HR3o5omtSbheyeceBCoipImeSaniDgnnegia62l &0177 Double Mountain CHRONICLE $1.00 Reporting the News for Fisher, Kent & Stonewall CountiesVolume 111 - Number 2 * www.d oublem ountain chron icle.com Friday, September 15, 2017Community A humbling experience: Calendar is sponsored by Hurricane Harvey relief through the eyes of an extension agent www.ffin.com By Jeff Hurt Herd of cows stranded on a levee after Hurricane Harvey (Photo submitted by Baylor County Extension Agent Josh Kouns ESL Classes (English as a When Stonewall County Extension Agent Cody Myers said Myers.Second Language) & GED was called down the Texas coastline to assist with Hurricane Harvey relief, he didn’t know what to No one can predict how long people—or animals—will be will begin at the Rotan expect. What he experienced, would not be soon forgotten. School Library from displaced. Many of the animals were abandoned, while others 5:00 pm. - 8:00 pm Baylor County Extension Agents Josh Kouns and Dale Dun- Mondays, Tuesdays, lap, along with Kent County Extension Agent Brandon Cave were only separated or lost, with owners looking for them or joined Myers as the four of them traveled to Angleton, Texas, Wednesdays only the county seat of Brazoria County. waiting for water dry up on their land. Contact person: “That’s a bad deal down there,” said Myers. The Friday before returning home, Myers said they helped a Margaret Garcia 214-674-3018 The water—which had risen to five feet in most places when Harvey struck land more than two weeks ago—had receded to gentleman load seven pigs, who had been keeping the animalsSeptember 14 little more than three inches across much of the area. Myers said turning off Hwy 288, heading into Angleton, the land was an as pets. He told Myers his pens were no longer under water andRotan City Council Meeting expanse of dry pastures, many full of grazing cows.7am at City Hall “I thought, man, I bet we’re wasting our time,” said Myers. he felt sure the pigs would be able to dry the area out furtherJH/JV FOOTBALL When they got the staging area located at the county fair-Aspermont vs Guthrie grounds, the group was able to take their first look at the map. once they were able to walk around some.5:30pm (@Guthrie) JH There were 2,200 square miles that remained flooded.Rotan vs Rule 5pm (@Rule) JH The day they arrived, there were more than 1,100 animals: Another morning, Cave and Kouns left out with otherRoby vs Ranger 5pm dogs, cats, horses, cows, pigs, donkeys, mules, chickens etc.(@Ranger) JH All the animals were stressed. When his group began, they had groups, reporting back about herds of cows standing on leveesJayton vs Cotton Center (@ around 30 chickens, and by the time they left on Saturday, theyCotton Center) 5:30pm JH were housing more than 150. because it was the only dry ground they could find, an islandAspermont vs Abilene Christian “It was pretty wild. We were taking inventory twice a day,”7pm (HOME) JV surrounded by lakes of floodwater.V FOOTBALLRotan vs Rule 7:30pm “These cows hadn’t had anything to eat in 10 days,” said(HOME) V (schedule change)Jayton vs Cotton Center Myers.(@Cotton Center) 7:30pm V(schedule change) National Guard arrived with four Oshkosh trucks, eight-Aspermont vs Guthrie7:30pm (HOME) V wheel, all-wheel drive vehicles specially designed for severe(schedule change) duty. Myers said they loaded the trucks to the top with hay andSeptember 15V FOOTBALL feed in preparation for remote feed drops.ROBY HOMECOMING They unloaded 500 square bails of hay and later received 300Roby vs Ranger (HOME)7:30pm V round bails. Unfortunately, there was no way to get hay to manySeptember 16 of the animals, and many of the ones they could reach had to- Roby United MethodistMen’s Breakfast 7am - have feed delivered by airboat. (Continue to page 5)Guest Speaker LeonardClark. Bring a Friend! Question of the Week minimum of 2,000 calories per day. Per Depart- HAVE A QUESTION OF THE WEEK?!Good Food, Devotional & ment of Health regulations, food must be servedFellowship! Why couldn’t volunteers cook the food for the within the correct temperature. (Hot food hot & Call (325) 261-9860VOLLEYBALL jail, such as making a pot of chili at someone’s cold food cold). house and feed people for a dollar a meal? tell us what you would like to know and we will find- *Rotan vs Post (@ Post) 11am Theoretically, as long as the food is based on a your answer and print it right here for you to read.V A licensed dietitian must approve any meal, menu approved by a dietitian, contains a portion- *Aspermont vs Plains which is why most jails work from an approved of a 2,000-calorie diet, and is served at a safe It is 100% Anonymous!(@Rotan) 10am 9/JV/V set of menus. Inmates are required to have a temperature, it doesn’t matter where the food is- Stonewall Senior Citizen prepared. Even a volunteer’s kitchen.Center Hosts family night withPot-Luck Dinner and musicalentertainment provided by theGlory Bound Band. Please joinus at the Stonewall CountySenior Citizens Center for food,fellowship and laughter – let’smake this a fun night! We willstart about 6:00 pm.(Continue to page 12)
Page 2 September 15, 2017 Opinions/Commentary www.doublemountainchronicle.comby Brian Williams Pressure FOR THOSE WANTING TO Fisher County Monthly Meetings ScheduleApro basketball game outposts and towers known as ERASE AMERICAN HISTORY was on TV the other “Arizona” and “Kentucky”, • County School Board night and, during a and “Michigan” on our way to If you take down every statue in America, you, probably even more. Meetings are held onbreak, the announcers were the killing ground. We called it slavery and the Civil War will still have Obama and the Clinton’s will still be sleazy the 2nd Monday of thetalking about this 21 year old “Indian country”, or the “bad happened. Month.player who had a guaranteed, bush”, or a few other things If you have minimum wage skills now, tear- and corrupt and you’ll still be just a puppet formulti-million dollar contract, that I’ll refrain from relating, them, pulling your strings. • Commissioners Courtand was undergoing personal but bush was not really the ing down statues will not - 2nd Monday of theand disciplinary problems with right word for it. It was hilly, The Department of Education will still not Month 9amthe team. Two of the an- even mountainous in places, change that. have educated anyone.nouncers were ex players and and barren except for the flat • Hospital District Boardseemed to sympathize with paddies in the area down along If you’re up to your There will still be only two genders .... male Meetings are held the lastthe troubled player, saying the river. It often reminded me and female. Monday of the month.that he was under tremendous oddly of northwest Texas be- eyeballs in college loanpressure to perform on the low the Caprock (at least until Hillary will still not have won the 2016 • Roby City Council 2ndNBA stage. the monsoon season) and there debt, taking down statues election and Bernie will still be a Communist Tuesday of the Month were, astonishingly, clumps of charlatan. 12pm As I sat there and listened to prickly pear cactus scattered will not pay your debt forthe discussion, I couldn’t help over the landscape. There will still be opposing views outside • Rotan City Council 2ndremembering where I had been you. your “safe spaces”. Thursday of the Monthat the age of 21. Usually in 3 - 7 man teams, 7am we moved in what was then The nation will still You’ll still be accountable for your own You see, we slept mostly called “ranger file”. What that choices, and the world will still owe you nothing. Kent County Monthlyduring the day, usually fitfully, meant was that we followed be twenty trillion dollars Meetings Scheduleon the canvas cots in the behind whoever walked point, Since you have problems with a statue ofoppressive heat of the sand- each only closely enough to By Scotty Daniel $20,000,000,000,000.00 Robert E. Lee you probably will have no issues • Commissioners Court -bagged hooches. Sometime keep sight of the man in front. Guest Columnist in debt regardless of how with statues of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Sta- 2nd & 4th Monday of thearound mid-afternoon, we’d On dark nights, this could lin, Osama Bin Laden, Mohamed Omar Xeqtr Month 9amwake and spend time in vari- mean only several feet away. many statue’s you tear kohlvrtzap or Vladimir Putin in your parks andous ways. Some wrote letters On the hated, moonlit nights, entrances to slave labor camps.home and some played cards it might be 50-75 meters. down.or listened to music or read Sometimes, the distance to our Taking down all the statues will still notquietly. ambush site was minimal, only We will still be a major part of the world change the fact that Communism has been a few thousand meters, some- responsible for more slavery and death than the Then in the late afternoon, times it was farther away. We economy. Confederacy ever was.we’d brief and review the topo moved carefully and slowly,maps and then begin to ready taking great care to maintain North Korea will still be run by a lunatic who Oh, Donald Trump will still be President.our gear. Funny how the sand- quiet until we arrived at ourbox troops call it “battle rat- per-reconnoitered site. Setting wants you dead and tearing down statues will nottle.” For us, the most import- up in the correct location wasant thing was that it made no very important, because our earn you amnesty.noise at all, because out there mortar crews would fire H&Iin the dark even your own (harassment and interdiction) Radical lslamists will still want you dead andheartbeat can begin to sound missions all around our posi-thunderous. So everything was tions hoping to fool Charlie tearing down statue’s will not earn you amnestystrapped or taped down. We into thinking the area wasdidn’t wear the “flack jackets” not occupied. Mortar rounds from them either.or helmets (what passed for aren’t like those smart-bombspersonal armor then) because you saw on TV in the Iraq People who dislike you now, will still dislikeit was too heavy if you had to war. They come down withoutrun and the helmet prevented “eyes” and kill you if you’re • Jayton City Councilyou from hearing very well. too near and standing exposed. Meeting 2nd Monday ofWhere we were going, our the Monthlives could well depend upon Arriving at the site, we’dboth our hearing and our set up and begin our vigil, Stonewall Countyability to move quickly and waiting for someone to enter Monthly Meetingsquietly. “Boonie” hats and do- the “box”. Most nights wererags were the fashion. What quiet and without incident, Schedulewe carried was mostly ammo although we expected contactand water. Magazines were every single time. Then there • Commissioners Court -double checked for count and were those other nights. Nights 2nd & 4th Monday of thefunction. Canteens filled brim when only luck and good Month 9amfull so as not to slosh. Watches positioning and tactics kept usand rings were left behind or alive while Charlie’s luck ran • Hospital District Boardpocketed because they can out. Meetings are held the lastcatch any moonlight there is Monday of the month.and give away your location. Twenty-one is far tooA very bad thing to do. We young to confront the idea of • Aspermont City Councilpainted our faces and hands your own mortality. You’re Meeting 3rd Tuesday ofwith the greasy green and supposed to be chasing girls, the Monthblack camouflage paint-sticks having fun and getting anand got ready to go. education or apprenticing in 2 Cents Worth Elected Officials a new job, or waxing your Directory We’d file out to