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County opts to stand pat on insurance

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

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Given a pair of options during its regular meeting Aug. 14, the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court opted to stay put when it came to employee health insurance for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

In a unanimous vote, commissioners approved renewing its employee health insurance with Insurance Management Services

(IMS). The vote kept the county as a partially self-funded insurer for another year, and the decision effectively hinged on annual premium payments and keeping costs the same for employees.

The annual IMS premium increased from just less than $1.2 million to $1.575, which was higher than the premium of $1.3 million presented for a Texas Association of Counties (TAC) insurance pool plan by the TAC’s

Kathy Davenport.

However, the TAC plan also included a $285,000 run-out premium to cover claims as the insurance transitioned to place its 2017-18 total premium at $1.647 million.

While the county pays the entire monthly premium for its employees, the cost to cover additional family members would have increased under the TAC plan.

Currently employees pay $120

per month to cover children, $264 per month for a spouse and $358 per month to cover their entire family.

Under the TAC quote, according to Davenport, the children premium would have increased to $150, spouse to $317 and family to $447 per month.

However, Davenport touted the TAC program on several fronts

Trustees poised to OK budget

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FORECAST

sibility to anticipate potential dangers and to take precautions to protect their students from those dangers,” HISD Director of Security Bryan Hedrick said.

With the end of the its fiscal year fast approaching, the Hereford Independent School District (HISD) Board of Trustees is expected to adopt a 2017-18 budget during its regular meeting Monday.

As the first of Deaf Smith County taxing entities facing a budget deadline with a new fiscal year beginning Sept. 1, trustees have both a final public hearing on a proposed tax rate – 1.04 mils that is unchanged from last year – and budget as the first items on Monday’s agenda.

Having been working on the budget since a June 19 called meeting, trustees are likely to give their OK to a 2017-18 spending plan that totals almost $34 million.

Although final numbers will not be known until Monday, HISD Business Manager Rusty Ingram and Superintendent Sheri Blankenship have both warned the board it may need to approve a deficit budget.

Ingram’s proposed budget on June 19 showed an initial deficit of as much as $706,000 that could have turned into a $198,000 surplus through adjustments and other savings.

After trustees approved a 3 percent across-the-board raise for district employees on June 26, the proposed budget went back into the red by roughly $95,000.

Although the board had been looking at budget numbers at meetings since June 19, a called meeting on Aug. 7 featured a budget workshop that specifically did not deal with figures.

“The dollars are about the same as we have already talked about,” Ingram said.

“All that data is still pretty close. There is a lot of swing possible with teachers between the exact cost of hiring new teachers or experienced ones.

“There is about $400,000 hanging out there, but we’re getting closer every day to closing all that out.”

Instead of dealing with

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HEREFORD HISTORY 35 years ago • August 26, 1982

On this day in 1982, the Ribbon Cutting ceremony took place for Rainbow Carwash.

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Portraying an active shooter, HISD Director of Security Bryan Hedrick is enveloped and brought down by Northwest Elementary School staff members before he could shoot anyone during ALICE protocol training.

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HISD enrolls ALICE for 2017-18

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

Virtually no one wants to even think about an active-shooter emergency situation, let alone worry about what to do should they find themselves involved in one.

However, the state of the world makes that something which cannot just be pushed aside – especially if your profession brings you into prolonged daily contact with some of the most vulnerable members of any community – children.

Unfortunately, reality has made protocols on how to handle and react in such situations a noquestions-asked requirement for those who work in a school system.

For teachers and administrators in Hereford Independent School District (HISD), the run-up to the 2017-18 school year included an essential 180-degree turn in

Hereford Police Department Sgt. Landon Swan, right, and HISD Director of Security Bryan Hedrick provide details of ALICE active-shooter protocols during a training session for staff at Northwest Elementary School on Aug. 18.

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Staff at all 10 HISD campuses, as well as that of the HISD Administration Building and St. Anthony’s School, have now undergone ALICE

(Alert, Lockdown, Inform, County, Evacuate) training, which provides a veritable about-face to active-shooter protocols that have been in place for more than decade.

“Teachers and administrators have a respon-

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Our beloved Michael Wayne “Mikey” McCathern went to be with the Lord Aug. 21, 2017. He was waiting to hitch a ride on the eclipse. He was born in Hereford on June 25, 1974. Surrounded by his family, Mikey passed in the safe and loving home of his father, Michael, and stepmother, Susan Kuehler.

