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The dispute between Hereford Independent School District (HISD) and Hereford Wind, LLC over an agreed-upon payment for the 201617 school year has ended. HISD officials distributed a press release on a “successful” conclu-
sion to negotiations between the two entities at the end of Monday’s regular meeting of the HISD Board of Trustees. “We are pleased with the agreement,” HISD board president Kevin Knight said. “We will be getting all the money owed to us under
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the Chapter 313 agreement set in place by the state legislature. “We had to keep the deal the legislature made.” While having taxing authority, school boards are prohibited from providing property tax abatements – as a city or county govern-
ment can. That fact prompted the legislature to establish Chapter 313 agreements, which effectively provides for a property owner and school board to enter into a pact whereby the property owner makes up the difference in how its propPLEASE SEE HISD | 3
Capital requests most of increase
He ain’t heavy... he’s my cousin
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Above, Herd senior Isaih Ramirez hoists teammate and cousin Matthew Herrera for a family candid during Meet the Herd activities Thursday. Below left, RB Seth Dixon and Hannah Wood check out a photo taken by HHS grad Brook Dixon, left, while, below right, Alex Cooper, left, and Kat Villarreal pose with OL Bryce Simnacher as Miranda DeLeon snaps the shutter. BRAND/John Carson
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HEREFORD HISTORY 6 years ago • August 30, 2011
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hereford hosted a Back-to-School pizza party for its community-based program participants. The theme was “Get on Board for the New School Year”
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All of the increase in the proposed 2017-18 budget for the City of Hereford is coming in the form of capital requests for 11 departments. The proposed city budget shows a bump of just less than $720,000 from the $9.591 million budgeted for 2016-17 and a $10.3 million spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. City commissioners got their first look at the 201718 budget during a workshop on Aug. 21, where city manager Rick Hanna detailed departmental capital requests that were included in the proposal and those not included in the budget. More than $1.2 million worth of overall requests were made with $827,950 included in the budget. Some $440,200 worth of requests were omitted. Of the total budgeted requests, $729,250 would be paid from the General Fund with $98,700 coming out of the Water and Sewer Fund. “We triaged the capital requests for priority and need to determine whether to include them in the budget or not,” Hanna said. The largest capital expenditures budgeted are earmarked for John Pitman Golf Course, where a total of $236,000 has been allocated to complete cementing cart paths ($150,000), as well as replacing a tee mower, spray rig and top dresser ($86,000). The next-highest total of $165,500 went to Hereford Police Department (HPD). Of that, $69,000 is for a grant match on a vehicle, equipment and network equipment, and $60,000
The prospect of Deaf Smith County instituting county-wide voting centers took another step toward becoming a reality during Monday’s regular meeting of the Deaf Smith Commissioners Court. County Clerk Imelda DeLaCerda,
who oversees all county-wide elections, received court approval by unanimous vote to proceed with her application to put the CountyWide Precinct Polling (CWPP) option into effect. CWPP is a program that permits voters to cast ballots at any county poll location rather than the one specific to the precinct of resi-
dency. This is DeLaCerda’s second attempt in as many years to institute the program locally, which she said would make the voting process less cumbersome for voters, more convenient and has a distinct possibility of increasing voter turnout. “We have all the items needed to
apply,” she said after commissioners held a public hearing on the matter at its Aug. 14 meeting. The application will now be forwarded to the Texas Secretary of State’s office, which oversees all elections in the state, for approval. If approval is granted – as exPLEASE SEE COUNTY | 3
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Emma Gloria Corrales, 67, of Easter, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 in Dimmitt. Funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 at First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Israel Olivo officiating. Burial followed in Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Colonial Funeral Home of Dimmitt. Emma Gloria Corrales was born on Feb. 24, 1950 in Acala, to Santiago Favela and Felipa (Hernandez) Favela. Emma was a longtime resident of the Easter community. She married Israel Corrales Sr., and they were about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Emma had many hobbies including cooking, baking, sewing, listening to music, raising her chickens, gardening and always looking to find a good garage sale. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. Emma is survived by her husband, Israel Corrales Sr. of Easter; sons Israel Corrales Jr. and wife Mechelle of Dimmitt, Elias Corrales, Oscar Corrales and wife Brenda, and Daniel Corrales, all of Hereford; daughters Leticia Santillan and husband Guillermo of Las Cruces, N.M., Ivonne Espinoza and husband Manuel of Hereford, and Gracie Chaves and husband Alfonso of Amarillo; brother Rosendo Favela of Amarillo; sisters Margarita Peralta of Dimmitt, Rosa Porras of Dimmitt
Mass of Christian Burial for Roberta E. Last, 79, will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Hereford with the Reverend Anthony Neusch serving as celebrant. Entombment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo at a later date. A celebration service for family and friends was Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Parkside Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Our beloved “Berta” passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 in Hereford. She was a long-time resident and member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church of Hereford. Roberta was born Sept. 28, 1937 in Stephenson County, Ill., to Robert and Marguerite Halstead. She married Carl Last, July 2, 1955 in Freeport, Illinois. Roberta worked as a legal secretary in Hereford for more than 50 years. She was fiercely dedicated to her husband and family. Her contagious laughter was a joy to anyone within earshot.
