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Collision claims Hereford teenager From Staff Reports

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The 24th annual Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping begins its three-day run in Hereford on Thursday as ropers in a variety of divisions will vie for more than $350,000 in cash and prizes.

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Annual roping event leaves chute for 3-day run From Staff Reports

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It may not be silver, but it is the next best thing as the annual Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping will see its 24th renewal this week at Spicer Gripp Arena in Hereford.

One of the highlights of the roping schedule in the Panhandle, the fourday event features competition in seven divisions as ropers from amateurs to professionals and students to seniors vie for a piece of more than $350,000 in cash, prizes and scholarships.

Action begins Thursday at 9 a.m., when the first bovine in the Junior NFR Qualifier leave the chute.

The afternoon will most likely bring next-day aches to competitors when Senior Steer Roping begins at 4 p.m.

Friday opens with Invitational Steer Roping at 8 a.m., before distaff competitors hit the ring for Ladies Breakaway at 1 p.m.

Arena competition Saturday will have Invitational Calf Roping at 9 a.m., with Pro-Am Team Roping slated for 2 p.m.

The big money is on the line for Short-

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Playa dumping akin to poisoning the village well

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

INDEX

A vehicle-pedestrian collision Thursday on a Deaf Smith County resulted in the death of a Hereford teenager.

According to reports from the Canyon office of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), troopers were called to the scene FM 1412 in Deaf Smith County after alerted to an incident between a vehicle and pedestrian.

The incident took place approximately 15 miles north of Hereford on FM 1412 around 9:43, p.m., Thursday, reported DPS Sgt. Cindy Barkley.

Reports show 19-yearold Cecelia Aguilar of Hereford was walking east in the eastbound lane of the lane as David Nipp of Belton approached in the same direction driving a 2002 Ford F-350.

Due to light conditions, Nipp “did not see Aguilar walking in the lane of travel and was unable to avoid colliding into her,” DPS reports said.

Aguilar was pronounced dead on the scene by Deaf Smith County Justice of the Peace Karen Boren. Nipp, who reports show was wearing a seatbelt, was uninjured.

DPS reports noted that Aguilar was wearing headphones while walking.

While no other vehicles or individuals were involved, the crash remains under investigation, according to reports.

The fatality is the second of the year on Deaf Smith County roads and the first of a county resident on local roads.

The year’s first traf-

Amidst an ongoing investigation of alleged illegal dumping of manure in a playa basin northeast of Hereford by Lone Star Calf Ranch, charges ranging from misdemeanor to felony level against a land renter and the calf ranch could potentially be at stake.

Environmental hackles are already raised and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has been investigating. The dumping of raw manure in the playa may possibly constitute a violation of state Health and Safety Code and Texas Water Code statutes. Making concerns even more poignant is the potential for contamination of the Ogallala Aquifer.

What’s so important about playas and polluting them? An estimated 25,000 playas dot the Southern Plains, primarily in Texas. What difference does a damaged or lost playa here and there make?

While they may seem numerous, as few as 17,000 are thought to remain in an environmentally functional state. The volume of recharge from playas can vary significantly, and certainly doesn’t keep pace with pumping from the aquifer underlying the region. That said, in this age of frequent and enduring drought in company with a rapidly diminishing Ogallala Aquifer, any volume of recharge is important, and contaminating playas might be likened to poisonPLEASE SEE PLAYA | 3

Functioning playas are seasonal recharge wetlands for the Texas Panhandle and the Southern High Plains, but a playa choked with allegedly dumped manure poses a potential contamination hazard to the Ogallala Aquifer.

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July 24 Chrystal Lee Chavez, 29, arrested on an outstanding city traffic warrant.

July 25 Estella Inez Ozuna, 18, arrested for no driver’s license.

Bladimir Arzola, 29, arrested for robbery, evading arrest or detention, theft, failure to identify and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Alicia Beatrice Rivera, 20, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

July 26 Jacob Daniel Rico, 21, arrested for failure to identify, criminal trespass and on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

Juan Gonzalez, 26, arrested on two outstanding city criminal warrants.

Brenda Ann Reyes, 23, arrested for criminal trespass.

July 27 Evon Trevino, 43, arrested for no driver’s license.

Manuela Hernandez, 33, arrested for a second-or-more offense of driving while license suspended.

Jaymazier Jakwan Triana, 24, arrested for possession of marijuana and driving while license suspended/invalid.

July 28 Jose Alvarez, 21, arrested for no driver’s

license.

Keisha Danice Phillips, 34, arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

Joshua Flores, 29, arrested for public intoxication.

Raul Gonzalez, 42, arrested on three outstanding misdemeanor warrants.

Eduardo Chavez Jr., 20, arrested for possession, delivery or manufacturing marijuana in a drugfree zone, possession of drug paraphernalia and on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

July 29 Joseph Aguilera, 24, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid.

Michael Lawrence Pierce, 34, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jacob Liscano, 35, arrested for assault.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office July 24 Joe Tan Castillo, arrested for assault on a family member.

July 25 Lino Carlos Ochoa, arrested for assault.

Estella Inez Ozuna, arrested for no driver’s license.

Juan Jose Vasquez, arrested for criminal mischief.

