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Vanderhoof Honored At
VFW Loyalty Day Event
futures editor
CLIFTON — Clifton Police Chief
Jim Vaaderhoof received special
recognition and a plaque daring the
Clifton Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post #8553’s Loyalty Day celebra-
tion on Wednesday, May 1.
The VFW honored Bosque County
men and women of law enforce
ment, volunteer fire departments,
Parks and Wildlife, and elected and
county officials with a dinner, pro-
gram, and certificates of apprecia-
tion.
Guest speaker for the program
was Texas Senator David Siblfy He
spoke on communities and families,
and briefly on legislative matters
before turning the program over to
the post commander.
Post Commander Bob Cooper,
Bill Pallmeyer, and Auxiliary Presi-
See LOYALTY DAY, Page 2
CUFTON POLICE CHEF HONORED - During Uw Loyalty Day
caMration at tfct CSfton VFW Post #8553. CNton Foie* Chief
Jim Vanderfcoof (cantarl was honored. Ho woo grvon o ptaque
of opprtcimion by Foot AuxAory Prooidom Clara Ooo Bronotod
(loft) and Foot Command* Boh Coop* (right).
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VOL. 101, NO. 36 • WEDNESDAY, MAY 8,1996
MUSICIANS favoring Bluegrass intonations gathered in Clifton this past wsokand for ths third annual Bluograss Festival at Clifton City Park.
Pictured are ona of many groups to perform to an appreciative audience.
- Staff Photo By David Andarson
Hoffman, Fry,
Scaff V ictors In
CISD Battle
By David Anderson
CLIFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
CLIFTON — In one of
the most hotly con-
tested battles in recent
history for seats on the
Clifton Independent
School District Board of
Trustees, three candi-
dates were declared
victors — Craig
Hoffman, Cindy Fry,
and Bruce Scaff. Fry
and Scaff were the two incumbents
running for the three available seats.
Hoffman, a newcomer to the local
political scene, was supported in his
campaign by the Association of Con-
Craig Hoffman Cindy Fry Bruce Scaff
Incumbents Retain Seats
On Clifton City Council
By David Anderson
CUFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
CLIFTON-Three in-
cumbents running for
reelection to Clifton City
Council defeated two
newcomers in the Satur-
day elections. Three
seats were open to the
election. Ballots were
cast by 406 registered
voters, described by a
city official as “a good turnout.”
Retaining their council seats are
Mayor Pro-Tern Ronald B. Turner,
48, self-employed; Alderman Evelyn
Wright, 51, a housekeeper; and Al-
derman James Heid, 34, a customer
services technician. Challenging the
three winners in the election were
Jamet Heid Evelyn Wr
Ron Turner I
City Council members planned a 6
p.m. Tuesday meeting. Among the
items on the agenda was canvassing
of the votes from Saturday’s election.
Clifton
Rainfall
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ter operator, add Caityyn Cooper, 52,
a homemaker.
Voting totals (including early vot-
ing ballots) included:
Heid..............................322
Wright...........................306
Rangel...........................103
Turner...........................289
Delores K. Rangel, 37, a day care cen- Cooper..........................134
Reeves’ Bosque Trial Delayed
By Joe Marchman
FREE-LANCE WITTER
MERIDIAN-The
Bosque County trial
of Jack Wayne
Reeves in connec-
tion with the alleged
murder of his wife,
Emelita Reeves, has
been continued for
the second time. Kay
'Solomon, administrative assistant to
Judge James E. Morgan of the 220th
Judicial District Court, said that the
May 31 trial date conflicted with a
Tarrant County trial.
, Judge Morgan and a visiting Tar-
’ Ant County judge conferred concern-
ing the conflicting dates of Reeves’
trial in Meridian and that of Michael
; Joe Horton. Both defendants are cli-
ents of attorney Wes Ball.
Neither judge could reach an agree-
ment as to which trial will be delayed.
• Regional Administrative Judge B.B.
Schraud, of Segrnn, ruled that the
nine-year-old capital murder trial of
Horton in Tarrant County will be al-
lowed the May 31 trial date.
Horton is accused of the murder of
iler Joe Bartlett in Tarrant County
st a decade ago, in 1988. Horton
previously convicted in the mur-
der death of Bartlett’s wife, Patsy
ett, and received a life sentence.
"The state’s not satisfied with that lift
.sentence. They are now seeking the
J death penalty for Horton for the alleged
murder of Joe Bartlett after all this
* time," Mid Ball.
Ball indicated that jury selection in
the Horton trial could take four to five
weeks. With the jury in place, Ball esti-
mated the length of the trial at two
weeks.
Considering time constraints, Ball
theorized that the Reeves trial in
See REEVES, Page 2
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Josh Golden Is Chosen
‘Mr. TSU’ At Tarleton State
STEPHENSLLE - Josh Golden of
Clifton was chosen as Mr. Tarleton
State University for the 1995-96
school year. Named Miss TSU was
April Smith of Madisonville. The two
were named to the honors after
school-wide elections in April.
