Cold turkey



The Pleasanton FFA would like to remind everyone to purchase their holiday turkey and/or ham! Orders will be taken until Friday, October 12th. For more information, contact an FFA Member or the PHS Ag Department at (830) 569-1250 ext. 1620. Thank you for your continued support of Pleasanton’s Future Farmers of America!

Jourdanton FFA attends Wintergarden Inventational



Jourdanton FFA competed well in the Wintergarden Invitational Land, Grass, and Range Contest held Wednesday, September 26th at the Peeler Ranch outside of Jourdanton. Twenty-nine schools from across South Texas were in attendance. About 50 Jourdanton FFA members competed in four events, earning numerous awards. Results are as follows: Greenhand Plant ID: Team 2ndIndividual 2nd Devin Kaiser3rd Baker Livingston5th Ross […]

Field days offered in Frio County




Wildlife Management Program An educational program will be held to educate wildlife managers on rain water harvesting for wildlife, rattlesnakes, and brush and grass usage of our wildlife habitat and general habitat management. This program is set for Saturday, October 13, 2012 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Ray Point Community Center located at 116 CR 223. A registration fee […]

Plunge into fishing



The weather has cooled down a tad but there is still plenty of daylight hours to fill each day. Why not pack up and take the kiddos fishing? Bank fishing can be found at several city parks and at larger lakes within an hour’s drive of San Antonio. Most lakes contain a variety of fish such as largemouth bass, catfish […]

Grain Indemnity Fund Referendum due



Atascosa County grain farmers will soon have a chance to vote on a self-help program called the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Fund that will protect them from losses when buyers fail to pay for grain due to financial failures. “I hope I never have to collect from this fund,” said Lloyd House. “But it gives me peace of mind to […]

USDA to host two webinar on Hispanic, women farmer and rancher claims process



USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director James B. Douglass recently announced that a (internet-based virtual meeting) webinar is scheduled for October 18th from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. to discuss FSA, Rural Development (RD) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) program updates as well as the USDA Hispanic and Women Farmer and Rancher Claims Process. The claims […]

Verdilizer

Time for Verdi Community sale

We have so many changes in our community lately that it’s sometimes hard to keep up with them, isn’t it? Hope you are doing your part in welcoming our newcomers! In case you wonder what “your” part is, try meeting everyone with a smile! It just makes everyone feel better. Can even perk up the day of someone who is […]

FB gate sign exchange



Jourdanton Farm Bureau members proudly display the organization’s gate signs on farms and ranches across Atascosa County. Now, with a new brand in effect, members have the opportunity to exchange old gate signs for new ones at no cost. “This new, modern brand positions Farm Bureau to celebrate our rich history, as well as direct our future in protecting Texas […]

Opal Wisenbaker



Opal Norene Lyons Wisenbaker, longtime resident of Jourdanton, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the age of 85. She was born December 29, 1926 in Kerrville to James and Effie Browning. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Emil Ray Lyons, Jr., and her second husband, B.K. Wisenbaker. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy […]

Larry Rose



On Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 1:58 in the afternoon, Larry Gene Rose passed from this life through death to eternal rest and peace after a short debilitating illness. He was 64 years old. Larry Rose, formerly of Somerset, grew up in many areas of South Texas. He was born to Willie Rose and Ethel McMillan Rose on August 25, […]