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Swisher County News
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Kit Carson coming to the Museum
Mobile Blood Drive May 17th in HS parking lot.
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KIT CARSON
FIRST BATTLE
ADOBE WALLS
A TALE OF TWO JOURNEYS
ALVIN R. LYNN
Foreword by J. Brett Cruze
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May 18th is Elementary Awards in HS
Auditorium
8th Parent Meeting for 4 year Plans is May 12th
at 7:00 p.m.
and Sheila Via, Linda and Paul
Swanson, Mary and Tom Gar-
rison, Cleta Stratton and her
friend Mary from Amarillo,
Ed and Syb Workman, Virgie
Webb, Ernie and Marianna Mc-
Gaughy, Carol and Gene King,
Mary Del Toles, June Ruland,
Joyce Childers, Linda Gales
and Jeannett Herring. The pro-
gram was a walk through mu-
sic beginning in 1950 through
1980. Next year’s performanc-
es are on sale now and we have
4 excellent programs coming
to Plainview. If you are inter-
ested in tickets, please contact
me or Linda Gales. We can tell
you who will be coming.
I hope that all of you have a
great week.
seat. Passengers in the back
seat who use lap and shoulder
belts are 44 percent more likely
to survive in a crash than unre-
ed drivers and adult passengers
can face fines and court costs of
up to $200. Children younger
cars, and 73 percent more like-
ly to survive in passenger vans
and SUVs.
Here’s another good reason to
It’s just a thought...
by Larry Mills
How Much Are You
Tor God so loved the world
(you and me) that he gave (as a
He has a lifelong passion for
archeology and history and
now serves as steward for the
Texas Historical Commission.
Lynn will be telling you
about his adventure walking
along the same trails as the
American Indians, the ear-
ly American Pioneers and
Wild West Heroes. He will
be bringing artifacts found on
these sites and discussing the
historical First Battle of Ado-
be Walls. The interesting fact
about the Adobe Walls Battle
is that it happened in the Pan-
handle along the Canadian Riv-
er NE of present day Stinnet in
Hutchison County. Don’t miss
this opportunity to hear about
the historic battle and the con-
flict between the Indian Tribes
and the American Army. Get
your tickets at the museum
Tues-Thurs from 9-4 or call
806-995-2819. Tickets can be
purchased at the door.
By Sally Murrell
If you like stories about the
old west complete with Indi-
an battles and heroes from the
past like Kit Carson come to
“Meet the Author Night” fea-
turing Alvin Lynn. This event
is sponsored by the Swisher
County Museum and will be
Saturday, May 21st from 6-8
in basement of the Swisher
Memorial Building. Drinks
and dessert will be provided;
cost is $10 per person.
Lynn is the author of “Kit
Carson and the First Battle of
Adobe Walls”. Alvin Lynn
grew up on a farm along the
Pease River in Motley County.
The Pease River is the site of
much history including the res-
cue of white captive Cynthia
Ann Parker mother of Quanah
Parker by the Texas Rangers
(from her perspective capture).
He is a retired social studies
and science teacher and coach.
What Takes Only 3 Seconds And Can
Save Your Life?
By Jason Stone
Baccalaureate is a word that
goes unused in our modem cul-
ture. In the not-so-distant past,
it seemed like everyone knew
what Baccalaureate was. But
culture has changed, and has
lost something in the aftermath.
Baccalaureate is a joint worship
service crossing denominational
lines that honors God in worship
and prayer, provides a message
from God’s Word that is aimed
at seniors graduating from High
School, and invites the commu-
nity to participate.
