In the Roscoe Collegiate ISD School Board election, the winners of the four regular four-year terms are Eloy Herrera, Kenny Hope, David Pantoja, and Allen Richburg. The winners of the two open two-year positions are Aaron Brown and Jerad Alford.
Winners of the two open three-year positions on the Roscoe City Council are Edwin Duncan and Robert McBride.
Roscoe Collegiate ISD School Board
This is the final vote tally. The first four below are the winners of the four regular four-year terms.
Eloy Herrera — 117
Kenny Hope — 111
David Pantoja — 102
Allen Richburg — 89
James Arnwine — 61
Jose Ortega — 42
The first two below are the winners of the two two-year terms:
Aaron Brown — 112
Jerad Alford — 96
Jason Freeman — 73
Total number of voters: 160 (64 early, 96 on May 1)
Roscoe City Council
The first two below are the winners of the two three-year terms:
Edwin Wilson Duncan — 59
Robert Ray McBride — 48
Larry John Clements — 36
Total number of voters: 97
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STUDENTS HONORED AT ACADEMIC BANQUET
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| These RCHS seniors graduated from WTC yesterday (l to r): Hannah Ward, Gabriella Dyck, Vidal Aguayo, Alexis Arce, Caleb Reed, Lisa Tollison, Georgia Bowers, Elida Aguilera, Ezekiel Murphy, Elizabeth Rubio, Megan Boren. |
Eleven seniors were recognized for graduating this year with Associate Degrees from Western Texas College in Snyder:
Vidal Aguayo Gabriella Dyck
Elida Aguilera Ezekiel Murphy
Alexis Arce Caleb Reed
Megan Boren Elizabeth Rubio
Georgia Bowers Hannah Ward
Lisa Tollison
The top boys and girls from each of the four high school classes and three junior high classes were also named. There were two categories for each grade, Best All Around Student and Outstanding Work Ethic. Here are the students who received the awards:
High School
12th Grade Best All Around 12th Grade Best Work Ethic
Girl: Hannah Ward Girl: Georgia Bowers
Boy: Arthur Villa Boy: Vidal Aguayo
11th Grade Best All Around 11th Grade Best Work Ethic
Girl: Marissa Solis Girl: Isabel Ortega
Boy: Reese Kiser Boy: Bryan Marquez
10th Grade Best All Around 10th Grade Best Work Ethic
Girl: Carson Greenwood Girl: Aryana Zarate
Boy: Ismael Islas Boy: Zain Jackson
9th Grade Best All Around 9th Grade Best Work Ethic
Girl: Mia Mondragon Girl: Kaidy Ornelas
Boy: Jax Watts Boy: Christian Turnbow
Junior High
8th Grade Best All Around 8th Grade Best Work Ethic
Girl: Daniella Vela Girl: Ana Islas
Boy: Dimitrio Pantoja Boy: Jose Mondragon
7th Grade Best All Around 7th Grade Best Work Ethic
Girl: Sophie Gleaton Girl: Daisy Talamantez
Boy: Jace Arnwine Boy: Braxton Bartee
6th Grade Best All Around 6th Grade Best Work Ethic
Girl: Ivy Morris Girl: Elise Toothman
Boy: Mason Alford Boy: Isaac Galindo
In addition, awards were given to the best students in each of the class sections offered in high school and junior high.
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ROSCOE ATHLETES RECOGNIZED AT ATHLETIC BANQUET
Here are the this year’s awards for Plowboys and Plowgirls listed by sport:
Football
Plowboy of the Year in Football - Zeke Murphy
Fighting Heart - Kolten Hope
Britt Paty Memorial - Caleb Reed
Clyde Jay Memorial Scholarship - Zeke Murphy, Caleb Reed, Vidal Aguayo
Basketball
Boys
Honorable Mention All-District: Antonio Aguayo, Parker Gleaton, Jax Watts, Seth Wilcox
Academic All-District: Parker Gleaton
Plowboy Basketball Mr. Defense: Jax Watts
Plowboy Basketball Plowboy of the Year: Parker Gleaton
Girls
District Honors
Impact Player of the Year - Carson Greenwood
Co-Defensive MVP - Shauna McCambridge
1st Team All-District - Cameron Greenwood
2nd Team All-District - Kaidy Ornelas, Jacey Rodriquez
School Awards
Miss Defense - Cameron Greenwood
Plowgirls of the Year - Shauna McCambridge, Carson Greenwood
Fighting Heart Award - Kaidy Ornelas
Editor's Note: Shauna McCambridge and Carson Greenwood were selected last week to the second team of the Abilene Reporter-News' All-Big Country 2A Girls Basketball Team.
