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A large dairy calf operation in Deaf Smith County is currently under investigation for allegedly illegal dumping of thousands of tons of raw manure that could endanger the Ogallala Aquifer. Lone Star Calf Ranch, a major dairy calf and heifer ranch northeast of Hereford, is under investigation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office (DSCSO) and Deaf Smith County District Attorney for allegedly piling manure in a non-permitted playa wetland on separate property north and east of Hereford. Under the Texas Health
Dumping of raw manure in quantities of thousands of tons has raised concern over possible contamination of the Ogallala aquifer and prompted an investigation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Deaf Smith County District Attorney and Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office. Photo by Jim Steiert and Safety Code, disposal of 1,000 pounds or more of solid waste in an inland water of the state is a felony offense. The mas-
sive quantity of manure was allegedly transported from permitted property to an unpermitted playa. The dumping may have
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INDEX Page 2............Obituaries Page 3.......Public Record Page 4................Opinion Page 5..............Outdoors Page 7..................Sports Page 8................Religion Page 9...........Classifieds Page 10..................News
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been begun as early as 2013, accelerated in 2015 and continued until midApril of this year, according to TCEQ investigator
Erica Olson who investigated the playa site and examined satellite images of it. Manure hauling and dumping was reportedly intensive this spring, prompting public complaints to the TCEQ. While compliance with its current permit is in question, Lone Star Calf Ranch is already moving earth for a major expansion on another property northeast of Hereford and has applied to TCEQ for an additional permit. Disposal of manure in a playa wetland allegedly exceeds the scope of activities allowed by the calf ranch’s current TCEQ permit. Hereford-area citizens filed complaints with auPLEASE SEE PROBE | 10
Yard sale treasures on block Saturday By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
Time to polish up those treasure goggles and hone the bargain saber as the annual Hereford City-Wide Yard Sale displays its wares Saturday. Allowing local residents the chance to rid themselves of unneeded items while also giving them opportunity to secure some undiscovered gems is one of enjoying its 26th renewal as one of the events on the Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce annual calendar. “Response has been down a bit this year,” chamber executive director Sid Shaw said. “The response has been good, but not as high as in the past. We’ve had SHAW better years. “I don’t know what held some people back. Still, the response has been good, and we’re looking forward to the sale.” While not a unique event in and of itself, the Hereford City-Wide Yard Sale is unique. Whereas most city-wide events of this nature take place in a centralized location – usually a city park – Hereford’s sale is spread around town as effectively separate entities. As of Monday, Shaw said 30 sales were registered for the event, but he expected that number to grow. “We typically have 40 or 50 sales registered,” Shaw added. The chamber acts as headquarters for the event and will distribute maps and a list of sale locations throughout town from the chamber office during the sale – from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday. For the 30 already registered Monday and any others who signed up before the close of that day, their sales were included in the chamber’s promotional newspaper ad Wednesday and had the site noted on the sale map. While Shaw added that sale registration is open until close of busiPLEASE SEE SALE | 3
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In Memory of... Miguel A. Castaneda 2012-2018
Johnny Y. Vera 1945-2018
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granddaughter Madison Slater; sister Patricia Rose; brother William Price; and husband Gary. She leaves behind daughter Amy Slater of Kansas City, Kan.; sons Heath Roland and Matthew Roland, both of Kansas City, Kan., and Jason Roland of Kansas City, Mo.; grandchildren Jessika (her heart), Maria, Roman and Jaxson. Also by heart she has one daughter, Debbie Harmon;
granddaughters Marissa Hayden and Madelyn Pearson. Judi planned ahead for direct cremation at Butler Meyers Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kan. She will be laid to rest beside her husband and her parents at Fairview Cemetery in Ravenna. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City.
Judith P. Roland 1944-2018
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memories are his sons Robert and wife Michelle Vera, and Joseph Vera, all of Hereford; stepson Jimmy Estrada of Hereford; caretaker Delia Fields of Hereford; sister Ema Rodriquez of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Sign the register book online at www.mendezandmullins.com.
Miguel Angel Castaneda Jr., 5, of Hereford passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Rialto, Calif. Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, July 12 at 2 p.m., in La Iglesia de San Jose Catholic Church of Hereford with the Revs. Hector Madrigal and Ramon Molina Mora serving as celebrants. Burial will follow at West Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under direction of Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Rosary will be 7 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. Miguel was born Nov. 2, 2012 in Hereford to Miguel Angel Castaneda Sr. and Yajaira Morales. Miguel attended school at Stanton Elementary and had completed K-5. He enjoyed playing soccer for Kids, Inc., being surrounded by his family, riding motorcycles, playing on his tablet and playing video games. He loved waffles, and most of all he loved having sleep overs at his “Tha-Tha’s” house and going to the calf ranch. Miguel loved his family and was very protective of them. Miguel had a beautiful smile that would light up the whole world. Those left to cherish his memories are his parents, Yajaira Morales and Miguel Angel Castaneda Sr.; brothers Andrew Morales and Jose Joaquin Castaneda, both of Hereford; sister Abigail Castaneda of Hereford; grandparents, Jose Joaquin Sr. and Ericka Castaneda of Hereford, and Rafael Morales of Mexico and Norma Esparza of Hereford; and several uncles, aunts and cousins. Go online and sign the guestbook at www.mendezandmullins.com.
