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The refusal Monday to allow inspection of public record – in knowing violation of state law – is not the first time Deaf Smith County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 has stonewalled viable requests for public documents.

The district – locally known at San Jose Water Authority (SJWA) – refused BRAND requests Monday to inspect an array of information that Texas Open Records Act and other state statutes deem as public information and “available for public inspection during the office hours of the agency.”

Mona Hernandez, who has both identified herself as and denied being SJWA director with insistence she is “just an employee,” refused access to those records – admitting doing so was a violation of law and that those records were not available in the office was also a violation.

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ered Hernandez used an identical tactic Monday that she employed earlier this year in denying access to public record.

“Any record coming out of here must be approved by the Texas Attorney General,” Hernandez said Monday as reason for not releasing public documents.

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mation from the Office of the Texas Attorney General that state law did not require that approval for release of public record, Hernandez continued to refuse to reveal open records.

Since this news broke Wednesday, the BRAND has received telephone PLEASE SEE SJWA | 4

Fieldhouse on initial project list

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

The first tentative timeline of projects to be tackled with bond funding by Hereford Independent School District (HISD) was made known to the public during Monday’s meeting of the HISD Board of Trustees.

After failed attempts in 2015 and 2017, HISD saw a $22.4 million bond measure approved by voters in November.

Trustees had already been presented a financial timeline by HISD financial consultant Vince Viaille on getting the bonds to market, but Monday’s presentation

by HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship was the first revelation of a projBLANKENSHIP ect schedule.

“Remember, we have to sell the bonds before we spend the money,” Blankenship said. “We’re excited to get the work started, and the community is excited to get started.

“There is still a lot of behind-thescenes work to do first.”

The bond is broken into two segments with $16.7 million going to safety and security upgrades at six HISD campuses and $5.7 million to replacement of the Whiteface Stadium fieldhouse and other improvements to varsity athletic facilities.

At less than $4 million of the $5.7 million segment total, a new fieldhouse is among the first projects listed to be undertaken.

Tentatively designed to fit into the southeast corner of the stadium complex between the visitor’s stands and Go HERD training building, officials “hope” work begins on the new fieldhouse shortPLEASE SEE HISD | 4

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Taking a few minutes from his hectic schedule as the clock ticks down to Christmas Eve, Santa Claus dropped by Stanton Learning Center on Thursday to hear some last-minute gift wishes from students.

Meeting and chatting with each class of pre-K students, the Jolly Old Elf also doled out goodie bags to those whose behavior was on the right side of the famed list. All Stanton students were found to be on the nice list. The event was sponsored by Hereford Kiwanis Club, where there are unsubstantiated reports that in exchange for Santa taking time to make his visit, several local Kiwanians were whisked to the North Pole to take part gift-wrapping duties during his time in Hereford.

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Debbie Keyes 1951-2018 (USPS 242-060) Published each Wednesday & Saturday in 2018 P.O. Box 673 506 S. 25 Mile Ave. Hereford, TX 79045

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Debbie Keyes, 67, of Hereford, passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 in Dallas. Funeral services were held Friday at Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Billy Joe Wall officiating. Burial followed at West Park Cemetery.

Arrangements were under direction of Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford.

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Debbie was born April 15, 1951 in Hereford to Raymond LeeRoy and Erma Oleta (Cross) Rickman. Debbie had been a lifelong member of Hereford, being born and raised in Hereford.

She attended and graduated from Hereford High School in 1969. She married the love of her life, Thad Keyes on Aug. 8, 1969 in Hereford. Debbie taught K-4 and K-5 at First Baptist Church Kindergarten in Hereford for 17 years. She then became bookkeeper for her and husband’s Thad business, Keyes Electric, for 32 years.

