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YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CLIFTON LIONS CLUB were recognized recently when club President Steven
Payne (left) presented J.B. Darden (center) with awards for over 50 years of service, and to Wayne Gloff
(right), for his 40-plus-years of leadership to the local organization. The awards were issued to the two by
Lions Club International President Clement F. Kusiak. - staff Photo By David Anderson
Darden, Gloff Honored For Decades
Of Commitment To Clifton Lions Club
By David Anderson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON — J.B. Darden and
Wayne Gloff were honored last
week with certificates of apprecia-
tion and chevrons commemorat-
ing their many years of service
with the Clifton Lions Club.
Darden was recognized for over
50 years as a club member, and
Gloff was honored for his over 40
years.
Both were presented with the
Lions Club’s International
President’s Certificate of Appre-
ciation “in recognition of distin-
guished achievements in
leadership and service.” Interna-
tional President Clement F.
Kusiak signed each certificate
which were “to affirm the appre-
ciation and gratitude of Lions Club
International.”
Following the presentations to
Gloff and Darden by Clifton Lions
Club President Steven Payne, the
two longtime members remi-
nisced about the early days of the
local group. The two took pride in
the club’s many accomplishments
over the years, and reveled in the
many practical jokes Darden
pulled on friends, especially when
the club met in the old City Hall
building in its early years.
Gloff said it was T.F. Crawford
who invited him to his first meet-
ing and enticed him to join. Get-
ting active in the group
immediately, Gloff said he was
elected president just a few years
later. Darden also took his turn at
the helm, and both held a variety
of offices over the years.
Gloff said that the club had as
many as 129 members in its early
years, and fellow Lion Jerry Cash
noted the membership is about
half that today.
“The times have changed,”
Darden said. “Life is different.”
Gloff agreed, saying that today,
“everyone is more pressed for
their time.”
Both said they regret not being as
active in the club in recent years as
they would like, but Cash and Payne
agreed the two have left a legacy
that won’t be forgotten, and added
that Darden and Gloff are just as
important to the club today as they
were when they first joined.
Goodall-Witcher Awarded
$50,000 ORCA Grant
AUSTIN — The Office of Rural
Community Affairs has an-
nounced it has awarded $2,813,355
in grants to 63 rural hospitals
throughout the state to improve
health services and healthcare in-
frastructure in rural Texas. In-
Miss Texas To Be In Meridian
During Barbeque Cookoff, Aug. 27
MERIDIAN—Miss Texas 2005
Morgan Matlock, will be in Merid-
ian at 9 a.m., on Aug. 27, during the
Annual Championship Barbeque
Cookoff.
Matlock will visit Meridian
Manor and take time to sign auto-
graphs there. Next, she will be in
the parade and will attend a lun-
cheon. Matlock will be in the pa-
vilion on the cookoff grounds at 1
p.m. to sing. Following her perfor-
mance, Matlock will take time to
sign autographs until 3 p.m.
Morgan Matlock is a 24-year-old
from Lamesa. She has worked as
Director of Public Relations for
Grubbs Auto Group, Inc. for the
last year while she attended
classes at Dallas Baptist Univer-
sity. Prior to winning Miss Texas,
she had applied and been ac-
cepted as a senior at Texas Tech
University where, following her
year of service, she will complete
her degree in Psychology.
Matlock has been singing since
the age of four. During her service,
she will speak to over 100,000 stu-
dents this year, through the Texas
Cares for Children program.
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Miss Texas Morgan Matlock
Matlock’s platform is Putting an
End to Verbal Abuse. This pro-
gram is designed to help children
and adults deal with the problems
of bullying, gossip and how the
long term effects of what is said
can alter another’s life.
eluded in the grants is a $50,000
award to Goodall-Witcher Health-
care Foundation in Clifton.
The grants were made through
the agency’s Capital Improvement
Loan FUnd, and are to be used for
making capital improvements to
existing health care facilities, con-
structing new healthcare facilities,
or purchasing capital equipment,
including information systems
hardware and software.
Goodall-Witcher will use the
funding as part of its recently-an-
nounced $7.6 million renovation
project of the healthcare complex
in Clifton. The project includes
construction of a new clinic facil-
ity as well as mqjor renovations to
the hospital, extended care nurs-
ing facility, and administration ar-
eas.
“The grants will provide funding
for projects of up to $50,000, and
require a 10 percent match,” ex-
plained Terrie Hairston, RN, CHE,
director of ORCA’s Rural Health
Division, which administers the
program. “The program is de-
signed to assist rural facilities that
do not have many funding source
options or are often overlooked in
other grant awards.”
“As the federally designated
state office of rural health, improv-
ing access to medical care in ru-
ral Texas is one of ORCA’s primary
goals,” said ORCA Executive Di-
rector Charles S. Stone. “We rec-
ognize that rural hospitals have
strong needs for upgrades and
physical plant improvements. This
grant offers the support these fa-
cilities need to provide care in
• See GRANT, Page 2
Principals Update Board
On First Day Of School Year
By David Anderson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON — Principals at all
four campuses of Clifton Indepen-
dent School District reported few
if any problems with the first day
of school at Monday’s Board of
Trustees meeting. Most cam-
puses saw increases in enroll-
ment, with the district at 1,198
students as of Monday, compared
to 1,144 to end the school year last
May.
