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Attendance down at third Blowout
The level of entertainment was high but the crowd was thinner at the third annual Saints’ Roost Buck’N Blowout Rodeo last Saturday at the Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association’s Arena.
Estimates put this year’s audience at about 748. That’s down from over 1,500 last year, but organizers are optimistic they will break even.
Colt Bruce of Snyder, Texas, holds on tight during the third annual Buck’N Blowout Rodeo Saturday. Enterprise Photo / Roger Estlack“There were a lot less people than last year,” said co-organizer Heather King.
“We didn’t do as much advertising, and our TV advertising started late.”
Last year’s event also featured country music legend Gene Watson, who drew many people to the event, compared to the lesser known country band, Agave Posse, that performed this year.
King said the rodeo’s board would meet in three weeks after all sponsorships come in to discuss next year’s rodeo.
A total of 540 people ate at the barbecue before the rodeo compared to 710 last year.
The number of contestants was also down this year. There were six bareback riders, 16 saddle bronc riders, seven double mugging teams, and eight bull riders, who each rode twice.
Official results were as follows:
Bare Back Riding: 1st, Lucas Ruprcht; and 2nd, Jace Daly.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1st, Justin Bell; 2nd, Jake Halverson; and 3rd, Cory Gray.
Double Muggin: 1st, Robert and Rooster Hodges; and 2nd, Randy Crump and Bob Spillers.
Bull Riding: 1st, Jake Nelson; and 2nd, Austin Botwell.
In the junior events, Clint Franks was first in Steer Riding, and Dalton Benson won the bike from the Pig Scramble.
Broncos dominate Longhorns
Senior Mike Crump racked up 157 yards rushing and three touchdowns to lead the Broncos’ in their scoring frenzy. Crump scored from 48 yards out in the first period and added an eleven-yard run in the third. His biggest run into the endzone came in the final period on a 62-yard run.
Johnny Gaines, who rushed for 98 yards, added a touchdown and scored six on a punt return in the first quarter of play.
Chris Crump scored on a 16-yard run, and Wes Williams took it in from 42 yards out to round out the scoring. Williams finished with 84 yards, and Chris Crump added 48 yards in the win.
According to head coach Gary Jack, the Broncos’ did not throw the ball a whole lot, but were able to succeed on the ground.
Defensively, the Broncos were on their game and Jack credited Mike and Chris Crump, Wes Williams, Johnny Gaines, Bradley Watson, and Jayson and Jacob Pigg on a great night.
Overall, Jack was happy to get the win.
“We got up pretty quick on them,” Jack said. “But we let them have a touchdown in the first quarter. We weren’t as sharp as we should have been, but we did a lot of good things. We need to clean up a few things in practice this week.”
Jack feels the Broncos will learn from their mistakes and keep going as they prepare for Wheeler Friday night.
“Wheeler always plays hard,” Jack said.
The Broncos will take on Wheeler at home Friday, September 10, before beginning a long, three-game stint on the road.
Kickoff is at 7:30 pm at Bronco Stadium.
Clyde Irwin “Clydie” Price, Jr.
Clyde Irwin “Clydie” Price, Jr. passed away on September 5, 2010, at Amarillo, Texas, with family members and long-time caregivers at his bedside.
Services will be Saturday, September 11, 2010, at 2 p.m. in St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Clarendon with Rev. Jim Aveni, Vicar, officiating.
Interment with Masonic Rites will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Clyde Price was born June 15, 1932, to Clyde I. Price and Anne Myra Bennett Price. Price was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jerry Bennett Price.
Price, a native of Donley County, worked in his youth for his father at the Clarendon Press and, during his teen years, he was a projectionist for the Pastime and Mulkey theaters.
He was a graduate of Clarendon High School and Clarendon College and attended West Texas State University. Clyde was a member of Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Clarendon.
Clyde served as a Boy Scout leader in Clarendon and in Tappahannock, Virginia, while stationed there in the Army.
Clyde helped broaden the horizons of many Scouts by taking them to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, the National Jamboree in Irvine, Calif., and several trips to the Charles Summers Wilderness Canoe Base in Ely, Minnesota, not to mention Camp Kiowa in Canadian, and many weekend camping trips to Troublesome Canyon. Scouts also enjoyed trips with Clyde to the Texas-OU football games, the State Fair of Texas and to New York City.
Clyde was awarded the Silver Beaver Award by the Boy Scouts of America for his long-time dedication and service to Scouts and Scouting.
Upon discharge from the United States Army, Clyde returned home and began working as the office manager for Emmett O. Simmons Insurance Agency and served his community by being a volunteer fireman, later becoming the Fire Marshall.
He was elected to the Board of Regents of Clarendon College, and to the Board of Aldermen for the City of Clarendon. He also served as executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, was a member of the Clarendon Lions Club, and was a 50-year member of the Clarendon Masonic Lodge. Clyde was chosen as Pioneer Man of the Year by the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce in 2007.
Clyde worked at Pantex and, upon retirement, continued working as a dispatcher and jailer for the Donley County Sheriff’s Department.
Recent years found Clyde living at the Community Care Center in Clarendon where he was chosen as leader of the residents’ council.
Price is survived by his brother, Kenneth Price and wife, Pamela of Azle; his nephews, Gary Price of San Antonio, Neal Price and wife Amanda of Justin, and Matt Price and wife, Colleen of Dallas; nieces Angie Price of Fort Worth, and Sasha Koziak of Los Angeles, Calif.; and great-nieces and great-nephews Ella and Anne Price, Ryan and Noah Price, and Valantyn and Bennett Koziak.
