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Disaster input being sought

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

got to conserve. Water used for lawns must be used efficiently.

“In Amarillo and elsewhere, many homeowners prefer cool season grass lawns that green up early and need more water. Bluegrass, hybrid bluegrass and fescue are not Amarillo grasses, but we see lots of them,” said Grubbs.

He claims most homeowners overwater their landscape. A 1,500 square foot lawn needs 1,860 gallons of water a week or7,400 gallons a month in July. Grubbs says applying over 7,400 gallons a month in July is wasting water.

Exactly which type of natural disasters people have experienced and which ones concern them most are a priority for Deaf Smith County emergency officials as they make and prioritize response plans for the future.

Citizen input is being sought for officials to include in the county’s Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. According to Deaf Smith County and Hereford Emergency Management coordinator Dean Turney, public concerns and opinions are needed to complete the county’s updated plan.

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is conducting an online survey for county officials to gather the information needed.

Taking some five minutes to complete, the survey asks a variety of questions on what type of natural disasters one has experienced, ones they are most concerned about and how prepared they believe they and the community are to respond to an emergency situation.

“This information helps us see what the community needs us to do,” Turney said. “It is not critical to the creation of a plan, but it is information that is very helpful.

“This will allow us to get a better idea of the hazards our community is concerned about.”

Other questions seek

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Diamond Herd set to hit district trail Page 9

Lady Whitefaces rally past Amarillo, 9-7 Page 9

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or not to water Meeting landscape water needs without overtaxing municipal supplies is a concern for Hereford and many cities in the High Plains, and even municipalities that consider themselves water flush such as Amarillo must question the practice of pouring drinking-quality water on the ground to irrigate lawns and landscapes.

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Conservation vital with landscape watering

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

Lawn and landscape irrigation places heavy demand on the Panhandle’s municipal water systems throughout the spring and summer months.

Pouring drinking-quality water on the ground for aesthetics is a concern for smaller towns like Hereford, as well as one of the Panhandle’s largest cities, Amarillo.

Meeting landscape water needs without overtaxing municipal supplies was addressed by Russell Grubbs, director of utilities for the City of Amarillo, and Daniel Cunningham, horticulturist and project coor-

Experts draw regional attendance to Hereford seminar

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

INDEX Page 2..........Obituaries Page 3...................News Page 4...............Opinion Page 5...........Outdoors Page 6........Honor Roll Page 7.........Classifieds Page 8..............Religion Page 9................Sports Page 10.................News

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dinator with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas during the fourth biennial Texas Panhandle Water Conservation Symposium in Amarillo February 28.

“Amarillo uses 100 percent more water in summer than in winter, and in some summer months, three times more in a single day. The average daily water use is 25 to 30 million gallons in the winter months. We pump millions of gallons of water into Amarillo to pour on the ground,” observes Grubbs. “If we keep using so much water for landscapes, water rationing could become commonplace. If water is going to continue to be available for use in the City of Amarillo, we’ve

Ray Archuleta and Gabe Brown, “rock stars of the regenerative agriculture movement,” as they were introduced by Kathy Harris, program director with Holistic Management International, touted rebuilding the soil, storing moisture, fighting drought, and improving farm and ranch income during a March 2 cropping strategies seminar in Hereford.

The event, sponsored by Holistic Management International and The Tecovas Foundation, and hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agents Rick Auckerman of Deaf Smith County and J.D. Ragland of Randall County, drew farmers and ranchers from the region and sur-

rounding states.

Archuleta and Brown of Soil Health Consulting, have championed no-till farming and cover crops for years. They had long wanted to come to the Hereford area and finally got their chance. On a drive-around they found parched local farms and ranches “Mars-like” due to drought, crop monoculture, bare soils, and intensive tillage.

Brown, a nationally acclaimed and award winning farmer and rancher, has been featured in farm magazines and on television. He, wife Shelly and son Paul own and operate Brown’s Ranch, a 5,000 acre highly-diversified farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota.

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Ray Archuleta precedes a demonstration on the structure and stability of tilled versus non-tilled soils during a cropping strategies and soil health seminar held in Hereford March 2.

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Jones; AJ’s mother Glo; Arielle’s sister and brother Christeena Renee and Chris Rue; birth mother Connie Cawthron of Abilene; and brother Rory Jones.

The family requests donation to Arielle Dawn’s Trust, First Financial Bank in Hereford or Clyde.

Arrangements are under direction of Bailey Howard Funeral Home.

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Hereford resident Jeffrey Kirt Jones died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, March 17 at Hereford Church of the Nazarene, 1410 LaPlata St. Jones was born July 31, 1964 to Charlie and Deb Jones of Eula. He graduated from Springlake-Earth High School and attended West Texas University in Canyon for two years. He was an agriculture pilot and certified licensed mechanic. He was owner of Deaf Smith Aviation at Hereford Municipal Airport.

He is survived by his parents; daughter Arielle “AJ”

Mass of Christian burial for Aurora Beltran, 93, a long-time Hereford resi-

dent, was celebrated Tuesday, March 13 at Iglesia de San Jose with the Rev. Jose Ramon Molina serving as celebrant. Interment followed at West Park Cemetery. A prayer vigil was held Monday, March 12 at Parkside Chapel, with Pastor David Patrick, sonin-law, officiating. Mrs. Beltran passed into the next life Saturday, March 10, 2018.

Aurora Villarreal was born Oct. 7, 1924 in Odem, to Severino and Altagracia Benavidez Villarreal. She married Juan Beltran in Odem. They moved to Hereford 51 years ago from Levelland. Mrs. Beltran worked for Hereford Independent School District as a cafeteria worker for 20 years. She was an awesome daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.

Aurora was an awesome cook and was well know, and appreciated for her wonderful fruitcakes and fudge that she made from scratch. She was a member of Iglesia de San Jose.

