Archives for May 2016

Clarendon will be put in the spotlight this week when the Journey stagecoach comes to town to begin its final run.

Rick Hamby, who owns the 1880 stagecoach, says a film crew from the CBS Sunday Morning television show is expected be shooting here Thursday and Friday. Online sources report that CBS Sunday Morning has more than 5 million viewers.

In addition, a documentary is being filmed about the Journey, and a photographer will also be part of the crew. Silver Dollar City representatives will be here as well, and Missouri Life magazine will also be covering the stage run to Matador.

Silver Dollar City has also published the Journey Journal newspaper that will be handed out during the stay.

As the Enterprise goes to press, the stagecoach was expected to arrive at the Saints’ Roost Museum Wednesday, May 11, where Hamby and his crew will camp out for two nights.

On Thursday, letters will be exchanged from local fourth and fifth graders for fifth graders from West Plains Elementary back in Missouri, and the public will get to visit the stagecoach at the Museum.

The Journey will then leave Clarendon on Friday on a seven-day trip through the Rolling Plains with Matador as its destination before it is loaded up and returned to Missouri on Saturday, May 21.

When it returns to Missouri, the Journey will be retired and put on loan to Silver Dollar City for display.

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Hedley High School has named Kelsey Wells and Adam Bernal as their top students for the Class of 2016.

Wells and Bernal will be honored during commencement exercises in the Owl Gym on Saturday, May 28.

This year’s valedictorian is Kelsey Wells with a grade average of 94.843. She is the daughter of David and Christina Wells.

She has been a cheerleader for four years and was involved in UIL current events her freshman and senior years and UIL calculator and dictionary her freshman year. She has been a class officer all four years and president her sophomore, junior, and senior years.

Kelsey has played tennis three years and has been a member of NHS for three years and an officer of NHS for two years. She has also been in One Act Play for three years and has been in yearbook staff for two years. She placed fifth in current events this year and has been named the Hedley Lions Club Sweetheart and the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce’s Young Woman of the Year.

After high school Kelsey plans on going to Clarendon College to get her associate’s degree and then transfer to West Texas A&M University where she will obtain and bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and be certified in early childhood through sixth grade education.

This year’s salutatorian is Adam Bernal, who has a grade average of 91.032 and is the son of Korana and Rafael Martinez.

Adam has attended Hedley High School since the second semester of his freshman year. Has been active in Football and received all-district honors as well as all-region honors. He played tennis for three years, qualifying for regionals twice and state once. He also played basketball and ran track.

Adam has also been a member of National Honor Society for two years where he held the position of treasurer one year and president the next. He has been a class officer for three years holding the positions of vice president and president.

Adam will be attending Howard Payne University where he will continue to study in Physical Education and Coaching, and he will also be a member of the Tennis team.

 

The Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association held its first Saints’ Roost Rough Stock Challenge last Saturday, May 7, with moderate attendance.

COEA estimates 426 people attended the event, which had a total of 34 participants.

Colby McClesky placed first of 19 contestants in the ranch bronc riding. Coltin Kingston and Cody Crockett split second and third places.

Tyler Turco was first in the field of five cowboys in the saddle bronc riding.

The bull riding contest had ten participants, but no one stayed on for the full eight seconds.

A washer pitching tournament and horseshoe tournament preceded the rodeo. Mike Ritchie and Jim Owens were the first place in pitching washer with second going to the team of Junior Rodriguez and Juan. The Shane & Dub team won the horseshoe tournament followed by the Blaine & TA team.

Entertainment following the rodeo was provided by the Buster Bledsoe Band.

Also during the rodeo, the Colt Cheerleaders conducted a 50-50 raffle. Jennifer Floyd was the winner and donated her winnings back to the organization.

 

The 100th District Court heard 14 pleas, including four cases from Donley County, when it met in Childress on April 28.

District Attorney Luke Inman, assisted by Greg Buckley, prosecuted the cases for the State of Texas, with the Honorable Judge Stuart Messer presiding.

The following local cases were heard by the court.

Gregory Phillip King was convicted and sentenced to ten years in the Institutional Division of TDCJ, but the sentence was probated for a period of three years for the third degree felony offense of driving while intoxicated 3rd or more.

King, 26, from Amarillo, was arrested in Donley County for the offense that took place on October 11, 2015, by DPS Trooper Kellan Roberts. King pleaded to an information filed by the State on January 14, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, King is required to pay $573 in court costs, a $3,000 fine, 200 hours of community service, and all DWI community supervision requirements under Chapter 49.

Raymond Russell Murray II was placed on probation for a period of two years for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Murray pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Murray, 51 from Hutto, was arrested in Donley County for the offense that took place on October 1, 2015 by Donley County Deputy Mike Spier. Murray pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 19, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Murray is required to pay $458 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 100 hours of community service. If Murray violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.

