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Coleman, TX 76834 • 24 Pages, 2 Section • Wednesday, October 22, 2014 • Volume Number 134, Number 41 • 750
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“Everything Coleman
County Since 1881”
The ACE after school pro-
grams of Coleman, Santa Anna
and Panther Creek ISD are
hosting a Zombie 5K Color Run
on Saturday, November 1st at
Coleman High School.
Registration is that morning
from 9:00 to 9:45am. The race
starts at 10 am at the CHS
parking lot near the Band Hall.
You can come dressed as a
Zombie if you want, but you
don’t have to. You can just run
from them during the race.
Coleman County Medical
Center will provide FREE
Health Screenings.
They will also offer flu shots
for $25 or the flu shots are free
IF you have proof of 100 per-
cent insurance coverage.
You can pre-register online al
www.rctregister.com.
Remember it is FREE to enter
for all ages, and those pre-reg-
istered on-line will receive a T-
Shirt.
Awards will be given to the
fastest people in the following
age groups: 6-11, 12-17, 18-
25, 26-40, 41-59, 60 plus.
For more information, contact
Jacque Rosales, Director ol
the ACE Program, at her email
address: Jacque.Rosales@cole-
manisd.net
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own property on the west side
of Commercial Avenue. It is a
vacant building, and the value
of that building may very well
increase if the election passes.
I cannot prove it, but my posi-
tion would be exactly the same
if I did not own that building.
Also, it is true that there are
some in Coleman county that
are “doing well” and that those
individuals may benefit eco-
nomically if this passes. But,
as stated earlier... A rising tide
lifts all boats.
Just because some will bene-
fit directly from something like
this is not a reason not to pur-
sue it. If Coleman is more
vibrant; has more jobs; has
more out-of-town people com-
ing to shop, eat, and work; has
higher property values (and,
therefore, higher property
taxes), and has increased local
sales tax... we all win.
Greg Martin
\ a
chance” on a business idea.
The author of that piece also
suggests that Coleman should
be more interested in lower
electric rates and in programs
that do something to address
loans to 1st time business
owners. Those are worthy
endeavors as well, but have no
bearing at all on this particular
discussion. The fate of these
two propositions has no effect
one way or another on pro-
grams related to electric rates
or on the viability of loan pro-
grams for 1st time business
owners. This is simply a case
of using a hot-button topic like
electric rates and including it in
an article about something
unrelated with the hope that
there will be an assumed or
implied connection between
the two. There is no connec-
tion at all.
In the interest of full-disclo-
sure, I will close with this. I do
stores and restaurants to sell
beer and wine will adversely
affect those that can sell those
items already. To that, the hon-
est response is... “possibly”.
But, another likely result is that
a rising tide will lift all boats.
It's difficult to make that
assessment or argue against
that position unless you are a
business owner that is specifi-
cally in those shoes. The belief
here is that those who might be
adversely affected will be able
to continue to effectively com-
pete and that the overall eco-
nomic boost will help them as
well.
Finally, there was a recent
opinion piece written suggest-
ing that this election is some-
how about pitting the interests
of people at higher income lev-
els against people at lower
income levels. The article
uses inflammatory terms such
as “have’s”, “have-not’s”,
“greed”, “clout”, and “personal
gain”. Once a person takes
such an impassioned position,
there isn’t usually a high likeli-
hood of changing their mind.
However, it would be remiss
not to at least try. In very many
cases, economic growth is
fueled by, supported by, and
made possible by the invest-
ment and activity of members
of the community that are in a
very favorable economic posi-
tion. This is true for a variety of
reasons. To begin with, these
people often put themselves
into a favorable economic posi-
tion by having a knack for con-
ceiving of businesses or proj-
ects, and then having the right
discipline and expertise to see
those endeavors through to
fruition. And, that group is
often the group that is best
suited to be able to “take a
vote will effectively double the
number of viable buildings
where a restaurant could oper-
ate and sell beer, wine, or
mixed drinks. Not that we
need an abundance of busi-
nesses like that, we do not.
But, increasing the options
where it “can” happen will
increase the likelihood that it
“will” happen. In addition, the
actual or even “possible” eco-
nomic activity in the downtown
area will have a very likely pos-
itive impact on property values
on both sides of Commercial.
The southwest portion of the
county also stands to benefit.
Any benefit we can provide to
the Lake Ivie area (on our side
of the lake) is of benefit to the
entire county. Yes, it may ben-
efit some more directly than
others, but it is still an econom-
ic benefit to us all.