Bari Gay Riggs, arrested for possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility and driving while intoxicated.

July 26 William James Jenkins, arrested for tampering with physical evidence.

July 27 Malice Ann Treadway, arrested for assault causing bodily injury to a family member.

Timothy Rodriguez, arrested on an enhanced charge of driving while license invalid.

July 28 Jaymazier Jakwan Triana, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and driving while license invalid-no insurance.

Jose Alvarez, arrested for no driver’s license.

taken in the 100 block of Avenue H. July 27 A runaway was reported in the 100 block of Northwest Drive.

July 28 Theft was reported in the 600 block of East Park Avenue.

Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon was reported in the 100 block of Avenue B.

July 29 Failure to comply with requirements when striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the 200 block of West Sixth Street.

July 30 Unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material was reported in the 400 block North Ranger Drive.

July 30 Guadalupe Desantiago Grandados, arrested for no driver’s license and driving while license invalid-no insurance.

Hank Urbancyzk, arrested for reckless driving.

Desarae Rodriguez, arrested for possession of more than 1 gram-less than 4 grams of a controlled substance.

Reports Hereford Police Department July 24 Domestic assault was reported in the 799 block of South Avenue K. Burglary of a habitation was reported in the 100 block of Avenue K. Failure to identify as a fugitive was reported in the 400 block of Avenue B. Criminal trespass was reported in the 200 block of Catalpa Street.

An incident report was

Notice of Estray On July 23, 2018, an estray was impounded by the Sheriff’s office, unknown owner. The estray is an Angus black bull approximately one thousand five hundred pounds (1,500lb), and was found on County Road 11 east of County Road GG. Anyone who believes that this Angus bull belongs to them should contact the Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office at 364-2311 with proof of ownership. If no owner is located by August 7, 2018 the estray will be sold at auction to pay for board, feed, and publications.

Reporting party: Nathan Betzen (806-364-1136) Impoundment: Hereford Livestock Exchange, Evert Bolinger (806-346-1343) Estray identifiers: Angus black bull approximately 1,500lbs, with a white/yellow ear tag in the left ear. No brands or markings, age unknown.

Deputy Ryan Morton Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Crossword solution on page 5

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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.

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ing the village well—and is, in a manner of speaking.

The issue of playa dumping also raises questions as to the appropriate treatment and stewardship of natural resources.

“One of the more important realizations about the value of playas in the past few decades is that playas are true “recharge” wetlands. That is, playas recharge the Ogallala Aquifer that underlies most of the Southern Great Plains region. Indeed, in the Southern High Plains, playas appear to be the only sites for aquifer recharge,” wrote Loren M. Smith, former Caesar Kleberg Professor of wildlife ecology at Texas Tech and currently Regents Professor and department head of Integrative Biology at Oklahoma State University in his book Playas of the Great Plains.

An ecosystem ecologist specializing in wetland and grassland systems, Smith is regarded as one of the world’s foremost authorities on playas and is currently focusing on the study of sustainable provisioning of ecosystem services in wetlands.

“Playas are downhill from everything in the watershed, thus pollutants in the watershed can readily reach playas. They drain internally, flood periodically, and accumulate sediments.

fic fatality happened on Jan. 12 when 40-year-old Mambrye Villejo-King of Amarillo, was killed on U.S. 60 east of Hereford when her minivan collided with the back of a tractor-trailer being driven by 37-year-old Brant Johnson of Lakin, Kan. No charges were filed in that incident.

The first death of a local

Playas are a keystone ecosystem central to the ecological integrity of the entire Great Plains,” states Smith.

Smith, a longtime champion of playas, says their excellent water holding capacity makes them especially important from a landscape and ecological standpoint on the Plains.

Photos taken at the alleged playa dump site in Deaf Smith County show what could amount to literally thousands of tons of manure that were allegedly dumped in the playa basin in question.

Since the dumping issue first was raised in midApril, moving of manure to the playa basin has ceased and trucks have been hauling the plastic-laced material out of the basin to another location on the farm

in question. A question still remains as to whether the relocated manure will continue to pose a contamination threat to the playa.

Investigators are still seeking statements from key persons of interest in the dumping case that

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marks a first of its type tackled by Deaf Smith County District Attorney Jim English, who says the quantity of material allegedly dumped in the playa could bear on the severity of charges should they be filed.

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driver in a traffic accident was that of 55-year-old Lloyd Smith of Hereford.

Smith was killed while traveling west on U.S. 60 about 3 miles from Canyon.

Reports said he veered off the roadway and overcorrected steering, which resulted in his 2001 GMC Sierra pick-up rolling “multiple times” before coming to rest on its roof.

There were three traffic fatalities on Deaf Smith County roads in 2017.

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New Twigs There are the few rare times during life’s journey when we receive advance notice that we are about to fall head-over-heels in love. The impending birth of a grandbaby swells the heart with anticipation of new life and pure unadulterated happiness. If ever there’s a valid case of love at first sight, it’s the arrival of a grandchild, forming a lifelong crush that is mutually shared.