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He is survived by his wife, Ambriel; precious daughter, Bluebonnet Grace; father Michael Gerald McCathern; stepmother Susan Kuehler; mother Cathy Crist; sister Amber Rose McCathern and her sons, Gabriel and Cameron Mason; grandparents Gerald and Bonnie McCathern, and Ron and Mary Crist; aunt Carla Crist and children Weston McNutt, Crystal Kelso, and Cody Sargeant; aunt Kolleen McCathern and children Sydnea, Brody and Kian Newland; aunt Kathy Parker and husband Larry, and their children, Tara Sealy, Trae and Tyler Parker; stepsister Lorelei Carrillo and husband Ascencion and daughters Mykiaela and Bianca; stepsister Anneke Johnson and husband Zac and children Harper, Braker and Hunter; great-cousins Magnolia Grace Parker, Jonah Parker, Eli Blake; and newest cousin Evan Michael William Blake.

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possible for us to care for Mikey in his final weeks – especially acknowledge Dr. Borgstedte and the entire staff of Hospice Brazos Valley. Hospice Brazos Valley went above and beyond to care, not only for Mikey but also for his grieving family. The nursing staff at St. Mark’s Medical Center were professional and kind. We would also like to thank Hospice Austin who, in the beginning, were Mikey’s caregivers. A special thank you to Austin Swan Song, who brought duo, singer-songwriters and old friends of Mikey’s, Joe & Tree Brunelle, to his bedside to perform for him, one last time. Everyone who helped us care for Mikey by keeping him comfortable during the last weeks of his life were the most compassionate and caring people we have ever met.

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• 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, 806-3460134 • 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.

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• 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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HISD has an ongoing collaboration with Hereford Police Department (HPD) to have law enforcement officials continuously review the district’s emergency operations procedures.

After HPD Sgt. Landon Swan and Cpl. Dustin Tucker attended an ALICE training instructor’s program, they met with Hedrick and HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship to provide an evaluation of the program.

It was the meeting’s consensus, Hedrick reported, that ALICE protocols would better protect HISD students and staff in those emergency situations than the protocols currently in place.

Hedrick and HISD Chief Operations Officer Joe

Under the existing lockdown protocol, classroom doors are locked, lights turned off and students hide from an approaching shooter. Scenarios showed virtually all ended up getting killed.

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HPD Sgt. Landon Swan, left, instructs Northwest Elementary staff members on the proper way to swarm an assailant during an active-shooter situation in the school.

BRAND/John Carson Mendez then attended the training instructor’s program and enrolled ALICE in HISD. “ALICE training brings about a new way of thinking in terms of safety and security for our students and staff,” Blankenship said. “The ALICE approach is more in sync with the human tendencies of fight or flight when there is danger near.

“HISD staff has been very positive about the training and the new way of thinking in regard to safety and security.”

Hedrick added that reaction from teachers and administrations “has been overwhelmingly positive” after undergoing the training.

“I have been employed with HISD for 30 years,” Hereford High School teacher Gayle Carter said. “The recent ALICE training was undoubtedly one of the best trainings I have ever been a part of. It opened my eyes that the way we have been doing things can be very harmful.

“It empowers teachers and students with options. I have always had students who said, ‘I could take him down.’

Now with training and cooperation, we can hopefully have a better outcome in those situations.”

Nowhere was the positive response more evident than in the final campus training session on Aug. 18 at Northwest Elementary School.

With Swan and Hedrick serving as instructors, staff received eye-opening examples of results after following the former, long-standing protocol and the new ALICE measures.

In a trio of scenarios where Swan and/or Hedrick portrayed active shooters in the school, the 48 staff members were divided into groups of 16 each and asked to first follow the existing protocol, then only engage in the evacuate part of ALICE and finally take part in the counter and evacuate aspects of ALICE. Under the former protocol, the lockdown call required locking a classroom door, turning off the lights and having

students and teacher find a place to hide as far out of direct sight of the door as possible.

After Swan illustrated an inherent problem with putting anyone – let alone children – in the literal dark as danger approached and relayed that research showed a locked door did not deter a shooter’s entry into a room, the reality of what happened was stark.

