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STAMPORD AMERICAN
“Your Hometown Newspaper"
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Leader Vol. 103, No. 8 American Vol. 85. No. 27
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A resident at Sagebrush Living Center hugs cheerleader M'Kenzie Patton after a pep rally held
for the residents and employees last Friday. Sagebrush residents also participated in a dance
competition to the Twist. Photo by Becky Alambar
Bulldogs share District 5-AA
lead after Victory over Wolves
Jennifer Craig
It wasn’t a perfect game:
there were too many penalties
for that (9-83). But the victory
hungry Stamford Bulldog fans
savored (he 45-6 victory over
the Colorado City Wolves Fri-
day night nonetheless. The vic-
tory leaves the Dogs sitting atop
the District 5-AA standings
with a 2-0 mark along with the
Haskell Indians. The tie will be
broken this week when the In-
dians come into Bill Anderson
Stadium for a 7:30 battle.
After forcing a CCity punt to
open the game, the Bulldogs
used just six plays to cover.90
yards for the first score of the
night. The big play of the drive
was a 51 yard pass from Landon
Nauert to Dewayne Wesley.
Detrich Mays went the final six
yards for the touchdow n, A high
snap prevented a PAT kick so
the Dogs led 6-0 with 8:06 left
in the first quarter.
The Dogs hit the scoreboard
just eleven seconds latei follow -
mg Jared Dillard's recovery of
a mulled fair catch of the en
suing kickoff. Mavs made a
nice cut to find the route to the
end /one and added the run tin
two extra points. At 7:55 the
Bulldogs had a 14-0 lead
Stamford's defense again held
the Wolves without a fust dovv n
and started at the Bulldog 45. A
holding penalty set the Dogs
back to first and 20. Jeffrey
Lisle followed nice downfield
blocks after catching a pass
from Nauert but he was
stopped two yards short on
third and 14 The Wolves shut
down Mavs on fourth down to
end the drive.
The Bulldogs made quick
work of their next scoring drive.
taking two running plays in the
60 yard drive Jake Wedekmg
opened vv ith an eleven yard gal
lop then Mays worked his way
through defenders 49 yards tor
the touchdown. Michael
Vasque/ added the extra point
Colorado City came hack w ith
a 60 yard drive of it's own. Af-
ter a run anil pass attempt net-
ted zero yards Kolby Free
dropped back and found
Nathan Hawkins racing down
the sideline, Micah Stanley had
good coverage but the pass was
just a little better and Haw kins
found the end zone. Blue's de-
fenders got the hands up and
partially blocked the kick so the
score stood at 21-6.
The Bulldogs pounded out
yardage on their next drive. A
15 yard pass to Lisle converted
one third down and Wedeking
converted another after he was
stopped just short on second
down. Wesley popped for 25
yards to put’the ball at the CCity
32. Nauert called his ow n num-
ber for two yards and Mays got
the first down at the 22 w ith an
eight yard run. Nauert found
Jacob Wendeborn from there
and the senior receiver wove
through traffic to paydirt.
Vasque/ again added the PAT.
Blue's defense forced another
three and out from the Wolves
and started at the Stamford 40.
Once again a promising drive
was snuffed out by a penalty
when the Dogs were unable to
convert a third and 18. Colo-
rado City ran out the clock and
the two teams went to halftime
vv ith the v isiting Bulldogs hold-
ing a 28-6 lead.
The Bulldog defense had al-
lowed just one Inst down in the
entile first halt and would
match that effort in the second
half
When the second half started
it was business as usual for the
Stamford offense. Colorado
City attempted an onside kick
but Dillard recovered and gave
the Dogs possession on the
Wolve s 38 yard line. Mays
quickly ale up 13 yards. A pass
to Wendeborn picked up four
and Nauert kept for five more.
Wedeking made the third and
one a moot point as he scooted
all 16 yards into the end zone.
Vasque/' kick made it 35-6.
