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July 2017 Profile Krece Harris – The Competitive Teacher
By Jessica Crabtree
Influences come in all sizes, forms and fashions. Some mold you, form you and define you. Krece Harris is a product of his family’s influence. That influence was in rodeo. As a youth, his life began in the Texas Panhandle on a feedyard, “My dad Tom Harris co-owned and managed a feedyard in Hereford until I was seven. Then we moved to Kingsville.” Relocating to south Texas is something Harris described as “one extreme to the next.” Moving to the historic King Ranch, known for its size, history and legacy, provided a great childhood for Harris and his brother Ty. His father managed the feedyard there and the land surrounding it.
“I was in the third grade when I drew my first paycheck,” Harris shared. He said for the time on the historic ranch, he was surrounded by great men and cowboys. Learning and developing his own horsemanship skills, “I remember each guy got two colts a year. I would ride colts on my lunch break. I started out riding them then dragging a log. I had no clue what I was doing, but I had some incredible horsemen around to learn from,” Harris stated. There, Harris began to develop his skills as a horseman and also friendships that would last him a lifetime, such as with good friend, Chris Kleberg.
As Harris grew, so did his interests to compete in the arena. That propelled Harris to youth rodeo, high school rodeo and amateur rodeo. “My mom [Geneva Cockrell] grew up running barrels with my aunt, and her brothers both roped,” Harris explained. “My grandmother has nine grandsons, and we all rope,” he smiled. Harris gauges he’s roped all his life saying, “From the time I was old enough to walk, I had a rope in my hand.” However, the rodeo cowboy didn’t limit himself—he team roped, calf roped and steer wrestled. “Steer wrestling was probably my favorite event, but I just didn’t have the size. I knew team roping was what I enjoyed most,” Harris explained.
After graduating high school, Harris left his home in south Texas to pursue a college degree, first at Odessa College on a rodeo scholarship. While at Odessa College, he roomed with two-time National Junior College Calf Roping Champion and four-time NFR qualifier, the late Shawn McMullan.
From there Harris transferred to Texas A&M University, changing his degree from agriculture business to marketing. It was transferring to Tarleton State University that brought Harris to North Texas.
While attending Tarleton, Harris landed a job working for Classic Rope, which later changed to Equibrand. “When I started working there I was the thirteenth or fourteenth employee. When I left, they had a staff of around 200. It grew.” You could say Harris was gaining ample experience both in the arena and outside the arena in an indirect way to rodeo. As their National Accounts Manager, Harris traveled the United States promoting the brand at trade shows. “I went to Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Reno, Denver and San Diego, Calif.,” Harris elaborated. Harris admitted the people were great and the experience opened a lot of doors.
To read more pick up a copy of the July 2017 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.
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Does John Wayne Have the Answer to Our Discourse?
By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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While We Were Sleeping
By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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Lacey’s Pantry: Strawberry Sorbet
By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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