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County moves to increase interest income

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By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

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A significant amount of money will be added to the county’s pocket after the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court approved the shifting of funds during its April 24 regular meeting.

Commissioners gave unanimous approval to the transfer of county funds held in a certificate of deposit (CD) to an interest-bearing

checking account.

“I’ve been working on this for a while with [county auditor] Trish [Brown],” County Judge D.J. Wagner said. “We can make a lot more money by moving it.”

County funds being held in the CD were earning .12 percent interest, according to Brown, while a checking account would pay .87 percent interest.

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The result, she reported, would be an increase in interest payments from approximately $3,000 per year through the CD to more than $22,000 per year via interest-bearing checking.

“We get a much better rate on an interest-bearing checking account,” Brown said. “My big fear was putting all CD funds into a

checking account, then it coming up missing.

“It is a positive pay situation.

Any payments from it will be checked by the bank for their date and amount. If it is not on our list of payment, then the funds do not come out of the account.

“These are all reserve funds, and we do not intend to spend it.

It is a separate account from our

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Stable whole cotten seeds return

Decision time

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32 years ago • May 3, 1985

Dr. Gerald Payne and Bill Keenan won the mens class B doubles title at the racquetball tournament played at the YMCA.

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Fate of school bond now in hands of voters

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

With early voting over, the fate of a $45 million Hereford Independent School District (HISD) bond issue will receive it final determination when voters go the polls Saturday.

After a $42.6 million school bond was overwhelming defeated in 2015, school officials admittedly used the knowledge they gleaned from

that to direct their efforts Those efforts have been to get the current issue assisted by the political acpassed. tion committee HerHISD Superinteneford Proud-Pass the dent Sheri BlanBond, which has cirkenship has made culated pamphlets, more than 20 prefliers and yard signs sentations about advocating passage the bond to local of the bond. businesses, governAlthough confiment entities, civic dent the importance clubs and organizaof the bond’s needs tions and “anyone BLANKENSHIP has been presented, who was willing lisschool officials are ten” during the past three reticent to speculate on months. the vote’s outcome – only

Women who make a difference

Educator’s life fulfilling for Brown

By Carolyn Waters Special to the BRAND

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series on women who have made and continue to make a difference in Hereford and Deaf Smith County.)

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choosing to acknowledge that unlike in 2015, voters knew more about the issues and needs at stake before making a decision.

“After the many presentations, individual meetings and public meetings, I feel that our community members are much more informed and will be able to go to the polls informed,” Blankenship said.

Despite the fact the cur-

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Property taxes to increase A seller’s market and need to meet requirements will result in 2017 property taxes increasing for a number of Hereford and Deaf Smith County residents and businesses.

While tax notices will not be mailed for more than a month, the appraisal process is winding down and results show property taxes will be going up.

After there being no hike in taxes last year, the current annual county-wide appraisal has left Deaf Smith CounJONES ty Chief Appraiser Danny Jones somewhat amazed at the shift in valuations.

“It is kind of crazy the way it jumped – particularly with residential property,” Jones said. “It is pretty much a seller’s market right now. Realtors just don’t have houses. People are buying them up.

“The town has never built enough houses. There is always a big demand. That’s just the way it is here.”

Jones added that what few houses have been and are on the market are selling fast – whether for primary resident use or as prospective rental property – and the sale prices are markedly higher than previously appraised tax values.

Although the residential

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Annie Chavarria Brown, daughter of John and Anita Chavarria, was born in Waco, McLennan County. When she was a freshman, she moved with her fam-

ily, which included six brothers and sisters, to Hereford.

When she attended classes at Stanton Junior High, which was a seventh-ninth-grade campus, she probably never dreamed that she would one day be employed there, much less for 10 years.

Annie and the late Joe C. Brown were married in 1963, and they have two children, JoAnn Serrano of Odessa and Westley Brown of Lubbock.

They also have five grandchildren.

Joe served 12 years with Hereford Police Department, then 18 years as Deaf Smith County Sheriff. During those years, as a member of Hereford Lions Club, Joe worked Lions projects and Annie helped with them – in fact, at times it was a family affair.

During her first years working at Stanton, Brown attended classes at Amarillo College.

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Hereford Independent School District (HISD) has set its final application session for Head Start and Early Head Start for the 2016-17 school year.

Applications for the two programs will be accepted from 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday, May 9 at the HISD Administration Building on the corner of 15th Street and 25 Mile Avenue.

To qualify for either program, one or more of the following criteria must be met – a family must meet income guidelines or receive TANF or Social Security benefits; or a child must either have a documented disability, be in foster care or be homeless.

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As part of a community project for the inaugural class of Leadership Hereford, participants sold tickets and held a raffle with a Remington shotgun as a grand prize.

Proceeds raised through the raffle are being used to provide two scholarships for the second Leadership class, set to begin in September. The winner of the raffle was Randy Moore of Lubbock.

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“We do it every year,” Wagner said. “The grant pays all the victim coordinator’s salary. The coordinator predominately FROM PAGE 1 works with assault cases that end up in other checking accounts. No checks will District Court.”

