HLSA holds annual sale

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Hereford
BRAND
Vol. 112, No. 125 • Hereford and Deaf Smith County, Texas
Sunday, January 27, 2013
18 Pages. $1.00
2013 Hereford Livestock Show and Sale participants
HLSA holds annual sale
By Dana Jameson
BRAND General Manager
& Managing Editor
The 2013 Hereford Livestock Show and Sale showcased the best of the best in
steers, heifers, pigs, goats,
lambs, and rabbits in Deaf
Smith County from January
18-20. On Monday, January
21, the Hereford Livestock
Show Association honored
the exhibitors and animals
at the Hereford Independent
School District Administration Building during an
evening jam-packed with
great food, fellowship and an
auction that brought in approximately $133,000 which
almost doubles the $74,900
recorded in 2010.
The night was filled with
dignitaries named Ferdinand,
Pistol Pete, Crusher, Jet, Pork
Chop, Jelly, Bacon, Lizzy,
Princess, Paisley, Reveille,
Cheeto and Bullet.
Dillon Yosten and Hannah Urbanczyk led the assembled group in the Pledge
of Allegiance and the Texas
of Pledge of Allegiance. Cutter Smith and Kyle Fetsch
presented the 4-H Pledge and
Motto.
Heifer show participants
were introduced as well as the
showmanship winners during
the evening.
Macy Gudgell was named
the best 1st year Hog Showman for showing her Black
95 Years of Excellence in Education:
St. Anthony Catholic School
By Jhirvon Starling
BRAND Staff Writer
will celebrate 95 years of education in the Hereford community during Catholic Schools
Week beginning Monday.
The national celebration is
held annually during the last
week of January. The theme
this year is “Catholic Schools
Raise the Standards.”
Various events are planned
throughout the week-long
celebration, demonstrating
how St. Anthony has strived
to maintain high standards and
what their students are learning as a result of these efforts.
Those who attend the events
will be able to see the characteristics that Catholic schools
have defined themselves by
throughout the years.
Principal Linda Aranda
praised the community effort
that has helped the school offer quality education throughout the years.
“We couldn’t be celebrating
95 years without our parents,
parish and community. We
have a phenomenal community here in Hereford,” Aranda
said.
In addition to an emphasis
on academics and developing
faith, Catholic schools also
See SALE Page 4A
Courtesy photo
St. Anthony Extended Day collected coins for St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital. Together they were able
to collect $100. Pictured standing (l to r) Principal, Mrs.
Aranda, and Extended Day Caregiver, Ms. Ofilia. Middle
row (l to r) Jaycie Gonzalez, Hayden Slovacek, Trypp
Busby, and Tristan Bigham. Front row (l to r) Callie Bullard, Rebecca Aguilar, Mia Estrada, and Conner Smith.
teach their students to give
back to the community and
others.
“We teach our students that
we have to be good stewards
and that it is a way of life and
what they’ve been blessed
with they give back,” Aranda
said.
This lesson is carried out by
involving students in a variety
of community projects.
All grade levels at St. Anthony Catholic School have
See SCHOOL, Page 4A
Library Book Sale Feb. 15-16
Friends of the Library will
launch their annual Book
Sale Feb. 15-16 in the basement of the county library.
The members-only sale
will be from 5:00 -7:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 15, in the library
basement. Memberships for
2013 will be sold at the door
on the 15th for those who
wish to shop the pre-sale.
Those interested in joining
the Friends organization can
also sign-up at the library
any weekday during regular business hours. Yearly
memberships in Friends of
the Library are priced at
$5 for individuals, $10 for
families and $15 for clubs/
businesses.
The sale is open to the
public from 9 a.m. -12 noon
on Saturday, Feb. 16, and
during regular library hours
until March 15.
Book Sale prices are: $2
each for hardbacks, 50 cents
for paperbacks, 25 cents for
magazines and children’s
books and $1 for DVD movies. All pricing is at the
discretion of the Friends
organization.
Kathy Allison, Friends
president, explained that
book sale revenue supports
various library programs, including the summer reading
club, an online newspaper
See BOOKS, Page 2A
2013 Hereford Livestock Show results
By Dana Jameson
Guns, ammo shortages
reported in Hereford
By John Brooks
“We are doing ok, for now”
said
Hereford Police Chief Brent
BRAND Staff Writer
Harrison. “We have a good supWhile the debate over the Sec- ply on hand. We’re going to be
ond Amendment has sent shock- wise with our training and be sure
waves through firearms and not to waste any of our ammunigun control
tion.”
advocates,
Harrison
one of the
said police
side effects
officers must
of the debate
qualify once
hasn’t hurt
per year to
Her e fo rd maintain
area law enfirearm proforcement
ficiency.
— yet.
“ We g o
Hereford
through the
police and
qualification
— Second Amendment, t w i c e p e r
Deaf Smith
US Constitution year,” HarCounty sheriff’s deputies
rison said,
are not en“and I don’t
countering the same ammuni- foresee any change in that.”
tion shortages that are impacting While other departments are
many law enforcement agencies
across the nation.
See GUNS, Page 3A
BRAND General Manager &
Managing Editor
The 2013 Hereford Livestock Show
was held January 18-19 with the final
results tabulated and recorded. Following
are the winners in order of place:
Swine Show
Class 1 Duroc-1st Megan Marquez;
2nd Darren Schlabs; 3rd Brooke Fuentes;
and 4th Joanna Louder.
Class 2 Duroc-1st, Breed Champion
and Reserve Grand Champion Ashley
Brummett; 2nd and Reserve Breed
“…the right of
the people to
keep and bear
Arms, shall not
be infringed.”
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Champion Turner Taylor; and 3rd Chandler Vogel.
Class 3 Duroc-1st Brooke Fuentes; 2nd
Reagan Strafuss; 3rd Caitlyn Gee; and
4th Nixon Monroe.
-Class 1 Hampshire-1st Nixon Monroe;
2nd Lang Blankenship; and 3rd Tom
Keeling.
Class 2 Hampshire-1st Lauren Barrett; 2nd Joanna Louder; 3rd Veronica
Mata; 4th Preston Yosten; and 4th Joanna
Louder.
Class 3 Hampshire-1st and Reserve
Breed Champion Alexis Ortiz; 2nd
Rainey Aven; and 3rd Darren Schlabs.
Harlem
Ambassadors
BRAND/Skip Leon
In addition to delivering a strong message to the students to stay in school,
stay off drugs and take their education seriously, the Ambassadors also
flashed some of their basketball skills
the day before they played a game
against a team of local players. Kiki
Smith does some fancy dribbling at
center court for the HJH students.
Class 4 Hampshire-1st and Breed
Champion Truston Gudgell; 2nd Chandler Vogel; 3rd Charlie Hill; 4th Turner
Taylor; 5th Mystique Suarez; and 4th
Carson Blair.
-Class 1 Black OPB-1st and Breed
Champion Lauren Barrett; 2nd Carson
Blair; 3rd Ashley Brummett; 4th Chandler Vogel; 5th Rainey Aven; and 6th
Tatum Barrett.
Class 2 Black OPB-1st Maddison
Watts; 2nd Bryce Simnacher; 3rd Joshua
Torres; 4th Macy Gudgell; 5th Tom Keeling; and 6th Bryce Simnacher.
Class 3 Black OPB-1st and Reserve
Grand Champion Charlie Hill; 2nd Lanae
Blankenship; 3rd Bailey Munoz; and 4th
Johnny Torres.
Class 4 Black OPB-1st Kage Monroe; 2nd Macy Warlick; and 3rd Nixon
Monroe.
-Class 1 White OPB-1st and Breed
Grand Champion Maddison Watts; and
2nd and Reserve Grand Champion Dillon Yosten.
-Class 1 Yorkshire-1st and Breed Grand
Champion Ashley Brummett; 2nd Kage
Monroe; 3rd Maddison Watts; 4th Charlie Hill; and 5th Turner Taylor.
Riding off into the sunset
Plum Puddin’
“My friend walked out of the
building this week for possibly the last time. Have you....”
See column on page 5A
“I started to hear the jingle
of wedding bells on the
matrimony...” See column
on page 5A.
See SHOW, Page 4A
WEATHER
Sunday’s
forecast
Hi: 69
Low: 39
Monday’s forecast
Hi: 69 Low: 35
Rainfall
Overnight
.00 inches
Year to date
00.54 inches
Hereford BRAND
2A
Local
WANTED
$200 REWARD
The person pictured below is wanted in the State
of Texas, Deaf Smith County, and has at the time of
this publication, an active warrant for their arrest.
www.344clue.com.
1. Name/date of birth
Jose Antero Almaras, Sept. 30, 1985
2. Height/weight
5’- 9”, 270 lbs
3. Warrants
Aggravated Assault w/ Deadly Weapon
4. Warrant numbers
7141
5. WARNING: Never attempt to apprehend a fugitive yourself. If you
have information on the location of this fugitive, contact Deaf Smith
County Crime Stoppers at 344-CLUE (2583). All informants will remain
anonymous. You must call Crime Stoppers to collect the reward.
(Note: This feature is published weekly.)
Crime of
the Week
REWARD up to $1,000
Crime Stoppers is yet again asking the community
of Hereford and Deaf Smith County to help solve
a serious crime that happened within our county.
Sometime during the overnight hours of 10-01-2012,
some unknown crooks broke into a barn on County
Rd. HH. After entry was made into the barn, the
thieves stole several items such as a high lift jack, an
air powered grease gun, several end wrenches, and
a red Polaris Ranger 800 ATV which is valued at over
$10,000. A photo of a ranger similar to that which was
stolen can be seen on the Crime Stoppers web site
at www.344clue.com under crime of the week. Crime
Stoppers WILL pay a lot of money for the arrest of the
suspects, and or the recovery of the stolen ATV.
If you have information about this or any other
crime, call Crime Stoppers. No one will ask your
name.
Call Crime Stoppers at:
344-CLUE (2583)
News Briefs
Father/Daughter Date Night
The annual Father/Daughter
Date Night will be held Friday, February 8 from 7 p.m. to
10 p.m. in the gymnasium at
St. Anthony’s School located
at 120 West Park Avenue. The
special evening is for young
women in the first through
twelfth grade. The evening
will include a meal with dessert, a photo and a dance. Admission is $15 per couple and
$6 for each additional girl.
St. Anthony’s spokesperson, Elaine McNutt, added
that all girls attending must
be accompanied by their father, grandfather, godfather
or uncle.
Those planning to attend
are asked to RSVP before
Wednesday, February 6. Contact McNutt for more information at 346-2736.
Scholarship Opportunity
The HISD Board of Trustees
is awarding 2 - $500 scholarships to HISD staff. If you are
attending school this Spring
to earn your undergraduate
degree, OR you are furthering your career by attending
school for a Master’s or Doc-
torate, you are eligible to apply. An application form can
be found on the HISD Website
under the Staff link; Forms
and Publications. Or you can
contact Carolyn Hiltbrunner
for an application. The deadline is February 8, 2013.
Amnesty offered by
Municipal Court
The City of Hereford
Municipal Court will be
recognizing an Amnesty
period February 18, 2013
through March 8, 2013.
During this time no Municipal warrants will be
served in an attempt to
allow those individuals
with warrants to get them
paid off rather than being
arrested.
A full list of names
a n d b i r t h d a te s o f th o s e
persons with outstanding
warrants will be published
in the February 16, 2013
issue of the Hereford
Brand.
If you feel you may have
a warrant you may call
Municipal Court at 3637127 to inquire. Warrants
MUST be paid in full no
later than 4:30 February 8, 2013 to ensure
names will not appear in
print.
Municipal court is now
able to accept debit cards
as well as most credit
cards.
BRANDObituaries
Ilajean (Sweet Thing) Schroeter
January 18, 1948 - January 22, 2013
Ilajean (Sweet Thing) Schroeter, 65, passed away January
22, 2013.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. January 26, 2013, at Trinity Fellowship West Auditorium with Revs.
Richie Brown and Bill and Kathy Johnson
officiating.
Ilajean was born in Hereford January 18,
1948, to Frank and Clara Brinkman. She was
a patient and strong willed woman, known to
be a fighter. She graduated from West Texas A
& M with a Bachelor of Arts degree in teaching. Ilajean married Ed Schroeter in Amarillo
on June 6, 1992, celebrating 20 years together
this past year. She was also a member of Trinity Fellowship, where she loved worshipping and serving her
Lord and Savior.
Survivors include her husband, Ed Schroeter; children,
Bryan Schroeter and wife Terri of Midland, Brenda Bailey
and Husband Brian of South Padre Island, Jay Schroeter and
wife Jackie, Ron Schroeter and wife Allie all of Amarillo,
Egan Schroeter and wife Gail of Del Rio, Brenna Schroeter
of Amarillo; seventeen grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
siblings, Sharon Cramer and husband Jim, Weldon Brinkman
and wife Mary, Mary Brinkman all of Hereford, Pat Brinkman
and wife Denise of Amarillo; a host of nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
Memorials to be sent to Trinity Fellowship Church or Amarillo Fellowship Church.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.coxfuneralhomeamarillo.com.
Hereford BRAND, January 27, 2013
Paid Obituary
Juan D. Porras, Jr.
December 27, 1930 – January 23, 2013
Funeral services for Juan D. Porras, Jr., 82, of Hereford will be
2 p.m. January 26, 2013, at New Life Restoration Center, 1508
Whittier in Hereford (Community Church) with
Humberto Porras of Dumas officiating. Burial
will follow in West Park Cemetery.
Mr. Porras died January 23, 2013, in Amarillo
surrounded by his family. Juan DeDios Porras, Jr. was born in Mexico
on December 27, 1930, to Juan D., Sr.
and Ignacia (Marquez) Porras. He married
the love of his life, Otilia B. Flores in 1956. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife
of 56 years, Otilia Porras; sons, Jesus Salazar
(Lupe), Javier Porras (Linda), Juan Porras, and Saul Porras
(Christy); daughters, Rosa Contreraz, Elsa Porras (David), and
Elva Porras (J.D); thirty-two grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren; brother, Luis Porras; and sister, Eloisa Hinojosa. Hereford BRAND, January 27, 2013
Paid Obituary
Court: Obama appointments
are unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he
bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel, a
federal appeals court panel ruled
Friday.
A three-judge panel of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit said that Obama did not
have the power to make three
recess appointments last year
to the National Labor Relations
Board.
The unanimous decision is
an embarrassing setback for
the president, who made the
appointments after Senate Republicans spent months blocking
his choices for an agency they
contended was biased in favor
of unions.
The ruling also throws into
question Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray
to head the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau. Cordray’s
appointment, also made under
the recess circumstance, has been
challenged in a separate case.
Obama claims he acted properly in the case of the NLRB
appointments because the Senate
was away for the holidays on
a 20-day recess. But the threejudge panel ruled that the Senate
technically stayed in session
when it was gaveled in and out
every few days for so-called “pro
forma” sessions.
Books:
From Page 1A
collection and adult and youth
literacy. The organization
raises funds through membership fees and the annual
book sale.
In 2011, the Friends published the Margaret Formby
Memorial Collection of historical Hereford newspapers,
dating from 1901-08, on the
world-wide web. During the
past year, the Friends organization expanded the online
newspaper collection to include editions of The Hereford
Brand dating from 1909-1922.
The fully-searchable, indexed
collection of vintage local
newspapers can be found on
the internet at The Portal to
Texas History.
To see the online collection,
the web addresses are:
About the Formby Collection - http://texashistory.
unt.edu/explore/collections/
MFMC/
Hereford TX newspapers
(1901-08) - http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/MFMC/browse/
Farm emergency loans
Farmers in Deaf Smith
and surrounding counties
are eligible to apply for low
interest emergency loans
for losses from the ongoing
drought.
In total, 207 Texas counties are included in the disaster declaration issued last
week. A new, streamlined
Secretarial Disaster Designation process allows a designation when a county has
experienced severe drought
for eight consecutive weeks,
based on the new US Drought
Monitor.
“The disaster designation is welcome relief to
producers because it allows all qualified operators
in primary and contiguous
counties to apply for a low
interest emergency (EM)
loan,” said James Douglass,
Acting Executive Director
of the USDA Texas Farm
Service Agency.
Producers have until early August to ap-
ply for emergency loan
assistance.
FSA will consider each
loan application on its own
merits, taking into account
the extent of losses, security available and repayment
ability.
Producers can borrow up to 100% of actual production or physical
losses, to a maximum of
$500,000. The current emergency loan interest rate is
2.15%.
SUNDAY:
• NA meeting, 8 p.m. at the Hereford
Community Center 100 Ave. C. For information, call 363-2940.
MONDAY:
• Troop 50 Boy Scouts, 6:30 p.m. – 8
p.m., Northwest Elementary. All boys
ages 11 – 18 invited to participate. Call
289-5354 for information.
• Rotary Club, noon, Sugarland Mall
Grill.
• Deaf Smith County Historical Museum regular hours 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Saturday, and only by appointment on Sunday.
• Weight Watchers, 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.,
Hereford Community Center game
room.
• Al-Anon Group 7 p.m. at Fellowship
of Believers Church 245 Kingwood, for
information call 364-6045 or 676-7662.
TUESDAY:
• Support Group for TBI Caregivers,
meeting at 7 p.m. for information, call
806-364-1892 or email: dgproctor@
gmail.com.
• Hereford AMBUC S, noon Ranch
House Restaurant.
• AA meeting, 8 p.m. at the Hereford
• Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers
board of directors, 6 p.m., HPD rec
room.
WEDNESDAY:
• Lions Club, noon, Hereford Community Center.
• NA meeting, 8 p.m. at the Hereford
• Bippus Extension Education Club,
2 p.m.
THURSDAY:
•American Legion Coffee Call, Veterans assistance from 9 a.m. - 12 noon.
• Kiwanis Club, noon, Hereford Community Center.
• Hereford Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m.,
Ranch House Restaurant.
• Merry Mixers Square Dance
Club, 7 p.m., Hereford Community
Center.
• AA meeting, 8 p.m. at the Hereford
• Hereford Day Care Center board
of directors, noon, Hereford Country
Club.
• Childhood immunizations, 8:30 a.m.
– 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. –4 p.m. Texas
Department of State Health Services,
205 W. 4 th, Suite 102.
FRIDAY:
•Cultural Extension Education Club,
1:30 p.m.
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3A
Always make sure your getaway driver has valid stickers
By John Brooks
BRAND Staff Writer
Many times, we have warned
folks not to leave valuables in
their vehicle.
And now, a new warning: if
you’re going to burglarize a vehicle, make sure your get-away
vehicle has a valid inspection
sticker and the driver is actually licensed to drive.