Johnny Y. Vera, 73, of Hereford, passed away July 5, 2018 in Hereford. Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, with Fr. Anthony Neusch as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are under direction of Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Rosary and vigil were held Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Johnny was born June 24, 1945 to Frank N. and Maria (Sullivan-Yanes) Vera in Yorktown. He was a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, and he attended college at Texas A&M University. He worked for many years as a USDA meat inspector and served as president for the local union. Johnny loved to play the guitar, watch western movies and keep his family laughing with his jokes. Those left to cherish his
Judith Carol (Price) Roland was born July 5, 1944 in Amarillo. She married Gary Roland on Aug. 4, 1963 and moved to Kansas City, Kan., in August 1966. Judi was a special education para-educator for the USD 500 school district for 27 years. The majority of those years were spent at Washington High School in Kansas City, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents, LeRoy and Maxine Price;
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Sundays • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648. • Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes Mondays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Rotary Club, noon, Sugarland Mall Grill • Deaf Smith County Historical Museum regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, and only by appointment on Sunday • Troop 50 Boy Scouts, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Northwest Elementary. All boys ages 11-18 are invited to participate. Call 289-5354 for information. • Al-Anon Group, 7 p.m. at Fellowship of Believers Church, 245 Kingwood, for more information call 364-6045 or 676-7662. • Hereford Retired School Employ-
ees Association meeting will be at 12 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. • Masonic Lodge, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Hall. • Hereford Study Club meets at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center at 2 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men) • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:30, Discussion; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Bible Study/Spanish; 3, Caption This; 7:30, Bingo. Tuesdays • The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at Hereford Senior Citizens • Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, 6 p.m., Hereford Police Department rec room • AA meeting, 8 p.m. Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Support Group for TBI Caregivers
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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 • Crime Stoppers meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Happy State Bank • Lions Club, noon, Hereford Community Center
• Bippus Extension Education Club, 2 p.m. • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Hereford Senior Citizen’s Association Board Meeting at 9 a.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men). • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Chicken Soup for the Soul; 3, Bible Study; 7:30, Movie Night. Thursdays • Hereford Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Amarillo College. • Kiwanis Club, noon, Hereford Community Center. • Hereford Day Care Center Board of Directors, noon, Hereford Country Club. • Merry Mixers Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Hereford Community Center. • AA meeting, 8 p.m., Hereford Com-
munity Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648. • Los Ciboleros Chapter NSDAR, 2 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise; 10:30-1:00 • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Whoga; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Poems; 3, Bean Bag Toss; 7:30, Stained Glass Painting. Fridays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex class (men); 11-11:45, P. EX class (women); 1-1:45 P. Ex. class (men); 10-1, Hereford Nursing and Rehab Health Check • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15 Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30 Guidepost; 3, Decorating Bottles; 7:30, Movie Night.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Public Record/News
July 6 Gaspar Gutierrez Ajualip, 25, arrested for no driver’s license. Joe Andrew Limon, 20, arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. July 7 Veronica De Arcos, 23, arrested for no driver’s license and failure to maintain financial responsibility. Jose David Lopez, 21, arrested for possession or delivery of a drug paraphernalia. Jonathon Maldonado, 26, arrested for possession of a controlled substance, failure to maintain financial responsibility and on two outstanding misdemeanor warrants. Frederick Carmichael Jr., 28, arrested for possession of marijuana and driving while license suspended/ invalid.
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July 7 Violation of a protection order was reported in the 100 block of Avenue B. A hit and run was reported in the 200 block of North Main Street.
July 9 Forgery was reported in the 200 block of Kingwood. Credit/debit card abuse was reported in the 100 block of Liveoak. Burglary of a habitation was reported in the 400 block of Ranger Drive. Lost property was reported in the 700 block of 13th Street. Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of Fir Street.
July 8 Failure to comply with requirements for striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the Walmart parking lot. Theft was reported in the
July 8 Gene Cory Hammit, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Oscar Norez, arrested for driving while intoxicated with an open alcohol container. Leroy Banner Jr., arrested for possession of a more than 4 grams-less than 200 grams of a controlled substance and bail jumping/ failure to appear.
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Because the event features between 3050 simultaneously running yard sales around town, both shoppers and vendors reap the benefit of numbers by increased participation, offerings and potential customers.
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July 7 Veronica De Arcos, arrested for no driver’s license and failure to maintain financial responsibility.
ness Friday and those registering after Monday will only have their sale included on the list. Registration is $10, and not something the chamber is banking on as a revenuegenerating event on the calendar. Then again, Shaw was quick to point out
generating revenue for the chamber is not the reason why the event was created. “The event gives people a chance to participate in a community event,” he said. “It is also an opportunity to get some folks here from out of town. “It lets people have a chance to take advantage of the fact multiple sales are going on. It is a good deal and is always popular.”
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July 8 Emilio Arce, 22, arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary of a habitation with intent to commit other felonies and criminal mischief.
July 6 Marisela Ydalls Montoya, arrested for possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance. Ruben Mendoza, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Joe Andrew Limon, arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
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Notice of Public Hearing on 2019 Budget The Board of Directors of Deaf Smith County Appraisal District will hold a public hearing to consider the 2019 Budget of July 26th, 2018 at 8:30 AM at the Deaf Smith County Appraisal District office, 140 E 3rd Street, Hereford, Texas. Phone number: 806-364-0625 A summary of the appraisal district budget follows: The total amount of the proposed budget.
