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Tt’s a fact that many black men were influential in
" the mythos of the old West but were little noted his-
• torically. At leastfour black historic figures sprang
from the old Peters Colony in North Texas.
Ned Huddleston, born
in 1849, was from Bonham,
Texas. In his teens he ran
away and hid out along the
Red River. After the Civil War
he moved to the borderlands
of the Rio Grand where he
found work as a cowboy.
Under the name of “The
Black Fox,” he appeared in
rodeos as a stunt rider and
trick shot artist with twin .44
caliber pistols.
Ned Huddleston fell in
with a band of horse thieves
- a hanging offense back
then. Adept with his .44‘s, he
developed a reputation as a
man not to cross. He traveled
to Wyoming, where he took
Bass Reeves
homestead-
ed a farm
south of
Fort Smith
Arkansas.
When
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became
the federal
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judge at Fort Smith in 1875,
Bass Reeves was appointed
deputy U.S. marshal. Judge
Parker’s orders were to bring
in the outlaws “alive ... or
dead.” Bass Reeves brought
in 2,986 of them alive and 14
of them dead.
Bill Pickett was born in
1867 and became a ranch
the name Isom Dart and kept hand at the age of 12. Pickett
company with some of the invented steer wrestling and
most notorious outlaws of the bulldogging and performed
old West. his feats at local fairs and
He later settled into the rodeos. In 1905 he joined the
life of a respected rancher 101 Ranch Wild West Show
and became a county sheriff, and performed with Buffalo
Bose Ikard was also born Bill, Will Rogers and Tom
in the 1840’s. He came with Mix.
slave owner Dr. Milton Ikard, In the end, Isom Dart
reputed to be his father, to became a central figure in
Parker County in 1852. In the Browns Hole range war
time, Bose Ikard became the and was killed by Range Reg-
close friend of Oliver Loving, ulator Tom Horn in October
a former Plano farmer who 1900.
had moved to Parker-County. Bose Ikard died in 1929.
On a cattle drive to New In reality, neither Charles
Mexico in 1867, Oliver Loving Goodnight, Oliver Loving or
was mortally wounded by Ikard would’ve become leg-
Comanches. He was 56 when ends without the other two.
he died. At the time, Charles Bass Reeves died in 1910
Goodnight was in his 30’s and while serving as the oldest
Bose Ikard was in his 20’s.
It’s fairly certain that Bose
Ikard helped Charles Good-
night dig up Oliver Loving’s
body a year later and bring it
back to Parker County.
officer on the Muskogee,
Oklahoma, police force. He’s
considered an outstanding
figure in western history.
Bill Pickett was kicked
in the head by a mustang
Bass Reeves, born in 1838, and died in 1932. In 1971
was from Paris, Texas. While he became the first black
in his 20’s, he fled across the cowboy to be inducted into
Red River to live among the the National Rodeo Cowboy
Indians. After the Civil War, Hall of Fame.
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LISD child nutrition
connects students to farmers
Agriculture commissioner recognizes department
for participation in challenge
STAFF REPORT
Lewisville ISD’s Child Nutri-
tion department was recognized
by Texas Agriculture Commis-
sioner Sid Miller for its partici-
pation in the Texas Department
of Agriculture’s (TDA) 2017 Lo-
cal Products Challenge.
The challenge encourages
school nutrition teams to incor-
porate more Texas products into
school meals, as well as teach'
students about healthy lifestyles
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and Texas agriculture. More than Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) 2017 Local Products
900 million meals are served by Challenge encourages school nutrition teams to incorporate
Texas schools who participate more Texas products into school meals.
Each week, LISD’s Child
Nutrition department serves at
least one locally grown product
to students.
“The students are always
excited to see, taste and experi-
ence the produce and our fresh
fruit and vegetable consumption
has increased as well,” said Ali-
sha McDonald, child nutrition
district manager.
Locally grown produce served
to students include oranges, to-
matoes and apples. Information
about the featured farmers is
available, so students can con-
nect where their food is grown.
in the National School Lunch ... . “We look forward to continu-
Program and School Breakfast Schools that participate in a school meal includes products ing the program next year and
Program each year. Through the the Local Products Challenge like citrus, lean beef or low-fat further supporting local agri-
TDA’s Local Products Challenge demonstrate a real commitment milk from Texas, it provides a les- culture as well as providing the
and other efforts, schools are to combining nutrition educa- son in healthy eating that lasts a best ingredients possible to the
able to support Texas agriculture tion with their support for local lifetime and an economic boost students of Lewisville ISD,” Mc-
and local businesses. economies,” Miller said. "When for the entire community.” Donald said.
College
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purpose of these presentations
is to impart knowledge upon
Funso’s discussion where he everyone that listens, so' they
described his time in the Black will know, they will understand
Panther Party and a reflection what is happening in regards
on race relations in America, to African-American history.”
In another presentation, Dr. From Feb. 26-28, campuses
Eric L. McDaniel discussed the will feature a screening of the
current incivility in debate, Academy Award-nominated
while encouraging awareness film “Hidden Figures,” which
of other people’s stories.
tells the story of the black
Earlier this month, Collin mathematicians and comput-
partnered with the Friends of ers at NASA who helped Amer-
, McKinney Libraries to cospon- ica win the space race.. KELSEYSAMUELS/STAFF PHOTO
.. . r M A t Dr. Eric L. McDaniel hosts a discussion at Collin College titled,"
sor a discussion on tne story Many oi the AAH1 ev ents Race Wars: Incivility and Freedom of Speech on College Campus-
Quakertown, a predominantly were consciously connected es.”
black community in Denton with different class assign-
| that was disintegrated to make ments, Carter said. And the fry to link it back to our stu- the lessons from AAHM will
way for the Civic Center Park, lessons from each talk helped dent learning outcomes that stick with students as they
“All of the feedback has reinforce Collin College’s core are occuring in the classroom,” move forward. At the end of
been very positive,” Carter said, values like respect, dignity and she said.
"Students have said, ‘Wow. We more.
the day, these events are all
Though the month ends about obtaining knowledge,
did not know.’ And that is the “With everything we do, we soon, Donald-Whitley hopes Donald-Whitley said.
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McGathey, Liz & Roark, Chris. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 3, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 25, 2018, newspaper, February 25, 2018; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622453/m1/4/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.