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Parent threatens legal action over TBES bullying

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

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The Hereford Independent School District (HISD) Board of Trustees received an earful from a displeased parent during the public comment portion of the board’s Dec. 18 regular meeting.

William Qualls addressed the board concerning his son being “assaulted” at

Tierra Blanca Elementary School.

Not an isolated incident, Qualls said his son, whom he only identified as a special education student, had been assaulted during the course of being bullied on several occasions.

The crux of the problem, he added, was that his son reporting the incidents to school officials is falling on

deaf ears.

“Both he and I have told teachers about it. Nothing,” Qualls said. “We’ve told the principal. Nothing.

“I don’t know what the people at that school are telling you, but teachers are lying.”

The situation has expanded, Qualls said, to where his other son was reportedly assaulted at the school earlier

Dec. 18.

Due to the issue, Qualls requested a transfer from TBES for his son and/or permission to withhold his son from school until registered in a new district.

“No one is listening to him, and no one is listening to us,” Qualls said.

“We don’t need bullying in schools. We do not. I don’t know why it happens, but it

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FORECAST

Today

Partly Cloudy High: 60º Low: 39º

Sunrise: 7:57 a.m. Sunset: 5:53 p.m.

Wind: S 13 MPH Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 42% Partly cloudy skies. High around 60F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday

Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 56º Low: 24º

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

Sunny High: 52º Low: 24º

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Keeping eyes on the ball

Lady Whiteface Michelle Villalobos (32) finds herself sandwiched between Randall defenders Claire Headings (20) and Bri Ford (33), but none are concerned as they only have eyes on following Villalobos’ shot as it rolled around the rim before falling through during Tuesday’s action.

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The turn of the calendar to 2018 brought an end to a long-running tradition in Deaf Smith County government.

Beginning this month, a change in the meeting schedule of the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court goes into effect.

Instead of convening on the second and fourth Mondays of each month to conduct county business, the board will now be meeting every second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

The meeting time – 9 a.m.

– and place – county courtroom on the second floor of Deaf Smith County Courthouse – remain the same.

The first use of the new schedule will take place this week when commissioners gather Tuesday, instead of O'CONNOR Monday, for the first meeting of the year.

The subject of altering the board’s meeting schedule was broached during the Sept.

25 regular meeting by Precinct 2 Commissioner Jerry O’Connor.

“I have been and am involved in a lot of meetings from the commissioners court to civic clubs,” he said. “It always seems that Friday and Monday are not the best days to meet.

“I would like for us to consider moving our meetings to Tuesday mornings. That would give the courthouse staff time to better prepare for the meetings – and us, as well.”

County Judge D.J. Wagner said in response there were no state or other legal requirements mandating the court meet on Mondays.

ARTHO Adding that several counties either already had or are discussing changing regular meeting schedules, Wagner noted there were “noticeable” benefits to shifting meeting days to Tuesday.

However, the move was not without opposition.

“I can’t agree,” Precinct 4 Commissioner Dale Artho said. “I already hear things from people about our guys not working on Fridays, and now will hear that we don’t want to work on Monday.

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goes on every day.

“It is an unsafe environment for him. The only thing I can do to protect him is keep him away from school. I can’t allow him to be hurt anymore.”

He also threatened legal action against the district and school, while expressing a desire to see steps

New year brings new meeting schedule

Dry quarter leads to Herd defeat

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After a slow start, the 2017 Christmas Stocking Fund campaign steadily built momentum with Hereford and Deaf Smith County residents, organizations and businesses

supporting the homegrown holiday charity to the tune of $29,857.50.

That is the second highest one year campaign total in CSF history and only ranks behind the 2013 campaign that raised $52,180, largely

on the strength of a major gift from the Joe Mandina Estate.

The 2017 campaign brought the all-time giving total for the Christmas Stocking Fund to $757,946, surpassing the three-quarters of a mil-

lion dollars mark in fund raising for the charity that dates back to 1980.

A flurry of donations in the final days of the campaign along with several major gifts from individuals, businesses and organizations substantially

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Lee Jacob Clark was born July 3, 1925 in Canyon, to Ernest Britton and Lela Lorena Roberson Clark. He was raised and farmed in Summerfield.

He served his country proudly during World War II with the U.S. Navy, where he was stationed in the South Pacific. L.J married Wilma Jean Roberson on June 5, 1947, and they shared 68 wonderful years of marriage.

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Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation as an engineer for 37 years. He was a Mason at Hereford Lodge 849 for 50 years, member of the Khiva Shrine in Amarillo, past president of the Hereford Shrine, member of the American Legion, VFW and Hereford Lions Club, where he was a Past Boss Lion. He was former board member of Hereford Senior Citizens, as well as past president, umpire and chief of Hereford Little League Association.

Those mourning his passing are his wife, Wilma of Hereford; son Scottie Lee Clark of Fort Worth; and daughter Lanna Kay Clark of Rainsville, Ala. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your charity of choice.

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She attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla. for one year and then Oklahoma City University from which she graduated in 1962 with a bachelor’s of music. She pursued graduate studies in music theory at the University of Texas while teaching full time in the Austin public school system.

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• Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes Mondays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Rotary Club, noon, Sugarland Mall Grill • Deaf Smith County Historical Museum regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, and only by appointment on Sunday • Troop 50 Boy Scouts, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Northwest Elementary.

