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Commentary-
Barnett Shale helping nation
move toward energy independence
Historical Themes
The five primary genres of history to be recounted and presented in the Tales 'N Trails Museum
are recogognized inthe donors' niches located on the walkway wall of the new structure — agri-
culture, the oil industry, leathergoods (pictured), the cattle industry and the Chisholm Trail (pic-
tured) and Native American.
Next step in stemming stampede
By James Yohe
Nocona EDC executive director
Nocona has many natural
and infrastructure resources to
consider for its future. Water,
land-use, streets, housing and
downtown buildings are just a
few of these resources that will
make a major impact on
Nocona and its future.
The next "Turning the
Stampede" workshop today at
noon and 5:30 p.m. at the
Nocona Community Center
will look at these resources and
discuss their impact on protect-
ing Nocona's future.
How will Nocona grow and
protect these vital natural and
infrastructure resources?
How will it decide where
housing, businesses and other
developments are located?
What are the threats Nocona
faces as major development
approaches?
One of the major themes at
the first meeting concerned tak-
ing control of our own destiny.
The workshop explained there
were choices about keeping
Nocona a place people enjoy
living or allowing it to become
just another truck stop along
the highway. But those choices
have to be thought out and
developed.
If Nocona just sits back and
waits, then the choice is to
become like any other truck
stop.
Of course natural and infra-
structure resources are just a
part of the equation.
Cultural/social, human and eco-
nomic resources will be dis-
cussed at future workshops.
But a key component of being a
place people enjoy begins with
the basics.
If corrugated steel is allowed
to be strung up anywhere in
town; if manufactured homes
are allowed to be placed any-
Local election Easy burns
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Texas governments to electronic
voting machines, the state
changed the dates for school
board elections. Those school
districts which are administered
out of incorporated cities - like
Nocona, Saint Jo and Bowie -
hold joint elections with the city
and any other local governments
so they can share machines and
election expenses.
Those school districts which
are administered in unincorpo-
rated areas, such as Forestburg,
Prairie Valley, Gold-Burg and
Montague ISDs, hold joint elec-
tions with state general elections
in November and share the
machines and expenses with the
county, which oversees the gen-
eral election.
The filing periods for those
elective offices will not open
until September.
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Additionally there is
a little picture captioned "Wear
Long Gloves."
When her son Austin asked
her if she was going to call the
manufacturer and tell them, her
sensible response was: "I'm not
to tell them I was stupid twice,
once for not wearing the gloves
and then to complain about it!"
But Saturday, sitting at home,
there she was watching a televi-
sion commercial showing how
easy it is to clean your house-
hold oven with Easy-Off - and
the model wasn't wearing
gloves.
Officials with Reckitt
Benekiser, which manufactures
East-Off, did not respond to
inquires as to why their televi-
sion commercials did not follow
the manufacturer's warning
labels.
The Nocona News
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where in town; if homes and
buildings are allowed to crum-
ble and fall apart; or if a new
manufacturing plant is allowed
to place itself wherever it
wants, then chances are good
Nocona will pay the price in
lost revenues, collapsed build-
ings, lack of new homes and
loss of opportunities.
One of the clear messages
from the first meeting says fail-
ure to plan is a sure way to plan
to fail. If Nocona does not take
control of its own future then
someone else will.
Come join the effort to pro-
tect Nocona's future.
The workshop lasts only one
hour and lunch will be provid-
ed, as well as light snacks at
the evening session. See you
there!
By Ed Ireland
For the past two decades, the
growing demand for energy in
the U.S. has exceeded domestic
supplies of crude oil and natu-
ral gas. Simply put, U.S. con-
sumers are using more energy
than can be supplied with
domestically produced oil and
natural gas so as a result, we
have increased our imports of
these products. The U.S.
imports natural gas primarily
from Mexico, Canada and
Trinidad and Tobago in the
form of liquefied natural gas
(LNG), and crude oil primarily
from OPEC countries.
There are many negatives to
this trend, but two stand out: as
a nation, we have become
increasingly dependent on for-
eign energy supplies that are
potentially unstable, and the
prices that we pay have soared.
Of course, environmental
concerns have curbed the pro-
duction of oil and gas in many
parts of the U.S. While the
debate concerning environmen-
tal protection continues, the
fact remains that domestic sup-
plies of crude oil and natural
gas are still not keeping up with
the demand.
Thankfully, natural gas pro-
duction in the U.S. began
increasing in 2006, and this is
due to the so-called "unconven-
tional" sources of natural gas,
one of the most important being
the Barnett Shale.
