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| City Manager Cody Thompson reports at yesterday's meeting. |
In his report to the Council, City Manager Cody Thompson said that the recent winter cold spell adversely affected the operation of the City R-O Water Treatment Plant, causing expedited build-up on the filters. Two of the clogged membranes are being sent to be analyzed to learn if there are ways to improve the overall operation of the plant, possibly by tweaking operations.
The City Easter Egg Hunt this year will be on April 3, the Saturday before Easter.
The proposed water line improvements are still on hold pending approval by the Texas Water Development Board and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The Roscoe Matters newsletter will go out this weekend informing people of Spring Clean-Up and Spring Fling, the Easter Egg Hunt, and the Daylight Savings time change this Sunday, March 14.
Thompson also reported that the City Police car was recently totaled when it was hit while parked on the roadside next to I-20, and the Department is now engaged in obtaining another one with the insurance money.
The Council then discussed the status of the swimming pool as the City plans an analysis to get estimates on what it will take to get running properly. It also approved advertising for bids for management of the pool this summer.
The Council then approved the appointment of Aaron Brown to replace Kelly Etheredge on the B Board, or Roscoe Community Development Corporation.
It then selected Friday, April 9, through Tuesday, April 13, as the dates for this year’s City Spring Clean-Up.
It approved City employees Belinda Ince and Lisa Thompson as early voting judge and clerk for the May 1 City election. It also selected April 26 and 27 to be the days the City Hall is open 12 hours during the regular early voting period.
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LOCAL MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD
A local man, Stewart Kile Williams, 31, has pled guilty to conducting a $12.3 million wire fraud scheme in the U. S. Attorney’s Northern District of Texas after earlier pleading guilty to wire fraud in the Southern District. He has been sentenced to serve 70 months in federal prison and pay over $2 million in restitution for his crimes in the Southern District and now faces up to 60 years imprisonment for his crimes in the Northern District.
Details are available in the official news release of the U. S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas on the Everything Lubbock website by clicking here.
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING, OFFERS GOVERNANCE TRAINING
The Roscoe Collegiate ISD will hold a public meeting at 7:00pm on Monday, March 15, before the School Board meeting to discuss proposed changes to the District of Innovation (DOI) Renewal Plan. The proposed DOI plan can be found on the Administration/School Board drop-down menu on the Roscoe School website.
Roscoe Collegiate ISD is also excited to announce a third round of Lone Star Governance (LSG) training. Since 2017, RCISD has maintained an LSG-trained board. In 2020, the board underwent new training with the appointment of two new board members. Now, with board member elections around the corner and potentially four new board members entering public service, we are planning Lone Star Governance training for the four unseated candidates, the Superintendent, district and campus admin, and any community members who would be interested in attending. This training will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 16th and 17th, 2021.
Founded on research, LSG is a continuous-improvement model for governing teams—boards in collaboration with their superintendents—who choose to focus intensely on only one primary objective: Improving Student Outcomes.
The purpose of Lone Star Governance is to provide coaching and support, through a continuous-improvement framework, for school governing teams that choose and commit to intensely focusing on the objective to improve student outcomes. Lone Star Governance accomplishes this intense focus through tailored coaching aligned to the five pillars of the Texas Framework for School Board Development: Vision, Accountability, Structure, Advocacy, and Unity. In addition to the primary focus on improving student outcomes, Lone Star Governance provides systems for governing legal and fiscal responsibilities.
Community members are welcome to join us for the entire two-day training. If you would like to attend, please click the following link and complete the short survey. https://forms.gle/fX4P6jidTLWSBeY57
If you cannot attend the full two-day training, perhaps you would be interested in hearing our seated board members present the current RCISD Board Goals for Student Outcomes. This presentation will take place at 1:00 on April 17th. Please RSVP for the board presentation only by clicking the following link: https://forms.gle/TVLXbhKwaR589jPd9
Please note that both days of training are considered open meetings, and you are welcome to arrive on the day of the training to participate without prior notice to school staff. Prior notice just helps us better plan for your attendance. We invite you to come and learn along with us!
Andrew J. Wilson
Superintendent
Roscoe Collegiate ISD
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COLORADO CITY INVITATIONAL TRACK & FIELD RESULTS
Girls’ Team Results: 1. Haskell 185 2. Klondike 113 3. Colorado 109 4. Roscoe 105
Here are the individual Plowgirls’ results:
Event Finish Athlete Time/Distance
Long Jump 2 Cheyenne Moorhead 14’
6 C. Greenwood 13’3½"
Shot Put 5 Shauna McCambridge 27’ 1”
Discus 4 Shauna McCambridge 73’ ½”
High Jump 2 C. Greenwood 4’ 8”
Triple Jump 4 Cheyenne Moorhead 29’ 7”
100 meter hurdles 1 C. Greenwood 19.25
100 meter dash 6 Mahalia Ruiz 14.47
800 meter run 2 J. Rodriquez 2:46.87
5 Yaniez Aguilar 3:15.58
4 x 200 meter relay 4 Plowgirls 2:05.9
400 meter dash 3 Mia Lavalais 1:09.8
5 Majelia Munn 1:14.9
200 meter dash 4 C. Greenwood 31.68
5 Kirsten Welch 33.9
1600 meter run 1 Kaidy Ornelas 6:08.3
5 Krslyn Jackson 9:26.9
4 x 400 meter relay 2 Plowgirls 4:38.8
Varsity Boys’ Team Results: 1. Colorado 176 2. Klondike 161 3. Roscoe 101 4. Haskell 99.
