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The Pink Ladies Change with the Times BY KAY SPEARS What happens to an organization solely dedicated to raising money to buy equipment for the local hospital when that hospital closes its doors? That is the question that faces the Pink Ladies of Stamford, Texas. They are taking it in stride and in stages. One of the first things they did was to change their name from Stamford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to Stamford Healthcare Auxiliary. The Auxiliary had its first meeting to organize on May 25, 1977 in Stamford, Texas. Mrs. Eugene (Bobbie) Olson was the first President and was recognized as the founder of the volunteer organization. There were 16 members in 1977 and 41 in 1979 with that number being the average
throughout the years. Pink Ladies became their nickname due to the pink smocks they wear and the pinafores they wore serving hospital nurses and patients when the Stamford hospital was in full operation. SEE PINK LADIES, PG 12
Sunday, November 10 at 2:30 the Stamford Middle School will present a public performance of their One Act Play, “Emperor’s New Clothes” by Greg Atkins. The performance will be in the SISD auditorium. It is free, but donations will be taken. The UIL district competition will be Thursday, Nov 14 @10:30 in Albany.
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Pink Ladies volunteer, Janet Miller, helps Thrift Store patrons check out with their purchases. Pink Ladies Thrift Store is open Monday – Thursday, 9am – 4pm, 110 E. Hamilton, Stamford, TX, (325) 7732668.
The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension office in Jones County will be hosting a Farm Bill Sign-up Workshop December 3rd, at the Jones County Law Enforcement Center Training Room, located at 402 2nd Street in Anson. Producers have until March 15, 2020, to enroll for the 2019 crop year, and until June 30, to enroll for 2020. This workshop will assist producers in understanding changes to the 2018 Farm Bill, along with providing information that will help them make decisions on which programs are best for their operations. Those planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP by clicking the button below or calling the Extension office at 325-823-2432.
SHS to Host Veterans Program Stamford High School will be hosting all area veterans on Veterans Day, November 11th for breakfast in the FCCLA building beginning at 9:00 am and then for an Assembly in the High School Gymnasium starting at 10:00 am.
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OAP PERFORMANCE: Sunday, November 10 at 2:30 the Stamford Middle School will present a public performance of their One Act Play, “Emperor’s New Clothes” by Greg Atkins. The performance will be in the SISD auditorium. It is free, but donations will be taken. The UIL district competition will be Thursday, Nov 14 @10:30 in Albany.
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VETERAN’S BREAKFAST: Monday, November 11, 2019, 8:00am at the Stamford Walmart Store, 2614 N. Swenson St., Stamford, TX. Walmart presents their Annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast for local Veterans. VETERANS PROGRAM: Stamford High School will be hosting all area veterans on Veterans Day, November 11th for breakfast in the FCCLA building beginning at 9:00 am and then for an Assembly in the High School Gymnasium starting at 10:00 am.
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BAZAAR: First United Methodist Church, AnsonAnnual Bazaar and Turkey Dinner-Thursday, November 14th. Bazaar Shopping 10:30 to 7:30. Meal tickets may be purchased at the door.
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FUNDRAISER: Pulled Pork Sandwich Meal Deal and Bake Sale Fundraiser benefitting Blake Davis: Prague, Czech Republic Study Abroad 2020. Sandwich, chips, drink, dessert $8. Prices vary on baked goods. Walmart parking lot November 16 10:30 am until sold out.
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TRADE DAYS: Stamford Trade Days will be November 16th from 10:004:00 at 1106 W McHarg St (across from the Rodeo Grounds). Come out and do some early Christmas shopping with more than 20 local vendors. Contact Patricia Grimsley Oakley on Facebook for more information.
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RETIREMENT PARTY: There will be a retirement party for Henry Lopez at the Police Department on November 22, 2019 at 10am.
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Quality Implement was the Stamford Chamber of Commerce Store Front of the Month for November.
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City Council Approved Use of the Square for Chamber Christmas Extravaganza BY KAY SPEARS Mayor James Decker opened a regular meeting of the Stamford City Council on Monday, November 4, 2019, 5:15pm at Stamford City Hall. Councilman Robert Wingrove gave the invocation before Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Other Councilmen in attendance were Ken Roberson, Jimmy Doan and Paul Wright along with City Manager Alan Plumlee, City Secretary Kim Bryant, City Attorney Raymond Hollagaugh, CFO Karen Lou Graham and Chief of Police Darwin Huston. There were no public comments at this meeting and the minutes of the last Regular Council Meeting on October 21, 2019 were approved. Following the Council’s agenda, the following entity property bids were approved. The bid for entity property located at Lot 3, Block 92, Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a Warranty Deed with Vendor’s Lien Recorded in Volume 108, Page 824 of the Deed Records of Jones County, Texas (R28330) from John Millies (205 E. Davenport). The bid for entity property located at Lot 2, Block 92, Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas (R16230) from John Millies (203 E. Davenport). The bid for entity property located at Lot 3, Block 39, Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas (R20521) from Angie Looney (410 S. McMillian). Next, were appointments
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of board members to the Jones County and the Haskell Appraisal District Boards. The Council approved to use all of its 251 votes for Jim Astin for the Jones County Appraisal District Board and its 57 votes for Pam Valenkamp for the Haskell County Appraisal District Board. City Manager Plumlee next explained the need for a new clarifier at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. It was approved to delegate the City Manager to take action concerning the clarifier. A discussion was held with no action taken concerning the vendor/ food trucks use of the City Square. Plumlee presented the question as to fundraisers or regular business. Mayor Decker brought up having a designated food truck area away from the City Square, citing the one in Abilene. Plumlee would like to see guidelines in place to cover who, when, where and why food trucks may set up around the City Square. This would negate the food truck owners to have to wait to get Council permission at the next scheduled meeting. As it is now, the owner needs to come before the Council and get permission to set up a vendor/food truck before they do. The City Square was described as the area around the US Post Office, inside the public streets. Jessica Decker Vaughn came before the Council representing the Stamford Chamber of Commerce to ask to use the City Streets and City Square for an event on (Saturday)
Jessica Decker Vaughn gave a presentation from the Stamford Chamber of Commerce for the Holly, Jolly Christmas Classic, December 7, 2019 around the Stamford square. December 7, 2019. The Chamber has organized the Holly Jolly Christmas Classic which will include a car show and car cruise, vendors, a festival and music event, an afternoon traditional Christmas movie at The Grand Theater, a 5K and other events. She asked for extra dumpsters and street sweeping services to be available. The use of the City Square and streets for this event was approved. City Manager Plumlee began his report with the retirement of Henry Lopez from the Stamford Police Department. There will be a retirement party for him at the Police Department on November 22, 2019 at 10am. He then reported the First Responder Halloween on the Square was a huge success with a great turn
out. He gave an update about the negotiations between the Stamford EMS with the City of Hawley and Jones County on funding for emergency response on the “lower, southern half of Jones County.” An agreement has been reached with Metro Care out of Abilene to take over that response area. This will “relieve us of a lot of extra, without subsidy, type runs.” Stamford City Hall will be closed Monday, November 11, 2019, for Veterans Day. Plumlee gave an update on building the new water tower. Another ring will be added this week. With no further business to address, the meeting was adjourned.
