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What happens in the field, stays in the field.
Joe Duggan, Lincoln Journal Star - November 2004  


William G. "Bill" Arnold, DDS
Mass of Christian Burial will be held for William G. "Bill" Arnold DDS, age 86, of Broken Bow, on Wednesday, March 26, at 10:00am, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, in Broken Bow, with Rev. Jim Hunt officiating. Rosary and prayer service will be recited Tuesday, March 25, at 6:00pm, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery, located at Maxwell, at 1:30pm, with Arnold Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Visitations will be held from 5:00-6:00pm at St. Joseph's in Broken Bow, on Tuesday, March 25. A short memorial Tribute will be held at the Broken Bow One Box Memorial, located on the south side of the Broken Bow City square, and then celebration of Doc's life will be celebrated by Sportsman, their families, and friends on Tuesday night, at 7:30pm, at Huckleberry's in Broken Bow. A memorial has been established to to the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Broken Bow.



Adams Land & Cattle Wins the National Tyson Environmental Stewardship Award and Donates Cash Prize to The Nebraska One Box Environmental Stewardship 

Tyson Foods presents ALCC with their National Cattle Environmental Stewardship Award Pictured above: Greg Lee, Dick Bond, Bill Adams, Jerry Adams and John Tyson

ALCC presents the Nebraska One Box Environmental Stewardship with $3,000 for habitats and scholarships Pictured above: Bill Adams, Jerry Adams, Jim Duncan and Bob Allen

Springdale, Arkansas – February 21, 2005 –The national “Tyson Environmental Stewardship Award” for the cattle livestock segment has been presented to Adams Land & Cattle Co. of Broken Bow, Nebraska, for demonstrating outstanding environmental practices in their operation, Tyson announced today. 

A committee comprised of Tyson management and environmental professionals selected a total of seven livestock operations as national winners. The winners were recognized at the recent Tyson Foods annual shareholders meeting. Each national winner received a trophy and a $2,500 cash prize. Tyson Foods, Inc. is also donating $500 to an organization that promotes sound conservation practices in the name of each winner. 

“We’re pleased to honor Bill and Jerry Adams with this award,” said Bruce Bass, Senior Vice President of Cattle Procurement for Tyson Fresh Meats. “They have consistently demonstrated a commitment to caring for the environment and implementing programs that far exceed government standards.”

The Adams’ feedlot has a one-time capacity of 93,000 head of cattle. To reduce the movement of dust beyond their feedlot, the company created a 175-foot-wide by 7,000-foot-long belt of cedar, cottonwood, pine, and plum trees along with extensive management practices.

“It’s an honor to be selected for this award and to be recognized for our environmental efforts” said Bill Adams. “We also appreciate Tyson’s commitment and support in this important area of animal agriculture.” “We are pleased to accept this award on behalf of our employees for their outstanding achievement,” Jerry Adams added “and for the community’s support, through efforts such as the Broken Bow Air Quality Task Force.”

The Adams have asked Tyson to donate both the $2,500 cash prize and the company’s additional $500 contribution to the Nebraska One Box Environmental Stewardship Fund which supports the creation of habitats for wildlife in addition to awarding scholarships.

Environmental stewardship is a major priority at Tyson Foods. As noted in the company’s Core Values, “We serve as stewards of the animals, land and environment entrusted to us.” 

Tyson Foods, Inc. [NYSE: TSN], founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, is the world’s largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork and the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500. The company produces a wide variety of protein-based and prepared food products, which are marketed under the “Powered by Tyson™” strategy. Tyson is the recognized market leader in the retail and foodservice markets it serves, providing products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than 80 countries. Tyson has approximately 114,000 Team Members employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and around the world.

January 2005
     The One Box and One Box Gun Club were exhibitors at the Pheasant Fest, at the Qwest Center in Omaha (January 14th – 16th). Pheasant Fest was a trade show put on by Pheasants Forever aimed at upland bird enthusiasts, dog owners, and people interested in habitat. There were many seminars and training sessions on habitat, dog training, and anything associated with upland hunting. The 3-day event drew an attendance of 24,205. 

     The One Box booth attracted many people wanting to learn more about the One Box and many who had heard of the One Box. The One Box Board feels that this event will serve us well in the future. It was interesting to hear that most people had heard of the One Box. Although the most heard comment was “I can not hunt in the One Box…. I am not a celebrity.” We were able to inform them about the One Box and distributed many team applications. It was great to see numerous past shooters stop by the One Box booth. 

