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Volume 117 | Number 45 WHAT'S INSIDE

Officials hit the ground running on ‘Next Steps’

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

Sandhills mule deer show good growth Page 5

HISD, St. Anthony's 2nd honor rolls Page 6

Herd stampedes Childress tourney Page 9

FORECAST

Today

Sunny High: 48º Low: 21º

Sunrise: 7:43 a.m. Sunset: 5:38 p.m.

Wind: NNE 15 MPH Precipitation: 0% Humidity: 43%

Hereford Independent School District (HISD) officials wasted little time in getting the wheels turning on a “Next Steps” facility project after approval was given last month.

The go-ahead for the project came when the board of trustees approved a $4 million appropriation

from the district’s Fund Balance in a 4-2 vote during a Nov. 20 meeting.

The “Next Steps” plan calls for Tierra Blanca Elementary School (TBES) to be closed for the 2018-19 school year as it undergoes renovation. Re-opening for the 2019-20 school year, the school will be the new home for the district’s preK program, which is currently housed in the Stan-

ton building.

When pre-K students move into the new space, Stanton will be closed as an active HISD campus.

However, with that comes the logistical hurdle of redrawing district elementary attendance boundaries as the former TBES students will be absorbed into the existing HISD elementary system.

Officials have said new

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the season

Sunny skies. High 48F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday

Partly Cloudy High: 44º Low: 26º

Friday

Mostly Sunny/Wind High: 58º Low: 31º

Saturday

Sunny High: 63º Low: 30º

Sunday

Mostly Sunny High: 68º Low: 33º

Monday

Partly Cloudy High: 59º Low: 31º

Tuesday

Sunny High: 62º Low: 33º

The holiday season officially arrived in Hereford and Deaf Smith County on Monday with the annual Celebration of Lights parade and festivities at Dameron Park. Right, per tradition, Santa takes a break a from his busy schedule to throw the switch to light the town Christmas tree and officially commence the local holiday season. More photos from the parade and event, as well as parade float winners will appear in Saturday's edition of the BRAND.

BRAND/John Carson

INDEX Page 2..........Obituaries Page 3...................News Page 4...............Opinion Page 5...........Outdoors Page 6......Honor Rolls Page 7.........Classifieds Page 8..............Religion Page 9................Sports Page 10.......Community

boundaries need to be in place for the start of student registration for the 2018-19 school in March.

HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship had that in mind when she informed trustees at the Nov. 20 meeting a tentative appointment with a demographer had been made for the following day – pending the outcome of the appropriation vote.

With plan approval, came the scheduled meeting.

“We’ve really just started with them,” Blankenship said. “Nothing at all is final yet. We are expecting to hear something this week.

“We have just started the process and not that far along, which is normal. We have to look at all our elementary attendance zones.

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‘Unusual’ situation puts burn ban back on

By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor

The threat has been growing and the calls have been increasing enough to prompt Deaf Smith County officials to reinstate the county’s ban on outdoor burning.

Deaf Smith County Judge D.J. Wagner put a halt to outdoor burning in the county with a formal announcement of the ban Monday morning.

“Due to ongoing dry conditions and lack of moisture, a county-wide burn ban is now in effect,” Wagner declared.

As county judge, Wagner has authority to call or lift a burn ban whenever needed. However, any decision pertaining to burn bans are required by state law to be WAGNER formally approved by the county commissioners court within 10 days of its declaration.

Commissioners are expected to address the ban – and likely continue it if conditions remain unchanged – during their next regular meeting Monday, Dec. 11.

Wagner was heard discussing weather conditions and the prospects of re-imposing a burn ban with commissioners prior to Nov. 27’s regular meeting and said he had already discussed the matter with Hereford Fire Marshal and county Emergency Services Director Dean Turney.

“Conditions are getting drier and drier,” Turney said Monday. “We have been having a lot of fire calls. We TURNEY helped out in Dimmitt with a grassfire over the weekend.

“It was time to get ahead of the situation. Many of the surrounding counties have already put up their bans.”

About half of the Panhandle’s counties currently have burn bans in effect – including Randall, Parmer and Potter.

Turney reported it has been almost 60 days since the county has seen any measurable precipitation.

With lower temperatures and cooler winds, increasing fire threats are not a usual occurrence once the calendar turns past Thanksgiving.

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Time running out to be part of 2017 agriculture census From Contributed Sources

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to strongly represent agriculture in their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agricul-

ture.

Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the census, to be mailed at the end of this year, is a complete count of all U.S. farms, ranches and those who operate

them.

