The Junction EaglePublished in Kimble County since 1882

The Land of Living Water Volume 131 USPS 286-540 ©The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 50¢ per copy Number 21

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Dalton Schulze2012 Junction High School Salutatorian

Rachal Katerle2012 Junction High School Valedictorian

Hello. My name is Rachal Katerle, and I would appreciate a round of applause after everything that I say.

Thank you, friends, families, guests, esteemed teachers and administrators for coming out and supporting the Class of 2012. When I was told that I would deliv-er the valedictory address, I prepared this material in the same manner that some of you would prepare an, ahem, research paper. I started the night before. I thought long and hard about how I would formulate a poignant and intuitive speech. I couldn’t think of anything. So, I downed a Red Bull and ran around my house a couple of times. Afterwards, I came up with this...

Sit back and let the relaxing undertones of my voice float over your ears. Look at me. Now look at them. Now back to me. We are graduating from the finest high school in Kimble County. Tonight, you all will receive something special - something only 97 percent of Americans your age will ever

Teachers, administrators, family and friends, The class of 2012 is pleased you chose to share this milestone with us tonight. We thank you for your patience, your love, your discipline and the encouragement you’ve given us these past 13 years.

Someone once said, “Time doesn’t wait for anyone. Don’t wait for it to fall in your lap; you have to make it happen.” Well, that’s easier said than done. Some of us don’t have a very good concept of time. We’ve all been late to class, late getting home on the weekends, procrastinated get-ting our homework done and turned in. Everyone has been patient with us, but the world will not be as patient.

When we leave Junction, we will go our separate ways; but we all need to continue to have one thing in common. We need to let the world know that the class of 2012 will not be held back, and we will make a differ-ence. Some of us will be teachers, research-ers, computer gurus, engineers, soldiers,

See Schulze on Page 6See Katerle on Page 6

Hospital Board – electing officers, appointing board member, reviewing lease agreement

James MurrThe Junction Eagle

The Kimble County Hospital District Board met on May 24, with newly-elected board members Bobby Chenault and Trey Sullivan in attendance. They join board members Noe Martinez, Debra Mudge, Claudette Primeaux and Molly Robinson. The board addressed the election of offic-ers, the need to fill a vacant board position, and a number of ongoing issues.

The board’s first order of business was to elect offic-ers for the period May 2012

through May 2013. Mudge nominated Chenault and Robinson nominated Martinez to serve as board president. Neither candidate received the four votes needed to be elect-ed: Chenault received only three votes (his own, Mudge and Sullivan) and Martinez received only three votes (his own, Primeaux and Robinson).

After the voting, the board agreed to postpone further action on the election of offic-ers – a president, treasurer, and secretary – until the sev-enth member of the board is

See Hospital on Page 7

HCFA’s Twist-Off Open Pro RodeoWill feature The Wild Child as a specialty act

Rodeo fans, get ready for a wild ride in the very near future! The Hill Country Fair Association’s Twist-Off Open Pro Rodeo is coming up on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2, at 7 p.m. at the Hill Country Fairgrounds. The Lester Meier Rodeo Company will be bringing fine stock for all the “grownup”cowboys and cowgirls to contend with, and there will also be times for the kids to shine during the mutton

bustin’ and calf scramble.The following ever popular

events will all be in place for excitement: the County Team Roping finals, bronc and bull riding, calf roping, barrel rac-ing and breakaway roping for the cowgirls. And of course, food and drink will be avail-able at the concession stand during all of the events so no one has to go hungry or thirsty.

Zeiters celebrates 35 years at JNBby Darla Rooke

Junction National Bank president

On May 1, 2012, Dequinta Zeiters celebrated a major mile-stone: 35 years of employment at Junction National Bank.

She began her service at the bank as the drive through teller in 1977 and continued that task for approximately ten years. Then she expanded her knowledge in other areas of the bank includ-ing bookkeeping, computer operations and general ledger.

You can see her warm smile in the teller line on most days or assisting with general ledger.

The bank congratulates Zeiters on her dedication and com-mitment to Junction National and the community.

She is the daughter of C.A. and Carolyn Trimble.

Junction National Bank president Darla Rooke, left, con-gratulates and presents Dequinta Zeiters with a check and watch for her 35 years of dedication and loyalty to the bank.

“The Wild Child”, Troy Lerwill, to come to Kimble County

Kimble County Election Returns

198th District Attorney: Brad McCullouch......................................... 335 Scott Monroe................................................. 956Sheriff: Incumbent Hilario Cantu............................ 738 Allen Castleberry.......................................... 682County Attorney: Incumbent Allen Ahlschwede....................... 690 Larry Harrison............................................. 683Constable: Bryan Payne.................................................. 809 Mike Chapman............................................. 542Commissioner Precinct 1: Nol Dear.......................................................... 156 Incumbent Billy Braswell............................ 224Commissioner Precinct 3: Incumbent Wylie Taff.................................. 27 Dennis Dunagan............................................ 133 Gary Primeaux.............................................. 68 Dale Johnson.................................................. 111

Appearing as the specialty act at the HCFA’s Twist-Off Open Pro Rodeo on June 1-2, Troy Lerwill was known early on as “the man in the can” (the barrel man protecting the bull riders and making the audience laugh). During that time, he was also a professional moto-

cross racer and used that talent to build up funny motorcy-cle acts to entertain the rodeo world. His motorcycle act evolved into jumping a Dodge pickup truck and a Bloomer trailer on his dirt bike.

See Wild Child on Page 7

Troy Lerwill, “The Wild Child”, will entertain a crowd of thrill seekers during the Hill Country Fair Association’s annual Twist-Off Open Pro Rodeo beginning Friday night.

This is just a small scene at the Junction Cemetery on Monday, May 28, when, in honor of Memorial Day, local Boy Scouts from Troop 420 and volunteers placed flags on the graves of many soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice.See Rodeo on Page 7

Impressive Memorial Day service held at Junction Cemetery

by Frderica Wyatt

An impressive Memorial Day service was a highlight Monday morning, May 28, in the Junction Cemetery when relatives, neighbors, friends, and other veterans gath-ered to pay tribute to fallen military heroes from Kimble County. Following a prayer by the Reverend Jim Sproat of Trinity Episcopal Church, Boy Scouts of Troop 420 and their

Scoutmaster, Larry Trimble, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Guest speaker Ben Gonzales, a service counselor with the Texas Veterans Commission in San Antonio, stressed the importance of remembering those who gave their “all” for our country and implored the public to “hold high the torch of freedom” bequeathed by the forty-seven young men whose

Golden Eagle Band members win State Gold

by Adrian Alonzo

Senior Tye Douthit, sophomores Cole Mason and Zach Herbst, and 8th graders Rachael Stapper and Kallan Zion competed at the UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble contest on Monday, May 28, 2012, at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, and brought home Gold Medals for their first division performance of Largo and Finale from The New World Symphony, by Antonin Dvorak.

In order to earn a 1st division rating at the State level, performances must be nearly flaw-less in execution. The judge that adjudicated the quintet’s performance, only gave eight first

division ratings during the two day contest in which she critiqued over 80 performances.

In order to advance to the State level of competition, student musicians must earn a 1st division rating at the regional level contest on a Class 1 level solo or ensemble. It is an extreme accomplishment to have earned a 1st division rating at the State level. The quintet began working on the music in January.

This marks one last outstanding achievement after a successful year for your award winning Golden Eagle Band.

Congratulations to these students on a job well done!