     The One Box Gun Club was there to promote the Gun Club and fill its latest Rock N’ Rooster Event. Matt kept busy talking to many people about the One Box Gun Club and did fill some of the open spots for his Rock N’ Rooster event. 
     The One Box Board and One Box Gun Club had a lot of fun promoting the One Box at this event and look forward to attending similar events in the future.




BY JOE DUGGAN 
Lincoln Journal Star What happens in the field, stays in the field.

Perhaps no rule in the ancient brotherhood of the hunt is as sacrosanct as the one stated in the previous sentence.

It means I cannot reveal how my team performed in the 2004 Nebraska One-Box Pheasant Hunt held last weekend in Broken Bow.
Sorry, but a rule’s a rule.

Some things, however, I can tell. That’s because, as anyone who has ever participated in the One-Box will attest, what happens in the field represents a relatively small part of the event.

After twice writing stories about the famed One-Box, which just celebrated its 44th year, I can tell you I was excited to have the opportunity to participate in what many consider the finest competition hunt in the nation.
For those who haven’t heard about the One-Box, here’s how it works:
Seven teams of five hunters get just one box of 25 shells for a day of wild pheasant hunting in central Nebraska. The winner is the team with the most ringnecks in the bag after 25 or fewer shots.

Each team gets a pair of guides, who either own or have permission to hunt on private land in the Broken Bow area. Each team also gets a dog handler. And finally, each team gets an official scorekeeper, a man of the highest integrity immune to bribery and threats.
The hunt starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m., or when the 25th shell is fired, which ever comes first.

I can tell you that our team, called the Praire Wings, consisted of some fine hunters. They were Gene Giles, an Alliance dentist who has volunteered as a dog handler for the One-Box for years; Randy Schiltz, a custom home-builder from Cumming, Ga.; and Bradley Burnfield, a financial advisor from Fort Worth, Texas. 

Our team captain was Todd Reynolds, service manager for a John Deere dealership in Ord who just completed a volunteer, five-year term on the One-Box board of directors.

I can tell you we had great guides, Bob Allen and Mike Bell of Broken Bow, who, besides really knowing how to break sporting clays, put us on some impressive fields. And I can tell you besides having a pair of capable bird dogs, Pat Keslar of Hyannis knows more jokes than Jeff Foxworthy.
I can tell you the people who support the One-Box have built one of the finest shooting clubs I have ever seen and shooting sporting clays in the Sandhills is a blast.

I can tell you the social gatherings surrounding the One-Box are truly extraordinary. They wined and dined us three nights in a row. Most impressively, local residents hosted big parties for each of the seven teams. Hundreds of people packed each party, which, considering Broken Bow’s population of 3,500, shows just how important the event is to the community.

I can tell you the hard-working volunteers and genuine friendships formed between local residents and far-flung participants are what keeps the event going strong. Each year, dozens of past shooters return to central Nebraska to renew those friendships, chase some birds and raise money for the One-Box Foundation, which in turn funds educational scholarships, wildlife conservation and future events.

I can say, with objective honesty, I am a pretty fair shot when a pheasant flushes at my feet. I know from hunting with Reynolds in the past, he, too, can handle a shotgun. Finally, on the day before the hunt on the sporting clays range, I saw how Schiltz, Burnfield and Giles can all outshoot either of us.

While I can’t tell you how the Prairie Wings ultimately placed in the One-Box Hunt, I can say it wasn’t first, second, third, fourth, sixth or seventh.

While I won’t say how many birds we did put in the bag, I’ll give you a hint: it was between seven and nine.

And while the code of the brotherhood prevents me from reporting how individual members shot, I’ll tell you, since I more or less bragged about my shooting earlier, I was zero for two. Ever since, each miss has replayed in my mind, slow-motion, like a standing-in-front-of-the-class-without-pants nightmare.

If you want the rest of the story, look up Pat Keslar, buy him a Bacardi and Coke with a lime twist and you’ll get it. Buy him a few more and you might even get the truth.

Of course, had we won the One-Box, I would have sold out the ancient brotherhood and put what happened in the field all over this page.

In big, bold print.