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by TJ Greaney
Mt. Guadalupe last year –
an incredible hike.
The top of the first peak, Wheeler
Peak, was 13,167 feet above sea level. It
is the tallest peak in New Mexico. I was
there with six boys as part of a “leadership
adventure” for the older boys I have
mentored in Kids Outdoor Zone for years.
The whole idea came about because I
just wanted to show them the mountains;
most of them had never even been out
of the state. I wanted to take a week and
expose them to something spectacular that
I dearly love.
The idea of climbing Wheeler formed
itself. We had a couple of days left on this
first trip and I was running out of things
to do. Wheeler was just a few miles away
and a friend of mine, William Kemsley, Jr.,
suggested we hike up to the top. Well, he
is also an avid backpacker and founder of
Backpacker Magazine. Mr. Kemsley is way
out of my league when it comes to hiking
of course, but I thought, “How cool would
that be for the boys to be able to say they
climbed the tallest peak in New Mexico?”
So we did.
While we sat on top of the peak that
day, I was hurting from using muscles
I did not know I had. That is when it
happened. I made an announcement that
became infamous; “We should climb the
tallest peak in every state.” Lesson one in
mentoring or child raising: Never tell a kid
something unless you are willing to back it
up. So my destiny, our destiny, was set. The
next year it was Mount Elbert at 14,439'
in Colorado, then our home state of Texas
was last year with Mount Guadalupe at
8,750'.
So three years into this and headed
to our fourth peak this summer, I was
suggesting some options to the boys. For
example, I tried Louisiana, telling them
that at the top of the Louisiana tallest
point is an oyster bar and ice cream shop.
I suggested Florida, with sand dunes and
pretty girls. Their comment was, “You’re
getting older and we need to do the tallest
peaks now while you can still hike them.”
Wow, what do you do with that?
My feelings were not hurt, it was just a
revelation of what they are thinking. I am
more than three times their age and I am
getting older. I remember old people when
I was young; they were a lot older than me
today, at least it seemed that way at the
time.
Is what the world saying to us the
truth? Have we made agreements with
what others are saying to us, or about us?
When I was a kid another boy in my class
said I had a big nose. Well, I do have my
grandfather’s nose, but for a long time
I could not look in the mirror without
thinking, “Man, I have a big nose.” If
someone told you that you were stupid
or not worthy when you were young, you
probably still struggle with self-esteem.
I have boys and girls that come to the
ministry whose father or mother have
abandoned them. Their own parents
are alive, maybe even in the same town,
but they don’t visit or act like the other
parents that these kids watch. Those kids
will probably live their whole life with
the agreement in their head that “I am
not worthy, not even my own father (or
mother) thinks I’m worth visiting.”
Coming off Mount Elbert two years
ago, I struggled near the end. The top of
my legs just gave out. It was tough. Now I
have the choice to dig in, prepare myself
better, or just quit hiking up mountains. I
get really close with God in the mountains;
He speaks to me there. And the boys
I hike with are important to me, real
important. Satan does not like either of
those things and he would love to get
me to agree with the idea that I need to
back down, take the boys to the beach or
a nice flat campground with a burger bar
and soft beds. That sounds great and we
would enjoy it, but that is not the point.
Satan wants to convince us that we are
something we are not. I repeat, not.
I expect that hardships, bad news, and
painful things will happen in my life. I
don’t like it and don’t want to dwell on it,
but it will be there. It is the preparation
that will get us through it. I had a random
thought the other day as I was running and
turned and ran backwards for a lap. Have
you ever tried running backwards? It is
tough. For days after my legs were stiff and
hurting. It reminded me of the trip down
Mount Elbert. So I am going to do it more,
push into it, knowing it is preparing me
for coming down off the next peak. I have
to run backwards now to be ready to go
forward.
Our mountain this year is Gannett
Peak in Wyoming at 13,809'. From all I
have read and understand it is a tough
hike, maybe the hardest yet. We are not
even sure it is doable by a motley group of
guys like ourselves. But we are going that
way and no matter what we do, when it’s
done and we are sitting by the campfire,
my guys will know I am all in, that this old
guy loves them and our adventures. I will
share with them, again, about a God who
loves them more than they know and that
with Him, all things are possible.
Don’t agree with Satan. Pick your peak.
Do something amazing this summer. Follow
your heart’s desire. My daughter’s favorite
scripture fits here, Jeremiah 29:11. “For I
know the plans I have for you,” declares
the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not
to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future.”
– TJ
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FEATURES
Tamara rymer - cover artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
don’t mess with texas uses “trashy” song
to combat state litter problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
album spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
summer’s in full swing & Orange beach is calling . 9
the legend of george jones texas tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
summer travel tidbits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
good news for texas bats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
tpwd public hunt drawing system going paperless . . 19
new boat-draining regulation
in texas takes effect july 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
reel it in! summer fishing is fun ...
but where do we go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tamara Rymer – Cover Artist
Tamara Rymer’s art started at a young
age. When she was 10 one of her art
pieces was selected by the Texas Highway
Department to use for their ad campaign
for clean highways.
A self taught artist, Tamara has always
felt the need to create. There was never a
lack of inspiration from great stories of her
family history in the old west. Tales of her
family’s Cherokee heritage have inspired
her art to include Native Americans in
addition to horses and cowboys north and
south of the border, with most subjects
coming from current experiences.
Mainly a studio painter, Tamara worked
in oils early on, only to learn the craft of
watercolors when raising a family to avoid
fumes in the house. She acquired a love of
the fluidity for that medium and continues
both mediums today, as she feels they seem
to fuel each other. The first art show she
ever entered with a watercolor, was with
the highly touted New Mexico Watercolor
Society. The painting was juried in and
received an award. Several paintings
were juried in to the next two subsequent
NMWS shows, and after just a year and
a half, she had achieved Signature Status
with the group, a fast accomplishment.
Some of Tamara’s art projects have
included commissions for Ramada Inn
Hotels, and creating the commemorative
art used for the First Annual Austin Pony
Express Run, among others. Her work
is in international, private, and public
collections including that of the State
of New Mexico. Her studio time is split
between central Texas and Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Interested in an art commission? She will
be more than happy to talk with you about
doing a special art piece. Drop her note at
[email protected]. Now is a great
time to get your order in.
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DEPARTMENTS
Nashville news by Sandra Greaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Texas roadhouse by Dale Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Round about texas by Sandra Greaney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
coffee shop moments by D. “Bing” Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
recipe/Hints by Shirley Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Texas tales by Mike Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
counting your chickens by Mike Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
following the way by Jeff Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
on the trail by Kendall Hemphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
the outdoor classroom by Larry LeBlanc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Don’t Mess With Texas® Uses “Trashy” Song
to Combat State Litter Problem
Recording Artist Jack Ingram Delivers Campaign’s Anti-Littering Message This Summer
AUSTIN — Country music star Jack Ingram is
lending his singing voice to this summer’s Don’t mess with
Texas litter prevention campaign with music written by
songwriting legend Todd Snider. Ingram joins Grammywinning Tejano performer Sunny Sauceda and country
music favorite Kevin Fowler to remind Texans to drop
their snack food wrappers and cigarette butts in trashcans,
not along the state’s highways.
Ingram’s toe-tapping 60-second jingle comes via
a partnership between Triple 8 Management and the
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Triple 8
Management, which represents Ingram and Fowler, also is
donating free tickets to Kevin Fowler’s and Jack Ingram’s
upcoming summer concerts and making them available to
fans through contests held on the Don’t mess with Texas
Facebook page. [https://www.facebook.com/pages/DontMess-with-Texas-Program/8635676303?fref=ts]
“The music industry has a long history of supporting
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“
The music industry has a long history of
supporting Don’t mess with Texas. These
artists are proud to join the likes of George
Strait, Lyle Lovett and Stevie Ray Vaughan
to help keep our great state litter free.
– Sarah Polidore,
Manager at Triple 8 Management
Don’t mess with Texas,” said Sarah Polidore, Manager
at Triple 8 Management. “These artists are proud to join
the likes of George Strait, Lyle Lovett and Stevie Ray
Vaughan to help keep our great state litter free.”
Trash is a big problem in Texas – an estimated 500
million pieces of litter accumulate every year along
state-maintained highways. Researchers say about onethird of Texans – particularly young adults between the
ages of 16 and 34 – admit to littering. Among the most
common litter found during roadside cleanups are fast-food
packaging, cigarette butts, candy wrappers, and plastic
bags.
“We’re proud to have such a popular musician as Jack
Ingram partner with us in our fight against litter,” said
TxDOT Executive Director Lt Gen J.F. Weber, USMC
(Ret). “His song not only will remind people that littering
is unsightly, but also against the law. We welcome Jack to
our long line of celebrities who proudly remind you, Don’t
mess with Texas.”
Tossing out a cigarette butt, soda can, or any other
form of litter on the highway can lead to a fine as high as
$500 for the first offense. Get caught more than once and
the penalty can go up to a $2,000 fine and 180 days in jail.
For more information on the award-winning Don’t
mess with Texas campaign, visit dontmesswithtexas.org.
by Sandra Greaney
Today’s Rising Musical Talents Supported
by Gucci Timepieces & Jewelry
As part of its ongoing partnership with The Recording
Academy®, Gucci Timepieces & Jewelry is pleased to
once again invite selected students from its Music Funds
in Greater China, the United Kingdom and Japan to
participate in the GRAMMY Foundation®’s renowned
GRAMMY Camp® in Los Angeles, from July 12th to 21st.
