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Hereford BRAND Volume 117 | Number 80 WHAT'S INSIDE

Ranching workshop to highlight 'Managing in Tough Times'

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

“Never turn down a good rain or a new calf.”

High Plains cattleman Walter Graham Hereford's Watson honored in Bovina Page 3

Zebco the benchmark for young anglers Page 5

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Ranchers need the former to bring about the latter, but can’t alter dry weather. A panel of veteran stockmen and marketers will help ranchers examine what they can

do to steward moisture and market livestock at “Ranching 2018—Managing in Tough Times” May 15-16 at the Ag and Family Research Center, 7939 US Highway 83 at

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The workshop is sponsored by Holistic Management International, The Tecovas Foundation, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and out-

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reach partners the National Young Farmers Foundation and Ogallala Commons.

Thanks to Tecovas PLEASE SEE TOUGH | 6

Whitefaces health in Region 1's best hands

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

Lady Herd dusts off Lady Sandies, 14-1 Page 9

FORECAST

Today

Mostly Sunny/Wind High: 89º Low: 53º FIRE WEATHER WATCH

Thursday

Sunny/Wind High: 89º Low: 48º

Friday

Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 62º Low: 29º

Saturday

Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 58º Low: 30º

Sunday

Sunny High: 68º Low: 38º

Monday

Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 80º Low: 49º

Tuesday

Sunny/Wind High: 80º Low: 40º

anywhere Thanks to the way she tends the Herd, Hereford High School head trainer Sarah Baulch was selected as the Class 5A Region 1 Athletic Trainer of the Year for 2018 in a vote of coaches.

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INDEX Page 2......Public Record Page 3....................News Page 4................Opinion Page 5..............Outdoors Page 6...................News Page 7...........Classifieds Page 8................Religion Page 9..................Sports Page 10................Sports

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On the iconic TV show “M*A*S*H,” there is a wooden sign spanning the road entering the camp with the words “Best Care Anywhere” emblazoned across it in hand-painted white letters.

Such a sign could well be erected over the entrance to the Hereford High School fieldhouse.

The remainder of Texas discovered this year what those roaming the Whiteface range already knew – the Herd’s health was in good hands.

Hereford High’s Sarah Baulch stepped into the spotlight this year when she was named Class 5A Region 1 Athletic Trainer of the Year.

“I feel incredibly blessed and thankful to be this year’s Region 1 award recipient,” Baulch said.

“I have the opportunity to work BAULCH with great kids and coaches.

I am really appreciative of our coaching staff for nominating me.

“It’s a great feeling to know that the people you work with recognize what you do, and even more so for the other coaches in the region to.”

How Baulch won the award is easy to see.

There is virtually not a Hereford Independent School District (HISD) athletic event to take place without her being in attendance.

Sometimes she is there for the entire event, while in other cases – especially in the spring – she will attend and oversee training issues with multiple events in a day.

Plus, it’s not just the prestige of working upper-level varsity sports.

Baulch’s training duties cover everything from all varsity sports to seventh-grade track meets and basketball games.

Interestingly, for most fans, unless someone is injured on a playing field, Baulch goes virtually unnoticed. First because she literally remains on the sidelines until needed, and secondly because she can easily be mistaken for one of the students.

Regardless, Baulch has proven an invaluable PLEASE SEE TRAINER | 3

Blessing of the bikes First United Methodist Church of Hereford held its seventh Blessing of the Bikes service Sunday with 41 bikers from Hereford and across the Panhandle, as well as first responders attending. The Rev. Kevin Bushart worked his way through the assemblage of bikers and their machines, pausing to pray individually for riders, their safety and the safe operation of their motorcycles. The prayer ceremony was preceded by a breakfast hosted by the Methodist Men of FUMC. All participants also received gifts from the church.

Photos by Jim Steiert

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April 6 Evangelina Gonzales, 41, arrested for criminal trespass.

April 7 Aldo Rios, 30, arrested for no driver’s license.

Juvenile, name withheld, 17, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance.

Eli Rodriguez Jr, 25, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

Eli Rodriguez Sr., 42, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance and fictitious or counterfeit inspection/insurance.

Andrew Maldonado, 50, arrested for possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility, backing without safety and on a violation of a promise to appear.

Dustyn Dakotah Ruddock, 26, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

April 8 Jose Antonio Morales, 26, arrested for no driver’s license.

Moyceis Avila, 56, arrested for public intoxication.

Joanna Martinez Zepeda, 28, arrest for resisting arrest, search or transportation, public intoxication and assault causing bodily injury against a public servant.

Yajaria Morales, 28, arrested for violation of municipal code-dog at large and failure to vaccinate cat or dog.

Joe Andrew Pineda, 23, arrested for driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

April 9 Kara Lynn Love, 21, arrested for theft.

Monica Lamas, 38, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance and no driver’s license.

Juvenile, name withheld, 14, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance.

