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UBE Magazine 2015
The Stephenville Evening Lions Club’s
20th Annual
Upland Bird
Extravaganza
We invite you to participate in this year’s 2-Day Event
Saturday, April 11, 2015 ~ 8:00am - 5:00pm
Shooting Events, Lone Star Sporting Clays, Glen Rose, TX
Friday, April 17, 2015 ~ 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wild Game Dinner and Auction, City Hall at City Limits
20 Years!!!
By Ricky Thurman
2015 UBE Chairman
20th Annual Upland Bird Extravaganza.
Really?!? 20 years we’ve been doing this?
Thank you to all of the supporters of the
Stephenville Evening Lions Club and the
Upland Bird Extravaganza over the last 20
years. You helped us put on our most successful UBE last year, raising over $160,000
for boy scouts, girls scouts, 4-H, Foster’s
Home, SISD Education Foundation and a
host of other worthwhile youth programs in
our area. One of the things that has contributed to the success of UBE is that it is always
fun, and there is always something a little different about it than the year before. UBE has
evolved over the last 20 years, and this year
is no different. Look for these changes this
year:
“...there is always
something a little
different about it...
1.) The Wild Game Dinner and Auction is a
lot of fun! So much fun that we realize it can
be difficult to get up early the Saturday after
and shoot a few hundred rounds through your
12 gauge at the UBE shooting events. We’ve
fixed that! The corporate 5-stand competition and the sporting clays competition have
been moved to the Saturday prior to the dinner and auction. We hope this allows more
people to enjoy the shooting events, and we
hope to see you at Lone Star Sporting Clays
on April 11th.
2.)
Our large raffle went over so well
last year with the Polaris 4-wheeler as the
grand prize, that we decided to step up our
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Your Hosts for the Event
By Will Haggard
Historian
Stephenville Evening Lions Club
Come on in, grab a cold beverage and take
your time browsing table after table of items
just waiting to be taken home with you. This
is the Upland Bird Extravaganza! Hundreds
of items will be available throughout the
night. Raffles, games, a live and silent auction, and more are in store for you. It will be
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staff. Your host for the evening will be, 2015
UBE Chairman, Ricky Thurman assisted by
SELC President, Brandon McDonald, and
Sponsor Chair, Cole Gilliam Parks. Logistics
Chairman, Chad Jackson will be ensuring
that everything goes smoothly, while Cook
Chairman, Jay R Smith and staff will be out
back preparing a delicious wild game dinner
for you.
Raffle Chairman, Monte Montes will be
supervising the “Rell of a Haffle”, prepared
to hand someone the keys to a Polaris, ETX
Ranger 4X4! Auction Chairman Reeves
Burdick will ensure the silent auction goes as
smoothly as possible, while your auctioneer
for the evening, J. Bryan Davis, handles the
live auction. Shoot Chairman, Shane Pack
will be on hand with a report on the previous
Saturday’s Shooting Events.
At the conclusion of the evening Checkout
Chairman, Justin Haschke and staff have a
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20 Years
UBE Chairman, Ricky Thurman points out
changes to the 2 day, 20 year old event.
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Your Hosts
Historian, Will Haggard introduces the
men that make this event possible.
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The Raffle
UBE Raffle Chairman, Monte Montes
specs out the raffle for us.
10
The Shoot
UBE Shoot Chairman, Shane Pack
details the Shooting Events.
11
The Rookie
SELC membership, just another way to
serve for Retired USMC Jay R. Smith.
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The Veteran
Long time member of the SELC, Gil
Parks shares some of his experiences
with the club.
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20 Years!!! - from page 3
game this year. Don’t miss your opportunity
to win the 2015 Polaris Ranger this year! It’s
valued at over $8500, plus you could win
an Iron Works office safe, a pistol, a rifle, or
$500 store credit at Star Arms! Since we sold
out several days before the dinner, we’re giving you more chances to win with 400 tickets
available this year. Get your tickets before
they sell out! $100 each.
