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Sheriff added to county Personnel Policy Committee By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
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While the sale and leasing of motor graders took center stage at the July 24 meeting of the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court, the board also approved members for its Personnel Policy Committee. The committee grew by one after its five current members were re-approved and the head of the
county’s largest single department was added. Commissioners voted unanimously to add Deaf Smith County Sheriff J. Dale Butler to the committee. As head of the sheriff’s office, Butler oversees the department with the largest total number of county employees. The 40 employees un-
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der her charge are split into two sub-departments – Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office and Deaf Smith County Jail. Each are budgeted to have 20 employees, however, the jail is currently three employees short of its total. The remaining 95 of the county’s 135 employees are divvied up in a variety of departments with a total
of 51 working under several different specific headings in Deaf Smith County Courthouse – such as the Clerk of Court’s office, District Attorney’s office and Treasurer’s office. The county’s four precincts have a total of 23 employees – five and a commissioner in Precincts 1, 2 and 4 with four and a commissioner in Precinct 3.
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HEREFORD HISTORY 19 years ago • August 2, 1998
On this day in 1998 KPAN Radio marked 50 Years on air.
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The 23rd annual Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping leaves the chute Thursday for four days of competitive roping in seven different categories with a total purse of $350,000 at the Spicer Gripp Memorial Arena, next to Veterans Park in Hereford. BRAND/John Carson
23rd roping event opens the chute Thursday By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
Four days each summer the spotlight of the competitive roping world is focused on Hereford. That lights gets turned on for 2017 Thursday when the 23rd annual Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping gets underway. Established in 1994 to honor Spicer Gripp – a longtime supporter of youth activities and rodeo events – the event will feature ropers competing in seven categories for a total purse in payouts and prizes of $350,000. Taking place at Spicer Gripp Memorial Arena next Veterans Park in Hereford, the event also sports an array of periphery activities for adults and children. The action kicks off Thursday at 9 a.m., with a Junior NFR Qualifier encompassing four head with a progressive on one for an 80 percent payback. Entry fees are $225 per competitor for ages 16-19 and $125 for those 15 and younger. Each competitor PLEASE SEE SPICER | 5
Ropers 50 and older take to the arena at 4 p.m., Thursday for Senior Steer Roping. Thursday morning features a new event – a Junior NFR Qualifier. BRAND/John Carson
Despite the legitimate prospect of staring at a deficit budget for 2017-18, Hereford Independent School District (HISD) officials are not planning to increase taxes for the upcoming fiscal year. HISD Business Manager Rusty Ingram revealed that while calling for a public hearing on a 2017-18 tax rate during the July 24 meeting of the HISD Board of Trustees. Trustees approved the public hearing for their August meeting on Monday, Aug. 28. The board must pass a 2017-18 budget before the start of the new fiscal year on Sept. 1. “The 2017-18 tax rate will remain unchanged,” Ingram said. The rate of 1.04 mils – $1.04 for every $100 in property valuation – remains the same as it has been for several years. Although there will be a slight boost in school tax revenue due to an increase in most county property appraisals, HISD maintaining its tax rate comes a time when the district is in a bit of a financial flux. Due largely to a contested payment amount from Hereford Wind to cover losses in state funding, it has been reported that HISD will likely finish 2016-17 on Aug. 31 in the red. In debate is roughly $1 million that is the result of how the state considers property values and its accompanying funding formulas. Ingram budgeted an almost $2.5 million payment from the wind entity for 2016-17 that was to be paid Jan. 1, while Hereford Wind – using a different state funding formula – claims the payment PLEASE SEE HISD | 5
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Eleanor Loraine Gibson, 93, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017 in Hereford. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Hereford Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Ted Taylor officiating. Interment followed at West Park Cemetery. Arrangements were by Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Eleanor Loraine Gibson has always been something of a marvel, although she would tell you that she was an ordinary woman who has just led an interesting life. Her father always said the best part of her was her discerning Hungarian blood. She was born Jan. 12, 1924 in El Paso, the second of eight children to John and Lillie Mae Horvath. She married Wilbur D. Gibson on March 29, 1947, in Aztec, N.M., not long after they met at a dance at The Grange Hall in Hesperus, Colo. They moved to Hereford in 1950. Eleanor adored her husband, Wilbur “Gib,” and had two daughters, Mary Lynn Mabray and Mona Gale Gibson; a granddaughter, Reagan Lee Barry with grandson-in-law James Kirby Barry, III, and a 4-yearold great-grandson, Asher Dean James Barry, all from Houston. Also, she had a foreign exchange daughter, Gaby Lottner Pistor of Weinheim, Germany. Eleanor was not only a marvelous cook, but her talents stretched way beyond the front door into the flower and vegetable garden and out into the community, where she was always active in anything that pertained to the feminine side of agriculture and the beef industry. Eleanor was a member of the CowBelles, the women’s division of the American Cattlemen’s Association,
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Hereford Garden Club and First Baptist Church in Hereford. She served as a Camp Fire Girls of America and Horizon leader from 195674, and was an honorary member of Zeta Tau Alpha. Eleanor was always the life of the party, a formidable “42” player, a second mom to many and the consummate hostess of numerous parties and wedding showers. She was especially proud of her Mama’s Treasured Recipes cookbook series that she created with her daughters. Eleanor is also survived by two sisters, Bertha Peden and husband Dewey, and Edith Bukovec and husband Richard, both of Durango, Colo.; three brothers Robert Horvath, Raymond Horvath and George Horvath, of Farmington, N.M. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur D. Gibson, oldest sister Mary Alice Schofield of Farmington, N.M., and brother John Horvath of Bloomfield, N.M. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in Eleanor’s name to the Khuri Foundation for Hereford Regional Medical Center, Inc., 540 W. 15th St., Hereford, TX 79045-2820 Attention: Carmen Flood Go online and sign the guestbook at www.mendezandmullins.com
Mary F. Frisbie 1926-2017
Cemetery in Plainview. Arrangements are being handled by Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Mary was born in Estelline on June 6, 1926 to Charlie and Viola Lollis. She married Paul Johnson Frisbie in 1949. They made their home in Plainview, where they raised their four children and were active members of Garland Street Church of Christ. She had been a resident of King’s Manor in Hereford for the past nine years. Mary was richly blessed to be a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed being a homemaker, serving others and being a friend to all. She is survived by her beloved children, Sharon and son-in-law Steve Hodges of Hereford, Paulette and sonin-law Steve Foster of Lubbock, Kevin Frisbie of Lubbock and Patti Frisbie of Amarillo; her sister, Martha Keim of Mustang, Okla.; pre-
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Mary Francis Frisbie, 91, of Hereford and formerly of Plainview, passed quietly from this life into eternity with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 31, 2017. Celebration of life service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday in the Lamar Room at King’s Manor Methodist Home with John Henley officiating. Graveside service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday at Parklawn Memorial Gardens
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Mondays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-3460134 • Rotary Club, noon, Sugarland Mall Grill • Deaf Smith County Historical Museum regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, and only by appointment on Sunday • Troop 50 Boy Scouts, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Northwest Elementary. All boys ages 11-18 are invited to participate. Call 289-5354 for information. • Al-Anon Group, 7 p.m. at Fellowship of Believers Church, 245 Kingwood, for more information call 364-6045 or 676-7662.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and six brothers. The family is deeply appreciative for the care, kindness and friendship received from the staff, nurses and residents of King’s Manor Methodist Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be donated in Mary’s name to King’s Manor Methodist Home, 400
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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
cious grandchildren include Heather Hodges Wainscott and husband Brad of Lubbock, Brice Foster and wife Kristin of Shallowater, Cody Hodges and wife Christy of Rockwall, and Slade Hodges and wife Lindsey of Wichita Falls; greatgrandchildren Ledger Wainscott of Lubbock, Emma Kate, Easton, Evan and Eliot Foster, all of Shallowater, Marlowe and Maren Hodges of Rockwall, and Knox, Briggs and Ellis Hodges of Wichita Falls.