Pablo Rodriguez Gonzalez, 45, arrested for possession of marijuana and on an outstanding city traffic warrant.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office April 6 Tiffaney Dawn Woodrum, arrested for theft.

April 7 Zachary Peter Hoff-

man, arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Mark Anthony Barrones, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana.

Francisco Montenegro, arrested, no charges listed.

Domestic assault was reported in the 200 block of Avenue A. An unidentified 13-year-old female was detained in the 1000 block of Grand Avenue.

Arson was reported in the 1900 block of Plains Drive.

Reports Hereford Police Department

April 9 Debit/credit card abuse was reported in

the 400 block of Paloma Lane.

Criminal mischief was reported in the 1900 block of Plains Avenue.

An unidentified, 18-year-old male was arrested in the 800 block of South Texas Street for felony failure to stop and render aid or information and driving while intoxicated.

April 6 Found property was reported in the 400 block of Avenue D. April 7 Criminal mischief was reported in the 400 block of Avenue D. An incident report was taken in the 900 block of Sioux Drive.

Criminal mischief was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street.

April 8 Failure to meet requirements when striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the 700 block of South Avenue K.

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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

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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.

• 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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Watson honored by Bovina Chamber

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

For Whiteface trainer Sarah Baulch, a typical day can range from checking varsity pitcher Jade Collier after he took a line drive off the hand to making sure seventh-graders don’t get hurt during a track meet and about everything in between.

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asset to HHS athletics.

“She is a dynamic part of our program for both boys and girls,” HHS boys athletic director and head football coach Don DeLozier said.

“She has done a tremendous job of being part of the staff and medically has done a fabulous job. She also stays in touch with cutting edge of research, technology and training procedures.

“She has been right on some tough situations. That makes it easy to trust her with our kids.”

HHS is Baulch’s first stop as a head trainer after she graduated from Abilene Christian University in 2007.

Following a year as an assistant trainer at Lubbock High School, she spent from 2008-13 as assistant training at Liberty Hill High School.

During that time, she was company trainer for Echo Company during a U.S. Army ROTC Leaders Training Course at Fort Knox, Ken., in 2010 and volunteered as a trainer with Justin Sports Medicine for Rodeo Austin.

In 2013, she received a master’s of science from California University of Pennsylvania and became head trainer for HISD. Along with taking the step up from assistant to head trainer, Baulch assumed stewardship of the HHS

sports medicine program, which has blossomed under her tutelage.

“Since I came to Hereford, the athletic training program has grown to more than 20 students and two classes of sports medicine curriculum,” Baulch said.

“We’ve had two students be named All-American in the National High School Sports Medicine Competition, and current senior A.J. Sanchez has accepted a scholarship for athletic training to Howard University in Big Spring.”

Walking into the HHS training room, a Whiteface might not get the glib banter of Hawkeye Pierce or sight of Corp. Klinger dress liked Clara Barton, but, as the sign over the camp entrance states, they will receive the best care anywhere.

And emerge ready to play.

Dawn Watson, a Hereford resident who has served in many educational roles through the years, including a stint as a Deaf Smith County AgriLife Extension Service agent for family and consumer sciences, was recently honored by the Bovina Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture as its Educator of the Year for 2018.

Mrs. Watson has served for the past several years as Bovina Elementary principal, and she has served at other Panhandle schools in educational capacities, including stints as principal to every grade level. Mrs. Watson is retiring from her Bovina post at the end of this school year.

Born and raised in Friona, Mrs. Watson has entertained a wanderlust over many years that has taken her to exotic adventures in faroff places that raised her awareness of life outside of school walls.

From humble beginnings as a grocery store clerk she went on to receive the Young Achievers Award from Texas Tech in 1993, and gained her Masters of Education from Sul Ross University in 1996.

Mrs. Watson is credited with opening an alternative school to help students toward success and she worked diligently to obtain grants to aid students toward success

in life and careers.

The text of her recognition letter from the Bovina Chamber of Commerce cites her long history of above and beyond efforts.

“Mrs. Watson’s life is more than a tale of an excellent educator, it’s a tale of a woman who has spent most of her life in the service of others. Even after a lifetime in education, she still comes to work early and leaves late. She might leave in afternoon to take a child home when a caregiver couldn’t get there on time, or she might miss a meeting in the morning because she was helping a student through a tough time before school started.

“Her life as an educator mirrors her personal life. Child or adult, she seeks to help wherever she’s needed. At a drop of a hat, she is wherever she is needed, whether for her sisters, for her children, or her students, who are also her children. Her love and care for everyone are what make her a truly great teacher. It isn’t because her test scores are high, nor because so many of her students have gone on to do great things, what sets her apart is even when she passes the mantle of principal on, she won’t stop working for children who need her. It isn’t just her career that has been dedicated to compassion and teaching, it’s the very fiber of her being.”

Dawn Watson, a Hereford resident and longtime educator, was recently honored by the Bovina Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture as its Educator of the Year for 2018. Contributed photo

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OPINION

True Colors

Sending troops to roder draws mixed reactions

Hear me say it's time we stopped our hate, Eye to eye we see a different fate.