Those mourning her passing are daughters Eva Mendoza, Connie Martin and husband Jerry, Janie Pena and husband Domingo, all of Hereford,

and Debbie Patrick and husband David of Plainview; sons Rudy Beltran of Winters, Walter Beltran of Amarillo, and Richard Beltran and wife Mindey Bevers of Hereford; 20 grandchildren; 45 greatgrandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren, Mrs. Beltran was preceded in death by her parents; husband Juan Beltran; daughter Molly Coronado; sons Johnny

Beltran and Nicky Beltran; and great-grandchildren Destanie Hope Ellis and Tristan Terry John Beltran.

The family suggests memorials in Mrs. Beltran’s name be made to Hereford Senior Citizens Meals on Wheels program, 400 Ranger Drive, Hereford, TX, 79045, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.

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March 9 Sergio Javier Acosta, 26, arrested for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

Jimmy Carl Parks, 60, arrested on an outstanding city traffic warrant.

Daniel Uribe Ferman, 28, arrested for possession, delivery or manufacturing marijuana in a drug-free zone.

March 10 Michal Rodney Sullivan, 29, arrested for driving while license suspended/ invalid.

Diana Esther Lira, 22, arrested for no driver’s license.

Juan Luna III, 47, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid and on an outstanding city traffic warrant.

Jose Alfredo Solis Sosa, 23, arrested for failure to maintain financial respon-

sibility.

Erik Davila-Castro, 22, arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

March 11 Alyssa Nicole Luna, 28, arrested for no driver’s license and failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility.

Abdon Ricardo Hernandez, 23, arrested for a

third-or-more offense of no driver’s license.

George Nathaniel Sisk, 19, arrested for assault.

Jesus Gonzalez Melendez, 44, arrested for no driver’s license.

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TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES: Azteca Milling, L.P. has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit No. 37806, which would authorize continued operation of a corn milling plant located at 4819 Farm to Market Road 809, Dawn Deaf Smith County, Texas 79025. Additional information concerning this application is contained in the public notice section of this newspaper.

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N. Hwy 385 • 806-364-2160 Sundays • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648.

• Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes Mondays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Rotary Club, noon, Sugarland Mall Grill • Deaf Smith County Historical Museum regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, and only by appointment on Sunday • Troop 50 Boy Scouts, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Northwest Elementary.

All boys ages 11-18 are invited to participate. Call 289-5354 for information.

• Al-Anon Group, 7 p.m. at Fellowship of Believers Church, 245 Kingwood, for more information call 364-6045 or 676-7662.

• Hereford Retired School Employ-

ees Association meeting will be at 12 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center.

• Masonic Lodge, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Hall.

• Hereford Study Club meets at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center at 2 p.m.

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men) • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:30, Discussion; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Bible Study/Spanish; 3, Caption This; 7:30, Bingo.

Tuesdays • The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at Hereford Senior Citizens • 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 call 806-364-1892 or email: dgproctor@gmail.com • Order of the Eastern Star, 7 p.m.

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

• Alpha Alpha Preceptor chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m.

•Xi Epsilon Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m.

• 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 • Prairie Acres Activities: 8:30, Beauty Shop; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Manicures for our ladies & men; 7:30, Watercoloring Wednesdays • Crime Stoppers meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Happy State Bank • Lions Club, noon, Hereford Community Center

• Bippus Extension Education Club, 2 p.m.

• NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Hereford Senior Citizen’s Association Board Meeting at 9 a.m.

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men).

• Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Chicken Soup for the Soul; 3, Bible Study; 7:30, Movie Night.

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

• Kiwanis Club, noon, Hereford Community Center.

• Hereford Day Care Center Board of Directors, noon, Hereford Country Club.

• Merry Mixers Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Hereford Community Center.

• AA meeting, 8 p.m., Hereford Com-

munity Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648.

• Los Ciboleros Chapter NSDAR, 2 p.m.

• 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 • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Whoga; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Poems; 3, Bean Bag Toss; 7:30, Stained Glass Painting.

Fridays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex class (men); 11-11:45, P. EX class (women); 1-1:45 P. Ex. class (men); 10-1, Hereford Nursing and Rehab Health Check • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15 Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30 Guidepost; 3, Decorating Bottles; 7:30, Movie Night.

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March 12 Benjamin Andres Mejia, 30, arrested for assault and criminal mischief.

Toby Manuel Garza, 23, arrested for a second-ormore offense of driving while license suspended.

Francisco Castro, 20, arrested for no driver’s license.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office March 9 Esperanza Valentina Armijo, arrested for failure to identify as a fugitive.

March 12 April Alexandria Pesina, arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Frank Anthony Salazar, arrested for possession of

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crops and multi-species cover crops to maintain “armor” on the soil. Their livestock enterprises include all natural grassfinished beef and lamb, pastured laying hens, broilers, and swine.

Archuleta farms at Seymour, Missouri and has over 30 years of experience as a Soil Conservationist, Water Quality Specialist, and Conservation Agronomist. A Certified Professional Soil Scientist with the Soil Science Society of America, he has worked in New Mexico, Missouri, Oregon, and North Carolina. No stranger to Texas, where he has worked with farmers in the Panhandle and Rolling Plains to get soil health efforts and cover cropping going. He served two years in Guatemala as a livestock specialist with the Peace Corps. He studied livestock science at Northern New Mexico College and received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Biology and did graduate work at New Mexico State University.

“Soil is an incredible resource, and we treat it like dirt. Tillage is the most destructive tool we use in agriculture. Water stays in the soil surface and doesn’t infiltrate with tillage.

There’s nothing healthy in the soil with tillage— it actually kills the soil.

There are no biotic glues to hold the soil together and help water infiltrate the soil with tillage. Your ditch sides here are healthier than your ag fields. Nature does not till—it uses soil organisms and plants,” Archuleta commented as he set up a display demonstrating the point.

Clumps of no-tilled and conventionally tilled soil were placed in tall water-filled beakers.

Lacking binding biotic glues, tilled soil quickly dissolved and clouded the water column. Nontilled soil held together and the beaker water remained clear.

