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The Junction EagleP.O. Box 226

Junction, TX 76849Phone: 325-446-2610

Fax: 325-446-4025We will not discriminate.

HELP OR WORK WANTED

COOPER’S BAR-B-Q NOW HIRING! Full/part time. Benefits, paid vacation, retirement program. No phone calls. Apply in person only at 2423 N. Main. C-35-tfnc

Applications being taken at Rowe’s Chevron for the 2-10 p.m. shift. R-34-tfnc

18 Cu. Ft. refrigerators-$175-$250. TV’s--$95-$125. 30” electric or gas range-$250. Washer-$125. Dryer, electric or gas-$125. Twin mattress with boxsprings, new-$155 pair. Double mattress/box springs $180 a pair. Queen mattress with box springs, new $210 set. King mattress with box springs, new-$295 set. Bunk beds w/new mattresses-$385 complete. Furniture also. 830-257-4267. M-tfc

FOR SALEMAJOR APPLIANCES

Used dryers, washers, refrigera-tor, others. Repair most appli-ances, small and large. DAVE’S FIXIT 325-446-2901. No fixee, No chargee. S-9-tfnc

No. 548 - AF & AMSlated Meeting8:00 p.m.1st ThursdayEach MonthC.T. Holekamp III, WMIlee Simon, Secretary

WEEKLY MEETINGS

PUBLIC NOTICES/BIDS

Broken Arrow Ranch is buy-ing Axis, Sika, and Fallow deer. We will come to your ranch and field harvest ani-mals under state inspection. Harvesting deer on area ranches for 26 years. Call KC Cunningham at 800-962-4263 or email kc@brokenarrow-ranch. com. B-14-tfnc

Reginald StapperFarm & Ranch

Management & Consulting Services 830-683-7322

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RANCH & FARM

Grazing lease wanted: Prefer large acreage. 325-446-8790. H-12-tfnc

Hunting lease for 2013 wanted. 210-215-7790 H-50-TFNC

NEW MEXICO ALFALFA, small square and one ton bales. Also square bales sudan and coastal hay. Can deliver. 830-370-4425. C-43-tfnc

Hay for sale All types

South Llano Farm

830-683-7322 S-23

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House for rent. 2bd/1ba house in country, approximately 12 miles east of Junction. No pets. $550/month. References and deposit required. 325-446-2245. T-6-tfnc

FOR RENT

Upper Llanos SWCD 522 Main St

325-446-2722 x103

WINTER SEED MIX NRCS-approved

Recommended for wildlife 50# bag: $50.00

Annual, seeds approx. one acre On-hand now

Only four bags left

We sell a wide variety of native and other grass seeds and forbs

BAIL BOND AGENT WANTED: Honest, reliable, available 24/7. Call Monica: 325-446-4466 or fax resume: 210-226-0287. A-2-tfnc

Kimble Hospital is seeking a Texas Licensed Speech Pathologist, in-surance required for contract la-bor PRN services, in the Physical Therapy Department. Applica-tions are available at the HR De-partment, 349 Reid Road, Junc-tion, TX 76849, or you may call or e-mail HR at 325-446-8116 or hlamb@kimblehospital.org. K-3-4c

UPDATED PROPERTY TAX INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR TEXAS TAXPAYERSNew and updated property tax information has just been compiled by Kimble County Appraisal District

and is available now to assist taxpayers. This property tax information is current and covers a wide range of topics, such as taxpayer remedies, exemptions, appraisals and is of value to select groups, such as disabled veterans and persons who are 65 years-of-age or older.

“Whether you are a homeowner, business owner, disabled veteran or a taxpayer, it’s important you know your rights concerning the property tax laws” said Kandy Dick, Chief Appraiser of the Kimble County Appraisal District. “You can contact us about any property tax issues with full confidence that we will provide you the most complete, accurate and up-to-date available information to assist you.”

This includes information about the following programs;• Property Tax Exemptions for Disabled Veterans-The law provides partial exemptions for any property

owned by veterans who are disabled, spouses and survivors of deceased disabled veterans and spouses and survivors of military personnel who died on active duty. The amount of exemption is determined according to percentage of service-connected disability. The law also provides a 100% exemption for 100% disabled veterans and their surviving spouses beginning in 2009.

• Property Tax Exemptions-Non-Profit organizations that meet statutory requirements may seek property tax exemptions and must apply to their county appraisal district by a specific date. Businesses that receive tax abatements granted by taxing units, firms that ship inventory out of Texas, and businesses that acquire pollu-tion control property may also be eligible for statutory exemptions.

• Rendering Taxable Property-If a business owns tangible personal property that is used to produce income, the business must file a rendition with its local county appraisal district by a specified date. Personal property includes inventory and equipment used by a business. Owners do not have to render exempt property such as church property or an agriculture producer’s equipment used for farming.

• Appraisal Notices-If a taxpayer’s property value increased in the last year, the Texas taxpayer will receive notice of appraised value from the appropriate local county appraisal district. The city, county, school districts and other local taxing units will use the appraisal district’s value to set property taxes for the coming year.

• Property Taxpayer Remedies-This Comptroller publication explains in detail how to protest a property appraisal, what issues the county appraisal review board (ARB) can consider and what to expect during a protest hearing. The publication also discusses the option of taking a taxpayer’s case to district court or enter-ing into binding arbitration if the taxpayer is dissatisfied with the outcome of the ARB hearing.

• Homestead Exemptions-A homestead is generally defined as the home and land used as the owner’s prin-cipal residence on January 1 of the tax year. A homestead exemption reduces the appraised value of the home and, as a result, lowers property taxes. Applications are submitted to the appropriate local county appraisal district.

•Productivity Appraisal-Property owners who use land for timberland production, agriculture purposes, and wildlife management can be granted property tax relief on their land. They may apply to their local county appraisal district for an agricultural appraisal which may result in a lower appraisal of the land based on how much the taxpayer produces, versus what the land would sell for in the open market.

• Residence Homestead Tax Deferral-Texas homeowners may postpone paying the current property taxes due on the appreciating value of their homes by filing a tax deferral affidavit at their local county appraisal district. This tax relief allows homeowners to pay the property taxes on 105 percent of the preceding year’s appraised value of their homestead, plus the taxes on any new improvements to the homestead. The remaining taxes are postponed, but not cancelled, with interest accruing at 8 percent per year.

• Property Tax Deferral for Persons Age 65 or Older and Disabled Homeowners-Texas who are 65 years of age or older, or who are disabled as defined by law, may postpone paying current and delinquent property taxes on their homes by signing a tax deferral affidavit. Once the affidavit is on file, taxes are deferred, but not cancelled, as long as the owner continues to own and live in the home. Interest continues to accrue on unpaid taxes. You may obtain a deferral affidavit at the appraisal district.

• Notice of Availability of Electronic Communication-Chief appraisers of a county appraisal districts and appraisal review boards may communicate electronically through email or other media with property owners or their designated representatives. Written agreements are required for notices and other documents to be delivered electronically in place of mailing.

• Protesting Property Appraisal Values-Property owners who disagree with the appraisal district’s appraisal of their property for local taxes or for any other action that adversely affects them may protest their property value to the appraisal district’s appraisal review board.

For more information about these programs, contact Kimble County Appraisal District at 501 Main Street, Junction or 325-446-3717. More information is also available from the state Comptroller’s Property Texas Assistance Division at 800-252-9121 and press “2” to access the menu, and then press “1”. K-5-2c

KIMBLE COUNTY REQUEST FOR QUOTESKimble County is implementing a Texas Community Develop-ment Block Grant (TxCDBG) Program On-site Septic Facility (OSSF) Replacement Project located in the London area of the County. As part of this contract the County is facilitating septic system installations for the successful resident applicants. On be-half of the resident applicants, Kimble County is seeking quotes from qualified, registered OSSF installers. The County is requesting quotes for six (6) projects. Sealed, writ-ten quotes marked “SEPTIC GRANT” may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Kimble County Courthouse, Office of County Judge Andrew Murr, 501 Main Street, Junction, TX 76849. Quotes are due by 1:30 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Detailed instructions, Cost Proposal Sheets, and copies of the installer packages/site evaluations are available for pick-up at the Kimble County Courthouse in the Office of County Judge, 501 Main Street, Junction, TX, tel (325)446-2724. A bid bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid. A certified check or bank draft payable to Kimble County or negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (as par value) may be submitted in lieu of the Bid Bond.The successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. Adherence to the grant recipient’s Section 3 Policy is required for contracts and subcon-tracts in excess of $100,000.Any contract awarded under this Announcement is expected to be funded by Kimble County CDBG Contract No. 710379.All OSSF installers that are debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs may not undertake any activity in part or in full under this project. K-5-2c

Nurses Unlimited, Inc. Seeking attendants to assist with per-sonal care, meal prep. and light housekeeping. Part-time. Call 1-888-859-0642. N-5-3c

PUBLIC HEARINGThe Board of the Junction Texas Economic Development

Corporation (JTEDC) will hold a Public Hearing on the following grant application:

Grant Applicant: Alex GonzalesAmount of Grant and Revolving Loan Fund Request: Up to

$43,800Proposed Project: • Business Incubation and Equipment Purchase for City Sweets

Bakery & Café, 605 Main Street (Historic Downtown Junction)The public hearing will be held:Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Time: 5:00 – 5:15 p.m. Place: City Meeting Room, 102 N. 5th St. in Junction, TexasAnyone wishing to comment may appear in person at the public

hearing and state their views or they may submit a written state-ment for the Board’s consideration. The written statement must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, and may be mailed to JTEDC Executive Director Patricia Whitty, 730 Main St., Junction, Texas 76849.

Note: The City of Junction collects a ½ cent sales tax that is trans-ferred to the JTEDC. This tax revenue may be used by the JTEDC Board, subject to City Council approval, to provide financial assis-tance (e.g., grants) for economic development projects, the creation of private sector jobs, and public projects for certain community improvements.

The JTEDC Revolving Loan Fund was created by a successful matching USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant written in January 2012. ($108,000 is currently available)

Information on JTEDC programs can be obtained by contacting JTEDC Executive Director Patricia Whitty, (325) 446-3402 or by visiting the JTEDC website: www.junctionedc.org . J-6-2c

The Kimble County Sheriff’s Office will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, vehicles taken into custody as aban-doned or seized motor vehicles as authorized by Texas law.

Since the last registered owner/lien holders have not reclaimed the property as provided by Section 5103 of the Certificate of Title Act (Article 6687-1-VTCS), notice is hereby given that:

An auction sale of abandoned or seized motor vehicles by the Kimble County Sheriff’s Office will be held on Friday, February 22, 2013, at 10 a.m. in Junction, Texas, at the Kimble County Sheriff’s Office. Vehicles may be seen at the Kimble County Sheriff’s Office on the day prior to the auction. Terms are cash or check with letter of credit.

Any person having interest in a vehicle listed below as an owner or lien holder may contact the Kimble County Sheriff’s Office at 325-446-2766.

After deducting the reimbursement allowed under Subsection (a), the proceeds of the sale shall be held for 90 days for the owner or lien holder of the vehicle.

The purchaser at auction will take clear title, free of all liens, after application is made at the tax office in the Kimble County Courthouse.

