L_aney retires - The Unger Memorial Library

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Volume 83 . Number 49
Copyrig~t 2005
Hale Center, Texas 7904 t
Af1er33 Years
L_aney retires
Fro,m House
fairness and bi- p~rtisanstlip' as · fate-night' visitor to . Laney's
Speaker. During much of his Capitol office as the two
speaker tenure, he was viewed forged a personal and working
in a practical ·sense as the most bond between two of the top
powerful figure in state three m'ost powerful positions
government, and especially in in Texas government.
the time frame following then
Since Bush's . election as
Gov. · Bush's election to the
Laney, .a· native of Hale presidency.
President, Laney has been
Center,_ made 'he , surprised
invited by Bush to the White
announcement . to close out a .
:House several times in the past
Laney, a· ·ttaditi·onal West
disting_~_ished .,: p!;Jbli<; servJ~e
five years, -including to the
career
in ··; .the
· state Texas conservati~e Democrat, historic presidential retreat at
represet:ttati~e :~ody. His s~ate had a long-held reputation for Camp David.
government career .included fiscal conservativeness in
Laney stated his reasons
!\Orne. of th~ . m~.~f. pr~stfgious government a.ild for his for retirement was that !!it was
concern
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rural
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of
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powerful : . position~;
time" for what he wants to ·do
· iricludi'ng a . rec'Ord"'IO~years' as the state; esp.ecially in public in his life. _
education,
. tile Sp-eaker of' tlt~~·:.house of
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Laney was first elected in
R~pres~ntativerf:') ~r!or."t~ ~his
. Wh iJC' "serving as Speaker;· 1972 when he defeated then
election as ·Speaker1.' he·r had
·served · 'as· 'chairman ' ·of ·the- Laney demonstrated how bi- incumbent State Rep. Delwin
powerful House .. State·i xffa:iis .partisan government was Jones. Jones was .later elected
Committee.
He was first . supposed to work when he O!Je from a -separate representative
elected..in :- t 972' aha h'lla··served terrrt ·~PROintedJ6 Republicans district, and . the two . men
. to ' major ;chairrniuishipsJunder.. '.became ·. ·•· ·...close · · working ·
~ontiriu?usly s~n_ce. · '.: •
, his ,Hotist teaaership authority. "> coll~iagues; ~with Jon~s . ~eing _
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During .. his: :.c~re~r ·tn the, · friendshii( with tfi·enflgovernot, , committe~·ctiairman by ..Lan'ey
house, and e:spec_ially during : and-·now ' PresidenL·Busii, ·· :jg-~ as' Speaker: '
his 10 years as Speaker, Laney . well known. In . fact, when
received allocates from almost )Jush · firs~ won the Presid~ncy,
Laney and his wife, Nelda,
every public int~rest and media he• ~sked · ta~ey ..~o.. introduce . . quickly
bec~me
popular
group . ·for.,his kn~wjsdge of :him·to a.natiorlal 'FV audience .figures 'durin·g the"33 years the
the gover~me'?.tal' and· political . from htYspeilker's podiufn :at ·'~ ·couple has ~ ·represented the ·.
prQcess, h.1s openQess.approach .' the ; ~Texas' ,capit9L'·t .• ~:Then ·· . stat~ l~gi.S,Iative di*ict. .Ne.lda
. to public .bu'sin~ss; ·and .for his . ; Governor Bush .,~as·a ·. fr~querit"''~ Was a.popiila.r.'' first lady in·' the:State Representatfve James
E. "Pete" Laney late last week
announced hi$ retirement from
the 'Texas "House
of
Representatives after 33-years
of state serviceto West Texas.
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Pete and Neld·a Laney
Speaker's office, hosting many
formal and informal political
events in the Speaker's
quarters at the Capitol. She
was well known for ·her
successful efforts at historic
preservation at the Capitol,
inchiding her creation of the
popular ·Capitol Christmas tree
ornament.
Laney is a native of Hale
Center, and graduated from
Hale Center High School and
Texas Tech. He married the
former Nelda·McQuien and the
couple had three children and
four grandchildren: Kah.yn
Laney, .legislative liaison with
the State Bar ·Of Texas, Jamey
Laney Phillips, a Lubbock
a~torn_ey, and J Pete Laney, an
Austin attorney.
When Laney was elected
Speaker
in
1993
he
immediately · made numerous
changes to open up the
legislative process, make
representatives much more
independent
of
undue
influence, and to diminish
improper influence of paid
lobbyists.
Laney held the post for the
record 10 years, becoming a
popular Speaker for his _the
fairness by which he prt:sided
over the affairs of the House as
one of the top three. positions
in state government When a
legi~lative ~edistricting plan,
engmeered by Congressman
Tom DeLay, ·forced redrawn
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Bales evaluated at . the Lubbock an<t, Lamesa " th~o~tgh 'Laney From Page 1
~ove,m~er M ~;_show _ vjr~~~J~y iden~i~~-" qu~tity ~cJ)_a~ac~en~-~~~\
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Qual#.}at tl1e !,\V.O o_ffic~s>-tso ave.caglil" Color. ~ij ,_.L:ea,\ ~· §taple- .. d1~~ncts . base~ , _o~ .pohttcal
35 (1-J/32nds i'nches), Micronaire, 3:7, Strength 79 gramsrrex whtm, _the .- ~o~~~ -:~~~?~~~ .t~.
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of 80 on th,e bales c\assed throughN,q~e~ber 24. ~epubh~~ - n:'~JO~~~Y~ ; ., {,.an_ey
~-l'i~·.,P\Iitggirl:g-;;t~1 eS,e·:.,valites· i"nto : 'tfie 2005 ·C6riimooity Credit then wtthdre~,;. :: f)'.q.l_!l , ·:t he .
~,~,·~~IColrpb·rationl_tdan ch~~rg~~:iate~ ~an;av~rage t6an' valtte of·56.50 Speaker's ' r~c,e·~d~.~ec!lme a
cents per pound. For the se~~ori ·onl'y ~ , percent of the bales . mentor · to :many n~~- _ and
processed.. qt .Lub~ock-, ~nd, 8 _percent _of ~he..~ai~_s classed at young _state r,epr~se~t!tt~es the
(··- Lam~s~ have re.cejved a p,epalty_for containing bark.~ ..
last ~reerar~~ _ ,-·, ,.. ,.
Based -on .the. avallabk informa~ioil the 2005 c·rop ,st:ems'· .
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Department of'Agriculture and Texas Cooperattv~ ~xtens.JOn are: PANHAND(l;; Siiil tn.oistu·re is
~~~~~getting together to clean up the Texas· countrystde ·dunng the very 'short' .. ~.e_iow:ayetage
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inonth of . Deceptber. High Plains· residents \Viii · ·be ·-most .tem~ratufC:s · 8rid .. snow .· ~ere
interested ,in ;the He~reford (December 9) and Slaton (December reported. High winds caused-soil
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TexaS Co~ntty Cl~an,up events are, free of charge ~nd open cotton harves{: t~ make "rapid
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·High ~lajns cqtton producer&' have taken fuli.ad,vantage .of · Partjcipiitl~n.is vblun~;~ conrd~~ti~!; -: •. ·.
