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One of the many pictures drawn by Kopperl Kindergarten students to honor the Vietnam Veterans. “The huge heart emphasizes that our Texas Vietnam Veterans are very dear to our hearts!” said teacher Martha West.
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March 29th was designated as Vietnam Veteran’s Day during the 81st Legislative Session, SB 1903, as the result of efforts by Senator Hinojosa. This information was received by Martha West, a kindergarten teacher at Kopperl I.S.D. on Monday, the 19th. Since her husband, Alfred J. West, served in Special Forces in Vietnam, a fellow member of Special Forces Association Chapter 93 of Waco, shared the information with her. Working with the office of Bosque County Judge Cole Word, she was encouraged to alert the area newspapers of this most significant day. The Kopperl Kindergarten students made drawings to compliment the motto Mrs. West coined for this special day of honoring our beloved Vietnam Veterans - Standing Tall For Us All. She plans to present this gift to a classmate’s grandfather as a way of saying “Thank you.” “We would like to thank and honor all Texas Veterans and their families for “Standing Tall For Us All,” Martha West said.
Frida Bahr (right) and her sister, Dee Duvall, picked up a large load of yarn donated at both the Clifton Record and Meridian Tribune for local women crocheting caps for cancer patients at local hospitals and St. Jude’s Hospital. Bahr, who crochets, said that some of the yarn would go to a group of Clifton women who also work on the project.
Teresa Holt saw the ad in the Clifton Record for yarn donations for the local women making caps for St. Jude’s Hospital. She brought in a load of yarn to donate in loving memory of her mother, Mildred Atlas, who was still crocheting at the age of 94, when she passed away. She made hundreds of items for family and friends, even after she was in the nursing home at West, said Holt.
County-wide sales found in everywhere By Carol Spicer The Clifton Record
With the county-wide garage sales kicking off Friday and Saturday – sales were held all over the county – some out in the hills, some in towns, and some down the little winding roads by the lake. If one was looking for a particular item, they could
very well have found it – and if they were simply looking, then something else probably went home with them. There was everything from fine china, to dolls, and clothes of all sizes. Antiques and art work, appliances, bikes, hand tools, boat motors, and an abundance of collectibles could be found no matter where one was looking. Several sales were in supBy Carol Spicer / The Clifton Record
port of non-profits, including on on 5th Street in Clifton supporting the Our Savior’s mission trip to Bayou La Batre AL, and one to support the West Shore Civic Association, and several for local churches. As always, Trinity Lutheran Church had an abundance of plants for sale, and West Shore offered original photographs by Suzanne Kruse, along with an abundance of books and other items.
Finding a fringed dress at a sale out near Norse, one smiling women treated everyone with a look back in time as she modeled the dress see CWGS Photos, page A-12 at the sale.
Introducing ‘Friends of the Park’ By Carol Spicer The Clifton Record
Recently, the parks board developed a non-profit organization called Friends of the Park, Clifton Texas. This new organization is tasked
with raising funds for park projects. “If you stop and think about it, Clifton is blessed with a large and diverse park system. We have Olsen Park which features the swimming pool, a walking trial, and
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Just a small corner of the Clifton parks is the old amphitheater in Clifton City Park which is usable for small groups in the spring and summer.
playground equipment; Dahl Park which has playground equipment and lots of green space; and of course, River-
side Park that features the Armory, a playground, a football field, a softball field, basketsee PARK, page A-2
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28 • CISD will host its campus-wide open house. Clifton Elementary School will hold its open house from 5:30 to 7 PM. 29 • Bosque County Rotary Club, meets at noon every Thursday, at the Clifton Civic Center. 29 • Annual Cub Relays will take over Cub Stadium – volunteers are always needed in concession stands, timing events, and working around the track setting hurdles, etc. Field events start at 4 PM, with running at 5:30 PM. 31 • Annual Cranfills Gap Clean Up from 8 AM to 2 PM at Gap Tractor Parts. For information, call Larry Simmons at 597-2217. • Annual Bosque County Photo Shows open at the Bosque Arts Center with a reception and awards presentation at 5 PM, open to the public. • Annual Jewels & Jeans Gala in support of Meridian Public Library. Theme this year is Texas Rivers and Riders. Evening will begin at 6:30 PM with social hour, dinner, auction, and fun all to benefit the library.
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4 • Clifton Civic Improvement Society will meet at noon in the Civic Center for the annual Spring luncheon and installation of officers. • Clifton Post 8553 VFW and Auxiliary will hold
their business meeting at 6 PM at the Blossom Shoppe/VFW on Ave. D in downtown Clifton. 5 • Sterling C. Robertson chapter of the DRT will meet at 1 PM in the West Waco Library and Genealogy Center at 5301 Bosque Blvd. The program is on the Civil War to be given by Peggy Fox. 7 • Rock Church Cemetery board to meet at 11 AM at the church. 13-14 • The 30th annual Bosque Arts Center’s Big Event “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Seats will be $100 each in the Tin Building Theatre. Auction items will include original art, dinners, trips, and more. 19 • Clifton Independent School District will host a candidate’s forum at 6 PM at Bettis Auditorium for candidates for the school board to present their ideas to the public. 21 • Bosque County Democratic Convention to be held at 9 AM in the First Community Bank Annex Room located at 202 E. Morgan in Meridian.
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ball and volleyball courts, and plenty of Bosque River frontage,” said Clay Cockrell. “Our goal is to refurbish our historic improvements, upgrade and add to equipment in every park and make the parks more user friendly so we can all enjoy them more often. Some of the projects have been completed, others are in the works, and new priorities have come up.”
Our goal with the Friends group is to raise funds through endowments, membership contributions, specific project gifts, grant writing, and other fund raising activities. “If we all get involved, we can create one of the finest small city park systems in the state. We have great ideas for the future and you will be hearing a lot more from us soon,” added Cockrell.
Rural post offices receive reprieve through election Local Report The Clifton Record
Rural post offices marked for closure across the United States have received a temporary reprieve – thanks to the 2012 election season. The U.S. Postal Service recently announced it plans to postpone rural post office closures in order to accommodate mail-in votes. “Post offices in rural communities often are the hub of the town,” said Alan Day, president of Bosque County Farm Bureau. “While we are not happy to see these facilities close at all, we are glad that rural residents will have access to their local post office through
this year’s elections.” According to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 17 percent of voters in the 2010 elections submitted absentee ballots. Consequently, a disruption in U.S. Postal Service operations could affect the receipt of mailin ballots. The U.S. Postal Service previously announced a plan to close 223 processing centers and thousands of rural post offices in order to meet budget restrictions. The first round of post office closures is scheduled to begin May 15 and last through Aug. 15. However, the U.S. Postal Service now is expected to push the closures until later in the year.
Johnston to speak at BCGS meeting in Clifton By Abby Birdwell T he C lifton Record
The Bosque County Genealogical Society will have a slight change in the meeting day for the April meeting. The program will change to Monday, April 2, at 1 p.m. and will be held at the Clifton Nellie Pederson Civic Library. Speaking to the BCGS will be Susan Johnston, secretary of the Hill County Historical Commission. In May Johnston will be installed as the regent for the Fort Graham Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is currently the reporter and chairman of the Historic Preservation Committee of the chapter. She lives with her husband, Steve in Hill County. Johnston recently discovered a passion for
genealogy and has taken several courses from the DAR on obtaining genealogical records in order to help her prove lineage see BCGS, page A-8
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Clifton Masonic Lodge members honored
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Shown after an award presentation to members of Clifton Masonic Lodge #360, are (from left) Larry Taylor, Joe Crawson, Mike Prescher, Bruce Wills, Harold Leigh, Gene Smith, Bill Smith, and Don Holditch.
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Members of the Clifton Masonic Lodge #360 were honored for their hard work and dedication “involved in the mission of caring, sharing, and benevolence to all mankind,” said Larry Taylor. The meeting was held over dinner at Johnny’s Restaurant in Clifton.
Taylor presented a certificate of appreciation to the Lodge for their support of the annual I-Hop Red Fez Day on Feb. 28, by raising over $700 for the event. Taylor went on to recognize one special group of men who have dedicated their time and resources in support of the Cans for Kids program in Clifton which has raised $54,500
since 2000 to benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Those recognized with certificates on Thursday night included Don Holditch, Joe Crawson, Gene Smith, Bill Smith, Harold Leigh, and Bruce Wills. Galveston Shriners Hospital covers the expense of treatment for children in its pediatric burn unit, and
for the past several years, it has been able to cover the expense of air ambulance service when it is need – thanks to support of one very generous supporter. In 2011, the hospital has not been able to continue the free air transport, but has been busily raising funds to cover air ambulance expenses in the future.
