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Nazarene Church set to burn note

Beating a Friday deadline, the Hereford Independent School District (HISD) Board of Trustees unanimously approved the call for a $45 million bond issue during a called meeting Monday.

The bond, which faced a Feb. 17 cut-off date to be called, will go before county voters in the May 6 election, which will also feature races for four trustee seats.

“This is needed for the students and community,” board president Angel Barela said. “I don’t know what we would do if we didn’t move forward [with the bond]. We have done all we can do with what we had.

“We need this. I am glad to see it was called and glad to see the vote was unanimous.”

The formal request to call the bond came from

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In her last unrestricted presentation on the bond, HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship stresses the $45 million bond issue will address “needs” in the district to improve instruction and the quality of education that could avoid both district and community problems in the future.

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Burn ban is lifted for now

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

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the public in the person of Amy Schueler, a member of the HISD Facilities Committee and part of a 2016 steering committee that re-examined a failed bond vote in 2015.

The 2015 30-year, $42.6 million measure was soundly defeated as 65.5 percent of those who cast ballots opposed it.

However, only 14.9 percent (1,168) of the county’s then-7,816 registered voters went to the polls to defeat the issue, 765-403.

Subsequent HISD surveys and fact finding showed voters were against significant and costly parts of that proposal – most specifically renovation plans for Stanton Learning Center and Whiteface Stadium, as well as the amount of the measure, length of debt and several short-

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After spending most of last week in shorts as spring made an early appearance in Hereford and Deaf Smith County, the weather took a decided turn for the worse as winter raised its ugly head Tuesday – forcing some interesting traffic conditions on, above, 25 Mile Avenue and, left, Main Street as the area started its Valentine’s Day celebrations.

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While it did not take long for the temptation of spring-like weather in Deaf Smith County to see winter’s return, it took just about the same amount of time to see the county’s burn ban reinstated and then lifted again.

The Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court took no formal action on a burn ban during Monday’s regular meeting after County Judge D.J. Wagner reinstated it last week.

With no action taken by the board, Wagner called for a lift of the ban at the meeting.

“I spoke with [Hereford Fire Marshal] Dean Turney on Monday, and we both agreed to lift the ban,” Wagner said.

“We saw that we were going to get significant moisture, so we lifted it.”

As county judge, Wagner has the authority to establish a burn ban by decree for 10 days. After that time, a ban must be approved by a vote of commissioners and remains in effect for 90 days.

However, once a ban is in place, WagPLEASE SEE BAN | 3

Future bright for Lady Herd Page 8

Courthouse caught up in county-seat shuffle

By Carolyn Waters Special to the BRAND

INDEX Page 2 News, Community Page 3 News, Public Record, Crossword, Calendar Page 4 Opinion Page 5 Church Directory, Church News, Verse of the Day Page 6 Classifieds Page 7 Sports, Sports schedules Page 8 Sports, Crossword solution

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a six-part weekly series highlighting individuals and events that have made up the history of Deaf Smith County to lead up to the 50th anniversary of Deaf Smith County Museum on March 26. The series will appear in each Wednesday of the BRAND through March 15.)

“Land is cheap and the water runs deep.....”

As the cattle industry and the lure of cheap land developed, more settlers were arriving in Deaf Smith County.

This, plus the prospect of a rail line crossing the county, created the need for a local government.

Determination, persistence, some “gentle or not so gentle” persuasion and possible voter fraud provided potential sites for a county seat. At least, it became an interesting story

and a part of the history of the county.

The town of Ayr was established in January1890 when a party of 15 surveyors, under the direction of Robert E. Montgomery and H.H. Granger, arrived to survey the area for a projected spur of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway.

The details of this expedition were kept as secret as possible since the plans for the railroad could take cattle shipments away from the rival Southern Kansas (Sante Fe) line.

By late January, the surveyors had chosen a site approximately 5 miles from the center of the county and about 18 miles northwest of present-day Hereford. The town site was laid out and named Ayr for the city of Ayr in Scotland. Some records state that Montgomery first wanted the name “Air” for the seemingly constant breezes.

By early spring, settlers

began to arrive and file on sections of land, which sold for $3 per acre at 5 percent interest. A few houses were built in the town site while several families settled nearby.

By May, a general store had been established by W.D. Dulaney and a post office had been granted by the state. James M. Campbell, an elderly Scotsman, was the postmaster.

All seemed to be going well, and the community was beginning to prosper as more houses were built for the new residents.

With the county’s growth with settlers – both farmers and ranchers – the need for a local government became more obvious. Naturally, the people at Ayr felt the town was the ideal site for becoming a county seat.

However, also in 1890, the XIT Ranch, which was owned by the Capitol Syndicate, had established a PLEASE SEE MUSEUM | 2

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Deaf Smith County's original courthouse, built in LaPlata, was deconstructed and rebuilt when the county seat was moved to Hereford after a rail line was built there.

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Nazarene Family Church in Hereford emerges from the wilderness of 37 years of financial obligation with a special note burning ceremony Sunday on church grounds.

