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George Edward Bulman, Jr.

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George Edward Bulman, Jr., 81, died May 23, 2010, in Canyon.

Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 26 at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon with Rev. John McClean, pastor, and Rev. Marty Hamrick, associate pastor at Polk Street United Methodist Church, officiating. Services were under the arrangement of Brooks Funeral Directors. Private interment was held at Dreamland Cemetery.

George was born June 22, 1928, near Clarendon to George Edward and Lela Cannon Bulman. He graduated from Clarendon High School and Clarendon Junior College. He attended West Texas State University for a short time.

George married Billie Hodnett in 1948. They had three children, Susan, Rick, and Dale. In 1965, he married Edna Lou LaGrone and her three children, Stan, Susan, and Steve and they moved to Canyon, where he resided until his death.

George was employed by Southwestern Public Service Company for 35 years. He retired in 1990 as Operations Supervisor at Nichols Station in Amarillo.

He was an active member of Canyon First United Methodist Church for 43 years. He served many years on the Administrative Board and Finance Committee. He also served as Lay Delegate for the Annual Conference numerous times. He loved the church and was always glad to help with anything that needed to be done from visitation to repairs on the building.

After he retired George began delivering meals for Meals On Wheels in Canyon and served as president of this organization for many years.

George was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Billie Barbee, and a brother, Gene Bulman.

Survivors include his wife, Lou, of 44 years; daughter, Susan Everitt and husband, Herb, of Amarillo; two sons, Rick Bulman and wife, Shelia, of Enterprise, Kansas, and Dale Bulman and wife, Anna, of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; two stepsons, Stan LaGrone and wife, Jeanett, of Canyon, and Steve LaGrone and wife, Rhonda, of San Antonio; step daughter, Susan Moldenhauer, of Canyon; seventeen grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; a sister Helen Land and husband, Bill, of Clarendon; sister-in-law, Shirley Bulman, of Amarillo; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Canyon First United Methodist Church, 1800 4th Avenue, Canyon, TX 79015, or to Meals On Wheels, 2616 13th Avenue, Canyon, TX 79015, or to a favorite charity.

The family would like to thank all the caring, loving individuals with Odyssey Hospice and Canyon Healthcare for the care and hugs George received.

Christopher Andrew Chamberlain

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Christopher Andrew Chamberlain, 31, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, in Clarendon.

Services were held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon, with Commissioned Lay Pastor, Nancy Ruff, officiating. Burial followed at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Services were under the arrangement of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Chris was born January 20, 1979, in Amarillo to Trey and Diane Chamberlain.  He was a 1997 graduate of Clarendon High School and received his Associate of Science Degree from Clarendon College in 2002. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarendon.

Chris was employed at the Clarendon Country Club and was an avid golfer and hunter.

He was preceded in death by his father, Trey; his grandparents, Fred and Jean Chamberlain, and his grandfather, Tony Haggis.

Survivors include his mother, Diane and step-father, Sandy Skelton of Clarendon; his sister, Catherine Chamberlain of Baltimore, Maryland; his aunt and uncle, Carol and Gene Thompson of Pampa; his grandmother, Kay Haggis of Cincinnati; his step-grandmother, Frances Skelton of Clarendon; his aunt and uncle, Barbara and Steve Taylor, uncle, George Haggis, and cousin, Grif Griffin, all of Cincinnati.

The family will be at 315 West 5th.

The family requests that memorials be to the Peak Scholarship Program c/o Clarendon College / PO Box 968 / Clarendon, Texas 79226.

County gives boost to local charities.

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Eight local organizations are deciding what to do with some big checks after receiving a share of almost $82,000 distributed by the Donley County Commissioners’ Court last month.

The 100th Judicial District Adult Probation Department presented the money to the county on February 8. It was one-fifth of the donations collected from participants in lieu of performing community service hours for about 15 years prior to March 2008.
County Judge Jack Hall said the donations were one-time gifts.

“It was a good thing and helped a lot of worthy causes,” Hall said. “The commissioners had several applicants for the money, and they reviewed all of them before making their decisions.
The organization receiving the highest donation of $22,000 was the Hedley Senior Citizens Center.