the test pickup. The possibility of your Grab you a glass of tea and set with me long sleeve blouses and slacks ready to put infire pit in groups of 3 and own demise (or, for that mat- awhile and visit, the dishes can wait, the the pickup, got Joe all fixed up, got creases in Governor4 at dusk, depending upon ter, causing someone else’s) floor can wait to be mopped, and all that the wranglers and all the shirts pressed. He said, Greg Abbotthow the team was split up should be the very last thing other chores we have to do this Monday Morn- “Carol what are we going to wear this week, you Capitol Officethat particular night, and you ought to be thinking about ing. To all of you that have asked yes I will be have everything ironed for the trip!!!!! I had to Office of the Governorwe’d check our weapons by at that age. But war changes visiting with you every Monday just like I do visit with my best jeweler Monday, my watch P.O. Box 12428firing a burst downrange into that, as it changes everything when I’m in Aspermont, but I will be sending stopped and I had to call Johnny woods, don’t Austin , TX 78711-2428the berm. When it was dark, else for the warriors. it from Kentucky, or Virginia or somewhere in know what I would do without him. I asked if (512) 463-1762we’d stay still for 20 minutes between so you will have I could tell everyone about him once again, and Texas U.S. Senatorsor so until our eyes adjusted Maybe some young pro some new things to learn he said sure, just call him at 325-513-6994, he John Cornynand our night vision was as basketball player feels a little about Joe’s world. I call would answer you when he gets free, and call Wells Fargo Centergood as it was going to get. pressure to perform. I just it the Land of the Giants, you back. Johnny has done all of my repair work 1500 Broadway, Suite 1230Then we’d walk outside the hope they don’t expect too it’s Giant trees, and all of on my rings and watches for many years. Tues- Lubbock, TX 79401wire and into the night. We’d much sympathy of my brothers Joe”s folks are tall like day Joe and I had to get up early, I actually saw Main: 806-472-7533pass silently between security and me........ him. I laughed at him the sunrise, I have finally got to where I sleep Fax: 806-472-7536 Thursday night at Rose until 7:00 so I don’t see the sunrise like I used Ted Cruz Park there was a man as to, and get to Lubbock by 9:45, Joe got a good Washington, D.C. tall as Joe and he was so report so we will have a good trip to Kentucky. (202) 224-5922 glad to see someone as Every day it has been something for us to get Russell Senate Office Bldg 404 Charity begins at home Carol Greenway- tall as he is. I found me done before we leave, tags to buy, oil changed Washington, DC 20510 Holland some more long sleeve in he pickup and all the other chores we have to email:By Boyd Spence Cates, Guest Columnist get done. Friday we spent the day in Rotan, and [email protected] blouses and would you believe at the Aspermont I got to visit with friends again, and one special Texas U.S. RepresentativeThe hand in hand telethon was a very good thing in the Flower and Gift Shop. She had some of the one, Larry Messick. I told him how much I miss Jodey Arrington fact that it should help people suffering from recent cutest clothes and at a reasonable price. When hin in Aspermont, I don’t have anyone up here ABILENE OFFICE storms. After all, a dollar is a dollar. But, the estimated I came home with one and it fit, didn’t have to that helps me like Larry did in Rotan, so all of 500 Chestnut St #81914.5 million dollars raised could have been easily covered by the get the machine out and do some fitting like I you had better tell him how much he helps all of Abilene, TX 79602celebrities who donated their most valuable time to call me for usually do. Joe said, “Carol go back at see if you, when you don’t have someone like him, it’s Phone: (325) 675 - 9779a donation. In fact, had they all pooled their excess money, they you can find you two more outfits then you will hard. Jay came and helped us do some plumb- Fax: (325) 675 - 5038could have blown that one out of the water and never had a tele- be set for the 4 days we are at the wedding in ing, but not every one has sons like I do. Well Texas State Senatorthon. The entertainment industry cares so much, they want me to Virginia. So when we went to eat at the Senior friends it’s that time again, love to all of you, Charles Perrygive my money and resources for the cause. They just don’t care Citizens I stopped and went in and found me two pray Joe and I make the trip without any trouble Capitol Office: EXT E1.810enough to give their own. And if you point to some token amount more blouses and slacks to match, so now I am and I’ll visit with you again next week from Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0128given by entertainers, it would be equivalent to most of us leav- set for all the wedding and such September 30. Kentucky. Capitol Address:ing a half-eaten muffin where a homeless person might find it. It is already cool up there, so I have got all my P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 District Address: 11003 Quaker Avenue, #101 Lubbock TX 79424 Phone: (806) 783-9934 Texas State Representative Drew Springer, Jr. Capitol Office: EXT E2.706 Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0526 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768 District Address: 110 W. Main St., Suite F, Gainesville TX 76240 Phone: (940) 580-1770 MEMBER Letters to the Editor Policy 2017 The Fisher County Chronicle wel- with the name of the writer, the letter www.doubelmountainchronicle.com 114 E. Sammy Baugh or PO Drawer A, comes Letters to the Editor for possible is considered anonymous by the editorPublisher - Patricia Hurt Rotan, Texas 79546 TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION publication in the newspaper. 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Page 3 September 15, 2017 www.doublemountainchronicle.com By Ed SterlingState Capital Highlights Texas PressAssociation Texas begins long march toward recovery from Hurricane Harvey AUSTIN — As means that an interim court remedy is in place contaminat- for 2017, preserving the requirement of an ID A financial advisor ed waters while allowing those without an accepted ID who keeps in touch receded to vote by signing a sworn declaration stating and moun- that they have a reasonable impediment to If the market’s trending down, your financial obtaining one. advisor’s attention toward you should trend up.tains of debris from flooded homes andruined belongings grew last week, a picture Furthermore, Senate Bill 5, a law passed Experience the consistent, personal attentionof post-hurricane Texas developed and the by the Texas Legislature this year amending I can provide, no matter what’s going on inprocess of weighing impacts to lives, property the voter ID law to comply with a prior 5th the markets.and infrastructure began. Circuit ruling, takes effect in 2018, Paxton said. Paxton echoed the U.S. Department of Jason S Blake www.edwardjones.com Gov. Greg Abbott delivered a series of Justice, saying the new law “eradicates any Member SIPCannouncements and proclamations related discriminatory effect or intent” and expands Financial Advisorto catastrophic flooding and wind damage voter identification options. MKT-9651-Abrought by Hurricane Harvey to more than 50 DACA decision pleases AG .Gulf Coast and inland counties in late Augustand early September. Attorney General Paxton on Sept. 5 ap- 301 E Broadway plauded President Donald Trump’s decision to On Sept. 7, Abbott thanked Congress phase out within the next six months the De- Sweetwater, TX 79556for passing a $15.3 billion hurricane relief ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programpackage and called the bipartisan action “an created by President Barack Obama in 2012. 325-235-8662encouraging sign.” DACA granted lawful presence and work On Sept. 9, Abbott wrote to EPA Adminis- permits to nearly 800,000 people who weretrator Scott Pruitt, expressing support for a re- brought to the U.S. as children by foreignquest by the Texas Water Development Board nationals. President Trump left it to Congressto streamline federal funding for flood and wa- to pass a law by March 5, 2018, that wouldter infrastructure projects related to Hurricane allow affected individuals to continue residingHarvey. The board administers EPA’s state in the U.S.revolving funds, which will be used to repair Hegar reports on taxesand rebuild water, wastewater and storm watersystems in communities affected by Harvey. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar last week released the total of state revenues collected Also on Sept. 9, Abbott and Texas A&M during the fiscal year that began Sept. 1, 2016,University System Chancellor John Sharp, and ended Aug. 31, 2017. Hegar also posted awho heads the newly created Governor’s state revenue report for the month of August.Commission to Rebuild Texas, met with Beau-mont officials along with leaders of many state Sales tax revenue for the year was $28.9agencies. It was the first stop in a three-city, billion, 0.3 percent ahead of the $28.8 billionfive-day trip to discuss the devastation caused projected in the January biennial revenueby Hurricane Harvey and get input on how the estimate, and general revenue-related revenuecommission can assist in the rebuilding and was $52.3 billion, or 1.2 percent ahead of therecovery effort. projection of $51.7 billion. State sales taxMosquito spraying begins revenue for the month of August totaled $2.48 billion, 0.9 percent less than in August 2016, The Texas Department of State Health he said.Services on Sept. 6 announced the launch ofFEMA-assisted mosquito control measures Also, Hegar reported that Texas’ “all funds”over the Hurricane Harvey-stricken counties tax collections for fiscal year 2017 came toof Refugio and Bee. $49.6 billion, or 0.2 percent less than his $49.7 billion projection, and all funds revenue Areas of standing water may increase the totaled $111.2 billion, or 1.4 percent less thannumber of mosquitoes capable of spreading his $112.8 billion projection.diseases such as the West Nile and Zika virus- Revenue distribution setes, the DSHS said.Paxton applauds ruling Comptroller Hegar on Sept. 7 announced his office would send cities, counties, transit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton systems and special purpose taxing districtspraised a decision Sept. 5 by the U.S. Court $668.3 million in local sales tax allocationsof Appeals for the 5th Circuit to uphold for September, an amount 6.2 percent morethe state’s voter identification law that was than the Office of the Comptroller distributedblocked last month by a Corpus Christi federal in September 2016.district court. All locations are based on sales made in A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit July by businesses that report tax monthly.voted 2-1 to overturn an injunction grantedby the lower court. The ruling, Paxton said, ACROSS 44 TXism: “_ ____ dog to 1 234 TEXAS keep under the porch” 5 CROSSWORD1 TXism: “____ as a (uncontrollable) 6 baby’s bottom” 46 TXism: “he camps out5 Robert De ____ was in the amen corner” in “Cape Fear” with 48 rattlers, e.g. by Charley & Guy Orbison TX Joe Don Baker 49 TX Rice University 76 TX moonwalker, 8 Copyright 2017 by Orbison Bros. Bean mascot: “Sammy the ___” 50 in Van Zandt County: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 167 Laredo’s NBC TV ____wood 17 18 19 20 affiliate 51 TX King Ranch has8 ___hart in East TX9 he was “Patton” 