Update on Motorcycle
Accident
6/29/2009
On
Saturday, June 27, 2009, at 10:25am, a
two-vehicle accident occurred at the
intersection of South Colorado and East
4th Street. A 1987 BMW K-100 Motorcycle
was traveling north on South Colorado
Street. The driver of the motorcycle was
Clint Hughes a 44 year old male of
Coleman and the passenger on the
motorcycle was Robbie Miller a 49 year
old female of Coleman. Traveling west on
East 4th Street was Ashley Bremiller, an
18 year old female of Coleman, driving a
2002 Ford Mustang. The Ford Mustang
driven by Bremiller pulled out from East
4th Street onto South Colorado Street in
front of the Motorcycle driven by
Hughes. Hughes took evasive action and
laid the motorcycle down, and the
motorcycle slid into the Ford Mustang.
Both the driver of the motorcycle Hughes
and the passenger on the motorcycle
Miller where thrown off the motorcycle.
Bremiller was not injured. Both Hughes
and Miller were injured and taken to the
hospital. Bremiller received a citation
for Failed to Yield R.O.W. at Yield
Intersection.
J. W.
Harris Does It Again !!
Wins Reno, Nevada Bull Riding
6/28/2009
Your
world champion bull rider, and local
favorite, J. W. Harris, won the Coleman
PRCA Rodeo bull riding last week. This
week, he claims the championship at
Reno, Nevada which was worth a check for
$17,214.
PRCA Cowboys and WPRA Cowgirls are in
the midst of the busy rodeo season,
traveling across the country hoping to
earn their share of the money during the
time known as Cowboy Christmas.
The James Hopper Memorial Scholarship
was awarded to Matthew Allen at the
Panther Creek graduation ceremony on May
22, 2009. Matthew is the son of Donny
and Gloria Allen. Pictured are Matthew
Allen and Edwina and Lloyd Hopper.
Scholarship Announcement
6/29/2009
The Community Foundation of Abilene is
pleased to announce
that the following seniors from the
Coleman area have received scholarships.
Matthew Allen, a Panther Creek graduate,
received the James Hopper Memorial
Scholarship and Cole Hubbard, a graduate
of Coleman High School, and John Warren,
a Panther Creek graduate, both received
the Zach Moore Memorial Scholarship.
Matthew Allen is son of Donny and Gloria
Allen of Voss. He plans to study ranch
and feedlot operations at Clarendon
College. This scholarship designated for
a Panther Creek student was established
by Edwina and Loyd Hopper in memory of
their son James Hopper, a student at
Panther Creek when he died as a result
of an automobile accident.
Cole Hubbard (right) and John Warren
both received the Zach Moore Memorial
Scholarship Awards. This scholarship was
established by the parents of Zach
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moore of
Coleman, for a graduate from Panther
Creek High School and a graduate of
Coleman High School. Cole Hubbard,
graduate from Coleman High School, son
of Barbara and Drew Hubbard, will attend
Texas A&M this fall and plans to study
biology to obtain a degree in Physical
Therapy. John Warren, graduate from
Panther Creek, son of LeAn and Dan
Warren of Valera, plans to attend New
Mexico Military Institute and study
Criminal Justice/Military Science.
This year the Community Foundation of
Abilene awarded over $144,000 to
approximately 51 Big Country area
seniors. Many of the scholarships have
been established by donors in memory of
loved ones or to benefit graduates of
local high schools. “The memories of
special people are commemorated through
scholarships established at the
Community Foundation. As a lasting
legacy, each scholarship enables our
future leaders to pursue their dreams,”
said Katie Alford, CFA President. The
student recipients have demonstrated
outstanding academic achievement,
community service, talents, and special
interests, in accordance with the
criteria for each scholarship
The Zach Moore Memorial Scholarship was
awarded to John Warren at the Panther
Creek graduation ceremony on May 22,
2009. John is the son of Dan and LeAnn
Warren.
National? International? – Flavor in
Juried Art Show 09!
6/29/2009
To date, the Fine Arts League has
received inquiries concerning the Fiesta
Fine Art Show planned for October 2-3,
2009. The emails have caused quite a
‘stir’ in the Fine Arts League
membership. Needless to say, the
national/international interest was
unexpected, but welcomed.
An email from a Pakistan artist,
graduate of the National College of
Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, was received
requesting explanations needed to enter
the 2009 Juried Art Show. It seems the
Pakistani people are not allowed to ship
“burned” (those with information
recorded) CD's out of the country! An
alternate way to submit the images of
the paintings was found and hopefully
the artist will be FREE to enter our
Show!
A second email came from an Armenian
citizen who currently lives in Utah. He
has some paintings to sell and hoped the
Fiesta Art Show might provide an
opportunity to sell some of his work. He
sent his web-site to view his work!
A South Korean artist, studying painting
at a Kansas University and wants to
submit her work to the 2009 Fiesta Show!
She will be traveling back to S. Korea
for an art residency program and was
concerned whether she would be
considered a national or an
international artist!
Lastly, an artist from British Columbia
emailed a question – can he submit
“semi-abstract colorful landscapes and
full-sheet abstract watercolors.”
So looks as though the 2009 Fiesta
Juried Fine Art Show will be one
“outside the box”. Hopefully, these
artists will have the FREEDOM and access
to our “Texas kind of Welcome”. How
blessed we are!
Accident Reported
10:31 AM 6/27/2009
At
10:25am Saturday morning, Coleman Fire
and Ambulance units were sent to what
was described as an accident with
injuries at the corner of 4th and
Colorado Streets in Coleman. An
ambulance transferred one female patient
to Coleman County Medical Center at
10:37am.
The
accident involved a Ford Mustang and a
motorcycle. The woman injured was
on the motorcycle. Names were not
immediately available.
Preliminary information gathered at the
scene shows the Mustang was going west
on 4th and collided with the motorcycle
in the middle of Colorado Street.
A man from Houston survived a crash in
his 1999 Porsche Boxster
Friday night on U.S. Highway 283 north
of Coleman. The wreck
happened in the road construction zone.
Richard Thomas Sheeren of
Houston, Texas was the driver.
The Coleman Police Department has
requested the Coleman residents watch
for a
White 1994 Mercury
Station Wagon with License Plate #
R65-VGH.
Call 625-4114 if you see
it.
Santa
Anna Volunteer Fire Dept. Receives Grant
6/26/2009
Jere
Freel with RISC Insurance Specialists
and Evan Ryan with Fireman's Fund
Insurance Company presented the Santa
Anna VFD with a Heritage Grant in the
amount of $20,170. Equipment was
purchased with the grant monies,
including 10 SEBA breathing apparatus
systems, radios, nozzels, a pump, and
audio-visual equipment for training
purposes. Above are members of the
fire department with Fire Chief David
Huggins, Jere Freel, and Evan Ryan
holding the large check. Below are
photos of some of the equipment
furnished through the grant.
Hwy
153 Accident on Thursday - Update
6/26/2009
More
information was obtained from Department
of Public Safety Trooper Pat Salas on
the accident that took place on Hwy 153
about 1/10th of a mile west of Coleman
at 12:15pm on Thursday, June 25, 2009.
A Coleman
County John Deere Road-grader being
driven by Danny Michael McKinzie (35
years old from Novice) was traveling
eastbound on Hwy 153. The vehicle
was positioning to turn left into the
County barn. A 2nd vehicle was
behind the road-grader waiting for him
to turn, and a 3rd vehicle came up
behind it. Kyle Brandon Walker, 33
years old from Lubbock, was driving a
Dodge pickup towing a boat/trailer and
was also eastbound. He drove up
behind the 2nd vehicle and began to pass
both the 2nd vehicle and the
road-grader. The collision
occurred between the Dodge Pickup and
the road-grader. There was major
damage to the Dodge pickup and the blade
was dis-positioned on the grader, which
sustained damage. Coleman County
Deputy Les Cogdill, the Coleman Fire
Department, TxDOT, and the D.P.S. were
all on the scene. Walker refused
treatment at the scene.
See more pictures below.
Howard and Nina Childress were the
winners of the John Deere Lawn Mower
raffled off by the Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors. The winning
ticket was drawn during Saturday night's
rodeo performance.
The Chamber Board would like to thank
all those that purchased tickets
for the fundraiser. Pictured above
are Board President Sandra Barr,Nina and Howard Childress, Board members
Kim Horne and Charlotte Hickman,
and Amy Hinds and Mary Griffis from the
Chamber office.
The stop lights in downtown Coleman have
been changed so that East-West
traffic has flashing red lights and
North-South traffic has flashing
yellow lights. Also, new
Stop signs have been placed at those
intersections.
Hot,
Hot, Hot, Sauce That Is!
6/26/2009
Winners of the hot sauce contest held
Saturday after the parade were
announced. Jody Barr was winner of
the Mild division. Ray Pritchard was
winner of the Hot division.
People's Choice awards went to Siobhan
Wilson and the Coleman County 4-H
Shotgun Club. The Business People's
Association would like to thank everyone
that entered the contest this year, and
they hope to see you again next year!
The Hot Sauce contest was sponsored by
the Petal Patch, Grammers, and Wise
X-Press, as well as the Business
People's Association.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE BLIND
EVERY
TUESDAY
6/26/2009
11 A.M. to 1 P.M.
HIGH-RISE DINING ROOM
Bring a sack lunch & drink!
Anyone
visually impaired or totally blind is
welcome. Build self-esteem! Gain
knowledge of how to be independent!
For more information contact Martha Nell
Nixon at 636-4395.
Warrenfeltz
Pled Guilty in District Court
6/25/2009
On September 20, 2008 Brittany
Warrenfeltz (age 19) was arrested for
the stabbing of Amber Culwell. She pled
guilty before Judge Weeks on June 25,
2009 in District court to a Second
Degree Felony of Aggravated Assault.
Judge
Weeks informed District Attorney Heath
Hemphill and Defense Attorney Paul
Jensen that in approximately one month
the sentencing will take place. Taylor
County Community supervision will handle
the Pre-Sentencing investigation.
A two-vehicle accident occurred Thursday on Hwy
153 towards Hords Creek.
The collision happened when an eastbound
pickup truck pulling a bass
boat on a trailer attempted to pass a
county maintainer that was
turning left into the county barn.
The sheriff's department,
fire
department
and D.P.S. were all on the
scene.
J.W.
Harris Claims Coleman Rodeo Bull Riding
Title
6/25/2009
You
couldn't have written the script any
better. J.W. Harris, defending world
champion bull rider, riding in Coleman
before his many fans and relatives, on
Saturday night.
The challenger is a bull named Silent
Image, who also got his start in rodeo
in Coleman County where he was raised on
the Taylor Ranch, a bull good enough to
be at the Wrangler National Finals last
year and on the PBR tour.
With the crowd going wild, Harris never
faltered and rode Silent Image to a 90
point score. That eight seconds was
worth $3,010 to Harris and will help his
efforts to defend his world title in
Vegas again in '09.
In all, the Coleman PRCA rodeo paid
cowboys and cowgirls $81,065 this year.
The winners of each event are as
follows:
Bareback Riding - Zach Dishman - 83
points - $1,082.
Steer Wrestling - Seth Morgan - 4.9
seconds - $1,474
Team Roping - First Round - David
Motes/Travis Woodard - 5.3 seconds -
$882 each.
Team Roping - Second Round - Joel Bach
and Allen Bach - 5.1 seconds - $882
each.
Team Roping - Average - Tie - David
Motes and Travis Woodard and Robert
Pixley and Joshua Sowell - 12.2 seconds
on two head - $806 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding - Cody Demoss - 84
points - $1,286.
Tie-Down Roping - First Round - Justin
Maass - 8.8 seconds - $891.
Tie-Down Roping - Second Round - Brad
Hartt - 9.2 seconds - $891.
Tie-Down Roping - Average - Blake
Huckabee - 19.0 seconds on two head -
$891.
Barrel Racing - Cassie Moseley - 16.45
seconds - $1,518.
Bull Riding - J.W. Harris - 90
points - $3,010.
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Scholarship Presented to
Audrey
Casselberry at 2009 State 4-H Roundup
6/24/2009
By: David L. Dunlap, CEA-Ag/NR
On Friday, June 12, 2009 during the
Scholarship Awards Assembly at the State
4-H Roundup in College Station, Audrey
Casselberry was presented with a 2009
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Scholarship Award in the amount of
$15,000 (payable over a 4 year period).
Audrey is the daughter of B.P. and
Beverly Casselberry, and grand-daughter
of Bill and Betty Casselberry of Coleman
and John and Imogene Pearson of
Levelland. Audrey will be attending
Texas Tech University in Fall 2009.
Congratulations Audrey!
VBS in Santa Anna
6/24/2009
COLEMAN
COUNTY SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN
SANTA ANNA INVITES CHILDREN TO CROCODILE
DOCK VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: WHERE
FEARLESS KIDS SHINE GOD’S LIGHT.
SANTA ANNA, TX -
A summer
kids’ event called "Crocodile Dock" will
be hosted at the Coleman County Seventh
Day Adventist Church [142 CR 106, on the
east side of Santa Anna Mountain] from
July 6, 2009 to July 10, 2009
with a kids and parents program the
morning of July 11, 2009. Kids jump into
bayou fun at Crocodile Dock where they
participate in memorable Bible-learning
activities, sing catchy songs, play
teamwork-building games, dig into yummy
treats, experience electrifying Bible
adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddy
cards to remind them of God’s Word, and
create Bible Point crafts they’ll take
home and play with all summer long.
Plus, kids will learn to look for
evidence of God all around them through
practicing “God Sightings”. Each day
concludes at Firefly Finale—a
celebration that gets everyone involved
in living what they’ve learned. Family
members and friends are encouraged to
join in each week day, for this special
time with the children at 8:35 PM.
Kids at "Crocodile Dock" will share God’s
love in a hands-on mission project,
helping children in need in the local
area.
"Crocodile Dock" is for kids entering
Kindergarten to entering 7th grade [ages
4-13 years old; 3 year olds may attend
with an older brother or sister.] and
will run from 6:30pm to 9:00pm each day.
VISIT OUR NEW WEB SITE AT
http://www.santaannachurch.com/upcoming_events.htm
“So
many things, so little time” –
6/24/2009 (Contributed
by Marian Johnson, Publicity, FALCC)
Membership Show –
Fine Arts
League Members’ Show July 21-25 at
Coleman Public Library.
All media accepted, no entrée fees,
bring items to Library Saturday, July
18, during Library hours 9-12. Join and
exhibit - Membership $15 per year. For
information contact Bill & Sue Shields,
Chair . 325-723-2056.
Watercolor Workshop by Jo Beck
July 29, 30, 31 (2-1/2) days – Heritage
Hall 400 W. College. Registration and
$75 deposit due July 6. Make check
payable to Jo Beck and mail to Kay’s
Garden 114 E. Pecan, Coleman, Tx 76834.
325-625-1140.
Ginger Test
“Colorado
Gold” workshop (intermediate & advanced
students) in Southfork, Co. (Fun Valley)
September 12-19. Deadline for entry and
deposit WS $75 ; $100 Lodging Deposit
due to Ginger July 10. For information
contact Ginger 325-723-2035.
Fiesta de la Paloma Juried
Fine Art Show (3rd)
– October 2-3. Send entries by CD -
entry deadline Aug. 3. Send CD with
entry fees to 1212 Commercial Ave.,
Coleman, Tx 76834. Show open 10-5 Friday
with Awards Preview reception open to
Public Friday evening 6-8. Show &
Preview will be held at Market Hall 414
Commercial Ave., Coleman, Tx. 76834. For
Show Prospectus email theda@thedarhea.com
or call 325-625-4687 or mljdj@web-access.net.
CCMC
BOARD MEETS IN REGULAR MEETING
6/24/2009
The Coleman County Medical Center met in
their regular meeting on
June 19, 2009 with a lengthy agenda to
address.
The Quality Assurance report was
presented to the board by DON Melissa
Gober, RN, who stated that the hospital
had improved in almost all areas this
last quarter.
Douglas Langley, CEO, gave the financial
report for May, 2009, stating that the
hospital continues to do well but again
cautioned the board that historically
the summer months are low patient census
months.
Chris Schoenrock and Mark Schnobrich,
both of Healthland, presented a
PowerPoint presentation to the board on
the Electronic Medical Record System
soon to be purchased by CCMC.
In other business the board approved the
purchase of a Bone Density Hip and Spine
scan to be added to the new CT Scanner.
The board agreed that a lot at Lake
Coleman belonging to the hospital will
be put up for sale. It will be
determined if the property will be put
up for bid or sold outright.
The next regular meeting of the Coleman
County Medical Center Board of Directors
is scheduled for July 23, 2009.
Ice
Cream and Music at the Feed Store
6/23/2009
Saturday
June 27th, the Feed Store in downtown
Santa Anna will be serving up ice cream
and Gospel Music. "Make your own"
ice cream sundaes will be served in the
courtyard at 6:00pm. The Feed
Store Seed Planters will begin
entertaining at 7:00pm. Everyone
is invited to join in for a relaxing
evening of fellowship.