The first Gucci Timepieces & Jewelry Music Fund was
established in Greater China in 2012 and the model was
quickly replicated in the UK and Japan. Each Music Fund
operates in conjunction with a leading musical institution
in its respective country, with a mission to support
talented young musicians by providing scholarships
and opportunities for musical development within the
framework of an international music exchange program.
This year’s talents – comprising two students from each
Music Fund – will be flying to the 10th annual GRAMMY
Camp. During the ten days hands-on experience, the
selected students, together with peers from all over the
USA, will be immersed into the creative and business side
of the world of music led by some of the industry’s most
distinguished professionals. The week will culminate in
a grand finale concert – the GRAMMY Camp ‘Launch
Party’ – held at the iconic El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles
on July 20th. The evening will feature live performances
of music written during GRAMMY Camp to an audience
of music industry personalities.
The six aspiring artists, Hiu Ching Natalie Lam, Kit
Lau Tsz, Kunito Kitai, Yoko Suzuki, Jordan Hadfield and
Renato Paris, are all confident to reach one day Grammy
level standards and are excited by the challenges of the
Grammy Camp. Every day, they will live and breathe
music, harmoniously blending schoolwork and socializing
around their passion.
By providing a platform for today’s rising talent, Gucci
Timepieces & Jewelry, via its international music funds
and artistic partnerships, helps to ensure that our shared
musical heritage is handed down to the next generation.
Open to current U.S. music teachers in kindergarten
through college, the second annual Music Educator Award
will be given out during GRAMMY Week 2015. For more
information about the music education programs, please
visit www.grammyintheschools.com.
beyond what you know and coloring outside the lines.
“I don’t care who you are or what you do,” says the
4-time Academy of Country Music and 4-time Country
Music Association Entertainer of the Year, “everybody
needs to let their hair down, just forget about expectations
and be in the moment. I love this song because of the way
it paints a picture of how we all grow up, the innocence
and the fun; but if you really listen, it’s about how we
should really live and love.”
Hearing “American Kids” for the first time, Chesney
decided it was so much more than another big hit song.
From the pulsating staccato opening rhythm to the
laundry list of details that carve a three-dimensional
picture of coming of age in America, he recognized the
song’s distillation of growing up in the flyover. But it was
the euphoria of being alive that pulsated in the melody
that pushed him for the clip.
“When you hear that song, big as it is, you can tell
there’s so much more to it: the freedom, the rush of how
good life feels when you let go and embrace it. It’s easy to
do a literal video, have a bonfire, hit a small town football
field, but I wanted everyone to get out of what they know!
It’s when you don’t know, and you’re winging it sometimes,
that you have the most fun.”
“American Kids” is the first single from
Chesney’s highly anticipated 15th studio album. Unlike
anything the songwriter’s ever recorded, it signals yet
another kind of country music from the man who’s
brought unique collaborations with Grace Potter, Willie
Nelson, Uncle Kracker, Dave Matthews and the Wailers
to the country airwaves.
News from Husband & Wife Country
Duo Joey + Rory Kenny Chesney “American Kids” Video
Shot in and around Southern California, “American
Kids” features an eclectic group of young men and women,
making music, feeling wholly alive and savoring the
adventure in a crazy painted school bus. The bus, painted
specifically for the clip, is meant to represent getting
recent interviews, Jones opens up and confesses the story
behind the album.
“It’s like opening an old wound, and that makes me
nervous,” admitted Jones to Rolling Stone Country. “But it
made for an honest record that’s straight from the heart.”
Joshua Scott Jones discusses the hardship of addiction,
his break-up with Steel Magnolia partner Meghan Linsey
and his sober round of writing for his solo debut album. He
even points out his many regrets but states “you have to
trust that this is the way life is.” Jones has been very open
with his past and now with his album released the lyrics
and soul of The Healing tell a whole new side in which
Rolling Stone Country points out, “his round is purely based
on his inspiration to write and that brings out a whole
new, sharper, sound from Joshua Scott Jones.”
“This is honest songwriting at its best… It’s about the
bravest album I’ve heard since Glen Campbell’s Ghost
On The Canvas. With this album full of songs of loss and
recovery, Joshua Scott Jones reveals as much as might be
humanly possible of the human experience on a record.
It’s just that good,” confesses Greg Victor, Parcbench.com,
which gave the album a 4 out of 4 stars rating.
The Healing pre-launch consisted of Jones traveling out
to New York City, Orlando and back home to Nashville
to hit up all the national television and radio including,
The Better Show, The Daily Buzz, Wilkow!, SiriusXM,
FOX News Radio, ARISE 360, Emotional Mojo, Fox
News Edge, Fox411, ABC News Now, The Hot Zone,
GAC Headline Country and more. On top of television,
radio and print, The Healing even grabbed attention from
iTunes, being listed as one of the recommended country
albums for Father’s Day and featured on their “Gifts for
Dad,” playlist.
Joshua Scott Jones – The Healing
Recently featured in Rolling Stone Country, The
Healing has major media outlets raving about Joshua Scott
Jones’ raw, honest and powerful solo debut album. During
Rory Feek shares in a new blog post that his wife and
singing partner underwent cancer surgery last Friday. He
details their story, explaining that Joey was diagnosed
with cervical cancer following a routine check-up. Rory
says Joey underwent a radical hysterectomy to make sure
all the cancer was removed, since the mass was “growing
aggressively.” He adds that the operation, which Joey
underwent at Nashville’s Centennial Medical Center, was
a success. Rory says follow up tests “came back clean,” and Joey
“won’t need chemo or radiation.” Joey was released from
the hospital just a day after the surgery, and Rory says “her
swelling is going down and spirits continue to go up.” Rory adds that they’ve relied on their doctors and their
faith to get them through what’s been a “terrifying and
thrilling” year. We wish them the best of luck!
ALBUM SPOTLIGHTS
Jason Roberts: After the
Wheel, New Band, New
Album
Jason Roberts
(former fiddle
player with
Asleep at the
Wheel) launches
his new musical
venture, the Jason
Roberts Band.
After 19
years with the Wheel, two Grammys and
three Hall of Fame inductions, Jason is
blazing a new musical path and is releasing
his latest CD, That’s My Home, July 1st.
Having spent most of his life working with
the giants of Western Swing and country
music, Jason has now teamed up with
world-class talents that form the Jason
Roberts Band lineup: Jason Roberts on
fiddle, mandolin; Rick McRae, George's
Strait's longtime guitar player; Johnny
Cox on steel; Albert Quaid on bass; and
Michael Morris on drums. In just a few
months, response has been tremendous and
Jason has engaged with thousands of fans,
who, apparently, have been waiting a long
time for this!
Venue owners, fans and music
enthusiasts have noted the Jason Roberts
Band's refreshing new sound that blends
old and new and marries Western Swing,
straight-ahead country, boogie woogie and
jazz. You can take a listen to some preview
tracks from That's My Home here: http://
www.reverbnation.com/jasonrobertsband.
You can also visit them on Facebook (@
JasonRobertsBand), where fan response is
steady and positive.
Chris Gougler Is a Texas
Singer – With Important
Lessons to Pass Along
Texan
Chris Gougler
has worshiped
country music
since he was a
child kneeling at
his grandfather’s
musical altar,
studying the almighty trinity: Merle
Haggard, George Jones and Hank Williams
Sr.
That altar took the form of dashboard
speakers in a pickup truck, but what better
place to gather such vital life lessons? The
impact was so strong, Gougler still invokes
those names like a mantra on his selftitled debut EP, released March 11, 2014.
Make that manifesto; in his new single,
“On A Mission from Hank,” releasing to
Texas radio June 30, Gougler vows, “I’m
on a mission from Hank/here to take our
country back.”
He’s driven, all right – to get couples
on dance floors while delivering honkytonk sermons about hard partyin’ and
hurt hearts. He’s got a special set coming
up Saturday, July 12, at the Cotton Club,
212 E. Davilla St., Granger, Texas, backed
by Texas Jamm Band, featuring members
of George Strait’s Ace in the Hole Band.
Showtime is 9 p.m.
Gougler’s new release, produced by
Ken Tondre at the Compound Recording
Studio in Austin, earned high praise from
Country Music People, which called it
“a traditional-yet-contemporary slice of
country that wouldn’t sound out of place
on country radio,” adding, “hear Chris
Gougler and you’ll wonder why Nashville
isn’t turning out records like this.”
Maybe it’s because he’s a Texas singer –
with important lessons to pass along.
chrisgougler.com
Texas roadhouse
Though they are a Miami band, The
Mavericks have very close ties to the Lone
Star State. In the early 90’s, Texas hosted
many club and dancehall shows featuring
this talented five-piece group. I first met
them at a gig in Poteet, Texas at the
annual Strawberry Festival. They arrived
in a leased tour bus that had seen better
days. They had the opening slot for Shawn
Camp, so when their set was done, they had
some time to kill. Robert convinced Jerry
Dale to take a 10-minute helicopter ride
while Raul simply shook his head, saying,
“No way” to all of us standing nearby.
Later that night, I gave Robert a ride to
San Antonio to meet his soon-to-be-wife
Trisha Yearwood. We even got stopped by
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by Dale Martin
golf tournament and concert on June 1st
and 2nd, benefitting the Bowen Family
Foundation. The event was held in his
hometown of Waco, TX, and featured
friends and fellow artists who helped to
raise funds and awareness for foundation.