Brown said that in addition to salary even be issued to it. We will not use this expenses, the grant funding covaccount.” ers “other things on top of that” Wagner added he also checked within the program. on the safety assurances and was Wagner also reported that water comfortable with the move. and sewer repair work had begun County treasurer Karen Smith at Deaf Smith County Bull Barn. will also keep an eye on the acAmong the work will be the placecount, noting she checks all the ment of sewer lines, which costs county’s financial accounts on a would be kept under $20,000, the daily basis. judge added.

“There was no need to leave all BROWN Precinct 3 Commissioner Mike that money sitting on the table,” Brumley reported that prelimiWagner said. “We need to take adnary inquiries by Precinct 3 foreman and vantage of that availability.”

Commissioners also approved a resolu- county safety officer Bobby Hammock tion that allowed the Deaf Smith County into fire-safety gear for county motor District Attorney’s office to apply for grader operators found the cost would be roughly $5,000. grant funding.

Commissioners had capped those exThe grant is specifically for a victim copenses at $8,000 in March. ordinator and liaison.

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property tax increase is not across the board, Jones said it will effect a majority of county homeowners.

When 2017 tax bills are mailed, owners should see an increase of 2-5 percent on residential property valued in the $40,000$300,000 range.

Jones said owners whose valuations are within the $40,000-$200,000 range should expect a tax increase of 3-5 percent, while those higher than $200,000 would see a bump of 2-3 percent.

One of the biggest reasons for the hike is a requirement that valuations stay within 5 percent of a property’s market value.

Jones received an admit-

ted “shock” when his study of 60 residential properties this year showed the appraised values were only 92 percent of the market value – below the 5 percent required threshold.

The increase in property taxes will put the appraised value of property at 98 percent of market values, according to Jones.

“I had to do an adjustment,” he said. “If I don’t keep the valuation within 5 percent of market value, then the [state] comptroller contacts TEA (Texas Education Agency), and TEA cuts school funding.

“That’s why it’s important to stay within that market-value threshold. If you don’t, TEA could cut funding to local schools, and they will.”

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will also increase, Jones added, after property values went up along the U.S. 60 corridor east of the new Love’s location.

In terms of agricultural property values, Jones added they are “down slightly” for irrigated and dry land, while increasing a “small amount” on pasture land.

Jones was quick to add the appraisal process is not complete and will not finished until May 15.

“There are still things that could be changed,” he said.

During the past week, several property owners have raised questions and expressed concern over the effect the tax increase could have on the passage of a $45 million bond issue being floated by Hereford Independent School District.

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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 • 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: dgproc-

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tor@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 • 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 Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648.

• Los Ciboleros Chapter NSDAR, 2 p.m.

• The Humane Society of Deaf

Smith County meets at 7 p.m. at the Animal Control Building.

• 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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HHS UIL teams repeat as state champions From Contributed Sources

The Hereford High School (HHS) UIL Accounting and Social Studies teams brought home gold from State UIL Academic contests in late April at the University of Texas in Austin.

Besides winning back-toback state championships in Accounting and Social Studies, Hereford brought home silver in Current Issues and Events competition and had several students take top honors individually.

The three HHS teams advanced to state by winning district and region contests in what many consider the most difficult classification (Class 5A) in the state. However, team member hard work and preparation obviously paid off.

The Current Issues and Events (CIE) team placed second and scored higher than every team in all classifications except for 5A state champion Texas A&M Consolidated High School.

Team members included senior captain Brenden

James, sophomore Jack Detten, junior Kara Esquivel and senior Abraham Gallardo, who had qualified for state for three consecutive years – two with Current Events and one with last year’s state champion Social Studies team.

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Anchored by returning individual state champion and lone returnee Jose Avalos, the HHS Social Studies team – from left, Avalos, Andres Caballero, Mario Mena and Jack Detten – nabbed its second consecutive Class 5A UIL state title in April.

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Successfully defending its 2016 state crown, the HHS Accounting team – from left, Zoe McCracken, Holly Hollingsworth, Bo Baker and Isaac Zamarripa – came home with Class 5A gold from the 2017 UIL state championships in Austin. Hollingsworth and Zamarripa capped it by tying for top individual honors.

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The HHS Current Issues and Events team – from left, Jack Detten, Kara Esquivel, Brenden James and Abraham Gallardo – took second at the UIL Class 5A state championship in late April by scoring higher than every other school in the state except 5A champion Texas A&M Consolidated High.

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Leadership learns business in class 4 From Staff Reports

After getting the lowdown on county and city governments during its previous two gatherings, Leadership

Hereford delved into the aspect of business and industry in Deaf Smith County for its fourth class on Dec. 6.

The day opened with a trip to Caviness Meat Packers

Roger Gist, far right, leads the Leadership Hereford class on a tour of Wilbur-Ellis as part of the fourth class in the series, which focused on business and industry in Deaf Smith County.

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Leadership Hereford participants get a first-hand look at how services provided by Wilbur-Ellis support local farmers during their fourth class on Dec. 6.

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and became a two-fold visit.

Terry Caviness met and addressed class members on leadership lessons he had learned that make successful and ethical business practices a reality.

Following that presentation, Shelli Beerwinkle guid-

Hereford and the Whiteface Booster Club are proud of you!

ed Leadership participants on a tour of the Caviness facility.

