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by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the University In- terscholastic League (UIL). … We will keep our staff, stu- dents, parents, and community informed of updates and changes as they become available." Commissioner of Educa- tion Mike Morath scheduled a guidance conference with su- perintendents for March 4. Jail visitations remain subject to the guidance of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, and nursing homes and the such facilities will continue to have to follow the requirements of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission in re- gards to visitations and infection control policies. Businesses and other private entities may still require em- ployees and customers to wear masks or follow other preven- tative measures, and they may request local authorities to re- move someone not complying from their premises for tres- passing, but local authorities may not jail someone for "violat- ing locally-imposed COVID restrictions" or "impose a penalty of any kind for failure to wear a face covering or failure to mandate that customers or employees wear face coverings." The governor "strongly encouraged" people and businesses to "use good-faith efforts and available resources to follow the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) health rec- ommendations." The governor said that the fact that hospitalizations and the rate of new cases have declined since the worst days of the fall surge, combined with the numbers of people being vaccinated and the abundance of testing and personal protective equip- ment in the state, justify lifting the restrictions. Critics of the governor's move, including the mayors of Houston, Austin, and Dallas pointed out that only 7 percent of Texans had been vaccinated so far, and though the incidence of COVID in the state has declined from the highs of the fall surge, numbers remain high. On Tuesday, there were 156,989 active cases in the state and 5,611 COVID patients hospital- ized. There were 59 new deaths reported. Also, new, more contagious strains of the disease have been confirmed in the state. The critics say that Texas has seen declines be- fore only to see a surge when preventive measures have been relaxed. Meanwhile, officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that nationally there has been a six-week downward trend in cases but the numbers are still higher than they were during the first peak of the pandemic last fall. They con- tinue to recommend that all people continue to take pre- cautions, including wearing a mask and maintaining social distancing and hygiene meas- ures. Moore News Weekend, March 6-7, 2021 Page 2 — The Moore County News★Press 702 S. Meredith PO Box 757 Dumas, TX 79029 Phone: 806-935-4111 Fax: 806-935-2348 www.moorenews.com © 2021 Moore County Publishing Company All Rights Reserved Published each Thursday and Sunday at 702 S. Meredith, Dumas, Texas, by Moore County Publishing, LLC. Periodical class postage paid at Dumas, TX 79029. Postmaster: Send address changes to: PO Box 757, Dumas, TX 79029. USPS No. 362220 Annual subscription rates: $59.95 for Moore County; $74.95 outside Moore County The News★Press accepts all advertisement for publication in the classified section on the premise that the product is available as described at the address advertised and will be sold at the advertised price. The News★Press reserves the right to edit, revise, properly classify or reject advertising copy which does not conform to its rules, regulation and credit policies. The News★Press does not assume liability or financial responsibility for typographical errors or omissions. We are responsible for the first and correct insertion of an ad. Advertisers are advised to check their ad on the first insertion and report any errors at once. The News ★Press will not be liable for any damages or loss that might occur from errors or omissions in advertisements beyond the amount charged for the advertisements. to approve the purchase of diagnostic equipment for the city warehouse shop to be used to diagnose problems with the en- gines of the city's heavy vehicles. The cost of the the items, purchased from Diesel Laptops Diagnostics is $9,693. Finally, the commissioners voted to suspend the effective date of Southwestern Public Service's (SPS) most recent appli- cation to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for a rate in- crease. According to Dumas City Manager Arbie Taylor, the city has the legal right to suspend the effective date until July 29, 2021. The City of Dumas belongs to a group of Panhandle communities known as the Alliance of Xcel Municipalities in dealing with Xcel and Southwestern Public Service on rate is- sues. The alliance employs the Herrera Law and Associates as special counsel to represent it in proceedings before the PUC and other regulatory bodies. The extra time will give attorneys and other experts employed by the alliance to study the rate in- crease application and craft a joint response for the alliance members. Taylor said Xcel/SPS is still trying to recoup their invest- ment in wind generation equipment and increased transmission capability of recent years. The rate increase, if fully approved and implemented, would raise the average homeowner's monthly summer bill by $14.56 (base rate only) and winter bill by $18.56. As reported in the February 6-7 edition of the News-Press, the commissioners voted in their regular meeting on February 2 to approve a $71 million surcharge on customers by Xcel/SPS related to a