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THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017

Navigating ethical waters as a public official

The Canadian

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TO NO ONE’S GREAT surprise, I’m sure, I follow events in Canadian through the pages of The Canadian Record. I even read the stories about the City Council, so I am aware that Rob Talley is mayor, and has been for some time.

Rob’s interest in the community is laudable, and his willingness to give of his time is a sacrifice of time he might rather spend with family, or in his business, or just doing nothing. I am very familiar with that kind of time commitment. Counting my time, my wife’s time, and my son’s time, we will have given about 17 years to helping govern the city of Enid by the time Ben finishes his second four-year term.

All three of us have been required to navigate difficult ethical waters. What I have concluded is that you can go to all of the ethics seminars, you can (and should, by the way) codify ethics policies, you can (and should) consult with others when considering that there may be a conflict of interest between your personal interests (or in our case, those of a client) and the interests of the city of Enid.

The bottom line, however, is that you have to first recognize that you have a conflict of interest, an ethical dilemma. If you can’t get past that threshold, if you just roll along, blithely assuming the rightness of everything you do, you are among those who just don’t get it, who don’t understand that you not only can’t vote on matters in which you have a conflict of interest, you can’t even remain in the room for discussion of those matters. You must recuse, and recusal means you don’t get to stay and express your opinion, and then vote if there is a tie....you leave the room until the discussion is concluded and the vote is completed.

It’s more difficult when you are the mayor, and I don’t wish to minimize the difficulty that a hypothetical mayor would face.... or that a non-hypothetical mayor like Rob would face. As mayor, Rob sets the agenda, which means that he controls the matters brought before the city council, and the timing of when the matters will appear. The conflicts don’t go away when you are outside the council chambers, they continue every day, and are real, and important.

The annexation problem has been of particular interest to me, as I have always known that Canadian had natural boundaries to the west and north that prevent expansion in those directions, and to a lesser degree that natural boundary exists to the east as well, leaving only the south as the natural area for expansion. For many of my years, the unitary ownership of the land to the south, and the unwillingness of the owners to sell any significant amounts of that land, rendered annexation a moot issue. That changed, obviously, and there has been significant development to the south.

That development should not have been allowed to take place outside of the city limits...earlier councils failed to address that issue, and that’s unfortunate because property owners become entrenched in their own self-interest, and become unwilling to burden themselves with any additional expense. That is a remarkably shortsighted view, since the failure of Canadian as a community to thrive would inevitably result in the failure of the developments outside the city limits.

The annexation problem doesn’t exist in a vacuum, of course.

You can’t annex without providing city services to the annexees, but the incentive of city services is the carrot that must be dangled, in order to encourage the annexees to accept the burden.

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The city fathers put the cart before the horse (never one to waste a perfectly good metaphor, I will just beat that one) by providing services without annexation. Huuge mistake, one Donald Trump would never have made....huuuge!

Having made that mistake, the current council must determine how to remedy the problem. Rob, of course, can’t participate in those discussions, can’t even set the agenda for those discussions, because he has a direct financial stake in the outcome...oh, you say he has already participated, has set the agenda, has been involved in the discussions? Oh, my...and he continues to do so?

Does he just not get it? I am sure he doesn’t wish for people to think that he is unethical. That kind of impression tends to spill over and affect one’s life in other ways, including one’s business, so I am sure he has simply failed to conduct the kind of self-examination that would cause any reasonable person to conclude that he is conflicted from having anything to do with issues related to annexation, provision of utility service, setting of fees for utility service...all of those things which are part and parcel of the fact that his business property is located outside of the city limits, that his business property receives city services, and that annexation of his business property might have a negative financial impact on him. That part is really a no-brainer.

Instead, Rob has spent time circulating petitions and filing complaints against the city of Canadian, an interesting choice of actions to make if you are the mayor of the city of Canadian.

I have the impression that Canadian hasn’t changed a lot in one way. Folks don’t like to make waves, speak out in public, let their feelings be known. I have a hard time believing that most people, when they stop to think about whether Rob has ignored a clear conflict of interest, would disagree with my conclusion. Supreme Justice Potter Stewart, in a decision regarding whether a particular film was pornographic, said “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that.” That is, essentially, what I think about ethical decisions such as the one faced by Rob Talley, and about which my sister Laurie has written at length.

She knows it when she sees it. I know it when I see it. Rob either doesn’t know it when he sees it, or chooses not to acknowledge it because it doesn’t seem to matter enough to anyone else but that darned liberal newspaper editor.

Rob is a Canadian booster, and I admire that about him. He has stayed in Canadian, and I think has tried to improve Canadian for a lot of years. He is not alone in those efforts. Few people put themselves on the line every week for love of community and country more than Laurie does, and fortunately I think enough people recognize that effort that she will continue for awhile longer. I can admire Rob’s efforts and time commitment, but still point out that he is ethically wrong in doing what he has done, because the two aspects of his personality co-exist, and it is as wrong to ignore the faults, as it is to fail to give credit for the strengths.

DAVID EZZELL Enid, OK (via email)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter to the editor, and the one from Rob Talley on the following page, were both submitted in response to my Field Notes column, published in the June 15, 2017, edition of The Canadian Record. For those who did not read it and wish to, the column will be re-published on our website at www.canadianrecord.com. For the record, I stand by every word I wrote. — LEB

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THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017

State Capital Highlights

By Ed Sterling TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

Abbott signs 2018-19 two-year state budget into law AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott on June 12 signed Senate Bill 1, legislation that appropriates some $217 billion to pay for the state’s next two-year fiscal period.

“I am once again signing a budget that addresses the most pressing challenges faced by our state. This budget funds a life-saving overhaul of Child Protective Services, ensuring children in Texas’ foster care receive the protection they deserve,” Abbott stated in his proclamation. “Even in a tight budget climate,” he added, “this budget prioritizes the safety and well-being of all Texans. It continues to fund our state’s role in securing the border, adding an additional 250 troopers to keep our communities safe. It funds the state’s natural disaster response costs to provide state resources when disaster strikes. And it better protects our law enforcement officers across the state by funding grants for bulletproof vests.

“This budget ensures the workforce of today and tomorrow have the resources they need to keep Texas’ economy growing and thriving,” Abbott continued. “Under SB1, all eligible pre-kindergarten students will receive a high-quality education by increasing standards statewide. And the state will remain competitive on the job-creation front with funds to help Texas remain the best state in the nation for doing business. This budget achieves all of these goals while restraining state-controlled spending below the growth in the state’s estimated population and inflation.”

List of items vetoed Gov. Abbott further exercised his constitutional prerogative by vetoing approximately $120 million in line items from the 2018-19 state budget. Examples of funding vetoed include more than $86 million that had been earmarked for LIRAP, the Low Income Vehicle Repair Assistance, Retrofit and Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Program; and • $6 million to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for air-quality improvement programs in certain counties; • $4.7 million to the Texas Department of Public Safety for safety education; • $4.2 million to the Texas Lottery Commission for a bonus to lottery retailers; • $2.5 million to the Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board for water-supply enhancement, primarily a brush-cutting program on private land; • $2 million to the Texas Water Development Board to study aquifers and brackish groundwater; • $860,000 in funding to the secretary of state, for aid to colonias, substandard and unincorporated subdivisions. According to the secretary of state, more than 400,000 people reside in 2,294 colonias located primarily along the state’s 1,248-mile border with Mexico.

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Mayor’s rebuttal to ‘Field Notes’ SINCE IT APPEARS you are going to continue to attack me about city issues, I guess I should respond to your latest concern.

You and councilman Schaef have both questioned my loyalty to the city because of my dislike for recent decisions of the council. The decision to increase water and sewer rates outside the city limits came without any reasoning or figures to back up this huge change. Since the rates were changed in 2012, the water and sewer department have actually seen a surplus in funds. Nether of these departments was able to maintain themselves before and always had to be subsidized from the general fund, so for councilman Schaef to want to change these rates without any reason except those outside city limits don’t pay city taxes, is not a sufficient enough reason.

The water and sewer department are not funded by city taxes and shouldn’t be. They should stand on their own. I think a 10 percent increase is something people would understand, but not 50 percent. After all, the city is in the business of selling water.

So in response to one of your allegations, I was involved in the protest because I believe it was not in the best interest for the city and the citizens I represent.

The increase that was proposed would have caused the larger users of water and sewer outside the city limits to revert back to water wells and septic systems, which would have caused an increase in overall rates for everyone to compensate for the loss. And the goodwill that the city would lose with these customers, many of whom have property inside the city limits, was not what I believe was the right direction to go.

Your second allegation about my fighting annexation of my business and all other businesses on the east side of 60/83 is again about money. Choosing this area to annex is an idea without any cost analysis at all. A quick calculation by the city engineer shows a possibility of up to $1 million for infrastructure for this area, which will have to be installed within five years. No other areas have even been talked about or reviewed for possibly being more cost effective and reasonable. Also, I am a 50% owner of my company and have a partner that has to be in agreement on decisions, and he is not, on annexation.

You say I am representing my own interests by not wanting to pay more taxes and higher water and sewer rates and to that I say “absolutely.” Why would anyone want to pay more now while all businesses in Hemphill County are trying to stay afloat? Oil-related businesses in our county are open, but by no means seeing a profit, so even though over the past 12 years companies like mine have infused millions of dollars into this community, you only want to complain about my lack of helping the community now, instead of offering a pat on the back when the money was flowing, and we were all willing to advertise and put money in your pocket also.

If I’m not loyal to Canadian, why would I put up with the ridicule from you and councilman Schaef and continue in the mayor capacity? Because no one else has been willing to come forward and run, and with good reason. You have made clear who you support on the council and if you’re not one of those three men then you could be subjected to your narrow-minded, one-sided ridicule.

Mayor Talley and citizen Rob Talley love Canadian and always will, but what I believe is good for our city is my own conclusion and in the response I get from people, I’m not doing such a bad job. I will never be ashamed of my decisions and will never put my interest ahead of the city’s. By the way, I don’t even have a vote in these decisions, so my voice and concerns is all I can offer.

Finally, I would ask you if you believe the criticism you continue to give me is doing any good for the city or it’s citizens. Maybe now is the time for support of decisions whether you agree with them or not, instead of continuing your liberal attitude of, “my way is the only way,” and no other opinion will work. Because you and I don’t see eye to eye on pretty much everything, I assume this is not the end of this disagreement, so I will continue doing what I do, and when the need arrives, I will grace your letter to the editor pages again with my version of the story you feel like you need to waste your time talking about.

I love Canadian.

MAYOR ROB TALLEY

MEMBER 2017

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THE CANADIAN RECORD

A new chance for open government

By Sen. Kirk Watson and Rep. Todd Hunter

The Canadian

RECORD ESTABLISHED 1893 INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 1998 PO Box 898, Canadian, TX 79014 Phone: 806.323.6461 Fax: 806.323.5738 BEN EZZELL Editor/Publisher 1948-1993

NANCY EZZELL Editor/Publisher 1948-2010

LAURIE EZZELL BROWN

Editor & Publisher laurie@canadianrecord.com

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FIVE OF THE MOST frightening words to hear from elected officials from all levels of government are these: “I’m all for transparency, but….”

The phrase following the “but” is usually an excuse to weaken government transparency, not protect it.

Our open government laws were once considered the nation’s best, but in recent years they’ve been eroded by court rulings and loopholes that weakened Texans’ right to know what their state and local governments are up to. Information that was routinely available for decades is now off limits — particularly information about dealings between government and business interests. This has led to a dangerous erosion of accountability.

We worked with a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers to reverse that trend in the 2017 session. Even though our proposals didn’t pass the full legislature, we’re already working to get them passed in the 2019 session.

Here’s a sampling of the bills we hope to revive: • SB 407 and its companion, HB 792, would have repaired the loophole created by a 2015 Texas Supreme Court ruling called Boeing. In that case, the court ruled that businesses and governmental entities may withhold information about their contracts with each other by claiming the information might put them at even a slight competitive disadvantage. In an era of public-private partnerships, this makes it impossible to know how the public is faring in countless arrangements.

• SB 408 and its companion, HB 793, would have addressed a Texas Supreme Court ruling that redefined when private entities supported by public funds have to comply with transparency laws. Because of that ruling, citizens now have no way to know how the hard-earned money they paid in taxes is spent once it’s channeled through a private entity like a chamber of commerce, a local nonprofit, or even a for-profit business.

• HB 2710 would have restored citizens’ access to dates of birth in governmental records after a 3rd Court of Appeals ruling put much of that information off limits. Businesses, journalists, and even private citizens need access to dates of birth in otherwise public documents to ensure individuals with common names are not confused with each other.