“We’re putting the money in our fund for our new building,” said Kathy Spier, bookkeeper of the Center. “We’re currently working in a 105-year-old building, and we need a new one that can also be used as a community building. But if we need it to feed the elderly, we will definitely use it for that.”

The Donley County Junior Livestock Association also received a large donation of $20,000 and will use it to finish the new Donley County Activity Center located north of Clarendon.

“We are going to use the money to complete office areas in the building and get it more functional for the public,” said Larry Gray, Chairman of the Junior Livestock Association Board. “We appreciate all donations.”

Don Stone said that the county’s donation of $20,000 came at the right time for the Donley County Senior Citizens’ Center.

“We will use the money to help feed about 200 people a day,” Stone said. “It is going to be very good to have money to buy groceries because we are losing money every day. We hope to have some left to go towards a sinking system. PRPC wants us to accrue $100,000 in a sinking system to keep the center open in the future. So we lack a whole lot more.”
The Saints’ Roost Museum received a donation of $12,958.

“We are getting some new storm windows for the museum,” Vice President of Finance Genella Eads said. “The donation won’t be enough for all of it, but we are in dire need of them.”
Other non-profit organizations receiving donations from the Commissioners’ Court included the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department Dive Team, $1,000 the Texas Panhandle Chapter of the American Red Cross, $3,000; the Citizen’s Cemetery Association, $1,000; and the Donley County Child Welfare Board, $2,000.

HHS names Pettit, Burton as top grads

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Hedley High School officials have announced the honor graduates for the Class of 2010.
This year’s valedictorian is Dylan Pettit with a GPA of 95.4, and Kailee Burton is the salutatorian with a GPA of 94.2. They will both be honored during commencement exercises this Thursday evening at 8:00.

Pettit is the son of Tanja Widener and Brian Pettit. He attended school in Portsmouth, Virginia, from 1996 until 2000, Claude ISD from 2001 – 2004, Memphis ISD from 2004 – 2005 and then transferred to Hedley in 2005.

Dylan has been active in Football and was named to the All District team as Lineback and Fullback his senior year. He has also been active in basketball, tennis, track, FFA, was a state qualifier in UIL Science, a regional qualifier in UIL Number Sense and Mathematics. Dylan made the All Star Cast in One Act Play and was a member of the National Honor Society.

His senior year he was voted Most Likely to Succeed, Mr. HHS, and Super Senior. Dylan’s hobbies include playing all sports, pending time with friends, listening to music and having fun. He plans to attend Texas Tech University after graduation.

Burton is the daughter of Blain and Tanya Burton of Hedley. Kailee attended Gene Howe Elementary from 1996-2002, Greenways Intermediate from 2003-2004, Westover Jr. High from 2004-2005 then transferred to Hedley ISD in 2005. Kailee has been involved in National Honor Society, UIL Science, was a captain in track and cheerleading, played basketball and ran cross country. Kailee was also the FFA, BPA and a Class Secretary.

Kailee has received many honors such as Hedley Homecoming Queen, Miss HHS, best dressed, most talented, most likely to succeed, State UIL team member, Honorable Mention All Star Cast in One Act Play and Class Favorite. Kailee has served as the Hedley Lions Club Sweetheart and was awarded the Donley County Chamber of Commerce Young Woman of the year for 2009.

Kailee is a member of the Hedley First Baptist Church and has been on mission trips to South Texas Children’s Home and Elk City, Idaho. Kailee is currently emplyed at Mike’s Pharmacy in Clarendon and plans to attend Clarendon College after graduation.

Top eighth graders at Hedley this year are Bailey Wood and Kristen Liner. They will be recognized, along with this year’s graduating Kindergartners, during a separate ceremony at 6 p.m.

CAN program offers opportunity for an education

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One in four adults over the age of 25 in the Texas Panhandle has no high school diploma.

Addressing that alarming statistic from the US Census Bureau has become a priority at Clarendon College, which has launched the Cooperative Access Network (CAN) to coordinate resources and help people to help themselves.

“Our goal is for an individual seeking a GED to use the network to help them from start to finish,” Tex Buckhaults, Dean of Students, said.

“We will work to provide them with materials to prepare for the exam, find transportation to and from the exam, find a mentor for support, find child care during the exam, and then help them after with the next step,” Buckhaults said.

