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Texas food prices on the rise Page 4

Hereford students earn WT degrees Page 6

Neighbor helping neighbor COMBINES OF MANY COLORS--Red or green, machine color didn’t matter as neighbors gathered wheat on the David and Ronnie Fetsch farm on Monday. Here, Hayden Carlson operates a massive Case-IH combine in the foreground while a John Deere combine and tractor on a grain cart operate in the background.

Photo by Jim Steiert

Volleyball camp a growing success Page 9

FORECAST

Today

Mostly Cloudy High: 76º Low: 59º

Sunrise: 6:37 a.m. Sunset: 9:06 p.m.

Wind: ESE 11 MPH Precipitation: 10% Humidity: 64% UV Index: 8 of 10

Sunday

Scattered Thunderstorms High: 78º Low: 61º

Sunrise: 6:37 a.m. Sunset: 9:06 p.m.

Wind: SE 12 MPH Precipitation: 60% Humidity: 75% UV Index: 6 of 10

Monday

Scattered Thunderstorms High: 86º Low: 62º

Sunrise: 6:38 a.m. Sunset: 9:06 p.m.

Wind: S 11 MPH Precipitation: 60% Humidity: 71% UV Index: 10 of 10

HEREFORD HISTORY 1 year ago • June 25th, 2016

No injuries in Avenue H fire A summer evening's idlness was interrupted by the wailing of firetruck sirens, the frenzied movements of firefighters and an onslaught of spectator traffic on Tuesday.

INDEX

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Fellowship harvests wheat for ailing farmers

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

The region’s grand tradition of “neighboring” saw a new chapter written over June 17-19 as an ecumenical fellowship of farmers from Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church and First United Methodist Church of Hereford, and Holy Family Church at Nazareth came together to harvest the wheat crop on the farms of Kenneth Schlabs and David and Ronnie Fetsch of Hereford.

Mr. Schlabs is battling a recurrence of a brain tumor and is undergoing treatment at the M.D. Anderson Center in Houston. David Fetsch suffered a stroke earlier this year, and although mobile, has been unable to perform many of the everyday tasks associated with farming with his brother, Ronnie.

Both Schlabs and Fetsch had wheat crops standing in the field, and friends, family, and neighbors made sure their amber waves were gathered in PLEASE SEE NEIGHBOR | 10

CAVALCADE OF TRUCKS--Nathan Betzen dumps a load from a dryland corner into one of a cavalcade of trucks that were on hand as neighors harvested wheat on the Ronnie and David Fetsch farm.

Photo by Jim Steiert

Bond survey gives insight

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series on the HISD Board of Trustees’ examination of why its recent bond issue failed. The series will detail comments heard from the community, results of voter surveys and future considerations.)

An important part of the Hereford Independent School District (HISD) Board of Trustees’ look into its failed bond issue were the results of surveys sent to voters.

As it did following the defeat of a 2015 bond vote, HISD officials sought input from voters on why its $45 million measure was voted down, 795557, on May 6.

However, differing from 2015 – when surveys were sent to all registered voters then eligible to cast ballots on the bond – the 2017 post-election survey was distributed to only the 1,352 vot- HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship was pleased with providing results from 489 of the surveys to the 1,352 people who PLEASE SEE BOND | 3 voted in the May 6 $45 million election.

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Social media posts create undue ‘panic’

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

Posts on social media Wednesday revolving around unsubstantiated reports to Hereford Police Department (HPD) created undue worry and virtual panic concerning an alleged gunman in downtown Hereford.

According to a Thursday press release from HPD, information regarding a man waving a firearm on Main Street was received at approximately 10:15 Wednesday morning.

Officers were dispatched to the scene and located the person identified in the allegation, but no offense was observed. Officers remained in the area to watch for any possible offense, but none took place, the release said.

Shortly thereafter, HPD received numerous calls, the release continued, from people who had heard ruPLEASE SEE 'PANIC' | 5

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Funeral services for Earnie Murphey, 63, were held Thursday, June 22 at First Baptist Church in Hereford with the Rev. Joe Elam officiating. Interment followed at West Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Parkside Chapel Funeral Home of Hereford. Mr. Murphey, a Hereford resident, passed from this life on Saturday, June 17, 2017 in his home.

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June 20 Julian Luna, 43, arrested on three outstanding city criminal warrants.

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morials be made to Hereford Senior Citizens Association, 426 Ranger St., Hereford, TX, 79045.

Bobby Martinez 1967-2017

Bobby “Bear” Martinez, 49, of Hereford, died Monday, June 19, 2017 in Hereford. Prayer service was held Friday, June 23 at Mendez & Mullins Family Funeral Home in Hereford.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 24 at First Baptist Church in Hereford with Pastor Lorenzo Martinez officiatin.

Burial will follow in West

June 23 Santos Lopez Velasquez, 19, arrested for public intoxication.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office June 20 Dane Dwight Thomas, 31, was arrested for assault on a public servant.

June 21 Francisco Gandara, 18, arrested for giving a false report to a peace officer.

Brandon Elizondo, 20, arrested for a third-or-more offense of no driver’s license.

