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The ballot will be relatively bare when voters head to the polls on May 6.

Qualifying for a total of seven open seats on separate city and county boards officially closed Friday with literally no opposition in sight.

Both the City of Here-

ford and Hereford Independent School District (HISD) had called elections for May 6 with two Hereford City Commission seats – as well as mayor – and four HISD

Board of Trustees spots up for re-election this year.

However, when the qualifying smoke cleared after Friday’s closing date, it had not

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor A short closed session preceded the Hereford City Commission giving approval to add to the city’s water supply during Monday’s regular meeting.

After approving the minutes from its Jan. 16 meeting, the city’s governing body immediately went into a 20-minute closed session to discuss the acquisition of water rights.

Upon reconvening the open meeting, commissioners gave a unanimous thumbs-up for city manager Rick Hanna to pursue purchasing those rights.

With Hereford Assistant City Manager Steve Bartels overseeing the meeting, Hanna – who is on a short leave while receiving medical treatment – HANNA made his first appearance at city hall to explain the purchase to commissioners.

The prospective purchase site is adjacent to a current city water farm northeast of the Progressive Road-County Road 9 intersections and contains a total of 314 acres, according to Hanna.

“We have seven wells on our site there, and they struggle to pump 500 gallons per day,” Hanna said. “Still, we think it is a real strong area for quality and quantity of water. We know the quality of water from the other wells. We’re also happy with our test wells and assured of the quantity.

“This will gives us a boost in our [water] reserves.”

Authorized to make the $1,000-per-acre, $314,000 purchase, Hanna added that no additional wells on the site would be drilled until winter of this year or early spring 2018.

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Whiteface senior Israel Herrera stands atop the medal stand to show off his gold and his bracket path to the title after claiming the 160-pound championship at the Region 1 wrestling tournament in El Paso. For Region 1 details, see Sports, page 7.

Herd hoop season 'fell short' of goal Page 8

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

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First homes were literal holes in the ground

By Carolyn Waters Special to the BRAND (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third 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.)

Dugouts are crude shelters dug into the ground and roofed with various materials as were available.

This mode of shelter was common in the early settlement days on the Texas High Plains where timber was scarce.

Half-dugouts were commonly referred to as those that had several feet of walls above the dugout area. Quite often, until a shelter could be readied,

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Tabbed as the first permanent dwelling in Bluewater – later Hereford, Troy Womble emerges from his dugout in March 1898. The structure, located roughly 40 yards west and 10 feet south of the now railroad depot, was ultimately in the rail right-of-way. A replica of the dugout is currently part of Deaf Smith County Museum’s outdoor exhibits. a family lived in wagons that had brought them to the area or in tents placed

near the wagon. It was not uncommon for tents to blow away.

Occasionally an embankment, which was usually near a creek or draw,

would provide for a combination dugout and cave.

Such was the one that served as Dean Post Office and later as a home for the J.R. Dean family.

Two brothers named Isaach had built the tworoom picket house constructed of posts set in the ground in the front of a caliche rock cave near a spring on the Palo Duro Creek.

Another combination cave dugout was south of Hereford on Frio Draw. It served as a school, where Miss Lenna Greer taught. It also served as a bunkhouse for hired hands and cowboys at night.

Although C.G. Witherspoon, who had built the first residence in LaPlata, claimed to have been the first real resident of Bluewater – later Hereford – since he had pitched a tent for his real estate business,

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with probable reluctance, handed that honor over to Troy Womble.

Womble had a photograph on March 3, 1898 that showed him standing beside his dugout. The dugout was at the southeast corner of the section just west of the Bluewater town site.

As it turned out, when the railroad began construction later that year, Womble’s dugout home sat squarely on the right-ofway. It was about 40 yards west and 10 feet south of the current depot. A replica of the Womble dugout is on display in the outdoor area at Deaf Smith County Museum.

Caudie Ola Brown, longtime teacher in the county, was born in 1904 in a halfdugout. The above-ground level of the dugout was constructed of wood and had windows and one door.

Having spent the winter of 1886 with other TAnchor cowboys in a line camp dugout near Tierra Blanca Creek helped persuade R.W. Baird to have a home ready for his family before it arrived in the county in 1900.

When G.W. Brumley brought his wife, two children and 350 pounds of baggage to their dugout home in 1906, he worked at various jobs to be able to move his family into Hereford as quickly as possible. On one job that took him away from the family for a while, he lived in a dugout on the banks of the Tierra Blanca.

Elisha Carter had a dugout on Frio Draw ready for his wife and three small children when they arrived by wagon from near Clarendon in 1886. This dugout had a canvas top and deer-hide door.