Grelle receives Briscoe Legacy Award By Carol Spicer The Clifton Record
Martin Grelle and T. Boone Pickens were honored at the Briscoe Museum in San Antonio on Saturday, with Grelle being honored with the Briscoe Legacy Award, presented to an artist whose work has left a lasting impact on the Western Art World. Pickens received the Briscoe Achievement Award during the event. Grelle said that he was very surprised when the museum notified him of the award, and said, “I’m really proud to be a part of the group of artists who have won in the past.” Past recipients of the award include: Howard Terpening, Clark Hulings, G. Harvey, Kent Ullberg, and Ken Carlson. Speaking of the Briscoe Museum itself, Grelle noted that he feels it will be a great museum when it is finished (due to be fully open in 2013), and added that he was told that not only will paintings be on display, but that artifacts will be displayed with the paintings. “The artifacts will offer actual physical representations of what is shown in the paintings,” added Grelle.
Grelle, a lifetime resident of Clifton, began drawing and painting when he was very young – working at the knee of James Boren and Melvin Warren. Mentored by Boren, Grelle had his first one-man show at a local gallery within a year of graduating from Clifton High School in 1973. He is a renowned and respected artist who has won awards of both regional and national importance at shows across the United States. Martin Grelle has a real sense of responsibility to his collectors which fills his heart every morning when he walks to his studio near his home outside Clifton. He believes that what he does is a gift entrusted to him from God and must not be left unused or taken for granted, but rather developed and improved upon. He has said that his parents, and Jim and Mary Ellen Boren set that example for him – an example of not only striving to be the best artist he can be, but the best man he can be as well. He strives to pass on what others have passed on to him – and in that mode, he has always been willing to mentor aspiring artists, critique work, gives multiple
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Martin Grelle and T. Boone Pickens were honored at the Briscoe Museum in San Antonio on Saturday evening.
demonstrations around the country, and has donated work to a large number of organizations. T. Boone Pickens received the Briscoe Achieve Award which is presented for extraordinary contributions to the fields of Western Art, history, and culture. Pickens is a legendary oil and gas entrepreneur who has become the nation’s most effective energy expert. He is on a mission to enhance the U.S. energy policies to lessen the nation’s dependence on OPEC oil – a re-
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One of the huge old oak trees which has shaded the bridges going out of Clifton at the City Park for many years slid down the bank after losing its toe-hold on the side of the ravine on Tuesday afternoon about 3 p.m. The tree fell over the first bridge and City crews along with TNMP crews worked until about 5:15 clearing the bridge for traffic.
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This Week In Texas History By Bartee Haile
Gen. Hugo Oconor, an Irish mercenary on the Spanish payroll, submitted for the viceroy’s approval on Mar. 24, 1775 an ambitious plan to annihilate the Apaches. Although the men from Madrid preferred to parley, peace talks were doomed from the start due to the decentralized nature of Apache society. No one spoke for the nomads, who were neither a nation nor even a tribe but a loose alliance of autonomous bands, and understanding reached with one group was in no way binding on the others. When the Spaniards came
Soldier-for-Hire leads Spaniards against Apaches back to Texas in 1715 and established a permanent presence at San Antonio de Bexar, the Europeans were already on bad terms with the Lipan Apaches, the dominant eastern band. The wary warriors had not forgotten that the palefaces had given aid and comfort to their mortal enemies, the Comanches, and sold into slavery every Apache they could lay their hands on. San Antonio became the Lipans’ supply depot, which they raided at will. In 1723 and again in 1731, they made off with every horse in the presidio corral. Retaliation by the shamefaced Spanish soldiers, such as the 1732 attack on Lipan rancherias or villages along
the San Saba River, were sometimes successful but had no long-term effect. By 1737 the situation had deteriorated to the point that Christianized Indians decided the countryside was safer than the missions. Frightened civilians pleaded for permission to move their families south of the Rio Grande, and the garrison called for the evacuation of San Antonio in a petition to the governor. Franciscan priests finally persuaded the secular authorities to let them try the spiritual approach with the Lipans. The first mission opened near modern-day Menard in April 1757 but was burned to the ground the next spring by the Co-
manches. Convinced neither heaven nor earth could protect them from their fierce foes, the Lipans boycotted the Franciscans forcing the friars to abandon the project after ten fruitless years. The failure of the missionary outreach coincided with the arrival in the New World of Hugo Oconor. Following in the footsteps of a highranking uncle, the Irishman left his native Dublin at age 15 to find fame and fortune as a soldier-for-hire in the Spanish army. Advancing to the rank of major while still in his twenties, he fought in the Seven Years’ War before being sent to Mexico in 1765. see HAILE, page A-10
NFL vs. Rollerball Then Again, I Could Be Wrong By Dennis Phillips
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Has it all just become too competitive? The lights, money, fame and fans, is that what drove Sean Payton to do what he did? Is he alone in these actions, many say no. In case you missed it, Sean Payton, the head coach of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints has been suspended for one year, without pay for the “Bounty System” that had been standard practice for the Saints under Payton. Players for the Saints were rewarded monetarily for crushing, yet legal hits to key opponents. While investigations continued through the NFL, the Washington Redskins have been cleared from the scandal. It is said that the loss of the year’s pay will cost
Payton a little more than 5 million dollars and many argue the penalty is too stiff. The argument is this type of “go get ‘em” attitude is rampant in professional sports and many teams and players would do this for free. In a time when NFL officials are focusing on player safety, Payton’s “Pay to injure” program could not have been exposed at a worse time for the coach and team. At a rapid rate the NFL has been adding rules to help protect players, including the kick-off distance. Bet they never thought they were battling a bonus check. In a professional game where it seems the players care more for the money than their own health and safety, perhaps the officials should just back off the field and let the teams have at it. Think of it like this:
You can install a program of this nature, but if no one participates then the program would have failed. But it did not fail, it flourished. So what I would like to see is a list of players that were paid, that did participate. In my opinion, they are just as guilty as the coaching staff that put the system in place. “Let me be clear. There is no place in the NFL for deliberately seeking to injure another player, let alone offering a reward for doing so,” NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell said. “Programs of this kind have no place in our game and we are determined that bounties will no longer be a part of the NFL.” While the NFL has taken care of the “higher ups” and looks toward a future without bounties, I want the list of players injured and those rewarded for the action out of the
NFL. As a young person, I loved the NFL, it was the one thing my father and I had together. Watching the Oakland Raiders fight for a win in the early 1970s brings back fond memories. Did the Raiders pay Jack Tatum or Willie Brown for their outstanding plays? Did they make bonus money for their hits? I do not think so. Is every hit in the NFL paid for? Sure, they get a salary, but are they all getting bonus money? Did Lawrence Taylor get a bonus for breaking Joe Thiesman’s leg? If he did, then his on-field reaction was the best acting in television history. While I will not allow myself to believe this is a practice of the past, I will be looking at the NFL in a new light, in light of the “Bounty System”. Let’s play football, not Rollerball.