Elsa Alvarez, 45, arrested for failure to identify.

Kenneth Smith, 45, arrested for forgery by passing and forgery.

Javier Martinez, 34, arrested for debit card abuse.

June 22 Enrique Hernandez, 53, arrested for assault causing bodily injury to a family member/family violence.

Ariel Gutierrez, 28, arrested for possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance.

Joe David Ulloa, 18, arrested for no or expired medical certification and driving while license invalid or suspended.

Reports Hereford Police Department June 20 Attempted burglary of a habitation was reported in the 40 0block of Avenue D. Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of Forrest Avenue.

Burglary of a vehicle was reported in the 400 block of Paloma Lane.

June 21 Failure to comply with requirements for striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the 200 block

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of Avenue F. Burglary of a building was reported in the 400 block of South 25 Mile Avenue.

A 55-year-old male was reported to have been detained and later transported to Amarillo for a mental health evaluation stemming from an incident in the 300 block of N. Main Street.

June 22 Credit/debit car abuse was reported in the 400 block of North Ranger.

Burglary of a motor vehicle was reported in the 100 block of Avenue B. Assault was reported in the 100 block of Star Street.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office June 20 A dog bite was reported to deputies.

Burglary of a vehicle was reported to deputies.

Mondays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m.

- 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-3460134 • 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 Employees 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

Bobby loved children.

His motto was “Cherish the Children.” He enjoyed watching the Chicago Cubs, riding his HarleyDavidson motorcycle, spending time with his family and friends, cooking, listening to music, and helping with organizations that helped children. Bobby never met a stranger.

He was preceded in death by his loving grandparents, Guadalupe and Leonardo Martinez.

Survivors include his parents, Hector and Irene Garcia of Hereford; sister Pearl Salinas and husband Rocky of Hereford; brother Hector Garcia Jr., of Hereford; ex-wife Dolores Herrera of Glencoe, N.M.; stepchildren Trieva Rue of Glencoe, N.M., and J.J. Rue and girlfriend Devin Dennis of Prescott, Ariz.; grandchildren Xavier Rue and Brooklyn Rue; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

The family suggests memorials to Hereford Sports & Wellness, 500 15th St., Hereford, TX, 79045 To sign the register book online go to www.mendezandmullins.com.

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Monday, June 26 Monday, June 26 Breakfast – French toast Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, herbed green beans, sticks, fruit, juice, milk Lunch – Soft tacos with dinner roll, fresh fruit, salad, refried beans, fruit, milk milk Tuesday, June 27 Tuesday, June 27 Baked chicken, hot potaBreakfast – Bacon, egg to salad, peas and carrots, wheat roll, frosted angel and cheese biscuit, fruit, juice, milk food cake, milk Lunch – Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, Wednesday, June 28 Cheeseburgers, assorted fruit, milk chips, baked beans, chocoWednesday, June 28 late chip cake, milk Breakfast – Breakfast taco, fruit, juice, milk Thursday, June 29 Lunch – Teriyaki chicken Beef lasagna, squash medley, garden salad, with rice, mixed vegetagarlic bread, escalloped bles medley, fruit, milk apples, milk Thursday, June 29 Breakfast – Breakfast Friday, June 30 Crunchy baked fish, pizza, fruit, juice, milk Lunch – Spaghetti and potato wedges, coleslaw, wheat bread, fresh fruit, meatballs, roasted Italian vegetables, fruit, milk milk Friday, June 30 Breakfast – Sausage biscuit and gravy, fruit, juice, milk Lunch – Chili dogs, tater tots, fruit, milk

June 22 Assault was reported to deputies.

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

• Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes

Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mendez & Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford.

Bobby was born on Sept.

10, 1967 in Hereford, to Hector Garcia and Irene Martinez Garcia. Bobby graduated from Hereford High School with the Class of 1986, where he played football and baseball. He then attended South Plains College and transferred and graduated from West Texas A&M University with a degree in education. He coached football in Ruidoso, N.M., and then he worked for Team Builders as a social worker for many years. He married Dolores Herrera in Ruidoso, N.M., on June 22, 2002, even though divorced, they remained close friends.

Bobby worked in both Lincoln and Otero counties in New Mexico, where he gained the love and respect of the local communities, due to his love and support of the youth both on and off the Mescalero Reservation. Bobby moved back to Hereford in 2014 from Ruidoso, N.M., and began working for R&R Trucking.

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Pampa. He started elementary school in Pampa and moved with the family to Hereford in June 1962. He graduated from Hereford High School in 1972 and began farming and working in the cattle industry in and around Hereford. He established Murphey Cattle Processing and worked at numerous area feed yards for the past 30 years. Earnie enjoyed cooking, watching old Westerns, trips to Mexico and hanging out with family and friends.

He is survived by two sons, Tanner Murphey of Dalhart, and Scott Murphey of Hereford; his mother, Erma Murphey of Hereford; two brothers, Dean Murphey and wife Kristi of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Darrell Murphey and wife Janie of Odessa; two sisters, Carla Stevick of Hereford, and Marylin Leasure and husband Ray of Vernon; special friends Jackie of Hereford, Jill and Key Harrison of Hereford, Jan Page of Hereford, and Roger Pickens of Reydon, Okla.; 21 nieces and nephews; many great-nieces and great-nephews nephews; and many cousins.