Through two Fates meeting
in the wind, officers were able
to solve a vehicle burglary case
on Tuesday. Police were called
shortly after 8 AM to the north
parking lot at First Baptist
Church at Sixth and Main. A
woman said a man had taken
her purse from her vehicle. The
red Dooney and Burke purse
was worth $100. Inside were
various personal identification
cards, credit and other bank
cards, and $1,000 cash.
One of the woman’s coworkers saw a man take the
purse from the car. When
she hollered at him to stop,
he took off running down
Sixth. That’s when police were
called, and they broadcast
the information about the red
purse and a description of the
man.
About an hour later, an officer on ordinary patrol spot-
ted a pickup on Ave. I with
an expired inspection sticker,
dated 4/12. The officer stopped
the pickup and walked up to
the driver’s window to explain why he had stopped the
driver.
That’s when he spotted the
red purse and a passenger
matching the description given
by the eyewitness.
Turns out, the driver’s license had been suspended.
The passenger, 23-yearold Tristan Paul Morales,
was arrested and booked
into Deaf Smith County
Jail.
The purse still had $850 of
the original $1,000 reported.
Another $50 was found in
Morales’ pockets. However,
the credit and bank cards,
checkbook and personal identification were gone.
—
Two men were detained
Tuesday and charged with
possession of drug paraphernalia. There was a black substance in a Baggie that will be
tested.
The men were stopped because one of them had been
sought by police for questioning in another case. The detective who stopped the vehicle
asked the two men if there
was anything illegal
in
the pickup, and the men
said no. They gave permission to search the
truck, which turned up
two glass pipes of the
type used to smoke illicit drugs. The pipes
contained a white residue.
In the bed of the pickup,
officers found a backpack that
had several wallets, a handful of Medicaid cards and a
Guatemalan passport. Both
men said they didn’t have a
clue about what was in the
backpack: another friend had
thrown it back there, they
said.
Harlem
Ambassadors
visit HJH
BRAND PHOTOS/Skip Leon
Right, Hereford Junior High
School students show their
excitement to be standing on
the court with members of the
Harlem Ambassadors basketball
team during a program Thursday
morning. The Ambassadors
played a team of local players
Friday night. See photos from
the game on page 1B.
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All rights are reserved for republication of special dispatches.
Left, The Ambassadors’ 6-foot-7
Jerome Robinson elevates as he
slams down a dunk shot at the
beginning of the team’s program
at Hereford Junior High School
Thursday morning. Robinson
and his teammates had plenty
more dunk shots Friday night
when they played against a team
of players from Hereford.
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Guns:
Continued from Page 1A
rationing ammunition, Harrison
said they will not do that. All
officers are armed at all times,
including the two School Resource Officers who are posted
at Hereford High School and
Hereford Junior High.
Local firearms expert Toby
Turpen said business has continued to be somewhat brisk
for people wanting to get their
Concealed Handgun License.
The license requires the holder
to attend a full day of classes
and demonstrate proficiency
with a handgun. Turpen also
offers advanced courses. Monte
Smith also teaches CHL classes
locally.
“People who are interested in
getting their permit are welcome
to call me,” Turpen said. “I put
their name on a list, and when
we have enough to make a class,
we put it together.”
Turpen is not just an advocate
of the Second Amendment. He
strongly believes more people
should have a deeper knowledge
of their firearms, and that women
should have a gun and a permit.
“I’m a big advocate of women
arming themselves, taking the
classes and getting a permit,”
Turpen said. “A deeper knowledge of firearms helps everyone
keep the peace. No one wants to
“play” guns.”
Turpen is just a fervent about
gun safety in the home.
“When they are in the home
they need to be securely locked
away,” Turpen said. “I really
wish people would keep young
kids away from guns. If they are
locked away it can sure prevent
a bad situation.
“I’d also like to see our schools,
all employees of schools who
want to, be armed, have a license,
and go through advance training.
I think it should be a SWAT-type
response training, and then keep
quiet about who is armed.
“It’s all about preparation,
knowledge and attention, and
those are things I always try to
teach.”
Eddie Morton, owner of Gold
Nugget Pawn Shop, said his
store sold over 300 firearms in
December, with 100 of those in
one week.
“A lot of those people were
new buyers, had never owned
a firearm before,” Morton said.
“It wasn’t all handguns. People
were buying whatever firearm
they could get, because they were
afraid they weren’t going to be
able to buy one.
“President Obama has certainly been quite the firearm
salesman.”
Morton said there’s no ammunition out there to buy.
“I can’t even get a .22 bullet,”
Morton said. “I’ve never had that
happen before.
“Even the people who do
reloads, can’t get lead, can’t get
primer, can’t get anything.
“It’s crazy for everyone.
Wholesalers have nothing. I was
talking to one of the salesmen
I’ve always dealt with, and he
said they go in every morning,
sit in the break room and drink
coffee all day. When they do
get something in, they split it
amongst all the salesmen so everything is gone very quickly.”
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Bowl for Kids’ Sake: Pirate Bowl
Bowl For Kids’ Sake
Pirate Bowl will be
held March 22 and
March 23, 2013, at
the Sugarland Mall
Lanes.
Help Big Brothers Big Sisters
meet their
goal of 63 teams
this year!
B I G S
asks for
your financial support of their work
as they continue to place
volunteer mentors in the
lives of children who need
them.
Teams who sign-up for this
year’s pirate themed bowling
party will receive acknowledgement in the local media
and event signage.
There are a variety of session
ule that works best for
your team.
Each team is allowed a
minimum of 5 bowlers with 2
additional bowlers allowed at
an additional cost. Teams may
be made up of employees, coworkers, associates, friends
and/or family.
Teams must sign-up by
February 27 to order specific
T-shirt sizes and those who
sign-up after this deadline will
receive all XL shirt sizes.
The deadline for at T-shirt
logo sponsorship and
camera-ready logo
submission is
March 6. All
funds generated from
B ow l F o r
Kids’ Sake
2013 supports the
a g e n c y ’s
youth
development and mentoring programs
striving to make a difference
in the lives of boys and girls in
the Hereford Community.
To sign-up and register
your team(s) call the Big
Brothers Big Sisters office at
364-6171.
The Grand Champion Exotic Steer was shown by Kyle
Fetsch and brought a bid of
$5,000 from Parmer County
Implement with the Buyer’s
Club adding on $1,000 more.
Emily Brorman’s Reserve
Breed Champion Exotic Steer
received the next highest bid
of $4,400.
The Buyer’s Club is a local group of supporters who
work anonymously to ensure
all the sale participants are
rewarded.
Darren Schlab’s Grand
Champion Cross Swine received the top bid of $3,000.
Breed Champion Ashley
Brummett, Alexis Ortiz and
Kage Monroe received the
next highest bid of $2,200 for
their entries.
Macie Mimms’ 1st Place
Goat received the top bid of
$2,500 for her entry. Grand
Champion Marco Mata and
Mimms both received second
place bids of $2,200 for their
entries.
Grand Champion Trace
Dodd received the top bid of
$2,500 for her Breed Champion and Grand Champion
Lamb. Jared Guess and Gatlin
Wagner both received second
place bids of $1,500.
Samantha Lookingbill received the top bid of $550
for her Grand Champion and
Breed Champion Rabbit.
Nicole House received the
second place bid of $325 for
her Reserve Grand Champion and Breed Champion
Rabbit.
The sale concluded with
85 animals, 6 prime rib rolls,
and two flower arrangements being auctioned for
a total of approximately
$133,000.
2nd Emily Turpen; 3rd Bryce
Simnacher; 4th Brad Turpen;
5th Emily Turpen; 6th Bryce
Simnacher; 7th Emily Turpen;
and 8th Brad Turpen.
Class 4 Goats-1st Macie
Mimms; 2nd Katelin McCathern; 3rd Jacob McCathern;
4th Trey Ledezma; and 5th
Alejandro Mata.
Class 5 Goats-1st and Grand
Champion Marco Mata; 2nd
Alejandro Mata; 3rd Cutter
Smith; 4th Jacob McCathern;
and 5th Veronica Mata.
times over the two days, just
call and provide them with a
sched-
Sale:
OPB that placed 4th in the
competition. Macy’s brother,
Truston, won this award in
2012 for showing a Light
Medium Hampshire.
F.J. Bezner, Jr. was chosen
during a reverse drawing to receive the Jim Marsh Memorial
Trailer Project stock trailer
from HJSA with the profits
from the sale of tickets which
supports the 4-H scholarship program. This project is
sponsored by the Deaf Smith
County 4-H Parents Association.
After a prime rib meal the
sale got underway with auctioneer Larry Noland handling
the duties for the night. In the
past the animals were present
for the sale but in recent years
as well as this year the animals were only in attendance
through a slide show.
Above, “Giving is such an important lesson for all children at all ages. We at St. Anthony School
are committed to service and teach of the joys that stewardship, being a way of life, can bring.
We all have the ability and responsibility to share our talents and gifts from God. Thus, our
students are involved in s variety of service projects throughout the year, from sponsoring a
child from Guatemala, collecting pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House and giving back
to our local community as well,” said St. Anthony School Principal Linda Aranda. St. Anthony
School third graders collected
blankets, dog food and cat
food for our Hereford Humane
Society. Pictured standing (l
to r) Ms. Woodard, Braedyn
Tijerina, Gavin Urbanczyk,
Baron Buse, Rachel Betzen,
Chantel Padron, and Mikaela
Ozuna. Front row (l to r)
Frodo, Nevaeh Nicely, Jaidyn
Vigil, Camilia Casarez, and
Andrew Railey.
Left, St. Anthony School students are hosting an Art Exhibit as part of their festivities
for Catholic Schools Week.
One work of art was selected
to represent St. Anthony
School at the NCEA Convention to be held in Houston
this spring. All other artwork
may be viewed at the dinner reception following the
Closing Liturgy on Sunday,
February 3, at 11:15 a.m. St.
Anthony third grader, Jaidyn
Vigil is congratulated by Mrs.
Aranda, principal, for having his artwork selected to
represent the school at the
National Convention for National Catholic Educational
Association.
Show:
Class 2 Yorkshire-1st and
Reserve Grand Champion
Darren Schlabs; 2nd Truston
Gudgell; 3rd Hannah Barrett;
and 4th Preston Yosten.
Class 3 Yorkshire-1st Mystique Suarez; and 2nd Alexis
Ortiz.
-Class 1 Cross-1st and Reserve Breed Champion Tatum
Barrett; 2nd Ashley Brummett; 3rd Macy Gudgell; 4th
Reagan Strafuss; and 5th
Truston Gudgell.
Class 2 Cross-1st Joshua
Torres; 2nd Lang Blankenship; 3rd Nixon Monroe; 4th
Rainey Aven; and 5th Maddison Watts.
Class 3 Cross-1st Bryce
Simnacher; 2nd Macy Warlick; 3rd Nathan Gee; and 4th
Lanae Blankenship.
Class 4 Cross- 1st, Breed
Champion, Grand Champion
Darren Schlabs; 2nd Darren
Schlabs; 3rd Dillon Yosten;
4th Kage Monroe; and 5th
Lang Blankenship.
Rabbit Show
Commercial Junior1st, Breed Champion and
Grand Champion Samantha
Lookingbill; 2nd Samantha
Lookingbill; 3rd Samantha
Lookingbill; 4th Samantha
Lookingbill; 7th Samantha Lookingbill; 8th Emily
Turpen; 9th Brad Turpen; 10th
Emily Turpen; and 11th Samantha Lookingbill.
Commercial Senior-1st and
Reserve Grand Champion
Brad Turpen; 2nd Bryce Simnacher; 3rd Emily Turpen; 4th
Brad Turpen; and 5th Samantha Lookingbill.
-Fancy Junior-1st and Reserve Breed Champion Emily
Turpen; 2nd Brad Turpen;
3rd Emily Turpen; 4th Brad
Turpen; 5th Bryce Simnacher;
and 6th Bryce Simnacher.
Fancy Senior-1st, Breed
Champion and Reserve Grand
Champion Nicole House;
Lamb Show
Finewool-1st and Breed
Champion-Samantha Lookingbill; 2nd and Reserve Grand
Champion Darcy Dodd.
-Finewool Cross-1st and
Breed Champion Trace Dodd;
2nd and Reserve Breed Champion; 3rd Samantha Lookingbill; and 4th Jack Detten.
-Southdown-1st and Breed
Champion Rachael Detten;
2nd and Reserve Breed Champion Gatlin Wagner; 3rd Rachael Detten.
-Class 1 Medium Wool-1st
Jill Messer; and 2nd Jolly
Messer.
Class 2 Medium Wool-1st
Kwynn Guess; 2nd Darcy
Dodd; and 3rd Gatlin Wagner.
Class 3 Medium Wool-1st
Jack Detten; 2nd Jared Guess;
3rd Kwynn Guess; 4th Darcy
Dodd.
Class 4 Medium Wool-1st,
Reserve Breed Champion
and Reserve Grand Champion Jared Guess; 2nd Trace
Dodd; 3rd Trace Dodd; and
4th Marco Mata.
Class 5 Medium Wool-1st,
Breed Champion and Grand
Champion Trace Dodd; 2nd
Samantha Lookingbill; 3rd
Darcy Dodd; and 4th Trace
Dodd.
Goat Show
Class 1 Goats-1st Macie
Mimms; 2nd Nicole House;
3rd Hallie Reins; and 4th Nicole House.
Class 2 Goats-1st and Reserve Grand Champion Jose
Prieto; 2nd Matlin Mimms;
3rd Cutter Smith; 4th Marco
Mata; and 5th Will Schueler.
Class 3 Goats-1st Katelin
McCathern; 2nd Will Schueler; 3rd Marco Mata; and 4th
Matlin Mimms.
Heifer Show
Class 1 Heifers-1st Blaire
Brorman; 2nd Colter Pohlman; 3rd Colter Pohlman; and
4th Cutter Pohlman.
Class 2-Heifers-1st and
Grand Champion Cutter Pohlman; 2nd and Reserve Grand
Champion Emily Brorman.
Steer Show
Class 1 British-1st and
Breed Champion Darcy
Dodd; 2nd Blaire Brorman;
3rd Jaxon Warlick; and 4th
Gavin Urbanczyk.
Class 2 British-1st and Reserve Grand Champion Darren
Schlabs; 2nd Darren Schlabs;
and 3rd Hannah Urbanczyk.
-American-1st and Breed
Champion Dylan McGinty;
2nd and Reserve Grand Champion Dillon Yosten.
-Class 1 Exotic-1st Ashleigh
Carlson; 2nd Jaxon Warlick;
3rd Gavin Urbanczyk; 4th
Darcy Dodd.
Class 2 Exotic-1st, Breed
Champion and Grand Champ i o n Ky l e F e t s c h ; 2 n d
Hayden Carlson; 3rd Jaxon
Warlick; 4th Preston Yosten;
5th Ashleigh Carlson; 6th
Darren Schlabs; 7th Dylan
McGinty.
Class 3 Exotic-1st, Reserve
Breed Champion and Reserve
Grand Champion Emily Brorman; 2nd Turner Taylor; 3rd
Joshua Meiwes; 4th Kyle
Fetsch; 5th Hayden Carlson;
and 6th Kyle Fetsch.
Class 4 Exotic-1st Joshua
Meiwes; 2nd Turner Taylor;
3rd Hank Urbanczyk; 4th
Kage Monroe; 5th Hannah
Urbanczyk; 6th Hank Urbanczyk; and 7th Darren Schlabs.
St. Anthony students show their artwork. Pictured in the center is Jaidyn Vigil with
his amazing artwork, which was selected to represent the school at NCEA, and Gavin
Urbanczyk and Rachael Detten (runner ups) with their phenomenal works of art.
School:
worked on a service project for
the community of Hereford.
In September 2012, the 3rd
grade class collected items
for the Deaf Smith County
Humane Society. In November
2012, the 2nd graders collected
snacks for Snack Pak 4 Kids
and helped bag the foods.
Kindergarten students made
ornaments for Hereford Nursing and Rehab in December
2012.
This week will feature programs at St. Anthony’s with
the themes of “Raise the Standards” in various aspects of
Catholic school life.
An alumni open house at St.
Anthony’s will kick off Catholic Schools Week on Monday.
The theme will be “Raise the
Standards In Our Community.”
The guest speaker will be Adeline Loerwald, the oldest living
alumna of the school.
Tuesday’s theme is “Raise
the Standards In Our Students.” Student will participate
in relays and competitions during the morning, followed by a
lunch with their parents.
Wednesday’s theme is “Raise
the Standards In our Nation.”
It will be a day of prayer for
the continued success of all
Catholic schools in the United
States. Students also will make
cards for the nation’s troops.
In addition, Bishop Patrick
J. Zurek will have Mass with
the school and members of the
community.
Thursday’s theme is “Raise
the Standards In Our Vocations.” The school will host
a breakfast and open house
for area ministers and their
assistants.
Friday’s theme is “Raise
the Standards In Our Faculty
and Staff.” Students will be
dismissed early and the faculty and staff will be treated
to a luncheon by the Room
Parents.
Catholic Schools Week will
conclude Sunday with “Raise
the Standards In Our Parish.”
A Liturgy will be celebrated
during which the 2013 Distinguished Graduate will be
announced. The Distinguished
Graduate is an individual who
is recognized for their contribution to the community and
the nation by using their faith
and academics to be a good
citizen.
In addition, there will be a
Mass followed by a potluck
dinner and the viewing of an
art exhibit created by the students. During the exhibit, parents may purchase the art work
the students have created.
By continually teaching
academics with the highest
standards and instilling good
values in their students, St. Anthony Catholic School hopes
to continue to be part of the
education system in Hereford
for many years to come.
“I would like to publically
extend my deepest appreciation to everyone who makes
our school a success,” Aranda
said.
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John has a distinctive laugh
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Consistent winners don’t always get the grand prize
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because a place where I in- ing all the right combina- caused me to have to sit
vested a lot of time, effort tions to win district, cruise in the press box for a time
and feelings — Jasper — through the playoffs and after the game and let it go
was in second place.
vault into the state finals back down to something
It listed some of Texas where they gave a fierce “feeling” normal before I
best high school football battle to Rockwall before dared get up and make my
After getting introduced to
I started to hear the jingle ning out of time,’ she said.
programs that, while con- succumbing.
way out of the stands to of wedding bells on the matFrom my experience, every- Tyler, Jacob, Lesley and Paul;
sistent winners, have never
rimony train as it pulled into thing is moving steadily and Aron walked up to me and
O n e p l a y e r f r o m t h a t my car.
introduced himself then said,
won a state championship. team played major college
One of the leaders on that relationship station back in on schedule.
The train we are riding in “How you doing, Plum?”
And, let’s face it, every football. Ralph Senior, a Jasper team was lineback- November.
