S and campus construction began in May 1971. The System has been implemented whereby faculty c electronically notify counselors and advifirst day of classes was held September 5, 1972 can s with a total of 608 students registered for the first sors when a student has been excessively Students St d t stroll t ll across th the campus att V Vernon C Coll tto grow and db be a vital it l partt off th the community, it b semester. absent or is experiencing other difficulties in lege between classes. The college recently celmeeting needs to students through a wide range keeping up with classwork. This past September 2012 marked the 40th Anebrated its 40th anniversary and has continued of programs. Daniel Walker/Vernon Record niversary of Vernon College. The Student Services department counselors Since that first moment of creation, Vernon have initiated an enhanced follow-up program to many consistent, loyal and generous supporters of Vernon College has been a growing, vibrant institution of contact and communication for students College. meeting the needs of its students and its community. Vital comwhose names are submitted by the Early Alert System. A small, The history of tremendous support for our students is also evi- but important process improvement was the elimination of late ponents of the college’s growth over the last 40 years stem from dent through the scholarship endowments. The College currently registration for students two years ago. National research indithe buildings, academic programs, technical programs, student has more than 100 annual and endowed scholarships. There are cates that students who register for classes after classes begin extracurricular opportunities, and athletic programs within the also approximately 20 building toward endowment status schol- have a significantly lower chance of passing the classes they encollege. Many former board members, faculty and staff have arships and the college is fortunate to have more each year. This roll in. The elimination of late enrollment has been accomplished committed their strengths, time, energy and efforts to the contype of support for Vernon College students is a direct result of tinuous growth and improvement of Vernon College. without any negative effect on enrollment. good people who believe in the mission of the college. Donors and supporters have always been a part of the growth All processes are aimed at ensuring that VC is doing its part to Vernon College continues to try to meet the needs of our stuand maturation of Vernon College. As one walks around camhelp students complete classes, be retained in college and comdents, communities, businesses and industries and employees. pus, this support is evident by the: plete a certificate or degree, or successfully transfer to a senior There is great excitement about the programs on the Vernon Electra Waggoner Biggs Arts and Sciences Building institution. campus, the Skills Training Center, the many course offerings King Physical Education Building Vernon College is committed to being an effective and efficient throughout the 12 county service area, and the tremendous Wright Library institution. The past few years have been marked by developopportunity provided by the recent $8 million expansion and Osborne Administration Building ment and implementation of extensive planning processes, thorrenovation of the Century City Center campus in Wichita Falls. Sumner Applied Arts Building ough assessment programs, conservative budgeting, data driven This renovation was funded primarily by issuing revenue bonds Colley Student Center which are paid by tuition and fee revenues. No Wilbarger County decision making and tremendous emphasis on ensuring student Wade Kirk Softball Field success as defined by retention, completion, and transfer. Progtax funds were dedicated to the project. Bob and Anna Wright Baseball Complex ress and improvement have certainly been key descriptions of th The CCC renovation includes a new area for all student serIn recognition of the 40 Anniversary, the college recently the many things going on with Vernon College in the past year. hosted a community picnic to welcome and show appreciation to vices, counseling, admissions, financial aid and business office the citizens of Vernon. More than 350 people joined the celebra- functions. For students, there is also a new advising center, new The College is well on its way to meeting the priorities of student success, providing a skilled workforce, meeting community library and new bookstore. tion. needs and providing a quality workplace for employees. The new renovations include a two story allied health wing Also, a donor banquet was hosted to recognize and say thanks
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First Presbyterian Cupboard by Grace feeding those in need Cupboard by Grace is a relatively new ministry of the Frist Presbyterian Church that offers groceries and moral support to the residents of Wilbarger County who, due to economic or emergency need, may benefit with a little additional provision. It “exists to demonstrate the nourishment of God’s compassion by sharing food that might help feed the body and spirit of families in our community” (statement of purpose). Cupboard by Grace is an official agency of the Wichita Falls Food Bank and the “Feed America” program of which Walmart also avidly supports. The ministry began in June 2012 through the vision and dedication of the church membership including Ron Engh who owns property where the building is located and who had a desire to use the building for specific ministry. “We served an average of about 40 families per week the first several months,” said
Dave Treat, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. “Recently we have just exploded averaging more than 100 families,” Iva Belew is chairman of the Missions and Outreach Ministry Team “Thus far this year we have served 982 households, which includes more than 2,000 people. It has just been phenomenal,” she said. The operation of the ministry has been aided by a number of church volunteers as well as members in the community. “There are a number of people who have been very instrumental in this ministry,” Treat said. “I want to express appreciation to Allen Smith and United Supermarket, Mrs. Denise Cato and a number of Vernon High School students, members of the community at large, and even several of the persons served by the ministry who have helped unload the groceries and, on occasion, helped stock the shelves.”
Treat noted that the ministry located at 4111 Paradise is open on Mondays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Other outreaches by First Presbyterian Church include support and staff to Vernon ISD, fresh eggs for the Chaparral Center program and also mission projects including recent trips to Haiti, Belize and Romania. The church also sponsors the Lunch Bunch for Vernon High School students during both lunch periods on the third Wednesday of each month in which a meal is served to students by church volunteers. A “prayer shawl” ministry called the Common Threads is also active providing shawls for persons having crises in their lives. Regular church activities each Sunday include Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and worship service at 10:50 a.m. There is also a small group Janice Tabor checks on bags fi filled lled with groceries to be given away by the First Presbyterian Church’s prayer each Wednesday at Cupboard by Grace. This year, the ministry has served over 2,000. Noelle Wiehe/Vernon Record 10:30 a.m.
Number of Monarch butterflies in Mexico drops drastically MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies making it to their winter refuge in Mexico dropped 59 percent this year, falling to the lowest level since comparable recordkeeping began 20 years ago, scientists reported Wednesday. It was the third straight year of declines for the orange-andblack butterflies that migrate from the United States and Canada to spend the winter sheltering in mountaintop fir forests in central Mexico. Six of the last seven years have shown drops, and there are now only one-fifteenth as many butterflies as there were in 1997. The decline in the monarch population now marks a statistical long-term trend and can no longer be seen as a combination of yearly or seasonal events, the experts said. But they differed on the possible causes. Illegal logging in the reserve established in the monarch wintering grounds was long thought to contribute, but such logging has been vastly reduced by increased protection, enforcement and alternative development programs in Mexico. The World Wildlife Fund, one of the groups that sponsored the butterfly census, blamed climate conditions and agricultural practices, especially the use of pesticides that kill off the monarchs’ main food source, milkweed. The butterflies breed and live in the north in the summer, and migrate to Mexico in the winter. “The decrease of monarch butterflies ... probably is due to the
negative effects of reduction in milkweed and extreme variation in the United States and Canada,” the fund and its partner organizations said in a statement. Omar Vidal, the World Wildlife Fund director in Mexico, said: “The conservation of the monarch butterfly is a shared responsibility between Mexico, the United States and Canada. By protecting the reserves and having practically eliminated largescale illegal logging, Mexico has done its part.” “It is now necessary for the United States and Canada to do their part and protect the butterflies’ habitat in their territories,” Vidal said. Logging was once considered the main threat to the reserve, located west of Mexico City. At its peak in 2005, logging devastated as many as 1,140 acres (461 hectares) annually in the reserve, which covers 193,000 acres (56,259-hectares). But a 2012 aerial survey showed almost no detectable logging, the first time that logging had not been found in detectable amounts since the mountaintop forests were declared a nature reserve in 2000. The loss of milkweed in the monarchs’ summering areas in the north can make it hard for the butterflies to lay eggs, and for the offspring that do hatch to find enough food to grow to maturity. In addition, unusually hot or dry weather can kill eggs, meaning fewer adult butterflies. For butterflies that reach adulthood, unusual cold, lack of water or tree cover in Mexico can mean they’re less likely to survive the winter.
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Lincoln Brower, a leading entomologist at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, said in a statement that “the report of the dwindling monarch butterfly winter residence in Mexico is ominous.” “This is not just the lowest population recorded in the 20 years for which we have records,” Brower said. “It is the continuation of a statistically significant decrease in the monarch population that began at least a decade ago.” However, Brower differed on whether small-scale logging, the diversion of water resources and other disruptive activity in the reserves in Mexico are playing a role in the decline. “To blame the low numbers of monarchs solely on what is happening north of Mexico is misleading,” Brower said. “Herbiciding of soybean and corn fields that kills milkweed is a serious problem, but the historical decline over the past 19 years has multiple causes.” “All three countries need to face up to the fact that it is our collective activities that are killing the migratory phenomenon of the monarch butterfly,” he said. Homero Aridjis, a writer and environmentalist, said, “The decline in butterflies in the (Mexico) reserve is truly alarming.” Aridjis is from Contepec, a town in Michoacan state where monarchs used to appear in the fall but don’t show up anymore. Six other communities in and around the reserve that once had butterf lies saw no detectable numbers this year. Aridjis cited a lack of control on tourists, crime in the area and small-scale logging as threats to the reserve.
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Vernon Auto Group offers expanded service, parts departments with exceptional, experienced staff Vernon Auto Group is still one of the fastest growing dealerships in the United States, was recognized as an eBay Motors top strategic seller and the number one Ford Select dealership in the entire United States and has extended service and parts departments to ensure complete customer satisfaction. Two components of the exceptional service staff of the Ford, Dodge, Ram Chrysler, Jeep dealership located at 2803 Wilbarger Street include Cary Teague, service manager and Greg Frieson, fi xed operations manager. Teague began working with Vernon Auto Group this February but has many strong ambitions of ways he sees to improve the dealership. “I see bringing in organi-
zational skills and customer satisfaction in a timelier manner,� Teague said. Prior to his management position with Vernon Auto Group, Teague devoted time to working for the military. When he retired after serving with the United States Army, he said, he began working as a service technician. “After two years of turning wrenches, I got asked to go out front,� Teague said. “From then on I never got asked to turn wrenches again.� Another recently added asset to the Vernon Auto Group team includes Frieson who came to Vernon from Dallas where he was a traveling trainer. “I liked the opportunity that I saw,� Frieson said of coming to Vernon.