Without question, we love our children fiercely. However, the unbreakable bond between children and their grandparents is a special relationship freed of the stress and accountability of parenthood. Plus, by the time grandbabies start arriving, the sharp corners of our perspective have been thoroughly worn down.

Priorities change as the calendar turns.

With the falling of the hourglass sands, we reach for the plans and the people we’ve put off too long. Deadlines matter less and our menial to-do lists get second billing. There is renewed determination to focus our energies on better agendas: fish to catch, naps to enjoy, miles to cover, memories to make, and definitely, grandchildren to coddle.

The work and career side ALL IN of life no longer rules the Kerrie Womble Steiert day once your kids begin having kids.

In the beginning, there are lullabies to sing, babies to rock, chubby hands needing to pat cakes, giggle fits to take your breath away, bedtime stories to read, boo-boos to kiss, mud pies to mix, childish drawings to display on the refrigerator door. As grandchildren grow up (at alarming speeds), we revel in the talents that bud and blossom during the miraculous agony of adolescence. Like silver-haired groupies, we faithfully follow our fresh-faced descendants in support of their sports games, school programs, music recitals, church activities, stock shows, plays, competitions, graduations and weddings. As their #1 fan, our investment in a grandchild’s life continually evolves.

When a family welcomes its latest generation, you find yourself looking for clan traits. It’s human nature to search fresh little faces for traces of their genetic pool.

The Brashear nose. Those Twilley eyes.

Mimi’s hair. Grandpa’s singing voice. The wondrous mash-up of mannerisms, birthmarks and features are different for each new twig that sprouts on the family tree.

Although they come from the same marriage of chromosomes, each sibling arrives with their own unique and amazing stamp of individuality.

When I was born as the youngest grandchild in a large extended family, only one grandparent was living. I spent much of my childhood in my grandmother’s modest two-bedroom, stucco home on Avenue E. Widowed for thirty years, she was a remarkably resilient and self-reliant woman who enjoyed her own company along with her fat Chihuahua and a succession of songbirds. In the evenings, after a homecooked supper, we watched her “stories” on a small black-and-white television set and snacked on a tub of popcorn.

I spent many nights under Grandmother’s 12-foot ceilings although I can’t say how much I slept. Nighttime breezes cooled the house, but I was unnerved by all the open windows with only screens between me and the dark outside world.

My grandmother slept just fine, confident in the loaded pistol and knife she kept tucked beneath her pillow. So, she talked— and sang and laughed—in her sleep when she wasn’t snoring like a freight train.

Mary Frances was a Baptist/Quaker who never attended church but a believer who prayed and read scripture daily. Her days were filled with gardening, sculpting, painting and music coaxed from an old upright piano and hand-me-down violin.

My grandmother taught me that happiness is ours to choose.

A sacred affinity exists between children and their grandparents who bestow the saving graces of unconditional love: patience and humor. Grandkids innately understand that Nana and Papa are always in their corner. When our teenage daughter reached the perilous point where she needed training at the wheel to obtain her driver’s license, I asked my parents to be her hands-on instructors. When she laid rubber peeling out of my father’s pristine driveway, he chuckled and good-naturedly shook his head with a sage level of tolerance never before witnessed by his own astonished daughters.

Maybe it’s a reward for survival, having developed a greater appreciation for time and how it should be spent. My eyes may not see the world as sharply as they once did, but in some ways, I can see so much farther and deeper. My ears are attuned to little voices, cherishing the innocent prattle and funny pronouncements on a world made new by babies. I’m addicted to the sweet silliness of toddlers.

You inherit a new identity with the birth of your grandchildren because you’re no longer just Mom and Dad. Bela and Belo? Gigi and Pop-Pop? Or Grammy and Gramps? So many choices, but by whatever name they choose to call, we will always answer.

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Tales of Deaf Smith County “A newspaper may be forgiven for lack of wisdom, but never for lack of courage.” Gene Howe

Kimball Grocery.

After another stint of traveling sales working out of the Big Spring office was ended when Jack had a light Brucie Bradly Rose was born to L.R. stroke, the couple moved back to Herand Ollie Womble Bradly on March eford to work at the Italian prisoner of 28, 1901 on the Bradly Ranch, east of war camp near Hereford. present-day Hereford.

Due to his health problems, Jack As the five Bradly children became only worked at the camp a short time, school age, the family moved to a but Brucie continued her work there home about a mile-and-a-half miles for a year in the Headquarters Division from town. The children walked to and another year at the dental clinic. school in fair weather and came by Jack went back into the real estate wagon or buggy when the weather business with Frank Barber. Brucie did was cold. the office work for the business, which Brucie studied piano with Miss Jen- was very successful for several years. nie Edwards while in grade school and Due to a massive stroke which took later studied both piano and voice with Jack's life on July 23, 1946, Brucie beMrs. Emil F. Meyers. Brucie gan working full time at the once commented that music real estate business. lessons were mostly for her Brucie Rose and Frank Bar“own amazement,” and she ber continued Rose and Barnever pursued music after ber Real Estate. Business was her school days. good, and they continued to After graduating from high work together until Barber's school, Brucie worked in C.A. death in 1957.

Skelton's Variety Store and Back in 1948, Brucie had John McLean's Corner Drug. “inherited” two other jobs.

