Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 2000 Page: 3 of 14
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THURSDAY, August 3, 2000 - THROCKMORTON TRIBUNE - 3
Prayer Meeting On
"World News Tonight"
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Still in the news, ABC News crew Erin Hayes, Mark Reeves,Joe
Duncan, Corky Gibbons, and Skip B rand from Peter Jennings,
"World News Tonight" Covered the Weekly Prayer meeting
held Tuesday, July 25, on the Court House lawn. About 37-40
people gathered, held hands and said prayers thanking God
for the help Throckmorton had received on the pipeline and
asking for a drought relieving rain.
Silver Haired Legislature
West Wins Silver-Haired Election
Gaston West, Corpus Christi, was
re-elected Speaker of the Texas Sil-
ver-Haired Legislature. It was his
second term and he was unopposed.
Jim Cowgill, Dallas, won the race for
Speaker Pro Tern, being re-elected
for his second term in office. He
defeated Tom Perkins of Smiley in a
close race.
Jean McCloud, Dallas, was elected
Deputy Speaker Pro Tern over Char-
lotte Parks of Ben Wheeler. Harthia
Bockmon of Daingerfield won the
office of Comptroller. She was un-
opposed. Le Robinson of Killeen
was elected Secretary and was unop-
posed.
The Texas Silver-Haired Legisla-
ture met at T.C. Jester Hall in general
session orientation for new members.
Recently more than 100 legislators
were elected in a statewide election
for membership of an advocacy group
that serves without pay.
Come Meet
New members received training
in resolution writing, advocacy, and
parliamentary procedures for com-
mittees.
Speakers included Elton Bomer,
Secretary of State, who swore in all
the new legislators. Other speakers
were Chris Traylor and Anthony
Chappie of the Texas Department of
Human Services; Jim Davis, Presi-
dent, and Paula Johnson, Treasurer,
of the Texas Silver-Haired Legisla-
ture foundation; A1 Campbell, of the
Special Fund Raising Committee;
John Rosales of the Attorney
General's office, and John Diaz of the
U.S. Administration on Aging.
Members of the Texas Silver-
Haired Legislature from this area in-
clude: Eugene Kribbs, Breckenridge;
Lynn Crisp, Brown wood; Chris W.
Kyker, Abilene; Gwynn Myers,
Aspermont
hounds
Friday, August 11, 2000
A "Donation Dinner" will be served by the THS cheer^
leaders beginning at 6:30 pm on the Courthouse lawn
followed by a/PreSeason Pep Rally! Bring your lawn
chair and enjoy the evening!
Thank you foyyour support!
Printed as a Public Service by the Throckmorton Tribute
Major Medical
Hospitalization i
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DENNIS SMITH ;
Throckmorton 849-0021 ;
Community Calendar
USDA Pork Referendum
procedures announced
THROCKMORTON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEET
SECOND MONDAY AT 9 AM.
The Throckmorton County Com-
missioners regular meetings are held
the second Monday of each month at
9 a.m. in the commissioners' court at
the Throckmorton County Court-
house.
***
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
FIRST MONDAY OF EACH
MONTH AT 7 PM
Throckmorton City Council meets
the first Monday of each month at
7:00p.m. Anyone desiring to be
placed on the agenda must contact
the City Secretary, eight days prior to
meeting.
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TCMH BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS THIRD WEDNESDAY
EACH MONTH AT 8 P.M.
Throckmorton County Memorial
Hospital Board of Directors Meeting
will be held on the Third Wednesday
of each month at 8:00p.m. Anyone
desiring to be placed on the agenda
must contact the Hospital Board Sec-
retary, eight days prior to meeting.
***
DEPOT LIBRARY
The hours for the Depot Public
Library will be open Tuesdays,
Wednesday, Thursdays from 9-12
a.m. and 3-6 p.m., except on Thurs-
days we will be open until 8 p.m.
THROCKMORTON SENIOR
CITIZENS
The Throckmorton Senior Citi-
zens Center serves lunches at 12 noon
every Tuesday and Thursday at 220
N. Minter. Please call 849-9341 to
request home deliveries. Take-out
meals are welcomed. The SeniorCiti-
zens Birthday lunch will be every
third Thursday and Game night will
be the second Friday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. at the center.
