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The Clifton Record
Friday, June 25, 2004
Post, Auxiliary
Note July VFW
Activities, Events
CLIFTON — Robert E. Binford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
#8553 and its Ladies’ Auxiliary
have released July’s calendar of
events. Activities planned include:
• Thursday, July 1,6 p.m. — Post
and Auxiliary business meeting.
• Sunday, July 4 — Indepen-
dence Day. Flags put out at 6:30
a.m., picked up at 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 5, 10 a.m. —
Bingo at Goodall-Witcher Nursing
Facility.
» Tuesday, July 6, 7 p.m. —
Bingo at Clifton Lutheran Sunset
Home.
• Friday, July 9,5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
— Hamburger supper, public wel-
come.
• Wednesday, July 14,10 a.m. to
12 noon — Service Officer at post
home.
• Thursday, July 15, 6 p.m. —
Post and Auxiliary planning meet-
ing.
• Friday, July 16,5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
— Hamburger supper, public wel-
come.
• Wednesday, July 21, 2:30 p.m.
— Bingo at Waco V.A. (leave bank
parking lot at 1:15 p.m.)
• Friday, July 23,5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
— Hamburger supper, public wel-
come.
• Thursday, July 29, 9:30 a.m. to
12 noon — Work shift at Clifton
food bank.
• Friday, July 30, 5:30 p.m. to ?
— Fifth Friday Fish Fry, serving
fried fish and all the trimmings,
public welcome.
The post home is located at 215
North Avenue D in downtown Clif-
ton. For more information, call
(254) 675-3222.
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LOUNGING ON THE LAWN — The Rose Family, (from left) Christ, Ell, Lisa, Zeb, Amny, and Greg, soak up
the tunes on the lawn of Heritage Plaza in Clifton during during the opening night of Clifton Main Street
Program’s Plaza Nights last Saturday evening. - staff Photo By Nathan D>«benow
Womack Lodge #135 Fish Fry
July 3 Will Benefit Clifton VFD
CLIFTON — Womack Lodge
#135 will host the fifth annual fish
fry fund-raiser Saturday, July 3,
with proceeds from the event to
benefit the Clifton Volunteer Fire
Department. Serving will begin at
6 p.m. at Womack.Hall.
The Grand Lodge, Sons of
Hermann, will enhance pro-
ceeds from the event through
a matching funds program that
helps local lodges raise funding
for local non-profit organiza-
tions.
“Reserve July 3 now on your
calendar and come out to Womack
Hall, enjoy the fish, and help the
Hermann Sons as they raise
funds for the Clifton VFD,” said a
spokesman for the lodge. “We all
benefit from their services, so buy
tickets, make donations, and help
us help the CVFD.”
Tickets are priced at $6 each,
with pre-school-aged children eat-
ing free, and donations to the
cause will also be accepted and ap
preciated. Members of the fire de-
partment and the lodge will be
selling tickets, which also will be
available at Clifton Feed and Ser-
vice Center.
For more information, contact
David Conrad at Clifton Feed at
(254) 675-3416 or CVFD Fire Chief
Russell Jenkins at 675-4043.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH held its Vacation Bible School “Lava Lava Island” last week, June 14-18.
— Staff Photo By Nathan Diebenow
Stretching Your Garden Dollar
by Ted Fisher
COUNT EXTENSION AGENT (RETIRED)
MERIDIAN — Many Texas
home owners are unfamiliar with
the art and technique of garden-
ing, and spend needless dollars
each year on landscaping. Al-
though dollars spent on land-
scaping can pay big dividends,
the trick is to stretch those dol-
lars and make the most of the
money invested. Here are some
money-saving, dollar-stretching
suggestions for you to consider:
1) Purchasing the biggest
trees is not always a wise invest-
ment when landscaping your
home. These big trees are often
set back drastically during dig-
ging and transplanting, and may
take years to recover from trans-
planting shock. Many times, a
smaller tree will re-establish it-
self more rapidly, producing a
nicer tree in a shorter time pe-
riod.
With the money you save buying
smaller trees, you can get a good
start on the rest of your landscape.
High-quality trees are a good in-
vestment. Although there is a time
and place for “fast growers,” do
not overlook the dependable oak
varieties, cedar elm, bald cypress,
and Chinese pistachio. They will
last longer, and you will have fewer
insect, disease, and pruning head-
aches in the meantime. Beware of
door-to-door tree trimmers who
insist that topping your tree is a
good idea. Topping trees opens up
large wounds, leaving them vul-
nerable to insects, disease, and
decay.
BRAD NEWSOM
Attorney At Law
304 W. Morgan
P.O.Box465 ^
Meridian, TX 76665
(254) 435-2001
2) Select plants well adapted to
your area. There are excellent
choices available, including
many interesting native variet-
ies. You may not have the most
unique landscape on the block,
but at least it will be healthy.
