Sky's the limit

Mac Etheredge sent me this photo of him taken on top of one of his turbines at Snyder Wind Farm, the tallest wind farm in North America. He's standing about 350 feet from ground.

The turbines, Vestas/3 MW, are 345 feet to the hub and another 144 feet of blade. Other landowners in the project are Carl Williams, Dwaine Williams, Kevin Holt and Jerry Etheredge.

For bearing, North is in front of Mac, kind of northeast. Dwaine Williams house is behind him, next to Hwy 180.

The owner of the project is Enel North America, Inc.

If you click on the picture, it will be larger and you can see the details. Thanks, Mac!

I'm fixing to give the Roby Star Record / Rotan Advance headlines, but I wanted to clarify the Hog Fest activities for the weekend of October 11. Hog Fest and Hog Fest Bike Rally are two separate events happening on the same weekend.

Hog Fest begins Thursday October 9 with the Cake Baking & Pie Contest and Steak Dinner & Auction at the First Baptist Fellowship Hall in Roby.

Friday night, the Cook Off begins at midnight at the Roby Community Center.

Saturday the Cook Off continues while vendors, children's activities and bingo will comprise Hog Fest on the courthouse square and Community Center in Roby. That night Jack Terry & the Texas High Five band will play on the square.

Hog Fest Bike Rally will take place at the Rotan Rodeo grounds, the main event starting 8 a.m. Saturday. Gates will open on Friday. There will be vendors, children's activities, music and rally events all day long. Chase Scott Band, Brazos, Highway 36 and Lawless Flatz will play from 10:45 a.m. until midnight.

Okay, here's headlines from the Sept. 18, 2008 color issue of the newspaper:

• One man volleyball team comes to Rotan (photo)
• Big Country Electric hosts Rep. Joe Heflin (photo)
• Revised rules for Hog Fest cake & pie contest
• Mark Harris writes song, "Boots"
• First United Methodist Church in Rotan presents Spiritual Renewal Sept. 20 (photo)
  
• Obituary for Maxine Hommel Terry
• Roby City Council holds first meeting with new City Manager
• Notice to creditors
• Roby CISD public meeting announcement
• News Briefs: Roby UMC Men's breakfast; Angel Velez places at West Texas Fair
• Congressional candidate Dwight Fullingim hears voter concerns in Rotan & Roby (photo)
• Tumbleweed Smith: Charles Chupp is not your typical mayor
• Air Permit renewal by Longworth Gin
• Yellowhammers & Lions sports reports (photo)
• Rotan Homecoming Sept. 26, playing Cross Plains
• Roby Lions play Winters there
• Blood Drive Sept. 22
• Fisher County Roundup by Joy Walker
• New fall items at The Newspaper Office in Rotan
• DAR meeting minutes
• Fisher County Historical Commission minutes
• Rotan School Board discusses cost of implementing softball program
• Sheriff's report
• Teacher of the week, Coach David Ritchie, Rotan (photo)
• Rotan city council approves budget, sets tax rate
• Carrion, Estes & Groat sign up for Roby School board
• Randy's Roundup by Congressman Randy Neugebauer

Hope ya'll are enjoying this perfect weather, it's my favorite time of year. Soon the wheat will be going in the ground, there have been a lot of serious costume conversations going on at our house, and the turkey is right around the corner. Have a good week!