Debbie was a member of Avenue Baptist Church of Hereford. She enjoyed reading, crafts, sewing and cooking. She enjoyed spending time at their lake house. She loved her fur babies (Schnauzers). She loved her granddaughters, and most of all, she loved her soul mate and best friend, Thad, and en-

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Panhandle Milling, LLC has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit No. 38238, which would authorize continued operation of the Grain Elevator located at 4805 Farm-to-Market Road 809, Dawn, Deaf Smith County, Texas 79025. Additional information concerning this application is contained in the public notice section of this newspaper.

joyed doing whatever he was doing, just to be with him.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Thad Keyes of Hereford; sons Randall Keyes and wife Carol of Bushland, and Nate Keyes and wife Lori of Hereford; parents LeeRoy and Erma Rickman of Hereford; sister Linda Ott and husband Ronald of Hereford; and granddaughters Maddy and Karley Keyes.

Debbie was preceded in death by brother Johnny Rickman.

Memorials can be made to Avenue Baptist Church, 130 N. 25 Mile Ave., Hereford, TX, 79045 or to a favorite charity.

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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. Monday thru Friday 10-12 and 1-5. Open the last Saturday 10-2 of each month unless its a holiday.

• 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 Employees Association meeting will be at 12 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center.

• Masonic Lodge, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Hall.

• Hereford Study Club meets at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center at 2 p.m.

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men) • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:30, Discussion; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Bible Study/Spanish; 3, Caption This; 7:30, Bingo.

Tuesdays • 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 meeting at 7 p.m. For information call 806-364-1892 or email: dgproctor@

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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 • Deaf Smith County Library's - Toddler Story Time, 11 a.m.- noon 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.

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Police Blotter Arrests Hereford Police Department Dec. 19 Steven Daniel Rodriguez, 30, arrested for no driver’s license and failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility.

Luis Armando Palomares Jr., 21, arrested for contempt of court.

John Michael Salas, 19, arrested for possession of a prohibited weapon.

Dec. 20 Andrew James Padilla, 34, arrested for following too closely, driving while license invalid, violation of a promise to appear and possession or delivery of a controlled substance.

Caleb David Carrillo, 20, arrested for possession of marijuana and assault.

Antonio Maldonado, 41, arrested on an outstanding city criminal warrant.

Ryan Alexander Johnson, 22, arrested for failure to identify and on an outstanding felony warrant.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Dec. 18 Erma Michelle Madrigal, arrested for theft with two prior convictions.

Dec. 19 Luis Rodriguez Palomares, arrested for contempt of court-disobedience of a court order.

Desarae Rodriguez, arrested for failure to identify and possession of more than 1 gram-less than 4 grams of a controlled substance.

Reports Hereford Police Department

Dec. 16 A runaway was reported in the 400 block of Avenue J. Dec. 17 Burglary of a building was reported in the 100 block of Clement Avenue.

Burglary of a building was reported in the 800 block of West First Street.

Failure to stop and comply with requirements when striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street.

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

Assault was reported in the 100 block of Veterans Road.

Assault by strangulation and assault was reported in the 400 block of East 15th Street.

Theft was reported in the 300 block of North 25 Mile Avenue.

Dec. 18

Theft was reported in the 100 block of North 25 Mile Avenue.

Failure to comply with requirements for striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street.

Burglary of a motor vehicle was reported in the 300 block of West 15th Street.

Dec. 19 Assault and criminal mischief was reported in the 400 block of North 25 Mile Avenue.

Dec. 20 Failure to comply with requirements for striking an unattended vehicle was reported in the 500 block of North 25 Mile Avenue.

Theft of services was reported in the 800 block of Brevard.

Assault on a public servant was reported in the 200 block of Avenue F. Assault by strangulation was reported in the 700 block of South Avenue K.

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Beer Retailer, Off premised package store permit, Local distributor, and package store tasting permit by George Pacheco & Melida Pacheco dba Pit Stop Liquor Store, to be located at 909 E Park Avenue, Hereford, Deaf Smith, County, Texas.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Hereford Independent School District hereby issues a Request for Proposal for MULTIPLE BOND FUNDED PROJECTS. Proposals for the selection of Construction Manager at Risk will be received in the Business Office, Hereford Independent School District, 601 N. 25 Mile Avenue, until 2:00 p.m., January 10, 2019. This selection will be made in a one-step process. They will then be opened and read aloud in the Board Assembly Room. Any proposals received after the deadline will be returned to the sender unopened. The Hereford ISD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive all formalities.