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The total amount of increase over the currant year’s budget.
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The number of employees compensated under proposed budget.
8
The number of employees compensated under current budget.
6
Deaf Smith County Appraisal District is supported solely by payment from the local taxing units: City of Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Hereford Regional Medical Center, Amarillo College, Hereford ISD, Adrian ISD, Friona ISD, Wildorado ISD, Vega ISD, Llano Water District, Walcott ISD, High Plains Water District, and Noxious Weed District. If approved the Deaf Smith County Appraisal District Board of Directors at the public hearing, this proposed budget will take effect automatically unless disapproved by the governing bodies of the county, school districts, and city served by the Appraisal District. A copy if the proposed budget us available for public inspection in the office of each of these governing bodies. A copy is also available for public inspection at the appraisal district office.
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OPINION
Lasting Words
Paxton sends letters to cities that passed bag ban ordinances
“In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.” — Edward de Bono, Maltese physician, psychologist, philosopher, author Revered authors like Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain and Laura Ingalls Wilder have had their enduring works placed under a microscope in recent years because their stories depict a casual and calloused acceptance of bigotry. At the time of publication, beloved classics such as Huckleberry Finn, The Jungle Books and the Little House series, mirrored society, being readily accepted by audiences who recognized and understood the characters. Caucasian manuscripts of the 18th-19th century were naturally framed by the general bias of their time, including themes of white supremacy over the “lesser breeds” and the superiority of men over women. Even Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the powerful anti-slavery novel that helped spur the nation into civil war, was deemed controversial because of its stereotyped black characters. After years of comALL IN plaints, the Association for Kerrie Womble Steiert Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, has stripped Wilder’s name from an award honoring authors and illustrators whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to children’s literature. Established in 1954, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award will now be known as the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. No doubt, eyebrows have been raised for decades by some sections of Little House dialogue, descriptors and circumstances. Laura Ingalls’ mother is blatant in her condemnation of non-whites, working women and the tribal nations, declaring that “The only good Indian is a dead Indian.” Introduced in 1935, the Little House series described American Indians as violent “savages” and reveled in the hilarity of “darkies” performing in minstrel shows. Do iconic novels that recount the distasteful—by today’s standards—beliefs and behaviors of yesteryear retain their relevance and good standing? This question is particularly important regarding youth literature. Native American and minority children should not be expected to independently employ the critical thinking and coping skills to apply historical perspective. So, should we lock up the “Little House” books? Ban Tom Sawyer, peppered with the “N’ word, from school libraries? Print an explanation in each guilty book, condemning or excusing the history of racial insensitivity? Even the most gifted authors are flawed human beings unable to hide their true natures any more than they can protect us from the uglier aspects of a bygone era. We are universally shaped by the times and cultures in which we are born. It’s a fool’s solution to imagine we can or should sanitize literature for the sake of our collective conscience. Children deserve frank discussions with their teachers (including parents) concerning the hurtful impacts of manifest destiny and how the world has changed, citing the nature of prejudice that is inadvertently chronicled in well-known literary works. In an age of constant tweeting and posting, individuals have the opportunity to spew endless fountains of words, from banal to pointed commentary. Never before have there been so many available platforms wanting our words, our opinions and observations. Public verbal sharing is available to virtually everyone in the first world, from the age of adolescence to the nursing home. The egalitarian power to instantly react and speak up is intoxicating and often misused. In conservative West Texas, we have a kneejerk, eye-rolling reaction to the thought police and any discussion that smacks of political correctness. We have precious little patience with a hypersensitive culture that has a tantrum over every slight, real and imagined. The irony is that a conservative in the Bible Belt would never intentionally offend an individual who was a guest in their home or church. In this part of the world, we compulsively hold to the virtue of being courteous, thoughtful and kind. I vividly remember the minstrel shows once performed in Hereford during the late 1950s by local Lions Club members in black face with matching vests, white gloves, porkpie hats and tambourines. I need to believe that local minstrel shows of that period were not staged in a spirit of malice. Like many of the things once viewed as “all in good fun,” minstrel acts were phased out as communities became more conscious of the insensitivity and questionable taste of such performances. Older books can, and often should, rub abrasively against present-day sensibilities. It’s easy to underestimate the permanence and power of words. The thoughts we carelessly choose to share tell more about us than we often intend. And if we live long enough, our earlier judgments can come back to haunt us. The great literary classics will survive on their own merit, in spite of stepping on our toes, as long as they retain the power to touch our hearts.