Think about it: Some 18 or
so counties in North Texas are
helping the entire U.S. become
more energy independent by
increasing our total reserves of
natural gas. And this from an
area of the country that was
considered "pumped out" of oil
and gas long ago!
Covering more than 5,000
square miles, the Barnett Shale
Community Calendar
Thursday. March 13.2008
12 noon -- Turning the Stampede public meeting, Nocona Community
Center.
1:30 p.m. -- Public Meeting on TxDOT road maintenance and construc-
tions plans, Gainesville TxDOT Office, 2615 W. U.S. Hwy. 82.
5 p.m. -- Turning the Stampede public meeting, Nocona Community
Center.
6:30 p.m. -- Nocona Elementary Music Program, 3rd Grade & Kinder-
garten, Elementary School Gymnasium; rescheduled from
March 11.
7 p.m. -- Montague County Art Association, Old County Jail, Montague,
featured artist Ralph Stearns.
Friday. March 14.2008
1:30 p.m. - Nocona High School Cheerleader try-outs, High School.
Saturday. March 15.2008
8 a.m.-12 Noon --City Trash Rolloff open, South Sewer Plant, get permits
at City Hall/Nocona Police Department.
Sunday. March 16.2008
Monday. March 17.2008
11:45 A.M. - Holy Week Luncheon, Bethel Baptist Church, 310 7th St.
Tuesday. March18.2008
11:45 A.M. - Holy Week Luncheon, Central Christian Church, 300 Cooke.
St.
Noon - Nocona Rotary Club, Rotary Hall.
6-7 p.m. - Nocona T.O.P.S. chapter, Nocona Carpenter's Shop.
Wednesday. March 19.2008
11:45 A.M. - Holy Week Luncheon, First United Methodist Church, 200
Grayson St.
Noon - Nocona Lions Club, Nocona Community Center.
Thursday. March 20.2008
9 a.m. - Montague County Commissioners Court, County Courthouse.
11:45 A.M. - Holy Week Luncheon, First Baptist Church, 511 Cooke St.
Friday. March 21.2008
11:45 A.M. - Holy Week Luncheon, First Assembly of God, West Pine St
Saturday. March 22.2008
8 a.m.-12 Noon --City Brush Pile Open, Old City Dump Ground off
Airport Road.
10 a.m. - City-wide Easter Egg Hunt, Benton-Whiteside Ranch (end of
Eleventh Street.)
Sunday. March 23.2008
Monday. March 24.2008
9 a.m. - Montague County Commissioners Court Meeting, Montague
County Courthouse.
Tuesday. March 25.2008
3:30 p.m. - Maids and Matrons Club meeting, home of Penny Nowell.
4:45-6:50 p.m. - Nocona T.O.P.S. chapter, Nocona Carpenter's Shop.
7 p.m. - Nocona City Council Meeting, Nocona City Hall.
Wednesday. March 26.2008
Noon - Nocona Lions Club, Nocona Community Center.
5 p.m. - City Council public meeting on changing the name of Austin,
Flynt and Wall Streets to one name.
Thursday. March 27.2008
Friday. March 28.2008
7-11 p.m. - Junior High Dance, Nocona Community Center.
Saturday. March 29.2008
8 a.m.-12 Noon --City Trash Rolloff open, South Sewer Plant, get permits
LEGE
Member F.D.I.C. 825-3361 115 Clay St.
region is the largest natural gas
field in Texas and one of the
largest in the U.S. It yields
more than 12% of the natural
gas produced in Texas and 5%
of the total natural gas used in
the U.S.
Better yet, exploration and
production in the Barnett Shale
has only just begun. It will take
many years to drill the best-
producing areas and as technol-
ogy improves, less productive
areas will also be drilled.
Indeed, production in the
Barnett Shale is expected to at
least double over the next
decade. Engineers and geolo-
gists believe that the wells
being drilled in the Barnett
Shale will produce for 20 to 30
years and possibly even longer
as technologies continue to
improve. The Barnett Shale's
contribution to the domestic
energy picture goes beyond nat-
ural gas production.
New technologies in drilling
- primarily water fracturing (or
"fracing") and improved hori-
zontal drilling techniques - are
being tested and refined right
here in North Texas. What is
learned here will impact natural
gas production in other shale
regions in the U.S. for decades
to come.
These include the
Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas
and the enormous Marcellus
Shale, covering some 54,000
miles across several Eastern
states, where exploration and
drilling are underway.