The Swisher County Minis-
terial Alliance (SCMA), for the
past three years, has been try-
ing to reinstitute the tradition of
Baccalaureate in this communi-
ty. They want our graduating se-
niors to know that this commu-
nity cares for them, loves them,
and wants to pray over them
as they go forward after High
Tulia High School Kress’s Baseball Team Class AA Region
1 Baseball Bi-District Champions 2016
2016 is the first year the
Kress baseball team has made
it to playoffs in 8 years, and
it is their first time to win
Bi-District. “I’m looking for-
ward to the next step,” Shawn
Langston the baseball coach
and Athletic Director in Kress
said. “We are scrappy, we
work hard, and have good
team leadership. We have two
Junior pitchers, Jordan Reyes
and Adrian Gomez, and our
Seniors are Scott Bye and Jar-
en Ramirez.”
nomics and coaches football,
basketball and golf.
“The actual offense is im-
proper relationship between an
educator and a student,” Steve
Brush, the chief of police in
Tulia said. “There are several
elements to that offense that
have to be met, and we have
the evidence to meet those ele-
ments. In the penal code, it spe-
cifically states that they have to
engage in sexual contact, sexu-
al intercourse or deviate sexual
intercourse.”
The investigation is ongoing.
whosoever believes in Him will
not perish, but have eternal life.”
Why not be in the church of
your choice this coming Lord’s
day and learn more about your
worth to God.
From my heart to yours,
Bro. Larry
UM
reports that last year, 40 percent for drivers and occupants not
wearing seat belts — including
being thrown from the vehicle,
or even death.
Unbuckled passengers can
also be deadly to others in the
vehicle. Most people are not
aware of the dangers posed by
have been tired this week. We
went to Ava’s end of the year
performance at her school on
Monday night and then start-
ed home at 9 o’clock. We both
had appointments on Tuesday,
and needed to be back. Getting
home at 3 in the morning is not
a habit I want to start! The pro-
gram was great though and we
were glad to see it.
On Tuesday, we went to Pla-
inview Community Concerts.
The program was really good
and several from Tulia attend-
ed. Those we saw were, Judine
Wilks, Peggie Bush, LaNelle
Montague, Wanda Shackel-
ford, Virginia Watson, LaVeda
McCracken, Sheran and Chick
Childress. Mary Mila,, Ronnie
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Right to Left: Head Coach Shawn Langston, DJ Martinez, Trey Gonzales, Jaison Gomez,
Ben Briones, Keirston DeGraff, Sal Briones, Scott Bye, Jaren Ramirez, Luis Navarro,
Adrian Gomez, Jordan Reyes, Bryant Amador, Jesse Munoz III, Coach Santana Soliz.
Worth?
I came across a story by Paul
Harvey as told by Christian co-
median Dr. Dennis Swanberg.
A young rookie lawyer was
setting up his new office while
waiting on his first client. When
he heard the outer door open,
he quickly picked up the phone
and started to sound very busy.
As the man entered the office,
the young lawyer picked up
the phone and said, “Bill, I’m
to New York on the Mitchell
Brothers thing; it looks like it is
going to be a biggie. Also, we
will need to bring in Carl from
Houston on the Cimarron Case.
By the way, Al Cunningham and
Pete Finch want to come in with
me as partners. Bill, you will
have to excuse me, somebody
Baccalaureate
Fundraiser to benefit
Covenant Flosmtab Fbainview VoCunteers
Luxury Linen Sale
1800 Thread Count Sheet Sets
Do not fade, shrink, wrinkle or “get little pills or beads”
Choice of 24 beautiful colors
• Tues., May 17, 2016 7am to 6pm
• Weds., May 18, 2016 7am to 2pm
• Located: Main Entrance, Covenant Hospital
J 2601 Dimmitt Rd., Plainview, Texas
them to a bright future.
The Baccalaureate Service
will be held in the High School
Auditorium this year on Wednes-
day, May 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
The SCMA is inviting the whole
community to come participate
in worshiping God and honor-
ing these young men and wom-
en who are graduating. This
year the SCMA has invited Mr.
William Fifer to be the speak-
er, honoring the request of the
senior class of 2016 who chose
him. Mr. Fifer is the pastor of
Holy Trinity Church of God in
Christ in Amarillo, and music
will be led by the band and choir
that leads worship there. Please
come to this wonderful service
and worship our God together
over our Seniors of 2016!
