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The Clifton Record
Friday, June 25, 2004 .
Archery Tournament Saturday, Sunday
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GRAMM GUILLORY'S SMILE IS AS BIG AS THE TARGET after hitting not one but two bulls-eyes during the
4-H Archery Group shoots at The Armory in Clifton City Park. The group meets every Tuesday (except for the
4th Tuesday) each month. Certified 4-H curriculum is used, and targets and most equipment are provided.
Eligible Bosque County 4-H’ers from 3rd grade and up can participate. _ Photo courtesy of Dan Fowier
CLIFTON — The next Clifton
Archery Club monthly tourna-
ment will be held Saturday and
Sunday, June 26-27, at the club’s
range east of Clifton. Tourna-
ments are held on the fourth week-
end of the month, with the
exception of September’s shoot,
which will be held Sept. 18-19.
Shooting classes will include Fu-
ture Bowhunters (up to sue years
of age), Cubs (ages seven to 11),
Youth (ages 12 to 16), Male Tradi-
tional, Ffemale Traditional, Hunter,
Female Hunter, MBR Hunter
Class (hunting arrows, traditional,
and free-style), and Open Class.
Total trophies awarded will de-
pend on the total number of shoot-
ers in each class. International
Bowhunting Organization rules
will be in effect for all tourna-
ments.
Members will shoot for $10 each,
and non-members (adults) will be
charged $15 per tourney. Non-
member fees for children allow
those age six and under to shoot
at no charge, children ages seven
to 11 will be charged $5, and chil-
dren 12 to 16 will be charged $10.
“Money shoots” will require an ad-
ditional $10 fee.
California-style starts will be
held beginning at 8 a.m. on Satur-
day and 10 a.m. on Sunday. Score
cards are due in by 3 p.m,. Sunday,
when trophies will be awarded.
Wiederaenders Picked To
Umpire Junior Olympic Games
PHOENIX — Local baseball
umpire, Roland Wiederaenders
has been working the Junior
Olympic Baseball Tournament at
the Texas Ranger Spring training
facilities in Surprise, Ariz., this
past week (June 19-26). Invited for
the third straight year to the Team
USA Organization’s prestigious
games, Wiederaenders is again
scheduled for tournament games
as well as the final championship
games: Following completion of
the tournament, he has been ex-
clusively invited to work the Team.
USA tryout scrimmages for the
USA Olympic Team.
“This is as close as I’ll ever get
to the real Olympics,” said Wied-
eraenders. “The recognition in
unbelievable, enough to give an
umpire an overinflated ego! I
never dreamed that I would be
working as an equal with Minor
League professional umpires.”
Wiederaenders worked for the
Jim Evans Academy of Profes-
sional Umpiring for eight years,
and has known and aided in the
education of all the Minor League
umpires working these games.
But, he said, to be asked to fill out
their crew for the Olympic tryouts
is a sincere complement.
“Umpires receive minimal
credit and sometimes maximum
negative criticism in their work,
but this semi-honor is the best
ever,” he reported.
Wiederaenders is proud to show
his Team USA gold ring, given to
him after the 2002 games in Jupi-
ter and Sarasota, Fla. The ring’s
inscription reads, “2002, Compe-
tent, Consistent.”
“I hope to bring back another
gold ring this year, too,” Wieder-
aenders said.
Wiederaenders worked for the
local Clifton Baseball Association
for several years. However, in the
past few years he has not stayed
in town long enough to be able to
work any of these games.
“I’d like to return to my umpir-
ing home. My traveling days are
numbered. Once the body reaches
the age of 60 it doesn’t function at
peak efficiency any longer. I know
that I could again be of benefit to
the local leagues,” he explained.
“It’s just a matter of time until this
umpire finds his way back into the
hearts and sideline comments of
summer baseball fans in Clifton.”
Wiederaenders also works for the
Alliance Chapter of the Texas Asso-
ciation of Sports Officials as well as
being a conference umpire in Re-
gions 9 and 15 for the North Texas
Collegiate Umpires Association. He
began working baseball in about
1977 in Austin, calling games for the
North Austin Lions Little League.
“The most frustration can be
experienced and the greatest sat-
isfaction always comes my way
every time I step on the baseball
field,” said Wiederaenders. “Keep
learning, enjoy challenges, and
tolerate ambiguities is my motto
for working baseball games. Call
’em like you see ’em, and then get
out of the way,” he concluded.
OUTDOORS
Keith R. Warren
Fishing Texas9 Coast
We had driven nearly 40 miles of
deserted beach before daylight.
With winds calm,
the waters of the
surf were emerald
green and the
waves were gently
rolling onto the
beach. Fifty miles
north of us was
Corpus Christi.
There, the crowds
of summer fishermen fight for their
honey hole. But we were all alone.
Nobody but us and our hope for an
action-packed adventure.
As darkness faded to light we saw
baitfish fleeing for their lives, jump-
ing out of the water to avoid the in-
evitable. Schools of jackfish were
like a pack of wolves that enjoyed a
feeding frenzy.
