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country pride free july 2011 exclusive with walter umphrey sneak a peak at village creek a wall of fame calendar of events best days for planting lso outdoors with billy halfin southeast texas east texas and west louisiana

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contents publisher s letter 6 our mission country ride 8 from rusted steal to ss appeal 11 how to see your man off 12 country trends and fashion 14 walter umphrey s exclusive interview 18 pictures of everyone s most memorial catch of the season 20 billy halfin s take on lake livingston 22 tips and tools for better fishing 24 take a peak at village creek 26 ron petitt s bronze statues 30 calendar 34 crossword puzzle 32 spice up your life with jalapenos country love western wear 14 country character wall of fame the outdoorsman country viewing outback adviser 24 country spice 4

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publisher s letter countryissue 1 pride volume 1 july 2011 co-executive editors adam brooks lisa brooks copy editor denise mccorkle christy clark contributing writers billy halfin jack sparreaux haley seaux our mission adam brooks christy clark t his magazine is about more than just keeping it country it s about being an american our country was founded on hard working people who spent days and nights working from sun up to sun down these ranchers loggers and farmers are what made us such a great country they gave us our history let s not forget about the generations of ancestors that labored in rice fields and milked dairy cows once upon a time these industries were recognized it seems we ve forgotten this they are still the back bone of this great country my fellow americans join me in reclaiming and sharing the story of our moms dads and grandparents the stories which have taken a back seat to the age of technology this publication can only be made possible by advertisers and readers i ask for support in either way thank you and have a blessed day lead graphics designer lisa brooks advertising director adam brooks 409-504-9856 published by email info@glickastar.com © copyright 2011 glicka star publishing all rights reserved no part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher country pride magazine is published monthly by glicka star pubishing information provided to glicka star publishing is deemed reliable but not guaranteed the publisher will not be responsible for any omissions errors typographical mistakes or misinformation within this publication measurements and figures are approximate properties are subject to errors omissions price change or prior sale printed in usa www.countrypridemag.com 6 www.facebook.com/countrypridemagazine

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country ride restoring a memory story by adam brooks for some owning a dream car you might start hearing names like mercedes porsche royce and chevelle chevelle 1969 to be precise roger vanbrocklin and his brother randy have had more than their share of chevelles but this one has something special that the other ones didn t have see back when randy the younger of the two was just about eight years old he remembers sitting in his older brother s car as he would rev up the motor the car would sway from side to side a rumbling roar of power was heard as the headers popped with each pump of the gas pedal that car was very distinct in more ways than just one that particular car was yellow in color with black stripes on the hood and a symbol on the finder that simply spelled ss starting to sound familiar 8 one day back in 1998 when roger was on his way to work he saw a car off in a field next to a barn with grass grown all up around it i pulled in to this old service station and asked the man if he would sell me the car the man said no but i ll give it to you if you buy the car that s inside that old barn roger explained he had no idea what to expect and the man in the store didn t even know what kind of car was in the old barn i walked in and there was a tarp over the car i pulled it back and saw this purple 1969 chevelle roger has a history of wanting to buy his little brother his dream car in fact he had more than 15 in his driveway at one point in time randy always said he wanted a purple one recalled roger so when he saw this one he went back to the store and

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asked the man how much he wanted for the car i called randy and told him that i just bought a car and would he come help me pick it up when randy was younger he drew a picture of his dream car he actually had two dream cars roger said one was a purple chevelle and the other was a lamborghini i knew i could never afford a lamborghini but a chevelle was more in my price range the car appeared to be in perfect shape one of the best they d seen but we all know looks can be deceiving the first thing to start the remodeling stages was to get it running we started by putting in a 396 big block and a new transmission switching it from an automatic to a muncie 4 speed they drove the car around for years until they had the money to redo the paint and body work our friend had to rebuild the pieces because this was before they started making them aftermarket randy says one of the highlights was trying to find all the parts it was amazing how i would just be talking to someone i never met before and they would have a piece i needed after making some other modifications like changing the transmission again to a 5 speed tremec it was only a matter of deciding what color the car would be roger just assumed it would be purple like the car randy had drawn years ago but when he asked his little brother to make the final call surprisingly randy chose the daytona yellow with black stripes roger recalls i was surprised at his decision randy admitted that his dream car was a purple car but after all this time he knew it had to be the yellow with black stripes after all that s the car that started the obsession t 9

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country romance we are dedicated to making your big day the best day possible send in pictures of your country wedding to lisabrooks@countrypridemag.com to be featured in the next issue of country pride.

