Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1991 Page: 3 of 20
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Burleson Star. Thursday. September 12.1991-3A
Bambi, like Santa Claus
is nothing but a fantasy
They Are The
Princesses
The princesses for the 1991 Homecoming are Junior Princess Summer
Craig and Sophomore Princess Shannon Moorhead. The princesses will
ride in the Homecoming Parade tonight at 6:15 p.m. Craig will be
escorted by Jeff Martinez at the game and Moorhead will be escorted by
David Starkey.
I'm writing in response to Lori
Elmore's letter about hunting.
Lori, I hate to be the one to dis-
appoint you but "there is no Santa
Claus." It's fantasy like the Bambi
cartoon. I'm sorry honey, your mom-
my and daddy failed to tell you sooner.
If we must explan to the 4 year
olds about eating venison should we
tell them that hamburger might be
Daisy the Cow or Ferdinand the Bull?
The deer population needs to be
thinned and hunting accompl ishs this.
That's a fact. The alternative is slow
death by starvation. You are correct,
deer and dove are very passive. On
the other hand, how many vicious
cows and pigs have you seen lately?
Your statement about your 12-
year-old son bothers me a little. If
you don't send him to a gun safety
class docs that mean he will do you in
with die kitchen knife? Personally,
my children are taught right from
wrong before they reach the age of
12, therefore I have no thoughts of
personal danger from my 12-year-
old ,j>h£ can handle a firearm safely.
You don't seem to approve of the
hunters' attire but the orange is worn
as a safety precaution to save lives,
for the same reason we wear scat
belts. I'm a hunter, and a dam good
one, and I'm proud of it.
By the way, what is an "oo/.ic?"
Don't you get that from eating only
vegetables? If you meant an UZI, I
will be glad to show you the differ
cnce.
—PROUD AND "PERKY"
DARRELL ROBINSON
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece was
written in jest, andshouldbe taken as
such. I mean no offense to any hunter's
who may read this, I only mean to
bring out the humorous aspect of the
season. My father was and is an avid
hunter, and / grew up around a fam-
ily actively involved in the hunting
season.—Lori Elmore)
Beware the hunter with pen in hand
Beware! Hunter with pen in hand
instead of gun!
Yes, it's time again for the hunter
to go out and enjoy the sport. In your
article dated Sept. 9,1991, you seem
to have portrayed all hunters as GI
Joes or Rambos, ego-machos, going
to the woods to get even with nature
and to wage war on all creatures
walking the earth. You tried to por-
tray us as closet-psychopaths, wait-
ing for the chance to kill for the sake
of killing.
Excuse me, Lori, but I take ex-
ception with this blanket portrayal of
hunters. It is true that there are those
who fit your image, but there is good
and bad in all of life, including the
sport of hunting. There are those who
give no thought to the environment
or to the creatures with whom we co-
exist. In the sport of hunting, I be-
lieve however, that these are the
minority.
Lori, have you ever been hunt-
ing? Have you ever been sitting on
your bow stand when a dove lit on the
limb next to you? Have you ever
heard one like this early in the morn-
ing begin to coo? Have you been
walking in the woods and approached
a doe and yearling and had them
almost stand at attention as you
walked by? Have you ever been out
on a crisp, near-winter morning and
had to break the ice off the steps to
your stand? Simple pleasures.
Or, Lori, have you ever been
content to just sit in the stand or blind
with your child and watch as all crea-
tion came into its glory and had truly
meaningful conversations with your
child until you discover that every-
thing has come into focus? Out there,
down the road and off the left a-ways,
there can be the peace of meditation
and the thrill of communion with
God. Problems and pressures are
somewhere else. This cannot always
be obtained by sitting on the porch or
patio looking out on a well-mani-
cured lawn with perfectly pruned
trees!
1 truly respect your opinion in
wanting hunting to stop for the sake
of the animal. 1 like to hunt. 1 like the
taste of a good deer steak, turkey and
dressing, fried potatoes and dove,
squirrel and dumplings; the list could
go on.
Please, the next lime you write
about hunters and the sport, consider
the ones of us who love it, and have a
great deal of respect for our environ-
ment. In fact, Lori, if you've never
been hunting, I would like to invite
you to go on a hunt anytime between
Nov. 2 and Jan. 1.1 believe you will
have a different outlook afterwards.
By the way, we will wear orange for
the safety factor, no hat required (I
on 1 y wear one to keep m y ears warm!).
Happy hunting Lori, as you
"hunt" for the subject of your next
Off If>|p
—LAYNE LADNER
Typing classes
begin soon
Beginner typing classes
begin at the Burleson Commu-
nity Center Sept-17 and stu-
dents are still being accepted.