Wednesday July 11, 2018
Tales of Deaf Smith County “Moses was the first person with a tablet downloading data from the cloud.” Anonymous
a highway patrolman in the county; Sharp, who served three terms before Charles Skelton's one term and two terms after Skelton's term and The office of sheriff of Deaf Smith later became a probation officer; County from 1890 to the present has Edward Roberson, who resigned afhad an interesting and sometimes ter the death of his small daughter; colorful cast of characters and activi- Travis McPherson, Joe Brown, Brent ties over the years. Harrison; and J. Dale Butler. Jim Cook, who had been the first McPherson, who served from 1970foreman of Escarbada Ranch, be- 83, organized the Sheriff's Reserve came the first sheriff of the county in 1975. in 1890. At that time, the county seat The Sheriff's Reserve's first meetwas at LaPlata. ing was held May 30, 1975 for an By Cook's own telling, he became a election of officers. Jack Nunley was legend in his own time due to some elected captain and Jerry Parker was of his actions. Perhaps the most re- elected lieutenant. Elected as sermembered of his actions was his geants were Bill Page, Bud Godwin, needless killing of a cowboy. Judy Murray and Don DaughCook was asked to resign tery. due to that action, and J.H. Other charter members of “Bud” Jowell was appointed the reserve were Jay Spain, to replace him and finish the Bill Bradly, Roger Ruland, term that ended in 1893. Wallace Shelton Sr, A.G. May, From 1893-36, those who John Martin, LeeRoy Johnserved as sheriff include son, Wallace Shelton Jr, MarNathan Elgin, E.F. Connell, ilyn Muse, Jeanie Conway, George “Rat “ Jowell, J.T. Gerald Nunley, H.A. Caviness Inmon, R.W. Baird, C.S. Purand Jau Don McCathern. cell, Claude Benton and J. B. This group worked many Carolyn Waters Miller. thousands of hours serving Rat Jowell was the first sheriff the community. It was an organizato serve when the county seat was tion of public-spirited citizens who moved to Hereford from LaPlata. He were willing to spend their time and soon resigned in favor of the cattle money to help make their commubusiness, and his deputy J.T. Inmon nity a better place to live. They paid became sheriff. for their equipment, uniforms and E.F. Connell, a former Texas Rang- training and often the fuel for their er who had served at LaPlata, later vehicles. served two terms from 1906-10 at The reserve officers often rode rouHereford. tine patrol, helped with road blocks, J.B. Miller, who began his term in performed security at public events, 1928, was killed in a traffic accident performed surveillance and served on Jan. 6, 1936. The Deaf Smith as dispatchers. Many of these duties County Commissioners Court draft- performed by the reserve officers ed a resolution for an appointment would have gone undone or would for Miller's wife, Addye, to serve out have caused the sheriff's department her husband's term. to work short-handed. To date, Addye Miller is the only For those years from the county's woman to serve as sheriff of Deaf beginning until the present, those Smith County and for many years who have served and those who conwas the only woman to serve in that tinue to serve in law enforcement office in the entire state. were and are an integral part of the From 1934-56, the sheriff's office growth of this area. Do take time to was combined with the tax assessor's express your thanks to these men office. Those sheriffs who served in and women each time the opportuboth offices were J.B. Miller, Addye nity arises. Miller, J.O. Newell, J.C. Reese and Lowell Sharp. “And every now and then, in the Those serving as sheriff from 1936 midst of some perfect pleasure, mayto the present include Newell, who be they will smile at their kids and had served as a city alderman before say, “You know, this reminds me his five terms as sheriff; Reese, who of something I used to do with my was one of the first to later serve as grandma.” Letty Cotten Pogrebin
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 2 notified 11 Texas cities that their ordinances against plastic shopping bags had been knocked down by the Texas Supreme Court. Paxton said he issued letters to the cities of Austin, Sunset Valley, Port Aransas, Laguna Vista, Fort Stockton, Eagle Pass, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Kermit, Freer and South Padre Island "to ensure awareness of the recent ruling and waste management responsibilities Texas law places on municipalities." In January, the state Supreme Court heard arguments in the City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association, and on June 22, the court struck down the bag ordinance. The city maintained it was not a bag ban but "an incremental implementation plan towards STATE a cleaner city." CAPITAL However, the Supreme Court upheld an appeals court rul- HIGHLIGHTS ing siding with the merchants Ed Sterling association in finding that the state's Solid Waste Disposal Act preempts the city's ordinance, and no city ordinance may conflict with a state law. Request for aid granted Gov. Greg Abbott's federal disaster request for individual assistance for Cameron and Hidalgo counties following recent severe weather and flooding has been granted, the governor's office announced July 6. Abbott made the request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on June 26 after visiting Edinburg, where local officials briefed him on the flooding and response and recovery efforts following a storm that hit South Texas June 18-22. The weather event and its aftermath are being referred to as "The Great June 2018 Flood." The National Weather Service has estimated that the event's breadth and impact could turn out to be greater than that of Hurricane Dolly in 2008. "I thank the president and his administration for their swift response to aid Texans in the Rio Grande Valley as they continue to recover from these devastating floods. Going forward, the state of Texas will continue to work with local leaders to ensure the needs of those affected by the floods are being met," Abbott said. Illnesses tied to parasite The Texas Department of State Health Services on July 2 announced some 56 cases of illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora had been identified since the beginning of May. Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by the consumption of food or water contaminated with Cyclospora. The main symptom of the illness is watery diarrhea lasting from a few days to a few months. State and local health agencies are working to determine if there is a common source for the infections. They recommend thorough washing of all fresh produce. Revenue total increases Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on July 3 announced state sales tax revenue totaled $2.77 billion in June, an amount 13.7 percent more than reported for the month of June 2017. Sales tax revenue increased for almost all major economic sectors, Hegar said. "The strong revenue growth was led by collections from the mining and manufacturing sectors. The construction, wholesale and retail trade sectors also saw strong gains," he added. Also, total sales tax revenue for the three months ending in June 2018 was up 12.4 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Sales tax revenue is the largest source of state funding for the state budget, accounting for 58 percent of all tax collections. Revenue from other major taxes on motor vehicle sales and rentals, motor fuel and oil and natural gas production also rose in June 2018, Hegar said. More details are available online via the Comptroller's Monthly State Revenue Watch at comptroller.texas.gov. Inspection totals released The Texas Department of Public Safety announced some 7,980 commercial motor vehicles were inspected in Roadcheck 2018, a national commercial motor vehicle safety effort conducted June 5-7. Commercial vehicle enforcement troopers, specially trained highway patrol troopers, civilian inspectors, compliance review investigators and local partner agencies participated in the effort, in which 1,975 of the 18-wheelers, buses and other commercial vehicles inspected were placed out of service for a variety of safety violations until appropriate repairs could be made. Issues with brakes and defective tires were among the most common infractions that led to out-of-service violations. Drivers also were checked for compliance with state and federal laws, and 301 drivers were placed out of service. Among the violations were failing to have the proper type of driver license for the vehicle being driven and violation of hours-of-service limits. In all, 1,258 citations and 18,178 warnings were issued, the DPS said. (Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@texaspress.com.)
