Quarterfinal Champions Junction Eagles defeat favored Shiner to

The Junction Eagle
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Quarterfinal Champions Junction Eagles
defeat favored Shiner to stay in race
Debbie Cooper Kistler
The Junction Eagle
There are only four teams in
the state of Texas still standing
in Class 1A, Division 1 football playoffs. For the first time
in Junction Independent
School District history, the
Junction Eagles, winners of
the quarterfinal for Region 4,
are one of those four teams.
(See Junction’s UIL record on
page 14.)
The semi-final game against the Mart Panthers is
Saturday, December 6, at
1:30 p.m. The Eagles need all
their fans, cheerleaders, band,
moms and dads, aunts, uncles,
cousins, grannies and granddads, friends, alums........all of
you.......to show up for them!
Fans sixty and older, go to the
JISD superintendent’s office
to get a pass to get into the
game free!
It was obvious during last
Friday night’s football game,
why the Shiner Comanches
were competing in the quarter
finals. Those big boys were
worthy opponents, and they
played well. Ill-timed misSee Eagles on Page 13
This happily tired flock of Junction Eagles celebrate a major victory in their quest for a state crown. Celebrating after having just dispatched the Shiner
Comanches and won the state quarterfinal for Region 4, are, back row, from left, Coach Rob McAdams, Coach Landon Alls, Austin Dale, Athletic Director
Coach Corey Spivey, Jordan Keeton, Levi Cobb, Tyler Wilson, Brad Sandlin, Nathanel Warden (incorrectly identified in last week’s Eagle as Dustin
Schoppe), Brayden Schulze, Jacob Chapman, Danny Campbell, Chad Morgan, William Whitworth, Victor Ramirez, Rafael Fuentes, Ty Stapp, Kevin
Bowers, Ducie Carrington, Jon Dale, Seth Barclay, Nick Cardenas, Dalton Schulze, Trevor Brawley, Coach Gary “Butch” Lewis, Garrett Murff, Coach
Sam Fluty, Jason McKinnerney, Coach Bobby Lumpkins and Coach T.W. Wellmann. Kneeling from left, are Alec Menchaca, Jonathan Baggett, Charlie
Craig, Michael Bennett, Victor Parga, Kyle Wimberley, Gary Gonzalez, Sam Herring, Ed Adams, Tommy Falcon, Jessie Sauceda and A.J. Heap. In the
front row taking it easy, are seniors Cole Sandlin, Joe Wood, Dustin Stapp, Cody Hale and Ashton Thomas.
Community Pep Rally for the Quarterfinal Champions
Junction Eagles is Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.
Community Send-Off is Saturday, Dec. 6, at 8 a.m. from JHS, along
North Main St. over the N. Llano Bridge headed to Georgetown to
play Mart in the State Semifinal Game at 1:30 p.m.
Eagles named Army Strong Team of the Week
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football announced
that the Junction Eagles have been named the
Army Strong Team of the Week for Division 1A.
The Eagles upset Shiner, 21-14, last week to
reach the state semifinals.
The Eagles were chosen for this honor because
of their teamwork, dedication, discipline, personal courage and integrity, values shared by U.S.
Army soldiers.
“The Junction Boys of 2008 are rewriting the
town’s football history,” said Adam Hochfelder,
general manager of Dave Campbell's Texas
Football.
The award will be presented to the team at the
pep rally on Friday, December 5, at 7 p.m. by a
representative of the U.S. Army.
“The U.S. Army is recognizing the studentathletes at Junction High School for demonstrating qualities similar to those exhibited by a U.S.
Army soldier, who is mentally, emotionally and
physically strong,” said Captain Angelo Kellum.
“We expect to see some of these young men
competing at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl,
the college level, or maybe even professionally
in the future.”
Football players and soldiers share similar values, such as teamwork, dedication, discipline and
loyalty.
The JHS Lady Eagles volleyball honorees are, back row from left, Jessica Roper, 2nd Team
All District, Academic All District and Mary Whitworth, Academic All District. In the middle row, from left, are, Kristin Smith, Academic All District and Honorable Mention;
Kayley Eckert, 2nd Team All District and Morgan Wellmann, Honorable Mention. In the
front row, from left, are Jana Wiginton, Academic All State and Honorable Mention;
Megan Murr, Academic All District, 1st Team All District and Academic All State; Hope
Gipson, 1st team All District, Academic All District and Molly Carpenter, Outstanding
Hitter and Academic All State. Congratulations, ladies, and Coach April McAdams.
Wild Game Dinner called a huge success
by Connie Booth
The Kimble County Wild Game Dinner
Board proudly announces that the hunters
turned out in force on Saturday evening to support the Kimble County Wild Game Dinner.
A preliminary estimate indicates this promises
to be a record year as far as attendance and
tickets sales, both meal and raffle, even surpassing 2006, which was the best year for the
Game Dinner till now! The crowd held many
new faces mixed in with the old familiar faces
of our faithful attendees that return each and
every year. Folks came from the Dallas,
Houston, Midland, San Antonio, College
Station, and Austin areas, San Angelo,
Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Alvin, Wink, New
Braunfels, and Lubbock. Kansas and
Louisiana were represented, as well. In fact,
we got so busy with our auction and the enthusiasm of the crowd, that the “Who came the
farthest?”, “Who’s the youngest?”, “and
“Who’s the oldest?” contests were completely
forgotten! We did award a set of Rattling
Horns and a Skinning Knife to Abby Leach,
who had killed her first buck that morning!
Juan Gomez was the winner of the Great Prize,
a Management Whitetail Deer Hunt at
Whitetail Junction Ranch, Junction, including
a three day stay at the ranch, and Devin Carter
of Junction, won the Grand Prize, a Guided
Hunt for Two at Joshua Creek Ranch Game
Preserve & Resort near Boerne. Over $25,000
in raffle tickets were sold in hopes of winning
a prize and 96 prizes were handed out – also a
record number! Each prize had a value of
over $100. The Wild Game Dinner
Association received over 140 donations this
year including money to purchase the raffled
guns, donated hunts, overnight stays at surSee WGD on Page 16
The Junction Eagle staff apologizes for failing to include Dan Wynn’s name as the author
of last week’s Thanksgiving Message. We appreciate his effort, as did Eagle readers.
Aaron Bierschwale and Justin Bierschwale, right, each receive the Accredited Rural
Appraisers designation from ASFMRA president Steve Runyan of Bakersfield, California.
See story on page 15.
While searching for football stats on Mart, The Junction Eagle staff happened upon a “player of the
week” poll being held by Dave Campbell Texas Football magazine. Listed as one of the candidates
for consideration was the Junction Eagles’ own super running back, Dustin Stapp.
Since we think Dusty deserves lots of recognition, we promptly called KMBL and asked Chuck
Fitts to announce the information on the radio so that the community could be alerted immediately
and told how to go about voting. We also called Dr. Reneé Schulze, who reacted immediately to get
the word out at JISD. Then we e-mailed everyone on our lists to send the link. Numerous other people in Junction did the same thing.
When we first discovered the contest, Dusty was at 3% and a player from Frenship was 70%.
(Clearly the word was out in that community!) Within an hour, Dusty had taken the lead, sitting at
51%. Junction, Texas, is extremely proud of Dusty and we think the Junction Eagles are awesome!