While Frieson has only been with the dealership since February, he has gained a loyalty to serving the community through his work with Vernon Auto Group. “I find it important to make sure the vehicles are fi xed right, that we require continuous training of all service and parts employees and provide an excellent service experience to members of the community and surrounding areas,� Frieson said. The Vernon Auto Group completed the acquisition of Ruble Vance Autoplex in March 2012, Vernon’s full-line General Motors dealership at 3405 Highway 287 West. This addition to the Vernon Auto Group brings the entire line of GM cars and trucks including Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac
Vernon Auto Group has extended service and parts departments to ensure that customers have complete satisfaction. Pleasing the customers, whether through sales or service, makes Vernon Auto Group top of the line. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
automobiles, as well as Chevy and GMC trucks. The addition also features an extended service and parts department as well. A long-time asset to the Ruble Vance Autoplex that continued on with Vernon Auto Group is Robert Imel, service manager, who has been with the company for a total of 13 years. “I’ve always worked around cars – it has been my passion my whole life,� Imel said. Imel graduated from Wichita Falls with an associate’s degree in computer science and later from a GM service technical school. He first started in a parts department and after about two years he was moved to the shop. Imel is ASE certified and has a passion for helping cust tomers he encounters through w working for the Vernon Auto G Group. “It is all about the customer,� I Imel said. “I do everything I c 120 percent to ensure that can t they are satisfied well above a beyond with the work they and r receive.� A more recent employee, but a asset none-the-less to the an V Vernon Auto Group is Mark M Mills, parts manager of the G Store. GM Mills has been with the d dealership approximately two w weeks but says he has worked w within parts departments for 2 to 25 years. 20 Mills said that he comes f from a ranch background and h done work in the oil field. has “I know the quality of serv vice the people of this commun expect and I know what nity t they want,� he said. Within the Vernon Auto Group, Mills said he has hopes the company will thrive.
Assets of the exceptional service managerial sta of the Vernon Auto Group located at 2803 Wilbarger Street include (left) Cary Teague, service manager and Greg Frieson, fixed operations manager. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
“We are ready to grow, grow, grow,� Mills said. “I hope to ensure that the customer’s vehicle is fi xed right the first time, improve the service department, improve the quality of service and improve the
quality of stock.� The service and parts departments of the Vernon Auto Group feature operating hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday.
Th Vernon The V Auto A t G Group h has b been iin operation ti ffor four f years, b butt Robert Imel, service manager of the Chevy store, and Mark Mills, parts manager, have both been passionate about their lines of work for more than a decade. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
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Bank of the West continues to serve with 27 years of growth Bank of the West, located at 1630 Hillcrest Drive, continues to grow to better serve Vernon and the surrounding community. The bank is also celebrating its 27 th year of community banking this year. Bank of the West is a certified Small Business Administration lender, being in the top 5 percent of the state and having received a 2012 SBA Gold Award for lending throughout North Texas, confirming their commitment to improving communities through economic development. Bank of the West has also received a Superior 5-star rating from BauerFinancial Inc., the nation’s leading independent bank rating firm. The superior rating signifies Bank of the West as one of the strongest banks in the country. The Vernon branch has extended hours and experienced employees to meet
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — It’s Easter morning. A boy rouses his younger brother, and they run to the living room to find their baskets filled with - what else? Peeps. “Peeps are THE candy of Easter,” the excited boy tells his wide-eyed sibling, who pops a yellow marshmallow chick in his mouth. “You can eat ‘em, smash ‘em, microwave ‘em, deep fry ‘em, roast ‘em on a stick,” the boy explains. That’s not all. You can make “historically accurate Peeps dioramas ... Peeps pop art ... You can make a Peeps topiary.” On he goes, all day and night. “Peeps jousting ... hide-and-go Peeps ... Peepshi ... that’s sushi made out of Peeps.” As the storied candy brand celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Peeps’ first TV ad in a decade captures an essential truth about the spongy confection made of sugar, corn syrup and gelatin: Love them or hate them, people do all sorts of things with Peeps, only some of which involve giving them to kids at Easter or eating them straight from the box. And they’re not shy about sharing. “Everyone seems to have a Peeps story,” says Ross Born, third-generation operator of Just Born Inc., which hatches 5 million Peeps a day at its plant 60 miles north of Philadelphia. “And they are free and willing to talk about how they eat their Peeps, how they cure them, how they store them, how they decorate with them. And these are adults!” Just Born calls it the “Peepsonality” of consumers who buy Peeps not only to eat, but also to play around with. “If you had asked me about this 25 years ago, I would’ve been rather bewildered about the whole thing,” Born
confesses. “We were candy makers.” Not that he’s complaining. Just Born had its best year financially in 2012. His grandfather, Russian immigrant Sam Born, started the candy company out of a Brooklyn storefront 90 years ago. Born advertised the freshness of his product with a sign that said “Just Born.” The name stuck. The burgeoning business moved to Bethlehem and acquired the Peeps brand with its 1953 purchase of Rodda Candy Co. of Lancaster. Best known for its jelly beans, Rodda had also introduced a small line of marshmallow chicks and bunnies, employing dozens of women who hand-squeezed them out of pastry bags. “It was really very difficult, and these women were strong,” said David Shaffer, Sam Born’s nephew and co-CEO along with Ross Born. Ross’s father, Bob Born - a physicist and engineer by training - automated the process in the mid-1950s, and a version of the machine he invented is still in use today, extruding millions of those familiar shapes on peak-Peep production days. The company, whose other brands are Hot Tamales, Mike and Ike, and Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, has never suffered an unprofitable year. But its growth has always been relatively slow, steady and controlled, and a few years ago, Born and Shaffer decided they wanted to accelerate it. The longtime partners brought in a new management team, spent heavily on marketing and broke back into the chocolate business, introducing chocolate-dipped Peeps as well as Peepsters, small chocolate candies filled with marshmallow-flavored
cream. (New for this year is a yellow chick nestled in a hollow chocolate egg.) They also focused on holiday seasons other than Easter, particularly Christmas. The result: Shaffer says last year was “off the charts.” While Just Born is privately held and does not disclose revenue, he says it posted double-digit growth across all brands. And Shaffer sees more growth potential as the confectioner works to position its products in warehouse clubs and convenience stores. Just Born certainly benefits from being part of a $33 billion candy industry that is seen as basically recessionproof, offering an inexpensive indulgence during tough economic times. “Candy did not seem to take the hit that some other industries faced in recent years. We think a big reason for that is candy’s place in our hearts and minds,” says Susan Whiteside of the National Confectioners Association, a trade group. Long associated with Easter, Peeps have penetrated the pop-culture consciousness in a way that other candy brands have not. Aficionados send chicks into battle in a microwave “sport” known as Peeps jousting. They enter Peeps art contests, dozens of which are held around the country this time of year. They innovate recipes like “Peepza,” a dessert pizza. They write cheeky blog entries with titles like “101 Fun Ways to Torture a Peep.” Hoping to capitalize, Just Born recently opened three Peeps & Company retail stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Minnesota. While the company churns out more than 1 billion Peeps this Easter season - a record - it sees the 60th anniversary as another marketing opportunity and a chance to connect with its fans via social media.
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Houston couple puts unique Faberge collection on display HOUSTON (AP) — It began 10 years ago while on a quest for French chandeliers. Instead, Dorothy McFerrin bought what she believed to be an Easter egg created by the famed Russian artisan Peter Carl Faberge. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, I have no light fi xtures, but I have this Easter egg,’” Dorothy McFerrin said, laughing when she recalled purchasing that first egg. Quickly, though, she learned she had been duped. She had spent thousands of dollars on an egg covered in real gems and gold that was not the work of the Russian czar’s personal jeweler. That mistake sparked what has become nothing short of an obsession. Today, McFerrin and her husband, Artie McFerrin, own one of the largest private collections of authentic Faberge items in the United States. Included in that collection, now nearly all of which is on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, is one egg gifted by the Russian czar to his wife, and two others considered by experts to be among the “big ones” because they were made for the Nobel family of later prize fame and the Kelch family, affluent merchants from Moscow. “It is interesting. It’s a good investment — the prices have just risen over the years, especially as the Russians have gotten interested,” McFerrin said, explaining the interest she and her husband have in collecting Faberge pieces. “A lot of it has gone back to Russia and will never be seen again.” The tradition and creation of Faberge’s ornate Easter eggs began in 1885, when the Czar Alexander III gifted one to his wife, apparently to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their engagement. He was so delighted by the egg and its cleverness — inside was a little bejeweled “surprise” — that he ordered one every year, a tradition continued by his son Nicholas II until 1916. Each egg took more than a year to create, and often the czar was intimately involved, whispering ideas to the artists as they worked in secrecy on the piece. Of the 52 eggs Faberge made for the Romanov family, 42 have survived, according to the website of Faberge, a modern fashion house that makes creations under the name of the 19th century artist. Dozens of other eggs were made for other affluent families — though only the czar’s wife could have the color mauve in a creation — and the McFerrins own between 40 and 50 of those. “There was certainly a culture of luxury at the court and a general indifference to the vast differences to the way the royal family lived and the vast majority of the people in the country lived,” said Joan Neuberger, an expert
on modern Russian cultural history at the University of Texas in Austin. “Nicholas II was particularly averse to engaging with the social and economic realities of the country that he governed and at the time enjoyed ... giving lavish gifts to his wife.” By 1916, Russia was in the throes of World War I and the anger that would lead to the first Russian Revolution, which would erupt just months later, was already brewing. In 1918, after the second revolution that brought the Bolsheviks to power, Czar Nicholas II, his wife, their five children, their servants and their dog would be executed at the orders of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. Faberge, and his Easter eggs, was viewed as a symbol of the disparities between the country’s small affluent class and the more than 85 percent who were landless servants. The Bolsheviks, as part of their revolution, seized Faberge’s shop and the family fled to Paris, leaving all his creations and tools behind. Over the years, the collection — now worth tens of millions of dollars — has spread out across the globe. Some has never been found. While the McFerrins have a broad collection of Faberge and czarist artifacts, including photo albums of yellowing pictures of the Romanov family, ornate cigarette holders, exquisite jeweled matchboxes, elaborate goldthreaded women’s evening bags and even the pillowcase in which some items were smuggled out of Russia, the focus of most collectors are the so-called Imperial eggs the Czars had made as Easter gifts. The quest to find and purchase the eggs evolved almost into an extension of the Cold War as a race erupted between wealthy American and Russian collectors to get their hands on the most eggs. Today, roughly half are believed to be owned by Russians, though not all are in the country, McFerrin said. About 11 are displayed in the Kremlin. To understand why the Czar was gifting his wife such a lavish gift on Easter — rather than, say, on Christmas — one has to understand the significance of the holiday in Russia. Easter comes on the heels of winter, a frigid, snowy season, said Joel Bartsch, the Houston museum’s president and something of a Faberge expert. It is a time of rejuvenation and renewal, a time to look over the past year and correct mistakes. “Americans just look at it as Easter and the Easter bunny. But for Russians, it’s their high season, at time for rejuvenating your life,” McFerrin said. And eggs are inextricably tied to the holiday, key even in a special cake generations of Russians have baked on the holiday to have blessed at church, she added.