Vehicles for auction February 22, 2013: 1. 2005 Dodg SW............................2D4FV48T95H6609342. 1990 Chev PK..............................2GCEC19Z7L12335643. 1989 Chev PK..............................1GCDC14K1KE1018104. 1996 Chev UT..............................1GNCT18W7TK1838055. 2001 Toyt 4D...............................1NXBR12E61Z4538516. 2003 Kia 4D.................................KNADC1254362238127. 1997 Ford UT..............................1FMDU32E6VUB353658. 1994 Niss 4D................................JN1EB31P7RU3232119. 2000 Merc 4D..............................2MEFM75W6YX66116110. 1995 Buic 4D.............................1G4HP52L3SH45301511. 1991 Dodg PK...........................1B7FL26X8MS25742112. 1999 Ford PK............................1FTYR14C1XPB6304813. 2001 Daew 4D...........................KLAVB69261B30600914. 1999 Merc 4D............................2MEFM75W8XX64275515. 1999 Pont 2D............................1G2NW12E1XM78001816. 1994 Chry 4D............................2C3HL56T9RH328927Miscellaneous office equipment K-6-2c

NOTICE OF SALE

THE STATE OF TEXAS § BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE §

§ COUNTY OF KIMBLE § DATED JANUARY 25, 2013

and issued pursuant to a judgment decree of the District Court,198TH Judicial District, of Kimble County, Texas, by the District Clerk on said date, and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff of said County, I have on the 31st day of January, 2013, seized, levied upon, and will on the first Tuesday in March 2013, the same being the 5th day of said month, at the Courthouse door, of said County in the City of Junction, beginning at 10:00 o’clock a.m., on said day, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title and interest of the defendants in such suit to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Kimble and the State of Texas, to-wit:

Cause No. 11-1116: Kimble Central Appraisal District vs. Donald Taylor, et alTRACT 1: R8816 Being Lot 4, Block B, Flatrock Addition, Town of Junction, Kimble County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 102, Page 462 in the Deed Records of Kimble County, Texas.

Cause No. 12-1213: Kimble Central Appraisal District vs. Woods, Anson TRACT 1: R8342 S3390 KIMBLE LAND RANCHES, UNIT I LOT 10

Cause No. 12-1212: Kimble Central Appraisal District vs. Pope, Johnny TRACT 1: R7454 S3320 GRIFFITH ADDN BLK 1 LOT 6or upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion thereof to satisfy said

judgment, interest, penalties, and costs; subject, however to the right of redemption by the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem said property, or their interest therein, in the manner provided by law, and subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment rendered in the above styled and numbered cause, together with interest, penalties and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sale to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

I have appointed the following as agent to conduct the sale, to-wit: Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law 1031 ANDREWS HWY, SUITE 210 Midland, Texas 79701 (432) 522-2427At the time the sale begins, all bidders at the sale must be registered with the above named agent conduct-

ing the sale and be eligible to bid according to the Property Tax Code.

Dated at Junction, Kimble County, Texas, this the 31st day of January, 2013.

_/s/ Hilario Cantu__________ SHERIFF, KIMBLE COUNTY P-6-3c

The Texas Tech University Cen-ter @ Junction Outdoor School is seeking qualified candidates for temporary part-time teachers. For information and to apply, call 325-446-2301, ext. 243. TTU is an EEO/AA/ADA Institution. T-6-2P

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR GENERAL PERMIT TO REMOVE OR DISTURB SEDIMENTARY MATERIAL

Charles W. Evans III has applied to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a general permit to remove or disturb less than 1,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel from within the bed of the South Llano River in Kimble Co. The purpose is for a bridge. The location will be three (3) miles down stream from the first low water crossing, on Hwy. 377 S. from Junction, Tx., and 4.57 miles up stream from TX Park Rd. 73. Written comments on this application may be made by mail to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Executive Director, care of Mr. Tom Heger, 4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX., 78744, or by calling Mr. Heger at 512-389-4583 or by e-mailing tom.heger@tpwd.state.tx.us. E-6-1p

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The lanky young ranger faced a tough choice, worse than life or death: Turn in his badge or lose the woman he loved.

Unfortunately, he loved being a ranger as deeply as he cared for his fiancee. He liked the freedom of scouting the frontier, looking for hos-tile Indians and trigger-happy outlaws, making camp in one trouble spot until things set-tled down and then moving on when all hell busted loose somewhere else. He relished the camaraderie with the other boys in the company, as sturdy a group of young men as he ever hoped to ride the river with. Beyond that, he knew his work made Texas a safer place to live and work. And if he stayed in the Rangers, he knew that before long, he would make captain. He had run cattle before enlisting in the Frontier Battalion, but ranger-ing suited him a lot better than pushing a herd.

On the other hand, Luvenia Conway was the sweetest and prettiest girl in Columbus. The idea of giving up Luvenia left a heavier feeling in his stom-ach than the cook’s sourdough bread.

Sitting around the campfire at night, drinking coffee and pondering his predicament as the other boys of Co. D told stories and pulled pranks, the lieutenant had just about decid-ed to quit.

When battalion commander Maj. John B. Jones rode into Co. D’s camp that August day in 1875, he also had a problem. He had heard that one of his best men planned to resign in the name of matrimony. Well respected by his men and the law-abiding citizens of Texas, Jones took the lieutenant aside. Marriage was no barrier to a promising career, he said. He would approve a leave of absence for as long as the lieutenant needed, and then he could bring his new bride back with him. She could stay in camp.

Roberts took the deal. Even so, after his initial elation wore off, the lieutenant started wor-rying again. He had cavalierly accepted Jones’s offer without consulting with his intended. What would his fiancee think about leaving the comforts of home to camp beyond the edge of settlement, where Indians still left arrow-studded bod-ies strewn around smoulder-ing cabins and wagonbeds, and where outlaws felt they could pretty much do as they pleased, so long as they could shoot bet-ter and ride faster than anyone

who disagreed?Nervously, the lieutenant

saddled up and rode east to Columbus, a town of elegant ante-bellum homes shaded by ancient oaks and sweet-smell-ing magnolias, a place where Indians had not been a dan-ger for decades. Meeting with his beautiful fiancee, who had never even ridden a horse, Roberts outlined the major’s offer.

Luvenia had already told the ranger “yes” once, when he asked her to marry him. She did not hesitate when she heard his second proposal.

“My friends thought that I was courageous; in fact, quite nervy to leave civilization and go into Indian country,” she later wrote. “But it did not require either; I was much in love with my gallant captain and willing to share his fate wherever it might be. Besides the romantic side of it appealed to me strongly. I was thrilled with the idea of going to the frontier....”

The young couple married on Sept. 13, 1875, in Columbus. At the depot, the conductor held the Austin-bound train until the ceremonies ended so the new-lyweds could leave immediate-ly on their honeymoon--a trip to Indian and outlaw country.

In Austin, the couple await-ed the arrival of the rangers who would travel with them to Co. D’s camp. Escorted by two rangers, the couple “set out on our bridal tour,” she would write. “I’m sure there was never a more delightful one, and there can never be another just like it.”

Though her surroundings were hardly what she was accustomed to, Luvenia did not complain about having to live in a tent. At least it had wooden flooring. Her husband, who indeed had been promoted to captain, taught her to shoot and fish. Often, while some of the men were in the field, she stayed around camp with the other rangers, spending her time hunting and fishing. She grew tolerably good at both.

The rangers brought her pets and otherwise pampered her, and she in turn “moth-ered” them. Major Jones, ever the Southern gentleman, occa-sionally sent her candy and fresh fruit, addressing the box to “Assistant Commander, Company D.”

For nearly six years, the cou-ple traveled across West and Southwest Texas as the rangers of Co. D dealt with Indians, cattle thieves, fence cutters, vigilantes, stagecoach robbers and killers. Finally, on Oct.

Rance Roberts 830-329-1496Sue Beth Gipson 830-739-6992

Sue Lewis Gipson, Broker 830-739-6992; 830-896-4106www.gipsonrealestateservices.com

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Texas Talesby Mike Cox

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THE TEXAS LANDMEN1845 Water St., Kerrville, TX 78028

www.texaslandmen.com 830-257-8881

107+/- acres – Main Llano River 3-miles NE of Junction. New 5,000+/- SF. barn and new 3/2 mobile home. $695,000. Very nice!

1,443+/- acres of gorgeous Texas Hill Country located 45 minutes west of Kerrville, or 30 minutes west of Hunt. Thick rolling oak country with lush grasses, good soil and 2,380 foot elevations. Small ranch house, large barn, water well, and paved road front-age on Hwy. 83, and mostly high fenced. Game includes whitetail deer, axis deer, turkey and hogs. $2,000 per acre!

357+/- acres – 4,000+/- ft. live creek, 3,500+/- sq. ft. gorgeous rock home, nice guesthouse, fantastic estate at Segovia, TX! Call for price.

86+/- acres – Highly improved and in Kimble County. 3-homes, 2-wells, 2-barns and good hunting! $548,000. M-28-tfnc

Plumley RealtySammy Plumley, Broker 325/446-2830

2341 N. Main - Junction, Texaswww.plumleyrealty.com

KIMBLE COUNTY1 ac. S. Llano River frontage, water well, building site, largetrees, close to Junction, great swimming and fishing. $75,0001 ac. S. Llano River frontage, water well, large patio for enter-taining close to the river, large trees, building site with view of river, good swimming and fishing. $99,5001.5 ac. S. Llano River frontage, nice small rock home over-looking river, close to Junction, great swimming and fishing. $350,0003 ac., 3 Br., 2 Ba., N. Llano River frontage, newly remodeled, 2fireplaces, hardwood floors, 2 living areas, granite tile counter tops. $235,0003.21 ac., Rolling Oaks Ranch subdivision, near Harper, some restrictions, nice building site w/oaks. $35,0004.25 ac., S. Llano River frontage, camping, kayaking, great building site part of main course of the S. Llano Paddling Trail. $199,0005.5 ac., S. Llano River frontage, camping, kayaking, great building site part of main course of the S. Llano Paddling Trail. $225,0006.5 ac., S. Llano River frontage, camping, kayaking, great building site part of main course of the S. Llano Paddling Trail. $259,0006.75 ac., S. Llano River frontage, camping, kayaking, great building site part of main course of the S. Llano Paddling Trail. $269,00010 ac., 3 Br., 2 Ba., double wide, S. Llano River frontage, 30 X 60recreation building, close to town, $300,00010 ac., Main Llano River frontage, 3 Br., 2 ba., brick house, 2 car garage, patio, covered porches with breeze way, fireplace, apartment, horse barn & stalls, 2 water wells. $750,000.12 ac- N. Llano River, 3 Br., 2 Ba. double wide, nice trees, city utilities, water well and water rights. $230,00017 ac., N. Llano River frontage, live oaks, small field, county road frontage. $190,000.23.95 ac., Main Llano River frontage, 2 Br., 1 Ba., cedar front porch, vaulted cedar ceilings, 1 car carport, Valley 1 section pivot, metal barn, pole barn, good fences, water rights, irri-gated pecan orchard. $750,000.47 ac., - small cedar cabin, water well, springs, bluffs, beautiful oak trees, fenced, small work shop. $179,00062.77 ac., - 2 story cabin, double decks with fantastic views, lots of cover for wildlife, includes tractor w/implements, good hunt-ing, good water well, septic. $299,000.63 ac., - NE of Junction, 4 Br., 3 Ba., native stone with 360 degree views, sunken patio w/fire pit, great for outdoor entertaining, cathedral ceiling, fireplace, metal barn, pipe entrance w/custom gates, good well, lots of wildlife. Owner/Broker $450,00098 ac., - North of Junction, beautiful views, good cover of live oaks, Spanish oaks and cedar, county road frontage. $3,000 per acre99 ac., - large live oaks, small early 1900’s cabin, rolling terrain w/nice views, red sandy soil, good field, county road frontage, water well, barn. $325,000.140 ac., - Great build sites with nice views, canyons and hilltops, good tree cover, good hunting, county road frontage. $3,000 per acre193 ac., - custom ranch style Austin stone, 3 Br., 2 Ba., 3 car garage, vaulted ceiling, large master bedroom & bath, swim-ming pool w/Cool Deck patio area, small equipment barn, 2 water wells, pond stocked with fish, lots of wildlife. Owner/Broker $950,000

EDWARDS COUNTY101 ac., Indian Creek Ranch, bluffs, canyons, high hill w/distant views, good hunting. $1,250 per acre.