Here are the Plowboys’ individual results:
Discus 3 Britt Justice 93’7”
Long Jump 3 Antonio Aguayo 17’9”
Shot Put 4 David Diaz 33’7”
5 Brett Justice 33’4”
3200 meter run 3 Caleb Reed 12:51.34
Triple Jump 5 Tyler Guelker 37’ 1¼”
800 meter Run 4 Aiden Hermosillio 2:32.7
100 Meter Dash 4 Lupe Leaños 12.26
4 x 200 Relay 1 Plowboys 1:37.4
400 Meter Dash 4 Aiden Hermosillio 1:01.7
200 Meter Dash 1, 2, 4 Plowboys
1600 Meter Run 4 Caleb Reed 5:25.2
6 Aiden Hermosillio 6:21.78
4 x 400 Relay 2 Plowboys 3:45.1
The annual Blackland Divide Relays sponsored by RCISD will be held at Plowboy Field tomorrow starting at 3:30pm.
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PLOWBOYS RECEIVE ALL-DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTION
Four members of the Plowboys' basketball team have received Honorable Mention in the selection of the 8-2A All-District selections. They are Antonio Aguayo, Jax Watts, Seth Wilcox, and Parker Gleaton.
Gleaton was also an Academic All-District selection.
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TEXAS DROPS MASK ORDERS, BUSINESS RESTRICTIONS
In Texas, numbers also continue to improve. Starting today, the state is dropping executive orders closing any businesses or restricting their capacities. The state mask order has also been rescinded, although many businesses are maintaining mask requirements. New cases of Covid-19 across the state are now under 2,000 daily with 1,636 on Monday, compared to over 10,000 daily in January. Hospitalizations in Texas are down to 4,700 compared to 5,600 last week and 14,000 in January. The number of deaths has fallen from over 300 per day in January to 124 yesterday.
Texas still lags behind many other states in terms of vaccinations, primarily because of the big winter storm. The state has now fully vaccinated 8.3% of the population and given at least one dose to 15%. School teachers and staff are now eligible for vaccinations and have been moved up on the waiting list for Nolan County as well as elsewhere.
Positive trends also continue in the Big Country. The number of active cases in Taylor County has fallen to 476 from 635 last week and 818 two weeks ago. Hospitalizations for Covid-19 in Abilene are now at 13 compared to 22 last week and 39 three weeks ago. However, there were 23 more deaths to bring the total to 374, which continues to be high.
In the Big Country’s trauma service area, the percentage of hospital beds for Covid-19 patients also continues to drop. On Monday, it was down to 2.63% compared to 2.96% last week and 7.55% four weeks ago. The number of hospital staff in quarantine is now at 7, the same as last week, and there were still no ICU beds available.
In our four-county area, the numbers are also still low although Nolan County reports 17 active cases up from 12 last week but still below 26 two weeks ago. Fisher County has had no cases for three weeks now and only one the week before that. Mitchell County is down to 8 active cases, three less than last week’s 11. up from 6 last week. There were no new Covid-19 deaths in Nolan, Fisher, or Mitchell Counties.
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, 2,989 (2,976); Erath, 2,731 (2,707); Jones, 2,097 (2,098); Brown, 1,940 (1,917); Nolan, 1,507 (1,495); Comanche, 1,145 (1,134); Eastland, 917 (903); Runnels, 772 (765); Callahan 591 (587); Mitchell, 590 (585); Coleman, 473 (473); Stephens, 416 (400); Fisher, 290 (290); Coke, 249 (215); Haskell, 196 (195); Knox, 171 (171); Shackelford, 126 (126); Throckmorton, 49 (49); Stonewall, 48 (48); Kent, 35 (35).
Selected west Texas counties yesterday (with last week in parentheses): Lubbock, 48,272 (48,160); Midland, 16,699 (16,236); Wichita (Wichita Falls), 14,655 (14,566); Ector (Odessa), 8,459 (8,416); Tom Green (San Angelo), 4,585 (4,572).
Texas now has had a total of 2,326,885 cases (2,292,097 last week), 128,164 active cases (156,989 last week) and 44,650 total deaths (42,995 last week).
