Gene Watson, Penny Gilley and The Farewell Party Band
315 York Ave
Weatherford, TX 76086
USA
Gene Watson, Penny Gilley and The Farewell Party Band
Nov. 3
The Texas Opry Theater, 315 York Ave., Weatherford, TX 76086. High energy, power packed and real country with flash! That’s Penny Gilley! See Penny with Gene Watson and on The Penny Gilley Show on RDTV. The Texas born and bred legend did not know what the future held in 1962, but he does now. His ageless voice sounds exactly as it did when he first recorded in the 1970s and 1980s. Performances such as “Fourteen Carat Mind,” “Love in the Hot Afternoon,” “Farewell Party,” “Memories to Burn,” “Got No Reason Now for Going Home,” “Speak Softly,” “Paper Rosie” and “Sometimes I Get Lucky and Forget” have forged Gene Watson’s reputation as a “Singer’s Singer.” Gene, himself, views his remarkable vocal talent as a matter of course. All seven Watson children sang, as did his parents. “I can remember singing as far back as I can remember talking. Singing was something that was not out of the ordinary for me. It wasn’t unique. My whole family were singers.” Even in a musical genre noted for its hard-luck stories, Gene Watson’s stands out. For more information call Marilyn Carter at 817-341-1000 or email [email protected] or visit www.texasoprytheater.com.
Country Lifestyles
A Mountain Out of a Molehill
315 York Ave
Weatherford, TX 76086
USA
By Nicholas Waters
As winter plods along – come Spring and gopher mounds – homeowners and farmers find themselves playing a familiar song – fiddling while Rome is burning.
Let’s make a mountain out of a molehill. Those mounds on your lawn and pasture could be moles, but they’re more than likely gophers; Plains Pocket Gophers to be pragmatic – Geomys bursarius to be scientific.
These rodents dig and chew, and the damage they can do goes beyond the mounds we mow over. Iowa State University cited a study in Nebraska showing a 35 percent loss in irrigated alfalfa fields due to the presence of pocket gophers; the number jumped to 46 percent in decreased production of non-irrigated alfalfa fields.
The internet is replete with academic research from coast-to-coast on how to curtail gopher populations, or at least control them. Kansas State University – then called Kansas State Agricultural College – also published a book [Bulletin 152] in February 1908 focused exclusively on the pocket gopher.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Country Lifestyles
When A City Girl Goes Country
315 York Ave
Weatherford, TX 76086
USA
By Annette Bridges
Everyone needs a room with a view that makes their heart happy. My honest favorite panorama would be either the mountains or the ocean. I have yet to convince my hubby to make permanent moves to either, although he does enjoy the visits as much as I do.
The location of our house on our ranch does not provide the expansive field of vision of our land that I would enjoy. So, I have created a room decorated and furnished in a way that gives me smiles, giggles, and a wonderful peace-filled feeling when I am hanging out in it. I am in that place right now writing this column. I am in a lounging position with my computer in my lap on the chaise that was once my sweet mama’s. I had it reupholstered this year to give it a fresh look.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Farm & Ranch
Ag Elsewhere: Wyoming
315 York Ave
Weatherford, TX 76086
USA
By Tressa Lawrence
Babies are tucked away in every nook and cranny. Many ranchers across Wyoming have baby animals popping up all over this time of year.
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