This year’s record-breaking event raised
more than a quarter of a million dollars
with the help of approximately 4,000 fans,
friends and locals who came out to support
the cause. “What an amazing year!” said
Bowen, “I still cannot believe how great
everything went and the turnout we had.
Waco and its surrounding communities
have really jumped on board and supported
this event like I never imagined. The jam
was probably the most fun I’ve ever had on
Though they are a Miami band, The Mavericks have very close
ties to the Lone Star State.
a DPS trooper that instead of writing me a
ticket, drew me a detailed map of how to
get Robert to Trisha’s hotel. This year, they
are celebrating 25 years as a band and are
currently on their Twenty-five Live Tour.
They made a few stops in Texas back in
April and will be back for a two-night stand
at Gruene Hall on July 17 and 18. Tickets
are still available for the July 17 show but
the show on July 18 is sold out. Except for a
brief hiatus in 2004, the band still consists
of its four primary members: Raul Malo
on vocals and guitar, Robert Reynolds on
bass, Paul Deakin on drums and Jerry Dale
McFadden on keyboards. Eddie Perez took
over guitar duties for past member Nick
Kane. The Mavericks have such a love
affair with Gruene Hall that they filmed the
“All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down” video
inside the historic venue. Pick up a copy of
their latest CD, In Time and get your tickets
now at gruenehall.com.
Award-winning singersongwriter Wade Bowen proudly hosted
his 16th Annual Bowen Classic celebrity
stage with some of my best friends! I truly
cannot wait until next year to do it all
over again!” The event, which kicked off
with an all-star concert on June 1, featured
Bowen and a cast of friends and fellow
country music artists, including Kevin
Fowler, Mark Chesnutt, Randy Rogers, Pat
Green, Stoney LaRue, Whiskey Myers,
William Clark Green, Cody Canada &
The Departed, Micky and the Motorcars,
Josh Grider, Adam Hood and Chris King.
On June 2, the two-day event ended with
a sold out record breaking attended golf
tournament at Cottonwood Creek Golf
Course. Bowen has raised more money
every year, continuing to set the bar higher
each time. After this year’s event, Bowen
is now closing in on raising one million
dollars for various local organizations in
need. The Bowen Family Foundation was
established by Wade Bowen and family so
that funds raised from his annual charity
event could be shared with many different
organizations in need each year. San Antonio’s legendary Aztec
Theatre and Live Nation, the world’s
largest live entertainment company,
have announced that House of Blues
Entertainment (HOBE), a division of Live
Nation, will partner in the booking of the
Aztec Theatre’s concerts. The agreement
will place the Aztec Theatre in the same
booking routes as the Dallas and Houston
House of Blues locations, but also allows
the Aztec Theatre staff to book concerts
independently, as well as, work with local
and regional promoters and rent the venue
for private events. “This partnership is
a real game-changer for us, we are very
excited to be working with HOBE,” said
Sam Panchevre, Executive Director of
the Aztec Theatre. “San Antonio will
immediately reap the benefits of a new
level of live music at the Aztec.”
“This is an iconic venue with an
amazing history in an absolutely ripe
music market,” said Ron Bension, Chief
Executive Officer of HOBE. “We’re going
to respect its uniqueness and add to its
luster going forward.” The deal is expected
to assist the Aztec in bringing a wide
variety of high-quality entertainment
to the San Antonio market. They have
already booked blues-guitar hero Kenny
Wayne Shepherd for July 22, five-time
Grammy Award nominee Ottmar Liebart
and Luna Negra for July 31, Latin Grammy
winning Zoé on October 6, two-time
Latin Grammy Award winning La Ley for
October 29 and chart-topping country
voice Craig Morgan for November 22 dates
at the Aztec Theatre. “Booking nationally
touring acts takes an incredible amount of
experience and knowledge and HOBE has
a wealth of both,” said Keith Howerton,
General Manager of the Aztec Theatre.
“Whether it’s rock, blues, country, Latin
or beyond, this deal greatly enhances our
ability to bring top-flight performers across
every music genre to the Aztec Theatre.”
Built in 1926, the 1600 seat Aztec
Theatre is a notable example of the
impressive exotic-theme motion picture
palaces constructed in the United States
during the economic boom of the 1920s.
A massive two-ton chandelier dominates
the theater lobby. The chandelier was
installed the same day the stock market
He filmed his first live
concert video at Reunion
Arena in Dallas and
performed one of his final live
shows at South Padre Island
before starting a decade long
retirement.
crashed in 1929. In September of 2013,
PHH Entertainment Ventures LLC signed
a long-term lease to turn the Aztec into
a multi-purpose entertainment facility.
After over $8 million in privately funded
renovations, the Aztec re-opened its doors
in February 2014 and has hosted such
acts as Buddy Guy, Drive-By Truckers and
George Thorogood and the Destroyers.
Garth Brooks is another artist with
deep Texas roots, touring here extensively
in the early days of his career. I met him at
a Wal-Mart in Victoria, Texas where I was
the only person that attended an album
signing session. No one had heard of Garth,
much less recognized him. He filmed his
first live concert video at Reunion Arena
in Dallas and performed one of his final live
shows at South Padre Island before starting
a decade long retirement. Now, with all
three daughters out of school, Garth is
carefully plotting a major comeback. He
will test the waters with a five night stand
at Dublin’s Croke Park in Ireland on
July 25-29. But as Garthmania grips the
Emerald Isle, we can’t help but wonder
when he’ll finally announce dates for
the highly anticipated US tour he’s been
teasing us with. “I was worried it would
be a wheelchair-and-walker tour kind of
thing,” Brooks told ABC’s Good Morning
America back in December. “Now it sure
feels good to get to throw your hat back in
the ring. Ms. Yearwood is fine with it. All
my babies are fine with it. My children are
off on their own, so the guilt of not being
there… I’m a phone-call dad now.” Unlike
the Las Vegas residency he began in 2009
at Wynn Resort and wrapped in 2013,
the upcoming tour will feature a full band
and presumably reintroduce many of the
bells and whistles which distinguished the
country superstar’s live shows throughout
the Nineties and influenced the current
crop of genre-defying country acts. There’s
also little doubt that he will release new
music in time for the massive tour. You can
rest assured that when he finally decides to
announce the tour dates, it will be a major
news story! Have those credit cards handy,
you know the tickets will sell out instantly.
Summer’s in Full Swing &
Orange Beach is Calling
PHOTO CREDIT GULF SHORES & ORANGE BEACH TOURISM
Within minutes of arriving at the Alabama Gulf Coast,
you’ll understand why the area is known as being “one of
the favorite family-friendly escapes,” and with 32 miles of
sugarwhite sand it is also known as one of the “best luxury
locations in the U.S. for discerning travelers.” Only 10 hours
away from Austin, Texas, that makes it a couple hours closer
than another favorite destination of Texans: Destin, Florida.
I am, without a doubt, one of Orange Beaches’ newest and
biggest fans!
Great Places to Grab a Bite
Area Highlights
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Known for its close observation decks and personable
staff, “the little zoo that could” works hard to bring visitors’
experience to the next level. Providing lemur, kangaroo
and tiger cub encounters, the Zoo hopes you’ll leave with
a deeper appreciation, understanding and respect for all
creatures. www.AlabamaGulfCoastZoo.org
Cetacean Dolphin Cruises
All aboard for a dolphin and nature watch cruise – journey out on the back bays of
the Alabama Gulf Coast to view and learn about these playful creatures.
www.CetaceanCruises.com
Gulf Adventure Center
Take a personally guided zip line adventure
on an extensive course across six incredible
ziplines, lasting about 2½ hours. The
spectacular views are exhilarating! The finale
is almost entirely over water, culminating with
a graceful landing on a deck about 200 feet
offshore on Lake Shelby. You won’t actually
touch the water, but you can cool off with a
refreshing swim after you zip.
www.GulfAdventureCenter.com
Sailaway Charters
Experience great water adventure by traveling
through the estuaries and backwaters of Longs Bayou
and Wolf Bay while learning about oystering, crabbing
and shrimping techniques. See firsthand the diverse
wildlife that lives along the water, including pelicans,
cormorants, great blue herons and even dolphins!
Captain Skip makes all the learning so much fun!
www.SailorSkip.com
LuLu’s at Homeport Marina
Lulu’s at Homeport Marina is known for its laid-back approach to food, live music
and a quintessential beach vibe that won’t disappoint fans of Lucy’s brother, Jimmy.
May I recommend their famous “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” that was recently named on
Alabama’s list of 100 things to eat before you die. I must agree!
www.LulusAtHomeport.com
Bimini Bob’s
This open-air dockside restaurant
overlooking the Wharf Marina is the place
to enjoy coastal breezes and specialty frozen
drinks – I can personally recommend the
Bushwhacker! Their menu consists of
fresh, local Alabama seafood and some of
the very best smoked burgers. The owner,
our host Bob Baumhower, “IS” Bimini
Bob. Baumhower, a 10-year veteran, AllPro defensive nose tackle for the Miami
Dolphins, spent his off-seasons boating to
Bimini, just 30 minutes from his home in
Ft. Lauderdale, where he enjoyed big game
fishing, dining on outstanding seafood,
hanging out, and living the good life. He has
recreated the good life here and invites folks
to experience it for themselves.
www.BiminiBobs.com
The Gulf
Located right on the beach, one of the area’s most exciting new restaurants is made
out of repurposed shipping containers and is the perfect mix of shabby chic and beautiful
beach resort. The décor ranges from picnic tables to comfy couches, all with a view to
die for. The wide variety of food options will leave everyone’s taste buds satisfied. Visitors
rave about the burgers, and the seafood sandwiches are also a big hit. www.TheGulf.com
For more information on the Gulf Shores & Orange Beach visit
www.TheBeachIsCalling.org. – SANDRA GREANEY
by Sandra Greaney
JULY 19
EVERY FRIDAY IN JULY Music Under The Star
The Bullock Texas State History
Museum celebrates its tenth season
of outstanding Texas music with
the annual free summer concert
series, Music Under the Star.
