House done gone

I missed the moving of Randy Etheredge's house last week, but I talked to him and he told me they took it up north of Camp Springs. I thought a photo of the hole it left was pretty dramatic, although I would have rather had one of the house on the road.

Another thing I found out when I talked to Randy is that, like me, he's holding the records his grandfather kept when their land was purchased in 1941. It's funny to hear someone else tell the same story I've been hearing all my life, about all the families that bought land from a large ranch that was split up and sold. He could have been telling me my story. He was amazed that you could fill up a tank of diesel for $15 back then and I told him how my granddad wrote down everything that money was spent on, including haircuts.

I also talked to Jack Stein (KXOX) this past week. I was telling to him about the new radio program at Western Texas College in Snyder and that Tumbleweed Smith (Bob Lewis) would be teaching there. Jack told me that KXOX was one of the first stations to broadcast Tumbleweed, some forty years ago. "We were all younger back then," he said.

I heard from Ricky Niell up in Alaska, and his photos were recently published for the SimHQ September calendar. This is some spectacular aviation photography, so take a look!

Holler to Malcolm Crawford out in Snyder, TX. He is the fifth grade science teacher at Snyder Elementary and I sure appreciate the compliments!

There's some catching up to be done this week since I skipped last weekend. Let's jump right in!

Here are headlines from the September 4, 2008 issue of the Roby Star Record / Rotan Advance:

• 2008 Dove season
• New game warden, George Pasley (photo)
  
• Monday mission to benefit Roby classroom supplies
• Windword Inn under new management (photo)
• Roby board adopts budget, sets tax rate
• Rotan school board adopts budget, sets tax rate
• Quail Research Ranch sets Inaugural Field Day, Sept. 12
• Agri-Life Extension 4-H volunteers honored at Silver Clover Banquet
• Obituary for Cleo "Shorty" Kenneth Hamlin
• Fisher County Roundup by Joy Walker
• Citation by public
• Notice of election-October 6, last day to register for this election!
  
• Public notice
• News Briefs: Hogfest Bike Rally meeting Sept. 6; Hogfest Biker Rally clean up Sept. 7
• Engagement announcement for Crystal Lynne Malone and Christopher Michael Baldree (photo)
• Hogfest cake baking & pie contest Oct. 9 (this lists all the rules and events)
  
• Yellowhammers and Lions sports roundup (photos)
• Fisher County Sheriff's report
• Rocky Roberts 2008 Cowboy of the Year (photo)
• Beat mosquitoes
• Randy's Roundup
• Tumbleweed Smith: Comanche is Restoring it's Depot
• Monthly climatological summary for Aug. 2008

August 28, 1008 issue:

• Results of Fisher County Fair entries
• Carrion, Estes & Groat sign up for Roby school board
• Hogfest cake baking & pie contest Oct. 9
• Jack Brown named new Roby City Manager (photo)
• Fraud alert issued by First National Bank of Rotan
• Big Country Electric First Aid training (photos)
• Fisher County school enrollments
• Burn ban lifted
• Obituaries for John Hanson Harrell and Flora Lorain (Spencer) Etheredge
• Citation by public
• Two plead guilty in District Court
• Two public notices
• Legal notice of application for fluid injection well permit
• Recipe Corner: Clay's Jalapeno Cornbread
• Tumbleweed Smith: Sunrise at Machu Picchu Lives up to it's Billing
• Meet the candidate, Joe Heflin (photo)
• News Briefs: Decorate the town; Immunization Clinic; Yellowhammer Athletic Booster Club
• Cyrena J. Morin receives B. A. Degree
• Yellowhammers & Lions sports report (photos)
• Rodeo Queen contestants and winners (photos)
• Fisher County Hospital board gives Helms raise, approves replacing hospital windows
• Consumer Alert: new Federal Trade Commission rule will let telephone customers avoid pre-recorded telemarketing calls
• Notice of tax revenue increase
• Random photos from the Fisher County Fair & Rodeo
• Brooke McCall receives Master's Degree (photo)
• Back to school safety tips
• Avoiding rabies
• Tax Planning by Gerald Rodgers: Protect Your Nonprofit Status
• Fisher County Roundup by Joy Walker

Happy morning to you all and enjoy the cooler weather! Our thermometer is sitting at 64, so I better take advantage and get some things done outside. 'Til we meet again!