In less than 3 total minutes between the call for lockdown and the all-clear was sounded virtually all the staff members in each group would have been killed under the old protocol – 13-of-16 in 1:08 for the first group, 16-of-16 in 1:04 for the second and 14-of-16 in 48 seconds

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court will conduct a public hearing on an annual written plan for funding the preservation and restoration of a district court records archive. The hearing will be conducted in conjunction with the regular Commissioners Court Meeting on Monday, September 11, 2017, at 9:00 a.m.

Elaine Gerber, Deaf Smith County District Clerk

for the third.

In the second scenario where just the ALICE evacuate aspect was used, of the 48 total staffers only four would have gotten shot and just one killed as the remaining all escaped to safety.

The third scenario, which used the counter and evacuate aspects, was perhaps the most telling.

After Swan gave instruction on how essentially anyone could immobilize the gun hand of a shooter and proper techniques for swarming an assailant, the staff turned its wrath on Hedrick as he portrayed a shooter entering a classroom.

The first thing he encountered was a barrage of objects thrown at him from throughout the room that subsequently forced him to evade and alter his lines of aim.

Before the last thrown

Using just the evacuate aspect of ALICE, NWES staffers vacate a classroom in a second scenario where only four of the 48 involved were shot and just one was killed.

BRAND/John Carson item could reach him in each case, members of the group had descended upon him and quickly brought him to the floor.

While the result at Northwest showed no one effectively escaped during the third scenario, it was only because they did have time because the counter – barrage of objects and swarm – had subdued the shooter before anyone could exit.

In the final scenario, no one was killed, and no one was even hit by a shot.

“I am 100 percent behind the ALICE program,” Hedrick said. “At HISD, from the board to the staff and faculty at each campus, we are committed to protect each and every student in our district.

“ALICE gives us options.”

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Police Blotter Arrests

Hereford Police Department Aug. 22 Freddy Lee Gavina, 47, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance.

Steven Kyle Holmes, 37, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance.

Lanelle Dashawn Walzier, 21, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid and possession or delivery of drug paraphernalia.

Gerardo Ochoa Castro, 54, arrested for a second-or-more offense of driving while license suspended.

Aug. 24 Juan Marcos Duran, 25, arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Michael Wayne Couch, 44, arrested for public intoxication and on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Aug. 20 Nathan Castillo, 24, arrested for driving while license invalid with a previous conviction.

Miguel Perez, 22, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana.

Aug. 21 Malory Farcia, 25, arrested for credit card abuse.

Leroy Coronado, 35, arrested for a third-or-more

offense of driving while intoxicated.

April Medeles, 30, arrested for theft less than $2,500 with a prior conviction and theft more than $100-less than $750.

Aug. 22 Zavier Riojas, 19, arrested for unlawful carrying of a weapon.

Aug. 23 Ileana Salazar, 25, arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

Jesus Gonzalez, 52, arrested for sexual assault.

Aug. 24 Jose Hernandez, 37, arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Reports

Hereford Police Department Aug. 18 Terroristic threat was reported in the 700 block of La Plata.

Aug. 19 Robbery was reported in the 200 block of East Park Avenue.

Forgery was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street.

Burglary of a habitation was reported in the 300 block of East Fourth Street.

Aug. 20 Forgery was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street.

Indecency with a child was reported in the 400 block of East Fifth Street.

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Aug. 22 A cat bite was reported in the 700 block of West First Street.

Failure to maintain financial responsibility was reported in the 200 block of West Fourth Street.

Theft was reported in the 400 block of Sycamore Lane.

Criminal mischief was reported in the 3700 block of Progressive Road.

Aug. 23 Assault was reported in the 1300 block of East First Street.

Theft was reported in the 100 block of Northwest.

Burglary of a vehicle was reported in the 100 block of Avenue J. Theft was reported in the 500 block of Avenue H. Aug. 24 Assault on a public servant was reported in the 500 block of West First Street.

Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of Catalpa Street.

An incident report was taken in the 300 block of West Fourth Street.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Aug. 22 A Crimestoppers tip was reported to deputies.

Aug. 24 Assault on a public servant was reported to deputies.