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• Support Group for TBI Caregivers meeting at 7 p.m. For information call 806-364-1892 or email: dgproctor@gmail.com • Order of the Eastern Star, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise • Prairie Acres Activities: 8:30, Beauty Shop; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Manicures for our ladies & men; 7:30, Watercoloring Wednesdays • 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.

• 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, 806-3460134 • 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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BOND: FROM PAGE 1

ers who actually voted.

The results of the ninequestion survey were presented to the board during a called meeting Monday.

“The overall cost ($45 million) was overwhelmingly a big problem,” HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship said to open perusal of the results. “There were all kinds of ways to break [the answers] down. We need to look at the bulk of the information gathered.”

The detailed results presented to trustees were based on answers from 489 surveys that had been returned as of June 15.

Blankenship expressed satisfaction in having 36.2 percent of the surveys returned and noted they provided a good cross-section of community opinion on the subject.

She added that at least 30 more surveys had been received since the June 15 cut-off, but those results were in included in the report.

The results provided an array of results and insight into the thoughts of voters who took part in the bond election.

An illustration of the scope of detail the survey provided was evidenced by responses to the survey’s seventh question – How did you vote?

Of the 489 surveys used for the report, 481 answered the question with 256 saying they voted yes and 225 noting opposition to the measure.

Blankenship said those who chose not to offer a response were adamant in their reason.

“Some people said it was none of our business how they voted,” she said, “and they were pointed about it.”

Of the five other single-

District I representative Kevin Knight, right, presides over his first meeting Monday as president of the Hereford Independent School District Board of Trustees.

BRAND/John Carson answer questions on the survey, responses were clear about where a majority of the voters stood in their overall connection to HISD and ultimate affect an approved bond would have on them individually.

The most evenly split response of the entire survey was to Question 4 – Did you attend HISD? Of the 486 who answered, 244 said they had attended HISD schools, while 242 did not.

Of the 489 surveyed, 298 were able to answer Question 2 – If over 65, do you have a homestead exemption?

Almost 74 percent of respondents (219) said they did with 65 not having a homestead exemption and 14 saying they did not know about it.

Those 65 and older with an existing homestead exemption would not have been financially affected by the passage of the $45 million bond, which was to have imposed a 26.1 mil additional I&S tax to county property owners if passed.

“The most alarming part of that is that 65 people did not have the exemption that would have kept them from paying additional taxes,”

HISD Bond Survey Questions Question 1 What is your age bracket?

Question 2 If over 65, do you have a homestead exemption?

Question 3 Do you have children or grandchildren in HISD? Question 4 Did you attend HISD? Question 5 How did you get your information about the bond?

Question 6 If you voted no, what caused you to vote no?

Question 7 How did you vote?

Question 8 If we have another bond, what would you vote yes for?

Question 9 I will vote no regardless of what is on the bond.

HISD sent surveys to the 1,352 voters who cast ballets in the May 6 bond election.

Results given to HISD Board of Trustees were from 489 returned surveys as of June 15.

Blankenship said.

Question 3 specifically asked if the voter had children or grandchildren attending HISD schools.

Interestingly, 334 of the 486 responses (68.7 percent) showed the voter did not, while only 152 said they did have a child or grandchild in the school system.

The survey’s first question put a spotlight on what is arguably the biggest problem facing HISD in its efforts to get a bond issue passed – voter involvement and having those with the most at stake in the issue involved in the ultimate decision making.

The first question asked the age of the voter and offered seven age brackets to list – 18-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, 5665, 66-75 and over 75.

The results showed that 69.5 percent of respondents were in age groups that traditionally do not have a child attending kindergarten, elementary, junior high or high schools.

The largest age group response was for 66-75 with 129, followed by 5665 with 120 and over 75 with 91.

Ironically, the smallest three responding groups – 18-25, 26-35 and 36-45 – were those who traditionally have children in pre-K, kindergarten and elementary schools – where funding for more than half of the failed $45 million bond was earmarked.

A total of 66 respondents (13.5 percent) were from those groups with 38 being 36-45, 18 in the 26-35 group and only 10 in the 18-25 group.

The results showed that three respondents did not reveal an age category.

The last single-answer question (Question 9) was the final of the survey – I will vote NO regardless of what is on a bond.

Just 13 percent provided an answer with 65 saying they would vote no regardless.

“We expected a much higher result from Question 9,” Blankenship said.

The other two queries allowed for multiple answers in terms of where voters received their information about the bond (Question 5) and if they voted no, what caused the no vote (Question 6).

For Question 6, overall cost was cited 40.3 percent of the time with construction of an early childhood development center second at 28.4 percent and taxes and individual costs increasing seeing a 28 percent response.

The only other answer to receive more than a 20 percent response was the construction of multipurpose facilities at the five HISD elementary schools (21.5 percent).