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collectibn 'e.vent~"across:tfie' West :rexa~ region ..<;;olie9JiQn qates go~d-to-excefle~.~·. fl.." !~w
favorable October/November w~ather • conditions t<:> m~~e
:!gt~i:=~~:~~~ess. toward_~etting ·the 2.0Q~,. crop fr.orp the .stalk · have :begii-set for Pljmpa; Pumas; Hereford, S.laton; St. Lawrel\ce . sorgltum .fiel~s ~~Wa!W!d to 6e
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ha~v~~te~.
s,unJ'I.ower . an_d
Becauge·of"the open weather that has prevailetb_inc~ harvest
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got underway 'm ore than six weeks ago $e area is· estimat_e~; to
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be approacni'ng'the 70 percent hal'Vested m,ark entering the fi_trst
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Wb1le sun ower )'te s were poor
week.of December.
to fair. Wheat condition deelined
Now, producers 'with cotton still 'in the .fieJa· are .looki'ng w.
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due to dry conditions. Wheat
maintain their momentum and hopefully _c~mplete the bulk of
Texas «;puntQ" . e~nup
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their harvest before Christmas.
, Dei;ember -~oos.Collectiop St;hedul~· ·
streak mosaic virus ani~ ' High
So far ·the' dnly delays produ-cers have experierice'd in 2005
Plains virus were di~gnosed in
have. been.'caused by~ high wintts: accompanying several weather
Date . .:Ti!1J~e _· ·.,-.City.:..Lo~atlon
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someareatlelds: Rlmgelan~s.were
systems thathav.e_passed:'througli:the·area:···
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D!l.;,S · 8:00 ;t.m...: rampa
Brandon McGGlty~--- ra~.d POQf.Jo·'fair. ; fir¢'·da!'gbr
Fortunately ·:delays caused1.by-· ex'cessive \Vin'd: have urc,:ly
_p.m. Gray County Show Bam. Grny ~o, Ext. Agent,
was· lifgli..Catt1b wer.e-. in:'gOOd
12125 E. Frede_r:ic '
kep ·produce. rs ·out -of .the - field .for ·more. .than. ·a day·,· This is a
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SD06e,n.n6t.6s.&B·S~.01-13u3e, Moo·re. cond_i~ion; supplettl'eJJtal Jeeding
Dec; 7 . :8:00a.m. - ·Db~as;
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significantly different,. and. preferable, situation ·fo.r growers
l:OOp.m; . Old-·rxooTWarc;h.o!-'se, .c o..f,x t..Agept,_.80()- , contmue,d..
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corgpared~t<HlJe ,eondi~ion$ , t}l~y struggl.t:d~to o~ercotne " in'-2004 ;~ -,,
SOUTQ PL~lNS: Stn_l_m~1sture
60 ~11 West ls~atHwy 87 . 935-2594 .
when multiple weather systems brought precipitation in amounts
Dec. 9 8:00a.m. .:. Hereford·
Rick Auckei')Tian, Deaf is short. Winds and blowing 4ust
that caused significant harvest delays ac(oss-the area.
1:00 p.m. .B_ull Bam, 3820 County Smith Co. Ext . Agent, · hampered cotton harvest. Cotton
Through December 1 .cotton quality reports from the USDA
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:· 806,3()4-3573
har-Vest was 90 percent complete;
, . Mark Brown, Lubbock above-average yields and1gtades
Agrictilturai .Marketing Service-Cotton Division . show that the . Dec. 12 8:00 a.m.- Slaton · .
2005 crop could possibly be one of the highest quality crops ev.er
I:00 p.m, · Max li.e.e C;,op SP.rl'lymg, Co. E~t. Agent,: ·.
were reported. Winter.wheat was
producc,:<;l..on the Texas High Plains when aU production finally .
8·.00 a.m.· - ·S88,,0}_an~urestnncael ~-nve_
8WOo-77SM-16180
in . fair-to-go_od_. _· _co_·_n_{li_tion.
gets giimed' ~nd classed.
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Ag~nt, 432.3 54.2477
dry land fields were ex!remely
have proce~se~Q;~> ~ombined 2,089,052 bales, nearly 40 percent of
Dec. 16 8:00a.m._ FabensSara Downing, El Paso dry.Sorghumand peanut harvest
the US.DA, National Agricultural St<~tistics· Servj_ce .53 million,
was complete. Pastur~s, .., and
1:OO p.m. Fabens Transfer Station, Co. Ext. Agent,
bale production .estimate for the High Plains. A 5..3 million b<!l~
1550 Fabens Street
915-859-7725
rangelands ; · were, · i rt.'":~air
crop would ~establish a new production recQrd . for the, a(~a, , ,. Soz;rce: fCEQ, TDA, TCE
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breaking !he previous record of 4.9 million baies set in -2004.
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condition. Supplemental feeding
of cattle continped.
Individually the Lubbock office has classed just over ! Ji_
million bales while the Lamesa office has worked . through
4.:71 ,039 bales of2005 crop cotton.
~GE AUCTION o: GENERALCOtttRACT_OR
USDA NASS is in the process of updating its 2005
Hava .
production estimate and will release revis_ed district estimates.on
HAWS & TINGLE • TUESDAY • 'DEC 13th • 9 A.M.
December 9. In addition to the revised Crop 'Productio.n Report;
2.650 W. VICKERY BLVD.• FT. WORTH, TX . 76104
NASS will also release a new Cotton Ginnings report on tlie _9th . .
Complete
LlquldaUon: Somero Laser Screed; Whiteman ' Whether or not USDA 's December estimate shows 'an
Riding Trowels; 02 Witzco RGSO Loboy; Tractors w/Front
ad_diifoh al increase in the ~egion 's prospects will largel.y depend
End Loaders; Welders; Generators; Power Tools;
on the respOnses received from cotton ginne,rs since m st survey
Ironworker; Complete Millwork Shop; Forklifts; Tons of
fields ~av e, no\v been harvested.
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laney-& 'Sfol(~s;'
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ho\~eveF~l:fsing,: season average quality readings to arrive at' an
law:Vers
estimated·_~ o'a,n V:~ 19e :for. the first third of the 2005 .Hi gh Plains
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fgll~wing .cgurt's ruling;
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AUSTIN -.~ ·s ix .months senators to look for a solution.
are not'-much compar~d to the House Speaker Tom Craddick, on
decades state lawmakers, rourts the:other hand, said he would not
and governors have already spent follow ~uit and appoint a siin ilar
on solving or avoiding solving the committee, indicating that the
riddle of scho.pl ~ finance and . Perry-Sharp effort will be enough
property tax reform. ,,~",;;.,,~:-..~· . ~o get th-~j~ti'ao.rie. .·- ·
·Nevertheles~ _:Junel is ... Perry, in SYJIC,With 1Jie, high
the Texas Sup~em~';L court~~ coJrt, "now saysmore ~oney for
impos~d deadliJte,·..;·f"or :J he , educatio~ isnoHhe :~!ls~er. But
Legislature ._. to retool'" the tax · to teachers an·~ -advocates for
system, !l!Jd it isn't th!l{'far aw,.ay. sc~oolchildren, no tax solution
Thanksgiving .week, , the ''high will .be · complete ' Without
court upheld a lower "court ruling addressing ~eacher pay-and' the
that said the way hundreds ·of need for · .mor~ and betterschool' di~tricts are forced t~ set equipped classrooms;
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locai ·property' t~xes ahhe cap ~f Regajdless;
the,
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business pepple :.t~ . study;~~!'!'S, sessions that followed, t!tere was
with former state,:C~int>~Oiler general agreement at the Capitol
John
that school finance could
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·s)x>ke, i.t. Gov. Davi(f riewhurst tax system.
