The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Page: 8 of 8

                                
February 23, 2010
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The Swisher County News
the WaY We Were
From A Sharp Pencil
by Emily F. Sharp
My Glorious Olympic Sit-In
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Ronnie Miller
I don’t mind too much, however, because the Olympics bring us to-
by
Mrs. H.M. Baggarly, Sr.
Trivial Matters
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Plainview weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Grandparents are Todd and
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of Edmonson, Glenna Hopson of Plainview and Olhe Ross of Olton.
What vegetable in the mus-
tard family is named for a
European capital city?
Jim Lawlis was first to answer
last week's question. His correct
answer was “Brussels, Belgium."
When we come to enter the Valley
And the shadow of death we must meet —
We’ll think not of self or what we possess,
Only tropies to lay at His feet;
Our hands then will hold, neither silver or gold,
Only what we’ve given away,
Aside from this wealth there’s naught we’ll possess,
But the six feet of earth where we lay. ___
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year, but with serious recovery
work, this year he was named Dis-
trict 3-1 A's most valuable player as
he threw for 1,200 yards and ran
for 689 more in leading the Swifts
to a 6-4 record and a playoff berth.
He's also been a leading scorer
on the basketball team, which has
clinched the District 2-1A Division
II championship and is ranked No.
2 in the state Sage said: "My bro-
ken leg helped me appreciate be-
ing able to play every day and not
make me take anything for granted.
Now, I just try to be a leader and a
go-to-guy in both football and bas-
ketball."
Nicky Rowland, now a fresh-
man at Texas Tech, won the Les-
lie & Nard Cazzell Memorial Big
Play Award. During his Senior at
NHS, in a heated game with Vega
m the Class 1A Division II regional
championship, point guard Nicky
Rowland drove down the lane and
scored with virtually no time re-
maining to send his team to the
state tournament for the third time
in his four year career. Basketball
Coach Zach Boxell said- It was the
play we set up," said Nazareth head
coach Zack Boxell "Nicky was
the player that we tried to get the
ball to in crucial situations, and he
came through when it counted most
in that game ”
Other Nazareth athletes have
also received awards in the Pan-
handle Sports Hall of Fame compe-
tition. In 2003, the Nard and Leslie
Cazzell Memorial Big Play Award
Winner went to Chase Schulte in
basketball, while in 2006, Dustin
Schulte took that Big Play award in
basketball.
Would anyone conclude that
Nazareth is the home of the “Big
Players”?
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Nicky Rowland
and global despair. They let us focus on folks who move the edges, like
Lindsay Vonn’s pushing past pain in the women’s downhill and Shaun
Real lay not in the things we hold,
But in what we give away—
Whether deeds of kindness, or silver and gold,
All’s revealed at the Judgment Day;
Fragrant flowers in our hearts may blossom,
But if pinned upon self alone,
The selfishness there will make our lives bare
And the flowers will turn to stone.
Poor indeed is the man who has nothing to give,
Save only his silver and gold,
For there’s so much stored in the hearts of men
That He’s bidden us not to withold,
Neither silver nor gold had one of old,
But in the right spirit said he;
“There’s naught in my heartHthat I would withold
But such as I have, give I thee.”
When He comes on the clouds in great glory,
He’ll not look up our rating with Dunn,
RoBut the King of all from the skies will call,
And reward us for what we have done;
Then we’ll go from this earth empty handed,
Just like we were when we came --
We brou’t nothing in — we take nothing out -
Save our gifts in the Master’s name.
Pearl Acker found a lovely poem written by Mrs. H. M. Baggarly, Sr.
and thought it applied to our lives today j’ust as much as it did years ago
when it was written.
Mrs. Baggarly was bom March 9, 1988 at Lamar, Missouri. She was
married to H M BAGGARLY of Odessa, MO in 1896. They moved to
Happy, TX in 1906 where he was a partner in the first business establish-
ment there, the Plains Lumber and Grain Co.
The world counts our riches in silver and gold,
And houses and stocks and land,
But real wealth as assessed by the Master
Is the fruit of our hearts and our hands;
There are some who lay up their money,
They say for a rainy day,
But he who is wise, lays up in the skies
Where neither moss nor rust can decay.
I Swisherettes Red
Hats Queen Mother Pearl
Acker shows off the “Pearl
Bear” dressed in traditional
Realtors Will Spotlight Offerings
In Weekend Open House
Area realtors will showcase some of the offerings and fine house avail- Ronnie was also an accomplished Hall of Fame,
able in Swisher County this weekend s
The following homes will be open Sunday, Feb. 28, for your viewing.