Samuel Garcia (a.k.a. Samuel Cisneros) was placed on probation for a period of two years for the state jail felony offense of possession of marijuana. Garcia pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Garcia, 20 from Sunland Park, New Mexico, was arrested in Donley County for the offense that took place on January 16, 2016, by DPS Trooper Lynn Mays. Garcia pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 19, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Garcia is required to pay a $500 fine, $458 in court costs, $180 restitution, successfully complete 100 hours of community service, and a $500 probation transfer fee. If Garcia violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.

The court also heard the following area cases.

Esteban Rodriguez, 22 from Memphis, pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Adjudicate and was sentenced to six months in the Hall County Jail for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance.

On October 1, 2015, Rodriguez originally pleaded to the charges from the January 26, 2015, offense in Hall County. The State filed the motion to adjudicate on November 2, 2015, alleging five violations of community supervision.

Rodriguez is also required to pay $381 in court costs to Hall County, $180 restitution, and a $500 fine.

Adrian Arriaga was placed on probation for a period of three years for the state jail felony offense of possession of marihuana. Arriaga pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Arriaga, 32 from Waco, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on November 5, 2015, by Officer Danny Dawson. Arriaga pleaded to an information filed by the State on January 13, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Arriaga is required to pay a $2,500 fine, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 100 hours of community service. If Arriaga violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.

Humberto Olascoaga was placed on probation for a period of two years for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Olascoaga pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Olascoaga, 35 from Childress, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on October 29, 2015, by Childress Police Officer Shade Miller. Olascoaga pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 16, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Olascoaga is required to pay a $500 fine, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 100 hours of community service. If Olascoaga violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.

Juan Manuel Gonzalez was placed on probation for a period of two years for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Gonzalez pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Gonzalez, 31 from Childress, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on December 1, 2015 by Childress Police Officer Jessie Zuniga. Gonzalez pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 16, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Gonzalez is required to pay a $500 fine, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 100 hours of community service. If Gonzalez violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.

Petros Michael was placed on probation for a period of two years for the Class A misdemeanor offense of possession of marihuana. Michael pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 16, 2016, and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Michael, 39 from Oakland, Calif., was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on November 23, 2015 by Officer Mike Chapman.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Michael is required to pay an upfront fine of $4,000 to Childress County, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and complete 100 hours of community service. If Michael violates probation, he could face up to one year in the Childress County Jail.

Kenneth Omake Woolson was placed on probation for a period of five years for the first degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Woolson pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 16, 2016, and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Woolson, 22 from Childress, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on November 29, 2015 by Childress Police Department Officer Todd Gambol.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Woolson is required to pay a $5,000 fine to Childress County, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and complete 400 hours of community service. If Woolson violates probation, he could face up to 99 years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ.

Aaron Rae Galvan was placed on probation for a period of two years for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Galvan pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Galvan, 18 from Childress, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on August 10, 2015, by Childress Police Officer Toby Brazee. Galvan pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 18, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Galvan is required to pay a $500 fine, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 100 hours of community service. If Galvan violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.

Fevin Hernandez, Jr., was placed on probation for a period of two years for the state jail felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Hernandez pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Hernandez, 18 from Childress, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on August 10, 2015 by Brazee. Hernandez pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 18, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Hernandez is required to pay a $500 fine, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 100 hours of community service. If Hernandez violates probation, he could face up to two years in the State Jail Division of the TDCJ.

Daniel Anthony Alfonso was placed on probation for a period of three years for the third degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. Alfonso pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Alfonso, 23 from Pembroke Pines, Florida, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on January 30, 2016, by Childress Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Arant. Alfonso pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 25, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Alfonso is required to pay a $3,000 fine, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 200 hours of community service. If Alfonso violates probation, he could face up to ten years in the Institutional Division of the TDCJ.

Huston James Osceola was placed on probation for a period of two years for the Class A Misdemeanor offense of unlawful use of a criminal instrument. Osceola pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication for the offense.

Osceola, 22 from Hollywood, Florida, was arrested in Childress County for the offense that took place on January 30, 2016 by Arant. Osceola pleaded to an information filed by the State on February 25, 2016.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Osceola is required to pay an upfront fine of $4,000 to Childress County, $329 in court costs, $180 restitution, and successfully complete 100 hours of community service. If Osceola violates probation, he could face up to one year in the Childress County Jail.

Mark McGuffin, 51 from Flora Vista, New Mexico, pleaded true to allegations listed in the State’s Motion to Adjudicate and was sentenced to eight years in the Institutional Division of TDCJ for the second degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance.

On September 2, 2014, McGuffin originally pleaded to the charges from the September 1, 2012, offense in Childress County. The State filed the motion to adjudicate on April 7, 2016, alleging eight violations of community supervision.

McGuffin is also required to pay $400.50 in court costs to Childress County, $796 restitution, and a $5,000 fine.