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The Albany News
Since 1875
Oldest journalistic venture west of the Brazos
Publisher
Donnie A. Lucas
Editor
Melinda L. Lucas
Office Manager
Jody Patterson
Reporter
Kathryn Stapp
Typesetter
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Jordan Lucas
Moran Correspondent
Duston Brooks
EDITORIAL
PINION PAGE
The Albany News
www.thealbanynews.net
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Law Enforcement
Center Necessary
The Shackelford County Commis-
sioners are at an important crossroads
- how to proceed with a proposed new
$5.4 million law enforcement center
and how to pay for it.
The commissioners will meet next
Tuesday during a special 9:00 a.m.
session to vote on how to proceed and
it appears that calling a bond elec-
tion would be the best choice.
Commissioners are past the
point of determining if a new law
enforcement center is needed - that
decision is almost undisputable.
The question is how to structure the
financing - by bond election or cer-
tificates of obligation, which could
result in a public, vote as well.
The commissioners want the pub-
lic to weigh in on this matter, which
would best be handled through a
bond election. However, the archi-
tect and financial advisor are sug-
gesting that the time line would be
quicker with certificates of obliga-
tions, which could save the county
up to $400,000 in construction costs
if there isn’t any widescale opposi-
tion by the public. The public can
file a petition demanding a bond
issue anyway if enough signatures
?ire received.
So, despite the potential for in-
creasing the overall cost of the proj-
ect, it would seem prudent to call a
bond election and just let the voters
have their say.
Many residents may not fully un-
derstand the need for a new facility
and the constraints that are placed
on the county by the Texas Jail
Standards Commission.
The current facility is over 80
years old and drastically outdated
and undersized. The issue is not
just providing more jail space, but
more space overall for local enforce-
ment officers to be able to do their
job both efficiently and safely.
Anyone not convinced that a new
facility is warranted should drop by
the jail and let the staff take you on
a tour. They have conducted many
in the last couple of weeks.
This is an issue that is long over-
due for a solution.
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Summertime...and the living is easy
VACATION
Believe it or not, that was a song in the
60’s. V A C A TIO N in the summer time!
It was popular about the same time as the
Beach Boys. In fact a
lot of songs back then
were about summer, hot
summer nights, little
yellow polka dot bikinis,
California girls and cool
cars.
When I was young,
the extent of our summer
Bobbie Cauble
Stephenville. My granddaddy was a butcher
at Piggly Wiggly for a long time. He was
a quiet man and for some reason I always
thought my granny probably ran the show.
The thing I remember most about her
was the eggs she made for breakfast. She
would add a little milk and butter to the
eggs before she scrambled them.....and they
were so good. It’s strange the little things
You, me & everyday life
you remember about people.
They lived very close to the Tarleton cam-
pus and just a few blocks from the city cem-
etery. For some strange reason, my cousins
and I would always walk up to the cemetery
and look at all the headstones. Even as a
little girl, I was
fascinated with
all of the names
and the ages
shown on each one. Many of the headstones
would have a picture of the person on it: I
always found it so interesting. I remember
thinking that it was good because people
could always remember what that person
looked like for many, many years. By saying
this, you can tell that we were very easily
entertained.
My first time on an airplane was in 1968,
when I flew from Dallas to Lubbock. My
second time to fly, I was 24 and flew from
Dallas to Frankfurt, Germany. Quite a big
step for a small town girl. I flew by myself
with a six-month-old baby. My husband
i Ms l,
. Mpm?
was already there, so my daughter and I
took to the air, just the two of us. What an
adventure that was! I never labeled that as
a vacation.
Later on, we took two family vacations
with all three kids. Once to Washington
D.C. and once to
Disneyland. Our
trip to Disneyland
turned out to be
quite exciting. While in San Diego there was
an earthquake and a couple of days later
while in Los Angeles, there were after shocks.
We were all ready to come home to Tfexas.
This week I will be in Ruidoso with all of
my kids and grandkids, hopefully where it
will be several degrees cooler. And as usual,
I will need a vacation after my vacation to
recoup. But I will enjoy every minute that
we are together.
