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Texas Tech Pom Squad members parade down the alley during the spirit walk at the Taco Bell TexFest on Tuesday at NRG Stadium in Houston before Texas Tech took on LSU in the Texas Bowl.

Tech grad in Houston savors bowl with family By Nicholas Talbot A-J Media Sports Editor

HOUSTON — Morgan Dallison has her mother’s “permission” to go to any school she wants. But, every time she turns around her mother, Julie, is handing her another Texas Tech shirt. “I kind of had a choice (of who to root for) and she says I can go to school wherever I want,” Morgan said. But she is always throwing Tech shirts at me.” Julie, who resides in Houston with her family, brought two of her daughters to watch Texas Tech take on LSU in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday at NRG Stadium in Houston. She wanted to show them exactly what her alma mater was all about — even if she wasn’t confident before the game they would beat the Tigers. Texas Tech lost to LSU, 56-27. “I hardly ever get to see Tech play live” Julie said. “I was in the Goin’ Band all four years from 1989 to 93. … We are just too far away and have three kids. So, we were so excited SEE TECH, page A6

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A stretch of 13th Street in front of City Hall in downtown Lubbock, as seen just before noon Tuesday, is among streets and major roads considered high priority in the city’s plan for treating streets.

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Equipped with the hindsight of the crippling effect winter storm Goliath wrought on Lubbock this week, Mayor Glen Robertson said he would not change the way the city responded. After multiple phone calls by A-J Media to city officials went unreturned, Robertson explained by news conference Tuesday afternoon details of the work city crews have done since the storm started Saturday night — reiterating the first priority was to make sure emergency crews had a clear path in extremely high wind gusts and large amounts of snow. “We really diverted a disaster,” he said. Lubbock County and the city of Lubbock issued a disaster SEE RESPONSE, page A4

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Another round of snowfall could be in store for the region Thursday, but warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend and into next week. Joe Merchant, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lubbock, said the snowfall is expected to be minimal — no more than an inch — but it could

hinder morning commutes even more. “The roads could get slick where they’re not already covered in ice,” he said. Temperatures have stayed around the mid-30s and are expected to start a slow increase starting Wednesday. “The highs will start edging up into the 40s for the weekend, at least for SEE SNOW, page A4

New police chief, stormwater rates top ’15 City Hall stories by matt dotray A-J Media

From hiring a new police chief, making major progress on determining the city’s future power supply and taking heat on stormwater rates, 2015 was a busy year for Lubbock leaders. Here’s our Top 10 list of major government news items from the year.

New police chief Roger Ellis had been Lub-

bock’s police chief since 2011, but was abruptly demoted to captain by City Manager James Loomis in June, and then retired from the police Ellis department just a few days afterward. Details surrounding the change were kept tight. In an interview shortly afterward, Loomis said he would never reveal why Ellis was demoted and would “take that to my grave.”

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania man tried to steal a puppy from a home he had burglarized hours earlier on Christmas Eve, taking presents meant for children. The Erie Times-News reports 21-year-old Austin Thompson is accused of stealing televisions, a video system and Christmas presents meant for Sara Sauers’ children at about 4 a.m. Christmas Eve. Police said they caught Thompson when he returned about two hours later to take her puppy. They said he fled when officers responded to the second call. Police were able to recover some of the stolen items. Sauers said police returned her television on Christmas Day and even hooked up her cable. Sauers said she was sad for her children because of the experience but was pleased the suspect was caught and some of her property was found. Online court records don’t list an attorney for Thompson, who remained in jail Tuesday.

Emails released through multiple open records requests document a history of confrontations, including when Ellis told Loomis Loomis that Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson had a heated exchange with police officers and could have been arrested for a gun-related incident in June that triggered a revealing back-and-forth email between the chief and city manager.

Want More? A LOOK AT influential Lubbockites who passed away in 2015. PAGE D1 Other emails from different requests showed Robertson questioned police procedures and, as previously reported, made his own request — which he later canceled — to see what police officials were writing about him. Robertson had also suggested SEE TOP 10, page A3

Obituaries BARNES, William CALLAWAY, Geraldine ROGERS JR., Felix PAGE B5

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Dozens of inmates at North County Correctional Facility in Castaic were subjected to the process known as “potty watch.” Corrections experts say the inhumane practice was used to recover drugs, weapons, cellphones and other illegal items that inmates may have swallowed or concealed in body cavities.

OIL CITY, Pa. Police said a northwestern Pennsylvania man faked having a brain tumor to bilk a church and some friends out of nearly $3,000 in cash and other assistance. Oil City police determined 36-year-old Matthew James Wilson created “an PITTSBURGH imaginary, fictitious brain Attorneys for a western tumor.” Pennsylvania woman The Franklin resident is who contends Bill Cosby accused of using the story repeatedly to borrow money from an drugged and Oil City church, its pastor had sex and others to deal with the with her in tumor and debts. the 1980s Police said one couple have filed a at the church lent Wilson response to $400 and then he borrowed Cosby’s atCosby tempt to have their new $450 electric a federal judge dismiss her generator and returned it defamation lawsuit against “broken and unusable.” him. LEVITTOWN, Pa. Cosby’s attorneys last A Philadelphia puppy is week asked a federal court getting back to his bouncy judge in Pittsburgh to dismiss the lawsuit filed in self after two plastic squeaky toys were removed October by Renita Hill. Hill sued claiming Cosby from his stomach. Doctors at Veterinary made her out to be a “liar” Specialty & Emergency and “extortionist” when the comedian, his wife and Center in Levittown said his attorney issued blanket the only sign that 6-monthdenials to claims that Cos- old Jasper was having problems was he couldn’t by drugged and sexually keep food down. He othermolested several women wise seemed energetically shortly after Hill went public with her allegations normal. They said X-rays showed in November 2014. the two balls were taking Cosby’s attorneys up most of the space in the claimed the denials Cane Corso’s stomach. constitute opinions that Dr. Scott Joudrey, who are protected by the First surgically removed the redAmendment. and-green balls on Saturday, said “dogs eat crazy things.” LOS ANGELES

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2 Cleveland officers still in jeopardy By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press

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Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice, the 12-yearold boy fatally shot by a rookie police officer in Cleveland during a 2014 protest in Washington, D.C. Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said Monday a grand jury declined to indict the police officer, Timothy Loehmann, in the killing of Rice, a black youngster shot while holding what turned out to be a pellet gun.

CLEVELAND — Despite the grand jury decision not to charge a white patrolman in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the case is far from over for the city of Cleveland, the officers involved in the shooting or the black boy’s grief-stricken family. The family is suing the city, federal prosecutors are looking into possible civil rights charges against Timothy Loehmann and his partner, and the two officers face a departmental investigation that could result in disciplinary action, including firing.

Tamir was carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun when Loehmann shot and killed the boy within two seconds of emerging from his police cruiser in November 2014. On Monday, prosecutors said a grand jury concluded Loehmann reasonably believed it was a real gun and that his life was in danger. The case has stirred racial tensions and added Cleveland to the list of U.S. cities — Ferguson, Missouri; Baltimore; North Charleston, South Carolina; and New York City, among them — where blacks have died in the past two years at the hands of police. On Tuesday, about 50

Chicago officer pleads not guilty to murder By CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press

CHICAGO — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Jason Van Dyke is “hanging in there” and wants to

tell his side of what happened so he’s not seen “as this cold-blooded killer,” defense attorney Dan Herbert said after the court hearing. Herbert added that they haven’t ruled out asking for a change of venue. The case is in Cook County Criminal Court in

Chicago where demonstrators have staged marches protesting the shooting and how it’s been handled. Van Dyke, 37, faces six counts of first-degree murder and one of official misconduct in the death of 17year-old McDonald. The officer appeared in

court Tuesday as his lawyer entered the plea on his behalf.

people marched peacefully in front of the county courthouse in downtown Cleveland to protest the grand jury decision. Demonstrators chanted, “Justice for Tamir!” In addition to the potential legal and financial consequences is the human cost. Tamir’s mother, Samaria, must live without her baby boy, a happy-golucky kid in a man-sized body. Loehmann, Garmback and other officers were surprised to learn after the shooting that Tamir was just 12. Family attorney Subodh Chandra said Samaria Rice wept for much of the day after Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty’s announcement that Loehmann and Garmback wouldn’t be charged. “She doesn’t know what she can do,” Chandra said. “And there are no answers because the prosecutors

have foreclosed the possibility of criminal accountability.” Loehmann’s attorney said the officer bears a heavy burden, too. “Everybody has this vision of a cold, callous person who shot a 12-year-old,” Henry Hilow said. “Both officers have to live with this the rest of their lives. That memory will never go away.” While the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cleveland has said it will review the circumstances of the shooting, the legal hurdles to prosecuting a civil rights case are considered especially high. A law professor as well as a prominent Cleveland civil rights attorney said Tuesday that from both a legal and public relations standpoint, Cleveland has considerable exposure from the federal lawsuit filed by Tamir’s family.

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top 10: Power supply for ’19, Neugebauer exit top government stories FROM page A1 there was a morale problem in the police department early in the year. Current police Chief Greg Stevens was appointed and sworn in as the new chief in August. He’d been with the department Stevens since 1992. A few of Stevens’ goals he stressed in the week leading up to his swearing-in ceremony were to make working in the department fun, gain and retain the trust from the community and to be more open and transparent. Stevens has held many open news conferences since being appointed police chief.

ERCOT Lubbock Power & Light announced in September it hopes to join the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in 2019 when LP&L’s contract with Xcel Energy expires. This move, which had been coined the “2019 decision,” would place the city of Lubbock on the same grid as most of Texas. ERCOT manages the flow of electric power to 24 million Texas customers and represents about 90 percent of the state’s electric load. LP&L representatives said the move would be beneficial in several ways: Save about $20 million a year because ERCOT does not have capacity fees, eliminate the need to build an expensive power plant, and give LP&L the option to shop in a closer, betterconnected market.

There have been some concerns, mainly that the move would require a costly and “massive infrastructure investment” that could increase costs for consumers, and if there’s even enough energy on the market, as ERCOT has before enBurcham couraged consumers to limit use in summer months. It’s still not final. Andy Burcham, LP&L’s chief financial officer, said LP&L submitted its integration report last month, and in January, ERCOT will conduct a reliability analysis and evaluate integration options.

Stormwater Just a few days after the first round of bills went out, Robertson said the City Council may have made a mistake by passing the new stormwater rates. U n d e r Robertson the implemented system, fees were based on the amount of impervious land on a property aimed to correct the inequity, mainly in nonresidential properties, as it had been based on the number of water meters which wasn’t necessarily correlated with size. There was a roar from the business community, which complained about the cap set at more than $650 a month. This prompted several council members to host public hearings that prompted them to re-hire an engineering firm and later

vote to change the rate structure again. The new rate model will include a five-tier system and a base fee of $7.18 for residents, a $350 cap for commercial property and a 50 percent exemption for churches. Early projections on the new rates are to have them implemented in January 2017. There’s current litigation on the rate structure implemented at the beginning of the year.

Neugebauer U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, announced he will not seek an eighth term to represent U.S. House District 19. Neugebauer was first elected in 2003 and hadn’t had many close competitions since. He is the chairman of the Neugebauer Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee and the vice-chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. There are currently nine candidates (all Republicans) running for his seat, with the primary scheduled for March 1. Robertson is running for the seat, so there will also be a new mayor of Lubbock in 2016.

Citizens Tower Or the old Omni Building, whatever you want to call it. The council decided to go ahead with the $1.2 million purchase of the Omni Building in 2014, and has since hired construction crews to clean out the asbestos and an

engineering firm to lay out the plans to turn the building into a new City Hall. If the City Council votes to go through with that, the next phase would be to renovate the current City Hall into a new police station. At a meeting in November, the council was told the downtown high-rise would be big enough to accommodate most of the city of Lubbock’s immediate needs as a potential City Hall, but parking and whether it will be able to house the growth of city government is still a concern.

Open carry Lubbockites can openly carry handguns inside the council chambers during all public meetings and inside most city-owned facilities. After hearing from citizens in a crowded council room full of 2nd Amendment advocates, city leaders voted to reject two resolutions aimed at disallowing concealed and open carry during council meetings. The city is required to allow carry in facilities in the state’s new open carry law.

Downtown momentum The next public project to take place downtown as part of revitalization efforts will be to widen Eighth Street and have it better connect with Glenna Goodacre Boulevard across Avenue Q. And when that’s done, a memorial to Lubbock’s tornado of 1970 that killed 26 people — the designs of which have not been released — is expected to be constructed. Elsewhere in down-

town, Master Developer Delbert McDougal says he’s fielding calls from interested developers several times a week now that the utilities projects are closer to finishing. McDougal has purchased six properties between Broadway and Main Street, and Avenue K McDougal and Avenue J. One of the buildings is the old JC Penney building, just across the street from Giorgio’s. He also noted groundwork beginning on the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and the upcoming work for the College Baseball Hall of Fame Museum.

jumps in average dollar figures were in Frenship and Lubbock-Cooper ISDs, going up $10,900 and $17,000, respectively. LP&L’s base fee also increased more than $5.

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Lubbock residents can expect to see a three-figure jump on average and with no exemptions in their property tax bills. Some of that is due to tax increases. The city’s budget included an increase of 1.6 cents per $100 valuation, and the county’s was for 1.7 cents. Still, the lion’s share appears to be due to the appraised values. From 2014 to 2015, the average market value for a home in Lubbock ISD as assessed by the Lubbock Central Appraisal District increased $3,468 — from $104,082 to $107,550. The average market value of single-family residences increased across the board. Homes in the city of Lubbock increased $6,471 on average, or 5.4 percent. Homes in Lubbock County increased almost six percent to $123,753. The largest

Water levels When reporting on Lake Alan Henry almost a year ago, the focus was about how recent rainfall had done little to fill up the city’s only reservoir. It was less than 60 percent full. With the rain this summer, the lake is now 95.6 percent full. Lake Meredith to the north, which at one time supplied the city with almost all its water, is now about 25 percent full, compared to zero percent this time last year.

It was recommended from Lubbock’s growth and annexation committee that it’s beneficial for the city of Lubbock to stay ahead of growth and to annex land it believes will be cost effective. The council approved two plots of land to be annexed this year that totaling 280 acres, and Lubbock’s new annexation and growth advisory board made its first two annexation recommendations during a meeting Monday afternoon. The committee presented a proposed map of Lubbock that had large annexations in South and Northwest Lubbock that would create more of a “box shape,” so annexations could potentially be a highlight in 2016 as well. matt.dotray@lubbockonline.com l 766-8744 Follow Matt on Twitter @mdotrayAJ

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response: Disaster declared County to stay closed Wednesday; some businesses set limited hours FROM page A1 declaration in the wake of the city’s third-highest amount of snowfall in its history, prompting many businesses to be closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. A-J Media reported Monday that Robertson said the purpose of the declaration was to allow the city to reach out to the state for additional resources to provide public safety services. But as of Tuesday morning, Dianah Ascencio with the Texas Department of Transportation said the city of Lubbock had not asked TxDOT for help in servicing city roads. In the news conference, Robertson said the city had reached out to TxDOT, but did not give details as to what assistance Lubbock requested or what assistance, if any, the city has received from the agency. When pressed for details regarding routes and when main roadways would be cleared, none of the city officials could provide specifics beyond a map with the main thoroughfares marked in red and blue indicating which roads would receive sand and/or salt. Ascencio said TxDOT prepared with Lubbock and other counties before the storm, and received more than 49 pieces of equipment from districts in Dallas, Wichita Falls and Paris, that were distributed to all 17 counties in its district. And although the highways and access roads un-

der TxDOT’s purview were much clearer on Monday and Tuesday compared to the main arteries in the city, Jeff McKito, city spokesman, said TxDOT had the advantage of not needing to assist stranded motorists and respond to emergencies. Wood Franklin, the city’s director of public works, said road crews weren’t able to start clearing roads until Monday afternoon — about 36 hours after the storm started impacting the city. Franklin said before that road crews were focused on giving first responders and emergency crews access to fires, power outages and emergency calls. By Tuesday afternoon, he said, city crews had worked to clear such major intersections as Interstate 27 and Fourth Street and Interstate 27 and 19th Street. Robertson said the city's emergency operations center will remain active into Wednesday. After operations are back to normal, he said, officials will evaluate what went well and what officials can do better in the future. The city was notified on Dec. 23 by the National Weather Service of the upcoming hazardous winter weather, Robertson said. Then, city emergency management, fire, police, public works, Lubbock Power & Light and city management had weather briefings and met to discuss emergency response, he said. Robertson said police fielded 805 calls from strand-

ed motorists from Saturday through Tuesday and that stranded vehicles created havoc for first responders. Lubbock received assistance from the Army Reserves and the Department of Public Safety after the disaster declaration, he said. The city has two snow plows, he said, and the last one the city purchased cost $250,000. Although the city is working to get a third snowplow, the amount of snow Lubbock regularly receives isn’t enough to justify the cost of more equipment beyond that, he said. Lubbock County has had to go through this process as well, and for this storm, the county coordinated with TxDOT before the storm hit and immediately attacked the roads when it did, said Clinton Thetford, Lubbock County Emergency Management coordinator. The county is not responsible for farm-to-market roads, he said, but this time, crews worked with TxDOT to clear them. TxDOT brought in equipment from other districts and used private contractors, he said. Even with all the preparation, the extent of the storm was too overwhelming, Thetford said. “The problem is, do you spend millions of dollars for just every 30 years,” he said. Thetford believes numerous pieces of equipment couldn’t make up for how fast the storm worked, as motorists were stranded as soon as the snow started falling.

snow: More snow possible Thursday FROM page A1 Saturday,” Merchant said. “It’ll be warmer on Sunday. Temperatures will remain cool but well below normal through the work week and we’ll start seeing a gradual climb in temperatures through the weekend and the beginning of next week.” Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny and Wednesday night should

be partly cloudy, according to the extended forecast on the NWS website. Night-time temperatures are expected to stay in the upper teens and lower 20s, causing roads to refreeze. More snow is expected for Thursday. “There’s a slight chance of some light snow in the western and southwestern South Plains along the New

Mexico border,” Merchant said. “Again, we’re really not expecting anything substantial to accumulate.” According to the forecast, there’s also a light chance of showers early next week on Monday and Tuesday. “We’re expecting a quick shot of some light snow tonight (Tuesday) and then temperatures really bottom out overnight,” Merchant said.

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Lubbock’s City Hall will open at 10 a.m. Wednesday with other city services opening at other times during the day, while Lubbock County offices will remain closed Wednesday in response to the weekend’s winter storm. All city of Lubbock libraries, community centers, museums and Memorial Civic Center facilities will be closed Wednesday. Citibus will start running its routes at 11 a.m. Solid Waste will evaluate alleys Wednesday to determine if solid waste trucks can resume collecting residential

trash. Roll-offs will be available across from Municipal Hall at 402 Municipal Drive and the recycling drop-off center at 84th Street and Avenue P. Rolloffs at these two locations are for residential trash only. Solid Waste staff are working to put roll-offs at the recycling drop-off centers at 73rd Street and Milwaukee Avenue and North Quaker Avenue and U.S. 84 but access is currently limiting those efforts. As of press time, the following businesses and organizations had notified the Avalanche-Journal about their hours of operation Wednesday.

Wednesday openings n Plains Capital banks will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. n All Centennial Bank locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. n Covenant Life Style Centre will open at 8 a.m, n Vista Bank Lubbock, Plainview, Hale Center and Idalou locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. n All Peoples Bank locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday closings n Social Security Offices in Lubbock and Plainview will be closed.