The afternoon featured a tour of Wilbur-Ellis that included a presentation by Roger Gist on the services the company provides to support Deaf Smith County

farmers.

The lunch break was highlighted by Deaf Smith County Hospital District Board of Directors president Mike Schueler giving an overview of parliamentary procedures and distributing quick-reference on those procedures to

participants.

After the usual “Reflect and Evaluate” session to end the day, class members were given a homework holiday with no additional activities or meetings required to attend because of the upcoming holiday season.

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OPINION

The Walking Dead In the past decade, platoons of lurching, dead-eyed zombies, known as The Walking Dead, have invaded our culture.

They’re everywhere it seems, in bookstores, movie theatres, video games, music and television. We’ve been subjected to zombie love stories, zombie wars, Nazi zombies, zombie apocalypse, and the ultimate literary insult — Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I’m certain Jane Austen is twisting in her grave, which ironically, might qualify her as a zombie.

It’s fair to say that zombies continue to trend with no end in sight. There are parallels to be drawn between this endless, staggering parade of pale undead and another cultural phenomenon — smart phone addicts.

Just to be clear, this isn’t a rant against technology, which I earnestly love. We all depend on it and spend the better part of our lives with keyboards and screens, boosting our productivity and efficiency. But in this age of cyber saturaALL IN tion, too many of us are Kerri Womble Steiert losing our equilibrium, sliding deeper into relationships with our screens while losing connection with the important people in our lives.

As a baby boomer, I was amazed to discover that most millennials keep their smart phones on them 24 hours a day. Yes, they sleep with their phones.

Some of them walk off cliffs and blunder through sacred places while chasing Pokemon monsters. They’d rather surrender a kidney than their smart phone, much like Gollum and his Precious.

The role that digital technology fills in our lives is life-changing, in ways that are remarkable and regrettable. It’s a slippery slope, maintaining balance between the real world and the infinite temptations of the virtual one. Cell phone apps are purposefully designed to enslave us, regularly triggering our brain’s production of serotonin, the chemical that relieves anxiety and elicits happiness. It’s exactly the same reaction that a drug addict is conditioned to crave with each chemical fix.

Most of us entertain some level of social networking, a generally positive experience of staying in touch with an online community of family and friends.

But constant networking can morph into a means of life support for those addicted to electronic cocaine. For some of us, our online social life may be more robust than our connections to the 3-D, flesh-and-blood individuals in our midst. You will only be able to pry the smart phone from our cold, dead hands.

We’ve all witnessed it. Or done it.

These days, half of the diners in a restaurant are apt to be oblivious to their respective families, heads bowed in rapt attention to the expensive electronic device in their hands. This is particularly disturbing when a family with kids misses the opportunity to share their day in face-to-face conversation over the dinner table. The chance to talk with and listen to your children does not last; it is precious and finite.

While it can be argued that technology helps us stay connected to others, there’s the undeniable isolation that can result from too much immersion in digital devices. Chronic reliance on emogies and LOLs to express ourselves can seriously stunt our ability to communicate and think on higher levels. It’s a recognized fact that teenagers are finding it increasingly difficult to converse. The idea of using their phone to actually speak in real time to another human being can cause a minor breakdown. Don’t even get me started on what texting has done to the art of the written word.

I have deep empathy for teachers who must daily break through a wall of screens to reach impressionable minds in critical need of essential knowledge.

When children fall under the spell of too much inane screen time, they’re jeopardizing their educational foundation — translating to a life of stupid — a result no one wants.

That’s not to say that all eyes are focusing their sole attention on baby goat videos and nonstop texts. The miracle of cyberspace is its accessibility to a wide world of valuable information and images, some priceless in value.

The double-edged sword of infinite connectivity cuts both ways. Screens can be filled with masterpieces: To Kill A Mockingbird, The Gettysburg Address, Sermon on the Mount, Winnie the Pooh.

It’s a crossroads of balance and choice for all of us, but parents must own their responsibility to set limits. Your 8-yearold dimpled darling will thrive quite well without an unlimited data plan.

Society has begun to push back against the intrusiveness of smart phones. There are places — no phone zones— taking the bold step of being precisely that, largely because we zombies can’t seem to help ourselves. We can all benefit from a reminder that we need to look up, to fill our eyes with the tangible, touchable miracles waiting for us to notice.

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GOP majority pushes ‘sanctuary city’ bill to passage in Texas House

Tales of Deaf Smith County “Take only memories. Leave only footprints.” Anon

ranchers.

Mary also enjoyed cooking and preserving food. She and a neighbor purGeorge Hughes and his wife Sali- chased a pressure cooker and were na came to Hereford from Navarro soon very busy canning and preservCounty with eight of their nine chil- ing food for their families. dren in December 1902 on an imNot only did Mary enjoy cooking migrant train. Due to an unusually and gardening, she was an avid readrainy season, the train left the tracks er and often read books and stories at one place. The train crew and male aloud to the family. She did beautiful passengers used crow bars to get the sewing and quilting and handmade train back on the tracks, and they gifts were prized by those who recontinued on their way. ceived them.