“The Census of Agriculture remains the only source of uniform, comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every county in the nation,” said NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “As such, census results are relied upon heavily by

those who serve farmers and rural communities, including federal, state and local governments, agribusinesses, trade associations, extension educators, researchers, and farmers and ranchers themselves.”

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Christy Gregoris Beavers, 50, of Hereford, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., in Amarillo. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors.

Christine Elaine was born on a Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1967 in Tulsa, Okla., to Stephen and Judy Gregoris. She was our blessing after her daddy came home from Vietnam. She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior when she was a small girl and followed him every day of her life after.

She was known for her infectious laugh, compassionate spirit and fearless way she faced each day.

She had a taste for grand adventures. She never met a stranger and loved without limits. Regardless of the pain she was in or how she felt, she always met you with a smile and a joke to make you feel better. Her green and gold eyes always sparkled and lit up a room.

She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1985. She had worked as an office administrator in the medical field for many years. She was very active in the Hereford Chamber Singers and Hereford Com-

munity Choir. She taught Sunday school for many years at Southwest Baptist Church in Amarillo and had served as senior warden at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hereford.

She married Chad Beavers on May 28, 2000 in Hereford.

She is survived by her husband, Chad Beavers; her mother, Judy Gregoris of Amarillo; her sister, Juli Tittle and husband David of Amarillo; a sister-in-law, Kimmie Neugebauer and husband Larry of Dumas; brother-in-law Brett Beavers of Hereford; nieces Jessica Neugebauer, Mikaila Beavers and Ellie Tittle; nephews Shawn Neugebauer, Adam Neugebauer, Brandon Beavers, Jared Beavers, Andrew Tittle and John Tittle; and several great-nieces and greatnephews she loved dearly.

She was preceded in death by her father, Steve Gregoris; and grandparents Julia and Stephen Gregoris, and Elizabeth and A.T. Burks.

Dixie M. White 1926-2017

Dixie White, 91, a longtime Summerfield resident, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 in Friona. Funeral services were Tuesday at Westway Baptist Church with the Revs. Ken R. Varner and Ellis Parsons of-

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However, Turney pointed out that current atmospheric conditions are creating an “unusual” aspect to the weather as falls works its way into winter this month.

“The moisture content in the air is very low,” he said. “The air is real dry. Usually when it’s cooler, there is more moisture in the air and fire threats are lowered.

That is not the case this year.

“It is very unusual. We haven’t had this

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ficiating. Burial followed at West Park Cemetery in Hereford. Arrangements were under direction of Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford.

Dixie Mae White was born Nov. 30, 1926 in Maud, Okla., to Richard and Eunice Stacy Raper.

She graduated as valedictorian from Maud High School in 1945. She married Jack White in Konawa, Okla., on Oct. 26, 1945. Dixie was the wife of a farmer and rancher for over 50 years while raising their four children. She was a devoted wife and mother and loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, shopping and raising baby calves. Dixie was known for her nickname “Big Red” and her big smile. She was a member of Summerfield Baptist Church.

She is survived by her two daughters, Beverly White of Amarillo and Debbie White of Summerfield; son Bobby White of Summerfield; grandchildren, Rashea Brown and husband Quint, Jacqueline Cullum and husband Darrell, Stephanie Rattray and husband Dave, Jodi Sims and husband Bobby, Michah Ruddle, Contessa Smith and husband Steven, Cody Black, Madison White, Grayson White and Brandon White; and 16 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack White; a son, J.W. White; two brothers, Andy and Arvel Raper; and three sisters, Edith Jackson, Pauline Ballard McCown and Veral Acree.

Memorials can be made to Westway Baptist Church, 2946 FM 1058, Hereford, TX, 79045; Summerfield Baptist Church, 605 Walnut St., Summerfield, TX, 79085 or Prairie Acres Nursing Home, 201 E. 15th St., Friona, TX 79035 Go online and sign the guestbook at www.mendezandmullins.com

Oasis Club has made application with Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a private club registration permit to be located at 1803 East 1st Street, City of Hereford, County of Deaf Smith, to be operated under the trade name of The Oasis Club; officers being Ciro Casarez, president and Genoveva Casarez, secretary.

kind of problems in years. It is very unusual.”

Aside from the fact local firefighters have responded to 25 calls connected to outside burning during the past three weeks, the lack of moisture in the air has also made cotton – which is currently ending its harvest – very susceptible to igniting into flames and the source of some of those calls.

If commissioners approve extension of the burn ban at the Dec. 11 meeting, it will remain in effect for 90 days or until lifted by decree.

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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.

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Sundays • NA meeting, 8 p.m., at Hereford Community Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648.

• Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, Dominoes

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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

meeting at 7 p.m. For information call 806-364-1892 or email: dgproctor@gmail.com • Order of the Eastern Star, 7 p.m.

