Tentative 2015 RHS Homecoming Schedule Set

Cheerleaders and bonfire at the 2013 Homecoming.

It's not too early to start making plans to attend this year's RHS/RCHS Homecoming in September. Here's what the Homecoming Committee has come up with so far. It's still tentative with some tweaking possible, but should be accurate for the most part.

IT'S TIME FOR ROSCOE HIGH HOMECOMING 2015!

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sept. 17-19

“Lots of things have changed, but Plowboy Pride remains the same!”

THURSDAY:
7:00    Bonfire, Tailgating, & Fireworks--North of Railroad Tracks—Come cheer with the Plowboy Cheerleaders and Band. Food and glow items for sale! Bonfire will begin at sundown, approx. 7:30. (Feel free to add wood/brush to the designated area starting August 10th) Call Max at 575-799-0812 for questions.

FRIDAY:
1:30    Exes Reception at Special Events Center lobby—Registration, refreshments, visit with exes, meet students, tour the school.
2:50    Pep Rally—in old Gym—Former Cheerleaders and all Exes will be recognized.
You are invited to bring your instrument and play along with the band.
4:00-7:00 Potato Bake in Cafetorium benefiting Girls' Athletics.
6:30 Meet and Greet for all ex-Cheerleaders in Special Events Concession Room.
7:30 Plowboys vs. Jim Ned Watch as Roscoe ex Jake Freeman coaches the Plowboys to a Big Win against the Indians!! Homecoming Court will be announced and the band will perform during halftime.
7:30-8:30 Registration at front gate
8:30-9:30 Registration, coffee, refreshments Special Events Concession Room

*** Check sites below for after-game activities—SCHEDULE YOURS NOW!

SATURDAY:
9:00 Coffee & Donuts at the Community Center on Broadway—registration, and morning reception—join the parade after the last parade entry & continue the route to RCHS! Museum will be open Saturday.
10:00 Parade—THEME: PURPLE POWER! Entries line up behind The Lumberyard at 9:15—Parade begins at Highway 608 on Broadway, then west to Oak St., then south to RHS!! All entries welcome! Categories: walking groups (scouts, dance, ball clubs etc.), horse groups, music groups, favorite pets, bicycles, floats, vehicles (inc. golf carts), and large machinery. Call Max (above) if questions. LET’S SEE PURPLE!!!
11:00 ALL Plowboys converge at RCHS in the cafetorium for door prizes, tours, presentations, Roscoe history slide show, & visiting in Decade Theme Classrooms for pictures/videos of the past, memory board, yearbooks, etc.
11:00-2:30 STEM Academy Tour. See why RCHS leads in education with the addition of this program for science, technology, engineering, and math!!
11:30-1:30 Lunch Plan to eat at RCHS cafetorium (menu and price to be announced).

Check sites below for Saturday Evening Parties & Events.

ATTENTION!! SEND YOUR CLASS PARTY INFO ASAP TO THE WEBSITE BELOW:

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/roscoehomecoming/   Twitter: @rchsevents
Facebook: www.facebook.com/roscoehomecoming
Snapchat: rchshomecoming
Instagram: rchshomecoming                            
E-mail: rchsevents@gmail.com

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CAMDEN BOREN, MURISSA HORTON WIN STATE FFA COMPETITION

Pictured from left to right (back row): Camden Boren, Dr. Dan Hunter, Logan Wicker, Kenneth “Ray” Bohall, and Nolan Reeves. Left to right (front row): Murissa Horton, Samantha “Sammi” Stewart, Brena Robison and Mrs. Shelley Gunter (Ag Science Teacher).

The Roscoe Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter brought home a state win in the Junior Team Division in Animal Systems in the Agriscience Fair at the 87th Annual Texas FFA Convention held in Corpus Christi week before last. Camden Boren and Murissa Horton (both classified as freshmen at the time of the contest) brought home the state win. They have qualified to compete in the National FFA Agriscience Fair contest (pending summer judging advancement) in Louisville, Kentucky in October of 2016. Kenneth “Ray” Bohall also competed at the state level in the Senior Individual Division in Animal Systems.