I was confused at first
Jimmilee and I took our doesn’t seem to be running
high school that fields a defensive back, played at e r S e a n We a t h e r s p o o n ,
and
asked why he called me
out
of
control
just
yet.
I
exseats
and
started
a
slow
pace
football team craves to win the University of Texas. of late with the Atlanta
‘Plum’.
pect
before
all
of
ride
towards
Weda state title.
S eve r a l o t h e r s m a d e i t Falcons of the National
He replied, “Well, Jimmi is
this is over with it
There are five classes for with smaller colleges. Ob- Football League after an dingville.
Puddin’
and your Plum. Plum
will
be
moving
at
Ever
since
then
we
state high school football v i o u s l y, D u l l e s wa s a n All-American career at the
puddin’
is the best dessert.
light
speed
with
me
have
made
a
stop
in
and two divisions in each extremely talented high University of Missouri. On
You
two
are
good together and
relinquishing
blood,
Dressonia
only
to
be
c l a s s ( b a s e d o n e n r o l l - school squad.
top of his talent and fame,
you
make
her
happy. Just like
sweat
and
a
ring
at
told
we
would
have
ment), making 10 state
T h o s e D u l l e s a c c o m - Sean is one of the nicest
plum
puddin’.”
the
finale.
to
visit
Betterdrescrowns possible, Class A plishments came when the people you’ll ever meet. Of
For the record, I actually
Sometime I feel
through 5A. Greg Tepper, school district area was course, opposing running sonia just down the
like the conductor like ‘Plum.’
tracks if we want
who wrote the story, is still beyond the choking backs, quarterbacks and
Back to the wedding: When
of an old steam ento get her wedding
associate editor of Texas grasp of Houston spillover, receivers probably don’t dress.
gine, making sure trying to decide what the
Football, the crown jew- growth and urbanization think Sean is such a nice
that not too many theme for the wedding was
Along the way ine l o f D av e C a m p b e l l ’s of the once rural, agricul- guy because he can use his spiration struck me
coals (problems) going to be, her mother suggreatly successful sports tural area. Ralph grew up 250 pounds to figuratively by railmail and I’ve By Tyler
get tossed into the gested ‘Scrabble.’
p u b l i s h i n g e m p i r e . T h e in a ranching family and take their head off.
This is because while visitengine (Jimmi) and
been designing the Jameson
s u m m e r e d i t i o n o f t h e I’m sure the chores he had
Wa t c h i n g Te x a s h i g h wedding invitations Brand Staff Writer cause a total break ing her family it was discovmagazine each year details helped his physical condi- school football is a par- ever since.
down or over heat- ered that I’m surprisingly
the aspirations, talent and tioning.
ticular pleasure for me,
good at ‘Scrabble.’ Jimmi’s
There have been the oc- ing.
background of every high
J a s p e r m a d e i t t o t h e and something I don’t get casional showers of Starburst
My role so far in the wed- Grandmother can attest to
school for the upcoming Class 3A finals in 2004 to do very often any more. jelly bean wedding favors ding has been “the keeper of that.
Since that day we have been
f a l l f o o t b a l l s e a s o n o f before being nudged 49-47 But, I still read about it in with a 50% chance of drown- the calm” and “tiny decision
on the hunt for the elusive
maker”.
this most revered sport in by Gilmer. Jasper had the the newspapers with great ing in wedding cake.
I am consulted on cake ‘Scrabble’ board and pieces.
The date of arrival has been
Texas.
ball and was rapidly driv- relish.
We have searched the interdesign,
wedding colors, wedset
but
we
are
not
sure
on
the
Tepper’s story dealt with ing down the field when
Willis Webb is a retired
net,
stalked stores and friends
ding
favors,
punch
flavors
time
just
yet.
I’m
thinking
high schools that are con- the clock caught them and c o m m u n i t y n e w s p a p e r
for
low
price sets.
and
whether
to
use
“So
long
high
noon;
two
last
names
sistent winners, measured the game ascended into editor-publisher of more
The
plan
is to use ‘Scrabble’
and
thanks
for
all
the
fish!”
enter,
only
one
survives.
by state playoff appear- t h e “ w h a t i f ” c a t e g o r y than 50 years experience.
pieces
on
the cake and the
in
my
vows.
(FYI:
That
was
A
friend
of
Jimmi’s,
who
is
ances, but have never won for Bulldog fans, a bit- H e c a n b e r e a c h e d b y
board
underneath,
pieces for
vetoed)
getting
married
this
year
too,
a state championship.
tersweet memory. It also email at wwebb1937@att.
the
wedding
favors,
pieces
I
was
forewarned
that
using
advised
us
that
we
were
beJasper’s 41 appearances put a personal scare into net.
for
the
tables
and
extra
pieces
her
nickname,
Puddin’,
in
my
hind
schedule.
‘You
are
runwithout the brass ring garvows would lead to severe for anything else we can think
nered second place. The
U.S. Representative Randy Neugebauer’s Newsleter
of.
punishment.
on l y Tex a s high school
Before the end of this wedShe got the nickname from
t h a t h a s s u ff e r e d m o r e
40th Anniversary of
signed a series of executive in order to prevent senseless a coworker at Tyler’s Bar- ding we will be sick of ‘Scrabfrustration than Jasper is
Roe v. Wade
orders related to the Second tragedies, we must give up beque long before I came into ble’ and so will our guests.
Hondo with 47 forays into
Tomorrow marks the 40th Amendment and called on our freedoms. That is not true, her life.
For now I will sit back
the playoffs with no state anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Congress to pass laws restrict- and I will work to ensure that
I was oblivious to this and enjoy the train ride as I
football crown.
decision by the U.S. Supreme ing gun ownership rights. His no one must choose between knowledge when I first vis- make notes for my future self.
Filling out the top 10 Court that legalized abortion. proposal includes recommen- safety and liberty.
ited the Barbeque and met her Remember: Wedding is not
with Hondo and Jasper are Since then, 55 million unborn dations to ban “military-style
spelled like Chaos.
coworkers/friends.
Gregory-Portland, Alice, babies have lost their lives.
Honoring Martin Luther
assault weapons,”
Freer, Rogers, Brenham, It is heartbreaking
conduct universal King, Jr. and the PresidenHarlingen, Childress and to consider the untial Inauguration
background checks
fulfilled promise of
Holliday.
Today we celebrate the life
on every person buying a gun, and limit and teachings of Dr. Martin
Another measure includ- these unborn sons
magazine capacity. Luther King, Jr. and his unfored in the analysis was all- and daughters. I beThe executive ac- gettable impact on the history
time wins without a state lieve the most basic
function
of
governtions, regulations, and of our country. His influence
title, which Hondo also
ment
is
to
protect
legislative proposals represented more than just
l e a d s w i t h 6 5 4 . J a s p e r,
those
who
cannot
will cost about $4.5 an attitude shift on race in
with 569 victories, tied for
protect
themselves,
billion according to America; it was an affirmation
seventh with Brenham in
and
our
laws
must
of our country’s core belief:
the White House.
Randy
those rankings.
honor
the
sanctity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stu- lessons in discipline, selflessness,
that all men are created equal.
I
am
a
staunch
supNeugebauer
Other top 10 schools are
of life.
dents
with disabilities must be passion and courage, and this guidThat
principle
is
the
foundaporter
of
the
ConstiHarlingen, Ballinger, SherThis week is the
given
a fair shot to play on a ance will help schools ensure that
tion
of
our
democracy—we
are
tutional
right
to
bear
man, Childress, Taylor, annual March for Life Rally
arms, and I strongly disagree all equal, and we all deserve traditional sports team or have students with disabilities have an
Cleburne and McGregor.
in Washington, DC. Thousands with the President’s call to an equal say in our govern- their own leagues, the Education equal opportunity to benefit from
For the final 16 years of of Americans will march on restrict gun ownership rights. ment. This morning, we hon- Department says.
the life lessons they can learn on
my newspaper career, I was the National Mall to continue No one wants another tragedy ored a great tradition of our
Disabled students who want to the playing field or on the court,”
treated to excellent football the fight to end abortions. I re- like we saw in Newtown, but democracy – a Presidential play for their school could join Education SecretaryArne Duncan
in Jasper where I published corded a brief message show- trampling on the Constitution Inauguration. We are all free to traditional teams if officials can said in a statement announcing the
the Jasper Newsboy.
ing my support for this impor- and taking away the freedoms exercise our right to vote, and make “reasonable modifications” new guidance Friday.
John Foster Dulles High tant cause, and I will continue of law abiding Americans we all abide by those results. to accommodate them. If those
The groundbreaking order is
in Fort Bend County, an- to vocally and passionately isn’t the solution. I will op- Other countries—even now— adjustments would fundamentally reminiscent of the Title IX expanother school I was privi- support pro-life policies that pose any Congressional ac- experience violent struggles alter a sport or give the student sion of athletic opportunities for
leged to cover, made it to protect the innocent unborn.
tion to infringe on our Second for power. My hope is that an advantage, the department is girls and women four decades ago
the state finals in 1964 only
Amendment rights, and work everyone may reflect on this directing the school to create par- and could bring sweeping changes
President Obama’s Gun
to be edged 7-6 by Rockto ensure that our Constitution historic day and keep in mind allel athletic programs that have to school budgets and locker
Control Proposal
isn’t bypassed by Executive the importance of living in a comparable standing to traditional rooms for years to come.
wall, after leading 6-0 for
Last week, I was disappoint- Order. The President is trying free and democratic society.
Activists cheered the changes.
programs.
much of the game. Dulles
ed
when
President
Obama
“Sports
can
provide
invaluable
to
tell
the
American
people
that
lost four early regular seaSee SPORTS, Page 6A
My friend walked out of the
building this week for possibly
the last time.
Have you ever had a person
in your life that seems to somehow appear one day and from
that day forward they were
someone you called ‘friend’?
John Brooks is just that kind
of person. He was at a birthday
party I was attending and when
he found out I worked for the
BRAND we struck up a conversation.
He is one of those people
that have an impish grin with
a glint of mischief in his eyes.
He is a very knowledgeable
person that has been places
and done things that most of us
can only imagine in our wildest
dreams.
John has been filling in when
I needed a staff writer. He
brought a certain ambiance to
the newsroom. That ambiance
Plum Puddin’
Schools must
provide sports for
disabled, US says
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Opinions
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whitehouse.gov.
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Senator John Cornyn, (R), 517 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510
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Senator Ted Cruz, (R), B40B Dirksen
Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
20510.
Contact: (202) 224-5922. Website: cruz.
senate.gov
Representative Mac Thornberry, (R-13th
District), 2209 Rayburn HOB, Washington,
D.C. 20515. Contact: (202) 225-3706.
Fax: (202) 225-3486. Amarillo Office: 905
South Fillmore Street, Suite 520, Amarillo,
Texas 79101. Contact: (806) 371-8844.
Fax: (806) 371-7044. Wichita Falls Office:
4245 Kemp, Suite 506, Wichita Falls, Texas
76308. Contact: (940) 692-1700. Fax: (940)
692-0539. Website: thornberry.house.gov
Representative Randy Neugebauer,
(R-19th District), 1424 Longworth HOB,
Washington, D.C. 20515. Contact: (202)
225-4005. Fax: (202) 225-9615. Lubbock
Office: 611 University Avenue, #220, Lubbock, Texas 79401. Contact: (806) 7631611. Fax: (806) 767-9168. Abilene Office:
500 Chestnut Street, Room 819, Abilene,
Texas 79602. Contact: (325) 675-9779. Fax:
(325) 675-5038. Big Spring Office: 1510
Scurry Street, Suite B, Big Spring, Texas
79720. Contact: (432) 264-0722. Fax: (432)
264-1838. Website: randy.house.gov
State
Governor Rick Perry, Office of the
Governor, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas
78711-2428. Or Office of the Governor,
State Insurance Building, 1100 San Jacinto,
Austin, Texas 78701. Contact: Office of the
Governor Main Switchboard [office hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST] : (512)
463-2000. Information and Referral Hotline
[for Texas callers] : (800) 843-5789. Information and Referral and Opinion Hotline
[for Austin, Texas and out-of-state callers]:
(512) 463-1782.
Senator Kel Seliger, (Senate District 31),
P.O. Box 12068, Capital Station, Austin, TX
78711. Contact: (512) 463-0131. District
Office: P.O. Box 9155, Amarillo, TX 79105.
Contact: (806) 374-8994. Website: http://
www.seliger.senate.state.tx.us/
Senator Robert L. Duncan, (Senate
District 28), P.O. Box 12068, Capital Station, Austin, TX 78711. Contact: (512)
463-0128. District Office: 1500 Broadway,
Suite 902, Lubbock, TX 79401. Contact:
(806) 762-1122. Website: www.duncan.
senate.state.tx.us
House District 86-Representative John
T. Smithee, Room CAP 1W.10, Capitol,
P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768. Contact: (512) 463-0702. Fax: (512) 476-7016.
District Office: 320 S. Polk, 1st Floor,
Lobby Box 28, Amarillo, TX 79101.
Contact: (806) 372-3327. Fax: (806) 3420327
House District 88-Representative
Ken King, Room E2.402, Capitol Extension, P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768.
Contact: (512) 463-0736. Fax: (512)
463-0211.
Sports:
“This is a landmark moment for
students with disabilities. This will
do for students with disabilities
what Title IX did for women,”
said Terri Lakowski, who for a
decade led a coalition pushing
for the changes. “This is a huge
victory.”
It’s not clear whether the new
guidelines will spark a sudden
uptick in sports participation.
There was a big increase in female
participation in sports after Title
IX guidance instructed schools
to treat female athletics on par
with male teams. That led many
schools to cut some men’s teams,
arguing that it was necessary
to be able to pay for women’s
teams.
Babbling Brooks
That feller on Tierra Blanca
Creek says, “Of all this things
I’ve lost, I miss my mind the
most.”
-bbThank you to Dana Jameson for her very kind words
elsewhere in this edition
of the Brand. And, without
divulging any secrets, keep
Dana in your prayers, ok?
-bbI can use some prayers,
too. It is quite fascinating to
see one’s brain and how it
functions.
Turns out that all who felt
I might have been wired differently are right. There are
places that should go north
to south actually going south
to north.
There are a lot of twisted
things in one’s brain. Turns
out, some of my twists are
tangled, and that ain’t so
good. However, I don’t feel a
bit weirder than before.
One of the side effects of
all this and other things occuring within my cranium
is the jumbling up of words.
I think well ahead of what I
can type, and on a good day
I type faster than 100 words
per minute.
Not so much any more. I
forget what the doctor said is
the name, but it is a “disease.”
I am now just as apt to type
two instead of too.
I am now pronut. That
sentence is supposed to be
“I am now prone to leave
words or letters out.” It’s
EXTREMELY frustrating
when, of all the things I have
done in life, I have always
been a writer.
I had a bit of a cottage (I
originally typed it as college
... sigh) industry back in high
school and college writing
papers from book reports to
theses. I’ve probably started
a dozen books ... only one
finished and I’m too bashful
to run it past a publisher.
Those days may now be
behind me, and that makes
me frustrated. Frustrated
and sad.
-bbDana points out in her column that I love to write. So,
I thought I would pass along
some quick tips to help you
become a better writer.
1. Use apostrophe’s correctly. Alway’s.
2. It is wrong to be using
weak, passive verbs. They are
to be avoided.
Three. Be consistent.
4. Never your sentences
should a prepostion end.
5. It is also wrong to ever
an infinitive split.
6. Never generalize.
7. Avoid cliches like the
plague. They’re old hat.
8. Be more or less specific.
9. Always avoid alliteration.
10. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
11. Don’t use any more
words than absolutely necessary when you want to make
your point. The overuse of
words in making a point is
very superfluous.
-bbIt’s going to be a proud
moment in a couple weeks
when Coach Brenda Kitten is
inducted into the Panhandle
Sports Hall of Fame.
I got to Hereford (all the
way from Dimmitt) about a
year after a young Brenda
Reeh came to town. IF you
think back some 26 years,
you’ll recall the volleyball
program didn’t start off real
well.
By John Brooks
Then they got to bi-district
... finally beat Pecos ... and
the full ride was underway.
A couple years, we knew all
that needed to happen was
to BEAT DUMAS. What a
rivalry that was.
I caught the volleyball bug
really hard. I’m sure if you
ask a few, I made a really
big fool of myself. Anyone
remember the Alf mask?
Gary Christiansen, the Brand
sports editor at the time, was
so shaken he couldn’t even
do the double-jointed duck
walk.
I was young and my sports
editors were young. We
would cover a football game
on a Friday night late in the
year. We would work all night
on the Sunday Brand. I would
take a nap about 5 AM in a
chair in Speedy’s office.
Then I would drive to wherever the volleyball playoffs
took us while the sports editor
napped. Lubbock, Seminole,
Snyder, a few other places.
I was gone for all of the
great part of the ride: state
championships. Thank God
for the internet: I was listening in exotic places like
Woodinville, WA, hearing
Tom Simons doing the play
by play.
I wasn’t there, but I was
there.
Of course there were some
great athletes along the way.
There are lots of great athletes everywhere.
It takes a great coach,
to coach up those athletes
and the ones who might
not be all-state but were
quite integral parts of the
team.
Coach Kitten did that, and
more.
Congrats, Coach. You done
good.
Farm
By Mary Jan Buerkle
The Plains Cotton Growers,
Inc., Board of Directors at
their meeting on Wednesday
approved three major motions
that will allow the organization to influence significant issues currently affecting High
Plains cotton producers.
The board unanimously
elected to speak out publicly
as an organization about issues surrounding cotton contracting disputes, emphasizing
the sanctity of contract and
the ability for the producer to
obtain a fair dispute resolution process. PCG has been
working within the industry
over the past year to address
issues related to arbitration by
the American Cotton Shippers
Association, which many contracts include as the channel
for dispute resolution.
The Board’s action expands
PCG’s efforts to provide additional information about
specific disputes, which unfairly target cotton producers
who signed acre contracts
with Venture Cotton Cooperative for the 2010 cotton crop,
and the issues surrounding
the arbitration process. A wet
spring and summer sent crop
production estimates skyrocketing, but dry conditions set in
throughout the rest of the 2010
season and a late-season hail
storm destroyed a significant
amount of acreage in areas
southwest of Lubbock.
Venture is suing cotton producers for the difference between the contracted estimate
and the actual production,
claiming that even though
they delivered all the cotton
they produced, they are still
responsible for losses incurred
due to the shortfall. In the
cases that have been reviewed
by PCG leadership, the producers delivered everything
produced from the contracted
acres and therefore upheld
their end of the contract, since
the original agreement was
specifically established as an
acre contract and not a bale
contract.
