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7 Page 9 Friday, March 2, 2018 Crosby County News Lorenzo Elementary 4th Six Weeks Honor Roll “A” Honor Roll 1st grade: Evelyn Aycock, Anna Edwards, Jazmyne Gon- zalez, Ava Ramos and Sariyah Rios. 2nd Grade: Gabriel Ar- thur, Gabriela Lopez. 3rd Grade: Sara Dyck, Elizabeth Ed- wards, Saegan Molina. 4th Grade: Angelia Rivera. 5th Grade: Andreya Lopez, Marilina Lopez. “A/B” Honor Roll” 1st Grade: AJ Carpenter, Annabelle Dyck, Eddie Lopez, Yoselin Morales, Addison Quintana, Kymberlyn Rios and Anastasia Villegas. 2nd Grade: Racheal Arthur, Luke Gon- zalez, Kimber Guthrie, Jayla Lozoya, Nicole Mendez, Madi- son Phillips, Raquel Ramos, Mario Reyna, Kingston Ware, and Lillianna Ybarra. 3rd Grade: Denise Garcia, Dominique Jackson, Jaden Lozoya, Mandy Mendoza and Valentin Mo- rales. 4th Grade: Christopher Barbosa, Baylar Burkett, Pey- ton Flores, Marciano Garcia, Savi Garcia, Makayla Mendoza, Madelyn Miranda, Dadie Parrott, Dalys Phillips, Alejandro Rivera and Yesina Ybarra. 5th Grade: Valeria Hinojos, Xi- mena Huerta, Ar’Maunte Miller and Mia Moreno. 6th Grade: Anabell Chavez, Taryn Cisneros, Tiffany Gonzalez, Dalila Huerta, Samuel Humphries, Christopher Quintana, Kennedy Roberts, Elisa Salas, Jeremy Salazar and Brianna Thomas. Lorenzo JH/HS 4th Six Weeks Honor Roll “A Honor Roll” Marcos Garcia, Sarah Quintana. “A-B Honor Roll” Madison Aycock, David Castillo, Marianna Garcia, Marivel Garcia, Zavian Garcia, Nadia Lopez, Paul Rivera, David Silos, Leila Corado, Vicente Diaz, John Martinez, Alex Mendoza, Nicholas Aycock, Gabriela Calderon, Francisco DeHoyos, Sidney Hinojos, Mikayla Hudnall, Aaron Martinez, Aurora Ordaz, Clarissa Salinas, Nathalia Benitez, Yesina Hernandez, Mary Huerta, Francise Leal, Graciella Lopez, Nayeli Morales, Julianna Guel, Adriana Quintana, Daniel Cavazos, Cameron Chandler, Sabreena Gonzalez, Jacye Hardee, Gabriella Lozoya, David Martinez. Ralls Elementary 3rd Six Weeks Honor Roll A Honor Roll 1st Grade: Chance Byrd, Jazleigh Garza, Laila Mayo, Addikus Mendez, Jaylen Perez, Jaxen Tidwell, Elizabeth Torres, Brittany Trevino, Azlynn Tucker, Tristin Zavala, Lillana Zuniga. 2nd Grade: Lilleigh Adams, Craig Byrd, Kade Callahan, Hadley Campbell, Christopher Gooding, Kaleb Honesto, Natalie Johnson, Anastacia Lopez, Joshua Messer, Presley Pleasant, Laney Rose, Caleb Zavala. 3rd Grade: Damani Bocanegra, Kylee Luna, Claire Mayo, Emily Pereida. 4th Grade: Briggs Hillard, Piper Rose, Klancy Sherrill, Xaiya Solis. 5th Grade: Maria Alcala, Kylie Callahan, Giada Castro, Allie Hitt, Kenzie Lopez. A/B Honor Roll: 1st Grade: Bryson Adams, Jose Botello, BreAllyn Griffith, Kayden Johnson, Andrew Martinez, Christian Mendez, Alessandra Morales, Ayevrii Morales, Kristen Newton, Noey Sistos, Azley Upchurch, Zoey Velasquez, Cash Yocom. 2nd Grade: Ximena Beltran Munoz, Zoey Burt, Abraham Casarez, Michael Chavez, Sergio De La Cruz, Nazayiah De Los Santos, Randy Gonzales-Ortiz, Rosemary Hart, Anna Maria Hinojosa, Brooke Johnson, Riley Linnenkugel, Addisyn Mendez, Robert Moreno, Brinley Navarette, Jesse Olivarez, Autumn Padilla, Frank Rendon, Kevin Riojas, Zabrian Rosas, River Samarripas, Maximus Turner, Devin Wade, Grayson Willson. 3rd Grade: Owen Alcala, Alexa Brown, Taylor Castillo, Nazariah Chavez, Sebastian Garcia, Juan Gonzales-Casarez, David Marquez, Kiarra Mays, Jesse Navarette, Amanda Perez, Leonardo Pina. 4th Grade: Courtney Alcala, LillieAnn Barela, Alexandria Dyer, Micah Garcia, Madison Hernandez, Robert Rendon, Domminique Villalba, Maria Zavala. 