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The Clifton Record
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
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Marc's
Remarks
By Marc Johnson
How ‘bout them “Cowboys”?
Bet be happier than a hog in a
waller. I shore hope they keep
doin’ good
cause this win
got her in a
purty good
mood. E^en
cooked me up
a mess of
cornbread in
her cast-iron
skillet. She just gits in a much
better mood all the way ‘round
when they win. She’d be a good
‘un to sit on the jury if they
bring that “Titan” to court what
stepped in the face of Gurode.
Just barely missed his eye.
Took 30 stitches to patch him
up. NFL did suspend him for
five games; without pay. That’s
purty stout but ain’t near what
Bet would have penalized him
by. She was hot! And she was
pleased that TO. done purty
good and didn’t act up none out
of place. He just may straighten
up and fly right if he learned
anything from them stunts he
usta pull fer some of the other
teams. Hope so.
Some of y’all probably re-
member me askin' several
times over past years wantin’ to
know “how come it seems that
San Augustine grass insists on
growin’ toward the side-walk
instead of back toward the
yard?” After all, the dirt out in
the yard would seem to hep it a
whole lot more better than the
dad-burn side-walk. Wouldn’t ya
think? Well, I finally found an
Aggie with what he is purty
shore the answer. Ya want to
know who he is? Well, it’s David
Winkler and he works for the
Bosque Co. Commissioners
since they supply the funding,
but he actually works for the
Texas Co-op Extension Service
as the County Extension Agent.
He works mostly with 4H clubs
and ag producers with informal
continuing education. By the
way, he graduated from A and
M with the class of ‘81. Here’s
the answer to my question; best
I remember it. He told me that
this grass needs three things.
It needs moisture, nutrients,
and light to survive. Now it’s
been havin’ a little trouble
gittin’ enough moisture here
lately and mebbe some of them
nutrients have been a little
scarce. But it’s headed toward
the concrete because it’s “got
the light". In other words, it’s
■ “lighter” than the dirt what’s
out there in the yard. Makes
sense to me, cause I ain’t had
nobody else offer any other an-
swer. If any y’all got what ya
think is a better answer; I’d be
shore ’nough glad to hear it.
And, I’ll pass it on to my friend,
David. Hopin’ to hear y’alls
comments soon.
We got a shore ‘nough “Hero”
here in the Gap. Knowing this
man, I’m purty shore he don’t
consider himself no “Hero”;
just a man doin’ what needed to
be done. Abraham, “Abe”
Martinez is this man. Sept., the
21st, the%bus he was driving
died and caught fire. He got it
stopped and immediately went
to the back of the bus where
Leslie Sims, a 9th-grader sat
strapped in her motorized
wheelchair. She had already
unstrapped herself and put her
arms out to Abe when he ap-
proached. He carried her safely
out of the burning bus. Abe no-
ticed a white piece of paper in
her hand but didn’t pay it no at-
tention. He just wanted to git
her outta there to safety. Jus-
tin Witte and Jesse Best re-
trieved the wheelchair and her
purse. Leslie and her belong-
ings were safe. The bus was a
total loss. Supt. Carla Sigler ar-
ranged for Abe to be at the pep
rally on Thursday and she pre-
sented him with a commenda-
tion for his bravery. She stated
that “your actions apd reaction
to the bus catching on fire prove
you put your students safety
and security above anything.
You are to be commended for
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The Clifton Record
By Our Staff And Our Readers
History of Bosque County
t County History:
When I first started writing
this column, “Looking Back-
ward to the Years 1870-1890,”
I planned to coverthe impor-
tant events in this time pe-
riod which changed the life
and times of the people of
Bosque County. I listed the
increase of population, the
coming of the railroads, and
the political battle of building
the new courthouse in 1886
as three events which would
be included in my writings. I
ended up writing about other
interesting subjects - includ-
ing the Civil War, Chisholm
TVail, Kimball, and life along
the Brazos.
My goal has been to write
about the people who were
involved in these historical
events - many whose names
have all but been forgotten. I
feel deeply about recognizing
the people who fought,
struggled, suffered hard-
ships, and served as leaders
in building our county from
an undeveloped region to the
progressive and beautiful
Bosque Bosque County of which
we' are so proud today (2006).
It is timely to write about the
political battle which took place
in 1886 over building a new
courthouse, for that court-
house, now 106 years old, is be-
ing restored to its original state.
Although the cost of restoration
has been many times more
costly than the $60,000.00 spent
in building the limestone court-
house in 1886, there has been
very little opposition or public-
ity as the restoration proceeds
slowly but surely in 2006.
