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B-A-A-A-A-CK IN 1974—Brady Jaycees (left to right) Gary Brown, Butch
Hicks, Dr. Richard Lane and Joe King eyed "Bill the Goat" in the days leading up to
the first goat cook-off-held Labor Day weekend in 1974. This photo was printed in the
Brady Standard back in 1974 leading up to the group's first event that now, 40 years
later, has become an annual homecoming for Bradyites.
It started 40 years ago thanks
to a group of dedicated Jaycees
(EDITORS NOTE: The following is a
reprint from the Tuesday, July 30, 1974 edi-
tion of The Brady Herald. With 206 entrants
filling the limit, of this year s spots in record
time, the popularity of the annual Labor Day
weekend event is bigger and better than ever
thanks to the visionary efforts of a group of
Brady Jaycees. See the special insert inside
today s edition for a look back at how the
cook-off got started 40 years ago this week.)
Tuesday, July 30,1974
What started out to be a plan to try to
revive the old country fair has turned into a
celebration that has drawn interest from all
over the state.
The Brady Jaycees, in an effort to create
interest in a county-wide celebration, sched-
uled what is called the "First Annual World
Barbecue Goat Cooking Championship" for
Aug. 29-31.
The goat cooking contest with a $100
cash prize has drawn entries from Pecos,
Fort Worth, Waco, Big Spring, San Angelo,
Abilene, Coleman, Comanche, Mason, Men-
ard, Austin and Brady with many additional
inquiries from over the state.
It has drawn attention from newspapers
and radio. Numerous VIPs are expected to
be present, including a representative from
the group that plans the big chili cook-off
at Terlingua.
"Chili cook-offs have been good so since
we are in the middle of goat country we de-
cided to have what we think is the first goat
barbecue cook-off," Jaycee Gan Brown said.
Monday morning there had been 23 paid
contestants and several more are wanting
entry blanks. The entry fee is $10.
The affair will be held at Richards Park.
As plans snowballed, other things of interest
have been added. Free exhibit booths will
be filled by the different organizations and
civic clubs in Brady. They will have arts
and crafts, homemade goodies, leathercraft,
artifacts and other products. A carnival will
be set up over the weekend.
Saturday afternoon during the goat cook-
ing, several contests have been planned for
the entertainment of those attending. There
will be a watermelon seed-spitting contest,
hollering contest, cow-chip throwing contest
and a tobacco-spitting contest. Also a three-
legged man race will be held. There will be
no entry fee for the contests.
Three well-known men will be judges for
the cook-off. They include David Day of the
Texas State Network, Tumbleweed Smith
of radio fame and Roddie Peeples of San
Angelo, the voice of Southwest Agriculture.
In addition to the judges, State Senator
Grant Jones of Abilene has indicated he will
be present and Congressman W.R. (Bob) Po-
age will attend if he is able to get free from
his Washington duties.
Three groups will be present the entire
weekend to furnish music for entertainment
or dancing. They include Sonny Davenport,
Frank Torres and John Stephens of Eden.
Brown said an entry from Pecos is a man
representingthePecosChamberofCommerce.
He travels extensively entering contests such
as these to bring publicity to his organization.
Twenty-five goats will be on hand for the
chefs to prepare. All those brave enough to
try the results will be fed a goat barbecue
supper at 6 p.m. Saturday. Entries will be
taken until 50 are received. Plans at present
are to feed approximately 500 people.
S qq 1974 on Page 10 A
Crowd questions county
on new budget, tax rate
40 years later , the cook-o
is bigger and better than ever
By Neal Ulmer
Approximately 60 people
attended and some spoke
out on McCulloch County’s
budget for 2013-2014. With
such a large group attending
the meeting was held in the
district court room rather than
the commissioners’ courtroom.
Before the regular meeting
started, County Judge Danny
Neal held two public hearings.
The first meeting lasting over
an hour regarding the proposed
county budget for 2013-2014.
Many local residents asked
questions or made comments
Labor Day
trash schedules
The City of Brady offices
will be closed on Monday, Sept.
