Lampasas Dispatch Record

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD W.M. Brook Park and the banks of Sulphur Creek were brimming with young anglers during last week’s Kiddie Fishing Derby. See Sports for results from the fishing tournament. Subscribe to continue reading Stay connected to your local news. Subscribers get full access to every story, archive, and exclusive feature — starting at just a few dollars a month. or

Parents help line up their baby racers before Diaper Derby action gets underway outside the Lampasas County Courthouse on Friday morning. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Family members always have the cameras out to capture memories made in Spring Ho’s Diaper Derby. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Bradie Yoho looks ahead to the finish line during a Heat 2 race in the 13-15 month division that saw her finish in second place.

Kempner, Lometa lose ground, while Lampasas remains steady July Payments to Area Cities Burnet up 13% $373,343 Copperas Cove down 1% $632,769 Evant up 13% $8,932 Gatesville up 4% $274,601 Goldthwaite up 14% $57,531 Hamilton down 14% $60,877 Kempner down 10% $18,165 Lampasas up 2% $243,286 Lometa down 14% $8,814 Marble Falls up 3% $1,190,262 San Saba up 4% $57,925 DISPATCH RECORD GRAPHIC Subscribe to continue reading Stay connected to your local news.

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Nate Borchardt tosses a beanbag during the cornhole tournament. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Washers flew through the air early and often on Saturday afternoon. Subscribe to continue reading Stay connected to your local news. Subscribers get full access to every story, archive, and exclusive feature — starting at just a few dollars a month. or

Some unpopular observations It’s been a busy week news-wise. Here are a few of my observations (not likely to be popular). 1. The U.S. men’s soccer team should have declined the red card reversal. During the World Cup game between the USA and Bosnia-Herzegovina, star scorer Folarin Balogun got a “red card” for “serious foul play” from a referee after a collision with Tarik Muharemovic, resulting in a one-game suspension.

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Mass immigration has put downward pressure on wages for low- and middleincome Americans. Deport illegals to reduce inequality Subscribe to continue reading Stay connected to your local news. Subscribers get full access to every story, archive, and exclusive feature — starting at just a few dollars a month. or

HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD River Webb sported a full red, white and blue outfit equipped with a headband and wristbands for the stiff competition of the diaper derby last Thursday morning. Youngsters of different age groups crawled on their bellies, on their knees and even walked across the mat in front of the bandstand on the courtyard square. The ages for the Diaper Derby varied from six months to 24 months. Subscribe to continue reading Stay connected to your local news.

Family members surprised Steve “Doc” Forsythe with a congratulatory dessert to celebrate his honorary recognition by the Texas FFA Association. On the front row with Forsythe are his wife, Cynthia, at left, and daughter, Mary Forsythe Buzzell; at back are son-in-law David Buzzell, and grandsons Keegan Buzzell and Camden Buzzell. COURTESY PHOTO Subscribe to continue reading Stay connected to your local news.

Congress can ban birthright citizenship The Supreme Court has committed a grievous moral and legal error in Trump v. Barbara, the landmark case on birthright citizenship. In holding that the 14th Amendment confers automatic citizenship on virtually all children born on American soil, the court has severely vitiated the sanctity of American citizenship -- in this “America 250” celebration year, no less.