All boys ages 11-18 are invited to participate. Call 289-5354 for information.

• Al-Anon Group, 7 p.m. at Fellowship of Believers Church, 245 Kingwood, for more information call 364-6045 or 676-7662.

• Hereford Retired School Employ-

ees Association meeting will be at 12 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center.

• Masonic Lodge, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Hall.

• Hereford Study Club meets at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center at 2 p.m.

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men) • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:30, Discussion; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Bible Study/Spanish; 3, Caption This; 7:30, Bingo.

Tuesdays • The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at Hereford Senior Citizens • Deaf Smith County Crime Stoppers Board of Directors, 6 p.m., Hereford Police Department rec room • AA meeting, 8 p.m. Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Support Group for TBI Caregivers

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Masonic Hall • Pilot Club 7 a.m. King’s Manor Lamar Room • American Legion Post 192 monthly meeting at 7 p.m.

• Alpha Alpha Preceptor chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m.

•Xi Epsilon Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meeting at 7 p.m.

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise • Prairie Acres Activities: 8:30, Beauty Shop; 11:40, Background Music; 2, Manicures for our ladies & men; 7:30, Watercoloring Wednesdays • Crime Stoppers meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Happy State Bank • Lions Club, noon, Hereford Community Center

• Bippus Extension Education Club, 2 p.m.

• NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648 • Hereford Senior Citizen’s Association Board Meeting at 9 a.m.

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex. class (men); 11:11:45, P. Ex. class (women) 1-1:45, P. Ex. Class (men).

• Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Chicken Soup for the Soul; 3, Bible Study; 7:30, Movie Night.

Thursdays • Hereford Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Amarillo College.

• Kiwanis Club, noon, Hereford Community Center.

• Hereford Day Care Center Board of Directors, noon, Hereford Country Club.

• Merry Mixers Square Dance Club, 7 p.m., Hereford Community Center.

• AA meeting, 8 p.m., Hereford Com-

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• Los Ciboleros Chapter NSDAR, 2 p.m.

• Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:30, Floor Exercise; 10:30-1:00 • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15, Whoga; 10, Discussion; 11:30, Poems; 3, Bean Bag Toss; 7:30, Stained Glass Painting.

Fridays • Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m., Betty DIckson, 806-346-0134 • Hereford Senior Citizen Center Activities: 8 - noon, Quilting; 8 - 8:45, Pool Exercise Class (women); 9-9:45, P. Ex. class (women); 10-10:45, P. Ex class (men); 11-11:45, P. EX class (women); 1-1:45 P. Ex. class (men); 10-1, Hereford Nursing and Rehab Health Check • Prairie Acres Activities: 9:15 Zumba Gold Chair; 10, Discussion; 11:30 Guidepost; 3, Decorating Bottles; 7:30, Movie Night.

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Hereford Police Department Dec. 29 Patsy Perez Juarez, 50, arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

Dec. 30 Christopher Hogan, 28, arrested on an outstanding city traffic warrant.

Marcus Anthony Martinez, 21, arrested for driving while license invalidno insurance.

Juan Carlos Portillo, 38, arrested for driving while license suspended/invalid, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Robert Eugene Hazlett, 29, arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.

Dec. 31 Vaneza Duran, 34, arrested for forgery.

Jan. 1 Julian Bartalo Ortiz, 30, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and on an outstanding city criminal warrant.

Juan Gutierrez Gomez, 26, arrested for driving while intoxicated, failure to comply with requirements for striking an unattended vehicle and no driver’s license.

Jan. 2 Hugo F. Holguin, 48, arrested for failure to display driver’s license on

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 1 Maria Barrientos, 54, arrested for a second-ormore offense of driving while license invalid.

Aaron Frank, 30, arrested for a second offense of driving while intoxicated.

Jan. 2 Armando Castro, 21, arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Jan. 3 Joshua Olivio, 32, arrested for an enhanced charge of driving while license invalid.

Ricky Hougland, 38, arrested for retaliation.

Jesse Fonzales, 35, arrested for public intoxication, failure to identify, parole violation and driving while intoxicatedopen container.

Francisco Gonzeles, 32, arrested for driving while intoxicated-open container, driving while license invalid and expired driver’s license.

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Hereford Police Department Dec. 29 A runaway was reported in the 300 block of North Avenue K. A runaway was reported in the 700 block of Thunderbird Street.

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Dec. 31 Theft was reported in the 400 block of Avenue I. Jan. 1 Failure to report change of address by a sex offender was reported in the 800 block of South Texas Avenue.

An unidentified 20-yearold male was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, no driver’s license, failure to maintain financial responsibility and open container of alcohol in the 300 block of West 15th Street.

Jan. 2 An incident report was taken in the 500 block of West 15th Street.

Sexual assault was reported in the 100 block of Star Street.

An incident report was taken in the 700 block of Thunderbird Street.

Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 1 A runaway was reported to deputies.

Assault on a family member was reported to deputies.

Deputies assisted with other agencies on two separate calls.

William Qualls addresses HISD trustees during Dec. 18’s meeting concerning his son being “assaulted” at Tierra Blanca Elementary School.

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taken to correct the wrongdoing he sees having transpired.

“We need to have some teachers fired,” Qualls said.

“Someone needs to be punished. I don’t know if you agree or not, but I can’t let this happen to him anymore.

“It is too late to protect my child, but please [take action] to protect the other children.”