I grabbed a topwater plug and
within two seconds of landing, it was
eaten. Twenty minutes later the 25-
pound fish was beached. By now the
school had moved on. So did I, until
I ran into more baitfish trying to es-
cape. But this time, a 28-inch redfish
latched on to my lure.
By mid-morning we had landed
over 20 fish, all on topwater lures,
and not seen another human. We
decided to head north and fish our
way back to civilization. A couple
more stops proved successful. We
visited with a park ranger who pa-
trols the seashore looking for nest-
ing turtles. So far today, he hadn’t
seen any.
We concluded our trip around 3
p.m. having landed a combination of
nearly three dozen jackfish, reds,
trout, and shark. We even saw tar-
pon rolling just out of reach of our
casts. We saw all kinds of trash and
treasures on the beach, including
coconuts and an abandoned Jet Ski
body. But we didn’t see another fish-
erman.
If you are looking for a place
where fishing pressure is light, look
no further than the Texas Coast.
Keith Warren is the host of two
weekly outdoor television programs
that broadcast on The Outdoor Chan-
nel. For questions or comments about
our shows or the outdoors, contact
Keith at www.keithwqrren.net.
texas Game Warden
& wildlife Field Notes
A Violator With
A Conscience
On Saturday, May 22, an Abilene
resident called a Taylor County Game
Warden and advised that he had just
bought a boat and it had an expired
decal on it. The man was headed to
Brownwood to go fishing. The warden
advised him that he would probably
get a citation if he went.
On Monday, the same person
came into the office and inquired
about transferring the boat. At that
time, he advised an administrative
assistant that he had paid $6,500 for
the boat. The next day he came in
and presented an application that
indicated that he paid $1,000 for the
boat. The assistant called the war-
den and he contacted the suspect
and explained the law to him.
The man came back in and ad-
vised the assistant that he couldn’t
sleep at night because he actually
paid $10,000 for the boat and needed
to pay about $500 more in sales tax.
Accurate Assessment
On Sunday, May 23, a Game War-
den checked a couple of bank fish-
ermen in Rockport. When asked how
their day had gone, both subjects si-
multaneously answered, “great”
and “terrible.” He asked to look in
their ice chest so he could determine
how their day had been A 33-inch
black drum revealed that their day
was “great” and about to get “ter-
Texas Teen Ase Baseball,
Softball, and T Ball
— Game Schedules —
Note: Games, dates, times, and locations are subject to change.
— Thursday, June 24
6 p.m.
The Diamondbacks at First Security State Bank
C1
FRBB
The Power Chicks at Bosque County Properties
C2
MSB 9-10
Barefoot Athletics at Bank of America
C3
TBBB
American Legion #322 at Hico
HICO
JRSB
JC’s Place at Johnson County Redi-Mix
M1
MSB 9-10
Kopperl Eagles at Bosque County Bank
M2
FRBB
Keith Hardware at The Brats
VM1
TBSB
Whitney Two at Whitney One
WHIT
FRSB
Erickson Feed Mill at The Gators
VM3
S0BB
7 p.m.
Gearench at Albrecht's Pharmacy
C4
S0BB
The Eagles at Meridian Ace Hardware
VM2
S0BB
8 p.m.
The Dynamite at The Cliftex Theatre
C2
FRSB
Chicken Express at Burk Welding
C3
TBBB
Videos Tonite at Lawson Funeral Home
M1
FRSB
Kiwanis at The Sting
VM1
JRSB
Bosque Supply at The Rangers
VM3
FRBB
The Longhorns at Cliffview Resort
C1
SRMBB
— Friday, June 25 -
6 p.m.
Lawson Funeral Home at Th#$iftex Theatre
C2
FRSB
7 p.m.
The Power Chicks at JC’s Plaice -
C2
MSB 9-10
— Saturday, June 26
—
6 p.m.
Meridian at Albrecht’s Pharmacy
C4
S0BB
8 p.m.
Gearench at The Eagles
VM2
S0BB
.
— Monday, June 28
— ,
6 p.m.
Meridian at Albrecht’s Pharmacy
C4
S0BB
7 p.m.
The Diamondbacks at Bosque Supply
. C1
FRBB
— Tuesday, June 29
6 p.m.
Bosque County Bank at The Rangers
Cl
FRBB
8 p.m.
Kopperl Eagles at First Security State Bank
C1
FRBB
The Eagles at Gearench
C4
S0BB
— Staff Photo By David Anderson
Please Note: Due to the heavy rains experienced recently
throughout the area, this schedule is extremely subject to
change. Check with the coaches before planning to attend
any game, especially one involving driving out-of-town!
rible.” Case is pending.
Wrong Answer, Pal
On Saturday, May 22, a Grayson
County Game Warden observed a
spotlighter shining his light from a
road in the south part of Grayson
County. Upon contact, the warden
found that the person had a loaded gun
beside him. When asked what he was
hunting, he replied, “Anything that
moves.’* Hunting in closed season
charges were filed. Cases are pending.
Unhappy Days
On Sunday, May 30, a Grayson
County Game Warden, a Grayson
County Sheriff ’s Official, and a
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commis-
sion agent arrested an individual for
BWI. The subject refused to give a
breath sample, but was convinced
he was “The Fonz.” He performed
the nine-step walk-and-turn con-
tinuously for three repetitions. Case
is pending.
