District Court Hears Thirteen Pleas Annual EDC Sales Tax Revenue Is Herbicides, Calibrating Sprayers About $98,500
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THE CLARENDON 07.06.2017 The Texas Panhandle’s First Newspaper. Established 1878. Enterprise THE CLARENDONLARENDON NEWS & THE DONLEYONLEY COUNTYOUNTY LEADEREADER www.ClarendonLive.com Single ɱɱ Large crowd gathers to celebrate Fourth of July Copy $ɲ Beautiful, calm weather greeted Billy Bond third. The annual Craft Fair drew a big Several organizations held open Ranch Rodeo on June 30 and a patriotic crowd gathered on the The Herring Bank Parade crowd to the courthouse square with fundraisers during the celebration. July 1. Results of those events will THIS WEEK Courthouse Square last Saturday, delighted kids of all ages as fl oats, an impressive number of vendors; The winners of the Courthouse be listed in next week’s edition. July 1, for the 140th annual Saints’ riding units, emergency vehicles, and the Chamber of Commerce Lighting Committee Penny Raffl e Henson’s annual Turtle Race 2 Newbury discusses the Roost Celebration. and other entries wound their way recognized several pioneer citizens were Debbie Chowins and Tim had altogether 177 participants, problems with Do-it-Yourself The Kids’ Parade started the from the baseball fi elds through during the Old Settlers gathering. Herbert, $100.00 each and Paulette which was down from terrapin projects day with the youngsters peddling or downtown. Greenbelt Electric took The Oldest Settler went to Johnny Kidd and Russell Latham, $50 each. handlers last year. Winners were 4 Cub Reporter enjoys local driving from Third Street down Sully Grand Champion and best fl oat, Leathers age 96. The Clarendon Lions Club won the Cashlyn Linquist for the 0-4 division, Fourth of July celebrations Street in front of the Courthouse. In Floyd Baxter won best car or truck, The Al Morrah Shrine Club $2000 Community Fund raffl e and Brandon Moore for the 5-8 division, 6 Kid’s Parade winners the 0-4 age group, Annislee McIntosh Bromley Ranch won best tractor or served 600 plates of barbecue, down Jody Berry & Chrisi Tucek won Colton Benson for the 9-14 division, 10 Scenes from the Saints’ was fi rst, Leah Victory was second, farm equipment, and best “other” from 749 last year. A portion of the $500 each. The winners of the Lions and Gary Chavez for the adult Roost Celebration All this and much more as The Enterprise and Kelton Herndon third. MaKynna entry went to the Community proceeds from the annual barbecue Club Cow Patty Bingo were Brock division. Each child division winner reports in this week’s amazing edition! Williams won the 5-8 age group Fellowship Church. Sierra Millison are used in conjunction with the Holland, $250, and Brenda Hill and received $25 and a $25 Henson’s with Cooper Henderson second and took fi rst place in the Cornell’s Khiva Shrine Temple in Amarillo Russell Latham, $50 each. Gift Certifi cate. The adult division Nevaeh & Zaylee third. The 9 and Country Store “Show Us Your to help pay for the transportation The Clarendon Outdoor brought in $260, which was divided Cross-country up age group was won by Kyndall Boots” contest, and Michelle Hall of kids to the Shriners’ burns and Entertainment Association hosted a in half between the winner and the charity ride hits Shields, Bryce Williams second and was second place. crippled children’s hospitals. Junior Ranch Rodeo on July 4 and an Donley County Child Welfare board. Clarendon July 6 The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure is celebrating its 10th City Hall year of raising funds to combat poverty housing by trying to raise a record $400,000 this summer, held town which would put the ride’s all- time fundraising over the $2 mil- lion milestone. meeting This year’s cross-country route takes cyclists 3,600 miles Community members attend- from San Francisco to Savan- ing town hall last Thursday, June 29, nah, Georgia, averaging about 75 were encouraging of a $1 million miles of riding per day through proposal to fi nance a portion of Clar- the August 5 conclusion. endon’s water recreation project and In addition to raising money completion of the Mulkey Theatre. and awareness for the nonprofi t The forum at the Bairfi eld Fuller Center for Housing, cyclists Activity Center was attended by will participate in six build days approximately 40 resi dents and along with the way with Fuller included representatives of the city Center affi liates. council, the water recreation steering The ride hits Clarendon on and fundraising committees, and the Thursday, July 6, for an overnight Clarendon Economic Development stay after a 94-mile ride from Vega. Corporation Board. They will be hosted by Clarendon Mayor Sandy Skelton wel- Church of Christ before resuming comed the crowd and gave an over- their journey July 7 with a 67-mile view of new