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Federal authorities were expected to begin their investigation into the crash of a private plane Sunday at Hereford Municipal Airport. The pilot of the Piper PA-32-30 fixed-wing, singleengine aircraft, as well as three passengers, were injured and taken to area hospitals – where all remained hospitalized Monday – after the plane reportedly crash around 11:28 a.m., Sunday. According to reports from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the aircraft was headed west in attempting to take off from Hereford Municipal Airport when a witness reported the plane appeared
to have difficulty lifting off from the runway. The witness noted, the report added, the plane was flying with its nose unusually high and tail unusually low. One of the plane’s passengers, who was not identified, reported excess weight on the aircraft was most likely the cause for the plane having trouble with taking off. As of late Monday afternoon, there were no fatalities resulting from the crash, but those involved sustained a myriad of extensive injuries that included as many as 35 broken bones to one passenger, according to reports. Among the four injured in the crash was one per-
son from Hereford and three from Canyon. Jason Messer, 39, of Hereford, was taken by ambulance to Hereford Regional Medical Center (HRMC) before being airlifted to Texas Tech University Medical Center in Lubbock. As of Monday morning, he was in stable condition. Aboard the plane when it crashed, Canyon resident Heath Reinart, 31, was airlifted to Amarillo Northwest. Keaton Buxton, 21, of Canyon, was also taken by ambulance to HRMC, then airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He was in stable condition Monday.
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in a series of stories previously published in the BRAND that address subsequent questions and concerns raised by officials and citizens over a proposed new civic center in Hereford. This entry from Aug. 8 deals with the Hereford City Commission officially calling for a referendum vote on funding for the new civic center to be included on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.)
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Vote on center officially called By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
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In what became a familiar sight Friday, Hereford’s Seth Dixon crosses the goal line to start the stampede as the Herd rolled over host Midland Greenwood, 47-10, to even their record at 1-1. Dixon also scored on runs 1, 75, 8 and 69 yards while gaining 320 yards on 24 carries – his second 300-yard game in the last three outings. HISD photo by Bryan Hedrick
Wheat producers tab Auckerman state's No. 1 By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
Rick Auckerman, Deaf Smith County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, has been presented the Texas Wheat Producers (TWP) Board of Directors’ Outstanding Wheat County Extension Agent Award. The honor was announced at the annual Texas County Agriculture Agents Association meeting in Denton. Auckerman is currently the only agriculture agent in the state who is a certified crop advisor, and he is frequently called upon by producers in
Deaf Smith County and across the Panhandle for his expertise on diseases and insects in wheat and other crops. While this year’s drought made for short wheat yields, Deaf Smith County is among the largest wheat producing counties in the state. In 2017, the county proPLEASE SEE NO. 1 | 3
Deaf Smith County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Rick Auckerman has been presented the Texas Wheat Producers Board Outstanding Wheat County Extension Agent Award.
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Admitting it is ‘the best way’ to deal with what is becoming a polarizing community topic, the Hereford City Commission officially called for a vote concerning a proposed new civic center in Hereford during a rare first-Mondayof-the-month meeting. The move came after the prospect had been discussed by Hereford Mayor Tom Simons and city manager Rick Hanna during the past several months. Although Simons had broached the subject with commissioners during a work session preceding the board’s June meeting, no official discussion or decisions about an election had been conducted until Monday. “It’s the best way to deal with this at this point,” Simons said of approving a referendum vote. “That’s where we are. It will be a simple up-or-down vote.” The official call for the election beats an Aug. 20 state deadline for items to be included on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. With board approval, a referendum question concerning funding for the proposed new center will be on the November ballot. City officials have come under fire since the new center was first proposed in July 2017 for a myriad of reasons from need, cost, location and timing to design elements. Hanna proposed the center after extensive background work on repairing the current community PLEASE SEE CENTER | 10
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She was an excellent cook. Sue also had a great passion for church hymns. Her favorite time of the year was Christmas. Sue was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; stepgrandson Randy Gerald Wood Jr.; brother Jack Ruark; and sisters Ava Gay Dill and Billie Joyce Peak. She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Wood and husband Randy of Lubbock; son David Fanning of Hereford; brother Dee Ruark of Aiken, S.C.; sister Patsy Pardo of Lubbock; and grandson Andrew Wood of Lubbock. The family suggest memorials in Mrs. Fanning’s name to be made to King’s Manor Benevolence Fund, 400 Ranger Drive, Hereford, TX, 79045. To leave online condolences, visit www.parksidechapelfh. com.
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Sept. 12 at West Park Cemetery with family and friends officiating. Memorial services will follow at 2 p.m. in The Lamar Room of King’s Manor. Services are under supervision of Parkside Chapel Funeral Home in Hereford. Mrs. Fanning passed away, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 in Hereford. Martha Sue Ruark was born on Jan. 25, 1931, in Foster, to Frank Henry Dallas and Eva Edna Marie (McFall) Ruark. She attended Wellman schools and met and later married Lewis Fanning in Roswell, N.M. on Oct. 28, 1950. They moved to Hereford in 1966 from Lubbock. Sue had worked at Bernina Sewing Center and ran a child care center, where she raised about half of the school teacher’s kids. She loved to go camping, bake layer cakes and was known for Spanish rice.
