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HEDC to redefine, re-set short-term goals
By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
Conservation plan eyes recharging of playas Page 5
Hostile Herd starts District 3-4A drive Page 7
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Moving forward for the long run was nothing to alter, however, when it came to the short term, the Hereford Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) Board of Directors is looking for more definition. The decision was made Monday as part of the regular agenda of the board’s annual meeting after outgoing member and board president Cody Chandler was recognized for his multi-term service to the board and new officers were elected. The only nomination made for any new officer was that of John Perrin as board president. The nomination was made by board vice president Sally
Noyce, who was presiding over the meeting following Chandler’s departure and the swearing in of new and re-appointed members. The only new member joining the board was Rocky Favila, who assumes Chandler’s board seat, while Noyce and current member Keith Bridwell were re-appointed to two-year terms. No nominations were made for board vice president or the combined position of secretary/treasurer. Noyce and Bridwell agreed to again serve in those positions. In looking at potential HEDC goals for 2018-19, both board members and HEDC executive director Wade Hawkins was lookPLEASE SEE HEDC | 3
Hereford city secretary Suzanne Finch, right, administers the oath of office to HEDC board members, from left, Keith Bridwell and Sally Noyce for another term and new board member Rocky Favila to start Monday's annual meeting. BRAND/John Carson
City breezes through meeting
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A mundane agenda resulted in routine and relatively fast Hereford City Commission meeting Monday. With Mayor Pro Tem Charlie Kerr presiding in the absence of Mayor Tom Simons, the meeting’s 10-item agenda – which included six business items – was convened and adjourned in barely 20 minutes. Topping the list was the rezoning of property on the northeast corner of South Lee Avenue and Gracy Street. The request to change the property’s zoning from multi-family (MF) to mobile home (MH) was made by Primera Iglesia Bautista Church. According to Hereford Zoning Commission documents, Primera Iglesia pastor Paul Garcia and Deacon Tony Cortez attested the church had “the opportunity to sell this lot at this time.” The prospective buyer wants to place a mobile home on the lot. With the blessings of the city zoning board behind it, the request was granted in a unanimous council vote.
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INDEX Page 2............Obituaries Page 3...................News Page 4................Opinion Page 5..............Outdoors Page 6............Honor Roll Page 7..................Sports Page 8................Religion Page 9...........Classifieds Page 10..................News
With the high school tennis postseason off and running at a brisk pace, the Hereford Whitefaces are doing something that has not been accomplished since last century as they continue their drive through the playoffs. After winning their first playoff match since 1995 in Bi-District Oct. 15, the Herd, right, survived a bit of a scare from Andrews to win the Area round, 10-6, then, above, shows off the trophy after having an easier time with Dumas, 111, in the Region 1 quarterfinals on Monday. The wins improved the Whitefaces to 22-7 on the season and into the Class 4A Sweet 16 as they move to Thursday’s Region 1 semifinal against Vernon. HISD photos by Bryan Hedrick
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Sewer saga highlights quarterly entities gathering By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
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A brush with death by a pair of City of Hereford public works employees was the big news to come out of the quarterly joint entities meeting. Representatives from all five
Deaf Smith County tax-supported bodies – City of Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Hereford Independent School District (HISD), Amarillo College (AC), Deaf Smith County Hospital District (DSCHD) and Hereford Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) – gather every three months to update
each on activities within their specific realms. Usually hosted at Hereford City Hall, the Oct. 15 meeting took place at Hereford Regional Medical Center (HRMC). In updating happenings in the city, Hereford City Manager Rick Hanna relayed the ordeal of a pair
of public works employees performing maintenance on a subterranean lift station. On Oct. 8, the workers were 40 feet below ground working in the lift station when a valve blew. The result was a torrent as PLEASE SEE SAGA | 10
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Betty Jean Hudson Chaney, 90, passed away peacefully to be with our Lord on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Hereford. Graveside services will be Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. at Bridgeport East Cemetery in Bridgeport. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Viewing will be Wednesday from 1-8 p.m. at the funeral home Betty was born Aug. 20, 1928 to Ruth Bowen and Samuel Russell Hudson in Decatur. A lifelong resident of Wise County, Betty grew up in Bridgeport and lived in Decatur most of her adult life. She was a talented and intelligent woman who served Wise County in the county clerk’s office, as well as the State of Texas, retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation. Betty married Billy Ralph Chaney on Nov. 26, 1971, and they lived in Decatur until his death in 2010. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Decatur and had a lifelong love of playing bridge with good friends, cooking amazing meals for family gatherings, and tending to the beautiful landscaping surrounding her home.
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Sundays • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648. • Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes Mondays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Rotary Club, noon, Sugarland Mall Grill • Deaf Smith County Historical Museum regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, and only by appointment on Sunday • Troop 50 Boy Scouts, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Northwest Elementary. All boys ages 11-18 are invited to participate. Call 289-5354 for information. • Al-Anon Group, 7 p.m. at Fellowship of Believers Church, 245 Kingwood, for more information call 364-6045 or 676-7662. • Hereford Retired School Employ-
ees Association meeting will be at 12 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. • Masonic Lodge, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Hall. • Hereford Study Club meets at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center at 2 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men) • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:30, Discussion; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Bible Study/Spanish; 3, Caption This; 7:30, Bingo. Tuesdays • The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at Hereford Senior Citizens • Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, 6 p.m., Hereford Police Department rec room • AA meeting, 8 p.m. Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Support Group for TBI Caregivers
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meeting at 7 p.m. For information call 806-364-1892 or email: dgproctor@gmail.com • Order of the Eastern Star, 7 p.m. Masonic Hall • Pilot Club 7 a.m. King’s Manor Lamar Room • American Legion Post 192 monthly meeting at 7 p.m. • Alpha Alpha Preceptor chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m. •Xi Epsilon Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise • Prairie Acres Activities: 8:30, Beauty Shop; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Manicures for our ladies & men; 7:30, Watercoloring Wednesdays • Crime Stoppers meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Happy State Bank • Lions Club, noon, Hereford Community Center
• Bippus Extension Education Club, 2 p.m. • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Hereford Senior Citizen’s Association Board Meeting at 9 a.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men). • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Chicken Soup for the Soul; 3, Bible Study; 7:30, Movie Night. Thursdays • Hereford Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Amarillo College. • Kiwanis Club, noon, Hereford Community Center. • Hereford Day Care Center Board of Directors, noon, Hereford Country Club. • Merry Mixers Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Hereford Community Center. • AA meeting, 8 p.m., Hereford Com-
munity Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648. • Los Ciboleros Chapter NSDAR, 2 p.m. • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise; 10:30-1:00 • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Whoga; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Poems; 3, Bean Bag Toss; 7:30, Stained Glass Painting. Fridays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex class (men); 11-11:45, P. EX class (women); 1-1:45 P. Ex. class (men); 10-1, Hereford Nursing and Rehab Health Check • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15 Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30 Guidepost; 3, Decorating Bottles; 7:30, Movie Night.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Public Record/News Arrests Hereford Police Department Oct. 19 Ryan Alexander Johnson, 22, arrested for failure to maintain financial responsibility. Christian Segura, 46, arrested for possession or delivery of a controlled substance and public intoxication. Nolberto Quezada, 34, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Oct. 20 Martin Rivera Jr., 27, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.
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toya, arrested for possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance. Michael Patrick Campagno, arrested for possession of less than 1 gram of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Oct. 21 Nancy Arington, arrested for assault, resisting arrest and failure to identify. Oct. 22 Francisco Javier Reyes, arrested for possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility. Isreal Martinez, arrested for driving while license invalid.
A community-wide Trunk or Treat event is set for downtown Sunday from 5-7 p.m. on Main Street between Sixth and Fifth streets in front of First United Methodist Church and First Baptist Church. That area of Main Street will be blocked off for the duration of activities. The celebration is jointly sponsored by First United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church and Saint Anthony's School, and is free to the public. Last year ,some 800 youngsters participated. Children and adults are welcome to come in costume and take advantage
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of games, candy and food. Trunk participants are needed. Anyone wanting to decorate the back end of a car or pick-up and hand out candy can contact First United Methodist Church at 364-0770. Trunk participants should plan on bringing candy and parking their vehicles on Main Street by 4 p.m. Parking places are first-come first-served. Donations of supplemental candy for the fall celebration are currently being accepted at the office of First United Methodist Church. That stash of candy will be used to resupply trunk participants as initial treat supplies are depleted.
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Oct. 21 Nancy Medina Arington, 42, arrested for assault, failure to identify and resisting arrest/search/ transportation. Ezekiel Garcia, 19, arrested for assault. Edson Yairzinho Cardenas, 44, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Dennis Andrew Alcarado, 29, arrested for assault.
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Oct. 22 Kendra Aracely Barron, 21, arrested for failure to identify. Pedron Derardo, 21, arrested for failure to identify.
