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Bond refinancing to save almost $3 million By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
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A tumble in interest rates will result in more money in Deaf Smith County taxpayers’ pockets after action taken by the Deaf Smith County Hospital District (DSCHD) Board of Directors during its regular meeting May 25. The board unanimously approved the issuance of Deaf
Smith County Hospital District General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2017 after a presentation from financial advisor Vince Viaille, managing director of Specialized Public Finance, Inc. “We have an opportunity to be refinanced the 2010 bond,” Viaille said. “We’re going to resell the
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bond at a lower interest rate. It is just like refinancing a mortgage. “It will save a lot of money.” Originally passed by voters in 2010, the 30year, $28 million bond still has $23 million to be repaid. A drop in interest rates precipitated the possibility of reissuing the
remaining amount with a significant savings to county taxpayers. “The original bond was financed at interest rates of 5½ -6 percent,” Viaille said. “We can refinance the remaining amount now at closer to 4 percent. It does not extend the bond. The same schedule is in place. The refinancing will not PLEASE SEE DSCHD | 3
Chamber summer event on Friday
HHS teams motor way to nationals Page 9
Hereford quartet nabs DSEC grants
By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
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Last year, Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce officials were searching for a warm-weather community event to add to its yearly calendar. When KFDA-TV in Amarillo spotlighted Hereford as part of its remote tour of Panhandle cities in the summer of 2016, the chamber had the impetus for its new event. Subsequently, the chamber’s first Summer Celebration will take place Friday on the lawn of Deaf Smith County Courthouse. “The Hereford Hustlers got together and decided they wanted to host a communitywide event,” chamber executive director Sid Shaw said. “They wanted to have something that would create community enthusiasm and get people involved. “We’ve always liked having some kind of event around the courthouse because it is such a great place to do something. Everyone decided to do something based on the [KFDA] event last year.” The resulting Summer Celebration should be the epitome of a community gettogether. The event will feature an array of food, games, live music and community togetherness on the grounds
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HEREFORD HISTORY 30 years ago • May 31st, 1987
On this day in 1987,the Hereford High Class of 1937 met to celebrate its 50th reunion.
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Class of 2017 walks Above left, Ashley Van receives her diploma to officially become a high school graduation during commencement exercises Friday for the Hereford High School Class of 2017. Above right, Destiny Council gives a look of thanks to the powers that be before getting a hug after successfully matriculating through high school. Right, Sandra Alvarado and Jackie Amador scan the packed Whiteface Stadium bleachers for family before taking their seats at the start of graduation ceremonies Friday. For more graduation photos, see page 10. BRAND/John Carson
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County lets DSCSO software bids, shifts funds By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
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In addition to continuing its purchase-vs.-leasing discussions for county motor graders and cancelling action to advertise for bids to secure both purchase and lease price figures, the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court took care of other business during its May 22 regular meeting. After a scheduled update of tax col-
lections by the firm of Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott was tabled because representatives could not attend the meeting, commissioners gave the OK to advertise for bids on software for Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office (DSCSO). Although bids had already been let, received and approved for software addi-
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tions to DSCSO in wake of the purchase of upgraded equipment, Sheriff J. Dale Butler is looking to take advantage of another grant program to get a full software package. “We want to get the entire [software] suite,” he said. “If we want to do it, we need to get started for the grant process. That’s why we need to advertise for bids.
“Part of the [potential] costs are already covered. We can get the remainder covered through our current budget.” Once the bids are in and approved – and if grant funding is received – Butler said the software would not cost the county any additional funding. Along similar lines, commissioners PLEASE SEE COUNTY | 3
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The golden streets in Paradise are a lot cleaner since Saturday morning when a new soul went to work in Heaven. Naomi Elizabeth Long Brisendine took the journey to Glory after 92 blessed years on Earth. She was born January 23, 1925 to Sammy Leonard Paul Long and Lensie Craver Long in Midway, North Carolina where she attended and graduated high school. She died May 27, 2017 in Brownfield. Naomi was a child of the Depression who ran her house on a tight budget using her resources in the most efficient way. While she was frugal with things, she was liberal with her love for her family. Naomi reveled in work, she was an excellent Southern cook and was known for her spotless house. She enjoyed maintaining her yard and flower beds, even sweeping her front sidewalk on 25 Mile Avenue every day. She was a prolific reader. Naomi was a years-long member of a Home Demonstration Club, the Hereford Hospital Auxiliary and the First United Methodist Church. More especially, she took care of her family in the best of times and the worst. She used her abundance of energy to care for the love of her life, her husband Thomas Edward (Ed) Brisendine, whom she married August 27, 1945. Ed preceded her in death June 8, 1994. Theirs was a war time romance and love at first sight. They corresponded during the war, as she followed his advance across Europe in World War II. Upon his return, they married in North Carolina and he brought his new bride to Amarillo. It was a life
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transition from woods and hills to the High Plains of Texas. While in Amarillo they had two children. They then moved to Hereford where they had two more children and made their lifelong home. In 2014, she moved to Brownfield where she lived at Cottage Village Assisted Living Center. Naomi taught her children how to deal with the vagaries of life, the ups and downs. She was the definition of honesty, integrity, patriotism and her belief in the Good Lord. These traits she not only shared with her family but demanded of them. She is survived by 3 sons: Lynn and Linda Brisendine of Brownfield, Mickey and Michelle Brisendine of Hereford, and Trent and Jodi Brisendine of Lubbock. She is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Edward Brisendine and daughter Diann Burns of Dallas, Georgia. Naomi is also survived by a sister Betty Jean and husband Jimmy Hall of Welcome, NC, brother-in-law C.L. Gordon of Arcadia, NC. Others to greet her at Heaven’s gate will be her brother Wilburn Long and his wife Doris, her sisters Edna Mae Gordon, Vada and her husband Claude Bost, step-brother Coy Swicegood, a young sister Geneva Long and greatgrandson Hayden Stephens. Naomi was the matriarch of a large family including 9 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Her grandchildren include Becky and Brian Stephens of Lubbock, Barbie and Alan Taylor of Lubbock, Brian and Susan Brisendine of Brownfield, Gina and Joel Turner of Haslet TX, Dana and Richard Noon of Roanoke TX , Wendy and Andrew Neighbors of Canyon, Michael Burns of Las Vegas, Matthew Burns and Michelle Burns of Georgia. Also Shelly Lusk of Kentucky, Lindsey Wood of Lubbock, and Savannah and Jonathan Doerzbacher of Austin. Services were held at Hereford Heritage Funeral Home Chapel in Hereford with interment at West Park Cemetery, Hereford, TX. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.