At press time, Dusty was sitting at 53%. We contacted a Texas Football magazine representative
and found out that we can all vote as many times as we like until Friday, December 5, at 10:30 a.m.
So, if, by chance, any of you Eagle readers haven’t gotten the word, please log on to www.texas
football.com and scroll down to the bottom left side of the first page, where there is a list of names
of this week’s candidates. Click on Dusty’s name and then hit “vote”. We’ve found that you must
wait a few minutes before you can go back and vote again.
It’s been hard to get this week’s paper out while stopping every few minutes to vote! Go Dusty!
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The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Meanderings
by Frederica Wyatt
The glowing lights on the
Courthouse Square are casting
an aura of Christmas spirit in
the town. Some residences are
now adorned with the spirit
and wonder of the season, and
it is gratifying to see people
still remember the "reason for
the season". For my first 2008
Christmas card, I am grateful
to the White family - Jerod,
Bette, Maggie, Coleman,
Adilee, and Ann - of San
Angelo, for their thoughtfulness. For some fourteen years,
Bette and her father, Lee
Pfluger, have been our annual
hosts for the March trip to
their Seven Hundred Springs
ranch.
Condolences are extended
to the family of Jacqueline
Christine Chandler GoodmanBaylor, who passed away
November 23. Her funeral
services were held Tuesday in
the London Cemetery. Jackie
was the daughter of the late
Toliver A. and Erna Herbst
Chandler, and the granddaughter of Wylie T. and
Emma Rebecca Amberson
Chandler. Her maternal grandparents were Theodore and
Christine Fritz Herbst.
Local friends were relieved
to hear the news that Johnnie
Irene Reynolds Tatom of Big
Spring and her daughter,
Cappy Sanders of
Weatherford, are safely home
after an excursion to Italy,
Egypt, and other points. Their
return trip home was a harrowing experience. The cruise
ship hit choppy waters two
days out of Alexandria,
Egypt, and as they reached the
strait between Italy and Sicily,
the seas got rougher. An ensuing loud explosion (apparently the ship lost an engine and
other equipment) put them in
total darkness, causing the
MG
embarkation to be several
hours late. On the flight
home, they barely escaped
another disaster when their
airplane had to take emergency action at Heathrow in
London when another plane
was discovered still on the
runway. After all the excitement, Johnnie and Cappy are
just glad to be back home in
Texas!
The community continues
to be joyful of the outstanding
victories and sportsmanship
of our own "Junction Boys".
Yea, Eagles!
Tommy Joe Holmes of
Iraan is justly proud of his
home team that scored another victory - this time against
Sunray. One of the star players is Tommie's relative,
defensive
back
Shane
Holmes.
In a note from Joyce Martin
Hughes of San Antonio, she
relayed news she will be in
Fredericksburg on December
7, to attend a ceremony at the
Admiral Nimitz Museum.
One of the participants will be
her granddaughter, a member
of the Texas Children's Choir.
Joyce's daughter is one of the
directors. The group performed at the Nimitz on the
anniversary of D-Day and
were invited back for the
Pearl Harbor memorial program. A plus for Joyce is she
will spend some time with her
sister-in-law, Jean Goodman
Dagen.
Mary Sorrell of Manchaca
wrote about the recent purchase of the Whitworth ranch
and is interested in information on the three-room school
once located there. I remember visiting the site once during an historical tour hosted
by Kennon Stapp. He told us
the building was eventually
BUILDING
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moved by Jake Cobb.
A note from Ross McSwain
of San Angelo carried news
that a copy of his latest book,
See No Evil, Speak No Evil,
was mailed Friday. I pre-purchased a copy last month and
eagerly await reading his
account of the San Saba mob
activities in the late 1800's.
Now is the time for all good
men to take note of the annual
Christmas events in our community. An invitation to the
annual awards dinner sponsored by the City of Junction
has arrived in my mailbox.
The annual event will be held
Friday, December 5.
Another important happening will be a dinner reception
honoring retiring District
Attorney Ronald L. Sutton on
December 6. We wish Ronald
many years of happy retirement!
We will lose another diligent statesman this year when
County Judge Delbert Roberts
hands the reins of the county
government over to his yet-tobe-named successor.
Margaret and I have both
experienced a bout with the
"bug", and our Thanksgiving
was not an ideal holiday. We
are grateful to Sallye Teel
for sending us lunch from
the First Baptist Church
annual Thanksgiving feast.
An extra treat was seeing
Michael Coffey and his
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daughter of Abilene, who
delivered
the
meals.
Amanda Pearl Covey of
Sonora had planned to spend
the day with us, but that was
not to come to pass.
In the wee hours of
Wednesday, the "bug" took its
toll, and I fainted, hitting my
head on the edge of the bathroom door. The end result
was a laceration to my scalp
that
required
stitches.
Margaret, who was staying
with me, called 911, and dispatcher John Stapp promptly
notified the proper persons.
Cecil D. Conner heard the
news and arrived in short
order. Next to come to my
rescue were Steve Brown and
Ted Morgan. EMS personnel
Angela Ervin and Jerry
Stewart brought the ambulance, and we were off to the
Kimble Hospital emergency
room, where even some more
efficient assistance awaited
us. Dr. Al Lopez determined
that no life-threatening harm
occurred and took care of the
necessary suturing.
I don't enjoy being a "sore
head", but that is definitely
better than a broken bone or a
concussion.
We enjoyed a Sunday
evening chat with Lenora
Ashley Fuhrman of Corpus
Christi when she called to
check on us.
Sunday, December 7, marks
the 67th anniversary of the
bombing of Pearl Harbor. That
was a "day that still lives in
infamy"
for
patriotic
Americans.
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Book Review
By Rosanna Stapp
Good Hope
Road
by Lisa Wingate
One summer a tornado tears
through the small town of
Poetry, Missouri. Not only
does this turn everyone's life
upside down, it changes some
lives for the better.
Jenilee Lane is in her early
twenties and is regarded as
white trash. After the tornado,
she starts collecting the bits of
lives of the residents that have
been flung in the air. She takes
them to the armory in town
and finds a gift she didn't
know she had.
Eudora Gibson's house is
destroyed by the tornado, but
she goes to the armory to help.
While working there, she discovers something unpleasant
about herself.
This is an easy read that
warms your heart.
Riding Camels or Reeling in Fish…
Shopping or Eatin’ Out
She’s our Girl!!!
Momma’s Turning 95 on December 10!
Connie & Bryan Booth and our family
wish to invite you to a 95th Birthday Party for
Adelaide Copeland
a.k.a. “Momma”
Wednesday, December 10
3:00 till 5:30 p.m. in the
activity building at
The Plantation (Junction
Housing for Seniors)
between Elm & Oak
Streets. Come and eat
cake and ice cream and
CELEBRATE HER
LIFE!!! B-47-1p
Happy Birthday
December 4
Barney J. Baggett, Jr.