Extra cost to a business or farm (18.4 percent) and the fieldhouse and trainers’ learning facility (13.5 percent) were the only other double-digit responses.

In terms of where voters received their information on the bond, the newspaper was the overwhelming leader with 66.7 percent followed by school district brochure (55.2), radio (37.4) and friend or neighbor (36.8).

Question 8 asked if there was another bond issue, what would be things that would garner a yes vote.

Safety and security upgrades led the responses with 377 (77 percent) with upgrades to the Whiteface stadium fieldhouse noted 303 times (62 percent).

Of the other two items in the failed bond, activity centers at elementary schools was third with 229 responses (47 percent) and an early childhood development center last at 198 (40 percent).

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Food prices edge up in second quarter

From the Texas Farm Bureau

WACO – Retail food prices in Texas showed a slight increase in the second quarter, according to the latest Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Grocery Price Watch survey.

The survey results recorded a total of $46.02 for a 16-staple item basket, including produce, meat, grain and dairy products. It’s a 2 percent increase over last quarter’s prices.

“It was a slight increase for the year. When you compare the grocery prices from both quarters this year, it’s a 90cent difference,” TFB President Russell Boening said.

Prices at the meat counter were mixed.

Sirloin steak led the increase, up 68 cents to $5.97 per pound. Lean ground beef rose by 27 cents to $3.89 per pound, but the price still remains lower than last year’s second quarter price of $3.93 per pound.

Cattle prices saw an increase during the second quarter, following a low point over the winter.

Beef demand is strong and is the primary driver for this increase. The second quarter also showed export strength of U.S. beef with countries across the globe.

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts dropped 6 percent to $3.13 per pound. Sliced turkey also showed a decrease – 2.58 percent – ringing up at $4.90 per pound.

Lower grain prices and

Smaller decreases were registered for lettuce and dried pinto beans.

“Although there were increases, farmers and ranchers still only see a small portion of the prices that consumers pay at the cash register,” Boening said. “It’s tough in the farm economy right now, and farmers are making the most out of their resources.”

The TFB Grocery Price Watch is conducted quarterly by shoppers strategically located across the state.

The current survey data was collected by 45 shoppers from June 1-8.

TFB has monitored Texas food prices through its Grocery Price Watch survey since March 2009.

Although there were increases, farmers and ranchers still only see a small portion of the prices that consumers pay at the cash register. It’s tough in the farm economy right now, and farmers are making the most out of their resources.

Russell Boening Texas Farm Bureau president increased broiler production has helped lead the price decline in poultry.

Prices for pork chops remained the same – $3.55 per pound.

“It’s peak grilling sea-

son for Texans, and the meat counter offers a variety of cuts for all price budgets,” Boening said.

“The important thing is to keep a healthy portion of protein on our plates

as part of a balanced diet and, of course, enjoy time with family.”

White bread was a notable decrease in the grocery basket. It dropped 16 cents, or 10.46 percent, to $1.37 per loaf.

“That decrease is not surprising. World wheat production is very high, and Texas farmers are seeing some of the lowest wheat prices in years,” Boening said.

Grapefruits showed a 20-cent increase to 99 cents per pound, due in large part to the end of the production season.

Of the 16 food staples surveyed, vanilla ice cream, vanilla cake mix and block cheddar cheese saw a slight increase.

Volunteers needed with Black garden 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 3648139, Paula Edwards at 364-5930 or Deaf Smith County Museum at 3637070.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Administration for the Estate of Linda Rye, Deceased, were issued on June 19, 2017, in Cause No. PR201705460, pending in the County Court of Deaf Smith County, Texas, to: Christine Law.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

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April Abundant Life Health – 7; three violations Allsup’s No. 167 (515 25 Mile Ave.) – 10; five violations Allsup’s No. 305 (1303 E. 1st St.) – 10; six violations Carneceria Y Taqueria El Torito – 8; four violations Casa Durango – 22; 10 violations Dakota’s Steakhouse – 8; five violations Dollar General No. 6212 (809 E. Park Ave.) – 9; five violations El Tropico – 7; three violations Four Fantastic – 2; one violation HISD the CAP Bistro at HHS – 6; three violations HISD-Aikman Elementary – 1; one violation HISD-Bluebonnet Elementary – 3; two violations HISD-Hereford Junior High – 13; six violations HISD-Tierra Blanca Elementary – 2; one violation King’s Manor Methodist Home – 0; no violations Ms. Nance Little Angels – 2; two violations Pizza Hut – 9; five violations Rossy’s Café – 5; three violations Sno Cone Corral – 11; eight violations St. Anthony’s School – 3; one violation Stripes No. 211 (2901 E. 1st St.) – 5; four violations Taco Bell – 4; two violations Tacos El Primo – 0; no violations Tacos El Primo/mobile – 4; two violations The Classic Diner – 3; two violations April total violations – 87

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Hereford Health Inspections Health inspection results on local businesses and restaurants conducted by the City of Hereford. Results are listed by business name, score and number of violations. (Note: 0 is a perfect score.)

