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Wednesday, January 15, 2014" The News Leader of Seminole and Gaines County Since 1907 "

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Judging for Annual Show Begins Today

Then There Were TwoGaines Leaders Narrow CMAR Listing to 2 Firms

Participant, Animal Exhibit Numbers Considerably Down

Best of Luck, Gaines Co. Junior Livestock Show Participants !

Gaines County Law Enforcement Center Project

2014 Gaines County Junior Livestock Show

See SHOW, Page 6A

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GOIN' SHOWIN'Gaines County Youth of all ages will take to the show ring beginning this afternoon to exhibit their animal projects as part of judging associated with the 2014 Gaines County Junior Livestock Show. The annual youth event will run through Saturday at the Gaines County Civic Building in Seminole.

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JAIL PROJECT DISCUSSIONWayne Gondeck (standing), of DRG Architects gives an update on a proposed 72-bunk, $8.14 million jail project proposal being pursued by Gaines County leaders during a Monday morning meeting of the Commissioners Court, held at the Gaines County Courthouse.

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A list of firms interested in participating as the construction manager at-risk (CMAR) for the proposed $8.14 million building of a 72-bunk jail facility for Gaines County inmates was narrowed down from five to two Monday morning.

In action taken by Gaines County Commissioners, County officials will now seek "requests for proposals" from Fort Worth-based Sedalco Con-struction and Templeton Construction of San Angelo, the top two-ranked firms who had submitted "requests for qualification" (RFQ) bids to Gaines County leaders prior to the Christmas holiday.

Sedalco and Templeton, according to Wayne Gondeck of DRG Archi-tects, ranked as the top two firms respectively in a breakdown and ranking process conducted by the San Antonio-based construction oversight firm

2014 Gaines County Junior Livestock Show Schedule

Wednesday, Jan. 159 a.m. -3 p.m.--Swine classification and weigh-in.

1 p.m.--Beef classification and weigh-in.

3 p.m.--Rabbit classification and show.

4:30 p.m.--Lamb classification and weigh-in. Goat classification and weigh-in to follow imme-diately following lambs.

Thursday, Jan. 162 p.m.--Swine show

Friday, Jan. 1710 a.m.--Goat show. Lamb show to follow 15 minutes following the completion of the goat show.

2 p.m. (or one hour after completion of Lamb show)--Heifer show. Steer show will follow after the completion of the goat show.

Saturday, Jan. 1811:15 a.m.-- Awards luncheon begins.

12 noon--2013 Gaines County Junior Livestock Show Awards Show and auction sale.

By Dustin WrightSentinel Managing Editor

The number of animal exhibits and youth exhibitors for the upcom-ing 2014 Gaines County Junior Livestock Show, which begins with judging this (Wednesday) afternoon, is down, according to show officials in a release of numbers Monday.

According to show officials, 128 Gaines County youth are anticipated to participate in this week's activities, which will include the display of rabbit, swine, goat, lamb, heifer and steer exhibits at the Gaines County Civic Building. The 2014 total, ac-cording to previous accounts by the Seminole Sentinel, is down from 155 youth participants in the 2013 show.

In relation to the decline of exhibi-tors, the 2014 Gaines County Junior Livestock Show also saw a steep decline in overall animal exhibits.

According to Monday figures from show officials, a total of 291 animal exhibits are anticipated to be displayed this week, which is down 106 from 2013's total of 397 animals. In the 2012 Gaines County Junior Livestock show, local youth exhibited 358 animal exhibits.

Jerry Don Foote, President of the Gaines County Junior Livestock Show committee, said Tuesday morning it was hard to pin down an exact explanation of the decline in participants and animal exhibits for the 2014 show.

"I am not sure what you can (at-tribute) the drop in numbers to, but if I had to make a guess, I would have

to say just the increasing costs of buying and raising a (show) animal," said Foote.

According to show officials, Thurs-day's swine show -- the largest show at the Gaines County Junior Live-stock Show for 2014 -- is anticipated to feature 166 swine exhibits. That total is down from 202 swine from the 2013 show, and 175 swine exhibited in 2012.

Lambs will make up the second largest class for the 2014 show, as 39 exhibits are anticipated to be fea-tured, which is down from previous

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Seminole Police Dept.Jan. 9 -- Seminole Police were dispatched to the 400 Block of SE 4th Street in

reference to subjects possibly doing drugs. Upon arrival officers located a vehicle with several occupants. Further investigation

revealed one of the occupants was in possession of marijuana. Justin Walker Smethers, 18 of Seminole was arrested and transported to the

Gaines County Jail.Jan. 9 -- Seminole Police Ofifcers were dispatched to the 100 Block of West Ave

A in reference to property damage involving a vehicle and city property. Upon arrival officers obtained the driver's information and a report was taken.

Jan. 12 -- Seminole Police Officers responded to a call in reference to an at-tempted suicide.

The subject was transported to Lubbock UMC via Seminole Emergency Services. An investigation is underway.Jan. 12 -- Officers stopped two vehicles in the 200 Block of NW 4th. A further

investigation found both drivers to be intoxicated. Benny Loewen Friesen, 18 of Seminole and Wilhelm Wiebe Berg, 19 of Semi-

nole were arrested for driving while intoxicated and were transported to the Gaines County Jail.

The Seminole Police Dept. con-tinues their search for any informa-tion related to the identity of two men believed to be associated with a Wednesday evening auto burglary case.

The burglaries occurred around 7 p.m. last Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, at the West Side Church of Christ, on NW 23rd St. in Seminole.

SPD officials are looking a Hispan-ic man, who is described as being in his mid-30s and heavy build, and a Caucasian man, described as being in his late 20's, early 30s, with a me-dium build.

In the burglaries, the suspects stole purses left inside vehicles and have used debit/credit cards taken from the victims. The cards were used at locations in Seminole, Andrews and Odessa before authorities could put a hold on the accounts.

Anyone with any information re-lated to this case or the identities of the persons involved are encour-

The Seminole EMS department will be hosting an Emergency Medi-cal Technician course, scheduled to begin Feb. 3 in Seminole.

Those wishing to register must hold a valid drivers license, be 18 or over, have no criminal history , have a high school diploma or GED and meet other requirements set forth by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Registration forms may be re-quested by contacting Seminole EMS at (432) 758-8816 or semsedu@cityofseminole.org

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SUSPECT INFORMATION SOUGHTSeminole Police Dept. officials are seeking information of two suspects -- identified as the two individuals at the top of this SPD photo -- who are allegedly connected to a Wednesday evening incident where several automobiles were burglarized.

Suspects Still Sought for Auto Burglaryaged to call the Seminole Police Dept. at (432) 758-9871. Reporting callers can remain anonymous.

SPD officials are also urging local residents to be mindful of their vehi-

cles and to not leave property inside their automobiles for any amount of time, as those vehicles become tar-gets for thieves.

Matters of RecordLocal News Briefs

Seminole's newest eatery is anticipated to begin serving hot pizza pies Monday morning, according to a press release from corporation officials received by the Seminole Sentinel over the weekend.

Domino's Pizza, located at 800 S. Main St., Suite 1, is expected to open their newest Permian Basin location operated by Midland based Sweet Pizza, LLC, operated by owners Jim and Cassie Gerety.

The Seminole location, the couple's 11th Permian Basin store, is being described as being a "Pizza Theater" concept, the he second of its kind in the area.

According to SaRena Keneston, Director of Marking for Dominos, the "Pizza Theater" is an experience where you can see your pizza being made right in front of you.

"Unlike other 'traditional' Domino’s locations, you can gather with friends and family to dine-in the restaurant," she said. "For the kids of all ages, there is an enormous chalkboard wall to express their creativity and or leave feedback for the store team, a feature that everyone will love. TV’s will be tuned in to sports events to watch your favorite team."

“Domino’s has delivered, to me and my family, the dream of owning and operating my own business,” said Cassie Gerety. “We hope everyone will come to the new Pizza Theater design, meet our fantastic team members and enjoy a memorable experience.” In third quarter of 2014 the Gerety’s anticipate opening

Seminole Domino's Store Opens Doors to Locals

their third Pizza Theater in the Permian Basin, located in Snyder.

“We are dedicated to the Permian Basin area and are excited about the opportunity to serve the Semi-

nole residents,” said Gerety. “Our goal is to con-tinue to develop a loyal customer following by

delivering hot, great-tasting pizza at a great price.”

Domino’s Pizza offers customers a full menu to choose from, includ-ing four types of pizza crust (Hand

Tossed, Thin, Handmade Pan and Brooklyn), Domino’s American Leg-

ends® Pizzas, Domino’s ArtisanTM Pizzas, Penne Pastas, Domino’s Oven Baked Sand-

wiches, Stuffed Cheesy Bread, Breadsticks, Parmesan Bread Bites, Chicken Wings, Boneless

Chicken, Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes, Cinna Stix® and Coca-Cola® products.

For pizza delivery, customers can call the new Domino’s Pizza store at (432) 758-3334 or to order in Spanish they can call 1-888-DOMINOS. They can also on online at www.dominos.com, espanol.domi-nos.com, or via a mobile app on iPhone, Android, or googleplay.

Today (Wednesday), the Seminole Domino's loca-tion will officially celebrate their grand opening, which will include a ribbon cutting ceremony with members of the Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce and Pow Wow Ambassadors.

Seminole EMS to Hold Upcoming EMT Course

GCAD: Some Ag Land Exemptions Available

2013 Property Taxes Become Delinquent Feb. 1

GCAD Answers Questions to Tax Renditions

According to Gayla Harridge, Chief Appraiser for the Gaines County Appraisal District, landown-ers may qualify for a special lower valuation on their land, based on what it will produce rather than what it would sell for on the open market.

The basis for the special valuation

is found in the Texas Constitution under Article 8, Section 1-d-1 and is often called open-space valuation. Qualified open-space land means land that is currently devoted princi-pally to agricultural use to the degree of intensity generally accepted in this area and that has been devoted prin-cipally to agricultural use for five of the preceding years. Agricultural use includes cultivating soil, producing crops for human food, animal feed, or planting seed or for the production of fibers, raising livestock or other tangible products having a commer-cial value.

If land use changes, the taxing units will collect rollback taxes with seven percent interest for the previ-ous five years in which land received open-space valuation. Taxpayers should consider this aspect of the program when they apply for special valuation.

Harridge advises that if you have already applied for this special valu-ation you need NOT re-apply this year. For those needing to apply, appraisal district personnel will be available should any taxpayer need help filling out the form.

The 2013 taxes become delinquent Feb. 1, 2014, according to officials with the Gaines County Appraisal District.

State law requires a six percent penalty and one percent interest to be added to the tax beginning Feb. 1.

The penalty and the interest increases by one percent each month until the taxes are paid. If you have any questions concerning your taxes please contact the Gaines County Appraisal District at 302 S.E. Avenue B, Seminole or call (432) 758-3263.

The Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 340, which REQUIRES that rendi-tions be completed and returned to our office not later than April 15, 2014. The deadline will be extended to May 15 if our office receives a written request no later than April 15.

Under Section 22.01 of the Tax Code, as person SHALL render for taxation ALL tangible personal property used for the production of income THAT THE PERSON OWNS OR MANAGES AS A FIDUCIARY on January 1, 2014. Section 22.28 REQUIRES the chief appraiser to impose A PENALTY OF 10% OF THE TOTAL TAXES IM-POSED ON THE PROPERTY IF IT IS NOT RENDERED. Section 22.29 mandates an additional 50% penalty for any fraudulent report, alteration of documents, or concealment of evidence requested.

