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Swisher County News
Thursday, October 31, 2013
PeeWee participants were Joey Black-
Other Junior participants were Pace
Students of Integrity recipients
The VFW in Swisher Coun-
to 5 p.m.
Yield = 6 servings
Also this year, Tulia ISD is con-
In a dutch oven, cook beef
V/
Rogers - Jolly Insurance Agency
Specializing in Crop and Crop Hail
Life. Health. Home, Auto
Junior Protein
1st Place, Brazlyn Woodard
2nd Place, James Walker
3rd Place, Gracie Hinkle
Junior Fruit & Vegetable
1st Place, Bentlee Leatherwood
2nd Place, Brook Goss
3rd Place, Cutter Runnels
Junior Grains
1st Place, Chambre Clawson
2nd Place, Paige Bechtold
3rd Place, Mikayla Proctor
Junior Dairy
1st Place, Landry Young
Intermediate Dairy
1st Place, Harleigh Thompson
Intermediate Protein
1st Place, Summer Davis
2nd Place, Ashley Hawkins
Intermediate Fruit & Vegetable
1st Place, Breanne Torres
2nd Place, Jayden Bressler
Intermediate Grains
1st Place, Jenk Reed
Intermediate Dairy
1st Place, Acesis Vasquez
2nd Place, Dereck Wheeler
Senior Protein
1st Place, Ember Reed
2nd Place, Tizzy Walker
Senior Dairy
1st Place, Anndee Young
2nd Place, Alexa Davis
3 Tablespoons Paprika
3 Tablespoons flour
6 Tablespoons yellow com
Decorations & Tasting Tea - Town &
Country 4-H Club members and leaders
Tabulators - Kendra Wheeler and Krista
Peters
Special thanks goes to the many leaders
who helped make this year’s Food Show
and Food and Nutrition Project a success-
Award Donors - Swisher County 4-H
Adult Leaders Association, Happy State
Bank, Swisher Electric Cooperative, Inc ,
and Mid Plains Rural Telephone Cooper-
ative, Inc
First place winners will advance to the
District 2 4-H Food Show in Levelland on
October 26
is thick enough.
Enjoy!
Food and Nutrition Project Group Lead-
ers:
Khnssen Barbee, Susie Frost, Judson
Walker, Janda Bressler, Mary Walker,
Kay Horner, Jodi Baggerman, Nicole
Gore, Nicki Sturgess, Terrell Parkes,
Summer Davis, Alexa Davis, Tizzy Walk-
er, Angela Bechtold. Kendra Wheeler,
Krystal Hebert, Tami Campbell. Michael
Clawson, April Young, Layne Young,
Cara Rameriz, Camille Blackmon, Con
Irlbeck, Amy Starker, Jory Runnels, De-
nise Gastineau, and Glenda Gibson
Nutrition Quiz Bowl Leader- Summer
Davis
Community Service Activity Leader-
Anndee Young
Billie Ann Sprague, Angie Stark and Su-
sie Frost
“These outstanding student
leaders are tomorrow’s market-
place leaders and we arc honored
to be part of their career devcl-
2 pounds ground beef
3-28 oz. cans baked beans
1- 48 ounce can tomato juice
1 - 11 5 oz. can V8 Juice
1 envelope chili seasoning
The region consists of 19.7 mil-
lion acres of cropland and more
CHILI FOR CHILLY PEO-
PLE!
When the nights produce frost
and the cold North wind seeps
between the cracks then a warm
529 N Highway 87
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The Swisher County News
P. O. Box 542
Tulia, TX 79088
Publisher: Jeff* Blackmon
News writer: Jamie Grantham
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al Integrity Awards luncheon m
Amanllo.
In a saucepan, combine beans.
picante sauce, green chile, and covered for 10 minutes
Cumin. Yield = 24 Servings
Bring to a boil___________
The Long Awaited Cookbook cardholder’s household
over medium heat until no longer from Tuha Health and Rehab is dies who would benefit from
Jack pink; drain fat off.
Stir in remaining ingredients
Bring to a boil
beef
1/4 cup olive oil
A Tablespoons chih powder
3 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon sugar
jean nett's
vignettes
S By
( Jeannett Herring
INSTANT CHICKEN CHILI
2 large cans pinto beans (at
least 15 oz. each)
2-16 ounce jars picante sauce
4 cups cubed, cooked chicken
1-2 teaspoon ground Cumm
1/4 cup diced green chiles
Shredded Monterey
Central Church of Christ m Tu-
lia has Wednesday morning bi-
ble classes starting at 10 a.m.
Judges - Christina Soloman, Ella
Wegscheid, Lynett Walker, Kara Lacey,
Monica De Los Santos, Vicki Stark, Tizzy
Walker and Alexa Daivs
►8>
The competition drew twen- Integrity Awards in 2011 as
ty-seven applicants from high of their annual Integrity Awards
schools throughout the Texas celebration.
panhandle.