5th Grade: Lance Adams, William Bacon, Adyson Bartlett, Randy Clark, Zoe Doolittle, Kenyon Escobar, Aunya Herrera, Gunner Hitt, Malachi Levario, Zachary Martinez, Zoriya Mendez, Andrew Morales, Giselle Olguin, Andres Puente, Atreyu Solis, Rance Upchurch. Williamson celebrates her second birthday Ava Marie Grace Williamson of Odessa celebrated her second birthday on November 4, 2017 at King Sooper Restaurant with her favorite meal of fruits, vegetables and noodles. The honoree received an array of gifts some of which was a loveley white dress printed with red and black flowers. The Sunday dress had a black velvet sash. A red bow for her hair comple- mented her dress. Several toys were received, a favorite was push toy with a bubble pop ups which had a facinating sound from her G-Mom, Jody Williamson. She also received a Mickey Mouse balloon. After the festivities at the restaurant, Ava ac- companied her brother, Joshua, her G-Pa, Matt Williamson and great gran Margie Williamson to the South Plains Mall to ride the cars, merry go round and slide on various slides. Ava was still going strong as the others began to “wear out”. It was a delightful gathering. Ava is the daughter of Nicholas and Sabrina Williamson of Odessa. Matt G-Pa and Jody G- Mom Williamson live in Eunice, New Mexico and Great Gran Margie Williamson live in Pecos, Texas, formerly of Crosbyton and Ralls. Sell Your Unwanted Items in the Classifieds Put $$$ in your Pocket! Call (806) 253-0211 for more info Today! Lyons, Neb. - When county or city elected officials are ap- proached about a wind energy farm, what are the first steps in creating an ordinance? What kinds of things need to be con- sidered? “Wind Energy Ordinanc- es,” an information guide by the Center for Rural Affairs, may help. Released today, the guide contains recommendations for new zoning regulations or ordi- nances, common application re- Center for Rural Affairs releases wind energy ordinance guide for local officials quirements, and key definitions for wind energy. The informa- tion was gathered by reviewing county ordinances from differ- ent states across the country. “Wind ordinances on the city, county, and state levels may be hard to understand, whether you are an expert or just becoming familiar with the industry,” said Lu Nelsen, policy program associate with the Center for Rural Affairs. “This guide is useful for people with all levels of wind energy knowledge.” The publication also in- cludes common requirements for siting, construction, and op- eration, as well as sample maps demonstrating various setback requirements. “Wind turbines are multi- plying across the U.S., and most are installed in rural areas over- looking crops, cattle, timber, and lakes,” Nelsen said. “Rural communities have experienced several benefits from the de- velopment of wind energy, but the growth of the industry has also presented a challenge in the form of local regulations that may be insufficient or out of date.” The guide can be found online at www.cfra.org/publi- cations/WindEnergyOrdinance- Guide. On any given day, it seems, there are a half-dozen bomb- shell stories coming out of Washington DC. Few of them give you the warm and fuzzies. One thing you won’t find mentioned in any of those head- lines, though, is the farm bill. It should go without saying, cot- ton’s maneuvering to get back into Title I designation is also not making the nightly news. But that’s not to say that the cotton