Bazooka Joe Placed 1st
6/23/2009
Bazooka Joe took 1st place this year in
the Coleman Youth Major League Baseball
Division. Coaches and parents that
helped this year were Johnny Pricer,
Mack Boyet, Cody Chambers, Jimmy
Williams, Amy Chambers, Debra Boyet,
Molly Norris, and Cody Norris. Players
for Bazooka Joe are: Big John Langley
(great leader, most improved batter,
played second base, 12 yrs old), Felipe
Ortiz (#1 pitcher, great athlete, 12 yrs
old), Kyle Boyet (great kid, good
attitude, made big improvement on
batting, played outfield and #1 catcher,
11 yrs old), Allen Chambers, (played
Short stop, 3rd base/catcher, and also
pitched, lead-off batter, improved
leadership, a quiet guy that I was never
able to convince to “get loud”, 11 yrs
old), Tyler Morgan, (played outfield,
3rd/short stop, catcher, pitcher, had
some very key hits for our team, from
the south part of the county, 11 yrs
old), Alan Pricer (played outfield and
second base, made one the best catches
in the outfield for us to win a game,
good work ethic, loves the game, 10 yrs
old), Coby Williams (played outfield and
short stop, batting made great
improvement, 10 yrs old), Neil
Bhakta (surprise on the team great lefty
1st base, great attitude, 10 yrs old) ,
Cord Norris (played outfield, short
stop/3rd, catcher, pitcher, #1 leader on
the team, great job son, 11 yrs old).
Overall we had a lot of individual
talent, but most importantly we came
together as a TEAM! Thanks for the
season guys, remember use your mind,
heart, feet and great things can
happen…..Coach Norris.
THANK
YOU COLEMAN COUNTY!
6/22/2009
The CCMC
fundraiser last week was very well
attended! We temporarily ran out of
hamburgers, but soon had more patties
sizzling on the grill – and sold them
also! The Indian tacos were a great hit,
too.
Thanks to the Coleman Chronicle and
Democrat Voice for their advertising and
putting my articles in the paper
concerning the fundraiser and project
for which the funds were being raised.
Colemannews.com also did a great job of
getting the word out to everyone. We
really appreciate ya'll.
KSTA was just awesome – letting me come
on air live to tell folks about the
fundraiser, and promoting it every
chance they got! Thanks, Leland!
We owe our thanks to Walker Funeral Home
for furnishing their big tent for our
use, as well and some of their chairs.
The Elm Street Church of Christ also
loaned us chairs so everyone who wanted
to stay and eat with us had a place to
sit. Shoppin’ Basket gave us a great
deal on the hamburger meat for the
Indian tacos, and we really appreciate
that!
Also our thanks to the employees who
helped set everything up, served the
food, carhopped, and withstood the heat
and the wind. You all did a great job!
Paul Coghlan and Mike Smith really
deserve a big THANK YOU for doing the
cooking! They did a magnificent job!
Most of all, we appreciate everyone who
took time out of their busy schedule to
come to our fundraiser. Thanks to you,
it was a great success!
"HATS,
BOOTS & STILETTOS" Exhibit Opens
6/22/2009
Contributed by Kathy
Andrews
Coleman Heritage, Arts & Preservation
Society's special exhibit at Heritage
Hall titled "Hats, Boots & Stilettos"
opens on Friday, June 26th and continues
through August 22nd, Fridays and
Saturdays during regular Museum hours of
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Heritage Hall is located at 400 W.
College in Coleman.
"Hats, Boots & Stilettos" is an exhibit
of decorated and vintage footwear and
vintage hats for men, women and
children. Included are 54 hand painted
boots on loan from West Texas Rehab, 10
of the boots were painted by Coleman
artist and donated to West Texas Rehab
to use at their events. Also, Fine Arts
League members painted "stilettos" a few
years ago to use during a fund raiser
lunch and those are included in the
exhibit. There are several vintage hat
collections also, Kay Joffrion's 35 hat
collection and Kim Horne's collection of
28 hats, both these collections are
wonderful examples of ladies fashions in
years past. Other collections have been
loaned to the Museum for this exhibit
and will be included in other articles
in the following week.
If you have not taken the opportunity to
visit the Museum, please do so in the
next few weeks and see this outstanding
exhibit, tour the Museum and visit the
gift display. The members of CHAPS
dedicate many hours to assure the
continuation of a local History Museum
and create special exhibits related to
Coleman and Coleman County. The Museum
and exhibit are free admission but your
donations are greatly appreciated.
CHAPS/Coleman Museum is designated by
the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization and your donations are tax
deductible.
COLEMAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATES TO WELCOME
NEW DOCTOR!
6/22/2009
On (or
about) August 1st, there will once again
be three full-time doctors at Coleman
Medical Associates. Dr. Paul Reynolds
and Dr. Darron Atwood will be joined by
Dr. Kody Yerger, who will fill the
vacancy left when Dr. Bailey moved from
Coleman.
With the addition of Dr. Yerger, Coleman
Medical Associates will have three MDs,
as well as a Nurse Practitioner (David
Longley) and a Physician Assistant (Macy
Knight).
Girl
Scout Canoe Training Camp to Begin July
20
Girl Scouts of Central Texas Prepare for
Race on the River
6/22/2009
San Angelo, Texas, June 17 – Ditch the
same boring summer routine and make some
new friends at a fun summer camp. Girl
Scouts of Central Texas is encouraging
all girls in grade 6 and up to attend a
Canoe Training Camp beginning July 20-24
to prepare for the upcoming Girl Scout
Race on the River event.
Attend this week-long summer camp and
learn the basics of canoeing – from
paddle strokes to rescuing a canoe in
distress – for only $35 ($25 for
currently registered Girl Scouts).
Participants may choose between two
sessions offered daily from July 20-24.
The first session will be held from
6-7:30 p.m., and the second session will
follow from 7:30-9 p.m. All participants
will earn a patch for successfully
completing the camp and will qualify for
the race to be held on September 12,
2009
“The training these girls receive is
remarkable. We had one girl learn how to
swim just to be a part of the program
and now she’s a fierce competitor. The
race itself is a great opportunity for
everyone to showcase their skill on the
Concho at our Race on the River
fundraiser,” says James Pidgeon, GSCTX
Development Executive.
To support leadership opportunities
available to Girl Scouts, become a Race
on the River sponsor. Two-person canoe
sponsorships begin at $250 and in-kind
donations of goods and services are
always welcome. For more information
about the race or to support Girl Scouts
of Central Texas, contact James Pidgeon
at JamesP@gsctx.org or (325) 655-8961.
The Coleman County 4-H Shotgun Club
competed again this past Saturday, June
20, 2009 at the Callahan County Fun
Shoot. Trotter Harris placed 3rd
in both the 5-Stand and Trap events.
Trotter shoots in the
Junior age
division. Brent Ogden placed 2nd
in Intermediate Skeet.
Kelby
McCorkle placed 3rd in skeet,
trap, and 5-Stand. Jansen Merrill placed
1st in trap, 1st
in skeet, and 2nd in 5-Stand.
Jansen also won the Intermediate High
Overall Award winning a belt buckle. The
team has three shooting competitions
left in their season. Next Saturday they
travel to Ozona.
CLASS
OF 1964 PLANS 45TH REUNION -
6/19/2009
Plans are underway for the 45th reunion
of the CHS Class of 1964 the weekend of
October 23-24. Details will be available
closer to the date, but inquiries can be
directed to Polly (Baulch) Salyards at
bluecat6408@yahoo.com. Classmates -
please reserve this date!
CCHC
Cookbooks Still Available
6/16/2009
The
Coleman County Historical Commission has
announced that they still have
"Sesquicentennial" Cookbooks available.
The cost of each book is $20 and can be
purchased at:
Commercial Avenue Antique Mall
Chamber of Commerce
Heritage Hall
Humane Society Thrift Shop
Block One Flea Market
Now
Available at Terry Studio – Order Yours
Today
6/13/2009
Queens of The Coleman Rodeo
Association
2009 Edition Poster
The 2009 Sesquicentennial Edition
of the Rodeo Queens Poster is now
available for purchase at Terry Studio,
216 Commercial Avenue in Coleman. This
large 16 by 24 inch photographic poster
shows images of all 68 queens of the
past and present. Profits from the sale
of this poster go the Coleman Rodeo
Association. If you are a fan of the
Coleman Rodeo, you need to add one of
these posters to your collection.
St.
Mark's Episcopal Church of Coleman
6/9/2009
Loretta
Fulton, freelance writer previously
employed at Abilene Reporter News, will
be contributing stories this year about
the 100th Anniversary of St. Mark's
Episcopal Church of Coleman. Click
HERE
to read her full article and to find a
history and timeline for the church's
existence. Thanks to Ralph Terry,
of Terry Studios, for sharing his photos
of the church.
USDA SEEKS
APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS TO
REPAIR RURAL HOUSING
6/25/2009
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2009 – Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack announced today that USDA is accepting
applications for grants to help low- and
very-low-income rural residents repair their homes.
“Housing is a cornerstone of any thriving, stable
community,” Vilsack said. “As the Obama
administration works to ensure that people remain in
their homes, it is more important than ever to make
certain their homes are safe, energy efficient,
livable dwellings.”
Housing Preservation Grants are provided to
intermediaries such as town or county governments,
public agencies, federally recognized Indian Tribes,
and nonprofit and faith-based organizations. The
grants are distributed to homeowners or owners of
multi-family rental properties or cooperative
dwellings who rent to low- and very-low-income
people.
Grants can be used to weatherize and repair existing
structures, install or improve plumbing or provide
access to people with disabilities. For example, the
Gateway Community Action Agency used a USDA Rural
Development Housing Preservation grant in 2008 to
make accessibility, weatherization and other
improvements to William Reed’s home in Owingsville,
Ky. Gateway added insulation, weather stripping,
seals around doors and windows, an energy-saving
shower head and more efficient light bulbs.
USDA may award up to $10 million in competitive
grants through this notice. The grants to be awarded
are part of USDA Rural Development’s annual budget
and are not funded through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Applications are due by the close of business July
10, 2009. Applications may be accessed
electronically at
http://www.grants.gov . Also see the May 11,
2009, Federal Register, page 21775.
USDA Rural Development’s mission is to increase
economic opportunity and improve the quality of life
for rural residents. Rural Development fosters
growth in homeownership, finances business
development and supports the creation of critical
community and technology infrastructure. Further
information on rural programs is available at a
local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting
USDA Rural Development’s web site at
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov
.
Notice
of Meeting - Coleman County
Commissioners
6/29/2009
2nd Floor Coleman County Courthouse,
City of Coleman
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 9:00 am
Notice is hereby given that a Special
Meeting of the Coleman County
Commissioners’ Court will be held, at
which time the following items will be
discussed, considered, passed, or
adopted to-wit:
AGENDA
1. Call the Meeting to Order
2. Receive any visitors not on the
Agenda
3. Conduct any necessary old business
4. Approve minutes from prior meeting(s)
(June 8th Regular Meeting, June 19th
Special Meeting)
5. Elias H. Rmeile with TXDOT to discuss
with commissioners’ acceptable projects
for in-kind work credit.
6. Jo Chapman District Clerk –
Restoration of District Clerk’s Books
7. Annual Review of Coleman County
Investment Policy
8. Approve current bills for payment and
authorize transfer of funds if necessary
9. Adjourn the meeting
Bondo
Buddies - 20th Annual Fun Run
6/26/2009
The
Bondo Buddies of Coleman will hold the
20th Annual Land of the Lakes Fun Run
this Saturday, June 27, 2009. Check in
begins at 8:00am and ends at 12:00pm.
Entry fee is $10.00.
This year there will be additions to the
event. The Evening Lions Club will have
concessions including hamburgers and the
Langley's will have their Snow-cone
stand in the park. There will also be
having JACKPOT for Horseshoes, washers,
and Cowboy Golf. There will be a $5.00
charge per game, per team with the
winners of each game splitting the
Jackpot for that game.
The Bondo Buddies of Coleman want to
invite everyone to come out to the City
Park on Saturday to join in the fun and
see some great vehicles!
Glen Cove
VFD Fundraiser Fish-Fry - Saturday
6/26/2009
There
will be a fish-fry benefitting the Glen
Cove Volunteer Fire Dept. on Saturday,
June 27th. The fish-fry will begin
at 6:00pm and will be held in Coleman on
Tootsie's Market Square on the northeast corner of
Concho and Walnut. All proceeds
will benefit the Glen Cove VFD.
$7.00 for Adults and $5.00 for
12-and-under. Donations will also
be accepted. Serving will be from
6:00pm to around 9:00.
VISIT
HUMANE SOCIETY DOGS AT ALCO THIS
SATURDAY
6/24/2009 by Jo
Ann Eddleman
The
Humane Society will be at Alco on South
Commercial in Coleman with several of
our adoptable dogs on Saturday, June 27,
from 9 to Too Hot!
Any dog adopted at this event will
receive a 15% discount on the fee. Our
usual fee for a mixed breed small dog is
$65, $85 for large dogs. Coleman County
residents and residents of adjacent
counties are eligible for the discount.
This fee covers the spay/neuter, rabies
shot, 7/1 canine disease shot, wormer
and a collar. We lose money on our local
adoptions, but we try to make up for the
loss with higher adoption fees to
outlying areas, the metro cities, and
proceeds from our thrift store, of
course.
You have to have a fenced yard to adopt.
We expect our small dogs to be inside
dogs, but we know that good potty habits
are sometimes dependent on being able to
go outside off-leash. We do make
exceptions, for apartments maybe, but
they are rare.
We never want to see a dog chained, but
especially we do not want one of our
adopted dogs chained. That is a reason
for us to reclaim the dog, as explained
in our Adoption Agreement. You can see
our adoption agreement on our web site
at
www.HumaneSocietyCC.com
We have more dogs than we have fosters
for right now, so we are hoping you will
be in the market for a wonderful new
addition to your family. As stated in
our Agreement, we have a 10-day return
policy if it turns out the new guy just
does not adjust to his/her new
surroundings. We keep $25 of the
adoption fee in case of this return. We
also are willing to take any adopted dog
back even after the 10-day period, but
without return of any of the fee.
Come by to visit even if you are
not in the market for a new dog. We’ll
have free lemonade and spay/neuter
literature and applications for our
discounted spay/neuter voucher.
June Immunization Clinic
- Tuesday
6/22/2009
Texas Department of State Health Services
will hold an Immunization Clinic in Coleman on Tuesday, June
23rd at 10-12 & 1:30-3:00.
United Christian and Presbyterian Church
1609 Commercial
Please Bring Child's immunization Records. If child is
on Medicaid or CHIP, please bring the card. For more
information please call 325-754-4945.
COUNTY-WIDE 4-H
/
FFA STEER VALIDATION -
TONIGHT
6/22/2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Coleman Livestock Auction
ATTENTION
Coleman County 4-H and FFA Steer
exhibitors!!! STEER VALIDATION WILL
TAKE PLACE ON Monday, June 22, 2009 from
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Coleman
Livestock Auction. Cost for tags are
$7.00 each.
If you have any questions please contact
the Coleman County Extension Office (
325-625-4519) or your Ag Science
Teacher.
First United Methodist Church donated
from their outreach ministry $582 to the
Coleman County Child Welfare Board for
use in the Raindrop Closet.
The Raindrop Closet has items that
caseworkers can pick up for children
that are in foster care. Pictured left
to right are board members Jo Jones,
Mona Wilson, Shannon Cloud - CPS
representative, and Adam Comeaux.
Local
CHS Student Attends Training
6/22/2009
Kelsey Puckett, Coleman High School
senior, recently attended Family, Career
and Community Leaders of America Officer
Training at Canyon of the Eagles in
Burnet. The theme of the training was
“Breaking Boundaries FCCLA ‘09”.
Officers from the five regions and the
state officers attended the training.
Kelsey is the Region II Vice President
of Achievement.
Some of the training including time
management, personality profiles,
speaking skills, professionalism, and
public relations. The officers practiced
their skills at a reception and banquet.
While at the meeting plans were made for
the region and state programs of work
and meetings for 2009-2010. Kelsey
served on the State Executive Council
and Region Executive Council. She was on
the state Membership Committee and
region Achievement Committee.
Bonnie Brown, advisor, also attended the
meeting.