• Hereford Retired School Employees Association meeting will be at 12 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. • Masonic Lodge, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Hall. • Hereford Study Club meets at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center at 2 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men) • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:30, Discussion; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Bible Study/Spanish; 3, Caption This; 7:30, Bingo. Tuesdays • Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, 6 p.m., Hereford Police Department rec room • AA meeting, 8 p.m. Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648
• Support Group for TBI Caregivers meeting at 7 p.m. For information call 806-364-1892 or email: dgproctor@gmail.com • Order of the Eastern Star, 7 p.m. Masonic Hall • Pilot Club 7 a.m. King’s Manor Lamar Room • American Legion Post 192 monthly meeting at 7 p.m. • Alpha Alpha Preceptor chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m. •Xi Epsilon Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise • Prairie Acres Activities: 8:30, Beauty Shop; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Manicures for our ladies & men; 7:30, Watercoloring Wednesdays • Lions Club, noon, Hereford Community Center • Bippus Extension Education Club, 2 p.m.
• NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Hereford Senior Citizen’s Association Board Meeting at 9 a.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men). • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Chicken Soup for the Soul; 3, Bible Study; 7:30, Movie Night. Thursdays • Hereford Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Amarillo College. • Kiwanis Club, noon, Hereford Community Center. • Hereford Day Care Center Board of Directors, noon, Hereford Country Club. • Merry Mixers Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Hereford Community Center. • AA meeting, 8 p.m., Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For
more information call 570-4648. • Los Ciboleros Chapter NSDAR, 2 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise; 10:30-1:00 • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Whoga; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Poems; 3, Bean Bag Toss; 7:30, Stained Glass Painting. Fridays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-3460134 • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex class (men); 11-11:45, P. EX class (women); 1-1:45 P. Ex. class (men); 10-1, Hereford Nursing and Rehab Health Check • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15 Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30 Guidepost; 3, Decorating Bottles; 7:30, Movie Night.
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Donald E. Hilton 1932-2017
Memorial services for Don E. Hilton, 84, a Hereford resident, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 5, at Hereford Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Ted Taylor officiating. Cremation was entrusted to Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Hilton passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 in Hereford. Donald E. Hilton was born Dec. 31, 1932 in Plymouth, Wis., to Vernon E. and Mary Alice Soper Hilton. Don received his BA in Education from Indiana Central College and his master’s degree from Boulder University. He served in the U.S. Army for two years in Germany after World War II. After his discharge in 1956, he and Mary Huston were married. Both being teachers, they moved to Denver and taught in the public schools for seven years. Feeling the call of God into missions, they left their home and moved to Kenya, Africa, where Don taught math and science, and they both shared the love of Christ in the community for two years. Returning to the states, they moved to Espanola, N.M., where Don taught math and science at McCurdy Mission
Methodist School for 23 years. Here they raised their three sons. Hearing the call of God again, they sold everything and moved to Dallas to attend Christ for the Nations Institute for five semesters of training. After finishing, an open door presented itself for ministry in the former Soviet Union not long after the “wall” came down. They both taught English and Bible classes in the public schools of Moscow for one year and then in a small town in Estonia for four years. In 1996, they moved to Hereford, where Don finished his career teaching many more years at Nazarene Christian Academy. Even after retirement, he and Mary remained active in their church and community. Multitudes of people have been touched by his life, and now, standing before the King of Kings, he will hear those famous words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Mourning his passing are his wife of the home; sons David Hilton and wife Lisa of Amarillo, Mark Hilton of Hereford, and Daniel Hilton of Grand Prairie; grandchildren Rebecca Ramos and husband John, Kent Hilton and wife Rebecca, Benjamin Hilton, Steven Hilton, Samuel Hilton and wife Jordan, Amy Hilton, and Alyssa Hilton; and two greatgranddaughters, Hope and Elizabeth. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. The family suggests memorials to be made to The Church of the Nazarene Mission, 1410 La Plata St., Hereford, TX, 79045.
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Police Blotter Arrests
Hereford Police Department July 27 Dionicio S. Alvarez, 58, arrested for no driver’s license. Raquel Nicole Castro, 28, arrested for driving while license invalid-no insurance. July 28 Juan Jose Vasquez, 44, arrested for criminal mischief. Alejandro Valle, 40, arrested for driving while license invalid. Crystiana Barrientos, 21, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid. Anthony tony Torres, 26, arrested for assault. Lionel Medeles Jr., 28, arrested for escape and on an outstanding felony warrant. July 29 David Jason Garza, 46, arrested for expired driver’s license. July 30 Jerardo Saucedo Jr., 22, arrested for evading arrest or detention, failure to comply with requirements for striking an unattended vehicle, driving while intoxicated, no driver’s license, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. Analyssa Janelle Mendoza, 27, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. David Ezra Losolla, 22, arrested for public intoxication. July 31 Jesus Fernando Gonzalez, 43, arrested for assault by strangulation and possession of drug paraphernalia. Kimberly Diane Chavis, 57, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and on an outstanding city criminal warrant. Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office
Notice of Public Hearing For Implementation of Countywide Precinct Polling Program (CWPP) Monday, August 14, 2017 Beginning at 9:00AM Deaf Smith County Court Room Second Floor, Rm 202 Contact: County Clerk/Voter Registrar Imelda DeLaCerda 806-363-7077 Idelacerda@deafsmithcounty.texas.gov Countywide Precinct Polling Program – program to allow voters to vote at ANY Polling location even though it is not their residence precinct polling place.
