Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 2010 Page: 1 of 6
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Issue 132 Volume 25
Delta County's Hometown Newspaper
50 cents
Jr. Heritage Club donates to
Delta County Library
The women of Delta County Jr. Heritage would
like to thank those who have helped contribute
to a fantastic year. Jr. Heritage raises money
The 90-day distress loans allow producers
to pledge their commodity as loan
collateral and receive a loan on 75 percent
of their eligible quantity. The only
storage restrictions that apply are that
the commodity must be protected from
animals and must be located so that water
drainage will not seriously affect the
quality or quantity of the wheat.
Distress loans mature not later than 90
Whitney Deatherage and Chasity Szafran,
$100.00 each.
In addition to these monetary donations,
Counties previously approved for 2010
distress loans for wheat include: Concho,
Fisher, Gaines, McCulloch, Mitchell,
Nolan, Runnels, Taylor, Tom Green and
Yoakum Counties.
Wheat producers should contact the local
FSAoffice to apply for distress loans. Loan
requests must be made and loan documents
signed within 30 calendar days after the
later of the date of the announcement
In observance of our Independence Day, the
City of Cooper, and Delta County Courthouse,
First National Bank, and Enloe State Bank
will be closed on Friday and will resume on
Tuesday, July 6th.
The Cooper Review will be closed on Monday,
July 5th and will resume on Tuesday.
The deadlines for advertisements and articles
will be on Thursday, July 1 at 4:00 p.m.
all year in order to give back financially to the
community. The community’s participation
in events like the Tour of Homes and Butter
Braid Sales help to raise funds for different
organizations in Delta County. As the 2009-
2010 year came to a close in April, the Delta
County Jr. Heritage Club voted to distribute the
funds that were raised to the Maroon & Gray
Foundation, $400.00; Delta County Library,
$1000.00; American Cancer Society, $100.00;
and Hope House, $350.00; graduating seniors
whose mothers are Jr. Heritage members,
during the Christmas season, the Jr. Heritage
helped Birchwood Manor by donating items
that residents could utilize during activity
times at the nursing home. This year they
were able to donate a new DVD player, nail
polish, puzzles, movies, books and various
other items.
The Delta County Jr. Heritage Club would
like to thank the people of Delta County for
their continued support and for making this a
great year.
The Delta County Jr. Heritage donates $1000.00 to the Delta County Library.
Karen Falls, Library Director; Mark Sandlin, Library Board of Directors; Mandy Freeman, Jr.
Heritage Club President; Bree Randel, Jr. Heritage Club Vice President; Monica Purviance,
Jr. Heritage Club Treasurer.
Delta County approved
for USDA Loans
Juan M. Garcia, Texas State Executive
Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency
(FSA) announced today that distress
loans are available for wheat producers in
Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle,
Culberson, Delta, Dickens, Donley, El
Paso, Gray, Hall, Howard, Hudspeth,
Kent, King, Martin, Motley, and Wheeler
Counties. This brings the total number
of counties where distress loans for 2010
wheat are approved to 28.
“Texas FSA is implementing the distress
loan program in these counties in response
to the current market conditions caused
by low wheat prices and a bumper
crop. Having the opportunity to use our
distress loan program gives wheat farmers
flexibility to temporarily store their crops
to see if the wheat market will rebound,”
said Garcia.
and storage opportunities are limited,
we may see additional requests to make
distress loans available in other counties.
The Texas State FSA Committee will
address those on a county-by-county
basis,” Garcia said.
Loan rates for distress loans are based on
the county where the wheat is stored. Loan
rates for the approved counties are: $2.72/
bushel for Collingsworth and Wheeler
Counties; $2.76/bushel for Briscoe,
Childress and Donley Counties; $2.77/
bushel for Cottle and King Counties; $2.78/
bushel in Dickens and Motley Counties;
$2.80/bushel in Hall and Kent Counties;
$2.81/bushel in Culberson, El Paso, Gray,
Howard, Hudspeth, and Martin Counties;
and $2.89/bushel for Delta County. The
interest rate for distress loans disbursed in
June is 1.375%.