Reed Williams and Inez She was secretary and treaJowell operated the “Bob surer for Hereford Cemetery Carolyn Waters Shop,” which was located in Association and treasurer the Star Theater building, and Brucie for Hereford Benefit Association. Alwas offered a job there. Inez taught though these two jobs did not take all Brucie to marcel, or lightly curl hair of her time and did not bring in much with a heating iron, and Reed taught money, she continued to do these two her hair cutting. jobs, as well as work elsewhere.

It was at the Bob Shop that Brucie Brucie worked for Lloyd Pool Insurmet Jack Rose, who had come to the ance Company, Federal Land Bank and Bradly Ranch to visit his cousin Doyle. All American Loan Company. After Doyle's wife, Lola, was Brucie's sister. short stints with each of these compaAt the time, Jack was a traveling sales- nies, Brucie eventually joined the Fedman and that certainly sounded excit- eral Land Bank as secretary for James ing.

A. Yates and later Woody Wilson.

Brucie and Jack had a “whirlwind Brucie continued working for Hercourtship” and were married Dec. 5, eford Cemetery Association and Her1925. Brucie joined her new husband eford Benefit Association and eventuas he continued his work as traveling ally received a “nice” salary from each salesman for the Diamond Match Com- of them until her retirement in 1978. pany.

Brucie Bradly Rose, through the Before long, Jack retired from the many years of working relationships traveling salesman life, and the cou- and bonds of friendship, certainly set ple moved to the Hereford area to an example for many. She endured live. Their first home was a two-room the hard times and relished the good house with few conveniences. times with grace and courage.

Brucie and Jack farmed a half-secBrucie and her sister, Lola, moved tion of land owned by Doyle and Lola to Amarillo in the fall of 1978. They Rose. Their experience in farming was enjoyed Amarillo, but always missed not successful, and they soon moved their friends here. Each of the sisters to town where Jack opened a real es- often commented that Hereford would tate business. Jack was soon elected to always be home.

Precinct 1 county commissioner and served in that office for three terms.

“Once you can laugh at your own With the real estate business being weaknesses, you can move forward.” slow, Jack began working for Hestand Goldie Hawn

Select panel considers approaches to mass shooting prevention AUSTIN — A special interim committee of state lawmakers met July 24 at the Texas Capitol to further explore what can be done to prevent mass shootings like the one that resulted in 10 deaths and 10 injuries in May at Santa Fe High School.

Testimony before a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security centered on “red flag” laws, in which a law enforcement entity or family member could petition a judge who may then order that a potentially dangerous person temporarily be prohibited from purchasing or otherwise acquiring or possessing a firearm.

More than a dozen other states have enacted red flag laws. Such laws allow a petitioner to present evidence of STATE previous behaviors that demCAPITAL onstrate a public safety risk, such as: HIGHLIGHTS — Domestic violence; Ed Sterling — Harm to animals; — Reckless use of firearms; — Threats to self or others; or — Drug abuse.

Under such laws, a person who is the subject of a red flag order has a right to legal counsel and may offer counter evidence and argument in their defense. But if the judge decides the person poses a risk to public safety, they could be compelled to surrender their firearms to authorities.

A report on the July 24 hearing and three previous hearings of the select panel will be released to the public in early August, said Committee Chairman Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood.

On May 30, Gov. Greg Abbott spoke positively about red flag laws in releasing a long list of recommendations for citizens and governmental bodies to take under the heading, “Preventing Threats in Advance.” Since then he has not mentioned red flag laws, however, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said recently that neither he nor the governor favor that approach.

MALC calls for actions On July 26, the Trump administration failed to meet a federal court-ordered deadline to reunite all children under 5 years old who were separated from their families under President Trump’s zero-tolerance directive.

Two days earlier, the Mexican American Legislative Caucus of the Texas Legislature recommended a list of actions for the state to take to provide impacted migrant families with appropriate care and to determine the role of the state in the reunification of children and families. MALC organized a working group of advocates, including key personnel from state agencies and members of the Texas House and Capitol staff. Here are a few of the working group’s recommendations: — It is critical that the state reject any policy such as the licensing of family detention centers that may indefinitely prolong the detention of children; — For children held in facilities longer than a few days, medical care standards must be improved with consultation from pediatricians.

The standards should include mental and physical health evaluations, as well as follow-up appointments; — Apply continued pressure for state oversight in cases of abuse and neglect within facilities; — Require legal representation of separated parents; — Continue to monitor the reunification process so that every child who has been separated from parents is reunited in a timely and cost-effective manner; and — Require that the Legislative Budget Board conduct a cost analysis of the impact of the federal policies of zero-tolerance and family separation on the state, specifically on the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Job growth continues In its July report on the state’s economy, the Texas Workforce Commission said Texas had experienced 24 consecutive months of employment growth.

Also, some 27,200 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs were added in June, bringing the monthly unemployment rate down another tenth of a point to 4.0 percent.

The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded the month’s lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs, with a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 2.4 percent. It was followed by the Amarillo MSA, which had the second-lowest with a rate of 3.1 percent. Following were the Austin-Round Rock and Odessa MSAs, which both recorded 3.2 percent for June.