Local church set to exit from financial wilderness

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

One of the most renowned stories of the Pentateuch appears in the book of Exodus and chronicles the Israelites’ escape and flight from Egypt – that includes deliverance of the Ten Commandments to Moses – and culminates with a 40-year journey through the wilderness to the promised land.

While it may pale in comparison to the Israelites’ quest of literal Biblical proportions, Nazarene Family Church in Hereford is on the brink of emerging from its own journey.

In special ceremonies slated for Sunday, church officials and members will celebrate the end of 37 years of wandering through the financial wilderness with a note burning.

“This is such a great milestone,” Nazarene Family Church pastor Ted Taylor said.

“It is because people have been so generous that we have been able to do all that have done. There are many people who have been part of our building programs.

“This is a celebration for all who have given to and all who have been served by our facilities.”

The special day will feature a single, 10 a.m. worship service, which will be followed by a barbeque-sandwich dinner on the grounds, before culminating with a video presentation and festivities leading up to the actual burning of the mortgage note.

The event will mark the end of financial

obligations the church has been under for 37 years as five major building projects were undertaken and completed.

The first project – the construction of a school – began in 1980, which led to a second expansion project.

A shell building – split for use as a children’s church and separate fellowship hall – was the church’s third project that was followed by a fourth to add a kitchen and then-youth room.

The fifth project, which began in 2005, saw the addition of the Northend Youth Building to the church.

The note for that fifth project will be the metaphorical sacrificial lamb of the day’s festivities.

“The Northend Building is a unique youth facility,” Taylor said. “It is the only one of its kind in the Panhandle.

“A majority of these projects have been dedicated to the children and teens of not just our church, but the entire community.”

With all the projects now paid for, Taylor noted that the Nazarene Family Church campus features three sanctuaries on its 20-acre site and a total of 25,000 square feet of building space where “everything is used.”

“Finally fulfilling that [financial] obligation will allow us to do some repairs and keep these wonderful facilities in top shape,” he said. “It will also help us achieve a goal of building in the mission field every year.”

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rival town some 8 miles farther northwest, which they had named Grenada.

The survival of either location would probably be determined by which one became county seat.

While waiting for the outcome of the fight for the county seat location, material for constructing the rail line spur was loaded on boxcars as the rail officials had decided to begin the project. This line would also link Wichita Falls and Seymour (the Wichita Valley Railroad).

As the heated countyseat battle ensued, Texas Rangers were sent to Ayr to prevent trouble that might arise between the Ayr and Grenada supporters. As it turned out, their services were not needed.

Ninety-seven people voted in a special election on Oct. 3, 1890 with the majority favoring Grenada over Ayr by six or seven votes. Unsubstantiated rumors, which actually were probably true, were that some XIT cowboys voted more than one time.

Grenada became the first county seat of Deaf Smith County, and the hopes and dreams for the citizens of Ayr were gone. Soon after the election, Ayr was abandoned, and the site became a ghost town.

A road from Grenada to south of Amarillo, where the existing rail line was located, had been laid out by Dave McBride. This early settler had plowed a furrow from Grenada to Washburn, which was south of Amarillo. This furrow was later followed by wagons to the area. Much of the lumber for new businesses and homes very probably followed this route.

After 18 months of Grenada’s creation, authorities were notified there was an earlier post office in Texas named Grenada.

Newly-elected Deaf Smith County Judge J.R.

Dean, the county’s first, renamed the county seat La Plata. It has been surmised that this name, Spanish for “the silver”, resulted from the silvery shine of the tall grass blowing in the wind.

The spelling was later changed to LaPlata.

A small frame house was used for county business until another could be constructed.

As the town grew, a new post office, county jail (which is now displayed at Deaf Smith County Museum), school and Presbyterian church were added to the town. Several residences were also built in the town or nearby on farms and ranches.

Businesses in the growing town included a general store, saloon, pharmacy, implement house, hotel, blacksmith shop and livery stable.

Another business, a printing office, was where the county’s first newspaper, the LaPlata Star, was printed.

By 1891, plans were underway to replace the temporary courthouse in LaPlata. Again, with lumber brought in by wagon from Amarillo, the $41,000 courthouse was under construction. By this time,

the town consisted of 28 buildings.

The years 1891, 1892 and 1894 were extremely dry, which made farming and ranching almost impossible. Added to this hardship, extremely cold weather conditions for several winters caused at least half of the LaPlata community’s residents to leave.

The final death blow to LaPlata, the first county seat, came when the anticipated rail line was located some 26 miles to the southeast.

In 1898, a town named Bluewater – named for the clear blue water in Tierra Blanca Creek – emerged on the rail line and an election on Nov. 8, 1898 was held to move the county seat from LaPlata to this location.

After a positive vote for the move, at least 13 of the LaPlata buildings, including the courthouse, were moved to Bluewater.

As the new site was becoming organized, word was received that there was already a Bluewater post office in Texas. The name of the new county seat was then changed to Hereford due to the number of Hereford cattle in the county.