Every Friday in July, take your
camp chairs and blankets (but no
coolers) and dance the evening
away to the hottest sounds in
Austin. This free concert series
features a fantastic line-up of Texas
musicians who will play from 6 to 9
pm on the Bullock Museum’s Lone
Star Plaza. In between sets, cool off
with a trip through the exhibits,
which will be free and open to
the public during the concerts.
thestoryoftexas.com
JULY 3-5
VFW RODEO – Wimberley
Wimberley VFW hosts the annual
VFW Rodeo in Wimberley Valley
Veterans Park. Don’t miss the “Best
CPRA Rodeo of the Year.” Gates
open at 5:30pm. Mutton bustin’
starts at 7pm and rodeo starts at
8pm. Food, fun and rodeo! Don’t
miss the spectacular FIREWORKS
display on Sunday, July 6th. It’s
free and great fun for the whole
family! 512-847-6441.
JULY 4
INDEPENDENCE DAY
38th Annual Austin Symphony
H-E-B July 4th Concert &
Fireworks
While Auditorium Shores is
under renovation, COTA has
generously offered to host the
Austin Symphony Orchestra’s July
4th concert and fireworks. Tens
of thousands of families will be
decked out in red, white, and blue
and heading to COTA’s awardwinning Austin360 Amphitheater
for an amazing event complete
with a fireworks display, symphonic
patriotic classics, and even a little
auto-themed music for the race
fans in attendance.
COTA will host a variety of
fun, old-fashioned July 4th holiday
activities, including interactive
games and contests for the whole
family, starting at 4:00 pm. The
orchestra will perform at 8:30
pm, followed by “mile-high”
fireworks at approximately 9:30
pm. The event is FREE and open
to the public. 9201 Circuit of the
Americas Blvd, Austin, TX 78617
JULY 11-AUGUST 16
(THUR-SUN EVENINGS AT 8:00PM)
OKLAHOMA – Summer Musical
at the Zilker Hillside Theatre
Take a blanket, a picnic basket
and friends and family at the The
Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside
Theater (outdoor venue located
in Zilker Park, across from Barton
Springs Pool) for an FREE evening
full of entertainment! zilker.org /
512-479-9491
Night in old Fredericksburg
Downtown MarktPlatz Celebrate
years of Gemutlichkeit! Two
days of German and Texas
entertainment and family fun.
Whether it’s Polka and Country
& Western you like, this is your
Festival! Pavilion Dance Halle,
Fest Bier Halle, Food Courts,
historic demonstrations, arts and
crafts, kids area, and more.
gillespiefair.net / 830-997-8515
JULY 26
National Day of the American
Cowboy – Bandera
Western arts & crafts, children’s
activities, live cowboy music day &
night, ranch rodeo, cancan dance
& gunfight spectacular. 830-7963864.
JULY 26
National Day of the Cowboy
National Day of the Cowboy
was started as a way to
contribute to the preservation
of America’s rich cowboy
heritage. To celebrate you can
dress like a cowboy, host a
hoedown, attend a rodeo, go
horseback riding, or curl up
on the couch to watch your
favorite Westerns.
JULY 19
CHILI & CHILIN’
Texas Hill Country/290 Wineries
along US 290 will have this special
event. Each of the wineries will
be pairing a tasting companion
with their port or significant
other wine. No ticket to buy.
Most wineries have a “tasting fee”
that they normally charge; there
is no additional charge for the
event. Just drive to each of the
wineries. See web for map. Take
the weekend, get away to the Texas
Hill Country and see why we have
been rated the second most desired
“wine destination” in America.
wineroad290.com
Head Out to Cabela's
for the Archery Classic!
Cabela’s will host free educational archery seminars all weekend
long. There will be an archery youth shoot, a women’s only
archery clinic as well as several booths from partner groups and
vendors. Educational seminars include:
SATURDAY
Youth Archery Shoot
10:00AM - Outdoor Archery Range
Bring the kids out for our fun and educational archery shoot. We
will have genesis bows, arrows and targets ready for your family’s
enjoyment.
Down Range – Archery Basics
11:00AM - Archery Department
Want to learn how to hit your target down range? Join one of our
knowledgeable outfitters and learn the simple rules of archery,
and everything from anchor points to stance.
Backwater Bowfishing
12:00PM - Archery Department
This isn’t your typical fishing trip with grandpa. Get ready for
an action packed trip to the lake for some new kind of fishing
excitement.
Camo Concealment
1:00PM - Camo Department
Check out our latest and hottest line of camouflage apparel.
Designed specifically for an archer’s movement, our patterns will
keep you concealed and comfortable all season long.
Getting the Most Out of Your Lease: Cameras, Blinds, &
Feeders
1:00PM - Hunting Department
Technology is always changing. Stay up to date with new activity
within the industry and best known methods for getting the most
out of your leases.
The Complete Archery Workshop for Women
2:00PM - Outdoor Archery Range
Join us for a specialized class designed for women and young
ladies interested in archery shooting and hunting sports.
JULY 12-AUG 2 Deep Eddy Movie Nights –
Splash Party
Take your floats and a favorite
beach towel to enjoy a truly unique
movie experience with movies
beginning at dusk (approximately
8:45pm). Sponsored by Alamo
Drafthouse.
512-472-8546
July 12, 2014 – Monsters University
July 19, 2014 – The Lego Movie
August 2, 2014 – Despicable Me 2
JULY 26-27
JULY 19
National Ice Cream Day
Back in 1984, President
Ronald Reagan designated
July as National Ice Cream
Month and the third Sunday
of the month as National Ice
Cream Day. He recognized
ice cream as a fun and
nutritious food that is enjoyed
by a full 90 percent of the
nation’s population. In the
proclamation, President
Reagan called for all people of
the United States to observe
these events with “appropriate
ceremonies and activities.”
Sounds like a sweet plan to us!
SUNDAY
My First Bow
11:00AM - Archery Department
Archery is a great way to get introduced into shooting sports.
This fun and engaging pastime is a fit for the whole family and
for many turns into a lifelong hobby. Let our knowledgeable
outfitters introduce you to your first bow.
Bow-Tuning Clinic
Learn how to fine-tune your bow and learn all about center shot,
nock-height, sight and rest tuning, drop-away rest features, sight
features and more. If you are just getting into archery, don’t miss
this informative class.
Bow Shot Placement
Bow Hunting is all about shot placement, so making sure you
know where to strike and when to strike is extremely important.
We’ll show you how the surroundings, angles and distance all
affect your shot and how to ensure accuracy.
Game Camera Secrets Revealed
The technology for game cameras in constantly evolving. Learn
the features of new cameras and discover features you didn’t
realize you had on your existing game camera.
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The Legend of George Jones Texas Tour
Some sweet and simple truths about
George Jones are revealed in a new book
penned by Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery and
his wife Charlene Montgomery, entitled
The Legend of George Jones.
www.heritagebuilders.com/product/
george-jones/
Country Line Magazine publisher Sandra
Greaney recently caught up with them in
a phone interview that would set her heart
ablaze for what these folks are doing.
CLM: Let’s start at the very beginning,
shall we? How did y’all meet George Jones?
Peanutt: “I met him through my sister
Melba back in 1961, and then Charlene
met him through me. We all became fast
friends.”
Charlene: “Yes, we sure did. There
was a lot of drinking going on back then,
which I didn’t much like, but I saw that he
was a good man through that, and that is
what drew me in.”
CLM: In those early days, what did you
all do during past times?
Peanutt: “As Charlene said, in the
early days there was a lot of drinking,
songwriting, parties but we also liked to go
boating, fishing, hunting, play volleyball,
and go bowling. We all also really enjoyed
playing board games like Rook and
Aggravation. George didn’t like to lose
though. He was a pretty poor sport.”
Charlene: “Sometimes we would let
him win just because we didn’t want to
deal with his poor sportsmanship.”
CLM: Charlene, what would you say
reveals the heart of George Jones?
Charlene: “He was such a generous,
kind man. He liked to give big. One time
we were on a road trip and we stopped at
a gas station and these boys were working
at the station in the extreme heat; George
walked up to them and pulled out a few
hundred dollar bills and handed each boy
one and said, ‘Maybe this will help cool
you off.’ Those boys didn’t know who he
was and he didn’t know those boys. He was
just generous like that. If he saw a need he
wanted to meet it. That’s just how he was.”
CLM: What about the demons that he
fought the hardest?
Peanutt: “I would have to say his
biggest demons were drinking and cocaine.
He would go through times of sobriety but
he really did struggle. It kept him from
accepting the Lord for so many years but
toward the end of his life he did confess
that he had accepted Christ as his Lord
and savior. It was an answer to prayer and
one thing that was the closest thing to
mine and Charlene’s heart.”