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BDC works to stimulate economic growth, progress The Business Development Corporation of Vernon, located at 1724 Pease, was organized in 1994 and serves as a catalyst in stimulating economic growth and revitalizing the community. The BDC serves a unique role in Vernon’s economic picture, primarily by providing promising businesses with a source for financial support not usually undertaken by traditional lending institutions. The BDC is the designated economic development risk taker for Vernon and Wilbarger County – it is solely funded by a half cent sales tax. The BDC has a long track record of providing a valuable service to the community and continues its efforts year after year. From 1994 through 2012, the local BDC has injected more than $8 million dollars as well as having created and retained more than 1,000 jobs. Since 1994, the BDC has given five project loans; prepared 26 grants/ grant assistance; given three entities grant writing assistance; provided three loan guar-
antees to businesses; made 15 investments in and developed property; and accounted for 1,070 jobs created/retained. The BDC continues to provide guidance and support for local businesses and potential businesses. The BDC works with the Small Business Development Center, which generally holds a meeting in Vernon once a month, to provide business plan development and financial analysis for local businesses and entrepreneurs. All of the services are free of charge. The BDC is responsible for implementing programs that retain, expand and attract quality businesses into the community – which will result in increasing the ad valorem tax base, increasing the retail sales within the city and creating quality employment opportunities for area residents. The BDC continues to live up to its motto – “Working for tomorrow today.”
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City of Vernon Wynwood of Vernon offers offers bingo twice a week, week every Wednesday and Friday, for residents to take part as part of the many activities offered.
Charles Bateman and Emily Alvarado volunteer their time to the residents each week during this activity. Noelle Wiehe / Vernon Record
The city of Vernon continues to invest in the safety of its citizens – including a 77-foot aerial ladder truck. In 2012, the city saw its Insurance Services Office (ISO) improve from a 4 to a 2. Across the country, only 1.46 percent of communities qualify
as 1 or 2 on the ISO scale. In Texas, only 6.45 percent of communities achieve a 1 or 2. The rating should result in lower insurance premiums for residents in the future. Vernon Record Photo
Wynwood of Vernon offers 6 school districts form food alliance in attempt to bring down costs many amenities, activities Wynwood Vernon, a part of Brookdale Senior Living, is an assisted living community that offers many amenities and activities to its residents in a very attractive environment. The facility includes 48 living units including studio, one bedroom, one bedroom deluxe and two bedroom floorplans. All of the units have small kitchenette areas with refrigerators and microwave ovens. They also have individual heating and cooling systems, fire and smoke detectors, bathrooms with showers and other amenities. Wynwood provides residents three meals each day in their restaurant style dining
room. Housekeeping and laundry are also part of the services offered. Wynwood even has an in-house beauty salon. Residents of Wynwood Vernon enjoy daily activities such as games, exercises, mind aerobics and outings in the Vernon area. Events such as themed dinners, birthday and holiday celebrations, church services and special performances by local and regional entertainers highlight the wonderful living experience at Wynwood. The community has associates on duty 24 hours a day who provide assistance with social, medical and other needs of residents. Services
available include assistance with personal care, medication management, personal service plans, ongoing monitoring of health care needs and an emergency response system. The associates and residents both make up the Wynwood Vernon community and would love to welcome you home. Drop by for a visit, join us for a meal or just sit for a while on the front porch in a rocker while enjoying the company of Wynwood’s community members! Wynwood Vernon is located at 4501 College Drive and can be reached via phone at 940-552-8181.
NEW YORK (AP) — Urban school districts in California, Florida, Illinois, New York and Texas announced Wednesday they are joining forces to coordinate school lunch planning in an attempt to keep costs down while providing healthful food choices. “Our goal is to offer our students nutritious and delicious meals while keeping costs down,” said Kathleen Grimm, New York City’s deputy schools chancellor for operations. With food costs rising, the alliance “will help us to band together and control costs by buying in large quantities,” she said. The districts also will work together to purchase items like biodegradable trays in bulk, New York City Department of Education spokeswoman Margie Feinberg said. To kick off the initiative, students in all six districts were being served the same lunch on Wednesday featuring chicken, brown rice with seasoned black beans, steamed broccoli, fresh fruit and milk. “We created this menu based on the most
popular items we commonly serve in each of our districts,” said Leslie Fowler, director of Nutrition Support Services at Chicago Public Schools. “Our goal moving forward is to identify these commonalities and work with our vendors to capitalize on our purchasing power so that we’re providing the best and freshest foods possible to our students at the lowest costs possible.” In addition to New York City and Chicago, the alliance includes public schools in Los Angeles; Dallas; and Miami and Orlando in Florida. The six districts serve a total of nearly 3 million lunches every school day purchase more than $530 million in food and food supplies annually. “This show of solidarity is unprecedented,” said Los Angeles Unified School District Food Services Director David Binkle. “It demonstrates that all the school districts in the alliance can work together to implement the same programs while serving nutritious meals to our students.”
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Sullivan Funeral Home’s pre-plans help family members For most, funerals are not a topic they want to talk about. Most people don’t like to discuss death, much less make plans for their passing. However, pre-planning a funeral could very well be one of the best gifts anyone could ever give their family members. After planning a funeral for a family member, Josie Lucio decided she didn’t want her children to go through the stress of making arrangements for her funeral. “Death, especially if it’s unexpected, is tough and you don’t know what to do at the moment,” she said. “Whatever they want to sell you sounds good at that time. But, you wonder if that’s what the person would really want. When I talk about my funeral my kids would say ‘Mamma why do you talk like that’ but they don’t know how it is. It’s so hectic. I should have planned it a long time ago, so I just went straight over there and did it.” Lucio said she pre-planned her funeral so her children would know what to do and so it would be easier for them.
“I feel more at ease knowing they won’t have to worry about things,” she said. “Today, more people are recognizing that planning a funeral in advance of need demonstrates love and consideration toward their family members,” said Robert Webb of Sullivan Funeral Home. “Thoughtful preparation can offer peace of mind and reduces the stress of indecision when a death occurs.” It’s easy for people to tell their family not to make a fuss when it comes to their funeral. But, it is important to understand the funeral and/ or memorial service ritual is not for the deceased, but for the living. This is a time when friends and family can gather to grieve and provide support for each other. There are many good reasons to pre-plan a funeral. “It is a practice gesture because it allows you to make unhurried and informed decisions,” Webb explained. “Many people pre-plan because they like the peace of mind knowing there will be adequate
funds to cover their funeral expenses. Others have definite preferences concerning their funeral service, and they want their families to be informed and involved in those decisions.” Pre-planning a funeral can be very informal. It can be as simple as following a pre-plan checklist and then letting family members know where the checklist will be located when the need to use it arises. Many people don’t realize what information is needed when planning a funeral. A few items on the checklist (there are several others) include: name of church (if service is to be held); name of clergy to preside over the service; music and special musical selections; names of pallbearers; and obituary information. Those who wish to help ease the burden of planning a funeral even more will go a step further and discuss all of their plans with the funeral home they wish to use. There is also an option to pre-pay for the funeral.
Robert Webb of Sullivan Funeral Home goes over information concerning pre-planning a funeral with a patron. Planning for a funeral in advance
“Funding the pre-planned service is a choice most people make to ease possible financial pressures on their family,” Webb said. “Many people have concerns of questions about
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how much pre-planning will cost. Pre-planning allows you to pay for the funeral service on an affordable monthly basis and it will freeze the price at current
prices.” The main factors that play into the cost of a funeral are the services, casket, outer burial container and cemetery options.