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Waiting for Rain on the Llano
By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
Plains spring arrives— the March lion’s roar is the Zephyr’s howl as in days before. Llano wind timeless, powder dry its fellow, this season’s arrival is seldom mellow. Prairie grasses—buffalo, sideoats, bluestem—waver, buffeted by windstorms, awaiting nature’s favor. This a spring when La Nina rules the waves and currents and deep dark pools of distant unseen oceans that dictate no clouds of moisture—the Plains must wait, hang and rattle, and wait. Days of March, April, and May bring blowing dry in the days of Spring. Winds of heat, gusts to test the will, winds near-constant, seldom still. Rain? The Llano must wait, and wait. Bluster’s companion is darkened sky dimmed by topsoil carried high into a haze that obscures the sun ‘ere Nature’s hissy fit of wind is done. Parched soil cracks and waits, and waits. Wind and dust-spawned spark takes flight on screeching big blow in the night, sets alight dormant fodder dry as tinder. Fiery maelstrom, wind’s on a bender. Racing grassfire will not wait on man and critters to flee. Across vast acreage the flames advance, to halt their march, man stands no chance, Once lush expanses of CRP are now dry, brittle, and flame ready oceans of dead grass to fuel the firestorm. We choke on dust, dreaded smoke, and cinders that another banshee spring windstorm renders from a sprawling parched grassland blaze. Smoky haze saps light and hope from days. Send rain, send rain, dear Lord, we plead, to renew earth, hope, and sprout Spring’s seed. If only the skies would relent, and give forth raindrops, Heaven-sent. We supplicate for showers, pass the hours waiting on the Llano. Rain gauge nailed upon fencepost high, sits there empty, mocking our eye. Gathering dust alone, it measures nary a drop of cloud-borne treasure. Grim farmer pours out grit, and waits, one day closer to a rain. Pasture windmill clanks in dry gale, fan turns into the wind by the tail. Up-and-down suckerrod with every stroke from beneath the earth liquid life evokes. Bawling Angus raise a din, steel tank has water, but grass is thin. Scant, close-cropped green where there’s overflow blown from the tank to the ground below. Water point rally for feed truck late, hungry cows and scrawny calves gather and wait. Rancher in feed truck feels dry too, cow cake and hay costs, and the bank note’s due. Hang on a little longer gals—it’s bound to rain soon, sure hope the grass greens up by early June.