Powerlifting
Regional qualifiers: Xander Moffett, Lupe Leaños, Keller Vinson, Seth Martin, Britt Justiss, Peyton Friedman, Diego Vela, Zeke Murphy 3rd place, David Diaz 3rd place, Xavier Lopez 5th place.
Plowboy Powerlifter of the Year: Zeke Murphy
Track & Cross Country
Boys
Regional Qualifiers: Caleb Reed: 1600m, Antonio Aguayo: 200m,
4x200m: Tyler Guelker, Antonio Aguayo, Seth Wilcox, Julian Cuellar, (Alternates: Lupe Leaños Jax Watts)
Track Captains: Jake Gonzalez, Lupe Leaños
Track Plowboy of the Year: Caleb Reed
Girls
Track Regional Qualifier: Kaidy Ornelas
Track Plowgirl of the Year: Kaidy Ornelas
Cross Country Regional Qualifiers: Yaniez Aguilar, Mahailia Calderon, Mia Lavalais, Kaidy Ornelas, Candy Ortega, Itzel Ortega-Solis, Jissel Rodriquez, Carson Greenwood, Jacy Rodriquez
Cross Country Plowgirl of the Year: Jissel Rodriquez
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JAYDEN GONZALES HELPS McMURRY TO TITLE
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| Jayden Gonzales as a Plowboy. |
The American Southwest Conference is composed of teams from eight universities, six of them from Texas: McMurry, Hardin-Simmons, Concordia, UT-Dallas, East Texas Baptist, and LeTourneau—along with Belhaven in Mississippi and University of the Ozarks in Arkansas. McMurry won the title with 215.5 points and Hardin-Simmons finished second with 174.5 points. The meet was held at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, April 29-May 1.
Gonzales, a sophomore at McMurry, is a 2019 graduate of Roscoe Collegiate, where he participated in all sports.
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BAKE, GARAGE SALE FOR JH CHEERLEADERS SATURDAY
The Roscoe Collegiate Junior High Cheerleaders are having a fundraiser bake sale and garage sale this Saturday, May 8, at 900 Cypress Street in Roscoe. They are earning money to attend cheer camp. The sale begins at 8:00am.
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BEAT THE STREET CYCLING CHALLENGE SATURDAY
The 9th Annual Beat the Street for Little Feet Benefit races will be this Saturday, May 8. Three bike races will head north on FM 608 from Highland and turn east on Broadway and heading to Sweetwater to 274 this Saturday. These races benefit the Cornerstone Christian School.
If you are interested in participating or want more information, go to the event’s Facebook page for details by clicking here.
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COVID-19 NUMBERS IMPROVE, VACCINE DEMAND FALLS
Since the Covid-19 vaccinations began in December, this is the first week that supply has exceeded demand, so starting this week Texas is asking only for doses providers have ordered instead of asking the federal government for as much as it can get. Many other states share the same situation. At the peak of vaccinations, the US was giving almost 3.5 million shots a day. That daily number is now about a million less. One of three adult Texans 1s fully vaccinated and 2 of 5 have had at least one shot.
In Texas, Covid-19 numbers remain low and essentially flat. Hospitalizations have dropped slightly from 2,718 last week to 2,603 yesterday, and new cases also remain around 3,000 per day. Yesterday had 3,217. The number of active cases also remains around 62,000. Fatalities averaged 49 daily this week, the same as last week.
The numbers also remain relatively flat in the Big Country and Abilene. The number of active cases in Taylor County has grown to 218, a gain of 4 over last week’s 214, and Covid-19 hospitalizations in Abilene are now at 15 patients compared to 16 last week. Also, 2 more deaths were reported, so the total for Taylor County now stands at 403. The percentage of Covid-19 patients in the Abilene trauma service area is at 2.29% after last week’s 1.43%.