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Dear Editor: On Feb. 13, several residents of Lakeside Village, including myself, came to Commissioners’ Court to express our concerns about travel trailers and large commercial tractor trailer rigs at a residence in the Village. At the close of the session, you allowed us to speak bout the heavy trucks wear and tear on our fragile county roads in the Village. You discussed ways you could help by installing weight limit signs and no thru truck signs. After the meeting, Commissioner Harbison and Sheriff Malott drove directly to the Village to discuss the matter with the residents. The next day, the travel trailers and trucks with trailers began to leave and by the end of the week about 90-percent of the
vehicles were removed from the property. As of this day the travel trailers and trucks with trailers have not returned. One tractor trailer remains on site along with a couple of small boat and a vehicle towing dolly. I realize that often times you only see people who have a complaint. I want you to know that my family and I are grateful for your listening ear and your prompt response. The weight limit 10 ton signs are in place and the no thru truck signs have been installed. I know other residents of the Village are also grateful. Thank you for your help. It is gratifying to see Bosque County elected public servants eager to help make beautiful Bosque County a better place to live and work. J.Allen Goss
Balance in life Rustic Ramblings By Dr. Genie Ellis
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It’s amazing the thoughts that can occur to a woman when her retired husband’s alarm rings at 5:30 a.m. for no good reason, and she can’t return to blissful sleep. Some of these thoughts aren’t particularly cheery. I’ve always believed that life is full of hills and valleys. Perhaps the secret to achieving some degree of equanimity lies in wholeheartedly believing in that eventual sunny hill when one is lost in a dark valley; waiting out the bad times with the hope of better days to come. Throughout our lives we all experience both loss and gain. Each of us can tick off our own personal list, and perhaps it’s the balance of these that make for a
bearable and hopefully satisfying life. It’s a sure thing that there will be losses, many beyond our control. But I think at least sometimes we control and influence our own gains. Relative to so many people the world over, most of us lead very comfortable lives with much opportunity. Most reading this have enough food to eat, a roof over their heads, resources to call upon when they are in need. I need to give myself a pep talk from time to time. By the time one reaches a somewhat mature pinnacle from which to view the world, there have likely been some losses and disappointments along with joys and success. The very process of aging brings changes most often viewed as losses; of stamina, agility, reflexes, flexibility, and strength. These can begin as early as the twenties, although exercise
and active lifestyles can stave them off a bit. There can be losses in mental capacity, but exercising the brain keeps things healthier up there as well. There can be losses in employment, investments, disappointment in some people who surround us, sometimes even those we love. Often we really do need the wisdom to discern the things we can and cannot change. Even the smug assumption of wisdom softens some of the loss. We often grudgingly but humbly must accept what we cannot fix. Folks who keep busy and have goals seem to be more content. Just looking around me, I see several groups who will have important work to do for as long as they will breathe. There’re folks of all ages with dreams and plans; families and individuals who want a good life for themselves, their friends, their kids,
parents, and loved ones. There are retired folks acting as stewards of the land, caring for animals, and taking care of each other. There are creative people of all ages making things, sharing their talents, sometimes even into their advanced years. There are avid readers who may even be homebound for one reason or another but travel far and wide through books and film. There are volunteers who do worlds of good for others instead of sitting at home feeling sorry for themselves. I never cease to marvel at the resiliency of certain of us, sometimes in the face of extreme difficulty and hardship; and the variety in perception of what makes a good or a bad day. Attitude has much to do with feeling content, happy, lucky, or blessed. Support of others is a big component. I’ve often read that true see ELLIS, page A-8
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College, military weren’t in step with him in 1950s In the 1950s and 1960s, Texas land grant colleges were directed by law to have mandatory U.S Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) for militaryeligible freshman and sophomore males. Yep, you had to belong to ROTC if you weren’t 4-F (physically unqualified for military duty) or unless you had already done military service. If you so desired, after those initial two years, you could opt for military service, take ROTC in your junior and senior years and, upon graduation, qualify to enter the Army as a second lieutenant. In the mid and late 1950s, the U.S. was not engaged in any military conflict, although the Selective Service System for the draft was in full force. If you were en-
rolled full time in college (at least 12 semester hours), you had to belong to ROTC. That meant taking Military Science class two days a week during those freshman and sophomore years, which required that you wear your ROTC uniform to classes on MS class days and on drill day. Yep, one hour of close order drill one day per week. If you were see WEBB, page A-9
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Peggy Marie Rodgers Keen Funeral services for Peggy Marie Rodgers Keen, 69, were held Monday, March 26, 2012, at First Baptist Church in Clifton with Dr. Jerry Smith and David Davis officiating. Interment was at the Hickey Cemetery in Peoria. Peggy Rodgers was born on March 1, 1943 in Hillsboro, a daughter of W.F. Rogers and Audrey Saylors Rodgers. She grew up in the Hillsboro area attending schools there and graduating from Hillsboro High School in 1961. She married Jerry Keen, her high school sweetheart, on June 2, 1961. For 11 years, the couple made their home in Hillsboro. They also lived in Corsicana, where she worked from an attorney for a number of years. They then moved to Waco and finally to Clifton in 1978. Peggy worked for the State of Texas for many years. She served on the board of the Clifton Housing Authority, and was also involved in the Clifton Little League and was a member of the Church of Christ. She helped her husband run a restaurant for a number of years in Clifton and was known for her outstanding baked goods, cobblers, and homemade biscuits. She also enjoyed reading, sewing, concerts, and hunting. Her favorite joy came in spending time with her grandchildren or supporting them in many of their activities from the soccer field to the ball field. She looked forward to the birth of her fourth grandchild, Bryniee Marie, her namesake. She will be remembered for her perseverance and her concern for people of all ages, particularly children and senior adults. She passed away on March 22, at Scott and White, after a long battle with health issues. She was preceded in death by her parents, W.F. and Audrey Rodgers, and a daughter, Sidnee. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jerry Keen; a daughter, Samantha Lush and husband, John, all of Clifton; a son, John Keen and wife, Missy of Hewitt; a brother, Billy Rodgers and wife, Leona of Hillsboro; a sister, Lynell Wiley of Lewisville; and three grandchildren, Rachel and Ethan Lush, and Zachary Keen. Pallbearers were Dr. Richard Spitzer, Gary Fossett, James Greenwade, Josh Trammel, Ben Santillel, and Andy Rhodes. Memorials may be made to the Bosque County Meals on Wheels program, the American Heart Association, or the charity of one’s choice. Clifton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Devotional Zelda Davis Anderson Zelda Davis Anderson, 84, passed away peacefully after a sudden illness in a Waco hospital on March 17, 2012. Zelda Anderson was a kind, and determined woman, and was deeply convicted in her spiritual belief that “there is a gift in everything, especially in times of tribulation.� Her attention to detail was world class and her cooking skills and recipes that she has passed on to her family would rival most gourmet cookbooks. Memorial services were held at First United Methodist Church of Cranfills Gap, on Friday, March 23, 2012. Zelda Anderson was born Nov. 12, 1927 in Belfast, NY. Her family relocated to Houston, where she graduated valedictorian of Milby High School. In 1945, she met Edwin Pliny Shaw and they were married after high school. They both attended and received degrees from Rice and SMU. They spent many happy years in Strasbourg France and New York City while Ed attended seminary school. They started their family in 1954 with three children, Gregory David Shaw, Gary Marshall Shaw and Melanie Rose Shaw. They relocated back to Houston, Texas to manage the Methodist Student Ministry Union at Rice University for a few years and then relocated to Austin in 1960. She served the Austin medical and school community in various business management functions through the late 1970’s. Her former managers and direct reports ranked her as a dedicated and compassionate human being. She also worked for Governor Bill Clements during his first term in 1979. After spending time as a single mother in the mid 1970’s, she met Mr. Robert E. Anderson in 1978, through friends from St. Matthews Episcopal Church. They married and relocated to the Flyin’ A Ranch in Cranfills Gap, Texas in 1983. They lived happily at the Flyin’ A, traveling the world and raising cattle. Robert Anderson passed in 1989 and Mrs. Anderson continued running the ranch. In 1993 she married an old friend and local businessman, Jerry Witte. After Jerry’s sudden death in 1997, she remained at the Flyin’ A Ranch until her passing. She is survived by her son Greg Shaw and wife, Valerie; son, Gary Shaw, and daughter Melanie Shaw and Laura Votaw. She is also survived by sister Evonne Simonds, granddaughters Marianna Shaw and Audrey Johnson, grand son-in-law Jerad Johnson, great grandchildren Makenna and Colton Johnson, Audrey’s mother, Wendy Smith, and nieces Cindy Eckman and Sherry McCollum. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Westlake United Methodist Church, 1460 Redbud Trail, Austin, Texas 78746 or to First United Methodist Church in Cranfills Gap, in honor of Zelda Davis Anderson. Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, Austin.
Vivian Gould celebrates 100 years Goodall-Witcher Nursing Facility hosted a birthday party for Vivian Gould on her 100th birthday. She was born on March 21, 1912 in
Elk City, OK. She had one younger brother and one older sister and her dad managed three picture shows when she
was growing up. She said that when she was eight, she stood in the lobby and took the tickets, and as she got a little older, she worked as a
cashier in the ticket booth. After she married they moved to Texas. She had two children, Al and Nancy.
Rock Church Cemetery group to meet By Geneva Finstad The Clifton RecordÂ
 The 8th annual meeting of the Rock Church Cemetery board will be held the first Saturday in April, the 7th, at 11 a.m.
at the Rock Church. This meeting will give those interested in the operation of the cemetery an opportunity to have input into the management of the cemetery. Members of the Cemetery3 Board
will give an update on recent work done to improve the cemetery and a financial statement will be available. This is an opportunity to meet the Cemetery Board members, to ask ques-
tions and express your ideas. Members of the St. Olaf Cemetery Board are: Chairman, Doland Olson, Gina Kersey and Guy Finstad. We encourage anyone interested to attend.