See Service on Page 6

Proudly displaying their State Championship Gold Medals for their 1st Division perfor-mance held in Pflugerville on Monday are, from left to right, Rachael Stapper, Kallan Zion, Tye Douthit, Adrian Alonso (band director) Cole Mason, and Zach Herbst.

See more election results on page 8

The vibrancy of both the native and improved species of the Cenizo plant is abundant throughout all of the City. The shrub at the home of Billie McRorey Eidson is unusu-ally beautiful, and the hedge-row of Cenizos at Junction Cemetery is outstanding. A common name for the Cenizo is “Barometer Plant”, and true to form, the weatherman is forecasting rain on Tuesday. For many years, a colloqui-al (yet misleading) term for the Cenizo (meaning “ashy”) was the Purple Sage. Do you remember when “Riders of the Purple Sage” was a hit?

Another full moon (this one known as the “Strawberry Moon”) will make its appear-ance Monday, June 4.

That is a momentous day, for it will mark the sixty-eighth anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy in World War II. A number of local men were veterans of that event, and I hope to interview Alvin “Bill” Cunningham about his experiences that day.

Barbara Bruce Kingsbery-Jones of Santa Anna, a daugh-ter of the late Charlie and Leona Banister Bruce, passed away Friday, May 27. Funeral services were Sunday, May 29, with burial in the Santa Anna Cemetery. Barbara was born in Kimble County, where her parents resided at the time.

I read of the May 13 death of Juanita “Nita” Parker Ryan of San Antonio. A native of the Noxville Community, Nita authored a book, Seven

Generations, The William Parker Family. It is a remark-able legacy for present and future generations! A copy of the book is at Kimble County Historical Museum.

Recent memorials to the Kimble County Museum Building Committee for Edward E. “Ted” Bolt were from Ruth James of Plano and Mary Hale of Lubbock. A memorial contribution in memory of Mary Farmer Murr was from Bill and Susie Black of Ozona. The continu-ing support for this historical project is truly appreciated.

With the hubbub of early summer and its myriad activi-ties abounding, communiques in recent days have been scarce; however, Lou Varner of Comanche called regard-ing history of the Walter Buck family. Another earlier electronic message was from Debby James, who related her great aunt, Eleanor, was the wife of the late Cecil Parker of the Noxville Community.

A message from Mason County Historical Commission relayed news from Mary Carlman of a dedication for two Texas Ranger crosses. A ceremony is planned for Saturday morning, June 2, at 10 and 11 o’clock, respective-ly, for P. C. Baird at the Gooch Cemetery and John A. Moran at the Crosby Cemetery.

Monday, May 28, marked another Memorial Day to com-memorate the fallen heroes of all wars. The origin of the day, once known as Decoration

Day, was in the 1860’s when Southern women decorated the graves of the Confederate soldiers. In their graciousness, the ladies also saw fit to place flowers on the graves of the Union dead. There are some, in the present day, who want to rewrite history giving mis-leading facts about Decoration Day.

A report on the Memorial Day program at the Junction Cemetery will appear else-where in this week’s Junction Eagle.

A note of thanks is extended to John, Rosanna and Justin Stapp, who purchased and replaced United States and Texas flags at the Junction Cemetery and the Kimble Historical Museum.

Motoring through City Park during the week, I was pleas-antly surprised to see more improvements. Renovation of the Schreiner Park bandstand, built eighty-two years ago, is attractive. On May 6, 1930, the bandstand was dedicated with a speech by County Judge J. B. Randolph and a concert by the Kimble County Chamber of Commerce band.

Main Street has received a lot of attention in recent weeks, causing some to con-jure memories of another time. According to old newspaper clippings, the Commissioners Court voted to receive bids on June 11, 1928, for “tarviating Junction’s Main Street, which is Holekamp Avenue or the Old Spanish Trail.”

For many years, three OST

light posts graced the middle of the main thoroughfare in downtown Junction, and in earlier times, Maypole dances were held, utilizing the OST posts. Eighty years ago, in 1932, “Ella Annis Henderson was crowned queen of May by King James of the House of Hodges. Billie Ed Allen was crown bearer, and Margaret Ann Wright and Marilyn Baker were flower girls.”

The Old Spanish Trail move-ment (covering 2817 miles) was organized in 1915 to “promote a paved automobile highway across the southern United States connecting six centers of historical interest: St. Augustine, New Orleans, San Antonio, El Paso, Tucson, and San Diego.” Junction, along the route, was the site of two new steel bridges span-ning the South and North forks of the Llano River.

Enthusiasm lagged dur-ing the years of World War I, but in 1919, San Antonio was selected to lead the movement across Texas. Interest in the project gathered momentum, and in 1924, Governor Pat Neff dedicated the zero marker at the San Antonio City Hall.

In Kimble County, the OST route went by Rodger’s Well and up the valley to the Dunk ranch, where it soon left the valley and went over the hill and down into the valley of Joy Branch and on to Segovia. The road crossed Johnson Fork three times, and water crossings were the main haz-ard. Oft-times travelers were stranded by flooding waters. Meandering westward (along present-day FM 2169 and a portion of the old San Antonio to Fort Terrett Supply Road),

the route included Cloud Point (the approximate half-way mark on the OST. Crossing the “Bogs” (we believe this to be the ancient riverbed), the OST passed the airport (then just east of the Harames Brothers facility). The part of Junction known as Little Mexico came into being. The transcontinental highway con-tinued around the point of Alta Vista Mountain to the steel bridge (abutment can be seen in the County Park).

Then (and in later years), Kimble County and Junction wanted to capture the atten-tion of tourists, and businesses sprang up all along the OST route.

The Old Spanish Trail led through City Park and up East Main Street. Travelers contin-ued along Main Street to pre-sent-day North 11th (Subway) and northward to North Llano Street, and then westward to again join Main Street. Further along, (at present Lazy T.

Motel), the street veered north-west (now Northwest Main) to cross the North Llano bridge.

The Old Spanish Trail ran through Roosevelt and up the river road to Camp Allison and old Fort Terrett. Drivers were given an admonition: “When fording western rivers change to low or second gear and go across steadily. The bar or shallow water is apt to form a little below the direct line across.” (OST history to be continued in a future column.)

Next year will mark the fiftieth anniversary of Kimble County Historical Commission. It is an arm of Texas Historical Commission and was formerly known as Kimble County Historical Survey Committee.

A business meeting of the historical group will be Monday afternoon, June 4, at 5 o’clock in the County Courtroom.

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Worship With Us

The following merchants and individuals urge you to attend a house of worship this Sunday:

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH202 South 8th Street

9:45 a.m. - Sunday School10:55 a.m. - Morning Worship

6 p.m. - Evening WorshipKen Bolton, Pastor

Stephen Royall, Youth Pastor

FIRST UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

904 Main Street9:45 a.m. - Sunday School

10:55 a.m. - Morning WorshipSteve Fieldcamp, Pastor

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH201 S. 11th Street

9:45 a.m. - Sunday School11 a.m. - Morning Worship

Rev. Jim BarkerCo-Pastor Laurie Barker

COLLEGE STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST

815 College Street10 a.m. - Bible Study - Sunday

11 a.m. - Church Worship5 p.m. - Evening Worship

7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Bible ClassJustin Hall, Minister

NORTHSIDE CHURCHOF CHRIST

238 North 15th Street10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship

Preachers:Dale Cowell & Lee Roy Loeffler

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH1119 Main Street

Sunday Holy Communion9 a.m. April - September11 a.m. October - March

Rev. Jim Sproat

IVY CHAPEL3rd Sunday of each month @ 7 p.m.