Longtime state rep dies Former state Rep. Delwin Jones died in Lubbock on July 25. He was 94.

A farmer, investor and veteran of World War II, Jones first was elected to the Texas House in 1964 and served consecutive two-year terms until 1972. He returned to the House in 1989 as a Republican and served consecutive terms until 2011.

Among Jones’s accomplishments were laws creating the Texas Tech Medical School, the Lubbock County Hospital District, the 137th District Court and many other entities.

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Wading sacred spaces for trout in nature’s cathedrals

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

There are times on a trout stream, fly rod in hand, that you wade gently into sacred spaces, seeking promising pools where the hope of a good fish bubbles up with the foaming froth of tumbling water and the concentration on surroundings and the pull-push, pull-push, 10-2, 10-2 rhythm of the elongated rod and soughing line deliver one to moments of communion and revived vitality amidst the resounding hymn of rushing water celebrating nature’s perfection.

On the South Fork of the Rio Grande just outside of the Colorado village of the same name, in a valley off of the highway, the days before expanded construction on thoroughfares and development allowed one to find that there was once a cathedral with timeless high-spired cliffs where eagles perched and soared across the highway and above the smooth-flowing river on one side, and towering blue spruce along the riverbanks shed deer and angler-drawing evening peace on the other.

Here the South Fork periodically rolled and tumbled around massive midstream boulders where currents and time had carved deep pools of slick water below the rocks, and the tumbling life fluid evoked runs and riffles where it roiled round the chunks of stone. The smooth flows were deceptive for the unwary wader, for they led to almost over the wader-tops depths for one who paid more attention to shooting the line forward than how the river

When the river gifts a fly fisherman with a good trout, it can prove a sacred moment that culminates in dropping to a knee to gently land the fish, revive it and gift it back to the river.

Photos by Jim Steiert to slurp them down, or to dash them down in showy flashes, leaping clear of the rolling water to splash down on floating fare.

One approached this altar of spruce and boulder and living water and placed an offering of thread and yarn and hair and hackle upon the surface with just-so motions of the elongated rod, and many was the time that a river rainbow struck hard and leaped high in protest against the pressure of the leader and the line and the flyrod, and fought hard until guided gently into shallow water.

It was only fitting that one went to a knee in this place to ease the hook from the jaw of the wriggling rainbow or brown, to place a hand gently under the belly of the fish, ease it into deeper water and work it back and forth in

behaved.

You approached the grand runs with reverence, boots crunching in the streamside gravel, paused from the hike down from the highway to connect the rod sections, peeled out enough line to work with the leader and tippet and tied on a fly, then entered the water as quietly as possible, attempting to wade with minimal splashing— one does not barge into a grand cathedral with a loud manner. Upon drawing close to the ancient boulders with sufficient reverence, there was the initial golden moment to look upon runs and pools to watch for trout rising to the early evening hatch, and listen for the splashing of fish taking insects.

The river gifted me many times with fluttering insects settling on the water, and trout coming up

the current until full-spirited life revived and the fish swam away to live on and perhaps grace the day of another angler on pilgrimage to the cathedral.

West of Gunnison, then south, the road carries along the Cebolla and the Lake Fork. Somewhere along the route is a turnoff that a pisces prophet made me wise to. The road leads to a stretch of “improved river,” an exercise in arrogance of title, perhaps, where man has thought to add his bit to the work of nature’s eons by hauling in boulders to create more trout holding runs and deep pools.

In this stretch the river is wide and mostly open, giving room for long casts.

One need seldom worry at snagging the backcast in streamside vegetation, but without close-in trees the fishing here can turn

warm enough to send one fleeing to a bankside blue spruce occasionally for shade.

Out in the middle where the trout live the water is deep and cool and quick, and the view of the surrounding Rockies is expansive. One should know better than to dwell on outside distractions amidst this, another sacred space. Yet, even with a fly rod in hand and a length of floating line and a big green drake fly on the water, this fickle fisher did--until the fly disappeared, the line moving sidelong and outdistancing the current. Realization came with the jerking of the rod tip that the wondrous river was demanding my attention. A good fish ran downstream with the current. Nothing for it but to go along, stumbling and slipping and splashing through gravelly pools, holding tension on the line

and pleading that my “iffy” knot-tying would hold.

Slow, even pressure, and finally the fish turned and I could slowly lead it out of the fierce current and into calmly flowing shallow water, over a gravelly bottom, and again, what might be called a genuflection and an utterance, without heresy, of thankfulness and praise for such a gorgeous creature of the high country waters to be gently unhooked and carefully tended until it regained swimming strength and powered away into swift water once more.

Who can doubt deity in the presence of the color and life of trout plying waters flowing amidst nature’s cathedrals?

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

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Herd sports ready to leave gate for 2018-19 seasons

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

When the calendar turns to August, thoughts naturally take a turn towards high school sports seasons being just around the corner.

This year, forget the corner.

It’s the middle of the intersection, and the

start of the 2018-19 Hereford High School varsity athletic year is barreling down on it like a runaway streetcar.

While the girdiron garners a vast majority of the fall sports focus, the Whiteface tennis season is just about to break out of the gate for the fall.