Joshua Berry selected for
Youth Range Workshop
Joshua Berry has been selected
to attend the 2010 Youth Range
at the Texas Tech University
Center-Junction on June 20-
25, 2010. County selection
of participants involved in
4-H and FFA programs was
based on outstanding projects,
leadership and interest in
range and natural resource
management. Joshua’s local
sponsor is the Delta County
Soil and Water Conservation
District, a strong supporter of
range education and leadership
development of local youth.
Joshua Berry attends Cooper
high School and is the son of
Michael and Michelle Berry.
The weeklong Youth Range
Workshop, sponsored by
the Texas Section Society
for Range Management, is
held annually to recognize
outstanding Texas youth
and to provide them with an
opportunity for complimentary
training in range and natural
resource management,
stewardship and leadership.
According to Dr. Barron
Rector and Hoyt Seidensticker,
Workshop Co-Coordinators,
youth participants will
learn about the principals
of ecology, ecosystem level
management, total resource
management, range and
watershed management and
gain an understanding of the
plant-soil-water relationship.
Hands-on activities and
lectures conducted by
sixteen staff members will
provide training for the
youth participants in plant
identification, evaluation of
rangeland potential/health,
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Joshua Berry is looking forward to spending a week at the
2010 Youth Range Workshop
determination of stocking
rates and the decision making
process relative to livestock
production, wildlife habitat
and multiple uses of Texas
rangelands. Leadership
training will feature training
on communication skills and
conflict resolution as related to
ecosystem management. Field
trips for hands-on training
will be to Mason and Menard
County ranches, the Kerr
Wildlife Management Area,
Texas Tech University Center
Lands and the South Llano
River State Park. Rector states
that this intensive workshop
has a goal to prepare 4-H
and FFA youth for service
in leadership roles as youth
leaders in range and natural
resource management for their
respective county programs,
clubs and chapters.
Range workshop instructors
include Texas Cooperative
Extension Specialist, Texas
Agricultural Experiment
Station Scientists, County
Extension Agents, teachers
form major Texas universities,
ranchers, consultants, land
stewardship consultants,
personnel from the Natural
Resource Conservation
Service, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, the
Texas General Land Office
and other members of the
Texas Section Society for
Range Management involved
in the management of
rangeland resources and youth
education.
This will be the 56th
consecutive year for this
educational program
conducted for Texas youth.
The workshop began in 1955
and has provided training and
been of benefit to more than
1950 Texas youth.
In observance of Independence Day
days after the date the loan is disbursed and of the availability of the program or the
must be repaid at principal, plus interest, completion of the producer’s harvest.
If a producer can find an approved storage For questions on this or any FSA program,
facility within the 90 day distress loan including specific crop reporting deadlines
period, the commodity can be transferred and planting dates, producers should
into a regular non-recourse loan for up to 9 contact their county FSA office. More
months, including the time the commodity information on FSA programs is at: www.
was placed in the distress loan. fsa.usda.gov.
“Because the 2010 production is so high
All-star car wash
The All-Star baseball team washed cars for donations Tuesday morning on the Cooper
Square.
In the temperatures of 92 degrees on
Tuesday midmorning, the Cooper
All-Star Baseball players were on the
square having their carwash for their
trip to Center, Texas to play in the
All Star State Tournament. The team
officially received the news Monday
night they had qualified to play in the
State Tournament. All four teams will be
going to Center, Texas.
The team will be playing on June 25th,
in Commerce, Texas in the District
Tournament for the age group of eleven
year old through twelve year-olds.
On July 2, the team will be back on
the square having another carwash and
bake sale to help pay for the expenses
to travel to the state game. Support the
players and bring your vehicles and take
advantage of their bake sale.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid. High
93F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
Honor Rolls
see Page 6
ooper Lake Dam Report ^
June 22, 2010
Normal Elevation 440.00
Current Elevation 438.62
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Palmer, Roger. Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 2010, newspaper, June 24, 2010; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth804964/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Delta County Public Library.