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term school repairs.

HISD officials revamped plans and have honed a bond that focuses on district necessities and eliminated perceived “wish-list” items.

“All the things on [the bond] list are needs of the district,” HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship said in her last unfettered presentation to the board. “We have some very large needs that cannot be handled by our [usual] funding.

“If we don’t look to the needs of the district, then the entire community will suffer.”

The $45 million bond package is broken into four specific segments with campus safety and security targeted for $8 million, multi-purpose activity centers at elementary schools getting $12.7 million, an early childhood education center coming in at $17.5 million and dressing room improvements at Whiteface Stadium that includes a trainers learning facility accounting for the remaining $6.8 million.

As overseer of the upkeep, maintenance and operation of district facilities, HISD Assistant Superintendent of Support Services Terry Russell echoed Blankenship’s sentiment that the district has stretched its ongoing facility expenditures to their limit.

“We cannot do any more,” he said. “We try to be good stewards of the public’s money, and I believe that we have.

“I feel good about what we have been able to do – and will continue to do – but this bond is something that is needed.”

In response to voter reaction of the failed 2015 bond, school officials removed the short-term

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HISD Facilities Committee member Amy Schueler, who was also a member of a 2016 district steering committee examining the 2015 failed bond issue, formally requests the HISD Board of Trustees call a bond during Monday’s called meeting. school repairs from the measure and have since been able to accomplish most of them with the funding on hand.

During the course of the past two years, HISD has replaced windows at four elementary schools and the high school with Hereford Junior High to get new windows over the summer, made renovations at the high school cafeteria, renovations at West Central Elementary and parking lot repaving at Northwest Elementary and the field house, as well as roof work as several schools and new bus-

es – all items included on the 2015 bond.

“We will hear negativity in the community,” Blankenship said. “We will hear about managing our money better. We have been able to do a lot of things [that were on the 2015 bond] without asking the public for money.”

With just less than 11 weeks before the May 6 vote, HISD officials have said the primary focus will be on getting information out so the public better understands the bond issue and improving voter registration and turnout for the election.

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“We’re trying to do has become a somewhat what’s right by the frequent occurcitizens of the counrence recently. ty,” he said. “WhenHe lifted a voteever we can get approved ban folenough moisture, lowing a rain and there is no problem snow storm in in lifting the ban. mid-January only “It has been going to put it back in back and forth, but place Feb. 6 when we’re just trying to spring-like weathdo the right thing.” er conditions made The most affectWAGNER an early visit in ed by burn bans the Panhandle last are those who live week with temperatures soaring into the upper 80s, outside Hereford city limno forecasts for rain and predictions for high winds.

As an agenda item Monday, Wagner said the return of seasonal temperatures to end the weekend – which featured a high temperature swing of almost 50 degrees between Saturday and Sunday – as well as already falling rain and the forecasts for ice and snow to begin the week,

its and are forced to burn trash.

Lifting of the ban did have another effect in that Precinct 3 Commissioner Mike Brumley did not have to request special dispensation to allow Nazarene Family Church in Hereford to hold an outdoor mortgage-burning ceremony on Sunday.

“As said, lifting it is the right thing to do for our citizens right now,” Wagner said. “We can always reinstate [the ban] next week of we need to.”

driving while intoxicated.

Ryan Sanders-Lamarche, 25, arrested for possession of marijuana.

Aaron J. Martinez, 38, arrested for unauthorized use of a vehicle, failure to identify and no driver’s license.

Rudy Barrientos, 37, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid.

Joel Martinez Jr., 20, arrested for no driver’s license.

Feb. 7 Steven Lee Rios, 37, arrested for burglary of a building.

Ralios Gutierrez, 40, arrested for no driver’s license.

Feb. 8 Manuel Isabel Vicuna, 27, arrested for driving while license invalid-no insurance.

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Feb. 13 Alcides Fuentes, 18, arrested for no driver’s license and minor in possession of alcohol.

Juvenile, name withheld, 17, arrested for no driver’s license.

Alfredo Garcia, 18, arrested for minor in consumption of alcohol.

Feb. 9 Michael Lee Jones, 36, arrested for criminal trespass.

William Jordan Rivas, 18, arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Feb. 10 Matthew Rene Mendoza, 22, arrested for evading arrest or detention, no front license plate and two outstanding DPS warrants.

David Arnold Mays, 56, arrested for public intoxication.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Feb. 8 Kenneth Rudd, 52, arrested for striking an unattended vehicle.

Robert Tomsie, 29, arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Jesus Castaneda, 58, arrested for theft more than $1,500, less than $20,000.

Feb. 11 Favian Alcocer Montes, 21, arrested for criminal trespass.

Amos Delagarza Jr., 23, arrested for failure to identify and on an outstanding felony warrant.

Hipolito Espejo Garcia, 51, arrested for no driver’s license.

Uriel Solis, 21, arrested for public intoxication.