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Around The World WASHINGTON U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said Tuesday. U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren told Pentagon reporters the militants were killed mainly by drone strikes in Iraq and Syria. He offered few details, but said at least two of those killed were linked to the Paris attacks. PESHAWAR, Pakistan A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a government office in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and wounding 45 in an attack claimed by a breakaway Taliban group. The bombing took place in the city of Mardan, outside the regional office of the National Database and Registration Authority, or NADRA, which issues identity cards, according to senior police Officer Saeed Khan Wazir. BRIEFLY ... ● BEIRUT — Syrian forces have retaken a key southern military base after heavy fighting with rebels and an al-Qaida affiliate, and seized mountain villages after driving out Islamic State fighters, the government and opposition activists said Tuesday. ● BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities announced Tuesday they have arrested two men and seized military-type uniforms and Islamic State group propaganda in connection with a suspected plot to unleash holiday season attacks against police, soldiers and celebrated locations in Brussels. ● CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea was declared Ebola-free on Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world’s largest Ebola epidemic. Compiled from wire reports

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class A misdemeanor; and public intoxication, a class C misdemeanor. Isaiah Anthony Hinojosa, 24, was booked on a charge of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, a state jail felony; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor. James Dotson, 51, was

booked on a charges of domestic assault, a class A misdemeanor; and issuance of a bad check, a class B misdemeanor. Noah Aaron Sandoval, 20, was booked on a warrant for a 2013 class B misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated. All four remained at the county jail Tuesday, according to jail records.

tech: Tickets sold out for bowl FROM page A1 when they got picked for this game. “The last time we saw them play was when they had a home and home with Houston, but they (the girls) were little so we are excited to see them play today. Despite the poor weather conditions across the South Plains, which saw more than 11 inches of snow on the ground over the weekend, the Texas Bowl was officially sold out — even if the stadium wasn’t filled as fans struggled to make the trip. However, with the premier matchup of the Red Raiders and LSU it was only the second time since the bowl’s inception that single-game tickets have sold out. Before the game, the Dallisons attended theTexfest, the official pregame party for the Texas Bowl, which was free for all ticketholders and included a performance by country music artist Cody Johnson. But, for the Dallisons, it was all about watching some football, especially Lexie, whom her mother described as “my football fan.” “I don’t know why I like it,” Lexie said. “It is just exciting.”

A Texas Tech Pom Squad member cheers as the Red Raider players walk by during the spirit walk at the Taco Bell TexFest on Tuesday at NRG Stadium in Houston before Tech took on LSU in the Texas Bowl. BRAD TOLLEFSON  A-j media

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Happy State Bank ready to move into new office business/Office complex located at 98th and Quaker By Denise Marquez A-J Media

Happy State Bank will move to its new 46,000square-foot Lubbock location in March. Construction of the new bank branch and office complex, located at the corner of 98th Street and Quaker Avenue, is planned to wrap up in early 2016. David Siem, Happy State Bank Lubbock chairman, said construction had some delays due to the weather. “We lost 80 days of construction, but our scheduled opening date of the bank is March 7,” Siem said. In November 2012, Happy State Bank purchased about 3.6 acres at 98th and Quaker to make a bigger investment in Lubbock. “I think it says a lot about the commitment that our company made to this community,” Bud Holmes, Happy State Bank Lubbock president, said. “A multimillion dollar project out there ... It’s a heck of a deal for this community. We continue to provide for the needs and the services the community expects and the 98th Street (location) will only enhance that and help us make Happy State Bank what we want it to be in this community.” The first floor and the majority of the second floor of the new building will be used by Happy State Bank and its operations. The fourth floor will house Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., and the third flood and the rest of the space will be leased offices. W C Bratcher, a partner with Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P., said the law firm and its employees are looking forward to moving into the new building. “We’ve been downtown for a very long time and we just thought it was a great opportunity to have a new location in a new office building,” Bratcher said. “It looks really good and I think it’s going to be a good facility.” Holmes said much of the interior design will be similar to the style that can be found at many Happy State Banks. “We have customers come in here and when they walk in they’re like, ‘This looks just like a Happy State Bank in Dallas,’ ” Holmes said. “And it does. That’s important to us.

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LP&L, Xcel still working to restore power BY KAREN MICHAEL A-J Media

Lubbock Power & Light crews were still restoring power to residents and businesses hit by what some officials are calling the largest winter storm on the South Plains in 32 years, with 6,138 LP&L customers experiencing power outages at some point during the blizzard. Four customers were still experiencing an interruption of service by Tuesday afternoon, but crews were on scene and expected to re-

store power within an hour. A news release from LP&L said the company expects to receive reports of sporadic outages affecting small numbers of customers over the next 24 hours as melting snow causes some electrical equipment to momentarily fail. Some businesses that were closed because of the storm may also return to work to find their power is out. Crews are on high alert as vehicle accidents with electrical poles and infrastructure could lead to further outages.

For Xcel Energy, 277 customers were without power Tuesday across the company’s Texas-New Mexico service area. A small number of customers reported outages Tuesday not related to the original storm. In Clovis, New Mexico, almost 4,500 customers were without power at one point in the storm, but that number is down to just 23 inside of Clovis and 49 in the rural areas around Clovis by Tuesday morning. SEE POWER, page B6

Goliath aftermath Hospital staff rely on ride-sharing, overnight stays at work in wake of big snowstorm BY josie musico a-j media

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times this week. “Roads are bad. Just stay home.” Great idea for some folks, but less so for an emergency room nurse. University Medical Center has kept tighter operations during the storm, closing walk-in clinics and its cancer-treatment center. Emergency personnel, though, still have to get to work. For the help they’ve received with that, UMC spokesman Eric Finley is grateful. Many employees’ transportation came from volunteers responding to a social media request. The hospital announced via Facebook Sunday evening it was seeking volunteers with four-wheel-drive vehicles to bring nurses and other critical staff to work. The post received more than 1,300 shares and more than 500 comments, many with offers to help and accompanying phone numbers. “We have this outpouring of support to get our people in,” Finley said. “People are on there finding rides, offering services. It’s really taken a life of its own — it’s really

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Snowbanks from strong winds in winter storm Goliath block the view of a UMC Health Systems facility along Fourth Street. Many essential medical personnel in UMC and Covenant have been using ride-sharing and even staying overnight at work to make sure they are available to aid patients. phenomenal to watch.” Some staff from the skeleton crew on duty have stayed in the hospital between shifts. Sleeping arrangements are available in vacant patient rooms and at a temporary shelter at McInturff Conference Center. “We’re doing OK,” Finley said. “Obviously it’s not ideal, but we’re making the best of it.”

Juan Contreras was among the volunteers. The Lubbockite used his Dodge pickup truck to take his mother to her UMC shift Sunday, then spent the next two days helping any other family, friends or strangers who needed it. “It’s really just the type of person I am,” he said. SEE STAFF, page B6

Crash in Sulphur Springs kills 7-year-old Abernathy boy a-j media

A 7-year-old boy from Hale County died in Sulphur Springs the day after Christmas. Levi “Max” Arriaga was with his father when the 18-wheeler they were in collided with another 18wheeler on Saturday. One vehicle rear-ended the other but it wasn’t clear which 18-wheeler Arriaga was in, officials said.

Hockley County declares disaster LEVELLAND — Hockley County Judge Larry Sprowls declared a state of disaster in response to Winter Storm Goliath. The formal declaration allows the county to seek state-level assistance. “The purpose of the declaration is to provide a means for Hockley County to formally request assistance from the State of Texas for additional resources to continue to ensure the safety of all Hockley County citizens,” Sprowls said in a news release. The declaration takes effect immediately. Hockley County authorities still discourage all but the most essential travel until the road conditions improve significantly. Lubbock County and the city of Lubbock issued similar disaster declarations earlier this week. Josie Musico, A-J Media

Police: Man found dead still not ID’d Lubbock police by Tuesday still did not know the identify of a man found dead Monday morning at a Lubbock homeless camp. The man, who was described as being 55 to 60 years old and Hispanic, was found lightly clothed and covered in a light blanket before 10:30 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of 50th Street, according to Lubbock police. Investigators believe he froze to death, but a Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office is pending. Adam Young, A-J Media

Farwell police help woman to give birth CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — After responding to a number of weather-related problems, a police chief in a small Texas town got a different kind of call: A stranded woman was about to give birth. The Clovis News Journal reports that Farwell police chief Larry Kelsay spent the weekend pulling cars from snowdrifts, helping people find shelter and dealing with damaged cause by the blizzard. Then, at about 1 a.m. Monday, a Farwell woman called police and said she was about to give birth. The town doesn’t have a hospital and the roads were closed. Kelsay called paramedic Weldon Kube and drove him to the women’s home. A second paramedic, Craig Giesbrecht, joined them there. Kelsay says it was an easy birth. The baby was born at about 3:30 a.m.

Storm traps couple in car for 20 hours

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A Go Fund Me account was started for Arriaga’s family under “Remembering Levi ‘Max’ Arriaga” by Kara Isbell, Arriaga’s sister. “He along with his father, Candelario Arriaga, were involved in an accident believed to be caused by the tragic tornadoes in the DFW/East Texas area,” the account description reads. “If you could please show your support to his mother, Belinda Isbell, and his father in their time of devastation

and need. As you can imagine, the unexpected tragedy has created a financial burden.” Levi was a second-grade student at Abernathy Elementary and loved sports. He was a Texas Tech Red Raiders fan and a Dallas Cowboys supporter, according to Arriaga’s obituary posted on the Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop website. The boy’s father was transported to Hopkins County Memorial Hospital where he was treated for his

injuries and later released. The accident, which involved two commercial vehicles on Interstate 30, was under investigation Monday by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Sulphur Springs Police Department. SSPD and TxDOT officials could not be reached Tuesday afternoon. ellysa.gonzalez@lubbockonline.com  766-8795 Follow Ellysa on Twitter @AJ_Ellysa

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A Clovis couple spent nearly 20 hours trapped in their car underneath a snowdrift after winter storms tore through New Mexico this weekend. The Clovis News Journal reports that rescue workers pulled Jimmy and Betty Anderson from the snow Sunday afternoon. The pair had become trapped while trying to deliver newspapers along their route Saturday night. Betty Anderson was hospitalized with chest pains after their rescue and Jimmy Anderson was not injured. The pair spent the night huddled under a blanket in their Ford Fusion, hoping their cellphone would stay charged so they could tell emergency responders they were trapped under the 12foot drift. Clovis Assistant Public Works Director Bill Kshir and Ray Lee Equipment employee Ty Gonser heard the Andersons yelling and honking their horn and were able to drag them to safety.

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Texas & Region GARLAND Officials in the Dallas suburb of Garland said the total number of homes damaged by a tornado over the weekend has reached more than 780. Garland police said Tuesday that of the 783 homes damaged, 547 have been deemed safe and 236 are uninhabitable. Also, an apartment complex was deemed unsafe. Eleven people died when nine tornadoes swept through the Dallas area Saturday. The National Weather Service said an EF-4 tornado, with winds up to more than 200 mph, hit Garland, where eight people died. MISSION A South Texas sheriff’s office said two men died in an exchange of gunfire at a home during what’s believed to have been an attempt to steal more than 400 pounds of marijuana. Hidalgo County sheriff’s office spokeswoman Celina Flores said deputies responding to a disturbance call found the bodies Saturday. Those killed were 24-old Rodrigo Villanueva Alvarez, who lived in the home, and a 43-year-old man who police believe was one of those who stormed it. Authorities haven’t released the 43-year-old’s name. PREMONT A struggling South Texas school district has approved terms issued by the Texas Education Agency in order to stay open. The Premont Independent School District board of trustees unanimously approved the terms Monday, which means a Texas Education Agency-appointed management team will oversee its board and direct the search for a superintendent. In November, the TEA told the district that its accreditation had been revoked and it would close July 1. The district sought a review. The education commissioner offered to abate the review process until preliminary academic and financial accountability ratings are released in August. Since its first closure notice in 2011, the district in a rural farming community has overcome financial struggles, but student academic performance hasn’t been up to par. DALLAS Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio will return to Texas for one of his first stops of 2016. The Florida senator announced plans Tuesday to hold a rally in Dallas on Jan. 6. He has already made a handful of fundraising swings across the state since launching his campaign for the GOP nomination. Rubio is ending this year with stops in Iowa, where recent polls show him to be usually a distant third behind Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. The Iowa caucuses are Feb. 1. Compiled from wire reports

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Things To Do today

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Lubbock Scrabble Club — 6 p.m. Market Street, 50th Street and Indiana Avenue. All levels welcome. 332-9212. Acrylic Painting — 1-4 p.m. Garden and Arts Center, 4215 University Ave. Ages teen and older. $30 per session. 7673724. Bridge-Lubbock Duplicate Bridge — 1 p.m. Bridge Center, 2563 74th St. $5. 792-5602. DivorceCare Recovery — 6:30-8:15 p.m. LakeRidge United Methodist Church, 4701 82nd St. Call to register for free child care. 794-4015, ext. 556. Jazzercise — 8:45 and 4:30 p.m. YWCA, 3101 35th St. All ages welcome. 7943118. Prenatal Yoga — 6 p.m., Covenant Women’s and Children’s, 4000 24th St. $5 per class. TuTuerize — 5:30-6 p.m. Call for location. $25 per month. Stretching, yoga, step aerobics and pilates. Classes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. 224-8897. UMC Wellness Classes — Strictly Strength at 8 a.m., Yoga at 9:15 a.m., Seated Yoga-Pilates at 10:35 a.m., Advanced Line Dance at 10:40 a.m., Total Body at noon, Line Dance Vocabulary at 1:10 p.m., Intro to Wellness at 2 p.m., Beginning Line Dance at 2:10 p.m., Learn to Dance with Jim and Linda at 3:30 p.m., Shape Up at 5:30 p.m., Yoga at 5:30 p.m. $5, UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St., Room 128. (806) 7838829. Zumba — 6 p.m. Simmons Community Center, 2004 Oak Ave. Ages teen and older. $15 monthly. 767-2708.

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Beginning Children’s Clogging — 7:458:15 p.m. Christmann Academy of Dance, 3225 50th St. Ages 6 and older. $25 per month. 795-0108. Dissolving Anger Into Love: Meditation and Teachings — 7-8:30 p.m. Yoga Bean, 3135 34th St. Adults, $10 and students, $5. 787-2499. Exercise Class — 6-7 p.m. First Church of the Nazarene, 6110 Chicago Ave. Free. Focuses on strength, flexibility and endurance. Easy on the knees. 790-3651. The Father Factor — 6-7:30 p.m. Parenting Cottage, 3818 50th St. 795-7552. www.parentingcottage.com. Great Harvest Marketplace — 6-8:30 p.m., Bayer Museum of Agriculture, 1121 Canyon Lake Drive, (806) 744-3786. Lone Star Promen-A-ders — 7-9 p.m. LASRDF Dance Center, 2305 120th St. 799-1324, 765-8736. Lubbock Area Square and Round Dance Federation — 7:30-9:30 p.m. LASRDF Dance Center, 2305 120th St. Singing Plainsmen — 7 p.m. Covenant Presbyterian Church 4600 48th St. A barbershop chorus open to men of all ages who like to sing. 445-9119. South Fork Bridge — 7 p.m. Bridge Center, 2563 74th St. $5. 792-5602. Taekwondo — 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Maggie Trejo Center, 3200 Amherst St. All ages. First lesson free, $25 a month. 767-2705. Taekwondo — 6:30-8 p.m. Maxey Center, 4020 30th St. 767-3796. TuTuerize — 5:30-6 p.m. Call for location. $25 per month. Stretching, yoga, step aerobics and pilates. Classes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. 224-8897. TuTu’s Children’s Dance Class — 4-5:30 p.m. Call for location. $25 a month. Ballet, jazz, cheer and tumbling. 224-8897. UMC Wellness Classes — Aerobics at 8:30 a.m., T’ai Chi Chih at 9:30 a.m., Exercise 2 at 11 a.m., Pilates at 11 a.m.,

Exercise 1 at 2 p.m., T’ai Chi Ch’uan at 3 p.m., Matworks at 5:30 p.m. $5, UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St., Room 128. (806) 783-8829. Zumba — 5 p.m. Rawlings Community Center, 213 40th St. Ages teen and older. $20 monthly. 767-2704.

friday Jazz and Hip Hop Dance — 5:30-7 p.m. Christmann Dance, 50th Street and Indiana Avenue. Ages 14 and older. $10 for one class or $15 for both. Jazz dance is from 5:30-6:15 p.m., and hip-hop is from 6:15 to 7 p.m. 548-4751. Jazzercise — 8:45 a.m. YWCA, 3101 35th St. All ages welcome. 794-3118. Lubbock Area Square and Round Dance Federation — 8 p.m. LASRDF Dance Center, 2305 120th St. Levi and Laces Square Dance Club. 799-1324 and 799-6734. Mommy and Me: Tots — 10:30 a.m., Covenant Women’s and Children’s, 4000 24th St. $5 per class. More Love in Your Relationships: Meditation and Teachings — 10:30-11:30 a.m. Bodhichitta Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6701 Aberdeen Ave. Adults, $10 and students, $5. 787-2499. Queens and Kings Bridge Club — 1 p.m. Bridge Center, 2563 74th St. $5. 7925602. UMC Wellness Classes — Yoga at 9:15 a.m., Mobility and Balance at 10:35 a.m., Line Dance for Fun at 10:45 a.m., Total Body at noon, Intro to Wellness at 2 p.m. $5, UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St. Room 128. (806) 7838829. Yoga — 9:15 a.m. UMC Activities Center, 5217 82nd St. $5. 783-8829.

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In the Texas High Plains grain markets, the bulk of bids were mostly 11 to 13 cents lower on grain sorghum; 5 to 7 cents lower on wheat; and mostly 6 to 8 cents lower on corn. The monthly roll has begun creating wider price swings and basis adjustments.The front months of the futures were 7.75-6.25 cents lower on corn and 5.25-5.50 cents lower on KW wheat. Prices paid or bid to producers delivered to country elevators as of 3:00 p.m. Grain sorghum quoted per hundredweight; wheat, corn and soybeans per bushel. Grain Sorghum

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NEW YORK (AP)-Cotton No. 2 futures on the N.Y.Cotton Exchange:

32 58.00 56.50 54.75 57.25 33 59.75 57.25 54.75 59.50 34 61.00 61.61 57.50 60.25 35 63.25 61.50 58.75 61.00 36 64.25 61.00 59.25 62.25 37 65.00 63.00 59.25 62.25 W.T. Purchases: 9821 Previous Day: 10678

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Area North of the Canadian River: 5.41 – 5.76 Wheat Corn 3.63 – 3.98

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Triangle Area from Plainview to Canyon to Farwell: Grain Sorghum 5.48 – 5.67 Wheat 3.62 – 3.98 Corn 3.57 – 3.75 Area South of a Line from Plainview to Muleshoe: Grain Sorghum 5.50 – 5.76 Wheat 3.83 – 3.93 Corn 3.72 – 3.73 Elevators in the Texas South Plains reported offers for: No. 2 Grain Sorghum 6.38 – 6.65 per cwt No. 2 Yellow Corn 7.54 – 7.76 per cwt Source: USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News Service, Amarillo, TX 806/372-6361 - amarillo.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov Cash Bids

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Texas asks Supreme Court not to review case by SETH ROBBINS Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Texas on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to review a lower court’s decision blocking President Barack Obama’s plan to spare millions of immigrants from deportation. A 42-page brief by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims the president’s plan to protect millions of immigrants bypasses constitutional authority and established federal laws. A coalition of 26 states, led by Texas, argues that the Obama administration also failed to provide them the notice and opportunity for comment that should have been required before such a major policy change. At issue is the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program, announced in November 2014 that calls for shielding from deportation and giving work permits to as many as 5 million immigrants, most of whom are the parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. The states argue in the brief that the “lawful presence” granted to immigrants under the program has significant cost repercussions for them, including increased “healthcare, lawenforcement, and education expenditures.”