Whether precipitation from the skies, or the "underground rain" of the Ogallala aquifer, there has been a lot of waiting and wondering over a limited quantity through this point in the growing season. Photo by Jim Steiert Thin cows take slim comfort from doled out cake of cottonseed cubes spilled in passing pickup’s wake, little for them to fill up on in this landscape brown, small reward these few mouthfuls after hanging around the gate, in the drought-long wait for feeding time. Farmer’s wells suck feeble flow from the underground rain in sands far below. Aquifer yields lifeblood to the vampire bite of high volume pumps humming day and night. We deceive ourselves we can trump drought with irrigation, technology can bring a transformation of arid landscape to lush green Eden, but the aquifer level is fast recedin’. Slow dry from above—even from below—and we wait. Sprinkler pivot artificial rain’s hard-pressed to wet the thirsting soil in drought’s duress. Pumps that once yielded a river’s flow now lift scant water from below. Out of one dry, into another, we can no longer quench the dear earth Mother. Desperately, we wait. Wheat long ago turned twisted greenish blue, At this state of moisture stress, little left to do
but let the hungry cattle have it to graze down, then fight drifting dust storm with a chisel plowing ground. If the weather helps we might yet get a maize crop in, though with every dry day, chances grow more thin. With farmers, optimism is a perpetual emotion, but with our roots so dry, we aren’t much in the notion to plant anything but wishes, and we wait. On bended knee, we pray Novenas that you, dear Lord, will stand between us and hell’s own harangue of drought, lest all hope and our very bones bleach out. All of the Llano waits. Summer evening thunderheads form, waft tantalizing odor of approaching storm. A few pelting raindrops come just at sunset, gold-hued, aromatic, teasing taste of longed-for wet, ground down to dusk-time dust. Lightning flash. Thunder rumble. We murmur our humble pleadings, and wait. Deep in the night comes the longed-for sound of pouring cloudburst all around. We start awake at the peaceful spatter of rooftop raindrops as they shatter demon drought’s hold on field and pasture. Luxurious relief comes with the sound of showers wetting sun and wind-baked ground. For hours on end we doze and wake to the drizzling proof God did not forsake those who kept faith with the Plains and waited. Morning’s light under soggy skies reveals puddled landscape, wet playas, and we realize the rain gauge level is near the brim and it’s clabbering up to pour again. In the pastures of grama and buffalo you can almost hear shoots beginning to grow a riotous luxurious carpet. Grassland will soon turn a deep dark green, as if it had never seen the days of waterless waiting. We’ll slog to the barn when the rain’s less steady, gotta’ make sure the drill and the planter are ready. Hard on drought’s heels, we realize We’ll have to bide time now until the soil dries enough to plant forage and sorghum seed. Preparing for this sudden sowing time, we know it is a part of rhyme and reason on the Plains, that as we rig the seeding plates we will now have to wait until fields have dried just enough to plant. Thinking on it all, we can’t help but grin, no need now to dust the seed in. Still, we must not plow this good moisture out of the soil that just yesterday knew only drought. Ought to check the rain gauge’s measure, no hurry though, just now we’ll treasure from porch vantage, God’s grace and contemplate. We and the rain gauge know well how to wait, on the Llano Estacado. Jim Steiert is an award winning member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and a Certified Texas Master Naturalist.
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Campers let it fly from the driving range at John Pitman Golf Course during Monday’s opening session of the Herd Golf Camp. BRAND/John Carson
Getting into the swing of things
By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
The summer athletic camp season picked back up following an Independence Day break Monday with the opening of a camp for a minor sport that carries heavy instruction. One of three co-ed camps offered, the Herd
Golf Camp hit the driving range at Hereford’s John Pitman Golf Course for its four-day run Monday. “Herd Golf Camp is one of my favorite times of year,” camp director and Whiteface golf coach Chris Sims said. “I love seeing young kids with a desire to play golf. “Anytime a child can learn a new sport, they
Trypp Busby, 10, has done this before as he works to improve his swing during the Herd Golf Camp this week. BRAND/John Carson
learn more than the techniques. They learn discipline, commitment and comraderie.” This year’s camp featured 21 young duffers looking to hone and improve their skills during daily two-hour sessions on the range. The nature of golf makes it an odd fellow for camp from the get-go. A truly individual sport, it often requires intense personal instruction to master. A former satellite Tour player and collegiate golfer, Sims is keeping that in mind as he traverses varying levels of skills and ability with campers. After initially evaluating each campers’ “golf experience,” Sims cut the core of what virtually every youth summer athletic camp is about – fundamentals. At golf camp, that fundamental focus honed in on the grip, footwork and swing. However, Sims diverged a bit from there. Instead of breaking down the mechanics of a golf swing into its separate components for instruction – which would have taken measurably longer than the camp session was scheduled – Sims opted to go the esoteric rather than technical route on the swing. “We focused on swinging the club, not hitting at a ball,” he said. As anyone who has played golf can attest, the game requires the almost mechanically precise coordination of separate body motions into one fluid movement. Achieving success demands persistence, patience and understanding
of the fact that mastery of the sport is essentially unattainable. That dichotomy does not throw a monkey wrench into the workings of the camp. “With a spacious driving range and short game area, we are able to spend quality time with each camper,” Sims said. “Because golf is such an individual sport, each camper received instruction on their individual swing and short game tendencies.” While all local sports camps cope with the actual fundamentals of its
One of three co-ed sports camps this summer, the Herd Golf Camp allows 9-year-ol Jolie Lopez to polish up and improve her skills. BRAND/John Carson games being more intensive than can be taught in
Whiteface coach and camp director Chris Sims goes over some details on footwork with 12-year-old Malaki Mungia during Monday’s session. BRAND/John Carson
a few hours per day over several days, it is even more so in golf. A similar individual sport is tennis. Yet, in tennis, one can have completely improper form and still be effective on the court. On the links, it is extremely rare for a lack of even decent form to meet with success – unless one enjoys traipsing from one side of the course to other in pursuit of errant shots. “In 40-plus years of golf experience, I truly believe golf to be the most difficult, but rewarding sport,” Sims said. “It requires many movements to happen at the correct time in order to cause the ball to travel in the correct direction and trajectory. “With only eight hours of [camp] instruction time, I want each golfer to learn that swinging a club is a natural movement, but hitting at a golf ball causes us to loose what we naturally want to do. Camp will not make these kids great golfers, but I hope it instills a desire to play a great game and improve a little each time they pick up a club.”