County insurance broker B.J. Gililland presents the pros and cons of both insurance proposals on Aug. 14 before commissioners opted to stay with its current plan.

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during her presentation.

“The pool was started in the early 1980s and has been fully insured as a political entity since 1992,” she said.

As a political entity, the pool must constantly maintain three months of available funds to handle claims with funds over that refunded to counties – which Davenport said has amounted to $13 million since 1992.

While Davenport said the refunds vary, the typical amount was $20,000$30,000, but based on numbers, Deaf Smith County could expect a $10,000-$20,000 refund.

“When you are selffunded as you are now, we have found that is not always financially good for taxpayers,” she said. “We are very unique in how the pool operates. No other

state has one like this. In fact, other states are looking to us as a model for their insurance pools.

“We have sound leadership with all of our board members bring elected officials. As such, we know what counties face in budget situations.

Gililland told commissioners they were looking at “two good options” and the decision ultimately came down to remaining self-insured or becoming part of a pool as both had their strong points – including each providing premium refunds.

“In our current plan, we are not reliant on how others do when it comes to refunds or premiums,” Precinct 1 Commissioner Chris Kahlich said. “Under the TAC pool, we would be reliant upon how others do.

“With the current plan, we have been making money over the past few years. We have saved

money over the last five years through IMS. I think it is beneficial to continue with IMS.” While the TAC quote was valid until Oct. 1, commissioners were under a deadline concerning the IMS quote, Gililland said, with it only being live through Aug. 16 after it was extended from Aug. 9.

While Kahlich moved to accept the IMS bid with Precinct 3’s Mike Brumley seconding, the remaining two commissioners lamented the somewhat hurried time frame.

“I wish we had more time,” Precinct 2 Commissioner Jerry O’Connor said. “This is a lot of information for the county, employees and taxpayers.

“It is a lot to digest, and not a lot of time to do it.”

Precinct 4’s Dale Artho then asked if the matter could be tabled before being reminded of the IMS deadline.

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Pohlman junior Angus leader

Hereford’s Cutter Pohlman, back right in cowboy hat, was one of 14 National Junior Angus Association members to represent Texas at the Aug. 3-6 2017 LEAD (Leaders Engaged in Angus Development) Conference in Raleigh, N.C. The Texas contingent joined 132 other juniors from 27 states and Canada in taking part in the conference, themed “Navigating North Carolina,” where they had the opportunity to enhance their leaderships and interpersonal skills, while learning more about the beef industry and experiencing agriculture in a different part of the U.S. The annual conference is sponsored by the Angus Foundation. Contributed photo

Friends, family honor Smith From Contributed Sources

Friends and family honored Robin Smith with a shower to celebrate her upcoming marriage to Clay Jack.

The shower was held Aug. 5 at E.B. Black House in Hereford.

Joining the bride-elect in greeting guests to the event was her mother, Crystal Smith.

Hostesses served guests breakfast casseroles, sausage balls, cupcakes, cream cheese

Friends and family wish Robin Smith well during an Aug. 5 shower to celebrate her impending Sept. 30 wedding to Clay Jack.

Contributed photo roll-ups, mini-cinnamon rolls, pecan bars, lemon bread, strawberry bread, sausage muffins, egg puffs and chicken and waffles, as well as fruit platter that featured strawberries, grapes, pineapple, apples and a dip.

A country sunflower arrangement in a Hamilton-

Beach mixer with measuring utensils, bags of sunflower seeds and a three-tiered, metal cupcake stand adorned the table.

Hostesses for the event were Brenda Urbanczyk, Candace Lawrence, Sarah Castro, Donnie O’Rand, Melissa Schlabs, Jan Reeve, Missy Grantham,

Trish Brown, Luanne Knoth, Lesli White and Brenda Campbell.

The hostess gift was a 10-piece set of Pioneer Woman turquoise-vintage speckle, pre-seasoned cookware set.

Smith and Jack have set a Sept. 30 date for their wedding.

AMARILLO – The Amarillo Symphony announced details of the 2017-18 season, its 93rd serving music lovers of the Texas Panhandle.

The new season will feature eight unique programs at the Globe-News Center from Sept. 22 through April 28, 2018.

Season ticket packages starting at less than $19 per concert are on sale now.

