City Secretary Donna Parker Retiring

City Secretary Donna Parker

Donna Parker, who has served as City Secretary since 1998, will be moving on to a new life next week when she completes her last day of work in City Hall next Tuesday. She has been working there at just over 35 years, starting on December 4, 1984. Initially the City Clerk, she replaced Blanche Ince as City Secretary in 1998 and has continued in that position since then.

She says she is looking forward to spending more time with her family and grandchildren and doing more things around the house.

She will be replaced as City Secretary by Belinda Ince, currently the City Clerk, and the new City Clerk will be Helen Lopez, currently a Staff Assistant at TSTC.

Here’s wishing you a happy and healthy retirement, Donna!

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CITY COUNCIL HEARS UPDATES, APPROVES PROPOSALS

Donna Parker takes minutes for the last time at yesterday's meeting.

At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the Roscoe City Council received public works updates from the City Manager and the November Police Report from the Chief of Police. It then discussed the new positions and salaries for new City Secretary Belinda Ince and City Clerk Helen Lopez. It also approved a Christmas Parade on December 21.

City Manager Cody Thompson reported that City workers have spent considerable time recently working on water leaks. They have also been changing filters at the City Water Plant and have found the job more expensive than initially anticipated because of the excessive amount of particulate matter in the water. The Christmas tree lighting is up in Old Town Park and in other areas.

A meeting with e/HT engineers of Abilene is set for Monday, December 23, to discuss the water and sewer rate study to determine user costs, and all is going well with the new computerized system at the city sewer mandated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Police Chief Felix Pantoja reported that the month of November was a busy one for Roscoe Police. Police handled 137 calls and had eight arrests. One was a case of aggravated assault in the 1000 block of Hickory Street with shots fired that struck the vehicle of the victim who was driving away. Another arrest was made for aggravated assault with a firearm and interference with a 911 call. There was also a case in which police provided emergency protective custody. 

Three burglaries were cleared by arrest, one of which occurred with the occupant in the house. Another included charges of retaliation and harassment, and another involved three juvenile female suspects taken into custody from within the house. Police also handled two vehicle crashes, issued two traffic citations and seven warnings. The Police Chief has also hired a new part-time officer, Clay Bradshaw.

The Council then discussed and set salaries for the new City Secretary and City Clerk. It also approved a downtown Christmas parade for December 21, sponsored this year by the Roscoe Community Center.

Immediately after the meeting adjourned, a party for retiring City Secretary Donna Parker was given with family and friends present. Roscoe Mayor Pete Porter presented her with a crystal award honoring her for her 35 years of service to the City.

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PLOWGIRLS WIN THREE, LOSE ONE

The Plowgirls played have four games since last Wednesday, winning three and losing one. In the Highland Hilltop Classic tournament, they lost to Borden County 39-24 but then beat Leuders-Avoca 38-35 and Roby 44-30, to finish third in the consolation bracket.

Then last night, they beat the Lady Pipers 55-35 in Hamlin. Their record for the season is even at 4-4. Their next games will be in the Ira Tournament this Thursday through Saturday in Ira.

Here are the scores by quarters for the games, followed by individual player scoring:

Borden County 39, Plowgirls 24

Borden County   13        16        31        39
Plowgirls               3        12        19        24

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Shauna McCambridge 7, Layla Herrera 5, Cameron Greenwood 5, Mia Lavalais 3, Carson Greenwood 2, Kaylea Perez 2.

Plowgirls 38, Leuders-Avoca 35

Plowgirls              8          23        31        38
Leuders -Avoca   9          16        16        35

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Lavalais 9, Herrera 8, Perez 6, Car. Greenwood 5, Riley Sheridan 5, Sh. McCambridge 3, Cam. Greenwood 2.

Plowgirls 44, Roby 30.

Plowgirls          16        30        37        44
Roby                   8         12        20        30

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Sheridan 12, Car. Greenwood 8, Lavalais 8, Herrera 6, Cam. Greenwood 5, McCambridge 3, Perez 2.

