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Volume 116 | Number 94 WHAT'S INSIDE

New officers take reins of HISD Board of Trustees

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

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Along with the usual recognitions for student achievement at a pair of its schools and release of results from a Community and Student Engagement Report Card set to become part of state accountability, the Hereford Independent School District (HISD) Board of Trustees selected new leadership during its regular meeting Monday.

After new District II Trustee Bobby Rodriguez was sworn in at

a May 16 called meeting, trustees Outgoing board president Angel elected new board officials Barela, who represents Disduring Monday’s regular trict VI, nominated District session.

III’s Emily Wade as presiThe results came down to dent, Kevin Knight of Disa tight finish as leadership trict I as vice president and on the board will change District VII’s Clay McNeely hands. as secretary.

There were two sets of District V Trustee Robert nominations made for the de la Cruz offered a slight positions of board presialteration to that by nomiKNIGHT dent, vice president and nating Knight for president, secretary that resulted in a McNeely for vice president single vote determining the out- and current vice president Carolyn come.

Waters, who represents District IV,

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By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

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FORECAST

Today

Sunny/Wind High: 85º Low: 54º

Sunrise: 6:40 a.m. Sunset: 8:53 p.m.

Wind: W 15 MPH Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 36% UV Index: 10 of 10

Thursday

Mostly Sunny/Wind High: 95º Low: 60º

Sunrise: 6:40 a.m. Sunset: 8:53 p.m.

Wind: W 20 MPH Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 22% UV Index: 10 of 10

Friday

Mostly Sunny High: 92º Low: 59º

Sunrise: 6:39 a.m. Sunset: 8:54 p.m.

Wind: WNW 18 MPH Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 22% UV Index: 10 of 10

HEREFORD HISTORY 20 years ago • May 24th, 1997

Premier Cinema Corp. president, Gary Moore, and Moovies 6 manager, Mary Hamby, cut a strip of film to mark the grand opening of Hereford’s new six-screen movie theatre.

Bundled up for Fish Day

At least the sun was out, but chilly temperatures and a brisk breeze made Saturday’s Community Fish Day at Josserand Aquatic Park a bundle-up event for 3-year-old Graylen Garman and dad J.R. For more on the day, see page 9 BRAND/John Carson

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environment, dropout prevention strategies, gifted and talented proAs a precursor to grams, and compliance what will most likely be- with statutory reportcome a portion of state ing and compliance. accountability for the School and district of2017-18 school year, ficials use a described Hereford Independent formula to assess camSchool District (HISD) pus and district inforreceived all As on a mation to determine a Community and Stu- final assessment. dent Engagement ReDeterminations are port Card for the based on where 2016-17 school the results fall in year. that assessment Final disposiwith exemplary tion of the matbeing an A letter ter is still lingergrade, recognized ing in front of a B, acceptable a the current wanC and unaccepting session of able a D or F. the Texas State BLANKENSHIP There are instancLegislature, but es and provisions the Engagement made for criteria A-F grade ratings are that is not applicable to similar to those re- a specific campus. leased earlier this year Results of the assesssurrounding student ment were announced achievement. at Monday’s regular Each school district – meeting of the HISD as well as its individual Board of Trustees and campuses – are graded showed HISD earned based on a set of spe- an exemplary ranking cific criteria. For Com- – A – as a district after munity and Student En- achieving exemplary gagement, those criteria ratings in all criteria are fine arts, wellness except second language and physical education, acquisition and dropout community and paren- prevention, which each tal involvement, 21 st earned a B (recognized). century workforce de“It came out as we exvelopment, second lan- pected,” HISD Superinguage acquisition proPLEASE SEE SCHOOLS | 3 grams, digital learning

Women who make a difference

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as secretary.

Voting on each nomination provided a tight race as Barela, Wade and Rodriguez all voted in favor having Wade as president, Knight as vice president and McNeely as secretary.

McNeely, Knight, de la Cruz and Water dissented.

The voting was reversed for the second nomination, and in a 4-3 vote, Knight will take over the gavel as board president with McNeely as vice president and Waters as secretary.

Schools earn all As for engagement

Students take part in Farm Day

Film Cutting

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Chandler deep in community

By Carolyn Waters Special to the BRAND

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

A very recent “pioneer” to the area, Lindsay Chandler, arrived here in February 2009, when she and husband Cody, became the new Farmers Insurance agents.

Lindsay was born in Abilene to Danny and Ronda Matney Havins. Due to her dad’s government career, the family moved often, so Lindsay attended school in Aspermont, Rotan, Vernon, Iowa Park and then back to Vernon

for her high school days.

After high school, she attended Wayland Baptist University on a volleyball scholarship. After two years at Wayland, Lindsay transferred to West Texas A&M University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree in biology.

After one year of teaching and coaching at Lake Dallas High School, she changed careers and accepted a position with an investment company in Amarillo.

Then, in 2007, Chandler said she finally found her calling – insurance.

Almost before her feet hit the ground in Hereford, Chandler was volunteering and became a very welcome PLEASE SEE WOMEN | 10

Since arriving in Hereford in 2009, Lindsey Chandler has jumped into the local involvement scene with both feet.

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Marie Cline, 91, a longtime resident of Hereford, was called home to her Lord on Thursday, May 18, 2017.

A celebration of life service was held Tuesday, May 23 in Hereford Heritage Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Hereford.

Burial followed at West Park Cemetery. Services were under direction of Hereford Heritage Funeral Home.