Kennon R. Hooker
Keeley S. Armes
Lisbeth Warren Huggins
Benjamin Arthur Miller
December 5
Jonathan D. Baggett
Marisa L. Gauna
Nicholas Alexander Bukis
Bobby Darrell Adams
Dicky Stacy
Erie Locker Eller
Amy Pierce Gonzales
Haven Gonzales
Justin Patrick Graham
Mary Jordan Jacoby
Davene Jonas
Brandi Celeste Young
Vicente B. Menchaca
December 6
San Juanita D. Vasquez
Molly A. Carpenter
Darla Davis Thompson
Adeline Schumann Honig
Carroll Williams
Virginia G. Silva
Anne Nicholson Rose
Mary Murphy McLaughlin
December 7
Jessica L. Gauna
Kara L. Martin
Jessica R. Yglesias
Gregorio J. Villanueva
Charles Edward Chapman
Larry Mike Acklin
Martha Ritz Thiele
Kimberly Doerr Morales
Clinton Albert Smith, Jr.
December 8
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Margarita A. Brock
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Virginia Whetstone Brown
Wanda Davis
Gene Walter Stapp, Jr.
Anna Boynton Trimble
John David Dunlap
Kenneth Wayne Haley
Jennifer Vackar Haschke
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Kathleen White Porter
Cyndi Bass Smith
December 9
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Charles Robert Haralson
Wanda Webb Hogg
Mark Alan Kirkpatrick
Thomas Owen Sissel
Desmond Van Winkle
December 10
Christopher A. Flores
Travis C. Trimble
John Blake Chenault
Shirley Williams Basham
Kimberly Melissa Dechert
Willie Horlen Dechert
Ernesto Gonzales
Adelaide Copeland
Sheryl Dianne Newton
George Robert Plaster
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The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Derwin P. Anderson
Derwin P. Anderson, of
Junction, passed away on
Monday, November 24, at the
age of 83.
Derwin was born in Liberty
Hill on August 2, 1925, to
Charles Floyd Anderson and
Emma White Singleton
Anderson. He was a veteran of
the Marine Corps and served
during WWII. He married
Evelyn Hughes on May 7,
1952, and they were blessed
with three children. Derwin
worked in the oil field and
construction most of his life,
spending most of that time in
Kermit and Wink. He had
lived in Junction for the last
four years. In his spare time he
enjoyed working on cars.
Mr. Anderson is survived by
his children, Paula Wienecke
and husband, James, of
Harper, Derwin P. Anderson
Jr. and wife, Joy, of Eunice,
New Mexico, and Jackie D.
Anderson of Junction. He is
also survived by five grandchildren, Susan Rodriguez and
husband,
Jesse,
Jamie
Wallace, David P. Anderson,
Kimberly J. Anderson, Luke
Anderson and Lanie Medicus;
three
great-grandchildren,
Bubba
Wallace,
James
Michael Rodriguez and
Derwin Keith Anderson and
three sisters, Charlie Mae Pinn
and husband, Bobby, of
Bulverde, Pamela Jane Pinn
and husband, Tommy, of
Bulverde and Patricia Jean
Moreland and husband,
Junior, of San Antonio.
Graveside services for
Derwin Anderson were held
on Friday, November 29, at 3
p.m. at the Japonica Cemetery
in Hunt. Visitation with the
family was Friday morning
from 9 to 11 a.m. at Beckmann
Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent to
the family on-line at beck
mannfuneralhome.com.
Funeral arrangements were
entrusted to Beckmann
Funeral Home.
Bettye E. Rushing
Kasparek Burns
Bettye Lou Burns, 75, of
Electra, Texas, passed away
Monday, November 17, 2008,
at her residence. Graveside
services were held at 2:30
p.m. Thursday, November 20,
at River View Cemetery in
Seymour, Texas.
She was born March 28,
1933, in Seymour, the 11th
child to the late Samual and
Annie Plumley Rushing. She
married the late Fred
Kasparek also from Seymour
on February 1949, and they
moved to Wichita Falls, Texas,
where she pursued a career in
nursing for the past 50 years.
The last 37 years she worked
for Dr. W. B. Huckaby in
Wichita Falls. The last 10
years they worked at the
Electra Texas Clinic until their
retirement in 2006.
Mrs. Burns was preceded in
death by one son, Tommie
Edward Kasparek, six brothers, four sisters and one granddaughter Tisha Ann McGill.
Survivors include two
daughters, Sammie Sanders
and husband, Jim, of Junction,
Vicki McGill and husband,
Joe, of Jolly, Texas; three
granddaughters, one grandson, three great-granddaughters, and two great-grandsons.
The JHS Drama Club would like to say thank you to the
Junction Roping Club, Super S, Parker Lumber, West Bear
Creek, Marie Armes, and the many citizens of Junction and
surrounding areas who supported the club on its
multi-fundraiser day, Saturday, October 25. Drama Club
members and parents manned bake sales at Super S and
Parker Lumber from 8 a.m. until 11:30 when they sold out of
baked goods. The fun at the Roping Club lasted until early in
the afternoon where ropers from across the county
supported the club by entering two separate ropings and
buying snacks from the concession stand. Ropers also bought
chances on a basket of roping supplies donated by West Bear
Creek. Students sold T-shirts and hats donated by Marie
Armes at all locations. The club brought in approximately
$1,200 on one Saturday. Thanks to all of these generous
community members, the Drama Club enjoyed an evening
at the Majestic Theater in San Antonio watching the hilarious Tuna Does Vegas. For many students, this was their first
opportunity to see a Broadway show and their first glimpse
of the inside of the Majestic Theater, which is a breathtaking
experience in itself. Thankfully, Junction community
members know the importance of the arts in education and
the impact a cultural experience can have on a young mind.
We at JISD appreciate all of your support.
Dear Editor,
Why is gas cheaper in the
towns around Junction?
Mason is usually a lot cheaper than Junction, and even
London is cheaper than
Junction. Gas in Corpus
Christi is $1.56 and the same
in San Angelo. Right now
it’s $2.10 in Junction and
that’s .54 cents a gallon difference in price. I've heard
several excuses for gas being
so much higher in Junction,
and none of them hold much
truth.
It seems to me, especially
during hunting season and
the holidays, gas goes up and
groceries go out of sight. It’s
the locals who support these
establishments, but it’s the
locals who carry the load.
I know a LOT of people
who go to Kerrville to buy
their groceries because it’s
cheaper to drive to Kerrville
and buy their groceries than
to buy local. Now that’s pretty sad; when you can drive
two hours round trip and still
come out cheaper buying
groceries and gas than buying local.
I priced cup cake papers,
the kind you put in your pan
to make cupcakes at one of
the
local
stores
last
Christmas (I didn’t even look
this year) and they wanted
$2.36 for one package.
Family Dollar wanted .99 for
the same package.
The
spices are over $4.00 if you
buy them local, and you can
get them for a little over
$2.00 in Kerrville. The mark
up is driving people to buy
else where.
I believe in supporting our
local store owners, but it’s
hard to support them when
the prices soar out of sight. I
would love to hear a reasonable explanation on these
issues.
Linnie Tate
Dear Debbie,
Who ever heard of a county commissioner duly elected
by voters in his precinct
refusing to speak with a constituent at a commissioner’s
court meeting?
This is exactly what commissioner Tooter Schulze did
at the last meeting, when I
asked for a gate on my property, which I was denied!
Braggin’ rights
We pump septic tanks.
We rent Port-A-Pottys.
