The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1996 Page: 1 of 12
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Volume 70 Number 17
The Groom News, Carson County, Texas 79039
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Thursday, August 1, 1996
Groom Day ’96 Offers
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Ways "To Get Your Kicks"
Are you ready to "Get
Your Kicks at Groom Day
’96?" It is that time
already! All the action
began yesterday
(Wednesday) with a free
tennis clinic for 4th-8th
graders. Tracy Britten and
Shirley Fields hosted a 5th
and 6th grade Tennis match
that started at 1:00 p.m.
Today, Thursday will be
busy as churches and clubs
begin food preparation.
Junior High and High
School students begin their
■ tennis match at 9:00 a.m.
" Double and single matches
th will be played.
Take a deep breath and
get ready as activities pick
up speed on Friday with
Talented Sue Wills loans her skills to create an old fashioned
Mercantile Shop front in the window of the old store on Main
Street.
more food preparations
beginning at 9:00 a.m. as
well as the adult tennis
matches; with single,
doubles and mixed doubles.
Entry fee is $4.
At 6:00 p.m., the Groom
Coaches will host a Punt,
Pass, and Kick contest for
boys and girls from ages 6th
through 9th grade. No
entry fee or registration is
required. The event will be
held on the football field.
Immediately following this
event will be the traditional
children’s track meet. Kids
of all ages are invited to
participate. There again is
no entry fee or registration.
AT 7:30 p.m. the Groom
Chapter of Alpha Mu Xi
will host, in the auditorium,
a "Night of Music".
Musicians and vocalists from
the area will perform.
Donations will be accepted.
The sorority’s current
project is the downtown
gazebo. When finished, the
gazebo and surrounding
grounds will take on a mini-
park like quality, enhancing
the downtown area.
At 9:00 p.m. adult 3 on 3
basketball will begin in the
high school gym, under the
direction of Shirley Fields.
The fee is $25.00 per team.
During all of these
activities, the Groom Lion’s
Club will be serving sausage
sandwiches and drinks and
the Junior High School
Cheerleaders will be serving
ice cream bars. So if you
Letter To The Editor ..
Small Towns Big
miss supper or need a
snack, refreshments will be
on hand.
Get a good nights sleep
because the excitement
starts all over at 7:00 a.m.
on Saturday.
A fun walk begins at 7:00
a.m. with Tim Case in
charge. The fun walk is a
short two mile course
around town, that will begin
in front of the gym. A fee
of $7.00 will get you a great
T-Shirt and the opportunity
to visit with friends,
neighbors and visitors,
while you stroll through
Groom.
While you are on the fun
walk and other activities
during the day, be on the
look out for Flat Rocks! If
you find one, turn it over
and look to see if there is a
message or icon on it’s
Arnie Kuehler hitting the
jackpot at Stop N Shop.
He invested in a scratch-off
ticket and won $2,000.
Congrats Arnie!........
A flurry of activity at the
school, on Main Street, and
in the park getting ready for
Groom Day. .... ......
Ed Gray enjoying a
peaceful cup of coffee at
the Dairy Queen. .
Kent Watson taking his
dog for an early morning
stroll................
Mary Treadwell getting a
new hair style at Kathleen
Barkley’s salon..........
Barney Davis coming to
give notice of the 1937 class
reunion. ..............
See Groom Day, pg. 12
Glenna Reed finding a
lost dog and Rene Ann
Chavedo looking for the
same dog, happy ending. . .
OMMUNITY CALENDAR
Hearts
On Friday, July
something happened
which seemed
19,
in
very
traumatic for me and my
family. Since the event it
has made me re-realize and
re-appreciate small towns
and small town people with
big hearts.
It has
Juandell Ritter, Shirley Fields, Evelyn Ollinger and Dorthy Clark put the finishing touches on
the new mural downtown.
2 Inches Of Rain Falls In Groom
The City of Groom was
treated to an old-fashioned
gully-washer Monday
evening. Rain gauges all
over town reported
anywhere from 1.75 to 2.25
inches of rain that fell in a
45 to 1 % hour period.
Hail also pummeled parts
of Groom ranging in the
pea to marble sized variety.
For the most part, the rain
fell with little wind.
Bar ditches all over town
received a thorough washing
out. Al Homer killed four
skunks that washed out of
their hiding places in a
culvert near his home.
Water ran over the
ditches making streets turn
into rivers. In the "Groom
Creek" (the irrigation ditch
that winds through the east
side of town),
See Rain, pg. 2
reconfirmed my thoughts on
what living in a small
community really means,
and just how grateful we all
should be for our
community and surrounding
communities.
The ordeal started with
the conclusion of a Little
League baseball game
between Claude and White
Deer held in Groom. As
my five year old little girl,
Eleigha and I walked hand
and hand down the stairs, I
fell, causing her to take a
tremendous fall in which she
was knocked unconscious.
She hit her head hard and it
caused her nose to bleed.
This scared everyone that
witnessed the fall. I felt
very fortunate that Kayla
Wimberley and Karen Pope
were right there to advise
See Letter, pg. 6
Contact People For
Groom Day Events
Tennis
Shirley Fields, 248-7435
3 On 3 Basketball
Shirley Fields, 248-7435
Parade
Dondra Downs, 248-7947
Arts & Crafts Booth
Sandra Britten, 248-7226
Volleyball Tourney
Tim Case, 248-7290
Groom Day Roundup
Lonny Brown, 248-7310
Chili Cookoff
Ernie Blount, 248-7913
The Class of 1976 will meet
in the park on Saturday at
6:00 p.m. for their 20th
reunion.
1981 CLASS Reunion
will be in the Jerry Schaffer
SEE PAGE 12 of The
Groom/McLean News for
all the Groom ISD
Elementary School Supply
Lists.
CLASS OF ‘71 will meet
at Art & JoAnn Brittens on
Groom Day at 6:00 pm.
A DRIVER Safety course
will be held in Clarendon on
Saturday, August 10 and
Saturday, August 17. For
more information, please
contact Clarendon College
at (806) 874-3571.
WANTED
prizes for
Bingo.
ITEMS for
Groom Day
Contact Debbie
Anthony or bring items to
City HaD.
GROOM DAY T-SHIRTS
wiU be available on July
home, Saturday, August 3, 25th at Route 66 Gifts &
from 6 pm - 9 pm.
Be sure to turn in aU
your Groom Day visitors,
reunion notes, and prize
winning information to The
Groom News.
Curios. Contact Toni
Pavlovsky at 248-7565.
CLASS OF 1937 will
have their 59th reunion at
11:00 am in the Ag Room
at Groom ISD.
GIRLS PHYSICAL
Exams (Junior High and
High School) will be offered
at the Groom Clinic August
13 from 1pm - 4pm.
| TUESDAY PRICES
CRAIN CO.
WHEAT $450
MILO-$7.01
CORN $7.90
From 1.75" to 2.25"
Rain Reported This
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Burton, Donna & Joiner, Darlis. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1996, newspaper, August 1, 1996; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1706884/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.