tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56494049858521612452024-03-24T18:32:19.363-05:00Roscoe Hard TimesAn online newspaper/blog relating local news of Roscoe, Texas, as well as historical newspaper articles about Roscoe and narratives by various writers, including the editor, concerning the history of the town. The primary target audience is Roscoans and also ex-Roscoans who want to know what's going on in their old hometown, and who enjoy learning more about it and its history.Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.comBlogger571125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-79091152517644721952021-11-17T08:19:00.008-06:002021-11-17T20:18:36.306-06:00Plowboys Win Bi-District, Stop Quanah, 38-16<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesYu5iK-T-N0RJPIY6_E9fge0abJXgZ5yBwuxYDzGBwhTY8_gLAN-F4PkvqANXqx23pdB9ztnGXl5yDGvvYb0zlgGqieLdK11n4B9uYEJZADAgq06JC1K8IyoaURocM3agnpMtOPd-Li-/s2048/BiDistrictChamps.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="2048" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesYu5iK-T-N0RJPIY6_E9fge0abJXgZ5yBwuxYDzGBwhTY8_gLAN-F4PkvqANXqx23pdB9ztnGXl5yDGvvYb0zlgGqieLdK11n4B9uYEJZADAgq06JC1K8IyoaURocM3agnpMtOPd-Li-/w400-h224/BiDistrictChamps.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Plowboys are Bi-District Champs.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowboys won their opening playoff game on Thursday, but it wasn’t the cakewalk some might have expected, and they had to come from behind to do it. Since Quanah had just a 2-8 record on the season, many assumed it would be just a “warmup” for the more serious games down the road.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">But that’s not what happened. The Plowboys had a game on their hands. On their first possession, a Quanah running back broke a tackle and ran 72 yards for a touchdown, and the Indians took a 6-0 lead. Later, they drove to the Plowboy 6-yard line but had to settle for a field goal, which made the score 9-0, which was also the score at the end of the first quarter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the second quarter, the Plowboys got their first touchdown when Antonio Aguayo ran one in from the 25. The extra-point kick was blocked, and the score was 9-6. The Plowboy defense held the Indians to no score, and later in the quarter, Jax Watts hit Seth Wilcox with a TD pass covering 73 yards. Jake Gonzales ran the extra points, and the Plowboys had their first lead, 14-9, one they would never relinquish. That was also the score at halftime.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Late in the third quarter, the Plowboys extended their lead to 22-9 when Gonzales ran it in from the 5 and Wilcox ran the extra points.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">That two-touchdown lead didn’t last long, though, as Quanah answered with a 73-yard pass play to narrow the score to striking distance at 22-16. Midway through the quarter, the Plowboys finished a drive when Gonzales ran it in from the 3, increasing the lead to 30-16 and finally putting the game out of reach for the Indians. The Plowboys’ final score came shortly before the end of the game when Aguayo scored on a 12-yard run, making the final score 38-16.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">In his comments on the game to <i>Abilene Reporter-News</i> reporter Jordan Hofeditz, Coach Freeman said, “Our kids needed that. The last few weeks they’ve had some big scoring games and hadn’t had to play complete games. That’s a quality team. They were 2-8, but they played their tails off. That was good for us to get hit in the mouth and respond and overcome some adversity.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hofeditz named the Players of the Game as Antonio Aguayo and Seth Wilcox. He said the Turning Point of the Game was in the second quarter when the Plowboy defense held Quanah at the 9-yard line after a fumble on the Plowboy 17 and then answered with a 91-yard drive and touchdown to take the lead they held for the rest of the game.</span><br /><br /><i style="font-family: georgia;">Scoring by quarters</i><span style="font-family: georgia;">:</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 1 2 3 4 T</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plowboys 0 14 8 16 38</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Quanah 9 0 0 7 16</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the game, the Plowboys made 22 first downs to Quanah’s 11, and amassed 473 yards to Quanah’s 327. Both teams had 1 turnover, and the Plowboys had 111 yards in penalties to Quanah’s 60.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jax Watts completed 15 of 25 passes for 247 yards and 1 TD.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Abilene Reporter-News</i> sportswriter Jordan Hofeditz covered the game and wrote an excellent report complete with statistics and an interview with Plowboy head coach Jake Freeman. It appeared in print on Saturday, November 13, and online <a href="https://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/high-school/football/abilene-cooper-high/2021/11/11/roscoe-vs-quanah-football-playoff-game-live-score-coverage-recap-summary-box-score/6378392001/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Plowboys vs. Santo in Cisco tomorrow, November 18</b></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">This week the Plowboys will face their toughest opponent since the opening game with Hawley. The Santo Wildcats have a 10-1 record like the Plowboys and are ranked 9th in state in 2A-2, while the Plowboys are ranked 15th. The Wildcats’ only loss so far came at the hands of the Albany Lions, currently ranked 2nd in state 2A -2. So, once again the Plowboys will go into the game as underdogs, a role they have become accustomed to this year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Santo’s wins have come against Rio Vista 14-12, Valley Mills 35-6. Itasca 46-6, Era 41-0, Bovina 43-6, Cross Plains 42-7, Hico 34-14, and Meridian 63-2. Their only loss was to Albany 33-6. Last week in their bi-district matchup, they defeated Petrolia 31-0.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Wildcats are led on offense by quarterback Case Proctor and running backs Elijah Pennington and Billy Sandoval and on defense by Pennington and Sandoval.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kickoff is tomorrow evening at 7:00pm in Cisco. Roscoe is home team.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Good luck and Go Plowboys!<br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">RONNIE KINCAID MADE INTERIM RCISD SUPERINTENDENT</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvqLmBZOwyfjqNrW2KTmZu-JZ0TM0MHC0PCLU6XAidY02M45QzOr_4VYGuqoTM0yzGU5GM02GJJLFY8TfcygzbmFl6DCPPi724ysjN_i9yEi6lqv3KHmutc2_uJ2SgtrgFqRkuQbClwi3/s1537/RoscoeHighSchool.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1537" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvqLmBZOwyfjqNrW2KTmZu-JZ0TM0MHC0PCLU6XAidY02M45QzOr_4VYGuqoTM0yzGU5GM02GJJLFY8TfcygzbmFl6DCPPi724ysjN_i9yEi6lqv3KHmutc2_uJ2SgtrgFqRkuQbClwi3/w400-h271/RoscoeHighSchool.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the most recent special School Board meeting, the Roscoe Collegiate ISD Board took action to hire Ronnie Kincaid as the interim superintendent beginning November 15. Mr. Kincaid and Mr. Wilson will work together until Mr. Wilson’s resignation is effective on January 31, 2022, which should provide for a smooth transition.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kincaid Superintendent Consulting was also hired to conduct the search for the next long-term superintendent for RCISD.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mr. Ronnie Kincaid has over forty years serving in education with extensive experience as a teacher, coach, principal, superintendent, and executive director of the Region 14 Service Center. He has also helped find superintendents for nearly forty other school districts throughout west Texas. He is highly skilled, extremely professional, and of high moral character and integrity.</span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Please click <a href="https://www.roscoe.esc14.net/page/SuperSearch" target="_blank">here</a> to access a questionnaire that we ask students, parents, teachers, staff, Board members, taxpayers, and community members to complete in order to help us in our search for our next Superintendent. The Board encourages and looks forward to your input.</span></i><br /><p></p><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><p>P<span style="font-family: georgia;">LOWGIRLS DEFEAT HERMLEIGH 36-32</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9PhUedYJIcrkXa9OveHOQ7MeEDu5f5cUYTbDjjwcCWpOFdURJ4T8gRCXDZyYzTnnabrysugDwEI-3c16vrTBz7bViIl1KndswNOk5IkyPoecpOvIn49reaMQSAYEKEFfO2HbkOIP5nx5/s300/basketballgirl2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="231" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9PhUedYJIcrkXa9OveHOQ7MeEDu5f5cUYTbDjjwcCWpOFdURJ4T8gRCXDZyYzTnnabrysugDwEI-3c16vrTBz7bViIl1KndswNOk5IkyPoecpOvIn49reaMQSAYEKEFfO2HbkOIP5nx5/w154-h200/basketballgirl2.jpg" width="154" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowgirls beat the Lady Cardinals in Hermleigh last night 36-32. Shauna McCambridge led the Plowgirls in scoring with 15 points, followed by Kaidy Ornelas and Cameron Greenwood with 6 each, Baleigh Deolloz with 5, and Carson Greenwood with 4.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">McCambridge also led in rebounds with 10, followed by Ornelas with 4, Deolloz with 4, and Cr. Greenwood, Jacey Rodriquez, and Kirsten Welch, all with 1.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Scores by quarters:</i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /> </i>1 2 3 4</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Plowgirls 7 19 25 36</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hermleigh 9 11 21 32</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowgirls are now 2-1. Their first home game will be in the Special Events Center this Friday when they and the JV Girls take on Eula.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The JV game begins at 5:00 and the varsity game at 6:15pm. </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">TRACTOR STOLEN, DRIVEN INTO CHAMPION GUARDRAIL</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PudD755ypyt0ediQdX-x3q7_7DghcOA1CYyjkkarQDUhnvpQvXTpp5tiNv0lB5wcgh7xX5I3r_5_frU1W4XGW_x4qj_uJyoAG5Z0KwDCI8R0fpWu7s9fQ0i-gTZcc31TopyVdfaAh7Ph/s150/RoscoePoliceBadge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PudD755ypyt0ediQdX-x3q7_7DghcOA1CYyjkkarQDUhnvpQvXTpp5tiNv0lB5wcgh7xX5I3r_5_frU1W4XGW_x4qj_uJyoAG5Z0KwDCI8R0fpWu7s9fQ0i-gTZcc31TopyVdfaAh7Ph/s0/RoscoePoliceBadge.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Thursday night, a Snyder man, 33, who was apparently stranded in Champion, knocked on Monte Richburg’s door and asked for a ride. Richburg reportedly agreed to give him one and left him for a moment, but when he came back the man was gone.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The suspect apparently decided to take the matter into his own hands because he then reportedly stole Richburg’s tractor out of the field with gang shredder attached and took off down the road, knocking over several mailboxes as he went and finally crashing into the guardrail at the creek on FM 1230.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Someone phoned the Roscoe Police, who notified the Nolan County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect was located at Stripes in Roscoe, arrested, and taken to the Nolan County Jail.</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">ANTONIO AGUAYO IS MR. TEXAS FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmPNQ6lZDq5lYUOUwYxIg95-izdgH9EsWjLNTX2PePg0Tb-cGkCKiOuKiJnH9-YBhRy4U6XNxO6C_h7j_WQO7Su2TXUmRi1VV4hiHSdeR4csSJbI3N57ShljPiAnZ8zvyByer6o_Cjrd4/s2048/AguayoTxPLWk.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmPNQ6lZDq5lYUOUwYxIg95-izdgH9EsWjLNTX2PePg0Tb-cGkCKiOuKiJnH9-YBhRy4U6XNxO6C_h7j_WQO7Su2TXUmRi1VV4hiHSdeR4csSJbI3N57ShljPiAnZ8zvyByer6o_Cjrd4/w400-h266/AguayoTxPLWk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plowboy Antonio Aguayo has been named Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week for Week 11 by <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Football </i>magazine, the premier source for high school football in the Lone Star State.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He was nominated for his performance against Hamlin with his 10 catches for 258 yards and 4 TDs receiving, a 36-yard field goal, and 5 for 5 kicked extra points.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Mr. Texas Football Player of the Week web page is located <a href="https://www.texasfootball.com/player-of-the-week-award/?ref=subnav" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">JAX WATTS IS BUILT FORD TOUGH PLAYER OF THE WEEK</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOJXgEUI5jYFX_FqvSrxgJhtm1qVXEi5-nW6MoSCK0bVSKMaLTnX6f2bMzT7aNQvQ71Z9r0qUM0VCsTLzt5UZzTiUuCdIQ43UAJ1KGWC4xDy4HmScBMzLyQ8Kkztv5SVRHClmG2r2kgbt/s960/JaxWattsPLofWk.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOJXgEUI5jYFX_FqvSrxgJhtm1qVXEi5-nW6MoSCK0bVSKMaLTnX6f2bMzT7aNQvQ71Z9r0qUM0VCsTLzt5UZzTiUuCdIQ43UAJ1KGWC4xDy4HmScBMzLyQ8Kkztv5SVRHClmG2r2kgbt/w400-h266/JaxWattsPLofWk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jax Watts was named Big Country Homepage Built Ford Tough Player of the Week for Week 11.</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOY CHEERLEADERS NAMED BIG COUNTRY CHEERLEADERS OF THE WEEK</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br /><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="227" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="https://w3.mp.lura.live/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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%3D" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="403"></iframe></div><div><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">2021-2022 ROSCOE COLLEGIATE VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>DATE OPPONENT LOCATION VG VB</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 6 Robert Lee Robert Lee 2:30 -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 9 Ira Ira 6:30 -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 16 Hermleigh Hermleigh 6:30 -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 19 Eula Roscoe 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 22 Post Roscoe 5:30 -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 23 Eden Roscoe ----- 5:30</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nov 30 Westbrook Westbrook 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 2-4 Highland Tourney Highland TBA TBA</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 7 Hamlin Hamlin 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 9 Ira Tourney Ira TBA TBA</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 9 Jim Ned Tourney Jim Ned ----- TBA</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 14 Highland Roscoe 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 17 Sweetwater Roscoe 6:30 -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 17 Robert Lee Robert Lee ----- 6:30</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 20 Cross Plains Cross Plains 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dec 27 Anson Tourney Anson TBA TBA</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 4 Roby Roscoe ----- 6:30</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 4 Girls - NO GAME ----- -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 7 *COLEMAN (girls only) Roscoe 6:30 -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 7 Baird Baird ----- 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 11 *MILES (girls only) Roscoe 6:30 -----</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 11 Spur (boys only) Roscoe ----- 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 14 *FORSAN Forsan 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 18 *WINTERS Roscoe 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 21 *COLORADO CITY Colorado City 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 25 *COLEMAN Coleman 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jan 28 *MILES Miles 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 1 *FORSAN Roscoe 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 4 *WINTERS Winters 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 8 *COLORADO CITY Roscoe 6:30 8:00</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 11 *COLEMAN (boys only) Roscoe ----- 6:30</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 15 *MILES (boys only) Roscoe ----- 6:30</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 14 Girls’ Bi-District</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 17 Girls’ Area</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 21 Girls’ Regional Quarterfinals & Boys’ Bi-District</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 24 Girls’ Regional Tournament & Boys’ Area</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feb 28 Boys’ Regional Quarterfinals</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mar 3-5 Girls’ State Tournament & Boys’ Regional Tournament</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mar 10 Boys’ State Tournament</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">* = <i>District Game</i></span><i><br /></i><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Head Girls’ Coach</i>: Shella Arnwine </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Assistants</i>: Heather Greenwood, Lacey Gregory, Veronica Cuellar</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Head Boys’ Coach</i>: Joe Rackley </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Assistants</i>: Shawn Speck, Kevin Lavalais</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Athletic Director</i>: Jake Freeman </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: WARM, WINDY TO COLD, WINDY</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpTX_Z5y43uTL-LxfZhobrhZ_esZYtl3SdFPUd12H57BghC5YXOlMln5qRsceJWrpuo7YuncBJWv1ptAY6Fl1puRTGIZsXPGt22dTbiVx5-uIFpWwkEOsQOJwFMYfOlPlUevWxxnDbciO/s640/Sunrise111721.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="640" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpTX_Z5y43uTL-LxfZhobrhZ_esZYtl3SdFPUd12H57BghC5YXOlMln5qRsceJWrpuo7YuncBJWv1ptAY6Fl1puRTGIZsXPGt22dTbiVx5-uIFpWwkEOsQOJwFMYfOlPlUevWxxnDbciO/w400-h279/Sunrise111721.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This morning's sunrise.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had some mild weather over the weekend with highs of 75°F on Saturday and 70° on Sunday, but even those highs are warmer than usual. The average daily high for November is 66° and the average low is 40°. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Since then, it’s been really hot for November. Both Monday’s and yesterday’s highs topped out at 86°. I heard the weatherman on TV say that the 86° yesterday was a record daily high for Abilene, so I checked for Roscoe.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to the Weather Channel website, the 86° high on Monday broke Roscoe's November 15 record of 84° by two degrees, and yesterday’s 86° similarly topped the old record of 82° by four degrees. In addition to the heat, we’ve also experienced some strong southwest winds for the past few days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">All that is due to change today, though, starting at around eleven this morning when the wind shifts to the north and the temperature begins to drop. Today’s high will be around midday at 70° and will steadily fall this afternoon to about 58° at sundown with a brisk north wind--and to 36° or so when the sun comes up tomorrow morning, also with a north breeze. As my brother David used to say, “I love fall in west Texas. It’s my favorite day of the year.” So, get your jacket out of the closet and have it ready because you’ll need it when you leave the house tomorrow morning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The high tomorrow will be about 60° under partly cloudy skies, and Friday will begin a warming trend with a high of 67°, followed by Saturday back to 79° and Sunday to 77°. Lows will be in the mid-thirties tomorrow, back in the forties on Friday, and in the fifties on Saturday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again this week, neither rain nor that first freeze is in the forecast.</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />† SUZANNE MARTINEZ</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmEUxJ5_TcuaeKyg5UZ4415wK46flMpfwI-vqgJQ3N2F3oO2ud47CxH6NjH8KxbaNZH_nOQ9oFHFgbY4MM9goBfK-gaNfLjqV2d6WwDN1AA4fxC5J78peM-FPPxNHKcvWaCcpeA92wkXg/s200/Suzannemartinez.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmEUxJ5_TcuaeKyg5UZ4415wK46flMpfwI-vqgJQ3N2F3oO2ud47CxH6NjH8KxbaNZH_nOQ9oFHFgbY4MM9goBfK-gaNfLjqV2d6WwDN1AA4fxC5J78peM-FPPxNHKcvWaCcpeA92wkXg/w200-h200/Suzannemartinez.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div>Funeral services for Suzanne Martinez, 65, of Roscoe will be at 3:00pm
Saturday, November 20, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Phillip
Litton officiating. Interment will follow at Roscoe Cemetery under
direction of McCoy Funeral Home.<br /><br />Suzanne was born June 23, 1956,
at Loraine to the late Albert and Alice (Mendez) Morales. She married
Ralph Martinez in 1995 at Sweetwater. Suzanne worked for U.S.G. as a
forklift operator for 19 years and was a lifelong resident of Nolan
County.<br /><br />She is survived by her husband, Ralph Martinez of Roscoe;
two brothers, Victor Morales & wife Lulu of Sweetwater and Leroy
Morales of Houston; seven sisters, Martha Dillard of Enid, OK; Mary
Hardin & husband Horace of Abilene; Penny Lara & husband Leonard
of Sweetwater; Becky Alvarado of Roscoe; Rose Morales of Roscoe; Liz
Lara & husband Fred of Victoria; and Mary Wren of Oklahoma.<br /><br />She
is preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Bobby Morales,
Albert Morales, Joe David Morales and Victor Morales; and two sisters,
Beatrice Ramirez and Alice Ronquillo.<br /><br />Pallbearers will be Nathan
Hartkopf, Eric Hartkopf, Kevin Harper, Jonathan Harper, Gabriel Galvan,
Joshua Dillard, Aaron Morales and Emilio Morales.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div><div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">† BARNEY JAMES BARNETT</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuAh-cDMXwk0d-DIHmBJ42BiZTzSn5-ICQs4gmaCS143Gq7jn5YRvBE7faL6XJIPhbce26a0Vy73e7tvl6a34r75JAz-0phFMqEcULrO3lz_r3KXMROMBtvTNBAd9PW5tJZUFMZy7cqbT/s341/BarneyBarnett.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="254" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuAh-cDMXwk0d-DIHmBJ42BiZTzSn5-ICQs4gmaCS143Gq7jn5YRvBE7faL6XJIPhbce26a0Vy73e7tvl6a34r75JAz-0phFMqEcULrO3lz_r3KXMROMBtvTNBAd9PW5tJZUFMZy7cqbT/w149-h200/BarneyBarnett.jpeg" width="149" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">A memorial service will be held at a later date for Barney James Barnett, 34, of Sweetwater with arrangements by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. His body was cremated. He passed away on Thursday, November 4, in Roscoe.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Barney was born on August 15, 1987, in Colorado City. He worked as an oilfield worder for Cholla Petroleum.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He is survived by his wife, Abby Barnett of Amarillo; son, Jacob Barnett; daughter, Riley Barnett, both of Amarillo; parents, Richard and Elizabeth Barnett; grandmother, Kay Barnett of Loraine; aunt, Lori Barnett of Loraine; numerous cousins, and mother-in-law, Ruth Ann Williams of Roscoe. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Barney Barnett. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">--o--</span></div></div></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-80004212121923662672021-11-10T09:05:00.005-06:002021-11-11T07:38:52.042-06:00City Council Meets, Sets Transition Goals<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaf29_O6vaG-xqQinFX-EoXRzriW1uQfE5ftGVoe50MFGGI-xG7Ope2eRlZyKSqDQZABo5Kzh2Om8_-0ye4ePlbLTqpKy5t-vf3hDKIZqZnsyb_vkBGcdn54RO8MZklnRDNdo7lp_t1nsd/s1280/CityCouncil1121.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaf29_O6vaG-xqQinFX-EoXRzriW1uQfE5ftGVoe50MFGGI-xG7Ope2eRlZyKSqDQZABo5Kzh2Om8_-0ye4ePlbLTqpKy5t-vf3hDKIZqZnsyb_vkBGcdn54RO8MZklnRDNdo7lp_t1nsd/w400-h300/CityCouncil1121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carl Childers addresses the Council at yesterday's meeting.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">At its monthly meeting
in City Hall yesterday evening, the Roscoe City Council got its first
report from interim City Manager Jack Brown, received an update on happenings
at Young Farm Estates, heard the monthly report from the Police
Chief, and passed a number of agenda items.<br /><br />Carl Childers of
Young Farm Estates, who is now on the board of the Big Country Sports
Hall of Fame, reported that former Roscoe High School track star Elmer
Gray will be inducted into the Hall at this year’s meeting. He went on
to report that a couple of Abilene builders have expressed
interest in building some houses at Young Farm Estates, although nothing
is definite yet. He added that the gypsum plant in Quanah will be
moving its operation to Sweetwater, which will bring many families to
Nolan County, and Roscoe could be a beneficiary.<br /><br />Interim City
Manager Jack Brown then gave his initial report to the Council. Brown,
who grew up in Roscoe and was the City Manager here from 2001 to 2008, is now
the City Manager of Roby. He has agreed to help Roscoe on a part-time
basis until the town can get a new permanent City Manager.<br /><br />He
said that City workers had spent considerable time recently working with
leaks, particularly the big one downtown under the bricks on Cypress,
which involved an 8” line. He also said the City is currently short of
cash and would see about selling some City equipment to ease the
problem.<br /><br />He has been working with eHT Engineers of Abilene to run
Roscoe’s water treatment plant because no current City worker is
qualified to do that job. He expressed full confidence in eHT’s ability
to run the plant but noted that it would be expensive.<br /><br />He is also
working with the TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) and
the TWDB (Texas Water Development Board) to get the City in compliance
with state rules and requirements. The City is currently lacking in
several areas, and the two state environmental agencies have set up a
series of points that the City can immediately begin working on to get
Roscoe back into compliance. He says the process can be completed much
quicker this way than he had initially anticipated.<br /><br />Police Chief
Felix Pantoja then gave the Police Report for October, saying that the
City had a light month as regards Police activity. They handled only 37
calls and made one arrest. He did mention a gun threat that occurred at
the school and expressed concern that it had been mishandled, not
because of anything that happened but because of what could have
happened.<br /><br />Cemetery maintenance man Skeet Kimbrell asked for an
extension of a month of maintenance at the Roscoe Cemetery because there
has not yet been a freeze, but, given the City’s current financial
crunch, was turned down.<br /><br />The Council then authorized a resolution
adopting policies in connection with the American Rescue Program, a
federal program that will bring in $157,000 a year to the City for improvements.<br /><br />The
Council tabled until next month a new credit card policy for City
employees as City Attorney Zollie Steakley wanted to make sure of the
legalities in doing so before making the move.<br /><br />The Council also passed an ordinance recognizing January 23-29 as School Choice Week.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">ANDY WILSON RESIGNS AS RCISD SUPERINTENDENT</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAw17XIzYdrEVerRTj05DI6KxcLtiT_gYdNAT3o4Jk0BfSLriDLaaMG8T_KQnVnvrtsq3J_-ybIKnJjfsv9SAJQtUHJLBAMoLMqLhNuw4JFchPB7Jf9oTehYKtHHrIM26mwUyMLXfzhKxU/s1877/RoscoeCollegiate.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1877" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAw17XIzYdrEVerRTj05DI6KxcLtiT_gYdNAT3o4Jk0BfSLriDLaaMG8T_KQnVnvrtsq3J_-ybIKnJjfsv9SAJQtUHJLBAMoLMqLhNuw4JFchPB7Jf9oTehYKtHHrIM26mwUyMLXfzhKxU/w400-h274/RoscoeCollegiate.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">On October 18, 2021, the Roscoe Collegiate ISD Board of Trustees and
superintendent Andy Wilson approved a mutually agreed upon separation,
which will be effective no later than January 31, 2022. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The RCISD Board
of Trustees would like to thank Mr. Wilson for his hard work and
dedication over the years and wish him well in his future endeavors. A
search for an a new superintendent will begin soon.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOYS BEGIN PLAYOFFS, FACE QUANAH TOMORROW</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S5t_yA2dicJ0tWzVTbzLmH4X-_DU51GIuL2_OKGy-LFzKZsyE9rlrZFeXSQ6wT3xGHJOAajlK4cVReCgz6Ved9FN4PDMp33lWGSSwinnRef2xOSA9E-5Ufah5PgYk51IoBH7kgKdj72W/s1280/PlowboyD1Q.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1S5t_yA2dicJ0tWzVTbzLmH4X-_DU51GIuL2_OKGy-LFzKZsyE9rlrZFeXSQ6wT3xGHJOAajlK4cVReCgz6Ved9FN4PDMp33lWGSSwinnRef2xOSA9E-5Ufah5PgYk51IoBH7kgKdj72W/w400-h225/PlowboyD1Q.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
2021 Plowboys, District 5-2A-II Champions, begin their playoff run
tomorrow in Post with a bi-district matchup with the Quanah Indians. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Indians are from District 6-2A-II and finished 2-3 in district play. They are 2-8 on
the year. Their victories were over Munday 42-14 and Electra 41-27,
their losses to Haskell 22-6, Lubbock Christian 46-22, Wheeler 24-18,
Ralls 48-8, Clarendon 49-27, Archer City 42-20, Seymour 41-28, and Olney
38-20.<br /><br />They are led on offense by QB Michael Garza, wide
receivers Brennan Thomas and James Honea and on defense by LB Jacob
McGary and DB Honea.<br /><br />Kickoff is at 6pm tomorrow in Post.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOYS DEFEAT HAMLIN, 61-0<br /><br />The
Plowboys wound up their regular season schedule Friday evening with an
easy victory over the Hamlin Pied Pipers at Plowboy Field, 61-0.<br /><br /><i>Scoring by quarters</i>:<br />Plowboys 15 52 52 61<br />Hamlin 0 0 0 0<br /><br />Quarterback
Jax Watts completed 17 of 18 passes for 436 yards and 6 TDs, and
Antonio Aguayo led all receivers with 9 catches for 288 yards and 4 TDs.
Seth Wilcox had 2 catches for 96 yards and 2 TDs, Ivan McCann 2
for 17, Parker Gleaton 1 for 16, D. Moore 1 for 3, and Lupe Leanos 1
for -3.<br /><br />Aguayo led the rushers with 3 carries for 50 yards,
followed by Gavin Martinez with 7 for 21 yards, Jake Gonzalez with 8 for 19
and 2 TDs, and Seth Wilcox with 3 for 14.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">JAX WATTS IS BIG COUNTRY PLAYER OF THE WEEK<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4ubr5E-4BkQ9Xckj44UoQw5ICuM5BRK7mDdUxthVO1RekZt7YQPIR-QlIlOkRMwOte2RhsxtO_fgnFJ_QGtiAE8BCQ0wVpY_JZa_7524JmoLUpuEH0LvMOmj2WMGdlmTDC5eSXYrSKpT/s515/JaxWatts1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="515" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4ubr5E-4BkQ9Xckj44UoQw5ICuM5BRK7mDdUxthVO1RekZt7YQPIR-QlIlOkRMwOte2RhsxtO_fgnFJ_QGtiAE8BCQ0wVpY_JZa_7524JmoLUpuEH0LvMOmj2WMGdlmTDC5eSXYrSKpT/w400-h300/JaxWatts1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plowboy
quarterback Jax Watts has been named the <i>Capital Farm Credit Big
Country Player of the Week</i> on the Big Country Preps website, That’s
quite an honor when you consider all the great high school players in
the area.<br /><br />He was cited for his completion of 17 of 18 passes for
436 yards and 6 TDs in Friday’s game against Hamlin. On defense, he had 4
tackles, 2 pass breakups, and an interception.<br /><br />Roscoe Head Coach Jake Freeman also noted his growth as a player and team leader over the course of the season.<br /><br />Congratulations, Jax, and keep up the good work!<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWGIRLS LOSE OPENER, WIN SECOND GAME</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6fbDXgOwSX8OWM_tp_mE_RSoj92oY-HBrQKMT1YKNK7S204urGreK6oC0I-7AJuhyoj6lRZ7NrFv7YrkmDgfYkIdQDKyUJeabGdi1R99UQVnTIX97jjNoiMNBFdiy4Tlc5OKMiu1lloF/s2048/ShMcC1kreb.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2048" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6fbDXgOwSX8OWM_tp_mE_RSoj92oY-HBrQKMT1YKNK7S204urGreK6oC0I-7AJuhyoj6lRZ7NrFv7YrkmDgfYkIdQDKyUJeabGdi1R99UQVnTIX97jjNoiMNBFdiy4Tlc5OKMiu1lloF/w400-h295/ShMcC1kreb.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shauna McCambridge and Plowgirl Head Coach Shella Arnwine.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
Plowgirls dropped their first game against Robert Lee on Saturday,
44-33. However, Shauna McCambridge got her 1,000th rebound as a
Plowgirl, which has to be some kind of record. She was also ranked #2 on
post for Big Country Preps preseason picks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Robert Lee 44 = Plowgirls 33<i> <br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Scores by quarters</i>:<br />Robert Lee 9 21 32 44<br />Plowgirls 8 13 26 33<br /><br /><i>Plowgirl
scoring</i>: Shauna McCambridge 13, Kaidy Ornelas 11, Cameron Greenwood 5,
Bayleigh Deolloz 4. Rebounds: McCambridge 14, Cm. Greenwood 4, Deolloz 2,
Cr. Greenwood 2, Jacey Rodriquez 2. <br /><br />Then last night, they won an easy one against Ira, 66-17.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plowgirls 66 - Ira 17<br /><br /><i>Scores by quarters:</i><br />Plowgirls 14 29 50 66<br />Ira 1 6 14 17<br /><br /><i>Plowgirl
scoring</i>: Cameron Greenwood, 20, Carson Greenwood 12, Shauna McCambridge
10, Jacey Rodriquez 6, Kaidy Ornelas 4, Bayleigh Deolloz 4.<br /></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">2021-2022 Plowgirl Roster</span></b><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>No. Name Class Position</i><br />00 Jacey Rodriquez Sr Guard|<br />05 Kaidy Ornelas So Point Guard<br />10 Jissel Rodriquez So Guard<br />11 Bayleigh Deolloz Fr Guard<br />13 Kirsten Welch Jr Guard<br />14 Carsten Greenwood Jr Guard<br />23 Mia Lavalais Jr Guard<br />24 Cameron Greenwood Jr Forward<br />30 Shauna McCambridge Sr Post <br /><br /><i>Head Coach</i>: Shella Arnwine<br /><i>Assistant Coaches</i>: Heather Greenwood, Lacy Gregory, Veronica Cuellar<br /><i>Managers</i>: Vonnie Watts, Jalin Freeman, Ferron Smith<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">COVID-19 HITS <i>THE ROSCOE HARD TIMES</i></span></span> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqhBsKxBhd6pHEWNOw-RCwPrv-T6w_1S3kjmmUZ-2n2Bs2t95BZppME7Nt5z1DfCU-D8LnqAaKWXTxh69_iaAz0cKoDjKXpSnMfqbIb_9bvOIqrAwOYZ9t7xVwbAL4B9uOjGZUvXHOXDw/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqhBsKxBhd6pHEWNOw-RCwPrv-T6w_1S3kjmmUZ-2n2Bs2t95BZppME7Nt5z1DfCU-D8LnqAaKWXTxh69_iaAz0cKoDjKXpSnMfqbIb_9bvOIqrAwOYZ9t7xVwbAL4B9uOjGZUvXHOXDw/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">By
now most of you know I have been in and out of the hospital for the
past couple of weeks. As an immunocompromised old person, I was first in
line for vaccination back in January 2020. I completed the second shot
the first week of February and went the entire year Covid-free.<br /><br />However,
it does happen that some people catch the bug even when vaccinated, and
four weeks ago I woke up to find I had Covid. This began an ordeal that
I am still dealing with. I won’t bore you with the details, but I was
hit hard with fever, nausea, dizziness, </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">inability to eat,</span> </span>passing out three times, </span>and an irregular heartbeat (atrial
fibrillation) that only made matters worse. <br /><br />I was in Rolling
Plains hospital for a couple of days, released for a day or so, and then
re-admitted when my condition deteriorated. Back in the hospital, my
heart resumed normal rhythm, and I have been slowly improving since
then. I got out of rehab on Saturday and am now back home with one of my
daughters, who is here to help me out until she returns to upstate New
York on Friday.<br /><br />When Covid hits hard, it weakens the body
considerably, and the energy and stamina level go way down. So, even
though I am getting better every day, the road to full recovery is going
to take a while. In the meantime, I am planning to resume posting the
<i>Roscoe Hard Times</i>, but it may not be as thorough as usual. I doubt I’ll
be attending the high school games, P-Tech meetings, and other school
functions like I normally do. The same goes for town events such as
Christmas Open House or the car show I recently noticed on Facebook.
However, I will try to post all the important news so people can keep up
with what’s going on in Roscoe.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">WEATHER REPORT: MILD DAYS, NICE NIGHTS</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2gBKnW_IZBm_t3GFcwqmuYGZROF5lzYoPN_1Ji4AeuU1uYCk6yReOXeFvdLdJQnZLOH3AMms2a1qzjL2bqScnTJHhre76kzTprY_iRwxgLn_CkbvuPanfTFRlIErxr-JzLPHrmTiGCDq/s627/Cloud.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="627" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2gBKnW_IZBm_t3GFcwqmuYGZROF5lzYoPN_1Ji4AeuU1uYCk6yReOXeFvdLdJQnZLOH3AMms2a1qzjL2bqScnTJHhre76kzTprY_iRwxgLn_CkbvuPanfTFRlIErxr-JzLPHrmTiGCDq/w400-h261/Cloud.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">It’s now that time of year when daylight savings time ends, cotton farmers hope for the year’s first freeze to defoliate their cotton for them, and heating and cooling the home is essentially unnecessary.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Most recently, days have been nice and warmer than average for this time of year. Saturday’s high was 76°F and then Sunday, Monday, and yesterday all peaked at 80°. Lows were in the fifties at 52°, 58°, snd 56°, perfect for people who like to sleep with their bedroom window open.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Today’s forecast is for a high of 83°--not your average November weather—with strong southwest winds of 20-30mph, gusting into the 40s. Then the wind will shift to the north tonight, and tomorrow’s high will reach only about 70° under clear skies. The remainder of the week will be sunny with highs in the seventies, lows in the forties, and moderate breezes.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Neither rain nor that first freeze are in the forecast for the coming week.</p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-70345460026948775342021-10-13T09:44:00.002-05:002021-10-13T10:11:58.601-05:00West Texas Wind Festival This Saturday<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigU3l5Ur7N1PJTL1bRv2hQ33VaXOfctHIqL-mWHyDgg7Sd9ngEaRit34v-p1mKVp6wahlGKHDGb6JFsj-gGaYe01HtfrH7QIP-EtW4NH7NojPZojDWXgoI93n_w1hHZcomWh-h5K31TZOF/s468/CornellHurdBand.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="468" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigU3l5Ur7N1PJTL1bRv2hQ33VaXOfctHIqL-mWHyDgg7Sd9ngEaRit34v-p1mKVp6wahlGKHDGb6JFsj-gGaYe01HtfrH7QIP-EtW4NH7NojPZojDWXgoI93n_w1hHZcomWh-h5K31TZOF/w400-h279/CornellHurdBand.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cornell Hurd Band<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":vu"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":vq" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plans are being finalized for the fifteenth annual West Texas Wind Festival this Saturday, and organizers anticipate a good crowd, especially for the free concert and the fireworks show.<br /><br />The downtown streets will be lined with vendors in the afternoon and evening, and downtown shops will be open for business. Vendor applications contact City Hall at 325-766-4150.<br /><br />The Roscoe Historical Museum will also be open, and the Roscoe Express Shuttle will be on hand to take people to and from selected parking areas, the Plowboy Mudbog, and downtown all afternoon at no charge.<br /><br />The Plowboy Mudbog competition begins at noon at the baseball field at Second and Sycamore in east Roscoe. It will go on until 4 or 5pm depending on the number of entries. Admission is free.<br /><br />Music for the free concert and street dance on Cypress Street will begin around five with Lyndall Underwood and the Dusty Creek Band until 7:15 or so. Then at around eight, the Cornell Hurd Band will take the stage to play until the fireworks show at around 9:30pm.<br /><br />The Cornell Hurd Band is a Texas swing band from Austin, and a former house band for the iconic Broken Spoke. They play a mix of Western Swing, progressive country, rockabilly, Texas standards, truck driving music—a little bit of everything. They’ve been around in one form or another since 1976 and were based in California before making their home in Texas. Back then the band often opened for Commander Cody and Asleep at the Wheel and were influenced by both. Since then, they have played in venues all over Texas, as well as at shows in Switzerland and France. Along the way, they have produced several albums including <i>A Stagecoach Named Desire, Live at the Broken Spoke</i>, and <i>Song of South Austin</i>. Their latest is <i>Rockets, Romance, and the Rhythm of the Road</i> (2020).<br /><br />Notable singles include “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGfTC-7L2A" target="_blank">I Got It from the Girl Next Door</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVmk6EhKm4Q" target="_blank">Heaven, Hell, or Houston</a>,” and “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ELDMQUvIY&t=151s" target="_blank">Old South Austin</a>.”<br /><br />The fireworks show will follow Cornell Hurd’s performance at about 9:30pm and conclude this year’s Wind Festival.<br /><br /><b>Plowboy Mudbog</b><br /><br />As always, mudboggers will be coming in from near and far to try their vehicles in Roscoe’s blackland mud at the Plowboy Mudbog,<br /><br />Registration for entrants begins at 9:30am Saturday morning at the northwest corner of George Parks Baseball Field at Second and Sycamore Streets. <br /><br />Entries will be in five classes, possibly six:<br /> 1. Street: 35” tires & under with limited engine modification<br /> 2. Super Street: 35” with engine vac under 13”<br /> 3. Modified: 36” to 39” with limited engine modification<br /> 4. Super Modified: 36” to 39” with engine vac under 13”<br /> 5. Open: 40” and over.<br /> 6. Tractor Tires (possibly)<br /><br />Since there’s an advantage in going last rather than first, each mud vehicle makes two runs, with the second run in reverse order from the first. Street and Super Street classes will do both their runs first, and then the rest of the classes will follow in order.<br /><br />The public gate will open at 11:00am with mudbog competition beginning at noon. Admission is free of charge, and the concession stand will be open. <br /><br />Spectators are encouraged to bring sun block, canopy, and lawn chairs. For more information, see the Plowboy Mudbog Facebook page, or contact Felix Pantoja at 325-514-8384.<br /><br /><i>Downtown Schedule</i>:<br /> 5:00pm – Lyndall Underwood & the Dusty Creek Band<br /> 8:00pm – Cornell Hurd Band<br /> 9:40pm – Fireworks Show<br /> 10:00pm – Event Ends<br /><br /><b>Fireworks Show</b>: The always popular fireworks show brings a spectacular conclusion to the day.<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":vq" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So, make plans now to attend, bring lawn chairs and coolers to the free concert, and help us celebrate the day!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div><br />CITY MANAGER TO RESIGN NOVEMBER 1<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWbUfyO1wty1fbhqFD82CfpEMlhdil7t4wnd2DPpLsE3h5BzQVjk0m1e7x4WReF7YGV6Y3-ArqSXZIIB8sP8XFbZadfksCtMoCVXflhx_j8S0qFOnlMoj1HH4ayEFf0ZTCPF4d8rYsJOz/s960/CityCouncil1021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="960" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWbUfyO1wty1fbhqFD82CfpEMlhdil7t4wnd2DPpLsE3h5BzQVjk0m1e7x4WReF7YGV6Y3-ArqSXZIIB8sP8XFbZadfksCtMoCVXflhx_j8S0qFOnlMoj1HH4ayEFf0ZTCPF4d8rYsJOz/w400-h249/CityCouncil1021.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Virg Pruitt (3rd from right) speaks at yesterday's meeting.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">At its monthly meeting at City Hall yesterday evening, the City Council went into closed session after citizen complaints of mismanagement and questionable activities, and the result was the impending resignation of the City Manager, effective November 1.<br /><br />The meeting began on a completely different topic when Virgil Pruitt and Roscoe Cemetery maintenance man Skeet Kimbrell complained about conditions at Roscoe Cemetery, saying that several graves were covered with objects such as lights, marbles, and other moveable materials that made cleanup difficult. After some discussion, Mayor Pete Porter said the Council would look into the matter and find a way to solve the problem legally as the plots are private property.<br /><br />Then Eddie Brown said that as a former City Manager, he had studied open public records regarding City expenditures and found examples of gross mismanagement and possible illegal activities over the last ten years. He was followed by Michael Owen, who said he had done the same and accused Council member Edwin Duncan of being involved and calling for his termination. These accusations were dealt with later in a closed session.<br /><br />The Council then approved the appointment of Amanda Fullwood to the Roscoe Community Development Corporation Board. They also approved awarding Administration Services for the City’s American Rescue Plan. This involves $156,000 toward new fire hydrants and repair of old ones as well as replacement of City water valves. The Council also approved appointing engineering services for the project to eHT (Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc.) of Abilene. It also appointed eHT to select a provider for the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.<br /><br />The Council then approved the Investment Report for the Fourth Quarter. It also discussed procedures for replacing the City debit card with a credit card but tabled any action to next meeting in order to determine the legalities involved in doing so.<br /><br />The Council then went into closed session to further discuss the issues raised earlier in the meeting by Brown and Owen.<br /><br />After completion of the closed session, the Council resumed the public meeting. A motion was made and seconded on accepting City Manager Cody Thompson’s resignation on November 1. It passed but with one vote against.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div><br />PLOWBOYS FACE RALLS IN DISTRICT OPENER FRIDAY<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-4IMLuKuEI4MYK4pJZBvF5Bt1IPwEcpt8t0n5ccCS5VzH9n9KzzK-tXIQcuuKdNbwSBXzAJZK9thOtP3zN1NiZKIXtQ3eMrGo6ppWMYHoLqheiwkdfa8rVlWLqR3qveBiFbdQ6B0i18k/s633/55moment.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="633" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-4IMLuKuEI4MYK4pJZBvF5Bt1IPwEcpt8t0n5ccCS5VzH9n9KzzK-tXIQcuuKdNbwSBXzAJZK9thOtP3zN1NiZKIXtQ3eMrGo6ppWMYHoLqheiwkdfa8rVlWLqR3qveBiFbdQ6B0i18k/w400-h300/55moment.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">After two weeks with only a five-play contest in Sudan followed by a bye week, the Plowboys resume play Friday with a big road game with Ralls. This will be the first district game for both teams, and it is a big one—the one that will most likely determine the district champion.<br /><br />The Plowboys are on a 4-game winning streak, while the Jackrabbits have won their last five. Ralls was the pre-season favorite to win District 5-2A-II after their 4-1 district record last year and advance to the area finals before ending their season. They returned 7 starters on both offense and defense this year. They also have played seven full games while the Plowboys have played only four. They lost their first two games to two good teams, Farwell (2A-I), who beat them 42-21, and Clarendon (2A-II), who won 12-8. Since then, they have won five in a row with only the first being close, a 14-13 win over Seagraves. They beat Quanah 48-8, Plains 55-0, New Home 46-6, and Hamlin 68-0.<br /><br />They have a strong defense, led by last-year’s District Co-Defensive MVP DL Coby Rendon (190), and LB Ryno Garcia (175). In a run-heavy offense, they are led by QB Garcia and running backs Steve Salazar (185) and Benjamin Njenga (175). <br /><br />Kickoff in Ralls is at 7:00pm.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div><br />NICK PANTOJA RUNNER-UP IN BURNET DEMO DERBY<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms9Pr5mRQy1KSlCYwJbZ60pvF_L5VqPTkBIItS5zHP3fLzNEcYqgYz4Lx_04H7P1-j2NrnLj_jmM5wuqqGSKvs-rS78s6tj7mvM4wUU1m05It-n1bfdfAIvz0Y4TwjzaWNp_lf0c858eA/s1182/NickPantojaBurnet.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1182" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhms9Pr5mRQy1KSlCYwJbZ60pvF_L5VqPTkBIItS5zHP3fLzNEcYqgYz4Lx_04H7P1-j2NrnLj_jmM5wuqqGSKvs-rS78s6tj7mvM4wUU1m05It-n1bfdfAIvz0Y4TwjzaWNp_lf0c858eA/w400-h283/NickPantojaBurnet.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was all that was left of Nick Pantoja's derby car Saturday night as he finished second in the Burnet County Fall Demolition Derby at the Burnet County Fairgrounds.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />COVID-19 NUMBERS STILL FALLING<br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kJVYJR9VsuQ-nwvphzavYw-EeZPixChIueQnYVpjZuNC32548tuvUUZ9MaFhnRgeOh-0xeZN8CK79z8JiE8EoCTJwlnaszEf9_cFIbv7HWwoJZP3EfzGzGNFdjDNnH0O3fPfyFu8hObf/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kJVYJR9VsuQ-nwvphzavYw-EeZPixChIueQnYVpjZuNC32548tuvUUZ9MaFhnRgeOh-0xeZN8CK79z8JiE8EoCTJwlnaszEf9_cFIbv7HWwoJZP3EfzGzGNFdjDNnH0O3fPfyFu8hObf/s16000/coronavirus.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the United States, the “delta surge” of the summer continues to recede as most states see drops in numbers of new cases (24% in last two weeks), hospitalizations (20%), and deaths (10%). Hardest hit states remain Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and West Virginia. However, the numbers are now decreasing in all those states except North Dakota.<br /><br />Texas remains number 33 of U.S. states in prevalence and spread of Covid-19 as the numbers continue to fall. As of yesterday, 6,211 Texans were hospitalized with Covid-19, compared to 7,769 last week and 9,551 two weeks ago. The number of new cases also fell again this week with a 7-day average of 1,981 fewer than last week. The number of active cases in Texas has also fallen to 180,581 from 214,041 last week. Deaths also decreased with a seven-day average of 8 fewer daily than last week.<br /><br />In the Big Country, the numbers are better. Taylor County’s number of active cases is down to 1,556 compared to 2,005 a week ago and 61 Covid-19 hospitalizations compared to 76 a week ago with 21 of those in the ICU compared to last week’s 27. Taylor County also reported 5 more Covid-19 deaths since last Tuesday, making 11 total deaths so far in October and 485 overall.<br /><br />In our four-county area, the numbers are slightly better. Nolan County now reports 43 active cases, the same as last week; Mitchell County reports 12 active cases, 7 fewer than last week’s 19; Fisher County has 6 active cases compared to last week’s 10; and Scurry County has 56 active cases, 24 less than last week’s 80. Nolan County reports 52 total Covid-19 deaths, 1 more than last week with 13 in September.<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate ISD reports 1 positive student and 2 positive staff in Early Childhood, 1 positive student and 2 positive staff plus 5 students and 1 staff quarantined in Elementary, and no positives or quarantined in Secondary.<br /><br />Here are the estimated active cases of the Big Country’s counties (compared to last week’s number in parentheses): Howard, 153 (160); Jones, 140 (141); Stephens, 113 (115); Brown, 101 (162); Scurry, 56 (80); Erath, 45 (51); Nolan, 43 (43); Coke, 25 (31); Callahan, 23 (27); Eastland, 17 (25); Comanche, 13 (18); Coleman, 13 (17); Mitchell, 12 (19); Knox, 11 (0); Haskell, 10 (6); Runnels, 9 (6); Fisher, 6 (10); Stonewall, 3 (4); Shackelford, 2 (2); Throckmorton, 1 (1); Kent, 0 (1);. The total of all these counties is 796, a drop of 213 from last week’s 1,009. The total has been diminishing every week for over a month now as the numbers continue to go in the right direction in the Big Country.<br /> <br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Lubbock 2,530 (3,781); Midland 1,223 (1,372); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 997 (1,378); Ector (Odessa) 935 (1,424), Tom Green (San Angelo) 464 (741). The total for these counties is 6,149, a drop of 2,547 from last week’s 8,696. So, these more populated counties are also moving in the right direction. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div><br />WEATHER REPORT: HEAT, HIGH WINDS, POSSIBLE RAIN<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkdDm0KtUxcCZDLAIh4jOU7xrWnBoZECV0M90Dw_J-X4x7ARM3BVhzjjwalLTvoIISlQAezUtU6H4odiZJ0pS_bdixGJ5dT0qprsuBg36biyzgYcKji7SRVf6yNdFyKWsI9h4q9V52st9/s1280/SundaySky101021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkdDm0KtUxcCZDLAIh4jOU7xrWnBoZECV0M90Dw_J-X4x7ARM3BVhzjjwalLTvoIISlQAezUtU6H4odiZJ0pS_bdixGJ5dT0qprsuBg36biyzgYcKji7SRVf6yNdFyKWsI9h4q9V52st9/w400-h300/SundaySky101021.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The western sky on Sunday afternoon.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">This past week has been marked by summerlike heat and high south winds, but with the prospect of possible showers today and tonight.<br /><br />After the previous week’s milder days with highs in the eighties, daily temperatures returned to the nineties, starting with Friday’s high of 93°, Saturday’s 94°, Sunday’s 95°, and Monday’s 94° before mostly cloudy skies dropped yesterday’s high down to 84°. Strong south winds accompanied the heat. Friday and Saturday had sustained winds of 20mph with gusts up to 35mph. On Sunday afternoon, the wind picked up to 25mph with gusts up to 40mph, and the sky turned brown with high flying dust. A wind advisory was issued for several counties in the area, including Nolan County. Monday was similar, and so was yesterday although the sky had returned to its normal blue color.<br /><br />Today that all changes as the wind dies down to 5-10mph and shifts to the west-southwest. Skies will be cloudy with a high temperature this afternoon of only 80°. There is a 20% chance of showers this afternoon. Those chances will increase to 24% early tonight before clearing later. Tomorrow, the morning clouds will clear to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. The high will be about 90° with southwest winds returning and with chances of rain decreasing to 17%.<br /><br />On Friday, the winds shift to the north, and high temperatures will drop into the seventies for the following days. Friday and Saturday’s highs will be around 73°, Sunday’s 76°, and Monday’s 79°, all with lows in the forties and with no rain in the forecast.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div><br />† JESSIE BUFORD “BUD” BYARS<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdNagDVNit6IbzBqqZH1F7mEzKzz4XSf6WT-a5Jc9TSCWwZ5iVUcN2jZjwMzwl0R4t4aLO0q-yREOatR-PmcGguXr5_kDKzA23WW3tWq5COEmuIDZrKIK4XkN-rSZFewCbHc7843MhkBH/s167/JessieByars.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="JessieByars" border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="134" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdNagDVNit6IbzBqqZH1F7mEzKzz4XSf6WT-a5Jc9TSCWwZ5iVUcN2jZjwMzwl0R4t4aLO0q-yREOatR-PmcGguXr5_kDKzA23WW3tWq5COEmuIDZrKIK4XkN-rSZFewCbHc7843MhkBH/w160-h200/JessieByars.jpg" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Memorial services for Jessie Buford “Bud” Byars, 69, of Clyde were at 3:00pm on Monday, October 11, at Bailey-Howard Funeral Home Chapel in Clyde with Brother Larry Hooper officiating. He died on Friday, October 8, at his home in Clyde.<br /><br />Bud was born February 5, 1952, in Sweetwater to Richmond Joe and Vivian (Brown) Byars. He attended school in Roscoe and Clyde. Bud was an independent trucker and a shade tree mechanic. He loved building old cars and racing them, and he loved to play pool with his friends. He was a member of the Baptist Church.<br /><br />Bud is survived by two sons, Philip Byars of Corpus Christi and James Junek of San Marcos; six daughters, Jessica Davis of Abilene, Roberta Seaton of Abilene, Tammy Seaton of Abilene, Coni Byars of Corpus Christi, Angela Byars of Clyde and Tana McKillip of Abilene; one brother, James Byars of Clyde; one sister, Joanne Byars of Clyde; 22 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.<br /><br />Bud was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Carole Jones. <br /><br />Online condolences may be made at <a href="http://www.baileyhowardfuneralhome.com">www.baileyhowardfuneralhome.com</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3PGTzXcPhPPooqaYnUj_ssGyArYhtvAZvVPpPrYMMtRI1FaxRnt00QveuuhaabuEoCvA81oWfINwBnn8xEYuhNQXvUtYD1MF3LqQo3E1D_L9DGxGXmXyr_AM50RjsXlVb3pJNHCEylQF/s960/FFAHauntedHouse.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3PGTzXcPhPPooqaYnUj_ssGyArYhtvAZvVPpPrYMMtRI1FaxRnt00QveuuhaabuEoCvA81oWfINwBnn8xEYuhNQXvUtYD1MF3LqQo3E1D_L9DGxGXmXyr_AM50RjsXlVb3pJNHCEylQF/w373-h497/FFAHauntedHouse.jpg" width="373" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roscoe FFA's annual fundraiser.