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Beatrice “Bea” Johnson

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Beatrice “Bea” Johnson, age 93, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Amarillo.

Memorial services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in the South Georgia Baptist Church in Amarillo with Rev. Bob Miller, Pastor, and Rev. Jody Meason, officiating.

Beatrice "Bea" Johnson

Private Family Burial will be in Claude Cemetery in Claude with arrangements by Robertson Armstrong Chapel of Claude.

Mrs. Johnson was born January 20, 1919, in Maysville, Oklahoma to Sam and Carrie Thompson. She married Evert Johnson on March 22, 1935, in Clovis, NM. She had been a longtime resident of Claude prior to moving to Amarillo 15 years ago. She was Mamaw to everybody and loved to crochet, quilting, and was an awesome cook.

She was a member of the Claude Home Demonstration Club and the First Baptist Church of Claude.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons; two brothers; two sisters; a granddaughter; a grandson; and two great grandchildren.

She was survived two sons, Bobby Johnson and wife Charlotte of Amarillo and Roger Johnson of Canyon; a daughter, Rhonda Stephenson and husband David of Canyon; a daughter in law, Linda Thompson and husband Tommy of Amarillo; a brother, Sam Thompson of Plainview; ten grandchildren;

21 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.

The family request memorials to be sent to South Georgia Baptist Church Building Fund.

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J.D. Jones, Jr.

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J.D. Jones, Jr.

J.D. Jones, Jr., 81, died on Monday, March 19, 2012 in Amarillo, Texas

Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, in the Robertson Funeral Directors Saints Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Bright Newhouse, officiating.

Burial was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon

J.D. Jones, Jr. lost his courageous battle with cancer on March 19, 2012. Mr. Jones was born September 26, 1930, to John Dalton and ErmaLee Jones. He was their only child. He married Nelda Lee Harrison on December 14, 1948 in Childress. J.D. served as Dallam Country constable for many years. In 1996, he retired from XIT Rural Telephone in Dalhart. He and Nelda then moved to Amarillo to enjoy their retirement.

He was survived by his wife of 63 years, Nelda Harrison Jones of their Amarillo home; two children: Michael Wayne Jones and wife Jamie of Dalhart, and Karen Jones Cozart of Amarillo; grandchildren: Tessa Foster Waddell and husband Scott of Claude, Jeremy Jones and wife Kelly of Dalhart, Shawn Jones and Christine Jones, both of Helper, UT, Samantha Hopper of Lubbock, and Ramey Cozart of Guymon. Also surviving are eight great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers or other gifts, the family suggests donations to BSA Hospice or Golden Spread Charities.

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Lady Broncos’ third inning seals win

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By Sandy Anderberg

The Lady Broncos slammed in 10 runs in the third inning to secure a 15-4 win over Follett in their district opener at home last Monday night. The win put the ladies at 6-1 overall and 1-0 in district play. Trevela Dronzek was on the mound and Audrey Shelton was behind the plate.

The 2012 Lady Broncos. Courtesy Photo / Teresa Dronzek

The Lady Broncos jumped on the Lady Panthers early and led 3-0 after one inning. They were able to add to that lead after two before their big inning in the third.

“It was a pretty good game for us,” head coach Gary Jack said. “Trevela did a good job pitching, and Audrey Shelton was great at catcher. She made some good plays and threw out some runners.”

Jack also credited Maci White with doing a good job at shortstop and Amber Keelin, Camra Smith, Taylor Gaines, and Savannah Topper had big hits. He also noted that Skyler White had a good game.

“This was a good District win for us,” Jack said.

The ladies took on Booker on Saturday at home and racked up a well-earned win at 8-6. The ladies stayed strong in the back and forth matchup and were determined to get the win.

They are at 7-1 on the year and 2-0 is district play.

Dronzek was on the mound once again and pitched six good innings according to Jack.

“Trevela went six innings and then Camra (Smith) came in and finished the game for us. It was a 2-1 ballgame until the sixth inning and then they went ahead by two. But we scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to retake the lead.”

Booker would score two more runs, but the Lady Broncos held them off in their comeback attempt to get the win.

“They are a tough team,” Jack said. “They had a runner on third with only one out in the seventh, but we played good and won the game.”

Maci White made several good plays at shortstop, and Jentry Shadle and Taylor Gaines made some good catches for the Lady Broncos.

“We didn’t have that great of a day hitting, but we’re playing well,” Jack said.

The ladies will take on West Texas at home on Friday beginning at 4:00 p.m. and will play against the Alumni on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Thumbs up!

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Hedley High School’s One Act Play, “Dearly Departed,” is advancing after competing Saturday at zone competition along with Silverton, Patton Springs, and Paducah. Hedley and Paducah will be competing again Monday, April 2, in Aspermont. Shown here are (back) Kortney Burton, Kassie O’Dell- All Start Cast, Jadee Widener, Salem Shelp, Jordan Cox (middle) Ashlee Cox, David Bell- Best Actor; Rebecca Butler, Iago Alvarez - Honorable Mention All Star Cast, Luz Luzario, Bailey Wood, (front) Dehvan Neeley, Joey Allen - All Star Cast, Laura Ketzer – Best Lighting Technician, Sierra Shelp, Kassidy Burton - All Star Cast, and Rance Watt - Honorable Mention All Star Cast. Enterprise Photo / Kari Lindsey

Moving on

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The Clarendon High School One Act Play, “Conform,” is advancing after doing well in the zone competition last Wednesday, March 21. The play will now be performed at the district contest in Hale Center on March 31. Shown here are Cole Ward (All-Star Cast) as Everett, Roger Henderson (All-Star Cast) as Robinson, and Caleb Mitchell (Best Actor) as Theobald. Also recognized was Amber Keelin who was Honorable Metnion Cast. Enterprise Photo / Matthew Martinez

CC judging contest well attended

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Cole McGarraugh (right) of Perryton judges a lamb during the annual Clarendon College Invitational Judging Contest last Saturday. Enterprise Photo / Fred Gray

By Fred Gray

The Clarendon College Invitational Judging Contest was held Saturday, March 24. The 1,587 students represented 134 schools from Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Including parents and sponsors, approximately 2,000 guests visited Clarendon for the event, pumping thousands of dollars into the local economy.