Albert S. Higgins recalled that in 1902, on his first trip to Hereford by train, he saw numerous half-dugouts. They were dug about 4 feet into the ground and built about 4 feet above ground. They had windows, were covered with a sod roof and usually contained one to four rooms.

He learned that they were warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

George L. Muse filed on land 16 miles north-northeast of Hereford in the

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The Deaf Post Office was a dugout constructed from a cave near Palo Duro Creek and later became home to the J.R. Dean family. summer of 1892. He built a dugout and then had lumber hauled from Amarillo to build the above-ground portion of the house.

The W.A. Ricketts’ first house after arrival from Ellis County in 1900 was a half-dugout on a section of land that they had bought in 1899.

Jessie Roberson, wife Molly and their eight children arrived in Summerfield by train in October 1901. They began walking and stopped at the first dugout, which was the home of the N.A. Laughlins. This family not only invited the Robersons to spend the night, but to stay with them until their home and barn were constructed.

Of interest, the Laughlins had seven children, so this combination of families – with a total of 15 children – made for crowded conditions in the two upstairs and two downstairs rooms.

Malcolm Eugene Cassels was born October 25, 1904 in a half-dugout at present-day 301 Kibbe St. Cassels spent most of his life in Hereford and much of his youth at the Kibbe residence where the family later built a home.

The Joseph Calvin Cox family arrived in the county in the spring of 1887.

Although they had planned to go on to New Mexico, some T-Anchor cowboys led them to a beautiful spring on Tierra Blanca

Creek east of present-day Hereford.

This area was referred to, at the time, as “Big Spring Section” because of the large, cold spring. The grass along the creek was knee-high, which was also a welcome sight.

The Cox family filed on land and lived in a covered wagon until the dugout home was completed. They later built a frame house at the same location.

The John Henry Kelly family came to Deaf Smith County in January 1900.

They filed on a six section ranch about five miles northwest of Hereford and moved into the dugout that was already there. They soon enlarged it to accommodate a growing family of five children and later built a home on the ranch.

The strength and stamina of the early settlers was an asset to their living in dugouts, caves and tents as they began a new life in the area.

Regardless of the structure type of these “earthen abodes,” they were not pleasant places in which to live. Pests – such as spiders, snakes and other uninvited guests – often came to visit. Dirt constantly fell from the roof and walls onto the table and other furniture. And, on some occasions, a cow or other animal would fall through the roof.

Robin and Sharon Ruland of Hereford, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Robyn Ruland, to Matthew Iler of Canyon.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Fred and Kee Ruland, and Shorty and Jean Maxwell.

The prospective groom is the son of Steve and Delight Taylor of Hereford and Rick Iler of Katy, and grandson of John and Sheila Thames.

Ruland is a 2012 graduate of Hereford High School and received her bachelor’s and master’s in accounting from West Texas A&M University. She is currently employed as a staff accountant at SMDW in Amarillo.

Also a 2012 graduate of Hereford High, Iler received a bachelor’s in computer science from West Texas A&M and is employed as a software engineer at MicroFour, Inc., in Amarillo.

The couple are planning a May 20 wedding in Aubrey.

Book sale opens Friday From Contributed Sources Friends of the Library will hold its annual book sale Friday and Saturday in the basement of Deaf Smith County library.

The members-only sale will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday.

The public sale runs from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 25, and during regular library hours until Friday, March 31.

Memberships in Friends of the Library for 2017 will be sold at the door on Feb. 24 for those who wish to shop the pre-sale.

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Super pitches ‘Dare to Volunteer’ From Contributed Sources The Delta Xi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International, a society of key women educators, met Feb. 6 at Hereford Community Center.

Refreshments were provided by hostesses Pam Coneway, Angie Constancio, RoseMary Shook, Virginia Jackson, Ortencia Mendez and Sue Powell.

Tables were decorated in a Valentine’s Day theme.

The February program, “Dare to Volunteer,” was presented by Hereford Independent School District (HISD) Superintendent Sheri Blankenship. Blankenship discussed several volunteer opportunities available in the school district including Big Brothers Big Sisters and Snack Pak 4 Kids.

She also mentioned that any of the district administrators can provide other opportunities for parental involvement and volunteer efforts. She also discussed the current school board consideration of a May bond issue to address areas of need and concern for the district.

In the absence of chapter president Kathie Kerr, Sandra Maldonado called the meeting to order with the reading of the Delta Kappa Gamma Mission Statement.

The Chapter Collect was led by Stacy Andrews, and a “Golden Moment” was shared by Carolyn Waters.

The business meeting was conducted by Maldonado and included approval of minutes and a treasurer’s report by Annette Villarreal. Additional donations were accepted for World Fellowship, the

scholarship program for developing countries.