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Oct. 23 Juwel Guerrero, 43, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid and wide right turn. Veronica Linda Rodriquez, 38, arrested for theft.
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OPINION
Due Credit
In the 1970s, I acquired the first credit card—from Sears with a $200 limit—in my name. This was in an era when it was actually difficult, especially for a woman, to secure a credit card, not like today when banks hand them out like candy at a parade. Forty years ago, you couldn't get a credit card without a credit history which you couldn't establish without a credit card or loan. Little did I know that I was among the majority of individuals to obtain their first line of credit through none other than Sears. Until 1980, Sears led the way in granting credit cards to the middle class, when banks and other department stores wouldn’t. The willingness of Sears to extend credit to potential catalog customers since its inception in 1886 greatly improved the quality of life for rural America. For its first 40 years, Sears prospered exclusively as a highly-successful mail-order company, building the foundation for an empire of sprawling stores, auto centers, banking, insurance, investments and real estate. Sears pulled the plug on its historic 97-year-old catalog business in 1993. In slow freefall, the Sears holding company has filed for bankruptcy, marking the ALL IN Kerrie Womble Steiert end of a remarkable saga for the former retail titan. It all began in 19th century America with the fat Sears & Roebuck catalog earning a revered place beside the family Bible in the homes of rural America. At a time when general stores were few and far between, Sears brought shopping home by revolutionizing marketing. By 1895, the 532-page Sears catalog featured a compendium of mail-order merchandise, including shoes, women's garments and millinery, wagons, fishing tackle, stoves, furniture, china, musical instruments, saddles, firearms, buggies, bicycles, baby carriages and glassware, plus watches and jewelry. Sears treadle sewing machine, selling for less than $10 from 1899-1913, were iconic fixtures in most American households. At the start, the R.W. Sears Watch Company's only serious competition was Montgomery Ward, whose catalog didn't extend credit to their customers. By the 1890s, farmers and sharecroppers were enduring economic declines in the rural South. Sears provided relief through the innovative offer of credit, allowing farmers to order needed supplies and affordable goods "on time" until harvest generated revenue to make payment. In 1893 the corporate name of the firm became Sears, Roebuck and Co., headquartered in Chicago. Construction began on a 40-acre, $5 million mail-order plant and office building on Chicago's West Side. When opened in 1906, the mail-order plant, with more than 3 million square feet of floor space, was the largest business building in the world. Prior to 1920, most Americans lived in the country and the only local shopping opportunities were general stores, where the inventory was limited and expensive. Retail catalogs invited rural folks to shop "in the city" without ever leaving the farm. The Sears catalog was often given away free; on other occasions, it cost as much as 50 cents. Mail orders in the 19th century were as ground-breaking for consumers as Amazon is for today’s online shoppers. The Sears “wish book” is a window into America’s past. In the old days, it advertised "heavyweight, nice soft-finish" wool cheviot-tweed coats for $4.98; men's suits for $9.95; a "Stradivarius model violin" for $6.10 and a brass banquet lamp for $2.30. Sears shipped an astonishing 70,000 mailorder homes between 1908 and 1940. It’s estimated that about 70 percent of Sears kit-houses are still standing today. When we think of Sears' far-reaching history, we probably overlook the important role the company filled in improving racial opportunity and quality of life. Professor Louis Hyman of Cornell University, a labor historian and author, tells how the retail giant met the shopping needs of black Americans, who were offered access to catalog merchandise at inexpensive prices without facing the threat of violence. In the era of Jim Crow, consumption and shopping were strictly regulated along racial lines. White shopkeepers denied choice of merchandise to black people who were, by law, the last to be served. Premium quality products such as clothing and flour were reserved for white consumers. Blacks paid top dollar for inferior goods, keeping them locked in a cycle of debt. And everywhere, there was the possibility of violence, especially after the rise of the Klan in the 1870s. By revolutionizing a black family’s freedom to choose and own quality items at fair prices, Sears’ mail-order business disrupted racial hierarchy. Catalog shopping on credit undermined the control of local store owners and the fundamental goals of Jim Crow. Of course, white shopkeepers opposed Sears' direct sales to blacks by sponsoring catalog bonfires and offering free movie tickets in exchange for surrendered catalogs. Sears’ "big book" deserves credit as a great equalizer, not only for black people, but for all of rural America.
Wednesday October 24, 2018
Disaster declaration affects areas hit by rains, flooding
Tales of Deaf Smith County “We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” Marie Curie
in the vicinity of where Goodin Fuels is now located. The rock clubhouse was part of the CCC projects, which also included making park improvements. The roots of the Veterans of ForAfter World War II, the state and eign Wars (VFW) in the United States county deeded the property to the run deep. In 1899, 13 veterans of VFW and American Legion. The two the Spanish-American War gathered organizations purchased a barrack in the back room of a tailor shop in from the then-closed prisoner of Columbus, Ohio. war camp and used this as a meeting These veterans recognized the place for several years. The Amerineed for an organization that would can Legion built a new home, and the work for the good of servicemen who VFW acquired the rock clubhouse. were returning to their homes after On grounds near these structures serving their country. This meeting is a monument where the American resulted in what later was to become flag flies daily. A shrine was built the VFW. later for memorial services honoring The idea spread to Dendeceased veterans. ver, Colo., the home of The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post No. 1. The name the VFW was organized and for the organization, Vetchartered in Hereford on Jan. erans of Foreign Wars, was 24, 1951 with 22 members. adopted in 1914. Soon the The auxiliary was organized idea spread throughout the to help VFW members with United States as veterans their work. Any woman who were returning to resume is a citizen of the United civilian life. States, over 16 years old and Locally, Roy Wederbrook is a mother, wife, widow, sisPost No. 4818 was charter, half-sister, daughter, or Carolyn Waters tered on Dec. 6, 1945 with granddaughter of an honor15 members. The post was named in ably discharged veteran is eligible for honor of the first known serviceman membership in the auxiliary. from Deaf Smith County to be killed On March 29, 1979, VFW Post 4818 in action in World War II. received its perpetual charter. This In a place of honor in the post guaranteed there would always be a home in Veterans Park, a picture of VFW Post 4818 in Hereford, Texas. Wederbrook hangs with a memoBy 1980, there were 170 veterans rial that was issued in his honor. Al- enrolled in the local VFW. The Ladies though it is in his name, it is a trib- Auxiliary membership had grown to ute to all veterans. 41 by 1981. Although membership The memorial, which is worded has decreased through the years, the by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, organizations remain active and enstates: “In Grateful Memory, Roy Ar- courage all veterans and eligible famthur Wederbrook, U.S. Marine Corps, ily members to become a part of this who died in service of his country important organization. at Philippine Islands 6 May, 1942. The purposes of the organization He stands in the unbroken line of and some of their projects will be patriots who have dared to die that discussed later and readers will be freedom might live and grow and brought up-to- date on this organiincrease its blessings. Freedom lives zation. Also, the history of the local and through it, he lives in a way that American Legion Post will be shared. humbles the undertakings of most The Nov. 12 Veterans Day Parade men.” and reception will be to honor all The local VFW post, a landmark veterans. Please plan to be a part of in the community, is the rock club- this event. house in Veterans Park. The clubhouse and surrounding grounds are “Veterans Day: November 11 set owned by the VFW and American aside in commemoration of the end of Legion Post No. 192. At one time, hostilities in 1918 and 1945 and obthis land was owned by the county served as a legal holiday in the Unitand had been deeded to the state for ed States to honor all veterans of the state park development. The Civilian armed forces.” Merriam-Webster's Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was Collegiate Dictionary
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for 18 Texas counties recently impacted by deadly weather that claimed at least four lives and caused extensive flooding. On Oct. 16 Abbott authorized the use of all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions to aid in response efforts. "Texas is taking immediate action to respond to the threat of recent severe weather and flooding across the state. We have made available all necessary resources to respond as quickly and effectively as possible to this disaster and to assist those in harm's way," the governor said. "I thank all our first responders and local officials on the ground in these communities for their efforts to assist fellow Texans during this dangerous event." Counties included in the disaster declaration are Bastrop, Burnet, Colorado, Fayette, Hood, Jim Wells, Kerr, STATE Kimble, La Salle, Live Oak, CAPITAL Llano, Mason, McMullen, Nueces, Real, San Patricio, HIGHLIGHTS Travis and Williamson. Ed Sterling In related news, the Texas Secretary of State's office on Oct. 18 announced that its employees contacted election officials in all 18 counties named in the disaster declaration in order to provide immediate guidance and assess election office closures, equipment damage, issues with polling locations, website availability and any other ongoing issues as a result of severe weather. Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, Texas' chief elections officer, said his office is working "with both party and elected officials to gather additional information and ensure that any Texas voters affected by severe weather will be accommodated when preparing to cast their ballots." Early voting began Oct. 22 and runs through Nov. 2. Election Day is Nov. 6. Survivors' bill to be filed Legislation to create a telemedicine program to deliver medical forensic care to sexual assault survivors throughout Texas will be filed soon. Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, on Oct. 17 announced she would introduce legislation that addresses the fact that 84 percent of Texas counties currently are not served by a nurse with sexual assault certifications. Nelson said her bill would establish telemedicine hubs through which local medical providers may consult with a certified nurse during a sexual assault exam and "dramatically expand the number of locations where survivors can obtain care and ensure evidence is collected in a manner that will stand up in court." "Every survivor of sexual assault deserves compassionate care and justice, regardless of where they live," Nelson said. Nelson serves as chair of the state budgetwriting Senate Finance Committee. Jobless rate falls further Texas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in September, down from 3.9 percent in August, and setting a new record for the lowest unemployment rate recorded in four decades. The Texas Workforce Commission posted the numbers on Oct. 19, also saying the state's economy added 15,600 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs in September. The annual employment growth was 3.3 percent in September, marking 27 consecutive months of annual growth. Texas Workforce Commission Chair Ruth Ruggero Hughs said, "Texas' continued addition of jobs over a 27-month period demonstrates the competitive advantage and market opportunities available to our Texas employers and world-class workforce." The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded the month's lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs with a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 2.2 percent, followed by the Amarillo MSA and the Odessa MSA, which had the second lowest with a rate of 2.7 percent. The Austin-Round Rock and College Station- Bryan MSAs recorded the third lowest rate of 2.9 percent for September. Alamo plan is finalized After the San Antonio City Council voted for final approval of an Alamo plaza lease agreement and closing the streets in front of the Alamo, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Oct. 18 released this statement: "Texas has a rich and unique history defined by the valor of our defenders who gave their lives for a single idea: liberty. The effort to preserve and restore the Alamo battlefield began three years ago and has undergone intense debate and discussion. Today's vote is a historic milestone, showcasing the State of Texas and City of San Antonio's commitment to restoring the Alamo for generations of Texans to come. The story of the Alamo is world-renowned and represents the core of Texas' identity today. I look forward to seeing restoration begin, ensuring the Alamo is around for another 300 years." (Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@texaspress.com.)