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WEATHER REPORT: WINDY, WARM, AND DRY
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| A strong south wind punished the Post Office flags yesterday. |
The only exception was Saturday, when the wind blew at only about 10mph with gusts up to 14mph. But the other days typically had sustained winds of at least 20mph with gusts up to 30, and yesterday was particularly breezy with sustained south winds of up to 30mph with gusts reaching 45.
The temperatures during this windy week were relatively warm with highs in the 6os and 70s and the high on Thursday climbing all the way to 83°F. Lows were more in line with what you’d expect for this time of year. The low for the week came on Friday morning at 34° with others in the 40s and one, Monday, at 51°. Skies were typically sunny until Saturday and have been increasingly cloudy until this morning.
The forecast is for another week of strong winds. Today should be mostly sunny with winds from the south between 20 and 30mph with gusts up to 40 and an afternoon high of 81°. Tomorrow, the winds will thankfully drop to only a medium south breeze of 10-15mph for the Blackland Divide Relays at Plowboy Field. However, that’s still enough for all the dashes and hurdles to be run from south to north. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a high of 78°. The low tomorrow night will be a warm 61°. Friday will be similar with a high of 81° and a low of 62°.
On Saturday, there is finally a forecast for scattered thunderstorms, so maybe we’ll get some much-needed moisture along with the wind. Right now the chances are at 50%, so keep your fingers crossed. Sunday’s chances drop to 20% with a 73° high and breezy with south winds of 20-25mph with gusts up to 40.
Here’s hoping we get some of those scattered showers on Saturday.
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† ROBERT DON AIKEN
Don was born May 3, 1938, in Roscoe to the late Edwin Henry, Sr., and Linnie Lorene (Matthews) Aiken. In 1961 he began managing the Aiken Ranch in Fisher County, where he would raise and sell cattle for many years. He married Kay Anne Keplinger in 1965, and they made their home on the Aiken Ranch until 1979 before moving to Roscoe. He graduated from Newman High School in 1956 and played as Quarterback for the Mustangs.
Don was a past member of the Sweetwater Jaycees and took part in the 1st and 2nd annual Rattlesnake Roundups. He also hosted many snake hunts on the ranch. He was involved with UGSA Girls Softball and not only coached many teams, but also served on the board. He was an avid supporter of bobwhite quail conservation and offered his land or Bobwhite Research Teams. Don also supported the Bobwhite Brigade, which educates youth on Texas quail and natural resource management and served on the Advisory Committee for the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch Program. Land conservation was his passion, and he received, along with his brother Ed, the Outstanding Lone Star Land Steward Award from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. He was also awarded Outstanding Wildlife Conservationist.
He was a loving husband, daddy, uncle Don, Pap Pa and friend and will be remembered for his quick wit and humor and seldom passed up an opportunity to play a practical joke on those he loved.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years; Kay, of Roscoe; son, Cory Aiken and wife Cari of Round Rock; daughter, Donna Kay Little and husband Gregg of Fayetteville, Arkansas; grandchildren, Braden, Cooper and Brock Little of Fayetteville; sister-in-law, Nancy Aiken of Sweetwater; nephews, Trey Aiken and wife Susan of Abilene, Todd Aiken and wife Mary Ellen of Houston and Chris Aiken and wife Lesley of Edmond, Oklahoma; seven great-nieces and nephews; two great-great-nephews, and his aunt, Frances Hennigan of Arlington, Texas.
Don was also preceded in death by his brother, Edwin H. Aiken, Jr., January 5, 2021.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to First United Methodist Church in Roscoe.
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† MIKE M. CHAVEZ
Mike was born November 25, 1978, in Floydada to Andres and Isabel (Mendez) Chavez. He grew up in Roscoe and graduated from Roscoe High School. He married Jessica Marie Guerrero September 14, 2005, in Sweetwater. He has lived in Ira the past six years and worked for Coastal Transportation of Big Spring. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Snyder.
He is survived by his wife, Jessica Chavez of Ira; a son, Damon Chavez of Ira; two daughters, Alyssa Chavez of San Angelo and Taylor Chavez of Ira; five sisters, Patricia Rangel and husband Domingo of Roscoe, Gloria Chavez of Sweetwater, Mary Gutierrez and husband Johnny of Sweetwater, Isabel Velasquez of Sweetwater, and Irene Chavez of Edinburg; four brothers, David Chavez, Andy Chavez, and Juan Chavez all of Abilene, and Danny Chavez and wife Cindy of Lubbock; and his father, Andres Chavez of Lubbock.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Isabel (Mendez) Chavez.
Pallbearers will be Danny Chavez, Marcial Saenz, Jose Rangel, Miguel Rangel, Domingo Rangel, Jr., and Javier Flores.
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