City Council Selects Swimming Pool Operator

City Manager Cody Thompson reports to the Council at yesterday's meeting.

At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the City Council approved Tammy San Agustin's bid to operate the City Swimming Pool this summer. It also heard City Manager Cody Thompson’s report on City works and conducted routine business.

The meeting began with a complaint from Virgil Pruitt requesting action about a neighbor whose yard is an eyesore and potential safety hazard. The Council took no direct action but referred the matter to the Police Department.

After a short discussion, the Council then unanimously agreed to approve Tammy San Agustin’s bid to operate the City Pool this summer.

City Manager Cody Thompson then reported to the Council that the City has purchased new sensors for the Reverse-Osmosis Water Treatment Plant and that everything there is running efficiently. The City has also purchased a new push mower and weed eater and has serviced the riding mowers for the upcoming season.

At the City’s request, County Commissioner Terry Willman has re-bladed the berm behind the Bandera addition before planting season begins. The berm should help alleviate the problems the development has suffered from standing water after big rains.

Oncor is about three weeks behind schedule but should be done with their upgrade of Roscoe’s electric lines by the end of the month.

The City’s Spring Clean-Up went well at its location behind the Water Treatment Plant, where there was less illegal after-hour dumping. The City also assisted with the clean-up of lots at 4th and Main and 6th and Main Streets.

Pipe is being brought into the new pipe yard in north Roscoe next to US 84 and just across the railroad tracks from the American Legion.

The Stone Tower RV Park and Cabins has hired a new manager to improve its operations.

The NCHA (National Cutting Horse Association) has contacted the City and will be promoting Buster Welch Day in Roscoe on Saturday, May 12, on its website and elsewhere.

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PLOWGIRLS, PLOWBOYS QUALIFY FOR AREA AT DISTRICT MEET

Kinzie Buchanan put the shot 39' 8" at the District Meet in Hamlin.

Kinzie Buchanan broke her own and the Plowgirl record at the 8-2A District Meet in Hamlin on Thursday with a Shot Put of 39’ 8”, only 4 inches shy of 40 feet and the best of any class in the Big Country so far this year. Bonnie Wilkinson also continued her winning ways with victories in the Triple Jump and 400 Meter Dash, and so did the Plowgirls’ 4 x 400 Meter Relay team (Jaci Alexander, Victoria Martinez, Kadee Martinez, and Bonnie Wilkinson).

Also qualifying for the Area Meet by placing in the top four of their event were Plowgirls Riley Sheridan, 3200 Meter Run, and Kinzie Buchanan, Discus Throw.

In addition, several Plowboys qualified: Tristan Baker, 110 Meter Hurdles; Jaythan Coale and Jayden Gonzales, Pole Vault; Micheal Wright, Triple Jump; the Plowboy 4 x 200 Meter Relay team (Caleb Gray, Jaythan Coale, Micheal Wright, and Junior Martinez); and the Plowboy 4 x 400 Meter Relay team (Micheal Wright, Tristan Baker, Jayden Gonzales, and Junior Martinez).

Here are the Plowgirl and Plowboy results from the 8-2A District Meet:

Plowgirls
Event                                     Place           Athlete                Time/Distance
400 Meter Dash                      1             Bonnie Wilkinson          1:02.00
                                                   5              Kadee Martinez              1:06.16
3200 Meter Run                     3             Riley Sheridan              12:48.15
4 x 100 Meter Relay               5             Plowgirls                             53.28  
     1) J. Alexander 2) V. Martinez 3) K. Martinez 4) B. Wilkinson
4 x 400 Meter Relay              1              Plowgirls                          4:17.34  
     1) J. Alexander 2) V. Martinez 3) K. Martinez 4) B. Wilkinson  
Triple Jump                            1              Bonnie Wilkinson          36’
                                                   5             Jaci Alexander                32’ 9½”
Shot Put                                   1              Kinzie Buchanan            39’ 8”
                                                   7             Veronica Cuellar             29’ 11”
Discus Throw                         4              Kinzie Buchanan            95’ 1¾”

Plowboys
100 Meter Dash                     6             Brandon Lavalais              11.83
200 Meter Dash                     5             Caleb Gray                         24.28
                                                  6             Micheal Wright                 24.37      
                                                  7              Jaythan Coale                   25.13
800 Meter Run                      7              Brayan Medina              2:18.96
110 Meter Hurdles                4              Tristan Baker                    18.47
                                                  5              Coltin Watts                      20.20  
300 Meter Hurdles               5              Coltin Watts                      50.02
4 x 100 Meter Relay              6              Plowboys                           46.61      
   1) Caleb Gray 2) Nick Limones 3) Jayden Gonzales 4) Jr. Martinez
4 x 200 Meter Relay             3              Plowboys                         1:34.93
   1) Caleb Gray 2) Jaythan Coale 3) Micheal Wright 4) Jr. Martinez
4 x 400 Meter Relay             3              Plowboys                        3:46.64
   1) M. Wright 2) Tristan Baker 3) Jayden Gonzales 4) Jr. Martinez
Pole Vault                               3              Jaythan Coale                 11’        
                                                  4              Jayden Gonzales           10’
Triple Jump                           3               Micheal Wright             40’ 1”
                                                  5              Junior Martinez            39’ 2¼”
Shot Put                                  5              Brandon Lavalais          40’ 8½”

The Area Meet will be at Elmer Gray Stadium at ACU in Abilene next Monday, April 16.