Coleman Rodeo Parade Winners Announced
6/21/2009
The
annual Coleman PRCA Rodeo Parade was
held Saturday morning with well over 60
entries from all across the Big Country
and Concho Valley. The following were
named winners:
Out of Town Floats
1st Place - Novice Centennial
Celebration
2nd Place - Suez Shrine Oriental Band
In-Town Floats
1st Place - Holiday Hill
2nd Place - Kiwanis Club
Decorated / Antique Vehicles -
Local
1st Place - Carolyn Merriman
2nd Place - Monte Merriman
Decorated / Antique Vehicles -
Out of Town
1st Place - Little George Haven's Cowboy
Camp Meeting
2nd Place - Texas Fellowship of Cowboy
Churches
Decorated Bicycles / Go Carts
1st Place - Pat DeBusk
2nd Place - Pat DeBusk
Walkers/Marching
Groups/Clowns/Dancers/Bands
1st Place - Daniel Shamburger
2nd Place - Sue Niesen and Gypsy
Riding Clubs
1st Place - Lone Star Ladies
2nd Place - Coleman County Cowgirls
Individual Riders
1st Place - Arena Turner
2nd Place - Concho Valley Longhorn
Riders
Camp Meeting Continues
Evangelism
Ministry, Adds Nightly Arena Events
6/21/2009
True to tradition, the emphasis will be on evangelistic
preaching, singing and Christian fellowship, but the program
and facilities for the 43rd Little George Havens Cowboy Camp
Meeting, June 19-28,
have been expanded to further enhance the family experience
with a western heritage flavor.
The camp meeting has been held at the campgrounds between
Coleman and Santa Anna on Highway 84 since 1966. It was
begun by Little George Havens, a native of the area who won
fame as a movie actor and stunt man in Hollywood. After
becoming a Christian and an evangelist, he began the camp
meeting to continue the tradition of cowboys sharing their
faith around the campfire.
Havens died in 1988, but his wife, Lucy, has continued the
camp meetings and recently turned over the property to the
Texas/American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches to carry on the
tradition. She will continue to co-sponsor the annual event.
Though the emphasis is on evangelizing cowboys, the camp
meeting this year will be a family event with daily
activities for adults, children and youth, including prayer
and Bible study, trail rides and various games.
Highlighting each day’s program will be worship under the
tent at 7 p.m. Evangelists Jay Breland and Rick Ingle will
kick off the preaching services on Friday and Saturday
evenings, respectively, followed by pastors from TFCC
churches, including Todd King of High Mesa Cowboy Church,
Brownwood, and Sam Stone of Brushy Creek Cowboy Church,
Putnam on Sunday; Greg Clemmer of Cowboy Heritage Church,
Clyde, on Monday; Jimmy Holleman of Double N Cowboy Church,
Dublin, on Tuesday; Gary Morgan of Cowboy Church of Ellis
County on Wednesday; Jack Blease of Ridin’ for the Brand
Cowboy Church, Sanger, on Thursday; Mike Morrow of Cross
Brand Cowboy Church, Tyler, on Friday; Jeromy Connell of
Heart of Texas Cowboy Church, Waco, on Saturday; and David
Wilkerson of Ranchhouse Cowboy Church, Maypearl, and Ron
Nolen, executive director of the TFCC, on Sunday.
A new feature this year, Tuesday through Friday, will be
lighted arena events, including mutton busting for children,
playday events, team roping, buckout and a full rodeo.
To encourage family attendance, 32 new RV hookups have been
completed and will be available on a first come, first
served basis and each has space for horse corral panels. A
septic system dump station is also being installed.
Special events this year will include two trail rides
originating in Goldthwaite and Abilene the week before the
camp meeting and arriving at the camp on Friday afternoon.
Kent Battenfield, pastor of Mills County Cowboy Church, will
lead the ride from Goldthwaite. He can be contacted at
325-648-2813. Sam Stone, pastor of Brushy Creek Cowboy
Church, Putnam, will lead the wagons from Abilene. His phone
is 325-662-3562.
A bronze statue of Little George Havens will be dedicated in
special ceremonies at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 21.
County
Commissioners Hear From Financial
Consultant
Courthouse Project on Back Burner for
Awhile
6/19/2009
Coleman County Commissioners spent over
an hour Friday morning listening to and
directing questions to Robert Henderson.
Mr. Henderson is a representative of RBC
Capital Markets of San Antonio.
Coleman County Judge Jimmie Hobbs
previously met Henderson at a conference
in Bastrop and asked him to visit with
local officials regarding how the county
could finance their portion of a
courthouse renovation project.
Henderson's background is that he has
worked for RBC for 17 years and has
assisted several area counties, such as
Tom Green, McCulloch and Menard, with
obtaining funding for various projects.
Henderson works with other tax entities
such as hospital districts and cities,
teaches public finance and lectures on
behalf of the Texas Association of
Counties.
Henderson told Commissioners of four
ways they could finance a project - tax
notes, certificates of obligation, time
warrants and voter general obligation.
The avenue that he believes best meets
Coleman County's needs are certificates
of obligation. Highlights of issuing
certificates of obligation are as
follows:
* Commissioners pass a notice of intent
to issue certificates of obligation
* They advertise their intent in the
local newspaper twice
* Citizens could issue a petition
against the issuance but would need 5%
of voters to sign the petition to put it
to a vote. Henderson has seen only one
petition done in the last two decades.
* The county would need to have a credit
analysis done to determine what bond
rating they qualify for, BBB being the
lowest, AAA being the highest. The
higher the bond rating, the lower the
interest rate.
* Once a bond rating is approved, the
interest rate is fixed, not variable.
* Once sold, the bond sale goes to the
Texas Attorney General's Office for
final approval.
Henderson told commissioners the
timetable is to plan for 30 days to sell
the bonds and 30 days to close before
the money would be in the bank. He
estimated a 15 year debt would carry an
interest rate of around 5%. He felt like
Coleman County would not have trouble
selling certificates of obligation in
the market.
Is this something that must be
done now?
The answer is no. At one point, when the
county thought it may be in the running
to receive funding from the Texas
Historical Commission this year, there
was more urgency. Once the Texas
Legislature cut the funding for
courthouse renovations in half, the
money went to counties with projects
already underway. The next round of
funding is two years away. Even
considering issuing certificates of
obligation is something which Judge
Hobbs said may be considered in late
2010. Henderson said considering
certificates of obligation is something
that shouldn't be undertaken now. He
will, however, put together a timeline
for county officials to use for planning
purposes.
Benny Flynn, a local citizen, asked
several questions and told commissioners
and the judge he would like to have more
information to make a rational decision.
He said he believes the county needs to
rethink the functionality of the
courthouse. He was concerned that some
offices, currently in the courthouse,
will be located elsewhere in an annex if
the courthouse is renovated.
From previous news reports we've done,
renovating the courthouse through a
Texas Historical Commission grant would
cost a little over $5 million. The
county's part is roughly $900,000, the
state's courthouse renovation funds
would pay for 85 percent of the $5
million.
If the county undertook renovation of
the courthouse itself, with no outside
state funding, the cost is $1.9 million,
based on a report from an architectural
firm. Henderson did some quick figuring
on that possibility and said the county
tax rate would have to increase from the
current 19 cents to 22 cents in order to
pay for the renovation.
Class of 1999
Reunion - Reminder!
6/19/2009
The Class of '99 will be having their 10
year class reunion June 19th and 20th.
They will have a meet and greet at
Coleman Rodeo Dance Friday night, family
fun and food at the City Park Saturday
afternoon at 2:00, and a get together to
reminisce Saturday evening. Please help spread the word.
If you have not received information or
have not returned RSVP please contact
Jacque Aldridge Rosales at
jacquerosales4@aol.com or
call Colemannews.com at 325-625-4050 for
more information. You may also
contact Colemannews.com through the
"Contact Us" link at the top of the
page.
The Coleman Public Library had it's
annual visitors from the
Rodeo for the Reading Program.
Announcer Mike Mathis,
Rodeo Clown Cody Sosebee and 2009 Rodeo
Queen Audrey Casselberry are shown
below.
2009-2010 CHS Cheerleaders Casie
Swening, Jackie Birdwell
and Jacy Payne were serving drinks and
hotdogs
at Higginbotham's Grand Opening.
The newest member of the Chamber of
Commerce is
Higginbothams on Commercial Ave.
There was a ribbon cutting
ceremony held at 10:00 Friday morning
during their Grand Opening.
Pictured above with the scissors is Rick
Rosebeary, Manager, and to his left is
Assistant Manager Lori Robinson.
Also shown are many of the employees of
Higginbothams, Mary Griffis and Amy
Hinds from the Chamber,
several Chamber Board members and Mayor
Nick Poldrack.
Coleman Youth Association Football
League is
extending the deadline for signup for
two divisions.
6/19/2009
Divisions still open are:
Flag Football – Pre k and
Kindergarten Flag
football
Mighty Mites – 1st and 2nd
graders Pads
All other Divisions are full at this
time.
The
League will provide helmet, pads, game
jersey and game pants and practice pants
(for Mighty Mite Division) – all which
will be turned back into the league at
the end of the season. Each child will
be responsible for his own socks,
cleats, and mouthpiece. Birth
certificates will be required for
players who have not previously played
for CYFL.
Sign
up Fee is $50 for pads and $30 for flag.
Applications/signup can be obtained
at Screen Art Graphics at 214 S.
Colorado in Coleman, across from 1st
Baptist Church.
Deadline is
extended until June 30th.
Cody
Norris, Michael Taylor, Jason Steffey
and Jeff Hammonds will be serving on the
Board during the 2009 Season. It was
determined that CYFL will remain in the
West Texas Rural Youth Football League
as it offers the best opportunity to
play against similar size towns/schools
including Clyde, Merkel, Jim Ned,
Hawley, Anson, Hamlin and Eula. It also
offers the advantage of playing part of
the scheduled games (at least 3 or 4) in
Coleman on our home field.
The board
has set the fees at the lowest possible
cost to cover the basics including
referees, insurance, field maintenance,
and minor equipment purchases.
Coaches will attend
training from the Coleman High School
football staff and basic offense an
basic defense will be Coach Buzzard’s
System.
Coleman City Council was "Tough Enough
to Wear Pink" Thursday night at the
council meeting. Pictures are Mayor Pro
Tem John Plummer, Council woman Tracy
Rankin, Councilman Harold Skelton and
Mayor Nick Poldrack.
Mayor Pro Tem John Plummer,
Councilman Harold Skelton and Mayor
Nick Poldrack
proving
that they are "Tough Enough to Wear
Pink".
County
Commissioners to Discuss Certificates to
Possibly Fund
Courthouse Renovation
6/19/2009
Coleman County Courthouse, City of
Coleman
Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:00 am
Notice of Assistance at Public Meeting:
Persons with disabilities who plan to
attend this meeting and who may need
special assistance or services are
requested to contact Jimmie Hobbs at
(325)625-4218 at least two (2) days
prior to the meeting.
Notice is hereby given that a Special
Meeting of the above named
Commissioners’ Court will be held, at
which time the following items will be
discussed, considered, passed, or
adopted to-wit:
AGENDA
1. Call the Meeting to Order
2. Robert Henderson with RBC Financial
to discuss with Commissioners’
information on Certificates of
Obligation
3. Burn Ban
4. Resolution (s) for Go Texan Rural
Community Hometown Stars Program
5. Current bills for payment and
authorize transfer of funds if necessary
6. Adjourn the meeting
And
the Winner Is .....
6/18/2009
The
name of Roy Hoover was drawn at 1:30
Thursday afternoon at Shoppin' Baskit to
win a Father's Day gift basket from the
Circle C Cattlewomen organization of
Coleman County.
Thanks to Billie at Shoppin' Baskit' for drawing the
winner for Circle C Cattlewomen!
Yarbrough Sentenced to 20 Years in
Prison
6/18/2009
A
six man six woman Coleman County jury
has sentenced Charles Yarbrough to 20
years in prison. The sentencing came
less than one hour after the jury was
sent to deliberate Yarbrough's
punishment.
After Judge John Weeks announced the
verdict, there was a mixture of crying
and happiness from representatives of
both sides in the courtroom.
Yarbrough
was then escorted from the courthouse by
Sheriff Wade Turner and deputies Vickie
Plummer and Les Cogdill to the Coleman
County Jail.
Yarbrough was found guilty in October
2008 of Reckless Injury to a Child but
the jury in the case could never decide
a punishment. A new jury was picked this
past Monday, heard testimony through
Wednesday morning and made a decision by
noon.
Yarbrough Case to Jury
6/18/2009
The prosecution ended
it's closing arguments Thursday morning,
and the Judge gave the jury their
instructions in the punishment trial of
Charles Randal Yarbrough. At 11:20
the jury began deliberation on
punishment for the "Reckless Injury to a
Child" charge that Yarbrough was found
guilty of in October of 2008.
Yarbrough
took the stand at 9:19am Thursday
following three more character witnesses
presented by the defense.
Yarbrough told the jury he had never had
any other charges filed against him for
family violence. He gave his
present situation with his family and
work. He also discussed the
tragedy and how it had affected Lacey
Nichols's family, as well as his own.
Yarbrough gave a description of his
normal duties around his house at the
time Lacey and her sisters were in his
and his ex-wife's care. He then
gave his description of the events that
occurred on the day Lacey was injured.
His testimony was that she choked on a
toy while he was in the other room, and
he was doing CPR when he called 9-1-1.
He said he continued CPR until the
ambulance arrived. He said he has
never had any intention of hurting any
child.
In
further testimony, Yarbrough stated that
he would have no problem complying with
any probation stipulations the jury
might give to him.
He asked the jury to consider probation
so he can continue to take care of his
own two children, by continuing to work.
When the
state questioned Yarbrough, the original
order that stated he could not see or
have access to his own child was
discussed. He told Wes Mau that
his lawyer, McCool, told him it had
expired and it was okay for him to see
his child. Mau produced the order,
which did not have an expiration date on
it, but Yarbrough continued with what
his lawyer had told him. After
further discussion of possible probation
stipulations, the defense rested.
No state rebuttal witnesses were called
and the final arguments were begun at
10:45am.
At
11:20am, the judge sent the jury to the
jury room to deliberate Yarbrough's
punishment. Check back with
Colemannews.com for further information
later in the day.
STATE
FAIR LAMB & GOAT VALIDATION
COUNTY-WIDE STEER VALIDATION
6/17/2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
COLEMAN LIVESTOCK AUCTION
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Steer Validation
6:00 PM - State Fair Lamb & Goat
Validation
County-wide 4-H and FFA STEER Validation
AND STATE FAIR Lamb & Goat Validation
WILL BOTH TAKE PLACE ON Monday, June 22,
2009 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the
Coleman Livestock Auction.
STATE FAIR Lamb & Goat Validation will
begin at 6:00 p.m. and Steer Validation
will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
COST: ALL tags are $7.00 each.
If you have any questions please contact
the Coleman County Extension Office (
325-625-4519) or your Ag Science
Teacher.
Rodeo
Week at Coleman Public Library
6/17/2009
Thursday, June 18th will be a busy
day at the Coleman Public Library.
(Colemannews.com photo from 2008
Rodeo Week at the Library.)
During registration for the Summer
Reading Program kids were invited to
sign up for the 1st Coleman Public
Library “Stick Horse Rodeo”. There will
be 3 age divisions: Toddlers –
Kindergarten age, 1st – 3rd grades and
4th & 5th grades. The rodeo will be held
in the Tillman Community Building
starting at 2:00 p.m.
Director Sue Dossey has asked all
registered participants to come in early
and receive your Contestant number.
Events scheduled for the rodeo will be
Bronc Riding, Barrel Racing, Pig Team
Herding, Flag Race, Calf Roping, Boot
Relay, Pole Bending and Stick Horse
Balloon Bust. Winners of each event will
receive a gold medallion. Those
participating will receive their choice
of a cowboy hat, belt buckle or a
bandanna. There will also be door prize
drawings for a girl and a boy.
Also on Thursday,
June 18th
3:00 p.m. visiting the library will be
Coleman Rodeo Queen Audrey Casselberry,
Professional Rodeo Announcer Mike
Mathis, Rodeo Clown Cody Sosebee and
Bull Fighters Clay Collins and Josh
Rivinius. (SEE STORIES BELOW) One free
ticket will be given to those attending
the program only.
Day 3
- Yarbrough Trial
6/17/2009
The
punishment phase of Charles Yarbrough's
trial continued Wednesday morning with
the state calling some medical
specialists and a sister of Lacey
Nichols, the victim who died in January
of 2006. The first witness was Dr.
Hernandez, Pediatric Neurologist at
Cooks Children Hospital, who said his
first impression was to notice the
amount of bruising on Lacey Nichols
body. After she was brought to the Cooks
Hospital, he looked at all the imaging
studies that were done on her and he
stated they showed she was "brain dead."
He testified that the injuries shown on
the studies happened within minutes of a
trauma, not earlier in the day. He
stated he saw two injuries to the brain.
Dr. Hernandez gave his personal
diagnosis - that the injuries were
caused by non-accidental trauma. He
stated he saw no evidence of choking;
and, choking cannot cause hemorrhaging
of the brain, much less two subdural
hematomas.
