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Crosby County News
Friday, June 10, 2016
Texas News - - -
RISD Project Graduation A Huge Success
Friday night after gradu-
ation, the Seniors met up at
the First Baptist Church at
11:00 pm to head to Main
Event in Lubbock. All 28 se-
niors came and it was a night
of fun memories!
Each student and spon-
sor received a game card
for 6 hours of playing time.
In addition to video games,
there was laser tag, mini
glo golf, bowling, pool, and
shuffle board. There was
music playing and kids run-
ning around everywhere en-
joying themselves! Around
E00 am Main Event served
pizza. Of course the kids
were super excited about
this! Then, about 3:00 am
there was chips and queso
and huge cookies. Our stu-
dents had an amazing time at
Main Event!
We boarded the bus
around 3:30 am to head back
to Ralls. The First Baptist
Church provided a breakfast
buffet and we were able to
give $175 in gift cards to ev-
ery senior. The were excit-
ed, exhausted, and thankful
all at the same time. Around
5:15am we all said our fare
wells and sent them on their
way with a prayer from our
First Baptist Church preach-
er.
Ralls ISD would like to
thank the many individuals
that donate to fund this won-
derful celebration.
Special thanks to Texas
Department of Transporta-
tion for awarding Ralls HS
with the Project Celebration
Chemical Free Mini Grant.
Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce C Agriculture is
hosting the Prairie Fires Brisket Cook-off July 2nd
The Crosbyton Chamber
of Commerce & Agriculture
is hosting the Prairie Fires
Brisket Cook-off to support
the Crosbyton Volunteer Fire
Department.
The event will take place
on Saturday, July 2, 2016 in
conjunction with the Fourth
of July Parade and Celebra-
tion.
Round up a team and join
us to “Play with Fire’. We
will have an open event in
for teams, so find a name for
your team and register. The
registration fee is $50.00 and
you provide the meat. There
Crosbyton Elementary
Honor Roll
6th Six Weeks
A Honor Roll
1st Grade: Demi Daugherty, Michaeal Garcia, Cameron
Jones, Emily Pereida, Ayden Salas, Nolan Salazar, Henry
Sandoval
2nd Grade:Mari Barrera, Kynzee Cornelius, Nataly
Cortez, Roquel Craddock, Emma Givens, Zaliyah Horton,
Myrikal Johnson, Aiden Medrano, Jaylynn Regalado, Josiah
Vega- Vitolas
3rd Grade - none
4th Grade: Arianna Aguayo
5th Grade: Emilee Callaway, Piper Daugherty, Iva Lewel-
ling, Sara Payen, Ashley Perez, Kaden Valerio
AB Honor Roll
1st Grade: Caidyn Allen, Christian Dominquez, Arianna
Garza, Selena Garza, Braxton Johnson, Aydyn Proa, Brogan
Rodriguez, Jay den Terrazas
2nd Grade: Ivan Arthur, Roman Childers, Keana Cole-
man Cruz, Hunter Cruz, Meadow Cruz, Brylan Guzman, Kia
Lopez, Aiden Luna, Dakota Moseley, Nathan Naceanceno
3rd Grade: Jack Fife, Avery Flores, Ozzy Garza, An-
drew Harper, Taliyah Harris, Alyssa Munoz, Marissa Munoz,
Manuel Ortiz, Ramiro Palacios, Haley Proa, Michael Reyes,
Dylan Riley, Lilly Rodriguez, Natalia Rodriguez, Rebekah
Rymel, Kiana Sanchez, McKayla Vega, Sarah Vega, Halle
Wallace
4th Grade: Tahqulin Brooks, Jacqueline Castillo, Eric
Cordonnier, Madison Deleon, Marina Garcia, Kiyah Garza,
April Gillispie, Samantha Gillispie, Riley Gonzalez, Jacabri-
an Guerra, Xiomara Lopez, Miracle Mora, Robert Moreno,
Stormie Rayvon, Anessa Rendon, Romi Rendon, Danaeh
Riley, Grace Riley, Aubrey Rodgers, Mireya Torres, Julian
Vasquez, Zayli Vega, Atreyu Wilson
5th Grade: Josiah Cantu, Manuel Carranza, Jaedon Gar-
za, Marcos Guerrero, Emma Harper, Maricella Luna, Thalia
Marquez, Christopher Moreno, Morgan Palacios, Marco
Reyna, Julian Savedra, Kylee Swink, Chloe Turner, Madison
Vega.
are no specifications on what
you cook. If you like, you
may cook a Chamber-pro-
vided brisket to be used in
the carry out meals that will
go to the VFD.
The winning team will
receive a cash prize of $300.
You need to register by Fri-
day, July 1 st at the Chamber
office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. or early register at the
Chamber from Wednesday
through Friday before July
1st. Cooking will begin the
afternoon of July 1st in the
City Park. Cook-off briskets
will be turned in to be judged
by 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,
July 2.
The doors will open to
the public for a barbeque
meal with all the trimmings
at 12:00 noon on Saturday.
The Chamber will serve
carry-out plates until we run
out of food for $8.00 a plate.
Combine your Fourth of July
celebration with a change
to help a great organization,
the Crosbyton Volunteer Fire
Department.
