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Jan. 25th- 28th

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Jan. 25th

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January School Board Appreciation Month

Rotan ISD School Board (Back Row l to r) Monica Carillo, Hunter Helms, Mille Warren, Rodney Denton,

Front Row l to r: Britt Sipe, Guy Nelson, David Posey

Aspermont ISD School Board (Standing l to r) Brandon Criswell, Lorenzo Calamaco, Bay Hecht, Mark Leonard,

Jared Bell (Siting l to r) Lacy English & Debbie Moorehead

Roby CISD School Board (l to r) Danny Carrion, Chris Estes, Dakota Rasberry, Mark Harris, Kevin Keyy,

Stormy Rasberry, Jeff Posey

Will School Consolidation still be in the works?In continuing deliberations about

school consolidation, the Rotan ISD trustees were given new information last week as Region 14 consultant Ronnie Kincaid explained the Texas Education Code’s guidelines, outlining the steps in the consolidation process. With dis-cussions — at least publicly — remain amongst each of the two respective boards, there is growing curiosity as to whether trustees will agree to a future joint meeting or allow school consolida-tion to become a dead issue.

The Texas Education Code grants the authority for local school boards to consolidate multiple school districts into a single district by way of the steps outlined in Chapter 13.

Kincaid said one of the most im-portant aspects of those guidelines for Rotan ISD to understand is that the school district with the largest member-ship (enrolled students) “gets to call the

shots.”Roby CISD — with its larger student

enrollment — would be designated as the receiving school district and take the lead in regarding several aspects of consolidation, especially regarding redundancies. For instance, if the school districts were to consolidate, there would be no need for two superinten-dents; however, both superintendents in all likelihood would have a two-year contract.

As a result, both superintendents could finish contract terms concur-rently by creating a temporary assistant superintendent position, Although, it would be the receiving school district’s superintendent that would remain in that capacity post-consolidation.

Additionally, the receiving school district’s board of trustees would also remain as the governing body of the new school district until the next regular

election of trustees. At which time, the consolidated district would vote in a new board.

Unless that is, the two school boards develop a local consolidation agreement, which the trustees would come together and collectively “hash out” through a ne-gotiation process. Kincaid said he feels as though this type of agreement is the only thing that can protect the smaller of the two districts.

“The thing about that is,” said Kin-caid, “you have to agree.”

Chapter 13 grants the authority to consolidate, defines general provisions, explains titles to property and assump-tion of debt. However, the intricacies of how the proposed consolidated school district would operate would be outlined in a consolidation agreement.

From what facilities to use, to the location of a new campus — if one is, in fact, to be constructed —educational ...

SEE CONSOLIDATION ON PAGE 3

In recognition of School Board Appreciation Month, trust-ees from Aspermont, Roby and Rotan school districts were shown, well... appreciation during their respective meetings this month.

While serving board members do not receive monetary compensation for their service, district administrations often use School Board Appreciation month to honor board mem-bers by furnishing meals, desserts, and giving other small gifts.

Aspermont Board members were treated with Thank you notes from the Elementary and Junior High students and they were also served a meal from the National Honor Society prior to the meeting this week.

Roby CISD Ag teacher Riley Barnett, introduced his stu-dents to the baord at the regular January meeting and they presented the members with drink holders that they made. Students also presented the members with Thank you notes and snacks.

Rotan ISD students delivered potted plants for their school board appreciation gifts carrying on a theme set by TASB - Texas Associatoin of School Boards” - of “Sowing the Seed” after a meal was served to thank the members for all their hard work this year.

Rotan ISD School Board gathers more information

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Fri., Jan. 25th

Slaisbury Steak, Black-eyed Peas, Mexican Squash, Rolls, Choco-late Brownies

Tues. Jan. 29thTurkey Sandwich, Confetti Coleslaw, Ba-nana, Oatmeal Cookie

Thurs. Jan. 31stMeatballs, Borwn Gravy, Oven Potatoes, Roast Carrots, Rolls, Fruited Cherry Gelatin

DPS warns of the dangers of PuffingLUBBOCK – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) warns motorists the dangers of Puffing which refers to leaving unattended vehicles running waiting for it to warm-up. As the temperatures around the state drop, many motorists leave their vehicles unattended as they try to warm-up the car.

Puffing is very serious for two reasons. The first concern is if you leave your engine running for 10-15 minutes, that is a lot of emissions released into the air and a waste of gas. Secondly, car thieves are on the lookout for the white puffs emitted from tail-pipes on cold days and when the car is unattended, this makes for an easy target.

Authorities in Amarillo reported 939 stolen vehicles in 2018. Out of those reported stolen, 819 vehicles had the keys inside and the car was left running. That is 87% of the total number of stolen vehicles.

Motorists should also know that leaving a vehicle unattended with the keys i side can be a Class C misdemeanor. For more information on auto theft prevention visit https://www.txdmv.gov/about-us/ABTPA?tab=Avoid%Puffing

This law does not apply if you use a remote start-er and your vehicle requires the key to be present in the vehicle or in the ignition before the vehicle can be operated.

The state law applies to vehicles on public road-ways unless a city has a separate ordinance mak-ing it applicable to private property as well. Check with local authorities for city laws, if different, and statistics.

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Tuesday, Jan 29thGrilled Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, black-eyed Peas, Bread, Des-sert, Coffee, Tea, Water

Thurs. Jan 31stTurkey Tetrazzini, Salad, Garlic Bread, Ap-plie Crisp, Water, Tea, Coffee

Fisher County Livestock Scholarship Recipients

Levi Garland, $250 from Big County Electric Cooperative

Cequin McIlwain, $250 from Big County Electric Cooperative

Mason Shipp, $250 from Stand Along Feed Carley Gruben, $250 from Stand Alone Feed & $250 from Upper Clearfork Soil and Water

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Riley Branson, $250 from Upper Clearfork Soil and Water Conservation

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Election NoticeNotice is hereby given that applications for a

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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS BY ED STERLING, TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

State’s top elected officials take oaths of office at inauguration

AUSTIN — Public officials and private citizens gathered at the south steps of the state Capitol

on Jan. 15 to for a day’s worth of inaugural events, most notably the administering of oaths of office to Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who were reelected to four-year terms in November.In his inaugural address, Gov. Abbott predicted the 86th regular session of the Texas Legislature, which convened on Jan. 8, would be “transformative.” He said that with the help of Lt. Gov. Patrick and newly elected House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, leadership would “usher in a new era for children, teachers and taxpayers.”

“We must finally rein in skyrocketing property taxes in Texas,” Abbott said. “To fix this, Texas must limit the ability of taxing authorities to raise your property taxes. At the same time, Texas must end unfunded mandates on cities and counties. And taxpayers should be given the power to fire their property tax appraiser.”

Abbott touched on a list of other topics, such as job growth, the state’s low unemployment rate, the importance of public education and public educa-tion reform, the need for teacher pay raises and bet-ter teacher retirement, enhanced school safety and progress in natural disaster recovery efforts.