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More RESERVED SEATING available! There’s something to be said about
knowing you have a great seat for all the ac- This year’s raffle grand prize is a Polaris, ETX, 570CC, Ranger 4X4 in Sage
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terested in buying a reserved table with steak
dinner. Space is limited and will sell out fast,
but we have made more available this year
than ever before.
4.)
Last but probably most important
is the cook. We honored Frank Dietrich last
year for his many years running the cooking
crew. This year, Jay R Smith takes over the
reins out back. Jay R is a retired U.S. Marine,
so you know when he’s in charge of something it’s going to be right. Jay R has a lot of
new ideas that I think we’re all looking forward to, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
We cannot express our appreciation enough
“Jay R is a retired U.S.
Marine, so you know
when he’s in charge of
something it’s going to
be right.
to our loyal Eagle Sponsors you see on the
front cover along with all of the other sponsors, donors, and volunteers that make this
event such a huge success. There’s really not
many things better than shooting guns, eating a good meal (especially if it’s something
a little different), enjoying the largest social
event in the area, raising lots of money for
kids and having tons of fun doing it. That’s
why we do what we do as Evening Lions
Club members, and that’s why we look forward to seeing you at the 20th Annual Upland
Bird Extravaganza dinner and auction April
17th at City Hall at City Limits. •
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2015 UBE Raffle
By Monte Montes
2015 UBE Raffle Chairman
It’s an exciting year for the Upland Bird Extravaganza Raffle. We have some very nice
and interesting prizes. Only four hundred
(400) tickets will be sold. Get your tickets
early, as last year, we sold out before the
event and had none available to sell during
the UBE dinner and auction. Tickets this
year will be $100.00 each.
This year’s grand prize is a Polaris, ETX,
570CC, Electronically Fuel Injected (first
year this option is available) Ranger 4X4
with power steering in Sage Green©. This
most popular handguns made by Glock. This
particular Glock is a model 19 (Gen 3), 9mm
that comes with a unique twist. The upper
portion, or slide of this pistol is layered in
Nickel Carbide, making it a Bi-tone Glock,
which is very rare. The Glock 19 is ideal for
a very versatile role because of its reduced
dimensions when compared to the standard
sized option. Chambered in 9x19mm / 9mm
Luger, the Glock 19 has found worldwide acclaim with both private and public security
agencies. In addition to being used as a con-
ventional service pistol, it is ideal for concealed carry or as a backup weapon. A deeper description of the Glock 19 is available at
their official web page at http://us.glock.com/
products/model/g19 . Just remember, the one
in this raffle is Bi-tone and not all black like
the one on the web page. The MSRP on this
pistol is $565.99.
The fourth place prize is a Howa, Model
1500 bolt action rifle chambered in 22-250
with a “Kryptek” camo patterned Houge
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as last year, we sold out
before the event and had
none available to sell
during the UBE dinner
and auction....
little gem has a 1000 pound payload, and
weighs in at just over 1000 pounds. It has
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engine with EFI, power steering, on the fly
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This ranger has a MSRP of $8799.00. You
can check out this UTV at Polaris’ official
web site at http://www.polaris.com/en-us/
ranger-utv/ranger-etx-sage-green.
The second place prize is a Rhino - IRONWORKS 3027 Model Gun Safe. These safes
are built in an old style fashion with exposed
welds, oversized hinges, and are very plush
inside. This particular model is a “Oak
Wood” finish and would make a great addition to any office or home. It has a fire rating
of 1200 degrees for one hour, has a Sargent
Greenleaf rotary combination lock, and one
adjustable shelf inside and has distressed
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and it weighs in at 307 pounds, and can be
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details of this safe at http://www.murdochs.
com/shop/rhino-safe-ironworks-3027-model-gun-safe, just remember the color is Oak
Wood instead of the natural slate as seen on
their website.
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Over $1 million dollars have
been raised for local organizations through the Stephenville
Evening Lion’s Upland Bird
Extravaganza fundraiser that
began in 1995. The 2014 Upland Bird Extravaganza raised
just upwards of $160,000 to
be donated back to community
organizations. What started as
a dog trial on the Horton’s private ranch in the early years, has
turned into a weekend of outdoor
fun and competition that grows
and develops each year. The
events we know and love including the Wild Game Dinner and
Auction and the several various
shooting events help fund local
organizations.