industry wasn’t hard at work. Their continuing efforts paid off with the February 9 passage of the bipartisan budget bill by Congress, which cleared the way for cotton to return to Title I coverage. The 2014 Farm Bill was a bitter pill to swallow for a number of U.S. cotton producers. Due to WTO fallout resulting from the Brazil trade dispute, cotton was significant- ly hindered in the creation of that piece of legislation. Cotton producers could no longer re- ceive direct or counter-cyclical payments. But suddenly, cotton has a great chance at returning a sense of security to its producer segment. And that development doesn’t just happen by accident. Across the country, in forums that went almost entirely un- noticed, the National Cotton Council and others have spear- headed efforts to accomplish this goal. On a hunting trip back to the Mississippi Delta in Janu- ary, I happened to hear about a meeting of a handful of past NCC Chairmen, all living in the Mid-South, who gathered at the Delta Council offices in Ston- eville, MS, to hammer out Farm Bill strategy. I’m told similar meetings took place around the Cotton Belt, at the behest of the NCC and other cotton allies. It Cotton and the Looming Farm Bill is said that cotton’s adversaries in the world of ag politics have been envious, through the years, of cotton’s place of prominence on Capitol Hill. This, too, is something that doesn’t happen by accident. It takes an orga- nized and skilled effort to keep cotton in the purview of politi- cians who must answer to an untold amount of voices in their respective constituencies. Cot- ton has done this masterfully over the decades. Our industry has scored another victory in Washington DC, and, although there’s still work to be done, we need to give credit where due. There were grumbles around the Cotton Belt following the 2014 Farm Bill. Are those same voic- es prepared to laud the efforts of groups like the National Cotton Council, now that cotton has re- gained its Title I designation? Cotton’s overall fate in this farm bill won’t be sealed until the actual bill is passed later this year. But a ton of hard work has resulted in getting our crop back on the right track here in the early spring.
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7 Page 9Friday, March 2, 2018 Crosby County News
Lorenzo Elementary4th Six Weeks
Honor Roll“A” Honor Roll
1st grade: Evelyn Aycock, Anna Edwards, Jazmyne Gon-zalez, Ava Ramos and Sariyah Rios. 2nd Grade: Gabriel Ar-thur, Gabriela Lopez. 3rd Grade: Sara Dyck, Elizabeth Ed-wards, Saegan Molina. 4th Grade: Angelia Rivera. 5th Grade: Andreya Lopez, Marilina Lopez.
“A/B” Honor Roll”1st Grade: AJ Carpenter, Annabelle Dyck, Eddie Lopez,
Yoselin Morales, Addison Quintana, Kymberlyn Rios and Anastasia Villegas. 2nd Grade: Racheal Arthur, Luke Gon-zalez, Kimber Guthrie, Jayla Lozoya, Nicole Mendez, Madi-son Phillips, Raquel Ramos, Mario Reyna, Kingston Ware, and Lillianna Ybarra. 3rd Grade: Denise Garcia, Dominique Jackson, Jaden Lozoya, Mandy Mendoza and Valentin Mo-rales. 4th Grade: Christopher Barbosa, Baylar Burkett, Pey-ton Flores, Marciano Garcia, Savi Garcia, Makayla Mendoza, Madelyn Miranda, Dadie Parrott, Dalys Phillips, Alejandro Rivera and Yesina Ybarra. 5th Grade: Valeria Hinojos, Xi-mena Huerta, Ar’Maunte Miller and Mia Moreno. 6th Grade: Anabell Chavez, Taryn Cisneros, Tiffany Gonzalez, Dalila Huerta, Samuel Humphries, Christopher Quintana, Kennedy Roberts, Elisa Salas, Jeremy Salazar and Brianna Thomas.