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Tuesday’s Lottery PICK 3 (Morning): 8-9-0 PICK 3 (Day): 6-5-1 DAILY 4 (Morning): 1-4-1-0 DAILY 4 (Day): 6-7-9-6 PICK 3 (Evening): 8-3-7 PICK 3 (Night): NA DAILY 4 (Evening): 1-9-3-5 DAILY 4 (Night): NA CASH FIVE: NA MEGA MILLIONS: NA Monday’s Cash Five Numbers: 15-17-29-31-34 Matched five of five: None Matched four: 36 ($648) Matched three: 1,470 ($11) Matched two: 15,993 ($2) Next drawing: Tonight Monday’s Texas Two Step Numbers: 22-26-27-32 Bonus ball: 8 Matched four of four, plus bonus: None Matched four: Nine ($1,166) Matched three, plus bonus: 25 ($51) Matched three: 752 ($23) Matched two, plus bonus: 539 ($21) Matched one, plus bonus: 3,541 ($7) Matched bonus only: 6,463 ($5) Next drawing: Thursday Note: Lottery numbers printed in The Avalanche-Journal are not official results. For official results, go to www.txlottery.org.

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‘Affluenza’ teen, mom tried to hide among tourists By EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press

FORT WORTH — A Texas teenage fugitive and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists who flocked to a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and set for deportation to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said 18-year-old Ethan Couch — known for invoking an “affluenza” defense after he killed four people in a drunken driving wreck — and his mother had prepared to be gone awhile, even dying Couch’s blond hair black, before being detained Monday in T. Couch the Pacific Coast city of Puerto Vallarta. “They had planned to disappear. They even had something that was almost akin to a going-away party before leaving town,” Anderson said. He would not give details about the event including how many people attended. Couch was on juvenile probation for the wreck when he was 16. During the sentencing phase of his trial, a defense expert argued that his wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition the expert termed “affluenza.” The condition is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its invocation drew ridicule. The sheriff has said he believes the two fled in late November after a video surfaced that appears to show Couch at a party where people were drinking. If found to be drinking, Couch’s probation could be revoked and he could be sentenced

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This Monday photo released by Mexico’s Jalisco state prosecutor’s office shows who authorities identify as Ethan Couch after he was taken into custody in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. U.S. authorities said the Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense was in custody in Mexico, weeks after he and his mother disappeared. to up to 10 years in prison. Anderson said Couch and his mother apparently crossed the border in her pickup and drove to Puerto Vallarta, though the whereabouts of the truck are unknown. U.S. marshals found the two in Mexico, and worked with Mexican agencies to apprehend them. It was not clear whether they had any accomplices. No immediate charges were planned for others who may have known about or assisted with the flight plan, Anderson said. He said authorities have no evidence that Couch’s father was involved. Anderson said an arrest warrant was being issued for Couch’s mother, Tonya Couch, on charges of hin-

dering an apprehension, a third-degree felony that carries a sentence of two to 10 years in prison. Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson said that at a hearing next month she plans to ask a judge to transfer Ethan Couch’s case to adult court. Couch would then face up to 120 days in an adult jail, followed by 10-year probation. If he violates probation, he could face up to 10 years in prison per death, Wilson said. If the judge declines to transfer Couch to adult court, Wilson will ask that his probation be revoked, in which case he could be held in a juvenile facility until his sentence expires when he turns 19 in April.

AP explainer: What is ‘affluenza’? By DAVID WARREN Associated Press

DALLAS — A Texas teenager sentenced to probation for causing a fatal drunken-driving crash was taken into custody late Monday in Mexico, where authorities believe he and his mother fled after he may have violated terms of his probation. Ethan Couch, now 18, received the light sentence in 2013 after his attorneys said he suffered from “affluenza,” which drew widespread ridicule. Here’s an explanation of the term:

What is affluenza? The term was used by a psychologist testifying for the defense during the sentencing phase of Couch’s trial in juvenile court. The expert

argued that Couch’s wealthy parents had coddled and pampered their son into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition the expert termed “affluenza” — to the point that Couch never developed a sense of right and wrong, or suffered any repercussions for bad behavior.

What do medical professionals think? Affluenza is not recognized as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its invocation during Couch’s trial attracted backlash from some medical experts and families of the four people killed in the crash. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the association, is widely used by mental health professionals and makes no mention of affluenza. Dr.

Jeffrey Metzner, a forensic psychiatrist and clinical professor at the University of Colorado at Denver, said there are some similarities to the clinical diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder.

Where does the term come from? The term “affluenza” was popularized in the late 1990s by Jessie O’Neill, the granddaughter of a past president of General Motors, when she wrote the book “The Golden Ghetto: The Psychology of Affluence.” It’s since been used to describe a condition in which children — generally from richer families — have a sense of entitlement, are irresponsible, make excuses for poor behavior, and sometimes dabble in drugs and alcohol.

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QuickOpinion Charaffe al Mouadan, an ISIS leader alleged to have a direct link to the coordinator of the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, was killed in a Dec. 24 drone strike. Col. Steve Warren, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS, said 10 ISIS leaders have been killed in airstrikes during the past month. An aggressive response to terrorists sends a strong message.

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“The Department of Health announced it’s extending the enrollment period for Obamacare to Jan. 1. What better time to sign up for Obamacare than the day we all lie to ourselves about being healthier?”

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E.B. White reportedly said “the most beautiful sound in America” is “the tinkle of ice at twilight.” In 2015’s twilight, fortify yourself with something 90 proof as you remember this year in which: We learned that a dismal threshold has been passed. The value of property police departments seized through civil-asset forfeiture — usually without accusing, let alone convicting, the property owners of a crime — exceeded the value of property stolen by nongovernment burglars. The attorney general of New York, which reaps billions from gambling — casinos, off-track betting, the state lottery — moved to extinguish (competition from) fantasy football because it is gambling. Florida police raided a mahjong game played by four women aged between 87 and 95 because their game’s stakes allegedly exceeded the $10 limit set by state law. A Michigan woman was fingerprinted, had her mug shot taken and was jailed until released on bond because she was late in renewing the $10 license for her dog. New Jersey police arrested a 72-year-old retired teacher, chained his hands and feet to a bench and charged him with illegally carrying a firearm -- a 300-year-old flintlock pistol (with no powder, flint or ball) he purchased from an antique dealer. The University of Georgia said sexual consent must be “voluntary, sober, imaginative, enthusiastic, creative, wanted, informed, mutual, honest.” Imaginative consent? Connecting climate change to sex, the National Bureau of Economic Research warned that hot weather leads to diminished sexual activity. Elsewhere in “settled science,” the government’s dietary rules were revised, somewhat rehabilitating red meat, sodium, eggs and other good stuff. Undaunted, the Dietary

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Guidelines Advisory Committee produced a 571-page report calling for “bold actions” and “dramatic paradigm shifts” until mother-hen government yet again says, “Well, never mind.” Since federal food police dictated changes in school lunch programs, food tossed in the trash is up 56 percent, salt shakers are being smuggled into schools, and there are black markets in potato chips. The IRS persecutes conservative advocacy groups but does not prosecute IRS employees who are tax cheats: An audit revealed over the last decade the IRS fired only 400 of the 1,580 employees who deliberately violated tax laws, rather than the 100 percent required by law. New York’s City Council honored the “bravery” of Ethel Rosenberg, the executed traitor who spied for Stalin. Declaring her candidacy, Hillary Clinton said she will fight for, among many others, “truckers who drive for hours.” Elsewhere, she rejected the presumption of innocence, aka due process: Those alleging sexual assault have “the right to be believed,” which she did not believe when her husband was the accused. A 9-year-old Florida fourth-grader was threatened with sexual harassment charges if he continued to write love notes telling the apple of his eye that her eyes sparkle “like diamonds.” A Texas 9-year-old was suspended for saying his magic ring could make people disappear. A young girl was sent home with a censorious note from her school because

her Wonder Woman lunchbox violated the school ban on depictions of “violent characters.” An Oregon eighth-grader, whose brother served in Iraq, was suspended for wearing a T-shirt that depicted an empty pair of boots representing soldiers killed in action. The school said the shirt was “not appropriate.” A Tennessee boy was threatened with suspension from elementary school because he came to school with a military-style haircut like that of his stepbrother, a soldier. A government arbitrator prevented the firing of a New Jersey elementary school teacher who was late to school 111 times in two years. A suburban Washington high school promoted self-esteem by naming 117 valedictorians out of a class of 457. Two Edina, Minnesota, elementary schools hired “recess consultants” to minimize “conflict” — children saying “Hey, you’re out!” rather than “Nice try!” The principal of a San Francisco middle school withheld the results of student elections that did not produce properly “diverse” results. When some deep thinkers in academia decided yoga, like ethnic food, constitutes “cultural appropriation,” a clear thinker wondered whether offended cultures would send back our polio vaccines. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni reported 48 of the top 52 liberal arts colleges and universities do not require English majors to take a Shakespeare course. This list of 2015 ludicrousness has a common thread of the collapse of judgment in, and the infantilization of society by, government. Happier New Year. GEORGE WILL’s column is distributed by The Washington Post Writers Group, 1150 15th St., NW, Washington, D.C., 20071. Email: georgewill@washpost.com

Re: The editorial “The day has arrived for kids and adults, too — Merry Christmas,” A-J, Dec. 25. Could you not devote one single editorial per year for Christians on their holy day without having to be so politically correct to point out non-believers can have fun on that day too, by socializing with their friends? I’m sure they were waiting for your permission to do that. Was it necessary to go through most of the holidays to explain people don’t really have to remember those that gave their lives for our freedom on Memorial Day, but for them, it’s a nice “long weekend.” Or that they don’t really have to be thankful” on Thanksgiving Day. You left out Easter. On that day, we can either remember Christ died for our sins so that we might have life and spend eternity in heaven with him, or we could eat, drink and be merry and hope there’s not a hereafter. National polls show 85 per cent of Americans identify themselves as Christians. I suspect in Lubbock, it’s higher. Which constituency are you most willing to offend?

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OtherViews Don’t abandon Puerto Rico The leaders of Puerto Rico could soon have to choose between cutting essential services like the police, hospitals and education, and paying bondholders. To avoid this catastrophe, Congress needs to help the island, which is home to 3.5 million American citizens, by giving it the ability to restructure its debts in an orderly way. On Jan. 4, the island’s government has to pay creditors nearly $1 billion, money it does not have. It will almost surely default on some of that debt, which could result in lawsuits by investors. The commonwealth is already behind in paying vendors about $400 million and owes residents $300 million in tax refunds. What needs to happen is clear: Congress should change the law that excludes Puerto Rico from bankruptcy protection. The island’s government and its creditors should be able to renegotiate the debt in court. — New York Times

Crusading ex-Pentagon chief says nuke danger growing by ROBERT BURNS associated press

WASHINGTON — Late in a life lived unnervingly near the nuclear abyss, William J. Perry is on a mission to warn of a “real and growing danger” of nuclear doom. The 88-year-old former defense secretary is troubled by the risks of catastrophe from the very weapons he helped develop. Atop his list: a nuclear terror attack in a major U.S. city or a shooting war with Russia that, through miscalculation, turns nuclear. A terrorist attack using a nuclear bomb or improvised nuclear device could happen “any time now — next year or the year after,” he said in an interview with reporters earlier this month. Perry chooses his words with the precision of a mathematician, which he was before entering the defense world in the mid-

1950s. He played a central role in developing and modernizing nuclear forces throughout the Cold War — first as a technology whiz-kid and later a threetime senior Pentagon executive. During the 1962 Cuban missile crisis Perry was secretly summoned to Washington to analyze intelligence on Soviet weapons in Cuba. “Every day that I went to the analysis center I thought would be my last day on earth,” he writes in a newly published memoir, “My Journey at the Nuclear Brink.” He says he believed then and still believes that the world avoided a nuclear holocaust as much by good luck as by good management. In the interview, he recounted a harrowing incident in November 1979 when, as a senior Pentagon official, he was awakened by a 3 a.m. phone call from the underground command center responsible

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Every day that I went to the analysis center I thought it would be my last day on earth.

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for warning of a missile attack. The watch officer told Perry his computers were showing 200 nucleararmed missiles on their way from the Soviet Union to the United States. “It was, of course, a false alarm,” Perry said, but it was one of many experiences throughout the Cold War and beyond that he says have given him a “unique and chilling vantage point from which to conclude that nuclear weapons no longer provide for our security — they now endanger it.” His views are remark-

able, not least because they strike at the heart of the conventional wisdom about nuclear weapons that has been embraced by both political parties for decades. For example, Perry thinks the U.S. nuclear force no longer needs land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, and can rely on the other two “legs” of the force — bomber aircraft and submarine-based missiles. ICBMs should be scrapped, he says, adding, “I don’t think it’s going to happen, but I think it should happen. They’re

not needed” to deter nuclear aggression. He also opposes the Obama administration’s plan to build a new nuclear-capable cruise missile. Perry looks at Russia’s nuclear modernization and U.S. plans to spend hundreds of billions to update its nuclear arsenal and sees irrational nuclear competition. “I see an imperative to stop this damn nuclear race before it gets under way again, not just for the cost but for the danger it puts all of us in,” he said. When the Cold War ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Perry thought the world had dodged a nuclear bullet. In his first book, co-authored in 1999 with the man now running the Pentagon, Ash Carter, Perry argued that the demise of the Soviet system meant nuclear disaster was no longer an “A List” threat. By 2014, his optimism

had faded, in no small part because of the collapse of cooperative relations between Washington and Moscow, which has ended any realistic prospect of new arms control agreements and, in Perry’s view, has put the two countries on a dangerous path toward confrontation. “We are facing nuclear dangers today that are in fact more likely to erupt into a nuclear conflict than during the Cold War,” Perry said in a recent speech. A soft-spoken man not given to hyperbole, Perry is on a public crusade to persuade people that nothing less than the future of civilization is at stake. What worries him most is that few seem to notice. “Our chief peril is that the poised nuclear doom, much of it hidden beneath the seas and in remote badlands, is too far out of the public consciousness,” he wrote in his memoir.

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William Bryan Barnes 1945-2015 LUBBOCK-William Bryan Barnes of Ruidoso, N.M., passed away Dec. 25, 2015, in El Paso, Texas, following a brief illness. Bryan was born on June 14, 1945, to Mary Lu and Jack Barnes in Fort Worth, Texas. Bryan graduated from Monterey High School, studied at Texas Tech and was a successful business owner in Lubbock. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Barnes; two daughters, Shelly Wisdom of Abernathy, Texas, and Tiffany Short of Lubbock; two sons, Brandon Barnes of Astoria, Ore., and Captain Charles J Barnes of Pittsburgh, Pa.; a sister, Rosemary Mize of Canton, Texas; and two granddaughters, Cassidy and Addie Bleu. A memorial service will be held at First Christian Church in Ruidoso, New Mexico, time and date pending. Geraldine Fay Callaway LUBBOCK-Geraldine Fay Callaway, age 97, passed away, Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Crown Point in Lubbock. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the First Baptist Church Chapel with Pastor Tim Franks officiating. Interment will follow at the Floyd County Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the personal care of Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada. Geraldine Fay Brown Callaway was born April 10, 1918 to Dora Ormon and Thomas Sydney Brown. She grew up in the Cedar Hill Community where she met and married T. L. "Pete" Callaway. They had two children, Kay Brian Phillips (Gary) and Sheryl Smith (Jimmy) both of Lubbock, Texas. Geraldine was an excellent cook, immaculate housekeeper and kept a manicured lawn. She was an accomplished china painter. The family moved to Lubbock in 1957 where Geraldine worked for many years in the children's department at Dunlaps. Geraldine was a longtime member of the Floydada First Baptist Church. She loved her family, especially the grandchildren, Kristi Brian Sepkowitz (David), Kellie Brian Williams (Monte), Kendall Brian (Rhonda), Tamie Smith Nitcher (Clay), Rodney Smith (Angie). She is survived by her children; Kay Brian Phillips (Gary), Sheryl Smith (Jimmy), sisters; Nancy Bishop Lawson and Florine Teal Jackson (Bertell), 5 grandchildren, 13 great -grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren, as well as, numerous nieces and Floydada & Lockney nephews.

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Felix Rogers, Jr. LUBBOCK-Felix Rogers, Jr., 77, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on Dec. 17, 2015. Felix was born on Jan. 14, 1938, in Calvert, Texas, to the parentage of Felix Rogers Sr. and Annie Rogers. Felix grew up in Lubbock, Texas, and attended Dunbar Sr. High School. Felix was employed and retired from Davis Wirer in Hayward, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felix Sr. and Annie Rogers. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Rosie Rogers; daughters, Gwen Gillis, Charlotte, Shirley, Junnie Rogers; stepdaughter, Yolanda Ball; son, Chris Rogers; stepsons, Edward, Richard and Cory Meek; sisters, Mennie and Melvina Tillman; 30 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Celebration of life services will be held on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2015, at 12 p.m. at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park under the direction of Griffin Mortuary.

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Death Notices Edward G Barricklow, 87, of Seagraves died Dec. 24, 2015. Services are pending with Ratliff Funeral Home of Seagraves. Roy Boldes, 80, died Dec. 24, 2015. Services have been held. Calvillo Funeral Home. Juan Castellon, 61, of Lubbock died Dec. 28, 2015. Services are pending with Griffin Mortuary. Jim N. Clay, 86, of Lubbock died Dec. 21, 2015. Services will be 11 a.m. today, Dec. 30, at Griffin Mortuary Chapel. Griffin Mortuary. Latoya Rene Fluellen, 30, of Lubbock died Dec. 27, 2015. Services are pending with McCarty Funeral Home of Littlefield. Jewell “Judy” Hanslik, 93, died Dec. 26, 2015. Services are pending with Resthaven Funeral Home. Gilbert Martinez, 51, of Smyer died Dec. 26, 2015. Services are pending with Head Duarte Funeral Home of Levelland. Freddy Martinez Sr., 38, died Dec. 23, 2015. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Calvillo Funeral Home. Cornelius Rempel, 73, of Seminole died Dec. 26, 2015. Services will be 2 p.m. today, Dec. 30, at Old Colony Mennonite Church. Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Tomasa R. Reyes, 89, of Plainview died Dec. 28, 2015. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Rinaldo “Ray” Winfred Sander, 84, of Plainview died Dec. 28, 2015. Services are pending with Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. Jim Mack Stewart, 76, of Del Rio died Dec. 25, 2015. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. McNett Funeral Home of Andrews. Robert “Bob” A. Turner, 65, of Lubbock died Dec. 28, 2015. Services are pending with Englunds Funeral Services of Slaton. Maria M. Vasquez, 88, of Plains died Dec. 26, 2015. Services are pending with Ratliff Funeral Home of Denver City. Brooklyn Wall, infant, of Seminole died Dec. 26, 2015. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Reinlander Mennonite Church. Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Justin Wall, infant, of Seminole died Dec. 26, 2015 Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Reinlander Mennonite Church. Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole.

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Storm brings Northeast first hit of winter By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — Winter weather that spun off a series of deadly storms in the Midwest brought the season’s first big punch to the Northeast on Tuesday, with snow, sleet and freezing rain greasing roads, sending drivers spinning and keeping people indoors amid sub-freezing temperatures. Across southern Maine, about 4 to 6 inches of snow had fallen by the morning commute. To the north, communities were expecting to see 8 to 12 inches before the snow ended late in the day, said Mike Kistner of the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine. A rare winter flood shut down portions of two interstates in Missouri on Tuesday, threatened hundreds of homes and caused sewage to flow unfiltered into waterways. Torrential rains over the past several days pushed already swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights in parts of Missouri and Illinois. Record flooding was projected at some Mississippi River towns, and the Meramec River near St. Louis was expected to get to more than 3

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Volunteers form a human chain as they help load sandbags Tuesday in St. Louis. Flooding across Missouri has forced the closure of hundreds of roads and threatened homes. feet above the previous record by late this week. At least 18 deaths in Missouri and Illinois are blamed on flooding, mostly involving vehicles that drove onto swamped roadways. The weather made for a sloppy mess in parts of metro Boston, still reeling from last winter’s recordbreaking snowfall. But as Fernando Gonterman waited for a train from Harvard

Square to his job at Massachusetts General Hospital, he was unfazed. “Weather is weather. Just deal with it, right?” he said. In snow-loving Vermont, Chassidy Byrd, the assistant manager at a gas station and convenience store in Plainfield, said the storm returned the state to a sense of normal. Without any snow, “it didn’t feel like Vermont,”

she said. Kistner said the storm that’s chilling the Northeast is linked to the same system that produced deadly tornadoes in the Midwest beginning Saturday, then brought heavy snow, ice, rain, flooding and blustery winds as it moved toward the Great Lakes. That storm system killed dozens, including many who drowned in floodwaters and others caught up in tornadoes.