WHAT IF I BELIEVE THAT MY VALUE IS INCORRECT?

Property owner who disagree with the value established by the Appraisal District may protest to the Appraisal Review Board (ARB). The ARB is an impartial body of five citizens which has the general responsibility to review appraisal records for correctness and also to hear protests from taxpayers who file a written protest on time. This written protest must include the owner's identity and address, the identity of the property

being protested and an indication of what you are dissatisfied with.

MUST I SEE THE ARB?It is often possible for issues to be

resolved with the GCAD staff with-out having to appear before the ARB. Questions can be answered by phoning GCAD's Personal Property Section at (432) 758-3263.

If an appointment with the ARB is necessary, you will be notified at least 15 days in advance of the time they have scheduled for your hearing. At the ARB hearing, the property owner normally presents his/her evidence first. After the Appraisal District's position is presented, the property owner may present rebut-tal evidence. Generally, the property owner filing the protest has the burden to support the appeal. When the ARB has heard all testimony, it may make its decision immediately or postoone the decision to a later date.

MY TAXABLE VALUE IS SET, WHAT'S NEXT?

Once the appeals process is complete and the governing bodies of the local jurisdictions have adopted their tax rates, the next step in the property tax cycle is paying your taxes.

WHO COLLECTS MY TAXES?The Gaines County Appraisal District

is responsible for collecting all the taxes in the county. The GCAD mails out tax statements in October and the taxes be-come delinquent if not paid by February 1. Taxes that are unpaid on February 1 receive an additional penalty and interest charge that is added to the original tax amount.

FACTS REMEMBER:Only the taxing jurisdiction have

control over tax RATES, not GCAD or the ARB.

Only the ARB (or GCAD during certain time periods) can order changes which affect the amount of taxes owed.

An IRS 5.C# Exemption does not entitle one to be exempt from local prop-erty taxes. Application must be made to GCAD.

The Texas Property Tax Code does not allow taxes to be prorated, even though your business closed or was sold during mid-year. PROTEST must be in written form.

It is your responsibility to make sure that your property is listed correctly on our records along with your correct name and address.

For more information you can contact the Gaines County Appraisal District at 302 SE Ave B, Seminole, Texas 79360 or (432) 758-3263.

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Velma Evelyn Teeter HensonFuneral services for Velma Evelyn Teeter Henson, age 96 and for-

mer resident of Seminole will be held Friday, January 17, 2014 at M.S. Doss Chapel at 2:00 p.m. with Atchen Lowrie officiating. Burial will fol-low at Gaines County Cemetery. Family visitation will be held at Boyer Funeral Home on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 6 to 7 p.m. In lieu

of flowers, the family requests that you donate to your favorite charity.

Mrs. Henson passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Homestead Nursing Home in Baird. She was born on July 20, 1917 in Cleburne to Eula Mae and William Marvin Teeter. She married Coleman “A.C.” Henson on June 23, 1940 in Ft. Worth.

Evelyn and A.C. owned A.C. Gas and Appliance in Seminole from 1946 – 2008. They attended auctions and flea mar-kets, and enjoyed traveling and visiting with the many people that came through their store.

Evelyn Henson is preceded in death by her husband, A.C. Henson in 2011; one brother, Buddy Teeter; and one sister, Wanda Reed.

She is survived by one daughter Glenda Kirklen and husband Bobby of Clyde; one granddaughter Kimberly Bryan and husband Keith of Hud-son Oaks; one great-grandson Joseph Bryan of Hudson Oaks; one sister-in-law Lou Teeter of Meadowlake and any nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Jean Jones LindtLOOP--Jean Jones Lindt, age 79, died peacefully on December 22,

2013. Jean was born on the family farm in Loop, To Gilbert H. Jones and Bertha Caswell Jones on December 1, 1934. Jean married Richard T. Jones on December 21, 1953. Richard died in 1967 leaving Jean to raise

their four children. Jean opened Jean’s Coiffures in 1970 and closed the salon this past October. She married Alex Lindt on March 1, 1980. Jean was a champion of all strays and had countless pet dogs, cats, and baby birds that fell from nests. Jean was preceded in death by her first husband, her parents, and beloved sister Jackie Ele.

She is survived by husband Alex, children Cindi Grife (Dan), Nathan Jones (Hyun Hui), David Jones, Heather Harp (Steve), stepchildren Jerry Lindt (Donna), Alexia Criswell (David), six beloved grandchildren Jerry Lee Lindt, Jennifer Nix (Trent), Rebecca Kinikin (Anson), Raini Shuffield, Jonathan Shuffield (fiance Kathryn Alpago), Stephen Harp, two great grandchildren, Sloan Kinikin and Jude Kinikin, and lifelong friend Joan Young. Jean’s family extends heartfelt gratitude to Doctors Mark Layman, Charles Bayouth, and Melanie Oblender, as well as the staff of the Cov-enant Palliative Care Unit. Special thanks to nurses Teresa and Julie for their loving care. Contributions in Jean’s memory may be made to any charity that ben-efits animals or to Hope Lodge in Lubbock. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. The family has entrusted their loved one to Mark A Jones Funeral Directors.

Ernesto Mendoza, Sr.WINK--Funeral services for Ernesto Mendoza, Sr. age 45 of Wink

and formerly of Seminole, will be held Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Templo Nazaret Church with Pastor Tony Cruz officiating. Burial will follow at Gaines County Cemetery. All services are under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home.

Mr. Mendoza passed away Sunday, January 12, 2013 at Kermit Hospital in Kermit. He was born Sep-tember 7, 1968 in Van Horn to Socorro (Tarango) and Francisco G. Mendoza, Sr.

Ernesto was a Christian and he worked in the oil-field. He was a happy person who was friends with ev-eryone. He enjoyed joking around with people, giving everyone a special nickname. His hobbies included fish-

ing, cooking, and dancing. Ernesto Mendoza is survived by parents Francisco G. Mendoza and

wife Socorro of Seminole; wife Arlyn Lujan of Wink; four sons Ernesto Mendoza, Jr. and wife Daniella of Wink, Michael Mendoza, Angel Men-doza, & Hugo Mendoza, all of Wink; two stepsons Miguel Ayala and Ga-briel Ayala of Wink; five daughters Michelle Salinas and husband Hec-tor of Kermit, America Mendoza, Mia Mendoza, & Yireh Mendoza all of Wink, Cheyeene Mendoza of Kermit; one step-daughter Melonie Ayala of Wink; four brothers Raul Mendoza and wife Socorro of Portales, New Mexico, Adolfo Mendoza and wife Manuela of Seminole, Francisco Men-doza, Jr. and wife Patricia of Odessa, Roberto Mendoza and wife Judy of Seminole; five sisters Herminia Olivarez and husband Johnny of Mexico, Cruz Acosta and husband Arturo, Linda Gonzales and husband Alfredo, Norma Ronquillo and husband Alex, & Elizama Zubiate and husband Luis, all of Seminole; four grandchildren.

Eula "Faye" SmithFuneral services for Eula "Faye" Smith, 87, of Seminole will be con-

ducted Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Floyd Haddock offiiciating assisted by Rev. Ned Nu-gent. Interment followed in the Gaines County Cemetry with services un-der the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home of Seminole. She passed away Sunday, January 12 in Lubbock.

Faye was born March 4, 1926 to Earl and Pauline Stracener in Bor-den County. Faye and Weldon Smith were married December 24, 191 in O'Donnell. She taught Sunday School for years at First Baptist Church. She owned and operated Faye's Flowers for many years. Faye was pre-ceded in death by her husband Weldon Smith in 2003, along with three sons, Jerry, Michael and Terry and a grandson Shane Smith.

Faye is survived by granddaughter Jaclyn Scarborough and her hus-band Pat of Shelbyville; daughter-in-law Jerry Smith of Seminole; three great-grandsons Kennan, Ashton and Saylor; two great-granddaughters Emily and Allyson; a granddaughter-in-law Nichole Smith along with two nephews Wren Dorman and Ricky Smith and niece Tonya Monroe.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that you make a donation to the First Baptist Church in memory of Faye Smith at 202 SW Ave B, Seminole, Texas 79360.

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Ruben Valdez, Sr. Funeral Mass for Ruben Valdez Sr. age 82 of Seminole was celebrated Monday, January 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church with Father Hugh Thekkel officiating. Rosary was held Sunday, January 12, 2014 at St. James Catholic Church from 7 to 8 p.m. All services were under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home. Mr. Valdez passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Memorial Health Care Center in Seminole. He was born March 4, 1931 in Mexico to Luisa

(Duran) and Laurencio Valdez. He married Romelia Espinoza in Mexico on December 26, 1953. He was Catholic and worked for Gaines County in road maintenance and farmed for Ray Garrett. Ruben enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, farming, and watching

wildlife grow. He loved his dogs and going to the casino. He loved his chil-dren and grandchildren dearly. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Romelia Valdez in 2009; one daughter; two brothers; and two sisters. Mr. Valdez is survived by four sons Trinidad Valdez and wife Esabel of Seminole, Ruben Valdez Jr. and wife Perla of Seminole, Jesse Valdez and wife Reyetos of Cibalo, Augustin Valdez of Laredo; three daughters Hilda Cavazos-Camero and husband Joseph Camero, M.D. of Laredo, Maria Valdez Trevino and husband Len of San Antonio, Lucy Reynolds and husband Greg of Lubbock; four brothers Bruno Valdez of Mexico, Manuel Valdez of Mexico, Laurencio Valdez of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Ra-mon Valdez of Las Vegas, Nevada; two sisters Maria Luisa Valdez of Cali-fornia, Concepcion Cano of Mexico; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

The contract of Seminole ISD Superintendent of Schools, Doug Har-riman, was extended one additional year following a yearly evaluation of

the school district's top administrator conducted Monday evening.

Monday's evaluation, conducted as part of an executive session discussion by SISD Trustees, marked the begin-ning of a three-month process of annual evaluation of school district administrators and professional staff.

Harriman, who has been the top SISD Administrator since June 2001, currently has a contract with the school district through June 2017.

Prior to taking over as SISD's Superintendent in the summer of 2001, Harriman previously held the El-ementary Principal and Jr. High Assistant Principal for

the school district. Before coming to Seminole, Harriman was employed by Coahoma, Morton, and Crane ISD's.

Harriman graduated from Lubbock Christian University in 1974. He received his Masters in 1982 and his Mid-Management Certification in 1983 from Sul Ross State University. He completed his Superintendents Certification from Texas Tech University in 1996.

Also on Monday evening, SISD Trustees addressed the following agenda items:

• received a presentation from Seminole Primary school staff on Daily 5 instructional practices;

• received special recognition of the Seminole ISD Board of Trustees;• departmental/administration reports;• updates on the district's $110 million bond projects;• approved a listing of consent items including minutes from the board's

Dec. 9 regular meeting and additions to the district's vendor's list;• received and approved a public hearing on the 2012-2013 Texas

Academic Performance Report and consider approval of the TAPR and campus improvement objectives, and;

• approved of the purchase of a the approval 2014 Chevrolet for the SISD Supporting Services Dept. from Scoggin-Dickey of Lubbock for a quoted price of $28,350.

SISD Trustees, in February, will conduct the evaluations of all school district administrators and campus principals/vice principals, while all SISD contract professionals -- which include teachers/coaches and counselors -- are slated to be considered in the Board's March regular meeting.

