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Floyd County 4-H members took top honors at the South Plains District II Roundup held June 22 in Abernathy. 4-H'ers participated in Educational Presentations and Share The Fun Acts at the district event. 4-H'ers and their categories included: Junior Share The Fun Celebrate 4-H - 1st Place: Adree Stapp, Selena Espinoza, Montana Williams, Valerie Espinoza, Remington Ricketts, Tristan Schlueter, Keenan Nixon, Austen Rexrode and Stetson Lane; Junior Educational Presentation Open Category 3rd Place: Caleb Miller; Junior Share The Fun Musical 1st Place: Kirby Nixon; Intermediate Share The Fun Musical 1st Place: Braden and Heston Graves; Intermediate Share the Fun Vocal 1st Place: McKenna Johnson; and Intermediate Share The Fun Poetry/Prose 1st Place: Jake Bramlet. Jill Bramlet, District Council President assisted with the event. Lass hurt while on duty in Iraq By Judy Macha, Reporter Monte Lass, son of Mike and Marceen Lass of Lockney and Buster and Dian Jenkins of Plainview, he was wounded Wednesday, June 24, 2009 by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Iraq. His parents received the report Thursday morning, June 25.
Lass is a 2005 graduate of Lockney High School and enlisted in January of 2006.
His mother, who spoke with him Monday morning (June 29) immediately preceding the writing of this article, said, "He was out in Iraq on patrol, we do not know where, for sure. His unit was called out to help another one which had been hit by an IED. At this point in time none of his squad has died of their injuries. He took shrapnel in his arms, legs, back of his head, shoulder and face.
"Monte has already had surgery to remove shrapnel from his body; some pieces the doctors left in him. He will be flown to Ft. Bragg, N.C. on Wednesday. I don't know how long he will be there. He hopes to be able to come home for a 30 day medical leave. What matters, is he survived his wounds, is improving and will be coming home." Grand jury indicts six June 24 Among those indicted were David Tarin Paz, 18 of Lockney, for theft of a value of $1,500 or more but less than $20,000. The offense occurred May 3, 2009 and is a state jail felony if convicted.
Daniel Lee Dunne, 71 of Floydada, was indicted for possession or promotion of child pornography. The offense occurred Dec. 9, 2008 and is a second degree felony if convicted.
Enoch Christopher Wickware, 23 of Floydada, was indicted for burglary of a habitation on that occurred April 10, 2009. It is a second degree felony if convicted.
Joe Anthony Garza, 23 of Floydada, was indicted for attempted burglary of a habitation that occurred on June 11, 2009. He is charged with a third degree felony, enhanced to second.
Joshua Lee Moreno, 20 of Floydada, was indicted for attempted burglary of a habitation that occurred on June 11, 2009. It is a third degree felony.
Estella Aday, 40 of Lockney, was indicted for theft by a public servant of a value of $1,500 or more but less than $20,000. The offenses occurred on several dates between March 7, 2008 and Jan. 20, 2009. It is a third degree felony if convicted.
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Obituaries Saturnino Garcia, 59, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Mangold Memorial Hospital in Lockney.
Rosary was held at 7 p.m., Friday, June 26, 2009 at the San Jose Catholic Church in Lockney.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the San Jose Catholic Church in Lockney. Father Jim McCartney officiated. Burial followed at the Lockney Cemetery under the direction of Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Lockney.
Saturnino Garcia was born April 24, 1950 to Braulio Garcia Sr. and Aurora (Pena) Garcia. He was a Lockney resident and attended and graduated from Lockney High School in 1969. He honored and served his country by serving in the US Army Vietnam War.
Saturnino married the love of his life of thirty-five years Rosalinda Gonzales on November 10, 1943. They were blessed with four children, Saturnino Jr., Armando, Patricia, and Diana. Saturnino was a wonderful husband , father, brother and grandfather. He was a member of the VFW and a member of the San Jose Catholic Church. Saturnino was employed by Jack Morris Ford in Plainview.
Mr. Garcia is preceded in death by his father, and a sister Mary Lopez.
Those left to cherish his memories include his mother, Aurora Garcia; his wife, Rosalinda (Gonzales) Garcia of Lockney; two sons, Saturnino Garcia Jr. of Lubbock; and Armando Garcia of Floydada; two daughters, Patricia Garcia and Diana Ruiz both of Lubbock; three brothers, Braulio Garcia Jr. of Seguin; Dimas Garcia of Plainview; Hector Garcia of Hart; three sisters, Gloria Gomez of Plainview; Connie Easterwood of Waco; Aurora Lopez of Slaton and 7 grandchildren.
Funeral Mass for Esperanza G. Landeros, 54, was held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Burial followed in the Lockney Cemetery under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.
Mrs. Landeros died Friday, May 29, 2009 in Lubbock. She was born March 2, 1955 to Isabel and Francisca Gonzales in Hondo.
Local survivors include two brothers, Pete Gonzales and Isabel Gonzales, Jr., both of Lockney and sister, Rosa Garcia, also of Lockney.
