THE CLARENDON 01.17.2019 The Texas Panhandle’s First Newspaper. Established 1878. Enterprise THE CLARENDON NEWS & THE DONLEY COUNTY LEADEREADER www.ClarendonLive.com Single ɱɱ City kills Copy $ɲ personal THIS WEEK 3 Sign-ups are underway for eighteen local board property positions. 4 Mayor presents SWEPCO with proclamation for work taxation near park. 5 Check out all the winners Clarendon Aldermen killed the of the annual junior livestock personal property tax during their show. regular meeting last Thursday, Janu- 10 And the mayor of Howard- ary 10. wick reports on the city. The unpopular taxation of cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, All this and much more as The Enterprise reports in this week’s amazing edition! and other similar property had been in place for decades, but offi cials believe the city can now afford to end the tax thanks to increasing sales City starts year with tax revenues. sales tax growth Mayor Sandy Skelton Clarendon saw another applauded the City Council’s action. month of growth in sales tax rev- “I am pleased that the City enues when Texas Comptroller Council repealed Ordinance 281 Glenn Hegar distributed January in its meeting on January 10 which Kaitin Ehlert tugs her Reserve Champion heifer through the Donley County Junior Livestock Show last Saturday at the Donley County allocations last week. effectively eliminates the City’s por- Activity Cente. Sales tax revenues for ENTERPRISE PHOTO / KARI LINDSEY. tion of the very unpopular personal January were up 4.92 percent property tax on automobiles, trucks, for the month to start the year trailers, campers, RV’s, etc.,” Skelton with $31,396.35 compared to said. “The City of Clarendon is now $29,923.17 for the same period in Tucek, Hinton win beef division among the majority of Texas cities 2018. that do not impose personal property Hedley started the year with tax on its citizens. As a result of this $418.48 in sales tax revenue, Local youth raise $39k at annual livestock auction action, citizens will realize a tax sav- down 47.03 percent from the pre- ings when they pay other city taxes The top animals in the Beef tions continue to be received. The in January 2020.” vious January, and Howardwick Division were exhibited by Koyt 2018 premium sale totaled about was also down 6.62 percent at Last week’s action does not Tucek and Kasie Hinton when the $41,225 at this point last year. change the tax levy for 2019, which $1,033.51. annual annual Donley County Junior Showmanship awards this year Statewide, Hegar distributed is already in place. City Hall has said Livestock Show was held last Sat- went to Brock Hatley – Senior Beef, previously that Clarendon’s tax on $734.7 million in local sales tax urday, January 12, at the Donley Hudson Howard – Junior Beef, allocations for January, 3.6 per- personal property generated about County Activity Center. Madison Smith – Senior Sheep, Mya $50,000 per year for the city. cent more than in January 2018. Tucek showed the Grand Edwards – Junior Sheep, Chardy These allocations are based Donley Appraisal District Champion Steer, and Hinton had the Craft – Senior Goat, Laney Gates – Chief Appraiser Paula Lowrie said on sales made in November by Grand Champion Heifer. Junior Goat, Calder Havens – Senior businesses that report tax monthly. Clarendon is now one of four local Other top winners were Mya Swine, and Maloree Wann – Junior entities that do not tax personal prop- Edwards and her Grand Champion Swine. The Pee Wee Showmanship Hudson Howard shows off his prize steer and his Reserve Champion ribbon. See ‘City’ on page 5. Chamber seeking Sheep; Izzy Craft with the Grand winners were Jayton Moore – goats ENTERPRISE PHOTO / KARI LINDSEY Champion Goat; Maloree Wann and Colton Henson – swine. award nominations and her Grand Champion Gilt; and Complete results of the show Sheep – Mya Edwards, Grand Champion; and Duroc – Class 1 – Jodee Pigg, fi rst; Tanner Madison Smith, Reserve Champion. Burch, second; and Mycah Woodard, The Clarendon Chamber of Hudson Howard with the Grand are as follows: Goats – Class 1 – Chardy Craft, Reserve third. Commerce is seeking nomina- Champion Barrow. Heifers – Class 1 – Kaitin Ehlert, Reserve Champion; Riley Wade, second; Kynna Class 2 – Koyt Tucek, Reserve Breed; Jaxon City rejects tions for its annual community Champion; and Tyler Harper, second. Phillips, third; and Whitney Williams, Robertson, second; and Ryan Ward, Reserve Champion honors Class 2 – Kasie Hinton, Grand Champion; and fourth. third. awards banquet. when to Hudson Howard, steers; Lane Hinton, second. Class 2 – Levi Gates, fi rst; Kyler Bell, second; Class 3 – Emma Lambert, Breed Champion; lone aquatic Honorees will be announced Steers – British – Class 1 – Harrison Howard, Emberly Gonzales, third; and Christo- Maloree Wann, second; and Emeri Kaitin Ehlert, heifers; Madison Reserve Breed; and Grant Haynes, pher Gonzales, fourth. Robinson, third. during the banquet, which