The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Page: 3 of 18
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THE CLIFTON RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH It, 1188, PAGE 8A
Results Of Rattlesnake
Hunt At Walnut Springs
Shews 3,500 Visitors
WALNUT SPRINGS - Walnut
SpringB Lions Club hosted the 22nd
annual Snakehunt on March 4-6,
with a record 4,700 pounds of live
snakes brought to the pit.
Approximately 3,500 visitors ob-
served professional handlers per-
forming stunts with live
rattlesnakes. Fortunately, spokes-
men say no one was injured by
snakes this year.
Prizes and awards for the longest
snake were presented to Durwood
Koonsman, 1st place, 69-9/16”; Dan-
ny Guinn, 2nd place, 64-5/8”; and
Durwood Koonsman, 3rd place,
64-1/16”.
Smallest snake was brought in by
Rattler I Team, measuring 12-7/8”.
Second place went to Stokes Olson,
with a length of 12-1/8”.
Bringing in the most pounds of
snakes were the team of Anderson
and Sawyer with 713.5 pounds, se-
cond place went to Stokes Olson
with 634.5 pounds, and third place
to Rattler I Team with 585 pounds
of snakes.
A new award and fund was estab-
lished this year in honor of the late
L.B. (Buck) Hensley. Those persons
finishing first in the above-listed
categories were to have their names
and accomplishments engraved on
a plaque honoring Hensley. Funds
derived will be used to construct a
baseball diamond in Walnut
Springs.
: The Buck Hensley Memorial
; Field will serve the school and en-
tire community. Walnut Springs
; Lions members expressed their ap-
• predation to all those who partici-
pated in this year’s snake hunt and
who donated to the Memorial Fund.
7; ... _ • ''
Clifton
^Auction
Report
By The Clifton Livestock
Commission Company
■Sold 739 head of cattle on Wednes-
f day, March 9, 1988.
»•
< Steers—No. I Medium Flesh
: 200-300 lb. $110-127.00, 300-400
lb. $100-117.00, 400-500 lb.
$92-109.00, 500-600 lb. $87-98.00,
600-700 lb. $77-85.00.
Steers—No. 2 Medium Flesh
200-300 lb. $101-111.00, 300-400
lb. $95-105.00, 400-500 lb.
$85-94.00, 500-600 lb. $83-86.00,
i 600-70© lb. $73-78.00.
Heifers—No. 1 Medium Flesh
- 200-300 lb. $93-103.00,300-400 lb.
$88-95.00, 400-500 lb. $80-90.00,
500-600 lb. $74-80.00, 600-700 lb.
$70-74.00.
■ Heifers—No. 2 Medium Flesh
• 200-300 lb. $82-90.00,300-400 lb.
$80-86.00, 400-500 lb. $74-79.00,
: 500-600 lb. $69-72.00, 600-700 lb.
; $66-69.00.
1 Cow and calf pairs, young;
$640-770.00.
‘-Packer cows: breaking utility
! $44-48.00, boner utility $4549.00,
;arid canners and cutters $41-52.50.
■ .Packer Bulls: breaking utility
•$58-67.00.
I. Stocker steers, $2 higher; feeder
! steers, $1 lower; stocker heifers,
; steady; feeder heifers, $1 lower;
; packer cows, $1 higher; and packer
• bulls, $2 higher.
Clifton Elementary & Middle School
NEWSLETTER
Information Provided By
Middle School Principal Mike Brown &
Elementary Principal Terrell Miller
Our excellent cafeteria staff
provided baked “goodies" for visi-
tors during Public School Week.
They did a very “tasteful” job. We
appreciate those parent volunteers
who helped serve. Thanks to Cindy
Newton, PTO president, for aiding
in lining up these volunteers. Those
of you who were unable to visit us
this week missed some fine activi-
ties and displays presented by
several of the classes. I hope we can
get everyone to come next year.
-CES-
Spring Break — We will be out of
school this week and will return to
school on Monday, March 21. This
would be a good time for you, as par-
ents, to arrange activities to partic-
ipate in with your children. Have
fun!
-CES-
UIL Spring Academic Contests:
These activities begin on March 21.
Ready-writing will be held Monday
and the rest of the contests will be
held Saturday, March 26, in China
Spring.
-CES-
Easter Pictures: The Preschool
Parents Association will sponsor
Easter portraits by Bobbie Sue
Zander on Saturday, March 12,
from 14 p.m. at First Methodist
Church.
-CES-
We would like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank the fine folks at
First RepublicBank who gracious-
ly allowed us to show off some very
fine student essays which were in-
spired by Texas Public Schools
Week. Thanks also to Mrs. Geor-
geanne Kettler, Mrs. Jan Zuehlke,
Mrs. Charlene Coffman, and Mrs.
Tracy Carter for their guidance to
their students and their assistance
in helping to get those essays and
artwork ready for the display.
