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The Mulkey Theatre will present an anniversary screening of “Steel Magnolias” this Sunday, July 21, at 2 p.m.
Blush and bashful will be the theme for the day as M’Lynn, Shelby Eatenton, Truvy, Annelle, and Weezer all shine on the big screen for this 30th anniversary presentation.
Doors open at 1:30 and admission is $7 for adults, $5 for kids ages three through 12; and kids two and under get in free.
Clarendon’s Smiley Johnson Municipal Airport will be receiving more than $80,000 worth of improvements after several donations have helped raise matching funds for a grant.
The city had initially planned to use $15,000 left over from a previous grant project to match the 50/50 Routine Airport Maintenance Program grant administered by the Texas Department of Transportation.
With the state funds, that would have paid for $30,000 for crack sealing and fog sealing of the runway; but the RAMP program was approved to match any amount up to $50,000 for a possible total of $100,000 worth of improvements. The city’s new airport board saw an opportunity to do more work that originally planned.
“I’m very pleased at the effectiveness of our airport board,” City Administrator David Dockery said. “This will help improve our airport runway, tarmac, and striping, and priorities have been identified for future improvements.”
The board, consisting of Chris Schollenbarger, Chancy Cruse, Bubba Newhouse, John Morrow, and Machiel Covey set about to raise an additional $25,000 through donations. They exceeded that goal by bringing in pledges totaling $25,250, of which $22,750 has been collected.
Covey said the airport board is greatly appreciative of the support it has received for improvements to the airport and credited Dockery with providing guidance for the project. Covey also said the board hopes to make radio upgrades at the facility its next priority.
Latigo Ranch took top honors for the Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association’s annual Ranch Rodeo last Friday and Saturday.
Latigo scores beat out 20 other local and regional teams as working cowboys put their skills to the test as part of the 142nd annual Saints’ Roost Celebration. The team was made up of Jacob Gudgell, Wesley Gudgell, Truston Gudgel, Bubba Garcia, and Zane Peters.
Wilson Cattle Co. team finished second with Rodey Wilson, Clay Paige, Colton Burnett, Casey McCleskey, and Tanner Allen and Baca Ranches placed third this year with the team of Zane Peters, Jayton Baca, Jake Baca, Rex Green, Tayler Burkett.
The Top Hand for the rodeo was awarded to Wesley Gudgell, and the Top Horse award was won by Jake Baca. This year’s attendance for the two-day ranch rodeo was 1,391.
The Junior Ranch Rodeo was won by Rockin JM with the team of Cooper McClesky, Sterlin Mitchel, Brazos Roberts, Blaine Roberts, Rye Reynolds. The second place team was Sand Creek with the team of Benny Proffitt, Cutter Kennedy, Clayton Anderson, Gage Hoganson, Clint Cross. M&M Cattle was third in the junior rodeo with a team of Coby Mason, Cooper McClesky, Sterlin Mitchel, Benny Proffitt, Brogan Rankin.
Top Hand winner for the Junior Ranch Rodeo was Clayton Anderson, and Sterlin Mitchell rode the Top Horse.
Junior Calf, Donkey, and Steer Riding and Mutton Bustin’ were held all three nights. Overall Mutton Bustin’ champion for the three nights was Laityn Hanks. Overall Calf Riding Champion was Caleb Askew, the Overall Donkey Rider was Chance Anderson, and Steer Riding champion was Heston Seay.
Nightly winners of the junior events were as follows:
July 4 – Calf Scramble – Grant Haynes, Parker Haynes, and Kale Brunson; Mutton Bustin’ –Lane Hardwin; Calf Riding – Caleb Askew and Donley Riding – Degan Barnes.
July 5 – Calf Scramble – Reese Myers, Parker Haynes, and Brent Banhom; Mutton Bustin’ – Braxton Gribble; Calf Riding – Caleb Askew; Donkey Riding – Eli Ritchie; and Steer Riding – Heston Seay.
