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The West News - Thursday, June 13,2002
Outdoors
with
Keith Warren
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Good dogs are hard to come by. Many times through the years
I have envied friends that have a good dog and I always wanted
one. I knew that in order for me to have a good dog, it would take
an investment in time and money.
A little over two years ago I finally made the commitment to get
a dog and train him. It didn't take long until my little yellow Lab
"Jaclcson" had begun to impress my neighbors and me. Turns out
that it was more fan than work and that all I did was to have my
dog train me.
Now Jackson wieghs well over a hundred pounds and has grown
out of his puppy stage. He has finally settled down enough so he
can actually be a part time housedog. Needless to say, he has
become part of the family and words can't express the way he
makes me feel when I come home from a tough day at work. I can
always count on him to greet me with a swiftly wagging tail and an
endless supply of sniffing and attention. It is wonderful.
Like I mentioned earlier, good dogs are hard to come by, if you
do it the right way. But there are those who choose not to do it the
right way, as is the case of stolen dogs from an Amarillo family.
The following story was written in the Amarillo Globe News
about stolen dogs and with their permission, I'm using this space
in order to help the owners find their canine friends.
Mike Honea loves bird hunting-almost as much as he loves the
two Labrador retrievers that are his constant hunting partners. As
usual, early the morning of April 15, Mike got up, let the black
female and chocolate male Labs out to run and then got ready for
work. When he checked on the dogs about 6 A.M., the yard gate was
open and both dogs were missing.
7 thought they'd just gotten out. They'd done that before." Mike
said. "I took the day off, looking all around for them. But it seemed
strange. Nobody had seen them." The Honeas live near Gene Howe
Elementary, in a "good" neighborhood. "Iput posters up all over.
My wife works at Randall High School and asked everyone there,
too. Thursday somebody said they thought they saw the black Lab
on the Canyon E-way."
Mike found his female Lab dead on the side of the road. But he
also made another shocking discovery. "She'd been run over, but
her feet were tied together," he Said sadly. "One of her legs was
missing entirely. My son said it looked like somebody had dragged
her. "But, I think what happened was someone stole the dogs out of
the backyard, tied them up and was heading south with the dogs
in the back of a truck. That female would chew through anything.
I think she chewed through the rope Jumped out of the truck and was
run over. "She was the best dog" Mike hopes his male dog is fated a
better fate, but said he fears the dogs were stolen by operators of a
"puppy mill." The notorous dog breeders who crank huge numbers
of puppies for sale to unwitting buyers.
The family is offering a cash reward for return of the dog.
Amarillo Crime Stoppers is also posting a reward for information
leading to the recovery of the dog and evidence on who was respon-
sible. Mike asks that anyone who might have seen a person or
persons with two Labs on 1-27 near Bell or Hollywood the morning
of April 15, or maybe saw a dog fall from a truck in the area, call 359-
0449 or 433-8893.
"They were both from champion bloodlines. I don't know if I'll get
that chocolate Lab back. He was the best pheasant dog you've ever
seen. We'd go to North Dakota to pheasent hunt ever year." The
chocolate Lab has several distinctive markings, Mike said, includ-
ing a rare black spot on his tongue, and light coloring on his muzzle.
The dog's also had its dewclaws removed. Veterinarians suggest
having a microchip implanted in valuable dogs, to help with
identification. The normal care and caution, as with protecting any
valuable possession, are obvious.
Many owners forget that dogs in many of the desirable breeds are
worth hundreds, even thousands of dollars. "But how can you put
a price on a hunting friend, "Mike said sadly. "There's no price."
There's a certain sence of pride and satisfaction dog owners
have. It must come from time spent with the animal developing a
great relationship. What type of person would stoop so low as to
steal a dog? It is the kind of person I hope to never be around and
the type of person I hope gets caught!
Keith Warren is the host of Fishing & Outdoor Adventures along
with Hunting & Outdoor Adventures, both of which broadcast
nationwide! Catch Fishing & Outdoor Adventures from January
through June and Hunting & Outdoor Adventures July through
December on Fox Sports Net at 6 A.M. Fridays in all time zones.
Check our website for broadcast and The Outdoor Channel air
times. You can write to us a P.O. Box 310601, New Braunfels, Texas
78131-0601, or visit us online at www.fishingandoutdoor.com.
McLennan Community
College's spring grauates
Many local and area students
were among the 2002 spring
graduating class at McLennan
Community College.