Antarctica concerns grow as tourism numbers rise ROSS ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — Across most of Earth, a tourist attraction that sees 35,000 visitors a year can safely be labeled sleepy. But when it’s Antarctica, every footstep matters. Tourism is rebounding here five years after the financial crisis stifled what had been a burgeoning industry. And it’s not just retirees watching penguins from the deck of a ship. Visitors are taking tours inland and even engaging in “adventure tourism” like skydiving and scuba diving under the ever-sunlit skies of a Southern Hemisphere summer. In a remote, frozen, almost pristine land where the only human residents are involved in research, that tourism comes with risks, for both the continent and the tourists. Boats pollute water and air, and create the potential for more devastating environmental damage. When something goes wrong, help can be an exceptionally long way off.
The downturn triggered by the economic meltdown created an opportunity for the 50 countries that share responsibility through the Antarctic Treaty to set rules to manage tourism, but little has been done. An international committee on Antarctica has produced just two mandatory rules since it was formed, and neither of those is yet in force. “I think there’s been a foot off the pedal in recent years,” said Alan Hemmings, an environmental consultant on polar regions. “If it takes five years, 10 years to bring even what you agree into force, it’s very difficult to micromanage these sorts of developments.” Antarctic tourism has grown from fewer than 2,000 visitors a year in the 1980s to more than 46,000 in 2007-08. Then the numbers plummeted, bottoming out at fewer than 27,000 in 2011-12. The Rhode Island-based International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators doesn’t have
its final figures yet for the 2012-2013 season, which runs November to March, but estimates close to 35,000 visitors. The industry group expects slightly more tourists next summer. It’s not just the numbers of tourists but the activities that are changing, said Hemmings, who has been part of a delegation representing New Zealand in some Antarctic Treaty discussions. “What used to be Antarctic tourism in the late ‘80s through the ‘90s was generally people of middle age or older going on cruises and small ships where they went ashore at a few locations and they looked at wildlife, historic sites and maybe visited one current station,” he said. “But there’s an increasing diversification of the activities now so it’s much more action orientated. Now people want to go paragliding, waterskiing, diving or a variety of other things.” Visitors can also skydive over the frigid landscape, and London-based Henry Cookson Ad-
ventures took two and three-man submarines to Antarctica in the latest summer. Hemmings said he was once asked to advise on a Germany company’s plan to fly gliders over the colossal Transantarctic Mountains to the South Pole, but that project was never carried out. On Ross Island, a stark black-and-white outcrop of ice on porous, volcanic rock, the active volcano Mt. Erebus stands as a warning of the dangers of tourism in this remote and hostile environment. In 1979, an Air New Zealand airliner on a sightseeing tour from Auckland slammed into the mountain in whiteout conditions, killing all 257 people aboard. After that disaster, sightseeing flights over Antarctica did not resume until the mid-1990s. Some of the earliest attempts at skydiving in Antarctica also ended in tragedy. Two Americans and an Austrian died in the same jump in 1997 near the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station at the geographic South Pole.
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Passport for musical instruments is proposed BANGKOK (AP) — Musicians, take note: Next time you travel abroad, you might need a passport — for your instrument. Delegates attending a global biodiversity conference in Bangkok this week are debating a U.S. proposal to streamline international customs checks for travelers with musical instruments that legally contain endangered wildlife products like exotic hardwoods, ivory or tortoise shell.
MAKE TRAVEL EASIER The goal is not to burden musicians, but to make foreign travel easier by doing away with cumbersome import and export permits and ensuring legal instruments aren’t confiscated, said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe, who is leading Washington’s delegation to the 178-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The proposal is expected to be voted on as early as Friday. If approved, travelers would be able to carry a “musical instrument passport” valid for three years. The CITES framework was signed in 1973 to ensure the survival of the world’s flora and fauna by regulating international trade in threatened species. About 35,000 species are presently protected.
CASES RARE Ashe said he was not aware of any cases of international customs agents seizing instruments, and if it has happened, it’s been extremely rare. But concern over the issue within
the U.S. music industry rose sharply in 2011, when federal agents raided the factories and offices of Gibson Guitar to seize what they said was illegal ebony wood shipped to the guitar maker from India. Gibson was the subject of a similar raid in 2009 for using wood allegedly exported illegally from Madagascar. After the raids, “people started raising serious questions about their instruments,” Ashe told The Associated Press in an interview in Bangkok this week. “They said, ‘If my guitar contains Brazilian rosewood ... if my violin bow is made of exotic hardwood, is it going to be taken away from me when I travel?’”
VIOLIN BOWS MAJOR CONCERT Violin bows are a major concern. Some are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the last thing their owners want is to risk having them confiscated. “What we want to do is make sure people can comply with the law, and do so easily,” Ashe said. “So we came up with this idea of the musical instrument passport that would allow people to have one document to move through multiple countries.” Ashe said his department had consulted with musicians’ organizations including the International Music Products Association. That group, along with the League of American Orchestras, has called for CITES to protect the ability of musicians to travel abroad with their instruments and appealed for exemptions for those traveling with instru-
ments that can be declared as als will determine whether personal effects. member nations increase or At present, musicians whose instruments contain internationally regulated wildlife products — many of them built long before CITES was established — are supposed to get export permits or certifications from every country they visit. “Understanding how to navigate the current international and domestic permit requirements — which vary from country to country — is very complicated and confusing,” said Heather Noonan, vice president for advocacy at the League of American Orchestras. “Streamlining the permit process through a passport of some kind could be quite helpful, but it is essential that a passport be voluntary, and take into account the time, expense, and practical realities of traveling with instruments,” Noonan said. “It is key that steps are taken ... to educate the music community about how to navigate the permit rules — both those existing CITES requirements, and the varying domestic endangered species permit rules for each country.”
house new trading floors for Merrill Lynch, but the brokerage’s board backed away from the plan days before it was expected to finalize the deal. Less than a year later, Merrill was on the verge of collapse when it was bought by Bank of America, as the economic crisis neared its peak.
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ISSUED BY FISH, WILDLIFE In the U.S., the passport-like documents would be issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service and could be obtained by mail, Ashe said. They would be issued by the relevant authority in other nations. The passport issue is one of 70 proposals under discussion at the CITES conference, which began Sunday and lasts two weeks. Most of the propos-
Hotel Pennsylvania to be renovated, saved from the wrecking ball NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s famed Hotel Pennsylvania is safe from the wrecking ball, rescued by the economy rather than preservationists. Plans to knock down the nearly century-old hotel, where jazz great Glenn Miller and his orchestra broadcast in the 1940s, and replace it with a 67-story office tower are “on the shelf,” said Steven Roth, chairman of the Vornado Realty Trust, which has owned the building since 1998. Although City Council approval of zoning changes for a tower to replace the 1,700room hotel remains valid, the weak economy has led Vornado to switch gears.
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Vornado went ahead with designs for the building and received City Council approval for needed zoning changes in 2010. The approval came despite objections from Empire State Building owner Anthony Malkin, who complained that a tower, 825-feet high, would block views from the Midtown TRY TO MAKE PROFITABLE landmark’s observation deck. “It’s an interesting option Local preservationists also to have, but it’s not possible objected to the plan failed to today,” Roth said at an investor get landmark status for the conference earlier this week. hotel, which opened in 1919 “We’re not going to tear down and was designed by renowned the hotel. In fact, we’re going to architects McKim, Mead & invest in it aggressively and try White. to make it into a really profitIn an interview Thursday, able, really good hotel.” Malkin focused on the prosVornado declined to provide pects for improving the hotel. additional information about “I think an upgraded Hotel its plans for the building. Pennsylvania will be fantastic Roth, who will assume the for the area,” he said, noting additional role of CEO at that the neighborhood has a Vornado on April 15, said the few hotels but can use more. company is close to finding a Gregory Jones, part of a partner and principal develop- small group that changed its er to help restore some of the name this week to the “Hotel hotel’s former grandeur. The Pennsylvania Preservation hotel is across from Madison Society” from “Save Hotel Square Garden and Penn StaPennsylvania,” said in an email tion. that efforts to get the property While its lobby retains traces landmarked will continue. of its origins and it still has RESTORE RATHER THAN RENOVATE the “Pennsylvania 6-5000” Jones said he found that at phone number made famous by Miller’s orchestra, the Hotel least some parts of the stately Pennsylvania is now a budget- interior of the original hotel remain, but were covered by priced destination with a less-than-luxurious reputation alterations done in the 1980s. The group intends to encouramong tourists. age Vornado to restore the BED BUG PROBLEMS building rather than simply The hotel averages 2 1/2-star renovate it. reviews on travel websites and Vornado, a real estate investhas been known for bed bugs, ment trust, owns 7.5 million a common problem in Manhat- square feet of office and retail tan hotels. space in the blocks surroundA recent comment on yelp. ing the hotel. Roth said at the com summed up what many of Monday conference that the today’s patrons say about the company now aims to develop hotel, “Affordable, and you get the hotel as part of its strategy what you pay for.” to drive up the value of the Vornado was near a deal surrounding properties. in 2007 to build a tower to “We’re trying to make it an
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$1 billion casino-resort set to open in Philippines MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines will become one of the biggest gambling centers in the world, vying with Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas for Asia’s high rollers, officials of a $1 billion casino resort opening in Manila this weekend said Thursday. Studies project that the country’s gambling revenue of $1.9 billion will rise to $6 billion, which is currently what Singapore’s two casinos generate, in about five years, said Michael French, chief operating officer of the Solaire Resort and Casino. Solaire will open on Saturday as one the country’s biggest hotel-casino complexes in ceremonies to be attended by President Benigno Aquino III, who is targeting 10 million tourists by 2016. It has 500 hotel rooms, 1,200 slot machines and 295 gaming tables, including those
in private rooms with a view of Manila Bay for high rollers. It has eight restaurants, a spa, a night club, and will have a 1,800-seat Broadway-type theater, French said. It is the first of four such developments in the $4 billion Entertainment City being built on a 100-hectare (247acre) property reclaimed from Manila Bay. The flagship of Bloomberry Resorts Corp. is majority owned by one of the Philippines’ wealthiest men, container ports operator Enrique Razon. The Entertainment City development is potential employment and economic bonanza for the Philippines. Its reputation as a tourist destination has been tarnished by reports of crime, including kidnappings, alongside insurgent violence and the operation of a notorious militant Islamic group in the country’s
south. The country has not yet recovered from the drop in the number of visitors from Hong Kong following the killing of eight tourists from the Chinese administrative region by a dismissed police officer in Manila in August 2010, just two months after Aquino took office. The hotel-casino currently has 4,500 employees and will employ about 500 more, French said. About half of the staff work for the casino, including 400 senior officers who have worked for years in casinos in Macau, Singapore and in cruise liners, he said. French said the hotel-casino will offer an “East meets West” venue, combining “the glitz and grandeur and the sparkle of Las Vegas” and the “Macau experience” of VIP gambling.