Feb. 12 Pedro Cortez, 39, arrested for failure to register.

Monica Romo, 34, arrested for forgery.

Marc Trevizo, 25, arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Miklo Murrillo, 22, arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Refugio Alanis, 30, arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Feb. 12 Christopher Carrillo, 30, arrested for

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Tuesdays • Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, 6 p.m., Hereford Police Department rec room • AA meeting, 8 p.m. Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Support Group for TBI Caregivers meeting at 7 p.m. For information

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Masonic Hall • Pilot Club 7 a.m. King’s Manor Lamar Room • American Legion Post 192 monthly meeting at 7 p.m.

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• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise; 10:30-1:00 • Praire Acres Activities: 9:15, Whoga; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Poems; 3, Bean Bag Toss; 7:30, Stain Glass Painting.

Thursdays • Hereford Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Amarillo College.

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Opinion Texas’ need for civil forfeiture reform no joke When President Donald Trump offered last week to “ruin the career” of the Texas lawmaker pushing civil forfeiture reform, the ensuing political maelstrom made headlines for days. But far more important than the president's remarks, which seemed to have been offered at least half in jest, is the question of whether the laws need changing in the first place.

Boy, do they. Civil forfeiture as practiced in Texas and many other states is an affront to even the most basic notions of due process and of presumed innocence.

It's also a direct assault of property rights.

In Texas, the government routinely seizes cash, cars, homes and other valuables for people suspected of certain crimes, especially those related to drugs. A suspected drug dealer may have a satchel of cash seized. Or a parent whose adult child is accused of dealing drugs in the home may even have the house seized.

The scandal is that the government often gets to keep the money even if the suspects are never convicted or, as in many cases, never even charged.

If the property belongs to someone else – say, the suspect had borrowed a car or lived with a parent or friend – the true owners must at their own considerable expense prove they were “innocent owners.”

That's a burden of proof higher than what it takes to convict a defendant.

If they can't prove it, they lose the property – whether they had anything to do with the crime or not.

This system ought to offend anyone, liberal or conservative, who values property rights, respects due process or values simple fairness.

It's true that local departments have come to depend on money from these forfeitures. Federal agencies reported more than $4.5 billion worth of seized property in 2014, with some paid back to victims but much more shared with local, state and federal law enforcement.

In Texas, the annual total seized by state and local officials was over $63 million in 2013. Local officials have been dinged in the past for violating rules on how to spend the money, too.

No wonder officials like Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavenson like the program. But his decision to squander his time with the president last week to complain about reform efforts was a poor one.

The bills filed to fix this situation needs help, not scorn. Perhaps the best bill this session has been filed by Sen. Konni Burton, a Colleyville Republican. SB 380 would require that seized property be returned unless the suspect is convicted of a crime. Even then, the owner would be entitled to a hearing to determine whether the value of the seized properly is massively out of proportion to the crime itself.

The bill, which reasonably includes a dozen or so broadly worded exceptions, also would require the government to return property to third parties who were not convicted, unless it can show they were somehow involved or had knowledge of the crime.

Civil forfeiture is a national scandal, and reforms are needed by Congress too. But Texas lawmakers have the chance to clean up our house first, and they should do so while the current Legislature meets.

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First Amendment, U.S. Constitution Those who are willing to sacrifice liberty for additional security deserve neither security nor liberty.

The problem is not with the light being turned on, but from the misconduct the light exposes.

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Theodore Roosevelt

Senate OKs sanctuary cities ban

Relax, breath and get a grip Donald Trump is driving everyone in Washington turned around or sunk quickly or easily – and maybe nuts with his mad presidential style. not at all.

Republicans in Congress are getting jumpy.

Third, you knew from the start that the mainThe powerless Democrats are so desperate they stream media were not going to be on your team. actually think Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the future Now, one of your most important jobs is to not of their party. give the media any free ammo to fire back at you or The mainstream liberal media is overacting to your administration.

Trump’s dumb daily morning tweets like they are So, President Trump, that means stop talking official edicts coming from the ghost of Joe Stalin. about illegal voters.

The media is so hysterical they see Trump’s comStop picking fights with federal judges – espements about “so-called” judges or his complaints cially three hours after you file an appeal with them. about a biased judiciary as signs that he is a desStop talking about whether the murder rate is up potic imperial president intent on blowing up the or down unless you actually know what you’re talkfederal government’s balance of powers. ing about.

Meanwhile, Time magazine has Trump’s And if you are going to refer to certain evil rightwing guru Steven Bannon on the networks as purveyors of “fake news,” even cover looking like Darth Vader. when they are exactly that, don’t be surprised And David Frum’s cover story in the Atlanif they fact-check everything you say and tic about President Trump – 20 minutes into start referring to you as “The fake president.” his presidency – is headlined “How to Build The danger in the long run is that you’re an Autocracy.” spending all your political capital in the first Let’s all relax. month.

Let’s all take a deep breath.