JONES COUNTY ARRESTS Jones County Arrests 10/27/19-11/2/19 10/27/2019 1:50:00 Am Drew Eric Vanzandt, Poss Marij <2oz, Poss Cs Pg 1 >=1g<4g, UNL Carrying Weapon, Evading Arrest Detention, Expired Drivers License , No Insurance 10/27/2019 2:21:00 Am Sammy Cantu, Poss Marij <2oz, UNL Carrying Weapon Ma , Poss Cs Pg 1 >=1g<4g F3 10/27/2019 4:20:00 Pm Roberto Elias Castillo, Poss Marij <2oz 10/28/2019 3:23:00 Pm David Ray Whitney, Motion To Revoke Probation - Assault Fam/House Mem Impede Breath/Circulat 10/29/2019 12:48:00 Am Christopher Lee Hudson, Warrant - Driving While License Invalid, Warrant - Driving While License Invalid, Warrant - Dog At Large 10/30/2019 9:39:00 Pm Scott Tony Chavarria, Driver License Required (No DL), Resist Arrest Search Or Transport, Fail To Identify Giving False/Fictitious Info, Poss Cs Pg 4 <28g 10/31/2019 2:53:00 Am Richard Miles Howeth, Driving While Intoxicated Bac >= 0.15 11/1/2019 11:02:00 Am Jermaine Anthony Pryer, Poss Marij <2oz Mb, Driver License Required (No DL) 11/1/2019 5:08:00 Pm Ronald Sean Clark, Warrant - Bond Forfeiture - Agg Sexual Assault Child 11/1/2019 10:05:00 Pm Erik Alan Johnson, Resist Arrest Search Or Transport, Public Intoxication: Minor 3rd 11/2/2019 2:06:00 Pm Billy Lee Tabor, Warrant - Parole Violation 11/2/2019 2:37:00 Pm Ryan Clarke, Tamper/Fabricate Phys Evid W/Intent To Impair F3 , Evade Arr Det W/Veh/Wtrcft W Prev Conv Or Sbi F3, Poss Marij <2oz Mb, Warrant - DWLI 11/2/2019 4:53:00 Pm Tara Siobhian Parnell, Haskell Warrant -Criminal Trespass Mb 11/2/2019 11:17:00 Pm Marc Anthony Guzman, Warrant Driving Under Influence - Minor, Warrant - Fail To Maintain Financial Resp, Warrant - No Seat Belt
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Voters To Decide On Proposed Amendments To State Constitution The state’s 10-day early voting period ran from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1 with Election Day on Nov. 5. On the ballot are 10 proposed constitutional amendments, special elections and local political subdivision elections, including those for mayor, city council, school board, municipal utility districts and other local entities. Secretary of State Ruth Hughs, the state’s chief election officer, encouraged all eligible voters to fulfill their civic duty by voting. During the early voting period, Hughs said, “It is critical that all eligible Texans have the opportunity to help shape the direction of the Lone Star State.” For more information on voting in Texas and a list of the proposed constitutional amendments, visit www. votetexas.gov. FEDS SET HEMP RULES Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Oct. 29 announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release of interim final rules for the U.S. Domestic Hemp Program. The rules, part of the 2018 Farm Bill, serve as a framework for states like Texas that are planning to build an industrial hemp growing program. With federal guidelines in place, the Texas Department of Agriculture can now submit a state hemp plan to USDA for approval, Miller said. The rules can be found online at usda.gov. “This is the big leap forward we’ve all been waiting for,” said Miller. “I want to make it clear – it is still not yet legal to grow industrial hemp in Texas. But we are one step closer to allowing farmers to get this exciting new crop in the ground.” Miller said he expects to submit the Texas plan for an industrial hemp
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program in 30 days or less. HARVEY DISASTER CONTINUES Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 28 extended the disaster proclamation he originally issued on Aug. 23, 2017, for counties affected by Hurricane Harvey that brought loss of life and damages estimated at more than $125 billion. In the proclamation, the governor authorized the use of all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions that are reasonably necessary to cope with the disaster. Original counties named in the proclamation were: Aransas, Austin, Bee, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Harris, Jackson, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kleberg, Lavaca, Liberty, Live Oak, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Waller, Wharton and Wilson. Abbott later expanded the list to include the counties of: Angelina, Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Cameron, Comal, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin, Jasper, Kerr, Lee, Leon, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Washington and Willacy.
UPDATE: ‘VAPING’ CASES The Texas Department of State Health Services on Oct. 29 reported that 165 Texas cases of severe lung disease have been identified so far in people who report “vaping” before developing symptoms. One case was reported to have resulted in death. State health officials are gathering more information on about 13 other possible cases to determine whether they are consistent with the symptoms and substance use seen in cases in Texas and 48 other states. Patients range in age from 13 to 75 years old, with a median age of 22 years. About one-quarter of the people affected in Texas are minors. Threequarters are male, and nine in 10 report vaping THC or marijuana, possibly in conjunction with other substances. Almost all were hospitalized, with many requiring intensive care. TEA REPORTS TEST RESULTS The Texas Education Agency on Oct. 30 reported that Texas fourth graders taking the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress in mathematics improved from two years ago, outpacing the national average. However, for eighth-grade students, mathematics scores declined slightly, dropping below the national average for the first time since 2003. Furthermore, eighth-grade reading scores showed the largest decline, mirroring a large decline across the nation. NAEP is a random sample test of reading and mathematics in fourth and eighth grades, overseen by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted every two years in every state.