SUTTON COUNTY154 ac. East Sutton County, water well, 2 ponds, good fences, agexempt, great hunting, roaming axis, good cover and scatteredlive oaks, surrounded by large ranches. $2,250 per acre

MENARD COUNTY38.5 ac., live oaks, water well, 20x40 metal building with living quarters, septic, wildlife exempt. $110,000255 ac., Eastern Menard County, large workshop with living quarters, new perimeter fences and working pens, highway frontage, 2 water wells, small pond, good live oak cover, lots of wildlife. $2,995 per acre

SAN SABA COUNTY455 ac., live oak, cedar cover, draws, abundance of wildlife, elec-tricity, water well, minerals. $2,650 per acre

HOUSES/LOTS306 West Street - 4 Br., 3 Ba., hardwood floors, recently remodeled, good neighborhood. $129,500418 Woodlawn - 3 Br./1Ba., corner lot, new roof, great starterhome, recently remodeled. $51,000. 302 S. 14th, 3 Br., 2 Ba., stucco exterior, fireplace, high ceilings, wood floors, 1 Br., 1 Ba., apartment, 2 car garage, large corner lot. $94,500.106 S. 11th Street - 3Br., 2 Ba., 2-car garage, fireplace, fenced yard, needs some repairs. Priced to sell. $70,000315 S. 14th - “Country Cottage Style Rock House”, 2 Br., 1 Bas., hardwood floors, fireplace, vintage-rustic interior, large yard. $91,500.220 Mesquite - 3 Br., 2 Ba., brick home, nice fenced-in yard, lots of trees, carport, nice neighborhood. $89,000.

Cody Plumley, broker.............................................325/446-6532Misty Plumley, agent..............................................325/446-6321Carter Plumley, agent...........................................830/591-2084P-1-tfc

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12, 1881, the captain left the Rangers, and the couple moved to New Mexico Territory.

They returned to Texas in 1914. After living for a while in San Antonio and then Driftwood, in 1917, they moved to Austin.

A quiet and unassuming man, Roberts died in Austin on Feb. 6, 1935. Gov. James V. Allred ordered the Texas flag flown at half-staff above the capitol and approved Roberts’ burial in the State Cemetery.

One of only a handful of rangers who ever bothered to write his memoir, in a way he

lived on. His wife also wrote of her experiences on the frontier. The captain’s account, sprin-kled with occasional humor, was a modest, matter-of-fact summary of his state service. Luvenia’s recollections were more colorful.

“It was with regret I parted from the Ranger camp where I had spent so many happy days,” she wrote. “Camp life afforded many pleasures, which, coupled with duty and a determination to serve the peo-ple of Texas well and honestly, have caused us to treasure the memory of those years.”

R.D. Kothmann Real EstateServing the Hill Country since the 40s.1701 Main - Junction - 325/446-3013

www.kothmannrealestate.com

RANCHES/ACREAGE KIMBLE COUNTY3.094 acres – electricity, creek views, good bldg. sites, some restrictions. $75,0003.16 acres – S. Llano River frontage, good water, main house, 4 furnished cabins, well, unusual. Price reduced.4.25 acres – lg. oaks, well, good bldg. sites, some restrictions.5 acres – 1/1 renovated cabin, 3/2 mobile home, barn & other outbuildings, well. $125,0006.56 acres – North Llano frontage, near town. $60,000 6.88 acres – Main Llano, house, garage apt., restrictions. $250,00010 acres – Main Llano frontage, 3/2 brick house, 2-car garage, carport w/work shop & apt., horse barn, hay storage, feed room, 2 wells. $750,000.11 acres – 4/3 home w/CH&A, fireplace w/insert; 2-car car-port, patio, barn, large commercial shop, 2 horse stall sheds, Junction city limits. $350,00011.88 acres – Main Llano frontage, 2/1 house, barn, fenced yard, well, part ownership in park area, some restrictions. 14.32 acres – Main Llano frontage, beautiful trees, good location, ownership in park area, some restrictions. Reduced to $239,00015 acres - South Llano frontage, large trees, 2/2 house w/den, metal roof, 2-car garage, priced to sell.15.012 acres – 4/3 house w/CH&A, fenced yard, sprinkler system, large metal workshop, well, hwy. frontage. $399,00023.95 acres – Main Llano River frontage, 2/1 house w/fireplace, patio, barns, goat shed, fences, 10.95-ac. pecan orchard, water rights. $750,00050 acres – London area, great hunting. Reduced to $199,500.50 acres – good hunting, close to town, wildlife exemption, some restrictions, priced to sell. $110,00062+/- acres – James River, electricity, great hunting, one-of-a-kind. $589,00095.522 acres – barn w/living quarters, well, fenced, great hunt-ing. $2,950/ac.100 acres – well, tank, storage bldg., good access, great tree cover, some restrictions. $2,000/ac.100 acres – intermittent creek, well, good hunting, some restrictions. Will divide. $299,500100 acres – well, remote, hills & views, good hunting. $2,250/ac.130 acres – new 2/1 house, remodeled 1/1 guest house, 2/2 trailer, 2 wells, large barn, good hunting, blinds & feeders, great views.200.65 acres – unfinished cabin, bunkhouse, tack shed, well, blinds, good hunting. Reduced to $1,895/ac.214.67+/- acres – approx. one mile North Llano River frontage, 4/2.5 w/metal roof, sprinkler system; cabin, barn, shop, storage bldg., hay barn, 4 wells, some water rights, good hunting.231.16 acres – overlooking Junction and surrounding countryside gorgeous views, great hunting, possible owner financing. $3,200/ac.236.71+/- acres – Johnson Fork Creek, good tree coverage, fields, views, windmill, good hunting & fishing.273.96+/- acres – Johnson Fork Creek, oak and pecan trees, fields, views, great hunting & fishing.285+/- acres – spring, hilltop views, modest hunting cabin, hwy. frontage, good hunting. $4,995/ac.300 acres - paved hwy. frontage, furnished mobile home, pipe pens, blinds & feeders, cleaning area, 2 wells, views. $2,750/ac311 +/- acres – over .8 miles Main Llano frontage w/water rights; beautiful bottomland terraces, abundant wildlife, river rock main house w/matching 2/1 guest house, well-maintained pens, barns; 50 acres in fields. Not hunted for several years. Owner will divide. $7,500/ac.318.5 acres – overlooking Junction and South Llano River, well, beautiful views, great hunting, possible owner financing. $3,850/ac.642.17 acres – views, 2 wells, good whitetail, great location. $2,500/ac.508+/- acres – oak country with views, windmill, fenced, great hunting.725+/- acres – live oaks, good hunting, great views, well, electricity nearby. $1,795/ac.793.09 acres – N. Llano River frontage, new fence, 2 wells. Reduced to $2,995,0001215.19 acres – approx. one mile both sides Bear Creek & Outlaw Spring, new home, 2 wells, abundant wildlife, great views, $3,095/ac1,483 acres – N. Llano River, beautiful holes, hills & valleys, great views, well watered, electricity throughout, house, pens. $2,100/ac.

Three adjoining lots, priced to sell, owner financing possible.

1614.17 acres – hwy. frontage, well, good land, great hunting. $1,295/ac.1,337.55 acres – new rock 3/2 house overlooking N. Llano River, cabin, metal barn, 3 wells, 1,030 acres deer proofed. $3,500/ac.

183 acres – north of London, house, pool, 2nd house, bunkhouse, barns & pens, 3 wells & 2 tanks, fields, views. Reduced to $830,0001276+/- acres – approx. 1100 ac. high fenced, balance low fenced; 3/2 main house w/cypress interior; 2/2 remodeled 2nd rock house w/new windows, porch; new pens, cleaning & pro-cessing area, 3 wells, many exotics (red stag, axis, fallow, sika). 2.7 acres – 2/2 mobile home, horse stalls & runs. $77,500

1,000+/- acres – gently rolling, well watered, good huntingHOMES/LOTSTwo adjoining lots on Mesquite, restrictions. $32,500 total.Main St. in London - 2/1 house w/den, fireplace, Metco roof. $34,900102 Emory – 2/1 w/den, metal roof, garage/shop. Reduced to $47,500.106 Lenore – 4/2.5 w/CH&A, patio, attached workshop, 4-car & RV carports, storage shed, 150’x150’ foot-of-hill lot. Reduced to $95,000.118 Foley – 2/1 remodeled house w/new roof and windows, recent addition, spacious 1 1/2 lot. Reduced to $70,000402 Cenizo – 3/2 brick house w/metal roof on 2 lots, good location. $99,000.930 N. 11th St. – 4/3 home w/CH&A, fireplace w/insert; 2-car carport, patio, barn, large commercial shop, 2 horse stall sheds, edge of Junction on 11 acres. $350,0002 adjoining lots Pine & Roselawn - good location. $32,000COMMERCIAL9.91 acres – N. Llano River frontage, cabin, pecan orchard, edge of Junction. $185,000.Lot on Hwy. 377 S. near Main St. $47,900..516-acre lot on corner of Main & College Sts., great location near South Llano River.7 acres – large bldgs., many functions, great opportunities.

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Thinking about Trees!We’ve covered small and

medium sized trees, and we’re going to visit some large trees to add to your landscape. Some of these may be too large for city yards, but other will fit well.

Big TreesBur Oak Quercus macrocar-

pa. The giant gentleman of trees grows to be 80 feet tall and has enormous acorns and large leaves... Our personal favorite.

Chinquapin or Chinkapin Oak Quercus muhlenbergii. Also deciduous, this stately tree grows to about 80 feet and is also a native.

Shumard Oak Quercus shu-mardii. Noted for its beauti-ful fall color, this deciduous tree is found throughout the Hill Country and grows 80 to 100 feet with interesting, lobed leaves.

Live Oak Quercus virginiana (fusiformis). This evergreen is the Hill Country Live Oak vari-ety, and its growth pattern is smaller than its relative in the Houston area and throughout Louisiana.

This tree is also subject to oak wilt, but again, isolation of trees and measures for proper care go a long way to avoiding this problem.

Cedar Elm Ulnus crassifolia. This stately native tree can have a large canopy when grown in the open, and their ultimate

height is 80 feet with a breadth of 30 to 40 feet.

Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum. This tree is one of the only deciduous conifers. Its growth pattern is to shoot straight up to about 100 feet tall ultimately with a spread of about 40 to 50 feet. This is one of the most adaptive trees to growing conditions that you’ll find.

Lacebark Elm Ulnus parvi-folia. Another large elm that is often called “Evergreen Elm,” the Lacebark Elm is not a native to this area, but it was introduced to the area some 50 years ago and has adapted well.

Black Walnut Juglans nigra. Medium to tall tree, deciduous, native, any water.

Personal Plant of the Week. Orchid Tree or Anacacho Tree Bauhinia lunariodes. This is a beautiful, small tree that has small, white flowers in late spring and intermittently until frost. This deciduous tree is definitely underutilized in our area, but it is a native, and thrives in well drained soil. It is a moderately deer-resistant tree, and it is also drought resistant. This delicate tree has particu-larly pretty, small, dual-lobed leaves.