Yes, we've conquered the war with love at the core.

I stumble, I fall, but I'll stay colorblind.

— Colorblind by Overtone

The watershed year of 1968 unreels in a grainy montage of special news bulletins, lorded over by the steadying, paternal voice of Walter Cronkite. It was a season of brutal images. Clashes over Vietnam and civil rights. Flying police batons colliding with skulls. Famous faces lying in black pillows of blood.

I was thirteen that summer, on the ragged edge between child and teenager.

Looking back across five decades, it was a shattering era of rallies, counter culture protests, demonstrations, riots and assassinations. On the day that Martin Luther King was murdered, I had yet to gain the maturity to fully grasp the tragic scope of his premature death. But, I'd already lived through the eclipsed, somber days of November '63. I knew this was another irreplaceable loss, one more senseless violent act. A faithful man's life taken before his good works were done.

In this country, we're seriously hung up on ALL IN melanin, the brown color Kerrie Womble Steiert pigment that determines each person's shade of skin color. White people want more of it and go to great lengths to attain that coveted burnished tan, including broiling themselves under damaging UV rays. Yet, American history shows that Caucasians haven't been overly accepting of those born with a tad too much melanin.

Skin is our largest organ. An adult is covered in 8 pounds and 22 square feet of it. Graciously concealing our skeleton and internal organs, skin greatly improves our appearance, although it serves a higher purpose; without it, we would literally evaporate. And yet, despite protecting us, our skin inevitably defines us.

In the human family, there is a broad range of skin tones, from the darkest ebony black to the milkiest white, dictated by the amount of melanin each individual’s body produces. Everyone has the same amount of cells that produce melanin – a chain of carbon, copper and sulfur – but not everyone produces the same amount.

Ancient Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians, and Muslims did not have racial categories. Instead they filtered people by religion, social class, language, etc. The U.S. first latched onto the concept of designating a person’s race in the 1790 census. The original census only had 3 racial categories and the racial classifications have changed 24 times since with the 2010 census offering 63 possible race choices.

In an interesting sidebar, the song "The Yellow Rose of Texas," refers to a mixedrace servant girl who, according to legend, distracted Mexican General Santa Ana with her charms, contributing to his defeat at the battle of San Jacinto in 1836. The use of the word "yellow" (or "yaller") for lightskinned African-Americans is reflected in the familiar lyrics.

The first European references to Asians as "yellow" have been traced to the late 1600s and probably had nothing to do with skin color. They appear linked to the fact that the Chinese embraced yellow as a symbol of grandeur.

Different countries in the world assign race in different ways. In Japan and the U.S., race is fixed and determined at birth.

However, in Brazil, racial identity is more flexible, based on many factors such as the race of the parents, physical appearance influenced by genetics and environment, and socioeconomic status. The race of a person isn't fixed and can change as they become wealthier or poorer.

Of course, racial identity is so much more than skin color and plays no part in the diversity of skin color. Actually, geography and ultraviolet rays control the amount of brown pigment apparent in our skin.

DNA doesn't determine race and, interestingly, there is no genetic definition of race. Humanity is not composed of ordinary genetic classes, but socially-constructed groupings. All people belong to the same hominid species: Homo sapiens, fancifully translated from Latin as “wise man.”

In 1983, author-activist Alice Walker coined the term "colorism" when describing the black community's long-held preference for light skin, a tendency also noted within the Hispanic culture. Whites see beauty in our own darker skin while people of color favor paler shades of theirs.

You'd think that we would get along a little better with one another, considering our mutually screwy obsession with superficial skin tones over which we have little control. Not that racism has ever been rooted in reason.

The prejudicial notions that separate us from one another are indefensible. We build our silly walls, seeking isolation from those whose differences we fear, who we misunderstand, who we've tarnished and cheapened by cartoon labels.

If only we understood the simple truth: Under our skin, there is but a single race— the human one.

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Tales of Deaf Smith County “To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream. Not only plan but also believe.” Anatole France

dren joined Palo Duro Baptist Church shortly after their arrival in the area, the church enrollment almost doubled.

Following the example of their parWilliam Russel McClain was born in ents, each of the McClain children Knoxville, Tenn., on Nov. 13, 1845, to and their families became a part of Baptist minister John Z. McClain and Deaf Smith County history as they Susannah Gibbs McClain. The family became involved in the activities of moved from Tennessee to Moody, in the community.

Coryell County, in 1854.

The McClain family enjoyed gathMcClain grew to manhood there ering family and friends to their and then served in the Confederate homes, where music was an imArmy during the Civil War. After be- portant part of the entertainment. ing wounded at Chickamauga, he re- Groups would gather around the orturned home, and on April 13, 1865, gan and sing hymns and ballads. he married Sarah Melinda Culpepper.