Freddie Gamboa 1943-2017
Freddie Gamboa, 74, of Hereford, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at his residence. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 31 at Mendez & Mullins Family Funeral Home in Hereford. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 1, at La Iglesia de San Jose with the Rev. Tony Neusch as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements under direction of Mendez & Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Freddie Gamboa was born on May 23, 1943 in Sanderson, to Bernadino Gamboa and Albina Sarabia Gamboa. He married Mary Gonzales on Dec. 29, 1963 in Hereford. Freddie owned and operated Gamboa Radiator Shop in Hereford for 35 years, and then drove a school bus for Hereford Independent School District for 12 years. He was a member of La Iglesia de San Jose, where he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, in which he was a Grand Knight and held several other positions including financial secretary. He was also given Honorary Knight. Freddie was a past member of Hereford Lions Club, a coach for Kids Inc., and a volunteer for Deaf Smith Crisis Center. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports, going to the casino, traveling to see family and was a complete jokester. Freddie never met a stranger, and he enjoyed gardening his roses. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernadino and Albina Gamboa; brother Jaime Gamboa; sisters Margarita Rivera and Leticia Barela. He is survived by his
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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-
band Pablo of Bossier City, La., and Beatrice De Loera and husband Jorge of Carrollton; aunts Rufina Lopez and Fidela Borrego, both of Monahans, and Julia Perez of El Paso; grandchildren Kirstie Gamboa, Alexis Gamboa, Nicholas Gamboa, Jonathan Gamboa, Lindsay Gamboa, Christopher Gamboa, Kyle Perry, Kyla Perry and Mad-
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Sundays • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648. • Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes
wife, Mary Gamboa of Hereford; sons Ramon Gamboa and wife Elia, of Idalou, Robert Gamboa and wife Eve of Midland, and Freddie Gamboa Jr. and wife Michelle, of San Antonio; daughter Angela Marie Gamboa of Hereford; brother Wally Gamboa of Hereford; sisters Alice Garza and husband Robert of Bossier City, La., Yolanda Garza and hus-
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-
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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Police Blotter Hereford Police Department May 25 Fabian Rosas Roscano, 31, arrested for driving while license invalid. Johnny Lugo Jr., 41, arrested for failure to identify as a fugitive and on an outstanding felony warrant. Jimmy Ray Rojas, 39, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and on an outstanding felony warrant. Carlos Robidio Rodriguez, 34, arrested for fraudulent use or possession of ID information and possession of drug paraphernalia. May 26 Benita Garza San Miguel, 43, arrested for failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility and on an outstanding city criminal warrant. Serafin Martinez Solorio, 23, arrested for evading arrest or detention, resisting arrest/search/ transportation, no driver’s license, failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility, expired registration and failure to signal turn. Jeremy Russell Cornett, 39, arrested for pedestrian in roadway. May 27 Tyler Ramos, 33, arrested on three outstanding city traffic war-
rants. Carlos Anthony Valadez, 19, arrested for possession of marijuana. May 28 Stacy Jean Slyter, 40, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jessica Nicole Garza, 36, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to identify-fugitive and on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Gabriel Zamora, 19, arrested for driving while license suspended/ invalid. Brandon Slayde Elizondo, 20, arrested for a third-or-more offense of no driver’s license. May 29 Daniel Rodriguez, 26, arrested for driving while license invalid. Veronica Gonzales, 41, arrested for burglary of a habitation. Adrian Gutierrez, 19, arrested for possession of marijuana. Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office May 25 Ansley Young, 23, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Adam Hernandez, 32, arrested for possession of marijuana, a
Deaf Smith County May Indictments The following indictments were handed down by the May 17 session of the Deaf Smith County grand jury: Aaron J. Martinez – Indicted for one count of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Alejandro Torres and Enrique Torres-Reyna – Indicted for a single count of aggravated robbery. Jeremiah Daniel Medina – Indicted for one count of possession of a less than 1 gram of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Bobby George Martinez – Indicted for one count theft less than $2,500 with two prior convictions. Aaron Ruiz – Indicted
for one count unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Anthony J. Murillo – Indicted for one count possession of more than 1 gram-less than 4 grams of a controlled substance. Michael Diaz – Indicted on separate counts of credit card abuse, theft more than $2,500-less than $30,000 and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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second offense of possession of a controlled substance, robbery and aggravated assault. Isabel Martinez, 19, arrested for endangering a child. Favian Montes, 21, arrested for endangering a child and criminal trespass. Lesly Enriquez, 32, arrested for bail jumping and failure to appear. May 29 Alize Castillo, 17, arrested for assault Robert Guerra, 37, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. David Silva, 48, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. Eric Pesina, 33 arrested for theft by check, more than $20-less than $500. Jesus Estrada, 29, arrested for tampering with evidence. Leon Rodriguez, 43, arrested for expired driver’s license. Joe Martinez, 38, arrested for assault causing bodily injury to a family member. Luis Regalado, 27, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Stoni Lott, 41, arrested for driving while license invalid with prior convictions. Rafael Sanchez, 27, arrested for felony assault and forgery by passing. Gilbert Garza, 42, arrested for unlawful carrying of a weapon.