•CMS-
By next school year, parents of all
Texas public school students are go-
ing to have to provide the schools
with social security numbers for
their children. If you have a child
of any age who has not been as-
signed a social security number,
please contact the social security
-office for the necessary forms.
-CMS-
Congratulations to our students-
of-the-week, Corey Sedberry in the
6th grade, Coleman Babb in the
7th, and Danny Ridings in the 8th.
-CMS-
Mrs. Virginia Kersh is trying to
locate a piano in the band hall. If
you have or know of a piano in good
or reasonably good condition which
could be donated <nj purchased for a
reasonable sum, Mrs. Kersh would
like to have you contact her at the
school.
-CMS-
The area spelling bee, sponsored
by the Forth Worth Star Telegram,
as a part of the national spelling
bee, was held Wednesday, March 9,
at Meridian High School. Champi-
on spellers representing Clifton and
other area schools competed.
Spellers representing Clifton
Elementary and Middle School
were Kevin Miller, Betsy Spitzer,
Cassie Drake, Mark Huffman, and
Misty Van Ellen. Their sponsor,
Mrs. Gail West, accompanied them
to the contest. They received a spe-
cial certificate and pen. After the
competition, the students were
treated to a lunch at the Bosque
Restaurant. Congratulations to
these fine spellers!
-CMS-
Last Friday was the Clifton
Junior High Invitational Track
Meet. A number of area schools
competed.
-CMS-
Monday, March 21, UIL Ready-
Writing contestants will go to Chi-
na Spring for that part of the annu-
al elementary UIL literary
competition. This will involve stu-
dents selected from grades 3
through 8. The remaining UIL liter-
ary events will take place on Satur-
day, March 26.
-CMS-
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Home Products Show & Seminar
Set For Tuesday, March 29th
CLIFTON — The third annual
Home Products Show and Seminar,
co-sponsored by Texas-New Mexico
Power Company and the Clifton
Chamber of Commerce will be held
Tuesday, March 29, from 5-8 p.m.,
in the TNP Community Room locat-
ed on Highway 6 North.
According to TNP home
economist Arlene Olson, “The semi-
nar will give people an opportunity
to view the latest products and hear
speakers on current topics related
to housing.”
No admission will be charged and
door prizes will be awarded.
A variety of products and materi-
als will be on display from 5 to 6:30
p.m. Visitors may then choose two
of four seminars to be held from 6:30
to 7 p.m. and from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
Seminars will include: “Cross
Connections: How To Avoid Ac-
cidental Poisonings By Improper
Plumbing Installations,” given by
John Pratt of the Building Trades
Department at Texas State Techni-
cal Institute; a demonstration of the
latest news in cooking appliances by
Elaine Johnson of Waco Appliance
Company; “Interior Finishes: The
Latest In Decorating A Home,” by
Claude Barron of Henry’s Interiors
in Waco; and “Decks and Outdoor
Wooden Structures: Designs and
the Preservation of Wood,” by John
Boyette, wood technologist with the
Texas Forest Service Products
Laboratory in Lufkin.
Guest speaker will be Steve
Patrick of the Waco Home Builders
Association who will present a
videotape entitled “The Smart
House (The Home of The Future)"
from 7:30 to 8 p.m.
Said Olson, “If remodeling or a
new home is in your future, make
plans to join us.”
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Retail Trades, All Industries In Bosque County
Showing Decrease In Gross Sales From Last Year
AUSTIN — State Comptroller
Bob Bullock has released figures
which indicate that gross sales in
Bosque County have been declining,
both in the “all industries” and the
“retail trades" divisions.
In the retail trades category, the
221 reporting outlets in Bosque
County report gross sales for the
third quarter of 1987 at
$11,180,395, which compares to
$13,345,703 for the same period th^
previous year, a decrease of 16.2
percent. Use tax purchases amount-
ed to $6,899, with the amount sub-
ject to tax being $5,762,235.
In Bullock’s analysis for all indus-
tries, the 332 reporting outlets in
Bosque County indicated a 1987
third quarter gross sales figure of
$32,904,974, which compares to
$36,653,013 for the same period in
1986, or a decrease of 10.2 percent.
Use tax purchases amounted to
$163,889 and the amount subject to
tax was $7,696,118, according to the
report.
Remember How Your Bank Used To Be ■
SMALL - FRIENDLY - RELIABLE
Well, Our HOME TEAM bank still is!!
Back in the old days, that’s the way you thought about your
bank. But now there are a lot of other words that come to mind
to describe the giant financial holding companies most banks
have become.
When it comes to local banking, smaller is better, homeowned
is smart, and putting your money in Clifton National Bank, your
local independent bank, makes good common sense!
Join the home team and let us prove you made the right
choice.
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Theresa Wallace Is shown with her stylish new
1988 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe, In frost white with
bordeaux interior and turbo package. (Mrs. Wallace
traded us a nice 1987 Chevy Caprice with only
J 21,000 miles on it).
MIKE SCHMIDT
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 1988, newspaper, March 16, 1988; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth798574/m1/3/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.