One favorite song was “The PreachIn 1903, due to suffering from er and the Bear,” which would often, asthma and upon his docby request, be sung by Uncle tor's advice to move to David McClain. a dryer climate, McClain Although Grandma Sarah moved his family to land McClain died on Sept. 1, along Palo Duro Creek about 1915, the home place re10 miles north of the presmained a favorite gathering ent-day Dawn in Deaf Smith spot for several generations.

County.

Sundays, especially, were Seven of their 10 children enjoyed by relatives and moved with them, and Mcfriends who gathered there Clain soon deeded a quarfor after-church meals and ter section of land to each fellowship.

Carolyn Waters of the children. Most of the Grandpa William McClain children moved to their gift of the died March 2, 1935. One of the blackland within the next few years. est dust storms of the '30s occurred Folks back home in central Texas on the day of the funeral. were always anxious to hear from Although some of the family the McClain family that had moved moved away, most stayed in the area. to that area of Texas that was “quite Many McClain descendants have redifferent.” mained in the area and have certainly Of course, some letters from the made their mark in the development McClain children were quite a shock of the county. to the recipients. One such letter, Included, but not inclusive, in that written by one of the girls, stated list of descendants are Allred, Danthat the boys had run over a dead iel, Phillips, Thomas, Smith, Manning, man in the snow. The “dead man” Curtsinger and Harris families. These was actually a fence post and that families are carrying on the legacy detail was not included in the letter. and heritage left by William Russell Gathering and burning cow chips, and Susannah McClain. enduring dust storms and blizzards Next week, we will visit the famwere also shocking to the folks back ily of Joseph Harding Daniel, who home. The McClain daughter, Mary married Susan Tabitha McClain on Emily, was referred to at times as the Nov. 7, 1883, in Coryell County and “prim and proper” member of the moved with his family to Deaf Smith family who could not bring herself to County in 1906. say “go-devil” by its name, but would refer to it as a “go-satan.”

“Courage doesn't always roar.

McClain, being the son of a min- Sometimes it's the quiet voice at the ister, had been active and involved end of the day whispering “I will try in church activities all through his again tomorrow.” Mary Anne Radlife. When he, his wife and their chil- macher

AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott on April 4 welcomed the announcement by Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen that the federal government would deploy some 4,000 National Guard personnel to the U.S.Mexico border to assist in stemming the flow of illegal immigration.

"Today's action by the Trump Administration reinforces Texas' longstanding commitment to secure our southern border and uphold the rule of law and I welcome the support," the governor said. "Going forward, Texas will continue to implement robust border security efforts and this partnership will help ensure we are doing everything we can to stem the flow of illegal immigration."

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said using the National Guard in a supportive role "is a commonsense way to temporarily assist law enforcement along the border. It's critical that the Administration continue to work in close consultation STATE with state and community leaders to ensure the border CAPITAL region can remain safe and HIGHLIGHTS prosperous."

Ed Sterling Cornyn noted that the decision to deploy troops is consistent with actions taken by President Obama in 2010 and President George W. Bush in 2006.

But state Rep. Cesar Blanco, D-El Paso, reacted differently. "Trump's deployment of the National Guard to our border communities is unjustified, irresponsible and dangerous," Blanco said. "In 2017, apprehensions for illegal border crossing hit a 46-year low — a 23.4 percent drop from 2016. Some of our border communities, such as El Paso, are consistently ranked as some of the safest communities in the country."

State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, also questioned the deployment.

"The President and other Republicans have manipulated the fears of Americans, many of whom know very little about life in on the border, into a potent political weapon," Rodriguez said. "In his latest anti-immigrant action, Mr. Trump proposes to use the U.S. military as actors and the border as a stage to create electoral theatre in hopes of appeasing his political base."

Miller asks for workers Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on April 4 asked the federal government to allow an increase in temporary workers to help meet the Lone Star State's need for labor in various agricultural sectors and in the Gulf shrimp industry.

Miller wrote a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta requesting action. "Currently, many agricultural and related entities are making final decisions on this season's production efforts. Your action on this matter will determine the economic success of many of these businesses and the jobs they create," Miller wrote.

"As commissioner of agriculture for the state of Texas, I am encouraging the Trump administration to take immediate action and open the petition process under the H-2B Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Program.

This is critical for our agricultural economy, as well as the small and seasonal businesses that rely on the temporary workers provided through the H-2B program in Texas," Miller added.

Currently, the H-2B program allows U.S. employers, after meeting certain criteria, to bring foreign workers to the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs.

Pensions face shortfalls The two funds that provide retirement benefits and healthcare to public school teachers and other state employees may need reforms to maintain solvency in the future, according to members attending an April 4 hearing of the Senate State Affairs Committee.

"It's just a cold, hard fact that we can't keep doing things the way we're doing it," Senate Finance Committee Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, said of funding strategies for the Teachers Retirement System and Employees Retirement System. "We can't keep going down this path."