Harriman

By Dustin WrightSentinel Managing Editor

As a matter of formality, Gaines County Commissioners approved of contracts with both the Gaines County Democratic Party and Gaines County Republican Party to host their upcoming March 4 party primary elections process.

The action came just weeks before the primaries' early voting process, which will run from Feb. 18 through Feb. 28.

"This is just a formality we have to have in place between both the parties before we can host the election for them," said Patricia Robertson, Gaines County Elections Administrator in a brief explanation of the request during Monday's Commissioners Court meeting.

As part of the elections process, the two political parties are responsible for costs over conducting their respective primaries, while Gaines County will be responsible for costs associated with the November general election.

In the March 4 primaries, Gaines County voters will see all of their locally contested office races on the Gaines GOP ballot, including the race for the Gaines County Judge's seat between former Gaines County Judge Tom Keyes and former Seminole Police Dept. Chief M.D. "Mickey" Browne.

Incumbent Gaines County Judge Lance Celander, during the 2014 filing process, initially indicated he would be seeking a second term of office to the County Judge's seat. However, on the final day of filing (Dec. 9, 2013), Celander withdrew his intentions citing the pursuit of other interests as his intentions for leaving the race.

Other contested races include the Pct. 4 Commissioners seat between incumbent Biz Houston and challenger Ricky Baccus, both of Seminole, and the Gaines County Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2 seat between Seagraves residents Henry Winsor, Calvin Sellers and Eddie Pillow.

At the close of the 2014 candidate filing period on Monday, six local of-fice holders drew no opponents and will be unopposed in the upcoming March GOP primaries, according to tabulations by the Seminole Sentinel.

Those office holders/offices include: Craig Belt, Pct. 2 Commissioner; Michael Lord, Gaines County Treasurer; Vicki Phillips, Gaines County Clerk; Sharon Taylor, 106th District Clerk; Tammy Clark, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, and; the Hon. Carter T. Schildknecht, 106th District Judge.

No local races will be featured on the Gaines County Democratic ticket this March, as Gaines County Democratic Chairman, Ray Savage confirmed in early December that no local candidates had come forth to file election intentions.

Early voting polls will be held at the Seagraves Community Building in Seagraves and the City of Seminole's Ambassador Room in Seminole.

Election day polls will be located at four county locations situated in Seminole, Seagraves, Loop and Higginbotham.

Other Court ActionAlso on Monday, Gaines County Commissioners approved the following

agenda item requests:• the transfer of $1,332.23 in money earned from the Gaines County

Library's book sale to the Friends of the Museum organization for public use by the non-profit organization;

• declaration of surplus equipment by several Gaines County offices;• the transfer of a vehicle from Pct. 3 to general fund;• the issuance of a credit card for an employee at the Gaines County

Sheriff's Dept.• the advertisement of bids for asphalt, to be opened on Feb. 10;• a request by Pct. 1 to move $10,000 in funds from reserves to building

repairs/improvement for 2014 budget;• a request by Pct. 2 to move $10,000 in funds from reserves to caliche

fund for 2014 budget;• an interlocal agreement with the City of Seminole to assist with the

removal of debris in association with the municipality when the City of Semi-nole participates in the demolition of dilapidated homes within the city limits;

• the appointment of Pct. 1 Commissioner Danny Yocom as Presiding Officer Pro-Tem for the 2014 calendar year, and;

• routine agenda items pertaining to subdivision applications, road crossing requests and regular Gaines County business.

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HighlightsCompiled by Ed Sterling, Texas Press Association

Paper 'n Ink... Innocent until...

By Lynn BrisendineContinuing a recent theme in this piece of

names in the news, a couple of people have earned mention as their stories continue to make headlines.

I have heard friends wonder out loud whatever happened to the ages-old and practi-cally sacrosanct idea that everyone indicted for a crime is innocent until proven guilty. It is the proper attitude; however in today's 24/7 world of news, too many seem to find it easy to con-vict before the bothersome trial has been held.

That was the case all last week with the bridge lanes closing in New Jersey. The jury is still out as reams of documents begin to see scrutiny and witnesses are questioned. Still, those indicted either by the legal system or the media and press have jumped to whatever conclusion the writer or commentator deems to be the fact.

This week began with an old story, at least it has been hanging around on the sports pages and sports networks for several months.

Alex Rodriquez was suspended for the entire 2014 season. The New York Yankee superstar third baseman and power hitter has been fighting a bitter battle with Major League Baseball, one which he lost this off season.

A-Rod, as he is known, was charged with using steroids to enhance his performance, that of course isn't news for most folks. He has been fighting the suspension since mid-season last year. He, along with several other players, was told he would face punitive action at that time. Several other baseball stars were also suspended at that time. Most of them accepted the terms, have served out their terms and are now back looking to begin Spring Training in about six weeks.

A-Rod will lose around $20 million due to this action. While that is a lot of money, and that is a true understatement if ever one was written, he may face a much heavier loss. The playing ban also includes any possible postsea-son action next fall.

And that too is just small potatoes when considering a lot of things happening with this first accused and now apparently guilty super-star. He is becoming an old man trying to com-pete in a young man's game. It is an accepted norm that athletes who play on such a high level are at the top of their game one day only to see it fade away in the next few weeks or months. In other words, Rodriquez is headed for his sun-set and any gap in his playing time will mean a harder attempt at making a comeback and fulfill-ing a huge contract. A-Rod could face millions more in losses. Money is a big deal, but he also

Railroad Commission to hire seismologist...

AUSTIN — After meeting with Azle residents in a town hall style meeting last week, Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter called for his agency, which regulates the oil and gas industry, to hire a seismologist.

Azle residents told Porter about the effects of earth trem-ors felt at their homes and busi-nesses, and their ongoing safety concerns over seismic activity that has increased locally along with an increase in oil and gas industry activities over the last several years.

“It is imperative that the commission remain engaged and involved in gathering more evidence and data into any possible causation between oil and gas activities and seismic events,” Porter said in his Jan. 7 statement. “Commission rules and regulations must be based on sound science and proven facts. In order to do so, I propose the commission hire an in-house seismologist.”

Perry makes proclamationJanuary 2014 is Crime

Stoppers Month in Texas, Gov. Rick Perry proclaimed Jan. 7. Every year, according to the proclamation, “the month of January is dedicated to raising awareness of Crime Stoppers’ successes and inspiring more Texans to get involved.”

Perry said anonymous tips have led to more than 180,000 arrests and $1 billion in property recovered and narcotics seized since the beginning of Crime Stoppers programs in 1976.

Shoppers’ app is pro-moted

Texas Department of Ag-riculture on Jan. 6 announced an upgraded version of its free “GO TEXAN” application, a way for smartphone users to

track their visits to wineries, farmers markets, pick-your-own farms, nurseries and florists, and share their experiences on social media.

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said, “This is an easy way for those who enjoy local products to support Texas businesses and track their vis-its, simply by pulling out their smartphone.”

Interim director is namedTexas Transportation Com-

mission on Jan. 7 announced its selection of James Bass as interim executive director of the Texas Department of Transpor-tation, effective Jan. 17.

Bass succeeds Phil Wilson at the post. Wilson last fall was named general manager of the Lower Colorado River Author-ity. Bass has been serving as chief financial officer of TxDOT.

Governor swears Berry inOn Jan. 7 Nandita Berry

of Houston was sworn in by Gov. Perry as the 109th Texas Secretary of State.

“I am honored to be ap-pointed by Gov. Perry and look forward to serving Texas as secretary of state,” Berry said.

As secretary of state, Berry is one of six state officials who comprise the state’s executive department of the state of Texas. Her duties now include serving as the chief election officer for the state, the governor’s liaison on border and Mexican affairs, and Texas’ chief protocol officer for state and international mat-ters. And, the office manages the business and public filings for Texas.

Berry is a graduate of Mount Carmel College in Bangalore, India, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. Prior to her appointment, Secretary

Berry was senior counsel at the Locke Lord law firm in Houston, and she was an in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 company.

Please resign, senators say

State Sens. Rodney El-lis, Sylvia Garcia and John Whitmire, all Democrats from Houston, on Jan. 7 called on state Finance Commission Chair William J. White to voluntarily resign from office.

In asking for the resignation, the trio of senators called atten-tion to a Dec. 29 story in the El Paso Times that included com-ments White made disparaging consumers of payday loans, and noted that White is vice president of Cash America, a payday loan company, a type of company that is regulated by the Finance Commission.

Ellis said White’s comments “severely call into question his ability to put his outside employ-ment aside and truly look out for Texas consumers.”

Revenue increases againTexas Comptroller Susan

Combs, the state’s chief financial officer, on Jan. 8 announced that state sales tax revenue in December was $2.25 billion, up 3.9 percent compared to December 2012.

“Consumer spending in retail trade contributed to the latest gain in state sales tax col-lections,” Combs said. “Other sectors such as telecommuni-cations also contributed to the monthly growth, and state sales tax revenue has now increased for 45 consecutive months.”

In her Jan. 8 announce-ment, Combs said she would send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their January lo-cal sales tax allocations totaling $573.5 million, up 8.1 percent compared to January 2013.

faces a possible future loss of both endorsement deals and future accolades including the vaunted Baseball Hall of Fame.

All of which is called for as he has earned these coming excommunications from the sport he has dominated and loved for the past two decades.

His "dealer" appeared in a 60 Minutes interview last weekend. He made it clear that he not only furnished A-Rod a long list of banned substances, but had personally given advice and shots of steroids.

He was asked if he felt guilty and was aware that he had done wrong while cheating so many other players. He said he didn't really have remorse, stating that he was just helping these guys level the playing field with all of the other cheaters. And there, sadly, were many.

One was Nelson Cruz, the right fielder and power hitter for the Texas Rangers. He served a 50 game suspension at mid-season in 2013 and made a comeback in a couple of playoff games the Rangers had last October. He really didn't do a lot to help the Texas nine as they lost early.

It doesn't look as if Cruz will wear a Ranger uniform in '14. He became a Free Agent and Texas felt his asking price was too high for the output he achieved over the last couple of sea-sons.

Rodriquez is making loud noises and has a team of attorneys already filing lawsuits, but many think they will fall on deaf ears.

In the Rodriquez case, guilty seems to be the appropriate conclusion.

*********Another name which has taken the usual

post season National Football beating is Jerry Jones, owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys.

He wasn't happy missing the playoffs again, but he said he wasn't dwelling in the past. All of this while he stands behind his head coach and the team's quarterback.

Radio talkers are quick to point out that Jones is the only owner who has a weekly televi-sion and radio show. They also make it clear that he should step down from the manager's posi-tion.

It's the same old song every year. But, I think, one only has to remember that he is the owner and he has taken this franchise to the highest levels. It is one of the most valued teams in all of the professional sports played on this planet. And he didn't get that done by being a dolt. He is a smart operator.

I guess if others continue to call for his ouster, they can just pony up billions and take over. But then, I haven't heard that he has put

By Leo CopelandMy Sister had Alzheimer's

Being the baby of the family definitely has its advantages. Not only did I have momma and daddy to take up for me, but I had two older brothers and two older sisters. I was the youngest by several years.

My mom had her hands full taking care of five kids and a hus-band and helping out on the farm while in poor health. My oldest sister, Bea, was 10 years older than me, and had strong mothering instincts. She helped take care of me from the time I was a baby.

Don't get the idea I was spoiled rotten, though, mothering had to do with more than pampering. I recall my big sister, spanking me when I needed it which was probably pretty often. I recall once when she took up for me when my dad was going to spank me, and she took the spank-ing for me. We were very close, al-most like a mother-son relationship, but more like pals, good friends, like brother and sister should be.