Project Manuals and related documents may be acquired from the Architect beginning December 10, 2018. The RFP packet will be available for electronic download from https://www.chapmanharvey.com/project-status. All addenda will also be made available for download. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the architect via email to lenora@chapmanharvey.com to be placed on the bidders list to receive notice of any issued addenda or communication regarding the RFP. Project Manual are also available in print copy upon request. Print copies may be acquired or viewed at the architect’s office located at: Chapman Harvey Architects, Inc. 612 Broadway Lubbock, Texas 79401 (806) 749-1153 Fax (806) 749-1866 A MANDATORY pre-proposal conference will be held on December 19, 2018, at 10:00 A.M. at HISD Administration office, 601 N. 25 Mile Avenue, Hereford, Texas.

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REQUEST FOR BIDS The Commissioners Court of Deaf Smith County will be accepting competitive sealed bids until 9:00 am Tuesday January 8, 2019 at 235 E. Third St, Hereford, TX, in the office of the County Judge for the following: 1 Ton Service Truck Vehicle specifications can be obtained from Chris Kahlich, Precinct 1 Commissioner, at the Deaf Smith County Courthouse. The Commissioners Court reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, THAT: The City of Hereford, Texas proposes to institute annexation proceedings to enlarge and extend the boundary limits of said city to include the following described territory to-wit: Being an 11.743 acre tract of land out of the South part of Section 78, Block K-3, Abstract No. 1490, K. J. Kibbe, Original Grantee and Abstract Number 863, I. N. Wilkinson, Original Grantee, Certificate Number 920 of the A.B. & M. Surveys in Deaf Smith County, Texas, described by metes and bounds as follows: COMMENCING at the Southeast corner of said Section 78, Block K-3; THENCE North 00 degrees 13 minutes 52 seconds East, along the East line of said Section 78, a distance of 1469.49 feet to a point; THENCE North 89 degrees 47 minutes 28 seconds West, a distance 77.09 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap marked “HBD” found for the Southeast and BEGINNING CORNER of this tract; THENCE North 89 degrees 47 minutes 28 seconds West, a distance of 990.55 feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod with cap stamped “HBD” found for the Southwest corner of this tract; THENCE North 00 degrees 02 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of 516.34 to a 1/2” iron rod with cap marked “HBD” found for the Northwest corner of this tract; THENCE South 89 degrees 47 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 990.22 feet to a 1/2” iron rod with cap marked “HBD” found in the West line of U.S. Highway 385 for the Northeast corner of this tract; THENCE South 00 degrees 30 minutes 33 seconds East, along the West line of U.S. Highway 385, a distance of 70.98 feet to a point; THENCE South 00 degrees 00 minutes 05 seconds East, along the West line of U.S. Highway 385, a distance of 445.36 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of this tract; Said tract contains a computed area of 11.743 acres of land.

Public hearings will be held by and before the City Commission of the City of Hereford, Texas: First public hearing: Second public hearing:

Monday, January 7th, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Monday, January 21st, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

In the City Commission Meeting Room in the City Hall at 224 North Lee Street, Hereford, Texas, for all persons interested in the above-proposed annexation. At said time and place all such persons shall have the right to appear and be heard.

Of all said matters and things, all persons interested in the things and matters herein mentioned, will take notice.

By Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Hereford, Texas passed and adopted the 17th day of December 2018.

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calls from residents relaying personnel instances where SJWA has refused to release public information upon request with several registering their complaints for the record.

At least one instance has come to light where SJWA officials appear to have previously violated both Texas Open Records and Open Meetings laws.

In challenging her removal from a duly elected seat on the SJWA Board of Supervisors, Isabel Garcia has questioned the legality of meetings held in which her removal was discussed and decided.

Garcia requested meeting agendas, as well as notices of meetings sent to board members, through Hereford lawyer Audie Sciumbato.

