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OCTOBER 11, 2012
VALLEY MILLS PROGRESS
PAGE THREE
Canyon's Rim
By Donna Veteto
Tim Collins gains ground for the Junior Varsity Eagles, protected by a wall of blockers
Teague beats
Eagle JV, 47 -32
TEAGUE -- The Teague Lions
outscored the Valley Mills Junior
Varsity last Thursday, 47-32, in a fast-
paced, high-scoring game.
Terrance Barnes led the way for the
Eagles with two rushing touchdowns.
Trey Whitlock and Tim Collins also
ran for TDs, and Trevor Galetka
caught a touchdown pass and a couple
of drive-sustaining receptions.
"The offensive line has done a great
job all season, and it continued
Thursday," said Coach J.T. Brown.
Members include Emmanuel
Chavez, Alex Balch, Eric Coranado,
Ryan Blackford and Kevin Hargrove.
Cody Ewing and Alex Coronado also
added strong play on the defensive
side of the ball.
Colton Reeves of the Varsity Eagles forces the ball loose with
a hard hit on a Meridian runner
Valley Mills Elementary
and Junior High School Menu
Monday, Oct. 15
BREAKFAST: Breakfast roll, ce-
real, toast, muffin, juice, milk.
LUNCH: Meat loaf, broccoli,
salad, roll, fruit, milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
BREAKFAST: Pancake on a
stick, cereal, toast, muffin, juice,
milk.
LUNCH: BBQ chicken, potato
salad, baked beans, spinach,
combread, fruit, milk.
Wednesday, Oct. 17
BREAKFAST: Breakfast bar, ce-
real, toast, muffin, juice, milk.
LUNCH: Cheese enchiladas,
pinto beans, salad, crackers, fruit,
milk.
Thursday, Oct. 18
BREAKFAST: Breakfast pizza,
cereal, toast, muffin, juice, milk.
LUNCH: Steak fingers, green
beans, sweet potato fries, rolls, fruit,
brownie, milk.
Friday, Oct. 19
BREAKFAST: Waffle and sau-
sage, cereal, toast, muffin, juice, milk.
LUNCH: Chicken parmesan,
salad, corn, fruit, milk.
I seem to be talking all the time
lately about the deer out on the acres,
but I can't help it.
I get more enjoyment out of them
right now than any other extra-
curricular activity.
I laugh because they don't spook
easily and even when I go out to lock
up the chickens at dark, if they're out
there, they don't run in sheer terror.
They mostly just stand there,
enjoying the corn or compost and
don't worry much about me.
I did feel terrible the other night,
though. I got home late after the ball
game. I drove up to the gate and I
always turn the inside light on in the
car, just so I can see.
I have a beautiful motion detector
light at the gate that's solar powered,
so I don't have to do much to get light.
It comes on when I drive up.
As I drove up to the gate, I saw a
head raise up on the other side of the
gate, just inside, beside the road.
Those ears were distinctive, so I
slowed down, thinking the doe would
jump up and run.
Nope, she didn't. I woke up five
deer that I could see. They were
bedded down in that front lot, but they
were right off my road. Barely!
I got out of the car and opened the
gate, but they still just stayed where
they'd bedded down.
I thought that was odd, but I guess
they were sleeping peacefully until I
showed up, clanging the gate chain
and locks.
I drove through and stopped just
inside, just as I always do, with all
the lights on, and got out to close the
gate.
They were still down until I started
driving up my road.
They finally stood up and, best I
could tell, they just stepped back into
that first lot out of the light and waited
for me to go home.
I hated to wake them up, but I'm
thrilled to find out that they sleep right
there on the acres!
I had seen where the deer bedded
down in that first lot, but seeing the
mashed grasses is one thing.
Actually seeing the deer bedded
down is quite another! It was so sweet
to see them all in a group, sleeping.
I was wishing the moon was big
and full so I could see them a lot
better, but then I realized that if the
moon was up, they probably wouldn't
be sleeping right at the edge of my
road.
I see as many as five at a time in
the mornings, grazing in lot 2 or lot
1. There are groups of the deer that
seem to hang out together.
I don't know if they are related, but
the same ones do hang around
together.
I can tell by certain flaws on some
of their hides, like scratches that have
healed. One doe has a couple of white
spots on her left flank, too.
And the bucks are easier to
recognize. Their antler patterns make
them really distinctive.
I did find some interesting
information about the life of deer on
the Texas Parks and Wildlife website,
www.tpwd.state.tx.us which explains
some of what I'm seeing.
Deer, especially fawns, need a lot
of cover for protection. The fawns are
easy prey and fawn survival depends
primarily on habitat quality.
There is a problem with fawn
mortality and fire ants. I do have fire
ants, but the fawns seem to do well
on the acres. There's also a lot of
things out in the woods that would
feed on the little fawns.
Some time back, when the fawns
were first starting to appear this
season, I talked about thinking I had
a fawn nursery out on the acres. I
guess I did!
I'm so glad I don't like to clear the
land! I like the underbrush thick. I like
to be able to stand out in the woods
and nobody can see me.
The deer like that, too.
The other problem with fawn
survival is food and water. Drought
has been a problem, but I have water
available in the yard. And food is out
nearly every day, as well.
So the deer in the area stay in
certain places because they know
there's food, water and some safety.
I know that so many people buy
land and take a bulldozer to it, but I'm
not going to do that to the acres.
Canyon's Rim needs to be wild. The
deer need to have a home here. The
fawns have enough trouble just
surviving, so I don't think it's in my
world to cause them more harm.
I don't want to cut any more of the
woods than is necessary to have
healty hardwood trees.
The cedars can go, but only those
little stringy ones. The big old-growth
majestic cedars get to stay.
How could I justify cutting one of
those old souls?
So the woods will stay wild, thick
and provide a good habitat for the
wildlife.
The wildlife certainly give me good
entertainment, whether I'm sharing
my dinner hour with them or tracking
them down the game trails in the
woods.
VM Firefighters prepare to scare:
Haunted House will be Oct. 29-31
The Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Department will hold their
annual Haunted House Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 29-31,
at the Fire Station.
"Enter at your own risk," said one local vampire. "The terror
goes on from 7 p.m. until there's no one left to scare."
Admission is $4 for adults and children under 6 get scared for
free. Proceeds will go to the Jerry French Memorial Scholarship
fund.
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Grear, Mark. Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 2012, newspaper, October 11, 2012; Valley Mills, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth757267/m1/3/: accessed June 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.