Members were reminded about the upcoming Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser on March 24-25.

Delta Xi was asked to donate eight dozen sandwiches for the event, and members quickly volunteered. Delta Xi will also

have a team entered in the event.

The February Achievement award was given to Gail George in recognition of her willingness to act as scorekeeper and time clock keeper at Hereford sporting events.

The next meeting will be March 6 at Hereford Community Center.

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ing on the May 6, there is the distinct possibility those actual elections could be moot.

City officials have previously cancelled uncontested elections and declared winners by acclimation to save the costs of holding single-candidate races.

Elections for four commission seats were called in 2016, but three was cancelled due to lack of opposiSIMONS tion.

The lone contested race – Place 4 – saw incumbent Linda Cumpton retain her seat following limited turnout.

While the lack of opposition may detract from the canvass, voters still have a major deKERR cision to make on May 6 in approving or denying a $45 million issue called

by HISD last week.

Voters overwhelmingly defeated a $42.6 million HISD issue in May 2015 amid very light voter turnout as only 14.9 GARZA percent (1,168) of Deaf Smith County’s then-7,8716 registered voters cast ballots to decide the issue’s fate.

Commissioners also approved a resolution guaranteeing $69,000 of matching funds that would allow Hereford Police Department (HPD) to pursue a Criminal Justice Enforcement, Detention and Protection grant through the governor’s office.

“We must have the match amount approved before we can proceed with the grant application process,” HPD Capt. Kirsten Johnson told commissioners.

Johnson said the city’s portion of the funding would be used to purchase and equip a new Chevrolet Tahoe for the de-

partment – that would include a license plate reader – and provide upgrades to electronic storage capacities and department computers.

“All of these tools will prove very helpful,” he added. “I would rather ask for too much now than have to keep coming back to you.”

In other action, the board approved a new contract with Allied Waste Services of Amarillo for the city’s garbage collection and the re-appointments of Rita Craddock, Tammy Roark, Ken Van Doren, Ron Miller and Woody Gilliland to the Panhandle-Plains Higher Education Authority (PPHEA) Board of Directors.

Police Blotter Hereford Police Department Feb. 17 Serafin Martinez Solorio, 24, arrested for possession of marijuana.

Justin Lloyd Thomas, 43, arrested for public intoxication.

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ELECTIONS: Qualifying closes all seats to see a contested race.

City commission seats in Place 1 and Place 3 were up for grabs.

However, the only qualifiers were incumbents Joe Garza (Place 1) and Charlie Kerr (Place 3).

Incumbent Hereford Mayor Tom Simons tossed his hat back into the ring and will face no opposition as he seeks a second two-year term.

Simons faced no opponents when he initially won the seat in 2015 after a 28year stint as Deaf Smith County Judge.

Of the four WATERS HISD board seats up for grabs, only four candidates emerged from qualifying – including District IV incumbent and board vice president Carolyn Waters, District V incumbent Robert de la Cruz DE LA CRUZ and District VII incumbent Clay McNeely.

While there is no opposition, one trustee seat will change hands as Bobby Rodriguez put his name on the line for the District II slot.

Current District II Trustee Mike Bryant was ineligible to qualify for the seat because he is an appointed board member and does not reside in the district.

With no contested races loom-

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Feb. 18 Derrick Dwaine Adams, 36, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Joel Gaytan III, 23, arrested for possession of marijuana.

Jose Ingnacio Sturgeon, 39, arrested for evading arrest or detention and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Oscar Molina, 20, arrested for minor in possession of alchohol.

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Gonce, 40, arrested for assault/bodily injury against a public servant and public intoxication.

Urial Ulises Solis, 21, arrested for public intoxication.

Matthew Cain Gentry, 30, arrested for two counts no driver’s license.

Feb. 20 Adam Arnold Hernandez, 32, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jayden Dalton Pendleton, 18, arrested for failure to identify.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Feb. 20 Kevin Willier, 25, arrested for felony driving while intoxicated.

Christian Sisk, 17, arrested for theft of property, more than $100-less than $750.

Halie Hall, 19, arrested for possession of marijuana, less than 2 ounces.

Augustine Martinez, 36, arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Gunner Head, 17, arrested for drag racing on highway.

Angel Ramirez, 17, arrested for racing on highway.

Sabrina Lee, 42, arrested for sexual assault of a child.

Silverio Segovia, 26, arrested for assault and possession of marijuana, less than 2 ounces.

Ruben Nicto, 37, arrested for criminal non-support.

Esteban Mexia, 19, arrested for public intoxication.

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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.