To settle these disputes, the
next step would be for the producers to enter into ACSA arbitration proceedings with the
merchant, but that process was
deemed “unconscionable” by
both a Gaines County judge in
the 121st Judicial District and
by the state’s Eleventh District
Court of Appeals. The appeals
court even went so far as to
say the process is “substantively unconscionable,” or in
other words, grossly unfair.
“This whole chain of events
has many of our producers
backed up against a wall,
spending tens of thousands
of dollars and countless hours
just to clear their name when
it appears they fulfilled their
part of the contract in the first
place,” PCG Executive Vice
President Steve Verett said.
“Despite the way the ACSA
arbitration rules currently
are written, we are aware of
no case where an arbitration
decision in favor of the producer has been accompanied
with an award of legal fees
back to the producer to cover
those expenses. Further, based
on this evidence, there is no
indication that the ACSA
arbitration process will ever
treat a producer fairly in that
regard.”
The board unanimously
passed a motion that PCG
leadership work to incorporate various points discussed
by the board related to the
ACSA arbitration process as
the minimum adjustments that
need to be made to improve
the dispute resolution/arbitration process when applied
to producer-merchant cotton
contract disputes. PCG leadership currently is in the process of setting up a meeting
through the National Cotton
Council with ACSA to discuss
how to make their arbitration
process more equitable when
it comes to producer-merchant
disputes.
In another move, the board
unanimously elected to submit a letter to the High Plains
Underground Water Conservation District proposing that
the District consider past PCG
president and Petersburg cotton producer Ronnie Hopper
for the position vacated by
Bruce Rigler on their board.
Hopper has demonstrated a
strong interest in and knowledge of groundwater issues
and serves on PCG’s Water
Advisory Committee and the
HPWD’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
Other actions taken by
the PCG Board included
the unanimous approval
of a PCG policy position
on the State Water Plan in
Texas.
Tom Sell with Combest,
Sell & Associates talked to
the group about current farm
policy issues. He said that he
expects debate on new farm
policy likely would begin in
late spring or early summer.
Dr. John Robinson with
the Texas A&M Department
of Agricultural Economics
reported to the group about
the cotton market. He said
he expects a price range of
between 65 and 85 cents for
2013 and noted that China
will continue to influence the
market due to the amount of
cotton it controls. Robinson
added that ultimately, China’s
influence will act as a limit
on both ends and keep cotton
prices within a relatively narrow band.
Published in the January
18, 2013 edition of the Plains
Cotton Growers, Inc. Newsletter.
While irrigation equipment advances have been made to maximize water efficiency, Nich Kenny, Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension irrigation specialist in Amarillo, said concentration on management decisions will be key to surviving
drought years. (Texas A&M AgriLife Research photo by Kay Ledbetter)
Irrigation management, technology
help producers survive drought
By Kay Ledbetter
Texas Agrilife Extension
AMARILLO – Two years
of drought have forced adoption of new technology and
management practices in crop
irrigation, according to a
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist in
Amarillo.
Nich Kenny, AgriLife Extension irrigation specialist,
said the key factor moving
into the 2013 season will be
for producers to concentrate
on their irrigation management.
“There are new water pumping regulations in place, and
we are coming off two years
of pretty significant drought,”
Kenny said. “What that means
is on two fronts, these guys
are limited to how much water
they have available.”
On the regulatory side, most
producers who had banked water in previous years through
efficient measures have exhausted those banks, so they
are only going to be allowed
to pump and apply what they
are permitted to within in a
single season, he said.
On the drought side, be-
cause of the stress of two
back-to-back years, some of
these well capacities have
dropped. Where a producer
may have been able to grow
high-output corn on 120 acres
before, he may now need to
look at lower-output corn on
that 120 acres or split those
irrigation circles to match his
capacity.
“It seems like over the last
couple of years, we’ve made
big improvements in technologies,” Kenny said. “The guys
have taken some proper steps
to make sure their pivots are
outfitted properly. They are
using proper residue management, good plant populations
and planting dates.
“Now we’re really getting
right down to where it will
require some active irrigation
management – holding some
water early, managing soil
water so we are not over-applying or over-irrigating early,
and then keeping up with
capacity during the middle of
the season,” he said.
Kenny said some producers
already know, but others must
improve their understanding
of how much water they really
need to keep up with all their
crops, from corn to cotton and
sorghum.
Producers need a good feel
of what their capacity is and
what is needed to maintain
moisture during the season,
he said. When the crop is at
the tail-end of the season, they
might need to back off the water again to match crop water
needs as the it maturesand
finishes out towards harvest.
“Something that has been
to our advantage is that during that drought, a lot of
producers have learned to be
very efficient,” Kenny said.
“They’ve looked at applying bubble-mode sprinklers
so that they are minimizing their evaporation. We’ve
had a renewed and improved
interest in subsurface drip irrigation.”
There have been some hardware upgrades that have made
these drought-related challenges possible to overcome,
he said.
“What we have seen, fortunately, is that producers
learned enough lessons from
2011 that they actually had
some record-setting yields
during the second year of
drought,” Kenny said. “These
new technologies are being
applied very quickly, the manSee DROUGHT, Page 8A
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PCG Board focuses on cotton contract
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Grain elevator workshop scheduled for
Jan. 30 in Amarillo
By Kay Ledbetter
AMARILLO – The Texas
High Plains Grain Elevator
Workshop will be Jan. 30 at
the Ashmore Inn and Suites,
2301 Interstate 40 East, Exit
72-A, in Amarillo, according
to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
The meeting is set for 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., said Dr. Ed
Bynum, AgriLife Extension
entomologist in Amarillo. A
registration fee of $40 may
be paid in advance or at the
door.
Program topics and speakers include:
– Grain storage safety and
fumigation, Carol Jones, Oklahoma State University agricultural engineer, Stillwater,
Okla.
– Worker protection standards and requirements, Glen
Walkup, Compliance Plus
owner, Amarillo.
– Aflatoxin risk management and sampling, Karen
Carmichael, Charm Sciences associate, Lawrence,
Mass.
– Laws and regulations,
Casey Summers, Texas Department of Agriculture inspector, Lubbock.
– Weed control, T.V. Smith,
DuPont vegetative specialist,
Allen.
– F u m i ga t i o n u p d a t e ,
Dustin Corlett, Research Fumigation Co. food production
services regional manager,
Independence, Mo.
– Grain grading, Cash Burris, Amarillo Grain Exchange
owner, Amarillo.
Continuing education units
by the Texas Department of
Agriculture for commercial,
non-commercial and private applicator licensees are
pending at this time, Bynum
said.
Early registration is requested by Jan. 21. Checks
and a registration form should
be mailed to Ronda Fisher,
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 6500 Amarillo
Blvd. W., Amarillo, Texas
79106. Make checks payable to: Tri-State Chapter of
GEAPS.
For a registration form,
go to: http://amarillo.tamu.
edu/facultystaff/ed-bynum/
upcoming-events/ .
The program is jointly
sponsored by AgriLife Extension and the Tri-State
Chapter of Grain Elevator
and Processing Society. For
more information, contact
Bynum, 806-677-5600, or
Eric Kelley, president of the
Tri-State Chapter, at 806-6221639.
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Farm
Experts to address severe South Texas water shortage
By Rod Santa Ana
WESLACO – Experts from throughout
the state will gather in
Weslaco on Jan. 29 to
discuss options with
growers facing severe water
shortages this growing season, according to Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service
personnel.
“Some of the larger water
districts with large tracts of
agricultural lands have told
their growers they will receive
only one irrigation this year,”
said Brad Cowan, an AgriLife
Extension agent in Hidalgo
County. “Sugarcane, citrus
and vegetables all require five
to eight or more irrigations,
so you can see the severe
impact this water shortage is
likely to have on agriculture
this year.”
The expected water shortage is already challenging
growers, he said.
“Many growers have been
purchasing additional water
and making decisions on
which crops, both high- and
low-water use crops, to plant
and how many of those crops
they will be able to sustain.
But even grain sorghum or
cotton, both traditional crops
that are known to perform well
with limited water require two
irrigations most years.”
To help weigh their options,
growers are invited to attend
the 8th Rio Grande Valley
Irrigation Conference and
Trade Show, to be held from
7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at
the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center,
2401 E. Business Highway 83
in Weslaco.
Registration is $20. The
fee includes breakfast, lunch,
refreshments and admission to
the trade show and all technical sessions.
“We will have several trade
show exhibitors on hand who
provide excellent information
and the latest in technology,”
Cowan said. “There is always
good interaction between
growers and exhibitors.”
One hour of Texas Department of Agriculture
continuing education units
will be offered for license
holders, and four hours of
certified crops advisors
credits.
“Some of the smaller of
the 26 irrigation districts in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley are not on restrictions,
or allocations, yet,” Cowan
said, “but the vast majority of
agriculture here will feel the
pinch unless things change
dramatically and soon. Growers should contact their irrigation districts if they haven’t
already to determine their
particular situation.”
Cowan said even dryland cotton acreage, which
relies solely on rainfall,
will likely be down this
year.
“The market outlook for
cotton prices to the grower is
uncertain,” he said. “Prices
were down last year and they
show no signs of improving
this year. Grain sorghum
prices, on the other hand, look
strong, so we may see an increase in grain acreage.”
Grain prices are closely
tied to corn prices because
Upcoming Area
Ag Conferences
January 28 - iPhone/iPad Training - Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Office - Gaines County Courthouse, 101 S. Main,
Room 108, Seminole - Contact Terry Millican, County Extension Agent-AG, 432-758-4006.
January 28 - iPhone/iPad Training - 1:30-4:30 p.m., Brownfield ISD Administration Building, Brownfield - Contact the
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office in Terry County, 806637-4060.
January 29 - Small Farms Business Seminar, Plainview
- Contact Gary Cross, County Extension Agent-AG, 806-2915267.
January 29 - Cotton Variety and Economics Workshop,
Farwell Community Center - Contact Benji Henderson, County
Extension Agent-AG, 806-481-3619.
January 30 - Alternative Crops Meeting, Post - Contact Greg
Jones, County Extension Agent-AG, 806-495-4400.
February 5 - “Other Than Cotton” Meeting, Lamesa Contact Gary Roschetzky, County Extension Agent-AG,
806-872-3444.
February 6 - Grain Sorghum Workshop, Texas A&M
AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Lubbock - Contact
the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office in Lubbock County,
806-775-1680.
February 7 - Potter County Grain Sorghum Conference Contact Brandon Boughen, 806-373-0713.
If you have another conference to add to this list, or if you
have an agenda you’d like to link, please call PCG at (806)
792-4904 and ask for Mary Jane Buerkle, or email maryjane@
plainscotton.org. All spring conferences are listed at http://
www.plainscotton.org/agconferences.html.
Lubbock’s Dever receives
2012 Cotton Genetics
Research Award
Dr. Jane Dever, associate professor-cotton breeder
for Texas A&M AgriLife
Research in Lubbock, is the
recipient of the 2012 Cotton
Genetics Research Award.
The announcement was made
during the 2013 Beltwide Cotton Improvement Conference.
In recognition, she received
a plaque and a monetary
Drought:
agement strategies are being
applied, and our producers are
doing a great job of adopting
new practices that allow them
to adapt to the weather conditions.”
award.
Dr. Dever has been in her
present post since 2008, where
her major research focus includes development of new
and differentiated germplasm
with enabling technology and
screening exotic germplasm
collections for useful traits to
be used in breeding cotton.
Breeding targets include improved fiber quality; drought
tolerance; nematode tolerance; tolerance to Verticillium
dahlia (verticillium wilt),
Theilaviopsis basicola, (black
root rot) and to Xanthamonas (bacterial blight); and
yield component improvement in high fiber quality
lines.
More about Dever’s work
can be found online at http://
w w w. c o t t o n . o r g / n e w s /
meetings/2013bw/dever.cfm.
A young sugarcane field is irrigated in Hidalgo County. (AgriLife Extension photo by Brad Cowan)
the two are interchangeable as feed grains, Cowan
said.
“And corn prices are up for
a couple of reasons. One is because consumption is higher,
and the other is because growers in the Midwest had a tough
time with drought last year.
So, demand is up and supply
is down and that equals higher
market prices for corn, grain
sorghum and soybeans.”
Despite the predicted water shortages, Cowan said
growers remain generally
optimistic.
“A good rain or two up in
the watershed would sure help
the outlook as planting season
approaches. It will be interesting to see if rain develops in
our forecast,” he said.
The irrigation conference
is sponsored by AgriLife
Extension, the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Water District
Managers Association and the
Texas Agricultural Irrigation
Association.
Speakers and their topics
include: “Current Water Supply Situation and Forecast
for 2013,” Erasmo Yarrito Jr.,
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harlingen;
“Status of Cost Share Funds
for Growers,” Jim Kjelgaard,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Corpus Christi; “Weather
Forecast for the 2013 Growing Season,” Barry Goldsmith,
National Weather Service,
Brownsville; “I Have One Irrigation for the Season, Now
What?” Dr. Charles Stichler,
AgriLife Extension (retired),
Knippa; “Crop Selection,
More Important Than Ever,”
Dr. Travis Miller, AgriLife
Extension, College Station;
“What’s New in Irrigation
Technology?” Dr. Guy Fipps,
AgriLife Extension, College
Station; and “Practical Use
of Soil Moisture Sensors to
Conserve Water,” Dr. Robert
Schwartz, U.S.D.A., Bushland.
The speaker at lunch will
be Dr. Bryan Shaw, chairman
of the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality,
Austin. There will also be a
panel discussion, “Irrigation
District Water Conservation
Improvement Projects,” led by
Fipps; Dr. Gabriele Bonaiti,
AgriLife Extension agricultural engineering program
specialist, College Station;
and Dr. Bert Clemmens, West
Consulting, Inc., Phoenix,
Arizona.
For more information contact Cowan at 956-383-1026
or [email protected].
HEREFORD VET
A Tra dition of Excellen ce Si n ce 1982
Announcing our Annual Spay and Neuter Special
"The Month of February"
Got a
news
tip?
As a community service for a healthier pet population, Hereford
Veterinary Clinic will be performing spay and neuter surgeries for
reduced pricing for the entire month of February. These surgeries are
discounted up to 50% off the already low normal pricing. Please call
and book your appointment soon as the schedule Þlls up quickly.
Pets must be current on Rabies Vaccination
Report it to the
Hereford Brand
Other coupons will not be accepted for the duration of our discounted prices.
editor@herefordbrand.
com or call
(806) 364-2030
806-364-1331
3475 US Hwy 60 West • Hereford, TX 79045
www.herefordvet.com
auction
Wednesday, january 30, 2013 — Sale time: 10:00 a.m.
LoCATeD: Friona, Texas (Parmer County): 3 Miles South on Hwy. 214 on Friona Farmers Coop Gin Yard.
mcLeLLan farms & friona area farmers
For Information Telephone: Cris Ingram (806) 265-7646 or 5 Star Auctioneers:
Jim Sumners (806) 864-3611 or Jimmy Reeves (806) 864-3362.
tractorS, Wheel loader,
dozer bladeS,
truck, trailerS, manure
SPeaderS, Silage bedS,
hoPPer trailer, imPlement,
combine, headerS, grain
kartS, Seed Wagon,
jim SumnerS............(806) 864-3611
owner (10006) ....................................................(HoMe)
jimmy reeveS..........(806) 864-3362
owner ..................................................................(HoMe)
donna noel ............(806) 292-1990
(Secretary) .............................................................(CeLL)
cotton equiPment,
SPray equiPment,
PickuP, vanS, atv,
SuburbanS, equiPment,irri
gation equiPment, hay
equiPment & rake,
dieSel tankS, cattle equiPment, Stock trailerS,
guard rail, tractor, toolbar makeuP, ShoP equiPment, non claSSified
note: Any Announcement Sale Day Takes Precedence
Five Star Auctioneers
Web Site: WWW.5StarauctioneerS.com
anSWering Service: (806) 296-0379 — P. o. box 1030 — PlainvieW, texaS 79073-1030
Terms of Sale: Cash, Personal or Business Check, Cashier’s Check — noTe: Please Bring Your own Check Book.
All Accounts Settled Day of Sale — If You Have not established Yourself With our Company, Please Bring Bank Letter.
We Must Have a Copy of Your Texas Ag and Timber number on File or Sales Tax Will be Charged.
(non-Texas Residents Must Also Provide a Texas Ag and Timber number)
Winch truck available on Sale day • bring your truck or trailer
Back in the day
Excerpts from past editions
of the Hereford BRAND
45 years ago- 1968
-- Mrs. Nell Miller, county tax
assessor collector reported that
6,497 persons had registered by
2 p.m. Wednesday.
-- Putting on a half-time show
of his own, is Alan Wartes, son
of Coach Larry Wartes.
--In a meeting of the women
who were interested in forming
a female basketball team Tuesday night, the females organized
a league which consists of four
teams.
40 years ago- 1973
-- Beverly Cole’s second place
heavyweight cross steer won
four- County Reserve Champion and County Champion
honors at the Hereford Young
Farmers Junior Livestock Show
Friday.
-- Terry Scott poured in the
points and teammates David
Dwall and Gary Hicks dominated the boards as Hereford
chalked up its second district
win in a 63- 32 rout of the Plainview Bulldogs.
35 years ago- 1978
-- Ricky Vogel of the Hereford
FFA took his heavy weight exotic steer to Grand Champion honors in the four county division
of the Hereford Young Farmers
Junior Livestock Show.
-- Attorney Roland Saul announced his candidacy for Deaf
Smith County criminal district
attorney.
30 years ago- 1983
-- According to KPAN radio, the area’s official weather
station, Hereford received six
inches of snow Monday and
Tuesday with an accumulation
of precipitation of .67 of an
inch.
-- The reserve grand champion lamb at the HerefordYoung
Farmers Livestock show was
shown by Robbie Phillips.
25 years ago- 1988
-- Michael Berend of the Deaf
Smith County 4-H drove the
grand champion Wednesday
at the Hereford Young Farmers
Junior Livestock Show.
20 years ago- 1993
-- Mariah Olson of Deaf Smith
County 4-H showed the Reserve
Grand Champion Angus Heifer
at the 97th Annual Southwestern
Exposition and Livestock Show
in Fort Worth.
When the dust had settled,
Class I had been won by Justin
Johnson, 6; Class II by Rhiana
Noland 6; and Class III by Cammille Vasek, 8.
15 years ago- 1998
-- Unemployment in Deaf
Smith County dropped in December to 5.1 percent.
-- Retirement of Alex Schroeter as Deaf Smith County
auditor and appointment of Dan
Warrick to the post have been
announced by 222nd District
Judge David Wesley Gulley.
