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Maintaining the Windmills
By TIM WHITE, Reporter
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WINDMILL MAINTENANCE.
For the past couple of weeks windmills near Desdemona have been
undergoing maintenance which requires removing the blades. |
As you drive north of DeLeon, the wind
farm is a regular sight.
What is unusual is to see the blades
detached and laying on the ground, and cranes reaching high into the
air. This has been the sight for the last couple of weeks.
According to Amanda Abbott, Government
and Public Affairs Director of BP Energy, the activity in the Silver
Star 1 Windmill Farm is not new construction, but simply routine
maintenance.
“This is something we may have to do
once or twice a year, as an industry average,” said Abbott.
Scott Willis, the deputy facility
manager for the Silver Star Wind Farm location, says that the
maintenance being done is special maintenance to fortify the blades
to last longer with less maintenance. …
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Commissioners Postpone Burn
Ban Action As Rain Falls
By JERRY MORGAN, Reporter
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Rumbling thunder and the patter of
raindrops on the courtroom windows made consideration of an outdoor
burn ban, which will likely soon be given serious consideration, a
moot point on Monday.
The Commissioners Court met on the
third Monday in July, July 20, in between its normal second and
fourth Monday meeting dates, to consider a relatively short business
agenda prior to resuming another in a series of budget workshops.
Judge Arthur conducted the meeting
with a full set of Commissioners …
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DeLeon Native is Chief
Investigator for
Erath County Sheriff’s
Department
The following article has
been reprinted
courtesy of the Stephenville
Empire Tribune
By WHITNEY WHITE-ASHLEY
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Jason Upshaw has been promoted as chief
investigator of Erath County's Criminal Investigation Division
(CID), just months after returning to CID.
"This is the most honored I've ever
been - that they'd think about it, much less give me that spot,"
Upshaw said. "It's going to be hard to fill Donnie Hensley's shoes.
Donnie was an outstanding boss back here."
Donnie Hensley stepped into the chief
investigator position last July, but left just a few weeks ago to
pursue other career goals.
Upshaw's trip to the top is compelling.
He originally joined the Erath County Sheriff's Office (ECSO) in
1997 before health issues forced him out of law enforcement.
"It was January 1, 1997 - the day the
sheriff (Tommy Bryant) took office," Upshaw said. "We actually got
sworn in at the same time."
Upshaw started working on patrol before
he first moved to CID.
"From there I took a narcotics
assignment," Upshaw said.
He worked on the taskforce for about
five years and even served as a supervisor in the Stephenville
office. At that point, he had to leave law enforcement for nearly
four years as he battled Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
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HONORING CONFEDERATE
SERVICE. Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp
#1904 based in DeLeon gathered at DeLeon Cemetery on Saturday
afternoon, July 18, to honor Sgt. Sam Houston McAfee for his
service in the Confederate army and cavalry. McAfee’s
great-great grandson Don Taylor, also an SCV member, is seen in
the foreground with his sword raised as the musket troops lined
up on the far side of McAfee’s grave fire one of three volleys
of salute at the conclusion of the ceremonies. |
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TEXAS BLUEBELLS.
The tall blue to purple wildflowers pictured on the back page of
last week’s newspaper were identified by at least two callers as
Lisianthus, or Texas Bluebells. A certain ice cream company
claims them as its namesake. The flowers grow wild across much
of the state, and are considered by some to be its most
beautiful wildflower, even though many would argue for the
bluebonnet. They grow 1-2 feet or more tall in prairies and
native pastures. They are a short-lived, hardy perennials
lasting 3-7 years. Grazing cattle ignore them. They are not as
common in the wild as they once were, but have been widely
hybridized and are common in the greenhouse trade. Incidentally,
the flowers photographed last week are no longer there. Someone
must have taken them. |
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