Over the last 20 years, Nelson said, investments have only returned about 7 percent and the gap between anticipated and actual returns is where potential unfunded liabilities arise. The board of the Teachers Retirement System will meet on April 20, expecting to decide whether to make adjustments based on the how much the fund is earning.

Tax revenue increases Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on April 3 said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.4 billion in March, 7.2 percent more than in March 2017.

Sales tax revenue rose for almost all major economic sectors, indicating growth in both business and consumer spending, Hegar said.

Receipts from the oil and gas mining, construction and manufacturing sectors, as well as retail trade and restaurants, were up, while receipts from the information sector were slightly down from a year ago, he added.

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

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Zebco proves 'the bomb' of push button casting for grandkids

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

I’m really hoping that before Spring gets completely away from us that I’ll get to take my granddaughter Olivia fishing again at our favorite perch pond just outside of Waco. Spring, before the temperature and humidity soar to discomforting levels, is a great time for such adventures.

The pond is fairly clear, and perch swarm the bait as soon as it hits the water. The times we’ve gone fishing we have fairly worn out the hungry perch with standard gear for budding young anglers. That includes a can of night crawlers, hooks, bobbers, and a rod just Olivia’s size paired with a good old Zebco reel.—Of course, it is Barbie pink.

Don’t let the Barbie part fool you, the gear is more than up to encouraging a young angler and thrilling her Gander. Let’s just say we have written another chapter in the long story of success for the trusty Zebco—so simple to operate that granddad can’t mess up early fishing experiences.

The name Zebco is synonymous with the rise of recreational fishing in the 1950s. Almost every angler born after World War II was introduced to fishing with a Zebco reel, usually, the iconic Model 33. The grand tradition just keeps on going.

Yeah, I know, hotshot tournament fishing types look down on the simple function of the pushbutton Zebco. Yes, if you get a really serious fish on, it will test the guts of these little reels. That said, all of the best bass, walleye, catfish, perch, crappie and most of the trout I have caught taken on spinning gear or bait

Barbie pink is the perfect color for a Zebco reel and rod combination that keeps Olivia McGlothlin and her "Gander" in fast fishing action after perch on a pond outside of Waco. Photo by Jim Steiert were hauled in with Zebcos.

Years ago, I was privileged to get to go to Canada on a dream fishing outing after walleye and pike with my friend Ike Stevens and members of his immediate and extended family. I was in charge of fishing gear. Though we were ridiculed over it, I selected Zebco rod and reel combinations of various heft for everybody in the group. We caught a lot of fish, including some big walleyes and pike. The reel drags screamed, but they were up to the job of handling big walleyes and pike in Canadian waters. Did we spend a fortune on gear? Not so much.

You could say that Zebco reels have proven “the bomb” for a lot of American anglers. These reels proved a backlashfree way for anyone to cast a line—something

not lost on even the most hardcore baitcasting reel wielding basser. Zebcos were so simple that they replaced cane poles as the go-to tackle for fishermen.

Zebco reels began their illustrious history as a product of the Zero Hour Bomb Company. Zero Hour didn’t originally have designs on fishing, but began in 1932 as a manufacturer of time bombs used in the oil drilling industry.

Electrically triggered Zero Hour bombs were primarily used in the oil industry to fracture oil well formations—designed to be dropped down a well to break apart rocks and un-tap the crude below. In the 1930’s, Zero Hour bombs were a red-hot product.

Zero Hour held a patent on the bombs, and helped the U.S. supply the world with 63 percent of its oil.

But by the end of World War II, the U.S. oil industry began to change. Vast fossil fuel reserves beneath Middle Eastern nations were being tapped and OPEC was forming.

Texas and Oklahomabased domestic oil was about to take a decadeslong backseat to foreign oil.

Facing the rise of foreign oil and the 1948 expiration of their patent, The Zero Hour Bomb Company needed a new product. R.D. Hull, a watchmaker, inventor and entrepreneur, showed up at the company at just the right moment in time. When he met with the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based bomb company in 1947, Hull had already produced two fishing reels, but both were failures.

Not to worry. Inspired by a coffee can lid, Hull came up with a simple reel design that had

promise. Hull’s design created a way for line to easily spool off of a reel without being tangled.

That meant no more backlash, and suddenly casting long distances simply and accurately became possible for the masses.

To their everlasting credit, the Zero Hour Bomb Company bought the reel design, and the fishing industry was changed forever.

The first of Hull’s reels came off of the bomb company’s assembly lines in 1949. Thanks to a PR stunt involved a casting exhibition held with boxing gloves—sheesh I’m not sure I could work even a Zebco wearing boxing gloves—anglers were quickly enamored of the reel’s simple operation. Suddenly, teaching wives, mothers-inlaw, kids and grandkids to fish became as easy as pushing a button.

The Zero Hour Bomb Company continued to make time bombs, but as a division of the fish-

ing business. Fishing reel sales rapidly rose 280 percent, and a chapter in angling history was written.