It is fair to say that the
Barnett Shale and similar
sources of domestically pro-
duced natural gas are no longer
"unconventional". They are in
fact becoming the new conven-
tional sources of natural gas,
and they offer the potential for
the U.S. to become more ener-
gy self-sufficient. The Barnett
Shale is truly a bounty from
below that is transforming the
economy of North Texas and
helping to reshape the energy
picture in the U.S.
Ed Ireland, Ph.D. is executive
director of the Barnett Shale
Energy Education Council, a con-
sortium of eight of the leading
energy companies operating in the
Barnett Shale that are dedicated to
promoting energy education and
best practices as it relates to oil
and gas leasing, drilling, produc-
tion, transportation and marketing
in the Barnett Shale. For more
information, please visit
www.bseec.org.
Carpenter's Shop
Mon.
Mar. 17-21
_9-10 a.m., Exercise; 10
a.m.-2:30 p.m., Bridge, Dominoes,
Puzzles.
I'ues. - 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Bridge, Dominoes, Puzzles, Games,
Chicken Foot; 4:45-6:50 p.m.,
T.O.P.S. Meeting.
Wed. - 9-10 a.m., Exercise; 9
a.m.-12 Noon, Blood Pressure
Check; 10 a.m.-12 Noon,
Dominoes, Puzzles.
Thurs, - 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Bridge, Dominoes, Puzzles.
Fri. - 9-10 a.m., Exercise; 10
a.m.-12 Noon, Dominoes, Puzzles.
Sheriff's Sale Notices
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF MONTAGUE
By virtue of orders of sale issued out the 97TH Judicial District
Courts of MONTAGUE County, Texas, by the Clerk of the Court
on the 4TH day of JANUARY, 2008, and the 12TH day of FEB-
RUARY, 2008, in the following numbered and styled suits and to
me directed and delivered, I, as Sheriff of MONTAGUE County,
did on the 14TH day of FEBRUARY, 2008, levy upon and will, on
the first Tuesday in APRIL, 2008, the same being the 1ST day of
such month at the EAST door of the MONTAGUE County
Courthouse, in the City of MONTAGUE, Texas, between the hours
of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., beginning at 10:00 a.m. proceed to sell
for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the
defendants in the following suits in and to the following described
real estate levied upon as the property of the defendants in each
respective unit, to wit:
Suit No.: 2007-0000034M-CV
Style: PRAIRIE VALLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT VS. WILLIAM JUSTIN
Judgment: SI79.47
Property: Lots 6 and 8, Block 3, Original Spanish Fort,
Montague County, Texas, as more particularly described in a deed
recorded in Volume 115 at Page 446 of the Deed Records of
Montague County, Texas;
Suit No.: 2005-0000318M-CV
Style: CITY OF NOCONA VS. ROBERT GLENN CHUPP
Judgment: S408.17
Property: 1.273 acres, more or less, J.D. Jennings Survey,
Abstract 389, Montague County, Texas, as more particularly
described in a deed recorded in Volume 112 at Page 616 of the Deed
Records of Montague County, Texas;
Suit No.: 2005-0000453M-CV
Style: PRAIRIE VALLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT VS. JOHN R TRICE
Judgment: $11,422.36
Property;
Tract 1: 108.330 acres, more or less, Chambliss Survey,
Abstract 123, Montague County, Texas, as more particularly
described ion a deed recorded in Volume 135 at Page 859 of the
Deed of Trust Records in Montague County, Texas;
Tract 2: 61.280 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, Elijah Voatus
Survey, Abstract 827, Montague County, Texas, as more particular-
ly described in a deed recorded in Volume 125 at Page 859 of the
Deed of Trust Records in Montague County, Texas;
Suit No.: 2004-0000277M-CV
Style: PRAIRIE VALLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT VS. KELLY STEVEN DALE
Judgment: S255.77
Property: Lot 1517, Nocona Hills, Montague County, Texas, as
more particularly described in a deed recorded in Volume 124 at
Page 93 of the Official Public Records of Montague County, Texas;
All the property sold will be subject to the owner's right of
redemption. The redemption period is two years for homestead and
agricultural use property and six months for all other property.
Purchasers shall receive a Sheriffs Deed that is without warrant.
Bidders should satisfy themselves concerning title and location of
the property and improvements on the property prior to sale.
Signed February 14, 2008.
W.E. (Bill) Keating, Sheriff
Montague County, Texas.
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