Classes run for one month and
the fee is just $25. For more
information call 295-8168.
Reader takes issue
Hunting can be a family affair
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I am writing in response to the
article "Issue every deer an oozie."
My 7-year-old and 20-year-ofd sons,
husband, and I are hunters. We love
the sport It is a family affair. Appar-
ently, someone shows their ignorance
about hunting laws and the system. I
feel you need to get a parks and
wildlife manual. The deer are counted
bfid monitored to be sure there is not
over population. If this happens, the
game will starve and diseases will
occur. The course you spoke of is a
hunter's safety course, not a course
on how to hunt game.
As far as the comment on a 12
year old shooting his mother with a
gun, if more parents, be it mother of
dad, only would take their young
children out of the city and into the
woods, we may not see as many drive-
by shootings. The Saturday night
. special might be respected. We took
our7-year-old at the age of three. He
does know the proper use of a gun
because it left an impression on him
when he saw what a gun can and will
do. Besides, you can't hunt dove with
a handgun if you know the law of the
state.
I don't know if you eat beet,
pork, or chicken, but do you think it
is a lot more humane to lock a calf in
a small box so it can't move and hit it
between the eyes with a stick or shoot
it with a gun? At least the deer has the
freedom to run. We (he people do
consume a lot of beef. Think about
that! ( • a
The hunters I know are law-abid-
ing citizens. We eat the venison, not
like some cartoon flick portrays. Your
opinion on giving wildlife a bat is a
little silly. 1 think you should put
more energy in the revenue that spec-
tators spend on sports that enable
players to earn millions in salary.
They are likely the ones who rebel on
taxes being raised to help our chil-
dren's education and pplicc depart-
ments.
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County court at law brings in
$47,243 in fines during August
The County Court-At-Law, pre-
sided over by Judge Tommy Altaras,
arraigned 290 criminal misdemeanor
cases, brought an additional 130 cri-
minal misdemeanor cases to pre-trial,
and arraigned 171 traffic appeals for
the month of August. Eleven non-
jury trials and five jury trials were
called.
The total amount assessed and
levied for criminal misdemeanor
fines, court costs, traffic fines, and
restitution in Johnson County was
$47,243.17. The total criminal mis-
demeanor fines and court costs vyas
$32,232; the amount of traffic fines
and court costs was $9,050; and the
amount of restitution was $5,961.17.
The following were sentenced
in August to the Johnson County Law
Enforcement Center:
_ —Walter Bridges, 13 days for
two counts of driving while intoxi-
cated;
—Raymond McCullough, 14
days for driving with license sus-
pended;
—Robert Barnett Jr., 90 days for
unlawfully carrying a weapon and
evading arrest;
—Robert Earl Allen, 24 days for
resisting arrest;
—Ricky Lynn Bell, 60 days for
motion to revoke driving while in-
toxicated;
—Albert Estrada, 30 days for
driving under the influence of drugs:
—Bradford Lee Mays, 60 days
for motion to revoke driving while
intoxicated;
—Darrell Scott Duckett, 51 days
for motion to revoke driving while
intoxicated;
—Richard Wade Thierry, 15
days for criminal mischief;
—Howard Herschel Randle, 38
days for deceptive bade practice;
—Gregory Allen Bays, 30 days
for motion to revoke driving while
intoxicated;
—Mitchell Maurice Guthrie, five
days for driving with license sus-
pended;
—Raymond Dewey Roye, one
weekend for driving while intoxi-
cated;
—Linda Cupian, eight days for
theft;
—Joseph Franklin Richey, 16
days for motion to revoke driving
with license suspended;
—Dale Leon Lecth, five week-
ends for driving while intoxicated;
—Vernon Ray Lowe, five week-
ends for driving while intoxicated;
—Francisco Agunag Davalos,
five weekends for driving while in-
toxicated;
—Marty Hardy, 36 days for driv-
ing with license suspended.
The following criminal misde-
meanor cases were disposed of: 36
driving while intoxicated; 12 driving
with license suspended; two assaults;
five evading arrest; three criminal
mischief; one possession of mari-
juana; six theft; two theft by worth-
less checks; four unlawfully carrying
a weapon; one failure to identify; one
resisting arrest; one telephone har-
assment; one reckless driving; 31 no
insurance; four failure to appear; two
public intoxication; 19speeding; and
14 other traffic related cases.
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Ellertson, Sally. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1991, newspaper, September 12, 1991; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762366/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.