Though the Evening Lions
club originally raised money
only for the boy scouts, the
proceeds of Upland Bird Extravaganza enable the support
of many more organizations.
The Evening Lions believe
the young people in their community deserve a wide range
of activities and help fund organizations like the local 4-H
chapter that allows kids to learn
about livestock and agriculture
and the Stephenville Parks and
Recreation Department that
puts on youth sports events, the
Evening Lions Club’s ability
to support these organizations
grows each year through the Upland Bird Extravaganza. In 2014
they were also able to play a big
part in the Stephenville Independ-
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our teachers so that they may afford the supplies needed to teach.
The Stephenville Evening Lions
club was also able to support additional Angel Trees due to the
success of the UBE 2014. They
sponsored children from trees at
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erath
County, Texas Bank, First Financial Bank, Hayden Real Estate,
Tanglewood Pharmacies, as well
as continue their long term support
of the tree at Coldwell Banker Preferred Properties. As you see most
of these organizations provide the
youth of Erath County an important opportunity to learn and grow
to become successful adults. All
organizations funded provide hope
for a better future, and that is what
makes the Upland Bird Extravaganza such a wonderful event. The
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event was so successful that the
Stephenville Evening Lions club
adopted it and made it their sole
fund raising event.
Toe Horton and the ranch he
built with his son Ed provided the
opportune place that inspired the
UBE. With their shared passion for
wildlife and the outdoors as well as
friends like Ron Burk, Calvin Hudson, James Wood, Robert Hendrix,
and Gale Warren the idea for this
amazing fundraiser was born. The
events that are included in UBE are
both a unique and a shared passion
that unites people throughout Erath
and surrounding counties to show
off their skills and taste amazing
meals all for a great cause. For 20
years the Horton Ranch and Tanglewood Pharmacy and Medical
Supply have nurtured the Upland
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He uses his thriving business
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through the Upland Bird Extravaganza.
Over the years, events have
included Retriever trials and
Pointer trials. In more recent
years the events have gravitated
away from the bird dog competitions and have centered around
various shooting sport events
such as: multi-station skeet
shooting, Business/Corporation
skeet shoot, individual skeet
shoot, 5-stand, sporting clays,
and covey flush competition.
The Upland Bird Extravaganza has also evolved its noncompetitive fun from a BBQ
dinner and Social to include; a
Wild Game Dinner at City Hall,
silent auctions, and a “Rell of
a Haffle”. This year the Wild
Game Dinner and Auction will
be graciously hosted by VW
and Cynthia Stephens and held
Friday, April 17 at 5p.m. City
Hall, City Limits. Due to the
popularity and large crowds,
the Shooting Events will be
held at Lone Star Sporting
Clays in Glen Rose Saturday,
April 11, and will begin at 8
a.m. Every sponsor and participant plays an important role in
helping this event give back to
our community’s youth.•
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Parks and Associates Shooting Events
By Shane Pack
UBE Shoot Chairman
Stephenville Evening Lions Club
This year the 20th Annual Upland Bird Extravaganza will kick off with a BANG! The
party starts on Saturday, April 11th with the
ever-popular shooting events, sponsored by
Parks and Associates, Ameriprise Financial.
Once again, we have partnered with Mike
and Donna Lewellen at Lone Star Sporting
Clays, located just off Highway 67 south of
Glen Rose. The stands are located in beautiful Texas scenery of oak trees and river
...“sets all of the targets so that “everyone
has a chance”, keeping
the course challenging,
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The 20th Annual Upland Bird Extravaganza shooting events will be held at Lone
Star Sporting Clays, 3355 West Hwy 67, Glen Rose, Texas 76043.