Lt. Gov. delivers remarksPatrick echoed Abbott’s call to operate as a unit

with Speaker Bonnen.“The people of Texas didn’t elect us to be silent

on things that matter,” Patrick said. “They elected us to work together and do what is right for the people of Texas. We have a moment in time, right now, to set the stage for an even greater Texas for future generations. It is within our grasp. The elec-tions are over for now — we will have them again in two years to air out our differences — but for right now, it’s time for us to work together for all of the people of Texas. I intend to do my part.”

Patrick announced that Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, chair of the Senate Finance Com-mittee, has filed Senate Bill 3, which he called “the first across-the-board pay increase for Texas teach-ers in nearly 20 years.” SB 3, he said, would give every one of Texas’ 350,000 teachers a $5,000 raise beginning in the next school year, and that would be the first step in increasing the base pay of teach-

ers by $10,000. Patrick added that Nelson also had filed Senate Bill 1, the state budget, legislation that includes $3.7 billion to fund the teacher pay raise.

Panel chairs are namedPatrick, who presides over the state Senate, on

Jan. 18 made public his selection of 16 committee chairs and members of each panel.

The appointments, he said, “reflect the proven leadership, commitment, solid work ethic and wide range of expertise of the 31 senators who have been elected by the people of Texas to represent them.” Complete lists of panel members may be found at www.senate.texas.gov. These are chairs and vice chairs for each panel:

• Agriculture: Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso;

• Administration: Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, and Pat Fallon, R-Prosper;

• Business & Commerce: Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, and Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville;

• Criminal Justice: John Whitmire, D-Hous-ton, and Joan Huffman, R-Houston;

• Education: Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, and Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville;

• Finance: Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, and Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen;

• Health & Human Services: Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, and Charles Perry, R-Lubbock;

• Higher Education: Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, and Royce West, D-Dallas;

• Intergovernmental Relations: Eddie Lucio Jr., and Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown;

• Natural Resources & Economic Develop-ment: Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo;

• Nominations: Dawn Buckingham, R-Lake-way, and Kirk Watson, D-Austin;

• Property Tax: Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, and freshman Angela Paxton, R-McKinney;

• State Affairs: Joan Huffman, and Bryan Hughes;

• Transportation: Robert Nichols and Kelly Hancock;

• Veterans Affairs & Border Security: Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and Bob Hall, R-Edgewood; and

• Water & Rural Affairs: Charles Perry, and Brandon Creighton.

Jobless rate stays lowDecember was the 104th consecutive month of

positive employment growth, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Jan. 18.

Texas gained some 38,000 seasonally adjusted non-farm positions during the month, pegging the unemployment rate at 3.7 percent and maintaining the same historic 43-year low the state has enjoyed since October 2018.

The Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded December’s lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs with a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 2.1 percent, followed by the Amarillo MSA and Odessa MSA, which tied for the second lowest with a rate of 2.6 percent. The Austin-Round Rock MSA recorded the third lowest rate of 2.7 percent.

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Consolidation...(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)

...curriculum, administration and trustee organizational structure, bus routes, down to the school colors and mascot may each be determined and presented to the public for inspection. Upon which, through a series of public meetings, the agreement may go through a number of additional revisions.

Once a local consolidation agreement is approved, each respective school board would call for an election to be held on the nearest uniform election date. An election would have to pass by majority vote in both the Roby and Rotan school districts and consolidation would occur during the following July.

If the election fails, another election would not be able to be held for a span of three years time. Kincaid assured the Rotan trustees that they are a long way off from calling for an election.

Another aspect of the code that could benefit a consolidated district is the state’s Incentive Aid Payments. a newly formed consolidated school district may qualify for these payments if the consolidated district’s state aid is larger than the receiving district’s state aid.

For instance, in general revenues, Rotan ISD received $1.5 million in state funding in 2018, and Roby CISD received $2.3 million. If the new consolidated school district’s state aid is $2.6 million, subtracting Roby’s $2.3 million, would be a difference of $300,000, which the state would pay in the form of an Incen-tive Aid Payment.

However, school finance experts say the additional revenue brought in from each of the school district’s 313 Agreements with proposed wind farms would far exceed those possibly received through incentive aid.

While the education code provides all the basic guidelines for moving through a potential school consolidation process, a vast majority of the intrica-cies necessary for school operations — and currently those most concerning two local residents — can only be worked out through conducting joint discussions and negotiations between the Rotan and Roby trustees.

However, officials from neither school district would confirm or deny either board’s willingness or reluctance to proceed with possible future negotiations.

Kincaid said moving forward, the key to any decision is doing what is best for the students served. “It may be consolidation; it may be staying independent, but we have to determine what we feel like is the best possible means of giving an education to our kids.”

In Loving Memory

Frankie Stuart Jarnagin, 83, of Tolar, passed away on Fri-day, January 11, 2019. Cel-ebration of Life: 4:00 PM, Sat-urday, January 26, 2019, Tolar United Method-

ist Church, Tolar, Texas. Frankie was born on September

19, 1935 in Roby, Texas to Rabon and Irene Stuart. She knew Jimmy “Jim” Jarnagin in High School and they

rekindled their friendship when he

came home in 2003. They were mar-ried in 2006. She owned a Merle Nor-man studio in Haleyville, Alabama for 25 years. She was a member of Tolar Methodist Church.

Frankie is survived by her hus-band : Jimmy “Jim”Jarnagin, sons: Ronald Clayton Cornell, Forrest Ra Cornell and wife Susan, Tym Cor-nell and wife Merry, stepchildren: Michele Anderson and husband Michael, Jon Melville Jarnagin and wife Diane, numerous grandchil-dren, twin great-grandsons, nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.

Frankie Stuart JarnaginSeptember 29, 1935 – January 11, 2019

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Aspermont ISD Board of Trust-ees met earlier this week in regular session, marking the first time the board has convened since Superin-tendent Zach Morris was officially named Superintendent earlier this month.

Morris is happy to report that the recent stock show received several positive comments due to how well organized, how family oriented and well attended the show was. He went on to express his appreciation for all of the community support and asked the trustees to please pass his compliments on.

Morris also informed board members that notice has been posted that the school district is currently accepting applications for school board. Those who wish to file may do so until the deadline February 15.

The administration is also looking into the Ranger College Nursing Pro-gram in order to expand the current vocational curriculum. A represen-tative from the college will soon be meeting with the administration to discuss what the program entails, what the program cost, and gauging the school districts interest in offer-ing the program.

Morris said he and Van Meter are excited about the possibility of the program, as the similar program AISD recently discontinued did not fully suit the district’s needs.

Trent Van Meter, high school teacher and coach at Aspermont ISD has been putting his administra-tor’s license to use in recent weeks to replace Morris as principal. He thanked the trustees for the opportu-nity, and while admitting that he and students alike were surprised, he has hit the ground running and it has been a fairly easy transition.

