Press Release Ella Dora, Ava Koetter, Charlie Boone, & Leah Conrad Juniors: Aubree Hoegger, Tennysin Foster, Hannah Krenek, Quinn Wolf, Grant Dora, Jack Mitchell, Emery Berend, Ryder Trahan, Addi Hoegger, Baylor Mitchell, Kase Wolf, Paislee Trahan, Graylee Foster, & Elliott Berend Homeschooled • Whit Parkey FWSSR Heifers: 3rd Place Brangus FWSSR Steers: 11th Place • Isabelle Parkey Exhibited at FWSSR Market Steer Show • Brantley Humpert FWSSR Heifers: 4th Place Angus Caught at FWSSR Calf Scramble • Briella Humpert FWSSR Heifers: 5th Place Angus Angelo Heifers: 8th Place Angus • Brystol Humpert FWSSR Heifers: 8th Place Angus • Ella Dora FWSSR Dairy Show: Holstein Showmanship Senior Champion Caught at the FWSSR Calf Scramble • Grant Dora FWSSR Dairy Show: Brown Swiss Showmanship Junior Champion Archer City ISD • Kinlee Hughes FWSSR Heifers: 2nd Place Charolais FWSSR Steers: 4th Place • McKenna Lee First Major - showed at FWSSR Market Barrow Show with White OPB Windthorst ISD •Aubree Hoegger FWSSR Junior Dairy Show: 1st in Fall Heifer & 5-Year-Old classes, Junior Champion Heifer of Junior Show, & Reserve Grand Champion Cow of Junior Show FWSSR Open Dairy Show: 1st with her Aged Cow & Grand Champion Cow of Open Show, 1st with her Fall Yearling, & Honorable Mention Junior Champion of Open Show! •Addi Hoegger FWSSR Junior Dairy Show: 2nd with her Summer Calf FWSSR Open Dairy Show: 1st with her Summer Calf of Open Show • Ryder Trahan FWSSR Heifers: 3rd Place Limousin • Quinn Wolf FWSSR Dairy Show: Junior Champion Holstein Showmanship & 3rd, 4th & 4th with her Holsteins • Ava Koetter FWSSR Dairy Show: 2nd, 4th & 5th with her Milking Shorthorns Holliday ISD • Ava Cordell FWSSR Heifers: 2nd Place Charolais FWSSR Steers: 11th Place • Bentley Parnell FWSSR Heifers: Class Winner & Reserve Division Champion Shorthorn • Blane Barnell FWSSR Heifers: 3rd Place Angus • Ellie Ascraft FWSSR Heifers: 8th Place Angus • Keagyn Myers Exhibited at FWSSR Market Steer Show • Levi Talley FWSSR Heifers: 4th Place Polled Hereford • Hunter Talley FWSSR Heifers: 4th Place Polled Hereford San Angelo Homeschooled • Brantley Humpert Angelo Heifers: 1st Place Angus Cow/Calf Pair • Briella Humpert Angelo Heifers: 8th Place Angus • Brystol Humpert San Angelo Public Speaking Finalist • Gabriel Jones Angelo Rabbits: Best in show (Overall), Grand Champion Commercial Division, Best of Breed New Zealand, Best Opposite Sex New Zealand, 1st in class Sr Buck New Zealand, 1st in class Intermediate Doe New Zealand, 2nd in class Intermediate Buck New Zealand, 2nd in class Sr Buck Californian, & 2nd in class Intermediate Doe Californian Archer City ISD • Wayland Cowley Exhibited at Angelo Market Barrow Show Windthorst ISD • Ryder Trahan Angelo Heifers: 3rd Place Limousin • Luke Wolf Angelo Heifers: 2nd Place Limousin Holliday ISD • Bentley Parnell Angelo Heifers: 3rd Place Shorthorn & 2nd Place ORB • Blane Parnell Angelo Heifers: 3rd Place Shorthorn • Embrey Moser Angelo Market Barrows: 7th Place AOC & 9th Place Dark OPB • Evan Hughes Angelo Rabbits: 11th Place Doe • Kenzie Jones Exhibited at San Angelo Rabbit Show • Parish Stubblefield Angelo Rabbits: 1st Senior Doe, 3rd Senior Doe, 3rd Overall Californian with the Senior Doe, & 9th Overall Meat Pen San Antonio SALE Dairy Judging • Ella Dora, Grant Dora, Jack Mitchell, & Ava Koetter Homeschooled • Whit Parkey San Antonio Heifers: 3rd Place Brangus San Antonio Steers: 2nd Place • Isabelle Parkey San Antonio Steers: 10th Place • Brantley Humpert Caught at San Antonio Calf Scramble • Ella Dora San Antonio Dairy Show: 2nd Place Brown Swiss & 3rd Place Senior Showmanship • Grant Dora San Antonio Dairy Show: 2nd Place Brown Swiss & Showmanship Division Winner Archer City ISD • Jack Mitchell San Antonio Dairy Show: 1st Place Brown Swiss & 2nd Place Showmanship Windthorst ISD • Ava Koetter San Antonio Dairy Show: 1st Place Milking Shorthorn & Showmanship Division Winner • Zee McCall San Antonio: 7th Place Market Goat & 7th Place Market Lamb Holliday ISD • Ava Cordell San Antonio Steers: 5th Place • Embrey Moser Exhibited at San Antonio Market Barrow Show • Keagyn Myers San Antonio Steers: 4th Place Houston • HLSR Dairy Judging Ava Koetter, Brantley Humpert, Jack Mitchell, & Baylor Mitchell • HLSR Ag Product ID Gatlynn Revell & Ava Cordell •HLSR Livestock Judging Junior Team: Brystol Humpert, Kinlee Hughes, & Briella Humpert Senior Team: Keagyn Myers, Brantley Humpert & Wayland Cowley Homeschooled • Whit Parkey HLSR Heifers: 3rd Place Brangus • Isabelle Parkey HLSR Steers: 12th Place • Brantley Humpert HLSR Heifers: 1st Place Angus Worked HLSR TYLA Booth HLSR Calf Scramble Hard Luck Award • Briella Humpert HLSR Heifers: 3rd Place • Brystol Humpert HLSR: 5th Place Angus HLSR Public Speaking Finalist finishing 6th Place • Gabriel Jones HLSR Rabbits: Best of Breed New Zealand, Best of Variety White New Zealand, Best of Variety Blue New Zealand, & 3 first place in class Archer City ISD • Kinlee Hughes HLSR Heifers: 6th Place Charolais • Jack Mitchell HLSR: Junior Show Grand Champion Holstein cow, Open Show Grand Champion Holstein Female, & lots of 1st places • Baylor Mitchell HLSR: Honorable Mention Swiss cow, Open Show Champion Holstein Sr Female, & Premier Breeder Windthorst ISD • Ava Koetter HLSR: Reserve Grand Champion Holstein cow - Open & Junior show, Reserve Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn heifer, Honorable Mention Milking Shorthorn cow, & Holstein Senior Showmanship Champion Holliday ISD • Ava Cordell HLSR Steers: 9th Place • Bentley Parnell HLSR Heifers: 5th Place Shorthorn • Embrey Moser Exhibited at HLSR Market Barrow Show • Keagyn Myers HLSR Steers: 5th Place • Gatlynn Revell Exhibited at HLSR Market Steer Show Austin Homeschooled • Whit Parkey Austin Heifers: 1st Place Brangus • Isabelle Parkey Austin Steers: 3rd Place Windthorst ISD • Zee McCall Austin Market Goats: 8th Place • Phifer Lewis First major show experience at the Austin Whether Dams show! • Paislee Trahan First major show experience at the Austin Whether Dams show! Holliday ISD • Embrey Moser Austin Barrows: 3rd Place.