Sept. 10 Timothy Lucero, 42, arrested for driving while license invalid.Cory Dewayne Dewbre, 30, arrested for assault, interference with emergency request for assistance and unlawful restraint. Deric Jason Gavina, 25, arrested for public intoxication. Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 9 Joshua Mac Griffin-Kohn, arrested for online solicitation of a minor. Eduardo Chavez-Ramirez Jr., arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana.
Sept. 10 Jaymazier Jakwan Triana, arrested for possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. Reports Hereford Police Department Sept. 8 Assault was reported in the 800 block of Brevard Street. Failure to stop and render aid/information was reported in the 100 block of North 25 Mile Avenue. Sept. 9 Officers assisted with other agencies at Hereford Municipal Airport. Sept. 10 Assault was reported in the 700 block of La Plata Drive.
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County, but throughout the area and the state.” Texas A&M AgriLife Regional Program Leader Danny Nusser nominated Auckerman for the TWPB honor, praising his experience in wheat production. “Because of the efforts of Rick Auckerman and his committee, Extension programs made a huge difference in small grains education toward producers’ needs and increased opportunities to improve their economic bottom line,” Nusser said. “Auckerman does an outstanding job of utilizing resources and partnering with individuals, producers associations, seed companies, Extension specialists, AgriLife researchers, local businesses, consultants, commodity organizations, and many others to make programs successful.” Auckerman earned his bachelor’s degree in plant ccience/agronomy from the University of Wyoming and his master’s in agriculture/plant, soil and environmental Science from
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duced over 2 million bushels of wheat. Wheat produced in Deaf Smith County is multi-faceted in its end uses not only for grain, but silage, haying and grazing. Auckerman’s expertise in analyzing problems and yield potential for both irrigated and dryland wheat has proven particularly useful for the county’s wheat producers. Among his services to the wheat industry cited by the Texas Wheat Producers board are conducting regional small grain programs and providing educational opportunities for growers. Producers routinely visit his office with samples of diseased wheat or insect concerns, and he frequently visits wheat fields across the county during the growing season to assess the crop’s progress. “Deaf Smith County reported a 38 percent increase in knowledge and an 80 percent increase in practice adoption after participating in programs provided by Auckerman,” according to TWP survey results. “County Extension agents play an important role in educating wheat producers and providing them with resources to increase their yields and efficiency,” TWP executive vice president Rodney Mosier said. “Rick Auckerman is known for his focus on management practices. His dedication to the wheat industry has been invaluable, not only to producers in Deaf Smith
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West Texas A&M University. Having moved to Hereford in 1981, he spent three decades in the seed business, working in Nebraska, the Dakotas and Texas, breeding hybrid wheat, sorghum and other seed crops, including one try at wildflower seeds. With insistence from his oldest daughter, he joined the AgriLife Extension Service in 2000 when the seed industry faced a downturn in the Panhandle. He served as Extension agriculture agent in Castro County from 2000-2005 and became Deaf Smith County Extension agent in August 2005.
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After being airlifted from the crash scene to Amarillo Northwest Hospital, 30-year-old Andrea Reinart of Canyon, was then taken by air to Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. As of Monday, she was critical condition. The exact cause of the crash is not known. DPS reports showed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) officials were expected at the crash scene in Hereford on Monday to begin investigation into the incident.
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ENGINEERING SERVICES PUBLIC NOTICE Deaf Smith County, on behalf of the San Jose WSC, is seeking to submit an application to the 2019-2020 Community Development Fund from the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) for a TxCDBG program project. Accordingly, Deaf Smith County, on behalf of the San Jose WSC, is seeking to contract with a qualified engineer/engineering firm registered to practice in the State of Texas to A) prepare certain application material necessary for application submission and B) {Contingent upon funding availability from TDA} Provision of engineering services associated with project implementation including all preliminary and final design plans and specifications, and to conduct all necessary interim and final inspections. A copy of the Request for Qualifications for Services may be obtained from the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, P.O. Box 9257, Amarillo, Texas 79105, ATTN: Dustin Meyer, (806) 372-3381. A statement of qualifications for these proposed services will be required. Please submit your proposal of services and a statement of qualifications for these proposed services to the address below: Mona Hernandez, President San Jose Water Supply Corporation 116 Domingo Hereford, TX 79045 Qualifications must be received by the Water Supply Corporation no later than 4:00 p.m. on the 24th day of September, 2018 to be considered. The County will hold a Commission meeting on September 25th at 9:00 a.m. at the County Courthouse and may award the contract at that time. The County reserves the right to negotiate with any and all individuals, engineers or firms that submit qualifications, as per the Texas Professional Services Procurement Act and the Uniform Grant and Contract Management Standards. Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns, Minority Business Enterprises, Small Business Enterprises and Women Business Enterprises are encouraged to submit proposals. All respondents must be registered with SAM.gov. Deaf Smith County is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
The San Jose Water Supply Corporation will hold a public hearing at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 24th 2018 at 116 Domingo St., Hereford, Texas, 79045 in regard to the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TxCDBG) grant. The purpose of this meeting is to allow citizens an opportunity to discuss the citizen’s participation plan, the development of local housing and community development needs, the amount of TxCDBG funding available, all eligible TxCDBG activities, and the use of past TxCDBG funds. The City encourages citizens to participate in the development of this TxCDBG application and to make their views and proposals known to Mona Hernandez, President, San Jose WSC. Persons with disabilities that wish to attend this meeting should contact the Water Supply Corporation to arrange for assistance. Individuals who require auxiliary aids or services for this meeting should contact the Water Supply Corporation at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Para más información en español, comuníquese con municipio al (806) 220-1958.