• HB 2670 would have closed a loophole used by some officials to hide public documents on their private electronic devices. The bill would have established a process to compel every official to follow the law.

These were not pie-in-the-sky measures that would endanger public-private partnerships or facilitate identity theft.

Quite the contrary. They were vetted by a diverse set of stakeholders over many months; further, we amended them multiple times to address legitimate concerns. But despite our best efforts, all of these bills ultimately fell victim to special interests whose desire for secrecy won out over the rights and needs of the people of Texas. We can, and should do better, when it comes to an issue as fundamental as government transparency.

But there was one silver lining: The Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate passed a concurrent resolution requesting a select committee to study transparency laws and make recommendations before the 2019 legislative session. This provides a great opportunity for us to reaffirm and strengthen the public’s right to know what its government is up to.

We hope the creation of this select committee will mark the beginning of real change. But that will only happen if public officials and citizens take a strong stand for government transparency. Simply put, we need leaders who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.

We have heard “I’m all for transparency, but…” far too often. Now it’s time to come together to restore and improve our open government laws. The people of Texas deserve no less.

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Record sweeps Texas Press Awards competition again The Canadian Record staff picked up its third consecutive Sweepstakes Award in the Texas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest at the culmination of last weekend’s Newspaper Leadership Retreat in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

Record editor and publisher Laurie Ezzell Brown accepted the beautiful Sweepstakes plaque at Saturday’s awards presentation, held at the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

The plaque features the front page of its Dec. 22, 2016 edition, with its dramatic photo of firefighters battling an early-morning blaze that destroyed the Delanie Davis home on Hobart Street.

That photo was one of five images captured by Brown that also earned a first-place plaque for News Photos. Other entries included photos of a car versus train collision at Glazier crossing, the explosion that destroyed an Overflow saltwater disposal well near Glazier, an early-morning semi-tanker wreck on US 60, and a team of horseback riders embarking on a search for Thomas Brown last November.

The Record collected four other first-place awards, as well. Advertising Manager Ray Weeks earned top honors for his design work, which included ads for Canadian’s Fourth of July Rodeo, the Miami Cow Calling, and the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office Active Shooter Event training.

The entire Record staff earned kudos and a first-place award for Page Design.

Brown received top honors for her submissions in Editorial Writing, which the judges deemed both “educational and transformative.” Those entries included “Heads in the Sand,” a critique of the city council’s refusal to receive comment from the water district’s general manager on Overflow Energy’s contested permit application for a saltwater disposal well, and “Myth-busters,” disspelling the myths promoted

by both proponents and opponents of last fall’s controversial wet-dry election.

Brown’s reports on the weeklong search for Thomas Brown last November, and on the CHS student whose successful voter registration revealed a flaw in the citizenship screening process, also earned top honors in the News Writing division.

In addition, The Record earned 2nd-place certificates in Headline Writing, for entries by News Editor Cathy Ricketts and Sports Editor Peyton Aufill; and in the Routine Special Section category for the 2016 Pigskin Preview, which featured Aufill’s sportswriting, graphics, and photography; and Weeks’ advertising design work. Weeks also has chief responsibility for design of The Record website (www.canadianrecord.com), which earned a third-place award, as did Ezzell Brown’s “Field Notes” for Column Writing.

The Record’s coverage of the 2016 election, which involved several high-profile races, earned a fouth-place award for Community Service. “The newspaper stepped up its political

coverage, adding in-depth interviews (backed with intensive research into candidates’ backgrounds) and creating a well-read voting guide.”

The Sweepstakes Award selection was based a cumulative point total of all awards earned by each newspaper in its division. The Record collected 625 points, compared to 350 earned by the Iowa Park Leader, and 300 each by the Elgin Courier and Farmersville Times.

Brown was also elected to serve as the TPA’s first vice-president, and will receive the official gavel from newlyinstalled President Patrick Canty of the Odessa-American during next summer’s leadership retreat. Other officers inducted were immediate Past President and Chairman of the Board Randy Keck of The Community News (Aledo); Second VicePresident Ramona Ferguson of The Banner Press (Brenham); and Secretary Jim Bardwell of the Gladewater Mirror.

The Texas Press Association, founded in 1880, is one of the nation’s oldest and largest newspaper trade associations, representing 463 paid-circulation newspapers, including 75 dailies and 388 non-dailies. Its mission is to promote the welfare of Texas newspapers, to encourage higher standards of journalism and to play a key role in protecting the public’s right to know as an advocate of First Amendment liberties.

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In preliminary budget talks

Commissioners OK pay hike, nix more insurance benefits Commissioners were confident enough this month, after receiving their preliminary tax valuations from the appraisal district, to include the first pay raise in two years for county employees and elected officials. Estimated values rose about $93 million for 2017-18, following a precipitous 39 percent decline in values last fiscal year, and provided some respite from the dramatic countywide budget cuts announced a year ago.

The court received its first draft of an $8.9 million budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year from County Judge George Briant this month. The new budget is based on the same 44.8-cent tax rate as last year’s—though that could still change—and on an estimated $1.45 billion in preliminary tax valuations, which will almost certainly change after next month’s appraisal review process is completed.

Briant offered commissioners a brief budget tutorial in a slide show presentation, illustrating that 41 percent of the budget—or approximately $3.7 million—covers employee costs, while 46 percent pays for operating costs.

Under consideration in that proposed budget is an across-the-board 2-1/2 percent cost of living salary increase for county employees, including all elected officials, which commissioners agreed was probably overdue. They were less receptive, though, to a request by Sheriff Nathan Lewis to cover 50 percent of the health insurance costs for law enforcement staff’s families—a benefit Lewis suggested might even be offered to all county employees, in order to help stretch salaries a little farther.

County Judge George Briant estimated the cost of that across-the-board insurance benefit would be $200,000. Without raising the tax rate, he said, the court is already looking at a $109,000 deficit. The additional insurance costs would raise that number to $309,000—money that would either have to come out of the county’s reserves, or would require a 2-cent tax rate increase to cover.

Sheriff Lewis said he was unable to pay the additional $1,000 per month premium to insure his family. The same, he said, is true for his employees.

Though Lewis admitted that Hemphill County’s salaries are in line with or higher than those in surrounding counties, he said, “I haven’t found a county that doesn’t help you out with insurance.”

The disparity in benefits, he said, has hindered his efforts to fill two open deputy positions. “I’ve interviewed 31 applicants since I started and only hired one person,” he said. “They want to come here for the school system and its sports programs. They want to be here. But there is not a person out there [whose] wife doesn’t work, who can afford $1,000 per month extra for insurance.”

County Attorney Kyle Miller said he had shopped for insurance for his family and not found anything that is affordable. Additional family insurance benefits would be “an awesome retention tool,” he told commissioners, particularly considering Canadian’s higher cost of living than that of other area communities.

Briant disputed Lewis’ contention that other counties pay a portion of family insurance costs. He also pointed out that most of the county’s other taxing entities only pay the employees’ health insurance premiums—not their families. Some don’t even do that, he said, noting that school employees have to contribute some percentage to their own health insurance costs, in addition to paying for their family members.

“We all think it’s a great idea,” Briant continued. “But if I can’t do that for my business and my family…I just don’t know if we can justify it, and whether taxpayers will think we can justify it.”

Commissioner Nicholas Thomas agreed, saying, “Insurance is a tough pill to swallow. I just don’t know that, with what the bleak future looks like, we can come up with the money.”

“The only way I could see, without dipping into reserves,” Commissioner Curt McPherson said. “would be to raise the tax rate.”

“Does anybody think, yes, we want to try it?” Judge Briant asked the court. “I need to know now.”

“It would be hard to justify increasing benefits when we’re singing the blues on the economy,” Commissioner Tim Alexander said. “We’re all aware of the cost of insurance, and how it’s gone up, but it’s gone up for everybody: county employees and independent business people.”

With the other commissioners in apparent agreement, Thomas said, “It’s a worthwhile cause, but it’s hit me like a ton of bricks.”

“Is that a no on insurance?” Lewis asked.

“I’d say, right now, it’s a no, based on this conversation,” Judge Briant replied.

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Thursday’s fatal wreck on FM 1453 south of Higgins (above), in which the victim failed to negotiate a curve and lost control of his pickup.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY SHERIFF NATHAN LEWIS

Higgins man killed in onevehicle wreck Thursday Local law enforcement officials responded to several wrecks during the last week, including a single-vehicle fatality on Thursday in northeastern Hemphill County.

Around 10 am on Thursday, June 15,

58-year-old Ronald Pierce, of Higgins, was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Larry Dunnam following a one-vehicle wreck on FM 1453 and CR A. The vehicle left the roadway on a curve and struck a guideline wire and came to rest in the pasture west of the roadway.

On Wednesday, June 14, at 1:56 pm, Hemphill County EMS and Canadian firefighters were dispatched to a semi-wreck on south US 83 near the Washita Bridge.

The 2004 truck-tractor lost its transmission, causing the driver to lose control of the truck, which jackknifed into the west bar ditch. The driver, Miguel Salazar-Campos, of Dodge City, Kansas, was transported to Hemphill County Hospital.

On Friday, June 16, Hemphill County SO and DPS troopers, EMS and Canadian

Friday’s one-vehicle rollover on US 60 near Mendota Road, involving this Ford Taurus and a belly-dump rock-hauler that dumped its load in the highway.

PHOTO BY THE RECORD’S PEYTON AUFILL

VFD all responded to a one-vehicle rollover on US 60 at Mendota Road. A belly-dump rock-hauler, had lost its load in the roadway, causing a westbound 2004 Ford Taurus to hit the loose rock on the roadway. The driver of the Taurus lost control, and the vehicle rolled two times, coming to rest in the north side bar ditch on its top. Occupants of the vehi-

cle were Oklahoma residents John and Marla Jackson, both of whom were transported to Hemphill County Hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. The driver of the rockhauler, Pete Gonzales, Jr., of Amarillo, was issued a citation for failure to properly secure the load.

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This Week's DRUG BUSTS

Thursday, June 15

Arrests

JONATHAN RAY CHAVEZ Jonathan Ray Chavez, 29, of Amarillo, was arrested Thursday, June 15, during a traffic stop at the intersection of US 60 and Cedar Street. The DPS trooper who conducted the stop arrested Chavez on bail jumping and narcotics possession warrants out of Dalhart. He was booked into Hemphill County Jail, where he remains in custody.

•Matthew Steven Schette, 41, Canadian, possession of controlled substance PG1 greater than 4 grams less than 200 grams, 6/13/17. Held. Arresting Agency: HCSO. •Sara Mae Reeves, 60, health and safety violation, class C, 6/13/17. Court order. Arresting agency: HCSO. •Erich Jason Council, 44, Canadian, health and safety violation, class C, 6/13/17. Court order. Arresting agency: HCSO. •David Medrano, 28, Canadian, driving while intoxicated, second offense, 6/14/17. Held. Arresting agency: HCSO. •Leonardo Hinojosa Jr, 25, Canadian, traffic offense, class C, 6/14/17. Court order. Arresting agency: HCSO. •Janet I. Carrasco, 41, Amarillo, driving while intoxicated, second offense. Held. Arresting agency: HCSO. •Johnner Robert Ward, 54, Abilene, driving with license invalid with previous conviction/suspension without finished result, 6/14/17. Surety bond.

Arresting agency: HCSO. •Amber Dawne Luke, 35, Canadian, possession of dangerous drug, 6/13/17. Surety bond. Arresting agency: HCSO. •Jonathan Ray Chavez, 29, Amarillo, possession of controlled substance PG 1 greater than 4 grams less than 200 grams, bail jumping and fail to appear felony. Held. Arresting agency: TXDPSPampa.

Citations •Sara Mae Reeves, Canadian, possession of drug paraphernalia, 6/13/17.

•Amber Dawne Luke, Canadian, expired driver’s license, 6/13/17.

•Leonardo Hinojosa Jr, Canadian, driving while license suspended, 6/14/17.

•Carolyn Kauffman Warren, Canadian, failure to yield right of way, 6/15/17.

•Albert Luther Orr, Canadian, traffic offense class C, 6/15/17.

•Kenneth F. Klein, Herndon, Kentucky, failed to yield right of way-emergency vehicle, 6/15/17.

•Alexander Michael Sullivan, Claude, speeding, 6/19/17.

Tuesday, June 13 KENNETH LEE CHILDRESS On Wednesday morning, June 21, Kenneth Childress, 46, of Canadian, was found unconscious on the steps at the Oasis Cove Apartments. EMS and law enforcement officials responded to the call. Childress was revived but refused further medical treatment. He was found in possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor, and arrested on that charge and for public intoxication, a class C misdemeanor, and assault causing bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor. While being booked, Childress was also found with marijuana and illegal pills, and was charged with third-degree felony possession of a prohibited substance in a correctional facility.

