Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 2005 Page: 1 of 20
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COMANCHt. BOUNTY
* 4TH Wttkt
DEPOT DEEDED TO CITY OF COMANCHE: Central Texas Rural Railroad District in conjunction with Fort Worth &
Western Railroad have deeded the depot over to the City of Comanche. Friends of Historic Comanche, Inc., a non-profit, 501C3
organized to support and promote historical preservation in Comanche, will soon be seeking professional advice to make either
temporary or permanent repairs to the deteriorating roof of the popular historical landmark on South Austin Street. FHC will
be asking for public support for both the donation of funds and volunteer hours in the future, as well as investigating the types
of grants available for this type of restoration project.
CHIEF STAFF PHOTO
Thursday In Brownwood.......
Indians face Dublin in
Gordon Wood Classic
Alternative routes to businesses
along road construction zone
The CtyS Indians hope to
bounce back from a season
opening loss, with a victor
over Dublin this Thursday
night at the Gordon Wood
Classic in Brownwood. The
contest kicks off at 7:30 p.m.
in Gordon Wood Stadium.
General Admission will bn
$6.00 at the gate. Comanche
will be the visiting team, and
will be seated in the west
stands.
Dublin enters the contest
coming off a 33-14 victory
over Carter-Riverside. They
look much improved over last
year’s 4-6 team that was
edged by Comanche 9-6.
They returned six offensive
starters, four defensive
starters, and 15 lettermen.
Coach Malcom Moerbe says
the Lions are multiple on
offense, and are much more
explosive this year.
They are led by Senior
quarterback Miles Stone
(165), a three year starter. In
last week’s game he was 8 of
14 passing for 184 yards.
Running back Case DeVries
(195) had a busy night last
Friday with ten rushes for 72
yards, and six receptions for
127 yards. Gerrit DeVries
(210) added 94 rushing yards
off of 11 carries. The Lion’s
Offensive Hne starts fhra
Seniors led by guard Enrique
Ramirez (323).
The Lion’s defense also has
lots of size, especially in
Jarrod Jennings (334) at
tackle. Gerrit DeVries at
defensive end, and James
Johnson (155) at comerback
are also standouts.
The Indians are looking to
bounce back from their 26-12
loss to Bangs. Coach Moerbe
says he expects better tackling
and more intensity this week.
No injuries were reported in
the Bangs contest, and
everyone should be ready for
action. Be in Brownwood
Friday night, at game time
7:30 p.m.
Dove Season opens Sept. 1
Dove Season opens in
Comanche county on
Thursday, September 1, and
closes on October 30, 2005.
The bag limit remains 12 per
day and 24 in possession,
south of Interstate 20.
Game warden, Mike
Alexander, says that
conditions are very good in
the county, but conditions are
good everywhere. “Because
of this, the dove might be
scattered, since many of the
birds are still holding west of
here. Generally, the best
concentration of birds seems
to be in the northern part of
the county.”
Alexander reminds hunters
to get HIP certified when they
buy a license if you plan to
hunt migratory birds. A
migratory bird stamp is now
required to hunt doves, and
the upland bird stamp is
required to hunt quail. These
have been combined with the
old duck and turkey stamps.
All state stamps are included
in the Super Combo license.
Hunters under 17 years of age
do not need stamps on their
license. ____ _________________
Teal season opens Saturday,
September 17, and closes on
Sunday, September 25, 2005.
The bag limit is 4 teal ducks
per day and 8 in possession.
Both state and federal
migratory bird stamps are
required.
Shooting hours for
migratory birds are one-half
hour before sunrise to sunset.
Shotguns must be plugged to
hold only 3 shells, and duck
hunters cannot possess lead
shot. Baiting is illegal.
Hunting doves over a deer
feeder is considered baiting.
Hunters born after
September 1, 1971 need a
Hunter Education Course,
however, kids under 17 years
of age without the class may
hunt with an adult. If you
have any questions, call me at
(325)356-2858 or (325)885-
2349.