July 26 Sara Keith, 28, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. Ricardo Villalovos, 24, arrested for driving while license invalid. Robert Morley, 30, arrested for possession of marijuana. Isabel Martinez, 19, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. John Rojas, 33, arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. July 27 Raymond Martinez, 53, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Isaias Mexia, 21, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Joshua Castaneda, 28, arrested for tampering with evidence. Derek Lassiter, 20, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. July 30 Melissa Gamez, 43, arrested for bail jumpingfailure to appear and failure to report address as a sex offender. Eliza Rivera, 43, arrested for obstruction/retaliation. Abel Guerrero, 25, arrested for disorderly con-
duct Juan Silva, 30, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Isaac Apodaca, 22, arrested for driving while intoxicated. July 31 Margarita Barrientez, 32, arrested for burglary of a habitation.
Reports
Hereford Police Department July 26 Criminal mischief was reported in the 400 block of Paloma Lane. Theft was reported in the 700 block of East Park Avenue. July 27 Fraudulently destroying, removing or concealing writing was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street. A dog bite was reported in the 500 block of Sycamore Lane. Credit/debit card abuse was reported in 200 block of Hereford Calle. Theft was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street. July 28 Theft was reported in
the 500 block of Avenue H. Assault-family violence was reported in the 700 block of Avenue G. Burglary of a motor vehicle was reported in the 100 block of Ranger Drive. Failure to comply with requirements for striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the 400 block of Avenue D. An incident report was taken in the 400 block of Avenue H. July 29 Theft was reported in the 200 block of Avenue H. Failure to meet requirements for striking a fixed object was reported in the 100 block of Avenue L. Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office July 27 Interference with an emergency phone call was reported to deputies. Criminal trespass was reported to deputies. July 30 Theft was reported to deputies. Burglary of a habitation was reported to deputies. Burglary was reported to deputies. An information a report was taken by deputies.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that, on July 31, 2017, letters testamentary upon the Estate of Violet Nelson Barton, being one and the same person as Violet N. Land Barton, Deceased, were issued by the County Court of Deaf Smith County, Texas, to Sheila Barton, as Independent Executor. The mailing address of Sheila Barton is 120 Centre, Hereford, Texas 79045. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.
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The Big Goodbye When your children are little, parents are understandably nervous about the inevitable day when your dimpled darling asks, “Mama, where do babies come from?” As it turns out, parenting poses far greater challenges than explaining the birds and bees. But a short timespan later, as parents prepare for an empty nest, they’re left facing a more bewildering question, “Where do babies go?” You tell yourself—when your tiny tots are scurrying underfoot, applying sticky handprints to every surface and so needy of your constant attention—these days will not last. The logical side of your brain—and everhelpful grandparents— remind you to cherish the brief period when your children are small. But as every frazzled Mom and Dad will confess, on some evenings, bedtime cannot come soon enough. And through the hectic, hilarious and anxious roller ALL IN coaster ride through their Kerrie Womble Steiert teen years, you may occasionally consider running away to join the circus until the madness of puberty has run its course. But then it happens— you all make it to the 12th grade. Your family gets swept up in the frenzied rites of senior year, hacking your way through the jungle of SAT scores, scholarships, prom and colleges choices. As the last notes of Pomp and Circumstance fade, high school finally comes to an end in the familiar stadium where you watched your blossoming offspring pass through the stages of student life. Graduation, like most personal milestones, dredges up the poignant, bittersweet sentiments that escape us on most ordinary days—pride in accomplishment, the grief of leaving familiarity behind, and sheer relief at having survived the minefield of adolescence. Before our daughter left for college, the days of August were punctuated by fits of giggles, near hysteria and irrational tears. We boxed up the tender trappings of her fleeting childhood: Barbie dolls and jump ropes, batons and Play-Doh, teen magazines and school yearbooks. As only a mother and daughter can, we clung to each other between ragged moments when we engaged in petty catfights. My daughter and I were “postal” a great deal of the time because, deep down, we both realized we were barreling towards a fork in the road, where her path would leave mine. The Big Goodbye was coming. I was astounded at the assortment of stuff she intended to take with her. Like a settler on the Oregon Trail, I envisioned the Texas highways strewn with my teenager’s abandoned junk in our 500-mile pilgrimage to College Station. But one loaded box catches my heart. Carefully packed among the framed photographs and assorted texts were “My Goodnight Book” and “Puppy Too Small.” The well-worn little volumes triggered a flashback—the sweet burden of her as a toddler in my lap, her downy curls soft against my neck as we rock together in the last moments before bedtime. Did these familiar keepsakes of her childhood kindle memories as warm and comforting for her as they were for me? Through it all, I was in secret, acute denial. Silently, I wrestled with the facts, skewed as they were by defiant maternal instinct. This was just plain wrong. She lives here at home, with her family. She belongs here, she sleeps here. She needs us. I can’t let go. Nonetheless, we kept packing, making endless lists and last-minute shopping trips. It was the most unnatural process of my life, but for her sake, I could not let my fear show. So with all the pep of Mary Poppins on cocaine, I helped my child prepare to leave me. We traveled the last leg of our journey together to the large university campus she would share with 40,000 other students. The move into her dormitory proved to be an endurance test of weight-lifting, heat tolerance and stress management. I witnessed more than one parent in a curbside scream-fest with their offspring. I quietly resolved that I would chew off the end of my tongue before I allowed my fraying temper to erupt. This must not be “a bad goodbye.” And it was not. At best, it was a casual farewell; I only hung on to her hug a few agonizing moments longer than I would if she was running off to band practice or a friend’s house. Her daddy kissed her cheek, made some goofy little joke before we left her. The searing lump in my throat did not bring the tears until we were outside and I let them fall freely. I could indulge these tears because I knew that, like the elusive days of childhood, they would not last.