ST. THERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH114 South 7th Street

9 a.m. - Sunday Morning - English/Spanish

Rev. George ThirumangalamRev. Knick Knickerbocker

Deacon Tim Graham

CEDAR HILL CHURCH OF CHRIST 11 a.m. - Sunday Morning

Clyde Duke, Preacher

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH202 North 15th Street

10 a.m. - Morning Worship10:30 a.m. - Sunday School7 p.m. - Evening Worship

7 p.m. Wednesday WorshipRev. Donna Carroll

HILL COUNTRYBAPTIST CHURCH322 South 11th Street

10 a.m. - Sunday School11 a.m. - Sunday Morning6 p.m. - Sunday Evening

Wednesday6:30 p.m. - Adult Bible Study - 6:30 p.m. - Youth & Kidz Club

David Whitley, Pastor

JUNCTION CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP

1209 College Street9:30 a.m. - Sunday School

10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship

JUNCTION TRUTH TABERNACLE102 North 10th Street

10 a.m./7 p.m. - Saturday7 p.m. - Wednesday

Prayer: 1 hour before serviceRena B. Sue, Pastor

OUTREACH GOSPEL OF CHRIST602 S. Llano

Praise & worship, Sundays, 6 p.m.Sunday evenings, 7 p.m.Pastor Glenda Carroll

MURR CHURCH OF CHRIST11 a.m. - Sunday Morning

LONDON BAPTIST CHURCHU.S. Hwy. 377

10 a.m. - Sunday School11 a.m. - Morning WorshipBob Schmeltekopf, Pastor

LONDON METHODIST CHURCH9 a.m. - Sunday ServiceSteve Fieldcamp, Pastor

GOODWILL BAPTIST CHURCH1201 North Llano

10 a.m. - Sunday School11 a.m. - Morning Worship5 p.m. - Evening Worship

Rev. Enrique Alvarado

MEN’S BIBLE CLASS100 Blk. North 16th Street8:50 a.m. Sunday Morning

Broadcast live at 9 a.m.

LONDON CHURCHOF CHRIST

U.S. Highway 37710 a.m. - Bible Study

11 a.m. - Worship7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Class

FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCHEast Pine Street2 p.m. Sunday

Vanilla Ride by Joe Landsdale

This book is by a Texas author, who sets his stories in the deep woods of East Texas. The main characters of this detective series novels are an unusual mix of tough but sensitive Hap Collins and his sidekick, Leonard Pine. The plot of this episode is based around the attempt to help an old friend by rescuing his granddaughter, Gadget, who has taken up with the drug dealer, Tanedrue.

The resulting brutal clashes

are described in excruciating detail, all the while Hap and Leonard exchange jokes and wisecracks, establishing the characters’ “coolness” under fire.

The novel is fast paced, bringing in all sorts of plot twists, including the usual cor-rupt law enforcement officials to thwart the heroes’ mission. There is an endless stream of “colorful” language and quite a bit of descriptive violence so readers should be aware of this content. However it is typical of this genre, and readers who enjoy a bit of escapism, might find this an entertaining read.

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Happy Birthday

Congratulations 2012 sen-iors! We are proud of you for the excellent job you have done for Junction High School these past 13 years, and we wish you the best of luck on your journey in the future.

Junction Golf Club is happy to announce Garrett Murff as the recipient of the Art Barragan Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1000. Garrett was active in the JISD curriculum and competed in Eagle golf all the way to regionals. He also played Junction Eagle football and managed to keep up with his grades. Our hats are off to you, Garrett, and good luck in the fall!

Thursday scrambles contin-ue, and the winners this past week were Cole Lawler, Greg Lawler, George Perez and Scott Andrews in 1st place.

Closest to the pin on hole #6 was Greg Lawler, and on hole #8 was George Perez.

Junction Golf Club wants to say thank you to our members who support us and keep us going. Ralph Tinney gets a special pat on the back this week. He is always helping Sherry with jobs around the course such as getting the trash to the dumpsters and cleaning and maintaining the carts. He also works with Pathways, a home for young men, and he

brings several of these young men to do general cleaning of the grounds. They worked hard and did a really fine job this past week.

Thank you Ralph and crew! Junction Golf Club had

out-of-town visitors this last Thursday, and we want to thank the Behnsches from Rocksprings. We were glad to have them, and we welcome visitors any time.

I would like to post our new operating hours. They are Thursday, noon to 5 p.m., and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 9 a.m to 2 p.m. There is a money box next to the door if you would like to play at other times.

I want to invite everyone to come out and play, and I will close with an old time saying, I don’t know who said it first,

“A bad day at the golf course is better than a good day at work!”

L i n e s f r o m t h e L i n k s by Dequinta Zeiters

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Dr. John Dennis Blackburn passed away on a beautiful Memorial Day evening, May 28, 2012, surrounded by his four children, John, David, Paul and Heather as well as other family and friends. Dennis was 78 years old and died after a prolonged bat-tle with a neurodegenerative disease.

Dennis was born September 4, 1933, at the Nix Hospital in San Antonio to John Daugherty Blackburn and Ruth Beasley Blackburn. He grew up in Junction, Texas, graduating from Junction High School in 1951. He then attended Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine before transferring to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He graduated with honors (Alpha Omega Alpha) in 1959. He married Beverly Jane Dyer that same year. Together they had four children.

After completing an Internship in General Practice, Dr. Blackburn entered the U.S. Air Force receiving training as a Flight Surgeon and OB/GYN at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County, Maryland. He prac-ticed medicine in Dimmit, Texas, and then returned to his hometown of Junction. Dr. Blackburn was quoted as saying, “I would rate my pri-orities in life as God first, my family and friends second, the practice of medicine third and myself fourth.”

In 1981, Dr. Blackburn founded Thousand Oaks Family Practice and Minor Emergency Clinic, which was the first free standing minor emergency facility in San Antonio. He maintained the clinic with loving devo-tion to his patients and loyal staff until illness forced him to retire in 2008.

Dennis loved mission-ary work and collecting Southwestern and Mexican art and antiques. His mission-ary work included travels to remote areas of Mexico where he founded a medical mis-

sion station in the Tarahumara region of Chihuahua, Mexico.

As a father, he was a pil-lar of support for his fam-ily throughout their lives. He showed an unconditional love for his children and grandchil-dren.

As a friend, he was warm, welcoming and always avail-able. He was a mentor to many and was himself an avid learner.

He is survived by his son, John Dennis Blackburn Jr.; son, Dr. David Blackburn and wife, Janet, and their children Megan, Sarah, Brad and Matt; son, Paul Blackburn and wife, Kimberly, and their daugh-ter Katie Wynn; and daughter Heather Blackburn and her daughter, Preslee.

He is also survived by the mother of his children, Jane Dyer Blackburn and many loyal friends including his long time office nurse Beatrice Valdez and close companion Kay Kerr.

Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Ann Blackburn Lumbley.

The funeral service will be held at 1 in the afternoon on Saturday, June 2, at the First United Methodist Church, 904 Main Street, Junction, Texas.

In addition, a memorial celebration will be held on Sunday afternoon at 4 at Sonterra Country Club in San Antonio.

Friends who wish to make donations in lieu of flowers can give to Harvest Evangelistic Association, PO Box 700067, San Antonio, Texas 78270.

John Dennis Blackburn

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Vela Mae (Moore) Smith, 98, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Fisher County Assisted Living facility. Services were held on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the First Baptist Church of Roby with burial at Roby Cemetery.