A prospect inspection was conducted at Hunan Restaurant, 149 N. 25 Mile Ave. May Allsup’s No. 112 (316 N. 25 Mile Ave.) – 26; 15 violations Allsup’s No. 113 (529 Avenue H) – 15; eight violations Allsup’s No. 305 (1303 E. 1st St.) – 10; eight violations Carson & Barnes Circus – 3; two violations Casa Abalos – 7; four violations Crazy Gringo BBQ (opening inspection) – 7; four violations Dollar Tree – 4; three violations Fill Your Cup – 18; nine violations HISD-Hereford High School – 8; four violations HISD-Northwest Elementary – 8; three violations HISD-West Central Elementary – 1; one violation Hereford Country Club – 3; two violations Little Caesar’s – 10; 13 violations Mr. Burger West – 5; four violations Subway-Wal-Mart – 3; one violation Taqueria El Vaquero – 9; four violations United Express – 8; three violations May total violations – 100 A compliance inspection was conducted at Caribbean Ice. A compliance and reopening inspection was conducted at Casa Durango.

A compliance inspection was conducted at HISD-Hereford Junior High.

An environmental and playground inspected was conducted at Hereford Day Care Center.

An opening inspection was conducted at Ms. Nance Little Angels.

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“Just remember there are two sides to every stoFROM PAGE 1 ry,” Harrison said. “Check mors of a man wielding a things out for yourself. gun at various locations Don’t believe everything throughout the city, there you hear. If you have a being “an active shooter concern, call the police situation” and that HPD and get the facts.

“If someone did withad ordered a lockdown of downtown businesses. ness this occurrence, we According to the release will be glad to take their and information received statement and investigate from HPD Chief Brent the matter further.”

According to the press Harrison, no witnesses to such offenses were locat- release, the person of ed before officials deter- interest in the original mined the source of the report voluntarily came rumors was postings on to the police department and was intersocial media. viewed regarding All allegations rethe allegations. ceived by HPD, the The person, release said, were whose identity was investigated and not revealed “due found to be unsubto confidentiality stantiated. laws,” the release “Don’t believe said, was not areverything you rested in connecread on social metion with the incidia,” Harrison said HARRISON dent.

Thursday. “People “There is no known were in a panic all about rumors and unsubstanti- cause for concern at this ated reports. There were time,” the release consome businesses that cluded. “Our department took it upon themselves will continue its investito lock down, but it was gation into any potential criminal violations.” not at our request.

According to reports “What started as a spark, ignited into a fire, from HPD on Friday, a and almost created a city- 55-year-old male was wide panic – all based on detained Wednesday at 10:24 a.m., and later social media.”

Harrison was quick to transported to Amarillo add that his department for a mental health evaludoes take potential dan- ation stemming from an gers posted on the In- incident in the 300 block ternet seriously and rou- of North Main Street.

HPD officials did not tinely investigate such matters. However, no one return telephone calls Friactuallwy saw anything day seeking information regarding Wednesday’s al- if the unnamed man and legations and no reports report were connected from actual witnesses to with Wednesday’s other the alleged occurrence incidents in downtown.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION FOR TPDES PERMIT FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER NEW Permit No. WQ0005223000 APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. WE Hereford, LLC, 3748 South Progressive Road, Hereford, Texas 79045, which operates White Energy Ethanol Plant, a fuel grade ethanol manufacturing facility, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a new permit, Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0005223000, to authorize the discharge of water treatment wastes and cooling tower blowdown at a daily average flow not to exceed 303,840 gallons per day via Outfall 001. The TCEQ received this application on February 28, 2017.

The facility is located at 3748 South Progessive Road, in the City of Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas 79045. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and is not part of the application or notice. For the exact location, refer to the application. https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=34.827332&lng=102.3703&zoom=13&type=r The effluent will be discharged to Tierra Blanca Creek; thence to Buffalo Lake; thence to Tierra Blanca Creek; thence to Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River (unclassified); thence to Lake Tanglewood; thence to Upper Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River in Segment No. 0229 of the Red River Basin. The unclassified receiving waters have minimal aquatic life use for Tierra Blanca Creek. The designated uses for Segment No. 0229 are high aquatic life use and primary contact recreation.

In accordance with 30 Texas Administrative Code §307.5 and the TCEQ implementation procedures (June 2010) for the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, an antidegradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 antidegradation review has preliminarily determined that existing water quality uses will not be impaired by this permit action.

Numerical and narrative criteria to protect existing uses will be maintained. This review has preliminarily determined that no water bodies with exceptional, high, or intermediate aquatic life uses are present within the stream reach assessed; therefore, no Tier 2 degradation determination is required. No significant degradation of water quality is expected in water bodies with exceptional, high, or intermediate aquatic life uses downstream, and existing uses will be maintained and protected. The preliminary determination can be reexamined and may be modified if new information is received.

The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at the Deaf Smith County Library, 211 East 4th Street, Hereford, Texas.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit written or oral comment or to ask questions about the application.

Generally, the TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who requested to be on a mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the executive director’s decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court.

TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name, address, phone number; applicant’s name and proposed permit number; the location and distance of your property/activities relative to the proposed facility; a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not common to the general public; a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period; and the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing.” If the request for contested case hearing is filed on behalf of a group or association, the request must designate the group’s representative for receiving future correspondence; identify by name and physical address an individual member of the group who would be adversely affected by the proposed facility or activity; provide the information discussed above regarding the affected member’s location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect are relevant to the group’s purpose.

Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the executive director will forward the application and any requests for reconsideration or for a contested case hearing to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material water quality concerns submitted during the comment period.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The executive director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or a timely request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the executive director’s decision, you will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be added to: (1) the permanent list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and (2) the mailing list for a specific county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

All written public comments and public meeting requests must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 or electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Search the database using the permit number for this application, which is provided at the top of this notice.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Any personal information you submit to the TCEQ will become part of the agency’s record; this includes email addresses. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from WE Hereford, LLC, at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Armando Coronado, Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator, at (806) 3607403.

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20 Hereford students among 2017 WTAMU graduates CANYON – More than 1,000 students made the walk for degrees during West Texas A&M University’s graduation exercises on May 13, and 20 students from Hereford were among the group.

The college doled out a total of 1,047 degrees with 752 un-

dergraduate diplomas and 295 masters degrees.

Of the 20 Hereford students to graduate, three received their masters, while 17 earned baccalaureate degrees.

The three masters were all given by the School of Education and going to Olga Leal (Curriculum Instruction), Victoria Lucio (Counseling) and

Rachel Ramirez (Education Leadership).

Earning bachelor of science degrees were Summer Brown (Health Science), Bryant Culp (Ag/Plant, Soil and Environmental Science), Nicole Galvez (Health Sciences), Jonathan Garcia (History), Christy Guerrero (Interdisciplinary Studies), Claudia Lara (Biology),

Smith, Jack engaged From Contributed Sources

Kevin and Crystal Smith of Hereford announce the engagement of their daughter, Robin of Stillwater, Okla., to Clay Jack also of Stillwater.

Smith is a 2011 graduate of Hereford High School. She received her Bachelor of Animal Science Degree from Tarleton State University. She is currently employed as a large animal veterinary technician at Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Jack is the son of Jeffrey and Marion Jack of Snyder, Okla. Clay received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Cameron University. He is an employee for the State of Oklahoma Agriculture Department as a livestock inspector and is cattle manager at Baker Vet Supply/ Cattle in Snyder, Okla.

The couple plans a Sept. Clay Jack and Robin Smith have announce their engagement 30 wedding at Rosemary and are planning a Sept. 30 wedding in Orlando, Okla.

Ridge in Orlando, Okla.

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Amber Lucio (Interdisciplinary Studies), Anna Murray (Interdisciplinary Studies), Jenelle Ramirez (Psychology), Hannah Seiver (Agri/Animal Sciences) and Theodore White (Mathematics).

Receiving bachelor of arts degrees were Estefania Chavira (History) and Socorro Mungia (Criminal Justice).

Amy Martinez (Applied Arts and Sciences) and Vanessa Tijerina (Applied Arts and Sciences) were each awarded bachelor of applied arts and science diplomas, while Emily Hoelscher (Marketing) and Sandra Lara (Nursing) received bachelor of business administration and bachelor of nursing degrees, respectively.

Couple showered for nuptials From Contributed Sources

A wedding shower was held Saturday morning, June 17, honoring Kayla Castleberry and Corey White at the home of Kristen Hicks.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Carl and Juanell Castleberry of Bartlesville, Okla., and granddaughter of Anita Payne of Abilene.

The groom-to-be graduated from Hereford High School and is the son of Lesli White of Hereford. His grandparents are Anna Vandiver of Dumas and Jimmy and Linda White of Hereford.

The serving table was accented with a white mixed floral bouquet and burlap runner. Guests were served brunch casseroles, mini quiches, sausage balls, lemon bars, cream puffs, dreamsicles, melon balls and a variety of finger foods on galvanized tin serving pieces with crystal trays and silver service.

Coffee and punch were served in crystal mugs and gold-rimmed crystal stemmed goblets.

Hostesses included Jill Harrison, Missy Grantham, Trish Brown, Crystal Smith,

From left, bride-elect Kayla Castleberry and groom-to-be Corey White are joined by the groom’s mother, Lesli White, during a June 17 shower held in the couple’s honor.

Contributed photo Briar Head, Jan Reeve, Kim Bulin, Brenda Koenig, Marisa Barrera, Melinda Bridge, Stephanie Dixon, Linda Perry and Kristen Hicks.

The hostesses gave the couple a cash gift.

The couple, both of Borger, will be married July 1 in Amarillo.

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Lady Whiteface coach Catherine Foerster doles her MVP awards to end this week’s Lady Herd Volleyball, which sported the largest contingent of campers in the past five years.

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Volleyball camp keeps growing

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

When the annual Lady Herd Volleyball Camp closed Thursday, officials were more than pleased with the fourday event.

The camp ran Monday-Thursday this week at the Hereford High School triple gym.

“It went really well,” said Lady Whiteface coach Catherine Foerster, who directed the camp. “It was a very successful camp.”

