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Page 6, Thursday, July 4, 2013, The Nocona News
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Reynolds (NHS), Makayla Sandoval (NHS), Hayley Skinner, Chloie
Tackett, Courtnie Walker and Leah Yarborough.
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No Excuses Softball Camp was held Monday and Tuesday at North
Central Texas College's Darwin Field including a trio of Lady Indians.
Participants came from all over North Texas and even Arkansas to learn
new skills from former college players. Campers included (not in order)
Tara Atkins, Lauren Bierschenk, Samantha Cable, Madilynn Cable
(NHS), Chase Depew, Liz Green, Cassidy Jones, Crissy Kilpatrick,
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Boaters take care, signs of
zebra masse s in area akes
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a quiet journey ... only a
safe arrival."
—Unknown
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AUSTIN - Zebra mussel
larvae, known as veligers,
have been confirmed in Lake
Bridgeport. The news comes
days after the discovery of
the invasive exotic in
Lewisville Lake.
A zebra mussel popula-
tion is suspected in Lake
Bridgeport because zebra
mussel DNA was found in
the fall of 2011 and 2012,
and some veligers were
detected this spring in plank-
ton tows. Samples collected
by the Tarrant Regional
Water District (TRWD)
from Lake Bridgeport on
June 6 were examined using
cross polarized light
microscopy and suspect
veligers were detected. Dr.
Bob McMahon with The
University of Texas-
Arlington (UTA) confirmed
these results on June 17.
It is important to note that
to date no settled juvenile or
adult zebra mussels have
been found in Lake
Bridgeport to suggest a self-
sustaining population. Given
the high mortality rates of
zebra mussel veligers it's not
a guarantee that a population
exists but given these results
and the DNA results from
the past two years it is likely
that the lake is infested.
Routine monitoring by
the TRWD, UTA and Texas
Parks and Wildlife
Department (TPWD) will
continue on the reservoir to
determine if there is any
growth or spread of the mus-
sels. Also, because lakes
Eagle Mountain and Worth
are downstream of Lake
Bridgeport they are also at
risk and will continue to be
monitored.
Zebra mussels can have
economic and recreational
impacts in Texas reservoirs.
They can clog public-water
intake pipes, harm boats and
motors left in infested waters
by covering boat hulls and
clogging water-cooling sys-
tems, annoy boat-dock own-
ers by completely covering
anything left under water
and can make water recre-
ation hazardous because of
their razor-sharp edges.
From the environmental
perspective, zebra mussels
are filter feeders, which
mean they compete with
baitfish such as shad for
available forage. Any impact
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on baitfish in turn can affect
their predators — game fish
such as bass, striped bass
and catfish. Zebra mussels
are also very harmful to
native mussel populations
because they will colonize
on their shells and essential-
ly suffocate them.
The spread can be slowed
by making sure boats that
operate in zebra mussel-
infested waters are not used
in any other body of water
until they have been cleaned,
drained and dried. In addi-
tion, TPWD adopted rules
regarding the transfer of
zebra mussel larvae in water
from lakes Texoma, Lavon,
Ray Roberts and Lewisville.
To comply with these rules,
boaters and anglers need to
drain all water from their
boats (including live wells)
before leaving those lakes.
TPWD and a coalition of
partners have been reaching
out to boaters in Texas with
an advertising campaign to
educate them not to transport
the tiny mussels or their
microscopic larvae, which
are invisible to the naked eye
and can stay alive inside
livewells, bait buckets and
other parts of the boat for up
to a week. These partners
include: Tarrant Regional
Water District,North Texas
Municipal Water District,
Trinity River Authority, City
of Dallas Water Utilities
Department, Upper Trinity
Regional Water District,
Sabine River Authority,
Canadian River Municipal
Water Authority, San Jacinto
River Authority, Brazos
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Please remember to call
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to order or to cancel a meal
Thurs. - Happy
Independence Day!!! We are
closed.
Fri. - Riblet, French fries,
pinto beans, bread, dessert.
Catfish served in the dining
room.
Mon, - Pepper steal, herb
roasted potatoes, Brussell's
sprouts, roll, dessert.
Tues. - Chicken spaghet-
ti, salad, garlic bread,
dessert.
Wed. - Chicken strips,
mashed potatoes with gravy,
corn casserole, roll, dessert.
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River Authority, City of
Grapevine, City of Houston,
City of Waco and Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center.
Originally from the
Balkans, Poland and the for-
mer Soviet Union, zebra
mussels found their way to
the Americas in the 1980s
via ballast water of a ship.
The small invaders were first
found in 1988 in Lake St.
Clair, Mich., and are current-
ly known to have infested 29
states and more than 600
lakes or reservoirs in the
United States.
Anyone wishing to
receive a supply of informa-
tional brochures, wallet
cards or posters about zebra
mussels to distribute to
boaters around lakes
Bridgeport, Lewisville, Ray
Roberts or Texoma, please
contact
marketing@tpwd.state.tx.us.
For more information
regarding zebra mussels visit
www.texasinvasives.org.
Pee Wee football
registration set
for July 27th at
FBC Gymnasium
Pee Wee and Midget
Football will be having sign
ups on July 27th at the First
Baptist Church gym from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Please help get the word
out.
Also, those players that
still have equipment from
last year, please bring it with
you.
"Better a Has-been than a
Never-was. But better a
Never-was than a Never-
tried-to-be."
—Unknown
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Happy
?ourth of July
As we enjoy this Independence Day, let us also
celebrate our freedom. We are free to set goals,
make choices and take steps to prepare for the
future we want to live.
Call today to start taking steps toward
your financial independence.
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Financial Advisor
205 Clay St
Nocona, TX 76255
940-825-6380
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Mesler, Tracy R. & Mesler, Linda L. The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 2013, newspaper, July 4, 2013; Nocona, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth439543/m1/6/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library.