Archives for June 2010

Come to the Saints’ Roost Museum appreciation dinner Friday, June 11 and become a member.
By becoming a member, you will help preserve artifacts and events that comprise this area’s rich, unique history that does not need to be lost or forgotten.

Your membership dues will help meet day-by-day expenses. Your support in the membership drive makes it possible to provide a great museum for the community with exhibits focusing on ranching heritage, Native American culture, military, railroad memorabilia and other interesting aspects of pioneer life in Donley County.

The event will begin with an open house and an art show at 6:30 p.m. Kevin Johnson will display his work in the depot.
A barbeque dinner will follow at 7:00 p.m.
Annual dues are $25 and can be paid at the dinner or mailed to PO Box 781, Clarendon, TX, 79226. Your help and support is appreciated.

A Memphis man is facing two local charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to the Donley County Sheriff’s Office.

Autray Dickson, age 18, was first arrested on May 11, 2010, and arraigned by Justice of the Peace Connie Havens, who set bond at $30,000, Sheriff Butch Blackburn said. Dickson posted bond and was released.

The investigation later turned up another possible victim, and Dickson was arrested again on May 27. Havens that time set bond at $50,000, and Dickson again posted bond and was released.

Blackburn said both of the victims in these cases are 13 years of age.

Bargain shoppers will be in for a treat during the fifth annual “Trash to Treasures” garage sale event to be held in Clarendon and nearby communities this Saturday, June 5.

Twenty-four individual garage sales are scheduled to be held. A complete description of each sale is printed on the official Treasure Map located on the last page of this week’s Enterprise.
From an air hockey table to cross ties, this weekend’s sales will feature hundreds of treasures just waiting to be uncovered at bargain prices.

“Trash to Treasures” is being promoted with advertising dollars in area communities; and many people from neighboring counties attend.

Clarendon College President Bill Auvenshine confirmed Tuesday that he will step down at the end of this year.

While no formal action has taken place, Auvenshine said he informed the Board of Regents at its May 20 meeting that he intends to resign at the end of 2010.

“My only regret is that I came to Clarendon at the end of my career,” Auvenshine told the Enterprise. “Had this been my first job, I would have wanted to stay for 30 years.”

Auvenshine said the college is not yet ready to receive applications for his job, but a plan is being formulated to select the next president of the Panhandle’s oldest college.

A committee will draw up a profile and qualifications to be presented to the regents in June as part of a six-month process to search for a replacement. The new president will take over on January 1, 2011.

The departure will cap Auvenshine’s 54th year in education. He came to CC three years ago following the resignation of Dr. Myles Shelton. Auvenshine originally was an interim president, but regents seated him as president several months later to lead the college as it worked to pass maintenance and operations taxes in Gray and Childress counties and undertook building projects at the CC Pampa Center.

“I was hired to help find a president, and that’s what I’m going to do now,” Auvenshine said. “I have thoroughly enjoyed Clarendon College, the city, and the citizens; and I have been extremely pleased with the direction Clarendon College is moving and know it will continue.”

Auvenshine said family health problems are his reason for leaving Clarendon.
In other college news, regents approved several new hires at its May meeting including Corey Murdock and John Havens as wind energy instructors, Brian Fuller as an agriculture instructor, Mark Simmons as a welding instructor, Mikalennet Tennel to coach volleyball, and

Kellye Reed as a nursing instructor. The board also accepted the resignation of volleyball coach Tennessee Brown.