• Kiwanis Club, noon, Hereford Community Center.

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Opinion Why the fear of teaching sex education?

Here are some alarming numbers capable of keeping any parent up at night: Half of the nearly 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported in the U.S. each year are among people ages 15-24.

Nearly a third of the Texas high schoolers surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admitted being sexually active. Of those, 47 percent didn't protect themselves by using condoms, and 86 percent didn't use birth control pills. About 15 percent acknowledged having had sex with four or more partners.

It's no wonder that Texas' teen birth rate – 40 in 1,000 girls – is nearly double the national average. What a travesty.

The repercussions reach way beyond these teens and their families. Teen pregnancy and child birth alone costs taxpayers millions in increased health and foster care. About half of teen mothers drop out of school; on average, they are poorer and their children are at high risk of repeating the poverty cycle.

Part of the problem: There's something terribly wrong with sex education in Texas.

In fact, a study released this month shows that a growing number of students are not receiving any fact-based information at all.

The Texas Freedom Network Education Fund reports that more than 25 percent of Texas school districts didn't teach sex education at all in the 2015-16 school year, up dramatically from 2 percent in 2007-08.

And last school year, more than 58 percent still offered an antiquated abstinence-only curriculum using gender stereotypes and misinformation based on shame and fear that should have been thrown out years ago.

News flash, folks – kids are engaging in risky sexual behavior. Why are we so afraid to talk to them about sex and give them medically accurate information?

The study's authors, including Texas State University professor David Wiley, aptly called it a "conspiracy of silence" and concluded that "we're creating generation after generation after generation of sexually illiterate adults."

They're right.

This state has steadily gone in the wrong direction since 2009, when lawmakers dropped health as a requirement for graduation. The state still requires that when sex education is taught, public schools must focus on abstinence first; then, if they choose, they can also teach about birth control methods. That's something, at least, but only 17 percent of schools taught abstinence-plus in 2015-16.

To her credit, state Rep. Mary González, D-Clint, is taking a step forward by filing HB 1547, which would require districts to adopt medically accurate abstinence-plus programs.

Reams of research has repeatedly shown that kids make smarter choices when they are provided with relevant science-based information.

Ideally, getting information from parents first is best – but life is messier than that.

And there are plenty of legitimate concerns about how sex ed is taught; that's a great topic for debate. We should be focusing on how to do so properly and constructively, with respect for religion and family values.

But teaching basic sexual health in schools seems like a no-brainer. What we're doing now is failing our young citizens.

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All incoming presidents, even veteran poliFlynn should have known better. He wasn’t ticians, have trouble with their White House called up from the Class D Leagues. He had advisers and underlings at first.

30 years of exemplary military experience and But as a political outsider and a disrupter, had worked in the Obama administration.

Trump is facing more trouble than most of What was he thinking? What made him behis predecessors. lieve he had the right to lie to the vice The Democrats, their hysterical pals president – if that’s what he really did? in the media and the permanent WashFlynn’s been cut from the team, and ington bureaucracy are doing their best he’ll be a source of bad PR for Trump to slow him up or bring him down. for months.

But so far Trump – the rookie manI’d hate to be Sean Spicer, who has ager in chief – has been his own worst to go in front of the Washington press enemy. corps and deal with the latest twists He assembled a White House team in the Flynn case or explain the White made up of third-round draft picks House’s bungle of the day. and minor leaguers and put them President Trump is doing fine by REAGAN on the field before he knew whether holding all those meetings with busithey could hit a curve or field a hard ness executives and foreign leaders and grounder. issuing executive orders.

What we’re seeing in the White House – It’s his rookie squad that’s holding him “Leakville,” as I refer to it now – is a bunch back. They seem more interested in serving of rookies trying to run the most important their own interests, not his. government operation in the world.

It’s now up to the president to find a way It should never have gotten to this level of to plug up the leaks and put together a comineptitude, President Trump is responsible for petent, loyal and trusted White House staff. it, and only he can fix it.

He has to work fast. The regular season is A large part of his problem is that he almost a month old, and he still doesn’t have doesn’t have a chief of staff in the White a coaching staff or a starting lineup.

House – he has two of them, Reince Priebus And as Manager Trump has already found and Steve Bannon. out the hard way, there are no exhibition Anyone who’s ever managed a Starbucks games played in the White House. knows when two or more people are “in charge,” no one is really in charge.

(Michael Reagan is son of former President And when two or three people are in charge, Ronald Reagan, a political consultant and authen no one is ultimately responsible for any- thor.)

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a legal brief supporting President Trump's executive order for an immigration crackdown.