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She was preceded in death by her husband Carl. She is survived by three daughters, Debbie Last of Kerrville, Barbara Redus and husband Jack of Amarillo, and Nancy Last of Hereford; three grandchildren, Dustin Redus and wife Brandee, Sarah Redus of Amarillo, and Andy Redus of Kerrville; and great-grandchildren Joseph, Sawyer and Reese. The family wishes to say a special thank you to Lezli and Jennifer with Accolade Hopsice, as well as the entire staff at Hereford Care and Rehab Center. The family requests memorials in Mrs. Last’s name be made to the St. Anthony’s Catholic School Endowment Fund, 114 Sunset Drive, Hereford, TX, 79045.
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ing misdemeanor warrant. Billy Loy Holliday, 53, arrested on an outstanding felony warrant.
Hereford Police Department Aug. 25 Lanelle Dashawn Walzier, 21, arrested for a secondor-more offense of driving while license suspended. Elsa Alvarez, 25, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Manuel Melendez Davalos, 29, arrested on two outstanding city criminal warrants. Aug. 26 Frank Anthony Salazar Jr., 51, arrested on an outstand-
Aug. 27 Erasmo Lee Dominguez, 31, arrested for public intoxication. Johnny Garcia Puente Jr., 28, arrested for assault. Aug. 28 Jose Ceasar Castro, 50, arrested for a second-or-more offense of driving while license suspended. Antonio Maldonado, 40, PLEASE SEE BLOTTER | 3
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N. Hwy 385 • 806-364-2160 Sundays • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648. • Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes 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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pected – DeLaCerda said the required test election for CWPP would take place in the March 2018 primary. If all goes well there, she said, permission will be granted to institute CWPP, which will remain in effect for as long as the county uses electronic voting machines. The program is not available for elections or counties which use paper ballots. The program also allows for counties to reduce their total number of polling places by as much as half. DeLaCerda said initial CWPP plans are for Deaf Smith to close the Precinct 4 polling site – Hereford Community Center – with more voting machines added to remaining polls at Aikman Elementary School, Deaf Smith County Courthouse and Hereford Junior High School. Commissioners also approved funding to update audio-visual technology in the two courthouse courtrooms. The updates would provide for the addition of a projector hung from the ceiling and improvements to audio systems in the District Court thirdfloor courtroom and second-room County Court courtroom, which commissioners also use as their meeting room. Although not required to bid the work out because it costs less than $50,000, Wagner had secured a pair of bids and recommended using Access Fire and Safety System for the work. “We need to do this,” Wagner said. “There are no courthouse funds dedicated for this, but we have the funding available.” Under the figures he received, work in the District Court chamber would cost $20,500 and the County Court courtroom would be $12,000. In other action, commissioners accepted the low bid for the purchase of a new pick-up for Precinct 3. The county received bids from two companies – Stevens 5 Star and Whiteface Ford. Both 2017 models, the Stevens bid to sell a Silverado 2500 HD, crew cab, four-wheel drive truck was $35,844.17 – just more than the Whiteface Ford offer of $35,189.40 for a F250, 4x4, crew cab. Commissioners also held the required second public hearing on its 2017-18 tax rate, which remained unchanged from .53 mils – 53 cents per $100 property valuation – that was established last year. The court is expected to officially set the tax rate and approve a 201718 budget at its Sept. 11 regular meeting.
erty value affects school revenues from taxes and the state. HISD and Hereford Wind entered into a Limitation on Appraised Value Agreement in 2013 that provided the company with tax incentives for constructing a wind farm. Per the agreement, Hereford Wind agreed “to protect the school district from any loss in revenues that it might sustain by entering into this agreement,” according to the press release. Through a one-year anomaly in how the state views property values in determining school funding, HISD sustained a larger-than-anticipated loss of revenue in 2016 because of the wind entity’s property value. The standoff came when HISD finance officials placed the original 2016 agreement payment – which was due Jan. 1, 2017 – at $2.5 million, while Hereford Wind, using a state funding formula that did not affect HISD for 2016-17, said it only owed about $1.5 million. The two had been butting heads over it since the start of the year with the lack of payment taking a large bite out of the district’s budget for the year. Negotiations on a settlement began in early sum-
Tae Kwon Do step up Eight students at Crox Tae Kwon Do Studio recently had to change colors as they advanced in rank. Above, instructor Loopy Crox, center, celebrates, from left, Reef Ward, Armando Medrano Ichiro Sanchez; from right, Guillermo Sierra III and Joshua Ibach moving from white to gold belt, and Emery Chavarria, third from right, going from gold to blue. Right, also earning their blue belts are, Suzanne and Rudolfo Carrasco. All eight are preparing for a Tae Kwon Do international tournament on Oct. 21 in Fort Worth. Contributed photos
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to replace a pair of detective vehicles. “The detective units being used are worn out,” Hanna said. “Safety is becoming an issue with them.” Hanna added that HPD plans to save $10,000-$20,000 per unit by switching detective vehicles to a smaller SUV model. In conjunction with another request for $15,000, Hanna said HPD will take one of the former detective units and convert it into a patrol unit and ultimately come out way ahead for the to-
tal $144,000 being allocated for vehicles. “The department will end up with two new patrol units and two new detective units,” he said. The conversion also provided for officials to not budget $85,000 that had been requested for a new patrol vehicle. Other HPD requests that were included are $16,500 for body camera management software, $2,500 for five patrol-unit shotguns and $2,500 for dispatcher headsets. Replastering pools at Josserand Aquatic Center is the next highest capital request budgeted at $128,750. “It is time to replaster them,”
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August Indictments The following were handed down by the Aug. 16 session of a Deaf Smith County grand jury: Billy Loy Holliday – Indicted on one count of possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance. Jorge Campos – Indicted on one count of possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance. Kristi Ladeane Rayburn – Indicted on one count of possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Blake Moore – Indicted on one count of theft of a firearm.