Lorenzo JH/HS4th Six Weeks
Honor Roll“A Honor Roll”
Marcos Garcia, Sarah Quintana.“A-B Honor Roll”
Madison Aycock, David Castillo, Marianna Garcia, Marivel Garcia, Zavian Garcia, Nadia Lopez, Paul Rivera, David Silos, Leila Corado, Vicente Diaz, John Martinez, Alex Mendoza, Nicholas Aycock, Gabriela Calderon, Francisco DeHoyos, Sidney Hinojos, Mikayla Hudnall, Aaron Martinez, Aurora Ordaz, Clarissa Salinas, Nathalia Benitez, Yesina Hernandez, Mary Huerta, Francise Leal, Graciella Lopez, Nayeli Morales, Julianna Guel, Adriana Quintana, Daniel Cavazos, Cameron Chandler, Sabreena Gonzalez, Jacye Hardee, Gabriella Lozoya, David Martinez.
Ralls Elementary3rd Six Weeks Honor Roll
A Honor Roll 1st Grade: Chance Byrd, Jazleigh Garza, Laila Mayo,
Addikus Mendez, Jaylen Perez, Jaxen Tidwell, Elizabeth Torres, Brittany Trevino, Azlynn Tucker, Tristin Zavala, Lillana Zuniga. 2nd Grade: Lilleigh Adams, Craig Byrd, Kade Callahan, Hadley Campbell, Christopher Gooding, Kaleb Honesto, Natalie Johnson, Anastacia Lopez, Joshua Messer, Presley Pleasant, Laney Rose, Caleb Zavala. 3rd Grade: Damani Bocanegra, Kylee Luna, Claire Mayo, Emily Pereida. 4th Grade: Briggs Hillard, Piper Rose, Klancy Sherrill, Xaiya Solis. 5th Grade: Maria Alcala, Kylie Callahan, Giada Castro, Allie Hitt, Kenzie Lopez.
A/B Honor Roll:1st Grade: Bryson Adams, Jose Botello, BreAllyn
Griffith, Kayden Johnson, Andrew Martinez, Christian Mendez, Alessandra Morales, Ayevrii Morales, Kristen Newton, Noey Sistos, Azley Upchurch, Zoey Velasquez, Cash Yocom. 2nd Grade: Ximena Beltran Munoz, Zoey Burt, Abraham Casarez, Michael Chavez, Sergio De La Cruz, Nazayiah De Los Santos, Randy Gonzales-Ortiz, Rosemary Hart, Anna Maria Hinojosa, Brooke Johnson, Riley Linnenkugel, Addisyn Mendez, Robert Moreno, Brinley Navarette, Jesse Olivarez, Autumn Padilla, Frank Rendon, Kevin Riojas, Zabrian Rosas, River Samarripas, Maximus Turner, Devin Wade, Grayson Willson. 3rd Grade: Owen Alcala, Alexa Brown, Taylor Castillo, Nazariah Chavez, Sebastian Garcia, Juan Gonzales-Casarez, David Marquez, Kiarra Mays, Jesse Navarette, Amanda Perez, Leonardo Pina. 4th Grade: Courtney Alcala, LillieAnn Barela, Alexandria Dyer, Micah Garcia, Madison Hernandez, Robert Rendon, Domminique Villalba, Maria Zavala. 5th Grade: Lance Adams, William Bacon, Adyson Bartlett, Randy Clark, Zoe Doolittle, Kenyon Escobar, Aunya Herrera, Gunner Hitt, Malachi Levario, Zachary Martinez, Zoriya Mendez, Andrew Morales, Giselle Olguin, Andres Puente, Atreyu Solis, Rance Upchurch.
Williamson celebrates her second birthdayAva Marie Grace Williamson of Odessa celebrated her second birthday on November 4, 2017 at King Sooper Restaurant with her favorite meal of fruits, vegetables and noodles. The honoree received an array of gifts some of which was a loveley white dress printed with red and black flowers. The Sunday dress had a black velvet sash. A red bow for her hair comple-mented her dress. Several toys were received, a favorite was push toy with a bubble pop ups which had a facinating sound from her G-Mom, Jody Williamson. She also received a Mickey Mouse balloon. After the festivities at the restaurant, Ava ac-companied her brother, Joshua, her G-Pa, Matt Williamson and great gran Margie Williamson to the South Plains Mall to ride the cars, merry go round and slide on various slides. Ava was still going strong as the others began to “wear out”. It was a delightful gathering. Ava is the daughter of Nicholas and Sabrina Williamson of Odessa. Matt G-Pa and Jody G-Mom Williamson live in Eunice, New Mexico and Great Gran Margie Williamson live in Pecos, Texas, formerly of Crosbyton and Ralls.