Marie was born May 25, 1925, in House, N.M., to Michael and Cornelia (“Nellie”) Weigl. Marie was “Hereford’s nurse” for many years. She is warmly remembered as working at the side of Dr. Johnson while taking loving care of all her patients, and she remembered ev-

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ery patient’s name up to her time of passing. She was a caretaker through and through. Marie also gave homecare after her retirement from the public view. She was an important part of Hereford’s history and will be very much missed, loved and remembered as “our nurse.” She was also an active member of the local chapter of the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star, doing much of the cooking and decorating for the group.

Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Michael Weigl and Cornelia (“Nellie”) Weigl; her sisters, Gertrude Davis, Magdalina Goldie and Katherine Sturm; her brothers, George Weigl and Michael Weigl Jr.; first husband Dan P. Sturm; and second husband Marple Cline.

Survivors include her son, Dan M. Sturm of Corpus Christi; sister Elizabeth Sturm of Broken Arrow, Okla.; brother, Robert Weigl of Elida, N.M.; grandson Danny Wayne Sturm of Atlanta, Ga.; great-grandchildren Nathan Sturm and Katie Rose Sturm; and numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom loved her dearly and experienced her loving care first-hand.

Express condolences to the family and sign the online guest book at www. herefordheritagefh.com

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HISD slates credit exams Hereford Independent School District (HISD) will be offering credit by examination for students to accelerate a grade level and to earn or regain course credit. Testing dates of June 13, 14, 15 and July 18, 19, 20.

There is no fee for the first attempt at examinations.

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1) Server –based public safety software system for the purpose of acquiring Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management, Jail Management System, Mobile dispatching, e-Citations and Civil Process records system. (Procuring one fully integrated system.)

Specifications can be obtained from J. Dale Butler, County Sheriff, at the Deaf Smith County Courthouse.

The Commissioners Court reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals.

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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-

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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N. Hwy 385 • 806-364-2160 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.

“My hope for Deaf Smith County is that there are always people in the community who are willing to do whatever it takes to make our schools, our businesses, our hospital and our city and county a better place to live each passing day,” she said. “I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful, loving, giving and supportive community.”

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large member of the Hereford Senior Citizens Center.

She and Cody are also very active supporters of the youth livestock organization.

Feeling welcome from the time they arrived in Hereford was something that the Chandlers help to “pass on” to others as they encourage newcomers to get involved in the community.

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asset to the area.

She and Cody are active members of First Baptist Church, and both have served as Boss Lion (president) of Hereford Lions Club.

Lindsay is currently president of the Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce, president of L’Allegro Study Club, is on the board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hereford and is an at-

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Notice is hereby given that, on May 15, 2017, letters testamentary upon the Estate of ALva Lee Peeler, Deceased, were issued by the County Court of Deaf Smith County, Texas, to Lynn Gravley, as Independent Executor. The mailing address of Lynn Gravley is 7460 Warren Parkway, Ste. 301, Frisco, Texas 75034. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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

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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.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

News/Community

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

Ruland the centerpiece of wedding shower From Contributed Sources

Family and friends honored Kristen Ruland with a wedding shower on May 1 in the home of Lori Hall.

Joining the bride-elect in greeting guests were her mother, Sharon Ruland, and grandmothers, Jean Maxwell and Kee Ruland, as well as the groom’s mother, Delight Taylor, and grandmother, Sheila Thames.

Guests were served favorites of the bride-to-be – sausage balls, banana nut bread, miniature cheesecakes and cheesy pepper bites – served on whitewashed serving dished.

Mint tea and coffee was Greeting guest at May 1 wedding shower for Kristen Ruland, were, from left, groom’s grandserved from silver and mother Sheila Thames, groom’s mother Delight Taylor, Ruland, her mother Sharon Ruland and glass appointments. grandmothers Jean Maxwell and Kee Ruland.

Contributed photo The centerpiece of the serving table was a vanilla table, serving table, bever- bins, Raquel Mendoza, sonite luggage.

Jenna Taylor, Karen TayRuland, daughter of Robcream cake decorated as a age area and gift table.

Hostesses for the event lor, Karen Hacker, Lydia in and Sharon Ruland, was wedding gift, while flower arrangements of French were Ann Davis, Hall, Montgomery and Deanne to wed Matt Iler, son of Steve and Delight Taylor, hydrangeas and pink peo- Karen Keeling, Laura Edwards.

The hostesses’ gift was on May 20. nies festooned the registry Knoll, Cynthia Johnson, Tiffi West, Mindy Ron- a three-piece set of Sam-

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tendent Sheri Blankenship said.

“The recognized areas – both as a district and at our individual campuses – were areas we were aware of and provide us opportunities for growth.

“It is very good that they all came out as exemplary.”

Individually, all HISD campuses scored either exemplary or recognized – no lower than B – in all categories with two earning exemplary status across the board – Hereford High School and Hereford Center for Accelerated Learning.

Aikman Elementary and Stanton Learning Center only had one B each with Aikman’s showing up in second language acquisition. Stanton’s recognized rating was in dropout prevention, while

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is posted not applicable for 21st century workforce and gifted and talented programs.

Four schools finished with two recognized categories – Bluebonnet Elementary, Northwest Elementary, Tierra Blanca Elementary and Hereford Junior High.

All four showed recognized for dropout prevention with Bluebonnet, Northwest and Tierra Blanca also getting Bs for second language acquisition.

Hereford Junior High’s other recognized status came in 21st century workforce.

West Central Elementary and Hereford Preparatory Academy (HPA) each had three recognized areas.

HPA showed recognized for community and parental involvement, digital learning environment and second language acquisition, while West Central had it for 21st century workforce, gifted

and talented programs and dropout prevention.

The results also showed that all 10 HISD campuses were in full compliance.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to utilize local measures as part of accountability,” Blankenship said. “We’ve been asking for that, and the state has finally allowed it.”

