Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all! Some of you may feel this greeting a little premature since December 25 is not until next Monday, but by next week’s posting on the 27th, Christmas will already be over. So, let this greeting serve notice to those of you who still have gifts to buy that time is growing short, and it’s high time to get her done.

I’m all caught up with my shopping this time around and feeling pretty proud of myself, but it hasn’t always been that way. When my kids were small and I was living in larger places than Roscoe, I can remember making those last-minute dashes to Toys R Us only to find mostly empty shelves and a few scattered toys here and there. For all the complaints we hear about the way things are now, shopping online for gifts is a vast improvement over those dashes of desperation. That is, unless you’re looking for those Fingerling monkey puppets. I hear they’re in short supply!

In any case, here’s wishing my season’s greetings to you, one and all, and here’s hoping this Christmas will be your best ever!

--o--

ROSCOE FFA STOCK SHOW RESULTS

Stock Show winners show off their prize belt buckles.

Here are the results of the Roscoe FFA Stock Show held in the Ag Barn on Friday:

Lambs
Class 1
1st - Ty Fullwood - Fine Wool Cross
2nd - Ty Fullwood - Fine Wool

Reserve Grand Champion - Ty Fullwood - Fine Wool
Grand Champion - Ty Fullwood - Fine Wool Cross
Showmanship - Ty Fullwood

Swine
Class 1 - Lightweight
1st - Aidan Richburg - Hampshire
2nd - Zeke Murphy - Berkshire
3rd - Dax Drake - Berkshire
4th - Fernando Ramirez - Yorkshire

Class 2 - Heavyweight
1st - Zeke Murphy - Spot
2nd - Aidan Richburg - Black Cross
3rd - Dax Drake - Duroc
4th - Fernando Ramirez - Fernando Ramirez - Spot

Reserve Grand Champion - Zeke Murphy - Heavy Weight Spot
Grand Champion - Aidan Richburg - Light Weight Hampshire
Junior Showmanship - Aidan Richburg
Senior Showmanship - Zeke Murphy

--o--

KEEGAN PRUITT NAMED ROSCOE VFD FIREMAN OF THE YEAR

Keegan Pruitt with RVFD Fire Chief Gary Armstrong. 

At its recent celebration of the Christmas holidays and safe year, the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department recognized Keegan Pruitt as this year’s Volunteer Fireman of the Year for his service to the Department and community. A senior at Highland High School, Keegan plans to go to the EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) School and Fire Academy at TEEX (Texas A&M Engineering Extension).

The Department also recognized the number of years each member has served, from the longest at 32 to the most recent at one.

The Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department wishes to thank the community for its continued support.

--o--

PLOWBOYS DOWN WINTERS 61-58

In their final game before the Christmas break, the Plowboys won a close one from the Winters Blizzards 61-58.

Scores by quarters:
Plowboys          25        36        51        61
Winters             10        19        35        58

Individual Plowboy scoring: Brandon Lavalais 14. Jose Ortega, 13, Caleb Gray 10, Junior Martinez 8, Clemente Aguayo 5, Brayan Medina 4, Camden Boren 4, Reece Boydston 3.

The Plowboys' next games will be in Eden in the Concho County Classic Tournament on December 27-28. Their first game on December 27 will be against Miles. 

--o--

PLOWGIRLS FALL TO ANSON 43-24

The Plowgirls lost a game to Anson in a game played at the RCHS Special Events Center Friday evening 43-24.

Scores by quarters:
Anson               12        21        35        43
Plowgirls          12        14        16        24

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Kinzie Buchanan 8, Veronica Cuellar 5, Bonnie Wilkinson 4, Baylor Trevino 3, Victoria Martinez 2, Alexis Arce 1, Liberty Saenz 1.

The Plowgirls are also off for the Christmas break and will play Eden next in the Concho County Classic Tournament in Eden on December 27. 

--o--

WEATHER REPORT: MILD AND UNEVENTFUL

Yesterday's cloud cover moved east in the afternoon.

The weather this past week has been just about as normal as it ever gets for December in west Texas. The historical monthly averages for December in Roscoe are 57°F for highs and 30° for lows. Since last Thursday the highs have been 54°, 53°, 53°, 60°, 63°, and 60° respectively, and the lows 34°, 32°, 35°, 39°, 38°, and 47°. The only real change during the week was yesterday’s overcast skies until about 3pm and the rain that came early yesterday morning. It wasn’t much, just enough to get the ground wet, but it was something different than we had for the previous days.

That will change as today and tomorrow will be considerably warmer with a high of 69° today and 77° tomorrow. Tomorrow’s warmth will be coming from the southwest along with strong breezes of 20-30mph. Then tomorrow night, a norther will blow in, changing the wind direction and dropping the temperature to a low of around 32°. Friday’s high will reach only 45° under cloudy skies and a 20% chance of precipitation. Saturday will be sunny with a high of 56° and light southwest winds, but the wind will change Saturday evening and once again come from the north, dropping the low to 26°. Sunday will be cold. The high will be only 37° with a strong north wind of around 20mph.

Christmas Day will be only slightly warmer under mostly sunny skies with a projected high of 47° and a low of 27°. So, if you happen to get a new jacket or coat for Christmas, you can try it out immediately.

--o--

† STEVEN CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” HAGERMAN

Funeral services were held for Steven Christopher Hagerman, 32, at 2:00pm Friday, December 15, at Roscoe Church of Christ with Dan Boren officiating. Interment followed at Roscoe Cemetery. He passed away at his home on Sunday, December 10.

Chris was born April 25, 1985, in Abilene. He was a graduate of Roscoe High School and member of the Roscoe Church of Christ. He lived in Roscoe all his life and loved to listen to music and play his drums. He also loved to be on the Roscoe Plowboys’ sidelines standing with the coaches on game nights. He attended the Lions World School for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he obtained his small engine repair certification. He was the owner-operator of Hagerman NAPA Auto Parts Store in Roscoe.

He is survived by his parents, Pat and Steve Hagerman of Roscoe; sister, Stephanie Sanders of Huntsville; brother, Kyle Hagerman of Roscoe; maternal grandmother, Elnor Freeman of Roscoe; and niece and nephew, Chloe and Carson Sanders of Huntsville. He is also survived by a host of uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.

Chris is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Jerland Freeman; paternal grandparents, Lucille and Verlin Paul Hagerman; aunts, Terri Teltschik and DaNetta Hagerman; and uncles, Freddy Freeman and Larry Hagerman.

Pallbearers were Jerad Alford, Jeremy Baker, Travis Williams, Chase Strother, Clint Hunter and Shane Hunter.

--o--