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ber, hardware of all types and other merchandise are stocked and ready for the customer’s convenience. Ready to assist customers are (from left) Stan Matthews, Bob Beazley, Kenny Eason, Mike Currie, Jerry Lou Schmoker, Roy Jones, Billy Lee and Tim Beazley. Joyce Ashley/Vernon Record
Mississippi Museum of Art hosting French exhibit JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The impression: You’re walking into a painting. In a Family Corner of the upcoming major French painting exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art, artist Ginger Williams-Cook has re-created a Renoir painting of Monet’s gardens to give pint-sized creators a pretend shot at the easel, beret included. The wall-sized work is just one of the preparations under way at the museum, where “Old Masters to Monet: Three Centuries of French Painting from the Wadsworth Atheneum” opens March 23 and remains on display through Sept. 8. The paintings themselves, 50 masterpieces boasting a bounty of household art names, are expected in town soon. Works by Cezanne, Degas, van Gogh, Monet and more are included in the exhibition, 13th in the Annie Laurie Swaim Hearin Memorial Exhibition Series. Also on display in the Barksdale Galleries, March 23-June 22, will be “Symbols of Faith, Home and Beyond: The Art of Theora Hamblett.” Williams-Cook, master teaching artist at the museum, was tasked with “doing my best re-creation” of Renoir’s work. “No pressure there, right?” she quipped. No projector was used. Working from a color Xerox, now wrinkled and smudged, she enlarged Renoir’s image for the in-
stallation piece, omitting the image of Monet (for whom visitors will be able to stand-in). A piece of bamboo, 8 feet long with a piece of charcoal attached with masking tape, became her drawing pole, to eliminate yo-yo-ing on the ladder, keep some distance for the big picture and preserve sketchy lines and movement, she said. Layering of color was handled in a similar way, from broad and brushy dark strokes of underpainting to the linear patterns, color and contrast. “I used a sponge to diffuse light a little bit. Because in this painting, it’s probably late afternoon,” Williams-Cook said. “I had to consider direction of light and all of that. “It’s pretty tricky to try to re-create a Renoir,” she said, “capturing the play of light, softness and gesture of nature.” She jumped into construction, too, creating three-dimensional elements — tree and shrub cutouts and a weathered white picket fence — that will flesh out the illusion and invite viewers in. The exhibition covers art history at a time when the world’s art capital shifted from Rome to Paris. “We’re only getting 50 paintings, but they actually do tell the story of art history from the 1600s until the early 20th century,” said Robin Dietrick, who organized and designed “Old Masters to Monet” and the Theora Hamblett exhibitions for presentation
in Jackson. “Because all of these are French pieces, you actually are following the history of art history for 300 years.” Baroque, rococo, neoclassical, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements are included. “Post-Impressionism at the beginning of the 20th century ultimately led to what we know as modern art.” Most of the show’s name-dropping potential is concentrated in the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods — Monet (a depiction of his water lilies), Cezanne, Pissaro, Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, van Gogh (a self-portrait). “Just about, if you can name a French artist of the time, we’ve got them,” Dietrick said. “This is just such an impressive collection that rarely travels, that we seized the opportunity to get it and bring it here,” museum director Betsy Bradley said. “We knew that Mississippians would want to see some of these iconic works that don’t travel much.” The exhibition was organized by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., the first public art institution in the United States. That museum, in the midst of some construction projects, mounted a big exhibition of these works in their galleries, then sent them on the road, Bradley said. The exhibition travels to Denver next.
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
111 YEARS ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH THE LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD
Pastor Kenneth Bersche Intersection of FM 2073 & FM 2074 (940) 552-7164
103 YEARS
110 YEARS FARGO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Irl Holt, Pastor
Robinson - Chaney Post 67
97 YEARS
D.C. WOLF INSURANCE AGENCY Daryl C. Wolfe, Owner Home • Auto • Business Life • Health 1522 Fannin
102 YEARS NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH
AMERICAN LEGION
104 YEARS
1001 Houston 940-552-9554 Rev. George A. Easter, Pastor
552-5484
101 YEARS 1912-2012
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL
Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night 7:00 p.m.
“We preach Christ crucified.” Corinthians 2:2 Paul Neuberger, Pastor - Mary Neuberger, School Dir.
“The Church Where Everybody is Somebody” “Where the Souls of Men Meet God.”
4405 Hospital Drive 552-2495-Church 552-6651-School
92 YEARS MUSICIANS CLUB OF VERNON
92 YEARS ROTARY CLUB OF VERNON
Proudly Serving Our Customers H.D. Snell, Founder Jack Snell, Founder 3000 Wilbarger 940-552-6551
Organized 1921 Federated 1923
Mitch Grant, President “Service Before Self”
Awarding Scholarships to Aspiring Musicians
Meets at Noon every Tuesday at the Wilbarger Auditorium
91 YEARS
91 YEARS
90 YEARS SUMNER-COLLEY LUMBER COMPANY
VERNON LIONS CLUB “We Serve” Meets every Friday at Noon at the Wilbarger Auditorium
700 Wheeler St. 940-553-1888
1830 Maiden St. 940-552-6274
103 YEARS
VERNON, TEXAS
VERNON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURISM
1614 Main
940-552-2564
97 YEARS FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
“First Family, Where the Family Comes First” Pastor, Brian Pounds 2430 Sand Road 940-552-7551
92 YEARS HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB Restaurant: Tues. - Fri. 11-2, 5-9 Sunday Buffet: 11-2 • Golf Course Daily Swimming Pool Memorial - Labor Day Tennis Courts NOW ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERS 4400 Country Club Rd., Vernon, Texas 940-552-5406
90 YEARS W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE Waggoner Ranch founded in 1849
A.B. Whorton III Co-Director Gene W. Willingham Co-Director
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
89 YEARS
89 YEARS
88 YEARS
88 YEARS Buy local, help us make it to 88
FARMER’S CO-OP GIN AND ELEVATOR & VERNON COMPRESS
ST. JAMES CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
(FARMER OWNED)
Rev. Nathaniel Carr
Hwy. 287 E. 552-6277 or 552-6208
1101 Gilbert
Since 1925 RadioShack-Franchise-Dealer Store
87 YEARS
86 YEARS
85 YEARS
84 YEARS
DAVIS-VERNON AGENCY, INC.
PORTER-WALKER OIL CO., INC.
MAHARD EGG FARM, Inc. “Fresh Country Eggs” Since 1926
Vernon Location 21080 87N Chillicothe, TX 79225
YOU & YOUR
Real Estate Allstate at the “Y” 1011 Hillcrest Dr. 940-552-0500 940-552-6283
“Serving Vernon Area Since 1927”
81 YEARS
80 YEARS
BRANTLEY & WRIGHT INSURANCE “Insurance Solutions’ 1630 Main 940-552-2591
77 YEARS PETTY BUTANE & ELDA PETTY SERVICE STATION Serving you since 1936 11428 Hwy. 287 West 940-552-7072
830 Fannin
940-553-3591
NORSWORTHY MUSIC CENTER, INC. 1814 Main
OPTIMIST CLUB OF VERNONWELCOMES
&
We connect with you.®
“Friend of the Youth” FAMILY
Sundays: 8:15 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
940-552-2321
New - “Classic” Worsip Service Sunday School for all Ages Blended Worship Service Evening Worship Meal Bible Study for all Ages
Elisha Wehrwien, President Meets every Thursday at Noon at Hillcrest Country Club
2101 Yucca Lane • 940-552-6203
80 YEARS
79 YEARS
Come grow with us!
ROBERT L. MORE STORAGE VERNON JAYCEES Seeking New Members Join Today Call Gib at 940-552-2511
77 YEARS FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2420 High School Drive 940-553-1643 Pastor, Hilda Cabazos “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”
Since 1933 PAT MORE, OWNER MIKE MORE, MANAGER
“Worthy Use of Leisure”
1907 Wilbarger 940-839-7893
Meets First Tuesday of each month in Wilbarger Auditorium
76 YEARS
75 YEARS VERNON CHURCH OF GOD
Your Touchstone Energy® Partner
Southwest Rural Electric Association, Inc. P.O. Box 310-700 North Broadway Tipton, Oklahoma 73570-0310
1-800-256-7973
2130 Stadium Drive 940-553-1501
Greg Johnson, Pastor Sunday School..................9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship...............10:45 a.m Wednesday Evening......6:30 p.m.