Corporate 5 Stand:
bottoms. Mike sets all of the targets so that this course. Mike was recently inducted into
“everyone has a chance”, keeping the course the National Sporting Clays Association Hall This event is very competitive and open to
our local businesses interested in entering a
challenging, yet shootable. Shooters of every of Fame, so there may be a few surprises.
team of 3. The winners will receive trophies
skill level, even beginners, can have fun on The UBE Shooting Events will feature:
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Open Sporting Clays:
This sport has been referred to as, “golf with
a shotgun”. 100 clay targets are thrown in
simulated hunting presentations. Trophies
for the top 3 places and D.A.L. trophy for last
place
Open 5 Stand:
The event is open to individuals wanting to
beat out their competition. Trophies for the top
3 places are awarded. 25 Bird five stand round,
100 sporting clays round and lunch for $125.
(Re-shoots qualify for $25 Five Stand and
$75 Sporting Clays)
Annie Oakley (Knock Out):
One of our most popular events, so be sure
to check it out after your sporting clays and
5 stand rounds. $10 per round and winner
retains 50%.
To register a team or individual or for more
information, please contact: Shane Pack at
254-434-1378.
Raffle and silent auction items will be at the
shoot. Proceeds benefit the youth of Erath
County. •
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Member Spotlight……the Rookie
As one of our Club’s newest members,
let’s get to know Jay R Smith and why
he joined the Stephenville Evening Lions
Club.
Where do you work?
I am retired from the United States Military.
Now I spend my time out at my ranch.
And how long were you there?
I spent 21 years in the Military.
What made you want to join the Stephenville
Evening Lions Club?
Working on a fence one day and Ed came
up to me talking about the club. Ed & Calvin
talked me into it, they both are men of integrity so it was easy.
How long have you been a member?
18 months.
What do you enjoy most about being a member?
I am the head cook for the Club. I just love
to help out in the community any way I can.
I’ve always believed in civic duty and helping out with those who are less fortunate. My
family and I are truly blessed.
What are some of the best things the club
has done while you’ve been a member?
Being able to help out SISD Education
club?
I’d really like to see more recruitment
throughout the year.
What would you say to someone that would
like to become a member?
If you would like to give back to your community where it matters and where the 100%
of the money goes back to the community,
this is the club for you.
What is your involvement in this year’s
UBE?
Head Cook, responsible for all the food as
of this year.
What has your involvement in past UBE’s
been?
I learned a lot from Frank. He taught me
how to serve the masses. I’ve served for 300400 people before but it was unreal to serve
800-1200 people, and Frank is just a fountain
of knowledge.
Tell us a little about yourself.
I’m from Brackettville, Tx, it’s just a small
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“I just love to help out in
the community any way I
can. I’ve always believed
in civic duty and helping
out with those who are
less fortunate. My family
and I are truly blessed.
Foundation.
What is the club’s most worthwhile cause?
Helping the boy scouts and the youth of Erath County. They are our future.
What would you like to see the club do more
of?
I think the club is really doing all that it can.
It goes above and beyond on any event, and I
think we are right where we need to be on our
growth potential.
What changes have you seen in the club?
We are a little more organized this year going into the Upland Bird Extravaganza.
What changes would you like to see in the
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Event Beneficiaries
In the past 20 years the
Upland Bird Extravaganza
has raised more than
$1,000,000 to benefit the youth in
need of help, in our local area.
Boy Scouts • Girl Scouts
Cub Scouts • SPARD
SHS Outdoor Adventures Class
Erath County 4-H Shooting Sports
Erath County Jr. Livestock Show
Stephenville FFA
Central PTO
Stephenville Band Booster Club
SISD Education Foundation
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Angel Trees
American Cancer Society
Tarleton State University Rifle Team
Stephenville Chamber of Commerce
Evening Lions Club
The Stephenville Evening Lions are
comprised of local businessmen and individuals that, as a whole, believe the
future of our great country is up to the
youth of today. And by supporting our
youth, getting them involved in outdoor
activities, teaching them to respect nature
and all it has to offer, we’re helping to
shape a better future.