Van Meter said he has had meet-ings with teachers and students in-forming them of his expectations and sharing his ideas moving into future. He also updated the board on cur-rent sport team standings, coming academic and extracurricular events, National Honor Society induction,

and upcoming ASVAB testing soon to take place.

The board was also reminded that prom was being held earlier this year, scheduled for March 2nd. He said due to the contributions of an anonymous donor, organizers plan to have this year's prom catered and anticipates menu selections to soon be in the works. Invitations will soon be in the mail.

Elementary Principal Chuck Chesser also took a little time to commend the school board on the work that they do and thank them for the tireless service they provide. “Unless someone has set in those chairs, they don't understand the evenings spent, the time that you angst over will all these decisions. I want you to know, we appreciate it,” said Chesser.

He went on to explain that it is a busy time of year for the elemen-tary campus. With youth basketball leagues, stock show entries, other student activities and various forms of testing, Chesser said his staff is collectively working to empower stu-dents to learn to better manage their time, ask for assistance, and begin to take ownership of their educational career.

“It’s never too early to start plant-ing that seed to be responsible young adults,” said Chesser.

Additionally, he said he is been on working to conduct weekly — if not biweekly — meetings with faculty regarding individual concerns as the campus attempts to customize in-struction in order to make improve-ments wherever possible. He went on to explain that “improve” does not necessarily mean the STAAR Test.

“We always want to be better. We’re talking about tomorrow's lead-ers; tomorrow's adults. We are pre-paring these kids for a 40-year ca-reer. Forty years in the workforce is a long time, so we want to make sure that we have them best prepared for their futures. So when we make these adjustments it's not necessarily with the STAAR Test in mind.”


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Cattlemen Applaud Filing of Eminent Domain Reform Legislation

AUSTIN, Texas — Robert McKnight Jr., president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers As-sociation (TSCRA), joined Rep. DeWayne Burns, Sen. Lois Kolkhorst and other prominent property rights advocates at a news conference Wednesday to announce the filing of HB 991 and SB 421

The legislation was touted at the conference as a means to vastly improve the eminent domain process for thousands of Texans who are faced each year with the prospect of losing their private property through forced condemnation.

Eminent domain is a power granted to govern-ments to seize private property for public use, usu-ally thought of in relation to roads, schools or other such projects. In Texas, however, many private for-profit entities, such as pipeline and transmission line corporations, can use the same governmental power.

“I would like to thank Rep. Burns and Sen. Kolkhorst for their steadfast commitment to fix-ing an eminent domain system that is commonly abused and designed to favor private companies who subsidize their profits with the power of con-demnation,” said McKnight at the news conference. “Texans deserve better. We deserve an eminent domain process that is open and transparent, that is fair and respectful of our partnership in energy infrastructure, and that holds private condemnors accountable if they don’t do it right.”

McKnight and others at the conference stressed the importance of better transparency, account-ability and fairness in the eminent domain process,

noting that for private entities, especially oil and gas pipelines, those virtues are practically nonexis-tent today.

During the news conference, the bills’ authors discussed some of the provisions that would ac-complish those goals. Mandating a public meeting to ensure property owners understand the process and can have their question answered, stipulating minimum protections that must be present in the contact and holding condemnors accountable if they offer property owners less compensation than they are owed.

According to Rep. Burns, the bills have already received bipartisan support from legislators who represent both rural and urban Texas. Still, the legislation will face strong opposition from oil, gas and pipeline company lobbyists who like the advantages they currently enjoy.

“Texas’ rapidly growing population and thriving energy industry are at crossroads that will deter-mine the future of our state,” said Rep. DeWayne Burns. “HB 991 will ensure Texas property owners are respected partners in building our critical in-frastructure while preserving our strong tradition of property rights.”

Sen. Kolkhorst also noted the broad support and that it is indicative of how widespread the problems are, and how seriously private property rights are taken in Texas.

“Since the days of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, Texans have valued on our freedom to own private property,” said Sen. Lois Kolkhorst. “To continue that proud tradition, I filed SB 421 to see that the eminent domain process used by private entities is fair, transparent and that those entities are held accountable when they take private land.”

Now that it is filled, the legislation must be re-ferred to a committee and scheduled for a hearing.

McKnight urged all Texans to follow the prog-ress by visiting www.TexansForPropertyRights.com and signing up for updates. He also called on property owners to contact their state legislators and ask for their support.

“This is an issue every legislator can support to protect their constituents,” he concluded. “Ask them to sign on to HB 991 or SB 421 as a co-author to show their support for your private property rights.”

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Today, raccoons also can be found in areas where people live. They sometimes make their homes in man-made struc-tures like attics, sewers, barns and sheds.

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Fisher County Stock Show 2019

Reserve Champions

Showmanship

Grand Champions

Trace SpencerGrand Champion

Goat

Trace SpencerReserve Champion

Goat

Taylor JefferyGrand Champion

Steer

Taylor JefferyReserve Champion

Steer

Breely BarbeeReserve Champion

Pig

Cequine McIlwainReserve Champion

Goat

Maddie SipeGrand Champion

Pig

Cequine McIlwainGrand Champion

Lamb

Haylee MooreSr. Showmanship

Steer

Hailee GarmerJr. Showmanship

Steer

Trace SpencerSr. Showmanship

Lamb

Abigail ElrodSr. Showmanship

Goat

Dawson ShipJr. Showmanship

Pig

Hayden FosterJr. Showmanship

Lamb

Levi GarlandSr. Showmanship

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Houston FewJr. Showmanship

Goat


Stonewall County Stock Show 2019

Praire FlowersReserve Champion

Pig

Layne DurhamReserve Champion

Lamb

Preston LiphamGrand Champion

Heffer

Aaliyah MillerReserve Champion

Goat

Preston LiphamGrand Champion

Pig

Madalyan GonzalesReserve Champion

Heffer

Graden RabelGrand Champion

Rabbit

Raelynn BradleyReserve Champion

Rabbit

Aubrye ConolyGrand Champion

Goat

Tynleigh McDonaldGrand Champion

Lamb

Gracie EnglishGrand Champion

Steer

Gracie EnglishReserve Champion

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Grand Champions

Reserve Champions

Jr. Level Painting – 1st Madalyn Gonzales, 2nd Micah Hagins, 3rd Fletcher Bell, (2 other exhibitors included Hadlee Bell and

Raylie Myers)Jr. Level Sketch – 1st Layne Durham, 2nd Preston Lipham

Jr. Level Photography – 1st Jessi Rabel, 2nd Raylie Myers, 3rd Madalyn Gonzales

Jr. Leve Textile – 1st Fletcher Bell

Sr. Level Painting – Harley BrentsSr. Level Photography – Leah Salazar

Sr. Level Textile - Harley Brents

Food Show Placings

Jr. Level Cookie Category – 1st Madalyn GonzalesJr. Level Cake Category – 1st Preston Lipham, 2nd Raylie Myers

Stonewall County Livestock Association Food & Art Show Results

Special Thanks to Sally Myers or Sallie Myers Photography & Steven Ellis for the Stonewall Stock Show photos.