10 years ago- 2003
-- Lester Wagner was recognized as the Volunteer of the
Year during the annual meeting
of the United Way of Deaf Smith
County.
-- Catherine Beville’s heavy
weight exotic steer James
Bond, was purchased at the
Fort Worth Stock Show and
Rodeo by Ross Perot, Jr for
$125,000.
5 years ago- 2008
-- Approximately 200 visitors
and school or church members
attended the 90th Anniversary
Celebration of St. Anthony’s
School on Sunday.
Pet of the Week
Toastmasters hold regular meeting
Hereford Toastmasters 275
met at the Ranch House at the
very early hour that they always meet at, 6:30, on the am
side of the morning. The meeting began with the invocation
given by Joe Wallace and the
pledge led by Brenda Fuentes.
The jobs for the day of this yet
another exciting meeting were
as follows Toastmaster (TM),
Donna Curtis, Word master
(W), Daniel Esquivel, Timer
(T) are you getting the pattern here? Sid Shaw. General
Evaluator (_)…testing you,
also Esquivel.
TM Curtis introduced W
Esquivel, to give the word of
the day, Vernissage hmmm
does this sound like some
form of French cuisine, or
maybe something that you
might find on the plate of
an avid deer hunter? How
about … “a private showing
of an art exhibition.” Now as
toastmasters it is our duty to
try and use the word during
the meeting and to get it into
our vocabulary. Let’s just say
that we did better by calling it what Texan’s call deer
meat. Venison sausage, or in
French…sassaugggee’. Needless to say we talked more
about sausage than art.
On to the speeches, Curtis
called on Mitch Reeve to give
his speech “Things aren’t that
bad” in which Reeve told of
his past and how growing up
back several years ago is not a
whole lot different from today,
Box Tops and
Vinyl Shelves
Dear Heloise: I’d like to
suggest to your
Hints readers to ask
from their schoolHeloise age children
if their school
collects and
uses “BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION” coupons. These are
found on many products and
earn money to buy necessary
school supplies. Schools that
use these will be grateful for
more.
Also, I’ve always had difficulty trying to measure, cut
and apply shelf paper. My hint
has been very helpful for me. I
bought self-sticking vinyl floor
tiles. They are easy to measure
and cut with a box cutter; plus,
they are easy to wipe clean.
I now have my shelves and
drawers lined with vinyl. Works
great!
Keep up your great column in
the San Antonio Express-News.
I really enjoy reading every one
of them. — Patsy F. Shinn in
San Antonio
Patsy, I’m glad you enjoy
my column. I’m happy to pass
along your hint about the box
tops! Readers, start saving
them, and give them to the
school of your choice. — Heloise
PET PAL
Dear Readers: Dorothy Shaulis in the Shanksville/Berlin
area of Pennsylvania sent a
photo of her beautiful blue
point Siamese cat that she adopted from a shelter two years
ago. Dorothy says: “She was
about 9 months old when we
adopted her. She loves to crawl
under the covers on the bed in
my sewing room and take her
afternoon nap. She does this
herself. I walked in one afternoon, saw her sleeping and ran
to get my camera. She is a real
sweetie, and I love her!”
To see this “sleeping beauty,”
visit my website, www.Heloise.
com, and click on “Pets.” —
Heloise
FLOWERS
Dear Heloise: After purchasing many artificial flowers for
table decorations at a fundraiser, the question was how
to secure the flowers in their
paper-bag “vases.” At our local dollar store, we got cans of
play clay, which were perfect to
weight the flowers. Afterward,
we put the lids back on and
stored everything for the next
party (although one volunteer
kept a couple for her grandchildren!).
Another hint: I travel with a
small bath towel. The towel has
been used as a lightweight blanket for a nap, a “picnic blanket,”
to dry washed items and to lie
on while doing floor exercises.
— J. Brandt, Salem, Ore.
EARRING STORAGE
Dear Heloise: I have a lot of
earrings! I wanted to separate
them by color and easily find
them when getting dressed.
I use small boxes where the
sides are suitable for hanging
earrings, and I hang the wire
loops over the edge of each
side of the box. The earrings I
cannot hang, I lay them in the
bottom of the same-colored
box. I also have several long
boxes where I store bracelets
by color. I hang up my necklaces. I place the like-colored
jewelry boxes in the same
drawers of my dresser, which
makes my jewelry easy to locate. — Paddie McCarty, via
email
which was then evaluated
by Clark Andrews. Our next
speech was a demonstration
speech given by Rick Jackson,
his title “Mr. Onion Himself”,
a demonstration and information about the onion, and how
to chop an onion, (root part
toward you) with less tears.
Wow, chop, chop, chop, chop,
only a lot faster than you can
type we had nice chopped
onions. That was followed by
chopped carrots and more information on carrots. Jackson
said the key to fast chopping
and safe cutting was a good
sharp knife. His speech was
evaluated by Fuentes.
Curtis then called of Brad
Land to lead table topics,
those off the top of your
head speeches that we give
each week. Topics included,
“Girlfriend, or no Girlfriend,
that is the question” to Steve
Horrell, an update on Am-
Name: Gizmo
Sex: Male
Age: 8 years old?
Weight: 5 pounds
Breed: Deer chihuahua
Shots/Neutered or Spayed: Yes/Yes
Gizmo was taken to animal control by his previous
family that thought he was getting old. He is such a
sweetheart and wants nothing more out of life than a
warm lap to lay in! If you can offer Gizmo a loving and
permanent home please call (806)363-6499! Check out
all our GREAT dogs on petfinder.com!
The Humane Society of Deaf Smith County currently has
several pets up for adoption. Please contact us if you are
interested in providing a permanent and loving home for one
of these animals. Phone: (806)363-6499. E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.humanesocietyofdeafsmithcounty.org. “Like” us on Facebook: The Humane
Society of Deaf Smith County
Do you have varicose veins,
spider veins or problem veins ?
Dr. Jarrous, Board CertiÞed Cardiovascular
Surgeon, of Amarillo Laser & Vein Clinic is
conducting a vein screening on:
Friday, May 11th, 2012
at Hereford Regional Medical Center
540 W. 15th Street
Call (806) 355-3022 for an appointment.
ÒFREE leg UltrasoundÓ
arillo College construction, by Esquivel,
Ammunition sales,
Wallace, past stock
shows, Andrews,
and Shaw, Al Gore
selling TV station to
middle east big oil…
which he hates, Gore not
Shaw!
Toastmasters, an organization designed to help people
improve their communication and speaking skills, meet
Thursday’s at 6:30 a.m. at the
Ranch House on Highway 60.
We welcome you to join us. If
the ah’s are ah getting you ah
down, or driving umm others
crazy, come and ah join us
and we will help turn your
ah’s, into aha’s, and have a
great time doing it. We will
help you become a better
speaker! No ah’s, umms, or
you knows! (Join us for the
inside scoop!)
Betty Rudder and Temple Hill.
Grauer the guest speaker
at Bay View Study Club
Bay View Study Club met
in the home of Temple Hill on
Thursday with Michael Grauer, curator of the Panhandle
Plains Historical Museum in
Canyon, at the guest speaker.
Grauer focused his remarks
on the uniforms and accessories worn by the American
military through the centuries
of the nation’s history. He
displayed a “housewife” kit
that was given to recruits so
that they could maintain their
uniforms, using sewing notions from the kit. Also shown
was a prayer book as well as a
garrison cap such as worn by
WAVES during WWII.
The purpose of museums,
according to Grauer, is the
preservation of artifacts. ‘Pictures and discussion are not
nearly as effective as “hands-
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
on” actual artifacts being
available. Seeing adds greatly
to the learning experience,”
Grauer stated.
Joyce Wartes presided for
the business session.
Betty Rudder served as
co-hostess. Refreshments
were served to Kathy Allison, Margaret Bell, Doris
Hill, Carolyn Johnson, Nancy
See CLUB, Page 10A
Word of
the Day
En règle
-ahn RE-gluhAdjective: In order;
according to the
rules; correct.
COUNTY OF DEAF SMITH
By virtue of Orders of Sale issued out of the Judicial District Court of DEAF SMITH County in the following
cases on the 2nd day of January, 2013, and to me, as Sheriff, directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell at 11:30 A.M. on
the 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the OFFICIAL door of the Courthouse of
said DEAF SMITH County, in the City of HEREFORD, Texas, the following described property located in DEAF SMITH
County, to wit:
Cause No.CI-10F-094
DEAF SMITH COUNTY VS RUTIAGA JOSE & MARIA
The South 48 feet of the North 300 feet of the East 140 feet of Block 2, Mabry Addition to the Town of Hereford, Deaf
Smith County, Texas
Cause No.CI-111-124
DEAF SMITH COUNTY VS PARKER LEOLA
Sugarland Mall 400 N. 25 Mile Ave., Hereford, TX
BUSINESS OFFICE CALL: 364-0101
MOVIE HOTLINE CALL: 364-8000
Fri. Jan. 25th - Thur. Jan. 31st
THE SILVER LININGS
PLAYBOOK
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MATINEE SAT & SUN
EVENINGS
All of Lot 12 and the South 5 feet of Lot 11, Block 2, Southlake Addition to the City of Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas
1:30
Cause No.CI-12C-064
TEXAS CHAINSAW
DEAF SMITH COUNTY VS AMARO RICARDO
4:30
7:00
9:15
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The South Six Feet (S/6’) of Lot No. 4, of Block No. 3, Hester and Baskin’s Subdivision of Block No. 15 of Mabry Addition
to the Town of Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas
MATINEE SAT & SUN
1:15
3:15
5:15
EVENINGS
7:30
Cause No.CI-08G-052
HEREFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
VS PEREZ LINDA IRENE
THE HOBBIT
All that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land situated in Deaf Smith County, Texas, to-wit;
Beginning at 155 feet North from the place of beginning of subseciton 9g of Section 44, Block-3;
THENCE North parallel with the West line of said subsection 9g, 155 feet to a point;
THENCE East parallel with the South line of said subsection 9g, 55 feet to a point;
THENCE South parallel with the East line of said subsection 9g, 155 feet to a point;
THENCE West parallel with the North line of said subsection 9g, 55 feet to the place of beginning.
1:00
Levied on the 5 day of January, 2013 as the property of said Defendants to satisfy the judgments rendered in the above styled
and numbered causes, plus all taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney fees accrued to the date of sale and all costs recoverable
by law in favor of each jurisdiction.
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HANSEL
& GRETEL
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MATINEE SAT & SUN
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3:20
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EVENINGS
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LAST STAND
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Friday 25th 7’s & 9’s
Sat 26th All Showings
Sun 27th All but 9’s
Mon 28th - Thurs 31st - 7’s Only
www.AmarilloVeinDoctor.com
www.pccmovies.com
Moovie Hotline 364-8000 Option 2
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Flu Recipe:
By Linda Perry
Deaf Smith County Library
It’s almost Febru- Library for all your support! time. The result is a complex,
ary – and that means We encourage everyone to multi-faceted and intense
the Friends of the come out and support the an- mystery on all levels.
At the top of your nonficnual book sale
Library book
tion new book list is “Creamy
Feb. 15-16.
sale is coming
First on your & Crunchy: An Informal
up! The annual
new book list is History of Peanut Butter, the
event is schedthe American All-American Food” by Jon
uled Feb. 15-16
debut of a Brit- Krampner. The author has
in the Heritage
ish best seller: crafted an entertaining and
Room, located
“The Kashmir informative book about one
in the basement
Shawl” by Rosie of our most popular Ameriof your Deaf
Thomas. This can treats. His meticulous
Smith County
novel of mys- research, enhanced by his
Library.
tery, intrigue chatty writing style, makes it
The earlyand passion is a fun and easy read.
bird sale will be
Krampner traces the origins
set in 1940s Inheld on Friday
of
the development and manudia
–
and
presevening from
ent day Wales, facture of peanut butter, high5 to 7 p.m. for
members only. “The Kashmir Shawl” as one woman lighting the big name brands
embarks on a like Peter Pan, Skippy and Jif,
If you’d like to by Rosie Thomas
quest to trace but he doesn’t shortchange the
come early for
her grandpar- lesser-known brands -- even
the best selection, just come by the library ents’ roots back to Kashmir, devoting an entire chapter
anytime and sign up to be with nothing to go on but an to Deaf Smith peanut butter
a member of the Friends. exquisite, colorful shawl and a (later known as Arrowhead
Mills Creamy Organic) which
Memberships are just $5 per lock of a child’s curly hair.
“Thomas brings India to originated right here in Heryear for individuals, $10 per
eford, Texas.
family or $15 for organiza- glorious life in
The author
tions or businesses. You may this utterly eninterviewed
also purchase a membership grossing and
Frank Ford,
beautifully writat the door on Feb. 15.
who bought ArThe book sale will be open ten epic novel,”
rowhead Mills
to the public from 9 a.m. to according to a
in 1960 and
12 noon on Saturday, Feb. Library Journal
added the natu16. We’ve had many generous starred review.
ral, unstabilized
donations this year, and will “She moves the
peanut butter
have an abundance of good story from past
to his product
used books, magazines, audio to present with
line in 1970. It
books, videos and assorted ease, never alwas the first big
items for sale. The prices are lowing one story
“health food”
line to overgreat so you can stock up!
brand of peaThe annual book sale is the whelm another.
nut butter and
primary fundraiser for the Her characters
Friends of the Library. We are so interest- “Full Disclosure” by was made with
sweet Valencia
appreciate the Friends for ing and realistic Dee Henderson
peanuts, which
all the ways they support our that readers will
hadn’t been
library! We are especially be reluctant to
used in peanut butter
grateful for their provision let them go.”
Also featured this week before.
of a special grant for staff
The book is full of interesttraining this year and for their is “Full Disclosure” by Dee
willingness to assist with the Henderson, a novel of mystery ing, little known facts such
and suspense. as: another product, which
Summer ReadMidwest homi- few Americans have ever
ing Program,
cide investiga- tasted, is called Plumpy’Nut, a
as well as protor Ann Silver therapeutic paste consisting of
viding funding
is called in to peanut butter, milk and sugar
for unbudgeted
help local law powders, and vitamins and
items.
e n f o r c e m e n t minerals. Plumpy’Nut is beThe Friends
on the worst of ing used by UNICEF and other
have also used
cases. After in- aid agencies around the world
proceeds from
vestigating and to save malnourished children
the book sale to
finding possible in developing nations and after
fund the Marlinks to an un- disasters.
garet Formby
Other new titles include:
solved crime,
Memorial Col“Empire and Honor” by
she arrives at
lection of histhe office of W.E.B. Griffin and William
torical Hereford
Paul Falc o n , E. Butterworth IV
newspapers at
“The Key on the Quilt” by
The Portal to “Empire and Honor” by the FBI’s top
Texas History W.E.B. Griffin and Wil- murder cop in Stephanie Grace Whitson
“Watching the Dark” by
website, found liam E. Butterworth IV the Midwest, to
pass the case on Peter Robinson
at http://texas“Sinners and Saints” by
to him.
history.unt.edu.
The unexplained case be- Victoria Christopher Murray
The Friends launched this
collection of vintage Hereford comes the basis of a pro- and ReShonda Tate BillingBrand newspapers, dating fessional, and eventually a sley
“The Juvenilization of
from 1901-08, and this past personal relationship between
year they expanded this fully- the two cops. Amidst fading American Christianity” by
searchable, indexed collection evidence and puzzling details, Thomas E. Bergler
“Brain on Fire: My Month
to include the years 1909- the detective work is a race
of
Madness” by Susannah
against
time,
but
building
trust
1922.
Thank you, Friends of the in personal matters takes more Cahalan
Get a head start on life after
high school at Girl University
Girl Scouts of the Texas
Oklahoma Plains are excited
to host Girl University, a
one-day conference that will
give girls a head start planning for life after high school.
Designed for girls in grades
8-12, the event will be held
on Saturday, February 9th
from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Girls
and their parents will meet at
the Amarillo Regional Girl
Scout office, 6011 West 45th
Avenue, and then depart for
the West Texas A&M campus.
Transportation to the West
Texas A&M campus will be
provided.
Girls and their parents will
get a glimpse of life after high
school including tours of the
West Texas A&M dorms and
campus, information session
for parents on college financing, information sessions on
degrees in a range of fields
including Engineering, Performing Arts, Cosmetology,
and more. Lunch will be provided at the campus cafeteria
and the opportunity to swim
at the campus pool.
Girls and parents can
register online at http://bit.
ly/106dVSs - deadline to
register is Saturday, February 2. The cost for the event
is $10 per girl and $5 per
adult.
Financial aid is available;
please contact the Amarillo
regional office at 806-3560096 for more details.
Girl University is made possible in part by event sponsor
Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy is a
U.S. investor-owned electricity and natural gas company
with regulated operations in
eight Western and Midwestern states. Xcel Energy has
been committed to customer
satisfaction for more than
130 years and works hard to
continue this tradition.
For more information about
the event, please contact Vivian Cockrell, program coordinator, at 806-553-3174 or
[email protected].
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains serves 23,823
girls and 8,792 adult volunteers each year in 81 counties
from Amarillo to Fort Worth
including the Oklahoma panhandles. The Council has
area service centers located
in Abilene, Amarillo, Fort
Worth, Lubbock and Wichita
Falls.
Founded in 1912, Girl
Scouts of the USA is the leading authority on girls’ healthy
development, and builds girls
of courage, confidence, and
character, who make the world
a better place.
For more information on
Amarillo Desserts First how
to join, volunteer or donate
to the Girl Scouts, call 800687-4475 or visit www.gstop.org
Jewish Chicken Soup
Jewish Chicken Soup
Prep Time: 15 Mins.
Cook Time: 4 Hrs.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
• 1 whole chicken
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 8 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 parsnip, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 bunch fresh dill weed, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 1/2 cups matzo meal
• 6 eggs
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
Jewish Chicken Soup
20 minutes to set up.
3. Bring a separate pot of water to a rolling boil. Roll the matzo mixture into about
16 balls. Wet your hands to keep the dough
from sticking to them. Drop the balls into
boiling water, cover, and cook for about 35
minutes.
4. While the matzo balls are cooking, strain
the broth from the chicken soup. Return the
broth to the pot. Remove the bones and skin
from the chicken and cut into pieces. Return
to the soup, or leave the soup as a broth, and
reserve the chicken for other uses. Remove the
matzo balls from the water, and serve in the
hot chicken soup.