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Conservation initiative champions recharge of playas By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer
Fall rains after a hot dry summer have many playas brimming, in numbers not seen in years. That means as much as eight inches of recharge is occurring in the vicinity of some playas. It is heartening that at some dawning realization of the importance of playas to life on this Llano Estacado is happening. Playas are Texas’ recharge points for the Ogallala Aquifer. They are critical in providing clean water for the entire region. The health and integrity of playas, and therefore assurance of a steady water supply, is declining due to factors including siltation, alteration, farming through them, and building roads and housing developments in their midst. No less an organization than the Laura Bushinspired Texan by Nature is joining the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative (TxPCI) to work with landowners and stakeholders across the High Plains to incentivize restoration and rejuvenation of healthy playas. Other TxPCI partners include the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Playa Lakes Joint Venture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ducks Unlimited. Playas were once thought to number 26,000 or more in Texas. The number of healthy, functioning playas is closer to about 17,000 today, according to playa expert Dr. Dave Haukos. The playa loss has to be reversed to meet the area’s water needs. TxPCI is working to restore Panhandle playas
to their natural state as recharge wetlands. Restoration facilitates recharge of the Ogallala Aquifer through playas, and could have a major impact on natural water supply. That’s no small thing. Regional water planning groups statewide are struggling to plan for Texas water needs well into the future. Playas are an asset. The Playa Conservation Initiative partnership has funded and coordinated restoration of over 400 acres of playas to date, and seeks additional funding and help to drive awareness of TxPCI and support for it from landowners across this area. Landowners who participate in the Playa Conservation Initiative receive a one-time incentive payment per acre for restoring their playas so long as they agree not to re-pit the playa for 10 years. This landowner friendly program benefits the aquifer below the playa of the participating landowner. By maintaining a healthy playa, including leaving its Randall Clay soil intact, landowners perform the best possible management toward putting clean water back into the aquifer below their land for future use. Wildlife, including many game and non-game species, amphibians, shorebirds and invertebrates benefit from healthy playas as well. Playas are keystone ecosystems vital to the health and function of flora and fauna within and around them. The Texas Playa Conservation Initiative (TxPCI) goal is to create an abundance of healthy playa wetlands across the Texas Panhandle in order
Playas filled with water by fall rains are abundant over some of the area and could contribute to significant recharge to the Ogallala aquifer. Photo by Jim Steiert to benefit current and future residents and producers reliant on the Ogallala Aquifer. These efforts also support healthy populations of resident and migrating wildlife that depend on playa wetland habitat and the surrounding upland grasslands that encompass fully functioning playas. TxPCI works to accomplishing its goals by educating Panhandle residents about playas and their link to a healthy ecosystem and to the sustainability and integrity of the Ogal-
lala Aquifer. Currently, TxPCI is completing projects with private landowners that restore, conserve, and protect as many fully functioning playas as possible to help sustain residents and wildlife in the High Plains of Texas. Initial work includes rehabilitating pitted playas in grassland settings by filling the pits once used for reclaiming irrigation tailwater with play soil from the berms piled alongside the pits. The project area encompasses the entirety of the
High Plains Ecoregion of Texas, including all or parts of 46 counties in NW Texas. Of the more than 80,000 playa wetlands found in the North American Great Plains, approximately 23,000 are found in the High Plains and Rolling Plains of NW Texas. Playa wetlands are ephemeral, clay-lined depressions ranging from a few acres to a couple hundred acres in size and their inundation is solely dependent upon runoff from heavy rain events. Healthy playas are important for recharging the Ogallala Aquifer with clean water and they also provide vital habitat to an array of resident and migrating wildlife. Land use practices have greatly altered most of the playas in Texas, leading to permanent loss of functionality for many of these important wetlands. Realization of the mounting threats to playas, and correspondingly, the Ogallala Aquifer, led to the development of a partnership focused on restoring and conserving this valuable resource. The Texas Playa Conservation Initiative (TxPCI) was founded in January 2015 to address playa resource concerns for the benefit of the Ogallala Aquifer, wildlife, and residents and producers in Texas’ playa region. To date, 10 pits have been “filled” (restored), equaling 400+ playa acres at a cost of just $140,000. Playas recharge the aquifer at approximately 81,461 gallons an acre per year. Therefore, restored playas are already providing 32.5M gallons of water annually according to TxPCI. TxPCI continues landowner, seekign to restore as many playa acres as
possible while educating landowners on the vast impact even a small playa lake has on the ecosystem. TxPCI plans to launch outreach to local county and municipal stakeholders who have playa lakes on their lands in order to accelerate the impact of these restoration efforts even more. Texan by Nature’s vision is harness the efficiency and effectiveness of landowner participation in aquifer recharge. TxN is seeking at least 20% of playa landowner participation in the TxPCI program in the next five years. This would result in an estimated 969 million gallons of clean water recharged annually to the aquifer. A significant acceleration in the program is possible as TxN acts as an extra voice in outreach and storytelling efforts, connecting with public and private interests who would benefit from these restoration efforts. TxN will lend its brand and image to an initiative whose audience is hesitant to trust government entities but finds nonprofits trustworthy, thereby initiating more conversations with key landowners. This will be accomplished through collateral, media outreach, town hall meetings, and other grassroots efforts. TxN and TxPCI hope to also bolster the sustainability of the project by developing an exchange or endowment for corporate partners and supporting foundations to contribute to funding land restoration. Jim Steiert is an award winning member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and a Certified Texas Master Naturalist.