Since 1938
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
74 YEARS
BOLTON
CROWN QUALITY ELEVATORS
72 YEARS
71 YEARS
EASTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
HERRING COFFEE SHOP
“The Best Breakfast in Town”
69 YEARS
WILBARGER COUNTY FARM BUREAU
SEED • FERTILIZER • GRAINS
Pastor Harold Brown
6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday
Vernon • Harrold 1900 Chet Bolton PL. 552-9311
Pearl & Wilbarger 940-552-2902
Herring Bank Building 940-553-4200
68 YEARS
67 YEARS
65 YEARS
64 YEARS
Fox Animal Services, PLLC Vernon Veterinary Clinic
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
KING, MOORE, TRUELOVE & PHARIS
For Animal Wellness, Performance & Production
Scott Arant, Pastor
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
Serving the Lord in Vernon for 64 years
John Parum, Agency Manager Kenneth Baxter, Agent Brittney Kubicek, Agent
1603 Cumberland 940-552-9377 sfbli.com txfbins.com
Certified Public Accountants Michael C. Moore, CPA John T. Trulove, CPA Douglas A. Pharis, CPA
66 years of Service to America and our community. Established Since August 1945 1401 Commerce 940-552-9198
Jocelyn J. Fox DVM 4501 Wilbarger 940-552-9929
Sand Road & Beaver St. 940-552-2870
2402 Texas St. 940-552-5481
63 YEARS
62 YEARS
62 YEARS
61 YEARS
GOODRUM WRECKER SERVICE
WINTERS - HAYES MONUMENT CO.
Hwy. 287 Vernon, Texas 76384 940-552-2842
Office Manager, Janet Thomas 9:00 a .m. - 3:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
60 YEARS
LONE STAR PRINTING SERVICE
FOUNDED IN 1952 JUDI ERDMANN, Owner
525 Wilbarger 940-552-7581
7110 HWY. 287 E. Vernon, Texas 940-886-2217 • SRCaccess.net
3316 Wilbarger 940-553-3931
60 YEARS
60 YEARS
58 YEARS
KIWANIS CLUB OF VERNON
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Jennifer Trufar, President
3207 Indian Street
Meets every Thursday, La Casa Mia Noon until 1:00 p.m.
Consecrated May 24, 1953 Sunday Services: 11:00 a.m.
Globally Connect - Locally Invest Wireless Broadband Internet
MECHANICAL, INC.
Movie Line: 940-553-3999 www.vernonplaza.com Business Line: 940-553-1085 1717 Cumberland Vernon, Texas
PLUMBING - AIR CONDITIONING - HEATING
Professional, Commercial & Residential Installation Service at Reasonable Rates TACL#B010232C Master Plumber #M28067
3700 Wilbarger
940-552-9677
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
56 YEARS
56 YEARS
“Water Solutions for the World!”
56 YEARS
56 YEARS
VERNON CARE CENTER & REHAB SYNERGIES
NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH
“When quality of care counts!”
WATER SERVICES, LTD Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 202 Wilbarger St. • Vernon, Texas Helpline 1-800-685-7867 (940) 552-8800 www.leonardwaterservices.com
54 YEARS
REGISTERED PHARMACISTS Jim Spears Jim Parmer Pam Caldwell Terry Spears
Christy McCurley 940-552-2585 Cell 940-886-7082 1725 Deaf Smith • Vernon, TX
53 YEARS
53 YEARS
KELLY PROPANE & FUEL LLC
KINLAU SHEET METAL WORKS, INC.
HOME • AUTOMOTIVE AGRICULTURAL • INDUSTRIAL
52 YEARS
Fred’s Corner Grille
2015 Yamparika 940-552-2961
2327 Main • Vernon, Texas 940-552-2402
50 YEARS
50 YEARS
L.P. Gas Carburetion Diesel Fuel Hi-Pro Feeds 126 E. Wilbarger 940-552-5494
50 YEARS
2522 N. Frontage Rd. Vernon, Texas 940-552-5311
50 YEARS HAYLEY EYE CLINIC OF VERNON
Dr Pepper Bottling Co., Inc. 1516 Pease 940-553-3671
49 YEARS
Dr. Joe C. Hayley Dr. Terry L. Kirkland Dr. John Hayley Optometrists 1918 Pease • 940-553-4328
47 YEARS
CARDWELL & ASSOCIATES
HOLLINGSWORTH ROOFING
9686 Hwy. 70 • 940-552-2857
715 Indian St. Vernon, Texas 76384 940-553-3478
54 YEARS
53 YEARS
SINCE 1965 FREE ESTIMATES SEAMLESS GUTTERS
A fresh start for those in need of a new beginning”
CapitalFarmCredit.com
Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1720 Hillcrest at the “Y” • 552-2999 OPEN 8 A.M. - 8 P.M. MON.-FRI., 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. SAT.
“Great Futures Start Here”
Pastor: Chris Whitney
Medicare/Medicaid Approved 2301 Texas St. • Vernon, Texas 76384 • 940-552-9316 Please call Matt Lytte with any questions at 940-257-5406
3900 Wilbarger Vernon, Texas 940-552-7631
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF VERNON
Offering rehabilative services: • Occupational Therapy • Physical Therapy • Speech Therapy
RED RIVER VALLEY MUSEUM “Where History Meets the Imagination” 4600 College Dr. 940-553-1848
Tra Cardwell, CFP® Joe Bacon • Caitlin Colbert www.tra-cardwell.com 1507 Cumberland • 940-552-0331 Securities offered through Prospera Financial Services, Member FINRA & SIPC, 5429 LBJ Freeway, Suite 400, Dallas, Texas 75240, 800-444-4428
201 Harrison Street Vernon, Texas 76384 940-552-9911
Vernon Plant was built in 1966
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
47 YEARS
46 YEARS
SHERMAN CHAPEL, AFRICAN, METHODIST, EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Homer Edmonds Roofing Co.
“A A Church that ministers to the whole person spirit, mind & body”
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Sunday School - 10:15 a.m. Sunday Service - 11:15 a.m.
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Shingle • Built Up Roofs • Commercial
LARRY EDMONDS HOMER EDMONDS
46 YEARS
BIVINS PEST CONTROL, INC. “The Perfect North Texas Stop” • Wide Pull Thrus • Ice • Pool • Laundry • 30-50 Amp Service • Clean Restrooms & Showers • Tenters & Clubs Welcome
Bro. Darrell Willie, Pastor 1324 Wilbarger, Vernon, Texas
940-552-5563 • 1-800-499-1492 2326 Sherman St. • Vernon, Tx
Hwy 287 and 70 West (Plainview Exit) • 940-552-2821 3725 Harrison Street, Vernon, TX 76384 www.rockingarvpark.com
44 YEARS
44 YEARS
44 YEARS
AUXILIARY GIFT SHOP
“A Place to Shop & Benefit Your Community”
“Compassionately Caring For You”
THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US
ED BUESING BODY & PAINT SHOP
We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in the coming year.
920 Hillcrest Drive 940-552-9351
Wilbarger General Hospital 920 Hillcrest Dr. Hours: 9am-4:00pm Monday-Friday All proceeds benefit patient care services
42 YEARS
42 YEARS
FIRST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
45 YEARS
1515 Wilbarger 940-552-9891
42 YEARS GEORGE RANDALL AUTOMOTIVE
Established in 1968 Randy Bivins, Owner
At your service for termites, roaches & all crawling insects. We Appreciate Your Business
1813 Pearl 940-553-3744
43 YEARS KWICK KLEAN LAUNDRY
• Self Service Laundry • Wash • Dry • Fold Open 7 Days a Week 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Amy Lorance, Owner “We Appreciate Your Business”
3524 Wilbarger
940-552-7201
42 YEARS
BEVO’S DRIVE-IN
SANTA ROSA CONSTRUCTION CO.
Specializing in Chrysler Parts & VW Parts & Service
1400 Fannin 940-552-9743
1830 Bowie St. • 552-6181 Dalton Littlecreek & George Randall
“Best Hamburgers In Town!”
41 YEARS
41 YEARS
41 YEARS
40 YEARS
Malone M alone L Law aw Firm F i rm
HILLCREST CLINIC
Brannon’s Body Shop
Robert H. Borchardt, MD
Brannon’s Safe-T Storage
2604 Beaver • 940-552-6329 Rev. Archie L. Kennedy Sr. Sunday School Sunday Service Sunday Evening Wed. Family Night/Bible Study
9:45 a.m. 10:50 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Attorney A ttorney at at Law Law DON ROSS MALONE CHRIS LEHMAN
Litigation • Estate Planning • Wills, Trusts • Probate Business Entities • Contracts • Agrigultural Commercial Transactions • Business & Consumer Litigation Person Injury • Family Law
940-552-9946 940-552-9946 1901 Lamar St. • Vernon, Texas 76384
Complete auto repair Foreign & Domestic
2728 Center Dr. 940-553-3422
Family Practice
Milton Brownlow, C-FNP Certified Nurse Practicioner
Chad E. Brownlow, RN, MSN, FNP
1015 Hillcrest Drive • 552-5495
4000 Wilbarger ORDERS TO GO 940-552-2570
4100 College Dr. 940-552-6291
2730 Center Dr. 940-553-4149
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
40 YEARS
40 YEARS
39 YEARS
Baskerville & Baskerville
38 YEARS ROGERS LODGING
Attorneys at Law
Dick Fortune & Ed Pfeiffer, Owners Located in the Hillcrest Clinic 1015 Hillcrest
940-553-4361
38 YEARS
Mike Baskerville Angela Baskerville Herring Bank Building Suite 400 940-552-9811 940-552-2400
2806 Wilbarger 940-552-5401
38 YEARS
37 YEARS
TAYLOR PAINT & BODY SHOP
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 915 Main St. 940-552-6301 TACLA 004597C • TECL 18962
35 YEARS FLOWER BOUTIQUE 2404 Wilbarger • 552-2491 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
34 YEARS
KING AG AVIATION, INC. Since 1979 Specializing in: • Aerial Spraying • Insecticide • Herbicide • Seeding • Field Scount Service
Rick Netherton Mobile (580) 481-4646 Brad Price
Office (940) 552-6102 Johnny King, President
33 YEARS
35 YEARS
FARGO GIN
Garcia’s Plumbing • Lower Rates • Better Service • Friendly & Honest
+ FREE ESTIMATES +
17312 CR 105 North 940-552-6162
Owner / Operator Master Plumber Ruben Garcia
33 YEARS
33 YEARS
WE STOP LEAKS “GIVE US A RING”
BELL ROOFING & INSULATION Commercial - Residential - Mobile Homes All Work Guaranteed • Free Estimates PHILIP BELL Owner Vernon, Texas 76384
Cell 940-839-8632 940-552-8032
LIC. M-19426
940-552-2774
Clint H. Brints CPA, Inc.
