Tax relief for drought-driven livestock sales offered



Farmers and ranchers in Atascosa County who were forced to sell draft animals, breeding livestock or dairy animals early because of drought, flood or weatherrelated conditions have been granted more time to defer payment of capital gains taxes on replacement animals, said Lloyd House, Atascosa County Farm Bureau president. “The deferment for purchasing replacement animals is normally four years,” Lloyd […]

Sharlene Brown



Sharlene Brown, longtime resident of Jourdanton, entered eternal rest Monday, October 22, 2012, at 12:27 A.M., at her residence in Jourdanton at the age of 77 years, 8 months, 16 days. Sharlene was born in San Antonio on February 6, 1935. She graduated from LaCoste High School, class of 1952, and received her bachelor’s degree from Southwest Texas State University […]

Isabel Robles



Isabel (Chavela) M. Robles of Poteet passed away October 25, 2012 at the age of 97. Isabel was born July 31, 1915 in Poteet. Isabel was a resident of Pleasanton her whole life and was a housewife. She is survived by her sons Ray M. Robles of Pleasanton, Benito M. Robles of Pleasanton; daughter Yolanda M. Robles of Pleasanton and […]

Ramiro Lopez



Ramiro Lopez, longtime resident of Pleasanton, entered eternal rest Monday, October 15, 2012, at 12:58 P.M., at his residence in Pleasanton at the age of 80 years, 3 months, 4 days. Ramiro was born on July 11, 1932, in Crystal City, the son of Margarito Lopez, and Tomasa Martinez Lopez. After graduation from Edgewood High School in San Antonio Ramiro […]

David Carrasco



David B. Carrasco, Sr. was born December 18, 1945 and went to be with the Lord on October 5, 2012. Mr. Carrasco was a man with a great sense of humor and big heart. His grand kids and family were his pride and joy. He enjoyed going to all athletic and other events his grand kids were involved in to […]

Atascosa 4H Shotgun Shooting Sports Clinic



The Atascosa 4H Shotgun Shooting Sports program is offering a New Shooters Clinic on Saturday November 10, 2012. The Clinic will run from 9am until 2 pm. The clinic is designed for new Shotgun Shooting participants. NO experience necessary!!!! No Shotguns are required!! Clinic participants only need to provide the necessary Safety Glasses required for the sport. Students do not […]

Opportunities in the Texas Brigades



Two summers ago, I was given the opportunity to participate in the South Texas Buckskin Brigade. This was held at the Southern Star Ranch in Uvalde. The Brigadeisa5daywildlife leadership camp in which you learn approximately one semester of college information. Some of the topics covered include: deer anatomy, plant identification, management practices of white tail deer, and many others. You […]

Tilden FFA finishes strong in fall season




Members of the Tilden FFA Chapter wrapped up the fall FFA judging season earlier this month. Forty-seven members of the chapter competed in the Wintergarden Invitational Career Development Events held in late September. One week later, twenty seven members competed at the Area X Career Development Events held on October 5 at the Welder Wildlife Refuge in Sinton. The Senior […]

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Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!! Boo!!! Hope you are making your way over to the Pleasanton River Park Pavilion to enjoy the “Harvest Festival”. With or without a costume, you will all have a great time. As I understand it, about a dozen churches are “partnering” to have this fun, safe, and exciting evening for our kids in Pleasanton. Don and I […]

Are you at risk?



Assess your risk for wildfire at the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal, www.texaswildfirerisk.com. The website is a collaboration between Texas A&M University and the Texas Forest Services. The site also has a drought index and lists counties under a burn ban. The site currently lists Atascosa County at having a moderate risk for wildfire.