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Denied Truths
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“An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie.” — John Steinbeck
Burt Reynolds died this week. Or did he? We weren’t in the same room when he drew his last breath. We’ve not seen the body, had the chance to touch his cold skin or peruse the contents of his medicine chest. There could be anybody, or nobody, in that coffin. No doubt, an internet troll is presently cooking up a tantalizing webpage with photoshopped pictures proving that Burt and Elvis are running a fishing tackle shop in the backwoods of Tennessee while scarfing fried peanut butter sandwiches. But should we choose to accept that Burt’s death notice is not a fake headline, there’s still the possibility that the passing of the 82-year-old film star wasn’t due to natural causes as widely reported by CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post and other “failing” news agencies. This could be a massive cover-up of foul play. Have Burt’s former lovers, Loni Anderson and Sally Field, been questioned as to their whereabouts on the night in question? What about the creepy banjo players ALL IN Kerrie Womble Steiert from Deliverance? Who stands to benefit from The Will? Plus, in any trending conspiracy, there’s always the Russians to consider or, on Fox News, the witches who hunt them? Maybe Burt was a spy? Or even a double agent? How can we possibly know which news stories are authentic these days? Despite a free press and a glut of available information, the factual circumstances surrounding a few high-profile events have only gotten murkier with the passage of the years. The following historic cases are probably doomed to stay mysteries, forever shrouded in shadowy speculation: Who committed the notorious crimes of Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer. Who killed JFK, RFK, Marilyn Monroe, Jon Benet, the Black Dahlia? What really happened to the Branch Davidians in the flames of Waco? The nature of truth, including Rudy Giuliani’s head-spinning declaration that it “isn’t true,” weighs on our collective minds during these chaotic times. It seems as if the ground beneath us is constantly shifting, our foundation of understanding jarred daily by conflicting bulletins. Politicians habitually spin and massage information to improve their image. But now, in addition to discrediting problematic news sources, truth is mangled, squashed and kicked out the back door. Extremists on both ends of the political spectrum aren’t particularly interested in accuracy, but crave the insular comfort of their own private Idaho. However for most of us, who I like to think compose the majority in the middle, we simply want and need and deserve the honest truth about the nation’s current leadership. Even for those of us who lived through Watergate and witnessed the crumbling of the Nixon presidency, it feels as if we’re in a new place, facing Constitutional questions that have only been academic conjecture up until now. The word “treason” is being freely bandied about by both sides on a regular basis (although, legally speaking, acts of treason can only be committed during wartime). Happily, the framers of the Constitution took deliberate steps to ensure that treason trials would not be used as political weapons against opponents. So, we’re left with the dilemma of which sources to trust in an era when the reputation of the free press is under constant attack. Unfortunately, the internet makes it perilously easy to get lost in the weeds. At all times, we’re merely a click away from wingnut websites posing as legitimate news sources, designed to feed our anxiety. Once we visit a questionable page, search engines collect those digital cookie crumbs to tempt us with links to the bottomless pit of hack propaganda. We should approach news consumption as a product that we choose based on quality standards and journalistic ethics. The thing to remember is that professional journalists are in competition, not conspiring, with one another to break a story. Reliability of a media outlet can be verified by consistent agreement of information with rival, established networks. Of course, the owners of some news corporations—not all—may exercise their well-known conservative or liberal leanings. History has shown that the river of truth can wash over us as a sudden flood or long-delayed trickle of facts, often after seeping through dense filters of bias and obfuscation. We gain perspective and understanding of events, not in real time, but upon rational reflection after the waters have calmed. Exactly as reported by the responsible news media, Burt Reynolds got old and died, as all of us mortals will. Its semblance may be bruised and battered, but reality won’t be controlled or owned. Despite all the noisy, distracting machinations of powerful men, in her own time and way, truth will out. Whether we recognize and welcome it is another matter.