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•3:18 pm, WCSO radioed advising of fire north of Allison. GCFD responded.

•5:22 pm, officer conducted traffic stop that resulted in drug paraphernalia arrest.

•9:42 pm, EMS and officer responded to medical call on FM 283.

•10:13 pm, officer made traffic stop resulting in two arrests.

Wednesday, June 14 •12:21 am, officer made traffic stop resulting in one arrest.

•12:33 pm, EMS responded to lift assist.

•1:56 pm, EMS, rescue, and officers responded to semi accident on US 83. Patient transported to HCH. •3:18 pm, caller requested ambulance for wife who had fallen and hit her head. EMS responded.

Transported to HCH. •11:18 pm, officer conducted traffic stop resulting in arrest.

•3:10 am, nursing home called for ambulance for resident complaining of hip pain. EMS responded. Transported subject to ER. •10:08 am, caller reported accident on FM 1453.

Brother was driver. All needed units responded.

JP called for death pronouncement.

•4:49 pm, EMS dispatched. Male taken to ER. •5:44 pm, caller reported reckless driver on US 60. Officers notified.

•7:13 pm, caller reported two-vehicle, non-injury accident. Officers responded.

•8:42 pm, officer responded to disturbance involving child custody.

•10:10 pm, caller reported vandalism to her home. Officers responded.

Friday, June 16 •6:06 am, caller requested ambulance for wife.

EMS responded. Subject transported to ER. •11:16 am, one-vehicle rollover on US 60. Officers, troopers, EMS responded, CVFD responded. Two subjects transported to HCH. •7:09 pm, caller reported subject asking the customers for different things. Officers responded.

Subject escorted out of the county.

•7:57 pm, officers, EMS, CVFD responded to grass fire on US 70.

•9:05 pm, walk-in to SO to file criminal mischief complaint. Officer responded.

Saturday, June 17 •4:23 pm, 911 caller reported vehicle had gone over south ledge between gas station and building to south. Officer responded and city aided with fork lift to get vehicle off ledge.

•5:42 pm, ambulance dispatched to nursing home. EMS responded and transported one patient to hospital.

•6:41 pm, alarm company reported medical alarm set off. Officer responded and found ev-

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erything OK. •9:43 pm, officers responded to deer versus car accident on US 70 without injuries.

Sunday, June 18 •1:46 am, Canadian EMS responded to medical call resulting in one transport to hospital.

•10:42 am, Life Alert called requesting help, no injuries. Officer responded to lift assist.

•10:54 am, caller reported subject considering suicide. Officers, EMS responded. Subject did commit suicide. JP and funeral home notified.

•3:17 pm, call hang up. Called back. Caller reported fire north of FM 282. Officer, MFD, and power company responded.

Monday, June 19 •10:57 am, officers escorted funeral procession.

•1:34 pm, caller reported stranded motorist. Officer responded. Vehicle already gone.

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“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For withthe measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Luke 6:83 The devastation wrought by March wildfires left many families, ranches and businesses with the same question, “What now?”

After watching 4.5 sections of his land burn, rancher Donald Hill, and his family were left wondering how they would ever manage to rebuild what had been destroyed in hours.

His answer came by way of Brad Glenn out of Lubbock, and over 45 volunteers over a 10-day period.

Glenn is bootmaker by trade, working out of the pasture of the Cowboy Church of the South Plains.

After greeting me as I pull up onto the ranch, Hill turns and bellows out for Glenn.

One man emerges from a group of cowboys.

The volunteers have already been working the fence line since sun up, and the near triple-digit, windy West Texas weather has covered each of them in a layer of sweat and dust.

Glenn approaches Hill, and the two share a joke, as if lifelong friends, though only associated for a couple of weeks. Glenn wears the typical cowboy attire; jeans, boots, a pearl snap and cowboy hat, but is accentuated by fiery, reflective Oakley sunglasses and long blond hair.

He introduces himself and, in true West

Texan fashion, offers me a “dog biscuit,” from a gallon-sized ziploc bag. The trinket, I am told, is fashioned by a man named Ozzie Riding. In my hand I hold a 3-inch long cross carved from the branch of an Israeli olive tree.

I haven’t built any fences, nor have offered any services to those who are. Glenn hasn’t even learned my name yet. But from June 5-15, the Hill Ranch has become a makeshift holy ground for cowboys and ranch hands seeking righteousness by God. By simply visiting the site, I had become a pilgrim, and so was offered the same icon—a reminder of selflessness among others in a time of need.

“It’s been amazing the way everything fell together,” said Hill. “Before Brad and I ever met, we shared a lot of tears together over the phone.”

“Somebody calling every day and wanting to be a part of it,” said Hill. “It’s been unreal what all has been put together.”

Indeed, the American Fellowship of Christian Cowboys raised over $50,000 for the Hill Ranch, including a contribution of 4,200 iron posts. Volunteers from Tyler, Houston, Montgomery, and even Mobile, Alabama, had made their way to Ochiltree County; closed their own businesses for over a week; and set up in tents and RVs. “All we had to buy was fencing supplies,” said Glenn. “Everything else was donated— skid steers, RVs, side-by-sides.”

“Just like the little boy’s lunch in the Bible,” said Glenn, “we all came together and said, ‘Here’s what we got.’ God just blessed it.”

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I have shown up at the perfect time. The help is returning from all corners of the ranch for the midday meal—courtesy of the Hired Gun Chuckwagon Team out of Triple Cross, Kansas. Brisket, steak and potatoes, fried apples, watermelon, beans, shredded chicken—everything a hungry ranch hand could want, and I was invited.

Hill admits they can’t think of another time when they have worked so hard and still gained weight.

Lunch is a light-hearted affair with every table swapping stories, though Hill confirms there hasn’t been a sour attitude through all the hard work and hot weather.

“I’ve built a lot of fence in my time,” says Hill, “but I’ve always griped and whined about it. I can tell you, this week has been joyful...smiles and camaraderie between people who never knew each other before.

They’re leaving here as friends.”

As I finish the last morsels of my brisket and fried apples—negating any sense of the appropriate beach-body diet I was trying to maintain—I catch a glimpse of a older cowboy, with a long, stark-white beard, and steel-blue eyes hidden under a widebrimmed and well-worn hat. Strapped to his side is a modified .410 shotgun he lovingly refers to as “The Snake Killer.”

The man is simply known as Ol’ Bart around the camp, and as far as entertainment value goes, Bart has heaps of it.

When once asked how long he wanted his gun license for in Alabama, he responded, “How long can I get it for?”

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long,” just in case they find any dirt on Ol’ Bart.

Bart has also starred in small biblical film productions. When asked if he was a movie star, Bart simply replies, “Only in Oklahoma.”

Bart represents the far end of the age spectrum working on the ranch. Fresh cowpokes from 6-years-old to grizzled 87-yearold veterans have offered their assistance through the two-week period.

Bart’s latest shenanigans at lunch include handing off his prized Snake Killer for an opportunity to take photos of the help striking their best Lone Ranger pose, firearm held high in the air while their steed bucks onto his hind quarters. In this case, the mount is a bright, cherry-red ATV used for reaching the most inaccessible parts of the ranch.

The four-wheeler gallops and the camp whoops and hollers as wranglers have fun in the ways only cowboys can.

But just as quickly as they appear for lunch, all hands immediately head back out into the heat for round two of the day’s fence building. That kind of dedication amounts to more than 8 miles of fence being built over some of the toughest terrain imaginable.

Hill suggests that the volunteers probably came expecting the vast flat plains of West Texas. Instead, what they get are incredible caprock vistas. Beautiful scenery, but alas, treacherous ground for fencing that leaves many cowboys skidding down steep ravines.

Yet, the work gets done.

“I can’t imagine how I would have done this myself,” says Hill. “We got rid of a lot

of 90-year-old sagebrush and 100-year-old fences. What the enemy means for harm, God turns to good.”

And the AFCC plans on capitalizing on that goodness.

“We’re planning on doing this next year” says Glenn, “and making this an annual mission trip. We’re going to stretch as far as New Mexico and Houston. I don’t know where the Lord is going to send me...but I get to help somebody that’s like me. I know what I’m doing right here. It’s pretty cool to help another brother that is a cowboy—trying to survive and make a living.”

As appreciative as Hill is for the priceless assitance provided for more than a week, Glenn might be even more grateful for the opportunity to help his fellow man.

“God gave me a vision,” says Glenn. “I made some phone calls up around this area, and I was told to call Donald.”

“When I showed up here on Sunday,” he says, “I’d never imagined this would be this big. Every time we go to Canadian, someone wants to shake our hand and hug our neck.”

“Donald says he’s the most blessed man,” says Glenn, “but I’m going to have to say he’s lying because I think I’m a little more blessed than he is right now.”

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:45

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The Canadian Golf Club hosted their annual Ladies Tip Top Tournament, Tuesday. Above, Jimmie Thompson of Pampa edges closer to the fourth green with great form.

PHOTO BY PEYTON AUFILL

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ON THURSDAY, TWO WILDCAT BASKETBALL TEAMS made their way to Lawrence, Kansas, for their annual Kansas Jayhawk basketball camp. When the camp began the following Friday, players had the opportunity to watch a blue-chip shootaround by the Jayhawks, as well as, ask some questions of the 13-time consecutive Big XII champions and national-title contenders. Both teams opened the camp with two wins apiece. Teams came from as far as South Dakota, offering the Cats an opportunity to face some fresh competition. Ultimately, both teams ended up 3-3 after facing some stiff challenges. The trip signaled the end of basketball team camps this summer, but Canadian will host one more individual guard and post camp led by former McMurry All-Americans Jaden Isler and Steven Jones. The camp is normally held in Georgetown, but this year, the academy is coming to Canadian. All seventh-grade to senior Wildcats are invited. The camp will run 9 am-12 pm, both days; 2-6 pm Friday and 1:30-3:30 pm, Saturday. Entry fee is $50 per player.

PHOTO COURTESY ANDY COPLEY

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DOZENS OF FUTURE CANADIAN TENNIS STARS graced the court this week for the annual Wild-

cat Tennis Camp hosted by Head Coach Tim Fletcher. Assisting the newcomers, ranging from second- to ninth-graders, in learning the fundamentals was two-time regional qualifiers Molly Northcott and Reilly Fletcher, as well as Phillip Ayala. The camp ran from Monday to Wednesday night and with the high attendance it was evident, interest in becoming the next Canadian state qualifier wielding a racquet is at an all-time high. Above, Anabelle Gilmore demonstrates her backhand for other campers.

PHOTO BY PEYTON AUFILL

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Thursday Night Scramble The Canadian Golf Course’s weekly scramble ended with a carryover at -4. The men’s longest drive went to Colter Houser while Cassie McNees busted the longest attempt for the ladies for the second week in a row. Jeannita Ellison had the closest-topin drive on hole No. 2, and Wes Hathaway was designated marksman on hole No. 8.

Scrambles happen every Thursday night at 6 pm. Member entry fees are $10, and nonmembers are $15. Includes cart, longest drive, and closest-to-pin contests. For more information, call 806.323.5512.

Two-man 27-hole scramble The Canadian Golf Course will host a two-man, 27-hole scramble on June 24, beginning at 9 am. The field will be limited to 27 teams with an entry fee of $250 per team and 85-percent payback. Flighted on blind draw. Carts available for rent. Meal provided after play. For more information, call 806.323.5512.

Double G Rodeo Entry The 4th Annual Double G Rodeo Memorial Timed Event Championship will be held in Canadian on June 24-25. Ages 18-and-under are encouraged to enter with $12,000 in added money available to all-round winners and scholarships. The rodeo particularly seeks 3-and-under participants for the stick-horse barrel race, and goat undecorated contests with buckles for the winners. For more information, contact Michael Craig at 806.663.6904 or Gina Hill at 806.669.8595.

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PATRIOTIC PROTOCOL can be tricky. Most of us know to stand when the national anthem is played and to put hand over heart when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. But what do you do with your hat or your sunglasses? Here are the rules spelled out by U.S. Code Title 36, Subtitle 1, Chapter 3, 301 and the etiquette website www.mannersmentor.com.

The National Anthem. When “The Star-Spangled Banner” is announced, you should:

PITTMAN WINNERS: Coy, Colt, and Cambree Pittman (shown left to right in photos above) attended the National Junior Braunvieh Show in Paola, Kansas, on June 13–16. Coy won first in Computer Ad, second in Sales Talk, and second in Quiz Bowl. Colt was second in Skill-A-Thon, second in Computer Ad, third in Sales Talk, third in Photography, second in Quiz Bowl, and third in Creative Writing. Cambree was first in Creative Writing, second in Arts and Crafts, third in Showmanship and Poster, and Reserve Grand Overall Pee-Wee Showman.