Those documents were among the legally deemed public records that were requested by and denied to the BRAND. In a letter to the DSC Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 on Feb. 7, 2018, Sci-

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umbato cited potential vi- duly burdensome.” olations of the state Open “We note, however, that Meetings Act and Water the administrative inconveCode in requesting “post- nience of providing public ed agendas” for “properly records to a requestor in recalled” board meetings. sponse to an open records As with BRAND requests, request does not constitute Sciumbato – who is well- sufficient grounds for deversed in Open Meetings nying the request,” Groff and Open Records laws said in the letter. “Addias Hereford city attionally, we note a torney – was told governmental body release of that inhas a duty to make formation required a good-faith effort permission from to relate a request the Texas Attorney for information to General. information in exisIn a Feb. 21 letter tence at the time of – signed by SJWA the request.” board president LeThe AG’s office ticia Carrasco, secrethen took exception HERNANDEZ tary Emmita Guana, to the district’s failtreasurer Abby Garcia and ure to meeting obligations board member Yolanda under Section 552.301 of Balderaz – SJWA informed Texas Government Code Sciumbato it had made its when requesting a decision request to the Attorney of that nature.

General’s office.

The statute sets time On April 27, Carrasco re- deadlines and requires the ceived a letter from Texas requesting “governmental Assistant Attorney General body” to provide written Erin Groff categorically de- comments claiming excepnying SJWA’s reasons – and tion to disclosure among lack thereof – for withhold- other specific mandates. ing “open records.”

According to Groff’s letAmong the findings were ter, “we conclude the discontradiction to the SJWA trict failed to comply with contention that request for procedural requirements the documents were “un- mandated by Section

552.301 of the Government Code.”

“As previously noted, the district has raised no exceptions to disclosure,” Groff added in the letter.

“Further, because you have not submitted the requested information for our review, we have no basis for finding any information excepted from disclosure or confidential by law.

“Thus, we have no choice but to order the requested information released pursuant to Section 552.302.”

SJWA has since surrendered the requested information per Attorney General order.

Public records requested by the BRAND on Monday have yet to be disclosed

by SJWA officials. Those requests included meeting agendas, meeting minutes, budgets, budget audits, public hearing notices, election notices and election results – all of which are deemed public record by state law.

Despite numerous telephone calls and acknowledgement messages have been received, Carrasco has yet to respond to requests for comment.

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Replacement of the 56-year-old fieldhouse at Whiteface Stadium is listed among the first bond projects to be tackled. Work is expected to begin in summer 2019 for a projected August 2020 opening.

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ly after school ends in May. Blankenship said the goal is to have the new facility open in August 2020.

Security and structural projects at Bluebonnet Elementary and West Central Elementary are expected to begin in 2019, as are security upgrades at Hereford High School (HHS), the Career and Technology Education (CTE) building and Hereford Center for Accelerated Learning (HCAL).

All those projects fall under the $16.7 million segment of the bond with $3.16 million going to Bluebonnet,

$330,000 to West Central and $1.36 million to HHS. The reasons noted for the discrepancy between Bluebonnet and West Central expenditures is that less overall work is needed at West Central following its 2007 renovation, in addition to a significant portion of the Bluebonnet funding will deal with structural repairs.

Part of that bond project became emergency repairs in August as work had to be done at Bluebonnet to shore up structural problems so the school could safely open for students.

Blankenship told trustees Monday that structural engineers would be making addition inspections at Blue-

bonnet on Dec. 27.

To precede groundbreaking on any of those projects, the board is seeking requests for proposals (RFP) for a construction manager at-risk (CMAR) to oversee the work.

Trustees approved a CMAR construction method for bond projects earlier in the fall.

HISD is currently using the CMAR method – with Southwest General Contractors of Amarillo selected – for its ongoing $4.75 million renovation of Tierra Blanca Elementary School.

Blankenship said Southwest is expected to submit a request for proposal on the bond projects.

A pre-proposal meeting for subcontractors was held Dec. 19 with Blankenship noting that plumbing and electrical engineers would conducting inspections in January.

Bids will be due Jan. 10.

The board will be presented the bids for consideration at its first regular meeting of 2019 on Monday, Jan. 28.

