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Erath voters follow state Paul Gaudette Staff Writer Erath County voters mirrored the results statewide, passing all but one of the 10 proposed amendments in the Nov. 5 election.

The one failed proposition was the first, which would have allowed municipal judges to serve in more than one municipality if passed.

A total of 2,533 Erath voters opted against the proposition while 1,296 voted for it. There were 57 Erath voters who didn’t check either option.

Proposition 2 passed, allowing the Texas Water Development Board to issue up to $200 million in bonds for the financial assistance of water supply and/or

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Events remember Vets

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The Wall that Heals and Mobile Education Center were in Stephenville Thursday through Sunday in memoriam of the casualties from Vietnam.

The Wall that Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the original Memorial in Washington, D.C. and holds over 58,000 names. Many showed up to view The Wall, which was open all day and night during its stay. Visitors were also invited to get rubbings of names on the wall with pencils and paper provided nearby. Inside the Mobile Education Center, ‘Hometown Heroes’ such as Army Staff Sgt Claudie L. Cox from Dublin and Marine Corps PFC Lowell R. Hanson from Stephenville were highlighted. For more information or to donate, www.visit vvmf.org/.

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Turkey Giveaway Saturday Paul Gaudette Staff Writer Local residents have one more reason to be thankful as Mattressville and Baby Clay’s Meat Market host the second annual Great Turkey Giveaway on Saturday.

Five giveaways will be held with local families eligible for one turkey each (while supplies last).

Turkeys will be handed out in Dublin at 11 a.m. at First National Bank.

They will also be given away at Mattressville in Early at 9 a.m., BMY in Stephenville at 10 a.m. and First National Bank of DeLeon and MCBank in Hico at 2 p.m.

Organizers presented more than 1,000 pounds of turkey during last year’s event. It has been increased to 1,500 pounds this year.

Mattressville’s David Davis said at that time that they had been wanting to organize it for a while, saying that it made sense for Mattressville.

“We feel connected to this community,” he offered.

The event is sponsored by Ag Texas Farm Credit, BMY Wealth Management, Bruner Auto Group, Dublin Dairy Queen, Dublin Bottling Works, First National Bank (Member FDIC), Jacobs Pharmacy, Mark Ellis, Matt Williams State Farm, MC Bank (Member FDIC), Walters Property Management LLC, Weakley Watson Hardware and Quality Printing.

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The American Legion Powell Davidson Post 219 hosted a 5K Saturday morning in conjunction with Veterans Day. The top runners in the event were (in order) Jessica Grisham, Peggy Gailey and Kline Jones. Proceeds from the event went towards supporting local veterans facing hardship as well as the post’s annual scholarship. Those wishing to donate to the group’s causes can send checks to P.O. BOX 69, Dublin, TX 76446.

Banquet honors rodeo legends Paul Gaudette Staff Writer A crowd of historicallyminded cowboys and cowgirls gathered at the Dublin Secondary School cafeteria Saturday for the annual Rodeo Heritage Museum honors banquet.

The annual Rodeo Heritage Honor Benefit banquet pays tribute to the World Championship Rodeo and those people who helped make a difference during the Rodeo’s formative years and contributed to rodeo history.

The honorees this year included Fred Alvord, Monroe Tumlinson and Dr. Joe J. Pate, who were all featured in short films prepared by Dr. Vernon Williams.

Alvord was a cowboy bareback bronc rider, steer wrestler and bull rider who was rodeo arena secretary for two decades. Tumlinson worked on the Lightning C Ranch. Dr. Pate was a board member of Dublin Rodeo in its heydays in 1950’s.

Williams also helped in a special to honor the late Harry Tompkins, eight-time

world champion cowboy and member of the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, who is prominently featured in the Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum.

His video prominently featured a segment when Tompkins was on the game show, “To Tell the Truth” and was preceded by a segment from the song, “Uppy,” written about Tompkins as well as a speech by announcer Charlie Throckmorton who called Tompkins a friend and

surrogate father.

Other entertainment for the evening included live music by the Cole Gilliland Band, who played while everyone enjoyed a roast beef dinner from Littlejohn Catering.

The night ended with a live auction conducted by Troy Moore and family.

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Charlie Throckmorton (above, left) talks about rodeo legen Harry Tompkins during the annual Rodeo Heritage Museum honors banquet Saturday night while Miss Cowboy Capital Teen Rodeo Queen Rebekah McQueen, Rodeo Queen Morgan Patton and Rodeo Princess Maddison BANQUET, Page A7 Hammond. lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Letter to the editor Dear Editor, Upon seeing the front page of The Dublin Citizen (Vol 31., No. 11) in which former and current students of D.I.S.D. were releasing balloons to memorialize the final game at the 69-yearold stadium, I was i n c r e d i b l y disheartened seeing the will-full act of pollution.

As romanticized as balloon releasing has become since the mid 1980’s, there comes a time when you must remember Newton’s theory of gravity: what goes up must come down.

These balloons will fall, leaving behind the airless carcass of plastic/rubber/latex behind.

As unsightly as a ‘single use’ plastic bag from the grocery store caught on a fence line, these balloons are no different.

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We are in the plastic age, which as hopefully many of you should know, is a huge burden on our oceans, all living creatures, and beyond. It has been discovered that humans consume a credit cards worth of plastic every week.

The amount of disintegrating plastic found in soils is equally alarming.

On that note, as sad as I am to see our Memorial Stadium no longer used for football games, band practice and the like, I would urge us citizens to do our part in reducing the use of single-use plastics.

We have other ways to immortalize precious monuments to our past without tarnishing the natural environment around us.

Ashley Medeiros

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SAVE THE DATE Saturday, December 14 Local author Laura Conner Kestner will launch her second novel, “Texas Promise,” in the Clay Room of the Dublin Public Library from 10 – 12.

For now, just save that date; more details in the coming weeks.

IN THE STACKS

“Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio”

By Peg Kehret This is a compelling firsthand account of courage and hope as well as struggle and despair. Kehret shares the experiences of the year she

was twelve, first striving just to survive a severe case of polio and then the long, slow journey of learning to walk again.

A riveting account of heartbreak that affected not only her but her entire family and a strong reminder of the days before vaccines were available. Many of us seniors remember friends and family who suffered the disease and the lasting effects of its ravages.

“The Reckoning”

By John Grisham My response to the friend who strongly recommended this novel was, “When did you have time to read a book?”

As a businessman who works several jobs, he said that he read far too late at night and finally took it to his office and finished it one afternoon. “Couldn’t put it down,” were his words.

Set in Mississippi in 1946, a murder is committed by a decorated WWII veteran, patriarch of a prominent family, farmer, father, neighbor, and faithful Methodist.

