To The Point


Last year Texas crops suffered a loss of over $50 million in damage to wild hogs. Just to give you an idea of their destructive capabilities, a herd of 30-40 hogs can destroy a 25-acre field in a night. Some of our readers have experienced their power. Many individuals are doing their best to eradicate these creatures. The problem is, the hogs multiply faster than individuals can kill them. It may take a disaster declaration by the governor to remedy this problem, because this is a stateside situation. The problem is larger than a city or even a county can handle. Oh, there are no funds budgeted for this type of disaster. That is not a viable answer. All we need is for these hogs to get rabies or something worse. Why didn’t President O’bama promise every Democrat a hog on his plate. Texas farmers would be more than happy to furnish the hogs for a few billion of them bail out dollars. They can even keep their Cadillac clunkers.

Early voting for the upcoming Nov. 3 statewide election begins Monday and runs through Friday, Oct. 30. Although no state, county, or city offices will be filled during this election, the fate of 11 proposed constitutional amendments is at stake statewide.

Texas has gained approximately 1,100 jobs, based on more than 230 contracts awarded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The construction industry was the big winner regarding contracts, with road, bridge and other transportation infrastructure projects. Environmental jobs, too, were boosted by funding relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy creation and use. Texas continues to lead the nation in these areas.

I know everyone in Munday is happy to hear that October 31, will be our fall city-wide cleanup day. There are signs of trash buildup all over town, so folks are cleaning out their garages, storage rooms and their cellars, just for this time. (There is a story in another part of this paper telling where to take your trash and what time to get it there, and what you can take. No chemicals, explosive items or heat-seeking missiles. Please follow the directions in the story.)

Something of interest to Munday folks has come to our attention that has not been broadly publicized. The site for the Knox County Livestock Show will be in Munday on a permanent basis. This is due to the fact that Munday has the best facilities, with ample parking for trucks, trailers and cars of visitors. The show is always held in January.

The showbarn, formerly owned and operated by the Young Farmers, is now under the umbrella of the Development Corporation of Munday (DCM or EDC). According to Mark Reed, president, the DCM will take care of some needed repairs, install more lighting in some areas of the showbarn and apply insulation to the interior.

“Of course the whole place needs cleaning up, especially the back of the building,” Reed said, “the back has rotting railroad ties all over the area. Right now it’s hard to see them because the grass is so tall. We could really use some help back there to get this place ready for the County Show in January.”

Yeh, I know, this is only October. But the 31st is only two weeks away. And cold weather is another few weeks away. NOW would be a good time for all you volunteers to come down and help, either on or before October 31st. There is nothing that says your club or organization can’t go over there and do it all before the 31st. Please, let this be a community effort and make that area of Munday shine. Let’s show our county visitors how Munday takes care of business.

Several of us have been attending all kinds of meetings around the state learning and networking with others from all over the state. People everywhere have heard of Munday, even though they don’t remember why always. So we remind them why Munday is so well-known. We’ll be telling all about soon enough, but first we have a ton of paper work to do and thousands of photos to shoot. And some day we will hear, “Lights, camera, action!” You’ll want to keep your subscription to the Courier paid up.