Blayne Baley - First Financial Bank
David Baskett - Texas Bank
David Bragg - City Electric
Reeves Burdick - Individual
Ricky Caudle - C21 Home and Ranch Realty
Darick Chabot - Farm Bureau Insurance
Court Cole - Bull Nettle Sports Bar and Grill
Gary Cross - Star Arms
Bryan Davis - C21 Home and Ranch Realty
Bill Davison - Tac Pro Shooting Center
Paul Dickinson - Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
R. D. Feemster - Discount Wheel & Tire
Jimmy Finney - City of Stephenville
Lance Gilliand - FMC
Josh Glover - FMC
Barry Godwin - Individual
Will Haggard - Texas Marketing Consultants
Clayton Harmon - EOG Resourses
Based on Availability
Matt Harpole - Mayfield Paper & Janitorial Supply
Justin Haschke - Boucher Morgan and Young
Eagle Sponsors ~ $2000 Donation
Case Horton - Tanglewood Medical Supplies
Identification in print and radio advertising
Ed Horton - Tanglewood Pharmacy
Exclusive signage at the Dinner and Auction
Heath Hoskins - Modern Graphx
Reserved Seating Table (for 10) - 10 Eagle
Calvin
Hudson - Box H Gamebirds
Sponsor passes - 50 Tickets for $5 raffle
Chad
Jackson - The Water Shop
10 Tickets to Dinner - 10 Cups
Jim
Keene
- Keene Law Firm
10 Steak Dinners served at table
Jason Lovell - Lovell Lawn and Landscape
3 Teams in the Five Stand Competition
Kyle Masters - Bruner Motors
($400 for each additional team)
Brandon McDonald - Good2CU Texting
Signage at Saturday’s Shooting Events
Stephen McKethan - McKethan Espinoza PLLC
2 Tickets to Sponsor Appreciation Event
Tom Milner - Individual
Monte Montes - Star Arms
Webelos Sponsors ~ $1500 Donation
Shane Pack - FMC
Reserved Seating Table (for 10) - 10 WebeCole Gilliam Parks - Ameriprise Financial
los Sponsor passes - 50 Tickets for $5 raffle
Gil Parks - Parks & Associates
10 Tickets to Dinner - 10 Cups
Wesley Powell - FMC
10 Steak Dinners served at table
Casey
Raitz
- Rockin R Ranch Supply
1 Team in the Five Stand Competition
Josh Raymond - Pal-Con
($400 for each additional team)
Josh Robinson - Star Arms
Signage at Saturday’s Shooting Events
Brandon Roberson - The Water Shop
2 Tickets to Sponsor Appreciation Event
Joe Don Slawson - Slawson Roofing
Jay R Smith - Cheyenne Cattle Co
Cub Sponsors ~ $750 Donation
Stephen Thetford - Fibergrate
4 Cub Sponsor passes
Ricky Thurman - Farm Bureau Insurance
20 Tickets for $5 raffle
Matt Todd - Bayer Motor Company
4 Tickets to Dinner - 4 Cups
James Wood - Interbank
1 Team in the Five Stand Competition
Ricky
Zarate - Schrieber Foods
($400 for each additional team)
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2 Tickets to Sponsor Appreciation Event
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RAFFLE - from page 7
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The fifth place prize is a $500.00 gift certificate for Star Arms LLC. The gift certificate
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ROOKIE - from page 11
town in South Texas. I met my beautiful wife
at the Federal Law Enforcement Center in
Brunswick, Georgia while I was with the
Border Patrol Agency. Now we are both retired and operate our little ranch.
What are your hobbies?
Farming, my dad started me hunting and
fishing. He would take us for a month in the
summer on the Nueces River when I was
younger, collect antique tractors, and I build
cedar furniture like gun cabinets, etc.
What other civic activities are you involved
in?
I am the Head Cook for the Evening Lions,
VFW, American Legion, & Toys for Tots.
Anything else you would like to say?
I’d like to thank Ed Horton & Calvin Hudson for asking me to join the club. It really
means a lot to me.
or join the Evening Lions Club.
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Member Spotlight……the Veteran
As one of our Club’s long time members, let’s get to know Gil Parks and why
he has been in Stephenville Evening Lions for so long.
recommendation as to what amount we want told me that the event would be what it is, I
to donate. Also, over the years, I know that would’ve been very surprised, but as far as
some individuals have requested funds for I’m concerned, just being able to help local
some type of a summer camps, something youth and people around town to be able to
that they would not have been able to do oth- do things that they maybe would not have
Where do you work?
erwise, and we were able to facilitate their been able to do without our help. That’s good
Answer, I’m a private wealth advisor and attendance.
enough for me.
a certified financial planner with Ameriprise
What would you like to see the club do What changes have you seen in the club?