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wanted a solution that would Leader Tom DeLay did not wi~ Comptroller Carole Keeton
"give schoolchildren and teachers the universal approval of the staff Strayhorn will c;hallenge Perry in
the resources theydeserve'and need." of the D~partment of Justice -then the GOP primary come March.ln
nm by A11aneyGeneraiJdm Ashaoft. the latest spat between incum bent
Memo arouses Democrats
More than a -half-dozen staff Perry and challenger Strayhorn,
On Dec. 2, a U.S Department members said the plan violated their camps are accusing each
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State ~- Capital
under-representing minorities and equipment to send out campaign
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rural voters.
·And last but not least, there is
But the plan was approved
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· Republican Party picked up six singer, writer and dog and cat
seats in the U.S. House. The U.S. rescuer who pla,ns_to run as an
Supreme Court may · hear independent after the partisan
; -.primaries in'March_; l ·
arguments on the·subject. ·
Another bat •'n the--ring•.
L aney to Ieave L eg1s
. Iature
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Court J"ustice Bob Gammage of L
aney, D-Hale Center
Llano . to the Jist of "poss1"bJe
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announced that he won't run
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of Just1ce office memorandum Democrats.Chr1·•~ Bell ofHouston havingbegunhisservicein
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surfaced in the Washington Post and Felix Alvarado ofFort
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. a~d . sti_rred up. Democrats who in the queSt. Laredo oil and ga$ Paso, and Craddick have ser,v.ed _
op~os~d. the" C?ngressional tycoon Tony Sanchez, who nin longer. Rep. Senfronia
redlstnctm_g- plan; _Pa.ssed by the against
. . Republ 1'can ·Gov. Rick . _T.h
. ompson, D-Houston, is tied
Texas Legislature In 2003.
, Perry four years ago, also is for third. Laney was Craddick's
The memo reveals that the_ pia. n pondering the idea of running.
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. pre ecessor as speaker, having
pushed by then-House M~Jonty On the Republican side, served-in that high post in the
1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and
200 I sessions.
Santa Claus selects
American for letters
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Santa Claus has person'ally notified the Hale Center American
to,request that-the newspaper s~rve as his official collection point
· for south Hale County, including for all children in Hale Center
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care ~f the Hal.e, Center .:\merican, P.O. Box 1030, Hale Center,
·Texas 79041. ,
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"tlblts~e~ !n the,newspaper ~fore Christmas.
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P11bllsller- Doa R. Richards
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News Editor - Lisa Bullton
Me,ber: Texas Press Association
It's been . busy in' the sale. If .you ·would like to
halls of HCHS; · a~ .everyone is · purchase a case of 20'oz. bottles
preparing for .,midterms' .and of c~ke,s see an_y. FCCLA Pete Laney is a genuinely good guy, and the The Islamic fundamentalist radicals that are
trying to get . everything. else . member ~-r call the h1gh s<;h~l. Texas Legislature and we, citizens of West critics of the United States and.our "imperialistic
dol)e before the,t: Christma~ .. The ,Lady ,Owls ~re s'!Jlpo~mg Texas, will be worse. off without having Mr. capitalism economic system'l have previously
Laney as our representative and as a suggested that the former "World Trade Center"
holiday arrives, ~i\'f~ ;;..r(.i · ;•. : •; the. '·,,1-!al~ ; C~411ty Amen can
Last' Tuesday,' the O~ls ;;.,,Cl!"cer , ~9c1ety. We . are. representative of the all West Texans, regardless in New York City was the target of the attempted
and !Lady ¥'Owts;i!.:travell!d~~~o;~.~~~~lle-':'ging ·.ft c' CQ!llmunity of-occupation or income level or race or religion. bombing in 1993 and the attack of September II ,
Happy ot take op 'the ,~owbOys. ;· mem~e~s to: pl:edge· twenty-fi_ve He is the epitome of what a great public servant 200 I because the twin towers ; were so
is supposed to be. Congratulations to you, Mr. representative of our capitalistic prevalence
and Cowgirts:.~Bot.h ~.e 'varsity ·-:. cents _or _ mo!:~ per thr.ee pomt
girJs and the.,·N : boys·. won; l>.~t , ·shot mad~ durmg the regular or Laney, on your career of unselfish, wise and worldwide. I wonder what economic system
productive public service, and on your they prefer.
Communism, feudalism, or
'. "·~u,nfortun~teJy . the VarsitY boys ' post: ." S~aSOQ : . sam~S. .
contributions to Texas!
anarchy?
lost by tbre~ in overtim'e.
partiCipate contact . any varSity
Ai~Q'this 'Pastweekend, girl basketball player: So GET *****
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the' · ~wl_s · ~d . Lady Owls J~ !~GAME!!! • . .
compe~ed i~ ' the; ijale Center
. . .~Th~._§SJ;-\ ) s ~avmg a I truly wish that Texas would move their party
Classic. T~is js ,the..f!Jst time in a toy drtve~~~o.,a,t: you ~ ~!l.Ye"_ l!llY primaries and elections back to the first Saturday When someone tells you to "keep in touch", do
while . that .~J-Iai¢}'Center has new . ~o~s_;;~~:··toys . m . gOQd~ ·,J.~... ¥ ay instead of this unsightly second Tuesday · you think they are saying "I an:t glad to have
hosted ·a tournament. The Hale cond!tion .tJi~t you ~~uld hk~ to in 'Nrar«,~the day -that was once dubbed "Super known you an..d I doubt I · will ever see you
Center Classic started ~n . get rid or brmg the(ll to the hagb . Tuesday", ""•.0-f..,course, J still wish . that the again", or are they saying that they really want
Thursday and en!led 'Saturday! schQOI ' office. ' Than~.· you for political parties· sfiU-s~lected their presidential you to be the one to make the efforts to keep the
relationship alive?
afternoon. It consisted of teams your support!!
candidate ~t the convention.j nstead or during
ftom Bushland, Southland, Kimberly Guerrero entered a these ridiculous and expensive state primaries.
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Trinity, and' Lazbuddie, and of first time . UIL costume' design
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course Hale Center. Both ··the event this _year.' She-' researche,d·. **••• ....
' - - Pheasant hunting season is here again! Are we
varsity girls and· boys won the ·and designed 'tliree historic
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'· ;:r ~ally doing enough to promote and maximize
tournament,,. imd··.many players ·costumes foi a pi3y, and ·will •be Okay. · I thank all of you that notified and ikl'lr:;ptnual opportunity to "harvest hunters"?
received' ·individual awards!! competing against students all informed me of the desigl)ation .o f the so.called Some 'days it seems that it would be easier to
Congratulations!!! This.Tuesday over the state;' Good Duck Kim!! . "black'' Friday·after Thanksgiving, First of all, further develop that segment of our economy
all four teams will .traveL to Come -out and ·support the ' Owls not all retailers nifer to that' day 'universally, and than to depend on having another bumper cotton
Southland, ~nd . this we~k~md .to . and Lady Owls on Tuesday and certainly their trade Friday".