Andres Lucio – Indicted on one count of debit card abuse. Jessica Nicole Garza – Indicted on one count of possession with intent to deliver more than 4 gramsless than 200 grams of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Carmelo Rodriguez-Murillo – Indicted on three separate counts of burglary of a building and one count of possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance. Uriel Solis – Indicted on two separate counts of harassment by person in a correctional facility. Richard Darold Silcott –
Hanna said. “The plaster that is currently on them is original.” Hereford Fire Department (HFD) has $120,000 budgeted for a pair of capital requests that may or may not equal that. One is a definite with $70,000 being allocated to replace the fire station roof, however, the remaining $50,000 is in the form of a grant match and would be spent only if HFD’s grant application is approved. The street department had $44,000 worth of requests granted, but also had the largest amount unfunded with $193,300 left out of the budget plan that included $82,000 for a brush truck, $56,000 for a sweeper and
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Indicted on one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Luis Ruiz-Ramirez – Indicted on one count of tampering with physical evidence. Javier Heredia Rodriguez – Indicted on one count of possession of more than 4 ounces-less than 5 pounds of marijuana. Valerie Yvonne Gomez – Indicted on one count of possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance. An unnamed individual not in custody was indicted on four counts of sexual assault.
arrested for driving while license invalid. Jeremiah Munoz, 19, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid and contempt of court. Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Aug. 27 Rudy Garcia, 41, arrested for failure to identify, criminal trespass with a deadly weapon and public intoxication.
mer, and the HISD board signed off on a settlement agreement at its July 24 meeting. At that time, Knight declined to disclose any details of the agreement pending approval from Hereford Wind. “The district is pleased to announce that negotiations with TX Hereford Wind have been successful and the parties have entered into a settlement agreement whereby TX Hereford Wind has agreed to pay the district the full amount owed over the course of the next four years,” the press release stated. Under the agreed – which included a recalculated amount of actual funding losses for 201617 at $2,350,124 – Hereford Wind was to make an immediate payment of $1,413,976 to HISD. Knight said Monday the district has already received that initial payment. The remaining $936,148 will be paid in four annual installments of $234,037 due on Jan. 1 beginning in 2018. “We are happy to have reached a resolution on this,” HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship said. Knight added the four annual payments in the settlement agreement will be in addition to the yearly payments Hereford Wind is to make to HISD over revenue losses per the Chapter 313 agreement between the two.
$46,000 for a flatbed truck. Utility maintenance had $33,000 in requests budgeted, but did not receive $64,500 worth of funding – of which $55,000 was for a camera system to inspect sewer lines. The parks department had $40,500 worth of requests denied, but will receive $29,000 for four items dominated by $20,000 to replace a pair of aging mowers. Other capital requests in the budget were $2,500 to animal control, $3,500 to the airport and $5,000 to the finance office. Water production has $31,700 budgeted for two requests, and waste water has $29,000 included for a new half-ton, 4x4 pick-up.
Reports
Hereford Police Department Aug. 26 Criminal mischief was reported in the 500 block of West First Street. Assault was reported in the 900 block of Union.
male was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia in the 700 block of Irving Street. An unnamed 28-yearold male was arrested for forgery in the 300 block of West Park Avenue. Theft was reported in the 100 block of West Park Avenue.
Aug. 28 An unnamed 52-year-old
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Deaf Smith County
The following notice is published by the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court in accordance with the requirements of Texas Local Government Code Section 152.013 SCHEDULE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS COMPENSATION FOR THE BUDGET YEAR October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018
OFFICIAL County Judge Commissioner Pct 1 Commissioner Pct 2 Commissioner Pct 3 Commissioner Pct 4 Tax Assessor Collector District Clerk County Clerk Justice of the Peace Sheriff County Treasurer
BASE 56,211.70 18,999.00 18,999.00 18,999.00 18,999.00 45,153.11 45,153.11 45,153.11 45,153.11 55,326.05 45,153.11
RAISE 1,686.35
STATE OR OTHER SUPPLEMENT LONGEVITY* 35,200.00 1,500.00 1,050.00
1,354.59 1,354.59 1,354.59 1,354.59 1,659.78 1,354.59
9,397.62
1,500.00 1,080.00 1,160.00 1,500.00 1,320.00
TRAVEL ALLOWANCE 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
TOTAL COMPENSATION 93,098.05 19,999.00 21,499.00 21,049.00 19,999.00 48,007.70 47,587.70 57,065.32 48,007.70 58,305.83 46,507.70
*Deaf Smith County pays longevity pay at a rate of $10.00 per month after the completion of five years of continuous service.