Charlene: “When Peanutt began
ministering, George would come over and
drop off beer and cigarettes on our front
doorstop. I would ask him, “George, why
do you do this to Peanutt? You know he
doesn’t like that.” And George replied,
“Well I know that Peanutt is trying to
minister to folks so it wouldn’t look right
for him to go buy beer and cigarettes in
town, and I know he had enjoyed those
things before, so I thought I would just go
get them for him.” Peanutt thought it was
just precious, but totally unnecessary. It
was the way George was… thoughtful.”
CLM: So Charlene, what inspired
you to write the book? I’m sure at the
beginning you didn’t realize it would
end up taking five years of your lives to
complete.
Charlene: “Well, I just got so tired of
hearing and reading about all the negative
things and made up stories about George
that I just had to tell the truth. It wasn’t
fair, all the bad things being said about
him. I wanted for people to know the
good things about George and also explain
some of the reasons why he did some of
the things he did. George would really get
upset when people weren’t truthful and
honest, but he didn’t always defend himself
very well. Instead he would just go drink!
You will read story after story in the book
about times like that.”
CLM: Anything you want to add to
that, Peanutt?
Peanutt: “From the very beginning
of his career, George just wanted to sing
and be normal. He would give everything
he had for his fans, and at his concerts he
would sing until he was out of breath and
just couldn’t do anymore. That’s how much
he appreciated his fans.”
CLM: So in closing, is there anything
“left out” of the book that you could have
or wished you would have put in there,
now it’s all said and done?
Charlene: “There are lots of stories
that we hold close – ones that are between
friends, you know. All friends have stories
together that would never be told whether
your friend is alive or dead. You wouldn’t
be a good friend if you told everything!”
CLM: So what else is happening in
your lives?
Peanutt & Charlene: “That’s a funny
question because we can’t even count it
all on one hand! There is a reality show
with family members in the works, we have
three stores that we own and manage, lots
of TV and radio interviews concerning the
book release, involvement in a wonderful
non-profit for kids, a tour coming up in
Texas, Peanutt’s biography being written
and the birth of our first grandson! We do
have one beautiful granddaughter, but this
will be our first grandson; he’s due to be
born in the next couple of months.”
CLM: This is the life now for Peanut
and Charlene. God bless ‘em.
– SANDRA GREANEY
*See ad below for dates and more
information on the tour
D. “Bing” Bingham
Hugging a Dog’s Big Head, Just Once
Editorial Note: This is the second of a two part series. In
the first part, livestock guard dogs, Clover and Crimson, arrive
to help on a sheep and goat ranch beset by predators. But the
dogs have had a mixed past:
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Early the next morning, Clover was dead. We checked
with her anxious sister, Crimson, for permission to touch
the dog’s body.
Clover had been killed by an old coyote snare.
Somehow, the huge dog had dived through a tiny opening
meant for a 25 pound coyote and become snared around
her lower chest and upper abdomen. As she struggled to
break the trap and return to the flock, the cable tightened
slowly crushing her heart.
Stunned, nauseous and shocked, my wife and I realized
that each time she crawled to get away from us, she was
further tightening her noose snuffing out her life before
our eyes. We also understood that had we been allowed a
simple, brief touch, wire cutters might have saved the day.
Our ranch was a very quiet place for a few days.
Slowly, surely, Crimson took up her sister’s slack with
our flock. She did an excellent job. If one of our animals
was in trouble, she’d wait nearby for us to handle the
matter. During lambing and kidding, she’d point out in her
own doggie language, a new member of our flock. In all
ways, she appeared happy. Still, she never allowed herself
to be touched.
My wife and I had confronted the harsh realities of
an untouchable and injured livestock guard dog. Our
veterinarian suggested we try a canine tranquilizer.
The plan was to slip some into the dog’s favorite food
and, hopefully, she’d relax and we could get our hands on
RECIPE
Sour Cream
Chicken Casserole
Serves 8
3-4 cups corn chips
3 cups diced cooked chicken
1 cup milk green chilies, chopped
& drained
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups grated American cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 1/2 cups sour cream
Grease a 13” x 9” x 2 “
casserole. Place 2 1/2-3 cups
corn chips to cover bottom of
casserole. Add chicken layer.
Blend chilies, onion, salt, pepper,
cumin. Spread over chicken.
Spread cheese over chili mixture
and cover with sour cream. Bake
covered at 325 degrees for 30
minutes. Uncover. Add remaining
chips and continue baking 15-20
minutes till hot and bubbly. Makes
4-6 servings.
her. Then we’d chain her and, much like a wild animal,
work slowly on building our bonds of trust.
On the big day, Crimson gobbled her hot dogs. Quietly,
we waited for the drugs to take effect. At the first sign of a
noticeable wobble, we gently walked in her direction. She
staggered to the other side of the pen.
Quietly, we exited, leaving more hot dogs with a
jumped-up dose of tranquilizer.
Curious, she investigated the food and consumed it.
We waited while she lay down. Once again, we re-entered
the pen, complete with submissive body language.
She staggered up and weaved to the far side of the pen,
watching us. We coaxed and called with more hot dogs.
Still wary, she moved further away.
We decided to try another dose, a delicate matter when
too much would stop her heart and breathing. This time
we waited until she appeared sound asleep.
All was well, until we got within ten feet. Once again,
adrenalin spiking, she struggled to her feet and wobbled
off, bouncing off metal sheep feeders.
Watching her move out of reach, I debated trying a
dash and grab. However, common sense won over when
I thought about wrestling any animal that’s taken a triple
dose of tranquilizer and might think I was an attacking
cougar.
It took a few days, but Crimson re-established her
bonds, if not her trust, with us. She was an excellent
livestock guard dog. The predators were held at bay. When
we did lose a creature, it was usually an accident or a freak
of weather, like sudden freezing rain.
Years later, we bought a young pup for her train by
example in the ways of our flock. Once again, she did an
excellent job – with no touching allowed.
After Crimson’s successor was fully trained and capable
of taking over our flock’s responsibilities, he’d run to greet
us every day at feeding time, hoping for a head rub.
This year, as we turn out our flock on range, both
dogs will guard them from desert predators. But Crimson
is getting old. Her rheumy eyes don’t see as well as they
did. Her posture is that of an elderly dog and she’s having
trouble getting over our fences.
Each time they go out the gate, she appears as a happy
old dog doing her job. But she goes with a prayer and our
hopes for a safe return. If it’s her time to pass, we accept
that, even with little or no control over the fate of our
elderly dog.
Our hope is her passing to the Great Sheep Pasture
in the Sky will be easier than her sisters. And, just once
before she goes, we’d like to hug her big head and feel her
tail beating against our legs.
That would be perfect.
BING BINGHAM IS A WRITER, RANCHER AND STORYTELLER.
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GRANDMA’S HINTS
Scratches on glass? Use
toothpaste as a polisher.
•
Use lint from dryer to start
fire in fireplace or firepit.
•
Don’t want anyone to use
your bath towel? Have one
color for each member of
the family.
•
Add dried banana peels to
roses as a fertilizer.
•
Water houseplants with
aquarium water. Algae
and organic waste feed
plants.
— SHIRLEY BAKER
Good News for Texas Bats
Don’t forget these very important
things on your next trip!
· Packets of sunscreen and insect
repellant
· Rain poncho or umbrella
· Meal kit – protein bars, instant oatmeal,
ready-made tuna fish meal, dried fruits
and bottled water
AUSTIN— Recent surveys in Texas
for white-nose syndrome, a devastating
fungal disease that has killed more than six
million bats across eastern North America,
found no evidence of the disease in the
state.
Bat Conservation International
conducted the surveys through a grant
from the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department and in cooperation with
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
University of California in Santa Cruz.
Samples to test for the presence of the
fungus that causes WNS were taken from
caves in parts of the Texas Panhandle.
This region was identified to be the most
susceptible to harboring the disease. The
tested caves were in Childress, Cottle, and
Hardeman counties.
BCI biologists swabbed cave walls
and individual bats for the fungus. The
majority of bats sampled were cave myotis,
though Townsend’s big-eared bats, tricolored bats, and big brown bats were also
encountered. This Texas effort is part of a
larger national effort to monitor the spread
of WNS as it continues to move westward
across the United States.
In addition, a sample from Oklahoma
that preliminary tests indicated was
positive for the fungus responsible for
causing WNS, has now been confirmed
to be from a similar but harmless fungus.
This was the only possible occurrence of
WNS in Oklahoma and the state has now
been removed from the list of areas with
· SOS/RX kit – needle, thread, scissors,
alcohol pads, pain reliever like Motrin or Tylenol, aspirin
for people with heart conditions, chewable allergy meds
and chewable Pepto Bismol, eye drops, Band-Aids
·Duct tape – because it has so many
uses
·Small bottle or packet of laundry
detergent so you’re not forced into
“turning the underwear inside out trick” if
you run out of clean ones
·Bandana – because they are useful for
so many things
· Wipe-ies otherwise known as
“baby wipes.” These are a must
for cleaning your hands, face,
body, spilled messes, cleaning
rag, etc.
· Waist belt – notice I didn’t say
“fanny pack”– but something that
can be strapped around your waist that can hold keys,
money, phone, etc. – call it what you will
· Light sweater for any kind of weather because sometimes
the indoor activities have blasting cold air conditioners
Happy Travels!
– SANDRA GREANEY
512.280.4037
“Keeping it local since 1991”
confirmed or suspected WNS. The nearest
confirmed occurrence of WNS to Texas is
now in north-central Arkansas.
Despite these glimmers of hope for
Texas bats, WNS, first noticed in 2007
in New York, has since been confirmed
in 25 states and five Canadian provinces.