Vela was a daughter of the late Charles Humphrey and Emma (Stuart) Moore. She married Franklin Smith in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 6,

1934. Vela is survived by daugh-

ters, Darlene and James Carter, Janice and Duane Brown, Frankie Young, and Sally Murff; ten grandchil-dren, 20 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; three brothers, Kyle and Rose Moore, Kenneth Moore, and Neil and Darlene Moore; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Well, that good old bunch of what we like to call the founding fathers did well in the forming and writing of the Constitution. When they completed it, it just didn’t seem to cover everything they wanted covered. So, they went back to work and wrote the first 10 Amendments, got them okayed and authorized, and here we are many years later and nineteen total amendments to sit as our foundation and guidance.

My interest today is the second amendment. “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

I have read it, and yes I agree. Most people in the nation do. But, there seems to be a minority that doesn’t. The word they usually pick out is militia. The thesaurus pretty well covers it, even to the last definition, yeomanry. As we look in the thesau-rus, that person is covered as an “agriculturist, attendant, body-guard, retainer, sailor...it goes on to cover that group under “aid” (help, assistance, protection, rescue).

That’s about all I could glean out of the “meanings”. Still, I take it the Amendment pretty well covers most all the people who maintain their personal country as the good old U.S. of A. One of the recent so called enemies of the amendment sug-gested we go one step higher to the “United Nations” and take their direction from the “arms” (category used) policy they are submitting.

I looked again at the (U.S.) Amendments and could not find a one that mentioned anything about the U.N. becoming a voice in our 2nd Amendment.

My Opinionby John Parker

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When you view light rays in a rainbow or from a prism, you will notice various distinct colors. When colors are mixed, they become shades of the original or when completely mixed, become a distinct color of its own. For example, blue and yellow make green, etc.

There is no distinct color of white and black in the color spectrum. Color becomes a color when that particular color is reflected by the subject surface while the other subject colors are absorbed by the same surface. An object is blue because all the other colors of light rays are absorbed by the object and the blue is reflected back like in a mirror. The other colors work the same way.

What about black and white? A white object reflects all colors and does not absorb any of the other colors. Light rays are a form of heat and when reflected, leave the surface much cooler because the heat rays are not absorbed. Contrarily, when an object is black it absorbs all of the light rays which means it absorbs all the heat from the light rays and thus becomes warrn or hot depending upon the intensity of the light and of course, ambient heat (temperature). An object in the darkness has no color.

Remember those little glass bulbs with a windmill looking fan that is inside with black blades that turn when a light is directed and shown on the blades and the fan turns? It is the heat gener-ated from the light onto a black blade that causes it to turn. If the blades were white it would not perform near as well.

This is why white cars and white roofed houses are cooler than black roofed houses or black cars.

Whoda Thunk ?See you next week in the paper.

Engagement Announcement

Donald W. Glover, Jr. and Sabrina Ann Irvine are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding on June 23, at 2:30 p.m. at Morgan’s Shady Park.

Donald is a 1991 graduate of Junction High School and is currently employed at Junction Short Stop. He is the son of Donald W. Glover, Sr. and stepmom, Patricia Glover and Rena B Sue, all of Junction. He plans on returning to school in July.

Sabrina is a 2001 graduate from Arkansas. She is cur-rently employed as an assistant teacher at Junction Head Start. Sabrina is the daughter of Penny Crider of Arkansas and Jerry Don Jordan of Junction.

The couple plan on making their home in Junction.

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By now the election is over, and silly season has pretty much ended for us. If you didn’t remember to vote, you shouldn’t get the right to com-plain. I remember when our Australian Rotary exchange student was staying with us years ago, she mentioned that in Australia, every one voted or paid a hefty fine for not vot-ing. The idea kind of tickled me, because we spend very little time researching who the best candidate is in some of the more obscure races.

If we had to vote and resented being forced to, I can imagine how little effort would be put forth in researching positions. I had several friends running for offices here and in other coun-ties, and I appreciate the time they spent trying to win their races. Spouses help a lot. I can remember the two races where I helped my wife campaign, and running for office takes a lot of team effort.

I am at that age where I live in fear of forgetting an anni-versary, a sibling’s birthday, or even a grandchild’s special day. Someday soon I’ll have to keep track of a great-grand-child’s birthday.

The one date I don’t have to work to keep track of is June 4, 19704. That was my first day as a police officer for the City of Arlington. Back then I hadn’t finished a col-

lege degree or even been to the academy yet, but I was sworn in, given a badge and an identification card and started wearing a uniform and carry-ing a gun as part of my daily routine.

It was up to my FTO James Laman to keep me out of trou-ble until I could attend the next regional police academy. James had only been a cop for three years at the time, but was wise beyond his years thanks to a stretch as a Green Beret in Vietnam. We arrested a sta-tion wagon full of convenience store robbers just after they knocked off a 7-11 late one night, and I was hooked on police work.

I saw James almost four years ago at a reunion, and in the crowd and din of hub-bub that went with 400 for-

mer friends and coworkers and spouses, I never got to tell him how much I appreciated his expert training of that young officer. He sure didn’t have much to work with.

Thirty eight years later, I still feel like the most rewarding part of the job is mentoring young officers and giving them the benefit of my experience at six different police depart-ments and a sheriff’s office. Having run five of those seven departments changes my per-spective a little.

I was a chief for 21 of those 38 years and a patrolman, reserve deputy, sergeant, lieu-tenant and assistant chief for the other 16 years. There is very little that surprises me here in Junction. I still like it more than any other place I have called home. With your permission I would like to con-tinue to work at keeping life and property safe here in the Land of Living Waters for a while longer.

A message from Chief Marvin Ivy

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Kimble CountyCook’s Nook

by Clara Margaret Schwiening St. Clair

This week the Cook’s Nook spotlight shines on James Gibson who lives with his family between Junction and London on the Old Moody Ranch. James grew up in Junction, and after being gone for a few years, returned approximately three years ago with his new bride Amy, and her three sons whom he adopted. The oldest son Rebel, 18, is a 2012 graduate of Junction High School; River, 13, will be a freshman at JHS in the fall; and Ryder, 11, has graduated to 6th grade at JMS this year. James is a welder, and Amy is employed by Isaack’s Restaurant. I have chosen River to be featured with his dad for the Father’s Day Series because of his goal to be a chef. Although it may be a few years before he can achieve his goal, River is already taking the actions to secure his success. In middle school River was a member of the National Junior Honor Society. At his recent graduation to high school he received the President’s Education Award and an engraved wrist watch for having received straight A’s throughout his middle school years. River has studied Consumer Science, and in addi-tion to cooking many of the family’s meals, he also makes aprons for his mother for work. James is teaching River how to grill this summer as one of River’s favorite foods to cook are meats. Safety was the reason for waiting as James wanted River to be at an age where he can handle the responsibility that comes with grilling. River’s other favorite foods to cook are desserts. James enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time at the river with the boys. The family enjoys going out to movies and traveling to Arkansas to visit Amy’s mom. James has every right to be proud of his three sons, just as I am proud to share James and his family with my readers.

My name is River Gibson and here are some of my favorite recipes. I’m going into the 9th grade at JHS, and want to go to culinary school when I graduate. I love to cook at home with my dad and mom. It’s a lot of fun.

Meatloaf4 lbs. of ground beef1 1/2 cups of Italian flavored bread crumbs4 eggs1/2 cup of Worcestershire sauce1 cup of ketchup1 tbsp. of garlic powder2 tbsp. of black pepper1 tbsp. of salt1 small red onion choppedMix all ingredients together. Put in pan and round into a loaf

shape, cover with ketchup.Place in oven at 400 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Cheesy Mashed Potato Casserole6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered1 tbsp. salt1/4 cup melted butter1 cup sour cream1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese2 tbsp. chopped fresh chives1/2 cup French fried onions2 tbsp. bacon piecesHeat oven to 325 degrees, butter a 1/2 quart casserole dish.