Your base is secure – and happy with Let’s all get a grip. whatever you say or do. But you’re trying Rome wasn’t made in a day, and America to do stuff so fast you’re missing the most REAGAN is not going to be saved or destroyed by important thing – communicating with the President Trump in a month. rest of the country about what you’re doing The most important relaxing needs to and why. start at the top with President Trump.

So choose your words and tweets wisely, Mr. PresHe’s been acting like he has four days left in of- ident. Cool it, and start acting like the president of fice, not four years. the United States. You were elected by all 50 states He’s been issuing executive orders and making 10 and their people. announcements a day about trade, terrorism, imI know it’s not your style, and I know you got to migration, oil pipelines, the border wall, relations be president in part because you shoot your mouth with Russian, Israel, Mexico and who knows what. off so well.

For your own good, Mr. Trump, you have to slow But you need to take some advice from my mothdown the pace of making America great again to a er, Jane Wyman, who told me many a time, “If you gentle sprint. have nothing good to say, keep your mouth shut.”

I don’t agree with everything you are doing, Mr. Meanwhile, Mr. President, you’ve been working President, but you need some friendly advice. too hard. It’s time you took a mini-vacation or at First, you need to stop trying to do so many least took a weekend off. things so quickly.

Maybe you could call up Mr. Obama and join him You need to give the public and everyone else for a round of golf or have him show you how to time to absorb and understand what you are doing, kite surf. so you’ll have more people on your side.

I can guarantee no one working in Washington’s You wouldn’t be having a problem with the so- swamped news media would complain that you were called Muslim ban if you had not done the rollout dodging your duties. so quickly.

Second, you need to know that Washington is (Michael Reagan is the son of former President like a $4 trillion aircraft carrier. It can’t be stopped, Ronald Reagan, a political consultant and author.)

AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott on Feb. 8 praised the Texas Senate's approval of legislation to ban sanctuary cities, an item on his priority list for the current legislative session.

Senate Bill 4 by Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, passed after 16 hours of floor debate on a 20-10 party-line vote, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats in opposition.

The bill, if enacted, would prohibit a municipality, county or special district, campus police department of an institution of higher education, an employee of certain local entities and a district attorney or criminal district attorney from adopting rules, orders, ordinances or policies that prohibit enforcement of state and federal immigration laws.

It also would void any local policy that currently prohibits law enforcement from inquiring about a person's immigration status and would require compliance with federal detainer requests.

SB 4 now moves to the Texas House of Representatives for consideration.

“As governor, I will not tolerate sanctuary city policies that put the citizens of Texas at risk,” Abbott said.

“Elected officials do not get to pick and choose which laws they will obey. Today's action in the Senate helps ensure that sheriffs and officials across Texas comply with federal immigration laws and honor Immigration and Custom Enforcement detainer requests that keep dangerous criminals off of our streets.”

Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, voted against the bill. “It signals to many in our immigrant community that they are not welcome in Texas,” Uresti said.

Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers reportedly arrested more than 40 undocumented Mexican citizens in Austin alone. Similar sweeps, ordered by the White House, were conducted in other major cities in Texas and across the nation.

Missing jersey sought

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Feb. 6 asked the Texas Rangers, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, to assist the Houston Police Department in the hunt for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's Super Bowl jersey.

“Whoever took this jersey should turn it in. The Texas Rangers are on the trail,” Patrick said.

The jersey was reported missing from the Patriots' locker room at NRG Stadium in Houston. Brady wore the jersey in leading the Patriots to a come-from-behind victory in the Super Bowl Feb. 5.

(Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@ texaspress.com.)

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Church News Fellowship of Believers Feel free to join us on Sunday, February 19 as we consider the theme, "Pass It On ... Sharing the Good News." Pastor Danny Mize will talk about some things are naturally and easily shared and give us some practical ideas about sharing the Good news. Our Scripture reading will be Philemon verse 6.

We will sing hymns which reinforce the message, including: "Come, Christians, Join to Sing" "Far and Near the Fields are Teeming" "Tell Me the Story of Jesus" and "Go, Tell It On the Mountain."

Cindy Cassels will provide piano accompaniment and Peggy Mize will lead us in singing.

You'll find friendly, home town people when you join us for fellowship and refreshments at 10:00 a.m. The worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Each Sunday, communion is served to all who wish to partake. Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood, and everyone is welcome to attend.

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Verse of the Day Wednesday, February 15 John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Friday, February 17 Jonah 2:2 2 He said: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.

Saturday, February 18 Psalm 22:19 19 But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.

Sunday, February 19 Malachi 1:11 11 My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD Almighty.

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Without Walls Praise Center Central Church of 802 Avenue K Christ 806-360-2830 148 Sunset Spanish & Bi-lan806-364-1606 gual Services La Iglesia De Christo 334 Avenue E 806-364-6401 Park Avenue Church of Christ 703 W Park Ave. 806-364-6094

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Grapplers bring home District 4-5A hardware

Frigid Herd falls at Canyon

From Staff Reports

From Staff Reports CANYON – A strong first quarter was followed by a lid being put on the basket Friday as the Hereford Whitefaces came up short, 46-37, in a key District 3-5A matchup with Canyon.

