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Harper Ladyhorn Volleyball - 2007
DATE
OPPONENT
PLACE
TEAMS
TIME
Sep 15
Junction
Junction
F/JV/V
10:00
Sep 18
Comfort
Harper
F/JV/V
5:00
Sep22
"Leakey
Harper
JV/V
IKK)
Sep 25
"Medina
Medina
JV/V
5:00
Sep 29
"Center Point
Center Point
F/JV/V
IKK)
Oct 2
"Johnson City
Harper
F/JV/V
5KK)
Oct 6
"Utopia
Utopia
JV/V
IKK)
Oct 9
"Leakey
Leakey
JV/V
5KK)
Oct 13
"Medina
Harper
JV/V
IKK)
Oct 16
"Center Point
Harper
F/JV/V
5K)0
Oct 20
"Johnson City
Johnson City
F/JV/V
IKK)
Oct 23
"Utopia
Harper
JV/V
5KK)
Oct 20-30
Bi-District
Nov 1-2
Area
Nov 5,6
Regional Quarterfinals
Nov 9,10
Regionals
Nov. 15-17
State Tournaments"
* District games
2007 Harper Longhorn Football Schedule
Varsitv
DATE
OPPONENT
PLACE
TIME
Sep 14
Irion Cty.(parent’s night) Harper
8:00
Sep 21
Eldorado
Eldorado
7:30
Sep 28
Rocksprings
Harper
8:00
Oct 5
Mason
Harper
8:00
Oct 12
""Center Point
Harper
7:30
Oct 19
Open
Oct 26
"Medina
Medina
7:30
Nov 2
"Johnson City
Harper
730
Nov 9
"Leakey
Leakey
730
* denotes District game **denotes Homecoming game
Junior Varsity, Junior High
DATE
OPPONENT
PLACE
TEAMS
TIME
Sep 20
Eldorado
Harper
JV/JH
5K)0
Sept 27
Rocksprings
Rocksrpings
JV/JH
5K)0
Oct 4
Mason
Mason
JV/JH
5K)0
Oct 11
Center Point
Center Point
JH
5K)0
Oct 18
Kerrville
Harper
JH
5K)0
Oct 25
Medina
Harper
JH
5KK)
Novi
Johnson City
Johnson City
JV/JH
5KK)
Nov 8
Leakey
Harper
JV/JH
5K)0
Since we only hear of the
bad news and horrors that
happen in the mental
health arena, I thought I
would take a few moments
to share with you a situa-
tion where mental health
treatment did work.
Three years ago I
received a call from a
father who was in a desper-
ate panic trying to find help
for his son.
Mike, the son, had a histo-
ry of five years of not doing
well in school. He had been
failing classes, changing his
major each year, and regis-
tering for summer school,
then not showing up for
classes. All of this occurred
under the radar of his par-
ents who did not know what
was going on.
In Mike’s third year of
college his parents discov-
ered that Mike had been
using the money to buy
drugs (marijuana and
cocaine). He admitted to
spending many days sleep-
ing and playing his music
(his passion) rather than
attending classes.
Mike’s parents went to
visit the house where he
was residing and were hor-
rified with the conditions
under which he was living.
In their words, “filth” was
the best way to describe
the house environment.
After much deliberation,
Mike made commitments
he had every intention of
keeping. For almost a year
he did well in school,
worked very hard and
earned $50,000 with a small
up and coming computer
company.
Meanwhile his father was
experiencing some transi-
tions of his own—leaving
one company and joining a
giant corporate company
on the east coast. Mike’s
mother felt confident that
he was serious about the
changes and trusted Mike’s
commitments to change.
Following this period of
doing well, Mike and one of
his roommates decided
they would take a trip to
Canada and visit some of
their friends. Mike had fall-
en back into his old behav-
ior of drug use. While in
route to Canada, he and his
friend were stopped by
local police in northern
Texas. They were booked
for possession of pot and
cocaine. The friend called
his brother and was bailed
out the next day. Mike fig-
ured he would serve his
time, pay the money and his
parents would never know.
After two days Mike decid-
ed calling his father was not
as big a threat as staying in
jail.
Upon receiving his call, his
parents left Boston and
headed to Dallas. They con-
tacted a good friend who in
turn connected them with a
great attorney to handle
the case. The attorney was
successful in convincing the
judge that Mike was not a
flight risk and that he would
follow the sanctions
imposed by the court.
Upon his release Mike
returned to Austin. While
on their way back to Austin,
his mother reported that he
broke down and began to
cry uncontrollably, it was
at this time that he shared
his story with them regard-
ing his history of drug use
since the ninth grade.
The ensuing six months
proved to be a great strug-
gle for Mike, his parents
and his therapist. He start-
ed an intensive outpatient
program that was broken
up into three phases that
included AA meetings,com-
munity service and a com-
mitment to attend school
and work regularly.
