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The Comanche Pool Prairie
Resource Foundation is present-
ing a Drought Seminar with fea-
tured speaker Marlene Moore,
owner of Shamrock Ranches, Inc.
of Wallace, Neb next Tuesday,
June 27.
The seminar will begin with
registration at 5:15 p.m. at Don's
Place, 220 N. Broadway, in Pro-
tection. The evening will con-
sist of a drought overview at 5:30
p.m chicken fried steak dinner
at 6:30 p.m and the featured
speaker at 7 p.m with questions
and answers to follow.
The cost to attend is $5.
Please RSVP to Gayla Kissel at
the Comanche County Conser-
vation District office 620-582-
2211 by noon this Thursday.
For more information on the
above program please call Kelly
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FT benefit includes health insurance.
Call Pioneer Lodge to apply 582-
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Prefer Bachelors Degree in Human
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including paid vacation, holidays, and
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Send resume and application to.Kathy
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Forell, at 580430-8084.
Marketing and livestock han-
dling specialist Bud Williams of
Bowie, Tex says, "Love your
land, not your animals."
That motto should be the law
of the land in this time of
drought. Ranch managers have
many options to consider with
the eminent drought, and many
have some tough decisions to
make. As managers we must
make the best decisions with the
information we have to protect
the health of the land now and
into the future. Many of our ar-
eas have received less than 40
per cent of their normal rainfall
this year, which means we can
expect less than 50 per cent of
our normal grass growth in
2006.
Does that mean we can run
the same number of animals that
we do in a normal year? Let's
find out.
Shamrock is a three-genera-
tion ranch located in southwest
Nebraska. The operation con-
sists of 4900 deeded acres and
2500 acres of leased rangeland.
The annual rainfall is 18" most
of which arrives between April
and June. Moore has operated
' the ranch since 1982 and was
joined by her husband Dwight
Maseberg, DVM, in 1996 when
he sold his veterinary practice.
Their philosophy is to let the "
cow do the work which keeps
their labor force down to just
Maseberg and Moore, with oc-
casional day help.
Shamrock. faced a severe
drought in 2002 and completely
liquidated their cow-calf herd. It
was a tough decision, but look-
ing back Moore says there just
wasn't any grass.
The pictures tell the story.
Shamrock was able to restock to
60 per cent of its normal cow
herd in 2004 and added custom
grazed yearlings to the opera-
tion for flexibility.
Moore indicated this drought
is deepening, strengthening, and
wider spread than 2002. She will
share her story including what
went well and what could have
been better regarding her deci-
sions in 2002. She will also up-
date us on the options we have
now. You won't want to miss
this seminar.
The CPPRF was established
in 1999 as a non-profit organi-
zation to work with producers to
create a healthy and productive
ecosystem. It is are dedicated
to providing demonstrations,
education and consultation to
regenerate the natural resources
and to promote the economic
growth of the rural community.
The pool serves Comanche,
Clark, Kiowa, and Barber Coun-
ties, as well as, Harper, Woods,
and Woodward Counties in
Putth~ Data to Flight
Internet Service
582-2217
in Coldwater
Oklahoma. Current board mem- 13, and both just having com-
bers include ranchers Kent pleted the sixth grade at South
Jarnigan and Kent Woolfoik of Central Elementary School, w re
Protection, Ted Alexander-of recently sentenced tO commu-
Sun City, Paul Rickabaugh and nity service, a curfew, and placed
Arlie Lohrding of Coldwater, and on a 12-month diversion as a re-
Kelly Forell, of Alva, Okla. suit of vandalism around the
This drought seminar is be- community, handling the case.
ing sponsored by Farm Credit of Their hearing on May 30 was After going before District
Western Kansas, Farm Credit of over multiple incidents of paint- Magistrate Loren Cronin, the two
Central Kansas, Farm Credit of ing graffiti with black and gold found themselves with 20 hours
Western Oklahoma, Peoples spray pain, and later with per- of community service to do, a 6
Bank of Coldwater, The Bank of manent markers, in the Coldwat- p.m. curfew for 30 days (or until
Protection, Stockgrower's Bank, er city park, at the football field, the community service work is
The Peoples Bank of Medicine on the Methodist and Presbyte- completed), $50 in court costs,
Lodge and Pratt, Kiowa County rian Churches, on the Coldwater and a 12-month diversion. They
Conservation District, Coman- Native Bank storage building on were also to be held responsible
che County Conservation Dis- Main Street, the USD 300 round- for cleaning up the graffiti-- ei-
trict, Barber County Conserva- top storage building on Main ther by cleaning it themselves,
tion District, Woods County Street, an in a drainage ditch here. or paying the cost of having it
Conservation District, and East According to County Attor-cleaned.
