Roger Estlack

Voters will go to the polls this Saturday, May 4, to decide elections in Howardwick, Clarendon, and the Clarendon school district.

Howardwick will select a new mayor as four people seek to succeed Mayor Greta Byars, who is not seeking re-election. Those candidates are Alderman Brice Hawley, Tony Clemishire, Coy Cooper, and Jeramy “J.D.” Kindle.

Also on the Howardwick ballot, five people are running for two positions on the city council. Alderman Johnny Floyd is joined on the ballot by Beverly McCaskill, Erica Mills, Tammy Jordan, and Jerry Mullanax.

Four candidates are seeking three positions on the Clarendon CISD Board of Trustees. Incumbents Robin Ellis, Chuck Robertson, and Will Thompson are joined on the ballot by challenger Zack Robinson. The top three candidates will be elected to that board.

Clarendon citizens have no candidates to choose from but are being asked to decide a sales tax question. If voters give their approval, the ballot measure would eliminate the city’s current 0.5 percent sales tax that is dedicated to property tax reduction and replace that with a 0.25 percent sales tax going exclusively to street maintenance and 0.25 percent sales tax going to the city’s general revenue. The city’s overall sales tax rate of 2.0 percent will not change regardless of the election’s outcome. The property tax reduction sales tax revenue, which amounts to about $100,000 per year, currently results in lowering the city’s ad valorem rate by about 20 cents per $100.

Clarendon and public school voters will cast ballots at the Donley County Courthouse Annex, and Howardwick citizens will vote at their City Hall. Polling will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Hedley High School has announced Jayden Lambert and Kasie Hinton as its top students for the Class of 2019.

Both girls will be recognized during commencement activities at Hedley High School at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 25.

The Valedictorian is Jayden Grace Lambert, who has an average of 95.125 or a GPA of 3.887. She is the daughter of Ronnie and Cindy Lambert. She has played varsity basketball for four years and was awarded All-District honorable mention the last three years, Offensive MVP for two years, and Academic All-District. She has been co-captain of the basketball team for two years.

Lambert advanced to regionals two years in cross country, she advanced to regionals in track for 4 years and has been a regional finalist in the 300-meter hurdles for 2 years. She has been a cheerleader for three years. She advanced to regionals in number sense her Junior year. She is the president of National Honor Society and her Senior class. Lambert will attend Clarendon College in the fall, where she has completed twenty-six dual credit hours.

Kasie Nicole Hinton is this year’s Salutatorian with an average of 94.946 or a GPA of 3.887. She is the daughter of James and Samantha Hinton. She participated in both basketball and FFA for four years. She was involved in cross country, track, cheerleading, and NHS for two years. She competed in UIL for 3 years. She advanced to regionals for two of those years.

Hinton was co-captain of the cheerleading squad her senior year. Her sprint relay team advanced to regionals her Junior year and her 200m relay also advanced to regionals her senior year. She was awarded the Young Woman of the Year Award for 2018. She will have 26 hours of college credit whenever she graduates. Hinton has also been successful in her livestock showing career. After high school, Hinton plans on attending Clarendon College to receive her associate’s degree. Afterwards, she would like to further her education to receive a degree in business.

Mark your calendars for Clarendon’s 14th annual “Trash To Treasures” garage sale event, which will be held Saturday, June 1, this year.

The sign-up period is now open for garage sales in Hedley, Howardwick, and the surrounding area. Residents who wish to participate in this year’s “Trash To Treasures” are asked to come by the Enterprise before 5 p.m. on Friday, May 24, to sign up for the promotion.

For just $25, each household will get a 50-word advertisement in the Big-E Classifieds and the exclusive “Trash To Treasures” garage sale signs. In addition, the Enterprise will print a city map the week of the event indicating the location of each sale and will promote the citywide garage sale in area newspapers and with local radio ads.

“The more people who have garage sales during Trash To Treasures, the better everyone will do,” said Roger Estlack, publisher of The Clarendon Enterprise which sponsors the event. “Sign-up fees are what cover the cost of area advertising, so we can reach more people and have better attendance if we have a larger number of sales.”

For information, call 874-2259 or come by the Enterprise office at 105 S. Kearney.