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EDITORIAL
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CIRCULATION
Jack Bruton
Jean Harvey
Pemie Stanford
Melvin Steed
Charlie Gandy
Archie Nelson
Michelle McLemore
Application Deadline Soon
For Federal Farm Program
MERIDIAN — Bosque County
Farm Service Agency Executive
Director Odell Tuggle reminds
area farmers and ranchers to
make an appointment to sign-up
for the Direct and Counter-Cycli-
cal Program. The deadline to ap-
ply for base options is Tuesday,
April 1. The date is outlined in leg-
islation, and no extensions or ex-
ceptions will be granted.
“The new farm legislation is
complex in nature,” said Tuggle.
“Maximizing benefits received
from these programs will require
producers to organize and plan
ahead before visiting our offices,”
he said.
Tuggle said that sign-up for
DCP is averaging at least one
hour pei farm. He encourages
producers to avoid procrastinat-
ing and offers the following advice
for preparing for a visit to FSA: If
a producer is planning to update
bases and yields, Tuggle encour-
ages using the Base and Yield
Analyzer Internet tool available
on-line (www.fsa.usda. gov/pas/
farmbill/tools.asp). The analyzer
assists producers in evaluating a
farm’s historic data and enables
them to make educated decisions
about their specific operations.
If electing to update yields, pro-
ducers will be required to provide
all production records for 1998-
2001. Fbr cash leased land, FSA re-
quires a copy of the lease
agreement if available and proof
of lease payment. If no written
lease agreement is provided, the
landowner must sign for zero
shares.
Additionally, producers who
have dropped, added, purchased,
sold, or otherwise changed their
farming operation need to be pre-
pared to report these changes to
the FSA office. Also, producers
must certify any 2002 crop
plantings or land use changes not
previously reported.
“Gathering all necessary docu-
mentation and arriving at our of-
fice with a general idea of specific-
farm program goals, will insure
accurate program decisions and
better use of staff and customer
time,” said Tuggle.
For more information about
DCR FSA, or the farm bill provi-
sions, contact you local FSA office
at (254) 435-2355 or visit the na-
tional website at (www.fsa/usda/
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Therapeutic Foster Home Bill
Alleviates Pressure On Waco Center
For Youth, Protects Texas Families
AUSTIN — Legislation that
would provide an additional layer
of mental health services for
Texas youth was recently intro-
duced in the Texas Legislature.
Senate Bill 246, by State Senator
Kip Averitt (R-McGregor), would
provide temporary residential
treatment for children with severe
mental ailments without requiring
their parents to relinquish cus-
tody.
SB 246 would add “therapeutic
foster care” to the list of services
required by the Texas Department
of Mental Health and Mental Re-
tardation. Currently, the Waco
Center for Youth is the only facil-
ity in Texas to provide residential
care for families that cannot afford
it. Unfortunately, the Center was
not designed to care for all of
Texas’ mentally ill children.
For most parents, the only way
to access state sponsored residen-
tial mental health care for their
children is to relinquish custody to
the Texas Department of Protec-
tive and Regulatory Services or to
the Texas Juvenile Justice Sys-
tem.
“Because of severe overcrowd-
ing at the Waco Center for Youth,
there are only two sources of state
funded assistance for parents who
cannot afford_residential care,”
BOSQUE VAllEY GROUP meets at The Armory
in Clifton on Sunday & Tuesday at 8 p.m.
'SOBRIETY IR THE STICKS' GROUP meets at
Searsville Church, between Valley Mills &
Mosheim on Wed. at 8 p.m.
FRIDAY RIGHT DISCUSSION GROUP meets at
Our Lady of the Lake Episcopal Church,,
Hwy. 22 West, Laguna Park on
Fridays at 8 p.m.
Averitt said, “but parents have to
relinquish custody to qualify.
That’s crazy. We’re telling parents,
‘Sorry your child is sick. If you
want help, abandon him to our
care.’ If we did that with physically
ill children, everyone would be
screaming for change.”
