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Beesinger, Ronnie 6-23-2009
P.O. Box 361
Archer City TX 76351
Member of
Texas Press
Association
2008
Serving Archer County for 100 years!!
To Subscribe:
Call
(940) 574-4569
Christmas is coming !!!
Join in on the fun on the Archer
County Courthouse lawn for
CHRISTMAS ON THE
SQUARE in Archer City on
Saturday, December 6th from
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Bring your family and enjoy
food booths, craft booths and
Giving Tree
'08 deadline
Giving Tree 2008, located at
the Archer Public Library and at
Wells Fargo Bank, bears many
"angels" representing needy
boys and girls from Archer City
and the surrounding area. To
help a child have a brighter
Christmas, simply select an an-
gel, log the angel's identification
number in the register under the
tree, purchase the gift named on
the tag, and return the angel and
the unwrapped gift to the tree.
Gifts should be returned by
December 15th, so that the
items can be organized and de-
livered before Christmas. The
Library is open Monday through
Wednesday and on Friday from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is open on
Thursdays from 1 to 9 p.m. The
Bank Lobby is open Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. If you prefer you may make
a donation at the tree or by mail-
ing a check to Giving Tree '08,
PO Box 169, Archer City, Texas
76351.
entertainment provided by your
local School Bands.
Santa will be there to greet the
kids and pass out candy. Santa
will also be available on the
courthouse lawn for
photographs. Bring your own
camera!!!
If you have a business around
the square we encourage you to
Windthorst
Band's holiday
cheese sale
The Windthorst Band is cur-
rently hosting their annual Holi-
day Cheese sales. Band members
are taking orders for cheese gift
boxes ranging in price from $5
to $50. Businesses or individu-
als wishing to order or needing
an order form faxed to them may
contact the Band Hall at 423-
6690 or a band booster officer at
423-6638.
All order will be delivered to
week of December 15-19. DFA
and Lone Star Milk producers
may have orders payroll de-
ducted.
Proceeds from the cheese sales
go to benefit the entire
Windthorst Band program grades
5-12. Band students will be re-
warded for sales with prizes com-
pliments of the Windthorst Band
Boosters, DAIRYMAX, and
Lone Star Milk producers.
participate.
Donations are being accepted
to help refurbish the decorations
on the square.
A booth will be set up the day
of the event to collect donations
or you can mail your donation
to: Archer County, PO Box 545,
Archer City, Texas 76351
Contact Patricia (P.A.) Vieth
or Vicki Lear chairpersons for
more information 574-4822 or
574-2624.
Sausage
meal this
Sunday
The Annual German Sausage
Meal sponsored by the
Windthorst Knights of Colum-
bus #1824 will be held this Sun-
day, December 7, 2008 from 11
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary's
Parish Hall in Windthorst, Texas,
which is located at the comers
of Highways 281, 25 and 174 in
Archer County. The menu con-
sists of 100% homemade pork
sausage, spare ribs and
sauerkraut with all the trimmings
including desert and drink. The
price of the "All You Can Eat"
meal is $10 for adults and $5 for
children under 12 years of age.
Raw sausage will also be avail-
able at $3 per pound for you to
take home and enjoy.
Six Who Were There opens at Royal
The Royal Theater will present
a Christmas production this
weekend, with shows Friday and
Saturday nights, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Six Who Were There tells the
story of the birth of Jesus, as wit-
nessed by six people. From the
Innkeeper and his wife, to Jo-
seph and Mary themselves, you
will hear the “rest of the story.”
The play is produced and di-
rected by Greg Pollock, Royal
Theater Committee Chairman.
Seating is reserved, with tickets
going for $10, $12 and $14. Call
940.574.2489 or go to
royaltheter.org for your seats.
So start your holiday season
right, with a night at the Royal
and Christmas on the Square. We
hope to see you at the Royal for
this inspiring Christmas produc-
tion.
Archer City says, “We’ll miss you, Johnny!”
Residents of Archer City had
an opportunity to say good-bye
once and for all to Johnny Wells,
former postmaster for the town.
A retirement reception was held
at the Archer Public Library on
Thursday night, November 20,
and Johnny’s friends in Archer
turned out in droves.