Place potatoes in 3 quart saucepan cover with cold water, add 1 tbsp. salt, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat. Cook 20 minutes until fork tender. Drain, put pan back on burner for 1 minute shaking the pan until the potatoes are dry. Mash potatoes and add butter, sour cream, cheese, chives and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir until mixed. Spoon the mixture into casserole . Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with onions and bacon. Bake an additional 5 minutes.

Zesty Lime Corn1 stick of butter, at room temperature1 lime, juiced and the zest1 clove garlic, peeled and minced6 ears of corn on the cobHeat grill. In medium bowl, combine butter, 2 tbsp. lime juice,

1/2 tsp. lime zest, and minced garlic until blended. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve 1/2 of the butter mixture.

Remove husks and silk from corn-grill corn 10 minutes or until kernels are tender.

Turning occasionally and brushing with butter mixture. Cut each ear in half. Serve with reserved butter mixture.

James and River Gibson

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know: a high school diploma.Looking back at the 12 years

worth of memories behind me, I will be smiling the whole summer – maybe even longer if I didn’t have to go to col-lege at the end of it. However, in retrospect, these should not be the best 12 years of your life. If you have taken pleas-ure out of mystery meat and worksheets, you have done something terribly wrong. As we all know, one of the preeminent things to do in our very own town of Junction is drive to Kerrville. God forbid they play a different song at graduation one year. I propose Freebird for next year’s cer-emonies, by the way. But let us not degrade our hometown based on the generic frivoli-ties that every Small Town, U.S.A. compromises of. This field, our stomping ground, has irrevocably wrought us into

the individuals we are tonight. Junction, Texas, in all of her valor, has served as a small-town, hospitality-ridden ref-uge. Everybody’s first name is Hon and every varsity football game is the Super Bowl. Never forget these formative years. Live for dear old Junction because she lives for you.

There is a myriad of people who I would like to person-ally thank for my successes and for those of my class. I would like to thank Mrs. Gardner, for not turning into a self-flagellating monster under the duress of all of our college drama. Ms. Boone, I shud-der to think about what path I would be on without your influence and infinite wisdom! Thank you, Mrs. Hoggett and Dr. Schulze for always being there. Thank you, best friends, parents, brothers, and sisters for always being there. Thank you police, for always being there. By the parking lots. Always. In addition, I would like to thank Rocio Perez, Jairo

Dominguez, Ashley Mogford, Chad Morgan, Elizabeth Swicegood, Mykel Martin and Jerry Stewart for paying me to say their names in this speech. Without you all, I would liter-ally and figuratively be impov-erished.

Some of you may know my brother, Cody. I don’t know how to put this, but we’re kind of a big deal. To the extent of my knowledge, we are the only brother/sister salutatorian/val-edictorian combo in the history of Junction High School. We did not absorb Beethoven’s symphonies in the womb. We were raised on Count Chocula and NASCAR. So why am I standing here before you all giving this speech? The secret to my successes and those of my brother is that we are extremely aware that hard work results in achievement whether it is the gain of moral integrity, paychecks or straight A’s. Accomplishing the sta-tus of being the Valedictorian entails that I have an allegiance to overcome any obstacle I am imparted with in my pur-suit of success. My parents never forced a “golden child” mindset upon me. I was never chained down and forced to watch National Geographic. However, my parents deserve the best out of me. I devote this speech to them. Mom and Dad, I love you, and you’re welcome!

Finally, I will leave you all with these words. Tonight marks the moment when we transpose the easiest part of our lives for adulthood. This is the part where Dumbledore

dies and Harry has to figure out things for himself. This is also the part where I shove a cornucopia of clichés down your throats. Now, you can’t graduate until I’m finished” so listen up! Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars. No? I’ll just preach the words of Dr. Seuss. Come on -- the man rhymed fafloozle with saznoozle. He’s a literary god. Here it goes...

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer your-self any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go.”

From this point on, don’t be afraid of failure. However, do your very best to avoid it. The wise Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” However, he did not empha-size THAT IT ALMOST KILLS YOU! Regardless of this warning, oblige yourselves to pursue life and happiness with a passion. However, step with care and great tact and remember that life’s a balanc-ing act. Will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed). Now, the exodus is here. Let’s put out the fire and don’t look past our shoulders.

But may you never forget your roots and my well-wish-ing. Or else I’ve been a smarty-pants for the last four years for nothing! Congratulations, Class of 2012.

Thank you and Hook em!

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mechanics, doctors or lawyers. Whatever you decide to pur-sue, do it to the best of your ability. It is up to us to set an example for generations to come.

We have an opportunity right now, to go out in this world and use the time we have, to bet-ter not only ourselves, but our friends, families, communities and the nation. We can make

a difference. We can be rebels with a cause; a cause to better the world we live in. No matter how big or small a problem is, there is always a solution. We may not be successful right out of high school but if we choose to use our time wisely, we will eventually succeed.

So, I tell you today, class of 2012, dream big and don’t waste your time. Life is too short and too precious to sit back and do nothing. May God bless you in all your endeav-ors.

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lives were cut short by the tragedy of war. Ben, a native of Junction, is the husband of the former Roxie Stapp and son of the late Arnulfo and Naomi Perez Gonzales.

Emcee for the program was John A. Stapp, a military retir-ee and local Veterans Service Officer, who extended the wel-come, introduced the speaker, and played Taps at the conclu-sion of the ceremony.

In grateful remembrance, the names of Kimble County’s war dead were read by Frederica Wyatt, Chairman of Kimble County Historical Commission and a charter member of Chanes Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Following the program, Boy Scouts and other volunteers placed flags on the graves of all veterans buried in the Junction Cemetery. Earlier, George Perez had placed flags on veterans’ graves in the Little Mexico Cemetery.

The memorial lists includes

Civil War – William Gentry; World War I – Edmund Brinkrolf, Dave Cowsert, Burt M. Fleming, Julius Leifeste, Sam Merck, John Murrah, Thomas Rembold, Thomas St. Clair, Lawrence Walker; World War II – Gene M. Bessent, Raymond Busby, Rance Glenn Busby, Wilson Buster, Jr., W. D. Conner, John Wilbur Gentry, William Gillis, Jr., M. J. Greenwood, Thomas Haas, Gordon Heap, Walter P. Hendrix, Jr., Glenn Hodges, Cecil Martin Holekamp, Lloyd G. Ivy, Lorenz Kirchoff, William T. Landers, Horace Bolt Maddux, Joe J. McDonald, Thee McMillon, William C. McMurrey, John William Montgomery, Bill M. Pearl, Antonio Sanchez, Louie L. Sawyers, Ilee G. Simon, Malcolm Smith, Luther B. Stockard, Alvis W. Tinsley, and George O. Walker; Korean War – Travis Morgan and Whitt Moreland; Cold War -1965 – Charles Dale Tubbs; Vietnam – Roger Bruce Baxter, Gerald W. Fritz, James Paul Boyd, Glenn Eugene Pelton and Edward Charles Sanchez.

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appointed. Meanwhile, Robin-son will continue to serve as treasurer and Mudge will serve as secretary and also chair board meetings until a president is elected. (Note: a vacancy exists on the board due to the resignation of board member Daniel Henderson in February; the law governing the operation of the hospital district requires that the board make an appointment to fill the vacancy.)