Board president Kevin Knight had prefaced Qualls’ comments by reminding him and those in attendance that law prohibits board members from immediately addressing concerns or answering questions raised during public comment portions of meetings.

“Even though we cannot respond, it doesn’t mean we do not hear you,” Knight said.

Qualls’ comments were the second time in as many months that members of the public addressed trustees.

At November’s meeting, several people spoke to tout the district pre-K program and support TBES.

Jan. 2 Driving while license invalid with previous convictions was reported to deputies.

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2017 Christmas Stocking Fund donors

Helping the cause for paws Hereford Kiwanis Club recently pitched into the coffers with a $200 donation to the Humane Society of Deaf Smith County. Kiwanis secretary/treasurer Esmeralda Florez, left, and club president Debbie Gonzalez, right, present the check to Humane Society president Kim Leonard during a Dec. 5 ceremony.

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its lowest amounts in recent years.

A total of 16 donors that included individuals, organizations and businesses accounted for $18,650—well over half of the total funds raised in the 2017 campaign.

Assistance to the less fortunate from the 2017 Christmas Stocking Fund reached 386 residents within Hereford and Deaf Smith County during December including 35 disabled individuals, 40 senior citizens and 18 special needs cases, along with a host of children.

As has been the case for the past several years, clothing assistance, targeted toward children and the elderly was the single largest category of

assistance with a total expenditure of $7,535.

Assistance with electric utility bills was the second largest category of aid with spending totaling $4,642, and aid with natural gas heating bills totaled $2,388.

Help with water bills amounted to $2,986.

Medical assistance totaling $1,343 was extended to cover doctor and hospital bills.

Grocery assistance went to 40 families within the community. That included assorted canned goods, fruit, vegetables, dry beans and rice, paper goods and sundries, plus vouchers for six pounds of ground beef for each recipient family. All told, CSF spent $2,838 on food assistance including meat.

Other special emergency aid expenditures within the community

amounted to $1,000.

All told, the Christmas Stocking Fund spent $22,732 during its December, 2017 assistance campaign. In addition, during the past year CSF spent a total of $2,918.79 on two large orders of peanut butter to assist the Hereford Food Pantry, bringing total aid expenditures to help the less fortunate, those with emergency needs, and the hungry in the community within the past year to $25,651.

CSF doesn’t restrict its functioning to the Christmas season and also steps in to assist with local emergencies as needs arise throughout the year. With frigid temperatures present in the local area recently, there’s a possibility the hometown charity could be called upon for additional utility assistance.

Bippus Club — $30 Deaf Smith Extension Education Association — $60 Roy and Eva Herrera Family—$200 First National Bank Employee Charity Club Fund—$250 In Memory of Bobby “Bear” Martinez—$200 Anonymous—$150 In Memory of Joe Don Cummings—$50 Gayle and Gracey Cornelius—$100 Nelda and Eldon Fortenberry—$50 Jan and Ron Weishaar—$100 Hereford Lions Club—$500 In Loving Memory of Apolonio Dennett From the Dennett Family—$300 Anonymous—$100 Carla Scott—$20 Hereford Study Club—$50 In Memory of Vera Berryman From Eileen Berryman—$100 In Memory of Reynolds Myrick From Thomas and Cheryl Betzen—$100 Alice M. Lueb—$50 Anonymous—$200 Anonymous—$50 In Memory of Heavenly Sisters From Alpha Alpha Preceptor—$100 Anonymous—$50 Anonymous—$100 In Honor of Volunteers For Schlabs Wheat Harvest Crew—$1,000 Charles and Geraldine Schlabs—$500 Dr. and Mrs. H.R. Johnson—$500 Gene and Helmi Batterman—$50 In Memory of Deacon Emilio Fuentes—$50 Mary L. Lewis--$50 Kevin and Emily Knight--$100 Anonymous--$100 In Memory of Doug Josserand--$400 In Memory of Greg Black from Ruth and Herschel Black--$100 Ronald and Linda Ott--$200 Mike and Amy Schueler--$500 Mike and Janice Carr--$100 In Memory of Phyllis Brown--$100 Ben R. Plummer--$25 Don and Linda Cumpton in Memory of Brent Cumpton, Bobby Cumpton, and Effie Foster--$300 San Jose Knights of Columbus Council 8938-$500 Nedra Mitchell in Memory of Basil Mitchell--$100 Poppy Richardson, Riley and Hayden--$50 Carlton and Gail Richardson--$100 Kevin and Emily Knight--$100 Anonymous--$100 In Memory of Doug Josserand--$400 In Memory of Greg Black from Ruth and Herschel Black--$100 Ronald and Linda Ott--$200 Mike and Amy Schueler--$500 Mike and Janice Carr--$100 In Memory of Phyllis Brown--$100 Don and Linda Cumpton in Memory of Brent Cumpton, Bobby Cumpton, and Effie Foster--$300 San Jose Knights of Columbus Council 8938-$500 Nedra Mitchell in Memory of Basil Mitchell--$100 Poppy Richardson, Riley and Hayden--$50 Carlton and Gail Richardson--$100 Celebration Class of First United Methodist Church--$150 Barbara and Bill Townsend--$500 Lisa and Chip Formby--$250 La Madre Mia Study Club--$200