Dr. Dan Hunter, Assistant Commissioner for Water and Rural Affairs for Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), was the keynote speaker at the Agriscience Fair banquet when Boren and Horton received the award. Dr. Hunter has an extensive background in agriculture, is an enormous supporter of FFA, grew up in Roscoe, and graduated from Roscoe High School.

Congratulations!

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ROSCOE POLICE MAKE ANOTHER I-20 MARIJUANA BUST

On Wednesday, July 15, at approximately 4 p.m., Sgt. Steven Spencer stopped a vehicle on Interstate 20 at the 236 mile marker post. During a routine questioning of the driver and passenger of the vehicle, he detected the possibility of criminal activity. Chief Felix Pantoja was called to the scene to assist Spencer in watching the individuals as he performed a search of the vehicle. During the search Spencer located in undisclosed locations three separate bundles of marijuana. The driver, a man from Georgia, and the passenger, a woman from Odessa, were taken into custody and booked into the Nolan County Jail for felony possession of marijuana over 4 ounces but less than 5 pounds.

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JOHN SPAULDING IS WINNER OF RVFD RIFLE RAFFLE

John Spaulding with his AR-15 beside RVFD Fire Chief Gary Armstrong.

John Spaulding is the winner of the AR-15 rifle in the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department raffle held on July 4.

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ROSCOE BASEBALL TEAMS FINISH SEASON

Baseball season is over for Roscoe’s little league teams, who went to the state playoffs but were unable to come home this year with the gold.

The Freshman League Astros (ages 10-12) finished fifth at the playoffs in Presidio. They lost their first game to Cross Plains 7-2 before beating Harker Heights by a score of 24-2. Unfortunately, however, they were eliminated when they lost their next game to Comanche 6-2.

The Midget League Tigers (ages 9 and under) finished seventh at the playoffs in Bangs, losing their first game to Presidio 15-5. In their second game against Ballinger, they overcame a 7-0 deficit in the last inning to take the lead 8-7 but then lost when Ballinger scored two runs in the bottom of the inning to beat them 9-8.

Even with the playoff losses, though, both teams had successful seasons overall with the Astros finishing with a 9-3 record in the Colorado City league, while the Tigers wound up at 8-4.

(I was unable to get the results of Roscoe’s playoff team at Colorado City in time to include in this posting.)

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WADE BOWEN, SHINYRIBS AT LUMBERYARD FRIDAY NIGHT

Two great bands are featured Friday night at the Lumberyard when Shinyribs opens for “Red Dirt” singing star Wade Bowen and Band.

Kevin Russell of Shinyribs

Shinyribs is one of the fastest-moving bands in the Texas scene right now. They exploded onto the Austin scene at Ray Benson’s club, The Rattle Inn, and have been drawing large crowds ever since. Led by Kevin Russell, their most recent album, Okra Candy, follows their first two, Well After Awhile, and Gulf Coast Museum.

Wade Bowen

Bowen, originally from Waco and a Texas Tech grad, has grown in popularity over the years and now has a large following.  His albums include Try Not to Listen (2002), The Blue Light Live (2004), Lost Hotel (2006), If We Ever Make It Home (2008), Live at Billy Bob’s Texas (2010), and The Given (2012).  Top singles include “Saturday Night,” “To Live is to Fly,” “Trouble,” “God Bless This Town,” and “Songs About Trucks.”

Shinyribs will open at 8:00, and Wade Bowen and Band will take the stage at 10:00.

Saturday night’s show will feature Two Tons of Steel. For more information and reservations, contact the Lumberyard at 325-766-2457.

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WEATHER REPORT

I was out of town for 12 days starting on Sunday, July 12, and I noticed the difference in the weather as soon as I got back. Instead of the mild highs, such as 89° or 90°F, which we had in the first part of July, the temperatures had ratcheted up to 95°- 98° in the afternoons and about 75° instead of 71° or so for the early morning lows.

The current weather pattern should continue for at least the next week or so—highs in the mid to upper nineties and lows in the mid seventies.  There is a slight chance of rain on Saturday, but other than that just more of what we’ve been getting—plenty of sunshine with clear to partly cloudy skies and winds out of the south—in other words, typical summer weather.

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† FAIRY LYNN WRIGHT

Funeral services were held at Champion Baptist Church on Saturday, July 18, for Fairy Lynn Wright, 88, who passed away on July 13 in Lewisville. Interment followed at Roscoe Cemetery.

