Crowley Star (Crowley, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2011 Page: 1 of 14
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WINKLE EARNS
RECERTIFICATION
Crowley City secretary An-
gie Winkle was recertified by
the Texas Municipal Clerks
Certification Program on Jan.
13.
Certification and recert
cation are neither easy nor
automatic, according to a
program news release. Origi-
nal certification required
successful completion of
approximately 200 hours of
individual home study over
a four-course curriculum, a
comprehensive examination
over each of the four courses,
and attendance at eight two-
day professional development
seminars. Recertification,
which is required every five
years requires 72 classroom
hours of instruction, comple-
tion of three texts and three
comprehensive written pa-
pers.
Winkle undertook the re-
certification process through
the certification program at
the University of North Texas
in Denton, the only university-
level professional education
program for city clerks and
secretaries in Texas.
HOUSE OF HOPE
CHANGES HOURS
The Crowley House of
Hope's thrift store and food
pantry will be open from 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays,
Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-
days beginning Feb. 2, direc-
tor Billy Hutchings said.
The House of Hope will be-
gin its Penny Drive fund-raiser
in 14 Crowley ISD schools on
Feb. 4.
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Community Notes.........2A
Hometown News...........3A
Viewpoints....................4A
Health...........................5A
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Education...................2-3B
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'Honoring those who make Crowley great'
Business, community leaders to be recognized Tuesday at awards banquet
By BRIAN PORTER
crowleystar@thestargroup. com
The business and community leaders who make
Crowley unique will be honored Tuesday during
the chamber of commerce's annual awards ban-
quet.
"It is the most important event of the year be-
cause we recognize members and those who have
contributed to the chamber and the community,"
said Eileen Yarborough, president of the Crowley
Area Chamber of Commerce.
The banquet takes place Tuesday, Feb. 1, at
Christ Community Church, 10417 Old Cleburne-
Crowley Junction Road. Check-in will take place at
6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served and the program
will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 through Fri-
day and late reservations after Friday and through
noon Tuesday are $40.
Three awards will be presented for contribu-
tions to the chamber of commerce. The chairman
and members of the board of directors select one
person to honor as the Ambassador of the Year,
Best of the Board and for the Chair's Award. The
names of the three award-winners will not be re-
leased until the presentation.
Gigi Southall, the 2010 board chairman, will
pass the gavel to chairman-elect Teresa Ashton,
who last year won an award for Business of the
Year. She operates C&C Florist.
The theme of the evening is "Honoring Those
Who Make Crowley Great," Yarborough said, and
there are plenty of people to note, she added.
The community awards will include Business
See CHAMBER | Page 3A
That's no bull
... seriously!
ABOVE: Tanner Lewis, a se-
nior at Crowley High School,
brushes his Beefmaster heifer
Saturday before showing it
Sunday at the Fort Worth Stock
Show. Crowley's FFA beef stall
is located in the Charlie and Kit
Monchief Building, adjacent to
the W.R. Watt Arena.
RIGHT: Drew Cassen (14), a se-
nior at Burleson High School,
gets some help from a competi-
tor Sunday in a junior Santa
Getrudis heifer exhibition at the
Fort Worth Stock Show.
BRIAN PORTER/Staff Photo
Budget cuts
will be deep
But, final version may
look different, Orr says
By BRIAN PORTER
crowleystar@thestargroup. com
There will be deep, across-the-board cuts to all state budget
funds, but the sky may not be falling quite yet.
"We're at a starting point on the budget," state Rep. Rob
Orr, R-Burleson, said.
In an effort to lead by example, legislators have cut their
House accounts by 10 percent, Orr said. Also, district director
Diane Williams has accepted a district post with U.S. Rep. Bill
Flores' office and Orr has made the decision not to immedi-
ately fill the vacancy.
"We've also cut our per diem by 10 percent," Orr said.
"Knowing that we are going to ask everyone else to sacrifice,
we went ahead and did so ourselves."
But it could be of little solace to stakeholders facing mas-
sive cuts, such as education and social
services. Lost upon them may be the
clear message sent by voters in the 2010
general election.
"They want no new taxes and a bal-
anced budget," Orr said. "We will have
to take a thoughtful approach to the way
we prioritize our dollars. All of our con-
stituents will be saying cut everyone but
me."
The Senate bill calls for a 10.1 percent
reduction in general revenue spending.
It spends $73.8 billion, the amount
State Comptroller Susan Combs pre-
dicts the state will earn in revenues over the next two years,
but is $27 billion less than what some suggest is needed to
maintain current service funding levels. The House proposal
included similar cuts at a slightly higher spending level.
"This is preliminary. It is a starting point where the deci-
sions can begin," Orr said. "I would like for them all (stake-
holders and residents) to be engaged and let legislators hear
from them. We're all in this together."
Neither proposal requires a tax hike or spending from the
state's $9.4 billion Rainy Day Fund.
See STATE | Page 2A
Gospel with a Western flavor
Weaver has taken his gospel message
on the road the past two weeks to the
Fort Worth Stock Show. The church began
offering services during the stock show six
years ago in a cattle barn. It will meet for the
final time of the 115th Fort Worth Stock Show
& Rodeo at 10 a.m. Sunday in the auditorium
on the show grounds.
"This is the first time they have given us all
three weekends," he said. "There were people
from all over the country here."
See COWBOY | Page 3A
BRIAN PORTER/Staff Photo
ng band, comprised of members from Shepherd's
Valley Cowboy Church, entertained visitors Sunday morning at the
Fort Worth Stock Show. The Johnson County church has held ser-
vices at the stock show for six years.
By BRIAN PORTER
crowleystar@thestargroup. com
y ye spoke against the evils of tyran-
I I ny, supported individualism as the
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track and urged that leadership is one of life's
most important commodities.
It could have been a speech in Congress,
but instead it was the message delivered Sun-
day by Pastor Russ Weaver of Shepherd's Val-
ley Cowboy Church, situated in north central
Johnson County.
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Sorter, David. Crowley Star (Crowley, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2011, newspaper, January 27, 2011; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth807936/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Burleson Public Library.