Losing their second straight and third in the last four games, the Herd fell to 12-16 overall, but more importantly saw playoff hopes trimmed with a 5-8 league mark.

“I felt we fought hard and gave it our all,” Hereford coach C.J. Villegas said. “We just didn’t make a lot of shots in the second and fourth quarters, and they went on a run.

“It is hard to do well when that happens. We just dug ourselves another hole.”

With 6-8 post Parker Lowrey scoring 9 points, the Whitefaces jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the first before going awry from the field.

The Herd managed only 3 second-quarter points as the Eagles rallied to take a 23-19 halftime Photo by Bryan Hedrick/HISD lead.

Herd's Parker Lowrey (11) goes up to block a shot during FriMost of the third quar- day's loss at Canyon. ter played out much ures with 10 points. Kaleb like the second with the Suarez, Matt Herrera and Whitefaces unable to find District 3-5A Isiah Escobal all finished their range. standings with 6 points each.

The Eagles were able through games of Feb. 10 After needing two wins to stretch their lead to as in the final three games to many as 18 in the period W L secure a postseason berth, before the Herd rallied to Amarillo* 13 0 the Whitefaces were faced within 38-31 entering the with an elimination game final period.

Palo Duro* 9 4 in the regular-season fiA 5-point fourth quarPlainview* 7 6 nale Tuesday, after press ter doomed any Hereford Caprock 6 7 time, at Plainview. comeback hopes.

Canyon 6 7 “I said before Friday “We went to Parker a lot Hereford 5 8 that if we lost that game early, but [Canyon] adjustwe were out,” Villegas ed and dared us to shoot Randall 5 8 said. “That was before we from the outside,” VilleDumas 1 12 could figure out all scegas said. “When they sag *clinched playoff berth narios. on defense like that, you “Technically, we’re still have to get help from the Canyon’s Kagan Bradley not out, but we have made outside. We didn’t do that.

“We couldn’t get our took game scoring honors it harder on ourselves.”

After seeing control of high-low game going and with 15 points, and Wes couldn’t hit outside shots. Crenshaw added 11, in- their own postseason destiny slip through their finWe have to find ways to cluding three 3-pointers.

Lowrey was the lone score when a defense sags Whiteface in double figon the inside like that.”

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AMARILLO – Behind two championships and five second-place finishes, most of the Hereford High boys and girls wrestling teams extended their seasons in Saturday’s District 4-5A tournament at Randall High School.

There were eight Whitefaces and 10 Lady Whitefaces who took part in the tourney with 14 earning berths in this weekend’s Class 5A Region 1 tournament in El Paso and two more moving on as alternates.

“Both the girls and boys surprised me,” Hereford coach Rachael Gutierrez said.

“The girls have struggled all season as a team, and we had to substitute wrestlers into different weight classes for district. This must have made a difference.”

Led by Angelica Carrillo, who won the 102-pound championship, the Lady Herd had eight of their 10 grapplers advance to region by finishing in the top four of their respective classes.

Reigning state bronze medalist Ashton Hernandez (215), 95-pounder Janessa Cervantez, Vanity Diaz (138) and Jennifer Villerreal (185) all won silver medals as the Lady Whitefaces finished second in the team standings to three-time champion Randall

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Hereford's Prici Ruelas advanced to the Region 1 tournament with a third-place finish at Saturday's District 4-5A tourney.

(169-143).

Also securing hardware at district were third-place finishers Cynthia Sanchez at 119 pounds and Navaeh Alejandre at 128.

Rounding out the Lady Whiteface region qualifiers were Desiree Sanchez, who finished fourth at 148. Majentta Zamarripa will make

the trip to El Paso as an alternate after taking fifth at 165.

“The girls were in first for the entire tournament until the finals,” Gutierrez said.

“They really surprised me by holding first place for so long. I can tell that this really motivated them.”

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Hereford District 4-5A top finishers and Region 1 qualifiers

BOYS

GIRLS Champion 102 pounds – Angelica Carrillo

Champion 152 pounds – Seth Dixon*

Runner-up 95 pounds – Janessa Cervantez 138 pounds – Vanity Diaz 185 pounds – Jennifer Villarreal 215 pounds – Ashton Hernandez*

Runner-up 160 pounds – Israel Herrera

Third place 119 pounds – Cynthia Sanchez 128 pounds Navaeh Alejandre Fourth place 148 pounds – Desiree Sanchez Alternate 165 pounds – Majentia Zamarripa

106 120 126 132

Third place pounds – Jossue Garcia pounds – Ruben Galvan pounds – Prici Ruelas pounds – Adrian Ayala*

Fourth place 145 pounds – Victor Gutierrez Alternate 113 pounds – Jonathan Castaneda *denotes 2016 state bronze medalist

COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Thursday, Feb. 16 Softball Varsity at Fuddrucker tournament, TBA JV at Fuddrucker tournament, TBA Tennis Varsity at Hereford Quad, TBA Friday, Feb. 17 Golf Varsity boys at Plainview, TBA Wrestling Varsity boys, girls at Region 1 tournament, TBA

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BORGER (scrimmage) 1 p.m. at Levelland (scrimmage) 4:30p.m. at Shallowater (scrimmage) noon at Shallowater tournament TBA at Levelland tournament TBA DALHART at Canyon* 1 p.m.

