by Vanita Blundell
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It makes you wonder how
dogs have survived as long as
they have.
My dogs seem to be deli-
cate sensitive allergy rid-
den
Most of you know that I am her company to ours. He would
in the process of raising Greatgo out every morning and come
Danes dogs. I am not convinced in every evening with her, and.
that pure-bred dogs are as he slept right by the cow in the
healthy as a plain o1' mutt. I think barn every night --until one fate-
that it must be the money, ful day he did not come in one
As I was growing up.we had evening.
just plain o!' dogs who seem toWe had several dogs that met
get along just fine -- well, that their demise by chasing cars and
is not entirely true. I think that trucks. We had a wonderful bor-
since they were either strays or der collie named Happy who got
give-a-ways, we always knew ran over the county gravel truck.
there were more where they comeI think that is was John Black who
from. We did lose many dogs butwas the driver and he stopped
I remember my growing up years and told us he was -~o sorry. We.
by what dog we had. felt bad that he felt bad.
We did have a few pure-bred It was a sad day, but if dogs
dogs we had a cocker spaniel, insist on chasing vehicles it is
rat terrier, and border collies, more than likely that is what is
Dad had a habit of naming any going to happen. We lost a
animal we had after the people couple of dogs that way.
that we got them from unless weBut the dog I grew up with
could come up with a better was a little mutt Vickie brought
name Sometimes we named them home to me. I named him
by the way they were colored orSnoopy. He lived until after I left
marked -- Dottie, Blackie, home.
Bobbie. We had one solid black He survived many difficul-
border collie that Dad named, ties. He chased and killed chick-
but that name is something we ens which was (and still is) a bad,
do not say anymore as it is of-bad thing for a farm dog to do.
fensive to a particular'group of My brother Virgil and my cousin,
people: Johnny caught him in the act of
We had several cows that killing a hen. They spanked him
Dad had bought from Homer and threw him over the fence
Reynolds and we called all of and broke his leg. Mom, Dad
them Homer. and I were not at home at the
My earliest memory of a dog time.
was a little rat terrier we got her Virgil felt so awful about hurt-
from Boz Richardson. We named ing the little chicken killer that
her Pinkie because you could see they gave up their evening to
her pink skin through her hair.take Snoop to Doe Allen and had
We lost her when she came his leg set. It was not long until
home with three punctures in her Snoopy pulled the cast off and
sides- we guessed it was a hawkhe healed up just fine. Okay, so
or other predatory bird he might have healed at little
I was heart-broken when she crooked, but it never seemed to
died. I had my singing debut the bother him.
first and only time I sang at aBut he never chased another
funeral. The funeral was at- chicken again.
tended by only Dad and I. Dad Dad got a dog from Carl
dug a hole to bury her and put Keesee. It was a black lab cross.
her little body in a wheel barrow Dad ran over him with the pick
and I followed behind singing up and horse trailer. If that was
"Where Oh Where has my Little not bad enough the trailer was
Dog Gone." I sang and Dad and loaded with cattle at the time. It
I both cried as he plopped her in should have killed him but he
the hole and covered her up. lived -- without a vet bill. How-
That was my first experience with ever, life was not the same for
death that I remember. Blackie.
I have always felt that it is Years ago, our dogs were
good for kids to have pets so lucky if they got vaccinated for
they can have some idea of rabies. Now we worry about ev-
death. I would hate to think that ery lump or bump they get. My
the first time I knew of a fatality dogs have gone to the vet as
would have been a dear friend much or more often than my kids
or a family member, went to the doctor. I don't know
We had one dog that took up about you, but maybe life really
with the milk cow and preferredhas gone to the dogs.
Death
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by Bob Greer
Protection this Saturday will
be the site of a king-sized sports
event -- featuring small-sized
boys and girls. Involved will be
12 teams from eight different
towns. Probably 160 kids will
take part.
It's a real carnival of action:
24 games on two adjacent fields,
with each squad playing twice.
And every team entered will get
to play 6nee on each ofthe two
fields.
What's all the action about?
It's the yearly post-season tour-
nament for area tee-ball players.
Tonia Anconetani
Former Coidwater resident
Tonia Anconetani, 54, of Lub-
bock, Tex died at her home
Saturday, June 17.