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Les Perry was caught in the concession stand during Friday night’s Cub and Lady Cubs games at the Clifton Ball Park.
One youngster was caught during practice with Clifton Youth Softball on Friday night, during the big kids games on the adjoining fields.
Mary Ellen Boren and Joanne Gloff enjoyed a laugh at the annual Hospital Auxiliary Spaghetti Dinner on Thursday evening.
Denise Wise served up plates of spaghetti to George and Dean Foster at the Hospital Spaghetti Supper on Thursday at the Civic Center.
Marti Maxwell and Joyce McDowell stayed busy in the kitchen cooking up and serving up large containers of spaghetti sauce during the annual dinner held Thursday.
Darlene Hall and Alma Key enjoyed greeting everyone and selling tickets to the annual Goodall-Witcher Auxiliary spaghetti supper on Thursday.
Clarence Fields held doors and talked with hundreds of visitors at the annual Hospital Spaghetti Supper on Thursday night at the Civic Center.
Kendall and Mallory enjoyed digging into plates of spaghetti, salad, and bread sticks at the spaghetti supper on Thursday.
As always, Joann Rinewalt was stirring up pots of spaghetti sauce during the annual hospital supper on Thursday at the Civic Center.
Paul Booth is seen on the sidelines of almost every game played in Clifton – from football games to Friday night baseball games.
One youngster really wanted Mom to purchase the supersized gumball machine at one of the county-wide garage sales over the weekend.
Sakari Sedberry and Laramie Poston were caught in stands on Friday night watching the Cubs take on Axtell under the lights.
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Cop Talk
By Chief Steve Adcock
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The hot weather will be upon us before we know it. Now is a good time to start preparing for your pets care in the Texas
News Preparing pets for the heat
heat. The most crucial thing is that your pets have plenty of fresh water. Change out the water often and check it daily. Your pet needs to have a place to get out of direct sunlight and into the shade. The temperature can be ten degrees cool-
Arrest log
Bosque County Sheriff’s Department Recent arrests made by various law enforcement agencies in Bosque County include (alphabetically): (Arrests between 3/15/12 and 3/22/12): • Patric Clifton Conant, DOB 2/12/87, of Whitney, charged with criminal nonsupport, arrested March 20. • Amanda Jade Estrada, DOB 1/30/91, of Iredell, charged with assault causes bodily injury, arrested March 22.
• Terry Kevin Hollingshead, DOB 6/6/65, of Irving, charged with driving while intoxicated, third or more, arrested March 15. • Christopher Deaton Jewell, DOB 2/9/85, of Granbury, charged with public intoxication, arrested March 15. • Jake Darlan Kinnard, DOB 11/11/42, of Walnut Springs, charged with nonreportable offenses including, on five warrants, weed and refuse; water, tires, rub-
er in the shade. Oftentimes when a dog is on a chain it is either not long enough, or gets tangles up and the animal can’t reach the shade. Check on this often. Laws are in place as to having a dog on a tether or chain. The collar must
be properly fitted, the chain must be 5 times the dog’s length or ten feet, not in an unsafe condition, and can’t cause injury to the dog. For a better understanding of this topic look at the Health and Safety Code 821.077.
bish; high grass and weeds; water, tires, rubbish; weeds and refuse; arrested March 19. • John Blake Lambert, DOB 4/20/89, of Clifton, charged with possession of marijuana under two ounces, arrested March 16. • Estavan Acuna Mar, DOB 9/17/87, of Clifton, charged with driving while intoxicated, failed to control speed, arrested March 17. • Rocklyn Mrahunec, DOB 4/22/56, of Clifton, charged with assault causes bodily injury, family violence, arrested March 22. • David Wayne Rice, DOB 2/8/57, of Morgan, charged with terroristic
threat, impair public/gov service, arrested March 15. • Jeremy Dewayne Shields, DOB 3/3/79, of Iredell, charged with criminal nonsupport, contempt of court, assault causes bodily injury, family violence, bond forfeiture, possession of marijuana under two ounces, arrested March 21. • Kayla Marie Silva, DOB 7/23/90, of Clifton, charged with credit or debit card abuse, driving while license invalid, failure to appear, arrested March 16. • Sandra Faye Vowell, DOB 6/18/83, of Morgan, charged with theft of property over $50, under $500, arrested March 21.
Spring salad luncheon theme to feature Peter Rabbit First United Methodist Church in Hillboro is proud to hold its Spring Salad Luncheon annually on the second Thursday in April. The luncheon is open to all members of the community and is a highly anticipated event in the spring. This year the luncheon is scheduled for
Thursday, April 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. The Church will have a wide variety of salads available – all kinds – as well as desserts and beverages – and you can try all the salads you wish. Take out is available for those who cannot stay. Last year nearly 100 different salads were available.
The FLC at the Church is decorated each year with a different garden theme, and musical entertainment is provided. This year’s theme will feature Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit stories. Tickets are $8 per person and are available for sale between services on Sunday, from members of the Church and in
Annual BAC Photo Show opens March 31 By Carol Spicer The Clifton Record
The BAC Photo Guild’s annual Bosque County Photography Show and the Bosque Student Photo Show will open with a reception and awards pre-
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contentment lies in being happy and grateful for one’s lot in life (after putting forth respectable effort to effect positive change) rather than doing nothing and always wishing for more. As my father would say, you do the best you can. And I would add that having more often takes a great deal of planning, effort, and dedication. Good things may come to those who wait, but probably more often to those who DO. I’ve also noticed that in life, there are usually
sentations on Saturday, March 31, at 5 p.m. The annual event draws a large crowd interested in the many faces and places of Bosque County depicted in hundreds of photos taken by both adults and students from around the
county. The reception and awards presentation is open to the public. The show will be open from March 31 through May 5 during regular hours at the Bosque Arts Center.
a PowerPoint program describing and showing her methods and techniques of research and how they apply to anyone who is interested in
genealogy and proving lineage. Those who have laptops are welcome to bring them to follow along with the presentation.
at least two choices. Often, the choice finally comes down to whether to laugh or cry, see things negatively or positively; the old glass half full or empty thing. Perhaps we may laugh and/ or perhaps we must cry. There are times we do both, almost in the same breath. There are situations in life when crying is absolutely unavoidable. But whenever possible, the healthy choice for the brave among us may be to throw caution to the wind and laugh, loudly if possible. I plan to practice this on something small in hopes of working up to larger challenges when they
arise. I’ll try my best to laugh tomorrow morning when that wretched alarm goes off. I figure, really, what do I have to lose?
the Church Office. They may also be purchased at the door on the day of the luncheon. The church is located at 315 E. Elm St. in Hillsboro. Please call 254-582-2342 for more information.
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HEAD START TAKING APPLICATIONS ( No Transportation Provided) Clifton Head Start is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. Head Start is a pre-school offering excellent educational opportunities along with medical, dental, developmental, and nutritional benefits at no cost. The Head Start approach of individualized care and guidance is well suited to helping children with disabilities. Children between the ages of 3 and 5 may be eligible. There is no charge for participation in Head Start. Pick up your application now at the Head Start Center at 303 S Ave G. For more information, call your local center at 254/675-4076 or Hill Country Community Action Association at 325/372-5167.
H E A D ST AR T ESTA ACEPTANDO APLICACIONES (Ningun Transporte Proporcionado) Clifton Head start esta aceptando aplicaciones para el ano 2012-2013. Head Start es una escuelita para ninos de edad 3-5 anos que califican. Head Start ofrece oportunidades excelentes para educacion y tambien beneficos de medico, dental, desarrollo, y de alimento. Head Start ofrece mucha ayuda para ninos y familias. No cuesta nada para que su nino atiende el programa de Head Start. Puede usted recojer ahora una aplicacion para solicitar un puesto en Head Start. Para mas informacion llame a la Head Start, 303 S Ave G, # del telefono: 254/675-4076 or Hill Country Community Action Association at 325/372-5167.
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SPOTLIGHT By Paige Key,
Business Bosque County Properties
Executive Director, Clifton Chamber of Commerce
Bosque County Properties Real Estate, now known as BCP, offers the following services; buying and selling residential, homes on acreage, farms, ranches, land for sale, recreational property and hunting property. They serve Clifton Texas, Bosque County, and the surrounding areas. Give them a call for all your real estate needs at 254-675-3818 or visited them at 215 W 5th Street, Clifton. Pictured above Rick Douglas, broker, Sally Douglas, Tonya Tunnell and Keith Morrison.