Also state licensed Septic Installer 0X5770 & Master Plumber M14661
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Ca l l
325-446-3089 or 830-459-7837
Dear Editor,
I want to publicly thank
Carolyn Moore, the Animal
Control Officer. When I was
very ill at the first of this
year, Carolyn had to take my
dogs for their own good. I
was in the hospital for over a
month and had no one to take
care of my boys. They are big
dogs, and in my weakened
state I was unable to control
them. I hurt real bad but I
realized this was best for
them and me. They are in
good homes, and I’m very
thankful to Carolyn.
Fast forward to this fall, I
called Carolyn one morning
and asked if she had a Beagle
puppy. She didn’t, and after a
brief conversation she said
she had a little dog she
thought I should see. I interviewed him and hired him on
the spot.
Sparky is a Jack Russell
cross and has become a big
part of my life. I couldn’t
have asked for a better
match.
Because of both contacts
with Carolyn I have grown to
really respect her. Thank you,
Carolyn, you’re my hero.
Sincerely,
Justin W. Bridges
SHEEP & GOATS
Solid mouth Ang. stk. nan.
We sold 845 head. Muttons and buck
Ang. kids-shorn
lambs sold 3-8 higher. Other lambs steady.
Wgh. Ang.shorn/thin
.15-.30
Bucks 5 higher. Ewes steady. Choice kids
Wgh.Ang.shorn/fat nan.
.35-.55
3-6 higher. Nannies 3-5 higher, except thin
St. Sp. nan.
.60-.90
nannies steady. Billies 5-10 higher.
Fat Sp. nan.
.40-.55
.98-1.13
.30-.45
1.00-1.15
Thin Sp. nan.
few up to 1.20
Fat Sp. billies
.95-1.12
Fat Sp. mutton
Spr. lambs 70-90 lb.
.12-.28
.80-1.19
.90-1.17
Fat ewes
.30-.40
Fat yearlings
1.05-1.17
Thin ewes
.12-.22
Fat Sp. kids
1.10-1.22
Bucks
.28-.40
Sm. kids
1.06-1.30
.45-.79
Thin kids
.85-1.03
Baby tooth Ang.stk. nannies
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Granite Gravel
Local sophisticate C. Maye Neal really knows which events
require the proper attire. Here she celebrates the shooting of
a hog on her property by a friend visiting from New York.
Office: 325-251-6684
Cells: 325-456-6979 or 325-456-9049
Pick up or Delivery
We have Belly Dumps & Bobtails
Great for Roads, Landscaping & Foundation Pads
When you
write an
angry
letter, use
a pencil.
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For the record, 1/2 mile up
the road from my property,
commissioner Schulze has
two swing gates and two
bump gates on his ranch and
Randy Schulze has one bump
gate on her ranch.
I have no gates on my
ranch and the gate requested
would have made working
my stock a lot easier for me!
Does a double standard
exist for commissioner
Schulze and the public which
he was elected to represent?
Apparently so!
Sincerely yours,
Fairy Schulze
Dear Editor,
Wow, what a great person
from a great family
Recently (8/07), my wife
and I purchased 62.77 acres
off CR 315 just outside of
Junction. This purchase was
arranged by the fine folks
(Cody Plumley) at Plumley
Realty.
Our son, Jason, is "mobility impaired" (wheelchair).
Over this past Thanksgiving
holiday, Jason experienced a
low tire that was going to be
flat in approximately 30 minutes on his truck. Sharon and
I were back in our hometown
of West (just north of Waco)
so we were no help at all. I
suggested Jason call Cody
and ask him who he would
recommend to help remedy
the problem. Jason called
Cody, and Cody told him to
meet him in Junction. Jason,
expecting Cody to take him
to some tire of tire repair
facility, was utterly suprised
when Cody starting changing
Spr. lambs 50-70 lb.
Thanks to all of you that made
Gretchen’s birthday very special.
I cannot express my gratitude
enough.
Gretchen’s Mom
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the low tire himself. Jason
thought for a moment and
realized Cody was not doing
this just because Jason was
confined to a wheelchair,
Cody was doing this because
this is the kind of person he is
- A GREAT PERSON FROM
A GREAT FAMILY!
Thanks,
Cody,
from
Sharon and myself for being
such a wonderful person.
Jerry Mazanec
Junction Stockyards, Inc. Market Report
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Junction ISD and the Junction Middle
School would like to thank Junction PEC for
always supporting the school. Through the
efforts of Doug Haynes and PEC, a large
dying elm tree was removed at no expense
to the school. We were saddened to remove
the tree. After several failed attempts to
preserve the tree, we were forced to remove
the tree once it became a safety concern.
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Eagles’ Coach Corey Spivey’s son, Chaz, caught the editor
after the Shiner game with a request to publish his drawing.
It’s hard to turn down a favor generated by so much pride
in the Junction Eagles and in your dad.
Junction National Bank
2008 Holiday Schedule
Christmas
Closing @ 3 p.m. Wednesday,
December 24
Closed Thursday, December 25
Closed Friday, Deceamber 26
New year’s Day
Closing @ 2 p.m. Wednesday,
December 31
Closed Thursday, January 1
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All lines of coverage available
Judy Gardner
1701 Main St.
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Looking Back ... The way we were
The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Ivy Echoes
by Ginger Boerm Andrews
Hope everyone had a safe
and happy Thanksgiving. I was
fortunate to have my children
home for the holidays, and we
also got to enjoy the company
of my cousin, Nancy Stewart
of Odessa.
My longtime friend, Joann
Bierschwale Hedrick, invited
me to meet her in
Fredericksburg this past
Saturday, to shop at the
Christmas Country Peddler
Show. There were hundreds of
people milling about so it was
pretty crazy when we actually
ran into Tiffany Bierschwale.
She is married to Joann's
nephew, Aaron. They are
expecting a new addition to
their family in early March.
Joann said her dad, Carlton
Bierschwale, got through his
recent shoulder surgery just
fine and is busy with exercis-
es…trying to get strong
enough so he will be able to lift
those heavy feed sacks for his
cows this winter. Carlton and
my mother were in the same
class together in high school,
and Joann and I were in the
same class, too. One of my
favorite high school memories
was going to visit Joann and
getting to swim at the spring.
The spring is an amazingly
beautiful
place
nestled
between high cliffs at the head
of a canyon. When you first
come upon it, you can't tell
where the water level is, the
water is so crystal clear. One
time, Joann talked me into riding horses with her to the
spring, and on the way I went
underneath a bunch of trees
and suddenly heard buzzing
noises in my hair. Bees or
wasps…I can't remember…it
SMALL TOWN
BY KRISTI HULL
“Why is the day after Thanksgiving called
Black Friday when it puts us in the red?”
W.W. CONSTRUCTION
AND FENCING
METAL BUILDINGS ~ BARNS ~ CARPORTS
ENTRANCES ~ GATES ~ CATTLEGUARDS
~ All Types Of Fence Building ~
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Willard Crenwelge
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325-260-5647
Non-Denominational? What does that mean?
We know from common use it is meant to
mean, "we are not associated with any
specific church denomination."