Yes, tangles still happen, even when fishing with a Zebco. Wild, rodwrapping rat’s nest snarls still test the patience of parents and grandparents. That’s why Gander carries handy-dandy clippers in his pants pocket or tackle box. Rarely is there a tangle that can’t be defeated by clipping the line, discarding the sow’s nest of hopelessly knotted line, and re-rigging. Once accomplished, push button fishing is quickly re-engaged.

Now, I need to get faster at removing hooked perch and rebaiting for Olivia. I should have it down by the time grandson Gaelen is ready to try his luck.

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

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Deborah Clark/ Emry Birdwell—This husband and wife run 5,000–7,000 head of stockers on the 14,000-acre Birdwell & Clark Ranch in Clay County, Texas under high density grazing. Their grazing practices improve range condition, soil health, and cattle productivity. Deborah, a Certified Educator, helps others learn resource management that

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Changes at their ranch include decreasing bare ground, improving diversity of grasses and forbs, soil health, and more gain per acre.

Wally Olson—A graduate of Kansas State University, this longtime cowboy and rancher says working at Kelley Ranch in Vinita, Oklahoma taught him the ranching business. He increases land productivity by harvesting forage with animals at a profit.

Wally learned stockmanship and marketing from Bud Williams, applied the methods at Kelley Ranch, and now teaches others.

Dr. Tim Steffens—Holding a joint appointment with the Agriculture Sciences Department at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in rangeland resource management, Steffens has worked with producers on grazing management, prescribed fire, livestock nutrition and Threatened & Endangered species as a Rangeland Management Specialist with the USDA-NRCS in southeastern Colorado.

He was a rangeland management specialist with Colorado Cooperative Extension and instructor with the Colorado State University Western Center for Integrated Resource Management. He also managed a 1,300 cow ranch for the Mescalero Apaches in southern New Mexico. Dr. Steffens was Extension manager for the nationally recognized Seco Creek Water Quality Demonstration Project.

Current research and extension interests include managing ecological succession using targeted grazing management, developing integrated livestock-rangeland-cropping systems to improve soil quality and improve conservation as well as brush and weed management.

Joe VanZandt—Widely experienced in the livestock industry, VanZandt holds a Bachelor of Science in animal husbandry and a Master of Science in Education-Ag Education.

Upon discharge from the military as a 1st lieutenant in 1961, he started work with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and served in Travis, Live Oak, Parmer and Moore counties before becoming Director of Membership Relations for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. He was a sales representative for Affiliated Veterinary Supply in Tulia before returning as Extension Agent in Hansford and later Gray County. He retired from Extension in Gray County to manage the ranch he grew up on in Wheeler county where his “real education” began with adaptive planned grazing management.

Mike Turner—Mike brought cattle and grazing management experience to the McCloy Family Land LLC/ Blue Ranch Division in the spring of 2015. He worked for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service assisting producers and landowners with grazing plans before returning to the private sector. He currently works with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Moore County, and NRCS teaching producers the benefits of rotational grazing.

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The morning message by guest speaker Dennis Latham will be: "What Starts in Agony, Ends in Glory!" The lesson and the Scripture reading, from Isaiah 52:14, will focus on what is often called "The Suffering Servant" section of Isaiah's writings.

Our worship will include singing "Glorify Thy Name" led

by Nita Black and accompanied by Cindy Cassels on the piano. Harold Manning will play guitar and sing: "I Know A Man Who Can" and "Amazing Grace Was Just A Song."

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.

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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

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

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SPORTS

Wednesday April 11, 2018

Hereford BRAND

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Early stampede leads way to pasting of Lady Sandies

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

Seeded fourth, the Herd mixed doubles tandem of Aubrey Schueler, left, and Tommy Villalovos, right, survived a 7-6, 7-6 quarterfinal before falling in the semis and finishing fourth at BRAND/John Carson the District 3-5A tournament.

Dickensian tourney for netters

From Staff Reports

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, the 2018 District 3-5A tennis tournament was the best of seeds and worst of draws for the Hereford Whitefaces.

“We ended up getting the best possible seeds we could have gotten and the worst luck of the draw,” Hereford coach Cody Crouch said.

The Herd had three of their four entries into the tourney earn a top-four seed with two of them finishing in the final four to pace the HHS effort.

Crouch noted the highlight of the tourney was the play of mixed doubles tandem Tommy Villalovos and Aubrey Schueler, who were seeded fourth.

After breezing through their opening match, 6-2, 6-1, the duo faced the No.

2 team from Randall in the quarterfinals.

“On paper, the Randall team is a big favorite, but Tommy and Aubrey had just beaten them last week in three sets, so I knew a close match was coming,” Crouch said.

After eking out a 7-6 victory in the first set, Villalovos and Schueler could not convert match points in the second before the Raiders forced another tiebreaker, which the Hereford tandem also took for a 7-6 match win to advance to the semifinals.

They fell in the semis to the top-seeded team from Amarillo, 1-6, 1-6, before losing in the consolation match play-in, 3-6, 4-6.