The Dogs forced another punt
but the snap was high and the
pressure was good, leading to
a block Miguel Sarmiento
continued on page 6
BIG COUNTRY ELECTRIC COOPOPEN HOUSE-OCTOBER 13
Big Country Electric Cooperative invites you to their Open House
on Friday October 13, 2000. Come and Go from 8 am-5 pm. Free
gifts for Members, brightly colored Safety Trick or Treat bags lor
the Kids. Refreshments will be served. Come join us in celebrating
Co-op month at one of our three offices located in Roby. Stamf ord
or Snyder.
ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB D1NNER-OCTOBER 13
The Athletic Booster Club will have their annual Salad & Casse-
role dinner on Friday October 13 bef ore the Stamford vs. Haskell
game from 5:30 - 7:00 pin. at the cafeteria.
NOAH PROJECT-NORTH MEETING-OCTOBER 13
The Noah Project-North Advisory Committee will meet Friday.
October 13. in the jury room of the Haskell County Courthouse at
noon. Please plan to attend if at all possible.
FRIENDS’ BENEFIT DINNER AND DANCE-X X IX )BER 21
Come out and en joy an evening of dinner and dancing al the T( 'R
Slab on Saturday. October 21. Donations vv ill be accepted to help
defray medical expenses of Gary Wimberly. I here will be live
country music, delicious food, a silent auction and fun lor the
entire family.
ROSY’S SILVER RESTAURANT NEW HOURS
Rosy's Silver Restaurant new hours 11 :(X)a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday-
Friday and Saturday 10:00a.m. - 4:(X)p.m Closed Sunday
ANNUALOLDGLORY LODGE SUPPER TICKETS FOR SALE
Tickets for the annual Old Glory Lodge sausage supper are now
Available. Anyone wanting tickets can call 325-576-3024. 325-773-
3134 940-989-2966.325-773-3060. or 325-773-2696. The supper will
be Saturday Oct. 28-06 from 5-7 pm and the dance w ill be f rom 8-12.
There will also be a work day at the hall October 24 at 8AM. All
lodge members who are able to come and help are asked to bring
Jtoes. rakes, and mowers.
SI AMEX )RD MEMORIAI. H( ISPITAL H< ISPIC E
BREAS’I ’CANCER AIR FRESHENER
'Stamford Memorial Hospital Hospice is displaying a tree of
remembrance in the foyer of the hospital. For a donation you can
purchase an air-freshener with a breast cancer ribbon in honor or
in memory of a loved one. Proceeds will benefit the Pink Ladies
Auxiliary. Contact any hospice staff for information or purchases.
Stamford Carnegie Library, One of Stamford Assets
H\ Callie Metier
On any given rainy afternoon
there is nothing better than a
good book W hether you are
caught up m a John Gresham
courtroom drama or a Nora
Roberts trilogy, books take you
to places that you would not
normally go: sailing on a boat
in the middle of (he Pacific
Ocean or sun bathing in the
Bahamas. When you do get a
hankering for a good read just
go to our local Carnegie Library ,
a place where the possibilities
and information are limitless.
The Stamford Carnegie Li-
brary which is located at 600
E. McHarg is one of only live
Carnegie libraries in the state of
Texas that still function as a li-
brary. In the early 1900's w hen
the town of Stamford was be-
ginning. the town fathers saw
the need tor community im-
provement in the form of a pub-
lic library Local citizens and
civic groups, such as the Stam-
ford Commercial Club, the
Stamford Library Association,
and the Pierian Club, helped ob-
tain a grant from Andrew
Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was
a self-educated, wealthy busi
nessman who had come from
humble beginnings to acquire
wealth through the steel works
and manufacturing industry.
Because of Carnegie's back-
ground. he had made it his hie s
work to establish 2,509 public
libraries across the United
States. Thirty-two of these li-
braries were in the state of
Texas. At the end of Carnegie's
campaign to improve America s
library system, half of the pub
lie libraries in the United States
were Carnegie libraries.
Carnegie granted the City of
Stamford $L5,(XX) in 1908 to
build a library and equip it w ith
"not less than 2.000
volumes.. to w hich the citizens
of Stamford and visitors to the
city may have free and uninter-
rupted access". Construction
began in January of 1910. and
the official opening was held
June 22, 1911. Now 95 years
later. Stamford's Carnegie Li-
brary is one ol only five
Carnegie libraries in the State
of Texas that still function as a
library.