After calmly shooting his pastor, he refuses to offer any explanation.

captain who possessed classified intelligence evidently joined the Taliban willingly.

Top Army investigators follow the trail with instructions to bring this deserter back to America, preferably alive.

The hunt is hampered as the experienced investigator is pairedwithanewinexperienced partner who he believes to be working with the CIA. This novel is the first in a new series by this bestselling author.

Grisham takes us from the Look for future installments Jim Crow South to the of “True Masters.”

Philippine jungles in wartime; from an insane asylum filled with secrets into the courtroom, the author jumps through legal hoops that only he can describe.

A cut above some of the more “formula”plots Grisham has turned out, this one is a page-turner “The Deserter”

By Nelson Demille Billed as a “blistering thriller,” this novel comes straight from the headlines.

Beginning with an elite Delta Force captain disappearing from his Afghanistan post followed by a wild chase through South America, what is really going on?

As video is reviewed, the

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have come to realize that most people come across voices they can’t stand.

Maybe you’re at a party or meeting and someone starts talking at a frequency that is the equivalent of a baboon fighting a cackle of hyenas while scratching up a chalkboard.

Of course, the owner of said voice hasn’t done anything wrong and maybe 99 percent of humanity has no problem with their voice, but you do. So you grin and bear it The ironic thing is that one of the most annoying voices can be found after we record ourselves.

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LIKE?!,” the appalled recorded person says right before swearing themselves to a lifetime of silence like a Buddhist monk.

This leads me to one of my favorite parts of the week, which is immediately followed by one of my least favorite parts of the week.

Every Monday morning I meet with coach Bob Cervetto to talk about the latest Dublin Lions triumph.

Coach is one of the most positive and reasonable people I’ve ever met who has taken great pride into making your humble nonathletic editor excited about extracurricular activities...

Not just football, but all sports.

With the success of our band, volleyball teams and football boys, it’s already been an exciting year.

I enjoy these Monday morning meetings but anyone who’s talked to Coach Cervetto can tell you he can talk and he can talk fast. A recording device is necessary to catch everything he says.

The trouble is it also catches everything I say.

As I was listening to the

recording this week, I joked about how much I hated the voice of the guy who was talking that’s somehow low and chirpy.

He also nervously laughs way too often.

As I said this, Cierra looked up from her desk and replied that she catches herself nervously laughing when she’s uncertain on a subject.

“Maybe the guy just doesn’t know what he’s talking about,”she suggested.

After 10 seconds of awkward silence, I replied, “You do realize I was talking about myself, right?”

She gave an awkward laugh of her own as she stared at me, but the moment quickly turned to genuine laughter from both of us.

I had been MEMBER 201 involved with TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

a podcast a little while back and realized then what I sounded like in recordings so I’m already used to how I sound.

I’m still not a fan.

However, I’ve become comfortable with itcomfortable enough that I can joke about it.

There’s a certain peace that comes with being comfortable in your own skin.

I can remember being a teenager and hiding movies and songs I liked as ‘guilty pleasures.’ Those days are long gone, because life is too short to fixate on such things. I like what I like and I’m awkward on recordings.

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VOTE sewer projects in economically-distressed areas. In Erath, 2,217 voted for the proposition while 1,587 voted against. Eightytwo of the Erath voters who hit the polls didn’t cast a ballot on this item.

The passage of proposition 3 allows the legislature to provide ad valorem tax exemptions to Texas residents in disaster areas declared by the governor. A total of 3,255 voters opted for the amendment while 532 were against. There were 99 Erath voters who didn’t vote on this item.

The most discussed item of the amendment elections

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The Angel Tree benefitting local Meal on Wheels recipients has been set up once again at Dublin Public Library. Visitors to the library may pick an angel ornament from the tree, each of which includes the wish list for an anonymous recipient. The deadline for gifts to be returned is Dec. | submitted photo 11, when they will be picked Employees at Salyer Chiropractic Clinic were then winners of the $50 gift card awarded in the Dublin Public Library’s up and delivered to make hay bale fundraiser last month. The staff members visited all 54 hay bales early, photographing themselves with the holidays brighter. For more bales before the map of locations was printed in the Citizen. information, call the library at 445-4141. was proposition 4, due in part to the way the proposition was worded.

Voters had to opt “for” the proposition to vote against the possibility of an individual income tax, which was previously possible if Texas voters approved it in election. A total of 3,358 Erath voters opted to remove this possibility while 507 voted against. There were 21 Erath voters who didn’t vote on the item.

Proposition 5’s passage has secured sales and use taxes on sporting goods will go to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical Commission to acquire, manage, and improve state

and local parks and historic sites. In Erath, 3,414 voters opted for the proposition while 416 voted against.

Fifty-six voters left the item undecided.

A total of 2,118 voters opted for proposition 6, which will increase the maximum bond amount for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas from $3 billion to $6 billion to make grants for the research and furthering of cancer prevention and cures. There were 1,671 Erath voters who voted against the proposition and 97 who didn’t vote on the item.

There were 2,518 Erath voters who voted for proposition 7, increasing

the general school fund by allowing the General Land Office and State Board of Education to move $600 million from the Permanent School Fund’s lands and proceeds values (instead of the current allowance of $300 million). There were 1, 272 Erath voters who voted against and 96 who left the item undecided.

There were 2,575 Erath voters who opted for proposition 8, the creation

of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects. A total of 1,229 voted against the fund while 82 votes left the item unaddressed.

In voting for proposition 9 (making precious metals housed in Texas depositories exempt from ad valorem taxes), 2,051 Erath voters opted for the item while 1,678 voted against and

157 left the item unchecked.

Proposition 10, which allows the transfer of law enforcement animals to qualified caretakers upon their retirement or special circumstance, received the biggest approval both statewide (93 percent) and in Erath County, where 3,663 voted for the passage.

There were 173 that voted against and 50 who didn’t vote on the item.

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Services for Kirk Phillips, 80, of Dublin, Texas will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday November 16, 2019, at the Lacy Funeral Home Chapel.

Kirk was born in Merriman, Nebraska on January 23, 1939 to the late, Harry and Viola Phillips.

Kirk was a Baptist by

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John Hall Memorial Horseshoe Tournament & Jennifer Hall Scholarship Dance

The John Hall Memorial Horseshoe Tournament and the Jennifer Hall Scholarship Dance will be held November 30 at the Jayson Harris Pavilion at Fair Park in Hamilton, Texas.

Entrance fee for the horseshoe tournament is $100 per two person team.

All ages are welcome for the double-elimination tournament.

Registration is from 9-11 a.m. and the tournament begins at noon.

