City Council Hears Bandera Residents, Conducts Business

Police Chief Felix Pantoja addresses the Council at yesterday's meeting.

At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the Roscoe City Council heard from Bandera residents who are trying to alleviate their flooding problems, got reports on the City’s public works and the monthly Police report, heard a request to consider relinquishing an existing right of way, and approved a City Christmas Parade.

Joe Smith, who spoke for the Bandera group, said the meeting between representatives of the City, County, State, and the Bandera residents had gone well. He hopes for a positive outcome and asked the Council to provide any help that it could.

City Manager Cody Thompson was unable to attend yesterday’s meeting, so City employee and Water Works Manager Joe Vick gave the monthly public works update. He said that a crew is currently conducting some necessary camera inspection of the City’s sanitary sewer lines and that work on the pavilion in Windmill Park is nearing completion. Preparations for putting up the Christmas lights in Old Town Park across from City Hall are underway, as is the building of protective housing for a sewer machine at the City Shop. He also said filling in sinkholes from the recent heavy rains continues in certain alleys.

Police Chief Felix Pantoja gave the police report for November, saying the Department answered 91 calls, handled three vehicle crashes, issued 11 citations plus 3 dog violation citations, made 2 arrests, and dealt with 2 burglaries.

Doug Dipple requested that the Council consider relinquishing an existing right of way at Ninth and Hickory Streets, where through streets no longer exist. City Attorney Zollie Steakley explained the procedure that must be followed for a relinquishment to be legal. Landowners next to the right of way must first be notified by letter of the request, followed by a public hearing to allow for any objections.

The Council then approved Police Chief Pantoja’s request for a Christmas Parade down Broadway this Saturday starting with the lineup at 2:00pm.

The proposed discussion with Benny Cornutt to consider options for the City website was tabled and will be placed on the agenda for next month.

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KTXS-TV REPORTS ROSCOE-SWEETWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

A Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department public service announcement posted on its Facebook page went viral in the Roscoe area yesterday and caused enough local attention that KTXS-TV, Abilene’s ABC affiliate, reported on it in its evening news shows yesterday.

The KTXS news clip describing the controversy can be seen by clicking here.

We sincerely hope the differences between the two departments can be ironed out smoothly and both departments continue to work together to do the great jobs in this area that they’ve been doing up to now.

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PLOWBOYS FINISH SECOND IN IRA TOURNAMENT

Brandon Lavalais shoots from the corner. (Basketball Photos by Tamara Alexander)

Brandon Lavalais and Jayden Gonzales were selected to the Ira All-Tournament Team, and the Plowboys finished second in the tournament at Ira this past weekend, winning two games and losing one.

Plowboys 58 – Sands 43

Scores by quarters:
                                          1            2            3            4
               Plowboys          5          22          36          58
               Sands                9          18          29          43

Plowboy individual scoring: Jayden Gonzales 20, Hunter Anglin 10, Caleb Gray 9, Brandon Lavalais 6, Brayan Medina 5, Ryan Highsmith 4, Barrett Beal 2, Junior Martinez 2.

Plowboys 71 – Ira JV

               Plowboys         23         40         58          71
               Ira JV                 8          12         21          27

Plowboy individual scoring: Lavalais 10, Medina 10, Martinez 10, Anglin 8, Tristan Baker 8, Beal 7, Gonzales 5, Highsmith 5, Jose Ortega 4, Gray 4.

Ira 51 – Plowboys 35

               Ira                       6         24          32          51
               Plowboys          11         17           26         35

Plowboy individual scoring: Lavalais 8, Gray 8, Highsmith 6, Gonzales 5, Ortega 3, Anglin 3, Martinez 2.

The Plowboys play Merkel in Merkel this Friday and Gorman in Gorman next Tuesday.

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PLOWGIRLS WIN, LOSE IN BUSY WEEK

Plowgirl Sadie McCambridge (00).

The Plowgirls played five games, four in the Ira round robin tournament last weekend and one yesterday evening in the Special Events Center. They won two and lost three to bring their season record to 8-5.

They lost two on Thursday, one to O’Donnell 70-49 and the other to Ira 46-32. On Friday, they downed Rotan 53-43 and then lost to Klondike in a close one 57-52. Then last night they defeated Highland 41-30.

Here are the scores by quarters, followed by individual Plowgirl scoring in each:

O’Donnell 70 – Plowgirls 49
 
Scores by quarters:
                                           1            2           3            4
               O’Donnell        16          32         54          70
               Plowgirls          17          26         40         49

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Bonnie Wilkinson 18, Victoria Martinez 16, Shauna McCambridge 7, Sadie McCambridge 4, Jovana Peña 4.
 
Ira 46 – Plowgirls 32

               Ira                      8           31         38          46
               Plowgirls          11          22         28          32

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Wilkinson 13, Sa. McCambridge 8, Sh. McCambridge 5, Martinez 6.

Plowgirls 53 – Rotan 43

               Plowgirls          12         23          34         53
               Rotan                 6          20         30         43

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Riley Sheridan 14, Martinez 14, Wilkinson 13, Sa. McCambridge 7, Peña 5.

Klondike 57 – Plowgirls 52

               Klondike          24         39         47          57
               Plowgirls          13         34         44          52

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Martinez 21, Sh. McCambridge 12, Wilkinson 6, Peña 5, Sheridan 4.

