Roscoe Collegiate Featured in TEA Annual Report

Roscoe Collegiate in the TEA Annual Report. (Click image to enlarge)

Roscoe Collegiate ISD was one of only four schools mentioned in this year’s 2018 Texas Education Agency’s Annual Report. Roscoe was featured for its P-TECH programs that provide professional certifications and its partnerships with Western Texas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M that connect high school to career and college.

The other three school districts, Austin ISD, Alief ISD, and San Juan-Pharr-Alamo ISD, were all cited for their Early Childhood Programs. The compilers of the report could have included Roscoe there, too.

The 2018 TEA Annual Report is available online at  https://tea.texas.gov/AnnualReport/.

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CODY HUGHES ELECTED TO BOARD OF LONE STAR AG

FORT WORTH — Stockholders of Lone Star Ag Credit recently elected Roscoe farmer Cody Hughes to the rural lending cooperative’s 13-member board of directors along with Gil Flautt V of Blossom and Asa G. Langford of Lampasas. All three directors will serve three-year terms.

“Our board of directors plays a very important role in guiding the policy of the association,” said Bill Melton, Lone Star Ag Credit interim chief executive officer. “These elections ensure that the policy and strategic direction will continue to be in local and qualified hands that represent the customer-owners we serve.”

Lone Star Ag Credit serves 48 Texas counties and has credit offices in Abilene, Cleburne, Corsicana, Denton, Fort Worth, Georgetown, Hillsboro, Lampasas, New Boston, Paris, Sherman, Stephenville, Sweetwater, Waco and Weatherford. For more information about the association, contact a local branch office or visit LoneStarAgCredit.com.

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PLOWBOYS TAKE DOWN HASKELL, CROSS PLAINS

On Senior Night at the Special Events Center Tuesday Evening, the Plowboys and Plowgirls both gave their last-year teammates a nice sendoff winning both games against Cross Plains.

The Plowboys had a good week, easily defeating Haskell in Haskell on Friday 60-33, and then getting a little payback by beating Cross Plains at home Tuesday 49-37 to avenge a 41-40 win by the Buffaloes the first time the two teams met.  With one more victory, they can make the post-season playoffs. 
 
Here are the scores by quarters and individual Plowboy scoring:

Plowboys 60 – Haskell 33

Scores by quarters:
                                            1          2          3          4
               Plowboys          16        28        42        60
               Haskell               2         12        21         33

Individual Plowboy scoring: Brayan Medina 12, Hunter Anglin 12, Brandon Lavalais 10, Jose Ortega 8, Jaydon Gonzales 6, Caleb Gray 6, Ryan Highsmith 6.

Plowboys 49 – Cross Plains 37

Scores by quarters:
                Plowboys            8        20        33        49
                Cross Plains      13       24         31        37

Individual Plowboy scoring: Gray 14, Gonzales 10, Ortega 5, Highsmith 5, Lavalais 4, Brayan Medina 4, Barrett Beal 4, Anglin 3.

The Plowboys play Stamford in Stamford on Friday and then finish the regular season against Hawley in Hawley next Tuesday.

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PLOWGIRLS FALL TO HASKELL, DEFEAT CROSS PLAINS

The Plowgirls lost to state-ranked Haskell by only eight points in the last game ever to be played in the Haskell "Teepee" Friday, as it will be soon torn down. They were behind by only four points late in the fourth quarter, but were unable to get any closer. Still,, that's quite an improvement over their first game with the Maidens, when Haskell won 59-14,

Haskell 39 – Plowgirls 31
Scores by quarters:
                                           1          2          3          4
               Haskell             15        26        30        39
               Plowgirls            3          5        19         31

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Shauna McCambridge 8, Sadie McCambridge 7, Jaci Alexander 7, Veronica Cuellar 4, Victoria Martinez 3, Jovana Peña 2.

Plowgirls 38 – Cross Plains 36

Scores by quarters:
               Plowgirls           15        18        26        38
               Cross Plains        5        15        22        36

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Cuellar 10, Alexander 9, Bonnie Wilkinson 8, Sa. McCambridge 7, Martinez 4.

The Plowgirls have now finished the regular season and qualified for the playoffs. They will next play Christoval in Bronte on Monday, February 11. Tipoff is at 6:30pm.

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ROLLING PLAINS COTTON GROWERS ANNUAL MEETING

Tuesday, February 19

Big Country Hall, Taylor County Expo Center, Abilene

Coffee, registration 9-10am, Meeting 10am, Lunch after meeting

Keynote Speaker: U. S. Rep. Mike Conaway

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WEATHER REPORT: A TASTE OF SPRING

Cloudy skies at dawn on Groundhog Day.

On Groundhog Day this year, last Saturday, Punxsatawny Phil, the groundhog up in Pennsylvania, and Bee Caves Bob, the armadillo down in Austin, both agreed—we’re going to have an early spring this year. And, indeed, it felt like spring this past week with some premature springlike weather.

Afternoon highs on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were 68°, 65°, and 68° respectively, with lows of 38°, 46°, and 51°. And this week was even warmer. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and yesterday all had highs in the seventies, 75°, 76°, 75°, and 74° respectively with lows of 50°, 50°. 52°, and 56°. The weeds all think it’s spring already, and are growing like crazy,

However, all this came to a screeching halt last night as winter weather makes its comeback with the norther that came through. The temperature this morning was down to 39° and today’s high is projected to reach only 54°, twenty degrees down from yesterday’s high. Tomorrow morning's low should drop to 25° with a sharp north wind that makes it feel like only 12°.  The high for tomorrow and Saturday will be only 40°. Sunday, however, will be warmer with a high of 58° and Monday even more so with a forecast high of 70°.

Today should be sunny but with a cold north wind. Tomorrow the wind will die down, but skies are forecast to be cloudy and remain that way for the following four days. 

There’s a 20% chance of rain on Saturday and Sunday, but nothing otherwise.

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† RACHEL RUTH WIMAN

Rachel Ruth Wiman, 103, of San Angelo, formerly of Roscoe, passed away Tuesday, January 29, at Talley Green House Nursing Home in San Angelo.

Ruth, or Miss Wiman, as she was known to her students, taught Home Economics at Roscoe High School for many years in the '40s, '50s, '60s, and '70s.

Memorial Services are 11:00am Saturday, February 16, at First Baptist Church of Roscoe with Rev. David Draper officiating. Services are under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.

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