Startups seek meat alternatives for masses By CANDICE CHOI associated press

NEW YORK — Patrick Brown is on an improbable mission: Make a burger Americans love, minus the meat. Veggie patties have been around for decades, but Brown and others want to make foods without animal products that look, cook and taste like the real thing — and can finally appeal to the masses. “We are not making a veggie burger. We’re creating meat without using animals,” said Brown, a former Stanford scientist who has been scanning plants in search of compounds that can help recreate meat. Brown’s company, Impossible Foods, is part of a wave of startups aiming to wean Americans off foods like burgers and eggs, and their efforts are attracting tens of millions of dollars from investors. The goal is to lessen the dependence on livestock for food, which they say isn’t as healthy, af-

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Hampton Creek Foods pastry chef Ben Roche pours syrup over French toast made with Just Scramble at their office in San Francisco. Hampton Creek’s mission is to replace the eggs in products without anyone noticing. fordable or environmentally friendly as plant-based alternatives. The challenge is that most Americans happily eat meat and eggs. That means that, without a breakthrough, those seeking to upend factory farming risk becoming footnotes in the history of startups. To understand the difficulty of their task, consider the transformation raw

chicken undergoes when cooked. It starts as a slimy, unappetizing blob, then turns into a tender piece of meat. In its office in Southern California, Beyond Meat works on “chicken” strips made with pea and soy proteins that have been sold at places like Whole Foods since 2012. But founder Ethan Brown concedes the product needs work.

To give the “meat” its fat, for instance, canola oil is evenly mixed throughout the product. “That’s not really how it works in an animal,” said Brown, a vegan. “The fat can be a sheath on tendons.” To form the strips, a mixture is pressed through a machine that forms and sets the product’s texture with heating and cooling chambers. The method isn’t new in the world of fake meats, but the company says it fine-tuned the process to deliver a more realistic offering. Brown dismisses the idea that fake meat might weird people out and says it’s a “desirable evolution.” “It’s like moving from the horse-drawn carriage to the automobile, or the landline to the iPhone,” he said. But Beyond Meat isn’t quite there yet; The Huffington Post described the strips as having an “unpleasant” taste that inhabits a “strange territory between meat and vegetable.”

Nation’s largest national parks hit visitation records By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Many of the country’s most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set visitation records in 2015 and are bracing for what could be an even busier new year. The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 and has been urging Americans

to rediscover the country’s scenic wonders or find new parks to visit through marketing campaigns that include giving free passes to every fourth-grader and their families. So the attendance records could be short-lived, with even bigger crowds expected next year. “Everybody’s getting psyched and ready for it,” Yellowstone spokeswoman Sandra Snell-Dobert said. “We want people to have a good experience when it comes

to our national parks. We’re trying to keep that wonderful experience while managing large numbers of people.” Overall visitation to national parks is on track to hit 300 million in 2015, besting last year’s all-time high of nearly 293 million. Absent December totals, the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona hit almost 5.3 million visits. Zion in Utah is over 3.5 million. Yellowstone, which stretches into Wyoming,

Montana and Idaho, is nearing 4.1 million. Yosemite in California is about 220,000 visits shy of the 1996 record — 4.2 million — with November and December still left to count. The past year has meant some adjusting for parks as they manage the crowds. Yosemite lowered the entrance fees during the late fall and winter partly to encourage visitors to consider times other than the busy summer.

Motorhead frontman, rock icon Kilmister dies at 70 By SANDY COHEN associated press

LOS ANGELES — Lanky and long-haired, with mutton chops and moles, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister looked and lived like a hard-rock hero. He founded Motorhead in 1975, and continued recording and touring with the band until his death. He began every legendary live show with the announcement, “We are Motorhead, and we play rock and roll!”

The singer and bassist died Monday at age 70 after a brief battle with aggressive cancer, said his agent Andrew Goodfriend. Kilmister Kilmister had learned of the diagnosis just two days earlier, according to a statement from the band, and he had also suffered several other health issues in recent months. “We cannot begin to express

our shock and sadness, there aren’t words,” the band said in announcing the death on its Facebook page. “Play Motorhead loud, play Hawkwind loud, play Lemmy’s music LOUD. Have a drink or few. Share stories. Celebrate the LIFE this lovely, wonderful man celebrated so vibrantly himself. HE WOULD WANT EXACTLY THAT.” Born on Christmas Eve, 1945, in Staffordshire, England, Kilmister was deeply respected and revered as a rock master and

innovator, from his time with the seminal psychedelic band Hawkwind in the early 1970s to his four decades in Motorhead, best known for the 1980 anthem “Ace of Spades.” The band won a Grammy for 2004’s best metal performance. Ozzy Osbourne called him “one of my best friends.” “He will be sadly missed,” Osbourne wrote on Twitter late Monday. “He was a warrior and a legend. I will see you on the other side.”

Specials drummer Bradbury dies at age 62 LONDON (AP) — The family of Specials drummer John “Brad” Bradbury has announced that he has died at the age of 62. He was for many years an integral part of the band’s unique ska and reggae sound. The family and the band announced his death Tuesday. A family statement said he died Monday but did not provide the cause of death. A represen-

tative for the band said he died in England. “Brad’s drumming was the powerhouse behind The Specials and Bradbury it was seen as a key part to the Two Tone sound,” the family statement said. “He was much respected in the world of

drumming and his style of reggae and ska was seen as genuinely groundbreaking when The Specials first hit the charts in 1979.” The Specials’ Twitter site said: “It is with deep regret that we say goodbye to our great friend, the world’s greatest drummer, our beloved Brad. RIP.” Bradbury was born in Cov-

entry, the band’s home base 95 miles northwest of London, and he joined in 1979 after the original drummer left. He was made a permanent member after playing at the recording session for the single “Gangsters.” The band shot to popularity as part of the ska revival and found a wide following for political songs like “War Crimes” and “Free Nelson Mandela.”

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Entertainment Briefs Canadian Brass back on Tech stage The Canadian Brass, originally founded in 1970, will headline a concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Texas Tech Student Union Building’s Allen Theatre. The concert is sponsored by the Tech School of Music. General admission tickets are $25 for the general public and $10 for senior age 60 and older and all non-Tech students. Each Tech student with a valid ID will be admitted free at the door. Tickets can be purchased online, after Jan. 4, at music.ttu.edu/events/. Call 742-2011 for more information.

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Construction of Happy State Bank’s new bank branch and office complex located at the corner of 98th Street and Quaker Avenue is planned to wrap up in early 2016.

happy: Been in Lubbock market since 2012 FROM page B1 “You’ll see some of the same furnishing and the same types of color schemes that we have at other locations.” Happy State Bank entered the Lubbock market in March 2012. Seim said the new building had to be built in order to keep up with the growth the company has had in the past few years. “We’re very pleased about our growth,” Seim said. “We’re thinking about the generations ahead of us that will be using that facility — it makes us really proud.” Once Happy State Bank moves into its new building, its location at Quaker and 19th Street will remain and its 82nd Street location will close. Bratcher said the Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. firm in downtown will also be closed after the move into the Happy State Bank building.

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The first floor of Happy State Bank’s new building will house the bank and bank offices; the fourth floor will house Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P. Holmes said he has heard positive comments from southwest Lubbock residents about the new building, and said he has been told it is a “Lubbock landmark” and a “legacy building.” That is exactly what Holmes said he hopes the

Happy State Bank building becomes. “We could not be more blessed to have community around us that we do,” Holmes said. “I don’t know if what we’ve done here we could of pulled of anywhere else. That building on 98th and Quaker stands

staff: ‘Making the most of it’ FROM page B1 Covenant Health System is similarly relying on ride-sharing staff, administrators and local volunteers. Some employees have also spent nights in their hospitals between shifts, spokeswoman Leslie Cranford said. “Covenant Health staff, volunteers and administration have worked diligently to ensure medical professionals have been and are being transported safely to work

and home during this historic weather event,” she said. “...Covenant is blessed to have caring staff and community volunteers who are willing to safely transport our medical professionals, so we can maintain our high level of health care.” josephine.musico@lubbockonline.com  766-8796 www.facebook.com/pages/Region-Agriculture Follow Josie on Twitter @josiemusico

power: Poles, meter boxes damaged FROM page B1 At 3:30 p.m., Xcel announced that nine downed power poles were discovered with an aerial patrol near Farwell, Texas, and power will be rerouted to restore the 49 customers shortly. Some of the remaining work for Xcel Energy in Texas consists of damaged poles near Levelland and Springlake-Earth. Heavy snow is making the replacement difficult. Damage to meter boxes, which are property of the customer, is also a prob-

lem. A news release from Xcel said the company cannot connect those customers until a licensed electrician has made repairs to the meter boxes, followed by an inspection by code enforcement. Lyntegar Electric Cooperative Inc., located in Tahoka, stated on its Facebook site on Dec. 25 that, although it would be ready for the blizzard, it would not send employees out until the blizzard conditions subside. As of Saturday night, Lyntegar’s Facebook page said 1,075

meters were offline, but by Sunday morning, just 55 meters were offline. While 89 meters were out on Monday morning, all electricity to residents was restored by 6 p.m. on Monday, the company reported. Lyntegar’s Facebook page on Sunday stated that if employees could see to drive safely, they would work, but otherwise they would wait the storm out. karen.michael@lubbockonline.com  766-8726 Follow Karen on Twitter @AJkarenmichael

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Nunn to headline show at Cactus Country recording artist Gary P. Nunn, whose “London Homesick Blues” is

considered by some to be a state song, will headline an intimate concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Nunn’s family moved from Oklahoma to Brownfield when he was a sixth grader. Reserved seats are $20. Call 762-3233 for more details.

LSO Fall Chamber Concert at Legacy The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra will feature the LSO Small Orchestra when it performs its Fall Chamber Concert at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Legacy, 1500 14th St. The program includes “L’Histoire du Soldat,” by Igor Stravinsky. Reserved seats are $60 for all ages; seating is limited. The ticket price includes a pre-concert catered reception. Call 762-1688 for details.

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New Year’s Eve Mass — Christ the King, 4011 54th St.; 7 p.m. Annual Gala — Overton Hotel and Conference Center, 2322 Mac Davis Lane. A formal event, $300 per couple, tickets sold through Select-A-Seat. Contact Chey Fulgham, at CheyFulgham@OvertonHotel. com; direct (806) 776-7028; hotel (806) 776-7000. Junior’s Listening Room — 6 p.m., Caprock Winery, 408 E. Woodrow Road. Plan B — 9 p.m., Jake’s Sports Café and Backroom, 5025 50th St. (806) 687-5253. Grady Spencer & The Work w/Red Shahan — 10 p.m., The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave., (806) 762-1185. Kinky Wizards — 9 p.m., The Office Grill and Sports Bar, 5004 Frankford Ave. (806) 687-6242. Blue Light New Year’s Bash — 10 p.m., The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave. Wild West NYE Party — 8 p.m., Wild West, 2216 I-27, (806) 741-3031. No cover until 10 p.m. for everyone 18+; $5 for 21+ after 10 p.m. and $15 for 18-20 after 10 p.m.

The Funky Door presents “New Year’s Eve Masquerade” — All day, The Funky Door Bistro & Wine Room, 6015 82nd St., No. 2. N.Y.E. at The West Table — 5 p.m.-midnight, Reservations are required; call (806) 9939378. The West Table, 1204 Broadway. Adrenaline City Lock-In — 9:30 p.m.-5 a.m. Safe and fun environment for your kids on New Year’s Eve, ages 10-17. Adrenaline City, 5402 Fourth St. Lubbock Senior Center NYE Gala — 7:30 p.m., Lubbock Senior Center, 2001 19th. Rain Uptown New Year’s Eve — 6 p.m.-midnight, Rain Uptown, 5217 98th. New Year’s Eve Family Bowling Bash — 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Whitewood Lanes, 3632 50th St.

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Texas Tech fans have seen Zach Smith for a year now, but there was something Richmond special about his performance Tuesday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena. The sophomore forward, once again, showed off his hops (he has a 40plus-inch vertical) in the Red Raiders’ 85-70 victory over Rich-

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LADY RAIDERS to begin conference play against TCU. PAGE C3 mond, but Smith put together a complete game. “Zach is just a kid that plays with motor,” Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith said. “He’s a guy that can play multiple positions. He’s very active and probably led us in deflections.” And he did so quietly, even

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Texas & Region Goff tosses 6 TDs; Cal tops Air Force FORT WORTH (AP) — Jared Goff threw for 467 yards and six touchdowns and California won in the postseason for the first time in seven years, beating Air Force 55-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Tuesday. Goff had three of his scoring tosses in a span of five plays in the second quarter as the Bears (8-5) broke a 14-14 tie and cruised in a rematch of the 2007 Armed Forces Bowl, also won by Cal (42-36). Receiver Kenny Lawler had three touchdowns for Cal, which last made the postseason in a 21-10 loss to Texas in the Holiday Bowl in 2011. The Bears’ last bowl win was 24-17 over Miami in the 2008 Emerald Bowl near their Bay Area campus.

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Jefferson’s 3 TDs lead Baylor by UNC ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Johnny Jefferson rushed for three touchdowns and a bowlrecord 299 yards, and No. 18 Baylor ran past No. 10 North Carolina 49-38 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Tuesday night. Despite missing two quarterbacks, an award-winning receiver, and a 1,000-yard running back, the Bears’ No. 1-ranked scoring offense stayed creative, pounding out 645 yards rushing and 756 total yards — both records. Devin Chafin added 161 yards and a touchdown, and Terence Williams rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns for the Bears (10-3). North Carolina (11-3) tried to match Baylor’s scoring output but had a key fumble in the third quarter that stifled its comeback efforts.

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Snow and ice from this weekend's storm prevented many teams from participating in the first day of the Caprock Classic high school basketball tournament Tuesday. Tournament director Bobby Drum said that roughly 20 teams either dropped out of the tournament entirely or did not participate in day one, but plan to return Wednesday. The teams that did not participate in the tournament Tuesday included Spearman, Lake Worth, Austin Vandegrift, Permian, Post, Vega, Clauda, Ira, Colorado High, Tahoka, Muleshoe and Kermit. Visit Caprockclassic.com for updated tournament brackets and lonestarvarsity.com for tournament coverage.

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Miles really needed this HOUSTON — During one, given the Tigers ended the Texas Bowl’s prethe regular season on a game press conference on four-game streak of scoring Monday, Texas Tech coach DON fewer than 20 points. Mixed Kliff Kingsbury and his WILLIAMS into that was a three-game counterpart, LSU’s Les MY VIEW November losing streak that Miles, agreed on the value put Miles’ job in jeopardy. of ending a season by winning a bowl SEE WILLIAMS, page C5 game.

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Levelland advances in Caprock Classic High SchoolS/Westerners scramble after Goliath weather strands key player BY MAGGIE GILCHREST FOR A-J MeDIA

Levelland hit three 3-pointers in the first three minutes of play to set the pace for their 79-57 victory over Lubbock High in the first round of the Ambucs Caprock Classic basketball tournament at Monterey Tuesday.

“We got off to a great start,” Levelland coach Jeff Bontrager said. “We hit early shots and we pressed early to propel us from there.” Kentton Williams led the Lobos with 19 points, including two dunks. Bontrager was also pleased with Jeff Elliott and SEE CAPROCK, page C2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles fired Chip Kelly with one game left in his third season, dumping the coach after missing the playoffs in consecutive years. Kelly Kelly was released Tuesday night just before the end of a disappointing season that began with Super Bowl expectations. The Eagles are 6-9 after going 10-6 in each of Kelly’s first two seasons. They were eliminated from playoff contention after losing to Washington at home on Saturday night. Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur will coach the team in the season finale at the New York Giants on Sunday.

Around The World After ski crash, air bag debate continues SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy (AP) — Ten days after the spectacular crash of Olympic downhill champion Matthias Mayer, there is still debate within the close-knit World Cup skiing circuit over whether a radical safety air bag system prevented the Austrian from a more serious back injury. In one of the fastest sections of the Val Gardena downhill, Mayer lost control and spun around, flying down the hill backward in mid-air. Before he landed on his right side, the air bag vest under his race suit inflated. After collecting data from the air bag’s “black box,” Dainese reported that Mayer’s speed at initial impact with the snow was 68 mph, generating up to 13 G’s of force — similar to what a pilot experiences in a fighter jet.

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Event West Virginia at Virginia Tech Indiana at Rutgers Houston at South Florida Michigan at Illinois Northwestern at Nebraska Penn St. at Maryland Oakland at Virginia Minnesota at Ohio St. Clemson at North Carolina Seton Hall at Marquette Arkansas at Dayton Syracuse at Pittsburgh Georgetown at DePaul W. Michigan at Vanderbilt Wyoming at San Diego St. Fresno St. at UNLV COLLEGE FOOTBALL Event Birmingham Bowl, Auburn vs. Memphis Belk Bowl, N.C. State vs. Mississippi St. Music City Bowl, Louisville vs. Texas A&M Holiday Bowl, Wisconsin vs. Southern Cal PRO SOCCER Event Premier League, Liverpool at Sunderland Women’s coLLEGE BASKETBALL Event South Florida vs. Mississippi St. UCF vs. Florida PRO BASKETBALL Event NBA, L.A. Lakers at Boston NBA, Denver at Portland PRO HOCKEY Event NHL, N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay NHL, Philadelphia at San Jose

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Sports Briefly Rutgers hires Busch as DB coach PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Bill Busch has been hired as Rutgers’ defensive backs coach. New coach Chris Ash announced the hiring Tuesday. He said Busch will focus on coaching the safeties. Busch has spent more than a decade as an assistant in the Big Ten Conference. He spent last year as a quality control coach on defense for Ohio State, where Ash served as defensive coordinator. Before joining the Buckeyes, Busch worked for two seasons as the safeties coach at Wisconsin. He’s also coached at Nebraska, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Utah and Utah State.

OSU settles lawsuit against ex-assistant AUSTIN — Oklahoma State and former Texas assistant Joe Wickline settled a breach-of-contract lawsuit Tuesday, a move that lets Longhorns coach Charlie Strong and quarterback Tyrone Swoopes avoid having to testify in an Oklahoma courtroom about who called the plays for Texas. Oklahoma State sued Wickline — who was fired by Texas on Dec. 12 — in 2014 for nearly $600,000, arguing he made a lateral move to Texas and didn’t take a promotion with “play-calling duties” as stated in his previous contract. Oklahoma State forced Strong, Wickline and former Texas offensive coordinator Shawn Watson into lengthy depositions that put them through hours of questioning about closeddoor strategy sessions and game-time decisions. Oklahoma State had agreed not to pursue new

depositions until after the 2015 football season, but had recently contacted Texas to about resuming testimony. Wickline and Watson were both dismissed as Strong revamped his offensive staff after a 5-7 season.