Plowgirls 41 – Highland 30

               Plowgirls          19         23         34          41
               Highland           3          23         20         30

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Sh. McCambridge 12, Martinez 9, Wilkinson 7, Sa. McCambridge 5, Sheridan 4, Peña 4.

On Friday, the Plowgirls will play Forsan in Roscoe at 6:30pm, and next Tuesday they are off. On the following Friday, December 20, they play Borden County also in Roscoe before taking off for the Christmas break.

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WEATHER REPORT: SNOW, COOL, THEN WARM AND WINDY

The snow on Saturday morning.

The Roscoe area got its first snow of the year on Saturday morning. It wasn’t a lot, about 2”, but it was enough to cover the ground and was pretty while it lasted. By Monday, it was all gone. It was preceded by a light rain, and Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried recorded an official .65” total precipitation here in Roscoe, but says he got .85” at his farm northwest of town.

The weather was mild preceding the front last Wednesday and Thursday with highs of 54° and 51°, but cooler after it moved in with highs of only 39° and 34° on Friday and Saturday, and only slightly warmer on Sunday at 44°. Lows for those days were 32°, 30°, and 27°. Sunday and Monday were pleasant because the wind was very light, and yesterday was warmer with a high of 58° but with strong south breezes.

The high for this week will likely be today’s 63° because another front moves through tomorrow, dropping the high to only 44° and bringing with it a 90% chance of rain. The low will drop to 32°. On Friday, the sun should be back out and temperatures warmer with a high of 54°, followed by Saturday’s 61° and Sunday’s 60° under partly cloudy skies. So, the Christmas parade and talks with Santa in Old Town Park on Saturday afternoon should be pleasant.

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† EDNA JANE ALDERMAN

Funeral services were at 2:00pm Saturday, December 8, at Maryneal Baptist Church for Edna Jane Alderman, 94, with Reverends Truman Davis, T.J. Johnson, and Betty and Don Dunavant officiating. Burial followed at Maryneal Cemetery. She passed away Monday, December 3, at Bronte Health and Rehab Center.

Edna was born October 18. 1924, in Sweetwater to the late John E. and Sarah (Fomby) Walker. She married Memry Franklin Alderman May 31, 1941, at Robert Lee. He passed away July 4, 1993. Edna was a graduate of Highland High School by correspondence and walked the stage with the class of 1948, was a homemaker who lived in Maryneal most of her life, and was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church. Her father, John E. Walker, was pastor of Maryneal Baptist Church many years ago. She had been a 4-H Leader on local, county, district, and state levels, was a member and past Worthy Matron of the Roscoe Eastern Star Chapter, and a past member of the Maryneal Red Hat Club. Edna loved her hand crafts, quilting, and most of all making her Christmas stockings. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother.

Edna is survived by her daughters; Janet Alderman Backer and husband Roger of Water Valley, Gwendolyn Alderman Mock and husband Jim of Star Lake, Washington; son, Theo Alderman and wife Shirley of Sweetwater. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Allen Alderman of Austin, Dayla and Roger Graham of Sweetwater, Christie Lotspiech and Mark of Gunter, Texas; five great-grandchildren: Krystle Murdock Oliver, Eric Murdock and Jordan von Roeder and husband, Wes, Ella and Reid Lotspeich, three great-great-grandchildren: Jeffery, Aiden, Sophia; and a step-grandson: Chris Backer and wife Angela of Eastland.

Edna is also preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Memry; a granddaughter, Sue Murdock, and a step-granddaughter, Bonnie Perry.

Pallbearers were Allen Alderman, Roger Graham, Mark Lotspeich, Wes von Roeder, Eric Murdock and Bradley Hall.

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† OLLIE LAFAE BUTLER FRAZIER

Graveside services were held at 2:00pm in Roscoe Cemetery for Ollie Lafae Butler Frazier, 92, of Malakoff with David Draper, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Roscoe, officiating. Formerly a longtime resident of Roscoe, she passed away on December 4.

Lafae was born July 4, 1926. She attended and graduated from Roscoe Public Schools. As a young lady, she worked as a soda jerk for Maloney’s Drug Store in Roscoe and is remembered for her banana splits and milk shakes. Most of her adult work was bookkeeping for several businesses in the area. She was a member of First Baptist Church at Roscoe. She married Billy Wayne Frazier on May 14, 1950.

She is survived by daughters Deborah Lindstrom and husband, Charlie, of Malakoff, Tonya Arpe and husband, Billy, of Livingston; grandchildren Jennifer Scott and husband, Shane, of Georgetown; Cody Arpe and wife, Brittania, of New Braunfels; Patrick Brown and wife, Katie, of LaRue; Chad Arpe of Houston;  step-grandchildren, Linnea Marasky and husband, Chris, of Clovis, New Mexico; Jeff Lindstrom and wife Erin, of Seattle, Washington; 7 great-grandchildren, and 2 step-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sister-in-law, Faye Huff, and brother-in-law, David Frazier, and numerous nephews and nieces.

Lafae was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Wayne Frazier; her parents, Leslie and Lora Butler; granddaughter Mandy Brown; brothers Leland, Jack, Fred; sisters, Olivia Tatum, Mae Brown, Leota Ammons, Dorothy Hopkins, Ina Smith, and infant twins, Danny and Dollie.

Pallbearers were grandsons Shane Scott, Cody Arpe, Patrick Brown, Chad Arpe, and nephews Rode Ammons and Gaylond Frazier.

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