Raul and Micaela Guzman--$50 Gayland and Beverly Ward--$1,000 United Way of Deaf Smith County $2,000 Scott and Lori Hall--$1,050 George L. Olson--$100 Sara and Raul Pesina--$100 Anonymous--$250 Anonymous $2,000 L.J. Wieck by Melvin Wieck--$100 In Loving Memory of Victor and Juanita Estrada--$50 In Memory of Betty Lady--$50 Anonymous--$500 In Memory of Arliss Edwards by Paula Edwards--$100 David and Connie Brumley--$50 Anonymous--$300 Rita Bell--$50 In Memory of Mary Lou Williams from Barbara Martin, Nancy Fluhman, and Irene Bauler--$40 In Memory of Mary Lou Williams from Barbara Finley--$50 In Memory of Marvin Finley from Sam and Barbara Finley--$40 Frio Baptist Church--$600 Susan and John Perrin--$300 Mark and Charlotte Andrews in Memory of Speedy Nieman-$250 Billy and Susan Stubbs--$100 In Memory of Elane Jones from Karen Jones and B.L. (Lynn) Jones--$100 Anonymous--$100 Anonymous in Memory of Kerry Marnell--$100 Jeff and Donnie O’Rand--$100 Morning Prayer Circle--$300 Jerry and Mary O’Rear--$250 KPAN Radio--$100 Anonymous--$100 Anonymous In Honor of Our Military--$250 Joe and Pam Perrin--$1,000 Anonymous--$200 Mike and Evelyn Morrison--$100 Michael Morrison at Bar M. Radiator Shop-$100 B.J. and Linda Gililland in Appreciation of Our Staff--$500 Nutri Feeds LLC--$2,000 Anonymous $97.50 The Homer Family in Memory of Bobby Burkhalter $3,500.00 Tom and Nancy George $100.00 Scott and Karen Keeling $500.00 Carey and Cindy Black $100.00 Anonymous $100.00 Linda J. Arellano $40.00 Connie Matthews $100.00 Xi Epsilon Alpha Chapter X1729 $130.00 Marn Tyler in honor of Nocky and Kim Tyler, Cary Vanlandingham, Lewie Womble and Parker Doan $20.00 Shari Damron $150.00 Raymond Trevino $50.00 Ron and Connie Banks $100.00 Sharon Crawford in memory of Nancy McDonald and Key Crawford $100.00 Anonymous $300 Anonymous $50 Anonymous--$1,000 Jerry and Linda Stevens--$100 Mary and Randy Arnold--$100 In Memory of Charles Watson--$100 Anonymous--$80 Raymond and Mary Schlabs--$100 Anonymous--$500

Total 2017 Funds Raised - $29,857.50 All-time CSF fund raising total - $757,946.50

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Worth Opera, where she made cherished memories including performing in “Sampson and Delila” with Placido Domingo. She taught voice and piano in her private studio for several years and also taught in public schools of Plainview, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas and Hereford.

While pursuing graduate, she met a young law student named David Wesley Gulley. They were married in Grove on Aug. 13, 1966 and moved to Hereford in June 1968, where Jane continued teaching and Wesley joined a law firm.

Jane was very active in the social fabric of Hereford and a pillar of the community. She was appointed to the position of volunteer coordinator of Deaf Smith County for the First Lady’s Volunteer Program by former First Lady of Texas Janie Briscoe. She was choral director of Hereford Music Club, served in various offices of Calliopian Study Club, L’Allegra Study Club and was past president of the Hereford Community Concert Association.

In the early 1970s, Jane worked with fellow singers to organize and operate Hereford Chamber Singers.

She held offices in the organization and was instrumental in its musical and organizational excellence.

The singers performed in many local and foreign venues through the years, including a tour of Romania behind the Iron Curtain in 1977. In 1988, the group toured Australia and performed at the World’s Fair. In 1994, she toured Italy with a Catholic choir from Amarillo and sang before a papal audience in the Vatican. In 1998, she toured the British Isles with the Texas Plains Chorale and learned to drive on the wrong side of the road.

Jane was choir director and an active member of

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First Presbyterian Church of Hereford for decades.

Her final public performance was a duet for Easter services in 2017 with her longtime friend Lynn Kriegshauser.

Jane was known to literally thousands of students as “Mrs. Gulley.” She was very sensitive to the needs of her student-children going as far as to help many of them with basic necessities. She introduced countless pupils to the beauty of song and theater as she took great pride in producing some of the best school assembly programs ever seen. Jane was passionate about education and educators, as she served with the Texas Music Educators Association and Texas State Teachers Association among others.

Jane had a good sense of humor. As a young teacher at Plainview Junior High she once admonished a boy taking food onto the playground. The boy looked at Jane and said “shut up.”

As she proceeded to march him towards the office, he began to cry and said, “I didn’t know you were a teacher. I thought you were an old ninth grader.”

Jane’s laughter caught the attention of others as she let him go back to the playground.

Her former students’ attitude toward Jane was perhaps well expressed recently by a young lady who is now a caregiver. When asked what she thought of Jane, her reply was “She’s a darling. I just love her.”

All this time later, even in her declining condition, Jane’s energy still radiated through to show her spirit, charisma, and basic humanity.

Jane was predeceased by her parents; two brothers, Don Hampton and Charles Hampton; and sister-in-law Mildred Hampton.