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-52981371955695511012021-10-06T02:03:00.001-05:002021-10-06T10:50:32.329-05:00Thursday Thunderstorm Brings Rain, Hail<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNElATAidnziqA2IQgfudAd69NUVNUhtIHH9UGQTr1wXT2Vs8bJQvoMOENyXM0SL4TOi5bxOR7m3onvSUo98LHc1snZWM1NKFtn3-X6VYxpnJbceCL176QQEhB0v_OYbcAIM-uJfAeb0T/s697/HailedOutCotton.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="697" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNElATAidnziqA2IQgfudAd69NUVNUhtIHH9UGQTr1wXT2Vs8bJQvoMOENyXM0SL4TOi5bxOR7m3onvSUo98LHc1snZWM1NKFtn3-X6VYxpnJbceCL176QQEhB0v_OYbcAIM-uJfAeb0T/w400-h286/HailedOutCotton.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A week ago, this was nice-looking cotton.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">A heavy thunderstorm that struck Thursday afternoon brought both welcome rain and unwelcome hail and high winds to the Roscoe area for about an hour before moving on.<br /><br />Heavy hail wiped out whole fields south and southwest of town. The hailstones were not huge, most around marble-sized, but they fell thickly and long enough to completely cover the ground and kill the cotton. About 3,500 acres of both dryland and irrigated cotton were totally destroyed, and about 2,500 acres more were significantly damaged. Several pivots were ruined, and FM 608 was temporarily closed after the storm. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Even with hail insurance, the loss to farmers is particularly vexing as cotton is now selling for $1 a pound because of the transportation bottlenecks caused by Covid-19.<br /><br />In areas where the hail was light, the rain did more good than harm, as it was the first decent shower since mid-July. The amount of rain depended on the area and ranged from less than a half-inch around Wastella to four and more in places south of town. Here in town, I had 2.25” from the storm on Thursday afternoon and .15” more when I got up Friday morning. Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried got an official 1.74” at his home in east Roscoe on Thursday afternoon.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOYS WIN 6-0 IN FIVE-PLAY FOOTBALL GAME</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DqXXpjC4vig5eBSTR7X55L-A36mE1ivaHn_xBFVAyrOxxEpoIpocySt1GGizLYP7oLnewrkjV6zxbAnFn3EiQLYSTowtw3EOSO3H5M5eLG87dbG-gXzd1XL8Xf16TFok9wYwU-FXrxLU/s523/CheerleadersSoaked.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="523" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DqXXpjC4vig5eBSTR7X55L-A36mE1ivaHn_xBFVAyrOxxEpoIpocySt1GGizLYP7oLnewrkjV6zxbAnFn3EiQLYSTowtw3EOSO3H5M5eLG87dbG-gXzd1XL8Xf16TFok9wYwU-FXrxLU/w400-h289/CheerleadersSoaked.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wet cheerleaders wait in the bus for the rain to stop. It didn't.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In probably what was the shortest game ever played in over a century of Plowboy football, Roscoe was declared the winner over Sudan Friday evening when the game was halted because of lightning and later called off when conditions didn’t improve.<br /><br />The entire game lasted only two football minutes and consisted of five plays, but in that time the Plowboys made a touchdown when Jake Gonzalez ran the last 19 yards into the end zone. <br /><br />The Plowboys had received the opening kickoff, started on their own 37, and driven for the score, aided by a 31-yard pass play from Jax Watts to Antonio Aguayo and two other runs by Gonzalez. The extra-point kick was no good, and with the score 6-0, the game was then halted because of the weather. Later, a Sudan administrator declared the game over as a victory for Roscoe, whose record now goes to 4-1.<br /><br />This week the Plowboys have no games as they prepare for district play, which will begin next Friday when they play Ralls in Ralls.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">CROSS-COUNTRY PLOWGIRLS DISTRICT RUNNERS-UP</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-qwkaZdLrvQr8PxPz8QXnJmohgGPzu9MAdh9OqGuDZRZw_vgT-HX2bEcNb2Pv3M1aqzg-j5-ord-jC6ozZJtZfGfwQL4i3YTUCZHjhhU-PB15bSOeFtNZDPKg1s5xKACQGv2BGBkckL9/s1786/CrossCountryDst21a.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1786" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-qwkaZdLrvQr8PxPz8QXnJmohgGPzu9MAdh9OqGuDZRZw_vgT-HX2bEcNb2Pv3M1aqzg-j5-ord-jC6ozZJtZfGfwQL4i3YTUCZHjhhU-PB15bSOeFtNZDPKg1s5xKACQGv2BGBkckL9/w400-h313/CrossCountryDst21a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Qualifying as a team: Cameron Greenwood, Mahalia Calderon-Ruiz, Jacey Rodriquez, Mackenna Garcia, Zoey Welch, Yaniez Aguilar, and Jissel Rodriquez.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowgirls finished second at the District Meet in Coleman Monday and will be competing as a team in the Regional Cross-Country Meet in Lubbock. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Plowgirl Zoey Welch won the race, and Jissel Rodriquez was second. <br /><br />On the boys’ side, Plowboys Graham Gleaton and Brayden Covington are also regional qualifiers after placing sixth and eighth respectively.<br /><br />The Regional Meet will be in Lubbock Monday, October 25.<br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDT0I6BefUh6mstAFO5pSFoXb8sYZviWEa99SITf0lyPf0wkhXJ_byC9VDbWYHknQvU_KE1EebHqEncWlrkQUEN10AKGCP8pS29fnAwoRsmTdyjH7nDgNYZcFMoRh4T8fSuI6zVItyDuK/s1536/CrossCountryDst21b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1536" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDT0I6BefUh6mstAFO5pSFoXb8sYZviWEa99SITf0lyPf0wkhXJ_byC9VDbWYHknQvU_KE1EebHqEncWlrkQUEN10AKGCP8pS29fnAwoRsmTdyjH7nDgNYZcFMoRh4T8fSuI6zVItyDuK/w400-h350/CrossCountryDst21b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Qualifying as individuals: Graham Gleaton, Brayden Covington, Jissel Rodriquez, Zoey Welch, Coach Heather Greenwood.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOY BAND RECEIVES FIRST-DIVISION HONORS</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2y0UQmZgGaeYJGsSL8n3QqfebMjerk0aD2Bh8XZte01bI2JD3UJgCqWkTkB6fSN6ijFUCYW1N119wga4ojC5SDAL4SgG_7z1QW08-pBRxoPyiWSvX_7UXjzLFbS6Rsiohh7wdQ9WecWz/s873/PlowboyBand1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="873" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2y0UQmZgGaeYJGsSL8n3QqfebMjerk0aD2Bh8XZte01bI2JD3UJgCqWkTkB6fSN6ijFUCYW1N119wga4ojC5SDAL4SgG_7z1QW08-pBRxoPyiWSvX_7UXjzLFbS6Rsiohh7wdQ9WecWz/w400-h269/PlowboyBand1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Plowboy Band at Wylie on Saturday.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The RCHS Plowboy Band was selected as a first-division band Saturday at the Big Country Music Festival at Wylie High School, where 24 high-school bands participated. Their show was called “The Four Elements.”<br /><br />Band Director is Tommy Ray, and the Band Major is Athena Newman.<br /><br />The band will next compete at the UIL Regional Marching Contest at Wylie High School on Monday, October 18.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOY BANNERS FEATURE RCHS STUDENTS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN91dF9ZKoHPmsu22qsSnrad34TDngLBa1MW60zjVeXsgEIljpI3xPOcsV5OIvoySstx4oz9SyvjV_mqaHWEdLycwdJFZ1LSJCKsmVgwOG02emNSRPujdxX18Bm8ngaT-H27dbiuwTvMXF/s523/Banner1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="523" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN91dF9ZKoHPmsu22qsSnrad34TDngLBa1MW60zjVeXsgEIljpI3xPOcsV5OIvoySstx4oz9SyvjV_mqaHWEdLycwdJFZ1LSJCKsmVgwOG02emNSRPujdxX18Bm8ngaT-H27dbiuwTvMXF/w400-h278/Banner1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Have you noticed the banners attached to telephone poles along the streets downtown? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Last month, a group of Plowboy boosters received permission from the city to post banners of RCHS high school students, and now they are up. Each is a Plowboy or Plowgirl athlete, a cheerleader, or a band member currently involved in one or more of the school activities. There are 33 banners in all, each with a student on both sides, so 66 students in all.<br /><br />Next time you’re driving around Roscoe, take a look. They’re everywhere, and you just might spot your favorite Plowboy or Plowgirl somewhere.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">COVID-19 THREAT CONTINUES TO DIMINISH</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8cGGKdLTKtOlpV6ceNEFtgqcDVOehzNJixv0zBeyGAxHVO1jFUNBupad7lJbNAbm6oQmXrbYuzcBtur1gn5KVI8TkYxq2rA_LA9m-9-2t-RLTPl8necaW754F0ubFPlJ5Kg_GxG-uVEG/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8cGGKdLTKtOlpV6ceNEFtgqcDVOehzNJixv0zBeyGAxHVO1jFUNBupad7lJbNAbm6oQmXrbYuzcBtur1gn5KVI8TkYxq2rA_LA9m-9-2t-RLTPl8necaW754F0ubFPlJ5Kg_GxG-uVEG/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the United States, the “delta surge” of the summer continues to recede as most states see drops in numbers of new cases (28% in last two weeks) and hospitalizations (19%). Even the number of deaths is now beginning to fall (-7%). On Friday, nevertheless, the country passed 700,000 total deaths.<br /><br />Hardest hit states remain Alaska, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and West Virginia. Texas is now number 33 of U.S. states in prevalence and intensity of Covid-19.<br /><br />In Texas, the numbers continue to fall. As of yesterday, 7,769 Texans were hospitalized with Covid-19, compared to 9,551 last week and 11,210 two weeks ago. The number of new cases also fell again this week with a 7-day average of 2,674 fewer than last week. The number of active cases in Texas has also fallen to 214,041 from 253,666 last week. Deaths also decreased with a seven-day average of 49 fewer than last week.<br /><br />In Taylor County, the numbers are mixed. The number of active cases is lower at 2,005 compared to 2,327 a week ago. But there are 76 Covid-19 hospitalizations, 4 more than week’s 72, with 27 of those in the ICU compared to 22 a week ago. And Taylor County reported 9 more Covid-19 deaths since last Tuesday, making 40 total deaths in September and 6 so far in October.<br /><br />In our four-county area, the numbers are also mixed. Nolan County now reports 43 active cases, 9 less than last week’s 52; Mitchell County reports 19 active cases, 10 more than last week’s 9; Fisher County has 10 active cases, 2 more than last week’s 8; and Scurry County has 80 active cases, 66 less than last week’s 146. Nolan County reports 51 total Covid-19 deaths, 1 more than last week with 13 in September.<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate ISD reports 1 positive student and two positive staff in Early Childhood, 1 positive staff plus 1 student and 1 staff quarantined in Elementary, and 1 positive staff in Secondary.<br /><br />Here are the estimated active cases of the Big Country’s counties (compared to last week’s number in parentheses): Brown, 162 (272); Howard, 160 (197); Jones, 141 (54); Stephens, 115 (126); Scurry, 80 (146); Erath, 51 (78); Nolan, 43 (52); Coke, 31 (46); Callahan, 27 (19); Eastland, 25 (32); Mitchell, 19 (9); Comanche, 18 (25); Coleman, 17 (14); Fisher, 10 (8); Haskell, 6 (17); Runnels, 6 (10); Stonewall, 4 (7); Shackelford, 2 (5); Throckmorton, 1 (4); Kent, 1 (1); Knox, 0 (3). The total of all these counties is 1,009, a drop of 113 from last week’s 1,124. Last week also had a drop from the previous week, so the numbers continue to go in the right direction in the Big Country.<br /> <br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Lubbock 3,781 (4,894); Ector (Odessa) 1,424 (1,834), Wichita (Wichita Falls) 1,378 (1,747); Midland 1,372 (1,706); Tom Green (San Angelo) 741 (1,070). The total for these counties is 7,318, a drop of 3,933 from last week’s 11,251. So, these more populated counties are also moving in the right direction. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: AFTER THE STORM, NICE WEATHER</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcv-mjUGiAkJCybcH-xvK-0GKutlA0y3BG06zY-vfss6chXC5Fc-5zx_rrjqQP29kZZzhmBIVy3g84A_Da6hyphenhyphenpoZYN6rVT4Wg6L34LdHKjSa3NNS4hfZU6m0EnB69P9WEYKHv9uclD5JY/s632/LimpFlags100321.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="632" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcv-mjUGiAkJCybcH-xvK-0GKutlA0y3BG06zY-vfss6chXC5Fc-5zx_rrjqQP29kZZzhmBIVy3g84A_Da6hyphenhyphenpoZYN6rVT4Wg6L34LdHKjSa3NNS4hfZU6m0EnB69P9WEYKHv9uclD5JY/w400-h286/LimpFlags100321.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flags at rest during Sunday afternoon calm. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Since last Thursday’s storm, the fall weather has been beautiful—mild daytime temperatures, light to no breezes, clear blue skies, and nice, cool evenings and nights. It’s almost like we were somewhere besides west Texas. 😉 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The high temperature since last Thursday was yesterday’s 89°F. Other daily highs were in the mid-eighties and the early morning lows have all been within a degree or two of 60°. Winds have been so light as to be occasionally calm with the flags around town taking a rest from their normal flapping in the breeze. It’s been nice.<br /><br />The forecast for the next week or so should be more typical for the area. Today’s high is forecast to reach only 86°, but tomorrow through Sunday, afternoon highs will be back in the 90s—93° tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday, and 90° on Sunday. Skies will be clear, south and southwest winds will be noticeable at 15-20mph, and lows will be in the mid-60s.<br /><br />Chances of rain before late next week are almost nil, 0% to 3% from now through Monday.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="sewzflb43yo2a4x"></span><span class="sewzflb43yo2a4x"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jYojFqDHIgtUxhwxkLd96O8Rz_TVaRADPJnvhOcDaaCBBzBw4FpqnIs4lA2CMCGXm-YCJ0VIe1vJeYQykcIpGsEiwq51PsWZ-seJrewoACRdGxr2_AenWZOp5AtRLZmkiE6mufy9K4g1/s1067/AftChLunch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="719" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jYojFqDHIgtUxhwxkLd96O8Rz_TVaRADPJnvhOcDaaCBBzBw4FpqnIs4lA2CMCGXm-YCJ0VIe1vJeYQykcIpGsEiwq51PsWZ-seJrewoACRdGxr2_AenWZOp5AtRLZmkiE6mufy9K4g1/w270-h400/AftChLunch.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">--o--</p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-42963797416799107262021-09-29T08:32:00.006-05:002021-09-29T11:45:42.909-05:00RHS/RCHS Exes Enjoy Homecoming 2021<div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":si"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":se" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4gqtmc8O3YbYDEIhvY_TYgULxTnd8MNhC133-d-8fKuNg0_c9bdOQ4GGoR5lS-RlOK3neDatHpHZa5HRuUv3bDdkuO3dM8gAD8mHGmbhghwdXF_23_2uvfXsv1xPbaND6Q8od4bLGcGQ/s2048/Classof71.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4gqtmc8O3YbYDEIhvY_TYgULxTnd8MNhC133-d-8fKuNg0_c9bdOQ4GGoR5lS-RlOK3neDatHpHZa5HRuUv3bDdkuO3dM8gAD8mHGmbhghwdXF_23_2uvfXsv1xPbaND6Q8od4bLGcGQ/w400-h255/Classof71.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The RHS Class of '71 celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">There weren’t as many attendees as in homecomings past. Still, Roscoe High alumni from various locations and walks of life were in town for a fun time at Homecoming 2021 last weekend. There were various venues and ways to meet up with old classmates and plenty of activities to participate in.<br /><br />Whether it was at the Friday pep rally, potato bake, evening coffee, or football game, or the Saturday morning coffee and donuts at the Community Center, the Homecoming parade, enchilada lunch and silent auction at school, the evening fajita dinner, cornhole tournament, or live music by the 419 Swing Band downtown, all provided opportunities for renewing old friendships and seeing former acquaintances for the first time in years.<br /><br />Deserving special mention are some of the older alums who attended—Mava Adams Cooper, 94; Frances Althof Hughes, 92; and Herbert Williams, 92, all RHS graduates of the mid-1940s, and Dorothy Meares, 93, a former teacher at Roscoe for 30 years. A large group from the RHS Class of ’71 also came to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary. <br /><br />But whether old, middle-aged, or young, the common thread that binds us exes is the time we spent as teenagers in Roscoe and the memories of our formative years, the teachers we learned from, and our activities, accomplishments, infatuations, agonies, and shenanigans as we made the transition from childhood to the world of adults, along with the classmates we shared those experiences with. And it is always interesting to learn what’s happened to everyone and to find out what they’re doing now.<br /><br />Our thanks go out to the Homecoming Committee, especially Connie McIntire Baize, and all the others who took the time and trouble to make this event a success. We also appreciate all the exes who made the effort to come back, reminisce with us, and once again touch base and make new memories.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />PLOWBOYS DOWN NEW HOME 44-12<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEbEGf9uqBhBU7fnY01NLNiF5fjRuvUabIy3pj4m_Yq6TN2c-KgG1X8IW0kYEpT58_bKr9-MAGLMO8MXY9c3SocjI2jbMGzuzzsPFlSF6ZagHPnMGmahgCGqRQarRNTE5tIuTA8nXb5w_/s450/9WilcoxTD.jpg" style="clear: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="450" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEbEGf9uqBhBU7fnY01NLNiF5fjRuvUabIy3pj4m_Yq6TN2c-KgG1X8IW0kYEpT58_bKr9-MAGLMO8MXY9c3SocjI2jbMGzuzzsPFlSF6ZagHPnMGmahgCGqRQarRNTE5tIuTA8nXb5w_/w400-h272/9WilcoxTD.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seth Wilcox (4) runs 34 yards for the Plowboys' first TD.</td></tr></tbody></table>The Plowboys pleased a large homecoming crowd Friday evening as they pummeled the New Home Leopards 44-12 in a game that was close only for the first quarter. The Leopards, who were 3-1 coming into the game, were scrappy and played hard throughout, but the Plowboys were a better team and beat them down over the course of the contest.<br /><br />Sophomore Seth Wilcox had his biggest game yet, making three touchdowns and causing a two-point safety, and senior Antonio Aguayo was instrumental in the victory with his hard running for one TD, a leaping 16-yard catch for another, and strong kicking, including a 27-yard field goal just before halftime. The entire defense also played a good game, shutting down the New Home offense until late in the fourth quarter. The Leopards’ only points before that came on an interception return.<br /><br />The Plowboys started strong, making their first touchdown before two minutes were gone. After receiving the opening kickoff, they moved quickly down the field, and scored when Wilcox ran 34 yards for the touchdown. The Aguayo kick was good, and the Plowboys were up 7-0. After New Home’s first offensive possession, which went nowhere, the Plowboys second drive was cut short when a Leopard intercepted a Plowboy pass and took it 38 yards for a touchdown. The extra-point kick was wide, but New Home was in the game at 7-6. Later, a second Plowboy touchdown was stopped by a fumble into the end zone that New Home covered, and the quarter ended with the score 7-6.<br /><br />On the third play of the second quarter, the Plowboys completed a 39-yard pass to the New Home 3-yard line, and on the next play Wilcox ran for the TD, making the score 13-6. Then, after a Leopard punt, the Plowboys took the ball to the 16-yard line, where a touchdown pass to Aguayo made the score 19-6. Later, the Plowboys scored again when Watts completed a 5-yard pass to Ivan McCann to make the score 25-6. Then, on the last play before the half, Aguayo kicked a 27-yard field goal, making the halftime score 28-6 Roscoe.<br /><br />In the third quarter, the Leopards received the kickoff and started on their 10. On their third play, Wilcox tackled the ball carrier in the end zone for a safety to increase the lead to 30-6. Later, the Plowboys got two more TDs, one an 8-yard run by Aguayo and the other a 19-yarder by Wilcox. At the end of the quarter, the Plowboy lead was 44-6.<br /><br />New Home scored their only offensive touchdown of the game on the first play of the 4th quarter, and that was the end of the scoring for the evening, as the Plowboys won by a final score of 44-12.<br /><br /><i>Scoring by quarters</i>:<br /> 1 2 3 4 T<br />New Home 6 0 0 6 12<br />Plowboys 7 21 16 0 44<br /><br />The Plowboys dominated the statistics for the game just as they did the score. They had 313 total yards to New Home’s 35 with 152 of those passing yards and 161 rushing yards. Roscoe had 17 first downs to New Home’s 6. They also had more turnovers with 3, 2 of them interceptions and the other a fumble. New Home had only one, an interception in the fourth quarter. The Plowboys had 61 yards in penalties to New Home’s 5.<br /><br />Jax Watts completed 13 of 17 passes for 152 yards and 2 TDs along with 2 interceptions. Leading receivers were Seth Wilcox with 3 for 69 yards, Antonio Aguayo with 7 for 67 yards and one TD, Lupe Leaños with 1 for 6, and Ivan McCann with 1 for 5 and 1 TD.<br /><br />Wilcox led rushers with 6 carries for 69 yards and 3 TDs, McCann had 6 for 45 yards, Jake Gonzales had 8 for 41, and Aguayo had 8 for 25 and 1 TD.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Plowboys vs. Sudan in Sudan Friday</b></div><br />After two home games, the Plowboys are once again on the road this week as they take on Sudan this Friday. The Hornets are struggling this season and appear to be just about where the Plowboys were this time last year. With their 26-20 defeat by Crosbyton this past week, they are now 0-5 on the season with losses to Olton 38-26, Sundown 40-0, Farwell 62-0, and Stamford 46-20.<br /><br />If the Plowboys come to play and take care of business as they should, this one could be over early.<br /><br />Kickoff in Sudan is at 7:00pm.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />HOMECOMING ROYALTY CROWNED AT FOOTBALL GAME<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJe5nuVYYFJzjSWp6e2wzCgPCUupWxh2TC_oebwypSPOYTAZI9NbeoUczimURFEzp12EF3vNO5ID9ruBQ9oQ7bCrQPdHDLe1mjjtlBSQKywcqbpiZca4SjOigEdqvBjYO824h_86mT2hF/s835/FootballBeau%2526SHct.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="835" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJe5nuVYYFJzjSWp6e2wzCgPCUupWxh2TC_oebwypSPOYTAZI9NbeoUczimURFEzp12EF3vNO5ID9ruBQ9oQ7bCrQPdHDLe1mjjtlBSQKywcqbpiZca4SjOigEdqvBjYO824h_86mT2hF/w400-h301/FootballBeau%2526SHct.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Football Sweetheart Jacey Rodriquez and Football Beau Antonio Aguayo.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The 2021 Homecoming royalty was crowned at halftime of Friday evening’s football game. This year’s Football Sweetheart is Jacey Rodriquez, and her Beau is Antonio Aguayo. Nominees for Football Sweetheart were Shauna McCambridge, Kaylea Perez, and Jacey Rodriquez. Nominees for Football Beau were Antonio Aguayo, Xavier Lopez, and Jacob Gonzales.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiwrZd4LtnSf-67L93bC_XiBevmTMXd3bCASfk6m4ikR6w3C-W_EuLK206YFPCCDgkN1mG0ET2r4uip8U0drNpWtS01pQxj1tK9e2DV1WL0sziJTWxRVtzKHBsxmadntse2SX5rplZVcI/s981/FFASweetheart%2526Beauct.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="981" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiwrZd4LtnSf-67L93bC_XiBevmTMXd3bCASfk6m4ikR6w3C-W_EuLK206YFPCCDgkN1mG0ET2r4uip8U0drNpWtS01pQxj1tK9e2DV1WL0sziJTWxRVtzKHBsxmadntse2SX5rplZVcI/w400-h286/FFASweetheart%2526Beauct.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FFA Sweetheart Cameron Greenwood and FFA Beau Jacob Stegge.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The FFA Sweetheart is Cameron Greenwood, and her Beau is Jacob Stegge. Nominees for FFA Sweetheart were Carson and Cameron Greenwood. Their escorts were Jacob Stegge and Conner Sanders.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReaP_Km521atOnFsAldl4igzQaikvIhHlGMtEZGZJteKTjieiJ_Fe0LeDB51bicIVVgUYQATrJHnwfTnnDVav__Alh5EqIi1sczuonAM368rJhmLch41wm3h4a_miYExWxFMnjL3hC2Xb/s1057/BandSH%2526Beauct.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1057" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReaP_Km521atOnFsAldl4igzQaikvIhHlGMtEZGZJteKTjieiJ_Fe0LeDB51bicIVVgUYQATrJHnwfTnnDVav__Alh5EqIi1sczuonAM368rJhmLch41wm3h4a_miYExWxFMnjL3hC2Xb/w400-h276/BandSH%2526Beauct.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Band Beau Conner Sanders and Band Sweetheart Jane McAnally.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Band Sweetheart is Jane McAnally, and her Beau is Conner Sanders. Nominees for Band Sweetheart were Jane McAnally, Athena Newman, and Mikayla Smith, and Band escorts were Lee Barnhill, Marcus Espinoza, and Conner Sanders. <br /><br />Flower bearers were Leah Seals, Amarachi Ughanze, and Sawyer Moses. Crown bearers were Ian Cruces, Niko Evans, and Braxton Rackley.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />RCHS CROSS COUNTRY COMPETES AT LUBBOCK MEET<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQVndwkZ1ycAdDlhJfp-MK8XHDvUfLqAUaAtt1qIjkvmgqi5ewerrX-iOAMdGBsz_19YyXguaav79LEUJ23onAnRq1OGPPzUNm3vD0E7nFeVa57bdJ7sL1NYkZqzlmfGO3tqT5BmqoAgq/s960/CrossCountryLbk21ct.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="960" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQVndwkZ1ycAdDlhJfp-MK8XHDvUfLqAUaAtt1qIjkvmgqi5ewerrX-iOAMdGBsz_19YyXguaav79LEUJ23onAnRq1OGPPzUNm3vD0E7nFeVa57bdJ7sL1NYkZqzlmfGO3tqT5BmqoAgq/w400-h276/CrossCountryLbk21ct.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The RCHS Cross-Country team at the Mae Simmons course in Lubbock.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The varsity Plowgirl and Plowboy runners competed at the Lubbock ISD Invitational Cross-Country Tournament on Saturday. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowgirls placed 12th out of 28 teams. Top runners were Zoey Welch, who finished 12th, Jissel Rodriquez 30th, and Yaniez Aguilar 66th out of 185 runners.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Top finishers for the Plowboys were Graham Gleaton at 32nd and Brayden Covington 50th out of 122 runners.<br /><br />Next up for the team is the District Meet in Coleman next Monday, October 4.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />AGUAYO IS NAMED BIG COUNTRY PLAYER OF THE WEEK<br /> </span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":se" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">KTXS-TV made Plowboy Antonio Aguayo its Big Country Player of the Week for his performance against Christoval. <br /><br /><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="227" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjake.freeman.31%2Fposts%2F10158532799312898&show_text=false&width=403" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="403"></iframe><br /><br />And an article on the Big Country Homepage, "Roscoe is off to a great start," was posted on Thursday, September 23. It may be accessed by clicking <a href="https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/sports/roscoe-is-off-to-a-great-start-in-2021/?fbclid=IwAR2deH9yy7zN1kTTC5VBNW-HNMlduNW_4PetIDi6xOqf-D8-3FPr1FGnC-8" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /><br />The KTXS-TV article and video on Antonio Aguayo as KTXS Player of the Week may also be accessed by clicking <a href="https://ktxs.com/sports/high-school-sports/roscoes-antonio-aguayo-week-4-ktxs-player-of-the-week" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span> </div><br />COVID-19 NUMBERS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX_rqwGwMOVtDSFHZzNi5MupfBId7gQR83i4kvIuLLY-Jo-UVGBKsNpLWM-eNZ6HZ0_W3Yq6DtjRUoWxVwHGWGFUHKcCg2bxRIB12zO6lgaoiLWrZ9hH04noHwGnma-Zm5n9kGONau8lN/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX_rqwGwMOVtDSFHZzNi5MupfBId7gQR83i4kvIuLLY-Jo-UVGBKsNpLWM-eNZ6HZ0_W3Yq6DtjRUoWxVwHGWGFUHKcCg2bxRIB12zO6lgaoiLWrZ9hH04noHwGnma-Zm5n9kGONau8lN/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the United States, new cases and hospitalizations keep on declining except in a few northern states, such as Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Maine, with the worst outbreak in Alaska. </span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":se" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />In Texas, the numbers continue to drop. As of yesterday, 9,551 Texans were hospitalized with Covid-19, compared to 11,210 last week and 12,973 two weeks ago. The number of new cases also fell again this week with a 7-day average of 4,008 fewer than last week. The number of active cases in Texas has also fallen to 253,666 from the 290,799 last week, and more ICUs are available than at any time since early August.<br /><br />The number of deaths, however, continued to increase slightly with a seven-day average of 31 more deaths than last week. <br /><br />In Taylor County, hospitalizations have dropped enough for Hendrick Health to move its dial from Level 6 Emergency to Level 5 Critical. The number of active cases is also slightly lower at 2,327 compared to 2,525 a week ago. In Abilene, there are 72 Covid-19 hospitalizations, 21 less than week’s 93, with 22 of those in the ICU compared to 30 a week ago. Taylor County reported 5 more Covid-19 deaths Monday, which makes 37 so far for the month of September.<br /><br />In our four-county area, all four counties have shown improvement over last week. Nolan County now reports 52 active cases, 101 less than last week’s 153; Mitchell County reports 9 active cases, 38 fewer than last week’s 47; Fisher County has 8 active cases, 1 less than last week’s 9; and Scurry County has 146 active cases, 39 less than last week’s 185. Nolan County reports 50 total Covid-19 deaths, 2 more than last week and with 13 of those coming this month.<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate ISD has no infected students or staff and only 3 students in quarantine—the same as last week. Two are in Early Childhood and the other is in Elementary.<br /><br />Here are the estimated active cases of the Big Country’s counties (compared to last week’s number in parentheses): Brown, 272 (411); Howard, 197 (292); Scurry, 146 (185); Stephens, 126 (108); Erath, 78 (155); Jones, 54 (50); Nolan, 52 (153); Coke, 46 (52); Eastland, 32 (45); Comanche, 25 (38); Callahan, 19 (35); Haskell, 17 (13); Coleman, 14 (5); Runnels, 10 (9); Mitchell, 9 (47); Fisher, 8 (9); Stonewall, 7 (2); Shackelford, 5 (4); Throckmorton, 4 (0); Knox, 2 (1); Kent, 1 (2). The total of all these counties is 1,124, a drop of 502 from last week’s 1,626. Last week also had a drop from the previous week, so the numbers continue to go in the right direction in the Big Country.<br /><br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Lubbock 4,894 (5,175); Ector (Odessa) 1,834 (1,945), Wichita (Wichita Falls) 1,747 (2,114); Midland 1,706 (2,266); Tom Green (San Angelo) 1,070 (1,648). Last week’s total for these more populated counties was 13,235. Now it is 11,251, a drop of 1,984. So, these more populated counties are also moving in the right direction. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />WEATHER REPORT: FIRST FEELINGS OF FALL<br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYkKhhS3fqTVzXMesn8Mz6LHWWs9xsBOqkXyE-EyLRjqve35vlTovEAWbmZ6m2NPchJodkuY_5tFzZLnQWAhRHRW5hTbtWk0EJ9IBBRPbiKYem8eXJpIxeEcVZFAGc4c34oJOghW2_s8g/s1280/Sunrise92821.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYkKhhS3fqTVzXMesn8Mz6LHWWs9xsBOqkXyE-EyLRjqve35vlTovEAWbmZ6m2NPchJodkuY_5tFzZLnQWAhRHRW5hTbtWk0EJ9IBBRPbiKYem8eXJpIxeEcVZFAGc4c34oJOghW2_s8g/w400-h300/Sunrise92821.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's sunrise.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />After the previous week’s heat capped off by the 104°F day last Monday, this past week has been a welcome transition to some cooler weather and the first real indication that the seasons are changing.<br /><br />The high for the week was Saturday’s 91°, followed by Sunday’s 90°, but the other days all had highs in the eighties, and what was even more noticeable was the coolness of the late nights and early mornings, when daily lows dropped into the fifties. Along with the milder temperatures, the skies were cloudier than usual although never completely overcast.<br /><br />We were even given a chance for rain yesterday, and a cloud bank did build up to the south and southeast. Unfortunately, it moved east of us.<br /><br />Today, the forecast is for clear, sunny skies and a high of 95° with southwest winds, but that all changes tomorrow afternoon when there is an 83% chance of thunderstorms with potential for heavy rainfall. That rainy forecast extends into Friday when the high is projected to be only 79° under cloudy skies with a 59% chance of rain. Saturday’s high will be slightly warmer at 82° but with the chances for precipitation diminishing to 40%. Sunday should be sunny with the rains moving elsewhere and only partly cloudy skies. The high for it and the following days will be only around 80° as we move into fall.<br /><br />Here's hoping the forecast for rain is right.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />† ELOY LOMAS<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXxmK8wi9JPBaUcErjt1LWkcQJ0Oe-wMuqyNQrgEcXN_S9fhyphenhyphenIL9rKGLUkKYKeApj6flQR92frJOA4WGOvZRkrvaBfuy1VmOxivg9PhYP2zSAdmuMZawrndYn7wqPAYxv3J8yvEDo3Wb8/s200/EloyLomas.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpXxmK8wi9JPBaUcErjt1LWkcQJ0Oe-wMuqyNQrgEcXN_S9fhyphenhyphenIL9rKGLUkKYKeApj6flQR92frJOA4WGOvZRkrvaBfuy1VmOxivg9PhYP2zSAdmuMZawrndYn7wqPAYxv3J8yvEDo3Wb8/w200-h200/EloyLomas.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Funeral services for Eloy Lomas, 56, of Roscoe were at 10:00am Monday, September 27, at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Pastor Lester Cavitt officiating. Interment followed at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. He went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 23, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo.<br /><br />Eloy was born in Del Rio on January 12, 1965, to Abraham and Juanita Lomas along with eight brothers and one sister. He married Mary Arredondo Lomas on October 17, 1987. They welcomed three sons together. He was a jack of all trades whether doing carpentry, mechanic work, or just hard labor. His passions were fishing and being a husband, dad, grandfather, and friend. He was always willing to help out anyone in need. One of his most important loves in life was serving God.<br /><br />Eloy leaves behind his wife, Mary Lomas; three sons, Eloy Lomas, Jr., Eric Lee Lomas and wife Maricela Lomas, and youngest son, Roman Scott Lomas; eight grandchildren, Noel, Aiden, Zion, Joseph, Nariah, Serenity, Leilani, and Eliana Lomas.<br /><br />He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Joe and Steve Lomas; one sister, Rosa Elva Lomas; and two children, Olivia and Matthew Lomas;<br /><br />Pallbearers were Brandon Speed, Salvador Zapata, Brian Lomas, George Jennings, Royce Jennings, Julian Ruiz, and Alex Ruiz.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div></span><br /></div></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-12668481901279065992021-09-22T08:04:00.006-05:002021-09-22T22:32:18.552-05:00RHS/RCHS Homecoming 2021 This Weekend<div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":si" style="display: block;"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":se" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIifKsZtPXFXTpylirEr80RolQ6IniEpV4tTMixaLff8CN2lHf3RtLugGtrZEh8JwRSsrCLMEWoa9CzV8Fx_uAMgFi0wGYezlQQEhZ-mZwzqNm-sL102_npZYU6y86pRU8tWMaCqFDs3gz/s512/WilcoxTD1Q.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IV_bsfB3E3kYMVm6P7yVO-MWnIt6EmZTn-oPRIVu_HXyRJ8_vxANyf3J2yWFPKWAO4qb2UQZmc1bwsynhHgzFuH8LWuQXDH7GP3TVjkvOJKe2YZqQLZWDZ0hHM8EBceuyV9WQrTgnImV/s1263/RHS2009.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1263" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IV_bsfB3E3kYMVm6P7yVO-MWnIt6EmZTn-oPRIVu_HXyRJ8_vxANyf3J2yWFPKWAO4qb2UQZmc1bwsynhHgzFuH8LWuQXDH7GP3TVjkvOJKe2YZqQLZWDZ0hHM8EBceuyV9WQrTgnImV/w400-h261/RHS2009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe High School exes will gather from far and wide this weekend for RHS/RCHS Homecoming 2021 to renew acquaintances and friendships with old classmates they once knew well and saw on a daily basis. <br /><br />There will be plenty of things to see and do—a pep rally, a football game with the crowning of high school royalty, a downtown parade, coffees, lunches, a cornhole tournament, and live music and dancing, among other activities.<br /><br />Here is the final schedule for RHS/RCHS Homecoming 2021:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">HOMECOMING!</span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">ROSCOE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL</span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">SEPTEMBER 24 & 25, 2021</span></div> <br /><b>FRIDAY</b><br /><br />1:30 pm EXES RECEPTION & REGISTRATION in<br /> Special Events Center<br /><br />2:40pm PEP RALLY - New Gym, Special Events Center<br /><br />4:00-7:30pm POTATO BAKE – $8 plate Special Events Center <br /> Concession Area. Hosted by RCHS Band Boosters<br /><br />7:00 pm PLOWBOYS vs. NEW HOME LEOPARDS<br /> Watch RHS Ex, Jake Freeman, as he coaches <br /> the Plowboys to a BIG WIN!!<br /> Band will perform during halftime and <br /> Homecoming court will be announced.<br /><br />8pm-9:30pm VISITATION, COFFEE & REFRESHMENTS will <br /> be held in the Special Events indoor Concession <br /> Area, just east of the Football Concession.<br /> <br /><b>SATURDAY</b><br /><br />8:30-9:30am COFFEE & DONUTS - Roscoe Community Center on<br /> Broadway & Bois d’arc. Come have Coffee & visit with <br /> old & new friends. Hosted by Roscoe School Board.<br /><br />10am PARADE – Downtown Roscoe<br /> For more information on a float entry, call Misty <br /> Reynolds @ 325-338-1005<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">11am-2:30 SILENT AUCTION – School Cafetorium<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">11:30-1:30 LUNCH - $12. Enchilada stack w/beans, rice, drink, <br /> and dessert – School Cafetorium. Prepared by Juan <br /> and Janie Abrigo. Sponsored by Roscoe State Bank.<br /><br />1:30-2:30 SHORT PROGRAM & VISIT WITH FRIENDS </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> School Cafetorium.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">2:30pm SILENT AUCTION ENDS<br /><br />2:30-?? THE COMMUNITY CENTER will be open and <br /> available for anyone who needs a place to meet with <br /> classmates. Coffee & tea will be available, but any <br /> snacks will be on you.<br /> ROSCOE HISTORICAL MUSEUM & local businesses<br /> will also be open for the afternoon.<br /><br />6:00pm FAJITA DINNER & CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT<br /> Old Town Park across from City Hall (100 Cypress)<br /> For more info, contact Geory Martin 325-242-0130.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Hosted by PLOWBOY ATHLETIC BOOSTERS</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">7:30-11:30 FREE OLD TIME STREET DANCE “on the bricks”<br /> Downtown Roscoe - 419 SWING BAND - Live Music <br /> (A mix of Traditional Country and Western Swing)<br /><br />EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL MEALS & EVENTS<br /> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />PLOWBOYS STUN CHRISTOVAL 42-30<br /><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIifKsZtPXFXTpylirEr80RolQ6IniEpV4tTMixaLff8CN2lHf3RtLugGtrZEh8JwRSsrCLMEWoa9CzV8Fx_uAMgFi0wGYezlQQEhZ-mZwzqNm-sL102_npZYU6y86pRU8tWMaCqFDs3gz/s512/WilcoxTD1Q.jpg" style="clear: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="512" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIifKsZtPXFXTpylirEr80RolQ6IniEpV4tTMixaLff8CN2lHf3RtLugGtrZEh8JwRSsrCLMEWoa9CzV8Fx_uAMgFi0wGYezlQQEhZ-mZwzqNm-sL102_npZYU6y86pRU8tWMaCqFDs3gz/w400-h268/WilcoxTD1Q.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seth Wilcox (4) is on his way to the Plowboys' first touchdown.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowboys are on a roll. They have now won three games in a row, and their biggest win of the season so far came Friday evening as they surprised the Christoval Cougars 42-30.<br /><br />The contest was one of the most exciting any fan could hope to witness. There were lead changes, long drives, big plays, turnovers, quick strikes, touchdowns called back by penalties, defensive goal-line stands, and a fight to the finish—in short, just about everything that makes a football game fun to watch.<br /><br />It was also another one of those games that no one gave the Plowboys a chance to win. All the Abilene sportswriters picked Christoval, just as they all had done with Stamford two games earlier. Their picks came as no surprise. After all, the Cougars made it to the regional finals last year and returned most of the starters from that team. As a result, they’ve been in the state’s top ten for class 2A-II all season and were ranked number 7 entering Friday’s game.<br /><br />And that status seemed well deserved with the way the game began. The Plowboys received the kickoff, went three and out, and punted. The Cougars took over on their own 34 and began a long drive that took up half the quarter. However, the Plowboys finally held them on downs and took over only to go three and out again. This time, the Plowboy punt was hurried and went almost straight up against a stiff south breeze. When it landed, it bounced backwards, resulting in a punt of zero yards. Christoval took over on the Plowboy 38 and drove to the 9, where an end-around run resulted in a touchdown, an extra-point kick, and a Cougar lead of 7-0 with 1:16 left in the quarter. After the kickoff, the Plowboys started on their own 23, and on the first play from scrimmage, Antonio Aguayo threw a long pass to Seth Wilcox, who took it all the way for a 77-yard touchdown and the evening’s first surprise. The extra-point kick was wide, but the score was 7-6, and the Plowboys were in the game.<br /><br />The Cougars took the Plowboy kickoff, and, as the second quarter began, drove from their own 34 to the Plowboy 23, where a completed pass to the end zone and an extra point put them back on top 14-6. On the next Plowboy drive, a Cougar intercepted a Plowboy pass and returned it for an apparent touchdown, but a penalty negated it. The next time Christoval got the ball, they fumbled, the Plowboys recovered and drove to the 7, where Aguayo ran it in to narrow the score to 14-12. Later, the Plowboys started from the 48 and moved to the Cougar 8, where Aguayo went around left end for another TD. This time the extra-point run was good, and at halftime the Plowboys led 20-14.<br /><br />The third quarter began slowly before turning into a wild sequence of events with three lead changes and three touchdowns in four plays. The Plowboys kicked off and the Cougars went three and out and punted to the Plowboys who did the same. The Cougars then drove from their own 21 to the Plowboy 37, where their big running back, Fava, ran right up the middle for a touchdown to tie the game. The extra-point run was good and Christoval was back on top, 22-20. They then kicked off, and Aguayo returned it 85 yards up the right sideline for a Plowboy touchdown. The extra-point try was again no good, but the Plowboys were ahead 26-22. Aguayo then kicked the ball through the end zone, and the Cougars began on their own 25. On the first play, Fava again broke loose and ran 75 yards for a touchdown. The extra-point run was good, and the Cougars were back on top 30-26. Then, both sides had scoreless possessions until late in the quarter when Ivan McCann ran 36 yards for another Plowboy TD, breaking a couple of tackles on the way. This time the extra-point run was good, and the Plowboys retook the lead 34-30, which was the score at quarter’s end.<br /><br />In the fourth quarter, the Cougars were driving, but the Plowboys intercepted a pass. They went to the Cougar 35, where Watts threw a pass to a wide-open Lupe Leaños, who took it in for an apparent touchdown, but a penalty brought it back. A few plays later a Plowboy pass was intercepted in the end zone and the Cougars took over. Then, from the 10-yard line, the Cougar quarterback faded back to throw a pass and was sacked in the end zone for a two-point Plowboy safety, making the score 36-30 Plowboys. The Plowboys took the kick on their own 34 and moved to the Cougar 13, where McCann ran untouched into the end zone. The extra-point try was no good, but the Plowboys now had a 12-point lead, 42-30. However, since the Cougars had made several big plays for touchdowns, no one could relax with four minutes left in the game as they made a final attempt to score. The Plowboys held, though, until time expired, and they were able to celebrate a shocking upset, which no doubt has raised eyebrows of football fans all over west Texas. <br /><br /><i>Scoring by quarters</i>:<br /> 1 2 3 4 T<br />Christoval 7 7 16 0 30<br />Plowboys 6 14 14 8 42<br /><br />Total stats for the two teams were very close. The Plowboys amassed 375 total yards in the game to Christoval’s 368 and 14 first downs to Christoval’s 15. The Plowboys had 60 yards in penalties and Christoval 63. The big difference was in the number of turnovers. The Plowboys had only one, an interception, while Christoval had 4, 1 fumble and 3 interceptions.<br /><br />Jax Watts completed 7 of 12 passes for 104 yards with 1 interception, and Antonio Aguayo completed 1 of 1 for 77 yards and a TD. The leading receiver was Seth Wilcox with 2 catches for 83 yards and 1 TD. Aguayo caught 5 for 34 yards, and Lupe Leaños caught 1 for 31 yards.<br /><br />Ivan McCann led all rushers with 19 carries for 114 yards and 2 TDs. Aguayo had 19 carries for 78 yards and 2 TDs, and Tyler Guelker had 4 carries for 10 yards.<br /><br />On defense, Watts had 2 interceptions and Guelker had 1.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Plowboys vs. New Home for Homecoming</b></div><br />The Plowboys can’t let up this week as they face another good team for Homecoming. Like the Plowboys, the New Home Leopards are a 2A-II school and 3-1 for the year. Last Friday, they defeated Floydada (2A-I) 34-20 and also have victories over Plains (2A-II) 47-8 and Compass Academy (3A-II, a charter school in Odessa) 53-0. Their only loss so far was to Lubbock Roosevelt (3A-II) 49-0.<br /><br /><i>Texas Football</i> picks them to finish second this year in District 2-2A-II. The other teams are Smyer, Sudan, Ropesville, and Bovina. The Leopards return 5 starters on both offense and defense and were 5-5 last year. For those who don’t know, New Home is a small town (pop. 361) between Lubbock and Tahoka, 109 miles northwest of Roscoe.<br /><br />Kickoff at Plowboy Field is at 7:00pm.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">HOW THE PLOWBOYS GOT THEIR NAME<br /><br /></span></b> </span></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31_TMchoE8hLFkKA0tATlHpgn-sMihB-HpW8kfW8YMSy2Erhx_gNeJObX5vnrX7kHm9WEPSutwJvkdtSFINHZyJEWL6ItB-dB22EDQSKw3417AgRwJ-tf-IqB12VI9q-XvOc5qR-UqQfh/s2048/1926Ploughboys1a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31_TMchoE8hLFkKA0tATlHpgn-sMihB-HpW8kfW8YMSy2Erhx_gNeJObX5vnrX7kHm9WEPSutwJvkdtSFINHZyJEWL6ItB-dB22EDQSKw3417AgRwJ-tf-IqB12VI9q-XvOc5qR-UqQfh/w400-h305/1926Ploughboys1a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 1926 Roscoe Ploughboys (The first existing mention of the team name)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Before 1925, Roscoe High School’s football teams had no team names or colors and were simply referred to as Roscoe or Roscoe High, and the same lack of team names and colors was true of other schools as well. Sweetwater High’s football team was called the Salty Pups, but it was just a nickname and not officially recognized by the school. In the early 1920s other schools began to adopt team names and colors, and many Roscoe students wanted to do the same. My dad, who graduated from RHS in 1921, said that many of his friends wanted to call the team the Wildcats with the colors of black and gold, but nothing ever came of it.<br /><br />However, according to what I heard while growing up, around 1924 a couple of Roscoe football players, one of them Sam Fitzhugh, went on to become stars at Tarleton State, then known as John Tarleton Agricultural College. Right before a school holiday, the Tarleton coach asked them what they were going to do over the break. When they told him they were going to Roscoe, he said, “Bring me back a couple more of those Roscoe plowboys.” The story got around, people liked it, and so they decided to name the school’s team the Plowboys.<br /><br />An interesting fact about Tarleton is that they named their team the same year, and they also became the Plowboys with the colors purple and white. According to their website, they got the name when the coach, William J. Wisdom, suddenly thought of the name Plowboys as he walked across campus. Could it be that the reason he thought of the name came from his request to his Roscoe players? That’s not mentioned in the official Tarleton history, but the connection certainly seems more than coincidental. Concerning the school colors, Roscoe’s adoption of purple and white is said to come from the suggestions of the same Roscoe players who were on the Tarleton team at that time.<br /><br />Tarleton’s colors are still purple and white, but their team name is no longer the Plowboys and hasn’t been since 1961 when they changed it to the Texans. As far as I know, Roscoe is the only school in Texas (or any other state) that has that team name, and I strongly suspect that the only Plowgirls are also the ones in Roscoe.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />COVID-19 NUMBERS SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyrvyXBh1hfszgJTqU-Z0PcXFzTwg2zHYiFblcbFmeptWcQ3x6MruLjmEyNsq1P6ExdKL067Tamb9VVM5JVaE-GZ5ZlAMGPyvWyhd2dF4ZdOCn0c6iDk7pmAbHOlJVS-_-KPehwzBTj4Z/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyrvyXBh1hfszgJTqU-Z0PcXFzTwg2zHYiFblcbFmeptWcQ3x6MruLjmEyNsq1P6ExdKL067Tamb9VVM5JVaE-GZ5ZlAMGPyvWyhd2dF4ZdOCn0c6iDk7pmAbHOlJVS-_-KPehwzBTj4Z/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the United States, new cases and hospitalizations are beginning to drop in most states, including hard-hit southern states such as Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, but they are still rising in others such as Alaska, West Virginia, Kentucky, Montana, and Wyoming.<br /><br />In Texas, the numbers are beginning to decrease. As of yesterday, 11,210 Texans were hospitalized with Covid-19, compared to 12,973 last week and 13,499 two weeks ago. The number of new cases also fell again this week with a 7-day average of 2,198 fewer than last week. The number of active cases in Texas has also fallen to 290,799 compared to 303,932 last week. .<br /><br />The number of deaths, however, continued to increase slightly with a seven-day average of 20 more deaths than last week, and ICU shortages continue to be a problem. <br /><br />In Taylor County, the number of active cases is slightly higher at 2,525 compared to 2,493 a week ago. In Abilene, there are 93 Covid-19 hospitalizations, 4 less than week’s 97, with 30 of those in the ICU compared to 20 a week ago. Taylor County reported 5 more Covid-19 deaths Monday, which makes 32 so far for the month of September.<br /><br />In our four-county area, all four counties have shown improvement over last week. Nolan County now reports 153 active cases, 54 less than last week’s 207; Mitchell County has 47 active cases, 13 fewer than last week’s 60; Fisher County has 9 active cases, 1 less than last week’s 10; and Scurry County has 185 active cases, 81 less than last week’s 266. Nolan County reports 48 total Covid-19 deaths with 11 of those so far this month.<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate ISD has no infected students or staff and only 3 students in quarantine. Two are in Early Childhood and the other is in Elementary.<br /><br />Here are the estimated active cases of the Big Country’s counties (compared to last week’s number in parentheses): Brown, 411 (481); Howard, 292 (318); Scurry, 185 (266); Erath, 155 (153); Nolan, 153 (207); Stephens, 108 (109); Coke, 52 (64); Jones, 50 (140); Mitchell, 47 (60); Eastland, 45 (27); Comanche, 38 (44); Callahan, 35 (37); Haskell, 13 (5); Runnels, 9 (36); Fisher, 9 (10); Coleman, 5 (16); Shackelford, 4 (4); Stonewall, 2 (3); Kent, 2 (0);Knox, 1 (3); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties is 1,626, a drop of 357 from last week’s 1,983. Last week had a drop of 145 from the previous week, so the numbers are going in the right direction in the Big Country. <br /><br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Lubbock 5,175 (4,568); Midland 2,266 (2,676); Ector (Odessa) 1,945 (1,940), Tom Green (San Angelo) 1,648 (1,735); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 2,114 (2,032). Last week’s total for these more populated counties was 12,951. Now it is 13,235, a gain of 284. So these more populated counties are on the whole still having their problems with active cases.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />WEATHER REPORT: AUTUMN ARRIVES<br /><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFva3iH0f6oEPZIuovXCXgOqphl_5KTK23j7dlx0XqV8vv46kWwnIFn2WKBZmeVDrRGUwLgGIiPEgswDnZ0lBq1LyfQCGjeH0hQn7gU3Hhs2aUXUbr6pJOvF_osHNIkGJkLOBFaDx2wa9P/s1280/Sunrise91721.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFva3iH0f6oEPZIuovXCXgOqphl_5KTK23j7dlx0XqV8vv46kWwnIFn2WKBZmeVDrRGUwLgGIiPEgswDnZ0lBq1LyfQCGjeH0hQn7gU3Hhs2aUXUbr6pJOvF_osHNIkGJkLOBFaDx2wa9P/w400-h300/Sunrise91721.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday morning's sunrise.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to the astronomers, fall will begin this afternoon at exactly 2:21pm. That’s the brief moment when day and night are almost exactly equal everywhere on earth. However, according to that cold front that blew in Monday night, fall began the moment the norther arrived in Roscoe with its strong north wind that continued into the day yesterday. And what a change it was! For the temperature, summer became fall in a very short time.<br /><br />Monday was a blazer, reaching 104°F according to the Weather Channel. I checked the forecast that morning and was amused by the prediction that gave a 1% chance of rain along with a high of 102°. But that afternoon when the temperature had exceeded the forecast, I went outside to water my garden and was surprised by a small cloud overhead that sprinkled hard enough to get me wet.<br /><br />Then about an hour later, around 7 o’clock, the winds really picked up—and it actually rained for about five minutes. It wasn’t much—a tenth of an inch at most—but it meant that it had rained in Roscoe when the chance for precipitation was 1%. How often does that happen? Unfortunately, that’s the most rain we’ve got so far this September, a month that averages over three inches.<br /><br />The late summer continued almost right up to the end. The high this past week was in the nineties every day except Monday when it was 104°. Up until the norther arrived, the low for the week was Saturday’s 66°, but early yesterday morning the temperature had dropped to 52°, and with the stiff breeze, felt even colder than that.<br /><br />The forecast for the next few days is for slightly cooler weather and continued sunny or mostly sunny skies. The high today should reach 83°, warming to 89° tomorrow, 90° on Friday and Saturday, and 92° on Sunday and Monday. Lows should be a little more like fall, though, with early mornings dropping into the upper fifties and low sixties.<br /><br />Unfortunately, there is no rain in the forecast, not until next Tuesday, that is, when there is a 38% chance of afternoon thundershowers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />† MATTHEW CLARK, JR.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIoSTgn1Ne82ZJSzGSue9lWAlAhP8rig0-aSH3A_ryYdV2sJDwjc46NLmpnbZm9FvDk3pJBsV2JYomThq1cbSHRGUT0YT-OBQVqiozqBUdtY5riMMOIOmVCDSfx59u2LbYvgv4h_b9zb6/s163/MatthewClarkJr1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="145" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIoSTgn1Ne82ZJSzGSue9lWAlAhP8rig0-aSH3A_ryYdV2sJDwjc46NLmpnbZm9FvDk3pJBsV2JYomThq1cbSHRGUT0YT-OBQVqiozqBUdtY5riMMOIOmVCDSfx59u2LbYvgv4h_b9zb6/w178-h200/MatthewClarkJr1.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Graveside service for Matthew Clark, Jr., 59, of Sweetwater and Roscoe, will be today, Wednesday, September 22, at 10:00am at Roscoe Cemetery with son-in-law Matt Gentry officiating. He passed away on Monday, September 20, at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.<br /><br />Matthew Clark, Jr., was born on June 9, 1962, in Sweetwater to parents Matthew, Sr., and Alice Clark. He married Mina Francis on November 25, 1989, in Roscoe. He lived most of his life in Nolan County. He loved to fish every chance he got and loved to barbecue and crack jokes and to go camping and always smiled. He loved people and plants and family. <br /><br />Survivors are his wife, Mina Clark; daughter, Jennifer Gentry; son, Luke Clark; granddaughter, Lauryn Gentry; and son-in-law, Matt Gentry.<br /><br />Pallbearers are Little Ronny Williams, Mark McCann, Freddie Clark, Matt Gentry, and Billy Clark.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--<br /><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">† EDWIN GEORGE ALTHOF, JR.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrfovB8VXaPgRgYe2vSMkmZk7w6zJDED8VRvauiyI8wgdftO_BPA5e2Q7LVt47kyEyiQt11kAZZ8yGuFvx5cZ2Q1j5P3nvUBT94v_dayIiV1uDfyPLKbAGzydTAlQCnLhaMdCif4SFFAY/s200/EdwinAlthof.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrfovB8VXaPgRgYe2vSMkmZk7w6zJDED8VRvauiyI8wgdftO_BPA5e2Q7LVt47kyEyiQt11kAZZ8yGuFvx5cZ2Q1j5P3nvUBT94v_dayIiV1uDfyPLKbAGzydTAlQCnLhaMdCif4SFFAY/s0/EdwinAlthof.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Graveside services for Edwin George
Althof, Jr., 89, of Henrietta, Texas, will be at 2:00 pm Friday,
September 24, in the Roscoe Cemetery with Phillip Tomlin officiating.