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ROSCOE ELEMENTARY ROBOTICS TEAM WINS COMPETITION AT TEXAS TECH

Robotics winners show off their blue ribbons. Left to right they are Jaeden Bartee, Makenna Mahan, Kaylee Martin, and Zoey Welch. Back row: Kristi Martin, Dr. Tanja Karp of Texas Tech, and Robyn Welch.

The Roscoe Elementary Robotics team of Jaedyn Bartee, Makenna Mahan, Kaylee Martin and Zoey Welch finished first out of 80 teams at the GEAR Game Day Robotics competition at Texas Tech in Lubbock Saturday. The victory ensures them a position in the upcoming Championship Day Competition to be held at Tech on Saturday, April 28.

Roscoe Elementary sent 31 students to the Game Day Robotics meet, and director Kristi Martin feels that Roscoe has a great chance for three to four more teams to be invited to the April 28 Championship Day Competition.
 

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EL TEJANO GRILL OPENS DOWNTOWN

El Tejano Grill.

Roscoe has a new downtown restaurant, El Tejano Grill, owned and operated by Felix Pantoja. Located on the corner of Broadway and Cypress, it is where the Mexico Lindo used to be. It is open on Fridays from 6 to 9pm, Saturdays 11am to 2pm, and Sundays 11am to 2pm. It can also be open late for special occasions.

Prices are reasonable, and the food includes standard Tex-Mex fare, including fajita, enchilada, and taco plates, as well as a special house plate, which changes from day to day. The full menu is available on Fridays and Saturdays, while only two plates are offered on Sundays, the house plate and one other. Examples of house plates are hamburgers, chili con carne, pot roast, and chili con pollo.

For more information, drop by, phone 325-766-3622, or consult the El Tejano Grill Facebook page.

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STRIPES STORE CHANGES OWNERSHIP

Stripes convenience store at 1101 South Main Street.

Customers at Roscoe’s Stripes convenience store next to I-20 may not have noticed any changes, but on April 1 the store was sold to a new company called CAL’s Convenience, Inc., of Frisco. Roscoe’s Stripes is only one of the 207 stores in west Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma that CAL’s acquired from Sunoco. The company has entered an agreement to own and operate the business of the stores, but they will continue to operate as Stripes stores without a name change.

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DARRYL WORLEY AT LUMBERYARD FRIDAY NIGHT

Country music singer/songwriter Darryl Worley will make his first appearance ever at the Lumberyard Friday night. A native of Tennessee and the son of a Methodist preacher, Worley has been a part of the Nashville scene for years. 

During that time, he has produced six studio albums containing 18 singles that made the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts including three number ones: “I Miss My Friend,” “Have You Forgotten?” and “Awful, Beautiful Life.” “Have You Forgotten?” spent seven weeks at number one, and nine other singles have reached the top 40.

His albums are Hard Rain Don’t Last (1999-2001), I Miss My Friend (2002), Have You Forgotten? (2003), Darryl Worley (2004-2005), Here and Now (2006-2007), and Sounds Like Life (2008-2010). 

Top singles include “I Miss My Friend,” “Have You Forgotten?” “Awful, Beautiful Life,” “Sounds Like Life to Me,” and “If Something Should Happen,” and “I Just Came Back from a War.”

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

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WEATHER REPORT: A LATE FREEZE

Skies were blue over Roscoe yesterday.

The big news concerning the weather this past week was the late freeze that hit the area Friday night and Saturday morning. After Thursday and Friday when the highs were 87° and 85° respectively, the low temperature and the strong north wind that accompanied it seemed particularly cold and out of place for the time of year. Even my old mesquite tree, which had begun to bud out, was fooled. In twelve hours, the temperature fell 55 degrees and dropped the wind chill into the low twenties. On Saturday morning the temperature was below or at freezing almost until noon. 

Even so, the tomatoes and peppers in my garden survived. I had covered all but two of them, but even the uncovered ones made it, probably because the ground temperature was warm from the heat of the preceding days.

The high on Saturday was only 43° and felt even colder. But that night the wind shifted to the southwest, and by Sunday afternoon the temperature was back up to 86°. On Monday, another front moved through, and the high was only 64°, but the weather has been warming up since then. Yesterday’s high was 74°, today’s should be around 87°, and tomorrow’s a sweltering 95°! Friday and Saturday will be cooler with afternoon highs of 73° and 63° respectively.

Unfortunately, the chances for precipitation are virtually nil.

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† JAY DANE RICHBURG

A graveside service was held at 10am this morning in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene for Jay Dane Richburg, 75, who passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Big Spring on Friday, April 6.

Dane was born August 9, 1942, in San Antonio to J.C. and Virgie (Lamb) Richburg. A former Plowboy and 1960 graduate of Roscoe High School, he later attended TSTC in Sweetwater and Waco, studying computer science and photography.

He served in the Navy after high school and afterwards worked for the Santa Clara, CA, Transit Authority driving a bus. After retirement from the Transit Authority, he drove charter buses and cabs.

He loved to ride motorcycles, spending time in Sturgis. He was a member of the VFW and a card-carrying member of the NRA. 

He is survived by his wife, Betty; three sons, Howard, Troy and Matthew Richburg; sisters, Rebecca Richburg and Ruth Ellen Hill; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 W. Lake Road, Abilene, Texas 79601.

Condolences can be left at www.fry-smith.com.

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