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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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POLICY
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opinion
UM ARMY leaves Cherokee County better than before
CHERYL CAMERON
Alto
The UM ARMY has come and
goneinRusk, Wells anclAlto. The
towns were left much better than
found in looks and in spi rit.
Oh, how I wish all in the area
could have experienced these
teens. They are truly selfless kids
and have great mentors in their
selfless leaders.
I'or those who do not know
about the United Methodist
ARMY, they are groups of teens
who pay to camp and work on
homes and yards off those who
need their help under the watch-
ful eye of their team leaders,
Homes are painted, steps are
built, hedges cut, fence lines
cleaned and much more and of
course it is done on their summer
vacations from school in the heat
of summer.
And, above all, they keep Jesus
in the center of it all. God bless
'em all. Thanks, UMARMY.
Young farmers are endangered
TODD STAPLES
V
Rush
Young farmers, The 2007
Census of Agriculture says
they're becoming an endan-
gered species. Nationally,
the number of
farmers un-
der 25 has de-
creased by 30
percent since
2002, and the
average age of
U.S. farmers
ToddStapl.es has increased
— from 55 to 57
over the same time period.
In Texas, the average age of
farmers is now even older:
almost 59.
So why are there fewer
newcomers to production
agriculture?
One reason is the lack of
user-friendly, effective financ-
ing options. High start-up
costs discour age young people
from entering farming and
ranching. As a result, we need
to be mindful not to discourage
our children or their friends
when they express a desire
to be farmers.
One young farmer told me
she often hears families tell-
ing their children things like,
''Farming is too hard, and too
risky."
It's true that it takes a
strong will and determination
for young farmers to succeed,
especially if they're starting
from scratch, but the same is
true of many other industrie s.
Regardless of the challenges,
92 percent of young farmers
and ranchers see themselves
as life-long farmers, according
to a recent survey. So it's im-
portant to help young farmers
get started because once they
do, they tend to continue for
the long run.
Farming is often a difficult
and challenging business, but
thanks to the Texas Legisla-
ture, the Texas Department
of Agriculture can help make
things easier with four new
programs created in the 81st
Legislative Session, Our new
Agricultural Loan Guarantee
Program and expanded Inter-
est Rate Reduction Program
will provide financing tools.
There are also two new pro-
grams exclusively for young
farmers - the Young Farmer
Interest Rate Reduction Pro-
gram and the fir st^ever Young
Farmer Grant Program
These new initiatives will
make farming a little lighter
on the pocket book. These
programs are available after
Sept. 1, and you can learn
more about them by calling
TDA at (800) TELL-TDA,
Todd Staples is the Texas
Department of Agriculture
commissioner, and. a former
state senator in Cherokee Co.
Don't get a toothache
JOHN BLANK
Rusk
Assuming the media report-
ing on the President's health
care plan is correct, then my
thoughts are;
If you have a toothache, the
government plan would be to
remove the tooth. If that helps
you. then it stands to reason
that everybody should have a
tooth removed. This way, the
government would be helping
everyone.
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PHOTO: QUINTEN
BOYD
Christy Sand-
ers of Tyler
packs dirt
down around
a post that
would be-
come a porch
at one of the
UMARMY
work sites
last week. The
group of 70
came to work
on 22 work
sites in Rusk
alone last
week.
NEWS
Life skill classes
underway
Summer life skill classes began
June 16 and will continue through July
14. Sessions are every Tuesday from
10-11 a.m. at the Cherokee County
Courthouse Annex, 165 E. 6th St.,
Room 102, in Rusk.
Lorri Essary of East Texas Council
on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse will
discuss the "ABCs of addiction" at the
July 14 meeting.
For additional information and to
register for the free sessions, call
(903) 586-7781.
College fund begun for
victim's sister
Acollege fund has been established
for Peyton Smith, in memory of her
older brother, Kyle Denum. Contribu-
tions may be made attention of Debra
Dominy at Edward Jones, 148 S. Main,
P.O. Box 577 Rusk 75785. The phone
number is (903) 683-1180.
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 8, 2009, newspaper, July 8, 2009; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152894/m1/2/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.