Roscoe School Open House on Monday, New Vet Crew to be Introduced

by Dr. Kim Alexander, RCISD Superintendent

Roscoe Collegiate ISD will be hosting an Open House on Monday, August 28, at 6:00pm. We hope everyone will be able to attend as we introduce the new Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Betsy Oesch; the new Veterinary Technician, Rebecca Randall; and the new Office Manager, Leslie Cathey.

The Open House will begin in the cafeteria and expand from there with tours of Collegiate Edu-Vet at the STEM Research Center, Edu-Drone in the Shelansky Building, and the Montessori Early Childhood Center on Main Street.

Collegiate Edu-Vet, located at the STEM Research Center, will officially open on Monday at 8am. Initially, the Veterinary Hospital will provide a complete line of companion animal services, as well as supply all the advanced reproduction techniques for cattle. The plan is to open the equine division next July, along with the food animal line of medical services.

Collegiate Edu-Drone, located at the downtown Shelansky Building, is also officially open providing a full line of pilot training curriculum leading to FAA Certification for commercial drone flight. Also, Collegiate Commercial Drone is officially open to fulfill all your commercial drone requests, including agricultural data collection and real estate cinematography.

We hope you will all come out and support these RCISD business partnerships, established to provide meaningful STEM workforce certifications, along with paid apprenticeship opportunities for our students. RCISD is also currently working with Texas A&M and Texas Tech Universities to provide additional education opportunities in the form of four-year and graduate degrees to students from Roscoe and surrounding areas.

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PLOWBOYS LOOK PROMISING IN SCRIMMAGE WITH MUNDAY

Munday gets set to run a play against the Plowboys at Friday's scrimmage.

The Plowboys pretty much played Munday to a draw in their first scrimmage at Plowboy Field on Friday, but that’s not a bad thing. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football lists the Moguls as the favorites to win district 7-2A II and adds that “Munday will once again be a threat to do postseason damage.” So, the Moguls were a good test for the new 2017 Plowboys, their mettle, and their progress in playing winning football against a tough opponent.

At first it appeared that Munday would outplay the Plowboys, who were generally unable to move the ball on their first offensive series. Initial nervousness and missed assignments no doubt played a part. At the same time, Munday had some good plays and long gainers in theirs. But the next time the Plowboys had the ball, Francisco Garcia broke free up the middle to race 75 yards for a TD, and the Plowboys settled down and played good football the rest of the afternoon.

Throughout the scrimmage, the Plowboy defense looked strong. Munday had some tall receivers that gave the pass defenders trouble, but the Plowboys stopped the Moguls’ running game all afternoon with solid hits and strong pursuit. And the offense seemed to get better as time went on. By the end of the scrimmage, if anyone had the upper hand, it was the Plowboys.

They will have a chance to work out some of the kinks again tomorrow afternoon when they take on Hawley, a 2A Division I team in the same district as Anson and Post. Once again, they’ll be facing a formidable opponent. Last year the Bearcats were a 2A-1 area finalist with an 8-4 record. Returning seven starters on both sides of the ball, their quarterback is Quay Stokes, last year’s Abilene Reporter-News All Big Country 2A Player of the Year, who was personally responsible for 51 TDs both running and passing. The scrimmage is at Hawley and begins at 6:00pm.

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PLOWBOY PREVIEW DRAWS LARGE CROWD

Players and fans enjoyed the burger supper at Plowboy Preview.

For the second year in a row, the Plowboy Preview was held indoors because of the threat of inclement weather, but that didn't damping the enthusiasm of either players or fans. After a burger supper in the cafetorium, everyone went to the Special Events Center, where the Cheer Pals performed along with the cheerleaders, and the band, the cross-country team, and the football teams and coaches were introduced. A large crowd of fans cheered them on before ending the evening with the school song.

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LYNDALL UNDERWOOD RETURNS TO THE LUMBERYARD SATURDAY

Lyndall Underwood & the Dusty Creek Band

Roscoe’s own Lyndall Underwood and his Dusty Creek Band will be back at the Lumberyard for the first time in a while Saturday night. Since their last appearance there, they’ve played in venues all over the region and even been the feature band on a cruise ship to the Caribbean.

As always, they’ll be playing dance-friendly traditional country music, perfect for two-stepping. They’ll open around 9:30pm. Cover charge is $10.

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

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WEATHER REPORT: A DRYING OUT, A SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND A LITTLE RAIN

Eden Baker got this great shot of the approaching front last night.

After the rains of the previous week, this past one saw the sun come out, the puddles dry up, and the temperatures rise. Every day since last Wednesday reached over 90°F with the hottest day being yesterday at 95°, while lows ranged between 69° and 73°.

Monday was the day of the solar eclipse, and although the moon didn’t completely blot out the sun like it did in other parts of the country, it did cover over half of it here at its maximum coverage. Many Roscoe folks had homemade eclipse viewing devices like cardboard boxes or cards with holes poked in them, while others had welding masks for viewing. It began here at 11:33am, reached its peak at 1:01pm, and was completely over at 2:30. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, but the eclipse did dim the brightness of the midday sun enough that it was noticeable. It also created some strange shadows under the trees. We won’t see another one until April 2024, and that one won’t be total in Roscoe, either. But the moon will cover more of the sun here than this one did.

Last night a front blew in from the northwest, dropping temperatures into the sixties, and a light rain fell for a while. My rain gauge recorded .14”, the same amount that Kenny Landfried got for the official total. The forecast is for lower temperatures for the coming week with highs ranging from today’s 84° to Saturday’s 79° before warming back up to Monday’s 86° and Tuesday’s 87°. There’s a 50% chance of thunderstorms today, 50% tomorrow, and 90% Friday, diminishing to 40% Saturday and 10% Sunday. Lows should be in the mid-sixties the entire week.  

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