Lawyers for the defense then
cross-examined Dr. Hernandez in
reference to the CT scans from Coleman
and Cook Children's Hospital. He
questioned Hernandez about the
differences in them, to which Hernandez
said he felt the difference was due to
the time-lapse between hospitals.
The state then called Dr. James
Marshall, Pediatric Critical Care
Physician at Cook Children's Hospital.
On January 12, 2006 at 11:55am he
pronounced Lacey Lynn Nichols dead. He
said his team had prepared an operation
room for her, but when she got there,
they did not perform surgery because she
had such a traumatic injury. It was his
opinion that injuries like Lacey's would
be noticed immediately after the
incident happened. Dr. Marshall stated
he has seen a brain injury show cause
for CPR, but has never seen CPR cause a
brain injury.
When the defense questioned Dr.
Marshall, he was asked if he was able to
eliminate choking in Lacey that could
have caused injuries to the brain. Dr.
Marshall stated he saw nothing that gave
evidence to that, but said it could not
be ruled out. He then stated that
he did not believe her particular brain
injuries could have been caused by
choking.
At this point the state called Dr.
Hernandez back to the stand where he
stated that he had not personally ever
seen CPR cause subdural hematoma.
The final witness for the prosecution
was Lacey's 17 year-old sister. She,
Lacey and another sister lived with the
Yarbroughs together. She said on the
stand that at times she did not like
living with them. She felt that her
siblings did not get treated the same as
the biological daughter. She had told
her family advocate at one point, that
she didn't like it in the home. She also
stated that she personally never harmed
Lacey. Robert McCool,
defense attorney, asked the sister about
her relationship with Charles. She said
she didn't think he was a bad person. He
questioned her about a video on which
she said she did like living there. She
stated that she was concerned about some
of their discipline techniques.
District Attorney Heath Hemphill
completed the questioning by saying,
"Any living environment was much better
than the one you came from." She then
said, "Yes, by far."
The State rested its case at 11:00am
Wednesday.
After
lunch on Wednesday the first witness
called by the defense was Janna
Yarbrough, Charles' ex-wife. She said
they were divorced in 2006 due to the
incident with Lacey. CPS took their own
baby away during the investigation so
she had to divorce Charles to get her
baby back. When Lacey first came to live
with them, she cried a lot, was still on
a bottle and could not walk. She lived
in the home 6-7 months. Janna said
Charles treated the kids all equally,
that he loved them like they were his
own, and never lost his temper. She said
Lacey fell a lot when she was trying to
learn to walk. She had no idea how the
bruises that were on the baby got there.
She said the morning of her death,
Charles was fine and his mood was
normal. Janna testified that she called
her case worker at New Horizons often to
report any bumps and bruises Lacey
received. McCool questioned her about an
incident where Charles did shake Lacey
one time, and Janna admitted that he
had. He had said, "Stop crying Lacey,
stop crying." She said they both knew it
was wrong and that they should never do
it again. She said it's been extremely
hard on them because her daughter cannot
see her dad. She stated that Charles
always took all the kids hunting and
fishing, and that they (Lacey and her
sisters) had never done anything like
that. McCool asked her if he'd ever
slapped her; she replied that once she'd
slapped him and he slapped her back.
Police were called on that incident.
McCool also asked her to comment on the
sheriff's department being called out
for an argument between Charles and his
Dad. She admitted that had happened.
The state questioned Janna on the police
and sheriff's visits to their home. He
also questioned her on Charles' temper
with Lacey, and referenced her testimony
from the first trial. She was also
questioned about her own daughter, of
about the same age of Lacey, and whether
she had the same amount of bruising from
normal kid activities.
The New Horizons case worker was called
to the stand by the defense, where he
said that when he first obtained the
Yarbroughs as Foster Parents, he was
concerned about their young age.
However, after he made visits to the
home, he felt they were doing a good
job. He said that Janna called him often
to give him reports.
The state questioned the case worker
about Charles' work and his being gone
from home for several days at a time.
The defense then called Melinda
McKinney, older sister of Yarbrough. She
stated that he is her best friend, and
they have one big happy family. She said
she noticed that Lacey fell more often
then most children when she was in the
home. Janna was with the kids most of
the time according to McKinney, and she
believed that Charles would never hurt
the kids. She also stated that her own
boys love Charles.
The state questioned the sister about
lies he had allegedly told an
ex-girlfriend. McKinney stated that it's
not Yarbrough's character to lie, it's
not his character to injure a child, and
she didn't believe it was his character
to hit his wife.
Three more character witnesses were
called to the stand that were not
members of Charles' family. Each stated
that he was truthful and honest. One
said he was a peaceful and law-abiding
citizen. One had known him all his life
and never known him to lose his temper.
Charles' mother and father were
separately called to the stand, and both
of them discussed how they felt about
Charles not being able to see his own
children. They both feel it's been a
tough time for Yarbrough.
The trial resumes Thursday morning at
9:00am with the defense calling a
medical specialist to the stand.
Meal
after Parade Saturday
6/17/2009
Coleman Junior Rodeo Association will be
serving a hamburger/hot dog meal
immediately following the rodeo parade
on Saturday, June 20th at the Coleman
County Courthouse. Cost will be
$6.00 for
a hamburger, chips and drink, or two hot
dogs, chips and drink. Live music will
be provided by 4Barrel and Barbwire.
The meal will be held in conjunction
with the Coleman Business People's "Hot,
Hot, Hot.....Hot Sauce That Is"
contest. Proceeds from the meal benefit
Coleman Junior Rodeo
Association's scholarship fund.
Patricia Marchi,
Barrel Racer and wife of world renown
Ghilherme
Marchi (ranked
2nd in the Built Ford Tough PBR
Standings), went into the Chamber
Wednesday morning. Pictured above
are Mary Griffis, Patricia Marchi,
Amy Hinds and Nina Childress.
Patricia is riding barrels
tonight in the slack.
She and
her husband live in Ferris, Texas with
their 2 young children.
CCMC
Fundraiser Thursday
6/17/2009
The CCMC Employees Activity Committee,
with the help of many other hospital
employees, will have their annual
fundraiser on Thursday, June 18th from
11am to 1pm. You can get a tasty lunch –
your choice of a hamburger, Indian taco,
or two hot dogs, together with chips,
dessert, and a drink for only $6.00 –
and also help CCMC purchase some much
needed equipment! This is the
fifth year for the fundraiser, and the
proceeds from those first four
fundraisers have helped purchase several
pieces of equipment for the hospital.
The project this year (and probably for
the next two years also) is an expensive
one – an Electronic Medical Records
System. The whole system – there are
five parts to it – runs in excess of
$400,000.00. CCMC has received one grant
so far, in the amount of $30,000.00, to
apply toward the first part, and have
another grant proposal pending. Most
grants, if awarded, require matching
funds (not dollar for dollar,
necessarily, but usually anywhere from
20 to 50 percent) from the grant
recipient. This system will be a
requirement in three years. So this
equipment is not an elective, but a
“must have” in order to keep the
hospital up to standards.
The Electronic Medical Records system
make it possible to get accurate and
complete information to all health care
providers when they need it, and get it
in an understandable way. Basically what
that means is if you go to a specialist
in Abilene or Dallas, or most any other
place, this specialist can request your
medical records (with your permission,
of course) and it will be sent to
him/her via a secure internet line.
Every test, every illness, everything
that is on your medical record will be
available to the doctors who are
treating you.
That’s a simplified version of the MHR
system as it applies to getting your
records to specialists. How does it work
in if you are a patient in the hospital?
Every thing that currently goes into
your chart will go into the EMR system,
which means it will be immediately
available to the next shift of nurses
and the doctors at the hospital. If you
are transferred to another hospital,
they will be able to pull up your
complete medical chart. CCMC will
do one part of the system in 2009, one
in 2010, and the others in 2011.
The fundraiser will be located on the
corner of College and Frio (behind the
hospital), and there will be a “to go”
station as well as a station for those
who wish to stay and eat. There will
also be car hops who will take your
order and bring it to you if you pull up
on the College Street side.
Cody
Sosebee Brings Fun and Laughs to Coleman
PRCA Rodeo
6/16/2009
If
you need a good laugh, then simply go to
the Coleman PRCA Rodeo Thursday, Friday
or Saturday night and watch Cody Sosebee
be himself.
The Arkansas native is the barrelman and
will provide the specialty acts at the
rodeo. A member of the PRCA since
2003, Sosebee has shot to the top of the
rodeo world having worked the Cheyenne
Frontier Days, Calgary Stampede, Dodge
Prairie Circuit Finals, Wrangler
ProRodeo Tour Summer Finale and the list
goes on.
Famous for his flame shirts and baggy
pants, Sosebee can just as easily show
up in the arena as "someone else".
National Finals Bullfighter Clay Collins
in Coleman This Week
6/16/2009
Clay
Collins didn't dream of being in rodeo
or as being a bullfighter. In fact, he
didn't attend a rodeo until he was 21
years old.
He wanted to play baseball. In his
senior year at a McDonough, Georgia high
school, Collins had a .420 batting
average and pitched three no-hitters.
Clay was eventually invited to a tryout
with the Florida Marlins in 1995 where
he was later cut, ending the baseball
dream. But, like the old saying goes,
when one door closes, another one opens.
After attending a rodeo with a friend,
and on a dare, Clay began fighting bulls
in practice pens. One thing led to the
next and Clay moved into the PRCA in
1998 where he has been ever since.
Collins has worked the coveted Wrangler
National Finals in Las Vegas the last
two years, 2007 and 2008. This year,
Clay has fought bulls in San Antonio,
Houston, Kansas City and many places in
between.
You may
have seen Clay on NBC's Today Show with
Matt Lauer in 2008 at RodeoHouston.
So come
to the Coleman Rodeo Thursday, Friday
and Saturday and be treated to the
PRCA's best in the bullfighting
business, Clay Collins.
Just look for the
red hat.
Learn more about WNFR Bullfighter Clay
Collins at
www.claycollins.net.
PRCA
Stock Contractor of the Year Returns to
Coleman
6/16/20009
The
72nd Coleman PRCA Rodeo will be produced
by Smith Pro Rodeos. Stace Smith
produces more PRCA Rodeos than any other
stock contractor in the PRCA.
Smith has
been named Stock Contractor of the Year
in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Stace Smith Pro Rodeos owns 321 head of
horses in its bucking horse program. Of
these, approximately 140 are of age and
condition to be featured in rodeos.
Smith
also owns 60 bulls currently featured in
the PRCA and at PBR events.
Afternoon Update in Yarbrough Trial -
Day 2
6/16/2009
Dr.
Sisler with the Tarrant County medical
Examiners Office was first on the stand
Tuesday afternoon. When asked by the
state, he testified in the Charles
Yarbrough trial that the cause of death
of 14-month old Lacey Nichols was blunt
injury to the head and brain. It was his
opinion that this was a non-accidental
trauma. The medical examiner said he
believed that this death had nothing to
do with choking or accidental injuries.
Bob McCool, defense attorney, then
cross-examined Sisler and asked if it
was possible that these injuries could
have been accidental. Dr. Sisler said it
might be possible but said it is an
extreme rarity.
Next was Dr. Jayme Coffman, Pediatric
Child Abuse Specialist at Cooks
Children's Hospital. She reviewed over
30 bruises and injuries to the body. It
was also her opinion that the injuries
were non-accidental. She commented that
chances of these injuries having been
from a fall are "one in a million."
Defense Attorney Wallace Olney asked
Coffman whether she could say the
injuries could "never" be attributed to
accidental choking; her opinion was it
was a high rarity that it could have
been an accident. The trial will resume
at 9:00am on Wednesday in the Coleman
County courthouse. (See
story below for Tuesday morning's
report.)
School Board Honors Young - Resignations
and Hires on Agenda
6/16/2009
Royce
Young (left in picture) received a desk
clock from the school board and its
President Mike Edington Monday night for
the 30 years of service to the school
district. He has been a teacher,
counselor, principal, and is presently
the Superintendent. All board members
were present for the June meeting with a
fairly short agenda.
Resignations were accepted from Patrick
Adams (H.S. History teacher), Josh
Alcorn (H.S. History teacher/coach),
Darlyne Ervin (Sr. English), Kay Parrot
(1st grade), Debbie Roberts (6th Grade
English), Steve Roberts (HS and Jr Hi
Health/Coach), Shelly Taylor (H.S.
Drama/Theater Arts) and Beau Shahan
(hired at last board meeting but took
another position).
Hired for next year were Anthony Beggs
(Ag Science), Susan Carol Bennington (H.S.
Counselor), LeeAnn Williams Bernard (6th
English), Cynthia Brisco Beggs
(Kindergarten) and Charlotte Purl (H.S.
History). There are still several
positions to be filled.
The CISD School Resource Officer, James
O'Shields, gave his end-of-the-year
report Monday night. He shared
statistics on his activities for the
year, including the 96.76% average
attendance for CISD for the school year.
He gave information on all the different
types of charges and referrals he
handled. He also thanked the board for
the purchase of the additional cameras
for the security system. They will
provide more evidence in cases involving
damage or theft of school property.
The
enrollment for CISD was reported to be
down 15 student from the year before,
with a total of 971 students enrolled at
the end of the year. Also, a Tax
Ratification Election was discussed but
no action was taken at this time.
Day 2
of Yarbrough Trial - Update
6/16/2009
District
Attorney Heath Hemphill and Wes Mau,
Assistant Attorney General from Austin,
called several witnesses to the stand
Tuesday morning. Among those giving
testimonies today were a nurse that was
on duty in the ER at Coleman County
Medical Center the day that 14-month old
Lacey Lynn Nichols was brought in and
Dr. Darren Atwood, the doctor on call at
that time. They both testified that they
felt the bruising they saw was
inconsistent with normal child
activities. The last witness called
before lunch was Chief of Police Jay
Moses. He testified on the law
enforcement activities that took place
on the day in question. The trial
continues Tuesday afternoon.
CLICK HERE
to read the October 2008 articles over
Charles Randal Yarbrough's original
trial. October 13th was the latest
article; scroll down to read articles
beginning on October 3, 2008
National Nursing Assistant Week
6/16/2009
June
11-18th is National Nursing Assistant
Week. In recognition of this, Holiday
Hill would like to invite all Nursing
Assistants in Coleman County area to a
"Come and Go" Hamburger/Hotdog luncheon.
It takes a special person to do the work
that you do. You are dedicated to
helping people in many ways. Your
efforts make a difference in people's
lives every day. Your work is so
valuable.
So, please join us on June 18, 2009 from
11:00am - 1:00pm at Holiday Hill (245
State Hwy 153 West), and give us the
opportunity to show our appreciation for
you.
Hot,
Hot, Hot Sauce, That is! Entries
Due Thursday!
6/16/2009
There are
still spots available in the Hot Sauce
contest taking place Saturday after the
Coleman Rodeo Parade.
The
Coleman Business People's Association is
sponsoring this and entries are due by
Thursday at 5:00pm to the Petal Patch at
310 S. Commercial Ave. Cash prizes
are $300 for each division - Hot or
Mild. There will also be a
"People's Choice" award given. All
entrants will receive a t-shirt with the
Hot, Hot, Hot Sauce logo!
Pick up your containers
and entry forms at Wise X-Press at 108
E. Liveoak and get your entry fee paid
by Thursday at 5:00pm!
Vacation Bible School Continues at FBC
6/16/2009
There
were 168 kids registered on Monday for
the "Boomerang Express" VBS at the First
Baptist Church in Coleman. The
activities continue through Friday, and
anyone else wanting to attend (from K-6
next year) is still welcome to come to
the Family Life Center to participate.
VBS is from 8:20 - 12:00noon.
Coleman City
Council to Meet Thursday
6/16/2009
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009, 5:00pm
Coleman City Hall, 200 W. Liveoak,
Coleman, Texas
AGENDA
PUBLIC
HEARING
(S):
Council will conduct a Public Hearing to
allow for citizen input and answer
questions concerning the 2008 City of
Coleman Consumer Confidence Report for
Drinking Water.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
Council will consider on the second and
final reading of Ordinance No. 1106
amending Chapter 8: Offenses and
Nuisances of the City of Coleman’s Code
of Ordinances, Article 8.03 Junked and
Abandoned Vehicles, adding the adoption
of Chapter 683 of the Texas
Transportation Code, amending Section
8.03.001 Definitions, Section 8.03.002
Abandoned Motor Vehicles and Section
8.03.003 (b) Abatement of Nuisance.
Council will consider on the second and
final reading of Ordinance No. 1107
amending Chapter 8: Offenses and
Nuisances of the City of Coleman’s Code
of Ordinances Article 8.06 Nuisances,
amending Section 8.06.002 Illustrative
Enumeration and Section 8.06.004 Notice
to Abate.
NEW
BUSINESS:
1. Council will consider approval for
the purchase of a used digger truck for
the Light Distribution Department.
