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Navasota Livestock Auction Co.
Market Report for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017
Volume: 950 Total Sellers: 238 Total Buyers: 105
School celebrates Dr. Seuss
Marcy Pavlock, princi-
Trend of Market: $5 to $7 Higher & Very Active
pal of Anderson-Shiro Ele-
WEIGHT: STEERS: HEIFERS:
mentary, reports lots going
150-300 lbs................1.15-2.30 ....................1.00-2.15
on these days as Spring
300-400 lbs................1.10-1.90 ....................1.00-1.65
400-500 lbs................1.00-1.75 ....................1.00-1.50
nears.
This week, Feb.
500-600 lbs................1.00-1.5250 ...................95-1.40
27-March 3, the students
600-700 lbs............... 1.00-1.43 .......................90-1.31
will be celebrating Dr. Se-
Slaughter Cows: .40-.70 Slaughter Bulls: .65-.86 uss’s birthday. Each day
Stocker Cows: $700-$1300 Pairs: $800-$1375 they will highlight a dif-
For more information call: Greg Goudeau 936-825-6545 or 936-661-8432 ferent Dr. Seuss book and
or for a free market report, go to www.navasotalivestock.com
GOATS AT 11 AM!!! --- CATTLE AT NOON!!! dress up in some theme to
go with that book.
On Monday, the high-
Remembering the service men lighted book is “One Fish,
Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue
and women who are Fish” and the students are
defending our freedom. to dress in something red
and/or blue. Tuesday, the
highlighted book is “The
Cat in the Hat” and stu-
dents are to wear stripes
and their favorite hat.
Wednesday, the high-
lighted book is “Wacky
Wednesday” and students
SGT Sharon McDowell, U.S. Army, Ft Hood, TX will be dressing “wacky.”
Joshua S. Welch, US Air Force, Washington, Singleton
Thursday, the highlighted
LCPL Adam Zaragoza, USMC, Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Navasota
LCPL Maurisio Tejeda, US Marines, Okinawa, Japan, Navasota book is “Green Eggs and
Tech. Sgt. Shaun A. Haynes, US Air Force, Italy, Anderson Ham” and students are to
LCpl Philip M. Dunne, U.S. Marine Corps, Lone Star Battalion, Afghanistan
wear something green. Fri-
Capt. Jose Rene Milan, US Air Force, Columbus Air Base, Mississippi
Sr. Amn. Arturo Nunez, Jr., US Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany day, the highlighted book
Pvt. Andrew Mitchell Moon, US Air Force, South Carolina, Navasota is “The Sleep Book” and
Sgt. Colby Brandon Wyatt, USMC, Miramar, California students are to wear paja-
Petty Officer Leonard Borrego Jr., US Navy, Virginia Beach, Va.
SFC Justin B. Bosse, Ft. Campbell, KY mas or comfy clothes.
Justin Bradley, US Navy, Chicago, Ill. Do these books bring
Kenneth Powell, US Army, Ft. Sill, Okla. back memories to you?
Justin McShan, US Army, Iraq
SSG James H. Sanders US Army, Afghanistan, Navasota They do to me. Happy
Capt. Don Fontaine, US Army, Iraq birthday Dr. Seuss.
Sgt. Alexander Zaragoza, US Army in Iraq, Navasota Also at the elementa-
Capt. Jon Reed, US Army Aviation, Iraq, Hempstead
Pvt. Louis Thibadeaux III, US Army, Iraq
ry, on Tuesday, March 7,
S. Sgt. Jenifer Shine, US Air Force, Pentagon, Washington DC and Wednesday, March
Sr. Amn. Daniel Nathan Morgan, US Air Force, Albuquerque, NM
Pvt. Bradley Eldridge, US Army, Navasota
PFC Dustin Simmons, US Army, Navasota
SPC Grady W. Duebbe, US Army in Iraq, Navasota
Sgt Allen Thane, US Marines, Quantico, VA
S. Sgt. Andrew L. Burzynski, US Air Force, Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington
Stephen Gurka III, US Marines, Navasota
Rainwater harvesting aids conservation
Tech Sgt. John McKnight, Minot Air Force Base, Minot, North Dakota
Sgt. Shane Willis, US Army, Iraq, Navasota Water quantity and
Comm. Joe Fauth, IV, US Navy, Washington DC, Plantersville quality are two of the most
SPC. John Matthews, US Army, Iraq, Navasota important issues facing
Lt JG Ford A. Meadows, US Navy, Tokyo, Japan, Navasota
Phillip Robbins, US Marines, Flynn, TX Texans today. Addressing
Spc Justin McCann, U.S. Army, Ft Bliss, El Paso, Anderson new ways of utilizing and
SGT Sharon McDowell, U.S. Army, Ft Hood, TX
conserving this valuable
PV 2 Gerald Fernandez, US Army, Ft. Campbell, KY, Shiro
PV 2 Buddy Patton, US Army, Ft. Campbell, KY, Shiro resource to its utmost po-
HN Jacob A. Orlando, US Navy, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Italy tential is critical.