“If you cover the soil,

no-till, and incorporate livestock, soil will selfheal. Leave the ground bare and you hurt yourself badly. The disc destroys soil structure but is great for packing highways. The most powerful thing a farmer or a rancher can do is put life in the soil,” Archuleta said.

He said plants regulate temperature and maintain moisture in the soil.

The path to healthy soil involves maintaining live roots year-round and soil-protecting plant populations on the surface with green cover crops.

“Modern agriculture runs on ancient sunlight in the form of fossil fuel. That’s where we go wrong. We need to run on new sunlight by using plants to capture the sun, boost the water cycle and diversify the nutrient cycle. The planet functions on diversity and diverse plants leaking liquid sun energy into the soil,” said Archuleta.

Holding soil moisture vital locally.

“To harvest more moisture we have to keep soils covered and a sponge of healthy soil beneath.

Then we can store soil water for the recovery of the climate. Some 40 percent of our rain comes from inland soil and plants. Are we dealing with weather extremes?

Is it possible this is due to so much bare soil over the planet? When the soil temperature gets above 112 degrees we shut off enzymatic activity. Over much of the world the soil is naked, hungry, thirsty and running a temperature,” Archuleta warned.

He says soils can be repaired and sustained by mimicking nature. The ecosystem flourishes without human input by armoring the soil. Thus, no-till farming won’t work without living cover crops that provide armor on the soil at all times.

“We have to hold what moisture that falls on the soil profile to make a crop. If we change our soil management just a bit we can do a much

better job of storing moisture in the soil.”

Brown has markedly improved soil health— and his bottom line in farming and ranching in North Dakota. Lessons he’s learned apply universally.

“If you want to make major changes you have to change how you see things. Too many of us accept what we have on our farm or ranch as all that it can be. We need to focus on solving problems, not treating symptoms,” said Brown.

Prior to his own notill farming, and grazing green cover crops, Brown’s farm soils had a rainfall infiltration rate of only 1/2 inch per hour. That has steadily improved to 15 inches an hour.

“The amount of moisture a farm receives is irrelevant—it’s effective rainfall that counts. Pore spaces in the soil are essential for soil biology and water infiltration,” he says.

Brown says soils should be subjected to the least mechanical disturbance possible to maintain mycorrhizal fungi. Armor the soil surface with cover on the land—no bare soil.

Diversity of cover crop plants is vital. “You can grow covers on two to 200 inches of moisture a year. They need to be multi-species. The biomass is tripled where there’s diversity. Monocultures are a detriment to soil health. Diversity drives soil health. Living roots should be present in the ground as long as possible to feed soil biology,” he said.

Brown stresses using animal impact. “Don’t pass up a chance to incorporate animal action in concert with cover crops. Soil carbon becomes the key driver for farm profit,” he said.

According to Brown, the nutrient density of food has decreased 15 to 65 percent in the U.S. in the last 50 years. “The only way to increase nutrient density is with healthy soil. We must focus on soil health, and if we do so, why not market that fact?”

Public Notice Panhandle Community Services is a Community Action Agency serving the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.

Every three years, Panhandle Community Services asks the people of the Panhandle to tell us what would be helpful in each community – What does your Community Need? Our mission is to help low-income families become independent and/or improve the quality of their lives. We know strong communities are important to reaching this goal.

We are asking you to complete a survey to help us in our research. There are no right or wrong answers. Your thoughts and opinions will help us shape our programs and services for the future.

You can participate in this survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PCS2018CNA All survey responses are confidential.

Thank you in advance for your participation in this important project. If you have any questions you can call Panhandle Community Services at 806-372-2531 or visit our website at www.pcsvcs.org.

Reports Hereford Police Department March 10 Burglary of a motor vehicle was reported in the 100 block of West Sixth Street.

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Gabe Brown visits on fine points of cover crop grazing with attendees at the cropping strategies seminar held in Hereford on March 2.

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Wednesday March 14, 2018

Lie to Me

More Texans than usual cast ballots in primary

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

— Charles Spurgeon Lies can be comforting. We've all experienced situations where the truth was too painful or awkward or just downright offensive. There are times when we'd rather cling to a falsehood than cope with cold reality. As adults, we hopefully mature and accept the truth, warts and all, rather than fabricating our own shiny universe of Me and My Special Beliefs.

It's human nature to massage, exaggerate and distort stories. Neanderthals were no doubt hunkering over grilled mastodon, spreading half-truths about the peculiar folks in the neighboring cave. Most communities, large and small, have perfected local gossip mills for parsing rumors. Before we tweeted and posted and shared, we gossiped in our favorite hangouts—the coffee shop, the post office, the local cafe.

In a town’s whisper network, local hearsay is collected like sweet pollen by a dedicated corps of hyperactive bees and dusted onto the next pair of waiting ears, who in turn give wings to the story. The juicier the scandal, the swifter its flight. Any lack ALL IN Kerrie Womble Steiert of accuracy in content is compensated by speed and enthusiasm for the subject matter, embellished by tantalizing details.

In 2018, the neighborhood rumor mill has exploded to include every plugged-in corner of the world, infecting social and broadcast media. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish facts from opinions, rumors and blatant lies. My brain nearly explodes every time an individual tells me that they get most of their news from Facebook and Twitter.

A new study by Science magazine proves that false news circulates through Twitter “farther, faster, deeper and more broadly” than the truth, according to Sinan Aral, a professor of information technology at MIT who studies social media networks.

Even the farthest-reaching true rumors of Twitter rarely spread to more than 1,000 people. But the top 1 percent of falsehoods routinely had audiences of 1,000 to 100,000 people, the study authors reported. They discovered politics got the most attention among true and false rumors. Phony political rumors had a particularly high peak during the 2016 election. About 126,000 rumors were spread by 3 million people.

Twitter falsehoods were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than the truth.

Sinister lies can be employed to justify actions and beliefs, playing to certain groups to curry favor, foment hostility or simply avoid prosecution. Divided as our nation is, America's ground is especially fertile now for sprouting the seeds of propaganda, from which poisoned fruit grows. This is particularly alarming in an era dominated by social media, which is so easily manipulated and polluted.