The Kimble County Hospital Foundation’s Hubert D’Spain stated the Foundation recom-mended three individuals be considered to fill the board’s vacant position: Joe King, Bill McMillan or Bill Simon. After considerable discussion, and as recommended by Primeaux, the board decided to post pub-lic notice of the vacancy and to ask those interested in serving to submit an application to the board. The notice will appear in this newspaper, as well as

the district’s website: www.kimblecountyhospitaldistrict.org.

The district’s lease of the hospital and clinic for opera-tion by Preferred Management will expire at the end of May 2013. The board will hold a called meeting on June 11 to begin reviewing the lease agreement and identifying changes to be made to it. The board still retains the option of obtaining bids from other firms to operate the hospital and clinic or to hire its own administrator for this purpose. The June 11 meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the confer-ence room of the hospital at 349 Reid Road. Other matters to be discussed at the meeting include taxes (see paragraph below) and the review of any applications received for the vacant board position.

Kandy Dick, Chief Appraiser for the Kimble Central Appraisal District (CAD), reviewed with the board prop-erty taxes and interest and pen-alties that are arguably due from Preferred Management, as well as taxes that may be

due from the hospital district. It was clear from the discussion that the tax questions being addressed are complicated and that the CAD opinions on what taxes are due have changed. For example, in the case of the hospital district possibly owing taxes on the now vacant old hospital, this was a deter-mination only recently made by the CAD. Dick promised to provide revised tax notices to the hospital district, and the board will meet further on this matter. The taxes and penalties and interest in question are less than $10,000.

As reported earlier, there have been problems with the flooring in the new hospital, especially in the emergency room, as well as some cracks appearing in interior walls. Some new furniture has also broken. These items will be fixed/replaced under warranty. Robinson asked again if the board needed to hire an inde-pendent inspector to assess the correctness of the hospital’s design and construction, but no decision was made on the matter.

There will be an orienta-tion for board members at the Texas Healthcare Trustees conference in San Antonio during July 26-28.

The board’s regular monthly meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month, unless notice is other-wise posted, in the conference room of the hospital at 349 Reid Road. Meetings are open to the public. As previously stated, the board will hold a called meeting on June 11.

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Along with the regular events, a specialty act, The Wild Child, will be featured, making you both laugh and gasp. Troy Lerwill is world famous for being the hilarious “man in the can” (the barrel man) as well as for performing his dare devil “The Wild Child Motorcycle Act” for the rodeo world.

Slack (the writer of this arti-cle didn’t know this term but was assured that rodeo peo-ple will understand) is to fol-

low the event on Friday night. During this time, the conces-sion stand with beverages and food will remain open.

Following Saturday night’s rodeo events, Landon Dodd & the Dancehall Drifters (bring-ing talent, energy, dedica-tion, and good ole-fashioned Texas spirit) will be at the HCFA pavilion playing and singing for a night of dancing under the stars. Sponsored by Bierschwale Land Company, everyone is invited to come about 9 p.m. to enjoy the music and boot scoot the night away until 1 a.m.

This will be a Dodge “Ram

Series Rodeo” event, spon-sored by Crenwelge Motors and a whole passel of local businesses. Be sure and let the Fair Association members know how much you appreci-ate their hard work in continu-ing to bring rodeos to Kimble County. Also, don’t forget to give a hearty welcome to those visitors from outside of the county and invite them back!

Everybody is invited back on August 10-11 for the HCFA’s Ranch Rodeo, Main Street parade, Miss Kimble County, lots of reunions and a whole lot of meetin’ and greetin’ of old friends. Y’all come, you hear?

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In 1998, “The Wild Child” was born, and since then Lerwill has had the privilege of performing one of the most spectacular acts in professional rodeo. He has been invited to perform at some of the big-gest rodeos in North America

and Canda such as the Calgary Stampede, the Red Bluff Roundup and the California State Fair, and last, but cer-tainly not least, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

Lerwill’s “The Wild Child” act has been performed in front of more than a million specta-tors and on national and inter-national TV. It has won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys

Association (PRCA) Comedy Act of the Year six times.

Lerwill has been awarded the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) Barrelman three times and the Coors Man in the Can two times. He has worked as the barrel man at the Wrangler N.F.R. for the past three years.

For more information, or to see Lerwill’s photo gallery, go to his website, www.thewild-child.net.

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I applaud Mr. George T. Wright for his letter in the May 23, 2012, issue of The Junction Eagle. Thank you Mr. Wright.

David Schmidt had the road built which is now designat-

ed KC 431, and with some county maintenance, as well as occasional material and work supplied by the Schmidt fam-ily, the road was just fine for around 60 years.

Then Kimble County initiat-ed a road supervisor program. Now look at KC 431! You will observe excessive erosion, ruts, and road material moved away from the roadway.

I would be glad to speak to who may wish to consider that road.

Charles D. SchmidtFredericksburg, Texas

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Kimble County Election ReturnsContinued

President: Michele Bachmann...................................... 15 Ron Paul....................................................... 129 Rick Santorum............................................. 77 Jon Huntsman.............................................. 4 John Davis..................................................... 11 Newt Gingrich.............................................. 65 Mitt Romney................................................ 867 Charles “Buddy” Roemer.......................... 7 Uncommitted................................................ 165United States Senator: Lela Pittenger............................................... 37 Tom Leppert................................................ 65 Ted Cruz....................................................... 216 Ben Gambini................................................. 10 Glenn Addison.............................................. 26 David Dewhurst........................................... 774 Curt Cleaver................................................. 13 Joe Agris........................................................ 5 Craig James.................................................. 73United State Representative, District 11: Chris Younts................................................ 80 Mike Conaway............................................. 1,024 Wade Brown................................................ 128Railroad Commissioner: Beryl Burgess............................................... 103 Becky Berger................................................ 168 Joe Cotten..................................................... 160 Roland Sledge............................................... 80 Christi Craddick.......................................... 234 Warren Chisum.......................................... 206Railroad Commissioner Unexpired Term: Greg Parker.................................................. 374 Elizabeth Murray-Kolb.............................. 259 Barry Smitherman....................................... 239 Al Lee............................................................. 78Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2: Steve Smith................................................... 600 Don Willett.................................................... 344Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 David Medina............................................... 366 John Devine................................................... 335 Joe Pool, Jr.................................................... 235State Senator, District 28 Robert Duncan............................................. 891 E.M. Garza.................................................... 137State Representative, District 53 Harvey Hilderbran....................................... 923 Cary Wise...................................................... 267School Choice: Yes.................................................................. 1,093 No.................................................................... 192Repealing Obamacare: Yes.................................................................. 1,201 No.................................................................... 126Public Prayer Yes................................................................... 1,233 No.................................................................... 132Balanced Budget/Controlling Government Growth Yes................................................................. 1,237 No.................................................................... 67Redistricting Yes.................................................................. 875 No.................................................................... 293

Letter to the EditorJESAll AsKindergarten: Mignon

Barker, Brianna Barrera, Julian Barrera, Leroy Bauer, Elizabeth Beam, Leland Bernal, Catalina Boone, Hagen Braswell, Bonnita Castillo, Shailee Dale, Noah Esquivel, Benjamin Faulkner, Christopher Gauna, Stella Gauna, Gavin Gonzales, John Hall, Stacy Hill, Maria Lombrana, Savannah Meacham, Emily Moreno, Guthrie Moss, Georgiann Navarrette, Lindsey Redding, Eliseo Rivas, Caden Roberts, Moises Salinas, Ruben San Miguel, Hayden Smith, Casen Tito, Aubrey Udall, Solomon Vance