5002 Wilbarger Street Vernon, Texas 76384 Telephone: 940-553-4356 Fax: 940-553-1805
32 YEARS
32 YEARS
31 YEARS
Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
The Cotton Boll
Charter Tire & Auto
4301 Hospital Drive • (940)552-2568 3901 WILBARGER • 552-6464 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 10:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. CALL-INS WELCOME
4131 Western Trail Dr. Vernon, Texas 940-552-2100
Out with the old, in with the new
Since 1975 “When things are a wreck, call us!” 1922 Main Phone 940-552-5731
700 Hillcrest Dr. 940-552-0200 Vernon, Texas
“Most affordable quality compassionate Nursing Care Center” *Rehabilitation Service* *24 Hour Licensed Nursing Staff*
Local, Reginional & National Entertainment
TIRE AND AUTO SERVICE
Mark & Delinda Duncan
ERIC SNEED APRIL SNEED
7635 CR 128 W. • 839-9091
2030 Wilbarger Street • Vernon, Texas (940) 553-3373 • Toll Free: 866-612-2227
Owners
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
31 YEARS
31 YEARS
MAC EXCAVATING & BACKHOE SERVICE
Bryant EnterpriZes
Motor Grader Backhoe & Dozer
DALLAS McCARTY M CA / 940-357-9712 P.O. Box 1579
“Serving North Texas Since 1982”
30 YEARS
1423 Main St. • Vernon • 940-552-7744 Pat & Glenna Bryant, Owners • MEME’S GOURMET CATERING • NEW VENTURE GLASS • BRYANT PECANS • BRYANT RENTALS
29 YEARS
H&H ELECTRIC
1720 HILLCREST VERNON, TX 552-2273 (CARE) 1-800-545-3653
28 YEARS
ENLOE AUTOMOTIVE Wayne
Marvin
2701 Wilbarger 940-553-1133
Safe & Effective Care: 21 Day Detox and Keeping the weight off program
3720 Wilbarger • 940-552-9951
CHILD CARE
Serving Vernon since 1983 3700 Kelly St. 940-553-1312
29 YEARS SEW MORE
Embroidery & Vinyl Designs Diane More, Owner 8056 Hwy. 70 South
11674 Hwy 70 South • Vernon, Tx Shop: 940-552-5869 • Cell: 940-357-1275 Fax: 940-552-5220
Don Aydelott • Lynn Hooker
29 YEARS ECHO ANSWERING SERVICE
Day and After Hour Calls 1711 Cumberland • Vernon • (940) 839-6899
28 YEARS
27 YEARS
HAIR FASHIONS
27 YEARS
MCGINNIS
Emilia Ortiz, Owner & Stylist Tana Ryan, Stylist Cell: 940-704-4405
Men - Women - Children’s Haircuts
George’s Aircraft Repair
552-6171
3120 Wilbarger 940-552-5965
Walk-Ins Welcome
27 YEARS WOLFF CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER
Specializing in Ag Aircraft Recovery, Rebuilding, Repair, Salvage and Maintenance
Bobby, Barry, Paul & Ronie Master Electricians
Cuts • Color • Perms • Relaxers • Wax Up-Do’s • Proms • Wedding
30 YEARS
At Bank of the West, we have one goal: to help create healthy, prosperous communities. Like Vernon
WELDING SUPPLY CO. Wayne McKnight
400 Galveston Wichita Falls, Tx (940) 767-4313
1601 Laurie St. Vernon, Tx (940) 553-3151
2222 Pease St. • 940-552-5050
1630 Hillcrest, Vernon, TX • 940-552-9966 www.bnkwest.com
26 YEARS
26 YEARS
25 YEARS
BOBBY BURRUS, AAMS® Financial Advisor 909 Hillcrest Dr. • 940-552-9219
Brenda Haynes, Owner/Stylist Toni Bell, Stylist Bryan Bagley, Stylist Jean Moffitt, Massage Therapist
B&C Fireworks OPEN: DEC. 20 - JAN. 1 & JUNE 24 - JULY 4 Hwy. 70 & Cottonwood Lane
JIM GUNN, AAMS® Financial Advisor 1613 Main • 940-553-1845 TY COFFEE, AAMS® Financial Advisor 1613 Main • 940-553-1845
For All Your Work Needs
30 YEARS
We also carry BEAUTY CONTROL Skin Care Products
3411 Pease
940-552-9791
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
25 YEARS
24 YEARS
WHITES AUTO & DIESEL 24 HR FULL SERVICE PERFORMANCE PARTS
FAMILY OWNED CERTIFIED TECHS 25 years ON HAND experience
STATE INSPECTION. REPAIR. LUBE. & PARTS
24 YEARS
24 YEARS
Comet Cleaners & Jim’s Formal Wear Tuxedo Service 2604 Wilbarger St. 940-552-2561
TGLASS & WINDOWSN 1909 Main Street 940-553-4102
23 YEARS
Serving Vernon for Over 20 Years
SEE US ON 1130 WILBARGER ST FACEBOOK VERNON, TX WHITESAUTODIESEL@YAHOO.COM 940-553-1188
3825 Wilbarger • 940-552-6933
Monday - Friday 7:00 - 5:30 Saturday 9 - 12 • Closed Sunday
24 YEARS
23 YEARS
23 YEARS
JESSE’S BAIL BONDS
Marvin Tate Communications
MIDTOWN AUTOMOTIVE
Process Server Private Investigator 1910 Wilbarger 940-357-1772
MARVIN TATE, OWNER 1716 Hillcrest Dr. 940-552-5604
23 YEARS
22 YEARS
Gina Seedig - Owner & Stylist Christi Hollenbaugh - Stylist 1704 11th Street 940-553-3050
21 YEARS PRINCE OF PEACE CHURCH 3215 Bacon Sunday School...........................10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship.........................11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night.........................6:30 p.m. “Investing God’s Love into you”
Specializing in Automotive Electronics • Complete Computer Diagnostic Service • Transmission Service • Tune-Ups • CV Axle Service • Brake Service
1509 Main St. 553-3595 or 1-800-203-9621
Window Coverings, Counter Tops, Ceramic Tile, as well as Wood, Vinyl & Laminate Flooring
WALK ON OUR REPUTATION!
20 YEARS
Foreign or Domestic
OWNSO
Tracy Newcomer Owner
1829 Cumberland
940-553-1957
•Auto •Home •Life •Health •Financial Services
LISA HERBER 3601 Wilbarger St. Vernon, Texas 940-552-6272 “Get To A Better State”
22 YEARS
21 YEARS
Sweet Delights
Debbie’s Custom Cuts
Gifts Chocolate Balloon Bouquets Greeting Cards 3307 Wilbarger
940-553-4724
20 YEARS
Debbie Greening, Owner/Stylist Jennifer Hayes, Stylist •KERATIN TREATMENTS •CUTS & PERMS •TANNING SALON •FOILING •MATRIX •REDKIN •EXTENSIONS Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
1703 Turner
552-CUTS (2887)
19 YEARS TEXOMA HOME & GARDEN
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1724 Pease 940-552-6502 bdcvernon.com bdc@bdcvernon.com
Full Service Florist • Landscaping Lawn Spray (Weed Control) • Bedding Plants Vegatables • Tree & Shrubs • Bulk Seed
201 Frontage Rd. (940) 552-5599
Chris & Joni Schatte, Owners Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 2300 Wilbarger St. 940-552-2900
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
18 YEARS
DR. TODD R. SMITH OPTOMETRIST 8:00-6:00 Mon., Tues., Wed. 10:00-7:00 Thurs. 8:00-1:00 Fri. 2030 Texas
940-552-2204
18 YEARS
TOMAS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION For All Your Concrete Needs! Tomas Avitia, Owner/Operator 2929 Eagle Street • Vernon, TX 76384 (940) 552-5975 • Cell (940) 357-1662
16 YEARS
16 YEARS
TEXOMA BAIL BONDS
Hospital Home Health
SERVING 13 COUNTIES Vernon Office: (940) 552-8188 Seymour Office: (940) 889-6111 Childress Office: (940) 937-2722 Toll Free: 1(866) 674-5001
920 Hillcrest Dr. 940-553-2825
Compassionately Carring For You
5115 College Drive 940-552-5263 Hours: Monday-Friday 11-2, 5-9 Sunday 11-2 • Closed Saturday
13 YEARS
15 YEARS
Tina Borchart, Pat Graf Luanne Byars, Lynn Friberg
13 YEARS
100% MEXICAN FOOD
SALVADOR PEREZ (940) 552-5825
3511 Wilbarger Vernon, TX 76384
TACLA 014718E Jim Huber Heating & Air Conditioning
Approved Dealer
“Quality Service at an Affordable Price”
3118 Wilbarger St. 940-553-3290 Fax 940-553-3490
16 YEARS
Antiques • Collectibles • Gifts Crafts • Furniture • Books
Open Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. STANTON TREVA C. & TUCKER (940) 553-3766
STEVE’S HANDYMAN & CONSTRUCTION SERVICE
For All Your Home Repairs Painting - Interior/Exterior Carpentry • Window Replacements Interior/Exterior Doors • Storm Doors • Patios Res: (940) 552-8307 Cell: (940) 886-7142
STEVE WILKINSON, SR. Vernon, Texas 76384
16 YEARS
AUTO-TECH Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm
Hillcrest Plaza 552-0095
14 YEARS
14 YEARS
CHINA BUFFET
1829 Pease 940-552-6762 pepper.b@sbcglobal.net
TAQUERIA JALISCO TACOS, BREAKFAST BURRITOS, MEXICAN CUISINE
Installation • Service • Repairs
17 YEARS
940-552-2152 1601 Texas, Vernon
Cash Discounts, Payment Plans 1400 Fannin • Vernon, TX
15 YEARS
18 YEARS HUBER HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
1727 Fannin St. Vernon, TX 76384
940-552-0000 3119 WILBARGER
•All you can eat •Lunch & Dinner Buffet •Mongolian BBQ •Menu available •Eat-in or Take-out (One free buffet after 10 buffets)
www.wilbargerrealty.com
2424 Wilbarger St. • Vernon, Tx (940) 553-1066
13 YEARS
13 YEARS
Alan’s Lawn & Tree Ser vice
RVB CONSULTING & DESIGN SERVICES, INC.