2, for Labor Day. The trash
schedule will be as follows:
Monday’s trash will be
picked up on Tuesday, Tues-
day’s trash will be picked up
on Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday will remain the same.
Just a reminder to everyone
to please have your trash cans
out by the curb the night before
so that you are not missed.
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Brady Standard-Herald
about the budget. Neal and
the commissioners answered
eight questions raised by the
local political action commit-
teeTaxpayers For Sensible
Government represented by
Gary Sutton.
Later in the regular meet-
ing under action items, the
commissioners adopted the
proposed budget that totaled
$4.5 million. This budget will
bring in more total property
tax revenue than last year’s
budget by $114,341.90 and of
that amount $148,312.64 is tax
revenue to be raised from new
property added to the tax roll
this year.
Also approved was the
adoption of the tax rate for
the budget for fiscal year
2013-2014. The tax rate was
decreased at 0.50772 per $100
See County on Page 10 A
The theme for the 40th An-
niversary of the World Cham-
pionship BBQ Goat Cook-Off
sums itup perfectly—“40 Years
and Still Smoking Goat”.
The annual event is sched-
uled for Friday and Saturday in
Richards Park along the banks
of Brady Creek and title spon-
sors Brady National Bank and
Premier Silica are once again
proud to welcome friends and
family to the 2013 event.
The goat cook-off is a
unique tradition that started in
Brady, the county seat of Mc-
Culloch County, in 1974 as a
fundraiser for the Jaycees. The
Chamber of Commerce now
coordinates the event. As the
event has grown many things
have changed, but what has
always remained constant is
the world-renowned barbecued
goat and the celebration of the
region's agricultural heritage.
The goat market has an
important economic impact on
McCulloch County. Brady sits
at the geographic center of the
state on the edge of northwest
Hill Country and serves as the
gateway to West Texas. There
are approximately 15,000 goats
in McCulloch County, which
ranks among the top counties
in the nation for the number
of goats produced. Quite obvi-
ously, the goat industry is vital
to the local economy.
For years, teams have gath-
ered in the “True Heart of
Texas” to pit their barbecuing
skills against one another in
this open cook-off. This year,
the chamber has a full roster
of 206 teams coming from
all over Texas and beyond to
participate. In addition to cook-
ing goat, many teams choose
to participate in the “Mystery
Arson
charges
pending
for youth
By James Stewart
Charges of attempted arson
are in the process of being filed
against three Brady juveniles
after they apparently attempted
to bum the old locker rooms
at Bulldog stadium over the
weekend.
According to Brady Police
Chief Charlie Derrick, three
juveniles were arrested after
being found hiding in the
visiting side press box after a
call of suspicious activity at
the stadium was received by
Brady dispatch.
Upon arrival at the stadium,
police officers found smoke
coming from the structure and
summoned fire department
personnel.
Brady fire and EMS re-
sponded and extinguished the
fire which is said to have been
very minor.
“The individuals were lo-
cated hiding in the visiting
press box and there is enough
evidence to pursue arson
charges on those juveniles,”
said Derrick.
Carrizales promoted to PD captain
Brady Police Chief Charlie
Derrick announced last week
the promotion of Lupe Car-
rizales to the position of captain
and investigator.
Carrizales was promoted
from sergeant and fills the post
vacated by the recent retirement
of Matt Andrews.
Capt. Carrizales came to
Brady in January 2005 as a
patrol officer. That same year,
he became a K-9 handler for the
department and still serves in
that capacity. He was promoted
to sergeant in 2008 and has
12 years of law enforcement
experience.
"I'm excited to be the new
captain and investigator and
look forward to taking on the
duties of the post and growing
with respect to those responsi-
bilities," said Capt. Carrizales.
Meat Challenge” as well.
These brave chefs have to be
prepared for anything, because
they won’t know what they are
cooking until they receive their
product at cooker registration
Friday night.
Vendors in the 36th An-
nual Arts & Crafts Fair will
be open at noon on Friday for
enjoyment along with the food
court and children’s games.