Hughes purchased two sections Mary often assisted Dr. LeGrand of land for $2.50 an acre about four with the delivery of babies and with miles northeast of Hereford. The the new mother’s care after the birth. family rented a house that Allen, besides his farming was near where presentinterests, was also a windmill day Mothers Park is located man and often helped others while a house was being with windmill repair. After built by Hughes and his a binder was purchased for sons. cutting grain, he and neighThe family soon had a twobors quite often worked tostory farm house, trees were gether with harvest. planted and before long they Another neighbor-helpinghad an orchard, garden and neighbor event was when flowers on the property. hog or beef butchering time The oldest Hughes son, Alarrived. During butchering Carolyn Waters len, purchased 100 acres of and harvest seasons, the land, which he planned to farm women were usually in have under cultivation within a few charge of feeding the workers as they years. Allen soon persuaded Mary went from farm to farm.

Northern of Irene, in Hall County, to Allen and Mary and their two marry him and move to Deaf Smith daughters, Lucille and Aileen, were County. After their marriage in Janu- very involved with church, and eduary 1906, they spent their first year cation for the girls was top priority. in the county working on the J.T. Quite often the girls spent Saturday Rutherford ranch. on school work. Both girls graduatBy the next January, the couple ed from Hereford High School, and had moved to their own farm land Lucille was later a graduate of West which Allen put into cultivation with Texas State Teachers College. a “walking plow” and team of horses.

The family, as had other Hughes This land was west of present-day families before them, became inWest Park Cemetery. Their first child, volved in the Methodist church, as Lucille, was born soon after the move well as in events in the community. to the farm.

The challenges and hardships of pioAllen raised kaffir, wheat, maize neer life were met with a courageous and even experimented with growing spirit and with being involved with cotton. Mary always had a good gar- helping and working with others. The den, and she soon became known for Hughes family certainly left a legacy her beautiful flower garden. She of- for those who came to the area later. ten shared flowers with their neighMary Hughes died in 1937, and Albors. len died in 1955. Both are buried at The winters of both 1918 and 1919 West Park Cemetery. were very severe. During those winters, Allen used a huge snow sled “Better to deserve an honor and not drawn by four horses to deliver coal receive it than to receive an honor and feed for catttle to farmers and and not deserve it.” Mark Twain

AUSTIN — During his “State of the State” address on Jan. 31, Governor Greg Abbott declared legislation banning so-called “sanctuary cities” to be one of his top priorities and an emergency item, saying: “Elected officials don’t get to pick and choose which laws they obey.”

In 2011, when Rick Perry was governor, he made the original call for such a ban. Last week, after more than a dozen hours of spirited floor debate and parliamentary maneuvers, the Texas House approved legislation banning so-called sanctuary cities.

Senate Bill 4 passed the House on a party-line vote, with Republican members casting 93 votes in favor and Democratic members casting 54 votes in opposition. Democrats collectively made numerous and largely unsuccessful attempts to amend the bill in ways to protect Texas’ immigrant communities.

On Feb. 8, the Senate passed its own version of a ban on sanctuary cities, also on a party-line vote. Next, the Senate must decide whether to concur with the House’s version of SB 4. If not, a conference committee of House STATE and Senate members would meet and try to agree on a final CAPITAL version to be returned to their HIGHLIGHTS respective bodies for considerEd Sterling ation. If both houses of the Legislature approve an identical bill, it will go to the governor’s desk.

Under SB 4, a sheriff, police chief, constable or jailer who has custody of a person subject to a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request and who knowingly fails to comply with the detainer request could be charged with a Class A misdemeanor. A conviction for noncompliance would result in immediate removal from office.

Also, the bill would prevent governmental entities from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, order, rule, policy or other measure to prohibit the enforcement of immigration laws, or prohibiting enforcement of immigration laws as demonstrated by pattern or practice.

Another requirement of the bill would be for the state to establish a competitive grant program enabling the Criminal Justice Division of the governor’s office to provide financial assistance to cities to offset costs associated with immigration enforcement and fulfillment of immigration detainer requests.

Rep. John Frullo, R-Lubbock, welcomed the passage of SB 4, saying, “After voting for this type of legislation numerous times since 2011 when I served on the House Committee on State Affairs, I’m glad we finally got this bill through the House and the Senate.”

However, Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, called SB 4 “a solution in search of a problem” and said that the legislation not only requires the detention of criminals, it would “target children, victims of crimes and even immigrants who served in our armed forces.”

“The Texas Legislature has now passed an Arizona-style, ‘Show-me-your-papers’ law that will disproportionately affect” communities like his own, Wu said, which he described as “hardworking communities made up of native and non-native Texans, refugees and immigrants both documented and undocumented.”

Following the passage of SB 4 on April 27, the Mexican American Legislative Conference, a group of 42 members of the Texas House, released a statement by its chair, Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas.

“It’s a shameful day in Texas,” wrote Anchia. “Legislators debated for over 14 hours to pass, with little hesitation from the majority, a bill that was broadly opposed by law enforcement and faith leaders, including the Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops.

If it was the goal of Governor Abbott and GOP legislative leaders to terrorize the Latino community, they have succeeded.”

Budget negotiations begin A conference committee of House and Senate members met April 24 to begin hashing out differences in the House and Senate versions of the proposed $218 billion state budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Jane Nelson, RFlower Mound, expressed confidence that the panel would be able to agree. “Both chambers have prioritized child protective services, mental health; both chambers have prioritized our long-term commitment to transportation funding,” she said. “Both want to ensure our borders are secure and our children are properly educated. I have no doubt that we are going to pass a budget that meets our needs and keeps Texas strong and successful.”