Farm Bureau
annual meeting
September 13 th
The Comanche County
Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
will be held Tuesday,
September 13, 2005, at the
Comanche High School
Commons, according to
County President Tommy
Elliott.
A fish dinner, catered by
Cook’s Fish Bam, will be
served at 7:00 p.m. Guest
speaker for the evening will
be Sid Miller, State
Representative from District
59.
The main purpose of this
meeting is to adopt policies
for the coming year. Also,
new directors will be elected
at this time.
All Farm Bureau members
are invited to attend. Please
call our office at (325)356-
2591 by Friday, September 9*
if you plan to attend.
By Darlene Causey. Exec. Director
While everyone is excited
about the great streets and
highways Comanche will have
upon completion of the con-
struction project, it does create
present challenges.
Most of the businesses on
Hwy 67/377 (Central Street)
have back entrances and/or
parking areas. Local folks
Know the town well enough to
realize they can use Oak Street
to gain access to businesses on
the South and Grand Street to
gain access to businesses on
the North. Please share this in-
formation at every opportunity
with those who may not be
aware of it.
There is a very nice public
parking area behind the south
side of the square on Oak
Street where several “Back
Door” entrances may be ac-
cessed or one can easily walk
along side Starbeau’s to all the
front doors. Check out the
unique back doors at Flavor’s/
Shaw’s Barber and Goodson
Insurance. The City Hall and
Police Dept, also has a back
door that is usually open.
Tips for business owners
and employees:
• Keep a positive attitude!
• Let customers know that
you appreciate the extra effort
it took them to get to your busi-
ness.
• Talk about how wonder-
ful the new roads, sidewalks
and driveways will be.
■ Use signs letting prospec-
tive customers know that you
have a back door entrance or
parking in the back and/or a
great store special.
• Smile often!
Tips for customers:
- Continue to shop local busi-
nesses!
• Plan ahead how you can
easily get to a business on Cen-
tral Street.
• Allow a little extra time.
• Remember, this is tempo-
rary.
• Keep a positive attitude and
smile often!
The construction project af-
fects everyone. How we react
to the inconvenience is up to
each of us. The workers are
doing a great job to give Co-
manche safer roads, beautiful
sidewalks and driveways that
we can be proud of and share
with people who visit our town.
Stay positive, smile often and
shop locally!
Sidney Lions Club
annual picnic, Saturday
You are invited to attend the
annual picnic and fireworks,
Saturday, September 3 rd
starting at 5:30 p.m. at the
Sidney school grounds. The
event will be sponsored by the
Sidney Lions Club.
Cook’s Fish Bam will serve
a catfish supper with all the
trimmings at $7.00 per plate.
Homemade ice cream will be
available at $1.00 per cup, as
long as it lasts.
WEATHER
AUGUST
Date High
Low
Rain
24 99
69
0.00
25 98
59
0.00
26 99
60
0.00
27 100
68
0.00
28 100
64
0.42
29 87
65
0.05
30 91
63
0.00
August rainfall
4.60
Lake Level
1159.81
YTD Rainfall
19.54
NEW COMANCHE COUNTY POW WOW LOGO UN-
VEILED. Pow-Wow Chairman Rex Plumlee and designer
Kymbirlee Jeschke check out the new Pow-Wow sign at the
City Park entrance. Comanche’s Public Works Department in-
stalled the new metal posts and frame to show off the new sign
featuring the new Pow Wow logo. The logo was chosen in July
during a contest sponsored by American State Bank, Comanche
Electric Cooperative, Conway Veterinary Clinic, KCOM, KYOX,
LSG Manufacturing, RWR Autoplex and The Comanche Chief.
The new logo will be incorporated on all official Pow-Wow
literature, stationary and signage.
New Texas laws that
go into effect Sept.
Notable traffic and criminal crash on thc niftu ian<
This Saturday, September
3rd the Comanche Volunteer
Fire Department will be at the
intersection of Central and
Austin collecting money for the
annual FILL THE BOOT cam-
paign for the Muscular Dys-
trophy Association. The money
collected helps sends kids af-
fected by neuromuscular dis-
eases to summer camp and
helps with research. Without
this money and support some
kids would never be able to do
some of the things we take for
granted each day like being
able to go fishing, ride a horse,
or go swimming.
