The 73rd edition of theC o k e C o u n t y J u n i o rLivestock Show was heldthis past weekend at theSterling Lindsey MemorialExh ib i t i on Bu i ld ing i nRobert Lee. This year’s showfeatured animals in theMarket Lamb, Market Goat,Market Swine and MarketSteer shows, but moreimportantly 47 youth exhibi-tors from around the county.

The action began Fridaywith Rachel Everheart gar-ner ing bo th the GrandChampion and Rese rveGrand Champion Lambtitles. This was followed byRachel winning both theG r a n d C h a m p i o n a n dReserve Grand ChampionGoat titles.

On Saturday morning, ZachSkinner won the top spot inthe Swine Show with hisentry being named GrandChampion Hog. ReserveGrand Champion Hog wasexhibited by Trace Oleksiuk.

The Steer Show followedwith another win for RachelEverheart as she showed herEuropean Cross s teer toGrand Champion S tee r.James Roberts took home theReserve Grand ChampionSteer title with his entry.

A delicious barbecue lunch

Pipeline Groundbreaking! Robert Lee Mayor John Jacobs was joined by City andCounty officials, State Representative Drew Darby, USDA representatives, Vermeer represen-tatives, engineers for the project, and many others at the long awaited groundbreaking cere-mony for the water pipeline from Robert Lee to Bronte. The ceremony was held Friday,January 20, 2012, at 1:30 pm near the beginning of the west end of the pipeline. Volunteersare installing approximately five miles of the water transmission line along Highway158. If you would like to volunteer to help lay the pipe, cover the pipe, provide foodand drinks, etc. please contact Robert Lee City Hall at 325-453-2831.

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was held at 12 noon, fol-lowed by the awards presen-tation and the Premium Sale.

This year’s show was dedi-cated to the Wilburn Millicanfamily.

Wi n n i n g t h e L a m bShowmanship award wasBrady Clawson. HannaWeatherby took home theGoat Showmanship award,with Katie Austin earning theSwine Showmanship Award.

Jael Williams was honoredw i t h t h e C l a y AntilleyM e m o r i a l S t e e rShowmanship award.

Rachel Everhear t com-pleted her weekend with theRalph Walker Memorial TopHand Award. She also wasawarded the Frank PercifullOverall Showmanship Award.

Complete results and pic-tures of the grand and reservechampions of this year ’sshow begin on page 6 of thisi s s u e o f t h eObserver/Enterprise.Farm Service Agency

hours to changeDue to the retirement of

longtime employee, MelindaSasser, the Farm ServiceAgency (FSA) Office inRobert Lee will no longerhave a full time employee inthe office effective January30, 2012. The only day that

an employee will be presentwill be Tuesdays when theCED, Michael Sturm, fromTom Green County will openthe office to conduct busi-ness. Business can also beconducted through the TomGreen County FAS Office at3514 Devon ian in San

Angelo.FSA apologizes for any

inconvenience and wouldencourage producers withquestions to contact the TomGreen County Farm ServiceAgency at 325-653-1246 inSan Angelo.

County receivesrainfall

Coun ty Commiss ione r sreinstated the county wideburn ban on Monday, butJudge Blair rescinded the band u e t o Tuesday night’smoisture.

Conaway to holdtown halls tomorrowC o n g r e s s m a n M i k e

Conaway will be in CokeCounty Saturday, January 28.He will hold a town hallmeeting at the Coke CountyCourthouse in Robert Leefrom 1:30 to 2:30 pm andanother in Bronte at BronteCity Hall from 2:45 to 3:45.

Bronte Chamber tobegin annual drivefor new directors

The Bronte Chamber ofCommerce is beginning itsa n n u a l d r i v e f o r n e wChamber Directors.

What does the Chamber do?The Chamber supports localbusinesses, and holds events

to help bring tourism andactivities to Bronte. In 2011,the Bronte Chamber hostedt h e A n n u a l C h a m b e rBanquet; Butterfield TrailDays & Cook-Off; Oldies butG o o d i e s C a r S h o w ;Motorcyc le Poker Run ;Christmas in Ole Bronte; andpublished a Business Directory.

The Chamber needs yourhelp to keep these annualevents going and to plan newevents. If you would like tohelp, please attend the meet-ing February 6, at 6:30 pm att h e B r o n t e H o u s i n gAuthority Room on N.E.Railroad (behind the TexasTheater). Just a few hours ofyour time could make a bigdifference to the community!Republican PrimaryBallot Proposit ions

announcedSubmitted by David Kitten,

Coke County RepublicanChair

Coke County residents whovote in the 2012 RepublicanParty Primary Election, cur-rently scheduled for Tuesday,April 3, will have the oppor-tunity to vote “yes” or “no”on seve ra l non-b ind ingpropositions. These propo-sitions will appear only on

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Millican Family Recognized! The 2012 Coke County Junior Livestock Show was dedicatedto the Wilburn Millican family. Before Mr. Millican’s passing, he was an ardent supporter ofthe show and the youth involved. His family continues the tradition. Shown are Wilburn andCharlotte Millican with their five sons, (from left) Wibby, Teddy, Terry, Waldon, and Pammy.

Winners named forJunior Livestock Show