They say loving discipline en-dears the child to the disciplinarian. This is true, and I had a great fond-ness for my big sister as long as she lived and her husband was just like a big brother to me.

You'll understand, then, how bad it hurt when Bea came down with Alzheimer's disease. We think it was brought on by a wreck she had on her three wheeled bicycle when she was in her seventies. She rode the bike to the grocery store both for exercise and saving gas money. While turning off a curb, the bike flipped over and her head struck the pavement. The sore outside her head healed, but apparently the one inside didn't and brought on Alzheimer's disease. Her husband, developed dementia, probably, partly from the strain of caring for Bea.

They lived in Phoenix, Arizona and since I lived six hundred miles away, in Seminole I was spared see-ing the progression of her disease on a daily basis, but it became increas-ingly clear when talking to her on the phone. She got to the point she couldn't carry on a conversation with me. She would just quit talking and walk away from the phone. When her kids saw she and her husband were both having major problems their daughter, Trudy, moved in with them to be the caregiver.

She noticed her mom, who was always a practical person, had started doing some odd things. She would sometimes put on two or

three or more dresses at the same time, one on top of the other. One day she went out in the yard to brush her teeth. One of the saddest occasions for Trudy came when she and her mother were washing dishes together. Bea looked over at Trudy and said, "Well, do you live around here somewhere?" Trudy calmly explained "Yes, momma, I am your daughter, Trudy, and I live here with you." Bea said matter-of-factly, "That's nice," and went on with her dish washing. Trudy excused herself and went to her bedroom, shut the door and cried into her pillow.

As her Alzheimer's progressed, Bea suffered from aphasia, and lost her ability to communicate verbally. Her husband's dementia became noticeably worse, and their kids decided to take them on a trip to Flagstaff, which was one of their favorite vacation places to go before their illnesses. They got a room in a motel they had stayed in before, and Trudy decided to sleep in the floor in front of the door to prevent Bea from going out the door in the middle of the night. Sometime dur-ing the night she did step over Trudy and go out without awaking her. The door shut behind her and, of course, she didn't know what room she came out of.

No one knows how long she wandered the hallways totally con-fused. She eventually made her way into the dining room, where a man was cleaning up getting ready to start breakfast. He asked her if she was lost and couldn't find her room. She didn't know. He asked her what her name was and she didn't know.

He recognized something was wrong so he told her to sit down at a table and he gave her something to eat. He told her someone would come for her, and they did. You can only imagine the panic when her kids woke up and found her gone. Alzheimer's caregivers know this feeling all too well.

An upsetting incident hap-pened at the Midland/Odessa airport before she had gotten so bad. She and her husband had flown out from Phoenix to visit us here in Seminole, and then flew on to Dallas to visit their son. They had flown back to Midland and we were to pick them up there. Bea had not renewed her driver's license because of her condition, and it had gone unnoticed through all this trip.

They discovered it at this time, and they treated her like a terrorist. Eighty years old and suffering from Alzheimer' Bea was taken out of the

line and isolated into a little pen away from the other travelers and none of the family was allowed to go near her. She was forced to stand there bewildered and crying while they thoroughly searched her, made her empty her purse, and go through a "third degree" of questioning, most of which she couldn't answer because of her condition, and her panic.

After 45 minutes of grilling they finally released her to go to her family. We had explained her condition but weren't allowed to go near her to comfort her through it all. Now, I realize they have to be careful with security, but that was absurd. Making an 80 year old woman go through what was torture to her for 45 minutes because of an expired driver's license! This was her last trip to visit us.

Her children took her to a doctor and he gave her a test to see if she really had Alzheimer's disease. He showed her pictures of ordinary household items such as a broom, an iron, a bed and such. Out of 60 pictures, she was only able to iden-tify two of them. The doctor didn't know if she didn't know what they were or if, because of her aphasia, she just couldn't verbalize what she was seeing.

Her kids were able to place her and her husband both in a nursing home for such cases as theirs. They were placed in separate sections be-cause of their different diseases. Bea got to where she didn't even know Bob whom she had been married to for over 55 years. He continued to visit her but it was a confusing relationship.

The last time I visited Bea in the nursing home she didn't know me. My wife, June, walked in ahead of me and hugged her. We don't know if she recognized June or was just used to having women nurses wait on her, but she accepted her hug and smiled. When I attempted to do the same, she backed away with a look of fear on her face. Alzheimer's is awful!

She and her husband died within three days of each other, neither knowing of the other's im-pending death. Their children held a double funeral and friends and fam-ily attended and exchanged stories from happier times, incidents from their earlier lives, before Alzheimer's took away the joy. It was a beautiful and joyous ceremony.

This was my first close and personal encounter with Alzheimer's disease. I sincerely wish it will be my last.

Leo's Lance....

Dear Editor,I barely got into the door of the

First Baptist Church in Denver City this past Sunday morning, before an elderly member of our church caught me and began to brag on the Seminole Indians and Maidens. That just doesn’t happen in Denver City; not even in church!

Turns out, he and his wife were eating lunch at the D.C .Dairy Queen, when in walked one of the Seminole Jr. High girl’s basketball teams. Their first thought, like most of us, was “Oh no. Who could make more noise and ruin our lunch quicker than a large group of Jr. High girls?”

However, the girls proceeded

to walk quietly to their tables and quietly sat down followed by them getting together with the coach who then said a prayer (this really impressed the DC couple). The girls continued to sit quietly, then went quietly to the counter, one table at a time, to get their meals; ate their meals quietly and even went to the rest room quietly one at a time during the meal. They finished by throwing away all their trash and heading to the bus.

The man could not say enough about the job the Coach did with the girls; the discipline she displayed, the respect she had for the girls, and the respect the girls had for her. The coach I’m talking about is Jackie

Horton. I’ve known Jackie for over 25 years and in all that time she has always been “Good for Kids”. Jackie is a great coach and an even greater person. She not only develops great players, she develops great people and it’s obvious that’s more important to her than the other… You’re very lucky to have had her in Seminole all this time.

And while I’m at it, Chris Burtch is as good as there is, too. I’ve coached against Chris more times than I would have liked coming up on the short end most of the time. He’s a great coach and like Jackie even a greater person; the Christian influence he has been for so many Seminole athletes as the Master Card commercials say “Priceless.” You really can’t put a price on something like that.

Both of these people are “Class Acts” and I know you all appreciate them. You might want to tell ‘em when you get a chance. Thanks for your time.

Steve TaylorAthletic Director,Denver City Mustangs/Fillies

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11th GradeLewis Andrew AlvidrezNayeli AyalaJaclyn Karanae BeatyDania Elizabeth BlankenburgMadison Hope BurtchSaul CardonaApril Danielle DavisChristopher William DelayJoshua Aaron EasterbrooksSusie Teichroeb EnnsKevin Blaine FloresMatthew Ruben FloresMiranda Raye FreemanLonny Neil FriesenBrenda Eve FroeseJake Froese

3rd GradeMatthew Kyle AbbottHector AcostaGuadalupe Coral Alderete Es-tradaEmiley Elizabeth Ann AllenJeslyn Gabriela AlvidrezEmori Belen AmatonEmily Dawn ArcherAlexander Ross ArellanoVictoria Marie BaezaRosalyn Guadalupe BalderasKennedi Michelle BallardNathan Jacob BanmanAgatha Dyck BoldtKandas Virginia BorsberryKristian Samuel BorsberryAmanda Neufeld BoschmanAnthony Isaiah CarrilloHector Contreras, Jr.Alicia Marie ContrerasDaycia Dalynn CornettAaron Anthony CruzQuyen To DaoTaj Vonae Amoni DecquirAllie Jennessa DeleonEduardo Catano DominguezJoshua Eric DueckPeter Wieler DyckJoseph Scott EllisFrancisco Enns LoeppkyAntonio Elijah EnnsJoaqin Adan Enriquez GarciaChristopher Estrada ChavezBrooke Evyni FehrCooper Froese FehrNeo Williams FloresJoaun Daniel FlorezConnor Matthew FosterLandon Jon FriessenRachel Lynn FroeseCassandra Raven FuentesNaomi GalindoAudrianna Lea GarciaNikole Yvonne GarciaCondaleeza Lilliana GiesbrechtHeidi Monique GiesbrechtTyler John GiesbrechtClarissa Nicole GomezJazalynn Lizette GonzalesAlejandra GonzalezLaila Kristine GutierrezMargaretha Wall HarderDiamond Lashae HarperHudson HarperMaria Heide HarmsItalia HermosilloLizbet HernandezMya HernandezEan James HewittJustin Peters HiebertSaige Londyn HowardKaymi Hannah HuffmanSusana Janzen FehrAvianna Rhaelynn JohnsonDeegan Keith JonesJohnny Giesbrecht KlassenNela Enns KlassenBaisa Zamira KnebelDarryn Lynn LandrumEmma Rose LedesmaKevin Letkeman LetkemanJoseph Klassen LoeppkyKevan Matthew LoeppkyLizbeth Alessandra LorenzoKaegan Lynn LoveladyYaretzi Janet Mares ArgotJocelyn Rei MartinezRylan Royce McCormickFlor Ivon MendozaOlivia Renee MuellerEmma Wiebe NeudorfSarah Fehr NeufeldZachary Michael NeufeldAbigail Colette NorrisAlexis Manuelle OrdonezKendall Claire PageIsabella Rain ParkeyLexie Danielle PaytonAgatha Peters NeufeldWilly Unrau PetersIris Rachelle PitcoxJared Michael PoseyLluvia Primavera RamirezMadison Leigh RamosLilly Ann ReeceAdan Lucian Rempel KlassenElisabeth Rempel WiebeCade Ethan ReynoldsKevin RonquilloMarissa Yazmin SanchezBryan Lee SchmittJon-Ford Ruger ScottBlayne Dale ShookAnna Kay StricklandJake Dalton SumrowGullermo Jeremias TalamantesDustin Alex ThiessenTaylor Michelle ThreetAnthony Jacob UngerGenesis Aixa ValdezAganetha Wall DyckAlondra Diana WallDylan Loewen WiebeGiovanni Herman WielerAvril Celeste Williamson 4th GradeEmily AlvarezJason Ron BagwellAndrew Peter BanmanDavis Matthew Friesen BanmanDylan Abraham BanmanSonia Siemens BanmanTomas BarrientosDavid Cornelious BartschBrooklynn Shae BatesAngie Loewen BergenJake Ray BerryGuadalupe BustamanteEli Charles CallDarren CasarezCutter Davidson CheuvrontAbram Florentino CojJose Francisco ConejoEsmeralda Castillo DermaBlaine Allen DyckJimmy Wall DyckJuan Andres EnnsArielle Faye FehrDillon Blake FehrFranz Klassen FehrKataryna Marie FelanEmma Rylee FlennikenBriana Leann FooteErvin B. FriesenTina Neufeld Friesen

Ean Xzavier NavarroJazlyn Felomina Alexis NavarroJuan Neufeld FehrAndrea Isabel NeufeldElisabeth Nickel NeufeldJanessa Brianna NeufeldMaria Braun NeufeldAlyssa Mariah OlivasHannah Elizabeth PageJohan Fehr PennerJustin Blake PennerMaryann Martins PennerCassidy Elizabeth PetersItzel Ximena QuinonezCarrie Leeann QuiringChloe Marie QuisenberryReyna Nohemy Guadalupe RamirezJanice Barbara ReimerPeter Krahn RempelSamuel Cole ReynoldsEmily Elizabeth RomeroKaysia Dominique RosalesJustyn Coltyn SalesJocelyn Brooke SchmittJoshua Steven SendejoGiovan Skyler SimileerCaitlin Browning SmithSergio Arturo SotoWhitlee Mikaela TateAnthony Thanh TranSara Lynn UngerSierra Dawn UngerGuadalupe VillarrealAnnie Neufeld WallLonny Waylen Friesen WallAiden River WardBryan Loewen WiebeDavid Krahn WiebeTina Bergen WiebeZenobia J'Airi WileyAmber Rose Wilkey

