Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Page: 2 of 10
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Tuesday, November 29,2011
OBITUARY
Arlin Ray Gary
Arlin Ray Gary passed away
Wednesday, Nov. 23,2011, at
the age of 49, in Abilene. He
was born in Jacksboro June
30,1962, to Charles Arlin and
Grace Evelyn Damron Gary.
He worked as an oilfield con-
sultant. Arlin and Terry Os-
born were married in Jacks-
boro Oct. 30,2004.
Arlin was preceded in death
by his mother; son, Jarid
Gary; his first wife Marsha; ARLIN GARY
and a grand-daughter, Grace.
He is survived today by his wife, Terry ; father, Charles
Gary; sons, Chad and Brad Gary; four step-children, Paul,
Jennifer, Jodi and Jesse; two brothers, Wade Gary and wife
Sandy, and Waylon Gary and wife Julie; grandmother, Effie
Mae Gary; and two grand-daughters, Chazlyn Lorene and
Autumn Gayle.
A graveside service was held at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 28,
at Welsey Chapel Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday
evening from 5-6 p.m. at Coker Funeral Home.
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Oil & Gas
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By Alex Mills
Special to The Gazette
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Environmental groups
Environmental organiza-
tions have evolved over the
last 50 years from a group
of weekend bird watchers to
a group of well-financed ad-
vocates with a liberal politi-
cal agenda. They are good at
raising money, and they know
when and where to spend it.
The top nine national en-
vironmental groups raised
more than $500 million in
2010, according to their 990
federal tax returns.
The largest group, the Na-
tional Audubon Society,
raised $306 million followed
by the National Resource De-
fense Council at $99 million,
followed by the National
Wildlife Federation at $97
million, and the Environmen-
tal Defense Fund at $67 mil-
lion, according to their 2010
tax returns.
Others include the Sierra
Club at $29 million, Green-
peace at $11 million and
Friends of the Earth at $4
million.
How can they raise such
large sums of money? Well,
according to a story in Inves-
tor’s Business Daily part of
their funds come from filing
and winning lawsuits against
the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency (EPA). The
story says that EPA and the
environmental groups have
a sweetheart deal. Actually,
the EPA likes the cover the
lawsuits give. The story cit-
ed an example of a coal-fired
plant being sued by EPA after
EPA said it had been ordered
to settle a lawsuit brought by
environmental groups.
One organization involved
in the suit, the Environmen-
tal Defense Fund, has a long
history of taking the EPA to
court, and EPA has handed
the Environmental Defense
Fund $2.67 million in grants,
according to the Investor’s
Business Daily.
Today, President Obama
rarely makes a political move
without consulting with the
key environmental groups.
His decision to delay giving
the OK to begin construction
of the Keystone XL Pipe-
line from Canada to the Gulf
Coast of Texas is just one re-
cent example.
The National Audubon So-
ciety took credit for defeat-
ing the building of a crude
oil pipeline. “In a win for the
environment and the battle to
control global warming, the
Obama administration decid-
ed to delay a decision on the
Keystone XL pipeline,” the
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have been appointed to key
positions by Obama into
his cabinet and bureaucratic
agencies.
When Obama defeated Sen-
ator John McCain in 2008,
everyone suspected that the
Obama administration would
have a “left” lean to it. After
all, the non-profit environ-
mental groups came through
for him during the election,
and now it is Obama’s turn
to show his thanks for their
support.
Before Obama was even
sworn in, he asked the Con-
nergy bill
nding for
“clean energy,” such as wind
and solar, and paid for with a
tax increase on oil and gas.
That didn’t happen, but the
environmentalists came right
back with a cap-and-trade
bill that almost became law.
What they couldn’t get
passed as law, the environ-
mental groups decided to get
passed as regulation. Slowly,
the Obama administration
started releasing regulation
after regulation covering
water and air; regulations
that traditionally have been
reserved for state regulatory
:ncies.
final days of the Obama
administration promises to be
filled with more of the same.
This is their time. They have
a big war chest, and people in
the right places. The remain-
ing 12 months will be very
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Drop off a gift in the
Toys for Tots box
Toys for Tots is up and go-
ing.
Boxes for presents have
been distributed and applica-
tions may be picked up any-
where you see these boxes.
You must turn in your appli-
cations to one place, the VFW
Post 8914 at 220 Oak wood in
Jacksboro. Children must be
16 years and younger.
One form per family and
they must be turned in by Fri-
day, Dec. 9. For information,
call Jerry Yocom at (940)
567-3184.
TDA
For the week ending Nov.
19, feeder cattle prices at se-
lected Texas auctions were
mostly steady to $5 higher
per hundredweight, with a
few to $5 lower.
Oklahoma City was mostly
steady to $3 higher and Tex-
as direct feeder cattle sales
were mostly steady. Compe-
tition for a shrinking supply
of available cattle continues
to support the market. Fed
cattle prices -1-1 declined by
$2.19 from last week’s record
high, as packers were able to
recapture some of last week’s
gains and reduce their losses.
Beef cut-out values were
higher with Choice beef
reaching a new record high.
Cotton and grain prices were
lower mostly because of the
ongoing global economic
uncertainty and weak grain
exports.