She is survived by husband Wesley; son Cameron Gulley and wife Lexa; beloved grandson Alexander Wesley “Baako” Gulley; brother Dale Hampton;

sister Esther Reed and husband A.J.; sister-in-law Janet Hampton; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A memorial service for Jane will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Hereford on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m.

James Lookingbill 1933-2018

and Steven Lee Lookingbill and wife Melissa of Vega; daughter Shelly Denise Patterson and husband Rocky of Pratt, Kan.; two brothers, Fred Lookingbill and wife Sandy of Friona, and Bradley Lookingbill of Canyon; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Bill Lookingbill; and one sister, Ann Clearman.

The family suggests memorials in Mr. Lookingbill’s name be made to Hereford Senior Citizens Association, 426 Ranger Drive, Hereford, TX, 79045.

square dancing and country music dancing. Carlyle was a collector of value of metal and wood. He enjoyed fishing, going to parts stores and Hereford Hardware Store. He truly enjoyed his “Coffee Gang” that met at McDonald’s almost every day to drink coffee and plan the day. Carlyle never met a stranger because he loved to talk and visit. He was a good, honest hard worker.

Those left to cherish his memories are his wife, Dorothy Sargent of Hereford; son Dennis Sargent and wife Cathy of Flagstaff, Ariz.; daughter Donna Brooks and husband Dan of Hereford; grandchildren Cody Sargent and wife Cristy of Gilbert, Ariz., Duston Brooks and wife Julie of Hereford, and Danna Gallagher and husband Tommy of Amarillo; and great-grandchild Paisley Sargent of Gilbert, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Raymond Sargent; and sister Roberta Blackburn.

Memorials may be directed to Avenue Baptist Church, 130 N. 25 Mile Ave., Hereford, TX, 79045 or Hereford Senior Citizens, 426 Ranger Drive, Hereford, TX, 79045 Go online to sign the guestbook at www.mendezandmullins.com

Carlyle Sargent 1932-2018

Funeral services for Jim Lookingbill, 84, a Hereford resident, were held Friday, Jan. 5 at First Baptist Church in Hereford, with Dennis Latham and Joe Watkins officiating. Interment followed in Rest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Lookingbill passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 in Hereford.

James Lookingbill was born April 9, 1933 in Summerfield, to L.B. and Eva Noland Lookingbill. He was raised and farmed in Summerfield. He served in the U.S. Army from May 1952 to November 1955, earning a rank of Specialist 4. Jim met and married Margaret McDonald on April 21, 1956 in Clovis, N.M. Mr. Lookingbill worked for Cactus Feeders as a feedlot manager for 25 years. Jim was a member of First Baptist Church.

Those mourning his passing are his wife, Margaret; three sons, James Brant Lookingbill and wife Michelle of Bootleg, Wade Baxter Lookingbill and wife Katrina of Channing,

Carlyle Sargent, 85, of Hereford, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 in Hereford. Graveside service was Friday at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Joe Wall officiating. Celebration of Life service followed at Avenue Baptist Church. Arrangements were being handled

by Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford.

Carlyle was born to Charlie and Emma (Shaw) Sargent on Jan. 13, 1932. He had been a resident of Hereford since 1947. He married the love of his life, Dorothy Lee, on Jan. 28, 1951 in Clovis, N.M. Carlyle had been a farmer all his life. He was a member of Avenue Baptist Church of Hereford.

He and Dorothy enjoyed

Charles E. Brown 1937-2017

Funeral services for Charles “Charlie” Brown, 80, a former Hereford

resident, will be at a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 6 at First United Methodist Church in Hereford, with the Rev. Kevin Bushart officiating.

Interment will follow in Rest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Brown passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 in Rio Rancho, N.M. Charles E. Brown was born March 14, 1937 in Bosque Farms, N.M., to Anthony H. and Golda Mae Boydston Brown. He was a graduate of Dimmitt High School in 1955. Charlie met and married Wanda Riddle on June 7, 1957 in Hereford. Mr. Brown was a member of Hereford Masonic Lodge 849, Shriners, Eastern Star, Worthy Patron several times and New Mexico Water Well Association. He also had worked for B&E Welding Shop in Hereford and was a water well driller for over 30 years. Charlie loved to keep busy. You could see him gardening or crocheting. He had crocheted over 300 afghans since 1986.

Those mourning his passing are daughter Desiree Bookout of Amarillo; sons Shad Brown and wife Tammy of Amarillo, Doyle Brown of California, Robert Brown of Vail, Ariz., and Glenn Brown of Lufkin; sisters Betty Singer and Virginia Stevens, both of Vega; grandchildren Bianca Bookout and Dustin Bookout; three stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nine step greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Wanda; brother Jerry Brown; stepgrandson Shane Warren; son-in-law Bryan Bookout; and granddaughter-in-law Megan Bookout.

The family suggests memorials in Mr. Brown’s name be made to Shriners Children’s Network, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL, 33607.

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As Hereford Independent School District (HISD) officials worked to put together a legitimate immediate plan to deal with crumbling facilities, news also came from a variety of other sources during the month of October.

Both 222nd Judicial District Judge Roland Saul and District Attorney Jim English recused themselves from the impending trial of David Castillo after he was indicted on a pair of felony charges by a Deaf Smith County grand jury in September.

Castillo, a former investigator with the DA’s office, was arrested in late June following a confrontation with a Hereford Police officer in which he allegedly brandished a handgun.