And simply or corn crop and compete with all of these third
Meadow.. for the .· ~eadow Friday nights!!!
because some of the stores potentially move world countries in agriculture!
Tournament. Good L.!J~k!! '.
Tune .in ·next week for more "into the black" and profitability does not
The .FCCL.A -is.. having· a 'cok.e excitirtg news!!!
outweigh the negative connot~ttion of calling a *****
single day at the beginning of the Christmas
shopping season as "black". Black days are days Remember to shop our local merchants this
in October when the stock market loses more holi.day season, and all year round!
than 5% of its .value.
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Pete-'s .decision:.•,:· .•.•
:By I>on R. Richards
order . to . solve- . legtsla~ave
ithere are~-many· bfus ·in West ·· .political plans; · ~~d-doknow w)lether they reside in problems. · That~is samething
1'exas -who would·love·to have he.has a substantaal knowledge downtown Houston or Half totally missing todlly ItS can be
Pete.· Laney -as ·gov\lm~r. . ~ we. o~- ~~at_e ; governm~t.. ~~ h,ow_ Wax. .. J-!iS;: ,faitness ,and ·seen by- the 'in figb'ting ·and
are not alone. in··tbat regard. . . the proc;e.!IS w~rk"~: He: IS well integrity, with· both Democrats back .biting now · it the
You ' may .. remember this .known for .bas tn~egraty a"d . and Republicans, has made legisi!Uure, . ~pecial!y on
pist spn'ng . when State fairness, ·and be and·Nelda -are ·him a ·lot of friends fhmt. rural . schooiJinancing.
• . a: .tremendous asset ·to the and urb~ Te~as, to the White
There is.ilo' question in my
Representative
·Sefronaa
Thompson, had a number ofT- cttazens ofTexas. · .
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mind that as .governor Pete
a run for- governor of Texas,
shirts printed wbiclt she wore . 1 wish· for Pete what IS ~t
Pete is well known with could return the spirit.: of biLater that Friday night, I into the House Chamber floor for _him and Nelda and ~1s the Texas urban ·media, and partisanship to Texas.
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received a call ftom a daily which read scimething to ·the
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famaly drew a lot of favorable media
Nelda,-· .is .first .. lady· of
newspaper . . reporter
in
effect of "Save Texas, Elect . as . a aywn
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attention around the Pte when Texas, wouid -bring a style of
northeast Texas asking the1 Pete Laney . as . Governor": ·
hastortc
greed, improper and illegal use class and.tlistorill!l respect. w
same question. ·I' teet
The demand .for the shirts . arena; Pete ·and Nelda,have too
and bribery. 1he Governor's ·..
·that
will be asked that question quickly consumed .the supply . m,uch .
knowledge and We have already seen
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can. benefit the criminal .i ndictments at both . Pete's 'oiUy) in( Friday.as.
the same.
Now, .as Pete promptlr daverse. ·
·Of .Texas. the state and ·
to his
he would ·
and we can expect a n~mbef now like to._ilecOine . involved
· "You'll have to ask Pete and humorously noted to an . he · ~e ~peaker for.. the
th~ question," was my inquiring Austin reporter, . it . manne.r.••l\ ~u:h-he opened up more in the upcoming weeks. in prooesses. Which restore
response.
to the
I do not know whether Pete public
confiden'
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But I enJ'oyed hearing the certai'nly takes a lot more than thebl l_ egl_st_l~tlve. process
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aT-shirt to decide to make a . pu IC ·~IIzen, an
; . would even ·, want to be government.
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questions about Laney. h t
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ernor but the idea undue anfluence of the · paid governor, or ever consi4er the individual more ihan .capable
displays the respect many ave run or gov
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lobby'tsts.
fd · · ·· ctl th t.
fid
election · process o omg exa · Y • aw r
of Laney, and the con ence was
. a serio.u.s cons1d. erat100 for
He ·15 a great asset to brutal
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in his approach to govern,_ment. a'lot ofpohta~l PCQP e.
Texas.'an .a time wlten we need requl.red. But I do know
· of'us
1 · an 1· est· Pet
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It is an excellent t:eftecttQII on , .· · .1 have. ·n~ ta (ked ·t·0 .· Pet
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. s. In.. . he ··would make .-an -excellent. .will
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Within . hours of"' . Pete .
Laney announcement that be .,.
would not Seek ·re-election to.
the Texas House, I reeeived
two calls ftom businessmen
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asking me
Petestate
was considering
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Weddings in the holiday season are generally
But as hils been said about everything by very pretty and are just aided by the festive
someone much wiser than me: "with the good nature and all of those great winter flowers and
·comes the bad"!
poinsettias.
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Is it true that the old production of the musical
"Texas" will return to Palo Duro Canyon this
·coming summer? "Texas" was a hit With tourists
arid locals alike for more than 30 ;years b~fore
local politics forced the event out. And the
substit~te play,was not nearly as spectacular and
simply did not draw the crowds.
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& local happening~,
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to our readers.
· · Call839-2312 ,
we n~ed you &you.need usl
If the United States is pl~,inning on. ~n ,farly
exodus from Iraq, -why have we built the larges't
;1nd best fortified embassy of any city or country
in the world in Baghdad?
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CMS STUDENT-'GQ.illfC~-~ -:~~
·RECEIVES $5QQ . GRANT .·.:
, The Carr Middle Schoo; stu~~n~:¢.~~~cH're~ent)~: ~p~lied '.
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l~gat'ti,~e li~lt f~r
Wjtf~~~~-~dit card, YQU_ h~~ 6o·
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an· Q.ls there a
· d~yS. ~o1rfwhtm the biil i~
agent for a , company . from how lm,g a gift certificate is di~put~ ai;i:;iild the-credit card
outside the US? The comp3nY
coiiti>~.~Y.~~~<W th~ seller, stands
will have their customers mail -good for?
beh'ihd''yout' l~g'al -rights .
checks to me in my name, I A. The Texas legislature·
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c~sh the checks, keep · a co~sidered a Jaw to require gift
't~ip~'ed aJ(ren·o~er.:.an
percentage or the original;.and . certifi6ates be valid' for at least a . uii~viri sidewalk i~'·rrC1ii't:::or a
send the remainder to year, ·but it' didn't ·pass. Th~; store. c ·an I recover my
conip~ny?
bottom ' line is that il gift .. medi~al expen~es . f'rona the
certificateis gOod for as long, or stor~?
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A. There is nothing illegal about as ·short, as the·seller savs. 'Read' ·
representing a company from the terms carefully when you buy A. It depends. You · c_ari'not
outside of the U.S.. In this case, it. Each year, we let over $5 recover simply because the store
however, this offer is a scam. billion of gift certificates expire. owns or controls . the sidewalk,
Without going into the details,
PropertyoWilersdonotguararitee
what will happen is the checks Q. I bought something on EBay you won't get hurt on -·their
you receive will bounce after you · and it was never delivered . .1 property. To recover against the
have forwarded your money to co~tact~d PilyPal to get my store, you must showtha~ it ,was
the company. The bottom line · money bac~ .i!td they say I negligent jn.>.!lla.!n~in!llS. will be you are out a lot of waltedtoolong•Help!
sid~Walk, · and t.;;' .Jraf tlii$
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. . . ..negligente.:C,uSli~you'tp.tripand
:'·_ . .of these get rich quick, work-at· . A•. Whether you, ar~ >entitle~: to . i~ji!re~rsel( ·
home, schemes.
your money back ~epen~s. on;·""'.F~f';xa~ple, lfthe sidewalk is ·"
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- just a·little uneven as most are Willie . and . Urail Mackey of Hale Center .announce th~
00 your agreement With ~a~~l!