GoatJr. Showmanship- Jessi Rabel

Sr. Showmanship- Donovan Miller

SteerJr. Showmanship- Preston LiphamSr. Showmanship- Gracie English

LambJr Showmanship- Zane Moore

RabbitJr. Showmanship- Raelynn Bradley

SwineJr. Showmanship- Preston Lipham

Sr. Showmanship- Jenna Berry

Stonewall County Livestock Showmanship Awards

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The Aspermont Hornets traveled to Roby to take on the Roby Lions in an-other district basketball match-up on Jan. 18th. Coach Carreon, whom is an ex-Roby athlete himself, sent the mes-sage that he had no allegiances to his alma mater and his team was primed and ready to take the Lions down.

To begin the game, Lady Hornet Sadie Gentry took it upon herself to light the nets on fire with two fabulous 3-pointers. Jenna Berry also began aggressively by draining 6 pts while Gracie English sank 4 pts and Kenadee Shugart put in 2 pts. The 1st quarter score had the Lady Hornets taking the lead with a score of 7-18.

During the 2nd quarter, Sadie Gen-try hit repeat and blistered the nets with another 3-pointer, 3 baskets for 6 pts, and 3/4 free throws with 75% ac-curacy. Kenadee Shugart contributed down low with 2 pts and made 2/2 (100%) free throws. The score at the end of the half was 18-34, with Asper-mont favored to win.

In the 3rd quarter, Gentry busted her 4th 3-pointer of the night and was also high point for the swarm. Again, Shugart put in 2 pts and Berry contributed 3/6 free throws (50%). The Lady Lions came out of halftime with a better defensive strategy and

it reflected on the scoreboard with the Lady Lions tighten-ing the gap between the two teams. Although the Hornets only scored 10 pts during the 3rd, they still retained the lead and the score at the end of the quarter was 31-44.

In the final quarter of the game, the overzealous de-fense of the Lady Lions gave the swarm the chance to sink extra free throws to secure the Hornet victory. Shugart stepped out of the post posi-tion and drained an unexpect-ed 3-pointer on the Lady Lions as well as taking them to task down below with a basket and 2/2 (100%) free throws. Eng-lish also stepped up and sank another trademark 3-pointer while several team mates contributed with free throws. Madie Milloy put in 2 free throws and Celie Gentry got on the board with 1 pt. The game ended with a score of 48-58 and the Lady Hornets snatched another district win.

The boys game was a runaway victory for the Hornets and the swarm clenched another district win. The score at the end of the game was 13-68

and it gave an opportunity for every member of the swarm to contribute.

In the 1st quarter, the Hornets were draining baskets left and right and gaining a huge lead making 24 pts. Senior Karter Morris, high point for the night, sank 2 baskets and 3/4 (75%) free throws. Clay Martin was

right behind him making 3 baskets and 1 (100%) free throw for a foul on a made shot. Miguel Rojas busted a nice 3-pointer to get on the board. Rowdy Bradley, Luis Chavez, and Kobie Hodg-es each put in 2 pts and Angel Cavazos dropped 1/2 (50%) free throws.

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Round two for the Lady Hammers against the Lady Pied Pipers of Hamlin. The Lady Hammers are the host in this matchup…the first meeting resulted in a 41-47 defeat on December 14 at Piper Gymna-sium. This game was filled with ‘hope’ of the Lady

Hammers splitting the two game series….after two complete periods, the Lady Hammers trailed 18-21 in comparison of trailing 14-15 in their first matchup. What’s going to happen in the final two periods? With 7:38 left in the 3rd period; Buchanan scored 2

points and the Lady Hammers were within 1 point (20-21) of the Lady Pied Pipers! Would this be the last big threat of the Lady Hammers taking game two? The end of the 3rd period, the score was 29-34 in favor of the visiting team. The Lady Hammers were outscored in the final period (8-11) and suffered their second defeat of this two-game series to the Lady Pipers by the final score of 37-45. This team is not out of the postseason picture…but they must control their own destiny by winning out and play-ing Lady Hammer basketball. Game stats as follows: Denton-7 PTS, 2 RBS, 3 assists, and 1 steal; Hurt-6 PTS (100% on making 2/2 free throws), 5 RBS, and 2 steals; Corn-8 PTS, 3 RBS, and 3 assists; Dunn-8 PTS, 3 RBS, 2 assists, and 2 steals; Buchanan-8 PTS, 9 RBS, and 1 steal; Anderle-1 rebound; Bowen, Flores, and Gentry.

The Rotan Varsity Boys basketball team enter the game on Friday (January 18) with a 3-2 district record against the visiting Pipers…the pipers has only one district loss and a share of first place with Aspermont and Lueders-Avoca. The Hammers need-ing a win to keep pace with the Pipers. This was the first meeting between the two teams of this season. The Hammers jumped out to a 4-0 lead with 3:12 left in the opening period, but at the end of this period the score was tied at 8 points for each team. Koy Bell, (a 10th grader) was on pace to record his first double-double in district play with 6 rebounds and 5 points in the opening period! The team trailed with 7:29 left in the second period; the game was tied at 15 points for each team with 3:40 left on the clock; tied at 17 points each, with 2:48 left.

Hammer Boys win over Rival Pipers

Aspermont tightens grip on District

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BY: TERRY MORRIS

BY: HENRY WILLIAMS

Rowdy Bradley goes up for shot over Lion defender during Fridays win over Roby Lions. Photo By: Stephen Ellis

Koy Bell and Gaberial Daniel attempt to block a shot in Fridays win over Pipers. Photo By: Mark Martinez

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The Hammers closed out the period with a 5-0 run to lead 22-17. The Pip-ers start the third period with a 4-0 run to cut into the Hammers’ lead…Rotan 22 and Hamlin 21 with 6:45 remaining on the clock. At the end of the third period the Hammers led 31-28…set-ting the stage for the final period. The Hammers managed to lead the entire final period and defeated the Hamlin Pied Pipers by the final score of 44-36. Koy Bell had a big night and recorded his first double-double with 16 scored points (shot 71.42% making 10/14 free throw shots), 18 RBS, 3 assists, and 1 steal; Daniel-15 PTS, 6 RBS, and 1 steal; Tankersley-2 PTS and 2 RBS; H. Elrod-4 PTS, and 4 RBS; Foster-3 PTS and 2 steals; Cope-1 rebound; Rivas-4 PTS and 1 steal.

The Junior High Girls and Boys team host a one day tournament on January 19. Both team lost their first game to Saint Anne’s (from Midland area). The girls lost 12-14…stats as fol-lows: Bowen-2 PTS and 6 RBS; Daniel- 1 rebound and 1 steal; Williams-1 point, 5 RBS, 1 assist, and 3 steals; Fronter-

house-8 PTS, 3 RBS, and 3 steals; Tyle-1 point, 1 rebound, and 1 steal; Mad-die-1 rebound; Hurt-4 RBS, 1 assist, and 3 steals; Foster. The team won the second game against Lueders-Av-oca…30-6. Stats as follows: Bowen-7 PTS, 10 RBS, and 1 assist; Ana-4 PTS, 1 rebound, and 3 steals; Williams-3 PTS, 6 RBS, 3 assists, 2 steals; Foster-6 PTS, 2 RBS, 1 assist, and 3 steals; Fronter-house-4 PTS, 5 RBS, and 1 steal; Tyle-7 PTS, 1 rebound, and 1 steal; Martinez-2 RBS and 1 assist; Hurt-4 RBS and 5 steals; Ciara.