Summer countdown is on...next month
school starts. Kids are frowning and parents
are smiling. You better enjoy what’s left of
the summer.
WHO DO
YOU CALL?
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
284 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510-4304
Phone: 202-224-5922
Website: hutchison.senate.gov
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
51 7 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2934
Website: cornyn.senate.gov
U.S. Rep Randy Neugebauer
1424 Longworth HOB
Washingtpn, DC 20515
Phone: 888-763-1611
Website: randy.house.gov
State Sen. Craig Estes
P.O. Box 12068
Austin, Texas 78711
Phone: 512-463-0130
Website: craigestes.com
State Rep. Jim Keffer
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
Phone: 800-586-4515
Website: house.state.tx.us/members
Amblin' through Wyoming proves memorable
In my last column, which reported on a
recent auto trip with my wife, I mentioned
that we had liked Montana. Well, if we liked
Montana, we loved Wyoming.
Much of Wyoming is absolutely gorgeous,
and crowded it is not. It is the smallest
population state in the union, and that
often shows on the highways, even the
interstates, which you often have all to your-
self. The whole state has
only about a half million
people, less than the city of
Fort Worth.
We had previously been
to the Grand Teton /Yel-
lowstone area on the west-
ern side, so this time we
Lairv Bell focused on the eastern por-
y tion. Cheyenne, of course,
is the biggest city and the capital, but it has
only about 60,000 people. Moreover, it feels
like an even smaller town. Traffic is moder-
ate, and it is easy to find your way around.
No one seems to be in a hurry.
The downtown area is still lively with the
huge Depot Plaza as the focal point. The gi-
gantic and beautiful old Union Pacific depot
has a place in the life and affection of the
locals similar to our courthouse in Albany.
There is a public event on the plaza every
Friday night, and most of the town attends.
On our Friday night, it was a Celtic cel-
ebration, so we two old Scotsmen felt right
at home. That was a nice time.
Although much smaller, Cheyenne re-
Amblin' through Albany
minds one somewhat of Austin. Thousands
of locals regularly jog, power-walk or ride
bicycles. And, like Austin, they have some
beautiful places in which to do it. Also like
our capital cohorts, they do like to party, es-
pecially on that plaza. Their biggest annual
event, Rodeo Days, comes every July.
Interestingly, the very name Albany is a
much honored one
in southeastern
Wyoming. Many
years ago, a large
group of settlers came from Albany, New
York and took up lives in the area. Albany
county, just west of Cheyenne is the site of
Laramie, and there are Albany streets in
many towns. We had dinner twice in the
Albany Restaurant by Depot Plaza. It just
seemed like the right thing to do - plus the
food is great.
A bit farther north is Casper, the state’s
second largest city but with only about
50,000 people. It has a quaint downtown
area and a range of mountain just a stone’s
throw to the west.
A big and very pleasant surprise was the
town of Buffalo, north of Casper and just
40 miles south of Sheridan. A town of only
4,000, it has a very picturesque downtown
including the Occidental Hotel. The Oc-
cidental, built in the very early 1900s and
still operating as a hotel, came within two
days of being tom down a few years ago by
the usual modernist zealots. Fortunately it
was saved by other local folks and is now a
registered historical site.
Among its famous visitors have been
Theodore Roosevelt, Calamity Jane, Buffalo
Bill, Butch Cassidy, Ernest Hemingway,
and Owen Wister. Wister was the author of
The Virginian, the prototype Western novel.
It is believed that Wister got some of his
ideas for characters in The Virginian from
the cowboys and
gunslingers who
frequented the
Occidental’s sa-
loon. Appropriately, the hotel’s restaurant
is called The Virginian. The hotel is open
to the public, including non-guests, to look
around throughout the property.
Wyoming’s northernmost city of any
size is Sheridan, named for that famous
Union general of our Civil War who had
once served in Texas and held it in very
low esteem. (“If I owned all hell and Texas,
I’d live in hell and rent out Texas.” Phillip
Sheridan.)