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Got to get my gripe in, I don’t like this time changing. My body gets all missed up like my time. It gets dark too soon. The leaves sure fell in a hurry after the freeze. It’s all bare and ugly now, but no more mowing. Just a reminder, Monday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day and it is a holiday. There will also be a Senior Dance at the Old Glory Community Center from 7 P M until 10 P M with a live band and snacks will be furnished. Everyone is welcome to attend. Donations were made to the Old Glory Community Center by Bernice Rhoads, D J and Jan Harris, Sybil Kendricks and Anita Dozier in memory of Jack Jones. Mittie Dunham and Whiz Creighton spent Monday in Aspermont, Haskell and Stamford to do some shopping.While in Aspermont they stopped to have coffee with some friends, Steve Duncan, Dewayne Young, Johnny and Doris Pittcock, Alex Long, and Lynn and Stella Davis all of Aspermont. I was in Aspermont on Tuesday and visited with Juanita Metcalf, Ed Wolsch and Corene Lowack at the Gibson Care Center. I had lunch at the Senior Citizens Center and visited with friends there. It was cold and misty a couple of days during the week but no rain for us. Mittie Dunham joined friends at Rose Park in Abilene on Thursday. Lot of the folks dressed in their Halloween Costumes. Phyllis Letz and her daughter, Jana Hinkle, drove to Quanah on Friday evening to watch a football game. Jana’s son, Troy Conner, plays for Quanah. On the way to the game Phyllis and Jana stopped in Crowell and had dinner. On Sunday, Danny and Phyllis drove to Stamford for lunch following church in Sagerton. On Saturday the Hobby Club had their Bazaar in the Sagerton Community Center and were blessed with a great crowd of folks that enjoyed all the vendors and the good lunch of stew and cornbread and hamburgers. We appre-
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news@americannewspapers.net Charley and ciate all the Mary Grisham, Vendors that Mattie Weaver, came to the and Theresa Bazaar with so Anderson all of many beautiAspermont and ful items and Bo and Whiz delicious food Creighton of for sale. The OG for lunch in club members sold so many OLD GLORY NEWS Aspermont and a nice visit. homemade pies By Anita Dozier Kirk Wiland cakes and liamson and other delicious Shawna Kiser items. It started of Roby met Dale and Carm out to be cold but turned out to be a beautiful day so people Letz in Stamford at the First United Methodist Church for could enjoy the day out. We church and then had lunch are so sorry one of our club together in Stamford. members could not be with Marcie Tucker of Hamby us and make her delicious met her mother, Anita, at coconut pies. Joyce Lefevre the Faith Lutheran Church had fallen and broke her hip for church services and then a few days before the Bazaar came home with her for lunch and we missed her. We wish and to do some things to help her a speedy recovery. (She her mom. just had her 96 birthday and About twenty members was doing well.) met at the Old Glory Lodge We had lot of folks from Hall for their monthly meettowns miles away but Yvonne ing on Sunday afternoon. Hetland from Gonvick, MN President, Doug Vahlenkamp, came the farthest and she was called the meeting to order a great helper in the kitchen and led the group in the area at the Bazaar. She is a Pledge of Allegiance to both dear friend of club member, Flags. Minutes were read Nancy Griffin. Winner of the and treasurer’s report given. beautiful purple quilt was Doug reported that Danny Roy McEwen of Anson. He is and Helen Lammert and the pastor of the First United family were transferring their Methodist Church in Sagerton. membership to a Lodge near His wife is the former Judy where they now live. We are Neinast that grew up in Sagersorry to have them leave our ton. The other quilt donated Lodge but wish them the best by Yvonne (Young) Swofford in their new Lodge. was won by Jo Archer of Keith Corzine told members Paducah. Winning the deer that some new tables and stand, deer food and camera chairs have been purchased was Jon McAden of Abilene. for the Lodge and they will He is club member, Dorothy come in handy at the next Toney’s son-in-law. The Dutch Sausage Supper. Debbie Oven was won by Cheryl HerVahlenkamp was reported tel, and the turkey was won by Marilyn Griffith of Paint Creek. In the Christmas Ornament contest, the youth group was won by Robert McCoy and the adult group winner was Nan Sublett of Rule. It was a fun day and we appreciate everyone that came to see us and we hope your day was great. While her husband, Gerral Waldon, went to Blackwell deer hunting, Shelly Waldon went to Lubbock to see her son, Colton Hill, and a friend, Keana Serine. They enjoyed doing a lot of shopping. Following church services in Aspermont, Mittie Dunham met Bob and Jundell Giles of Spur, Johnnie Nell Pittcock,
on the sick list. Anita Dozier won the door prize. Members present with birthdays in November included Diane Smith and Keith Corzine. The order of election of officers for the coming year was next on the agenda. The nomination committee reported the following: Doug Vahlenkamp -President; Keith Corzine - Vice President; Diane Smith - Secretary; Verlene Corzine - Treasurer; Marvin Vahlenkamp - Trustee; Carm Letz -Finance Committee. All were voted in office. Anita Dozier submitted her resignation as reporter. No one wanted the job so it was tabled until next meeting. Following the meeting the group enjoyed games and a delicious meal of turkey and dressing and other delicious food and dessert. The next meeting will be held on Sunday, December 1 at 4 P M. Ham will be furnished, please bring a vegetable and dessert. Thought for the week: “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” Happy Birthday Wishes go to Emily Lehrmann, Mike Summers, Eddie Lowack, Whiz Creighton, Diane Smith, Levi Rhoads, Larkin Jones, Jennifer Page, Patsy Quade, Wes Kittley, Gene Flanary, Doris Baucum, Laura Mueller, Susan Martin, Jay Beakley, Maxie Kahout, Lindsey Baldree, Greg Epley, Donnie Barbee, Ronnie Lackey, Emmsey Nehring, Lori Ridenour, Amanda Johnson and Tina Jones. We wish you many more. Anniversary greetings go to Jerry and Barbara Terrell. Have a wonderful day.