Chores for this week.• Keep on weeding and dead-

heading.• Spread corn gluten to keep

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Junction Ranch Real Estate1100-B Main Street Junction, Texas

76849(325) 446-3811

www.junctionranchrealestate.com627 +/- Acres-Hwy. frontage. New 3Br/2Ba. home, new barn. Great hunting. 67.3 Acres-Eastern Kimble Co. Great hunting County road frontage. $234,00050 Acres-Part of a larger ranch. Frontage on Hwy 479. $280,00050 Acres-Menard Co.–Off of 1674, easy access, cabin, great hunting or a weekend get-away. $99,750. 50 Acres-Northern Kimble Co.10 Acres-N. Llano River103 Sawyer-3/2

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2621 ac. ranch. 40 min. SW of Junction.1578 ac. Eastern Kimble.

1234 ac James River Springs.730 ac. ranch. Kerr Co.245 ac. Sutton Co. 16.89 ac. N. Llano River. Must See. Price reduced!394 ac. live oak ranch

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BIERSCHWALE LAND CO.P.O. Box 154

Junction, Texas 76849325-446-2763 Or 432-631-0589

Paul Bierschwale, Broker® Scott Phillips®www.bierschwalelandco.com

Tract 6 & 7 River Ranch on N. Llano approximately 18 acres. Water well and electricity in place; portable building, nice road, some restrictions. $259,000 2 ac. - Intersection of IH-10 & 2169.5 ac. - 4 bd 3 bath home. London area, great for fam-ily. Approximately 2,300 sq. ft. fenced & crossed fenced. Excellent for horses. Reduced to $119,00014 +/- ac. - N. Llano river property 1 mile from town. $75,00020 ac. - London area, well, septic & electric.93 ac. - 2,000 ft. county road frontage, great views & hunting. Own your own mountain 6 miles from town. 96 ac. - I-10 access frontage, near Roosevelt. 3 bed-room/2 bath mobile, electricity, mountain views, axis and white tail. $2,650 per acre.119.6 ac. - high mountain ranches. 1 tract left126 ac. - 2 bedroom, 1 bath cabin fully furnished. Exterior total new fence, 2 new entrances. Reduced to $319,000 owner/agent140.12 ac. - Segovia area, big views, clean property, well, elec., fenced, 30x40 metal building.289 ac. Remote, 3/2 barndominium, some cedar cleared, beautiful property, great hunting.450 ac. - Menard Co. Water and electricity. Beautiful canyon. $2,225 per acre100 Mikel Dr. - 4 bedroom/3 bath home, 2,600 sq. ft., large living area w/open floor plan, large master suite, covered carport & storage build, outdoor kitch-en good condition. Reduced $169,900.306 S 20th - great starter home 3/1, large storage room, hardwood floors, newly remodeled tiled kitch-en. $69,900Unique home overlooking on 12 acres. Paved drive, double carport, 3/2, exquisite family room with awesome views, mother-in-law suite and garage. $524,000.122 Foley - 2 bedroom/2 bath/bonus room, newly remodeled, new paint, great yard, 2 car carport. $89,900116 W. Cedar - 4 bedroom, 2 bath, great location. Perfect for large family. $89,000114 Patricia - 2 bedroom/2 bath, very, very nice. Built mid-90’s, brick, chainlink fence. $89,900715 Elm - 3 bedroom/2 bath, newly remodeled, metal roof, carport, fenced yard, large corner lot. $94,500

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3.181 Acres - Cedar Creek Estates, home site with underground electric-ity. $65,0003.58 Acres - North Llano River, large pecan trees, electricity with 427+/- feet of frontage. Price reduced $52,000.* Possible owner financing.4.722 Acres - Cedar Creek Estates, nice home site with creek frontage and electricity. $98,5005+/- Acres - 3BR/2BA mobile home with multiple outbuildings, fenced & cross fenced. Price reduced $75,005.03 Acres - Main Llano River with over 300 ft. of frontage close to town. $139,0007.5+/- Acres - Great building site close to town with highway frontage, private entrance, electricity, views. $89,500*7.76+/- Acres - North Llano River with large oak trees, home, various outbuildings. $230,0009.658 Acres - Main Llano River with over 320 feet of frontage with electricity, 3 sides fenced with quality restrictions. Price reduced $140,000* 9.935 Acres - Main Llano River with large hole of water, underground electricity and live oak and pecan trees. Price reduced $155,000*10.31 Acres - Fantastic building site close to town with electricity, views, and highway frontage*. 10.44 Acres - 2BR/2.5BA rock home with large attached carport/stor-age and matching well house/storage. Close to town with great views and highway frontage. $299,50023.93 +/- Acres - Electricity, water well, deep soil, county road front-age 5+/- miles from town, more acreage available. $83,755.28+/- Acres - South Llano River with water well and electricity. 28.113 Acres - Main Llano River, great showplace with over 985 ft. of river with large grassy fields and scattered pecan and oak trees. A new water well, underground electricity, fencing and entrance. Price reduced $435,000* 50 Acres - Great location for home, highway frontage (loop 481), great views, scenic draw, electricity, hunting. $247,500*50 +/- Acres - Kimble County Telegraph area, large neighbors, electric-ity, great hunting. $137,500.75+/- Acres - Sutton County with cabin, water well, electricity and loaded with axis. $185,00090+/- Acres - Spring-fed Cedar Creek with dam, stocked with fish, private lake, 50 GPM water well, electricity, improved road, fenced, great hunt-ing & views, close to town. $695,000* PRICED REDUCED $650,000*200 Acres - Sutton County, nice 4BR/3BA rock home, blinds/feeders, great views, oaks, loaded with wildlife and axis. $795,000293+/- Acres - Spring-fed Cedar Creek with dam, stocked with fish, private lake, 50 GPM water well, electricity, improved road, cedar clearing, highway frontage, fenced, great hunting & views, close to town. $4,750/acre.*293.86 Acres - Sutton/Edwards fully highfenced turnkey hunting ranch stocked with exotics & large whitetails, blinds, feeders, camp house, cook house, much more! $719,957300 Acres - Kimble County hunting ranch in the Telegraph area with electricity and some new fencing. Clean ranch, good soil, tall grass and many liveoak trees. $660,000.558.93 Acres – Kimble County new 3 br/2ba rock home, large porch-es, 2-car detached garage with built-in walk-in cooler and attached porch. Liveoak and very little cedar, good roads, 3 sides new high fence with large neighbors, free ranging exotics. Great turnkey hunting ranch! Price Reduced $1,775,000.House214 S. 16th St. – 2br/1.5 bath with large backyard near school. $75,000 REDUCEDCommercial1802 Main St. – Office sites for sale. $25,000-$75,000*Drive-thru retail location on Main Street next to Donut Palace. $48,500*----------------------------------------------------------------------------Home: 325-446-8680 Email: trey@treysullivan.com

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Trey Sullivan Real EstateTrey Sullivan, Broker

1802 Main St. – Junction, TX325-446-3725 325-446-6060WWW.TREYSULLIVAN.COM

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KIMBLE COUNTY REALTY1909 N. Main Junction, Texas 76849

Daniel Henderson7.5+ Acres with remodeled farm house guest quarters, metal shop build-ing, stock pens and more. London area! $225,00060+-Acres on both sides of the James River! Tremendous wildlife, huge Pecan & Oak trees, & beautiful views. Elect. avail. $9,500/Ac75 Acres in the 10,000 acre YO RANCHLANDS! Property boast a gor-geous pond, large metal barn w/living quarters, access to YO amenities, and some of the best wildlife the Hill Country has to offer. Turn Key!500 acres 4 mile north of Junction on Hwy 83N. Improvements include high fencing, cedar clearing, water well, feeders, blinds, good road sys-tems, shed/carport, and a 2bed/1ba cabin with gorgeous views from the porch. It’s the natural elements of this tract that grab a person, the trickling springs, the miles of hill country views, and all the beautiful wildlife in between.1606 N. Llano St. – 3 bed., 2 ba., 2 car garage sits on 0.64 +/- acres corner lot. $65,000 reduced to $59,500215 W. Redbud – This charming little 3bd/2ba., sits on a large corner lot in Bluebonnet Hights and is move-in ready! Central AC/heat priced at $99,500 reduced to $89,500. 214 S. 14th St. - 3bed 2ba Ranch Style home with beautiful Hardwood floors and a master suite right out of a magazine! $164,000 reduced to $145,000The Historic Bartley Building on the corner of Main and 6th St. The two large commercial spaces have been tastefully renovated and show-cased, wonderful pressed tin ceilings. Ideal location for office, retail shop, and/or pizza parlor! $175,900La Vista Motel - Located at 2040 N. Main St. is a 9-unit motel w/office, 2/1 apt., laundry rm. and storage building. St. to St. access on N. Main & 16th lends this property for further development and all for only $165,900.

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86 ac north of Junction with 3 houses, 2 metal barns, 2 wells, oak trees, natives grasses and good views. Many possibilities. MLS #65145 $548,000 Keller Williams Realty 830-997-1120. K-6-4p

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Motel 6. Part-time work. Front desk. Apply in person. 200 IH-10 West. M-6-2c

Junction Short Stop now ac-cepting applications for 3-11 and 11-7 shifts. Apply in person.

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Gene’s Go Truck Stop is need-ing one cashier to work 10 p.m. –6 a.m. shift and one part-time cashier. Apply in person @ 2419 N. Main. G-6-2c

MISC.Junction Short Stop is now able to sell bus tickets for Greyhound and also accepting packages. We are now a Greyhound (not Kerrville) Bus Station. J-6-1c

FOR SALEFirewood for sale. Oak or Mesquite. $125 cord. Split Cut. 325-446-2461/325-446-6691. Will deliver. T-6-1p

BIDSFirst State Bank is accepting sealed bids on a 2004 GMC 3/4 ton Crewcab pickup. For information call Charles Hagood at 325-446-3391. Bids will be accepted until February 20, 2013. The Bank re-serves the right to refuse any or all bids. F-6-1c

Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. for a full-time position as a Court Clerk in the Justice of Peace office. You may pick up applications at the County Treasurer’s office or the Jus-tice of the Peace office. Kimble County is an equal opportunity employer.

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USDA extends Census of Agriculture deadline...

Farmers and ranchers across the nation who missed the deadline for the 2012 Census of Agriculture are in luck. After thanking the 1.4 mil-lion people who turned in their Census forms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wednesday encour-aged those farmers who have not yet turned in their ques-tionnaire to do so as soon as possible.

The information in the Census is used to help the USDA monitor trends and bet-ter understand agriculture’s needs.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reports that all of the information collected by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) through the Census of Agriculture will be kept confidential but will be used to provide detailed data covering nearly every facet of U.S. agriculture.

“Providing industry stake-holders, community leaders, lawmakers and individual farm operators with the most comprehensive and accurate U.S. agricultural reports, we all help ensure the tools are available to make informed, sound decisions to protect the future of American agricul-ture,” Vilsack said.

The Census is conducted every five years by the USDA and looks at land use, own-ership, production processes, expenditures and other factors, according to the USDA.

The deadline to turn in the form was Feb. 4; however, the USDA reports that anyone who did not return the form by the due date will receive another copy in the mail to fill out and return. Farmers also may fill out their Census of Agriculture online at www.agcensus.usda.gov.

Farm to School grant applications now available...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) once again is accepting applications for its Farm to School grants.

According to the USDA, the grants “help eligible schools improve the health and well-being of their students and connect with local agricultural producers.”

Farm to School is a part of the “Know Your Farmers, Know Your Food Initiative” that was launched in 2009 to create new opportunities for farmers, ranchers, consumers and rural communities.