St. Louis stadium plan sent to NFL A task force empaneled by Missouri’s governor made its formal financing pitch Tuesday to the National Football League for a billion-dollar stadium along the Mississippi River, hoping to keep the St. Louis Rams from bolting for suburban Los Angeles or attract a new team if they do. The nearly 400-page tome sent off by the group late Monday arrived at the league’s New York offices Tuesday, said Brian McCarthy, an NFL spokesman. The league had set a Wednesday deadline for local governments in St. Louis, Oakland and San Diego to submit their plans for new stadiums amid the possibility of relocation as early as next season. League owners meeting Jan. 12-13 in Houston are expected to decide if as many as two of the teams will be allowed to move.

Colts sign 2 veteran quarterbacks INDIANAPOLIS — With Indianapolis’ top three quarterbacks hurting, the Colts moved swiftly Tuesday to fill a glaring need. First, they signed former Buccaneers starter Josh Freeman. Ninety minutes later, they announced the signing of Ryan Lindley. What it all means for Sunday’s regular-season finale against Tennessee remains unclear. Compiled from wire reports

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1981 - In the 39th game of the season, Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores five goals, including his 50th into an empty net, to lead the Oilers to a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

2002 - TCU set an NCAA

record for fewest points allowed when the Lady Frogs beat Texas Southern 76-16.

Decatur native top cowboy in the PRCA Trevor Brazile thrives on reigning as pro rodeo’s top cowboy. Since 2002, Brazile has won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s world all-around title every year but once. His only loss was in 2005. At the time, Brazile had been pro rodeo’s kingpin for the three previous years. But 10 years ago, he allowed two cowboys to finish ahead of him in the year-end all-around standings. Since then, no one has gotten close to Brazile. During the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas earlier this month, Brazile, 39, who lives in the North Texas town of Decatur, clinched a record 13th world all-around title. Most of the time in recent years, Brazile has mathematically has clinched the all-around title before the NFR’s final performance. But that was not the case in 2005 when he let pro rodeo’s big belt buckle slip away. However, Brazile since has used the loss as motivation to become a better competitor. “I only got to see more potential out of me because of that, than had I won it,” Brazile said. ‘Looking back, you can take a positive from anything like that. I just tried to use it as fuel. I think it’s prolonged my career. It put a burn in my belly to want

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RODEO to make a statement.” Longtime rodeo news columnist Ed Knocke, who lives in the North Texas town of Bedford, said Brazile has been relentless in his pursuit of world titles over the past decade. “It’s like his hair is on fire,” Knocke said. “He’s just so straightforward and all he sees is winning. He’s one of those types of guys that if he doesn’t win, he feels like he’s failed himself.” After losing the 2005 allaround race, Brazile made the necessary adjustments to become pro rodeo’s top cowboy again. “I really concentrated my efforts,” Brazile said. “From that point on, I quit riding a lot of young horses. I still ride quite a bit of horses, but not to the extent that I did. Then, as much of my day went toward riding young horses and colts as it did rodeoing. So, I started concentrating more on rodeoing and just on riding the horses I was going to be riding at the rodeos.” Today, Brazile travels extensively to rodeos across North America in a large

motorhome with his wife, Shada, and their three young children. Shada Brazile, a Texas Tech graduate, qualified for the 2013 National Finals in barrel racing. In 2005, roper/steer wrestler Ryan Jarrett of Summerville, Ga., won the world all-around title after finishing the year with $263,665. Canadian Lee Graves finished second with $211,696. Brazile finished third with $197,400. Remarkably, Jarrett claimed the all-around title during his first trip to the National Finals. He competed in the 2005 Las Vegas championships in tie-down roping and steer wrestling. He also won the average in tie-down roping, which meant he finished the 10-performance rodeo with the fastest aggregate time. Brazile qualified for the NFR only in tie-down roping. A decade later, Jarrett highly respects Brazile, but said it’s very rewarding to know he once finished ahead of the lengendary cowboy in the all-around race. “He is a special man,” Jarrett said of Brazile. “To have stepped in there and messed his streak of consecutive titles up, it means something for sure. It’s pretty hard to beat him. Trevor always has a good horse and he ropes

correct.” Since 2005, Jarrett has qualified for the National Finals seven times in only tie-down roping. He competed in the 2015 in tie-down roping. Jarrett earned $28,769 at this year’s NFR and finished 14th in the world title race with $124,736. Brazile competed at the 2015 NFR in team roping and tie-down roping. In tie-down roping, he earned $144,903 and finished second in the world title race with $228,054. In team roping heading, Brazile earned $89,692 and finished fourth in the world race with $191,959. After all that, Brazile finished No. 1 in the 2015 world all-around race with $518,010, a PRCA annual earnings record. JoJo LeMond, who lives in Andrews, finished No. 2 in the world all-around race with $261,280. Again, Brazile’s No. 3 finish in the all-around race 10 years ago really got his attention. Since then, he’s been in a class of his own. Brett Hoffman, a Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame member, has written a rodeo column for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram over the past quarter-century. He also writes a weekly column for the Standard-Times. Email him at bchoffman777@earthlink.net.

TECH: Defense yields ninth straight victory FROM page C1 though a pair of jams brought a crowd of 1,365 people to their feet. The forward finished with 10 points and was smart with the basketball with two assists to one turnover. His presence on the glass was key in Texas Tech’s 43-20 dominance on the boards. “I felt like he was outstanding,” senior guard Devaugntah Williams said. “He was jumping and touching the backboard, had dunks, shots and blocks. He did a good jog guarding on the perimeter and moving his feet because we did a lot of switching.” But it was his defensive effort that helped the Red Raiders to their ninthstraight victory, the first time since 2010. Richmond senior forward Terry Allen entered the game as one of two NCAA men’s basketball players averaging at least 20 points and eight rebounds per game. Smith defended him most of the first half Tuesday afternoon and limited him to two points. Against Texas Tech, the Spider forward didn’t find his shot until late as he was in foul trouble for most of the afternoon and finished with 13 points and four rebounds. “Zach did a great job on him,” Odiase said. “He got him in foul trouble and attacked him on offense. It was really a one-on-one matchup with him. He did a great job on him.” Overall, the Red Raider defense fared well in the first half, holding Richmond to only 39.3 percent

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Texas Tech kept control down the stretch against Richmond at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday. Now the Red Raiders will turn their focus to Big 12 Conference play, hosting Texas on Saturday. shooting from the floor. But the Spiders were better from the field in the second half at 50 percent. “They were driving the ball more at us,” Odiase said. “We were out of position a lot of times in the second half. We just have to clean that up.” ShawnDre’ Jones led Richmond with 16, followed by T.J. Cline with 14 and Kwahn Fore with 13. Texas Tech, yet again, was led by a balanced attack. Senior guard Devaugntah Williams led the Red Raiders with 17 points, followed by sophomore guard Keenan Evans and sophomore forward Norense Odiase with 14 each. “I always felt like if we have four players scoring

in double figures, it’s hard to beat us,” Williams said. “We play good enough defense out of 40 minutes. It’s a big help.” Odiase was one rebound away from a double-double. As a team, Texas Tech shot 51.7 percent from the floor and 81.5 percent from the free-throw line. Player of the game

Zach Smith was the most consistent Red Raider in every facet of the game Tuesday afternoon against Richmond. He finished with 10 points, four rebounds and two assists to one turnover.

Why Texas Tech won

Two reasons — the Red Raiders’ hot start and their poise to answer Richmond’s runs late. Texas Tech led the Spiders 41-

29 at the half which helped the Red Raiders keep control down the stretch. Furthermore, twice with under eight minutes remaining, Richmond fought to cut the Texas Tech lead to only 10. But both times, the Red Raiders answered and pulled away. “We didn’t stop them nearly enough as we needed to win the game,” Richmond coach Chris Mooney said. “When we did stop them, they got the offensive board more times than not.”

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CAPROCK: Lobos to face Trinity Christian FROM page C1 Kegan Dent’s performance, scoring 18 and 17 points, respectively. “I thought those guys really stepped up their effort from the games they’ve been having,” Bontrager said. “Williams tends to be our big guy, but those guys stepped it up today.” Lubbock High was without their “big guy.” “Jacob Bayouth texted me this morning at 11:30 and said he was stuck out on the

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FOR MORE scores from the Caprock Classic, see lubbockonline.com and lonestarvarsity.com highway,” Lubbock High head coach Jesus Arenas said. “We had to change our whole lineup and our whole strategy.” During the first half, the Westerners were not able to penetrate the paint without Bayouth, relying on outside

shots that would not fall. “Without him, we don’t even have a player above 5’11,” Arenas said. “(Jose Villalobos) can’t see who to pass to when their (Levelland) big guys like number 10 (Williams) are there.” Villalobos led the Westerners with 21 points, but was the only Westerner in double figures. “I just wasn’t expecting that,” Arenas said. “We had a lot of turnovers and not a lot of rebounds.”

Arenas said his team should have their normal lineup set for Wednesday, when they face Lutheran South at 10:30 a.m. in the Monterey new gym. Levelland will face Trinity Christian at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Frenship gym. LEVELLAND 79, LUBBOCK HIGH 57 Levelland 22 18 17 22 — 79 Lubbock High 8 15 17 17 — 57 Scorers: Levelland, Williams 19, Elliott 18, Dent 17, Durrett 8, Gonzales 6, Bontrager 4, Gerber 3, Parsley 2, Duran 2, Miller 1; Lubbock High, Villalobos 21, Valdez 8, Morgan 7, Jimenez 6, Ramirez 5, Espinosa 4, Doss 2, Alvarado 2, Brownfield 2.

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Welps’ free throws seal Brownfield win By Maggie Gilchrest For A-J Media

Scout Welps hit two late free throws and Autumn Williams scored 13 points to help Brownfield edge Abernathy 39-37 in the first round of the Caprock Classic basketball tournament. The weather conditions created a perfect storm for Brownfield and Abernathy, teams that were not scheduled to face each other Tuesday. Brownfield, originally scheduled to play Spearman, and Abernathy originally scheduled to play Muleshoe, found themselves in a back-and-forth game, with no team leading by more than

three points at any point in the game. With 1:35 left in the game, Brownfield’s Braelee Sallas hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 37, but Abernathy could not respond. With three seconds left in regulation, the Lady Cubs played keep away and Welps found herself at the line to shoot two. She hit them both to ensure the win. “She came in and did a good job,” Brownfield head coach Clay Stout said. “We’ve been off without practices, and we were trying to come in and really share the ball.” Kalli Dubose lead the Lady Lopes with nine points. “We know they’re (Brown-

field) a good team and I thought we played well,” Abernathy head coach Lee Bender said. “If we had hit some free throws it might have been a different game.” “I think we had a good all-around effort,” Bender said. “We held them to 39 points, and normally that equals a win.” But Tuesday, it didn’t. Brownfield’s pressure defense kept Abernathy from scoring the final minute of the game. “We did a great job putting pressure on them and spreading them out,” Stout said. “We’re just trying to get better and using this as practice for district.”

The Lady Cubs will face the winner of the Olton/Irion Country at 6:30 p.m., in the Lubbock Christian High School gym, Wednesday. “We just need to get more touches on offense and make more adjustments,” Stout said. “They (Abernathy) did a great job making adjustments and we need to share the ball more.” Due to weather and late games, Abernathy’s next opponent was not yet available. BROWNFIELD 39, ABERNATHY 37 Abernathy 11 9 11 6 — 37 Brownfield 10 12 12 5 — 39 Scorers: Abernathy, Dubose 9, Turner 7, Daily 5, Hegi 5, Houston 5, Akers 4, Havens 2; Brownfield, Williams 13, Welps 7, Fields 7, Salas 5, Martinez 4, Lopez 3.

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Texas Tech’s Leashja Grant shoots the ball over Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Shawntayla Harris on Dec. 20 at United Supermarkets Arena. Texas Tech (9-2) enters conference play hosting TCU on Wednesday. The Lady Raiders are coming off a 84-40 victory over ArkansasPine Bluff.

Fast break Texas Tech (9-2) is coming off a 84-40 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Lady Raiders were led by sophomore transfer Brielle Blaire, who struck for a careerhigh 19 points on 8-10 shooting, including 2-4 from long range. Blaire was one of four Lady Raiders (Rayven Brooks, Japreece Dean and Dayo Olabode) to score in double figures. Tech comes into Big 12 play on a three-game winning streak overall, and with a spotless 8-0 record at home. Balanced scoring has been the name of the game for Tech this season. Four Lady Raiders are averaging at least 11 points per game, there have been six different leading scorers this season and five different Lady Raiders have scored 20 points in a game.

A look at TCU TCU (8-3) comes into Lubbock averaging 76.9 points per game, which ranks third in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs’ scoring offense is sparked by a .413 three-point shooting percentage, which leads the conference. Two of TCU’s three losses have come against teams currently ranked in the nation’s top 20. Zahna Medley leads the Horned Frogs in both points per game (16.1) and assists per game (3.8). The Horned Frogs have won four of the last five meetings against the Lady Raiders, but trail the all-time series, 40-5. The Horned Frogs rank third in the Big 12 in scoring offense and lead the conference in three-point shooting percentage (41.3%). TCU averages 7.8 made three-pointers per game. Two of TCU’s three losses have come against teams currently ranked in the nation’s top 20.

Big 12 This is the earliest start date in conference history. The games were moved to December to allow each team to have a bye week during the 18-game Big 12 schedule. For the fourth straight week, the Big 12 has two of the top five teams in the Associated Press poll with No. 4 Baylor and No. 5 Texas. Oklahoma comes in at No. 18, while Oklahoma State received votes. Baylor and Texas are among nine teams that remain undefeated on the season. Nine Big 12 teams ended nonconference play with a winning percentage better than 72 percent. Player Rayven Brooks Leashja Grant Ivonne CookTaylor Japreece Dean Jamie Roe

Texas Tech (9-2) Pos. Ht. PPG G 6-0 13.3 C 6-2 11.5 G 5-8 14.4 G 5-6 11.1 F 5-10 2.1

RPG APG 3.8 4.0 7.8 1.4 5.3 2.4 3.6 3.5 4.1 1.8

Player Zahna Medley Veja Hamilton Caitlin Diaz AJ Alix Jordan Moore

TCU (8-3) Pos. Ht. PPG G 5-6 16.1 G 5-10 11.1 G 6-1 4.8 G 5-6 9.4 G 6-3 9.6

RPG APG 2.8 3.8 4.8 2.4 5.7 1.2 2.7 2.3 4.4 0.6

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Shallowater 82, Hart 44 Fuddruckers bracket (small school girls) Orion County 57, Slaton 55 Grady 58, Roosevelt 52 G. Boren Bracket (large school boys)

Levelland 79, Lubbock High 57 Lubbock Christian 61, Geelong (Australia) 52 Trinity Christian 57, Lutheran South 55 Hirshi 55, Monterey 41

Frenship splits games at Spring Creek tourney City Girls Basketball From staff reports

At the Spring Creek Barbecue Invitational tournament Tuesday, Frenship beat College Park and lost to Arlington Martin. Tatyana Law scored 13 points as Frenship won 50-37 against College Park. Abbi Braddock scored 12 points, while Desiree Caldwell added eight. Caldwell had 14 points as Frenship fell 69-58 to Arlington Martin. Margaret Gaydon had 12

points, while Addison Foster and Alex Barinque had six points each.

ARLINGTON MARTIN 69, FRENSHIP 58 Frenship 7 17 16 18 — 58 Arlington Martin 15 14 23 17 — 69 Individual Scoring: Frenship, Caldwell 14, Gaydon 12, Foster 6, Barinque 6, Landtroop 5, Braddock 5, Stevenson 5, Law 3, Fassauer 2; Arlington Martin, Karickhoff 18, Smith 14, Henderson 11, Reeves 9, Davis 7, Bell 6, Johnson 4. FRENSHIP 50, COLLEGE PARK 37 College Park 16 6 9 6 — 37 Frenship 17 10 9 14 — 50 Individual Scoring: College Park, Atobajeun 7, Rockins 7, Warren 6, May 5, Campbell 3, Wadley 2, Murphy 2; Frenship, Law 13, Braddock 12, Caldwell 8, Gaydon 6, Foster 6, Barinque 3, Landtroop 2.

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SEMINOLE 46, JIM NED 38 Seminole 7 11 11 15 — 46 Jim Ned 13 13 6 6 — 38 Individual Scoring: Seminole, McGehee 14, Freeman 14, Pool 14, Rozalez 3, Kelly 1; Jim Ned, Cooley 7, Tutt 7, Crawford 6, Branch 5, Austin 4, Bradshaw 4,

Bush 3, Heath 2. CROSBYTON 48, ASPERMONT 28 Aspermont 7 8 6 7 — 28 Crosbyton 12 14 6 16 — 48 Individual Scoring: Aspermont, Over 14, Polk 5, Dramell 4, Shudart 2, English 2, Calamaro 1; Crosbyton, Garza 17, Pesina 8, Sanelli 7, Cornelius 7, Deady 5, Rodriguez 3, Montemayor 1. Records: Crosbyton 5-10. JV Score: Crosbyton 29, Aspermont 26

LATE BOX SCORES: n Frenship Frenship dropped both games on Monday as it fell to Southlake Carroll and Mansfield Legacy in the Spring Creek Barbecue Invitational. Desiree Caldwell scored 17 in Frenship’s 66-57 loss to Southlake Carroll. Margaret Gaydon had 12 points, while Lauren

Landtroop added seven. Caldwell continued her strong performance in the second game, as she added 15 points in Frenship’s 56-49 loss to Mansfield Legacy. Addison Foster had 12 points, while Landtroop had 10 points. SOUTHLAKE CARROLL 66, FRENSHIP 57 Frenship 15 12 14 16 — 57 Southlake Carroll 15 18 12 21 — 66 Individual Scoring: Frenship, Caldwell 17, Foster 13, Gaydon 12, Landtroop 7, Braddock 5, Law 3; Southlake Carroll, Smeenge 30, Hurlburt 21, Lay 7, McBride 5, Flexer 3. MANSFIELD LEGACY 56, FRENSHIP 49 Mansfield Legacy 15 16 12 13 — 56 Frenship 16 2 18 13 — 49 Individual Scoring: Mansfield Legacy, Parvin 14, Daniels 13, Morris 8, McHenry 6, Smith 5, Ross 4, Hannabus 3, Moore 2, King 1; Frenship, Caldwell 15, Foster 12, Landtroop 10, Gaydon 8, Law 2, Braddock 2.

