Sometime late Monday (8-16-10) night and early Tuesday (8-17-10) morning, a suspect or suspects, either on foot or in a vehicle, went through the area of East Baker and Center in downtown Brownwood and shot at glass doors and large front windows with a BB gun or pellet gun.

This crime affected 5 downtown businesses located at 108A East Baker, 108B East Baker, 110 East Baker, 203 Center, and 301 Center.  It is estimated that the total dollar value of damage for all locations is approximately $2700.

The Texas Medical Board issued a press release which indicated a local doctor, Darey A. Philbrick, M.D. (Lic. No. J6662, Brownwood TX), is one of 187 Doctors in the state that are being disciplined.

On August, 27, 2010, the Board and Darey Allen Philbrick, M.D., entered into an Agreed Order requiring Dr. Philbrick to have his practice monitored by another physician for two years; complete within one year 10 hours of CME in the management of difficult orthopedic procedures, five hours in medical record-keeping and five hours in risk management.

The Order was based upon Dr. Philbrick’s negligence in performing medical services; failure to meet the standard of care; and failure to keep adequate medical records for surgery on a patient’s shoulder, resulting in complications.

DPS wants drivers to make the best—and least expensive—choices as they travel during the long Labor Day weekend.

“We want the end of summer to be a memorable weekend, not your last one,” said Assistant Director David Baker, who oversees the Texas Highway Patrol. “You can start by not drinking and driving, which is a sure invitation to tragedy and expensive legal bills.”

During the Labor Day weekend holiday last year, DPS troopers arrested 715 people for driving while intoxicated, and issued more than 13,000 speeding citations and more than 2,000 seat belt and child restraint violations. In all, troopers wrote 24,618 citations and thousands of warnings to promote safe driving during the Labor Day holiday last year.

In the season opener for the Howard Payne University men’s soccer team, the Yellow Jackets came out with a 3-2 win over the visiting Huston-Tillotson University Rams.

The game winner came from freshman, Luis Tamez, when Misael Carreno made a tight pass between the defenders and caught Luis in stride to finish for the goal in the 78 minute.

The scoring started in the 11 minute when Cameron Jannati hit a free kick from the right side of the field that swung in and found Chris Thompson, who flicked it to Shane Cazad for the goal.

Breakfast in the student center will be a new perk for Brownwood High School students in just a few weeks.  Thanks to a grant from General Mills and the America’s Dairy Farmers, a mobile food cart will greet students as they gather prior to class, and hopefully, encourage them to start their day off right.

A mobile breakfast station is the brainchild of BISD School Nutrition Director, Steve Locke.  Only about 100 out of 900 high school students eat breakfast in the cafeteria; which is a very poor percentage according to school officials.

“There’s a mountain of research that shows the positive benefits of eating breakfast,” said Locke.  Among them are higher test scores, more energy, and overall better health.

Law Enforcement arrests and reports released Thursday, September 2, 2010.

Wednesday, September 1

*Brownwood Police arrested 17-year-old Jesse James Hansen for Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence.

Thursday, September 2

*Texas Department of Public Safety arrested 20-year-old Alejandro Rodriguez Diaz for Possession of Marijuana, less than 2 oz.

*Texas Department of Public Safety arrested 18-year-old David Lee Fuentes for Possession of Marijuana, less than 2 oz.

The Howard Payne University Social Work Advisory Board recently presented the Spirit of Social Work Award to Miriam Rendon-McClendon, of San Antonio.

Rendon-McClendon spent the majority of her career working for the Texas Youth Commission. She is a 1969 graduate of HPU and earned her master’s degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

“Mrs. Rendon-McClendon was selected based upon her outstanding career and great contributions to the field of social work,” said, Dan Humeniuk, chair of HPU’s social work department and associate professor of social work.

The HPU Social Work Advisory Board is comprised of 11 local individuals who have an interest in the social work profession and HPU.

A Richland Springs man passed away Thursday morning from injuries he sustained in a head-on vehicle collision that occurred in Brown County on Wednesday morning.

47-year-old Robert Louis Ferguson was airlifted to Hendrick Medical Center after the crash and was pronounced dead at 3:50am Thursday as a result of his injuries.  His body was taken to Howell-Duran Funeral Home in San Saba.

The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that the crash occurred around 5:25am Wednesday morning three miles south of Brownwood on Highway 45 near mile marker 350.

Reports indicate that Ferguson was driving his 1997 Toyota Avalon southbound when it collided head-on with a 2008 Jeep Wrangler going northbound which was driven by 45-year-old Susan Free of San Saba.

Colonel Russell O. Fudge, a Pacific War Veteran and the first director of the Douglas MacArthur of Freedom at Howard Payne University, was awarded the Commemorative VJ Day Medal by the VFW Post 3278. The ceremony was held on Thursday, September 2, at the Songbird Lodge in Brownwood.  VJ Day marks the 65th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II.

Below are the fishing reports for area lakes as reported by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this week.

Lake Brownwood

Water clear; 90 degrees; 7.69' low. Black bass are good on Bass Hogg spinnerbaits near the docks, and on Pig Sticker Shaky Heads with Grande Bass 4" watermelon red Trickster Worms near the docks and rocks and over brush piles in 12 – 15 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad. White bass are good on Li'l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are good on Li'l Fishies and minnows over brush piles in 10 – 18 feet. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 12 – 20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers.

For over 5 years now, the Brownwood area Fellowship of Christian Athletes Leadership Board has been raising the funds and prayerfully preparing the way for the vision of one day calling a full time FCA staff member to serve as an Area Representative to the twenty different schools in Brown, Comanche, Coleman, McCulloch, and Mason counties.

The local FCA Leadership Board has grown to fourteen strong. The influential members of our communities include Kirk and Darlene Wall, Dr. Rick Evans, Kevin Gabaree, Ricky Cavitt, Dr. Carol Boren, Bill and Ann Slaymaker, Stephen Haynes, and Dr. Brad Johnson all of Brownwood, Tracey Carrier and Joe Baucom of Early, Robert Damron of Blanket, and Tony Daniel of Comanche. This past January, the Board began to accept resumes, interview the applicants, and take the next step in bringing a full time FCA employee to the Brownwood area. After an intense hiring process, the Board narrowed down the finalists in April and is pleased to announce their decision in calling Corbin Young to be Brownwood’s first ever FCA Area Representative.