“They earned the right to play on Day 2, and I think that will be huge for them going into next year,” Crouch said. “The

lost their semifinal against a team that will be the No. 1 seed at the region tournament.

“They have nothing to hang their heads about.

They had a great tournament. The playing field will be evened out next year in [Class] 4A, and I can’t wait to see what team and individual tennis holds for the Herd.”

The other fourth-place finisher was the girls doubles team of Kara Esquivel and Addi Ferris, who were seeded third.

After opening with a 6-0, 7-5, win, the duo advanced with 6-1, 6-3, victory before being eliminated in the semifinals, 1-6, 2-6, by the second-seeded team from Randall.

They lost to a the No. 4-seeded duo from RanPLEASE SEE TENNIS | 10

Posting crooked numbers in each of the first four innings, the Hereford Lady Whitefaces finally put away visiting Amarillo, 141, for a mercy-shortened, District 3-5A softball win.

Starting a new streak with a second consecutive victory, the Lady Herd have now won eight of their last nine and only lost twice in the past 12 games in upping their mark to 17-11-2 overall and 8-2 in league play.

“Great win Friday against Amarillo High,” Hereford coach Ashley Marquez said. “We attacked early with our hits and continued through the game.”

The Lady Whitefaces methodically built a lead that overwhelmed and eventually snuffed out the Lady Sandies.

Daz Rodriguez scored Danielle Pena and Bianca Olvera with a first-inning, seeing-eye grounder between short and third before making it 3-0 when she came home on a Nahryah Hayes single.

Abrie Castillo singled in Pena with one out in the

Lady Herd’s Daz Rodriguez makes second on a throw after her first-inning single drove in the first two runs Friday.

BRAND/John Carson second and came around on a Haylie Valdez double to up the lead to 5-0.

The Lady Whitefaces made it 8-1 in the third after Xandria Liscano

smacked a one-out single and Pena and Olvera walked to load the bases.

Liscano and Pena would PLEASE SEE SB | 10

Bianca Olvera beats the tag at the plate to score the Lady Herd’s second run during Friday’s, 14-1, romp past Amarillo that improved the Lady Whitefaces to 8-2 in District 3-5A play.

BRAND/John Carson

Another late fade does in Herd in 12-2 district loss at Randall From Staff Reports

Another strong early effort went by the wayside Friday as the Hereford Whitefaces came up on the short end of a 12-2, mercy-shortened tilt at Randall in District 3-5A diamond action.

Losing their 10th straight, the Herd has now dropped 12 of

their last 13 and 14 of the last 16 to fall to 7-17 overall and remain winless at 0-8 midway through the league slate.

“Once again, we played the game extremely well,” Hereford coach Bryan Moore said. “Our field percentage in the last four games has been 50 points better than the first 20 games.

Wednesday, April 11 Track Varsity boys, girls at District meet, Randall, TBA

Thursday, April 12 Baseball JV Maroon vs. Palo Duro, 4:30 p.m.

JV White at Palo Duro, 5 p.m.

Track Varsity boys, girls at District meet, Randall, TBA

“We put the ball in play much better, and [Herd starter] Gunner Head was once again phenomenal on the mound. Yet again, somehow we not only got beat, but ruled out.”

Trailing 2-0 heading to the fourth, the Whiteface made a game of it.

Jake Kelso singled to open the

frame before Shawn Escamilla was hit by a pitch. An out later, D.J. Ellis ripped a double to left center that scored Kelso before Ellis was picked off.

Bryce Simnacher followed with a base hit that plated Escamilla to tie the score.

A hit batter, error and two walks allowed the Raiders to re-

gain the lead, 4-2, in the bottom of the fourth.

The Herd had an opportunity to answer in their half of the fifth with the bases loaded, but a hard-hit ball to right was tracked down to end the threat.

“We had a chance to put a lot PLEASE SEE BB | 10

COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Friday, April 13 Baseball Varsity at Palo Duro, 5 p.m.

Softball Varsity vs. Palo Duro, 4:30 p.m.

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

Saturday, April 14 Baseball JV Maroon at Palo Duro, 10 a.m.

JV White vs. Palo Duro, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, April 17 Baseball Varsity at Dumas, 5 p.m.

Softball JV at Dumas, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity at Dumas, 6:30 p.m.

Tennis Varsity at Region 1 Tournament, Lubbock, TBA

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BB: FROM PAGE 9

Lady Herd’s Abrie Castillo gets a face full of mitt, but dislodges the ball to slide in with a run Friday during a 14-1 win over visiting Amarillo.

BRAND/John Carson

SB: FROM PAGE 9

cross the plate on an error, and Olvera scored on a Valdez single.

They flirted with ending the game in five innings when Kaelynn Vallejo and Liscano hit back-to-back singles and came home on Olvera’s two-out base hit to stretch the lead to 10-1 in the fourth, but failed to score in the fifth.

The Lady Herd did put an end to the game in grand fashion in the sixth.

Hayes singled to lead off, but was forced out on a Jaicie Cave fielder’s choice.