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-

munity Center, 100 Ave. C. For more information call 570-4648.

• 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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The holidays are going to throw a kink into the timetable some. The process usually takes about a month, but it will probably seem like two months because of the holiday season.

What we’re trying to do is make this as minimally intrusive as possible.”

The goal of the process is to take find a way to balance the influx of TBES students into an overall elementary pool that will now be spread over four – instead of five – campuses.

Officials are attempting that balancing act while turning in the architecturalso remaining al process, where mindful of numerdistrict architect ous other factors Lenora Ask will be – including making drawing final plans boundary alterafor the TBES renovations that maintain tion. each school’s fedAsk already preeral Title I status. sented preliminary “That and transplans to trustees in portation are the October that called major issues when BLANKENSHIP for the large, cenwe start looking at tral portion of the attendance zones,” building to be renovated Blankenship said. “Trans- into 19 more-uniformed portation is more important than most people think. We don’t want to be bussing students all over town.

“All that is why this is not an overnight process.”

While the process is something that has taken months in the past, technology has streamlined it.

After receiving the report this week, Blankenship said the redistricting process should take no more than a few weeks to complete.

However, the time frame is going to seem longer because of built-in delays due to the time of year.

“The holidays are going to throw a kink into the timetable some,” Blankenship said. “The process usually takes about a month, but it will probably seem like two months because of the holiday season.

“I want to take a [new boundary] plan to the board in January.”

Trustee approval of the plan also started wheels

Sheri Blankenship HISD Superintendent classrooms that meet state and federal Head Start and pre-K requirements.

Blankenship said discussions with Ask have begun concerning final drawings and ensuring final plans have all the space at TBES currently used by the pre-K program at Stanton.

Officials are aiming at a March or April deadline to let construction bids for the project with work to begin in early June.

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The Census of Agriculture highlights land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures, and other topics.

The 2012 ag census revealed that more than 3 million farmers operated more than 2 million farms, spanning more than 914 million acres. This was a 4 percent decrease in the number of U.S. farms from the previous census in 2007.

However, agriculture sales, income and expenses increased between 2007 and 2012. This telling information and thousands of other agriculture statistics are a direct result of responses to the Census of Agriculture.

“Today, when data is so

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important, there is strength in numbers,” said Hamer.

“For farmers and ranchers, participation in the 2017 Census of Agriculture is their voice, their future, and their opportunity to shape American agriculture – its policies, services and assistance programs – for years to come.”

Producers who are new to farming or did not receive a Census of Agriculture in 2012 still have time to sign up to receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture report form by visiting www.

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NASS defines a farm as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year (2017).

For more information about the 2017 Census of Agriculture and to see how census data is used, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov or call 800-727-9540.

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It was the longest day of her life, stalked by the droning engine of the survey plane for mind-numbing hours as it repeatedly passed and looped back, charting the land—her family’s land—for the government's dogged plans. Each crisscross of the aircraft felt like a violation, a painful trespass on the only place she'd ever known as home.

Mildred Stewart Hicks was born on the family's ranch near the Ford community in 1918, a harsh year plagued by influenza and a deep winter when snow coated the prairie from November until April. It was pioneer living in Deaf Smith County and children had to grow up fast. By the age of five, Mildred was daily riding a horse to the McCaskey rural school more than three miles away. Ranch work and necessity made the saddle her second home. Although she couldn't swim, she thought nothing of entering a lake on horseback, trusting her mount to get her feet safely back on dry ground.

With an identity framed by the land and her family’s ranching heritage, Mildred stood to lose her lifetime stake, her intended place in this world, in ALL IN 1986 as the U.S. DepartKerrie Womble Steiert ment of Energy prepared to seize the land owned

by Mrs. Hicks and her husband, Donald.

Along with a handful of other local property owners, the Hicks’ farm fell within the site boundaries pursued by the federal government for study as the nation’s first high-level radioactive waste dump.

Mildred and Don weren’t the only ones shaken by the prospect of nuclear waste.

In the 1980s, community bonds were being shredded by the teeth of this controversy. Faithful church-goers abandoned their usual pews to avoid someone who with a disagreeable opinion about nuclear waste. Farm wives stopped patronizing local boutiques because shop owners were enthusiastic about the potential influx of DOE personnel. Neighbors who once shared friendly "fence chats" dodged one another after exchanging harsh words about DOE. It was awful, this new unpleasantness.

Both sides attracted their fair share of vocal wingnuts. West Texans might be plainspoken and unmincing with their words, but rudeness was rarely intentional. The explosive nuclear debate inevitably came boiling to the surface in the most inappropriate settings—during bridge parties, Sunday School discussions, coffee breaks at work.