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• Stand immediately.

• Remove your hat—This rule applies to both men and women.

• Remove your sunglasses.

• Face the flag.

• Put your hand over your heart or your hat over your heart.

• Salute if you are in the armed forces or a veteran.

• Face the source of the music if a flag is not displayed.

• DO NOT TALK during the national anthem.

• DO NOT EAT, DRINK, or CHEW GUM during the national anthem.

• DO NOT APPLAUD when the music stops.

• Sing along, but do not belt out the song as if you are performing.

Lots of people in my village fly flags. The flag pole at the post office flies an American flag. In the summer, U.S. flags are displayed on both sides of Main Street, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The bed and breakfasts on Main Street display American flags over their front doors. One B&B drapes the porch railing with red, white, and blue bunting.

Driving around the village, I discovered a tale of two towns when it comes to flags.

Main Street looks all-American. The back streets are a different story. I spotted 12 U.S. flags, 20 Texas flags, six Confederate flags, and five flags I did not recognize.

In one yard, I saw three flag poles flying a U.S. flag, a Texas flag, and a Confederate flag. Several flag poles had the Texas flag on top of the American flag. At one house, an American flag fluttered from a birdhouse. What’s the message the flag-fliers are trying to send? I have no idea. One thing I do know is that my neighbors are not following the flag protocol laws in United States Code 4. Here are some of the violations I observed ...

• The American flag must not fly in darkness. Homeowners have two choices. Either lower the flag at sunset and raise it at dawn, or install a light to shine on the flag at night.

• The American flag must be larger than other flags on display.

• The American flag flies over the state flag on a single flagpole.

• When flag poles are the same height, the American flag is flown to the flag’s right—that means if you are facing the flag poles, the American flag is on the far left.

When flag poles are different heights, the American flag is flown on the tallest flag pole.

Congress has authorized the following locations to fly the flag 24 hours a day: • Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland (Where Francis Scott Key wrote “The StarSpangled Banner”) • Flag House Square, Baltimore, Maryland (Where the Fort McHenry flag was sewn) • Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial), Arlington, Virginia • Lexington Battle Green, Lexington, Massachusetts • White House, Washington, D.C. • United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. • All Ports of Entry • Valley Forge National Historic Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania • The moon • Taos Plaza, New Mexico (A dispute over the flag during the Civil War prompted Congress to authorize Taos to fly the flag night and day)

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By Director Lloydelle Lester

Making an imPACT with therapy dogs Panhandle Area Community Therapies (PACT) is welcoming four new teams in Canadian. Pictured left to right are: Instructor Jo Humphrey of Perryton and Rio; Marla Stephenson and junior handler Rachel Stephenson with Chiggers; and Barbara and Butch Northcott with Cooper and Corbin. Started in 2012, PACT has been instrumental in training therapy dogs for visits to hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and crisis centers. Studies show that therapy dogs can help lower blood pressure; aid in lessening pain severity, anxiety, fatigue, and feelings of anger; as well as decrease depression.

Fiction Tom Clancy Point of Contact, by Mike Maden.

The Switch, by Joseph Finder.

A House Among the Trees, by Julia Glass.

The Identicals, by Elin Hilderbrand.

After more than a decade apart, Harper and Tabitha switch islands and lives to save what’s left of their splintered family. But the twins quickly discover that the secrets, lies, and gossip they thought they’d outrun

can travel between islands just as easily as they can. Will Harper and Tabitha be able to bury the hatchet and end their sibling rivalry once and for all? Before the last beach picnic of the season, there will be enough old resentments, new loves, and cases of mistaken identity to make this the most talked about summer that Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket have experienced in ages.

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Initiative, by Eric Van Lustbader.

The Ultimatum, by Karen Robards.

Beren and Lúthien, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Forever and a Death, by Donald E. Westlake.

Indecent Exposure, by Stuart Woods.

Paperback Private: Gold, by James Patterson.

Hired to protect a visiting American woman, Private Johannesburg’s Joey Montague is hoping for a routine job looking after a nervous tourist. After the apparent sui-

The Metcalfe Museum Summer Youth Art Camp will begin Monday, June 26, at 1 pm and end at 4:30 pm. We had reached enrollment capacity, but I had two cancellations this morning. Donna Wright will be teaching different areas of drawing.

Charlie Warren will be teaching pastel crayon. Each student will receive a camp t-shirt. Snacks and drinks will be provided at break time. The classes are divided into two groups, ages 9-11 and 12-14. The activities are determined by age group.

We are excited about these new activities this year. The beginner artist will be able to progress, along with those who have attended our art camps in the past.

Looking over our guest book for this

cide of his business partner, he can’t handle much more. But this case is not what it seems and neither is his partner’s death.

Audio Detective Cross, by James Patterson.

Private: Gold, by James Patterson.

Young Adult Flame in the Mist, by Renée Ahdieh.

The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place. She may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just 17 years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor’s favorite consort, a political marriage that will elevate her family’s standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she

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year, 2017, I see we have had visitors from a lot of different states. We have had some from Kansas, which we usually do not have. More from different areas in Oklahoma than last summer. I see visitors listed from New York, Wyoming, Colorado, Virginia, California, and Texas. New Hampshire, Arkansas, Nebraska, Florida, Alaska, and Pennsylvania are guests who have done their research about Augusta, or have friends who have told them about the Metcalfe Museum. We have had visitors from Calgary and Alberta, Canada; and Germany. It is always a surprise to us that here in Oklahoma, a couple will decide just to take a drive, see the sign on the road, and decide to follow it to our museum. They usually say they are going to come back and bring family or friends— and they usually do. We have many repeat visitors.

Break O’Day Farm, Metcalfe Museum and Art Gallery are open Tuesday through Saturday, March 1 until Nov. 30.

Our hours are 10 am to 5 pm. Visit our website at www.metcaflemuseum.org; or email metcalfe@dobsonteleco.com; or call 580.655.4467.

learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace.

The Rose and The Dagger, by Renée Ahdieh.

Missing, by Kelley Armstrong.

Ink and Bone, by Rachel Caine.

Paper and Fire, by Rachel Caine.

Lord of Shadows, by Cassandra Clare.

The Transatlantic Conspiracy, by G.D. Falken.

The Outsiders: 50th Anniversary Edition, by S.E. Hinton.

A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas.

Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys.

Young Adult Audio Famous Last Words, by Katie Alender.

The Witch of Duva, by Leigh Bardugo.

The Too-Clever Fox, by Leigh Bardugo.

Little Knife, by Leigh Bardugo.

Steelheart, by Brandon Sanderson.

Firefight, by Brandon Sanderson.

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Alex Smith and Heath Hayden to marry in August Darrell and Darcee Dosher of Canadian, and David and Lisa Smith of Red River, New Mexico, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Alex Smith, to Heath Hayden, both of Canadian. He is the son of T. John and Judy Hayden of Guymon, Oklahoma.

Friendship Quilt Guild Report

By Bonita Campbell

The Friendship Quilt Guild day group met on June 14 in the Family Center of the Community Worship Center.

Kris Erickson and Sheril Kelley were hostesses.

The program for June was on Hexagon Quilts using jelly rolls, or 2 1/2 inch strips of fabric sewn together and cut with a 60-degree ruler. The program was presented by Freddie Seaman, who was assisted by Fern Lamberson.

The business meeting was conducted

by Marianne Pipkin. Carol McGarraugh read the minutes, and Freddie Seaman gave the treasurer’s report.

Thank-you notes were read from a group of Scouts and a couple who had received a Prayers and Squares quilt.

Guild members having birthdays this month were recognized Bonita Campbell reported on the Prayers and Squares projects for the last year. She also asked members to help her with a memorial quilt she has plans to make.

Members voted to cut kits for com-

The bride-elect is a cosmetologist at The Back Porch, and the groom-elect is a veterinarian at High Plains Veterinary Services.

The couple will exchange vows on Aug. 26, 2017, at Panhandle Charm Weddings in Amarillo.

munity service projects at the July meeting. They were asked to bring their mats and rotary cutters to the meeting. Items to be cut are chemo caps, fleece caps, turbans, and pillowcases for cancer patients; kits for doll quilts for Santa’s Train; Quilts of Valor; or Prayers and Squares quilts.

Seaman announced a planning meeting will be held in July to work on programs for the next year. Guild members were asked to be thinking of programs they would like to have considered for the 2017-18 guild year.

The fat-quarter drawing was won by Rachel Preas and Brenda Hinshaw. The name tag drawing was won by Dorothy File and Marianne Pipkin.

Round Robin blocks were returned to Ethel Rudd, and Carol McGarraugh handed out her blocks.

Show and Share projects were shown

by Marianne Pipkin, Freddie Seaman, and Luana Walker, Members present were Pipkin, Darla Allred, Seaman, McGarraugh, Campbell, Brenda Griffin, Barbara Hawkins, Kathy Allred, Laneta Adams, Melba Johnson, Paulette Kelly, Ilene Floyd, Hinshaw, Preas, Judy Whitehead, Lamberson, Walker, File, Kelley, and Lucy Webster.

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Plumbing the depths of city of Canadian issues A Rotary Club report by Cory Cameron

Plumbing rarely crosses your mind.

But when something goes wrong, it grabs your attention like few other things can. All plumbing will fail. It’s just a matter of time.

Canadian’s City Manager Joe Jarosek told Rotary he is hoping to prevent problems by implementing a rarely used tool—planning ahead.

Cities have three primary revenue sources: property taxes, sales taxes, and service fees. This model works pretty well for larger cities with industry and/or thriving commerce, but somewhat hamstrings smaller communities. “Cities tend to live hand-to-mouth and often fail to account for long-term needs,” Jarosek said. That mindset leads to only reacting to problems as they arise. They rush in to repair that one leaky section of water line, but ignore what it joins to, that is of equal age. “Patch-andgo repairs fix the immediate issue, but that leaves you with antiquated infrastructure.”

A key part of planning is knowing what you have. The city recently completed an inventory of its streets, water lines, and sewer. The detailed inventory shows material, lengths, age, and other factors used to prioritize replacement. City pipes are a hodgepodge of materials, including cast iron (which likely replaced the original wood chutes), a concrete and asbestos mixture (do not panic, it’s not a bad thing), and more durable PVC. Knowing what Canadian has is just the starting point. Replacement costs and revenues need to be matched. Jarosek is looking at a long-term plan, 40 years. Given the funding mechanisms available (and their constraints), it makes sense to institute a service cost that covers day-to-day oper-

ations and future replacement. Joe also favors a scaled rate that promotes conservation. Currently, no matter how much water goes through the meter, the per-gallon cost is the same. A tiered rate would have water costs increase with volume.

An additional benefit of the inventory process is the ability to judiciously plan for street replacement and repair. The vibration from laying down new pavement over old water lines could further weaken the lines, causing a leak. “It tends to irritate a taxpayer seeing a new street get cut up and patched to repair a line,” Joe said. Proper planning will improve services and reduce costs over time.

Joe has an open-door policy and encourages people to stop by and discuss any issues or ideas they have about this, or any of the other topics on the city’s plate. Having “borrowed” the inventory and replacement model from a concept that he came across while at a planning commission, Joe is especially welcoming of new ideas. “I’m open to stealing any of the good ones,” he said with a grin.

In club business: As Pat Popham played the piano, Shane Harris led the song, pledge and prayer.

Alexander’s Deli catered a lunch of Dry Cleaner’s Dream BBQ Chicken; a tomato and pasta salad with a delicate red sauce that also managed to stain a shirt; a tossed salad; and a chocolate cake dusted with Butterfinger goodness. Kyler Altmiller was hosted by Kyle Altmiller; Sonia Burgos with the NRCS was the guest of Steve Rader.

FPCP Sydne Allen enthusiastically dinged the bell, as the dinger will soon be

New Arrival New arrival in town: A daughter, Victoria Ponce, born June 12, 2017, at 6:24 am, to Rosa Maria Gandara and Ramon Ponce Perez of Canadian, weighing 8 lbs, 6-1/2 oz and 19-1/2” long. She is welcomed by a brother, Victor Ramon Ponce, 7, and a sister, Fernanda Ponce, 2. Proud grandparents are Rosa Elva and Arturo Gandara of Canadian, and Lina and Victor Ponce of Tanlu, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

CITY MANAGER JOE JAROSEK AND ROTARIAN CORY CAMERON PHOTO BY RONDA BARTLETT

wrenched from her grasp. FCP Charlie Mann announced that Rotarian George Arrington would again be selling more duck race tickets than all the other Rotarians combined (but should you like some particularly lucky ones, just ask the Humblest of All Rotarians and he can set you up).