Like all the Hereford Independent School District summer athletic camps, fundamentals were the focal point.

However, also like most, the camp served a wider purpose than improving individual playing skills.

“Building fundamentals allows for an overall higher level of achievement,” Foerster said. “We have a lot of repeat campers. When you get that, you start fundamental training at a more-advanced point, do more advanced drill work and increase the intensity.

“All that does is help build your overall program. It builds the tradition within the program, improves work ethic and intensity – and definitely creates and increases the enthusiasm in the program.”

In addition to Foerster and assistant coach Lauren Beville – a former West Texas A&M volleyball star and school record holder – leading instruction, the teaching staff included outgoing Lady Herd stars Meagan Ellis, Chandler Vogel

program is getting better. That transfers into more success for our competitive programs in schools.

“I really like camp because it allows me a chance to get to know some of the younger kids that I would normally not get to know.”

Foerster noted evidence of how camp attendance and interest is transferring into success on the court by the fact that all the Hereford Junior High teams played in their respective district championship games this past season and all were some form of district champion – either regular season or tournament.

Of course, volleyball success is nothing new

Recently graduated Lady Whiteface star hitter and soon-to-be college player Meagan Ellis watches the serving form of 7-yearold Illiana Madrigal during camp.

BRAND/John Carson in Hereford.

The program was built into a powerhouse during the 1990s and early 2000s by Brenda Kitten that featured a quartet of state titles.

A short lag followed, but success is back on the upswing following three consecutive seasons of regular-season and playoff success that has included runs into the Region 1 quarterfinals.

That has helped trans-

late into much of the increased camp attendance.

“The camp growth is extremely satisfying,” Foerster said. “When I came to the high school camp when I was a kid, it was huge. There were usually 200 or more.

“The growth shows people are taking notice of the program again and buying back into it.

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Budding Lady Herd star Alyssa Villejo leads her group in a cheer after scoring during play at camp this week. BRAND/John Carson and Lauren Baker.

Ellis and Vogel will begin college volleyball careers in early August after signing scholarships at the end of the recent season.

Current Lady Whiteface volleyballers – including Jenna Lowrey, Alyssa Villejo, Danielle Pena and Darcy Dodd – also assisted with camp instruction.

In issuing her closing comments Thursday for both the morning session for third-sixth graders and afternoon ses-

sion for seventh-ninth graders, Foerster noted the camp had shown consistent growth in attendance during her five years at the helm.

This year’s camp sported 135 attendees between the two sessions – including a reported 80 in the afternoon group – that was the highest attendance in the past five years.

“We’re having a lot of younger kids starting the camp as soon as they can,” Foerster said. In addition to fundamentals, traditions are also part of the Lady Herd Volleyball Camp instruc“That’s why the overall tion as players take part in a post-match handshake following play Thursday. BRAND/John Carson

COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Monday, June 26 Herd Basketball Camp 3rd-6th graders – 8:30-11:30 a.m.

7th-9th graders – 1-4 p.m.

Hereford Junior High

Tuesday, June 27 Herd Basketball Camp 3rd-6th graders – 8:30-11:30 a.m.

7th-9th graders – 1-4 p.m.

Hereford Junior High Herd Golf Camp 1st-9th graders – 5-7 p.m.

John Pitman Golf Course

Wednesday, June 28 Herd Basketball Camp 3rd-6th graders – 8:30-11:30 a.m.

7th-9th graders – 1-4 p.m.

Hereford Junior High

Thursday, June 29 Herd Basketball Camp 3rd-6th graders – 8:30-11:30 a.m.

7th-9th graders – 1-4 p.m.

Hereford Junior High Herd Golf Camp 1st-9th graders – 5-7 p.m.

John Pitman Golf Course

Friday, June 30 Herd Golf Camp 1st-9th graders – 5-7 p.m.

John Pitman Golf Course

Monday, July 10 Herd Wrestling Camp 3rd-9th graders – 9 a.m.-noon HHS Triple Gym

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Teagan Thomas, 8, works her serving form during Thursday’s morning session of the Lady Herd Volleyball Camp.

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a part of the program and our tradition.”

The volleyball camp was the last of the exclusively girls camps of the summer.

Two exclusively boys and two co-ed camps will complete the summer schedule.

One of each are set for this week as the Herd Basketball Camp opens its four-day run Monday at the Hereford Junior High varsity and double gym.

The camp features

two daily sessions – incoming third-sixth graders from 8:3011:30 a.m., and incoming seventh-ninth graders from 1-4 p.m. – and runs Monday-Thursday.

The Herd Golf Camp is set for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for first-ninth graders.

Sessions will take place from 5-7 p.m., on the practice range at John Pitman Golf Course.

Cost for each camp is $40 with registration set for the first day of each camp, 30 minutes prior to start of a respective session.

prompt fashion, organizing their effort by word of mouth.

Last Saturday, and Monday, multiple combines, grain carts, and a veritable fleet of grain trucks—all furnished by willing souls—were on hand to bring in the harvest north of Hereford in a matter of hours while other machines were running on Fetsch farmland west of Hereford.