Born Dec. 21, 1951, in Cold-
water, she'was the daughter of
Stanley and Dorothy (Sooter)
Deewall. She grew up in Kansas
and Northeast Oklahoma, and at-
tended Oklahoma State Univer-
sity where she became a Chris-
tian. She moved to San Antonio,
Tex with The Navigators, a
Christian organization. She met
Bob Anconetani in San Antonio,
and they married June 29, 1974.
They moved to Lubbock the day
after their wedding.
Survivors include: her hus-
band Bob, two daughters,
Rachael and her husband Peter
Younger of Los Angeles, Calif
and Emily Anconetani of Dallas,
Tex.; her father, Stanley and
stepmother Betty Deewall, of
Welch, Okla.; one sister Paulette
McConnell of Little Rock, Ark;
and one brother Bradley
Deewall, of Halstead.
She was preceded in death by
her mother, and one brother,
Scott Deewall.
Funeral was Tuesday, June
20, 2006, at Melonie Park
Church in Lubbock with Rev.
Roger Wisdom officiating.
Burial followed at Resthaven
Memorial Park.
The family suggests memo-
rial donations to Joni and
Friends, P.O. Box 3333, Agoura
Hills, CA 91376-3333.
That is the first level of all for
children just learning to play We
game ofsoftbaU. No major league
scouts will be on hand. But a
"trainload" of proud parents,
brothers, sisters, and the like will
be on hand to cheer on their fa-
vorites.
Site of the yearly post-season
tournament alternates around
the different towns involved.
Protection is the host this time.
Tee-ball is for boys and girls of
ages 5, 6, and 7. Protection has
two adjacent ball fields. One is
the regular field.
The other is a smaller field,
located just northwest of file
other, Twenty-four games will
be played on the two fields in
about five hours. Games will be
going on at the same time on
both fields.
Protection, Coldwater,
Greensburg, and Ashland each
will have two teams entered.
Just one team each will compete
from Kinsley, Bucklin, Mullin-
ville, and Haviland in the big tour-
ney.
Chief of Police Darren
Konrade and his wife Amy are
directors of the meet. There's
an "extra" for each family in-
volved in the one-d@ event.
Each kid in the meet, plus mem-
bers of his family, will be allowed
to swim in the municipal pool
~/idjacent to the ball diamond.
That will be free of charge.
"Please have your players
and their families bring along
their swimsuits," Mrs. Konrade
said. "That's so they can take a
dip inour pool from 11:30 a.m.
through 1:30 p.m."
Amy also added this re-
minder:
"Please remember to bring
along your lawn chairs for the
families, and don't forget the
sunscreen. We hope to make it a
fun-filled day for all the kids and
families involved."
Games will be of 45 minutes
length each -- or four innings:
whichever comes first. No warm-
ups will be taken by any of the
squads, since the tournament
will be running on a tight sched-
ule. And no time will be allowed
between games.
Again: each team gets to play
twice: win, 10se, or draw. And
each will have one game on each
oPthe two fields set up. Conces-
sions will he available during the
series of games which will last
throughout the morning and on
into the early afternoon.
Here's the schedule of games
on each of the two adjacent fields
for Saturday's big tee-ball show:
Big Field
-- 8 a.m. - Protection No. 2
vs. Ashland No. 2.
--8:45 a.m. - Haviland vs.
Mullinville.
--9:30 a.m. - Coldwater No. 2
vs. Greensburg No. 2.
--10:15 a.m. - Protection No.
1 vs. Kinsley.
--11 a.m.- AshlandNo. 1 vs.
Greensburg No. 1.
--11:45 a.m. - Coldwater No.
1 vs. Bucklin.
Little Field
--8 a.m. - Protection No. I vs.
Ashland No. 1.
--8:45 a.m. - Kinsley vs.
Bucklin.
--9:30 a.m. - Coldwater No. 1
vs. Greensburg No. 1.
--10:15 a.m. - Protection No.
2 vs. Haviland.
--11 a.m. - Ashland No. 2 vs.
Greensburg No. 2.
--11,45 a.m. - Coldwater No.
2 vs. Mullinville.
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