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Hedley names top grads for Class of 2013
Hedley High School has named Austin Adams and Coltin Kingston as their top graduates for the Class of 2013.
Austin Adams, with a grade point average of 97.75, is this year’s valedictorian. He is the son of Lon and Nicki Adams and has been very active in FFA and is a member of the state qualifying livestock judging team. He has been Hedley FFA Chapter president and also has served as the Greenbelt District secretary his junior year.
Adams has been president of his class all 4 years and has been NHS president his junior and senior years. Adams played football for four years and received all-district honors. He also played tennis all four years, qualifying for regionals his junior and senior years.
Adams will attend Clarendon College, where he has received a Livestock Judging Scholarship and will major in Animal Science.
Coltin G. Kingston is this year’s salutatorian with a grade point average of 97.3065. He is the son of Jim and Tashell Kingston and played football for four years, receiving multiple all-district honors all four years, all-region honors his junior year, and all-state honors his senior year. He also played basketball for four years; receiving all-district honors his sophomore and senior years.
Kingston ran track one year. He also participated in one- act play for two years, receiving all-star cast in zone and district his sophomore and senior years.
He also participated in FFA all four years and served as the class of 2013 treasurer.
Kingston plans to play football for Wayland Baptist this fall while seeking a degree in Fitness Management Composite.
Mulkey to be lit at party Saturday
The formal lighting of the Mulkey Theatre will be held Saturday evening, May 25, as the culmination of the first Mulkey Block Party,
Vendors and family activities will be on hand when the party starts in front of the theatre at 5 p.m.
Howardwick musicians and singers Steve Hall and Jesse Lincycomb will open for “Insufficient Funds” at 5 p.m. and to start a great evening of family entertainment, and folks will be encouraged to bring their lawn chairs to sit and enjoy the music and the celebration.
Howardwick musicians and singers Steve Hall and Jesse Lincycomb will start a great evening of family entertainment, and folks are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs to sit and enjoy the music and the celebration.
“Insufficient Funds” of Amarillo will set the mood for the evening, playing music from 6 to 9 p.m. The group was named the Best Band in Amarillo for 2012 by readers of the Amarillo Globe-News. Whether you’re a fan of country or classic rock, there’s a good chance you’ll hear your favorite tune when “Insufficient Funds,” led by Chuck Alexander with Mary Lyn Hailey, Vic Richardson and Dean Yates, hits the stage.
Non-profit food booths will be set up, and a classic car show is being sponsored by Herring Bank and will feature vehicles from the 1940s to the 1980s, the years the Mulkey was in operation
Commemorative T-shirts will be available for sale, and officials plan to have the theatre itself open during the Block Party for tours so folks can have a look inside the building and learn about plans for renovating the interior..
For more information about the Block Party, call Chandra Eggemeyer at the Clarendon Visitor Center at 806-874-2421.
Aldermen talk about jobless claims on city
The Clarendon Board of Aldermen delved into a discussion about unemployment compensation claims during last week’s regular meeting on Tuesday, May 14.
In reviewing the city bills, Alderman Abby Patten raised concerns about $8,169 in unemployment claims that had been paid to former employees. At least one of those, she said the city administrator at the time had assured the board there would be no claim on because the employee had quit.
City Secretary Machiel Covey said her records show that employee was dismissed, and Patten and Alderman Debbie Roberts said the city should appeal the issue with the Texas Workforce Commission. Covey said she had done that already, and the commission had ruled against the city.
“We’re being blamed by the citizens and the paper for wasting $30,000 to fire Lambert [Little], but here is $8,169 that we didn’t even know about,” Patten said, addressing Mayor Larry Hicks and Covey.
Alderman Will Thompson said the issue was over since Covey had already appealed the claims.
“Once it’s been through arbitration, you’re done,” Thompson said.
The board later took up the city’s employee overtime policy again, and Roberts’ desire to see employees receive overtime compensation for emergency calls after hours and on weekends regardless of whether they have already put in 40 hours that week. Covey said she had checked with other cities to see if anyone paid overtime prior to an employee putting in 40 hours. After some discussion, the board agreed to take the issue up at a future meeting to try to craft a definite policy that would cover emergency compensation.
Clarendon Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Chandra Eggemeyer gave the city a first quarter report on the city’s Hotel Occupancy Tax and updated the board on CEDC activities, and Mayor Hicks reported on city projects and said the sanitation department had received a $13,500 grant for a new baler.