6th GradeJarrett Lee BagwellPreston Hunter BanmanDustie Brook BeaubienJulia Anne Kirsten BeckerAnalyssa Michelle BetancourtHailey LaFaye BlairKathryn Elizabeth BrightbillTaylor Dawn CarlisleLuke Russell CastleberryLeslie Chavarria BalderramaJaicen Joy ClarkDestiny Brianne ConejoCutter James CornettGarrett Douglas CurrieIsaac Ryan Davis TovarJennifer Knelsen DyckMadison Riley DyckSinjin Salde EdwardsDennis Penner FriesenEvalin Michelle FriesenIsabella FriesenAlex Roy FroeseKimberly Joyce FroeseKassandra Eliabeth GallardoKevin Javier GascaJaedyn Marie GatesNathan James GatesMelanie Bergen GiesbrechtRandy James GoertzenMario Alonso HernandezAubrey Chondis HewittDavid Peters HildebrandAbram Fehr JanzenJasmin Alicia KlassenJerry Martens KnelsenKarah Jae LambertAlexiah Katelyn LandrumLogan Delray LarsonKatelyn Bethany LashawayErin Elaine LentzLuke Dyck LetkemanKatelyn Nicole LoeppkyChristina LoewenLisa Jolene LoewenAvery Lynn LoganReagan Bryce LopezEleny MaciasSiria Marie MartinezLaura Morales-AndradeDevin Reimer NeudorfEarl Renae NeufeldMartha Wiebe NeufeldTina Wiebe NeufeldBernardino OrdonezZaida Jannell PerezRiley Ty RamosJaydee Roy ReimerKevin Alfredo ReimerLisa Froese RempelHaley Ashlyn RiojasKaydi Marissa RouseFatima SaizAaron Xander SalazarCornelio Guenter SawatzkyKody Braxton SimsKolten Jeremiah SinclairKaleb Dennis StevensonDylan Mikael StokesEllie Jade SwinneaKolton Gene TaubertCassey Lynn ThiessenErica Redekop UngerAdalberto VerdugoKaedyn WadeAriel Jaylene WiebeAnna Friesen WielerKatharina Fehr WiensAnthony Tyler Wilson

7th GradeLauryn Shelby AddisonAlondra AlderateJessenia Anahi BalderasJulian Rayna BoguesKameron Louis BrownJoshua Edward BurtchJesus Leon BustamanteBrilee Chandler ComparyRyan Anthony ContrerasJoseph Albert DollWhittney Rae EasterwoodKambree Deon EllisonPedro Loeppky EnnsCielo Pearla EspinozaNikki Anastasia FehrKaymi Michelle FelanJair Antonio FrazziniChloelyza Denise GonzalezSarahy Guadalupe Gonzalez- AragonezKaighan Dawn GrayKaylei Madison GreenKaitlin Elizabeth Harrison

Taylor Rose HarveyLexy Syan HernandezEmily Ann JohnsonBarbara Adriana Landeros Ca-petilloJessica Letkeman LetkemanKarina LeyvaNathaniel Byron LittleIsabella Bridges LoewnEmily MaciasMakinlee Joe MataTaylor Fay McGeheeMelissa Renee MooreJohana MorenoJacobo Ivan NeufeldMatthew NeufeldRiley Herman NeufeldJesus Manuel Perez Domin-guezSebastian Andrew PetersMaddison PettyRogelio ReyesJordan Paul RodriguezJayton Lane SalesAmy Marie SeguraLandri Channing ShainAustin James ShortesSydni Cailin SpenceMiKenzie Reece StokesAdriana VejarJaiden Khae VillalvaQuan Trung VuSusy Wall BartschNicholas Isaiah Sharko WatersBrittney Hope WeeksCarlye Dale Winfrey

8th GradeIsabel AcostaJordan Ashley AllenPeighton McKynna AndrewsSahian Jurado ArzateJesus Jose AyalaAbby Briann BandyMason Travis BensonCourtney Paige BlairGetruda Neufeld BoschmanJeremy Oviedo BrionesKatelyn Grace BurtchJessica Dawn CallawayKimberly Ma'Layn CarneroJaqueline ChavarriaKrystal Amy ChavezReighna Christeen CornettEmma Nicole J. CrothersKenna Jay CurrieCaleb Edward DeckerEmily Rose DelayAndrew Michael DendyCelene Deon DiazEmmanuel Catano DominguezMakayla Ashton DuncanMallorie Alyse DuncanAbe Hiebert DyckSusana Wall DyckRansom Reece EdwardsMark Loeppky EnnsHaylee Nicole EverittAbigail FehrBernardo Harms FehrBeverly Carlene FehrJohnny Giesbrecht FehrDwight Fehr FroeseAlyssa Danielle GarciaDesiree Alexus GarciaLucy McClain GerberCaanon Paige GibbonsAlondra GonzalesEmilio Alejandro GonzalezEva Ham GuenterJustina Wall harderVicente Alejandro HinijosaLacy Dawn JacksonLogan Cassidy JaquezMadison Rae JonesMacey Rae JordonJames Bryce KarrAmanda Dyck KlassenHenry G. KlassenJuliana Elizabeth KlassenShelby Ann KlassenIsaak Goertzen KoethlerJoshua James LashawayBrendyn LeBlancAshley Fehr LetkemanMegan Dyck LetkemanTyler Fehr LetkemanKami Nichole LuettgenClayton Scott MedlinSamuel MedranoAlex Julian MenchacaCarson Joe MillicanReese Alexander MooreDelainee Brooke NealMatthew Sawyer NeudorfLuke PadillaJaime Fehr PennerPaige Deann PerrymanJamie Rose PhilippAshlea Dianne PoolBailey Jess ReimerEric ReimerYolanda Teichroeb ReimerNicole R. RodriguezAdam Sebastian SalazarIvan Peters SchmittKylee Jean SeayAlejandra SegoviaRiley D'Ann SmithKatie Danielle SpradlinAnna Marie TeichroebBrenda Froese ThiessenNency Neufeld ThiessenSusy ThiessenJuan Fransisco ValdezJodie Beth VaughnNicholas James VillarrealAlyssa Marie WadeJudy Friesen WallJaydon Daniel WiebeJessica Peters WielerCelestia Marie WilkeyElizabeth Lorraine WilsonXerekk Xayden Yocom

9th GradeNicholas Rye AcostaJoshua Daniel AlexanderBrianna Nicole ArmendarizMaria Amanda BalderasJoel BanmanAlyssa Brooke CarnesBelisario Chavez EstradaHaley Braxton CornettMorgan Paul DavidsonKoy Dane DuncanLesa Krahn Elias

Janet Heather FroeseElizabeth Virginia GillespieKrislyn HallumAbraham Scott HarderMark HarmsArin Sierra HindmanErynn Faith JamesCarl Sawyer JenkinsSadie Dannae JenkinsJarett Scott JohnsonMarissa Noei Alvidrez JuarezDavid Scott KlassenAdriana LetkemanDustin LiraJeana LoewenRocky Jay LoewenRubena Rachel LoewenMadison Layne LoganBaylee Madison LopezRyder MataBrooke McCormickLacy Noel MolinaSavannah Ashton NeudorfEsther Mary NeufeldAubrey Yvette OwenSarah Elizabeth PattersonAmanda Zacharias PetersNancy PetersWoodrow Frain PetersGrant Taylor PettyVictoria Anne PhillipsMakaya PriceEva Boschman ReimerJessica ReimerSusan Jo ReimerKyle Edward RickmanRaquel Sonya RiveraZoe RodriguezMarkie Codie SalazarSarah Elizabeth ShirleyNathan Scott ShortersJasmine Consuelo SierraBraeden Kyle SpenceSara Ann StoneEaston Jack SwinneaSierra Esperanza TalamantesRonald ThiessenRandee ThomasTammy Thi TranJimmie Don VaughnElizeth villaOscar VillaKendyl Annett WallerBranden Shane WashburnMcKaylee WeishuhnEllen WiebeAlec Reed WinfreyKinzey Cheyenne WolfAlissa Paula WrightJohnny Herder Zacharias

12th GradeDanyelle AlvaradoAracely AvilaShawn Michael BarndollarNancy BergenMarisol BolanosJonathan Layton BrownJulia Renee BrownHannah Denise CaseyAbigail Lee CastilloJesus Marvin Catano DominguezKeith Wayne CheuvrontDelaney Marie ClarkAriana DeRae ConnerDakota Blake CrumpHeidi Juliet DiazErika Kuger DolloffCarolina Velen DueckGene Helena DueckMichelle Rose DyckBrittney Renea EasterwoodFranz Reimer EnnsAlfredo EnriquezHayden Mark EverittSade'ja Cheyenne FarrellJohnny FehrBlue Williamson FranklinChelsey Ann FroeseTyler Jade FromanMichael Aaron GarzaBrice Everett GibbonsTrevor Owen GreenfieldTimothy Luke GuentherMarvin Gonzales GuevaraAlexis Drew HastingsJadon David HatleyHope Allison HicksRaymond Lewis HightowerDillon Cole HopkinsBailey HughesAndrew Tyler JohnsonElora Kime JohnsonKaley Hope JohnsonMorgan Reace JonesRamon JuarezKourtney Kay KildowAnnie Penner KlassenBrett Davis KlassenGeorge KlassenJohn Dyck KlassenDennis Martens KnelsenJudy Thiessen KnelsenValarie Amber KrahnAmanda Schmitt LoepkyMeKenzy Elayne McKeeAlma Rosa MendozaMaribel Valenzuela MendozaDominique Enrique MoralesZackary Kade MurphyNicoli Lucio NavarroAlyssa NunezBrittany Nicole NutschDavannah Paige PhilippAlbert ReimerAnnachristina P. ReimerLyle Conroy ReimerBrady Dale RobertsLeena SalemAlexis SanchezKarina Chavarria SanchezJazmin Marie SaucedoGraciela Jauregui SegoviaJonathan Eli SendejoSadie Monique SolisKinsey Blair TharpJudy Hildebrand ThiessenChristian Jesus TovarAlicia Elaine VillarrealKylee Michelle WeeksColton Robert WheelerMatthew Ryan WheelessNancy WiebeChason Paul WilliamsAyla Koell Winkles-LunaAdriel Dominick Wolf

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We’re proud to honor young people who make up our future agricultural leaders.

Their commitment to their livestock projectsis playing an important role in their personalgrowth, as well as promoting community

progress. We congratulate these youngstersfor the excellent jobs they do.

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over the Christmas holiday break."All (five) of these companies are

reputable firms and do great work in the construction of jail facilities throughout the state," said Gondeck. "However, there were two that just stood out as far as what we would be looking for in relation to the con-struction manager at-risk process for your project."

The CMAR process is a delivery method which entails a commitment by the construction manager to de-liver the project within a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).

The construction manager acts as a consultant to the owner in the development and design phases (preconstruction services), and as a general contractor during construc-tion. When a construction manager is bound to a GMP, the fundamen-tal character of the relationship is changed. In addition to acting in the owner's interest, the construction manager must control construction costs to stay within the GMP.