Q. I beard that you no
Under its rules y~u ar~,;.nt~!~d !0 and you tripped ov;r an ·area tha~ e_.ngagement oftlielr daughter Andr6a Denl_se Compton to Wade
longer take a tu deduction if
fu d only If_yoll complain
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everyone else had no problem Br:ickey,. son _or Ro,bert' and Bonnie Brie ey o
ee er, x.
you donate a car. Is that true? wit~ ~5 days o~·t,.e pur~h~e~ a~d , walking over, you probably_haxe· Gran 4soq. of Bi!l; ii'nd· Vera Brickey of _Wheele_r, Texas· a.nd
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A. You still may take a tax only •fth_ese~J~ h~s. money JD ~s · no.Jegal right to recover. Aft of Tommy.and Bessie Calverly of Wells P01nt, Texas~· The brade
deduction for a car you donate to acc~~n~~.As It Indicates on their
.must take responsibiiity>.for el~t is a 1999 graduJte of 'Hale Center High Scllool' and is
a charity; however, the Jaw· w_eh~t•te:
· our own clumsiness.
employed by Cihgular.Wireless Communications, _Brickey: i.s a
1997-graduate of Wheeler lligh School an~ employe~ by 'Hale
regarding the amount. of .-t·he ·· Even if the buyer's claim is ··
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On the other hand, if the County Sherifrs Dept. The couple will excha_nge ·vows · on- .
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donation ha~ ~en . c ange · justified, the buyer will receive a sidewalk was extremely uneven, January 14-th 2006 at Happy Union Baptist Church in Plainview,
Under the_pr~~r aw, a pe~son recovery only ifthere are funds in and.the store had been repeatedly Texas.
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who donated· a car determmed t h e s e 11 e r •s a c co u n t .
tlfe value. In many cases, people RECOVERY OF YOUR w.arn.ed that someone might trip,
h
the law places a duty on.t~e store
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your family or ~usiness listi!lg as
placed a fairly hig value on even ·C L A I M
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N 0 T torepairthedangerouscondition. Dear Library Fnen~s,
theoldestclunker. Underthenew GUARANTEED.
If the $tore did not take· . .
, Ast.heChnstmas_season you want it tb aJlpear in the paper .
on the encJosed::card an4 nuiil to
law, ifthe charity sells the car, it
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reasonable steps to tix- the IS apP.~oachm~, plea~e. mclude
must tell you how much the car In my opm1on, the best way to
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· . . . Operation Chnstmas Book 2005 the library in the ettveh>pe aJong
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ld be r bl . on your hst. · The Ptoneer Club with your doni:uion'or bririg it to
amount of your deduction.
credit card mstead of PayPal.
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Ia e. will continue this ·project to the library. The 'libraty is open
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
benefit the Hale Center Public from 9AM to Noon and IPM to
Library.
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5:30PM if you would ' prefer to
We'ask that· you donate drop it there. You are always
any , sum (large 9r ·small) to
welcome! .
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Qp~ration Chd'stmas 2005
The' library was
instead . of .•. sc;nding local organized by the Pioneer Club
Christmas cards. . 'rhe Hale
and opened .January-) 964 with
Cen(er American will print your
264 books. The Library now~ ~~
name in a Chris_tntas gr~eting to
11257 items avaiiable ·'rot the
the local community to b!' run
community .and<!: computelifor,
twice during the month : of
our patrons ~se .. The"rundirig for
December. Names will be added
the l..ibrary co~es 30% from the
as received with a final deadlin·e
City and County with the balance
ofDecember 19th. All donations
from donations, Pioneer Club
are tax deductible.
projects and grants. ~o . your
lfyou think the library
assistance i's greatly needed and
is an asset to Hale Center and
appreciated:
enjoy using its facilities, please
Sincerely,
take part in this worth while
Pioneer Club and Library Board
Christmas project. Simply write
Members
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for a grant through the ·Make, Ki4s Count program
promoted by the Lub,bock Avlllanclle-Journal;- "rheir
'proposal wa:s ·the ·CMS· Recess-.Beautificatiori Project.. Student Council students dicided · CMS students need a
place to relax during their ·breaks~ The students plan to
,pruchase.portable basketball goals, benqhes'for-seati~~;g, an~
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' paint a;·mural. of the Hale Center OwL . Student' council
.:>!;<,, ;,';:Y·H; ..--- . -~. · ' '' -- ·-~· '1 ' • __., ·: ·. 'members were invited to the Buddy HoJiy Center on
f:;'!;f};,:()~tcibe~2i, 2005 to accept ihekg'raht: fh~:goat'ofth~ Make,Kids Count program is to:pr~mote family; community,
.· ·.'.:;: ,:r~qd ed~catio!l .through .our youth. 'CMSrSi~d~nt Couhcil in~mbers were pleased·to accept a $500 grant which will be·
... ·,_,.~~::-utiH.ZC.~ toward' milking their:proposal'.iiito a reality. Wriiing-a.grant also served ~as.an· educational experience for those
~;-- ·m'embers; who'were in"olved· in the planning and creating process.
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Wasting time at the pencil
ener was a concern for the
Mr. Jones died Dec~ill~r 3, ioos f •
ill 'Baylor M;4ical Center in
Dallas. He was born July 9, 1963
to B,e.ssie ·u:e' Caiter and Robert.
Jones, Sr~ m Abernathy. He w~s-~
raised · in . H~le C.OY!Ity ;uid .,
gra~uated from J>l~lnview Higlf
. Sc~9pl i!l ~~~4._ J{e was in .the
Marine Reserves and served in
the ·u.s. ·Air'.for~e.l(e ~as -~
member of the Church of Christ,
He married Diane Scrogum' on
August · 4, l9K6 'in Marshall,
Texas.
He is survived ·by hi~ ·.mother,
Bessie Lee Jones of Plainview;
his wife, Rosemary Dian~ Jones
o(Amarill!J, 5 chfJdren, Shaa'rde,
Robert Anthqn.y, LeKae, Deston,: ·
T~yraun Jones all _of Amaril!o, 2 .
brothers, Rick , Jones... of
Pl~i~view, Torlari Lee)ones of
Hanover, PA, fsi'sters, Rhonda
J.»;es of Carrollton, .Pessie
~ohnson ofRochester, NY, Tonia
Jones of San Diego,-CA and close
friend, · Darla Rob!'rt.son of .
Dallas_. He was preceded by his
fa~her, Robert)ones, Sr. in 1988. :":
Viewing will be Ftidhy from 9:00
am ·- 1:jo.- pm at Free•~an-Abell
Fu~eral}-lome
.teachers at Carr Middle School
·East; 'so they came up with a way
. . . make enough money to
-P\-lrchase new pencil sharpeners
.for. their.~;lqssrooms. These are not
~egi.Jlar pencil sharpeners - they ·
.are "quiet", heavy .duty and-will
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a pencil inS seconds flat! .