In some caves, 90-100 percent of the bats
have died from the disease. Although the
origin of the fungus is unknown, it has also
been found in parts of Europe. There is no
known cure at this time, though research
is ongoing.
Bats play a crucial role in the
environment through consuming insects,
pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds.
Some species of bats can consume as many
as 1,000 insects an hour. Many of the
insects eaten by bats consume agricultural
plants. Researchers estimated that bats in
the United States save farmers nearly $4
billion annually in prevented crop damage
and reduced pesticide costs.
TPWD will continue to work with
partner agencies and organizations to
monitor Texas caves for WNS.
Hill Country
Springs is Central
Texas’ largest and
independently
owned bottled
water service.
Refreshing Spring
Water bottled
right here in
South Austin.
Mrs. Adam Martin kissed her husband
goodbye and watched him walk up the
gangway of the S.S. Marine Sulphur
Queen.
She could have left Beaumont then
for their home in Austin, but Mrs. Martin
stayed on the wharf as the molten sulphurladen tanker moved down the Neches
River for the Gulf of Mexico.
One of the ship’s assistant engineers,
her husband would be gone less than two
weeks. Leaving Beaumont Feb. 2, 1963,
the Sulphur Queen would reach Norfolk,
Va. in five days, off-load its cargo of hot
yellow liquid and return to Beaumont.
So far as is known, the Texas woman
was the last person to see the 504-foot,
7,240-ton tanker and her 39-man crew.
Built for Esso Oil in 1944, her original
name had been the New Haven. After
World War II, she continued to carry oil,
but that would change as the chemical
industry began to produce new products
and seek additional markets.
The Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. built
a large plant near Beaumont to extract
sulphur from the Spindletop salt dome,
site of the state’s first gusher in 1901. The
company injected high-pressure steam into
the dome to melt the sulphur below, and
then pumped the molten element into
heated tanks.
In 1960, the New York-based Marine
Transport Co. purchased the tanker and
had her refitted to carry liquid sulphur
heated to 255 degrees, the first vessel of
her kind. Renamed the Sulphur Queen,
she got more than a new coat of paint.
Her bowels underwent extensive surgery
to make room for a 306-foot welded steel
tank capable of holding 15,211 long tons
of molten sulphur.
The Sulphur Queen had made 63 trips
from Texas to various ports on the Eastern
seaboard carrying a substance that could be
converted to everything from matches to
fertilizer to sulfuric acid.
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high waves. He knew his ship was equal to
the job, but the falling barometer told him
it would be a rough trip, at least until the
front dissipated.
Five days later, Mrs. Martin’s brother
called.
“Mart’s ship is missing,” he said.
At first, she waited confidently for a
reassuring telephone call that never came.
Surely, the ship’s communication system
had failed or her captain had changed
course to avoid the heavy weather.
Six days after the ship left Beaumont,
the families of those on board received this
telegram:
“Marine Sulphur Queen Scheduled
Arrive Norfolk Afternoon 7th Unreported
And Overdue Stop Coast Guard And
Ships Endeavoring Communicate With
And Locate Vessel Stop We Also Doing
Everything Possible And We Will Keep
You Closely Advised Marine Transport
Lines Inc.”
The ship had not been heard from
since 1:25 a.m. February 4 when she
reported her position roughly 200 miles off
Key West.
At 8 a.m. February 8, the Coast Guard,
with assistance from the Navy, Marine
Corps and Air Force, launched an aerial
search of the ship’s route from Beaumont
to Norfolk.
Mrs. Fanning, the captain’s wife,
remembered the page-one story in the
Beaumont Enterprise three days after her
husband left port. The brutal winter storm
that had swept across the Gulf had played
havoc with shipping along Florida’s east
coast. Winds gusting to 46 knots churned
up 20-foot waves.
The search, 30 miles each side of the
ship’s estimated course, continued through
February 13. The government’s effort
included 83 sorties and covered 348,400
square miles with no results.
On Valentine’s Day, Sulphur Queen
families received another telegram. The
Coast Guard had called off its search and
“present indications indicate probable loss”
of the vessel.
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The Vanishing of
Marine Sulphur Queen
by Mike Cox
The Sulphur Queen had made 63 trips from Texas to various ports
on the Eastern seaboard carrying a substance that could be converted
to everything from matches to fertilizer to sulfuric acid.
At 6:30 p.m. that February 2, the
ship cleared the Sabine sea buoy. After
dropping off the pilot who had been on
board, the tanker moved into the open
Gulf. As she steamed southeast, a cold
front that had roared through Beaumont as
Mrs. Martin left the dock picked up speed
over the shallow water. Now the north
wind gusted well above gale force.
From the bridge, Capt. James V.
Fanning of Beaumont, an experienced
master, watched the spray as his ship’s
7,200-horsepower, turbo-electric power
plant pushed her through the increasingly
Five days later, that loss seemed more
certain. A small U.S. Navy vessel sighted
debris bobbing in the water about 12
miles southwest of Key West. Moving in
for a closer look, the vessel’s skipper saw
a collection of life jackets and orange life
rings.
The first ring fished from the water
bore the stenciled letters “Marine Sulphur
Queen.” Before the Naval vessel made for
Miami, it retrieved eight life jackets, five
life rings, two name boards, a shirt, a piece
of oar, an oil can, a gasoline can, a cone
buoy, and a fog horn.
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Texas Tales
The ship had not been heard from since 1:25 a.m. February 4
when she reported her position roughly 200 miles off Key West.
The Coast Guard shipped the material
to Washington, where government experts
came to two conclusions: Slash marks in
two of the life jackets indicated an “attack
by predatory fish” such as sharks, and the
material bore no signs of explosion or fire.
Based on the flotsam’s discovery, the
Coast Guard mounted a second search
from just west of the Dry Tortugas to the
Bahamas and up the Florida coast as far
as Cape Canaveral. Seven ships and 48
aircraft covered some 60,000 square miles,
finding nothing. Navy dive teams searched
unsuccessfully for the ship’s hulk.
On March 14, the government again
called off its search for the missing Texasbased tanker.
The Coast Guard convened a board
of inquiry in Beaumont on February 20.
After taking testimony from Texas Gulf
personnel and the ship’s owners, the
proceedings continued in New York for
additional testimony.
A year later, Argosy magazine added a
new landmark to the geography of world
imagination, the “Bermuda Triangle.”
Writer Vincent Gaddis described a
mysterious triangle whose apexes were
Bermuda, Miami, and San Juan, Puerto
Rico. Inside it, he wrote, an unusually
high number of boats, ships, and airplanes
had disappeared over the years. The most
recent being the Sulphur Queen.
“The Coast Guard is not impressed
with supernatural explanations of disasters
at sea,” it says on its web site. “It has been
[its] experience that the combined forces
of nature and unpredictability of mankind
outdo even the most far-fetched science
fiction…”
In January 2001, scuba divers
investigated a large hulk resting upsidedown in 423 feet of water about 140
miles out in the Gulf from Ft. Myers,
Fla. Though divers found no conclusive
evidence, they could not rule out it being
the Sulphur Queen.
“In view of the absence of any survivors
and the physical remains of the vessel,” the
Coast Guard concluded, “the exact cause
for the disappearance of the…Sulphur
Queen could not be ascertained.”
Twice a Slave Book Review
Randy Willis and Sammy Tippit tell
the raw-boned epic, based on their own
ancestors, that gives American history a
new face and a fresh
voice.
The son of a white
man and a Cherokee,
Joseph Willis must live
as a slave on his own
property. After his father
gives him his freedom
on his deathbed, an
angry uncle prevents
his emancipation and
confiscates his property.
His struggle for
freedom is complicated
by a love forbidden by
society and his newfound
spiritual faith. Declaring
himself a slave to Jesus
Christ, he experiences an eternal freedom
no man or government can suppress – and
challenges most men would flee.
With a faith molded by tragedy, Joseph
finds the courage to forgive – and to
change the course of a new nation.
The journey of Joseph Willis from
North Carolina to Louisiana is filled with
intrigue and inspiration. It describes the
struggles of Native American slavery and
the profound impact that Joseph Willis
made on the newly acquired Louisiana
Territory.
The story of Joseph Willis begins at
the close of the First Great Awakening
in America and ends at the height of
the country's Second Great Awakening.
It illustrates the faith of
a person of low social
stature and how his
simple faith changed
the course of Louisiana
history. The story captures
the hardships of early
Evangelical leaders and
the inspiration of the
manner in which they
overcame great obstacles.
Joseph Willis lived
as a slave two times –
the first time because
of injustice thrust upon
him, and the second
time because of the love
of God that captured
his heart and soul. It's an untold, yet
unforgettable story.
Twice a Slave has been chosen as a part
of the Jerry B. Jenkins Select Line along
with four bestselling authors. Jerry Jenkins
is author of more than 180 books with sales
of more than 70 million copies, including
the best-selling Left Behind series.
Randy Willis is the 4th great-grandson
of Joseph Willis.
Twice a Slave Copyright © 2014 Randy
Willis and Sammy Tippit.
Twice a Slave website:
www.twiceaslave.com
Howdy!
Last month, I wrote about turkeys and their
relationship with mankind. I must admit that my research
revealed a world that I never knew existed, and what
a large role turkeys played in the everyday life of the
Colonists and Native American societies.
I felt like what I wrote was complimentary for the most
part but, it seems that an off-hand remark that I made
about turkeys being a most unattractive bird, ruffled a few
feathers. So, under the heading of “Unfinished Business,”
comes an apology.