Sheila Pankratz discussed Flag Day flag-distributing schedule and duties. She explained that she and Fred would be shirking the pick-up portion as they had to go to Napa Valley, but had lined up an acceptable replacement in Shane Harris.

Maximizing podium time, FPCP Allen presented a Professional Issue, unraveling

New Arrival New Arrival out-of-town: A son, Walter Pax Cooper, born June 2, 2017, to Brandon and Sally Ann Cooper of Dallas, weighing 9.1 lbs and 25” long. Proud grandparents are Pat and Donna Cooper of Amarillo and Bill Roy and Janice Moore of Canadian.

the mystery of the display of ribbons fluttering in front of the Presbyterian Church.

Sydne explained it is a prayer wall and invited any and all to take one of the provided ribbons, and tie it to the wall as a tangible prayer, be it for thanks, world peace, or something on their heart.

An untrained Kyler Altmiller misfired while selecting the Wildcat Jackpot winning ticket, allowing Ronda Bartlett to have a chance, but she failed with the a 3 of Clubs. If there was a free lunch drawing, it didn’t involve the HoAR, so it wasn’t properly noted.

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BILLY DAN HOOVER

LYNETTA GORDEN

Billy Dan Hoover, 81, of Canadian, died June 18, 2017, in Canadian. Memorial services will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, June 24, at Carmichael-Whatley Chapel in Canadian, with John Lopez officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian.

Mr. Hoover was born Nov. 1, 1935, in Canadian. He was a longtime resident of Canadian and Hemphill County. He enjoyed building and racing cars, motorcycle racing and dirt bikes, and enjoyed personal fitness and athletic pursuits.

Survivors include his wife, Sheryl Hoover of Canadian; a daughter, Amber Dawn Hoover of Canadian; three grandchildren, Nathaniel Keith Wright of Amarillo, Acacia Jade Gass of Southland, and Ceara Skye Wright of Amarillo; and a greatgranddaughter, Bevyn Aubree Harper of Amarillo.

Memorials may be made to The Humane Society of the United States, 1255 23rd Street NW, Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20537; or Stroke Research.

An online guest register is available at www.carmichael-whatleyofcanadian.com.

Lynetta Kay Crenshaw Gorden, 74, of Melrose, New Mexico, died June 15, 2017, in Canadian. Services were held at 2 pm on Saturday, June 17, at The River Church in Canadian, with Pastor Donald Hill officiating. Cremation and arrangements were under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian.

Lynetta was born to Frank and Mattie (Grimlan) Crenshaw on Feb. 18, 1943, in Clovis, New Mexico, and was raised on the family ranch northwest of Melrose, New Mexico, where she has lived for the past 21 years. She graduated from Melrose High School in 1961. She was the 1959 Curry County Fair Queen, 1960 New Mexico High School Rodeo Queen, and 1st Runner-Up National High School Rodeo Queen, 1960 New Mexico State Fair Queen, 1960 Curry County Fair Queen, 1960 Miss Rodeo New Mexico, 1961 1st Runner-up Miss Rodeo American, and Horsemanship winner. These accomplishments lead to her organization and involvement with horsemanship and queen clinics across the states of New Mexico and Texas. Lynetta served on the board of directors for the Miss Rodeo New Mexico and Miss Rodeo Texas pageants, as well as a director for the Miss Rodeo American pageant, serving as chairman of the Horsemanship Committee in the 1970s. She worked for the American Quarter Horse Association during the late 1970s in the show-records and youth-security departments.

She moved to Canadian in 1980 and worked for Fiel Oil and Cantrell Oil. She was instrumental in the formation of the YL Cowboy Camp meeting in Canadian. Lynetta moved to Amarillo in 1986 and married Jacky Gorden. She worked for Luskey’s Western Wear as the manager of the ladies’ department. In 1995, she and Jacky moved back to the Crenshaw family ranch in Melrose where she continued the family ranching business.

Lynetta was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Don Crenshaw; and a nephew, Stanley Crenshaw.

Survivors include her husband, Jacky Gorden; a daughter, Tana Davis Thompson and husband Dean of Canadian; a granddaughter, Lacie Thompson Franks and husband Joe of Shamrock; a grandson, Taylor Thompson of Canadian; two stepdaughters, LaDonna Adkins and husband Kelly of Canyon, and Janet Guthrie and husband Lynn of Canadian; four stepgrandchildren, Nicole, Destry, and Vanessa Guthrie, and Annie Adkins; a special aunt, Jo Del Connor of Artesia, New Mexico; and several cousins, nieces, and a nephew.

The family requests memorials be given to the Hemphill County Hospice, 1020 S. 4th Street, Canadian, TX 79014; or The River Ministries, PO Box 956, Canadian, TX 79014.

An online guest register is available at www.carmichael-whatleyofcanadian.com.

CLARA MARIE MCKEE Clara Marie McKee, 96, of Amarillo died June 16, 2017. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, June 20, at 11 am, at the Higgins Cemetery in Higgins. Arrangements were through Mason Funeral Home of Shattuck, Oklahoma.

Mrs. McKee was born April 13, 1921, in Olpe, Kansas, but lived most of her life in Lipscomb County. Most recently, she was a resident of the Park Central community in Amarillo. She graduated from Follett High School and attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma. She worked as a legal assistant and administrative assistant in Shattuck, Oklahoma, where she met Marion McKee. They were married in February of 1947, and lived several years in Lipscomb. From there, they moved to a farm near Booker, and later into Booker, where Mrs. McKee served as city secretary. After many years in Booker, they retired to Higgins. After Mr. McKee passed away in 1994, Mrs. McKee continued to live in Higgins until medical issues required that she move to Amarillo, where she resided until her death. Mrs. McKee was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was known for her family dinners, and for never missing a family birthday with a birthday cake. She was a strong woman who survived many challenges, and inspired dreams in her children and grandchildren. She believed in the value of education, hard work, and the firm belief, that with perseverance and unshakeable faith, all things can be accomplished.

She is survived by two children, Dr. Mark McKee and his wife Daphne of Naperville, Illinois, and Sherry Kunka of Amarillo and her husband Glen; three grandchildren, Marcie Schade and husband, Phillip of Danville, California, Jessica McKee of Perth, Australia, and Austin McKee of Osaka, Japan; and two great-grandchildren, Matthew and Brett Schade of Danville, California.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3915 Bell Street, Amarillo, TX 79109.

Online condolences may be posted at www.schllingfhg.com.

RONALD ‘SKIP’ PIERCE Ronald Eugene “Skip” Pierce died June 15, 2017, in Higgins. Memorial services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 24, at the First United Methodist Church in Higgins, with Rev. Blake Durham, pastor, and Rev. David Jenkins, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian.

Skip was born on June 27, 1959, in Julesburg, Colorado. While in high school, he worked for Eddie and Ima Detrixhe, and Bill Nicholson. He played football and graduated from Higgins High School in 1977. Skip went to Wyoming to work on pipeline; and then worked for Norman Bay; he managed the farms for Braum’s; he worked at BFI and IBP as a mechanic; and traveled throughout all 50 states and several countries, driving trucks for Koch Industries. Throughout his travels, Skip always sent his nieces postcards from each place he visited, and made sure he stopped to visit his grandmother in Nebraska. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his friends from Houston and his nephews, drinking sweet tea, and sleeping through movies. Despite his rough exterior, Skip had a big, soft heart and dearly loved his family, friends, and every animal he met; as his mother can attest, as she often found white mice, kittens, raccoons, and goldfish hidden in his sock drawer.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Pierce; and his brother, Bryan Pierce.

Skip is survived by his mother, Shirley Pierce of Higgins; a sister, Brenda Jenkins and husband Dale of Higgins; a brother, Jim Pierce and wife Tara of Argonia, Kansas; a stepdaughter, Infinity Carmady and granddaughter, Kinzleynne Laird, both of Houston. He was also “Uncle Si” to his siblings’ children, Kayla and Bobby Gregg, Katie and Caleb Whittington, Kari and Karley Jenkins, Trevor and Brayden Pierce, and two great-nephews who adored him, Samuel Gregg and Walter Whittington.

Memorials may be made to Helping Hands, c/o First United Methodist Church, 220 N. Main, Higgins, TX 79046.

An online guest register is available at www.carmichael-whatleyofcanadian.com.

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JERRY FRANK KREHBIEL

MAGGIE AUTREY

Jerry Frank Krehbiel, 70, of Canadian, died Friday, June 16, 2017, in Canadian. Services were held at 10 am on Monday, June 19, at the First Christian Church, with Donald Hill, pastor of River Ministries, officiating. Burial followed in Edith Ford Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian.

Mr. Krehbiel was born Aug. 31, 1946, in Canadian. He graduated from Canadian High School in 1965, and attended West Texas State University. In the summer of 1966, Jerry traveled to Arizona to work on a ranch at Sierra Vista. In 1967, Jerry moved back to Canadian to go to work for the Tandy Ranch, until 1970; Jerry went to work for Wayne Cleveland, running a ranch north of Canadian. He also day-worked for John McMordie during this time. Later, he went to work managing a ranch for Wallace, Keith, and Rick Locke in Miami. In 1992, Jerry moved to Rosebud, New Mexico, to manage and run a ranch for Ray Snead for about eight years. In the fall of 1999, Jerry moved back to Canadian and worked at the Canadian Feedyard. He helped his son-in-law run the Hobart Ranch as his health permitted. Needless to say, Jerry has been a cowboy his whole life and is still described by many as a man of few words. He enjoyed reading American Indian history and had spent arrowheads, with a nice collection to speak of.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Esther Krehbiel; and two brothers, John and Steve Krehbiel.

Survivors include two daughters, Julie Osborne and husband Jeffrey of Amarillo, and Krista Belk and husband Jamey of Canadian; a son, Frank Krehbiel and wife Lindsy of Canadian; five sisters, Sammie Flowers of Gage, Oklahoma, Daisy Bank of Salina, Kansas, Nancy Wheeler and husband John of Canadian, Carolyn Immel of Amarillo, and Virginia Hext and husband Bill of Canadian; a brother, Dell Krehbiel and wife Elise of Canadian; a sister-in-law, Susan Krehbiel of Canadian; seven grandchildren, Trae Dwyer-Krehbiel, Jace Belk, David Osborne, Bralee Crossland, Brooke Krehbiel, Autumn Osborne, and Brynne Krehbiel.

Memorials can be made to Hemphill County Hospice, 1020 S. 4th Street, Canadian, TX 79014; or River Valley Pioneer Museum, 118 S. 2nd, Canadian, TX 79014.

An online guest register is available at www.carmichael-whatleyofcanadian.com.

Maggie Joy Boatman Autrey, 80, of Canadian, died June 17, 2017. Services will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, June 23, at the First Baptist Church, with Rev. Matthew McCurley, pastor, and Jeff Boatman, her nephew, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. The family will receive friends from 5–7 pm today [Thursday, June 22] at the funeral home.

Maggie was born March 9, 1937, in Cushing. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church since 1978. Maggie wholeheartedly loved the Lord and was very close to Him. Prayer was very important in her daily life. “Mag” was a very loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved people and loved to make meals for people grieving or in need. She always put others before herself. There is a special place in heaven for Maggie.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Leslie Boatman and Katy Novila Boatman; a sister, Wanda Kay Slaton; and an infant brother, John Boatman.

Survivors include her husband and best friend of 60 years, William Edward Autrey of Canadian; two daughters, Beverly Lucas and husband Rick of Houston, and Brenda Wolfe and husband Glen of Elk City, Oklahoma; her siblings, Helen McFarlin, Mary Nell Sterling, James Boatman, and Dean Autrey; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Maggie’s Prime Timers Bible Study Class, c/o First Baptist Church, 706 Main Street, Canadian, TX 79014.

An online guest register is available at www.carmichael-whatleyofcanadian.com.

JAMES KIRKLAND James “Papa Toots” Kirkland, 73, of Pampa, died Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Pampa. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm on Friday, June 23, at Calvary Christian Fellowship in Shamrock with Brother Joe G. Jernigan, pastor, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors.

Mr. Kirkland was born Sept. 14, 1943, in Wellington; he attended school at Samnorwood. He married Bettie Davis on Dec. 27, 1962, in Wellington. They moved to Pampa from Canadian in 1988. James was a mechanic most of his life, up until the last few years, where he worked at the Pam Apartments in the maintenance department. He was a member of Central Baptist Church, and loved to build patio furniture and do other woodworking projects. He loved spending time with his family, but most of all he loved being “Papa Toots.”