Saul and English removed themselves from the bench and prosecutor’s chair, respectively, to allay any concerns of conflict of interest.

Castillo was originally hired as an investigator when Saul was DA and English assistant DA and remained on the job when English ascended to the DA seat.

“I felt it best to avoid the appearance of any impropriety or potential conflict of interest, so I decided to recuse this office from the case,” English said.

Randall County District Attorney James Farren has been appointed to prosecute the case, while retired Amarillo judge David Gleason was appointed to hear it from the bench.

Although the prosecutor and judge were out-ofcounty appointees, all trial proceedings in the case will take place in a Deaf Smith County courtroom.

The door to the Place 6 seat on the city of Hereford Board of Commissioners continued to revolve as Marcos Castro announced his

resignation from the board during the regular monthly meeting.

Castro, who was director of Hereford EMS, stepped down from the seat after taking an EMS job in Amarillo that would necessitate a move there.

Castro had been appointed to the seat in April 2016 following the resignation of then-Commissioner Sam Metcalf, who gave up his seat when he moved just two weeks after being declared winner of a re-election bid by board acclimation.

Deaf Smith County Courthouse received some accoutrement for its lawn when one of the oldest surviving windmills in the county was installed.

The windmill, which was donated by Marn Tyler and had stood next to her real estate office for years, was painted and structurally reinforced before being placed.

A formal dedication for the windmill is expected in late January.

Texas State Sen. Kel Seliger was welcomed by a full house when he made a stop at Hereford Community Center on his annual tour of the 31st District.

Citizens peppered Seliger with questions on an array of subjects from education to roads to recreational marijuana use.

The month closed with Superintendent Sheri Blankenship presenting the HISD Board of Trustees with a $4 million plan that addressed the district’s two most-pressing facility needs.

November

The opening salvos of the 2018 election season were launched to begin the month when 222nd Judicial District District Attorney Jim English announced he would not seek election to a fifth term.

A long-time assistant DA, English was first elected to the DA’s seat in 2002.

“There’s no one particular reason,” he said. “I’ve been here 28 years. I didn’t want to get re-elected and then have to leave office early if needed.

“It’s mainly personal and family reasons behind my decision.”

Current assistant DA Chris Strowd immediately announced his intentions to run for the vacated DA’s post in 2018.

The holiday season got off to its unofficial start in the area with the 27th renewal of the annual Hereford Se-

nior Citizens Association’s Festival of Trees.

The five-day event featured its usual array of decorations, dinner theatre, banquet, auctions and plethora of theme-decorated trees for the community’s enjoyment.

Candidate filing for inclusion in the March 6, 2018 primaries opened with a bevy of county seats up for grabs.

County seats to be included on the primary ballot include county judge, district attorney, Precinct 2 commissioner, Precinct 4 commissioner, District Court clerk, county clerk, county

treasurer and justice of the peace.

Hereford Police were called to Northwest Elementary School on Nov. 15 in response to the report of a suspicious person on campus. An unidentified person – later determined to be a sex offender – was detained by officers and escorted off campus.

To combat a discovered “disconnect” in communication between HISD and the community, school officials unveiled the Hereford Proud Ambassadors program that will utilize selected parents from each school as advocates for the district within a respective school and the overall community.

After hearing from several members of the public concerning the district’s pre-K program and Tierra Blanca Elementary School (TBES), HISD trustees gave unanimous approval to a $4 million fund balance appropriation to address district facility needs.

The funding gave the goahead for TBES to be closed for the 2018-19 school year while it undergoes renovation. When it re-opens for the 2019-20 school year, it will become the new home of the HISD pre-K program.

Stanton Learning Center, where the pre-K program is currently housed, will then be closed as an active HISD campus.

The plan also calls for current TBES students to be absorbed into the existing HISD elementary student pool and attendance boundaries would have to be redrawn to distribute all elementary students among four, instead of five, campuses.

The City of Hereford wasted no time in filling the void after Place 6 Commissioner Marcos Castro announced his resignation in October.

At November’s regular commission meeting, members unanimously ap-

pointed Rocky Bhakta to fill the remainder of the term, which is set to expire in May 2018.

December

The holiday season in Hereford and Deaf Smith County received its official kickoff when the city and Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce joined forces again for the Christmas Celebration of Lights parade and festivities in Dameron Park.

After more than two years with virtually no competition in local elections, qualifying for the March 6, 2018 primary closed on Dec. 11 with five of the eight county seats up for grabs sporting primary contests and one also having Democratic competition in November.

Incumbent County Judge D.J. Wagner will face a challenge from Murray Hazlett in the March Republican primary with the winner to face Democrat Margarita Hernandez in the November general election.

Two are vying for the county treasurer spot in the primary with incumbent Karen Smith meeting Stephanie Barrera.

Court clerk incumbents Elaine Gerber (District) and Imelda DeLaCerda (County) each had two challengers in the primary. Mandy Perez and Anita Nino have qualified for the District Clerk race, while Laura Foster and Rachel Garman are in the County Clerk hunt.

The most-crowded county race is for Precinct 4 Commissioner, where one-term incumbent Dale Artho will face Monty Smith, Harold Sides and John Nino in the March primary.

Three of the county seats saw only one qualify with Strowd, Jerry O’Connor and Karen Boren as the lone qualifiers for District Attorney, Precinct 2 commissioner and justice of the peace, respectively.