Without a GED or high school diploma, residents have no access to the higher education and skills training necessary to maintain a quality workforce.

“Clarendon College is partnering with the communities in our service area to share and provide resources and reinforce the common goal of increasing educational attainment,” Buckhaults said.

This network is a pooling of resources between Clarendon College, Region 16 ESC, community churches, city governments, county governments, businesses, libraries, and other civic organizations.

“We have received funding from Clarendon Lions Club that we used to purchase training textbooks for the people of Clarendon and Donley County,” Buckhaults said.

“We have also found resources already in place in our community to provide transportation and child care for individuals in order to enable them to better attain their GED,” he said.

The training textbooks and information packets on how to attain a GED are now available for those interested at the Burton Memorial Library and at Clarendon College.

If you, your organization, or your business would like to support the CAN, or you know someone who might benefit from the CAN, please contact Ashlee Estlack at 806-874-4808.

‘Jailbirds’ raise $10k for PEAK fund

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Clarendon High School’s recent jailbird lockup project to raise funds for the PEAK Scholarship Program took in approximately $10,000 before several jailbirds were released from a temporary cell last Tuesday evening, May 18.

The cage for the jailbirds was set up along the highway in front of Country Bloomers Flowers & Gifts.

Jailbirds reaching or exceeding their financial goals included Bill Auvenshine, Jim Shelton, Mike Butts, Sherrol Johnston, Bobbie Thornberry, Courtney Newhouse, Nancy Davis, and Larry Jeffers.

Three other jailbirds – Susie Shields, Robin Ellis, and Tex Selvidge – escaped jail by being out of town but still reached their financial goals.

The PEAK Scholarship Program (Promoting Education, Achievement, And Knowledge) is designed to pay tuition and fees for eligible Clarendon High School graduates to attend Clarendon College after all other financial resources are applied.

PEAK is regarded as a vital program which gives local students vision and hope for their future beyond high school.

Event organizers expressed special appreciation to all the jailbirds and their friends and relatives who donated money to this worthwhile cause.

Once again the community has demonstrated generous support of its students and continues to take pride in its community college.

Broncos succumb to Stamford

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A great baseball season was just a few errors away from being an even better season as the Area Champions fell to Stamford in the last two games of the two-out-of-three series last weekend in the Regional Quarterfinals.

The Broncos, who finished the season with an outstanding 19-6 record, took the first game 1-0 last Wednesday in Ralls.

According to coach Brad Elam, the Broncos did everything right in that first game.

“It was a great ballgame,” Elam said. “Great pitching and defense from both sides.

“We hit the ball decent, but weren’t able to push across any runs until the sixth when we did capitalize on their only error. Pitching and defense were the key and we played well.”

Game two was played on Saturday at Lubbock Christian High School and the Broncos lost 7-16.

“The game was not as bad as the score,” Elam said. “We had a 3-1 lead going into the sixth inning.”

According to Elam, Troy Chambless was on the mound and pitched four good innings.

“We just couldn’t get anything going on offense,” he said. “We had our chances, but the story of the day was not being able to drive runners in once they got into scoring position.”

Brayden Phillips and Troy Chambless each had two hits in the game, and Phillips drove in two runs and Chambless drove in three.

“The story of this game was the sixth inning,” Elam said. “We were up 3-1 with two outs in the sixth, (we had) a couple of missed opportunities, and they scored nine runs for the big lead.”

If the Broncos could have gotten past that inning, it might have been a completely different ending for the series.

Game three of the series was played immediately after game two with Stamford taking control early to get the 7-5 win.

“Again, missed opportunities cost us in this game,” Elam said. “We made some good defensive plays, but we did make too many errors and gave them too many runs. We picked a bad game to have our worst defensive game.”

Elam went on to say that they were able to do some positive things on offense but
were unable to push runs across early when they had runners in scoring position.

“We had runners on all game, (and) we had 15 hits and four walks but couldn’t get enough timely hits.

“We had a chance the last inning, with two runners on, but were not able to score them.”

He noted that Colter Goolsby, Johnny Gaines, Brady Miller, and Caleb Mitchell all had three hits in the game. Miller drove in four runs and hit great in the playoffs.

“We had chances in both games to win but were not able to get it done,” Elam said.

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