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Club honors Firefighter of the Quarter
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The Exchange Club of Copperas Cove honored its Firefighter of the Quarter at its meeting on Wednesday. Club member
Joe Decroce presented the award to Copperas Cove Firefighter Captain Eric Watson. RIGFIT: The Exchange Club of Cop-
peras Cove heard from Copperas Cove Fire Department’s Deputy Chief Michael Ramminger at its meeting. Club member
Tami Martin presented him with an Exchange Club coffee cup as a token of appreciation.
Special to the Leader-Press
The Exchange Club of
Copperas Cove held its meeting
on Wednesday, Jan. 16 under
the leadership of club president
Malcolm Dickinson. Bob
Goodwin offered the invocation
and Jim French led the pledges
to the American and the Texas
flags.
Dickinson welcomed
everyone and then turned the
meeting over to the club’s pres-
ident-elect, Mary Derrick, for
announcements. Jim Rudd
announced two new individuals
have decided to join the club;
Helen Barr from the National
Bank, and Betty Price from the
Chamber of Commerce. They
joined under the Stand Up for
America membership cam-
paign. This campaign waives
membership fees for the period
of Jan. 15 through April 15.
Next week is bring a guest
day. All members were encour-
aged to bring a guest to the club
meeting next Wednesday.
Earnie Remedies announced
that the club is accepting nomi-
nations for the Book of Golden
Deeds recipient. Nominations
may be turned in to any
Exchange Club member.
It was also announced that
the Region 5 of the national
organization will have a winter
conference in Oklahoma City
on Jan. 25, 26 and 27. Members
from Texas, Oklahoma,
Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas, and Nebraska are
expected to attend. All
Exchange members are invited
to attend.
Club member Joe Decroce
presented the Firefighter of the
Quarter award to Copperas
Cove Firefighter Captain Eric
Watson. Captain Watson was
presented the award for his out-
standing duty to his department
and service to the Copperas
Cove community.
Marty Smith introduced
Deputy Chief Michael Ram-
minger as the guest speaker. He
spoke of operations in the Cop-
peras Cove Fire Department
and how things have changed
over the last 20 years.
The guest speaker next
week is Coryell County district
attorney Dusty Boyd. The
Exchange Club of Copperas
Cove meets at the Lil’ Tex
Restaurant in Copperas Cove at
6:30 a.m., on Wednesday.
Hondo irrigation conference designed
in response to shrinking water supplies
Voluntary irrigation
suspension program option
to be discussed.
-♦-
By Jason Ott_
AgriLife Extension
HONDO - The Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service can’t create water, but
on Jan. 31, the agency will be conducting
a training to help growers deal with likely
decreases in irrigation water.
Jason Ott, AgriLife Extension agent
for Medina County said the South Texas
Irrigation Conference and Trade Show will
be held Jan. 31 at the Medina County Fair
Hall in Hondo.
Registration before Jan. 25 is $20, and
$30 thereafter, and will include a noon
meal and educational materials, Ott said.
“In times of drought and rising costs
of farming, it’s important to know about
the many new technologies available to
growers to help save water, become more
efficient and operate more profitably,” Ott
said. “This conference will offer Winter
Garden growers the opportunity to see the
latest technologies in improved irrigation
systems and their management. The event
will also offer region-specific information
about irrigation practices, cropping sys-
tems, policy updates and cost-sharing pro-
grams available to local producers.”
Program topics will include: The vol-
untary irrigation suspension program
option, or VISPO; Groundwater District
Updates; Status of Cost Share Funds for
Growers through the Environmental Qual-
ity Incentives Program; Edwards Aquifer
Authority Voluntary Irrigation Suspension
Option; Economic Considerations for Irri-
gating; Making Best Use of Limited Water
Resources; Strategies to Increase Water
Productivity in Irrigation; Selection and
Practical Use of Soil Moisture Sensors;
Maximizing Irrigation Water Use Efficien-
cy throughout the Growing Season; and
What’s New in Irrigation Technology.
Speakers will include Dr. Guy Fipps,
AgriLife Extension agricultural engineer,
College Station; Jim Bordosky, Texas
A&M Agrilife Research associate,
Halfway; Dr. John Robinson, AgriLife
Extension economist, College Station;
Roland Ruiz, general manager, Edwards
Aquifer Authority, San Antonio; Dr.
Robert Schwartz, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Bushland; and Charles Stich-
See WATER, Page 7A
Courtesy photo by JASON OTT, AGRILIFE EXTENSION
Spinach under irrigation in January near Flondo.
Maybom Planetarium to offer matinee shows on Monday
Special to the Leader-Press
The Maybom Planetarium and
Space Theater will offer matinee
shows on Monday, Jan. 21 starting at
noon. Four shows are scheduled,
including the full-dome show “Coral:
Rekindling Venus” which will be fea-
tured in the 2013 edition of New Fron-
tier at the Sundance Film Festival this
month. Matinee tickets are $4 per per-
son, per show.