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Tales of Deaf Smith County “There's only one thing that costs more than education today...the lack of it.” Anonymous
ma Cook, Central; Carolyn Waters, Aikman; Joe P. Wilson and Elizabeth Wills, high school and the following for Northwest Elementary: Shirley ParIn late April 1964, school board ris, Melva Fortenberry, Gary Don Billmembers began the process to sell ingsley, Mary Lois Skypala, Pat Cole$750,000 worth of bonds for Phase I man, Emalee Lewis and Nancy Richie. of a school building and improvement During Stevens' tenure as superprogram. This was possible due to intendend from 1960-64, the disvoters having approved a $2.4 million trict again became an independent dollar bond issue on April 28, 1964. school district, 17 rooms were added The Hereford Brand covered the to Northwest Elementary School and event with this headline: “Bond Elec- Bluebonnet Elementary School was tion Carries; Board Moves To Sell first ready for occupancy for the 1965-66 In Series” school year. At the meeting following the bond Other accomplishments during approval, the board made arrange- that period included 10 classrooms, ments for a May meeting with bond a shop and agriculture building, girls buyers in New York. They physical education facilities, would be meeting with and the remodeling of the Moody Investors to discuss home economics labs at the bond sales. Superintendent high school. A fieldhouse was Stevens explained that bonds built north of the Northwest would only be sold as the Elementary School, and the work is done. football stadium was moved Making the trip would be from north of the high school Superintendent Paul Steto the area north of the new fieldhouse. vens, board president Ivan The ninth grade was moved Block, and board members back to the high school, alBill Gentry, Olin Parris and Carolyn Waters Labry Ballard. though in 1966 it was moved Two other propositions were on back to junior high. By that date, the ballot. These were to legalize the there were two junior high schools as 1963 change of the district from a ru- La Plata Junior High had been ready ral school to an independent school for classes and Stanton Junior High district. The attorney general had School had had additions built on the advised that this was necessary for north end of the original building. the district to officially approve the Dawn School, the only rural school assumption of the old rural districts' in the district, had closed in 1964, and obligations and for maintaining the Parkview Negro School had closed in district. 1963. The first phase of the projects in Other interesting and important the bond included a new elementary events for the school district from school, the remodeling of Central El- 1964-69 included eight rooms added ementary School, additions to Aikman to Aikman Elementary School, a new Elementary School, junior high and band hall and remodeling of the choir high school and other “miscellaneous” room, library and speech department items. Each of these projects were to at the high school and a new transporbe completed by the opening of the tation building. The high school also 1965 school year. had a vocational addition to their curProcurement of property for the riculum. new school was also discussed during From 1969 to the present, many the May meeting. The board decided things have happened in the school to seek assistance from the Texas district, as well as in the county and Education Agency in making future the town of Hereford. Preparing for school site surveys. our youth and our leaders of tomorBids were to be called for the school row is, and should always be, the foteacherage at Dawn due to its being cus for each citizen. no longer in use. Other business at the meeting included an approval for the “Success is to be measured not so high school journalism department to much by the position that one has attend an interscholastic workshop. reached in life as by the obstacles New teachers for the 1964-65 school which he has overcome while trying year were approved as follows: Vel- to succeed.” Booker T. Washington
AUSTIN – Just before Labor Day weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott released a School Safety Action Plan Summary that lists actions taken by school districts to harden campuses in the wake of the deadly Santa Fe Independent School District shooting in May. "Elected leaders, community members, students, teachers, parents and everyday Texans all share the common goal of making schools a safe place for our children," Abbott said. "Our goal is being realized as school districts across the state continue to put immediate and long term plans aimed at prevention and protection in place. While progress is being made, there is still much work to be done and I encourage everyone in Texas to continue the discussion surrounding school safety to ensure that we put in STATE place measures that will benefit the safety and well-being of our CAPITAL state's greatest resource — our HIGHLIGHTS children." Ed Sterling Highlights from the summary include developments such as: - 1,705 public school employees attended Mental Health First Aid training courses during June and July; - The Texas Department of Public Safety expanded its"iWatchTexas" program to include school incidents as reported via mobile app, Internet or phone by students, teachers, parents and others in the statewide centralized system designed to provide law enforcement the opportunity to detect and prevent an attack; - The Texas School Safety Center has worked with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to provide introductory school-based law enforcement, behavioral threat assessment and emergency operations plan development courses to more than 500 people; - An additional 92 school marshals had been appointed, with 73 prospective marshals in the training process as of Aug. 17, tripling the number of trained and licensed school marshals; and - The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training program at Texas State University has provided direct training to nearly 1,300 police officers, firefighters, dispatchers, EMS personnel and others since May 18. 7 now in race for speaker State Reps. Walter "Four" Price, R-Amarillo, and Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, last week announced their candidacies for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. The 150-member House will vote to elect a new speaker after the 86th Texas Legislature convenes on Jan. 8. Already having declared intentions to run for speaker are Reps. John Zerwas, R-Sugar Land; Eric Johnson, D-Dallas; Travis Clardy, RNacogdoches; Phil King, R-Weatherford; and Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound. Almost a year ago, the current speaker, Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, announced his intention not to seek re-election, after having presided over the House for a record five consecutive terms. Governor forms committee Gov. Abbott on Sept. 5 issued an executive order establishing the Governor's Committee to Support the Military. Abbott appointed 22 Texas-resident military veterans, community leaders and business leaders to the committee and commissioned the body to look for "ways to maintain and enhance military value at installations within the state." The committee's first report, due by Dec. 1, is to contain recommendations for legislative action during the 2019 legislative session. Revenue totals announced Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Sept. 5 announced state revenue totals for fiscal 2018, which began Sept. 1, 2017, and ended Aug. 31, and state revenues for the month of August. For the fiscal year, sales tax revenue totaled $31.94 billion, an amount 10.5 percent great than the total reported for fiscal 2017. Details were given as follows: - Oil and natural gas production tax revenue: $4.82 billion, up 56.1 percent over fiscal 2017; - General revenue-related revenue: $57.2 billion, up 9.3 percent over fiscal 2017; - All-funds tax collections: $55.6 billion, up 12 percent over fiscal 2017; and - All-funds revenue: $120.2 billion, up 8.1 percent over fiscal 2017. Hegar also said state sales tax revenue totaled a record $2.87 billion in August, an amount 15.8 percent greater than the amount reported in August 2017. The amount eclipsed the previous monthly record amount of state sales tax revenue, which was $2.78 billion in November 2017, he added. Coalition seeks to end ACA Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 19 other states on Sept. 5 asked a Fort Worth U.S. District Court to issue a nationwide injunction to halt the Affordable Care Act while a lawsuit attempting to repeal the 2010 federal law proceeds. One of the coalition's main arguments before the court was that Obamacare's key "individual mandate" was rendered meaningless when Congress passed the Trump administration's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The court had not ruled on the motion for an injunction as of Sept. 9. (Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@texaspress.com.)