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Tressie Kirkland; a sister, Faye Bonner; five brothers, Pete Kirkland, Bill Kirkland, Donald Kirkland, Butch Kirkland, and J.L. Kirkland.

He is survived by his wife, Bettie, of the home; five sons, James Kirkland and wife Tina of Saudi Arabia, Kevin Kirkland and wife Beverley of Pampa, Mickeal Kirkland and wife Amy of Canadian, Jeffery Kirkland and wife Carrie of Pampa, and Timmy Kirkland of Canadian; a daughter, Donna Davis of Pampa; a brother, Walter Ray Kirkland and wife Jeania of Hinton, Oklahoma; three sisters, Wille Bee Hooten and Naomi Robertson, both of Shamrock, and Shirley Gibson of Odessa; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Christian Fellowship, 913 S. Main, Shamrock, TX 79079; or BSA Hospice of the Southwest.

An online guest register is available at www.carmichael-whatley.com.

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Candian Lions Club meetings report

By Sherry Timmons June 16 The Canadian Lions Club held their weekly noon meeting in the Fire Hall meeting room on Friday, June 16. President Joe Dial called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Dawn Dial, and the invocation given by Rick Timmons.

Treasurer Sherry Timmons presented a report regarding the annual golf tournament, which was held on Saturday, June 10. The gross proceeds were $2,745, with estimated expenses of $305 (for advertising and hole sponsor signs), for a net of $2,440. The members reviewed the list of hole sponsors and donors of door prizes.

Capital Farm Credit was inadvertently omitted from the “Thank You” ad published last week in the Canadian Record.

Sherry offered her apology for this oversight.

Rick Timmons reported that the Miles Henderson commemorative fly rod and box are almost ready. One hundred-percent of the funds raised will be donated to the Canadian Athletic Booster Club.

Ticket sales for the raffle should start in July, and can be purchased from any Lions Club member. The drawing will be held at the homecoming football game in September.

Members attending were: Joe and Dawn Dial, Bobby Gregg, Les Lovvorn, Jenny Mitchell, Rick and Sherry Timmons, and Joe Wagoner.

June 9 The Canadian Lions Club held their June 9 meeting at the Canadian InterBank conference room, welcoming guest Dale Langehennig.

The members discussed plans for the annual golf tournament to be held on June 10, and made final work assignments.

Each member is responsible for contacting local businesses for donations for door prizes. Dawn Dial will be making signs for the hole sponsors. Canadian InterBank generously donated beef, buns, and fixins for the meal to be provided for the golfers.

The Club members also expressed appreciation to Canadian InterBank for providing their meal and allowing them to meet in their conference room.

Members attending were: Travis Allen, Joe and Dawn Dial, Joe Dial, Bobby Gregg, Les Lovvorn, Jenny Mitchell, Ben Riverman, Rick and Sherry Timmons, and Joe Wagoner.

By Virginia Scott Museum Happenings Summer heat has arrived, but the museum is cool, even with one of our air conditioner units broken. We hope to have it fixed soon.

The spring issue of the newsletter was mailed last week and should be arriving to all members by this week. The renewal card for membership for 2018 is included with the newsletter.

Our newly-formed Genealogy Club met on June 7. An overview of our reference room and our obituary albums was introduced to the group. The next meeting is scheduled for July 12, at 1 pm, in our meeting room.

Bingo night will be this Saturday, June 24, at 6 pm. Please join us. It is fun, and the prizes are interesting and creative.

Terry Henderson’s photographs are still on exhibit. If you haven’t seen them, please come by. She has captured our wildlife to reveal their personalities.

Historical Musings In the June 21, 1917, issue, Mr. Skaggs reported two important events: the first was the delivery by Jess Bussard freight hauling business. “accompanied with Grover Bussard and Neal Frass ... and three egg cases ... a ford truck weighing 2600 lbs was delivered; the whole thing was assembled and in the afternoon a trial trip was made to Glazier where the little old thing went right along through sand and all without a ‘bobble’, the usual load was brought that three horses would ordinarily haul and it took about three hours and a half to make the round trip including loading up. It is some handy proposition as the merchants can bank on more regular trips and quicker ones.”

The second important event was the arrival of Dr. and Mrs. C.A. Newland’s son, description by Skaggs: “Last Tuesday about one o’clock ... was rushed into a scene of gladness over the arrival of a young son that arrived at their place of average size and liveliness. The Doctor since that time has been stepping high with the delight for a ‘young’n’ with his first pair of copper toed boots.”

Enjoy the week.

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By Director Lisa Hanbury Art Exhibit For the months of June and July, the museum has a one-woman show featuring artist Dallas Mayer. “Thorns and Horns, Where the Buffalo Roamed,” depicts life on the ranch seen through Dallas’s eyes. We will be open on July 4. Stop in to meet Dallas, and watch her as she will be doing demonstrations throughout the day.

Photography Exhibit This exhibit had been fun getting local community members involved.

We have 22 photographs displayed; the deadline for voting has been extended through July 4. Stop by and vote for your favorite!

Gallery Room Are you in need of a spacious room for your meeting or gathering? Some of the amenities of the museum gallery room are: catering kitchen, tables, chairs, and screen. If you are planning an event at your place of business, home, or outdoors; we are your local connection for tables, chairs, and tent rental. We are happy to answer questions. Give us a call at 323.6548.

Gift Shop If you are looking for a gift for that history buff, we have a wonderful selection of books in stock. Do you know someone who needs to learn to “Speak Texan?” We have a book for that, too.

Stop in and take a look.

Hours Museum hours are Tuesday–Friday, 9 am to 5 pm; Saturdays, 1–4 pm. We will be open for July 4, 11 am to 4 pm.

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June 26–30 Monday, June 26: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, roll, cake.

Tuesday, June 27: Salmon patties, spinach, rice pilaf, hush puppies, dessert bread.

Wednesday, June 28: Chicken Alfredo, egg noodles, Scandinavian veggies, garlic bread, strawberry cake.

Thursday, June 29: Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, roll, peach cobbler.

Friday, June 30: Cheese enchiladas, refried beans, Mexican rice, strawberries/ bananas.

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Intents to Drill CARSON (PANHANDLE, West) Scout Energy Management, LLC, #62D Burnett, (49537 acres) 1020’ FEL & 1339’ FSL, Sec 62, Blk 5, I&GN Surv, A-379, 12 mi SW from Skellytown TD 4000’ (sgd. Mary Rodriquez 972-3251146) Vertical CARSON (PANHANDLE, West) Scout Energy Management, LLC, #58B Burnett, (49537 acres) 1217’ FEL & 1522’ FNL, Sec 58, Blk 5, I&GN Surv, A-375, 14 mi NW from Skellytown TD 4000’ (sgd. Mary Rodriquez 972-3251146) Vertical HANSFORD (WILDCAT, HANSFORD, Council Grove, HANSFORD, Marmaton, HUNTER, White Dolomite, VANDERBURG,

BUSINESS PAGE Chester, HANSFORD, Morrow, Upper-Oil, HUNTER, Brown Dolomite, HANSFORD, Morrow, Middle, HANSFORD, Morrow, Upper, HANSFORD, Missouri, Lower, HANSFORD, Morrow, Lower) Remnant Energy, Inc., #1155 Holt, (642 acres) 2173’ FSL & 2040’ FWL, Sec 155, Blk 45, H&TC Surv, A-271, 6 mi SE from Gruver TD 9250’ (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338) Vertical MOORE (PANHANDLE, West, PANHANDLE MOORE COUNTY FIELD, PANHANDLE, WEST, Red Cave North) Scout Energy Management, LLC, #25A Sneed, (6466 acres) 529’ FWL & 1293’ FNL, Sec 25, Blk 6T, T&NO Surv, A-333, 14 mi SE from Dumas TD 4000’ (sgd. Mary Rodriquez 972-325-1146) Vertical MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Mac 5 Operating, LLC, #3341 Bivins, (660 acres) 1051’ FNL & 2352’ FWL, Sec 33, Blk PMC, EL&RR Surv, A-370, 0.7 mi N from Masterson TD 2400’ (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338) Vertical MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Mac 5 Operating, LLC, #3340 Bivins, (660 acres) 1267’ FNL & 897’ FWL, Sec 33, Blk PMC, EL&RR Surv, A-370, 0.9 mi N from Masterson TD 2400’ (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338) Vertical MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Mac 5 Operating, LLC, #1206 Sneed-Thompson, (325 acres) 646’ FSL & 352’ FWL, Sec 6, Blk B10, EL&RR Surv, A-592, 5.3 mi NE from Masterson TD 2100’ (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806665-0338) Vertical MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Mac 5 Operating, LLC, #3342 Bivins, (660 acres) 673’ FNL & 896’ FWL, Sec 33, Blk PMC, EL&RR Surv, A-370, 0.9 mi N from Masterson TD 2400’ (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338)

Vertical MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Mac 5 Operating, LLC, #1006 Sneed-Thompson, (325 acres) 1453’ FSL & 841’ FWL, Sec 6, Blk B10, EL&RR Surv, A-592, 5.3 mi NE from Masterson TD 2100’ (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806665-0338) Vertical MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Mac 5 Operating, LLC, #1106 Sneed-Thompson, (325 acres) 1024’ FNL & 413’ FWL, Sec 6, Blk B10, EL&RR Surv, A-592, 5.4 mi NE from Masterson TD 2100’ (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806665-0338) Vertical OCHILTREE (PAN PETRO, Marmaton) Mewbourne Oil Company, #M001PA, (307 acres) 401’ FSL & 827’ FEL, Sec 662, Blk 43, H&TC Surv, A-608, 7 mi SE from Perryton TD 8000’, (BHL: 100’ FNL & 880’ FEL) (sgd.Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338) Horizontal POTTER (BIVINS LIT, Canyon Lime) Le Norman Operating LLC, #2H Chenault 57, (1454.24 acres) 5928’ FSL & 1235’ FEL, Sec 57, Blk GM5, G&M Surv, A-555, 12 mi NW from Amarillo TD 10000’, (BHL: 467’ FNL & 1235’ FEL) (sgd. Greg Bilbro 512-476-1245) Horizontal WHEELER (MILLS RANCH, Granite Wash Cons.) Enervest Operating, L.L.C., #3HB Harris, (162.44 acres) 2074’ FWL & 356’ FSL, Sec 8, Blk A3, H&GN Surv, A-8690, 7 mi NE from Wheeler TD 11750’, (BHL: 2090’ FWL & 79’ FNL) (sgd. Shirley Galik 713-495-1514) Horizontal Amended WHEELER (WEST PARK, Granite Wash) Tecolote Energy Operating, LLC, #1HR Hayes-Reid 18-9 MD EX, (1280 acres) 1400’ FEL & 300’ FNL, Sec 4, Camp CSL LGE 4 Lot 24 Surv, A-24, 3 mi SW from Allison TD 12850’, (BHL: 1320’ FEL & 150’ FNL Sec 9, Blk

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RE, Roberts & Eddleman, A-496) (sgd. James Clark 512-415-4191) Horizontal Amended

Gas Completions HANSFORD (MORSE, Cleveland S.) Le Norman Operating LLC, #1H Dorothy 6, 10 mi S of Gruver, Sec 6, Blk 5T, T&NO RR Surv, A-667, spud 1-26-2017, compl 4-12-2017, tested 4-27-2017, potential 680 mcf, 20 bbls cond, 835 bbls wtr, 140# ftp, 960# SIWHP, TVD 5821’, MD 9962’ API 42-195-31919, Horizontal HEMPHILL (MATHERS RANCH, Granite Wash) Tecolote Energy Operating, LLC, #1H Mathers-Studer 1518-165, 8 mi E of Canadian, Sec 1518, J Flowers Surv, A-425, spud 1-192017, compl 5-4-2017, tested 5-8-2017, potential 7909 mcf, 232 bbls cond, 4851 bbls wtr, 0# ftp, 1950# SIWHP, TVD 10410’, MD 17714’ API 42-211-35555, Horizontal LIPSCOMB (LIPSCOMB, Cleveland) Jones Energy, LLC, #2H Laubhan 537, 6 mi E of Lipscomb, Sec 537, Blk 43, H&TC Surv, A-227, spud 1-3-2017, compl 2-24-2017, tested 3-232017, potential 192 mcf, 135 bbls cond, 235 bbls wtr, 224# ftp, 932# SIWHP, TVD 7965’, MD 12600’ API 42-211-34315, Horizontal

Oil Completions OCHILTREE (BOOKER, N., Morrow, Upper) Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.., #105 Gramstorff (Upper Morrow), 1 mi NW from Booker, Sec 58, Blk 10, HT&B RR Surv, A-835, spud 2-242017, compl 5-12-2017, tested 6-4-2017, potential 57 bbls-oil, 0 mcf, 109 bbls wtr, 300# ftp, 0# CP, TVD 8316’, PBD n/s’, API 42-35733376, Vertical Recompletion Well Record Only

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for rent

storage containers FOR SALE: New and used storage containers.