Woods County Conservation ney Skip Herd the vandalism The penalties were in addi-
District. took place the last part of April. tion to earlier ones that the same
Coldwater City Marshal two boys faced in an incident
Doug Storie was the law enforcer involving a knife.
Ruby Rose
Ruby Rose Shaw, 93, died
Thursday, June 8, 2006 at the
Fairview Fellowship Home in
Fairview, Okla.
Born Jan. 11, 1913, at Pro-
tection, she was the the daugh-
ter of George Armor and Maggie
May (Woolfolk) Patterson.
She was a iongtime resident
of the Protection, area, moving
to Fairview, in 2002. She at-
tended Protection Schools and
graduated from Protection High
School in 1931. She was a home-
maker and was also a Book-
keeper for the.Protecti0n Co-op
locker plant for many years.
She was a member of the Pro-
tection United Methodist
Church. Her other memberships
included Chapter DM of the
P.E.O. Sisterhood, Sugarloaf
Farm Bureau Extension Club,
Kansas Genealogical Society,
D.A.R and Mothers' Study
CIub.
She married Lloyd Ervin
Shaw Sept. 2, 1931, in Coldwat-
er. He preceded her in death on
Feb. 28, 1956.
In addition to her husband,
she was preceded in death by her
parents; one son, Harvey Allen
Shaw; one sister, Vella "Pat"
Wilhite; one infant brother; one
infant grandson; and one
daughter-in-law, Karen Kay
Shaw.
Her survivors include: two
daughters, Patricia Callison and
her husband Austin "Bud" of
Poram, Okla and Myrna Beck
and her husband Richard of
Fairview; seven grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was Mon-
day, June 12, 2006, at the Pro-
tection United Methodist Church
in Protection, with Rev. Dennis
Carter presiding.
Burial followed the service at
Protection Cemetery in Protec-
tion.
Memorials may be sent to
Fairview Fellowship Home,
Hospice Circle of Love, or Pro-
tection United Methodist Church
in care of Hatfieid-Prusa Funeral
Home, P.O. Box 417, Coldwat-
er, Kansas 67029-0417.
TIMELY TRUTHS THAT HELP
"An Unpayable Debt"
I must confess I am a history buff. U.S. history. I1 was probably
my favodte subject in school. I recently found this obscure bitof
information tucked in the annalsofhistory, itis interesting--to say
the least.
In the winter of 1777-78 General George Washington sent this
urgent appeal to the Governor of Pennsylvania. It read; "Unless aid
comes, our affairs must soon become desperate beyond the
possibility of recovery. The army must disband or starve."
Jacob De Haen, who lived adjacent to Valley Forge, believed so
strongly in freedom that he lent $50,000 in gold and around $400,000
in supplies. The army survived, independence triumphed.
De Haen tded to collect the debt after the war. He was offered
continental money, but he felt it was worthless and field out for gold -
apparently without success he died penniless in 1812.
But Jacob De Haen's loan saved the cause of freedom. If so, all
of us are in debt to him -- a truly unpayable debt.
As I read that story it reminded me of another unpayable debt
and the story about the one who paid it. God's word plainly states it.
"For. the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord. "Romans 6:23 (NIV). The Bible, God's Word,
plainly tells us that we have all sinned and need a Savior. Only
through Him can our sins be forgiven and will we have eternal life. "If
we confessor sins He will forgive our sins He will cleanse us from
all the wrongs we have done." I John 1:9 (NCV)
The words to this little chorus say it all, "He paid a debt He did
not owe, I owed a debt I could not pay. I needed someone to wash
my sins away. And now I sing a brand new song Amazing Grace. '
Christ Jesus paid a debt that I could never pay."
The truth is -- To us it's an unpayable debt. Jesus paid it so you
and I can be free from sins bondage, Just believe it and receive it.
You are loved,
Pastor Mike Blatchley
God Cares And We Care!
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