Brady Herald (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 11, 2000 Page: 1 of 8
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Brady, Texas 76825, Tuesday April 1 1,2000
News and Pictures
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by LARRY B SMITH
Visiting with old
pals, recalling
old memories
A lady.at a local restaurant asked
A me the other day when I was
Lgoing to write another col
umn. My answer was "when 1 have
something to write about " Being in
semi retirement, thank you very
much, one has to be original, and
that's the most difficult part of writ
ing
last weekend my spouse and I
took off for College Station loi our
annual reunion with old teammates
and a chance to play a little golf and
hear football coach R (' Slocum tell
about his team and theimprovements
they are making to the Texas A&M
University program
The Aggies are busy planning on
upgrading someot the facilities which
are sine to assist recruiting. On the
drawing board is a structure at the
south end ol Kyle field that will
close in the horseshoe of the 82.000
capac ity stadium.
The Zone was opened at the end
of last season and is nearing comple- •
tion, with club sections that are
comparable to those at Texas Sta-
dium for the Dallas ( owboys.
Contractors are just linishing up
the multimillion dollar end zone
building that was made possible by
major benefactor Bernard (
Richardson, a Houston car dealer
Mary Ann and 1 sat next to
Richardson at dinner on Friday noon
in the Hall of Fame room in G Rollie
White Coliseum
Following the dinner, we ad
journed to the Pebble ( reek Country
Club where about 70 Aggie former
lootball players hacked the ball
around the golf course for the better
part of five hours
I was fortunate to be with an old
time friend, Richard I ove, formerly
ol I ampasas and now the Ford dealer
in Copperas Cove
Richard and I have been friends
since the middle 1950s He was the
"hoss" lor the Badgers during those
years, but our Brady Bulldogs al
ways beat those Lampasas boys in
district play each season
Other members of our foursome
were Ken (Dude) McLean, the re-
cipient of the long remembered
spoof, called the "Texas Special"
in which he caught a 91-yard pass
from Jim Kauffman in the Texas
game. It was a bounce pass from
QB Harry Ledbetter to halfback
Kauffman that appeared to be an
incomplete pass but in reality was
a lateral, and McLean was all alone
far behind the fooled Longhorn
defender. But alas, the Steers still
won the game, 21-17.
Dude is now an attorney in Hous
ion The other member of the group
was I Ton West, an Aggie tackle, w ho
also played in the middle 1960s. He is
.1 stockbroker in Houston.
Our team played well, but fin-
ished back in the pack as Love pro
vided most of the spectacular shots
That evening we all gathered at
the Country Club for a fancy dinner
and a brief time to renew acquaintan
ces and review old memories
I had a short "interview" with
THE BIGGER THE BL I TER—Eleven year old Passhionae Fay holds steady while Lilith Jones mea-
sures the diameter ol a bubble during the Dubble Bubble bubble blowing contest held Saturday at the local
Wal Mart.
Local feed lot trial ends
—Judgement on jury verdict due Wednesday—
Visiting district judge Charles
Sherrill ot Kerrville is
render his judgement (
verdict in the nine day 1
suit over a controversy
Melvin that ended last v
cheduled
al ol a lav
l leed lot II
eek.
The jury hearing the case brought
by residents ( ail and Kathy Branden
berger and landow ners I averne anil
Robin Lee, against David and Mary
Holubee determined the le d lot in
question did indeed pose a nuisance
but did not sufficiently damage the
current and future value ol the ranch
and the Brandenberger’s home
The suit, tiled in July 1998 by the
Brandenbergers and the I ees, alleged
that the sheep leed lot located ap
proximately 1 35 Teel from their home
near Melvin constituted a nuisance
and harmed their quality of life. ('on
ditions allegedly created by the feed
lot includedexcessivedust. flies foul
odd i and allergies
In the suit, the plaintiffs were
asking for damages in the amount
of $750,000devaluation in the ranch
as w ell as $2.5 million for personal
discomfort, pain and suffering and
mental anguish.
After ninedaysot testimonies and
witnesses’ accounts of the fails ic
lated to the case, the jury determined
that the leed lol that was created in
1986 did in fact pose a nuisance to the
Brandenbergers. The jury subse-
quently found that the damages due
the plaintiffs amounted to a total of
$7,262 50 based upon the evidence
presented
Judge Sherrill is scheduled to ren-
dei Ills decision on the jury s findings
W ednesday morning in Kerrville The
jury’s purpose in the trial was to an
swer specific questions which would
provide the judge with the basis for
legal interpretation
Judge Sheri ill will renderhisjudge-
ment using the jury’s findings in the
case w inch w ill be the final decision
pending appeals bv either side.