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The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced that because the state’s improving unemployment rate has fallen below the federal law standard for eligibility for a High Unemployment Period (HUP), TWC will begin paying extended benefits at a new maximum rate of 13 weeks beginning April 8, 2012. This change is the result of Texas’ total unemployment rate decreasing to a
three-month average below 8 percent. After April 8, individuals who have already received at least 13 weeks of EB will not qualify to receive the remaining balance. Letters will be sent to approximately 35,000 claimants affected by the April 8, deadline. Additionally, due to the state’s lower unemployment rate, on March 10, 2012, Texas no longer qualified for Tier IV of Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC), which paid up to six-weeks of UI ben-
efits in states with a threemonth average unemployment rate of 8.5 percent or higher. The total maximum weeks of UI benefits now available to an individual in Texas is 86 weeks, down from the previously available 99 weeks. Individuals who qualified to receive EUC Tier IV benefits before March 10 will continue to receive the remainder of their benefits. However, TWC can no longer add new EUC Tier IV benefits to existing EUC claims after March 10,
2012. TWC will still pay EUC benefits at the Tier IIII levels through December 29, 2012. For more information and to update contact information, claimants may visit TWC online at ui.texasworkforce.org or contact a UI Tele-Center toll free at 800-939-6631. Reemployment services are available through local Workforce Solutions Offices statewide, or job seekers may visit www.WorkInTexas.com to register and search for job postings.
Electric Co-Op awards $16,000 to local organizations Operation Round Up® is a voluntary program offered by Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative, in which residential electric bills are rounded upward to the nearest dollar. Every month, the additional pennies, nickels and dimes are added to a special fund and then dispersed by the Operation Round Up®
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in uniform on campus and you encountered a member of the Regular Army cadre (Army officers serving as ROTC instructors and advisers) or any cadet officer (juniors and seniors), you had to salute them. It didn’t matter if you had two armloads of books (yours and your girlfriend’s), if you met one of the aforementioned officers, it was mandatory to salute. You could be required to stop for an officer to inspect you — uniform pressed and creased properly, brass polished, shoes shined, etc. — and you might get demerits. On drill day, you were subject to the same kind of inspection plus you were carrying an M-1 rifle that had better be spic and span. After a militarily troublesome freshman year for me, I was tipped off that if you became the platoon guideon bearer (a guide-on is a pole with a pennant type flag), two good things occurred. You didn’t have to
Trust Board to local nonprofit organizations. For organizations interested in applying for funds, visit the Heart of Texas EC website at: www.hotec.coop or contact your local office located at Rosebud or McGregor. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life in
Bosque County received $500 this quarter from the HOT Electric Coop. Other organizations receiving funds this quarter included: Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 4077, Moffat Community Center, 4H Archery Club - Sure Shots, Nubia Shrine, Turnersville Commu-
carry a rifle, which meant you didn’t have to clean the rifle. Since I didn’t know the first thing about guns, that sounded great. Second, as guide-on bearer (carrying the platoon’s official designation), you didn’t belong to a squad. Each platoon was made up of three squads. At least eighty percent of all drill was through individual squads. So, while squad drill was conducted, all the guideon bearers sat in the hedge rows, being Joe Cool College and smoking cigarettes. We privileged ones sat there puffing away and snickering at the poor devils marching in the hot sun. We were just way cool. Well, at least we were convinced we were. Our friends marching in the heat had some choice words for us, prompted by our privilege of having to do no squad drills. Each spring, the cadet corps had a full blown inspection by a colonel from Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Word was that if you flunked that inspection, you got 50 demerits, were
booted out of ROTC and drafted into the Army. One guy thumbed his nose at the whole procedure. He appeared at inspection time — happily drunk, dressed in full western/cowboy regalia: fringed leather jacket, boots, hat, jeans. He slipped into the back squad just as the Army colonel was beginning to inspect that group. Well, the colonel spotted “cowboy” right away and trooped down the squad row to him. After several seconds of deadly silence, the colonel asked: “Son, just what in !@#$ are you supposed to be?” To which the inebriated cadet grinningly announced, “I’m a %&*+ Indian scout, what’d you think!” With that, the cowboy cadet passed out. The last I heard from that cadet, he was serving in an infantry unit in Germany. But, he showed ‘em, huh? (Willis Webb is a retired community newspaper editor-publisher of more than 50 years experience. He can be reached by email at wwebb@wildblue.net.)
nity Center, Stampede Creek 4H, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Central Texas, Falls County 4H Horse Judging Team, DC Kids, Bell County Human Services - HELP Centers, Golinda Volunteer Fire Department, Westphalia Historical Society Inc.
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Armyworm Alert! Armyworm moths are common in area wheat fields and given current weather conditions, there is a potential for armyworm infestations during the next several weeks in north and central Texas. Marty Jungman in Hill County has seen large numbers of armyworm moths. To-date, damaging infestations of armyworms have not been reported.
Survival of true armyworm eggs and small larvae are favored by cool, cloudy weather conditions. With the recent rains, mild weather, and succulent wheat and grass crops now present, growers should be advised to monitor wheat and pastures closely for armyworm infestations. It’s not clear how the recent heavy rains might have affected survival of
armyworm moths and their eggs. Sometimes, conditions are not favorable for eggs and larvae to develop even though large numbers of moths are seen. Only close field monitoring can determine if a damaging infestation of larvae are present. True armyworms feed at night. During the day, the larvae hide beneath dead leaves and clods on the soil surface, and under lodged plants, so inspection on hands and knees is necessary to find them during the day. Who would have thought we would be so blessed with another 3 to 5 inches of rain this past week. Nearly all of our farm ponds and lakes are full so now is the prime time to come to our Farm Pond Management Program this Thursday and we will answer any question you may have about pond management. The speaker is Dr. Micheal Masser, Fisheries Specialist from Texas A&M University. It will start around 1 p.m. this Thursday, March 29, in Meridian Texas at the Meridian Civic Center. After about 1
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Young Farmer & Rancher Leadership Conference in February. “For many young farmers and ranchers, agriculture is their families’ heritage. Many of them want to return home and help their parents continue the family business,” said Alan Day, Bosque County Farm Bureau president. “Unfortunately, issues like excessive regulation, the current economy and a host of oth-
er issues make it hard for them to do so.” A total of 21 percent of respondents ranked government regulations as their top concern; land availability also received 21 percent of the respondents’ vote for their main uncertainty. Other issues that were ranked of top concern included: economic challenges (11 percent), availability of farm labor (8 percent), and willingness of parents to
News & Notes
By David Winkler Bosque County Extension Office
By Robert Ferguson / Texas AgriLife Extension
Weeds taken over your pond? Don’t miss the Farm Pond Management Program Thursday at the Meridian Civic Center. For more information call David Winkler at 254-435-2331.
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hour of classroom style lecture the program will move to a nearby 20 acre lake to participate in some hands on management. Registration will start at 12:45 p.m. Refreshments will be provided by Glass Fish Service. April 11th will be the date of a Beef Quality assurance program to be held at the Meridian Livestock Commission Company in Meridian. The Event will start at 9 a.m. with Dr Jason Johnson, Economist, discussing “How long will this market last.” The event will conclude around 3:30 p.m. with a discussion on “Heifer Selection for Herd Profitability.” For more information about either of these programs and to register contact David Winkler Bosque County Extension Agent 254-435-2331. Those who attend with a private or commercial applicators license will receive CEU Credits and/or BQA Credits. The registration fee is $10 per person payable at the door or at the County Extension office. Please let us know if you plan to attend either program by call-
turn over the family farm (7 percent). “Fortunately, these men and women are resilient. Despite the challenge they face, they are determined to continue the legacy of farming and ranching,” Day said. In the 20th annual survey, 94 percent of respondents said they are more optimistic about farming today than they were five years ago.
ing the Office. The Austin Livestock Show this past week marked the end of the Major Shows for our 4-H members. We had three you participating and all faired really well. Wyatt Burch won 1st place with his Red Angus heifer. Both Maggie Chaffin and Ashley Cline placed 2nd with their Hereford heifers. Maggie went on to win Reserve Calf Champion. Congratulations to all.
