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THE CANADIAN RECORD
NEWS PAGE
THURSDAY 1 4 MARCH ZD 1 3
NEWS BRIEFS
Local man indicted for felony DW
A Roberts County Grand Jury
meeting last Thursday returned
an indictment against Hemphill
County resident Keith Joe Rat-
liff for his third or more offense of
driving while intoxicated, a third-
degree felony. The charge is re-
lated to a March 16, 2012 incident
in Roberts County. Ratliff has two
previous DWI convictions—one
from September 2003 and the oth-
er from June 2011—in Hemphill
County. #11
Canadian Volunteer Fire
Department prepares for IDDth
Anniversary in 2DI4
Canadian’s firefighters are
hoping to make their 100th An-
niversary celebration next year a
special one. They have begun mak-
ing plans and considering ways to
mark this important milestone,
even including the possibility of a
celebratory Fireman’s Ball. They
are hoping to enlist the public’s
help in gathering interesting old
photos and other memorabilia
from Hemphill County residents
that might properly commemorate
the department’s history since its
formation in 1914. Anyone with
ideas or contributions is encour-
aged to contact Spencer Hanes at
806.217.0128 or via e-mail at spin-
nerhanes@gmail.com, or any oth-
er fire department member. #11
Lee Judd heads local Capital Farm Credit
Lee Judd took over the reins recently as
new branch manager in the Canadian Credit
Office of Capital Farm Credit. As a member
of a four-generation farming and ranching
family, Judd’s agricultural background and
lending experience make him a great fit to
follow retiring Senior Vice President and
Branch Manager Les Lovvorn.
Born in Dalhart, Judd moved to the fami-
ly ranch close to Logan, New Mexico, in 1977,
where he graduated from high school. Judd
attended college at West Texas A&M and
graduated in 2000 with a degree in ag busi-
ness/economics.
In 1999, he married Traci Martin of Wel-
lington. The couple has two girls—Keilee,
10, and Jaylee, 9.
The Judd family will continue to live in
Perryton, where Traci is employed with Per-
ryton ISD as a high school special ed/math
teacher. They are members of Perryton’s
First Baptist Church, where they help with
the youth on Wednesday evenings. The cou-
ple also coaches a Little League basketball
team. In his spare time Lee enjoys black-
smithing, making knives and carpentry.
Lee says that the James and Judd fami-
lies have been farming and ranching around
the western Texas Panhandle and eastern
New Mexico since the early 1900s. Lee and
his brother and sister grew up working on
the family cow/calf ranch.
When asked what he did on the ranch,
Judd smiled and said he sweated a lot and
did everything that nobody else wanted to
do. He says his experience growing up on the
ranch is what led him to seek a degree in ag-
riculture.
Judd earned his way through college in
various ag-related fields, including a job as
PDA BRANCH MANAGER LEE JUDD
cowboy for the Bell Ranch in New Mexico,
cleaning stalls for a horse trainer, and as a
tack and western wear store employee. He
also spent time as a carpenter’s assistant in
Colorado.
Before Capital Farm Credit hired him,
Judd worked in commercial banking, start-
ing out as a loan officer at a Wellington bank
for five years before taking a position as a
bank manager in Vega for four more years.
When the branch office manager position
opened up in Perryton, Judd saw the oppor-
tunity to concentrate on agriculture lend-
ing exclusively and to stay in the Panhandle
close to family.
Asked what he thinks the outlook is for
ranching and farming in the Texas Panhan-
dle, Lee said he sees a continued increase in
operating costs to the producer as a result
of petroleum price increases and inflation
creep. As they struggle with the effects of
two years of drought, he added, area produc-
ers must become better stewards of the land
and cattle.
He also believes that business costs will
continue to rise, and that greater depen-
dence on advanced technology will increase
the frequency of video auctions and comput-
er-driven cattle sales, and will lead to great-
er efficiency in equipment and the develop-
ment of better crops for our area.
Judd thinks the key to success in farm-
ing and ranching is the same as 100 years
ago. The job of raising the cattle and crops is
the same as when his great-grandpa started
out farming and ranching—hard work and
sweat.
He looks forward to getting to know the
people of Hemphill County and becoming in-
volved in the community as much as possible.
Canadian has a special place in his heart be-
cause he used to visit his uncle and aunt, Lar-
ry and Faith Bradshaw, when Larry was the
Assembly of God preacher here in the 1980s.
His cousin Curtis James lived here until
about a year ago.
With the retirement of longtime farm
credit employee Les Lovvorn, Lee is now
managing both the Canadian and Perryton
offices. His regular office day in Canadian
is Wednesday but he is available for appoint-
ments as needed. Judd says he will rely on
his seasoned office administrator, Suzie An-
derson, to keep things running smoothly, on
a day-to-day basis.
He stresses that he wants the farmers
and ranchers in his territory to know that
he has a background in and a passion for ag-
riculture, understands their operating and
real estate needs, and looks forward to work-
ing with them.
Halliburton earns
Outstanding Young
Lawyer award
The Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Asso-
ciation recently named Cory Halliburton as the 2013 Out-
standing Young Lawyer of Tarrant County. Cory founded
and serves as president of the Friends of Bryan Rupprecht
“Roo” Foundation, which was established in 2005 in memory
of Canadian High School graduate, Bryan Rupprecht. Cory
and Bryan were close cronies at Texas Tech University, and
as a result, Cory and his family maintain close ties to many
folks in Canadian and Lipscomb. Over the years, the Foun-
dation has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to
qualified CHS graduates.
Criteria for this award include exemplified profession-
al proficiency, service to the profession, and service to the
community, and recipients must be no older than 36 years as
of June 1,2012, or licensed to practice law for five years or
less. Cory graduated with honors and a Bachelor’s degree in
1999, and he entered Texas Tech University School of Law
in August 2000. He graduated with honors in May 2003, and
CDRY HALLIBURTON WITH DAUGHTERS RYAN. CORY JAYE AND SARA JAMES
the following November, he received his law license from the
State of Texas.
After four years of commercial litigation work in West
Texas, Cory and his family moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth
area where, on January 1,2008, he began his career with the
law firm of Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber. On January
1, 2011, he was named a shareholder of the firm. WKPZ is
a general business law firm with offices in Houston and Ar-
lington, and Cory’s law practice is focused on the representa-
tion of private foundations, religious organizations, United
Way agencies and other tax-exempt entities across the state
and nation.
Cory serves as a director on the boards for the Grapevine
Chamber of Commerce, Grapevine Relief and Community
Exchange, Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corpora-
tion, and the Timberline Elementary PTA. He was recently
nominated as Citizen of the Year for the City of Grapevine,
and he is involved in many other community organizations
and charitable endeavors.
In July 2000, Cory married Jamie Leonard, also a dear
friend of Bryan Rupprecht and his family. Cory and Jamie
have three children of their own—Ryan, Sara James, and
Cory Jaye. Jamie, with a Bachelor’s degree and two Mas-
ter’s degrees from Texas Tech, is an educator at Ryan and
Sara James’ school in the Grapevine-Colleyville Indepen-
dent School District. She also serves as an officer on the Roo
Foundation, together with Randy and Mistie Walser of Ca-
nadian; Will Bussard, originally of Lipscomb now living in
Denver, Colorado; and Brandon Johnson, originally from
Canadian now living in Houston.
The Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Associ-
ation Board of Directors will submit Cory’s body of commu-
nity service and professional work to the Texas Young Law-
yers Association for the statewide 2013 Outstanding Young
Lawyer of Texas Award. Cory’s connection to Canadian and
Lipscomb will no doubt play an instrumental part of the sub-
mittal.
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