McCoy Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. He passed away on
Monday, September 20.<br /><br />Visitation will be today, September 22, at Davis Funeral Home in Henrietta 6:00 to 7:30pm.<br /><br />Edwin
was born on March 25, 1932, in Roscoe to Edwin and Esther Althof, Sr.
He served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict and
married Johnnie Ova (Kemper) on December 9, 1972, in Roswell, New
Mexico. Edwin was a member of the Henrietta Church of Christ and a
member of the Roscoe Lions Club. He worked most of his life as a farmer.<br /><br />Edwin
was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Wilbert Althof,
Raymond Althof, and Clarence Althof; and sister, Elnora Peters.<br /><br />Survivors
include his wife Johnnie of Henrietta; son, Edwin Russell Althof and
wife Tamyra of Tucson, Arizona; stepdaughter, Becky Baber and husband
Bill of Byers, Texas; stepson, Wyndel Culp and wife Deha of Lamesa;
grandchildren, Hannah Althof and Emily Hunt and husband Cole, Jason
Baber and wife Heather, Byron Baber and wife Kim and Tye Baber and wife
Audra, Kylia Marshall and husband Andrew, Maggie Miller and Dallie
Miller; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Frances Hughes.<br /><br />In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.<br /><br /></span></div><center>--o--</center></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-87209976124484550712021-09-15T09:43:00.001-05:002021-09-15T10:21:03.115-05:00Plowboys Maul Miles 43-24<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkelYdiVAiAplOvyrMoxrK83eOIwE9Hayx9BrkvhqK1HcSST6V_gYENBkM3LhkL5WhPswSsgNw3ge4qhBBCPAcWq3sGK0CM6o5Wjz9XdQWbxQ9ZpfnBWnAaun4ytcWNFmPC0ePONR7Tqd/s1075/PlowboyD2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1075" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkelYdiVAiAplOvyrMoxrK83eOIwE9Hayx9BrkvhqK1HcSST6V_gYENBkM3LhkL5WhPswSsgNw3ge4qhBBCPAcWq3sGK0CM6o5Wjz9XdQWbxQ9ZpfnBWnAaun4ytcWNFmPC0ePONR7Tqd/w400-h268/PlowboyD2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":2ff"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":2fj" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowboys made it two in a row Friday night when they defeated Miles in Miles 43-24. They are now 2-1 for the season.<br /><br />They jumped out to an early lead, scoring first when Jax Watts completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Seth Wilcox. The extra-point try failed, but the Plowboys were ahead 6-0. Miles came right back, though, and tied the game 6-6 on a 37-yard pass play. Before the end of the quarter, the Plowboys scored again, this time on a 2-yard run by Ivan McCann, and a successful two-point conversion made it 14-6, a lead the Plowboys would hold for the rest of the game.<br /><br />In the second quarter, the Plowboys made two more touchdowns while holding the Bulldogs scoreless. Wilcox ran 75-yards for the first to put the Plowboys up 20-6., and Antonio Aguayo went in from the one for the second. He also ran for the two-point conversion, and at halftime the Plowboys had a commanding lead, 28-6.<br /><br />In the third quarter, the Bulldogs made a comeback, scoring twice and holding the Plowboys scoreless. Their first came on a 33-yard run and the second on a 98-yard punt return. They failed to convert either extra-point try, however, but at quarter’s end had narrowed the score to 28-18.<br /><br />Then, in the final stanza, the Plowboys pulled away. McCann scored on a 37-yard pass play from Watts to put the Plowboys up 35-18, and Aguayo was on the receiving end of another 37-yard Watts pass play for the other, increasing the score to 43-18. The Bulldogs scored last to narrow it to 43-24, the game’s final score, but the Plowboys had come away with another convincing victory.<br /><br /><i>Scoring by quarters</i>:<br /> 1 2 3 4 T<br />Roscoe 14 14 0 15 43<br />Miles 6 0 12 6 24<br /><br />The Plowboys gained 366 total yards for the game, 205 by passing and 161 by running, while Miles had 282, 166 by passing and 116 by running. The Plowboys had 14 first downs, and Miles 15. The Plowboys had only 1 turnover, an interception, while Miles had 3, 1 fumble and 2 interceptions. The Plowboys had 93 penalty yards and the Bulldogs 36.<br /><br />Seth Wilcox led the Plowboys in rushing with 3 carries for 69 yards and 1 TD. Ivan McCann had 13 carries for 47 yards and 1 TD, Tyler Guelker had 4 carries for 35 yards, and Antonio Aguayo had 4 carries for 10 yards and 1 TD.<br /><br />Jax Watts had 14 pass completions in 23 attempts for 181 yards and 3 TDs, while Aguayo passed twice for no completions. Aguayo was the leading receiver with 6 catches for 67 yards and 1 TD, followed by Guelker with 3 catches for 57 yards, McCann with 3 for 56 and 1 TD, and Wilcox with 2 for 27 and 1 TD.<br /><br />On defense, both McCann and Guelker had interceptions, 1 each.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Plowboys Face Christoval Here Friday</b></span></div><br />After two games on the road, the Plowboys return to Plowboy Field Friday with another tall order to fill. After facing Hawley, the state’s 2A-I fifth-ranked team in the opener, the Plowboys will face Christoval, the state’s 2A-II seventh-ranked team, for their second home game.<br /><br />Christoval is loaded again this year. The team is 3-0 after wins over Wink 14-6, San Angelo Grape Creek 55-0, and Sonora 33-14. <i>Texas Football</i> magazine predicts them to repeat as District 14-2A-II champions. Last year, they were 12-2 on the year, undefeated in district, and made it to the regional finals before their season ended. This year, they return 8 starters on offense and 9 on defense from that team.<br /><br />On offense, the Cougars are led by quarterback Kyle Loehman, running back Josh Fava, and wide receiver Beau Jolly. On defense, they are led by linebacker Jake Boness and defensive back Jolly.<br /><br />Kickoff at Plowboy Field is 7:00pm.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />CITY COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS, ADOPTS BUDGET<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oZt9h1_t_ClmTJyvENnazinM8JG7fIuktyk8tM3hmiSh8GMhYH8SLprlxzy6lWpbPkuX_xwzrfHMmkf4HCdbdyS3fRnwlr_f45ODA5MX0pmaXVoprv6uTLdbyhxCuPTnyj4h9kkfkIab/s1280/CityCouncil921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1280" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oZt9h1_t_ClmTJyvENnazinM8JG7fIuktyk8tM3hmiSh8GMhYH8SLprlxzy6lWpbPkuX_xwzrfHMmkf4HCdbdyS3fRnwlr_f45ODA5MX0pmaXVoprv6uTLdbyhxCuPTnyj4h9kkfkIab/w400-h258/CityCouncil921.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">City Manager Cody Thompson reports to the City Council.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":2fj" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At its monthly meeting in City Hall last night, the City Council heard reports from the City Manager and Chief of Police, discussed with a resident concerns about a city ordinance, approved 2020-21 budget amendments, adopted the 2021-22 budget, and set the property tax rate.<br /><br />City resident Joe Velasquez, whose situation had been discussed in a previous council meeting, asked for clarification about what he would need to do with his business at 500 Bois d’Arc to avoid legal problems with the City. He received several suggestions from Council members as well as statements from City Attorney Zollie Steakley concerning the legal processes involved. <br /><br />City Manager Cody Thompson updated the Council on City matters. He said the American Relief Funds from the Texas Division of Emergency Management should be received within the next few days. He said the money would come in halves, the first $150,000 now and the other $150,000 later. He said he hoped the City would be able to use some of the funds for swimming pool repair.<br /><br />He said funds are earmarked for fire hydrant and water valve replacements as well as some needed water line replacements that don’t require prior state approval. He said the work would not be done by city employees but would be contracted out.<br /><br />On Thursday morning, engineers and contractors will hold a meeting at the City Swimming Pool for an onsite visit. <br /><br />TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) has completed plans for relocating the 8” sanitary sewer main on the south side of I-20 service road. The relocation is necessary for the upcoming re-alignment of I-20. TxDOT will provide funding for the project, and the bidding and relocation should begin within the next couple of months.<br /><br />The West Texas Wind Festival is being planned for October 16, but certain specifics, including the headline music artist for the event, have not yet been determined.<br /><br />City Police Chief Felix Pantoja gave the Police Report for the month of August, saying the Department had handled 88 calls, made 3 arrests, given 8 code-violation warnings, and issued 3 citations. He said the new Tahoe police vehicle is back from the shop with new equipment but still lacks prisoner petition cages.</span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":2fj" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />The Council approved a request from Linda Hatcher and Aaron Brown to place banners downtown for school activities.<br /><br />After some discussion, the Council approved the proposed 2020-2021 budget amendments on a vote of 2 to 1 with 1 abstention.<br /><br />The Council approved the adoption of the 2021-2022 budget.<br /><br />The Council then approved City Ordinance No. 156, which sets the City property tax rates for the 2021-2022 budget year. Tax for the General Fund will be $0.540980 per $100 valuation, and for Debt Service $.0203756 per $100 valuation. These are the same amounts as for the current year, so no one’s taxes will change in the coming year unless there is a reassessment of their property’s value.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />PLOWGIRLS FINISH SECOND AT COLEMAN MEET<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsh9w51EdjKHSx6IZLeATAv4vUgzVLqPkHGvxK3fFvLnkp_76m2grNXrnwfH1VyiRs8apmE12B5_w_lgQqQVP8mfjPecM6k_NKuH2sG3cz_NgydDvYit-u5F-QfvwtSqV-QAm9g87JRIC/s298/CrossCountry.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="203" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsh9w51EdjKHSx6IZLeATAv4vUgzVLqPkHGvxK3fFvLnkp_76m2grNXrnwfH1VyiRs8apmE12B5_w_lgQqQVP8mfjPecM6k_NKuH2sG3cz_NgydDvYit-u5F-QfvwtSqV-QAm9g87JRIC/w136-h200/CrossCountry.jpg" width="136" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">The varsity Plowgirls were runners-up at the Cross-Country meet in Coleman on Monday. Zoey Welch placed fifth. They were competing against about fifteen schools.<br /><br />The junior high girls competed well with Sophie Gleaton, Nyleen Aguilar, and Kennedy Baker all placing in the top ten.<br /><br />The next meet for the varsity will be the Lubbock Invitational on September 25. The junior high team will compete next Wednesday, September 22, at Merkel.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />COVID-19 NUMBERS STILL HIGH BUT BETTER TREATMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE LOCALLY<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN2RgZ44IKFkYYkZb9CGMbrobbvl80L2u6VguEJFoFd__xSbjLsVW9yK6iVM23CxsPS9hGBU8dvg608B-y6YOvQan5zZMjcer4GAWlN4PQLeu1pcFar3t_8humhHi_TzvfnqLW7Cbm8q4/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN2RgZ44IKFkYYkZb9CGMbrobbvl80L2u6VguEJFoFd__xSbjLsVW9yK6iVM23CxsPS9hGBU8dvg608B-y6YOvQan5zZMjcer4GAWlN4PQLeu1pcFar3t_8humhHi_TzvfnqLW7Cbm8q4/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to be a problem on the national, state, and local levels. On the national level, the hardest-hit states are those of the old South along with Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Wyoming. These are also states with low vaccination rates.<br /><br />In terms of vaccinations, Texas is right in the middle, ranking 25th of all the states with 72% of adults with at least one shot and 61% fully vaccinated. The number of hospitalizations statewide continues to decrease with 480 fewer patients than last week. As of yesterday, 12,973 Texans were hospitalized with Covid-19, compared to 13,499 last week. That’s a drop of 526 patients. The number of new cases also fell by 630 over the seven-day average of last week.<br /><br />The number of deaths, however, continued to increase slightly with a seven-day average of 12 more deaths than last week. Active cases are also up at 303,932 compared to last week’s 287,279 and 275,121 two weeks ago. ICU shortages are also still a problem with some hospitals treating seriously ill patients in ambulances or makeshift shelters. <br /><br />In the Big Country, the number of active cases continues to rise. Taylor County reports 2,493 compared to 2,266 a week ago. In Abilene hospitals there are 97 Covid-19 hospitalizations, 3 less than week’s 100, with 20 of those in the ICU. Taylor County had 15 more Covid-19 deaths this last week with 4 of those yesterday.<br /><br />The good news from Abilene is the monoclonal antibody treatment now available. Hendrick Health reports administering over 700 infusions to Covid-19 patients, and only 1% had to be admitted to the hospital. This is the same antibody therapy that was given to Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, and several other media personalities and politicians who tested positive. The degree of success Hendrick reports suggests it could be the answer to serious Covid-19 cases. The treatment is available to patients over the age of 12 who have tested positive and have a co-morbidity, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity, or are over the age of 65. For details, read this <a href="https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/2021/09/14/hendrick-out-700-infusion-clinic-treatments-1-later-hospitalized/8336687002/" target="_blank">article from today's <i>Abilene Reporter-News</i></a>.<br /><br />In our four-county area, all four counties have shown improvement over last week. Nolan County now reports 207 active cases, 56 less than last week’s 263; Mitchell County has 60 active cases, 33 fewer than last week’s 93; Fisher County has 10 active cases, 5 less than last week’s 15; and Scurry County has 266 active cases, 37 less than last week’s 303.<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate ISD has 3 infected students and 3 others in quarantine in Secondary. Early Childhood has 2 students in quarantine, and Elementary has 1 staff member in quarantine.<br /><br />Here are the estimated active cases of the Big Country’s counties (compared to last week’s number in parentheses): Brown, 481 (441); Howard, 318 (273); Scurry, 266 (303); Nolan, 207 (263); Erath, 153 (175); Jones, 140 (140); Stephens, 109 (129); Mitchell, 60 (93); Coke, 64 (76); Comanche, 44 (52); Callahan, 37 (44); Runnels, 36 (42); Eastland, 27 (57); Coleman, 16 (9); Fisher, 10 (15); Shackelford, 4 (5); Haskell, 5 (2); Stonewall, 3 (2); Knox, 3 (1); Kent, 0 (0); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties last week was 2,122. Now it is 1,983. That’s a drop of 139 and that includes the gain of 85 in Brown and Howard Counties, so most of the lesser-populated counties in the Big Country are showing improvement. We’ll have to see if this trend continues.<br /><br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Lubbock 4,568 (4,355); Midland 2,676 (2,376); Ector (Odessa) 1,940 (1,955), Tom Green (San Angelo) 1,735 (1,573); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 2,032 (1,864). Last week’s total for these more populated counties was 12,123. Now it is 12,951.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />WEATHER REPORT: MORE HOT, DRY WEATHER<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUe7TPWkcPTUbMTEuYSSAnlhclVgm2Y3BxQeC4A-nknXmnIaBgUGKEJZXalr300N7NKcrKB4n7jEiD5v3wi8AAvab0Yh0HPoKVEs5HwcaRUQxCNf8HIPKQB_w1QJqcmq7ZJ51Kkjx_WmYJ/s1280/Sunrise91421.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1280" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUe7TPWkcPTUbMTEuYSSAnlhclVgm2Y3BxQeC4A-nknXmnIaBgUGKEJZXalr300N7NKcrKB4n7jEiD5v3wi8AAvab0Yh0HPoKVEs5HwcaRUQxCNf8HIPKQB_w1QJqcmq7ZJ51Kkjx_WmYJ/w400-h264/Sunrise91421.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's sunrise.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">We’re only a week away from the autumnal equinox, but you wouldn’t know it from the weather as the hot, dry days more typical of August continue unabated for another September week. </span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":2fj" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Highs were in the 90s with lows in the low 70s or mid-60s. Skies were mostly sunny, the wind was from the south or southeast, and once again, there was not even a hint of precipitation.<br /><br />The high temperature for the week was Friday’s 98°F followed by Saturday’s 96°, and the low for the week was this morning’s 63°.<br /><br />The weather for the upcoming seven days should be more of the same with plenty of sunshine, southerly winds, hot afternoons, and warm nights. Today’s high should be only 91°, but tomorrow will climb to 93° leading into a hot weekend with highs of 97° on Friday and Saturday and 96° on Sunday. Lows will range from 66° to 70°.<br /><br />And, once again, there is no precipitation in the forecast.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div></span><br /><br /><span class="sew9711apqypa8m"></span><span class="sew9711apqypa8m"></span></div></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-23379289821471843852021-09-08T08:07:00.002-05:002021-09-08T10:42:03.507-05:00Plowboys Shock Stamford 37-26<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrtiZmXVXRKdCrqQC4T3TsKzi9qQlFc78tmHI1tPT-atRaGWNNwG4O_L8Ht-_UhTbPdtE_dr59G7B635RuB5CV9VYgEnEFf4bZV1MNj7siRogPfYJyl4bmPhDxReb8VmD6PPqroYKpX3i/s1730/Stamford20.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1730" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrtiZmXVXRKdCrqQC4T3TsKzi9qQlFc78tmHI1tPT-atRaGWNNwG4O_L8Ht-_UhTbPdtE_dr59G7B635RuB5CV9VYgEnEFf4bZV1MNj7siRogPfYJyl4bmPhDxReb8VmD6PPqroYKpX3i/w400-h284/Stamford20.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":150"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowboys got their first victory of the year Friday at Stamford, upsetting the Bulldogs 37-26 at their homecoming celebration.<br /><br />Stamford fans can’t be blamed for expecting the game to be an easy win for the home team. After all, the Bulldogs had beaten the Plowboys the last three years in a row, and all the Abilene sportswriters were predicting a Stamford victory. Stamford had also easily won their first game of the year over Hamlin 34-6, while Roscoe had lost theirs 34-14—and to top it all off, the Harris poll had the Plowboys as 31-point underdogs. But, as ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman always says, “That’s why they play the game,” and the Plowboys came away with a big win.<br /><br />The Bulldogs scored first. The Plowboys received the opening kickoff and drove to the Stamford 11-yard line, but a fumble was recovered by the Bulldogs, who then put together a long drive and scored on a 21-yard pass play. The conversion attempt failed, but the Bulldogs led 6-0. However, Roscoe came right back and tied the game on a 5-yard run by Ivan McCann and took the lead when Antonio Aguayo’s extra-point kick was good. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 7-6.<br /><br />Stamford went back on top in the second quarter on a 30-yard pass play. This time they converted the two-point attempt and led 14-7. Then a Plowboy drive was stopped at midfield, but Aguayo’s punt went all the way to the 2-yard line, and on Stamford’s second play, Aguayo tackled the ball carrier in the end zone for a 2-point safety, making the score 14-9. The Plowboys re-took the lead on their next drive when Aguayo scored from the four to make the score 16-14 Roscoe for a lead they would never relinquish. The Plowboys got another touchdown shortly before halftime when McCann ran it in from 2 yards out, making the halftime score 23-14.<br /><br />Early in the third quarter, the Plowboy offense drove all the way to the Stamford 22 but once again fumbled. A Stamford player scooped up the ball and ran 77 yards for a touchdown, narrowing the score to 23-20. On Roscoe's next offensive series, Aguayo scored on a reverse play that covered 54 yards, putting the Plowboys up 30-20, which was also the score at the end of the third quarter.<br /><br />In the fourth quarter, the Plowboys extended the lead to 37-20 on a drive ending in a Jake Gonzales 1-yard run. The Bulldogs made the game’s last touchdown to narrow the lead to 37-26, but it was too little too late, and the Plowboys came away with a convincing victory and a big upset few expected.</span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><i>Scoring by quarters</i>:<br /> 1 2 3 4 T<br />Roscoe 7 16 7 7 37<br />Stamford 6 8 6 6 26<br /><br />For the game, Stamford had 17 first downs to the Plowboys’ 10, but the Plowboys had 320 total yards to Stamford’s 312. The Plowboys had only 2 turnovers, both fumbles, while Stamford had 4, 2 fumbles and 2 interceptions, one of them a leaping catch by Ivan McCann. Stamford also had 82 penalty yards to the Plowboys’ 51.<br /><br />Antonio Aguayo led the Plowboy offense. He caught 4 passes for 73 yards and ran the ball 4 times for 62 yards and 2 TDs. He also kicked 5 extra points and scored a safety. Ivan McCann ran 10 times for 56 yards and 2 TDs and had 1 pass reception for 5 yards. Seth Wilcox caught 1 pass for 38 yards and ran twice for 32. Jake Gonzales had 11 carries for 45 yards and 1 TD, and Tyler Guelker ran 4 times for 9 yards.<br /><br />Jax Watts completed 8 of 14 passes with 0 interceptions, although he did have 1 fumble.<br /><br />Trace Guelker led the Plowboys on defense with 14 tackles, 10 of them solo. McCann had 13 with 7 solo, and Jake Gonzales had 11 with 6 solo. Jacob Kiser had 8, Reese Kiser 8, Tyler Guelker 8, Aguayo 6, and Keller Vinson and Peyton Friedman both had 5. Others included Michael Fulton 4, Britt Justice 4, Watts 3, Jake Madden 2, Wilcox 1, Parker Gleaton 1, Xavier Lopez 1, and David Diaz 1.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Plowboys Tackle Miles in Miles Friday</b><br /></span><br style="text-align: left;" /></div>After their big win over Stamford, the Plowboys face another non-district opponent Friday when they take on Miles in Miles. The Bulldogs are a 2A-II school like the Plowboys and are in District 14 with Christoval, Menard, Eldorado, and two others. They return 8 starters on offense and 9 on defense from a team that went 3-8 last year. One of those victories was a 29-7 win over Roscoe, so the Plowboys have a score to settle with them this time around.<br /><br /><i>Texas Football</i> picked Miles to finish fifth in district this year, just ahead of Menard, and they are currently 0-2. Their first game was a 24-0 loss to Coleman, which has a strong 2A-I team this year. That score, however, doesn’t look so bad until you learn that the game was called on account of lightning at the end of the first quarter. Then, this past week they lost 54-0 to Coahoma, also a good 3A-II team. On paper, it appears that the Plowboys have little to fear Friday—although they should keep in mind that that’s what Stamford thought this past week, and look at what happened to them!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM COMPETES IN BROWNWOOD, EULA<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn9Rej38UMEjslWpC3n4V0gJf9iT2SI9UiJg_d_kRK826QJy6o1Ol96hzZhEDThRVnZR_Fa2TPF80yMh2vBuYge05CEfF6XvLPmyYuz8N1p0vvHOkYBQeddYzSPPw0q3U5x9N1mXj7ezk/s298/CrossCountry.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="203" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn9Rej38UMEjslWpC3n4V0gJf9iT2SI9UiJg_d_kRK826QJy6o1Ol96hzZhEDThRVnZR_Fa2TPF80yMh2vBuYge05CEfF6XvLPmyYuz8N1p0vvHOkYBQeddYzSPPw0q3U5x9N1mXj7ezk/w136-h200/CrossCountry.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The RCHS Cross-Country team had two more good outcomes in their two most recent meets, the first the Brownwood Invitational last Wednesday and the second the Eula Invitational yesterday.<br /><br />In the Brownwood Invitational, a huge meet with teams of schools of all sizes, the high school Plowgirls finished sixth of the 25 competing teams. Top finishers were Zoey Welch, who finished 4th and Jissel Rodriquez 13th out of 181 runners.<br /><br />For the junior varsity Plowgirls, Jaiden Amador was 18th out of 90 runners. For the junior high Plowboys, Graham Gleaton finished 39th out of 137 runners.<br /><br />Yesterday at Eula, the varsity Plowgirls placed 3rd out of 20 teams. Top finishers were Zoey Welch in 3rd, Jissel Rodriquez 8th, and Mahalia Calderon-Ruiz 18th out of 158 runners. The top varsity Plowboy was Graham Gleaton, who was 26th out of 112 runners.<br /><br />The 8th grade girls placed 3rd overall out of 14 teams. Top finisher was Sophie Gleaton, who was 19th out of 110 runners.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />REMEMBERING 9/11<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxMzBXzDMStoXBcbwbTuK4tJv-OJ4LRHWvrSBCJgCdXBRB9JSO8Yj_ZpsKCFkJ4vqwKvkTdABnjVLI4N6nwuE8yweAZSZ1WpOZyQCCDXTxqYvlEnJUNB-pXeB_DQwTDTyoo6g9vhVB9Pz/s496/TwinTowers91101.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="496" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxMzBXzDMStoXBcbwbTuK4tJv-OJ4LRHWvrSBCJgCdXBRB9JSO8Yj_ZpsKCFkJ4vqwKvkTdABnjVLI4N6nwuE8yweAZSZ1WpOZyQCCDXTxqYvlEnJUNB-pXeB_DQwTDTyoo6g9vhVB9Pz/w400-h269/TwinTowers91101.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There are certain public events in life that occur with such impact that anyone who lives through them always remembers where they were and what they were doing when they happened. Examples that spring to mind are Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy Assassination, the Moon Landing, and the Coming of the New Millennium on January 1, 2000.<br /><br />Another one we will all be acutely aware of in the coming days is the one popularly known as 9/11, the day Al Qaeda terrorists commandeered four passenger jets and flew two into the Twin Towers in New York City, one into the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and yet another that the heroic actions of passengers caused to crash in rural Pennsylvania instead of the Capitol Building, where it was headed.<br /><br />This Saturday, September 11, will mark the twentieth anniversary of that day that shocked the world and resulted in two long hard-fought wars that consumed this nation’s attention, resources, and sacrifices—one in Iraq and the other in Afghanistan, which has just ended after twenty long years.<br /><br />Where were you when you heard the news?<br /><br />I was at Towson University in Maryland that Tuesday morning about to begin my nine o’clock Medieval Literature class. A student came into the room and said a jet liner had just crashed into one of the Twin Towers in New York City.<br /><br />Assuming it was some sort of accident, I went ahead and started class and didn’t think about it again until shortly later when a student came to the door and said another plane had just crashed into the other tower. At this point, we were all alarmed because the events could no longer be assumed to be accidental.<br /><br />Not knowing what to do, I resumed with the class until another professor came to the door and said that yet another plane had crashed into the Pentagon, and that all classes were immediately cancelled by order of the university president.<br /><br />The students dispersed and scattered, but a large number of the professors stayed in the building as the events unfolded that day, and I was one of them. It’s a day I’ll never forget, and I’m willing to bet the memory is impressed just as indelibly in your mind as it is in mine.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />COVID 19 UPDATE: AREA SITUATION SERIOUS<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDRkQ3iCDjAz6JT56SOsbqyKXq5B4r8RJWhqFFRNa-gPuJneEtrpR38Fc6SNHV5BYfgFLoQS_ZM4ppcuox4dq_ypxtzVJvHyQd3jQ72LOllPtRyI7JiPD17h1v51Lcaa6bU6mcUfNdbXq/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDRkQ3iCDjAz6JT56SOsbqyKXq5B4r8RJWhqFFRNa-gPuJneEtrpR38Fc6SNHV5BYfgFLoQS_ZM4ppcuox4dq_ypxtzVJvHyQd3jQ72LOllPtRyI7JiPD17h1v51Lcaa6bU6mcUfNdbXq/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Texas, the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations decreased by 269 patients compared with a week ago. As of yesterday, the number was 13,499 compared to last week’s 13,768. That’s the good news.<br /><br />The not-so-good news is the state’s ICU capacity continues to diminish. At least 95 of Texas’s some 200 hospitals with ICU units are filled to capacity. These include Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene and Brownwood (with Abilene Regional at 98%) and Rolling Plains (all 6 ICU units filled) in Sweetwater for the week from August 28-September 3.<br /><br />New cases in Texas increased by 2,538 compared with the 7-day average of a week ago, and active cases are now at 287,879 compared to last week’s 275,121. The average number of deaths has also increased by 47 over the 7-day average a week ago. Yesterday 128 new deaths were reported.<br /><br />The numbers are also up in Taylor County. Active cases are now at 2,266. That’s 308 more than last week’s 1,958. In Abilene hospitals there are 100 Covid-19 hospitalizations, 10 less than week’s 110, with 20 of those in the ICU. The percentage of Covid-19 patients in the Abilene trauma area was at 19.10% on Monday. Taylor County has had 10 more Covid-19 deaths since last week and Brown County 4.<br /><br />Of all 126 Hendrick Covid-19 patients (including Brownwood), 102 (81%) are not fully vaccinated. Of the 27 Covid-19 patients in ICU, 24 (89%) are not fully vaccinated.<br /><br />In our four-county area, all four counties have more active cases than last week. Nolan County now reports 263 active cases, more than double last week’s 114; Mitchell County has 93 active cases, 23 more than last week’s 70; Fisher County has 15 active cases, 3 more than last week’s 12; and Scurry County has 303 active cases, 113 more than last week’s 190.<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate ISD has 6 infected students with 10 others (plus 1 staff) in quarantine. Of the 6, 4 are in Elementary, and 2 in Secondary.<br /><br />Here are the estimated active cases the Big Country’s counties (compared to last week’s number in parentheses): Brown, 441 (387); Scurry, 303 (190); Howard, 273 (218); Nolan, 263 (114); Erath, 175 (119); Jones, 140 (130); Stephens, 129 (35); Mitchell, 93 (70); Coke, 76 (68); Eastland, 57 (37); Comanche, 52 (39); Callahan, 44 (17); Runnels, 42 (24); Fisher, 15 (12); Coleman, 9 (9); Shackelford, 5 (6); Haskell, 2 (3); Stonewall, 2 (1); Knox, 1 (2); Kent, 0 (0); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties last week was 1,484. Now it is 2,122.<br /><br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Lubbock 4,355 (4,186); Midland 2,376 (1.817); Ector (Odessa) 1,955 (1,925), Tom Green (San Angelo) 1,573 (1,834); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 1,864 (628). Last week’s total for these counties was 10,390. Now it is 12,123.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />WEATHER REPORT: SUMMER HEAT, A SURPRISE SHOWER<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5WZgjzzez2tb-t1pVnvcHOsv7DH2vEQzmphyASPiORpM7GyuGVDfRw1jSyCsaJ1RsEhly4jElB2sY04QQ1FSkPfRWmfCEQxFnzrZ1W4OtqM8p9eOO-5ytYqtzDbMEmxZd8q8fUxXmpWW/s1280/Clouds9621.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1280" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5WZgjzzez2tb-t1pVnvcHOsv7DH2vEQzmphyASPiORpM7GyuGVDfRw1jSyCsaJ1RsEhly4jElB2sY04QQ1FSkPfRWmfCEQxFnzrZ1W4OtqM8p9eOO-5ytYqtzDbMEmxZd8q8fUxXmpWW/w400-h256/Clouds9621.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southern sky on Monday.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">September began a week ago today, but you wouldn’t know it from the weather we got this past week, which was an unbroken continuation of the August heat spell. Every day had highs in the mid to upper nineties and morning lows in the seventies except for Sunday and Monday which fell to 69°F and 68° respectively. The hottest days were Wednesday and Saturday, which both reached 99°.<br /><br />Yesterday in the middle of a hot afternoon just after five o’clock, the sun was shining and the temperature 95° when it started raining from a cloud that didn’t look like it was capable of doing it. The shower was not widespread, as the sky was clear west and north of town. (I haven’t heard what happened south of town.) The shower lasted about fifteen minutes, and I had .22” in my rain gauge when it was all over. It was the first precipitation of any kind that we’ve had in a while, so it was welcome. Here’s hoping it will be a primer for more.<br /><br />The forecast is for a continuation of the hot spell. Today and tomorrow are expected to reach 96°, Friday 99°, Saturday 100°, and Sunday 96° with northeasterly winds today and southerly winds in the days following. Early morning lows will be in the high 60s all week, and skies will be clear or mostly clear.<br /><br />There is no rain in the forecast.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />† MATTIE LOUISE McWHIRTER<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v2TFUVq19nkARRVPHj0VM1kiU0bJnBQLv1rsZ5Gn1K7IWccsrF0cBhjtCuALF2RjGF24YPd7WFIklIpdf6r9EtQ-S0AHdz4_3HwZWZEozyvjCJABvCmnL8j1qcRQvM4s31YSjFH_PKDE/s200/MattieMcWhirter.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v2TFUVq19nkARRVPHj0VM1kiU0bJnBQLv1rsZ5Gn1K7IWccsrF0cBhjtCuALF2RjGF24YPd7WFIklIpdf6r9EtQ-S0AHdz4_3HwZWZEozyvjCJABvCmnL8j1qcRQvM4s31YSjFH_PKDE/w200-h200/MattieMcWhirter.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">A private graveside service will be held for Mattie Louise Woodard, 82, at Georges Creek Cemetery in Glen Rose under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater. She went home to Jesus on September 5, surrounded by her three daughters and her faithful dog Injee.<br /><br />Louise was born in Cleburne on March 10, 1939, to Frank and Earline Woodard. She grew up playing with her brother Jimmy, who predeceased her in 2018, and their sister Sharon. During her childhood, Louise attended Westside Church in Cleburne, and later married the love of her life, H. C. “Mickey” McWhirter, in the same church on December 4, 1959. Louise and Mickey were blessed with three daughters: Valerie, Pamela, and Jill. While raising her family, Louise went back to school. She graduated in 1979 from Tarleton State University with honors and was able to fulfill her dream of becoming a teacher. She taught one year in Rio Vista and kindergarten for 20 years at Highland.<br /><br />After retirement in 1998, Louise spent two years with her beloved husband Mickey, until his passing in November 2000. She then worked as a substitute teacher and long-term reading teacher at J. P. Cowan School in Sweetwater. In addition to her brother Jimmy and her husband Mickey, Louise was preceded in death by her parents.<br /><br />She leaves behind a loving family, all of whom loved her dearly: her sister Sharon Clark (husband Larry), and daughters Valerie Shoemaker (Kurt), Pamela Hamer (Mitchell), and Jill Sims (Vance). Also, grandchildren Nolan Cornutt (Krisha), Mitch Cornutt, Sam Cornutt (Lacie), Katie (Chris Hartman), Chase Sims (Molly), Clint Sims, Miriam Bracken (Jim), and Jaeger Shoemaker. In addition, she is survived by nine great-grandchildren, three nieces, and one nephew.<br /><br />In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Georges Creek Cemetery and to Hendrick Hospice of Abilene.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />† ASCENSION “CHONITA” CASTILLO<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgax1xjGsM2H7KYBoffGdyZjPJeTvcuvUftel2lbu7fwPfLUQrPZannlxDeZZlgTUKPTUQ0fxSM_PHTfcZ-AsP9V6fB6SpDLREBWHQqvfqh_tJADbR0kZA0QT21DjcZjHkjZzRmWhYRuPt/s431/AscensionCastillo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="374" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgax1xjGsM2H7KYBoffGdyZjPJeTvcuvUftel2lbu7fwPfLUQrPZannlxDeZZlgTUKPTUQ0fxSM_PHTfcZ-AsP9V6fB6SpDLREBWHQqvfqh_tJADbR0kZA0QT21DjcZjHkjZzRmWhYRuPt/w174-h200/AscensionCastillo.jpg" width="174" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Funeral services for Ascension "Chonita" Castillo, 76, of Sweetwater, were held at 2:00pm, yesterday, September 7, at Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with Johnny Deleon officiating. Burial followed at Roscoe Cemetery with graveside rites by Erik Almonte. She lost her battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, September 3, in Prosper, Texas. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the early part of 2021 after over a year of searching for a diagnosis.<br /><br />Ascension was born in Las Canoas, SLP, Mexico, moved to Roscoe in l969 and Sweetwater in 2006. After a ten-day courtship, she married Jose Eli Castillo, her husband of forty-two years. She gained a daughter, Janie, and he gained a daughter, Leonor. They later raised three other daughters, Rebecca, Elizabeth and JoAnna and granddaughter Vickie.<br /><br />Ascension had a passion for gardening, loved shopping, and had a special talent for cooking. If there was any place she could spend all day, she often said it was the beach, but her heart was fullest being surrounded by family.<br /><br />Ascension was a selfless mother, grandmother, and friend. She will be missed by her many friends and large extended family. She leaves a great legacy of kindness, generosity, and friendship to all she met.<br /><br />She is survived by six daughters, Janie Smith and husband Russell of Snyder; Leonor Ortega and husband Robert of Sweetwater; Rebecca Murphy and husband Michael of Frisco; Vickie Simpson and husband Jackie of Weatherford; Elizabeth Taylor and husband Cameron of Prosper; and JoAnna Lee and husband Jared of The Colony, Texas; nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; one brother, Agustin Vitales of Birmingham, Alabama; three sisters, Natividad Rios of Monterrey, NL, Mexico, Eusebia Godines of Tortugas, SLP, Mexico, and Piedad Hernandez of Cardenas, SLP, Mexico; and numerous nieces, and nephews. <br /><br />She was preceded in death by her parents, Esteban and Librada Vitales; husband, Jose Eli Castillo; three brothers, and two sisters. <br /><br />Pallbearers were Robert Ortega, Michael Murphy, Cameron Taylor, Jared Lee, Russell Smith and Richard Tsambikos.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> † LINDA DARLENE (PIEPER) WRIGHT<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pLjYpe5XPq_9f_JZbiaVFUI9BM6nrTDPVYaVwMyvPyH2kC_joYAify1GEWo1-RAhifACAgplQ5Aoeqs60wik6S5qy0crKh0V0HpPRVbIir9BiUyZ4U3_9mTqRlvBF68XmvyaP7lcj-eI/s152/DarlenePieperWright.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="131" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pLjYpe5XPq_9f_JZbiaVFUI9BM6nrTDPVYaVwMyvPyH2kC_joYAify1GEWo1-RAhifACAgplQ5Aoeqs60wik6S5qy0crKh0V0HpPRVbIir9BiUyZ4U3_9mTqRlvBF68XmvyaP7lcj-eI/w172-h200/DarlenePieperWright.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">On July 22, Linda Darlene Wright, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully in Denton, Texas, at the age of 74.<br /><br />Darlene was born April 25, 1947, in Sweetwater to Arnold Pieper and Stella Margaret Rogers. She graduated from Roscoe High School in 1965. She married her true love, Truett Dave Wright on December 12, 1964. She moved to the Fort Worth area in 1986 after her husband’s passing and worked for Domino’s National Commissary from 1986 to 1998. Darlene became a Distribution Clerk for the U.S. Post Office and retired from the Roanoke post office in 2009 after ten and a half years. <br /><br />Darlene was preceded in death by her mother; Stella Margaret Rogers; father, Arnold Pieper; and her husband, Truett Dave Wright. <br /><br />She is survived by her daughters, Dawn Ide and husband Bill and Darla Yoder and husband, Joe; grandchildren, Matthew Yoder, Ryan Yoder, Brittnee Ide, and Truett Ide; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.<br /><br />Darlene loved playing Blackjack and watching the Texas Rangers, and she was proud to be a Roscoe Plowboy! She was loved dearly and will be missed by all who knew her.<br /><br />No memorial service has been held and family has requested no flowers, but donations should be made to Diabetes, Heart, or Cancer foundations. White’s Funeral Home, Springtown.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--o--</div><br />† KATHRYN E. BAILEY<br /><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" g_editable="true" hidefocus="true" id=":14w" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfffIsCKsiTigOFsQMe4RkyrG4WxvpqjpXKG4eaFeMUDXwxuRxeyg9qlBG9T96J-l0aApLCkR0rXcpuf-BM2C6RqXANz9Vsxm6D5iVNATN3QHLbK01oKKoIqXGxj0TWpV0hR34o8Zfsge/s200/KathrynBailey.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfffIsCKsiTigOFsQMe4RkyrG4WxvpqjpXKG4eaFeMUDXwxuRxeyg9qlBG9T96J-l0aApLCkR0rXcpuf-BM2C6RqXANz9Vsxm6D5iVNATN3QHLbK01oKKoIqXGxj0TWpV0hR34o8Zfsge/w200-h200/KathrynBailey.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kathryn E. Bailey, 78, of Roscoe and Sweetwater, passed away Sunday, September 5, at her residence in Roscoe.<br /><br />Per her wishes, Kathryn will be cremated with all services directed by McCoy Funeral Home.<br /><br />Kathryn was born December 10, 1942, in Sweetwater to Jesse Wilson and Ladonna Lillian (Stonelake) Morgan. She had lived in Nolan County since 1942. She married Dud Walter Bailey. She was a member of Faith Harvest Pentecostal Church in Sweetwater and was a homemaker.<br /><br />She is survived by two daughters, Cindy Bailey of Roscoe, Cynthia Marie Bailey and Gilbert Lopez of Roscoe; two granddaughters, Kelly and Shelly Bailey of Sweetwater; four grandsons, Michael Dwayne Bennett of Roscoe, Kevin Bennett of Roscoe, Scotty Bailey of Sweetwater, and Douglas Wallace of Sweetwater; her brother, Jerry Bailey of Sweetwater; a daughter-in-law, Mary Brumit of Jacksonville, Texas; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.<br /><br />She was preceded in death by her husband Dud Walter Bailey; two sons, Doug Bailey and Lewis Brumit; a daughter, Kathy Brumit; and her sister, Mary Bailey.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div></span><span class="sewpijjl393el4f"></span><span class="sewpijjl393el4f"></span></div></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-40365899982054394572021-09-01T10:11:00.002-05:002021-09-01T10:48:06.462-05:00Plowboys Fall to Hawley in Opener<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS64HD4VVJMxdmsU5JLa-zZ5kbQxq0tcwRQ7bIHmMy1d47VOP5CNs2Ity4H6vPo1cAtEtyH1z_rvDh4ALl9Sd2WI-f2QTPUDrM1M2vPKJVJAt5n8ipcN1pG9l04YqQ1YsjZtx1WUYhcjGy/s1034/150WattstoAguayo.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1034" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS64HD4VVJMxdmsU5JLa-zZ5kbQxq0tcwRQ7bIHmMy1d47VOP5CNs2Ity4H6vPo1cAtEtyH1z_rvDh4ALl9Sd2WI-f2QTPUDrM1M2vPKJVJAt5n8ipcN1pG9l04YqQ1YsjZtx1WUYhcjGy/w400-h261/150WattstoAguayo.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jax Watts fires a pass to Antonio Aguayo (8) in the fourth quarter.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">It’s usually hard to be positive about a football team that loses its first game by twenty points, as the Plowboys did Friday night, falling to Hawley 34-14. But despite the final score, the Plowboys showed a lot of promise and probably proved something to themselves as well as to their fans in the way they played the game.<br /><br />For one thing, no one gave them a chance to seriously challenge Hawley, a team ranked as high as fifth in state and favored to go deep in the playoffs in class 2A-I this year, just like they did last year. The Plowboys, coming off a losing season and still young in many skill positions, were predicted to finish fourth in their five-team 2A-II district.<br /><br />And the game could hardly have had a worse beginning for the Plowboys. They received the opening kickoff, lost yardage on their first play and on the second tried a pass that was intercepted and returned 18 yards for a touchdown—and before many fans had settled into their seats, the Plowboys were behind 7-0. After receiving the second kickoff, they went three and out, punted, and on Hawley’s first offensive possession, the Bearcats drove from midfield to the Plowboy 32, where a short pass and a missed tackle resulted in a second touchdown. With less than three minutes gone in the first quarter, Hawley was ahead 14-0.<br /><br />At that point, it appeared that the rout was on, and the Plowboys could have given up, but they didn’t. The next time Hawley got the ball, the Plowboys held them and forced them to punt. Then, with the ball on their own 33, Jax Watts threw a long pass to a wide-open Tyler Guelker, who took it in untouched for a 67-yard TD, and the Plowboys had narrowed the score to 14-7.<br /><br />From then on, the two teams played toe-to-toe for the rest of the game. Late in the second quarter, the Plowboys drove from their own 19 to the Hawley 38, and it appeared they might tie the score before halftime. But another errant pass was intercepted by Hawley and returned 62 yards for a touchdown, and instead of 14-14, the halftime score was 21-7.<br /><br />In the third quarter, the Bearcats capped a long drive with another touchdown to make the score 27-7, and in the fourth quarter both teams scored a touchdown to make the final score 34-14. The Plowboys’ final touchdown came after they drove to the Hawley 12, where Jax Watt threw a touchdown pass to Seth Wilcox.<br /><br />The Plowboy defense played a good game against the big Hawley backs. Running back Austin Cumpton is big and tough, and the Plowboys frequently were unable to bring him down with just one defender but did a good job of gang tackling and keeping him from breaking lose. He never did make the yardage most expected him to. And their passing game, which the Bearcats used to outscore Albany 4-0 in a scrimmage, never did get untracked against the Plowboy defensive backs.<br /><br />Despite the score, the Plowboys had more first downs than Hawley, 15 to 14. Hawley had more total yards with 287, but not by a lot as the Plowboys had 251. Third-down and fourth-down efficiency was equal with the Plowboys 4 for 15 on third-down tries and 2 for 7 on fourth downs. Hawley was 3 for 11 on third downs and 2 for 7 on fourths.<br /><br />The Plowboys’ downfall was the turnovers that cost them in points and killed their momentum. Hawley made 5 interceptions with 2 returned for touchdowns. The Bearcats lost one fumble and had one interception.<br /><br />Jax Watts completed 18 of 30 passes for 233 yards and 2 TDs. Antonio Aguayo was the leading Plowboy rusher with 6 runs for 30 yards, and Jake Gonzales had 11 yards in 11 carries. Tyler Guelker was the leading receiver with 2 receptions for 81 yards and 1 TD. Aguayo had 7 catches for 61 yards, Ivan McCann had 5 for 51, and Seth Wilcox had 3 for 33 and 1 TD.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Plowboys Face Stamford in Stamford Friday</b><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowboys’ mettle will be tested again on Friday when they play the Stamford Bulldogs in Stamford. The Bulldogs are coming off a shellacking of the Hamlin Pied Pipers, 34-6. The Pipers jumped out to a 6-0 lead on a long opening drive but never threatened again the rest of the game as the Bulldogs ran up 34 unanswered points.<br /><br />Like the Plowboys, the Bulldogs are an improved team. They have a new head coach, Britt Hart, who was 58-12 at Falls City before going to Merkel last year. They are returning 7 starters on offense and 8 on defense. The <i>Abilene Reporter-News</i> picks them to finish third in a strong 2A-I six-school district behind Hawley and Anson. They have good team speed on both offense and defense.<br /><br />The Bulldogs run the Wing-T formation on offense with Dylan Faulks and Isaiah Gonzales switching between quarterback and wide receiver, and Hayden Henager and Kolbie Proffitt are both experienced running backs. On defense, they are led by Henager and Proffitt, both linebackers who had good years in 2020.<br /><br />Kickoff in Stamford is at 7:30pm.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">RCHS CROSS-COUNTRY CRUISES TO WIN AT WTC<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICAUlkOdw3DacPP0lhQXFtseWsXLXa6_ex-KXypETHSNmftsUIkxxplgEqMZMMPgxRlMg2PKKeQUAjmNGJ-87Ne__Ut-lYpwVH2LUBHJ5aHQ4rrBSD9SNHLPMaZA7A_egJ7wN02-GNscn/s888/ZoeyWelchWTCCC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICAUlkOdw3DacPP0lhQXFtseWsXLXa6_ex-KXypETHSNmftsUIkxxplgEqMZMMPgxRlMg2PKKeQUAjmNGJ-87Ne__Ut-lYpwVH2LUBHJ5aHQ4rrBSD9SNHLPMaZA7A_egJ7wN02-GNscn/w324-h400/ZoeyWelchWTCCC.jpg" width="324" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoey Welch won the girls' cross-country race at WTC.<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Plowgirls finished first and the Plowboys second in the high school division in a six-team meet at Western Texas College on Saturday. The junior high Plowgirls also won their division.<br /><br />Zoey Welch won the race in the high school girls’ division, and Kaidy Ornelas was second. Jissel Rodriguez finished fifth, and Mahalia Calderon-Ruiz was ninth.<br /><br />Graham Gleaton was eighth and Marcus Hernandez ninth in the high school boys’ division.<br /><br />In the junior high girls’ division, Sophie Gleaton was the winner, Ava Burrell was second, and Celeste Rangel was third. Danica Heaps finished sixth, Gabi Solis eighth, and Kennedy Baker ninth.<br /><br />In the junior high boys’ race, Barrett Floyd finished eighth.<br /><br />Both Plowboys and Plowgirls are competing in today’s cross-country high school meet in Brownwood. They will also compete in the meet in Eula next Tuesday.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS COMMUNITY MEETING</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgOuGnuAkkw0RX0YqWDQpARCssQD_ghuK_KZx9GRSKkctR2gMVc4j5UmfuZh0uaCtTpWTSV280C-v-O5TODXG2ErdL8oWLgHx50tvhqiYk48Okzyx5xY3TOwqMsk8eNRutBUHYj7YMbFx/s1280/SchoolBoardTrustees83121.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1280" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgOuGnuAkkw0RX0YqWDQpARCssQD_ghuK_KZx9GRSKkctR2gMVc4j5UmfuZh0uaCtTpWTSV280C-v-O5TODXG2ErdL8oWLgHx50tvhqiYk48Okzyx5xY3TOwqMsk8eNRutBUHYj7YMbFx/w400-h286/SchoolBoardTrustees83121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RCISD School Board, l to r: Eloy Herrera, Jerad Alford, Aaron Brown, Cheyenne Smith, Allen Richburg, David Pantoja, Kenny Hope. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Roscoe Collegiate ISD Board of Trustees held an informational meeting at the school cafetorium yesterday evening to update the community on the school district’s goals, programs, activities, and accomplishments. At the end of their presentation, they opened the meeting up to questions and concerns from the audience.<br /><br />Each of the board trustees played a role in presenting the district’s current concerns, duties, and responsibilities to the audience. Some of the concerns discussed were improving the test scores on the STAAR test in Elementary School, improving teacher morale, and the extending of the Montessori method in the Elementary grades. This year’s slight drop in enrollment was also a topic of concern.<br /><br />But the speakers also took time to point with pride at some of the unique accomplishments of the Roscoe school system along with the related CEN and P-TECH programs that allow local graduates and residents to earn associate’s and bachelor’s degrees tuition-free and without ever leaving Roscoe. They also spoke of the professional certification programs such as Edu-Weld, Edu-Drone, Edu-Make It, and Edu-Vet that prepare RCHS students for careers upon graduation.<br /><br />In the question-and-answer session that followed, audience concerns included Covid-19 and school masking, better coordination between early childhood and the primary grades, Roscoe students who transfer to other area schools, student preparation for college placement testing, and others.<br /><br />RCISD Superintendent Andy Wilson, who spoke at the conclusion of the meeting, introduced Marina Wilcox, the Assistant Superintendent, to the audience. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">COVID 19 UPDATE: AREA SITUATION WORSENS<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXdR1qP_AVx09HPlTQlAQCIh1IP9223vdPzCVEBw4_7hX9l2sAgA921yhAU5i7unx9NDwryw2IVWWu0dvHiYeUg6ci5sqcn_NKD6S-PF2JJSPB_vOe0lr77JplAvdTouBnW2LHOP1DUFj/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXdR1qP_AVx09HPlTQlAQCIh1IP9223vdPzCVEBw4_7hX9l2sAgA921yhAU5i7unx9NDwryw2IVWWu0dvHiYeUg6ci5sqcn_NKD6S-PF2JJSPB_vOe0lr77JplAvdTouBnW2LHOP1DUFj/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Texas continues to grow. As of yesterday, the number was 13,768 compared to last week’s 13,666, and the state has agreed to hire 8,000 contract health workers as hospitalizations approach the record. More people under 50 years old are now hospitalized than at any other time in the pandemic, and 21.5% of hospital beds in Texas are used by Covid-19 patients.<br /><br />New cases number 8,410 compared to last week’s 15,516, which is good news. But active cases are now at 275,121 compared to last week’s 256,388, and the average number of deaths has increased by 65 over the 7-day average a week ago.<br /><br />The numbers are also up in Taylor County. Active cases are now at 1,958. That’s 404 more than last week’s 1,554. In Abilene hospitals there are 110 Covid-19 hospitalizations, 32 more than week’s 78, with 20 of those in the ICU. The percentage of Covid-19 patients in the Abilene trauma area has now exceeded 15% for seven days in a row. Taylor County has had 7 more deaths since last week and Brown County 6.<br /><br />The situation is such that Hendrick Health has opened its Emergency Operation Center to address capacity constraints and moved its Community Safety Dial to Level 6, Emergency, its highest level. It is also calling for medical personnel in the area, including retired nurses and doctors, to help care for patients as temporary employees.<br /><br />Of all 126 Hendrick Covid-19 patients (including Brownwood), 107 (85%) are not fully vaccinated. Of the 30 Covid-19 patients in ICU, 28 (93%) are not fully vaccinated.<br /><br />In our four-county area, three counties have more active cases and one fewer. Nolan County now reports 114 active cases compared to last week’s 100; Mitchell County has 70 active cases, 18 more than last week’s 52; Fisher County has 12 active cases, 3 fewer than last week’s 15; and Scurry County has 190 active cases, 29 more than last week’s 161.<br /><br />Covid-19 has also hit Big Country schools. Abilene ISD reports 194 cases (146 students, 48 staff) and Wylie ISD 82 active cases. Other schools have closed temporarily. Baird has canceled classes and after-school activities until next Monday. Gorman delayed the start of school for a week, Winters closed down Monday, and Leuders-Avoca and Colorado City last week. Colorado also canceled its football game with Albany but is planning to resume classes today. Statewide, more Texas students tested positive last week (20,256 reported cases) than any time since the pandemic began.</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Roscoe Collegiate ISD currently has 9 infected students with 8 others (plus 3 staff) in quarantine. Of the 9, 1 is in Early Childhood, 4 in Elementary, and 4 in Secondary.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are the estimated active cases the Big Country’s counties (compared to last week’s number in parentheses): Brown, 387 (249); Howard, 218 (214); Scurry, 190 (161); Jones, 130 (136); Erath, 119 (98); Nolan, 114 (100); Mitchell, 70 (52); Coke, 68 (47); Comanche, 39 (20); Eastland, 37 (30); Stephens, 35 (6); Runnels, 24 (30); Callahan, 17 (14); Fisher, 15 (15); Coleman, 9 (11); Shackelford, 6 (2); Haskell, 3 (5); Knox, 2 (2); Stonewall, 1 (0); Kent, 0 (0); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties last week was 1,192. Now it is 1,484.<br /><br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Lubbock 4,186 (3,250); Ector (Odessa) 1,925 (1,857), Tom Green (San Angelo) 1,834 (1,542); Midland 1,817 (834); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 628 (628). Last week’s total for these counties was 8,171. Now it is 10,390.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: A TYPICAL AUGUST WEEK</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-q8_oyiwgu1pC52KMKg7nadwVD5Y6EVg4odBBJn-rnkbbXRnxqsXrHuqYZreGsSrs6EHxkKbfrZHUf62asP9EDGQnUPVMQmrg3iauOYfmWep0k2wY6vlSwW2xrbILR6RVuLbYXGNU2izM/s1280/MondaySky83021.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-q8_oyiwgu1pC52KMKg7nadwVD5Y6EVg4odBBJn-rnkbbXRnxqsXrHuqYZreGsSrs6EHxkKbfrZHUf62asP9EDGQnUPVMQmrg3iauOYfmWep0k2wY6vlSwW2xrbILR6RVuLbYXGNU2izM/w400-h300/MondaySky83021.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer clouds on Monday afternoon.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There were no surprises in the area weather this past week, as every day was pretty much the same as the one before and the one after. All seven days were partly cloudy with those puffy late summer clouds, winds were mostly from the south, and afternoon temperatures were in the mid to high nineties with early morning lows around 70°. The high for the week was 98° on both Thursday and Friday, and the morning low was 68° on both Saturday and Sunday.<br /><br />We now move into the month of September, which, along with May, is historically one of the two wettest months of the year in the Roscoe area, averaging just over 3 inches for the month. However, you wouldn’t know it from the forecast for the coming week, in which there is not a single day with a predicted chance of rain higher than today’s 16%.<br /><br />Temperatures will also remain summerlike with predicted highs of 96° today, 97° tomorrow, 96° Friday, 98° Saturday, and 96° on Sunday and Monday. Lows for all these days will range from 71° to 73°. Skies will be partly cloudy with winds from the south or south-southeast. In other words, we can look forward to the same weather we’ve had for more than the past two weeks.<br /><br />I hope the weathermen are wrong. The area could use a good rain.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-67066024874432361152021-08-25T09:56:00.003-05:002021-08-25T10:44:48.967-05:00Plowboys Open Season with Hawley Friday<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNj5yh-2qB77JhZVwIeN-ZdrFutWjJ20dsS2ZC1udCwDuFMkA1XPeAuYr_uDH9Jo3WpdR2v_4KAkfhNTnMoa9dEkb9TUaIcLcFWEloFSGxF4B7lN4UbCgRee2y6eDD79YP6EPHZx_mUTc/s1876/Hawley.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="1876" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNj5yh-2qB77JhZVwIeN-ZdrFutWjJ20dsS2ZC1udCwDuFMkA1XPeAuYr_uDH9Jo3WpdR2v_4KAkfhNTnMoa9dEkb9TUaIcLcFWEloFSGxF4B7lN4UbCgRee2y6eDD79YP6EPHZx_mUTc/w400-h275/Hawley.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plowboys tackle Hawley ball carrier in last year's game.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Are you ready for