825,000 of ‘em 21 22 (init.) 23 24 25 26 27 28 2912 “R” of the NRA17 tall tales are part 30 31 32 33 34DOWN19of TX _______ 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 TXism: “safe as _ 52 this TX 4321 _____ mouse in 44 4522 a haystack” White was 4223 paper “snot rag” 1st to walk in 46 47 48 (2 wds.) space (init.) 4928 a pro soccer 53 Bell____, TX 50 5129 player in Houston 54 follows orders 11 TXism: “packed as 56 lyric poem 12 52 53 P-134030 tight __ _ ___ of 57 a yelp 5531 sardines” 58 org. for tourism TX Nash’s “I Can 5435 pecans, e.g. in space (abbr.) ___ Clearly Now” Columbus is the one measure of36 “City of Live ____ radiation exposure 56 36 “___ in” (eat) and Live Folks” 1 TXism: “a dead 13 TXism: “__ ___ _____ 57 37 actress Adams42 TX school policy, _____ ___ _____ 14 you gotta pay the fiddler” 58 38 TXism: “mean as “__ ____ No Play” bite” (beware) this oil company is “Happy Birthday 15 now owned by TX- Chevy’s competitor _ _____ bull” __ ___” (song) 2 the East TX Field 16 based Alon USA to the Mustang 39 Maureen of 1950 this Paul starred created this in the 18 seep or ooze out 26 TXism: “bright __ with TX Farrah in 1930s (2 wds.) 20 disease killed many _ ___ penny” film “Rio Grande” “The Burning Bed” 23 of these trees this TX-born Ollie 40 TXism: “buck _____” TX-born Steve 3 seat of Robertson 24 San Marcos univ. 27 won sprint medals 41 TX ZZ Top album: Martin 1982 film: County 25 in 1952 (init.) “____ ___ ____ TX Willie’s “Why __ 32 “__ Olde Shoppe” “____ Hombres” Wear Plaid” 4 USS Lexington, at I Have to Choose” TX Buddy Holly hit: 43 Mexican “yes” in Starr County on Corpus, weighed TXism: “bend __ “Rave __” (1958) 45 ex-Cowboy LB, FM 1017 & FM 2294 36,000 ____ loaded elbow” (drink) “sun” in Mexico 33 Darrin (init.) 9 strong rush of wind 34 47 TXism: “_____ __ 10 Pappy O’Daniel’s gorillas up” (finalized) 1st band: “Light 48 cheap food: “____ _____ ________” Club” 55 opposite of “nopes” Serving Fisher & Surrounding CountiesServing FISHER COUNTY and surrounding areas, FARM & RANCH,RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE.Current Listings:HOMES• 111 E. 3rd st Rotan 2br, 1 bath nice lot MLS: 13512297 ABILENESOLD• 1234 Briar Cliff Path 4br 2 bt. 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Page 4 September 15, 2017 www.doublemountainchronicle.com Fisher County Hospital faces difficult decisions for employee retirementBy Jeff Hurt She anticipates having to pay 4.48% next year if the board recruiting employees and keeping them working in Fisher County. Having recently passed a budget with significant cuts, the chooses to keep the same plan. If they do choose to keep the She said the hospital tries to compete with salaries among neigh- plan—as they did last year—projections for the 2018 year will be boring hospitals, but it is the retirement plan that is a real plus forFisher County Hospital Board must now decide whether they will costing the hospital around $399,000. employees.have to reduce the amount the hospital contributes to employeeretirement or pay more into the program than ever before. Hull admits she thinks these projections could be a little high, Hull reminded the board to consider that not only do they have but she is certain that the hospital will be paying a considerable the retirement fund to think about, they also have an employee The hospital’s liaisons at Texas Organization of Rural & Com- amount more than they paid in 2017. benefits package to fund.munity Hospitals (TORCH) have recommended the hospital keepthe same contribution plan as last year. She said back when the plan started, the employee put in a dol- “And we don’t have a clue yet what that is going to do,” said lar and the hospital put in a dollar, costing the employee and em- Hull. This means a continuing to contribute 200% to the employee ployer 4%. The plan grew, and over the years the hospital droppedcontributions. Basically, the hospital puts in two dollars for each down to around 2% because the plan was picking up the extra. Like just about every government entity, the hospital’s insur-employee dollar. However, as people have started to retire, the plan has shrunk in ance benefit costs went up 20% last year. The administration is participants and the payouts are beginning. currently accepting quotes for alternative insurance plans but does Hull said last year was the first time payments had gone over not yet have enough information to present at present.4%, making it the highest they have ever paid. The upcoming year Hull said there are a number of current employees who arewill be more. close to retiring, and she said the numbers would continue to rise The board members have until the end of November to decide in future years. what they will be doing with the retirement plan. They tabled any Before the increase in 2016, the hospital paid in $283,000. further discussions until the October meeting.It increased to 4.27% last year. Hospital is currently paying the Hospital CEO Leanne Martinez said although it is difficult to4.27%, and Hull estimates the hospital will have paid in closer to maintain, the retirement plan is one of the key selling points when$300,000 by year’s end.In Loving Memory Juanita “Nita” M. Smith Church Directory October 24, 1928 - September 7, 2017 Juanita Morgan Smith was er and grandmother. She A Personal Invitation from the business listed in this directory to born October 24, 1928, was also very community “Rejoice in the Lord” and worship with your family & friends, at a in Sweetwater, TX, to minded, always partici- Leonard C. Morgan and pating in different events church of your choice this and every Sunday. Edna (Crowley) Morgan. within the community.Juanita “Nita” M. Smith, She graduated from high Nita was a loving mother, Aspermont Swenson Rotan88, of Rotan passed away school at age 16. Nita wife, daughter, sister, andThursday, September 7, then went on to receive grandmother. She will be FIRST BAPTIST SWENSON BAPTIST FIRST BAPTIST2017. Funeral services will her Bachelor’s degree in dearly missed by all those CHURCH - CHURCH CHURCH - ROTANbe held at 3:30pm, Sunday, Business Administration, that knew her and lovedSeptember 10, 2017, at the from Texas Tech Universi- her. ASPERMONT Pastor Tommy Rosenblad-PastorFirst Baptist Church in Ro- ty. Nita married the love of Nita was preceded in death Sunday School - 9:30am 325.735-3471tan. Burial will follow in her life, Billy James Smith by her loving husband, Pastor - Brant Small Church services - 10:30amBelvieu cemetery. A fam- on November 30, 1950, in Billy Smith; her parents, Sunday School 10:00AM Sunday night - 6:00pm Sunday School 9:45AMily visitation is scheduled Rotan. She worked as an Leonard and Edna Mor- Morning Service 11:00AM Wednesday Night - 7:00pm Worship 11:00AMfor Saturday, September 9, elementary school teacher gan; and her brother, Fort- Wednesday Prayer Meetings2017, from 5pm until 7pm, and taught at Rotan Ele- ner Morgan. Sylvester ROTAN FIRSTat Weathersbee-Ray Funer- mentary School for 40 of Nita is survived by her 6:00PM UNITED METHODIST her 42 years as an educator. children, Randy Smith and SYLVESTER BAPTIST al Home. Nita was passionate about wife Jeannie of Seguin, ASPERMONT CHURCH Rev. Cody Dykes teaching children and con- Ken Smith and wife Mar- COMMUNITY 325.735-2334 tinued teaching in various cia of San Antonio, and Sunday School 9:45AM Sunday School 9:30AM ways after her retirement. Debbie Copenhaver and CHURCH Worship 11:00AM Worship 10:25AM Family was of the upmost husband Steve of Lub- importance to Nita, she bock; 7 grandchildren and Sunday School 9:30AM Roby CHURCH OF CHRIST - was a very proud moth- 5 great-grandchildren. Worship Service 10:30AM ROTAN FIRST BAPTIST Clarice Ray Wednesday 7:00PM CHURCH - ROBY Wes Eastman, MinisterMay 23, 1936 - September 7, 2017 325.735-2344 FIRST UNITED Tyler Shieldss-PastorANSON – CLARICE Ottie Tillman and Clifford band, Billy Ray of Anson; METHODIST CHURCH 325.776-2159 SUnday School 9:45AMRAY, 81, died Thursday, (Page) Higgins. She grad- one daughter, Teresa Ray- Worship 10:45AMSeptember 7, 2017, at her uated from Rotan High Marshall (and husband, Pastor - Curtis Schrader Sunday School 10:00AMhome in School in 1954. Clarice Berry) of Pagosa Springs, Sunday Worship 11:00AM Worship 11:00AM ST. JOSEPH’SAnson. married Billy Ray in in CO; two sons, John Ray CATHOLIC Hamlin on April 15, 1955. of Anson and Joel Ray of Jayton ROBY CHURCH OF Born May 23, 1936 in Clarice was a Baptist Lampasas; and she enjoyed CHRIST Father Renato CruzSterling City, Clarice was a Survivors include her hus- seven grandchildren. CHURCH OF CHRIST 325.735-3285 Donnie Roye, Minister daughter of the late Sunday School 10:00AM 325.776-2496 Sunday Morning 9:00 AM Morning Service 11:00AMTHINK ABOUT THIS Wednesday Service 11:00PM Sunday School 10:00AM EMMANUEL by Larry Williamson Worship 11:00AM BAPTIST CHURCH FIRST ASSEMBLYI am sure that most of you have heard the chil- we get out of darkness? By coming to Jesus (the OF GOD ROBY FIRST UNITED Sunday School 9:45AMdren sing, “This little light of mine”. Have you Light), believing in Him, repenting of our sins, METHODIST Worship 11:00AMever stopped to think about what this song is say- confessing that He is the Son of God, and being Pastor - Clara Weavering? What is light? Light enables us to see out of baptized in the water representing the blood of Sunday School 9:45AM Rev. Edward Flores CROSS ROADSdarkness. It lets us see where we are going and Christ to have our sins washed away. We rise Morning Service 11:00AM Sunday School 9:45AM BAPTISTwhat we are doing. We cannot see in complete out of the water free of sin, a new creature that Evening Service 6:00PMdarkness. Where does light come from? Most has received the grace of God and receiving Wednesday Service 7:00PM Worship 10:50AM Rev. Koby Strawserlight comes from the sun which God created. the Holy Spirit. Then we need to let the light Wednesday night 7:00PM 325-515-4207Today I want to talk about a different kind of of Christ and God reflect from us for the rest of FIRST BAPTIST Praise & Worship Servicelight, a light within us. In John 8:12, Jesus says, our lives. In Matthew 5:16 we read, “Let your CHURCH - JAYTON SUnday School 9:45AMI am the light of the world: he that followeth me light so shine before men, that they may see MISSION BAUTISTA Worship 11:00AMshall not walk in darkness, but have have the your good works, and glorify your Father which Pastor - Jake Edwards CALVARIOlight of life. In darkness, we cannot see where is in Heaven.” Let your light shine. If you are Sunday School 10:00AM CALVARY BAPTISTwe are going or what we are doing. The Bible walking in darkness then take Jesus into your life Morning Service 11:00AM Rev. Juan Sanchez CHURCHtalks of being in darkness as being in sin. Being and walk in the light even into eternity. Read Evening Service 5:00PM Sunday School 9:45AMin darkness is being in sin. In Revelation it talks your Bible which is the Word of God. THINK Wednesday Service 6:00PM David Acevado-Pastorabout being cast into darkness or hell. How do ABOUT THIS! Worship 11:00AM 325.370.2376 FIRST UNTIED METHODIST CHURCH SUnday School 10:00AM Worship 11:00AM - JAYTON Pastor - Jack Dominguez Morning Service 9:00AMFisher County Historical News McCaulley THE WAY COWBOY FOUR SQUARE By Norma Lou Parks CHURCH CHURCH McCAULLEY FIRST UNITED METHODIST Pastor, Gary Jones Dan & Billie Collom 1154 CR 446 325.735-3147 Jerry Marshall, Pastor Worship 11:00 Sunday Services 10:30AM Sunday School 9:30AM Worship 10:45AMThe Fisher County Histori- was not at a loss for words, all enjoyed exploring both floors NFS Clinic Pharmacy www.ffin.comcal