Preseason practice officially began Monday for

Hereford Whitefaces 2018 Fall Tennis Schedule

Aug. 7 PLAINVIEW TBD Aug. 8 at Argyle 3:30 p.m.

Aug. 9 at Keller Tourney@ 9 a.m.; 2 p.m.

Aug. 10 at Keller Tourney@ 9 a.m.; 2 p.m.

Aug. 11 at Chisholm Trail 9 a.m.

Aug. 13 PALO DURO 1 p.m.

Aug. 14 at Lubbock Monterey 9 a.m.

Aug. 14 at Lubbock Cooper 2 p.m.

Aug. 15 vs. Abilene Cooper# 11 a.m.

Aug. 17 at Top of Texas@ 8 a.m.; 1 p.m.

Aug. 18 at Top of Texas@ 8 a.m.; 1 p.m.

Aug. 21 CAPROCK 4 p.m.

Aug. 25 at Seminole 9 a.m.

Aug. 25 vs. Andrews$ 3 p.m.

Aug. 28 at Borger 4 p.m.

Sept. 6 CANYON* 4 p.m.

Sept. 11 at Brownfield* 4 p.m.

Sept. 15 DUMAS 10 a.m.

Sept. 18 at Levelland* 4 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Vernon 1 p.m.

Sept. 25 at Canyon* 4 p.m.

Oct. 2 BROWNFIELD* 4 p.m.

Oct. 11 LEVELLAND* 4 p.m.

Oct. 15-16 Bi-District Playoffs TBA Oct. 19-20 Area Playoffs TBA Oct. 22-23 Reg. 1 quarterfinals TBA Oct. 26-27 Region 1 Tourney TBA Nov. 1 4-A State Tourney TBA Home matches in ALL CAPS *denotes District 3-4A match #at Lubbock Monterey @at Amarillo $at Seminole

the Whitefaces in what will be a fast-and-furious schedule for the month.

Less than a week into drills, the Herd has a doubles scrimmage slated for Friday in advance of Tuesday’s season opener against Plainview.

That is followed by a trip to Argyle on Aug. 8 before playing four matches in two days at the Aug. 9-10 Keller Tournament in Amarillo.

A visit to Chisholm Trail is set for Aug. 11, then the Whitefaces return home to host Palo Duro on Aug. 13.

There are matches in Lubbock on Aug. 14 against Lubbock Cooper and Lubbock Monterey, and an Aug. 15 match with Abilene Cooper at Monterey.

The final matches before the Aug. 20 start of school will four in two days at the Aug. 17-18 Top of Texas Tournament in Amarillo.

Whew.

Then, there are a trio of matches before District 3-4A play begins against Canyon on Sept. 6.

To tweak the entire thing, Whiteface netters will find themselves in a bit of a different situation than their counterparts when it comes to league play.

Like all other HHS sports – except football – tennis is in a district with Canyon, Levelland, Lubbock Estacado and Lemesa. However, neither Lemesa nor Lubbock Estcado play tennis.

In need of a fourth to

Whiteface varsity returnees and hopefuls go through conditioning drills at last week’s annual Herd Tennis Camp in advance of Monday’s start to preseason practice and the Aug. 7 opening of the 2018 fall season.

BRAND/John Carson make a legitimate district for playoff purposes, Class 3A Brownfield – which plays tennis, but due to reclassification was in a district with no other schools that did – was give exemption by the UIL to play up into Class 4A. Subsequently, Whiteface netters, like their gridiron counterparts,

are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs from outset as a member of a four-team district – Hereford, Canyon, Levelland, Brownfield.

With practice starting Monday, Whiteface coach Cody Crouch used last week’s tennis camp as a de facto training camp for his charges to a leg up on a swiftly ap-

proaching that harbors high hopes.

“The start of camp signifies the end of summer for myself and high school tennis players,” Crouch said. “I know this summer flew by, and I am so excited to get started and play 4A tennis next year.

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The AMARILLO COLLEGE - Hereford Branch will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 2.66 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code).

Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.

The first public hearing will be held on August 2, 2018 at 7:00 AM at Board Room of the Hereford I.S.D. Administration Building, 601 N. 25 Mile Avenue, Hereford, TX 79045.

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“I was very happy with the high school numbers [at cam]. I think they are excited for this opportunity we have with the new alignment. They have put in a lot of time this summer, and I think it will show in the next couple of months.”

Although hurt some by graduation losses, the Whitefaces have high hopes with a core of talented returnees and potential in newcomers.

Crouch noted on several occasions when realignment was announced his anticipation to play in 4A and the possibility of success for returning players Tommy Villalovos and Aubrey Schueler in mixed doubles, as well as several singles players.

Among those are sophomore Victoria Betzen, who is slated to man the No. 1 girls singles spot and likely anchor the top girls doubles team.

Betzen burst onto the scene last year as a freshman when she posted a 38-8 season record from the No. 5 singles slot that included only 1 loss in tough District 3-5A play.

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The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows: FOR: AGAINST: PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT:

Clay McNeely, Mike Bryant, Robert DelaCruz, David Fanning, Bobby Rodriguez None None Brandy Murillo, Carolyn Waters

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in AMARILLO COLLEGE Hereford Branch last year was $86,582. Based on last year's tax rate of $0.050000 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $43.29.