Highlights of the new season include Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and rarely performed “ S e c o n d Rhapsody,” Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, Rachmaninoff’s “Second Symphony,” “An American Celebration” punctuated by Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” and an array of acclaimed guest artists.

Happy Holidays Pops, which successfully debuted in December 2016, will return.

Music Director Jacomo Bairos will conduct six of the eight programs.

“In my fifth season as music director, we pack each performance with a ground-breaking work from the titans of classical music,” Bairos said. “This is our most exciting season yet in my tenure, and I cannot wait for Amarillo au-

diences to join us for the incredible season ahead.”

Several acclaimed guest artists will join the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra in 2017-18 including Aaron Diehl, one of the most sought after jazz virtuosi of the day; Russian-born pianist and Gilmore Young Artist prize-winner Natasha Paremski; and Alexi Kenney, 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, and heralded violinist.

In October, guest conductor Michael Rossi will lead the Amarillo Symphony in a program of patriotic favorites including the Armed Forces Salute, rousing Sousa marches, and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.”

In December 2016, the symphony debuted a holiday pops show sponsored.

Based on the success of the first year, two performances will be held on Dec. 16. Happy Holidays Pops features music of the season and family ticket prices.

The 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein comes in 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of. In recognition, the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra will join the Amarillo Master Chorale in performing Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.”

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An interdenominational Living Proof Ministry simulcast featuring evangelist and author Beth Moore will be hosted by First United Methodist Church, 501 Main, on Saturday, September 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost of the event is $10 and tickets are available at the FUMC office at 5th and Main.

The simulcast will be held in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church. A provided lunch, served by the United Methodist Men of FUMC Hereford, will be served in the church’s Fellowship Hall, adjacent to the sanctuary.

No nursery will be available for this event.

Beth Moore is the founder of Living Proof Ministries, based in Houston, a Bible-based organization for women that focuses its ministry on aiding women desiring to model their lives on evangelical Christian principles.

“We invite women of the community and the surrounding area to come and experience an inspirational Bible study, teaching, and worship service to enrich mind, soul, and spirit,” said Becky Williams, co-chair of the event.

“Through the simulcast, Beth will be exploring the Bible and how it applies to real life. Participants will be encouraged by Beth’s experiences as a believer, and will be inspired to

magnify and strengthen their own relationship with God.” Moore has taught at conferences for women in numerous countries, including Ireland, England, Singapore, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and India.

Born on an army base in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and raised in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where her father owned a cinema house, Moore is the fourth of five children, all of whom worked at the cinema from a young age.

Moore holds a degree in political science from Southwest Texas State University, where she pledged and was initiated into Chi Omega.

Moore committed her life to vocational Christian ministry at the age of 18.

By the mid-1990s that class had grown to 2,000 women, and she was speaking at churches throughout South Texas.

It was then that Life Way Christian Resources’ publishing arm Broadman & Holman (later B&H) began publishing her Bible studies, leading to a national speaking ministry for Moore.

As a base for her national speaking ministry, she founded Living Proof Ministries, and in conjunction with Life Way Christian Resources conducts more than a dozen conferences, known as “Living Proof Live," around the United States annually. Additionally, Moore writes books and produces video re-

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sources based on the Bible studies that she conducts at the Living Proof Live conferences and at Houston’s First Baptist Church.

She attends Bayou City Fellowship, Houston, Texas, where her son-in-law, Curtis Jones, is lead pastor.

In 2008, she held a simulcast of her “Living Proof Live” that is estimated to have been watched by 70,000 people at 715 locations. The sales of her book about Esther were credited as part of what made a “strong” quarter for Lifeway Christian Stores during the height of the Great Recession.

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troubled home as many others were and can really relate to what I’m saying that I’m so thankful that I was loved and that I had a lot of good come to me,” she said. “But my home and my upbringing and just the problems in my family and within extended family were such that truly it was a mix of the good, bad and the ugly, and I know that listeners probably understand that. All of us deal with a lot of issues and a lot of challenges, but in that mix I also fell victim to all sorts of things-childhood abuses and lots and lots of instability,” she said.

million from the state up until three years ago.