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Where I’m from, we believe all sorts of things that aren’t true. We call it “history.” A man’s called a traitor — or liberator. A rich man’s a thief — or philanthropist. Is one a crusader? Or ruthless invader? It’s all in which label is able to persist. There are precious few at ease with moral ambiguities, so we act as though they don’t exist. — Wonderful from the musical “Wicked” Statues dominate our conversations these days. The stone figures of Civil war generals and other Southern heroes have become lightning rods for fiery debate in this stormy political climate. Righteous arguments erupt in defense of history and the sacred cause of states’ rights as opposed to the sensibility of those whose four million ancestors were oppressed and enslaved. By darkness, Confederate memorials are disappearing from public parks and universities as if their abolition might ease and atone for our national guilt. The reaction has been swift and predictably polarizing, like most of this year’s headlines. Lawyers are madly filing suits that will be tied up in the courts for years while historical commissions write more compelling “statue statutes” to protect these controversial monuments. On the surface, both sides of this issue hold some degree of merit. Banning rebel flags and mothballing statues could create a slippery precedent for purging a wide variety of historical missteps. Opinion ALL IN polls show that a majorKerrie Womble Steiert ity (54%) of Americans think Confederate monuments should be preserved in public spaces. However, responses are sharply split along racial and party lines. Our refracted impressions of the past look very different because we view the prism of history from opposite sides. In Memphis, TN, the bronze statue of General Nathan Bedford Forrest – slave trader and the first Grand Wizard of the KKK – is a prime example. Of course, the debate has little to do with statuary and everything to do with the blood-stained struggle symbolized by those sculpted soldiers astride their splendid carved steeds. The Civil War was an earthquake, fiercely rattling the foundation of the United States. Our cleaved nation slowly recovered, welding its broken, rough edges together, but the racial fault lines beneath us still run deep. We want to forget they’re down there, convincing ourselves we’ve gotten past the final aftershocks of lynchings and race riots. But then there’s another police shooting, the latest hate crime, a widening gap between our ability and desire to understand. Our jagged, tribal discord shifts and grinds like ill-fitting tectonic plates, sending warning tremors through the national terrain. Ironically, I would wager that few Americans remember—or ever learned—the historical significance of Robert E. Lee or Stonewall Jackson. It is deeply concerning that millennials can recite the detailed genealogy of Darth Vader, but have no clue or interest in the battles of Vicksburg or Antietem. Many wouldn’t know Bull Run from Bullwinkle. I am haunted by the fact that my white Southern relatives bought and enslaved human beings. The damnable thing about Google is that its relentless search engines sometimes unearth nasty details, like the North Carolina census records, including a handwritten list of my ancestor’s “property” — ten nameless black slaves. As embarrassed and ashamed as I am about this part of my family’s history, I realize that removing every marble and bronze monument won’t resolve our nation’s racial faults. But if those statues pose a significant obstacle to community, or offend African-Americans, would we truly miss the obscure Amarillo statue of William A. Miller? In so-called instances of political correctness, is our devotion to heritage worth the injury it causes others? It may be possible to appease and respect both sides of this controversy, if each faction is willing to bend a little. Granted, some of us are more bendable than others. Confederate monuments need not be shrouded, but moved from public lands to more appropriate venues, such as museums or galleries. These statues depict a painful chapter of our history, but need not be glorified at tax-payer expense. It’s worth noting that Robert E. Lee himself opposed the idea of building Confederate monuments. “I think it wiser,” Lee wrote about a proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869, “Not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered.” In the aftermath of civil war, Lee understood that our suffering country was grievously-wounded and in desperate need of healing. With uncommon grace and wisdom, the defeated general lifted the principle of unity above a movement to memorialize antebellum ideals. Generations later, Lee’s selfless stance still rings true.