Smorgasbord is Coming! Swedish Smorgasbord will be Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Avoca, (Ericksdahl Community) Texas. Tickets are $25.00 (sold in advance only). Available Seating Times are 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. For tickets contact Annette Wilson (325)773-2104 or Tena Tankersley (325)668-2796.
Nominations Sought For Gifted and Talented Stamford ISD will accept nominations for the 20202021 Gifted and Talented Program, November 4-November 20. If you are interested in nominating a student in grades K-12 for this program, you will need to go by the campus principal’s office to complete the necessary forms. Students are selected for the gifted program based on their scores in five areas. The areas are: (1) Parent Checklist (2) Teacher Checklist (3) Intelligence Tests (two different tests) (4) Creativity Test and (5) Performance Tasks. The student must score at the district line on 4 out of the 6 areas to qualify. For more information, contact the campus principal’s office.
December 7th Stamford Downtown Square
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A portion of the proceeds will benefit the children and families of the Noah Project Presented by For more information, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at chamberdirector@stamfordtx.org
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SHS Cheerleaders 2019-2020 SHS Cheerleaders---(top row) Gabby Lintini (Sophomore), Storey Gomez (Senior), Emily Patterson (Freshman); (middle row) Cierra Stoner (Junior), Laylonna Applin (Freshman); (bottom row) Serenity Escamilla (Freshman), Kayla Cantu (Freshman)
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Bearcats Pull Away In Second Half To Defeat Bulldogs, 61-28 BY JENNIFER CRAIG The Hawley Bearcats used four second half touchdowns to blow open a close game against the Stamford Bulldogs October 25 at Bill Anderson Stadium. The game was close in the first half with the Dogs tying the game up at 22 all with 2:47 left before half. Hawley got a late score for a 30-22 lead at the end of two quarters. The Hawley ground game, led by senior Colton Marshall with 308 yards and four touchdowns, was the story of the night. The Bearcats controlled the clock and the scoreboard with 61 rushing plays to only eight pass attempts. Junior quarterback Xavier Rodela added another 101 yards and three touchdowns as the rushing tandem had the majority of the carries and yards for Hawley. The Bearcats used a five play drive to open the game; Marshall got the touchdown on a 17 yard run and added the two point conversion for an 8-0 Hawley lead with less than two minutes off the clock. Stamford answered back with a six play drive that mixed run and pass. Dylan Faulks opened the drive with a 14 yard reception from Trace Price. D’Marcus Barber followed with an eleven yard run and a matching eleven yard reception. With the Dogs facing fourth and two from the Hawley 16, Shavaris Cooper took the snap and found the end zone. Jamine Belisle added the extra point to pull the Bulldogs within one point, 8-7. The Bearcats needed twelve plays to march 75 yards for their next score.
Marshall converted two fourth downs during the drive as the 200 pound running back used his size to bull for yardage. Rodela got the score on a two yard plunge but was stopped short on the try for two points. Again the Bulldogs had an answer. Cooper opened the drive with two runs of seven yards each. Barber took a swing pass 17 yards to the Hawley 36 yard line. A pass to Lane Patton was good for another first down at the 25. Josh Mueller closed out the first quarter with an eleven yard reception at the Stamford sideline that converted a third down. Patton opened the second quarter with a 15 yard scoring catch from Price. Belisle tied up the game at 14 with his kick. The Bulldogs stopped Hawley on the next drive when Marshall lost the football and Keith Richards recovered for Stamford. Barber broke for 14 yards to push the ball to the Bearcat 30. Patton picked up six and Cooper added another 13 to set up the Dogs at the Hawley eleven. The drive ended when a swing pass to Mueller was ruled a fumbled lateral instead of an incomplete pass and the Bearcats recovered. Marshall got his second touchdown of the night on a 20 yard run. The two point conversion put the Bearcats back on top 22-14 with 4:26 left in the half. The Bulldogs matched the Hawley touchdown on a five play, 50 yard drive. A 33 yard pass and run from Price to Cooper put the Dogs at the Hawley 12. Barber appeared to score on the next play but a penalty negated the score.
Cooper got nine yards up the middle. Faulks was blanketed by Marshall on third down; but the blanket was too tight and Marshall was called for pass interference. The Price to Patton connection worked for a touchdown on the next play. Barber ran for two and the game was tied up at 22. The Bearcats had 2:47 left on the clock and they used their infantry to march to the end zone. The big play in the drive was a 29 yard gain by Marshall. Rodela kept the final four yards for the touchdown; Marshall added the conversion to give Hawley a 30-22 halftime lead. Stamford took the second half kickoff and mostly used the air to move down the field. Barber, however, did get the drive started with a 37 yard gain as he reversed directions down to the Hawley 22. Passes to Patton and Barber gave the Dogs a first and goal at the nine. Cooper was stopped for a loss and two passes fell incomplete. The Bulldogs lined up for an apparent field goal attempt. Patton took the snap from his holder position and stood up to find Barber for a touchdown. The run for two attempt failed but the Bulldogs had pulled to within two, 30-28. Hawley pushed the score to 38-28 when Marshall capped a six play drive with a one yard plunge; the big back also added the conversion. Stamford’s next drive ended when Price attempted a flip to Barber but the connection wasn’t made. Austin Cumpton recovered for the Bearcats at the Bulldog 22. Three plays later Rodela went wide left
for a Hawley touchdown. Marshall’s conversion made it 46-28 in favor of the visitors. The Bulldogs set out to match the Hawley score. Patton had a 22 yard reception and Cooper followed with eleven yards. Price was sacked after recovering a high snap; a second down pass fell incomplete. A third and 16 pass to Faulks was marked shy of a first down. Barber got the call on fourth down but, again, the ball was marked short. The Hawley drive ended outside the Stamford one yard line when Marshall lost the handle and Zhawn Holden got the recovery for the Bulldogs. Hawley would get the ball back and a touchdown three plays later when Isaiah Watkins picked off a Price pass and returned the interception for a score. Marshall’s two point conversion pushed the score to 54-28 with just under nine minutes left in the game. The Bearcats put the final touchdown on the board with a five play drive from the Stamford 26. The drive had started with a Robert Ybarra fumble recovery on the Bulldogs’ first play after the kickoff. Marshall added a three yard scoring run and Kason O’Shields kicked the PAT for a 61-28 Hawley lead with 6:51 left in the game. Neither team was able to find the end zone from that point. A third Hawley interception allowed the Bearcats to take a knee to end the game and seal at least a tie for the District 3-2A DI title. Hawley will travel to Ozona Friday night with the winner being the outright district champion. The
