Rotan City Council in the Hotseat

If you have never purchased a Rotan Advance / Roby Star Record before, now would be a good time to do so.

Apparently, according to the account of the Rotan City Council meeting held on August 14, there is approximately $44,000 to $45,000, or more, missing from the coffers.

The paper offers the meeting minutes verbatim. The story continues from page1 on to pages 2, 6, 9 and 10. The conversation definitely sounded heated, but a bit ambiguous. It was noticed that the legal council for the city is the son of a council member. It also sounds like they have a good idea of where the money went, although it is never clearly alleged how or whom.

So, here I am, crying the week's headlines on the street corner. Get your Rotan Advance!

Hobbs High School MySpace

I have submitted Hobbs High School Pre 1990 on MySpace. There are entries for the Co-op that is now at Hobbs, but there wasn't a place for historic alumni to gather. I just submitted it, so it may take a day or so to actually be in the search base.

MySpace is a fun way to contact other people, and it is very easy to adjust the privacy you prefer. I never instant message or call people and I have my profile set to where only my friends can see it. But if you are very outgoing, you can make your profile public and chat to people online.

Give it a try, you can look at it before joining.

Band Practice Starts Monday, Aug. 13

The Yellowhammer Band will begin practice tomorrow and will be held Monday - Thursday, 1-4:00 p.m. Enjoy the heat of the day, kids! Bring bottled water and snack bars to keep up your strength.

Rotan High School registration begins this coming week. If you did not receive a notice, call the high school office at 325-735-3041.

Roby High School band camp will begin tomorrow at 9 a.m. 7-12 grade students who might be interested in being in the Lion Band are encouraged to attend.

Entries are being accepted at this time for the Fisher County Fair and Rodeo Events, to be held next weekend, Aug. 18. Contact the Fisher County Extension office at 325-776-3259.

Here's a skim-through on the Rotan Advance / Roby Star Record issue for August 2, 2007:

• Sixty-Third Fisher County Fair & Rodeo, Aug. 16 - 18
• Main Street Flowers changes hands, Brian & Teresa Harrison co-own with Jessica Flores & Brenda Sheehan (photo)
  
• Thriftway purchased by Mike Holt (photo)
  
• Fisher County 4-H Wins State Team Penning Championship at Horse Show (photo)
• Rotan and Roby School Supply Lists
• Atmos Energy replaces pipeline (photo)
• Third Annual Fisher County Boot Scoot & Wild Hog Fest to begin Oct. 18
• District 4-H Fashion Show Winners (photo)
• State 4-H Barrel Racer (photo)
• Obituaries for Karen Elizabeth Boggs Pope, Joyce Evelyn Moffett Villalobos, and Cheryl Jean Palmer Neves
• Photos from Summer Youth Program
  
• O'Briant 50th Annual Family Reunion (photo)
• Western Texas College in Snyder to begin EMT courses August 27 & 28
• Rotan City Hall drive through window is now open, they do renewals of vehicle registration on vehicles registered in Fisher County, as well as take water payments, 325-735-2251

It's hard to believe that September is just around the corner. We have been granted a reprieve from the intense summer heat this year, so, for that we are lucky. My sympathies go out to all those football widows, as pre-season is in full swing. Thank goodness for DVR & Tivo, it may save some marriages!

FCAA Meeting Monday Night 6 p.m.

The meeting for the Fisher County Art Association will be Monday, August 6, 6:00p.m. at the Frank Cockrell building in downtown Rotan. Larry Williamson will present the program, which is a hands-on drawing with a grid exercise. The presentation of art at the Fisher County Rodeo and Fair will be also be one of the topics of discussion.

Notable Passings

I wanted to make note of some deaths that have occurred in the past couple of weeks:

• Blake Alan Nichols, 21, Tuesday, August 1
• Douglas R. Jones, 67, Sunday, July 29
• Karen Elizabeth Wright Boggs, 42, Tuesday, July 24
• Darren Stevens, 42, Thursday, July 19

We're keeping the families of these people in our thoughts.