The ranking process for the CMAR process conducted by DRG officials included: experience with construct-ing detention facilities, completion of projects in "good/workmanlike manner," experience as a CMAR, post construction response, pre-construction services/coordination AE/estimating, financial ability, and local subcontractor use.

County officials, in Monday's deci-sion, have requested officials from Sedalco and Templeton to submit firm cost proposals for portions of

Jail Project: CMAR Decision Slated Feb. 10th

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the project's pre-construction phases and fees by a Jan. 24 deadline. Three days later, on Jan. 27, Gaines County officials will open those proposals and are anticipated to conduct interviews with representa-tives from both firms, before making a decision on the CMAR bid award, which could come as late as the Court's Feb. 10 regular meeting.

"We would recommend you open the cost proposals and conduct inter-views with the company officials, so you can get a better understanding of firms and be comfortable with the folks who will ultimately be doing the work for this project," said Gondeck in Monday's meeting. "There is a lot of money at stake here for this project."

Back on Dec. 23, Gaines County Commissioners approved of the concept design of the proposed 72-bunk jail facility, which will include office spaces for the Gaines County Sheriff's Dept. and Gaines County Emergency Operations Center -- as well as the construction of an exterior shell of the jail facility for the potential future expansion of 24 additional bunks -- is scheduled to be located just east of the current Gaines County Law Enforcement Center, which is located in the 300 block of E. Ave. A.

The proposed pricetag for the roughly 30,000 sq ft facility, accord-ing to preliminary figures produced early on in the development pro-cess, was quoted at being $8.54 million, but was slashed back down

to a shade over $8 million.If County leaders had opted to

proceed with filling out the de-signed 24-bunk shelled space into functional jail facilities, an additional $250,000 in costs were quoted by DRG officials.

According to preliminary plans, the 72-bunk facility would feature three separate housing areas, with 40 beds occupying the main in-mate holding area, as well as 16-to-18 separate beds which would accommodate female housing.

Kitchen and laundry services for the facility, according to previous discussions on the issue by Gaines County Commissioners, would be able to accommodate up to 150 inmates without any renovations or structural changes, if future ex-pansion of the facility was raised by Gaines County leaders.

The facility would be constructed with reinforced concrete walls and ceilings, and to the current codes of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

Gondeck, on Monday, said DRG officials were in the midst of their design/development process of the project and were in the process of coordinating engineers and other preconstruction firms for the begin-ning phases of the project.

"We were pleased at where we are at this point in time of the project," said Gondeck.

Gondeck added he anticipates having a guaranteed maximum price for the construction of the jail project to be approved in May, with the start of construction possibly as early as June of this year.

Back in mid-October 2013, Gaines County Commissioners ap-proved of a continuation retainer of he Austin-based law firm of Bicker-staff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta, LLC and DRG Architects, PLLC for the proposed venture.

Gaines County leaders, back dur-

ing the County's 2014 fiscal year budget process, opted to look at the possibility constructing a new jail facility to replace the current Gaines County Law Enforcement Center, a 32-bunk jail facility which began operation in 1981.

To fund the project, Gaines County Commissioners -- in mid-September -- adopted a 36.1102-

cent per $100 valuation mainte-nance and operations tax rate, which came in just short of the county's established rollback rate for FY 2014. The County M&O rate which is anticipated to gener-ate over $22.2 million in total tax revenues for the County, including a projected $2 million in funds is anticipated to be generated for the

County's "General Projects Fund." County leaders say the fund totaled roughly $5.5 million back in mid-September.

The three other firms which had submitted RFQs for the jail project included: Journeyman Construction of Austin, Southwest General Con-tractors of Amarillo, and Hale-Mills Construction of Houston.

From Page 1Ayears. Thirty-three rabbit and goat exhibits are anticipated to be exhibited

this afternoon (Wednesday) and Friday, respectively. A total of 17 steers and three heifers will round out the 2014 show, which will run through Friday afternoon.

"We've seen a decline in our numbers over the past several years," said Foote. "And with that, we've made some changes in our show schedule last year, in hopes that the changes will help us gain those (exhibitor) numbers back up over time."

As implemented last show year, the 2014 Gaines County Junior Livestock Show will feature later show times.

According to a schedule of events provided by show officials, today's (Wednesday's) 2014 Rabbit Show will begin at 2 p.m. with the classifica-tion of animal exhibits.

Thursday's swine show judging will begin at 2 p.m., while Friday's goat show judging -- the first of four judging competitions -- will begin at 10 a.m. Other Friday shows include the lambs, heifers and steers.

On Saturday, the 2014 Gaines County Stock Show will wrap up with the annual awards banquet and show sale, which will begin with an 11:15 a.m. meal.

"The Gaines County Fair and Junior Livestock Show Association and I would like express our sincere gratitude to all of the people of Gaines County who support this show," said Foote in a message issued in this year's program. "We are grateful for all contributions, realizing that all con-tributions are not monetary. Many come in the form of time, effort, labor and numerous other talents."

Shelby Concotelli, President/CEO of the Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce stated Tuesday morning the third week in January -- when the annual junior livestock show is held -- remains as one of the busiest weeks for businesses and activity within Gaines County.

"This week will be a big one, not only for the Seminole community, but for Gaines County as a whole," said Concotelli. "Stock show week always produces a lot of activity for our communities and our local businesses, and I anticipate it to be the same again this year."

Animal exhibits will be displayed by their youth caretakers, which will represent one of four youth organizations: Gaines County 4H, Seminole FFA, Seagraves FFA or Loop FFA.

Admission is free to all who are interested in attending Wednesday's, Thursday's and Friday's show events. A meal surcharge will be assessed, however, for the catered awards luncheon on Saturday, according to show officials.

Just over 1-percent of eligible voters residing within the Seminole Hospital District's boundaries had cast early ballots for the Jan. 28 SHD Rollback Election process, according to information provided by local elections of-ficials as of presstime Tuesday.

As of 12-noon Tuesday, the early voting total had reached a total of 66 votes cast, according to elections officials. According to SHD early voting judge Cindy Therwhanger on Monday evening, 48 Seminole Hospital District residents had cast their ballots on Monday, the first of nine early voting days available for the rollback process.

In total, 6,035 eligible voters are able to participate in the Jan. 28 SHD Rollback election process, according to figures produced Tuesday morning by Patricia Roberson, Gaines County Elections Administrator

Early voting for the Jan. 28 SHD rollback election process will be con-ducted at the Seminole ISD Administration Building, located at 207 S.W. 6th St., each business day through Friday, Jan. 24. One exception to that schedule is that polls will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday.

The Jan. 28 SHD rollback election is asking hospital district taxpayers to decide whether or not they wish to keep the established 2014 FY M&O rate of 15.5-cents per $100 valuation, or require the SHD to rollback their current fiscal year rate to 12.1456-cents per $100 valuation -- the established rollback rate as quoted by the Gaines County Appraisal District earlier this calender year.

The election was brought to the forefront following a roughly two-month long petition process conducted by local concerned citizens in the fall of 2013, which gathered enough required signatures to place the issue on election ballots for SHD Taxpayers, as a whole, to consider.

On election day -- Jan. 28 -- the SHD will host their polls at the City of Seminole's Ambassador Room, located at 101 E. Ave. A. Election day polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

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Sports

Seminole HS Powerlifting Schedules

Tuning Up for the District ChampionshipsAquaTribe's Maidens Finish 11th, Indians 18th at Andrews Swim Meet

SHS Lifting Squads Take 3rd at Monahans

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January 17Varsity Indian Basketball vs. Andrews @ Andrews, 7:30 p.m.Varsity Maiden Basketball vs. Andrews @ Andrews, 6:00 p.m.JV Indian Basketball vs. Andrews @ Andrews, 4:30 p.m.JV Maiden Basketball vs. Andrews @ Andrews, 4:30 p.m.Freshmen Indian Basketball vs. Andrews @ Andrews, 6:00 p.m.Freshmen Maiden Basketball vs. Andrews @ Andrews, 7:30 p.m

January 21Varsity Indian Basketball vs. Shallowater @ Seminole, 7:30 p.m.Varsity Maiden Basketball vs. Shallowater @ Seminole, 6:00 p.m.JV Indian Basketball vs. Shallowater @ Seminole, 4:30 p.m.JV Maiden Basketball vs. Shallowater @ Seminole, 4:30 p.m.Freshmen Indian Basketball vs. Shallowater @ Seminole, 6:00 p.m.Freshmen Maiden Basketball vs. Shallowater @ Seminole 7:30 p.m.

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ANDREWS -- The Seminole AquaTribe finished with an 11th place finish in the girls division and 18th place finish in boys competition at the 2014 Andrews Invitational, held this past Friday and Saturday at the Andrews High School Na-tatorium.

SHS female swimmers finished with 73 team points in the competi-tion, which was won by Class 4A power Amarillo High (395 points). The Indian AquaTribe finished with 21 points in the meet, which was also won by the Amarillo High boys (419 points).

AquaTribe members will have roughly 1 1/2 weeks to prepare for the upcoming District 4-4A Swim-ming and Diving Championships, which are slated to be held Jan. 24 and 25 at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center in Lubbock.

2014 Andrews InvitationalMustang Natatorium, Andrews

HS, AndrewsJan. 10-11, 2014(All events in yards)

Girls DivisionTeam Scores1. Amarillo High, 395 points; 2. El Paso Jeffer-

son, 249; 3. Monahans, 169; 4. Andrews, 165; 5. Abilene Cooper, 162; 6. Amarillo Tascosa, 153; 7. Hobbs, N.M., 151; 8. Abilene High, 131; 9. El Paso Chapin, 118; 10. El Paso Hanks, 91; 11. (tie) Lubbock Monterey and Seminole, 73; 13. Amarillo Ascension Academy, 62; 14. Pecos, 53; 15. Midland Trinity, 32; 16. Fort Stockton, 29; 17. Odessa High, 25; 18. Artesia, N.M., 21; 19. (tie) Lubbock High and Pampa, 17; 21. (tie) Midland High and Midland Lee, 2.

Individual Events200 medley relay1. El Paso Jefferson (Clarissa Moya, Samantha

Escalera, Ale Acosta, Dana Hord), 2 minutes, 1.89 seconds; 2. Amarillo High, 2:03.36; 3. An-drews, 2:08.77; 4. Abilene Cooper, 2:09.63; 5. El Paso Chapin, 2:11.90; 6. Hobbs, N.M., 2:12.14.200 freestyle

1. Ale Acosta, Jefferson, 2:00.47; 2. Bailey Griffin, Abilene High, 2:12.95; 3. Paulina Munoz, El Paso Hanks, 2:20.20; 4. Sahori Hernandez-Quinones, Cooper, 2:22.43; 5. Shaylan Cross, Hobbs, 2:23.84; 6. Bailey Johnson, Lubbock Monterey, 2:24.69.200 individual medley1. Sterling Fahey, Cooper, 2:35.44; 2. Sophie

Kim, Midland Trinity, 2:36.34; 3. Zandria Ro-driguez, Monahans, 2:38.36; 4. Gillian Glover, Amarillo High, 2:39.76; 5. Taryn Willis, Andrews, 2:43.71; 6. Sara Henning, Hobbs, 2:43.72.50 freestyle1. Matti Turney, Ascension, 26.15; 2. Jayde

Thomas, Monahans, 27.29; 3. Brielle Bowker, Cooper, 27.57; 4. Bayli Avery, Artesia, N.M., 27.85; 5. Jazmine Garza, Hobbs, 28.18; 6. Spencer Roy, Chapin, 28.25.1-meter diving1. Melissa Anchondo, Hobbs, 251.85 points.