Museum Commissions positive and loving. and expressed being impressed 735-2500September meeting, Tuesday Freddie brought the by the many collections of Nowlin Farm ServicesNight, the 5th, proved to be a history of his grandfather times gone by. Mike McWilliams RPhgathering Freddie Max Stuart’s and father’s journey to Fish- In Attendence: Jerry & Bettie 325-735-2371 Rotan, Tx.families. Freddie was invited er County, his father and Fry-Norma Lou Parks-Bob- 211 N. Clevelandto be the guest speaker. He and mother’s large family, about bie Polk McKinney-Aubrey Come See Us ForLoVelle are blessed to have interesting events as a ranching Nell Cauble-Kiefer Cau- Rotan, Tx All You Prescription Needsmany of their extended fami- family. The beginning of the ble-Billie Joe & Vera Ellenlies living in Fisher County. Fisher County Rodeo started McCombs-Leon & Zenita Weathersbee-Ray 1 National Bank Zenita Gardner, Pres- with Stuart cattle and Stuart Gardner-Freddie & LoVelle st Rotanident, opened the meeting call- men. This family has a story Stuart-Britt & Lisa Stuart-Brad Funeral Homeing on Kiefer Cauble to lead in worth sharing and kept on & Glenna Stuart-Manan Green- (325) 735-2255 “Your Friendly Dependableprayer. Bettie Fry, Secretary, record. All in attendance were Mary Lou Rowland-Glenda Bank of Service”read minutes of the August blessed to hear it from the last Wright-Ryan, Brittini, Rylie,meeting. With no business to of the original Jeff Stuart fami- & Chloe Crooknight-Billie Member F.D.I.C.be addressed, Zenita again ly. Coffman-Erik, Shali, Presli Al-called on Kiefer to introduce Jerry Fry led in a aniz-Ted & Gloria Lou Poseyour guest speaker. Because closing prayer. RefreshmentsKiefer was adopted into the were served. Many that hadStuart family by marriage, he never come into the museum,
Page 5 September 15, 2017 www.doublemountainchronicle.comImproper mosquito control on livestock can do more Ag-News harm than good, expert warnsSTEPHENVILLE — In an effort to save their livestock from the following Hurricane Harvey have made livestock pesticides harder is brought to you bytorment caused by the plague of mosquitoes in the wake of Hurri- to find than normal, but they are available.cane Harvey, some producers are making the mistake of misusing Hargrove Cropchemicals to control the pests, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Exten- “In a disaster situation people might feel using anything is Insurancesion Service expert. better than using nothing, but this is of course not a smart idea. If the products are not on hand, then make the effort to get the right Multiperil Crop-Hail Ins The results can be potentially disastrous,” said Dr. Sonja products.” 210 N. Cleveland, Rotan, TexasSwiger, AgriLife Extension livestock entomologist at Stephenville.“Misuse of potent chemicals can quickly become an example of What happens if producers do nothing? Swiger said not helping Big County‘the cure is worse than the malady,’ not only for the animals being to suppress the mosquito populations feeding on one’s cattle could Electric Cooperativetreated but also to the environment. also be detrimental. Mark McClain - Manager “I have heard people promoting the use of premise treatment “Most older cows can withstand the extensive bites and largeproducts for mosquito control on their cattle,” she said. “They’re numbers reported, but they should not have to,” she said. “Calves Weathersbee-Rayreportedly using pyrethroid chemicals that are labeled ‘NOT FOR and heifers are more susceptible and can suffer from anemia due to Funeral HomeUSE ON ANIMALS’ on their cattle. I can’t emphasize enough blood loss or even asphyxiation due to the large mosquito popula- 325.735.2255how important it is to follow the label, even if it’s 10 pages long. tions. Keep in mind that one female mosquito can lay an averageWhat a tragedy it could be if producers whose animals survived of 200 eggs and at least half will be female. All will emerge at onethe storm lost them through their own wrongdoing.” time, so there could be hundreds to thousands of mosquitoes look- ing for blood at the same time. And since these mosquitoes grow in Dr. Joe Paschal, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist at Cor- uninhabited locations most of the time, cattle and wildlife are theirpus Christi, said he’s also heard reports of off-label pesticide use first hosts.”by some in the affected area. Paschal said the main immediate problems when confronted by “One recommendation was a product I had not heard of,” he massive numbers of the pests are inhaling and ingesting mosqui-said. “I looked it up and it turned out to be a termiticide, which of toes, especially by young calves.course was not approved for livestock, only premises.” “Hard as it is to believe under normal circumstances, asphyxi- Swiger said the all-important chemical label specifically defines ation – choking and death – can and does occur following eventshow a product should and can be used. such as Hurricane Harvey,” Paschal said. “Besides the hazards to young calves that have already been pretty well stressed from “Products that are labeled ‘not for animal use’ are not at the the storm, mosquitoes can transmit parasites and diseases to otherproper application rate for the animals or worse, shouldn’t be used animals — such as heartworms to dogs, the encephalopathies andon animals at all,” she said. “Applying them to livestock could equine infectious anemia to equines, and of course, numeroushave a negative impact on the animals such as skin issues, reten- human maladies.tion in the meat or even death.” For more information, go to: http://livestockvetento.tamu.edu . There are products available that are labeled for on-animal use. Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, [email protected] are permethrins or other pyrethroids but the labeling will sayspecifically how to treat the animals, she said. Contacts: Dr. Sonja Swiger, 254-968-4144, [email protected] Dr. Joe Paschal, 361-265-9203, [email protected] Swiger concedes the current demand and logistical problemsHurricane Harvey relief... of the vets told him a lady called about a severely dehydrated a Although he was pleased with the work done, Myers was able horse that was in pretty bad shape. They went to the pen and got to sum up the entire situation in a single word: Humbling.(Continued from page 1) “It was a whole different situation than the wildfire relief in him haltered, but as they were leading the horse out, he fell over Photo submitted by Baylor County Extension Agent Josh KounsMarch,” said Myers. and died. He said up in Lipscomb County—where a wildfire burned This was the case all over, and many other animals had to benearly 30,000 acres back in march—there are only a few produc- put down in their pens and dragged out. Out of approximately 280ers. He said they were loading maybe two tons of feed and round to 300 head, they were forced to put down one or two horses a daybails of hay up there. at the fairgrounds. However, down in Braziora County, just about everybody has Additionally, the county judge said the animals needed to bea horse or two and five or so cows. One man had 1,000 head of removed by the 21st in order to clean the grounds in preparationcattle that were simply stranded. Airboats were the only way to for the upcoming county fair. Although some animals were beingreach them. removed from the fairgrounds, they were not leaving fast. Many of the animals Myers saw had been standing in water Myers said he believes a number of them will be shipped toup to their chest with no food for almost two weeks. He said you packing plants in Mexico. Unfortunately, with the weakened stateworry about foot rot or other physical issues that can arise from of the animals, it is doubtful many would survive the trip.wet conditions, like river rot disease—when an animal stays wetso long they begin sloughing their skin. As the relief efforts continue, Myers said he thinks they will be good on dog and cat food down south because just about every- “There are a lot of horses down there that would make you sick body brought a truckload of food, but when the water goes down,to look at them,” said Myers. they are going to need tons and tons of hay and feed. He said the grass is ruined and no one can predict when it will grow back. A&M had a handful of vets on call in the area. 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Page 10 September 15, 2017 www.doublemountainchronicle.com Rotan ISD makes statement to Fisher Co. Sheriff’s Dept. and fills controversial board vacancyBy Jeff Hurt to return to the ballots from the 2016 election in order to fill the There was a motion to appoint Van Poppel to the vacancy.The two minutes that followed the executive session over- vacancy left by board member, Clinton Williams resignation. However, before the board was able to vote, Nelson made apowered the controversial vote to fill the board vacancy when the Board member Monica Carrillo was absent from that meeting and statement for the board’s consideration. He clarified his reasoningRotan ISD Board of Trustees made a public statement regarding Guy Nelson objected to the vote. for voting against appointing someone to the vacancy in lieu of anthe Fisher County Sheriff’s Department lack of assistance Monday Nelson suggested the board hold an election in order to fill the election back in August, as the rational still applied to the currentnight. vacancy, but the district was too late to make the filing deadline to vote.At the end of the meeting, the board went into a brief closed have an election in November. It would have cost the school more He said the because of the level of interest and the number ofsession. They reconvened with a public statement regarding the than $5,000 to hold an election on its own. The board decided candidates during the last election, he felt the board should hold andisciplinary and truancy issues the school is experiencing. against hosting an election. election for the vacancy. Additionally, he said he was opposed toBoard member Monica Carrillo read the simple but formal Members of the board contacted each of the electoral can- appointing an incumbent who was defeated in the last election.statement. didates to see if they were interested in filling the vacancy. The Board President David Posey had little doubt that if Wil-We want to express our frustration with the Fisher County board planned to ask the person with the highest number of votes liams’ resignation had occurred only a month after the NovemberSheriff’s Department with this issue. to fill the vacancy. If they declined, the board would ask the next election, the board would have returned to the ballots to fill theBy unanimous vote, each board member agreed to the state- person and so on. vacancy.ment. Earning 337 votes, Scott Van Poppel was the next person in The board voted in favor of appointing Van Poppel to the“We have concerns, and we would like our concerns to be met line. vacancy 5 – 1 with Nelson again voting against. The remainingand dealt with. We would appreciate any help we can get,” said Vice President Britt Sipe informed the board that Van Poppel portion of the term is one year and two months and will be up forPresident Posey. was still interested in serving on the board and would accept the election again in November of 2018.During the August 31st special meeting, the board voted 4 – 1 position.Jayton City Hall addresses water bill concerns and hears about sewer line issuesThe Jayton City Council heard from City Secretary Michelle said the material they removed consisted of latex gloves, rags, and