Shauna McCambridge led the Plowgirl scoring with 14 points, followed by Kaidy Ornelas with 10, Carson Greenwood with 9, and Cameron Greenwood with 3. McCambridge had 11 rebounds, followed by Ornelas with 3, Jacey Rodriquez 3, and Kirsten Welch 3.
Scoring by quarters:
1 2 3 4 T
Plowgirls 8 12 10 6 36
Sterling City 8 4 7 12 31
The Plowgirls will play a bi-district playoff game at Sterling City on Friday evening with tipoff at 7:30. The opponent is yet to be determined.
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FRIDAY DEADLINE FOR SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES
Applications are available at the RCISD office on 7th and Ash or may be downloaded from the school website here, which also includes more information for candidates. The election is on Saturday, May 1.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETS, HEARS REPORTS
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| City Manager Cody Thompson addresses the City Council. |
City Manager Cody Thompson reported that the TWDB (Texas Water Development Board) and the TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) have still not given the City permission to proceed with the proposed water line project. They are blaming the pandemic for the delay, but nothing can be done until the City gets a go-ahead from them.
City workers have been patching streets, trimming trees, and hauling recycled asphalt and putting it on the road. They will analyze the City Swimming Pool operation and assess necessary repairs in March.
City Accountant Ricky Bowman is gathering information and documents and preparing the annual City Audit.
Thompson and Carl Childers of Young Farm Estates met with Burt Shields and partners in Fort Worth Saturday a week ago about the possibility of putting in a Maverick Travel Center on the city’s north side at FM 608 and US 84. Shields has expressed some interest and will make an on-site visit soon.
City equipment is being winterized in preparation for the upcoming cold spell.
The Council discussed the City’s annual cemetery contract with Skeet Kimbrell, who has maintained the Roscoe Cemetery in recent years. Kimbrell wanted to begin work now rather than in March as has been the case in years past. The Council tabled the issue until next month's meeting.
City Police Chief Felix Pantoja said that an interested party is in the process of opening a game room in the old Dairy Queen building at the intersection of I-20 and FM 608 south. In reference to the strict measures recently taken by the City Council to control game rooms, the new owner is vowing to follow all the regulations and has already paid the necessary fees to open and operate the business in the City of Roscoe.
Pantoja said that the pickup stolen from a local game room parking lot in December was found in southwestern Midland County.
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EDU-NATION WEBSITE INFORMS OF DEGREE POSSIBILITIES
Program coordinator is Morgan Martin, who is working with three universities that offer degree plans. Anyone interested in getting involved is invited to look over the websites and contact her for more information.
The websites are these:
EduNationU
PTECH Academic Onboarding
Adult Academic Onboarding
Morgan Martin
Director of Continuing Education
Roscoe Collegiate ISD
806-549-5842
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NEW PLOWBOY TUNNEL PLANNED
If interested in giving to the cause, please send contributions to
Linda Hatcher
Roscoe Collegiate High School Secretary
P.O. Box 10, 700 Elm St.
Roscoe, Texas 79545
325-766-3327
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MILES TOPS PLOWBOYS
The Plowboys played their final district game in Miles Friday, losing 80-24. Ethan Raney led the Plowboys scoring with 8 points, followed by Jake Gonzales and Dayton Heaps with 4 each, Parker Gleaton with 3, Seth Wilcox 2, Antonio Aguayo 2, and Jax Watts 2.
Scoring by quarters:
1 2 3 4 T
Miles 16 17 21 20 80
Plowboys 3 7 9 6 24
Plowboys will now put their basketball shoes away and exchange them for track shoes.