Government regulations, land availability top concerns for young farmers The Clifton Record
Young farmers and ranchers across America are concerned that land availability and excessive government regulation will hinder their ability to successfully continue in agriculture. These were the top concerns of young farmers and ranchers surveyed during the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)
Staples announced ag losses reached $7 billion in 2011 Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples has issued the following statement in response to the news that Texas agricultural losses attributed to the historical 2011 drought reached a record $7.62 billion.
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As inspector general of the eastern provinces, Oconor was shocked to find defenses in Texas in such a deplorable state. The governor had not merely let down his guard but allowed the Lipans free run of the territory. Oconor immediately sacked the incompetent and took personal charge of the northernmost province. The strict disciplinarian cracked the whip and by his own brave example showed the timid troops how to fight the Apaches, who nicknamed their new nemesis the “Red Captain” because of his scarlet locks. In 1770 Oconor was recalled to Mexico, where the Apaches were striking at the very heart of the country. An official at Chihuahua pessimistically predicted the city would soon become a ghost town unless drastic and decisive steps were taken. Given full powers to
The updated total makes the 2011 drought the most costly drought in history, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists. “When you are one of the biggest agricultural produc-
ing states in the nation, a monumental drought causes enormous losses,” Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said. “While the pain and damage caused by this drought cannot be overstated, our state’s farm-
ers and ranchers are determined in their commitment and fierce in their resolve. We will rebuild and continue delivering the safest, most reliable and most affordable food supply in the world.”
plug the frontier dike that stretched 1,700 miles from the Gulf of California to the Gulf of Mexico, Oconor quickly increased the number of presidios to 17. But he never for a moment believed more forts were the answer to the Apache peril. Only a coordinated military campaign could rid New Spain of the elusive guerrillas. Oconor’s battle plan called for the mobilization of 2,200 officers and men, the largest Spanish force ever assembled in this hemisphere. Four separate columns would converge on the southern New Mexico desert and crush the Apaches. The offensive started right on schedule in September 1775. The Coahuila contingent combed the Big Bend before pushing north to the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. Meanwhile, the western wing marched east from Sonora, while Oconor headed north from what to-
day is Chihuahua. But the Santa Fe force never took the field. The self-absorbed governor decided he had his hands full with the Comanches and could not squander precious manpower on Oconor’s adventure. This left the Apaches with a wide-open route of retreat to the north. Forced to improvise, Oconor combined his 195 foot soldiers and cavalry with the 300-man brigade from Sonora for a series of sweeps across southern New Mexico. But the nimble Apaches, expert horsemen who always traveled light, proved elusive prey for the heavily laden Spaniards burdened by 150 pounds of weapons and equipment. Before the Sonoran troops called it quits in November, the Spaniards fought 15 skirmishes with small bands of Apaches. The final body count, likely inflated in order to impress the viceroy, was 138 dead and 104 prisoners. Thousands more, however, slipped through the dragnet
and lived to fight another day. His health wrecked by the exhausting wild goose chase, Hugh Oconor requested and received a desk job as governor of Guatemala. He never recovered from the desert ordeal and died in October 1777 at the age of 45. (“Tornadoes, Hurricanes & Other Disasters,” latest “Best of This Week in Texas History” column collection, available at twith.com or mail a check for $14.20 to Bartee Haile, P.O. Box 152, Friendswood, TX 77549.)
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Lomax Gathering seeking volunteers The Lomax Texas Music Gathering is shaping up to be a great event for Bosque County, but the time is drawing nigh, and April 13-15 are the dates for the music festival and chuck wagon cook-off at the Bosque Bottoms in Meridian. The gathering will feature great food, lots of fun for the whole family and
tons of great entertainers. However, there is much to do to get this event off the ground and we need help – lots of help, said Ruth Crawford at the Bosque Collection. A meeting is scheduled for April 2 at 7 p.m. in the District Courtroom for anyone interested in volunteering. Strong backs will be needed for moving equip-
ment and tables and chairs; big appetites will be needed for judging the chuck wagon meals which consists of chicken fried steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, beans, rolls or biscuits and peach cobbler; financial wizards and people handlers will be needed at the gates. All you ladies who can make awesome sand-
wiches and baked goods come and impress the hungry entertainers, added Crawford. There are still vendor spaces available and if you are interested in a space, contact Ruth at 254-4356182 or Kay at 254-4352966. This event will be a great success, buy everyone’s help is needed.
Spaghetti on the menu to fund Auxiliary By Carol Spicer
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Kennedy was one of about 300 who enjoyed a full spaghetti meal on Thursday, all served up by the Goodall-Witcher Hospital Auxiliary at the Clifton Civic Center.
The annual GoodallWitcher Hospital Auxiliary’s spaghetti supper served up spaghetti, bread sticks, salad, and a wide variety of desserts to several hundred guests on Thursday, March 22, at the Clifton Civic Center. “Probably about 300 guests came to dinner,� said one spokesman. Members of the auxiliary and other volunteers stirred the sauce in the kitchen, served up the plates, and made sure that everyone had drinks at the tables which had been decorated for the event. Smiles were seen on all the faces as everyone from little kids to the “little bit older� enjoyed a festive atmosphere and good friends – and a really great spaghetti dinner.
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By Saturday afternoon, the air conditioning at the West Shore Civic Association’s sale was a blessing to all as they browsed the wide variety of items on the tables.
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At the Lella home in Clifton, a group of youngsters held up their mission sign at one of the sales which benefited the mission trip.
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Cubs on top against Rio Vista, Axtell JV Cubs undefeated in district action
Schedule
CHS Baseball 3/30* 4/3* 4/6* 4/10 4/13* 4/17* 4/20* 4/24 4/27*
Grandview Maypearl Whitney OPEN Rio Vista Axtell Italy OPEN Grandview*
3/30 4/3 4/6 4/10 4/13 4/17 4/20
Grandview Maypearl Whitney Open Rio Vista Axtell *Italy
CHS Softball
Grandview 4:30/7:00 Clifton 4:30/7:00 Whitney 4:30/7:00
Clifton Axtell Clifton
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CHS Track
Away Home Away
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Home Away *Home
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March 29 April 5 April 11, 12 April 27, 28 May 11, 12
Clifton Crawford District @ RioVista Regional @ Stephenville State @Austin
April 2
District @ RioVista
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Sather takes state title
By Daren Childs The Clifton Record
Amber Sather of Kennedale High School won the state power lifting championship for her division on March 17. In the sport of power lifting, each athlete must compete in three events. These events are the squat, bench press, and dead lift. On Saturday, Amber set personal bests in all three lifts while setting the overall state record for the total amount of weight lifted by a lifter in her weight class ever in the state of Texas. Amber set out with the goal of breaking the state total weight record of 1230 pounds. This goal has two catches. First, you have to be very strong in all three lifts in order to have any chance to accumulate that amount of weight on your total. Secondly, you must be able to qualify for and complete the state com-
petition and break the record on the day of the state competition. Amber accomplished every one of these objectives. She successfully squatted 530 pounds. Amber followed up her outstanding squat competition with a 270 pound bench press. Lastly, she rounded out the competition by dead lifting an amazing 445 pounds to put her total weight lifted at 1245 pounds. This total broke the old state record of 1230 pounds by an amazing 15 pounds. The record of 1230 pounds had stood since 1997. After Amber’s amazing performance at the Texas High School Women’s Power Lifting Association state championship, she received an invitation to the US Jr. Power Lifting Championships in Boise, Idaho. This is an extremely flattering invitation that is rarely exsee STATE, page B-3
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Kyler Kleibrink kicked up dirt as he slid into home plate on Friday night against Axtell.
By Carol Spicer The Clifton Record
The JV cubs jumped out to a big 7-0 lead to start the game and battled it out down the stretch coming away with a 7-5 victory over the Rio Vista hometown Eagles. Collin Schasteen got the win for the Cubs. After today the JV cubs are undefeated in district play with 2 wins and 1 tie.
“The Varsity Cubs took the field behind starting pitcher Zach Gloff. Gloff threw seven great innings of two-hit ball for Clifton. He finished with 11 strikeouts and three walks,” said Coach Ben Ogle. “Offensively Sean Harvey led the way for the Cubs recording three hits including one homerun,” said Ogle. “Also with a homerun tonight was
By Carol Spicer / The Clifton Record
Zach Thiele doubled on Friday night against Axtell and brought in the three runners from the loaded bases.