In his Feb. 15 brief with a San Francisco federal appeals court, Paxton defends President Donald Trump's Jan. 27 executive order titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States."

The states of Washington and Minnesota filed a complaint in a Seattle federal district court and were granted a nationwide temporary restraining order that blocked key provisions of the executive order regarding Trump's proposed ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries considered to be terrorism hotspots.

On Feb. 9, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the temporary restraining order.

Soon afterward, federal agencies under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted White House-ordered sweeps in major U.S. metropolitan areas, resulting in the arrests of hundreds of undocumented residents.

“The law,” Paxton said, “makes it very clear that the president has discretion to protect the safety of the American people and our nation's institutions with respect to who can come into this country.”

State Sen. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Houston, said on Feb. 16 that the executive order's ban on travelers from several Muslimmajority countries was “ill-conceived, unconstitutional and poorly executed in the first place.”

"Now, our state tax dollars are being spent trying to defend the exclusion of people based on false claims of security,” she said. “It's wasted money when we need to focus on the things that matter to Texas.”

Garcia serves as chair of the Texas Senate Hispanic Caucus.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched a series of targeted enforcement operations in which more than 680 individuals were arrested. He said those arrested "pose a threat to public safety, border security or the integrity of our nation's immigration system."

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

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Religion

Have church news? Want to support our local churches? April Blacksher, Office Manager, publisher@herefordbrand.com

Church News Fellowship of Believers The public is invited to join us at Fellowship of Believers on February 26 as Pastor Danny Mize helps us develop the theme, "What About the Family Bible?" You are encouraged to bring your own family Bible if you have one and are willing to show it on Sunday morning.

Our Scripture reading be from Deuteronomy 11:18-21. The service will include a short message from The Gideons International Ministry.

Hymns that we will sing together will include: "How Firm a Foundation" and "Wonderful Words of Life." Peggy Mize will lead our singing, and Cindy Cassels will play the piano. A special song, "Family Bible" will be sung and played by Harold Manning.

Fellowship and refreshments will be available by 10:00 a.m. and 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.

Assembly Of God Calvary Family Church 137 Avenue G 806-364-5686 Victory Family Worship Center 606 E 15th St 806-364-0305 www.thevictory.tv

Iglesia Vida 603 E. Park Avenue 806-346-7054 All services in EspaĂąol.

Baptist Avenue Baptist 130 N 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-1564

Dawn Baptist Dawn Community 806-258-7330 First Baptist Church 5th & Main Street 806-364-0696 www.fbchereford. com Frio Baptist Church 7 miles S. on FM 1055 806-276-5380 Genesis Church 1 mile N. on Hwy 385 806-364-1217 www.genesischurch.com Good News Church 621 E. 15th 806-364-5239 Inglesia Bautista Fundamental 100 South Ironwood 806-364-1844 Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida 201 Country Club Drive 806-364-2209 Mount Sinai Baptist 302 Knight Street

Episcopal St. Thomas Episcopal Church 601 W Park Ave. 806-364-0146

InterDenominational Fellowship of Believers 245 N. Kingwood St. 806-364-0359

Jehovah Witness Jehovah Wtinesses 111 Avenue H 806-364-5763

Latter Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 500 Country Club Drive 806-364-1288

Lutheran

Verse of the Day Wednesday, February 22 Isaiah 40:30-31

30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the LORDwill renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Friday, February 24 Jude 1:20

20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

Saturday, February 25 Hebrews 11:1

1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Sunday, February 26 Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Presbyterian First Presbyterian 610 Lee St. 806-364-2471

Seventh Day Adventist Iglesia Adevntista Del 7 Dia 1204 Moreman St. 806-341-0315

Seventh Day Adventist 711 W Park Ave. 806-364-6127

Trinity

Fellowship Trinity Fellowship 401 W Park Ave. 806-364-0373

Immanuel Lutheran Church 100 Avenue B New Life 806-346-2740 Restoration Center www.lcms.org 15th & Whittier 806-364-8866 Palo Duro Baptist 5704 FM 809, Wilderado 806-426-3470 Summerfield Baptist 605 Walnut St., Summerfield 806-357-2535 Temple Baptist 700 Avenue K 806-364-1892 Templo La Hermosa 213 Barker Avenue 806-364-2038 Western Heritage Christian Church Westway Community Center Westway Baptist P.O. Box 178, Rural Rt. 4 806-364-5092

Catholic La Iglesia De San Jose 13th & Brevard 806-364-5053 St. Anthony’s Catholic 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-6150

Church Of Christ 15th Street Church of Christ 15th & Blackfoot 806-364-1581

Methodist

First United Methodist 501 N. Main St 806-364-0770 www.herefordmethodist.com Iglesia Methodista San Pablo 220 Kibbe 806-364-3100