During the course of the day, the students wore serious countenances as they participated in their events, with shy smiles breaking the stress of the competition. Occasionally, as the students realized that they did well, broad smiles would break out in the group. Complements accompanied jobs well done.

The Donley County team, composed of Austin Adams, Jayson Pigg, John Pigg, and Tylee Williams won first place in the Livestock Sr. 4-H category.

Other Clarendon and Donley County teams competed very well in other categories. Our local students did well in the competition and should be proud of their efforts.

Johnny Treichel, the Clarendon College judging coach, said that the success of the event was the result of the dedicated efforts his judging students, who worked well over a 1,000 hours. He also thanked Larry Gray and the Hommels’ 3H All Natural Beef for their invaluable support.

This year’s attendance was down a bit because this year’s contest had to be scheduled a week earlier than normal due to a conflict with state exams and other UIL events. The change resulted in extra competition from judging contests held downstate. Treichel anticipated that next year’s contest will be better attended when it is held during its regularly scheduled time, and no conflicting downstate judging contests will occur.

The tireless effort of Treichel deserves a great deal of the credit. His leadership and dedication has been an important economic boon for Clarendon, Donley County, and Clarendon College.

CHS wins district UIL academic competition

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Upholding their academic winning tradition, CHS students returned from their 2012 District UIL meet as champions for the eighth time out of the past 10 years.

Twenty-eight competitors either placed or brought points to their team events, which led to 323 points, 115 beyond their 2nd place competitors.

2012 Clarendon High School District UIL competitors. Courtesy Photo / Diane Skelton

Students who placed are seniors Jordan Luna 2nd Number Sense, 2nd Social Studies; Nathan Dzidzic 4th Number Sense; Jayson Pigg 3rd Current Issues and Events; Mikayla Shadle 5th Current Issues and Events, 3rd Spelling; Kayla Elam 2nd Science, 1st Biology, 2nd Editorials; Kae Hewett 4th News; Marqueda Gaines 3rd Prose.

Juniors placing are Hyungmo Jung 3rd Number Sense, 1st Math; Jency Burton 4th Ready Writing, 1st Features; Maritta Brady 5th Computer Applications; 1st Spelling; Lydia Howard 1st Science, 1st Physics, 1st Chemistry, 1st Editorials, 1st Headlines; Audrey Shelton 3rd News; Austen McNelly 5th Editorials; Samantha Sanderson 2nd LD Debate, 1st Informative Speaking; Elizabeth O’Rear 4th Prose; Cole Ward 6th Social Studies.

Sophomores placing are Minnie Buckhaults 6th Ready Writing; Haley Ferguson 2nd Computer Applications; Deborah Howard 6th Computer Applications, 2nd Features.

Teams that added extra points include 1st place Number Sense: Luna, Jung, Dziedzic, and senior Jerami Johnson; 1st place Journalism: Burton, Buckhalts, D. Howard, L. Howard, Elam, Shelton, Hewett, McNelly; 1st place Science: L. Howard, Elam, sophomores Audra Thomas and Darbe Woodard; 1st place Spelling: Brady, Shadle, sophomore Ryann Starnes, and freshman Abby Johnson; 1st place Math: Jung, J. Johnson, junior Trajen Johnson, sophomore Zhanae Bassett; 2nd place Social Studies: Luna, Ward, senior Gage Nelson and freshman Leroy Buckhaults.

Lockney High School hosted the meet on March 22.

Regional qualifiers will compete April 20 in Levelland.

CC splits two games with Otero Junior College

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By Fred Gray

Clarendon College split a double header with Otero Junior College, last Monday, March 19, in La Junta, Colo. The Bulldogs lost an extra innings heartbreaker in the opener, 4-3. In the second game, the Bulldogs pounded Otero 9-3.

They then travelled to Snyder for four games against Western Texas College. In the opener, Sam Ouellet, the Canadian fireballer pitched a sparkling seven inning shutout, powering the Bulldogs to a 3-0 win. Clarendon College then dropped the next three games when their bats went quiet.

Chris Joblin, the Bulldog’s skipper, said that they were not swinging the bat well. Joblin added that the Bulldogs continue to pitch well and play good defense. They are going through a spell where they are not getting the run support they need. Aussie Alex Howe continues to consistently hit well.

Before returning to Clarendon on April 3, the Bulldogs travel to Big Spring for four away games against Howard College.

Clarendon College is now 8 and 4 in conference play, which puts them in a third place tie.

Paving scheduled for Fourth Street

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Clarendon residents along a five-block stretch of Fourth Street are being asked for their cooperation this week with improvements being undertaken on that street.

City Hall says vehicles will need to be off Fourth Street from Thursday through Saturday as Fuller & Sons put down a double layer tar and gravel seal coat.

Last Tuesday, March 20, the Board of Aldermen approved a $44,500 bid from Fuller.

City Administrator Lambert Little says, weather permitting, Fuller will shoot primer on the street Thursday and then do tar and gravel on Friday and finish the job Saturday. The street should re-open Saturday afternoon.

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