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2021 ROSCOE PLOWBOY TRACK SCHEDULE
Date Meet City Start Teams
Feb. 25 TBD TBD 3:00 VB, VG, JVB
Mar. 4 Colorado City Relays C-City 3:00 VB, VG, JVB
Mar. 11 Blackland Divide Relays Roscoe 2:30 VB, VG
Mar. 25 Lone Wolf Relays C-City 3:00 VB, VG
Apr. 1 District 8-2A Meet Roscoe 8:30 VB, VG, JVB
Apr. 12 Dist. 7-2A & 8-2A Meet Wink 8:30 VB, VG
Apr. 23-4 Region 2A Meet Canyon 8:30 VB, VG
May 7-8 State 2A Meet Austin TBA VB, VG
VB = Varsity Plowboys VG = Varsity Plowgirls JVB = Junior Varsity Plowboys
2021 ROSCOE JUNIOR HIGH TRACK SCHEDULE
Feb. 26 JH C-City Relays C-City 3:30 JHB, JHG
Mar. 2 JH Dragon Relays Bangs 3:30 JHB, JHG
Mar. 9 JH Blackland Divide Relays Roscoe 4:00 JHB, JHG
Mar. 26 JH Lone Wolf Relays C-City 3:30 JHB, JHG
Apr. 3 JH 8-2A District Meet Winters 8:30 JHB, JHG
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COVID-19 NUMBERS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
Another week has gone by, and the numbers of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall almost everywhere in the country. Forty-four states are reporting declines and the other six have numbers that are mostly flat. Deaths continue to be high from people infected during the holiday peak, but even those numbers have now begun to decline. In the past two weeks the average daily deaths have fallen by 12%. States with the lowest infection rates are Hawaii, North Dakota, and Washington state. States with the highest infection rates are South Carolina, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
Vaccinations are now being given at the rate of almost 1.5 million per day. The hope is to have at least half the population either vaccinated or immune because of past infection by July. The rollout continues to be chaotic in places, but for a project of a scale this size, that’s not surprising. A troublesome concern is the vaccine’s effectiveness against some of the new strains coming from overseas and now spreading in the US. We will have to wait and see how successful our vaccines are against them.
In Texas, the number of new cases and hospitalizations also continues to drop. Covid-19 hospitalizations have now fallen to fewer than 10,000 statewide, the first time that’s happened since before Christmas. Unfortunately, the number of deaths remains high for people who were infected during the peak, but these also should drop in the near future.
Similar trends continue in the Big Country. The number of active cases in Taylor county is now 1,662, a substantial drop from last week’s 2052 and 2,502 two weeks ago. Hospitalizations for Covid-19 in Abilene are now down to 39. Last week it was 58 and four weeks ago 127. Deaths have also fallen to 5 from last week’s 15 and 24 two weeks ago. There have now been 290 total Covid-19 deaths in Abilene hospitals.
In the Big Country’s 16-county trauma service area, the percentage of hospital beds for Covid-19 patients is also dropping. It has been below 15% since last Thursday, so bars have re-opened and restaurants increased their allowed capacity. By Monday it was down to 7.55%. The number of hospital staff in quarantine has also dropped to 15 from 19 last week and 44 two weeks ago. However, there are still no ICU beds available.
In our four-county area, the numbers are generally improving. Nolan County has dropped to 144 active cases from last week’s 217, and Fisher County has dropped to 2 active cases from 6 last week. Mitchell County now has just 4, the same as last week, and Scurry has an estimated 53 active cases up slightly from last week’s 47. Nolan County had 2 more deaths to bring its total to 29; Mitchell County and Fisher County had no deaths to remain at a total of 8 and 12 respectively. but Scurry County had 4 more deaths to bring its total to 56.
RCISD reports good news again this week with no active cases among students or staff.
Here are the Big Country’s county totals since the pandemic began as of yesterday (with last Tuesday in parentheses): Howard, 2,956 (2,929); Erath, 2,631 (2,525); Scurry, 2,445 (2,407); Jones, 2,044 (2,059); Brown, 1,824 (1,822); Nolan, 1,474 (1,462); Comanche, 992 (954); Eastland, 846 (794); Runnels, 753 (736); Mitchell, 571 (565); Callahan 570 (560); Coleman, 470 (463); Stephens, 418 (412); Fisher, 290 (287); Coke, 211 (209); Haskell, 193 (185); Knox, 170 (167); Shackelford, 123 (121); Throckmorton, 49 (46); Stonewall, 48 (48); Kent, 35 (35).
Selected west Texas counties yesterday (with last week in parentheses): Lubbock, 47,474 (47,020); Midland, 15,687 (15,687); Wichita (Wichita Falls), 14,226 (13,973); Ector (Odessa), 7,847 (7,101); Tom Green (San Angelo), 4,525 (4,480).
Texas now has had a total of 2,177,572 cases (2,106,729 last week), 322,929 active cases (367,152 last week) and 39,001 total deaths (36,870 last week).
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WEATHER REPORT: WINTER BLIZZARD ON THE WAY
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| Yesterday's fog. |
If you think the weather was bad yesterday, you ain’t seen nothing yet! At least that’s the warning we’re getting from meteorologists as weather conditions deteriorate moving into the weekend.
The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a special weather statement that an air mass from the Arctic is on the way and will bring frigid temperatures and high winds to West Central Texas this weekend. Saturday’s high is forecast to be in the mid-20s with indications that it could be considerably colder with the low in single digits. Big Country highs on Sunday will be in the mid-teens and possibly even colder. Monday will also be very cold with warming not beginning until Tuesday.