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Our journey through the Gospel of John continues with a lesson that helps us to look back on the death of Jesus. Pastor Danny Mize will suggest key points in our Scripture text of John 19, and will emphasize LOVE during the lesson. He will offer three points: "A Parent's Pain, A Parent's Love" "Love Is the Bottom Line" and "Such Passion in His Love." Peggy Mize will lead us in singing: "Hallelujah, What a Savior!" "The Old Rugged Cross" "How Deep the Father's Love For Us" and "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High." Cindy Cassels will provide piano accompaniment. At 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Dennis Hicks will lead another session in the study "Recovery Road." Our worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Communion will be served to all who wish to partake. Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood, and everyone is welcome. Questions? Leave a message for us at 364-0359. Listen for the morning devotional minute heard on KNNK Radio, 100.5 FM, 7:25 a.m. Monday through Friday. Notes from past Sundays are online at: FOBlessons.com – posted on Sunday afternoon each week. Want to know more? Visit our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/ FOBchurchHereford/
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
Iglesia Vida 603 E. Park Avenue 806-346-7054 All services in Español.
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First Baptist Church 5th & Main Street 806-364-0696 www.fbchereford.com
Frio Baptist Church 7 miles S. on FM 1055 806-276-5380
Genesis Church 1 mile N. on Hwy 385 806-364-1217 www.genesischurch.com
Good News Church 621 E. 15th 806-364-5239
Iglesia Bautista Fundamental 100 South Ironwood 806-364-1844
Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida
Avenue Baptist
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130 N 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-1564
Mount Sinai Baptist 302 Knight Street
New Life Restoration Center 15th & Whittier 806-364-8866
Palo Duro Baptist 5704 FM 809, Wilderado 806-426-3470
Summerfield Baptist 605 Walnut St., Summerfield 806-357-2535
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
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Central Church of Christ 148 Sunset 806-364-1606
La Iglesia De Christo 334 Avenue E 806-364-6401
Park Avenue Church of Christ 703 W Park Ave. 806-364-6094
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“Go Fish” is the title of Pastor Ted’s sermons this month. We started last week with Jesus’ call to his disciples to be “Fishers of Men”. We are grateful for the people who shared the good news of Jesus with us and we must share for someone else, what they shared to us. This week is “you catch ‘em, you clean ‘em.” Join us for this challenging look at what discipleship looks like, 8:30 am and 10:30 a.m. There are exciting Sunday School classes available at 9:30 am for you and your family. We offer a wide range of classes on various topics and age groups. There will be a special prayer time for our team of ten who are traveling to Haiti this afternoon, on a Work and Witness Trip. We will go to a town called Fond Parisian to a new church to build a building, conduct Vacation Bible School, soccer games, puppets, teacher training and hold 3 revival services. It will be a busy week of services, teaching, prayer for the sick, and ministry. There will be a PB & J Club” ministry at Blue Water Gardens. This is a fun time of ministry we do for children in this area. It involves puppets, games, songs, Bible Stores and of course, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches.
Jehovah Witnesses 111 Avenue H 806-364-5763
Latter Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 500 Country Club Drive 806-364-1288
Lutheran Immanuel Lutheran Church
Presbyterian First Presbyterian 610 Lee St. 806-364-2471
Seventh Day Adventist Iglesia Adventista Del 7 Dia
Seventh Day Adventist 711 W Park Ave. 806-364-6127
Trinity Fellowship Trinity Fellowship 401 W Park Ave. 806-364-0373
1204 Moreman St. 806-341-0315
100 Avenue B 806-346-2740 www.lcms.org
Methodist First United Methodist 501 N. Main St 806-364-0770 www.herefordmethodist.com
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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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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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The manure in question was allegedly hauled from Lone Star Calf Ranch to the playa and violates TCEQ permitting held by the calf ranch. Photo by Jim Steiert
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thorities in April, expressing alarm that the dumped manure could contaminate the Ogallala aquifer and destroy a functioning playa wetland. Complainants, whose identities are currently being withheld by TCEQ, have raised concerns that the calf ranch’s alleged “bad neighbor” practices set a dangerous precedent that might be repeated in its expansion and adopted by other area livestock operations. They argue that if the calf ranch cannot comply with its current permit it should not be allowed another for
an expansion. Playas are a primary source of recharge to the Ogallala aquifer and, should aquifer contamination occur at the playa dump site, it could potentially impact neighboring properties and the underground water supply. Lone Star Calf Ranch has operated outside of Hereford on County Road E for approximately 11 years. Jake Tuls is listed as a partner in the operation. Dedicated calf operations have evolved in the U.S. dairy industry, allowing dairies to focus on managing milking cows while moving heifers and manure off-site. Manure is routinely
hauled from area feed yards and dairies, stockpiled on field edges, scattered on farm fields as spreader trucks are available, and subsequently plowed under as fertilizer. Dumping raw dung in large concentrated quantities in a potential aquifer recharge zone and leaving it raises major environmental concerns. Concerns over the jeopardized playa site have also been shared with representatives of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Texas Water Development Board, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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Hereford to host farm bill talks From Texas A&M AgriLife
AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host another round of cotton meetings in the High Plains on Thursday, July 12, to explain new cotton provisions in the farm bill. DeDe Jones, AgriLife Extension risk management program specialist in Amarillo, will update cotton producers on what actions they need to take in the very near future. Jones will discuss how the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 authorized changes to seed cotton as a covered commodity that require
farmers to act on their generic base acres. Beginning with the crop planted this year, seed cotton is a covered commodity just as other crops and eligible for either Price Loss Coverage, or PLC, or Agricultural Risk Coverage, or ARC. “Sign-up will be underway soon in many Texas Panhandle counties,” Jones said. “These decisions, in a lot of cases, are not simple and need to be taken seriously because they could affect operations for several years to come.” Area meetings are set for: – July 12, 1 p.m., Deaf Smith County Extension Office, 903 14th St., Hereford.
