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Donley 4-H members win at district
District One 4-H held its spring contest on the campus of WTAMU on Friday, April 22, and Donley 4-H had 21 members compete.
In the Horse Judging, the Senior Division team of Laney Gates, Brenna Ellis, Maloree Wann and Bryce Williams placed first overall and will advance to the State 4-H Roundup in College Station in June.
Brenna was also the Overall High Point Individual, second in the performance class, third in reasons and sixth in the halter class. Laney placed second in reasons and halter, seventh in performance and fourth overall. Maloree was first in halter and seventh overall while Bryce was ninth in reasons and 16th overall.
In the Intermediate Division, Gracie Ellis, Elliot Frausto, MaryJo Dushay and Whitney Williams made up the championship team with Elliot placing first in the halter and reasons classes, fourth in performance and second overall. Gracie placed second in the reasons class and seventh in halter and performance classes and was fifth overall. MaryJo was third overall while placing second in performance, sixth in halter and 12th in reasons. Whitney Williams placed fourth in halter, eight in reasons, 13th in performance and 12th overall while Makynna Williams competed as an individual and was 12th in performance and 13th in halter, reasons and overall.
Kassie Askew and Emma Howard competed in the Junior Division placing second as a team. Kassie placed second in performance, third overall and in halter and seventh in reasons while Emma was fifth in performance and sixth in halter and overall.
In Livestock Judging, the Senior Division team of Calder Havens, Grant Haynes, Harrison Howard and Levi Gates placed eighth overall. The Intermediate Division team of Parker Haynes, Hayden Moore, Hudson Howard and Hunter Wann was the second place reasons team and placed ninth overall. Individually, Hudson placed fifth in reasons and 10th overall. Hunter was ninth in reasons, Parker 10th and Hayden 11th.
In the Share the Fun contest, Emily McCurdy won first in the Musical Instrument presentation.
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Hazel Monroe
Hazel Monroe, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother departed her life on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Clarendon, at the age of 89. She was born August 14, 1932, in Hockley Co. to the late George and Alice Hannegan.
Graveside services were held on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Citizen’s Cemetery in Clarendon with Mark Putman officiating.
Hazel married Everett “Curly” Monroe on May 13, 1950, in Clovis, New Mexico, then moved to Clarendon, Texas, in 1953 and raised their family. She and Curly loved to travel and go to casinos. She was known as “Ma Haz” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by two sons, Everett Monroe, Jr. and wife, Tonya, of Lubbock, and Roy Monroe of Clarendon; sister-in-law, Shauna Monroe Herbert and husband, Tim, of Hedley; two granddaughters, Dana Ford and husband, Mitch, of Panhandle, and Jennifer Kuehn and husband, Mike, of Lubbock; granddaughter-in-law, Courtney Monroe of Clarendon; four great grandchildren, Keslea and Kinlea Ford, and Dylan and Ashley Kuehn; and three sisters, Violet Warnix, Helen Nunn, and Jean Volini.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Everett “Curly” Monroe; son, Danny Monroe; and grandson, Dustin Monroe.
Hazel’s family would like to send a very special thank you to Nancy Owens and her staff, Caitlyn Burrow and Kindred Hospice, and Robertson Funeral Directors for the loving care that was given to Hazel while in their care.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest making a donation to the Parkinson Foundation.
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Polar Bear Plunge to be held May 7
Polar Bear Plunge to be held May 7
The Clarendon Lions Club has announced Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m. as the date and time for the second annual Polar Bear Plunge at the Clarendon Aquatics Center.
The event will be open to all comers for a donation of $10 to the club, and city officials promise the water is sufficiently frigid to be worthy of the event’s name.
Prizes will be awarded in several categories, including Best Costume, Biggest Splash, and Most Enthusiastic. Sign-ups will be available ahead of time at the Clarendon Visitor Center or at the gate the day of the event. All participants must sign a release to participate. Costumes and creativity are encouraged!
City, fire chief discuss downtown fire safety
The Clarendon City Council met with Fire Chief Jeremy Powell about fire safety in the historic downtown area during the regular city meeting last Thursday, April 14.
The meeting comes after a February fire that destroyed several historic buildings on the square in Memphis. Powell and city officials discussed what could be done to prevent such a disaster from happening here.
While no action was taken last week, the discussion centered on the possibility of encouraging downtown property owners to allow the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department to conduct a safety evaluation of their structures. The purpose of the evaluation would not be to find code violations or issue citations but rather to point out any potential fire hazards and also allow the department to become familiar with the layout of buildings should they ever need to access them in an emergency.
Powell noted that the former fire chief, the late Delbert Robertson, was familiar with the buildings downtown and knew, for example, which buildings have basements that could present a hazard to firemen. Firemen could not go in one building in Memphis, Powell said, because of a cistern under the building.
More discussions are expected on this issue in the future.
In other city business, proclamations were issued for the Clarendon Broncos’ Repeat Class 2A State Basketball Championship, for the community service efforts of Clarendon College in cleaning up the community, and for Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in April.
The council appointed Bunny Owens as the election judge and Annette Osburn as the alternate judge for the upcoming city election on May 7.
Hours for the Clarendon Aquatics Center were set for this season. The center will be open Sundays and Tuesday through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The council also set ten years old as the minimum age that children can swim at the center without an adult but said children will have to pass a swim test administered by the center.
City Administrator David Dockery, as part of his monthly report, gave the council notice that he plans to retire on or about April 5, 2023, in order to give officials time to find a suitable replacement.
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