***
BRIDGE CLUB MEETING
The First Saturday Bridge Club
will meet the Second Saturday Au-
gust 12, atNoon at the Country Club.
Bring a sack lunch- Drinks & Dessert
funished.
FSA COMMITTEE MEETS
FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH
MONTH AT 9 A.M.
The Throckmorton County Farm
Service Agency Committee meets at
9 a.m. in the local county office.
Singing...............F rom Page2
Sanders, Charles Fischer and Kirk
Parsons sang a trio, accompanied by
Pastor John's guitar. An offering was
received for the Ministerial Alliance,
who greatly blesses our community,
through acts of kindness. A food
fellowship followed the singing and
was delicious.
Blessings to all who came and to all
who missed the wonderful"shower" of
blessing that rained down upon a dry
and thirsty community.
Any donation you would like to
send to the Ministerial Alliance can be
set through any of the churches and
designated for that purpose.
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10 BIRTHDAY!! I
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Please notify the office if you wish to
meet with them.
***
HOMECOMING 2000
Homecoming 2000 has been set
for October 6th and 7th (Friday and
Saturday). Classes being honored
end in 0 and 5. Contact Helen
Wright, at 940-849-3164 or 3076.
***
THROCKMORTON
HOUSING AUTHORITY
The Throckmorton Housing Au-
thority Board meets on the second
Tuesday of each quarter. The next
scheduled meeting is Tuesday, Octo-
ber 10,2000. Meetings are held at the
Housing Authority office located at
201 E. High Street.
***
"MILLENNIUM MAKEOVER"
BRICK
Get your forms at the Local Banks,
Libraries, WTU, Rose Drug, Senior
Citizens, or City Hall.
***
LIBRARY WRITERS
GROUP
Writers group meets every second
Thursday of each month at noon at
the home of Geneva Rodgers. New
writers welcome.
***
COMMUNITY PRAYER
TIME
Tuesdays, 5:15 pm on the Court-
house Lawn. First Baptist Church
bells will ring at 5:00 pm as a re-
minder. All are welcome.
SWIMMING POOL
SPECIAL NIGHTS
Monday 7-9pm Men's Nite
Tuesday 7-9pm Ladie's Nite
Wednesday 8-llpmJr.HighNnite
Thursday 8-10pm Family Nite
Friday 9- 12pm High School Nite
***
BACK-TO-SCHOOL-DANCE
Friday, August 11 from 9-12 p.m.
at the Youth Center. Grades 7th -
12th. Sponsored by PAL.
***
3 MAN GOLF SCRAMBLE
Throckmorton 3 man Golf
Scramble August 5-6, at the Throck-
morton Country Club. Starts 8:30am
and 1:30 p.m.
***
ATHLETIC BOOSTER
CLUB MEETING
The Throckmorton Athletic
Booster Club invites everyone inter-
ested to join us on Thursday August
3 at 7 p.m. in the CEI building on the
North-West side of the Elementary
building. Refreshments will be avail-
able.
The procedures and dates for a
nation wide pork referendum were
recently announced, concerning the
continuation of the port checkoff pro-
grams. Secretary Dan Glickman an-
nounced in late February that he was
authorizing a vote on continuation of
the checkoff program.
The congressionally mandated
pork checkoff program is funded by
assessments collected from produc-
ers when hogs are sold. The funds are
used for pork promotion, research,
and consumer information. Program
funds cannot be used to affect the
outcome of the referendum vote.
The final referendum rules pro-
vide for in-person voting Sept. 19-21
at Farm Service Agency county of-
fices and absentee voting Aug. 18-
Scpt. 21. Absentee ballots may be
requested beginning August 1 and
will be available Aug. 18. Importers
will vote by mail Aug. 18-Sept. 21
and may request ballots from the FS A
headquarters office in Washington,;
D.C., beginning Aug. 1, however
importer mail ballots will notbeavaiE
able until Aug. 18.
Producers who have owned and
sold one or more pigs or hogs at any
time from Aug. 18, 1999 through
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Mayes, Cecil. Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 2000, newspaper, August 3, 2000; Throckmorton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1005220/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Depot Public Library.