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Pag* 6A / Thursday, July 14,2005, / The Comanche Chief
for the
By Sandra Hicks
The Purple Martin is easy
to identify. Its swallow
cousins can be confusing.
Some look amazingly alike.
They fly so fast that it is hard
to get your binoculars on
them, much less follow them
long enough to ID them.
The .“rusty swallow”
include the Bam Swallow,
Cliff Swallow, and Cave
Swallow. Rusty swallows have
some buffy-orange feathers
and are thus separated from
other swallows.
All the "rusties” have
iridescent blue-black backs
and upper-parts. Their tiny
bills are used to catch flying
insects such as bees, wasps,
and flies. They feed “on the
wing,” flying low over water
and fields.
After the martin, the Bam
Swallow is Comanche’s
common swallow. It is easily
identified by its long, deeply
forked tail. Its “swallow tail”
and long, pointed wings give it
an elegant look and an easier,
more flowing flight patterns.
The Bam Swallow is the
most colorful of the rusties.
With a reddish-brown throat
and forehead, the breast and
belly are pale orange. Its larger
size, seven inches, enables it
to feed on larger insects than
the others.
The Cliff Swallow is
smaller, at 5.5 inches. Also
common to Comanche, it is
distinguished from the Bam
Swallow by its pale-to-white
forehead, squarish tail and
dark throat. It is buffy-orange
on the sides of its neck. The
“rump patch,” the area just
above the tail, is also buffy-
orange.
The Cave Swallow is a
close relative of the Cliff.
About the same ^ize, its rump
patch is much richer in color.
The fhroat is paler. The
forehead is a dark chestnut.
While we have not seen them
in our area, they could be here
as they have been documented
both east and west of
Comanche.
The Cliff and Cave
Swallows usually nest in large
colonies. Their favorite sites
are under bridges and culverts
and under the eves of bams
and porches. True to their
names, the Cliff may nest on
cliffs, and the Cave nests in
caves in some areas. The Bam
Swallow usually chooses a
smaller colony. We have
observed both the Bam &
Cliff nesting under the Leon
River Bridge on Hwy. 377,
northeast of Comanche. There
were hundreds.
These swallows are also
known as “mud swallows.”
Bot sexes make the nests of
dried mud, plastered against a
vertical surface or under an
overhang. The Cliff makes a
gourd-shaped nest. The jug
shape is round with a neck
leading to a small side
entrance. The Bam and Cave
make cup-shaped nests. All
line the nests with feathers.
To recap: The Bam has a
“swallow tail.” The Cliff has a
dark throat, pale forehead, and
pale buffy-orange rump. The
cave has a light throat, dark
forehead, and rich buffy-
orange rump.
If you are unable to
distinguish them, just enjoy
their free flight and friendly
conservations. They seem to
savor live.
If you have question
regarding birds or birding,
please send them to:
birdingcomanche@vahoo.com.
East Side Echoes
By Mary Jane Hicks
The Sunshine Girls and
W.O.M. (Women On Mission)
meet every second Tuesday of
each month.
The Youth Supr Summer is
going on now through the 15th
of Jjyiy, at Hjjdjh Simmons
University. Tiujjs a week of
spiritual ana leadership
training.
There are still three places
available for the end of July
mission trip to Colorado. For
information contact Zack or
Rev. Jerry shields at 356-
3667.
Fire Danger
Remains High
, According to the National
Weather Service, the rainfall
changes are slim for the next
several days, and the
temperature is going to soar
bak in the mid to upper 90s.
I “Within North Central
Texas, there are the haves and
; the have-nots when it comes to
rainfall,” said Texas Forest
Service Fire Behavior Analyst
Brad Smith. “There are
definitely dry spots. We’re
still at die beginning of our
summer fire season, so people
need to use caution.”
The National Weather
Service precipitation summary
map shows that over the last
14 days, some counties, like
Rains, Wise Collin, southern
Grayson, eastern Hunt and
Kaufman, and counties south
and west of Hood, missed
much of the rainfall. ,
Most counties in North
Texas remain under outdoor
burning bans, which stay in
effect for up to 90 days unless
the county commissioners
court lifts the bans due to
improved weather conditions.
Violations of the bum ban are
a Class C misdemeanor that
carries a fine up to $500. *'
“Debris burning, which
includes household trash,
brush piles and leaves, is by
far the No. 1 cause of wildfires
in Texas,” said Regional Fire
Coordinator Nick Harrison.
“Texans can make a lot of
difference this fire season by
abiding by the bum bans and
taking extra precautions when
welding or using other spark-
producing equipment. We’ve
also seen fires started by
unattended barbecue pits, so
be sure the coals are cold to
the touch before you leave it.”
Homeowners can also be
proactive by making their
homes more resistant to
damage from wildfires.
• Establish a safety zone at
least 30 feet wide around
your home and
outbuildings in which grass
and weeds are kept moved.
• Keep trees limbed to six
feet above ground, and trim
any limbs that overhang
structures.
• Mow pastures and fields to
create a fuel break around
your property and
minimize the chances of a
wildfire spreading to your
pasture or buildings.
NEEDARUBBER STAMP?Come
by the Chief for office supplies.
(TFC)
Confessions
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J. Patrick Brennan
the sweet
Trockenbeerenauslese dessert
wine of Germany. Riesling
wine was at one time regarded
as highly as the great French
reds. However, it fell from
grace when the oaked, heavier
whites became fashionable.