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Wednesday August 2, 2017
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Legion and a number of farmers also purchased barrack buildings. The hospital made use of at least two of the hospital units from the With the closure of the POW camp camp. A number of farmers pursouthwest of Hereford, the concern chased barracks for use as storage was then what to do with the build- and grainaries, and some were reings, barracks and facilities that modeled for homes for farm hands. had been occupied by prisoners and Real estate dealers also moved army personnel. barracks into town to be used as fuSeveral entities became interested ture homes for the steadily growing in the possibility of purchasing the population. buildings and barracks. InAs one drives around the cluded in the list of those community and out in the interested were West Texas county, former POW camp State College, Wayland Bapbarracks, or the remains tist College, Hereford and thereof, can still be seen. Friona public schools, the Some have been remodeled American Legion, Veterans several times. of Foreign Wars OrganizaFor example, there is at tion, the county hospital least one on Avenue E, severand the Hereford Growers al on North Avenue K beyond Association. 15th Street, one at the north Hereford Growers Assoend of the school transportaCarolyn Waters ciation (HGA) arranged for tion lot and numerous ones migrant farm workers, who on farms throughout the were arriving in the area to work the county. vegetable fields, to move into barAccording to Stacy Andrews, one racks at the camp. Several hundred of those barracks currently on the of those workers, who had come here Jackie Andrews farm, was at one mostly from south Texas, moved time behind the original Campfire in, but almost before they were un- Hut, which is at Main Street and packed, word came that camp con- Park Avenue. This building, as well trol was changing and their tempo- as several more, had paintings done rary housing had to be changed also. by the prisoners on the walls. The The HGA was eventually able to paintings from the Andrews’ farm move at least 25 barracks to a site barrack were removed and remain south of town that soon began to be in the family. referred to as the labor camp. More Keep your eye out. If you know barracks were moved there later as what to look for, you may see structhe population of farm workers grew. tural remains of the POW camp that The labor camp, now San Jose was, and is, a part of the area history. Community, was soon occupied by For those interested in further inmany workers who remained during formation about the POW camp, recthe year, and many of the barracks ommended reading includes: Donbecame permanent homes. ald Mace Williams’ “Italian POWs In August 1947, several barracks and a Texas Church-The Murals of were purchased by Hereford Rural St. Mary’s”; “The Italian POW Camp School District and readied for im- at Hereford During World War II” by mediate use as junior high class- local historian Joe D. Rogers; “Deaf rooms. These barracks were placed Smith County 1876-1981”; the Hernorth of the high school, which is the eford BRAND archives; and the Texas Stanton building today. State Historical Association’s “HandJunior high students occupied book of Texas.” those buildings until the current Next week, join us as we travel high school was ready for occupation back some 62 years for a visit to in January 1955. The buildings were the school district as the new high then used for fifth-grade students. school was newly occupied, a junior Other buildings purchased by the high was established and the future school were used for a band hall, was looking bright for the county’s fieldhouse and one served as a residents. lunchroom for junior high and high school in the late 1950s. “When you shine a light on a negaThe county hospital, Veterans of tive thought, it loses its power.” AnonForeign Wars organization, American ymous
AUSTIN – Not a single bill had been agreed to by the state House and Senate as of July 28, exactly 10 days into the 30-day special session of the Texas Legislature. Lawmakers have a tall order served up to them by Gov. Greg Abbott in the form of 20 must-resolve matters in the first called session of the 85th Texas Legislature. Something could be on Abbott’s desk in short order if top-priority “sunset” legislation to ensure the continuation of the Texas Medical Board and several other health carerelated state oversight boards gains approval by both chambers. The Senate’s version is SB STATE 20 by Van Taylor, R-Plano; the House has produced two verCAPITAL sions: HB 1 and HB 2, both by HIGHLIGHTS Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock. Ed Sterling There are enough differences in the bills to spark elongated floor debates, if lawmakers are so inclined. Last week, both chambers moved beyond the as-yet-unresolved sunset legislation. The House approved and forwarded two bills to the Senate: HB 7 by Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, legislation creating a tree planting credit to offset tree removal fees imposed by a municipality, and HB 13 by Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, creating reporting requirements for abortion providers about surgical complications. A number of Senate bills have gained approval and now await consideration by the House. Those bills would, for example: - Reform how local property tax rates are set and the tax programs administered; - Revise school finance; - Prevent the transfer of state funding to any health care provider that also performs abortions; - Amend municipal annexation laws; - Enable a constitutional limit on the rate of growth in appropriations; and - Add new requirements for do-not-resuscitate orders. Along with SB 3, the “bathroom bill” by Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham – legislation that cleared the Senate and now awaits consideration by the House – there are a number of bills with the potential to ignite time-consuming tussles between the upper and lower chambers. House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, has signaled his disapproval for the bathroom bill, despite pressure from Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who have more or less agreed as to how public schools might accommodate transgender students. Education bill moves The full Senate on July 25 tentatively approved SB 2, school finance reform legislation by Senate Education Chair Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood. SB 2 contains $212 million in additional spending over and above appropriations passed during the regular legislative session, to help needy school districts bridge funding gaps until the Legislature devises a more broadly functional finance system. SB 2 also would create a mechanism to provide financial assistance for children with disabilities to attend private schools. DPS reports on gangs The Texas Department of Public Safety on July 25 released the Texas Gang Threat Assessment, an overview and update of gang activity in the Lone Star State. Gangs are evaluated and classified according to threat level. Also, according to the report, there are as many as 100,000 gang members across Texas. “Gangs and their associates remain a significant threat to public safety in our state, not only because of their penchant for violence and criminal activity, but also their relationships with other criminal organizations, such as Mexican cartels,” said DPS Director Steve McCraw. Zika infection is possible The Texas Department of State Health Services on July 26 announced a Hidalgo County resident who previously had a Zika infection was most likely infected in Texas. Because the individual has not recently traveled outside the area or had any other risk factors, the infection probably was transmitted by a mosquito bite in South Texas sometime in the last few months, health officials said. Texas previously had six locally transmitted cases of Zika in Brownsville in late 2016. More information on Zika is available at TexasZika.org. AG Paxton joins in brief Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 25 announced he joined West Virginia’s amicus brief in Robinson v. United States, along with Indiana, Michigan and Utah in the United States Supreme Court. The case was brought over a warrantless frisk search of an individual. Paxton said an interpretation of the case by the Richmond, Virginia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit “places an unlawful burden on Second Amendment rights.” “The Constitution plainly guarantees lawabiding citizens the right to bear arms, whether through open or concealed carry,” he said. “We must ensure the court continues to protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.” (Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@texaspress.com.)
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Through adjustments and other potential savings, he was able to FROM PAGE 1 eliminate the deficit and put the spending plan should be $1.5 million. “I understand why $198,617 in the black. However, that did not they are questioning [the amount],” Ingram take into consideration said last month. “I also employee raises. Trustees approved a 1 understand that if there was no wind farm here, percent across-the-board we would have that fund- pay hike in June that would drop the 2017-18 ing from the state. “It’s money we need budget back into the red and was budgeted for. by some $95,000. Another financial unNow that we’re not getcertainty facing HISD ting it, it will hurt us.” Attorneys for both is exactly what action a sides are currently in current special session of the Texas Legnegotiations over islature will take the payment, and concerning educaschool officials tion funding and are confident the teacher raises. situation will be One of the speresolved by the cific items legislaend of the current tors were directed fiscal year. to address by Gov. The standoff Greg Abbott was over that payment INGRAM a $1,000 pay inis coupled with crease for teacha second failed bond attempt in May that ers. While the potential severely limits the financial capabilities HISD has state mandate for the in addressing a number raise comes sans adof concerns with aging ditional state funding, Ingram said a gray area facilities. While the bond would exists between whethhave addressed a num- er the raise would be ber of those – including $1,000 in total – taking the construction of seven into account any teacher new buildings in the dis- raises already approved trict and renovations at by a district – or $1,000 others – the loss of the in addition to whatever payment, according to had already been locally Ingram, has eliminated decided. In addition to the HISD funding facility upgrade projects that could be tax rate public hearing, handled without a bond. trustees also approved Ingram’s initial budget maintaining the Amarilpresentation of nearly lo College tax rate at .05 $34 million for 2017-18 mils. A public hearing on in June showed an imme- that is also set for Aug. diate deficit of $646,383. 28.