That is basically saying, we are aware of the many
different "denominations" and do not want to be
associated with any of them. In most cases the people
saying this left some congregation due to seeing
problems. Thus, division! In division in math we have
two parts, the top of a fraction is the "numerator" (number
of parts of the whole being looked at) and the bottom is
the "denominator" (number of parts the whole was
divided into). This is where the word "denomination"
came from to be associated with religion. A
"denomination of the church" is a group of people of
the same religious basis but having different
understandings, called "doctrines". Thus, when someone
uses the phrase, "we are non-denominational", it really
means they are ignorant of good grammar, or they are
deceitful. Because, they readily admit they want to be
recognized as separate from any church of that religious
basis such as Christianity and have purposely become yet
another denomination of that religious basis! They want
to worship their way! My experience is, people clearly do
not apply proper grammar when studying the Bible. That
is the only possible explanation, besides deceit, for
scholars to have different doctrines pertaining the same
religious basis.
Want to know more about the
truth about the scriptures?
Call 325-446-2333 or email
Christ3treechurch@yahoo.com
or write
Christ Triple Tree Church
301 South 12th Street, Junction, Texas 76849
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didn't matter. I don't know
who was scared more…me or
the horse…all I remember is
hitting the ground. Joann was
used to riding horses and I
wasn't. Come to think of it, she
had me on another horse one
time, bareback, and all I did
was slide right off. I hit the
ground that time, too. Joann's
planning on moving back
home as soon as she can and
she's talking about getting
more horses…I hope she realizes I'm a little bit older now
and smarter and fatter, and she
has another think coming if
she thinks she can talk me into
that again.
Hazel Mangold Bierschwale
Another favorite thing to do
was to visit Carlton's mother,
Hazel
Ruth
Mangold
Bierschwale. We just called
her "Ma". Her parents were
James Curtis "Curt" and
Matilda "Tilda" Serena Hardin
Mangold. At one time, they
ran the Segovia Store and Post
Office. In later years they
lived in Harper.
"Ma" (Hazel) and her husband, Floyd, lived just up the
road from Carlton and Emily's
house outside of Segovia. Paul
and Debbie Nail Bierschwale
live there now. "Ma" fixed the
best cookies in the world and
also the most fabulous pancake
syrup I've ever tasted. I've
saved the recipe all these years
and have never seen it published in a cookbook…I think
she must have made it up. It's
really, really good.
Melt 1/2 cup sugar until
brown being careful not to
burn it. Carefully add 1 cup
water and stir until all is dissolved. Add 2 cups sugar and
1 cup water and 1 Tbs. brown
sugar (if you don't have any,
it's okay to omit). Boil for one
minute only. Add 1/2 tsp. butter flavoring and 1/2 tsp. vanilla flavoring. I think the key to
it is the butter flavoring, so be
sure and not leave it out. Keep
it stored in a jar in the refrigerator and enjoy!
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Band Beats
The Golden Eagle Band
continues to entertain the
crowds at the football games!
The extended football season
is keeping the band busy with
learning new songs and shows
to pump up the Junction crowd
in support of our great Junction
Boys. Way to go Junction
Eagle football team on your
continued success this year!
We are all very proud of all
you have accomplished.
Meanwhile, the Golden Eagle
Band is getting ready for their
Christmas Concert performance. Be sure to come out on
December 11, at 6:30 p.m. in
the high school auditorium to
listen to the JHS Band and on
December 16, at 6:30 p.m. for
the middle school band.
A huge thank you goes out to
all the chaperones and Band
Boosters for your hard work
and late nights and to the Band
Alumni group for the wonderful snacks that have been provided. It is all appreciated very
much.
This week’s “Point of View”
is provided by C.J. Ramsey:
“Hi, my name is C.J.
Ramsey and this is my second
time to write an article for the
band. Friday started out normally; after filling the bus with
our instruments, hats and uniforms, we loaded onto the bus.
Then we went through
Junction so our town could
show their spirit for the Eagles.
After that we were off to
Georgetown.
When we arrived, we were
amazed with how big the stadium was. Quickly we gathered
our stuff and lined up to march
into the stands. Lynsey called
us to the ready and commanded “Band Ten-hut”; “Pride” we
screamed and marched forward. Soon after, we were
called to play our school song
“Our Director”; surprisingly,
the other team had the exact
same one. Then came the
“Fight Song” to play the
Eagles onto the field, following with “The Star Spangled
Banner” played by the Shiner
Band.
We played a few tunes in the
stands, but tried to save our
lips for our show. Soon enough
we were out of the stands and
onto the field. This week’s
show was to feature our colorguard and to get the crowd
into it. Our first song was “The
Magnificent Seven” followed
by the “Hokey Pokey”. After
that we played “The Chicken
Dance” and “The Macarena”.
All in all everyone seemed to
enjoy it. Finally we played
the “Fight Song” to end things
and marched off the field.
My Opinion
by John Parker
Good old Santa is loading
his sleigh and gathering suitable (and sometimes not so
suitable) items as presents. The
mail is a wonderful source of
catalog presents which are
orderable with just a phone
call. I’m sure Santa has a mailbox and a phone.
One of them I got in my
mailbox the other day was a
gold mine. Many T-shirts and
other smaller type items which
fit nicely into the suitable and
not so suitable categories. The
first one I mention I’ll let you
decide: a Barack Obama gold
“plated” coin set, only about
$35 with shipping. Here’s a Tshirt for going to the game (or
Vegas) “I didn’t come here to
lose”. A few more that may
have an actual use: My sister
has the best sister in the whole
universe; When in doubt
mumble, I’ve stopped listening, why haven’t you stopped
talking; Genuine old geezer,
Seen it all done it all; Wine
improves with age, I improve
with wine; Destined for greatness, just pacing myself; My
agenda for the day let dog in,
let dog out, let dog in, let dog
out, let dog in, let dog out. I
smile because you’re my sister, I laugh because there’s
nothing you can do about it;
My dog is my alarm clock; My
Indian name is “runs with
beer”; Life’s journey is not to
arrive at the grave in a well
preserved body but rather to
skid in sideways, totally worn
out shouting, Holy cow...what
a ride!; I serve 3 meals frozen,
microwave, takeout.
This catalog and a few others I’ve seen pretty well cover
the requirement for Santa on
“the lighter side”.
After that, we watched the
Shiner Band perform, and then
we played the boys back onto
the field. We returned to the
stands, sat down our hats and
instruments and were given a
short break to get snacks and
visit.
After we returned back to
the stands we played more
tunes, ending the game with
Junction 21, Shiner 14. It was
an amazing game, and our
show was really successful
too. We played the school
song, “Our Director” to finish
things out and then packed to
get ready to head home.
Lady Eagles
defeat La Pryor
Junction 45, La Pryor 34
Ashley Gardener, 20 pts.
Keeley Armes, 8 pts.
Kayley Eckert, 6 pts.
Jana Wiginton, 5 pts.
Macy Brooks, 2 pts.
Magen Abilez, 2 pts.
Morgan Wellmann, 2 pts.
3 pt. goals: (3) Armes, 2,
Wiginton,1
Record: 1-0 overall
Middle school
girls basketball
results
by Coach Janel Murff
Game against Nueces
Canyon in Barksdale on 1120-08:
* B Team lost to Nueces
Canyon 10-22:
Alysa Valverde scored 4 pts.
and Alina Escamilla scored 6
pts.
* A Team lost to Nueces
Canyon 14-17:
Chelsi Davis scored 1 pt.,
Gabby Lawhon scored 2 pts.,
Katherine Kneese scored 2
pts. and Kaitlin Lumpkins
scored 9 pts.