Team registration includes two wristbands to dance at the Jennifer Hall Scholarship Dance and two meal vouchers during the tournament.

Sponsorships are available for both the John Hall Memorial Horseshoe Tournament and the

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Jennifer Hall Scholarship Dance.

The dance starts at 7 p.m. and ends at midnight. It is $15 per person at the door.

There will be a silent and a live auction.

Cottonwood Crows will be headlining.

Memphis Wells, Dillan Poe, Mike Stanley and the Clint Allen Janisch Band is on the musical line up.

Katy Parish will open with the dance with the National Anthem.

All proceeds go to each fund.

For more information, contact Roseann at 254-3724408, Chelsi at 254-493-7909 or by emailing Clint at cajanisch@yahoo.com or Cody at ashmoreplumbinghamilton@ gmail.com.

RV spots are available by calling Sheila Ondrusel at 254-485-4911.

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faith and enjoyed Team Roping.

Kirk is survived by his wife, Tomosa Martin, of Proctor, Texas; sons, Mick Pollard, and wife, Becky of Stephenville, Texas, and Ricky Pollard of Eudora, Kansas; daughters, Ralena McCurdy, and husband, Mike of Eudora, Kansas, and Annette Moore of Saskatchewan, Canada;

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nephew, Mark Phillips, and wife, Dixie of Loveland, Colorado; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Kirk is preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Viola Phillips, of Nebraska; brother, Ron Phillips, of Colorado; daughter, Amy Sue Pollard, of Kansas; and sister-in-law, Kay Harden, of Indiana.

Master Naturalist to host training class

org/prairieoaks/2020spring-training.

— Citizen staff report Want an opportunity to learn about Texas natural resources from specialist Census takers sought The 2020 Census is guides, and become a currently seeking Census conservation volunteer?

The Prairie Oaks Chapter takers in jobs that offer $15 of the Texas Master per hour plus mileage with Naturalist program has flexible schedules an paid opened registration for training. Those interest ed their next Training Class, can aaply online at which will occur during 2 0 2 0 c e n s u s . g o v / j o b January through May, through January 2020. For more information, call 2020.

The class provides 1-855-JOB-2020.

— Citizen staff report classroom and field training required to achieve certification as a Texas DISD talks staff Master Naturalist. matters The mission of the Texas The Dublin ISD School Master Naturalist program Board will review employee is to develop a corps of matters during its regular well-informed volunteers meeting Monday at 6 p.m. to provide education, in the board room (420 N. outreach, and service Post Oak). Agenda items dedicated to the beneficial include the consideration management of natural of: 2019-202 efficiency resources and natural areas payment for employees, within their communities modification to the for the state of Texas. employee compensation The service area for the plan and a holiday Prairie Oaks Chapter efficiency day for teaching includes Hamilton, staff. The board will also Comanche, Erath, and Palo review TASB Policy Update Pinto counties. For more 114. information and to submit — Citizen staff report an application, go to txmn.

Hico News Review The Billy the Kid Film Festival was in Hico Nov. 1-2 where visiting film aficionados and participants went to receptions and movie showings. Prior to the Closing Night screening of David Blue Garcia’s “Tejano” on Nov. 2 at Flaca’s Fitness & Brew, the festival announced the filmmaker award winners for the first edition of the film festival. Canadian filmmaker Trista Suke received Best Feature Film Award and a $200 check for “Foxy.” Jay Pennington and

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Gerry Olert’s “Smile” and George Meyers’ “Not Your Day” shared the Audience Choice Award; each filmmaker received a $100 check. Sixties TV personality Ruth Buzzi, the Ambassador of Film honoree, all filmmaker award winners and the filmmakers representing the Opening and Closing Night Gala selections also received special one-of-a-kind ceramic “ballistic art” sculptures by Scott Carlson.

Hico Police Officer Tristan Hebert, shortly before 1 a.m. on Nov. 4, noticed a four

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100 Years Ago November 14, 1919

loafer,” he said, “and if Uncle Sam is giving me this D.W. Sheehan, Mayor at chance, I’ll sure take it up.” the time, began construction 75 Years Ago work to add two more stories to his building on November 10, 1944 Frisco Avenue. Workers Cpl. Fred T. Patton, 33, were placing the windows of Dublin, with the U.S. on the second story and Force in France, a member working to finish the third of a Military Police Escort story so that the quarters Guard company in Belgium were ready for the new was tasked to move captured occupants who had already soldiers from the front lines signed leases. Sheehan to prisoner of war stockade planned to erect another in the rear areas. In building on the lot adjoining Sept.1943, Cpl. Patton’s him on the east. unit formed at Ft. Custer, From the Ft. Worth Star- Michigan and went overseas Telegram in The Progress: in Feb. 1944 to perform Horace Shipman, of guard duties at invasion Dublin, fought the Germans headquarters building until as a sergeant in the First D-Day. The unit then Division. Shipman was in boarded a ship and landed Fort Worth recuperating on the Normandy coast from being shot in the lungs, under a hail of German shrapnel wounds in the left artillery and bomb fire leg and being gassed. where they stayed for three “Except for a stiffness in his weeks. They then followed leg, Shipman is still fit for the advancing armies another scrap or two, in through France and spite of his many wounds.” Belgium. “Cpl. Patton spent Shipman was awarded seven 18 months in the coast medals, including the artillery in California, and Distinguished Service Cross was transferred to the and the Croix de Guerre, military police after for crawling 50 yards in the re-capture of the Aleutian face of a machine gun Islands.” barrage to get a wounded comrade though the 50 Years Ago Germans nearly got him November 13, 1969 while he did it. He was Dublin servicemen Roger discharged a lieutenant.

Don Grant, Donnie Ray When Shipman enlisted, he Henson and Tommy worked in construction and owned 200 acres of farm Sanchez returned from land. Upon his return to service with the US Armed Dublin, he discovered that Forces. Danny Prater was his acreage was very close inducted into the Armed to oil wells that could have Forces Nov. 3 from Texas made him a rich man. He Local Board No. 41 but was was going to take vocational released from duty Nov. 10 training offered by Uncle because of disability due to Sam. “I never want to be a an oil injury.

In the Neighborhood wheel ATV being driven east bound on second street at a high rate of speed without lights.

Officer Hebert attempted to stop the vehicle but was led on a chase through city streets and then into the County on FM 1602 because the vehicle refused to stop. After the driver turned around and headed back toward the city, Officer Hebert was able to stop the 4-wheeler about three miles from Hico. His patrol car suffered damage as it left the roadway and struck a culvert.

Officer Hebert was able to place Cameron Dragoo of Hico (21 years old) under arrest for several charges including Evading Arrest and Reckless Driving. No injuries were reported to the Hico News Review.