Wells had been postmaster in
Archer City for just a few short
years, but had been with the
postal service for more than 30
years. He had been on sick leave
Hey, Kids!!
It’s that time of year
again! Time to let
Santa know what a good
boy or girl you’ve been!
Send your letter to
Santa through the Archer
County News, where he’s sure
to see it. They need it at the
paper by Friday, December 12, to get it in on time.
So get Mom’s help and start writing!
since the fall of 2007 and offi-
cially retired on November 30th.
Above, Johnny and his wife
Donna, pose with Archer Public
Librarian Cheryl Beesinger (left)
and library volunteer Jennifer
Pierce (right).
At left, Johnny visits with some
of his friends. Pictured here are
Noel Reneau and John Bell of
Archer City, and Harold Stallcup
of Scotland.
photos courtesy Patsy Stallcup
Archer City and
Albany meet Friday
Archer City (12-0) and Albany
(13-0) will meet in the Class A State
Quarterfinals in Mineral Wells
Friday (tomorrow) night at 7:00 p.m.
The District 12-A champion Lions
defeated Gorman last week 56-13
while the Wildcats bested Lindsay
26-9. The Wildcats defeated Gorman
35-7 during the regular season. The
other common opponents for the
two playoff contenders were Haskell
and Windthorst. Albany defeated
Haskell 42-7 andWindhtorst20-16.
Archer City had wins of 28-6 over
Haskell and 34-7 over Windthorst.
A Wildcat win would send AC to
the State semi-finals against the
winner of the Stratford-Iraan contest.
"Harvest in Harmony" workshops for landowners,
watershed sponsors, energy companies, land leasing
agents, realtors, utilities and others
To help landowners and
energy companies understand
some of the easement, safety
and liability issues on the land,
the Chisholm Trail Resource
Conservation and Development
(RC&D), is hosting two
"Harvest in Harmony"
workshops.
The morning workshop will
be held December 11th at 9 a.m.
at the Legend Bank Community
Roomin Bowie, Texas. The free
workshop targets the energy
companies, land leasing agents,
realtors, utilities and others that
pursue easements or right-of-
ways on private property.
The evening workshop will be
held on the same day and
location but at 6 p.m. This free
workshop targets the landowner
and local watershed sponsors.
Both workshops are sponsored
by the Chisholm Trail RC&D,
the USDA- Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS),
the Association of Texas Soil
and Water Conservation
Districts, Texas Association of
RC&D Areas, EOG Resources,
Inc., Texas Excavation Safety
System (Dig Tess), Texas
Commission on Environmental
Quality, and the Red River
Authority of Texas.
The morning session
recognizes that due to the
increased demand for energy
resources, oil and gas
exploration companies are
negotiating leasing agreements
with landowners unaware of
conservation practices and flood
prevention dams that were
installed with federal assistance.
"With proper planning and
information, these companies
can save themselves a lot of
headaches, time and money in
the long run" says CTRC&D
Executive Board.
"Sometimes landowners don't
consider existing conservation
practices and easements when
initial negotiations are being
developed with private
companies to access their land
and explore for fossil fuels,
install pipelines or transmission
lines, or other means of
development," the Executive
Board cautions.
The majority of conservation
practices installed on private
land were done through a cost-
sharing contract with the USDA-
Natural Resources Conservation
Service. Most counties have a
USDA Service Center located
in them with field personnel
available to assist when
negotiations are taking place
with landowners and energy
companies or other types of
developers. Field personnel can
easily point out any areas that
are under easement or
contractual obligation and
provide other suggested routes
or locations on the property.
The Executive Board points
out that many landowners
unknowingly have ponds on
their land that are actually flood
prevention structures,
constructed with federal cost-
share money and have an
existing easement agreement.
Montague County has 217 such
structures.
Morning workshop attendees
will be provided with valuable
information to assist them with
identification of conservation
practices and flood prevention
dams, planning routes, soil data,
maps and liability information
on flood prevention structures,
explanation of easements, and
dam safety.
The evening session
recognizes that with this
increased demand for energy
resources, landowners are faced
with the challenge of balancing
their natural resources with the
impact of energy production.
