Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1999 Page: 1 of 14
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Pictured here with Judge Raff are the Senior Division Show-
The First Annual Goat Boosters Classic held
Serving Throckmorton County Since 1886
114THYEARNO.ll PHONE (940) 849-7951 THROCKMORTON* TEXAS 76483 - THURSDAY, December 9,1999 EIGHT PAGES and ONE INSERT PRICE: 500
Political season opens with
one race already contested
Friday, December 3, opened the
political season in Texas and Throck-
morton County.
County/District Clerk announced
that the positions of Sheriff, County
Commissioners Precinct 1 and 3,
County Attorney, Constable, District
Attorney, State Representative and
U.S. Congressional Representative
were up for election or re-election.
A race developed immediately for
Throckmorton County Sheriff when
former Deputy Sheriff Ed Taylor
filed. Taylor ran four years ago, los-
ing by a narrow margin.
Incumbent Sheriff Greg Dunlap
filed for re-election shortly thereafter
making it a two man race in the first
four days of the filing period that
continues to Monday Jan. 3, 2000.
Mike Fouts, an attorney wih the
law firm of Scarborough, Tarpley &
Fouts, in Stamford filed for 39th Ju-
dicial District Attorney. Fouts of-
fices in Stamford, but resides at
Sagerton - within the judicial bound-
aries of Throckmorton, Haskell,
Stonewall and Kent Counties. At
news deadline, he was the only can-
didate to file.
County Commissioners Doyle
Wells - Precinct 1 and Carlton
Sullivan - Precinct 3, have not filed
but indicated that they both would
seek re-election.
Incumbent County Attorney
Cheryl Taylor also indicated that she
would seek another term as County
Attorney.
No word has been received on
Constable, but State Representative
Rick Hardcastle and Congressman
Charles Steinholm have previously
announced their intention to seek
another term in office.
Texas Forts Pioneer
Holiday Activities
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Complete results and pictures next week
By: Lisa Sanders
Take a break from the hustle and
bustle of the malls, traffic jams, and
commercial activity and step back in
time. Experience the joys of the
season, as the pioneers of the 1860's
would have. Candlelight, carols, and
fabulous homemade goodies...this is
just the beginning of what you can
find along the Texas Forts Trail this
month.
Beginning on Dec. 3-5, at Fort
Concho National Historic Landmark
in San Angelo, you are invited to bne
apart of "Christmas at Old Fort
Concho." In addition to shopping,
food, and children's activities, the
fort will be featuring a Winter Ren-
dezvous. Reenactors bring to life the
soldiers and civilians of the frontier
era. Visit with the cavalry, the infan-
try, the Buffalo Soldiers, and the la-
dies of the post. Listen to music of
the period; shop in the sutler's camps
and observe traditional Native Ameri-
can lifestyles. Merchants and arti-
sans from around the nation will beat
the for peddling their ways and dem-
onstrating their crafts. Be sure to
visit Fort Conocho Dec. 3-5.
Fort Griffin State Historical Park,
located between Albany and Throck-
morton, will be hosting "A Country
Christmas at the Fort" on Saturday,
December 18.
Be sure to visit this period cel-
ebration of the season!
December 16-18 marks the an-
nual tradition of the famed "Cowboy
Christmas Ball" in Anson, Texas. Be
sure to get your tickets early, and
remember ladies, no pants allowed at
this celebration of the season. Call
the Anson Chamber of Commerce
for more information.
All of these events are great fam-
See FORTS
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First Annual Goat Boosters Classic held
Saturday at Throck. County Show Barn
Pictured with Judge Raff is the Grand Champion, Audra
Weber, of Seymour and Reserve Champion, Shelby Stone of
Woodson. (staff nhoto)
mansnip winners: isi -1 oaa t^reei, oi iNew ^asue; z,nu - ivyau
Looper, of Holliday, and 3rd - Shelby Stone of Woodson.
(staff photo)
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Pictured above are the Pee Wee Division Shoewmanship
winners: 1st - Ariekl Rabb of Cisco; 2nd - Korey Bailes of
Throckmorton and 3rd - Austin Sansing, of Lubbock.
(staff photo)
December 4 at the County Show Barn drew young competi-
tors from several counties. Pictured above is expert Goat
Judge Mr. Joe Raff, Wichita County Extention Agent.
(staff photo)
TRIBUNE
LETTERS TO SANTAEDITION DEC. 16
CHRISTMAS CARD EDITION DEC. 23
County Commissioners approve
$50,000. additional aid to Hospital
Meeting in a called special ses-
sion Tuesday December 7, County
Commissioners addressed a one item
agenda;' Discuss and take any neces-
sary action on Hospital finances'.
Meeting in the Throckmorton
County Courtroom with Commis-
sioners were Bryan Key,Secretary of
the Throckmorton County Memorial
Hospital Board of Directors, Cheryl
Taylor, County Attorney and Rich-
ard Franklin, an interested citizen.