She was born in Loraine on September 10, 1926, and was a lifelong resident of the Roscoe area before moving to Lewisville in March 2014. She was a member of Champion Baptist Church and a graduate of Highland High School. She graduated from Hardin-Simmons University with a degree in Education and was a member of the Hardin-Simmons Cowgirls. Fairy's first teaching job was at Ira, then Highland and Roscoe Schools. She was also a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International.

Survivors include her sons, Jimmy Greg Wright and wife, Cherry, of Highland Village and Mark Daniel Wright and wife, Diana, of Roscoe; daughter, Maxi Lynn (Wright) Houser and husband, Donald, of Sinton, Texas; brother, Douglas Mahon of Snyder; six grandchildren; and fourteen great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, E.O. and Mozell (Newton) Wright; her husband, Max Wright; granddaughter, Allison Wright; and a baby sister, Lucy Mahon.

Pallbearers were her grandsons: Greg Wright, Channon Cain, Aaron Wright, Dax Davila, Jason Martin, and Raef Wright. Honorary pallbearers were Daylon Althof, Herbert WIlliams, Rudy Raughton, and Doyle Sanders.

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† ANNA JOYCE FREEMAN BUCKNER

Funeral services were held at Roscoe Church of Christ on Tuesday, July 21, for Anna Joyce Freeman Buckner, 88, of Sweetwater, who passed away Sunday, July 19, at Nolan Nursing and Rehab. Interment followed at Roscoe Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

Anna was born to Lula Mae Stevens and Joseph Roy “Jack” Freeman in Trent on April 7, 1927. She lived and attended school at Trent until 1943, her sophomore year, when the family moved to Hale Center. She attended the last half of her sophomore year and her junior year there. She then moved to Roscoe with her family, where she attended her senior year, graduating in 1946. She attended schooling for Western Union in Springfield, Missouri, and worked for them in Corpus Christi. Then transferring to Silver City, New Mexico, she worked until returning to Roscoe and married Douglas Lynn Buckner on February 14, 1948. In 1952 she moved with her family to Hobbs, New Mexico, where she was a wife and mother. They moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico, in 1957 when Doug was made Manager for Tootie’s Cashway Super Markets. They moved back to Hobbs in 1958. Then they moved to Odessa, where Doug worked as Assistant Supervisor for Tootie's . In 1969 they moved to Martin, Texas, when Doug went to work for Allsup’s 7-11 convenience store. In 1971, she started to work with Doug at Allsup's 7-11 in Martin. In 1972 they moved to Roscoe, where they owned and operated Doug's Town and Country Grocery and Market until 1978. They sold and moved to Lake Brownwood, building a convenience store, which they owned and operated, until selling in 1991, after Doug suffered a stroke in October 1990. Joyce and Doug came to Sweetwater in 1992 to help in Buck's Restaurant, for her son, Mike and wife Sandy. She retired in 1997 and went home to Lake Brownwood. In 1992 they sold their home and moved to Sweetwater. Joyce was a Christian. She was a member of May Church of Christ in May, Texas, until moving to Sweetwater in 2002. She was a member of the Roscoe Church of Christ.

Survivors are children, Jerry Lynn Buckner and wife Margery Buckner of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Danny Wayne Buckner of Lake Brownwood, Michael Douglas Buckner and wife Sandy of Sweetwater, Jack Allan Buckner and wife Jennifer of Amarillo, and Donna Kaye Sharp of Lubbock; grandchildren, Ron Hines of Sweetwater, Michael Joe Buckner of Sweetwater, Jack Allan Buckner II and wife Jennifer of Amarillo, Randal Charles Buckner and wife of Memphis, TN, David Sharp and wife Evalena of Lubbock, Daniel Sharp and wife Emeral of Alpine, Christye Michele Buckner Whitmore of San Diego, CA, Winona Michele Buckner of Albuquerque, NM, Jennifer Lynn Buckner of Phoenix, AZ, and Mollie Blackburn of Amarillo; sisters, Maretha Myrle and husband Donald Kelley of Abilene, Melba Faye and husband Garland Marth of Roscoe, and Billye Ruth and husband Odis Sessions of Seven Points, TX; along with numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Lula Mae Stevens Freeman and Joseph Roy “Jack,” and brothers Jerland Fred Freeman and Luther Warren Ashford, three nephews, and two nieces.