2015: A year of odd moves

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FIFA and Al Capone become neighbors By FRED LIEF associated press

All across Europe and the Americas — as they plot legal strategy, await extradition hearings and consider the billable hours run up by their lawyers — FIFA officials can take comfort in this: They are serving the cause of art. The Mob Museum in Las Vegas opened a wing this year highlighting the alleged crimes and misdemeanors of soccer’s governing body. The exhibit is titled “The ‘Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly.” U.S. and Swiss authorities have cast a wide net, with 14 soccer officials and sports marketers charged in May with “rampant, systematic and deep-rooted” corruption. By year’s end, dozens were charged and FIFA President Sepp Blatter and European soccer leader Michel Platini were banned from the sport for eight years. The FIFA exhibit is a short kick from space occupied by Al Capone and his machinegun trappings. It consists mostly of newspaper clippings — a “FIFA Nostra” headline from a French paper is one example — photos and videos. Among those noted is Jack Warner, a former FIFA vice president under indictment who once cited as fact an article in the satirical “The Onion” that the United States was awarded a World Cup in 2015 (a non-World Cup year). The soccer display was designed to give museum-goers a sense of what organized crime in the 21st century may look like. Geoff Schumacher, the museum’s content director, says visitors need to look beyond mobsters of yore. “You don’t have Lucky Luciano or Meyer Lansky,” he says. “These are not household names today.” The Mob Museum was not the only back road sports wandered down. This was also a year in which Serena Williams, in need of a little pick-me-up after losing the first set 6-0 in an Australian Open tuneup, requested a cup of espresso on the court; the Kansas State marching band was fined $5,000 for mocking its rival Jayhawk mascot with what appeared to be a phallic formation. Bridge fans were slammed by a British court, which upheld a ruling that the card game is not a sport; and Canadian hockey gold medalist Meaghan Mikkelson and her

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Krissi Reeves looks at a display Sept. 1 at the Mob Museum about FIFA corruption titled “The ‘Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly” in Las Vegas. husband took to Twitter for baby-name suggestions and, rest assured, did not choose Zamboni. (The winning name, however, was true to hockey — Calder.) The pucks, the plays, the people went every which way in 2015:

Fit to be Thai’d: Runners in a half-marathon in Thailand checked their watches and knew something was wrong. And they weren’t pleased. By the time the race was over they had run almost 4 more miles than they should have. Like drivers hopelessly lost, they had gotten bad directions from officials along the course. Organizers apologized, and to atone for their error presented the runners with a T-shirt to “express our admiration for your spirit in bravely overcoming the obstacles.” To catch a thief: Racing is hard enough in NASCAR. Even harder when you don’t have a car. Team EXTREME, not one of the big boys of NASCAR, was unable to race at Atlanta Motor Speedway because thieves swiped the car from a hotel parking lot. The $250,000 car was recovered fully intact along a remote road some 20 miles away. “I’ve probably been to 1,200 hotels and 1,200 race tracks,” crew chief Peter Sospenzo said. “Never once has this happened. It’s crazy.” Execs behaving badly: Maybe James Dolan should have let his PR department handle this one. A longtime Knicks fan wrote to the Madison Square Garden chairman in the middle of last season. The fan, appalled by the team’s abysmal play, spelled out in a reasoned email to Dolan why he is “utterly embarrassed by your dealings with the Knicks.” Dolan could have replied that the

team is trying to improve and make its fans proud. He took another tact. “You most likely have made your family miserable,” wrote Dolan, who then speculated the fan is an alcoholic and should root for the Nets. ... At least Dolan comported himself better than some Greek soccer executives. The teams Olympiakos and Panathinaikos played a game in which fans hurled rocks and bottles. Officials from the clubs met days later at a league board meeting. Peace, alas, was not at hand. The executives themselves began brawling. Ouch-choo!: It’s one thing to get plunked in the ribs with a fastball. It’s quite another to be knocked out the lineup by a sneeze. Such was the case during spring training with Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar. A sneeze — presumably one of All-Star quality — brought a sharp pain to his right side. Pillar, well aware this wasn’t the most heroic of injuries, could soon be spotted wearing a T-shirt that said: “Ask Me About My Sneeze.” There she is: Miss America Betty Cantrell might have been on surer ground at the pageant if she were asked her thoughts for world peace. Instead, she was asked if Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cheated by using deflated footballs. “I’d have to see the ball and feel it,” she said tentatively. “ If there’s any question, then yes, he cheated.” Cantrell later brooded over her reply, wondering if it could cost her the crown. She acknowledges she had a “very slim” grasp of the facts, and “hopefully the Tom Brady fans will forgive me.” Perhaps she had in mind Patricia M. Shong of Auburn, Massachusetts. In her obituary, Boston.com reported, the 72-year-old woman was said to enjoy scrapbooking and her weekly card night. She also wanted to “set the record straight. Brady is innocent!!”

Dear old dad: You would have thought he would be beaming that his son was about to sign with Liverpool for more than $7 million. But Goran Grujic insisted that 19-year-old son Marko Grujic should stay with the Serbian soccer club Red Star Belgrade until the season’s end. The father was so emphatic he forbade his son to leave. “His passport is with me,” the father told Belgrade media. “And he is not going anywhere.” Animal house: Post time at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Pennsylvania was moved up a few hours to avoid racing at dusk. That’s when the deer perk up. Deer had been running in front of horses, forcing races to be canceled, the Erie Times-News wrote. Said Heriberto Rivera, East Coast manager for the Jockeys’ Guild: “You can’t have animals weighing hundreds of pounds crossing in front of you when you’re going 35 to 40 miles an hour.” ... Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask knows all about nets, although not the kind to catch wasps. A new species of the winged insect in Kenya was named in his honor. A researcher on the discovery team is from Newton, Massachusetts, and is a great admirer of Rask’s glove work. The addition to waspdom is the Thaumatodryinus tuukkaraski. Mercy, mercy: Sometimes, it can’t possibly get worse, and then it does. The Federated States of Micronesia soccer team opened the Pacific Games with a 31-0 loss to Tahiti. Then it was pummeled 38-0 by Fiji in an Olympic qualifier. The bombardment was not over. Micronesia then fell 46-0 to Vanuatu. Perhaps the Micronesians can look to the University of Tokyo baseball team for hope. This year the school — the country’s elite university — ended a 94-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over Hosei University.

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Leonard Fournette is really good

He didn’t win the Heisman Trophy but many consider the LSU running back the best in the country. He had a big 35-yard run in the first half and then had a 44-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter and a 43-yard run in the third. All told, Fournette finished with 212 rushing yards and 256 total yards and five touchdowns against the Red Raiders. His first touchdown came on a 2-yard plunge in the first quarter.

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Patrick Mahomes is really good

Mahomes has been doing Mahomes things all season long, converting big third downs, making impossible escapes and impossible throws. But, this is the first time he did it on a national stage and fans across the nation got to witness his ability to create. Mahomes finished 28 of 56 for 370 yards and four touchdowns. Early sacks held his rushing total to a horrendous minus-28 yards on 13 carries. Mahomes also went over 5,000 total yards for the season – the 12th player in NCAA history to do so, and Texas Tech broke its single-season mark for most points in a season, eclipsing 569 in the second quarter.

So much for defense

Texas Tech and LSU combined for 83 points in the Texas Bowl. And while both defenses had their moments, they couldn’t overcome how strong the offenses were. In LSU’s case, its rushing attack, and in Texas Tech’s case, its passing attack. The two teams combined for 1,037 yards. The 28 combined thirdquarter points by both teams was also a bowl record.

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Records watch Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, during Tuesday night’s Texas Bowl, became the 12th player in major-college football to top 5,000 yards total offense in a season. He’s the third Tech player to do so. B.J. Symons did Mahomes it in 2003, when he had 5,976 yards, and Graham Harrell did it twice — with 5,614 in 2007 and with 5,096 in 2008. Tech receiver- Grant return man Jakeem Grant set a school record for all-purpose yards, breaking the mark of 2,276 yards set by Byron Hanspard during Hanspard’s 2,000yard rushing season in 1996. Hanspard played in 12 games that season, whereas Grant had 13 games this year.

Feeling strong Texas Tech punter Taylor Symmank, who missed 4½ games this season with a hip flexor injury, bounced back in a big way at the Texas Bowl. The senior averaged 48.4 yards on five punts in the first half, including punts of 57, Symmank 53 and 56 yards. Symmank’s average could have been better, but he had to kick into a short field once, booting a 32-yarder to the LSU 10 that wasn’t returned. He started the second half with a 48-yarder.

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Louisiana State’s Leonard Fournette leaps over LSU’s Colin Jeter and Texas Tech’s Jah’Shawn Johnson during the Red Raiders’ 56-27 loss to the Tigers in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl on Tuesday in NRG Stadium in Houston.

Fournette just too good for Tech’s current defense HOUSTON — Keenon Ward tried. He really did. But, really he had no chance. It was him against Leonard Fournette. The LSU running back won, plowing over Ward and then juking Jah’Shawn Johnson so hard that Johnson fell down a good 3 yards away from the play. Fournette then turned up field and finished off a Heisman-worthy 35-yard run. It wasn’t Fournette’s best showing of the season — at least in pure yards. LSU inexplicably seemed to forget it had the best running back in the nation — sorry Derrick Henry, you have the Heisman but not the actual title of “best” — for about a solid quarter. Then it unleashed him. And he did what he does, he ran over Texas Tech, and LSU ran past the Red Raiders 56-27 to win the Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on Tuesday. Fournette ran for 212 yards on 29 carries and scored an incredible

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MY VIEW five touchdowns en route to also running away with the Texas Bowl MVP trophy. It was the fifth time a running back has gone over 200 yards against Texas Tech this season. But still, somehow, the Tech defense didn’t even look that bad early on. Fournette only had 81 yards on 14 carries in the first half and it came up big on a couple of third-down stops. But, it just couldn’t keep up. With the box slammed with Tech defenders, LSU simply went over the top of them with Brandon Harris actually throwing four passes for more than 30 yards. He finished with more than 250 yards passing. Of course, one of those was a 44yard swing pass to Fournette, but you get the idea.

Texas Tech doesn’t have enough playmakers on defense to hold a team in check for an entire game. At some point something breaks down. And when it did Tuesday, LSU, which had been anemic on offense all season minus Fournette, took advantage of its opportunities. The Tigers ran for 384 yards. They had 638 total yards. And the other top-10 back that was in the game, DeAndre Washington? He was marginalized by the LSU defensive line as it engulfed Tech. Texas Tech desperately needed to control the line of scrimmage and it couldn’t. A team that prided itself on being one of the best Texas Tech rushing teams in recent memory, finished with 29 rushing yards on 26 carries. And with LSU scoring at will, the Red Raiders couldn’t keep up on the scoreboard. No, LSU doesn’t have a lot of weapons on offense. Heck, it only has one great one — Fournette. And then a bunch of average ones. But, that was more than enough.

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I think that when they went down and scored and made it 35-20 instead of 28-27 or 28-23 was a real turning point.

Leonard Fournette asserted himself with a 35-yard run when he trucked Keenon Ward. Then he had a 44-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter and a 43-yard run in the third. All told, Fournette finished with 212 rushing yards and 256 total yards and five touchdowns against the Red Raiders. LSU’s Leonard Fournette is tackled by a host of Red Raiders during the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night at NRG Stadium in Houston.

LSU’s 56 points was a school bowl record. Texas Tech didn’t have an answer. Its defense is still a work in progress. And it lost one of its best young playmakers, D’Vonta Hinton, in the first quarter. Texas Tech defensive coordinator David Gibbs has a major rebuilding project on his hands. Johnson, Breidon Fehoko and Dakota Allen are the rest of the young core that the team will continue to build around for the next few seasons. And Allen did have a key interception for the Red Raiders. Oh, Texas Tech did what it could. It fought. And that’s something. But as the game wound down, it had no chance. The Red Raiders are just not there yet on defense. And it is going to be a while before they are. It is going to take time. Time they didn’t have Tuesday, when like most teams, they had no answer for Fournette — no matter how hard they tried.

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Tech senior Jakeem Grant had a kickoff-return touchdown three years ago in a Texas Bowl victory against Minnesota and two kick-return TDs this season. LSU tried to avoid being a victim. Several times, the Tigers kicked off short to keep the ball well away from Grant. Linebacker Bobby Esiaba made a fair catch at the 30-yard line on the opening kickoff, and fullback Tyler Scalzi returned a pair of similarly short kickoffs 8 and 5 yards. On the Tigers’ last kickoff of the first half, they finally took their chances with Grant and he returned one for 20 yards to the 20. They kicked to Grant again in the third quarter and kept him hemmed in on an 11-yard return to the Tech 14.

Bag of tricks Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury wasted no time reaching into his bag of trick plays, but a surprise two-point conversion attempt failed when holder Cameron Batson threw incomplete for Pete Robertson. That came after the Red Raiders’ first Kingsbury touchdown and left the Red Raiders trailing 7-6.

Hinton hurt Tech lost linebacker D’Vonta Hinton in the first quarter, and he did not return. Hinton was on his knees and falling backward when he got hit hard by 261-pound tight end Foster Moreau. Hinton stayed down for several minutes, but got up and walked off on his own.

Record turnout The announced crowd of 71,307 was the largest for a bowl game in Houston and set a Texas Bowl record for the second year in a row. Last year’s Texas-Arkansas game drew 71,115.

Beginner’s luck Right after Texas Tech scored to move within 7-6, LSU wide receiver D.J. Chark took a jet sweep 79 yards for a touchdown. It was the first time the Tigers’ sophomore had touched the football all season, though he’s billed as one of the fastest players on the team and was one of the most productive in spring practices. The 6-foot-3, 186-pound sophomore was a nationally sought recruit out of Alexandria, Louisiana. Compiled by A-J Media staff writer Don Williams

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LSU 56, Texas Tech 27 Houston l Attendance: 71,307 (Largest attendance for a bowl game in Houston history)

Red Raiders Box Score No. 22 LSU 56, TEXAS TECH 27 LSU 14 7 21 14 — 56 Texas Tech 6 7 7 7 — 27 First Quarter LSU — Le.Fournette 2 run (Domingue kick), 11:47. TT — Grant 46 pass from Mahomes II (pass failed), :53. LSU — Chark 79 run (Domingue kick), :29. Second Quarter LSU — Le.Fournette 44 pass from Harris (Domingue kick), 6:41. TT — Grant 3 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 3:38. Third Quarter TT — Davis 31 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 10:28. LSU — Le.Fournette 43 run (Domingue kick), 8:17. LSU — Le.Fournette 4 run (Domingue kick), 4:07. LSU — Harris 26 run (Domingue kick), :09. Fourth Quarter TT — Grant 4 pass from Mahomes II (Hatfield kick), 12:20. LSU — Le.Fournette 2 run (Domingue kick), 8:16. LSU — D.Williams 2 run (Domingue kick), 4:24. A — 71,307.

TEAM STATISTICS

LSU TT First downs 23 22 Rushes-yards 40-384 26-29 Passing 254 370 Comp-Att-Int 13-22-1 28-56-1 Return Yards 79 1 Punts-Avg. 4-38.0 8-50.1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-0 Penalties-Yards 10-86 5-53 Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — LSU, Le.Fournette 29-212, Chark 2-86, Harris 3-41, Guice 4-39, D.Williams 2-6. Texas Tech, D.Washington 10-37, Stockton 2-20, Felton 1-0, Mahomes II 13-(minus 28). PASSING — LSU, Harris 13-221-254. Texas Tech, Mahomes II 28-56-1-370.

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LSU’s Brandon Harris pitches to running back Leonard Fournette in the first half of the Texas Bowl in Houston. LSU defeated Texas Tech, 56-27, behind Fournette’s five touchdowns in the NRG Stadium in Houston.

Fournette, LSU run past Tech in Texas Bowl By Jay Peden A-J Media

HOUSTON — Texas Tech couldn't stop LSU running back Leonard Fournette on Tuesday in the Texas Bowl. The Red Raiders couldn't counter a random bounce, either. Fournette carried 29 times for 216 yards and four touchdowns, and he scored another on a 44-yard pass in the Tigers’ 56-27 win. “We expect him to have nights like this,” LSU coach Les Miles said of his sophomore running back. “He’s one of the most competitive men I've known, no doubt.” Tech stayed close into the third quarter with quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambling long enough to find open receivers to move the ball. He hit Jakeem Grant with a 46-yard touchdown strike in the first quarter, then a 3-yarder in the second. Dakota Allen's interception set up Mahomes’ 31-yard TD pass to Reginald Davis early in the third, pulling Tech within 2120, the difference being a failed two-point attempt after Tech's first touchdown. After Fournette's 43-yard TD run in the third, Tech trailed 28-20 and had a promising drive going midway through the period, but that's when the ball didn't bounce Tech's way. A pass at the pylon hit Tony Brown's shoulderpad and popped conveniently to LSU’s Rickey Jefferson, who was standing 5 yards

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Texas Tech’s Jakeem Grant makes a touchdown catch in the first half. Grant finished the Texas Bowl with 10 catches for 125 yards and three touchdowns in Tech’s 56-27 loss to LSU. away at the goal line. His return went to the 22-yard line, and LSU zipped down the field with passes by Brandon Harris of 39 yards to

Malachi Dupree and 46 to Trey Quinn, the latter of which put the ball at the Tech 4. Again it was Fournette with the carry, scoring

his fourth touchdown to put LSU up 35-20. Tech never got any closer. “That interception going into the end zone — the game really turned on that,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. Tech's Grant made a 4-yard TD catch early in the fourth quarter — his Tech-bowl-record third TD catch — to put the Red Raiders within 4227, but Fournette's fifth score, on a 2-yard run, followed soon after that. Fournette ran nearly every play of LSU’s first TD drive, served as a decoy on its second, and caught the ball on the third. Fournette handled the ball five times on LSU’s first possession, including a 35-yard run on the second play and a 2-yard run for a touchdown on the sixth for a 7-0 lead. He even attempted a pass, which was incomplete but drew an interference penalty. On LSU’s second possession, the handoff was faked to him and instead went to D.J. Chark on an end-around. Chark ran 79 yards — the longest run in Texas Bowl history — to score. Another big play by Fournette — this time a short pass he turned into a 44-yard TD pass — gave LSU a 21-6 advantage. “Defensively we still have a ways to go,” Kingsbury said. "(Defensive) coach (David) Gibbs has done a good job, but we have to get some coaches in here and we have to get better on that side of the ball.”

RECEIVING — LSU, Dupre 4-96, Diarse 4-45, Quinn 1-46, Le.Fournette 1-44, Guice 1-10, Jeter 1-9, Ducre 1-4. Texas Tech, Grant 10-125, D.Washington 7-81, Batson 3-47, Sadler 3-45, Davis 2-37, Pearson 1-18, Jackson 1-12, T.Brown 1-5.

College Football Bowl Glance Monday’s Results Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14 Tuesday’s Results Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas California 55, Air Force 36 Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. Baylor 49, North Carolina 38 Arizona Bowl Tucson Nevada 28, Colorado State 23 Texas Bowl Houston LSU 56, Texas Tech 27 Today’s Games Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday’s Games Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

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FROM page C1 Presumably, the LSU coach got what he needed with a 56-27 conquest of Tech in front of a record crowd Tuesday night at NRG Stadium. Clearly, Miles has the talent to keep the Tigers in the national spotlight after a 9-3 season. Kingsbury, on the other hand, arrives at a key crossroads to his Tech tenure. Getting the Red Raiders back to seven wins and a bowl game will take some doing. Jakeem Grant’s gone, the little guy capping his career with a three-TD night. DeAndre Washington’s gone, capping his career with a season of nearly 1,500 rushing yards. And the departure of four senior offensive linemen led by Le’Raven Clark, Alfredo Morales and Jared Kaster, will leave big holes. After going from 4-8 to 7-6, where do the Red Raiders go from here? “We have a bunch of offensive skill coming back,” Kingsbury said. “We have to replace some linemen. I have to get some coaches hired, and we have to continue to improve. “It was a big improvement from

the year before. Offensively, we set a school record for most points, so we’re heading in the right direction there. Defensively, we’ve got to get a lot better.” Washington vouched for what he’s seen from the underclassmen. “I definitely think it (the program) is on the up and up,” he said. “They have great guys coming in, and there’s great leaders already here. There’s definitely a lot of work they have to put in in the off-season, but leadership-wise they’ll be in good shape.” It’s Patrick Mahomes’ show now, though, and he won’t have nearly the proven help he had this season. Mahomes, for all the brilliance he displayed Tuesday night, could feel awfully lonely at times next season, especially early as he works with an inexperienced cast. That’s what made Tuesday’s outcome a little more painful for the Red Raiders. They could have staved off those thoughts for a few weeks by extending what was a four-bowl winning streak. Tech’s chance of a second consecu-

tive bowl upset materialized early in the third quarter, then vanished about as quickly. For a moment there, the Red Raiders looked as if they could pull off something to equal the shocker two years ago in San Diego. Down 21-6 late in the first half, the Red Raiders played an inspired stretch shortly after halftime. In quick succession, defensive tackle Demetrius Alston stopped Leonard Fournette for no gain and linebacker Dakota Allen cut in front of a receiver and intercepted a pass deep in LSU territory, sending defensive coordinator David Gibbs into a little kid’s dance on the sideline. Three plays later, Mahomes’ 31-yard TD pass to Reginald Davis brought the Red Raiders within 21-20 and sent the Tech portion of that record crowd into a fullthroated roar. Then the Tigers outscored the Red Raiders 35-7 the rest of the way. The defense made a couple of early stops and made some plays here and there against Fournette, but the all-American wound up with 212 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

Nothing unexpected about that. The jolt for Tech was seeing LSU’s defensive line manhandle the Red Raiders’ veteran offensive line. And, on top of that, watching Washington bottled up for a season-low 37 rushing yards. “It was a different level of pass rush than we’ve seen this year,” Kingsbury said. “I knew it’d be a challenge, particularly when we had to go into throwing mode every play.” Mahomes threw for 370 yards and four TDs while being sacked six times and having to throw on the run practically every play. “He competed hard,” Kingsbury said. “He made a bunch of plays running around for his life. I think he’s just going to get better, but that was a different level of speed than we’ve seen this year. It took him a while to adjust to it.” Mahomes made the best of a challenging situation. Still, it was a long night for the Red Raiders, who now face a long off-season fraught with questions.