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Teal help break up early-morning hunting duldrums old Judd Davis place. Abundant tailwater from surrounding sloping land spelled lush growths of cattail, smartweed and barnyard grass, with open pools of clear water amidst the clusters. It wasn’t unusual to drive up to the turnrow a quarter mile from the playa and flush hundreds of newly-arrived bluewings from the well-watered thickets, even before I got my rubber wading boots on. I loved splashing amidst the cattails that often shed wooly caterpillars onto me from the tallerthan-my head elongated green leaves. I brushed them on and pushed on until I found a pool amidst smartweed. Often I would take a single bluewing on the flush when I blundered into birds, then slink into cover to wait for more chances, that weren’t long in coming. Flocks of teal would
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There’s no more delightful waterfowl species for lifting the doldrums of a slow duck hunting morning than a fast-moving teal—likely a greenwing in this area during the regular duck hunting season. Action can instantaneously go from uneventful to intense when a flight of these speedsters comes twisting into the decoys. While doves give an unofficial launch to the hunting season, the kickoff for waterfowlers comes with the early teal season. This year’s early teal hunting in Texas opens September 15 and spans through September 30. The bag limit is a generous six blue-winged, green-winged, or cinnamon teal a day, with a possession limit of 18. With mild cold fronts already moving into the area, flights of bluewings should begin arriving to take up temporary residence on playas holding water. Wet playas may be a scarce commodity in Deaf Smith County, although better rains have likely pooled some playa water in Castro and Parmer counties. Generally, if you can find shallow playa water with good emergent vegetation of smartweed and barnyard grass—a perfect swim-up buffet for ducks—you will find teal concealed in the thickets, and circling, mosquito-like, above the drop-in holes. Early bluewings—and the odd greenwing, can be hunted early of a morning over a few decoys, or flushed from cover for jump shooting opportunities later in the day by wading the playa. If early teal really like a playa you
Blue-winged teal and other duck species flush from a barnyard grass cover on a local playa holding some water. Wherever waterfowl hunters can local wet playas with some emergent cover, there's a good chance of finding teal hunting action during the upcoming early season. Closeup photo shows a colorful drake bluewing teal complete with face crescent.
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can generally just hunker down in cover after the first shot and more opportunities will fly by. You won’t need to lug in a huge spread of decoys either. A dozen should work well enough to entice teal to toll readily. Prospects for this early teal season aren’t quite as good as last year, although plenty of teal will be coming down our Central Flyway. May pond counts for the U.S. and Canada were down 14 percent
come twisting past my head with a sound like tearing paper as the air rushed through their primaries, blue shoulder patches flashing. They turned abruptly to hover just above my pool hide. I took single shots, so the action wouldn’t be over with too quickly, but it almost always was, with a limit of only four teal a day back then. The early fall scenery and mini-ducks at close quarters were priceless stuff then—and still are now. Remember, you’ll need your federal migratory waterfowl hunting stamp and state migratory bird endorsement and HIP certification on your license prior to plying the playas for early arriving bluewings and greenwings.
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from 2017. The recently released 2018 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows this year’s bluewinged teal population at 6,450,000 as compared to 7,889,000 in 2017, an 18 percent decline from last year to this. That said, the bluewing population is still 27 percent above the longterm average. Green-winged teal are pegged at 3,043,000 for 2018, compared to
3,605,000 in 2017, meaning this year’s estimated population is down 16 percent from 2017, but still 42 percent above the long-term average. Some of my very favorite teal hunting times locally came in the early 1970s when abundant irrigation runoff created lush playa conditions to greet early migrating teal. I didn’t even have to drive out of sight of the farm house where I grew up to be in early teal heaven on the
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Dixon leads Herd to stampede in Midland, 47-10 By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
Luis Loya field goal before Dixon picked up 15 from the Herd 31 following a Greenwood threeand-out. On the ensuing play, QB