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approved a budget amendment that would move $6,773 from the DSCSO budget into a grant funding budget category. “The amendment covers the local match for a bodycam grant received by the sheriff’s office,” Deaf Smith County Auditor Trish Brown said. “We will take it from DSCSO funding and move it into grant funding.”
There were also two separate indictments for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, as well as an indictment for aggravated robbery, handed down on individuals who are not yet in custody.
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The almost $7,000 will cover the county’s portion of the total $33,865 in grant funding received to upgrade bodycams for deputies. Commissioners also received an update on the Sharyland construction project that is crossing several county roads as wind energy entities build transmission lines through the county. “This is a large project,” Precinct 4 Commissioner Dale Artho said. “It crosses a lot of roads and runs through multiple precincts.”
This opportunity has the potential of saving Deaf Smith County Hospital District taxpayers a substantial amount of money.
extend the payback past the current maturity in 2040. “All this will do is save a lot of money – almost $3 million in interest payments.” In refinancing the remaining $23 million of Mike Schueler the bond at the near-4 President percent rate, DSCHD will save just more than DSCHD Board $2.873 million in debt service for the remaining life of the bond – an an- the refunding are connual savings of $120,000 tingent with meeting or per year, according to exceeding the expected savings and must be acDSCHD officials. “In addition to assur- cepted by DSCHD. “This opportuniing that our comty has the potenmunity has access tial of saving Deaf to great medical Smith County care, I have an Hospital District ethical duty to be taxpayers a suba good steward of stantial amount of DSCHD taxpayer money,” DSCHD money,” DSCHD board president CEO Jeff BarnMike Schueler hart said. “The said. opportunity to SCHUELER The board also save a substandecided the distial amount of money trict’s pricing officer should be pursued.” The refinancing will be must approve the restructured to produce funded amount and level savings and allow interest rate, while refor a uniform reduction taining the law firm of in the tax rate while not Bickerstaff, Health, Delincreasing the term of gado and Acosta as bond counsel for the transacthe original bond. Costs associated with tion.
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ison Gamboa; and greatgranddaughter Abella Rose Meir.
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Dementia: Splintered Lives The beautiful galaxy that was my mother’s mind became riddled with collapsing stars and black holes. Her universe grew smaller with each traitorous night as she lost her way between worlds. I was her faithful moon, sharing what dim light that I could reflect from her failing sun. We moved on in twilight, I in her beloved orbit and she, the wayfaring stranger, sojourning towards a darkness dusted with the falling stars of her splintered brilliance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dementia: It’s a numbing diagnosis that is less like hitting the brakes on your normal daily life and more like a car crash. Once you’ve recovered from the initial shock, you’re trapped in slow-motion, flying wreckage for years to come. The path ahead of you is an unforgiving detour that will take you places none of us would ever choose. It’s an inchby-inch crawl over broken glass and twisted metal. For seven years, my mother and those who loved her followed that endless road toward nightfall. My family’s story is not unique or uncommon. During the course of a lifetime, ALL IN most of us will have close Kerrie Womble Steiert association with a family impacted by this shattering disease. Many of our friends and neighbors have experienced the lingering heartbreak of an illness that chips away tiny, precious bits of personality every day for years. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, “Of the estimated 5.5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2017, an estimated 5.3 million are age 65 and older and approximately 200,000 individuals are under age 65 and have younger-onset Alzheimer’s. One in 10 people age 65 and older (10 percent) has Alzheimer’s dementia.” Statistics are only helpful in an academic setting because they are simply crisp inkmarks on clean paper. They cannot accurately depict the visceral reality when a healthy, productive life is shredded by a failing mind. Witnessing and tending to an Alzheimer’s patient keeps you on a constant learning curve, forcing you to cope with drug management, gerontologists, caregivers, insurance companies, hospice services, nursing homes, on top of your loved one’s sundowning, paranoia, grief, fear and frustration. Dementia cuts a swath through life savings; skilled care in a local nursing home costs more than $4,000 each month. It’s an isolating illness, not only for the sufferer, but for family members, who lose touch with friends and put their lives on hold, often for years. At first, you read everything you can get your hands on, grasping for information on the most-recent, cutting-edge treatments. Which medicines are most helpful with the lowest risk of side affects. Holistic practices, herbal remedies, therapies and mental exercises to slow the onset. Usually, the disintegration is so gradual that we can hide in denial during the early stages. Chalk it up to ordinary forgetfulness, trying to juggle too many details in our over-booked lives. Then the day comes when the bitter truth guts you. The day she gets lost in her own house. The day he’s lost his ability to read, leaving his beloved collection of books abandoned. The day she’s bewildered by the buttons on the coffeemaker. The day he’s no longer safe to drive to the post office because you’re afraid he may not remember the way home. My industrious mother was happiest when she was working and she was always working, from sunrise until dark-thirty. Alzheimer’s steadily ate away her creative abilities. Each day, she grieved that her hours had become so empty, that she had nothing beneficial to show for her time. We invented projects to occupy her empty hands: buttons to sort, fabric to fold, baby dolls to rock. I surrounded her with the touchstones of her past: old photographs, music from yesteryear, classic black and white movies. She seemed enthralled by Gregory Peck’s films; maybe it was something