He said the Jones Lift Station backup pump is ready. They justFager, who explained a customer’s complaint regarding a high hairnets. have to go pick it up.water bill Tuesday night. They also learned how new pumps arebeing threatened by sewer debris. The council said perhaps there should be a discussion with the Workers are still having pump issues at the Goodall Lift Sta- nursing home about the issue. tion. The customer said that with two months billing equaling thesame amount, it is unlikely the meter was read. But Fager said it is Lowery said they are going to take pictures of the material Last month, Lowery explained this pump was rebuilt andnot uncommon for bills to equal the same amount from one month pulled from the pumps to show everyone. Fager said she was repaired on two separate. He said it is having a seal failure no oneto the next. going to put the material on a display board to show people what has been able to figure out why as of yet. not to flush the toilet. Water meters document the flow of water on a per-gallon ratio. The council also looked over the waste management contract,However, after the numbers are submitted, the water usage for Lowery recommended having a sanitation truck to come to and after some discussion unanimously voted to put an additionalbilling is calculated per thousand gallons. If a customer were to suck out the remaining debris. Additionally, they should have a dumpster at the arena in order to help keep down on trash over-use 1,100 gallons of water, they will typically only be billed for screen fabricated in order to prevent the issue in the future. flow.1,000 gallons of water usage, until—over a period of time—thecumulated monthly overage totals up to 1,000 gallons. He continued on to inform an electrician installed the alternat- The next meeting of the Jayton City Council will is scheduled ing relay in the pump at the Jones Lift Station. This should prevent for October 10. This allows for more customers to receive bills with more both pumps going down like they did a few months ago.consistent figures over time. PUBLIC NOTICE lation of the cap on fees associated the constitutionality of a state stat- and receives the exemption and then It was suggested that if the customer has a water softener— Brief Explanatory with a home equity loan, lower the ute to notify the attorney general of qualifies a different property as thewhich is working improperly—it could account for the excess Statements of Proposed cap from 3% to 2% of the original that challenge, if the party raising surviving spouse’s residence home-water usage in the residence. Constitutional Amendments principal amount of the extension the challenge notifies the court that stead, receive an exemption from Special Election, of credit, and specify that such fees the party is challenging the constitu- ad valorem taxation of the different The customer said she observed workers taking the meter November 7, 2017 are in addition to any bona fide dis- tionality of such statute. Additional- homestead in an amount equal toreading, and said she also took a reading after the workers had Proposition Number 1 count points used to buy down the ly, the amendment would allow the the dollar amount of the exemptionmoved on. The council asked if both readings were showed the interest rate. The amendment would Texas legislature to set a period of of the first homestead for which thesame numbers. When compared, the numbers were identical. (HJR 21) further specify the list of authorized not more than 45 days following the exemption was received in the last HJR 21 proposes a constitutional lenders to make home equity loans, notification to the attorney general year in which the surviving spouse Fager said she went back through to look at the numbers to amendment that would permit the change the threshold for an advance that the court must wait before ren- received the exemption for that firstmake sure they were put into the system correctly and confirmed Texas legislature to expand the cir- of a home equity line of credit, al- dering a judgment that a state statute homestead. Like the initial exemp-they were indeed correct. cumstances under which a partially low agricultural property owners is unconstitutional. tion, this benefit will only remain disabled veteran or their spouse may to acquire home equity loans, and The proposed amendment will ap- available if the surviving spouse The council discussed the possibility of simply adjusting the qualify for an exemption from ad update technical terminology in the pear on the ballot as follows: “The has not remarried since the deathbill, as they felt it would be the simplest way to resolve the issue, valorem taxation of part of the mar- Texas Constitution. The amendment constitutional amendment autho- of the first responder. The proposedbut the city regulations state a customer is only allowed one ad- ket value of the veteran’s residence would be effective on January 1, rizing the legislature to require amendment would apply only tojustment per year and only in case of a water leak. homestead. Currently, the Texas leg- 2018, and applicable only to a home a court to provide notice to the ad valorem taxes imposed for a tax islature may provide that a partially equity loan made or refinanced on or attorney general of a challenge year beginning on or after January Maintenance crews reported the customer had no leak. disabled veteran or their spouse is after that date. to the constitutionality of a state 1, 2018. The council discussed a one-time adjustment for the bill and entitled to an exemption from ad The proposed amendment would statute and authorizing the legis- The proposed amendment wouldinstall a new meter at the residence. Old meters tend to observe valorem taxation of a percentage appear on the ballot as follows: lature to prescribe a waiting pe- appear on the ballot as follows:less water flow than what is actually being consumed. of the market value of the disabled “The constitutional amendment riod before the court may enter a “The constitutional amendment Fager said that once the new meter is installed, the customer veteran’s residence homestead only to establish a lower amount for judgment holding the statute un- authorizing the legislature to pro-would probably see an increase in the bill. if the residence homestead was do- expenses that can be charged to constitutional.” vide for an exemption from ad The council agreed to take a four-month average of the lowest nated to the disabled veteran by a a borrower and removing certain valorem taxation of all or part ofreadings and make an adjustment. Additionally, they agreed to charitable organization at no cost to financing expense limitations for a Proposition Number 5 the market value of the residenceinstall a new meter for future readings. the veteran. The amendment would home equity loan, establishing cer- (HJR 100) homestead of the surviving spouse Waste Water Operator Robert Lowery said overall, it’s been a allow the Texas legislature to pro- tain authorized lenders to make a of a first responder who is killedpretty laid back month. vide that the exemption also may be home equity loan, changing cer- HJR 100 proposes a constitutional or fatally injured in the line of There were a few leaks they needed to deal with, and there taken when the residence homestead tain options for the refinancing amendment to provide a more de- duty.”was a faulty float in one of the lift station. He said another station was donated, sold, or transferred to of home equity loans, changing tailed definition of “professionalwas severely clogged. Lowery said it took a majority of a day to the disabled veteran by a charitable the threshold for an advance of sports team” for purposes of their Proposition Number 7deal care of the problem. organization for less than the market a home equity line of credit, and charitable foundations, which the (HJR 37) He said they crafted a tool out of an old pitchfork and removed value of the residence homestead. allowing home equity loans on ag- Texas legislature may permit to holdlots of debris, but they were not able to get everything out. He The amendment also harmonizes ricultural homesteads.” charitable raffles. The amendment HJR 37 proposes a constitutional certain related provisions of the also deletes a requirement that an amendment that would allow the AZ LE Last Puzzle Texas Constitution. Proposition Number 3 eligible professional sports team Texas legislature to make an excep- NOON The proposed amendment will ap- (SJR 34) charitable foundation permitted by tion to the law regarding the award NOV A Solution pear on the ballot as follows: “The the Texas legislature to hold charita- of certain prizes. Currently, the Tex- EM constitutional amendment autho- SJR 34 proposes a constitution- ble raffles had to be in existence on as Constitution requires the Texas ABE TEASES rizing the legislature to provide al amendment that would prevent January 1, 2016. legislature to pass laws prohibiting SOU L C ASH PR I Z E for an exemption from ad valor- certain office holders from serving The proposed amendment will ap- lotteries, raffles, and other programs ANGO R A S R I DEA em taxation of part of the market indefinitely beyond the expiration pear on the ballot as follows: “The where the award of gifts is based ANDSA LE F AST W I NEAT value of the residence homestead of their term. Office holders who are constitutional amendment on pro- on luck or chance. The proposed ABOOS T F REEMAN LE of a partially disabled veteran appointed by the Governor and con- fessional sports team charitable amendment would make an excep- AG L ASSEY E SONG NOR or the surviving spouse of a par- firmed by the Senate and receive no foundations conducting charita- tion to this general rule to allow the SOCORRO LOSTC I TY tially disabled veteran if the resi- salary would only be able to serve ble raffles.” Texas legislature to authorize credit N AM AU S T I N ORE S dence homestead was donated to until the last day of the first regular unions and other financial institu- GTE R OOK WAD the disabled veteran by a chari- session of the Texas legislature that Proposition Number 6 tions to institute programs which, SHEB ANG table organization for less than begins after their term expires. (SJR 1) in order to encourage savings, OW L S the market value of the residence The proposed amendment will ap- would award prizes based on luck or YEA homestead and harmonizing cer- pear on the ballot as follows: “The SJR 1 proposes a constitutional chance to the credit union’s or finan- L EG tain related provisions of the Tex- constitutional amendment limit- amendment that would allow the cial institution’s customers. EKG as Constitution.” ing the service of certain office- Texas legislature by general law to The proposed amendment would S-1339 holders appointed by the gover- provide that a surviving spouse of a appear on the ballot as follows: Proposition Number 2 nor and confirmed by the senate first responder who is killed or fatal- “The constitutional amendment (SJR 60) after the expiration of the per- ly injured in the line of duty is en- relating to legislative authority son’s term of office.” titled to receive an exemption from to permit credit unions and oth- SJR 60 proposes a constitutional ad valorem taxation from all or part er financial institutions to award amendment to require that certain Proposition Number 4 of the market value on the surviv- prizes by lot to promote savings.” conditions be met for the refinancing (SJR 6) ing spouse’s residence homestead, Published by Texas Secretary of State of a home equity loan to be secured as long as the surviving spouse has Rolando B. 