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Clarendon High School UIL Academic teams travelled to Dumas over the weekend to compete in the “Dumas Duel”. There were four schools participating: Clarendon, Palo Duro, Borger and Dumas. Clarendon won the Sweepstakes award for small school.
am Wolfe placed sixth in Social Studies. We had a total of eight students represent our school. They each did a fantastic job.
A motion picture with a message will raise money to help save Clarendon’s Mulkey Theatre this weekend with a special presentation of “Courageous” at the Sandell Drive-In.
Drive-in owner John Morrow plans to show the movie Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 2-4, and says he will donate the proceeds to the “Bring Back the Mulkey” campaign.
“I want people to see this film,” Morrow said. “This is God’s message that people need to hear.”
The movie is about four men with one calling: To serve and protect.
As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners are confident and focused. They willingly stand up to the worst the streets have to offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood.
While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they’re quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark.
They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. Will they be able to find a way to serve and protect those that are most dear to them?
When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to their children?
“Courageous” is the fourth release of Sherwood Pictures, the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Church in Albany, Georgia. Their first release since “Fireproof,” the No. 1 independent film of 2008, “Courageous” joins “Facing the Giants” and “Flywheel” in touching and impacting lives through heartfelt stories of faith and hope.
Moviegoers will again find themselves crying, laughing, and cheering – sometimes simultaneously – as they are inspired by everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children.
Protecting the streets is second nature to these law enforcement officers. Raising their children? That will take courage.
Admission to the Sandell Drive-In is $6 each. The show will start at 6:30 p.m., and the gates will open one hour before show time.
Since last year, more than $17,000 has been raised or pledged to help Bring Back the Mulkey. The donations helped restore neon on the marquee this summer, which has been lit up on special occasions, and will help with further goals to restore the façade of the theatre. Since 2008, the Clarendon Economic Development Corporation has spent $50,000 for a new roof for the theatre, and is currently contacting architects to pursue developing a master plan for the theatre.
Donations are still being accepted to help Bring Back the Mulkey. Donors who give $50 or more will be recognized inside the theatre, and donations can be made to Donley County Historical Commission, PO Box 905, Clarendon, TX 79226 and note “Mulkey” in the memo of your check. Clarendon’s merchants are also supporting the effort by selling paper light bulbs which can be purchased for $1 and are displayed in stores downtown.
For more information, visit www.ClarendonEDC.org or www.facebook.com/mulkeytheatre.
Clarendon Merchants are calling last week’s Black Friday promotion a success with several local businesses reporting heavy traffic in their stores.
The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally a busy day for national retailers, but this year local businesses worked hard to attract attention to their services. They also sought to capitalize on Small Business Saturday, a national effort led by American Express to get people to support small businesses across the country.
Terri Floyd at Every Nook & Cranny told the Enterprise that she had her best day Friday since she has been in business.
“Friday was awesome for us,” Floyd said. “It was a record day, and we had quite a few people here from out of town.”
Floyd said one lady from Howardwick did all of her Christmas shopping in Every Nook & Cranny.
She also said that television time purchased by the Clarendon Merchants Association had paid off. A woman who had seen the merchants’ commercial stopped in the Nook on Wednesday and said she never realized how many shops Clarendon had available even though she comes through town frequently as a driver for FedEx.
As a Radio Shack dealer, Bill Stavenhagen at Stavenhagen Video said he benefited from national advertising in addition to local ads that his store ran and regional ads placed by the Clarendon Merchants Association.
“Sales were up by a third from Black Friday last year,” Stavenhagen said. “I think having the whole town participating helped me. I had people come in at 6:15 Friday morning.”
Stavenhagen said he sold a TomTom navigation system to a man just passing through town about 7 a.m. based on national Radio Shack ads, and he also got business from Facebook after a Clarendon woman, April Yankie, posted on her page that he had a great sale going on.
“I had two people come in my store from that,” he said.
Cornell’s Country Store also had a good day Friday and said they ran 25 percent more tickets than they did the year before.
“We were really, really busy,” Deanna Cornell said. “Lay away was way up this year, and we had a lot of phone calls coming in also.”
Cornells said they had several sales come in from traffic on the highway, and they had a lot of business from hunters on Saturday.
Most merchants said Small Business Saturday was not as good as Friday, but they were still busy. Everyone appreciates the support that they received from shoppers over the two-day period.
Local shoppers also benefitted from finding good deals all over town.
All the merchants interviewed by the Enterprise said they intend to continue the Black Friday and Small Business Saturday promotion next year.
Clarendon merchants continue to be interested in your business and will continue to have sales and promotions through the holiday season. Watch the pages of the Enterprise for ongoing specials.
The Clarendon College Men’s Cross Country Team competed at the NJCAA Half Marathon Classic November 19 at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, Georgia.
Team members Hector Becerra of Harlingen, TX, Emanuel Barron of Hart, TX, and Joshua Olvera of Abilene, TX, finished 14th out of 17 teams.
Beccera, a freshman, completed the marathon in 1:14:14.69 and finished in 28th place. Barron, a sophomore, finished with a time of 1:21:23.52 and in 67th place. Olvera, also a sophomore, finished in 68th place with a time of 1:21:37.08.
102 runners competed in the marathon.
“I am proud of the success these student athletes have brought to CC this fall,” CC Athletic Director John Green said. “They are an incredible squad that made it to nationals and we are thrilled at the outcome of their season.”
Complete results can be found on the NJCAA website, http://www.njcaa.org/Teams/Half_Marathon/2011/Men_Results_-_2011_Half_Marathon_Championship.htm.
Aggressive defense helped the Lady Broncos to get a big win over Highland Park on the road Tuesday night, November 22. The 62-20 win put the ladies at 3-1 for the season.