20’ and 40’ in stock. Other sizes available. Call John at 806.236.1179.

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Regular classified: 52 cents/word

hay

20-word minimum

FOR SALE: Alfalfa hay: Small stems, leafy and horse quality. Small squares and large rounds.

Call 806.323.3303 or 806.323.9828.

for $10.40 Classified display: $13.75/column inch

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garage sales

Card of thanks: $12.35

GARAGE SALE Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1, 7 am - 3 pm, 206 Kelley (Buffalo Hills). Lots of everything!

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Legal notice: 52 cents/word

remodeling services

Deadline for all classifieds: Wednesday noon

DO YOU NEED help with interior painting, texturing, wall papering, or a small renovation? If so, call Ricki Praeger, 806.217.0198.

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Call 806.323.6461 Fax 806.323.5738 or e-mail classified@canadianrecord.com

special services

real estate

CANADIAN RIVER Properties has properties for rent. Weekly and monthly. Furnished or unfurnished. Deposit and lease terms are negotiable. Call 806.217.4869 or 806.217.1018.

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AA meets every Thursday at 7 pm at the First Methodist Church in the church meeting room.

Call 806.886.5119 for more information.

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AL-ANON meets every Tuesday at noon at the First Methodist Church in the church meeting room. Call 806.255.3002 for more information.

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rv park CANADIAN RIVER RV Park within walking distance to the river. Call 806.323.3703.

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help wanted

FOR SALE: 4-bedroom, 2-bath house located at 905 Conklin. Price reduced to $185,000. Call 806.217.0974.

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for rent

IMMEDIATE OPENING PUBLIC UTILITY WORKER- now hiring, The Town of Darrouzett, Contact Kurt Jones, dztcitysec@gmail.com or call 806.624.2441 for application and full job description. CDL required, water licensing a plus but not required. View job on INDEED.COM or http://tml. associationcareernetwork.com.

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FRONT DESK CLERK (computer experience required) and Housekeeping needed at the Quiet Inn. Call 760.598.5104.

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FOR RENT: 2-bedroom, 1-bath. $550 w/$200 deposit. 515 N. 9th Street. Call 806.217.0974 or 806.217.1486.

23-tfcS FOR RENT: One bedroom studio apartment.

Free electric, water and yard maintenance. $500/month. No pets. No smoking. 212. S. 2nd Street. Call 806.255.0727.

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HOUSE FOR RENT: 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 1 car garage house. 1710 Willard. $975/month. Please call Frances at 907.899.2515.

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FIRST MONTH FREE! $400 deposit. $400/ month there after. 1-BR, 1-BA for rent on Birch Street. Call Josh at 619.550.6832.

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D&R TRANSPORTS now hiring Class A CDL drivers. Apply in person at 10935 US Hwy 60.

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puppies FOR SALE: Two female registered black lab puppies, 11-weeks-old. Call 806.664.3624 for more info.

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lost & found FOUND: Large tape measure was seen falling off of a Silver Colorado pickup last Tuesday morning around 6:40 am. The location was between Main and 5th. May claim at the Canadian Record office by identifying.

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construction

public notice REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS Pursuant to Chapter 2254 of the Texas Government Code and other authority, Hemphill County, Texas (“County”) seeks the submission of qualifications related to the procurement of professional services to be rendered to the County by a licensed, registered professional architect and architectural firm for design, bidding, construction oversight and advise to County related to the restoration, renovation and remodeling of the Hemphill County District Courtroom and other similar projects for County. Qualifications submitted to County should include the following: 1)The name of the architect(s) with professional experience in the aforementioned services including: a) the state(s) of licensure of each architect; b) the years of professional experience of each architect regarding the aforementioned services; and c) a summary of prior work experience of services rendered regarding the aforementioned services to include experience with older historic government buildings; and 2) A list of governmental references related to prior professional services rendered regarding the aforementioned services.

Written responses to this Request for Qualifications must be submitted to and received by County by 9:00 am on July 10th, 2017 at the Office of the Hemphill County Judge, Courthouse, 400 Main, Suite 200, Canadian, Texas 79014.

Questions regarding this matter may be directed to the Office of County Judge at the above address or by calling 806.323.6521.

SIGNED this the 2nd day of June, 2017.

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Counting down to the winner’s circle Longtime turtle wrangler Dawn Dial will be taking a bow for her final Turtle Race on July 4 at the courthouse parking lot. For years, Dawn has managed the race for the Sheriff’s Office. Because the SO was unable to do it this year, Dawn and her family are conducting it on their own.

Dawn has some ground rules for successful turtle racing:

RULE NO. 1: B-O-X TURTLES The first and most important rule to remember about this contest is that it is ONLY for box turtles. NO SNAPPING OR WATER TURTLES WILL BE ALLOWED. Learn your turtle types—Google them if you have to (a photo of a box turtle is below) That way, you won’t have to suffer the heartbreak of being turned away on race day.

The registration begins at 8 am and continues until the parade reaches the courthouse. At that point, the wranglers will grab their chance to watch and enjoy the parade, along with everybody else. The races then start immediately after the parade.

RULE NO. 2: CONTESTANTS SHOULD PICK UP THEIR TURTLES AFTER THE RACE All those who have entered turtles in the race should hang around until the end in order to collect their prizes in a timely fashion. This not only ensures the winners can have their pictures taken, it also ensures that the turtles can be returned to their homes. It’s vitally important for all entrants to retrieve their racers. Remember, the turtles have been taken from their homes in the wild. After the race, they need to go back there. They are homebodies, just like you! The best (and kindest) thing would be to return them to their territory. The recommendation is that release should be within a mile from where the turtle was originally found—and as soon as possible. Dawn says that many people still leave without their turtles, which means they have to find a place for them. Contestants register their names and phone numbers, so be aware that if you decide to abandon your turtle, you might receive a call to remind you of your duty.

In other words, THEY WILL HUNT YOU DOWN!

RULE NO. 3: CARE AND FEEDING OF THE RACERS • Never leave your racing turtle out in the hot sun.

Turtles will overheat and die quickly. They seek shade and shelter at the higher extremes.

• Give your turtle fresh water every day in a shallow pan of water that will allow it to soak and remain hydrated.

• Box turtles eat lots of insects, as well as, fruit and some vegetable matter. You can feed them earthworms, snails, slugs, crickets, grasshoppers, tomatoes, low-fat dry cat food, cooked pasta, cantaloupe, watermelon, and strawberries.

• Keep your turtle outside in a secure area, remembering they can burrow. Also, you might need to cover its enclosure to prevent harassment by other critters.

• Always wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after touching your turtle or its housing as it is possible to contract salmonella.

RULE NO. 4: YOUR TURTLE IS NOT IN A BEAUTY CONTEST—GO EASY ON THE MAKEUP! • If you feel compelled to decorate your turtle, use temporary markers and masking tape, which can be readily removed after use. Permanent markings, such as indelible paint and ink, are not recommended and can be harmful to the animal and its survival. Box turtles are very interesting and enjoyable creatures. Commit yourself to treating them properly and respecting their biological needs.

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River Valley Pioneer Museum introduces painter Dallas Mayer

Oklahoma Panhandle painter Dallas Mayer is being featured in a onewoman show at the River Valley Pioneer Museum. Entitled “Thorns and Horns—Where the Buffalo Roamed,” the exhibit lives up to its name and her own moniker for herself as “100-Percent Ranch Lady Artist.”

The more than 50 works are a vibrant view of ranch life and the High Plains landscape. Cattle are some of her favorite subjects. There are two pieces relating to the March 6 wildfires that affected so many ranchers and cattle in the area.

Mayer says that her life and art have come together in the last 10 years. “As time has passed, I have enjoyed spending more time on my art, painting with a full color palette of the things I love,” said Mayer. “I continue to use soft, sometimes deep, saturated hues in order to paint my story on canvas. The everyday life and the unending vistas, where space goes on and on forever, offer inspiration, not boredom.”

Mayer has been a part of The Galleries at Sunset Center in Amarillo, and says that the late Ann Crouch, who originated the center, was instrumental in helping her as she set up her own gallery and marketed her work.

“Painting is a big part of who I am.

I have been involved in art since I was a child and have continued to learn and grow as an artist. At the age of 17, I was fortunate to take art lessons from Dord Fitz and through the years have continued my art studies under many great instructors.”

PAINTINGS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): (Grouping of four), Hope for Rain; Lots of Land and Cattle; Storms A Brewing; and The Freshman; High Altitude Oil Change; Amarillo Gold; and Rendezvous

River Valley Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday, July 4, from 11 am to 4 pm, with art demonstrations throughout the day.

The Dallas Mayer exhibit will be on display through July 31.

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The Smiley Johnson Municipal Band in concert The local musical group started out as the Canadian Community Jazz, then became the Canadian 4th of July Band. In 2007, it was named the Smiley Johnson Municipal Band, in honor of longtime member, the late Smiley Johnson, who played trumpet. Over the years, the band has been an essential part of the courthouse lawn action by performing patriotic

tunes for the crowds gathered there waiting for the parade to begin and taking in the booths on display. Last year, the band returned after a five-year hiatus. Band member and organizer Dana Flowers is, again, heading up the practice sessions to prepare the musicians for their “day in the sun� (and shade).

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The Citadelle exhibits symbolic artwork of Alphonse Mucha, Master of Art Nouveau Alphonse Mucha was “big into symbolism,” observed Samantha Schafer, education programmer at The Citadelle Art Foundation. “Art Nouveau is known as ‘Le style Mucha’—forever, because he was such an influence on it,” she said.

One look at the Job’s cigarette advertisement (shown in image below left) proved her right. The JOB symbol is not only in the woman’s hand and figures prominently at the top, it also is part of the background pattern in monograms, and shown as a decorative clasp on the woman’s gown.

From 1895 to 1910, Mucha was one of the most significant artists in all of Europe. His designs for posters, calendars, books, and advertising labels circulated widely throughout Europe and America, and his Art Nouveau style dominated visual culture and graphic design for years. He also worked in other media, including furniture, jewelry, and theatrical sets. A prominent feature of his “new art” was the feminine form.

Mucha designed the poster (image at right) for an 1894 Paris theater production starring Sarah Bernhardt, entitled “Gismonda.” The style of the work was something never seen before, and Mucha became known throughout France. Bernhardt loved the style, and Schafer said that his work was so popular that peo-

ple stole the posters from walls and out on the streets. His collaboration with Bernhardt led to a six-year contract.

Born in Moravia, which is now part of the Czech republic, Mucha eventually returned to Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1910, to begin work on “The Slav Epic,” a history of the Slavic people.

“He used the Czech language when it was being erased,” said Schafer. “They were trying to Germanize the country.”

In 1928, the 20 Slav Epic paintings were completed. After the invasion of his homeland by the Nazis, Mucha was interrogated for his nationalist activities. In 1939, he died shortly after being released from Nazi detention.

Vintage lithographs, original drawings, and paintings in this exhibition, “Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau,” are drawn from the Dhawan Collection, Los Angeles, one of the largest collections of Mucha’s work in the U.S. The show will be on display through Aug. 15 and an opening reception will be held on July 15.

(Middle image) “Flirt” was one of the brands of biscuits made by the Lefevre-Utile company, which commissioned Mucha for a number of projects and is another example of his advertisements. It was created in 1899.

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FOUR CANADIAN COWPOKES are headed to Lebanon, Tennessee this week, to compete in the National Junior High School Rodeo Association Finals as part of the Oklahoma Junior High School Rodeo Association team. Peyton Aufill caught up with the riders before they de-

Camree Slavin Camree Slavin, the sixth-grade superstar, is a charismatic competitor to keep an eye on in the near future. Atop her horse, Wanda, Slavin stole the barrels competition to make her way to nationals. She was also crowned the 201617 OKJHSRA Rookie of the Year and ended up fifth in the All-Around.

Slavin, like a true cowgirl, gives all the credit to Wanda.

“Her heart and try she gives every run,” said Slavin, of what makes Wanda such a good barrel runner. “She always takes care of me, even though she can be a little silly in the gates sometimes.”

“She loves to listen to music,” said Slavin. “She’ll nod her head up and down. ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia,’ she likes that one.”

Slavin also ended up ninth in the OKJHSRA ribbon roping alongside Nicholas Lovins, 11th in poles, 10th in breakaway, and 10th in goats.

All this, despite suffering from double vision.