some football? After pre-season scrimmages with Menard and Forsan, the
Roscoe Plowboys begin the 2021 season at Plowboy Field Friday
evening in a contest with the Hawley Bearcats.<br /><br />This non-district
matchup will be a tough test for the Plowboys because Hawley is a
formidable foe, possibly the best 2A team in the Big Country. Hawley is a
2A division I school (the Plowboys are 2A division II) and are picked
to win their district by both <i>Texas Football</i> and the <i>Abilene
Reporter-News</i>. They are also ranked in the 2A top ten in Texas. <i>Texas
Football</i> has them at number 9 and <i>MaxPreps</i> at number 5.<br /><br />Last year
they went 5-0 in district and 10-3 overall, losing to Cisco in the
regional semifinals. This year they return 8 starters on offense and 9
on defense. Players to watch include running back Austin Compton (6-1,
205) and quarterback Rodey Hooper (6-2, 185) on offense and linebacker
Compton and defensive back Kason O’Shields (6-0, 160) on defense. Unlike
recent years when they relied on the run, they are now a pass-happy
team and will most likely come out throwing the ball.<br /><br />The
Plowboys return 10 starters on offense and 9 on defense. They will
counter on offense with senior back Antonio Aguayo (5-10, 165) and
sophomore quarterback Jax Watts (6-1, 165) and on defense with
linebacker Jake Gonzales (5-9, 190) and linemen David Diaz (5-9, 195),
Britt Justiss (6-0, 240), and Diego Vela (5-11, 265).<br /><br />Kickoff is at 7:30pm. <br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOYS HAVE GOOD SCRIMMAGE WITH FORSAN<br /><br />The
Plowboys played well on Thursday against a good 2A-I Forsan team in
Forsan. Both teams scored once in the scrimmage before playing in game
conditions in the last part of the workout. In that one, Forsan scored
late to outscore the Plowboys 14-7, but both teams played evenly
throughout, and Coach Jake Freeman was pleased with what he saw.<br /><br />The
Plowboys moved the ball well when on offense with Jax Watts hitting
Antonio Aguayo on a long pass for a touchdown, and Ivan McCann breaking a
tackle on a long run for another score. They also defended well when
Forsan had the ball.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">RCHS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM STARTS STRONG AT JIM NED</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjEd9ZZfEUzOvONBuhIT1muaaN6eiBKfq0rF7LS82VKfqnhF0lPPNnrRGkuSK1nLsMfTs21ohnX02RRClzLuHuB1lKTs3ZdG6QKsX2Zs9GzV-DkrIOFqcqPC5cj9XeqhLZtJmClds_aca/s720/JimNedMeetMedalists1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="720" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjEd9ZZfEUzOvONBuhIT1muaaN6eiBKfq0rF7LS82VKfqnhF0lPPNnrRGkuSK1nLsMfTs21ohnX02RRClzLuHuB1lKTs3ZdG6QKsX2Zs9GzV-DkrIOFqcqPC5cj9XeqhLZtJmClds_aca/w400-h383/JimNedMeetMedalists1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaidy Ornelas was 1st and Zoey Welch 2nd at Jim Ned.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
Plowboy/Plowgirl Cross Country team had an excellent day at the Jim Ned
Warpath Invitational Cross-Country Meet in Tuscola on Saturday. The
girls finished third out of 14 teams in the 4A and under division.<br /><br />Kaidy
Ornelas won first place, and her teammate Zoey Welch was second in a
race with 131 runners. In all, eight Plowgirls set personal records.
Both coaches, Heather Greenwood and Shella Arnwine, were excited to see
the Plowgirls do so well in their first meet of the season.<br /><br />The
Plowboys placed ninth out of 14 teams. Graham Gleaton finished twentieth
and Brayden Covington twenty-seventh out of 102 runners.<br /><br />The team competes in its second meet of the season on Saturday at Western Texas College in Snyder.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyTczxymqQsu4b7joydT-Oj5AWD5XVALbVzOb6RE59y5r5beFVRhT2_fjtQmawkV4ezWz0-E_KLi1lsVDcdsYc3Xts2jZ4eOFn_74DvCcuE6kU2Hc-CTU-GkZl0K7I4osTGgbsn43yykC/s606/JimNedMeetPlowgirlsCC1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="606" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyTczxymqQsu4b7joydT-Oj5AWD5XVALbVzOb6RE59y5r5beFVRhT2_fjtQmawkV4ezWz0-E_KLi1lsVDcdsYc3Xts2jZ4eOFn_74DvCcuE6kU2Hc-CTU-GkZl0K7I4osTGgbsn43yykC/w400-h314/JimNedMeetPlowgirlsCC1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Kneeling</i>: Jissel Rodriquez and Zoey Welch. <i>Standing</i>: Cameron Greenwood, Mia Lavalais, Mahlia Calderon-Ruiz, Jacey Rodriquez, Yaniez Aguilar and Kaidy Ornelas. <i>Back</i>: Mackenna Garcia and Malejia Munn (Cross-Country photos by Shella Arnwine)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">SCHOOL BOARD COMMUNITY MEETING TUESDAY</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdaxZqNHIm4SfI4kSnnxQe_IA5YtSpM5ztNOQKVXo5nGgd5MWPQCbzg0kux93T6qk7kkkrxPqMF9eZMJKrN5ywiyicg-I_bP5QjOERmPHHYMlBK4T-S4-IUgK3xvXkaYK4qKACw5kiPYY/s1537/RoscoeHighSchool.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1537" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdaxZqNHIm4SfI4kSnnxQe_IA5YtSpM5ztNOQKVXo5nGgd5MWPQCbzg0kux93T6qk7kkkrxPqMF9eZMJKrN5ywiyicg-I_bP5QjOERmPHHYMlBK4T-S4-IUgK3xvXkaYK4qKACw5kiPYY/w400-h271/RoscoeHighSchool.JPG" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Roscoe Collegiate ISD Board of Trustees invites the Community to join in a community-wide informational meeting.<br /><br />The
meeting will be held in the school cafetorium, at 7:00pm Tuesday,
August 31, to hear concerns and questions from the community and to keep
the public informed of school district goals, programs, and activities.<br /><br />Submit questions, concerns, and comments to this link: <a href="https://forms.gle/mqu7jyZtqvyccmoQ7">https://forms.gle/mqu7jyZtqvyccmoQ7</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o-- <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">COVID-19 UPDATE HAS BOTH GOOD AND BAD</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm82x0q4hdB-I-6RJmHtMcFfyeJrl1qgLobUTdQ8FO4zdleMbas7_A_7YJp_NhxPNU3SIi-jY3wPNdU1IfCjr07oyrcgduX0Z_hpYEsB-oRTVFtmbw7eRnMKNl8TV6mVfjRqw1NDOpHWe/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm82x0q4hdB-I-6RJmHtMcFfyeJrl1qgLobUTdQ8FO4zdleMbas7_A_7YJp_NhxPNU3SIi-jY3wPNdU1IfCjr07oyrcgduX0Z_hpYEsB-oRTVFtmbw7eRnMKNl8TV6mVfjRqw1NDOpHWe/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">There
is mixed news regarding the spread and treatment of Covid-19 in Texas
this week. The bad news is that the number of hospitalizations and
active cases in the state continues to rise, and the availability of ICU
units is critical in many places. The good news is that a few counties
have better numbers, and treatments received a boost this week with the
increased availability of the antibody treatments. </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">These are the same
treatments that were given to Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott when
they tested positive for the virus. It has been hard to get in the
past, and only certain people could get it, but it is now becoming more
available, including here in our area. Its use should decrease the
intensity of the infection and the number of future hospitalizations.<br /><br />For
the present, however, the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Texas
continues to grow. As of yesterday, the number was 13,666 compared to
last week’s 12,227. New cases number 15,516 compared to last week’s
20,123, active cases are now at 256,388 compared to last week’s 218,811,
and fatalities yesterday numbered 199 compared to last week’s 96.<br /><br />The
numbers are mixed in Taylor County. Active cases is now at 1,554, 256
more than last week’s 1,298. But there is one less hospitalization, 78
compared to last week’s 79. The percentage of Covid-19 patients in the
Abilene trauma area last week was 15.15%, but by yesterday it had
dropped to 14.61%, about half a percentage point.<br /><br />Of all Abilene
COVID-19 inpatients, 88.17% are not fully vaccinated. Of the Covid-19
patients in ICU, 96% are not fully vaccinated.<br /><br />In our four-county
area, three counties have more active cases and one fewer. Nolan County
now has 100 active cases, 25 more than last week’s 75; Mitchell County
has 52 active cases, also 25 more than last week’s 27; Fisher County has 15
active cases, 5 fewer than last week’s 20; and Scurry County has 161
active cases, 17 more than last week’s 144.<br /><br />Here are the
estimated active cases the Big Country’s counties (compared to last
week’s number in parentheses): Brown, 249 (224); Howard, 214 (212);
Scurry, 161 (144); Jones, 136 (125); Nolan, 100 (75);Erath, 98 (120);
Mitchell, 52 (27); Coke, 47 (27); Eastland, 30 (26); Comanche, 20 (29);
Runnels, 30 (25); Fisher, 15 (20); Callahan, 14 (21); Coleman, 11 (28);
Stephens, 6 (12); Haskell, 5 (4); Knox, 2 (1); Shackelford, 2 (0);
Stonewall, 0 (1); Kent, 0 (0); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all
these counties last week was 1,119. Now it is 1,192.<br /><br />Selected
west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in
parentheses): Lubbock 3,250 (2,970); Ector (Odessa) 1,857 (1,649), Tom
Green (San Angelo) 1,542 (1,218); Midland 834 (349); Wichita (Wichita
Falls) 628 (628). Last week’s total for these counties was 6,814. Now it
is 8,171.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: HOT AND DRY</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeDV8DGxNHxcNxbwPTOZMuTlvXowJrvmQHlnyKuWytS3zJ50WHxe6oZrQliMwzP23H4EGdiqngip9mya-IAAGra3n6gHKQgIp1DcCCajx1aO_qXmEDRqw-UV8-DmmvdwRbVmTzeE9I6hi/s1280/AugustClouds2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeDV8DGxNHxcNxbwPTOZMuTlvXowJrvmQHlnyKuWytS3zJ50WHxe6oZrQliMwzP23H4EGdiqngip9mya-IAAGra3n6gHKQgIp1DcCCajx1aO_qXmEDRqw-UV8-DmmvdwRbVmTzeE9I6hi/w400-h300/AugustClouds2.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">It’s
been another week of typical August weather for west Texas and the
Roscoe area. Afternoon highs have been in the mid to upper-nineties and
morning lows in the low to mid-seventies with south winds under partly
cloudy skies. One day has been pretty much the same as the one
before—and the one after. Since last Wednesday, the high temperature was yesterday’s 99° and the low was yesterday’s 69°. And there has been no
precipitation, not even a threat.<br /><br />The forecast for today and
tomorrow is more of the same with today’s high reaching 98° and
tomorrow’s 96° under mostly sunny skies with southerly winds. The lows
will be 72°. The temperature will drop slightly toward the weekend with
Friday’s high at 94°, Saturday’s 92° and Sunday’s also 92°.<br /><br />There is no rain in the forecast.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">† MARTINA HERRERA</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_mDwarIyhnF0ZAsL9z1rI1QN_P-1WLNEThbf-WTJGNDGry7qhrO_lJTB12KhrwUtkf4KbB2frF5PpJ8ehxEnstcEwu7GXcjxA0OT8wUNOXGQ8jKML6GpmhIT403D1XlQSg9eQygJjFe9/s136/MartinaHerrera.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="115" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_mDwarIyhnF0ZAsL9z1rI1QN_P-1WLNEThbf-WTJGNDGry7qhrO_lJTB12KhrwUtkf4KbB2frF5PpJ8ehxEnstcEwu7GXcjxA0OT8wUNOXGQ8jKML6GpmhIT403D1XlQSg9eQygJjFe9/w169-h200/MartinaHerrera.jpeg" width="169" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">Holy
Mass of Christian Burial for Martina Herrera, 62, of Roscoe, is today,
Wednesday, August 25, at 10:00am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic
Church with Father Nilo Nalugon officiating. Interment will follow at
Roscoe Cemetery. She passed away at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital on
Monday, August 16.<br /><br />Martina was born on February 23, 1959, in
Dolores, Mexico, to parents Severiano and Juana Gonzalez. She married
Juan Herrera on March 4, 1978, in Dolores. She was a member of
Guadalupana Society and Grupo Missionero with Holy Spirit Catholic
Church. She loved spending time with her grandchildren. She loved her
speaker and loved dancing. She spent so much time caring for her plants.<br /><br />Martina
is survived by her husband, Juan Herrera; children: Andres, Agustin,
Lucina, Maria, Lourdes, Imelda, Jaime, Ramiro, Sara, Elisa, Teresa,
Marta; grandchildren: Jonathan, Giselle, Karen, Erik, Sarai, Joshua,
Hannah, Axel, Brenda, Julissa, Julian, Henry, Brisa, Clarissa, Jiovanni,
Arabella, Aaliyan, Aranza, Mike Jr., Fernanda, Alexa, Ezra, Lheo,
Gianna; and great-grandchild: Michael.<br /><br />She was preceded in death by her parents, Severiano and Juana Gonzalez, and twin daughters, Maria Juana and Maria Artemia.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-65720023491397539412021-08-18T07:32:00.004-05:002021-08-18T10:16:34.347-05:00Plowboys Top Menard, Forsan Next<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgFqPW6peI8vT00I2n2kEDpFFIq445PiLc7Io0c5muHeDMzxxTJ93y5G4bReYOnDcfRCvLvOVE6Ka9o6wy7h5Os6K7h6_Oe4udkXw-EPZy11jCyMA_PVVF3PyVrYiheIf-akpV5Jket93/s873/Video+36_Moment1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="873" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgFqPW6peI8vT00I2n2kEDpFFIq445PiLc7Io0c5muHeDMzxxTJ93y5G4bReYOnDcfRCvLvOVE6Ka9o6wy7h5Os6K7h6_Oe4udkXw-EPZy11jCyMA_PVVF3PyVrYiheIf-akpV5Jket93/w400-h254/Video+36_Moment1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seth Wilcox goes 19 yards for the Plowboys' first score.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The 2021 Roscoe Plowboys got their first taste of competition Friday in a scrimmage with Menard at Plowboy Field. Play took place in sweltering 97° heat, but both junior varsity and varsity Plowboys finished with a successful and satisfying afternoon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The scheduled three-school workout didn’t happen, as Iraan was unable to compete for lack of players. Instead, the scrimmage was divided into two parts: junior varsity and varsity. The JV Plowboys played well, holding their own against a Menard JV team that included some varsity players as they, like Iraan, were a little short on numbers, bringing only 19 players. The two teams were closely matched, and both made a score before yielding the field to the varsity squads.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />At first, the varsities also seemed evenly matched, but on the Plowboys’ seventh offensive play, Seth Wilcox scored on a 19-yard sweep around left end, and Roscoe was off and running. The Plowboy defense stopped Menard on its first offensive series, and on their next offensive possession, the Plowboys broke loose by scoring on three consecutive plays—the first, a 19-yard pass from Jax Watts to Tyler Guelker; the second, a 70-yard Antonio Aguayo run around right end; and the third, another 70-yard run, this one by freshman Ivan McCann. Later in the scrimmage, they scored twice more, one a 52-yarder by Jake Gonzales, and the other 56-yard pass play to Aguayo. The varsity defense continued to play well and never yielded a score to the Menard varsity.<br /><br />However, their scrimmage tomorrow with Forsan could be an entirely different matter as the Buffaloes are a different level of competition from Menard. Unlike Menard, the Buffaloes are a 2A-I division school and are predicted by <i>Texas Football</i> to finish third in a strong district with Hawley, Anson, Stamford, Haskell, and Colorado City. One of their stated strengths is team speed, so the Plowboy defense will need to be careful not to give up the long plays.<br /><br />Play begins tomorrow in Forsan at 5:00pm.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />SCHOOL BOARD LOWERS 2021-22 TAX RATE</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x1btNrIx-Gvcm3vAI7ix8QM_3TJjsZSh19M0Xa6mUisFw5_-olDj7GJG3l6RPrYxjywDDaUQDvI-uoTFgbvwIRw4Cu3sChsSwOo57swgYPnMAoYHpOy5wuuOtrFZpGO-UOsUQnjThNqd/s1537/RoscoeHighSchool.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1537" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6x1btNrIx-Gvcm3vAI7ix8QM_3TJjsZSh19M0Xa6mUisFw5_-olDj7GJG3l6RPrYxjywDDaUQDvI-uoTFgbvwIRw4Cu3sChsSwOo57swgYPnMAoYHpOy5wuuOtrFZpGO-UOsUQnjThNqd/s320/RoscoeHighSchool.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />On Monday evening, the Roscoe Collegiate ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2021-2022 tax rate of $1.24579, which is a decrease of $.15421 (11%) from the previous tax rate of $1.40.<br /><br />Last year, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to dedicate excess interest and sinking (I&S) tax collections to the early payoff of the 2011 bond and to the early principal payment of the 2013 bond. That has put the district in a position to dedicate excess 2021-2022 I&S tax collections to the early payoff of the 2013 bond while still reducing the tax rate by $.15421. The early payoff of these two bonds will save the district and the taxpayers considerably in interest over what would have been a longer payout.<br /><br />There are no other bond series that are callable in the foreseeable future, so it is likely that the RCISD Board of Trustees will be able to reduce taxes again in 2022.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />COVID-19 INTENSIFIES IN AREA<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-wsZeoDTBQf8uCVuw5gnmkHUhLANOuhX5qWaFfS7V4hcgJvnLhDBchF4jzngwU44Rbrmzw2bnZY_d6xQTujPuzm14fuYHX2Mvd2FMLy7Ffu_Z3DLz5PLw9T3KMHaVBBlGi6vatG-junb/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-wsZeoDTBQf8uCVuw5gnmkHUhLANOuhX5qWaFfS7V4hcgJvnLhDBchF4jzngwU44Rbrmzw2bnZY_d6xQTujPuzm14fuYHX2Mvd2FMLy7Ffu_Z3DLz5PLw9T3KMHaVBBlGi6vatG-junb/s0/coronavirus.jpg" width="147" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">On May 19, after over a year of weekly Covid-19 updates, the <i>Hard Times</i> issued what it hoped was its last report. At the time, the Covid-19 numbers were low and had been essentially flat for over a month, not only in Nolan County, but also in the Big Country and the entire state of Texas.<br /><br />In the first few weeks after that, the numbers continued to drop, and it appeared that we could finally put our concerns about the pandemic behind us and resume normal living. Covid-19 was still around but no longer seemed the threat it had been.<br /><br />However, in the past month or so, the numbers have been rapidly rising, mainly because of the more highly contagious Delta variant, and, whether we like it or not, it appears that Covid-19 is back. Comparing the current numbers with those back in May shows that the differences are significant.<br /><br />Back then, the state of Texas had 2,222 Covid-19 hospitalizations, marking the third week in a row that the number had been under 3,000. New cases were also under 3,000 per day at 2,836. The number of active cases was 51,990 and daily deaths were at 59. As of yesterday, the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations is at 12,227, new cases are at 20,123, active cases at 218,811, and daily fatalities at 96.<br /><br />The number of active cases in Taylor County was 185 back then; now it is 1,298, which is over 400 more than last week’s 862. There were 10 Abilene hospitalizations in May and now 79. The percentage of Covid-19 patients in the Abilene trauma area back then was 1.32%. Now it is 15.15% and rising.<br /><br />In our four-county area, Nolan County had 5 active cases, Mitchell County 1, Fisher County 1, and Scurry County 4. Now Nolan County has 75, Mitchell County 27, Fisher County 20, and Scurry County 144. And in each county, the numbers just keep going up.<br /><br />Here are the Big Country’s estimated active cases (compared to May 19’s in parentheses): Brown, 224 (10); Howard, 212 (30); Scurry, 144 (4); Jones, 125 (4); Erath, 120 (4); Nolan, 75 (5); Comanche, 29 (4); Coleman, 28 (0); Coke, 27 (5); Eastland, 26 (3); Mitchell, 25 (1); Runnels, 25 (1); Callahan, 21 (2); Fisher, 20 (1); Stephens, 12 (1); Haskell, 4 (0); Knox, 1 (0); Stonewall, 1 (0); Kent, 0 (0); Shackelford, 0 (3); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties on May 19 was 78. Now it is 1,119.<br /> <br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with May 19’s in parentheses): Lubbock 2,970 (166); Ector (Odessa) 1,649 (218), Tom Green (San Angelo) 1,218 (62); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 628 (82); ; Midland 349 (234). May 19’s total for these counties was 762. Now it is 6,814.<br /><br />And, of course, the bad news is that all these numbers continue to rise.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />RCISD COVID-19 REPORT<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate currently reports a total of 6 students out with Covid-19--1 in the Early Childhood Center with 6 others quarantined and 1 waiting for results, 3 in Elementary with 3 others quarantined, and 2 in Secondary with 4 students and 3 staff quarantined and 1 student waiting for results.<br /><br />In a letter to parents, the school says it is encouraging but not requiring students and staff to wear masks. It also notes that students 12 and older are eligible for vaccinations. Other measures include a survey for anyone who has tested positive for the virus, and questions to determine student exposures to anyone infected.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />WEATHER REPORT: AUGUST HEAT, TWO RAINS<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9F6EPjLQCGn65os4SUToIAOrgvkYda4Jn7fgLnH4z4OoFh9zckqUtIm-Hc1dU6YwAdPQoZdTn5HurIRX73oQ875Zl-Fj9LeIh1TUWBA4M2rr7cIM2FqYNCBxNcVUDjs0KUhJb43M5ECTj/s1280/AugustClouds1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1280" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9F6EPjLQCGn65os4SUToIAOrgvkYda4Jn7fgLnH4z4OoFh9zckqUtIm-Hc1dU6YwAdPQoZdTn5HurIRX73oQ875Zl-Fj9LeIh1TUWBA4M2rr7cIM2FqYNCBxNcVUDjs0KUhJb43M5ECTj/w400-h274/AugustClouds1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was another hot summer week in the Roscoe area, interspersed with two rains, one on Saturday, the other on Monday night. Neither rain was big, at least in town. However, both rains were bigger elsewhere, the first south and southwest of Roscoe, where amounts of up to almost two inches fell, and the second west of town, where upwards of an inch were recorded.</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here in town, I got .2" for the first rain, and Kenny Landfried recorded an official .38". For the second, I had .4", while he got .45". </span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
rains were welcomed everywhere they fell, even if they didn’t amount to
a lot. Any rain that falls in west Texas in mid-August is almost always
a boon to the crops, which otherwise may be wilting from the hot, dry
days.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br />Before the rain on Saturday, afternoon highs were in the mid to high 90s, 95° on Wednesday, and 99° on Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday were milder with highs of 87° and 92° respectively. Monday was back up to 95°, but the cool front that blew in that night lowered temperatures, and the high under cloudy skies and light precipitation dropped to a pleasant 77°.<br /><br />There’s a slight chance that we may get more rain today as the forecast is for scattered thunderstorms with a 20% chance of precipitation. The high is forecast to be 89° under mostly cloudy skies. Chances drop to 18% tomorrow and Friday with sunny skies forecast for the weekend with highs in the low to mid-90s and lows in the 70s.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span class="sew565ft5ue55ac"></span><span class="sew565ft5ue55ac"></span>† CATALINA M. HERRERA</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLv7zLbHUf1t7hbgOmGhE7cZqKLCxWIJERSGPs6REOxfIueT2SAy7S9b3MKrPzb7jBQJBfnxTj7XPMlLCKMjUEOSye8_I6M9XidVxuJ250qy7Q8KQXqowxdzXcf3KQFPuqzq-f91z-5Q6/s464/CatalinaHerrera.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="377" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLv7zLbHUf1t7hbgOmGhE7cZqKLCxWIJERSGPs6REOxfIueT2SAy7S9b3MKrPzb7jBQJBfnxTj7XPMlLCKMjUEOSye8_I6M9XidVxuJ250qy7Q8KQXqowxdzXcf3KQFPuqzq-f91z-5Q6/w163-h200/CatalinaHerrera.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Holy Mass of Christian Burial for Catalina M. Herrera, 86, of Marion, Texas, and former longtime Roscoe resident, will be held 10:00am, tomorrow, August 19, at Holy Spirit Catholic Parish with Father Nilo Nalugon officiating. Burial will follow at Roscoe Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. She passed away on Monday, August 16, at her residence.<br /><br />A rosary will be held at 7:00pm today at Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with family members officiating.<br /><br />Catalina Marquez Herrera was born to Francisco Marquez and Guillerma (Orona) Marquez on November 25, 1934, in Bado De Piedra, Mexico. She married Sixto Q. Herrera on November 18, 1950, in Presidio, Texas.<br /><br />Sixto was a farmer in Roscoe, and Catalina was his partner in their success as his support and in raising their family of ten children. They were lifetime Catholics and active in the Catholic Church in Loraine and Sweetwater until they were instrumental in the building of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Roscoe.<br /><br />She is survived by daughters, Lorina Hoffmann, Yolanda Gonzales, Juanita DeLeon and husband Lano, Nilda De La Cruz and Tommy Davila, Diana Reyes and husband Raymond, and Sandra Herrera; sons, Sixto Edward and wife Claudia, and Michael Herrera. She has twenty-seven grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.<br /><br />She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty-eight years; two sons, Henry and Ruben Herrera; one granddaughter, Jennifer Ortega; her parents, Francisco and Guillerma Marquez; and sons-in-law, Harold Hoffmann and Johnny Gonzales.<br /><br />Pallbearers will be Barney Marquez, Kevin Gonzales, Nicholas DeLeon, Sixto (Spider) Herrera, IV, Bryan De La Cruz, Canon Herrera, Chip Reyes, and John Ruben Herrera.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><br /></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-19663293357313452472021-08-11T12:56:00.006-05:002021-08-12T00:03:02.838-05:00Fall Football Workouts Underway<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcDuYkks_EgSx94Sn3sxXXpTuGUUEVsuANyp_S_a-06RqwviNSLbTHMDepOVZHeuJtOOOqdX6kMhYIBR8g951a7vKGEo_lSej1Z_1gXwJi3djeNKIecZICugPSoQqBSDaRMbxZZ7ZErOC/s1205/Football2.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1205" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcDuYkks_EgSx94Sn3sxXXpTuGUUEVsuANyp_S_a-06RqwviNSLbTHMDepOVZHeuJtOOOqdX6kMhYIBR8g951a7vKGEo_lSej1Z_1gXwJi3djeNKIecZICugPSoQqBSDaRMbxZZ7ZErOC/w400-h276/Football2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plowboy workout on Friday morning.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Since last Monday, Coach Jake
Freeman and his staff have been preparing this year’s Plowboys for the
upcoming season. The coaches were happy to see 44 boys show up for the
first day of practice, an increase over last year’s turnout.<br /><br />Assistant coaches this year are Zane Graves, Shawn Speck, Billy Floyd, Joe Rackley, and Kevin Lavalais.<br /><br />Although
this year’s Plowboys are not highly regarded by the media, the team
returns almost all last year’s starters, who now have a year of
experience as well as added size and maturity. Coach Freeman likes the
low pre-season ranking, feeling it may cause other teams to
underestimate what is sure to be a better team this year. Team speed is
faster in both offensive and defensive backfields, and the offensive
line will be able to provide better blocking.<br /><br />Two-a-day workouts
were held last week in either morning or evening sessions, depending on
other pre-school requirements. But with the fall semester’s classes
beginning this past Monday, all workouts will now be in the afternoon
after classes.<br /><br />The first competition with other teams will be a
three-school scrimmage this Friday, when Menard and Iraan come to
Plowboy Field. Like Roscoe, both are 2a-II schools, just from different
districts. Action begins at 5:00pm.<br /><br />Go, Plowboys!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">KTXS-TV
ran a video about Plowboy football on Sunday, August 8, that is 47
seconds long. For some reason, it is not working when I embed it in my
blog. However, the link is
available, which you can access clicking <a href="https://ktxs.com/sports/high-school-sports/2021-football-preview-roscoe" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWBOY PREVIEW AT SCHOOL TOMORROW EVENING<br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJ2Z1dK-ISCxQajP4G7bobm5VktXUQ0k4uaPd2mmzgeFx0dlhQMxHWH72vpUBEK6X2uyFLLUllTqYbgMLhTRsdPOeMJoAZbtq3VyN_qhaRfvUHZa0I4zTCGXkrn_jxH2iRkd2TGjyIefN/s1256/CheerPalsSm+%25281%2529.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1256" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJ2Z1dK-ISCxQajP4G7bobm5VktXUQ0k4uaPd2mmzgeFx0dlhQMxHWH72vpUBEK6X2uyFLLUllTqYbgMLhTRsdPOeMJoAZbtq3VyN_qhaRfvUHZa0I4zTCGXkrn_jxH2iRkd2TGjyIefN/w400-h281/CheerPalsSm+%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Cheer Pals perform at a previous Plowboy Preview.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The annual Plowboy Preview hamburger fundraiser for the Junior High cheerleaders will be held outside behind the east football stands starting at 6:00pm tomorrow, August 12. Burger, chips, and drink will be $7.00.<br /><br />At 7:00pm, the Cheer Pals will perform, followed by introductions to this year’s football players, coaches, cheerleaders, cross-country team, and band.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">FREE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AT PLOWBOY PREVIEW<br /><br />Did you know that 99.5% of Texans who died from COVID between February and July had not been vaccinated? The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination is also 96% effective against hospitalizations.<br /><br />Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital will be on hand to provide the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations at tomorrow’s Plowboy Preview.<br /><br />Vaccinations are for anyone 12 years old and older and will begin at 5:30 and close at 8:30. Minors will need to be accompanied by a parent or have signed permission forms in hand.<br /><br />For more information, call Lou Ann Wilson at 325-766-3323 or Andy Wilson at 325-766-3629.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">NEW TEACHERS AT ROSCOE COLLEGIATE<br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX2T8avNbaxTYaR81cI0MUL0SDyx162w9yq7B1XtSzvH6PLitds9LxW3Lqnr_D5bN8igc2qQQps6csDyqIF-QJODmjSByU4PSY2D6Hx7IwlvotGZ-Y3toErbYx7uTj7ZeMxjd6BoI4_kL/s1858/NewRCHSTeachers21ct.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1858" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX2T8avNbaxTYaR81cI0MUL0SDyx162w9yq7B1XtSzvH6PLitds9LxW3Lqnr_D5bN8igc2qQQps6csDyqIF-QJODmjSByU4PSY2D6Hx7IwlvotGZ-Y3toErbYx7uTj7ZeMxjd6BoI4_kL/w400-h266/NewRCHSTeachers21ct.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jacinda Cedillo, Annette Creed, Veronica Cuellar, Sonia Flores, Billy
Floyd, Stacy Floyd, Martin Luna, Brenda Menken, Shannon Morrow, Rosa
Rocha, Jessica Ughanze, Brianna Ward, and Tina Westbrook.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br />Here’s a list of the new teachers at Roscoe Collegiate ISD along with their assignments:<br /><br /><b>New Secondary Teachers</b><br />Billy Floyd - History & coaching<br />Stacy Floyd - Science <br />Veronica Cuellar - CTE / Edu-Make It, & coaching<br />Martin Luna - Geometry & TSI math classes<br />Shannon Morrow - CTE & working with Higher Ed.<br />Briana Ward - AVID<br /><br /><b>New Elementary Teachers</b><br />Brittainy Minton- 6th grade<br />Jessica Ughanze - 6th grade<br />Tina Westbrook - 3rd grade<br />Sonia Flores - 1-2 grade<br />Annette Creed - 1-2 grade<br />Brenda Menken - 1-2 grade<br /> <br /><b>New Early Childhood Teachers</b><br />Rosa Rocha - PreK-K<br />Jecinda Cedillo- PreK<br /></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">CITY COUNCIL HEARS COMPLAINTS, CONDUCTS BUSINESS</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14B_vtD-r5STK_0oup7SzSP0mr8KdfPVCVP9-ofCWXwQXaykIlc4ZgiMucdV4fYtqlZ0mlLNGR8NIv_Evbxtqq0cYhvl5jnPvKOcTVkERhKagzgVYWt_FtOIeo6bagoJNDtaDcBNfy0qC/s1280/CityCouncil81021.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1280" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14B_vtD-r5STK_0oup7SzSP0mr8KdfPVCVP9-ofCWXwQXaykIlc4ZgiMucdV4fYtqlZ0mlLNGR8NIv_Evbxtqq0cYhvl5jnPvKOcTVkERhKagzgVYWt_FtOIeo6bagoJNDtaDcBNfy0qC/w400-h268/CityCouncil81021.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">City Manager Cody Thompson addresses the City Council.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the Roscoe City Council received reports from City Manager Cody Thompson, RVFD Fire Chief Virg Pruitt, and Police Chief Felix Pantoja, heard a citizen complaint, and approved a request from the Roscoe Homecoming Committee for a parade and downtown activities. They also approved other items of city business. Both Mayor Pete Porter and Mayor Pro tem Robert McBride were absent, so Councilman Billie Joe Jay presided.<br /> <br />Fire Chief Virg Pruitt said that the department had tested all the city fireplugs and found that some were in need of repair, others had insufficient water pressure, and some neighborhoods needed them because the available ones were too far away to be effective. He also complained about the presence of junk cars on Bois d’Arc Street that are a public hazard.<br /> <br />Resident Isabel Moore discussed street conditions, in particular a persistent leak that creates standing water on Fourth and Hickory Streets.<br /> <br />A representative for Atmos Energy Corporation was unable to attend, so City Manager Cody Thompson explained his desire for the City of Roscoe to approve a rate request regarding the Company’s rate review filing. The Council later approved the request. Thompson also spoke for Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd concerning the dumping of carbon black into the waste water system, which clogs the drainage system and is expensive to clear.<br /> <br />In his public works report, Thompson said that Pump Solutions repaired both pumps in the Main and North lift stations. Both had been stopped up with non-sanitary sewer debris, including plastic elbows, residential sewer cleanout caps, carbon black, and so-called disposable wipes that are not disposable.<br /> <br />He said that two new homes will be going up in Young Farm Estates in the next two to three months, both by Abilene builders. The development is also hoping to increase lot sizes to one and a half times the current size and is preparing a new plat for approval.<br /> <br />The City has thrown its hat into the America’s Relief Funds arena with Public Management as the City’s grant administrator.<br /> <br />The City Swimming Pool has a serious leak, which must be repaired before the pool opens again next summer.<br /> <br />Police Chief Felix Pantoja gave the Police Report for the month of July, saying the Department issued 3 citations, handled 3 mental health cases, and investigated 8 burglaries and 2 sexual assaults. He reported that police equipment is being installed in the new Tahoe police vehicle. He also requested the City Council to consider a Department request for a full-time officer, saying that there is too much illegal and suspicious activity in the city for two officers to handle adequately. <br /> <br />The Council approved the request of Connie Baize of the Roscoe Homecoming Committee to hold a Homecoming Parade down Broadway, a street dance on Cypress Street next to City Hall, and a cornhole tournament in Old Town Park across the street, all on September 25.<br /> <br />The Council postponed approving the budget amendments until next month’s meeting. It also set Budget Workshops to start at 7:00pm on August 24 and 25.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o-- <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">STEWART WILLIAMS SENTENCED FOR FRAUD SCHEMES</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JK0tdZ6gpLPQ4hwcYCNn904xQ_UgSUV-c7x_TVsxd0w8XcMAexzShqFt3vrLGUaMnpSN3dvqK8z7Enh1cBSCYIomYyFi8yslSRpd-YAwzp-foqMAOa6pw5xwrJqJSzimnSN4Uh5K6x_t/s183/StewartWilliams15ct.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="172" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JK0tdZ6gpLPQ4hwcYCNn904xQ_UgSUV-c7x_TVsxd0w8XcMAexzShqFt3vrLGUaMnpSN3dvqK8z7Enh1cBSCYIomYyFi8yslSRpd-YAwzp-foqMAOa6pw5xwrJqJSzimnSN4Uh5K6x_t/w188-h200/StewartWilliams15ct.jpg" width="188" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A syndicated article about a Roscoe resident’s illegal actions recently appeared worldwide in over a dozen news and financial publications and websites. “Everything Bigger in Texas: Sentence More Than Doubled,” by Lukas J. Alpert, explains how a Texas judge gave Stewart Williams, 31, a doubled sentence of 15 years for running one scam while pleading guilty to another. In addition, he has been ordered to pay restitution of over $9.4 million to the victims of the two schemes.<br /><br />The article is accessible by clicking <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/everythings-bigger-in-texas-sentence-more-than-doubled-for-man-who-ran-second-fraud-while-on-trial-in-multi-million-dollar-cattle-scam-11627336349" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6V9OzYceFoV_cIGxrrIQWXD8ba2dS0ZzBwdWnNttaXUO9osUWq7dqwCXJfvoklxw4QkJJgydvQPHim5PvqJbfyCRu_BFyIOpjme_vJHavJjZp29p-EN91ZiPKTDE54WEKn_4KmOlufic/s919/HomecomingCommittee1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="919" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6V9OzYceFoV_cIGxrrIQWXD8ba2dS0ZzBwdWnNttaXUO9osUWq7dqwCXJfvoklxw4QkJJgydvQPHim5PvqJbfyCRu_BFyIOpjme_vJHavJjZp29p-EN91ZiPKTDE54WEKn_4KmOlufic/w400-h300/HomecomingCommittee1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homecoming Committee members: Jan Meares, Teresa Watson, Janie Abrigo, Connie Baize.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">ROSCOE HIGH HOMECOMING 2021<br />September 24 & 25, 2021<br />TENTATIVE SCHEDULE<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It is time for RHS Homecoming!!<br />Get ready for a trip down memory lane and lots of catching up with old friends.<br />Hit up all your old classmates and get a reunion planned!!<br /> <br />FRIDAY:<br /> 1:30 pm EXES RECEPTION hosted by the RCHS Avid Class<br /> at High School Event Center (the old high school entrance)<br /> Registration, refreshments, visit with exes.<br /> 2:45pm PEP RALLY in New Gym<br /> 6-7pm MEAL @School before the game (menu to be announced)<br /> 7:30 pm PLOWBOYS vs. NEW HOME<br /> Watch Roscoe EX, Jake Freeman, as he coaches the Plowboys to a BIG WIN!!<br /> Band will perform during halftime and Homecoming court announced.<br /> 8-9:30pm VISITATION, COFFEE & REFRESHMENTS<br /> Special Events indoor Concession Area,<br /> (Located just east of the Football Concession.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SATURDAY:<br /> 9am COFFEE & DONUTS -- Roscoe Community Center Coffee and visit with old and new friends<br /> 10am PARADE – Theme: PLOWBOY PRIDE<br /> For more information on a float entry, call Misty Reynolds @ 325-338-1005<br /> 11am-2:30pm EVERYONE at RHCS in the cafetorium.<br /> Welcome by Superintendent Andy Wilson, Prayer.<br /> Register for door prizes, visit friends, silent auction, slide show by Tech Dept and Robotics Department and much more.<br />11:30a-1:30pm LUNCH- In the cafetorium. Enchilada Stack Plate with dessert & drink $12<br /> PREPARED BY: Big Daddy’s and SPONSORED BY ROSCOE STATE BANK <br /> <br />2:30pm-11:30p THE COMMUNITY CENTER will be open and available for anyone who needs a place to meet with classmates. Coffee and Water will be available, but any snacks will be each class's responsibility.<br /> The Museum and local business will also be open for the afternoon.<br /> <br />6pm - The Roscoe Athletic Booster Club will be hosting a homemade Fajita Meal for $15<br /> Downtown at Old Town Park Across from City Hall<br /> <br />Roscoe Athletic Boosters will also be having a Corn Hole Tournament, sign up @ 5:30 and Tournament begins at 6:30 pm at the City Park. Contact Geory Martin for more information: 325-242-0130<br /> <br />7:30 pm? Free Street Dance on the Bricks Downtown Roscoe<br /> Featuring The 419 Swing Band<br /> Traditional Country & Western Swing<br /> Bring a folding chair as there is no seating available.<br /> <br />The Homecoming Committee will be mailing out letters that include the schedule and an RSVP request so it can plan how much food to order and prepare for events. If you have any questions or comments, please contact: Connie Baize 325-338-1287 or email: <a href="mailto:cubaize@yahoo.com">cubaize@yahoo.com</a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">RCISD ENROLLMENT NUMBERS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZibbc0JhMiam4izPTZIefQE7Ltf57KAzjHdbZiAMmMWg0lN04YRfa731Dt-75pY-Mibw-9bVPL2yDHvXVtSAY-Yw7j5sC3ULIJnQWTgi4ikKHVklTzXQyAMfpxjzxcDjuXC4n4BwitZDG/s1600/1stDayofSchool.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1600" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZibbc0JhMiam4izPTZIefQE7Ltf57KAzjHdbZiAMmMWg0lN04YRfa731Dt-75pY-Mibw-9bVPL2yDHvXVtSAY-Yw7j5sC3ULIJnQWTgi4ikKHVklTzXQyAMfpxjzxcDjuXC4n4BwitZDG/w400-h299/1stDayofSchool.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Roscoe Collegiate ISD enrollment figures for the first day of class are in, and the numbers are slightly down from their numbers in the preceding years:<br /><br />High School = 243<br />Elementary = 253<br />Early Childhood Center = 89<br />Monday PK3 = 16<br />Total pre-K-12 = 601<br /> <br />High School here includes Junior High, i.e., the 7th and 8th grades. Unlike last year, the 6th grade this year is considered an Elementary Grade. The Pre-K students won’t start attending school until next Monday. <br /> <br />Last year’s total first-day enrollment was 647, 2019 had 653, 2018 641, and 2017 611.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: TYPICAL AUGUST HEAT</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEMlia_-1mTbmffMr5bRFckQC6HAxYcPHR5oDpKjGIsQZfySSP9OFApPYYdEp5BwKoYTiSEPgBsmwmJS0l7oPaasrxC8GUTTjlhZZzMztWTc7_WAv-1ITpctgh-G8fLpZz24oGSKRoXV2/s472/Elevator80821.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="472" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEMlia_-1mTbmffMr5bRFckQC6HAxYcPHR5oDpKjGIsQZfySSP9OFApPYYdEp5BwKoYTiSEPgBsmwmJS0l7oPaasrxC8GUTTjlhZZzMztWTc7_WAv-1ITpctgh-G8fLpZz24oGSKRoXV2/w400-h278/Elevator80821.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">100° heat on Sunday.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We are now in what some people refer to as the “dog days” of summer, a stretch of weather in which conditions in this area are pretty much the same from one day to the next—hot, sunny, dry, south winds, and temperatures reaching the high 90s or more with lows in the mid-70s. If you’re walking down the street, you hear the air conditioners humming and the locusts in the trees chirping. Unlike some other times of the year, there’s not a whole lot of variation in the weather.<br /> <br />These past few days are a good example. The high on Friday was 98°, Saturday 98°, Sunday 102°, Monday 101°, and yesterday 99°. Morning lows were 71° Friday, 72° Saturday, 73° Sunday, 74° Monday, and 73° this morning. Winds were from the south, and skies either clear or partly cloudy without even a hint of precipitation.<br /> <br />The outlook for today and tomorrow is for more of the same with highs of 97° and lows of 73°, while Friday is only slightly cooler with a high of 94°. However on Saturday, the wind will shift to the east with mostly cloudy skies and a high of 90° with a 24% chance of a shower. On Sunday, the forecast high is 89° and the chance for precipitation rises to 35%. On Monday, the temperatures start rising again up to highs of 93° or so and the chances for rain drop as winds return to the south.<br /> <br />Typical August weather for these parts.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-89897304484478466202021-07-28T08:36:00.008-05:002021-08-01T11:14:55.278-05:00Glen Templeton Plays at Lumberyard Benefit<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JcdQ3MiGdaSutisqy0vbk92XFuFfQvj7KZyPY0B_5qyYJ78GTnh-dlHEs0OoVDQL3xEFNEyf48U4rlgJgIR-g10TvBWiduahSGzX-Hzu06OtEJNXNd3Kgq5zrwyeEVpLm359-Ltk8-bn/s813/GlenTempleton1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="813" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JcdQ3MiGdaSutisqy0vbk92XFuFfQvj7KZyPY0B_5qyYJ78GTnh-dlHEs0OoVDQL3xEFNEyf48U4rlgJgIR-g10TvBWiduahSGzX-Hzu06OtEJNXNd3Kgq5zrwyeEVpLm359-Ltk8-bn/w400-h268/GlenTempleton1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glen Templeton at the Lumberyard Benefit.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Friends of the Lumberyard took a first step toward its revival Friday evening with a benefit concert in downtown Roscoe. Country music star Glen Templeton played on an outdoor stage to a large crowd just across Cypress Street from the old structure, which was destroyed by fire just a week earlier.<br /><br />Before the music began, guests showed their support not only by attending, but also by buying T-shirts, and eating Wagyu beef hamburgers and potato chips with proceeds benefiting the Lumberyard, along with beer and cokes, which were also available. Volunteers cooked the burgers and served the drinks, and some private donations were made to add to others made on a GoFundMe page online.<br /><br />The weather was perfect for enjoying the entertainment on a warm night with a moderate south wind, clear skies, and a full moon. Glen Templeton and his band put on a fine show, people danced or sat and enjoyed the music, and a good time was had by all.<br /><br />Here’s hoping the evening marked a new beginning for the return of the Lumberyard!<br /><br />Supporters who wish to make a donation may do so at the Lumberyard’s GoFundMe page by clicking <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuild-the-yard?qid=32561e0349999f60e42bf85a21e60cba" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="227" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FThe.Lumberyard%2Fvideos%2F247778760275161%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="403"></iframe> </p><p>This KTXS-TV video ran on Thursday, July 15, too late to get into last week's posting. It is 2:15.