PFC Brandon Stough, US Army, Ft. Hood, Tx Rainwater harvesting is
MSG Ricky Belle, U.S. Army, Navasota (RET)
SGT Mary Belle, U.S. Army, Navasota (RET) an innovative alternative
Pvt Shamar Paulhill, US Army Fort Bragg, NC, Navasota water supply approach
To submit the name of a service man or woman, anyone can use. By cap-
drop the information by The Examiner office, 115 Railroad St.;
mail to The Examiner, P.O. Box 751, Navasota, Texas, 77868; turing rainwater, rural and
fax to 825-2223; or e-mail to publisher@navasotaexaminer.com. urban residents can assist
in the conservation of this
natural resource. Imple-
menting rainwater har-
vesting techniques directly
benefits our state by reduc-
WEEK ing demand on the water
ENDING supply, and reducing run-
MARCH 3, 2017 off, erosion and contami-
nation of surface water.
ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20)
Aries, you will likely experience a week of thoughtfulness and
Rainwater harvest-
reflection. It can be a very “zen” experience for you, as you’re not ing captures, diverts, and
typically used to slowing down. stores rainwater for later
use. Captured rainwater is
TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) often used in landscaping,
Taurus, keep your cool in the week ahead, which might be more because the water is free
tumultuous than you’re accustomed to. Don’t take things personally,
and rest assured things will blow over soon.
of salts and other harmful
minerals and does not have
GEMINI (May 22-June 21) to be treated.
Old stories from your past may resurface, Gemini. These could be
humorous, so approach them with a positive attitude and enjoy the
fun-filled trip down Memory Lane. Federal judge sides with plaintiffs in Planned Parenthood case
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Cancer, this week you may feel as if your energy doesn’t go as far as AUSTIN — Texans
it once did. Speak up if you find yourself battling exhaustion. Others who rely on Planned Par-
can help. enthood as a medical care
provider won’t have to seek
LEO (July 23-Aug 22) those services elsewhere,
Leo, others see you as witty and a good storyteller, so you might be pending an upcoming trial.
called on to make a speech or emcee an important event. Make it
your own.
In the lawsuit titled
Planned Parenthood et al. v.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Texas Health and Human
Virgo, you may have to play the role of peacekeeper this week when Services Commission, U.S.
bickering between others gets out of hand. Step in and negotiate District Judge Sam Sparks
a truce. of Austin on Feb. 21 grant-
ed a preliminary injunc-
LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)
Libra, be your own person, even when someone else tries to guide tion to prevent the Texas
you into his or her line of thinking. Don’t fall for any subterfuge or Department of Health and
get carried away. Human Services from elim-
inating funding for Planned
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Parenthood in the state’s
Cooperation instead of competition may be the way to get ahead 2017-18 budget.
this week, Scorpio. Take a look at what others are doing and see if
you can combine your efforts.
“There is no legitimate
public interest in allow-
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) ing Texas to complete its
Sagittarius, meeting new people is often exciting and you could have planned terminations (of
the opportunity for new introductions this week. Just remember that funding) based on the cur-
first impressions last. rent facts,” wrote Sparks.
“Instead, the public inter-
CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20)
Simple pleasures will offer you the greatest rewards over the est favors enforcing the
next few days, Capricorn. You don’t require a lot of fanfare or individual plaintiffs’ rights
extravagance. Relish in creature comforts. and avoiding disrupting the
health care of some of Tex-
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) as’s most vulnerable indi-
Aquarius, you are becoming more attuned with how others may be viduals.”
able to help you advance your career. Don’t hesitate to seek advice.