The Waco Center for Youth is
specifically designed to be a pri-
mary care, longer term facility.
Therapeutic foster homes will pro-
vide short-term treatment and
transitional assistance to children
who will eventually return to their
homes. The other treatment op-
tions force these otherwise
healthy children to be mixed in
with children who have been
abused, abandoned or incarcer-
ated.
There is a trauma associated
with relinquishment into this kind
of environment. By removing that
trauma, Texas may shorten the
term of treatment for these men-
tally ill children or eliminate the
need for long term care all to-
gether.
“I am very pleased that Senator
Averitt is sponsoring this legisla-
tion,” said Stephen Anfinson, di-
rector of the Waco Center for
Youth. “This bill seeks to expand
the array of services for mentally
ill children in Texas while keeping
their parents involved. That’s a
winning combination.”
SB 246 is a direct result of a re-
cent study by the Senate Commit-
tee on Health and Human
Services. In its report, the Com-
mittee recommends the develop-
ment of statewide capacity for
therapeutic foster care.
“Although an initial investment
would be required to develop the
program,” Averitt said, “long term
savings for Texas would far out-
weigh the costs. It has been shown
that the costs of custody are
greater than the cost of establish-
ing homes specifically designed to
meet the needs of these children.”
Marc's
Remarks
By Marc Johnson
Well, we might find out that we
didn’t plumb skip winter, like I
mentioned a
week or so ago.
We still got it bet-
ter than our
friends up in the
northeast. They
covered up in
snow.
I’m writin’ this
mess onthe
evenin' of the 22nd and the norther
is chillin' us some, here in the
Heart of Texas. But, if we don’t git
some cold to kill some of the bugs,
we’ll be over-blessed with some of
’em come spring. Law of nature,
ya see.
Since we real close to February,
I’ll go ahead and give ya advance
notice of the next Gap Community
Chamber of Commerce meetin’.
Gonna be down to the Community
Center on the evenin' of the 13th
of February at 6 p.m. Gap cheer-
leaders gonna put on the feed to
try and raise some bucks fer their
projects. Y’all come on down and
enjoy the good food, fun, and fel-
lowship.
Let’s talk about our fine TV pro-
grams. Some of them shows they
go on is past pitiful. Long way past!
What ya reckon Dick Clark was
thinkin’ when he put them
“Osbournes” on as hosts of the
American Music Awards? They
the most vulgar family ya can even
imagine. He could have had any
number of fine performers do this
duty, and yet, he chose the
Osbournes. He coulda done bet-
ter!
Arsenio Hall is now hostin’ “Star
Seach” and, I think, doin’ a fine job.
And some of the performers on
this show is fantastic. Very much
unlike most of the performers on
“American Idol.” Why they let
some of them folks in front of a
microphone is beyond me. Feller
named Simon compared one of the
performers to a sheep tryin’ to
sing. Needless to say, he ain’t goin’
to Hollywood. It’s more of a com-
edy show than a talent show.
And commercials; how many
more of ’em ya think they can stick
into a half-hour program? And how
much work goes in to bein’ shore
that every station has commer-
cials at the exact same time? Quite
a feat. Usta could channel surf
when a commercial come on one
station and catch part of another
program. Not any more, they all
timed together. And they wonder
why folks subscribin’ to this deal
where they can zap out the com-
mercials. Course, if enough folks
continue to do this; the stations is
gonna try and charge us fer each
and every program we want to
watch. Ain’t no way to win.
I think politics up in Dallas one
of the best comedy shows on the
TV They millions of bucks in the
hole. They done made all the po
lice and firefighters mad cause
they ain’t gonna git the raises they
was promised. Other unpopular
cuts has been made, and yet, they
just spent no tellin’ how much
money, time, and effort gittin’ a “no
smokin’” ordinance passed. Well,
whoop-de-do! Don’t they think that
we got the choice of choosin' a
place where they don’t smoke if n
we don’t like smoke? But, they
claim they tryin’ to protect all folks
from even second-hand smoke.