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Page 11 September 15, 2017 www.doublemountainchronicle.com Roby CISD approves application for wind energy projectBy Jeff Hurt $20,000. dollars worth of turbine parts by the end of the year. After a closed session meeting with legal counsel and a public The local tax base does not necessarily generate all the revenue When asked what the life expectancy of the project would be, for school maintenance and operations. The school district re- Riklin said the reality is that somewhere between years 15 and 25presentation from President and CEO of Hill Country Wind Pow- ceives much of its funding from the state, which bases funding on the equipment starts to fail. Companies will continue to maintainer, L.P. Seth Riklin, the board approved the company’s application student enrollment. As a result, the more a school district collects the equipment until it becomes too expensive to maintain.for appraised value limitation on qualified property. locally the less it receives in state funding. “At that point, typically what you’re seeing, especially up here So if the district reduces its taxable value by 80%, the school where you’ve got the wind speeds and the transmission available, Mesquite Star Special, LLC is a company established through will receive less in taxes but should see an increase in state fund- they’ll just repower. We are seeing a number of repower projectsthe combined efforts of Hill Country Wind Power and a currently ing, the less recapture it would have to pay. going on here in Texas,” said Riklin.anonymous second company that is planning to construct a wind However, typically a district will experience one year where the He said because these towers are so strong it is going to be aenergy project in the southwestern portion of Fisher County. district will see less revenue due to limiting the property value, but good investment for the company to simply replace the nacelle when—or if—this occurs, the company will have to make up the with an updated model to be competitive in the market place at Riklin said they are not prepared to release the name of Hill difference in a payment to the school. that time.Country’s partners at the present time, explaining they have re- It is common for school districts to offer these kinds of incen- “And who knows where technology is going to take us 20 yearscently signed agreements and will be closing between now and the tives because of the supplemental payments, or Payments in Lieu from now,” said Riklin.end of October. He said the name would be released in an upcom- of Taxes (PILOTS). The 27,000-acre project is currently spanning across two schooling press release. The law permits a maximum of $100 per ADA for each year of districts: Roby CISD and Roscoe CISD, and Riklin is expected to the agreement, or $50,000, whichever is greater. In Roby CISD’s speak with the Roscoe board in a matter of days. He did, however, say the company is one of the largest owners case, this would be $50,000. Although it is possible the project may move into a portion ofof renewable energy in the United States. This is a way the school district is allowed to share in some of Nolan County, it currently lies 54% in the Roby school district and the tax savings the applicant receives, but the money is not cal- 46% in the Roscoe school district. “They know what they are doing. They are terrific partners. Cul- culated into the school funding formula. Therefore, the funds are “Right now it’s a Fisher County project,” said Riklin.turally they match up with Hill County really well. Their heart is treated as a gift and are not subject to recapture and will not affectin the right place, they care about the communities they’re in, and state funding.they want to be a big part—a positive part—of this community.” Riklin said the tax abatementsaid Riklin. application is the place to start. As he continued, Riklin informed the board that his mother was Protecting the Future of Our NeighborsIt is anticipated the project willa retired schoolteacher in San Antonio, and schools are near and be spread out in multiple phases, by Providing them Security Todaydear to him personally. the first of which is expected to being construction around next “We have heard the stories—over and over—about the pain of year’s third quarter, and hopeful-watching all your neighbors get wind farms, and it’s your turn.” ly complete by 2019. “We are starting with this first At Stamford Insurance, we protect farms and ranches of The project will span approximately 27,000 acres of privately phase and will move it forward, all types and sizes with different coverage limits and risksowned ranch and farmland and is planned to connect with the138k-V Loan Star Transmission line intersecting the southwest depending on the type and size of farm. A farm and ranchportion of the project area. When completed, the project is expect-ed to have 41 wind turbines capable of generating 140 megawatts. and we will see more applications policy will protect your farm or ranch for losses to your The company has been working toward the project for about six coming through as we march home or dwelling, farm property and liability risks.years, beginning on Trey Aiken’s 3,500 acres, and now encom-passing around 20,000 acres with another 7,000 additional acres through the process,” said Riklin. If you need Auto, Home, or Commercial Insurancepossible with other landowners who have expressed an interest in Riklin said the number of coverage, we can tailor a package to fit yourbeing part of the project. phases would be something deter- individual insurance needs. Our goal is to protect The board went on to amend the CCG policy—the ad valorem mined by the partner, but basedtax policy—, which explains how payments are made, wheth- you and your family from unexpected events byer any discounts are offered, or split payments etc. The policywas expanded to include more than 10 additional pages and was on the discussions they have had, finding the right coverage at an affordable rate.amended in order to grant the superintendent authority to act onthe district’s behalf. It also explains the $75,000 fee imposed by Riklin anticipates the project tothe school for the application Hill Country submitted. be an ongoing program. When asked whether the proj- The fee was imposed to cover the school’s cost of hiring Moak, ect would simply be walked awayCasey & Associates as legal representation for the project. from after twenty years, Riklin said that is highly unlikely. Kathy Mathias, representing Moak, Casey, spoke to the board He explained how there hasabout the Chapter 313 agreement. been a great amount of prepara- tion for the project. Hill Country Chapter 313 is a mechanism that allows schools to attract large safe-harbored the project last year Farm & Ranch Auto Home Commercialeconomic development projects into its district in order to increasethe tax base, create jobs, and hopefully increase the student popu- by digging a number of turbine At Stamford Insurance, each one of ourlation. foundations and building some roads. Riklin said this is their These are tax incentives, but they do not work the same way as number one project, and they clients is given a dedicated team of Randy Pat Murphreea tax abatement but the effect is basically the same. have a lot of skin in the game. experts that work together to 124 S. 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Page 12 September 15, 2017 www.doublemountainchronicle.com © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 40 Many, many children are bullied everyday. These fter a long day of schoolwork children can feel lost in a and play, Tom was tired. maze made up of bad feelings – sad, stressed, He couldn’t wait to rest and embarrassed, nervous, watch his favorite TV show. Just depressed, helpless. These as he got settled, his sister walked feelings can make it hard to in and flipped the channel to a do well in school and to different show. Tom felt angry! How would make friends. Experts say you feel? What would you do? Tom knew this was the time to STOP and think about what he would do next. that there is He knew that the next thing he said or did could make the conflict something that worse. This would be a foul. Look at the fouls described on the can help a child FOUL card. Do they sound familiar? who has been bullied. To find WbPcehuaceltomnomfpdfeeormoewpsoonlrel.evsiihnmagprteoh,regtaconootndtfhlfiaecnetlutihnnigtnislgys.ou A synonym is a out what that is, Faifnadirsdoemceisoinoen.you both trust to make word that has the complete the same or nearly the maze. The same meaning as letters along the another word of correct path of the same language. The words happy the maze spell the and glad are answer! synonyms. Look through START today’s paper andTom decided to try one of the FAIR ways to resolve find five pairs of M Khis conflict with his sister. Look at the FAIR card. words that are AWhich one do you think he tried? Use the code to synonyms tofind out his resolution to the conflict. complete this pSearysionng’sthfieneglisntghsa.t hurt the other chart. “You can’t play with us!” FC oAthneyrwpaeyrsoofn’ascbtiondgyt.hat can hurt the R dTiadlkinintgheabpoaustt.things a person said or Read the above lists of fair and foul ways to handle a conflict. B Then look at how the children in the comic strip below handle I the conflict over the ball. Which foul is each child doing? “Your EA clothes are ugly!” lma and Sam had a conflict the first day they met. RESOLUTION Find the words in the puzzle, “I’m going They both wanted to play with the class snake. They POSTPONE then in this week’s Kid Scoop to punch SHAREfinally decided to take turns holding the snake. The snake SYNONYM stories and activities. you!”was happy and so SNAKES VNwere they. They PAST BGN I KC I P DEfound out they had REFEREE NO I TULO S E R Dmore in common PICKING Y P P A H S K Y RW FINISHthan a love of LOVE E I P OT S NN I Osnakes. WORSE S VD P T TDOT R Standards Link: Health: Identify ways toLook carefully TIRED OHO S EKAN S S seek assistance if concerned, threatenedat Alma and Sam. GLAD ONAL THLYE E or abused.Circle seven STOP E P T R U H GMR Sways they HURT T E E R E F E ROO This week’s word:are alike. RESOLUTION A resolution is a solution or an end to a disagreement or argument. Taking turns holding the boa constrictor was a resolution to the students’ problem. Try to use the word resolution in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family.Finding ways that groups of people are the same Kids Care at Schooloften helps them to find a resolution to theirconflicts. Find an example of a conflict in the How do you and other kidsnewspaper. Make a list of the ways the people in your school show thaton both sides of the conflict are the same. Howcould these similarities lead to a resolution? you care about your school? What other things do you think kids could do to make schools great places to be? Quality Fisher County National Bank Nowlin Farm Hargrove Implement Rotan Services,Inc. Crop Chronicle “Your John Deere “Your Dependable Bank of Service” Scott & Marisa, Nowlin Insurance Dealer” 114 E. Sammy Baugh 325.735.2371 Rotan,TX 79546 Rotan, TX 79546 325.735.3606 325.735.2252 325.735.2224 Go Yellowhammers! Rotan, Texas Rotan, Texas 325.735.2562 fnbrotan.com Clinic City Janitorial Holt’s Visit Roby CISD Mark McClain - Pharmacy Supply Thriftway http://www.robycisd.org/ CEO/General ManagerSupporting our Fisher Montie Neighbors Mike & Roxanne Holt Find out about job postings, download applications, Phone (325) 776-2244 County Schools! 102 McCaulley St. preview Board Meeting Agendas, 310 N. Cleveland 325.735.2500 Sweetwater, TX Rotan,TX 79546 see the State Report Card, and other district information. Connecting You To Your School 24/7 325.235.1128 325.735.2246 SCHOOL CONNECT JOIN US ON FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/robycisd