Game Against Rock-springs
in Junction on 12-01-08:
* B Team beat Rocksprings 24-12:
Maranda Gipson scored 1
pt., Amanda Guzman scored 1
pt., Jessica Morales scored 2
pts., Harley Stewart scored 4
pts., Alysa Valverde scored 5
pts., and Desireé Flores scored
11 pts.
* A Team lost to Rocksprings 21-41:
Kalea Simon scored 1 pt.,
Gabby Lawhon scored 2 pts.,
Kaitlin Lumpkins scored 8
pts., and Lexi GallegosSamora scored 10 pts.
The next game is scheduled
for December 8 in Medina,
beginning at 4 p.m.
JMS boys
basketball
results
by Coach Butch Lewis
B team
Junction 5, Rocksprings 15
Drew Martinez, 2 pts.
Austin Rivas, 2 pts.
Juan Perez, 1 pt.
A team
Junction 13, Rocksprings 25
Derek Cantu, 7 pts.
Kade Wimberley, 6 pts.
Black and White game
Black 8, White 7
Black team
Phillip Guzman, 4 pts.
Mykal Martin, 2 pts.
Brandon Leach, 2 pts.
White team
Johnny Richardson, 5 pts.
Ricky Alvarado, 2 pts.
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The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
London
Bridges
by Claudette Primeaux
I’m sorry I missed y’all last week. I hope your Turkey Day
and “black Friday” were lots of fun. Ours were very low key,
but we took a little jaunt to San Angelo to see what is out there
for Christmas this year. The answer is that there are some good
buys, along with the usual reminders that another year has nearly come to an end and I am still suffering from technology overload. Just about the time I started to be comfortable with HD,
blogging, and surfing the web with a telephone, I have to begin
to recognize MP3 and iPOD and who knows what else. All of
this stuff that seems so terribly necessary and just think – NASA
put a man on the moon in 1969 and there were certainly no PC’s
and cell phones then. How did they do it?
Rick Novotny asked me to give you a heads up about the
Christmas Cantata – because the Junction Eagles football team is
doing so well in the playoffs, it has been decided to change the
date to Friday, December 19. For any of you who may not know
what that connection is, Dan Wynn, the London Baptist Church
pastor and music director is also the high school band director,
and he can only be in one place at a time. So in hoping for continued good fortune for the Eagles, the Christmas Cantata will be
at the Community Center at 7 p.m. on the 19th, with nice refreshments to follow. The program will be repeated at the Sunday
morning church service on December 21 at 11 a.m.
The little London Baptist Church is very active – they prepared and served a great Thanksgiving feast on November 22.
There were even some ladies from Junction there helping.
Gaylan Hardesty delivered dinners to several who could not
come out to eat or pick up a “to go” plate.
One of London’s other projects, as you know, is sending gifts
to an adopted platoon in Iraq. The Methodist Women’s Group in
Junction held a special collection and joined with us to send
some special Christmas gifts, along with the usual much-need-
ed items. The actual mailing will be on Wednesday – after you
see this – and we really appreciate everyone’s contribution. This
particular platoon is set to return home in February or March, so
we will only have one more time to send a shipment to them.
That will be in January.
One other update – the application for our 501c(3) has been
completed and is on its way into the hands of the IRS. I would
like to say that we should have a determination by the end of the
year, but “our” accountant, Deann Allen, said not to count on
that. I feel confident, though, that it will be approved. LCRA is
still standing by us, and I’m excited that we have finally come
this far in possibly acquiring the park property.
I’m sure you have noticed the great “Welcome Hunters” banners being sported around the county. Billy Ivy purchased two,
and the Association got one from the Chamber of Commerce.
We continue to put this little place on the map, with web site and
all. Check it out www.junctiontexas.com.
Y’all take care, and I’ll be seeing you out there between the
bridges of Kimble County.
Business and Professional Services Guide
Junction Automotive
Affordable Air & Heat
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Dirt Work/Heavy Equipment
TACL #A006061C
1112 Main/PO Box 173 * Junction, TX 76849
(325) 446-4471 * Fax (325) 446-3361 * colemech@ktc.com
Competitive
Hourly
Rates
Plumbing
Robinson Plumbing & Appliances
Residential and commercial plumbing
Septic systems installed
Frigidaire appliances
John Deere Construction Equipment
New, used & rental
Mark Robinson
325-446-4395 – office
325-446-7050 – mobile
609 Main St.
Tommy Kotzur
210-661-6300 (office) 210-889-5351 (mobile)
tkotzur@rdoequipment.com
www.rdoequipment.com
446-2610
JOHNSON’S
PEST CONTROL
325-446-3462
1922 N. Main,
JUNCTION,TX 76849
TERMITES • YARDS
ROACHES • TREES
for pricing
information.
ROBERT JOHNSON
OWNER
Check out the latest news
on the web:
junctioneagle.com
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Fence Building/Pipe
Enterprises
Restaurant Equipment & Supplies
Ray Martin
Brenda Martin
cell 325-365-6603
cell 325-725-4886
Fax 325-554-9895
M-40-12c
Telephone Services
all Types
Family owned and operated since 1957
QUALITY
Installation & Repairs • Prompt
Professional Courteous Service
• Licensed Bonded Insured
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McGUIRE WELL SERVICE
For all your water well drilling,
call Charles or Carolyn
McGuire at 446-2277 or write
P.O. Box 597 Junction, TX 76849
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Roads, Clearing, Building Pads,
Material Hauling, etc.
325-446-4154
HCR 81 Box 318-F
Junction, Tx 76849
Willard Crenwelge
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WILL TRAVEL
Dozer & Blade Work
Will cut and deliver
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325-554-9230
Windmill • Pump
Repairs
Insulating • Air Motor
Gould-Grundfos
Master Plumber License# M-16229
TCEQ Septic Tank Installer Class II
License# OS0019891
Kevin Wall Dirt Work
2 3/8 – 2 7/8 – 3 1/2
Owners
825 Buffalo Gap Rd.
Tuscola, TX 79562
Fence Building
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Angel and Alicia Modesto
325-446-2382
Will bid jobs
Lic. # 546241
• Complete Plumbing Repair &
Drain Cleaning Service
• Septic System Installation
• Yard Sprinkler Systems • Sewer
• Gas • Water Line Replacement
• Water Heaters • Faucets &
Fixtures
Backhoe Services
Residential - Subdivisions
Ranch - Game Proof
Junction, TX 76849
Mobil: 830-459-7495
Martin Distributing Co.
Allison Well
Service
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Serving Kimble & Surrounding Counties for Over 15 Years!
Restaurant Equipment & Supplies
For all your windmill and
pump services,
call 446-3456 or 446-7506
Gould-Grundfos Pumps
Wind Generators
Sprinkler Systems
Sales & Service
Solar Pumps & Products
Boarding * Grooming * Training
kingcarepetcenter.com
325-446-2939
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Ricky Davis
325-446-4052
Fencing & Drilling
Marvin and Laura Wilson, Owners
Lic.# 41911 & 6735
King-Care
Pet Center
Your Full Service Land Improvement Co.