previous rate increase request. That in- crease too was tied to the company's recent investments in electricity generation and transmission. City from Page 1 Masks from Page 1 MCHF from Page 1 The Spring Nursing Scholarship Luncheon will take place May 26 at noon in the 8th Street Event Center. The luncheon is used to raise money to fund the nursing scholarships that the founda- tion gives each semester to Moore County residents who are enrolled in the registered nursing (RN) program at Amarillo College and the li- censed vocational nursing (LVN) programs at both Amarillo College and Frank Phillips College. The foun- dation has awarded more than 140 scholarships since 2017. Classes are now held in Dumas for all three cours- es of study thanks to the Ru- ral Nursing Education Con- sortium, a cooperative effort of the two colleges, the Moore County Hospital Dis- trict and several other Pan- handle hospital districts to produce nurses from local communities to fill the need for health care professionals in rural hospitals and clinics in the Panhandle. Two of the recent benefi- ciaries of the foundation's scholarships will tell their story to guests this year: Sarah Diseker, RN, who works caring for patients at Memorial Hospital and Carol Nevarez, RN, who helps meet the health needs of lo- cal residents at the Cactus Nazarene Health Center. Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, president of Amarillo Col- lege, will be the featured speaker. The Harvest Celebration, which has been the largest fundraising event over the years and in 2019 capped the foundation's Capital Cam- paign, which to date has raised over $2 million to fur- nish and equip the new pa- tient care wing of Memorial Hospital, will take place again this year in person on August 28 at Hacienda Gar- cia. Fuston promises, food, live musical entertainment, and a "spectacular" silent auc- tion. Friends of Fogelberg, a group of area musicians dedi- cated to furthering research into prostate cancer in memo- ry of singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg, who died of the disease, performed in 2019. Money raised at the Harvest has gone to help purchase ambulances, surgical and di- agnostic equipment, and other things that benefit Moore County residents, according to Fuston. X-Plorers from Page 1 cial NASA certificates, with additional prizes and recogni- tion coming this spring. Other teams were recognized for excellence at various mini- challenges ranging from searching for signs of life in their communities to design- ing a mission patch for their team. A complete list of win- ners can be found at: nwessp.org/mars/topteams “We are so inspired by the students who persevered to complete the ROADS on Mars Challenge during this difficult year,” said Mary Denmon, NESSP acting di- rector. “It took a lot of hard work and team effort to complete their mission for ROADS on Mars. I hope we see these students con- tinue on with the skills they’ve learned and contin- ue to contribute to NASA endeavors.” The ROADS on Mars challenge, which kicked off in autumn 2019, followed in the mission steps of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perse- verance rover. Like Perse- verance, the ROADS chal- lenge incorporated biologi- cal and geological concepts, such as identifying biosig- natures (signs of life invisi- ble to the human eye) and investigating both how craters are formed and the effects of erosion on a land- scape. The challenge was to cul- minate with in-person final events around the country in April, but things took a turn for the virtual as shelter-in- place orders to curb the spread of COVID-19 began affecting communities and schools. In summer 2020, NESSP implemented a strategy for teams to com- plete the last activities of the challenge remotely and began accepting video sub- missions. Ultimately, 27 teams were able to complete the challenge and submit fi- nal materials. Reflecting on the diffi- culty of missions to Mars, Kristen Erickson, NASA Science Engagement and Partnership Director, said: “We can't predict today how the landing will go tomor- row, but we have prepared as much as we know how — just like students did in their Mars challenges. If we are successful tomorrow, our ROADS teams will have an appreciation for the hard work that goes into such an endeavor because they did it too!” ——— Editor’s note: In our up- coming midweek edition, learn more about the team’s completion of the challenge. Kids Color the Weather Natalie - Sunset Elementary School F FO OU UR R- -D Da ay y F Fo or re ec ca as st t SUN 68/38 MON 73/46 TUE 76/42 WED 65/43 Sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 73. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Above, the Sunray team practices their ROADS on Mars challenge in the gymnasium. The team ended up as one of four top teams in the NASA- sponsored challenge. Courtesy photo C Ca al le en nd da ar r o of f E Ev ve en nt ts s March 29 Deadline to submit nominations to the Dumas/Moore Coun- ty Chamber of Commerce for Farmer/Rancher of the Year, Outstanding Citizen, Small Business of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations should include a written page detailing why the person should be considered for the award. Email doreen@dumaschamber .com, visit 1901 S. Dumas Ave., fax 935-2124 or mail to Du- mas/Moore County Chamber, PO Box 735, Dumas, TX 79029. The awards will be presented at the annual banquet, which is slated for April 13 at the Moore County Community Building. You may contact the Chamber to find out about ticket information and/or table sponsorships.