Three different kinds of USDA grants through the Farm to School program now are available for fiscal year 2014. For more information, visit http://1.usa.gov/WR9M3k.

European Union to drop bans on U.S. meat...

In just a few weeks, the European Union will lift its ban on some U.S. meat imports as a gesture of good faith and free trade negotiations.

According to a recent Brownfield report, the ban on live pigs and beef washed in lactic acid will be lifted Feb. 25.

The report indicates that the European Union also may con-sider lifting restrictions on tal-low used in biofuels.

Climate change could have mixed effect on farmers...

A forecasted change in cli-mate across the United States over the next several decades could have a mixed effect on agriculture, according to a new climate change report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Bill Hohenstein, director of the USDA’s climate change office, reports that over the next 40 years, the U.S. can expect to see a two to three-and-a-half degree increase in Fahrenheit, which is more than has been seen over the last century.

“By the end of the next century, across the coun-try we expect to see some-where between a seven- and 10-degree Fahrenheit increase on average,” Hohenstein said.

The forecasted increase could mean more crop growth and longer growing seasons, but it could also mean more weed and pest problems for the nation’s farmers, according to Hohenstein.

Long-term, he said it could cause problems with the

nation’s water supplies—something he believes farmers and ranchers should take into consideration when long-term planning.

Bipartisan efforts on immi-gration key to agricultural labor...

Farmers and ranchers are encouraged by bipartisan talk on immigration reform, which is expected to include provi-sions for agricultural labor, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF).

“The fact that the Senate has taken the initiative on this, the fact that it’s a bipartisan effort is so exciting and such a step in the right direction. We’re encouraged by the pro-gress and hope that the energy remains high so it develops into progress,” said Kristi Boswell, AFBF labor specialist.

Agricultural labor is a prior-ity issue for Farm Bureau, as an ample supply of workers is required to ensure crops get from the field to the grocery store. Boswell indicated in a recent interview with AFBF’s Newsline that the current H2A program presents challenges that hinder the work flow.

“We need to make sure we can access a legal workforce to accommodate agriculture’s needs,” Boswell said. “In the H2A program, there is case after case of delays, of people not getting their workforce on time and the 10-day difference is very detrimental to agricul-ture and the stability of those

crops.”Marketing assistance loans

and loan deficiency pay-ments continued for 2013 crop year...

The marketing assistance loan (MAL) and loan defi-ciency payment (LDP) provi-sions authorized in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) have been extended for the 2013 crop year with the pas-sage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

MALs and LDPs pro-vide financing and market-ing assistance for wheat, rice, feed grains, soybeans and other oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, cotton, honey and wool. Assistance is available to eligi-ble producers beginning with harvest or shearing season and extending through the program year. The 2013 mohair crop is not eligible for MALs or LDPs because mohair provi-sions were suspended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 and the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013.

MALs provide producers interim financing at or after harvest to help them meet cash flow needs without having to sell their commodities when market prices are typically at harvest-time lows. A producer who is eligible to obtain a loan, but agrees to forgo the loan, may obtain an LDP if such payments are available.

For more information about marketing assistance loan and loan deficiency payments, please visit your FSA coun-ty office or FSA’s website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pric-esupport.

submitted by Kimble County Farm Bureau

Fishy in Oregon

For years, literally, I’ve been vexed by a nagging question. It’s a question that doesn’t really have a satisfactory answer; at least not one I’ve been able to come up with. And I’ve tried. I’ve thought about this question, real hard, for upwards of two and three minutes at a time. Nothing.

No, it’s not the question of why the semicolon was invent-ed, although that’s a good one. I can’t see any reason for a semicolon, and don’t believe any writer should ever use one. If you can use a semico-lon, you’ve got two different sentences; that’s what I think, anyway.

And it’s not where those individual socks go when they disappear from the washer or

dryer. That’s a good one, too, but I figure there’s a deserted island somewhere in the South Pacific with a bunch of single socks lying on the beach, sip-ping drinks with little umbrel-las in them.

My question is much more complex than those. I’ve always wondered what the ani-mal rights advocates would do if they were pushed into a cor-ner, and had to choose between saving one endangered species or another. Assuming, here, they couldn’t save both, and had to pick one.

Now, we have plenty of evi-dence that these people don’t want to hurt any of the ani-mals, at all, under any cir-cumstances, no matter whether their methods are detrimen-tal to humans, or how much

of other peoples’ money they have to spend. There are plenty of examples of that.

For instance, the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, which, incidentally, decided to name their state organiza-tion after a Texas airport, has been dealing with a problem for years that involves having to choose between saving one critter or another. This happens pretty often in nature since, the way God set things up, animals eat each other. It’s normal.

But the Oregon DFW found itself in a dilema. Steelhead and Chinook salmon, which are fish, swim up the Willamette River once a year to play poker, or watch the Super Bowl, or spawn, or something. I just scanned the Outdoor Hub arti-cle, so I’m a little vague. But this happens every year, about the same time every year, like clockwork. Or calendarwork, anyway.

The problem is that the Oregon DFW is not the only organization that knows about this annual migration that hap-

pens every year. Sea lions also got wind of it, and as luck would have it, they are rather fond of steelhead and Chinook salmon. Matter of fact, those fish are right at the top of the sea lion list of desirable con-sumables.

The sea lions’ attitude is, pretty much, that God annu-ally lays out a sushi buffet for them on the Willamette. The salmon and steelhead’s attitude is that they HAVE to swim up the Willamette, although they don’t know why. At least no fish has yet given a satis-factory reason. It’s not like they couldn’t play poker just as well somewhere else. And the Oregon DFW’s attitude is that nature is wrong, and the sea lions shouldn’t eat the fish, but since it’s pretty much impossi-ble to reason with nature, they have to come up with a way to circumvent it. And they came up with – fireworks.

The Oregon DFW is using fireworks to run the sea lions back down the river, away from the fish. They use boats to

herd the sea lions a mile down-river, where there are suppos-edly allowed to eat whatever they find. This is, supposedly, good for the fish, although a case could be made against that view, I suppose. After all, something is going to get eaten, one way or another. The sea lions, on the other hand, are getting the short end of the stick, since they don’t get to eat what they want, assuming they are too dumb to ignore the fireworks or elude the Oregon DFW, which is also doubtful.

Still, the point is that man is trying to control nature, and we’re not even talking about endangered species here. I think that’s a bad idea, not to mention the fact that it costs a lot of money. And the fish probably don’t even appreci-ate it.

There is an upside, though. People like to fish for the Chinook salmon and steelhead, and the fewer fish the sea lions eat, the more are left for peo-ple to catch. So the Oregon DFW isn’t really saving the

fish, they’re just giving them what you might call a tempo-rary reprieve.

On the other hand, if there is another hand, the sea lions are seasonal visitors from California. They’re California sea lions. So it probably won’t be long before the fish and wildlife people in California decide to take umbrage at the efforts of the Oregon DFW, and complain that their resi-dents are being discriminated against. You may think I’m kidding, but far stranger things have happened.

The bottom line, I think, is that if the animal rights folks wanted to save two endangered species, and could only save one, they would try to save both. Because when you get right down to it, animal rights advocates are just as hard to argue with as nature . . .

Kendal Hemphill is an out-door humor columnist and public speaker who like fireworks. Write to him at PO Box 1600, Mason, Tx 76856 or jeep@verizon.net

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Sunday, February 31. Officer Maldonado was

dispatched to the Junction Senior Apartments for an EMS assist, female subject trans-ported to Kimble Hospital.

2. Officer Maldonado was dispatched to the corner of Flatrock Lane and 377 in ref-erence to a disturbance. Loud verbal argument, parties had separated on arrival.

3. Officer Maldonado was dispatched to Hwy. 83 North to provide assistance in clear-ing livestock from the road-way.

4. Officer Maldonado was dispatched to the Valero parking lot in reference to a minor accident, blue forms exchanged.

5. Officer Maldonado was dispatched to the 100 block of E. Redbud in reference to a reported disturbance. Unable to locate.

6. Officer Maldonado was dispatched to the 300 block of Main in reference to a distur-bance. Subjects left the prem-ises before arrival.

7. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to Church’s Chicken in reference to dam-age to the drive-through inter-com caused by a vehicle.

8. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 100 block of S. 12th in reference to a bicycle theft. The bicycle was located with the help of a juve-nile suspect and returned to its owner. No charges filed.

9. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 100 block of Volmer in reference to a theft. Investigation is ongoing.

10. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 1500 block of College in reference to a welfare concern, missing teen-ager. Missing subject was located and returned to her mother.

11. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 100 block of Gonzales in reference to a report of harassment, threaten-ing text message.

Monday, February 41. Officer Hernandez was

dispatched to the 700 block

of Elm in reference to a minor traffic accident. Blue forms were issued.

2. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to Flatrock Lane to investigate sprinklers that appeared to be damaged.

3. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 2400 block of Main in reference to a report of suspicious circumstances. Several subjects in a van solic-iting money and/or gasoline from customers were advised to leave and were escorted off the premises to eastbound I-10.

4. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 700 block of S. Llano in reference to an animal control matter, loose dog. On arrival the owner had the animal under control.

5. Officer Maldonado was contacted at the Junction Police Department about van-dalism that had damaged a vehicle parked in the 1100 block of Main.

Tuesday, February 51. Chief Ivy and Officer

Hernandez were dispatched to the Best Western in reference to a welfare concern. Male subject undergoing a mental health crisis was taken into custody and transferred to another agency.

2. Officer Maldonado was dispatched to the vicinity of N. 16th in reference to a report of loud music. Unable to locate.

Wednesday, February 61. Officer Hernandez was

dispatched to the 100 block of N. 17th to provide a civil standby.

2. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 100 block of S. 10th to provide transport for a patient to Kimble Hospital.

3. Officer Hernandez was dispatched to the 1600 block of College in reference to an animal control matter. Loose dog had broken into compound and killed several chickens.

4. Officer Maldonado was dispatched to the I-10 rest area to assist another agency.

Thursday, February 71. Sgt. House was dis-

patched to the neighborhood of S. 16th in reference to a report of loud music and a vehicle horn sounding. Able to locate the horn, not the music.

2. Sgt. House was con-tacted at the Junction Police Department about a possible theft of cash. Resolved when cash was found to be mis-placed, not stolen.

3. Sgt. House was dispatched to the 200 block of Walnut for an EMS assist.

4. Sgt. House was dis-patched to the 400 block of N. 16th in reference to a suspi-cious person. Subject walking a dog was contacted and was unaware he was on private property; left without further incident.

Friday, February 81. Officer Noah was dis-

patched to the Timewise park-

ing lot in reference to hit-and-run damage done to a vehicle parked overnight. Blue forms were issued.

2. Officer Noah was dis-patched to the Sheriff’s office in reference to a welfare con-cern. Overnight motel voucher issued.

3. Officer Noah was dis-patched to the 700 block of S. Llano in reference to a prowler. Unable to locate, extra patrols conducted.

4. Sgt. House was dispatched to the 700 block of S. Llano in reference to an animal control matter, dead cat found in the yard.

5. Sgt. House was dispatched to the neighborhood of 18th St. in reference to downed cable lines; confirmed and reported.

6. Sgt. House was dis-patched to the Roadway Inn in reference to a subject who was refusing to leave or to answer his door. Subject was found to have an outstanding warrant in Gaines County and was arrested.

Saturday, February 101. Officer Noah contacted

a group of subjects while on patrol at the bridge on Flatrock, who turned out to be of interest to another agency. One subject was taken into custody, others were returned to their parents, and a vehicle was impounded.