Mamie Cross
Mamie Cross, age 96, died September 4, 2010.
Funeral services were Monday, September 6, 2010, at the Robison Chapel of the Plains at First Christian Church, 3001 Wolflin Avenue, in Amarillo. Graveside services followed in Citizens’ Cemetery in Clarendon with arrangements by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home of Amarillo.
Mrs. Cross was born February 14, 1914, in Comanche County, Texas, to DeWitt Talmadge Smallwood and Bell Davis Smallwood. At the age of 10 she moved with her family to Donley County. She graduated from Clarendon High School in 1932 and attended West Texas State Teachers College. In 1942, She married William Marion Cross III. They resided in Clarendon after Marion returned from WW II. In 1956 they moved to Childress and in 1967 to Denton. When declining health necessitated, she moved from Denton to Amarillo in 2000 to be near family.
Mamie was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a very independent woman who possessed many talents, including an amazing ability for gardening. Her Christian faith was her joy in life and comfort in death.
The family would like to express gratitude to the staff of Childers Place for the loving care Mamie received and to Hospice Care of the Southwest for their compassionate service.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Robinson and husband, Jack, of Amarillo; and a son, Bill Cross and wife, Kathy, of San Antonio; four grandchildren, Heather Booher of Williston, ND; William Cross of Devine; Josh Cross of Sabinal and Meagan Hale of Austin; and three great- grandchildren, Wesley Booher, Jackson Cross, and Livia Hale.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1989.
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Thornberry sounds alarm on expanding federal government
US Representative Mac Thornberry visited with folks from his hometown and sounded the alarm on a wide range of issues during a Republican gathering at the Bairfield Activity Center last Thursday.
Thornberry was introduced by his former speech teacher from Clarendon High School, Jean Stavenhagen, before he introduced other local Republicans who will appear on the November ballot. He encouraged his fellow candidates to listen to the citizens because it makes you “a better candidate and better office holder.”
He said he and his wife, Sally, had been visiting businesses in the 13th Congressional District learning about their concerns and then launched into a list of “spending and manipulation” the federal government has taken since February 2009, including: an $860 billion stimulus bill, new regulations on banks and credit cards, Cash For Clunkers, new hate crime legislation about sexual orientation, the health care bill, and the abolition of private student loans among others.
“The national debt is now $13.3 trillion and has gone up 25 percent since February 2009,” Thornberry said. “Your share is $119,914.”
Thornberry said Congress will not even try to pass a budget this year for the first since 1974.
“It’s no wonder people are frustrated, disgusted, and angry,” he said. “I’ve never seen so many people concerned with what’s going on, and that is the most hopeful thing that can happen because the strength of our country and our economy is in the people.”
The congressman also said he did not think the country could survive another two years of Nancy Pelosi and Democratic control without being “changed permanently for the worse.”
In response to a question from the Enterprise, Thornberry said House Republicans will be putting forth a positive agenda similar to the 1994 Contract with America that will likely focus on controlling spending, government reform, health care, and job creation.
Resident Newt Scott asked the congressman why he voted against the 2008 TARP bill and then voted for it. To which Thornberry said the bill was changed in the Senate to increase the amount bank deposits are guaranteed for and included a promise of buying mortgaged based assets with the first half of the money, but then the treasury secretary under President Bush did not do what he said he would.
Scott said he had looked at websites, such as govtrack.us and opensecrets.org, to prepare for Thursday’s meeting. “You are one of the cleanest legislators on there,” he said.
In response to other citizen’s questions on various issues, Thornberry said the First Amendment guarantees the right to lobby the government (petition for the redress of grievances); said the federal government will have to raise taxes or cut spending to fund Social Security in the future; said he favored some alternative to the “monstrosity” of the current tax code; and said he hoped it would not take a “terrible event” before the federal government takes border security issues seriously.
In closing, the congressman also encouraged his constituents to personally write, call, or e-mail his office and let him know their concerns to help him serve the district better.
Broncos fall short against New Deal
The Broncos put together a game plan Friday night at home that almost produced an upset. Their two-point season opener loss to New Deal could have easily gone either way.
One negative the Broncos faced was turnovers against the Lions.
“We had four turnovers in the game and you just can’t make that many mistakes against a good team. The interception in the fourth quarter was key.”
The deal-breaker came early in the fourth quarter right before the interception as the Broncos were moving the ball down the field to the end zone.
Only one offensive block away from making a great run for a much-needed touchdown, the Broncos were denied the six points. The succeeding gave New Deal the go ahead score with just ticks on the board.
The Broncos managed another seven points when Johnny Gaines ran it in from 10 yards out and added the bonus kick. But time was not on the Broncos’ side and they took the 21-23 loss.
Gaines was responsible for all three touchdowns on the night with an eight-, 33-, and 10-yard run. He also kicked all three extra points.
“Johnny had a great game for us on both sides of the ball,” Jack said.
Gaines also added 70 yards rushing and several yards passing. He racked up 20 tackles and one interception on the night as well.
Mike Crump added 17 tackles, and Bradley Watson played good defense according to Jack.
Brayden Phillips caught the ball well and Wes Williams played well both offensively and defensively.
“Our offensive and defensive line did a good job,” Jack said. “I was pleased with the team’s effort and intensity.”
It looked as though the Broncos would upset the number six ranked Lions as they held a 7-3 lead at the break.
Jack feels the Broncos and Lions could see each other again down the road.
“We need to correct a few things, but we feel we’re on track and on target to play them again. We’re a better team for playing a team like that.”
The Broncos will take on Vega on the road Friday, September 3, at 7:30 pm.
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