Playing into this dilution of truth is the exploitation of social media by foreign powers, specifically Russia, with the apparent agenda of feeding our prejudices in order to drive deeper wedges between ethnic groups and political factions. Posing as American individuals and organizations, these inflammatory posts demonize those who are different and incite mistrust, bitterness and contempt.

On certain platforms, we are witnessing the daily discrediting of truth, catering to the notion that news reports must align with what we hope to hear. Like indulged children, we want the media to placate us, humor our demographic, justify our dislikes and stroke our pet beliefs. I may choose to believe in the Easter bunny, but it's a fact that rabbits cannot lay eggs. Do I want—and does the public deserve—a talking head on Fox News or CNN to lead a panel of "experts" propping up my confidence in the Cadbury Bunny by defaming chickens?

Political candidates routinely lie to us during the nutty rituals of campaign season. It's part of the game. Experienced voters expect it and know that politicians make promises that will disintegrate in the light of day. But once elected, honesty becomes essential, as does conduct, integrity and ethics. The white lies of campaign rallies should be discarded once the weight of an office is assumed. Leaders fail democracy by smearing legitimate journalism as fake news.

By embracing "alternate facts," we become complicit in the abandonment of truth. The thing about lies is that, with time, they decay and rot, but not before inflicting lasting damage.

Our news consumption trends have devolved in the same way our diet choices have; we crave junk food and empty calories. Imaginary conspiracies and scandals tempt us like donuts and potato chips. Walter Cronkite would be spinning in his grave at the notion of "news" services that tailor their content in order to please a partisan audience. The headline should never be for sale. Thankfully there are reputable news agencies and fact-checking organizations that put ethics ahead of marketing and pandering.

Truth is spoken for those who will hear.

Tales of Deaf Smith County “I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they've been through.” Groovebook.com

Plans were immediately made by the commissioners court to construct a temporary courthouse. A levy was made on all non-resident real estate Deaf Smith County was created by property for the purpose of financthe legislature on Aug. 21, 1876, but ing the courthouse, a jail, school and for the next 14 years it continued to other expenses of the county. be attached to Oldham County for juIn 1891, the commissioners authodicial reasons. rized a more attractive “Temple of Pioneer settlers had grown tired of Justice” be constructed. Lumber was the long trips to Tascosa, where court hauled from Amarillo, and a contract was held. During the summer of 1890, for the construction was awarded to a petition that asked for separation J.A. White on March 30, 1891 for the from Oldham County was circulated. sum of $41,000.

C.G. Witherspoon, a “mover and Witherspoon built the first resishaker” rode over much of the west- dence in La Plata. Rapid construction ern part of the county to secure of other buildings took place, and names in support of the separation. there were soon some 26 buildings.

One of the Syndicate cowThis included the new twostory courthouse, post office, boy foremen helped with the school, jail, hardware store, project, and together they segrocery and drug stores, dry cured some 60 names on the goods store, implement store, petition. Only one man in the printing office, hotel, livery county refused to sign. stable, blacksmith shop, saThe petition was carried to Tascosa by several men loon and about 18 residences. on horseback. They were folThe town's newspaper, The lowed by a large delegation La Plata Star, carried a record of supporters in wagons. The of the birth of the first child, list of supporters had grown Alva Wilson, who was a nephCarolyn Waters to 180 during the trip to Tasew of the Witherspoons. La cosa. No record shows how many of Plata's first wedding, which was also those names were of actual residents. recorded in the newspaper, was perThe petition was granted, and an formed by Frank Jackson, a Methodist election was held Oct. 3, 1890. The preacher. The newlyweds were Lula 97 voters in favor of the separation Dean, daughter of the first county of the counties also favored the name judge, and Charley Lownes, a bookof Grenada over Ayr for that of the keeper for the T-Anchor Ranch. county seat to be in the near center Witherspoon was one of the first of the county. teachers at La Plata school. Peak enNeither Grenada nor Ayr was really rollment at the school reached 65, a town at the time. A large group sup- which included some students from ported Ayr, which was about 15 miles New Mexico. northwest of present-day Hereford.

First Presbyterian Church, the first Ayr had never had more than a dug- church organized in the county, held out as far as records show. its meetings at the courthouse which The Grenada Town Site Company also served as a community center. worked hard for the county seat to be One old-timer once shared that he located some 11 miles farther north- remembered dancing until midnight west of Ayr. Eventually Grenada was on a Saturday night and then attendselected. The town went by that name ing church services there the next until Dec. 1, 1890 when court con- morning. Any social activities had to vened under the name La Plata since be over by midnight, and the buildthere was already a Grenada that had ing prepared for Sunday services the a post office in Texas. next day.

County officials were named on a Next week we will continue the stotemporary basis to conduct the busi- ry of the first county seat, and what ness of the new county. Those serv- caused its move to Hereford. ing included J.R. Dean, county judge; Witherspoon, county clerk; and Tom “Make every yesterday a dream of Skeins, Emmett Powers, Jim Jones and happiness and every tomorrow a viJ.C. Miner as commissioners. sion of hope.” Anonymous

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: I have had the pleasure of coaching [Hereford High School senior] Bryce Simnacher for three seasons in football. Bryce has a great supporting family, which encourages him and follows him everywhere. Their support of him shows in his class work, work ethics, morals and

character.

His leadership and work ethic with our younger athletes allowed us to maintain a high intensity in practice, which in turn made a great atmosphere to bring our younger kids along faster. He was a great leader, who led by example. He set high goals and standards for himself in the class-

room and in competition. As a competitor Bryce always displayed focus, intensity and a burning desire to win.

I am honored to recommend Bryce Simnacher as a student athlete who is well deserving of any honor he would receive.

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AUSTIN – In early voting, Texans participated in greater numbers in the state Democratic primary than the Republican primary, but on Election Day, March 6, the Republican turnout exceeded the Democratic turnout by half a million votes.

