Rattlesnake Round-Up Fever Abates

There's nothing to cure Round-Up fever like a bunch of carnival food. Collectively, we ate nachos, curly fries, Texas toothpicks (fried onions & jalapeños), hamburgers, corn dogs, corn, cotton candy and, of course, funnel cake. That's a lot of scarfing.

The photo was taken at the flea market south of the old National Guard building. We also made the stock barn flea market, the gun & coin show, and the carnival. We saw Taylor Cox, one of the Lady Lions who went to Austin for the State basketball tournament last week. I also saw another Cox whom I had not seen in 10 years or so, J.R.

We were hoping to see Ricky Williams selling his willow wood furniture, but either he wasn't there or we just missed him.

The paper this week has the primary election results. Preston Martin won the race for Precinct 3 Commissioner, which covers the Hobbs area. He and his family have the farm across the road from us, the old Burnett place. They also have Martin Feed in Rotan.

Here are the headlines for the Rotan Advance / Roby Star Record for the week of March 6, 2008:

• Benefit Lunch for Cornbread Daniel TODAY at the Rotan School Cafeteria, brisket & trimmings, 11:30 a.m.
• Run-off in commissioner Precinct 1 race; Preston Martin takes Precinct 3; Ann Reed carries Fisher County in DA race
• Roby Lady Lions (photo in the Texas Capitol)
• Primary election results chart
• Rotan Library receives grant (photo pg. 1 & 3)
• Obituaries for Anna Rush, Jack Thomas Williams, Sr. and Dorothy Nell (Thomson) Head
• Fisher County RV Club News
• Rotan ISD 4th six weeks A honor roll
• Roby CISD 4th six weeks A honor roll
  
• Jackie Terry & Billy Wetsel bring quilting program to Gamma Tau (photos)
  
• Recipe Corner: Slow Cooked Country Ribs in Gravy
• Kayla Kiser receives psychology degree from Tarleton
• Frank Cockrell Art Association to meet Monday night @ Williamson-Branson office in Roby
• Three letters to the editor regarding prescribed burning, a hot topic!
• Local filing open for Fisher County Hospital Board, Rotan ISD School Board and Rotan Water Authority
• Lisa Mason makes UTPB Dean's List
• Fisher County Schools sports run-down (photos)
• Page 7 dedicated to Lady Lions (photos)
• Fisher County Roundup by Joy Walker
• Sheriff's Report
• Fisher County Hospital bid notice to update ER & Nurses Station
• Tax Planning by James E Rodgers, CPA

That'll do it for this week. Let's hope that the rain chances pan out for today, tomorrow and Tuesday, ya'll know we need it!