CANYON* at Plainview* 4:30p.m.

PLAINVIEW* 4:30p.m.

AMARILLO* 4:30p.m. at Amarillo* 4:30p.m. at Randall* 4:30p.m.

RANDALL* 4:30p.m.

PALO DURO 4:30p.m. at Palo Duro 1:30p.m. at Dumas* DUMAS* CAPROCK* at Caprock*

Home games in ALL CAPS *denotes District 3-5A game

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 Boys Basketball Varsity at Bi-District playoffs, TBA

Thursday, Feb. 23 Baseball Varsity at Shallowater tournament, TBA JV at Amarillo tournament, TBA Boys Basketball Varsity at Area playoffs, TBA Softball JV at Pampa, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity at Fox County Tournament, El Paso, TBA

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March 21 March 24 March 28 March 31 April 4 April 7 April 11 April 14 April 18 4:30 p.m.

April 21 April 25 April 28

Monday, Feb. 20 Boys Basketball Varsity at Bi-District playoffs, TBA

Saturday, Feb. 18 Baseball Varsity at Shallowater (scrimmage), noon Golf Varsity boys at Plainview, TBA Wrestling Varsity boys, girls at Region 1 tournament, TBA

BOYS Feb. 17-18 March 3-4 March 10-11 March 21 April 4 April 10

at Plainview at Borger at Abilene at Dumas* HEREFORD* at Amarillo*

GIRLS March 3-4 March 23 April 3 April 11

at at at at

Amarillo Canyon* Amarillo* Plainview*

Home matches in ALL CAPS *denotes District 3-5A match

Hereford Whitefaces 2017 Tennis schedule

Lady Whitefaces 2017 Softball schedule Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 7 Feb. 9 Feb. 16-18 Feb. 23-25 Feb. 28 March 7 March 9-11 March 13 March 16 March 21 March 24 March 28 March 31 April 4 April 7 April 11 April 13 April 18 April 21

at Borger (scrimmage) at Bushland (scrimmage) LUBK TITANS (scrimmage) at Levelland (scrimmage) at Fuddrucker tournament@ at Fox Country tournament# at Canyon* at Plainview* at Snyder tournament at Randall* AMARILLO* PALO DURO* at Dumas* CAPROCK* CANYON* PLAINVIEW* at Amarillo* RANDALL* at Palo Duro* DUMAS* at Caprock*

Home games in ALL CAPS @ in Lubbock # in El Paso *denotes District 3-5A game

4:30p.m.

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Jan. 21 HEREFORD QUAD Jan. 28 at Amarillo (scrimmage) Feb. 3 at Boswell Open Feb. 10-11 at Hub City tournament, Lubbock Feb. 16 HEREFORD QUAD Feb. 24-25 at Viking Invitational, Bryan March 3 at Sandie Cup, Amarillo March 24 at Eagle Invitational, Haslet March 31-April 1 at Amarillo Relays April 11-12 District 3-5A tournament, Amarillo April 18-20 Region 1 tournament, Lubbock

Hereford Whitefaces, Lady Whitefaces 2017 Track schedule Feb. 25 at WTAMU Classic, Canyon March 3 at WFISG Invitational, Wichita Falls March 10 at Bulldog Relays, Plainview March 24-25 at Amarillo Relays March 31-April 1 HEREFORD INVITATIONAL April 7 at tri-meet, Canyon April 13-14 District 3-5A meet, Randall April 21 Area meet, Randall April 28-29 Region 1 meet, Lubbock May 11-12 State meet, Austin Home meets in ALL CAPS

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Left, sophomore Haleigh Barba (00) became an intregal part of the playing rotation this season, while, above, junior Lindsey Carrillo (12) ascended to team leadership status.

Lady Herd horizons are bright

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor Following several years of the season extending into the playoffs and the past two where teams battled with one of the best in the state for district supremacy, the 2016-17 basketball campaign for the Hereford Lady Whitefaces could have seemed a disappointment.

A seven-game losing streak to end the season left the Lady Herd with an 11-19 overall mark and way out of District 3-5A playoff contention at 3-11.

However, despite that, the season was not the debacle that some may think.

“This season exceeded my expectations,” Hereford coach Christy Connally said in summing up the year.

“We had to go through a lot – especially with injuries.

We added some new faces and got them acclimated [to varsity].

“Hopefully, they realize now how physically and mentally tough they have to be to compete in our district.”

The Lady Whitefaces were facing a bit of an uphill battle when the season began with four-fifths of the team that led the way during the past two seasons having

This season exceeded my expectations. We had to go through a lot – especially with injuries... I see a bright future.