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Other county employees are distributed in other locations outside the courthouse or precincts with seven at Deaf Smith County Library, six in the county’s juvenile office, five in the tax office, two at Deaf Smith County Museum and a county-funded secretary at the Department of Public Safety office. “It would be good to bring him on board the committee because of the number of employees he oversees,” County Judge D.J. Wagner said. Other members of the committee include Wagner, Deaf Smith County Treasurer and Human Resources Director Karen Smith, Precinct 2 Commissioner Jerry O’Connor, Precinct 3 foreman Bobby Hammock and Israel Silva, an investigator with the
district attorney’s office. In other action, commissioners approved the advertising for bids to sell a Precinct 3 pick-up that Commissioner Mike Brumley noted was 27 years old and “needs to be replaced.” Replacement of the truck, Brumley added, would come at no additional cost to the county since funding was available in his current precinct budget. Permission was also granted for West Texas Gas to cross County Road 7 in Precinct 1 with a line. Wagner said all appropriate paperwork for the request had been “filled out and filed,” and Precinct 1 Commissioner Chris Kahlich added it was “all good from my standpoint.” The commissioners court will next meet at 9 a.m., Monday, Aug. 14 in Deaf Smith County Courthouse.
The ladies get their moment in the spotlight on Friday at 1 p.m., in the Breakaway Roping competition preliminaries with a short-go finals set for Sunday afternoon. BRAND/John Carson
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can enter three times, and all entrants must be a member of totalteamroping. com. Books open to enter at 7:30 a.m. In addition to the payback, the winner will receive a custom Spicer Gripp belt buckle and runner-up a set of spurs. Thursday’s afternoon session puts those over 50 in the ring for Senior Steer Roping at 4 p.m. Friday the overall event picks up steam with Invitational Steer Roping starting things off at 8 a.m. One of the favorite non-roping events is also slated for Friday with the Beef Capital of the World Golf Scramble set to leave the tee from John Pitman Golf Course at 11 a.m. Ladies get their chance to shine with the lariat for Breakaway Roping at 1 p.m. The first of two dances closes out Friday’s activities as Jake Hooker and the Outsides crank up the tunes at 9 p.m. A full day Saturday opens at 8:30 p.m., with the preliminaries of the Diggin’ the Kids Dummy Roping.
Always a crowd favorite, the Diggin’ the Kids Dummy Roping competition starts at 8:30 a.m., Saturday with the finals set at the end of Calf Roping in the arena that afternoon. BRAND/John Carson While the youngsters are in the pavilion vying for a shot at the finals, Calf Roping takes to the arena to com-
Remembering those who are gone with the Empty Saddle Tribute precedes Sunday’s five short-gos and two challenge matches at 1 p.m. BRAND/John Carson
Full moon hike in Palo Duro Canyon set Monday By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
Retired Park Interpreter Bernice Blasingame will lead a full moon hike in Palo Duro Canyon State Park on Monday, August 7 at 8:30 p.m. Participants should plan to meet at the Wolfberry Day Use Area, located on Alternate Park Road 5 towards the back of the park. Mrs. Blasingame, who is a former Walcott school teacher in Deaf
Smith County, reports that this is an easy hike of about two miles, and allows participants to experience the full moon as it rises over the canyon walls. Binoculars can be brought to view the moon if participants desire. Preparations for participants should include dressing for the weather, bringing water to drink, wearing good hiking shoes or boots, and bringing a flashlight or headlamp.
Members of the Panhandle Texas Master Naturalist Chapter will be on hand to assist with the tour. Regular park entrance fees ($5 per adult, children 12 & under are free) will apply. There is no additional charge for the full moon hike program. Reservation deadline for the full moon hike is August 4 and slots are filling up fast. Reservations can be made by email with Mrs. Blasingame at cbblasingame@sbcglobal.net.
mence Saturday’s competition at 9 a.m. At the completion of Calf Roping preliminaries, the Diggin’ the Kids finalist shave their moment in the sun with finals taking place in the arena. Pro-Am Team Roping leaves the chute at 2 p.m., after the youngsters crown champions. While competition among youngsters and adults heat up the arena throughout the day, taste buds will be tempted as the aromas of the Beef Capital of the World Barbecue Cook-off waft through the air. With grills set up around the arena grounds, cooks will be putting their best barbecue recipes on the fire with awards to be doled at 6 p.m. Jake Hooker and the Outsiders provide the nightcap at 9 p.m., with a dance to bring the curtain down on Saturday. Sunday is another full day and one where the previous three days of competition reach a climax. After starting the day with Cowboy Church – featuring Justin McKee with music by Jake Hooker – at 9 a.m., Invitational Team Roping is set to start at 10 a.m. The event pays respects to those who have passed at 1 p.m., with the annual Empty Saddle Tribute before the remainder of the afternoon puts the money on the line. Qualifiers from earlier competition will get their chance for a figurative and literal big check with short-gos in Team Roping, the Junior NFR Qualifier, Calf Roping, Breakaway Roping and Steer Roping. Interspersed in the afternoon are a pair of challenge matches that will have Cade Swor facing Timber Moore in Cinch Calf Roping and Cy Frizzell pitted against Quade Hiatt in Junior Calf Roping. As usual, the overall event will close with the Open to the World Knot Tying contest. A variety of goods, food and drinks will be available throughout each day in the Vendors Barn. Tickets are $15 per day with children 12-under free with an adult or $30 for a weekend pass.