The Carnegie Library is part
ol the Big Country Library Sys-
tem and has about 5.336 visi-
tors a year. From October 2005
- September 2006. the library
circulated 5,423 books.
The library is run by a library
board that meets .3 times a year
and consists of seven members
who serve three-year terms.
Current library board members
are: Earl Smith, Delores
Bearden. Bobbie Connelly,
Alminice Harrison, Carla Jones,
Jerry Terrell, and Board Chair,
Marianne Marugg. The library
is funded by the city, as well as
grants from foundations such
as The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
Stamford Librarian. Marge
Barnett, has been with the li-
brary for 13 years and has seen
it through many changes, such
as the conversion of the card
catalog to computer in 1999.
The library will be hosting a
book sale on October 28th from
10:00-4 :(M). Come by a visit
your library. Monday - Friday
from 12:30 to 6:00 PM.
Chamber Banquet is Next Week
The 9th Annual Chamber Ban-
quet and Silent Auction is only
a few days away. Tuesday.
October 17 beginning al 5:30
p.m.. Tickets may be pur-
chased in advance at the Cham-
ber Office or from a Chamber
Board member. Ticket pur
chases the night of the Banquet
will be limited, therefore, ad-
vance ticket purchases are rec-
ommended. The list of auction
items is increasing daily and
now includes a hot air balloon
ride for two by Johnny Lewis:
dinner tor two al Red Lobster
in Abilene; KVRPdonaled tick
els to the Tech vs. Baylor and
lech vs. OU football games, a
Texas Tech wall shelf and lad-
der shell from Stamford
Millworks; Texas flag flown
over the State Capitol from Sen
Robert Duncan; KVRP adver-
tising package: beauty products
f rom Scissor Tales; skin prod
nets including facialsand mani-
cures from Just Cuttin' Up;
computer repair services from
Michael Burfiend; splatterware
from Stamford Floral; Gem
Drilling donated 10 joints of 4"
drill pipe for construction pur-
poses: TCR general admission
tickets: U-Haul trailer rental
from Dan Cox Sales; stained
glass sign from Ekdahl Real
Estate; spinal treatment and
therapy from Rolling Plains
Chiropractic; cottonseed oil
from Farmers Coop; tanning
packages and lotion from Texas
Sun; subscriptions to the Stam-
ford American and the list grows
each day! Don't miss your
chance to attend this exciting
event, so purchase your tick-
ets in advance. For information,
contact the Chamber Office at
325-773-2411.
Chamber to host 4th Annual BBQ Cookoff
The Stamford Chamber of
Commerce will be hosting the
4"'Annual "Hell or High Water
BBQ for Bucks Cook-Off' on
October 20"' and 21", at the
Texas Cowboy Reunion
grounds in Stamford. Texas.
Cixikers will arrive and set up
on Friday the 20"' and the judg-
ing will begin al 11 :(X) a m on
Saturday the 21". Cash prizes
will be awarded to the top 5
places in each of the follow ing:
brisket, chicken, ribs and
beans.
"The first duty of a news-
paper is to be accurate. If
it be accurate, it follows
that it is fair. ”
Herbert Bayard Swope
This is a Lone Star Barbecue
Society sanctioned event, so top
meal finishers here will qualify
tor the National Championship
Barbecue Cook-Off held in
Meridian. Texas each August.
For additional information,
please contact Staci Robertson
at 325-773-2705.
Stamford American
introduces News Bee
ffv Callie Metier
The Stamford American is
happy to introduce a new addi-
tion to our paper. Bixik Bu//
Book Bu// is a national syndi-
cated column that has it roots
in the Newspapers in Education
program. Book Buzz features
News Bee. a bee that reviews
childrens booksand reports on
them. News Bee's purpose is
to encourage kids to read. Each
month News Bee covers three
books under a common theme.
One b<x>k is for young readers,
one for intermediate readers,
and one for older readers. All
News Bee fxxiks will be avail-
able at Stamford Carnegie Li-
brary to check out.
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