Archives for October 2019

CC Meats Team wins national title

October 30, 2019 by Roger Estlack Leave a Comment

Clarendon College 2019 National Champion Meats Team. Courtesy Photo

The Clarendon College Meats Judging Team brought home the national championship after placing first in the 2019 Cargill High Plains Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Friona.

At the awards presentation in Hereford Sunday night, Clarendon College had the highest placing team with team members Paige Perryman as the 4th high individual; Arliss Corliss, 5th high; Patrick Sharp, 6th high; and Conner Mikkelson, 7th high.

Additionally, Clarendon’s Jake Gillespie was high individual alternate, Matthew White was 2nd High individual alternate, Koby White was 3rd high alternate, Rance Smith was 5th high alternate, and Abby Reed was 9th high alternate.

Earlier last week, the CC Livestock Judging Team competed in Kansas City and placed 17th out of 25 total teams and 19 complete teams.

Members of the livestock traveling team are Eliza Lazenby, Holly Perez, Shelby Burlile, Sadie Arnold, Bailee McKay, Payton Havens, Nathan Shadle, Luke Willard, and Will Boyd.

Broncos slam Booker

October 30, 2019 by Sandy Anderberg Leave a Comment

Jmaury Davis runs the ball for the Broncos last Friday night at Bronco Stadium. Enterprise Photo / Ben Estlack

After a week off, the Clarendon Broncos came on strong against the Booker Kiowas and sent them packing at 64-0 in Bronco Stadium last Friday night.

The win gave the Broncos a spot in the post-season play, which will begin the second week of November.

The Broncos racked up 283 yards on the ground and posted 354 total yards on the night. Lamarcus Penigar was four of nine passing for 71 yards in the air.

The Broncos’ ground game was spot on with Sylvester Ballard leading the Broncos on the ground with 161 yards on 14 carries. He averaged 11.5 yards per carry and rushed for two touchdowns. Jmaury Davis had three carries for 55 yards and found the end zone once. Jordan Herndon carried three times for 15 yards, and Jordan Evans had one carry for nine yards.

Rhett Caison scooted 42 yards for the night with one touchdown, and Josh Dunn gained two yards on four carries.

Collin Butler grabbed two passes for 56 yards and one touchdown, and Jamal Butler had one catch for 13 yards and one TD.

“I thought our kids played well on both sides of the ball,” head coach Clint Conkin said. “We also had several guys making tackles.”

Jordan Herndon had 10 tackles and a caused fumble, and Henry Dushay had five tackles. Collin Butler had four tackles and a fumble recovery, and Penigar grabbed an interception and had three tackles. Nate Lee made and interception and took it into the end zone for six and posted two tackles, while Davis had three tackles and one interception.

The Broncos will travel to Gruver on Friday.

Go, Band!

October 30, 2019 by Roger Estlack Leave a Comment

The Bronco Band performed in the UIL marching contest October 19 at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo. The band received scores of One, Two, and Three for an overall Two rating from the judges. CHS Yearbook Photos / Jade Benson & Makayla Brown

Ag lesson

October 30, 2019 by Roger Estlack Leave a Comment

Donley County producer Michael Newhouse discusses how peanuts are grown and harvested with local first graders last week. Enterprise Photo / Anndria Newhouse

Election Day to be held next Tuesday

October 30, 2019 by Roger Estlack Leave a Comment

Texas voters will head to the polls next Tuesday, November 5, to decide the fate of ten proposed amendments to the state constitution.

Early voting on those measures, which are detailed in an article on page eight of this week’s issue, continues through this Friday, November 1.

Polling on election day will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:
Precinct 101 – Bairfield Activity Center; Precinct 102 – Howardwick City Hall, Precinct 201 – Donley County Courthouse, Precinct 301 – Assembly of God Fellowship Hall, Precinct 303 – Hedley First Baptist Church, and Precinct 401 – Church of Christ Family Life Center.

Check your voter’s registration card to determine which polling place is appropriate for you.

XC runners advance to state meet

October 30, 2019 by Roger Estlack Leave a Comment

Two Donley County cross-country runners are state bound following the regional meet in Lubbock Monday.

Clarendon’s Kenny Overstreet and Hedley’s Jordan Upton will compete in the Class 2A and Class 1A divisions respectively at the state meet.
A CHS senior runner Overstreet gave a great effort at the regional meet to earn the right, once again, to compete at the State level. Overstreet ran the 5000m race in a time of 17:12.40 and finished fifth in a field of 143 runners for Class 2A. Panhandle’s Elijah Brown won the meet in a time of 16:37.80.
Hedley junior Upton came in tenth with a time of 18:22.10 in the Class 1A division. Other Owls running in Lubbock included Collin Monroe 19:30.50, Tyler Harper 20:15.90, Joshua Booth 20:19.40, and Elijah Booth 22:56.50.
“The boys team did an amazing job of pushing themselves and were able to bring their team into the 10th spot at Regionals out of 20 teams,” Hedley coach Kim Harper said. “Out of 138 runners, individual places for the boys were Jordan Upton, 10th; Collin Monroe, 26th; Tyler Harper, 53rd; Joshua Booth, 54th; and Elijah Booth, 102nd.”