about the deep, resonating timbre of his voice. By the time my granddaughter reached the age of four, her interests converged with the decaying comprehensions of my mother. For a brief window of time, they were sweet playmates, sharing Legos, Barbies and beads, cuddling on the sofa while entranced by Dorothy as she skipped down the Yellow Brick Road on the way to Oz. At this point, Mother still found joy in simple pleasures: savoring the taste of ice cream, stroking the velvet ears of our big, patient Labrador, discovering warmth beneath soft, worn quilts, holding hands of those who refused to let go. This was before she lost her words. The resolve of dementia is relentless, dragging its victim backward through the stages of life in the unnatural regression to the utter dependence of infancy. It takes everything, hollowing out the vault of your mind, callously stealing your intellect, memories, skills, understanding, language and control of your body until you literally forget how to swallow, how to breathe. We must find a prevention or cure for the terminal, interminable disease of Alzheimer’s. This means a commitment of tax dollars for medical research and development, currently being slashed by the proposed federal budget. The tragic, personal losses wrought by dementia compel us as a nation to invest in a committed search for answers.
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Tales of Deaf Smith County “Integrity has always determined the difference between winners and losers.” Tom Peters
rillo for a house that was to be built for W.H. Clarey. Bill Stuetsell, a German well driller, had dug a well for the soon-to-be railThroughout history and perhaps way. The group camped near the well through habit, if one has been a that night. judge, it seems that becomes a prefix “The next morning the carpenters to his or her name for years to come. laid a foundation for what was for a Hereford’s first mayor had earned long time called the Annex. We talked the name of judge when he served as about the event, and some remarked Justice of the Peace and then County that we could tell our children that Judge in Castro County in the late we laid the foundation of a city,” 1880s. Gough said. Judge Lysius Gough and his bride, Judge Gough set the actual birth of Ida Russell, who was a former pupil, Hereford at 8 a.m., Sept. 1, 1898. settled near Dimmitt where he had Judge Gough was elected mayor in bought a farm and “set about” help- 1906 after the second incorporation ing promote law and order in the of the town. He held this office until county. 1908. His first proclamation Judge Gough had first as mayor was a clean-up orcome to the High Plains from der, which was to have prizes Lamar County in 1877 at age for homes that showed the 15. He went to work at T-Angreatest improvement. The chor Ranch as a cowhand. By city commission immediately age 21, he had become forebegan a plan for construction man of the T-Anchor. of sidewalks and street imWhile working as a cowprovements. hand, young Gough comJudge Gough was a charposed poems and rhymes ter member of First ChrisCarolyn Waters that were later published in tian Church and active in all a book titled “Spur Jingles church, educational and civand Saddle Songs.” ic affairs in the community. He was He was encouraged to return to a member of the Hereford School school by Gus Lee, the Negro cook Association and served on the board for the T-Anchor. He did return to of trustees for the soon-to-be colschool, and for a short time after lege in Hereford. He also served on graduation, he taught school. the finance committee for the colThe Goughs moved to Hereford in lege. 1898, where they operated extensive The Hereford Board of Trade was land holdings in both Castro and organized in 1903, and Judge Gough Deaf Smith counties. was a member of that organization’s Judge Gough entered the real es- board of directors. While working tate business with C.G. Witherspoon with that board and the Chamber and later with J.W. Barnett. This trio of Commerce, he was instrumental of real estate agents helped develop in the drilling of test wells by D.L. the area by encouraging hundreds Mc Donald in 1910. He was one of of home-seekers to come to the Pan- the first to drill a well on his own handle. property for irrigation of crops. Judge Gough once shared his verThis booster of the area moved sion of the birth of Hereford with to Crosbyton in 1911 to serve as a BRAND reporter, and it was pub- manager of the C.B. Livestock Comlished in the Aug. 9, 1907 issue. pany’s 10,000 acre farm and ranch. It seems that friends were visiting However, he soon moved back to in the Gough home near Dimmitt on Deaf Smith County to continue his Aug. 31, 1898, and Gough was invit- support of the area he loved. ed to join them to visit the site which Although Judge Gough’s wife Ida was to become Hereford. only lived until late 1904, 10 of their Gough recalled that after he and 12 children lived to adulthood. his friends arrived, W.T. Bratton and a Mr. Browning came up with a load “Newspapers are the world’s mirof lumber and materials from Ama- rors.” James Ellis
AUSTIN – The 140-day, 85th regular session of the Texas Legislature ended on May 29 with hugs, tears and fanfare, plus demonstrations against “anti-immigrant” legislation and a scuffle involving members on the House floor. Primarily, though, both chambers signed off on Senate Bill 1, the state budget for 2018-2019, and in doing so accomplished their only constitutionally required task. The budget appropriates $106.7 billion in general revenue and almost $1 billion from the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund. The budget totals $217 billion, including federal funds and other dollars. “We started with a sizable shortfall,” said House Speaker Joe Straus. “But we are ending this session with a balanced budget that invests in some very important priorities. We’re keeping overall spending low while improving child protection and mental health care.” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who STATE presides over the Senate, said, “This state budget is CAPITAL more than a billion dollars HIGHLIGHTS less in general revenue than Ed Sterling our current budget. It upholds our commitment to spend taxpayer dollars wisely and to live within our means. It maintains almost $11 billion in the Rainy Day Fund.” Fourteen House members and one Senate member voted against SB 1. Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr., D-Mission, was one of them. The final version of the budget would spend almost $1.4 billion less than originally appropriated and results in cuts of $2.4 billion to Health & Human Services, $1 billion to public education and reductions to other areas as well, Muñoz said. Another House member to vote in opposition to SB 1 was Rep. Shawn Thierry, DHouston. “Almost every area of state spending was cut or underfunded, including $1 billion in Medicaid payments, in favor of allocating $800 million dollars for border security patrol, which is really a federal issue,” Thierry said. “The budget now leaves nearly every state agency hanging on by a thread.” Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, called the budget “inadequate” because it “leaves $11 billion untapped” in the Economic Stabilization “Rainy Day” Fund. “There’s no new money for pre-K, there’s continued spending on more border militarization and it continues to shortchange education and health care,” she said. “It doesn’t represent the values of my district, so I voted against it.” Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, who chairs the Senate committee that drafted the budget, said, “We passed a responsible budget that meets our essential needs. It continues the policies of fiscal restraint that have shaped our success, and it positions Texas for a bright future.” Nelson also mentioned the passage of House Bill 2, supplemental appropriations legislation to cover shortfalls in the current 2016-17 budget, which she said “protects the most vulnerable among us: our children. It balances the ledger for our current budget and puts Texas in a strong position to meet the challenges ahead.” Members’ tempers flare Visitors poured into the Capitol on May 29, occupying the south steps, the rotunda floor, balconies of the upper floors of the rotunda and the House gallery to witness the closing hours of the legislative session. A majority of the House gallery crowd wore red shirts printed with statements in opposition to Senate Bill 4, legislation passed earlier this spring and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. SB 4 bans sanctuary cities and toughens laws allowing law enforcement to identify, detain and deport undocumented residents. As the crowd chanted “SB 4 is hate” and other slogans, a scuffle among several representatives erupted on the House floor, reportedly triggered by the sentiments expressed by the crowd. Other House members and staff broke up the disturbance, and state troopers on guard duty cleared the gallery. Some major bills failed Property tax reform and the so-called “bathroom bill” concerning the accommodation of transgender students created enough division between the House and Senate to stop, slow down or otherwise result in the demise of hundreds of other pieces of legislation. Gov. Abbott, who named those issues high-priority, said he would decide this week if there is enough reason to call legislators back to Austin for a special session to act on his priorities. Meanwhile, Abbott has until June 18 to sign or veto bills. If he does neither, they become law without his signature. He can leave Texans on pins and needles over the fate of bills by pushing those decisions right up to the deadline. (Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@texaspress.com.)
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A “walk on the wild side” bridges wheat to tomorrow By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
A walk on the wild side could eventually pay yield, disease resistance and insect and drought-tolerance dividends in the form of varieties that prove even more useful for Deaf Smith County wheat producers and their fellows across the Panhandle and Southern Plains. That was the observation of Jackie Rudd, Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeder, during a blustery morning presentation at the 2017 Wheat Field Day at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory at Bushland May 17. Rudd explained that his work has included going back to wild species in Mexico, the forerunners of modern wheat varieties, in a quest for new genetic materials to incorporate in current wheat varieties. “Wheat evolved 10,000 years ago from wild grasses, and we go back to the wild to breed wheat varieties for the future, using a bridge from the past to tomorrow,” said Rudd. The wheat breeder has been working since 2003 with a large amount of wild material gathered in Mexico that is crossed with top performing wheats developed in Texas. Dr. Clark’s efforts with wild wheats from Mexico began with a trip to Sonora Mexico sponsored by the Texas Wheat Producers Board and Association. He brought synthetic
MORE WHEAT, LESS WATER--Dr. Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M AgriLife Research crop stress physiologist spoke at the Wheat Field Day at Bushland,explaining his work seeking the best irrigation interval and wheat variety combinations that will ultimately result in the most wheat on the least water. Photo by Jim Steiert hexaploid wheat from Mexico’s CIMMYT International Wheat and Maize Breeding Program back to Texas. Some 150 wild wheats were crossed with TAM 111, TAM 112, and more advanced lines. The third year of field trial studies at multiple locations is currently underway. “This work is experimental, we don’t have anything to release to producers yet, and it may be the next generation before we have something
for producers. We’re working toward better insect and disease resistance and better yields. TAM 111 and TAM 112 already have outstanding drought tolerance, but with these crosses we could see higher yield under drought conditions,” says Clark “We’ve searched for traits such as larger seed, more seed per head, resistance to wheat curl mites and greenbugs, as well as resistance to various diseases,” says Rudd. Wheat
requires lots of work creating diversity. The top 10 percent of the wild Mexican crosses on existing lines have showed a 20 percent yield increase.” Rudd’s work in AgriLife Research nurseries near Bushland proffers a wide range of genetics and maturity, similar to producers’ fields across the northern Texas Panhandle. He is able to look at four different planting dates and wheat being grown under both irrigated and dryland conditions. The long-standing search for better performing wheat varieties could prove especially important given the decline of the Ogallala aquifer and the inevitable trend toward less and less irrigation in the Southern Plains. “Water is the number one issue for whatever we do here, and we have to save water for future generations, so we’re looking toward water use savings in wheat through management, explained Dr. Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M AgriLife Research crop stress physiologist at another related stop at the Wheat Field Day. Dr. Xue is in the first year of a study on irrigation intervals, seeking the best irrigation interval and wheat variety combinations. Xue has 20 different cultivars in the study, each planted under three irrigation regimes including 100 percent, 75 percent and 50 percent evapotranspiration. One key, says Xue, is that the wheat crop must have moisture to start with, so there must be moisture in the soil profile at planting time to