Hamilton Herald-News The 102nd Hamilton Veteran’s Day anvil shoot was Monday which followed abreakfastattheCunningham American Legion Post and program at Hamilton High School. “This tradition

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started in 1918 as a celebration of the end of hostilities in World War I and now is done in honor of those who served and those who continue to serve our country defending our way of life, our cherished freedoms,” the Hamilton Herald reported.

Comanche Chief Gateway of Hope Comanche is a new nonprofit group that was recently formed and was created as a faith-based Maternity Home that will equip young women to choose life for their babies over abortion. The home is safe and nurturing for expectant mothers and classes are planned to help with education and life skills.

DeLeon Free-Press Veronica Moreno was charged with public intoxication, resisting arrest and harassment of a public servant on Nov. 4. The DeLeon resident fled into the high school foyer and was trapped by DeLeon Police Chief Ed Dyson after concerned employees from City Hall contacted police.

DeLeon ISD Superintendent Dr. Dana Marable said no students were involved in the incident.

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Where Are They Now?

Jim Culver

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Dublin native Jim Culver’s construction career has led to many different jobs including the building of a bridge at a gold mine in South Carolina.

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rom working on mines in Central and South America to building a bridge in South Carolina to driving a pilot car across the southwest US, Jim Culver’s job has taken him all over the Americas. Now, as a pilot car driver living in Arizona, Culver still travels for a living, and loves his life.

Culver was born and raised in Dublin, but his family moved away when he was a sophomore. He spent some time in West Texas with his stepdad, then moved to Dallas and earned his GED in 1971.

For the next few years after he finished school,

Culver moved around and worked odd jobs. He helped out on his uncle’s farm in Dublin, worked for a gas station and then some auto shops, and then finally found a career he wanted to continue in: construction.

His first job was for Brown & Root USA which is based in Houston. Culver started as an ironworker for the company, which was often a risky job. “You see those [ironworkers] walking way up over the top of everything and wonder, why in the world would they do that?” he said. “And I really can’t tell you other than it’s just the adrenaline rush.”

Culver also did some concrete work for Brown &

Root, and then moved up into management. In 1999, Culver was refurbishing houses in Morenci, an Arizona copper mining town, and decided to start his own company, York Valley Contracting. The company offered general construction services, and he spent most of his time building private residences.

Then in 2012, after the US economy had taken a downturn, he applied for a job at M3 Engineering out of Tucson, Arizona. Culver was hired as a consultant and worked in Guatemala and Argentina, mostly in gold mines. He’d advise the facilities on how to structure the mines and surrounding

infrastructure.

With M3 he also worked in Guatemala on a silver and lead mine. He was there for six months -- long enough to get a taste for the culture of the country -before he took another job on the very southern tip of Argentina. “The place I was working was further South than the tip of South Africa, further South than the South side of Australia,” he said. “Very few people in the world go that far South.

It’s a little cold, a little windy, and a different kind of place.”

When he came back to the US Culver went to South Carolina and worked on another gold mine, overseeing the construction of a bridge and several different areas of the mine.

After that he worked for another company as an estimator bidding on jobs around the Southwest with a company based in Phoenix, and finally, in 2017, he retired -- but that didn’t last long.

Culver had some friends who worked as pilot car drivers, and he liked the idea of traveling across the countryside appealed to him. So last year he started his own pilot car business, escorting oversize loads -from mobile homes to mining equipment to entire airplanes -- across the Southwest.

The job allows Culver a lot of freedom. “You’ve got a different boss every two days,” he said. “Every time you get done with one job, another company calls you.

You aren’t tied down to any one specific thing.”

Culver works 60-70 hour weeks, but it doesn’t feel like work to him. He loves history, and enjoys stopping at historical markers or other roadside attractions to learn about the people

Sales tax returns increase Sales tax returns all increases in Octobers in comparisons with returns from Oct. 2018.

This follows the state trend after Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled $2.82 billion in October, seven percent more than in October 2018.

“Growth in state sales tax revenue was apparent across all major economic sectors,” Hegar said. “The most notable growth was in receipts from the construction, wholesale trade and information services sectors.”

Total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in October 2019 was up 4.1 percent compared to the same period a year ago.

Sales tax is the largest source of state funding for

the state budget, accounting City Oct. 2019 Oct, 2018 Rate for 57 percent of all tax collections.

Dublin $44,864 $42,650 5.19% In October 2019, Texas Stephenville $607,393 $560,485 8.36% collected the following DeLeon $28,288 $24,821 13.96% revenue from other major taxes: Comanche $89,449 $79,386 12.67% ■ motor vehicle sales and Hamilton $65,532 $61,134 7.19% rental taxes — $484.5 Hico $41,804 $33,594 24.43% million, up 10.5 percent from October 2018; Sources of ■ motor fuel taxes — policy developments and updated $311.8 million, up 4.6 fees since 1972, visit our Revenue publication. percent from October 2018; ■ natural gas production taxes — $84.4 million, down 22.8 percent from October 2018; and ■ oil production taxes — $346.3 million, up 4.8 percent from October 2018.

For details on all monthly collections, visit the Comptroller’s Monthly State Revenue Watch. For an extensive history of tax

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who once lived in different places. “You find out some pretty interesting little facts about local history, and sometimes it’ll make you check further into it,” he said. “You learn a lot of things that aren’t in the books.”

Culver currently lives in Duncan, Arizona where he lives with his girlfriend of 17 years, Julie. He has one son, Garrett, who lives in Duncan as well and works as a safety engineer on the nearby copper mines. “I’ve worked all over the West -from Washington and Oregon, Colorado, California, New Mexico -and I just kept on ending up back here,” he said. In his free time, Culver enjoys exploring the wilderness areas near his house. He’s found Native American artifacts such as pottery and arrowheads there.

Throughout his life,

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Culver has found support and motivation in his family -- whether that’s his parents or his significant other and children. “When you move off, you’ve just got to saddle up and go to work every day and feed your family,” he said. “My family has been my biggest source of inspiration.”

Culver said he feels lucky looking back at the life he’s led. “I got to experience a lot of things, see things, travel,” he said. “I’ve been a little more fortunate than a lot of folks. I’ve got to do what I wanted to do, and I’m still alive.”

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30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

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BANQUET pastor Jimmy Holleman.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Miss Cowboy Capital Rodeo Queen Morgan Patton, Teen Rodeo Queen Rebekah McQueen and Rodeo Princess Maddison Hammond.

The dinner, complete with live entertainment and an auction, is a benefit fundraiser for the Rodeo Heritage Museum, located at 118 W. Blackjack, which preserves the colorful legacy of the famed rodeo.