Primaries historically have been light-turnout affairs. This time, about 10 percent of the state's 15 million registered voters cast ballots in the Republican primary and about 7 percent in the Democratic primary. In contrast, in March 2014, 7 percent of the state's 13 million registered voters cast ballots in the GOP primary and 3 percent cast ballots in the Democratic primary.

Republican voters expressed satisfaction with top incumbents: 90 percent marked their ballots for Gov. Greg Abbott and 76 percent for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. GOP incumbents Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller Glenn Hegar ran unopposed.

Land Commissioner George STATE P. Bush got 58 percent of the vote and his closest challengCAPITAL er, former state senator and HIGHLIGHTS Land Commissioner Jerry Ed Sterling Patterson, got 29 percent of the vote. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller received 55 percent of the vote, while challengers Jim Hogan and Trey Blocker received about 23 percent and 21 percent, respectively. Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick received 76 percent of the vote to challenger Weston Martinez's 24 percent.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz received 85 percent of the vote, while none of his four challengers received more than 7 percent.

Advancing to a May 22 runoff in the Democratic primary are the party's top two votegetters in the race for governor, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez with 43 percent and Andrew White, son of late former Texas Gov. Mark White, with 27 percent.

Mike Collier, with 52 percent of the vote to Michael Cooper's 48 percent, will face Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in the Nov. 6 election. Also, Justin Nelson will face Attorney General Paxton; Joi Chevalier will face Comptroller Hegar; Miguel Suazo will face Land Commissioner Bush; Kim Olson, who ran opposed, will face Agriculture Commissioner Miller; and Roman McAllen will face Railroad Commissioner Craddick.

U.S. Rep. "Beto" O'Rourke, D-El Paso, received nearly 62 percent of the vote, winning the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in the Nov. 6 election.

Sales rebates increase State Comptroller Glenn Hegar on March 7 announced he would send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts some $671 million in local sales tax allocations for March.

The amount is 8.3 percent more than allocated in March 2017. Allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that report tax monthly.

Of the overall amount, cities received $431 million; counties, $42 million; transit systems, $150.5 million; and special purpose taxing districts, $47 million.

More details can be found on the comptroller's website under Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports.

Assistance is extended Gov. Abbott on March 6 announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency granted his request to extend until April 23 the deadline for transitional sheltering assistance for victims of Hurricane Harvey, which struck Aug. 25-31.

The assistance helps those unable to return to their homes pay for short-term shelter in hotels or other temporary housing. Some 5,500 households meet the criteria for eligibility.

Abbott said Texans with questions regarding their eligibility or status may contact the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362.

In other news, Abbott met with U.S. Small Business Administration Chief Linda McMahon on March 9 in Austin. Abbott thanked McMahon for the federal agency's work in assisting small business owners affected by Hurricane Harvey and for the SBA's monitoring of the storm as it made landfall, enabling the agency to mobilize and prepare staff quickly to address the needs of the victims.

Abbott said 41,412 SBA low-interest disaster loans totaling more than $3 billion have been granted for Texans impacted by Harvey.

Unemployment stays low The Texas Workforce Commission on March 9 reported that the Lone Star State's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0 percent the month of January, just below the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.1 percent.

The Texas economy added 16,000 jobs in January. Industries adding jobs that month included Mining and Logging, 3,300 jobs; Education and Health Services, 2,800 jobs; and Manufacturing, 2,400 positions.

The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded the month of January's lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs with a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 2.4 percent. It was followed by the Amarillo MSA with a rate of 2.8 percent and Austin-Round Rock MSA with the third-lowest rate of 3.0 percent.

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

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Data shows dry spring doesn’t necessarily mean a dry year

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

Rainfall is crucial here on the High Plains—to everything from fields and pastures to flora and fauna. Everything from farm commodities to beef on the hoof, gamebirds, waterfowl, or whitetails and mule deer suffers without sufficient precipitation.

Roughly two-and-a-half months into 2018, moisture has been sparse in the Hereford area at just 0.08 inches for the year according to Chip Formby at official Hereford weather observer KPAN radio.

Don’t write off the year based on lack of rainfall from January to early June, however. Charles Schlabs, veteran local farmer, weather observer and exacting logger of data, says a 2011 project that perused 100 years of Amarillo weather records weighed chances of rainfall after a dry spring.

“Even when we picked the 10 driest springs in that 100 year time frame, July and September returned average normal rainfall. August averaged 2.08 inches above the 100 year average. Four out of ten years August received over five inches of moisture and four out of ten years over six inches.

During nine out of the 10 driest springs, July and August together received over six inches of rainfall, over eight inches two years, and over 11 inches two years. Only 1953 was less than the 100 year average,” says Schlabs. “Dr. Bob Stewart, who worked at the USDA laboratory at Bushland for many years and also taught at West Texas A&M University,

Studies of dry spring months over a 100 year period based on weather data from Amarillo show that a dry spring doesn't have to mean a dry summer or a dry year.

Photo by Jim Steiert found in his research that the highest probability of rainfall for the area is in the last week of May. The lesson is that a dry spring doesn’t necessarily mean a dry summer,” says Schlabs.

Looking for encouraging notes, let’s take some from the 2018 Farmer’s Almanac. In general for Zone 8 that encompasses all of Texas and Oklahoma, the characteristically accurate almanac calls for “seasonal” weather in May (likely meaning storm clouds

will gather over football stadium graduation ceremonies) and a June that is wetter than usual. “The summer should be seasonal, but wetter than average weather is forecast for most regions of Texas and Oklahoma for the remainder of the year,” it pronounces.

Precipitation is projected at above normal for April except for South Texas, and near-normal for May, June, July, and August. Then, the year is projected to finish out

on a big moisture flourish with precipitation pegged at above normal for September, October and November, and “much above normal” in most areas of Texas for December.

Years ago, my friend the late Frank Zinser, an exacting record keeper in his own right, brought me a copy of a 124 year precipitation chart for Hereford dating from 1880 to 2003, and luckily I was able to find it in my files to refer to when writing this article. Frank had jotted a number of notes helpful in deciphering the data.