“Scheduling of some of the work will depend on student scheduling and how it may impact instruction,” Blankenship said.

“Our main concern is causing as little disruption as possible to the learning process.

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Monday, Dec. 24 CLOSED for Christmas holiday

Monday, Dec. 24 NO SCHOOL – Christmas break

Tuesday, Dec. 25 CLOSED, Merry Christmas

Tuesday, Dec. 25 NO SCHOOL – Merry Christmas

Wednesday, Dec. 26 Fried chicken with gravy, corn O’Brien, fried okra, roll, fruit salad, milk

Wednesday, Dec. 26 NO SCHOOL – Christmas break

Thursday, Dec. 27 Pulled pork on a bun, baked beans, potato chips, apple, milk

Volunteers from Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative lend a hand with the food deliveries Wednesday for the 2018 Christmas Stocking Fund.

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CSF continues aid through December

From Staff Reports

As Charles Dickens penned some 170 years ago in his holiday masterpiece “A Christmas Carol,” “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

The 39th season of fundraising for Hereford’s grassroots holiday charity, the Christmas Stocking Fund (CSF), is well underway, working toward assisting the community’s less fortunate with basic needs as Christmas week approaches.

As of Wednesday, the total collected in this year’s CSF campaign totaled $20,507.

As the eve of Christmas 2018 draws near and many are rushing through lastsecond preparations, it

is not too late to become part of the effort to make the holidays a bit easier for those amidst hard times.

Donations for CSF are being accepted through the end of December at the Main Street office of First Bank Southwest.

Assistance from CSF, targeted primarily toward children and the elderly, includes vouchers for clothing, utilities and medical needs, as well as food.

The 2018 campaign food deliveries were made Dec. 19, and vouchers have been mailed to recipients for medical, utility and clothing assistance.

Christmas Stocking Fund donations include:

Deaf Smith Texas Extension Education Association, $77 Bippus Club, $30 Alpha Alpha Beta Sigma Phi, $50

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In Memory of Doug Josserand, $500 Anonymous, $200 Eldon Fortenberry, $100 First National Bank Employee Club Fund, $250 In Memory of Joe Don Cummings, $100 Frio Baptist Church, $600 Anonymous, $200 Fellowship of Believers Church, $50 First United Methodist Church Celebration Class, $150 Anonymous, $150 San Jose Knights of Columbus Council 8938, $250 Susan and John Perrin, $500 Hereford Fellowship of Believers, $1,000 Knights of Columbus Council 2778, $100 Bill and Barbara Townsend, $500 La Madre Mia Study Club, $200 Anonymous, $200 Joe and Pam Perrin, $500 In Memory of Delbert Bainum, $100 Connie Matthews and Terry Sparks, $100 Charles Schlabs $500 Gene and Helmi Batterman, $50 Anonymous, $100 In Memory of Brent Cumpton, Bobby Cumpton, and Effie Foster, $300 Billy and Susan Stubbs, $150 Gililland Insurance, $500 Carlton and Gail Richardson, $100 In Memory of Apolonio Dennett, $200 In Memory of Joe Paetzold, $50 The Homer Family, $3,500

Tom and Cheryl Betzen, $100 Anonymous, 500 Hereford Study Club, $50 Anonymous, $100 The Mark Andrews Agency, $250 Patricia and L.V. Watts, $100 Raul and Sara Pesina, $100 Anonymous, $50 Pat and Carolyn Maupin, $400 In Memory of Phyllis Brown, $100 In Memory of Kerry Marnell, $100 Jim and Lucy McGowan, $250 Anonymous, $100 Mike and Amy Schueler, $500 Raul and Micaela Guzman, $50 In Memory of Clarence A. Betzen, $100 Goodin Fuels, $300 James and Maureen Self, $100 Alice Lueb, $50 Dr. and Mrs. H.R. Johnson, $500 Lisa and Chip Formby, $300 In Memory of John and Daulma Stribling, $50 In Memory of Sam and Mae Black, $50 In Memory of James and Vida Cash, $50 Chubby and Nita Black, $50 United Way of Deaf Smith County, $2,000 Anonymous, $2,000 NAPA-APL Auto and Truck Parts Inc., $500 Carey and Cindy Black, $100 Anonymous, $100 Anonymous, $50 Anonymous, $100

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News Officials warn to be wary; flu takes no holiday break From DSC AgriLife Extension

The holiday season is here, but with it often comes the flu.