From 1937 to 1959, the “World’s Championship Rodeo” company was headquartered outside Dublin, Texas on the Lightning C Ranch, owned

by Everett Colborn and partners. Famous actorcowboy singing star Gene Autry joined the partnership in 1942 and got top billing which helped to boost rodeo attendance. The World’s Championship Rodeo Company, which traveled the rodeo circuit on a 24-car train, produced the Madison Square Garden Rodeos in New York City and the Boston Garden Rodeos, along with other national rodeos during the late 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.With a the huge ro d e o c o m p a ny headquartered outside

November 3 At 9:04 a.m. a vehicle was discovered on property when it went through a fence on CR 397.

At 1:53 p.m. a major accident occurred involving one vehicle with possible injuries.

Dublin Police Officers had a busy week.

Dublin Officers made a traffic stop on Saturday night and found the driver to have existing warrants of theft of property of more than $100 but less than $750 and assault of a family/house member by impeding the person’s breath/circulation. Javier Linan, Jr. proceeded to evade arrest on foot; officers detained Linan by t a s e r deployment Linan and placed him in custody. Bond was set for $1,000 each for evading arrest and theft of property.

Raul Antonio LopezArgueta was arrested for assault by contact; Dublin PD was contacted by a caller who reported being hit in the face by LopezArgueta. When Dublin PD arrived on scene, he was still there and arrested. He was booked into Erath County Jail November 4 and subsequently released on November 5.

November 5 Caller reported a longhorn standing on its own on the side of South HWY 6.

Subject reported goats in yard on 500 block of South Camden.

Individual came into station to report a female subject trying to steal a package off her porch on 400 block of North Patrick.

Caller reported a blue heeler with possibly a blue collar trying to attack caller’s dog and almost attacking caller’s daughter on 300 block of Vine.

Subject reported loud

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Special honors were presented during Saturday’s Rodeo Heritage Museum Banquet to Harry Tompkins received by his wife, Melba (above), Dr. Joe J. Pate received by his children, Fran Jurney and Ben Pate (above, right), Fred Alvord received by his son, Fred (below, left) and Monroe Tumlinson received by his granddaughter Heather Meador (below, center).

The Cole Gilliland Band

At 3:31 p.m. a single cab pickup with a toolbox had things stolen from it on CR 304.

At 4:15 p.m. a mailbox was found hit by a vehicle on CR 304.

At 9:13 p.m. loud music was reported on CR 516

music from a vehicle and driver was drinking a beer while sitting in the car at on 500 block of East Blackjack.

November 6 Caller reported a reckless driver swerving and unable to maintain lane on US HWY 377.

Subject reported three kids vandalizing the sidewalk connecting to the road in front of the 400 block of North Patrick.

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and gun shots were heard.

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Dublin and the World’s commerce and thrills to Championship Dublin Dublin and the Erath Rodeo drawing thousands County area. of nightly visitors, it brought The community and rodeo fans are encouraged to help support the museum by donating an auction item or serving as a sponsor for $250. Donations are tax side mirror, refused to give information, and then left on CR 392.

At 1:45 a.m. a large hole in the roadway of State November 7 At 10:48 a.m. a large dead Hwy 6 West near the rest dog was removed from the area was called in.

At 1:55 p.m. a vehicle ran roadway of FM 219 North. into a truck and broke the

was issued on 200 block of Highland.

Multiple callers reported goats getting out under fence on 500 block of South Camden.

Subject reported stranded motorist on 200 block of West Blackjack.

Caller reported dogs out on 500 block of West Live Oak. Subject reported possible drunk driver swerving in and out of traffic travelling at a high rate of speed on US HWY 377.

Caller reported the gate November 9 open at the sewer plant on Caller reported a dark CR 322; Dublin PD closed gray small car following a it. female down the street on 400 block of East Harris November 8 Street.

Subject reported two Subject reported little vehicles by baseball fields gray car driving 30 MPH after hours in the City Park; on HWY 6 East.

Dublin PD searched vehicles and found drug November 10 paraphernalia and a citation Caller reported a noise

complaint across from 700 block of Dobkins Street.

Individual reported a red Dodge pickup on 219 North stopped in middle of roadway; reporting person believed the person driving the pickup may have been intoxicated.

Caller reported that her husband had been drinking all day, being loud and took off with her car on 300 block of North Park.

Subject reported gun shots coming from Trowbridge; subject heard one shot and then a long pause and heard three more.

Caller reported reckless driver tailgating and almost causing multiple wrecks on HWY 6 East.

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For more information about tickets, sponsorships or donations, call the Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum at 254 445-0200 or email rodeoheritagemuseum@ centurylink.net.

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Stephenville Veteran’s Day parade started with a resounding boom from a canon. Local businesses groups and residents came together to honor our brave men and women during the Veteran’s Day Parade which travelled through downtown.

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Ladies end season in style

Thursday Dublin JV Boys Basketball, vs.

Three Way, 4 p.m.

Dublin Varsity Girls Basketball, vs. Three Way, 5:15 p.m.

Friday Lingleville Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball, At Santa Anna, 6 p.m.

Monday Dublin JH Girls Basketball, vs.

Early, 4:30 p.m.

Dublin JH Boys Basketball, At Early, 4:30 p.m.

Lingleville JH Basketball, vs.

Huckabay, 5 p.m.

Tuesday Dublin JV/Varsity Girls Basketball, vs. Cross Plains, 4 p.m.

Dublin JV/Varsity Boys Basketball, vs. Stephenville, 5:30 p.m.

Lingleville JV/Varsity Girls Basketball, vs. Graford, 4 p.m.

Lingleville JV/Varsity Boys Basketball, vs. DeLeon, 5 p.m.

Thursday Lingleville JV Basketball Tournament, At Eula Lingleville Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball Tournament, At Perrin, Nov 21-23 *District

Lady Cards end season in Area The District c h a m p i o n Lingleville Lady Cardinals ended their season at the Area Championships Thursday when they took on Benjamin.

The Benjamin Lady Mustangs took the win after claiming three sets to the Lady Cards’ one.

“They gave it their all and left with their heads held high because we played with everything they got,” said Lady Cardinals Coach Hannah Smith.

The 2019-2020 Lady Cardinals end their season with a record of 24-4 and 13-1 in district.

— Paul Gaudette

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The 2019-2020 Lady Lions ended their season at Area after claiming the Bi-District title. The 2019 Dublin Lady Lions are: 1. Hollyn Carr, 2. Isabel Bustamante, 3. Rianna Turner, 4. Hannah Binkley, 5. Kylie Olvera, 6. Kylie Curtoys, 7. Kaylee Smith, 8. Hannah Ortega, 9. Madilyn Loper, 10.