Pallbearers were Ronald Hines, Steve Hagerman, Kenny Kelley, Stanley Kelley, Ricky Kelley, and Tim Kelley.

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The Rains Just Keep Coming

Cottonwood Creek overflows its banks at Kenny Landfried's farm. (Photo by Kenny Landfried)

In Seattle, where it’s always raining and the joke is that the natives have webs between their toes, it’s dry—so dry they’re having their worst drought in years. And along with the drought, temperatures are soaring with the hottest June on record extending into July. The ninety-degree days are pretty hot for a city where air conditioners are scarce and anything above 80° is considered a heat wave. Meanwhile, here in west Texas, the land of horned toads, dust storms, and prickly pears, we’ve had one of the mildest springs and early summers in years, and the rains just keep falling.

Yesterday we got our biggest rain of the year so far with reports of anywhere from three and a half inches on the lower end up to over seven inches on the high side. Cottonwood Creek went over its banks, and all the dry lakes around Roscoe are now full of water.

The official total here in town, recorded at Kenny Landfried’s residence in east Roscoe, was 3.75”, but others in west and south Roscoe reported amounts of about 4.5”, going all the way up to over five inches. In short, it’s wet, really wet, and with the rains we’ve had previous to this one, it will be a while before things dry out. I’ve heard more frogs croaking in the last two months than any time I can remember, and with the mosquitoes already Texas-sized before this rain, there’s no telling how big they’ll get and how many there will be in the next couple of weeks.

The past week didn’t start out this way. After the rain of last Tuesday, the sun came out and temperatures returned to the high eighties and low nineties in the afternoons. The celebration on July 4th was hot, but not too hot, with a high of 89° that afternoon. The high for the week came on Monday when the mercury rose to 93°, which, if I’m not wrong, is the hottest temperature we’ve had so far this year. Yesterday’s high was only 76°. Lows during the week were in the high sixties and low seventies.

The meteorologists say there’s still a 50% chance of rain today, after which the weather will return to normal tomorrow and through the weekend with sunshine, partly cloudy skies, southerly winds, and no rain in the forecast. Afternoon temperatures will be in the upper eighties or lower nineties and lows will be around 70°.

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HOMECOMING 2015 DATE SET FOR SEPTEMBER 19

No other details are available yet, but Roscoe High School’s Homecoming for this year has been set for the weekend of September 17, 18, and 19. So if you’re a RHS (or RCHS) ex, start making plans now to attend.

We'll be looking for you there!

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LARGE CROWD ENJOYS ROSCOE-STYLE JULY 4TH

An emotional moment, slinging mud, and red dirt - all in a day for the City of Roscoe's Fourth of July Celebration.
Posted by Dustin Tatro, Videographer on Saturday, July 4, 2015

This video clip by Dustin Tatro ran on the KTAB-TV five o'clock news on July 4.

Roscoe has done it again! Starting with the ten o’clock parade down Broadway and continuing through the day and evening all the way to the fireworks show, a large crowd of both locals and visitors enjoyed themselves—and our nation’s independence—in a variety of ways.

The morning parade, which started the annual celebration, was as impressive as always with its assortment of firetrucks, antique cars, mud vehicles, floats, and bicycle, motorcycle, and horseback riders—along with other odd and assorted entries. None of the kids watching went away without plenty of the candy thrown by parade participants. During the day, visitors bought food and shopped for merchandise from street vendors along Broadway and Cypress Streets, examined historical artifacts and photographs in the Roscoe Historical Museum, visited the garage sale at the Community Center, or enjoyed another great Plowboy Mudbog at the baseball field.  And in the evening, Old Town Park and Cypress Street were full of people with their coolers and lawn chairs, who enjoyed the music of Nine Mile Mountain and Cody Canada & the Departed, followed by perhaps the best fireworks show ever.  In short, it was another great day not only for the city but also for everyone who attended.

PARADE

There was no Grand Marshal for this year’s parade. Instead, the parade was dedicated to two young men, Toby Nash and Devon Freeman, whose lives were tragically cut short before their time. In a brief ceremony at the intersection of Broadway and Cypress, a marine in dress uniform presented each of the men’s mothers with a yellow rose.