A major theme in the resurrection account from Mark is “amazement.” The three women go to the grave early in the morning and encounter, not a lightning flash of an angel as in Matthew’s account, but a young man, sitting all alone, telling them Jesus has been raised. He does not tell them not to be afraid, as an angel usually would. He wonders why they are amazed. Some translations of Mark 16:6 say the women were “alarmed.” But the Greek word is more nuanced than that. It says they were “greatly surprised or amazed”.

The Archer City Council took up the issue of raw water line access and potential usage fees during its meeting Thursday, March 26, as officials reviewed long-standing agreements tied to properties along the Lake Kickapoo pipeline.

The Archer City Council approved an amendment to the animal control ordinance during its meeting on Thursday, March 26. “Our previous ordinance on animal control was a little vague about our action and authority,” City Manager Ronnie Meyer said.

The Archer City ISD School Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding with McMurry University for dual credit courses during its meeting on Monday, March 23. High School Principal Luke Nichols said the university offers some courses which the district hopes to offer before junior year, expanding opportunities for students to begin earning college credit earlier in their academic careers.

Archer County Judge Randy Jackson placed the county under a 10-day emergency burn ban on Thursday, March 26. The ban is set to expire Sunday, April 5, unless it is extended.

The Holliday ISD school board voted against a resolution that installed a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text during its board meeting on Monday, March 23. Holliday Superintendent Cody Carroll said the board had to decide on the resolution following the passing of Senate Bill 11.

An 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition following a serious car accident, as family, friends, and community members organize efforts to support her recovery and assist her family during a difficult time.

The 97th District Attorney has requested that her office in the Archer County Courthouse be relocated from the second floor to the third floor. During the March 23 Commissioner’s Court Meeting, Archer County Judge Randy Jackson said District Attorney Katie Boggeman made the request after concerns arose about witnesses crossing paths with opposing witnesses during a previous trial.

Years ago, my wife and I were interviewing near Niagara Falls, for a youth pastor position with a church. The Pastor drove us to see some of the historic sites, parks and we had the opportunity to visit Niagara Falls. There is a sidewalk that goes along with the river and it's a swift current headed towards the giant falls. The thing that I remember the most was standing behind a railing within feet of the falls as the powerful movement of water poured over. It's loud and the amount of water and speed at which it is pouring over is powerful.