1st grade: Jade Bierschwale, Charlie Burton, Jessica Carlile, Jaydan Crenwelge, Aliyah Dodson, Dakota Ellis, Andrew Esquivel, Jordyn Harris, Abigail Henderson, Rebecca Hernandez, Dalton Hoffman, Gabriella Ibarra, Austin Johnson, Ragan Levien, Sarita Moreno Hernandez, MariaJosse Ochoa, Ian Plumley, Waylon Robertson, Sarah Rotge, Jada Schoppe, Daniel Sheeds, Virginia Tomlinson, Dimitrius VanWinkle, Anhay Villanueva Mendez

2nd grade: David Adams, Jay Ahlschwede, Zachary Ainsworth, Carson Bullard, Risa Cantu, Viviana Castillo, Emily Dunn, Josie Eckert, Cailin Garza, Jimmy Hall, Tyson Harkins, Kaylee Hernandez, Will Jennings, Emma-Lee Leistikow, Emily Lovelace, Joseph Mogford, Samuel Navarrette, Drake

Powers, Rubie San Miguel, Schaene Schafer, Ruth Stapper, Alejandra Villanueva, Brooke Whitlock

3rd grade: Harley Bauer, Aiden Gross, Cheyenne Harp, Kathryn Hoffman, Koby Pharris, Andrea Stubblefield, Dylan Tapia, Victoria Vance, Sarah Vasquez

4th grade: Randy Baiza, Angela Gonzales, Leacy Heap, Nadia Menchaca, Victoria Morales, Rebecca Nowlin, Jewel Schoppe, Taylor Stubblefield, David Udall, Ana Valverde, Michael VanWinkle, Abigail Zaborowski

5th grade: Kaylei Diefenbach, Chloe Jackowski, Tania Manzanares, Zachery Martinez, Macy McAdams, Lauren Zion

ABsKindergarten: Christopher

Angerstein, Jayden Bhakta, Angela Hernandez, Diana Martin, Ethan Pena, Sabashtain Raney, Clyde Rogers, Brodie White, Keysie Wilcox

1st grade: Zachary Barington, Rafael Benavides, Harley Castillo, Lacie Dunn, Jeffrey Gauna, Esmeralda Martinez, Xzavier Rodriguez, Annabel Sauceda-DeLaCruz, Koda Tinker

2nd grade: Cesar Avila, Chariss Barrow, Caden Dale, Ignacio DeLaTorre, Isabella Esquivel, Erin Flores, Hannah Geddis, Isaiah Gonzales, Nikki Hernandez, Bronc Kothmann, Oly Limon, Perla Mendez, Shaden Pearl, Dakota Perez, Larry Telles, Derrick Vidal

3rd grade: Jason Carlile, Will Castleberry, Chance Condarco, Dylan Davis, Walker Davis, Neida Dominguez, Cameron Faulkner, Tyler Hill, Emily Howell-Sieker, Rolando Ibarra, Alondra Mata, Keith Powers, Collyn Schaefer, Cash Spivey, Kiarra Telles, Olyver Tinney Tidwell, Briley Tomlinson, Jerry Wallace

4th grade: Ethan Adams, Donna Ainsworth, Derwin Anderson, Will Chapman, Sandra Davis, Steven Gauna, Thomas Gleinser, Jordan Jones, Kaleb Leach, Cole Levien, Lathan Lopez, Devon Moore, Abigail Rivas, Shian Schafer, Kemry Schoppe, Quentin Schulze, Kylie Wood

5th grade: Aselyn Aguirre, Jose Avila, Kodi Croft, Cooper Davis, Omar DeLaCruz, Brina Flores, Linda Gonzales, Michael Gonzales, Jaden Hardesty, Brady Herbst, Daniel Hernandez, Sierra Hernandez, Javan Ortiz, Fernando Parra, Jordan Perez, Madison Phillips, Elijah Powers, Alicia Rodriguez, Lexi Rodriguez, Mariel Saucedo, Weston Stapp, Collin Taylor, Cameron Tomlinson

JMSAll As6th grade: Kyna Bullard,

Mecina Davis, Elyssa McCain7th grade: Adam Carpenter,

Hannah Cooper, Seth Ervin, Rebecca Hoffman, Kyle Hurtte, Carl Mogford, Jake Nowlin, Joshua Richardson, Brittany Udall

8th grade: Tiffany Barclay, Ryley Cooper, Caigen Davis,

Madison McAdams, Asa Plumley, Dalton Roper, Rachael Stapper, Trever Wright, Kallan Zion

ABs6th grade: Lexie Barrow,

San Juana DeLeon, Noah Ivy, Caleb Kott, Alexandria McAnally, Amber Salinas, Alyssa Smith, Jacob Wilham

7th grade: D’Shea Bannowsky, Zackery Bierschwale, Sydnie Boone, Harlea Burleson, Abbey Carpenter, Madlynn Costello, Hyleh Davis, Emilee Gipson, Waelen Lopez, Irene McAnally, Kylen Rowe, Chaz Spivey, Emily Vanckhoven, Chandler Wilson, Martin Wright

8th grade: Marshall Brown, Derek Carlile, Cassidy Castleberry, Marina Espinosa, River Gibson, Hunter Hernandez, Carli Jackowski, Carlos Lopez, Courtney Lopez, Taylor Lopez, David Lee Modesto, Kristen Perez, Hanna Purlia, Lorena Salinas, MaKlay Simon

JHSAll As9th grade: Chenoa Bedford,

Tamra Kott, Jessey Martinez, Hailey Morales

10th grade: Juan Arzola, Chelsea Black, Isela DeLaCruz, Trace Hickenbottom, Rachael Keeton, Samantha Leinweber, Drew Martinez, Cole Mason, Regan Powers, Lyndsay Robertson, Holly Vanckhoven, Henry Whitworth, Justus Young

11th grade: Vince Atchison, David Bednarz, Mykel Martin, Michael Zaborowski

12th grade: Fernando DeLeon, Rachal Katerle, Chad Morgan, Rocio Perez, Victor Ramirez, Dalton Schulze, Mason Soward, Caleb Tabbert, Mary Whitworth

ABs9th grade: Britni Adams,

Sarah Atchison, Crystal Esquivel, Oswaldo Galindo, D’Dra Gallegos-Samora, Loryn Gipson, Kralyn Murr, Chelsea Pope, Jessica Rendon, Dahlia Sauceda, Amber Tomlinson, Mariah Warden, Tammy Weddle, Taryn Young

10th grade: Austin Andrews, Lexie Brooks, Wyatt Burton, Allison Coker, Maranda Gipson, Elena Gloria, Amanda Guzman, Zach Herbst, Katherine Kneese, Brandon Leach, Kaitlin Lumpkins, Karly Parsons, Juan Perez, Daneece Stewart, Cade Taylor, Kylie Wilson

11th grade: Amanda Belcik, Joseph Brady, Hanna Braneff, Jaime Condarco, Chelsi Davis, Samantha Gonzales, Cole Hurtte, Gabby Lawhon, Melinda Lombrana, John Richardson, Lexie Risinger, Kalea Simon, Paige Townsend, Kary Watson, Tayler Wright

12th grade: Ashley Alvarado, Apryl Andrews, Sarah Bedford, Heather Burleson, Jessie Cantrell, Jennifer Charo, Tye Douthit, Katy Heap, Jonathan Hernandez, Jordan Keeton, Hanna Leistikow, Lizbeth Mauricio, Alec Menchaca, Ashley Mogford, Clarisa Rios, Kenny Rotge, Aaron Taylor

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Weather is right for ticks in Texas...

Spring rains and warmer temperatures make condi-tions right for ticks in Texas. Dr. Pete Teel with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service said ticks are an ever-present part of living in Texas.