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Potentially deadly amoeba lurks in summer recreational water By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
A lot of us went through growing-up years playing in local waterholes during the summertime when they were available. There were adventures splashing amidst the washed sands of old slush pits before irrigation spillways where water cascaded off concrete motor stands supporting roaring engines that drew forth the underground rain of the Ogallala aquifer and channeled it to waiting irrigation ditches. The ditches themselves offered inviting, bracing cool wading or dips for the more adventurous. Read about a fellow recently who water skied on irrigation ditches years ago. Those were cold, clear water adventures that took the blaze out of July and August days. Playas proffered tepid, turbid water fun—sometimes you even brushed up against a catfish wriggling its way past. Steel stock tanks provided pools of sorts. Kids of all ages from throughout the Panhandle and beyond waded amidst the red sands and chased after minnows at the water crossings of the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River in Palo Duro Canyon State Park— again, in a time when the stream flow was natural and not primarily composed of treated effluent from a nearby metropolis. Back when, Buffalo Lake at Umbarger was a playground in a different time when it was still spring fed and
before pollution from upstream rendered it a nitrate nightmare that remains closed to water contact activities to this day—if there was any water. Can also well recall ear aches and sore throats from playing in the water in some of these locales—we lived to tell about it, but suspect it was tough on parents. Perhaps elders and kids were blissfully unaware in those days, or it is something that developed over the span of years, but these days, we are warned that water in lakes, streams, rivers and ponds, particularly in hotter parts of Texas harbors an amoeba – Naegleria fowleri – that can cause a rare illness that stunningly, proves fatal. It’s called Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis – or PAM, and it is not the friendly stuff that you spray on cake pans and roaster ovens to prevent food from sticking. August, with its high water temperatures, is the prime month in Texas for PAM infections. It is a stroke of good fortune that confirmed reports of this infection are uncommon. Lending credence to the practice of many a kid of holding their nose before plunging into the water, it occurs when water enters the nose, and the amoeba travels to the brain. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that the amoeba can be present in freshwater areas like rivers or lakes, but there are very rare instances of the organism surviving in inadequately chlo-
August, with its high water temperatures in Texas, is the prime month for potentially fatal PAM infections. Recreational swimmers in ponds, lakes, and streams, should use nose plugs or masks to protect themselves from getting water up their nose--the source of the amoebic infection. Courtesy photo rinated swimming pools or contaminated tap water. The CDC notes that people can’t be infected from swallowing water, and the disease cannot be spread from person to person. The infection only occurs when water enters the nose and the amoeba is present. The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) reports that the majority of PAM infections nationwide take place in July, August, or September, when the temperature is often hottest and water levels are lower. While the amoeba is found around the world, it thrives in warm water with a temperature of at least 80 degrees. However, it is not found in salt water. It can also be found in sediment near the water. The CDC reports that from 2006-2015, there were 37 PAM infections
reported in the United States, with 33 of those resulting from contaminated recreational water, and four cases attributed to contaminated tap water. The TDSHS says that while the amoeba is a concern, the risk of drowning is far greater than of being affected by PAM. According to the CDC, initial symptoms begin about five days after infection, but can start as early as one day and as late as nine days after infection. These symptoms may include headache, fever, and nausea at first. Later symptoms can include a stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, seizures and hallucinations. The disease progresses rapidly and usually results in death within one to five days. The fatality rate is 97 percent, based on statistics from the CDC for
1962-2016. Four people known to have this infection (out of 143 total) in the U.S. have survived. One of the victims of PAM in Texas was Kyle Lewis, a 7-year-old boy from Arlington who died after a swimming trip with his family to the Brazos River basin that included time in Glen Rose as well as Lake Granbury. Lewis’ family has founded the Kyle Cares Amoeba Awareness charity to help people be alert to the dangers of PAM. Fortunately, there are precautions that can be taken to stay safe and still enjoy the water. Several drugs have proven to be effective against the amoeba in laboratory tests. The CDC notes that in recent years, two people survived the infection after being treated with miltefosine in combination
with other drugs and efforts to reduce brain swelling. Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth has miltefosine on site to treat patients diagnosed with PAM. Most importantly, a fast and accurate diagnosis of the infection is extremely important. Those experiencing symptoms should see a physician or visit an emergency room immediately. The physician should be alerted to the potential of a PAM infection so that testing may begin as quickly as possible. One way to greatly reduce the risk of being infected is to avoid submerging your head when swimming in fresh water. Nose plugs can also offer an effective safeguard. The only way to completely reduce the risk is to avoid all freshwater activities. But using nose clips or a swimming mask, holding your nose while going underwater or simply not going underwater offers a way to greatly decrease the chance of infection while still allowing you to enjoy water activities. Also, avoid digging or stirring up sediment in the water. From 1972 to 2016, 34 cases of PAM were reported in Texas with the median age of those infected 9.5 years, and reports infections in people ranging in age from 3 to 37 years. Be careful on and in the water out there. Jim Steiert is an award winning member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and a Certified Texas Master Naturalist.
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The first Sunday of each month is “Communion Sunday” at Fellowship of Believers church. We invite all believers to join us for the Lord’s Supper and worship on August 6. Fellowship and refreshments are served at 10:00 a.m. and the worship time begins at 10:30 a.m. The message by Pastor Danny Mize will be in two parts: “Partnership with God” and “Working with God.” Our Scripture reading will come from 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. Peggy Mize will lead us in singing “He Is Exalted” “A Charge to Keep I Have” “Come, Share the Lord” and “Redeemed.” Marilyn Bell will provide the piano accompaniment. Come join us for a time of worship, learning and fellowship this Sunday. Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood. If you have questions, leave a message at 364-0359.
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Assembly Of God Calvary Family Church 137 Avenue G 806-364-5686
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Iglesia Vida 603 E. Park Avenue 806-346-7054 All services in Español.
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Mount Sinai Baptist 302 Knight Street
New Life Restoration Center 15th & Whittier 806-364-8866
Palo Duro Baptist 5704 FM 809, Wilderado 806-426-3470
Summerfield Baptist 605 Walnut St., Summerfield 806-357-2535
St. Thomas Episcopal Church 601 W Park Ave. 806-364-0146
InterDenominational Fellowship of Believers 245 N. Kingwood St. 806-364-0359
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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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Catholic La Iglesia De San Jose 13th & Brevard 806-364-5053
St. Anthony’s Catholic 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-6150
Church Of Christ 15th Street Church of Christ 15th & Blackfoot 806-364-1581