In our four-county area, the numbers have increased slightly. After several weeks with no active cases, Nolan County now has 4. Mitchell County is also up to 3 after only 1 last week, and Fisher County still has 2, the same as last week. Scurry County now has 18 active cases after reporting 19 last week. Once again, none of the four counties report any Covid-19 deaths this past week.
Here are the Big Country’s estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Howard, 49 (45); Scurry, 18 (19); Brown, 13 (18); Jones, 8 (2); Erath, 8 (4); Coke, 8 (7); Eastland, 5 (3); Nolan, 4 (0); Mitchell, 3 (1); Comanche, 2 (3); Runnels, 2 (0); Fisher, 2 (2); Shackelford, 1 (1); Coleman, 1 (4); Callahan, 1 (0); Haskell, 0 (0); Stephens, 1 (0); Kent, 0 (0); Stonewall, 0 (0); Knox, 0 (0); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties for this week is 125, 16 more than last week’s 109.
Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Ector (Odessa) 328 (249), Midland 272 (237), Lubbock 156 (92); Tom Green (San Angelo) 76 (77); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 35 (44). This week’s total for these counties is 867, 168 more than last week’s 699.
Texas now has had a total of 2,478,241 cases (2,461,831 last week), 62,517 currently active cases (62,206 last week), and 49,362 total deaths (49,022 last week).
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WEATHER REPORT: MORE RAIN, HAIL, CROAKING FROGS
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| Monday's storm cloud in the west. |
Then late Monday afternoon, a big thunderhead made up in the north, and even though I got a storm warning on my phone, I didn’t pay too much attention to it because I could see the cloud was moving east and figured it would miss us. But then, with the sun shining in the west, I heard noises of something hitting the roof and my cars in the driveway. I was surprised to see hail falling, which preceded the rain. Thankfully, it was only about marble size and not big enough to damage the cars’ exteriors, but I was glad I hadn’t yet transplanted the tomato and pepper plants I’d bought because the hail would have decimated them. I believe it was the first time I’d ever seen hail falling in the sunshine—and, in the beginning, without any accompanying rain. The rain did come shortly afterwards, though, and I found about .27” more in my rain gauge. So, my total for all the precipitation we got from Tuesday to Monday evening adds up to just over 5.9” inches.
Amounts varied in the Roscoe area, but the rain was general enough and the spell long enough that everyone I talked to was well satisfied with the amounts they got. It was a great week for all the farmers and ranchers in the area.
The forecast is for warmer and sunnier weather for the next few days. Today’s high is expected to reach 81°F with a light southeast breeze and mostly sunny skies, and tomorrow should be the same. Friday will be a little warmer with a high of 87° and Saturday will climb all the way to 93° with a strong southwest wind. Sunday the wind will shift to the north, and the high will be around 85° with sunshine. So, expect things to dry out and lawns to need mowing soon as the grass shoots up.
There is no rain in the forecast at least until next week, and even then the chances are still pretty low.
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† JIMMIE D. BURKE
Funeral services for Jimmie D. Burke, 79, of Champion will be held at 10:00am Saturday, May 8, at Champion Baptist Church with Pastor Bruce Parsons officiating. Interment will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery under direction of McCoy Funeral Home. He was called home on Wednesday, April 28, at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Jimmie was born May 6, 1941, in Sweetwater to William “Bill Pete” Burke and Mary Emma Payne Burke. He married his wife of 52 years, Janey, on August 31, 1968. Jimmie graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1959 and earned an Industrial Engineering degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in 1968. He proudly and honorably served in the U.S. Army National Guard of Texas from 1963 to 1969. He started his career in 1968 as an industrial engineer first with Susan Crane Packaging in Dallas and then with Varo Semiconductors in Garland. In 1985, Jimmie returned to Nolan County to start Burke Farms in Champion. He supplied local grocers as well as farmer’s markets with hydroponic tomatoes and fresh produce.
Jimmie loved his family, Janey’s pies and cooking, Red Raider sports, classic country music, fly fishing and the outdoors. In recent years, he could be found enjoying RV life with Janey, fishing in streams across Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado with his beloved dog Lacey by his side. A man of strong faith, he served as a Deacon at Champion Baptist Church beginning in 2000.