Here are the Parade winners:

Best Semi – Jason Freeman
Best in Show – Patty McBride
Best Western – Max Tomlin
Most Patriotic – Glass and Ledbetter families
Best Overall Float – American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Best Antique Car – J. H. Tollison
Best Motorcycle – Johnny Rose, American Legion Riders
Best Little Rider / Bicycle – Kyle Martin

The Roscoe Parade Committee would like to thank everyone for coming out and starting the 4th of July celebration with our parade. Special thanks to Cody Thompson and the City Boards for sponsoring it. Thanks also to all the participants and to our local businesses for their donations: Vicki's Gifts, The Wildflower, McVey's Nursery, Integra Care Home Health and Hospice, Trinity Pumping Units of Midland, 1st Financial Bank of Sweetwater, Sonic, Doug Sitter of State Farm Insurance, TSTC, Rocking S Cantina, Morgan Real Estate, and Cindy Smith of Texas Farm Bureau. Thank you to our volunteers who helped make the parade a success: Zela and Staci Armstrong, Dustin Tatro, Jessica Stein and her girls, Roscoe Police Department, Roscoe VFD, Keegan as Simon the Fire Dog, Sgt. Castillo of the Marine Corps, and Janice Boil for judging the parade entries. Thank you to Skinny Kenny for providing and driving our Parade Marshal car.

PLOWBOY MUDBOG


 
The Plowboy Mudbog was everything it was billed to be with a strong field of 48 competitors from all over west Texas and the Panhandle as well as Oklahoma and New Mexico. A large crowd estimated at 800-1000 enjoyed the show, and all proceeds from admissions and the concession stand went to benefit the Roscoe Little League.

Plowboy Mudbog Results:

Street Class
1. Nick Joyner         Floydada         Black 2008 Chevy Pickup  304’ 9”
2. Marie Hall           Abilene            White 2010 Chevy Pickup  294’ 5”
3. Chuck Harvey     Sweetwater      Green 1995 Jeep                 289’ 2”

Super Street Class
1. Michael Hatfield  Noble, OK        Blue 1995 Chevy S10         366’ 2”
2. Ronald Walker     Yukon, OK       Red 1994 Chevy S10          363”
3. Jennifer Davis      Seminole          Orange 1984 Toyota         343’ 5”

Modified Street Class
1. Shannon Mollette Rotan                Yellow Suzuki                   388’ 2”
2. Nick Pantoja          Roscoe              Red 1986 Ford Bronco   315’ 9”
3. George Guerra       Colorado City  Blue 1984 Dodge             314’

Super Modified Class
1. Donny Scott         Hobbs, NM      Gray Ford Ranger      Cleared Pit
2. Justin Davis         Seminole         Blue Toyota Pickup    Cleared Pit
3. Brian Robbins     Hobbs, NM     Orange 1971 Ford             365’ 2”

Open Class
1. Arden Alvarez    Colorado City Blue 2000 Chevy S10   Cleared Pit
2. Jim Martinez     Ballinger         Black/Green Custom    Cleared Pit
3. Abel Alvarez       Colorado City Orange/White Jeep CJ7     398’

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COUNTRY LEGEND EARL THOMAS CONLEY TO PLAY AT LUMBERYARD FRIDAY

Earl Thomas Conley

Another country great is coming to the Lumberyard on Friday. This time it’s Earl Thomas Conley, the country singer with more number one hits in the 1980s than anyone else, more than Wayland Jennings, Willie Nelson, Charley Pride, Randy Travis, or George Strait. Eighteen No. 1’s: “Fire and Smoke,” “Somewhere Between Right and Wrong,” “Your Love’s On The Line,” “Holding Her and Loving You,” “Don’t Make It Easy For Me,” “Angel In Disguise,” “Chance Of Lovin’ You,” “Honor Bound,” “Love Don’t Care Who’s Heart It Breaks,” “Nobody Falls Like A Fool,” “Once In A Blue Moon,” “I Can’t Win For Losin’ You,” “That Was A Close One,” “Right From The Start,” “What She Is,” “We Believe In Happy Endings” (with Emmylou Harris), “What I’d Say,” and “Love Out Loud.”