Friday evening also features
a washer pitching tournament,
cooker registration and a wel-
come party and dance. The free
dance in the park will feature
live music from The Travis
Parker Band.
Folks will literally hit the
ground running bright and early
at dawn Saturday morning for
the Goat Gallop 5K/10K. The
race begins at 7 a.m. at Bulldog
Stadium and registrants can
enter up to the last few minutes
before the gun goes off.
The Arts & Crafts Fair con-
tinues at 9 a.m. along with a
horseshoe and washer pitching
tournament. There will be a full
barbecued goat meal served to
the general public beginning
at 11 a.m. while supplies last.
This year's goat meal is being
prepared by The Spread Pit
Barbecue of Brady.
Mystery meat judging will
begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, fol-
lowed by goat meat judging at 3
p.m. with the awards ceremony
rounding things out at the park
at approximately 4 p.m.
Festivities will be capped
off with live music in down-
town Brady on the courthouse
square. This year features
performances by Texas coun-
try music artist Kevin Seale
followed by a longtime Texas
favorite Aaron Watson. Tickets
are $ 15 in advance or $20 at the
gate with a cooler tag charge
of $5 if folks BYOB. No glass
bottles are allowed.
"This event draws thousands
of people to Brady from all
across the country andhas made
our small town something to
talk about," said Skye Smith
with the Chamber of Com-
merce. "We are proud of our
tradition and look forward to
sharing it with you. Come visit
the World Championship BBQ
Goat Cook-Off, and celebrate
with us as we enjoy our 40th
annual event this Labor Day
weekend in Brady."
For more information, call
325-597-3491, or visit www.
bradytx.com.
Back in action...
Standard-Herald photo by Janies Stewart
A BIT SMALL—Brady football coach Scotty
Nichols has the frill attention ofhis young son, Easton,
during a recent football team photo session held at
Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs will kick off their
new season this Friday night at Ballinger. See Page
7A for pre-game summary.
Council adopts
budget, agrees
to fund PAWS
NEW CAPTAIN—Brady police officer Lupe Carriza-
les was recently named the new police captain and investigator
for the department. Capt. Carrizales has been employed at
the Brady Police Department since January 2005 .
By Neal Ulmer
In a short and special ses-
sion of the Brady City Council
Monday evening, two public
hearings were held with one
on the proposed 2013-2014tax
rate and the other on the budget.
There were only a handful
of citizens at the meeting with
no one making any citizens
comments or speaking during
the public hearings.
The city’s proposed budget
for next year is $19.7 million.
According to Brady Mayor
Anthony Groves, that amount
is down 17 percent from the
current year’s budget.
This budget will bring in
more total property taxes than
last year’s budget by $49,737
which is an 8.21 percent in-
crease from last year’s budget.
The property tax revenue to
be raised from new property
added to the tax roll this year
is $1,383.
The city tax rate is pro-
posed at 28.96 cents per $100
valuation, which is basically
unchanged from the 28.89 cents
rate in 2012-13.
The council approved the
first reading of Ordinance No.
1130, which is prescribed by
Home Rule Charter of the City
of Brady in adopting a fiscal
year 2013-2014 budget.
In addition to the public
hearings, the council approved
to allow Interim City Manager
Dale Brown to submit a letter
of commitment to PAWS From
the Heart, a non-profit group
dedicated to building a no-kill
animal shelter in McCulloch
County, regarding contracting
for animal care services.
According to Brown this
will be a five-year contract
with a subsequent possible
renewal of five years. The
city will pay an amount not
to exceed $33,600 per year to
the group for complete care of
up to 350 animals which is a
number devised by taking the
average number of animals
picked up over the past several
years by Brady animal control.
The contract also states that
any additional animals would
be charged at $90 a year per
animal.
Brown also stated that
the city will offset additional
expenses using the water and
the sewer assuming that PAWS
will hook up to City of Brady
utilities. The city will also turn
over the required licensing to
PAWS.
The agreement will be taken
to the bank to show proof of a
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