“We’re now entering the peak host-seeking time when immature ticks are on the move seeking hosts. Regardless of what happens now weather-wise, I predict this will be a banner year for tick bites on humans, pets and livestock,” he said in a Texas AgriLife news release.

Mild weather encourages more outdoor human activity, both recreational and occupa-tional. This increases the risk of tick exposure and transmis-sion of tick-borne disease.

Teel advises to:1. Avoid areas where you

know there are ticks;2. Wear long pants tucked or

taped into boots;3. Wash clothes that may

have been exposed to ticks;4. Use repellents containing

DEET to prevent tick attach-ment;

5. Conduct regular tick checks of yourself, children and pets; and

6. Remove ticks properly.“It’s important Texans learn

the common signs of tick-borne diseases for their own wellbe-ing and that of their families,

pets and livestock,” Teel said. “If you’ve been bitten by a tick or even if you think you could have been bitten, seek medi-cal treatment if you begin to experience flu-like symptoms including a fever, headache or if you ache all over. Tell the doctor that you suspect you may have been exposed to a tick-borne disease. And finally, if at all possible, save the tick by placing it on a damp paper towel in a container in your refrigerator, so it can be submitted for testing to http://www.unthumanid.org/Tick/Testing/Testing.cfm.”

Agency fights food stamp fraud...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken new measures to reduce misuse of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamp fraud. According to Under Secretary Kevin Concannon, the agency has proposed a rule to give states more flexibility to investigate multiple requests for replacement SNAP cards.

“There are many legitimate reasons for replacing cards, and the vast majority of recipi-ents follow the rules,” said Concannon, under secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. “But we are con-cerned that a few bad actors are using replacement cards to exchange SNAP benefits for cash, commonly referred to as trafficking.”

States will have the option of investigating when more than four prior requests have been submitted in a 12-month peri-od. Then, state officials will determine if the requests are

legitimate or SNAP fraud.“We are committed to meet-

ing the highest standards of accountability when it comes to protecting taxpayer dollars and enhancing the integrity of SNAP,” Concannon said. “Americans continue to sup-port helping struggling fami-lies put food on the table, but they want to know that tax-payer dollars are being spent wisely.”

Range and herd health workshop set for June 7 in Mason...

“This workshop is meant to educate area ranchers and the community on range and pasture improvement and the different options they have to manage their properties and livestock,” said Tyler Bobinmyer, Texas AgriLife Extension agent in Mason County. “With the dry condi-tions we all suffered through last year, it’s vital that ranchers and landowners understand the options they have available to help them become better land stewards and stockmen.”

The workshop’s speak-ers will be Drs. Bob Lyons and Rick Machen, Texas AgriLife Extension range and livestock specialists, respec-tively, from Uvalde; Matt Kast, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mason; Christy Keeler, Merck Animal Health, San Antonio; and Zane Willard, Alligare LLC, San Angelo.

For more information and to RSVP, call the Texas AgriLife Extension office in Mason County at (325) 347-6459.

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Elbert. Finally.The ‘Leave No Trace’ phi-

losophy is, without question, the best way to enjoy the out-doors in public places. You’ve probably seen signs, if you’ve entered national or state parks, that say ‘Take only pictures. Leave only footprints.’ But after a couple of hours on the trail up Mt. Elbert in Colorado, I was thinking about leaving more than footprints. I was thinking about leaving my breakfast.

Paden and I had decided to climb the highest mountain in Colorado, which happens to go by the name of Elbert. I have no idea why it doesn’t have a more imposing title. I suspect someone named Elbert showed up there one day and learned the mountain had never been named, and gave it his. Who wouldn’t? Better than keep-ing it.

Anyway, after spending a few days in Ouray, Paden and I had moved over to Buena Vista and taken up residence in a ‘rustic cabin’ at Arrowhead Point Campground about five miles north of town. We con-sidered going whitewater raft-ing, but after visiting an outfit-ter and looking at pictures of people in rafts, who all seemed cold, wet, miserable, and terri-fied, we said, “Nah.”

We bought a National Geographic map of the area from a store called ‘The Trailhead,’ which sells things like camp drinking cups that cost upwards of thirty bucks. This is the kind of place you shop for backpacking gear only if you can afford to hire someone else to do your back-packing for you.

But we needed a map, so we got the one for ‘Aspen/Independence Pass,’ which contained a little, dotted line for each of the two trails up Mt. Elbert. That’s what it claimed, anyway. I’m still unconvinced.

In the movie Pirates of

the Carribbean, when Keira Knightly was captured by Captain Barbosa, she tried to envoke the Pirate’s Code, which said something about keeping her alive, I think. Barbosa told her, “The code isn’t really a set of laws. They’re more guidelines.”

That’s what National Geographic maps are, I think. The one for ‘Aspen and Independence Pass’ is not so much a map as a rumor.

We chose the north trail for Elbert, which starts at Halfmoon Campground, and is the Colorado Mountain Club recommended route. The map showed a fork in the trail just an inch or so from the camp-ground, where we were sup-posed to turn right. So, at the first fork in the trail, we turned right. Wrong.

The fork we were supposed to take was another two miles down the trail, as we later learned. The fork we found on the ground was not in any way mentioned on our map. And that’s how, after being on the Mt. Elbert trail for less than 200 yards, we struck out on our own to make a new and, as it turned out, far more difficult route up the mountain. Paden and I are professional amateur mountaineers. Please do not try this at home, in the event you have a mountain in your domicile.

After a few hours we figured we must have taken a wrong turn somewhere, but we could see Mt. Elbert, and it looked like we would be able to get to the top, so we kept going. The trouble, as I mentioned before, is that breathing is difficult in the absense of air, and we were learning that hiking is not so easy in the absense of trail, either. Still, we endeavoured to persevere.

The whole trip was hideous-ly painful, but the last mile was downright scary. We found ourselves having to climb up

over huge, loose rocks piled so steeply they were often dis-lodged by our passing, and we watched them bounce down the near-vertical mountain, creating small avalanches, until they disappeared from view, about half a mile below. If we’d fallen, which we very nearly did many times, we would probably still be falling.

The last few hundred yards levelled out somewhat, but the mountain was covered in snow, with rocks sticking up here and there. The temper-ature had dropped to some-where between freezing and frozen, and the wind sprayed us with snow blown from sur-rounding peaks. Paden made a video on top, but most of what he said in it was unintelligible, although you can clearly hear him claim, “I’m on top of Mt. Elbert, the highest mountain in the world. Don’t look that up.”

The moment was pretty awe-inspiring, and I highly recom-mend you go and climb Mt. Elbert, if you’ve learned to survive without oxygen.

After a short stay we started back down, which would have been easy on the regular trail. But we had to go back the way we’d come, because I had talked Paden into leaving our packs about a mile down the trail, to keep from having to carry them to the top. All I can say is that it seemed like a good idea at the time.

We had a little trouble find-ing our way back, but managed to make it before dark. My recommendation, should you decide to climb Mt. Elbert, is to go to The Trailhead, buy a $35 drinking cup, and hire someone to take your camera up the hill and take some pic-tures for you.

But if you ever want to see your camera again, you might want to look into finding a reliable map. Coincidentally, I’ve got one I’m willing to turn loose of at a bargain . . .

Kendal Hemphill is an out-door humor columnist and public speaker who plans to do all his climbing into and out of bed dur-ing the forseeable future. Write to him at PO Box 1600, Mason, Tx 76856 or jeep@verizon.net

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Paden Hemphill poses at the top of Mt. Elbert, which he says is, “The highest mountain in the world. Don’t look that up.”