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Use Mexican chocolate for this sweet New Year’s Eve treat You know those little product samples you can try while shopping in the big warehouse clubs? I love recalling the time my son and I were shopping to stock up on groceries for the holidays and we happened upon one of these displays. I said, “Nick, would you like to try some hot chocolate?” Out of nowhere the sweetest little rosy-cheeked, blond-haired toddler, wearing an oversized red knit sweater, looked up at me with his big blue eyes and proclaimed, “It’s not hot chocolate, it’s candy cane cocoa!” He was so precious, and he had me at candy cane. To this day, I insist on having a canister of this product in my pantry every

I know how very weird that sounds, but try not to judge — this was back in the day when manufacturers actually made candy cigarettes for kids! Cheers to a fantastic 2016! Enjoy food made fresh!

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FOOD MADE FRESH winter. But if you’re looking for something a little more grownup, you’ll love this sophisticated, infused hot chocolate to ring in the new year! A fun New Year’s Eve tradition is to serve cocoa or hot chocolate with bunuelos. My bunuelos recipe can be found at lubbockonline. com in one of my previous columns. This particular hot chocolate recipe is not super sweet and pairs nicely with the cinnamon- and

Not Your Kid’s Cocoa

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A fun New Year’s Eve tradition is to serve cocoa or hot chocolate with bunuelos. sugar-dusted bunuelos. If you’ve never worked with Mexican chocolate, it can be found on the grocery store aisle with the other Mexican cooking products. And the texture may sur-

prise you, as it seems grainy. When it is chopped up it reminds me of the powdery cocoa and sugar mixture my mom used to mix up for my brother and I so we could pretend it was snuff.

2 cups whole milk 4 ounces Mexican chocolate, finely chopped 2 ounces 70 percent cacao dark chocolate, finely chopped n Pick one of the following for infusing: 2 cardamom pods 1 cinnamon stick ½ teaspoon black pepper corns or other pepper corns 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

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Ted Dotts, longtime pastor and founder of the Lubbock chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, decided not to receive treatment for his cancer. Dotts died on Feb. 8, 2015.

Hub City bids farewell to influential Lubbockites BY RAY WESTBROOK

by players from Lubbock to London.” In a later interview, he told the Avalanche-Journal, “I have no regrets. Life has been good to me and my family.”

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Ted Jim Dotts Jr. Aug. 31, 1934 — Feb. 8, 2015 Ted Dotts was universally respected and admired in the town where he ministered not only to fellow believers in Christ, but to the broken-hearted among those he happened to meet along the way. Betty Shewbert, whom he married on Sept. 4, 1959, was always a part of his ministry, also. Dotts graduated from Texas Tech when it was known as Texas Technological College, then graduated from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. He was ordained a Methodist minister and was known for his service to Ropes Methodist Church, Saint James Methodist Church in Abilene, Idalou-Becton United Methodist Church, district superintendent of the Pampa District, St. John’s United Methodist Church in Lubbock, ethicist and associate chaplain at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock and concurrently as teaching pastor at Second Baptist Church. After retirement, he became senior vice president of the Covenant Health System. He was known also for his resolute decision to decline treatment for cancer. But Dotts was known most in Lubbock for the grace with which he responded to others.

Joe B. Mauldin July 8, 1940 — Feb. 7, 2015

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John Malouf, whose hometown was Post, made his name known across the South Plains by the store he founded in Lubbock in 1949. He died on Sept. 4.

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Joe B. Mauldin was known as the quiet Cricket. He was the bass player for the band that produced Buddy Holly’s first album. He died on Feb. 7. Known as the quiet Cricket, Joe Mauldin was the standup bass player for the band that produced Buddy Holly’s

first album, one called “The Chirpin’ Crickets.” William Kerns, entertainment editor of the AvalancheJournal, said of the album, “Who would have thought any band’s first album would include such hits as ‘Oh Boy,’ ‘Not Fade Away,’ ‘Maybe Baby,’ ‘That’ll Be the Day,’ and ‘I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love?’ ” Mauldin died four days after the 56th anniversary of Holly’s death. Maria Elena Holly was quoted as saying, “He would become one of the best rock musicians to play the upright bass, and no one will ever be able to take that away from him.” The website AllMusic.com reported, “By mid-1958, Mauldin was among the most wellknown bassists in the country. The sound he generated on records was being emulated

March 3, 1934 — March 11, 2015 Jack Neal, an inspirational component of Lubbock’s music history, had the distinction of being half of the duo “Buddy and Jack” when Buddy Holly was starting out on his singing career. They were broadcast live on radio station KDAV by deejay Highpockets Duncan in a show called “The Sunday Party.” According to Vassandra Okoruwa of the Buddy Holly Center, Buddy and Jack recorded an acetate of “I Hear the Lord Callin’ for Me,” and “I saw the Moon Cry Last Night.” Neal has been quoted as saying, “I met Buddy after I went to work for his dad as a carpenter’s helper. I was 15 and Buddy was 13. I got my guitar one day and was playing, and Mr. Holly said his son played a little guitar too.” Don Caldwell has been quoted in the AvalancheJournal as saying, “Jack Neal literally lived to play music. Recording with him was a wonderful experience for all of us involved.” Neal, who wrote songs, spent most of his life working as an electrician, but never stopped playing guitar. SEE LOST, page D2

Place milk and infusing option in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, without bringing to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate. Return to stovetop over medium heat, whisking until chocolate is completely melted. Strain the mixture and pour into cups. Serve warm. Yields 2 cups. Note: This drink is thick and rich so I often like to divide into smaller servings like little shots of expresso. ANGELINA LARUE is a food writer, recipe developer and author of “The Whole Enchilada Fresh and Nutritious Southwestern Cuisine.”

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Sparkling wines can pair with nearly anything Last week’s advice for Christmas was restraint — don’t go with highdollar wine that will not be appreciated amid Christmas chaos and celebration. New Year’s is different. If you enjoyed a good year, cap it with an indulgence in high-dollar decadence. If you endured a tough year, celebrate survival with something special. Sparkling wine sparkles at New Year’s. Food typically is not the centerpiece of the party, but sparkling pairs with almost anything. A festive party typically is the focus, and nothing does festive or party better than sparkling. Who does not think “party on” when sparkling corks pop? Strategy: Open something special at the start. Shamelessly advertise its cost and pedigree. Later you can move to economy pours when people concentrate on celebrating rather than the nuances of fine wine or your ego. Charles Heidieck is a go-to recommendation for high-end extravagance. Better than Dom Pérignon and often at half the price. Of course, half the price of Dom Pérignon still can be north of $100. Charles Heidsieck Millésimé 2006 Rosé is rare and wonderful ($105-$150). Charles Heidsieck Brut Millésime 2005 is exquisite ($85-$100). Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV is “affordable” ($50-$60). Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label is brilliant and widely distributed ($50-$60). Laurent-Perrier Brut Champagne is light and famously fizzy ($45); the rosé flirts with $100. Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial Brut Champagne is widely available — get it at Sam’s Club ($42-$55). OK, maybe your New Year’s resolution is to be responsible. Good for you. You still can pop bubbly and not confront destitution in January. Texas’ McPherson Winery makes a Texas Sparkling that works — it is finished in California, but it has Texas grapes and is made by Kim McPherson’s brother ($22). New Mexico’s Gruet is made using the same method used in Champagne, and you can shag a bottle for less than $20. Great value-for-price. Spanish cava is an astonishing value. Freixenet — the black-bottle stuff — can be had for less than $10. Italian proseccos and spumantes are sparklings and sparkling values. Gallo makes Barefoot Bubbly to please barefoot beginners’ palates and pocketbooks ($10 or less).

Last round What is a bottle of sparkling wine between friends? Empty. GUS CLEMENS writes about wine. Email Gus at wine@cwadv.com. Follow tasting notes on Twitter @gusclemens. Website: gusclemens.com. Facebook: Gus Clemens on Wine.

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overnight guests: In the morning, for breakfast I love to make omelets, but everyone has a different taste. I chop tomatoes, ham, onions, mushrooms and peppers, and have several grated cheeses lined up on the counter. I hand each guest a plastic zipper-top bag and ask them to place the ingredients they would like in their omelet. I add two to three eggs, well beaten, and mix it all together. When the pan is ready, I dump the egg and ingredients in and cook the omelets one at a time. Guests love to choose

their own ingredients, and it’s fun to mix everything together in the bag, with no mess! — Diane W. in Chicago Dear Heloise: I use the microwave to reheat dinner leftovers for lunch the next day. It drives me crazy when the cheese on top of food items sticks to the paper towel that I place over the plate to keep splatters contained. The other day, before reheating eggplant Parmesan, I decided to stick a toothpick in the eggplant. The paper towel still covered the entire plate, but my cheese was

able to melt without any sticking to the paper towel. — Katharine W. in Tennessee Dear Heloise: One of my favorite cold breakfast cereals comes with sugar already added. I prefer it less sweet, and the sugar isn’t good for my health. One day, I got the idea of mixing it with another favorite cereal that isn’t sweetened. It tastes great, and I don’t have the problem of extra calories. — Doug J., Denham Springs, La. Doug, thanks for writing. An easy way to “have it your way” and watch the

calories. — Heloise Dear Heloise: When carrying cakes of any size or shape, take large marshmallows and stick them on a toothpick. Place them on the cake in various places. Wrap in clear plastic wrap. When you get the cake there, unwrap and then eat all the marshmallows! Yummy! This works for any dessert that needs protecting. — Janice J., via email HELOISE is a syndicated columnist with King Features Syndicate, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio 78279-5000, fax 210-HELOISE.

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lost: Tech sports figures, businessmen, Pulitzer winner among losses FROM page D1

Jon Nathan Horne Dec. 8, 1958 — April 9, 2015 Jon Horne’s career in baseball was on the teaching level. He served as baseball coach for Abernathy High School, and was a favorite among students. Following his death, Abernathy boys basketball coach Tommy Simmons told A-J Media, “The students are taking it hard. The news has hit us pretty rough. There’s not a better human being that I’ve ever met than Jon Horne, and it’s hard for us to deal with.” Horn grew up on his family’s cotton farm at County Line and attended Abernathy schools, where he graduated in 1977. He received his teaching degree from Texas Tech, and worked for Slaton Independent School District from 1992-2003, and Abernathy Independent School District from 2003 until the time of his cancer diagnosis in January 2015. His family noted in an obituary, “Jon treated each of his students with kindness and respect. He truly loved the young men he coached and was a great example and encourager to them.”

Jennie Bailey March 9, 1961 — June 25, 2015 Affectionately known as “Mama Bailey” at the Texas Tech football facility, Jennie Bailey was a longtime employee and touched the lives of many during three decades. Texas Tech spokesman Matt Dowdy told A-J Me-

dia, “She beat cancer. She won by how she lived.” Her official title was administrative assistant for recruiting, and following the diagnosis she continued to be a presence in the Tech community. “You probably won’t run into anybody like her that deals with football — ever,” Zane Perry, director of equipment operations, said in a quote to A-J Media. “She was just an amazing person that had no enemies, a friend to everybody. She cared more about other people than she did herself.”

Kal Hill Segrist Jr. April 14, 1931 — June 26, 2015 Kal Segrist, who coached Texas Tech baseball from 1968-83, is remembered for making much with little monetary support for a baseball program. A former third baseman, John Owens, was quoted by A-J Media’s Don Williams as saying, “He gave it all to a program that really didn’t put much money in back then.” Former Texas Tech coach Larry Hayes put it this way: “It’d be nice if he’d be remembered for what he did. All we’ve got today is because of what he started.” Hayes said, “I don’t think people realize what he was up against when he was here. He came from a place like Texas that had everything and had to adjust to having a program with not anything. He had to share his baseball field with the football team — they worked out in the outfield.”

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John B. Malouf Jan. 11, 1927 — Sept. 4, 2015. John Malouf, whose hometown was Post, made his name known across the South Plains by the store he founded in Lubbock in 1949. A son, Scott, said he admired his father’s work ethic and passion for what he did. “He had eight children total, so he had to work hard, but he really had a passion for what he did. He was driven both by the passion for his retail business and the desire to support eight children.” Hayley Williamson, marketing coordinator for the store — Malouf’s — told A-J Media, “He lived and breathed that store.”

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Michael Malouf, president of Malouf’s, said he learned to follow his own passion after seeing how happy his father was when he was hard at work at the store. Scott summed up his father’s success this way: “As a merchant, he always believed the people of Lubbock and West Texas would support the very best — not just the best for Lubbock, but the very best in the world. It was something that he invested in and proved year after year.”

Robert Montemayor Jan. 31, 1953 — Oct. 22, 2015 Robert Montemayor, who was born in Tahoka, became part of a team of writers and editors who received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service with a 21-part series of stories on Latinos in Southern California. He graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1975, and began a career as a feature and news writer at the Dallas Times Herald. Montemayor, who had a

passion for journalism and telling stories aimed at making a difference to society, became a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. His work with the team that was given the Pulitzer Prize, was later published as a book. The Lynn County native also received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1986. He also established a consulting company, served on the Board of Directors of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in Berkley, California, and worked as a journalism professor and director of the Latino Information Network at Rutgers University.

John S. Walton Jr. Dec. 22, 1939 — Nov. 14, 2015 John Walton, known in Lubbock as the owner of Century 21 John Walton Realtors, is remembered as a leader in the real estate business who was active in that field for more than 40 years. Rusty DeLoach, president of Lubbock Association of Realtors, said Walton also was active in the community. “He was not only a great leader, but a good friend. He was a great man and a man of high moral character.” Walton was a director of First Bank & Trust for 15 years, and served on the Texas Real Estate Commission from 2001-07. In 2004, he was appointed chairman of the commission by Gov. Rick Perry. He served as president of the Lubbock Associa-

tion of Realtors in 1981 and held a variety of leadership positions with the local organization and the Texas Association of Realtors. Nathan Jordan, Century 21 Real Estate agent, said Walton started from scratch and had a passion for the real estate industry and people in general. “He was a great guy and hardworking. He was a super nice guy and a class act.”

J. Don Baldridge Feb. 27, 1928 — Nov. 17, 2015 Don Baldridge was a founder of the Lubbock Christian School in 1954. He also served as president of it’s Board of Trustees from 1963-70, and headed the first building campaign to purchase the first campus building — a World War II barrack from Reese Air Force Base. Peter Dahlstrom, Lubbock Christian School superintendent, said the Baldridge family was crucial to the school. “Don had so many contacts in town, and just was so dedicated to beng a leader, not just in the founding but in the first 25 years. According to Dahlstrom, Baldridge was respected by business and church leaders. “That kind of influence is just essential for young organizations.” Baldridge is credited with helping to establish both Lubbock Christian School and Lubbock Christian University while working at the family’s Baldridge Bakery. ray.westbrook@lubbockonline.com  766-8711 Follow Ray on Twitter @RayWestbrook1

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Transform lean cauliflower into a world of rich and easy dishes By J.M. HIRSCH associated press

Truth be told, I was prepared to hate most efforts to transform cauliflower into something it wasn’t. What’s wrong with straight up seasoned and roasted cauliflower? Why do we need to turn it into steaks and cutlets, mash and pizza crusts? Then I started sampling some of the better versions of these dishes, and I became a reluctant convert. Do they replicate the taste or texture of the real deal? Not at all. But that’s OK, because whatever you call these dishes, many of them taste great in their own right and I’d gladly eat them whether or not you pretend they are something else. Which is what inspired me to see whether cauliflower could be transformed into a risotto-like dish. I got the idea after testing a recipe for cauliflower pizza crust (not bad!), for which you pulse the cauliflower in a food processor until it is reduced to rice-like granules. For pizza, you then combine them with other ingredients to form a “dough.” But why not use them as rice? The result of my risotto attempt was delicious. Was it as rich and starchy as a true risotto made with Arborio rice? Of course not. But it still was delicious, in part because the cauliflower granules resemble al dente rice in both form and texture. But maybe risotto isn’t your thing. There’s still room for exploring the delicious — and slightly different — side of cauliflower. To help you along, I’ve also included recipes for cauliflower pizza crust, cauliflower-walnut “crumbs,” a pickled cauliflower salad and a roasted cauliflower hummus.

Parmesan-Cashew Cauliflower Risotto Start to finish: 40 minutes Servings: 4 1 large cauliflower, stem and leaves trimmed 3 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium yellow onion, diced ¼ cup white wine 1½ cups low-sodium chicken stock ½ cup heavy cream ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese ½ cup chopped cashews 1 teaspoon lemon juice Kosher salt and ground black pepper Carefully cut the cauliflower into 1-inch chunks, including the core. Working in batches, place the cauliflower chunks and garlic in the processor and pulse until reduced to granules the size of grains of rice. Set aside. In a very large saute pan over medium-high, melt the butter. Add the onion and cauliflower, stir, then spread in an even layer over the bottom of the pan. Lower the heat to medium, then cook without stirring for 5 minutes. Stir, then spread again over the pan and cook for another 5 minutes. Return the heat to medium-high, then add the wine and stir to deglaze the pan. Continue cooking, stirring, until the wine is nearly gone. Add the stock and cream, then cook for 15 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced. Stir in the cheese, cashews and lemon juice. When the cheese is melted, season with salt and pepper. Nutrition information per serving: 380 calories; 260 calories from fat (68 percent of total calories); 29 g fat (14 g saturated; 0.5 g trans fats); 70 mg cholesterol; 360 mg sodium; 20 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 12 g protein.

Cauliflower Crust Pizza Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 4 1 medium head cauliflow-

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This kebab is extra special and easy to make. Both the chunks of filet and the mushrooms are bathed in bacon fat as they cook, there is little that you need to do to the ingredients to make them taste spectacular.