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Honor Roll - 1st Six Weeks HEREFORD HIGH SCHOOL 12TH GRADE ALONSO, ROSA I. ALVAREZ-DIAZ, JORJE ARIAS, MARTHA L. AVILA, GADDIELA Z. AVITIA, EDGARDO BACA, ERIK L. BARBA, HALEIGH F. BARNES, CASSIDY C. BARRIENTOS, MARIAH D. BOX, BRIAN S. BUSTAMANTE OVIEDO, MARIA F. CAMARGO, ISREAL E. CARABAJAL, DAVID A. CARRASCO, ABELARDO CARRASCO, ERICK D. CARRILLO, KRISTIAN A. CASAREZ, AVERYANA CASTANEDA, JAHAZIEL CERVANTES, MONSERRAT CHAVARRIA, KAYLEE I. CLIFTON, JOSEY R. CONTRERAS, JORGE A. CONTRERAS, OLEGARIO COOPER, ALEXANDRIA A. CRUZ, DEJA U. CRUZ-LANDIS, AUBREY A. DAVILA, NUZI K. DAVIS, REIGHANA L. DE LA CRUZ, EMILIO A. DELEON, MARANDA N. DELOZIER, DODGE H. DETTEN, JACK DIAZ, VANITY A. DURAN, ANAHI DURAN, BRITTNEY D. ELLIOTT, KEAIRA L. ESCAMILLA, SHAWN D. FLOOD, CARMEN FRISCHE, TANNER J. GALVAN, MALINA M. GARCIA, DEZZARAY L. GOMEZ, DESTINY A. GONCE, ALYSSA J. GONZALEZ, ADRIANA GRIFFITH, KASEY GUARDIOLA, MAKAILA C. GUERRERO, ALFREDO A. GUERRERO, GABRIEL C. HARBISON, HEATHER L. HARRISON, ALEXANDREA F. HERNANDEZ, ANNA M. HERNANDEZ, JENNIFER S. HERNANDEZ, NATHANIEL R. HERRERA, CESAR J. HICKS, KAMILLE K. HUCKINS, CALEB P. JOHNSON, AALIYAH D. KELSO, JACOB P. LARA, CESAR LARA, ERNESTO LISCANO, KAITLYNN M. LOOKINGBILL, SAMANTHA D. MARTINEZ, EMMANUEL MARTINEZ, GILBERT J. MARTINEZ, ISAIAS V. MARTINEZ, LILIANNA R. MARTINEZ, MYA H. MCWILLIAMS, SALLY A. MENDEZ, CHRISTIAN M. MENDOZA, ARIAN Z. MIMMS, MACIE C. MONTANO, ROBERTO JR. MONTES, CRUZITA MONTES, IVAN R. MORALES, SAVANNAH R. NAVA, JESSICA J. NUNEZ, CRISTIAN A. ORTEGA, JOCELYN PARRA, ZULEIMA A. PENA, DANIELLE R. PENARAN-GARCIA, CITLALLI PINA, REBEKAH RAMIREZ, ANGELA RAMIREZ, JACOB A. RAMOS, ERIKA Y. REDWINE, CORDIE J. REYNA TORRES, AILEDH J. RIVAS, MISDY P. RIVERA, BRANDON D. ROBISON, NOLAN G. RODRIGUEZ, CHRISTIAN G. RODRIGUEZ, DAZZARAE M. RODRIGUEZ, JESUS RODRIGUEZ, KEIHLEN A. RUBIO, ERIKA RUDD, BRYNNA S. SAENZ, JACEN N. SALINAS, JENNIFER SAVOINI, SLOANE T. SCHUELER, AUBREY E. SEBASTIAN GASPAR, ANABELLA R. STOVALL, KELEIGH M. TAYLOR, SABBATHA R. VALDEZ, JORDYN Z. VESSEL, BRETT L. VILLALOBOS, MICHELLE G. VILLALOVOS, TOMAS H. WARLICK, JAXON S. WELLS, ROBBYN M. WILSON, MCKENZIE N. 11TH GRADE ALEMAN, CAIDEN T. ALVARADO, MACKENZIE APPLEGATE, DRAYKE K. ARIAS, STEPHANIE D. BARRON, NAYELI BHAKTA, RAJ R. BHAKTA, SRUSHTI D. BRETHOUR, KATLYNN A. BRIBIESCA, HAYDEN E. BRUMLEY, JADEE W. CABALLERO, CHRISTIAN CANTU, MARIAH R. CARDNERO-FRAIRE, AARON A. CARRILLO, LIZETTE R. CARRILLO, NAYELI COLLIER, BENJAMIN G. CRUZ, ESMERALDA G. DAVIS, TYE G. DELVAL, ALEXIS DIAZ, BIANCA Y. DIAZ, CAMILLE A. DOMINGUEZ, PEDRO A. ELLIS, SHYLEE M. FAVELA, JORGE L. JR. FOWLER, CONNER J. FRANCO, KELSEY L. GALLEGOS, KAYLA A. GARCIA, CARLOS A. GARCIA, SAMARA D. GONCE, CANDACE P. GONZALEZ, CIELO GONZALEZ, XAVIER J. GRAJEDA, LLUVIA S. GRAJEDA, SEBASTIAN GUTIERREZ, VICTOR F. JR. HERNANDEZ, GABRIELLA J. HILL, KLARISE C. HUBBARD, SAMANTHA A. HUERTA, DAVID U. JACQUEZ, MELANIE A. JAIME, CARLOS L. LARA, ENRIQUE JR. LARA, OSCAR A. JR. LEDESMA HUERTA, LUIS MACKIE, LILLIAN E. MARTINEZ, JENNIFER F. MARTINEZ, JOSEPH A. MARTINEZ MARTINEZ, MARIAN A. MATA, ALEJANDRO MCCATHERN, KATELIN S. MCCRACKEN, SLADER T. MENA, MARVIN MENDEZ, MEGAN N. MENDOZA, MEGHAN C. MONSEBAIS, MERCEDES NGUYEN, KEVIN K. NINO, KAYLA D. OLIVAS, ALONDRA J. OLVERA, NICOLAS A. OROSCO, APRIL ORTEGA, EVA M. ORTEGA FRIAS, CESAR PAETZOLD, LOGAN A. RAMOS, RAMIRO JR. RIOJAS, ALEXIS A. RIOS, ROCIO RODRIGUEZ, ABIGAIL N. RODRIGUEZ, AVERY G. RODRIGUEZ, MARIA G. RODRIGUEZ, MACKENZIE R. RUIZ, LIZETH SANCHEZ, ASHLEY A. SANCHEZ, BETHANY P. SANCHEZ, AVILA, JOAN S. SAUCEDO, ISHMAEL I. SCOTT, MARGRET I. STROWD, ZACHARY R. SUAREZ, ADEN X. TALAMANTES, CALEB L. TAYLOR, LUKE L. TIJERINA, ALYSSA R. TOVAR, ERIC M. VALLEJO, ALYSSA N. VALLEJO, KAELYNN M. VARGAS, NORMA WOOD, HANNAH F. ZAMBRANO, CAITLIN M.
10TH GRADE ACOSTA, NAYELI N. ALANIZ, ANDREYA V. ALONZO, CHARISMA C. AVALOS INIGUEZ, YARED J. AVEN, RAINEY E. BACA, CHELSEY K. BALDERAZ, ANDREW J. BARNES, NATALIE M. BARRERA, BRANDY R. BARTELS, BROOKE L. BETZEN, VICTORIA R. CARRASCO, VIRGINIA CASTRO, JULIAN CERVANTES, CLAUDIA CHAVIRA, SAVANNAH M. CLAUDIO, KEYANA B. CLIFTON, KARLEY E. CONTRERAS MAYORGA, JESUS O. COUNCIL, DYLAN T. CRUZ, ZACHARY D. DAVIS, LACEY A. DELEON, ROMAN M. DETTEN, RACHAEL A. DIAZ, FAITH DIAZ, KAITLYN V. DOMINGUEZ, ELIZABETH DOMINGUEZ, MALARIE M. ENRIQUEZ, JACOB I. FLICKINGER, KIDRON R. FLOOD, ELIZABETH A. FLORES, ANAHI A. FLORES, EBONY B. FLORES, KAREN M. FRIAS GOMEZ, BRIAN GALLARDO, PEDRO D. GARCIA, DULCE M. GARCIA-BARRY, HALYNN N. GONZALEZ, MARIANA HACKER, KAISON G. HAYES, NAHRYAH H. HERNANDEZ, ALEXIA L. HERNANDEZ GALLARDO, MAYRA HERRERA-RAMOS, FRANCISCO J. JOHNSON, JAYLAN T. JOHNSON, PARKER R. JOHNSON, PRESLEE S. KELLEY, AMBER M. KELLEY, SARA J. KEMP, MADLYN N. LARA, KALEB J. LEAL, ZECHARIAH X. LOPEZ MEJIA, JUAN P. LUCERO, MARA O. MARTINEZ, JACOB MARTINEZ, JOSE J. MARTINEZ GARCIA, ANGEL A. MARTINEZ-GUILLEN, NAYELI MIMMS, MATLIN K. MIRELES, ALYSSA R. MORENO SOLORZANO, BRIAN NEVAREZ, NEFTALI NUNEZ, RUBEN JR ORTEGA, KIANA F. PEREZ, NOEMI A. RAMIREZ, ANDREW A. RAMIREZ, JARRETT D. RAMOS, ANDRES D. RICENBAW, ASHTYN E. RODRIGUEZ, BRANDY