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Tales of Deaf Smith County “If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” Thomas Edison
ty, such as one at Kelso, Ayr and Escarbado, may have simply been stops on the mail carrier’s route. The Hereford Post Office, which Do you remember anxiously was first located at about the awaiting the postman middle of the 100 block of when you were a kid? Or Dewey Avenue, opened for maybe you continue to do business on Dec. 23, 1898. so in hopes that there will The Hereford Reporter be a card or a handwritten had a very important notice note – not just “junk” mail. in the Feb. 23, 1901 edition From the county’s beginwhich stated for Hereford nings, there has been need citizens: “General delivery for mail to be delivered. open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. New pioneers also waited Office open Sunday for anxiously for news from half an hour after arrival of Carolyn Waters “home” as most, and espetrain and from 12:30 to 1 cially the women, had not p.m. Signed L.A. Montgomendured being far from home. ery, P.M.” The first official post office in the Records for 1898-1901 showed county was apparently established charges for a 1-cent post card, around 1890 at La Plata, which was 1-cent stamp and 10 cents for Spethe county’s first county seat. Mail cial Delivery. A “call-box” could be was delivered at some unofficial rented for 25 cents, and a lock box stations at times, but the Dean for 50 cents a quarter. Post Office, which was in a caliche The only printed material that rock cave on the bank of Palo Duro was regularly delivered was the Creek on the Deaf Smith-Randall Hereford Reporter. County line, was the next official Records at the time also showed post office in the county. It was es- that outgoing mail that had not tablished in April 1892. been picked up by the train for Mail was delivered by horseback two-four days in a row and lists of riders from Amarillo to Dean, on unreceived “dead letter” mail were to La Plata and then to Endee, N.M. longer than box holders. Dawn was later added to the route. The Hereford Reporter printed Maybe the Panhandle and eastern lists of mail uncalled for at the New Mexico had their own pony post office on a monthly basis. express for awhile. The first rural route was estabJ.H. Parrish, who had settled on lished in August 1909. It was 30 a ranch southeast of present-day miles long and was horse-drawn Dawn, opened a general store and tri-weekly. Charles Jowell was the unofficial post office on his ranch. carrier, and he served in this capacWhen Parrish moved in 1893, the ity for 22 years. post office was moved a mile west City delivery began in October to the Jowell ranch and then later 1928, and by mid-1929, four rural to the W.H. Cleary place. routes had been established with When the Sante Fe Railroad locat- mail delivered on a tri-weekly basis. ed the Dawn switch at the current Some of the mail carriers during town of Dawn, the post office was this time and into the early 1940s officially opened in the new town included Ercel Young, Coleman on Dec. 12, 1914. Mrs. Grace Hines Wright, C.O. Lee, Alex Petersen, was the first postmaster there. Owen Stagner, Howard Armstrong Early pioneers in the northeast- and LeRoy Price. ern part of the county got their Perhaps more on the history of mail at Amarillo in the Deaf Smith Deaf Smith County post offices can County box. Whomever happened be shared later. Until then, watch to be in Amarillo brought out the for your mail carrier – you may mail and left it at the J.L. Allred have a letter. place, where neighbors could pick up their mail. “Optimism is positive thinking Several “post offices” in the coun- lighted up.” Anonymous
AUSTIN – Hurricane Harvey slammed the middle Texas coast on Aug. 25, hammering the region from Rockport to Palacios before continuing inland as a tropical storm and causing widespread catastrophic flooding. With wind speeds in excess of 130 miles per hour before landfall at Rockport, the National Hurricane Center in Miami gave the storm a rating of Category 4. As rains and flooding worsened, Harvey was widely reportedly to be the strongest hurricane to hit Texas since Carla in 1961. Before the storm hit, Gov. Greg Abbott requested and received a presidential disaster declaration, receiving approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The declaration cleared the way for individual assistance, public assistance and hazard mitigation to communities in affected counties, where high winds, torrential rains, flooding, tornadoes, power outages and more weather-related troubles affected millions of Texans. First responders and civilian volunteers by the hundreds went to work rescuing the stranded and rendering aid under severe conditions. Abbott’s original request for a presidential disaster declaraSTATE tion was for 30 counties, inCAPITAL cluding Aransas, Austin, Bee, HIGHLIGHTS Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Brazoria, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Ed Sterling Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Harris, Jackson, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kleberg, Lavaca, Liberty, Live Oak, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Waller, Wharton and Wilson. Abbott made an additional request on Aug. 26 to include 20 more stricken counties – Atascosa, Bexar, Brazos, Caldwell, Cameron, Comal, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin, Jasper, Kerr, Lee, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Newton, Tyler, Walker, Washington and Willacy. On Aug. 27, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration predicted ongoing and life-threatening flooding would continue across southeastern Texas with additional rainfall accumulations of 15 to 25 inches expected, and with isolated storm totals as high as 50 inches, through Sept. 1. Judge halts voter law Laws toughening voter identification requirements continue to violate the U.S. Voting Rights Act, a Corpus Christi federal district judge ruled Aug. 23. In her ruling, Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos granted declaratory relief to the plaintiffs, who primarily represent Latino and black voters, in the form of a permanent injunction against enforcement of the 2017 law. In the case Veasey v. Abbott, originally filed in 2011, plaintiffs alleged SB 14, the voter I.D. law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2011, violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The suit also claimed Texas law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Article 14, due process and equal protection, and Article 15, banning racial discrimination. Section 2 prohibits state and local officials from adopting or maintaining voting laws or procedures that purposefully discriminate on the basis of race, color or membership in a language minority group. In 2016, the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed Ramos’s finding that the law is discriminatory. The appeals court remanded the case to her court for further consideration, and Ramos, in accordance with an instruction by the Fifth Circuit, issued an interim remedy to eliminate or reduce the discriminatory effects of SB 14 in time for the 2016 general election. Earlier this year, the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature crafted and passed SB 5, ostensibly to purge SB 14 of its discriminatory provisions. But Ramos said in her ruling last week that SB 5 falls short of that. She ordered plaintiffs and defendants to file memoranda by Aug. 31 stating whether they wish to schedule an evidentiary hearing. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Aug. 25 filed a motion with the 5th Circuit, asking that Ramos’ injunction be overturned. Rate for notes is low Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Aug. 22 announced the recent sale of $5.4 billion in Texas Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes received a net interest rate of 0.96 percent. Money from the sale of “TRANs” is used to help fund expenditures such as public-school payments made early in the fiscal year before the arrival of tax revenues later in the year, Hegar said. Texas received the highest possible short-term credit ratings from Wall Street, which helped drive down the cost of borrowing, Hegar added. Jobless rate decreases The Texas Workforce Commission on July 18 announced the Texas economy expanded for the 13th consecutive month with the addition of 19,600 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs in July. Also, the Lone Star State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent, down from 4.6 percent in June, and annual employment growth for Texas was 2.4 percent – double the annual growth rate compared to a year ago. (Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@texaspress.com.)