Financial here in Stephenville.
more of?
The broad section of membership is a big
How long have you done that?
It’s amazing what we’re doing now. I’m thing. Over the years, some members of
Over 20 years so far.
not really sure. I would like to see the event the original group have moved on, but over
How long have you been a member?
continue to grow. Ten years ago, if you’d continued on page 14 - see Veteran
I’m not exactly sure, 15 or 16 years probably. My son and I came to the first Upland
Bird event, even though I wasn’t a member
and didn’t know anybody, just because we
like to shoot, and it kind of went from there.
So I think about 15 years.
What do you enjoy most about being a
member?
Number one is the meetings. Meeting two
times a month is always something I look forward to because it’s a good time to go blow
off some steam and shoot the bull and have
a lot of time to laugh. Additionally, I also
enjoy seeing how this group comes together
when the time for preparing for the Upland
Stephenville
Bird event happens. Everybody comes toEvening
gether and works really hard and during the
Lions Club
event as well, it’s amazing to see how everything comes together. I was the Upland
Bird chairman in 2005, if I remember right,
and that was the year that we moved all of
the evening events to City Limits, this event
has just grown exponentially since then. We
support a number of groups by having such
a large event, made possible by the support of local businesses and friends—we’ve
been able to do some things that we would
not have been able to do even 10 years ago.
I like to see the good that it does for all types
of young people and different organizations
around town.
What are some of the best things the club
has done while you’ve been a member?
Boy that’s a big list, and I’m not sure I remember all of it. I would say one of the most
recent things; we made a large sponsorship
with the Stephenville Education Foundation.
This is not something we could have done
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three or four years ago. Other things that
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the club has done are support 4-H shooting
sports, and Fosters Home. We have a donaStephenville
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quests and then they look at it, then discuss
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VETERAN- from page 13
the years, we’ve been able to bring in a lot
of younger people. I think I’m probably the
fourth oldest member of this club at the very
young age of 55, but I like all the energy that
the members have, as well as their enthusiasm for the event. We’re continually getting
in new members and would like to see it continue to grow. We’re not a large club as far
as head count is concerned but the quality is
definitely there.
What changes would you like to see in the
club?
Just continuing to take on more sponsorships as the fundraising continues to increase.
The more money we make, the more money
we can put back into the community.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
My wife Melissa and I both grew up in
Clifton and moved to Stephenville in 1989,
and we’ve been here ever since. We still have
a lot of family in Clifton and are down there a
lot, but it’s sure nice having two home towns.
I have three children and two grandkids, a
bird dog, cattle and horses—that’s enough.
What are your hobbies?
Upland Bird, dove, elk, and bear hunting,
other types of big game, as well. I like to take
motorcycle trips on the Honda Goldwing.
My wife and I like to travel to all different
types of venues. And also we do spend a lot
of time on a farm we bought down in Clifton
that Melissa grew up on, and there’s always
lots of work to do. Also I like to do charity
auctions. I started doing the Clifton livestock
sale three years ago when the former auctioneer retired and I’ve done it ever since, and
really enjoy doing those types of things.
What other civic activities are you involved
in?
I’ve been involved in the Chamber for a
number of years, joined the Optimist Club,
as well in the late ‘80s. I’ve been on various
boards of non-profit organizations over the
last 20 years, it’s a lengthy list.
Anything else you’d like to say?
The main thing I’d like to say is congratulations to this organization for an unbelievable
20 year run so far. This is our 20th anniversary, and I expect this event to be bigger than
last year, although we never thought we’d
do what we did last year. I hope this club
continues to do what it does in drawing new
members, and continue to grow it, which will
benefit Erath County. I really enjoyed being
with these guys, a lot of them we hunt with,
laugh with, and shoot the bull with and it’s a
great organization. •
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