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PAGE THREE
JANUARY 2,2014
VALLEY MILLS PROGRESS
The Senior Singers will perform
Clarinetist, singers to perform free concert
CLIFTON - The Civic Music
Association of Clifton will fill the
night with music as they celebrate the
close of 2013 on Thursday, Jan. 9, at
7 p.m. at the Bosque Art Center.
Admission is free.
Clifton's own Don Thoede on
clarinet will offer blues, jazz and
classic selections. His expertise in
judging UIL competitions and
mentoring young instrumentalists
keep him on the road most of the year.
"It will be an honor to have him back
to perform," said organizer Donna
Stevens.
New to Bosque County audiences
will be the Senior Singers, a four-
piece quartet of bluegrass style music
in western and gospel with vocals,
banjos, guitars and tiple. They travel
to bluegrass jams, nursing homes and
churches.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this event with no admission
charge.
CMA sponsors, the Bosque
Chorale, special music programs,
scholarships and an annual music day
camp.
911 signs save lives
In an emergency, delays are the
enemy. Lives and property can be
saved by having your property clearly
marked with the 911 address.
Emergency first responders may
have difficulty finding addresses
when signs are down or do not exist.
"Signs need to be reflective," said
volunteer fireman Mike Smith. "They
need to show up in the dark."
Smith said Wal Mart sells reflective
911 sign kits.
Valley Mills
Public Library
Hours
Tuesday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
254-932-6370
http ://valleymillslibrary.org
I have really been enjoying the
hawks lately. I am always amazed at
how large the red-tailed hawks are.
They are so easy to see, too, with the
leaves gone from the trees.
I was sitting at Mom's eating lunch
and saw something tan in a tree out
in the pasture in back. I couldn't tell
what it was, so I went out to check on
it.
I walked right up to the fence in
Mom's back yard and as I got close, I
could see that it was a big hawk.
I could even see it turn its head!It
was kind of eerie to see its head turn
and the rest of it was perfectly still.
It sat completely still even as I
walked up to the fence. That big bird
finally flew off down the creek, but it
sat there for a good bit while I was
trying to get Mom to see it.
There were big red-tailed hawks all
over three states when I traveled last
week.
They are so cool sitting in the very
top tiny branches of a small tree,
scouting out lunch. It seems those tiny
branches wouldn't be able to hold
such a big bird.
But the hawks sit and watch, and
by the size of them, I'd guess they get
plenty to eat. They certainly don't look
like they're starving.
They do, however, look hungry!
I'm pretty sure that when they sit atop
the trees, they're focused on their next
meal.
These big hawks exist all along the
drive from Texas through Oklahoma
to Arkansas. There are lots of them
all along the highways.
And if they're all along the
highways, they certainly live all along
the rivers and mountains and other
areas.
There are a lot of the smaller sharp-
shinned hawks out there, too. They
sit along the fence wires and highlines
hunting, too.
They are brown and tan, too, but in
much smaller packages than the big
red-tailed variety.
I had quite a few of the little hawks
in my yard in Austin. They really
liked the white-winged doves. For
lunch, that is.
They are cool and I like them, but
they aren't the huge presence
presented by the red-tailed hawks. So
I am focusing on the big birds.
I have talked about the hawks
4-H plans projects in Valley Mills
The Valley Mills 4-H Club is planning several projects and events
for the upcoming months.
A one-day Project Maintenance project at City Hall in Valley Mills
is planned in the next few weeks.
The project built last year needs weeding, and a group of volunteers
is expected to be on the scene soon.
To volunteer, contact Christi Hillin.
The club's first shooting practice on Dec. 15 attrracted 21 shooters.
Sessions for .22 rifle will continued every third Sunday from 3 to 5
p.m. atChandler's Gun Range in Valley Mills
The Bosque County Photography Project Meetings will begin in
January at Valley Mills Old City Hall, beginning Jan. 16 through May
15 at 6:30 p.m.
Bosque County 4-H members are asked to send an email to
Christi.Hillin@ag.tamu.edu and let us know if you plan to participate.
Participants should bring a digital camera and note taking supplies
to each meeting.
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Canyon's Rim
By Donna Veteto
before, but I always like to learn more
about what I see and enjoy every day.
According to my favorite bird
website, Cornell University's All
About Birds, the red-tailed hawk,
Buteo jamaicensis, is a very common
raptor that lives all over the country.
It is usually brown and tan and it
does have red feathers on its tail. They
do vary quite a bit, and range from
dark brown to a pale tan.
These big birds eat pretty much
anything that moves. They will take
care of the snake population.
Unfortunately, they will also eat my
tree lizards.
I know that I don't have many
squirrels on the acres. Maybe they are
really good hawk food. I do have
rabbits, so maybe those guys stay
under the cedars and the hawks can't
get to them.
With that said, the red-tailed hawk's
habitat is open country, but they also
live in large populations in Austin. At
least I guess they still do, but open in
Austin is a thing of the past.
There was a pair who made the
Community Gardens home, back in
the day when I lived a few blocks
from those gardens. That garden was
a fine habitat for the hawks, who
raised their babies in the garden for
years.
It was a perfect location because the
gardens were kept by organically-
minded gardeners. There was never
anything like pesticides used there.
It was an environment of what
many would call hippies and animal
rescue folks. Those hawks found the
perfect place to call home-sweet-nest!
And they offered the pest control
for the gardens. Perfect!
There was also a family of red-
tailed hawks who lived on a radio
control tower along MoPac in Austin,
too.
They lived on that tower for years.
I know that there were at least five
big birds there at any given time. I
guess it was a large family of red-
tailed hawks living right there on the
major highway. I always thought it
funny.
If the hawks need open country,
Austin isn't really open. So they must
be very adaptable. Like the skunks
and raccoons and possums that lived
in our yards there.
There was even a story about a pair
of red-tailed hawks that made their
home nest on a ledge of a building in
New York City. The male of the pair
was named Pale Male and he was
mostly light tan.
City officials removed the nest and
displaced the birds, but the public
outcry was so enormous, the officials
let them return.
I guess city officials don't always
make the best decisions about what's
best for residents. And wildlife.
I'm glad the people spoke up! We
need to take care of our world. And
hawks are some of the best pest
control, along with the owls.
Enjoy them as you take a drive.
Let's listen to the wildlife!
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Grear, Mark. Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 2014, newspaper, January 2, 2014; Valley Mills, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth756671/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.