To the citizens of Bosque
County, please remember that this
is your courthouse. Take an inter-
est and be proud of the beautiful
courthouse in Meridian.
It is fortunate that we have
an abundant amount of histori-
cal material from which to re-
search the story of building the
courthouse in 1886. Issdes of
the Bosque Citizen, a newspa-
• To ffie Years
1870-1890
per printed in 1886 in Merid-
ian, are available on micro-
film in the Bosque County
Collection. Although it is dif-
ficult to read the papers and
many issues are missing,
there is a great deal of infor-
mation about the pros and
cons of building the court-
house and an up-to-date ac-
count of the progress of the
construction of the limestone
structure. The Commission-
ers Court Minutes provide
facts for the researchers.
However, little has been writ-
ten about the lives men who
fought for building the court-
house and those who opposed
it. I hope to research and
write the history of these
men, as well as the architect
and contractor and perhaps
others.
Q&A
to your students”. Leslie has
shown some responsibility and
dedication as well. The white
paper she was clutching when
Abe carried her out was her
math homework. She dutifully
turned it in Thursday.
Now hear this! October the
16th is the start of “school bus
safety week” and Abe, and his
family, will be goin’ down to cir-
cus town (Austin) and he will be
presented an award by the
“Texas Dept, of Public Safety”
for his heroism in saving Leslie
Sims from a burning bus. I
think the much deserved award
will be presented by Gov.
(Goodhair) Perry. If ya happen
ito run into Abe; give him a pat
on the back for a job well-done.
Well, Katie Couric is now an-
chor for the CBS evening news.
Ratings went way up tor the
first few editions but I think
Submitted for your
bemusement and amuse-
ment, from a longtime mem-
ber of the Bosque County
Institute and Outreach Min-
istry of Deeply Intense
Thought and Semi-Factual
Information, Too-Much-
Time-On-Their-Hands Divi-
sion, a series of questions
that probably don’t really
need to be asked, much less
answered:
Q: Do female frogs croak?
Letters To
The Editor
To The Editor:
We enjoy our Clifton Cubs
football gdmes and support our
team. Of course a few more
wins this season would realty
be fulfilling for all the players,
students, and community.
Many of us have stadium
seats or cushions to rest our
buns on the metal bleacher
seats. This year I have noticed
a new type of stadium seat
which is a little larger than the
usual types. It looks comfort-
able as it has arm rests and a
pocket on the back for a blan-
ket, poncho, or extra cushion.
We have been told by some of
the owners of this type of chair
that an extra seat pad is almost
a must for comfort. The small
13 x 14 inch seats we have on
our 20 year old ones have a
much thicker padded and com-
fortable seat.
Since the metal stadium
bleachers are 9Vi inch wide and
the distance between each now
is I6V2 inches, the aforemen-
tioned new stadium seats ex-
tend over halfway between
rows. If children sit behind
these seats there is enough
room for them. However, there
is not enough room for adults
to sit without cramping up their
legs and feet.
If you have these newer sta-
dium chairs you might save
them for other venues. I’m won-
• dering if two or three rows of
these would make all uncom-
fortable.
Fye Dell,
Clifton
they sorta leveled out by now.
Most folks think she doin’ a
good job; even though it’s been
mostly the domain of men folks.
She is a purty woman but I’ve
heard some folks mention that
they wish she would do a little
something with her hair. What
ya reckon she’d look like if’n
she fixed her hair up “big”;
sorta lak Ann Richards was
sorta famous for. That’d be a
hoot. Mebbe she don’t need to
do nothing quite that drastic.
Stole another joke from
somewhere. Bum asked for two
dollars. The man replied, “if I
give you money , will you buy
booze?” The bum told him no.
“Will you gamble it away?”
Again, the bum told him no. Fi-
nally the man asked, “Then will
you come home with me so my
wife can see what happens to a
man who doesn’t drink or
gamble?”
Y’all noticed anything ‘bout
some kinda election fixin’ to
take place? Them sign makers
bound to ‘predate it. They
bound to have made a jillion of
‘em. Gap Chamber gonna have
a “meet the candidates” at the
next meetin’ on Oct. 12 down to
the community center at 6 p.m.
Goar Valley EEC Ladies gonna
put on the feed. There will be a
question, and hopefully, an an-
swer session at the end. Come
on down.
See ya next week,
More,
Marc at the Gap
Onward...
Thru The
FogjL;,
ebqibiHei
A: Yes, especially when
Jim Bob Doodle holds their
little heads under water
long enough.
Q. If you’re going to make
a parachute jump, at least
how high should you be?
A: Three days of steady
drinking and a couple of
doobies ought to suffice.
Q: You’ve been having
trouble going to sleep. Are
you probably a man or a
woman?