While the Community and Student Engagement Report Card, as well as the student achievement report card, are set to become part of state-wide accountability for the next school year, Blankenship added that could change with such accountability items currently in front of the state legislature, whose session is set to end Monday, May 29.

If the report cards remain part of accountability, their first official results will be released in August 2018.

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Hereford grad an AISD top teacher From Staff Reports

a fledgling agricultural program a few years ago Pumping life into a and completely changed fledging program and the outlook and particiwinning accolades from pation for our school,” administrators and stu- Caprock principal Chad dents, alike, has landed Huseman said. “She reHereford High School structured our program graduate Amanda Head to better fit the needs of the honor of 2016-17 Am- our students.” arillo Independent School Head has also turned District (AISD) Secondary the Caprock FFA proTeacher of the Year. gram into an award-winHead was officially ning venture. awarded the honor durThe program’s most ing a ceremony May 6. recent success saw Cap“I want to represent rock’s first recipient of the career and technical the Lonestar degree and education teachers the first student here and all over to compete at the the state the best I state FFA contest. can and show that To accomplish our CTE programs what she has in are important and the classroom and vital to our schools with the FFA proand school disgram, Head prefers tricts,” Head said taking a studentin accepting the centered approach HEAD recognition. to learning.

After earning a “With changes to bachelor’s degree in in- classroom learning and terdisciplinary studies class-developed expectaand master’s in agricul- tions, students are now tural science from Texas able to create their own Tech University, Head learning opportunities,” has been with AISD for she said. “Student sucfour years – all as an cess goes way beyond agricultural mechanics the score on a test. Sucteacher at Caprock High cess is about what you School. can achieve even when Also an advisor for the the test says you can’t FFA program at Caprock, achieve anything. she has pumped life into “Every day I get the a class that suffered pleasure of seeing stufrom low enrollment and dents succeed in areas an FFA program that con- that have nothing to do sisted of only 10 mem- with a test. They get their bers when she took over. hands dirty and learn During the past three how to create something years, another teacher that never dreamed they has been added to her could.” class to accommodate A 2004 graduate of growing numbers and Hereford High, Head is participation in the Cap- the daughter of Judy rock FFA program has in- Wall Moore and the late creased by 600 percent.

Johnny Wall.

“This teacher took over

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OPINION

The Irreplaceables In our everyday lives, there are those unique, indispensable folks who keep us on track, who slay our dragons with one hand while repotting our African violets with the other. And they do it all with a cheerful smile on their faces. They’re the virtuous individuals who take care of us without fail, without an agenda beyond giving us their best. And they’re always there when we need them most.

I once worked for a man who often reminded his employees that any one of his staff could easily be replaced at a moment’s notice. His mantra: No one is indispensable.

You can imagine the lackluster morale of his workers and the high turnover rate of his staff.

I think he was wrong. Perhaps we would have been more inspired by this advice: “Do your job so well that you become irreplaceable. The delivery of your personal best will make you invaluable to me and my business.” When you feel personal worth, it’s natural to share it with the people you serve.

Each of us has a short ALL IN list of certain individuals Kerri Womble Steiert whose skills and experience are invaluable, the ones we simply cannot function without. I’m not referring to your family or close friends although most of them—hopefully—belong in that category. The irreplaceable ones are the crucial go-to people who always know exactly what to do to make your life run smoothly.

They go above and beyond what’s required, not for personal profit, but because they hold themselves to a higher standard, and because they genuinely care. They’ve earned our trust.

The top three on my list of irreplaceables are our family doctor, my hairdresser and the plumber. The potential retirement of any one of these unsung heroes makes me hyperventilate.

In your world, it may be the farmhand, who stays in the field long after sundown to get the crop harvested. The mechanic who recognizes that your car engine’s funny noise is easily remedied with new spark plugs. The veterinarian who saves your son’s show calf, the barber whose super power is taming your stubborn cowlick. Maybe it’s the therapist or minister or neighbor, whose expressions of concern are the kindness you needed to keep going. The lady who faithfully cleans your house, restoring order out of chaos. The office manager who holds the keys to your sanity and is the intrepid guardian of your two hundred passwords. The florist whose showstopper bouquets are exactly what you envisioned for your daughter’s wedding.

Your child’s math tutor or T-ball coach who’s dedicated to helping every youngster reaching their potential. The silver-haired gardener who gladly shares his knowledge of which plants will attract hummingbirds.

As we journey through life, our needs evolve along with everything else. A preschooler’s list of irreplaceables might include the guy who drives the ice cream truck, the library lady who always picks the best books and, most critical, their blanky. (Note: Irreplaceables are not always people.) As parents of an over-achieving teenager, we came to rely on the local 4-H leader, the high school speech teacher and the pizza delivery guy.

When I was caring for my aging parents, my sanity depended on the hospice nurse, the gerontologist and anyone who could give me a temporary reason to laugh.

They’re the gatekeepers. The troubleshooters. The vampire killers.

Their support comes in so many forms.

Sometimes it’s just salt-of-the-earth gumption or uncanny organizational skills or years of hands-on experience. It can be lifting the load that’s too heavy for your shoulders. Or shoving you on down the road when you’re afraid to face the risk. Sometimes it’s a simple matter of being fully present in your moment of crisis.

Each of us is gifted, and lacking, in unique ways. The talented artist can’t remember to pay the light bill. A stellar bookkeeper has no clue how to comfort a grieving neighbor.

The inspiring pastor is bumfuzzled by any electronic device. The computer geek can’t create a landscape painting if his very life is imperiled.

It’s a beautiful design, how we need each other, how we can lean in to our dependable friends, neighbors and co-workers, how every day blesses us with opportunities to complete one another. Looking back, each of us owes a debt of gratitude to those good souls, who make it possible to meet the rising road ahead. For those who attend us, day-in and day-out, with infinite grace and generosity of spirit—they’re irreplaceable.