A total of 219 students re-
ceived Associates in Arts (A.A.)
degrees, Associates in Applied
Science (A.A.S.) degrees and cer-
' tificates of completion.
Students with a 4.0 grade
point average graduated with
highest honors; those with a 3.8
to 3.99 GPA graduates with high
honors; and students with 3.5 to
3.79 GPA graduated with hon-
ors.
Abbott graduates include
Amy Sinkule (AAS) and Angela
K. Sinkule (AAS).
Elm Mott graduates include
Mark A. Halamik (AAS) and
Barbara L. Sparks (AA).
Area graduates receiving cer-
tificates included Katy S. Tucker
of Mt. Calm.
Abbott High School graduating class of 2002
Commencement exercises for the Abbott High School graduating class of 2002 were May 31 in the Abbott Memorial Sports
Center. The 2002 Abbott High School graduates on the front row (left to right) are: Jon Hale, Carrie Thomas, Justin Kaska
(valedictorian), Melinda Kolar (salutatorian), Arron Sullins and Emily Waddell. On the second row are: Lisa Marek, Julie
Vybiral, Chrystal Weverka, Kaylie Kolar, Kelly Payne, Crystal Rolan, Courtney Panther and Randi Thuerauf. On the third row
are Matt Finco, Stephen Boman, J.T. Abbe, Daniel Orr, Russel Cudmore, Roy Hudson and David Timmons. On the back row
are: Michael Sewell, Kyle Tufts, Luther Battles, Clint Sullins and Brent Sulak.
West Kiwanis Club News
By: Terri Tobola
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The West Kiwanis Club met
June 5 at the West Community
Center. Club president John
Crowder presided over the meet-
ing. Guests included Margerie
Felts.
Kiwanians Tommy Muska,
Ellen Bordelon, and Bruce Car-
penter celebrated their birth-
days.
The Annual Kiwanian Blood
Drive was June 6 at the West
Community Center.
The West Kiwanis Board
meeting was June 10 at West
Rest Haven.
The West Kiwanis club par-
ticipated in the Children's
Miracle Network. Jack Felts
made a donation on behalf of the
West Kiwanis Club and anyone
wanting to reimburse him may
do so, so this will make it a club
donation.
Tommy Muska announced
the Westfest Brochures are out
at this time and are being handed
out to area businesses for distri-
bution to the public.
Lebanon United
Basil Tanner provided the entertain-
ment at last week's West Kiwanis Club
meeting.
Cordelia Drews introduced
the guest speaker, Basil Tan-
ner, a vocal entertainer who en-
joys performing for area resi-
dents. Basil is a very talented
individual with a wonderful gift.
He delighted the Kiwanians with
an interlude of songs.
Each year the Abbott Student Teacher Parent Organization provides honor pins
to be awarded to those graduating seniors of Abbott High School who have
completed the Recommended or Distinguished Achievement Program and who
have cumulative high school averages of 90 or above. Receiving honor pins at
recent graduation exercises at Abbott (left to right) were: Emily Waddell (102.935
weighted: 91.785 regular), daughter of J.B. Waddell and Chris Waddell; Jon Hale
(104.628 weighted; 92.678 regular), son of Donnie and Dianna Hale; Melinda Kolar
(salutatorian - 105.503 weighted; 93.807 regular), daughter of Ernie and Mary
Kolar; Justin Kaska (valedictorian - 109.260 weighted; 96.589 regular), son of
Norbert and Cheryl Kaska; Arron Sullins (102.250 weighted; 91.803 regular), son
of Rick and Louise Sullins; and Carrie Thomas (103.882 weighted; 92.017
regular), daughter of Sam and Sherrie Thomas.
Methodist Church
Homecoming Reunion
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The Lebanon United Method-
ist Church will celebrate their
Annual Homecoming on June
23. Visitation begins at 10 am.
and former pastor Larry
Jameson will speak at 11 a.m.
If you have any past or
present pictures to share, please
bring them. Lunch will be at 12 i
noon, with everyone providing a
covered dish. After lunch, there
will be good old-fashioned sing-
ing.
The Lebanon congregation
looks forward to seeing each and
everyone of you again.
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There are two things to aim at
in life: First, to get what you
want, and, after that, to enjoy
it. Only the wisest of mankind
achieves the second.
—Logan Pearsall Smith
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June 17-21 9a.m. - noon
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For children in grades K-6th
For more information call 826-5165
VBS will conclude with a
Free Concert by “New Wind”
m Friday, the 21st at 7 p.m.
at the Westfest Amphitheater
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