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District One 4-H held its spring contest on the campus of WTAMU on Friday, April 22, and Donley 4-H had 21 members compete.

In the Horse Judging, the Senior Division team of Laney Gates, Brenna Ellis, Maloree Wann and Bryce Williams placed first overall and will advance to the State 4-H Roundup in College Station in June.

Brenna was also the Overall High Point Individual, second in the performance class, third in reasons and sixth in the halter class. Laney placed second in reasons and halter, seventh in performance and fourth overall. Maloree was first in halter and seventh overall while Bryce was ninth in reasons and 16th overall.

In the Intermediate Division, Gracie Ellis, Elliot Frausto, MaryJo Dushay and Whitney Williams made up the championship team with Elliot placing first in the halter and reasons classes, fourth in performance and second overall. Gracie placed second in the reasons class and seventh in halter and performance classes and was fifth overall. MaryJo was third overall while placing second in performance, sixth in halter and 12th in reasons. Whitney Williams placed fourth in halter, eight in reasons, 13th in performance and 12th overall while Makynna Williams competed as an individual and was 12th in performance and 13th in halter, reasons and overall.

Kassie Askew and Emma Howard competed in the Junior Division placing second as a team. Kassie placed second in performance, third overall and in halter and seventh in reasons while Emma was fifth in performance and sixth in halter and overall.

In Livestock Judging, the Senior Division team of Calder Havens, Grant Haynes, Harrison Howard and Levi Gates placed eighth overall. The Intermediate Division team of Parker Haynes, Hayden Moore, Hudson Howard and Hunter Wann was the second place reasons team and placed ninth overall. Individually, Hudson placed fifth in reasons and 10th overall. Hunter was ninth in reasons, Parker 10th and Hayden 11th.

In the Share the Fun contest, Emily McCurdy won first in the Musical Instrument presentation.

A large crowd helped raise awareness of child abuse last Saturday, April 9, during the tenth annual Chance Mark Jones Roar & Run 5K at the Donley County Courthouse.

More than seventy people registered for the event with about 37 actually running or walking the 5K. Dozens more volunteers, supporters, and spectators were also in attendance.

The top men’s and women’s finishers of the 5K were both in the 11-19 age group. Tyler Harper of Clarendon, age 16, had the best overall time of 21 minutes, 19 seconds, and was the first man across the finish line. Caroline Artho, age 15, had the best time of all women, coming in at 25:00.

This year’s race started and ended in front of the Donley County Courthouse and led into the Clarendon Elementary Pony Parents’ Community Easter Egg Hunt, which drew about 190 participants of ages up to 11 years old.

Complete results of this year’s race are as follows: Top Men’s Time – Tyler Harper, 21:19; Top Women’s Time – Caroline Artho, 25:00; 10 and under – 1st Matthew Newhouse 41:59; Ages 11-19 – 1st Harper 21:19, 2nd Artho 25:00, and 3rd Kutter O’Keefe 28:16; Ages 20-29 – 1st Shawn Sandy 25:10, 2nd Kae Hewett 54:20, and 3rd Bridie Lindsey 54:47; Ages 30-39 – 1st Michael Martinez 28:17, 2nd Kasi Gaither 28:44, and 3rd Cody Jones 48:38; Ages 40-49 – 1st Kim Tabor 30:26, 2nd Andrew Brown 30:27, and 3rd Alex Moon 30:28; Ages 50-59 – 1st Michelle Branigan 27:34, 2nd Kathy Goodwin 64:28, and 3rd P.J. O’Keefe; and Ages 60 and Up – 1st Daniel Brown 25:11, 2nd Mary Kaplan 33:21, and 3rd Gary Cockerham 46:27
The race sponsored by the Clarendon Lions Club honors the life of four-year-old Chance Mark Jones, who died in 2011.

Proceeds from this year’s Roar & Run will help support the annual charitable activities of the Clarendon Lions Club, including eyeglasses for local school kids, Christmas food baskets for local families, scholarships, and hosting the area office of The Bridge – Children’s Advocacy Center.