Perhaps it was indelicate for me to describe a turkey as
butt-ugly and stupid. So, for my choice of words and your
subsequent offense, I humbly apologize.
Now, speaking of ugly, how about those Guineas?!
Some of you may not even know what that is but many
folks are very fond of Guineas. As a matter of fact, we’ve
been selling them at
Callahan’s at least since I
arrived in 1982. I’m not
even going to try to describe
to you what they look like
but, they’ve been around for
a long time.
Guineas were
domesticated thousands of
years ago and were raised
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Guineas were domesticated thousands of
years ago and were raised by the ancient
Greeks and Romans for meat.
the snake is killed and eaten.
Maybe Guineas don’t really hate snakes. Maybe they
really like snakes ... for dinner.
Another plus is the ability of Guineas to consume large
amounts of insects, which happen to be their main source
of food in the wild. The years that we have been visited
by grasshopper plagues of seemingly Biblical proportions,
the birds were in great demand. They have also become
popular in gardens for insect reduction because, unlike
chickens, they don’t scratch the dirt and tear up the
plants.
Most of the Guineas that we see around Central
Texas are Pearl, White, and Lavender varieties. There are
thirty-eight natural species in the world, with most still
residing in Africa in, of all places, the country of Guinea
– from whence they came. I’m sure there are a whole lot
more bugs and snakes in equatorial Africa than in Central
Texas.
ADIOS,
MIKE YOUNG
by Jeff Gore
Hello friends,
He was just a young boy but his father
thought it was time for him to learn a
thing or two about plowing. The mules
were hitched to the plow and headed in
the right direction. His father stopped and
called him over. As he approached the
team they stood just as still as if they were
asleep.
Carefully, he showed the boy how to
hold the leads just right in his hands and
told him how to make a clicking sound
with his mouth for them to go. He sat in
the spring seat and got the team moving.
His father told him to watch straight
ahead.
After a couple of turns around the field
with his father close by his side, he had
done well and so his father went to the
house for a bucket of water for them to
drink and told him to keep moving around
the field until he returned. He did really
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by the ancient Greeks and Romans for meat. There is
literature that says that the meat of the young Guineas is
tender and tastes like game birds such as Grouse, Partridge,
Pheasant, and Quail. The meat is supposedly very lean and
rich in essential fatty acids.
Our customers like Guineas, partially because they are
useful in the role of sentry animals. Nature’s alarm system,
if you will. The ADT of the farm. The shrill whistle or
shriek alerts the inhabitants to the presence of a predatory
intruder. They also have proven really useful in ferreting
out and controlling – snakes. Some folks believe that
Guineas really hate snakes and many others, me included,
do not particularly care for them either. So, I, personally,
would encourage the production of Guineas for that
reason alone.
I remember being asked, on more than one occasion,
how many Guineas are needed per acre to keep the land
snake-free. Of course, I
have no way to answer that
but some of our customers
are quite serious about
it. There are numerous
stories floating around
about Guineas encircling
a snake and distracting
the creature from all sides,
darting in and out until
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by Mike Young
well for a while but then a
hawk flew over and he watched
as it soared on the wind. Then a wagon
went by down the road and some kids he
knew from school waved from the seat
with their father driving them to town. He
waved back and smiled. He looked at the
trees and then a little cottontail ran away
as the plow came near.
Then his father returned and it didn’t
take long to find out his dissatisfaction in
the job the boy had done. When his father
got to him and he stepped down from the
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plow, he looked back.
Next to the nice straight rows he had
plowed with his father’s supervision, was
the crookedest set of plowed rows you
could imagine. While he had watched the
bird, his friends go by on a wagon, and the
cottontail, he had taken his eyes off the
job at hand. The rows were crooked and
uneven. Now he would have to start over
and do them again from where his father
had left.
They stopped for a rest and sitting
under the shade of a big old live oak tree,
his father began to explain the importance
of keeping your eyes on the plow and the
mules or it would make the rows crooked
and harder to plant later. One job done
poorly makes it harder on the rest of the
job, and the others would have to make up
for the mistake.
Jesus said in Luke 9:62, “No one, after
putting his hand to the plow and looking
back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Have you “put your hands to the
plow” of God’s calling on your life but
keep looking back? Are you focused on
His calling in your life? If you don’t, you’ll
not be able to do the job He’s given you
properly and other areas of your life will
suffer.
You can know His will and purpose for
your life if you look forward, trust Him,
and in His word, seeking His Holy Spirit
to guide you daily. Prayer is a good place to
start. Hands to the plow! Now go forward!
Thanks for reading,
Jeff Gore
www.jeffgore.org
If you have questions or concerns, you
can reach Jeff at 325-280-5457
You can read more from Jeff at
www.werdsmith.com/jeffdgore
by Kendall Hemphill
Dr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson woke up one
morning (this happened while he was still
alive) and realized he had dreamed a book.
Not just the title, or the plot, or the main
character, or the scene you have to read
twice to figure out what it means. A whole
book. So he immediately wrote the dream
down, and later showed it to his wife.
Well, Mrs. RLS didn’t like it. She said
it was a horrible story, and she didn’t want
him to publish it. So he threw it away.
Later, realizing Mrs. RLS wasn’t his
only reader, Bob wrote the story down
again, and it became one of his biggest
hits, namely “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
I’ve read it, and I think he made the right
choice.
And then, Sunday, when I was trying
to figure out what to write about for this
week’s column, I remembered how RLS
came up with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
and I figured if it worked for him it might
work for me. Not that I expected to dream
a whole book, but I only needed a column.
So I ate some enchiladas and went to bed.
Well, it worked. I was only asleep for
a couple of hours, but I dreamed a whole
column anyway. And this is it:
I was at my office, about to leave for
the NRA Annual Convention, which is
coming up in a few weeks in Indianapolis,
only in my dream it was taking place in
Houston, where it was last year. And I
went to it last year, but I’m not traveling
all the way to Indiana. So I guess I moved
it back to Houston for convenience, in the
dream.
Just as I was about to leave, I looked
out front and saw two young men pull up
in a Jeep and get out, and one of them
was Mr. Colion Noir. For me, this was like
most people seeing, say, Tony Romo in
front of their house. I wouldn’t recognize
Tony Romo if he changed the oil in my
car, of course, but I would be nice to him if
he came to my office.
Mr. Colion Noir is different, though.
A law student, Noir began making
YouTube videos a couple of years ago,
and people started sending me the videos,
and I was impressed. I often posted the
videos to Facebook, usually with a note
that said if the NRA didn’t hire the guy,
they were Well, the NRA picked Noir
up as a commentor. I know, you hear a
lot of people call it a “commentator,” but
I think that’s silly. I figure a person who
comments is a commentor. If you want to
be called a commentator then you should
commentate, which is not a word. So I say
commentor.
Noir was a natural pick for the NRA,
not because I suggested him, which they
probably never knew about, but because
he’s young, intelligent, articulate, witty,
logical, and black. He’s exactly the kind of
commentor I would have been at his age,
if I’d been intelligent, articulate, witty,
logical, and black when I was his age.
Since the NRA grabbed him, Noir
has made even more videos, and he also
goes to shows and conventions, and is
pretty much a celebrity now. He points out
common sense facts about gun ownership,
and showcases the insanity of those who
advocate gun control. He says the same
things I say in my columns, except people
listen to him.
So getting a chance to meet Noir was
a big deal. I went out and said hello, and
Noir and his friend asked me where they
could get gas. I told them where I got my
enchiladas, but they said their Jeep was
empty, so I pointed them to a convenience
store.
I asked them if they were headed to the
NRA thing in Houston, and they said they
were. I told them I was going, too, and
Noir told me to call him when I got there
and we’d get together. And I was thinking
this was going to be a great trip, and maybe
I’d get to sit in the NRA booth with Noir,
and pretend to be important, or something.
Before they left I asked Noir if I could
get a picture with him, and his friend
took one with my cell phone, and when I
looked at it I realized it wasn’t Mr. Colion
Noir. I mean, it had been him a few
minutes before, but it wasn’t anymore. So
I went back in my office, and found that
a family had moved in to stay for a few
days. They had several small children and
a pit bull, all of which were playing in the
swimming pool in the back of my office,
which isn’t really there.
When the dad tried to throw me into
the pool with the dog I woke up and
realized I had come as close to meeting
Mr. Colion Noir as I ever have. But one of
these days I’m going to look him up, and
ask him if he remembers me.
And for the record, my wife probably
won’t like this column any more than Mrs.
RLS liked Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . . .
TPWD Public Hunt Drawing
System Going Paperless
Effective with this summer’s
applications, the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department’s popular Public Hunt
Drawing System will be online-only.
The Public Hunt Drawing System
offers affordable hunting experiences
in more than two dozen different hunt
categories, including eight specifically for
youth only.
Applications will only be accepted
online – no “Applications for Drawings
on Public Hunting Lands” booklets or
application forms will be printed and
mailed out.
With the new paperless system, hunters
will be able to browse the drawn hunt
catalog by hunt category and location
using interactive maps, as well as complete
the application and pay online. Selected
applicants will be notified by email and
can accept permits and pay any fees
online. Permits will be issued by email
and can be printed at home or stored on a
mobile device. Those applicants who are
not selected may still be eligible through
a secondary drawing if any permits are
unclaimed by the payment deadline. There
may still be opportunities for traditional
standby hunts at some locations.