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country love seeing your man off 1 make a list of all the things he needs for example make sure he packs an extra pair of clothes socks toothbrush etc don t forget to ask him if he has a first aid kit just in case of an unexpected emergency 2 pack something unforgettable go to the closet and get your favorite lingerie or nightie now spray it with his favorite pefume that you wear then quietly slip it in his suitcase 3 how to see your man off give him a kiss he will never forget and make sure you express to him how much he will be missed and how much he is loved 4 how to welcome your man home prepare his favorite dinner dessert when you sit down to eat ask him to tell you all about his trip listen intently and your night should end up very romantically 11

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western wear 1 cowboy hat rockin bohemian straw cowboy hat $39.99 2 earrings 3 dress panhangle slim ladies v-neck empire waist dress $36.00 5 case holder cavendar s zebra print with cross cell phone holder $30.00 12 4 boots corral ladies red with fancy stitch snip toe western boot $152.99 all products found at cavendars montana silversmiths silver titled horseshoe earrings $30.00

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1 cowboy hat larry mahan milano cowboy hat $140.00 3 shirt larry mahan cowboy collection western mens shirt $50.00 all products found at cavendars 2 belt buckle m&f western products inc large skull with western tooling western buckle $17.00 4 jeans 5 boots wrangler retro blue frost straight leg jean $50.00 arial quantum brander men s black full quill ostrich exotic square toe boots $429.99 13

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country character maverick the real all pictures provided by walter umphrey

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w story by jack sparreaux ho knew in fact who could know that the beaumont man who has taken on almost mythical status as a landowner legal titan and charitable benefactor would most quickly light into the smile that has transfixed scores of juries when he talks about ranch life this is one wild horse anti-marlboro maverick who keeps it close to the leather vest holding forth from the head of a 20 yard long conference table in a simple open-collar sky blue business shirt and gray slacks the senior managing partner of provost-umphrey law firm looks at ease if not downright content you can imagine him talking about the hunt over a campfire with a 12 gauge shotgun slung across his leg even though we re only feet from a plush law firm waiting room replete with a palatial staircase and a glass case containing a dallas cowboys replica helmet plated in silver you get the sense this man would be happier out in nature we know fairly little of thomas walter umphrey who is the 93rd largest landowner in the world u.s land because of how closely he has honed his use of public comments when we inquired if he did a lot of media his answer came in a trinity of verbosity not really no he said umphrey can t remember the last time he sat for a profile television interview about his life and rarely speaks with print reporters for longer than it takes to deliver volcanic praise for a cause or charity like lamar university or the hughen center for kids that he and his wife sheila love no wonder we re surprised when we hear that superlawyer walter umphrey holds an enduring love for the country my deal is i love the outdoors i love to hunt and fish and ranch and travel i just love the outdoors period umphrey told country pride magazine recently why own soooo much land the i think i relate to the workin man a helluva lot better than i do the businessman beauty of it he told us i just want to preserve that that s probably the only recreation that i have i enjoy just being outdoors i have my own big tractor and i can run my office from that tractor that s a lot of office work indeed in the early 90 s umphrey fulfilled a goal of owning a million acres of land somewhere and then he tripled it buying ranches in australia that eventually totaled 3.2 million acres umphrey ran 85,000 head of cattle on the ranches before selling it about 10 years ago if umphrey remains an elusive figure in airing his opinions www.countrypridemag.com 15

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