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Wednesday May 24, 2017

State budget moves forward as conferees reach agreement

Tales of Deaf Smith County “Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.” Edward Everett

proposed addition to the administration building. Basically, the front part of the building, on the southeast corner of Union Street and Avenue F, would be After the regular HISD board meeting, converted to the tax office with the back some 40 years ago in August, 1977, notes area becoming the administrative offices. from the board meeting were posted at A new board room and office space each campus. would be added in a 60-foor x 39-foot The meeting began with 1977 Stanton addition to the rear of the then-current Dogie Yearbook staff members present- building. ing copies of the “Dogie Roundup YearAfter a lengthy discussion, the board book” to board members. Staff members voted to do the project with the school making the presentation were Sherrie serving as the general contractor. The Jones, Doug Strange, Paul Plummer and building committee, which consisted Kenneth Waters. of board members and administrators, HISD showed an enrollment of 5,284 would lead in the project. It was decided students, which was an increase from the that a bond issue for the project would previous year. Most of the increase was not be needed as the cost was estimated in the lower grades. to only be some $55,000. The Reports that were given for school would use as many local the cafeteria and transportation sub-contractors as possible for were considered normal for the this renovation. time of year.

Ed McCreary presented a reA discussion was held conport concerning the school’s cerning the purchase of a mainstandardized testing programs. tenance pickup. Superintendent As part of this report, Ruth RobDr. Holder recommended the inson covered the K-9 testing purchase of a new pick-up, and programs, which included PAL the board voted to accept the (Primary Acquisition of LanCarolyn Waters low bid on a Chevrolet pick-up guage) used for language domifrom Cowboy Chevrolet and nance testing; Comprehensive Oldsmobile. The cost of the vehicle was Test of Basic Skills, which was used to asnot reported in the notes to staff. sess pre-reading skills; and CAT (CaliforHolder announced that all of the vot- nia Achievement Test), which measured ing rights cases in the Texas had been achievement and ability. consolidated under the title of Hereford Dink Todd explained the use of each ISD vs. Bell. This included Trinity, Mid- of these tests and stressed the tests were land and Beeville ISDs and possibly Wes- highly valuable in the grouping of stuthimer ISD in Houston. The case was to dents and in diagnostic work. These were be heard before a three-judge panel in also used in the evaluation of federal and federal court. state programs.

The personnel report included resigWilma Braddy, Mary Duvall and Barnations from Patsy Burnam, high school; bara Stagner presented the tests used in Carolyn King, high school; Phillip Musk- the secondary schools. These included rove, La Plata Junior High; Janice Cain, the ITED (Iowa Test of Educational DeWest Central; Vikki Arnwine, Tierra velopment); STEA (Short Test of EducaBlanca; Donna Anderson, Shirley; Melody tional Ability); OVIS (Ohio Vocational InRecord, Aikman; Susan Robbins, Educa- terest Survey); PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary tional Diagnostician; and Ruth Robinson, Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit counselor. The board approved all res- Scholastic Qualifying Test); Vocational ignations.

Planning Inventory; American College The following personnel were all Test Assessment; and Scholastic Apti“elected” for the 1977-78 school year: tude Test.

Reba Whiteley, high school; Karen Abney, These tests were used heavily in preLa Plata Junior High; Nathan Lockmiller, paring students for college and/or vocaShirley; Rondall Tidmore, Shirley; and tional training, according to those reportDonita Newton, Northwest. ing. It was not reported how classwork Holder announced that applications helped in these decisions. for Stanton Junior High principal and two By the way, the STARR test had not elementary counselors had been posted. been developed at that time.

This action was taken to ensure that each qualified person in the district had the “I attribute my success to this: I never opportunity to apply for these positions. gave or took any excuse.” Florence NightA discussion was held concerning the ingale

AUSTIN – Texas Senate and House budget conferees met frequently last week and on May 20 managed to reach a compromise on a $218 billion state budget for fiscal years 2018-2019.

However, Senate Bill 1 must gain final approval from both the House and Senate in order for the budget to continue on to the governor’s desk.

But as pressing a matter as the budget may seem, the bulk of time in weekend floor debates was used on a variety of other measures, such as property tax reform, municipal annexation, school bathroom accommodations for transgender students and religious conscience considerations for government employees.

Disagreements among Republicans, who hold majorities in the House and Senate, and the rivalry between the lieutenant governor and the House speaker continue to slow the customary end-of-session rush of bills.

Also, the usual talk about the need for a special session STATE to take care of unfinished busiCAPITAL ness has arisen as the May 29 end of the 140-day session ap- HIGHLIGHTS proaches.

Ed Sterling One bill that did pass and is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk is House Bill 62, a statewide ban on texting while driving. Authored by former speaker and dean of the House Tom Craddick, R-Midland, the bill was sponsored and amended in the Senate

by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, who offered companion legislation, SB 31. The House concurred on Senate amendments.

“Awareness of the dangers of texting while driving has been growing, and an April poll found that 90 percent of Texans support a statewide prohibition. Accordingly, it is time for Texas to join the 46 other states that already have banned this deadly habit,” Zaffirini wrote.

Fallen officers honored The Texas Department of Public Safety on May 16 held a memorial service in conjunction with National Police Week to honor state troopers, special agents and Texas Rangers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

The Texas Governor’s Mansion was lit with blue lights on May 17 as part of the commemoration, as a sign of solidarity with the Dallas community, that day honored officers killed in the line of duty during a terrorist attack last July.