Teachers from Carr Middle School
E.ast 'decld,ed that enough money
·cotitd' be -. made by working the
conces·sio~· 'sta!Jd at the Jr High
basketball g~mes . We ' were
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pleasantly surprise~)~ at in just
one night we had enough money to purchase 10 pencil shal'pen.~.rs! Sbaron Froust; the sales rep, from Baker deJ,iyere~
t,he!Jl on·Thursday agd -n.eedlessto•say the te!lcherns welhs the:st~d~nts were very excited to try out the new pencil ,;:: .
sharpeners. The pencil sharpeners are working great!!! The st~de~ts and the teac~ers _love them and are proud of the
team effo_t;_t that wa~ P.Ut-into this-project. ·
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The UiL has created three new design contests tor
Theatrical Design: The areas include scene design,
publicity design, ·and costume design. Kimberly
Guerrero, a high school student, submitted an entry
for costume design.
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The contest required that she·read a play by..George
· Bernard Shaw; Arms and the Man. After' re~ding_ .
the pl!ly,,Kimberly.,l!esearched the time pe._riodso
th,at ~he woul~ be able to design .~hese costumes. She
then bad to choose three.characters from the play,
and design ~ne co'stum~ for each.
·Kimb'edy work'ed very bard on·this contest,~alid, as
you can see, her designs are first rate. Mrs. Johna
Cargill coached her in this event.
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U.S . .ex~on, . _- s_al!'S . ,hal! . ~tttle Te11~s ""- ~es~m.ed ,_hatvestmg . , , . , . . h· ... k --Cii' f .
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mark~tj.-impact.~.':-Dui'ing.:.:- tJte :~ Mon~ay-after·.winiis-gusting as · QP~rates Wit ~? c_1et s, · •e. · ~ear. : _e us lce.o · · ·
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shipments of 142_,200 bales ofthe modules l'os.t· ~...u..:n_·,4:....m_ an4:. ·a_\_·\:O~St!lble.r~,~· ·/'\~ ' Qf, · J!re~l)t~cL., br .t , e · -~ ·
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both the principal buyer ofU.S. ;'It's like snow drift~d ·~· f<?Ot or Ofli~e-: . Ctt!zens ,can ~ome, ~!'d . Each ye~r law_s change wh1ch
cotton and the primary export more thick in ~laces,·~. ·
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destination forth~ week. Other. regional contact sa1d. "1-"tlimK· save a tnp to Plamv,1ew.
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buyers included Japan and we cari salvage some:·. btil-it'JI'
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In the spot cotton market, and Rolling Plain's'' ihis.· w~kf
online trading by producers in Harvesting is expanding 'at ·a
Texas, Oklahoma and .Kansas rapid: pace as growers wsh .to
in the wetlk .ended Dec. I getthe crap offthif stalk. MaltY"
totaled 5_5,826 bales compared West Texas dryl~nd cotton
to the previous week when farmers are pleased "With abov.,.
42,088 , bales were traded. average output and qulllity;
AV:erage prices ·_received by -Regional analysts have reported
producers in . the most recent dryland yields ofapproxiinately ·
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compared to 45,23 to 47.68 pounds per acre. Consequently,
cents per pound the previous modules ar~ lining fielcts, and
week.
backlogs ofseed cotton supplies
are buiiding !lt tl}_e gins. If good
In other news, USDA' s weather holds, harvesting likely
National Agricultural Statistics will be completed by the latter
Service (NASS) reported part of December, but most
producers h~d harvested 84 gins iii the area expect . t~
percent of the J)rospective U.S. process cotton well into
C()tton>'· crojf · as of Nov. 27 Janu~ry or February. .· .
compared .with 77· percent one Elsewhere· fn the state, winter
week earlier;:Harvest was three fi~id preparations are nearing
percentii~e: points above the an end under fairly . gQOd
five-year average of 81 percent, oonditions. Work has been
and picking is finished in five completed. in the Coastal Bend
of the '. 15 ~ principal cotton and Rio Grande Valley, and .
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gins. h~v.e closed for the ~ason.
NAS$ put the Texils ci~P. at 70 Soil mois~u~e- levels.cpntinue to
.,. J?er~c~~t harvested as of Nov. deteriorate .across South.Texas,
. 27. 'fliefigure is well above 46 and a prolonged Period of wet
percent for the same period in weather will be needed before
. 1004 an~ slightly ahead of the. .drought-like conditions are
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: ·:•·" . hatiiJIISt~g•.~en.~yLarry& announced tOday that huvill'not "Anyone·: who~., is 1invo!ved in
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···~.' .r-, c:" Rus~ll-<: : . f:: :'':~f<'7•:"~)~· . , Lart'e~'s -d~isi~''hot;to run for · Mt 'ran:iity ·-~nas·~ made , .man·Y.
, ·- ·'.- -'·. ,:. ·' ;:· --~-lfti((;ligf~ty~ \>.>\Gor~~~ ~ re.!'~lection;'&lnies";rfter 33"Ye~;:;· 5ac~ifi~~: jn-~i-d'eF.ior bie.to:puf_
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in t~e aniQ~nf <?fiitii~ r,equired t~
.:Lort~'~' 'Jtlf~t~_ '(g1"fC]!- •·~by, '. ;peqple .of l:fou5e DlstricL8S and , serv~ as aO:state legislator .and
G~r.~oii _&.Joyce. Ru~sell "-:~.· ·· theState:of1'exas~ .~ Whenifirst speaker. Witfioptt~eirloveand .
·1-~,~s~~~~l?lg_!V.e.!lb)'Lan_ey& · ·ran:for'\)ffice, I -did s'o.out of a support, it\ vould n'Qt ·ha\re been ·
-~~~~~ _~. J.awy~s-... Mllr~ ."'- .(k._1 . ·. com~i~m~nt '·to _r~p~e-~ent the . · p.ossible,.a!l~Jci(~llat; I'~ forever
Brencta L~~~~c_Steve' & 1 Vl~k . · id~.as. ~d interest~:-~f t~e ~-c:'?~le · grateful .~ : e~ptlcially to Neld~;
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And: "·while. ·the geogr."phic our service to the distris:t and to
New BOob: · ·. ;; ·
.,_ ..•,_ makchp ~'.~f~t~!s ' ·~iS.tript ··lias,,· the stat«;."
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Amber Warner by'R,obert . , -:: · .·changed':from~ thi~·'~unties''fo · · ·
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·:n~ ~oiuities,.:rity ci>mrnitment to "N'eldli and J wiil · .rem~i~;~
Christmas ·Angel;·by:·.:Thomas: 'House· :i>istrict -. ~85.'' reliiillns as . · actively fn~oive.cr her~ . ~net in
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Christmas·Guesiby.Ann~ Perry years·ago:" '
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sen;ing ori var_ious .boards and·
· Comfort and>Joy by Kristin
volunteerirrg h~r time :!<> the
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"My decision not-to . run again · many organiza~ions ·she helps
Guinness World Records by . . comes at a time wheg _more than with ornament programs. I'll ·
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ever we as astate' arid as a nation continue- my involvement in
Hannahs Hope by' K,~re
~eed· to encourage· bipartisan · government' and plan to
Kingsb~ry · - .
leaders to get involved in public become more involved in
Just Above A Whisper by Lori service,
West Texas has programs to advance the
Wi~k . . ·.