Whiteface lead with 6:29 left in the half. The Rangers mounted Like steers from a cortheir only threat of the ral onto the range, the first half on their next Hereford Whitefaces possession when they stormed off the drove from their bus Friday after a 23 before stallnearly four-hour ing at the Herd HERD 47, GREENWOOD 10 ride to stamped16. Derek Rimer TEAM STATISTICS ed host Midland connected on a HHS GHS Greenwood, 4734-yard field goal FIRST DOWNS 9 17 10. to trim the deficit RUSH YARDS 372 10 The win evened to 23-3 with 2:41 PASS YARDS 116 142 the Herd at 1-1 on to go before interTOTAL YARDS 126 514 the season, while mission. COMP -ATT-INT 3-7-1 7-9-0 the Rangers sufThe lead stayed FUMBLES-LOST 4-3 1-0 fered their first at 20 for 15 secPUNTS-AVG. 3-19.6 0-0 loss after openonds. PENALTIES-YARDS 12-73 3-19 ing the season On the first play with a win over following a touchSCORE BY QUARTERS Big Spring. back on the GHS 1 2 3 4 - F “We played kickoff, Dixon HEREFORD 9 21 7 10 - 47 hard, played infound a crease as 3 0 7 - 10 GREENWOOD 0 spired and played he swept the right solidly,” Hereford side, hit the open SCORING SUMMARY coach Don Defield and outran FIRST QUARTER Lozier said. “We defenders 75 H – Dixon 11 run (Loya kick), 5:48 executed along yards to paydirt. H – Loya FG 24, 3:09 the offensive Loya’s third of SECOND QUARTER front and in the five PATs on the H – Dixon 1 run (Loya run), 8:41 passing game night gave the H – Ponce 54 pass from Cave (Loya kick), 6:29 some. We forced Herd a 30-3 lead G – Rimer 34 FG, 2:41 things on defense at the break. H – Dixon 75 run (Loya kick), 2:26 and caused some Dixon capped THIRD QUARTER turnovers. a seven-play, 65H – Dixon 8 run (Loya kick), 8:01 “It was a fun yard march to FOURTH QUARTER night.” open the third H – Dixon 69 run (Loya kick), 10:59 The most fun quarter with an G – Ray 68 pass from Wilber (Rimer kick), 9:10 for any Whiteface 8-yard TD run to H – Loya FG 35, 1:28 was had by runmake it 37-3. ning back Seth The Whiteface INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Dixon, who froldefense bowed RUSHING – H: Dixon 24-320, X.Gonzalez 6-51, icked across the Ponce 1-4, Cave 5-(-3); G: Snodgrass 13-89, its neck on the Cross 12-28, Wilber 6-7. PASSING– H: Cave 7field at Memorial ensuing drive 9-0-142; G: Wilber 3-7-1-16. RECEIVING – H: Stadium as if it when the Rangers Ortega 1-18, Ponce 2-75, X.Gonzalez 1-6, were his own permoved from their Grajeda 2-42, G.Rodriguez 1-1; G: Ray 2-96, sonal pasture. 25 to a first-andSnodgrass 1-20. MISSED FGS – none. The senior outgoal at the Herd gained and out10. A motion scored the Rangpenalty pushed ers on his own with a Britt Cave hit Ray Ponce it back 5 yards, then a 24-carry, 320-yard, 5-TD on a flanker screen. pair of runs set up thirdnight. Ponce made a safety and-6. Dixon sandwiched miss, turned on the jets Damien Lucio and scoring runs of 11 and 1 and was gone for a 54- Mitchell Carnahan broke yards around a 24-yard, yard touchdown and 23-0 through to sack Ranger
Whitefaces Mitchell Carnahan (40) and Damien Lucio (44) helped spark a Herd defense that allowed only 126 total yards and just 10 rushing Friday. HISD photo by Bryan Hedrick QB Weston Wilber for a 6-yard loss. Wilber’s fourth-down pass was incomplete, and the Herd took at their 14. Six plays later, Dixon went off right tackle,
shook off three tacklers and ran away for a 69-yard touchdown to stretch the advantage to 44-3 with 11:04 to play. The lone Ranger touchdown came on the ensu-
ing drive when Wilber found Brody Ray open on a post from 68-yards out. The Whitefaces provided the final margin on a PLEASE SEE HERD | 10
Lady Whitefaces run away from field at Wolf Creek From Staff Reports
Going one better in winning their second consecutive meet, all five Lady Whiteface harriers finished among the top eight Saturday at the Wolf Creek Classic in Perryton. Contributed photo
Proving last week’s season-opening rout was no fluke, the Hereford Lady Whiteface cross country team did it again Saturday in winning the Wolf Creek Classic at Perryton High School. After all five Lady Herd harriers finished in the top nine in Sept. 1’s meet in Clovis, they went one better Saturday with all five crossing the line among the top eight. “The meet went very well,” Hereford coach Jose Huerta said. “The weath-
er was perfect for race day, and the teams came through with flying colors.” With runners placing first, third, fourth, sixth and eighth, the Lady Herd blitzed the 10-team field over the 2-mile courses to win with 22 points. Dodge City was a distance second with 53. Hooker (83), Perryton (84) and Sunray (136) rounded out the top five. Leading the charge for the Lady Whitefaces – and the race from start to finish – was senior Sabbatha Taylor. In winning her second
straight meet of the season, Taylor broke the tape in 12:40 to finish more than 6 seconds ahead of the next competitor. Lady Whiteface freshman Rubie Trevino was third in 13:07.18 with Malanie Jaquez chasing her in fourth at 13:18.38. Crossing the line in 13:30.37 earned Malarie Dominguez sixth place, while Amber Maldonado closed out the Lady Herd contingent in eighth (13:35.25). “The girls had a great PLEASE SEE XC | 10
COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Thursday, Sept. 13 Football Freshman B team at Randall, 4 p.m. JV vs. Randall, 5 p.m. Freshman A team at Randall, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 Football Varsity at Randall, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 15 Cross Country Varsity boys, girls at Snyder, TBA Golf Varsity girls at Borger triangular, TBA Volleyball 7th-grade tournament at Dumas, TBA Freshman vs. Pampa, 11 a.m. JV vs. Pampa, noon Varsity vs. Pampa, 1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 17 Volleyball 7th-grade A team vs. Plainview Estacado, 5 p.m. 8th-grade B team vs. Plainview Estacado, 5 p.m. 8th-grade A team vs. Plainview Estacado, 6:15 p.m. 7th-grade B team vs. Plainview Estacado, 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18 Football 7th-grade A team vs. Canyon, 5 p.m. 8th-grade B team at Canyon, 5 p.m. 8th-grade A team at Canyon, 6:15 p.m. 7th-grade B team vs. Canyon, 6:15 p.m.