Jobless rate unchanged The Texas Workforce Commission on May 19 announced the state’s economy expanded in April with the addition of 30,400 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0 percent.

Employment in the education and health services industry recorded the largest privateindustry gain over the month with 10,400 jobs added, while manufacturing employment grew by 8,100 jobs and professional and business services expanded by 7,400 jobs.

The Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the month’s lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs with a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 3.0 percent, followed by the Austin-Round Rock, College Station-Bryan and Lubbock MSAs with a rate of 3.2 percent.

West Nile case reported With the state already on alert for the Zika mosquito-borne illness, the Department of State Health Services on May 16 announced Texas’ first West Nile illness of the year.

An adult woman from Montgomery County developed the neurologic form of the disease and was diagnosed in late April, the agency said.

As mosquito counts climb, the state of Texas is appealing to the public to help with the effort to stop mosquito-borne diseases by preventing mosquito bites and eliminating areas where mosquitoes can reproduce.

Paxton writes letter to EPA Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office sent a letter dated May 15 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, urging the suspension, review and reconsideration of Obama-era EPA regulations that Texas challenged in 12 lawsuits still pending against the federal agency.

One example pointed out in the letter is the EPA’s “Clean Power Plan,” which Paxton’s office alleges would raise electricity costs while weakening the nation’s power grid. The letter also mentions the Paxton’s lawsuit against an EPA rule on carbon and methane that he said would harm oil and gas production in Texas and across the nation.

HHS receives opioid grant The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS) on May 19 announced that Texas would receive a $27.4 million federal grant to combat opioid-use disorders.

The increasing rate of opioid use continues to be an issue nationwide, and of the more than 33,000 opioid-related deaths in the U.S. in 2015, 1,186 were in Texas. The grant funds will be used for prevention, training, outreach, treatment and recovery support services and will directly help an estimated 14,000 people over a two-year period, according to the agency.

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

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Agriculture

Doubling down on Deaf Smith cotton for 2017

MAKING YOUR DOG A FRIEND-Dr. Chris Grotegut, a local veterinarian, farmer, and Deaf Smith County 4-H parent and leader, talks about some of the finer points of caring for a dog and making it your best friend. Dr. Grotegut touched on training, grooming, and feeding care, as well as how to correctly approach a new dog for attentive groups of fifth graders from schools in Hereford during the annual Farm Safety Day conducted May 4 by the Deaf Smith County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Photo by Jim Steiert

STAYING SAFE ON FOUR WHEELERS--Deaf Smith County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Rick Auckerman addresses an attentive audience of fifth graders about safety hazards that can be inherent with ATVs when improperly operated by drivers not correctly equipped with a proper helmet. Ripe cantaloupes representing the skull of a young driver were used to illustrate what can happen with a helmet, versus the tragedy of a rider with no helmet. The demonstration was part of the annual Farm Safety Day conducted by the Deaf Smith County AgriLife Extension Service office.

Photo by Jim Steiert

Ag census coming this year 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 ranchers, participation in the 2017 Census of Agriculture is their voice, their future, and their opportunity to shape American agriculture

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DRIVING RIGHT--Deaf Smith County Sheriff J. Dale Butler talks to fifth graders from Hereford schools during the Farm Safety Day conducted by the Deaf Smith County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service on May 4. Butler fitted some students with “drunk goggles” that distorted their vision imitating intoxication, and had them attempt to “toe the line” in a wobbly proof of impaired ability.

Photo by Jim Steiert

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– 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.

Deaf Smith County farmers are doubling down on the acres of cotton planted this year following a far better than expected year for the crop in 2016. In fact, those surprisingly good cotton yields and grades in the 41-county Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. region helped to pick up some of the slack in area farm income after insects and mycotoxins hurt income from grain sorghum and corn production.

Local farmers are planting upwards of 30,000 acres of cotton this year, says Randy Huseman, Farm Services Administration county executive director. That’s the most cotton planted here since 2011, when 70,200 acres of cotton went in the ground, but only 18,500 acres were harvested. This year’s projected planting compares to 17,600 planted acres in 2016, and 15,900 acres that were carried to harvest, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service and Plains Cotton Growers.

Huseman says local farmers planted just 10-12,000 acres of cotton in 2015, with yield per harvested acre at 1,135 pounds—2.36 bales per acre.

While the 2016 cotton crop went through most of the growing season with less than a rosy outlook, favorable early moisture, a few timely rains, and most importantly, a warm, open fall that accumulated unexpected extra heat units, made for a crop long on both quantity and quality. Ultimately, the Plains Cotton Growers region harvested a 5.2 million bale crop—fourth largest in PCG history, according to Mary Jane Buerkle of the Lubbock-based organization.

Overall yield per harvested acre for the High Plains averaged 741 pounds in 2016, compared to 633 pounds in 2015. The expanse of High Plains cotton acres incudes both intensively managed irrigated acres, and a considerable quantity of dryland acres.

Deaf Smith County farmers saw a decent crop with a yield per harvested acre total of 954 pounds. That works out to just shy of two bales per acre—1.987 bales of 480 pounds each to be exact. A total of 31,600 bales were harvested in the county, and there were some yields well in excess of two bales per acre on some local farms.

What brought smiles to faces in gin offices and coffee shops were the good micronaire, length and strength qualities of local fiber.

The average per acre cotton yield for Deaf Smith County spanning the years since 2008 and including 2016 is 1.54 bales per acre, according to PCG and NASS figures. Those statistics qualify the 2016 crop as above average.

“We’ve not seen a lot of cotton here the last few years, but yields of the past two local crops have been exceptional, and we’re seeing more cotton planted this year,” says Huseman.