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Licenses expiring? Time for new ones before dove opener By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
mind, as teal season will be here very soon. The “Super Combo” License Package is $68, and the Senior “Super Combo” License Package for those age 65 and over is $32-what a deal. A Disabled Veteran “Super Combo” available to a resident or non-resident qualifying as a disabled veteran is free. Licenses have already been on sale since August 15, and the pace right before the dove season opener is likely to pick up. To save an exercise in frustration that can come with attempting to purchase a license in some large local retail outlets that don’t seem to have anyone trained in correct license sales, you may want to try one of the serious sporting goods outlets. It’s not a bad idea to bring your expiring license with you--the sales clerk can quickly find you in the system that way, and can get you turned around in only a few minutes--just how this process is supposed to be. If you’re adept on the keyboard and don’t mind taking a chance on impersonal electronics, hunters and anglers can get their new 2017-2018 hunting and fishing licenses and entries for special drawings or Big Time Texas Hunts entries online at www.tpwd.texas.gov/buy
Right on cue, as the last days of August are pouring through the hourglass, all current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses, with the exception of year-todate fishing licenses are running out too. Expiration date for these licenses is August 31, so if you plan on a dove hunt on September 1, or some dove or fishing action over the long Labor Day weekend, it’s time to get going to renew your license. One of the best buys out there if you are serious about both hunting and angling, is the Super Combo Hunting and All-Water Fishing Package. For residents who hunt and fish freshwater and/or salt water, the “Super Combo” package can save purchasers up to $18. It includes a Resident Hunting License, a Resident Fishing License, and all five state endorsements encompassing archery, freshwater fishing, saltwater fishing with a red drum tag, upland game bird and migratory game bird. The Federal Duck Stamp is not included, although at most well-functioning license outlets you can add that to the license purchase, receive a receipt, and get your federal stamp in the mail. Keep that in
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multiple items can be handled in a single transaction for the $5 fee. Don’t forget, if you’re headed out for dove or teal and waterfowl hunting coming up this fall, you’ll need your HIP added to the license--it’s a freebie but you must remember to ask—ditto for the sandhill crane permit that has to be obtained at regional TPWD law enforcement offices, such as the one in Amarillo at 203 SW 8th Street, Suite 200. A full slate of hunting seasons that get underway with openers in September are coming up fast. Dove season in our region launches on September 1 and runs through November 5, then the late portion opens December 15 and runs through January 7. Early teal season will open September 9 and run through September 24. With all the late summer rain, prospects for these speedy little ducks look
good out there. Seasons will really get going in October. The early weekend of regular duck season will span October 28-29, then the full-blown duck season in our High Plains Mallard Management Unit will open November 3 and run through January 28. Quail season will open October 28 and continue through February 25. Sandhill crane season in our Zone A opens October 28 and spans through January 28. Goose hunting in the Western Zone here opens on November 4 and will run through February 4, with the light goose Conservation Season following close behind with a February 5 opening, and runs through March 18. Jim Steiert is an award winning member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and a Certified Texas Master Naturalist.
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The seasons just keep rolling on by and suddenly it’s time again to renew Texas hunting and fishing licenses--with some urgency to the need if you plan to participate in the dove opener Sept. 1, since current licenses expire Aug. 31. Photo by Jim Steiert or at license retailers. They can even be had by phone at (800)895-4248, with call centers in operation from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’ll pay
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Have you ever wondered, “What am I worth?” That question will be explored on Sunday, September 3rd at Fellowship of Believers. If you’re in town on Labor Day weekend, why not come join us? Our Scripture reading, 1 Peter 1:17–23, will lead us into the lesson by Pastor Danny Mize, reminding us that we are “Ransomed and Redeemed.”
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The morning will include the affirmation that “because God values us, we can be set free!” Our time of worship and learning will conclude with a video clip:”Once Upon a Time Can Be Restored.”
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In keeping with the theme of the morning, we will sing the following hymns: “Redeemed” “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus” and “Love Lifted Me.” Peggy Mize will lead our singing, with piano accompaniment by Cindy Cassels.
