Virus brings sports to a halt

Sports Focus

This is ridiculous. Here I am getting paid good American money to write about sports – local or in general – and I can’t find anything good to write about. If my boss, Noel Wilkerson Holmes, would come up to me and say, “Go home. There is nothing for you to do.” She’d be justified. This coronavirus thing has really […]

USDA stands up new team to better serve beginning farmers and ranchers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a departmentwide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers. “More than a quarter of producers are beginning farmers,” said USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky. “We need to support the next generation of agricultural producers who we will […]

Verdilizer


I know all of us are, in some way, effected by what’s going on in this world. I urge everyone to pray for our leaders. Pray for our mayor, our Governor, our Senators, our President, our nation, our world. Please pray for those out of work and those who are working hard to keep things running as smoothly as possible. […]

Butch and Chope

On the Edge of Common Sense

Butch has a theory about hardcore born-to-rope ropers; as soon as they build a loop and take one swing, it kicks their brain out of gear. To demonstrate how this theory works he told me about a friend of his. We’ll call him ‘Chope’, for short. Butch was runnin’ a ranch in the wilds of New Mexico east of Las […]

Tomatoes in the garden

Plant Q & A

Q. My son visited us last year and tried growing tomatoes in our yard. Even though he added manure, mulch, and good potting soil, the tomato production was marginal. The expert at the local nursery said that the ground was not right for tomato production without added nutrients. I am planning a raised bed for growing vegetables. Do you have […]

WILLIAM BOOK III

William Carroll Book, III “Trey” passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020, in Corpus Christi, surrounded by his family and friends. Trey was 54. Trey is survived by the love of his life, his wife Shelley, and was the favorite son of Ida and Bill Book of Houston. Trey is also survived by his four footed daughter, Soosie Book of […]

LORRAINE HOGAN

Lorraine Kelley Hogan entered into Heaven on March 17, 2020 in Pleasanton. She was preceded in death by her parents, G.W. and Edna Johnson Kelley; and her son, Robert Wayne Hogan. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Robert Lee Hogan; daughter, Susan (Hugo) Stote; grandchildren, Kelley (Aaron) Miller, Hugo (Courtney) Stolte IV and Danielle Hogan; four greatgrandchildren; […]

TERESA BRUBAKER

Teresa M. (Sigel) Brubaker of Pleasanton passed away March 22, 2020 at the age of 59. She was born in Kittery, Maine to Charles and Joyce (Grissom) Sigel on July 28, 1960. T is survived by her sons, Michael Sigel and wife Jenny and Austin Brubaker and wife Jodi; daughter, Ashley Brubaker and husband Camron; brothers, Patrick Sigel and wife […]