The boys lost 21-34 to Saint Anne’s. Stats as follows: Garza-5 PTS, 7 RBS, and 2 steals; Daniel-5 PTS, 7 RBS, and 4 steals; Warren-5 PTS, 6 RBS, 5 assists, and 1 steal; Kresbsbach-5 PTS and 3 RBS; Harris-1 point. The team won game two…31-21 over Jayton. Stats as follows: Garza-3 PTS, 3 RBS, and 1 steal; Daniel-12 PTS, 4 RBS, and 1 assist; Warren-4 PTS, 4 RBS, and 1 assist; Harris-6 PTS, 1 rebound, and 1 steal; Kresbsbach-4 PTS, 6 RBS, and 6 steals; Menchaca-1 rebound; Shelley-3 RBS.

The Lions and Lady lions played Aspermont in Roby on Friday. The Lady Lions came out cold, falling behind 11 points in the first period; by halftime they found themselves trailing 18 - 34. The Lady Lions came out in the second half and outscored the Lady Hornets 29 -24 but ending up losing by the11 points they trailed at-the endof the first. The final score was47 -58. The lady lions were ledin scoring by Hallie Edmond-son with 16 points and Em-ily Branson with 5 rebounds.Stats: Hallie Edmondson 16points, 2 rebounds, EmilyBranson 9 points, 5 rebounds,Berkley Johnson 6 points,2rebounds, Caitlyn Benson 6points, 2 rebounds, KayleeWeaver 6 points, 4 rebounds,Lucy Alls 4 points, 4 rebounds,Lauren LaCoste 3 rebounds,Brynlie Johnson 3 reboundsand Emilea Cole 1 rebound.

The lions lost to the Hor-nets 13 - 68. Mason Shipp led the Lions with 7 points and 3 rebounds. Braxton Coker and

Jake Byers also scored for the lions.

Roby played Ropes on Tues-day; losing all three games. The JV girls lost 23 -10. The var-sity lost 32 - 37, lead by Hallie Edmondson with 12 points and Kaylee Weaver with 6 re-bounds. Stats: Hallie Edmond-son 2 rebounds, Kaylee Weaver 8 points, Emily Branson 7 points, 3 rebounds, Berkley Johnson 5 points, 3 rebounds, Lucy Alls 5 rebounds, Lauren LaCoste 1 rebound.

The final game had the lions losing 20 - 26. Braxton Coker was leading scorer with 12 points and leading in rebound-ing were Zachary Morgan and Mason Shipp each with 7. Stats: Braxton Coker 12 points 2 rebounds, Mason Shipp 7 points, 7 rebounds, Brady Fau-cett 2 points, 4 rebounds, Julio Acevedo 2 points, 3 rebounds, Zachary Morgan 2 points 7 rebounds, Jake Byers 1 point, 4 rebounds, Kaige covington ano Jonn Acevedo 2 rebounds each.

The score at the end of the 1st was 5-24. During the 2nd quarter, theHornet defense completely stopped theLions from making any baskets. Brad-ley took the lead in this quarter scor-ing 6 pts. Clay Martin also stepped upand drained a 3-pointer while Cavazos,Chavez, and Hodges contributed 2 ptsa piece. The score at the end of the halfwas 5-39.

After halftime, the Hornets did not let up and Morris scored 8 pts and 2/2 (100%) free throws. Also scoring 2 pts were Martin, Bradley, and Cavazos. The score at the end of the 3rd quarter was 8-55.

To finish off the final quarter, Brayden Albright busted a trademark Hornet 3-pointer. Martin also scored a basket and 2/2 (100%) free throws. Morris, Cavazos, and Bradley ended the game putting in another 2 points each. At the end of the game the score was 13-68 and the Hornets went home with another district win under their belt.

The Hornets then hosted the Lueders-Avoca Raiders in a district ball matchup at home on Jan. 22. The swarm had a runaway victory game and secured another district win. The ladies showed how deep their talent goes with every comrade contributing, including 5 girls who scored in double digits!

To begin the 1st quarter, point guard Sadie Gentry (who scored 4 3-pointers in the previous game)blistered the nets again busting 23-pointers to begin her hot streak forthe evening. Kenadee Shugart tookcontrol of the post position and put in6 pts. Jenna Berry put in 4 pts and 1/2(50%) free throws. Celie Gentry got onthe board sinking 3/4 (75%) of her freethrows. Also scoring a basket a piecewere Gracie English, Alliyah Miller,and Karlie Oldham. The score at theend of the 1st quarter was 1-26.

In the 2nd quarter, the Lady Hor-

nets did not hold back despite only allowing the Lady Raiders to score 1 pt in the 1st quarter. High point for the night, S. Gentry, busted another fabulous 3-pointer and drained 4 pts with it. Shugart and Berry also domi-nated scoring 6 pts a piece. C. Gentry and Angelika Baez each contributed another 2 pts to make the score at the end of the half 10-49.

After the halftime break, Gracie English dominated the 3rd quarter draining 4 baskets and gaining 8 more pts. Berry, who was 2nd high point for the evening, drained 4 pts. Old-ham sank a basket and made 1/2 free throws adding 3 more to the score-board. Also contributing 2 pts were Shugart, Mady Milloy, and Shelby Calamaco.

In the final quarter, S. Gentry made yet another 3-pointer (making this her 4th of the evening) along with 2 baskets for a total of 7 pts. Oldham scored another basket and put in 3 free throws with an accuracy of 80% for the night. Berry also put in 2 pts and 1/2 free throws (50%) for 3 pts. Also contributing to the final score was Shugart and Miller adding 2 more pts. The final score of the game was a whooping 21-89.

In the first match up for the two boy teams, the Raiders took advantage of their tiny home gym and the Hornets were barely beaten. During this 2nd match however, the Hornets would not take a district loss and pulled out a 5 pt vic-tory at home! The swarm also showed off their talent for 3-pointers with all but 1 teammate draining them.

The 1st quarter begin with the Hornets taking the lead and bombarding the Raiders with 3-pointer bombs that sank with high accuracy. Rowdy Bradley began the barrage sinking

a 3-pointer and a regular basket for 5 pts. Clay Martin and Angel Cavazos also busted a 3-pointer a piece. Also scoring 2 pts for the swarm were Kar-ter Morris, Brayden Albright, and Kobe Hodges. The score at the end of the quarter was 12-17, Aspermont.