businesses and other ride to Hollis, Okla. activities happening in the city over The Fuller Center for Hous- the last couple of years and noted ing (FullerCenter.org) is an afford- Carson Shields let’s his turtle warm up before the Hen- that local sales tax revenue has dou- able housing nonprofi t founded bled over the last 20 years. son’s Turtle race last Saturday. ENTERPRISE PHOTO / TARA ALLRED in 2005 by Presidential Medal of “What the city is missing is rec- Freedom recipient Millard Fuller. reation opportunities for people of The Fuller Center Bicycle Adven- all ages,” Skelton said. ture (FullerCenterBikeAdventure. Skelton gave an overview of org) began in 2008 as a vehicle the water recreation project and to raise money for and awareness the ongoing effort to raise funds to about The Fuller Center’s work match the challenge of an anony- across the US and around the mous benefactor who wants to give world. Dee Oles with Myers Cattle Co. hangs on during the annual Saints’ Roost the city $500,000 for that purpose. Celebration Ranch Rodeo last Friday. ENTERPRISE PHOTO / MORGAN WHEATLY Fundraising has brought in more than $259,000 toward that match in Chemical Brush donations or pledges. topic of webinar CEDC Secretary Roger Estlack COLLEGE STATION – gave an update on the Mulkey The- Chemical Brush and Weed Treat- atre and on action taken by the ment Basics will be the topic CEDC board in May that recom- of the July 6 natural resources mended $1 million be borrowed and webinar conducted by the Texas fi nanced with EDC sales tax revenue A&M AgriLife Extension Ser- to complete the theatre and help vice ecosystem science and man- meet the challenge for the water rec- agement unit. The webinar is a reation project. part of the Texas Range Webinar City Administrator David Series scheduled the fi rst Thurs- Dockery then went over the details day of each month from noon to of the fi nancing. Half of the $1 mil- 1 p.m., said Pete Flores, AgriLife lion would go toward the Mulkey, Extension webinar coordinator in and the other half would go to the Corpus Christi. pool. The money would be paid back over 20 years with an annual debt James Jackson, AgriLife Bob Weiss presents The Community Fellowship Church with the best Maddie Benson holds on tight during the Sheep Ride at service of $74,400. Extension range program special- the rodeo last Saturday. “other” award after the Herring Bank Parade. ENTERPRISE PHOTO / ROGER ESTLACK ENTERPRISE PHOTO / MORGAN WHEATLY ist, Stephenville, will be the pre- The debt payment would be senter. covered by EDC sales taxes that “This webinar will review are already being collected. Current the proper techniques for mixing District Court hears thirteen pleas annual EDC sales tax revenue is herbicides, calibrating sprayers about $98,500. Looking at historical and conducting stem and cut- The District Court Donley County Sheriff’s Walsenburg, Colo., was felony offense of posses- Carolyn Emily Hicks, 33 data from the last 20 years, Dockery stump treatments to control nox- heard 13 pleas, including Deputy Mike Spier. Harper arrested in Donley County sion of marijuana. Hodge from Arlington, pleaded true to said EDC annual revenue will likely ious brush plants,” Jackson said. the case of one local man, was later indicted by the for the offense that took pleaded guilty and was allegations listed in the State’s be $136,422 in 2027 and $188,945 One general Texas Depart- when it met in Clarendon Donley County Grand Jury place on October 6, 2016 placed on deferred adjudi- Motion to Adjudicate and was in 2037. ment of Agriculture continuing last Monday, June 19. on April 10, 2017. by Donley County Sheriff cation for the offense. sentenced to seven years in the The debt service would not education unit will be offered District Attorney Pursuant to the plea Butch Blackburn. Wheeler Hodge, 32 from Institutional Division of TDCJ for encumber any of the Hotel Occu- during this webinar, Flores Luke Inman, assisted by agreement, Harper is was later indicted by the Waterloo, Iowa, was the second degree felony offense pancy Taxes administered by the said. Participants seeking Texas Assistant District Attorney required to pay a $1,000 Donley County Grand Jury arrested in Donley County of possession of a controlled sub- EDC to fund local events and com- Department of Agriculture con- Harley Caudle, prosecuted fi ne, $488 in court costs, on December 12, 2016. for the offense that took stance. munity promotional efforts. tinuing education units must pay the cases for the State of and successfully complete Pursuant to the plea place on October 26, 2016 On November 14, 2012, A question was asked about a $10 fee on the website. For all Texas, with the Honorable 400 hours of community agreement, Wheeler is by DPS Trooper Darrin Hicks originally pleaded to the borrowing more than needed to meet others, there is no fee.