House Appropriations Committee Chair John Zerwas, R-Richmond, said, “It’s not going to be the House, it’s not going to be the Senate, it’s going to be the citizens of Texas that ultimately win as a consequence of this conference committee.”

The crafting of a state budget is the only constitutionally required act of the Texas Legislature when it meets in regular session every two years.

Ex-governor’s father dies Joseph “Ray” Perry, 92, of Haskell, died at an Abilene hospital on April 27, following a brief illness.

Perry was a lifelong farmer near Paint Rock in Concho County, where he was born, and he was the father of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Texas’ longest-serving governor.

Perry served as a tail gunner on a bomber in World War II, flying some 35 missions over Nazi Germany.

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

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Better, more stable whole cottonseed returns Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Cottonseed is an important product of upland cotton production, where roughly 700 pounds of seed on average are produced from each 480 pound bale of cotton.

Whole cottonseed is a significant ingredient in livestock rations, putting it in competition with other feedstuffs, such as corn, soybeans and its crush components, and other oilseeds.

Cotton Incorporated describes one fourth of U.S. whole cottonseed as being sold directly from gins as livestock feed, and another quarter is distributed as livestock feed products after being processed by an oil mill.

A majority of cottonseed marketing takes place from September to December after the typical harvest period in Texas, and the value of whole cotton-

seed is traditionally applied to offset ginning costs.

Conventional risk management practices for similar commodities consist of longer term storage, forward contracting and using futures markets as a means to combat unfavorable price movements.

However, special considerations must be made for storing such products, and no futures market currently exists for cottonseed – limiting users and growers in their marketing planning and price risk management strategies.

This study examines commodities with established futures markets to determine an appropriate cross hedging vehicle that is sufficiently associated with the West Texas whole cottonseed price, which can then be used to hedge against price movement in a negative direction depending on the users need to buy or sell physical

Virtually half of all cottonseed produced in the U.S. is used as livestock ration as either direct seed or distributed in feed products after being processed into oil.

Contributed photo cottonseed.

These strategies will conceiv-

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reduce price risk and aid in financial decisions.

Texas Master Naturalists recognized for volunteer efforts locally, statewide

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

The Panhandle Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists and its certified members have received a message of recognition and tribute from Carter Smith, Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, recognizing the individual and collective volunteer efforts of Master Naturalists in education, outreach and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.

The message and recognition comes, appropriately enough, during this year’s “National Volunteer Week” April 23-29.

The observance begins the day after Earth Day, a day dedicated to the celebration of air, land and water conservation.

“I cannot imagine a better juxtaposition of events. I also cannot thank you enough for the positive impacts you make across Texas and our country,” said Smith.

“Each day, volunteers

VOLUNTEERS FOSTER LEARNING--Susan Thompson, left, a certified member of the Panhandle Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists, helps others learn about natural wonders in the High Plains during a field event. Master Naturalists in the region do their bit to educate and help out at places such as Palo Duro Canyon State Park, earning kudos from Carter Smith, Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Photo by Jim Steiert enhance Texas Parks and Wildlife’s stewardship of the abundant natural and cultural resources of Texas. Texas Master Naturalists across the state give diverse skills, passion, energy, and time to hundreds of special places.

You help us achieve our

mission,” said Smith.

“Your efforts are making a huge difference.

In 2016 certified Texas Master Naturalists and their fellow volunteers contributed more than a million hours to conservation and recreation.

This is equal to 485 full

Ag census coming this year From Contributed Sources

WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to strongly represent agriculture in their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture.

Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the census, to be mailed at the end of this year, is a complete count of all U.S. farms, ranches and those who operate them.

“The Census of Agriculture remains the only source of uniform, comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every county in the nation,” said NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “As such, census results are relied upon heavily by those who serve farmers and rural communities, including federal, state and local

governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, extension educators, researchers, and farmers and ranchers themselves.”

The Census of Agriculture highlights land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures, and other topics.

The 2012 ag census revealed that more than 3 million farmers operated more than 2 million farms, spanning more than 914 million acres.

This was a 4 percent decrease in the number of U.S. farms from the previous census in 2007.

However, agriculture sales, income and expenses increased between 2007 and 2012. This telling information and thousands of other agriculture statistics are a direct result of responses to the Census of Agriculture.

“Today, when data is so important, there is strength in numbers,” said Hamer. “For farmers and

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ranchers, participation in the 2017 Census of Agriculture is their voice, their future, and their opportunity to shape American agriculture – its policies, services and assistance programs – for years to come.”

Producers who are new to farming or did not receive a Census of Agriculture in 2012 still have time to sign up to receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture report form by visiting www.agcensus. usda.gov and clicking on the “Make Sure You Are Counted” button through June.

NASS defines a farm as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year (2017).

For more information about the 2017 Census of Agriculture and to see how census data is used, visit www.agcensus.usda. gov or call 800-727-9540.

time employees and has an estimated value of almost $24 million. I would like to personally express my appreciation to those who do so much for Texas and for Texans. Thank you for caring about our wild things and wild places. They need you now

more than ever,” Smith emphasized.