Sherill’s decision can be appealed by
either the plaintiff or the defendant
w Inch will in turn be tried by the State
Court of Appeals in Austin
WEATHER
See Bits on Page 8
Easter egg hunt
at square Sunday
I he Beta Iau sorority will be host
ing this year's annual Easter egg hunt
on the courthouse square Sunday.
April 16 beginning at 2 p.m
Children in grades 1 5 will have
the opportunity to visit with the Eas
ter Bunny and have their photos taken
with the oversized rabbit
Face painting, games and light re
freshments will be available The al
ternoon will end with an egg hunt
complete with prize eggs containing
candy, prizes and even money
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Brady Standard-Herald
Commissioners
consider funds
for local BIP
A brief but thorough meeting was
conducted Monday morning in the
McCulloch County Commissioners
Court that had the Commissioners
discussing the Batterer Intervention
Program on behalf of the county
attorney's office.
The Commissioners discussed the
program in length but agreed that
several "wrinkles" in the program
needed to be ironed out before the
county could approve funding. In the
interests of organizing a complete plan
concerning the program. County At-
torney Steve Wadsworth agreed to
seek the assistance of several other
entities associated with the Batterer
Intervention Program before bring-
ing the item back to the Commission-
ers for consideration.
In other business conducted in the
meeting, the Commissioners agreed
to submit a letter of support to four
cities in favor of a proposed airport
consolidation project at Robert Gray
Army Airfield due to Brady and Mc-
Culloch County’s close relationship
with Fort Hood and its military troops.
The cities of Killeen, Harker
Heights, Copperas Cove and Robert
Gray are proposing a consolidation
project that will accommodate civil-
ian as well as military aircraft at the
Robert Gray Army Airfield base. A
similar letter of support was granted
by the Brady City Council in their last
Council meeting.
The County Commissioners ap-
pointed County Judge Randy Young
as an attendee to the yearly probate
training slated for early May.
On behalf of the Brady Volun-
teer Fire Department’s recent re-
quest for possible funding from the
Dodge Foundation, the Commis-
sioners discussed a grant that would
allow additional funding from the
County. The BVFD was informed
that the Dodge Foundation would
compensate the organization with
additional funds, providing that the
County could do the same as well.
Because the County had already
previously contributed to upgrades
with a chassis that was given to the
BVFD, the Commissioners requested
that the Dodge Foundation accept that
generosity as payment rather than
additional funds.
With t woof the items on the agenda
still "up in the air" the Commissioners
will address both issues in the next
Commissioners Court meeting sched-
uled for Monday. May 8.
Brady Dogs open 2000
grid season at Coleman
Local group plans
citywide cleanup day
A tentative date for cleaning up Brady has been set for Saturday, May 13.
according to Doris Jones, chairman of the Community Beautification Com
mittee.
"We are requesting that clubs and organizations participate in this project
and call Delaine Poe at the Chamber of Commerce office." Mrs Jones said
The target is toclean up the city initially with the entire county at a later date.
Other communities around die Heart of Texas have been actively working
on the clean up theme in recent days.
City Manager Gary Broz announced at the ( B( meeting Monday at the
Chamber conference room that the annual clean up at Brady Lake has been
scheduled for April 29
Mrs Poe also said that a city w ide garage sale is being planned bv KNEI
for May 20 at G. Rollie While complex,
Mrs. Jones, who is also president of the Brady ( Warden Club, said that 2 J
inch concrete planters will be placed around the courthouse square soon
"I he Garden Club is doing this. An evergreen plant will be in the planters.
Local merchants are purchasing the planters and will maintain them." she said.
Foi any questions about the clean up projects, call the chamber office oi
Mrs. Jones.
Jail-n-Bail to
benefit ACS
As part ol a community wide I und
raiser to benefit the 2000 Relay loi
Life scheduled for April 28 29, sev
eral Brady Middle School students
and several members of the local
chapter of the American Cancer So
ciety will join efforts in a Jail n Bail
benefit pizza buffet
The benefit buffet will be held
Thursday, April 13 from 5-10 p.m.
at the Brady Pizza Hut. Tickets for
the Jail-n-Bail benefit buffet are $6
for adults and $4 for children and
can be purchased from any Brady
Middle School student or at the
door on the evening of the benefit
buffet.