GOING WILD--Dr. Jackie Rudd, Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeder, explained that his work on wheat has included going back to wild species in Mexico in a quest for new genetic materials to incorporate in current wheat varieties during the 2017 Wheat Field Day at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory at Bushland May 17. Photo by Jim Steiert launch a good crop. Droughttolerant wheat varieties are also vital where water is short, and will likely be even more so in the future as the Plains reverts to patterns of old before the heyday of irrigation. Xue added that if producers plant wheat late, there is less yield potential for the crop. “An Oct. 1 planting date is
optimal for grain production, but the November through January plantings we see here following corn harvest are very late. A 60 pound per acre planting rate is okay in October, but not optimum for late planting. Growers may want to seed 90-120 pounds per acre if seeding late after corn,” he said.
Pace possibly slowing in “race to the bottom” of Ogallala By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
Area irrigation farmers and agriculture lenders alike have been making fatalistic observations for the past several years about the level of demand on the Ogallala Aquifer in a region including Deaf Smith, Castro, and Parmer counties, and wondering how long irrigation can remain economically viable here. The annual drawdown of the finite aquifer is dourly described as “a race to the bottom” that has long made withdrawals infinitely beyond the meager level of recharge to the Ogallala aquifer. The latest reading from this ongoing overdraw comes from the annual water level measurements released by the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District for its 16-county service area, including portions of Deaf Smith County for 2016 to 2017. The new report, based on static water level measurements of a network of observation wells throughout the district, shows that the water level in 90 observation wells in Deaf Smith County declined 0.99 feet in the past year, while the average water level change district-wide was 0.52 feet. The average change in water level district-wide over the past decade is a decline of 8.84 feet, with a five year average decline district-wide
RISING OR SETTING--There’s reason to wonder about just where the future of irrigated farming is leading in Deaf Smith County and much of the region. The latest water level measurements from the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District show the district-wide water level change was an average decline of 0.52 feet for 2016-2017, with Deaf Smith County showing a 0.99 feet decline. The highest single decline in the district was 2.11 feet marked in Castro County. Photo by Jim Steiert of 3.94 feet. The districtwide average change for the Ogallala/Edwards-Trinity
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Coleman, district manager. “A longer history of data is most useful when examining trends in water level changes, since some wells exhibit erratic changes for individual years,” Coleman said. According to the water district’s measurements, the level of the Ogallala aquifer dropped 9.98 feet in Deaf Smith County from 2007 to 2017. The highest single year of decline in that period was in 2012, when the average drop in the aquifer locally was 2.56 feet. Over the past five years, the water level in Deaf Smith County dropped 4.23 feet. Water level measurements varied across the portion of the county included in the water district. Much of the central portion of Deaf Smith County and to the west had a drop of .087 to 1.73 feet. One zone within that same general area had a drop of 1.74 to 2.98, and a small zone within that area had the most severe decline in the water level at 2.99 to 8.62 feet, as measured by the water district. Some map zones in the western portion of the county showed a drop of 0.20 to 0.30 feet, and zones surrounding some of the larger decline areas dropped 0.31 to 0.86 feet. One encouraging note was two isolated areas, one in eastern Deaf Smith County, and one adjacent to Parmer County in the western zone, had water level rises ranging from 1.73 feet to a consider-
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able 7.95 feet. For comparison purposes, the average change in the water level in 109 observation wells in neighboring Castro County from 2007 to 2017 was a decline of 20.07 feet, with an average change from 2012 to 2017 of 11.69 feet. Castro County’s average water level change from 2016 to 2017 was a decline of 2.11 feet. Parmer County saw a drop in the water level from 2016 to 2017 of 1.10 feet in 111 observation wells. The average change from 2007 to 2017 was a decline of 19.08 inches, and the average change from 2012 to 2017 in Parmer County was a decline of 9.18 feet. Deaf Smith County’s average decline in water level for the 2007-2017 period was about half of that of Castro and Parmer counties. “There are some areas
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Pittman Robertson makes buying ammo conserving wildlife By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
Long ago, at the age of 14, it was a big deal when my Dad bought me a whole yellow brick of Winchester Super X .22 long rifle cartridges at Lon Brockman’s farm store in sprawling downtown Nazareth. Through high school, I was always thrilled to be allowed to purchase boxes of Remington 12 gauge shotgun shells at Jim Black’s farm store on the east edge of Hart— I went through more than just a few boxes. Preoccupied with the immediate thrill and anticipation of heading out on rabbit or duck hunts, or plinking expeditions, I didn’t give a lot of consideration to the fact, probably wasn’t even aware, that a tax on my ammo was helping to build a future for wildlife and sport hunting. In one of the wiser, more future looking measures to come out of Washington well before my time, an excise tax had been levied that was doing good for the present and the future. You hear criticism and encounter intolerance toward hunters and fishermen. That hostility can well up from anywhere ranging from zealous in-