Central Church of Christ 148 Sunset 806-364-1606
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Tennis first to open fall preseason practice By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
The calendar may have just turned to August and the start of the 2017-18 school year may be just a shade less than three weeks from getting underway, but Herd sports for the year have already commenced. The Whiteface tennis team was the first varsity unit to get things started when it officially began practice for the fall season on Monday. “It went well,” Hereford coach Cody Crouch said. “Almost everybody was here, and those who weren’t were excused. “We were able to have a relaxed first practice and get the fun stuff out of the way. It was a good opening practice.” The “fun stuff” to which Crouch referred was a 90-minute special conditioning session to kick things off for those team members who did not get in a required 40 recognized matches during the summer break. In addition to weightlifting, there was lots and lots of running that left several players dragging a bit when they finally hit the court. “We had the best summer participation [in tournaments] that we have ever had,” Crouch
said. “It was good to see Hereford kids in the draws and as seeds.” In terms of how the team will look this fall, perhaps the best example is the classic Greek masks of comedy and tragedy. From one aspect, things are all smiles as the Lady Whitefaces only lost one senior and return the rest of a unit that was strong last season. “The girls have a lot of depth with good players down the line,” Crouch said. “The
2017 Whiteface Fall Tennis Schedule Aug. 4 Aug. 8 Aug. 9 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 12 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 9 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Sept. 30 Oct. 3 Oct. 10
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girls should be better than they were last year.” Back on the Herd court are top two singles Kara Esquivel and Addi Ferris, one of those who had to endure Monday’s “fun stuff.” Joining them are most of last year’s singles lineup and virtually all doubles players. Putting pressure on those returnees are incoming freshmen – at least one of which Crouch said could turn some heads this fall. On the flip side, the boys had five of its top six singles
Hereford tennis coach Cody Crouch, left, gets team members loose Monday as the Whitefaces open practice for the 2017 fall season. BRAND/John Carson
Varsity team members got an early taste of preseason practice by putting in some running during last week’s Herd Tennis Camp. BRAND/John Carson
Sunday surge leads Kahlich, White to tournament crown From Staff Reports
Overcoming a one-shot deficit, Phillip Kahlich and Aaron White scorched the grass like a Panhandle wildfire Sunday to win the ninth annual Pudge Kendrick Memorial Golf Tournament going away. The two-day, 36-hole tournament – played at Hereford’s John Pitman Golf Course – featured 82 two-player teams in eight flights. In the Championship Flight, Kahlich and White were undaunted after posting a 60 in Saturday’s first round that trailed the team of Sid Felan-Davy Guiterrez’s 59 by a stroke. Matching the first-round leaders’ score on Sunday, Kahlich and White put the pressure on the competition and kept it there to post a 36-hole total of 119 (60-59) to win the tournament by four shots. Despite losing the lead with a second-day 64, Felan and Guiterrez had little trouble hanging onto second with a 123 (59-64) total. Colby Marsh and Jason Ashley carded back-to-back 63s to rally and force a tie for third at 126 with the tandem of Jerry and Linda Stevens (61-65). Things were a bit tighter in the First Flight as Glen Duque and Billy Cantu erased a onestroke, first-round deficit with a 64 Sunday to win at 129 (65-64). First-round co-leaders Conner Allen and
Cary Jackson were second at 130 (64-66) with a quartet of duos – Jason Aven and Kip Smith (66-65), Bryan Goucher and Brian Jennings (66-65), Cal Wallace and Barrett Weishaar (66-65), and first-round co-leaders Marin Rivas and Rex Snow (64-67) – sharing third at 131. One of only two Second Flight teams to break 70 on Sunday, Tiffi West and Derek Dirks turned the trick with a 64 to snap a five-way, first-round tie and win with a 131 (67-64) total. The other duo to break 70 – Robert Jones and Jason Foerster – finished second at 134 (67-67). Travis Huey and Josh Flores came in third at 138 (68-70). Hereford Mayor Tom Simons teamed with Gene Batterman to take the top spot in the Third Flight by four shots with rounds of 69 and 65 (134). Aaron King and Nathan King were a distant second at 138 (69-69) with Mike Mauldin and Mike Bain taking third (69-70 – 139). There was a three-way tie for the top spot in the Fourth Flight as Roy Lopez and David Bhatka coupled a Sunday 70 with a firstround 71 to share the crown at 141 with the teams of David Siebert-Daniel Stone (70-71) and Armando Torres-Robert Aguirre (70-71). PLEASE SEE CROWN | 10
players graduate that also included portions of most doubles units. The Whitefaces will be led by returnees Tommy Villalovos, who will ascend from No.
2 to No. 1 singles, and Austen Houghland, who will jump into the No. 2 spot. “Tommy will be a real PLEASE SEE TENNIS | 10
Pudge Kendrick Memorial Golf Tournament John Pitman Golf Course, July 29-30 Third Flight Championship Flight P.Kahlich-A.White 60-59 – 119 S.Felan-D.Guiterrez 59-64 – 123 C.Marsh-J.Ashley 63-63 – 126 Je.Stevens-L.Stevens 61-65 – 126 Ke.Bartley-Ka.Bartley 62-65 – 127 H.West-B.West 63-65 – 128 R.Hanna-K.Finch 63-67 – 130
First Flight G.Duque-B.Cantu 65-64 – 129 C.Allen-C.Jackson 64-66 – 130 J.Aven-K.Smith 66-65 – 131 B.Goucher-B.Jennings 66-65 – 131 C.Wallace-B.Weishaar 66-65 – 131 M.Rivas-R.Snow 64-67 – 131 K.Harrison-J.Cabezuela 66-67 – 133 R.White-A.Reynolds 65-68 – 133 Ja.Stevens-N.Sullivan 67-68 – 135 B.Amason-D.Shaw 65-70 – 135 L.McClaran-D.Haseloff 65-70 – 135 C.Johns-M.Shafer 66-71 – 137
Second Flight T.West-D.Dirks 67-64 – 131 R.Jones-J.Foerster 67-67 – 134 T.Huey-J.Flores 68-70 – 138 J.B.Blackburn-Ja.Aven 68-72 – 140 W.Boren-B.Boren 67-73 – 140 D.Barnes-H.Bunch 67-73 – 140 J.Herrera-D.Shamblin 67-77 – 144 J.Tidwell-K.Eggleston68-WD
T.Simons-G.Batterman 69-65 – 134 A.King-N.King 69-69 – 138 M.Mauldin-M.Bain 69-70 – 139 C.Ortiz-I.Rocha 69-71 – 140 N.D.Kelso-K.Kelso 69-72 – 141 M.Adams-A.Adams 69-73 – 143 M.Loflin-C.Cooper 69-75 – 144 M.Blackburn-D.Blackburn 69-65 – 144 C.Jameson-R.Carr 69-77 – 146
Fourth Flight R.Lopez-D.Bhakta 71-70 – 141 D.Siebert-D.Stone 70-71 – 141 A.Torres-R.Aguirre 70-71 – 141 J.Sandoval-L.Sandoval 71-71 – 142 M.Maynard-R.McCracken 72-71 – 143 A.Davis-J.Hammer 72-73 – 145 C.Nunn-T.Latta 72-74 – 146 J.McCracken-B.Thomas 71-75 – 146 A.Kendrick-N.Conteras 70-77 – 147 J.Robinson-L.V.Watts 72-81 – 153
Fifth Flight W.McIntire-J.Foster 74-70 – 144 H.Cavazos-H.Cavazos Jr. 73-72 – 145 R.McCracken-G.Long 73-72 – 145 C.Davis-G.Davis 76-73 – 149 D.Metcalf-G.Ruckman 76-75 – 151 C.Reeve-M.Moss 75-76 – 151 D.Dirks-B.dirks 74-77 – 151 N.McCarty-P.Shelton 76-76 – 152 R.Asuceda-A.Martinez 76-77 – 153 Mi.Chaney-Ml.Chaney 75-78 – 153 R.Gonzales-R.Gayton 76-78 – 154 M.Nielsen-J.Sliney 75-79 – 154 R.delaCruz-R.Strafuss 73-81 – 154
Sixth Flight T.Clark-J.Bingham 77-75 – 152 J.Chaney-B.Loflin 77-77 – 154 F.Duron-D.Perdue 78-77 – 155 C.Kendrick-J.Sims 77-80 – 157 R.Rose-G.Griggs 78-81 – 159 B.Jefferies-J.Parker 77-83 – 160 C.Lewellan-D.Lewellan 79-82 – 161 L.Johnston-A.Downey 79-82 – 161 M.Simpson-E.Zarate 78-83 – 161 L.Cox-J.Kinney 79-90 – 169
Seventh Flight D.Hobbs-P.Hoover 80-77 – 157 R.Davila-E.Davila 80-77 – 157 C.MendezJr.-C.MendezSr. 80-78 – 158 B.Field-D.Field 80-79 – 159 B.Provensse-M.Kitten 80-79 – 159 K.Kellogg-C.Polo 83-79 – 162 R.Nichols-J.Nichols 81-82 – 163 B.Hale-B.Clayton 81-82 – 163 D.Harshey-J.Perrin 85-80 – 165 S.Nikkel-D.Cassels 88-83 – 171 D.King-C.King 84-89 – 173 T.Ingram-L.Kinney 87-88 – 175 D.Rodriguez-W.Johnson 93-92 – 185 Longest drive (No. 15) men Aaron White Longest drive (No. 15) women Linda Stevens Closest to pin (No. 3) A.M. Alvin Downey Closest to pin (No. 3) P.M. Billy Cantu
COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Friday, Aug. 4 Tennis Doubles scrimmage at Amarillo, 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 8 Tennis Varsity vs. Monterey, 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 9 Tennis Varsity at Vernon, TBA
Thursday, Aug. 10 Tennis Varsity vs. Saginaw in Fort Worth, 8:30 a.m.