Hereford's cordial spirit, one of its best qualities, was being tarnished by an issue that could not be ignored. It was an emotionally-charged subject occupying at least some part of folks' every-day thinking. Feelings had hardened, battle lines drawn and accusing fingers were pointed.

Individuals with good intentions were unfairly targeted and labeled.

Hereford was a community in trauma, with each week bringing fresh wounds to old relationships. Never in our shared history had the citizenry of this self-conscious cattletown been so deeply divided, with such a hurtful chasm between the opposing causes. The scars and regrets from this, our chance drama, would take decades to heal.

In October of 1987, I flew to Washington, D.C. with a local group of Deaf Smith County landowners, agri-businessmen and grassroots activists to “work the Hill” and “put faces” on the nuclear waste issue. After long days of appointments with Congressional aides, Donald Hicks, our golden-hearted traveling companion, insisted that we take the inspiring Moonlight Monuments Tour while in the nation’s capital.

Thirty autumns have passed since the serene night when I sat with Don at Abraham Lincoln's great, marble feet. In the shadowed stillness, we raised our eyes to the craggy familiar face towering in stone above us with such noble stoicism, offering hope and inspiration, maybe a touch of mercy. What would Lincoln have thought of a government grown so vast and overreaching in its powers? Could our elected lawmakers respect and value the people’s voice above the constant noise of the bureaucratic machine? Were the sovereign rights of individual citizens like Don and Mildred Hicks still protected from the arbitrary dictates of a federal agency run amok?

Two months later, our questions were resolved. On Dec. 22, 1987, President Ronald Reagan signed an amendment that removed Deaf Smith County from consideration for radioactive site study. Hereford was abruptly unharnessed from a formidable yoke and it was difficult to remember what life had been before being tethered to the burden of nuclear waste. Its intrusion into daily existence had literally taken years from our lives, years stolen and irreplaceable. It was time robbed from growing children and the pursuits we would have vastly preferred.

Afterwards, Mildred Hicks said, “The people who supported us through this trial will go back to their lives and the importance of what they did will fade with time.

But as for me, I will never forget. Not as long as I live.”

It was a promise kept.

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Highway, Rainy Day funds receive hefty infusions as $1.47 billion is transferred

Tales of Deaf Smith County “When you throw in the towel, you're just creating more laundry.” Anonymous

was serving as president of that organization.

As a former Boy Scout, Adams worked with Boy Scouts of AmerVirginia Adams probably never ica for over 50 years. He served dreamed, at least in her child- as a local troop leader, was active hood, that she would one day in district work and was honored be a permanent resident of Deaf with the Silver Beaver Award in Smith County. She had spent a 1955. great portion of her younger life Other activities for Adams was on the old Tom Ivey ranch east to assist in organizing Toastmasof Hereford where she enjoyed ters International in Hereford, fishing and swimming in Tierra and he served one term as InterBlanca Creek during the summer. national Director of ToastmasAfter graduating from Texas ters. He also served on the board Tech University in 1941, she met of directors for Deaf Smith Counand married Milton C. Adams, ty Chamber of Commerce. who had graduated from Virginia Adams was also North Illinois College of involved in the commuOptometry in 1940 with nity. She worked several a Doctor of Optometry years with the Campfire degree.

Girls Organization and After practicing for two was very instrumental in years in Lubbock, Adams the organization of the joined the military and Women's division of the served four years in the Chamber of Commerce, Pacific during World War where she served as its II. first president.

At the end of his miliMilton, Virginia and Carolyn Waters tary career in 1946, the their son, Bryan, who was couple made the decision born in 1954, were charter to live in a smaller community members of Deaf Smith County than Lubbock. They learned of Museum and Hereford County an opportunity in Hereford where Club.

Dr. F.M. Kester, who had estabOther interests of the Adams lished an optometry practice in family included golf and partici1929, was planning to retire. pation in various church and civic Arrangements were made for activities and organizations. They Dr. Adams to begin practice in Dr. also enjoyed carpentry, boating Kester's office. Thus, Hereford and fishing on Greenbelt Lake, became the new home for Milton where they had a cabin. and Virginia Adams.

The Adams were never shy The couple joined First Method- in sharing that they always felt ist Church very soon after their that their move to Hereford had arrival in Hereford. Adams later proved to be a “wonderful event.” served as the chairman of the They had enjoyed watching the board of stewards, as well as on town grow and of being a part of the building committee for San that growth.

Pablo Methodist Church.

Both Milton and Virginia exAdams was invited to join pressed that was “no place that Hereford Lions Club in 1946 has such wonderful people for and served as Boss Lion for the friends as Hereford, Texas.”