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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. Fellowship and refreshments are served at 10:00 a.m. and the worship time begins at 10:30 a.m. Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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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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Westway Baptist P.O. Box 178, Rural Rt. 4 806-364-5092
Catholic La Iglesia De San Jose 13th & Brevard 806-364-5053
St. Anthony’s Catholic 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-6150
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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SPORTS 9 Herd set to hit 2017 trail Hereford BRAND
Wednesday August 30, 2017
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By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
No. 3 singles Ally Hubbard and the Lady Whitefaces put together an undefeated day in singles and doubles during Saturday’s doubleheader against Iowa Park and Burkburnett. BRAND/John Carson
Girls dominate sweep of Saturday twinbill
From Staff Reports
The Lady Whitefaces put together a perfect day Saturday to lead Hereford to a morning-afternoon 11-8, 11-4 sweep of Iowa Park and Burkburnett in a tennis doubleheader. Winning for the fifth time in the last six matches, the Whitefaces improved to 9-6 on the season. “People outside the tennis community probably think this is no big deal, but these were actually both quality wins,” Hereford coach Cody Crouch said. “Both (Iowa Park and Burkburnett) of these teams are consistently in the state Class 4-A top 15. “The girls went undefeated on the day in singles, doubles and mixed. Impossible to lose when that happens.” In the morning match against Iowa Park, the Whitefaces dropped all three boys matches while the Lady Whiteface tandems rolled. Kara Esquivel and Addi Ferris claimed a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1, while Ally Hubbard and Kamille Hicks teamed up at No. 2 for a 6-1, 6-1 victory. Faith Harrison joined forces with Aubrey Schueler at No. 3 to even the overall match with a 6-3, 6-4 win. Tommy Villalovos teamed up with freshman Victoria Betzen to take mixed
doubles, 6-3, 6-4. Villalovos has lost only one match at mixed doubles this season with at least three different partners. He also notched the only Whiteface win in singles – taking the No. 1 match, 6-3, 7-6. The Lady Whitefaces faced little trouble in Nos. 1-5 singles with Esquivel winning 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1, while Ferris (6-2, 6-0) won at No. 2 and Hubbard (6-2, 6-3) at No. 3. Hicks had it easy at No. 4 (6-0, 6-0), and Betzen found it not much tougher at No. 5 (6-1, 6-1). After taking the first set at No. 6, 6-2, Harrison had a 5-7 second-set hiccup before coming out on top, 10-5, in the tiebreaker. In the afternoon match with Burkburnett, the No. 2 duo of Marvin Mena and Kevin Nguyen won the only boys doubles match for the Herd, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7, while the girls kept rolling with 6-2, 6-2; 6-3, 6-2 and 6-0, 6-1 wins. Villalovos and Harrison took the court for a tough mixed victory, 6-4, 7-5. Playing pro sets (eight games to win) in singles, the match was halted after the Herd closed it out with Nguyen winning 8-1 at No. 4 boys, while Lady Whitefaces Esquivel eased to an 8-1 victory; Ferris came out on top,
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.
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Nothing like a test for a team to open the season, and that is exactly what the Hereford Whitefaces are looking at in their season-opener Friday against Estacado. “They are really talented,” Hereford coach Don DeLozier said. “They are big, strong and physical. They move well on defense, and they have skill and speed on offense. “We have to prepare well and play well. The mental approach will be important for us.” The two teams are no strangers to each other. The Herd has taken on the Matadors to begin each of the past two seasons with the Whitefaces coming out on top, 16-7, in 2015, and Estacado holding off a second-half rally to win in Lubbock, 27-20, last year. This year’s opener is back in the friendly pastures of Whiteface Stadium, which DeLozier sees as an advantage as his team tries to makes steps forward following back-toback 2-8 seasons. “It is always a good thing to open the season at home,” he said. “We like playing in front of our people.” However, the coach was also quick to add that fans in the stands do not win football games and his team definitely faces a challenge. The Matadors closed the regular season winning six
Hostile Herd (0-0) VS.
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When: Friday, Sept. 1 Where: Whiteface Stad. Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
Returning QB Dodge DeLozier is setting his sights to lead the Herd forward after the team has posted back-to-back 2-8 seasons. BRAND/John Carson of their final seven games to finish 7-3 and second in District 1-4A to Levelland. They won their opening playoff game, 48-0, at Fabens before being eliminated the following week,
From Staff Reports
With all seven team members finishing among the top 30, the Hereford Lady Whiteface cross country team literally opened the season on the run Saturday with a second-place finish at its meet in Clovis, N.M. The Lady Herd garnered 67 points among its top six finishers to finish second to Lubbock Cooper’s 54 and just edge Lovington (N.M.), which ended third with 68 points in the eight-team meet. Showing she has recovered from injuries that hampered her last season and in the spring, junior Sabbatha Taylor led the Lady Herd charge with a second-place overall finish in a time of 19:42 – 15 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. With Taylor gathering the 1 firstplace point because meet winner Mitzi Madrid of Hobbs did not compete with a complete squad, the Lady Whiteface effort was bolstered as Katie McCathern finished fourth overall in 20:19. Providing depth in the scoring were Malanie Jacquez (22:06), who finished 19th, and Jennifer Martinez
The Lady Whiteface cross country team got the 2017 season off to a flying start with two top-five individual finishes and a second-place team finish at the annual Clovis meet. Contributed photo (22:19), who came in 22nd. Keighlie Rodriguez finished 26th in 22:29 and Mallory Dominguez was 28th in 22:35 to complete the Lady Herd scoring.
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
Amber Maldonado was only 3 seconds behind Dominguez at 22:38 to come in 29th.