During the 2nd quarter, the Hor-nets tightened up their defense on the Raiders and only allowed them to make 10 pts during the quarter. The Hornet offense then took advantage to add to their tally to widen their win-ning gap. Morris, high point for the evening, dominated and scored 8 pts and 2/2 (100%) free throws for a total of 10 pts. Luis Chavez also stepped up to the 3-point line and drained another notorious Hornet 3-pointer. The trio of Martin, Bradley, and Hodges each contributed another 2 pts for a total score at the end of the half 22-36, Aspermont.

After the break, the Raiders gained momentum and scored 17 pts to the Hornets 16 pts during the 3rd quarter. Morris again took control of the of-

fense and put in another 4 baskets for 8 pts. Albright then added his name to the 3-point list by draining his own 3-pointer. Martin also scored 2 ptswhile Chavez made 1/2 (50%) of hisfree throws. The score at the end of the3rd quarter was 39-50, Aspermont.

The 4th quarter was a frenzy for the Raiders who tried heartily to catch up to the Hornets. The Raiders did score 20 pts but the notorious Hornet 3-point shooters and free throwersallowed the Hornets to clench anotherdistrict win. Bradley scored a bucketand made 3/4 (75%) free throws to add5 pts to the board. The final showdownwas when the Hornets took down theRaiders with Morris, Cavazos, andMiguel Rojas each busting another3-pointer. The final score at the endwas close, but the swarm took thevictory with the scoreboard reflecting59-64, Aspermont. The next districtgame for the Hornets will be againstthe Rotan Yellowhammers at theirplace on Jan. 25.

Hornets

Hammers

Lions have rough week of play

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Senior Kaitlin Bowen drives past piper defender in Fridays defeat by the Pipers. Photo By: Mark Martinez

Hornet Freshman Sadie Gentry gives chase to Senior Hallie Edmondson in Fridays defeat by the Pipers. Photo By: Stephen Ellis

Senior Gracie English takes long three pointer in Fridays win over lions. Photo By: Stephen Ellis

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Essays from West of 98

BY JAMES DECKER

The Virtue of Extremism

2 Cents Worth

Carol Greenway-Holland

Faces & Places BY MEG GRUBEN

Joe and I made it home Saturday evening about 4:00 and we were glad to be home, We had indented to stay over night in the hill country somewhere and we got on that road and Joe said, "Let's just go home!!!!' When we got here we got a nice surprise my youngest son, Lance, waswaiting for us and he helped us unload that pickup. I told

him just to put it in the third bedroom, and I'd get it put up sometime this week, I was give out. We enjoyed our stay, the dolphins are so fun to watch escorting the old big ships down the channel, and I mean Friday they were coming down that channel just like it was a highway. One of them came on in without the piolet boat loading our man on, so I'm sure they got in a heap of trouble, but we got to

see them lower the ladder down and our American piolet get on the ship,. The dolphins love to escort them in they just jump and have the best time. We got to see I thought at first they were swans, but they were white pelicans, came in Friday morning about 50 of them flew in and landed at the Park on the ocean, so pretty, they were feeding, I bought and an Island Moon and they said that was what they were doing. I feel so sorry for all those people down there, they are working so hard to get the island back like it was, and they are having such a hard time, but they are doing the best they can. I have a new recipe from down there but not giving it to the paper until I try it out, Crock Pot Fudge. I am trying to find the bottom of the house this week!!!!!! Judy and the kids didn't want us to come home , her little granddaughter that's 4 said, "Just leave Big Joe with us.!!!! She has him wrapped around her finger, she's a doll. Well folks visit with you again next week, take care, keep all of us in your prayers,.

Last year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I brought you an essay on Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and his frustration with inaction. This year, I want to expand on that letter in new ways, to move us forward as rural community leaders.

On April 16, 1963, Dr. King was sitting in jail in Birmingham, Alabama after being arrested for marching against racial segregation. He was given a newspaper with “A Call For Unity.” This open letter, published by eight white clergymen, essentially told Dr. King and other protestors to tone it down, seek their rights through legal channels, and wait for time to run its course. Dr. King was sick of hearing “wait,” knowing that it “has almost always meant ‘Never!’”

Dr. King called it a “tragic misconception” that the flow of time would “inevitably cure all ills.” He observed that time is merely neutral and “it can be used either destructively or constructively.” He wrote that: “Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be co workers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right.”

Dr. King then turns to the criticism of his activity as “extreme.” At first, he was disappointed. Then he came to be satisfied with the label. He wrote: “Was Jesus not an extremist for love: ‘Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.’” He then named off a list of other extremists: the prophet Amos, the apostle Paul, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson.

Today I pose to you what Dr. King asked his readers: “so the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists will we be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or the extension of justice?”

Throughout Dr. King’s letter, he takes issue with the white moderate. He goes so far as to state that the great stumbling block towards progress is less the Ku Klux Klan and more the white moderate who prefers order to justice, who accepts the absence of tension (a “negative peace,” he termed it) over the “positive peace” of justice. In short, the white moderate preferred the comfortable to the uncomfortable, right and wrong be darned.

The white moderates failed their African-American brethren in the 1960s. By refusing to step out of the comfort zone to help those seeking freedom, liberty, and justice, the white moderates actually enabled the immoral actions of the Ku Klux Klan and their ilk. We’ve heard many times in this country about a “silent majority,” as if it’s a good thing. I am writing today to tell you that silent majorities are rarely a good thing. A silent majority is nothing more than a group of people who are unwilling to stand up and be counted when it actually matters.

Today, I ask you: what are we doing to improve the lives of those around us in rural America? Are we acting as extremists for love and the extension of justice? Are we working through our churches, our community organizations, our businesses, and our elected positions to ensure that all of our people prosper and are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve, no matter their net worth, skin color, or religious affiliation? Are we extremists like Dr. King and Jesus? Or are we the modern day descendants of the white moderate? Do we prefer an absence of tension to a positive peace, satisfying ourselves that we are a “silent majority” hoping for the flow of time to cure all ills, while we remain comfortable and inactive?

We can use our time constructively or destructively, and if we don’t use our time at all, we’re using it destructively. Now is the time to heed the words of Dr. King: the time is always ripe to do right.

James Decker is a lawyer, farmer, and city council-man in Stamford, and the creator of the forthcoming “West of 98” podcast and website. He may be contacted through Facebook at facebook.com/james.decker.