The Hat Won’t Keep You Afloat
On Sunday, May 30, a Parker
County Game Warden filed a felony
BWI on a person on the Brazos River.
The man was riding a Personal Wa-
tercraft wearing a cowboy hat but no
lifejacket. Case is pending.
Driving Me Crazy
On Monday, May 31, a Titus
County Game Warden responded to
Lake Bob Sandlin in reference a car
in the lake. Apparently a jealous boy-
friend used his vehicle to push his
girlfriend’s vehicle into the lake. The
boyfriend was charged with Driving
While Intoxicated.
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For more information about
the club and its activities, con-
tact President Dan Fowler at
(254) 435-2992.
DYLAN BROWNSWORTH AND LOGAN POSTON (from left) were two
of the younger winners at a recent Clifton Archery Club tournament.
The next shoot is scheduled this Saturday and Sunday at the range east
of Clifton off FM 219, and youths in the Future Bowhunters class shoot
free of charge. — Photo Courtesy’of Dan Fowler
Don’t Be Left High, Dry
On First Boat Trip Of Season
AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wild-
life Department game wardens have
seen a lot of boaters try and go out
for their first run of the season and
for one reason or another, fail to
make a successful trip. Either they
back their truck right into the wa-
ter, they forget to put fresh gasoline
in the boat, forget to put the plug in
the boat, or a whole host of other
“slip”-ups. Some say boat docks at
the end of May and beginning of
June bring a whole new meaning to
the phrase, “comedy of errors.”
But the ramifications of taking out
a non-seaworthy boat are no laugh-
ing matter. Wardens say there are
steps each boater should go through
before taking their craft out for the
first time this year.
Before You Go...
Find out if you can get emergency
assistance by calling 9-1-1. In some
areas in Texas you cannot,,and must
call the local sheriff. You can find
this out by stopping at a gas station
or bait shop before you take off.
Other tips include:
• Make sure you have fresh gas
in your boat’s tank. Gas that has
been sitting in boat tanks all year is
probably congealed and will clog up
your engine, causing it to stall.
• Have enough life jackets on
board for all passengers, and ensure
all passengers younger than 13
years old are wearing them while
underway.
• Check the steering cable. Do
this by making sure the steering
wheel moves the motor from side to
side.
• Check the kill switch. Make sure
the engine turns off when it’s pulled.
Then use it.
• Check the bearings on the
trailer to make sure they’re greased
up enough.
• Make sure the lights work on the
boat and the trailer. . m
• Make sure the fire extinguisher
is fully charged and that all passen-
gers know where it is.
• Check the weather. Plan to be
back in before a storm hits. If caught
on the water during a storm, get to
the nearest bank.N
Launching
• Make sure to put the plug in the
boat.
• Set the parking brake on the ve-
hicle towing the boat.
• Unhook trailer lights from the
truck.
• .Take the strap off the boat so the
trailer doesn’t float up.
UIL Legislative Council’s Standing
Committees Looking At Several Issues
AUSTIN — This Fall, schools
across Texas will be surveyed on sev-
eral issues regarding UIL athletics,
by virtue of decisions handed down by
the UIL Legislative Council Standing
Committees on Athletics and Policy.
Superintendents will weigh in on
whether or not to eliminate regional
tournaments, to allow eight addi-
tional qualifiers to com- ,^4
pete at the swimming and H
diving state meet, and to ™ ™ ^ ■
add mixed doubles in ten-
nis for all classifications.
Additionally, Confer-
ence A superintendents will decide
the fate of the Texas Cup game at
the state basketball tournament,
and whether or not to add a third
team from each district to the play-
off structure. Currently, the top two
teams from each district in Confer-
ence A make the playoffs. Confer-
ence AAAA and AAAAA schools will
be faced with the decision of adding
a fourth team from each district to
the playoffs, thereby providing the
district champion with a first round
opponent.
Schools will also be surveyed
about the possibility of moving the
first football scrimmage date for
those schools that have spring foot-
ball and a zero week game from Sat-
urday to the proceeding Friday.
Whether or not bowling should be
added as a UIL sanctioned activity
will also be placed on the survey.
This comprehensive survey to be
sent to schools across the state will be
formulated by the UIL staff, as autho-
rized by the Legislative Council Chair.
The results of the survey will be pre-
sented to the entire UIL Legisla-
tive Council at its annual October
meeting.
In other action, the UIL
Legislative Council Standing
Committee on Athletics re-
jected the following proposals:
• Allowing conference AAAA and
AAAAA schools to play a best-of-
three series in the semifinals at the
state baseball tournament.
• Designating a specific site for
the six-man football state champion-
ship to be held every year.
• Ranking teams in the playoffs
and scheduling games based on
those rankings.
The Standing Committee on Policy
also rejected the following items:
• Adding boys volleyball as a UIL
sanctioned activity.
• Abolishing the Sunday partici-
pation rule.
• Modifying the current awards
rule.
Patricia Ferguson Coy
Attorney At Law
116 North Main
RO. Box 404
Meridian, TX 76665
(254) 435-2600
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