dividuals to big time media to government agencies. Yet, it is mistakenly directed at a group of people who have long paid to play, who pay for conservation. The funds they have raised over the past 80 years benefit not only game animals, but all types of fish and wildlife. Barring incredible political shenanigans, sportsmen have paid, pay now, and will continue to pay for wildlife and fish conservation as the 80th anniversary of passage of the Pittman Robertson Act is marked this year. In 1937, the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, commonly known today as the PittmanRobertson Act in honor of its congressional sponsors, was brought forward by Congressman A. Willis Robertson of Virginia and Senator Key Pittman of Nevada. Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the act established a manufacturers’ excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition to generate sorely-needed wildlife conservation funds. Money generated by the excise tax is collected by the federal government and then distributed to the states. In order for states to access this fed-
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The public is invited to come any Sunday morning as hometown, friendly folks gather at Fellowship of Believers, 245 N. Kingwood. 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 June 4. 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 be “Investing for the Future – Laying up Treasures.” Our Scripture reading will include selections from Ruth 2:1-20. We will attempt to answer, “How Do We Best Invest and Lay Up Treasures?” Music, led by Peggy Mize, with Cindy Cassels playing piano, will include: “Open My Eyes That I May See” “Make Me a Blessing” and “We Remember You.” The service will close with Harold Manning playing and singing “I’d Rather Have Jesus.” Come join us – or leave a message at 364-0359 if you need more information.
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
Denominational Fellowship of Believers
Jehovah Witness
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
Saturday, June 03 John 12:25
25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
Sunday, June 04 2 Corinthians 4:17
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
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
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711 W Park Ave. 806-364-6127
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401 W Park Ave. 806-364-0373
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10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
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Nazarene Church of the Nazarene La Plata & Ironwood 806-364-8303
Iglesia Del Nazareno 340 Avenue H
Non Denominational Barn Church 3948 FM 1057 806-289-5706
Christian Assembly 1206 S Main St. 806-364-5882
Living Stones Church 802 Avenue K 806-282-1138
Son Rise 502 Mabel St.
Faith Mission Church of God in Christ 806-307-309
Without Walls Praise Center 802 Avenue K 806-360-2830 Spanish & Bi-langual Services
Pentecostal Iglesia De Cristo 103 Alamo 806-364-2906
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VFW gearing up for annual Mel Charest tournament From Contributed Sources
The annual VFW/Mel Charest Memorial Golf Tournament is set for Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11 at John Pitman Municipal Golf Course in Hereford. The tournament will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hereford’s positive youth development programs.
The tournament was named for long-time tourney coordinator Mel Charest, who encouraged VFW members donate the proceeds to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hereford. First National Bank is sponsoring “Closest to the Pin” Contest with two winners receiving $150 each in Hereford Bucks. One contest will be held in the morning, and one in the
evening on Saturday, June 10. The tournament entry fee is $125 per player and includes cart, green fees for two days, prizes, range balls, breakfast burritos, sandwiches and refreshments during play, as well as a five-course dinner on Saturday, June 10 at the VFW. The format is a two-person scramble with shotgun starts at 8 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., on
Saturday and 8 a.m., and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Saturday’s dinner will also feature player evaluation after the meal. Awards presentation will be at the VFW following play on Sunday. The field is limited to the first 80 teams that sign up by the 8 p.m., Thursday, June 8 deadline. For details or to sign up, call the John Pitman Golf
Shop at 806-363-7139. Additionally, tee box sponsorships are available for $50. In addition to being an advertising opportunity for a business or organization, the sponsorships also help support Big Brothers Big Sisters programs. Call Big Brothers Big Sisters at 806-364-6171 by Friday, June 2 to sponsor a tee box.
Hereford foursome among DSEC scholarship recipients From Contributed Sources
Heading to October nationals in Las Vegas after qualifying at the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge in Kansas City are HHS Automotive Technology students, front from left, Caleb Barrientos, Gabriel Duque, Connor Altman; back from left, Emilio De La Cruz, instructor Rodney Ferguson and Sean Carver. Contributed photo
Two HHS automotive teams move to national competition From Staff Reports
Given the opportunity to put their skills up against counterparts in the Midwest, students of the Hereford High School (HHS) Automotive Technology Program showed their worth in recent competition. A pair of HHS teams competed in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge in Kansas City, and both came away with berths for the National Hot Rodders of Tomor-
row Challenge in the fall. With 40-50 teams qualifying nationally, the national competition is split into events in Nevada and Indiana on Oct. 31-Nov. 3. The Hereford teams will be taking part in the National Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev. The accompanying national is set for the PRI Show in Indianapolis, Ind. Teams qualifying for na-
tionals will be split between the two simultaneous venues. At stake for the competitors are a total of $4.6 million in scholarships. Hereford team members include Caleb Barrientos, Gabriel Duque, Connor Altman, Emilio De La Cruz and Sean Carver. The other HHS unit features Rafael Del Hoyo, Alex Hernandez, R.J. Montano, Francis Warner, Lawrence Rodriguez, Eric Carrasco and Alvaro Baca.