Plowgirls 55, Hamlin 35

Plowgirls          10        25        46        55
Hamlin             10        17         21        35

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Car. Greenwood 24, McCambridge 11, Cam. Greenwood 9, Herrera 6, Sheridan 3, Lavalais 2.

Shauna McCambridge led the Plowgirls in rebounding in all four games with 16 against Borden County, 23 against Leuders-Avoca, 13 against Roby, and 9 against Hamlin.

The Plowgirls JV defeated the Hamlin JV yesterday evening 42-15.

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PLOWBOYS WIN ONE, LOSE THREE

The Plowboys were busy honing their basketball skills this past week, playing three games in the Highland Hilltop Classic tournament, and another one last night, winning one and losing three. The Westbrook game listed first is from a game played in Westbrook last Tuesday, December 3, but the stats weren’t received in time to get it in last week’s issue .

The Plowboys were scheduled to play Hamlin last night, but Hamlin is still alive in the football playoffs. So they had to go to Plan B and play Slaton, a 3A-I school, in Slaton. The Plowboys are now 2-3.

Here are the scores by quarters for the games, followed by individual player scoring:

Westbrook 59, Plowboys 38 

Westbrook          12        29        47        59
Plowboys             15        17        26        38

Individual Plowboy scoring: Brayan Medina 11, Ryan Highsmith 11, Hunter Anglin 9, Tristan Baker 3, Junior Martinez 2, Zachary Parrott 2.

Plowboys 48, Leuders-Avoca 34 

Plowboys               8        21        40        48
Leuders -Avoca   11        17        25        34

Individual Plowboy scoring: Highsmith 15, Medina 12, Zachary Jordan 5, Antonio Aguayo 4, Baker 4, Martinez 4, Vidal Aguayo 4.

Borden County 48, Plowboys 36

Borden County   18        38        44        48
Plowboys               9         18        26        36

Individual Plowboy scoring: Martinez 14, Anglin 12, Highsmith 6, Medina 4.

Snyder JV 40, Plowboys 37

Snyder JV           12        20        35        40
Plowboys            14        27         29        37

Individual Plowboy scoring: Medina 10, Martinez 8, Anglin 6, Highsmith 5, Parrott 3, V. Aguayo 3, Baker 2.

Slaton 59, Plowboys 32

Slaton                  14        28        42        59
Plowboys              8        17         27        32

Individual Plowboy scoring: Baker 10, Parrott 9, Medina 4, Highsmith 4, Martinez 3, Anglin 2.

Next up for the Plowboys is the Ira Tournament with games tomorrow through Saturday.

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WEATHER REPORT: MILD AND A LITTLE RAIN

Saturday sunrise.

Temperatures were mild with clear skies up until Sunday when it clouded over and then was cool and rainy yesterday with early morning showers amounting to a half-inch in most of the Roscoe area.

Wednesday through Saturday skies were clear and sunny and temperatures warmer than usual with highs of 67° on Friday, 66° Saturday, and 77° Sunday. Sunday’s skies were covered with those thin, high clouds that the sun shines through, but Monday was cooler and overcast with light sprinkles for most of the day that turned to light showers in the evening and early Tuesday morning.

When I got up yesterday, I had a half-inch in my rain gauge and Kenny Landfried recorded an official .43” in town but got .50” on his farm west of town. Donna Parker reported a half-inch in Pyron. South of town may have gotten more, but I didn’t hear how much more. Yesterday was cooler with a high of 47° with sunshine and a light north breeze.

Today will be mostly sunny with a high of only 53° and a low of 37°. Tomorrow will be sunny and a little warmer with a high of 59° and moderate winds from the south, followed by a high of 67° Friday with sunny skies and Saturday with a sunny high of 61°. Sunday will be mostly sunny with a high of 61° and a low of 36° with a light east wind.

There is no rain in the forecast.

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