M. RODRIGUEZ, GISELLE RODRIGUEZ-ORTIZ, CINTHIA G. ROHM, SIANNA G. RUIZ, KARLA SANCHEZ, KIMBERLY J. TREVINO, KRISTIAN J. VALENZUELA, ADRIANA VAN ADRICHEM, MEGAN VILLEDA, VANESSA WALKER, BLAKE A. WARLICK, MACY E. 9TH GRADE ACOSTA, ENHELICA M. ACOSTA, MIRANDA N. AGUILAR, ANGELA ALONZO, VERONICA ALVAREZ, ALEXIA M. ALVAREZ, CELESTE ARTEAGA, KYARA E. AVILA, LUIS A. JR. BANDA, KARIME BARRERA, CHRISTIAN E. BAUTISTA, DANIEL BENCOMO, SAMUEL A. BERNAL, ABRAHAM A. BHAKTA, SIYA J. BICE, BRADY K. BLANKENSHIP, KAYE L. BROWN, NIKAYLA T. BROWN, NOAH D. CABRERA, LESLIEANN L. CAPPS, CHLOE M. CARABAJAL, MAKAYLA G. CARBALLO, JESSE A. CARRASCO CORDOVA, ALDO CASIAS, DEVAN Z. CERVANTES, DAVID CHAVIRA, JOSE M. CORONADO, NEVAEH M. DELEON, KYLEE J. ENRIQUEZ, CINDY FAVELA, DAPHNE FERRIS, JOHN T. FUENTES, JON I. GABEL, SAMANTHA J. GARCIA, MICHAELA L. GIBSON, AUDREY M. GONZALES, ASHTON R. GONZALEZ, TOMMY K. JR. GONZALEZ ALVAREZ, RACHEL L. GOODMAN, EVANY N. GUARDIOLA, CAELEN M. GUERRERO RODRIGUEZ, ROLANDO GUTIERREZ, MEAGAN L. GUZMAN, ELIAH J. HERNANDEZ, JASMINE N. HERZOG, ARIANA A. HOWELL, DEVIN D. JOHNSON, AISSA D. JUAREZ, MARIZELDA M. LAMM, HAGEN R. LARA, ANADELA L. LARRA, JOSHUA J. LARUE, JOHN S. LARUE, JOSEPH C. LIRA, YAZMIN A. LISCANO, AVERY E. LOPEZ, BRYSON A. LOZOYA, OMAR JR. LUCAS, MARCO A. LUCERO, PALOMA A. MARQUEZ, MELISSA MARTINEZ, ANDREW M. MAYDON, MAKAYLA N. MENDOZA, ANASTASIA D. MIRANDA, RUBI MIRELES, VICTORIA D. MONTANO MARQUEZ, ADRIAN OLVERA, ADAYJA J. ORTIZ, JENIKA A. OZUNA, MIKAELA N. PADRON, CHANTEL A. PALACIOS, MICAH N. PANTOJA RODRIGUEZ, STEPHANIE PARRA, LESLY PAZ, CATHERINE A. PEREZ, ALEXA J. PEREZ, MONTSERRAT RAMIREZ, AIDAN J. RAMIREZ, LIZBETH RAMIREZ, TYLAN T. RODRIGUEZ, ADRIANA RODRIGUEZ, ELDA G. RODRIGUEZ, GERARDO E. RODRIGUEZ, REGAN R. ROMERO, SAMIEL ROSAS, NATALIE R. ROSAS, OMAR JR. SANTOS, DONTAY I. SEAY, BRYNDEN S. SOTELO, BRYNN C. SOTO, KATELIN S. STOW, TAYTUM S. TALAMANTES, NICOLE L. TENA MAGALLANES, AILYN THOMAS, KIRSTEN R. VALDEZ, NICOLAS A. VALENZUELA MOLINA, FATIMA A. VALLEJO, BONNIE C. VARELA, BRIANA D. VARGAS, BRISEIDA VASQUEZ, JUAN D. VEGA BURGOS, BEATRIZ M. VIDANA MORALES, BRENDA VILLALOVOS, NICOLAS A. VILLARREAL, DEVONEE A. VILLEGAS, ISABEL N. WOOD, HUDSON WOOD, LEIGHTON YBARRA, SARA R. YSAGUIRRE, HAILEY N. HEREFORD PREPARATORY ACADEMY 8TH GRADE ACOSTA, ABDIEL ACOSTA, ELYCIA ACOSTA, NATALY ALEMAN, XANDER ALMARAZ, MARIANA
ALVAREZ PEREZ, XIMENA ARCOS, SHYLEEN ARGUELLO, DEANDRA AVILA, JOSE MIGUEL AVILA, YESENIA BAEZA, MAYRA BARRERA, ABIGAIL BARRRERA, JEREMIAH BARRIENTOS, RUDY BARRIENTOS, MIA BENAVIDEZ, ISAHIAS BERNAL, CASEY BETZEN, PAUL BLAIR, CAMRYN BRAVO, JENELLE BRAVO, ZOIEE CAMPOS, JACYELL CARBAJAL, LYNZEE CARDENAS, RICARDO CARRASCO, AIZAK CASIAS, MAKAYLA CASTANEDA, CHRISTIAN CEH, ITZEL CHAPOY, JORDYN CHAVEZ, ARACELI CHAVEZ, ESMERALDA CHAVIRA, JESUS CISNEROS, VICENT CLAUDIO, JANAE CLAUDIO, RAELYNN COOPER, EMMA CORDOVA, ALMANZA CORONA, ERYKA CORONADO, IVAN CORRALES, ANDREW CORREA, MARILYN CRUZ, DARYN DANCE, ANDREW DAVALOS RODELA, YAKELINE DAVIDSON, MARTY DE LA CRUZ, JASMINE DELOZIER, DAYTON DEVIN, AUBREY DURAN, CARLOS ELKINS, WYATT ENRIQUEZ, JAYMEE ESQUIVEL, KALYSSA FERNANDEZ, ANGELINA FLETCHER, JADYN FULLERTON, DESTINY GALLEGOS BORJON, DENNISE GARCIA, ANGEL GARCIA, LEONEL GARCIA, NAYDELI GARCIA, WILLIAM GENTRY, SCOTT GONZALES, HAYDEN GONZALES, ZEVAN GONZALEZ, ELIZABETH GONZALEZ, JULISSA GONZALEZ-PENARAN, ANAHI GUERECA, JACQUELIN GUTIERREZ, ADRIAN GUZMAN PANTOJA, MIRANDA HALL, MADISON HERNANDEZ, DAVID HERNANDEZ, JEIGHDYN HERNANDEZ, PEDRO HERNANDEZ, RAIMIAH HEWITT, ASHTON HOLGUIN, LESLIE HUCKINS, JACOB HUERTA, ZAYBRIE IBARRA, CAMILLA JESKO, MICHAEL JONES, EMMA KEITH, MIA KIRK, RYLEE LACOMB, NATHAN LARA, ANDRES LISCANO, NOAH LOOKINGBILL, JOLEE LOPEZ MACHADO, RAUDEL LOPEZ, JORGE LOPEZ, LIBERTY LUNA, AMARIAH MADRIGAL, JAETYN MALDONADO GUTIERREZ, DULCE MARQUEZ, AUBRIE MARRY, AARON MARTINEZ, FRANCISCO MARTINEZ, SIRUS MASON, K’LINDA MATA, JAYMIE MEDINA, CHRISTIAN MONARREZ, DANIEL MONTANEZ MARTINEZ, LEONEL MORALES, MARCUS NUNEZ, SUSIE PALACIOS, CHRISTIAN PASCHEL, KEATON PEREZ, DOLCE PERRY, KYLA RAMIREZ, MIRIAM RAMOS, ALECXANDER RAMOS, ZACHARY REYES, LEONARDO RIOS, SHAWN RODRIGUEZ, NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ, SAUL ROMERO, ADRIAN ROSAS, JANINE RUIZ, CHEYENNE RUIZ- PEREGRINO, ZAYLIN SANCHEZ, SARAHI SAUCEDA, GASTON SCOTT, TAYLOR SIFUENTES, EBONY SIMS, CLARA SKILES, LILLIE SORENSEN, PEYTON SOSA, IVET STURGEON, VICTORIA SUAREZ, TOMMY TAPIA, DARREN TENA MAGALLANES, JOCELYN TORRES, YESENIA VALDEZ, HAVEN VAN ADRICHEM, ABBY VAZQUEZ, AMERICA VELA, MIRANDA VELIZ, KRYSTAL WHATLEY, NICKILAH WILBURN, AUTUMN WITT, CORBIN ZAMORA, VIANEY ZAPATA, JASMIN HEREFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 7TH GRADE ALANIZ, AZALEA ALDAY FRANCO, SEVERINO ALONZO, MIA ALVAREZ MORENO, FLOR ARCEO, GENESEE ARRIAGA, EZRA ARROYO, AYLIN ARTHO, ALEX BARBOZA, KHRYSELL BLAIR, KYNDALL BUSHMAN, JAMON BUSTILLOS, SIERRA CARABAJAL, DARIUS CARRASCO, ALYSSA CARRASCO, ISAIAH CASTILLO, D’ANDRA CASTILLO, SEVANNA CASTRO, ABRIANA CASTRO, ALESSANDRA CHACON, MARK CORDOVA RIOS, SHANIA CRUZ, ZEBEDIAH DE LEON, MISSAEL DELGADO MORALES, NASHLA DETTEN, AVERY DIAZ, ARON ELIAS, KARINA ENRIQUEZ, ISABELLE ENRIQUEZ, SAUL ESCAMILLA, BRAYDEN FLOREZ, MIA FREEMAN, CAGNEY FUENTES, IZAYUS GARCIA, ANDREA GARCIA, DIANA GARCIA, HAILEY NEVAEH GARCIA, HAILEY ROSE GONZALES, BRANDON GONZALES, SADIE GONZALEZ, JASMINE GRADO VALERIO, JOSE GRAJEDA, VICTOR GRAMILLO, EDUARDO GUARDIOLA, KADENCE GULLEY, SHANI GUTIERREZ, URIEL HERNANDEZ MEDINA, JARET HERNANDEZ, DIONICA HERNANDEZ, JOCELYN HERNANDEZ, KRISTAL HERNANDEZ, PATIENTS HILL, CHLOE IBARRA, ESTELA KELSO, PEYTON LEAL, CHRISTOPHER LEMON, JUDE LICANO, ABIGAIL LISCANO, JACOB LOPEZ, CAROLINA LUIS, FLORECELDA LUNA, JADEN LUNA-RIOS, MIA MADRIGAL, NATALIE