in aerospace engineering. Abby Schmucker, NazaChandler Vogel will at- reth High School, daughDeaf Smith Electric tend West Texas A&M ter of Marvin and Gwen Cooperative (DSEC) has University on a volleyball Schmucker, will attend awarded $30,000 in the scholarship and plans to Texas Christian University form of scholarships to pursue a master’s degree and major in kinesiology/ area students to further in communications disor- pre-med. their future and their edu- ders. She is the daughter Alexis Ethridge, Nazacation – including four to of Rickie and Stacy Vogel. reth High School, daughmembers of the Hereford Brianne, daughter of ter of Shane and Tanya High School Class of 2017. Rick and Danielle Bartels, Ethridge, will attend West Fifteen $2,000 scholar- will attend Texas Texas A&M Univerships were awarded Tech University and major in to deserving, qualisity, where agriculture commufied students from she will manications. all over the Deaf jor in biolBrent Rohrbach, Smith Electric Coopogy and later Vega High School, erative’s service terstudy to beson Joe and Anna ritory. Each $2,000 come an orRohrbach, will atscholarship will thodontist. tend Texas A&M be awarded in the O t h e r University and maamount of $1,000 DSEC scholjor in kinesiology. VOGEL GALVAN per semester for arship winMeredith Ratke, two semesters. ners were: Farwell High School, These scholarships are Sydney Frye, Friona High daughter of Mike and Donavailable to immediate School, daughter of Kip na Ratke, will attend Texas families of active mem- and Misty Frye, will attend A&M University and attend bers and active employees West Texas A&M Univer- medical school. of Deaf Smith Electric Co- sity and earn a bachelor’s Heath Hadley, Farwell operative. degree in education. High School, son of Keith Since the program began Mason Fleming, Friona and Annetta Hadley, will in 1998, DSEC has award- High School, son of Mr. attend Texas Tech Univered a total of $330,000 in and Mrs. Bruce Fleming, sity to major in agriculture scholarships to members will attend Sul Ross Uni- economics. all across the coopversity. Edie White, Farerative’s system. Jake Walwell High School, The Hereford do, Nazadaughter of Boyd High recipients reth High and Susan White, were Ruben Galvan, School, son will attend Texas Tom Keeling, Chanof Glen and Tech University and dler Vogel and BriToni Waldo, major in chemistry. anne Bartels. will attend Nikki Odom, DimGalvan plans to Texas Tech mitt High School, attend West Texas University daughter of Greg A&M University and with plans and Jacqueline BARTELS KEELING pursue his bachto pursue Odom, will attend elor’s degree to bea degree in the banking Texas Tech University to come a teacher and coach. business. major in agriculture ecoHe is the son of Joe and Carlie Heiman, Nazareth nomics. Martha Galvan. High School, daughter of The 15 finalists were seKeeling, son of Scott and Darrin and Jennifer Hei- lected from a field of highKaren Keeling, plans to at- man, will attend University ly qualified candidates by tend Texas A&M Engineer- of Oklahoma and major in a select committee of men ing Academy at Blinn Col- biochemistry to become a and women representing lege and pursue a degree doctor. the entire service area.
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One of two Hereford High teams to qualify for October national competition includes, front from left, Rafael Del Hoyo, Alex Hernandez, R.J. Montano; back from left, Francis Warner, Lawrence Rodriguez, Eric Carrasco and Alvaro Baca. Contributed photo
sausage wraps to corn on the cob, watermelon, cookies, ice cream and soft drinks. FROM PAGE 1 Amarillo’s Velvet Funk band will be on hand to provide musical accompaof the county’s historic courthouse. To top it off, the Hustlers and spon- niment to the event. “This should be a nice celebration,” soring chamber business members Shaw said. “We’re wanting it to are making it real easy for folks become an annual thing, and to attend with the entire event we’re hoping it will grow. We’re – from food to games to the not trying to recreate any spemusic – being free of charge. cific event, but start a whole “All we’re asking is for peonew tradition in Hereford and ple to come have some food, Deaf Smith County. fun and fellowship,” Shaw “I truly believe all will enjoy said. “We’ve requested people it because there will be someto host booths for an array of thing for everyone.” items – all of which are free. The Summer Celebration is “There is nothing to pay for. SHAW set for Friday from 5-9 p.m., You don’t need any money. You at Deaf Smith County Courtjust need to come out and have house. a good time with your neighbors.” Organizations interested in taking Shaw said attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and umbrellas part in the event can contact the Deaf to enjoy an array of cuisine from Smith County Chamber of Commerce brisket, hamburgers, hot dogs and at 806-364-3333.
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Above, Zack Martin, left, and Rafael Maes, right, get a chuckle out of a classmates’ stumble when he received his diploma, while Parker Lowrey, center, is not quite sure what is so funny. Right, noted as “the epitome of an all-around student” for her athletic, academic and community endeavors, Brianne Bartels was named by the Hereford High faculty the Class of 2017’s Highest Honor Graduate during Friday’s graduation exercises. Below left, Class of 2017 valedictorian Jose Villeda, and, below right, salutatorian Holly Hollingsworth look back over high school and at the future ahead during their respective commencement addresses. Bottom, proud parents, family members and friends let it be known to all who they are there for and record for posterity Hereford High School’s graduation ceremony Friday at Whiteface Stadium. BRAND/John Carson
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