The time for change could be upon you. Sparks found that an
injunction would ensure
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) that Medicaid recipients
Pisces, make an effort to communicate more with those around you. in Texas “will continue to
Life can feel isolated without a good foundation of friends. have access to medical care
at their chosen providers”
and the Texas Department
of Health and Human
Service’s termination of
Planned Parenthood’s pro-
vider agreements likely vi-
olates federal law.
Sparks ordered the
plaintiffs and defendants
825-6484 | 115 Railroad St. | Navasota to work out a schedule for
presenting arguments with-
Anderson
News
By Gail Sowell
8, third- through fifth-
grade students will be
taking benchmark tests to
practice for STAAR. The
campus will be a “closed”
campus that day, so please
make sure that no doctor
or dentist appointments
are scheduled for that day.
Don’t forget that parents
can’t come and eat lunch
with their children that day
either. That way the school
can truly “shut down”
campus like it will be on
the day of the real STAAR
test. Spring Break will be
the week of March 13-17.
•Can you believe March
is already here? My mom-
ma always said the years
fly by faster as you get
older. I never understood
the reasoning of that state-
ment until I got older. All I
know is I can’t get near the
things done in a day as I
could when I was younger.
It seems like I am moving
fast but evidently I’m not
because my list of things to
Up to 50 percent of wa-
ter usage can be attributed
to landscape maintenance
in some communities. This
high demand only increas-
es the importance of uti-
lizing rainwater harvest-
ing techniques for home
landscape use. Additional
uses of harvested rainwa-
ter include water for pets,
wildlife, livestock, and in
some cases, water for gen-
eral home use.
Rainwater collection
can accumulate quickly
with the proper equipment.
A rainwater harvesting
system consists of the sup-
ply (rainfall), the demand
(water needed by plants),
and a system for collecting
water and moving it to the
plants.
You can estimate the
amount of rainwater that
can be harvested from a
catchment surface (de-
Capitol
Highlights
By Ed Sterling
in 30 days. The court will
then schedule a trial date.
Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton expressed dis-
appointment in the ruling
and said he plans to file an
appeal.
‘Bathroom bill’
continues
The Trump administra-
tion has reversed last year’s
Obama administration
move to allow transgender
students to use the bath-
rooms and locker rooms of
their choice.
The civil rights divisions
for the federal justice and
education departments on
Feb. 22 issued a joint “Dear
Colleague” guidance letter
reversing the controversial
move last May.
In late August, a Fort
Worth federal district court
enjoined nationwide en-
forcement of the Obama
administration’s directive.
Meanwhile, Senate
Bill 6 by Lois Kolkhorst,
R-Brenham, is awaiting a
hearing by the Texas Sen-
ate’s State Affairs Commit-
tee.
The state legislation,
considered a high prior-
ity by Gov. Greg Abbott
do never gets completed.
•The Anderson Baptist
Church Food Pantry will
be open Thursday, March
2, from 9 a.m. until noon
and later that evening from
5-7 p.m. All residents of
Grimes County are eligible
to participate.
•The Grimes County
Mobile Food Bank will
be at the Expo Center
in Navasota Thursday,
March 9, from 10 a.m. un-
til 12 noon. You must be a
resident of Grimes County
to participate. Proof of res-
idence is required.
•Stop the HSR Capi-
tol Day in Austin, hosted
by Texans Against High-
Speed Rail, is set for
Tuesday, March 7. After
a briefing by TAHSR, at-
tendees will visit assigned
legislative offices to share
key messages about HSR
opposition. A reception
with our elected officials
will follow.
•The Anderson Knights
of Columbus Council
4054 will hold a fish fry
beginning at 5 p.m. Friday,
March 10, at the KC Hall
in Anderson. The fish din-
ner with all the trimmings
will be $9 per plate. To go
plates will also be avail-
able. Proceeds will benefit
local charities.
•The Town of Ander-
fined as any surface used
to collect rainwater such
as a roof) with the follow-
ing calculation: catchment
area (sq. ft.) X rainfall (in)
X 0.6 = harvested rainwa-
ter (gal). This means that
a shed or barn with a roof
surface area of 225 square
feet (15 ft. X 15 ft.) would
collect 135 gallons of wa-
ter following a 1-inch rain-
fall episode.
Some rainfall harvest-
ing systems divert the wa-
ter immediately to a target
area. Others include stor-
age tanks. By incorporat-
ing storage tanks into your
system, you are allowing
for future use of your cap-
tured water when rainfall
is limited.