However, that was FROM PAGE 1 trimmed to $14 million the numbers of the bud- when wind farms located get, Ingram presented the in the county and has only board with the budget gotten back up to just process and what must be more than $17 million. taken into consideration “The biggest difference when formulating an an- for us is students,” Innual spending measure. gram said. “We need stuAmong the challenges dents. We don’t need to being faced are having lose them.” to educate students with At least a portion of the a wide range of person- budget pressure was eased alities and situations, when a special session of declines in enrollment the Texas Legislature endand attendance, cuts in ed on Aug. 16 without acfederal funding, the ef- tion on a mandate to boost fect lower enrollment and teacher salaries by $1,000. attendance have Ingram had alon state funding, ready citied contighter restrictions cerns about whethon how state and er the unfunded federal funds can mandate would be spent, and ongobe a $1,000 raise ing increases in the in addition to any costs of goods and already approved services. by a district or if “It is not just a local district had INGRAM us,” Ingram said. to ensure the raise “Smaller systems in was a total of at slower-growing area are all least $1,000. facing these challenges.

“I feel pretty confident “We have seen a 10- we can come back with a 15 percent cut in federal balance budget barring funding. When federal something drastic hapfunding is cut, it cuts our pening,” Ingram said in revenue. We need that closing his presentation. money to operate on. “We’re [putting the final When we put it into spe- plan] together on a concial programs, it comes servative basis, but that is with a lot of restrictions.” getting harder and harder He added that losing to do because of how tight federal dollars can cause it’s getting. moving programs and “We are still fiscally items away from being strong and have a good federally funded – and fund balance so we can once payment is shifted weather the storm. Still, it away from federal fund- is what it is. There are a lot ing, it is difficult to shift of things we have no conit back. trol over such as students, One of the biggest noted fuel costs and insurance. stumbling blocks for lo- We are on a fixed income.” cal budgeting has been a Monday’s board of trustdrastic decrease in state ees meeting is scheduled funding. for 6 p.m., in the HISD AdIngram said HISD re- ministration Building and ceived as much as $20 is open to the public.

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Vallejo assists Lady Whiteface win From Staff Reports

Getting a career night from a sophomore returnee, the Hereford Lady Whitefaces were able to provide just enough punch Tuesday to sweep past host San Jacinto, 3-0, in non-district volleyball action.

In posting set victories of 25-20, 25-22 and 25-16, the Lady Herd improved to 7-9 on the season.

The spotlight for the match was firmly focused on the Lady Whiteface setters, who doled out a total of 71 assists.

Sophomore Alyssa Vallejo, who is coming off an impressive freshmen campaign that eased the transition from the graduation of three-year setter Chandler Vogel, recorded a career-high 40 assists to lead the way for the Lady Herd.

Senior Ferrin Yosten added 16 assists with Rainey Aven chipping in 13 and Faith Castaneda notching 2.

Jenna Lowrey continued to step forward in assuming a larger scoring role with a teamhigh 15 kills.

Sophomore Darcy Dodd finished with 8 kills, while Carmen Flood and Bethany Sanchez had 6 and 5, respectively.

Castaneda and Yosten added 3 kills apiece with

Senior Jenna Lowrey led the Lady Whiteface scoring attack in Tuesday’s win over San Jacinto with 15 kills. BRAND/John Carson

Aven registering 1.

The Lady Herd also proved deadly on the serve, recording a season-high 24 aces behind a career-high 10 from Aven.

Hannah Wood added 5 aces as Danielle Pena finished with 3. Vallejo, Dodd and Lowrey had 2 kills each.

Lowrey also led the net defense with 5 of the team’s 10 total blocks.

Dodd knocked down 3, while Flood and Castaneda finished with 1 apiece.

The back-line defense continued its struggles as Pena notched the team’s only dig.

The Lady Whitefaces close out their tournament season at the Frenship Tournament – after press time Friday and Saturday.

The 2017 home opener is set for Tuesday when they welcome in Class 6A Tascosa before getting back on the road Saturday for a doubleheader against Lubbock Cooper and Levelland in Lubbock.

The Lady Herd opens a three-match homestand on Tuesday, Sept.

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That is followed by the District 3-5A opener on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m., against Canyon with Plainview coming to town on Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Lady Herd sophomore Alyssa Vallejo lit it up Tuesday in recording a career-high 40 assists during a sweep at San Jacinto.