Shane Sibila.” This win puts the Cubs at 2-1 in district play. On Friday, against Axtell, the Cubs slammed an opening 5-0 first inning, which was full of hot action both in the field and on the plate. Zach Thiele hit one for a double during the first inning which, with the bases loaded, brought in three runners. The team won, 5-4, with Josh Woosley on
the mound after the first inning, and played tough all night despite one bad inning and several errors. The Cubs added one more run in the sixth inning and Garrett Evans came in and picked up the save. The JV Cubs also won Friday night, 15-1, with Hunter Pitts on the mound. Clifton will go to Italy on Tuesday, and Grandview on Friday night.
By Carol Spicer / The Clifton Record
“Let’s play ball” was the word on the beginning of Friday nights game against Axtell. Shown at the mound are (from left) Hayden Adcock, Zach Gloff, and Kyler Kleibrink.
Tennis teams compete in Iredell Tourney
Ballard lands a first By Justin Burk The Clifton Record
Here are the results from the Iredell Tennis Tournament held in Waco on March 22. • Girls’ Singles First place, Gracie Ballard 8-0, 8-1, 83. Third place, Alyssa Rueter 8-0, 1-8, 83. Haley Herring 7-8, 6-3. • Boys’ Singles Second place, Curtis Ballard 8-1, 8-4, 8-1, 1-8. Parker Smith 8-2, 4-8.
• Boys’ Doubles Third place, Jake and Zach Weaver 8-3, 6-8, 8-2. Cergio Galindo and Kevin Erickson 84, 2-8, 2-8. • Mixed Doubles Third place, Aaron Ramirez and Kayla Luckett 6-8, 8-6. Toly Sturgeon and Alexis Fehler 1-8, 7-6. • JV Mixed Doubles Second place, Stephen Borom and Abby Quinterro 8-5, 8-3, 5-8. • JV Girls Doubles Julie Ann Hodges and Pamela Morgan 0-8, 4-6.
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Shown are the Clifton Tennis individuals and teams with their medals following a recent competition.
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On Thursday, the Lady Cubs faced Rio Vista and won, 12-0, in five innings. “Highlights of the game included Paige Culp pitching a shut out with five strike outs and went 3 for 4 at the plate; while Amy Anz had a great defensive game at second base and went 2-3 at the plate,” said Coach DeeDee Kirkpatrick. “The win was great, however, the best part was watching them really come together as a team,” said Kirkpatrick. “We have come along way this season, both fundamentally and strategically. Both Coach Grady and myself are very proud of all that they have accomplished thus far, and we are looking forward to just how far they can go.” On Friday night the Lady Cubs hosted Axtell and defeated them 12-9. Jordan Woosley came in
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during the second inning and did a great job for us. She also went 2-4 at the plate. Emily Brewer also went 2-4 at the plate with two stolen bases, reported Coach Kirkpatrick. Dominique Pruitt also did a great job Friday night. She is really improving both offensively and defensively, she has earned a starting spot in our line up, and it is well deserved. “We came out strong and got a 6-1 lead early on, but struggled defensively allowing Axtell to get ahead, but the girls really came together in the last few innings both defensively and offensively allowing us to pull ahead 129,” said Kirkpatrick. “I am proud of all the girls and their efforts and I’m looking forward to this week’s games against Italy and Grandview. Hopefully we will be fighting for the first place spot in district on Friday against Grandview, at GrandBy Carol Spicer / The Clifton Record view,” added Kirkpatrick. Paige Culp went for the win from the mound on Thursday against Rio Vista. She also went 3 for 4 at the plate.
Golf teams takes first at Stephenville Local Report
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The Clifton boys’ golf team finished 1st in the Stephenville Invitational on Wedneday, March 21. They beat the likes of Stephenville, Crawford, Krum, Brock, Peaster, Dallas Life Red Oak, and Melissa, reported
Coach Jeremy Gantt. The Clifton girls’ golf team finished second in the Stephenville Invitational, Wednesday, March 21. They finished ahead of Stephenville, Crawford, Krum, Brock, Peaster, and Dallas Life Red Oak. Finishing only behind Melissa.
By Jeremy Gantt / The Clifton Record
The Clifton boys’ golf team includes Talon Clift, Wyatt McClaran, Zach Gloff, RL Pilcher, and Zach Nichols. The team took first place at Stephenville.
By Jeremy Gantt / The Clifton Record
The Clifton girls’ golf team includes Kaity Cummings (3rd overall), Abby Phillips, Alexis Fehler, Paige Culp, and Heather Hulme. The team took second at the Stephenville Invitational.
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tended to high school students because they usually do not have a real opportunity to make an impact in a national competition much less have the opportunity to qualify for the US Jr. World Team that would represent the USA in a competition in Poland later in the summer.
Amber has represented Kennedale High School, the city of Kennedale, and her family and friends well. She has been a gracious champion while continuing to train as a part of the Kennedale Lady Kat Softball team as well, where she has earned a college scholar-
ship to Southeastern Louisiana State University in Hammond, LA. Amber is the daughter of Dean and Lana Sather of Kennedale and the granddaughter of Jerry and Frances Sather of Clifton and Martha Elrod of Kennedale.
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Cubs and JV Cubs compete at Hillsboro meet
By John Erickson / The Clifton R ecord
R.L. Pilcer took first place in the 3200m and the 1600m run at Hillsboro.
By Carol Spicer The Clifton Record
Both the varsity and JV track teams competed at the Hillsboro meet
on Thursday, March 22, with the varsity team taking third against Hillsboro, Riesel, and Palmer; and the JV team coming in fourth. The individual results from the varsity team are as follows: • 3200m run – first, R.L. Pilcher, 10:18.96. • 400m relay – third, Brandon Benfer, Jake Weaver, Christian Luna, and Dakotta Thomas, 46.21. • 110m hurdles – fourth, Ethan Kroll, 18.09. • 100m dash – sixth, Dakotta Thomas, 11.84. • 800m relay – third, Brandon Benfer, Christian Luna, Jake Weaver, and Dakotta Thomas, 1:37.06. • 400m dash – first, Shane Prescher, 52.53. • 300m hurdles – fourth,
Ethan Kroll, 48.12. • 200m dash – first, Shane Prescher, 23.52. • 1600m run – first, R.L. Pilcher, 4:50.06. • 1600m relay – first, Brandon Benfer, Christian Luna, Jake Weaver, and Shane Prescher, 3:34.69. • Shot put – first, Talon Clift, 38’8”; fourth, Tyler Swenson, 36’2” • Discus – sixth, Talon Clift, 91’5”. • High Jump – second, Connor Albrecht, 5’6”. The JV Cubs’ individual results are as follow: • 3200m run – fourth, Sheldon Dowden, 13:23.66. • 400m relay – third, Dalton Andrews, Dustin Andrews, Mario Quintero, and Jason Schmidt, 52.75. • 800m run – fifth, Alex
Morrison, 2:42.40. • 110m hurdles – second, Jared Fossett, 18.60. • 100m dash – fourth, Mario Quintero, 11.99. • 400m dash – sixth, Juan Vega, 63.28. • 300m hurdles – fourth, Jared Fossett, 48.32. • 1600m run – fourth, Sheldon Dowden, 6:01.78. • 1600m relay – third, Roper Crosthwaite, Dalton Andrews, Dustin Andrews, and Juan Vega, 4:09.24. • Shot put – sixth, Bryce Wimmer, 32’1”. • Discus – third, Dustin Andrews, 94’; and sixth, Wesley DosSantos, 89’11”. • High Jump – fourth, Grant Shane, 4’6”. • Pole Vault – first, Jared Fossett, 10’6”.
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Connor Albrecht jumps feet first over high jump at last week’s meet in Hillsboro taking a second place.
Lady Cubs take first at Hillsboro track meet Mayr to vault in Austin relays By Carol Spicer T he C lifton R ecord
By John Erickson / The Clifton Record
Kaitlyn Amundson took second in the high jump at Hillsboro.
By John Erickson / The Clifton Record
Kayla Luckett (right) and Danielle Spooner took second and third in the 800m run at Hillsboro.