Page 13 September 15, 2017 SPORTS www.doublemountainchronicle.comAspermont Hornets Take Yellowhammer sink the Over Jayton Jaybirds Pirates 24 - 14By Justine Latham By Henry Williams Photo credit Brayden Perales On Friday, September 8th, the Photo credit Stephen Reynolds to score a TD with 8:32 left in the final quarter, Rotan-32 Aspermont had a great come back Friday, September 8th against the Jayton Rotan Varsity travelled to Paint and Paint Creek-20). Thornton closed out the scoring withJaybirds at the Jaybird stadium with the ending score of 44-42. Creek in pursuit of their 2nd a 2 yard TD run (Schwarz's kick was good) with 4:49 left The first quarter proved this game would be tough defensively due to the score victory. In the early part of the in the game. The defense forced the Pirates to turn the ballremaining at zero going into the second quarter. contest, the Pirates jumped out over on downs and the Yellowhammer offense ran out With the sound of buzzer at the end of each quarter, the scoreboard showed to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter the remaining minute on the clock. The Yellowhammersboth teams fighting for the win and staying neck and neck with each other. with 1 :29 left on the clock. The are 2-0 for the season and will host the Rule Bobcats onAspermont outperformed Jayton in total yards, with the Hornets coming up with Yellowhammer offense struggled Thursday, September 14th at 7:30. Junior High will play386 yards while the Jaybirds were stuck with 279 yards. to score. The Pirates had the the early game. Aspermont blew Jayton out of the water with 232 passing yards against Jay- momentum and it seemed that theton’s 98. Jayton, however, did well game was slipping away but the in punting,having an average of 1-33 while the Hornets had an average of Yellowhammer defense stiffenedzero. up with 3 :50 left on the clockJayton is heading into the next game with their record currently at (0-2) while before halftime.Cotton Center sits with a record of (1-1). Aspermont Hornets will try to takeover the Guthrie Jaguars in Aspermont at 7:30 on Friday, September 15th. Jayton Rotan defense intercepted theplays in Cotton Center on Thursday, September 14th after Jayton’s Jr. High plays. ball and then it happened: Camer- on Thornton trotted onto the field as part of the offensive scheme and 1 minute and 45 seconds later, Thornton capped off the Ham- mer's possession with 7 yard TD run (Schwarz's kick was good for 2 points) and now the momentum shifted in favor of the Yellowham- mers with 2:05 left before the half. The 3rd quarter belonged to the Yellowhammers. (6:48), Thorn- ton ran for a 65 yard TD run, giving the Hammers their first lead of the night (Rotan-16, Paint Creek-14). In the next defensive series, Williams recovered a fumble with 6:06 on the clock. (2:05), Thornton found his way into the end zone with a 1 yard TD run (Schwarz's kick was good). Rotan-24, Paint Creek-14. With 36 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, defensive player,Schwarz, picked up a fumble (forced by Williams) and raced into the end zone to increase the lead by 18 points. Paint Creek managed Yellowhammers top Hornets 3-1 By Kyndra Vaught for the Hornets defense, and the Yellowhammers won Lady Hornets fell in a tough, four-set match against the game four 25-9 and the overall match 3-1. Lady Hammers Saturday in Hawley, as the Yellowham- After the game, Dunn said game one did not go as mers had a late comeback in the second set to rally a win planned for the Hammers, and going into the second set, in the third and fourth, taking the match. the team knew they had to step up their game. The Lady Hornets took a quick seven-point lead in “We had to pull ourselves together. We knew we could game one with back—to—back serves by Aaliyah Miller. win. It was basically a warm up game for us. Going into Game one was short, as the Hornets only allowed the set two, we were able to change our mindset, and in sets Hammers to score eight points before winning the set three and four, we had found a good bump—set—hit 25-8. rhythm.” Ryleigh Denton pounded the Hornets with a series of Fellow team member Ryleigh Denton agreed, saying jump-serves going into set two, giving the Hammers a the game was all over the place. five point lead before turning over ball procession to the “After game one, we knew we needed to pick it up. Hornets. Once we realized that wasn’t how we usually play, we Both teams fought to hold onto the ball before Bailey knew what we needed to do.” Helms served six powerhouse serves that gave the Ham- Hornets Head Coach Jerry Carreon said he knew going mers the push they needed to take game two 25-17. in, the Hammers were an experienced team. The Hammers were quick to stop Miller’s serves early “We just didn’t get the job done. We are still a young Photo credit Stephen Reynolds in game three, with the Yellowhammer front line deliv- team and the same things that beat us today, we’ve seen ered multiple hits the Hornets failed to recover. from day one. Rotan did a good job, I’ll give them cred-Score by Quarter: Individual Stats - After the Hammers took lead, Prairie Flowers realized it.”Jayton (0-2) – 0 6 36 0 - 42 JAYTON JAYBIRDSAspermont (1-1) – 0 6 30 8 - 44 the Hornets were lacking the confidence they started with Prairie Flowers said the Hornets didn’t play their best Rushing: Tye Scogin – 15-108 yards, 2 TD and begin motivating her team from the court. game, but she doesn’t plan to allow the loss to affect the Pecos Smith – 9-73 yards, 1 TD “Let’s go girls. Something’s got to change. We are still rest of the season. Passing:Team Stats JAY ASP Kaden Awe – 4/10, 51 yards, 3 INT in this Hornets.” “The team with the winning attitude won today. Our Tye Scogin – 1/7, 47 yards, 1 TDFirst Downs: 9 12 The Hammers won set three 25-22 forcing the match job now is to learn from our mistakes and work harder Receiving:Rush Att.s-Yds: 24-181 28-154 Camron Benavides – 1 – 47 yards, 1 into a fourth game. next time. We won’t let a loss—or our mistakes—definePassing Yards: 98 yds 232 yds TD The fourth game started off shaky for the Hammers as us.” Pecos Smith – 2 – 39 yardsCom, Atpt, INTs: 5/17, 3 INT 13/22, 1 Tyler Seaton – 1 – 15 yards the Hornets gained ball procession after an out of bounds The Rotan Yellowhammers hosted the Loraine Bull- Tye Scogin – 1 – 7 yardsINT Defense: (solos + assists) serve. dogs Tuesday night, winning their second district game. Junior Martinez – 14 tackles, 1 FFTotal Yards: 279 386 Hornets Zoe Calamaco was able to hand the Hammers They will play the Post Antelopes Saturday at 4 P.M. in Tye Scogin – 13 tacklesPunts-Average: 1-33 0 Kaden Awe – 13 tackles, 1 FF a few hits they were unable to return. Post. Camron Benavides – 13 tacklesFumbles-Lost: 4-2 5-2 Pecos Smith – 7 tackles, 1 INT The Hammers began taking lead as Jackie Dunn The Aspermont Hornets lost to the Klondike Cougars—Penalties-Yards: 3-30 12-121 Tyler Seaton – 4 tackles crushed the Hornets with multiple hits that caught the currently undefeated in the district—Tuesday. Saturday Keldan Moorhead – 1 tackle team off guard. they will host the Plains Cowgirls in Rotan. Games will Scoring Summary 1st Quarter Ultimately, the Hammers front line proved too much start at 10 a.m. 2nd QuarterIndividual Stats - JAY (7:01) Scogin 23 yard run (kick By Henry Williams A Night on the FieldASPERMONT HORNETS failed) 6-0 Rotan Junior High Football ASP (2:04) 27 yard pass (Kick failed) Rushing 6-6 The young Junior High Yellow- Carrillo, Ballard, and Robles, and way over a defender before he was Rowdy Bradley- 14 carries 120 yards 3rd Quarter hammers hosted the Pirates from sprinted 49 yards until he was tackled tackled around the 4 yard line. Magee JAY (6:30) – Scogin 28 yard run (kick Paint Creek on Thursday, September from behind on the 1 yard line. Garza finished the drive with a 1 yard run. 2 TDS failed) 12-6 7th. The Rotan JH teams consists finished the drive with a 1 yard TD. After the Pirates scored 1 TD on their Christopher Mendez- 21 yards 1 TD ASP (6:07) 26 yard pass (kick good) of: JJ Perales (#3); Juan Garza (#6); The next TD came as a result of next series of plays, the two teamsAnthony Castaneda- 2 carries 17 yards 12-14 Kaeden Krebsbach (#11); Riley Elrod Daniel cutting back against several agreed to a live 6 minute quarter. JAY (5:58) Scogin 50 yard kick return (#12); Bryson Magee (#13); Chris defenders and racing for a TD run With the combined running of War- Blake Riley- 3 carries 27 yards (Seaton kick) 20-14 Webster (#21); Jaxon Warren (#30); of 40 yards. Perales gained 5 yards ren, Daniel, and Garza, the Yellow- Passing JAY (4:16) Benavides 42 yard pass Jordan Daniel (#50); Peyton Carrillo to the 35 yard line. On the 7th play, hammers only needed 4 plays to from Scogin (Seaton kick) 28-14 (#54); Kristopher Smith (#62); Juan Elrod attempted a pass to Robles. cross the goal line with Garza making Luis Chavez- 12/19 227 yards 2 TDS ASP (3:23) 3 yard run (kick failed) Robles (#64); Kaden Ballard (#71); The next play was a 45 yard TD run the 5 yard TD. Warren crossed the 1 INT 28-20 Luke Anderle (#72); Michael Moffet by Daniel. Elrod completed a pass to goal line for the extra point and it JAY (2:27) Smith 44 yard run (Seaton (#77). Anderle for 20 yards. Two plays later, was Rotan-7 and Paint Creek-0 with Rowdy Bradley- 1/3 24 yards 1 TD kick) 36-20 the pass from Elrod to Garza was 4:36 left on the clock. The Yellow- Receiving ASP (1:35) 25 yard pass (kick good) Each team was given the oppor- incomplete. hammer defense limited the Pirates to 36-28 tunity to execute on the offensive 4 plays (turnover on downs); Perales Blake Riley- 6 receptions 95 yards 1 JAY (1:24) Scogin 55 yard kick return and defensive side of the ball. The On the defensive side of the ball, and Carrillo tackled #14 at the line TD (kick failed) 42-28 Yellowhammers were given approxi- Perales and Ballard teamed up to of scrimmage; Garza and Warren ASP (0:58) 9 yard run (kick good) mately 10 plays on the offensive side record the frrst tackle of the 2017 tackled #25 after a 4 yard gain. Next Anthony Castaneda- 2 receptions 50 42-36 to start the scrimmage. With the ball season after a 6 yard gain by #14 play was an incomplete pass and the yards 2 TDS 4th Quarter placed on the 30 yard line, Warren from Paint Creek! #25 scored a 44 fourth down run was short of the first ASP (4:57) 17 yard run (kick good) gained 10 yards on the very first play yard TD run. On the very next play, when Garza tackled #25. With 2:36Rowdy Bradley- 3 receptions 66 yards 42-44 of the game. On the next play, behind Warren sacked #14 with an 8 yard on the clock, the Yellowhammers Karter Morris- 2 rec 40 yards the blocks of Carrillo, Ballard, and loss for Paint Creek and the frrst were up 13-0. Daniel had a run of 44 Defense Robles and the lead blocks of Warren sack of the 2017 Junior High football yards for a TD but extra point pass and Elrod, Garza went the distance of season! The Hammers managed to was incomplete. Krebsbach had two Rowdy Bradley- 11 tackles 1 INT 40 yards for the first touchdown hold the Pirates to 2 TDs during that solo tackles for no gain and the de- Karter Morris- 8 tackles series of plays. fense shut out the Pirates in the live (TD) of the 2017 Junior High six minute quarter. Anthony Castaneda- 6 tackles 1 INT football season! On the 3rd play The next series for the Yellow-Blake Riley- 5 Tackles 1 sack 1 Forced from scrimmage (ball on the 30 yard hammers was highlighted by a phys- line), Warren broke through the line ical run of 32 yards ... Krebsbach Fumble 2 Fumble Recoveries of scrimmage behind the blocks of lowered himself and plowed his Slade Swink- 4 tackles Luis Chavez- 3 tackles Clayton Martin- 2 tackles 1 INT Brayden Albright- 1 Tackle