Bulldogs hope to rebound against Forsan in Forsan Friday night to go into the playoffs on a winning note. The Dogs will represent the district as third place team regardless of the outcome of the game. A win would give Stamford momentum and put the Bulldogs as outright third place with Winters going to the playoffs as the fourth place team. A loss would leave Stamford and Winters tied with the Bulldogs going as third place by virtue of the win over the Blizzards. Stamford 7 15 6 0--28 Hawley 14 16 16 15--61 First Quarter H – Colton Marshall 17 run (Marshall run) 10:17 S – Shavaris Cooper 16 run (Jamin Belisle kick) 8:28 H – Xavier Rodela 2 run (run failed) 2:22 Second Quarter S – Lane Patton 15 pass from Trace Price (Belisle kick) 11:54 H – Marshall 20 run (Benicio Cruz run) 4:26 S – Patton 11 pass from Price (Barber run) 2:47 H – Rodela 4 run (Marshall run) 0:14 Third Quarter S – D’Marcus Barber 10 pass from Patton (run failed) 9:32 H – Marshall 1 run (Marshall run) 7:07 H – Rodela 14 run (Marshall run) 5:24 Fourth Quarter H – Isaiah Watkins 38 interception return (Marshall run) 8:56 H – Marshall 3 run (Kason O’Shields kick) 6:51 Stamford Hawley First Downs 16 25 Rushing Yds 17-64 61-444 Passing Yds 231 45
Total Offense 284 489 Comp-Att-Int 22-34-3 5-8-0 Punts 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-2 Penalties-yds 2-11 3-16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing - Stamford: D’Marcus Barber 7-61; Shavaris Cooper 6-51; Trace Price 2-(-13); Josh Mueller 1-(-21); Team 1-(-14). Hawley: Colton Marshall 36-308, 4 TDs; Xavier Rodela 16-101, 3 TDs; Austin Cumpton 3-24; Robert Ybarra 2-12; William Collinsworth 2-5; Isaiah Watkins 1-(-1); Team 1-(-5). Passing - Stamford: Trace Price 21-33-3, 221 yds, 2 TDs; Lane Patton 1-1-0, 10 yds, TD. Hawley: Xavier Rodela 5-8-0, 45 yds. Receiving - Stamford: Lane Patton 9-79, TDs; Shavaris Cooper 3-71; D’Marcus Barber 5-49, TD; Dylan Faulks 3-24; Josh Mueller 2-8. Hawley: Robert Ybarra 4-32; Austin Cumpton 1-13. Last Week’s Games District 3-2A, Division I: Hawley 50, Forsan 7; Ozona 25, Winters 6; Stamford open. Others: Merkel 34, Grape Creek 18; Cisco 34, Anson 7; Albany 47, Haskell 14; DeLeon 48, Goldthwaite 7; Eastland 42, Clyde 27; Hamlin 41, Cross Plains 0; Roscoe open. Six Man: Jayton 62, Lueders-Avoca 8. This Week’s Games District 3-2A, Division I: Stamford at Forsan; Hawley at Ozona; Winters open. Others: Merkel at Coleman; Haskell open. Six-Man: Lueders-Avoca at Rule.
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The Strenuous Life Sometimes, it takes a serious amount of concentration for me to be properly inspired to write this essay. Other weeks, the inspiration comes easy. Then, I have an interesting week like this one, where I’ve been inundated with essay topics. Some are about experiences in my own life. Others are about experiences I’ve witnessed in the world around me. They’re all important and I feel called to write about each of them in due order, but today, there’s something special on my mind. If you’ve been reading my essays for any length of time, you know I have a podcast launching (hopefully sooner than later). Recently, my wife was trying to assist me in developing the inaugural podcast episode. She asked me the following question: “if you could have anybody on
ESSAYS FROM WEST OF 98 James M. Decker your podcast as a guest, who would it be?” I instantly knew the answer: Theodore Roosevelt and Dalton, Patrick Swayze’s character in the 1989 cinematic classic “Road House.” I think she expected that I would choose guests that were a) living and b) non-fictional. I stand by both choices. My fandom of Theodore Roosevelt is no secret. I’ve written about some of his speeches before. It so
happens that October 27 was the 161st birthday of Theodore Roosevelt. Several Roosevelt-oriented organizations like the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership commemorated his birthday with celebrations of favorite quotes and his impact on America. As I thought about Roosevelt’s birthday, I thought about my favorite speech of his, “The Strenuous Life.” Roosevelt gave this speech on April 10, 1899 in Chicago. It was inspired by his own life. Roosevelt was a sickly child who spent much of his youth in bed or indoors until he took up rigorous exercising to transform his life, almost through his sheer will. Doctors advised him to avoid physical activity. Instead, he took up boxing, rowing, hiking, jujitsu, and numerous other physical endeavors. Living a strenuous life—
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from physical exercise to wartime service to safaris and daring adventures—became intertwined with the very legacy of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt saw a strenuous life as necessary to the character of the individual as well as the communities and nation that they served. Living a life of ease had little worth, he said. We should teach our children to strive for goals and for great things. A superficial reading of this speech might criticize Roosevelt for advocating an attitude of violence and warmongering and for condemning recreation and pleasure. I’ve read those criticisms of Roosevelt. In truth, that’s far from the case. Roosevelt’s vision of a strenuous life is about, above all things, living a life of PURPOSE. Many decades before the rise of self-help and motivational books, Roosevelt preached the value of living a purpose-
filled life. His criticism of a “life of ignoble ease” was not about pleasure. Instead, he described it as a life that arose from a lack of desire to achieve things. A life of ignoble ease was not about a life of pleasure. It was about NOTHING. It was floating through life, carried by the currents of the wind. Roosevelt said that “we admire the man who embodies victorious effort.” How did he describe such victorious effort? He described it as “the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.” A strenuous life doesn’t hunt down strife. It improves the surrounding world and deals with the strife when it arises. “The Strenuous Life” is a brilliant speech, but it’s also many times longer than the usual length of my essays. If you’ve never read it, I
encourage you to look it up online. I’m happy to send you a link if you’d like. Whatever your specific station in life, I encourage you to consider Roosevelt and his strenuous life. From the wealthiest to the poorest (however we choose to judge those things), we can all live a life of purpose. We can all improve the world around us, even if it requires us to rise to challenge and strife. Roosevelt told his audience, in a famous excerpt from this speech, that “it is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort.” Indeed, Colonel Roosevelt. Indeed.