In a manner of speaking, what happened in the last few days is a throwback to yesteryear. Large crews of neighbors working together was the essential norm in the early days of farming in the local region, as a massive labor force was necessary to fork the bundles into the threshing machines during summertime wheat harvest. Only the grain changed as fall came on—the work load was still heavy— shocking sorghum or cane, and feeding the threshers was equally demanding work, and the load was made lighter by many hands.

Tractor-drawn combines that eventually gave way to self-propelled machines changed the grinding labor somewhat, and made farming families a little more selfcontained in their labors, but farmers and ranchers in the local region have never forgotten the importance of helping one another out at harvest or cattle gathering, particularly in a crunch time.

Gerald Marnell, a coordinator of the local neighboring effort on the Schlabs and Fetsch farms, observed Monday that combines have become so large and expensive that many local farmers no longer own one, counting on hiring neighboring farmers with machines to cut their grain.

“We’re probably looking at four or five million dollars worth of equipment running out here today,” Marnell observed as machines rumbled from one wheat field to the next on the Fetsch farm.

STAFF OF LIFE--Gathering amber waves of wheat was the order of the day as an ecumenical gathering of farmers harvested wheat on the Kenneth Schlabs and David and Ronnie Fetsch farms June 17-19.

Photo by Jim Steiert Local farmer and St. Anthony’s parishioner Tom Betzen, a neighbor, was operating a combine owned by the Fetsch brothers on Monday, and brought it to a halt long

enough for David Fetsch to laboriously mount the steps and join him in the cab for a ride-along as Betzen began cutting on a new quarter-section circle.—There’s nothing

WHOLE HOG--ER--DOG--Aaron Franks simultaneously unloads wheat from a grain cart while admitting his dog Oakley to the tractor cab during a “neighboring” wheat harvest event at the David and Ronnie Fetsch farm on Monday.

Photo by Jim Steiert

like seeing your crop gathered from the perspective of the combine platform.

Kenneth Schlabs would have loved to be on the home spread riding along on a combine rather than in Houston, but Walter Paetzold, a harvest helper, offered the next-best visual, flashing pictures to him by phone as the combines gobbled up his wheat crop.

Red and green machines crisscrossed, first gathering the dryland corners, before chewing into the fat of the irrigated land. Grain carts kept the combines emptied and dumped loads on waiting trucks. All told, the volunteer gleaners gathered grain from about a section of land each on the Schlabs and Fetsch farms.

Among others assisting with the wheat harvest neighboring were Cary Acker, Melvin and Lee Betzen, Nathan Betzen, Tom Schlabs, Jeffery and Hayden Carlson, Michael Berend, Jason, Daniel, Tiffany, and Cory Jesko, Virgil Artho, Jim and Jimmy Hund, Jack Andrews, Aaron Franks, and John Lozoya.

Also holding with tradition, the wheat harvesting crew was fed. Tommy and Annette Albracht delivered lunch to the field on Monday—a fitting moment of communion while gathering the staff of life.

Fireworks

The 2017 DSC Chamber of Commerce fireworks display will be Monday, July 3rd at the Aquatic Center Park. The show will begin at around 9:40 p.m. Prior to the show we will have a patriotic concert performed by choirs from local churches.

We are encouraging businesses and individuals to come together and donate to the fireworks fund to help cover the expenses of this awesome show. Contributions may be sent to the Chamber of Commerce located at 701 M. Main.

All donations are greatly appreciated.

INFORMATION BELOW FOR PARTICIPANTS: There is a $10.00 fee for this event that includes a one day permit. You will NOT need to purchase a permit with the City of Hereford for this event after your fee is paid here. However, any sales that commence prior to or immediately after July 9 will be subject to normal City fees.

This form must be turned in no later than Friday, June 30, 2017, in order to be on the published list in the Hereford Brand newspaper Wednesday, July 5, 2017. You may enter after the deadline date for $5 but your listing will NOT appear in the newspaper. The lists of ALL entries will also be available at the Chamber office Saturday morning 8am to 10am.

SPECIAL REQUEST Please DO NOT post garage sale notices on telephone poles, on traffic signs or on street corners. We ask that you use your own property to advertise your sale. Your location will be passed out by The Chamber of Commerce and published in the newspaper. For questions or info Call The Chamber at 806.364.3333 IF YOU HAVE ANY LEFT OVER ITEMS FROM YOUR SALE AND WISH TO DONATE THEM, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES BELOW: Senior Citizens: DSC Crisis Center:

1306 East Park- Items may be delivered to the Thrift Store between 9:00 to 5:00 Thursdays & Fridays 218 W. 3rd Street- 806-364-4435

The Knights of Columbus will be organizing the booths for this event if any organizations or individual is interested in setting up food or game booths. Booth space is available for a $50 fee and set up will begin at 3:00 p.m on the afternoon of July 3rd. For registration or more information contact Albert Schoenberger at 806-344-2253 or Mack Nielson at 806-364-8344. You must provide everything you will need for the event such as generators, tents, tables, chairs, ETC.

Come on out and enjoy the activities and the spectacular Fireworks show.