2. Officer Noah was dis-patched to the Short Stop in reference to a welfare concern, elderly gentleman left behind by the bus. Subject declined an offer of assistance.

3. Officer Noah was stopped while on patrol by a resident concerned that her daughter was late getting home from work. Situation resolved by phone contact shortly there-after.

4. Sgt. House was dis-patched to the 700 block of Hackberry in reference to an intoxicated pedestrian. Subject was advised to go home, and did so.

5. Sgt. House was dis-patched to the Lowe’s park-ing lot in reference to a male subject shouting and causing a disturbance. Subject was taken into custody and transferred to a mental health facility for evaluation.

6. Sgt. House was dispatched to the city/county equipment yard in reference to a report of children playing on the equip-ment. Verbal warning issued and children were turned over to their parents.

7. Sgt. House was dis-patched to the West water tank in reference to a report of chil-dren playing on the property. The children were found to be playing on their own family property, not that of the city.

8. Sgt. House was dispatched to the Timewise parking lot in reference to a report of pan-handling. Hitchhiker contacted and advised to desist.

JPD ACTIVITY REPORTThe Junction Police

Department submits the JPD offense/incident/arrest reports each week to keep citizens informed of calls and incidents occurring in the city. Traffic citations are not included.

The release of the infor-mation is required by Texas under the provisions of the Open Records Act.

Although Texas law allows the release of names and addresses included in these reports (with the exception of names of minors and victims of sexual assault), this news-paper has chosen to print only the names of those arrested. Those named in these incident reports should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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“Shop Junction” is just a part of First State Bank’s commitment to our local merchants and their custom-ers. Shoppers are encouraged to buy locally and to take part in the 2013 contest.

Brush Control Symposium to be heldA Brush Control Symposium will be held

Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Abilene, Center. For those pre-registered, cost of attending is $10, which includes a luncheon and a copy of the symposium proceedings. Those planning on attending can pay by cash or check at the door. Late registration cost will be $20 and includes the meal and symposium proceedings.

Symposium theme, “Brush Control: What’s New Since 2002?” will showcase what advance-ments have been made in the last decade. University representatives, Texas Agri-Life Extension Service and chemical companies will highlight new technology and innovations within the field.

Event hosts include: Dow AgroSciences, Dupont, The Texas Section Society for Range Management (TSSRM), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)-Grazing Lands Conservation Institute (GLCI), Angelo State University and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

Topics include new rangeland herbicides developed by both Dow Agrosciences and

Dupont. In addition, there will be presentations on drift control, new acid-based formulations, biological control of unwanted brush, new regu-lations for herbicide use, prescribed burning, and new web-based/smart phone technology for rangeland planning.

Those interested in attending the meeting can contact Joe Franklin at (325) 944-0147 or Cody Scott at (325) 486-6744 for registration packets. In addition, registration forms will be available at your local USDA Service Centers in the NRCS office. CEU’s for those with a Private Applicator’s License will be offered.

Sponsorships and exhibitor spaces are still available. Those interested in sponsoring the meeting or reserving space for a commercial exhibit should contact Grant Teplicek at (325) 655-3521, ext. 3 or Cody Scott at (325) 486-6744. Booth spaces can be reserved for the one-day symposium for $100. Additional sponsor-ships are also available for an additional charge, which includes a booth space and advertisement in the meeting proceedings.

To the person who stole my campaign poster at Lowe’s Grocery,

Shame on YOU! S-6-1x

By the mid 1880’s, most of the frontier settlers of the Erna area had managed to establish a means of livelihood for foods and meats to make the winter months and have winter crops for forage and grain in the spring. Now it is becoming apparent that a cash crop is needed in order to establish, what we call today, cash flow, each year and the growing of wool for which there was a ready market, as the hills and valley provided short grass country suitable for sheep pro-duction. Thus, the production sheep as meat and the wool market became the means of the cash flow required for bet-ter financial security.

However, a huge drawback was present to prevent the rais-ing of sheep, especially on the ranges unattended as was the rule in the cattle industry and that was the presence of wolf packs in the post oak flats of Leon Creek and the Llano River country. The wolf was a problem for the cattle rancher, but the cattle were free ranging and the need for winter feed-ing was not know, so what, a few losses were tolerated, but this was not so for the raising of sheep. Therefore, it became apparent that some means to control the wolf population was needed, and this is where my story begins with the hiring of a government trapper by the name of James N. Andrews, my great uncle.

Jim was the youngest of the family of Andrew Cullen Andrews and wife, Mahalia Pollard Andrews, and he had three brothers and two sis-ters. Jim grew up in the Leon Valley area between what we refer to as the Leon Point and

Gentry Point to the east of Erna Hill. At about the age of twelve, he injured one leg and the length of the leg did not grow so he was short-legged on the left. His playmate in the early teen years was his close boyhood friend, Will Newton. According to the relay of this story by James Johnson, he and Will were experimenting with terrible stuff one day in the wash of a draw just north of Leon Point where they were smoking, of all things, coffee rolled in brown paper wrapper, dry grape vine and crushed cedar bark as cigarettes. Well, their source of lighting got out of control and the grass caught fire, and the fire traveled all the way to the San Saba River, about 15 miles north.

As the two matured, Will’s family sold their ranch and moved to the Pecos Region, and Jim was hired as a gov-ernment trapper to control the wolf population in the val-ley. He had as an assistant for a few years, John Brewer of Erna, and the two elimi-nated the wolf problem in the Leon Valley. I have a photo of Jim and John standing beside a wood wall, and I counted thirty-two hides stretched and nailed to the wall. As time went on, Jim became know as Cripple Jim, and it stuck to identify him through life. He became the lonesome trapper of the area during the fall and winter months. After I retired, Louis Eckert took me to a place on the Leon, which was the campsite for Uncle Jim. The cedar stakes still remained where he placed his tent in a small clearing near the creek.

As the wolf population was under control in one area, he

would move with the wolves, which would take him to the James River area. His camp-site was near a flowing spring about 100 yards from the James by what is now the Mill Creek Road, some two miles west of the confluence of the Little Devils and James rivers.

By this time, he had a Model T Ford strip down which became his road car and a mare named Molly. In the spring, he would break camp, load up on the Ford and make ready to return to his summer campsite, which was a tent in the shades of the live oaks at my grand-father’s place, Dora and Aunt Sally Woodward Andrews, which is now my home. He put a halter on Molly as he was leaving the James and turned her loose, and he would take off to Erna in the T Model. In about three days, here came Molly to enjoy the summer vacation as well.

As the fall approached, the two returned to the trap lines. During the summer, the live oaks sort of became a campsite, as Cripple Jim’s sister, Alice, and her husband, had sold their smith shop in London and set up shop in Erna under the live oaks and their home was a tent. In the early 1900’s, Uncle Jim’s other sister, married a Kurkendall, and the Walkers and Kurkendalls moved to Cherokee. There is at present, a chain embedded into a branch of a live oak beside my garage to mark the spot of his smith shop.

Again, as the wolves were under control, his duties moved with them again. He trapped in the Fort Terrett area for a few years and later in the Trans Pecos area of West Texas. It is still told that as he left Fort Terrett, he would halter Molly, he would climb on his T and to Erna they would go. I am thinking that this was a tie race as the T Model probably traveled slower than Molly in Kimble County, as the road system was a pick and choose in a general direction. Cripple

Jim, to my knowledge never stayed in a house after he began his career as a trapper. His tent and Model T were his fortress and Molly, his companion.

Cripple Jim Andrews never married, but I remember his nieces and nephews teasing him about a clerk for the Gartreil”s dry good store that required making trips to Mason, during his summer months, to have her wait on him for his clothing NEEDS. Cripple Jim, almost single handed, made the area free of the wolf population.

James N. Andrews, Cripple Jim, was the youngest of the six brothers and sisters of Andy and Mahalia Andrews, who are buried at the Long Mountain Cemetery. In 1933, Cripple Jim was laid to rest in Long Mountain along with his broth-ers, Charley, Dora and Dave. I do not know the demise of Molly, his long standing love affair and constant companion.

To my knowledge, he, after manhood, never stayed in a house but lived in a tent in an isolated spot of nature. He inherited my old home place which had his father’s home on it, but he sold it early on and never lived in the house, which later burned after my parents bought the place, in 1935.

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Facilitated by: Jennifer W. Dulaney, MD, FACOGDiplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Women & Children First816 Reuben St / Fredericksburg

Hill Country Memorial invites young women ages eight and older and their mothers or female caregivers to a FREE interactive seminar on growing up a woman. The educational session, presented in an interactive format include: basic female anatomy, hygiene, hormones and puberty. At the end of the presentation, Dr. Dulaney will offer an open forum for questions and answers. No reservation is necessary, but for more information on the event, call 830-990-6627.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 6:30 pm

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At the top of Erna Hill by Bill Hight

The JV Lady Eagles basketball team clinched the District Championship, Tuesday, Feb. 5 by defeating the Mason Cowgirls 33-25. The JV girls have an overall record of 17-2 and are 10-0 in district play this season.Pictured, left to right, are Mariah Warden, Dahlia Sauceda, Crystal Esquivel, Rachael Stapper, Coach Terri Porter, Chelsea Pope, Alysa Valverde, MaKlay Simon and Jacee Murr. In the front row from left, are Carli Jackowski and Tonya Betts.

Head Start MenuBreakfast

Monday, February 18No School

Tuesday, February 19Frozen strawberries, Cream

of WheatWednesday, February 20

Fruit juice, cheese toastThursday, February 21

Bananas, cold cerealFriday, February 22Apple slices, waffles

SnackMonday, February 18

No SchoolTuesday, February 19

Fruit juice, crackersWednesday, February 20

Milk, bananasThursday, February 21

Apple slices, trail mixFriday, February 22

Pineapple juice, oatmeal cookie

LunchMonday, February 18

No SchoolTuesday, February 19

Ham & macaroni, broccoli, mixed fruit

Wednesday, February 20Sloppy Joe, bun,

sweet potato, applesauceThursday, February 21

Chicken spaghetti, cauliflower, peachesFriday, February 22

Cheese enchiladas, Spanish rice, pinto beans, pears

Milk is served at breakfast and lunch.

Letter to the Editor and publicSupport Meals on WheelsAlthough I have never had a

lunch at the current Meals on Wheels location, my elderly parents appreciated its out-reach to them as elderly citi-zens. This is especially true for those who are “shut ins” or recovering from hospital-ization...not to mention the citizens who enjoy a nutritious meal and companionship five days a week.

Originally, the building now in use was under the operation of the American Legion back in the late 40’s and early 50’s. Many local activities were held there including meetings by local organizations. Dances were held there by school and local groups. Soon thereafter, the building remained vacant and unused. Later, Meals on Wheels occupied the building.

Today, the facility is a very impractical place for prepar-ing and serving the number of meals for senior citizens the staff undertakes on a daily basis, and also for providing a place where, in the afternoons, they can gather to play card and domino games.

What no one knows is that the property behind the build-ing is private property. My property runs from behind my warehouse to the fire station and to the property behind Meals on Wheels. Part of the improvements behind Meals on Wheels is on property owned by Dennis Fusilier (owner of

Hill Country Sporting Goods). We get taxed for private prop-erty, although it is being uti-lized for activities. The current Meals on Wheels premises has NO legal access to the rear of the property. The proposed NEW location has unlimited access to both front and rear.

This property is “NOT” an alley or public property. All property behind the Meals on Wheels building is currently private property.

During the fall “pecan sea-son”, I cannot use MY proper-ty for my trucks and or trailers because of the parking by users of the Meals on Wheels build-ing. Once, I was challenged by a person attending Meals on Wheels programs because my trailers were parked behind “MY” building interfering with “his” parking. You can imagine my reaction. Meals on Wheels or the Senior Citizens have NEVER said “Thanks” for the use of my property.