The average taxable value of a residence homestead in AMARILLO COLLEGE Hereford Branch this year is $88,275. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.0486 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $42.90.

If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.0500 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $44.14.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.

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Pastor Danny Mize will lead us through "The Restoration and Commissioning of Peter" from John 21.

Marilyn Bell will provide piano accompaniment as Peggy Mize leads us in singing "Footprints of Jesus" "All the Way My Savior Leads Me" and "Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us." At 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Danny will fill in for Dennis Hicks and lead the first session in the new adult Bible study "Watch Your Mouth." Refreshments will be available at 10:00 a.m. and 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. If you have 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 about us? 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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Dawn Community 806-258-7330

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

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

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

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

Iglesia Bautista Fundamental 100 South Ironwood 806-364-1844

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

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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

Nazarene

#Serve Hereford takes off in full swing, Wednesday through Friday Aug 1-3. It’s not just about serving, it’s about teaching people how to serve. There will be training for those interested in working with the deaf, for those working with people with special needs, for those blessing our elderly and other people in need.

Our goal is to get people in uncomfortable situations so they can grow and become compassionate toward other people’s needs. #ServeHereford is 3 days of outreach for our Xtreme Kids (5th & 6th graders), ConXtion Youth and adults to love our city. We will do many projects from mowing lawns, dusting, listening and praying with elderly, to children’s ministry in the San Jose Community and Blue Water Gardens. Jesus loves those in need and He wants to love through us.

Pastor Ted’s Sunday School class will have a picnic at Buffalo Lake Wildlife Reserve on Sunday, Aug 5 after church. Come and bring your lunch and let’s have fun together.

Wednesday, Aug 15th, our teens celebrate the end of summer with the ConXtion Banquet. It’s a medieval feast for a King.

On Thursday, Aug 16th, we honor our secondary teachers by preparing a BBQ lunch for them served in the Hereford High School Library.

There’s a place for you at the Nazarene Family Church, Sundays at 8:30 and 10:30 am. Sunday School is at 9:30 am.

100 Avenue B 806-346-2740 www.lcms.org

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Westway Community Center

GUITARS & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

601 W Park Ave. 806-364-0146

700 Avenue K 806-364-1892

Western Heritage Christian Church

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St. Thomas Episcopal Church

Temple Baptist

213 Barker Avenue 806-364-2038

PICKUP CORNER

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Iglesia Methodista San Pablo

Templo La Hermosa

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HELP WANTED ►Panhandle Transit is looking for Full-time and Part-time drivers. Must have a minimum Class B license with passenger endorsement. High school diploma required. Must be able to work occasional Saturday and early morning hours. Clean driving record a must. Contact Ruben at (806)342-6108. ►CLASS A OR B CDL DRIVER. Local Route, Hourly Wages, plus a weekly incentive and monthly commission. Paid Time Off & benefits available include; health, dental, vision, life insurance & 401K plans available. Apply in person at 3263 Tierra Blanca Rd. Call for directions: (806) 364-0951. ►H&R Manufacturing is looking for a full time employee. The position will include operating computerized embroidery machines, quality control, and product packaging. Attention to detail is required.

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GARAGE SALES gust 4th. 226 Cherokee Dr 8am-?. Quilting items and material, sewing cabinet, headboards, antique dining table & chairs, cattree, baby toys, big size adult jackets, charcoal bbq, adult sleeping bags, books, elderly assistive items. ►Backyard Sale. 833 Irving Thursday - Saturday 8 am?. Lots of MISCELANEOUS Clothes and Shoes. ►INSIDE HOUSE Estate Sale 1220 South Main St. Thursday August 2nd 5pm?. Friday August 3rd 9 am7pm. Saturday August 4th 5 pm-?. Small appliances, furniture, office chairs, 1950's bedroom set, dresser, queen size bed w mattress set with headboard and railing, kitchen items, cookware, vintage glassware, blankets, bedding, towels, office supplies, jewelry, purses, suitcases, music CD's computer items, men & womens clothing, shoes, pictures, and picture frames, health & misc books. Antique African & Argentine decorative items, lots of tools, huge amount of knick-knacks and miscellaneous. MOST ITEMS 1/2 PRICE.

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HELP WANTED Established and growing Hereford business is now hiring for Administrative Assistant. Applicants need to have excellent communication and organizational skills. Proficiency in all Microsoft Office programs, the ability to multi-task, follow directives, data entry proficiency, dependable, efficient, and hard working. Past experience in office accounting, bookkeeping, and an office setting experience is preferred.

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SERVICES NEW & REBUILT KIRBY G Models 30% off. New Panasonic Vacuums 25% off. Parts & Repairs on all make & models in your home. 364-4288 or 806364-1854.

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Employment for Full Time, Temporary Program Technician The Deaf Smith County Farm Service Agency (FSA) is seeking applicants for the position of Full Time, Temporary Program Technician. All applicants must be U. S. citizens, high school graduates or the equivalent. Basic requirements include general office clerical work, record keeping, computer ability, organizational skills, and customer service. A background investigation is required. Submit a resume to the Deaf Smith County FSA at 317 W. 3rd Street, Hereford Texas. Resumes and applications are due by August 7, 2018. For more information, call the Farm Service Agency at 806-364-0530, Ext. 2.