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Nazarene Church of the Nazarene La Plata & Ironwood 806-364-8303 Iglesia Del Nazareno 340 Avenue H

Non

Denominational Barn Church 3948 FM 1057 806-289-5706 Christian Assembly 1206 S Main St. 806-364-5882 Living Stones Church 802 Avenue K 806-282-1138 Son Rise 502 Mabel St. Faith Mission Church of God in Christ 806-307-309

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

Pentecostal Iglesia De Cristo 103 Alamo 806-364-2906

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Applications will be accepted 8:30 to 4:30 m-f until February 3, 2017. Applications may be picked up and returned to the Deaf Smith Co. Treasurer’s Office, Room 206 in the Deaf Smith Co. Courthouse 235 East 3rd street, Hereford, Texas.

Red is a male Aussie/Mix. He has a beautiful color and just a mellow, loving personality, He needs a little TLC but is an all-around good dog.

Dogs are $100 to adopt which includes their spay/ neuter and a rabies vaccination at our local vet.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Sports

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Have sport news? John Carson, Managing Editor, editor@herefordbrand.com

Herd octet heading to state From Staff Reports

BRAND file photo

Whiteface No. 1 girls doubles tandem, from left, Addi Ferris and Kara Esquivel lost only three games in three matches to win the Hereford Open girls double championship.

Doubles lead way to victory in Open From Staff Reports A strong showing in doubles powered the Hereford Whiteface tennis team to a narrow victory Thursday in the Hereford Open quad tournament.

Taking titles in all three doubles competition, the Herd edged Lubbock Cooper, 43-42, for the quadmeet title. Caprock finished third with 30 points, while Brownfield (25) was fourth.

“We continued our strong doubles with three firsts, a second, a third and consolation title,” Hereford tennis coach Cody Crouch said. “Unfortunately, weak singles play also continued, which made the tournament a lot closer than it should have been.”

The doubles onslaught was led by the top girls tandem of Kara Esquivel and Addi Ferris.

The duo had little trouble claiming the crown in dropping only three overall

games in the three matches – 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals; 6-0, 6-1 in the semis; and 6-0, 6-0 in the finals.

“They continued their winning ways,” Crouch said. “They beat a Cooper team in the finals that beat a Caprock duo [in the semis], which had already beaten Addi and Kara twice earlier this year.”

On the way to the title, Esquivel and Ferris knocked off both Cooper doubles team and the No. 2 team from Caprock.

The No. 2 girls doubles team of Faith Harrison and Ally Hubbard finished fifth.

Boys doubles saw Tom Keeling and Enrique Saenz survive a marathon semifinal match and then top Caprock for the crown.

Herd No. 2 tandem – Austin Hougland and Jacen Saenz – took a 7-6, 6-2 opener before falling 3-6, 0-6 in the semis. The duo PLEASE SEE TENNIS | 8

EL PASO – A region champion and three runners-up highlighted a successful effort for the Hereford Whiteface wrestling teams at the weekend’s UIL Class 5A Region 1 tournament.

A total of eight Herd grapplers will be making the trip to the Texas State Championships in Houston next month with five securing spots in the draw and three advancing as alternates.

The top four finishers in each weight class advanced to the state tournament with fifth-place finishers earning spots as alternates.

“I could not have asked for any better athletes,” Hereford wrestling coach Rachael Gutierrez said. “They worked hard and gave it all they had.

“Whatever the outcome [at state], they will come home champions in my eyes.”

Despite getting a somewhat late start on the season, Whiteface senior Israel Herrera has come on strong and made his presence felt.

Following a secondplace finish in the Feb. 11 District 4-5A tourney,

Contributed photo

The Lady Whitefaces will be sending three grapplers to the state championships after, from left, senior Angelica Carrillo (102 pounds) and 215-pound junior Ashton Hernandez finished second at the Region 1 tournament, and sophomore Cynthia Sanchez earned an alternate spot after coming in fifth at 119 pounds.

Herrera brought home the only Herd gold by claiming the region championship at 160 pounds.

District 152-pound champion Seth Dixon suffered just his second loss of the season in the region final and moves

on to the state meet as the 152 runner-up.

Dixon took state bronze last year as a freshman at 138 pounds.

The other Whiteface region medalist was 126-pounder Prici Ruelas with a third-place finish.

For the Lady Herd, two took to the medal stand as district champion Angelica Carrillo and district runner-up Ashton Hernandez each won silver at 102 and 215 pounds, respectively.