Camry Porter, 11. Jordyn Ricks and 13. Bailey Noel.

Lady Lions crowned Ladies earn district honors Bi-District Champs The Lady Lions ended their season Saturday at the Area playoffs after winning Bi-District.

In the Area competition, the Lady Lions scored 16, 8 and 8 to the Boyd Yellowjackets’ 25s.

The Lady Lions crushed Coahoma Bulldogettes 75-45 on Nov. 5 to advance to Area.

Dublin took all three sets scoring their 25 points while Coahoma amassed 23 points in set one, 12 in set two and 10 in set three.

Jordyn Ricks helped this win with seven kills, 12 assists

and five digs.

Kylie Curtoys also put in 12 assists and grabbed six digs.

Camry Porter grabbed 14 digs in three sets while Marilyn Loper grabbed three digs, Hannah Ortega made nine digs and Isabel Bustamante had 10 digs.

Bailey Noel grabbed four digs, served four aces and put in eight kills.

Kylie Olvera made three kills while Kaylee Smith had nine kills and grabbed six digs.

This year marks the first time the Lady Lions won Bi-District since 2015.

Paul Gaudette Staff Writer The Bi-District champion Lady Lions earned several post-season honors in District 6-3A, including server of the year Kylie Curtoys, co-newcomer of the year Kylie Ortega. co-offensive player of the year Jordyn Ricks and co-offensive player of the year Bailey Noel.

“I am extremely proud of how well this team represented Dublin this year,” said Lady Lions Coach Ryan Lewis.

“This was a special group of girls who worked hard, were determined, and put

the team first. The five seniors we had were great leaders for the program.”

Taking honors for the Lady Lions are: ■ #1 Jr. Hollyn Carr, Academic All District ■ #2 Jr. Isabel Bustamante, Academic All District, Honorable Mention ■ #3 Soph. Rianna Turner, Academic All District ■ #5 Soph. Kylie Olvera, Co-Newcomer of the Year ■ #6 Sr. Kylie Curtoys, District 6-AAA Server of the Year, Academic All District ■ #7 Sr. Kaylee Smith, 2nd Team All District

■ #8 Jr. Hannah Ortega, 2nd Team All District, Academic All District ■ #9 Fresh. Madilyn Loper, Honorable Mention, Academic All District ■ #10 Sr. Camry Porter, District 6-AAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Academic All District ■ #11 Sr. Jordyn Ricks, 1st Team All District, Academic All District ■ #13 Sr. Bailey Noel, District 6-AAA Co-Offensive Player of The Year, Academic All District

Lions taking Holliday in playoffs Paul Gaudette Staff Writer The Dublin Lions ended their regular season at 8-2 as they head to the playoffs Friday when they take on Holliday in Ponder at 7 p.m.

Lions coach Bob Cervetto expects some competition, describing Holliday as a ‘good ball club who’s been in the playoffs before.’

He feels that the Lions have what it take them on though as Friday’s 59-20 victory against Millsap displayed some of the players’ and coaching staff’s best qualities.

“Anytime you come off an emotional win like [ours against] Comanche, you have that fear,” he advised.

“Our team’s mature enough that we worked on us.” He said this self-improvement will continue as they prepare to face Holliday.

He also said that his team adapted well to some problematic field conditions in Holliday, saying that although they have a turtleback field, the middle needs

to be built back up and had collected some water Friday.

The conditions led to some on-the-field decisions by the team including two successful conversion plays complete by Kyler Madruga and Tyler Morrow.

Touchdowns were completed by Cy Wing (who had two TDS as well as 398 yards in passing), Colten Couch (who had two in 137 yards of receiving), Jordan Mullin who rushed one in and Jacob Shubert who rushed in the other. Christian Ramirez also added in a PAT. Cervetto also commended Greg Hardcastle, Doug Kent and the whole coach staff for the defensive and offensive strategies they devised as well as their Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo communication and Dublin Lion Caysen Morton confers with Coach Bob Cervetto on the sidelines of a decisions on the sidelines. recent Dublin Lions game. The Lions are advancing to the playoffs Friday at 7 p.m.

“They’re the unsung heroes,” when they take on Holliday at Ponder. he said. “They all worked tirelessly coming up with great plays.”

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Cattle Comanche Livestock

Comanche, TX - 11/9/19 Head Count: 683 No. 1 Steers 200 - 300 lb: 160-182 300 - 400 lb: 150-160 400 - 500 lb: 146-157 500 - 600 lb: 128-136 600 - 700 lb: 118-130 700 lb & up: 115-120 No. 2 Steers 200 - 300 lb: 103-128 300 - 400 lb: 128-148 400 - 500 lb: 120-138 500 - 600 lb: 103-117 600 - 700 lb: 103-115 700 lb & up: 79-109 No. 1 Heifers 200 - 300 lb: 130-145 300 - 400 lb: 147-152 400 - 500 lb: 128-141 500 - 600 lb: 117-124 600 - 700 lb: 106-121 700 lb & up: 104-115 No. 2 Heifers 200 - 300 lb: 118-127 300 - 400 lb: 108-131 400 - 500 lb: 111-122 500 - 600 lb: 106-115 600 - 700 lb: 93-101 700 lb & up: 99-100

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Susan Himes Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service No longer will producers who need injectable antibiotics for their cattle be able to just grab them at their local feed store or order them online.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service wants producers to be aware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is continuing the phasing in of a law that requires a prescription for any antibiotic use in animals raised for human consumption, as well as for all companion animals.

Prescriptions, livestock and your vet A prescription is already required for most antibiotics delivered to livestock, and the remaining three categories of injectable antibiotics available over-the-counter will soon be joining the list of medically important antimicrobials that require a veterinarian’s prescription.

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AgriLife Extension district reporters compiled the following summary for the Central Texas district: The district experienced its first frost with temperature lows in the low- to mid-20s.

Rain helped wheat and oats.

Producers were finishing planting oats and wheat.

Pastures were in poor condition due to the dry conditions.

Livestock were in good to fair condition with supplemental feed.

Significant rainfall was needed to replenish stock tanks.

Nearly all counties reported short moisture levels.

difficulty because producers who want and need to use antibiotics are going to have to work with their beef cattle or livestock veterinarians and develop a veterinary clientpatient relationship in advance of any disease issues,” said Joe Paschal, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, Corpus Christi.

Paschal recommends producers should, if they haven’t already, develop a relationship with a local veterinarian to be prepared for these changes. People should also be aware that these laws apply to companion animals like horses.