<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="227" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsandra.r.vernon%2Fposts%2F4215560225156405&show_text=true&width=403" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="403"></iframe> </p><p style="text-align: center;">--o-- <br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">HOMECOMING COMMITTEE PLANNING MEETING TODAY<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNBfcfXV3hBc1YHX3fqcP5r-10OS25_gVYksnV76S7eJHQf0ZbT0cRESZZsxuCw4SjFjwI7P-BGaRKacrPrCfJQnm6oWeG7VIcj-JrDHb75EWuBawrCrRDRh3L71Yd-EB_5hJ8DJqzt13/s1632/CommunityCtr16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNBfcfXV3hBc1YHX3fqcP5r-10OS25_gVYksnV76S7eJHQf0ZbT0cRESZZsxuCw4SjFjwI7P-BGaRKacrPrCfJQnm6oWeG7VIcj-JrDHb75EWuBawrCrRDRh3L71Yd-EB_5hJ8DJqzt13/s320/CommunityCtr16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Homecoming for RHS and RCHS is the weekend of September 24, and a planning meeting is set for today at the Community Center starting at 6:30pm. Volunteers are needed at the meeting to help with the planning and contacting alumni.<br /><br />It’s time to get the ball rolling for the first time in three years for what we hope will be best Plowboy homecoming yet!<br /><br />Connie Baize<br /><a href="mailto:cubaize1401@gmail.com">cubaize1401@gmail.com<br /></a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">NO <i>ROSCOE HARD TIMES</i> NEXT WEEK<br /><br />There will be no <i>Hard Times</i> next Wednesday, August 4, as I will be in Houston for a doctor’s appointment. It will be my first skipped issue for this year. I plan to resume posting the following Wednesday, August 11, and will attempt to catch you up on the Roscoe news then.<br /><br />Edwin Duncan<br /><i>Roscoe Hard Times</i><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">ROSCOE IN YEARS GONE BY: SEAMAN ARCHIE GIBBS <br /><br /><i>Editor’s note: A few years ago, I ran across an unusual bit of information purely by chance. I was doing some research in the online archives of the </i>New York Times<i> and, just for fun, did a word search for Roscoe, Texas, to see if there were any articles about the town or its people that had made it into that national newspaper. What I got was a handful of hits, mostly small one or two-line items buried on a back page somewhere—except for the ones mentioned below that are the subjects of the following article.</i><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6z9vC0BFkOImUuCkhRngIq5-FLtZPQhXffdcsPh3OulGJFS9t5EUqE1EIOi33mQD9M7g9FkaLR-L4t1CNBdV8fe2QybCIhx5RAYkGBsyuYvk-r0lOw80usJ7B9GOg8qCCZ7KlaM01U7y/s605/SeamanArchieGibbs225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="225" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6z9vC0BFkOImUuCkhRngIq5-FLtZPQhXffdcsPh3OulGJFS9t5EUqE1EIOi33mQD9M7g9FkaLR-L4t1CNBdV8fe2QybCIhx5RAYkGBsyuYvk-r0lOw80usJ7B9GOg8qCCZ7KlaM01U7y/w192-h515/SeamanArchieGibbs225.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">On July 28, 1942, exactly 79 years ago today, the <i>New York Times</i> ran a photo of a merchant seaman captured and held by Germans in a submarine that had torpedoed the ship he was on and sunk it. He was identified as Archie Gibbs, 36, of Roscoe, Texas.<br /><br />There were also two related articles, one entitled “U-Boats Now Prey on Fishing Boats” and the other “Captive on U-Boat Tells of Bombing,” which had appeared the day before. The first reported on U-boat attacks on two small non-military craft off the American coast. This was in the early stages of the war, and there was considerable concern about German submarine attacks in American waters.<br /><br />The other article was the story of Archie Gibbs, whose ship was torpedoed and sunk with Gibbs going overboard and being picked up by the Germans, who found him swimming in the sea. He subsequently spent four days in the sub with the crew, and the rest of the article told of his time there before his release to a nearby trading vessel.<br /><br />Never having heard of this incident nor of Archie Gibbs, I was immediately interested in learning about him. My dad, who grew up in Roscoe and graduated from RHS in 1921, would have been 39 in 1942, that is, three years older than Gibbs, but I couldn’t recall him mentioning that name, nor had my mother, who moved to Roscoe in 1930—nor had George Parks, whom I worked with for years and from whom I heard many stories about old Roscoe. I asked a few of the remaining old-timers around town, but none of them knew anything about Gibbs, either.<br /><br />An online search for Archie Gibbs, however, turned up more intriguing information. Amazon listed used copies of a book entitled <i>U-Boat Prisoner: The Life Story of a Texas Sailor</i> by Archie Gibbs, and the IMDb (Internet Movie Database) had information and ratings for a Columbia Pictures movie, <i>U-Boat Prisoner</i> (1944), whose writer was Archie Gibbs and whose lead actor was Bruce Bennett—as Archie Gibbs. They gave it a rating of 5.6 stars out of 10 and provided this brief summary:<br /></span><p></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">An American sailor poses as a Nazi spy in this implausible WWII action drama that reportedly is based on the actual experience of Archie Gibbs, a seaman detained aboard a German submarine. Gibbs assumes the identity of a Nazi whose ship has been sunk.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">None of the video-streaming services I checked had <i>U-Boat Prisoner</i>, nor did YouTube, which has dozens of old B-rated movies uploaded by users.<br /><br />However, I did find an old <i>Roscoe Times</i> article from December 1944 mentioning that the movie was showing at the Joy Theater and that Roscoe’s Archie Gibbs was its main character.<br /><br />To find out more, I ordered a used copy of the book from a bookstore that sells on Amazon. In its introduction by Eugene Leuchtman, I learned that after Gibbs’ adventure with the U-boat, he became an instant hero in that early stage of America’s involvement in the war:<br /></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He had his picture taken with Mrs. Roosevelt. He spoke on the radio. <i>Life</i> magazine gave him a page for his four days in the U-boat. Joe Curran, president of the National Maritime Union, pinned a medal on him. He talked at production rallies in war plants. And when his money ran out, he went back to sea.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Gibbs then tells the story of his life in the book, which is an interesting read. He was born in 1906 in Ohio, but his dad was a drifter, and his family, which consisted of his parents, an older sister named Lillie, and a little brother, frequently lived out of a wagon, as they moved around. His mother was not mentally stable and completely lost it when her 2-year-old daughter fell against a wood stove and was burned so bad that it killed her. The mother was committed to an insane asylum in Wichita Falls, and the dad had trouble raising the kids. One day he gave up and gave the little brother up for adoption and the next day just disappeared. The authorities put Lillie in a Salvation Army girls’ orphan home and sent Archie to the State Juvenile Reform School in Gatesville.<br /><br />He was 12 at the time and spent four hard years there before being released to Lillie, who by then was married and living in Dallas. Archie stayed with her and her husband, George Ruthford, before hitting the road after losing his job. He then hoboed and scraped by as best he could until finding work as a merchant sailor. He loved his new life at sea and remained a seaman from then on.<br /><br />In 1938, George and Lillie moved to Roscoe. Archie never says why, but he does mention that George was in poor health when they lived in Dallas. Anyway, George died in January 1939 at the age of 54 and was buried in the Roscoe Cemetery. Lillie telegrammed the news to Archie, who had just left a ship in Corpus Christi, so he went to Roscoe to be with her for a while. She had nine children, and when he went back to Corpus, one of her teenage sons ran away from home to be with Archie and become a seaman. But he was too young, and Archie bought him a train ticket back to </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Archie </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">remained a sailor until the war broke out and he was involved in
the incident with the U-boat. During that time, he considered Roscoe
home, not only because that’s what he told the newspapers and others,
but also because in his book he mentions returning “home” between ships a
couple of times for brief stays before shipping out again. Home for
Archie was Lillie and her family. When he was captured by the Germans,
the only photos he had were of her and her children.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lillie lived on until 1952 when she died at the age of 50 and was buried beside her husband in the Roscoe Cemetery. Since she lived in Roscoe for over twelve years and had nine kids, someone must remember her or her children—and I would be interested in talking to anyone who does.<br /><br />So, if you remember Lillie Ruthford or any of her children—or know someone who does or did, I’d be very interested in finding out more about this little-known bit of Roscoe history.<br />_________________<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sources</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Captive on U-Boat Tells of Bombing,” <i>New York Times</i>, July 27, 1942.<br /><br />Archie Gibbs, <i>U-Boat Prisoner: The Life Story of a Texas Sailor</i>. Edited by Eugene Leuchtman. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1943.<br /><br />William Du Bois, “A Texas Sailor Goes Underwater,” <i>New York Times</i>, August 29, 1943. Book review of <i>U-Boat Prisoner, The Life Story of a Texas Sailor</i>.<br /><br />uboat.net: <a href="https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/5603.html">https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/5603.html<br /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: HOT SPELL, SURPRISE SHOWER</span></span> <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfT73xCurgngJ_3dH4IOWKFc_JCfrxDL1_0svk7R_dKX-62usBYmxMwVLajO83aWUHu6BxllESRGRqVLJru7lodHZ5Khd7ci00gENg72ZkHhwYJx0-ChbaHojs5u1ym6W_rrr53I17t7v/s1280/JulyClouds.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1280" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfT73xCurgngJ_3dH4IOWKFc_JCfrxDL1_0svk7R_dKX-62usBYmxMwVLajO83aWUHu6BxllESRGRqVLJru7lodHZ5Khd7ci00gENg72ZkHhwYJx0-ChbaHojs5u1ym6W_rrr53I17t7v/w400-h271/JulyClouds.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's sky.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We got our first real taste of hot July weather this past week with a stretch of one 98°F day followed by four triple-digit days in a row: Friday 98°, Saturday 101°, Sunday 101°, Monday 100°, and yesterday 103°. Yesterday was not only the hottest, but in the afternoon, there wasn’t enough breeze to move the flags, which hung limp.<br /><br />We got a pleasant surprise this morning with an unexpected shower from the north. I don’t know what others got, but there was exactly a half-inch in my rain gauge. I’m sure the plants appreciated it.<br /><br />The forecast is for slightly cooler weather, but not by much. Today’s high will be 95°, which is an eight-degree improvement over yesterday. The rest of the week will be more of the same with partly cloudy skies and little chance for rain until Monday, when we’ll have a 34% chance.<br /><br />After Sunday, temperatures are expected to cool down to 91° or so in the beginning of next week. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o-- </span> </span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-68361986150371842282021-07-21T09:27:00.004-05:002021-07-21T11:45:09.000-05:00The Lumberyard Destroyed by Fire<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm8ach-wajjTnU_eRaSOSvmjxEaf86NFuqzMtflU76nZrQ8iaR3_cwme31cvO5_7bKFNzBFSZg9j2-ZZTtUyURBWt0GQlr3ERfJBIJPKYtl8DaSq_kgBXrAXCTJJfDQKfrCPKzERipTqL/s435/LumberyardBurnsct.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="435" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm8ach-wajjTnU_eRaSOSvmjxEaf86NFuqzMtflU76nZrQ8iaR3_cwme31cvO5_7bKFNzBFSZg9j2-ZZTtUyURBWt0GQlr3ERfJBIJPKYtl8DaSq_kgBXrAXCTJJfDQKfrCPKzERipTqL/w400-h297/LumberyardBurnsct.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire at the Lumberyard. (Photo by Sheree Herd)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A fire that broke out shortly
after one o’clock early Friday morning set the Lumberyard ablaze, and
firemen were unable to save the structure as it burned to the ground,
taking the restaurant with it. The dry wood of the century-old lumber
sheds caught quickly, destroying almost everything on the premises. Only
the small stage with its big Texas flag still intact remained after
firemen had extinguished the blaze.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the building
and lumber sheds were so old that insurance companies either refused
outright to insure the place or would insure it only at prohibitive
prices, so it was never insured for fire, which makes the loss doubly
painful. As of yesterday, the Texas State Fire Marshals continued to
investigate the blaze and still had not announced its origin or cause.
There has been speculation that the cause was electrical, but nothing
has been confirmed.<br /><br />Here are the local TV news reports of the fire. Both were shown on KTAB-TV and on the Big Country Homepage.<br /></span><br /></p><p><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="227" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="https://w3.cdn.anvato.net/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="403"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p><p></p><iframe allow="autoplay; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNuBHfTFb5VJuetEYZ0U8lTDT56V6fn6B9Vc83wS6Jc-tMATD5GeNjuVhyWkHuTJfsG7XD47HjJYdn4VkhS4NShGPkPWlSnk0oDe-s6LylfR_tGISR55iQmK_6_8j_1n6JZYCKBTAIXLC/w400-h266/GlenTempleton.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glen Templeton<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
show must go on! By this time almost everyone knows that the Lumberyard
burned down last Friday, but many may not realize that Glen Templeton
will play in Roscoe Friday night.<br /><br />Here’s the Lumberyard’s announcement of the event:<br /></span><p></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our
venue has stood as an example of hometown family fun for the past 11
years and now in destruction, an example of statewide love,
encouragement, and comfort!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As a token of our appreciation and
eagerness to move forward with more great memories, we are hosting Glen
Templeton on Friday, July 23, at 9 PM!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tickets are available for
$15 in advance by calling General Manager Sheree Herd at 1-316-435-2659
or $20 at the time of the event.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Due to clean up regulations and
scheduling, a temporary stage will be set up for the performance, as
well as a few picnic tables. However, we encourage you to bring a lawn
chair. No outside alcohol is allowed in accordance with the TABC laws.
Beer and wine will be available for sale at the show.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
Lumberyard would be honored to see everyone come out and support not
only a great artist, but witness the unity of this small town community
as it helps to rebuild!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thank you! </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The show will take place directly west of the
Lumberyard in the open area across Cypress Street. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Everyone
in the area is encouraged to attend to show their hopes of seeing the
Lumberyard rise like the Phoenix from the ashes of the old to be reborn
as a new bird with new feathers.<br /><br />Glen Templeton is a
singer/songwriter from Alabama who is said to sound just like Conway
Twitty. In fact, his singing career took off when Conway Twitty’s
daughters chose him to portray their father in a touring musical tribute
to Twitty. He appeared in that role on the Grand Ole Opry, CMT, and
other popular country music venues, and in doing so has shared the stage
with Loretta Lynn, George Jones, and others. He now has a dedicated
following in Nashville and elsewhere and can be heard on Spotify, Apple
Music, and YouTube. He is also touring non-stop.<br /><br />Popular singles
by Templeton include “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_UWIod4qx0" target="_blank">Let Her Go</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk08J4hcqW4" target="_blank">I Could Be the One</a>,”
“<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0db4keEbK7I" target="_blank">Goodbye Time</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFVwAjArgk" target="_blank">Big City</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvWcrY7SnM" target="_blank">Ball Cap</a>,” and “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhrAunm2f5U" target="_blank">That’s My Job</a>.”<br /><br />High Noon
Wagyu is also holding a Burger Benefit from 7:00-9:00pm, serving prime
Wagyu burgers and chips for a $10 suggested donation to raise money for
the Lumberyard fund.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">DONATE TO THE LUMBERYARD FUND THROUGH GOFUNDME.COM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A Gofundme page has been set up online by Richard Kemp for those who wish to donate to the Lumberyard fund. Here is the link: </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41"><span role="gridcell"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h oo483o9r f1sip0of lzcic4wl oo9gr5id gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgofund.me%2Faa2fd4bb%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0ghY6sV-So_AWkyBlb7577IUsZIpfoe4FehNArmKxymRZqjqRrO00VYys&h=AT0gn4vh02034c2FYdFF6gIKfKFEUgC_LjKZxUAEydMt7U0nzYVUwK1sWRXloqekbAtXfYgbRSrn7xcjqSqMaKt7LZnue_uFCd2Z36LAk5FYhKQs3o_nEre7qafzyYmPkA" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://gofund.me/aa2fd4bb</a> If you want to donate, you can do it there. An anonymous donor has agreed to match all donations by others up to $50,000, so whatever you donate will be automatically doubled. Do it now.<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A BRIEF HISTORY OF ROSCOE'S DOWNTOWN LUMBERYARD <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifh0owtnYR4hhyphenhyphenMvGMapJCffQZwplSdVeEIC7FTUZNtMBAweC1N5D4x36h0wXlwa6sJ2csd7sG2Vt_PA2pTOImQ5F_NxBGGMwGqSTSdDMi5M4ujA1aUOAbA6sSod8aHCUKZgxL_mEqC5b4/s1621/CypressView1909g.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1621" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifh0owtnYR4hhyphenhyphenMvGMapJCffQZwplSdVeEIC7FTUZNtMBAweC1N5D4x36h0wXlwa6sJ2csd7sG2Vt_PA2pTOImQ5F_NxBGGMwGqSTSdDMi5M4ujA1aUOAbA6sSod8aHCUKZgxL_mEqC5b4/w400-h233/CypressView1909g.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roscoe in 1909. Lumber yard bottom left. View is to the south down Cypress. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
lumber yard was built around 1909 and was originally the
Higginbotham-Harris Lumber Company. Its original office on Front Street
faced the railroad track but was moved to a new building facing Cypress
Street in 1911. By 1921, Harris had sold his interest in the operation
to Charles Bartlett, the lumber yard’s manager, and the business became
known thereafter as the Higginbotham-Bartlett Company.<br /><br />The lumber shed on
the west side next to Cypress was taken down before 1921 and the lumber
shed on the north side next to Front Street was built between 1921 and
1927. Everything then remained essentially the same for the rest of the
century. When I was growing up in Roscoe in the 1950s and ‘60s, Gene
Rayburn was its manager. It had a rival, the Burton-Lingo Lumber Co.,
which was on Broadway, where the Plowboy Center Lodge is now.</span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkRZicAfXHbDW3NHa3FexxTkXW1DAlVburMgsoV4d2bQkT_5G1hqrjuCcV-xXPyxe-DUTo7Ev17GIprhgolZjAZDRrcKx3aG-mssRlNqYUz3un5odYxX8GnnzlXHPW1CUPiqpcRcwDUxO/s1224/HigginbothamBartlett1271948.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1224" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkRZicAfXHbDW3NHa3FexxTkXW1DAlVburMgsoV4d2bQkT_5G1hqrjuCcV-xXPyxe-DUTo7Ev17GIprhgolZjAZDRrcKx3aG-mssRlNqYUz3un5odYxX8GnnzlXHPW1CUPiqpcRcwDUxO/w400-h270/HigginbothamBartlett1271948.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Higginbotham-Bartlett in 1948.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
business was the Higginbotham-Bartlett lumber yard until 1998, when it
finally closed down and the brick building became the office for AAA
Investments from 1999 to 2004. Then, it became Hagerman’s Grocery, owned
and operated by Deborah Hagerman, until 2008.<br /><br />Cody Thompson
bought it from the Hagermans in November 2009 after the election that
legalized the sale of alcohol in Nolan County. His plan was to turn the
place into a restaurant where customers could buy beer. By the time he
opened it in October 2010, he had also decided to bring in country music
bands with the help of an old friend in the music business in Fort
Worth. The restaurant opened its doors in time for the West Texas Wind
Festival and had its official Grand Opening shortly thereafter. And on
October 28, the first in a long line of country singers, Tommy Alverson,
put on a performance on the stage outside, and the Lumberyard was up
and running.<br /><br />Cody, the City Manager of Roscoe since 2008,
convinced his lifelong friend, Nolan Martin, to move to Roscoe to help
him run the operation, and both worked and lived on the premises. Cody
oversaw the operation and arranged the entertainment while Nolan was the
manager and head cook of the restaurant. Unfortunately, Nolan died
unexpectedly of a stroke in 2012.<br /><br />Every year, Cody made
improvements of one kind or another. Bands played on the original stage
until 2015, when he converted part of the north lumber shed to a music
stage with a Green Room on one side, where performers could relax and
have some privacy, and a sky box on the other. The first artist to
perform on the new larger stage was Merle Haggard, and it was afterwards
named the Merle Haggard stage, while the smaller original stage was
named the Ray Price stage. Musicians who were likely to draw a large
crowd that filled the yard thereafter played on the Merle Haggard stage
while the Ray Price stage was used for artists or groups that drew
smaller crowds.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBrlW3Xc3rKt0crjzSduMRKqegj-SWqyxbRrhyphenhyphen_Vm-N02ryPh6sZUwNVSUDrRgx7YaC06nkKBoJmIGtqySyGfxr6He9xAYZdeYmOnSUiOYvKZkT8_eqizaQ51e-YlWC2VExbyRPnbJYmV/s2505/Lumberyard3.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2505" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBrlW3Xc3rKt0crjzSduMRKqegj-SWqyxbRrhyphenhyphen_Vm-N02ryPh6sZUwNVSUDrRgx7YaC06nkKBoJmIGtqySyGfxr6He9xAYZdeYmOnSUiOYvKZkT8_eqizaQ51e-YlWC2VExbyRPnbJYmV/w400-h184/Lumberyard3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lumberyard in 2012.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Lumberyard was recognized as one of the best
music venues in west Texas and received statewide recognition as
numerous stars and legends of country music gave live performances
there. These included Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, Mel Tillis, Tanya
Tucker, Ray Price, Travis Tritt, Crystal Gayle, Charlie Daniels, Guy
Clark, Johnny Rodriguez, Jo Dee Messina, Johnny Bush, the Bellamy
Brothers, Terri Clark, Asleep at the Wheel, Neal McCoy, Gary P. Nunn,
Marty Stuart, Robert Earl Keen, Jody Nix, Jake Hooker, Ray Wylie
Hubbard, The Mavericks, John Anderson, Jamey Johnson, the Tejas
Brothers, Charley Crockett, and others.<br /><br />The regionally popular
Red Dirt singers also loved the crowds they drew at the Lumberyard.
These included Stoney LaRue, Josh Abbott, Randy Rogers, Cody Canada, Wade
Bowen, Jason Boland, Brandon Jenkins, Pat Green, the Turnpike
Troubadours, and others.<br /><br />But besides the music performances, the
Lumberyard was a gathering place for locals to visit and relax
after a day’s work with iced tea or a beer or two with friends. It was
the town watering hole in that regard and a popular place for birthday
parties and similar gatherings. Additionally, there was always a lunch
crowd as well as customers ordering food to go.<br /><br />With 2020 came
the pandemic, and the Lumberyard was essentially closed down for the
year with no huge crowds or big-time stars appearing. As 2021 rolled
around, things began picking up again with popular performances by
Charley Crockett, Shiny Ribs, and Jamie Richards with others on the
schedule when the fire broke out and the venerable old structure burned
to the ground in a few short hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">No matter how things play out in the future, to say the Lumberyard will be missed is an understatement.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">HOMECOMING MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNUQwlz9MawInj4tbgrS-z5s5vv0kZdOes3jKupiPybTYdm697Nd2P2XCMseXaTpLqPa6q1fNrTUKdChCPoFWaKCO4buyv68l-O-A3qWYj8UIe-MX1oisR2_0wdzeV4YviJ-wCfkfapb0/s390/Roscoe+Plowboy.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="250" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNUQwlz9MawInj4tbgrS-z5s5vv0kZdOes3jKupiPybTYdm697Nd2P2XCMseXaTpLqPa6q1fNrTUKdChCPoFWaKCO4buyv68l-O-A3qWYj8UIe-MX1oisR2_0wdzeV4YviJ-wCfkfapb0/w144-h224/Roscoe+Plowboy.png" width="144" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
Roscoe Homecoming organizers will have a planning meeting next
Wednesday, July 28, at 6:30pm. Anyone interested in participating is
encouraged to attend.<br /><br />So, make plans to be there.<br />We need all the help we can get!<br /><br />Connie Baize<br />cubaize1401@gmail.com<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">2021 RCHS Cross Country Tentative Schedule<br /><br />August 21 Jim Ned<br />August 28 Western Texas College<br />September 1 Brownwood<br />September 7 Eula<br />September 13 Coleman<br />September 25 Lubbock Invitational<br />October 4 District (Coleman)<br />October 25 Regional Meet (Lubbock)<br />November 5-6 State Meet (Round Rock)<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: TYPICAL JULY WEATHER<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_YhEoDCV77Vxr5WNypylxIIjRRkuGm0j_aYU1fAB_aXp3L9z7O6ItGebMl7p_oevrLGq_Xm9zYexfzw6IPURWOc8LnY2ZBVVzAfX7shbo5fonTnuONEYLC7eBiJceqIbijQ5gzCBWJKy/s948/JulySky21ct.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="948" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_YhEoDCV77Vxr5WNypylxIIjRRkuGm0j_aYU1fAB_aXp3L9z7O6ItGebMl7p_oevrLGq_Xm9zYexfzw6IPURWOc8LnY2ZBVVzAfX7shbo5fonTnuONEYLC7eBiJceqIbijQ5gzCBWJKy/w400-h265/JulySky21ct.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">July sky.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The
last seven days have been normal July weather with mostly sunny skies
with summer clouds and afternoon temperatures reaching the mid-90s. It
was the second weekend in a row with no rainfall, which has resulted in
further drying out from the previous rains and a slight slowing of plant
growth.<br /><br />The high temperature for the week was Sunday’s 96°,
although Thursday and Saturday both had highs of 95°. Lows were all
within a couple degrees of 70°. Low for the week was Monday’s 67°.
Monday also had the lowest high at 89°<br /><br />The coming week will look a
lot like this last one with mostly sunny skies and moderate south
winds. Today’s high is expected to reach only 88°, but the rest of the
days will be warmer. Tomorrow’s high should reach 92°, Friday’s 95°, and
Saturday and Sunday both 97°. Morning lows will also be warmer.
Tomorrow’s should be about 71°, but Friday will be a bit warmer at 73°,
and Saturday, Sunday, and Monday should all be 74°.<br /><br />Once again, there is no rain in the forecast.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">† JERRY LYNN ALFORD<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSbOk_7Iq5PFm5q5i7Ku7FzWrgWMClDbj_TsZkKiP0h8vnZ918n0sMXMneN1OqusJ-JuP88BLkfTDjaLJ471r1Pxc7rniRhfbzy9XYdOts87DoKvmQnMczV5T0Vms7bcXokhf8-AkfCeq/s200/JerryAlford.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSbOk_7Iq5PFm5q5i7Ku7FzWrgWMClDbj_TsZkKiP0h8vnZ918n0sMXMneN1OqusJ-JuP88BLkfTDjaLJ471r1Pxc7rniRhfbzy9XYdOts87DoKvmQnMczV5T0Vms7bcXokhf8-AkfCeq/w200-h200/JerryAlford.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Funeral
services for Jerry Lynn Alford, 73, of Roscoe were held at 2:00pm
Friday, July 16, at First United Methodist Church in Roscoe with Dr.