Liscano struck out before Pena and Olvera singled to load the bases.

Castillo then deposited a pitch over the center-field fence for a grand slam to

end the game, 14-1.

Pena and Olvera each went 2-for-3 to pace the 15-hit Lady Herd attack that saw six players have multiple hits. Going 2-for4 were Castillo, Valdez, Hayes and Liscano.

Six Lady Whitefaces drove in runs as Castillo led the way with 4. Olvera, Valdez and Rodriguez plated 2 runs each, while Haleigh Barba and Hayes were credited with a RBI apiece.

The lone Lady Sandie run came on a one-out, solo home run in the third as Castillo pitched around trouble in a couple of innings.

For the game, she allowed 1 run, scattered 7 hits and struck out a season-high 15 for the win.

“There was a different atmosphere going into the

game Friday,” Marquez said. “We changed up some things in practice the days leading up to the game.

The girls were relaxed and ready to go to work, and they did just that.

“It was just the spark we needed at this time in district play. We had a solid defense that made the plays we needed to get the outs and made contact with the ball to move runners around the bases to score.”

The district stretch run continues Friday when the Lady Herd entertains Palo Duro. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m.

of pressure on a very good team in Randall,” Moore said. “We hit the ball hard, but right at the right fielder.”

The Raiders put the game out of reach over their next two at-bats.

Three hits, a walk, hit batter and two-run error allowed 5 Randall runs to cross the plate in the home half of the fifth before the Raiders plated 3 more in the sixth on a tworun double and RBI single to end the game.

“In the fifth and sixth, we combined to walk a few and make a couple of errors,” Moore said. “When you do that against a team like Randall, it’s over.

“Our kids played incredibly, and are playing much better than scores show.

At the end of the day, we, as coached, have to figure out how to avoid the big innings against us and put up a big inning ourselves at some point.”

The Whitefaces managed just 5 hits for the game with three coming in the 2-run fifth inning.

Ellis led the way with a 2-for-3 effort that included a RBI. Simnacher had a hit and drove in a run, while Escamilla and Kelso notched the other Whiteface base knocks.

Head allowed 8 runs, but only 3 earned in working

Although allowing 8 runs, only 3 were earned as hurler Gunner Head again drew accolades from coach Bryan Moore for Friday’s start at Randall.

BRAND/John Carson 4 1/3 innings to take the loss on the hill. He gave up just 4 hits and struck out 4, but also walked 5 batters and hit 2 others.

Kelso allowed 3 runs on 3 hits with a strikeout and 2 walks in working the final inning.

The Whitefaces hit the road to open this week’s home-and-home series

with Palo Duro, after press time, Tuesday.

The Dons made the return trip to Hereford for a 5 p.m. first pitch on Friday.

RANDALL 12, HEREFORD 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Hereford 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 3 Randall 1 1 0 2 5 3 12 9 3 WP: na; LP: Head. HR- H: none

HEREFORD 14, AMARILLO 1 1 2 3 4 5 Amarillo 0 0 1 0 0 Hereford 3 2 3 2 0 WP: Castillo; LP: Greeson. tillo (GS)

6 R H E 0 1 7 1 4 14 15 0 HR- H: Cas-

The Lady Herd team of Kara Esquivel, left, and Addi Ferris, right, were seeded third and finished fourth at last week’s district tournament.

BRAND/John Carson

TENNIS: FROM PAGE 9

Hitting hoops and books The postseason basketball honors continue to roll in for the Hereford Whitefaces as five members of the 2017-18 squad was honored with recognition on the Class 5A Academic All-State team as selected by the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA). Whitefaces tabbed for the honor were, from left, trainer Adrian Nanez (second team), Uriah Villarreal (first team), Bo Baker (second team), Isiah Escobal (honorable mention) and Ben Flood (second team). Contributed photo

dall, 6-2, 3-6, 6-7 in the consolation match play-in to claim fourth place.

Also competing in girls doubles were the Lady Whiteface team of Erin Jesko and Kamille Hicks, who were seeking a sixth firstround win for the Herd, but dropped its match 3-6, 6-2, 6-7.

The highest-seeded

Whiteface was girls singles entry Victoria Betzen, who was No. 2 in the draw.

Betzen, a freshman who only lost one district match during team play in the fall, breezed through the opening round, 6-1, 6-3, before being upset in the quarterfinals.

Ally Hubbard was an unseeded singles entry. She triumphed 6-1, 6-1 in the first round before losing to the No. 3 seed in the quarters.

There were a pair of Whiteface teams in boys doubles. Jacen Saenz and Kevin Nguyen teamed up to post a first-round, 6-3, 6-1 win, but failed to win a game in a quarterfinal loss to the No. 2 seed from Amarillo.

The duo of Ramiro Ramos and Jesus Rodriguez dropped their first-round match, 1-6, 2-6 to the topseeded team from Canyon.

No Whitefaces were entered in boys singles.

2017-18

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