1970-71 year. He also joined the Very probably, if the Adams American Legion and became family were still here, they would very active in that organization. continue to have that same feelHe served as American Legion ing. Would that all who reside Post commander for two terms here today will catch that spirit in 1967-69. and be a part of helping the town He became a member of the Ma- and county to grow and prosper. sonic Lodge in 1949 and served as vice president of Oasis Shrine “Kindness is loving people more Club in 1981 when Grant Hanna than they deserve.” Anonymous

Letter to the Editor To the Editor: In America, there is a double standard that we are living by these days. The recent horrific massacre in Las Vegas, where 58 innocent people were killed and hundreds wounded, is a good example of that double standard.

For the past 10 days or so, we have been bombarded on television about how can an evil person do something like this to innocent Americans, who are lawabiding and enjoying themselves at a Sunday evening concert. The media seems to be trying to get inside the mind of this evil person and figure out why he did it and how we can stop this from happening. The politicians are trying to legislate the removal of guns from freedom-loving Americans. The gun did not walk up to the window and shoot itself.

It was the person who pulled the trigger.

What about the fact that in 2016 there were more than 650,000 aborted babies across the United States of America – which seems to be the Divided States of America the way things are going in our society? Where is the outrage for this atrocity being committed every day in the abortion clinics

across America? Why isn’t the media putting this on their newscast and trying to figure out why this is happening every day in the abortion clinics?

The reason is that it would not be politically correct in this society in which we now live that is so divided. These aborted babies are horribly mutilated by the abortionists causing immense pain to the unborn baby. This fact has been proven to be true by all our standards of examination of the baby in the mother’s womb that these unborn babies do indeed experience pain.

We should be talking about how many thousands of babies are aborted every day in the United States. Where is sanctity of life? I believe our country is going down the wrong path because we do not protect the life of the unborn in the womb and the elderly like we are called to do in the Bible. How do you think our creator feels about the abortion of 650,000-plus babies that he created? I do not believe that we will ever be united as a nation again until Jesus returns to earth.

This is some food for thought.

Dr. H.R. Johnson Hereford

AUSTIN – State Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Nov. 29 announced the transfer of $1.47 billion into the State Highway Fund and the Economic Stabilization Fund, with $734 million going into each fund.

The transfer was enabled by Texas voters, who in the November 2014 constitutional amendment election passed a measure allocating at least half of the state's oil and gas production severance taxes to the "Rainy Day Fund" and the remainder to the State Highway Fund for use on non-toll highway construction, maintenance and right-of-way acquisitions.

The transfer brought the new balance of the Rainy Day Fund to $10.98 billion.

“The Rainy Day Fund is an important tool for our state because it allows us to maintain solid fiscal footing even during unforeseen circumSTATE stances, such as those our CAPITAL state encountered during HarHIGHLIGHTS vey," Hegar said.

"The governor and LegislaEd Sterling ture will determine how best to use this important asset, but I think all Texans are glad this tool is in place. Similarly, the transfer into the State Highway Fund will continue to allow the state to address growing transportation needs to keep our economic engine running smoothly.”

Cognizant to open site Gov. Greg Abbott on Nov. 30 announced Cognizant would open a new regional technology and service delivery center in Irving in early 2018.

Cognizant is a Fortune 500 multinational corporation providing information technology, consulting and business process services. The company has more than 3,600 employees in Texas.

The governor's office made a Texas Enterprise Fund grant offer of $2.1 million to Cognizant and said the firm plans to create 1,090 new jobs based out of the new facility. The company made a capital investment of more than $8 million, according to the governor's office.

Effort aims for safety The Texas Department of Transportation on Nov. 30 said that during last year's holiday season, about one in four deaths on Texas roadways were alcohol-related.

From Dec. 1 through Jan. 1 this year, TxDOT's "Plan While You Can" campaign is reminding drivers to make planning a sober ride part of their holiday celebrations.

"Tragically, there are many families who experience the holidays without a loved one due to a drunk driver," said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. "We need to remember that each time someone dies or is seriously injured on our roadways, it affects a family and an entire community. Don't make a bad decision that could cause heartache for your family and others. Make a plan to get home safely. It could save lives."

In 2016, there were 2,321 alcohol-related crashes in Texas from Dec. 1 to Jan. 1. Those crashes killed 82 people and seriously injured another 199, TxDOT said.

Fund grows by billions The State Board of Education on Nov. 30 announced that the Texas Permanent School Fund has reached a record high value of $41.44 billion.

Already the nation's largest educational endowment, the Texas Permanent School Fund gained $4.16 billion in value in fiscal year 20162017, which ended Aug. 31.