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by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the University In-terscholastic League (UIL). … We will keep our staff, stu-dents, parents, and community informed of updates andchanges as they become available." Commissioner of Educa-tion Mike Morath scheduled a guidance conference with su-perintendents for March 4.Jail visitations remain subject to the guidance of the Texas
Commission on Jail Standards, and nursing homes and thesuch facilities will continue to have to follow the requirementsof the Texas Health and Human Services Commission in re-gards to visitations and infection control policies.Businesses and other private entities may still require em-
ployees and customers to wear masks or follow other preven-tative measures, and they may request local authorities to re-move someone not complying from their premises for tres-passing, but local authorities may not jail someone for "violat-ing locally-imposed COVID restrictions" or "impose a penaltyof any kind for failure to wear a face covering or failure tomandate that customers or employees wear face coverings."The governor "strongly encouraged" people and businesses
to "use good-faith efforts and available resources to follow theTexas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) health rec-ommendations."The governor said that the fact that hospitalizations and the
rate of new cases have declined since the worst days of the fallsurge, combined with the numbers of people being vaccinatedand the abundance of testing and personal protective equip-ment in the state, justify lifting the restrictions.Critics of the governor's move, including the mayors of
Houston, Austin, and Dallas pointed out that only 7 percent ofTexans had been vaccinated so far, and though the incidence ofCOVID in the state has declined from the highs of the fallsurge, numbers remain high. On Tuesday, there were 156,989active cases in the state and 5,611 COVID patients hospital-ized. There were 59 new deaths reported. Also, new, morecontagious strains of the disease have been confirmed in the
state. The critics say thatTexas has seen declines be-fore only to see a surge whenpreventive measures havebeen relaxed.Meanwhile, officials of the
Centers for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC) saythat nationally there has beena six-week downward trendin cases but the numbers arestill higher than they wereduring the first peak of thepandemic last fall. They con-tinue to recommend that allpeople continue to take pre-cautions, including wearing amask and maintaining socialdistancing and hygiene meas-ures.
Moore News Weekend, March 6-7, 2021Page 2 — The Moore County News��Press
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Published each Thursday and Sunday at 702 S. Meredith, Dumas, Texas,by Moore County Publishing, LLC. Periodical class postage paid at
Dumas, TX 79029. Postmaster: Send address changes to: PO Box 757, Dumas, TX 79029.
USPS No. 362220Annual subscription rates: $59.95 for Moore County;
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section on the premise that the product is available as described at the addressadvertised and will be sold at the advertised price. The News�Press reserves theright to edit, revise, properly classify or reject advertising copy which does notconform to its rules, regulation and credit policies. The News�Press does notassume liability or financial responsibility for typographical errors or omissions.We are responsible for the first and correct insertion of an ad. Advertisers are advisedto check their ad on the first insertion and report any errors at once. The News�Presswill not be liable for any damages or loss that might occur from errors oromissions in advertisements beyond the amount charged for the advertisements.
to approve the purchase of diagnostic equipment for the citywarehouse shop to be used to diagnose problems with the en-gines of the city's heavy vehicles. The cost of the the items,purchased from Diesel Laptops Diagnostics is $9,693.Finally, the commissioners voted to suspend the effective
date of Southwestern Public Service's (SPS) most recent appli-cation to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for a rate in-crease. According to Dumas City Manager Arbie Taylor, thecity has the legal right to suspend the effective date until July29, 2021. The City of Dumas belongs to a group of Panhandlecommunities known as the Alliance of Xcel Municipalities indealing with Xcel and Southwestern Public Service on rate is-sues. The alliance employs the Herrera Law and Associates asspecial counsel to represent it in proceedings before the PUCand other regulatory bodies. The extra time will give attorneysand other experts employed by the alliance to study the rate in-crease application and craft a joint response for the alliancemembers.Taylor said Xcel/SPS is still trying to recoup their invest-
ment in wind generation equipment and increased transmissioncapability of recent years. The rate increase, if fully approvedand implemented, would raise the average homeowner'smonthly summer bill by $14.56 (base rate only) and winter billby $18.56.As reported in the February 6-7 edition of the News-Press,
the commissioners voted in their regular meeting on February2 to approve a $71 million surcharge on customers byXcel/SPS related to a previous rate increase request. That in-crease too was tied to the company's recent investments inelectricity generation and transmission.