2013 Swisher County 4-H Food Show results
“Budgetvvise Recipes” was the theme of Bressler, Cai Brunson, Michael Guzman,
the 2013 Swisher County 4-H Food Show Bailee Baggerman, Sadie Nolen, Jasmine
held October 19 at the First United Meth- Salazar, Jaedyn Chasco, Justen Peters,
odist Church in Tulia. and Martin Guzman
4-H’rs exhibited knowledge they had
gained in the 4-H Food and Nutrition
Project by preparing a dish and answering mon, Jarrod Blackmon, Ryan Starker,
questions about nutrition and food prepa- Kirsten Simons, Hayes, Bressler. Saman-
ration during the food show judging. tha Hinkle, Malachi Guzman, Shaleigh
Long, Tripp Runnels, Chesney Strugess,
Results of the food show are as follows: Sarah Wells, and Kelsy Stribling
Special award winners were-
Kaide Wheeler receiving the Beef
Award sponsored by 4Y Shorthorns and
Anndee Young
Ashley Hawkins receiving the Pork
Award sponsored by Melanie Meeks
Bentlee Leatherwood receiving the First
Year Chef Award which is sponsored by
the Swisher County Extension Education
Association.
Door Monitors - Angela Bechtold,
Camy Brunson, Judson Walker and Jamie
Goss
Hunting and Fishing Li-
censes are now on sale at the
Reduce heat, cover and sim- County and District Clerks’ ty is hosting a VIW break-
Office from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. fast the first Saturday of ev-
ery month. The breakfast is
The Tuha Hornets Booster Club from 6 a.m. to 8 a m in the
is looking for old Hornet t-shirts VFW Hall in Tuha. The breakfast
of any size to make a Hornet quilt for October has been canceled
ZIPPY BAKED BEAN CHILI that will be auctioned off. If you but will resume in November,
have any old Hornet t-shirts that
you would hke to donate please
bring them by Swisher Elec- tinumg to offer a Family Athletic
trie Coop and give them to Lisa Pass which will allow free ad-
Hooper. mittance to all at-home athletic
events for all members of the
Fam-
a
HERE! They are $20 each and full family pass may purchase one at
of only the best recipes! Get your the Superintendent's Office, 702
copy today by calling 995-4810 NW 8th Street. The family pass
Reduce heat heat, simmer, un- and ask for Apryll or stop by and will cost $100.
ten area students named a BBB BBB’s Standards of Integrity Club which helps prevent bully- qpment.",said Janna Riehl, BBB
Student of Integrity recipient. The BBB added the Students of mg and welcomes new students CEO “The difficulty of select-
part to high school. Walker has been mg only ten recipients from the
on the A honor roll throughout twenty-seven who applied bodes
high school and occasionally well for the future of our commu-
Walker is currently a senior at works a part time job She has mty ”
Each high school was asked to Tuha High School She is a drum served as an officer of Family
select one recipient to apply for major of Tulia’s fighting Hornet Career and Community Leaders each receive a S1.00U scholar-
this prestigious award. Walker band. of America and is the president ship to the college or university
She plays volleyball, basket- of Tuha Extension Youth Board
Can (806) 995-0052
Subscription
Preparation Room - Judine Wilks and Rates Start at $45 per year
THS senior named Student of Integrity
Earlier this month the BBB
AgriLife Extension publications available on
livestock industry impact to Ogallala Aquifer
Three publications analyzing The Southern Ogallala Region is
the water use of the livestock m- defined m this study as tlie 97,000
dustiy in the southern Ogallala square miles of the aquifer from
Aquifer region have been com- the northern border of Kansas to
pleted by Texas A&M AgnLife just north of tlie Midland-Odessa
Extension Service specialists. area and includes portions of five
Water use in tlie Southern Ogal- states.
lala Region has greatly exceeded
the rechaige rate for tlie past sev-
eral decades, leading to a steady than 6.4 million acres enrolled in
decline in tlie aquifer, said Dr tlie Conservation Reserve Pro-
Steve Amosson, Regents Fellow gram; tlie rest is pastureland. Of
and AgnLife Extension economist tlie cropland, 7.3 million acres are
in Amanllo. imgated and 12.4 million acres
Tins decline and water use m are dryland. Tlie pnmary imgated
the agncultural sector had many crops grown in tlie region are com,
stakeholders questioning whetli- wheat, cotton and sorghum.
er the economic benefits to tlie Sparse population and favor-
regional economy justified the able environmental conditions
agncultural operations water use, have made this region a popular
Amosson said. place for confined livestock oper-
“Our studies of the livestock ations, Amosson said. Cattle feed-
sector in tlie region are outlined lots first appeared in tlie 1960s
in the three publications covenng and grew steadily until inventones
beef, swine and dairy,” he said, stabilized over tlie last decade. In
“Our findings indicate tlie direct 2010, cattle on feed topped 4.9
water use - consumption and million head.