"During the 2018-2019 biennium, the Permanent School Fund is projected to distribute $2.5 billion to Texas schools," said State Board of Education member David Bradley, chair of the board's Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund. "This is the largest distribution in the Fund's 163-year history and is $400 million higher than the distribution made in the 2016-2017 biennium," he added.

Paxton joins court briefs Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Dec. 1 announced that he has joined a 12-state effort led by West Virginia to defend the right of states to prohibit abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Paxton said Texas also joined a 20-state coalition led by Wisconsin to prevent discriminatory abortion based on disability, gender and race.

"States have a valid interest in protecting the dignity of human life and defending human life at all stages of development. No society should tolerate brutal abortion procedures or killing an unborn child based on discriminatory beliefs regarding disability, gender or race," Paxton said.

Trees go up in Capitol House Speaker Joe Straus's office on Nov. 27 announced the display of a 23-foot Christmas tree in the House Chamber. On Nov. 30, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the display of a 24-foot Christmas tree in the Senate Chamber.

Ornaments from each of the state's 150 House districts were used to decorate the House tree. Decorations from the Senate's 31 districts were used for the Senate tree.

(Ed Sterling is director of member services for the Texas Press Association and can be reached at edsterling@texaspress.com.)

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Research shows outstanding growth by sandhills mule deer

By Jim Steiert Contributing Writer

Ongoing research on mule deer in the High and Rolling Plains is disclosing that muleys in the “sandhills” of Lamb, Bailey, and Yoakum counties are showing outstanding growth in years when rainfall spurs lush growth of weeds and forbs. In fact, mule deer in this area are substantially larger than those in the northeastern Panhandle and certainly larger than Hill Country whitetails.

Todd Montandon, Canyon-based district biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the effort is in year three of a five year project. The first year of study was centered at Turkey in Hall County and Stinnett in Hutchinson County, before shifting toward the southwest Plains. TPWD launched new and ongoing mule deer research in 2015 that is tracking mule deer movement in relation to agriculture crops under irrigated or dryland conditions.

Recently, TPWD biologists and students from Sul Ross State University and Texas A&M University Kingsville engaged in the latest helicopter netting and radio collaring of 23 bucks and does as well as 20 fawns in Lamb, Bailey, and Yoakum counties.

Adult deer collared in 2015 were recaptured in October and retrofitted with new collars in the area near Turkey, and 30 new fawns were tagged.

Near Canadian, 43 adult deer and 30 fawns were captured and collared or tagged. Collars stay on deer for two years at

A buck mule deer sporting good antler growth bounds away into the sandhills of Lamb County after being fitted with a radio collar to track its movements, habitat, and food preferences as part of an ongoing study of mule deer in the Panhandle-Plains region.

Contributed photo each study site. With the three sites overlapping, the study will conclude in 2019. With collars valued at $3,000 each, ear tags on all deer include phone numbers so collars can be recovered.

“We don’t have a lot of movement data yet, but the sandhills deer are lots bigger and heavier compared to those from the northern Panhandle,” Montandon observes.

The five year project is focusing on the effects of agriculture on deer, the time they spend in native cover, nutrition utilized, and the stage of crops such as wheat and corn that deer are using the most.

“When we were capturing deer earlier this fall we caught a mule deer buck

that was 3-1/2 years old that weighed 278 pounds.

He was a monster. We collared and released him back into the sandhills habitat. Some of the deer we captured up in the Stinnett area weighed maybe 180 pounds. The deer from the sandhills showed more fat and better body condition,” Montandon said.

Montandon says Lamb County in particular has agriculture crops to compliment native foods available to mule deer there.

“We’ve seen the most impressive weight gain and antler development between age classes in the sandhills. Some of the 3.5 year old bucks there were 10 pointers. That finding makes an argument against some of the

ing mule deer. Irrigated crops like wheat and corn are supplemental food to tide deer over when native food is sparse.

TPWD launched the mule deer research to track mule deer movement in relation to agriculture crops under irrigated or dryland conditions. TPWD partnered with Texas A&M University Kingsville, Texas Tech University, and Sul Ross State University to develop the research project.

“We’ve seen a good increase in mule deer in the Panhandle-Plains over the last 20 years. Agriculture crops are an important food source in addition to browse and forbs. Current research is looking at home range size, the distance deer travel to and from ag crops, fawn and adult survival, and body condition in relation to habitat preference,”

culling of spike deer that goes on. Culling spikes apparently takes out a lot of deer with potential to make good bucks years down the road when a good nutrition base is available,” Montandon says. “There’s not enough data yet, but a lot of spikes and forkhorns have the potential to become really nice deer. The 3-4 and 4-5 year olds show a lot of growth.”