“Volunteers do more than just help manage and conserve resources.

They also help us provide critical hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities. They instill a spirit of conservation in Texans young and old. They help people achieve their outdoor firsts, such as a first catch, a first camping trip, or a first hike to a summit. I know that these experiences are creating lovers of the outdoors. Every time Project WILD volunteers introduce kids to the wonders of the natural world, or Angler Education volunteers teach someone to bait a hook, or Texas Outdoor Family volunteers help a family pitch a tent, we plant seeds of stewardship,” Smith added.

According to Bernice Blasingame, president, the growing Texas Panhandle TMN Chapter has 56 members including its class of 2017 trainees.

Included in the ranks are individuals with an interest in learning more about critters, wildflowers, native plants and

their historic use as food and medicine sources, as well as natural features of the region. Master Naturalists from the Panhandle Chapter help out at natural areas like Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Caprock Canyons State Park, Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, and boost nature education in local schools through workshops and field days centered on students. As the end of the school year approaches, members of the Panhandle Chapter will be assisting numerous classes from schools all over the region on field trips to natural features of the Plains.

The Texas Master Naturalist program is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Its mission is to develop a corps of wellinformed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service.

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

Pesticide Training to Be Offered May 11 Training for private applicators of pesticides is scheduled in Hereford on Thursday, May 11, at the Nita Lea building, 903 14th St., according to Rick Auckerman, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The class will be offered for agricultural producers and interested individuals who want to obtain a private applicator pesticide license. Those applicants who pass the test will be eligible for licensing through the Texas Department of Agriculture.

The fee will be $10 per person, plus the cost of optional training materials.

Training will begin at 9 a.m. and will end about 1 p.m.

Those with questions or wanting to sign up to take the class should call the local Extension office, 364-3573.

Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are

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cern expressed and questions raised by voters over what effect a pending increase property taxes will have on the bond’s passage.

Blankenship again did not offer speculation on how that could play into voters’ decision.

“At this time, what will happen with property taxes is uncertain as there is pending [state] legislation that could impact all counties in the state of Texas,” she said. “We are waiting – as is everyone – to hear what will happen with property taxes.

“I cannot speak of others in the community as to how people will vote on the bond.”

If passed, the bond would add 26.1 mils of new taxes to property owners for a maximum of 20 years.

The exact impact on each taxpayer is dependent upon property valuations, as well as

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rent bond is for $2.4 million higher than the 2015 failed measure, the $45 million issue is significantly different.

The current issue calls for the construction of an early childhood development center for $17.5 million, construction of multipurpose facilities at all five elementary campuses for $12.7 million, and safety and security upgrades at all 10 HISD campuses for $8 million.

The final $6.8 million is earmarked for the remodeling of dressing rooms in the gymnasium at Hereford Junior High School used for varsity competition, as well as the construction of a new fieldhouse and trainers learning facility at Whiteface Stadium.

There has been recent con-

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homestead exemptions. Property owners aged 65 and older who already under homestead exemptions will not have to pay the additional bond taxes, according to school officials.

Currently the bond’s issues are just on paper. However, if the measure receives voter approval, little time will be wasted in turning them into a reality.

“If this bond passes, work with our architect will begin immediately to create official, but not final, plans,” Blankenship said. “We will be meeting with students, staff and community committees once plans are drawn to gather input and comments.

“The HISD Board of Trustees will need to approve drafted plans prior to breaking ground on any work, but we intend to get started as soon as possible.”

With no school bond issue

BROWN:

having been approved for HISD in more than 42 years, officials have repeatedly expressed the current bond’s details are pressing needs for the district to remain viable and provide quality educational opportunities for its students.

What happens to those needs if the bond fails is also something that is not a source of speculation for district officials.

“Should the bond fail, the board of trustees will have to provide direction on how the district will need to proceed,” Blankenship said.

The final of three public meetings on the bond will take place Thursday at 7 p.m., in Hereford Community Center.

Saturday’s election day voting will be from 7 a.m.-7 p.m., at Hereford Community Center.

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set to Stanton’s staff and students in being fluent in both Spanish and English.

Brown often stated that she felt that the entire staff there, professional and auxiliary, worked as a team and that was what made a successful experience for students.

“Unless you had been there, you would never believe how much fun the Stanton ‘bunch’ had,” she said in reference to working at Stanton.

Brown also commented that some of the most fulfilling years of her life have been while working

with children. She has worked on most of the HISD campuses since her “Stanton Dogie Days.”

The belief that Brown lives by is that every child should have the opportunity to further his or her education within the limits of the child’s ability.

This tenet has also inspired many of those with whom she has worked.

“My belief, also, is that children react according to the way they are treated and so encouragement plays a big part in working with each student,” Brown said.

She has proved that she is one who not only “talks the talk, but walks the walk.”

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The first Sunday of each month is “Communion Sunday” at Fellowship of Believers church. We invite all believers to join us for the Lord’s Supper and worship on May 7. Fellowship and refreshments are served at 10:00 a.m. and the worship time begins at 10:30 a.m.

