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Stenmark, McCrary Win
In Clifton ISD Election
City Council Members Retain Their Offices
By David Anderson
CUFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
CLIFTON — Incumbent Dawn
Stenmark of Laguna Park won reelec
don to the Clifton Independent
School District Board of Trustees Sat-
urday, garnering 217 votes. Don
McCrary of Clifton ousted incumbent
Sam Wells. McCrary picked up 185
votes, with Wells tallying 149. Rob-
ert Clark, Clifton, failed again to win
a seat on the school board, getting
just 118 votes.
Voter turnout was very light this
time around, according to school of-
ficials. February's school bond elec-
tion and last year's hotly contested
trustee election saw much larger
voter turnouts.
In Clifton, 280 persons cast ballots,
with 59 of those voting early. A total
of 41 persons voted at Laguna Park.
The Clifton ISD Board of Trustees
was to have canvassed the vote to-
tals at a called meeting Monday.
Clifton City Council
There were no surprises in dm Clif-
ton City Council races, except possi-
bly for the low voter turnout. Only
169 voters cast ballots in the dty elec-
tion, with 15 of those voting early.
Clifton Cit.
Council Races
Stenmark
McCrary
Clifton ISD Trustee Winners
Mayor Truman Blum retained his seat with 144
votes after running unopposed. Incumbent Aldermen
Joseph Fry (140 votes) and Walter May (136 votes)
were winners over Ann Calton, Clifton’s postmas-
ter. 1 i
Calton, who drew just 28 votes, realized halfway
through the race that her impending move just out-
side the dty limits would have disqualified her from
holding office. Calton then requested that citizens
not vote for her in the election.
The Council was to have canvassed the vote re-
sults Tuesday in a called meeting at City Hall.
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ARCING FLAME - Much to tlw surprise of the sixth-grade students watching the
demonstration, Johnny GaMutek (left) and Roger Mitchell (right) of Texas-New Mexico
Power Company,arced a flame off an aluminum ladder.
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TEXAS RANCHER PROGRAM - Talking of her experiences with the Texas Rangeii, Sgt. Christina Nix was
the guest speaker at Thursday's Loyalty Day observation at Clifton VFW Post 8553.
- St*M Photo By Carol Moulton
Loyalty Day Program At VFW
Highlights Law Enforcement
By Carol Moulton
FEATURES EDITOR
CUFTON — Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 8553 of Clifton observed
Loyalty Day on Thursday, May 1, serv-
ing approximately 100 persons with
dinner, and highlighting law enforce-
ment with guest speaker Texas Ranger
Christine Nix.
After an introduction by Post Com-
mander Calvert Bernhardt which high-
lighted Nix’s career in the military and
law enforcement, Nix spoke briefly
about her job with the Texas Rangers.
Bill Pailmeyer then spoke of the men
and women who serve the local com-
munity, both in law enforcement and
within the fire departments of Bosque
County, saying that the loyalty of these
men and women should be honored.
He then introduced the multitude of
folks on hand for the dinner, begin-
ning with the mayors of Clifton, Cran-
fills Gap, and Meridian. Others in at-
tendance induded District Attorney
BJ. Shepherd, District Clerk Sandra
Woosley, and County Clerk Jane
Staley, along with a member of her
staff, Irene Bridges.
Among the law enforcement person-
nel in attendance were: Justices of the
Peace Alvin James and Bennett Mor-
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Clifton Schools’ Band Concert, Dinner Thursday
CUFTON — Approximately 250
Clifton band students will gather at
The Armory Thursday, May 8, to per-
form their annual Spring Concert. A
dinner, catered by the Turkey Shop
from Abbott, will begin serving at 6
Sixth-Graders Participate In
Outdoors Educational Program
By Carol Moulton
FEATURE* EDITOR
MERIDIAN — Over 200 sixth-pde stu-
dents from every school district in Bosque
County partidpated in a special educational
program conducted by Bosque Soil and Wa-
ter Conservation District at Meridian State
Park on Thursday, May 1.
■ r The conservation education field day of-
fered 10 educational stations manned by a
variety of individuals. The stations induded
information on everything from alligators to
bugs, and from water safety to electridty.
I Kenneth Schrank, district conservationist,
; Said that the project has been in the planning
stages since last fall, and that the BSWCD had
received a lot of cooperation from everyone
involved—from the schools to the individu-
als partidpating in the programs.
lire 10 programs induded the following
topics offered by individuals representing
various offices:
• Soils: James Greenwade, of the Natural
Resource Conservation Service, spoke on dif-
ferent types of soils and the uses and areas
where they are found.
• Aquatic Insects: Joan Glass, of Texas
Parks and Wildlife, spoke about the many dif-
ferent aquatic insects, and offered a variety
Sa* SWCD PROGRAM, Page 7
Antique Car Club
Heading To Clifton
$aturday, May 31
CUFTON — An antique car dub with to 80 riders
witkupto 40 cars wijl parade into Clifton Saturday, may
31. The visit is planned for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in downtown
Ofiton. Each car was.raanufactured pre-1916.