Originally from Ohio, Conley began singing while in the Army, and after his discharge moved to Nashville, singing classic country sounds influenced by such artists as Merle Haggard and George Jones. While launching his own career, he saw Conway Twitty and Mel Street have success with songs that he wrote. His first number one hit was in 1981 and the others continued through the ‘80s. In 1991 he got out of the recording business due to burnout and Nashville’s turn to a more progressive sound.

He returned to music in 1997 and has been going strong since. And although he hasn’t had any top hits in recent years, everyone who’s seen him says he still puts on a great show.

For reservations and more information, contact the Lumberyard at 325-766-2457.

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NO ROSCOE HARD TIMES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS

There will be no posting of the Roscoe Hard Times for the next two weeks as I will be driving to California to meet my eldest daughter and granddaughter in San Francisco for a couple of days before going to Napa Valley for my youngest daughter’s wedding.  After all the festivities there, my eldest daughter, granddaughter, and I will visit Yosemite Park and other points of interest on our drive back to Texas. The next posting should be on Wednesday, July 29.

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FREE MOVIES AT COMMUNITY CENTER SELECTED FOR  TUESDAY, JULY 14

Next Tuesday, July 14, two free movies will be shown at the Roscoe Community Center and everyone is invited. Guests are welcome to bring their own bean bags or chairs or sit in the ones provided at the Community Center.

The movies are free, but don’t forget to bring some money for snacks as the concession stand will be open.

The first movie, starting at 7:00pm is Boxtrolls. The second, starting at 9:00pm is Woman in Gold, starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds.

For more information, contact Community Center Director Gail Presley at 325-518-4135.

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City Prepares for Big July 4th Celebration on Saturday

A city worker hangs a flag banner in anticipation of the July 4th celebration.

Final preparations are underway for Saturday’s big July 4th Celebration, and the event’s organizers are planning a day to remember.

The day will begin with a parade down Broadway at ten o’clock, followed by the Plowboy Mudbog at George Parks Field, with the gates opening at eleven and the event beginning at twelve.

After the parade, street vendors will be open and selling food and other wares along Broadway, Cypress, and Old Town Park, and the Roscoe Historical Museum will be open for visitors. The Roscoe Community Center will also be open with vendors and food.

The Roscoe Express will be available to shuttle people free of charge between downtown and the Plowboy Mudbog during the afternoon.  There will also be free swimming from 1-5pm at the City Swimming Pool.

Music will begin “on the bricks” of Cypress next to the bank at six o’clock with the new and improved Nine Mile Mountain band, followed at eight by the well-known “red dirt” band Cody Canada and the Departed, followed by the ever popular fireworks show.

Here are more details about the various events of the day:

THE PARADE

Parade organizers invite your participation.  They are looking for creativity and variety.  Float awards will be presented to best overall, best western, and most patriotic. Prizes will also be awarded to the best semi, best antique vehicle, best motorcycle, and best bicycle.

The parade will start at 10:00am.  Line-up will be on West Broadway at 9:30am, and judging will be at 9:45am.

For more information, call Valerie Pruitt at 325-338-4666.

THE PLOWBOY MUDBOG

This year’s Plowboy Mudbog at George Parks Field will feature mudboggers from Hobbs, NM, El Paso, Amarillo, Colorado City, Snyder, Ballinger, Roscoe, and elsewhere, so the competition should be fierce.

Registration for entrants begins at 9:30am Saturday morning at the northwest corner of the baseball field at Second and Sycamore Streets.  The driver entry fee is $30.

Entries will be in five classes:

1.    Street: 35” tires and under with limited engine modification
2.    Super Street: 35” with engine vac under 13”
3.    Modified: 36” to 39” with limited engine modification
4.    Super Modified: 36” to 39” with engine vac under 13”
5.    Open: 40” and over.

Since there’s an advantage in going last rather than first, each mud vehicle makes two runs, with the second run in reverse order from the first.

The public gate will open at 11:00am with the mudbog beginning at noon.  Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for kids from 8 to 14.  Children 7 and under are free.  Proceeds will benefit the Roscoe baseball little league. The Little League will also run the concession booth.

Time permittting, there will also be a Plowboy Mudbog “Dash for Cash,” an entertaining event featuring kids running through knee-deep mud.

For more information, see the Plowboy Mudbog Facebook page, or contact Felix Pantoja at 325-514-8384.