(Carrying out the theme of the ben
etit buffet, businesses, organizations,
li lends and co workerscan nominate
.ill individual to be arrested and placed
in confinement at the Jail n Bad Ar
rest papers vvill be issued prior to the
event by local sheriffs deputy (ieorge
Escobar. A $25 fee is applied to all
parties who nominate an individual
Several ol the charges in which an
individual can be arrested lor include:
impersonating a car dealer, exceed
ing the speed limit while jogging:
destroying property and trespassing;
not paying green fees, unfair labor
prices; indecent exposure from the
neck up; embezzlement from the col
tee fund; removing all ashtrays from
the office, and failure to give employ
ees ample time oll
After arriving at Pizza Hut on
Thur sday,all individuals will be given
the opportunity to bond out ot jail
See Jail on Page 8
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Rainfall for April
Average for April
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2.10
Average through Month........6.20
Rainfall for Year .................... 3.26
Brady head football coach and
athletic director Jay Jones has an-
nounced his team s schedule tor the
2000 football season.
The Bulldogs, after four years in
District 6-3A in UIL’s Region 1, have
been reassigned to Region IV and
District 26-3A.
Members of the new district in-
clude Llano, Burnet, Liberty Hill,
Ingram Tom Moore and Wimberley.
Brady's only pre-season scrim-
mage so far will be against Comfort
on Aug. 24.
The Dogs will open against
Coleman, an old foe that Brady has
not played since 1997. It also marks
the first time Brady has not played
Mason in the season opener since
1985.
But, the Doggies will meet the
Punchers in the second game.
All games next season will begin
at 7:30 p.m.
Hare is Brady's 2000 football
schedule:
Aug. 24 Comfort (scrim) ....TBA
Sept.
Coleman.
Sept. 8 Mason .......
Sept. 15 Sonora.......
Sept. 22 Open..........
Sept. 29 Ballinger...
Oct. 6 Comanche .
Oct. 13 Llano.........
Oct 20 Burnet.......
Oct. 27 Liberty Hill
There
There
Here
Here
There
Here
Here
There
Nov. 3 Ingram T. Moore ... Here
Nov. 10 Wimberley
There
The sub-varsity and junior high
schedules will be released at a later
date.
Lions Club banquet
honors 118 students
Paying tribute to exemplary stu-
dents in McCulloch County, the Brady
I ions Clubpublicly honored 118 high
school students from the Lohn, Roch-
elle and Brady school districts
In its 41st year ol existence, the
I ions Honor Banquet honors high
school students for their exceptional
academic performance. For students
to qualify, they must maintain a B
average in their classes as well as be
enrolled in at least one honors class.
The banquet has grown steadily in
recent years and continues to show
promise of future growth
Banquet attendees were treated
to a humorous speech by Jim Bob
Solsbery, a professional humorist
from Big Lake who has family ties
to the Lohn area.
In his speech, after making light
hearted comments involving numer-
ous administrators and audience mem
bers, he challenged the students in
attendance to set a(goal and strive to
achieve it He related his own per
sonal struggle with becoming a pub
he speaker to w hat the students can do
if they set their minds and perservere.
"Learn to dream Dare to dream
I earn to laugh because il you are
laughing, it is impossible to worry,"
said Solsbery "The best helping hand
you can find is at the end of your own
arm."
Following the conclusion of his
speech, the students from the three
schools were called out individually
and presented with an award The
individuals honored for their accom-
plishments were:
Lohn High School
Seniors
Kim Covey
Leslie Short
Brent Moreno
Kevin Pearce
Kira Ramsey
Juniors
Stephanie Fischer
Sophomores
Bobl y Mendez
Brandon Pearce
Freshmen
David Hays
Tanya Swenson
Rochelle High School
Seniors
Billy Arnold
Toni Evans
Jennifer Lange
Sheryl Meyer
Matt Noble
Juniors
Gina Baker
Cristin Eckert
Belinda Gonzales
Lacy Singleton
Ricky Teague
Sophomores
Adele Richardson
Casey Smith
Stacey Smith
Alex Vargas
Tara Simpson
Freshmen
Heather McCartney
T' Morris
Brady High School
Seniors
Kendall Bailey
Cynthia Bedgood
See Banquet on Page 8
Student transfer
request deadline
Students from Brady, Rochelle and
Lohn who want to transfer from the
school districts where they live to
another school district for the 2000-
2001 school year are reminded that
the transfer deadline is May I.
Transfer requests filed by May I
are routinely approved. Requests filed
after that date, however, are approved
only on a hardship basis.
Students who are now transferred
to Brady will be given prepared forms
for parental signature, if they desire
to return to the Brady schools next
year
The Brady, Rochelle and Lohn
school districts accept transfer stu-
dents without tuition costs, but no
transfer student will be accepted if
he/she is under suspension or expul-
sion from the school of last atten-
dance
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