cleaning - of these industries have The same conditions that at-
minimal impact on regional water traded feedlots have more re-
resources, but the indirect water cently attracted swine operations,
use via tlie feed consumed is or dames and associated businesses,
can be substantial Amosson said. The swine industry
“On the other hand, these indus- had 338,000 head in 1989, grew
tries are providing billions of dol- rapidly m the 1990s, and had 3.4
lars of economic activity and tens million hogs in 2010 Dairy cows
of thousands of employment op- in tlie Southern Ogallala Region
portunities in the region,” Amos- increased more than 11 -fold, from
son said. 41,500 head in 1990 to 453,200
The objectives of the study, head m 2010
supported by the federally funded Interestingly, he said, the study
Ogallala Aquifer Program, is to results suggest that any expansion
evaluate the unpacts the vanous of the livestock industries in tlie
agncultural sectors are having on region will have minimal impact
tlie Ogallala Aquifer, both m water on water resources while increas-
use and economic impact, he said, ing economic activity and em-
Contributing to the studies ployment opportunities, since the
are Dr Budget (iuerrero, for- region is already grain deficit,
mer AgnLife Extension program All three publications, which in-
speciahst and now a West Texas elude in-deptli results and analysis
A&M University assistant profes- of each of the livestock industnes
sor; Dr Ted McCollum, AgnLife can be found in the Texas A&M
Extension beef cattle specialist in AgnLife Extension Bookstore at
Amanllo; and Dr. Ellen Jordan, http://bit.ly/lhdKs4d They can be
AgnLife Extension daily special- downloaded for free or hard cop-
ist, Dallas. ics can be purchased for $5 each
The region is semiand, pnman- Amosson said the next publi-
ly dependent on the Ogallala Aqui- cations in the senes will locus on
fer for water The aquifer stretches water use and economic benefits
from the Dakotas to tlie southern of feed grains, small grains and
plains of Texas and composes ap- cotton production in tlie region,
proximately 174,000 square miles.
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available for any type of work that
you may need. Call 994-1106 and
we will send help your way.
With olive oil hot m a large
pot, add meat and sear over high
heat, stimng CONSTANTLY.
HOT TEXAS RED CHILI When meat is grey m color
3 lbs. coarsely ground lean (not brown), add 1 Quart wa-
ter and cook at bubbling, about Cheese
1-1/2 hours.
Add all ingredients except
flour and cornmeal.
Cook 30 more minutes.
This past weekend, Gigi and saw a lot of cotton that seemed
I spent the weekend with Jonna to be later than ours and then
and the girls in Dallas. It was a there was some that really looked
very dramatic time We were m white and had the strippers m the
the mall shopping and Gigi had a field ready to go. There were also
big fall and ended up in the emer- a lot of loaded module trucks be-
gency room She hurt her shoul- tween Quitique and Silverton,
der, but thank goodness nothing The cool weather has been
was broken She is still very nice I hke this time of year, but
sore and has to wear a shoulder do not look forward to the really
restraint for a few days, but she cold weather
is improving every day and more I am going to start my art les-
mobile, too. sons again in November I meant
The little girls have a lot of to start earlier, but just too many
activities and so we were busy things got in the way of being
the entire weekend. Of course, able to schedule lessons. I am
it just seems busier than at home looking forward to seeing all of
because of all of the people and my returning students.
traffic. It is nice to visit, but I Don’t forget about the daylight
don’t think that I could take the saving time change coming up.
pace for very long’ Hope all of you have a great
On the way down to Dallas, we week.
winner
Recipients were asked to sub- ball and participates in track. She She Plans to attend Texas Tech
announced its Student of Integn- mit an essay addressing academ- is part of the high school theater to study nursing and receive a
ty award winners at their annu- ic activities, leadership responsi- department which has allowed bachelor’s degree in pediatrics.
bilities; community service and her to trust in others, learn re-
integnty m home and/or church spect of others and overcome
Jessica Walker a senior at Tu- and/or work environments personal obstacles She partici-
ha High School was one of only These principles are part of the pates in the Friends of Rachel's
Club which helps prevent bully- qpment.",said Janna Riehl, BBB
represented Tulia High School. She plays volleyball, basket- of Tuha Extension Youth Board of their choice
Good for You.... And Tasty, Too
by Paula Pitt
10 cloves garlic, pressed and Mix flour and cornmeal in 1/2
chopped cup water, stir until smooth, and mer for 20 minutes
1 teaspoon Cumin add to mixture. Sprinkle individual servings
1 teaspoon Oregano Cook 5 more minutes to deter- with cheese
1 teaspoon Cayenne red pep- mine if more water is needed or
meal always is a welcomed de- per
light’ What better than a good
bowl of Chili to warm your tum-
my, your heart, and your friend-
ships? Here are a few recipes meal
you may want to try for your
own “warming” experience on a
chilly night!
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