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” ~ Thumper If its simple enough for a rabbit to understand, why can’t we human beings with such elaborate and wonderful brains figure it out? When I was a kid growing up in Hot Springs, Arkansas (Go Razorbacks!). Sorry, I kind of got carried away for a moment. We kids’ played outside all day until we heard a voice calling our name fol-lowed by the word “supper.” If you didn’t get your call, you ran with the one who got theirs. Everybody was as poor as Job’s turkey and sometimes you got turned away. Now Job probably never saw a turkey, but the saying means if he did have one, it prob-ably only had one feather and had to lean against a fence post to gobble. And get this, if you did some-thing wrong and another parent saw you do it, your parents would know about it before you got home. Then you got another spanking not because you did something wrong but probably because your parents were embarrassed. At least that was what I thought. Where am I going with this? I forgot, let me back up a bit. It’s 2:30 a.m. as I write. I’m sipping hot tea because we heat with wood and the house is cold, so cold my chill bumps have chill bumps and I’m hav-ing my midnight snack of avocado toast. I saw that frown, you should try it – it’s good, well maybe not as good as a donut but better for you. Y’all might think I’m never home, but I’m a writ-er, doing that which I love most, next to my hus-band and Jesus. That means I’m out in the world gathering stories like wildflowers in spring. Sitting in a chair at Barnes & Noble, feet propped

on the window sill with the sun shining in on me, getting through the first chapter of a book I pulled off the shelf when I heard a story approaching. They were loud, giggling and chirping like sparrows. One of the teen girls was showing her three friends a picture on her iPhone. They were taking jabs at their classmate who was overweight. They didn’t leave out much, starting from her hair to her lack of makeup. She was the plain girl at the dance. They were having a great time at her expense. My left foot was starting to twitch. My approach would be softer and kinder than what I got in third grade with mud on my hands, when I ran under Mrs. Sharp, the preacher’s wife’s, freshly washed sheets hanging on the clothesline. She couldn’t catch me, but the straw broom made up the distance. I got a flogging. Maybe because my Uncle Ned always hurt my feelings when he told me I was “stocky like a fire hydrant” that it made me want to speak up for this unknown/unnamed young woman in the picture. I asked them if they’d ever heard of Thumper the Rabbit or watched the Bambi movie. Affirmative. Do you remember what Thumper’s mom told him? She said, “Thumper, what did your father tell you this morning?” Thumper said, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say nuthin at all.” I could tell by their red faces they knew exactly what I was talking about but may have noticed my left foot thumping the floor, a condition known as Thumper’s Law or more formally, The Thumperian Principle. They were graciously patient, kind and seemed repentant. Hopefully, they will think twice the next time they get the urge to rip apart another human being. May it be a reminder to me, also.

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Jim Baum had a weekly road kill report on his radio station, KVMC in Colorado City. Every Saturday he would update the number of cats, dogs, birds, porcupines and skunks that had been killed by vehicles within a mile of the station. First he would give the most recent weekly number followed by the yearly total. Listeners loved it. When travelers from Midland and Odessa headed east for the metroplex on weekends they would time their trip so they could hear the road kill report.

He always remembered listeners’ anniversaries and birthdays. When he would be on the air with the list of people celebrating and the phone would ring, he answered it on the air. The listener would say “Jim I just wanted you to know my daughter Carolyn is 19 years old today.” Jim would quickly reply, “Holy smoke, Carolyn, I didn’t realize we were the same age.” Jim was about 75 at the time. He was one clever dude.

He did a program titled Community Closeup, which featured interviews with people from Colorado City. If Jim asked you to be on that program, he made you feel that you were special. He told me one time he had such a backlog of programs he could run 18 years before airing a repeat program. It is outstanding oral history.

Jim was a recognized historian of Mitchell County and Colorado City. He wrote 8 books on local topics. Jim served as mayor of Colorado City 21 years and held that office longer than anyone else. He ran against Charles Stenholm for Congress. From

a slate of 12 candidates, Jim placed 3rd. Stenholm said if he hadn’t been running he would have voted for Jim.

Growing up in Abilene, Jim fell in love with baseball. In the mid 50’s he played 2 seasons with the Pittsburg Pirates farm club and always felt he should have played longer. His baseball card is on the wall of the station. His collection of baseball cards numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Whenever he had a free moment, he fiddled with his cards.

I met Jim in 1964. I was leaving a job as news director at a radio station in Big Spring and Jim was hired as my replacement. We became lifelong friends. When I came back to Big Spring in 1967 Jim had taken a job with another station in town. We competed against each other for news stories but always kept the friendship at the forefront of our relationship. Our kids grew up together and they became lifelong friends.

Jim had an opportunity to buy the Colorado City radio station and left Big Spring. He became immensely popular practically overnight and stayed that way until his death in December. At his funeral the church was filled and the eulogy, delivered by Jim’s friend Tom Carlock, was humorous. He pretended he was Jim giving a newscast.

I know of only a handful of radio broadcasters who had as much fun and promoted their community as much as Jim Baum, The Voice of Mitchell County.

Jane Fonda - The movie actress who made her infamous trip to Vietnam during the war in support of the Com-munist. She represents the hard-left Hollywood that has done so much damage to America's culture. Not known by many is her betrayal of American POW's dur-ing her visit to Vietnam ...... many POW’s slipped small pieces of paper with their name and serial number written on them thinking she would give them to US Officials. NOT TO BE! She gave them to Viet-nam Officials who in turn punished those prisoners much more severely than normal.

An airline crew while at the gate loading was informed that “Hanoi Jane” would be aboard. The Captain, Co-Pilot and Flight Engineer, all had served in Viet-nam and had friends in captivity said “not on our flight” and got off the airplane. The company tried to fire them but was unsuccessful.

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was largely benign as he was a relative fiscal conservative who rode the remaining benefits of the Reagan era. But his sexual exploits badly stained the Oval Office and negatively affected American’s perception of the Presidency. In exchange for financial support, he facilitated the transfer of sensitive military technology to the Chinese. Hillary, a Saul Alinsky follower, is one of the most vicious and immoral politicians of my lifetime, covering up Bill’s sexual assaults by harassing and insult-ing the exploited women and peddling influ-ence around the globe in exchange for funds for the corrupt Clinton Foundation. She signed off on the sale of 20% of the US uranium reserves to the Russians after Bill received a $500,000 speaking fee in Mos-cow and the foundation (which supports the Clinton regal lifestyle) received hundreds of millions of dollars from those who benefited from the deal. Between them, they killed any honor that might have existed in the dark halls

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Obama - Obama set up America for a final defeat and stealth conversion from a Free Market society to

Socialism/Com-munism. As we get deeper into the Trump Presidency, we learn more each day about how Obama politicized and compromised key government agencies, most prominently the FBI, the CIA and the IRS, thus shaking the public’s confidence in the Federal Government to be fair and unbiased in its activities. He signifi-cantly set back race and other relations between Americans by stoking black grievances and pushing radical identity politics. Obama’s open support for the Iranian Mullahs and his apolo-getic “lead from behind” foreign policy seriously weakened America in the eyes of the rest of the world. His blatant attempt to interfere in Israel’s election trying to unseat Netanyahu is one of the most shameful things ever done by an American President.

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This World of HurtBy Jeff Hurt

My daughters joined forces with my wife recently, and in their girl-ish ways broke the news they had arranged for me to be assigned a few more responsibilities and how they just knew I would ultimately be excited about it. It was a team effort. I was to be the new owner of a dog. A large dog. ... Another dog.

I think this says a lot about where we are as a society. I mean, there was a time in our not-so-very long ago history, where children would need to first sway the mother. They would then, collectively, form a plan to con-vince Dad.