THE COMMUNITY CENTER

The Roscoe Community Center will be open with vendors and food. A good place to do some shopping and get out of the heat, it also has clean restrooms.

SWIMMING POOL

Swimming at the Roscoe City Pool will be free of charge from 1:00-5:00pm.  The City Pool is located at 4th and Cedar Streets next to the City Park.


THE FREE CONCERT AND STREET DANCE

The Departed: Steve Littleton, Jeremy Plato, Chris Doege, Cody Canada

The music stage will be set up on Cypress Street between the Roscoe State Bank and Old Town Park.  Nine Mile Mountain will open the show at around six o’clock.  They will be followed at eight o’clock by this year’s feature act, Cody Canada and the Departed, who will play until 9:30 or so.

Cody Canada was the lead singer of the “red dirt” band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, from 1994 to 2010, but in 2011, he and bass guitarist Jeremy Plato along with two others formed The Departed and have been playing under that name since.

The Departed released their first album, This is Indian Land, in 2011, Adventus in 2012, and their latest, HippieLovePunk, in October, 2014.  Canada also released a solo-acoustic album, Some Old, Some New, Maybe a Cover or Two, in 2013. Popular singles by Canada include “17,” “Sister,” “Cold Hard Fact,” “Set It Free,” and others.

FIREWORKS SHOW

The fireworks show, organized, as always, by City Councilman Robert McBride, will be a memorable event that fittingly tops off the day. The show begins at about 9:40pm and will be done at about ten o’clock.

Those who are still not done celebrating can then go to the Lumberyard, where there will be live music and dancing until 1:00am.

So, if you're in the area, make plans to attend, bring lawn chairs and coolers, and help us celebrate the country’s independence on Saturday!

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FREE MOVIES AT COMMUNITY CENTER SELECTED FOR TUESDAY, JULY 7

Next Tuesday, July 7, two free movies will be shown at the Roscoe Community Center and everyone is invited. Guests are welcome to bring their own bean bags or chairs or sit in the ones provided at the Community Center. The movies are free, but don’t forget to bring some money for snacks as the concession stand will be open.

The first movie, starting at 7:00pm, will be the animated Paddington. The second, starting at 9:00pm, is When the Game Stands Tall, starring Jim Caviezel and Laura Dern.

For more information, contact Community Center Director Gail Presley at 325-518-4135.

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WEATHER REPORT: ANOTHER NICE RAIN

Water was standing everywhere yesterday morning.

We got a surprise early yesterday morning. Although the weather forecasters gave the area no chance of rain and there was nothing to speak of on the radar earlier in the evening, clouds north of Snyder started making up after sundown and a front continued to build. Then, shortly after 2am a cool, strong wind blew in and was almost immediately followed by thunder, lightning, and a heavy downpour. By then, the front extended all the way past Odessa in the west and as far as Cisco and Eastland in the east with thunderstorms almost everywhere as it passed through.

 At my house well over an inch of rain fell in about a half-hour before letting up somewhat. By the time it was over around 5am, there was 2.14” in my rain gauge, and, as I found out later, that was not an unusual amount for the Roscoe area. As always, some got more and others less, depending on location, but almost everyone got a substantial amount, i.e., somewhere between a little less than an inch up to three inches.

Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried recorded an official 1.64” at his home in east Roscoe, but most of the people I talked to in south Roscoe had from two to two and a half inches.  The Pyron area also got that amount as did farms west and southwest of town, although I was told the rainfall was somewhat lighter south of Champion as well as just northwest of town. In any case, water was standing everywhere today, and the streets are once again covered with big puddles and, in some places, pools of water.

Roscoe’s official total for the month of June was 4.11” and for the year so far is 16.99”.

Other than yesterday morning’s thunderstorm, though, the week was typical for this time of year with partly cloudy skies, south or southeast winds, and temperatures of around 90°F in the afternoons, cooling off to around 70° at sunrise.  The forecast for the coming week is for more of the same with sunny to partly cloudy skies, highs in the low nineties, and lows in the low seventies.

There is a 20% chance of rain on Friday, but none otherwise, so the July 4th celebration on Saturday should be hot and dry, although with the way the weather’s been going so far this year, I wouldn’t bet the ranch on it.

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