Many local farmers are gambling on a repeat of the good performance of the 2016 crop, and have penciled out cotton as one of the better prospects this year based on projected prices. Cotton varieties have improved

MORE COTTON--After harvesting a top quality crop in 2016 thanks to an open Fall, Deaf Smith County farmers are doubling down on the cotton acreage they are planting this year, taking a chance on cotton price prospects and a repeat of favorable weather this growing season. Cotton pencils out more favorably on price prospects in the opinion of many area producers.

Photo by Jim Steiert markedly through the years, thanks in no small degree to research in the Panhandle and South Plains, making cotton production viable as far north as Kansas At the other corners of the local Magic Triangle production area, Castro County showed 39,000 planted and 33,480 harvested cotton

acres for 2016 with a yield per harvested acre of 965 pounds—2.01 480-pound bales per acre totaling 67,300 bales.

Parmer County had 32,100 planted acres, and 23,410 harvested acres averaging a yield of 1,044 pounds per acre—2.175 bales per acre and a total of 50,900 bales.

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Community

Showing Mom how sweet she is First Financial Bank in Hereford wanted to show appreciation to all the mothers who do business with it by distributing donuts to those special people on May 12 in advance of Mother’s Day weekend.

While Lina Ruiz was doling out the goodies in the lobby, Maria and Gilbert Salas were not left out as Chantel Perales gives them a treat at the drive through.

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Come join us on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend as we remember... We will begin by viewing and hearing about the “Missing Man Table” – a powerful reminder about all who serve in our military services and especially those who have given their lives in the defense of freedom.

The morning message by Pastor Danny Mize, “Remembering Those Who Are Missing,” will broaden our focus to think of our loved ones, family members and friends, who have preceded us in death. They are not really missing, but waiting for us as we continue our journey home to God. We will gain comfort from our Scripture reading from 1 Corinthians 15:51-57, supplemented by several other comforting verses from the Bible.

Music during the service will include “America, the Beautiful” “Crown Him with Many Crowns” and “Because He Lives.” Peggy Mize will lead our singing, and Cindy Cassels will provide piano accompaniment.

Fellowship and refreshments will be available by 10:00 a.m. and the worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Communion is served each Sunday to all who wish to partake.

Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood.

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

Victory Family Worship Center 606 E 15th St 806-364-0305 www.thevictory.tv

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

Baptist

Dawn Community 806-258-7330

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

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

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

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

Iglesia Bautista Fundamental 100 South Ironwood 806-364-1844

Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida

Avenue Baptist

201 Country Club Drive 806-364-2209

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

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

We invite you to celebrate Memorial Day this weekend as we honor those who have served. We will also remember two very important people who have served the Lord faithfully and have passed away this year: George Turrintine & Sandy McCracken. Pastor Ted and Nazarene Family Church invite you to worship with us at 8:30 and 10:30 am service.

Flag service available inside the Hereford city limits for the 5 major flag holidays for $25 but you must call 364-8303 by Friday.

Great summer activities are ahead for children, teens and Young Adults. They include a trip to Air U Trampoline Park, Naz Nite at Wonderland, camp, Softball Marathon Weekend, Dadfest and #ServeHereford. We invite your family to be part of great things happening at the Nazarene Family Church .

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Community/Outdoors

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

Community Fish Day

The sport of angling was not the only thing drawing the interest of youngsters during Saturday’s Community Fish Day at Josserand Aquatic Park. Left, Pixie Oster, 6, and 4-year-old Andrew Johnson are more intrigued by what is in the dirt that any fish in the lake, while, right, 9-year-old Israel Rodriguez hauls a root beer from a cooler for Addie Galan, 4, despite the less-thanspringlike temperatures. BRAND/John Carson

Fish Day another breezy success

From Staff Reports

If Texas Junior Anglers, Inc., and the city of Hereford schedule a Community Fishing Day, you can almost bet the weather will turn unseasonable.

For the fourth time in the last five dates for the bi-annual event, weather was not exactly kind to young fisherman and their families for the first of two 2017 events on Saturday at Josserand Aquatic Park.

After rain, wind and chilly temperatures plagued events in 2015 and 2016, at least the sun was out – however, breezes were stiff at times and temperatures did not seem late May – for the 145 total young participants Saturday.

Braving the elements to take home the top prize, which included a trophy

Naddie Chavarria, 10, shows off the fruits of her morning’s labors after taking top prize Saturday with a catch measuring 27 1/8 inches.

Contributed photo

and bicycle – was 10-yearold Naddie Chavarria, who landed the biggest fish of the day at 27 1/8 inches.

She also won the 7-11 age division over the catch of runner-up Elizabeth Cryner, 7, who brought in a cat that measured 24 7/8 inches.

The second-largest fish of the day went to 12-16 division winner Enrique Rodriguez, 16, with his 26inch catch. Abraham Bernal, 13, was second in the division with a catch of 20 inches.

Topping the youngest group for anglers 6 and under was Jake Avila, 5, who landed a 23 1/8-inch catfish to edge the 21 ½-catch of 4-year-old Gabbie Sanchez.

The second Community Fishing Day is set for Saturday, Sept. 9 at Josserand Aquatic Park.

Family affair Saturday’s Community Fish Day was all about family.

Above left, Cayden Frausto, 5, and dad Joel wait for a bite, as, left, 2-year-old Noah Pena enjoys the best seat in the house in dad Juan’s lap. Right, from right, Ethan Towe and Franny Towe prove the family that fishes together stays together as they wet hooks with daughters Kyla, 3, and Zaider, 8.

BRAND/John Carson

Area hunters ‘collecting rent’ from region’s feral porkers

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

Over Plains history, farm families often kept a pen of hogs that were fed on scraps, pigweed, and whatever grain could be afforded. Fattened hogs were butchered at home for fresh meat or hauled to town and sold for cash.