Rick Willis and Rev. Juanelle Jordan officiating. Interment followed at
Roscoe Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home in Sweetwater.<br /><br />Jerry
began his earthly life on May 28, 1948, in Gorman, Texas. After a
successful and fulfilling 73 years, he entered his heavenly home on June
13, 2021.<br /><br />Jerry spent his early years in Olden, Texas, with his
parents Cecil and Sara May Alford and brother Norman Alford. He was
valedictorian of his graduating class in Olden. He continued his
education at ACC (ACU) in Abilene, graduating with a Business Degree and
minor in Bible. He worked for GE Railcar in Ranger before moving to
Roscoe in 1983. He became the plant manager of the Roscoe shop until its
closing. He owned and operated Central Fasteners in Sweetwater for 27
years.<br /><br />Upon retirement in 2016, the business was turned over to
his son, Jerad Alford. He was a talented man in many ways. He designed a
house which he wanted to build himself but opted to remodel and add on
to the family house.<br /><br />Jerry is survived by his wife of 37 years,
Susie McFaul Alford, daughter Misti Alford De Loera and husband Armando
of Roscoe, son Jerad Alford and wife Candace Foster Alford of Roscoe,
son Chris Adams of Kansas, his beautiful grandchildren Amri, Amrin, and
Amrik De Loera, and Mason and Kennedy Alford all of Roscoe, brother
Norman Alford and wife Vickie of Round Rock.<br /><br />Preceding him in death were his parents and in-laws, Willard and Emily McFaul.<br /><br />Pallbearers
were Eddie McGlothlin, Marcial Saenz, Kenneth Reed, Scott Etheredge,
Jay Suggs, Wayne McFaul, Darrell Aljoe, Ken Foster, Tom Griffith, Larry
Pullin, and Billy Joe Jay. Honorary pallbearers were his grandchildren.<br /><br />Memorials
may be made to Hendrick Hospice Care, 1651 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas
79601 or the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 546, Roscoe,
Texas 79454. <br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-63822314159160094352021-07-14T08:14:00.001-05:002021-07-14T09:55:45.149-05:00City Council Approves New Board Members<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PXMuz8ToTZJg5b6uDRLC4pLLftMiWXyuFoxtJ4uU7Ws7jwE4cz3qXkiRAfFpZb8c5dgSd0rxfS03aMJttLRbcVKzitG7r95_6bCtU-f7zAwaQ5YFnqH9Q5dgworhzvjecuBpEImhAc90/s1219/CityCouncil721.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1219" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PXMuz8ToTZJg5b6uDRLC4pLLftMiWXyuFoxtJ4uU7Ws7jwE4cz3qXkiRAfFpZb8c5dgSd0rxfS03aMJttLRbcVKzitG7r95_6bCtU-f7zAwaQ5YFnqH9Q5dgworhzvjecuBpEImhAc90/w400-h281/CityCouncil721.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">City Manager Cody Thompson addresses the City Council.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":5av" style="display: block;"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":5az" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening, the Roscoe City Council heard updates from the City Manager and Chief of Police and approved several new members to the City’s Community Development and Industrial Development Boards.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />City Manager Cody Thompson reported on the July 4th Celebration, saying the day went well considering the problems created by the weather, which forced the cancellation of the Plowboy Mudbog and the move of the concert from its usual location on the stage in Cypress Street to the Lumberyard. Despite the problems, those who attended enjoyed the day, the parade, the fireworks, the street vendors, and other features.<br /><br />TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) has met with EHT (Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc.), the Abilene engineering firm, concerning the work on I-20, and is proposing the re-location of the city water line located on the north and south sides of the I-20 service roads as well as the sewer force main line to the sewer plant. The projected engineering and construction cost is $1,100,000, which will be paid by TxDOT with federal funds.<br /><br />The state’s approval of the proposed improvement to the city water lines in south Roscoe is still anticipated and may receive some of the proposed federal infrastructure funding.<br /><br />Developer Carl Childers is proposing increasing the size of the unsold lots in the Young Farm Estates housing development.<br /><br />There have been recent inquiries about lots and commercial property in north Roscoe along US Highway 84.<br /><br />Police Chief Felix Pantoja gave the Police Report for June, saying the Department handled 88 calls and dealt with nine ongoing burglary investigations. The Department has also hired a part-time code enforcement officer, Zac Rankin, who will be paid out of the Department’s part-time budget.<br /><br />Pantoja requested that the Council look into creating a new City ordinance concerning sex offenders, citing a new sex offender who has moved to Roscoe without the imposition of any limitations by the State.<br /><br />He also cited recent citizen complaints about golf carts and suggested that the Council establish requirements concerning them. These might include light requirements, limit numbers of riders, and set age requirements for driving them, while allowing exceptions for organized events such as parades.<br /><br />The Council then approved the addition of Aaron Brown to the City’s B Board, or Roscoe Community Development Board. It also approved the addition of David Ralph, Georgia Dipple, and Thomas Parks to the City’s A Board, or Roscoe Industrial Development Board.<br /><br />It also approved the Engineering Services Agreement for the TxDOT relocation project with EHT, as well as the City’s Quarterly Financial Report. It tabled consideration of the Budget Amendments until next month.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":5az" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />ROSCOE PLOWBOY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED<br /><br />Believe it or not, football season is just around the corner, and the Plowboys’ fall schedule has been set. Here it is:<br /><br /><i>Date Opponent Location Time</i><br />Aug. 13 Menard/Iraan*** Roscoe 5:00pm<br />Aug. 19 Forsan*** Forsan 6:00pm<br />Aug. 27 Hawley Roscoe 7:30pm <br />Sept. 1 Stamford Stamford 7:30pm<br />Sept. 10 Miles Miles 7:30pm<br />Sept. 17 Christoval Roscoe 7:00pm <br />Sept. 24 New Home** Roscoe 7:00pm<br />Oct. 1 Sudan Sudan 7:00pm<br />Oct. 8 OPEN <br />Oct. 15 Ralls* Ralls 7:00pm<br />Oct. 22 Crosbyton* Roscoe 7:00pm<br />Oct. 29 Lockney* Lockney 7:00pm<br />Nov. 5 Hamlin* Roscoe 7:00pm<br /><br />*** = <i>Scrimmage</i> ** = <i>Homecoming</i> * = <i>District Game<br /></i><br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":5az" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFkVyaVz4ioCppuPacKRUWtmS05fnSB-SvJoq5uvCQ5IW_JYvvfLg-n5bfB0N2xlYQUJEes7gWeOanxlSoBxPFSo2MLPTIVnFk5aiLadZrNmZZXCej6vdE2H0CDIxoD987Ex55q2uitgP/s390/Roscoe+Plowboy.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFkVyaVz4ioCppuPacKRUWtmS05fnSB-SvJoq5uvCQ5IW_JYvvfLg-n5bfB0N2xlYQUJEes7gWeOanxlSoBxPFSo2MLPTIVnFk5aiLadZrNmZZXCej6vdE2H0CDIxoD987Ex55q2uitgP/w128-h200/Roscoe+Plowboy.png" width="128" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again, the Plowboys will play a tough schedule. After a scrimmage with Menard and Iraan on August 13 and one with Forsan on August 19, they will begin their regular season with possibly the best 2A team in this area, Hawley. The Bearcats are one level above the Plowboys in 2A, Division I, and are ranked by <i>Dave Campbell’s Texas Footba</i>ll magazine at No. 9 in Texas in their class.<br /><br />The Plowboys’ second game is also with a 2A-I team, the always tough Stamford Bulldogs. Then after playing 2A-II Miles on the road, they will take on Christoval, ranked 12th in the state in 2A-II and the pre-season pick to win their district. Then at Homecoming on September 24, the Plowboys play New Home, picked to finish second in their district, followed by Sudan at Sudan. And that will complete their non-district schedule.<br /><br />Then, after an open week, the district games will begin. Here is <i>Texas Football’</i>s predicted order of finish for District 5-2A, Division II:<br /><br /> 1. Ralls Jackrabbits<br /> 2. Hamlin Pied Pipers<br /> 3. Lockney Longhorns<br /> 4. Roscoe Collegiate Plowboys<br /> 5. Crosbyton Chiefs<br /><br /><i>Texas Football</i>’s pre-season pick to win the championship is Ralls. The magazine ranks the Jackrabbits No. 16 in state for 2A, Division II, with Hamlin right behind them at No. 17. Although Hamlin was undefeated in district last year, Ralls, whose only district loss was to the Pipers, returns 7 starters on both offense and defense, while Hamlin lost most of its players to graduation and will be starting a younger, more inexperienced line-up this year.<br /><br />Roscoe is ranked number four in district but should be much improved over last year with 10 returning starters on offense and 9 on defense, so look for them to finish higher. By the time the district games begin, Head Coach Jake Freeman expects to have his troops competing with Hamlin and Ralls for the district crown. In any case, it will be good to see the Plowboys back in action.<br /><br />Here are the 2021 schedules for the Junior Varsity and Junior High Plowboys.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="text-align: left;">Junior Varsity</span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /><i>Date Opponent Location Time</i><br />Aug. 13 Menard*** Roscoe 5:00pm<br />Aug. 19 Forsan*** Forsan 5:00pm<br />Aug. 26 Hawley Hawley 5:00pm<br />Sept. 2 Stamford Roscoe 6:00pm <br />Sept. 9 Miles Roscoe 6:00pm<br />Sept. 16 Christoval Christoval 6:00pm<br />Sept. 23 New Home New Home 6:00pm<br />Sept. 30 Hamlin Roscoe 6:00pm<br />Oct. 7 OPEN <br />Oct. 14 Ralls* Roscoe 6:00pm<br />Oct. 21 Crosbyton* Crosbyton 6:00pm<br />Oct. 28 Lockney* Roscoe 6:00pm<br />Nov. 4 Hamlin* Hamlin 6:00pm<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="text-align: left;">Junior High 7th/8th</span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><i>Date Opponent Location Time</i><br />Sept. 2 Stamford Roscoe 4:00pm<br />Sept. 9 Miles Roscoe 4:00pm<br />Sept. 16 Christoval Christoval 4:00pm<br />Sept. 23 New Home New Home 4:00pm<br />Sept. 30 Merkel Roscoe 4:00pm<br />Oct. 7 OPEN <br />Oct. 14 Ralls* Roscoe 4:00pm<br />Oct. 21 Crosbyton* Crosbyton 4:00pm<br />Oct. 28 Lockney* Roscoe 4:00pm<br />Nov. 4 Hamlin* Hamlin 4:00pm<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />JACOB ARMITAGE AT LUMBERYARD FRIDAY<br /><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYm_y4fBd3Igah6hwwcEN2piNU5fO2OLo2tfv547lqpAImWRzXWDsDKp13sMhzI3ozdVgwJ2gXcfVZ0tvekZsMI7FzdNq_6uKDnGjMZu7OjXqziIpXtIUkFoIfHvLskjJd12D9tV-A7j9q/s1280/JacobArmitage.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYm_y4fBd3Igah6hwwcEN2piNU5fO2OLo2tfv547lqpAImWRzXWDsDKp13sMhzI3ozdVgwJ2gXcfVZ0tvekZsMI7FzdNq_6uKDnGjMZu7OjXqziIpXtIUkFoIfHvLskjJd12D9tV-A7j9q/w400-h225/JacobArmitage.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob Armitage<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jacob Armitage is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter from Greenwood, a small town just east of Midland. He began his musical career in Lubbock, and his single, “Runner,” was on Texas Music Pickers charts for twelve straight weeks and has received air play in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Louisiana.<br /><br />He has played in venues around Texas including the Metroplex, New Braunfels, Lubbock, and elsewhere. Roscoe is the first stop on his “Highway 84 Weekend.” On Saturday, he’ll be playing at "Celebrate Littlefield" in Littlefield.<br /><br />Songs include “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgdteC5I7dw&list=RDEMmvsUCLtM6YvzFDo-nUpiEQ&start_radio=1" target="_blank">Runner</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXgi8h1ji-4" target="_blank">Once Upon a Time</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoZHJTwHC4c" target="_blank">In Your Dreams</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYrNdaV91GY" target="_blank">7&7</a>,” and “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtCBkhjvVeo" target="_blank">Everywhere She Goes</a>.”<br /><br />Come on out and see him before he gets big. Cover charge is only $5. The show begins at 8:30pm.<br /><br />For reservations and more information, contact the Lumberyard at 325-766-2457.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />WEATHER REPORT: DRYING OUT AND MORE SUNSHINE<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4U6fKjTdDQRpJuv2KLFG63XuvGQrEq6842KWLiDf8L_AoeqexdbFZHEpi6fEJ_OFHpA7oLjOXUe94t5b8xIVitbSRUs9rHLsGNbanUYGOAxo8WLYROPrpMNgFJ_iFbPB7crVbgRZbyUJ/s1280/Thunderheads.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1280" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4U6fKjTdDQRpJuv2KLFG63XuvGQrEq6842KWLiDf8L_AoeqexdbFZHEpi6fEJ_OFHpA7oLjOXUe94t5b8xIVitbSRUs9rHLsGNbanUYGOAxo8WLYROPrpMNgFJ_iFbPB7crVbgRZbyUJ/w400-h258/Thunderheads.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southern sky<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">This past week was a much-needed break from the frequent rains of previous weeks. Skies were sunnier, temperatures warmer, and drying out was general. The clouds never went completely away, and on Monday there was a thunderstorm south of town around Maryneal, but the rest of the area was free of precipitation.<br /><br />Daily highs were consistently in the low 90s for the first time in a while, and lows were around 70°. However, temperatures were still slightly below what we normally expect for July, with its average daily maximum of 94°. The high temperatures since last Wednesday were the 92° readings on Thursday, Saturday, and yesterday.<br /><br />Today’s high should be 91° with partly cloudy skies and winds from the south at about 17mph. Tomorrow will reach 94°, followed by Friday’s 91°, Saturday’s 92°, and Sunday’s 91°. Winds will be from the south and lows will be around 72°.<br /><br />Rain is not expected until next Tuesday, when a norther arrives. Chances then are expected to be around 37%.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />† JERRY LYNN ALFORD<br /><br />Jerry Lynn Alford, born May 28, 1948, in Gorman, Texas, to Cecil and Sarah May Alford, passed away July 13, 2021, at his residence in Roscoe. Services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />† SANDRA LEE (GRAN) PRUITT<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span> </span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":5az" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC660rdScDOrkL6Z5rBYOgAmxktWrXWTdVVZYO-qsGtY2UmL4iszVeII1QwjBdFXGan-d1wv-LYQDbIsB1uEbhYFSE_uz0hlwq7AF2DdWWT3aQsjaIjcLNgBQ9bwRLL40lcMqOXxVHP2sL/s200/SandraPruitt.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC660rdScDOrkL6Z5rBYOgAmxktWrXWTdVVZYO-qsGtY2UmL4iszVeII1QwjBdFXGan-d1wv-LYQDbIsB1uEbhYFSE_uz0hlwq7AF2DdWWT3aQsjaIjcLNgBQ9bwRLL40lcMqOXxVHP2sL/s0/SandraPruitt.jpeg" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">Graveside services for Sandra Lee (Gran) Pruitt, 80, of Roscoe were held at 10:00am Saturday, July 10, at Roscoe Cemetery with Mike Ensminger officiating. Interment followed under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. She passed away Wednesday, July 7, at Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Sweetwater.<br /><br />Sandra was born to the late William H. and Lee Ellen (Hanks) Simmons on August 4, 1940, at Crowell, Texas. She married Billy G. Pruitt August 21, 1960, at Crowell, and came to Sweetwater in 1960. They moved to Roscoe in 1965. Sandra worked at the Roscoe ISD cafeteria for 36 years, then at the Highland ISD cafeteria for 5 years. She was known all those years by the kids as “Gran.” Sandra was a member of Normandy Avenue Church of Christ, a very big supporter of the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, and a member of the Ladies’ Auxiliary.<br /><br />She is survived by her children, Frank Pruitt and wife Elaine of Mexia; Media Kimbrell and husband Skeet of Roscoe; Virgil Pruitt and wife Valerie of Roscoe; brothers, Dueaine Simmons and wife Brenda; Randy Simmons and wife Micki, all of Dublin, Texas; eight grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and her sister, Pamela K. Simmons.<br /><br />Pallbearers were Keegan Pruitt, Donald Kimbrell, Jacob Galart, Tad Etheridge, Chris Ramirez, and Stephen Sewell.<br /><br />Honorary pallbearers were Wyatt Kimbrell, Hudson Galart, Beau and London Shaw, Collin Glass, Chris Simmons, and Men of the Normandy Avenue Church of Christ.<br /><br />Memorials may be made to the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 546, Roscoe, Texas 79545.<br /><br />A very Special Thank You to her neighbors Pete and Earnie, Interim Hospice, Sterling Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, and Encompass Home Health.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-59548646124850427662021-07-07T09:51:00.001-05:002021-07-07T10:18:08.374-05:00Roscoe Celebrates July 4th Despite Rain<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX9er16hsar5GEF8naxVZugAOS-bKCQl4mnCBms1olriuuPJ-60zWfpQ2Uyn1ym5jSi-BUzamvNii2IjoLS8GOcUgv63e5caduIi1Z5AWEaQH3xTPepTsKj8KPrSTA6xWUFYMZugYMxEV/s1920/Mike%2526theMoonpies.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUX9er16hsar5GEF8naxVZugAOS-bKCQl4mnCBms1olriuuPJ-60zWfpQ2Uyn1ym5jSi-BUzamvNii2IjoLS8GOcUgv63e5caduIi1Z5AWEaQH3xTPepTsKj8KPrSTA6xWUFYMZugYMxEV/w400-h225/Mike%2526theMoonpies.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike and the Moonpies moved to the Lumberyard after an afternoon shower. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":a3" style="display: block;"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":9z" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The rain put a damper on some of the events Saturday and forced changes in others, but people showed up anyway, and a good time was had by those who attended. <br /><br />Hopes for a dry July 4th celebration were nipped early when a rain that fell before dawn Saturday morning totaled over two inches, making George Parks baseball field unsuitable for the holding of the Mudbog later than day. The problem wasn’t so much for the mudbog itself, which is supposed to be wet, but to all the surrounding area, which was soggy, muddy, and with too much standing water to be usable for contestants or crowd. It was a disappointment because several contestants had already made the trip from as far away as New Mexico with their mud vehicles. But with conditions as they were, there was nothing that could be done.<br /><br />The parade, however, went on as announced with only a light sprinkle. The crowd was down because too many potential spectators didn’t know if the parade would be held, but the number of entries seemed about the same as usual. And those who did attend enjoyed participating or watching the show.<br /><br />After the parade, the weather looked promising, and everyone hoped the rest of the day would be suitable. A fair number of people were downtown, and at the museum there were about as many visitors as always.<br /></span></div><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":9z" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />But in mid-afternoon, a shower hit just about the time the musicians were beginning to set up on the street stage in front of the bank. It rained hard for about fifteen minutes, and although it stopped after dropping about a quarter inch, the time it fell was such that the bands feared damage to their equipment.<br /><br />Some speakers and other equipment were damaged by a sudden shower back when T. G. Sheppard was here at the West Texas Wind Festival in 2017, and with that in mind, a decision was made to move the music to the Lumberyard for protection from the rain. So, Lyndall Underwood and Kody West did their sets on the small stage, and the headline band, Mike and the Moonpies, did theirs on the Lumberyard’s big stage.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="227" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YCmms-1SA00" title="YouTube video player" width="403"></iframe></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">And, of course, shortly after the move was made, the clouds broke, the sky cleared, and the sun came out. Many later arrivals to the celebration had brought their coolers and lawn chairs for places in the street, and rather than not use them, they set them up in the street directly outside the Lumberyard. So, when the bands put on their shows, there was a large crowd inside as well as a sizeable number of people outside on Cypress, who could hear the music but couldn’t see the band.</span><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nevertheless, everyone, inside or out, seemed to enjoy the music, and the chairs in the street were in the right spot for the fireworks show that followed the music. So, even though the wet weather upset the original plans for the day, everyone made the best of the situation and had a good time celebrating the 4th anyway.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu1K09652iKVm4MfUpzqFuife1ZobSFIzE7S5WOnBZhzv-Fh3EvTgP9C8dG7o-4eRDS7wV7psvJ6cg1ZfDOEQNMPYKvGH4O_wWD7V-7reKHO-VX4OnhfjtCz6jnSVwqcK7LcOuK2n-Oox/s1280/Parade.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1280" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu1K09652iKVm4MfUpzqFuife1ZobSFIzE7S5WOnBZhzv-Fh3EvTgP9C8dG7o-4eRDS7wV7psvJ6cg1ZfDOEQNMPYKvGH4O_wWD7V-7reKHO-VX4OnhfjtCz6jnSVwqcK7LcOuK2n-Oox/w400-h201/Parade.jpg" width="400" /></a><b>Parade Winners</b><br /><br />Best Antique Vehicle – Welton Ellison – Blue car<br />Best Bicycle – Zaley Velasco<br />Best Fire Department – Maryneal<br />Best Western Theme – Clayton Parker<br />Best Overall – Gary Williams – Green antique car<br />Best Patriotic Theme – Kason Schauffer – 4 people<br />Best Four Wheeler – Oliver Galvan – 3 year old mini<br />Best Golf Cart – Dakota Freeman – 4 people<br /><br />The City of Roscoe parade committee wishes to thank all those who joined us for a day of celebration. Thank you for joining our parade or just supporting us by being there. Thanks also to our Police Department, Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary, and Nolan County Sheriff’s Office. Thanks also to City employees and everyone else who make this parade happen.<br /></span></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":a3" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":a3" style="display: block; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr2JvJLxA0DU42IBhWRoAo93QH6rWSkdmnP8RSEk-DW9LFEWE89idVTgFLAC9TH2gZsrYtFzUX4OqnksN5IAOh6NdSzBGxVOVQ12mdom3sQTbV4IhxDVN9NUBAVditG3H2_KoA56I3K5s/s960/CheerleaderCamp21.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="960" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr2JvJLxA0DU42IBhWRoAo93QH6rWSkdmnP8RSEk-DW9LFEWE89idVTgFLAC9TH2gZsrYtFzUX4OqnksN5IAOh6NdSzBGxVOVQ12mdom3sQTbV4IhxDVN9NUBAVditG3H2_KoA56I3K5s/w400-h210/CheerleaderCamp21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Varsity and Junior High Cheerleaders brought home trophies, awards, ribbons, and the spirit stick from the NCA Cheer Camp at Tarleton State University last week.<br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">VEHICLE ACCIDENT PUTS LOCAL MAN IN HOSPITAL<br /><br />A failure to yield right of way at an intersection on Thursday evening was the cause of a collision that caused a serious injury to Ray Gonzales. The accident occurred at the intersection of FM 608 and the I-20 north service road. The other driver was a man from Lubbock.<br /><br />Gonzales was injured and taken to a local hospital.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">MARK CHESNUTT APPEARANCE CANCELED<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtR_j9ZsNBYif4CFlRNmxKM7l0WXXuhnX9gYI7y2dwSQQ0yeXuAn9cm5hfbh9E6YQCE3rFvmvR70pypTiNsKpkvR57IjONA9mErlBc8XC05uZi2rXsCppE8EjXxNh88yXfNN4L3n9nB7Z/s980/MarkChesnutt.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="980" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtR_j9ZsNBYif4CFlRNmxKM7l0WXXuhnX9gYI7y2dwSQQ0yeXuAn9cm5hfbh9E6YQCE3rFvmvR70pypTiNsKpkvR57IjONA9mErlBc8XC05uZi2rXsCppE8EjXxNh88yXfNN4L3n9nB7Z/w400-h266/MarkChesnutt.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark Chesnutt<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Honky Tonk Legend” Mark Chesnutt, who was scheduled to make his first appearance ever in Roscoe and the Lumberyard this Friday, has had to cancel because of back injuries. His show will be re-scheduled for another date, possibly in October.<br /><br />The Lumberyard will honor all pre-sales for the re-scheduled date or for another concert of the ticket holder’s choice. It is sorry for any inconvenience the cancellation may have caused.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: COOL, CLOUDY, MORE RAIN</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP5iFjFcTt04AlwtXb6Xf7TctzQvp-A8kq4TPTC7-WFRRJIV2wPG5vxennNTl2_lX9BM8NmGo8BEUY1nTbhHr6aEubRxLrvvdcDUZ0Ku5NNQpyk7bVDW5LitQ67MyKiElA6NO0N-Ha9Y_/s1280/StormCloud62921.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1280" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivP5iFjFcTt04AlwtXb6Xf7TctzQvp-A8kq4TPTC7-WFRRJIV2wPG5vxennNTl2_lX9BM8NmGo8BEUY1nTbhHr6aEubRxLrvvdcDUZ0Ku5NNQpyk7bVDW5LitQ67MyKiElA6NO0N-Ha9Y_/w400-h274/StormCloud62921.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">The cool, cloudy, and rainy weather that have characterized west Texas for more than two months now continued once again this past week. We’re experiencing a sustained weather pattern rarely seen in these parts, which is something of a mixed blessing for area farmers. Those with good drainage in their fields have the makings of a possible bumper crop with all the ground moisture that’s accumulated, but those with the so-called playa lakes, or “dry lakes,” in their fields may have been unable to plant or seen their baby cotton drown with all the recent rains. And everybody, farmers or not, is dealing with the humidity, profusion of weeds, and abundance of mosquitoes that have resulted.<br /><br />Our weather is part of a larger pattern being caused by an unusual movement of the jet stream over the western United States and Canada. West and northwest of us, conditions are hot and dry to the point of breaking records for drought and heat. There, the jet stream is locked in what is known as an Omega pattern, so-called because it resembles the Greek letter omega, Ω, with a high-pressure weather pattern inside the curve creating the hot and dry conditions.<br /><br />Here in west Texas, we are outside and to the east of the omega pattern, so we have been caught in a corresponding low-pressure pattern resulting in cool, wet weather. In other words, rains and temperatures that would normally be in the northwest are being experienced here. I talked on the phone to a woman in Idaho on Friday. She asked me if it was hot in Texas, and I told her it was cool and wetter than we’d seen in years. She said it was 108° and dry there. How long this will go on is anybody’s guess.<br /><br />In the meantime, we must be breaking some kind of record for the number of rains we’ve had for the past couple of months. It seems that every few days we got another couple of inches. I added up all the rain I’ve got in my rain gauge from the last week of April until now and came up with a total of 21.45 inches, which is about average for what we normally get for an entire year. I asked Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried what he’s recorded officially for the same time span, and his total is 19.27 inches. I’m guessing that people living in the Champion area have got more than either of us since they usually get more rain there than we do in town.<br /><br />Roscoe has been keeping official records since 1936, and the wettest year since then has been 1991 with a total of 37.05 inches, barely beating out 1986 with its 37.00 inches.<br /><br />However, Roscoe’s wettest year was more likely before the records became official, namely 1932. A <i>Sweetwater Reporter</i> article from that year, which I am posting with this issue, states that according to Monroe McCauley’s unofficial record (McCauley was once Roscoe’s mayor), the 12-month period from September 1931 to September 1932 had a rainfall total of 62 inches. The cotton crop around Roscoe that year produced a record 22,000 bales, not broken until 1962 when technology had advanced considerably.<br /><br />With all that said, my measurement for precipitation for the past week is 3.7”, 2.1” before the parade Saturday and .25” after, and then 1.35” more on Monday. Temperatures were mild, and skies were either cloudy or partly cloudy. Afternoon highs were in the 80s, lows were around 70°, and humidity was high.<br /><br />The forecast is for continued highs in the 80s under sunnier skies with continued high humidity but less chance of rain. The high today should reach 85°, tomorrow 90°, and Friday and Saturday 91° with morning lows of 69° or 70°. Sunday and Monday will be slightly cooler with highs of 88° and 87°. On Sunday, the chances for showers will increase to 30%, or at least that’s what they’re predicting at the moment.<br /><br />If the forecasts are accurate, maybe we can get enough drying out in the next few days to mow the lawns and weed the gardens.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-33367597777533942512021-06-30T08:55:00.006-05:002021-06-30T10:59:46.969-05:00Roscoe State Bank to be Sold<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCOn7xXXEvvKpjuDKtyzSIKqqwjTwYwgtRWZ9rVwRpYcQhomiYBwuwCBR0dmReUAWy-YFlKmL1jaXmXKKPT29bjdlIGRpHfy7VwhJpSOFxsVZ2bA1VvkomfP5AXVujLMlVxpSSrGlvCkw/s1169/RoscoeStateBank21.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1169" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCOn7xXXEvvKpjuDKtyzSIKqqwjTwYwgtRWZ9rVwRpYcQhomiYBwuwCBR0dmReUAWy-YFlKmL1jaXmXKKPT29bjdlIGRpHfy7VwhJpSOFxsVZ2bA1VvkomfP5AXVujLMlVxpSSrGlvCkw/w400-h281/RoscoeStateBank21.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Roscoe State Bank.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><div aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" class="Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY" contenteditable="true" id=":aa" role="textbox" spellcheck="false" style="direction: ltr; min-height: 416px;" tabindex="1"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Board of Directors of the Roscoe State Bank has agreed to sell the Bank to Cornerstone Home Lending, a family-owned Houston-based mortgage company that has operated successfully since originating in 1988. The merged organization will be known as Cornerstone Capital Bank, although the Roscoe State Bank name will continue to be used in Nolan and Bastrop Counties. This unique merger is subject to approval by federal and state regulators, which is expected to occur in the 4th quarter.<br /><br />The acquisition will give Cornerstone a bank charter that allows it to greatly expand the financial products and services it can provide to new and existing customers that they cannot do now as a mortgage lender. This includes offering all types of consumer and commercial loans along with various deposit products, including state of the art electronic/mobile banking services. For the Roscoe State Bank, it will allow for a transition of ownership while continuing to operate under its current policies, procedures, and existing management. Most importantly, all of the RSB employees will remain intact and continue to serve customers as they always have in their same friendly and responsive manner. The employees will also have the opportunity for future growth with a much larger, rapidly growing organization. RSB President John Jay will stay on as Chairman of the Loan Committee and will remain involved with the merged entity. He will also serve as a shareholder and Board member of Cornerstone Capital Bank.<br /><br />Initially, RSB customers will not see any major changes. The products and services will stay the same, customer’s accounts will not change, the branch locations will remain open, and the Bank will continue using its existing loan underwriting guidelines and approval process. In the future, any changes that occur will be enhancements in products and services, including more robust mobile and electronic banking functionality that will further benefit customers.<br /><br />Jay says he has received significant interest in recent years from other banks interested in acquiring RSB. After careful consideration, he decided to entertain a few select offers he believed would be the best cultural fit for the Bank and that would meet his transaction goals. After reviewing multiple offers, he and the RSB Board selected Cornerstone as it preserves the Bank’s successful business model and its ability to continue taking care of its customers. The Cornerstone transaction also satisfactorily addresses Jay’s goals of taking care of the employees and the communities served by the Bank.<br /><br /></span></div></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In order to answer customer questions about the various bank services,
the bank has posted an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page on its
website that provides details about possible concerns. It can be
accessed by clicking on this link:
<a href="https://www.rsb.bank/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RSB-Cornerstone-FAQs.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.rsb.bank/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RSB-Cornerstone-FAQs.pdf</a><br /><br />Almost
all questions are answered on that page, but for ones that aren’t, Jay
says he’ll be happy to discuss them or see that they are answered.</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></i></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Editor's note: This is Cornerstone Home Lending's official press release of June 14, 2021.</i></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zNlLcq5ia9cBfuxVQFwv1Qu3L3GAq39Md37_hHH1ZAU8iGC8f9mtMZaOOJuoX9jFbXa6OR9i3xkQ58s530cvL1UME-OE30nw1fB77i1vQor5OQSsR1xTqz_yxgVceAGoBGoygB5tpG89/s821/Cornerstone+RSB.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="93" data-original-width="821" height="45" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zNlLcq5ia9cBfuxVQFwv1Qu3L3GAq39Md37_hHH1ZAU8iGC8f9mtMZaOOJuoX9jFbXa6OR9i3xkQ58s530cvL1UME-OE30nw1fB77i1vQor5OQSsR1xTqz_yxgVceAGoBGoygB5tpG89/w400-h45/Cornerstone+RSB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING TO ACQUIRE THE ROSCOE STATE BANK<br /><br />HOUSTON, TEXAS /PRNewswire/— Cornerstone Home Lending, one of the nation’s premier independent residential mortgage companies, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Roscoe State Bank of Roscoe, Texas.<br /><br />These two family-owned companies with nearly 150 years of collective operating success will combine to create an organization holding approximately $2 billion in assets and more than $300 million in equity capital.<br /><br />“For more than 33 years, Cornerstone’s daily mission has been to use and improve upon our God-given talents to make a positive difference to the lives of our team members, customers, shareholders and the people who provide services to us. This combination of two great teams will allow Cornerstone to significantly expand product and service offerings to our hundreds of thousands of customers and referral sources throughout the country, will provide a vast array of additional home lending products and services to the customers and communities served by The Roscoe State Bank, and will produce additional growth opportunities for team members at both Cornerstone and Roscoe,” said Marc Laird, Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Cornerstone. “With advanced digital technologies and the support of caring team members who are committed to friendly service, we will continue to uphold our key Core Conviction of providing a remarkable experience for every family we serve, whether through mortgage lending, commercial banking or digital banking services,” added Judy Belanger, Vice Chairman, President and co-founder of Cornerstone.<br /><br />The Roscoe State Bank boasts 115 years of exceptional service to Texans in Roscoe, Sweetwater and Bastrop, with the last 46 years of successful operations and service under the leadership of Clyde Jay and current Chairman and CEO John Jay. The Roscoe State Bank is known for its superior banking experience for consumers and small businesses. John Jay is expected to join the resulting board of directors at closing and will remain active with the merged organization going forward, including with its commercial banking loan committees.<br /><br />"I am very excited about our transaction with Cornerstone, and I believe they are the perfect fit for our bank as we combine two family-owned organizations that share a similar culture and a commitment to building long-term relationships,” commented John Jay. “I have been so impressed with the Cornerstone family and the successful business model they have achieved.<br /><br />Their respectful approach to integrating our own successful business model makes me confident that this deal will result in stronger growth and investments in markets we currently serve, and in expansion markets. We are very proud of Roscoe’s history of serving our communities through every economic cycle since 1906, and we look forward to bringing that legacy to the national stage through this transaction.”<br /><br />The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.<br /><br /><b>Advisors</b><br /><br />Otteson Shapiro LLP served as legal advisor to Cornerstone, and Scott Almy served as its business advisor. Piper Sandler & Co. served as financial advisor to The Roscoe State Bank in connection with the transaction, and Thompson Knight, LLP served as its legal counsel. </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>About Cornerstone Home Lending</b> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Founded in 1988 in Houston, Texas, Cornerstone has assisted families on over 430,000 home financing transactions, including 49,266 home financing transactions in 2020. Cornerstone originates mortgage loans in 39 states plus the District of Columbia. Cornerstone’s 1,900 team members are guided by a non-negotiable Mission, Vision & Convictions statement. Cornerstone is known for its commitment to closing mortgage loans on time; its refreshing culture; caring, passionate and experienced team members; a comprehensive array of innovative mortgage lending products and services; and a workplace that is recognized year after year as a “Top Workplace.” For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.houseloan.com">www.houseloan.com</a>.<br /><br /><b>About The Roscoe State Bank</b><br /><br />Founded in 1906, The Roscoe State Bank is a respected community-based bank with three banking centers in Roscoe and Sweetwater in West Texas, and in Bastrop near Austin, Texas. The bank believes in service to others and convenience banking. Roscoe offers an array of products and services, including business checking, personal checking, internet banking, online bill pay, mobile banking, mobile check deposit, and telephone banking. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.rsb.bank">www.rsb.bank</a>.<br /></span><br /></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />ROSCOE CELEBRATES JULY 4TH THIS SATURDAY</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nZ-loX2Mo0iotUHC4qMU-yXSi5ofXcrcqiTrH9G3MXauoMCZ_TVn_MmKer20lvEg5dn_G53W9G0g_rpFmA-0id0V6Wsl_5ncUqZEL8bdFA5BKgG_KbTdw4NfpAFkPghHHPtbwBupwOGJ/s1030/Mike%2526theMoonpies1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1030" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nZ-loX2Mo0iotUHC4qMU-yXSi5ofXcrcqiTrH9G3MXauoMCZ_TVn_MmKer20lvEg5dn_G53W9G0g_rpFmA-0id0V6Wsl_5ncUqZEL8bdFA5BKgG_KbTdw4NfpAFkPghHHPtbwBupwOGJ/w400-h253/Mike%2526theMoonpies1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike and the Moonpies<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Final preparations are underway for Saturday’s big July 4th Celebration, and event organizers are planning a day to remember.<br /><br />The celebration begins at ten o’clock when the parade comes down Broadway, followed by the Plowboy Mudbog at George Parks Field beginning at twelve.<br /><br />During the afternoon, street vendors will be open and selling food and other wares along Broadway, Cypress, and Old Town Park, and the Roscoe Historical Museum will be open for visitors.<br /><br />The Roscoe Express will be available to shuttle people free of charge between downtown and the Plowboy Mudbog during the afternoon.<br /><br />Music will begin “on the bricks” of Cypress with Lyndall Underwood and the Dusty Creek Band at 6:00pm, followed by Kody West at 7:00. Then, Mike and the Moonpies will take the stage at eight and play until 9:30, followed by the ever-popular fireworks show beginning at about 9:45.<br /><br />Here are more details about the various events of the day:<br /><br />THE PARADE</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yuPLgKeyD3Xm62QD5SYZa8COX1hJ-O_C0AGfM-DZ9hUBVHhb6ubR4X-vDNz-weleeJ_jLVWGfLetO1iuj7ODahtftPXlrlsMv9CdYTooehCvpQrJIcTh1PeM7Z7wbrBaViH5mPtIHT5k/s1041/Parade4wheelers.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1041" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yuPLgKeyD3Xm62QD5SYZa8COX1hJ-O_C0AGfM-DZ9hUBVHhb6ubR4X-vDNz-weleeJ_jLVWGfLetO1iuj7ODahtftPXlrlsMv9CdYTooehCvpQrJIcTh1PeM7Z7wbrBaViH5mPtIHT5k/w200-h138/Parade4wheelers.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again, parade organizers invite your participation. They are looking for creativity and variety. Float awards will be presented to best overall, best western, and most patriotic. Prizes will also be awarded to the best antique vehicle, best motorcycle, best bicycle, and best semi. Anything is welcome!<br /><br />The parade will start at 10:00am. Line-up will be on West Broadway at 9:30am, and judging will be at 9:45am.<br /><br />For more information, call Valerie Pruitt at 325-338-4666.<br /><br />THE PLOWBOY MUDBOG</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Jth1EEi5_bJ6hlSlZB6IIlJVgPBEp2WU8I9LDeQPzk3Yb9lOXHt47lp9w5dZIe4cA5uarGZGScWRM4JucC9ytfayclqIOJs0vi8mKvnnz8bLDMVlx7keLktkEAzcowB8yU3p9IsCYHl/s685/PlowboyMudbog1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="685" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Jth1EEi5_bJ6hlSlZB6IIlJVgPBEp2WU8I9LDeQPzk3Yb9lOXHt47lp9w5dZIe4cA5uarGZGScWRM4JucC9ytfayclqIOJs0vi8mKvnnz8bLDMVlx7keLktkEAzcowB8yU3p9IsCYHl/w200-h149/PlowboyMudbog1.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">This year’s Plowboy Mudbog at George Parks Field will once again feature mudboggers from all over. Registration for entrants begins at 9:30am Saturday morning at the northwest corner of the baseball field at Second and Sycamore Streets. The driver entry fee is $30.<br /><br />Entries will be in five classes, possibly six:<br />1. Street: 35” tires and under with limited engine modification.<br />2. Super Street: 35” with engine vac under 13”.<br />3. Modified: 36” to 39” with limited engine modification.<br />4. Super Modified: 36” to 39” with engine vac under 13”.<br />5. Open: 40” and over.<br />6 (Tractor Tire: If enough entries for separate class)<br /><br />Since there’s an advantage in going last rather than first, each mud vehicle makes two runs, with the second run in reverse order from the first.<br /><br />The public gate will open at 11:00am with mudbog action beginning at noon. Admission is free of charge. The concession stand will be open.<br /><br />Time permitting, there will also be a Plowboy Mudbog “Dash for Cash,” an entertaining event featuring kids running through knee-deep mud.<br /><br />Spectators are encouraged to bring sunblock, mosquito repellent, canopy, and lawn chairs. For more information, see the Plowboy Mudbog Facebook page, or contact Felix Pantoja at 325-514-8384.<br /><br />THE FREE CONCERT AND STREET DANCE</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4It2QhJD8b00MAlZ-8EjwYa1SMo-SqenYUP4fF3aoUJ8P3rQZjNdveIOmPg6hNiw7xNhjaRPgJMGPn2TPZtLWNnNeDW7wMFSh-LV-CKvSnhIPYuaxpLjFukIK_8SIk0aKlmvzSOw4Jb_/s925/StreetDance3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="925" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4It2QhJD8b00MAlZ-8EjwYa1SMo-SqenYUP4fF3aoUJ8P3rQZjNdveIOmPg6hNiw7xNhjaRPgJMGPn2TPZtLWNnNeDW7wMFSh-LV-CKvSnhIPYuaxpLjFukIK_8SIk0aKlmvzSOw4Jb_/w200-h141/StreetDance3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The music stage will be set up on Cypress Street downtown between the Roscoe State Bank and Old Town Park.<br /><br />Lyndall Underwood and the Dusty Creek Band will open the show at 6:00, followed by Kody West at 7:00. Then at 8:00, he will be followed by this year’s feature act, Mike & the Moonpies, who will play until 9:30 or so.<br /><br />THE FIREWORKS SHOW</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_aevjuWiWaIrBWq0qZdHPi5RgvPwP-gUrL8LlrpnoWl_h71RgSIv7jp5r3J2GT7VZzHYH5wTjz0Vp0u9LSNNt7TYlClnygPvjJOu5NJEnnBY6DRqM5y20xasFJnC9h9oQilHz2kInYXa/s1040/16FireworksShow.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1040" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_aevjuWiWaIrBWq0qZdHPi5RgvPwP-gUrL8LlrpnoWl_h71RgSIv7jp5r3J2GT7VZzHYH5wTjz0Vp0u9LSNNt7TYlClnygPvjJOu5NJEnnBY6DRqM5y20xasFJnC9h9oQilHz2kInYXa/w200-h139/16FireworksShow.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">The fireworks show should once again be a memorable event that fittingly tops off the day.</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />The show begins at about 9:45pm and will last about twenty minutes.<br /> <br />AFTER THE FIREWORKS</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd9UpQpm2MWJCi8x3RzWfU57Zy0BT_UUuEOmMnHRwqYtC6SRNH713hoI2amSCHtma_jGd__z6Cxn43u4X3xmCtXeIBemhDMjpa9Zu2-3PrGsHMdGyoez1ziRzzieF4JfxPRi41BwmxTb4/s960/DancingLBY.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd9UpQpm2MWJCi8x3RzWfU57Zy0BT_UUuEOmMnHRwqYtC6SRNH713hoI2amSCHtma_jGd__z6Cxn43u4X3xmCtXeIBemhDMjpa9Zu2-3PrGsHMdGyoez1ziRzzieF4JfxPRi41BwmxTb4/w200-h133/DancingLBY.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Those who are still not done celebrating can then go to the Lumberyard, where until 1 o’clock there will be dancing with live music provided by Lyndall Underwood and the Dusty Creek Band free of charge.<br /><br />So, if you're in the area on Saturday, make plans to attend, bring lawn chairs and coolers, and help us celebrate the country’s independence!<br /></span><br /></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />ROSCOE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALERT</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbHrQhTO37va9llETTOQyv1hOqM4CDLDm8aVChBp3Xp_9SiKms3vN8k566s2DmE3nOjmvFFhJ6gIpQhdyhI1dhdywLc3SKXEEJYiEYFc2k-j1Lp-pu4DH3bU9wWHW5VLK4QpDI_ijYwWk/s150/RoscoePoliceBadge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbHrQhTO37va9llETTOQyv1hOqM4CDLDm8aVChBp3Xp_9SiKms3vN8k566s2DmE3nOjmvFFhJ6gIpQhdyhI1dhdywLc3SKXEEJYiEYFc2k-j1Lp-pu4DH3bU9wWHW5VLK4QpDI_ijYwWk/s0/RoscoePoliceBadge.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Once again, we are having some trouble with burglaries. Take proper precautions, keep safe, and call in anything suspicious. Phone 325-235-5471.<br /><br />Felix Pantoja<br />Roscoe Police Chief<br /></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji366WShCK0oeGmKGVp81yJoEnuR7SRKqplNJNDJm-EVPFJ43ea6RrLgb3g-ylWicl_QV0UKSQIfDkR3kHg7iGhDFcz70Di9TuFvlcgXeY1sP9mRJUKUFBqlgIwGUrTAOI3s9n0ZZ4FHmo/s957/PoliceCar1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="957" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji366WShCK0oeGmKGVp81yJoEnuR7SRKqplNJNDJm-EVPFJ43ea6RrLgb3g-ylWicl_QV0UKSQIfDkR3kHg7iGhDFcz70Di9TuFvlcgXeY1sP9mRJUKUFBqlgIwGUrTAOI3s9n0ZZ4FHmo/w400-h271/PoliceCar1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new Roscoe Police vehicle--with decals.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><br /></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />TWO ROSCOE BOYS ON WINNING BASKETBALL TEAMS<br /><br />Jace Arnwine and Jayton Boston were both on division-winning basketball teams in the Southwest Hoops Tournament in Abilene this past weekend. Both are members of the Abilene Select Basketball Program, which offers basketball training for several age groups and travels the state playing in tournaments.<br /><br />Jayton will be in the 6th grade this fall at Highland, and Jace will be in the 8th at Roscoe Collegiate.<br /><br /></span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />WEATHER REPORT: COOLER WITH MORE RAIN</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5GjnX7jlEKK4U-ju-4NdHXsoQUHaIvhHo9iGOTwjbnY1mQjbN-9eYDzuf4CH3Ff0HB7l5XpNnNcLOrWKxKaNq2R7BPj0BJ_fqIzGoCpOu9aINyYqiYCTGxLrKREwYlypREqT6fCb9eui/s1280/StormCloud62921.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1280" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5GjnX7jlEKK4U-ju-4NdHXsoQUHaIvhHo9iGOTwjbnY1mQjbN-9eYDzuf4CH3Ff0HB7l5XpNnNcLOrWKxKaNq2R7BPj0BJ_fqIzGoCpOu9aINyYqiYCTGxLrKREwYlypREqT6fCb9eui/w400-h274/StormCloud62921.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's evening sky.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">The latter half of last week saw windy days and continued heat. Wednesday through Saturday had mostly sunny skies and strong southerly winds with highs from 95° to 98° and lows in the mid-seventies.<br /><br />Then, on Saturday evening a norther blew in, and since then, we’ve had a return to cooler weather along with light northeasterly winds, humidity, and more rain. The rain began with a light, intermittent downfall around 9:30 Saturday night. Then, around 1:20 early Sunday morning, it began falling harder, and by 7:30am I had 2.35” in my rain gauge. Another tenth fell that morning in a light, steady sprinkle, so my total came to 2.45”. Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried recorded an official 2.00". Others west of town and Champion got 2.5" or more.<br /><br />Monday, there were more hard showers in the Roscoe area, but not here in town. When I returned in the afternoon from a trip to Lubbock, I found .33” in my rain gauge, and Landfried had .15". However, I came through a hard shower between Hermleigh and Inadale and talked to someone who also said a hard shower fell between Sweetwater and Roscoe. Then, yesterday I had almost nothing in my gauge but Landfried had .67". In any case, with the extra rain we got this week, the entire area is now pretty well saturated.<br /><br />Along with the rainclouds and northerly winds, temperatures have been noticeably milder. Sunday’s high was 84°, Monday’s 80°, and yesterday’s 86° with lows dropping into the sixties.<br /><br />Today’s high should also be around 86° and tomorrow’s 89° before a light front moves in on Friday dropping the maximum to 85° with clouds and scattered thunderstorms and a 36% chance of rain. Saturday’s high should be only about 82°, which should make for a pleasant Plowboy Mudbog as long as we don’t get rained on. The chances of rain Saturday are 39%, on Sunday 36%, and on Monday 37%, so we may get another shower or two before this time next week.<br /><br />It appears that the record-breaking heat and drought out west are being offset by the cooler, wetter weather we are getting here in Texas.<br /></span><br /></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></div><div class="Ar Au Ao" id=":ae" style="display: block;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-49155472649331710592021-06-23T08:14:00.000-05:002021-06-23T09:47:20.171-05:00Lifestyle Changes in the Fifties: ACs and TVs<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0V0ROhNX7tMkrXYG1eBUpcxKd00QzVkO51mGKXV0Jk30V6Bu2GMcRnJxvnbRkKIuaUAl9lbzr2qAXjSJ3DBJbLBxCUB2_tKEweRmc1Jwv7YMrM5KH7HW-cjFYNJ0xNZKgUrBEupqzvHu/s620/1950sAirConditioner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="620" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0V0ROhNX7tMkrXYG1eBUpcxKd00QzVkO51mGKXV0Jk30V6Bu2GMcRnJxvnbRkKIuaUAl9lbzr2qAXjSJ3DBJbLBxCUB2_tKEweRmc1Jwv7YMrM5KH7HW-cjFYNJ0xNZKgUrBEupqzvHu/w400-h288/1950sAirConditioner.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">A happy 1950s housewife with air conditioning. (Photo from Internet)</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Two technological advances that changed life in the 1950s were air conditioners and television. In the beginning of that decade, almost no one had air conditioners. Houses were hot places during the hot summers, and after our family had eaten supper, we went outside to catch the evening breezes, and our neighbors did the same. We lived across the street from the Bowens, old people who sat in chairs on their porch and always waved when we came out. We kids ran around and played while our parents sat in lawn chairs and talked. Many people went for walks in the evening. When they came by our yard, they would greet my parents and sometimes stop to talk for a few minutes before continuing on their way. When it got dark, we’d go back inside and often listen to the radio programs while our parents did things with their eyes and hands, such as my mother knitting or sewing, or my daddy fixing something or other. At other times, they read newspapers or magazines and talked to us kids.<br /><br />On hot summer nights—and there were plenty of those in the drought years of the early fifties—we kids slept under the stars out in the back yard. We had a roll-away bed and cot that we kept in the garage and brought out at bedtime. My younger brother and I slept on the roll-away bed, and my older brother on the cot. It was much cooler outside at night and actually got chilly in the early mornings. At some point during the night, we would get under the cover, which we’d ignored when we went to bed. Our dogs, sometimes we had one and sometimes two, had learned not to bother us while we were sleeping, but our cats—we usually had about three—came around at times during the night for naps on the bed with us.<br /></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoelnPn9Vsn-Tx5ltIoSbeI5LIk93azbgPYNvNb5mLKmAuxH8NCIuK0mRnSO7Dhqa5pHv6yqVEyGxYz3OLWtFK76OB8M9seQ9tx0xcV8slO-ELfDuwkOc-ShACkq0ySkObz1U6AKV6XVD8/s1600/MeDavid1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoelnPn9Vsn-Tx5ltIoSbeI5LIk93azbgPYNvNb5mLKmAuxH8NCIuK0mRnSO7Dhqa5pHv6yqVEyGxYz3OLWtFK76OB8M9seQ9tx0xcV8slO-ELfDuwkOc-ShACkq0ySkObz1U6AKV6XVD8/w320-h320/MeDavid1954.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Me and my brother David in the back yard, about 1953.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">My brothers and I wore as few clothes as possible during the summer. We didn’t wear shirts and ran around barefooted except on Sunday mornings, when we went to Sunday school and church. We slept in our briefs, and in the mornings when we woke up, we slipped on a pair of shorts and were ready for the day, often not going into the house until our mother called us in for breakfast. Since kids ran around loose in those days, we were often awakened by one of our friends who was already up and had come around to play or ride bicycles.<br /><br />When I was about nine years old, my dad bought an evaporative cooler and put it in one of the north windows in the living room so it would be in the shade on hot summer days. These early air conditioners, also known as “swamp coolers” with “squirrel cages” worked by evaporating the water that dripped down through the shredded wood pads lining the walls of the air conditioner box and blowing the resulting cool air into the house. In order to save on electricity, my mother turned it on only when the temperature reached 100°F outside. She would close all the living room windows and doors so that it cooled off just that room. We kids could go in there only if we sat in front of the air conditioner to cool off. No toys or running around were allowed, so we usually didn’t stay in there long before going back outside.<br /><br />Over time, though, air conditioners came to be used more and more, especially when the compressor types got cheap enough to buy and run. The result was that people didn’t sit out as much in the evenings and so did less visiting with neighbors and passersby—or enjoying the sky with its sunset and coming of the stars.<br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe55HRVkNk3_pfLMuwmzN9Gw82EcOszKoPaD-DlKJ2RB1zt74Gr1FMO7VDV2IGcmtB1MWeGpIOij7Muwr25Kztl20EgpOKRCWCXjP8kM1FBFAXFMtUykxPAcSqp3KCZJLRbezsFgELoOe/s620/TV1950s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe55HRVkNk3_pfLMuwmzN9Gw82EcOszKoPaD-DlKJ2RB1zt74Gr1FMO7VDV2IGcmtB1MWeGpIOij7Muwr25Kztl20EgpOKRCWCXjP8kM1FBFAXFMtUykxPAcSqp3KCZJLRbezsFgELoOe/w400-h266/TV1950s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Happiness was a TV set in the living room. (Photo from Internet)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Television had much the same effect. Although TV was becoming common in the cities as early as 1949 or 1950, it was unknown in west Texas because there were no broadcast stations in the area until KRBC-TV began in late 1953. The first television set in Roscoe was at Medlock’s Furniture store, which also had them for sale. It was placed in one of the show windows and turned on, and in the evenings a crowd would gather on the sidewalk outside to watch this wondrous new invention. People often stood there for an hour or more watching programs like “I Love Lucy” or “The Honeymooners” with Jackie Gleason.