They concerned fer the folks what
work in them places. What ever!
And I got a kick out of watchin’
the story aobut the Dallas Conven-
tion Bureau. Seems they been
spendin’ a bunch of money fakin'
prospective clients to strip joints,
honky-tonks, etc. Well, ain’t them
places a big part of Dallas? I just
know what the big boys tell me.
And they bound to been doin’ what-
ever them prospetive clients
seemed to be interested in. I’m
gonna bet they ate some purty
fancy meals in some of them ca
fes, too. So what? Did they bring
in the convention bidness?
The wheels at the bureau claimed
all the money spent was returned
many times over. I reckon they got
figgers to back this us; but some of
them do-gooders probably thought
they oughtta been takin’ folks to
museums, amusement parks, ball
games, etc. Let’em find them strip
joints and honky-tonks on their own.
Twelve thousand, five hunnerd
more troops bein’ deployed from
Port Hood. How many more of our
military we gonna send just in case
we go to war with the idiot from
Iraq?I am sorta concerned with all
the news coverage about our ac-
tions. But, I reckon them Iraq folks
bound to know it before we do. So,
our guvimint bound to think it ain’t
no need to try and keep it a secret.
And, mebbe they tiyin’ to scare ’em?
I’m worried that this deal is gonna
be a no-win situation; fer anybody.
See ya next week,
Marc
Marc at the Gap
Fires, Fire Danger Are Up;
Forest Service Urges Caution
AUSTIN — The Texas Forest
Service reports increased wildfire
activity across central Texas
counties. The agency attributes
much of the increased numbers of
wildfires to careless debris burn-
ing by people who don’t realize
that dormant grass and fallen
leaves are flammable enough to
bum readily. TFS fire control lead-
ers urge extra caution with all out-
AUSTIN — Agriculture Commis-
sioner Susan Combs has announced
said that Saturday, Feb. 1, is the
deadline for nominations for the
Texas Department of Agriculture
2002 Rural Heroism Award.
Candidates must have performed
a heroic, lifesaving act within Texas
during 2002.
The heroic deed should be related
to farming or ranching and occur in
a rural area.
Automobile accidents or acci-
dents caused by negligence will not
be considered.
Nominations should include a
written account of the incident and
door fire use. Fire danger can be
expected to quickly rise and fall -
depending on the weather -until
vegetation greens up in the
spring.
Dormant grass and fallen
leaves get their moisture from the
air, not from the ground. When
dry, windy weather persists, these
fuels will quickly become fire-
prone, even when soil is damp or
the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of everyone involved. If
available, newspaper clippings and
photographs should accompany all
nominations.
Nominations must be postmarked
by Feb. 1, and mailed to Lola
Lemmon, TDA Safety Coordinator,
Texas Department of Agriculture,
PO. Box 12847, Austin, TX 78711.
For additional information on
qualifications, contact Lemmon at
(512) 475-1611.
The 2002 recipient will be an-
nounced March 31 at the Texas
Safety Association’s annual confer-
ence in Houston.
boggy. Numerous runs by volun-
teer fire departments across the
northeast Texas area attest to the
flammability of surface fuels and
the lack of adequate safety precau-
tions being taken by outdoor fire
users, according to Mary Kay
Hicks, fire prevention coordinator
with the state forestry agency in
Waco.
Area residents and visitors can
help reduce the wildfire threat by
using proper safety precautions
with all outdoor fires. Burn house-
hold trash only in burn barrels
topped by a metal grid that will
help contain burning trash and
embers inside the barrel. Estab-
lish wide firebreaks around camp-
fires and piles of leaves, brush
piles and other debris before ignit-
ing the material. Avoid burning
outdoors on windy days so sparks
or burning embers are less likely
to be blown into flammable vegeta-
tion.