The Rodeo Grounds is anoth-
er area that will benefit. Some
may say that “the Rodeo
Association is doing fine and
there is no need to improve
those circumstances.” Still
others may say that selling
beer and wine at the rodeo is a
bad idea, and that a No vote is
the correct way to proceed.
But, consider this. First, the
point that the rodeo is doing
fine is not a compelling reason
not to allow it to do even better.
The annual rodeo provides the
single biggest shot in the arm
to this economy each and
every year. That is, the biggest
benefit in terms of a one-week
ZOMBIE 5K COLOR RUN
COMING TO COLEMAN
NOVEMBER 1ST
We have an important elec-
tion coming up for Coleman
County, and we need to make
sure we vote either Yes or No
based on a clear understand-
ing of the facts and the princi-
ples being considered.
Although it may appear so,
this is not an election about the
sale of alcohol in stores or
restaurants in Coleman
County. This is an economic
development election. Alcohol
is already available in Coleman
in both restaurants and in
stores. It is limited by precinct,
but is available nonetheless.
Given the size of Coleman, this
model does nothing at all to
limit access or consumption.
As a result, a No vote on moral
grounds is misplaced or, at
best, ineffective.
From an economic stand-
point, though, this is an impor-
tant issue. If the entire county
were opened up, businesses
and properties that have been
historically handcuffed due to
their physical location will no
longer have those limitations.
Buildings on both sides of
Commercial Avenue, for exam-
ple, will be viable candidates
for restaurants. Areas in the
southwest portion of the coun-
ty (such as Lake Ivie) will be
better suited for economic
growth. The Rodeo Grounds
will be positively affected.
Looking at each of these, con-
sider the following. The west
side of Commercial Avenue will
be positively affected. A Yes
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event. And, opening up the
possibility of beer and wine
sales out there could benefit
the Rodeo Grounds venue in
ways that include more than
just rodeo week. Second, the
Rodeo Association may decide
NOT to sell beer and wine.
There are strong arguments to
be made on both sides of that
decision. But, even if the deci-
sion is made NOT to offer beer
and wine for sale at the rodeo,
a Yes vote will still mean quite
a bit in terms of advertising
opportunities and revenue
opportunities during rodeo
week and other events at the
venue. Those advertising
opportunities do not exist
under the current law. Under
current law, no alcohol can be
sold at that site, and no alcohol
related advertising may be dis-
played at that site. This repre-
sents a considerable lost
opportunity. A Yes or No vote
in this election will have no
effect at all on the alcohol con-
sumption during the rodeo. It
is a BYOB event already. But,
a Yes vote could have a
tremendous benefit on the eco-
nomics of the rodeo and could
greatly affect Coleman’s ability
to continue to host one of the
premier rodeos in this part of
the state each and every sum-
mer.
Without question, there are
those that will disagree. Some
will say that this is an election
about alcohol. That making
alcohol available in more
stores and restaurants will
result in more alcohol con-
sumption. Again, given
Coleman’s size, that seems to
be a difficult position to recon-
cile.
Others have made the argu-
ment that allowing additional
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Contributed by Amy Loyd • Photo by Laney Fulbright
The Coleman Big Blue Band participated in UIL Marching Contest in Early on Saturday, October 18th and received a Superior rating of 1 from each judge. The
Drum Majors are Kristen Bland and Mariana Watson. Band Captain is Heaven Bedell and Flag Captain is Kaci Cook. Zack Butler is the Drum Line Squad Leader.
Also, our featured soloists are Jacey Pannell and Jude John. Band Clinicians are Mr. Brady and Mr. Burns. Brad Slayton is the Drum Major Clinician and announc-
er of the Big Blue Band. Pablo Carbajal is the Drum Line Instructor. Mr. Perkins and Mrs. Loyd are extremely proud of the kids and their accomplishments. We
would like to say a special thank you to Mrs. Dobbins and Coach Nunez for coming to one of our night practices to root on the kids. Also a big thank you goes out
to our wonderful administration, faculty, staff, band boosters, and parents for the support. Mr. Perkins says, “The addition of the 8th grade into the high school band
has proven to be very successful. The kids may be young but they play really well.’’ The band will now be focusing on adding more songs for the football games.
Mrs. Loyd says, “The kids have all taken me in as part of the band family and my job is very rewarding.” Mr. Perkins says, “The band is loving the football games.
They are having lots of fun in the stands cheering for the Bluecats”. Everyone come out and join the band in cheering for our Bluecats.
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