Entrances • Concrete Stock Tanks • Game Poof Fencing
Ranch Fence • Fence Painting • Welding • Sandblasting
Air Compressor Posthole Drilling or Bel-Tec Drilling
HPC
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HILL COUNTRY
WELL SERVICE
Pet Care
* Cedar & Brush Removal * Fence & Property Right-of-Ways
* Erosion & Drainage Control * Road Construction & Repairs
* House & Barn Pads * Dirt Tanks
231 N. 15th
325-446-4246
Well Services
TECL #24374.
Residential, Commercial, Industrial.
Kent Berry, Master Electrician,
Junction, TX 76849. Insured
325-446-3502-home. 830-459-7158-cell.
Home Health
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The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Outdoors
Outback
by Kendal Hemphill
The Anti-human Humane
Society
When someone mentions
the Humane Society, the
image that comes to mind is
likely one of a cute puppy,
once abandoned and neglected, and then rescued and united with a loving family. This is
the image the Humane Society
of the United States, HSUS,
has worked hard to project of
itself. The truth, however, is
far different.
In a column a few years ago,
I lumped HSUS in with other
animal rights groups, such as
peta, the Animal Liberation
Front, Friends of Animals, and
others, all of which promote
animal rights above human
welfare. Several readers questioned the inclusion of HSUS
in this listing. Their comments
indicated their perception of
HSUS was that it was an
organization that sought only
to aid mistreated and abandoned animals. The general
public is almost totally
unaware that HSUS, the
largest animal rights groups in
the world, is working hard to
outlaw hunting and trapping,
ban animal testing of medical
products, and brainwash our
children.
During 2006 the HSUS staff
of 438 spent $12 million for
fundraising, which must have
paid off. Revenue for 2007
topped $120 million. A large
part of those funds are funneled to other animal rights
groups, through the Humane
Society Legislative Fund, for
use in lobbying congress on
federal legislation and ballot
issues. With total assets of
$250 million, HSUS is an
organization that plays hardball.
HSUS was established in
1954, and has absorbed other
anti groups through the years
to become the powerhouse it is
today. The Fund for Animals
in 2005 and the Doris Day
Animal League in 2006 are the
group’s latest acquisitions. But
HSUS supports other affiliates
and offshoot organizations.
Humane Society International (www.hsihsus.org),
established in 1991, is supposedly closely associated with
the United Nations, the World
Trade Organization, and other
treaty and international agreements. Its purpose is to target
industries involved with animals worldwide. Humane
Society Legislative Fund
(www.fund.org), besides providing lobbying funds for
other anti groups, backs HSUS
supporters for public office.
The Doris Day Animal League
(www.ddal.org) is the HSUS
lobbying branch, which petitions the president and congress.
Fund for Animals (www.
fundforanimals.org) is the
hatchet squad of the group.
Created in 1967, the Fund is
seriously concerned with stopping hunting completely, and
often supports other likeminded groups, such as
Defenders of Wildlife. A similar division is the Wildlife
Land Trust (www.wlt.org),
which
targets
private
landowners as well as state
and federal officials. It offers
tax incentives to those who
agree to ban hunting, trapping,
and fishing on their property.
HSUS even has its own,
self-described, ‘training arm,’
called Humane Society
University (www.humanesocietyu.org), but perhaps the
most frightening arm of HSUS
is Humane Society Youth
( w w w. h u m a n e s o c i e ty.org/youth), which uses children to spread the HSUS agenda, and attempts to brainwash
America’s next generation
against legitimate outdoor pursuits.
The HSUS website is rife
with propaganda attacking
politicians and representatives
who support hunting, often
exaggerating or misrepresenting the situation. For example,
an ongoing protracted campaign against hunting claims
certain U.S. pols support the
hunting
of
endangered
species, and calls for restrictions to ban hunters from
importing animals taken in
other countries if those species
are protected in America. The
main goal seems to be obfuscation of the facts.
A good example of this is
the HSUS stand against
canned hunts. Granted, canned
hunts are ugly, and ethical outdoors advocates would never
be involved in such activities.
But a quick read of some of
the propaganda displayed on
the HSUS website quickly
brings up the fact that the
organization’s definition of a
canned hunt is far removed
from reality.
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which the animals involved
have no chance to escape the
shooter. Sometimes this means
the animals are tame, sometimes they are confined in a
small space with inadequate
cover, or there may be other
conditions that render fair
chase impossible.
The HSUS definition of a
canned hunt is one in which
the animals are confined
inside a fence. The organization makes no distinction as to
size of the pasture involved.
Without regard to the issue of
high fences, the truth is that
any wild animal taken in a
1,000 acre pasture, especially
one with a modicum of trees,
brush, and grass, is taken in
fair chase, whether there is a
fence around the pasture or
not. But according to the
HSUS definition, the fence
makes this a canned hunt.
The group also makes erroneous claims as to the number
of canned hunt ranches there
are in the U.S. One statement
on the website says that “The
Humane Society of the Untied
States estimates that there are
more than 1,000 canned hunting ranches in at least 28
states. On these operations –
which range in size from one
acre to more than 10,000 acres
– participants shoot confined
animals for a fee.” There is no
mention of where the figures
were obtained, but only the
most gullible would swallow
such a statement without
proof.
Make no mistake, HSUS is
out to stop hunting, trapping,
and fishing cold. Hidden
behind this organization’s
warm, fuzzy image is a set of
sharp, deadly fangs, dripping
with anti-hunting venom.
Kendal Hemphill is an outdoor
humor columnist and public
speaker who believes Americans
have a responsibility to uphold our
hunting traditions, and pass them
on to our children. Write to him at
PO Box 1600, Mason, Tx 76856 or
jeep@verizon.net
Senior Center Menu
Thursday, December 4
Pork roast, gravy, green beans,
scalloped potatoes, hot rolls,
oatmeal cookies
Friday, December 5
Chicken supreme, herbed
potatoes, broccoli, hot rolls,
green salad, cobbler
Monday, December 8
Oven fried chicken, scalloped
potatoes, carrots, biscuit,
tossed salad, peaches
Tuesday, December 9
Taco meat w/cheese, pinto
beans, corn w/sweet peppers, 2
flour tortillas, lettuce & tomato, mixed fresh fruit
Wednesday, December 10
Baked ham, green beans, sweet
potatoes, hot rolls, juice,
peanut butter cookies
A message
from Chief Marvin Ivy
I know this is going to sound
corny, but bear with me. My
message this week is to shop
Junction first. This last
Saturday, I asked an avid reader
(How can someone be an avid
reader after only two articles?
you ask. Because anyone willing to tell me that they took
their time to read my article is
an avid reader, by my book.)
Why would I want you to shop
Junction first? Those of you
used to dealing with bureaucrats will assume it is because
part of my salary is paid with
sales tax proceeds. There is
some truth to that, but it is also
true that if we don’t support our
local businesses with our
spending dollars, they will not
be there for us in an emergency.
I am the son of a small shop
owner who supported his family working long hours with one
day a week off. He pretty much
just kept his small staff paid,
family fed and the doors open
between Christmas and the following Thanksgiving. He
always told us that the only
period of the year when he actually made a profit was during
the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That was a
lesson we all heard, and when a
shoplifter stole a bunch of fancy
pecan shellers or a well-to-do
family stiffed him with a hot
check for some wedding presents, our family suffered. I have
always understood how important Christmas is to small businesses. Someone told me last
week that only the wealthy
folks could afford to shop here.