July 6 – Calf Scramble –Brooks Myers, Kail Benson, and Colton Benson; Mutton Bustin’ – Layton Hanks; Calf Riding – Kelby Brownlee; Donkey Riding – Chance Aderson; and Steer Riding – Hunter Atwood.
Beef winners this year were Grant Mitchell, Pam Watson, and Mandy Jaramillo.
Beautiful weather greeted a patriotic crowd gathered on the Courthouse Square last Saturday, July 6, for the 142nd annual Saints’ Roost Celebration.
The Kids’ Parade started the day with the youngsters peddling or driving from Third Street down Sully Street in front of the Courthouse. In the 0-4 age group, Shaylee Hall was first, Stetson Duncan and Conner Askew were second, and Delaney Chambless third. Gavin Reed won the 5-8 age group with Braxton Gribble second and Paul Bennett third. The 9 and up age group was won by Meredith Artho, Haughton Bivens second and Lindley Hill third.
The Herring Bank Parade was bigger than last year with 47 entries this year. The CHS Cheerleaders won the Grand Prize and the Float category.
Ken Carden’s 1949 Commodore Hudson won the Vehicle division. Bad S Farms won the Farm Equipment division with a 1954 Super MTA Farmall. Kenny Black won the Animal Unit division and Robin Ellis won the Other Category with Red, White, and Tutu.
In the Old Settlers Reunion, Jewel Judd and Bufford Holland were named the earliest pioneers present.
The Al Morrah Shrine Club served 660 plates of barbecue, up from 640 last year.
A portion of the proceeds from the annual barbecue are used in conjunction with the Khiva Shrine Temple in Amarillo to help pay for the transportation of kids to the Shriners’ burns and crippled children’s hospitals.
Several organizations held fundraisers during the celebration. The winners of the Lions Club Cow Patty Bingo were Manuela Alconeda and George Rousset, $250, and Sandy Sanders and Doris Mills, $50 each.
Henson’s annual Turtle Race was held Saturday afternoon. There were altogether 146 participants, which was down from the 173 terrapin handlers last year.
The winners were Tucker Putnam for the 0-4 division, Laityn Hanks for the 5-8 division, Brylie Gage for the 9-14 division, and Robbin Hanks for the adult division. Each child division winner received $50 in prizes.
Two tornadoes developed from a storm near the Goodnight and Ashtola communities late Saturday night, June 22, causing considerable damage to the McAnear farm.
The National Weather Service reported that its survey crew rated both twisters as EF-0 storms, the first of which developed about 10:43 p.m. south of US 287 and damaged a center pivot system and one home before dissipating.
The second tornado then damaged the roof of a cabin, a power pole, a corn field, and another center pivot system north of the highway. A trailer was also put thrown through a well in that storm.
Walker McAnear said the damage to his family’s farm is probably between $125,000 and $150,000 with the equipment damage being covered by insurance. A corn field damaged by the storm may recover, he said.
“Getting our well back going is our biggest concern,” McAnear said Tuesday.
Clarendon College has been placed on Warning for 12 months by its accrediting agency, and a special committee will conduct an on-site evaluation of the college following a review of a complaint made against the CC Board of Regents.
The Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) met on June 13 and determined that CC had “failed to demonstrate compliance” with a core requirement and three standards set by the agency relating to governance by the regents, according to a public report on the commission’s website.
The agency said the rules in question expect the college to: “(1) Have a governing board that is not controlled by a minority of board members or by organizations or institutions separate from it; (2) Have a governing board to ensure a clear and appropriate distinction between the policy-making function of the board and the responsibility of the administration and faculty to administer and implement policy; and (3) The institution’s governing board defines and addresses potential conflict of interest for its members.”
While the warning arose from issues of governance, the special committee will look at CC’s compliance with all the standards of SACSCOC.
“SACSCOC accreditation includes all components of the institution – all programs, branch campuses, off-campus sites, and distance learning programs as reported to SACSCOC; thus, the Warning status applies to the entire institution,” the commission’s website reports.