Over a 120 year span the chart shows an average rainfall of 20.13 inches— that figure is now a yearly average of 18.06 inches, according to KPAN radio.

My own research showed 1941 as the record holder at 40 inches, but Frank’s chart showed 1923 was also right at the 40 inch mark. The year 2015 comes in as the second wettest, 32.49 inches, since record keeping began in 1938.

At the other extreme, 1956 is the year with the least rainfall on record for Hereford at a sparse 7.71 inches and fresh-in-memory 2011 comes in at 8.78 inches for the year. There were farm locales in the area that got only about an inch of rain for the whole of that dire year.

In the 1950s drought the rainfall average over seven years was 13.06 inches.

Frank’s notes show from 1880 to 1933, 49 percent of the years recorded below normal moisture, and 51 percent had above normal moisture.

Subsequently, from 1932 to 1985, 68 percent of the years had below

normal moisture and 32 percent had above normal moisture.

From 1880 to 2003, there were 17-20 years of “moderate” drought, 14-17 years of “severe” drought, and 11-14 years of “extreme” drought.

That means just under half the recorded years had drought. During the time span 51 years had drought of some degree of severity.

Since the devastating drought of 2011, we realized 16.52 inches of moisture in 2012, and 13.53 inches in 2013, both below the elusive “normal.” Totals climbed to an above normal 21.87 inches in 2014, and soared to 32.49 inches in 2015, the second highest on record for Hereford since 1938. Rainfall dropped to 11.96 inches in 2016, then soared again to 25.94 inches for 2017, some 24 percent above the yearly average, according

to records from KPAN radio.

“I don’t know where they found trees in this country to even discover this, but tree ring data recorded for the High Plains shows there were 50 year periods of drought across a 1,000 year span. On the heels of the Dust Bowl in 1939 it started raining and wheat went to 75 cents a bushel,” says Schlabs.

Surprisingly, Frank’s chart shows that amidst the Dirty 30s from roughly 1932 to 1940, rainfall averaged 16 inches annually.

“In tracking weather, we’ve found that about every 20 years we have a 30 inch rainfall year,” Schlabs added.

Keep the faith. We’re one day closer to a rain.

Jim Steiert is an award winning member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and a Certified Texas Master Naturalist.

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Grubbs advised homeowners to avoid mowing off more than a third of a lawn’s leaf area, and that lawns mowed short require more mowing and watering.

“Homeowners should select the right grass for their needs. Warm season grasses like bermuda, Zoysia and buffalo don’t green up early, but are better suited to our climate and dry conditions. Watering too fast creates runoff. Water slower and let in soak in,” he said.

Cunningham says municipalities should look to supplies other than drinking water to meet landscaping needs.

“The 90.3 square miles within the city limits of Amarillo annually gets an average of twice as much water in rainfall as is demanded by residents for both indoor and outdoor use. Can we capture all that water? Certainly not, but it’s something to think about. If we are getting twice as much as we need, it does make you wonder how much more can be captured to use as an alternate water source.”

Cunningham says changing behavior to get people to turn faucets and irrigation controllers off is needed.

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as much. It’s not if, but when we will see drought.

If we can conserve now and convince our family and friends to do so, maybe we can avoid some of the potential problems.”

Cunningham said the Texas water supply of 15.2 million acre feet is expected to decline to 13.6 million acre feet at a time when population is expected to increase from 29.5 million to 51 million.

“It’s critical how water availability relates to growing urban areas and how that affects water use.

Where is more water going to come from?”

Referencing Amarillo, Cunningham explained that the 90.3 square miles within the city limits annually gets an average of twice as much water in rainfall as is demanded by residents for both indoor and outdoor use.

“Can we capture all of that water? Certainly not,” he said. “But it’s something to think about. If we are getting twice as much as we need, you wonder how much more you can capture on your property to use as an alternative water source.”

Conservation is the obvious and most affordable source of water.

“Some 41 percent of water use in the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex is outdoors. That’s typical for many cities, including Amarillo. Techniques such as simple rainwater harvesting barrels or cis-

terns for homeowners; or maybe capturing as much rainwater as possible in a commercial setting and utilizing technology to filter it to drinking water quality or just to flush the toilets would help,” Cunningham said.

“We can hold more water in a landscape than we could ever capture in tanks.

Landscapes with rain gardens or depressions to slow down the water and allow them to fill up first before they overflow down the storm drains are much better. Building landscapes as resilient to drought as possible will make cities, whether in the Metroplex or the Panhandle better off when drought comes,” he said.

Rainwater harvesting or greywater harvesting; native or adapted plants; pervious paving; edible landscaping; rain gardens; drip/efficient irrigation and reduced lawn areas are all helpful tools.

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Cunningham also suggested watering deeply only when needed to promote deep and healthy roots. He warned frequent watering does not encourage deep root growth. He suggested watering slowly for better absorption, and using drip wherever possible and the “cycle and soak” method.

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“Water without creating runoff – the concrete is growing fast enough already and doesn’t need to be watered,” says Cunningham. Irrigation systems should be checked monthly and repairs and adjustments made when needed.

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NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN AIR PERMIT RENEWAL PERMIT NUMBER 37806 APPLICATION Azteca Milling, L.P. has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit Number 37806, which would authorize continued operation of a corn milling plant located at 4819 Farm to Market Road 809, Dawn, Deaf Smith County, Texas 79025. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www. tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=34.98833&lng=-102.2042&zoom=13&type=r. The existing facility and/or related facilities are authorized to emit the following air contaminants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less, and sulfur dioxide.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on February 2, 2018. The application will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, TCEQ Amarillo regional office, and the Deaf Smith County Library, 211 East 4th Street, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Amarillo regional office of the TCEQ. The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. In addition to the renewal, this permitting action includes the incorporation of the following authorizations or changes to authorized facilities related to this permit: alterations and amendments. The reasons for any changes or incorporations, to the extent they are included in the renewed permit, may include the enhancement of operational control at the plant or enforceability of the permit. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1 800 687 4040. The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met.