"With proper planning and
information, landowners will
save themselves a lot of
frustrations as well," says the
Executive Board.
Evening workshop attendees
will be provided with valuable
information including soil data,
maps, and landowner's property
rights and responsibilities
regarding existing contracts and
easements.
"Landowners need to consider
existing conservation practices
and easements when initial
negotiations are being developed
with private companies to access
their land and explore for fossil
fuels, install pipelines or
transmission lines, or other
means of development," the
Executive Board cautions.
The Executive Board says
landowners should request a map
with the exact area of disturbance
delineated, so the landowner can
see if there is a potential for
negative impacts to installed
conservation practices.
The Executive Board cautions
that when the area under a cost-
share contract undergoes surface
changes, the conservation
contract can become void. The
landowner is then responsible to
pay back contract obligations.
The damages also affect the
landowner's eligibility for future
cost-share programs through
NRCS & FSA.
"In most situations when
everyone is aware of the
practices and their purpose, a
route can be taken to avoid
disturbance," the Executive
Board says.
As oil and gas exploration has
increased in the area, some of
these structures have been
illegally modified, jeopardizing
the safety of the landowners, as
well as those below the dam.
Some landowners might not
have a flood-prevention
structure on their land, but the
easement may extend to include
their property.
"While energy development
may come and go, conservation
practices can last a lifetime. Our
desire is to develop a working
relationship among the
landowners, developers and
NRCS before activity takes
place," the Executive Board
adds.
Based in Bowie, the Chisholm
Trail RC&D is a non-profit
organization that works to
enhance the rural economy and
environment through
conservation arid development
of resources in North Central
Texas. For more information on
the Chisholm Trail RC&D, visit
their website at
www.chisholmtrailrcd.org.
More information about NRCS,
as well as USDA Service Center
locations, can be found at
www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov.
Let us know you are coming!
Please either call, fax or email
the Chisholm Trail RC&D office
and let us know that you are
planning on attending either the
9 am or 6 pm "Harvest in
Harmony" workshop on
Thursday, December 11th at the
Legend Bank Community
Room.
Our phone number is: (940)
872-5329 ext. 4. Our fax number
is: (940) 872-9604. Our email
i s :
chisholmtrailrcd @ hotmail.org
THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS
Special Session Thursday, November 13,2008 at 3:30 p.m.
Those present: Gary W. Beesinger, County Judge; Richard Shelley, Commissioner Prect. 1; Darin
Wolf, Commissioner Prect 2; Pat Martin, III, Commissioner Prect. 3; Darryl Lightfoot, Commissioner
Prect. 4; Karren Winter, County Clerk; R. B. Morris, County Attorney.
Public comments: None ,,
Court canvassed General Election held on November 4, 2008.
ORDER DECLARING ELECTION RESULTS OFFICIAL
The motion was made by Richard Shelley and seconded by Darin Wolf to declare November 4, 2008
General Election results official. Voting yes 1-23-3-4-Judge
ORDER TO ACT UNDER LGC SECTION 130.908
The motion was made by Darin Wolf and seconded by Darryl Lightfoot to act under Local
Government Code Section 130.908 to limit purchases by the Sheriffs Department beginning November
14, 2008 and ending January 1, 2009 for line items 310 thur 616 to $100.00, without prior approval,
with exceptions to line item 528,601 and 611, which are individually approved to an amount equal to
1/8 of those line items. Voting yes 1-2-3-4-Judge
THE COMMISSIONER S COURT OF ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS
Special Session on Monday, November 17,2008 at 3:30 p.m.
Those present: Gary W. Beesinger, County Judge; Richard Shelley, Commissioner Prect. 1; Darin
Wolf, Commissioner Prect 2; Pat Martin, III, Commissioner Prect. 3; Darryl Lightfoot, Commissioner
Prect. 4; Karren Winter, County Clerk; Jay Cantrell, Attorney.
Public comments: None
ORDER TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSAL/AGREEMENT
The motion was made by Richard Shelley and seconded by Pat Martin, III to proceed with proposal/
agreement with BP Wind Energy, Inc. Voting yes 1-2-3-4-Judge
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