This year, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service recommends following these tips so you can spread holiday cheer instead of germs.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the 2017-2018 flu season was the first season to be classified as high severity, hospitalizing 30,453 people

and taking the lives of 185 children.

Because the flu can come on suddenly and without warning, key symptoms to watch out for include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, fatigue and, in rare cases, diarrhea or vomiting.

The flu is most commonly spread through tiny droplets when people cough, sneeze or talk.

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surfaces that has the flu virus on it, then touching their mouths, eyes, nose or even food.

Because the virus is so easily spread, it is important to not only wash your hands, but to also get vaccinated each year, AgriLife Extension Specialist Julie Tijerina said.

Last year, the flu vaccine was 40 percent effective against both A and B influenza, according to the CDC. Getting the flu vaccine helps keep you healthy and reduces the risk of flu complications that could lead to hospitalization or death.

In addition to getting vaccinated, having good health habits also help prevent contracting the illness: *Avoid close contact with those who are sick. *Stay at home when you are sick. *Cover your mouth and nose while sneezing or coughing. *Wash your hands. *Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

This year do your part to enjoy the holidays the healthy and happy way by getting vaccinated and being health-conscious.

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Simples ways to make your computer run more smoothly Few people can say they have not experienced the dreaded spinning color wheel or had an application unexpectedly crash when using their computers. Such problems can interfere with a workday or simply frustrate people using their computers on their own time.

While aging computers that routinely crash or simply don’t operate at acceptable speeds may need to be replaced, users can take steps to make computers that aren’t yet ready for the scrap heap operate more smoothly. · Delete applications you don’t use. Many computers come with a host of pre-installed programs that use up memory and run background processes even if they’re never opened. Some may be responsible for background functions that are necessary for the computer to operate, while others can safely be deleted to clear up space and make computers run more efficiently. If you come across an application you don’t use but are hesitant to delete it, contact the computer’s manufacturer to learn what the application does. If you need it, keep it. If not, delete it and your computer may start to run faster. · Invest in cloud storage. Photos and videos use up a considerable amount of memory. Cloud storage from providers such as Google can be as inexpensive as $2 per month, and transferring old files to the cloud can free up memory on your computer and help it run faster.

Once you upload files to the cloud, delete them from your computer.

Don’t worry, they’re still easily accessed via the cloud.

· Close your tabs. On days when your computer seems to be running especially slow, check your web browser to see how many tabs are open. Tabs use up a lot of memory, so the more tabs you have open, the slower your computer will run.

Unless you need to keep a webpage open for work, close the tab once you’re done looking at the page. · Maintain an organized desktop.

Whenever a computer is on, it must load each individual icon on the desktop. So the more icons on the desktop, the longer it will take for the computer to load them. Maintaining an organized desktop with only a few folders can help the computer operate more efficiently. · Turn off automatic launches. Unless you know you’re going to use a given application each time you log on to your computer, turn off its automatic launch function. Programs that automatically launch upon login are running even if you don’t manually open them. These programs are then using up memory and slowing a computer down even if they aren’t being used.

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Entries sought for Ag Day contest From Staff Reports

High school students with writing and video skills and an appreciation of agriculture are eligible to enter the 2019 National Ag Day essay contest associated with 2019 National Ag Day on March 19.

The Agriculture Council of America is hosting the essay contest under the theme of “Agriculture: Food for Life. How Does Our Nation Lead the Way?”

Two categories of national competition will be open including written essay and video essay. The competition is open to students currently enrolled in grades 9-12. Contestants must be U.S. students, attending school in the U.S., and meet all requirements to compete.