While the sandhills stretching from south of Olton and north of Littlefield into the Yoakum County area look like sparse habitat from the highway, Montandon says rainfall such as was seen this past summer prompts lush growth of weeds and forbs that are excellent food for forag-

Montandon explains.

Subject mule deer get radio collars and ear tags to track their movement and survival rate in heavily farmed areas.

Generally,the more crops available for mule deer to use in supplementing their diet, the better their body condition.

Montandon says mule deer are using crop fields, but biologists don’t know if they are having a major impact on crops. The information gained from this study will allow biologists to provide better recommendations to landowners and managers.

Over time research will allow biologists to determine home range and habitat preference.

Jim Steiert is an award winning member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and a Certified Texas Master Naturalist.

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INSTEAD, we will "have church" on Sunday AFTERNOON at 4:00 p.m. ... followed by our annual church Christmas party at 5:00 p.m. People are asked to bring finger foods or desserts to go with pulled pork sandwiches and drinks which will be provided.

During the 4:00 p.m. church service, Pastor Danny Mize will focus our attention on "That Baby Can Bring Out the Best in Us!" A special video presentation will support that theme, as well as our songs: "Love Has Come" and "Amen, Amen." Cindy Cassels will provide piano accompaniment and Peggy Mize will lead our singing.

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Herd stampedes Childress tourney From Staff Reports

Adrian’s Jake Wells swept the competition to win the Central Region Sr. Saddle Bronc title and qualify for this week’s Jr. NFR Finals in Las Vegas, Nev. Contributed photo

Wells takes region, heads to nationals

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Smoking the regional qualifier, Jake Wells of Adrian secured his spot in this week’s Jr. NFR National Finals.

Wells, a freshman at Adrian High School, will compete for the national title in the Dec. 7-11 event at Las Vegas Convention Center.

A senior saddle bronc rider, Wells used several area rodeos to qualify for the recent Central Region Finals in Liberal, Kan. Vying against riders from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas,

Utah and Iowa, he won the first two rounds and took the short-go to claim the Central Region Sr. Saddle Bronc crown and punch his ticket for nationals.

Wells was the only rider at the Central Region Final to cover all three horses.

He is one of 20 Sr. Saddle Bronc riders from across the United States and Canada battling for one of the titles in youth rodeo.

Wells is an honor roll student and FFA member for Adrian Independent School District, where he also plays basketball and runs track.

Jake Wells takes home the hardware after winning the first two rounds and short-go for the Central Region Sr. Saddle Bronc championship.

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A second-half surge Saturday allowed the Hereford Whitefaces to crawl out of a halftime hole and get past Peaster, 59-56, to capture a weekend tournament in Childress.

Riding a three-game winning streak coming in after opening the season with back-to-back losses, the Herd made it eight wins in a row and 8-2 on the season with five victories in five tournament games.

“We played well,” Hereford coach C.J. Villegas said. “That is tough to do when playing five games in three days. We gave it good energy throughout and never slacked. That was good to see.

“The kids are buying into the system. They are trusting each other more and more. All in all, it was a good weekend.”

Looking to go through the tourney unscathed, the Whitefaces were staring at a 28-18 halftime deficit in Saturday’s finale against Peaster.

Pounding the paint, the Herd had 6-7 Bo Baker score 13 of his

team-high 16 points and 6-4, 265-pounder Sergio Cruz drop 12 of his 14 in the second half to lead the rally.

The Whitefaces closed to 41-40 after the third and outlasted Peaster down the stretch as Baker hit 6-of-6 free throws in the second half – 4-of4 in the fourth quarter.

The first two days of the tournament were a Herd stampede.

Baker and Haz Castaneda had 13 points each and Tanner Frische added 10 to lead a 76-47 win over Borger to open tourney play Thursday before Dodge DeLozier scored 11 and Castaneda 10 in a 63-30 romp past Snyder in the nightcap.

The Snyder win came five days after the Whitefaces had edged the Tigers, 44-40.

Friday’s morning game brought another laugher as the Whitefaces used a 26-10 second-quarter run to snap a 12-12 tie on the way to a 69-36 win over Vernon.

Isiah Escobal paced a trio of Whitefaces in double digits with a game-high 17 points.

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Haz Castaneda (14) twice led the Herd in scoring during the tournament with 13 points against Borger and 11 against Jim Ned. BRAND/John Carson

Big Spring gives end to Lady Herd skids From Staff Reports

Big Spring provided the tonic needed on two occasions for the Hereford Lady Whitefaces during the weekend Levelland basketball tournament.