This would be a long-game scheme, where the children would profess un-yielding admirations for their father, pointing out every completed task as proof of responsibility—one they would undoubtedly show when taking care of a pet—while asking: “Can we get a dog?” 326 times a day.

The answer, of course, would always be: “No,” and after a few days or weeks of denials to build character, Mom would come to the rescue. She would lay down the sweet talk and remind him how the kids are, in fact, becoming more responsible, and how it would be nice to see a dog playing with the kids as they grow.

Dad would fold like the Origami Yoda and the family would get a dog. And Dad would spend the next several years taking care of it.

But that was then, and this is now, and that is not the way it went down for me. My kids didn’t convince my wife. In fact, it was my wife who enlisted the help of my daughters, like some sort of preemptive intervention for a nervous breakdown they would no doubt give me.

Everyone sent me plenty of emo-tional support through a barrage of cute and uplifting text messages as they each simultaneously broke the news about how I was, unquestion-ably, going to be gaining the animal; despite the fact I have been hoping the two yappy lap dogs we have now would be carried off by the passing hawk or barn owl for years.

I took the news surprisingly well. Although, I am notoriously lazy and have a fondness for dogs large enough I don’t have to bend over to pet, and all likelihood, I would have agreed to adopt the dog anyway. Pick your battles.

Not to get all artsy, but one could argue that my involuntary pet partner-ing was an allegorical representation of how the scales of society’s gender bias are tipping with the growing em-powerment of the female persuasion. Meaning, things dang sure ain’t like the usta be.

You can’t open a magazine, watch tv, or look at a brochure that isn’t geared toward female consumers. This is because those who share informa-tion, create entertainment, or market products already know the inevitable truth that I have recently faced: Men have lost control.

Oh sure, there once was a time where we could leap tall buildings in a single bound, but those days are long gone, and now, Superman, Aquaman, and Batman are all huddled together in the backseat while Wonder Woman takes the helm to steer us into the dawning of a new age.

There once was a time men came in from a long day’s work to find din-ner on the table, and after spending a little time with the family, could kick back, feet propped, cold drink in hand and fall asleep in a lounge chair somewhere in the middle of Hill Street Blues.

Not anymore buddy.Nowadays, I find myself alone in

the kitchen folding three dozen pairs of yoga pants while a room full of girls debate in boisterous voices over which contestant will be voted off next in the British baking show they have binge-watched for the last three seasons.

All I can do is fold another pair of cotton and spandex blended legwear, and place silent bets with myself that the judges are going to like the French girl’s muffins better than the Italian guy’s crumpets. All the while, dream-ing of how just maybe, if everyone goes to bed early, I might be able to watch 30 minutes of something very little dialogue and tones of costly cinematic explosions... provided, of course, I keep the volume down as to not disturb anyone’s beauty rest.

And they are beautiful, aren’t’ they? I should know, its all I can see as I stand alone on the beach of my island of manhood, my fortress of solitude, just a man and his dog — and an arm full of yoga pants — looking out at the glittery horizon of This World of Hurt.


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CITATION BYPUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF TEXAS

TO: DONALD RAY KEEPERYOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiffs Petition on or before ten o’clock A.M. of the first Monday after the expiration of forty-two days from the date of the issuance of this citation, same being Monday, the 25th day of February, 2019 at or before 10:00 o’clock a.m. before the Honorable Judge Shane Hadaway, Stonewall County, Texas, at the Courthouse of Stonewall County, Aspermont, Texas.

Said Plaintiffs Petition was filed in said court, on the 13th day of December, 2018, in Stonewall County, on the docket of said court, and styled:IN THE INTERST OF J.L.K., A CHILD

The names of the parties to the cause are as follows:Lavendia Laury Styles is the Plaintiffand Dimetria C. Styles and Donald Ray Keeper are the RespondentsA brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to wit:Petition in Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationshipas more fully shown by Plaintiffs Petition on file in this suit.If this citation is not served within ninety days after the date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved.The officer executing this process shall promptly execute this same according to law, and make due return as the law directs.Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Aspermont, Texas, on this 10th day of January, 2019.

Holly McLaury, District Clerk, Stonewall County Texas

PUBLIC NOTICE - FISHER COUNTY 2019-20 TEXAS COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMFisher County will submit a Community Development Fund application for $275,000 to provide Water Improvements / Sylvester-McCauley Water Supply Corporation to the Texas Dept. of Agriculture—CDBG Program. Applications will be available for review on and after February 1, 2019 at the County Judge’s Office at 112 Concho St , Roby Texas 79543 during regular business hours.

AVISO PUBLICO - EL CONDADO DE FISHER

2019-20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DE TEXAS

El Condado de Fisher entregara al Departamento de Agricultura de Texas – programa CDBG, una solicitud de desarrollo comunitario por $275,000 para proveer mejoramientos a los sistemas de agua / Localizados en el area de servicio de WSC Sylves-ter-McCauley . Las solicitudes estarán disponibles para su evaluación a partir de Febrero 1, 2019 en la Oficina del Juez del Condade en 112 Concho St, Roby, Texas 79543 durante horas de trabajo.

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Consolidated Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to ObtainPermit and Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision

Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 142008L008

Application. Van Eaton Ready Mix, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 142008L008, which would authorize construction of a temporary concrete batch plant located 0.2 mile east of the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 611 and Farm-to-Market Road 608 on the south side of Farm-to-Market Road 611, near Roby, Fisher County, Texas 79543. This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.612467&lng=-100.536189&zoom=13&type=r. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on December 27, 2018. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC § 116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules. The application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Abilene regional office, and the Rotan Public Library, 404 East Sammy Baugh Avenue, Rotan, Fisher County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Abilene Regional Office, 1977 Industrial Blvd, Abilene, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit.

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting. See Contacts section. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments or meeting requests is 30 days after newspaper notice is published. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application. A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The executive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list. If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application. See Contacts section.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

Contacts. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program toll free at 1 800 687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Van Eaton Ready Mix, Inc., P.O. Box 1058, Shawnee, Oklahoma 74802-1058 or by calling Mr. Tom Blachly, Client Program Manager Air Services, Apex Companies, LLC at (918) 610-3543.

Notice Issuance Date: January 10, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of George Leon West, Deceased, were issued on 12/20/2018, in Cause No. 3702, pending in the County Court of Fisher Coun-ty, Texas, to: Lorrie Jo West Craig and Alva Leon West. All persons having claims against this Es-tate which is currently being administered are required to pres-ent them to the under-signed within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

c/o: Mark Hargrove Attorney at Law 1312 Commercial Avenue P.O. Box 149 Anson, Texas 79501

Dated 11th of January, 2019

Mark Hargrove Attorney for Lorrie Jo West Craig and Alva Leon West State Bar No.: 00793900 1312 Commercial AvenueP.O. Box 149 Anson, Texas 79501 Telephone: (325) 823-3236 Facsimile: (325) 823-3224 E-mail: [email protected]

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