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We would love for you to honor us with your presence on Sunday. We will make you feel right at home! The message by Pastor Danny Mize will explore "The Mystery of God." During the lesson, we will consider points from the book of Job, as well as Ecclesiastes 11:5 – concluding that JESUS is the mystery revealed, according to Colossians 2:2–3! Our singing will include: "O Worship the King" "We Will Glorify the King of Kings" and "Faith Is the Victory." Mailyn Casado will lead our singing and Cindy Cassels will provide piano accompaniment. Come at 9:00 a.m. as Dennis Hicks leads our adult Bible study – the third session in the series, "Gods At War." Refreshments will be available at 10:00 a.m. and our worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Communion will be served to all who wish to partake. Fellowship of Believers is located at 245 N. Kingwood, and everyone is welcome. If you have questions, leave a message at 364-0359. Listen for the morning devotional minute heard on KNNK Radio, 100.5 FM, 7:25 a.m. Monday through Friday. Notes from past Sundays are online: FOBlessons.com – posted on Sunday afternoon each week.
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Church News Hereford Church of the Nazarene “You are the Guy” – the Bible is all about you. You are the object of the love of God. You can find your story in His story. This Sunday, Pastor Ted continues his sermon series “You Are the Guy”. God’s love is chasing after all of us. We have been marred by sin, we have run from His love, we have rejected him, but He keeps on loving us. Come find yourself in the Bible pages as Pastor Ted leads us in “You are the Guy.” Pastors Mitch & Gina will lead us in beautiful worship to the Lord. It is always a special time. All Sunday School classes are now located in The Learning Center (we now call it the TLC) which is the South wing. This makes it easier for everyone to find a class. They begin at 9:30 am with classes for everyone from four year olds and up. Everyone needs to know God’s Word. Come and find a class that is right for you. Saturday night is our Jr. High Blow Out. It is a party for the entire Jr High, 6-8th grades. It will be a night of free hamburgers, root beer floats, basketball shootout, dodge ball, and a night of sick and twisted (fun messy games). We encourage all Jr High to come. Wednesday nights at 7 pm., there are great activities for kids, teens, young adults, and adults at 7p.m. Pastor has begun a series on 12 ordinary men. It is on the very common men that God used to impact the world called “the disciples”. Wednesdays at 7 pm in the sanctuary.
Presbyterian First Presbyterian 610 Lee St. 806-364-2471
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Non Denominational Barn Church 3948 FM 1057 806-289-5706
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Rival Raiders present their usual ‘physical’ challenge The season-opening familiarity with opponents continues Friday when the Hereford Whitefaces make the short trip to Canyon to take on the Randall Raiders. For the second time in the first three games, the Herd will be facing a former longtime district foe. “There is always a rivalry here whether we’re in the same district or not,” Hereford coach Don DeLozier said. “All these kids have played together and against each other since they were young. “There is definitely a pride factor going into this game.” The Whitefaces got their pride back on the winning track last week when they stampeded Midland Greenwood, 47-10, to even their mark at 1-1. Meanwhile, the Raiders come in off a pair of season-opening losses – 24-17 to Midland on Aug. 31 and 44-27 to arch-rival Canyon last week. “I’m sure [Randall] feels like its back is against the wall after the Canyon game,” DeLozier said. “I’m sure they feel they need to make a statement and start a turnaround. “We expect to see more than they best effort, and the game will definitely be physical.” The Herd got physical in last week’s win as Seth Dixon went off for 320 yards and 5 touchdowns behind an offensive front that showed improvement from Week 1. Despite the 47-point outburst last week, the lingering question for the Whiteface offense is the status of
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starting QB Dodge DeLozier, who has yet to play this season after suffering an injury in Aug. 24’s scrimmage against Lubbock High. If DeLozier, who is officially listed as questionable, cannot go, the starting mantel will again fall to junior Britt Cave. After going 6-of-17 for 100 yards with a touchdown and interception in his varsity and starting debut against Caprock in Week 1, Cave looked more comfortable on the field Friday in hitting 7-of-9 passes for a career-high 142 yards and a score. “[Britt] grew up a bunch in a week,” coach DeLozier said. “He came out ready to play and made good decisions during the game.” In addition to Cave, the Herd defense as a unit showed marked improvement in limiting Greenwood to only 126 total yards – including just 10 rushing on 29 attempts. However, while the Raiders are still looking to fill some holes left by graduation, they do have junior RB Jasean Barrow back. At 6-1, 210 pounds, Barrow joined Dixon in turning heads on District 3-5A grid-
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day, winning both the varsity and JV,” Huerta said. “We’ve added some three freshmen to the varsity squad who have really proven themselves to be varsity material. “Rubie Trevino went out and made a name for herself taking the No. 2 spot for the Herd. She has the ability to be as good as Sabbatha. With a few more meets and some experience on her back, she will be someone to watch.” For the Whitefaces, all five runners finished in the top 25 to forge a third-place finish with 81 points.