The message by Pastor Danny Mize will focus on Gratitude, Awe and Service, with examples from the life of Jesus. Scripture readings will come from Hebrews 12:28 and Philippians 2:1-11 We will sing the following hymns together: “O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee” “Glorify Thy Name” “Make Me a Blessing” and “He Is Lord.” Cindy Cassels will provide the piano accompaniment and Peggy Mize will lead our singing.

Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood, and everyone is welcome to attend. If you have questions, leave a message at 364-0359. You can also find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FOBchurchHereford/

Assembly Of God Calvary Family Church 137 Avenue G 806-364-5686

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

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Dawn Community 806-258-7330

First Baptist Church 5th & Main Street 806-364-0696 www.fbchereford.com

Frio Baptist Church 7 miles S. on FM 1055 806-276-5380

Genesis Church 1 mile N. on Hwy 385 806-364-1217 www.genesischurch.com

Good News Church 621 E. 15th 806-364-5239

Inglesia Bautista Fundamental 100 South Ironwood 806-364-1844

Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida

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130 N 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-1564

Mount Sinai Baptist 302 Knight Street

New Life Restoration Center 15th & Whittier 806-364-8866

Palo Duro Baptist 5704 FM 809, Wilderado 806-426-3470

Summerfield Baptist 605 Walnut St., Summerfield 806-357-2535

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

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

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

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

Lutheran Immanuel Lutheran Church

Westway Baptist P.O. Box 178, Rural Rt. 4 806-364-5092

Catholic La Iglesia De San Jose 13th & Brevard 806-364-5053

St. Anthony’s Catholic 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-6150

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

Central Church of Christ 148 Sunset 806-364-1606

La Iglesia De Christo 334 Avenue E 806-364-6401

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

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This Sunday we will honor our graduating seniors of the class of 2017. It’s always exciting as we recognize these outstanding young people. Pastor Andrew Taylor, our youth pastor, will be preaching in both the 8:30 and 10:30 am services. There is a lovely dinner following the service for the seniors and their immediate families. Our class of 2017 is:

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Down Home Family- you are invited to a special concert tonight at 7pm at the Nazarene Family Church, 1410 La Plata. Pastor Ted welcomes you to this exciting night of toe tapping Nashville style, Christian music. The concert is free and there will be a love offering given to them.

Prior to the concert , you are invited to a chili topped baked potato meal in the Fellowship Hall at 6pm. The cost is just a donation for our kid’s camp fund. Bring the whole family.

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Iglesia Del Nazareno 340 Avenue H

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Christian Assembly 1206 S Main St. 806-364-5882

Living Stones Church 802 Avenue K 806-282-1138

Son Rise 502 Mabel St.

Faith Mission Church of God in Christ 806-307-309

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HERD SPORTS

Wednesday May 3, 2017

Lady Herd eliminated in sweep

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By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

help out your pitcher, you come up short.”

A f t e r staking Cooper to a 2-0 lead in the second, the Lady Herd made a game of it in their half of the frame.

Haleigh Barba was Senior Leslie Castillo ended her Lady Whitehit by a face softball career with a 2-2 effort in Saturpitch with day’s Bi-District elimination loss. one out, BRAND/John Carson went to to provide the final marsecond on Leslie Castillo’s single gin.

“There are still some and was given third on defender’s interference positive things that hapbefore scoring on an er- pened in this series,” ror off the bat of Alexus Marquez said. “Danielle Pena has some big hits Carbajal.

Dazzarae Rodriguez to help gain momentum followed with a single to in times we needed it. plate Castillo and tie the Erica Ramirez was an outstanding vocal leader game at 2-2.

The score stayed that for us both offensively way until the fifth when and defensively. Alexus the Lady Pirates took the Carbajal had some sacrilead for good, 5-2, with fice bunts to do her job two outs on a single and to advance runners to back-to-back home runs. help score.

“We had some underThey would add five runs in the sixth and classmen and first-year two more in the seventh varsity girls step up big for us. Haylie Valdez worked hard behind the plate. Of course, Abrie Castillo, who has led the team pitching and in the batter’s box, pushed through in the nasty weather to be a leader in the circle for us.”

Leslie Castillo led the way offensively for the Lady Whitefaces with a 2-for-2 game, while Pena finished 2-for-4.

Mickey Enriquez, Valdez and Rodriguez accounted for the remaining Lady Herd hits with Carbajal and Rodriguez driving in a run each.

Abrie Castillo surrendered the 12 runs – 11 earned – on 13 hits while striking out 7 and uncharacteristically walking 5 batters to take the loss in the circle.

Lady Herd senior Alexus Carbajal dropped down a run-scoring, sacrifice bunt in Saturday’s Game 2, Bi-District loss to Lubbock Cooper.

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Two innings deadly for Whitefaces

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

The softball season came to a close Saturday as the Hereford Lady Whitefaces could not fend off a late surge in a 12-2 loss to Lubbock Cooper in Game 2 of the Bi-District playoffs at Levelland High School.

In getting eliminated in the opening round of the postseason for the second consecutive year, the Lady Herd – who finished third in District 3-5A – ended the year 19-13, one win better than in 2016.

After beating the Lady Whitefaces, 9-4, in Thursday’s opening game, the Lady Pirates completed the sweep in the best-of-three series to advance into the Area playoffs.