“This means that your veterinarian knows who you are, knows the kind of livestock you are raising and what you are doing with them, understands your management, and that you agree if they come out to diagnose an illness and use an antimicrobial to treat a disease or illness, you will follow their directions

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Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry 2019 Comanche County Pecan Show The Comanche Pecan Show is an annual tradition that has been held for as far back as anyone can remember. It is a great opportunity to show off one of the most valuable commodities produced here in the county. This year 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the Pecan being named the Texas state tree.

So, we are hoping to have the biggest and best pecan show ever here in the county. Most orchards and backyard trees look to have bigger yields and better quality than in previous year’s, so we should be able to get plenty entries.

The pecan show processing will be held on Friday, December 6th from 8:00 until around 12:00 at the Comanche Community Center with a special event for individuals that entered pecans that evening.

Entries will be accepted from all pecan growers, whether you have 1 or 100,000 trees, but the pecans must have been grown during this year and by the person that is entering the nuts. Pecan entries need to be dropped off at the Comanche County Extension office by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4th.

If you cannot get the pecans to us on the 4th, please call and let us know what you will

be bringing. It helps us to have all the entries already entered in the computer program before processing starts.

A pecan entry must have a minimum of 50 nuts and be labeled with a variety name, exhibitor name, address, and phone number.

Growers are limited to one entry of each variety but there is no limit on numbers of entries of seedling or native pecans. I encourage you to enter a sample of your best pecans in the show. There is no charge and you might win a major award.

Here are some tips for selecting the best pecans for show: Make selections from young trees because they usually produce heavier and bigger nuts than older trees. Pick nuts from trees with a light pecan crop to ensure an above average kernel percentage. Harvest pecans immediately following nut drop to prevent pecan kernels from rotting when soils are wet and to preserve a light color. Sunlight darkens kernel color. Do not alter nut appearance by polishing or rubbing. Select nuts that are uniform in size because this is a judging criterion.

Keep your samples refrigerated until the pecan show. Be sure your sample includes only nuts of one variety. Submit a minimum of 50 nuts.

This is a special year for the pecan industry and the Comanche Pecan Show, we appreciate all the entries we can get. We can always use help processing pecans for the actual show. If you are interested or would like more help, please give us a call at 325-356-2539.

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including dosage, duration and withdrawal,” he said.

FDA rules and regulations The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine stated a two-year phase-in period would be allowed once the FDA Government Guidance document is finalized. A draft version is currently available online.

The FDA has had a law in place since 2017, which made most antibiotics administered to livestock by prescription only. These new guidelines further extend the need for veterinarian oversight by including the remaining injectable antibiotics.

“The amount of antibiotics used by agriculture has been dropping in recent years,” said Thomas Hairgrove, DVM, AgriLife Extension specialist, College Station.

“The producers I’ve spoken with don’t seem concerned that these remaining injectables will now require a prescription too.”

After a peak in 2015, FDA studies show antibiotic use

has declined. In 2017 alone, use of medically important antibiotics dropped 33%.

Tylosin, penicillin and tetracyclines are among some of the more popular antibiotics still available over the counter as injectables – for now. In 2018, the FDA published a five-year plan for phasing out all antibiotics without a veterinarian’s prescription. The plan should be fully implemented by 2023, although compliance is expected as soon as 2020.

Practicing good biosecurity “In the long run, practicing good biosecurity, correctly diagnosing illnesses and the proper prescription of the right antibiotic may help shorten the incident of the disease, improve the productivity or return of the health of the animal, and reduce overall antibiotic use in livestock, pets and in humans,” said Paschal.

Since some antibiotics are used in both livestock and humans, the FDA’s concern is that antibiotic-resistant

bacteria could develop more quickly from the widespread use of certain antibiotics that are medically important to humans – negatively affecting both humans and animals.

“Antibiotic resistance is not new, penicillin was discovered in the late 1920s and widely used in humans by the 1940s,” said Paschal.

“By 1950, the first case of resistance was discovered in humans. This is a step in the right direction to protect these valuable compounds to prevent diseases.”

The greater the use of antibiotics, across all species, the greater the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria or “superbugs” that can develop.

“Although the percentage of antibiotics used in agriculture is declining, we want to continue to use them judiciously and intelligently,” said Hairgrove. “Data shows ag is responding in a positive way, and I think our industry is doing a heck of a job.”

Gabe Saldana Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Preventing Pests in Your Home is a free, limitedseating learning event that teaches best practices for maintaining a pest-free home.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service welcomes participants to choose from one of two sessions on Nov. 22: 10 a.m.– noon and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. in Dallas. Sessions will meet in the Water and Land Resources building on campus at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas,

17360 Coit Road.

Participants will learn the best, safest and most environmentally friendly practices for keeping homedamaging pests like mice, termites,antsandcockroaches out.

“Yes, these pests are a nuisance when infestations occur,” said Janet Hurley, IPM specialist with AgriLife Extension in Dallas. “But they can also cause damage to your walls, floors and food while creating a mess.”

The hands-on sessions include demonstrations at the IPM Experience House,

located on campus at the Dallas center. AgriLife Extension entomologists use the facility to train pest management professionals in the latest integrated pest management, or IPM, practices. It includes working models of several real-world spaces like a home bedroom, nursing home room, restaurant dining room, and residential and commercial kitchens.

The deadline for registration is Nov. 15, and seats are limited to 50 participants per session.

Event to teach pest management

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Fishing report

FAIR. Lightly stained; 63 degrees;3.24’low.Largemouth bass are good on jigs and topwater in shallow water along creeks and their beds.

White bass are good on slabs and Alabama rigs in the main lake area. Catfish have been good on prepared bait, and shad baited trotlines.

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spinnerbaits near cliffs and vegetation. Crappie are good on jigs, and minnows. White bass remain good on jigs, slabs, and spoons. Striped bass are fair on live shad and jigs in the main channels of the lake. Catfish are good on cut bait, live sunfish, and stinkbait.

PROCTOR FAIR. Water stained. 64 degrees. 3.21’low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on jigs, and worms around the north and south end feeders creek channels. Trolling for hybrid stripers with live bait is fair.

Crappie have been good jigs among structure and around the spillway. Catfish have been good on stinkbait and cut bait.

GOOD. Water lightly stained. 68 degrees. 0.79’ low.

Crappie fishing is still good around brush piles and boat docks with minnows and jigs.

Catfishing is fair fishing over baited holes in 5–15 feet of water. Drop–offs with timber near the main river channel are good places to catch them.

Look for white bass to be mid–lake and up north. They WEATHERFORD can be caught on slabs and FAIR. Water stained; 63–65 live bait. Largemouth bass can be found around boat degrees;2.95’low.Largemouth docks and shoreline cover. bass are fair on spinnerbaits Stripers are slow but can be caught on live shad.