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A new year could not erase season-long woes with fouls and turnovers as the Hereford Lady Whitefaces squandered an early lead Tuesday in a 64-49 loss to visiting Randall in District 3-5A hardwood play.

In seeing a two-game win streak snapped, the Lady Herd lost for the seventh time in the last nine games and ninth time in the last 12 to drop to 6-15 and remain winless (0-4) in league play.

“Randall went on a run in the second quarter, and we could not stop them or answer,” Hereford coach Christy Connally said. “We also had way too many turnovers again. Randall scored 28 points off our turnovers.”

The Lady Whitefaces held a 13-12 lead after the first quarter before Kamry Perez nailed a 3-pointer to give the Lady Raiders the lead for good just 14 seconds into the second and ignite a 21-4 spurt that stretched the advantage to 33-17 with 2:05 to go in the half.

The Lady Raiders finished the 27-9 period to take a 39-

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Lady Herd’s Liz Ramirez (23) has her baseline drive blocked during Tuesday’s district loss to Randall.

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22 bulge into intermission.

Lexi Powell and Canton Moreno drained back-toback treys to push the Lady Raider lead to a game-high 26 points at 57-31 with 30 seconds to go in the third.

Samantha Lookingbill opened the fourth with a runner, then knocked one down from behind the arc to start an 11-0 Lady Herd run that trimmed the deficit to 57-44 with 4:14 remaining, but that was close as they would get.

Foul trouble proved the fulcrum for the Lady Whitefaces’ secondquarter lull, Connally said, as senior guard Liz Ramirez was forced to the bench with her second foul just 2:52 into the game. She did not play the remainder of the half.

Ramirez’s overall role – particularly her experience – has Lady Herd’s Faith Castaneda puts up two seen a marked from the elbow on the way to 6 points in increase reTuesday’s, 64-49, loss to Randall. cently since the

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the team of starting guard Lindsey Carrillo.

“When Liz got into foul trouble, that really hurt us,” Connally said. “We need her on the floor.”

Perez paced a quintet of Lady Raiders in double figures by taking game scoring honors with 16 points – 12 in the first half.

Makayla Thomas and Powell added 12 points each with Thomas scoring 8 of hers in the second quarter.

Moreno and Bri Ford chipped in 10 points apiece for the Lady Raiders.

Despite sitting for more than 13 of the first-half’s 16 minutes, Ramirez led the Lady Whitefaces in scoring with 11 points – all coming in the second half.

Lori Arias scored 8 of her 10 points for the Lady Herd in the first half, while Nayeli Acosta had two 3-pointers to finish with 8 points.

The Lady Herd hit the district road Friday to take on Palo Duro and return to Whiteface Gymnasium on Tuesday to welcome in Dumas. Tip is 6 p.m.

RANDALL 64, HEREFORD 49 Score by quarters

1 2 3 4 F Randall 12 27 18 7 – 64 13 9 11 16 – 49 Hereford Halftime: 39-22, Randall RANDALL (64): Kennedy 0, Moreno 10, Perez 11, Marting 2, Warren 0, Headings 2, Thomas 12, Powell 12, Ford 10, Merrill 0.

HEREFORD (49): Lookingbill 5, Flores 0, Arias 10, Davis 2, Garza 3, Acosta 8, Ramirez 11, Dodd 0, villalobos 4, Castaneda 6.

A second quarter as dry as recent weather conditions turned the trick Tuesday and proved all that was needed for the visiting Randall Raiders to get past Hereford, 5037, in District 3-5A basketball play.

Dropping their second straight, the Herd fell to 15-6 overall and remained winless in league play at 0-2.

“They (Randall) are a zone team,” Hereford coach C.J. Villegas said. “For what they do, they do it very well. They have good length and can really clogged it up. That makes things tough.

“It created some hesitation on our part with shooting and being aggressive. We’re a varsity team though and shouldn’t be held scoreless in a quarter.”

Clinging to a 10-9 lead after the first, the Raiders clamped down defensively and put a literal squeeze on the Herd offense.

Limiting the Whitefaces to only a handful of field goal attempts and seeing them go 0-fo-4 from the foul line, the Raiders used a 13-0 second quarter to take a 23-9 halftime lead and effectively put the game away.

Dodge DeLozier’s back-toback baskets pulled the Herd within 32-21 with 2:33 to go in the third, but the Raiders Herd’s Sergio Cruz (32) looks for room to maneuver on the closed the period on an 8-0 block through the Raider defense during Tuesday’s loss.

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Bombs from behind the arc by Matthew Herrera and Josh Martinez sandwiched a 14-4 spurt to open the fourth quarter that pulled the Whitefaces within 44-35 at the 3:57 mark, but they could get no closer.

“We defended well and pressured the ball well,” Villegas said. “We followed our game plan. We did well defensively. We just didn’t execute well in the second quarter.

“That was pretty much the game right there. They outscored us 13-0 in the second, and we lost by 13.”

Playing without 6-7, senior post Bo Baker – who is recovering from a knee injury – the Whitefaces were led by DeLozier’s 8 points.

Martinez and Tanner Frische had 6 points apiece with Martinez’s coming on a pair of treys. Sebastian Grajeda chipped in 5 points for the Herd.

