Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 275, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Page: 1 of 10
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Vol. 113, Issue 275 ■ 50 cents
USDA Farm Service Agency
increases guaranteed loan limit
Nolan County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Farm Loan Manager Justin B. Holland announced that
the loan limit for the Guaranteed Loan Program will
increase to $1,214,000. The limit is adjusted annually
based on the "Prices Paid to Farmers Index," compiled
by the National Agricultural Statistics Sendee (NASS).
"Raising the guaranteed loar limit will allow FSA
to better meet le financial needs of producers across
the state," said Holland 'This increase comes at a time
when Texas agricultural producers are facing unprec-
edented economic hardships and need all of the means
of obtaining capital they can get," he said.
Two events planned for this
year's Roond-llp for Rehab
toother change to the guaranteed loan program will
affect the one-time loan guarantee fee charged on all FSA
guaranteed loans obligated after Oct. 1, 2011. The one-
time loan guarantee fee will increase from 1.0 percent to
1.5 percent of the guaranteed portion of the loan
FSA guaranteed loans allow lenders to provide agri-
cultur credit to farmers who do not meet the lender's
normal underwriting criteria. Farmers and ranchers
apply for a guaranteed loan through a commercial
lender, and the lender arranges for the guarantee. FSA
can guarantee up to 95 percent of the loss of principal
and interest on a loan. Guaranteed loans can be usee 'or
both farm ownership and operating purposes.
Producers who are unable to obtain financing through
a commercial lender, including a guaranteed loan,
could be eligible for an FSA direct loan. These loans
are made by FSA with government funds and the
limit is $300,000 (except for Emergency Loans which
have a limit of $500,000). The maximum combined
guaranteed and direct farm loan indebtedness is now
$1,514,000.
For more information on FSA's farm loan programs,
please contact Justin B. Holland at the Nolan County
USDA Service Center at 325-236-6337.
Slots are currently available for purchase for S15 each for a 12 gauge shotgun in
a slot board benefitting the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. The winner will be
drawn on the evening of the benefit shrimp peel on Tuesday, Oct. 25. There will be
only 100 slots available on the board. Shown above are Homer Taylor and Rodney
Foster with the shotgun. To purchase a slot, call Taylor at 235-9775.
Photo by Jennifer Gantu
For the second year in
a row, there will "be two
back-to-back fundraising
events associated with the
Round-Up for Rehab in
Sweetwater to raise dol-
lars for the West Texas
Rehabilitation Center. A
Shrimp Peel dinner and
auction will be held at the
Nolan County Annex on
Tuesday evening, Oct. 25,
the night before the sale
at Sweetwater Auction
which will take place on
Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Heading up the
Sweetwater Round-Up
events as chairs are Jan
Smith, Riley Ann Price,
Homer and Beth Taylor,
Tom and Becky Rees,
Rodney Foster, Brenda
Stevens, Bruce Sanderson,
Dalton and Gretchen
Maddox, Debbie May and
Tom Henderson.
The Shrimp Peel will
begin at 6 p.m. on the 25th
and cost will be $20 per
persoi Sponsorships are
available which include
dinner tickets. Individual
tickets anc sponsorship
are available from tin
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chairpersons.
The -egular Round-Up
for Rehab sale will be the
following day at 12:30 p.m.
with the REHAB chuck
wagon serving up free
beans, cornbread and tea
beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Both events will feature
live auctions and items for
each are being accepted by
the committee.
The REHAB's Director
of Donor Relations, Dan
Huggins, says WTRC has
been taking care of people
throughout West Texas ir
the last 58 years regard-
less of their financi cir-
cumstance. He says to help
offset the costs of helping
those who can't afford ser-
vices, the REHAB holds
fundraisers. The over-
all Roundup for Rehab,
now in its 52nd year, is
the REHAB'S oldest fund-
raiser and it's where local
ranchers, businesses and
individuals come together
to help raise funds for the
Center.
Huggins says there
are nine sales being this
year in local west Texas
communities to benefit
patients at the West Texas
Rehabilitation Center. In
addition to Sweetwater,
San Angelo, Abilene,
Stephenville, Olden,
Dublin, Brownwood,
Junction and Coleman
are also hosting sales this
year.
Red Steagall is once
again teaming with Rehab
as Honorary Chairman,
because as the legendary
cowboy says of Rehab, s
a place where "neighbor-
helping-neighbor" is more
than just a slogan...it's a
way of living and doing
business.
Corporate friends
already on board for the
Round-Up include B-4
Farms, Bar-G Feedyard,
Basic Energy, Group IV
Electric Cooperatives,
H-E-B Food Stores,
Lone Star Beef, Stamford
Insurance/America First
Insurance, Strongpoint/
Pied Piper Pet & Wildlife,
Raford and Lana
Hargrove, Rafe and Leslie
Hargrove and Mark and
Amy Hargrove.