A: Not surprisingly, that
very question has kept Jim
Bob awake for many nights.
Q: Which of your five
senses tends to diminish as
you get older?
A: We’re not sure, but it is
either the sense of decency
or the sense of tactfulness.
Q: As you grow older, do
you tend to gesture more or
less with your hands while
talking?
A: Ask another “growing
old” question and you might
get a gesture you’ll never
forget.
Q: Why do Hell’s Angels
wear leather?
A: Because chiffon
wrinkles too easily.
Q: Jim Bob has just de-
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Deviled Eggs
My three favorite foods are
rare roast beef, liver and on-
ions, and deviled eggs. Most
people I’ve mentioned this to
disagree with the first two
choices but acknowledge the
third. At every church supper I
look down the serving table to
make sure that Frances Seljos
has brought a plate of her deli-
cious deviled eggs. I missed
this last church supper and the
following day after a knock on
the front door Frances ap-
peared with a plate of six dev-
iled eggs. She said she missed
us at supper the night before.
Expressing my thanks I took
the carefully wrapped deviled
eggs into the kitchen. I ate
three of them without delay and
decided to postpone finishing
‘my indulgence until the next
day. When that day arrived I un-
selfishly decided to share my
eggs with my wife. I did so. I got
two and she got one.
I’m not sure when I share my
like of deviled eggs with Mrs.
Seljos. But shortly after meet-
ing her and her late husband no
doubt the topic entered into our
conversation. I’ll never forget
tall Clyde Seljos, a real gentle-
man. When we first visited First
Presbyterian Church I noticed
that he was seated in the sec-
ond to last pew on the left. In
retrospect I’m sure this was
because at times he served as
an usher. I don’t remember the
circumstances but as I sat be-
hind him the first time I feel
sure I asked his permission to
do so commenting, “If I can
hide behind you as I nap dur-
ing the sermon the minister
won’t see me.” Little did I know
then that no one in that congre-
gation napped or dozed off dur-
ing Terri Matthews’ preaching.
She is a tremendous preacher
and I know she is currently do-
ing well in Arlington.
Cheers,
01’Norm
cided to grow strawberries.
Will he get any during the
first growing season?
A: Of course not. He’s too
busy growing strawberries.
Q: It is considered in bad
taste to discuss two subjects
at nudist camps. One is poli-
tics, what is the other?
A: Tape measures.
Q: When you pat a dog on
its head he will wag his tail.
What will a goose do?
A: Probably make him
bark.
Q: If you were pregnant
for two years, what would
you give birth to?
A: Who knows, but it prob-
ably won’t be afraid off the
dark.
Q: According to Ann
Landers, is there anything
wrong with getting into the
habit of kissing and hug-
ging a lot of people?
A: We’re not sure, but it
kept Jim Bob out of the
Army.
And you wonder why the
members of the Institute
prefer to ffeHtdih hhdny-
mous? Osmosis, attioebas,
and Onward.2.i to the thera-
pist.
‘Drive Alive At
55’ Classes To
Be Offered
LAGUNA PARK — The West
Shore Civic Association
(WSCA) has arranged for a se-
niors safe drivers course to be
offered to seniors on Oct. 18 and
19, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the Civic
Association building, located at
560 FM 3118, about one mile
northeast of Hwy 22 in Laguna
Park.
“Drive Alive at 55” is being
sponsored by the AARP and
taught by Don and Roseva
Ford. At the completion of the
course, a certificate will be pre-
sented to attendees and copies
mailed to insurance companies
for possible premium dis-
counts.
Fbr more information, contact
Lenny McCain at 254/622-3678 or
<jlmccain@earthlink.net>.
Driving Safety
Course To Be
Offered Here
CLIFTON — The National
Traffic Safety Institute
(NTSI) with its southwest
headquarters in Austin, is
sponsoring a driving safety
course in the Clifton area.
The course is T.E.A. ap-
proved and is certified for
ticket dismissal.
Classes will be taught by
Olen R. Minnix, a retired
D.P.S. officer. State law re-
quires the course fee set at
$25 for ticket dismissal.
The course taken for em-
ployment or insurance dis-
count may be a lesser
charge;
Participants may receive a
10 percent discount on liabil-
ity and collision insurance
for a three year period.
The class will be six hours
long, taught as a one day
course or two, three-hour
sessions, being held on the
second Saturday each month
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
There will also be two,
three-hour session on Nov. 7
and 9, from 6 to 9 p.m.
A six hour course will be
held on Nov. 18.
Each class will be held at
the restaurant located at 502
S. Ave. G. in Clifton.
For more information, con-
tact Minnix at 254/622-2182.
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