The review is to be completed before the SACSCOC board meets in June 2020. At that time, the agency’s board will pursue one of the following options: “(1) Remove the institution from Warning without an additional report; (2) Remove the institution from Warning and request a Fifth Year Follow-Up Report, (3) Continue the institution on Warning, request a monitoring report, with or without authorizing a Special Committee visit; (4) Place the institution on Probation, request a monitoring report, and authorize a Special Committee visit; and (5) Remove the institution from membership for failure to comply with the standards.”
CC President Robert Riza was in Austin this week, attending meetings at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and was unavailable for comment about the SACSCOC action.
SACSCOC notified the college in February that a complaint had been filed against CC’s Board of Regents stating that the board had repeatedly violated state law and college policy and that members of the board had “harassed college employees who were trying to uphold the law and institutional policy.”
The complaint and SACSCOC’s response came after almost two years of rising tensions between Regents Jerry Woodard and Darlene Spier and members of the college administration. In April, those tensions came to a head when the CC board voted down a motion to extend Riza’s contract, which prompted the resignation of Regent Jack Moreman.
A month later, Dr. Belle Wheelan, the president and CEO of SACSCOC, traveled to Clarendon to address the board in person and to define the role of the accrediting body, the necessity of accreditation, and particularly SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation as they apply to the Board of Regents.
Make your plans now to enjoy the 142nd annual Saints’ Roost Celebration on July 4, 5, and 6 in Clarendon.
The Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association will the festivities with a July Fourth Junior Rodeo. Junior team entries are $125 each and can be made by calling 806-679-2738.
The celebration gets under full steam on Friday, July 5, with merchant sales and the annual Depression Luncheon at the Downtown Ministry Center from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost for the beans and cornbread meal is 25 cents. That night, the COEA Ranch Rodeo opens at 7:30 at the COEA Arena followed by a dance at 9 p.m. featuring the music of Rhett Uhland opening for Mitchell Ford & The Volunteers.
The big day will be Saturday, July 6, beginning with the Arts & Craft Fair on the square at 9 a.m. sponsored by the Donley County 4H. Booths are $25 each and should be reserved through the Donley County 4H by calling 806-874-2141.
The Chamber of Commerce’s Old Settlers Reunion and the Kids’ Bicycle & Tricycle Parade also begin at 9 a.m. The Kids’ Parade will line up and register at 8:30 at Keith Floyd’s shop at Third and Sully. Ed Montana will provide music and serve as master of ceremonies on the square.
Line up for the Herring Bank Parade will also start at 9 a.m. on Sixth Street north of Prospect Park. At 10:00, the parade will then take its usual route – north on Kearney to Third Street, west on Third to Sully, south in front of the Courthouse, and then wind back to the ball parks.
The Herring Bank Parade features $850 in cash prizes with $200 available for the best float, $100 for the best car or truck entry, $100 for the best animal or riding unit, $100 for the best tractor or farm equipment entry, and $100 for the best “other” entry.
From those first place winners, judges will select a Grand Prize winner who will receive an additional $250. Pre-registration is required for entrants to be judged for the prize money, and entry forms are due in the Visitor Center by 5 p.m. on June 28. Entry forms are available at the Visitor Center and in this week’s Enterprise.
The Al Morrah Shrine Club barbecue will follow the parade at about 11 a.m. Tickets are $12 each and will be available at the Visitor Center and the Enterprise.
The Lions Club Cow Patty Bingo will follow the barbecue. Parade winners will be announced at 1 p.m. The Henson’s Turtle Race will then take place at 1:30 p.m. And the Ranch Rodeo will close out the day at the COEA Arena beginning at 7:30 p.m. with the dance to follow with Luke Koepke providing the music.
Also happening during the celebration weekend, the Whistle-Stop will have its monthly trade days Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the former Chamberlain Motor Company property. The Whistle-Stop features more than 100 vendors as well as live music, food, and fun for the entire family.
For more information about the celebration, contact the Visitor Center at 806-874-2421.
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