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Scrimmage an early indicator for Herd

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Herd seniors Elijah Ellis (5) and Cy Valdez (55)show the pearly whites for the camera during Meet the Herd photos Thursday at Whiteface Stadium.

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Preseason practice being what it is, the Hereford Whitefaces received their first good indication of the direction they – and the 2017 season – were heading during a scrimmage Friday in Lubbock.

The Herd got their first taste of live action when they met Midland Greenwood – after press time – in a controlled, game-like scrimmage.

“We are fired up about seeing where we’re at,” Hereford coach Don DeLozier said Friday morning. “Our work has been good leading into this, and this is a real measuring stick for us.

“We’re excited to see what the kids will do in live action against someone else.”

Although the season opener is only a week away, DeLozier added Friday’s scrimmage would see his team work on its base schemes offensively and defensively with nothing beyond that in coaches’ plans.

Arguably, the most anticipated look will be to see how the offense operates with six returning starters.

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COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Tuesday, Aug. 29 Tennis Varsity at Amarillo, 4 p.m.

JV at Amarillo, 4 p.m.

Volleyball Freshmen vs. Tascosa, 5 p.m.

JV vs. Tascosa, 6 p.m.

Varsity vs. Tascosa, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 31 Football JV at Estacado, 5 p.m.

Freshman A team vs. Estacado, 5 p.m.

Freshman B team at Friona, 5 p.m.

Volleyball 7th-grade A team vs. Coronado, 5 p.m.

8th-grade B team vs. Coronado, 5 p.m.

8th-grade A team vs. Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

7th-grade B team vs. Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 1 Football Varsity vs. Estacado, 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball JV at San Jacinto tournament, TBA

Saturday, Sept. 2 Cross Country Varsity boys, girls at Plainview meet, TBA Volleyball Varsity at Lubbock Cooper, TBA Varsity vs. Levelland at Lubbock Cooper, TBA

Tuesday, Sept. 5 Football 7th-grade A team vs. Coronado, 5 p.m.

8th-grade B team at Coronado, 5 p.m.

8th-grade A team at Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

7th-grade B team vs. Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

Tennis Varsity vs. Borger, 4 p.m.

Volleyball Freshmen vs. Tascosa, 5 p.m.

JV vs. Tascosa, 6 p.m.

Varsity vs. Tascosa, 7 p.m.

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Region O Water Group launches new planning cycle

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rate,” Mrs. Jackson told Region O board members.

“We have money to Members of the Llano upgrade infrastructure Estacado (Region O) Water for both clean water and Planning Group launched drinking water. Small into their fifth five-year communities can utilize cycle of planning for the this money, it’s not just water future of the area for big cities. We’re also and Texas during an Au- looking for that project gust 22 meeting in Lub- to bring water for agriculbock, viewing early “best ture to Texas. At the end guesstimates” on water of the day we need some use trends in irrigation, base water for agricullivestock and manufactur- ture,” she said. ing among other topics.

Region O Board memKathleen Jackson bers reappointed 10 of Beaumont, who members to serve was reappointed for the new term of as one of three 2017-2021. They inmembers of the clude Charles MorTexas Water Deris, Counties; Ben velopment Board Weinheimer Sr.,

by Governor Greg Agricultural InterAbbott on March ests; Don McElroy, 9, sat in on the sesSmall Business; Dr. Jackson sion and discussed Ken Rainwater, Pubopportunities lic Interests; Jack available to communities Campsey, Groundwater through the TWDB. Management Area 6; Jeff “We thank each of you Sammon, River Authorifor your service to plan- ties; Jim Steiert, Environning for the water future mental Interests; Kent of Texas. We’ll have over Satterwhite, Municipal $1 billion in bonds, our Water Supply Districts; largest amount ever, and Mark Kirkpatrick, Agriculit is available so not only tural Interests; and Ronmunicipalities, but small nie Hopper, Groundwater communities can plan and Management Area 2. fund projects so that our Other local members children and their chil- of the Region O board dren will have the water include Dr. Chris Grothey need in Texas. The tegut, DVM of Hereford resources of the board are representing agriculture aimed to help communi- interests, and Mayor Tom ties be successful as they Simons of Hereford repare looking to build infra- resenting medium-sized structure. The board has municipalities. Additional voted to reduce fees and board members include interest rates on loans agriculture interests repthrough the TWDB, with resentatives Dellmon Ellithe interest rate now less son Jr., Mark Kirkpatrick, than one percent. We have and Jimmy Wedel. Municmoney to lend for water ipal water supply district and sewer projects here representative is Jason at home and communities Coleman, and municipaliwon’t get a better interest ties representatives are

Learning robotics Above, Macy Betzen, Oliver Meador, Johan Grotegut, Paul Betzen and Sam Detten watch their robot run its programmed course during the Aug. 3 4-H Robotics Workshop. Right, Harrison Meador and Remmington Meador get instruction from workshop leader Brad Turpen.