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James Decker is a lawyer, farmer, and mayor in Stamford, and the creator of the forthcoming “West of 98” podcast and website. He may be contacted through Facebook at facebook.com/james.decker.
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It seems like we just celebrated July 4th a few days ago and suddenly Thanksgiving is coming up. Where did the year go? Christmas will be here befo..., hey, wait a minute, it’s almost time for a Christmas tree! That’s not fair; I’m not ready for Christmas. But ready or not, I guess it’s time to start thinking about a Christmas tree. Until just a few years ago, if you wanted a real Christmas tree versus an artificial tree, there were two choices, flocked and not flocked. Now, you can still find the occasional cut tree that is flocked, but the two choices in real Christmas trees are cut or living. Cut Christmas trees are selected from many different varieties of pines, spruce, and firs. Some of them can be very lush and make beautiful Christmas trees. I myself use a cut tree just as I’m describing here and I must admit that I think the noble fir is gorgeous. Since these trees are cut and will be recycled into mulch after the holidays, they can be any variety whether it could actually grow in this region or not. Almost all of them are in fact raised in climates very different than what we have in the Big Country. The noble fir that I mentioned would die a not so slow, torturous death if you planted one in West Texas. Also, don’t worry too much about whether or not it’s environmentally sound to “waste” a tree by cutting it and using it for a Christmas tree. The fact of the matter is that many of the tree farms that grow Christmas
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WEST TEXAS TREES AND LANDSCAPES By Bruce Kreitler and the KWKC Green Team trees also have orchards, sell trees for planting, and are doing it on land that wouldn’t have trees at all if it wasn’t for their tree farms. So I think that as far as carbon capture and the other good qualities that trees contribute to the environment, Christmas tree farms are probably a big plus. In fact some of the larger towns have programs to gather the disposed of cut trees and turn them into pine mulch for reuse around the towns. The second choice for Christmas trees is what’s referred to as a living Christmas tree. These are trees that are dug up out of the ground instead of cut off close to it. The root ball is retained in a pot that is basically a nursery pot very similar to what the trees you would buy at the local nursery for planting come in. Unlike the pots that most nursery trees come in, the pot your living Christmas tree comes in is meant to go into your house. These pots will be a little thicker than and not as drab as the
ones that are meant to be thrown away as soon as you get your plant home. They will have holes in them at the bottom so something will have to be underneath them to catch any water that seeps out from watering your living Christmas tree. What you end up with in the living Christmas tree is a balled and burlaped (B&B) root ball stored in an attractive, stable bucket for looks and ease of handling. Since the living Christmas tree is meant to be planted in this area after you are done using it for a Christmas tree, unlike the cut trees, it will have to be a variety that can survive and thrive in the Big Country. Since few pines and no firs or spruce trees thrive in our local climate, that narrows down the available varieties to just, about...., one. The variety of tree that is marketed in this region as a living Christmas tree is most commonly known here as afghan pine, less commonly it is also called a mondale or eldarica pine. The Latin name for this tree is Pinus elderica, so you can see where some of the confusion comes from. This tree makes an attractive Christmas tree, but more importantly for the purpose of using it as a living Christmas tree and planting it in our Big Country environment, they thrive in dry hot arid areas with alkaline soil. It’s almost too good to be true (like having a cow that grazes on mesquite), but these trees come from the dry areas of Asia where Afghanistan is, and they truly are desert, or at least dry
land trees. In fact, these trees will do very well with little care once you have established them in your yard. Most of the pine tree wind breaks that you see while driving through West Texas are these same trees. If you see a pine growing in the I-20 median, chances are it’s an afghan pine. The producers that grow and dig these trees for the most part do an excellent job of preparing the trees for you to pull out of the pot and plant in your yard. The percentage of these trees that live after being planted is very high compared to regular B&B plantings. So, if you need or want another tree in your yard, consider using a living Christmas tree this year and getting double duty out of your money. If you have any landscaping, landscape maintenance, or tree questions you would like answered in this column, submit them care of cmetler@ stamfordamerican.net or info@BrokenWillow.com.
