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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Plowboys Open Season in Haskell Friday

Jose Ortega (2) catches a pass and runs for yardage against Haskell last year.
After the August workouts and a couple of tough scrimmages against Munday and Hawley, the Plowboys begin their official 2017 football season Friday night against Haskell in Haskell.

They also opened their season last year against Haskell. That game was in Roscoe, and the Indians spoiled the Plowboys’ home opener with a come-from-behind 42-41 victory. This year’s Plowboys will be looking to avenge that loss, and the odds are good that they’ll be able to do it.

The Indians are rebuilding this year with only four returning starters. They also have a new coach in Brian Hodnett, whose 6-5 Jacksboro team advanced to the playoffs in 3A-II last year. The Indians will be breaking in a new quarterback on offense, and their defense will have to adjust quickly against the more experienced Plowboy offense.

The Plowboys’ new quarterback, Jayden Gonzales, will have returning receivers to throw to in Junior Martinez, Diego Garza, and 2A All-Big Country Jose Ortega, and All-Big Country running back Francisco Garcia is back for his senior season. He will be running behind an essentially new offensive line, but one that has shown improvement. On defense the Plowboys appear solid and quick, so if the team plays up to its potential, Haskell could be in for a long evening.

Kickoff is at 7:00pm.

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The Abilene Reporter-News interviewed Head Coach Jake Freeman last week. The video is available here. The paper also ran a photo gallery of the Plowboys’ third week of practice available here.

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EDU-VET PET CLINIC OPENS AT STEM CENTER

Dr. Betsy Oesch at the Edu-Vet Pet Clinic.

Roscoe now has a pet clinic. It officially opened on Monday at the RCISD STEM Center, and has two working veterinarians, Dr. Betsy Oesch, and Dr. John Dedwylder. Dr. Oesch will be on-site Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm, and Dr. Dedwylder will be on-site on Tuesdays. The Office Manager is Leslie Cathey.

The clinic is open for services to dogs, cats, and other small companion animals. It also supplies advanced reproduction techniques for cattle. Next summer it will open an equine division along with medical services for food animals. Roscoe students will benefit from working with the veterinarians and be able to obtain experience and certification.

For information and appointments, phone 325-766-3529. The Edu-Vet website is at www.edu-vetroscoe.com, and the Facebook page is at Edu-Vet Pet Hospital.

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PLOWBOY TUFF TRUCK & DEMOLITION DERBY TO BE HELD HERE SEPTEMBER 23

Jeromie Baugh in the Tuff Truck competition in April.
The Plowboy Tuff Truck & Demolition Derby returns to Roscoe for an encore performance on Saturday, September 23. The Tuff Truck event involves vehicles running an obstacle course for speed, and the Demolition Derby pits drivers crashing their cars into one another until only one is still able to run.

The event will be held just northwest of the railroad tracks on Business 84 at Cypress Street downtown. Gates will open at 2:30pm. Admission is $5 at the gate with ages 12 and under getting in free. Proceeds will benefit the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, and the concession stand will be run by the Jaycee Teens Club.

The event is sponsored by SJ Auto Sales, Pickrell Wrecker, and Legacy Tattoo.

For rules and other information check the Plowboy Tuff Truck & Demo Derby Facebook page.

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JAMES STURDIVANT TO PLAY ACOUSTIC AT THE LUMBERYARD SATURDAY

James Sturdivant
James Sturdivant, a member of the Black Dirt Revival band, willl be playing acoustic guitar and singing at the Lumberyard Saturday night.

There is no cover charge. For more information, contact the Lumberyard at 325-766-2457.

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WEATHER REPORT: COOL LIKE FALL PLUS A LITTLE MORE RAIN

The moon and sun at yesterday's sunset.
The big news in the weather this week is Hurricane Harvey, which slammed into Corpus Christi and then decided to park over Houston and leave more rain there than has ever fallen at one time in U.S. history. Harvey will probably wind up doing more damage to Houston than Katrina did to New Orleans. The whole country has looked on in amazement as the rain just keeps falling there.

Here in Roscoe we got a hard shower last Friday that was more intense in some places than others. Weatherman Kenny Landfried got only .28” on the east side of town, but some people in south Roscoe were reporting over an inch from the same shower. In any case, it was enough to create puddles all over town and keep the grass and weeds growing.

Of course, any rain whatsoever in Roscoe always counts as weather news, but the real news for the past week is how mild it’s been. Late August is typically just about as hot as it ever gets around here with 100°F temperatures more the norm than the exception. But this past week has had some of the coolest temperatures you’ll ever see for this time of year. The high for the past seven days has been 86° with the lows dropping into the sixties every night, culminating in this morning’s 57°. The sun has been out every day, so it hasn’t been this cool just because it was overcast the whole time.

The forecast is for more of the same. The highs today and tomorrow are predicted to be 86° under sunny skies. Friday and Saturday should be slightly warmer with highs of 89°, and lows should continue to be somewhere in the sixties. There is no rain in the forecast.

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