A complete list of rules and regulations for the contest is available at www.agday.org/essaycontest. The deadline for submitting entries in the

contest is Jan. 31, 2019.

The national video and written essay winners will each receive $1,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. to be recognized at the National Press Club event on March 19, 2019.

The Agriculture Council of America, a non-profit organization composed of leaders in the agriculture, food, and fiber community, organizes National Ag Day, seeking to increase public awareness of agriculture’s role in modern society.

Lions ramp it up Earlier this fall, members of Hereford Lions Club made life a bit easier for a pair of Hereford residents when they installed access ramps to two homes on the same day. Above, Lions Carey Black, Mike and Eva Mullins, Joe Wallace, Larry Alley, Jerry and Trish O’Connor, Daniel Esquivel, Cody Chandler and Greg Lake join fellow Lion and ramp designer/building Roberto Bribiesca in installing a ramp at the home of Noe Dominquez on Avenue J. Right, almost that entire group survey a job well done after completing installation the day’s second ramp at the home Rosa Arnanda on North Main Street. Contributed photos

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NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN AIR PERMIT RENEWAL PERMIT NUMBER 38238 APPLICATION Panhandle Milling, LLC has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit Number 38238, which would authorize continued operation of the Grain Elevator located at 4805 Farm-to-Market Road 809, Dawn, Deaf Smith County, Texas 79025. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For the exact location, please refer to the application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=34.986666&lng=-102.205555&zoom=13&type=r. The existing facility is authorized to emit the following air contaminants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less and sulfur dioxide.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on June 26, 2018. The application will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, TCEQ Amarillo regional office, and the United States Post Office, 101 Frye Avenue, Dawn, Deaf Smith County, Texas beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Amarillo regional office of the TCEQ. The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. Information in the application indicates that this permit renewal would not result in an increase in allowable emissions and would not result in the emission of an air contaminant not previously emitted.

The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met.

PUBLIC COMMENT You may submit public comments, or a request for a contested case hearing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments is 15 days after newspaper notice is published.

After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to address in the permit process.

After the technical review is complete the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. If only comments are received, the response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will then be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who is on the mailing list for this application, unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING You may request a contested case hearing. The applicant or the executive director may also request that the application be directly referred to a contested case hearing after technical review of the application. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 15 days from this notice, the executive director may act on the application. If no hearing request is received within this 15 day period, no further opportunity for hearing will be provided. According to the Texas Clean Air Act § 382.056(o) a contested case hearing may only be granted if the applicant’s compliance history is in the lowest classification under applicable compliance history requirements and if the hearing request is based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the Commission may only grant a hearing on those issues submitted during the public comment period and not withdrawn.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing within 15 days following this notice to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

If any requests for a contested case hearing are timely filed, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for a contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. Unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing, the executive director will mail the response to comments along with notification of Commission meeting to everyone who submitted comments or is on the mailing list for this application. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn.

If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

MAILING LIST In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list for this application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Those on the mailing list will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk for this application.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/comments.html, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1 800 687 4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Panhandle Milling, LLC, 730 17th Street, Suite 600, Denver, Colorado 80202-3580 or by calling Mr. David Shestokes, Plant Manager at (806) 258-7227.

Notice Issuance Date: July 11, 2018

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Digital Mammography Close to Home

(wedding) bells Left, N.D. and Leota Kelso of Hereford, will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary on Dec. 27. Below, the couple was married in Alamogordo, N.M., on that date in 1968, where they both were teachers.

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PRICE REDUCED! 3850 CR 1-HEREFORD–4.20 surveyed acres.

2/1¾/2 brick home with immaculate landscape, all-weather road, wood burning stove, Class 4 roof. Steel siding, windows, front and rear glass doors and insulated garage doors were installed approx.

8 years ago. Central heat/air and domestic well. @40’X 90’ Barn/ Shop:wood frame, metal siding, foam insulated, central heat/air, LED lighting, concrete floor. Exterior, automatic, rollup, Overhead Door and 3-phase electricity to the barn and the home.