RANDALL 50, HEREFORD 37 Score by quarters

1 2 3 4 F Randall 10 13 17 10 – 50 9 0 12 16 – 37 Hereford Halftime: 23-9, Randall

Josh Martinez (11) drives the baseline in search of points during the Whitefaces, 50-37, district loss to visiting Randall on Tuesday.

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RANDALL (50): Meander 5, Sato 7, O’Neal 2, Smith 5, Young 8, Barrow 7, Casarez 0, Woods 12.

HEREFORD (37): Grajeda 5, Herrera 3, DeLozier 8, Frische 6, Martinez 6, Castaneda 0, Villarreal 2, Cruz 2, Blair 0.

COMING UP BETWEEN THE LINES Saturday, Jan. 6 Boys Basketball Freshmen at Palo Duro, 10 a.m.

Girls Basketball Freshmen at Palo Duro, 11 a.m.

Wrestling Varsity boys, girls at Pampa Pin Down, 10 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 9 Boys Basketball Freshmen vs. Dumas, 4:30 p.m.

JV vs. Dumas, 6 p.m.

Varsity vs. Dumas, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Freshmen vs. Dumas, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity vs. Dumas, 6 p.m.

JV vs. Dumas, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 11 Boys Basketball 7th-grade A team at Plainview Coronado, 5 p.m.

8th-grade B team at Plainview Coronado, 5 p.m.

8th-grade A team at Plainview Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

7th-grade B team at Plainview Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

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8th-grade B team vs. Plainview Coronado, 5 p.m.

8th-grade A team vs. Plainview Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

7th-grade B team vs. Plainview Coronado, 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 12 Boys Basketball JV at Caprock, 6 p.m.

Varsity at Caprock, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Varsity at Caprock, 6 p.m.

JV at Caprock, 7:30 p.m.

Wrestling Varsity, JV girls at Lady Longhorn Classic, 9 a.m.

Varsity, JV boys at Hereford Rumble, 10 a.m.

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Community

Saturday, January 6, 2018

Have news to share? John Carson, Managing Editor, editor@herefordbrand.com

The HHS UIL Academics Social Studies team – from left, Christian Caballero, Blaire Brorman, HHS UIL Accounting team members – from left, Jesus Rodriguez, Angela Ramirez, Zoe McCrackYared Avalos and Rosa Alonso – swept the top four individual spots in a Nov. 11 competition. en, Matlin Mimms and Bryan Council – have finished first and second in two competitions so far

Contributed photo this season.

Contributed photo

HHS UIL Academic teams get season off to good start

From Contributed Sources

Hereford High School (HHS) UIL Academic teams have had a busy few weeks kicking off the competition year with several wins.

On Nov. 4, the Social Studies, Current Events and Accounting teams traveled to Lubbock Coronado High School for the Willie McCool Invitational meet. Seventeen students competed in three events with two taking first place and one finishing second.

Freshman newcomer Yared Avalos placed 1st to lead the Social Studies team to a win.

Returning senior Andres Caballero was second as sophomore Christian Caballero and junior Jack Detten were third and fourth, respectively. Also competing were Mario Mena (seventh), Rosa Alonso (ninth) and Yaya Avalos.

The Current Events team also placed first by barely beating out Lubbock Coronado.

Detten finished first, while sister Rachael, a freshman, was fifth and senior Kara Esquivel was seventh.

Also competing were Gerald Sisk, Brett Vessels Both Jack Detten and Esquivel were on the team that competed at state last year.

The Accounting team placed second with senior and returning team member Zoe McCracken placed first individually and freshman Matlin Mimms finishing eighth. Also

A tiebreaker win Nov. 11 was the second in as many competitions for the HHS UIL Current Events team – from left, Rachael Detten, Brett Vessel, Rosa Alonso, Kara Esquivel, Marvin Mena, Kevin Nguyen, Gerald Sikes and Jack Detten – this 2017-18 season.

Contributed photo competing were Addie Ferris, Kamille Hicks and Jesus Rodriguez. McCracken was the only returning member from last year’s state team that competed.

On Nov. 11, the teams returned to Lubbock for the Fall Fandango at Texas Tech with 18 schools participating in all classifications 1A-6A.

Hereford took three teams and came home with three first-place trophies, two individual gold medals and the top team scores in all three contests in all divisions.

In Social Studies, the team swept the top four places. Senior Blaire Brorman was first with senior Andres Caballero second, Avalos third and sophomore Christian Ca-

ballero fourth.

Others competing were Mario Mena (seventh,) Rosa Alonza (eighth) and Yaya Avalos. Andres Caballero is the only returning member from last year’s state team.

Competition was tough in the Current Events category with more than 30 teams competing in all classifications. Hereford tied with Coronado High and won the large-school contest by virtue of the tiebreaker – the fourth team member’s score.

Jack Detten placed second as Esquivel came in sixth and Alonzo was eighth. Gerald Sisk’s score was the fourth score for the team that counted and Hereford won by 3 points in the tiebreaker. Also competing were Brett Vessel, Marvin Mena, Rachael Detten and Kevin Nguyen. Richard Lamascus coaches both the Social Studies and Current Events teams.

Hereford won the Accounting contest with McCracken placing first individually.

Freshman Dylan Council was second, while sophomore Raj Bhakta and junior Angela Ramirez were ninth and 10th, respectively.

Others competing were Matlin Mimms and Jesus Rodriguez. McCracken is the only team member who competed last year.

The team is coached by Patty Harshey.

The teams will have a break before starting competition again in January.