Firefighters need everyone’s
help to make sure that lives and
property throughout our area are
not threatened by senseless wild-
fires. The easiest wildfires to con-
trol are the ones that are
prevented.
TDA 2002 Rural Heroism Award
Nominations Due Saturday, Feb. 1
Craddick Elected Speaker Of Texas House
AUSTIN — State Representative
Tom Craddick (R-Midland) was
elected by his fellow members to be
the first Republican Speaker of the
Texas House of Representatives in
modern history.
WACO — The Historic Waco
Foundation will play host to guest
speaker Jack R. Edmondson who
will give a lecture, “Remember
The Alamo—The Way It Really
Happened,” on Sunday, Feb. 16, at
4 p.m., at the Austin Avenue United
Methodist Church. Reservations
are required, so visitors should
RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 12. Ad-
mission is $10, and includes a din-
ner buffet.
As a major motion picture about
the Alamo is being produced “just
down the road,” this lecture will
allow all the facts to be revealed
about the people, the soldiers, and
the battle for which Texas is so fa-
mous.
Edmondson will reveal the lat-
est discoveries on the battle of the
Alamo, and discuss issues leading
up to the battle, as well as the fight
itself. Most intriguing will be the
discussion of the diaries kept by
Lieutenant Enrique de la Pena, a
young, idealistic lieutenant in
Calling his election a vote that
“speaks to the changing political
face of this great State,” Craddick
assumed the mantle of leadership
with a simple, straightforward
speech and called for all members
Santa Anna’s Mexican Army.
In his diaries, Lieutenant de la
Pena recorded history as he saw
it first hand at the Alamo. Schol-
ars have engaged in heated de-
bates concerning the authenticity
and accuracy of his accounts of the
death of Davy Crockett.
Edmondson, a retired history
teacher, is one of the nation’s most
distinguished Alamo scholars, and
is the author of several works ad-
dressing the famous battle at the
Al&ftio. He was a featured author
at the 2000 Texas Book Festival
and is a member of C-Span’s “Ul-
timate Alamo Panel” where his
books where described as the
“new standard on the Alamo.” He
has presented at symposia across
the country and has appeared on
numerous television documenta-
ries as an expert on the story of
the Alamo.
For more information or to make
reservations, call the Waco Historic
Foundation at (254) 753-5166.
to “work together for the common
good of all Texans.”
In his acceptance remarks,
Craddick touched on the issues that
he deems most important during the
forthcoming session, including two
that the Governor has marked for
emergency action, homeowners in-
surance and medical malpractice
insurance.
Noting that he was among the
many Texans who have lost their ho-
meowners coverage, Craddick de-
clared, “We are going to make
homeowners insurance available,
we are going to make it affordable,
and we are going to make it happen
this session.”
Addressing the rising cost of
medical malpractice insurance that
has made it increasingly difficult for
Texas doctors to remain in practice,
Craddick said, “If physicians cannot
afford to practice in Texas because
of soaring insurance costs and our
legal system, that is a huge problem.
We’re not going to just look at it, wfc
are going to fix it.”
Under his leadership, Craddick
said, the House will work toward re-
vamping Texas’ system of public
and higher education. He remarked
that one way to eliminate the State’s
multi-billion-dollar budget deficit is
to “...create opportunity and pros-
perity through expanded economic
development efforts. I intend to
work with the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and other key members of
the leadership to streamline and
simplify the processes that busi-
nesses must go through in order to
operate in Texas."
Craddick said he has recom-
mended the establishment of sev-
eral new committees, including the
House Border and International Af-
fairs Committee, which will strive to
help Texas’ Border region “realize
its full potential and become a vi-
brant, growing part of our State,”
and the House Committee on Gov-
ernment Reform, which “will elimi-
nate the inefficiencies and
duplications in government that
waste dollars that could be used oth-
erwise to help individuals and insti-
tutions in our State.”
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