The Lady Cubs and JV Lady Cubs competed at Hillboro’s track meet on Thursday, March 22, with the varsity girls coming in first and the JV girls’ taking second overall. Dakota Mayr qualified to compete in the pole vault at the Texas Relays on Saturday, March 31, in Austin. Individual results from the Hillsboro meet are: • Discus – third, Kaity Cummings; fifth, Araceli Martinez. • Long Jump – first, Deanna Leasman. • High Jump – second, Kaitlyn Amundson; third, Araceli Martinez. • Pole Vault – first, Dakota Mary; second, Deanna Leasman. • 3200m run – first, Lizzy Duenes; fourth, Andrea Villalpando. • 400m relay – second, Dakota Mayr, Araceli Martinez, Shelby Basham, and Heather Hulme. • 800m run – second,
Kayla Luckett; third, Danielle Spooner. • 100m hurdles – fourth, Dianna Leasman; fifth, Araceli Martinez. • 100m run – fourth, Heather Hulme, fifth, Savannah Sinderud. • 400m run – third, Kaitlyn Amundson. • 300m hurdles – first, Dakota Mayr; fifth, Danna Leasman. • 200m run – fourth, Araceli Martinez. • 1600m run – first, Lizzy Duenes; fourth, Andrea Villalpando. • 1600m relay – first, Danielle Spooner, Dakota Mayr, Shelby Basham, and Kayla Luckett. Taking second overall in the meet were the JV Lady Cubs with the following individual results: • Discus – second, MiKenzi Anz; third, Christien Pierce; fifth, Brittany Townly. • Pole Vault – second, Emily Henderson. • 3200m run – second, Lindsey Castillo. • 400m relay – third, Tara Isom, Christien Pierce, Emily Hender-
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Dakota Mayr took first in both the pole vault and 300m hurdles at the Hillsboro meet.
son, and Chelsea Anz. • 800m run – first, Abby Bruno. • 100m run – fifth, Sydney Basham. • 800m relay – second, Emily Henderson, Chelsea Anz, Christien Pierce, Abby Bruno. • 400m run – first, Tara Isom; fifth, Jessica Soto. • 300m hurdles – first,
MiKenzi Anz. • 200m run – fourth, Christien Pierce. • 1600m run – second, Lindsey Castillo. • 1600m relay – first, Abby Bruno, Emily Henderson, Chelsea Anz, and Tara Isom. The Clifton relays will be held Thursday, March 29, beginning at 4 p.m.
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Candidate forum set at school board meeting Following the consent approval at the Monday regular session of Clifton Independent School District Board of Trustees, the current electricity contract was discussed. “Electrical rates are the lowest they have been in a long time,” said Faunce, who presented a spreadsheet with information regarding current usage, projected usage and rate effects on savings for the district. A motion to approve the administration negotiating and signing a contract for electrical rates beginning April 1, 2013, at the end of the current contract, was made by John Thiele and approved. The Administration will review and update current pricing and investigate other avenues before making a decision. Since rates change frequently during the day, a contract will be negotiated for the best price available. Policies regarding teacher salaries were discussed and will be looked at more
closely between now and the May board meeting, said Superintendent Rhoda White. Comparing Clifton’s salary schedule to other schools in the area and particularly Bosque County, some adjustments may be made to increase the above base payments to teachers or incentives for remaining with the district for three years or more. These items will be discussed more fully and a decision will be made at the May meeting around the same time the contracts go out. TASB Update 93 regarding financial exigency, the genetic non-discrimination act, mental health intervention and other changes required since the legislative session were approved on a motion that the board revise, add, or delete (LOCAL) policies as recommended by TASB Policy Service. A motion was made by Trustee Kenneth Lowrance and passed unanimously. During the reports, Su-
perintendent White reported that Ms. Curry is scheduled to come on Tuesday, March 20, and will review the benchmark test results that the board reviewed tonight. The board asked to get some feedback from Curry on the test so she will be invited to the April board meeting. She also reported that on April 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Bettis Auditorium, there will be a Board Forum for all those running for the Board of Trustees in May. All candidates have agreed to be there and participate so voters can meet them and ask questions. AYP waivers were offered to states through the Obama administration, however Texas did not apply for one. Instead they proposed to bridge the year between TAKS and STAAR by applying the TAKS standards to the STAAR test. The USDE approved the bridge. EOC will be released in early June with standards.
In November the commissioner will approve the standards and the STAAR standards will be released in January. Clifton High School received another Frito Lay grant for $10,000. Principal Sharon Bergman is checking into a video system for the cafeteria that would allow messages about what’s going on at CHS and recognition for students whether in athletics or academic competitions. TV’s would be mounted in strategic locations throughout the building to allow between class monitoring and during meals. The first grant was used to upgrade concession stands and provide speaker systems for the baseball and softball fields. Bergman reported that Josh Woosley and Zane Reiss made the second round of the Cross X Debate state competition. The second round consists of the best 12 teams in the state. “This is a very good achievement for these young men,” said
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ver medal, 96. In order to receive a gold medal on the exam, a student must score a grade of 101-98, a silver medal must score 97-94, and a bronze medal, a score of 93-90. The Texas Federation of Music Clubs held its District Festival on March 3, in Garland. A student must participate in a district festival and receive a score of superior in order to qualify for the TFMC State Competition. Calina and Carissa Canapi both participated in the district festival and each received a superior rating. They will now
compete in the TFMC State Contest to be held May 19, at Texas State University in San Marcos. There will be approximately 1,500 music students participating in their specified category. In the piano division, there will be an “All State Musician Winner” named in piano solo, duet, trio, quartet, and concerto. In addition to the piano events, there will be various musical instruments plus vocal categories. For more information about these events, contact Penny Pangburn-Hanlon at (214) 543-0524.
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Calina and Carissa Canapi will compete in the TFMC State Contest for piano at Texas State University in San Marcos.
Piano students from Pangburn Piano Studio took the Texas Music Teachers Association (TMTA) music theory exams at Baylor University on Feb. 4, sponsored by the Waco Music Teachers Association. The following Clifton students received outstanding grades: • Calina Canapi, gold medal, 100. • Carissa Canapi, gold medal, 100. • Andrea Weir, gold medal, 99. • Shelden Dowden, sil-
Children’s Theatre to present ‘Alice in Wonderland’ By Jan Derrickson The Clifton Record
The Central Texas Academy of Performing Arts Children’s Theatre will present “Alice in Wonderland” on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday April 1 at 2 p.m., at CTAPA, 100 S. Ave D, Clifton, Texas. CTAPA, owned and operated by Jeanni and Tim Talley, is well known for its years of award winning dance, cheer, and tumbling performances, and this year, Children’s Theatre was added to their programs. The theatre group is under the direction of Jan Derrickson, who has taught children’s theatre for over 30 years. Assisting her is Linda Lowrance, and together they bring many years of community theatre experience to CTAPA. The show features Cearina Featherston and Darcy Wyatt in the dual roles of “Alice.” Hailey Graves is the “Cheshire Cat,” Chance Derrickson the “White Rabbit,” Ellison Li the “Caterpillar,” with Kynli Bearden as “Tweedle-Dee” and
“Alice in Wonderland” to come to the stage at CTAPA.
Elise Webb as “TweedleDum.” The Mad Hatter Tea Party entourage includes Hayden Hewitt as the “Mad Hatter,” Conner Derrickson as the “Dormouse,” Isabel Garza as the “White Queen,” and Haley Ochoa as the “March Hare.” Adding to the colorful cast are Kaylyn Jowers as the “Duchess,” Victor Garza as the “Ace of Hearts,” John Wyatt as the “Two of Spades,” with a special appearance by Kay Kidd as the “Red Queen,” and her husband James Kidd as the “King of Hearts.”
Debbie Payne is Stage Manager for the production. The children in this production range in age from 5-13 years of age, and have been attending class since September. In December, they presented a joint performance with the CTAPA dancers in “Christmas In A Shoe.” Theatre scholarship sponsors for this year are Chester and Sue Posey, Bob and Kay Lane, Bob and Marge Schafer, Michele Slaughter and Phyllis Gamble (The CLIFTEX), and Sybil
and Richard Dickey. The generous support of these sponsors provided financial support for a number of CTAPA students. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students, and the performance is free to children age 5 and under. Tickets are available at the door. Proceeds from ticket sales go to ongoing improvements to the CTAPA Theatre. You don’t want to miss seeing the talented children of Bosque County bring the colorful characters of “Alice in Wonderland” to life.
Bergman. In athletics, Coach Brandon Brown has scheduled an ECG screening for high school students in May, at a cost of $15 per student. Dr. Lowrance mentioned a free screening that is done in August that would be an additional step in evaluating the health of our ath-
letes. Following an executive session which lasted from 8:25 to 9:43 p.m., a motion was made by John Thiele to extend contracts for Keith Zuehlke, Ronda Kroll, Andy Ball and Monte Pritchett for a year. The motion was unanimously approved.
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