Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 280, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 13, 2013 Page: 1 of 24
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Oklahoma
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Baylor
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Stanford
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Texas
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Texas Tech
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Kansas State
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Utah
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Memphis
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Eagle Scout project reflects generations o service
BY KEVIN HOLAMON
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
kevin.holamon@brownwoodbulletin.com
BLANKET — Caleb Wigham is
a 17-year-old senior at Blanket
High School, and he is working to
achieve the monumental goal of be-
coming an Eagle Scout, which was
attained by fewer than 8 percent
of all Boy Scouts in 2012. When he
does, he will join the ranks of suc-
cessful men such as U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Stephen Breyer,
President Gerald Ford, Secretary of
E :T YOUR NEIGH BOR
Defense Robert Gates, astronaut
Neil Armstrong and many others.
Wigham is the son of Russell
Wigham, who works for the 3M
Corp., and Rose Wigham, who is the
Secretary for the City of Blanket.
He is involved in athletics, playing
football and basketball, as well as
participating in track and field. He
SEE SCOUT, 6A
Caleb Wigham dis-
cusses his plans
for refurbishing the
Blanket FFA sign,
with Dale Nix,
one of the original
builders.
KEVIN HOLAMON
BROWNWOOD
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Vol. 113 No. 280 ©2013
Marching to the beat
Early takes Outstanding Overall Band at HO Marching Festival
BY KEVIN HOLAMON
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
kevin.holamon@brownwoodbulletin.com
EARLY — Saturday’s
Heart of Texas Marching
Festival concluded with
Early receiving the top
honor, while Brownwood
received the Outstanding
3A award. Outstanding
2 A and 1A went to Wall
and San Saba, respec-
tively.
Seventeen high school
bands competed, fol-
lowed by an exhibition
performance by the HPU
Yellow Jacket Marching
Band. Now in its fifth
year, the annual event
has grown into an all-day
affair, with the first band
performing at 10:15 a.m.
SEE CONTEST, 10A
ABOVE: Drum Major Luke Broussard fends
off an attack from zombie Color Guard
member Anna King, concluding Early High
School’s marching band show, ‘How to
survive a zombie apocalypse.’ FAR LEFT:
Brownwood High School’s Marching Band
earned awards for Outstanding 3A Band and
Outstanding Drum Major, as well as a UIL
Division 1 rating at Saturday’s HOT March-
ing Festival. LEFT: The Outstanding Brass
trophy went to Bangs High School’s March-
ing Band, which also attained a UIL Division
1 rating.
KEVIN HOLAMON I BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
KEVIN HOLAMON | BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
Roberts and Petty, Inc. was presented a plaque from Carrier
North Texas in recognition of their 40 years as a dealer of Car-
rier products. From left - Mickey Perkins - co-owner, Ronnie
Williamson - Carrier, and Dale Nix - co-owner. Not pictured is
co-owner Rex Bessent.
BUSINESS S OTLIC HT
Roberts and Petty still going
strong after 48 years
BY KEVIN HOLAMON
BROWNWOOD BULLETIN
kevin.holamon@brownwoodbulletin.com
Aaron Roberts and Ted Petty struck
out on their own in 1965, partnering to
form Roberts and Petty. Two of the cur-
rent owners joined them within a year.
“It was just the four of us for a while.
They were the owners and we were the
helpers,” said Dale Nix. “I was working
for the Herman Bennett Co. and Mickey
worked for McHorse Plumbing. Actually,
the four of us worked on the construc-
tion of the Brownwood Coliseum in
1964, but for different companies.”
Today, the company employees 25
full-time workers who specialize in heat-
ing and air-conditioning, sheet metal,
and plumbing. They contract for new
construction, as well as residential and
commercial replacements, repairs and
SEE BUSINESS, 2A
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