Jimmie leaves behind his cherished wife, Janey, his children and their spouses, Dale and Christy Burke of Rancho Santa Margarita, California; Cody and Terri Burke of Manhattan Beach, California; Joni and Scott Carswell of Austin; and Stoney and Josefina Burke of Washington, D.C., as well as his treasured grandchildren, Alyssa, Ryan, Jacob, Lorelei, Dixon, Aiden, Rigby, Benjamin, Matilda, and Theodore.
Jimmie is preceded in death by his father and mother, Bill and Mary Burke of Sweetwater, as well as his sister and brother-in-law, Billie and Carl Jones of Stamford.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Champion Baptist Church or Texan by Nature (www.texanbynature.org).
Jimmie was born May 6, 1941, in Sweetwater to William “Bill Pete” Burke and Mary Emma Payne Burke. He married his wife of 52 years, Janey, on August 31, 1968. Jimmie graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1959 and earned an Industrial Engineering degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in 1968. He proudly and honorably served in the U.S. Army National Guard of Texas from 1963 to 1969. He started his career in 1968 as an industrial engineer first with Susan Crane Packaging in Dallas and then with Varo Semiconductors in Garland. In 1985, Jimmie returned to Nolan County to start Burke Farms in Champion. He supplied local grocers as well as farmer’s markets with hydroponic tomatoes and fresh produce.
Jimmie loved his family, Janey’s pies and cooking, Red Raider sports, classic country music, fly fishing and the outdoors. In recent years, he could be found enjoying RV life with Janey, fishing in streams across Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado with his beloved dog Lacey by his side. A man of strong faith, he served as a Deacon at Champion Baptist Church beginning in 2000.
Jimmie leaves behind his cherished wife, Janey, his children and their spouses, Dale and Christy Burke of Rancho Santa Margarita, California; Cody and Terri Burke of Manhattan Beach, California; Joni and Scott Carswell of Austin; and Stoney and Josefina Burke of Washington, D.C., as well as his treasured grandchildren, Alyssa, Ryan, Jacob, Lorelei, Dixon, Aiden, Rigby, Benjamin, Matilda, and Theodore.
Jimmie is preceded in death by his father and mother, Bill and Mary Burke of Sweetwater, as well as his sister and brother-in-law, Billie and Carl Jones of Stamford.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Champion Baptist Church or Texan by Nature (www.texanbynature.org).
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† RICHARD EARL ROGERS
A private family service will be held at a later date for Richard Earl Rogers, 78, of Camp Verde, Arizona, who passed away April 20 in El Paso after a trip with his wife to the Texas hill country to see the bluebonnets.
Rick was born in Comanche to Robert (Bob) and Ora Rogers on February 23, 1943. He attended both Highland and Roscoe Schools while growing up here and was a member of the Roscoe High School Class of 1961. He was also a graduate of Clark County Community College in Vancouver, Washington. He served in the Engineer Corps in the US Army and was a Vietnam War veteran 1965-67. He and Michele, his wife of over 53 years, were married on May 20, 1967, in Houston. He was a master woodworker and electronics engineer. During his life, he lived in Texas, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, and Arizona.
He is survived by his wife, Michele Rogers; son, Mark and daughter-in-law Alice Rogers; and grandchildren, Emma, Cooper, and Mason.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Ora Rogers, and siblings James (Pete) Woods and Bryan Rogers.
The family is requesting no flowers or contributions.
Rick was born in Comanche to Robert (Bob) and Ora Rogers on February 23, 1943. He attended both Highland and Roscoe Schools while growing up here and was a member of the Roscoe High School Class of 1961. He was also a graduate of Clark County Community College in Vancouver, Washington. He served in the Engineer Corps in the US Army and was a Vietnam War veteran 1965-67. He and Michele, his wife of over 53 years, were married on May 20, 1967, in Houston. He was a master woodworker and electronics engineer. During his life, he lived in Texas, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, and Arizona.
He is survived by his wife, Michele Rogers; son, Mark and daughter-in-law Alice Rogers; and grandchildren, Emma, Cooper, and Mason.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Ora Rogers, and siblings James (Pete) Woods and Bryan Rogers.
The family is requesting no flowers or contributions.
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