The first show is a new full-dome
show entitled “Dinosaur Passage to
Pangea.” This animated adventure
explains one of the greatest geological
events in the history of the Earth: the
separation of the supercontinent Pan-
gaea. You’ll join two children as they
embark on a geology field trip back in
time. They are thrown into a fantastic
voyage where they witness incredible
geological wonders and leam the mys-
terious process that created our pres-
ent-day continents. From racing across
the landscape atop dinosaurs, to plum-
meting to the center of the Earth,
“Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea” is the
perfect educational glimpse at the tec-
tonic forces that forged our world and
is the ultimate field trip for the audi-
ence. Showtime is at noon.
The laser light show “Laser Beat-
les” airs at 1 p.m. Join the Fab Four -
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr - on a musi-
cal adventure featuring stunning laser
graphics set to some of classic Beatles’
tunes. Featured songs include “Help!,”
“I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” “Magical
Mystery Tour,” “A Hard Day’s Night”
and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band.”
Next is “Kaluoka’hina: The
Enchanted Reef.” The show transports
viewers to a tropical reef, a one-of-a-
kind world full of adventure and dan-
ger, riddles and mysteries. Undiscov-
ered by mankind and hidden in the vast
oceans of our planet, the reefs colorful
inhabitants have always lived in peace
until a volcanic catastrophe breaks the
spell. Now it's up to Jake, a young saw-
fish, and his buddy Shorty, a lively reef
fish, to restore the magic of their home
and save their beloved reef. This is
humorous adventure story is for the
young and young-at-heart and is filled
with many informative details about
the fantastic world under water. It is a
true treat for the entire family. Show-
time is 2 p.m.
At 3 p.m. is a special screening of
the New Frontier’s Sundance Film Fes-
tival selection “Corah Rekindling
Venus.” This is an immersive film
experience that takes viewers under-
water through the mysterious realm of
fluorescent coral reefs in Australia,
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. It is
a visually stunning show designed to
immerse viewers in the complex world
of rare marine life with the hope of cre-
ating an emotional connection between
a global audience and the planet’s
endangered coral reefs. This epic proj-
ect features original deep-sea photog-
raphy from Emmy Award-winning cin-
ematographer David Hannan and
music by Antony and the Johnsons,
renowned Australian indigenous artist
Gurumul and German composer Max
Richter. An augmented-reality com-
panion artwork, “Rekindling Venus: In
Plain Sight” will also be featured,
allowing audiences to explore deep-sea
coral reefs around the world through
their smartphones.
Patrons who present a ticket stub
from an earlier Planetarium show will
be admitted free.
Briefs
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feeling, a place where you can
hear valuable information about
ways to heal from the hurt of
divorce,” said Linda Howe, the
church secretary.
Divorce Care features
nationally recognized experts on
divorce and recovery topics.
Sessions include “What’s Hap-
pening to Me,” “The Road to
Healing/Finding Help,” “Facing
Your Anger,” “Facing Your
Loneliness,” “Depression,”
“New Relationships,” “Kid
Care,” Forgiveness,” and other
topics.
“If you or someone you
know is separated, going
through a divorce or been
through a divorce, this program
can help in recovery,” said
Howe. “You are welcome to
begin attending the Divorce
Care group on any week. Each
session is “self-contained,” and
you can continue through the
next 13-week cycle to view any
of the topics you have not seen.”
For more information, call
547-3155 or visit the Divorce
Care website at www.divorce-
care.org or www.rabccove.org.
■ Free HIV testing in
Cove every Tuesday
The Central Texas Support
Services HIV Prevention Pro-
gram offers free, confidential
HlV/Syphilis testing and HIV
education.
The test is administered
every Tuesday evening at the
Copperas Cove Family Planning
between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m.
For Information about Test-
ing or Education Programs call
254-771-3352
■ Ladies Auxiliary
offers scholarships
Ladies Auxiliary to VFW
Post 8577 is participating in the
nursing scholarship program
for the Department of Texas
Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW.
This year, the state of
Texas Ladies Auxiliary will be
giving out three scholarships.
First Place will be $2,000,
second place $1,500, and third
place $1,000. The winners will
be invited to the Department
Convention in June 2013 to
receive the scholarship and be
introduced to the Great Ladies
Auxiliary of Texas. The state
chairman has provided the
directors of nursing education
schools the details and require-
ments.
Any nursing student who
is accepted as a nursing senior
for the fall of 2013 Academic
Session qualifies as long as the
following applies.
They must be attending a
Texas college or university and
must be an American citizen
with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
Verification is needed, and
a current transcript accepted.
Submit a double-spaced type-
written 300 words or fewer
essay on “Why a Nursing
Career?”
Application forms and
instructions may be obtained
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Christian Church
Sunday School - 10am
Worship Service - 11am
Wednesday Bible Study
6:30pm
Frank Somera, Jr. - Pastor
1908 Morrow Drive (Off S. 25th)
Copperas Cove, Texas
547-2486
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