MARQUEZ RUIZ, EDGAR MARQUEZ, SOPHIA MARTINEZ GARCIA, KARLA MARTINEZ, AUBREY MARTINEZ, MIA MAYDON, NAHDIA MCBRIDE, LYNZEE MCNEELY, ANIKA MENDOZA, ANIAH MENDOZA, NAZALIAH MOLINA GASPAR, JAHIR MORALES, JANETTE MUNGIA, MALAKAI MUNOZ, BETHANY MUNOZ, CYNTHIA NAVA, RHIANA NIELSEN, BRAYLON OLGUIN, JADE OLIVO, NOEMI ONTIVEROS, ELIJAH ORTEGA, DANIEL PADILLA, ANGELINA PALOMARES, RAELENE PARRA, JOANNA PENA, NAKYA PURCELLA, ALLEE RAMIREZ, EDUARDO RAMIREZ, GABRIEL RAMIREZ, ROCSANA RICO, JOE RIOJAS, ALEXIS RIVERA, OLIVIA RODRIGUEZ SAENZ, HUMBERTO RODRIGUEZ, AIVEN RODRIGUEZ, ALIYHA RODRIGUEZ, KIMBERLY RODRIGUEZ, LAURA RODRIGUEZ, LICELLE RODRIGUEZ, NATALIA ROJAS, ALEJANDRO RUELAS ARCEO, DAISY SALAS, GERARDO SALAZAR, ARNULFO SALAZAR, YAHAIRA SALINAS STURGEON, AUBRIANA SALINAS, JULISSA SANCHEZ PEREZ, ANGEL SANCHEZ, JACOB SANCHEZ, MARISOL SATTERFIELD, HANNAH SAUCEDA, XAVIER SCIUMBATO, GIANNA SCROGGINS, KOLBY SHELTON, DAKOTA SIERRA, JOSE SILVA, YADIER SKILES, CAITLYN SOLTERO, LESLIE TAMEZ, ABEL TAMEZ, GREG TARANGO, KAIDEN TINO, DIEGO TORRES, KIERA TORRES, NICHOLAS TREJO, GABRIELA URBANCZYK, COLTON VALENCIANO, JOSHUA VALLE, TRINIDAD VALLEJO, LEEANNA VARELA, BRANDON VILLALOBOS, ADAN VILLALOVOS, MIRANDA VILLARREAL CELIS, ESTEFANY VILLARREAL, KIMBERLY VOGEL, BENNETT ZAPATA, MIAH ZEPEDA, ABIGAIL 6TH GRADE ALDAZ, PATRICK ALEJANDRE, JOSIAH ALMANZA AVILA, YAZMIN ALMARAZ, JOSE ALONZO, MOSES ALVARADO GOMEZ, KIMBERLY ANAYA DUARTE, DERECK APARISIO, PERLA ARCEO, MONTSERRAT ARELLANO, LAURA ARMENDARIZ, MARIALISA ARREDONDO ALIJAH BACK, GABRIEL BAEZA, LORENZO BARRERA, LEWIS BRAVO, AUBREY BROWN, SETH BURNETT, BRAYDEN CALDERON, PAOLA CAMACHO, BRAYDEN CAMARGO, ANAHI CANTU, JONATHAN CARABAJAL, REYNA CARBALLA, MIRANDA CARRASCO, HECTOR CARRILLO, CHRISTOPHER CASTILLO MARTINEZ, ADAMARIZ CASTILLO, MARIAH CASTRO, TYI CEBALLOS, ELOY CERVANTES, ABRAHAM CERVANTES, EMMELY CHARLES, LANEY CHAVEZ DAMIAN, RUBI CHAVEZ RAMIREZ, ANGEL COLON, YESENIA CONTRERAS CEBALLOS, JOANNA CORDOVA, SEAGAN CORTEZ, IRALLAS COUNCIL, ABIGAIL CRUZ, GYSELLE CRUZ, MARISKA-RAELYN DANCE, AVERY DAVALOS, CAROLINA DAVIS, JERL DEL CARMEN, EMILY DEL VAL, YAILI DIAZ, FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, DAVID DOMINGUEZ, ROBERTO ENRIQUEZ, ANDREW FERREIRA, MARIAH FLETCHER, JYNAE FLORES, HAYDEN FLORES, KENNETH FULLERTON, CERENA FULLERTON, NATHAN FUQUA, CALEB GALAN, ISAIAH GALVAN, YAJAIRA GAONA, CELESTE GARVEY, JACOB GARZA, ALEXIS GARZA, JUAN GAYTAN, DAIJAH GONZALEZ, CARLOS GONZALEZ, EDUARDO GONZALES, ILIANA GONZALEZ, JOSEPH GONZALEZ, ZACKARIAH GRADO VALERIO, VALERIA GREENE, ASSYRIA GUERRA, ABIGAIL GUERRERO, DAMARIS GUERRERO, MARIBLE GUNTER, KELSIE GUTIERREZ ARCEO, YOSMAR HALL, HAYDEN HERNANDEZ GALLARDO, BRYANNA HERNANDEZ, ALIZAE HERNANDEZ, ELISSIAH HERNANDEZ, FLORENCIA HERZOG, KIANA HUERTA, JOEL HUERTA, ZOE JIMENEZ, JONATHAN KEITH, HAGEN LACOMB, BRADEN LAMM, KIELA LARA, DEREK LARUE, JULIA LEAL, ROBERT LEDEZMA, JESUS LISCANO, BRIANNA LOPEZ CASTRO, YESICA LOPEZ, JEFFEREY LOPEZ, LUZEMA LORENZO LOPEZ, CATARINA LUCIO, AUBREY MADRIGAL, MADILYN MARQUEZ, MERISSA MARTINEZ, ALYSSA MARTINEZ, AZARIAH MARTINEZ, ESTEFANIA MARTINEZ, KAITLYNN MARTINEZ, LEONARDO MARTINEZ, TIMOTHY MEADOR, HARRISON MEJIA AYALA, JOSELYN MENDOZA, YAZMIN MIRANDA, JAZMINE MOONEY, AVERY MORALES, ZEWDNISHE MORELOS, JAYDY MORENO, BRENDA MORENO, DOMINGO MUNIZ, DAVINA MURILLO, ALLIESYN NORRIS, ASHER-LELAND NUNEZ, ERICK OLIVARES, JARED OLIVAS, OSCAR OLIVO, MARISSA OLVERA, ORLANDO
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Step 1 finally here in Hostile Herd’s grid quest By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
Although the Hereford Whiteface football season has been officially going since Aug. 31, everything that has taken place thus far is prologue. Intensity gets ratcheted up on the local grid season Friday when the Hostile Herd hosts Pampa to open the District 3-4A season. The three-game league slate to end the regular season is a spring for seed-
ing as all four district team automatically qualified for the postseason. “All district games are big – obviously,” Hereford coach Don DeLozier said. “Seeding is what’s important in our district. So, we want to do what we can to end up with the best seed possible. “We want to win the district championship. To do that, we have to play well and beat Pampa.” The Harvesters come in riding a rollercoaster this
season having alternated wins and losses to trot into Whiteface Stadium at 4-3. After beating Borger, 53-0, to open, Pampa lost to Lubbock Estacado (19-34), beat Vernon (29-26), lost
Hostile Herd (5-1) VS.