PUBLIC COMMENT You may submit public comments, or a request for a contested case hearing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments is 15 days after newspaper notice is published. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to address in the permit process.

After the technical review is complete the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. If only comments are received, the response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will then be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who is on the mailing list for this application, unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING You may request a contested case hearing. The applicant or the executive director may also request that the application be directly referred to a contested case hearing after technical review of the application. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 15 days from this notice, the executive director may act on the application. If no hearing request is received within this 15 day period, no further opportunity for hearing will be provided. According to the Texas Clean Air Act § 382.056(o) a contested case hearing may only be granted if the applicant’s compliance history is in the lowest classification under applicable compliance history requirements and if the hearing request is based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the Commission may only grant a hearing on those issues submitted during the public comment period and not withdrawn.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing within 15 days following this notice to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

If any requests for a contested case hearing are timely filed, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for a contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. Unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing, the executive director will mail the response to comments along with notification of Commission meeting to everyone who submitted comments or is on the mailing list for this application. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

MAILING LIST In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list for this application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Those on the mailing list will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk for this application.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1 800 687 4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Azteca Milling, L.P., P.O. Box 56, Dawn, Texas 79025-0056 or by calling Mr. Michael Foss, Production Manager at (806) 258-7704.

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We would love to have you join us on Sunday for worship and learning. Pastor Danny Mize will share a lesson called, "About Unfinished Works." He will touch on: Our Value Comes from God's Perspective; Our Transformation Comes From our Encounter with God's Grace; and the question, How Can We Respond to God's Desire to Finish Us? Our worship will include singing of "In Moments Like These" "O How I Love Jesus" "O How He Loves You and Me" and "I Am Thine, O Lord." Marilyn Bell will provide our piano accompaniment and Peggy Mize will lead our singing.

At 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Dennis Hicks will be leading a video Bible class called "The Promise of the Messiah." Fellowship and refreshments are available each Sunday by 10:00 a.m. and the worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Communion will be served to all who wish to partake.

Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood, just north of Hereford Nursing & Rehab. Everyone is welcome to attend. Questions? Leave a message at 364-0359.

Notes from past Sundays are online at: FOBlessons.com – posted on Sunday afternoon each week. Want to know more? Visit our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/ FOBchurchHereford/

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 Español.

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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

Iglesia Bautista Fundamental 100 South Ironwood 806-364-1844

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Park Avenue Church of Christ 703 W Park Ave. 806-364-6094

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Child care is available for $5 per child to help cover meals.

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Diamond Herd to hit district trail

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

The early-season weekend road trips, meals in restaurants and nights in hotel rooms are in the rearview mirror for the Hereford Whiteface baseball team as it prepares to open its 2018 District 3-5A schedule.

The Herd kicks off league play Thursday at 1 p.m. when they host Canyon.

Standing at 6-8 heading into district, the Whitefaces are looking to improve on a 9-16 2017 season that included a 1-13 league mark.

For second-year Hereford coach Bryan Moore, this year is the next step in the process.

Although hard to see if one looked solely at the record, but last year’s Whitefaces were a different Herd.

Moore was able to make significant improvements in team chemistry and attitude that were became obvi-

ous throughout the season despite the record.

While the Whitefaces were able to notch their first district win in two seasons last year, they are looking to take last year’s improvements from the heart and head and onto the field.

“Now that we have the culture established, we can get more baseball specific,” Moore said. “We have to play better defense and throw strikes. It all falls on the coaches to get it done because we have the talent.

“Our culture will stay the same, and we’ll have a blast. We have a better understanding of situations, and what we need to do. It’s good that we’re all moving in the same direction.”

Of the 17-man varsity roster, 16 were in the program last season at the varsity or JV level. Only junior Dodge DeLozier is the only newcomer on the team.

The Herd is anchored by a

Bianca Olvera went 3-for-5, drove in 2 runs and scored 2 more in the Lady Herd’s, 9-7, comeback win Friday over Amarillo.

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Lady Whitefaces rally, then hold on for win From Staff Reports

Making the most of extra outs, the Hereford Lady Whitefaces climbed up off the mat Friday to knock off host Amarillo, 9-7, in District 3-5A softball play.

The win was the second straight and third in the last five games for the Lady Herd, who improved to 1110-2 on the season and 2-1 in district play.

“We were able to capitalize on Amarillo errors to get the win,” Hereford coach Ashley Marquez said. “We had a slow start with our sticks, which was

the same case against Plainview (March 6).

“One thing we have been stressing is getting our bats hot in the first inning and continue through the game, rather than waiting until the fourth inning or later to get going.”

It was later Friday as the Lady Whitefaces found themselves on the short end of a 4-2 score after five innings.

Daz Rodriguez opened the HHS sixth with a single, and Xandria Liscano stroked a hit one out later.

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Whiteface coach Bryan Moore is looking for more baseballspecific improvements from his team after last season’s atmosphere adjustment.

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Two-year starter and All-District selection Jake Kelso moves from second to shortstop for his junior season and will also see time on the mound.

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group of solid returnees led by seniors Jade Collier and Ray Ramirez. Both will handle duties on the mound, while Collier will also see playing time on the infield corners, and both in the outfield.

Arguably the heart of the squad is a quartet of junior returnees – Jake Kelso, Mitchell Carnahan, Shawn Escamilla and Carson Altman.

A two-year infield starter and All-District selection, Kelso will move from second base to shortstop.

Carnahan and Escamilla, both returning starters, will

play multiple roles between the mound, infield, outfield and behind the plate.

Altman steps into a fulltime starting role at the infield corners after spending most of last season as a reserved and DH. He is also expected to take his turns on the hill.

“We have unbelievable leadership from top to bottom,” Moore said of team strengths. “We have more pitching depth than last year. Those two things are big.

“Also knowing specifiPLEASE SEE BB | 10

Moving up on B time Four members of the Hereford HammerHeads swim team touched the wall in time to qualify for the late-February B Champs meet in Midland. To advance, swimmers must post a B level time. HammerHeads who advanced included Luke Taylor, Lynlee Spinhirne, Kylee Brorman and Avery Dance. Contributed photos

COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Thursday, March 15 Baseball JV Maroon vs. Canyon, 10 a.m.