Bales Ginned at Area Gins as of 11/5/19 Ericksdahl Coop Gin - 1979 Farmer’s Coop Gin-Stamford 6,315 Farmer’s Coop Gin-Anson - 812 (First Bale-Chris Hart) Farmer’s Coop Gin-Radium - 673 (First Bale-Jake Johnson)
MORE STUDENTS IN JEOPARDY IF USDA TIGHTENS SNAP RULES Two weeks ago, the USDA said that up to 982,000 children would lose automatic access to free meals at school under its plan to tighten SNAP eligibility rules. Now a study by the Urban Institute says an additional 1.05 million children would be affected indirectly because they attend schools in low-income areas that serve meals for free to all students. TWO ‘BLUE DOG’ DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAINST HOUSE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY House Agriculture chairman Collin Peterson and committee member Jeff Van Drew voted against the Democraticled impeachment inquiry of President Trump on Thursday, though both men said they are reserving judgment on impeachment itself. USDA TO MOVE TWO AGENCIES TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE — IN KANSAS CITY The USDA has a permanent home for two research agencies, four
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Patience is a Virtue We have always heard that old saying that “patience is a virtue” and that by showing restraint and patience for something, it will be that much more satisfying in the end. The adult readers of this column can remember many different things that we had to wait for, whether it be for a specific day, an event or just an everyday item, we have had to learn to sit THOUGHTS FROM and be patient before we get what we wanted in the end. I bring the UNDER THE CAP subject of patience up this week because the idea of it has slowly Will McClure and carefully gone away with the rise of “instant gratification” and people, especially our youth, being able to get what they want right at that moment. You can clearly see the clear impatience in someone when they are told that they have to wait and, sometimes, those that are supposed to teach them the value of patience tend to be impatient with others and demand an instant response. For a personal example of this, I actually need to go back to when I worked at HEB in San Angelo and then Abilene. For those that have been in the store there is what is known as a “Buddy Buck” machine and you get the “bucks” to use it from the cashier. Now, while working for the store the big thing that the main office worried about was “items per minute,” or how many items we rung up in a minute on average, thus wanting us to be quick and friendly and not stop to bag or really do anything else. Now that I have set the scene, I would have young kids run up and ask me for the Buddy Bucks. Of course, I’m not heartless and I nicely tell them that I will get them in just a moment if I am in the middle of an order (usually when there can be a big break in the order or if I’m nearing the end). Not a flat-out “no” or even be mean, just have a little bit of patience is all and, most of the time, the children showed the patience and not even a half minute later they had their bucks and were off. However, there would also be many times where after I nicely said to basically be patient, I would immediately have the parent scream at me to “give them a Buddy Buck!” That over a piece of paper and a reward of a sticker from a machine? I know that was a bit of a long-winded example, but it was a good example of impatience over something that, in the end, was insignificant. I’m not putting down the system itself and, on occasion, I’ve actually given a couple of extra to kids that have shown the patience and I’ve had the parents subsequently thank me for not only giving the extra but also showing the reward for patience. All I am saying here is that with the rise of “instant gratification” from multiple sources we are getting so used to the idea of getting exactly what we want either instantaneously or even sooner than expected. We have services that offer next-day delivery on items we want and in this new era of streaming services we can watch any show or movie we want at any time of day. No waiting for the 7 p.m. start time for shows and no simply wondering when our package will arrive. We want it and we want it now. And then when we come across something that we do have to wait for, while most of us will be fine and wait patiently, others will complain loudly or just move along because the wait “is not worth it.” I think the only time I myself do get really impatient is waiting in line or in traffic, but I think all of us have that problem at some point. The point is that we need to show a little more patience for things when they come up. It may be inconvenient. It may be boring. However, the final result will ultimately be worth it in the end, both for us and our youth. Until next time, dear reader, my cap’s off to you!
The Perry Mansion Is Ready For Guests Some people say Terlingua has the brightest moon in Texas. “You can read a book by the moon out here,” says Bill Ivey, owner of the Terlingua Ghost Town. “At times you can almost read a book by the stars. I’ve seen people walking to their car at night, stop and look up. They’ve never seen the Milky Way.” Things are booming in Terlingua. Bill says land values are increasing. “We’ve become the last best place in Texas and maybe the United States. Folks have discovered the Big Bend in general. This place has its own spirit and people coming here can feel it. The word gets out that this is a pretty cool place to be and now we’re seeing an influx of folks that like it so much they want to move here.” Bill’s dad, Rex Ivey, bought Terlingua in the 1940s after the mines had shut down. “It was after World War II and he bought it for salvage. Building materials were scarce, so he tore down a lot of the structures. Now I’m trying to put them back together. When my
TUMBLEWEED SMITH dad came down to see what he had bought they handed him a 3-pound coffee can full of keys and said ‘it’s yours.’ Everything was just like they left it.” A man by the name of Howard Perry owned the mercury mine in Terlingua. “He was from up east. When he found out what he had won in a poker game he came out here and found people mining mercury. His mine became one of the largest mercury mines in the world. He built a town. There wasn’t anything here before and it ended up being the largest town between Del Rio and El Paso. Terlingua had a population of around 3,000. It had the first ice cream parlor in
West Texas. It had Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. It had a Cavalry Post for a while, tennis courts and 3 schools. It was very much a thriving community in the early 1900s.” Mr. Perry built a mansion on top of a hill so he could watch over the activities at the mine. The mansion is where Mr. Perry had a meeting with Bill’s dad. “They sat and visited in this very room. It’s what we call the Great Room. It was never closed in with windows. And sitting right in the middle of this room was a Gatling gun. Mr. Perry was scared to death Pancho Villa was going to raid his town and he wanted to protect it.” Bill, who bought Terlingua 30 years ago, has restored the Perry mansion using the same techniques used when it was originally built nearly 100 years ago. “We made the adobes right outside here and put them in place. Hauling
those 40-pound adobe bricks up two stories was a tiring job. We didn’t use any heavy equipment. When we started it was just a ruin. Hadn’t had a roof since the 40s. No windows or doors. Never had water or electricity. One of the back adobe walls was starting to come loose, so we had to act fast to save it. We spent a year just on the outside. Some of my kids and I spent another year detailing the inside. We’re building a fountain outside.” The mansion opened as a bed and breakfast on March first of this year. “We had a full house last night.” Terlingua has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places for 25 years. “We want to keep it a ghost town. I want to preserve the culture and the history. There are few jobs here so people live here because they want to.”
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8603 FM707 TRUBY RANCH Fantastic Home w/ a pool 126± acres...$975,000 HWY 277 Hawley Faith over Fear home, barn w/horse stalls 51± Acres!.............$460,000 1105 New Hope Road 2/2 brick Great Location!................... IN CONTRACT 703 Columbia Nice 3 bedroom 2 bath on a corner lot w 2 car garage!......$72,000 716 E Oliver 4 bedroom/ 2 baths quiet area..............................................$68,900 New 1315 Hudson Rd 3/1 w CHA Great location!................................$39,900 712 E Vanderbilt Gorgeous 1910 2 story Victorian home...... IN CONTRACT 1502 Compton Stamford 3/2/2 Ranch home 1.6± AC!......Reduced! $126,500 1502 Ave K Anson 1885 sq. ft. separate apartment & metal shop.........$184,900 519 Commercial Ave, Anson- 3/1 Rock home w Metal shop...............$49,000 Sagerton 3 bd 1 bath with fireplace and out buildings on corner lot!........$35,000 1215 Wesleyan Nice 3/2 home with Fireplace!....................... IN CONTRACT COMMERCIAL 1303 Swenson - 25,000 sq ft building 1631 17th St, Anson - over 4,000 sq. ft, restaurant equip....... IN CONTRACT 901 Commercial ANSON- 12,600 Sq. Ft. parking lot, HWY Frontage$175,000 The Hamlin Elevator, 423 E Lake Drive, Hamlin
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126 ac cult. N.380 Rule 782± AC N of Neinda Mostly Cultivated farm 227± AC N of Rule Good combo place Pasture and cultivation! Great Hunting! 160± AC – The Kittley Irrigated Farm Northwest of Rule! 152± AC - Top Kevil Cotton Farm - Good black land farm w/ 1/2 the minerals! SOLD 627± AC Mule Creek Ranch Live water, cabin, great hunting! SOLD 271± AC SE of Weinert Dry land farm w/ pasture, tanks and creek! 619± AC N of Lake Stamford pasture and tanks!