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center, collaborating with the county on a facility and architectural and engineering work on both the existing and new centers. Although the center’s $6.5 million price tag is to be derived from $4 million of unencumbered city funds and $2.5 million of Hereford Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) funds – which the city commission controls – and would not cost city taxpayers any additional money, objections were heard from the beginning. The resulting controversy – which predominately appears to stem from community anger over not being asked its desires – has created trepidation among city and HEDC officials over proceeding with the project. The overall detriment is a project that was hoped to have already broken ground by this time and ready to be opened in a shade more than a year is still on the drawing board and increasing in cost on an almost daily basis. “Appeasing those interests (who opposed the project) with a vote has cost about $500,000 in the increased cost of steel,” Hanna said. “We don’t
irons last season. “They have lost some on offense, but they still have Barrow,” DeLozier said. “He is a load. There are some questions along their front. “Their quarterback is hobbled some, but we fully expect to see him play. Regardless of any of that, we know we will get Randall’s best effort.” The Raiders were able to dodge the Dixon bullet last season when he was forced to leave the game with a concussion at the end of the first quarter. As a result, the game was the only one in which Dixon played last season that he did not gain at least 100 yards. With the offensive line starting to click and Dixon already in mid-season form, the formula for Herd success Friday is not complicated. “We will be us as much as we can, then we’ll throw over their heads when they crowd the box,” DeLozier said. “We have to keep getting better at what we do and where we want to be down the road.” Adding it is always good to come into a game off the first win because they prospect is there for the second win in a row and start of a streak, DeLozier said the momentum his gain gathered from last week’s victory is “invaluable.” Toss in a rival looming on Friday’s horizon, and the Whitefaces are plenty at stake. “This is a game the kids definitely want to win,” DeLozier said. “They would love to have bragging rights.” Kickoff for Friday’s game at Kimbrough Stadium is 7 p.m.
Sebastian Grajeda (25) breaks free for 36 yards after taking a pass from Britt Cave during Friday’s win over Midland Greenwood. Grajeda finished with 2 catches for 42 yards. HISD photo by Bryan Hedrick
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35-yard, Loya field goal with 1:28 remaining. The 300-yard rushing game was the second in the last three outings for Dixon, who gained a career-high 344 in the 2017 finale against Caprock, His 5 touchdowns were the second-most in a game for his career after the six he scored at Pampa last season. Dixon paced a 514yard Herd attack that included markedly improved play from Cave, a junior back-up forced into his first varsity action and starts over the
Guymon won the boys meet with 25 points with Dumas’ 60 points taking second. Perryton (91) and Hooker (140) followed Hereford to complete the top five. Jaydon Garcia paced the Whitefaces, timing out at 17:34.31 over the 3-mile course to finish 11th. Teammate Kidron Flickinger was not far behind to take 13th in 17:37.00. The remainder of the Whitefaces squad was in a bunch to cross the line seven runners later as Joe Perales (18:11.50) finished 21st, Gerardo Rodriguez (18:18.37) was 23rd and Tommy Gonzalez (18:19.87) came in 24th. The Herd will be back on the course Saturday when they take part in a meet in Snyder.
think that should impact the total price yet, but dragging this out is a big part of price increases.” The legal reality remains the city is under no requirement to seek a vote to authorize the use of city funds or HEDC funds. The city commission has authority to approve those appropriations by vote. However, negative publicity over the project has created a bit of a public relations nightmare for the city that resulted in officials deciding to put the funding matter in the people’s hands. “People have asked why we just don’t go ahead and do it,” Hanna said. “It is best to let the voters decide. It’s their money, even though it will cost them nothing more. “We just need to make sure the voters are informed. There are too many falsehoods out there. The need to act on this is not agenda driven. It needs to go to the voters. They should make the call, but they need the right information to make an informed decision.” That lack of information was apparent at last week’s HEDC board meeting when board members raised questions and concerns to city officials about the project that had been publically available and publi-
cized for as long as a year. The HEDC board declined to take any action on HEDC funds being used for the project and wanted its name removed from any referendum questions out of fear of social retribution. While HEDC officials did not get their way on the referendum’s wording, board president Cody Chandler, who attended Monday’s meeting, did not object to the question that will be placed on the ballot. City attorney Audie Sciumbato explained the question was worded to be clear “without appearance of endorsement” by HEDC. “Should the City of Hereford and the Hereford Economic Development Corporation combine some of their existing funds to build a 6.5 million dollar civic center in the city limits of Hereford,” is how the yes-or-no question will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. “I have been asked why now?” Hanna said. “We need it. We have the money, and we have the design and people in place to get it down. “We now have the need, money, plans and ability to do it.” Simons reiterated that should the referendum fail, plans for the proposed new civic center would be indefinitely shelved.
opening two games due to starter Dodge DeLozier’s injury. After going 6-of-17 in the opener, Cave hit 7-of-9 passes Friday for a career-high 142 yards with a TD. “He grew up a bunch in a week,” coach DeLozier said. “He made good decisions and did what we asked and needed him to do. “They all came out ready to play. There was a big improvement in the offensive line. The communication they were lacking was there.” While the Herd offense was stampeding the Rangers, the defense was stonewalling them. Unable to get its veer
going, the Rangers were held to only 126 total yards – that included just 10 rushing on 29 attempts. They also turned the ball over four times on an interception and 3 fumbles. “There is definitely still improvement to make,” DeLozier said. “There is more upside there for us. “Overall, I am really pleased with the way we played and the direction we are moving.” The Herd remains on the road this week when they travel to Kimbrough Stadium in Canyon to face former long-time district foe and rival Randall. Kickoff is 7 p.m.
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