Sell Your Unwanted Items in the Classifieds
Put $$$ in your Pocket!Call (806) 253-0211
for more info Today!
Lyons, Neb. - When county or city elected officials are ap-proached about a wind energy farm, what are the first steps in creating an ordinance? What kinds of things need to be con-sidered?
“Wind Energy Ordinanc-es,” an information guide by the Center for Rural Affairs, may help.
Released today, the guide contains recommendations for new zoning regulations or ordi-nances, common application re-
Center for Rural Affairs releases wind energy ordinance guide for local officials
quirements, and key definitions for wind energy. The informa-tion was gathered by reviewing county ordinances from differ-ent states across the country.
“Wind ordinances on the city, county, and state levels may be hard to understand, whether you are an expert or just becoming familiar with the industry,” said Lu Nelsen, policy program associate with the Center for Rural Affairs. “This guide is useful for people with all levels of wind energy
knowledge.”The publication also in-
cludes common requirements for siting, construction, and op-eration, as well as sample maps demonstrating various setback requirements.
“Wind turbines are multi-plying across the U.S., and most are installed in rural areas over-looking crops, cattle, timber, and lakes,” Nelsen said. “Rural
communities have experienced several benefits from the de-velopment of wind energy, but the growth of the industry has also presented a challenge in the form of local regulations that may be insufficient or out of date.”
The guide can be found online at www.cfra.org/publi-cations/WindEnergyOrdinance-Guide.
On any given day, it seems, there are a half-dozen bomb-shell stories coming out of Washington DC. Few of them give you the warm and fuzzies.
One thing you won’t find mentioned in any of those head-lines, though, is the farm bill. It should go without saying, cot-ton’s maneuvering to get back into Title I designation is also not making the nightly news. But that’s not to say that the cotton industry wasn’t hard at work. Their continuing efforts paid off with the February 9 passage of the bipartisan budget bill by Congress, which cleared the way for cotton to return to Title I coverage. The 2014 Farm Bill was a bitter pill to swallow for a number of U.S. cotton producers. Due to WTO fallout resulting from the Brazil trade dispute, cotton was significant-ly hindered in the creation of that piece of legislation. Cotton producers could no longer re-ceive direct or counter-cyclical payments. But suddenly, cotton has a great chance at returning a sense of security to its producer segment. And that development doesn’t just happen by accident. Across the country, in forums that went almost entirely un-noticed, the National Cotton Council and others have spear-headed efforts to accomplish this goal. On a hunting trip back to the Mississippi Delta in Janu-ary, I happened to hear about a meeting of a handful of past NCC Chairmen, all living in the Mid-South, who gathered at the Delta Council offices in Ston-eville, MS, to hammer out Farm Bill strategy. I’m told similar meetings took place around the Cotton Belt, at the behest of the NCC and other cotton allies. It
Cotton and the Looming Farm Billis said that cotton’s adversaries in the world of ag politics have been envious, through the years, of cotton’s place of prominence on Capitol Hill. This, too, is something that doesn’t happen by accident. It takes an orga-nized and skilled effort to keep cotton in the purview of politi-cians who must answer to an untold amount of voices in their respective constituencies. Cot-ton has done this masterfully over the decades. Our industry has scored another victory in Washington DC, and, although there’s still work to be done, we need to give credit where due. There were grumbles around the Cotton Belt following the 2014 Farm Bill. Are those same voic-es prepared to laud the efforts of groups like the National Cotton Council, now that cotton has re-gained its Title I designation?
Cotton’s overall fate in this farm bill won’t be sealed until the actual bill is passed later this year. But a ton of hard work has resulted in getting our crop back on the right track here in the early spring.