·produced some of the most importance of public service and
Kite Runner by Kllale lfosse,in_j influential-leaders in our. state's restoring public confidence in
Light from Heaven by Jan . history a~d I want us to continue government. Of ~;ourse; we will
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continue to farm and Will also
Mary Mary by Jame Pa~crs<in
. have more time with' frjepds and
Santa Claus .is'C()mjn to Town .."I ·know there~are many ·well · fa!itily which now includes four
~y.Fr~ J. Coots :,'f.~. - .· ·, qual'ified .men ·aiid'. wC>men who- grandsons."
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rf!er.:.s $oinelhi~g1bou( _ __ can serve this d!~ri~ a~~ _I Laney is ~urrently serving his
O~mtmas b~ Debb1~~c_omber .I~~c?u~age .!he~TJ~.• ~!~ .r~~ t~1s · . 17th.term in the Texas House of
Wmlers Ta,/.e an Pngmal.Pop · :· seat, .;;•.,Whlle:/r:~ihstrl~tm~ h~s- ,- lt~pi-esentatives, and served . a
_Yp/ourneybyRobertSabuda change_d thJS .dJStr~ct_ .s record-tying _five terms !lS
bo~ndane~, I beh_eve It . l.s S(le!lk,er"Qfthe;House. When he
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Bilmbi Speqial Editio'n "
the·peop!e' ofth1:s <hs~nct h~ye an Laney ushered in a new era !lf
featuring' Cammie King · . ex?ectatlon ofb•part•s~osh1p and reform, high ethical standards
iJqristmas with The Kranfcs_ . . '~ I ! J;, : ~ a_~!_; .t~:!
~"~ xt ;.and bj partisan cooperation in (he
featuring Tim Allen
:- '~ ·representative · to· represent the· House.
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l:i!Jdere/la SpeciaiE~ition,
-best interests ofall the people not
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featuring Ilene Woods
·. j~_S,t · p~e . p~lit~').~l , P,art).: ~r. ThrQ~ghout his tenure as
Herbie: Fully Loaded
.::phil<>sophy.'!.~- _, .:•·
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k aturing Lindsay-Lohan
conducted the . Legislature!s
Walmart: HighO,ost,ofLow
'.'I'm than,kful to my supporters· -bu.siness dn . a way th@t
ftice feat,uring Varl~us:~- • ~ . · for pla'tirlg their trust in ·me,for :encouraged public· participati~n
:W,ar ~fth.e Worlds featuring ' ~o long. · I'm thankful for the and earned.the trust and respc:ct
Tom Cruise
opportunity to repr~sent_ the of all Texans. He fostered a·
Polar Express featuring Tom
valties aiid'. idellS :of tliis area - bipartisan atmosphere in whic.h·
Hanks
hard work, fairness, integrity and - House members worked together
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bipartisan,ship. I've always said with mutual respect and placed
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it's amazing · what you, can · the public's needs ahead ?f
accomplish whel)_you _don't car~ personal interests and partisan
who gets the cred1t • and, politics.
together we have accomplished .
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In his first session .as speaker, he
made the refoFm and
streamliping. of House rules one
of his highest priorities. The
workings of the · Calendars
Committee became more
accessible, and the House
adopted a . new system of
deadlines for the legislature,
which eliminated the last-minute
backlog of bills that had forced
lawmakers to consider hundreds
of measures in the closing days of
session; "One of the things I am
most proud of is that during the
ten years.as Speaker we were able
to come together for the good of
Texas and get things
accomplished without the need
for a single special session."
Over the years, Laney e.arned a
reputation of cooperation
working with members of both
political parties. The most
well-known relationship Laney
fostered was the close working
relationship with th¢nGovernor George W. Bush and
Lieutenant Governor Bob
Bullock,- a partnership that
produced landmark reforms in
education, welfa~e. juvenile
justice and· civil litigation. The
friendship between the three
was unprecedented. So much
so that when it was determined
that Bush would be the next
President of the United States,
Bush, a Republican, chose
Laney, a Democrat, as the
persori to introduce him as
President-t'iecdo the nation .
Commenting,on Laney's tenure
as presiding officer, The Dallas
Morning News said "Mr. Laney
can rest secure knowing that he
led the people's chamber in a
way that Texans- including the
eventual leader of the free
'world - appreciated.
His
example is an instructive one."
Elected in 1972, Laney was a
member of one of the largest
freshman classes of legislators.
He served as chairman of the
Committee on Administration
for eight years under Speaker
BiiiClayton and as chairman of
the Committee on State Affairs
for I0 years under Speaker Gib
Lewis be'fore being
unanimously eb:cted Speaker of
the ·House in 1993.
While chairman of the
Committee on State Affairs,
Laney authored the landmark
ethics reform bill bringing
great~r accountability to all
elected.offi.cials in .Texas.ln his
remarks on. opening day of
session _ after being elected
Speaker. of the House in I 993
Laney said, "Being ethical
m~ns doing .more than is
required. Being ethical means
doing less than what is
allowed." Texas Monthly has
said "He used his moment of
power for the noblest of
purposes:- to restore public
confidence in the House of
Representatives."
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When you are sitting around
making your Christmas list,
remember the homebound .needy
Happy Birthday to: Billye Sue in our comtnunity. Make a
Sherrod,. C~_arl~y Rodgers, and donation to our Meals on Wheels
Doris W~i_l . .:-,
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ofLore~:Jef(~ri'es.by: . , . · · their own meal.
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Port, StOf'Jl Cellar, Lorge Lot ·
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R,e~em~r; Mary Kay~um111ings
·cordially invites you to .our glime
Memorial _donations in memory · day on WednesdayS at.IO:OO.
of Marie Lewis by:
·once again I would like to.extend
Anita Walls Cora Lee Vaughn · ali open inv.itation·· to the
community; conie and join us
Kevin & Kettle Steen Eugene &
for lunch sometime. We would
Claudine C~rte~ ,.
love to see you!
Pauline Wall.~rMamie Blount
_'This space available, ca11839-2J12.
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Mark your calendars:
Meetings held the 2nd
Tuesday ·of every month .
Students of the Week
are nominated by teachers
based on the Character
Counts Pillar for the 6 weeks.
Upcoming Activities ...
Belen S.
Monday-Friday, December 12th-16th:
• Akin Scholastic Bqok Fair
Pre-Kinder arten
This 6 weeks-Pillar is
Carr~Middle School: -
Monday, December 12th:
• 4:00p.m. CMS/JV vs. Crosbyton .(there)
This week's student is
• Kindergarten will be going to 'the So.uth Plains
Kimberly E. Kimberly is a
Mall to leam more about escalators and elevators
5th grader and was
nominated by Mrs;
Tuesday, December 13th:
Langfitt Mrs. Langfitt
• Owls vs. Bovina (there)
says: Kimberly don~··a
small Christmas tree .for , Thursday, December 15th:
her classroom.
• Akin Christmas Music Program, call 839-2121 for
more information.