Friday, Aug. 11 Tennis Varsity vs. Eaton in Fort Worth, 9 a.m. Varsity vs. Northwest in Fort Worth, 2 p.m.
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Back to School project goes through Aug. 10 From Staff Reports
The Kiwanis Club of Hereford has started its 2017 Back to School project to aid Hereford Independent School District’s (HISD) younger students when the 2017-18 school year begins on Monday, Aug. 21. The project centers on providing backpacks filled with school supplies to disadvantaged students at all five HISD elementary schools – Aikman, Bluebonnet, Northwest, Tierra Blanca and West Central – as well as pre-K and kindergarten students at Stanton Learning Center. “The ultimate goal of this project is to allow these children the opportunity to enter school on an equal basis with their peers,” Kiwanian Greg Reinart said. “Thus, this
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Returning for their senior seasons, Lady Herd top two singles players and No. 1 doubles tandem Kara Esquivel, above, and Addi Ferris, right, will anchor a strong group of girl returnees this season. BRAND/John Carson
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asset for us,” Crouch said. “We will need a lot from him. Austen is a good player and a real hustler. He works hard and makes up for his technical deficiencies with his hustle and overall athletic ability.” Outside of that, Crouch is expecting four new faces to man singles spots. However, exactly who those faces are is still unknown as the number of boys on the team has left him scrambling to fill roster spots. In fact, Crouch was quick to make it known the court provided an excellent opportunity for a boy to earn a varsity spot. “If you’re a boy attending Hereford High School and want to play something, show up,” Crouch said slightly tongue-in-cheek. “You will have a good chance to play a varsity sport.” While a July 31 start to practice in front of an Aug. 21 start of school might seem a little early, the Whitefaces have no time to dally during this first week of practice. They will take part in a doubles scrimmage Friday in Amarillo against Amarillo High, Canyon, Caprock, Coro2017 JV Tennis Fall Schedule nado and Monterey 4 p.m. where Crouch will Aug. 29 at Amarillo* 7 PLAINVIEW* 4 p.m. experiment with tan- Sept. Sept. 14 at AHS Team Tourney 9 a.m. dems – including the Sept. 19 PALO DURO* 4 p.m. 4 p.m. legitimate prospect Sept. 26 at Canyon* 3 CAPROCK* 4 p.m. of splitting the suc- Oct. Oct. 10 at Dumas* 4 p.m. cessful doubles duo matches in ALL CAPS of Esquivel and Fer- Home *denotes District 3-5A match
One of only two returning starters, junior Tommy Villalovos will bear the weight of Whiteface expectations as he moves from No. 2 to No. 1 singles. BRAND/John Carson
ris. “We will probably split them up and see how things go in the scrimmage,” Crouch said. “We will mix up a lot of our doubles teams and see how well they do with each other. “We don’t have a lot of time and none to waste. There are six practices and a scrimmage before we play seven dual matches next week.” The Whiteface season officially opens Tuesday when the Herd hosts Monterey in a dual match at 9 a.m. Following that is a visit to Vernon on Wednesday before a weekend trip for an annual tournament in Fort Worth that will include seven matches in three days between Thursday-Saturday. In fact, most of the total schedule will be behind them when the Whitefaces begin District 3-5A play on Aug. 29 at Amarillo. Despite the holes to fill on the boys side, Crouch is confident the Herd should make a return to the playoffs and would be admittedly “surprised” if the team did not finish in the top four of the district race.
Not the most perfect of players, Austen Houghland’s work ethic, hustle and athletic ability should make him a bright spot for the Whitefaces this season. BRAND/John Carson
Wylie McIntire and Jay Foster rallied Sunday to win the Fifth Flight by a shot with a 144 total (74-70). Hector Cavazos Sr. and Jr. carded identical 73-72s with Roger McCracken and Gary Long to share second place at 145. Finishing fourth at 149 were Clay Davis and Glen Davis after rounds of 76-73. Thom Clark and Justin Bingham turned the course in 152 (77-75) to win the Sixth Flight as Jeff Chaney and Brent Loflin (77-77) were second at 154. Fidel Duron and David Perdue came in third with a 155 (78-77). The Seven Flight saw a pair of ties as the duos of
helps increase their selfesteem.” The project seeks $50 sponsorships or donations that will provide a backpack stocked with supplies. The supplies will match those on a respective school’s supply list for the upcoming school year. Backpacks will be distributed to the six HISD schools, and school officials will dole them out to the students in most need. The Back to School project is currently underway with donations and sponsorships being accepted through Aug. 10. Kiwanians will deliver the backpacks and supplies to the schools on Aug. 17. For additional information or to become a backpack sponsor, contact Reinart at 806-683-5750. Danny Hobbs-Pat Hoover and Richard Davila-Edward Davila put together identical scores of 80-77 to share first at 157. Carlos Mendez Sr. and Jr. went 80-78 to finish second at 158 with Brock Field and Dennis Field (80-79) and Blaine Provence and Michael Kitten (80-79) tying for fourth with a 159 total. The tournament also featured a long drive contest on No. 15, as well as morning and afternoon rounds closest to the pin competition on No.3. White won the men’s long drive, while Linda Stevens captured the crown for the women. Alvin Downey stuck it tightest to the cup in the morning, and Billy Cantu did the same in the afternoon circuit.