3) When using chemicals, read
and follow label directions care-
fully to avoid mistakes and save
money. You can ruin quality
plants by spraying before read-
ing. Using the wrong insecticide
in your vegetable garden may
make the harvest unsafe for the
dinner table.’ -
4) Choose your fertilizer care-
fully. The three numbers on each
bag (16-4-8, 15-0-5, for example)
indicate nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potassium content, respec-
tively. To promote leaf growth on
any plant, choose a fertilizer high
in nitrogen. For improved flower
and fruit production, select a fer-
tilizer high in phosphorus. Potas-
sium (potash) is seldom lacking
in our clay soil, so do not pay ex-
tra to get it.
5) Save money by making and
using compost as a soil condi-
tioner. Any home landscape has
an out-of-the-way spot large
enough to accommodate a com-
post pile. This not only saves
money spent on peat moss, but
it gives you an easy way to dis-
Home Economics Entry Forms
Due July t For Central Texas Fair
CLIFTON — Entry forms for
the various home economics com-
petitions during the annual Cen-
tral Texas Youth Fair are now
available. Entry forms must be
turned in to the Texas Cooperative
Extension office in Meridian no
later than Thursday, July 1.
Entry forms can be obtained by
calling the Extension office at
(254) 435-2331, and are also avail-
able on-line (bosque-co.tamu.edu).
Horse Show Assn. Bringing Back
Mutton Bustin’ During Fair Week
CLIFTON — The Clifton Horse
Show Association will sponsor a
Mutton Bustin’ event Thursday,
July 22, at the Clifton Horse Show
Arena on the Central Texas Fair-
grounds. Three rounds with 10
kids (and one alternate) per round
will run, and sign-up is planned
Saturday, July 17.
Riders cannot weigh more than
50 pounds, and will be weighed
prior to riding. All participants will
receive a ribbon, and the contes-
tant who rides the longest will be
declared the winner.
All riders must wear a helmet
and vest (which are provided, if
needed). Recommended attire in-
cludes a shirt, jeans, and boots or
tennis shoes. Noshorts or sandals
will be allowed. *
Entry is $10 per r^tr, and the
price includes complmentary ad-
mission to the rodeo. Sign-up will
be held at the arena from 9 a.m. to
12 noon Saturday, July 17.
Waco Civic Theatre T6 Present
‘Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical’
that will leave you feeling abso-
lutely egg-cellent,” punned Di-
rector Blume. “Cora
WACO —■ Inspired by Hans
Christian Andersen’s beloved
fairy tale, with music by George
Stiles, from the book and lyrics
by Anthony Drewe, the Waco
Civic Theatre will present
“Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musi-
cal.”
Directed by Mara Blume, this
is the Ugly Duckling story as an
all-out musical, a free-range
frolic with flocks of ducks, geese,
and swans.
“It’s a musical version of the
Hans Christian Andersen classic
“Come see what
happens when Ugly’s feather-fly-
ing adventures take off in all di-
rections.”
Performance dates are July 9,
10,16,17,24, and 25 at 7:30 p.m.,
and July 10,11, and 18 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $8
for children (ages 12 and under).
For reservations, contact the
box office at (254) 776.1591 Tues-
day through Friday from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
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pose of leaves and grass clip-
pings.
6) Beware of “miracle” prod-
ucts that may or may not aid your
landscape or garden. Every year,
dozens of deceptive products hit
the market. If it sounds too good
to be true, it probably is. Read
labels carefully, and use common
sense with regard to unbeliev-
able claims.
7) Top-dressing your lawn with
sand or soil on a regular basis is
not a recommended practice.
While minor low spots can be
corrected this way, you can eas-
ily overdo it and smother your
lawn. Using topsoil from an un-
known source may also intro-
duce undesirable plants and
weeds into the landscape, creat-
ing additional work and expense
to correct the problem.
8) Shop and compare. While
many nursery and garden sup-
plier prices are competitive for
many products, prices do vary
for the nursery stock and plant
materials. Check several nurser-
ies before buying, to be certain
you are getting the best price for
quality merchandise.
For more information on these
tips, contact the Bosque County
Extension Office in Meridian at
(254) 435-6231 or by e-mail
(Bosque-tx@tamu.edu).
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Matinee
Shrek and Princess Fiona are
happily married, but find it hard
adjusting to a nice, quiet life with
Donkey living on the premises.
Seeking approval from Fiona's
parents, they travel to the
kingdom of Far, Far Away to attend
a wedding party in their honor.
Upon arriving, not everyone is
happy about the princess being
married to an ogre, especially
Prince Charming and his
annoying mom, Fairy Godmother.
Embarrassed, Shrek decides to
change his physical appearance
to please all involved by drinking a
magic potion. The results lead to
quite a mess
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Thursday, June 24 ★ 10 a.m.
Thursday
June 24
10 a.m.
7 p.m.
Friday
June 25
7 p.m.
Saturday
June 26
7 p.m.
Sunday
June 27
7 p.m.
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 2004, newspaper, June 25, 2004; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth791129/m1/20/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.