During the treatment, the
therapist was often seen as
the “mean parent” because
of the position taken on
many issues. The conflict
between the addiction,
depression, and the fight
against authority began to
rage and where the dam-
age landed was always up
for grabs. It became clear
that Mike was self-medicat-
ing rather than taking the
prescribed medicine.
After several months of
doing all the right things,
Mike began to slowly slide
back down the old and
dreary slope—drugs, drink-
ing, missing work and
school.
Make came to the session
one day and acknowledged
he had difficulty trusting
the therapist because his
parents were aware that he
was not following the
treatment plan. He began
to cry and talk about the
enormous depression that
he was masking with drugs.
He talked about not being
able to get out of bed, not
bathing and losing interest
in the things he enjoyed.
He then talked about the
days he felt so good he
could hardly contain him-
self. On these days he
reported working 12-16
hour days.
Shortly after sharing this
information, Mike’s parents
showed up unexpectedly
and found his condo a dis-
aster. The mail was piled
high on the kitchen table.
There were clothes cover-
ing the entire floor. His
bathroom and kitchen
resembled what you might
find in a restroom on the
side of the highway. Mike’s
father was enraged when
he found drugs in the
house. Tearfully he pleaded
as to what he should do.
A mini-intervention was
done and it was agreed that
Mike should move into a
sober living environment.
He was to attend ninety
meetings in ninety days,
obtain a sponsor, and get a
job since he had lost the
one he had.
Tearfully Mike’s father
began to talk about the
anger, helplessness, fear
and disappointment he felt.
He also expressed his feel-
ing like a failure. Both par-
ents were encouraged to
understand they had done
their best and that Mike’s
behavior was his behavior.
Mike was clear that this
was his last opportunity to
get his life together with
their support. Mike agreed
to participate in an inten-
sive outpatient program
that involved his parents.
During his program some
bumps were encountered,
but there were no major
potholes.
Two years later, Mike was
offered an opportunity to
work with a company
developing computer
games. He has been sober
for a year and a half and he
is taking his medication for
his depression consistently.
Mike is now a leader among
his peers.
Three years later, Mike
calls at least every six
months to let his therapist
know how things are going
in his life. He and his
fathers’s relationship is
much improved and the
two are very close. Mike,
now twenty-six is working
for a computer company
and making $80,000 a year.
He is also involved in a seri-
ous relationship with a
young woman that is much
healthier than past rela-
tionships.
Good things are happen-
ing in the mental health
arena. These stories need to
be told to encourage those
who may be struggling with
their own dilemmas as they
relate to mental health.
(Note: Jenesta Sturrup is a
mental health counselor in
Austin who specializes with
children and adults that
have Bipolar Disorder.)
September 14, 2007
What Is Going On?
Have you noticed what
the mesquite trees are
doing, or more importantly
not doing? They have not
put on the leaves that they
usually do. This year
they are just really puny.
The cause is too much rain.
Mesquite trees are
more adapted to our
drought conditions.
What about the little
bluestem grasses? Have you
seen those really tall
beautiful blue grasses along
the highways and in our
pastures? The little
bluestem grasses have real-
ly taken off and growing to
their full potential, thanks
to all the rains earlier this
year. Please don't confuse
the little bluestem, a good
native grass, with the
dreadful, imported, King
Ranch (KR) bluestem grasses
that we will, unfortunately,
see later in the Fall.
Have you seen the brown
spots of dead foliage on the
ashe junipers (cedar trees)?
Have you noticed how many
are dying and how rapid
that process is taking place?
Here is what is happening—
a spider mite and a
fungus is attacking them.
The rains earlier this year
are just compounding
the problem. The "Good
News" is that due to those
same rains the berries are
very plentiful. Berries from
the ashe junipers (are what
we use for our "cedar tea"
as relief from the cedar
fever that comes to those
who have allergies. Sue
Kersey, please take note, I
will harvest more than
enough for you again this
year to keep you without
allergies and probably
enough to spare and freeze
for next year.
In case you are a new-
comer to the Texas Hill
Country, this has not been
our typical spring, summer
or any season so far this
year. However, if you
have been around just a few
seasons you will find that
there are nothing but
very broad weather pat-
terns. The old saying, “If you
don't like the weather
just wait an hour or so and
it will change," certainly
applies to the Texas
Hill Country. According to
Bob Rose the chief
Meteorologist for LCRA, we
are in for a winter with a
“La Nina” effect. The “La
Nina” is the dry cycle of
weather. Personally I feel
like we are going to have a
really cold winter. Notice
the early arrival of the
awful crickets. With the
recent floods and the
widening of our creek, I
have plenty of trees to be
cut into firewood.
Garden Duties
This is the month that we
can start planting our fall
gardens. I already have my
fall tomatoes in and they
are doing well. I cut back
my tomatoes from this sum-
mer and they will grow
back and produce; then I
will have tomatoes longer.
Check with your local gar-
den centers and nurseries
to see what Fail veggies
they have on hand.