Make it a point to visit each home that is now on the market.
- what is sport without spectators and what are spectators without sport? at Driskill House
Ronnie passed from this life Feb-
ruary 14,2010
During the last year, he was the
manager of the Driskill House in
Tulia.
Music was his passion. Through Two of Nazareth 2009-2010 ath-
the years he had written numerous letes garnered awards in the Feb-
songs, both religious and secular, ruary 14, 2010, Panhandle Sports
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artist, drawing with pen and pencil. Sage Black, a NHS Senior, won
Everyone is invited to attended the Dee Henry Memorial Award
this special memorial service. for his athleticism in both foot-
Memonals are suggested to the ball and basketball this year. Sage
35 Crockett - Very attractive 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath with pretty decora- Driskill House, P O Box 23, Tulia, broke his leg m his Sophomore
tor colors and faux finishes. Nice backyard with a hot tub and outdoor TX 79088.                               ' ‘
kitchen. Stop by and see this beauty! Too many extras to mention!!
2 - 3 p m Hosted by Codee Tye. Street Real Estate, 729-8507
Well, it’s official. I have finally done it. I have achieved my official
Olympic crick in the neck after seven days of watching coverage. It hap-
pens whenever these games roll around, every two and four years. All
that has to happen is to hear that glorious familiar Olympic music, and I
am sucked into spectatorship, ready to go - or well, sit. The funny thing
about all this Olympic spectating is that while young Americans half my
age are m the best shape of their lives and give their all in competition, I
sit and watch them. However, I feel compelled to do this as it’s part of
my American duty to cheer for our team and sit. I almost feel guilty, for
instance, if I miss the half second of bobsled fame they’ve been work-
ing on for Lord knows how many years. However, while they are doing Royal
activities that will probably lengthen their lives by at least ten years, I sit
and watch them, doing nothing to lengthen my own. I do try to change
position, trying different chairs for different events, or lying on different                                   ,
ends of the couch, sometimes even trying an Olympic sofa-flip just for ”” finery. The bear s
variation. I only try those during commercials so as not to miss anything.           ® w®s designed oy
The problem is I wish they would air the best performers’ first. Staying Alice Richardson,
up to watch them is really a stretch for me, and half the time, I doze off
and miss the folks I really want to see.
I have to admit, though, that I am a self-proclaimed Olympic junkie.
Growing up, I loved tuning in to all of the drama provided by Jim McK-
ay’s leadership whose very voice invited us all to participate, especially
with all of those “Up Close and Personal” pieces which just made me
dissolve into a teary mess. The Olympics, unlike our other loved seasonal
sports, move us to another level. All of the sudden, we start speaking in
superlatives. Excellence, tragedy, agony, defeat, Olympic dreams, “un-
believability.” These become part of our daily lexicon, even our cultural
literacy, as it gives us something m common for us to both dissect and ap-
plaud. Who wouldn’t be inspired to try a Triple Toe Loop if you had the
exuberance of Dick Button’s and Scott Hamilton’s commentary? (What
is that exactly - that Triple Toe Loop?) Were there any among us who
didn’t want to go after Tanya Harding after her attack on Nancy Kerri-
gan? And who doesn’t recall the poor fellow coming down the ski jump
run only to crash horribly at the end? I always felt badly for his family
for having to watch that unfortunate ABC footage time and time again.
It is amazing, however, that due to our Olympic advances in television,
we are becoming ultimate fans. Tuning in to a rather grainy and relatively
small ‘70s TV screen compared to current HDTV standards? - well, we
should all be awarded retroactive medals for being faithful. Now it’s as if
folks are skiing right into our living rooms. The actual import and grav-
ity of what they are doing is projected as never before - which makes me ]V[eniOri<ll Services
want to watch even more. All of which keep me on the couch even more,
glued, nursing the crick in my neck, and sitting! . , . Set for Miller at
I don’t mind too much, however, because the Olympics bang us to-              „
gether, raise our sights above petty governments, election year arguments, UriSKlll rlOUSC
Lindsay Vonn’s pushing past pain in the women s downhill and Shaun a memorial service has been
White’s pushing convention m men’s snowboardmg. They remind us of set to honor the memory of Ron-
human beings who are fully alive, as well as those who are fully prone, on nie Miller The service will be at x T            ,-i a . i .
the couch, nursing those Olymp-cncks. But here isjny enduring question 10:00 a.m Thursday, February 25 l\2,Z<iretll AtlllCteS
We need each other - and that’s why I’m happy to play my part, crick and
all. Long live Olympic sitters! I’m going for the gold!