Cotton prices fell below
900 per pound for the first
time since September 2010
as strong exports failed to
offset concerns that demand
will suffer. As for futures
markets, feeder cattle and
lumber were higher while fed
cattle, cotton, com and wheat
were lower. Areas south and
east of a line from about Del
Rio to Fort Worth recorded
rainfall last week ranging
from a trace to more than two
inches. Topsoil moisture re-
mains in mostly short to very
short supply, and most crops
remain in fair to very poor
condition, except grain sor-
ghum and wheat, which were
mostly good to very poor.
Grain sorghum harvest was
89 percent complete, slight-
ly ahead of average. Cotton
was 82 percent harvested,
well ahead of normal. Winter
wheat seedings were 91 per-
cent complete and 63 percent
of the crop has emerged, well
behind the normal 79 per-
cent because of the very dry
conditions. Peanut harvest
is 91 percent complete. Cit-
rus fruit, sugarcane, spinach,
cabbage and pecan harvests
are also underway. Pastures
were rated in 90 percent very
poor to poor condition.
Retires
Continued from Page 1
Robinson came to Texas
in 1998 as vice president of
Graham Newspapers Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of
MediaNews Group.
He served as publisher of
The Graham Leader, the
Breckenridge American, Jack
County Herald, Jacksboro
Gazette-News, Lake Country
Sun and The Olney Enter-
prise.
He also was responsible
for the company’s four ra-
dio stations, KWKQ-FM and
KSWA-AM in Graham and
KLXK-FM and KROO-AM
in Breckenridge.
On Jan. 31, 2009, Graham
Newspapers Inc. purchased
the Star Group newspapers:
Burleson Star, Alvarado Star,
Crowley Star, Joshua Star,
Keene Star and South Tarrant
Star in Everman.
Robinson has been active
for more than 30 years on
National Newspaper Asso-
ciation committees and as
a judge for NNA’s annual
better newspaper contest.
He also served as president
of Texas Press Association,
Colorado Press Association,
West Texas Press Association
and North & East Texas Press
Association.
As a member of the Texas
Newspaper Foundation for
six years, he was instrumen-
tal in forming the founda-
tion’s Hall of Fame in 2006.
On Nov. 11. he was selected
as one of the final four from
a list of 24 nominees to be
inducted into the 2012 TNF
Hall of Fame. The ceremony
ROY ROBINSON
will take place Jan. 20 in Dal-
las at the Midwinter Confer-
ence.
He is a member of the Ro-
tary Club in Graham and was
charter chairman of the Gra-
ham Convention and Visitors
Bureau Advisory Board. He
is a past Exalted Ruler in the
Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks.
His personal honors include
a citation for meritorious val-
or at Soldiers Memorial Park
in Sherman County, Kan.,
in 1956; Citizen of the Year
in Woodland Park, Colo., in
1972; honorary life member
of the Woodland Park Cham-
ber of Commerce, in 1978;
and Citizen of the Year in
Eagle, Colo., in 1988.
Robinson and his wife have
two children and two grand-
children.
Robinson is replaced by
Robert L. Krecklow, the
publisher of the Star Group
newspapers: Burleson Star,
Alvarado Star, Crowley Star,
Joshua Star, Keene Star and
South Tarrant Star in Ev-
erman. (More information
about Krecklow will be re-
vealed in an upcoming issue. )
UNITED WE STAND
Following is a list of servicemen and women from Jack County who are serving in the war against terrorism.
To honor these men and women, this list will run throughout the military conflict.
Paul Adair
Ronald Alcorn
Richard C. Alexander
Amanda Arwine
Jerry W. Belcher
Alvin Bilby
Jesse Bolton Jr.
Kiley Bowman
Stephen E. Cassle
Christopher Cowley
Louis Daniel DePan
Brandon Draper
Jennifer (Sparks) Elliot
Caleb J. Fonville
Billy A. Fowler II
David W. Franklin
Sophie Freeman
Jimmy Garcia
Joe B. Gastring III
Jeremy Gilbert
Cameron Gilbert
Matthew H. Graham
Monty G. Graham
Roy Glenn Graham
Ronald P. Gustin
Robert W. Hageman
Alan S. Hearn
William R. Hearn
Kenneth Holman
Kelly Horn
Juan F. Horton
We Salute You!
Dustin Hudson
Cameron Hutton
Erica Hutton
Brent A. Johnson
Kip Johnson
Nicholas L. Johnson
Travis L. Johnson
Alisha Jones
Stad Lawson
Josh Locke
Fidel Lopez
David Lowther
Jackie Lowther
Jessie J. Martinez
Kelly E. McAnear
Robert McClaflin
Michael McGaughy
Danny McGee
Christina McLaughlin
George Montgomery
Stan Moss
Amy Mowrey
Curtis E. Myers
Martin Myers
Taylor Myers
Michael Nail
J.T. Nash
Jason A. Nash
Chris Ogle
Ralph L. “J.R.” Owen
J ohn Pacey
Michael Penney
Christopher Perrin
Tristan Peterson
Shane Easley Read
Joel Reeves
Robert Richardson
Billy Robinson
Flex Salagard
Michael Slocum
Chris Smith
Trey Smith
Aaron Sparks
John Clay Tarpley
Olan Teague
Andrew Tenut
Joseph Tenut
Andrew Thurman
Sandra Tinajero
Edgar Trujillo
Shawn K. Varnado
Manuel Villa Jr.
Christopher Wade
Jonathan Walters
John Watson
Chester Zielinski
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