For more information
about the Rehab Center,
Round-Up sale dates or
arrangements for haul
ing donated animals, call
WTRC at (325) 793-3508.
First responders, firefighters to
be honored at appreciation dinner
A Firefighter's and First Responder's
Appreciation Dinner and Silent Auction
wil be held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011
at the Nolan County Coliseum Annex
starting at 6 p.m. It will be sponsored by
the Sweetwater Chamber 0 Commerce.
The event will serve two purposes:
to honor all area firefighters an first
responders for their tireless efforts in
protecting the community nd to raise
funds for the groups as well.
"We are honoring all first responders
in Nolan County with a complimen-
tary dinner for them, their spouse and
the children living at their home," said
event coordinators.
Those being recognized at the din-
ner will be the Sweetwater Police
De artment, Nolan bounty Sheriff's
Office, Roscoe Police Department,
Sweetwater Fire Department, Roscoe
Volunteer Fire Department (VFD),
Maryneal VFD, Lake Sweetwater VFD,
Blackwell VFD and the Nolan VFD.
The banquet committee is also asking
local businesses to donate an item or
gift certificate in their name to be used
n the Silent Auction. "All donations will
be acknowledged, with the name of the
business in the program for this event."
The Chuck Wagon Gang will be pro-
viding steak dinners, while entertain-
ment will be provided by the Sweetwater
Municipal Banl State Representative
Susan King will serve as Master of
Ceremonies.
Ret Dnal conference planned
for community leaders
Texas Midwest
Community Network will
host the 18th Annual Texas
Midwest Conference on
Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the
Abilene Civic Center. The
theme for the conference is
"Energizing Communities".
City and county officials,
economic development pro-
fessionals and board mem-
bers, chamber of commerce
executives and board mem-
bers, civic volunteers and
student leaders attend the
annual conference to learn
more about the resources
and services available to
benefit communities.
This year's keynote
speaker is Mayor Bob
Dixson of Greensburg, Kan.
who will share an unbe-
lievable story of recovery
after the community was
flattened by a tornado in
2007. Features of the annu-
al conference are Solution
Seminars, Information
Expo, luncheon catered by
Perini Ranch Steakhouse
and community awards.
The TMCN annual con-
ference is the only event
in the region to provide
access in one day to so
many agencies, organiza-
tions and businesses that
provide resources and
services to rural commu-
nities. Participants in this
year's Info Expo include:
Abilene Regional Airport,
Abilene Regional Medical
Center, Big Country
AHEC, Choice Facility
Partners, Cisco College,
Digital Impact Outdoors,
Hibbs &Todd Engineers,
Hendrick Health System,
Howard College, Jacob &
Martin Engineers, Langford
Community Management
Services, Merritt, McLain
& Hamby CPA, The
Retail Coach, Terracon
Consultants, Texas Center
for Rural Entrepreneurship,
TCEQ, TDA, TXDOT,
Texas Rural Innovators,
Texas Tech SBDC, TSTC
West Texas, USDA Rural
Development, WCT Council
of Governments, West
Texas Innovation Network
and Workforce Solutions of
WCT.
For complete details on
the conference agenda and
pre-registration go to the
Texas Midwest website at
www.texasmidwest.org or
call 325-795-8626.
TMCN member cities
include Abilene, Albany,
Anson, Aspermont,
Baird, Ballinger, Brady,
Breckenridge, Bronte,
Brownwood, Buffalo Gap,
Cisco, Clyde, Coleman,
Colorado City, Comanche,
Cross Plains, De Leon,
Dublin, Early, Eastland,
Eden, Goldthwaite,
Gorman, Hamilton, Hamlin,
Haskell, Hico, Knox City,
Menard, Merkel, Miles,
Munday, Ranger, Rising
Star, Robert Lee, Roscoe,
Rotan, San Angelo, San
Saba Santa Anna, Snyder,
Stamford, Sweetwater,
Throckmorton, Tye and
Winters.
Becker appointed to
development board
Ken Becker, Executive Director of SEED, has been
appointed as an Economic Development repre-
sentative to the West Central Texas Workforce
Development Board (WCTWDB). "Congratulations
on your appointment as an Economic Development
representative to the West Central Texas Workforce
Development Board. The time you will contrib-
ute to your community while serving on the Local
Workforce Development Board is of extreme impor-
tance to the overall economic success of the State of
Texas. It is with pride that we welcome you to serve
as a member of the West Central Texas Workforce
Development Board, said chairman Tom Pauken.
"Thank you for your commitment and leadership to
the development of a world class workforce for the
State of Texas."
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