100 butterfly1. Jazmine Garza, Hobbs, 1:08.84; 2. Han-

nah Cannon, Abilene High, 1:09.47; 3. Zandria Rodriguez, Monahans, 1:13.37; 4. Phoenix Socks, Amarillo High, 1:14.33; 5. Kayla Condit, Amarillo Tascosa, 1:16.57; 6. Madi Werner, Seminole, 1:17.43.100 freestyle1. Matti Turney, Ascension, 56.04; 2. Jean Dai,

Amarillo High, 56.42; 3. Bailey Griffin, Abilene High, 59.33; 4. Hannah Haynes, Andrews, 1:00.27; 5. Jayde Thomas, Monahans, 1:00.65; 6. Bailey Lucero, Tascosa, 1:02.77.500 freestyle1. Ale Acosta, Jefferson, 5:17.75 (meet record;

old record 5:34.80 by Jill Southard, 2009); 2. Pau-lina Munoz, Hanks, 6:15.86; 3. Camryn Drake, Amarillo High, 6:21.20; 4. Laurin Young, Andrews, 6:23.50; 5. Chloe Brown, Tascosa, 6:31.59; 6. Ann Marie Ballard, Amarillo High, 6:33.86.200 freestyle relay1. Amarillo High (Kim Crowder, Mary Soya,

Taylor Koumalats, Jean Dai), 1:52.73; 2. Cooper, 1:53.48; 3. Jefferson, 1:54.12; 4. Monahans, 1:54.88; 5. Hobbs, 1:55.31; 6. Andrews, 1:55.72.100 backstroke1. Clarissa Moya, Jefferson, 1:06.02; 2. Han-

nah Cannon, Abilene High, 1:09.74; 3. Phoenix Socks, Amarillo High, 1:11.83; 4. Delaney Farris, Amarillo High, 1:12.32; 5. Taryn Willis, Andrews, 1:12.84; 6. Brielle Bowker, Cooper, 1:14.02.100 breaststroke1. Jean Dai, Amarillo High, 1:10.29; 2. Hannah

Haynes, Andrews, 1:14.82; 3. Sierra DeVirgilio, Odessa High, 1:16.71; 4. Sophie Kim, Midland Trinity, 1:18.09; 5. Samantha Escalera, Jefferson, 1:18.51; 6. Gillian Glover, Amarillo High, 1:19.83.400 freestyle relay1. Chapin (Dana Hord, Samantha Escalera, Cla-

rissa Moya, Ale Acosta), 4:06.84; 2. Monahans, 4:13.63; 3. Tascosa, 4:22.65; 4. Amarillo High, 4:24.16; 5. Hanks, 4:27.49; 6. Monterey, 4:27.83.

-----Boys Division

Team Scores1. Amarillo High, 419 points; 2. El Paso Chapin,

330; 3. Hobbs, N.M., 208; 4. Abilene Cooper, 188; 5. Andrews, 185; 6. Monahans, 149; 7. Odessa High, 102; 8. Artesia, N.M., 97; 9. Pecos, 85; 10. El Paso Jefferson, 79; 11. Lubbock High, 75; 12. Amarillo Ascension Academy, 63; 13. El Paso Hanks, 44; 14. Amarillo Tascosa, 36; 15. Midland Trinity, 28; 16. Lubbock Monterey, 27; 17. Fort Stockton, 26; 18. (tie) Lubbock Coronado and Seminole, 21; 20. Pampa, 20; 21. Amarillo Palo Duro, 16; 22. Big Spring, 13; 23. Lubbock Estacado, 6; 24. Midland Lee, 1.

Individual Events200 medley relay1. Amarillo High (Michael Glover, Matt O’Sullivan,

Clay Elliott, Ryan Walker), 1 minute, 43.69 sec-onds; 2. El Paso Chapin, 1:45.35; 3. Hobbs, N.M., 1:47.85; 4. Monahans, 1:49.73; 5. Amarillo High B, 1:51.93; 6. Abilene Cooper, 1:53.31.200 freestyle1. Jacob Voswinkel, Cooper, 1:57.82; 2. Tyler

Findley, Lubbock High, 2:00.93; 3. Christian Sanders, Amarillo High, 2:01.50; 4. Justen Don-zello, Chapin, 2:01.98; 5. Alfred Chavez, Hobbs, 2:03.28; 6. Leighton Hooks, Amarillo Ascension Academy, 2:09.23.200 individual medley1. Daniel Gonzalez-Aranda, Chapin, 2:05.18

(meet record; old record 2:05.30 by Chris Price, 2010); 2. Matt O’Sullivan, Amarillo High, 2:11.18; 3. Tyler Jones, Monahans, 2:13.50; 4. Kurtis Spidel, Amarillo Ascension Academy, 2:14.12; 5. Raymond Bowers, Chapin, 2:15.87; 6. Josue Sanchez, Jefferson, 2:17.22.50 freestyle1. Cory Dean, Hobbs, 21.83 (meet record; old

record 22.30 by Cory Dean, Friday); 2. Ryan Walker, Amarillo High, 23.07; 3. Clay Elliott, Amarillo High, 23.42; 4. Jonathan Darnell, Artesia, N.M., 23.47; 5. Aaron Vidal, Chapin, 23.69; 6. Jameson Dillon, Chapin, 23.94.1-meter diving

1. Nathan Collins, Hobbs, 333.85 points; 2. Joshua Espinoza, Hobbs, 325.35; 3. Cutter Ed-wards, Hobbs, 264.40; 4. Aaron Doyle, Andrews, 208.70; 5. Nathaniel Acosta, Andrews, 204.75; 6. Trinidad Ramirez, Big Spring, 138.85.100 butterfly1. Raymond Bowker, Chapin, 57.49; 2. Joshua

Espinoza, Hobbs, 57.89; 3. Nathan Richter, Mid-land Trinity, 59.44; 4. Jacob Voswinkel, Cooper, 59.57; 5. Kurtis Spidel, Ascension, 1:00.31; 6. Daniel Gil, Cooper, 1:01.43.100 freestyle1. Cory Dean, Hobbs, 49.14 (meet record; old

record 49.17 by Michael Glover, 2013); 2. Michael Glover, Amarillo High, 49.23; 3. Ryan Walker, Amarillo High, 50.27; 4. Ethan Sellers, Monahans,

51.37; 5. Lorenzo Masonsong, Pecos, 53.03; 6. Jameson Dillon, Chapin, 53.76.500 freestyle1. Daniel Gonzalez-Aranda, Chapin, 5:02.87

(meet record; old record 5:05.90 by Aaron Harmon, 2013); 2. Ethan Sellers, Monahans, 5:22.24; 3. Josue Sanchez, Jefferson, 5:37.31; 4. Joe Cardona, Cooper, 5:51.68; 5. Patrick Hooper, Andrews, 5:54.87; 6. Leighton Hooks, Ascension, 5:57.29.200 freestyle relay1. Hobbs (Joshua Espinoza, Cullen Holt, Alfred

Chavez, Cory Dean), 1:35.70; 2. Monahans, 1:37.12; 3. Amarillo High, 1:39.13; 4. Odessa High, 1:41.29; 5. Artesia, 1:41.62; 6. Chapin, 1:41.67.

100 backstroke1. Michael Glover, Amarillo High, 56.83; 2. Chris-

tian Sanders, Amarillo High, 57.81; 3. Jonathan Darnell, Artesia, 57.96; 4. Tyler Jones, Monahans, 59.39; 5. Lorenzo Masonsong, Pecos, 1:01.83; 6. Thomas Olson, Amarillo High, 1:02.22.100 breaststroke1. Matt O’Sullivan, Amarillo High, 1:05.68; 2.

Ethan Azam, Andrews, 1:07.68; 3. Justen Donzel-lo, Chapin, 1:10.56; 4. Bradley Steward, Lubbock Monterey, 1:11.46; 5. Thomas Jacques, Cooper, 1:13.52; 6. Brian Mason, Andrews, 1:13.93.400 freestyle relay1. Amarillo High (Clay Elliott, William Snider,

Ryan Walker, Michael Glover), 3:27.67; 2. Chapin, 3:29.43; 3. Cooper, 3:45.67; 4. Jefferson, 3:50.00; 5. Chapin B, 3:51.55; 6. Pecos, 3:52.92.

MONAHANS -- The Seminole High School powerlifting squads opened their 2014 campaign with a pair of third place team finishes and five individual first place honors following competition at the 2014 Sandhills Invitational.

Seminole junior Andrew Alvidrez, a two-time state qualifier, finished with first place honors in the 148 lbs division, with a total lift of 1,260 lbs.

Alvidrez was named as "Best Lifter" on the light(weight) platform, according to SHS coaching staff members.

The Indian powerlifting team, as a whole, finished with 30 team points in Saturday's meet, 13-points behind rival Andrews.

The Maiden squad finished with a pair of first place weight class champi-ons: Amanda Rodriguez in the 114 lbs division, and Sara Medrano in the 220 lbs division.

The Seminole females finished be-hind meet champion Fort Stockton and second place finisher, Monah-ans, with 30 team points.

Other first place finishers for the Indian squad included Nick Acosta in the 114 lbs division, and Antilon Salvador in the 123 lbs division.

The SHS Maiden and Indian powerlifting teams will travel to Ab-

ernathy on Jan. 25 to participate in their second lifting meet of the 2014 campaign.

2014 Sandhills Invitational@ Monahans ISD, Monahans

Jan. 11, 2014Girls Division

Team Scores1. Fort Stockton, 51; 2. Monahans, 38; 3.

Seminole, 30; 4. Reagan County, 20; 5. Andrews, 16; 6. Pecos, 8.

Seminole Individuals105 lbs. -- 3.) Ariana Conner, 395 lbs.114 lbs. -- 1.) Amanda Rodriguez, 510 lbs; 4.)

Elora Johnson, 415 lbs.123 lbs. -- 5.) Monica Alvidrez, 480 lbs.132 lbs. -- 2.) Tori Acosta, 495 lbs.148 lbs. -- 2.) Brittany Kelly, 655 lbs.220 lbs. -- 1.) Sara Medrano, 680 lbs; 6.) Brianna

Lujan, 430 lbs.

Boys DivisionTeam Scores1. Andrews, 42; 2. Pecos, 40; 3. Seminole, 30;

4. Monahans, 29; 5. Fort Stockton, 28; 6. Reagan County, 19.

Seminole Individuals114 lbs. -- 1.) Nick Acosta, 625 lbs.123 lbs. -- 1.) Antilon Salvador, 760 lbs.132 lbs. -- 2.) Michael Condarco, 875 lbs.148 lbs. -- 1.) Andrew Alvidrez, 1,260 lbs.; 3.)

Colton Kissick, 775 lbs.165 lbs. -- 7.) Logan Gerschbach, 865 lbs.242 lbs. -- 5.) Daniel Griffin, 855 lbs.275 lbs. -- 6.) Bret Sarli, 830 lbs.