DSC Chamber of Commerce
City-Wide Garage Sale Saturday, July 14 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Texas Department of State Health Services Hereford Clinic 600 N. 25 Mile Avenue, Suite 500 (806) 364-4579 8:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-5:00pm M-F (Closed the last two business days of every month) LocatioN
►Wally & Mary Castillo 201 Avenue H ment, patio furniture and lots more
items for saLe Pop Up Camper, gas dryer, washer, pictures, furniture, beds, Fishing Equip-
►Sharon Ruland 208 Aspen Washer, dryer, dining table and chairs, bar stools, end tables, desk, 55” TV, weed eater, throw pillows, luggage, curtains, household items, clothes, books, holiday decor ►Rebecca Valdez 1220 South Main Estate Sale - Appliances, large and small; furniture; lots of of kitchen items, cookware, vintage glassware; knick-knacks; blankets, bedding, towels; office supplies; jewelry; purses, suitcases; CD’s, VH’s, cassettes, computer items; men & women’s clothing, shoes; picture frames, books. antique African & Argentine decorative Items, tools; lawn mower; and lots and lots of miscellaneous. ►Kevin Bushart
408 Sunset
Futon, band saw, tools, dishes, housewares
►Tom Blasingame 706 Ave F Grills, tools, wheel barrow, purses, mesquite & pecan cooking wood, ammo, rifles, copy machine, benches, western art, dishes, old comic books, 2 saving machines, linens, 10” miter saw, work boots, rubber boots and more ►Maria Gil Coronado
201 Douglas
Furniture, clothes, shoes and lots knick knacks and more
►Melissa Castillo items and lots more
115 Centre
3-Family Garage Sale – Furniture, adult & kids clothes, tools, toys, kitchen
►Vicky Garcia lots more
101 Westhaven
4- Family Garage Sale - Security camera, purses, lots of clothes, grill and
►Betty Driver
142 N Miles
Dishes, clothes, furniture, lots of miscl.
►Bilbo Chamblee
819 W Park Ave
Assorted quality furniture armoir, complete queen set dining table and more
►Luanne Knoth 402 Western Furniture, roll top desk, armoire, coffee tables, table & chairs, baby clothes, kids clothes, perennial plants, housewares, house décor, tools, pots & pans, plus size clothes & lots of miscl ►Hereford Outlaw Baseball 230 Ranger Dr. Team
Clothes, toy dresser, crib, tools, furniture, household, items and much more
►Maria Tamez
108 Fuller
Clothing, toys, dishes, knick/knacks
►Regina Morrow
120 Ironwood
Clothes, toys, furniture, appliances and lots more
►Elizabeth Landers and more
400 Elm St.
3-Family Garage Sale – furniture, kitchen items, childrens clothes (all sizes)
►Destiny Rincon en shoes and more miscl.
230 Northwest Dr.
Clothes for men, women and children, home decor, pots pans skillets, wom-
►Laurie Wilcox everything $1, must go!
345 Douglas
Moving Sale – Furniture, clothes, household items, mattresses, décor, most
►Cindy Cassels 142 Pecan 3-Family Garage Sale – furniture, kitchen table & chairs, patio table & chairs, kitchen items, shoes, sunbeam mixer, table cloths, décor, adult & teen clothes (all sizes), cookbooks, jewelry and more ►Elizabeth Martinez
115 Ave E
Furniture, booster car seat, clothes, dishes, and miscl
►Lupe Bermudez 3569 US HWY 385 2 houses down from Hamby’s On Dimmitt HWY
Electric wheelchair, walkers, wheel chairs, recliners, sofa, home, Décor, kids toys, women/men/kids clothes, bikes and miscl items
►Carmen Mancillas and more
401 Mable
Sofa Sleeper, entertainment center, dresser, kids clothes, shoes, 4 car tires
►Ctaci Slovacek
148 Nueces
Indoor/outdoor furniture, girls & adult clothes, toys, miscl extras
►Ramond Martinez and lots of miscl stuff.
303 Irving
Clothes for men, women and children, dishes, knick knacks, Christmas items
►Nida V. Rincon pans, dishes, lots of miscl.
803 E 14th
Lots of children, men & women clothes, household items, lawn mower, pots,
►Alfredo Palacios
312 Douglas
Motorcycle Trailer, tools, teen girl clothes, appliances, dirt bike and miscl.
►Henry Dominguez III
1511 E 1st
Dishes, clothes, rims, bikes etc.
►Mona Hernandez
432 Paloma Ln.
Furniture, teacher supply, baby & kids clothes, household items.
►Football Moms es and lots more.
Dameron Park West Side
Furniture, adult & kids clothes, exercise equipment, electronics, books, dish-
►Amparo Charles
529 W 2nd St
Furniture, beds, tables & lots more.
►Reinart Estate Sale 136 Ironwood Appliances, washer/dryer, sofa, loveseat, women clothes, household & Kitchen Items, toys, sewing machine, little bit of everything