JV White at Canyon, 10 a.m.

Varsity vs. Canyon, 1 p.m.

Friday, March 16 Baseball JV White vs. Canyon, 10 a.m.

JV Maroon at Canyon, 10 a.m.

Varsity at Canyon, 1 p.m.

Softball Varsity at Borger, noon JV at Borger, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 20 Baseball Varsity vs Plainview, 5 p.m.

Golf Girls at Dumas, TBA Softball Varsity at Palo Duro, 4:30 p.m.

JV at Palo Duro, 6:30 p.m.

Tennis JV at JV Masters, Amarillo, TBA

Thursday, March 22 Baseball JV Maroon at Plainview, 4:30 p.m.

JV White vs. Plainview, 5 p.m.

Friday, March 23 Baseball Varsity at Plainview, 5 p.m.

Golf Boys at Amarillo Relays, TBA Softball Varsity vs. Dumas, 4:30 p.m.

JV vs. Dumas, 6:30 p.m.

Tennis Varsity at Harian Open, San Antonio, TBA Track Varsity boys, girls at Amarillo meet, TBA

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Above, one of two teams representing Tierra Blanca Elementary School, the Ashley Team consists of, from left, Damara de la Fuenta, Kate Stolle, Beth Alexander, Christi Ashley and Ortencia Mendez. Below, looking to best its schoolmate Ashley Team are Tierra Blanca’s Connie Team members, from left, Gloria Marquez, Melissa Castillo, Connie Rincon, Martha Galvan and Christina Garcia.

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money is given to help prevent disasters for the entire state.

“Every county must have a mitigation FROM PAGE 1 action plan, and it must meet federal requirements to qualify for funding. opinion on how people receive One of those requirements is getnews of an emergency situation, ting input from the public.” as well as whom they find most Although the county already has trustworthy. a mitigation action plan in place, Ironically, the underlying need Turney added that input received for the public response is a pool of from surveys can be used to adfederal funding received in the afjust that plan to better fit citizen termath of Hurricane Harvey along concerns. the Gulf Coast.

If the county’s mitigation plan While the specific result of an TURNEY is approved to qualify for federal incident on the other side of the money, Turney said the money state, the federal money is available to all counties in the state for mitiga- would be used to “mitigate hazards identified in the plan.” tion purposes.

The survey can be found at www.sur“In emergency management, there is planning, response and mitigation, which veymonkey.com/r/txpanhandle.

Turney said residents have until the end is basically prevention,” Turney said.

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Rodriguez would score and Liscano move to third when Kaelynn Vallejo reached on a two-base error.

Danielle Pena followed with a walk to load the bases before Liscano tied the game, 4-4, on a Bianca Olvera single.

The Lady Whitefaces took the lead for good when Vallejo and Pena crossed the plate on an Abrie Castillo misplayed grounder to third.

After Haleigh Barba grounded out, Haylie Valdez followed with a double to right center that scored Olvera and Castillo to stretch the lead to 8-4.

The Lady Herd added the final run in the seventh when Liscano doubled and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt before scoring on an Olvera single.

The Lady Sandies got back-to-back home runs in their half of the seventh to plate three runs and had runners on second and third when the game ended, 9-7.

“It was a win, which we will take,” Marquez said.

“There are still things we need to fix and clean up heading into the middle part of district.

“Defensively, we saw some positives that we have been working on. We started to get flusters in the seventh inning, but finally buckled down to get the last out.”

Liscano went 3-for-4 and scored 2 runs to lead the 11-hit Lady Herd attack.

Olvera finished 3-for5 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored, while Rodriguez and Nahryah Hayes recorded 2 hits each.

Valdez added a pair of RBI, and, despite an 0-for5 game, Castillo also drove in 2 runs.

The late offensive surge bailed Castillo out a bit in the circle, where she allowed 7 runs – all earned – on 8 hits. She struck out 5, walked 3 and served up a trio of home-run balls.

HEREFORD 9, AMARILLO 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hereford 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 Amarillo 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 WP: Castillo; LP: Greeson. HR: ley, Greeson 2

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cally what we need to do to improve is huge for us this year.”

Among the areas in need of improvement throughout the season is making adjustments to faster speeds from pitchers – something Moore knows will have to be confronted when district play begins.

The other specific items mentioned were the same as part of the process’s second step – play better defense and throw more strikes.

The latter has plagued the Whitefaces so far this season with walks playing a factor in most games.

With the remainder of the season devoted to district play, the Herd faces a 14game gauntlet that begins Thursday and runs through Friday, April 27.

To keep making progress toward the goal of making the playoffs, there are a couple of specific things the Whitefaces will need to do.

“We want to have a .900-or-better fielding percentage,” Moore said. “Last year, it was 75 percent. We also need to throw 65 percent strikes. Last year, it was only 55 perccent.

“If we can those things, the fundamentals and talSenior Jade Collier anchors the Whiteface pitching staff this ent are there to step up to season and will play either first or third base when not on the the next level – here and hill.

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Following Thursday’s faces make a return trip to hosting Plainview at 5 p.m., district opener, the White- Canyon on Friday before Tuesday.

Refunds due at DSEC annual meeting From Contributed Sources

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative (DSEC) members will receive capital credit refunds, including refunds totaling $4.6 million dollars at the cooperative’s 80th annual meeting and dinner Tuesday.

The doors of Deaf Smith County Bull Barn will open at 5:30 p.m. for the event. Members are asked to register at any table, then make their way to a meal of fish, chicken

and beef.

During the meeting, members will elect three directors. Position One candidates are incumbent Donald Wright and nominee Matt Gfeller. Position Two candidates are incumbent Steve Olson and nominee Walter Paetzold Jr. Position Three candidates are incumbent Danny Hand and nominee Allan Monroe.

All DSEC members are urged to attend and reminded to bring their registration cards.

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