City from Page 1
Masks from Page 1
MCHF from Page 1The Spring Nursing
Scholarship Luncheon willtake place May 26 at noon inthe 8th Street Event Center.The luncheon is used to raisemoney to fund the nursingscholarships that the founda-tion gives each semester toMoore County residents whoare enrolled in the registerednursing (RN) program atAmarillo College and the li-censed vocational nursing(LVN) programs at bothAmarillo College and FrankPhillips College. The foun-dation has awarded morethan 140 scholarships since2017. Classes are now held
in Dumas for all three cours-es of study thanks to the Ru-ral Nursing Education Con-sortium, a cooperative effortof the two colleges, theMoore County Hospital Dis-trict and several other Pan-handle hospital districts toproduce nurses from localcommunities to fill the needfor health care professionalsin rural hospitals and clinicsin the Panhandle.Two of the recent benefi-
ciaries of the foundation'sscholarships will tell theirstory to guests this year:Sarah Diseker, RN, whoworks caring for patients at
Memorial Hospital and CarolNevarez, RN, who helpsmeet the health needs of lo-cal residents at the CactusNazarene Health Center.Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart,president of Amarillo Col-lege, will be the featuredspeaker.The Harvest Celebration,
which has been the largestfundraising event over theyears and in 2019 capped thefoundation's Capital Cam-paign, which to date hasraised over $2 million to fur-nish and equip the new pa-tient care wing of MemorialHospital, will take place
again this year in person onAugust 28 at Hacienda Gar-cia. Fuston promises, food,live musical entertainment,and a "spectacular" silent auc-tion. Friends of Fogelberg, agroup of area musicians dedi-cated to furthering researchinto prostate cancer in memo-ry of singer/songwriter DanFogelberg, who died of thedisease, performed in 2019.Money raised at the Harvesthas gone to help purchaseambulances, surgical and di-agnostic equipment, and otherthings that benefit MooreCounty residents, accordingto Fuston.
X-Plorers from Page 1cial NASA certificates, withadditional prizes and recogni-tion coming this spring. Otherteams were recognized forexcellence at various mini-challenges ranging fromsearching for signs of life intheir communities to design-ing a mission patch for theirteam. A complete list of win-ners can be found at:nwessp.org/mars/topteams“We are so inspired by
the students who perseveredto complete the ROADS onMars Challenge during thisdifficult year,” said MaryDenmon, NESSP acting di-rector. “It took a lot of hardwork and team effort tocomplete their mission forROADS on Mars. I hopewe see these students con-tinue on with the skillsthey’ve learned and contin-ue to contribute to NASAendeavors.”The ROADS on Mars
challenge, which kicked offin autumn 2019, followed inthe mission steps ofNASA’s Mars 2020 Perse-verance rover. Like Perse-verance, the ROADS chal-lenge incorporated biologi-cal and geological concepts,such as identifying biosig-natures (signs of life invisi-ble to the human eye) andinvestigating both howcraters are formed and the
effects of erosion on a land-scape.The challenge was to cul-
minate with in-person finalevents around the country inApril, but things took a turnfor the virtual as shelter-in-place orders to curb thespread of COVID-19 beganaffecting communities andschools. In summer 2020,NESSP implemented astrategy for teams to com-plete the last activities of
the challenge remotely andbegan accepting video sub-missions. Ultimately, 27teams were able to completethe challenge and submit fi-nal materials.Reflecting on the diffi-
culty of missions to Mars,Kristen Erickson, NASAScience Engagement andPartnership Director, said:“We can't predict today howthe landing will go tomor-row, but we have prepared
as much as we know how— just like students did intheir Mars challenges. Ifwe are successful tomorrow,our ROADS teams willhave an appreciation for thehard work that goes intosuch an endeavor becausethey did it too!”———Editor’s note: In our up-
coming midweek edition,learn more about the team’scompletion of the challenge.
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Above, the Sunray team practices their ROADS on Mars challenge in thegymnasium. The team ended up as one of four top teams in the NASA-sponsored challenge.
Courtesy photo
CCaalleennddaarr ooff EEvveennttssMarch 29Deadline to submit nominations to the Dumas/Moore Coun-
ty Chamber of Commerce for Farmer/Rancher of the Year,Outstanding Citizen, Small Business of the Year, Volunteer ofthe Year and Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominationsshould include a written page detailing why the person shouldbe considered for the award. Email [email protected], visit 1901 S. Dumas Ave., fax 935-2124 or mail to Du-mas/Moore County Chamber, PO Box 735, Dumas, TX79029. The awards will be presented at the annual banquet,which is slated for April 13 at the Moore County CommunityBuilding. You may contact the Chamber to find out about ticketinformation and/or table sponsorships.
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