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1,764± Ac Near Lueders Great Hunting! 323 Ac Creek, Cultivation and Hunting! 663± AC Great combo place w/ fence, pens, water well and tank 20± AC Near Ft. Phantom OAK TREES w/ Electric and rural water! 220± AC Cultivation on California Creek and US HWY 6 RD Frontage 1,170± AC TATE RANCH pasture, pens on US HWY 180/FM 600 IN CONTRACT 247± Stock Farm, IN CONTRACT 389± AC Cultivation, Rural water and Electric N of Merkle 160± AC south of Avoca IN CONTRACT 139± AC- Farrington Cotton Farm Prime Cultivation 50± AC Cultivated farm and great hunting! 230± AC Ft. Phantom River Ranch, Excellent Hunting!
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5± Acres Off of HWY 351 No Restrictions Reduced $32,500 Taylor Ridge Estates- 20-80 Acre rural tracts Call for info. 707 Ranch 10-12± tracts IN CONTRACT 20± Acres White Mines Road Creek, Hunting, No Restrictions $140,000
THROCKMORTON COUNTY
460± AC Morning Star Game Ranch High fenced turnkey w/ Hunting Ranch 160± AC Cultivation and Pasture w/ 3BR Home west of Woodson
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The winners of our Creepy, Crawly Halloween Coloring Contest were 1st place-Everleigh Stover, age 5, and 2nd place-Benjamin Cisneros, age 7. A big thank you goes to the sponsors of the contest: Anders Paint and Body, Big Country Electric Coop, Ericksdahl Gin, Farmer’s Cooperative Society of Stamford/Radium Gin, Farmer’s Insurance/Jim Raughton Agency, and State Farm-Jon Carter. Everleigh and Benjamin, come in to Noteworthy to receive your prize.
Cheyenne Bereuter gave the Oath of Office to Mark Lundgren after he was appointed to the Stamford Hospital District Board of Directors at a called meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
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From the Stamford American archives Frances Bounds was President in 1979 and stated they do “anything nurses need us to do.” Elizabeth McGee stated, “We save the nurses some steps.” The Pink Ladies performed a variety of services including taking hospital patients to the X-ray room, putting out ice and ice water, delivering and removing lunch trays from rooms, filling out menus, writing letters for patients and so much more. They would do what they could to boost a patient’s morale to make their hospital stay more pleasant. One way to do this was with their gift cart stocked with stationary, stamps and pens, chewing gum, candies and other items. In 1979 they were working on three projects. One project was taking a free picture of newborn babies for the parents. They had a camera set up across the hall from the nursery and charged for extra copies. Another project was to build a gift shop in the lobby of the hospital, which was accomplished in October 1979. They were very ambitious and gave many years of cheer and service to those who went to Stamford Memorial Hospital. The biggest project was to open the Thrift Store in downtown Stamford on April 26, 1979. It first occupied the space on the corner of E. McHarg and Wetherbee, 127 E. McHarg Street, where the law office of Decker & Arrott, on the North side of the square, is today. The WTU (West Texas Utilities) had occupied the space before the Thrift Store and a Hallmark store afterward. The owner didn’t charge for the rent and by September 8, 1980, the ladies were in a position to buy and renovate their own thrift store. They decided upon the location of the old Palace Theater, on the South side of the square, at 110 E. Hamilton and set about renovating the building. They were able to pay off the $20,000 note within a year. In the latter part of 1998, they purchased the building to their west which was known as the Knights of Columbus building. Part of the separating wall was removed to access the new space. There was a ribbon cutting to celebrate the renovations on November 24, 1998 and Mrs. Peggy Holbrooks was President at the time. The Stamford American reported “the Pink Ladies Thrift Store brought out a crowd of appreciative citizens.” Lewis Corzine was recognized for being the general renovation supervisor and reworking cabinets
donated by the Stamford Housing Authority after their units were updated. In 1996 the Pink Ladies were presented with a plaque for the Outstanding Civic Group of the Year by the Stamford Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber also named them “Man and Woman of the Year for 2003.” The Thrift Store was remodeled in 2017 which included wallboard, paint, new carpeting and shelving from the closed Osborne’s store. The ladies volunteering at the store are very appreciative of the update and the work that was accomplished. The Stamford Memorial Hospital discontinued all inpatient and Emergency Room services on July 9, 2018 but not before the Pink Ladies had bought $1,014,099 worth of equipment for the hospital over the years. Between 1977 and 2018 they donated 194,312 hours of time, energy, service and creativity to the Stamford Memorial Hospital and the community. The equipment purchased for the hospital ranged from dishes to sophisticated medical machines. Their last gift was a state-of-the-art electronic treadmill for the Stamford Health Club, given just before the Health Club was shut down, Summer 2019. The treadmill is now being used in the Physical Therapy Department at the Stamford Family Health Center. Today the thrift store is stocked completely with donations. Janet Miller, Tena Tankersley and past President, Barbara Harrison were informative as to what is next for the Pink Ladies. Karen Garcia is the current President, with Vicky Solis serving as Vice President. The group is taking in all of the changes and the organization is taking the time to plan for the future. They continue to be a service organization and have plans to seek out new places that need their help under their mandate to stay within medical parameters. Donations may be made anytime the Thrift Store is open. Among the items they take and resell are clean clothes, shoes, household goods, material, bedspreads, curtains, books, CD’s, DVD’s and holiday decorations. They do not accept any electronics or baby carriers. The store, at 110 E. Hamilton, is open Monday – Thursday, 9am – 4pm, closed holidays. (325) 773-2668. The Pink Ladies are a staple in Stamford and Jones County, a group of community-minded, hard-working women and we wish them another 42 years of success and service.
1st place-Everleigh Stover, age 5
2nd place-Benjamin Cisneros, age 7