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Transforming finely chopped cauliflower is so popular, grocers now sell bagged minced cauliflower labeled as ready to use in your favorite pizza crust and mashed potato-like recipes. mustard, ¼ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Bring to a simmer, then add the cauliflower slices. Cover and remove from the heat. Let sit for 15 minutes. Drain the cauliflower and cool to room temperature. Combine with ¼ cup toasted slivered almonds, ¼ cup golden raisins, and 2 ounces crumbled goat cheese. Serve with greens, roasted chicken, or over warm barley with a drizzle of olive oil. (Recipe by Alison Ladman)  associated press

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er, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces 2 eggs 1 teaspoon pizza seasoning or Italian herb mixture 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, finely grated ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ cup marinara or pizza sauce 8 ounces fresh mozzarella slices 4 ounces thinly sliced cooked chicken sausage ½ medium zucchini, thinly sliced

Cut a medium head of cauliflower into 1- to 2-inch florets. Toss lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, black pepper and cumin. Spread on a baking sheet and roast at 425 degrees for 25 minutes, or until browned and tender. Transfer to a food processor, along with 3 tablespoons roasted tahini and 2 cloves minced garlic. Puree until smooth, scraping down the bowl as needed. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt, pepper and cumin. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with toasted pita chips or veggie sticks. (Recipe by Alison Ladman)

Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with foil, then coat the foil with cooking spray. In a food processor, pulse half of the cauliflower pieces into small pieces, roughly the size of grains of rice. Transfer to a microwave-safe bowl, then repeat with the remaining cauliflower pieces. Microwave on high for about 5 minutes, or until the cauliflower is fully cooked and very tender. Dump out into a clean kitchen towel and let cool for a few minutes. Gather up the ends of the towel around the cauliflower and twist so that you have a ball of cauliflower in the middle. Continue twisting to squeeze any excess water out of the cauliflower. In a medium bowl, combine the squeezed cauliflower with the eggs, pizza seasoning, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly, then divide the mixture between the prepared baking sheets. Spread into a circle, about 9 inches wide. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Top each crust with the sauce, mozzarella slices, sausage and zucchini. Return to the oven and bake for another

10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the zucchini and sausage just begin to brown. Nutrition information per serving: 330 calories; 180 calories from fat (55 percent of total calories); 20 g fat (11 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 180 mg cholesterol; 640 mg sodium; 13 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 23 g protein. (Recipe by Alison Ladman)

Cauliflower Walnut ‘Crumbs’ Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with kitchen parchment. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse 2 cups of cauliflower chunks, 3 cloves minced garlic, ½ cup toasted walnuts, the zest of 1 lemon, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper and 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary. Process until the mixture is finely chopped and resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spread over the prepared baking sheet and roast for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until everything is evenly roasted and lightly browned. Serve over a baked sweet potato, roasted eggplant, or as a topping for a seared pork chop. (Recipe by Alison Ladman)

Shaved Pickled Cauliflower Salad Cut half a head of cauliflower in half top to bottom again so that you have 2 quarters. Using a mandoline, slice each quarter into thin slices, discarding any pieces that fall away. In a medium saucepan, combine 3/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon Dijon

The best New Year’s Eve party I ever attended was a progressive graze of one appetizer after another all evening. When a dish came off the grill or out of the oven, we nibbled on it until we were ready for the next course. What a great vibe. For my own offering that evening, I took inspiration from my favorite steakhouse ingredients — beef, mushrooms and bacon — and turned them into a sizzling steakhouse kebab. Because there is nothing as festive as food on a stick! And this kebab is extra special and easy. The secret to these kebabs is precooking the bacon. Since you want it to get crispy by the time the mushrooms and filet are done, you need to cook it just until the fat begins to render out, then use it to make the kebabs. As for the skewers, be sure to soak them in water so they won’t burn on the grill.

Steakhouse Kebabs with Mushrooms and Bacon Start to finish: 35 minutes Servings: 6 8 slices center-cut bacon Two 10-ounce center cut filet mignons Olive oil Kosher salt 18 large white mushrooms, cleaned and stemmed 6 long bamboo skewers, soaked in water

Heat the grill to medium. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Lay the bacon on the prepared baking sheet and cook for 10 minutes, or until the fat begins to render but the bacon is not fully cooked. Use tongs to transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain and cool. Once the bacon has cooled enough to handle, cut each strip crosswise into 4 pieces. Set aside. Meanwhile, cut each filet lengthwise into thirds, then cut each slice into thirds again to create 9 pieces from each. Brush the beef cubes with oil, then season lightly with salt. Set aside. Season the mushrooms with oil and salt, then set aside. To assemble the kebabs, thread the beef and mushrooms onto skewers starting with a beef cube and placing a piece of bacon between each. Grill the assembled kebabs for 7 to 10 minutes, turning once halfway through the cooking time, or until the bacon is crispy and the mushrooms are marked and tender and the beef is cooked rare to medium-rare. Serve hot or at room temperature. Nutrition information per serving: 240 calories; 140 calories from fat (58 percent of total calories); 15 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 70 mg cholesterol; 420 mg sodium; 1 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 25 g protein.

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135 veggies, fruits, herbs grown in Texas — why not cranberries? There are at least 135 kinds of vegetables, fruit, and herbs that can be grown in Texas. Not on this list are cranberries. Why are cranberries not grown as in Texas? Today’s column was motivated by the interest in cranberries shown by Avalanche-Journal reader T.B. of Lubbock. What follows is the explanation of why cranberries cannot be grown as a crop in Texas. The American cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, is a perennial, woody, creeping, evergreen species in the blueberry family. Cranberries are one of the only three commercially grown fruits native to North America; blueberries and concord grapes are the other two. Over 90 percent of the crop is processed, while the remainder is sold fresh during the autumn and early winter. Harvesting is timed so that berries have fully matured with maximum accumulation of anthocyanins, as color of the berry is the major factor when determining value of the cranberry crop. Most of the world’s cranberries are cultivated on 48,000 acres in the United States and Canada. Cran-

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GARDENING FOR YOU berries are grown in bogs and on average, every planted acre of cranberries is supported by 3 to 4 acres of surrounding wetlands and uplands providing open space, wildlife habitat and groundwater recharge in areas that otherwise would be stressed from urban sprawl. Some 39,000 acres of producing cranberry bogs are in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington. Another 8,000 acres are cultivated in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Quebec. The balance of the North American cranberry crop comes from bogs located in Delaware, Maine, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island and the Canadian provinces New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. Geographically, cranberries are grown in the northeast and northwest regions of North America. Cultural-

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Highest-quality fresh cranberries are deep red, reflecting high amounts of anthocyanins. ly, cranberries are grown in beds in bogs, strange ecosystems of North America’s wetlands characterized by thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, peat deposits and spongy, mat-like substances on the water’s surface;. Bo-

tanically, the cranberry is a vine, producing runners (horizontal stems) that can grow to 6 feet in length, spreading over the floor of the bog. Cranberry beds have alternating layers of sand,

peat, gravel and clay. The vines of cranberries have woody stems bearing small, leathery leaves, which allow for increased water retention; cranberry vines can be long-lived, evidenced by some vines in

the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts that are more than 150 years old. Mature berries are floated in the fresh water, which allows for easy harvesting and collection and an important secondary benefit of floating the berries is to expose the berries to sunlight, which increases the quality and value of the berries. The highest-quality berries are deep red in color, indicating a high level of anthocyanins. Anthocyanin content of cranberries increases in direct proportion to the amount of sunlight reaching the berry. The exposed berries floating on top of water recieve higher amounts of natural sunlight and, therefore, likely will develop increased concentrations of anthocyanins. Some information from cranberries.org; ba.ars. usda.gov ELLEN PEFFLEY taught horticulture at the college level for 28 years, 25 of those at Texas Tech, during which time she developed two onion varieties. She is now the sole proprietor of From the Garden, a market garden farmette. You can email her at gardens@suddenlink.net.

Replace a giant tree with a giant-to-be European hornbeam. But somewhere, some mailorder nursery has one of these trees for sale, and if the tree is small it can be shipped almost anywhere. Smaller trees also take up less of your time. They go into the ground quickly because only a small hole is needed, and then maintenance is minimal. Dramatic root loss at digging means that a large transplanted tree is going to need careful and prodigious watering for years, and probably will have to be staked for a couple of years.

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Nothing like some strong winter winds to remind one of mortality — tree mortality. No tree lives forever. Nothing does. But we humans sometimes don’t appreciate trees’ mortality, especially trees that are already large when we first meet them. They seem like they were here forever and will be here long after we’re gone. So when one of these oldsters topples, its wood hauled away and its stump chipped to oblivion, too often no thought is given to getting another venerable giant started. Or perhaps the void is filled with a small, fashionable crabapple or weeping cherry. Instead, consider replacing a fallen giant with another giant-to-be. You may not be around to experience the tree you plant in all its glory, but someone will.

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Small is good For best results, plant a small nursery tree. More money and effort could be spent putting a larger tree into the ground, but larger trees take longer to establish themselves than do smaller trees. The root spread of a tree is more than two times the spread of its branches, so you can imagine the root loss a large tree experiences when it is dug with even a relatively large root ball. Contrast the root loss of a 20-foot-high nursery tree with that of a 5-foot-high nursery tree; the smaller tree can replace its lost roots within a season. Transplanting checks the growth of trees until roots re-establish themselves, which explains why small nursery trees usually

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The small size of this nursery tree, a persimmon, will allow it to establish and grow quickly after planting in New Paltz, N.Y. overtake their gargantuan counterparts after a few years.

More choices, less care Another advantage of smaller trees is that they are usually available in greater variety. And they’re easy to ship.

You’d have to look hard to find a hackberry, black tupelo or Kentucky coffeetree offered for sale within driving distance, let alone exotics such as Korean evodia, Japanese pagodatree, Asplenifolia European beech (whose leaves are fern-like) or

Another source for a majestic tree for posterity are those seedlings (“volunteer” plants) that pop up here and there. Consider letting one of them just grow in place. The tree chose its own home, so it probably likes it there. Without transplant shock, a seedling tree will grow more quickly than would a transplanted one. Do make sure, however, that you want a tree in that spot, and that you want that particular tree. A large tree needs a lot of space to spread its branches, so try to imagine that spread when considering proximity to your home. Some trees — Norway maple and treeof-heaven, for example — are essentially weeds, and you don’t want to let them get a foothold. Even under the best conditions, decades will pass before a transplanted or volunteer tree becomes a venerable giant. No matter, though. The Chinese have a saying that “the longest journey begins with the first step,” and watching growth of a tree brings its own pleasures.

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The polyanthus primrose is one of several types of fine houseplants that will give you beautiful blooms during gloomy winter months.

Find a cool spot for these flowering plants By Nancy Brachey Tribune News Service

As the Christmas tree goes away, the poinsettia starts to look old and the holly branches are fading fast, many of you will be looking for something of a different style and color. Several fine houseplants are prime choices for the indoor winter landscape and will make the perfect antidote to red and green overload. The cineraria produces flowers shaped like daisies that may be blue, violet, pink or rose that stand up straight above nice-looking light green foliage. This is a bold plant that, given a very cool temperature, especially through the night, will last about four weeks. The hotter the room, the shorter the plant’s bloom life will be. An unheated sunroom would be a great place for cineraria to spend the night. During the day, good natural light will help the flowers open and look good. Keep the soil moist

but not soggy and place the plant well away from cold drafts coming through outside doors. A second choice is the cyclamen. This is a gorgeous plant for the winter indoors. It also likes it cool. The color choices here are red, light to dark pink and white. It is a very cheerful plant that looks wonderful either as a small plant on the windowsill or a table or a larger one for a centerpiece. It also likes a very cool spot by a window or in an unheated room. And just as important, it will not tolerate over-watering. A third choice is the polyanthus primrose, a small potted plant that bears beautiful flowers. The color choices are huge, including white, blue, purple, pink, red and yellow. The flowers are quite long-lasting in a cool room. These start to show up in stores in January but are quite evident in February and March. They are small plants with very colorful flowers rising above a rosette of pretty green leaves.

Catholic hospitals do highly value the lives of mother and child Dear Abby: You printed a letter from a woman (Nov. 25) whose husband told her while she was pregnant that, if it came to a choice, he would choose the life of the baby over hers. Your response contained a piece of misinformation I would appreciate you correcting for your readers. You asserted that it is Catholic policy to save the life of the baby over the mother in obstetrical emergencies. Abby, that is one of the oldest but most persistent pieces of misinformation out there! This inaccurate statement has been replayed even

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DEAR ABBY in movies in spite of repeated denials by Catholic hospitals and the professionals who render care in them. The fact is: Catholic policy is abundantly clear on the dignity of both mother and baby, and makes no priority of one over the other. Catholic hospitals operate with the same standards of safety

in maternity care and are inspected by the same organizations that inspect non-Catholic maternity programs such as the Joint Commission and the licensing agency of each state. Catholic hospitals must adhere to the same robust standards as every other maternity service in the country. I would appreciate it if you could assure your readers that, while this makes for good movies and novels, it is not the Catholic position. The dignity of the life of both mother and baby are critically important to all those serving in Catholic health care.

Thank you for your help with this. — Sr. Carol Keehan, president and chief executive officer, Catholic Health Association Dear Sister Carol: Since printing that letter, I have received a crash course in ethics at Catholic hospitals. I apologize to you and to my Catholic readers for saying what I did. In the interest of educating my readers, I am sharing some of the enlightening letters I received. Read on: Dear Abby: In the days before blood banks and antibiotics, very few women survived C-sections. Obstetrical complications

(now solved by surgical delivery) created a dilemma: Either allow a dysfunctional labor to continue until the child died and could be forcibly dragged or dissected through the birth canal, or perform the surgery that would cause the mother’s death. About the only time such an issue could arise in contemporary America would be in the rare case of a pregnant woman who is discovered to have an aggressive cancer, and has to decide whether to start chemo or radiation therapy that could abort or harm the fetus, or delay until after delivery, which

could allow the tumor to grow or metastasize. — Robin T., Richmond, Calif. Dear Abby: Devout Catholics are pro-life in every instance, and, of course, efforts to save both mother and infant are always the rule. But the value of the life of a newborn never surpasses the value of the life of the mother. Never! — Catholic doctor in Ohio DEAR ABBY is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-O0125 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 7084 AND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF L U B B O C K M A K I N G T H E FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE CASE NO. 2821-A; A ZONING CHANGE FROM R-1 TO C-4 ZONING DISTRICT ON LOT 3, BLOCK 8, SOUTHPORT ADDITION, LUBBOCK, TEXAS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. SECTION 2.T H A T V I O L A T I O N O F ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00) AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 40.01.006 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. ORDINANCE NO. 2015-O0126 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 7084 AND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF L U B B O C K M A K I N G T H E FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE CASE NO. 3266; A ZONING CHANGE FROM T TO C-3 ZONING DISTRICT ON 9.16 ACRES OF UNPLATTED LAND OUT OF BLOCK E2, SECTION 21, LUBBOCK, TEXAS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. SECTION 2. THAT VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00) AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 40.01.006 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. 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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-O0128 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 7084 AND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF L U B B O C K M A K I N G T H E FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE CASE NO. 3268; A ZONING CHANGE FROM T TO C-3 ZONING DISTRICT ON 6.41 ACRES OF UNPLATTED LAND OUT OF BLOCK E2, SECTON 21, LUBBOCK, TEXAS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; A N D P R O V I D I N G F O R PUBLICATION. SECTION 2. THAT VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00) AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 40.01.006 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. ORDINANCE NO. 2015-O0129 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 7084 AND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF L U B B O C K M A K I N G T H E FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE CASE NO. 3269; A ZONING CHANGE FROM R-1 TO C-3 ZONING DISTRICT ON 7.27 ACRES OF UNPLATTED LAND OUT OF BLOCK AK, SECTION 44, LUBBOCK, TEXAS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. SECTION 2.T H A T V I O L A T I O N O F ANY PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00) AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 40.01.006 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. ORDINANCE NO. 2015-O0130 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 7084 AND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF L U B B O C K M A K I N G T H E FOLLOWING CHANGES: ZONE CASE NO. 3049-C; A ZONING CHANGE FROM R-1 SPECIFIC USE AND R-2 SPECIFIC USE TO R-2 SPECIFIC USE FOR REDUCED SETBACKS, ON 2.045 ACRES OF UNPLATTED LAND OUT OF BLOCK E, SECTION 10, LUBBOCK, TEXAS; SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE A N D P R O V I D I N G F O R PUBLICATION. SECTION 3. THAT VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($2,000.00) AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 40.01.006 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. 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SILVERTON, TX. - Rhoderick Irrigation - A reputation Valley sprinkler dealership for many years & irrigation & domestic pump sales and repair company together w/a gift, accessory & floral shop. This is a turn-key sale including all parts, shop equipment, field equipment, furniture etc.! SWISHER/CASTRO CO. -Select a farm of your size & choosing - we can divide 5 sections of Panhandle farmland to suit your fancy & your pocketbook, part w/sprinklers, part w/wells in place for added sprinklers, part farmed dryland w/irr. potential, feedyard, elevator & huge barns for all types of storage, on pvmt. SOUTH CONCHOS RANCH - San Miguel Co., NM - 9,135 total ac.+/-, 2,106 ac. +/- "FREE USE", 6,670 ac. +- deeded, 320 ac. +/- BLM, 40 ac. +/- State, well improved, homes, barns, pens, watered by subs & mills at shallow depth just off pvmt., on co. road. CAPITAN GAP 80 ACRES - NE of Capitan, NM, south of the Capitan Gap & joins the Forest w/the village of Lincoln being just a few miles away. One elk permit is allowed. Good access & electricity close. Scenic! Please view our websites for details on these properties, choice NM ranches (large & small), choice ranches in the high rainfall areas of OK, irr./dryland/CRP & commercial properties. We need your listings on any types of ag properties in TX., NM, OK & CO www.scottlandcompany.com www.texascrp.com Ben G. Scott - Broker Krystal M. Nelson - NM Qualifying Broker 800-933-9698 5:00 a.m./10:00 p.m.

LAMB CO. - 177 Acres of Native Pasture Sold in Southern Lamb Co. Recreational potential with muledeer and quail. NEW LISTING - Ranch in Southern Bailey County. Approximately 707 acres of In Contract native and improved grasses. Abundant mule deer and quail. House, pens, barn, and other improvements. Good fences. BAILEY CO. - 9,000 head feed yard, 750 acres of farmland. Pens & Bunks. Excellent Drainage. Commodity Barns & Dry Roller Mill. PARMER CO.- Southern Parmer Co. irrigated Farm with excellent water & good SOLD soil. Approx 144 acres, center pivot sprinklers. SOUTHERN BAILEY CO. - Approximately 164 acre with 130 acres in prairie chicken CRP & 34 Acres in native pasture. NEW LISTING - Home with acreage SOLDin NW Bailey County. 2 bed, 1 bath. Has been updated very nicely. On approximately 5 acres with a barn and pipe pens. Very clean, on pavement. SOUTHERN BAILEY COUNTY - Rural home with acreage. Brick 3 bed, 2 bath house, 2 car garage, with 6 acres and barn. PRICED TO SELL! SOUTHER PARMER COUNTY - Lazbuddie Area. Nice 3 bdrm room home with 5 Acres with Metal Shop with Concrete Floor.

Vic Coker, Broker & Barry Coker, Agent 806-787-0917 316 Main Muleshoe, TX 79347 n 806-272-3100 n www.vicoland.com

FOR SALE BY OWNER 320 level row crop farm. 6 1/2 miles N. of Edmonson, TX

Highway frontage, One 2011 and one 2013 8000 Valley sprinkler, 7 wells and pumps, 2.7 miles underground irrigation pipe, 1.75 miles of underground electric wire, 179.4 acre corn base, 134.1 generic base. Call 806-292-6604.

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LAMB COUNTY: 160 ACRES ENROLLED IN CRP CONTRACT Through 2021. Excellent Cover Of Grass. $750/Acre. Call 806-470-8207.

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COMMERCIAL 479 acres W/ Pivot Old Lamesa Rd Brownfield, TX

320 Acres Irrigated Reduced Asking Price David Bailey Rd Brownfield, TX

160 Acres Irrigated Peanut acres Foster Rd Brownfield, TX

320 Acres Irrigated W/ Pivots Johnson Area West of Brownfield, TX

278 acres

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314 Acres Non Irrigated Wellman Area

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Wonderful Garden home for rent. 3BR, 2BA with Large kitchen, Fireplace. Great yard with grown trees. 116 N Vicksburg Ave $1600 mo. with $1000 deposit. Ready now call 806-438-3382.

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7010 UTICA PLACE Beautiful 3/2/2 Chicago brick fireplace Large trees and rooms, Storage Building, . Quiet street, west of Utica Avenue, with easy access to the South Loop.

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5222 29th Street

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1000 N. 20th, Slaton, TX 806-828-1447 TDD: 800-735-2989 1 & 2 Bedroom We pay water, sewer, trash. 62 years of age or older or disabled regardless of age. “This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.“ ��

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2013 KTM65SXS TH Racing Suspension

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2005 Dodge Magnum

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2006 Silverado

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