I did notice that his wife was
busy buying gifts at that time,
so I know he didn’t really mean
it. We must all spend what we
can locally, in order to keep our
small local businesses open and
profitable. Locally, we are
lucky that we have two good
shopping seasons. Christmas
and deer season are both
chances for real profits for local
business owners.
Your safety is the other reason to shop Junction first. The
traffic around big city shopping
malls is dangerous for all of us.
Not only are streets clogged,
parking lots crowded and tempers short, but the bad people
who make crime a way of life,
also are busy during this season. They drive the parking lots
watching for people with arms
full of packages looking for
potential mugging victims.
They scout out cars with packages in plain view looking for
vehicles to break into or outright steal. Many times we for-
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heard before about big city
shopping, let’s reconsider shopping Junction first. You can
pretty much always find a good
parking place. Some of the
shops have extended hours during the holiday season. The
sales tax dollars you spend help
to pay for your local government costs. The people who
work in the shops live here in
the community and spend their
dollars locally. This is called the
“multiplier effect”. It makes
dollars spent here so valuable to
our community. Between the
sporting goods, auto parts suppliers, home furnishings and
dress shops, there are plenty of
opportunities to shop Junction
first. If you add in the pecan
sales, gift section of the pharmacy and the other retail shops,
we have more than enough to
satisfy your gift requirements.
Maybe a better slogan would be
to shop Junction always. You
will be safer, and your community will continue to prosper.
On a different note, I would
like to take this opportunity to
publicly thank Ron Sutton, our
District Attorney, for both his
many years of public service
and for his support of our police
department. He recently funded
two new vehicles for the police
department which will help us
greatly in providing services in
an efficient manner to the citizens of Junction . His staff has
been very helpful in pointing
out areas where we can
improve police investigative
services and where they can
help us. I have never worked
with any other district attorney’s staff that was as willing as
this one to meet the needs of
our residents. In my 34 years of
police service in three different
counties, that is saying a good
deal. Thanks again, Mr. Sutton,
for your friendship, service and
support of the Junction Police
Department.
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Wedding: September 27
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get that bad people who prey on
the innocent have families
expecting Santa Claus also.
They will steal to give to their
own kids, just as fast as to get
drug money. The congestion
and confusion around big city
malls or even Wal-Mart and
Target parking lots is all that is
needed to give them the extra
cover to commit their crimes.
When you park hundreds of
yards from a store entrance, you
are a potential target from the
vehicle to the entrance and
again from the exit back to the
vehicle. If you are keeping
track of gifts or kids or just trying to remember where you
parked, it all adds up to a period
of extreme danger. You need to
be extra vigilant in these situations. Try not to walk out of a
store at night alone. Wait for
someone else, to look like you
are part of a group. Always
have your keys in your hand
before you leave the safety of
the store. It is a good idea to put
a whistle or pepper spray on
your key ring for self defense.
Always park under a street light
and pay attention where you
park and which store entrance
you use, so that you aren't out
looking for your vehicle more
than necessary. It goes without
saying that you should lock
your car always, but most certainly when you are out shopping. Not only do you want to
safeguard your vehicle and contents, but you never want to get
into your vehicle without looking into the back seat to be sure
that someone hasn't gained
access to your vehicle. If you
see someone in your car, don't
try to apprehend them, run for
help. Finally, it is a good idea to
hide your packages in the trunk
or under some type of blanket
in the back seat to keep them
from being in plain view.
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scary things which you have
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The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
SPORTS PAGE
Senior Eagle Kyle Wimberley (8) brings a quick end to this
quarterback sneak attempt by the Comanches. Also honing Senior Ashton Thomas (9) has taken this punt return past
in are Dustin Stapp (33), Victor Parga (50, keeping three one Shiner defender and is working his way outside and up Kyle Wimberley (8) drives through the center of the line
linemen occupied) and Cody Hale (6, descending from the sideline for extra yardage.
behind a big block from senior Eagle Jessie Sauceda (45).
above).
Also in on the play are Ty Stapp (23), Jordan Keeton (66),
Seth Barclay (60) and Brad Sandlin (2).
The Eagle defense did a great job of denying the Comanches
a passing game. Here Cody Hale (6) applies pressure from
the back as Joe Wood (11) and Dustin Stapp (33, behind
Wood) take to the air. Ashton Thomas (9) is downfield on
the receiver. The combination resulted in an overthrown
incompletion for Shiner on this play.
Mike
Hey Ike
Is this crazy or
what? I always believe that
when we start a new year of
football we are headed to the
top. Somehow the top was
always winning enough games
to get into the playoffs (you
hope
as
the
District
Champion), well that is pretty
much where the top ended—
1st playoff game---you were
done, it’s over, then basketball
began. It’s kind of like a dog
chasing a car, you know he
never catches it, well, he
caught this one. Now that he or
we have caught it, I’d kind of
like to smell all the tires. Now
that I have had three potato
chips, I would like to finish the
bag. Ike, I have got to thank all
our Junction Eagles, our
coaches, our cheer team, our
band and anyone having anything to do with our Junction
Boys turning into Junction
Men. The whole city of
Junction is looking good
because of the team work and
commitment that has been
invested in this wonderful victorious season. Did you see the
fans that showed up for our
Boys in contrast to the Shiner
team?
Senior Dustin Stapp (33) makes one last cut to evade a
Comanche defender, and then he’ll race untouched into the
end zone for Junction’s first score of the night. Offensive Sophomore Ty Stapp (23) has the Shiner running back
lineman Tommy Falcon (61) can be seen blocking in the wrapped up before he can leave the backfield. Victor Parga
(50) and Rafael Fuentes (58) work their assignments.
backfield.
Thank you also parents, for
the late meals and fantastic
support you have been.
You have amazed me Black;
you just keep finding ways to
win. This game was not as perfect as the game against La
Villa but as a team you found
the way to seal the victory.
Junction Boys you are an
awesome, unbelievable team.
Nobody can stop you when
you play as the TEAM you
have become! Go EAGLES!
Go Eagles, Beat Mart!
Ike
Mike, I can't
say that I have
ever looked forward to driving
to Georgetown. But, there was
no way I was going to miss that
game, and what a game it was.
Shiner found out the hard way
that the Eagles came to play. I
don't know about chasing tires,
but I do remember a potato
Junction 21 Mart 18
chip commercial that stated,
We love you Black!!!
(Ike, get me a Kleenex "You can't eat just one". Our
hand is in the bag, and we have
would you?)
tasted a few playoff wins. Now
I am ready to eat the whole
thing! Eagles, you have probably already heard this, but
remember to play each down
as if it were your last. Take care
of your business, and the entire
team will be successful. You
have seen what it takes to beat
the #4 team in the state. I am
not an expert at high school
football, but I would guess that
there is very little difference in
the top teams. Usually it is the
one who makes the fewest mis-
takes and capitalizes on the
mistakes of others. You are the
BEST team in class 1A.
Eagles, I am looking forward to
driving to Georgetown because
the mighty Junction Eagles
know how to win, have proven
that they can win and this
Saturday I am going to watch
them do it again! Eagle fans,
you are the #1 fans in the state,
let's continue to show our support. Go Black! Let's show
Mart what Eagle Pride is all
about!
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