Golden, a junior computer informa-
tion systems major, was recently
elected student body president for the
1996-97 school year. He is a member
of the Lambda Chi Alpha national fra-
ternity, Tarleton Student Govern-
ment, and Tarleton Alumni
Ambassadors.
Golden is a participant in the Tarie-
ton Association for Student Leadership
certification program, and was In-
ducted into the Phi Eta Sigma national
scholastic honor society for freshmen.
He is a graduate of Clifton High
School. His parents are Jerry and
Sharman Golden, of Clifton.
Smith is a junior interdisciplinary
studies Truvor. Her parents are Bryce
and Lynn Smith, of Madisonville.
Josh Golden
CISD Bands’ Spring Concert,
Dinner Slated This Thursday
CUFTON — The Clifton Independent School District Band department
will presenta combined high school/middle school band concert on Thurs-
day, May 9, at The Armory.
This is the spring concert and dinner that we have been having every
year for many years now,” said CHS Band Director Don Thoede. “We fed 559
persons last year, and hope to feed even more this year,” he said.
Tickets are $6 each, and can be purchased from any high school or middle
school band member. Food will be served from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. The first
(land to perform will be the 6th-grade band, followed by the 7th-grade and
Sth-grade units. The CHS Band concludes the concert, which starts at 7 p.m.
The Turkey Shop, of Abbott, will cater the meal, which includes smokes
meats and all the trimmings.
“Although tickets may be purchased at the door, advance ticket purchase
b highly recommended due to a head count that needs to be taken. Anyone
who does not buy a ticket in advance is not guaranteed a plate, although the
caterer b instructed to bring extra food just in case,” Thoede explained.
cemed Taxpayers.
Few races in Clifton in the past few
years have sparked as much debate
as this one, both on the street and in
the pages of The Clifton Record. Let-
ters to the editor were numerous from
candidates and supporters, increas-
ing as the Saturday election neared.
Although a total of voters casting
ballots has not yet been confirmed,
school officials estimated that over
1,000 voters in the school district cast
ballots, “probably a record” one
trustee was heard to remark.
Voting totals include:
Early Clifton Laguna Total
Voting Pets. Park Votes
Fry
101
439
60
600
Spitzer...
...85
280
58
423
Clark......
29
325
24
378
Hoffman
.54
506
91
651
Scaff
91
364
58
513
Post Office Food Drive May 11
In Clifton, Other Area Cities
CUFTON — Local members of the
National Association of Letter Carri-
ers, along with the United States
Postal; Service, will sponsor its an-
nual food drive on Saturday, May 11.
Organizers have set a goal this year
of 400 pounds of food, double the
total collected last year.
Among the post offices in partici-
pating cities in the Central Texas area
are those in Clifton, Waco, Copperas
Cove, Hillsboro, Killeen, Marlin,
Mart, and McGregor.
Clifton postal workers collected
200 pounds of food in 1995, and 100
pounds during the 1994 food drive.
Persons wishing to donate can
leave nonperishable food items by
their mail boxes on the Saturday of
the drive. For more information, con-
tact Clifton Postmaster Ann Calton at
(817) 675-3116.
All food collected from postal pa-
trons go toward helping local food
banks replenish pantries with nonper-
ishable foodstuffs.
Terms on the board which expire
this month include those held by Safi
and Fry, as well as a vacated seat for-
merly held by Kimm Dahl, who re-
signed the post last year.
Hoffman, the top voter getter, is a
36-year-old line foreman with Texas-
New Mexico Power Company. Scaff,
41, is a physician based at Goodall-
Witcher Healthcare Foundation and
Clifton Medical Clinic. Fry, 33, is a
computer software developer and
consultant.
The two candidates who failed to
win a board seat include Robert
Clark, a 51-year-old rancher, and
Kitsy Spitzer, 48, a housewife.
The current school board will can-
vass the votes before the new board
members are seated.
CES Registering For Kindergarten Through Friday
CUFTON — Clifton Elementary School will begin registration of students for
the 1996-97 school year on Monday, April 29. The registration period contin-
ues through Friday, May 10.
To be eligible for the school’s kindergarten program, a child must be five
years old on or before Sept. 1,1996. To register, bring the student’s birth cer-
tificate, social security card, and complete immunization records. School offi-
cials will need to make copies of these items for the student’s permanent records.
Registration on campus will take place in the elementary school office. Per-
sons who cannot come by the school can call (817) 675-3312 to receive a reg-
istration packet by mail.
PINT-SIZED GRADUATES! - Children of the four-year-old dess at First United Methodist Preschool
sang and recited to the delight of a packed house. Shortly after their performance, the students received
diplomas as they graduated from the preschool in Clifton.
- s«»n Photo By OovKt AnDotion
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 8, 1996, newspaper, May 8, 1996; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788360/m1/1/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.