The Thursday-Saturday soiree provided the Lady Herd with a chance to play five games in three days with the Lady Steers getting served up to end a pair of losing streaks.

Entering the tourney on a threegame skid, the Lady Whitefaces dropped Thursday’s tournament opener to Parkside, 49-38.

They chased that with a 65-49 win over Big Spring that saw Lori Arias go off for a game- and career-high 22 points – 14 in the second half.

Faith Castaneda added 12 points that included a pair of second-half 3-pointers.

“I am very proud of our players for finding the will to win this game,” Hereford coach Christy Connally said. “We were up at the half and continued to add to the lead by raising our intensity on defense. It really wore out Big Spring physically.

“We still need to do a better job of taking care of the basketball. We had a lot of turnovers caused by their zone defense.”

Facing Class 4A No. 2 and host Levelland to close pool play Friday morning, the Lady Herd fell behind early, 15-5, and trailed 29-13 at the half on the way to a 59-41 loss.

Arias again led the way with 13

Senior Faith Castaneda scored 12 points in two of the tournament games and had all 8 of her points in the first quarter of Saturday’s win over Big Spring.

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points, while Castaneda had 12 – 8 in the second half.

“We did a good job moving the ball against their zone defense,” Connally said. “We were more patient about finding the open person and attacking the gapes that created shots for us.

“We still struggled with our turnovers. Many of them were unforced.

We need to make sure we get our feet set before we make our decision on what we’re going to do with the ball.”

Arias scored 6 in the first quarter of Friday’s nightcap and 10 in the second half – 8 in the fourth quarter – to share team scoring honors with 16 points in a 65-55 loss to Eastlake that dropped the Lady Herd to 2-6.

Liz Ramirez had 10 in the third quarter, 12 in the second half and also scored 16 points for the Lady Whitefaces.

As with the previous game, the Lady Herd fell into a 21-14 hole after the first period from which they could never recover.

A 6-point second quarter stretched the deficit to 35-20 at the half.

“We got within three in this game and had a good run against Eastlake,” Connally said. “We had some key turnovers again that they converted, but our players battled the entire time.

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Finishing third in their pool, the Lady Whitefaces closed tournament play Saturday in a rematch with Big Spring.

Three Lady Whitefaces cracked double figures in scoring and a balanced attack allowed the Lady Herd to snap their two-game slide with a 63-43 win that improved them to 3-6 on the season.

Stretching a four-point, firstquarter lead to 25-15 at the break, the Lady Herd broke it open with a 27-point third quarter – that featured Arias scoring all of her teamhigh 11 points – to push the lead to 52-30..

Brianna Claudio knocked down a pair of 3-pointer and added 8 of her 10 points during the third.

Nayeli Acosta canned a pair of treys in the second quarter and finished with 10 points, while Ramirez had 9 and Castaneda chipped in 8 – all in the first quarter that included two 3-pointers.

“We did a much better job of pulling away from Big Spring this time,” Connally said. “We defensively played all 94 feet of the court and got a lot of deflections and steal we were able to convert into points.

“The more games that we play, the more I can see the chemistry coming around. We just have to keep pushing and learning from our mistakes.”

The Lady Whitefaces were back on the court Tuesday – after press time – when they traveled to Lubbock Monterey. They remain on the Lori Arias (10) scored 18, 22, 13, 16 and 11 points, reroad this weekend when they make spectively, during the five games of the weekend Leveltheir annual trip to take part in a land tournament.

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Winning all five games during three days of play at a tournament in Childress over the weekend, the Hereford Whitefaces extended their winning streak to eight games with the tournament title.

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DeLozier added 14, while Baker finished with 10.

Racing to an 18-5 firstquarter lead in Friday’s late game, the Herd was never headed and added a 15-3 third quarter in a 53-34 win over Jim Ned. Castaneda led the Whitefaces with 11 points, while Frische chipped in 10.

With 75 percent of his 12-man roster still making the transition from football, Villegas said the chance to play five games in the three-day tournament provided needed playing time. The result was all oars starting to pull in the same direction.

“They’re buying into the defensive side,” Villegas said. “They are taking pride in it. They are giving good effort and taking care of 50-50 balls. They are just playing hard.

“The lightbulb went off over their heads during the weekend. They realize what we’re trying to do, and they look like they are having fun doing it. That’s the key. That’s what we’ve been telling them. I really believe they have started figuring out what we want them to do.”

The Whitefaces made a stop at home between tournaments, after press time, Tuesday when they hosted Dalhart.

The weekend brings an annual trip to Liberal, Kan., to take part in a two-day tournament.

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Herd’s Tanner Frische (5) twice hit double figures in the tourney with 10 points each in two of the five Whiteface wins.

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