Two Lady Owls also ran at the regional meet among 170 runners. Avery Sawyer finished 12th with a time of 13:46.80, and Cara Lambert was 17th with a time of 13:53.20.
“It was heartbreaking for us as they were only two and seven spots away from advancing to state,” Harper said, “but they’re young and still have a couple more years to strive for that goal.”
Harper said Hedley’s runners all made their families and their school proud and they look forward to cheering Upton on in the state meet.
Madi Smith competed for the Lady Broncos and finished 39th with a time of 13:31.10 for the two-mile course. Team members Makenna Shadle and Aliyah Weatherton finished 90th and 99th with times of 14:28.90 and 14:34.90.
Also for Clarendon, Kira Weatherton ran 135th at 15:25.10 and Finley Cunningham was 146th with a finishing time of 15:43.90. Aubrey Jaramillo was 150th at 15:54.10 and Aleyah Weatherton finished in a time of 16:17.40 for 158th place.
The State Cross-Country Meet will be held November 9 in Round Rock at the Old Settlers Park.

Bruno Charles Schwertner

October 30, 2019 by Roger Estlack Leave a Comment

Bruno Charles Schwertner, 85, of Clarendon died Sunday, October 27, 2019, in Ama-rillo.

Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 31, in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon. Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 1, 2019, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon with Fr. Arokia Raj Samala and Msgr. Tim Schwertner, as the celebrants. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Clarendon.

Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Bruno was born October 15, 1934, in Shallowater to Rudolf and Mary Kuba Schwertner. He married Norma Jean Verkamp on August 30, 1958, in Lubbock. He proudly served our country in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1957. He had farmed at Nazareth and Stratford before moving to Clarendon where he had farmed for a total of 50 years. He was a member of the Knight of Columbus and American Ag Movement. Bruno was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Hubert, Rudy, August, Joe, and Lawrence; his sisters, Mary Kitten, Agnes Kitten, and Sister Martha Schwertner; a half-brother, Alvin Schwertner; and half-sisters, Ella Knapek and Hermina Kahliq.

He is survived by his wife, Norma Schwertner of Clarendon; three sons, Curtis Schwertner and wife Dorothy of Dumas, Steve Schwertner and wife Trish of Clarendon, and Eugene Schwertner and wife Robyn of Amarillo; three daughters, Karen Wilkinson of Wolfforth, Sharon Allison and husband Rick of Amarillo, and Christina Kaderka and husband Kelly of Midland; a brother, Monsignor Tim Schwertner of Stanton; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Sign the online guestbook at www.robertsonfuneral.com

Health fair set for Oct. 24

October 23, 2019 by Roger Estlack Leave a Comment

The Donley County Health Fair will be held this Thursday, October 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Bairfield Activity Center at Clarendon College.

This event is free, and everyone is encouraged to attend. The health fair is being sponsored this year by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Clarendon College, Clarendon Family Medical Center, Donley County Hospital District, Mike’s Pharmacy, and Northwest Health Care System.

Free medical testing or screening will be available for many things including blood pressure, oxygen, glucose/blood sugar, balance, glaucoma, retina, PSA, colon cancer, as well as flu shots. These will be provided free of charge if you don’t have medical insurance. If you do have insurance, bring your card with you so that it can be filed with them. Remember to come fasting if you wish to have your blood drawn for the health screenings through the medical center.

Health fairs are excellent ways to offer screenings for some health problems like diabetes and high blood pressure, catching them early and thereby reducing the risks for costly complications. Both of these diseases can go undetected for up to ten years. Health fairs can also raise awareness of other health issues like preventing heat exhaustion and/or stroke, different cancers and many others.

There will also be many informational booths such as hospice care, home health, wound care, Alzheimer’s, parent and other caregiver support as well as LifeStar and many others.
Participants in this year’s Donley County Health Fair will include the Alzheimer’s Association, the American Alliance Health Services, Amerigroup, the Area Agency on Aging, B-Boomers & Beyond, BSA Harrington Cancer Center, BSA Harrington Advanced Imaging, BSA Hospice of the Southwest, Caring Senior Service, Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, COHS Uniting Parents, Clarendon Family Medical Center, FirstCare Health Plans, Haven Health Clinics, High Plains Food Bank, LIFESTAR, Lions Eye Bank, Memphis Convalescent Center, MS Society, Northwest Wound Care, Palo Duro Nursing Home, Pampa Regional Medical Center, Panhandle Community Services, Region 16 ESC Head Start, Road Runner Home Care, South Plains Community Action/ WIC, Southwest Retina, Superior Health Plan, Texas A&M Extension/ BLT, Texas Home Health, Texas Tech CPRIT/ Get F.I.T., Texas Workforce Solutions, and Tralee Crisis Center.

For more information about the health fair please contact Donley County AgriLife Extension at 874-2141.