“I’m still seeing double,” said Slavin. “They went and tightened the inside muscle. When I got tired, I couldn’t control the muscle. It was letting my eyeball go wherever. It was hard to rope because there were two of everything.”

But it’s no concern for the Rookie of the Year.

“My horse knows the pattern, and what she’s gotta do,” said Slavin. “I just gotta look at the not blurry [barrel]. That’s not the real one. Or, I’ll just close my right eye.”

The secret to success?

“You gotta keep it relaxed,” said Slavin. “I try to keep my mind off [competing], or else I overthink it, and it all goes downhill.”

To do that, Slavin spends her time out of the arena playing football, kickball, or tag with other competitors. She also cheers on her fellow OKJHSRA teammates in their respective events, hoping for another Oklahoma team national championship.

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parted east and spoke with them about their experiences this year competing at the highest levels, as well as what we can expect from their trip to nationals.

PHOTOS BY PEYTON AUFILL

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Jordan and Nicholas Lovins The brother duo are headed to nationals in team roping for good reason.

“We get to practice every day,” said Jordan. “Most people have partners that are from a different town—maybe across the state. They may get to practice once a month, but we get to practice every day.”

“If I’d miss with somebody else, I’d worry a lot,” said Nick. “But with my brother, it’s just another miss. It’s easier with him roping with me.”

Those misses are few and far between, however.

Nicholas ended up as the OKJHSRA Team Roping State Champion Header, while Jordan was named the State Champion Heeler.

“We like to stay consistent and get times instead of winning it every day,” said Jordan. “Getting a time is better than getting no time.”

That consistency ended up paying off in the state finals.

“We were having hard luck in the beginning,” said Jordan, “but then we came back in the finals and got all three down. That helped us. Me and him were both excited.”

For the team-roping event, Nicholas rides his horse, Copperhead, and Jordan competes on Peaches. Jordan will also take horses, Ruby and Stella, to Lebanon, however, as the elder will also compete as the Oklahoma Goat-Tying State Champion, Reserve State Champion in ribbon roping and breakaway roping, as well as a light-rifle shooting-team member.

All that amounts to winning the Reserve All-Around Cowboy.

“A lot of hard work, each and every day,” said Jordan, of his success. “You just have to rope every day and practice as much as you can.”

As for the trip, Nicholas is looking forward to the famous Lebanon lemonade the most.

“It’s the best I’ve ever had, anywhere,” said Nicholas. “It’s like your favorite candy with your favorite drink put together. It’s crazy.”

Win or lose, after competing, Jordan can’t wait for the extension to their summer road trip.

“Whenever it’s all said and done,” said Jordan, “we’re going to go out to Missouri with my grandad and go fishing.”

Chaley Hext Chaley Hext will be competing at nationals for the third year in a row. To manage such a feat, Hext recognizes her daily routine of practice to get the job done.

“Go ride in the morning before it gets hot,” said Hext. “Rope in the evening. Spend all day with your horse.”

Hext is easily one of the most decorated competitors in Lebanon, Tennessee. In the OKJHSRA finals, she finished first in both of the beginning rounds of the barrels and second in the third. She was tops in the barrels finals average and ended the year as the Reserve Champion. She ended the year third in poles, ninth in team roping with partner Laney Harper, seventh in breakaway, and ninth in goats.

Along with partner Trevor Hale of Perryton, Hext took home the OKJHSRA championship in ribbon roping.

“This is our third year,” mused Hext, “I think we finally have everything together.”

Her horse, Leading Code, ended up as the Oklahoma American Quarter Horse Association Horse of the Year as well.

“I’ve had him since he was 4,” said Hext. “He’s 10 now. Tamara Reinhardt helped me train him. He’s amazing. He’s so fast. He can blow off the third barrel. He’s scary fast.”

Put all that together, and Hext was crowned the OKJHSRA All-Around Champion, earning two saddles, six belt buckles, and a AQHA scholarship.

Hext is in prime position to take home awards in barrels, poles and ribbon roping; and for the Oklahoma champion, the formula to success is simple.

“One event is boring,” said Hext. “You gotta do ‘em all.”

Hext also acknowledged a lot of her success to grandparents Bill and Gee Hext.

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The Piano Man ... Jason Patrick Canadian’s July 4th Celebration will begin on Thursday, June 29. The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the last event in its Music in the Park series in the Visitors’ Center yard at 7 pm. The performance by Jason Patrick, The Piano Man, will feature favorite hits—on demand—from every genre. This includes everything from Elvis to Beyonce, Pink to Frank Sinatra, George Strait to Miley Cyrus, Billy Joel to Bruno Mars, and more.

He maintains he takes the best of each style and incorporates it into his show.

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‘Proud to be an American’ Hemphill County Librarian April Dillon shows the wall hanging she quilted, entitled “Proud to be an American.” Her donation will be raffled off during activities the Hemphill County Friends of the Library Association will stage on July 4th on the library’s lawn. The stand will offer ice cream, cold water, and flavored popcorn for the hungry and thirsty parade-watchers. The Friends group was recently formed to offer support to the library through fundraising events.

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TRESEA AND BO RANKIN WORKING IN TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT TO COMPLETE THE BUCKET MAKEOVER BEFORE CANADIAN’S BIG JULY 4TH CELEBRATION

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BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN ON A TYPICAL MORNING, Tresea Rankin is awake and hard at work before the sun is up, and well before most of her customers get that break-of-day urge for one of The Bucket’s signature breakfast burgers.

Before most folks have had that first, bracing cup of coffee, she has already positioned the racks of industrial-grade bread and muffin pans near her work counter, which she quickly flours before taking the yeasty, already-risen sourdough from 5-gallon buckets, dividing it into equal portions, and kneading and shaping each one into a bun or miniature loaf of bread.

It is a ritual she’s practiced so many times there’s no longer any need for measuring or weighing. The tools she uses are improvised, in many cases: the famed buckets were ones came from the local hardware store, as did the bread dough beater—a hand drill outfitted with a custom-made dough hook that Tresea’s husband, Bo, made from some 7/16 stainless steel and a lot of trial and error.

This is The Bucket’s genesis: this slightly-sweet sourdough

that birthed a business and a livelihood, that helped raise and feed and educate a family of four, and that today, employs a dozen hard-working women and feeds a legion of satisfied customers.

The business officially took root in the early 2000s when Tresea approached Milton Cooke, owner of Canadian’s then recently-opened Cattle Exchange Steakhouse, with a couple of loaves of her Bucket Bread, suggesting he give it a try.

Tresea and Bo had eaten at the Exchange several times, and loved the mesquite-grilled steaks and the atmosphere, but didn’t care much for the San Franciso-style sourdough bread they served there. Milton called her later that night, and asked, “Can you make 700 of these each week?”

What would have daunted some, sent Tresea straight back to the kitchen. “I had a jar of starter and I started multiplying it, then figuring out how to mix it,” she said. “Naturally, you’ve got to do it cheap. So I went down and Tom Bartlett gave me a bunch of plastic buckets and a hand drill, and we started making more bread.”

A lot more bread, as it turned out.

Tresea started working out of the Cattle Exchange kitchen, baking bread at night after closing, before the demands of her children’s school activities took precedence. Then she bought her own oven—a double-decker—and Bo wired the barn, walling off an area where she could do her baking.

That arrangement allowed her to pursue her commercial enterprise while looking after the first of her nine grandchildren. “It worked for two years,” she said, “but then we had to get legal.”

The Rankins had already purchased the small building near the center of town on 2nd Street that houses The Bucket today, buying it from her brother Ronnie Williams and wife Dena when they moved. By then, Tresea was baking for the

Cattle Exchange and about nine other restaurants in other communities, as the demand for her Bucket Bread grew. With the additional space, Tresea decided to branch out, and started serving breakfast to diners who filled the few tables in the small dining room, and to the pajama-clad moms who formed long lines at the drive-up window.

“It’s funny,” she said. “I can tell you about 50 percent of what women sleep in.”

When the oilfield picked up, the breakfast business boomed, with workers in crew trucks ordering breakfast burgers by the dozens to take out to the rig. A friend, Whitney Saul, seized the opportunity and talked Tresea into letting her serve sandwiches and soups for lunch. The demand quickly outgrew the building, and the first in a series of building projects began.

The purchase of a new and better oven that would accommodate the growing business inspired the first phase of construction. “We couldn’t move the oven into the building because the door wasn’t big enough,” Tresea said.

The answer? Build an oven room with a bigger door. Bo recruited his brother Charlie to help with that project.

The second phase was a porch along one side, where tables and chairs could be arranged to handle the increasing overflow of school students who lunched at The Bucket. A friend of the Rankin’s son, Jed—Andy Ford—was starting a construction business and looking for jobs. He got the contract, built the porch, and launched his business, in the process.

Piece by piece, The Bucket grew...and grew some more.

Even when the oil and gas boom that had helped fuel the business early on suddenly went bust, The Bucket grew again.

Tresea said she was approached by several women—some of them single moms—who had to support their families “I need to feed my kids,” Tresea remembers one of them saying.

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TRESEA PREPARING LOAVES OF BUCKET BREAD BEFORE DAY BREAK (LEFT) AND THE NEW DINING ROOM, WITH CANADIAN MEMORABILIA ON EVERY WALL plans to expand the dining room again.

“I was blessed because I could stay at home with my kids and still have my dream,” Tresea said. “I’m tired, but I still like doing it. I like seeing what it does for my staff. The world’s not going to give single mothers that are under the radar help.

Those girls—they’d do anything in the world for us.”

The most remarkable thing about Tresea’s story is that she and Bo did it all—raised four kids, bought them vehicles, put them through college, bought a building to house the bakery and built it into one of the most popular dining spots in town— without borrowing a dime.

In the early years, when her own children were young, she sought out a couple of jobs cleaning offices at night. As her reputation for hard work and trustworthiness grew, the jobs multiplied.

“I never did say no to a cleaning job,” Tresea said, “because I thought, ‘Well, if it came to me, God probably knows I’m gonna need this.”

“And He was right,” she said. “Those jobs paid off The Bucket, bought vehicles for the kids, and helped with rent and groceries. I didn’t buy new equipment. I’d be practical.”

Bo worked in the oilfield and fed cattle for Ivan and Danny Conklin on the side to supplement his family’s income.

As their family grew and became more active in school events, the couple shared the office-cleaning jobs, sandwiching them in between a tennis match here and a basketball game there—all of which they were determined to attend.

Sometimes, Bo said, they’d return from an out-of-town game late at night and still have to go clean. “We’d leapfrog it,” he said.

The couple would parcel out the jobs. “I’ll go get the bank,” Bo would say. “You get the City Hall and Fire Station.”

It was good money, too, Tresea said, but as the buildings got paid off and the kids, one-by-one, finished college, she knew it was time to follow her dream.

“I was raised in a coach’s family,” she said. “Everything was sports, sports, sports. But when I was a little girl, I’d go in the bathroom and get tissues. I’d cut them up in strips and pretend I was frying bacon.”

“I never did play with dolls,” she said. “I don’t know why. If I wasn’t playing basketball with my brother, I pretended I was playing restaurant.”

Now, though, we all know why.

Locals have had a front-row seat to the latest expansion of The Bucket as they drove across town on Second Street.

For months now, Bo and Tresea could be seen working sideby-side, in the afternoon and evening, on weekends and holidays—and lately, in 90- and 100-degree temperatures—framing up the new dining room and side-entry off the parking lot, raising the roof, nailing up old tin and new cedar siding.

For the most part, the building materials they’ve used are ones they’ve found—worn out, unwanted, overlooked, abandoned, thrown away—and pressed into new service.

The Rankins have expanded the restaurant’s seating capacity from 70 to as many as 120, depending, said Tresea, on how many kids you pack into a booth. They’ve also kept their all-female crew of 12 working and paid, and by all appearances, happy for the chance to be both.

“I probably could make a whole lot more, but I’m happy with what I make,” Tresea said, in a rare moment of quiet reflection. “I don’t do my nails. I feel bad for a lot of people. I give away a lot more than I probably should.”

“It will work, one way or another,” she said. “I don’t know where it’s going. That’s not a choice I really make. But it will be a whole lot better piece of property when we walk out than when we walked in. That was the whole plan.”

Tresea said she has no idea whether it’s something her kids—or grandkids—will want to do when she and Bo are “too old and decrepit.”

“I’ve always told the kids you can work in the summer and make tip money, or whatever, but you all don’t have to take this over,” she said. “This was my dream.”

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ENTRY TO THE NEW DINING ROOM

THE BUCKET HOURS: MON-FRI, 6 AM-8 PM, SAT 6 AM-2 PM CLOSED SUNDAY, OPEN ALL DAY JULY 4

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