"Walk
Across Texas" Forms Due Friday
6/16/2009
Walk
Across Texas has finally come to an end
and to celebrate we are having a
hamburger cook out at the Coleman City
Park! Please come join us on Monday,
June 22, 2009 at 6:00 P.M. Bring your
team and your family! We will have food,
fun, and prizes for the winning team!
Also, please bring a lawn chair as there
may not be enough seating in the lower
area of the park. Please RSVP by Friday,
June 19, 2009 at 325-625-4519.
All forms must be turned in to the
Coleman County Extension Office by
Friday, June 19, 2009. We must have them
completed and turned in to process the
results.
I have really enjoyed the competition
this year and the great response in our
community to this program! I hope we
will have even better numbers next year!
If you have any additional questions
please contact Christin Burris, CEA-FCS,
at 325-625-4519 or cdburris@ag.tamu.edu
DON
BEINSTEIN OF COLEMAN WINS “BEST ORPHANED
VEHICLE”
6/16/2009
IN
BARBARIAN FESTIVAL ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CAR
& TRUCK SHOW Don Beinstein, of Coleman
won “Best Orphaned Vehicle” in the in
the Barbarian Festival Antique & Classic
Car & Truck Show in Cross Plains this
past Saturday.
Other Category winners: Coupe: Deverel
Hays, Cross Plains; Sedan: Bill Lee,
Cross Plains; Truck Pre-1964: Clarence &
Nelda Evette, Comanche; Truck 1965-2009,
Jack Sandifer, Cisco; Street Rod: Randy
Claseice, Abilene; Hot Rod: Lee Thomas,
Cross Plains; Classic: Larry Warren,
Cisco; Convertible: Keali McClure, Cross
Plains; Antique: Darv Foster, Brownwood;
Unfinished: Toni Sprowles, Bangs.
“People’s Choice” Award: Ron Werkwerth,
Early. The “Best of Show” Winner: Ron
Werkwerth from Early.
Talent Contest Winners: First place:
Larissa Propest, niece of Steve and
Kitty Propest of Cross Plains. Second
place: Sarah Rogers, daughter of Kelly
Atha of Cross Plains. Third place: Sky
Franks, daughter of Amy Cox of Ranger.
Fourth place: Ashley Hall, of Cross
Plains. “People’s Choice’ Winner:
Larissa Propest.
Tractor Show Winners: Letha Clark Black
of Midlothian, “Best of Show” and Tyler
Jobe of Clyde, ‘Most Unique”. Top 10
Tractors: Sam Simmons, Moran; David
Goble, Cross Plains; Clarence Chambers,
Brownwood; Brenda Simmons, Moran; George
Sears, Zephyr; Cheryl Goble, Cross
Plains and Stacey Jobe, Clyde. “Peoples
Choice” Award: Brenda Simmons, Moran.
27 year old Jerry Olinger attempted to
flee from Coleman Police Tuesday, June
16th
afternoon
around 4:30pm. When he finally pulled
over at the intersection of
Hwy 206 and Hwy 283, Olinger was
arrested for possession of marijuana
and methamphetamines.
Children at Risk in Hot Cars
6/16/2009
Contributed by Christin Burris, CEA-FCS,
Coleman County Extension Office
Texas
AgriLife Extension agent, Christin
Burris, reminds parents that summertime
is almost here, and with the increase in
temperatures, the danger of children
dying from being left unattended in
vehicles increases.
Temperatures in parked vehicles can rise
very quickly. According to San Francisco
State University’s department of
geosciences, in just 10 minutes the
temperature can increase by almost 20
degrees. A child’s body temperature
rises three to five times faster than an
adult’s, making children more vulnerable
to a deadly condition known as
hyperthermia or heat stroke. At a body
temperature above 104 degrees, heat
stroke can occur.
Although even mild outside temperatures
can be dangerous, with Texas
temperatures climbing into the upper 90s
each day, the danger becomes even
greater.
Janette Fennell, founder and president
of the Kids and Cars program, reports
that there have been six hyperthermia
deaths nationally so far this year.
Fortunately, there have been none in
Texas so far in 2009. However, last year
in Texas, there were nine vehicle
heat-related deaths. According to the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, there were 42 deaths
nationally last year. Texas leads the
nation with the highest number of
vehicle hyperthermia deaths – 52 for the
years 1998-2008.
During this time period, more than half
of the deaths were due to the child
being ‘forgotten’ in the vehicle by the
caregiver. Parents and care givers can
take precautions to prevent these
needless deaths by making sure that
children are not left alone in vehicles
and cannot have access to unlocked
vehicles.
National Safe Kids reports that
one-third of the heat-related deaths in
2000 were due to children becoming
trapped in a vehicle they had crawled
into.
Here are some safety tips from the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration:
• Never leave infants or children in a
parked vehicle, even if the windows are
partially open.
• Do not let children play in an
unattended vehicle. Teach them that a
vehicle is not a play area.
• Make a habit of looking in the vehicle
– front and back – before locking the
door and walking away.
• If you are dropping a child off at
childcare, and normally it’s your spouse
or partner who drops them off, have your
spouse or partner call you to make sure
the drop went according to plan.
• Ask your childcare provider to call
you if your child does not show up for
childcare.
• Do things to remind yourself that a
child is in the vehicle, such as writing
yourself a note and putting the note
where you will see it when you leave the
vehicle; placing your purse, briefcase,
or something else you need in the back
seat so that you will have to check the
back seat when you leave the vehicle.
Another reminder is to keep an object in
the car seat, such as a stuffed toy.
When the child is buckled in, place the
object where the driver will notice it
when he or she is leaving the vehicle.
• Always lock vehicle doors and the
trunk, and keep keys out of children’s
reach.
• If a child is missing, check the
vehicle first, including the trunk.
• If you see a child alone in a hot
vehicle, call the police.
• If a child is in distress due to heat,
get them out of the vehicle as quickly
as possible. Cool the child rapidly.
Call 911 or your local emergency number
immediately.
While there are already some electronic
gadgets on the market to help prevent
these needless tragedies, the best
precaution is to be vigilant and follow
these safety recommendations.
Educational programs of the Texas
AgriLife Extension Service are open to
all people without regard to race,
color, sex, disability, religion, age,
or national origin.
The Texas A&M University System, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and the
County Commissioners Courts of Texas
Cooperating
Troy
Hubbard Receives Eagle Scout Award
6/16/2009
An Eagle
Scout ceremony was held Saturday morning
at the Coleman City Park pavilion. Troy
Hubbard, son of Drew and Barbara Hubbard
of Coleman, is the latest in a long line
of Eagle Scouts from Coleman. Also
participating in the ceremony were Steve
Autry, Hayes Edington, James Cross,
Randy Turner, Marcelino Felipe, Leslie
Cross, and Lane Watson.
News Release - City of Coleman's
Code on Bicycle Riding
6/15/2009
A
reminder to all citizens of Coleman that
is is ILLEGAL
to ride any bicycle on the sidewalks
within the corporate limits of the city.
Following is the section in the City of
Coleman's Code of Ordinances which
addresses riding bicycles on the
sidewalks of Coleman.
ARTICLE 12.06 BICYCLES
Sec. 12.06.001 Riding on
sidewalks
It shall be unlawful to ride any bicycle
on any sidewalk within the corporate
limits of the city.
Sec. 12.06.002 Riding after dark
It shall be unlawful to ride or use any
bicycle on the streets or alleys within
the corporate limits of the city between
sundown and dawn unless equipped with
front and rear lights.
Sec. 12.06.003 Riders to follow
traffic regulations
Any person riding or using a bicycle on
the streets of the city shall ride or
use same in accordance with the laws,
ordinances and regulations governing the
driving and use of motor vehicles in the
streets and highways.
Sec. 12.06.004 Penalty
Any person found guilty of violating any
section of this article shall be fined
in accordance with the general penalty
provision set forth in section 1.01.009
of this code.
The City of Coleman appreciates your
cooperation in following these rules and
procedures.
Coleman County Choir - Sing Patriotic
Christian Music
6/15/2009
Truitt
Mitchell is organizing a Coleman County
Choir to sing a patriotic Christian
musical on Sunday, July 5. Coleman
County Choir is sponsored by Coleman
First United Methodist Church and pastor
Mike Kerzee. It is open to all who love
to sing! This patriotic performance will
take place in the Family Life Center of
Coleman First Baptist Church at 7:00pm.
John Stanislaw is hosting pastor.
The program is entitled "A Patriotic
Musical" by Sue C. Smith, Joel Lindsey
and Russell Mauldin. Music includes "God
Bless the U.S.A.," "This is our
America," "America the Beautiful," "I
love These Fifty States," "While There's
Time," "In God We Still Trust," "You're
a Grand Old Flag", and "Forever in Peace
May You Wave."
First practice will be Wednesday, June
24 at 7:30pm in the Family Life Center.
Music and CD's will be passed out at
this time and future rehearsals will be
determined.
Truitt may be contacted by phone at
325-784-9063
or
email truitt@pgrb.com
for further information
Jury
Selected - Re-Trial Begins
6/15/2009
The
prosecution and defense agreed upon a
6-men 6-women jury and the call of
witnesses began at 3:10pm Monday, June
15th. Charles Yarbrough is in the
punishment phase for the Reckless Injury
of a Child charge he received last
October. There was a mistrial
declared by the judge originally when
the jury could not agree upon
punishment. The trial is expected
to last all week.
Members of the Coleman County 4-H
Shotgun Club competed on Saturday, June
13, 2009 at the Taylor County Shoot.
Pictured are: L – R: Trotter Harris, 2nd
place Junior Trap, 4th place
Junior
5-Stand. Jansen Merrill, 3rd
place Intermediate 5-Stand, 4th
place Intermediate Trap.
Kelby
McCorkle, 1st place Senior 1
Trap, 2nd place
Senior 1
5-Stand, 3rd place Senior 1
Skeet. Kelby
also won the High Overall Buckle for the
Senior 1 age division. Also
participating but not pictured
were: David
Wakefield, Coco Smith, and Brent Ogden 3rd
place Intermediate skeet, 2nd
place Intermediate 5-Stand, and 2nd
place Intermediate trap.
Coleman
High School students Zach Doyle, Tanner
Brooks, Lisha Merkley, Reagan Barr and
Eden Duqette recently volunteered for
the West Texas Rehabilitation Center’s
Camp Rehab. The five paired with
buddies to enjoy a day at the Abilene
Zoo, Gymnastics Sports Center and Safety
City. They are shown with their buddies
in the foam pit at the Gymnastics Sports
Center in Abilene.
Gary Heath and Casie Swening competed at
the 4H State Round-Up at Texas A&M on
June 11th. They placed 1st in the Sheep
and Goat Educational Presentation
contest. Their talk was titled
"Pregnancy Toxemia in Goats". They
explained what pregnancy toxemia is, how
to treat it, and how to prevent it. They
then answered questions from the judges.
Casie Swening, Audrey Casselberry and
Nicole Heath of the Coleman 4H Club
competed at 4H State Round-Up at Texas
A&M University on June 10th. Consumer
Education contest is a competition where
contestants are given 8 classes of 4
like products of different brands and a
scenario and must rank the products from
best to least choice according to
criteria in the scenario. They are also
required to give the reasons why they
selected the order to a judge on 2 of
the classes. There were 40 teams with a
total of 160 individuals. The Coleman
team placed 4th overall. Audrey placed
9th high individual overall, while
Nicole tied for 2nd highest in reasons
and Casie tied for 4th high in reason
Statistics for Coleman Police Department
in May 2009
6/15/2009
Investigations: Theft-4; Criminal
Mischief-3; Burglaries-5; Failure to
Leave Information-1; Hindering Secured
Creditor-1; Assault-3; Vandalism-1;
Attempted Suicide-1; Arson-1.
Arrests: Warrants-10; Possession of
Marihuana-1; Driving While
Intoxicated-1; Disorderly Conduct-1;
Criminal Mischief-1; Public
Intoxication-3; Burglary of Habitation-1.
Motor Vehicle Crashes: No Injury-2; With
Injury-3.
Tickets Issued: Animal Control- 1 ticket
issued with 1 charge filed; Code
Enforcement-2 tickets issued with 4
charges filed; School Resource
Officer-10 tickets issued with 10
charges filed; Coleman Police
Department-72 tickets issued with 86
charges filed.
Warnings Issued: Animal Control-1;
Police Department-9.
Animal Control: Calls for Service-69;
Dogs Picked Up-15; Cats Picked Up-5;
Other Animals Picked Up-14 (1 snake, 4
skunks, 3 opossums, 5 raccoons, and 1
duck); Dead Animals Removed from Roadway
or Residence-11.
Rodeo
T-Shirts and Caps Available
6/15/2009
The
Coleman Rodeo Association t-shirts and
caps are now available for purchase at
the Chamber of Commerce office in
Coleman. They come in black,
charcoal gray, and pink. T-shirts
sized XS to XL are $10.00, 2X-3XL are
$12.00. Coleman Rodeo caps are
$10.00. "Tough Enough to
Wear Pink" caps are $15.00. The
pink bracelets are $3.00 and for every
one sold, Coleman Rodeo Association will
donate $1.00 to Breast Cancer Research.
72nd Annual Coleman Rodeo Parade -
Saturday
6/15/2009
The 72nd Annual Coleman Rodeo Parade will be held at 10:00am
Saturday, June 20, 2009. Line up time will be 9:15am at the
South end of Commercial Avenue at United Christian &
Presbyterian Church.
Free rodeo tickets will be given to each member of riding
clubs if they are riding in the Grand Entry, Saturday night,
June 20th. These tickets will be given at the rodeo grounds
to each individual who participates. Rodeo Food
Concessions will be available at the rodeo grounds.
Chamber Fundraiser Drawing
Saturday
6/15/2009
The
Coleman County Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture & Tourist
Bureau Fundraiser for the John Deere LA115 18 HP 42” Deck
Lawnmower has been extended to Saturday, June 20th. The
Lawnmower will be given away during the 72nd Annual PRCA
Coleman Rodeo Saturday night. Tickets are on sale now
at the Coleman County Chamber of Commerce office or from any
Chamber Director. Tickets will also be for sale each night
of the Coleman Rodeo.
Must be 18 years of age and agree to be responsible to pay
tax liabilities and tax, title, and license.
Punishment Phase for Yarbrough
6/15/2009
On
October 10, 2008 Charles Randal
Yarbrough was found guilty of Reckless
Injury to a Child in the death of Lacey
Lynn Nichols. On October 13th the
punishment phase of his original trial
was declared a mistrial. A new jury will
be selected today, Monday, June 15, to
hear evidence in the case being
presented this week in 42nd District
Court in Coleman.
72nd Annual Coleman PRCA
Rodeo This
Week
6/15/2009
The Coleman Rodeo Association
has announced that Stace Smith
Pro Rodeos will be stock contractor this year and the rodeo
will be in the "Heartland
Series." Cowboys coming to these rodeos can qualify for
the "Heartland Series" finals in October
in Waco, Texas.
The week will begin with the annual breakfast on the
Courthouse Square on Tuesday, June 16th
beginning at 7:00am. Breakfast will be served by the Coleman
County Cowgirls and is free, but the girls will accept any
donations for their efforts.
Wednesday the 17th
will have steer roping at 9:00am and the first round of
slack at 6:00pm. These are free to the public so feel free
to come out and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere.
Thursday the 18th will
be the first performance beginning at 8:00pm. As in previous
years, Thursday night's performance will be "Tough Enough to
Wear Pink" night. Everyone, including the cowboys and
cowgirls, are encouraged to wear pink to support the event.
At 7:15pm come see the Kids Mutton Bustin' **
Friday the 19th
7:15pm - Kids Mutton Bustin **
8:00pm - Rodeo Performance
9:00pm - Dance with
the Bart Crow
Band followed by
Johnny Cooper.
Saturday the 20th will
have several events downtown near the courthouse:
10:00am - Old time Rodeo parade in downtown Coleman
on Commercial Avenue.
- "Hot,
Hot, Hot...sauce, that is!" contest - on the courthouse
square.
- Jr.
Rodeo Association will be cooking hamburgers.
-
4Barrel and Barbwire, local bands, will both perform on the
courthouse square.
3:00pm - Coleman Rodeo Grounds - 1st Annual
Exceptional Kids Rodeo
7:15pm - Kids Mutton Bustin **
8:00pm - Last Chance to see the best Rodeo in West
Central Texas and dance to the sounds of
Sonny
Burgess and
the
Richard
Travis Band
at 10:00pm.
**Also Kids Mutton Bustin' will be held each night, Thursday -
Saturday, at 7:15pm.
Entry forms are available at Johnson
Feed Barn, Davis Farm and Ranch, or
www.colemanrodeo.com.
The winner of each performance will receive a hand-crafted
silver belt buckle.
Goldsboro Man Named Horseman of the Year
6/15/2009
Bob Lowe has been training horses since
1957. He has 14 horses in training right
now, for a variety of disciplines. He
trains them for barrel racing, roping,
all-around performance or for working
cattle.