Tree Removal Lawn Care Needs Tree Triming
FREE ESTIMATES 2710 Texas • 940-886-6747
Russell Brownlow, Owner Manufacturing Engineer 940-552-2807
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions Each of Wilbarger County’s many businesses and enterprises are contributing to the continuing and impressive community progress. Many of these concerns have been active through the years in the successful struggle to promote the economic and spiritual growth of the Wilbarger County area. The old, the middle aged, and the young enterprises and institutions listed on these pages are directed by management and leaders that are capable, aggressive, and optimistic. These enterprises have won recognition in a busy county because of loyalty to the community and helpfulness to their individual customers and friends.
12 YEARS
WEST TEXAS APPLIANCE Mon.-Fri. 9-1, 2-5
Central Heat & Air FINANCING AVAILABLE
*LG *FRIGIDAIRE *WIDE SELECTION OF FURNITURE/BEDDING/DINING Gary Powell, Owner Sonya Durham, Office Mgr. Authorized Pay Station
1329 Main Street Vernon, TX 76384 (940) 553-1180
12 YEARS
12 YEARS
Madison Crossing Apartments 24 HR. FITNESS • POOL BARBECUE AREA
Office Hrs. Mon-Fri 8-5 6 & 12 Month Leases 2100 Center Drive, Vernon, Texas 940-553-1148
11 YEARS
Dialysis Unit James F. Brock
Insurance and Financial Services Agent
1000 Garland Johnston Dr. 940-553-2960
12 YEARS New & Used Tires
12 YEARS Cars & Trucks
NEW DEALER FOR DIXON ZTR MOWERS ALL 4X4 ACCESSORIES DIESEL CHIPS & EXHAUST NEEDS TRAEGER HANDCRAFTED PELLET GRILLS
940-552-0415 24 Hour Service 1415 Hwy. 287 East • Vernon, TX
10 YEARS
Coming home from the hospital may require extra care or medical support. Whether you need short- or long-term home health services, we are here for you and your family.
SPEARS CLEANERS "We will treat each item as if it were our own" Tisha Garrard, Owner 1718 Hillcrest Dr. • 940-552-0771
10 YEARS WELCH ELECTRIC TEC 20835
TME 16989
Call us, and let’s talk about how we can help you.
3305 Wilbarger • Vernon, TX 76384
940-553-2161
940-322-1672
Member FINRA & SIPC * Securities offered through Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC
www.NorthTXHomeCare.com
30801 Agoura Rd. Bldg 1 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 584-0200
Compassionately Carring For You
10 YEARS
10 YEARS
Savannah Rose Gift Shop Gifts and Home Decor Paige Lambert, Owner Wednesday-Friday 10:30-5:30 Saturday 10:30-3:00 3708 Wilbarger • 552-ROSE (7673)
10 YEARS
9 YEARS
TEXOMA INSULATION
TEXOMA SELF STORAGE
BLOW IN • BATTS INSULATION EXTRACTION COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL FREE ESTIMATES
Storage Buildings • Auto Boat • RV Storage (940) 552-8188 4027 Main St. - Office: 1400 Fannin
9 YEARS
9 YEARS
940-553-3144
9 YEARS
9 YEARS
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Body Business
Complete Collision Repair Windshield & Glass Installation Guaranteed Color Match Pick up & Delivery
Jan King, Owner
Day Spa & Salon
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1900 Lamar 940-552-6300
(940) 552-2262 • 2320 Wilbarger
Mon-Fri by appointment
All Insurance Accepted
(940) 552-2036 35 years experience
(940) 552-8188
4200 College Dr. • Vernon, Texas 76384
Quality Work • Lowest rates in town
“Our Business Is To Keep You In Business” 3306 Wilbarger 940-552-7878
DEW’S CUSTOM HANDMADE BOOTS 1819 Pease St. 940-552-9288
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Honor Roll of Wilbarger County Institutions 9 YEARS
8 YEARS
9 YEARS
KEMP TREE SERVICE Tree Trimming • Tree Removal Stump Grinding • Bobcat, Skidsteer Service
Western Trail Cowboy Church Tim Bohannon - President, CEO tbohannonpss@tx.com
David Fox, Pastor Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. God accepts one and all
Tony Kemp, Owner 940-839-6446 P.O. Box 1816
1900 Fannin • Vernon, TX 76384 940-552-2942 • Fax: 940-552-9799
809 Hillcrest Dr. • Vernon, Texas 940-552-2027
12350 Hwy. 70 S. Lockett, TX
8 YEARS
7 YEARS
7 YEARS
6 YEAR
Cornell (Cory) Curtis
KM Dozer Service
NORTH TEXAS SELF STORAGE
Barbwire & Roses
Marie Muse, Owner
FBridal Selections FCustom Made Wreath,
Attorney at Law Practicing law for 13 years; Serving Vernon for 6 years.
Floral Arrangements & Hair Bows FTrendy Fashion Accessories & Home Decor
Soil Conservation • Brush Removal • Winching • Motor Grader Tanking
Kevin Meinzer
• Climate Controlled Units • Storage Buildings • Auto Boat • RV Storage 940-552-8188 4300 Wilbarger - Office 1400 Fannin
5 YEARS
Tues.-Fri. 10:30am - 6pm • Sat. 12 pm - 5 pm 2000 Wilbarger St., Vernon, Texas • (940) 553-4900
1716 Main Street • 940-552-9100
Owner/Operator 940-357-9774 • 940-553-3983
6 YEARS
7 YEARS
5 YEARS
SMITH’S PAINT & BODY 940-552-0687 1605 Wilbarger
OWNER, HEATH SMITH • CELL: 940-642-2373
Auto Glass Solutions Insurance Accepted
8 YEARS
940-552-0687 1605 Wilbarger
OWNER, HEATH SMITH • CELL: 940-642-2373
4 YEARS
Christy’s Barber Shop
royce w. miller, auctioneer tx11840 www.millerauctions.net
3300-R Wilbarger • 839-7885 Christi Mints - Owner/Operator
Men’s Cuts - Kid’s Cuts - Flat Tops ~ Walk-ins Welcome ~ TUESDAY thru FRIDAY 8:00-5:30 SATURDAY 8:00-12:30
3 YEARS
3 YEARS
LINDSAY STREIT
Walk-In Clinic 4301 College Dr. Suite 800 940-552-2604
VERNON COMMUNITY FREE WILL BAPTIST
Hours: Noon to 8 p.m., Monday - Friday
Alton Hickey, Sr., Pastor
Office Staff
VernonAutoGroup.com
2803 Wilbarger St. • 3405 Hwy 287 W.
940-552-2555
3 Years
THREE HEARTS y y y
STEAK HOUSE
Stacy Flores, LVN Nathan Smith, Receptionist
4800 College Dr., Vernon, Texas 940-473-1749
Family Health Care Cosmetic Procedures 4301 College Dr. Suite 600, Vernon, Texas
940-553-2140
Compassionately Carring For You
2 YEARS
1 YEAR Owner, Jason Maldonado
VERNON SELF STORAGE
218 Wilbarger Vernon, Tx 940-473-9463
Lowest Monthly Rate in Wilbarger County
1722 Pease • Vernon, TX • (940) 552-0803
Mon-Thurs: 11-2 & 5-9 • Fri: 11-2, 5-10 • Sat: 4-10 Sunday Closed
We do it all... Estates-Equipment-Appraisals 1801 Cumberland Your Place or ours PO Box 1186 940-553-1685 office Vernon, TX 76384 800-687-1296 toll-free Next Auction March 30th, 31st
The Auction House of Texas
4 YEARS Family Nurse Practitioner
Visit our website where the “low price you see is the one you pay.”
901 Hillcrest Drive 940-552-7628
940-552-8188
Accepts All Insurance • Full Auto Glass Replacement • Deductable Assistance Complete Installation of Lift, Level & Lowering Kits
4507 Wilbarger St. 1400 Fannin St. - Office
8 MONTHS
Small Town Store... Uptown Fashion! Susie Johnston, Owner 913 Hillcrest Dr. • Ph: 940-552-2668 Email: qscorral@yahooo.com QsCorral.com