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When: Friday Where: Whiteface Stadium Kickoff: 7 p.m.
week. “Offensively, they have done a good job,” DeLozier said. “They love to spread it out and throw, but they have also made a commitment to establishing the run.” Although playing Pampa as a district foe for the first time, the Harvesters are no stranger to the Whiteface schedule and bring some familiar faces from last year’s match-up into the game. The biggest difference
are at wide receiver and quarterback, where a firstyear signal caller has talent, but lacks experience. “We have to prepare defensively to play what they do,” DeLozier said. “Each team has its own personality, and they have forged theirs. “We have to be ready to play against what they do well.” Despite averaging 28.7 points per game this seaPLEASE SEE HERD | 10
Netters set new playoff course
Sweep clinches second place
From Staff Reports
From Staff Reports
Leaving no doubt about the dividing line between the upper and lower tiers of District 3-4A volleyball, the Hereford Lady Whitefaces cemented no lower than a second-place district finish Saturday with a 3-0 sweep of host Levelland. In winning their third in a row and seventh match in the last eight outings, the Lady Herd improved to 20-21 overall – after a 3-15 start – and 5-1 in league play. The win set up a regularseason finale showdown with Canyon on Tuesday, after press time, for the district championship and top seed moving into next week’s playoffs. The Lady Whitefaces took control early with a 25-7 blitz in the first set before the Loboettes showed more life but lost the second set, 25-16. It was closed out with a 2511 final in the third set. There was more balance from the Hereford attack with four players recording 7-or-more kills. Sophomore Rainey Aven posted her first doubledigit kill match of the season to lead the charge with 12 of the team’s 41 kills. Carmen Flood and Taytum Stow added 9 and 8 kills, respectively, while Darcy Dodd chipped in 7. Beth Sanchez finished with 2 as Aubrey Landis, Lacey Davis and Miranda DeLeon had 1 each. Aven also recorded half of the team’s 4 aces with Daniella Pena and Bonnie
to Levelland (22-29), topped Perryton (2310), fell to Dalhart (830) and beat Clint, 47-17, on Oct. 13. Like the Herd, the Harvesters – as well as fellow district foes Canyon and Dumas – were off last
Lady Herd sophomore Rainey Aven (4) filled the statsheet Saturday with team highs in kills (12) and aces (2), while also doling out 14 assists and coming up with 5 digs. HISD photo by Bryan Hedrick Vallejo credited with 1 apiece. While Alyssa Vallejo led the Lady Herd with 20 assists, Aven continued to fill up the stat sheet in doling out 14. Bonnie Vallejo came up with 8 digs to lead the backcourt defense, while Aven was next with 5. Dodd added 4 digs as Alyssa Vallejo and Pena had 3 each. Davis and Savannah Morales notched a pair of digs each, and Mi-
randa Acosta, DeLeon and Stow had 1 apiece. The Lady Whitefaces ended the regular season after press time Tuesday when they hosted Canyon to determine the District 3-4A champion and district’s two two seeds for the postseason. The Bi-District playoffs are set to be played Tuesday at yet-to-be-determined sites with winners advancing to Saturday’s Area playoffs.
Going where no Herd tennis team has in the 21st century, the Hereford Whitefaces survived a taut Area match, then breezed through the Region 1 quarterfinals as the UIL Class 4A tennis playoffs continue. The Herd effectively played two playoff rounds in four days after Thursday’s Area match against Andrews was postponed to Friday because of rain. The region quarterfinals were played Monday in Amarillo – where the Herd squared off against former district opponent Dumas. “It was a great team effort,” Hereford coach Cody Crouch said of the 11-1 victory. “The girls took care of their business and left little doubt in the team match. “I was really proud of everyone.” The Lady Whitefaces dropped on eight total games in doubles as top team Aubrey Schueler and Ally Hubbard won 6-3, 6-1. Victoria Betzen and Klarise Hill finished 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2, while Kamille Hicks and Liddy Flood won at No. 3, 6-1, 6-1. The Whitefaces needed a tiebreakers to win at No. 1 doubles as Crouch lauded the play of Kevin Nguyen and John Ferris for their 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2. The lone loss – 6-4, 5-7 (8-10) – came at No. 3 boys doubles. Alfredo Avila and Macy Warlick teamed up to make it 6-1 moving to singles with a 6-2, 6-0 win in mixed doubles. The Lady Herd drove their advantage home in singles with Betzen and Hicks notching 6-0, 6-0 wins at Nos. 1 and 4, respectively, while Hill took the No. 6 match, 6-0, 6-2. The only boys singles match to end before the match was clinched saw
Whiteface John Ferris returns a winner during his 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles Monday as the Herd advanced to the Region 1 semifinals. HISD photo by Bryan Hedrick Ferris post at 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3. The Herd had advanced to Monday’s region quarterfinal after getting past Andrews, 10-6, in Friday’s rain-delayed Area playoffs. “Incredible match from start to finish,” Crouch said. “There were a lot of tight sets, and sets that were even closer than the score showed. With the Whitefaces up 5-2 after doubles, the Mustangs mounted a charge and had pulled within 7-6 when Hubbard secured a tiebreaker win, 6-3, 5-7 (6-10) at No. 3 singles to make it 8-6. Betzen then won, 6-3, 6-3, to up it to 9-6 with Whitefaces already a set on
top in the remaining four matches. “Hats off to Andrews,” Crouch said. “They brought it. They had plenty of times where they could have folded like an accordion, but they kept coming back. “The Herd was just too much for them on this day. I am so proud of our fight. We aren’t done yet.” First serve for the 4A Region 1 semifinals is 9 a.m., Thursday in Abilene against Vernon, which ripped an injury-riddled Herd last month. “They embarrassed us earlier this year at Vernon,” Crouch said. “Thursday will be a different team at a different place and a different time.”
COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Thursday, Oct. 25 Freshman A team vs. Pampa, 5 p.m. Freshman B team vs. Friona, 5 p.m. JV at Pampa, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26 Football Varsity vs. Pampa, 7 p.m. Tennis Region 1 tournament, TBA
Saturday, Oct. 27 Tennis Region 1 tournament, TBA
Tuesday, Oct. 30 Football 7th-grade B team vs. Plainview Estacado, 5 p.m. 8th-grade B team at Plainview Estacado, 5 p.m. 7th-grade A team vs. Plainview Estacado, 6:15 p.m. 8th-grade A team at Plainview Estacado, 6:15 p.m. Volleyball Bi-District Playoffs, TBA
Thursday, Nov. 1 Football JV vs. Canyon, 5 p.m. Freshman A team at Canyon, 5 p.m. Freshman B team at Plainview, 5 p.m. Tennis Class 4A State Tournament, TBA
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The Sunday morning series called "Key Words for Living" will continue with Pastor Danny Mize dealing with the question, "Planning – Yes or No?" He will focus on principles related to our Scripture reading from James 4:13-17, and will suggest how we deal with "Plan B" in life. Our music will include Cindy Cassels playing piano and Peggy Mize leading us in singing "Be Still and Know" and "Crown Him With Many Crowns." Additionally, our closing song will be "Who You Say I Am" sung by Sherry Baldwin & Rey Ysaguitte. We invite you to come at 9:00 a.m. for our current adult Bible study – "A Contrarian's Guide to Knowing God." 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. You can follow us on Facebook at FOBchurchHereford.
Assembly Of God Calvary Family Church 137 Avenue G 806-364-5686
Victory Family Worship Center 606 E 15th St 806-364-0305 www.thevictory.tv
Iglesia Vida 603 E. Park Avenue 806-346-7054 All services in Español.
Baptist
Dawn Community 806-258-7330
First Baptist Church 5th & Main Street 806-364-0696 www.fbchereford.com
Frio Baptist Church 7 miles S. on FM 1055 806-276-5380
Genesis Church 1 mile N. on Hwy 385 806-364-1217 www.genesischurch.com
Good News Church 621 E. 15th 806-364-5239
Iglesia Bautista Fundamental 100 South Ironwood 806-364-1844
Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida
Avenue Baptist
201 Country Club Drive 806-364-2209
130 N 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-1564
Mount Sinai Baptist 302 Knight Street
New Life Restoration Center 15th & Whittier 806-364-8866
Palo Duro Baptist 5704 FM 809, Wilderado 806-426-3470
Summerfield Baptist 605 Walnut St., Summerfield 806-357-2535
Westway Baptist P.O. Box 178, Rural Rt. 4 806-364-5092
Catholic La Iglesia De San Jose 13th & Brevard 806-364-5053
St. Anthony’s Catholic 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. 806-364-6150
Church Of Christ
364-2571 364-8515 100 W. 1st • Hereford, TX HAROLD MANNING OWNER
15th Street Church of Christ 15th & Blackfoot 806-364-1581
Central Church of Christ 148 Sunset 806-364-1606
La Iglesia De Christo 334 Avenue E 806-364-6401
Advertise Here 806-364-2030
InterDenominational Fellowship of Believers 245 N. Kingwood St. 806-364-0359
Jehovah Witness Jehovah Witnesses 111 Avenue H 806-364-5763
Latter Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 500 Country Club Drive 806-364-1288
Lutheran Immanuel Lutheran Church 100 Avenue B 806-346-2740 www.lcms.org
Methodist First United Methodist 501 N. Main St 806-364-0770 www.herefordmethodist.com
410 Irving 813-701-4442
Westway Community Center
GUITARS & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
601 W Park Ave. 806-364-0146
700 Avenue K 806-364-1892
Western Heritage Christian Church
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Temple Baptist
213 Barker Avenue 806-364-2038
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Episcopal
Iglesia Methodista San Pablo
Templo La Hermosa
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Park Avenue Church of Christ 703 W Park Ave. 806-364-6094
Nazarene Church of the Nazarene La Plata & Ironwood 806-364-8303
Iglesia Del Nazareno 340 Avenue H
Non Denominational Barn Church 3948 FM 1057 806-289-5706
Christian Assembly 1206 S Main St. 806-364-5882
Living Stones Church 802 Avenue K 806-282-1138
Son Rise 502 Mabel St.