Directions
1. Place the chicken into a large pot with
the breast side down. Fill with enough cold
water to reach about 3 inches from the top of
the pot. Add the onion, carrot, parsnip, celery
and dill. Bring to a simmer over medium heat,
and cook, partially covered for 2 hours. Do not
let the soup boil. Skim any fat from the top of
the soup, and add the garlic cloves. Partially
cover, and simmer for another 2 hours for
best flavor.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the matzo
meal, eggs, oil, salt, and 1/4 cup of the broth
from the chicken soup. Refrigerate for about
Fangman graduates from Tarleton
Shelley Fangman, of Hereford, graduated from Tarleton
State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal
Science from the university’s
Stephenville campus.
Commencement ceremonies
were held December 15, 2012,
at Tarleton’s Wisdom Gymnasium.
Honor designations for
undergraduate degrees are:
Summa Cum Laude (Highest
Honors), Magna Cum Laude
(High Honors) and Cum Laude
(Honors).
Founded in 1899, Tarleton
is one of the fastest growing
institutions of higher learning
in Texas. Just one hour from
Fort Worth, Tarleton serves as
the educational and cultural
flagship of the Cross Timbers
Region. It is located in Stephenville, which is included in
Norman Crampton’s “The 100
Best Small Towns in America” published by Prentice
Hall.
Club:
Josserand, Helen Langley,
Claudia McBrayer, Nancy
Purcell, Lois Scott, Sue Sims
and Wartes.
The next meeting of Bay
View will be held on February 7 in the home of Kathy
Allison with Julia Laing as
co-hostess.
Photo taken at Deaf Smith Co. Museum
original St. Anthony School.
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Sports
Ambassadors spread good will to packed gym
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The Harlem Ambassadors brought their signature blend of basketball talent and comedy to Hereford Friday night in a game against
a local “All-Star” team. They brought smiles to a packed house at Whiteface Gym. Right, 6-foot-7 Jerome Robinson elevates above
the rim to throw down a dunk shot during the game. Center, the Ambassadors’ Cherie Hughes glides in for a layup ahead of defensive pressure from Ashley Marquez. It wasn’t all basketball, however. Left, the Ambassadors’ Kiki Smith drags Jason Castillo onto
the court under the watchful eye of referee Rick Hanna. Smith put some wrestling moves on Castillo and pinned him to the delight
of the crowd. She then paraded around the court with her hands held high and a championship belt around her waist.
Lady Herd swamps Lake View, stays in third place in 4-4A
By Skip Leon
BRAND Sports Editor
The Hereford girls basketball team jumped
to a 19-point halftime lead and coasted to a
58-29 victory in a District 4-4A game at San
Angelo Lake View Friday night.
The win lifts Hereford’s district record to
4-3. They entered Friday night’s contest tied
with Lubbock Monterey for third place in the
district and can be no worse than tied for third
after Friday’s games, pending the result of
Monterey’s game at Lubbock High.
The Lady Whitefaces used a strong press
which resulted in steals and easy baskets,
combined with deadly three-point shooting to
jump ahead in the opening 16 minutes.
“Our defensive pressure got to them in the
first half,” Hereford coach Christy Connally
said after the game Tuesday night. “We were
getting steals and laying it up. We also shot
the ball really well from the three-point line
tonight.”
The Lady Herd set the tone in the opening
three minutes of the game when they scored
eight of the first nine points.
Brianna Scott raced in for a layup off the
opening tip. After Lake View cut it to 2-1
with a free throw, Mia Castaneda swished a
three-pointer after taking a pass from Lizet
Sosa, who had secured an offensive rebound.
Claire Harrison followed with a three-pointer
and Hereford never looked back.
The Lady Herd led 16-9 after the first quar-
ter, but turned up the intensity in round two and
outscored Lake View 17-5.
Hereford quickly got the first five points
of the second stanza. Castaneda opened with
a three-pointer after grabbing an offensive
rebound to put her team ahead by 10 points.
Scott popped in a 10-foot jumpshot to make
it 21-9.
Lake View came back and got within 10
points twice, the second time at 23-13 with
just over four minutes left.
But Hereford finished the first half with a
10-1 run.
Castaneda and Harrison knocked down
back-to-back three-pointers in the final minute
to expand the lead to 32-13.
The Lady Whitefaces outscored Lake View
12-6 in the third quarter to take a commanding
45-20 lead into the final eight minutes.
Scott paced Hereford with 27 points, which
is one more than she is averaging in district
play. Harrison chimed in with 15 points and
Castaneda added 10 points. Sosa, Annie Banks
and KayLea Streun added two points apiece to
round out Hereford’s scoring.
The Lady Whitefaces will have a key district
game Tuesday when they travel to Lubbock to
take on Monterey in a battle for third place.
“That’s gonna be another tough game,”
Connally said. “It will be another tough environment.”
Hereford beat Monterey 70-64 in the team’s
first meeting at Whiteface Gym earlier this
month.
Girls pin at Lubbock
Three Hereford girls wrestlers recorded two pins in
matches against wrestlers from Lubbock high schools at
Lubbock High Thursday.
Senior Kimberly Chavira continued her unbeaten string
this season with a pair of falls at 185 pounds.
Brianna Rodriguez, who has recently made weight, scored
a pair of pins at 102 pounds.
Destiny Garza pinned both her opponents in the 138-pound
weight class.
Megan Flores also pinned her foe in the 110-pound
bout.
The Lady Herd will be off until next weekend when they
compete in the district meet in Vernon on Saturday.
BRAND/Skip Leon
Hereford’s Brianna Scott (23) dribbles away from three San Angelo Lake View defenders during a game earlier this season. Scott scored 27 points Friday night to lead the
Lady Herd to a 58-29 win at Lake Viewe.
Hereford matmen win two duals against Lubbock teams
SPECIAL TO THE BRAND
The Hereford boys wrestling team won a pair of dual meets
against Lubbock teams at Lubbock High School Thursday.
The Whitefaces defeated Monterey 36-30 and took the measure of Estacado 45-36. In both matches Hereford forfeited
the 106, 113, 132 and 220 pound weight classes.
Anthony Ramirez continued his pinning ways at 285 pounds.
The junior returning state qualifier pinned both his opponents
in the first period Thursday. He has won all 31 of his bouts by
pin this season.
In addition to Ramirez, Andante Austin also recorded a fall at
138 pounds against Monterey. Alex Galvan at 126, Rick Torres
at 160 and Santanna Tovar at 195 all won by forfeit.
Ridin’ With the Herd
Tuesday
Boys Basketball — Hereford at Lubbock Monterey,
7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball — Hereford at Lubbock Monterey,
6 p.m.
Softball — Littlefield at
Hereford, 3:30 p.m. (scrimmage)
CMYK
Friday
Girls Basketball — Hereford at Lubbock High, 6
p.m.
Boys Basketball — Hereford at Lubbock High,
7:30 p.m.
 Softball — Lubbock
Roosevelt at Hereford, 4
p.m. (scrimmage)
Ivan Alvarado notched a 12-2 major decision at 152 pounds.
Jose Flores edged his foe, 4-3, at 145 pounds.
Ramirez was one of four Herd wrestlers to pin their opponents in the first period against Estacado. The others were
Flores at 145, Torres at 160 and Nick Fuentes at 170.
Alex Galvan scored a third-period pin at 126 pounds.
Javier Galvan eeked out a 2-1 decision victory at 120
pounds.
Winning by forfeit were Alvarado at 152 and Tovar at 195.
The dual meets were Hereford's final tuneup before entering
the postseason. The Herd will compete at the district meet in
Vernon next Saturday.
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Waterfowling has always been coldest at dawn
Through decades of waterfowling,
one thing has held true. The hunting is
usually best when the weather is worst,
meaning you’ve got to be able to stay
out in it for the top action. Your staying
power is severely limited by the cold
torture threshold that your toes and
fingers can withstand.
While sandhill cranes won’t tolerate
the level of cold that geese will, hunting either species over decoys is an
early morning effort. There are decoy
spreads to set and blinds to place by the
glow of vehicle headlight beams and
flashlights. If there are a good number
of hunters to share the work, this can
go quickly, but the effort can also work
up a sweat. Sweat-drenched clothing
does not help staying power in the
cold. Experience teaches waterfowlers to wear just enough warm gear to
stay comfortable during the setting-up
process, and to keep some in reserve
to pile on when it’s time for the long,
still wait.
When things go well and you’re actually in your blind and waiting before
sunrise, you get one of the vivid visual
treats of waterfowling in seeing a new
day being born in shades of indigo
and crimson — and a frosty test of the ability to hang in there, especially when you can
literally see frost forming on the fodder and
sometimes even on the decoys. Aching toes
and fingers make one wish for the sun to hurry
up and come, to glow some warmth into your
shivering body, yet the coldest part of the waterfowling day is often just after the sun rises.
The reason for all of this is something that has
been thoroughly, and sometimes miserably
pondered by goose fanatics with chattering
teeth and throbbing toes that feel as if they’ve
been stepped on by something heavy.
Scientists say that the reason for the day
being coldest just after sunrise has to do with
the Earth constantly receiving radiant heat
from space and returning it there. As the sun is
rising, the portion of the Earth just beginning
to catch the sun’s rays is still in the process of
losing heat. With the sun so low on the horizon
at sunrise, most of its energy is being absorbed
by the distant atmosphere.
Liner socks, Norwegian Army wool outer
socks, and good quality insulated hunting
boots, along with those air-activated heat packs
that fit inside your insulated gloves have gotten
me through some mighty bitter mornings and
into some excellent shooting.
I can remember lying still under the blind
covering many times, wishing for the warmth
of the sun while hoping that the geese would
come.
A bitterly cold New Year’s Day hunt from
years ago still comes to mind for the suffering of fingers and toes — but also for a rapid
warmup.
We limited out on Canada geese early that
day — the limit was just two back then — then
held on in hopes of snow geese arriving. They
did, holding high and wary in the thin clouds
of the cold blue sky to eye the decoy spread
suspiciously.
We all reloaded our ammunition back in
those lead shot days, making up home-brewed
loads that were long on performance with
maximum payloads of big, heavy shot. The
snows were up there — but some of them
were not high enough. All of us in the hunting
party would mutually agree on an area of the
incoming snow goose flights to concentrate
on and unleash a fusillade of BB shot on the
call to take them. Snow geese began to tumble
steadily from altitude, the score ran up, and the
cold had magically melted out of fingers and
toes by the time that we all had our limits.
Fast action has a way of doing that.
*****
Here’s a bit of a bass fishing surprise from
the region, particularly given the low levels
of many lakes.
An electrofishing survey of Texas lakes by
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department inland
fisheries crews showed that Lake Mackenzie,
near Silverton, ranked among the top 10 lakes
in Texas for Quality Bass — fish 18 inches in
length or longer.
Survey crews using boats rigged with gear
to transmit electrical current to the water to
stun fish and cause them to rise to the surface
logged six quality bass per hour from Mackenzie. Fish remain stunned only momentarily and
aren’t harmed by the survey technique.
A few years ago the inland fisheries guys
from Canyon conducted an electrofishing
survey of the Hereford Aquatic Center pond as
part of a program for the Trailblazers 4-H Club.
Astonishingly, a couple of really nice bass
turned up — along with clouds of goldfish.
(JIM STEIERT is an award-winning member of
the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and a Certified Texas Master Naturalist.)
Lake View
beats Herd
Texas Boyz win jr. high title in tourney
Courtesy photo
The Texas Boyz AAU basketball team from Hereford won the championship in the
Junior High Division at the New Year’s Tipoff Tournament in Albuquerque, N.M.,
recently. Members of the team are front row (from left) Michael Garcia, Raymond
Casarez, Matthew Corona, Isaiah Pacheco, J.P. Ramirez and Isiah Escobal. Back row
(from left) Sergio Cruz, Coach Freddie Escobal and Enrique Cervantez.
Contact the Brand sports department
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PHOTO/Bryan Hedrick
Hereford’s J.D. San Miguel has his path to the basket
blocked by a Frenship defender during a District 4-4A
game earlier this season.
The Hereford boys basketball team had trouble making
their shots, especially in the
second half, and dropped a
53-36 decision at San Angelo
Lake View Friday night.
The loss puts the Herd at
1-4 in District 4-4A play
at the halfway point of the
district campaign. Lake View
improved to 2-3 in district.
The Whitefaces trailed 2721 at halftime, but could not
get a shot to fall in the third
quarter when they were outscored 11-5.
Hereford’s only field goal
in the third stanza came with
one minute left when Nate
Cabezuela battled inside for
a bucket. The 6-foot-5 senior
was fouled on the play and
hit the free throw to pull Hereford within 36-26. A Lake
View basket with four seconds left gave the home team
a 38-26 advantage entering
the final eight minutes.
Lake View scored the first
basket of the fourth quarter
and the Herd could get no
closer than 11 points the rest
of the way.
The Whitefaces travel to
Lubbock Tuesday for a contest against Monterey.
Spurred on
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Young matmen win tourney championships
Parker leads Spurs
to win over Mavs
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By Schuyler Dixon
AP Sports Writer
Parker gets cut, returns to lead Spurs past
MDALLAS (AP) — Tony Parker writhed in
pain alone under the basket, his hand covering
the same left eye that was seriously injured
last summer when the San Antonio guard
was a bystander in a bottle-throwing melee
at a nightclub.
He stayed down the entire 20 seconds of a
Dallas possession on the other end because
no foul was called, and he had to be pulled
away from the referees as he was led to the
bench.
It turned out to be a cut above the eye that
required three stitches, and Parker came back
after missing a quarter to lead seven Spurs in
double figures with 23 points in a 113-107
victory against the Mavericks on Friday night,
San Antonio's seventh straight win.
"I was a little bit mad, obviously, but I just
told the doc to hurry up and get the stitches in
and get back on the court," Parker said.
The Spurs star said he didn't flash back to
the June incident at a New York club, when
tiny shards of glass embedded in his cornea
and doctors told him he was millimeters away
from losing the eye.
"Because it wasn't my eye," he said.
San Antonio didn't need Tim Duncan, who
stayed home with a sore right knee, because
DeJuan Blair had a season-high 22 points,
including 17 on 8-of-9 shooting in the first
half. Tiago Splitter, normally paired with
Courtesy photos
Above, Manlio Medellin
pins an opponent during
the Borger Classic Youth
Wrestling Tournament last
weekend. Left, Seth Dixon (right) shakes hands
with Bryce Pearson of the
Wesley Wrestling Club
at the start of a match.
Medellin and Dixon, representing the Hereford
Youth Wrestling Club,
won championships in
the tourney. Medellin was
victorious in the Division
4 80-pound weight class
open division. Dixon won
the Division 3 95-pound
weight class open division. The young wrestlers
are at the Bushland Brawl
this weekend.
Please see SPURS, Page 4B
SUPER BOWL: HARBAUGH VS. HARBAUGH
Both Jim and John Harbaugh made tough choices that paid off
By Howard Fendrich
AP Pro Football Writer
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh spoke,
steadily and without a trace of panic on Dec. 9, mere minutes
after his Baltimore Ravens dropped a second consecutive
game — their first losing streak of any length since early in
the 2009 season.
Asked to assess quarterback Joe Flacco's play in that overtime
defeat at Washington, Harbaugh looked straight ahead and
replied: "There's no grade to be given right now."
His words and demeanor did not betray a hint of what was
to come. Hours later, Harbaugh talked to Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome about firing offensive coordinator Cam
Cameron, a friend who held that post since 2008.
"He said, 'I think I have to make a decision,'" Newsome recounted Friday, dismissing the notion he or team owner Steve
Bisciotti pushed Harbaugh to get rid of Cameron. The day after
that loss, according to Newsome, "When he walked into my
office and told me that he was going to make that decision, he
had a peace about himself."
Harbaugh took Cameron off his staff and promoted quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell, who had been an NFL head coach
but never an offensive coordinator. Not exactly the traditional
way for a playoff aspirant to begin Week 15.
Then again, that's nothing compared to what Harbaugh's
younger brother, San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh,
did in the second half of his team's season:
He made a switch at the most important position on a football
field, going from veteran starting quarterback Alex Smith — he
of the 18-for-19 passing day in Week 8 and third-in-the-league
104.1 passer rating after what turned out to be his last start —
— to untested, second-year backup Colin Kaepernick.
"That took a lot of guts, in the middle of the season, to do
something like that," said former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr., whose teams won five Super Bowls in the 1980s and
1990s.
Yes, these Harbaugh brothers sure know how to make the
right move at the right time, no matter how risky or unorthodox it seems. The head coaches of the 49ers and Ravens both
made significant in-season shake-ups to offenses that reached
conference title games a year ago.
The reward for both: a berth in the Super Bowl next weekend
in New Orleans.
"They're very similar. Both men know exactly what they want
from their organization. They know what they're looking for.
And if they see anything that they think can effect change in a
positive way, they're certainly not afraid to do it. That, to me,
is the sign of a great head coach," said Joe Theismann, who
quarterbacked the Washington Redskins to the 1983 Super
Bowl title. "If you're really in charge, sometimes you can't
stick with the status quo."
They're not the only NFL coaches to do this sort of thing.
But it's rare.
In the 1971 season, Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry
alternated Roger Staubach and Craig Morton as his starting
quarterback — and even shuffled them back-and-forth during
one game — before settling on Staubach. Staubach went 7-0
the rest of the way in the regular season, then helped Dallas
win that Super Bowl and another for the 1977 season.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick stuck with second-year backup Tom Brady as his starting QB in 2001 even
after Drew Bledsoe — whose injury in Game 2 opened the door
for Brady — was healthy and ready to play. That turned out
OK, too: Brady and Belichick have been to five Super Bowls
together, winning three.
"That's the job that comes with being the head coach. ... You
got to make those decisions, and you got to live with 'em if
they're good or if they're bad," San Francisco defensive lineman Justin Smith said, discussing his coach's QB flip. "And
he made a decision. Turned out to be the right one, and helped
put us in the situation we're in."
Alex Smith, don't forget, was playing as well as he ever has
as a pro, helping San Francisco start 6-2, including victories
over the playoff-bound Packers and Seahawks and an NFC Of-
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fensive Player of the Week award after completing 95 percent
of his passes against the Cardinals.
In Week 9 against the Rams, Smith completed 7 of 8 passes,
with one touchdown, before leaving because of a blow to the
head. Kaepernick finished that game, which ended in a tie, then
made his debut as a starter the next week — and Jim Harbaugh
stayed with the youngster the rest of the way.
"I feel like the only thing I did to lose my job," Smith famously lamented, "was get a concussion."
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Spurs
From Page 3B
Duncan in the starting lineup, had 13 points and 12
rebounds.
"I think this group has shown that ability to if somebody is down then somebody else is going to step
up," said Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer, filling
in — and winning — a second time for the ill Gregg
Popovich. "They all have a lot of confidence, and they
know we have confidence in them."
