Bootlegging, quail and Wikipedia

- Sunset at Hobbs School -

I would think that most of you, like me, have grown up hearing stories about Pinkie Roden, namesake of Pinkie's Liquor Stores. It's said back in the 50's a young man could make a quick $100 hauling a trunkload of beer to a dry county. There's also a family story about one of the relatives having a clandestine meeting with Pinkie on a backroad.  Elva Jo Edwards has a different story about how bootlegging affected her life. What will always come to mind for me will be riding in the pickup, standing between my uncle and grandma, all the way to Tuxedo (where an isolated Pinkie's Liquor was located, everyone in these parts knows what I'm talking about), and upon my uncle's departure from the store, I would be handed an Orange Crush and a Slim Jim that was bought for me inside. Pure happiness, folks. If only I could fly back to that time for a moment.

 The report coming from the quail ranch is that they have 11 wells and counting in one of their pastures. Read more about this and other Rolling Plains Quail Ranch news on their facebook page, website and twitter. Very interesting and informational with a lot of photos, also informational, as well as beautiful and surprising.

One of my readers wrote me to let me know that Hobbs is now listed on Wikipedia. Y'all check it for accuracy, maybe add a little bit of your knowledge. Thanks, John!