Cotton subsidies may help
growers finance their season
By Annie Baxter
Low prices and a global
oversupply of cotton have
been putting a lot of pressure
on the nation’s cotton produc-
ers. This week, the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture said
it would offer cotton growers
$300 million in aid to help sta-
bilize the industry.
“The market is certainly
not where any of us would
like it to be,” said Steve Ver-
ett, executive vice president of
the Plains Cotton Growers in
Lubbock, Texas, the nation’s
leading cotton-producing
state.
Verett said cotton produc-
ers have had a tough past few
years for a number of reasons.
He cited lower demand and
reduced federal subsidies,
stemming from a World Trade
Organization dispute. Brazil
had complained that U.S. sub-
sidies were distorting global
trade markets. The WTO
agreed, and the U.S. revised
its subsidy program for cotton
farmers in the 2014 Farm Bill.
More recently, China
which had been holding a lot
of cotton stocks in reserve has
been releasing them into the
global market, pushing prices
down.
“The price of cotton is just
not covering the cost of pro-
duction,” Verett said.
The Department of Ag-
riculture’s new aid program
will offer producers one-time
payments that are determined
by their acreage last year and
a portion of average ginning
costs in their regions. Ginning
is the process by which cotton
lint is separated from cotton
seed.
John Robinson, an agri-
cultural economist at Texas
A&M AgriLife Extension
Service, said the aid will
mostly help farmers finance
their operations.
“A banker can pencil in
an assured income line that
will help make a loan and
help make the whole system
work,” he said.
The aid program caps
payments at $40,000 per pro-
ducer.
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ers. Specifically, recommend
ways to reverse the increas-
ing reliance on recapture
payments to fund public edu-
cation statewide.”
As property values have
increased, more school dis-
tricts have become subject
to recapture, meaning that
some of their local prop-
erty tax dollars are sent to
the state and distributed to
school districts with less
property wealth.
For example, the Hous-
ton Independent School Dis-
trict is now facing the pros-
pect of sending a recapture
payment of $175 million
to the state in 2017. Since
2006, the number of school
districts paying recapture
has increased from 142 to
238.
Sales tax revenue drops
State sales tax revenue
in May totaled $2.41 billion,
down 7.1 percent compared
to May 2015, the comptrol-
ler’s office reported June 2.
But, Texas Comptrol-
ler Glenn Hegar explained,
“The comparison in sales tax
revenue to the previous year
is unfavorable because May
2015 collections were abnor-
mally strong.
“In fact, May 2015 saw
the second-highest monthly
collections in Texas history.
The decline is largely due to
continued drops in collec-
tions from oil- and natural
gas-related sectors, reflect-
ing the continued contrac-
tion in drilling activity,”
Hegar said.
Hegar also said state
franchise tax revenue for
fiscal 2016 totaled $3.7 bil-
lion through May, ahead of
earlier projections included
in the certification revenue
estimate. This amount is
lower than franchise tax rev-
enues collected during the
same period last fiscal year
due to permanent tax rate
cuts enacted during the 2015
session of the Texas Legisla-
ture.
Hurricane season arrives
Hurricane season began
June 1 and continues through
Nov. 30.
The Texas Department
of Public Safety marked the
season’s official beginning
with a recommendation that
Texans develop emergency
plans without delay.
The DPS suggested resi-
dents:
- Assemble an emergen-
cy kit;
- Review hurricane evac-
uation maps and select a
route to safety;
- Plan how family mem-
bers and pets will evacuate
safely;
- Consider special needs
for family members who are
older or are disabled;
- Stay informed about
changing weather condi-
tions; and
- Visit www.texaspre-
pares.org.
LCDLA members to reed
Declaration of Independence
on the steps of the Crosby
County Courthouse July 1st
Members of the Lubbock
Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association honor America
each year by reading the
Declaration of Independence
on the steps of the Lubbock
County Courthouse.
This year, in addition to
Lubbock County, LCD LA
members will branch out to
surrounding counties and
hold readings across the
South Plains. It is part of an
effort by the Texas Criminal
Defense Lawyers Associa-
tion to organize readings in
all 254 Texas counties this
year.
On July 1, at approxi-
mately 4:30 p.m., LCDLA
members will appear at the
Crosby County Courthouse
for this special event.
We hope you will attend
and encourage others at the
courthouse to attend.
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City of Ralls Amended Ordinance
to Animal Control
ORDINANCE NO. 1604
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 2.02 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITYOFRALLS, TEXAS, ENTITLED “ANIMAL
CONTROL” BY ADDING ARTICLE 2.05 “CHICKENS” TO ALLOW FOR
THE KEEPING OF CHICKEN HENS BY PERMIT AND SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS; PROVIDING A PENALTY; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
Passed and approved this 17th day of May, 2016.
To request a copy of the Ordinance, please contact the city office.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Attention: Lorenzo -Water Customers
The 2015 Annual Drinking Water Reports known as the
Consumer Confidence Report will be placed in all Post
Office boxes. If you do not receive a copy of this report you
may pick up a Lorenzo Report at the Lorenzo City Office
Monday - Friday, 8am-12pm & 1 pm-5pm.
If you have any questions concerning the report, you may
Call Rusty Forbes at the Lorenzo City Office. (806) 634-5596
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