Tanks are available in a
range of materials and siz-
es. For small installations,
tanks, including whiskey
barrels, 55-gallon drums
and large livestock troughs
can be used. For large in-
stallations, many options
exist for manufactured and
and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick,
would require transgender
students to use facilities that
match the biological sex
they were assigned at birth.
Senate panel hears bill
The Senate Education
Committee on Feb. 23
heard testimony on legis-
lation that would prevent
a teacher fired for sexual
misconduct in one school
district from getting hired
by another district.
“We have to remove any
possible obstacle to identify
teachers or educators with
this problem and pull their
license,” said Sen. Paul Bet-
tencourt, author of Senate
Bill 7.
SB 7 also would:
•Create criminal penal-
ties for any superintendent
or principal who fails to
notify the state of cases of
sexual misconduct involv-
ing teachers;
•Automatically revoke
the teaching certificate of
any teacher on deferred ad-
judication for sexual mis-
conduct or on the sex of-
fender registry; and
•Require school districts
to enact polices and training
addressing contact between
students and teachers on the
Internet and social media.
Legendary jurist dies
Noted Texas jurist Jack
Pope of Austin died at age
103 on Feb. 25.
Born in Abilene in 1913,
Pope helped establish for-
mal judicial education for
March 1, 2017
son will hold their annual
clean-up day 8 a.m. until
noon Saturday, April 8.
A large Dumpster will be
placed near the park ar-
ea at the corner of Main
Street and FM 1774. Start
planning to clean up your
property with the help of
the town.
•Happy birthday this
week to Shelly Boehm
Sellars, March 2; Che-
li Greene, Bonnie Myers
and Betty Oswalt, March
3; Katherine Wagner and
Will Ray, March 4; Dan-
ielle Dobyanski, Bridget
Coronado, Kim Pavlock
and BJ Brown, March 5;
Mildred Rosenberg and
Bill Glameyer, March 6;
Arielle Mitchell and twins
Hudson and Hope Zielon-
ka, March 7; and Sarah
Lavender and William
Lewis Borski, March 8.
•Anniversary wishes go
out this week to: March 4,
Alan and Anita Johnson,
17 years; March 5, Micah
and Sadie Oberg, 6 years;
March 5, Gary and Sher-
yl Borski, 34 years; and
March 6, Archie and Con-
nie Wetuski, 24 years.
If you have special news
about what goes on in
your family or life, let me
know by calling (936) 870-
6842 or emailing me at
gailmsowell@yahoo.com.
site-built systems.
As with anything else,
careful thought should
go into the planning and
target use for collected
rainwater. By combin-
ing rainwater harvesting
and important water-wise
principals (plant selection,
mulching and timely water
application); homeowners
can gain enormous bene-
fits through this ecologi-
cally beneficial practice.
For additional information
related to rainwater har-
vesting, visit http://rain-
waterharvesting.tamu.edu/
Educational programs
conducted by the Texas
A&M AgriLife Extension
Service serve people of all
ages regardless of socio-
economic level, race, sex,
religion, disability or na-
tional origin.
Eric Zimmerman is a
Texas A&M AgriLife Ex-
tension Service Agent in
Grimes County specializ-
ing in agriculture and nat-
ural resources.
Texas judges, fought for
a voluntary judicial ethics
code when judges had none
and fought again to make
that code mandatory and
enforceable. He served for
38 years as a district court
judge, court of appeals jus-
tice and on the Texas Su-
preme Court, the last two
as chief justice. His judicial
tenure, as a whole, was the
longest of any Texas Su-
preme Court justice.
As a court of appeals jus-
tice, Pope’s reassessment of
water rights conveyed by
Spanish and Mexican land
grants changed Texas water
law forever. As chief justice
he forged a way to guar-
antee income to finance le-
gal assistance for the poor.
Concerned with double lit-
igation in the same case, he
won legislative support for
statutory changes to thwart
“forum shopping” for fa-
vorable judges.
More students
take exam
Some 122,606 of Texas’
2016 high school graduates
took at least one Advanced
Placement Program exam
during their high school
careers, according to Texas
Education Commissioner
Mike Morath.
Morath said the total
amounts to 38.7 percent of
Texas’ graduating class.
The national percentage is
36.2.
Ed Sterling is director
of Member Services for the
Texas Press Association.