Christi Pepper Beal Appointed to City Council

New Council Member Christi Pepper Beal and Mayor Pete Porter.

At its meeting at the City Hall last night, the Roscoe City Council appointed Christi Pepper Beal to fill the empty council seat formerly held by Council Member Bobby Dyer, who was unable to complete his term due to ongoing physical problems.  Beal will serve in his place until next spring’s elections.  

Two Roscoe citizens had indicated to the Council their desire to fill the empty seat—Christi Pepper Beal and Robert Fortin.  Both were present at last night’s meeting to express their reasons for wanting to serve, and after hearing them, the Council appointed Beal.  

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PLOWBOYS LOSE AT STAMFORD 58-14

The Stamford Bulldogs were simply too much for the Roscoe Plowboys at Stamford last Friday night.  Bulldog quarterback Bo Wimberly hit his speedy receiver, Jesse Ramos, four times with long-range scoring bombs while Stamford held the Plowboys in check all evening.  Stamford led at halftime 38-7.  

Running back Eduardo Gallegos made both Plowboy TDs with long runs, one of 55 yards in the second quarter and one of 77 yards in the fourth.  

The Bulldogs are now 3-0 on the year while the Plowboys are 0-3.  Roscoe goes to Merkel on Friday to play the 2A Badgers, who are 1-1 on the year after beating Colorado City 34-21 and losing to Wall 31-23.

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APPLICATION WORKSHOP TOMORROW FOR PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUILDERS APPLYING FOR STATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT

The City of Roscoe will hold an application workshop tomorrow (Thurs. Sept. 15) afternoon from 4:00-6:00pm for people interested in applying for financial support from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.  The program is for low-income homeowners who wish to tear down their old substandard home and replace it with a new one.   

See last week’s Roscoe Hard Times for more details, or call City Hall at 325-766-3871.

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CADEN SMITH MAKES A&M FOOTBALL TEAM AS WALK-ON

As many Roscoans suspected he would, former Plowboy sports star Caden Smith has been successful in his bid to make the Texas A&M football team as a walk-on.   

The Abilene Reporter-News published a nice article about him in Monday’s paper.  You can access it by clicking here.

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CITY BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR FIFTH ANNUAL WIND HARVEST FESTIVAL

The Bellamy Brothers

 The City of Roscoe is already making preparations for this year’s Fifth Annual Wind Festival, which will take place on October 15.  Besides the usual preparations regarding vendors, the kids’ area, the Plowboy Mudbog, the fireworks show, the Fire Department cookoff, and other events, the City anticipates a larger crowd than ever because of the popularity of this year’s headline band, the Bellamy Brothers.  

A well-known duo since the seventies, the Bellamy Brothers have made their mark on both the popular and country & western charts.  Their hits include “If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body” and “Let Your Love Flow,” both of which made it to number one on the pop charts, as well as “Spiders and Snakes,” “Redneck Girl,” “Santa Fe,” and many others.  

The larger crowd will require more attention than usual to such matters as visitor parking, restrooms, and security.  

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NO CHANGES IN CITY BUDGET FOR 2012  

The 2012 budget for the City of Roscoe, which was approved last night by the City Council, is identical in all respects to the 2011 budget, i.e., there will be no tax increases, no raises for City employees, and no changes in any other areas for the coming year.

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WEATHER REPORT

Roscoe experienced yet another week of hot, dry weather with no threats of precipitation.  High temperatures ranged from the low to high nineties while the lows were in the low seventies to high sixties. 

Today's forecast is for a high of 98° and a low tonight in the 70°s, but a cold front is on the way, which will bring a 20% chance of rain and a high tomorrow in the mid 70°s with a low in the low 60°s.

Weather expert Bruce McGlothlin reports that the first freeze this year will come on November 12.  He says he can safely predict this date because it falls exactly three months after the first cold front in August, which came this year on August 12.  He cites as evidence of the accuracy of his method a steak dinner he once won off Dugan Daily, who dared to question it.  

Mark your calendar.