The Paperboy | by Christopher Blackburn John F. Sturm, president of the Newspaper Association of America has good news for the newspaper industry. The reputation of the newspaper industry has been damaged because of the failings of some of the largest newspapers in the country. As with the banking industry, the bad news about the failings of a few has given the entire industry a black eye. "In the past two years, the newspaper business has faced unprecedented financial challenges," according to Sturm. "The economic meltdown and advertising recession have hit our industry hard. But make no mistake about this: newspaper media &endash; print and digital &endash; remains strong and will emerge from the current environment an even stronger multi-platform force." Sturm uses facts to illustrate the reality about newspapers today: 1. Myth: No one reads newspapers anymore. Reality: More than 104 million adults read a print newspaper every day, more than 115 million on Sundays. That's more people than watch the Super Bowl (94 million), American Idol (23 million) or that typically watch the late local news (65 million). 2. Myth: Young people no longer read newspapers. Reality: 61 percent of 18-24 year olds and 25-34 year olds read a newspaper in an average week and 65 percent of them read a newspaper or visited a newspaper website in the past week. 3. Myth: Newspaper readership is tanking. Reality: Average weekday newspaper readership declined a mere 1.8 percent between 2007 and 2008, and about 7 percent since its peak in 2002. Compare that to the 10 percent decline seen in the prime time TV audience in 2007 alone. Meanwhile, newspapers' Web audience has grown nearly 75 percent since 2004, to 73 million unique visitors a month. 4. Myth: Many newspapers are going out of business. Reality: Newspapers, as individual businesses, by and large remain profitable enterprises &endash; with operating margins that Wall Street analysts estimate will generally average in the low to mid teens during 2009. While that may be down from historical highs, such margins would be the envy of many other industries today. As consultant John Morton said in a recent American Journalism Review article, "Overall, the beleaguered newspaper industry's financial health has been weakened but remains healthy by most measures. In this environment, that is an achievement." 5. Myth: Newspaper advertising doesn't work. Reality: Google's own research shows that 56 percent of consumers researched or purchased products they saw in a newspaper. Google also says that newspaper advertising reinforces online ads: 52 percent are more likely to buy products if they see it in the paper. 6. Myth: There are no creative options in newspapers. Reality: Newspaper advertising options have exploded and now include shape and polybag ads, post-it notes, "we prints," shingle spadeas, scented ads, taste-it ads, glow-in-the-dark, belly bands and temporary tattoos, as well as event and database marketing, behavioral targeting, e-mail blasts, e-newsletters and more. 7. Myth: If newspapers close, you will still be able to get news from other sources. Reality: Newspapers make a larger investment in journalism than any other medium. Most of the information you read from "aggregators" and other media originated with newspapers. No amount of effort from local bloggers, non-profit news entities or TV news sources could match the depth and breadth of newspaper-produced content. "This is not a portrait of a dying industry." Sturm continues. "It's illustrative of transformation. Newspapers are reinventing themselves to focus on serving distinct audiences with a variety of products, and delivering those audiences effectively to advertisers across media channels." Copyright Christopher Blackburn 2008 Christopher Blackburn is the president of Blackburn Media Group, owner of this publication. Feel free to comment on The Paperboy at http://thenewbastion.blogspot.com.
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Floydada FOR SALE BY OWNER 626 W. Missouri. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Call 983-3918.
FOR SALE IN FLOYDADA Large 2 bedroom, 1 bath, detached garage. Needs work. Good investment property. $19,000. As is. Cash only. Call 685-0194.
HOUSE FOR SALE 818 W. Georgia Street. Approximately 2400 sq. ft. 4 bedroom, 2 bath with large storage building and new carport. Corner lot. Call 806-543-3932. (after 5 p.m.) Leave message.
HOUSE FOR SALE 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 living areas, dining area, large utility, basement, new tile and carpet, sprinkler system. 123 J.B. Avenue. Call 806-983-3608 or 806-559-0185.
PRICE REDUCED 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large utility. Lots of storage. Large corner lot. 801 W. Tennessee. Call 806-983-2040. LARRY JONES REAL ESTATE- ** Very nice 3 bed-2 bath home with 3 extra lots. ** Large 2 bed-1.5 bath home in country with 0.75 acres. ** Cute 3 bed-1 bath home with 2 car carport. ** Remodeled 2 bed-1 bath home with 1 carport. Extra nice interior!! Call Dedra at 543-7540 for more details or appointment.
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FIERROS AND SONS AA Concrete. Gabriel, 806-292-5006/652-2292/570-2740. No job too small. FREE ESTIMATES! (Since 1979). Lockney.
CEMENT WORK Need a new driveway, sidewalk, patio or flower bed curb? Call Gary Bennett at 983-5120 (home) or 778-8549 (cell).
COVINGTON CONSTRUCTION- Home repairs and remodels. Call me, Monte Covington, 548-3357.
ERNIE'S LAWN SERVICE Includes tree trimming and leaf clean-up. Call Ernie Torrez, Sr. - 806-685-4539 or 806-983-3365.
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