Girls PowerliftingJanuary25 -- @ Abernathy InvitationalFebruary8 -- Seminole Invitational, Old SJHS Main Gym.15 -- @ Andrews InvitationalMarch1 -- @ THSWPA Region I Regional, Fort Stockton15 -- @ THSWPA State Meet, Corpus Christi

Boys PowerliftingJanuary25 -- @ Abernathy InvitationalFebruary8 -- Seminole Invitational, Old SJHS Main Gym.15 -- @ Andrews InvitationalMarch1 -- @ Midland High Invitational, Midland8 -- @ THSPA Region I Regional, Sundown21-22 -- @ THSPA State Meet, Abilene

Indians Push Past Levelland, 52-473 SHS Players Score Double-Figures Tuesday

Maidens Fall 43-42 to Levelland in 2-3A Thriller Tuesday at SHS GymOvertime HeartbreakPage 10A

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POSSESSION STRUGGLESeminole senior Hope Hicks (24) protects the basketball while Levelland's Kylee Martin attempts to steal it during second half action of the Maidens' 43-42 District 2-3A home loss to the Loboettes in play held Tuesday evening at the SHS Gymnasium.

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By Dustin WrightSentinel Managing Editor

The Seminole Maidens con-nected on just 2-of-9 free throws in the final 12 minutes of play Tues-day evening, which included a four minute overtime period.

The Maiden shooting woes, paired with a stiff defensive play from the Levelland Loboettes proved to be costly for Seminole Tuesday evening, as SHS fell in a 43-42 overtime decision in District 2-3A play held at the Seminole High School Gymnasium.

Levelland senior guard Maddi Al-exander hit a 3-point field goal with 35 seconds left in overtime to help the Loboettes (19-6 overall, 2-2 in 2-3A) play secure the one-point victory.

Seminole (13-8 overall, 2-2 in 2-3A play), however, had several chances to put the contest away in the fourth period of play, thanks in part to a double-bonus situation from Levelland foul trouble in the second half of play.

"We played hard and I am proud of the effort, but we have to become more confident with our shots and decisions," said Leland Bearden, Maiden head basketball coach fol-lowing Tuesday's loss. "And, that will come in time, But, if we were more confident, we make those free throws down the stretch and we pull that one out."

Just seconds prior to Anderson's game-clinching three-pointer, Sem-inole took a 42-40 lead following a seven-footer from the middle of the lane by Seminole junior McKaylee Weishuhn.

A jump shot, which came with 40-seconds left to play in overtime, that came following a pair of missed free-throws by the 6-foot junior post.

Weishuhn led all scorers in Tues-day's contest with 17 points on the evening, 13 of which came during the second and third periods com-bined.

Seminole sophomore wing Ken-dall Freeman had an opportunity to

put the contest away for the Maid-ens with four seconds left to play in regulation, following a shooting foul while attempting a three-point shot from the right wing with the contest tied at 38-38

Freeman, who had connected on the Maidens' two converted free throw attempts early in the fourth period, saw all three attempts bounce off the iron, with the final shot falling into the hands of the Lo-boettes and forcing the extra period of play.

Levelland junior post Haylee Jackson opened the overtime pe-riod with an easy two-footer from the right side of the basket with 3:30 left to play, giving the Loboettes a 40-38 lead, Levelland's first since the 3:07 mark in the first period of play.

Seminole senior post Hope Hicks knotted the contest up at 40-40 with 2:34 left in overtime, follow-ing a two-footer from the left side of the Maiden basket, before a defen-sive stalemate ensued -- which had been the pace of play for a majority of the evening.

Jackson and fellow senior Syd-ney Shakespear finished with nine points apiece for the Loboettes in the winning effort, while Alexander and teammate Autumn Beatty both chipped in eight points apiece.

Freeman finished with eight points along the way for the Maidens, which included two first-half three point FGs, while junior Madison Burtch added in six points along the way in the Seminole loss.

The Maidens will wrap up the first round of District 2-3A play on Friday evening, as they will travel south on U.S. 385 to take on the Andrews Lady Mustangs in a 6 p.m. contest from Mustang Arena, on the campus of Andrews High School.

Andrews, on Tuesday, fell to the Estacado Lady Matadors in a 62-30 road decision held at Estacado High School.

In other 2-3A play Tuesday, the No. 7 ranked Shallowater Fillies

survived a halftime deficit to defeat the Lubbock Cooper Lady Pirates 58-53 in play held at Cooper High School.

District 2-3A Girls Basketball@ Seminole HS Gymnasium

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014Levelland 43 Seminole 42, OT

Levelland 6 16 8 8 5 -- 43Seminole 10 14 8 6 4 -- 42

Levelland -- Himango 1 2-2 5, Alexander 2 1-2 3, Jesko 0 0-0 0, Sharp 0 0-0 0, Villanueva 0 0-0 0, Shakespear 4 0-0 9, Martin 1 0-0 2, Scott 0 0-0 0, Beatty 3 2-2 8, Durham 1 0-0 2, Ramos 0 0-0 0 Totals 12 5-6 43. Seminole -- McGehee 0 0-0 0, Freeman 2

2-5 8, McCormick 0 0-0 0, Weishuhn 6 3-7 17, Jones 1 1-3 4, Burtch 2 1-3 6, Hicks 1 2-3 4, Lo-pez 0 0-0 0, Pool 1 0-0 3. Totals 13 9-21 43 . Three Point FGs: Seminole 5 (Freeman 2,

Burtch, Jones, Pool), Levelland 3 (Himango, Alexander, Shakespear). Free Throws (Pct.): Seminole 9-21 (.428), Levelland 5-6 (.833). To-tal Fouls: Seminole 7, Levelland 21. Technical Fouls: none. Fouled Out: Levelland -- Durham. Records: Seminole 13-8, 2-2, Levelland 19-6, 2-2.

------Seminole junior McKaylee Weishuhn

was recently named an All-Tournament selection for her play in the FiberMax Cap-rock Holiday Classic, held Dec. 26-28 at various Lubbock area high schools.

District 2-3A Girls Basketball Standings

as of January 14, 2014

Team District OverallShallowater 4-0 20-3Levelland 2-2 19-6Seminole 2-2 13-8Lub. Estacado 2-2 14-10Lub. Cooper 2-2 13-11Andrews 0-4 7-16

Friday's ResultsSeminole 51, Estacado 39Shallowater 71, Andrews 30Cooper 50, Levelland 46

Tuesday's ResultsLevelland 43, Seminole 42, OTEstacado 62, Andrews 30Shallowater 58, Cooper 53, OT

Friday's ScheduleSeminole vs. Andrews, 6 p.m.Shallowater vs. Levelland, 6 p.m.Estacado vs. Cooper, 6 p.m.

By Dustin WrightSentinel Managing Editor

The Seminole Indians con-nected on a shade under 46-percent from the field Tues-day evening, and rallied from a 17-16 halftime deficit to se-cure a 52-47 District 2-3A vic-tory over the visiting Levelland Lobos in play held Tuesday evening at the Seminole High School Gymnasium.

The Indians, who fell for the first time in a district game since Feb. 2009 last Friday on the road at Lubbock Estacado, improved to 1-1 in the Distrct 2-3A race and 11-7 overall on the 2013-2014 regular season.

Seminole, behind 17 points and six steals from junior guard Sabraun Adams, overcame a 5-point second period to out-score the Lobos (10-9 overall, 0-2 in 2-3A) 36-30 in the sec-ond half of play.

"We weren't able to hit many buckets there in the second quarter, which allowed for (Levelland) to take control of the tempo," said Paul Page, In-dian head basketball coach fol-lowing Tuesday's victory.

"But I thought we came out and played a great second half, especially with an early run there in the third period and being about to streatch out or lead there in the fourth. It was a gritty win, but it was good for us to see."

Indian junior post Rocky Loe-wen fnished with 14 points and seven rebounds on Tuesday evening, while fellow junior Chris Delay added in 12 points and five rebounds to help lead the way.

Levelland sophomore Kent-

ton Williams, a 6-5 forward, finished with a game high 18 points and 10 rebounds, which included a three-point field goal just before the halftime buzzer, which gave the Lobos their first lead of the contest.

The Indians rushed out to an 11-5 lead at the end of the first period of play, but saw the Lo-bos outscore them 12-5 in the second, to secure the 1-point halftime lead.

Seminole rallied in the second half to outscore the Loboes 15-11 in the third period and 21-19 in the fourth to secure the five-point victory and avoid the Indians' first 0-2 district start in decades.

The Indians outrebounded the Lobos 39-27 in Tuesday's victory, and took advantage of 27 Levelland turnovers, includ-ing several in the second half of play, which helped the Indians streatch out an eight point lead to as much as 12 points mid-way through the fourth period of play.

Levelland sophomore Lukas Bontrager added in eight points in the losing effort for the Lobos Tuesday evening, while fellow teammates Trenton Jones and Curt Stafford added in seven points apiece along the way.

Seminole will look to improve to 2-1 in District 2-3A play on Friday evening, as they will travel to take on the Andrews Mustangs in a 7:30 p.m. sched-uled tipoff at the Mustang Are-na, located on the campus of Andrews High School.

Andrews, on Tuesday eve-ning, fell to 11th ranked Lub-bock Estacado 68-48 in play held at Estacado High School.

In other 2-3A action, the Shallowater Mustangs cruised past Lubbock Cooper, 69-53 in district play held at Cooper High School.

District 2-3A Boys Basketball@ Seminole HS Gymnasium

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014Seminole 52 Levelland 47

Levelland 5 12 11 19 -- 47Seminole 11 5 15 21 -- 52

Seminole -- Froman 2 0-0 5, Garza 0 0-0 0, Delay 4 3-3 12, Adams 7 2-4 17, Hughes 1 0-0 2, Crump 0 0-0 0, Wimmer 0 0-0 0, Dominguez 0 0-0 0, Franklin 1 2-4 4, Petty 0 0-0 0, Loewen 6 2-5 14, Childers 0 0-2 0. Totals 21 9-18 54.Levelland -- Salazar 0 0-0 0, N. Gerber 0 0-0

0, Stafford 1 4-6 7, M. Gerber 0 0-2 0, Jones 3 0-0 7, Tienda 1 4-6 6, Pew 0 1-3 1, Bontrager 3 0-0 8, McKay 0 0-0 0, Williams 7 3-6 18. Totals 15 12-23 47.3-Point goals — Levelland 5 (Stafford 1,

Jones 1, Bontrager 2, Williams 1), Seminole 3 (Froman 1, Delay 1, Adams 1). Total fouls — Levelland 16, Seminole 22. Fouled out — Lev-elland: Stafford, Bontrager; Seminole: Loewen. Technical fouls — None. JV — Levelland 58, Seminole 56. Records: Seminole 11-7, 1-1; Levelland 10-9, 0-2.

District 2-3A Boys Basketball Standings

as of January 14, 2014

Team District OverallShallowater 2-0 20-3Lub. Estacado 2-0 12-9Lub. Cooper 1-1 14-9Seminole 1-1 11-7Levelland 0-2 10-9Andrews 0-2 n/a

Friday's ResultsEstacado 80, Seminole 67Shallowater 66, Andrews 40Cooper 73, Levelland 57

Tuesday's ResultsSeminole 52, Levelland 47Estacado 68, Andrews 48Shallowater 69, Cooper 53

Friday's ScheduleSeminole vs. Andrews, 7:30 p.m.Shallowater vs. Levelland, 7:30 p.m.Estacado vs. Cooper, 7:30 p.m.

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Seagraves Hwy. 758-3311

Seminole AreaChamber of Commerce119 SE Ave B 758-2352

Ace Hardware119 E. Ave A 758-5876

Eric & Amy Bradley

Brown’s

Support ouryouth in all their endeavors!

701 N Main St.758-1010

Good Luck to all the 2014Stock Show exhibitors