POSSUM KINGDOM GOOD. Water clear; 64–67 degrees; 2.76’low. Smallmouth bass are excellent on sardine weightless or with a sliding sinker. Hybrid bass are good on sardine. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs, Texas rigs, topwater and

and plastic worms in and around creek beds, ridges, and coves. White bass are good with smaller crankbaits and Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in large cover. Catfish are good on crawfish, livers, blood baits, and cut bait.

WHITNEY FAIR. Water stained 68 degrees; 6.08’ low. Black bass are good on plastic worms and crankbaits in deeper than 12 feet of water. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs, spinnerbaits and with minnows in the main reservoir.

Crappie are fair with minnows and jigs in the middle or upper ends of the lake. Catfish are good on live shad, stink bait, and cut shad.

Lake Proctor Elevation Level 1158.81 ft Conservation Level 1162.0 ft.

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The Dublin Senior Cittizens Center held its annual pulled pork fundraiser on Nov. 6 as the community gathered to eat in the dining area or came in to get take out of the meal which included pulled pork sandwiches, chips, a drink and homemade desserts.

Erath Grand Jury indicts 15 The Erath County Grand Jury returned 17 indictments on Nov. 5.

They included: Isaiah Jordan Cares, 19, theft of a firearm, a state jail felony; Martin Ignacio Delgado, 29, assault (family violence, occlusion), a third-degree felony; John Galen Dittoe, 44, theft ($2,500 or more but less than $30,000, elderly, enhanced), a third-degree felony; and forgery (by passing, e l d e r ly, enhanced), a third-degree

felony; Zane David Hallmark, 34, possession of a substance in penalty group 1 (less than one gram), a state jail felony; Alejandro Manuel Holguin, 18, forgery (by making), a state jail felony; Juan Avery Labrado, 29, aggravated assault (with a deadly weapon), a seconddegree felony; Louis Lance Lawson, 41, four counts of possession of child pornography (enhanced), a

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third-degree felony; Paytlyn Victoria Melton, 24, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a third-degree felony; Zachary Durrall Ryon, 23, driving while intoxicated (with previous intoxication manslaughter conviction), a third-degree felony; Jeff Onofre Sisney, 31, unlawful possession of a firearm (by a felon, enhanced), a third-degree felony; Triston Ray Stanley, 18, theft of a firearm, a state jail felony; B y ro n Ke n n e t h Thurman Jr., 36,

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possession of a substance in penalty group 1 (four grams or more but less than 200 grams), a seconddegree felony; and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a third-degree felony; Bailey Marie Wagner, 26, possession of a substance in penalty group 2 (four grams or more but less than 400 grams), a state jail felony; C h a rl e s Douglas Weinrick, 18, theft of a firearm, a state jail felony; Tonya Elizabeth Young, 39, manufacture or delivery of a substance in penalty group 1 (less than one gram), a state jail felony; —Citizen staff report

Tarleton State University’s Alpha Gamma Rho and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life are once again sponsoring their annual Angel Tree.

Each year members reach out to low-income areas in Stephenville, Dublin, DeLeon and Gorman for holiday gift requests from children.

“Alpha Gamma Rho greatly appreciates the opportunity to be a part of the Angel Tree.

It helps us give back to the community in a big way. Most of all, we’re thankful for the number of people who adopt an angel and donate,” said Shelby Brownson, the AGR member in charge of the event.

This year’s tree features 143 angels ready to adopt. All Tarleton students, faculty and staff are invited to participate.

The tree is in the Fraternity and Sorority Life office in Centennial Hall, and there are plans to set up inside the Barry B. Thompson Student Center throughout the month.

Monetary gifts are also welcome.

“The Angel Tree gives our students an opportunity to give back. Many of the students in the Greek community are lucky enough to have what they need, and it’s an eye-opening experience to interact with children in their own community who are ecstatic to receive a jacket and a small toy,” said

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Tarleton State University’s Alpha Gamma Rho and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life are once again sponsoring their annual Angel Tree.

StephanieChambers,assistant director of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “It puts things into perspective. It’s what this time of year is all about.”

The focus of the gifts should be cold-weather clothing like jackets and shoes and a lowpriced toy.

Buying gaming consoles or other high-priced items is discouraged.

Gifts are due by noon Monday, Nov. 25, in the Fraternity and Sorority Life office.

—submitted

MTGCD digs Ditch The Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District were briefed on plans for the upcoming outdoor classroom, planned for the lot next to the Stephenville office. These included a potential name (The Ditch) and mission

statement: “to provide education experiences for all ages through a community of natural settings, thus providing an open window into the worlds of groundwater and conservation to inspire stewardship practices.”

The MTGCD directors also approved: a one-time $1,000 salary adjustment for employees, a revised investment policy and casting their votes for Jason Pater in the Comanche Appraisal District election.

—Citizen staff report

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Dubliner honored Dr. Brenda Faulkner, The Tarleton State University director of student counseling and Dublin resident, will receive the 2019 Molly Gerold Human Rights Award from the Texas Counseling Association.

The award will be presented today at the o r g a n i z a t i o n ’s Professional Growth Conference in Fort Worth.

The award is bestowed annually for contributions in one or more areas of human rights.

It is named in memory of Molly Gerold, a counselor in the Northeast Independent School District in San Antonio.

Brenda Faulkner Faulkner provides leadership in wellness, mental health and violence prevention at Tarleton.

She consults with university departments to support students who have barriers to success, including identity of marginalized populations, trauma and mental health

issues.

She regularly is consulted for crisis management and debriefing, and she manages all responsibilities within Student Counseling Services.

Faulkner has received the Erath County Woman of the Year award, the Leader of the Year for Texas Trails Council-Boy Scouts of America award, and the Tarleton State University Enhancing the Student Experience award in her 27 years in the helping profession.

Faulkner holds a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and doctorate, all from Tarleton.

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Lingleville Cardinal Julian Ortuno rushes the ball past May Tiger defense during Friday’s season closer under the Lingleville lights. The Cards ended their season with the 64-0 loss that ended halftime under the mercy rule. The Cardinals ended their season at 5-5 in with a record of 1-3 in district play. This represents an improvement over the 0-9 season the Cardinals had in 2018-2019.

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their tradition of drive up to Ponder, saying supporting the athletes in the fans can get a meal in playoffs by making the the metroplex while Dublin fans will continue supporting their team.

Those who want to travel with the team can follow them through Mineral Wells as the bus will take 281 to 51 in Springtown to 114 and 156. This route was chosen to avoid travel on I-20 and I-35.

The winner of Friday’s game will take on either Palmer or Hamilton in the Area round.

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Dublin Elementary students and parents braved the cold Thursday night for the annual family reading night. Kids were able to shop the book fair before going to read with family members in classrooms.

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