The Mavericks, who trailed by double digits for large
portions of the game after two blowout losses to San
Antonio, made it interesting only after Parker left with
1:02 remaining. Dallas cut a 15-point deficit to four
with mostly reserves on the floor in the final minute,
but Nando De Colo hit two free throws with 2.2 seconds left
to end the threat.
Rodrigue Beaubois led the Mavericks with a season-high
19 points.
Parker's head collided with Elton Brand's arm on a drive early
in the first quarter, and he angrily complained about drawing
blood without getting the call.
The Spurs, who also played most of the game with Manu
Ginobili on the bench, went up by 11 early without Parker.
Blair, Boris Diaw and Gary Neal had eight points apiece, and
Neal had a four-point play when he hit a 3-pointer from the
wing as he was getting bumped by Darren Collison.
"When the big dogs go out, you've got to step up," Blair
said. "You can't put your head down and worry about what
could have happened."
Blair repeatedly got uncontested shots at the rim off pickand-rolls and hit a couple of nifty running bank shots, including
one when Neal jumped and couldn't find anywhere to throw
the ball before sliding a bounce pass to Blair just before coming back down.
"It's hard to overcome layup after layup, and that's what
happened," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said.
When he returned early in the second quarter, Parker hit
three straight shots and finished the half with 10 points. For
the game, he added 10 assists and four rebounds.
The Spurs took control with a 21-6 run in the third quarter,
capped by a Dallas turnover when a pass from Collison went
through O.J. Mayo's legs and led to a fast break that ended with
Diaw throwing a behind-the-back bounce pass to Splitter for
a layup and a 74-49 San Antonio lead.
‘Mad Men’
to return for
new season
on April 7
Prince Harry
back in UK
after Afghan
deployment
Macy is proud Steve Harvey
to be the
to host Feb. 1
drunken dad NAACP Imin ‘Shameless’
Police sent to
Chris Brown
home in latest
911 hoax
NEW YORK (AP) — AMC
says “Mad Men” will return
for its new season on April
7.
AMC announced Wednesday that the two-hour premiere kicks off the acclaimed
drama series’ sixth season.
The episode was written by
“Mad Men” creator Matthew
Weiner.
LONDON (AP) — Prince
Harry is back in Britain after more
than four
months
serving in
Afghanistan.
T h e
prince
landed on
a military
f l i g h t a t Prince
a s n o w y Harry
Brize Norton airbase,
northwest of London, on
Wednesday afternoon.
NEW YORK (AP) — On
“Shameless,” William H.
Macy plays
the world’s
most deadbeat dad.
He stars
as Frank
Gallagher,
a b o o z y,
shiftless
grifter
w h o s e William H.
b r o o d o f Macy
six mixand-match offspring (do any
of them share the same mother?) care for one another and,
by necessity, him. The oldest
daughter, Fiona (played by
Emmy Rossum), is the family’s de facto mom, a Wendy
to Frank’s derelict Peter Pan.
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Steve Harvey is hosting next
m o n t h ’s
NAACP
I m a g e
Awards.
The organization
said Tuesday that
presenters will
i n c l u d e Steve
“ D j a n - Harvey
go Unchained” nominees Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie
Foxx. Queen Latifah and
Tony Goldwyn also will
be among the presenters.
Dennis Haysbert will be
the announcer for the live
broadcast.
Police have responded to
Chris Brown’s home after
they received a call about a
domestic violence situation
that turned out to be false.
The Los Angeles Times
reports (http://lat.ms/XSUFYQ ) police were contacted
shortly before 5 p.m. Monday
about a domestic violence
incident. When police arrived, members of Brown’s
staff were at the home, but the
singer wasn’t.
Judge rejects
restraining order
for Fishburne
A judge refused Wednesday
to grant
Laurence
Fishburne a
three-year
restraining order
against a
convicted
felon who
claims he
owns the
a c t o r ’ s Laurence
Fishbume
home.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Carol Boas Goodson said she
could not consider Mark Francisco’s criminal history and
she did not think his conduct
warranted a lengthy restraining order.
Filming begins
on DreamWorks’
WikiLeaks movie
LONDON (AP) — DreamWorks Studios says filming has begun on a movie
about WikiLeaks, starring
Benedict Cumberbatch (TV’s
“Sherlock”) as the website’s
controversial founder, Julian
Assange.
“The Fifth Estate” also
stars Daniel Bruhl as Daniel
Domscheit-Berg, an early
WikiLeaks associate who
eventually fell out with Assange.
Te’o tells Couric
he briefly lied
about girlfriend
NEW YORK (AP) — Notre
Dame linebacker Manti Te’o
has told
Katie Couric that
he briefly
lied about
his online
girlfriend
after discovering
she didn’t
exist, while Manti Te’o
maintaining that he had no part in
creating the hoax.
Pressed by Couric to admit
that he was in on the deception, Te’o said he believed that
his girlfriend Lennay Kekua
had died of cancer and didn’t
lie about it until December.
Mayer, Aguilera
among Rock
Hall of Fame
Josh Duhamel Charlize Theron
performers
John Mayer, Christina Aguilera
and Jennifer Hudson
are among
the stars
set to perform at the
Rock and
Roll Hall
of Fame induction.
M a y e r John
will pe r- Mayer
form in
honor of
Albert King
with Gary
Clark Jr.,
then induct
the late
bluesman.
Aguilera
and Hudson will sa- Christina
lute Donna Aguilera
S u m m e r.
Foo Fighters Dave
Grohl and
Taylor
Hawkins
will induct
Rush and
hall of fame
member
Don Hen- Jennifer
ley will in- Hudson
duct Randy
Newman at
the April 18 ceremony in Los
Angeles.
Congrats flood
in for Shakira’s
new baby boy
MADRID (AP) — Within
hours of Shakira’s baby boy
being born,
people are
already asking about
his future
career.
Will Milan Pique
Mebarak
be a famous pop Shakira
singer liker
his Colombian mother, or an
international soccer star like
his Spanish father, Barcelona
defender Gerard Pique?
Journey, Rascal Flatts head- Sirius XM Radio
line Super Bowl creating Comedy
concert
Central channel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) —
Journey and Rascal Flatts will
headline the Super Bowl XLVII
CMT Crossroads concert during the weekend before the big
game.
The two bands will perform
Saturday, Feb. 2, at 9 p.m.
CST at the Sugar Mill in New
Orleans.
The performance will be
broadcast on CMT at 11
p.m. CST, the night before
the championship game
featuring the Baltimore
Ravens and San Francisco
49ers.
age Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Sirius
XM Radio and Comedy Central
are teaming up to create a new
channel on the satellite radio
service devoted to showcasing
the television network’s stable
of stand-up comics.
The companies said Tuesday
that they are hoping to launch
the channel this spring, preferably around April Fools’ Day.
Sirius already has eight channels
devoted to comedy, including
Laugh USA, Blue Collar Comedy, Raw Dog Comedy and
Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole.
named host of
Kids’ Choice
Awards
N E W YO R K ( A P ) —
There’s plenty of green slime
in Josh
Duhamel’s
future.
The star
of “Transformers:
Dark of the
Moon” on
We d n e s day was
named host Josh
of Nickel- Duhamel
o d e o n ’s
26th Annual Kids’ Choice
Awards, which will be broadcast from the Galen Center in
Los Angeles on March 23.
urges AIDS action
from world VIPs
DAVO S , S w i t z e r l a n d
(AP) — Film star Charlize
Theron
says the
world’s
business
and political leaders
need to do
more in
the fight to
eradicate
AIDS.
Charlize
She ac- Theron
cepted an
award Tuesday for her hum a n i t a r i a n wo r k a t t h e
opening ceremony of the
World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland.
Chuck Berry
earns lifetime
achievement
award
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chuck
Berry can add yet another
aw a r d t o
his trophy
case.
T h e
86-yearold St.
Louis native and
rock ‘n’
roll legend
r e c e i v e d Chuck
a lifetime Berry
achievement award Monday from the
St. Louis Arts and Education
Council. The event was at the
Chase Park Plaza Hotel.
Singer
Michael
Buble, wife
expecting
1st child
5B
Hereford BRAND
Entertainment
NEW YORK (AP)
— Michael Buble has
something
new to sing
about: becoming a
father.
In an online video
posted
Thursday
by the
Yo u Tu b e Michael
a c c o u n t Buble
of Buble’s
wife, Luisana Lopilato, a sonogram with
the words “Mini Buble!!!” is
shown. The 20-second video
ends up with words: “We’re
having a baby Buble!!!!”
White,
Underwood,
Lumineers
to perform at
Grammys
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy nominees Jack White,
Carrie Underwood and the
Lumineers will hit the Grammys stage next month.
The Recording Academy
announced Thursday that
those acts will join previously
announced performers including fun., The Black Keys and
Taylor Swift at the Feb. 10
awards show in Los Angeles.
White is nominated for
album of the year and the
Lumineers are up for best
new artist.
First lady
starts 2nd
term style in
Thom Browne
Schwarzenegger
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ray Romano
Did or didn’t calls for wider
The first family headed out
to Monday’s inaugural fes- to perform
she? Beyonce gun debate
tivities with Michelle Obama
LONDON (AP) — Ar- leading a very coordinated at Garden of
questioned on nold Schwarzenegger has fashion parade in a navy-silk, Laughs event
checkered-patterned coat and
called for
lip sync
dress by Thom Browne that
American
NEW YORK (AP) — While
WA S H INGTON
(AP) —
There’s no
question
Beyonce’s
rendition of
the national
anthem was
a roaring
s u c c e s s . Beyonce
The mystery: was it live or lip synced?
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman
for the U.S. Marine Band told
news outlets that Beyonce
had lip synced at President
Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Master Sgt. Kristin duBois
said the band was notified at
the last minute that Beyonce
would use a pre-recorded voice
track.
Sting’s daughter
to make her offBroadway debut
NEW YORK (AP) — Sting’s
daughter Mickey Sumner has
signed up
to make her
off-Broadway debut
in Craig Lucas’s new
comedy
“The Lying
Lesson.”
The Atlantic The- Mickey
ater Com- Sumner
pany said
Tuesday that Sumner, whose
credits also include the new
Noah Baumbach film “Frances
Ha,” will star opposite Carol
Kane in the comic thriller.
Kane plays a woman who
may or may not be legendary
screen star Bette Davis and
Sumner will portray a woman
who tries to discover her true
identity.
leaders
to think
beyond
g u n l aw s
in seeki n g wa y s
to stop
shooting
tragedies. Arnold
T h e Schwarzenegger
65-yearold action star was in London on Tuesday for the
U.K. premiere of the film
“The Last Stand,” his first
leading role since serving
as California’s governor for
seven years.
Walters
expects to leave
hospital soon
N E W YO R K ( A P ) —
Barbara Walters says she
expects to
be home
from the
hospital
soon after taking
a spill at
a Saturday night
party at
t h e B r i t - Barbara
i s h a m - Walters
bassador’s
home in
Washington.
The veteran ABC newswoman thanked people
who expressed concern in
a statement read Monday
on “The View.”
were inspired by a menswear
necktie.
The outfit was specifically
designed for Mrs. Obama, but
Browne said he wasn’t 100
percent sure she was going
to wear it until she came out
with it on at Inauguration. “I
am proud and humbled,” he
said.
Voice actor
for Charlie
Brown arrested in Calif.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The
man who was the voice of
Charlie Brown in several
“Peanuts” television shows
was charged Wednesday with
stalking and threatening his
former girlfriend and a plastic surgeon who gave her a
breast enhancement that he
paid for before the relationship ended.
Peter Robbins pleaded not
guilty Wednesday in San
Diego Superior Court to two
counts of stalking and 10
counts of making criminal
threats.
Miss your Brand?
Call Rosemary from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday at 363-6631
everybody loves Raymond,
it’s standup comedy
that Ray
R o m a no loves
most.
T h e
55-yearold actorcomedian
says per- Ray
f o r m i n g Romano
live is his
passion, so he jumped at the
chance to participate in the
“Garden of Laughs” event
at The Theater at Madison
Square Garden on Saturday.
Southfork
Ranch draws
‘Dallas’ fans
old and new
PARKER, Texas (AP) —
The white two-story home
with stately pillars overlooking a green Texas pasture where longhorns roam
is instantly recognizable:
This is the power seat of
television’s famous Ewing
family.
Tourists from around the
world have been flocking to
Southfork Ranch since the
early years of the classic
series “Dallas,” which ran
from 1978 to 1991, and the
ranch is only getting more
popular. With the premiere
last June of a new “Dallas”
series, the number of visitors
at Southfork has doubled from
150,000 annually to more
than 300,000, according to
Jim Gomes, general manager
of the Southfork Ranch &
Hotel and vice president of
Forever Resorts, which owns
the property.
6B
Classifieds
EMPLOYMENT
Regence Health Network, Inc
Hereford Clinic is accepting
applications for:
Cashier
Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent education.
Previous Healthcare experience preferred but not required
Previous Customer Service Background
Submit applications at:
125 W. Park Ave., Hereford, TX 79045
or email [email protected]
CARGILL CATTLE FEEDERS
BOVINA, TEXAS
Cattle Department
Cattle department responsibilities include processing cattle,
doctoring, lshipping, riding pens, and other duties as assigned.
Applicants must be willing to perform all of these responsibilities. Work schedule will include 1-½ day off and hours will
average 50-60 hours per week, straight wage no overtime.
Position includes full benefits package including 401K and
Health Insurance.
Interested applicants should apply in person at
Cargill Cattle Feeders 600 US HWY 60. (806)225-4400.
KNNK FM 100.5 is now accepting applications for a
local sales and community service representative. The
ideal person that we are looking for is someone that
has an interest in advertising sales and servicing your
community. At KNNK, we want to be more of a part of
your community and to cover local events, churches,
schools, sports and ag related activities. If you want to
be part of your community and to also earn income
as a local radio sales representative, please contact us.
Please send your resume to:
DRIVERS
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
MILK HAULERS
1. Accredited 4-year college degree.
2. Candidate should possess demonstrated skills in relationship building with staff
and volunteers, training/coaching, written and oral communication and problem
solving.
3. Must have the ability to develop and strengthen community relationships.
4. Have the ability to develop new programs, review and enhance programs being
offered or considered for both economy and the effectiveness in broadening our
engagement in the communities in which we serve.
INCREASED PAY SCALE
$2,500 SIGN ON
BENEFITS AVAILABLE
SOLOS-REGIONAL
(NO LOCAL RUNS)
one year driving
experience REQUIRED
Class A CDL With Tanker
endorsement required
Health & Life Insurance
Vacation & Holiday
Call M-F 8AM - 5PM
1-888-648-3604
Reynolds Nationwide.
5. Individual must be a highly motivated, self-starter and an active team player.
6. YMCA experience preferred.
Driver
Interested candidate may apply drop off resume at the Hereford YMCA.
Panhandle Express, LLC
Seeking CDL Drivers
• Strict Adherence to SAFETY Values and Policies
• New Equipment
• Excellent Pay
• Bonus Programs for Safety and Retention
• Company Paid Uniforms
• Must be 25 yrs of age/Must have min. 2 yrs driving exp
• Dedicated Short Haul
• Company Paid Health insurance/ Vacation pay after one year
• SAFETY Values and Policies
• 5 days driving and 2 days off.
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Female Boston terrier
found on the 100 block of
Elm. Please call (806)4330124
FOR RENT- 124 Ranger 2/1
with Laundry room and a detached garage, $650 per month
$600 Deposit. Calll 364-5038
_________________________
company located in Hereford,
TX. Competitive pay with paid
vacation, health insurance and
401K offered. Send Resumes to
P.O. BOX 673
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FOR RENT: 1 br, 1 bath apt.
All bills paid including cable,
deposit $200. and $125 per
week. Call 206-8999 .
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BEALLS department store is
seeking a full time supervisor,
come by store for applications.
531 N. 25 Mile Ave.
_________________________
Church for rentfor Sunday services. Great
location! All utilities paid. For
more information call Pastor
Javier grijalva 806-341-0315
_________________________
FOR RENT-214 Hickory,Very
Nice 3/2/2 Privacy
fence,Sprinkler system, Rental
refrences required. NO PETS!
$890 per month and a $890
deposite. Call 806-346-4113 or
806-346-4114.
_________________________
EXCELLENT PAY PLANS!!
UP TO 38 CPM STARTING
$250 Orientation Pay, Great
Family Atmosphere, Quality
Dispatchers, Generous Home
Time, Full Family Benefits
,Pet/Passenger Policy,Company
Drivers , O/Os, Lease,OTR
& Regional Opportunities,
Class-A CDL Required! Only 6
months OTR Req. Call National Carriers 888.476.1514 www.
drivenci.com
_________________________
REAL ESTATE
LIMITED OPENINGS!
Based in Clovis, NM
HOME DAILY
Set Route & Great Pay
Free Medical Benefits Avail.
CDL-A w/ 1yr. T/T exp.
Must have tank endorsemen
800-879-7826
www.ruan.com/jobs
RUAN
Established equipment dealer
seeks self-motivated, proven
producer for a maintenance
position. This position would
provide support to customers
in the Texas Panhandle and
surrounding areas and would
likely be located in or near the
Hereford, TX area. Knowledge
and experience in the farming, dairy and cattle industry is
vital. Candidates with CDL licenses are preferred. Send your
resume portales.employment@
gmail.com.
_________________________
WANTED-Market Research
Participants need market research participants to evaluate
local establishments. Apply
FREE: Shop.BestMark.com or
call 800-969-8477.
_________________________
CATTLE DRIVERS
NEEDED- Local hauls 5 day
a week,must have a CDL and
a clean driving record with 2
years experience. Contact Jerry
at 806-344-4784
_________________________
Ad will run 2-7 to 2-11 and the cost will be $100
FAXDedicated
210-648-1342
to Diversity. EOE
Please come by Hereford Downtown office at 133 W. Third Street to fill
out an application and join our team of professional drivers!! 806-3645725.
AKC registered Boxer
Puppies will be avaliable Febuary 8th! Makes
a Great Valentines Day
gift!! Call For More information 806-346-1177 or
806-346-4942. If no one
answers please leave a
message!
_____________________
FOR SALE OR RENT TO
OWN: 4 br 2 bath, 1,700 sq.
foot. For more info call Claudia
at 806-517-9857.
_________________________
E-Mail to: [email protected] or call for an
interview at 806-363-1005 and ask for Monte.
KNNK is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
PETS
RENTALS
KNNK FM 100.5
207 S. 25 Mile Ave.
Hereford, Tx. 79045
Fax to: 806-364-0226
The Hereford and Vicinity YMCA Board of Directors is actively seeking a visionary
Executive Director who will lead the Y forward and build upon past success. This
position will lead organizations financial development, administration, membership
development, volunteer and staff development, fiscal and program planning and
community collaborations and outreach development. The successful candidate will also
be responsible for developing and monitoring operating budgets and maintaining
financial control systems.