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just came in.” He hung up the
phone and turned to the man
who had just entered and said,
“How may I help you?” The man
said, “I am here to hook up the By Calley Runnels
phone!” Buckle Up - Time for ‘Click
We do not have to exaggerate It or Ticket’ Campaign, May
our supposed talents or abilities 23-June 5
to be accepted by Jesus. He Taking those few seconds
loves us anyhow. John 3:16 says to buckle your seat belt is the
a^a most important step you can
take to protect yourself in a
gift) His only begotten son, that crash. Fortunately, most Tex-
ans now buckle up, but some
groups of motorists continue
not taking the message to heart
and not consistently using their
seat belts. The demographic of
motorist most likely to be un-
restrained are men and young
adults, especially pickup truck
drivers and passengers. Accord-
ing to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
School. It is a time of encourag- (NHTSA), nearly 50 percent
ing our seniors to seek the Lord of people killed in crashes na-
with the rest of their lives, and to tionally are unrestrained, which
acknowledge His role in leading gOes up to 61 percent for pick-
up truck occupants. The Texas
Department of Transportation
of those killed in Texas crashes
were found to be unrestrained.
According to NHTSA, in 2015
alone, seat belts prevented 370
fatalities and 6,652 serious
injuries in Texas. When the
“Click It or Ticket” campaign
began in 2002, just 76 percent unbuckled backseat passengers,
of Texans used seat belts. To- In a crash, they can become pro-
day, more than 90 percent of jectiles that are tossed around
Texans buckle up. inside the vehicle, often injur-
After many years of having ing or killing those in the front
seat belts as a standard part in
vehicles, it would seem that
buckling your seat belt before
driving off would be second
nature. However, pickup truck strained occupants in passenger
drivers and their passengers de-
pend on their larger size vehi-
cle to protect them in a crash.
Yet, pickup trucks are twice as
likely to rollover as passenger buckle up: It’s the law! Unbelt-
cars. Due to pickup trucks’ ten-
dency to rollover in crashes, the
consequences are more severe
By Raylyn Bowers
Matthew Condran, a
25-year-old first year teacher
at Tulia High School was ar-
rested on Wednesday, April
27. Condran was booked into
Swisher County jail on an im-
proper relationship between an
educator and a student charge,
a second-degree felony. Con-
dran could spend 2 to 20 years
in jail and have to pay up to a
$10,000 fine.
According to Tulia School
District’s website, Condran
teaches government and eco-
jeannett’s vignettes
By Jeannett Herring
There has been a lot hap-
pening for me the past few
weeks. I have been to two tee
ball games in Shallowater. The
little boys are really improv-
ing, and Saturday they had
a big win. Their dad was the
pitcher and he was so excited
that the boys had a hit off his
pitching. One of them forgot
to touch home and was disap-
pointed to be tagged out. (He
will not forget to tag the base
next time.) Gigi got to go to the
game on Saturday and then we
had a wonderful lunch cooked
by Jeremy and Kim. Jeremy is
getting to be quite the expert at
smoking brisket. Mother and I
had just returned last Monday
night from Dallas, and so we
than 8-years-old must be in a
child safety seat or booster seat
unless they are taller than 4 feet
9 inches. Fines issued to driv-
ers for unrestrained children in
their vehicle can be as high as
$250, plus court costs.
Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-
sion Service in Swisher County
reminds drivers that the “Click
It or Ticket” campaign this year
is scheduled for May 23-June 5,
which includes Memorial Day
weekend. During this time, ex-
tra law enforcement will be on
the road enforcing the seat belt
and child restraint laws in an ef-
fort to save lives. Those officers
are not out to write tickets, but
instead want to help prevent the
needless tragedy from motor
vehicle accidents. Remember
to buckle up and save your life
— not just during “Click It or
Ticket,” but every day of the
year!
Coming up...
Kindergarten Graduation is Tuesday, May 17th
at 5:30 in HS Auditorium.
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The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 2016, newspaper, May 12, 2016; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1318889/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.