Faith Mission Church of God in Christ 806-307-309
Without Walls Praise Center 802 Avenue K 806-360-2830 Spanish & Bi-langual Services
Pentecostal Iglesia De Cristo 103 Alamo 806-364-2906
Church News Hereford Church
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There is a warm welcome waiting for you at the Nazarene Family Church. Some people describe a visit to our church like walking into a hug. That’s the embrace of our Heavenly Father. Through the music, prayer and preaching, we pray that you will be ministered to in your body, mind and spirit. You belong here and we would love to welcome you. Our times are at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The Bible is very important to us and we love to teach it. There are classes for all ages - from nursery, kindergarten, 3 grade schools, 2 student ministries for teens, plus 4 adult classes for you to choose from. Make Bible study important in your family this week – 9:30 a.m. every Sunday. Through prayer you can find the answers you need. Every Sunday night we are crying out to the Lord for the needs of the church – 6 pm. God has healing and salvation for you. Come join us for the most important hour of the week. On Wednesday, Oct 31 from 6 to 8 pm there will be a Fall Festival for our children. Games and Hot Dogs that will excite your kids. Join us for this fun night. Our youth will have a costume night the 31st also. All teens are encouraged to wear something fun to the Conxtion in the Northend Youth Center. Doors open at 6pm and the fun begins at 7 pm. Pastor Ted and our friendly Nazarene Family, welcome you this week.
Presbyterian First Presbyterian 610 Lee St. 806-364-2471
Seventh Day Adventist Iglesia Adventista Del 7 Dia 1204 Moreman St. 806-341-0315
Seventh Day Adventist 711 W Park Ave. 806-364-6127
Trinity Fellowship Trinity Fellowship 401 W Park Ave. 806-364-0373
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Commissioners also approved a pair of resolutions concerning the Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Although funded every two years, CDBG grants require the requesting entity to have proposals and accepted one for engineering services connected to any potential projects. With Hereford Assistant City Manager Steve Bartels conducting a public hearing on the engineering services during the commission’s work session preceding the meeting, he reported that four proposals were received with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper scoring the best on requested criteria. In addition to approving the resolution tabbing Parkhill, Smith & Cooper for engineering services, the board gave its OK to the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission serving as grant application administer. According to reports at the meeting, the city last received a CDBG three years ago. Commissioners also approved a $12,500 contribution to Hereford Sports & Wellness. “It is an annual thing we do,” Hereford City Manager Rick Hanna said. “We did for the YMCA, and we just continued it became Hereford Sports & Wellness. Basically, it pays them to run recreation programs [for city residents]. “They come out ahead, and we come out ahead. It’s a win-win.” Hereford Economic Development Corporation executive director Wade Hawkins updated commissioners on recent development activities revolving around the announced expansion and increase in work force at Caviness Beef Packers. He reported conversations with several developers and builders concerning potential housing subdivisions and multifamily housing units.
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son, Harvester scores have ridden much the same course as the record. They have scored 53 and 47 points, but less than 29 in the other five – including one with 19 and another 8 points. The Pampa defense has posted a shutout and given up 17 and 10 points in two other games, but has surrendered 26 or more four times and is allowing 20.9 points per game. The Harvesters will likely come in with a bit of a chip on their shoulder following last season’s, 52-19, beat down in Pampa. Etched upon that chip – and on probably every Harvester defenders’ forehead – is No. 21. Herd star running back Seth Dixon will be the center of attention after scoring three of the first four times he carried against Pampa last year on the way to 200 yards and 4 touchdowns rushing, along with 3 receptions for 125 yards and two more scores. That is nothing new with Dixon having already gained more than 1,362 yards on the ground, 117 receiving and scored 21 TDs this season. “We have to execute what they allow us to do,” DeLozier said. “We have to figure how they are trying to stop up and combat it. It’s the same as whenever we go out on the field. “If they concentrate on stopping Seth, it should open other stuff up. We have to take advantage of what the defense presents us.” Kickoff for Friday’s game at Whiteface Stadium is 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
HEDC executive director Wade Hawkins, right, recognizes outgoing board president and three-term board member Cody Chandler, right, at Monday’s called HEDC board annual meeting. BRAND/John Carson
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ing for more detail in what should be done. “There is nothing wrong with the 2017-18 goals, but I would prefer some that were more specific,” Hawkins said. “These are very broad. We should keep this framework, but they seem more like longterm items. “I would like some more short-term goals.” Bridwell echoed Hawkins’ sentiment about current goals being “too broad” and sought more goals that could be measured. Perrin, who was now presiding over the meeting as the new board president, agreed. “Let Wade have a shot [at designating shortterm goals],” Bridwell said. “See what he comes up with, and go from there.” Board member Jerry O’Rear noted the goal of building local businesses has proven successful and popular and should be retained on the shortand long-term lists. Bridwell also inquired about the possibility of changing HEDC from a Type A to Type B economic development corporation (EDC) being on a short-term list. Such a move could open a variety of project options to HEDC that are currently not allowed as a Type A EDC.
Hereford City Attorney Audie Sciumbato referred the question to city manager Rick Hanna, who said the matter would not serve as a short-term because such a move legally requires a vote. Hanna said the earliest such an election could be called would in January for a May election day. The board’s 2017-18 goals are as described – broad. Six specifics deal with agri-business, manufacturing, distribution and small warehouse facilities, research and development facilities, job training facilities for use by institutions of higher learning, and water requirements. The goals also listed items that “do not specifically create primary jobs, but do create jobs and meet” requirements for funding. Among those are streets and roads, utilities, drainage, site improvement and development, telecommunications and Internet improvements, rail spurs and increasing the tax base. “Our current goals are about as board as they can get.” Perrin said. “That’s our goal – to be broad.” The board approved the 2017-18 list of goals as long-term items and directed Hawkins to compile short-term goals that are expected to be decided up on at the next meeting on Nov. 7.
ments for a new housing tities meeting before the development. Nov. 6 general election, Deaf Smith County HISD Superintendent Sheri FROM PAGE 1 Judge D.J. Wagner re- Blankenship did not men55,000 gallons of raw ported preparations are tion the district’s $22.4 million bond issue sewage under 90 pounds underway “for a on the ballot, but of pressure shot in the pretty big election” and added the did report that renstation. ovations at Tierra With sewage quickly fill- construction-neBlanca Elementary ing the station and entry- cessitated move of were going well – way, the workers report- voting to the first despite a constant edly “half-climbed and floor of Deaf Smith battle with asbeshalf-swam” their way to County Courthouse tos. the surface and ultimate could become permanent. In terms of swaysafety. BARNHART “A new jail is ing at Whiteface Only after the fact did Stadium, Blankeneither worker become coming,” he said. aware of the tragedy that “We have to have one. The ship said engineers found was averted, which would state has given us a short no readings outside the have been exacerbated, time to do it. We will need normal range after placing monitors throughout the Hanna said, by the fact no to get that moving soon. “We will need to get home stands and press one except the two workers knew they were in the started on that right af- box for Sept. 28’s game. ter the election. We want Fans, media and school lift station. “If anything had of to see what happens with officials felt the west happened, no one would the school bond because stands noticeably sway have known until late that we will have to propose during Aug. 31’s home night when they had not a bond to pay [for a new opener and then again jail].” during Oct. 12’s game – come home from Precinct 1 Coun- although there was no work,” Hanna said. ty Commissioner swaying felt when engiAlthough both Chris Kahlich add- neers were on site during workers were not ed that monthly the Sept. 28 game. injured, as of a expenses to house “What does all that report at the Oct. local prisoners at mean? I’m not sure,” Blan15 Hereford City jails in other coun- kenship said. “I do know Commission meetties due to lack of [the stadium] will not fall ing, neither of the space locally are down.” men have returned HANNA constant and growDSCHD CEO Jeff Barnto work while uning. hart touted the recruitdergoing antibiotic “They are only going to ing of three doctors to and other treatments for extensive exposure to raw get worse,” he said. “We HRMC as “great additions need to a build a jail for to the community,” while sewage. Aside from that, much 2050. It’s a never-ending reminding everyone to remind everyone to get a flu of current city efforts battle and problem.” While the last joint en- shot as weather changes. have surrounded getting the word out on the upcoming referendum on a new civic center. “We’re talking to groups about the civic center,” Hanna said. “We currently have an old facility that needs to be replaced for the good of the community. “It has just outlived its usefulness.” Hanna added the city has a line on an additional source of water and is also working on some infrastructure improve-
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