There’s an old admonition likely springing from those times related to making it hardscrabble-style. “Root hog or die.”

Myriads of current day Texas farmers and ranchers are wishing an exploding feral hog population would do a lot less rooting and a lot more or the latter.

Texas hosts the country’s largest feral hog population —two million plus. Hogs roam at will, eat most anything, and are stealthy, intelligent survivors. They devastate peanut and grain production on the Rolling Plains and have even encroached above the Caprock—as close as Summerfield, Plainview, and east of Hereford. A sounder in the Summerfield area years ago drew heavy helicopter gunning backed up by country boys prowling back roads with rifles at the ready.

There are sage observations about these unwelcome marauders. If you don’t have hogs, you will—it’s just a matter of when. Sows have litters

of four to six piglets—but eight survive.

In the uphill battle against depredating hogs, hunters in the region get in their licks where they can.

Patti Kern of Nazareth manages the emergency room at Hereford Regional Medical Center. Don’t let the medical title fool you. She’s a farmraised girl who showed pigs of a higher pedigree in her high school days. Away from hospital work, she dons camouflage and carries a rifle afield in quest of deer—or hogs.

Patti proved a sharp-eyed porker sniper while hunting on a lease near Matador this past deer season. A huge black feral boar edged from cover just as daylight was fading. Patti scoped the longtusked monster and brought home the bacon.

“I’m the hunter in my family. I had already tagged out on deer for the season, so I had decided to watch a feeder the evening I got the big boar. I’ve only hunted them a couple of times. They are smart,can find feed, and hide well. They’re sneaky,” she said.

With one accurately placed 120 grain round from her 6.8 mm SPC 11, built by her son, Matthew, Patti likely spared the Rolling Plains several litters of plundering porkers.

Incidentally, like mother, like son.—Matthew, her rifle maker, is graduating Summa

BIG BACON--Patti Kern of Nazareth poses with the massive black feral hog boar that she bagged this past deer season while hunting near Matador. She took the hog with a 6.8 SPC 11 rifle built by her son, Matthew. Patti’s day job is emergency room manager at Hereford Regional Medical Center, but she’s no stranger to donning camouflage and hunting deer and feral hogs. She says she learned her shooting skills from her Dad, William C. Hochstein of Nazareth. Courtesy Photo Cum Laude from Texas A&M Corpus Christi with a Masters degree in Nursing.

Many hunters take feral hogs in a manner similar to Patti. There are those who escalate the hog wars.

Longtime friend Coy Franks, of Flomot, near Matador, saw feral hogs show up there in 1988-1989. He shot his first one in 1990.

“They came up the riverbeds and soon were damaging grain and peanut fields. In the past few years of drought, they moved west and up on top of the Caprock into irrigated fields and wet playas.

Hunters are killing them now all the way to Plainview,” says Franks.

He guns hogs in defense of peanut fields, using thermal

scopes on a .308, or a rifle firing a 6.8 SPC cartridge. He hunts all night in darkness to boost chances of running up a score. Rifles are sound suppressed, allowing hunters to get in numerous shots when they zero in on a sounder.

“We hunt in the dark—the darker the better. We drive the fields till a sounder is spotted then get as close as we dare

with the truck then walk the rest of the way, sometimes a half mile or more. The less wind and the brighter the moon, the farther you walk.

Windy and moonless nights are a plus. A running adult hog requires a four foot lead at 100 yards, and that’s the challenge. We’ve shot running hogs at 466 yards. Yep, lucky shots. It’s your ‘hole in one’ moment,” says Franks.

“A friend and I have shot 270 feral hogs so far this year.

Most peanut fields are close to the river, and the hogs are after them now—right after planting. There are about 1,500 acres of peanuts locally and the peanut guys welcome my hog hunting,” he said.

Veteran hog hunter Pat Childress of O’Donnell also hunts feral hogs with night vision equipment, and likely takes as big a toll on wild porkers as any hunter on the South Plains. He puts it in perspective.

“The hogs are all over, but you don’t get them every time you go out. Anywhere there’s cover and water, there will be wild hogs. Every time you kill a sow with three or four pigs, another one shows up that has nine.”

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

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Wednesday May 24, 2017

White, Sims win playoff to capture Elks Madness

From Staff Reports

Identical rounds forced a playoff Sunday as Aaron White and Chris Sims won the first playoff to capture the annual Elks Madness Golf Tournament at John Pitman Golf Club in Hereford.

The two-day, two-round tourney featured 57 twosomes in five separate flights and a total of 114 players.

White and Sims were locked in a two-day battle with Darin Landry and Steven Russell that saw each duo card 61 in Saturday’s first round before bettering that with identical 59s in Sunday’s final round.

Sims, who is golf coach at Hereford High and a former satellite Tour player, and White were able to win the Championship Flight by topping Landry-Russell on the par 4 first hole in the playoff.

Thomas Maldonado and Scott Lankford put together back-to-back 61s to forge a third-place tie with Bob Sims and Baxter Ward (60-62) at 122.

Scott Allen and Kelly Linquist made a 1-shot, firstround lead stand Sunday to emerge on top of the First Flight with a 129 total (6663).

Jay Stevens and Marin Rivas could not make up a stroke Sunday to finish second at 130 (67-63).

The tandem of Jason Aven and Joe Cabezuela (67-64) found themselves

in a third-place tie after 36 holes with Jerry and Linda Stevens (66-65) at 131.

Robert Jones and Jason Foerster finished fifth at 133 after rounds of 66 and 67.