The advisory warns that low temperatures and wind chills can cause frostbite, burst pipes, and cause harm to cold-sensitive livestock and pets left outside. People who must travel should check the forecast and take an extra blanket or two in case they get stranded by icy roads. Before the big chill hits this weekend, freezing drizzle and a wintry mix are possible, although accumulations may be light.
With that said, today’s high should be only around 34°F with a 30% chance of rain and freezing rain with winds from the north at 10-20mph. The chance of light, freezing drizzle or rain increases to 40% tonight. Tomorrow will be similar with light, freezing rain in the morning along with a sharp north breeze. Friday will be cloudy with a high of 39° before temperatures drop as the main storm moves in. Saturday’s high is currently predicted to be around 25°, Sunday’s 18°, and Monday’s 24°, all with strong northeast winds.
So, get prepared for some serious winter weather this weekend. It’s coming.
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† PATRICIA NAN POWELL
Patricia Nan Powell 82, of Roscoe passed away Thursday, February 4, at Sweetwater Healthcare.
Nan’s wishes were to be cremated and no services are planned at this time.
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† MORRIS EARL LEACH
He was born in Colorado City on February 16, 1943, to Floyd and Nell Leach. He grew up in Roscoe and was a former Plowboy and a member of the RHS class of 1962, He was a long-time employee of the state, starting with the Texas Department of Agriculture and retiring from the Texas Department of Transportation. He was proud of his service with the state and made some dear friends along the way.
Morris loved the Lord with all of his heart, and he wanted his family to know and understand how much Jesus loves us. He talked to us about his faith, but more than that, he lived it. He was always quick with a smile or a kind word, and he showed selfless love when his first wife, Margie, became ill. He spent endless days taking care of her and always did it with gentleness and love. He never complained. He loved her unconditionally, just as he's loved the rest of us.
We will miss him greatly but have peace in knowing he went home to Jesus and heard, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."
He is preceded in death by his father, Floyd Leach; mother, Nell Leach, and first wife, Margie Leach, the former Marjorie Byars of Roscoe.
He is survived by his wife, Tana Leach; daughter, Marcy Dyer and husband Dennis and son Eric; sisters Karen Bechard and husband Paul, Janice Herrera and husband Carlos, sister-in-law, Sue Graves and husband Don; nieces, Heather Escobedo and husband Alex and her daughters Kristen and Devon; Aimee Dumans and husband Micheal and son Joey; Melanie Orona and husband Javier; Kerry Herrera and daughter Destiny; nephew, Tim McNurlen and wife Celeste and children Stephanie and Barron.
He is also survived by the bonus family he gained when he married Tana. He loved his bonus family dearly. His bonus daughter: Wende Ramos and husband Martin; bonus son, Bert Frost and wife Debbie; bonus grandchildren, Benjamin Ramos and wife Alexis, Dean Ramos; Rachel Ramos; Ashley Hampton and husband Micheal; Meaghin Villalobos and husband Joe. bonus great-grandchildren: Garland and William Ramos and Dillion and Samantha Hampton.
Memorial donations may be made to Oak Street Baptist Church in Colorado City or a charity of your choosing.
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† MARTINA (SANTIAGO) QUINTANA
Martina was born on October 24, 1931, in Midland to Francisco and Maria (Delgado) Santiago. She married Jose (Joe) Quintana on November 24, 1946, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Loraine. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish.
She is survived by her children, Teresa Carrillo of Abilene, Daniel Quintana and companion Paddy Dickens of Burnet, and Alicia Tavarez of Snyder; grandchildren, David Quintana, Jennifer Carrillo, and Daniel Gutierrez; great-grandchildren, Ashley Quintana, Zachary Quintana, Cayden Quintana, Luke Quintana, Octavia Carrillo, Jaryn Talmadge, Jasyn Talmadge, and Arianna Padilla; great-great-grandchildren, Esme Alonzo, Jayden Alonzo, Braiden Gutierrez, Makayla Gutierrez, and Caitlin Terry; sister, Carmen Herrera of Coahoma, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jose (Joe) Quintana; parents, Francisco and Maria Santiago; brothers, Ralph Santiago, Vincente Santiago, Manuel Santiago, and Raymond Santiago; and sister, Cecilia Quintana.
Pallbearers were David Quintana, Daniel Gutierrez, Zachary Quintana, Jaryn Talmadge, Jasyn Talmadge, and Luke Quintana.
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