Newspaper Overview for Nov. 2, 2006

Here are the highlights for the Nov. 2, 2006 issue of the Rotan Advance / Roby Star Record:

• Fire Destroys House in Roby (photo)
• Rotan Community Service League Sponsors Adopt a Christmas Ornament 735-3041, 735-3606
• Adrian Daniel & Sara Ford Nominated for Wendy's High School Heisman
• Appeal for LAGP - Apply at the Texas Department of Agriculture website, must be postmarked MONDAY the 13th
• Gamma Tau to Sponsor Luncheon, Style Show Nov. 11
• Charity Murdoch Homecoming Queen Nominee at Waxahachie College
• Gamma Tau Meeting Minutes for Oct. 23 (photo Rusty Peace & Juanelle Jordan)
• Rotan Economic Development Meeting Minutes
• Veterans Day Ceremony to be held at Rotan High School Auditorium Nov. 10
• Birth Announcement for Tess Marie Taylor
• Obituaries for David Holloway "Dave" Posey, L.D. "Dutch" Parks, Santiago Jimmy Armendariz and Robert Casey Bigham
• Lady Lions Basketball Preview, Roby Cross Country Results, Lion Football Open Week
• Rotan Lady Hammers Volleyball Team Makes Play-Offs
• October 27 - Yellowhammers 7, Roscoe Plowboys 43
• Senior Citizens Center Halloween Contest Winners (photos)

Me & My Credit Report, Just Walkin' Down the Avenue...

I have a friend that bought Identity Theft Insurance recently, and the company had her fill out forms so that they could access her credit report though the major reporting companies. It got me to thinking about something I had heard about being able to get a free credit report.

Well, I received a letter of denied credit, once again, for some kind of credit card (thank goodness!), but this time I actually read the letter, and it said that under the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, I had the right to a free credit report for the next 60 days from the reporting company listed on the letter (it was Equifax).

I then went to the Equifax website looking for my free report and found out that the Federal Trade Commission had amended the FACT Act (under the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act) in October, and that everyone is allowed one free credit report yearly.

I then somehow ended up at the Annual Credit Report website, where you can order your free credit report from all three major credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.

The Annual Credit Report site is easy to use and now I know what the bottom line is on my credit. You don't get your credit rating, that's extra (you have to pay), but it shows negative items, accounts in good standing and recent requests for your credit history. A very handy website, indeed.

Deer Season 2006 Begins

- George Maule -

Deer season officially began this weekend. I don't especially enjoy hearing the alarm go off at 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday morning, but I guess fun has it's sacrifices. The Texas Parks & Wildlife website has a lot of information on it about hunting, like bag limits by county. There is also information on hunting alligator. I hope there is no real need for that knowledge in Fisher County.

I wanted to point out the ebay favorites link in the right column. I try to find everything pertaining to Fisher County that's being sold on-line and list it there. I also have listed some of my favorite sellers. If you find something that I haven't listed, or if you have a seller you would like listed, send me an e-mail. Right now there is a real neat coin for sale from a store in Sylvester. There's also a book titled "Cattle Call" by Tanner Laine that is for sale, which features West Texas cowboys. The photo above comes from one of two books that George Maule is in, "Cattle Call" and "Rope Burns".

Onto highlights for the Rotan Advance / Roby Star Record for the week of October 26, 2006:

• Writer Jon McConal & Friends Walk Fisher County (photo)
• Reverend Bill Fitzgerald New Roby Methodist Pastor (photo)
• Yellowhammer Band Competes in UIL (photos)
• Rotan Gin Reports First Bale of Cotton Season
• DAR Meeting Minutes
• Rotan City Council Meeting Minutes, Rotan to Clean up Abandoned Lots (photo)
• Amy Elizabeth Blackwelder & Dean LaValle Engagement (photo)
• Foy Mitchell Celebrates 90th Birthday (photo of Foy & Dessie)
• Roby VFD Turkey Shoot TODAY!
• James Wylie Gaspar Birth Announcement (photo)
• New Arch Sign Erected at Sardis Cemetery (photo)
• Obituaries for Edna E. Scott Popham, Charles "J" Taylor, Larry Eugene Gruben
• Recipe for Chicken & Dumplings Courtesy of Larue Vann
• Oct 20 - Roby Lions 27, Baird Bears 18 - Roby Senior & Quarter Back Phillip Williams Named 1A Built Ford Texas Tough Player of the Week for Week Seven
• Rotan Yellowhammers Open Week, Photos of Volleyball & Track
• Fisher County 4-H Food Show Winners & Photos
• 2006 Maberry Reunion Notes
• Katy Dee Pearman & Clay Parker Cade Engagement
• Vesicular Stomatitis Regulations In Effect for Hauling Stock from Wyoming
• Fisher County Hospital Health Fair Photo Page

Rotan & Roby Sales Tax Rebates have risen over 4% from last year for the month of October.