In addition to now being able to apply
for multiple hunt areas within the same
hunt category (i.e. apply for a Gun Deer
– Either Sex hunt on more than one hunt
area), the online system will give hunters
more time to apply. Application deadlines
start in August and wrap up in January.
Applicants will have until midnight on the
day of the deadline to apply.
Non-refundable application fees for
drawn Special Permit hunts range between
$3-10 for each adult applicant 17 years of
age or older. Selected adult hunters pay
an additional permit fee of $80 for regular
hunts and $130 for extended hunts. There
are no application fees or drawn hunt
permit fees for youth age 8 to 16. There are
no application fees for the e-postcard hunt
or the U.S. Forest Service Antlerless Deer
permits.
Applicants will also retain and
continue to accrue Preference Points, now
called Loyalty Points, as in the past. Points
will stay with the category and be applied
to each application equally.
The new online-only system will
begin accepting electronic applications in
July for 2014-15 Drawn Hunts, including
Special Permit hunts, E-Postcard hunts,
and US Forest Service Antlerless Deer
Permits.
For more information about the new
online system, visit Drawn Hunt – Texas
Parks & Wildlife Department.
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New Boat-Draining
Regulation in Texas Takes
Effect July 1
Beginning July 1, boaters must drain
all water from their boat and on-board
receptacles before leaving or approaching a
body of fresh water anywhere in Texas.
The new Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department regulation is designed to help
combat the further spread of zebra mussels
and other invasive species. It applies to all
types and sizes of boats whether powered
or not: personal watercraft, sailboats,
kayaks/canoes, or any other vessel used on
public waters.
The regulation requires the draining
of livewells, bilges, motors, and any other
receptacles or water-intake systems coming
into contact with public waters.
Live fish, including personally caught
live bait, cannot be transported from the
water body where the fish were caught
in or aboard a vessel in water from the
water body where the fish were caught.
Personally caught live bait can be used in
the water body where it was caught.
Anglers are allowed to transport and
use commercially purchased live bait if
they have a receipt that identifies the
source of the bait. Any live bait purchased
from a location on or adjacent to a public
water body that is transported in water
from that water body can only be used as
bait on that same water body.
Anglers participating in a fishing
tournament confined to one water body
may transport live fish in water from that
single water body to an identified off-site
weigh-in location, but all water must be
drained and properly disposed of before
leaving that location. Anglers are required
to possess documentation provided by
tournament organizers that identify them
as participants in the tournament.
Movement from one access point to
another on the same lake during the same
day does not require draining, and there is
an exception for governmental activities
and emergencies. Marine sanitary systems
are not covered by these regulations.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
and a coalition of partners are working
to slow the spread of zebra mussels by
reminding boaters to Clean, Drain and
Dry their vessels before traveling from one
lake to another. The partners in this effort
include: North Texas Municipal Water
District, Tarrant Regional Water District,
City of Dallas Water Utilities Department,
Trinity River Authority, San Jacinto
River Authority, Sabine River Authority,
Brazos River Authority, Guadalupe-Blanco
River Authority, Lower Colorado River
Authority, Upper Trinity Regional Water
District, Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority, City of Grapevine, Water
Oriented Recreation District of Comal
County, and the Lady Bird Johnson
Wildflower Center.
More information is online at www.
texasinvasives.org/zebramussels
Photo and story provided by: TPWD
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You could WIN tickets & more!
A while back I touched on the new LED Fishinglights
for night fishing and now a couple of new LED bowlights
have come to my attention that sound like winners and
they are both from Accon Marine – www.acconmarine.
com.
Everyone has to have a United States Coast Guard
(USCG) approved bowlight of some description on their
boat to be legal, but it seems to me they are constantly
getting in the way and getting broken, or hanging up lines
on them, so what caught my eye is these new bowlights
are pop-up as well as LED and both models are USCG
approved for two nautical miles.
These Pop-Up Bowlights fold down flush with the deck
when not in use, which keeps the deck free of protrusions
and both models are constructed of 316 stainless steel and
an optional plastic cup prevents unwanted water runoff
below deck.
Both models are simple to install. The 210-M Bowlight
only needs a 3-1/2" diameter hole and can then be
fastened with three #10 screws. The 211-M model comes
with a template to make a cut-out where the light will
go and it too fastens with three #10 screws. Installation
videos for both models can be found on the company’s
website, but you will see it is really not rocket science.
The last item I will address today is and LED cap that
creates bright light from a bottle.
Davis Instruments – www.davisnet.com – has two
new lighting systems and they are the LightCap 200 and
LightCap 300 which provide illumination from practically
any water bottle. The LightCap 200 turns any bottle with
a two inch mouth opening into a solar lantern, while the
300 is a BPA-free plastic water bottle complete with solar
cell and internal storage battery built right into the three
inch cap.
by Larry LeBlanc
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVIS INSTRUMENTS
the outdoor classroom
Both models provide bright light with four white
LEDs. The super-bright LEDs provide lots of light for up to
15 hours on a full charge making them perfect for hiking,
camping, boating, kayaking, or keeping with emergency
supplies at home or in a vehicle. They are housed in
a reflective lens system that greatly enhances their
brightness and dispersion, providing bright light when
used up close or a more luminous glow when viewed from
further away.
Both units feature a built-in light sensor which
switches the light off during daylight hours while the
battery charges. Owners can leave it at their campsite or
on their boat and it will automatically turn itself on when
the sun goes down and off when the sun comes up. A
waterproof switch manually turns the light on or off. All
electronics, including the lightweight NiMH battery, are
fully sealed inside the cap. The custom, quick-charging
solar panel is molded directly into the cap and will provide
power for many years.
Beside the four white LEDs, the LightCap 300 also
has a single red LED, holds a quart, and offers a handy
grip with two flat sides to prevent rolling. It measures
9.5 inches tall, weighs 10.5 ounces, and can act as a
waterproof storage container for small items. It also comes
with a built-in retaining ring that allows users to suspend
the bottle using the included lanyard, making it into the
perfect hanging lantern. The cap can also be used as a
small, stand-alone, solar-powered flashlight.
The LightCap 300 by Davis Instruments is a portable unit
that will allow you to take light with you anywhere.
Reel It In! Summer Fishing Is Fun ... But Where Do We Go? Entry and boat trailer fee required
Open all year
Operated by Travis County (512) 854-7275
EMMA LONG PARK
Located at 1600 City Park Road off FM 2222
One-lane concrete ramp
Entrance fee required
Open all year
Operated by City of Austin (512) 346-1831
COMMONS FORD PARK
PUBLIC ACCESS FACILITIES AT LAKE AUSTIN
Nearly all the shoreline around Lake Austin is
privately owned, which limits bank fishing. However there
are still a few great places to go out and enjoy! Check
out the map listed below - always call first if there is a
doubt. City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department,
(512) 974-6700.
WALSH BOAT LANDING
Located in the lower end of the lake off Lake Austin
Blvd. west of Red Bud Trail
Two-lane concrete ramp
No fee required
Open all year
Operated by City of Austin (512) 974-6700
LOOP 360 RAMP
Located at mid-lake. From the intersection of Loop
360 and FM 2222, travel south on Loop 360 and cross the
Pennybacker Bridge over Lake Austin. The boat ramp
entrance is on the east side of the loop, directly below the
bridge.
Three-lane concrete ramp
Located at 614 Commons Ford Road North. From Bee
Caves Road (FM 2244), turn north on Cuernavaca and
then left on Commons Ford
No entrance fee required
Open all year
Operated by the City of Austin (512) 974-6700
From the intersection of RR 620 and FM 2222, take
620 south 3.7 miles to Low Water Crossing Road (just
below Mansfield Dam). Turn left and travel 0.2 miles to
Fritz Hughes Park Road; turn left again. Fritz Hughes Park
Road and Montview Road fork. Follow Fritz Hughes Park
Road to the park entrance.
Bank access; no boat ramp
No entrance fee required
Open all year from sunrise to 10 pm
SELMA HUGHES PARK
RR 620 south 2.1 miles to Quinlan Park Road. Turn right
onto Quinlan Park Road and travel 4.6 miles to Selma
Hughes Road. Turn left and proceed to the park entrance.
Bank fishing access; no boat ramp
No fee required
Open all year from sunrise to sunset
MARY QUINLAN PARK
RR 620 south 2.1 miles to Quinlan Park Road. Turn left
and travel 5.5 miles to the park entrance.
One lane concrete ramp
No fee required
Open all year from sunrise to 10 pm
Fish Texas, Texas Outdoor Zone and Cody Ryan Greaney
provide full day and half day guided fishing trips
to some of Texas' hottest areas.
Call and book today. Now accepting Credit Cards on-line at TexasOudoorZone.com.
(512) 576-2200 | [email protected]
FRITZ HUGHES PARK
E) Selma Hughes Park
A) Walsh Boat Landing
F) Mary Quinlan Park
B) Loop 360 Ramp
G) Fritz Hughes Park
C) Emma Long Park
D) Commons Ford Park
*Map and information provided by TPWD website
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treatment of ants, cockroaches, crickets,
scorpions, spiders and other crawling
insects…CUSTOMER PREFERRED
MOSQUITO DUNKS
Biological Mosquito Control Wherever water stands
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ICE CREAM MONTH!
Celebrate by turning
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White Mountain Ice Cream
makers and all the parts
and pieces you need to
make great ice cream!
Lawn insect control for home
invading pests; 10# bag
treats 5000sq feet for ants,
fleas &ticks, chinch bugs,
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July 2014 - Country Line Magazine

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