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Contributed photo

The Hereford Whitefaces will be represented at the UIL Class 5A Texas State Wrestling Championships by, from left, Jossue Garcia (106 pounds) and Adrian Ayala (138) as alternates, Region 1 160-pound champion Israel Herrera, 152 runner-up Seth Dixon and Prici Ruelas, who finished third at 126.

COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES 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

STEVENS CAR & TRUCK CENTER CENTER, HEREFORD, TX

545 N. 25 Mile Ave.

Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 20 Feb. 23-25 March 2-4 March 7 4:30 p.m.

March 17 March 18 1 p.m.

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

Hereford Whitefaces 2017 Golf schedule

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. 28 Softball JV at Canyon, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity at Canyon, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

1-800-299-2438 - www.stevens5star.com

Hereford Whitefaces 2017 Baseball schedule

Saturday, Feb. 25 Baseball Varsity at Shallowater tournament, TBA JV at Amarillo tournament, TBA Boys Basketball Varsity at Area playoffs, TBA Softball Varsity at Fox County Tournament, El Paso, TBA Track Varsity boys, girls at WTAMU Classic, TBA Tennis Varsity boys, girls at Viking Invitational, Bryan, TBA Wrestling Varsity boys, girls at State tournament, Houston, TBA

Friday, Feb. 24 Baseball Varsity at Shallowater tournament, TBA JV at Amarillo tournament, TBA Freshmen at Muleshow, 5:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball Varsity at Area playoffs, TBA Softball Varsity at Fox County Tournament, El Paso, TBA Tennis Varsity at Viking Invitational, Bryan, TBA Wrestling Varsity boys, girls at State tournament, Houston, 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.

TBA 4 p.m.

4 p.m.

TBA TBA 6:30p.m.

6:30p.m.

TBA 4 p.m.

2 p.m.

4:30p.m.

6:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

4:30p.m.

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

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Sports/Community

Have a story idea? John Carson, Managing Editor, editor@herefordbrand.com

Whiteface hoop year ‘fell short’

Lady Whitefaces open season 1-3

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

From Staff Reports

After making their deepest run into the postseason in 15 years last year, the Hereford Whiteface basketball team saw a late-season swoon take them out of playoff contention and the 2016-17 season ultimately end in some disappointment.

The Herd had their season and playoff hopes come to an end on Feb. 14 in a finale loss at Plainview.

“Our main goal is to make the playoffs,” Hereford coach C.J. Villegas said. “We fell short of that this year. It was disappointing. We had opportunities to control our fate. We just couldn’t get it done.

“I want to thank our seniors for what they have done for our program. We just fell short and didn’t come through like we wanted.”

In the thick of the District 3-5A playoff race throughout, the Whitefaces were in the rarified air of controlling their postseason destiny as the season turned down the homestretch.

Needing three wins in the final five games, then two in the final three, one in the last two and ultimately a win in the finale with some help, the Herd could have finished from as high as third in 3-5A to in a tie for fourth requiring play-in games to determine the berth.

They were unable to come up with a win on

the road as they won only one of the final five – the home finale against district cellar-dweller Dumas – to finish the season 12-17 overall and 5-9 in district play.

Despite the admitted disappointment, the season could prove to serve the Herd well moving forward.

“We have nine [varsity] players coming back, and three of those had plenty of chances to start,” Villegas said. “I’m looking forward to next season.”

While only three seniors were on this year’s roster, their departure will leave some serious holes to fill.

Those seniors included backcourt starters Kaleb Suarez and Caleb Martinez, as well as 6-8 post Parker Lowrey, a 2016 All-District and All-Region selection.

Lowrey and Martinez were the team’s leading scorers – averaging 15.8 and 6.7 points per game, respectively – on a squad that found points a commodity. The Whitefaces topped 50 points in only one game during the 2017 portion of the schedule, and that was in the Feb. 14 finale loss at Plainview.

“This year was invaluable for our players,” Villegas said. “All nine returnees gained good varsity experience. That is going to be a huge asset next year.”

Although the 6-8 Lowrey will graduate, the Herd will not devoid of some size with the re-

BRAND file photo

Eventually working his way into the starting lineup, sophomore Dodge DeLozier is one of nine Whiteface returnees who gained invaluable varsity experience this season. turn of juniors Bo Baker (6-6) and 6-4, 245-pounder Sergio Cruz.

Also picking up extensive playing time and starting experience was 6-4 sophomore Dodge DeLozier. Fellow 6-4 sophomore Jade Collier also saw considerable playing time.

Offsetting the loss of Suarez and Martinez are a bevy of returning

Whiteface State Wrestling

qualifiers

Hereford qualifiers and how they finished at the Feb. 17-18 Class 5A Region 1 wrestling tournament in El Paso. The top four finishers in each weight class advance to the March 24-25 state tournament in Houston with fifth-place finishers earning alternate spots.