Amarillo Venom shows appreciation to first responders
In honor of EMS week and the upcoming Memorial Weekend, the Amarillo Venom are offering free tickets to area first responders and civil servants. The Amarillo Venom are also offering these tickets to military, both active and retired, plus civil servants (police officers, firefighters, correctional officers, etc.). The tickets are to the June 1 game against the Laredo Rattlesnakes.
“The Amarillo Venom just want to give back to the people that give so much to us,” Amarillo Venom owner Stephanie Tucker said. “Whether they are first responders, firefighters, police officers or military, these are the people that help keep this nation safe. By giving them free tickets to our June 1st ‘Superhero Night’ we will be honored to recognize them for all that they do for us.”
For more information on the Amarillo Venom, fans can visit www.govenom.com or “Like” the Amarillo Venom Facebook page, or contact the Amarillo Venom office at 806-350-7277.
Mary Giesler
Mary Giesler, 84, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Amarillo.
A prayer service and rosary were held on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at 7:30 PM. No Mass is scheduled at this time.
Cremation & arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mary was born March 2, 1929, in Redwing, MN to William “Bill” and Leona Redding. She married Joe Giesler on June 7, 1986 in Amarillo and together they moved from Amarillo to Howardwick in 1994. She retired from Plastech working as a Quality Control Inspector.
She and Joe also managed mobile home parks in Amarillo for several years. Mary had numerous hobbies including sewing, crocheting, traveling, and trying new recipes. She was an avid reader and a wonderful cook. She was a member of the choir at both St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Clarendon and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Amarillo, where she also served as President of the Alter Society.
She was preceded in death by her son, Alan Featherstone; her step son, James Giesler; and her grandson, Adam Sibet.
She is survived by her husband, Joe Giesler, of Howardwick; her son, Dean Featherstone and wife Diane, of Mora, MN; 3 step sons, John Giesler and wife Sharon, of Kansas City, Joe Giesler and wife Lisa, of Houston, and Jeff Giesler of Amarillo; her daughter, Susan Carson of Howardwick; 13 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren.
Joan Shaw
Joan Shaw, 88, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Amarillo, Texas.
A memorial service was held Sunday, May 19, 2013, at 2:00 PM in the First Baptist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Lance Wood, pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mrs. Shaw was born February 19, 1925 in Donley County on the family farm at the south end of Windy Valley and had been a lifetime resident. She married H.C. “Harvey” Shaw, JR on April 2, 1945 in Memphis. She worked with H.C. on their farm and also taught school at Hedley for some years. She particularly loved people who were independent and self reliant and tried in a loving way to instill these traits in her family and students. She was a little lady but in a lot of ways, she was as tough and self assured as the toughest can be. She had great love for and was caring and compassionate with her family, friends, and others within her community. She loved to visit and tell stories about the fun she and her sisters and her brothers had on the farm in her childhood. She also loved the fact that she and H.C. raised many cattle and other farm animals and both were proud of taking care of them and living where they were all their married life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, H.C. Shaw; two daughters, Sherry Moore and Carolyn Jo Shaw; her parents, Mary London and Reg Hillman; two sisters, Mary Jane and Margaret Nell; and one brother, Beaty Hillman.
She is survived by one grandson, Shawn Moore and wife Dynell, and their children Conner and Madison, all of Fort Worth; one granddaughter, Jo Pierson and husband Wayne, and their children Meagan and Tobin, all of Muleshoe; son-in-law, Terry Moore, and many other caring friends and relatives.
Memorials can be sent to the Citizens Cemetery Association, PO Box 983, First Baptist Church, or Donley County Sr. Citizens, all in Clarendon, Texas 79226.
Tommy Issac “Ike” O’Neal
Tommy Issac “Ike” O’Neal, 61, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, in Clarendon, Texas.
A service was held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 2:00 PM in the First Baptist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Charley Floyd, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Ike was born May 8, 1952 in Memphis to Billy Milton “Boots” and Jo Ann O’Neal. He had been a lifetime resident of Clarendon and was an Eagle Scout. Ike worked as a cowboy for several ranches. He married Sonja Curry on June 5, 2005 in Clarendon.
He was preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his father, Boots O’Neal of Guthrie; his wife, Sonja O’Neal of Clarendon; a son, Chris O’Neal and wife Kassie of Memphis; 3 step daughters, Kalli Sawyer of Clarendon, Jamie Jackson of Seminole, and Boston Curry of Clarendon; a brother, Mickey Grady of Clarendon; 2 sisters, Missy Kidd of Clarendon and Connie Pitts of Fort Worth; a step sister, Larie Colbert and husband Darrell of Vernon; 2 grandchildren, Cutter O’Neal and Chloie O’Neal; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family request memorials be sent to a favorite charity.
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