The Second Flight ended in a three-way tie for the top spot at 139 after Don Maynard and Mike Blackburn (72-67) made up a shot Sunday. They were joined at 139 by Martin Griego and Zack Griego and the duo of Billy Cantu and Arturo Valdez after each twosome carded a 71-68.

There was also a tied for fourth at 140 between Jared White and Gary Long (73-67) and Tom and Cindy Simons (72-68).

Thing were not nearly as tight in the Third Flight as the Horrell pair of Steve and Nathan extended a one-shot Saturday lead to run away with the title by six strokes at 143 (74-69).

Steve Stevens and John Robinson finished second at 149 (75-74), while N.D. Kelso and Kelly Kelso (7773) tied for third with Nathan Seemann and Debbie Navarrette (75-75) at 150.

The Fourth Flight was won by Chad Kreigshauser and Blaine Provence – whose 79-73, 152 total was two shots better than Rick Carr and Coy Jameson (8173-154).

Sinky Scott and Rhea Scott came in third after shaving nine strokes off their first-round 84 with a 75 Sunday to finish at 159.

Without Limits takes obstacle run

Part of the annual tradition of Athletic Appreciation Night at Hereford High School is the running of an obstacle course by teams of HHS athletes. Above, posing for a photo after winning the title are Without Limits team members, from left, Jasrianna Gonzalez, Kiki Alonzo, Anahi Duran, Abby Rodriguez, Pedro Ortiz, Caleb Martinez, Zach Dawson and Carlos Gallegos. Left, Without Limits’ Kiki Alonzo works the wheelbarrow with Zach Dawson, For Alonzo, the 2017 crown was her second obstacle course title in a row.

Bottom left, Kaelyn Vallejo of Not Fast Just Furious disappears through the tunnel into the bounce house, while, bottom right, Kayla Nino negotiates one of the three hurdles. Top, Land Sharks start their timed run with a wheelbarrow back-and-forth. Below, Land Sharks’ Allysa Vallejo gets a face full of water ending her run with the traditional slide along a wet tarp. BRAND/John Carson

Elks Madness

John Pitman Golf Club, May 20-21 Championship Flight

A.White-C.Sims* 61-59 – 120 D.Landry-S.Russell 61-59 – 120 T.Maldonado-S.Lankford 61-61 – 122 B.Sims-B.Ward 60-62 – 122 D.Higgins-R.Guy 62-63 – 125 P.Kahlich-B.Weishaar 64-62 – 126 C.Neiman-K.Kitchens 63-65 – 128 By.Baker-B.Baker 65-64 – 129 C.Johns-A.J.Kratochvil 65-64 – 129 G.Duque-J.Flores 64-66 – 130 *won playoff

First Flight

S.Allen-K.Linquist J.Stevens-M.Rivas J.Aven-J.Cabezuela Je.Stevens-L.Stevens R.Jones-J.Foerster T.Latta-S.Williams M.Maynard-R.McCrckn K.Bartley-G.Batterman J.Ashley-D.Lakeman R.Bhakta-D.Bhakta Cb.Marsh-Cd.Marsh M.Grantham-V.Ward M.Adams-A.Adams A.Torres-C.Rangel

J.White-G.Long 73-67 – 140 T.Simons-C.Simons 72-68 – 140 R.Lopez-D.Lopez 71-69 – 140 J.Sandoval-L.Sandoval 73-68 – 141 N.Sullivan-K.Norris 73-69 – 142 J.McCrckn-R.McCrckn 73-69 – 142 M.Cabbiness-P.Cabbiness 72-70 – 142 C.Mendez-C.Mendez Sr. 71-71 – 142 B.Warren-M.Mulhern 71-71 – 142 K.Smith-D.Metcalf 72-71 – 143 W.Boren-B.Boren 73-72 – 145 B.Lassiter-P.Hoffman 72-76 – 148

Third Flight

66-63 – 129 67-63 – 130 67-64 – 131 66-65 – 131 66-67 – 133 69-65 – 134 68-66 – 134 68-66 – 134 69-68 – 137 68-69 – 137 67-70 – 137 69-69 – 138 69-71 – 140 70-72 – 142

Second Flight

D.Maynard-M.Blackburn 72-67 – 139 M.Griego-Z.Griego 71-68 – 139 B.Cantu-A.Valdez 71-68 – 139

S.Horrell-N.Horrell S.Stevens-J.Robinson N.D. Kelso-K.Kelso N.SeemannD.Navarrette A.J.Carrasco-A.Carrasco A.Martinez-C.Ruiz K.Foster-B.Boren M.Nielsen-J.Sliney

74-69 – 143 75-74 – 149 75-75 – 150 77-74 – 151 77-74 – 151 77-74 – 151 76-76 – 152 74-78 – 152

Fourth Flight

C.Krgshauser-B.Provence R.Carr-C.Jameson S.Scott-R.Scott T.Clark-R.Rose W.Castillo-R.Castillo D.Harshey-B.Ferris S.Nikkel-M.Toledo W.Wilcox-T.Barnett

79-73 – 152 81-73 – 154 84-75 – 159 82-78 – 160 85-78 – 163 80-88 – 168 83-90 – 173 87-91 – 178

Black garden volunteers needed From Staff Reports

The Deaf Smith County Historical Society is looking for individuals or groups of volunteers with or without a green thumb, but who are willing to get their hands dirty for a good cause. Volunteers are needed to assist with working in the colorful flower gardens of the historic E.B. Black House at 508

West 3rd St. Volunteers routinely meet to work in the gardens from 9-11 a.m., on Tuesdays through the summer months and into the fall.

If interested in assisting with this volunteer effort, contact Historical Society members Cheryl Betzen at 364-8139, Paula Edwards at 364-5930 or Deaf Smith County Museum at 363-7070.

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