· Other studentS
CAR,.ING;_
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and actions ,
• think aboutothe~sfeelings
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• help others
• give without thinking
about what will get in ·return
nominat~d:
Kimberly .E.
5th Grade
Esteban R., Christabelle
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Friday, December 16th:
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12:30 p.m. for the Holidays.
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Lorrie H., nominated by
Coach Patton. Coach
Patton said "She Js
always nice to everyone
and doesn't like it when
students call each other
names."
9th Grade .
because Character Counts!!
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By.R<l~ Howard
The Downtown ·Athletic Club
present the~ Heisnian ·
·Trophy -to the nation' best
college football player this
Saturday ~night in New York
·Cify. The ballots are all in
and all_ of the spin and
posturing is finally over.
Reggie Bus~ from the
Un iversity · of Southern
California came on strong
with some ama.Zingly good
performances late in the
season. And Vince Young of
the University of Texas
Longhorns had some weak
performances late, especially
on riatiorial television against
the Texas Aggies on the day
after Thanksgiving. The. only.
way for Young to have won
would be for enough first
place votes to have been split
between running back Bush
and his teammate, the
q~arterback and team leader,
and winner of the award last. ·.
year, Matt. Leinart... He has
~en m)-'J'avorife all year to
again win the award, and I
. think be should have won
again. He has not lost a game
· in - ~o years, and he has been
the soul: <.>fa great te.am that
has been the Associated Press
(AP) champion iri 2003, ttie
Bowl Championship (BCS)
and AP champion in 2004,
and has been the number one
ranked team in the AP and
Cp~,tches'. ,.,,polis this year.
Aria he, has . the Tr.ojans
play[qg in 'the scs· n~t~onal
championship game· in · The
.Rose Bowl against the
University · of
Texas
Longhorns · on January 4,
2006, We ·will find out this
Saturd~Jy night wh~ the voters
· think the best player is for
this season! '
will
. For the .record, Leinart has
• Better statistic's than Young:
Leinart
254-391
27
Touchdowns
7
. -interceptions 3,568 yards
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Young
183-296
.,.:26. Touchdowns
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> ~?terceptions 2,769 yards
And ruf\ning · back Reggie ; .
~ush has.! 187 carries · for ·
appearance.17
I ,683 ~yards · arid
7\1\1\1\1\
touchdowns. , His _513, allpurpose :Yards (rushing, pass
receiving, and kick returns)
Tex!ls Tech- ende(upJ·~th in ·
in one game came · against
the final BCS standin~~i ;
Fresno State.
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New Mexico State and
Temple are the only two
NCAA Division 1 schools to
go winless this season.
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frenship, Sweetwater and
Stratford, .both !ZQntinue .;to .
Texas Tech Red Raider
win in ·texas· High Scliool' '
Dwayne Slay is The Dallas
Football play-offs. They are
Morning · News Defensive
the last three teams from our
· Player of the Year in the ·Big
greater area. still in the hunt
XII for 2005' and obviously
for a . state championship.
also makes .the first team
And that Southlake C~,ttroll
defen.se . as · t~e · fre~.•.safet~. . • W;~S .t!l~ed by Plano this: past
And JUDior w1de r(:C(:IVer f9.r ,; . : .~we'ekend, but again they won
the Red Raiders Robert
in their march to repeat as the
Johnson .is the Newcomer of
AAAAA State Champions. ·
the year.
Running back
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receivers Jarrett Hicks and
Joel Fflani join tackle E. J.
Some of you wondered when
Whitley as Red · Raiders ,on
U1e · · Texas•· : UniversitY
the first team offense. ·Texas
'Interscholastic ·League (UIL)
Tech
quarterback Cody
elimi!lated eight-man football
Hodges made the second
in Texas. The year w~s 1975.
team .
The UIL elimina~ed. C,l~s~ .B
in 1979. And of course ypu
l\1\1\1\1\
old-timers remember when ·
the UIL first set up
Eight Big XU teams are bowl
classifications of teams in the
eligible! And the Texas Tech
fall of 1951.
Red Raiders are officially
going to the Cotton Bowl in
1\1\NI/\
Dallas. Tech will play the
Alabama Crimson Tide, also
Be sure to welcome all of
9-2. The Red Raiders will
those wonderful pheasant
play better than they did in
hunters to our area this
1995.
They cannot play
weekend!
worse when they lost to USC
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his intention' to seek re-election_,; fortunate to · serve :Hale ~county •· 1steward ofth~ county's financial
as Hale CountY Conimissiqner· 'for .n.~arly 2~ · y~ars, ·first as a :' : ~·wel~ b~i_n~;" he ~,Qnt!ll~ed:
Precinct 2, subject ·to the _ .' road . maintenanc~. worker and
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Democratic Primary in Match. , these last II . years as ''cou~ty, "As part of county gov_etnment,
commissioner," said Martinez. "I · I Jook .. ·forward to •· continue Martinez is~ 47-year resident of have . also been c priv.iieg'e(t 'i& ' . w?r~i.~ { with .. ·! he. Pl~in~iew~· ·
l>ef~rs~urgand Hale County, the . . serve nine years· as Ce~tified "' Hille • 'County:..., "I~tdusti-iat ·
fifth c~ild of Elida Mll,rtinez.anl·,. Investment Officer... and,serv~· as ·. ~o.un~~tion stii~i_11g ~;~~ing neW
thelateYnocmcio''Chendlo''~ ' senior member of a j~peison b~sines~es ' to tne . . cotiiiiy and
co!llmittee that oversees _co~nty
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Martinez ·and his wife, Susie; inve'stments.
"As · overseer of :the largest
. have been married for 23 years.
They have three children -- "In 1995, I was part of a group precinct in Hale County _:
made up of several -elected . approxim,ately 380 miles of rural.
Daniel~ a pre-pharmacy senior at
Texas Tech; Geraldo, a senior at officials from the surrounding . roads . -- efficiency and cost-·
Petersburg High . School; and counties that took part in a effectiveness are _so~e . of the
L'orena, a freshman at Petersburg program ·that led to certification goals. I wilL continue to strive
as financial officers. Onir of my for. MY service ·to Hale Go~nty
High School.
and it~ residents -continues to be
proudest moments was when
The Martinezes are members of I passed my CIO ~~am and that of an ope~ door · p~licy.
Main Street Church of Christ in learned that I had been the first Residents should knqw thaf my ,
commi.ssioner in the state (at that . office_dpor and phone _ar.~ always ·
Petersburg.
dpen to th~ needs of our county. time) to earn an Investment
Together we need to work for
He is a i977 graduate of Officer certificatio~.
the betterment of Hale County.
Petersburg High School and
1981 graduate of South Plains "I take much pride in the trust ,
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. degree in commercial advertisih~. · had in appointing me and giving together, I as" for-· your
CO!ltinued !!Upport in the March
primaries," Martinez concluded.
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Hal~- Center
lSD will accept sealed bids for the following tax sale .property:
OT HC BLK 99 LOT 26
604 E. 61h
Sealed bids should be subJ11itted to the Business Office attention Rick Ter~n
103 West Cleveland Street, ~~mailed to,P.O. B_px '1110; HaleCenter TX' '
79041 . Bids must be received no later than 2:00 p.m: -F;id~y· b~ember 9.
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PO Box t030
Hale Center, TX 19041
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