A financial printout prepared by
Hospital Personnel showed an esti-
mated expense to close 1999 of
$126,000. Estimated income for the
remainder of the year was $77,700.
The County was asked to contribute
another $50,000. to the $383,202.68
that has been given to date. This
includes $33,000. received as Th-
rockmorton County's part of the To-
bacco Settlement.
When County Judge Trey
Carrington and Com missioners asked
Brenda Rankin, County Treasurer, if
funds were available, Rankin stated
that she could redesignate unused
funds in Indigent Care and Health
Insurance to cover the amount re-
quested.
A general discussion followed
concerning finances and what could
be expected in future operations.
Bryan Key explained that cuts in
Medicare brought on by the Balanced
Budget Amendment has caused the
Hospital, and other rural hospitals, to
lose reimbursement for many claims
submitted.
Judge Carrington asked Key "Is
there anything we can do to help
alleviate these shortages?"
Key replied that "Changes by the
first of the year and a possible
redesignation as a critical access hos-
pital may help."
Franklin asked if the level of care
might be handled thru a nursing home
environment? No specific answer was
given.
Many questions about rural hos-
pitals did not seem to have concise
ansewers and sometimes no answers
at all.
After more discussion, Precinct 3
Commissioner Carlton Sullivan
moved to approve the redesignation
of funds and the transfer of $50,000.
to the Hospital. Precinct 4
Commissiner George Seedig sec-
onded the motion. Precinct 1 Com-
missioner Doyle Wells and Precinct
2 Commissioner John Jones joined
them in making the vote unanimous.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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Texas counties approved
for livestock assistance
Agriculture Commissioner Susan
Combs has announced there are
currently 128 Texas counties ap-
proved by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Farm Service Agency for
the Livestock Assistance Program.
LAP, administered by FSA, pro-
vides direetpayments to eligible live-
stock producers in approved counties
that have suffered grazing losses due
to natural disasters during 1999. Na-
tionwide, $200 million has been allo-
cated for livestock products for either
related losses as part of the $8.7 bil-
lion farm assistance packages passed
in October. An additional $10 mil-
lion in funding was approved in the
recently passed H.R. 3194 which pro-
vides $576 million in additional emer-
gency funding.
For drought-related losses, LAP
benefits are available in approved
counties were precipitation was 40
percent or more below normal for at
least four months and where there
was at least a 40 percent loss of avail-
able grazing during a 90-day period
due to drought.
Eligible producers must have suf-
fered a 0 percent or greater loss of
grazing for a 90 day period during
1999. Eligible livestock include beef
and dairy cattle; buffalo or beefalo
when maintained on the same basis
as beef cattle, sheep; goats; swine;
and equine animals used commer-
cially for human food or kept for the
production of food or fiber on the
owner's farm or ranch.
Throckmorton
Residents give
Gife of Life
The approved counties include
Archer, Bastrop, Baylor, Bell, Blanco,
Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos,
Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell,
Callahan, Camp, Cass, Clay, Coke,
Coleman, Collin, Comal, Comanche,
Concho, Cooke,Coryell, Crocket,
Dallas, Delta, Denton, De-Witt,
Eastland, Edw ar ds, Ell is, Er ath, Falls,
Fannin, Fisher, Foard, Fort Bend,
Franklin, Frees tone, Grayson,
Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Har-
ris, Harrison, Haskell, Hays,
Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins,
Houston, Howard, Hunt, Irion, Jack,
Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, Kent,
Kimble, Knox, Lamar, Lampasas,
Leon, Limestone, Llano,
McCullouch, McLennan, McMullen,
Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason,
Medina, Menard, Milam, Mills,
Montague, Montgomery, Morris,
Nacogodches, Navarro, Nolan, Or-
ange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker,
Rains, Reagan, Real, Red River,
Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, San
Sanba, Schleicher, Scurry, and
Shackelford.
Also Somervell, Stephens, Ster-
ling, Stonewall, Suton, Tarrant, Tay-
lor, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green,
Trinity, Upshur, Upton, Van Zandt,
Walker, Waller, Washing, Webb,
Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson,
Wilson, Wise, Wood, Young and
Zapata are approved. Additional
counties are pending approval and
will be announced as they become
eligible for the LAP.
TISD Golden Greyhound Bands will
present Christmas program December 12
Thanks to the generous volunteer
blood donors who helped make the
Red Cross Blood Drive on December
6th such a success! The 23 live-sav-
ing units of blood donated by Th-
rockmorton residents exceeded their
goal of 20 units, and most impor-
tantly, will help meet the blood needs
of area patients at this critical time
when blood donations (but not us-
age) drop over the holiday season. A
special thank you goes to Nancy
Bachman for all her hard work in
coordinating the drive. Thank you
again for such a great effort and a
wonderful 1999. The American Red
Cross wishes the community of Th-
rockmorton a wonderful and safe
holiday season!
Everyone who participated in this
blood drive is responsible for it’s suc-
cess!
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