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GRIPP: FROM PAGE 1

Go Sunday that puts the spotlight on the top 12 finishers in each event for a run at their respective titles and pay days at 1 p.m.

Sunday’s shortgos follow 10 a.m. completion in Open Team Roping.

While roping is the reason for the gathering, watching cowboys, horses and cattle through the early-August Texas sun and dust is not all there to do.

Accompanying the roping competition is a variety of events Showing the advantages of experience – but enduring aches and pains along the way – Brad Stakes on each day.

BRAND/John Carson Thursday’s open- and senior ropers are in the arena spotlight Thursday at 4 p.m. ing day is capped by John Pitman Golf Course siders. The music is set Roping contest. the MK Middleton Fajita tee box at 1 p.m. to crank up at 9 p.m.

Entry is set for 8 a.m.

Feed, while Friday feaYoungsters get the in the arena pavilion for Friday night is also tures the annual Beef headlined by the first of moment in the spotlight three age groups of comCapital of World Golf two dances showcasing Saturday with the annual petition. The age-group Scramble leaving the Jake Hooker & The Out- Diggin’ The Kids Dummy champions will then face-off for the overall crown in the arena following the morning’s calf roping at approximately noon.

Saturday is also when the air wafting around the arena is filled with much, more pleasant odors as grills are stoked and meats prepared throughout the day for the Bob Beville BBQ contest. Winners are slated to be announced at 6 p.m.

Jack Hooker & The Outsiders bring the curtain down on Saturday with the second of the two dances at 9 p.m.

Starting things Sunday will be cowboy church under the direction of Justin McKee with music by Jake Hooker at 9 a.m.

The short-gos will be Women prove they can do it just as good or better than men during the Ladies Breakaway Roping proceeded by the annuset for Friday at 1 p.m.

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Tate Thompson makes the winning throw to take last year's always-popular Diggin’ The Kids Dummy Roping contest.

BRAND/John Carson al Empty Saddle Tribute to remember those who have passed since last year’s event.

Mixed into the final runs for competitors will be Junior NFR Scholarship Roping, a calf roping match and junior calf roping match.

Festivities conclude – as they do every year – with the annual Open

to the World Knot-Tying Contest.

Tickets are $15 per day with children 12-under free when accompanied by an adult.

Weekend passes are available for $30 that includes admission to all three days of roping competition, as well as the Friday and Saturday night dances.

Spicer Gripp Memorial Youth Foundation Presents the 24th Annual

SPICER GRIPP MEMORIAL ROPING A celebration dedicated to Spicer Gripp, a loyal supporter of youth activities, rodeo events and a friend to all.

August 2-5, 2018

Hereford, TX

(Beef Capital of the World)

WWW.SPICER GRIPP.COM for more information

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THUR AUGUST 2nd 9 am Moss Grain & Hereford Vet Clinic Junior NFR Qualifier Books Open @ 7:30 am Rope @ 9 am Must have Key Card Membership to Enter Junior NFR OPEN & Junior NFR #10-6E Handicap 4 pm Panhandle Express Senior Steer Roping 6 pm MK Middleton Fajita Feed FRI AUGUST 3rd 8 am BJM Invitational Steer Roping 11 am Beef Capital of the World Golf Scramble John Pitman Golf Course 1 pm Top Hand Ropes Ladies Breakaway Roping 9 pm Jake Hooker & The Outsiders SAT AUGUST 4th 9 am Mobile Vet Practice & Bimeda Invitational Calf Roping 10 am Diggin’ the Kids’ Dummy Roping Presented by SweetBran RAMP Entries open @ 8 am at the SG Pavilion Dummy Roping Finals held in the arena following the Calf roping 2 pm Texas Feed Fat Pro-AM Team Roping 6 pm Bob Beville Memorial BBQ Awards 9 pm Jake Hooker & The Outsiders SUN AUGUST 5th 9 am Cowboy Church with Justin McKee & music by Jake Hooker 10 am Whiteface Ford Open Team Roping 1 pm Empty Saddle Tribute SHORT GO SUNDAY Featuring Top 12 contestants from each event Junior NFR Scholarship Team Roping Cinch Open Calf Roping Match-Moore vs Smidt Junior Calf Roping Match-Hiatt vs Tate Open Knot Tying Introduction of Ropers Nightly 7 pm at the Spicer Gripp Pavilion

ESTIMATED PAYOUT & PRIZES

$350,000 Concession by Khiva Muleskinners Admission $15.00/Day Under 12 free with adult Or Weekend Pass $30.00 (Includes 3 days of roping & 2 dances) SHOP IN THE VENDOR BARN DAILY IBCA SANCTIONED BOB BEVILLE MEMORIAL BBQ Saturday 9 am- 6 pm Public Feed 4 -6 pm Sponsored by Micro Technologies & Elanco

SPONSORED BY:

Deaf Smith/Oldham County Farm Bureau 1306 West Park Avenue Hereford, TX 79045

806.364.1070