Bob was honored, indeed surprised
recently, when he was named 2008
Horseman of the Year by the Clovis
Livestock Association. Clovis, New
Mexico is home to the biggest horse sale
in the southwestern U.S.
The honor is given only once a year to a
person who has enhanced the horse
industry. Through his lifetime of hard
work training horses, Bob Lowe has
definitely enhanced the industry.
Bob is quick to point out that his wife,
Julienne, is an excellent horsewoman and
rides and trains horses with him at
their ranch in Goldsboro, in
northwestern Coleman County.
Bob also wants to publicly thank Coleman
County State Bank for supporting him in
his business.
Bluecat Basketball Camp Begins Today
6/15/2009
Bluecat
Boy's Basketball Camp will start at
1:00p.m. Monday, June 15, 2009. Campers
may turn registration forms into the
Coleman ISD Administration Office or
bring the registration forms the first
day of camp. If you have any questions
or concerns please feel free to contact
Coach C.J. Villegas at 325-669-2420.
Sign
up to Win "Beef for Father's Day" Basket
6/15/2009
The
Circle C Cattlewomen's Gift Basket
giveaway will be a "Beef for Father's
Day" basket of goodies. Go by
Shoppin' Baskit to sign up to win.
Item included in the basket will be:
4 Tickets to Coleman PRCA Rodeo - Good
any night
4 Tickets to Sonny Burgess Saturday
Night after Rodeo
2 Rodeo T-shirts
$25 Gift Certificate to Shoppin Baskit
4 Gift Cards for Kid's Meals at Dairy
Queen
Weber Specialty Grilling Spices
Items for Dad's Perfect Barbeque
$10.00 Gift Certificate to County
General Store
BEEF.... It's what's
for dinner!
Burkett VFD Says "Thank you!"
6/14/2009
The members of the Burkett Volunteer
Fire Department would like to thank
everyone who helped to make our first
BBQ a success! We had ample food, lots
of people and a great time. It’s the
fund raisers and donations that keep the
VFDs operational. Thank you!
“THANK YOU” to the following businesses
who donated goods and/or services for
the drawings:
The Country General Store
Coleman Flea Market
The Corral
Bowen Drug
Coleman Country Club
Pasta Primavera
Best Fried Chicken
Shoppin Baskit
Dairy Queen
Watson Jet Lube
Tiffany’s
The Peddle Patch
Coleman C-DV
William’s Tire
Earl Smith Jewelers
Tyson Pharmacy
Grammers
Mel’s Flower
ALCO
Cooper Supply
Car Quest
Johnson’s Implement
O’Reilly’s
Johnson Feed Barn
Higginbotham/Radio Shack
F & L Feed
West Texas Gas
Big O’s – Valera
“THANK YOU” to all the ladies who baked
items for the Bake Sale and to the
attendees who bought them! Everything
was well received and there was some
haggling over a few items! Your
continued support is appreciated!
Thanks!!
6/13/2009
We would like to thank
everyone who bought from our bake sale.
It was a great success. Thank you so
much!!
Coleman
Cowboys Cheerleaders
Coleman Cowboys Football Team and
Coleman Cowboys Cheer Squad
6/13/2009
We will participate in the rodeo parade
Saturday, June 20, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m.
Please be present at the corner of East
Tenth and Commercial to get on the
trailer. Any questions call Coach
Hurtado. 325-625-9216 or 325-220-1252.
Vail's
License Suspended
6/12/2009
The Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement Office
Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) has
suspended the Law Enforcement license of
Steven Vail for the remainder of his
deferred adjudication. Vail received
probation beginning on March 13th and
was placed on community supervision for
a period of 12 months. The Austin office
of Timothy Braaten, Executive Director
of TCLEOSE, stated that the commission
signed the agreed upon order of suspension on Thursday,
June 11, 2009.
Audrey Casselberry, daughter of B.P. and
Beverly Casselberry,
is the 2009 Coleman Rodeo Queen.
She is also one of theColeman County Cowgirls Equestrian drill
team (pictured below).
They will be performing each night
during the rodeo.
Three CHS Students in
FCA All-Star Football Classic
6/12/2009
Seniors Colton Buzzard, Meagan Ogden and Jamal Agbor
(below) were chosen to participate in the 10th annual
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Myrle Greathouse
All-Star Football Classic, to be held Saturday,
June 13, 2009 in
Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium at 2:00PM.
They were selected from a group of 133 area
student/athletes to participate in the game, which
benefits the Big Country Area Office of Fellowship of
Christian Athletes. Representing more than 50 area
schools, the rosters for the North and South squads were
announced at a Press Conference on Saturday, February
7th, 2009 at Beltway Park Baptist Church in Abilene,
Texas. The young All-Stars were nominated by their head
coach and cheerleading sponsor for the game, which
features schools from an approximate 100-mile radius of
Abilene covering 36 counties.
Its summer
time! Alisha Merkley is selling
vegetables in front of Sara's
Neighborhood on North Neches. These are
home grown and she welcomes anyone else
that wants to sell their fresh produce
to bring them on down to Sara's. She is
selling them on consignment.
The Coleman Rodeo Association donated
$500 to the Coleman County EMS
and $500 to the Coleman County First
Responders.
The money was donated in appreciation
for all the hard work the
EMS and First Responders do during Rodeo
time.
Pictured: Rodeo Association VP-Lanham
Horne, Secretary- Heath Hemphill,
First Responder President-John Gregg,
EMT-Russell Thomas, and President-Ted
Taylor
55
from the Top 15 of the Heartland Series
Coming to Coleman Rodeo
6/11/2009
In looking at the Heartland Series
standings of the PRCA, there are 55
cowboys coming to Coleman that are
ranked in the Top 15 of their events.
31of them are ranked in the Top 15 in
the race for the National Finals. Having
31 world-ranked cowboys attend the
Coleman PRCA Rodeo will make it a very
entertaining weekend! There are
373 entries this year.
Guy Allen
(right) is one of the Steer Roping
entries. He is presently ranked 9th in
the World. The Santa Anna native
recently won the event in Stephenville
at the Cowboy Capital of the World Pro
Rodeo.
Cory McFadden
(left), Coleman resident, is entered to
compete in the bull riding, along with
another Coleman favorite, reigning
Champion Bull Rider J.W. Harris
(below), from May, Texas. Harris
is presently ranked 1st in the Heartland
Series and 2nd in the World rankings.
Watch Colemannews.com for more
information on contestants coming to the
72nd Coleman PRCA Rodeo.
Donor
Wall at Expo Center - Tiles Still
Available
6/11/2009
The Donor Wall for the Expo Center has
been constructed and the tiles are in
place. Caroline Skelton graciously
donated her time and talents with
calligraphy to letter the tiles. The
wall is beautiful and gives credit to
the donors. Blank tiles are still for
sale. Donations go to the ongoing
expenses and upkeep of the CCYAC
facilities. Donations are tax
deductible. Tiles come in three sizes
and may be paid out over a four year
period with a signed pledge sheet. To
purchase a tile, contact Henry Dodson at
325-382-4693 or Sarah Beal at
325-785-4291.
Below is a list of donors that
currently have tiles on the wall:
Travis & Millie Goree
Coleman County Foundation
MKB Foundation
Coleman County Livestock Show
Association
The Fasken Foundation
Ted & Sonjia Taylor, Ben & Meredith
Taylor
LCRA
Coleman Veterinary Clinic
Jim & Sue Brusenhan
Dodge Jones Foundation
Steve & Cindy Hall
Kent & Carla Finley
Heath & Danyelle Hemphill
City of Coleman
Coleman County
Electric Cooperative
Bob & Jo Tyson
Joe & Faye Faries
Coleman County Extension
Education Association
Payton Mayes
Coleman Lions Club
Joe Ed Wise
Jerry K. & Ruth Ann Taylor
Bill & Bonnie Hennig
William & Carla Fair
Jimmy & Brenda Smith
Frances Richardson
Bob & Ann Turner
Bernice Lee
Richard R. Lee, Jr.
Curtis & Joy Skelton
Chris & Cindy Jamison
Ron & Sandi Carroll
Coleman County Farm Bureau
Sherman & Tammy Smith
David & Vicki Stewart
Dick & Virginia Jamison
Lynn & Patricia Owens
Novice Livestock Association
Raye King
Steve & Sarah Beal
Cindy & Doc Dockter
Dona Triplitt
Lyndon & Sue Key
E. Dale & Arletta Herring
Jimmie Jamison
Beal Appliance, Abilene, TX
David & Tracy Barnett
Wayne & Betty McClure
CHS Class of
1989 20 Year Reunion
6/11/2009
Just a reminder for all CHS 1989
graduates. We will be celebrating our 20
year reunion on Saturday, June 20
at the Coleman City Park Pavillion from
12-6. Bring your swimsuits, fishing
equipment, and any sports equipment for
a great time. We will have burgers, hot
dogs, and fixings. Bring your family and
all your great memories for a great
day!! For more information, contact
Maribeth Kirby-Mayo at madismom33@hotmail.com
or Jim Sprinkles at
jdsprinkles@yahoo.com.
"It's all about
the Weather"
6/11/2009
The
Heartland Harmonizer Barbershop Chorus will
present their Annual Spring Show “Its
all about the Weather”
featuring
guest Barbershop Quartet from San Angelo,
Texas “Vocal Fusion” and "The Heartland
Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus." This
will be held on Saturday, June 13,
2009 at
6:59pm at the Brownwood High School
Auditorium,
Brownwood, Texas. Cost is $10 per
person.
Afterglow at Prima Pasta in Early, Texas.
Tickets may be purchased at:
Brownwood
Chamber of Commerce
Bangs Drug Mart, Bangs, TX
Early Chamber of Commerce
Lehlands Portable Bldgs, Early, TX
From any Chorus Member
COLEMAN Clean-up Day TODAY
6/11/2009
There will be a Clean up day on
Thursday, June 11, 2009 in order to get
our community in "tip - top" shape for
the 72nd Annual PRCA Rodeo.
Meet at the Courthouse at 5:30pm with
any tools or anything you might need to
work with. Contact your youth group, or
any other group that might be willing to
help.
This will be a great effort to make our
community a great place to be during our
Rodeo that will be on June 18 - 20,
2009.
We will see you there!
2009
Coleman County Team Roping Placings
(After Three Head)
6/10/2009
Below are the names and
times of the ten team ropers that will
be competing for the county team roping
championship at this year's rodeo. The
times and places shown are the after
three head. They will all come back and
rope their fourth head Thursday night at
the rodeo to see who is the "champion".
--Top 10 Teams to Compete
at Rodeo on Thursday Night (June 18th)
to determine Champions
Placing
After 3
Header
Heeler
Time on 3 Head
1st
Kyle Ribble Jake
Knight 22.98
2nd
McCade Miller Sonny
Pate 24.26
3rd
Joe Stoker Sonny
Pate 26.31
4th
Tracy Saunders Charles
Coates 27.00
5th
Josh Espenhover River Dillard
27.73
6th
Sonny Ehr Sonny
Pate 28.23
7th
Sonny Ehr Marc Sanderson,
Sr. 28.31
8th
Rodie Goodwin Sonny
Pate 29.21
9th
McCade Miller Miles
Miller 30.04
10th
Keith Clearman Miles
Miller 32.29
CISD
School Board to Meet Monday
6/10/2009
DATE: Monday, June 15, 2009
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
PLACE: Coleman I.S.D. Administration
Office, 300 West Pecan
THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE
THE ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS.
AGENDA:
1. Invocation
2. Call to Order
3. Reading of the Minutes
4. Public Forum
5. Campus Report
THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO GO INTO
CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE
TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001 et seq.,
AND FOR THE REASONS STATED IN THE CODE.
ACTION ITEMS:
1. Personnel – Consider Accepting
Resignations from Personnel
2. Personnel – Consider Hiring Personnel
3. Amend the Budget
BOARD REPORT:
1. School Resource Officer End of Year
Report
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Tax Ratification Election
INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Check Payments
2. 2008-2009 Final Enrollment
3. Budget Workshop Meeting
4. Summer Projects
5. Financial Statement
Thank
you from Coleman ISD
6/10/2009
Coleman ISD would like to
thank all those who helped make our
Memorial Day Celebration successful. So
many gave their time, memories,
collections, talents, and so much more.
We would like to say a special thanks to
Heritage Hall for opening their doors
for our exhibit.
We feel our students in Coleman have
gained a deeper appreciation for our
country and the freedoms available to
them as citizens. They have also gained
a new appreciation for those veterans
who currently serve and those who have
served and given their lives for our
freedoms through the events of the day.
Coleman Kiwanis Hear Art League Program
6/10/2009
by Marian Johnson
The Kiwanis Club met Tuesday, June 9, to
hear a power point program by Sherrell
Hazlewood, Fine Arts League President.
The program was informative and provided
the members with a ‘bird’s eye’ view of
the activities of the Fine Arts League
of Coleman County entitled ‘No Artist
Left Behind 101”.
Hazlewood is a retired CISD Spanish
teacher who is generously
giving of his “free time” and computer
knowledge and skills to the Arts for
Coleman County. He presented his
recently published Texas Blue Bunny book
which is being sold by the Art League
for funds to support the upcoming 2009
Fiesta Juried Art Show.
Sherrell has also presented the program
to the Rotary Club and the Public
Library Summer Reading program for the
children.
The Fine Arts League appreciates these
opportunities to provide information on
the Arts in Coleman County. The 2009
Fiesta Juried Art Show will take place
at 414 Commercial Ave., “Market Hall” on
October 2-3, 2009; a preview reception
will be open to public Friday evening.
Some 125-150 paintings are expected to
be submitted for entry for judging.
Approximately 70-75 of those paintings
will be “juried in” by Juror, Susan
Mansell, to hang in the show.
Inquiries on entering the show have been
received from Korea, Armenia, and
Pakistan!! (And the good ole US of A.).
Panther Creek 20
years and Counting Reunion
6/10/2009
The Panther Creek reunion
will be June 19th and 20th
at Hords Creek Lake.
Anyone interested in helping cook on
Friday night come on out to the lake. We
will be out there Friday night cooking
meats and setting everything up.
If you want to bring a meat to cook on
Friday night for the noon meal on
Saturday, please do so.
We will have a hot dog roast on Friday
night. If you want to come out on Friday
night bring stuff for hot dogs for you
and yours. Bring your own drinks and
food for Friday night.
FOOD LIST FOR NOON MEAL ON SATURDAY JUNE
20, 2009
Class of 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001-bring
snack/finger foods
Class of 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003-bring a
dessert
Class of 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999,
2002-bring a side dish
Class of 1990,1992, 1995, 2000-bring a
salad
Class of 2004-2009 -if you can bring
something just bring it, no food will be
turned down!
Remember to bring your own drinks for
you and your family. Don’t forget lawn
chairs and items for your family to
spend the day at the lake.
The Panther Creek graduates would like
to invite people from the last few years
of Talpa-Centennial and Mozelle High
Schools to join us at the reunion. There
are spaces for up to 12 RV’s. You need
to contact Lindi Elkin at 325-636-4430
if you would like to bring a RV. There
is tent camping available at this site
also.
HUMANE
SOCIETY NEEDS FOSTER HOMES
6/10/2009
By Jo Ann Eddleman
We hear it pretty often. “I just
couldn’t do what you do.”
Is this your gut response when the idea
of fostering a dog for the Humane
Society comes up?
The
Humane Society of Coleman County does
not have a shelter of its own where we
can keep the strays we rescue and the
dogs we take from the city shelters in
Coleman and Santa Anna. The Society can
only take in as many dogs as it has a
place to keep them until they are
adopted. The best place is, of course, a
foster home where the scared and
confused little guys can be a part of a
caring family until we can find them a
forever home.
Only as a
last resort do we keep dogs in a
community pen where we have some dog
houses and shelter from the heat and
cold until a foster home opens up.
We don’t
know what we would do without the foster
homes we have. Thank you, Nita and Ed
Kay, Nelda Copley, Linda Laws, Melinda
and Addie Vasquez, Betty Wilkerson, Liz
Dority and Crystal Kincaid. We have
these seven—the most we’ve ever had—plus
my own home, and we survive the sad but
joyful parting that comes when our
little charges find a new home.
How do we
do it? Is it easy? Don’t we get too
attached to the dogs we foster to let
them go to new homes? It’s simply a
matter of putting the needs of the
unfortunate pup before our personal
feelings. If we put ourselves and our
feelings first, none of the nearly 400
dogs we’ve fostered and placed since we
began the effort in 2004 would be making
their new families soooo happy instead
of the unthinkable alternative.
Did we
want to keep everyone of them? Yes. But
the satisfaction of finding a new home
and meeting the new family far outweighs
the passing feeling of loss. And there’s
always a new friend waiting in the
wings.