BOYS

Champion 160 pounds – Israel Herrera Runner-up 152 pounds – Seth Dixon Third place 126 pounds – Prici Ruelas

GIRLS

Runner-up 102 pounds – Angelica Carrillo 215 pounds – Ashton Hernandez

guards – Matt Herrera, Henry Cervantez, Isian Escobal, Haz Castaneda and Uriel Villarreal – who more than got their varsity feet wet this season.

“I really believe you will see how valuable the experience this year was for those guys when next season rolls around,” Villegas said.

LUBBOCK – The 2017 Hereford Lady Whiteface softball got underway Friday and Saturday at the annual Fuddrucker’s Tournament.

The event featured a pair of pool games on Friday with results dictating Saturday’s bracket play.

In Friday’s pool-play opener, Lubbock Cooper made a pair of firstinning run stand on the way to a 3-1 victory.

After allowing singles to the first two batters she faced and a two-run double two outs later, Lady Herd hurler Abrie Castillo settled down and gave up a single run in the fourth and just two more hits while striking out 11 and not walking a batter.

Alexus Carbajal and Haylie Valdez each went 2-for-3 for the Lady Whitefaces, while Erica Ramirez and Haleigh Barba accounted for the team’s other two hits.

Barba supplied the lone Lady Herd run with a home run in the second.

The Lady Whitefaces notched their first win of the season with an 11-2 pasting of Midland Lee in the second pool game.

Ramirez led the 11hit attack with a 3-for4 game that featured a pair of roundtrippers, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored.

Valdez stroked a pair of doubles in a 2-for-4, 2-RBI game, while Cas-

tillo (1-for-3) also drove in 2 runs with a double.

Carbajal, Leslie Castillo and Bianca Olvera all plated a run with one hit each.

Moving into the Silver Bracket for Saturday, the Lady Herd fell behind 1-0 in the opener against El Paso Americas before knotting the game at 1-1 in the sixth.

Going into extra frames, Americas pushed six runs across in the eighth, while the Lady Whitefaces could only counter with two in the bottom of the frame in the 7-3 loss.

Ramirez led the way with a 2-for-2 outing and joined Carbajal and Mickey Enriquez with 1 RBI apiece.

Abrie Castillo only allowed 3 earned runs in the loss and 7 hits. She walked just one and fanned 14.

Saturday’s finale saw Midland Lee exact revenge in a 14-2, fivewinning romp.

Olvera gave up 11 runs – only 3 earned – over the first two innings that included a home run among just 3 hits allowed and 6 walks.

Danielle Pena was one of five Lady Whitefaces with hits and accounted for the only RBI with a homer.

The Lady Whitefaces are back on the diamond Thursday when they take part in the weekend Fox County Tournament in El Paso.

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Alternate 119 pounds – Cynthia Sanchez

Alternate 106 pounds – Jossue Garcia 138 pounds – Adrian Ayala

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Hernandez, a junior, was a 215 state bronze medalist last year, while Carrillo, a senior, will be making her state tourney debut.

A trio of Herd grapplers will make the trip to Houston as alternates after finishing fifth in the region tourney.

Whiteface 106-pound, junior Jossue Garcia was able to grab an alternate spot, while teammate Adrian Ayala did

the same at 132 pounds.

Ayala, a junior, had won state bronze in 2016 at 113 pounds.

Lady Whiteface sophomore Cynthia Sanchez, who was third at district, came in fifth at 119 pounds to snag a state alternate slot.

The UIL Texas State Championships are set for March 24-25.

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bounced back to win the third-place match, 7-5, 6-0.

In mixed doubles, the Herd could not miss out on the championship as the No. 1 team of Erin Jesko and Tommy Villalovos needed three sets to knock off teammates Branden James and Priscilla Castillo, 5-7, 6-0, 10-8 in the final.

In girls singles, Amy Schueler won her opener, 6-2, 6-0 before falling 3-6, 5-7 in the semis and 4-6, 4-6 in the consolation to finish fourth.

Kamille Hicks battled back from a first-round, 2-6, 0-6 loss to take fifth.

Both boys singles – Jose Villeda and Cade Victor – were dropped to the consolation bracket with opening losses before facing each other in the seventh-place match. Victor earned a team point with the 10-8, 6-1 victory.

“It was fun seeing the seniors get a big, shiny trophy for their last match in Hereford,” Crouch said.

“They have come a long way in four years from a team aspect. This was a nice reward.”

The Whitefaces return to the court Friday for the two-day Viking Invitational at Bryan High School.

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