Below, Paul Betzen inputs the programming to make his group's robot run a desired course.

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Aubrey Spear, (large), and John Taylor, (small). Dr. Melanie Barnes is a public interest representative and Doug Hutcheson represents water utilities.

Members approved appointing Joey Hardin of JDH Raw Energy of Lubbock to fill a vacant Industries post and Jeffrey Snyder, city manager of Plainview to fill the vacated medium sized municipalities board post.

Harvey Everheart, retiring manager of the Mesa Underground Water Conservation District at Lamesa and a municipal water supply districts representative on the Region O board since 2002, is leaving the board due to his retirement and was honored with a resolution of appreciation approved by the board. The resolution commended him “for his exceptional years of service and dedication to the Llano Estacado Regional Water Planning Group and his dedication to service on the Region O Board.

The Region O board will get down to the serious work of compiling numbers on projected water use in irrigation and livestock as well as in manufacturing and in other areas in the months ahead as it strives to meet deadlines for document work mandated by the Texas Water Development Board for the next round of water planning.

Upcoming in the near future are discussions of projected livestock water and irrigation needs that will likely be taken up in the next Region O meeting in November.

A Leader Without A Title FB: FROM PAGE 9

backfield that features a pair of juniors who more than got their feet wet last season.

Back pulling the trigger for the offense is quarterback Dodge DeLozier, who has the reins full time after splitting starts and playing time in 2016.

He is joined by running back Seth Dixon, who proved a needed shot in the arm to the Herd rushing attack last year before an injury sidelined him for five-plus games.

During the early season, Dixon provided a backfield spark not recently seen and notched a pair of 100yard games before hurting

an ankle.

Despite missing more than half the season, Dixon finished as the team’s second-leader rusher in 2016 – just 6 yards off the top spot – and averaged 7.1 yards per carry while scoring 5 touchdowns.

The scrimmage will also give a first look at how well Dixon and DeLozier operate behind an offensive line that has been highly touted in the preseason.

Anchored by returning starters Cy Valdez, Logan Butler and Bryce Simnacher, the unit has size, strength and agility that has reportedly only gotten better through spring practice and preseason drills.

The scrimmage also brought to an end to the

first week of work in full pads for the Whitefaces, who did not open preseason drills until Aug. 14 and were not allowed into full pads until Aug. 18.

“It has been good,” coach DeLozier said of the first days of contact practices.

“There has been lots of effort and lots of development.

“We have been really pleased with the implementation we’ve been able to do. They have retained enough from the spring to be able to expand what we’re teaching. It’s been fun to watch them work.”

The Herd opens the regular season Friday at Whiteface Stadium when Estacado comes calling. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

Macy Lopez Leaders will not always wear a title. Sometimes leaders wear character as a badge to help them lead their fellow peers. They are those people who are unrealistically persistent and wildly courageous. They are the type of employees who make conscious choice to seek positive change in all that they do. They are hungry to learn and anxious to grow. Because they hold these traits people tend to follow their example. Every organization has team members who exhibit these leadership qualities in the work they do every day. Hereford Regional Medical Center has found that person in Macy Lopez.

“Macy is a respected team member of Hereford EMS and Deaf Smith County Hospital District. Macy exhibits leadership qualities not only when lives are on the line, but also in the way that she conducts herself on the job every day. I am proud of the way Macy represents Hereford EMS and Deaf Smith County Hospital District to our community. Her leadership qualities make her stand out among her peers.”

Jeff Barnhart, CEO

540 W. 15th Street • 806-364-2141 • www.DSCHD.org The Whitefaces have been “fun to watch” as they concluded the first week of practice in full pads with a scrimmage Friday against Midland Greenwood in Lubbock.

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