The bottom line is, the property behind the Meals on Wheels building CAN NOT be relied upon for use for its purposes. There is very limited parking in front of the prop-erty.

It is an ABSOLUTE necessi-ty that Meals on Wheels has its own property and not depend on other property owners to allow free use of theirs. MOW MUST have its own property.

PLEASE HELP!!!Ron Sutton

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St. Jude’s Basketball Tournament

Friday & Saturday,March 8 & 9

Junction High School GymFriday start at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday start at 8:30 a.m.Cake auction will be held both days at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.

on SaturdayLooking forward to the big day and

seeing you there.S-6-1c

Huge Estate Sale in Menard, TX

Ritzy Relics Estate SalesSaturday February 16,

8:30 – 12:00Markdowns 1:00 – 4:00

216 8th St. Take Hwy. 83 S, and turn on road right beside roadside park. Watch for the pink & black signs.

In case of rain/sleet, will postpone until February 23.Cranberry glass, lead crystal, Fenton, Lefton, Hull, carnival glass, crystal toothpick holder collection, tea cup collection, cow creamer collection, plate collection, gobs of china and dishes, Frankoma, Shawnee Corn King, flatware sets, corning ware, Range Canning Company labels (some unusual), large old iron school bell, old water pump, vintage linens, quilts, tablecloths, doilies, needlepoint, electric blankets, grandfather clock, antique mantle clocks, curio cabinets, antique rocker, Eastlake style chest, china cabinet, large dresser, and more furniture, stained glass, old horse harness mir-ror w/spurs, dinette sets, loveseats, bed, side-by-side refrigerator, portable dishwasher, small appliances, Kenmore upright freezer, home safe, Nordic Track exercise bike, computer w/Windows XP, coin collection, vintage costume jewelry, egg collection, ginger jar collection, oil paintings, prints including signed Windberg, books, cookbooks and primitives.

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Letters to the Editor Statewide coalition launches Texas Natural Resource/Environmental Literacy Plan

submittedFor the generation of the

great indoors, when most Texans don’t know where their drinking water comes from and may struggle to navigate environmental issues, a broad coalition of statewide natural resource and education leaders is launching the Texas Natural Resource/Environmental Literacy Plan. The plan pro-vides a framework for natural resource teaching through edu-cation, recreation and life-long learning.

The statewide effort was launched at the Texas Natural Resource/Environmental Literacy Summit on Jan. 25 in San Antonio, where former First Lady Laura Bush deliv-ered the keynote address. In 2011, Mrs. Bush and a board of scientific experts, private landowners, conservationists, and business people founded Taking Care of Texas, a non-profit organization which rec-ognizes the many benefits of conservation literacy, especial-ly for its vital role in the future of Texas’s land and water resources.

Texas Hill Country’s unique environment has brought more than 12,500 students from 65

Texas Independent School Districts to the award win-ning, nationally recognized Texas Tech Outdoor School and the Llano River Field Station. “Schools return year after year for our Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum because the Outdoor School is able to inspire a wonder in students, showing them sci-ence, nature and learning is fun!” stated Linda Edwards, Program Director of the TTU Outdoor School. For more information about the TTU Outdoor School, contact Edwards at 325-446-2301 or linda.edwards@ttu.edu.

“As the trend away from out-door experiences, upbringing, and learning deepens, we face sobering consequences for our health and well-being,” said Carter Smith, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department executive director, who introduced Mrs. Bush at the summit. “But we can reverse this trend. We can restore our children’s well-being and their relationship with Texas’s rich natural and cultural heritage.”

Smith and other summit leaders emphasized that envi-ronmental literacy is a non-

partisan effort. “It’s not a process of advanc-

ing any one agenda,” Smith said. “It’s about building sci-ence-based knowledge and experiences to help people make informed choices. With the long-term challenges our state faces, such as how to pro-vide water for people and the environment, we can’t afford an illiterate citizenry when it comes to our natural resourc-es.”

Environmental literacy con-nects with a companion issue: the problem of increasingly urban families and children growing up disconnected from nature and the outdoors. The literacy plan is backed by the more than 60 organiza-tions that launched the Texas Partnership for Children and Nature in late 2010. It also arises in part from the federal No Child Left Inside Act (HR 2054).

The effort is motivated by some sobering statistics:

• Children ages 8-to-18 spend an average of 7.5 hours a day, over 50 hours per week, connected to a television, com-puter, video games and other electronic media.

• A child is six times more

likely to play a video game than ride a bike.

• According to the Texas Education Agency’s Fitness-gram©, less than a third of Texas youth are physically fit, and fitness levels decline in the upper grades. There is a strong correlation between a student’s fitness and scholastic success.

The good news is that studies show the problems are solv-able. Families can reconnect with nature, children who play in nature are healthier, hap-pier and smarter, and literacy can be improved by common-sense steps called for in the plan.

Although the No Child Left Inside Act focuses on grades PreK-12, the Texas environmental literacy plan is broader, involving adults and communities as well as young people and schools. The plan has six main com-ponents: Lifelong Learning and Community Connections, Formal Education, Informal Education, Professional Development, Assessment and Funding and Support.

The Texas environmental literacy plan is on the Texas Association for Environmental Education website.

Kimble County dispatch received 325 telephone calls and 478 radio transmissions during the week of Feb. 3 through Feb. 9, 2013.

Kimble County Sheriff’s

Deputies, JVFD and EMS responded to 13 calls for ser-vice.

2/3-1. EMS responded to the 100 block of N.W. Main in ref-erence to a report of a female subject with unknown medi-cal. Subject was transported to Kimble Hospital.

2. Deputy Stewart responded to 83 N. in reference to a report of loose livestock.

3. Deputy Stewart responded to 377 N. in reference to a report of a suspicious person.

4. Deputy Stewart assisted

the JPD in reference to a report of a fight in progress at the Riverside Inn.

2/4-1. EMS responded to Kimble Hospital for a transfer to Kerrville.

2. JVFD and Deputies Brown and Stewart responded to 83 N. in reference to a report of several grass fires.

2/5-1. Deputy Stewart responded to 83 N. in reference to a report of loose livestock.

2/6-1. No calls reported on this date.

2/7-1. EMS responded to the 200 block of Walnut in reference to a report of a fall victim with injuries. Subject was transported to Kimble Hospital.

2/8-1. JVFD and Deputies Gardner and Hagler responded to I-10 mm 453 in reference to a report of a vehicle fire.

2. Deputy Gardner respond-ed to just north of Cleo in reference to a report of loose livestock.

2/9-1. Deputy Hull and Trooper Meadow responded to I-10 mm 435 in reference to a report of an accident. No inju-ries were reported.

2. EMS, Deputy Hull and Trooper Meadow responded to I-10 mm 473 in reference to a report of an accident.

3. EMS responded to S. 16th for a female subject who was dizzy and vomiting. Subject was transported to Kimble

Hospital.Kimble County Jail

Administrator Matt Suttle and staff processed ten per-sons through the jail on the following charges:

2/3-1. Deputy Brown arrest-ed Alberto Sauceda, 42, of San Antonio for driving while license suspended.

2. Deputy Stewart arrested Bernardo Torres, Jr., 18, of Houston for possession of mar-ijuana.

3. Deputy Stewart arrest-ed Leobardo Zamora, 22, of Houston for possession of mar-ijuana.

2/4-1. Deputy Brown arrested Cristian Zepeda, 21, of Baytown for driving while license invalid.

2. Deputy Brown arrested Joshua Johnson, 24, of Austin awaiting transfer to SAFP.

2/6-1. Deputy Gardner arrest-ed Richard Moses Castillo, 36, of Junction for assault family violence.

2/8-l. Deputies Payne and Millican arrested Vanessa Deselle, 21, of Junction for violation of probation.

2. Sgt. House arrested Tommy Wood, 51, of Seminole for public intoxication and out-of-county warrant.

2. Deputy Hagler arrested Kenneth Rotge, 19, of Junction for minor in consumption, minor in possession and crimi-nal mischief.

2/9-1. Trooper Meadow arrested Zakary Alcorn, 22, of Eustis, Florida, for possession of a controlled substance.

Sheriff Hilario Cantu and staff are privileged to bring you this weekly report of happenings in Kimble County.

The information is taken from call slips, which do not always contain the outcome of the calls.

KIMBLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

AUCTIONS

NOTICE OF AUCTION The following property or vehicles will be sold at public auction

by Kimble County on Friday, February 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in Junction, Texas, at the Kimble County Sheriff's Office. Minimum bids may be required on some items. Terms are cash or check with letter of credit. For titled vehicles, the purchaser at auction will take clear title, free of all liens, after application is made at the tax office at the Kimble County Courthouse.

Property or vehicles for auction include:(1) Mark II Power Screen, ID No. 2710942(2) 1977 Cat. Track Loader Model 955L, VIN 85J11182(3) Four motor grader tires(4) Multiple 55 gal. drums(5) 1998 Vibro Max Compactor Model 1163HPD, VIN

JKC8303711(6) 1986 Ford Dump Truck, VIN 1FDXK84N9VA40258(7) Spreader boxes(8) Misc. parts and small shop items

K-6-2c

ADMISSION: $4.00Great Seating • Full Concession •Climate ControlPLEASE CALL TO CHECK SHOWS AND SHOW TIMES: 347-9010

– We now have Gift Certificates –

ODEONLes Miserables

Rated PG13

FRIDAY: 7:30 PM;SUNDAY & MONDAY: 7:00 PM

CONCERT ON SATURDAY(CLOSED CAPTIONING ON MONDAYS - WHEN AVAILABLE)

AUCTIONS cont.

Thursday, February 14

Designs by Darla, Floral

has a gift idea for all...Plush, Balloons, Candy,

Blooming PlantsAnd of course, Roses!

Call, click or come by...325-446-3177

www.designsbydarla.net601 Main Street, Junction

Orders going out of town should be placed by 2/12/13

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Leti Study Club to meetsubmitted by Billie Meckley

The Lett Study Club will meet at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, February 19, at the First Presbyterian Church. Hostesses will be Betty Craig, Emily Bierschwale, Shirley Goodman and Susie Maddux.

The program will be “Your Imagination at Work: Pottery in Progress” presented by Nadine Eby.

A reminder that at this meeting we will be making individual reservations for the club social to be held at the Junction Rivers Winery on March 7.

BackStreet Players to host “brainstorming” workshop

submittedThe BackStreet Players and friends will gather on Saturday,

February 16, for a freewheeling brainstorming session to explore ways to expand the variety and scope of programs hosted in the Red Barn Community Theater. Presently, the group produces an average of three plays per year; possibilities for additional activities include poetry readings, storytelling nights, educational programs, art exhibits and music events. Topics for discussion at the work-shop will include the people resources, facility improvements and community participation needed for such an expansion.

Anyone who is interested in participating is welcome – the workshop will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. at Hacienda Maria, just a few miles outside of town on US 377 North. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, so an RSVP is required. Contact Sarito at 446-3658 or send an email to sarito@verizon.net for more details and directions.

Daedalian Study Club to meetThe ladies of the Daedalian Study Club met for their regu-

lar meeting in January, at the beautifully decorated home of Andy and Carla Ivins. James Murr presented a program called “Hot Topics”. When discussing the actions of the KC Hospital Board, he invited board member Claudette Primeaux to add her insights and opinions to his presentation. Hostesses with Ivins were Nancy Snow and Pam Fieldcamp.

