Nolan County Stock Show This Week

The Nolan County 2019 Junior Livestock begins today at the Nolan County Coliseum in Sweetwater.

Here is the schedule for this year's show:

NOLAN COUNTY 2019 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW
Nolan County Coliseum, Sweetwater

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, January 15
4:00pm            Broilers, Rabbits
                           Sheep and Goats
                           Weigh-In

Thursday, January 16
9:00am-noon   Steers, Heifers & Swine
                            Weigh-In
3:00pm             Rabbit Show followed by
                            Broiler Show
5:00pm             Goat Show followed by
                            Lamb Show

Friday, January 17
10:00am           Livestock Judging Contest
2:00pm             Heifer Show followed by
                            Steer Show
4:00pm              Swine Show

Saturday, January 18
10:00am           Honorary Show
11:00am            Lunch
12:30pm            Awards followed by
                            Premium Sale

Premium Sale & Show coordinated by the Nolan County Livestock Association in cooperation with Blackland FFA, Highland FFA, Roscoe FFA, Sweetwater FFA and Nolan County 4-H Clubs, Youth Exhibitors & their Sponsors.

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CITY COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS, ORDERS MAY 2 ELECTION

Yesterday's meeting of the City Council in City Hall.

At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the Roscoe City Council heard updates on public works from the City Manager and the monthly police report from the Chief of Police. It also ordered a May 2 date for two City Council seats and approved the quarterly investment report.

City Manager Cody Thompson reported that although all mechanical aspects of the City Reverse-Osmosis Water Treatment Plant are operational, they need to be modified to make them more cost effective. The replacement and cleaning of the membranes are more expensive than initially anticipated, and the City will implement suggestions of e/HT engineers Scott Hay and Dave Baker in an attempt to decrease the number of necessary filter cleanings and changes.

The TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) supplemental environmental plan involves official closure of the old sanitary sewer plant and minor repair and recertification of items at the new sewer plant, including a liner and correction of previously cited erosion problems. These latter are partially due to the length of time required to fill all the lagoons. In the future, one lagoon will be drained dry to simplify current maintenance issues. The City must also continue to keep current all its water and sewer certifications and licenses.

The water line replacement program is still under review by the Texas Water Development Board and TCEQ, and due to board reviews and environmental assessments, bids dates for the project are not expected before fall.

The 4th of July celebration in downtown Roscoe this year will be on Saturday, July 4. The West Texas Wind Festival will be on October 17.

Police Chief Felix Pantoja reported that in December, the Police Department dealt with 111 total calls, had two arrests, handled four vehicle crashes, and issued 8 citations and 17 warnings. The State Comptroller’s Office and the TCEQ were notified of a salvage business on 5th Street operating without proper permits. The owner has begun to erect a metal fence around the property. A shooting on New Year’s Eve in which a young female was hit in the leg was determined to be accidental. The State Comptroller’s Office was also notified of a business at 411 North Cypress Street operating without a proper permit.

The Council then ordered an election on Saturday, May 2, 2020, for two City Council seats, as those of Council Members Billy Joe Jay and K C Hope are expiring. Those interested in running for one of the seats have until February 14 to submit their application to City Hall.

The Council also reviewed and approved the City Investment Report for the fourth quarter of 2019.

City Hall will be closed Monday in observance of MLK Day.

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ROSCOE WIND FARM OVERVIEW ON YOUTUBE


Just after my mention last week of no recent news concerning the Roscoe Wind Farm, a new video on the topic came online on YouTube this past weekend and was discovered on Monday by alert City Councilman Robert McBride.

I have no other information on the video yet other than this accompanying descriptive paragraph on YouTube: 

Roscoe Wind Farm Overview. An overview of the RWE Renewables (formerly E.ON) Roscoe Wind Farm Complex in Texas. This project came on line in February 2008 with 209 Mitsubishi 1 megawatt turbines. Straddling Nolan, Mitchell and Scurry Counties, in Texas, this project with an installed capacity of 209 MW is the cornerstone of the Roscoe complex of projects which make up the one of the largest land-based wind farms in the US with 781.5 MW of turbines installed.

The video lasts 9 minutes and 45 seconds.

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POP-UP PANTRY AT COMMUNITY CENTER TOMORROW

Pop-Up Pantry at the Community Center in November.

The Pop-Up Pantry of the Food Bank of West Central Texas will be at the Roscoe Community Center tomorrow giving away free food to those who need or want it. Distribution will start at 2:00pm and finish when the food is all gone.

If you know people who need or could use this food, please let them know. There are no qualifying requirements.

POP-UP PANTRY
Roscoe Community Center
TOMORROW, January 16

FOOD DISTRIBUTION FROM 2:00pm UNTIL IT’S GONE!

Assorted meat, produce, dry goods, canned goods.
NO QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS
Food Bank of West Central Texas

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NO ROSCOE HARD TIMES NEXT WEEK

There will be no posting of the Roscoe Hard Times next week since I will be at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Dallas having a procedure done that requires a Tuesday appointment, the procedure on Wednesday, and at least one overnight stay in the hospital before being released.

Assuming everything goes okay, the posting of the Hard Times will resume the following Wednesday.