Regardless, it is an
underappreciated excellent
wine when, made properly. •
pat@brennanvineyards.com
Types of Wine
Books about wine are gen-
erally divided by country of ori-
gin and each country’s specific
wines. For example, you might
characteristics of grass, grape-
fruit and herbs. It is the best-
known varietal grown and pro-
duced in New Zealand and is
also a well-known varietal in
have a chapter on France and Texas and California. This vig-
then sections on Bordeaux and orous grape makes a wine that
Burgundy. In the Bordeaux
section you would study the
specific districts such as the
Medoc or Haut-Medoc. Finally,
one would then review specific
wineries and their wines such
as Chateau Latour.
For our purposes we are
going to do things a bit differ-
ently. We will begin by review-
ing specific grape varieties and
the main wines made from that
variety. We will later consider
various wines of the world.
WHITE WINES
Chardonnay is the best-
known white wine grape in the
world. Its home is in Burgundy,
France although it probably
originated in the country now
known as Lebanon. This grape
has no specific varietal char-
acteristics but assumes the
traits from the method of pro-
cessing varying from acidic
and austere when produced in
stainless to rich and buttery
when fermented in oak. The
grape breaks bud early and is
susceptible to early frosts.
Chardonnay is the grape of
white Burgundy wines such as
Chablis and Montrachet. Yet it
is far better known as a vari-
etal and is marketed as such in
the US and Australia. Califor-
nia Chardonnay is the mainstay
of “white wine” in restaurants
and bars.
Chardonnay is relatively dif-
ficult to grow in Texas yet there
are vineyards and wineries that
produce wonderful Texas
Chardonnay. -,i
Sauvignon Blanc, on the
other hand, has intense varietal
frequently is blended with
Semilion to give it body and
fruit. In France it produces the
dry, zesty wines of Sancerre
and Poilly-Fume¥. In Califor-
nia, Sauvignon Blanc fer-
mented in oak is known as
Fume¥ Blanc.
Riesling is the great grape
of Germany and like Sauvignon
Blanc has intense varietal
-characteristics. In this case, its
floral, mineral aroma and its
acidic, fruity flavor character-
ize the wine. Riesling can be
made dry or with varying lev-
els of residual sugar including
Senior Citizens
Weekly Menu
FRIDAY, JULY 15
Meat balls, mushroom gravy,
spinach, tossed salad/French
dressing, banana pudding
w/cookie, milk, bread, butter.
TUESDAY JULY 19
Macaroni & cheese, pinto
beans, tossed salad
w/tomatoes, French dressing,
fruit salad (jello), combread,
onion, butter, milk.
WEDNESDAY JULY 20
Meat loaf, com O’Brien,
golden potatoes, spinach,
banana pudding w/topping,
milk, bread, butter.
THURSDAY JULY 21
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TEXAS COMMISSION on ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND
EYTENTTO OBTAIN A WATER QUALITY PERMIT AMENDMENT
PERMIT NO. WQ0003159000
APPLICATION. Johannes Koster, 11000 Highway 16, Comanche, Texas 76442 has applied to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to amend wastewater disposal Permit No.
WQ0003159000 (EPA ID No TX 0121584) for a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) to
authorize an increase in the animal head count to 1,350 head and to increase the number of acres used for
irrigation and land applications of wastes to 284 acres. The facility is located on the west side of the
intersection of Highway 16andFM2861 which is approximately 5 miles north of Comanche in Comanche
County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on June 7,2005. The permit application is
available for viewing and copying at the Comanche County Courthouse, at the intersection of Grand
and Houston Streets, Comanche, Texas.
The TCEQ executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will
conduct a technical review of the application. After completion of the technical review, the TCEQ will
issue a Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision.
PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING You may submit public comments or request a public
meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit
comment or to ask questions about the application. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive
director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested
by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.
Written public comments or requests for public meeting must be submitted to the Office of Chief
Clerk, MC105, TCEQ, P.O.Box 13087,Austin,TX 78711-3087.
ADDITIONAL NOTICE. After technical review of the application is complete, the executive director
may prepare a draft permit and will issue a preliminary decision on the application. Notice of the Appli-
cation and Preliminary Decision will be published and mailed to those who are on the county-wide
mailing list or the mailing list for this application. That notice will contain the final deadline for
submitting public comments.
OPPORTUNITY FOR ACONTESTED CASE HEARING After the deadline for public comments,
the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or
significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision
on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who is on the mailing
list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide Instructions for re-
questing reconsideration of the executive director’s decision and for requesting a contested case
hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.
A contested case hearing will only be granted based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and
material to the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the Commission will only grant a
hearing on issues that were raised during the public comment period and not withdrawn.
MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing
list to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. You may request to be added
to: (1) the mailing list for this specific application; (2) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant
name and permit number; and/or (3) the permanent mailing list for a specific county. Clearly specify
which mailing list(s) to which you wish to be added and send your request to the TCEQ Office of the
Chief Clerk at the address above. Unless you otherwise specify, you will be included only on the mailing
list for this specific application.
INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting pro-
cess, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1 -800-687-4040. Si desea informacfon
en Espaftol, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our
web site at www.tceq.state.tx. us.
’ Further information may also be obtained from Johannes Koster at the address stated above or by
calling John Koster at (254) 879-2650 or (254) 879-2650
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