On Thursday afternoon, February 21, at 3 p.m., club members will meet at the First Presbyterian Church, where the State of Texas Forest Service will present the pro-gram, “Coordination Plan of Volunteer, State and National Firefighters”. Hostesses for the gathering will be Donnette Dickerson and Linda Johnston.

Wise Living event to be held in Aprilby Kaycie Sullivan

The Kimble County Wise Living Event will be held Saturday, April 6, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This will include: Dash for Trash 8-10 a.m., River Clean-Up 8-10 a.m., Recycling 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Solid Waste/Recycling Education 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wise Living Education 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Kid’s Health Fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Bike Rodeo 10 a.m.-12 noon

We have started contacting vendors, so please let me know if you are interested in setting up a booth and/or will be avail-able to volunteer that Saturday. If you are involved with Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts or any group that you think would like to participate, please pass this information along..

Our next meeting will be February 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Junction Police Department City Office Meeting Room to finalize details.

IN SHORT

Kimble Krafter’s Korner display case is ready for Valentine’s Day! Dena Lackey has gathered her fel-low crafters, and together they have created a marve-lous exhibit of HEARTS to help celebrate that special day of love! You must come by the library to see the rock hearts, the wooden hearts, the special one-of-kind, hand painted valentines, along with some very whimsical crea-tions that make you laugh. Nadine Eby, Dena Lackey, Nan Loeffler, Cindy McCoy, Patsy Ransom, Martha Rich-ardson and Dian Sides have graciously loaned their col-lection of hearts for the dis-play during the month of February. It is always amaz-ing to see what hidden talent is exhibit by our very own Kimble County residents.

A case in point: after visit-ing the other day with a patron who does carving and wood burning art, he took the time to bring a few of his pieces by the library. I apologize for failing to get permission to share his name. His carved wooden canes were magnifi-cent. The three he brought were all carved out of beauti-ful wood, each with a unique handle. My favorite was the one that had a snake’s head carved and burned into the handle with inlaid brass rings down the length of the cane. He also had imbedded rattle-snake buttons incased in the body of the cane. Now I am not a fan of snakes but that

cane was a true work of art. It was gorgeous! My words are inadequate to convey the beauty of his art pieces. We were in hopes to display the canes but they would not fit into the Kimble Krafter’s Korner display case. It was an honor though to have this artist come by and share his carvings with us at the library. We encouraged this patron to bring some of his smaller pieces to be shared with the public at a later time. Hopefully, he will become one artist whose talent will be displayed by the library in a future month.

Kimble County Library encourages anyone who has art work that could be dis-played in the library to be in touch with us. There are many of you talented people out there that need to share your awesome work. Maybe you do not do art work; the library also displays unique collections from time to time. Don’t be shy; share your tal-ent or your collectables and allow Kimble County Library to display your items.

NEW BOOK ON SHELF: Watching the Dark by Peter Robinson: “One of the premier masters of modern British crime, New York Times best-selling author Peter Robinson brings back Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his colleague DI Annie Cabbot in a complex case involving corruption, a dead cop, and a missing girl.” (Book Jacket)

...from the Libraryby Sylvia Lawler

The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Page 17

Community CalendarThursday, February 14, Valentine’s Day

Lady Eagles Softball JV Tournament: TBA, Junction Softball Field

JHS Track: TBD, HarperJHS Tennis-Billie Invitational: 8 a.m., Fredericksburg

Rotary: noon, Isaack’s RestaurantEaster Pageant Practice: 6:30 p.m., Pageant Grounds

Order of the Eastern Star: 7 p.m., Masonic HallAlcoholics Anonymous: 8 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church

Friday, February 15JHS Track: TBD, Harper

JHS Tennis-Uvalde Invitational: 8 a.m., UvaldeEagles Baseball vs. Ingram (Scrimmage): 4 & 6 p.m., Junction

Baseball FieldVarsity Lady Eagles Sofball vs. Brady: 5 p.m., Brady

Saturday, February 16Lady Eagles Softball JV Tournament: TBA, Junction Softball

FieldJHS Track: TBD, Harper

JHS Tennis-Uvalde Invitational: 8 a.m., UvaldeBackStreet Players: 9:30 a.m., Hacienda Maria

Cooking For Colt Barbeque: 11 a.m., Junction Softball FieldN.E. Junction Historical Marker Dedication: 2 p.m.,

St. Theresa Catholic Church Annex

Sunday, February 17Men’s Bible Class: 9 a.m., broadcast from Girl Scout House on

KMBL 1450 AM & KOOK 93.5 FMFellowship Night (formerly Celebrate Recovery): 6 p.m., First

United Methodist Church

Monday, February 18Al-Anon: 5:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church Parish HallLady Eagles Softball vs San Angelo Central: 4 & 6 p.m.,

Junction Softball FieldEaster Pageant Practice: 6:30 p.m., Pageant GroundsAlcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m., Kimble County Library

Tuesday, February 19Story Hour: 10 a.m., Kimble County Library Children’s Corner

Eagles Baseball vs. Ingram: TBA, IngramLeti Study Club: 5:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church

Business & Professional Women’s Valentine’s Party: 6:30 p.m., Isaack’s Restaurant

GED Tutoring: 6-8 p.m., Kimble County Library

Wednesday, February 20JHS Track: TBD, Harper

Recycle Day: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Behind City HallCarquest Customer Lunch: noon, Carquest

Lenten Luncheon: noon, Junction First United Methodist ChurchHouse of Faith: 3-5 p.m., Rotary/Girl Scout House

If you would like to have an event placed on the Community Calendar, call 446-2610 before 5 p.m. on Monday or email to editor@junctioneagle.com.

UPCOMING EVENTSFebruary 21

Upper Llano River Watershed Protection Plan Coordination Committee Meeting

February 26Keep Junction Beautiful

March 9700 Springs Outing

Kimble Historical Museum Building FundraiserApril 6

Kimble County Wise Living EventJune 15

Harper Sesquicentennial

Save Texas Schools march and rally 2013

Save Texas Schools will hold a march and rally on Saturday, February 23, in Austin.

The group hopes to gather thousands of public education supporters to urge legislators to adequately fund public edu-cation and end over-testing of students.

The march will start at 10:45 a.m. on the Congress Avenue Bridge and end at the South Steps of the Texas State Capitol where the rally will commence at noon and end at 1:30 p.m.

Visit the Save Texas Schools website for more informa-tion on transportation, signs, T-shirts and more.

What is Save Texas Schools?

Save Texas Schools is a non-partisan statewide volunteer coalition of parents, students, educators, business leaders, concerned citizens, community groups and faith organizations. Our goal is to encourage our state’s elected officials to sup-port quality public education for ALL Texas students, pre-K to college.

What does Save Texas Schools stand for?

Looking ahead, Save Texas Schools urges all candidates and state leaders to support the following urgent actions:

• Make outstanding public education a top priority for Texas.

• Restore all school funding cuts made by the 2011 legis-lature ($500 per student) and provide sufficient resources for our growing student popula-tion.

• Revise school finance laws to be fair to all students.

• Fix the $5 billion annual structural deficit to avoid fur-ther cuts to education.

• Reevaluate and limit high-stakes standardized testing.

• Reject efforts that reduce funding to public education, including school vouchers

Too much testingWith more time testing and

less time learning, Texas stu-dents are being short-changed. With testing activity now tak-ing from 28 to 45 days each school year, testing is out of control. What can we do?

Save Texas Schools asks our legislature to take a sec-ond look at high-stakes testing that is draining both time and resources from the education of Texas children.

How we stack upHow does Texas school

funding stack up against other states?

State rankings for school funding vary by year and meth-odology used, but Texas has consistently trailed most states in per pupil education spend-ing. Texas was already ranked 45th in 2008, well before the 2011 Legislature slashed an additional $5.4 billion from funding for public education.

These figures represent a serious slip from just a dec-ade ago, when Texas was still ranked in the middle of the national pack at 25th and was only $281 below the national average in per pupil funding. By the 2009-10 school year, Texas per pupil funding had dropped to nearly $1400 below the national average.

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CAFETERIAMENU

February 18-22

Chef salads served to grades 6-12 and all adults. Chef salads are not served on Fridays EXCEPT BY REQUEST.

MILK IS SERVED TO ALL GRADES

BREAKFASTMondayBad Weather Day

TuesdaySausage wrap,fruit juice

WednesdayEggs, toast, fruit choice

ThursdayBreakfast pizza,fruit juice

FridaySausage patty, hot roll, fruit choice

LUNCH

Bad Weather Day

Pizza, carrot coins, yellow squash, broccoli, pears, cookies

Crispy beef tacos, refried beans, l/t salad, salsa, apricots

Chicken nuggets, dinner rolls, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, garden salad, Mandarin oranges

Fish, sliced bread, zucchini, cucumber salad, garden salad, fruit cocktail

Menu courtesy of

Patty Rendon ColvinAuto * Home * Health * Life

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Most Humorous - Marshall Brown and Cassiday Castleberry Most Spirited - Stephan Boone and MaKlay SimonMost Likely to Succeed - Trever Wright and Caigen Davis

Most Athletic - Jose Salazar, Clay Dennis and Carli JackowskiClass Favorites - Asa Plumley and Madison McAdams Most Outstanding - Dalton Roper and Ryley Cooper

JHS announces freshmen class favorites for 2012-2013Most Humorous - Loryn Gipson and Mathew Aguerro Most Athletic - Rachael Carpenter and Gage KelloggMost Likely to Succeed - Kralyn Murr and Tristan Salinas

Most Outstanding - Jessey Martinez and Lee PayneMost Spirited - Chelsea Pope and Devin Stewart Class Favorites - Jacee Murr and Zach Aguilar

JHS announces sophomore class favorites for 2012-2013

All of these Junction High School tennis team members are smiling because they placed at the West Texas Open in San Angelo recently. From left, Jessey Martinez won 1st in girls singles, Ryley Cooper won 2nd in girls doubles, Lexie Brooks won consolation in girls doubles with her partner Maranda Gipson, Katherine Kneese (Cooper’s partner), won 2nd in girls doubles, and Asa Plumley won singles consolation in the boys division.

The varsity and JV tennis team attended the Warrior Invitational in Ingram over the weekend. Placing in the competition are, in the back row, from left, Brent Abilez (coach), Ryley Cooper (1st, varsity girls doubles), Maranda Gipson (1st, varsity girls doubles), Jessey Martinez (1st, girls varsity singles), Katherine Kneese (2nd, varsity girls doubles) and Lexie Brooks (2nd, varsity girls doubles). In the front row, from left, are Jose Salazar (3rd, JV mixed doubles), Lorena Salinas (3rd, JV mixed doubles), Holley Dodson (3rd, girls JV singles) and Priya Patel (2nd, girls JV singles).

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Left, between Exit 456 and the Cleo Exit on IH-10, west of Junction, a helicopter and pilot are spotted.The pilot is preparing the electrical towers for power lines with a lead line. Seen on Sunday, the talent-ed pilot was threading a lead line through a break in the conductor blocks (a sort of pulley), then moving on to the next tower. The lead line will then be attached to conductor lines which are the actual power lines. After the power lines are attached, the conductor blocks are removed.

Lead lin

es Those in attendance from the TTU Outdoor School and the Llano River Field Station are Zack Thomas, Dr. Emily Seldomridge, Linda Edwards, TTU Alum and Executive Director of TPWD Carter Smith, Kim Baiza and Dr. Tom Arsuffi. Texas Tech personnel at the Outdoor School and the Llano River Field Station have been involved in organizing and attending the summit. Dr. Tom Arsuffi and Dr. Emily Seldomridge have been involved in writing the literacy plan.