“It was a tough way to end a good season,” Hereford coach Ashley Marquez said. “In both games, there were opportunities where we just fell short and didn’t capitalize like we had in big games earlier in the year.

“When you don’t capitalize on those moments when runners are on base in scoring position or don’t make the simple plays to get sure outs to

Hereford BRAND

COOPER 12, HEREFORD 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E L-CHS 0 2 0 0 3 5 2 12 13 2 HHS 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 WP: White; LP: A.Castillo. HR- C: Robertson, McIarty

Coming up with three shutout innings could not offset two big ones Friday as the Hereford Whitefaces closed the 2017 diamond season with a 15-5, District 3-5A loss at Caprock.

In finishing 9-16 overall – one win more than in 2016 – the Herd lost five straight and 13-of-14 to end up 1-13 in league play.

“The worst part about it is the score shows a team that folded,” first-year Hereford coach Bryan Moore said. “It shows a team that didn’t care, and a team that was ready to get the season over with, but that wasn’t the case at all.

“We had two innings where we had trouble with routine plays. Caprock took advantage of that and put up all 15 of their runs in those two innings.”

The Longhorns did a majority of their damage in the first when they sent 14 batters to the plate.

Taking advantage of eight singles, a double, two wild pitches, a hit batter, an error and four steals of home, the Horns amassed a 9-0 lead.

The Whitefaces started a comeback in the second when Zack Martin and Jake Kelso hit back-to-back doubles to open the frame and put runners at second and third with no outs.

Carson Altman drove them in with a triple, but was left stranded when a pop out to the catcher, strikeout and grounder to short ended the threat.

They pulled to within 9-5 in the fourth.

Kelso was hit by a pitch

Carson Altman closed the season with a 3-for-3 game that include a triple and 2 RBI in Friday’s loss at Caprock.

BRAND/John Carson with one out, stole second and went to third on an Altman single before coming home on a wild pitch that pushed Altman to second.

Mitchell Carnahan then singled to put runners on the corners in front of an Andrew Lopez sacrifice bunt that plated Altman.

Shawn Escamilla got plunked, and a double steal moved him and Carnahan to second and third, respectively.

Only 4 of the 13 runs allowed by senior Luke Nino were earned in Friday’s season finale, 15-5, loss at Caprock. BRAND/John Carson

Dylan McGinty then singled in Carnahan to make it 9-5.

The Longhorns provided the final martin and brought an end to the game in the fifth when they parlayed a hit batter, two singles, an error, two walks and a fielder’s choice into six runs.

Altman paced the 11-hit Herd attack with a 3-for-3 effort that included 2 RBI, while Kelso finished 2-for-2.

McGinty and Martin had two hits each with Escamilla and Carnahan also notching base knocks.

Herd starter Luke Nino allowed 13 runs – only 4 earned – on 13 hits while walking 4 and striking out 3 over fourplus innings to take the loss.

Marty Carnahan allowed 2 runs – 1 earned – on a hit with a walk and strikeout in 1/3 inning before the game was halted by the mercy rule.

“I’m extremely proud of the group of guys we had,” Moore said. “I wish they could have enjoyed more success during district, but they got to experience the feeling of winning early in the year and understand how far they have come.

“We owe a huge thanks to our seniors. What a great group of young men who will accomplish great things on and off the field in the future.

Our underclassmen now realize the opportunity in front of them to get better and compete in this district. I know I’m already looking forward to it next year.”

CAPROCK 15, HEREFORD 5

1 2 3 4 5 R H E Hereford 0 2 0 3 0 5 11 4 Caprock 9 0 0 0 6 15 14 1 WP: Heredia; LP: Nino

COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Saturday, May 6 Tennis Junior High at District tournament, Randall, TBA

Thursday, May 11 Track Varsity boys, girls at State meet, Austin, TBA

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quizzes, both printed and online.

The CIE team defeated Randall and Canyon to advance through district, and Region 1’s nine top teams – including Lubbock High, one of the best teams in the state – to move onto state. The team is coached

by Richard Lamascus.

The Social Studies team won its second consecutive state crown and fourth overall. Jose “Antonio” Avalos, the 2016 individual state champion, was team captain and the only returnee from the 2016 championship unit.

Hereford’s highest-placing individual was junior Andres Caballero, who

placed fifth but was only two points out of the top spot. Other team members included Detten and Junior Mario Mena.

Lamascus also mentors the Social Studies team and has been its coach for 13 years – winning 11 straight district titles, six region crowns and now four state championships.

The Accounting Team also repeated as state champions with Holly Hollingsworth being the only returning team member from last year’s squad.

Hollingsworth, a senior, and junior Isaac Zamarripa tied for top individual honors with each receiving a gold medal. Other team members were juniors Bo Baker and Zoe McCracken.

This team had the highest score of any in the

state across all classifications from 1A-6A. Hollingsworth and Zamarripa were also recognized for outstanding scores on district and regional tests. At the request of contest director LaVerne Funderburk, both were asked to sign copies of their tests after Hollingsworth posted a perfect score at district and Zamarripa matched the feat at region.

This contest is different from other contests in that new concepts are tested at each level of competition.

These students had only two weeks between contest levels to learn and master the new concepts.

Patty Harshey, who made her third consecutive trip to state, coaches Hereford’s Accounting team.

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