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.
PLEASE SEE XC | 10 Thursday, Sept. 7 Football Freshman A team at Borger, 5 p.m. Freshman B team vs. Caprock, 5 p.m. JV vs. Borger, 7 p.m. Tennis Varsity vs. Plainview, 4 p.m. Volleyball 7th-grade A team at Westover, 5 p.m. 8th-grade B team at Westover, 5 p.m. 8th-grade A team at Westover, 6:15 p.m. 7th-grade B team at Westover, 6:15 p.m.
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63-7, against Argyle. Behind a two-back offense that will chuck the ball downfield, Estacado averaged 30.9 points per game last year. However, DeLozier is not
expecting an aerial assault Friday. “They are going to run at us,” he said. “Defensively, we are going to have to line up well and tackle well.” Defense is probably the Herd’s biggest weak spot after the unit gave up 327 total points last season (32.7 per game), while surrendering 27 or more points eight times and 33 or more six times. On the flip side, the Matadors needed their offense while their defense was giving up 25.7 points per game. With the Whitefaces returning backfield experience in starting quarterback Dodge DeLozier and fellow starter Seth Dixon at running back – as well as experience among the receiving corps – they will operate behind an offensive that returns three starters and features size, strength and agility. However, for success, the Herd will need to con-
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Community/Sports 4-H Achievement awards
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Above, Gold Star awards were presented to Deaf Smith County 4-H members Jack Detten, left, and Brad Turpen as a high point of the annual Achievement Banquet Sunday afternoon.The Gold Star Award is the highest achievement award given by the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program through the county 4-H Program and represents indepth project work, strong record of leadership, good citizenship and participation in competitive events. Right, Cutter Pohlman, a seven-year 4-H member, received the American Youth Foundation’s I Dare You Award in recognition of his excellence in character, well-balanced personal development, and potential for leadership. Below, Detten, 4-H Council vice-president, expresses appreciation to First Financial Bank officers Tim D. Laws, left, and Robert de la Cruz, right, during the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet. First Financial Bank was honored as a special friend of 4-H for 2016-17 in recognition of the bank’s support. Photos by Jim Steiert
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tinue to show what they did in Friday’s scrimmage, where they put together multiple drives of 12-plus plays. “We need to possess the ball,” coach DeLozier said. “We have to go at them and keep going at them even though they are big and strong on the inside.
“Our running game is very important to us. We have to keep working at it.” Despite all the talk about offenses and defenses, neither may play the key role in determining if the Herd hit the 2017 trail on the right foot. All that, DeLozier said, may well end up in the hands of the third element of the game. “Special teams in this game may wind up being
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8-4; Hubbard won by default; Hicks edged Delaney Mitchell, 9-7; and Betzen romped, 8-0. Villalovos, No. 4 Mena and No. 6 Yayo Avalos did not finish singles play for the Whitefaces, while Harrison at No. 6 could not complete her match before the match was called. After lamenting over his team’s doubles play thus far this season, Crouch found things more to his liking Saturday.
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The Whitefaces sported a pair of top 15 finishes, but saw a gap between their second finisher and the remainder of the team to end up sixth in the nine-team boys meet with 144 points. Hobbs ran away with the win placing four in the top five to finish with 21 points, well ahead of second-place Clovis (69). Whiteface Jaydon Garcia ran the course in 17:28 to place 10th – just 1 second behind the ninth-place finisher – while Jordan Rodriguez clocked in at 17:53 to
huge,” he said. Kickoff for Friday’s tilt at Whiteface Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. The Whitefaces hit the road to complete the nondistrict portion of their schedule over the next fortnight with a Sept. 8 trip to Borger for a 7 p.m., kickoff and Sept. 15 visit to Pampa. Following an off week on Sept. 22, the Herd will host Canyon to open the District 3-5A slate on Sept. 29.
“It was a nice payoff in doubles,” he said. “We went 4-3 and 5-2, but in the five losses, we were much more competitive. We played much better doubles that I have been seeing lately. “It is encouraging after practices have changed from a high percentage of doubles work to a literal 100 percent focus on doubles, and then to see it pay off in match situations.” The Herd opened the District 3-5A slate after press time Tuesday when they visited state Class 5A top five Amarillo, which Crouch said boasts of the top two boys teams in the state.
Top Hereford
finishers
Clovis (N.M) Meet Saturday, Aug. 26
BOYS
Team results 6. Hereford, 144 Individual results place, name, time
10. Jaydon Garcia, 17:28 14 Jordan Rodribuez, 17:53 41. Abraham Cervantes, 19:24 48. Christian Nanez, 20:06 57. Oswaldo Rodriguez, 22:08
take 14th. Other Whiteface finishers included Abraham Cervantes, who was 41st in 19:24, Christian Nanez (20:06, 46th) and Oswaldo
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Team results 2. Hereford, 67 Individual results
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2. Sabbath Taylor, 19:42 4. Katie McCathern, 20:19 19, Melanie Jacquez, 22:08 22. Jennifer Martinez, 22:19 26. Keighlie Rodriguez, 22:29 28. Mallory Dominguez, 22:35 29. Amber Maldonado, 22:38
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