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PLOWBOYS DOWN THROCKMORTON, FORSAN

The Plowboys won two games this week as their final warmups before district. 

The first came Friday evening when they beat Throckmorton 42-38 in a close come-from-behind victory in Throckmorton. 

The second was last night in an another come-from-behind win over Forsan 48-35 in Forsan.

Plowboys 42 – Throckmorton 38

Scores by quarters:
Plowboys            14        21        30        42
Throckmorton    8        23        33        38

Individual Plowboy scoring: Brayan Medina 12, Tristan Baker 9, Ryan Highsmith 9, Hunter Anglin 5, Antonio Aguayo 4, Junior Martinez 3.

Plowboys 48 – Forsan 35

Scores by quarters:
Plowboys          2            9        20        48
Forsan               5          19        30        35

Individual Plowboy scoring: Highsmith 14, Medina 10, Baker 6, Anglin 6, Martinez 4, A. Aguayo 3, Zachary Parrott 2.

Their next game will be their district opener with Albany here in Roscoe Friday evening. Tipoff is at 8:00pm,

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PLOWGIRLS FALL TO STAMFORD, HAWLEY

The Plowgirls played their first two district games this past week and lost them both. The Lady Bulldogs were too much for the Plowgirls Friday evening in Stamford, winning by a score of 72-23 in the district opener for both teams. 

Then last night, they were defeated by Hawley in Hawley, 50-34. Carson Greenwood led the Plowgirls in scoring both games. She had 11 against Stamford and 19 at Hawley.

Stamford 72 – Plowgirls 23

Scores by quarters:
Stamford          19        38        57        72
Plowgirls            5          6        15         23

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Carson Greenwood 11, Shauna McCambridge 10, Layla Herrera 2.

Hawley 50 – Plowgirls 34

Scores by quarters:
Hawley              11        21        40        50
Plowgirls            8        19        21        34

Individual Plowgirl scoring: Cr. Greenwood 19, Kaylea Perez 6, McCambridge 4, Mia Lavalais 2, Cameron Greenwood 2, Anahi Ortega-Solis 1.

Their next game is another district match-up, this one with Albany Friday evening in Roscoe. Tipoff is at 6:30pm.

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WEATHER REPORT: A LITTLE SNOW, WARM WEATHER

Snow covered the ground (barely) on Saturday morning.

It’s been another week of unseasonably mild weather—except for a few short hours on Saturday morning when we woke up to see snow outside! As far as I know, no one had predicted it, but there it was, maybe as much as a half-inch—enough to cover yards and cars. However, by midday it was all gone except for a few shady spots here and there, and by mid-afternoon they were all gone, too. As brief as it was, it was the only real taste of winter we’ve had this year except for that early fall freeze back in October, when it dropped to 20°F with a sharp, north breeze and was much colder than anything we’ve had since.

In fact, this past week was the third in a row when the weather was warm enough to be remarkable. Since last Wednesday, the high temperature reached the 70s three days, 60s three others and only one in the 50s. The high for the week was Thursday’s 74° and the low 29° on Saturday morning when the snow came. And here we are with half of January gone and still not a day when the temperature has been lower than that 29°! I can’t remember seeing such a mild January, at least not like it’s been so far. And that particular aspect of the weather will continue this week as the forecasters are not predicting any below-freezing temperatures.

There is a cold front coming, however, with winds shifting to the north today bringing a 60% chance of showers late tonight increasing to 70% tomorrow and 90% on Friday. Skies will be overcast for most of the coming week, although the chances for rain fall to 10% Friday night and continue that way through the weekend.

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† SANDRA JEAN (RENFRO) McFAUL

Funeral services for Sandra Jean (Renfro) McFaul, 69, of Roscoe will be at 10:00am tomorrow, January 16, at McCoy Chapel of Memories in Sweetwater with Rev. Bruce Parsons officiating. Interment will follow at Roscoe Cemetery. She passed away Monday, January 13, at her residence.

A family and friend’s visitation will be this evening from 7:00-8:00pm at McCoy funeral home.

Sandy was born April 7, 1950, in Sweetwater and was a graduate of Roscoe High School. She married Don Larry Wallace in 1971 at Roscoe. He passed away January 20, 1998. Sandy then married James McFaul on November 1, 2002, in Mexia, Texas. She was a homemaker, member of the First Baptist Church of Roscoe, past member of the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, and had lived in Nolan County all her life.

Sandy is survived by her husband, James McFaul of Roscoe; mother, Beatrice Bee Renfro of Sweetwater; children, Nancy (Wallace) Martinez and husband James of Aubrey, Texas; Michael Wallace of Roscoe; Ronda (McFaul) Dorman and husband Wayne of Sweetwater; Dale McFaul of Sweetwater; two grandchildren, Jace and Emily Martinez of Aubrey, Texas; and her uncle, Sam Renfro of Oklahoma.

She is preceded in death by her father, Billy Weldon Renfro, February 5, 1995, and brother, Billy Wayne Renfro, December 15, 2019.

Pallbearers will be Edward Acevedo, Steve Withrow, Lonnie Heffernan, Terry Hall, Wayne Dorman and Chris Hall.

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