The end of the month and
the first part of October is
best to plant wildflower
seeds. Begin to think about
where and what you are
going to plant. Remember
to go to Wild Seed Farm
outside of Fredericksburg
and see what all they have
available. Their web site is
www.wildseedfarms.com or
call them for directions and
hours 800-848-0078. You
are in for a real treat.
September is a great
time for dividing bulbs for
your daylilies, bearded iris,
shasta daises, liriope, and
cannas. This is a wonderful
time to share these with
family, friends and fellow
gardeners (hint, hint).
Now is the time to pre-
pare your caladium bulbs
for next season. They
need to be harvested after
their tops die. They need to
be dug up before the
first freeze (we have some
time —like a couple of
months). There will be more
on this subject next month.;
This is just a notice of what
is to come.
Lawn care is critical this
time of year. They need to
have an application of ben-
eficial nematodes, and sep-
arately a soap spray for
fungicide. Also later this
month the lawns need to be
fertilized. Next month
we will apply corn gluten
for the control of sticker
burrs and other pesky
weeds.
There is a more extensive
list of duties in my book
"Gardening in the
Texas Hill Country".
Till Next Month!
Keep your souls and your
soles in your garden!
Remember the True Master
Gardener: Jesus said, "I am
the vine; my Father is
the Gardener." John 15:1
Have questions or com-
ments? Contact Bill
Luedecke at The Luedecke
Group
Realtors, P.0. Box 1632,
Bertram, TX. 78605 (no Post
Office in Oatmeal) or
email bill@texasland.net.
For additional gardening
web sites, go to his web
site; www.TexasLand.Net
and click on links.
County Agent News
FaH Range Field Day
The annual Fall Range
Field Day is scheduled for
Thursday, September 27,
2007 at the Gillespie County
Farm Bureau building locat-
ed at 237 Equestrian Drive in
Fredericksburg. The evens is
sponsored jointly by
Gillespie County Soil &
Water Conservation District,
USDA Natural Resource
Conservation Service and
Texas Cooperative
Extension. Registration
begins at 5:00 p.m., with the
program beginning at 5:30
p.m.
Speakers and their topics
this year will be: Dr. Rick
Machen, Texas Cooperative
Extension Livestock
Specialist - “Beef Cattle:
How to Get the Most Out of
Your Investment,: and David
D. Oehler, Chief Appraiser
for Gillespie Central
Appraisal Distrlct-
’’Agriculture Evaluation
Taxation.”
Two CEUs, one general
and one IPM, toward the
by Bill Botard
renewal of pesticide appli-
cator licenses will be given.
Sausage wraps and iced tea
will be provided by the
Gillespie County Soil &
Water Conservation District.
Extension programs serve
people of all ages regard-
less of socio-economic
level, race, color, sex, reli-
gion, disability, or national
origin. We seek to provide
reasonable accommoda-
tions for persons with dis-
abilities. Please contact the
Extension Office at 830-997-
3452 with the services that
you require by September
21,2007.
Educational Program
Texas Cooperative
Extension, Gillespie County,
and Allied Ag, of Stonewall,
are sponsoring an educa-
tional program on Tuesday,
September 25,2007, at the
Chamber of Commerce
building in Stonewall, Texas.
The program will begin a
6:30 p.m.
Speakers and their topics
will include: Kyle Eckert,
Texas Department of
Agriculture - “Laws &
Regulations”; Pedro
Corlucci, Dow Chemical -
“Range and Pasture
Plants,”Dr. Floron C. Faries,
Texas Cooperative Extension
Program Leader for
Veterinary Medicine -“Beef
Cattle Health”
Three hours of continuing
education units, toward the
renewal of private pesticide
applicator's licenses, will be
offered: 1 laws & regula-
tions, 1 general, and 1 IPM.
Light refreshments will be
available. Please RSVP to the
Extension Office by calling
830.997.3452.
Extension programs serve
people of all ages regard-
less of socio-economic
level, race, color, sex, reli-
gion, disability, or national
origin. We seek to provide
reasonable accommoda-
tions for persons with dis-
abilities. Please contact the
Extension Office at 830-997-
3452 with the services that
you require by September
21,2007.
Job Fair
at Schreiner
University
Career Services at
Schreiner University and The
Kerrville area Alamo Work
Source Center are teaming
to host a job fair 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19.
The fair will be in the Floyd &
Kathleen Cailloux Campus
Activity Center on the
Schreiner campus, and is
open to the public.
Job seekers should bring
their resumes and business
dress is recommended.
For more information,
including how businesses
and employers can take part
in the fair, call Cristina
Martinez, Schreiner’s direc-
tor of career services at
(830)792-7281, or send an
e-mail to
cimartinez@schreiner.edu.
Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin
In conjunction with a
benefit held for the three
high school students injured
in accidents recently, the
McMahon family has donat-
ed the large pumpkin above
to be raffled off. For a dollar
a guess, the public can make
an estimate.
The drawing for the
pumpkin will be held at the
halftime of the September
28 football games.
Guesses will be sold at
earlier games. Money
earned by this project will
go to the families of the
injured students.
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