Jentry Shadle had a big night from the three-point line as she connected with three-three-point shots, which accounted for six of her 23 points on the night.
The ladies took full control at the onset and held the Lady Hornets to single digits in the first half of play. Offensively, the Lady Broncos executed well and turned up the heat on the defensive end of the court. “I thought we played well,” coach Molly Weatherred said. “We shot the ball good early, which helped get us going.”
Scoring: Shadle 23, Lydia Howard 8, McKayla Cartwright 7, Deborah Howard, Trevela Dronzek 5, Marqueda Gaines 5, Ryann Starnes 3, and Anna Ceniceros 3.
The ladies will participate in the River Road Tournament December 1-3 and travel to Perryton December 6.
Jean McAnear, 84, died Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at Corpus Christi.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011, in the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Lloyd Stice, Pastor, officiating. Inurnment will be held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Services were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mrs. McAnear was born June 6, 1927, at the old Nelson Home place near Floydada to W.H. and Mildred Nelson. She married Fed McAnear on December 6, 1947, in Plainview.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fed on February 4, 1997; a sister, Opal Hart, and a daughter, Darlene Dune.
She is survived by two sons, Jack Fed McAnear and wife Patricia of Corpus Christi, and Mike McAnear and wife Brenda of Amarillo; a daughter, Joyce Luehrs and husband Robert of Corpus Christi; her brother, H. Nelson and wife Loene of Lubbock; one sister, Lou Blodgett of Lubbock; seven grandchildren as well as a host of great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be to Fight Colorectal Cancer, 1414 Prince Street, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22314, or the Island in the Son United Methodist Church in Corpus Christi at www.islandintheson.org or the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.
Sign our online guestbook at www.RobertsonFuneral.com.
Johnnie Lee Lund, 64, longtime resident of Hedley, passed away November 27, 2011, at the Memphis Convalescent Home.
Memorial services will be 10:30 am Saturday, December 3, 2011 in the First United Methodist Church in Hedley with Rev. Darrell Burton, Chaplain of Hospice Care of the Southwest, officiating. Private Burial was in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Johnnie was born December 7, 1946, in Amarillo, Texas to John and Mildred Lund. He attended elementary school in Hedley and being from a military family he attended many schools across the country. He graduated from high school in Houma, Louisiana. Johnnie was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, worked in the shipyards of Norfolk, Virginia, and on road construction for many years.
He was preceded in death by his mother; father; brother Harry Dwight Lund; and stepfather, L.J. Fontenot.
He is survived by his children Jason, Cynthia, Johnnie, Emory, Tiffany of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and many cousins and friends from Hedley.
Please make memorials to the Hedley Senior Citizens.
Sign our online guestbook at www.robertsonfuneral.com.
Mattie Laura Brinson Hill, 91, died November 27, 2011.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2011, at Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with Bright Newhouse and Connie DeBord officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley.
Mattie was born in Donley County to Graham and Francis Brinson on December 14, 1919. She was the oldest of three children and attended school in Hedley and Giles, Texas. Mattie married the love of her life, W. E. “Tode” Hill at a very early age and they began their life journey together. They farmed and worked very hard all their lives. They shared their lives for 64 wonderful years. Mattie always loved life and the work that was set before her. She was never idle, but was never too busy when someone needed her help. She was a long-time member of the Church of Christ. After the passing of Tode in 1997, she left Donley County to live with her daughter in Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Kenneth, a sister, Dorothy, her husband, an infant son, and her beloved son-in-law, Don.
She is survived by her daughter, Jane Ruth Owens; two grandchildren, Larry Owens and his wife Alta, and Karen Rogers and her husband, Eddie; four great-grandchildren, Laura Ann Owens, Donny Owens and his wife Colleen, Erin Rogers, and Chris Rogers and his wife Melissa; and was looking forward to meeting her great great-granddaughter, Riley.
The family suggests memorials be made to Rowe Cemetery in Hedley, Texas.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.coxfuneralhomeamarillo.com.
By Sandy Anderberg
Senior Wes Williams has been named as the 2-1A All-District Offensive MVP according to head football coach Gary Jack.
Williams, a 5’7”, 210-pound Senior played hard for the Broncos and racked up 1476 yards on 245 attempts and 17 touchdowns from his running back position. He also had 77 yards receiving for two scores and had 159 yards on kickoff returns. His all-purpose yards amounted to 1750 and 20 TDs, two two-point conversions, and 124 total points scored.
Williams not only excelled on offense, but his defensive skills were an asset to the 2011 Bronco football team. He was named to the Second Team defense at the linebacker position.
Austin McNelly was named as the first team center and Jacob Pigg and Nathan Dziedzic were named to the offensive line. Charleston Harris was also named as running back and Jerami Johnson was named to the team as a receiver.
Named to the first team defensive line was Jacob Pigg and Tres Hommel. Jayson Pigg and Trevor Cobb were named to the linebacker spot and Johnson was also on the defensive back list. “We were well represented on the All-District team, with Wesley Williams as Offensive MVP and Jacob Pigg, Jerami Johnson first team both ways, offensive and defensive, to highlight our selections,” Jack said.
Several Broncos were named to the 2nd Team All-District as well and Chance McAnear was named as the 2nd team quarterback and punter. Jayson Pigg was named to the offensive line and Trevor Cobb and Cole Ward were named as receivers. Nathan Dziedzic was recognized for his work on the defensive line and Williams was named to the linebacker position. Defensive back honors went to Diego Santos and Jonah Sell.
Honorable mentions were given to Chris Schultz, John Pigg, Jonah Sell, and Diego Santos on the offensive side and Charleston Harris and Tyler Smith were mentioned on the defensive side.
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