1849 CR 518-DIMMITT–5 Acres+/- 3/2.5/2 brick home, office & basement. Large living room w/fireplace, remodeled kitchen w/ granite countertops. Master Suite. Central heat/air (home is all electric), Class IV roof, domestic well & septic system. Beautiful landscape & Patios w/hot tub & sprinkler system. All-weather road.

30’X 60’ BARN w/metal frame & siding, insulated, concrete floors, electricity, water, temperature controlled exhaust fan, covered pipe-rail corrals/pens on two sides of the barn. Approx 1.4 acres native grass fenced & adjoins livestock barn. Room for an Arena.

709 W. LEE–Dimmitt, TX–3/2.5/2 brick home w/beautiful wood accents, spacious kitchen, living room w/fireplace, dining room & large back patio.

MOBILE HOME LOTS INCLUDING ONE MOBILE HOME-311 W LEE-DIMMITT ACROSS FROM THE CITY PARK–Three Mobile Home Lots, one 1998 mobile home included with sale (3 bdrm, 2 bath), separate utilities, concrete drives, lots and mobile home rental income.

MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION! Business Opportunity – the only welding, machine & repair company currently in business in Dimmitt, Texas, w/full blown retail sales & repair shop fully equipped, ample space for equipment & vehicles to be repaired & parked, excellent location on major hwy. www.scottlandcompany.com Ben G. Scott - Krystal M. Nelson - Brokers (806) 647-4375

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Saturday, December 22, 2018

A Dickens of a column to write

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

Twas an hour before deadline, and my spirits had sank.

There was a column to write, and my mind was a blank.

The fact I was speechless was something quite rare.

Yet, I typed not a word. I just sat there and stared.

The reporters were home. The paper near put to bed, While I sat at my desk, nary a thought in my head.

Perhaps I could write of the places I’ve been, Or maybe of players and games that I’ve seen.

I had to write something, and it had to come quick.

But nothing was there, and now I felt sick.

For to miss this deadline would cause such a clatter, The ME would be mad; the publisher madder.

The newsroom clock ticked as the darkness closed in.

I searched for a spark; some place to begin.

Then an idea sprang forth. I know not whence it came, But I summoned all tools, and I called them by name.

Now period! Now comma! Now colon and dash!

On ampersand, quote marks! On asterisk and slash!

Put the verb in that sentence, and finish that graph.

Get it done fast, so you can stay on the staff.

But the idea had vanished. It had no where to stick, And the screen was still empty as the clock onward ticked.

The monitor cast eerie glows into the room, As I sat there engulfed by my impending doom.

My mood grew as dark as the newsroom that night, But then shadows took shape to amaze and delight.

The greats of the past came alive once again, Perhaps this might be a place to begin.

Bobby Jones sidled by, and he asked to play through.

Minnesota Fats dropped in with table and cue.

Man O’ War had the lead as he rounded the post, And those darting shadows? That’s the Galloping Ghost.

Down on one sideline, the Bear prowled again, While down on the other, Lombardi still wins.

Jesse Owens took gold and first in the race, Meanwhile putting Adolf in his proper place.

Ty Cobb bunted safely, stole second and third, And Joe Jackson played great without reading a word.

Then came a fanfare, a true hero’s call To welcome Jim Thorpe, for he did it all.

I could do nothing, but sit there and stare.

For if I looked away, surely Rod Serling was there.

I watched in awe as Babe crushed one o’er the fences, Then a Marciano hook brought me back to my senses.

The column was done as the newsroom clock chimed.

Can’t proof it for content, I’d run out of time.

To composing and paste-up, it was off to the back.

To the camera room, presses and onto the racks.

Thank you to the community for a great year in 2018!

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I know not what I wrote. I hope it causes no ire, And certainly no problems that might get me fired.

No intent was there to insult or deride.

It had to get done to professionally survive.

At year’s end, you take stock, and things could be worse.

You’re upright. You’re breathing, and there’s no empty purse.

No train’s in the tunnel, and the end is in sight.

Ah, Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

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Thank you for your sponsorships and support from all HBC participants for our 2018 fishing season.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from HBC. May everyone be blessed and have a prosperous 2019.