<br /><br />At first, TV sets were too expensive for most people to afford, costing about $500, which was more like $5000 in today’s money. They had small black and white screens and came in a large console with many tubes in the back that had to be replaced when they burned out. They also required a large TV antenna on the roof of the house, so it was easy to see who had TVs and who didn’t. Although the knob on the set had settings for twelve normal channels and one UV, the only channel available in this area was channel 9, KRBC-TV. It didn’t really matter to anyone, though. TV was such a novelty that most people would watch whatever was on. Broadcasting started in the morning at six or six-thirty and closed at ten-thirty at night. If you got up in the morning before broadcasting began, you would sometimes sit and watch the test pattern until it did. In the evenings, you didn’t turn the TV off until you listened to the national anthem while watching a waving flag and fighter jets fly in formation.<br /><br />One of the first TVs in town was in the Boys Club hall, which was in the back of the City Hall building. It had comparatively excellent reception because its antenna was placed atop a telephone pole behind the hall and was larger and a lot higher than the ones on houses. On Saturday afternoons in the summer, the baseball “Game of the Week” was broadcast, and old men would come around and sit in the metal lawn chairs placed in a semi-circle before the TV. Along with the kids, a dozen people or more might be there watching and commenting on the game, no matter which teams were playing. And during the World Series, the crowds were even larger, and we all basked in the wonder that such a thing was even possible and we could watch it <i>for free</i>.<br /><br />Watching television when there was only one channel—or even later when KPAR-TV, channel 12, began broadcasting in 1956—was a shared community experience even for those who were watching in their homes. Not only was the entire family gathered around the television, but the next day at school or work, one of the main topics of conversation would be the programs that had been on TV the night before since everyone was watching the same ones. Favorites were "Gunsmoke,” “Have Gun Will Travel,” “Life of Riley,” “The Ed Sullivan Show,” “Dragnet,” “Wrestling from Chicago,” and others. On Saturday mornings, kids watched “Howdy Doody,” “The Lone Ranger,” “Superman,” “Lassie,” “The Little Rascals,” and “Mr. Wizard.”<br /><br />There was also a lot of local programming with many shows emanating from the studios in Abilene. One of these was “The Slim Willet Show,” brought to you by Western Chevrolet. Slim Willet was an Abilene disc jockey who was also a country singer. He became famous with two hits, “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” and “Tool Pusher from Snyder.” Every week he would tell jokes, sing a couple of songs with his band, and showcase local talent. Another local show was “On the Farm” with Harry Holt, who always talked about area farming and ranching conditions. Another was “Cooking with Virginia,” which came on in the mornings. Virginia also occasionally showcased local talent and once invited the Roscoe Boys Club trampoline team to be on her show. As one of its performers, I felt very privileged to see first-hand what the TV studio looked like and how the shows were made. Later on, when KPAR-TV had their studios outside Sweetwater, we also performed on a March of Dimes Telethon and got to see what their studio was like.<br /><br />As in other small towns all over Texas, television killed the local movie theaters. I don’t remember when the Joy Theater finally closed its doors, but it was only two or three years after the TV broadcasts began. The drive-in theaters, such as the Midway, between Roscoe and Sweetwater, hung on longer than that, but eventually, they too closed down for lack of customers. Television also had the effect of keeping people inside their own homes in the evenings, and, as more channels became available in the 1960s, this effect became even more pronounced. Even community social gatherings like church or the baseball games saw attendances steadily fall as time went on. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the early and mid fifties, pro football games were available only on the radio because they were played on Sundays and were therefore considered somewhat scandalous for being on the Sabbath. I think it was 1958 before they regularly played on television in west Texas and other places. However, after Texas got the Dallas Cowboys in 1960, that all changed, and preachers soon learned to have the morning service over by twelve o’clock in the fall so people could get home in time to watch the Cowboys game.<br /><br />In short, air conditioning and television were both rightfully hailed in the fifties as great technological innovations that improved people’s lives, but in doing so they also diminished the social life of the community and, over time, increased the isolation of families from their neighbors and from nature itself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Editor's note: The original version of this article ran in the February 22, 2017 Roscoe Hard Times.</i><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">GIRLS' SUMMER BASKETBALL GAMES END THIS WEEK<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineQgiBf6MuuoeWQw2Kp3wXh75-ZHVYrpcbEwePjYkgI6PRtvXZkmuBYCfpbiRPTCHFoGweKAWyPDwemLKo8RgkirAxFbard0nSzv00_Dimik8nzhS_zDDJaxZ8pW4-INDm_kfnjDigBtG/s236/basketball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="236" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineQgiBf6MuuoeWQw2Kp3wXh75-ZHVYrpcbEwePjYkgI6PRtvXZkmuBYCfpbiRPTCHFoGweKAWyPDwemLKo8RgkirAxFbard0nSzv00_Dimik8nzhS_zDDJaxZ8pW4-INDm_kfnjDigBtG/w145-h143/basketball.jpg" width="145" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe's girls' basketball teams will conclude their summer basketball games on Monday and Tuesday. Here’s the final schedule.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> All games will be played at Snyder Junior High.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><b>Monday, June 28th, High School Division </b><br /><i>Gym 1- Junior High Gym 2- Junior High </i> <br />4:45 Roscoe JV vs Post JV Blackwell V vs Highland V<br />5:30 Post V vs Hermleigh V Snyder JV vs Roscoe 9th<br />6:15 Rotan V vs Blackwell V Post JV vs Roscoe 9th <br />7:00 Borden Cty JV vs Ira JV Roscoe V vs Snyder V<br />7:45 Ira JV vs Roscoe JV Borden County V vs Post V<br />8:30 Snyder V vs Hermleigh V Rotan V vs Ira V <br />9:15 Roscoe V vs Borden Cty V Highland V vs Ira V <br /><br /><b>Tuesday, June 29th, Junior High Division</b> <br /><i>Gym 1- Junior High Gym 2- Junior High</i><br />5:00 Borden Cty JH vs Roscoe 7th Snyder JH vs Ira JH<br />6:00 Snyder JH vs Roscoe 8th S'water JH vs Hermleigh JH<br />7:00 Ira JH vs Hermleigh JH Rotan JH vs Roscoe 7th<br />8:00 Hermleigh JH vs Highland JH Borden Cty JH vs S'water JH<br />9:00 Borden Cty JH vs Roscoe 8th Highland JH vs Snyder JH <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: SUMMER ARRIVES<br /></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkYJ-8WIz1DABCDLVwgDPG0akomUd5InmtganB4d8iGjfnqhdzb_VWhSvRATp_OUUmX6ziioNHJs2XXuF6783h0sJsK1owAiWTVqYbIJba059ZaX796voAD6YepfTNhUJO3eS-v2_5rIL/s1007/SummerSky622a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1007" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkYJ-8WIz1DABCDLVwgDPG0akomUd5InmtganB4d8iGjfnqhdzb_VWhSvRATp_OUUmX6ziioNHJs2XXuF6783h0sJsK1owAiWTVqYbIJba059ZaX796voAD6YepfTNhUJO3eS-v2_5rIL/w400-h272/SummerSky622a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer sky.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">We’ve been getting summer heat for the past couple of weeks, but summer didn’t officially arrive until Father’s Day on Sunday. The exact moment was 6:32pm CDT. That’s when the sun reached its farthest northern point in the northern hemisphere. It was also the longest day of the year from sunrise to sunset. Here in Roscoe, the sun rose at 6:35am and set at 8:52pm, so we had 14 hours, 16 minutes, and 51 seconds of sunshine that day. So, since Sunday, the days are now getting shorter.<br /><br />Sunday was also the hottest day of the week, reaching 101°F that afternoon. It followed several days when the high temperatures reached 96° or 97°. However, on Monday afternoon a norther blew in with strong winds, dropping temperatures into the seventies for a couple of hours before climbing back to 87° later that afternoon. Yesterday felt hot and sticky although the temperature never got above 91°, as humidity and lack of wind played a part. <br /><br />There was no rain this past week, so the farmers who didn’t already have their cotton planted probably do now. Conditions are good for a good start this year with plenty of deep moisture from the rains we’ve had since the last week of April.<br /><br />The forecast is for continued heat for the rest of this week with clear or partly cloudy skies. The high should reach 99° today and 98° tomorrow and Friday. Saturday’s high will be only slightly lower at 95°, and nightly lows should be in the low seventies.<br /><br />Scattered showers are possible starting early Sunday morning as a cold front moves through. Forecasters are currently giving us a 36% chance of rain during the day on Sunday, 42% Sunday night, and falling to 30% on Monday. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">† RETA LOU (HANES) COOPER<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs90orqhev0C09cTJj8z-7OVJg9ZEjE8qIUs0Adr1p2KUHKwW27eGqgiFkkAqolH2MNMeR-9Splk5cAP5yTctlYUT8qx1nH82GolHNaesXnpP6RIRcP1iT6wo3qVee83heFVx1xoKjRZkQ/s137/RetaCooper1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs90orqhev0C09cTJj8z-7OVJg9ZEjE8qIUs0Adr1p2KUHKwW27eGqgiFkkAqolH2MNMeR-9Splk5cAP5yTctlYUT8qx1nH82GolHNaesXnpP6RIRcP1iT6wo3qVee83heFVx1xoKjRZkQ/w182-h200/RetaCooper1.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">A funeral service for Reta Cooper, 92, of Roscoe was held yesterday, June 22, at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Doug Downs officiating. Interment followed at Roscoe Cemetery directed by McCoy Funeral Home. She went to be with Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 15, at Ascension Seton Highland Lakes Hospital in Burnet, Texas. Family members were present at her bedside, praying and singing her favorite hymns.<br /><br />Reta Cooper and her twin sister Reba Kidd were born in Roscoe on January 11, 1929, to the late Grover and Louella Hanes. She married Weldon Cooper on July 25, 1953. Reta and Weldon lived in Roscoe most of their lives, raising four daughters. They were members of Roscoe First United Methodist Church. Reta was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Family was extremely important to her. She devoted her life to caring for her family.<br /><br />She is preceded in death by her parents, Grover and Louella Hanes, and her husband, Weldon Cooper, and his parents, Herbert and Hattie Cooper. She is also preceded in death by two of her children, Jimmy Lawson Cooper and Rebecca Cooper Morgan, as well as her siblings Jewell Michael, Grover Morris Hanes, and John Hanes.<br /><br />She is survived by her twin sister, Reba Kidd, and three daughters, Cynthia Duncan of Sweetwater, Janice Harris of Davenport, Florida, and Debbie Downs and husband Doug of Burnet. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, Luke Downs, Sarah Gutierre, Dustin Harris, Anne Parrish, Tyler Morgan, Bryce Morgan, Luke Morgan, and Rachel Morgan; and six great-grandchildren, Alianne, Chaska, Nabi, Isaac, and Mateo Downs. She met her newest great-granddaughter, Bailey Gutierre, before her passing.<br /><br />Reta was truly the matriarch of her family. She leaves behind many beloved family members and friends. She will be deeply missed by everyone. She was filled with child-like faith. God received his angel home on June 15, 2021. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.<br /><br />Pallbearers were Luke Downs, Dustin Harris, Tyler Morgan, Bryce Morgan, Charles Morgan and Albert Solis.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-43692793103631648672021-06-16T09:38:00.005-05:002021-06-16T23:13:38.814-05:00The Bicentennial Celebration of 1976<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> INFAMOUS H&H GANG PREPARES FOR HOLDUP</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizjycVPZLos4VQ3OoIUobny_n1yC-JfN1W3IMDrDDwTH5uG4F3DzRS4GQ2RAXNoOD6Fr-POxgF3eYjgUc-sWaZrWIvMbir0kT4XBpTnUI1xt_OQ99dKnFOSoCuCqpOX2dD74DlP6iBAod/s1741/H%2526HGangct.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1741" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizjycVPZLos4VQ3OoIUobny_n1yC-JfN1W3IMDrDDwTH5uG4F3DzRS4GQ2RAXNoOD6Fr-POxgF3eYjgUc-sWaZrWIvMbir0kT4XBpTnUI1xt_OQ99dKnFOSoCuCqpOX2dD74DlP6iBAod/w400-h245/H%2526HGangct.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">This shot of the notorious H&H Gang, wanted in several states for train holdups and bank robberies, was snapped Saturday as they emerged from a brushy hideout northwest of Roscoe to hold up the RS&P Bicentennial Passenger Train and terrify its occupants.<br /><br />Name of the one who took the picture, the first ever made of this band of desperadoes, is withheld for fear of retaliation by the desperate crew, believed wanted in 5 states and Mexico. This is the only known photo of the badmen.<br /><br />Rumors say the gang has been working around Roscoe, caring for cattle at the H&H Feed Lot while planning their escapades.<br /><br /><i>Standing, left to right</i>: Kenneth Reed, Larry Cornoyer, Johnny Jay, Doug Richards. <i>Mounted</i>: Byron Byrne III, Barney Barnett, Zenaido Sanchez, Marcus Box.<br /><br />Not pictured, although a participant in the holdups, was Keith Bowen.<br /><br /><i>Editor's note: This photo and caption are as they appeared in the July 9, 1976 Roscoe Times.</i></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF 1976<br /><br />For a town its size, Roscoe has always been remarkable for its outsized celebrations of July the 4th. Its parades, community activities, sports competitions, fireworks shows, and other events have always drawn people in from the surrounding area to come and help us celebrate the holiday.<br /><br />Now, as the big day once again approaches, this might be a good time to look back at Roscoe’s biggest July 4th holiday of all—the Bicentennial Celebration of 1976, when our country celebrated its 200th birthday.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I wasn’t here that year to witness the event as I was living in Austin, but I do remember the bustle of activity as local people prepared for the event. As they had done in 1957 for Roscoe’s Golden Jubilee, or fiftieth anniversary as a town, many women made and wore outfits that brought the earlier time to mind, in this case, long-skirted dresses and mob caps such as Betsy Ross might have worn. Men got into the spirit by participating in the Roscoe Jaycees’ beard-growing contest, and practically all the local organizations worked on patriotic floats for the parade. Exhibits were prepared, and arts and fashion shows planned. It seems that almost everyone was doing something to get ready for the holiday.<br /><br />Roscoe’s largest business at the time, the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railway, prepared what turned out to be the most memorable activity of all, train rides in vintage passenger cars brought in especially for the occasion. Tickets were $3, and the rides were packed with both adults and children, many of whom were riding in a train for the first time. <br /><br />The result was an outstanding success that was claimed at the time to be the biggest celebration in the town’s history, which is most likely true. Since then, nothing has matched it for size or involvement and participation of its citizens.<br /><br />So, rather than try to describe the occasion from the point of view of someone who wasn’t there to witness it, I will leave its description to the following articles that appeared in the <i>Roscoe Times</i> the following week. Written by George Parks, the paper’s editor and publisher, the descriptions provide the details and impart some of the excitement that characterized the celebration.<br /><br />From the <i>Roscoe Times</i>, July 9, 1976.<br /><br />CELEBRATION IS ‘GREATEST’<br /><br />Roscoe's long-awaited Bicentennial Celebration finally arrived last weekend and turned out to be a smash hit surpassing the fondest hopes of even the most optimistic of its planners.<br /><br />From its opening flag-raising ceremony at the Roscoe State Bank, at 7 p.m. Thursday, to the closing appearance by Uncle Sam In Action, and the worship service at Howard Park Sunday, the program moved like clockwork, always with big enthusiastic crowds.<br /><br />Hundreds of visitors coming “back home” for the event, or from other area points, brought in what many claim to be the largest crowds ever recorded here.<br /><br />The big parade at 1:30 p.m. Saturday was a case in point—having not only hundreds of people in it, but thousands on the sidelines to view it.<br /><br />Crowds were large all day Friday and Saturday at the various exhibit rooms, and continued even Sunday when the main events were at the Park.<br /><br />Even a light rain at the height of the parade failed to dampen enthusiasm Saturday, and both ones in the parade and ones watching paid no heed to the raindrops.<br /><br />Of course the largest crowd, but one that would be impossible to estimate, was the one that viewed the fireworks display Saturday night. Although the crowd at the ball field is large, it makes up only a small per cent of the total, since most Roscoans see the display from their homes, and all parking areas, streets, and roads near town are covered with cars of those who cannot get any closer. The number would be pretty large if the total could be known.<br /><br />Anyway, the entire Celebration was a great event in Roscoe's history, superbly planned and carried out.<br /><br />Ronnie Graham, general chairman of the event, and his helpers did a great job in its planning and execution.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div>PICKIN'S<br /><br />The Times has always felt that when Roscoe people start out to do something, they can do it as well, or better than, anybody.<br /><br />The Bicentennial Celebration of last weekend proved that point again, with a performance that would have done credit to a much larger community.<br /><br />The art show, the displays in various windows, the antiques, the parade, the fashion show at the park, the poster contest, the Jaycee barbecue, well, just the entire thing, was so well planned and executed that right now this column can find nothing that could have been improved upon.<br /><br />So many worked upon all of the committees and groups that arranged the fine event that getting the names of everyone who had a part in it would be difficult, if not impossible—so we'll just say it was a fine community effort.<br /><br />The general feeling seems to be "Let's do it again next July 4th."<br /><br />Why not, indeed? A little work, and a little fun, never hurt anyone, we say.<br /><br />It should be an annual affair. Not a Bicentennial, just a celebration because we feel like celebrating.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />TRAIN RIDES FEATURE HOLDUPS<br /><br />Approximately 600 persons took advantage of the opportunity for a train ride offered as a Bicentennial Celebration feature to Roscoe and Snyder by the RS&P Railway.<br /><br />And ones aboard the train on each run from Roscoe to Inadale and back Saturday, especially the younger ones, got the thrill of their lives out of the old fashioned, true to tradition, holdups, staged by a crew from H&H Feed Lot.<br /><br />“Don't shoot my mama,” one little fellow kept pleading with the badmen, forgetting his own danger in the face of the threat of his mother's safety.<br /><br />There was considerable amount of consternation among the younger passengers, and even the oldest got a kick out of the performance. particularly their daring horsemanship as they boarded the train, and the true-to-character make-ups.<br /><br />Cars stopped all along the highway to stare at the holdups, and people in other states are probably hearing by this time that “Texas is still as wild as ever. They still run trains here, and we saw one held up!"<br /><br />The holdups here went over so well that Snyder came after the "H&H Gang" to hold their train up Sunday on its run to Hermleigh and back.<br /><br />Even without the holdup, the train ride was a novel experience for the young, and a retreat into the past for the older riders.<br /><br />It was a fine gesture by the RS&P and to the two cities whose name it bears.<br /><br />The Railway leased the 3 restored passenger coaches in St. Louis, and they were pulled here without charge by the Santa Fe. The RS&P made nothing from the event.<br /><br />Roscoe Lions and Jaycees sponsored the rides here, and after paying insurance charges for the coaches and riders, split the profits between the two clubs.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />JAYCEES FEED 1150 AT BARBECUE<br /><br />Roscoe Jaycees had another fine barbecue last Saturday, the second day of the Bicentennial Celebration, and fed close to 1200 persons.<br /><br />The Jaycees started the day south of the school cafeteria as they began cooking, but the afternoon shower ran them inside the gym for serving the delicious meal.<br /><br />The "Big Wheels Gang" entertained inside the gym, as they did everywhere they were needed during the 3-day affair.<br /><br />And they were always good!<br /><br /><i>Editor’s Note: Does anyone remember who was in the Big Wheels Gang?</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> </i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br /></span><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY MEETING<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT5RykN4iaq4_VgxY2kAgG02_dgP_qv4pVbt4XYq3aAhSxSSjc_9UJA9DjI0YeWQNgTAwO_QF37Ej6LlyDcCH6RCW-3RiTYUozRNtIYeLQ2NJyqsJr89Gf6P0SmDlJZWgFuTOhZhLa1-Q/s565/RPlowct.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="565" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT5RykN4iaq4_VgxY2kAgG02_dgP_qv4pVbt4XYq3aAhSxSSjc_9UJA9DjI0YeWQNgTAwO_QF37Ej6LlyDcCH6RCW-3RiTYUozRNtIYeLQ2NJyqsJr89Gf6P0SmDlJZWgFuTOhZhLa1-Q/w200-h95/RPlowct.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Roscoe Collegiate ISD Board of Trustees and Administration invites the Community to join in an informational meeting to address community questions and concerns about Roscoe Collegiate ISD. The meeting will also keep the community informed about the school district’s goals, programs, and activities.<br /><br />If you have concerns or questions you would like to see addressed, please submit them by Friday, August 6, by using this link: <a href="https://forms.gle/mqu7jyZtqvyccmoQ7">https://forms.gle/mqu7jyZtqvyccmoQ7</a> or send them directly to a School Board member:<br /><br />Aaron Brown: aaronbrown72@yahoo.com or 325-829-8284<br />Jerad Alford: jeradalford@hotmail.com or 325-721-5266<br />Cheyenne Smith: cheyennersmith@gmail.com or 325-260-6030<br />Allen Richburg: allen.richburg@yahoo.com or 325-236-5666<br />David Pantoja: davidjpantoja@yahoo.com or 325-236-3680<br />Eloy Herrera: eloy.herrera@sesco-bolting.com or 325-338-3811<br />Kenny Hope: kennyh69@yahoo.com or 325-455-6528<br /><br />The meeting is on Tuesday, August 31, at 7:00pm in the RCISD Cafeteria.<br /> <br />We look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you there.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAMS IN MERKEL<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lk_9fMsMENMyfovfMLMLooJnfPHXZcb_J0w_cHxS_Spr9uXJHbCGns7ydF3N9tfJ0Nqc_QKVjio50SkY5Ndd8A7Ba2xZpoz30NxNHx4Ah8Uz89jBgA-KSz12JwH_q7ljNagAuBiGLn5z/s236/basketball.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="236" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lk_9fMsMENMyfovfMLMLooJnfPHXZcb_J0w_cHxS_Spr9uXJHbCGns7ydF3N9tfJ0Nqc_QKVjio50SkY5Ndd8A7Ba2xZpoz30NxNHx4Ah8Uz89jBgA-KSz12JwH_q7ljNagAuBiGLn5z/w153-h150/basketball.jpg" width="153" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Roscoe girls’ basketball teams—varsity, junior varsity, and 8th grade—will play in the I-20 Shootout in Merkel tomorrow and Friday.<br /><br />I-20 Tournament Schedule<br />All games played in Merkel<br /><br /><b>Varsity Girls</b><br /><i>Teams: Eula, Veribest, Jayton, Shockerz, Westbrook, Hermleigh, Roscoe, San Saba, Christoval, Cooper</i><br /><br /><i>Thursday, June 17</i><br />4:40 Roscoe vs Hermleigh (Elementary Gym)<br />6:40 Roscoe vs Shockerz (Elementary Gym)<br /> <br /><i>Friday, June 18</i><br />10:40 Roscoe vs Jayton (Elementary Gym)<br />2:00 Roscoe vs Eula (Elementary Gym)<br /> 4:00 Starts Bracket Play<br /><br /><b>Junior Varsity Girls</b><br /><i>Teams: Jayton, Glen Rose, Eula, Greenwood, Hermleigh, Fredericksburg, San Saba, Roscoe, Merkel, Jim Ned, Wall 1, Wall 0, Veribest, Levelland</i><br /><br /><i>Friday, June 18</i><br />8:40 Roscoe JV vs Christoval (Elementary Gym)<br />12:00 Roscoe JV vs Eula (Aux Gym)<br />4:00 Roscoe JV vs Jayton (Elementary Gym)<br />8:00 Roscoe JV vs Veribest (Aux Gym)<br /><br /><b>8th Grade Girls</b><br /><i>Teams: Jayton, Shockerz, Cisco, Roscoe, Merkel, Jim Ned, Wall, Comanche, Christoval</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> </i><br /><i>Thursday, June 17</i><br />9:20 Roscoe 8th vs Christoval (Elementary Gym)<br />3:20 Roscoe 8th vs Merkel (Aux Gym)<br />5:20 Roscoe 8th vs Cisco (Aux Gym)<br />8:00 Roscoe 8th vs Jayton (Elementary Gym)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div><br />WEATHER REPORT: A SURPRISE RAIN<br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgbK9Kkfnuq4FOqlCqIuOtu2Ji-TiMpHa8MUNSTZ8zeYREiiZ8LcPLGKkIBnIxlZ5jxRG0yDxiQFGzYDLKNegNUrd1RRmtrEDoayElfv3lCy9BPQwBoAR0AWw_CGGI0a6kIvpaMcmtsYk/s871/Rain61421c.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="871" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgbK9Kkfnuq4FOqlCqIuOtu2Ji-TiMpHa8MUNSTZ8zeYREiiZ8LcPLGKkIBnIxlZ5jxRG0yDxiQFGzYDLKNegNUrd1RRmtrEDoayElfv3lCy9BPQwBoAR0AWw_CGGI0a6kIvpaMcmtsYk/w400-h300/Rain61421c.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rain pours down on Monday morning.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Monday morning, Roscoe got a surprise rain. Like many others around town, I checked the weather for Monday the night before and saw a forecast that gave the area a 20% chance for precipitation. Anyone who’s spent any time at all in west Texas knows that when a forecast is for a 20% chance of precipitation, that usually means in real terms about a 5% chance, if that. So, when we woke up Monday morning, the sky was overcast with what appeared to be normal morning clouds, and I’m sure others, like me, just assumed that the drying out that had been going on for over a week would continue and made preparations accordingly.<br /><br />However, just before 8 o’clock the sky suddenly turned dark, and shortly thereafter there was a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder. Surprised, I went outside to see what was going on, and about a minute later, the rain began. And it wasn’t just a sprinkle, either—it was pouring, along with the occasional sound of a hailstone hitting a car or metal house roof. Thankfully, the hail never got any heavier than an occasional marble-sized stone, but the rain continued until 8:45 or so before letting up and turning to a light drizzle. <br /> <br />The storm was unusual in that it came from the northeast, and Roscoe was near its western edge. On the radar screen, it appeared that the rain was probably done, but around 9:20 or so, it started again, although this time much lighter, hardly more that a drizzle. Later, it came down harder for a while, and when I checked my gauge at 10:30, the total had increased to 2.1”.<br /><br />I heard the frogs croaking again that morning. This has been a banner year for them. It’s not often that they get to celebrate as much as they have lately.<br /><br />People I talked to afterwards reported totals of anywhere from less than an inch west of town to as much as 3 inches or more, with most having at least an inch. Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried reported an official 1.56” at his home in east Roscoe and 1.27" on his Cottonwood Creek farm northwest of town.<br /><br />In any case, the drying out from the earlier rains was interrupted, and many farmers are waiting again for the fields to dry up enough for them to be able to plant their cotton.<br /><br />Before the Monday rain, we had all been trying to get used to the summer heat. From last Wednesday to Sunday, the coolest high we had was Wednesday’s 98°F. Friday was our first triple-digit day with a maximum of 102°, Saturday dropped to 99°, but then Sunday was back up to 100°. Monday’s morning rain cooled everything off, and the high dropped to 87°. Yesterday was not that hot with a high of 93°, but it was very humid, so it felt hotter than it actually was.<br /><br />The rest of this week is forecast to be like the latter part of last week—sunny and hot with highs of about 96° increasing to 102° on Sunday. Lows will be in the low seventies, and the chances of rain are almost nil.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">--o--</span></div></span></div></div></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-595619252996995872021-06-09T09:42:00.000-05:002021-06-09T09:42:06.537-05:00Mike and the Moonpies to Highlight July 4th<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGy0QRxwmaeaouVQ9B8ZSkhdMkiD7ohbIQrjZx6ZrPf-k9pX9ZznrAEtFbHpOxkuV2NnSBv2ZFKKEtedCqLbHja3RvWOq_yZpl04lxYiFvghHdu5mfRR-Yr0yTHY0_ys2OKx7KJY9BEmA/s1030/Mike%2526theMoonpies1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1030" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGy0QRxwmaeaouVQ9B8ZSkhdMkiD7ohbIQrjZx6ZrPf-k9pX9ZznrAEtFbHpOxkuV2NnSBv2ZFKKEtedCqLbHja3RvWOq_yZpl04lxYiFvghHdu5mfRR-Yr0yTHY0_ys2OKx7KJY9BEmA/w400-h253/Mike%2526theMoonpies1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike and the Moonpies<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Preparations are underway for this year’s Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 3, and once again the event organizers are planning a day to remember.<br /><br />The live music lineup for this year’s free concert and street dance in downtown Roscoe will feature three great bands. Local favorites Lyndall Underwood and his Dusty Creek Band will kick off the show with their trademark traditional country sound. They will be followed by up-and-coming singer Kody West, who in turn will open for the evening’s headliners, Mike and the Moonpies.<br /><br />Mike and the Moonpies, led by front man Mike Harmeier, got their start in Austin over a decade ago as a house band for the Hole in the Wall and later the Broken Spoke. Since those days, their music has become more sophisticated and is now what they describe as neotraditional country and Americana.<br /><br />They have produced three new albums in the past three years, and one, <i>Cheap Silver & Solid Country Gold</i>, was recorded with the help of the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London, where the Beatles recorded <i>Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band</i>. Since 2010, they’ve produced seven albums, the most recent being <i>Touch of You: the Lost Songs of Gary Stewart.</i><br /><br />Notable singles include <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G02P-mqZ5kM" target="_blank">“You Look Good in Neon,”</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0PItEkYc50" target="_blank">“Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em,”</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw62r5hUnFA&" target="_blank">“Steak Night at the Prairie Rose,”</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZz98uKPAm4" target="_blank">“Road Crew,”</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWt1tE3wKfo&">“Danger.”</a><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYC2VrwGwmFvs0Rj12kYY4lFqFsBUR46vvvmu21Ss79Y7Wk45jxX1IZaZjntionvgVE9S5czPQlsishZzSDV8P6aJCjyjCehd7pJLaFWiPzB2ua1I9lZcZVtEj9a4L2Ehtj7ut8QRDrZw/s1000/KodyWest.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYC2VrwGwmFvs0Rj12kYY4lFqFsBUR46vvvmu21Ss79Y7Wk45jxX1IZaZjntionvgVE9S5czPQlsishZzSDV8P6aJCjyjCehd7pJLaFWiPzB2ua1I9lZcZVtEj9a4L2Ehtj7ut8QRDrZw/s320/KodyWest.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kody West<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kody West is an up-and-coming young country singer/songwriter from Denton. Best known for his album <i>Green</i> (2017), he has just released a new one entitled <i>Overgrown</i>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Popular singles include <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxYjmwgS7BI" target="_blank">“Love Me Too,”</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbJOQoyu8ZQ&" target="_blank">“Million Miles,”</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s2T5YQpFyg&list=PLnCaY_GmaGFUqSZrXurrFj23JL3DhxHVK&index=9" target="_blank">“For the Last Time."</a><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXYoqVlogYItT8eGjE59a_W-2r8adjdfD6Ok2Lh6XsvsH7LV-WvKixwe3mevOr8gInnimJAK_ZsYPagn46vf_U1O6g1kgCplQoiWwFZ9ijwWiK7lJYIZFL3g9iiPTGgQlgPs97NT9swxg/s960/LyndallUnderwood.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXYoqVlogYItT8eGjE59a_W-2r8adjdfD6Ok2Lh6XsvsH7LV-WvKixwe3mevOr8gInnimJAK_ZsYPagn46vf_U1O6g1kgCplQoiWwFZ9ijwWiK7lJYIZFL3g9iiPTGgQlgPs97NT9swxg/s320/LyndallUnderwood.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lyndall Underwood<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lyndall Underwood and the Dusty Creek Band are well known in the Big Country, frequently playing in area venues in Abilene, San Angelo, Sweetwater, Snyder, Roscoe, and elsewhere. They have been around for several years now and have a dedicated following for their traditional country dance music. Lyndall is a graduate of Roscoe High and a local cotton farmer.<br /><br />Besides the free concert and street dance, the July 4th celebration will include the annual July 4th parade in the morning, the Plowboy Mudbog in the afternoon at the baseball field, street vendors on Cypress and Broadway, and conclude with the ever-popular fireworks show.<br /><br />So, if you're in the area on Saturday, July 3, make plans to attend, bring lawn chairs and coolers, and help us celebrate the country’s independence in downtown Roscoe.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ROSCOE COLLEGIATE ISD NEEDS YOUR INPUT<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOzI6YPhdse7NQpGQIYW2SfzJK2_n_m9UP11iwCIIx5knDMvfXpQLaN0fXh1PUl3RYiLYIsrUxwGuj4Pobrk7r8QJMgdIDnieAb5Hma-0-bTcB6Yrr5IkzsHjiJXrTwUiiGX1Q5rSms71/s1877/RoscoeCollegiate.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1877" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOzI6YPhdse7NQpGQIYW2SfzJK2_n_m9UP11iwCIIx5knDMvfXpQLaN0fXh1PUl3RYiLYIsrUxwGuj4Pobrk7r8QJMgdIDnieAb5Hma-0-bTcB6Yrr5IkzsHjiJXrTwUiiGX1Q5rSms71/w400-h274/RoscoeCollegiate.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe Collegiate ISD is seeking Community Input on the Use of ESSER Funds. ESSER Funds have been provided by the federal government to help schools recover from the COVID crisis. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey (<a href="https://forms.gle/MTmSrTGFzYZxMJBJ7">https://forms.gle/MTmSrTGFzYZxMJBJ7</a>) and/or join us at 6:30 on Monday, June 14th, for a short community meeting to discuss the use of these funds. The meeting will take place at the district admin building at 7th and Ash, or you can join via Zoom:<br /><br />Roscoe Collegiate is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting:<br /><br /> <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82251677093">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82251677093</a><br /> Meeting ID: 822 5167 7093<br /> Passcode: roscoe<br /><br />Survey Link: <a href="https://forms.gle/MTmSrTGFzYZxMJBJ7">https://forms.gle/MTmSrTGFzYZxMJBJ7</a><span class="sew9bh2drqgbm2k"></span><span class="sew9bh2drqgbm2k"></span><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #333333;">Andrew J. Wilson</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333;">Superintendent</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">325-766-3629</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">--o-- <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">CITY COUNCIL HEARS REPORTS, PASSES AGENDA ITEMS<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmmO7YJeChgswzg4twCO7hczKDRymNAjMD4qlyDV-LE4XgDF7N0QIeLGzdgcgLjfFhNu6T4XXJPD8F_jNEJnThPiCoZiF7FDfZf-HR1jsNQ_qnXQgTbXpwGb7rjEBu1qXu6AMEBSjf9x2/s720/CityCouncil621.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmmO7YJeChgswzg4twCO7hczKDRymNAjMD4qlyDV-LE4XgDF7N0QIeLGzdgcgLjfFhNu6T4XXJPD8F_jNEJnThPiCoZiF7FDfZf-HR1jsNQ_qnXQgTbXpwGb7rjEBu1qXu6AMEBSjf9x2/w400-h300/CityCouncil621.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">City Manager Cody Thompson addresses the City Council yesterday. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">At its monthly meeting in City Hall yesterday evening the Roscoe City Council heard updates from the City Manager and Chief of Police and acted on a number of agenda items.<br /><br />City Manager Cody Thompson reported that all the problems at the City Swimming Pool created by the winter blizzard were successfully taken care of, and the pool is now open for the summer with Inez Leanas as manager. Pipes and fittings have been replaced and new sand put in the sand filter, and everything is working properly.<br /><br />The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Water Development Board delays in waterline improvement plans for south Roscoe might possibly work out to Roscoe’s advantage if the federal government’s infrastructure plan is passed. If it is, first funds will go to shovel-ready projects and Roscoe’s water improvement project would be one of those.<br /><br />The R. O. water treatment plant is running as designed and city workers are doing a good job with its day-to-day operation.<br /><br />Recent rainfall has created rapidly growing weeds and grass, and mosquitos are proliferating. Residents are urged to eliminate pools of standing water, and city workers have already sprayed once for mosquitos and plan a second spraying by the end of this week.<br /><br />Planning is underway for the July 4 celebration on Saturday, July 3.<br /><br />Police Chief Felix Pantoja gave the Police Department report for the month of May. He said the Department had handled 80 to 90 calls and issued a number of citations, including one for operating after hours at the game room on Broadway. Indictments included one for a recent robbery at Stripes, but the Yesway holdup in March is still unsolved. The Department has also obtained a new police vehicle to replace the old one that was totaled while parked on the roadside of I-20 during a winter storm.<br /><br />The Council then passed a number of routine agenda items and approved the addition of Coilla Smith to the Roscoe Community Development Board.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">NEW ROSCOE CITY POLICE VEHICLE</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryBZ_n1QTi-ru6nKxNndHTbTdBdCvdRH7ZlEGu5iGZFavlXoVWS72a7hWrz3YQR8wmi7lhcsqMevYMSU9nz6NvuuOWcgECq8tI3VeT5WCs0YKxNoPQE2LxJS-klXCn0D3Xf4eWs9s93rx/s259/PoliceCar.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="259" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryBZ_n1QTi-ru6nKxNndHTbTdBdCvdRH7ZlEGu5iGZFavlXoVWS72a7hWrz3YQR8wmi7lhcsqMevYMSU9nz6NvuuOWcgECq8tI3VeT5WCs0YKxNoPQE2LxJS-klXCn0D3Xf4eWs9s93rx/w400-h280/PoliceCar.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roscoe Police have a new Chevy Tahoe. Decals are on the way.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">--o--<br /></div><div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: SUMMER HEAT ARRIVES<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsW-leF-Jh-lfYkYdoj7cqnvwUcjXThw8rmKZ169oQgLSjT7GQt8J8IrFoD9Rfpxc5x0h9ENdSUQfL4YRRFLzRDax9ChqeDE-cWzGU6VE87MmwxlX72jFjI_4tM6lUzqHN0hbwuShORWu/s633/SundaySky.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="633" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsW-leF-Jh-lfYkYdoj7cqnvwUcjXThw8rmKZ169oQgLSjT7GQt8J8IrFoD9Rfpxc5x0h9ENdSUQfL4YRRFLzRDax9ChqeDE-cWzGU6VE87MmwxlX72jFjI_4tM6lUzqHN0hbwuShORWu/w400-h321/SundaySky.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> The mild weather with highs in the 80s that characterized the month of May lasted until Sunday, which peaked at 91°F. But then Monday’s high rose to 98°, the hottest day of the year so far, and yesterday was almost as hot with a high of 97°. However, today and tomorrow’s highs should beat both of those with possible 100° readings. If not, Friday will be our first triple digit day of the year followed by a weekend that will b even hotter. It appears that summer has arrived.<br /><br />The rainy weather of May continued until last Thursday. I had .3” in my gauge when I got up that morning, and another shower added .3” more that afternoon. I was in Abilene and wasn’t here for the afternoon rain but was told that golf ball sized hail fell in south Roscoe but not downtown or in most other places in the area.<br /><br />The first five days of June were also temperate with highs of 79°. 84°, 80°, 82°, and 86° last week with lows in the upper 50s or low 60s. But that will have to be just a pleasant memory with the summer heat we’re facing now. Saturday is predicted to reach 105° and Sunday 102°. So, it appears that the farmers who were praying for some sunshine to dry out their wet fields have got their wish—and then some.<br /><br />A look at the Weather Channel’s forecast for the rest of June shows no more daily highs of less than 90°--and no more rainy days.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-24792714085951437762021-06-02T09:29:00.001-05:002021-06-02T10:10:32.064-05:00Roscoe Swimming Pool Opens Friday<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8xgREdZYYnxuj3NL29ngIt_nPBgvTxjdIo-5ZNwa6Gg0Xlzaf0KhA4rrgTo9Cm5i_qrl6qWewo9cIZHeAXw2hTjTtx2K6KcQV6FQ2lVvU7XxjgRRmsTbfOLrPiqCiLf8vp-gtavwSHoW/s800/Swimming2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8xgREdZYYnxuj3NL29ngIt_nPBgvTxjdIo-5ZNwa6Gg0Xlzaf0KhA4rrgTo9Cm5i_qrl6qWewo9cIZHeAXw2hTjTtx2K6KcQV6FQ2lVvU7XxjgRRmsTbfOLrPiqCiLf8vp-gtavwSHoW/w400-h300/Swimming2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer is for swimming.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Kids will be happy to know that the Roscoe Swimming Pool is scheduled to open for the summer this Friday, June 4.<br /><br />Like last year, the pool is open Tuesday through Sunday, but the hours are slightly different. This year’s hours are 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Price of admission is $2.00 per day.<br /><br />The pool may be rented for private parties beginning at or after 5:00pm. The fee is $80 for two hours, $120 for three, and $130 for four, all with a $40 deposit. The price includes an approved licensed lifeguard.<br /><br />For reservations or additional details, contact Pool Manager Inez Leanas at 325-829-9066.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">2021 HOMECOMING CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6U9UaLIpYUTR-vuTYpN79nvnh_YqyRfx626PKjtFvqEaL5-U7AzwIzI0QfeLh0iUbV5e7IE2NHqXeKYV4zBC-6j1TWVQgFhnziMq0JVai57ngQDPAMHNWmSX6Q4gTCMGNel1gf1bVSPt/s1263/RHS2009.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1263" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6U9UaLIpYUTR-vuTYpN79nvnh_YqyRfx626PKjtFvqEaL5-U7AzwIzI0QfeLh0iUbV5e7IE2NHqXeKYV4zBC-6j1TWVQgFhnziMq0JVai57ngQDPAMHNWmSX6Q4gTCMGNel1gf1bVSPt/w400-h261/RHS2009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Hey! All you Roscoe High School Alumni!</b></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />This is the Big Homecoming Year!!<br />It is set for the weekend of September 24, 2021.<br /><br />If you would like to help with the festivities this year, please let me know as we are in the process of setting an organizational meeting in the near future.<br /><br />You don’t have to live in Roscoe to help. There are things you can do. We must verify addresses, and there are other tasks as well.<br /><br />If you are interested in helping to update your class or several classes, please contact me, and we will email you a list.<br /><br />Also, we are in desperate need of graduates and addresses from exes from the 2000 decade. For some reason we don’t have those in our database.<br /><br />Thanks everyone, and please share this call with other RHS alumni!<br /><br />Connie Baize<br /><a href="mailto:cubaize@yahoo.com">cubaize@yahoo.com</a><br />Or text to 325-338-1287<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">VIRTUAL VIDEO TOUR FEATURES SCHOOL PROGRAMS</span> <br /></span></span></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="227" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/isj8f2KiIDY" title="YouTube video player" width="403"></iframe><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This new virtual video from RCISD school personnel features highlights of the educational innovations of our school district, which are being used as inspirations for other rural school districts in upgrading their own educational systems. It is 9:57 minutes long. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">PLOWGIRLS DO WELL AT HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTOUT<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDXcPKMCn7O8BDZgCL8iBcl3a_WZ-19uVnYneP2pMskLMc_iTy0_a7lh36_E2vey7yksaXpEIrH14hGloAZ0ZgU6LzYJD6OYeAJqmXHxE8Kh0q-KGGpfA7XJsvAuOfsMRLA4_KV6O2xwZ/s301/KaidyOrnelas.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDXcPKMCn7O8BDZgCL8iBcl3a_WZ-19uVnYneP2pMskLMc_iTy0_a7lh36_E2vey7yksaXpEIrH14hGloAZ0ZgU6LzYJD6OYeAJqmXHxE8Kh0q-KGGpfA7XJsvAuOfsMRLA4_KV6O2xwZ/s0/KaidyOrnelas.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">(Basketball photos by Tique Hamilton)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Three Plowgirl teams, the varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen, participated in the High School Girls’ Basketball Shootout at Roscoe this past weekend, and all did well. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The varsity girls went 4-1, which bodes well for next year’s team success, and the younger Plowgirl teams got some good experience competing with the other schools. The shootout was a feature of Roscoe Collegiate’s summer basketball camp.<br /><br />Summer league play started yesterday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinExpN9SYit4dInD1ZXXIdtpX07Syu8AwucosAMl2W78IynrtM3tS0SPM5Yj_ia5r1X6AU93r_yehg64podMO3JxUHFpwc9Os__5ImOe5mZt3sT9pippQhdv8BfUtP_xqUeSq30L91qd6r/s2048/basketballcamp.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="2048" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinExpN9SYit4dInD1ZXXIdtpX07Syu8AwucosAMl2W78IynrtM3tS0SPM5Yj_ia5r1X6AU93r_yehg64podMO3JxUHFpwc9Os__5ImOe5mZt3sT9pippQhdv8BfUtP_xqUeSq30L91qd6r/w400-h278/basketballcamp.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer basketball camp has had a big turnout.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">ROSCOE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALERT<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzE2vsCr23A9iNycZd4TZzzUt1fzuh4CnD0oQ0czOAESKfKJW5lFKl3huP1CHVK0AzgjqhcXvIkfRtwYqD9BvzdOULMGkeQnGgtZ-uxWmnVakrBkGeCvt_win8PSSOb1MZsnrkLrAYXkD4/s150/RoscoePoliceBadge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzE2vsCr23A9iNycZd4TZzzUt1fzuh4CnD0oQ0czOAESKfKJW5lFKl3huP1CHVK0AzgjqhcXvIkfRtwYqD9BvzdOULMGkeQnGgtZ-uxWmnVakrBkGeCvt_win8PSSOb1MZsnrkLrAYXkD4/s0/RoscoePoliceBadge.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Attention, Roscoe! We have some thieves working our area. They are going around stealing things from yards and garages with late night hits. Keep safe and call in anything suspicious. Phone 325-235-5471.<br /><br />Felix Pantoja<br />Roscoe Police Chief<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">AMERICAN LEGION HONORS VETS ON MEMORIAL DAY<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQGqzqPE_VWN_9O1F1WBFW_D5gUStjyKb125p9nPqc6cxHGbT3Q13J5oVf4TY8hPx9xgmLpHYINbSWMFApBi_VU0z1eBvpOq3XmlTSbRZ7OohqMXI_iVQ6l6vCCBbAqvtvgtqzRev0e77/s866/AmericanLegion.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQGqzqPE_VWN_9O1F1WBFW_D5gUStjyKb125p9nPqc6cxHGbT3Q13J5oVf4TY8hPx9xgmLpHYINbSWMFApBi_VU0z1eBvpOq3XmlTSbRZ7OohqMXI_iVQ6l6vCCBbAqvtvgtqzRev0e77/s320/AmericanLegion.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Memorial Day photos by Jodi Kingston)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">They say that neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays postal workers from their appointed rounds, and the same might be said of Roscoe’s American Legion members who performed their Memorial Day ceremonies despite the rain that fell on Monday.<br /><br />In addition to the 7:00am flag-raising ceremony at American Legion Post 227, they then placed 364 flags on veterans’ graves at the Roscoe Cemetery. At noon, they raised the flag at the Legion to full mast, and that afternoon they picked up all the flags on graves before lowering the flag back at the Legion Hall.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="sewmqihstj2do7d"></span><span class="sewmqihstj2do7d"></span>WEATHER REPORT: ANOTHER BIG RAIN<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAOtPMa4tJNvFRCSpgr4IEr0crkFl3JVQvoI-ilh5ZsCRMhwHFMzVevcKZQGEbikeypEFxWuxN9ehgdFH7-IT2-kW-7oNULUAk39enU1va_2wNnBj1_oTpTGn_tQKi9KT8yl1O0Jfh0Mj/s1280/PickupAfterRain.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAOtPMa4tJNvFRCSpgr4IEr0crkFl3JVQvoI-ilh5ZsCRMhwHFMzVevcKZQGEbikeypEFxWuxN9ehgdFH7-IT2-kW-7oNULUAk39enU1va_2wNnBj1_oTpTGn_tQKi9KT8yl1O0Jfh0Mj/w400-h300/PickupAfterRain.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a puddle at every cross street on East Broadway.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The frogs have been croaking for the third time in the past five weeks, as the Roscoe area got another big rain on Monday. At first, I thought it might miss us. The forecasters had given us 50%-60% chances of showers for the weekend, and a big cloud that hit Snyder with a downpour was headed right for us early Sunday morning but then dissipated just as it reached the Roscoe area. This does happen on occasion, especially for fronts coming at the area from the northwest.<br /><br />But then, early Monday morning at about 4:30, a thunderstorm from the west passed over Roscoe, and this one dumped a substantial amount on us. When I checked my rain gauge at 7:30am, I had almost an inch and a half. Then the rain fell intermittently during the day, and by evening I had a total of 3.66”. Some people got less, others more. The range seemed to be about 2½ to 4</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">½</span> inches depending on location.<br /><br />So, the rain gods have been good to us recently, breaking up what was the beginning of a drought. By my calculations, Roscoe got about 7 inches total in May, and when you add that to the 5.3” we got the last week of April, we’ve received about a foot of rain in the past five weeks, which is more than some entire years we’ve endured in the past.<br /><br />As a result, we don’t need any more rain for a while, and farmers are now looking for some sunshine to dry out the ground enough for them to get into the fields to plant.<br /><br />If we do get more rain in the coming week, it will most likely be today or tomorrow. This morning at 8:30 it rained again for about ten minutes and then sprinkled a while after that. I checked and had about .15" in my rain gauge. But it has stopped since then, so maybe that's the end of it for now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The weathermen, however, are giving us a 40% chance of rain today and 50% tonight, and a 40% chance tomorrow. After that, the chances drop to about 25% every day until next Wednesday.<br /><br />Temperatures will remain mild and skies cloudy to mostly cloudy for the next few days. Daily highs will be right at 80°F through Monday and lows in the low sixties. Winds will also be mild and from the east or southeast. So, the outlook is a nice one if Mother Nature will just ease up a bit on the rain for a while.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-42307521074039389952021-05-26T07:59:00.002-05:002021-05-26T09:35:11.146-05:00An Unknown Local Hero from World War II?<div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OebnS8RnMpxKYjtuFTWppMuHzojCiy_i_UPK2KhabuI_HpNhbGLqCh4izmIXKuvbNHN3_6je0TDoZ3Kl19iuIopWe5pBKA2ME4lQt-jQJJ-EEXS90eUSOutkl5BNDlYbcW4Dgs43ZJ1V/s1014/Pickens%2526Letter.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1014" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OebnS8RnMpxKYjtuFTWppMuHzojCiy_i_UPK2KhabuI_HpNhbGLqCh4izmIXKuvbNHN3_6je0TDoZ3Kl19iuIopWe5pBKA2ME4lQt-jQJJ-EEXS90eUSOutkl5BNDlYbcW4Dgs43ZJ1V/w400-h330/Pickens%2526Letter.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Pickens, USN, and his letter to Marion Duncan. (Click on photo to enlarge.)</td></tr></tbody></table><i>Editor's note: As news was a little short this week, and with Memorial Day coming on Monday, I thought this might be a good time to recognize an unsung local war vet from the past, John Pickens. The following is a slightly edited version of an article that ran in the </i>Hard Times<i> in January 2012.</i><br /><br />A while back, when I prepared a military display for the Roscoe Historical Museum honoring Roscoe’s veterans, I included a book entitled <i>The Men and Women in World War II from Nolan County</i>, which contains photos and information of over 850 local men and women who served in that conflict. It never occurred to me at the time that of all the people included in that book, none of them were black.<br /><br />Later, however, I was looking through some materials left to the Roscoe Historical Museum by longtime local farmer Marion Duncan, who died in 2004. Among them was an envelope with an enclosed letter and photograph from John Pickens, a black man who had obviously worked for Mr. Duncan and had probably lived on his place west of town. Like many other young men and women in those days, both black and white, he had joined the military service when war broke out. <br /><br />The letter, written by Pickens from the U. S. Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington, in January 1943, is a fascinating relic of the war and at the very least deserves some recognition, so I present it here in its entirety exactly as it was written. As you notice the misspellings, keep in mind that black people who grew up in west Texas in those days had little to no formal schooling, and it was unusual to find one who had been beyond the third grade.<br /><br /> U S naval Hospital – Ward – E, 1-13-43<br /><br /> Mr Merrion Duncan<br /> Dear frind Just a few lines to let you<br /> here from me I am filling puty good now<br /> I ben in hospital 3 mounths all redy<br /> I had 3 Ribs Broke and my right leg Broke<br /> I stayed in the water 10 days on a life Raft<br /> Nothing to Eat no water to Drink it was 7<br /> of us got Save some got lost My ship was<br /> sunk at the Battle of Soloms iland 2 torpeds<br /> hit my ship By a sub rine one morning a Bout<br /> 3 30 oclock But when I get up I am gowing<br /> Back to the Sea some great Day I will Come to<br /> Bee a hero I hope cost I know I am cripple<br /> But never mind my cripple leg let me<br /> show my uncle Sam what I coud help<br /> Bring them axis Down a pag cost gord [<i>ed.: peg because God?</i>]<br /> give me right to Bee a free amer icon<br /> how is your father and sister and the<br /> Boys tell then helo for me<br /> So the Best of Luck to you all<br /> So I will close<br /> U S Naval Hospital – Ward – E<br /> Bremerton Wash<br /> John Pickens J D Jr USNR<br /><br />The Battle of the Solomon Islands took place August 24-25, 1942, and was a major naval battle between the American and Japanese fleets. Pickens may have been on the destroyer Blue, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo. <br /><br />If you have any information about John Pickens or any other local black men or women who served in the military in World War II, I’d be interested in knowing it. Their roles in the war should also be remembered and their service honored.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">RCHS BASKETBALL CAMP UNDERWAY<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVS3U0tqtgOZCMM_1wtcb2Ha_Z9O__tyIKnqwgvzsDfeGe16dDnP7rSswzj4n6uybHHjgDPQ5ggCsWqGgQL8S2ylVYAUt29iCrNRyPg5yEDZE02zXhmmbK6ljHzXqQY61MbIeiEak9ohL/s236/basketball.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="236" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVS3U0tqtgOZCMM_1wtcb2Ha_Z9O__tyIKnqwgvzsDfeGe16dDnP7rSswzj4n6uybHHjgDPQ5ggCsWqGgQL8S2ylVYAUt29iCrNRyPg5yEDZE02zXhmmbK6ljHzXqQY61MbIeiEak9ohL/w175-h172/basketball.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe’s summer basketball camp is underway. On Monday, 72 elementary and junior high boys and girls participated, and last night, there were 83. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here is the schedule for the High School Girls’ Shootout this Friday and Saturday:<br /><br /><b>Friday, May 28</b><br /><i>New Gym (Varsity)</i> <br />10:00-11:00 Eastland vs. Hermleigh <br />11:00-12:00 Westbrook vs. Spur <br />2:00-1:00 Eastland vs. Roscoe <br />1:00-2:00 Westbrook vs. Hermleigh <br />2:00-3:00 Snyder vs. Spur <br />3:00-4:00 Roscoe vs. Snyder</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Old Gym (JV and Freshmen)</i><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">10:00-11:00 </span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe JV vs. Spur JV</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />11:00-12:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe Freshmen vs. Anson JV</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />12:00-1:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hermleigh JV vs. Spur JV<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">1:00-2:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe JV vs. Anson JV<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">2:00-3:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe Freshmen vs. Hermleigh JV<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><br /><b>Saturday, May 29</b><br /><i>New Gym (Varsity) </i> <br />9:00-10:00 Westbrook vs. Snyder <br />10:00-11:00 Roscoe vs. Hermleigh <br />11:00-12:00 Roscoe JV vs. Spur <br />12:00-1:00 Roscoe vs. Westbrook <br />1:00-2:00 Hermleigh vs. Sput <br />2:00-3:00 Snyder vs. Roscoe Freshmen <br />3:00-4:00 Roscoe vs. Spur<br />4:00-5:00 Snyder vs. Hermleigh<br />5:00-6:00 Westbrook vs. Hermleigh JV</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Old Gym (JV and Freshmen)</span></i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">9:00-10:00 </span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe JV vs. Roscoe Freshmen</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />10:00-11:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Open<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">11:00-12:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hermleigh JV vs. Anson JV</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />12:00-1:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Spur JV vs. Roscoe Freshmen<br />1:00-2:00 </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Roscoe JV vs. Hermleigh JV<br />2</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">:00-3:00 </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Spur JV vs. Anson JV</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">AMERICAN LEGION TO HONOR VETS ON MEMORIAL DAY<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UqYd0QF7xGqWL3qMzw3cJfkMF7ZFR1zyTJHu-F2UYnNzig5bd4hyeMT2YFWc2F5Oq8nd5ksLmbHNmb8RoRNEaYvCA-XrJRnfVN1zrMvDkIwh31rqs08kyy6CCM9ve1-3yCMbr2Fih0bb/s1008/FlagSetting20.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UqYd0QF7xGqWL3qMzw3cJfkMF7ZFR1zyTJHu-F2UYnNzig5bd4hyeMT2YFWc2F5Oq8nd5ksLmbHNmb8RoRNEaYvCA-XrJRnfVN1zrMvDkIwh31rqs08kyy6CCM9ve1-3yCMbr2Fih0bb/w400-h300/FlagSetting20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Post Commander J. H. Tollison with Larry Clements and Jodie Kingston last year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Monday, Roscoe American Legion Post 227 will honor veterans on Memorial Day as they do every year. The day will begin at 7:00am with the morning flag-raising ceremony, followed by the placement of flags on the graves of former servicemen in the Roscoe Cemetery.<br /><br />At noon, the flag will be changed from half-mast to full, and in the late afternoon, the flags will be picked up and the flag at the Legion Hall lowered.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SUSPECT INDICTED IN MEGAN KIRKLAND SHOOTING<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Z_j3qVddaOluarjJizLUgWnIvXUn9UurQekonDuv1ciApRs3rHZ-ah00dEhQ3DsUSrlkxwImiMVhTKmLdY3Q7sfs3Z0CGIzM6tTNVB7187MR-oCx05-QLUv0fnmNttmzjM7nrr8kONj0/s838/MeganKirklandct.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="816" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Z_j3qVddaOluarjJizLUgWnIvXUn9UurQekonDuv1ciApRs3rHZ-ah00dEhQ3DsUSrlkxwImiMVhTKmLdY3Q7sfs3Z0CGIzM6tTNVB7187MR-oCx05-QLUv0fnmNttmzjM7nrr8kONj0/w195-h200/MeganKirklandct.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">George Girard Johnson, Jr., of Abilene was indicted for murder on Thursday by a Taylor County grand jury in the shooting death of former Plowgirl Megan Kirkland. She was fatally wounded when shots were fired at a party outside Abilene last August.<br /><br />Also indicted for tampering with evidence in the incident were Stephanie Avalos, Kimberly Limas, Yahayra Gutierrez and Ramon Aguirres.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: BEAUTIFUL SPRING WEATHER<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvr20SBUxGawjBwiUqmDoqXHvYqwFWzSbnsSwNzcZ7ELZsK0xc9JHRJ3QlnWe6pJCMOpVz7htdU8HxEEpVZUD6JMikOFcc6dbYJZwCXT8E5AwMeMZMH4o-X_BBPhNwQQbUakFYAE9RkMv/s1280/Clouds1Monday524.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvr20SBUxGawjBwiUqmDoqXHvYqwFWzSbnsSwNzcZ7ELZsK0xc9JHRJ3QlnWe6pJCMOpVz7htdU8HxEEpVZUD6JMikOFcc6dbYJZwCXT8E5AwMeMZMH4o-X_BBPhNwQQbUakFYAE9RkMv/w400-h300/Clouds1Monday524.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Spring clouds over the STEM Center on Monday.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">This past week, we have had some beautiful spring days with mild daytime temperatures, partly cloudy skies, and nice evenings as the area dried out from the previous rain. Afternoon highs ranged from last Wednesday’s 76°F to Monday’s 87°, with lows in the sixties all week. Friday had some strong breezes, but the other days were milder regarding the wind, and Roscoe is as green now as it ever gets.<br /><br />Early yesterday morning we got another shower. It didn’t last too long, but it put .43” in my rain gauge, and it was enough to refill all the puddles around town that had just about dried up. Yesterday evening, another storm cloud passed over with strong winds that kicked up a dust storm right about sundown accompanied by some lightning and thunder, but there was no rain this time.<br /><br />The forecast is for some summertime heat today and tomorrow with a projected high of 92° today and 93° tomorrow with strong south winds of 16-20mph. Friday will be cooler and the breezes milder with an 80° high and a 40% chance of afternoon thundershowers. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday should also have isolated thundershowers with chances of 34%-35% with highs in the low to mid-eighties, southeast breezes, and lows in the sixties as we move into the month of June.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE TO SGT. CONRAD ALVAREZ<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l2m_51ipczK7rv3JGvlLPdrjPtaq-88Ditp8_Zmyd_x1QWlAXtOpV2QHxuDuBdk1byuLvIevDToTvq14ftAfEKMCBgvXkFh5aZ1cALYTvA3rJD2MOs7lnQWoPqlTwFUfN7DfdCGf_qoQ/s387/ConradAlvarez2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9l2m_51ipczK7rv3JGvlLPdrjPtaq-88Ditp8_Zmyd_x1QWlAXtOpV2QHxuDuBdk1byuLvIevDToTvq14ftAfEKMCBgvXkFh5aZ1cALYTvA3rJD2MOs7lnQWoPqlTwFUfN7DfdCGf_qoQ/s320/ConradAlvarez2.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Army Sergeant Conrad Alvarez was an infantryman assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He entered the Army in March 2005. <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">He died in Baghdad during his second tour to Iraq on February 20, 2008, from wounds he and two others sustained the day before when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. All three died from the explosion. He was 22 years old.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />He had attended Roscoe schools and was a former Roscoe Plowboy. Coach Wes Williams said he was “one of the best punt returners I’ve ever seen,” and he kept in touch with his coach after graduating from Hobbs high school in 2003. RHS principal Frank Young remembered him as a “good guy” who had some problems but turned his life around.<br /><br />Sgt. Alvarez's awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge, and Weapons Qualification, M4, expert.<br /><br />He was survived by his wife, Maria; daughters Celeste and Alyssa; father, Arthur; and mother, Belinda Garcia of Big Spring, where his body was buried with full military honors.<br /><br />“He was proud to serve and proud of his accomplishments,” Williams said.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-14315008506031885532021-05-19T10:36:00.008-05:002021-05-19T23:38:48.487-05:00Twenty-two RCHS Seniors Receive Diplomas<p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHUF9rwLaj0FuLFtOCddaA80iDq8dcvqJY9ktZY4GMiOR8NQ4-M2WRkvOYeOh4VfrdeEgAKD0LG1oa-jSYXMYXr096ca_xoonKiW-emgQD2Eaf_wVHSrZ00ZMcf523FBPVyZ4_tOkonrv/s1852/21Seniorsct.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1852" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHUF9rwLaj0FuLFtOCddaA80iDq8dcvqJY9ktZY4GMiOR8NQ4-M2WRkvOYeOh4VfrdeEgAKD0LG1oa-jSYXMYXr096ca_xoonKiW-emgQD2Eaf_wVHSrZ00ZMcf523FBPVyZ4_tOkonrv/w400-h246/21Seniorsct.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victoria Lopez, Megan Boren, Alexis Arce, Lisa Tollison, Jayden Horne,
Zeke Murphy, Georgia Bowers, Elizabeth Rubio, Hannah Ward, Gabriella
Dyck, Caleb Reed, Joseph Sanchez, Xavier Lujan, Connor Martin, Aries
Sauceda, Arthur Villa, Jordan Blain, Juan Leanos, Zackary Jordan and
Kolten Hope</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of life’s milestones for 22 RCHS Seniors was reached Friday evening as they received their diplomas and concluded their high school careers in the Special Events Center. Eleven had already received their Associate Degrees from Western Texas College two weeks earlier.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here is a list of the graduates with added scholastic attainments:<br /><br />ROSCOE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021<br /><br />Vidal Aguayo * Victoria Raquel Lopez<br />Elida C. Aguilera * Φ © Xavier Miguel Lujan<br />Alexis Mercedes Arce * © Connor Montgomery Martin ©<br />Jordan Alexander Blain © Ezekiel James Murphy * ©<br />Megan Nicole Boren * © Caleb John Walter Reed * Φ ©<br />Georgia Leigh Bowers * © Elizabeth Marie Rubio * Φ ©<br />Gabriealla Gloria Dyck * Φ Joseph Elijah Sanchez<br />Kolten Shawn Hope © Aries Gabriel Sauceda<br />Jayden Ray Horne Lisa Marie Tollison * ©<br />Zackary Adrian Jordan © Arthur Villa, Jr. ©<br />Juan Pablo Leaños © Hannah Joelle Ward * Φ ©<br /><br />* = Associate Degree (Western Texas College )<br />Φ = Phi Theta Kappa (WTC Honor Society)<br />© = Professional Certification<br /></span><br /><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Top Ten Graduates</span></span></b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> 1. Hannah Ward 6. Elida Aguilera<br /> 2. Elizabeth Rubio 7. Alexis Arce<br /> 3. Gabriella Dyck 8. Megan Boren<br /> 4. Caleb Reed 9. Lisa Tollison<br /> 5. Georgia Bowers 10. Arthur Villa<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SUMMER BASKETBALL STARTS FRIDAY<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxXKLp3c_dWLCw89gLPdpZcfKUDKD-rTavkMNcGlxOVww_uO_ZmvvsYWCQ7jOI492exrEHX2W-xZCm-MWsDbsjMMLtNEysm3U1bTSgASl2_vtqFh0uj2Kw0lBTaOo8zImqxi5HAQKItAk/s236/basketball.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="236" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxXKLp3c_dWLCw89gLPdpZcfKUDKD-rTavkMNcGlxOVww_uO_ZmvvsYWCQ7jOI492exrEHX2W-xZCm-MWsDbsjMMLtNEysm3U1bTSgASl2_vtqFh0uj2Kw0lBTaOo8zImqxi5HAQKItAk/w132-h130/basketball.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Roscoe basketball coaching staff
is conducting a summer basketball camp. The camp will cover
fundamental skills, games, and concepts of basketball. It will have a
1-on-1 and 3-on-3 tournament, hot shot contest, free throw contest, and
much more.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The fun begins at RCHS this weekend with 12 Junior High Boys and Girls teams coming to play in a shootout on Friday and Saturday.<br /><br />The Elementary/Junior High basketball camp will be May 24-26. 105 kids are already pre-registered. (See information below.)<br /><br />Then on May 28-29, it will be the Junior Varsity/Varsity Girls shootout with 13 schools sending teams so far.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Incoming 1st-8th grade girls and boys are welcome.<br />Pre-registration is preferred, but registration at the door will be available.<br />Date: May 24, 25, and 26.<br />Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm<br />Tuition: Free<br />Location: Roscoe High School gym<br />Facilitator: Shella Arnwine <a href="mailto:sarnwine@roscoe.esc14.net">sarnwine@roscoe.esc14.net<br /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">LAST COVID-19 UPDATE: NUMBERS REMAIN LOW<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmYt6Jr7gtMfavE5XYTpCkDhuScNOFWIuYNKKklRYTsC82NERBrSl9gSgSrJdqtU9JQCqLroaCMIHmsm7sJKeXnJN529-ghJYUvP3eu6VV82tXoCXF9qL6Hn0bxgXiLbCr4w08pIK4bdW/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmYt6Jr7gtMfavE5XYTpCkDhuScNOFWIuYNKKklRYTsC82NERBrSl9gSgSrJdqtU9JQCqLroaCMIHmsm7sJKeXnJN529-ghJYUvP3eu6VV82tXoCXF9qL6Hn0bxgXiLbCr4w08pIK4bdW/s0/coronavirus.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">This will be the last of these Covid-19 updates, and they will resume only if the current situation undergoes a significant change. The numbers for new cases, active cases, deaths, and </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">hospitalizations</span> have all been dropping in the Big Country since the January peak and in the last few weeks have flattened at a low level. During this time, schools have resumed normal modes of instruction, and restaurants, bars, hair salons, and other businesses are once again operating normally.<br /><br />The rest of the country is running behind west Texas in its pace of improvement, but the direction is the same. The CDC has dropped mask requirements for the fully vaccinated, and states are easing restrictions, even ones like Michigan, Minnesota, and the northeastern states that were dealing with surges just a few weeks ago.<br /><br />So, it appears that we are entering a period where Covid-19 will hang around indefinitely but no longer be a major disruption in the way we live. Many people will continue to wear masks while shopping, and we all will wear them when making trips to the hospital, rest homes, and doctors’ offices, but life is apparently returning to a kind of normal we haven’t seen for the past fourteen months.<br /><br />And, unless that changes, this will be the last <i>Hard Times</i> to carefully track the weekly numbers as it has done for over a year now. Let’s hope a weekly Covid-19 update remains unnecessary and becomes just another relic of the past!<br /><br />In Texas, Covid-19 numbers remain low and essentially flat. Hospitalizations have dropped to 2,222 from 2,508 last week, and new cases also remain under 3,000 per day with yesterday’s 2,836. The number of active cases has dropped to 51,990 from 56,743 last week, and fatalities averaged 59 daily this week, the same as last week.<br /><br />The numbers also remain relatively flat in the Big Country and Abilene. The number of active cases in Taylor County has fallen to 185, 38 fewer than last week’s 223, and Covid-19 hospitalizations in Abilene are now at 10 patients compared to 16 last week. Also, 3 more deaths were reported, so the total for Taylor County now stands at 407. The percentage of Covid-19 patients in the Abilene trauma service area is at 1.32% after last week’s 1.53%.<br /><br />In our four-county area, the numbers remain low. Nolan County now has 5 active cases, 1 more than last week. Mitchell County has only 1, the same as last week, and Fisher County also has 1, also the same as last week. Scurry County is reporting 4 cases, 2 more than last week. Once again, none of the four counties report any Covid-19 deaths this past week.<br /><br />Here are the Big Country’s estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Howard, 30 (33); Brown, 10 (14); Coke, 5 (9); Nolan, 5 (4); Erath, 4 (4); Jones, 4 (3); Comanche, 4 (2); Scurry, 4 (2); Eastland, 3 (2); Shackelford, 3 (1); Callahan, 2 (1); Runnels, 1 (2); Mitchell, 1 (1); Fisher, 1 (1); Stephens, 1 (1); Coleman, 0 (0); Haskell, 0 (0); Kent, 0 (0); Stonewall, 0 (0); Knox, 0 (0); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties for this week is 78, 2 more than last week’s 76.<br /> <br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Midland 234 (268), Ector (Odessa) 218 (313), Lubbock 166 (190); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 82 (59); Tom Green (San Angelo) 62 (77). This week’s total for these counties is 762, 145 fewer than last week’s 907.<br /><br />Texas now has had a total of 2,501,376 cases (2,490481 last week), 51,990 currently active cases (56,743 last week), and 49,941 total deaths (49,527 last week).<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: RAIN, HAIL, CROAKING FROGS<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Nexc6QtSfIDqL4Ok46ZJeWJ6ZtHvqO-2cpIvsp_ZaSZ_kv4OL3AqRi-S9A8qkIibF7vMqr19QOfVR_0EUBu9pgxutJFcV3JBIpf_Gowoii0W9ytJL-Il_IysQrgoTS2GodJr2qHxISy2/s1429/StormCloud51621Eden.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1429" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Nexc6QtSfIDqL4Ok46ZJeWJ6ZtHvqO-2cpIvsp_ZaSZ_kv4OL3AqRi-S9A8qkIibF7vMqr19QOfVR_0EUBu9pgxutJFcV3JBIpf_Gowoii0W9ytJL-Il_IysQrgoTS2GodJr2qHxISy2/w400-h224/StormCloud51621Eden.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sunday's storm cloud at sunset. (Photo by Eden Baker)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">After experiencing some spring rain, hail, and croaking frogs two weeks ago, we saw some similar weather again on Monday as another large storm spent a few hours over Roscoe, producing some sizable hail in places and a good rain to add to May’s monthly total.<br /><br />The storm appeared in the north moving east on Monday afternoon and at first looked like it would miss Roscoe although it was raining north of town. However, another part of it was approaching from the west, and at around six o’clock the rain began to fall. Like the storm two weeks ago, the downpour came mixed with hail and plenty of thunder and lightning. Like the first storm, the hail—at least where I live—was only marble-sized, but it was larger than golf balls west of town. Thankfully, though, none was as large as the softball-sized hail that hit east Snyder on Sunday and reportedly damaged roofs and totaled several vehicles there.<br /><br />Around seven-thirty or eight, something knocked the electricity out all over town. I’m not sure when other parts of town had their electricity restored, but mine didn’t come back on until shortly after midnight. So, I spent Monday evening dining by candlelight in a dark house while listening to the frog serenade going on out in my yard and nearby ditches while more rain fell.<br /><br />Yesterday morning, I found 2.3” in my rain gauge while Roscoe weatherman Kenny Landfried reported an official 1.75” in east Roscoe. He also reported getting 1.8” at his farm on Cottonwood Creek northwest of town. Randall Bankhead said the Champion area got from 2.2” to 2.5”, and I heard that over 2.8” fell several miles south of Roscoe with some unconfirmed reports of 3" and more. It appears that the rain was general over the whole area and that the hail damage was not devastating anywhere like it was on Sunday in Snyder. It was welcome precipitation, which adds to the deep moisture that will be useful for crops later on.<br /><br />Besides the rain, temperatures this past week were milder and skies cloudier than what is normal for this time of year. The high for the week was 88°F on Sunday with other days topping out in the low to mid-eighties. Lows were in the fifties or low sixties.<br /><br />The forecast for today is a high of 76° with scattered showers and a 60% chance of more rain this afternoon. Skies will be mostly cloudy with wind from the east-southeast. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with southeast winds and a high of 82°, and Friday will be similar. Saturday’s high will reach only about 78° with a 30% chance of showers, and the following three days will also be mild with cloudy skies and high temperatures in the seventies with 20-30% chances for rain.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">† DERWOOD BLAKE BOX<br /></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58sP6m5-vTL41GFprPhFU5gE4xa4FQHr5EppE5zBtVpS8GpQDnwOgeDtx8etr_CUm3-OuEo9ABn9m7XZCAK-97uOd84oGxln1ssITfiUVc2MTVerMSvWjndTQw_a9yDZbZU4dAOBVnzhF/s400/BlakeBox.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="309" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58sP6m5-vTL41GFprPhFU5gE4xa4FQHr5EppE5zBtVpS8GpQDnwOgeDtx8etr_CUm3-OuEo9ABn9m7XZCAK-97uOd84oGxln1ssITfiUVc2MTVerMSvWjndTQw_a9yDZbZU4dAOBVnzhF/w154-h200/BlakeBox.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">A memorial service was held for Derwood Blake Box, 63, formerly of Roscoe, at the Pecan Baptist Church in Robert Lee on Monday, May 17, at 10:00am. A private family burial is planned for a later date. He passed away on May 11.<br /><br />Blake was born in Sweetwater on June 28, 1957. A former Plowboy, he graduated from Angelo State University in 1978 with a degree in Education and completed his Master’s degree at Sul Ross State University in 1980. He spent 18 years as a schoolteacher in Sweetwater and later moved to Robert Lee and operated the family ranch.<br /><br />He was a member of the Pecan Creek Baptist Church in Robert Lee. He loved supporting his nephews and nieces as well as being involved with all their activities. His other passions included trapping, hunting, and competing in barbecue cooking contests.<br /><br />He is survived by his two brothers, Marcus Box and wife Phyllis of Fort Worth, and Powell Box and wife Joyce of Breckenridge; three nephews, Brandon Box and wife Erica, their children Andrew, Chloe and Mikey of Maryland; Kevin Box of Dallas, and Blaze Box of Greenwood; and his two nieces, Hannah Box; daughter, Hayden Box; and son, Grayson Adames of Sweetwater; Rikki Box and daughter Dani Welborn of Breckenridge.<br /><br />He was preceded in death by his father and mother, S. V. Box and Bobbie Box of Robert Lee, as well as his sister Dona Nell Box.<br /><br />Memorial contributions may be made to the Pecan Baptist Church in Robert Lee.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-59764109164049699882021-05-12T09:47:00.002-05:002021-05-13T00:11:13.699-05:00RCHS Names 2021 Valedictorian, Salutatorian<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPCcjsCWNXfQ6RObJlOXA4f3HKaBRk3EeW0ogGNkSfBwEV6knXm3vSQBgqWE3XC9067EiOTcwBdJuWcatFQz9Xugq-NCvlsdfl3UhfByLEx6oZH6E4Yqgw1xJkXc5n9oq8WXmx5L_3zuR/s402/HannahWardElizRubio.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="402" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPCcjsCWNXfQ6RObJlOXA4f3HKaBRk3EeW0ogGNkSfBwEV6knXm3vSQBgqWE3XC9067EiOTcwBdJuWcatFQz9Xugq-NCvlsdfl3UhfByLEx6oZH6E4Yqgw1xJkXc5n9oq8WXmx5L_3zuR/w400-h255/HannahWardElizRubio.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hannah Ward Elizabeth Rubio</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">At Roscoe Collegiate High School, the grades are in and have been averaged. The valedictorian for the Class of 2021 is Hannah Ward, and the salutatorian is Elizabeth Rubio.<br /><br />Hannah’s final four-year average is 103.27 and Elizabeth’s is 99.49. Hannah plans to continue her education at Lubbock Christian University, while Elizabeth will go to West Texas A&M University in Canyon.<br /><br />Both have already received their Associate Degrees from Western Texas College, where both were members of the honor society, Phi Theta Kappa.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">RCHS graduation ceremonies are scheduled for this Friday at 7:00pm at the RCISD Special Events Center.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SEVEN P-TECH STUDENTS RECEIVE BACHELOR’S DEGREES<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhkZ9bhX5LYuoTVH4BEWH25ftItFejp_PkEWUrVqOL1cNy6gQqcMYc8htG4R3BswE_mIFJ9hDIe-8OQtDkscmgk1jpl1eMHll5MSprz7L7jA2PjLepDQ4hnNTp6_uWlLzTGlxo2twdEOl/s1116/PTECHGrads21b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1116" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhkZ9bhX5LYuoTVH4BEWH25ftItFejp_PkEWUrVqOL1cNy6gQqcMYc8htG4R3BswE_mIFJ9hDIe-8OQtDkscmgk1jpl1eMHll5MSprz7L7jA2PjLepDQ4hnNTp6_uWlLzTGlxo2twdEOl/w400-h256/PTECHGrads21b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At WTAMU, (l. to r.) Veronica Cuellar, Kadee Martinez, Blake Dean, Jose Ortega, Nicholas Limones, and Austin Lara. At Texas Tech, Iris Gonzales.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Seven students enrolled in the RCISD P-TECH program were awarded their bachelor’s degrees this past weekend, six at graduation ceremonies at West Texas A&M University in Canyon and one at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.<br /><br />All seven completed their work here in Roscoe without incurring any tuition debt. They earned their associate degrees while students at Roscoe Collegiate High School and then fulfilled requirements for their bachelor’s degrees through the P-TECH program with its offices on 3rd and Main Streets.<br /><br />The program is the first of its kind in the country, and 18 students are currently enrolled. Eleven students from this spring’s graduating class of 2021 will remain here to complete post-secondary certifications or bachelor’s degrees through Texas State Technical College, West Texas A&M University, or Angelo State University. There are also five adults enrolled in the program.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">HAYDEN BAKER – SMALL TOWN UPCOMING ARTIST</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCX8ckU957GUw166KDb3GyLt9HQLsyZTUld-KlO_woiglkGX6N69yz53-KVNoHxjHgtKEzxU0ww_T98ELK4Ggm_F5fvfDL-_y9KCHUUydYG8IM5OQDKIZKhOqvn1Y0ZFuD7APnvMYR_NC/s961/HaydenBakerMsWalker.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCX8ckU957GUw166KDb3GyLt9HQLsyZTUld-KlO_woiglkGX6N69yz53-KVNoHxjHgtKEzxU0ww_T98ELK4Ggm_F5fvfDL-_y9KCHUUydYG8IM5OQDKIZKhOqvn1Y0ZFuD7APnvMYR_NC/w320-h400/HaydenBakerMsWalker.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hayden Baker & his art teacher, Carolyne Walker.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Editor’s note: This article was conceived and written as a class project in Jamie Sasin Maloney’s Principles of Business class at RCHS. Contributing students are Marcella Saenz, Marta Herrera, and Kaiden Perez. Hayden Baker is a member of the class.</i><br /><br />When you think of your average Roscoe student, art might not be the first extracurricular activity that comes to mind. But for Hayden Baker, 17, a junior at Roscoe Collegiate High School, art is his passion. On May 1st, he exhibited his paintings at an art show at the Sweetwater County-City Library. He introduced 35 original paintings and sold all but 10.<br /><br />“I couldn’t believe how amazing it turned out,” says Hayden. “We had 120 people show up and sold over two-thirds of the paintings. The support from the community was so encouraging. This was my first show ever, and I don’t think it could have been a better introduction.”<br /><br />Hayden began his adventure while taking art classes with Mrs. Carolyne Walker, who teaches art in Colorado City. “I discovered that I was absolutely terrible at painting landscapes that the rest of the class was thriving with,” he claims. “I had decided to try to paint a blue-streaked aurora sky for a contest and accidentally created my first abstract piece of art.” At this point he discovered that abstract art was the genre he was interested in pursuing.<br /><br />“I knew I enjoyed art as a kid,” Hayden says, “but I had never considered myself an artist. I didn’t think about art or what it meant to me, until Covid. Covid gave me perspective and I found a love of painting that led me here today.” His favorite is a painting of a comet coming down from space and lighting up the sky. “I love the colors and it was one of my first paintings,” Hayden explains. “It gives a sense of calm and grace that the Covid season was sorely lacking.”<br /><br />Along with his parents, Hayden says that Mrs. Walker has been his “biggest supporter and source of inspiration” and the person who introduced him to the techniques and thought processes behind creating art. He also says that without his parents and Mrs. Walker it would not have been possible for him to have progressed into the artist that he has become. “They supported me in a way that not many have the privilege of knowing. I couldn’t have done it without them.” In addition, He says he has a strong support system among his church family, teachers, and friends, who have all encouraged him and contributed to his success.<br /><br />Hayden hopes to pursue a degree in animation from David Lipscomb University in Nashville. However, he plans to keep painting and following his passion for art. “I have new pieces every week,” he says. “I won’t be running out of paintings anytime soon.”<br /><br />His paintings are on display until May 30 at the City-County Public Library.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">CITY COUNCIL MEETS, CONDUCTS BUSINESS<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqawWiIJNgJ72Oh_pvktiTARoip4AH5Uch5IBqC6GyjqpnF64cHxxcA3GKDn_QNN6E1LWGOjqYwJaLqunYIzsOhw_8IFn73X3vPGEZig49-9Gd616qpExQvNiQgCoRa7C4vf2_Uq3V-eo/s2048/CityCouncil521.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2048" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqawWiIJNgJ72Oh_pvktiTARoip4AH5Uch5IBqC6GyjqpnF64cHxxcA3GKDn_QNN6E1LWGOjqYwJaLqunYIzsOhw_8IFn73X3vPGEZig49-9Gd616qpExQvNiQgCoRa7C4vf2_Uq3V-eo/w400-h271/CityCouncil521.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mayor Pete Porter swears in Robert McBride and Edwin Duncan to new terms. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">At its regular monthly meeting yesterday evening at City Hall, the Roscoe City Council heard reports from the City Manager and Police Chief, swore in two members to new three-year terms, and approved several measures.<br /><br />City Manager Cody Thompson said city workers are busy getting the City Swimming Pool ready for the summer and expect to be ready by the end of the month. Several repairs are required due to this winter’s hard freeze, which damaged commodes and plumbing as well as piping in sand filters.<br /><br />The water-line improvements scheduled for Roscoe’s south side continue to be delayed by the state logjam. Two state agencies, the TCEQ and TWDB, now have a backlog of up to 24 months for which they blame the pandemic. These delays are blocking progress and costing municipalities needed funds.<br /><br />The purchase of fireworks for the July 4th celebration has also been negatively affected by the pandemic, and since most are imported from China, they will be more expensive this year. Nevertheless, they are still part of the plans for the celebration. The music performances have also been booked with Mike and the Moonpies as the headline act, along with Kody West, and local favorite Lyndall Underwood and the Dusty Creek Band.<br /><br />Plans for spraying for mosquitoes have been made. The recent rains are bringing them out in large numbers and work will begin soon. Gordon Nemir of Sweetwater has been engaged for the project.<br /><br />Roscoe Police Chief Felix Pantoja updated the Council on police activity during the month of April. The Roscoe department handled 89 calls, recovered a stolen 18-wheeler at the game room on Broadway, and dealt with two fights there. It also installed a laptop computer in the department’s Dodge police truck.<br /><br />District Attorney Ricky Thompson purchased two refurbished Motorola in-car radios for the Roscoe department at a cost of $1,935 each.<br /><br />Pantoja also gave the report for the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, saying that it handled 1 house fire, 6 medical emergencies, 2 grass fires, 4 minor vehicle crashes and 3 major ones, 2 vehicle fires, and one other fire. It handled a total of 19 calls.<br /><br />Mayor Pete Porter then swore in the two newly elected Council members, Robert McBride and Edwin Duncan, both incumbents, to three-year terms.<br /><br />The Council accepted the 2019-2020 City audit as presented by City Accountant Ricky Bowman, CPA, and approved payment of the audit. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It also approved a swimming pool contract for management of the pool this summer. The swimming pool operator will be Inez Leanas, whose phone number is 325=378-9799. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">CENTRAL ROLLING PLAINS CO-OP HOLDS MEETING</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YYQLnUZOluJNmUvUlIbS7xi-TzF-Dvvkf84PODEGwot54dkhKinmDLDBjaA4lcB8slFpVTkWkw-em0yP17OMISFFXH721P8AwoqG2QKvgIfOWqO5uw4KXy2vueIFnY-hm8fkF4H5Tx4u/s1280/CoopMeeting21.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1280" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YYQLnUZOluJNmUvUlIbS7xi-TzF-Dvvkf84PODEGwot54dkhKinmDLDBjaA4lcB8slFpVTkWkw-em0yP17OMISFFXH721P8AwoqG2QKvgIfOWqO5uw4KXy2vueIFnY-hm8fkF4H5Tx4u/w400-h281/CoopMeeting21.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The annual Co-op meeting at the RCHS Cafetorium yesterday.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Central Rolling Plains Co-op held its annual membership meeting yesterday evening at the Roscoe School Cafetorium with a ribeye supper catered by Rough Creek. Approximately 200 members attended, including industry guests.<br /><br />Items of business included the manager’s report, regional reports, audit report, and election of two directors. Kenny Landfried and Rolan Petty were re-elected to three-year terms on the Senior Board.<br /><br />The $100 prize of the annual bale guess in which members guess how many bales the gin will produce was won by David Strain.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="sewyw5yaijlrtzh"></span><span class="sewyw5yaijlrtzh"></span>US COVID-19 NUMBERS CONTINUE SLOW IMPROVEMENT<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yIQp73JmiQkwa6Xzfyyr6ZiDnCE8kucvgH01KIyRX9JTMJVykNGvD4ioKfJv5TiVXlUsO9nFTyJnBEFYlaS2FOaZMz603lL5TnKpyJxJESAi14vQmbHi3oazEVIr_c66DZTB08Oy9MNb/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yIQp73JmiQkwa6Xzfyyr6ZiDnCE8kucvgH01KIyRX9JTMJVykNGvD4ioKfJv5TiVXlUsO9nFTyJnBEFYlaS2FOaZMz603lL5TnKpyJxJESAi14vQmbHi3oazEVIr_c66DZTB08Oy9MNb/s0/coronavirus.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Around the country, news concerning the pandemic continues to improve as numbers of new cases, deaths, and hospitalizations all continue to drop. States most recently identified as Covid-19 hotspots, such as Michigan, Arizona, and Minnesota all reported drops in numbers along with most other states. Many are relaxing restrictions as the situations become more normal.<br /><br />In Texas, Covid-19 numbers remain low and essentially flat. Hospitalizations have dropped to 2,508 from 2,603 last week, and new cases also remain around 3,000 per day. Yesterday had 2,859. The number of active cases has dropped to 56,743 from slightly over 62,000 the past two weeks. Fatalities averaged 41 daily this week, 8 fewer than last week.<br /><br />The numbers also remain relatively flat in the Big Country and Abilene. The number of active cases in Taylor County has grown to 223, a gain of 5 over last week’s 218, and Covid-19 hospitalizations in Abilene are now at 16 patients compared to 15 last week. Also, 1 more death was reported, so the total for Taylor County now stands at 404. The percentage of Covid-19 patients in the Abilene trauma service area is at 1.53% after last week’s 2.29%.<br /><br />In our four-county area, the numbers remain low. Nolan County now has 4, the same as last week. Mitchell County has only 1 after 3 last week, and Fisher County also has 1, after 2 last week. Scurry County is reporting only 2 cases after having 18 last week. Once again, none of the four counties report any Covid-19 deaths this past week.<br /><br />Here are the Big Country’s estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Howard, 33 (49); Brown, 14 (13); Coke, 9 (8); Erath, 4 (8); Nolan, 4 (4); Jones, 3 (8); Eastland, 2 (5); Scurry, 2 (18); Comanche, 2 (2); Runnels, 2 (2); Mitchell, 1 (3); Fisher, 1 (2); Callahan, 1 (1); Shackelford, 1 (1); Stephens, 1 (1); Coleman, 0 (1); Haskell, 0 (0); Kent, 0 (0); Stonewall, 0 (0); Knox, 0 (0); Throckmorton, 0 (0). The total of all these counties for this week is 80, 45 fewer than last week’s 125.<br /> <br />Selected west Texas counties’ estimated active cases (with last week’s in parentheses): Ector (Odessa) 313 (328), Midland 268 (272), Lubbock 190 (156); Tom Green (San Angelo) 77 (76); Wichita (Wichita Falls) 59 (35). This week’s total for these counties is 907, 40 more than last week’s 867.<br /><br />Texas now has had a total of 2,490,481 cases (2,478,241 last week), 56,743 currently active cases (62,517 last week), and 49,527 total deaths (49,362 last week).<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">WEATHER REPORT: WARM, THEN CHILLY<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0USiYQ57tLu0E3Drl6k7X1vVwD4ESRI8NubH7uhyphenhyphenpdQT1wipZKy9AYdeuF6nlC5adWoJO3sdOWDeGkL0KpaZOt5C-oX6csvCJzfToRtZvjPOJIWtDob11Kr34KEm35ME3jLrxIWHSoV8/s492/Fog51121.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="492" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0USiYQ57tLu0E3Drl6k7X1vVwD4ESRI8NubH7uhyphenhyphenpdQT1wipZKy9AYdeuF6nlC5adWoJO3sdOWDeGkL0KpaZOt5C-oX6csvCJzfToRtZvjPOJIWtDob11Kr34KEm35ME3jLrxIWHSoV8/w400-h300/Fog51121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Yesterday's fog.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">The weather unfolded in two distinct phases this past week. First, from Wednesday through Saturday, the drying out from the big rain proceeded as expected with sunshine, wind, and warm temperatures with highs in the 80s and 90s. The hottest day was Saturday which reached 94°F.<br /><br />Then on Sunday, a cold front blew through dropping the afternoon high to 78°, and Monday was even cooler with cloudy skies, a high of only 61°, and a brisk north breeze that made it feel even cooler than that. Yesterday was similar, and after last week’s warm weather, seemed more like March than May. The forecast for both Monday and Tuesday had been for showers—and, while both were damp along with some fog yesterday afternoon, the rains never materialized, not around here anyway. This morning’s low was all the way down into the 40s.<br /><br />The forecast is for continued cool weather today with mostly cloudy skies, a high of 64°, and a cool north wind along with a slight chance of rain. Tomorrow will warm slightly with a high of about 72°, and only a light breeze. Friday will be cloudy but warm up to 82°. Saturday brings a chance (34%) of showers along with a high of 78°, and Sunday will warm up to 84° with a 16-mph south wind.<br /><br />Then, early next week we’ll have a good chance of more rain (50%) as temperatures remain mild, about 80°.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">† THOMAS FERNANDO CASTRO<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaLMv0F1wHZOjyhBQZKBwX4Ja3CdjY1dGVNjRJ618faHWK080AxvLWKCJNuEFNzQFooqsAdsKjfxRPOZkUK88HerWbvEI2BPQtrf_YftW7-tzJHAIQb0muqlcrOXSIdLp3q7uoRgjV1Lw/s200/ThomasCastro.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="194" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaLMv0F1wHZOjyhBQZKBwX4Ja3CdjY1dGVNjRJ618faHWK080AxvLWKCJNuEFNzQFooqsAdsKjfxRPOZkUK88HerWbvEI2BPQtrf_YftW7-tzJHAIQb0muqlcrOXSIdLp3q7uoRgjV1Lw/w194-h200/ThomasCastro.jpeg" width="194" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Holy Mass for Thomas Fernando Castro, 30, of Brazoria, Texas, was held at 10:00am on Friday, May 7, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Sweetwater. Interment followed at Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. He passed away Monday, May 3. <br /><br />Thomas was born February 14, 1991, in Sweetwater and attended school in Roscoe. He was the son of Mary Castro. He enjoyed making people laugh, being with family, and most of all, he loved being a father to his son, Westin. He was a hard-working welder who enjoyed spending down time at the beach with his family.<br /><br />He is survived by his son, Westin Thomas Castro, and significant other, Karly Beech of Brazoria. He also leaves behind his mother Mary Castro of Roscoe; sister, Vanessa and her husband, Chris Aguilar of Hutto; and maternal grandmother, Josefa Castro of Roscoe, as well as many aunts, uncles, and primos.<br /><br />Pallbearers were John E. Castro, Johnathan Castro, Christopher Castro, Philip Castro, Aaron Pequeño, and Adam Muñoz.<br /><br />Honorary Pallbearers were Westin Castro, Chris Aguilar, John A. Castro, Kaden Castro, Christian Castro, Emilio Pequeño, and Benjamin Pequeño.<br /><br />Donations to help with interment services can be made through this link: <a href="https://gofund.me/2037264b">https://gofund.me/2037264b</a>. Your assistance is appreciated.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">† DAVID MARTIN VIERUS<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfzPCEm6F6rxMg84At7Bxlj-9dwhNRQ7-g-72FyNTQmXLxMUbj41TwiWz3purLMZJvM3W6NJDZ6aaKwTlA5WJ6Wb5Ca72pJ-NrGKoPaMxSse9IWK-dubY7Lv2fJnyMIT3cMyVUjxlBB33/s200/DavidVierus.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfzPCEm6F6rxMg84At7Bxlj-9dwhNRQ7-g-72FyNTQmXLxMUbj41TwiWz3purLMZJvM3W6NJDZ6aaKwTlA5WJ6Wb5Ca72pJ-NrGKoPaMxSse9IWK-dubY7Lv2fJnyMIT3cMyVUjxlBB33/s0/DavidVierus.jpeg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Funeral services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home for David Martin Vierus, 34, of Roscoe, who passed away on Thursday, May 6.<br /><br />David was born December 14, 1986, in Sweetwater. He is a graduate of Roscoe High School and was co-owner of JAL Contractors in Big Spring. David had worked for Ivey Pump and Supply in Roscoe, Charles Burnett Construction, McGlothlin Construction, and Price Construction. He was a crane mechanic and inspector. David grew up in Roscoe, loved farming, cattle ranching, and playing golf and was working toward becoming an airplane pilot.<br /><br />He is survived by his wife; Jana Vierus of Big Spring; daughters, Maddie Robertson of Snyder and Hanna King and husband Sam of Needville, Texas; parents, Don and Teresa Vierus of Roscoe; sister, Lucrecia Dawn Vierus of Roscoe; maternal grandmother, Barba Kingston of Roscoe; paternal grandfather, Don Martin Vierus, Sr. of Castell, Texas; nephews, Korbin Vierus and Kamden Clark; and his special friends, Daniel and Randa Drake of Roscoe.<br /><br />David was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Charlie Kingston; paternal grandmother, Dora Mae Vierus; and niece, Kayleigh Dawn Vierus.<br /><br />Honorary pallbearer will be Daniel Drake.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649404985852161245.post-89985473827082966192021-05-05T09:44:00.001-05:002021-05-05T10:24:19.565-05:00School Board, City Council Election Results<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHiVqNaRCKJzX0nwLnDTef4CEM84CxK13m_DRNNYhtzPQnP5B_GLMq0_O2lfzy5aAbg2uj4zjf8S6QtKdNEYsqHu9yrvcjpDNrTnVDB_MtpZxzB3DaMDxOW6uMbdsGPvFtZOClXe3w_CU/s803/CityHallRCHS.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="803" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHiVqNaRCKJzX0nwLnDTef4CEM84CxK13m_DRNNYhtzPQnP5B_GLMq0_O2lfzy5aAbg2uj4zjf8S6QtKdNEYsqHu9yrvcjpDNrTnVDB_MtpZxzB3DaMDxOW6uMbdsGPvFtZOClXe3w_CU/w400-h200/CityHallRCHS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The results are in, and the winners of the School Board and City Council elections have been named.<br /><br />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.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Winners of the two open three-year positions on the Roscoe City Council are Edwin Duncan and Robert McBride.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><b>Roscoe Collegiate ISD School Board</b><br /><br />This is the final vote tally. The first four below are the winners of the four regular four-year terms.<br /><br />Eloy Herrera — 117<br />Kenny Hope — 111<br />David Pantoja — 102<br />Allen Richburg — 89<br />James Arnwine — 61<br />Jose Ortega — 42<br /><br />The first two below are the winners of the two two-year terms:<br /><br />Aaron Brown — 112<br />Jerad Alford — 96<br />Jason Freeman — 73</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Total number of voters: 160 (64 early, 96 on May 1) <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Roscoe City Council<br /></b><br />The first two below are the winners of the two three-year terms:<br /><br />Edwin Wilson Duncan — 59<br />Robert Ray McBride — 48<br />Larry John Clements — 36<br /><br />Total number of voters: 97<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">STUDENTS HONORED AT ACADEMIC BANQUET</span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnKVKL7Xe9Wm9MeJqd49XWfxr2gvx1MKJcnIfNyZ7liH0_Ekif16pOMbcftuqgMCNxwfn-qrOQyi4tKkJPk0-EUeRyuDhy3xxw0uI895u-IJXXojb9l5ekN30uCfviTRL3sh-42tsb4-O/s2048/WTCGrads21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnKVKL7Xe9Wm9MeJqd49XWfxr2gvx1MKJcnIfNyZ7liH0_Ekif16pOMbcftuqgMCNxwfn-qrOQyi4tKkJPk0-EUeRyuDhy3xxw0uI895u-IJXXojb9l5ekN30uCfviTRL3sh-42tsb4-O/w400-h275/WTCGrads21.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">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. </span> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmZfFtqQa6mIQSHSy4KnFMKT_TEuhSzMLuidFMBuK_Qbx-tNk3WUASmArqUVX7WXPScWbMpzaGt4s7mW3uwBccQ15dntuSqcrXPrxpFH8FqUinNmhZt6Czo6xp-yziRpuYhkEeV_owHzw/s565/RPlowct.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="565" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmZfFtqQa6mIQSHSy4KnFMKT_TEuhSzMLuidFMBuK_Qbx-tNk3WUASmArqUVX7WXPScWbMpzaGt4s7mW3uwBccQ15dntuSqcrXPrxpFH8FqUinNmhZt6Czo6xp-yziRpuYhkEeV_owHzw/w200-h95/RPlowct.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Several high school and junior high school students received honors at the annual RCISD Academic Banquet held last Tuesday evening in the Roscoe School Cafetorium.<br /><br />Eleven seniors were recognized for graduating this year with Associate Degrees from Western Texas College in Snyder:<br /><br />Vidal Aguayo Gabriella Dyck<br />Elida Aguilera Ezekiel Murphy<br />Alexis Arce Caleb Reed<br />Megan Boren Elizabeth Rubio<br />Georgia Bowers Hannah Ward <br />Lisa Tollison<br /><br />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:<br /><br /><b>High School</b><br /><br /><i>12th Grade Best All Around 12th Grade Best Work Ethic</i><br /><i>Girl</i>: Hannah Ward <i> Girl</i>: Georgia Bowers<br /><i>Boy</i>: Arthur Villa <i>Boy</i>: Vidal Aguayo<br /><br /><i>11th Grade Best All Around 11th Grade Best Work Ethic</i><br /><i>Girl</i>: Marissa Solis <i>Girl</i>: Isabel Ortega<br /><i>Boy</i>: Reese Kiser <i>Boy</i>: Bryan Marquez<br /><br /><i>10th Grade Best All Around 10th Grade Best Work Ethic</i><br /><i>Girl</i>: Carson Greenwood <i> Girl</i>: Aryana Zarate<br /><i>Boy</i>: Ismael Islas <i> Boy</i>: Zain Jackson<br /> <br /><i>9th Grade Best All Around 9th Grade Best Work Ethic</i><br /><i>Girl</i>: Mia Mondragon <i>Girl</i>: Kaidy Ornelas<br /><i>Boy</i>: Jax Watts <i> Boy</i>: Christian Turnbow<br /><br /><b>Junior High</b><br /><br /><i>8th Grade Best All Around 8th Grade Best Work Ethic</i><br /><i>Girl</i>: Daniella Vela <i>Girl</i>: Ana Islas<br /><i>Boy</i>: Dimitrio Pantoja <i>Boy</i>: Jose Mondragon<br /><br /><i>7th Grade Best All Around 7th Grade Best Work Ethic</i><br /><i>Girl</i>: Sophie Gleaton <i>Girl</i>: Daisy Talamantez<br /><i>Boy</i>: Jace Arnwine <i>Boy</i>: Braxton Bartee<br /><br /><i>6th Grade Best All Around 6th Grade Best Work Ethic</i><br /><i>Girl</i>: Ivy Morris <i>Girl</i>: Elise Toothman<br /><i>Boy</i>: Mason Alford <i>Boy</i>: Isaac Galindo<br /><br />In addition, awards were given to the best students in each of the class sections offered in high school and junior high. <br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">ROSCOE ATHLETES RECOGNIZED AT ATHLETIC BANQUET<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJn8c5kmAkIaW8kZi7aEPuuMYa7HhxbULki45DyHavH8ftv1nSKXUpHBnyHjRqdr1XKxsxorpX4M6orJ2oAfBZKr2d8U5b85mZNdwZ80P70qMxnRbEIZgRjI-Zc2pvXTjknFAvU1UQ6d8U/s589/40Aguayo6yds.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="589" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJn8c5kmAkIaW8kZi7aEPuuMYa7HhxbULki45DyHavH8ftv1nSKXUpHBnyHjRqdr1XKxsxorpX4M6orJ2oAfBZKr2d8U5b85mZNdwZ80P70qMxnRbEIZgRjI-Zc2pvXTjknFAvU1UQ6d8U/w400-h283/40Aguayo6yds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Students, parents, and coaches were on hand at the RCHS Athletic Banquet in the Cafetorium Thursday evening to see the annual awards bestowed on Plowboys and Plowgirls for the various school sports.<br /><br />Here are the this year’s awards for Plowboys and Plowgirls listed by sport:<br /><br /><b>Football</b><br /><br /><i>Plowboy of the Year in Football</i> - Zeke Murphy<br /><i>Fighting Heart</i> - Kolten Hope<br /><i>Britt Paty Memorial</i> - Caleb Reed<br /><i>Clyde Jay Memorial Scholarship</i> - Zeke Murphy, Caleb Reed, Vidal Aguayo<br /><br /><b>Basketball</b><br /><br /><i><b>Boys</b></i><br /><i>Honorable Mention All-District</i>: Antonio Aguayo, Parker Gleaton, Jax Watts, Seth Wilcox<br /><i>Academic All-District</i>: Parker Gleaton<br /><i>Plowboy Basketball Mr. Defense</i>: Jax Watts<br /><i>Plowboy Basketball Plowboy of the Year</i>: Parker Gleaton<br /><br /><i><b>Girls</b></i><br />District Honors<br /><i>Impact Player of the Year</i> - Carson Greenwood<br /><i>Co-Defensive MVP</i> - Shauna McCambridge<br /><i>1st Team All-District</i> - Cameron Greenwood<br /><i>2nd Team All-District</i> - Kaidy Ornelas, Jacey Rodriquez<br /> <br />School Awards<br /><i>Miss Defense </i>- Cameron Greenwood<br /><i>Plowgirls of the Year</i> - Shauna McCambridge, Carson Greenwood</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br />Fighting Heart Award</i> - Kaidy Ornelas</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">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.<br /></span></i></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><b>Powerlifting</b><br /><br /><i>Regional qualifiers</i>: Xander Moffett, Lupe Leaños, Keller Vinson, Seth Martin, Britt Justiss, Peyton Friedman, Diego Vela, Zeke Murphy <i>3rd place</i>, David Diaz <i>3rd place</i>, Xavier Lopez <i>5th place.</i><br /><i>Plowboy Powerlifter of the Year</i>: Zeke Murphy<br /><br /><b>Track & Cross Country<br /></b><br /><i><b>Boys</b></i><br /><i>Regional Qualifiers</i>: Caleb Reed: 1600m, Antonio Aguayo: 200m,<br />4x200m: Tyler Guelker, Antonio Aguayo, Seth Wilcox, Julian Cuellar, (Alternates: Lupe Leaños Jax Watts)<br /><i>Track Captains</i>: Jake Gonzalez, Lupe Leaños<br /><i>Track Plowboy of the Year</i>: Caleb Reed<br /><br /><i><b>Girls</b></i><br /><i>Track Regional Qualifier</i>: Kaidy Ornelas<br /><i>Track Plowgirl of the Year</i>: Kaidy Ornelas<br /><br /><i>Cross Country Regional Qualifiers</i>: Yaniez Aguilar, Mahailia Calderon, Mia Lavalais, Kaidy Ornelas, Candy Ortega, Itzel Ortega-Solis, Jissel Rodriquez, Carson Greenwood, Jacy Rodriquez<br /><br /><i>Cross Country Plowgirl of the Year</i>: Jissel Rodriquez<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />JAYDEN GONZALES HELPS McMURRY TO TITLE</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO1Tjq10hI8fwLNJzJ_G6opV2isCaNa_XJJheLfiuLsTpsoQJ7rfd_bcV9N4spavHT_IW0D7-BoIbPnrZikBYqeSGU1OumzsEBaC7d2Dp3vlZf_cHahHDsjfMA0Rtc2igcxVxe1qNIt3V/s1125/JaydenGonzales.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1125" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimO1Tjq10hI8fwLNJzJ_G6opV2isCaNa_XJJheLfiuLsTpsoQJ7rfd_bcV9N4spavHT_IW0D7-BoIbPnrZikBYqeSGU1OumzsEBaC7d2Dp3vlZf_cHahHDsjfMA0Rtc2igcxVxe1qNIt3V/w400-h291/JaydenGonzales.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jayden Gonzales as a Plowboy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Former Plowboy Jayden Gonzales, now an athlete for McMurry University in Abilene, helped his team win the American Southwest Conference track and field title by clearing 4.35 meters (14’3¼”) to win the Pole Vault at the 2021 Track & Field Conference Championships. In doing so, he was also named to the All-Conference First Team.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Gonzales, a sophomore at McMurry, is a 2019 graduate of Roscoe Collegiate, where he participated in all sports.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />BAKE, GARAGE SALE FOR JH CHEERLEADERS SATURDAY<br /><br />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.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />BEAT THE STREET CYCLING CHALLENGE SATURDAY<br /><br />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.<br /><br />If you are interested in participating or want more information, go to the event’s Facebook page for details by clicking <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/387352562657581/?ti=ls" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />COVID-19 NUMBERS IMPROVE, VACCINE DEMAND FALLS</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4rUtN0EN332TC5V0atUN0hoYs4lYpq6oeyUZHgyPsDFVs5c874ivlM5oEOsNSCLR3LSo4zc2cGY6MHPbJK-7J4moeSY7BCF6njEzns9OG0HuF26fZrPa7hnOv8VARL3qMlHB4KulpVy4/s147/coronavirus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4rUtN0EN332TC5V0atUN0hoYs4lYpq6oeyUZHgyPsDFVs5c874ivlM5oEOsNSCLR3LSo4zc2cGY6MHPbJK-7J4moeSY7BCF6njEzns9OG0HuF26fZrPa7hnOv8VARL3qMlHB4KulpVy4/s0/coronavirus.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Around the country, news concerning the pandemic continues to improve as most states report a decline in new cases with only a few reporting increases, such as Arizona, Wyoming, and Oregon. But even in those states, the number of deaths remains low as most older people have been vaccinated, and the increases are mainly of people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, who tend to have milder and less serious cases. Even so, there are still many hospitalizations and needs for ICUs.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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%.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /> <br />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.<br /><br />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).<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />WEATHER REPORT: MORE RAIN, HAIL, CROAKING FROGS</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPYiv0b-rvvZDa6LiXewPb__4zcuIlebU8LNMSiGvmFBEr9RrjGdE9h8GcAdf2333G_sjigNDL-dNXrUFIbFtKG1YQ0mryqEe9ZYnfs4xgdH3WecZrSNpMrGKZEmM68OMW81d1snd3ktQ/s1280/StormCloud5321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPYiv0b-rvvZDa6LiXewPb__4zcuIlebU8LNMSiGvmFBEr9RrjGdE9h8GcAdf2333G_sjigNDL-dNXrUFIbFtKG1YQ0mryqEe9ZYnfs4xgdH3WecZrSNpMrGKZEmM68OMW81d1snd3ktQ/w400-h300/StormCloud5321.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monday's storm cloud in the west. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">In last week’s <i>Hard Times</i> weather report, I mentioned how a 3½ inch rain on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning broke our extended dry spell, but as it turned out, that wasn’t the end of the rain. Thursday night .3” more fell and then Friday night another 1½ inches brought the total to 5.3”. Saturday, I added .35” more to bring my total to 5.65”. All that rain brought the frogs out and late that night we had a frog serenade.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />There is no rain in the forecast at least until next week, and even then the chances are still pretty low.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">† JIMMIE D. BURKE</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI44vdHWWYu4avPr3K3WcURJ7JayT3r7Iv3vJKiIYB6BL6QH0fYu5JBgqymshK3Y-AL5aedhtPGic1iH2dYZ3_Qt401CMzmcG2P_s3R6-MVs9dS5cifs1lPeQoSt3D-ZA6_eMJkpwMRel/s200/JimmieBurke.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDI44vdHWWYu4avPr3K3WcURJ7JayT3r7Iv3vJKiIYB6BL6QH0fYu5JBgqymshK3Y-AL5aedhtPGic1iH2dYZ3_Qt401CMzmcG2P_s3R6-MVs9dS5cifs1lPeQoSt3D-ZA6_eMJkpwMRel/s0/JimmieBurke.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Champion Baptist Church or Texan by Nature (<a href="http://www.texanbynature.org">www.texanbynature.org</a>).<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />--o--</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />† RICHARD EARL ROGERS</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRPVEio4UAkepHCmM9FcBVBiV6OgCgPQ3Bjav98wJ7kngb1sr5H93EfCXlMyq5Uu5lIzydPBfTfSyXhX6LkmJETOrahHHzcubEx6GUR8VcHePamnVGZOjtlY1J9MRDx89FjJ4L4UUJvHv/s785/RichardRogers1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="679" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRPVEio4UAkepHCmM9FcBVBiV6OgCgPQ3Bjav98wJ7kngb1sr5H93EfCXlMyq5Uu5lIzydPBfTfSyXhX6LkmJETOrahHHzcubEx6GUR8VcHePamnVGZOjtlY1J9MRDx89FjJ4L4UUJvHv/w173-h200/RichardRogers1.jpg" width="173" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">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.<br /><br />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. <br /><br />He is survived by his wife, Michele Rogers; son, Mark and daughter-in-law Alice Rogers; and grandchildren, Emma, Cooper, and Mason.<br /><br />He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Ora Rogers, and siblings James (Pete) Woods and Bryan Rogers.<br /><br />The family is requesting no flowers or contributions.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">--o--</span></span></div>Edwin Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289053663414697649noreply@blogger.com0