Christy Connally Lady Herd Basketball Coach moved on to college careers.

With only one starter returning and limited varsity experience on the remainder of the roster, the mantle of leadership fell upon the team’s two seniors – Lexi Escobal and Cierra Hernandez.

That took a blow before the season opened when Hernandez, who missed the 2015-16 season with a torn ACL, re-injured the knee and watched the season from the sidelines in street clothes.

That left Escobal and junior returnees Lindsey Carrillo, Liz Ramirez and Faith Castaneda to shoulder much of the team’s on-floor burden Subsequently, incorporating new players into the lineup and playing rotation became an even greater priority.

“Some of [the newcomers] adjusted their game more quickly than others,” Connally said. “Regardless, now having a season be-

hind them is great to gain experience and know what is needed to play on varsity and in this district.”

Arguably one of the most notable newcomers was guard Haleigh Barba. A key player off the bench to start the season, the sophomore was thrust into the starting lineup after injury derailed Ramirez’s season in midJanuary.

Also gaining invaluable playing experience this season were sophomores Sam Lookingbill at guard and post players Lori Arias, Andrea Valenzuela and Michelle Villalobos.

“Losing so many good players from last year left us with big holes to fill,” Connally said. “They may have been too hard to replace, and players put too much pressure on themselves – especially when

Ramirez got hurt.”

While hope springs eternal, Connally was quick to add that the 2016-17 season was not a failure.

In fact, there were many indications that it may have been just a blip on the radar.

“I see a bright future,” Connally said. “We were able to hold our own in most games against some state-ranked opponents, and it was another year of them playing together.

“The returnees are definitely something to build on, but they all have a clean slate – starting now.”

Meanwhile, the Whitefaces saw seven of their eight wrestlers qualify for region and the eighth get in as an alternate.

Needing only 5:03 of mat time, Seth Dixon, a 2016 state bronze medalist at 138, nabbed the lone Herd gold with three straight pins in 14 seconds, 1:01 and 3:48 to secure the 158-pound district title and improve his season record to 28-1.

Coming in at 13-1 on the year, 160-pounder Israel Herrera, a fifth-place 2016 state finisher, heard the slap in 1:14 of his quarterfinal match before notching a 13-4 major decision in the semis. He was pinned by Monterey’s Andrew Garza in the final.

A quartet of Whitefaces brought home bronze with Jossue Garcia (106 pounds), Ruben Galvan (120), Prici Ruelas (126) and 2016 113-pound state bronze medalist Adrian Ayala (132) all earning region berths with third-place finishes.

Victor Gutierrez took fourth at 145 pounds to advance, and 113-pounder Jonathan Castaneda is a region alternate after taking fifth at 113.

Overall, the Whitefaces were fifth in the team standings with 122 points.

Vernon won the district team title with 216 points.

“All year, the boys have been doing well despite not filling out all the weight classes,” Rachael Gutierrez said. “I thought the same thing might happen at district. The fact we only had eight weights when others had 14 did not help on the team points.

“Still, the boys fought tough and did very well.”

As in district, the top four finishers in each Region 1 weight class will advance to the UIL Class 5A State Tournament in Houston on March 24-25.

While the region tourney brings wrestlers together from throughout west Texas, Gutierrez is confident the season has prepared the Whitefaces for the challenge.

“I personally think the 5A wrestlers in the Panhandle are tougher than other areas,” she said. “I also think this helps going into regionals because if you qualify for regionals, then you are one of those tough Panhandle wrestlers.”

Gutierrez added that the top two district finishers in each class will have better seeding at region, while the third and fourth qualifiers will face a tougher road to the finals.

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Adrian Ayala qualified for region with a third-place finish at 132 pounds in the district tournament.

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gers, the Whitefaces must win Tuesday and get some help to secure a playoff berth.

Currently tied with Randall at 5-8 for fifth in the standings – a game out of a fourth-place tie at 6-7 between Canyon and Caprock – the Herd can wrangle their way into a tie for the final playoff spot.

To have a chance at the postseason, the Whitefaces must have won Tuesday at Plainview and had districtchampion Amarillo beat Canyon and Randall knock off Caprock.

If that happens, the Herd

would be tied for fourth at 6-8 with Caprock, Canyon and Randall – resulting in play-in games later this week to determine the final playoff spot for next week’s Bi-District tournament.

CANYON 46, HEREFORD 37

1 2 3 4 HHS 16 3 11 5 – 37 CHS 9 14 13 10 – 46 Halftime: 23-19, Canyon HEREFORD (37): Suarez 6, Herrera 6, Cervantez 0, Escobal 6, DeLozier 2, Martinez 0, Baker 4, Lowrey 10, Castaneda 1, Villarreal 0, Collier 0, Cruz 2.

CANYON (46): Hughes 0, King 3, Puga 1, Miller 4, Crenshaw 11, Winings 0, Crenshaw 15, Counts 0, Douglass 9, Howe 2.

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