We still
have to turn down more dogs than we
would like because we don’t have a place
to put them. We finally have two fosters
who will take large dogs, so we are able
to take a large dog or two now. Dakota
(pictured) is just about the best dog
we’ve had, but they’re all special in
their own way. We still have to face the
fact that it is harder to place the
large dogs, so that means we still have
to be selective in which dogs we accept.
If you
have a fenced yard and you can open your
heart and your home to foster a
dog—maybe not all the time but every
once in a while—please give us a call.
We promise it will make you feel good.
Correction on Softball All-District
Selections
6/10/2009
Colemannews.com received a correction on
the All-District 8-AA softball
selections. Below is the corrected
honors:
1st Team:
Pitcher –
Eden Duquette
Infield – Rynn Norris, Jessica Morales,
Carissa Zarate
Outfield – Erin Strickland
2nd Team:
Outfield
– Sarah Slayton
Honorable Mention:
Ashley
Grissom
Cheyenne Turner
Laiken Barnett
Alzheimer’s
Support Group to Meet Thursday, June
11th
6/10/2009
The Alzheimer’s Support Group of Coleman
County monthly meeting to be at the
Santa Anna Volunteer Fire Department (N.
Second Street, turn North at the SA
Bank) on Thursday, June 11th, at 6pm.
Topic this month is behaviors and
behavior management. If you have
questions, please call Family Health
Clinic @ 325 348 3566.
Class of
'54 Meet Saturday, June 13th
6/9/2009
(contributed)
The Coleman High School Class of 1954
will begin it's 55th Anniversary at
9:30am, Saturday. The class will gather
at Heritage Hall with lots of hugs,
hellos, registration and placement of
early pictures of the attendees, and a
light brunch. This will be followed with
a welcome and reorganization of class
members who are departed. The class will
enjoy music from their era, and have a
time for informal visiting prior and
after the catered lunch by Big O's. at
12:00. After lunch, the class's
picture will be made followed by each
class member given the opportunity to
tell their life's experiences. The
rest of the afternoon will be open for
the class members to visit the town, old
school buildings that are still
standing, or just sit and visit.
Supper will be served at 6:00.
Goodbyes will follow with the Class of
'54 hoping to see one another soon.
Wreck at
Corner of Blanco and Liveoak
6/9/2009
Around 6:15pm Tuesday evening an
accident occurred at the corner of
Blanco and Liveoak streets. Two vehicles
were involved. The driver of the white
car was transported to Coleman County
Medical Center by ambulance with unknown
injuries. The driver of the truck was
not reporting any injury immediately
following the accident. Names were not
available at the time of this report.
Coleman
County Livestock Show Committee to Meet -
TONIGHT
6/9/2009
The Coleman County Livestock Show will
hold a committee meeting on
Tuesday, June 9th
at 6:00 pm at the Bill Franklin
Center. The 2010 Livestock Show will
be discussed. All interested
persons are encouraged to attend. The
Coleman County Livestock Show will hold
a committee meeting on Tuesday, June 9th
at 6:00 pm at the Bill Franklin Center.
The 2010 Livestock Show will be
discussed. All interested persons are
encouraged to attend.
Eden Duquette has been selected from the
Big Country All-Star Committee to
participate in the Big Country All-Star
Softball Exhibition game on Tuesday,
June 9, 2009 in Abilene, Texas. The game
is at 7pm at ACU and will have girls
from the area.
Coleman
P.D. Foot-chase Monday in South Coleman
6/9/2009
According
to Coleman Police Sgt. Anthony Smith,
around 3:15pm Monday officers from the
Coleman Police Department found
themselves in pursuit of a subject on
foot. Brady Perkins, of Brown County,
was in the process of being contacted by
police at a residence in the 100 block
of Roselawn. They wanted to question him
in regard to a Brown County incident.
Upon seeing the police, Perkins ran from
the residence and crossed Santa Anna
Avenue. Law enforcement officers set up
a perimeter and then Sgt. Carmack and
"Iraqi" went to work. Iraqi (Carmack's
trained dog) picked up Perkins scent and
found him hiding in a shed under a
mattress in the 100 block of Santa Anna
Ave. Brady Perkins was arraigned and
charged with evading arrest. Brown
County officials picked up Perkins on
Tuesday and transferred him into their
custody, charging him with Bond
Forfeiture from a previous arrest.
CJHS
Office to Close for Summer
6/9/2009
The Coleman Junior High office will be
closed from June 15th thru August 3rd.
If your student has not received a
report card, he/she may owe a charge to
the school such as textbook fines,
library fines, or cafeteria fines. These
report cards will be available (after
fine is paid) at the administration
office after June 12th.
The office is located at 300 West Pecan.
Coleman
Business Chosen to Refurbish Car of
Country Entertainer
6/9/2009
Ferlin
Husky has sold over 20 million records
during his career. Hits such as "Wings
of a Dove" and "Gone" propelled him to
stardom in the 1960's. From movie roles
to national television, Husky has
traveled the world.
Now, one of Husky's classic automobiles
is temporarily in Coleman at Saverance
Paint and Body. The Cadillac, recently
obtained by Tracy Pitcox of Brady, will
be displayed at the Heart of Texas
Country Music Museum in Brady. Saverance
will refinish the silver and repaint the
auto.
To learn more about the life and music
of Ferlin Husky, check out his website
at
http://www.ferlinhusky.com/.
Service
Interruptions for
Coleman County Telephone Customers
6/9/2009
Beginning
Tuesday, June 9th through Friday, June
12th, Coleman County Telephone
Cooperative, Inc. will be performing
some equipment upgrades in the Mozelle
(357) exchange. Customers in this
exchange could experience interruptions
in their telephone service during this
time period.
The areas that will be specifically
affected are Elm Creek and Concho Park.
Customers in these areas will experience
periodic interruptions of service, which
could last up to 4 hours. When the
upgrades are complete the service should
return to normal.
If you have any questions, or your
service is out for longer than 4 hours,
please contact Coleman County Telephone
at 348-3124.
Customers in the other exchanges
serviced by CCTC should not experience
any outages due to these upgrades.
CHS
Office to Close for Summer -
Pick up Diplomas and Other Paperwork
This Week
6/9/2009
The Coleman High School office will be
closed from June 12th to August 3rd. for
the summer. Any graduating senior that
has not picked up their diploma
needs to come pick it up before Friday,
June 12th. If your child will need a
proof of enrollment for driver's
license
purposes during the summer, that will
also have to be picked up before
Friday, June 12th. Watch Colemannews.com
for information concerning fish camp,
registration, fall schedule pick up,
etc. Have a great summer!
Ginger
Test, winner in San Angelo Art Show
6/8/2009
Ginger Test, member of the Fine Arts
League of Coleman County, received an
honorable mention award for her
watercolor painting, “Winter Camp” in
the Fiesta in Realism Art Show in San
Angelo. Ginger is a talented painter,
lecturer and workshop teacher who lives
in Novice.
Ginger is teaching a one-day workshop
June 20th in Comanche. For information
call Ginger at 325-723-2035 to reserve
your place in the workshop.
Locally, Ginger will be teaching each
Wednesday starting June 10, from 10 to 1
at Kay’s Garden. $20 per session. For
information, call Kay 325-625-1140.
CCMC ANNUAL
FUNDRAISER ON JUNE 18th!
6/8/2009 (Sue
Titsworth)
The CCMC
Employees Activity Committee, with the
help of many other hospital employees,
will have their annual fundraiser on
Thursday, June 18th
from 11am to 1pm. You can get a tasty
lunch – your choice of a hamburger,
Indian taco, or two hot dogs, together
with chips, dessert, and a drink for
only $6.00 – and also help CCMC
purchase some much needed equipment!
This is the fifth year for the
fundraiser, and the proceeds from those
first four fundraisers have helped
purchase several pieces of equipment for
the hospital.
The project this year (and probably for
the next two years also) is an expensive
one – an Electronic Medical Records
System. The whole system – there are
five parts to it – runs in excess of
$400,000.00. CCMC has received one grant
so far, in the amount of $30,000.00, to
apply toward the first part, and have
another grant proposal pending. Most
grants, if awarded, require matching
funds (not dollar for dollar,
necessarily, but usually anywhere from
20 to 50 percent) from the grant
recipient. This system will be a
requirement in three years. So this
equipment is not an elective, but a
“must have” in order to keep the
hospital up to standards.
The Electronic Medical Records system
make it possible to get accurate and
complete information to all health care
providers when they need it, and get it
in an understandable way. Basically what
that means is if you go to a specialist
in Abilene or Dallas, or most any other
place, this specialist can request your
medical records (with your permission,
of course) and it will be sent to
him/her via a secure internet line.
Every test, every illness, everything
that is on your medical record will be
available to the doctors who are
treating you.
That’s a simplified version of the MHR
system as it applies to getting your
records to specialists. How does it work
in if you are a patient in the hospital?
Every thing that currently goes into
your chart will go into the EMR system,
which means it will be immediately
available to the next shift of nurses
and the doctors at the hospital. If you
are transferred to another hospital,
they will be able to pull up your
complete medical chart. CCMC will
do one part of the system in 2009, one
in 2010, and the others in 2011.
The fundraiser will be located on the
corner of College and Frio (behind the
hospital), and there will be a “to go”
station as well as a station for those
who wish to stay and eat. There will
also be car hops who will take your
order and bring it to you if you pull up
on the College Street side.
CHS CLASS OF '69
SCHEDULES
REUNION, SEEKS CLASSMATES
6/8/2009
Members
of the Coleman High School Class of 1969
will hold their 40th anniversary class
reunion September 11-13
in Coleman.
Contact information is needed for these
former classmates: Mary Lou Balderama,
Vicky Barnett Herman, Doris Blaine
Carlisle, Louis Bolton, Dorothy Calhoun,
Rebecca Camargo Castilla, Betty
Cardenas, Alex Flores, Keary Forbes,
Larry Gandy, Mike Griffith, Allan
Hughes, Jeanette Kimbrell Keeney, Margie
Koenig, Connie Lackey, Barbara Langley
Teague, Sharon McDorman Finelli, Gary
Metts, Linda Metts, Ann Miller Clausen,
Jackie Miller, Mary Ann Mistrot, James
Moore, Rhonda Morris, Reba Ray, Beverly
Tucker Newman, Donna Turner, Gwen
Wheeler, Mary Whittington, Paula Wilson,
Dan Wimberly and David Wright.
Mailing addresses or email addresses for
any of these CHS Class of '69 members
may be provided to O'Lene Stone in San
Antonio at 210-824-5294 or olene.stone@sbcglobal.net,
or to Mary Stewart Griffis in Coleman at
325-625-4522 or markmary87@yahoo.com.
Commissioners Meet - Discuss Illegal
Dumping in County
6/8/2009
The commissioners were all present on
Monday, June 8th at the courthouse for
their regular meeting. In one
discussion, of "In-kind Work" necessary
for the Waldrip Bridge Restoration
Project, the need for trash to be
cleaned from county roads became
apparent. Many of the county roads have
been used for illegal dumping of
household trash and items, such as
sofas, mattresses, TV's and bagged
trash. The commissioners all reported
they had roads with trash under bridges
or just thrown beside the road.
"Mud-dogging" also was discussed and is
a problem. Several people have been
caught and Justice of the Peace Nance
Campbell stated the fines can range from
$250 - $500, depending on the amount of
damage done to the road. Campbell also
stated that illegal dumping fines were
assessed according to the weight of the
garbage. He noted that there is a point
where the weight exceeds his
jurisdiction and the illegal dumping
charge is turned over to the County
Court.
This
reporter drove to one of the sites
mentioned in the commissioners meeting
and took pictures of SEPARATE items
dumped along a 2-mile strip of a dirt
road. Below are those photos; click on a
picture to view a larger image.
If you see someone
dumping
ANYTHING on the side of any road in our
County, report it to the sheriff's
office.
Also on
the commissioners agenda were several
short-discussion items that were
approved: the revised contract with
Eagle Construction and Environmental
Services, LLC for Haz-Mat cleanup;
election equipment software system
upgrade; contract for internet services
between ACS Government Record Services
and Coleman County Clerk's office; and
current bills for payment. A regulation
to restrict fireworks in unincorporated
areas/specified areas received no
motion, therefore was not approved.
District 8-AA All District Softball
Honors Announced
6/8/2009
The District 8-AA Softball honors were
announced Monday, June 8th following the
Early Longhorn's participation in the
state tournament last weekend.
Congratulations to all these Bluekatts
for their honors and for a great season!
CORRECTIONS ABOVE !!
Truck
& Tractor Pull in Gustine
6/8/2009
The Gustine Rodeo Club will be hosting a
TTTPA sanctioned Truck & Tractor Pull,
Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the Gustine
Rodeo Arena in Gustine, TX.
There will be a free Kiddie Tractor Pull
beginning at 6:30 pm for age divisions
3&4, 5&6, & 7&8. Pit Party from 6:30 -
7:30 pm. Any entries for the Local Farm
Tractor, Gas & Diesel categories can
register 6:00-800 pm. $30 per hook.
TTTPA Pull Start Time 8:00 pm with local
entries following.
Admission is $10.00 per person. 10 &
under free. Concessions available.
Upcoming
Special Exhibit at Heritage Hall - "Hats,
Boots & Stilettos"
6/8/2009 by Kathy Andrews
Coleman
Heritage, Arts & Preservation Society
(CHAPS) members are busy getting ready for
the next special exhibit at Heritage Hall,
400 W. College. The exhibit "Hats, Boots &
Stilettos" will be an exhibit of vintage or
unique head gear for men, women or children,
and decorated footwear. On exhibit will
be the painted boots from West Texas Rehab,
some of you may remember that several years
ago, September 2000, some members of the
Fine Arts League of Coleman accepted the
challenge to paint boots for West Texas
Rehab. Those boots along with others from
that collection will be displayed.
If you have hats, boots or shoes you would
like to include in this exhibit, please take
them by the Coleman Museum, this Friday or
Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, or by Kay's
Garden other days. Deadline to enter is
Saturday, June 13th. Dig out grandma's
bonnet or Sunday Go To Meeting hat,
grandpa's cowboy hat, or maybe your own one
of a kind head topper and bring it to be a
part of this exhibit, footwear may be old,
new, painted, decorated or just interesting.
The exhibit "Hats, Boots & Stilettos" will
open on Friday, June 26th and continue
through August 22nd. Hours for the exhibit
will be during regular Museum hours,
Friday's and Saturday's 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Texas
Blue Bunny” Presented to Library Summer
Reading Group
6/8/2009
Fine Arts
League President, Sherrell Hazlewood,
explained the “history” of his creation
of the Texas Blue Bunny to the Library
Summer Reading Group, Wednesday June 3.
Some of Sherrell’s Texas Blue Bunny
paintings as well as the new first
edition of the Texas Blue Bunny book
were also shown. Also, on exhibit was a
painted quilt, “Texas Quilt”, created by
the Fine Arts League members which was
won by Virginia Jamison in 1995.
Vandals Damage Signs in Valera
6/8/2009
Even
a very tiny community can't escape
lawlessness. Sunday, June 7, between the
hours of 12:30am and 5:00am, both
lighted signs at The Grazin' Patch and
The Fudge Pump in Valera were damaged.
According
to the owner, obscene gestures were
spelled out on one of the signs. All of
the lighting fixtures were shattered in
both signs and much more damage done to
the sign in front of the cafe.
If you have any information regarding
this incident, contact the Coleman
County Sheriff's Department which is
investigating the vandalism.
4 His
Glory Performs in Coleman
6/8/2009
The
gospel group 4 His Glory performed
Saturday night to a receptive crowd at
Trinity United Methodist Church in
Coleman.
The group, from Cross Plains, is
available for concerts and singing in
our area. For more information, contact
Carla Billings at 625-5302.
New CT Scanner Purchase Approved at CCMC
Meeting
6/8/2009
The
Coleman County Medical Center Board of
Directors met in their regular meeting
at 12 Noon on May 28, 2009 and addressed
a short agenda.
CEO/Administrator Douglas Langley gave
the financial report for April, 2009,
and advised the board that while the
figures were currently very good, the
summer months historically have shown a
low census and may not show any gain.
In other business, the board approved
the purchase of a CT scanner which will
also have the capacity to do hip and
spine bone density scans. They also
authorized Langley to purchase a new
nurse call system at a price not to
exceed $45,000. The board also approved
increasing the monthly vehicle expense
for Langley.
The Electronic Medical Records system
was discussed, and it was decided to
have Healthland come to the next board
meeting (which will be June, 22nd) and
give the board more information about
this system.
In his administrative report, Langley
advised the board that Congressman Mike
Conaway presented Coleman County Medical
Center with a U.S. flag which had been
flown over the Capitol building in honor
of the hospital.
County Commissioners Meet
Monday
6/5/2009
Coleman County Commissioners
will meet at 9:00am Monday, June 8, in the County Courthouse
to address the following agenda items.