Page 14 September 15, 2017 COMMUNITY www.doublemountainchronicle.com Community Family & Friends of Stuart Family History Calendar Anson & Dorthy May Martin Fisher County Historical Museum Special (Continued from page 1) By Robert Allen, Roby CorrespondentSeptember 18VOLLEYBALL You are invited to join a celebration of their 70th wedding The September meeting ies were completed he went into a long stint as anniversaryat a come and go reception on Saturday, Septem- welcomed Freddie Stuart to an educator, coach and administrator with many- Aspermont vs Sweetwater ber 23, 2017, between 2 & 4 p.m. at Cross Roads Baptist the speaker’s podium. He was of those years being in Roby. As he ended he(@ Sweetwater) JH 4pm Church. No gifts please. invited to give a brief history of stated, “I’m proud to be from Fisher County and the Stuart family, how and when I love my heritage and family.”September 19 ROBY HIGH SCHOOL they made their way to Fisher 35TH BIENNIAL HOMECOMING County. He spoke of ancestors Writer’s Note:- Roby 3rd Grade Safety City trip making the journey to the county I then began to look around the museum SEPTEMBER 15 & 16, 2017 in the late 1800’s and early as this was my first time there. The amount of-FFA Greenhand Day SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 1900’s. The first spot they settled artifacts and information was staggering. We was in Oklahoma where they have a gem in our midst. There are tons of books,VOLLEYBALL FRIDAY PEP RALLY-High School Gym-Seating reserved for Exes lived in a very common domicile newspapers, community histories, artifacts of allAspermont vs Loraine 3:00 p.m. for that era, a dugout, which was kinds including an actual horse buggy and vin-(@ Loraine) JH 4pm 5:00 p.m. PARADE & VISITATION ON THE SQUARE-Meet at High easy to construct and maintain. tage post office boxes from the past. I spent sev- Many of them were a half dug- eral minutes perusing through the items on theAspermont Varsity OPEN 5:30 p.m. School parking lot at 4:15 for line up \ out, living quarters in the ground bottom floor and then took myself up the stairs 7:30 p.m. and a top with windows and a to find even more treasures. Everyone owes it toAspermont City Council 6pm (We encourage you to visit the museum across from the square open'-4:00-6:00) doorway, very similar to a cellar. themselves to visit and walk down memory lane SATURDAY During the time they lived there with all of the wonderful stuff on display. Our*Rotan vs Wellman-Union 9:00 a.m. BRISKET SUPPER-School Cafeteria(fund raiser for Mane Event) his wife passed from malaria world is moving at a faster and faster pace with(HOME) 5pm V (TEAL OUT) 11:30 a.m. . FOOTBALL GAME-Roby vs. Ranger and left him with three children every passing year and if we aren’t diligent and 1:00 p.m. Presentation of Kings and Queens at halftime honoring years to rear on his own. A few years mindful we will lose a great deal of our past. TheJayton School Board Meeting 2:00 p.m. passed and they made their way to the western most important part of our heritage is our small7pm ending in 6 and 7-Voting Ballots available at the gate. part of the Texas panhandle. It was during this town and county museums. Many folks have put 8:00 p.m. time that Mr. Stuart’s grandfather was kidnapped in countless hours to save this small piece ofSeptember 20 COFFEE AND DONUTS-School Cafeteria by Indians. When his father finally found him in local history. I encourage everyone to support HAMBURGER LUNCHEON - School Cafeteria(Mane Event) the tribe’s village they claimed they mistook the their efforts and even become a part of future- Jayton ISD - Donuts with Dad PROGRAM - High School Auditorium boy to be one of their own because of his very endeavors in order to maintain what is already7:30am in the Cafeteria dark complexion. Not too long after this episode there and hopefully allow it to grow further. SPEAKER - Bryce Moore occurred they met a family named McClure and The museum is located just west of theCross Country PRESENTATION - Citizen of the Year Award made their way on to Fisher County where they square and is usually open every Thursday fromRotan, Roby, Jayton @Rotan JH/ SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE SQUARE-Music by Texas High Band purchased property west of what is now Roby. A 10:00-2:00. Also remember they will be openHS 2pm few years later they purchased a large two story this Friday September 15 from 4:00 – 6:00 for Bring your lawn chairs and join the fun. house on the north side of Roby which is still Homecoming.September 21 occupied to this day. They eventually boughtJH/JV FOOTBALL REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL ACTIVITIES. REGISTRATION FEE PROVIDES another place just east of town where they lived FUNDING FOR FUTURE HOMECOMINGS. for many years.- Jayton vs Paint Creek 5:30pm Mr. Stuart then began telling stories of(@Paint Creek) JH people he remembered during the time he was growing up here. He told of the children going to- Rotan vs Blackwell 5pm school at Sylvester until some were recruited to(HOME) JH Roby to play football. There were ten kids in all. He then spoke of the beginnings of the- Roby vs Baird (HOME) 5pm Fisher County rodeo with his grandfather pro-JH viding all of the stock. There were many family members who participated.- Aspermont vs Sterling CIty JH Mr. Stuart then talked about various5:30pm (HOME) JV 7pm other family accomplishments, agricultural, athletic, and school related awards. All of theSeptember 22 children finished school and some went on toV FOOTBALL college. Many of them went into farming in the county and continue this today.- Aspermont vs Sterling CIty He then finished the evening by telling7:30pm (@ Sterling City) V about his college and athletic career, including several track and field accolades. After his stud-- Jayton vs Paint Creek(HOME) 7:30pm V PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND. HONOR DECEASED EXES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS Kent Co. 4-H Clever Clovers Select BY MAILING DONATIONS TO: Roby Ex-Students Association, P.O. Box 422, Roby, Texas 79543 New Officers- Roby vs Baird(@ Baird) 7:30pm V THANK YOU- Rotan vs Blackwell 7:30pm(@ Blackwell) VSeptember 23VOLLEYBALL- Aspermont JV Tournament @Rotan TBA- *Aspermont vs Loraine(@Rotan) 6:30pm V- Rotan V OPENSeptember 25ROBY STUDENT HOLIDAY -Parent Conference Day- Kent County Commissioner Roby High School NHSCourt 9am- Stonewall County Commission- 2 ladies, (Carla Smith from Tuscola, and Tricia Dickerson from On Tuesday September 5, 2017, during their first cil Delegate, Lainey Baldridge-Reporter, ander Court 9am Merkel) decided to take a couple of trailers behind 2 pickups to meeting in the school cafeteria, the 4-H Clever Melody McClane-Council Delegate. The Clever South Texas (Rockport, Ingleside, Aransas Pass area) on Monday Clovers selected new officers! Pictured from left Clovers are looking forward to a great new year!VOLLEYBALL August 28th. We started notifying people that we were taking to right is Hayden Blackwell-Vice President, “To make the best better’’ is the 4-H motto and- Aspermont vs Hawley(@ donations around Tuesday Aug 29th. One place we notified was Sidney Hall-Parliamentarian, Kenli Curtis-Secre- they look forward to doing just that!Sweetwater) JH/JH 5pm Merkel Schools. Rachael Byers of Roby works at Merkel High tary, Cutter Lee-President, Sean Stanaland-Coun- School and she, in turn, notified Roby High School of the do-September 26 nation drive. We soon gathered enough supplies that we were First Responders 9/11 WalkVOLLEYBALL overwhelmed and realized that 2 trailers behind Pickups were not going to be big enough. We looked into renting a box truck from Photo credit Valerie Pruitt- *Aspermont vs Post Penske or U-haul and I told my contact at MHS that we were(@ Rotan) 9/JV/V 4pm going to have to get a bigger vehicle to haul all these supplies in. Then we were so blessed to get the call that Rachael Byers- *Rotan vs Klondike (@ Klond- husband volunteered to donate the use of and drive an 18-wheelerike) 6pm V with an enclosed trailer with all the supplies. Not only did they do this, they, along with their son Lane Byers, helped unload theSeptember 27 truck in Ingleside on Saturday, September 2. Roby High SchoolCross Country National Honor Society headed the donation drive at Roby HS and in 2 days time, they were able to fill an 18 foot horse trailer with- Rotan, Aspermont @Seabee tons of supplies. These kids gathered, diapers, water, clothing,Park Abilene JH/HS TBA cleaning supplies, personal hygiene supplies, toys, and food, both people food and pet food. We were truly amazed by the work- Roby @ Throckmorton or Rule these kids at Roby put forth to get the people of South Texas someJH?HS supplies. We left Abilene at 4:00 am on Saturday morning, Sept 2, with the truck load. All in all, we took 40,000 LBs of suppliesSeptember 28 in the Byers truck to Ingleside Texas, a small town just south ofJH/JV FOOTBALL Rockport, Texas, where the eye of Hurricane Harvey had hit. The church and people that received our truck of goodies, were both- Rotan vs Lueders-Avoca 5pm shocked at the amount we brought and totally overjoyed! But(@ Lueders) JH their spirit was what amazed us. There were no complaints, no crying over their loss of belongings or homes, no sadness. They- Roby JH OPEN were happy to be alive and grateful for our donations. They actu- ally had lunch waiting on us when we arrived! People were show-- Aspermont vs Spur JH 5:30pm ing up to get supplies and were actually helping us unload thepm (@ Spur) JV 7pm truck. We went down there to bless them, and we ended up being blessed BY them. Carla, Rachael, and I would like to THANKV FOOTBALL the Roby High School NHS and all the kiddos that contributed- Roby vs Rocksprings (@ San and donated and helped load and unload. You kids are amazing!Angelo) 7:30pm V Thank you form the bottom of our hearts!September 29V FOOTBALL- ASPERMONT HOME-COMING Aspermont vs Spur7:30pm (HOME) V- Jayton vs Whitharral Send your photos to [email protected] to People from all over met in Sweetwater, Satur- King, Matthew Ledbetter and Dee Dycus and(@ Whitharral) 5:30pm JH have it placed on the Community Page! day morning at 8am to participate in the First Robert Hoffman (not pictured) helped to direct7:30pm V Responders 9/11 walk to Roscoe from the Nolan traffic. The walk was 8.2 miles long. “It was a Send in your photos for a chance to be picked as the County Plaza in Sweetwater, Texas. Individuals very humbling experience to participate in the- Rotan vs Lueders-Avoca Weekly Masthead photo on page 1 too! from the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, walk honoring those who’s lives were lost during7:30pm (HOME) V Sweetwater, Maryneal, Roby, Rotan, Colorado the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers in For additional information please call 325-735-2562 City, Howard County, Ncso, Sweetwater PD, New York.” said Dee Dycus, Rotan VolunteerSeptember 30 Jayteens, MCR all came out to participate. Kody Fireman.Cross Country
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