Clifton merchants are gearing up for the horseless car-
riages’ arrival in town. A downtown sidewalk sale is set
fait day for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a coupon treasure
hunt planned for that same fane period.
Spedal movie showings are planned at the Cliftex The-
atre, and a drawing for a trip to San Antonio will be held
at Sp.m. that Saturday.
More details will be published in The Clifton Record as
the even: nears. Persons with questions can contact Scott
or Luann Sandahl at (817) 675-4690, or the Clifton Cham-
ber of Commerce office at 675-3720.
p.m., continuing until 7:15 p.m. Din-
ner tickets are $6 each.
“This will be my last concert as Clif-
ton High School Band director, so,
needless to say, this will be a very
special evening for me and my stu-
dents,” said Don Thoede, who is step-
ping down from his position.
“I have always wanted to end my
last concert with the playing of the
Carmen Dragon arrangement of
’America The Beautiful,’ and that is
what we will play to conclude the
evening,” Thoede said.
‘The concert is free to the public,
but in order for us to get a head count
for the caterer, we really want to en-
courage everyone to purchase tickets
in advance so the caterer will know
how much food to prepare,” said
Thoede. Those not purchasing dinner
tickets in advance cannot be guaran-
teed to be served a meal as a limited
amount of food will be prepared
based on advanced ticket sales.
The evening’s entertainment begins
with the CHS Stage Band performing
at 6:30 p.m., under the direction of
Thoede. The director has labeled this
year’s band as the best he has ever
had. Stage Band selections will in-
clude “Chattanooga Choo Choo,”
“Tuxedo Junction,” and the ever-
popular Glenn Miller tune, “In The
Mood.”
The sixth-grade band, under the
direction of Bryan Ferrell and
Thoede, will perform after the stage
band. Following that group will be
the seventh-grade band under the
direction of Keith Zuehlke.
The eighth-grade band, under the
direction of Ferrell, will play next. The
band recently received a first division
rating at the University Interscholas-
Plans Are Shaping Up For
Norwegian Independence Day
CES Field Day Held
THESE GIRLS LOOK DETERMINED toheipfaeir team win (hiring fat annual FMd Day
last Thursday. Elementary students competed in a variety of contests during the day.
- 9lt« FRoto By David Andwton
Youth Baseball Season Now Open...
, See This Week’s Schedule On Page 6
CLIFTON — Syttende Mai (pronounced SIT-in,-
a-MY), Norwegian Independence Day, will be cel-
ebrated in Clifton’s City Park on Saturday, May
17, from 2 to 7 p.m. The event is presented by the
Bosque County Chapter of the Norwegian Society
of Texas, in cooperation with the Cliftbn Volun-
teer Fire Department and the Clifton Chamber of
Commerce.
A picnic and program from 2 to 5 p.m. is free,
and the general public is invited to attend. A cat-
fish dinner, prepared by the Clifton VFD, will be
held fattevetfatg. Cost for the fish dinner is $5 in
advance or $6 at the door.
Leading the musteti entertainment in die after-
noon will be a young local rising star, Nancy Pitts,
a Clifton High School junior studying under Patsy
Squyres. Her first number will be “Kan Du Glemme
Camel Norge? (Can You Forget Norway?)." She
will follow with a couple of countty-and-westem
tunes in the veins of Faith Hill and LeAnn Rimes.
Other musical treats will include Rudolph Seljos
playing harmonica while his daughter Gailyn
Vokansek joins him singing. Garlon Allen will play
guitar while Irene Gustafson plays the accordion,
livening up the scene with a few polka tunes.
a finale, the Clifton High School Stage Band
will perform from 5 to 5:40 p.m., at the Gazebo in
City Park.
Tickets for the fish dinner can be purchased at
the Chamber office in downtown Clifton, or from
any Chiton VFD member. Local Norwegian Soci-
ety of Texas members available for more informa-
tion include Ruth Shipley at (817) 622-3395,
Geneva Finstad at 597-2453, or Frances Seljos at
675-3 64.
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tic league Concert and Sight-Readin§
Contest, the second year in a row for
the band to receive the rating.
The evening’s entertainment con-
cludes with the Clifton High School
Band, under the direction of Thoede.
Tickets are on sale now, and are
available through any Clifton High
School or Midcue School band stu-
Warning
Sirens To
Be Testi
By David Anderson
CUFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
CUFTON - City of Clifton officials
will perform a
test of the emer-
gency warning
sirens in the dty
on Thursday,
May 8. The test
is scheduled to begin around 12
noon.
Clifton Police Chief Rex Childress
stud tests like this are performed by
the dty periodically to insure prop-
erty operation of the sirens.
One siren is located at the west endj
of towi, near the Bosque County Con ~
servatory of Fine Arte. The other is
located at the feed mill in downtown
See SIRENS, Page 2
Clifton
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