1. Call the Meeting to Order
2. Conduct any necessary old business
3. Receive any visitors not on the Agenda
4. Approve minutes from prior meeting (s)
5. Approve revised contract with Eagle Construction and
Environmental Services, LLC for Emergency Haz-Mat Cleanup
(John Pearce)
6. Approve Purchasing Resolution for County Commissioners’
7. Approve Election Equipment System Upgrade (Stacey
Mendoza, County Election Administrator)
8. Approve Contract for Internet Services between ACS
Government Record Services and Coleman County Clerk (Stacey
Mendoza, County Clerk)
9. Approve Precinct 4 selling old Road Grader and purchasing
another (Alan Davis)
10. Approve Regulation of Restricted Fireworks in
unincorporated areas/specified areas
11. Discuss Identification of In-Kind Work for Waldrip
Bridge Restoration Project
12. Approve current bills for payment and authorize transfer
of funds if necessary
13. Adjourn the meeting
COLEMAN COUNTY FSA IS HOLDING A
PRODUCER MEETING ON ACRE
6/5/2009
The Coleman County Farm Service Agency
is holding a producer meeting to discuss
the new ACRE (Average Crop Revenue
Election) program.
ACRE
is a new optional farm program that
producers with farms that are currently
eligible to be enrolled in DCP may elect
to participate in instead of the current
DCP program. Once a farm is enrolled
into the ACRE program it must stay in
the ACRE program until 2012. Producers
who elect to enroll a farm in ACRE will
give up all their counter-cyclical
payments under DCP, as well as 20% of
their direct payment, and a 30 percent
reduction in their marketing loan rate.
Producers who are interested should plan
to attend a meeting presented by the
Coleman County FSA Office and AgriLife
Extension on
June 24, 2009 at the First
United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
located at 500 W. Liveoak Street in
Coleman, Texas at 9:00 am. Other topics
covered during the meeting will be the
new Disaster Programs, NAP, DCP signup,
and 2009 COC election.
Panther Creek
Reunion Coming Up
6/05/2009
We are planning a Panther Creek "20 years and
counting" reunion for June 20, 2009. It will be at
Hords Creek Lake. It is going to be pot luck, bring
your stuff for your family to spend the day at the
lake. We will work out who will bring a vegetable,
desert or meat dish at a later date. Bring drinks
for you and your family. We will try and get a
volleyball net, have horse shoes, washer pitching,
cards, dominoes, games. There is talk of having a
slow pitch softball tournament. If you know where
someone is that might be interested let them know
and have them join Facebook or send in their contact
information.
You can e-mail Lindi Elkin at
looharleyloo@yahoo.com
or Jamie McClure Tang at
jamie.tang@cengage.com. Come join
the Panther Creek 20 years and counting reunion
group on Facebook.com.
City
Council Tours Facilities
6/5/2009 by Larry
Weise
Coleman City Council members John
Plummer, Tracy Rankin, Mayor
Poldrack, and City Manager Larry
Weise are shown interacting with
Public Works Director Bob Ray and
Parks Department Supervisor Chipper
Anderson (not shown) related to the
new filtration and treatment
equipment recently installed at the
Municipal Swimming Pool. With the
placement of this equipment, the
city has invested about $65,000 in
recent upgrades in the pool. Since
summer of 2008, the pool has been
totally relined with
state-of-the-art materials,
remodeling completed on the showers
and housing facilities, the
filtration system replaced, and new
pumps installed for the treatment
system. The result is a pool that is
safe, clean and attractive. The City
Council understands the importance
of our pool and parks as they
enhance the quality of life for
families in the City of Coleman.
This investment reflects the
Council’s commitment to maintaining
quality facilities for our
community.
Plant
Operator Thomas Watson is shown
explaining the function of the
clarifier in the treatment process.
The plant treats an average of about
4000,000 gallons of waste water per
day.
The treated water is released into
Hords Creek and/or used to irrigate
the 57 acre
coastal farm at the site. The
Coleman WWTP has a history of
surpassing the
specifications set by TCEQ for the
effluent water, and has been used as
a model by
that agency for efficient
operations. Council members shown in
the photograph are
Tracy Rankin, John Plummer, Harold
Skelton and PWD Bob Ray.
Thank you
from CJHS Students !
6/4/2009
Some of our Coleman Jr. High students
were trying to raise money for a
Washington D.C. trip in June 2009. These
students have succeeded in raising their
money! These students are very excited
to be given this opportunity
to learn about our country and visit
some of our landmarks, in a way that
they will probably never get to
experience in their lifetime again.
Ethan Morris, Shelton Zarate, Dalton
Gentry, Jon Bopp, Brady Jones, Sydni
Stevenson and Courtney Brown would like
to thank everybody who showed their
support during their fund-raising. These
students were very excited for all the
items and monetary donations that were
donated by our local businesses. Please
have these students in your prayers on
June 14th through the 18th. as they head
off to Washington D. C.!
Thank you again
for all of your support!
Ethan Morris, Shelton Zarate, Dalton
Gentry, Jon Bopp, Brady Jones, Sydni
Stevenson and Courtney Brown.
List of Businesses
Allstate
Coleman County State Bank
Country General Store
Stephanie Jamison
First Coleman National Bank
Brenda Honea
Bowen Drug Store
Tracy Allen
Coleman County Telephone Cooperation
Casey Watson
Owl Drug Store
Hefner Plastics
Unique Massage
La Donna Bolton
Grammer's
All Family and Friends
Home Video
Hickman's Advertising
Williams Tire Store
Big O's
Prima Pasta
Carolina's Steak House
Coleman
County Youth Activity Center News
6/4/2009
Submitted by
Sarah Beal CCYAC Secretary
Honorariums:
In honor of Henry and Margie Dodson by
Fran Sonnenberg
Donations:
Travis & Millie Goree
William & Carla Fair
Beal Appliance, Abilene, TX
Michael & Synda Smith
John & Tina Hensley- banding machine
Gouldbusk Homemakers Club
Wayne & Betty McClure
Dubar Seed
Memorials:
In memory of Kaye Franklin by Retamay
Gaines, Berva Dawn & Babette Taylor,
Henry & Margie Dodson, Mr. & Mrs. Sandy
Neal, Sarah Beal, Travis & Millie Goree,
Joe Pat & Alice Hemphill, Shoppin
Baskit, Karen & Pete Renick, Bob & Ann
Turner
In memory of Jan Rabon by Berva Dawn &
Babette Taylor
In memory of Bob Rutherford by Steve &
Sarah Beal, Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of Sharon Koenig by Mr. & Mrs.
Sandy Neal
In memory of Brandon Dillard by Mr. &
Mrs. Sandy Neal
In memory of Neille Starnes by Coleman
County Medical Center Hospital
Auxiliary, Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of Don & Neille Starnes by Joe
Pat & Alice Hemphill
In memory of Jake Hausenfluke by Ben &
Debbie Scott, Thad & Shirley Sansing,
Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of Bob Grider by Joe Pat &
Alice Hemphill
In memory of Billie Puckett by Melba
Baugh, Virginia Jamison, Helen R. Todd,
Rick & Kaye McKee, Steve & Sarah Beal,
Mr. & Mrs. Thad Sansing, James &
Charlotte Baker, Johnny Todd, James &
Wanda Dieterich, Larry & Diane Smith,
Johnny & Martha Burkey, Henry & Margie
Dodson, Janet Barker, Mr. & Mrs. David
Watson, Sammy & Lou Ann Pate, Don &
Marian Johnson, Ben & Debbie Scott,
Ronald & Lexia Bagley, Clifford & Jerri
Ann Chambers, Brent & Renea McMillan,
Bobbie Edington, Bob & Sylvia Edington,
Joe Pat & Alice Hemphill, Davey & Lorri
Thweatt, Skip & Susan Casey, Travis &
Millie Goree, Phil & Gwen Huggins
In memory of Patsy Bartley by Steve &
Sarah Beal, Rick & Kaye McKee, Patricia
& Lynn Owens
In memory of Doris Matthews by Steve &
Sarah Beal, Bob & Ann Turner, Rick &
Kaye McKee
In memory of Billy & Patsy Bartley by
Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of Clifford L. Horn by Bob &
Ann Turner
In memory of Howard Stephenson by Lynn &
Trisha Owens, Bowen Drug Store/James C.
Stokes, Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of Clarence & Annie Mitchell
by Richard & Clarice Hambright
In memory of Joe Hambright by Richard &
Clarice Hambright
In memory of Garvis Boyle by Bowen Drug
Store/James C. Stokes
In memory of W. B. Bludworth by Bowen
Drug Store/James C. Stokes
In memory of Patricia Johnson by Bowen
Drug Store/James C. Stokes, Bob & Ann
Turner
In memory of Adrian Gordon by Bowen Drug
Store/ James C. Stokes
In memory of Charlotte Mosley by Bowen
Drug Store/ James C. Stokes
In memory of Felix & Betty Schmidt by
Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of Bobbie Dodson by Coleman
County State Bank, Steve & Sarah Beal,
Larry & Elaine Robinson, Lynn & Trisha
Owens, Larry & Donna Seymore, Thad &
Shirley Sansing, Mark & Beatrice
Phillips, Fran Sonnenberg, Mary Lou
Fuller, Edna Sparks, Ken & Helen Smith,
Mark & Teresa Smith & Family, Darrell
Tapley, Jim & Gloria Tapley, Nancy
Whitworth, Gary & Nita Tapley, The Dick
Koenig Family, Phil & Gwen Huggins,
In memory of Buck McGonagill by Steve,
Sarah and Candace Beal
In memory of Margaret McGonagill by
Steve & Sarah Beal, Candace Beal
In memory of Buck & Margaret McGonagill
by The Dan Taylor Family
In memory of Effie Lee Ratliff by Larry
& Elaine Robinson
In memory of Joe Greer by Rick & Kaye
McKee
In memory of Mrs. Harry (Margaret) Crews
by Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of James F. Hunter by Bob &
Ann Turner
In memory of John D. Rhone by Bob & Ann
Turner
In memory of Inus Underwood by Bob & Ann
Turner
In memory of John Hensley by Bob & Ann
Turner
In memory of Dr. William R. Jones by Bob
& Ann Turner
In memory of Judy Robinson Rasbury by
Rick & Kaye McKee, Patricia & Lynn Owens
In memory of Mrs. James (Elise) West by
Bob & Ann Turner
In memory of Glenn Cullins by Bob & Ann
Turner
In memory of Mary Funderburg by Bowen
Drug Store/ James C. Stokes
In memory of Belle Farris by Bowen Drug
Store/ James C. Stokes
In memory of Gerald Welch by Bowen Drug
Store/ James C. Stokes
In memory of Doil Boothe by James C.
Stokes/ Bowen Drug Store
In memory of Lena Wallis by Bowen Drug
Store/James C. Stokes, Joe Pat & Alice
Hemphill, Skip & Susan Casey, Stan &
Alana Brudney
In memory of Ruth Locke by Bowen Drug
Store/ James C. Stokes
In memory of James Reed by Bowen Drug
Store/ James C. Stokes
In memory of Marie Mills by Joe Pat &
Alice Hemphill
In memory of David Flynn by Thad &
Shirley Sansing
Donations and memorials are greatly
appreciated and are tax deductible as
the Coleman County Youth Activity Center
is a 501 (3) c organization as
designated by the Internal Revenue
Service. Donations can be sent to
Patricia Owens at First Coleman National
Bank, P. O. Box 552, Coleman, TX 76834
or to Coleman County Youth Activity
Center, P. O. Box 766, Coleman, TX
76834.
Identity theft scam targets insurance
customers
6/4/2009
(contributed)
Alert:
Counterfeit checks made to appear as if
they're from Farmers Insurance,
Mid-Century Insurance, Foremost
Insurance or other insurance
organizations continue to be circulated
throughout the United States. The
counterfeit check and accompanying
letter are an identity theft scam. These
checks and letters are sent randomly to
consumers. Farmers customers are not the
only consumers targeted.
If you receive a check, please call your
agent immediately. The check is a
counterfeit and not to be cashed. Also,
do not
to call the phone number listed on the
letter; shred
the letter and check. The letter informs
recipients that they have possibly won a
lottery prize. The check is made payable
to the recipient for about $4,000.
If recipients read the letter carefully,
they'll discover that the check lures
them to call the cellular phone number
listed and divulge personal banking
information. Usually the phone number's
area code is 778 (Vancouver, Canada) or
another area code in Ottawa, Canada.
This scam
has been in place for more than 20
years. It originates in Canada, mails
from a Canadian address and includes,
Canadian phones. The mailing addresses
are fake.
Federal
and local law enforcement, along with
U.S. Post Office officials, are aware of
this scam.
SUMMER ART
FUN
6/4/2009
Contributed
Summer’s fun, but it’s really fun if it’s
“creative”. Two fun, creative events are
planned for the summer for art and artists
and us wanna-bees. All are welcome and
invited.
Number One: is the Membership Show in July
which promises to be one of the most fun, no
stress, just art. Just become a member of
the Fine Arts League of Coleman County and
bring 3 of your creations to the Coleman
Library July 18 from 9 to noon. All media is
accepted – Including painting in oil,
pastel, watercolor, acrylics. Also,
sculpture, collage, photography, jewelry
(your creations), quilting, clay and fabric
painting. No entry fees, no prizes. A Plus
is: you may sell some your work!
Number Two: is a watercolor class each
Wednesday taught by Ginger Test starting
June 10th from 10-1 . Classes will be a
Kay’s Garden for $20 per class. Just come,
paint, get your work critiqued, relax and
have some creative fun. Bring sack lunch.
Personal note: granddaughter,
Allie Holdridge (age 12 in July), sent me
the schedule for summer classes at ASU and
the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art. She is
trying to decide which ones she could take
this summer. The schedule included 1st grade
through “over 50” which I took interest in.
Classes included everything from Microsoft
Office to Horsemanship! From Watercolor to
Clay. From geometry to snakes and sign
language.
Why can’t we have classes in the summer to
supplement our interests? Well, guess what,
we can. Take advantage of what we do have –
you’ll be amazed how much better the world
looks through ‘creative eyes’. (Would help
if they were younger!)
Property
of the Month Recipients Named for June
6/3/2009 by Liz Hughes
As Keep
Coleman Beautiful's Property of the Month
program continues into the summer months it
seems that more and more beautiful
properties are "sprouting up," which makes
it more of a challenge to make selections
for the month. This is a great problem! Our
citizens are taking pride in the way their
properties look and it is very exciting to
hear positive comments from folks about the
changes that have emerged.
The June 2009 Property of the Month
selections have been made. Property of the
Month for the North Ward is 1316 Peach
Street, the home of Ike and Carolyn Ratliff.
The West Ward selection is 1300 Hillcrest,
the home of Chester and Thelma Sides. The
South Ward selection is 1416 San Marcos
Street, the home of Thad and Shirley Sansing
and the East Ward selection is 215 East
College, the home of Terry and Karen
Langley. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF
LINDA HYDE.
Congratulations to these citizens for
Keeping Coleman Beautiful! Please drive by
these lovely properties to see what a great
job these citizens have done.
Many thanks are in order for the citizens
that served their community in making the
POM selection! The task is not an easy one!
Making selections for the North and West
Wards were Evelyn Phillips, Wanda Shaw and
Jackie Carey. The South Ward and East Ward
selection committee was Mark Griffis, Linda
Hyde and Don Liles.
Quite a few nominations have been received
for Propery of the Month and they will be
passed on from month to month to the next
selections committees for consideration.
Please don't give up if you have nominated a
property! Citizens, keep the nominations
coming and your willingness to serve on a
selection committee would also be greatly
appreciated. Please volunteer or send
nominations to
chamber@colemantexas.org. You may also
call Liz Hughes at 625-2975 (evenings are
best).
Letter to
the Editor:
6/4/2009
Last week I experienced a minor emergency in
my business location that warranted a call
to the Fire Department. I detected the
scent of burning plastic, or wire, but was
unable to determine where it was coming from
until smoke started coming from the
ceiling. A call to 911 resulted in an
immediate response from our local Fire
Department and the Chief of Police. to my
relief, the problem turned out to be a
faulty fluorescent lighting ballast, and a
fire was deterred when the Fire Department
personnel disabled the light fixture. I'd
like to publicly thank, and commend, my
neighbors, Dr. and Patsy Thompson, for their
assistance, as well as our local emergency
personnel for their prompt and courteous
action.
Sincerely,
Linda Hyde
Glen Cove VFD to
Meet
6/3/2009
The Glen Cove VFD will hold their monthly
meeting Saturday, June 13, 2009
at the Glen Cove Baptist Church. Pot luck
meal will begin at 6:00 pm with the regular
meeting following at 7:00 pm. Final planning
for the Fish Fry fund raiser will be made.
All members and friends are invited and
encouraged to attend.
RAIN REPORTS
**We got an inch of rain here in Silver
Valley !!!! Awesome!