That notwithstanding, Sheridan is a
lovely town of about 16,000. It has many
beautiful old homes and a vibrant downtown
area. There you find large hanging baskets
of bright flowers on every lamp post and
original, large sculptures on the sidewalks
in every block. These sculptures reflect the
life and history of the town and the region.
It is truly a beautiful town.
We look forward to returning to Wyo-
ming.
This & that about 2 & 4-wheel drivers
Most hunters are so gung-ho, they’ll hunt
anything that’ll run from ‘em.
Similarly, TV news folks salivate at the
prospect of all-out chases to pluck credible
opinions on controversial topics.
That was the case recently when a neuro-
surgeon was questioned
by a Dallas TV reporter.
The query concerned the
ongoing debate about
whether a helmet law
should be enacted for mo-
torcyclists. His answer
was> uE’ a no-brainer.
Dr. Don Newbury Explaining that many
7 serious injuries incurred
by riders without helmets would otherwise
be minor, Dr. Jeremy Denning mentioned
that some physicians have coined a word
that reveals their opinions. The “word” fit-
tingly describes the bikes whose riders are
“helmet-less.”
“They call them ‘donorcycles’,” Dr. Den-
ning said.
End of interview.
Meanwhile, operators of four-wheeled
vehicles often give law enforcement person-
nel reasons to coin names for certain drivers
- names that are unfit to appear in a family
newspaper.
James Davis, who was playing in big
bands before they invented instruments that
“plug in,” has to smile when he remembers
a traffic pull-over of several decades ago.
' Decked out in a tuxedo - common evening
apparel for him - he was ready to tickle ivo-
ries at a country club gala. However, he was
a bit late, and his foot was a bit heavy.
The traffic officer gave his obligatory lec-
ture, then backed off with “just a warning.”
Noticing Davis’ spifty tuxedo, the officer
barked, “If you weren’t late for your own
wedding, I’d throw the book at you.”
Bill Sanders,
a federal govern-
ment retiree, had
reason to smile
about a similar offense recently.
His wife Carolyn chuckled as her hubby
was red-lighted to the roadside. As the of-
ficer strode toward the car, she hoped that
he would make the usual inquiry, the one to
determine if the driver had a good reason to
be speeding.
“I’m on my way to a Crime Stoppers’
meeting,” Bill answered sheepishly.
The truth, of course, is hard to beat. His
speed wasn’t THAT MUCH over the limit,
and he was indeed en route to the afore-
mentioned meeting. Later, he served as
county president of Crime Stoppers.
When Sanders began his career in
government service, his assignment was
in Austin. It was during the presidency of
Lyndon B. Johnson.
One day, the Johnsons were in town, and
Lady Byrd was planning a barbecue picnic
at the ranch. She decided on a ‘Yellow Rose
of Texas” theme.
Sanders’ supervisor instructed him to get
The Idle American
a dozen garbage cans painted for the event.
“The cans are to be painted exactly as
Mrs. Johnson instructed,” he said. “They
are to be ‘yellow rose yellow’ - not lemon
yellow,’ not ‘mustard yellow’ and not ‘sunrise
yellow’,” the boss warned.
For emphasis, he repeated the mandate,
asking Bill if he fully understood. Bill did.
The ever-re-
sourceful Sand-
ers gave serious
thought to the
assignment. He feared grave consequences if
the painted cans were a hue or two off.
So, his first stop was at the floral shop.
He purchased a bouquet of yellow roses
before proceeding to the paint shop.
‘Taint these cans the same color of these
here roses,” Sanders said. “Make sure it’s
not lemon yellow’, ‘mustard yellow’ or ‘sun-
rise yellow’.” He asked the painters if they
understood; they did. They “yellowed up”
the cans just right, and Bill “got it right” for
almost 40 years in government service.
IT end this week’s piece by dredging
up the old chauvinistic yam about a traffic
officer who finally prevailed after a lengthy
high-speed chase.
The veteran DPS guy thought he’d
“heard them all,” but this offender offered a
new excuse.
“I tried to outrun you for good reason,”
the driver said. “A week ago, my wife ran off
with a trooper, and I figured he was trying
to bring her back.”
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