Clifton High School Principal
Ronnie Prueitt and Clifton Middle
School Principal Billy Murrell
gave detailed reports of their
campus schedules and class offer-
ings, including electives being of-
fered and details of tutorial
periods.
The board set Monday, Aug. 29,
at 6 p.m., as the time for a called
session for public hearings on the
proposed budget and tax rate. The
board met Tuesday afternoon in
a budget workshop.
Superintendent Greg Stone told
board members that this is one of
the most challenging budgets he
has ever had to construct, due
mainly to issues related to state
school financing. The lack of solu-
tions from the State Legislature
has left many issues unresolved,
and Stone said there are as many
or more questions about funding
coming to the school as there are
answers.
The board honored three former
students, all May 2005 graduates,
• See PRINCIPALS, Page 2
New Speed Limits In Effect
On ‘Old Texas Safari’ Road
Bv David Anderson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
MERIDIAN — Following action
at a recent session of Bosque
County Commissioners’ Court,
speed limits are now in effect on
County Road 4290, known more
commonly as the “Old Texas Sa-
fari Road.” The signs were put in
place earlier this week on the road
that runs from just past Clifton
High School (as state mainte-
nance of Farm Road 3220 ends) to
FIVt 2136 northwest of Clifton.
In seeking the speed limits, Pet.
4 Commissioner Jimmy Schmidt
noted there have been several roll-
overs along the roadway in recent
months.
“We had another one out there
just the other day,” Schmidt told
The Clifton Record Wednesday
morning. “With more and more
people moving out that direction,
we just needed to make sure the
road is as safe as possible.”
The actual limits approved in-
clude 45 miles per hour on paved
surfaces, reduced to 35 m.p.h. on
paved curves. On gravel surfaces,
the speed limit will be 35 m.p.h.,
reduced to 25 m.p.h. on curves.
BOSQUE COUNTY PCT. 4 COMMISSIONER Jimmy Schmidt tightens
the bolts holding a new speed limit sign on County Road 4290. With the
signs now in place, the new limits are now in effect, and county officials
urge drivers to observe and comply with the new limits.
— Staff Photo By David Anderson
Brookshire s Acquiring Meridian
Level’s Store, Four Other Locations
TYLER — Brookshire Grocery Company has
reached an agreement in principle to purchase five
Level’s grocery stores, including the location on
Highway 6 in Meridian.
The stores were to close Wednesday, Aug. 17, for
inventory and to be transitioned to Brookshire’s
locations, with re-openings set for this Saturday,
Aug. 20, at 12 noon.
“We’re excited about this opportunity to expand
out service area with these additional facilities,”
said Brad Brookshire, president - corporate devel-
opment group. “These new locations are an answer
to requests for stores in these areas and will give
our company a chance to showcase out legendary
customer service.”
Customers are invited to stop by the stores dur-
ing the transition to sign up for their “Thank You
card,” a frequent shopper card which allows cus-
tomers to receive special offers and buy grocery
items at advertised sale prices. Each customer
who signs up for a card during this time will re-
ceive a certificate redeemable for 10 percent off
one shopping visit.
In addition to the Meridian location, stores also
are being obtained in Glen Rose, Joshua. Alvarado,
and Bowie.
Optimist Club To Hold Organizational
Meeting in Clifton Monday, Aug. 29th
By David Anderson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON — Optimist Interna-
tional District (SCTxD) Governor
Carl J. Pierce, Jr., will host a meet-
ing at 12 noon Monday, Aug. 29, in
Clifton, to kick off the formation of
a local Optimist Club. The meet-
ing will be held at Chicken Ex-
press, with lunch optional and at
the expense of those attending.
Pierce will facilitate the meeting
and explain the purpose and ide-
als of an Optimist Club. He said
Clifton was chosen as a site for the
new group due to its community
activity and volunteerism.
“Clifton wasn’t just chosen by
chance. Club members came here
and looked at your community, and
selected it as a site for a new club,”
Pierce told The Cufton Record
Monday morning, Aug. 15.
Focusing on the needs of young
people in communities worldwide,
Optimist Clubs began in 1919. By in more than 3,200 clubs. Optimists
believing in young people and em- conduct 65,000 service projects
powering them to be the best they each year, serving six million
can, Optimist volunteers continu- young persons, spending $78 mil-
ally make this world a better place lion on their communities annu-
to live. ally.
There are currently an esti- “Ninety-five percent of what we
mated 105,000 individual members • See OPTIMISTS, Page 2
‘Friends Of Lake Whitney’
Meeting Thursday, Aug. 25
LAKE WHITNEY — The or- be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
ganization committee will re- Aug. 25, at Lakehaven Bed and
port its findings to the new Breakfast,
membership and interested “Friends of Lake Whitney”
parties, and a plan to finalize was formed to help address
the structure of the “Friends of management issues at the lake,
Lake Whitney” awaits mem- as well as provide a framework
bership input and approval, for volunteer recruitment and
The group’s next meeting will * See FRIENDS, Page 2
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