Last year the CVFD
firefighters collected and sent
to MDA a check for $ 2000.
Please help us this weekend in
this very worthy endeavor, we
accept any size donation. We
wish everyone a safe Labor
Day weekend.
laws that go into effect on Sep-
tember 1 (unless noted other-
wise) include the following:
SB 1257 prohibits use of
wireless communications de-
vices (including cell phones) for
the first six months after teen-
agers get their driver licenses.
The bill also prohibits passen-
ger bus drivers transporting
minors from using wireless
communications devices, ex-
cept in emergencies or when
the bus is stopped.
HB 51 requires an ignition
interlock device if a driver’s
blood alcohol level is deter-
mined to be . 15 or more (upon
conviction).
HB 1357 creates a six-
month driver license (DL) sus-
pension for a person convicted
of providing alcohol to a minor
(one year for second offense),
and increases the DL suspen-
sion to one year for minors who
are convicted of a second al-
cohol offense.
HB 1481 makes it a Class
B misdemeanor if a person
drives around a barricade
where a warning sign or barri-
cade has been placed because
water is over any portion of a
road, street or highway. It also
specifically creates a traffic
violation for driving around a
barricade put in the roadway
because of dangerous condi-
tions.
. HB 183 states that all chil-
dren younger than 5 years of
age (old law was younger than
4) and less than 36 inches tall
are required to be in a child
safety seat system. It also clas-
sifies safety seat infractions as
moving violations for the first
time.
SB 1005 provides that if a
driver younger than 25 years of
age commits a traffic offense
classified as a moving violation,
the judge must require the
driver to complete a driving
safety course—and, if the
lane, ramp,
shoulder, median or adjacent
area of a freeway and don’t
move their vehicle to an area
that minimizes interference
with freeway traffic (assuming
the vehicle is drivable).
HB 1596 clarifies the defi-
nition of neighborhood electric
vehicles and motor assisted
scooters and allows municipali-
ties to regulate the use of mo-
tor assisted scooters on road-
ways and sidewalks.
SB 1257 disqualifies a per-
son from operating a commer-
cial motor vehicle if the
person’s driving is determined
to constitute an imminent haz-
ard.
HB 754 allows fines up to
$500 for violating the laws for
transporting loose material in
commercial vehicles.
SB 1258 specifies that an
original commercial driver li-
cense or commercial driver
learner’s permit expires in five
years instead of six years.
HB 87 allows cities to lower
residential speed limits from 30
mph to 25 mph in certain in-
stances. This bill took effect
immediately.
HB 2257 allows the
TxDOT commission to estab-
lish a daytime speed limit of 80
miles per hour on I-10 or 1-20
in Crockett, Culberson,
Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kerr,
Kimble, Pecos, Reeves, Sutton
or Ward counties. If estab-
lished, this speed does not ap-
ply to truck tractors, trailers,
semi trailers, or trucks, other
than light trucks and light trucks
pulling a trailer. This bill took
effect immediately.
SB 1670 requires the De-
partment of Insurance, in con-
junction with TxDOT and other
agencies, to establish a verifi-
cation program for vehicle in-
surance in order to try and re-
duce the number of uninsured
drivers.
HB 120 creates an organ
driver holds a provisional driver donor education and registry
license (under 18 years of age), program. Eventually, Texans
submit to a DPS road test. Fail-
ure by the driver to meet this
requirement will result in a fi-
nal conviction for that traffic
offense.
HB 1484 specifies that a
person commits a traffic of-
fense if they are involved in a
i
will be able to indicate their
wish to become an organ do-
nor when they are issued or
renew their driver license or ID
card.
SB 122 requires peace of-
ficers to report notification of
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Wilkerson, James C., III. Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 2005, newspaper, September 1, 2005; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1148661/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.