Hereford Nursing and Rehab
has openings for the following
job descriptions: CNA's - FullTime and HouseKeeping Dept.
Please pick-up applications @
231 N. Kingwood, Hereford,
TX 79045.
KING'S MANOR NEEDS:
Weekend R.N. Apply in person
at 400 Ranger Drive, Hereford,
TX. Call 806-364-0661 and
ask for Yolanda or Marisela for
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Description:
Must have previous experience,
have your own tools and be
willing to relocate. Benefits
package to include 401k, PTO
and paid holidays. Apply in
person only, County Services,
1909 E Hwy 60.
_________________________
Deaf Smith County Crisis
Center is taking application for
Executive Director. Qualifications: Backelor’s Degree or 4
years experience in a Direct
Services Agency, Administrative skills, previous experience in grant writing and prior
non-profit Fiscal and Programmatic Management experience.
Submit resume to PO Box 544,
Hereford TX 79045 by February 15, 2013.
_________________________
Accounts Payable Receptionist with Quickbook experience
for established dairy service
NEEDED- Class CDL drivers
needed belt trailers, Tankers
and walking floors, Mechanic
also needed. Call 806-681-1037
or 806-360-3181.
_________________________
COWBOY/PEN RIDERSpearman Cattle Feeders
Looking for experienced pen
riders. Wages based on experience, horses and tack. Contact
(806)-659-2577
_________________________
Diesel mechanic needed-
[email protected]
20-60 acres for sale on Ave K.
Contact Joe at 985-960-1921.
_________________________
HOUSE FOR SALE-to be
moved Call 806-570-3481.
_________________________
HOUSE FOR SALE3/2/, 2 Acres class 4 roof, shop
building 60x40 call 806-3677744 or 683-6992
_________________________
SERVICES
LOOKING FOR- Homes to
clean, great refrences. Call me
at 806-360-2959.
_________________________
PHIPPS HANDYMAN
Service - Carpentry, painting,
landscape maintenance-whatever. Ph:806-578-4344 or Cell:
806-220-1872.
BUSINESS
FOR SALE: Edwards Coin
Laundry, Bldg for sale or
lease. Call Dennis Edwards
364-8658-day or 364-2617-evenings. Owner Retireing. All
Offers Considered!
TIERRA BLANCA APARTMENTS- now leasing 1 and
2 bedroom market units, no
income limit must pass credit
& criminal background check
please come by 700 S. Ave
K and fill out an application
today!
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FOR RENT- Country Home
3/2 6 miles east of town. NO
PETS $700 rent and a $550
deposite. Ready Now! 806-3462779.
NOTICE
On January 7, 2013, an
application was filed with
the Federal Communications Commission in
Washington, DC seeking
consent to the transfer of
control of KPAN Broadcasters from Marshall
Clark Formby, Executor of
the Clint Formby Estate
to Larry Clinton Formby.
KPAN Broadcasters are
the licensee of radio stations KPAN(AM), Hereford,
Texas and KPAN-FM, Hereford, Texas. The officers,
directors, and parties holding 10% or more of KPAN
Broadcasting are: Larry
Clinton Formby and Scott
Conrad Formby. A copy
of the transfer of control
application and related materials are on file for public
inspection during normal
business hours at
218 East Fifth Street,
Hereford, Texas.
FARM
Classifieds
CROSSWORD
2007 Red Convirtable Pontiac
Solstice, with 9997 Miles,
Leather Seats, very clean!
FABULOUS CONDITION!
$14,500 please call
806-344-0260 after 6 p.m.
7B
2003 GMC 3/4 Ton Pickup - 20’
Gooseneck Trailor Both $10,000
‘99 White 4x4 Sub Runs Rough - $2,000
2 Horse inline trailor-$850
Old loading chute $400
Call 806-676-5299
DAILY LAUGH
BUMPERS
2002 Red Pontiac Firebird,
99,430 miles T-top,leather
seats very nice and clean.
RUNS GREAT! $7000
Please call after 6 p.m. 806344-0260
-2007 Ford E-350 3DR Super
Duty Passenger Van. 76,000
original miles. Maintenance
performed on routine basis.
5.4L V8, AM/FM stereo, power
steering, air, and low mileage
tires. $12,000 cash. Call (806)
357-2222 between 8:00 and
5:00 M-F and ask for Larry.
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2011 Yamaha 110 vx deluxe
wave runner. It has 19 hours, 3
seats. It comes with the trailer.
Asking $8,000. OBO. Contact
806 382 6678
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Most people hate to parallel park. The other
day, I saw this woman trying to get out of a tight
parking space. She’d bump the car in front, then
back-up and strike the car behind her. This went
on about 2 minutes.
I walked over to see if I could somehow help. My
offer was declined though. She said, “Why have
bumpers if you’re not going to use them once in a
while?”
SUPPORT YOUR
LOCAL ADVERTISERS!
CRYPTO
2009 KAWASAKI VULCAN
900cc, 1,050 miles, Maroon
and Silver, $7,000. 344-5665.
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1972 Prowler RV, self contained, new air conditoner, new
tires, sleeps 4-6 people. $2,000
OBO. see pics at http://photobucket.com/1972prowlerrv Call
302-519-6575. jason_s_reed@
yahoo.com
SUDOKU
QUOTE:
Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats. ~ Howard Aiken
8B Real Estate
219 JUNIPER - 3/2/2,
1832 sq. ft. this home is
priced where you can
update and make it
your own.
OTHER NICE HOMES
405 Westhaven 3/3/2, 2,326 sq. ft. home. This home has great storage, large yard,nice
home for large family. Priced to sell.
904 E 3rd - 2/2 - with 1090 sq. ft. plus a 1 bedroom rental in back. This is a very good
investment property.
FOR SALE: 313 AVE F
$120,000.00
This property has 2 homes that sit on the same lot.
The main home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and 1692
sq. feet. The back house has 2 rooms, 1 bath, 3 car
garage and lots of storage space, and 1680 sq. feet.
OWNER IS WILLING TO OWNER FINANCE
WITH $15,000.00 DOWN PAYMENT.
Contact Veronica Marquez 806-364-7400.
TEMPLE ABNEY
REAL ESTATE
Carolyn McDonald
806-341-0782
Karen Abney
806-570-0237
Israel Martinez
806-346-1022
Temple Abney
806-363-6296
506 S. 25 Mile Avenue • 806-363-6296
Joe Henry and Danny Martin
815 S. 25 Mile Ave Hereford, TX
(806) 364-5000
Joe 806.344.2087 • Danny 806.681.5435
NEW LISTING! 3,608 sq ft commercial bldg east side of Hereford
next to Stripes Truck Stop. Set up for oil changes and as truck wash.
Commercial Building in Hereford. Prime location. 1,000 sq ft office
space with three offices and break room plus 2,000 sq ft
shop/storage with 12’ overhead door.
PRICE REDUCED! 80 +/- Ac North of Hereford Development
Potential. Mobile home, shop and other out buildings, 2 irrigation
wells with a total of 450 gpm, sprinkler pad, pond, drip system for
trees. Suitable for sub-dividing, paved, two miles from Hereford.
PRICE REDUCED! 60 +/- Ac Residential Development Tracts one
mile west of Hereford.
16,000 +/- sq ft Commercial Building in Hereford. ½ block S of US
Hwy 60 on Hwy 385. 5,000 sq ft asphalt parking.
Commercial Acreage in Randall Co. 15 +/- Ac with I-27 frontage.
Great commercial development location on road out to Palo Duro
Canyon. City of Canyon water and sewer available.
Parmer Co 320 +/- Ac Farm. One of a kind stock farm with two
irrigation wells and nearly new submersible at the north house. Two
nice manufactured homes.
FARMS & RANCHES ~ RESIDENTIAL ~ COMMERCIAL
Call for information about our Land Auction Options!
www.CliftLandBrokers.com
Amarillo Office 3430 I-40 West Amarillo TX 79102
806-355-9856
NEW LISTING! 209 EAST 15TH - 2500+ sq. ft., includes a basement
with a full bath, granite tops, new windows, sprinkler, Class 4 roof,
100'x200' lot, and more! $169,000.
NEW LISTING! 323 HICKORY- Really sharp! front office has a closet
and can be 4th BR, walls retextured and painted, open
kitchen/dining/family area, corner fireplace, new tile for hall
tub/shower, covered patio, skylights, heater in garage, $109,900.
806-BALTIMORE - Custom, really nice! Some wood laminate flooring,
granite countertops, crown mold, plantation shutters, stainless steel
appliances, upstairs 4th BR, large master bath with separate tub and
shower, oversized walk in closet, new front door unit, $169,900.
RENTALS AVAILABLE! Raymond Guzman has several rentals available.
Call him @ 806-346-1118 for details!
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NEW LISTINGS
3543 COUNTY RD 10 – Large 5 bedroom, 2 bath home on 1.6 acres with a 1440
sq. ft. barn.
3545 FM 2856 – Horse Lovers Dream. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large living room,
large utility room. 2 barns with horse stalls and pens. Close to town.
227 N. AVE K – MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 2
metal storage sheds, storm shelter, greenhouse, all on 2 lots. A haven for
a gardener.
RESIDENTIAL
3505 FM 1058 – Fantastic country home with barn on 11 acres, 4 bedrooms,
3 ½ baths, media room, office, family room, formal dining room, great kitchen
with breakfast room and sunroom. 3-car garage.
145 N. TEXAS – Large home with formal living/ dining room, living room,
den, 4 bedroom, 3 bath. Granite, double stainless ovens and gas cook top.
1914 PLAINS – 3 bedroom, 3 ½ bath, 3908 sq.ft. with open floor plan.
238 KINGW00D – Newer 4 bedroom, 2 bath, basement, granite in kitchen.
447 HICKORY – PRICE REDUCED Beautiful newer home with open floor plan.
126 GREENWOOD – Sharp!! 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautiful laminate floors.
200 JUNIPER – 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, Windows recently replaced.
223 JUNIPER – 3 bedroom, 2 bath, updated kitchen w/induction cook top.
127 HICKORY – 3 bedroom, 2 bath, well maintained. Great floor plan.
815 IRVING – Must see! Cute 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Newly remodeled.
5190 HWY 214 – Want in the country? This is a 3 BR, 1bath on 2 acres at Simms.
705 E. 3rd - PRICE REDUCED 2 bedroom, 1 bath on large lot. Interior shop.
704 KNIGHT – 3 bedroom, 1 bath, needs work, but good investment.
Mark Andrews
Broker/Owner
Charlotte Andrews
Canyon-Amarillo
The
MARK
ANDREWS
agency
806-344-5555
806-220-9889
Raymond Guzman
Ginger Wallace
806-346-1118
806-344-6139
216 S. 25 Mile Ave. • 806-364-7792 • Hereford, Tx 79045
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3650 FM 2856 – Holly Sugar Road, Great Investment.
151 PINE – Light Industrial Property. 2.94 acres, metal building with 4 offices
and reception area. Shop has 2 overhead doors in front and back.
Finishing a basement
pays dividends in additional space in a home
that doesn’t require the
same level of investment
as putting an addition
on the house. Also, the
groundwork for a finished room is already
there, as most basements
are already set up with
a poured concrete floor
and some walls, usually cinder blocks. Some
electrical components,
plumbing and the crea-
ture comforts of drywall
and a more inviting floor
might be all that’s necessary to finish a basement.
The process can be laborintensive, and many
people prefer to leave it
to a professional contractor. Whatever finishing
method is chosen, homeowners should follow the
proper procedures when
doing the work.
DO start with a detailed
plan. Measure out the
basement and mark any
items that cannot be
moved, such as a furnace,
water heater or pipes.
Create a design board
that showcases the materials you plan to use on
the project. Think about
ways you plan to arrange
furniture and consider
all of the possible uses
for the room. Will it be a
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home theater? Will someone be sleeping down
there? Each scenario will
require certain amenities
and safety requirements.
DON’T plan to finish the
entire basement. Doing
so will leave you without
a storage or utility area
where you house holiday
decorations, tools, luggage and similar items.
DO get the scoop on
building codes. Knowing what the municipality allows in basement
remodeling will help you
to customize a plan that
is functional, safe and
legal. No one wants to
be slapped with fines for
failing to follow the rules.
Plus, failure to meet
building codes could
mean the work that has
been done must be torn
out and redone. It pays
to follow the chain of
command and secure
permits while having all
work inspected.
DON’T overlook adequate lighting in your
refinishing plan. A
basement is likely one
area of the house that
has limited natural light
pouring in. With traditionally small windows,
or no windows at all, a
basement needs ample
lighting in its design
scheme. This may include
a combination of overhead and task lighting.
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115 Douglas #3801 • 112 Kingwood #2401 • 332 Douglas #1301
235 Centre #5301 • 4097 US 60 #3401 • 127 Star #4201 • 711 N. Lee #4801
331 Star #3301 • 120 Ironwood #2101 • 211 Juniper #5901
210 Ranger #6001 • 518 Star #4101 • 326 Ave J. #2501 • 125 Kingwood #2801
6097 CR. JJ #3601 • 820 Columbia #5401 • 312 Centre #5801
329 Douglas #5701 • 136 Ave. H #3701
116 Beach #2201 • 232 Ironwood #2301 • 128 N. Texas #3201
Charlie Kerr
344-2975
www.CharlieKerrRealtor.com
Check our websites
for other properties.
200 S 25 MILE AVE. – Nice Commercial
Building, great location, 8 offices, 4 restrooms,
reception area, break room, 2 central heat/air
units, good condition.
HALE CO., TX. - 2700-cow dairy in excellent
condition, on I27, double-35 parallel parlor,
1,080 acres +/- of choice farm land in a strong
water area, 6 pivots.
OCHILTREE CO. DAIRY – double 16
(expandable to 20) parallel, rapid exit parlor,
160 ac. +/-, 4 yrs. old, very nice!
LEA CO., NM - 1400 cow dairy on 136 acres,
side by side double 20 parlor, beautiful 5
bdrm./4 bath home, on pvmt. PRICE
REDUCED!
CASTRO CO., TX. – Flagg Hwy. Farm &
Feedyard – 3,125 ac. +/- irr. farmland &
15,000 hd. feedyard in South Castro County.
Will divide off 3 sections!
NEW MEXICO - CAPITAN FOOTHILLS
RANCH – for 600 + cows on 40 sections of
choice ranch land w/excellent homes, barns,
pens, livestock water & fences. A working
ranch with improvements in top-notch
condition on an all-weather road nestled in the
foothills of the Capitan Mountains w/rolling
hills, canyons & large valleys.
OCHILTREE CO. – 920 ac. +/- choice land, 6
near new sprinklers, 3 “strong” irr. wells, all
tied together w/UG pipe.
HEREFORD CITY BLOCK – 15TH Street –
adjoining cleared lots near YMCA.
100 ACRES - +/- South edge of Hereford City
Limits, CRP, irr. well.
FOR SALE - JUST DOWN THE ROAD HOMES and COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN
DIMMITT
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www.texascrp.com
Ben G. Scott-Broker (806) 647-4375
COUNTY RD EA – 27.14 acres with 2 wells in CRP
CORNER OF COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE AND SOUTH LANE – 5 lots zoned SF
COUNTY RD M – 9.4 acres
300 BLOCK OF AVE. D – Five vacant lots to build on.
HWY 1057 – 5 acres. Great place for a home
402 GRACY – 2.27 acres. Great for development, single family
The dos and don’ts of
basement finishing.
Remodeling a basement
is a popular home improvement project. A
finished basement makes
the space more functional
and, when done correctly,
can add a considerable
amount of living space to
a home.
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227 Northwest
1-800-359-0231 Rec.#1901
215 Juniper - 3/2/2 - 1,524 sq. ft. Nice home, lots of updates,
completed. Home is Ready To Go!
116 Oak - 4/2/2, 2,294 sq. ft. home with 2 living areas, large covered patio, Great for
Large Family.
215 Cherokee 3/2/2, Home that has 2,369 sq.ft. on main floor and a 288 sq. ft.
basement, 2 living areas. Perfect for the large family.
1808 Plains This is a 4150 sq. ft. 4 bedroom, 3½ bathrooms, 2 large living areas each with
fireplace, wet bar which makes a great home for entertaining and large family. GREAT
CURB APPEAL.
337 Stadium - Great home close to grade school and junior high.Open floor plan, totally
remodeled, class 4 roof, large master bedroom and bath that is well arranged, separated
dressing area with sink in extra bedroom. Basement is set up as a media room and has
custom made cabinets.2608 sq ft plus 294 sq ft basement.
211 Sunset - "Pretty as a picture. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2096 sq ft of liveable space.
Laminate floors in the opened living and dining room. Up dated, lots of storage and
ready to go. You will want to see this one, call us today."
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Ample lighting will help
the room feel like part of
the house and not just a
forgotten storage area.
DO take into consideration moisture issues
in the basement. Many
basements are plagued
by moisture issues ranging from water seepage
to condensation forming
on walls. These situations
may vary depending on
the weather throughout
the year. Certain materials may need to be used
to mitigate water issues
before finishing can take
place. The installation of
water-barrier systems,
drainage, sump pumps,
or encapsulation products could drive up the
cost of a basement renovation. It is essential to
have a professional assess
the basement water issues prior to starting any
finishing work.
DON’T simply cover up
potential hazards, such
as mold or mildew. Have
them treated instead.
Otherwise, you could
have a breeding ground
behind drywall that
could lead to unsafe conditions in the home.
DO have a radon test.
Radon is a hidden killer
that can cause lung
cancer. Because it occurs naturally in the soil
and water surrounding a
home and is impossible to
detect without a specialized test, many people
are unaware of the pres-
ence of radon until it is
too late. Radon may be
more concentrated in
the basement, where the
foundation is touching
the soil. Therefore, rule
out radon before considering renovation of a
basement area.
DON’T limit furniture
choices to one type. You
may need to be flexible
in your furniture choices,
even selecting modular
pieces, like sectionals, because entryways to basements may have small
doorways or obstructions
that make adding furniture more challenging.
DO keep the possibility
of flooding in the back of
your head. Homes that
are near waterways or
at low elevation may be
at risk of flooding. Basements are especially susceptible to flood damage.
Therefore, think about
the practicality of finishing a basement if you are
prone to flooding. If you
decide to move ahead,
take certain precautionary measures, such as
keeping electrical wiring up higher and using
a more water-resistant
flooring material, like
tile or vinyl. House important electronics and
items on shelves so they
are not at ground-level.
Finishing a basement is a
job that can add a lot of
usable space to a home.
Go about the project in
the right way to keep
within budget and have
a room that is safe and
functional.
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