is Smith, sheep; Chardy Craft, goats; second. Class 3 – Izzy Craft, Grand Champion; Laney Hamp – Class 1 – Calder Havens, Breed Class 2 – Hudson Howard, Reserve Champion; center bid scheduled for February 7. Caton Grahn, gilts; and Koyt Tucek, Gates, second; Laney Gates, third; Champion; Caton Grahn, second; and Levi Gates, second. Grace McCurdy, fourth; and Reagan Kreed Robinson, third; and Lesly Nominations are being barrows. Cross – Class 3 – Parker Haynes, Breed Wade, fi fth. Munoz, fourth. Clarendon’s proposed water sought for Man of the Year and Fifty youth from the Donley Reserve; Presley Smith, second; and Gilts – Maloree Wann, Grand Champion; Class 2 – Harrison Howard, Reserve Breed; recreation facility will go back Woman of the Year – two individ- Evelyn Mills, third. Caton Grahn, Reserve Champion; and Hudson Howard, second; and Bryce County 4-H Club and local FFA Class 4 – Brock Hatley, Grand Champion; Grant Giulia Lotito, third. Williams, third. through the bidding process after the uals who have made a signifi cant chapters exhibited 80 animals during Haynes, second; Parker Haynes, third; Barrows – WOPB – Isaac Dunham, Breed Cross – Class 1 – Brock Hatley, fi rst; Addison fi rst and only bid came in last week contribution to the community in and Presley Smith, fourth. Champion; Henry Dushay, Reserve Havens, second; Darcy Grahn, third; at more than $1 million above the the show. Last year 61 kids showed Class 5 – Koyt Tucek, Grand Champion; Madi- Breed; Mycah Woodard, third; and and Mya Edwards, fourth. the last year, and the Saints’ Roost 105 animals. son Smith, second; and Justus McAnear, Tanner Burch, fourth. Class 2 – Hudson Howard, Grand Champion; funds available for the project. Award – honoring an individual The livestock auction follow- third. BOPB – Class 1 – Calder Havens, Reserve Koyt Tucek, Reserve Champion; Harri- Plains Builders submitted the Class 6 – Koyt Tucek, fi rst; Brock Hatley, second; Breed; Jaxon Robertson, second; and son Howard, third; and Jayden Ramos, for a lifetime of service to the ing the show generated an estimated and Millie McAnear, third. Jodee Pigg, third. fourth. bid of $3.162 million, and the City community. $39,050 as of Tuesday morning, and Class 7 – Isaac Dunham, fi rst; Laney Gates, Class 2 – Maloree Wann, Breed Champion; Class 3 – Makenna Williams, fi rst; Mya Council rejected that bid during its Nominations can be mailed second; Taylee Ehlert, third; and Jaxan Isaac Dunham, second; and Caton Edwards, second; and Bryce Williams, that number will increase as dona- McAnear, fourth. Grahn, third. third. regular meeting January 10. to the Chamber of Commerce Mayor Sandy Skelton said at PO Box 986, Clarendon, infl ation and increased tariffs are TX 79226, or delivered to the largely responsible for the higher Clarendon Visitor Center inside Paul continues century of tradition than expected bid. the Mulkey Theatre at 110 S. “The original design of the pool Kearney from 10 a.m. to noon and Tyler Michael Paul carried on complete his Eagle Scout Project, where 44 American fl ags and 17 was completed approximately two 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through a 100-year-old family tradition as a which not only honored veterans of Texas fl ags were respectfully retired. years ago by Waters Edge, a highly Friday. 4th generation Eagle Scout marked this great nation but also honored the Tyler’s project ended with 305 vol- reputable pool design company from Nominations must be by a Court of Honor held Saturday, community of Clarendon, the State unteer service hours. Kansas City and the estimated cost at received by noon January 17. January 12, at the First United Meth- of Texas, and the United States of During the Court of Honor that time was $1,655,000,” Skelton odist Church in Clarendon. America. He partnered with Veterans on Saturday, Tyler celebrated the said. “While costs have gone up since DPS discovers drugs The Paul family legacy in Boy of Foreign Affairs Post 7782. First, family tradition as the 4th generation then due to infl ation, a more signifi - Scouts started before 1919. Tyler he refurbished the fl ag pole, repaint- Eagle Scout. Tyler’s great grandfa- cant reason for current cost increases during traffi c stop scouting began as a Tiger Cub at the ing and restringing it so that fl ags ther Robert Henry Paul became an is directly related to the govern- The Texas Department of age of fi ve years old. He continued could be displayed again. Next, he Eagle Scout in 1919 as a member ment- imposed tariffs on metals, Public Safety (DPS) seized 160 through the Cub Scouting program, led Boy Scout Troop 433 by design- of Troop 26 in Drexel, Ohio. Tyler’s steel, concrete and other materials. pounds of marijuana and four earning his Arrow of Light and later ing and building a mobile fl ag retire- grandfather Robert Michael Paul Construction offi cials have told us pounds of THC wax last Tues- bridging over to Boy Scouts.