The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1991 Page: 2 of 28
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NEW BIG TOP — Volunteer* have been converging on the site
of the former livestock barn at the Clifton Fairground* in order
to build a shiny new structure. The multi-month project occurred
following the demolition of its predecessor earlier this year. Fair
officials described the old wooden building, constructed in the
1940s, as a potential fire hazard. The new structure, made of me-
tal, boasts of better ventilation and optimum use of space. The
volunteer effort is concluding just in time for this week's Cen-
tral Texas Fair and Rodeo.
-Staff Photo By W. Leon Smith
Will Fair Week Gremlins Rest?
When you publish a community
newspaper and have very limited
reeourees, time are timee when the
workload causes one to literally
“burst at the seams.’’
During the summer, we generally
“glide” through our choree. School is
out and coverage dutiee are pursued
at a busy-but-comfortable pace.
We’re in “high gear” during the last
half of the school year, when there are
numerous sporting events to cover,
plenty of school activities, and spring
fever is abounding.
We often dsseribe football season, as
hr as our coverage echedule goes, as
a time when we're in “overdrive.”
Our work schedule at the paper is
very busy, which is an under-
However, there are times when we
shift into a supercharged gear, when
than really is too much to do and too
little time in which to do it. We mil
it “overload.”
Fair week is one such period.
And, as luck would have it, is seems
to never hi] that during this crucial
tints for us, when our staff is put
through the ringer, that little grem-
lins pay us a visit to farther add to the
conftision
I remember a few years back when
the gremlin during fair week was
“jury duty.” Two of our key staffers
were called up that week, which near-
ly killed us.
Than than was the year when a
truck wreck in town kept our key pho-
tographer out all night covering
it., just before the fair, which made
other all-nighters during the week
less bearable!
I vividly remember the year when
a key staffer went joy riding just pri-
or to the fair, and in a ridiculous pick-
up surfing accident got taken out of
the lineup, which doubled the work-
load of other staffers at a time when
their workloads were already doubled!
From The
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By W LEON SMITH
There have been other gremlins,
too—one almost every year-to wreak
havoc on us at a crucial coverage time.
Last year’s debacle came with two
edges. First, just as fair week began,
we had a plumbing problem in one of
our darkrooms. Chemistry had eaten
a hole in the sink drain causing water
to splatter on the floor whenever we
developed film....and we develop a lot
of film during fair week.
We repaired the pipe well enough to
get by, but, as fate would have it, on
probably the most crucial night of our
fair week production schedule,
another (dumbing problem erupted. A
primary water pipe, rusty from many
years’ use, burst about 10 o’clock at
night at a time when we needed H,0
from that line. If we didn't repair it
immediately, our darkrooms would be
knee-high in water and considerable
damage would be done to equipment
and supplies—plus we had to produce
our fair material and we were run-
ning behind schedule!
The problem set us back a few
hours, but we “waded" through itl
We have no idea what intrigue will
beset us this year (none, we hope), but
we’ve learned to brace ourselves. In
the meantime, we’ll spend as much
time as we can at the fair.
Maybe the gremlins won't find us
there!
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To The Editor:
We would like to express our thanks
and appreciation to the management
and staff of the newly-opened
(municipal) pool.
Our children, Daniel and Eric, par-
ticipated in two swimming sessions
this summer. The classes were very
organized and our children were well
supervised. Our boys made great
progress in learning to swim, and we
felt that it was largely due to the at-
tentiveness of the staff.
We have been to the pool, outside of
swimming lessons, and have been im-
pressed with the supervision and ad-
herence to posted pool rules. We are
pleased to have such a fine facility.
We are particularly appreciative of
the management provided by Ms. Jen-
nifer Finstad and Ms. Margie Ed-
wards. We also appreciate the skill
and caring behavior of the swimming
instructors that worked with our chil-
dren. Our children had an enjoyable
and beneficial four weeks! Thanks!
Sincerely
Mary and Dan Werlinger
Clifton
To The Editor:
Last Sunday’s article in The Dallas
Morning News that mentioned
Clifton as the metropolis of Bosque
County but had little more to say
about it made me realise how little
Clifton promotes Clifton.
The Parsons at Texas Safari and the
Carlsons at Clifton Antique Mall have
done more to promote Clifton than
anyone.
The BCCFA’s Theatre group
produces several good shows a year.
The BCCFA Art Show brings lots of
le outside of Bosque County here
year. They offer arts and craft
teaching to groups of all ages, but the
city does nothing to promote it.
The Bosque Memoriid Museum is as
good, if not better, than some I've seen
in larger cities.
Clifton is the gateway to the historic
Norse country, for goodness sakes!
Perhaps it is time for a City
Manager .one who is interested in
promoting Clifton; one who is in-
terested in the taxpayers' needs and
problems and takes action to provide
or correct them; one who can see be-
yond the Central Texas Fair and plan
on the usage of the land 12 months in
that area instead of two or three times
a year. (The problem of controversy
could probably be reeolved with a
99-year lease and a 90-day notice to
return it to the City at a given time).
Common sense could frequently
bring about the answers to making
Clifton a city to be proud of.
How about it, Cliftonitee—send your
ideas to the mayor and let’s get
Clifton the recognition it deserves.
Doris P. Taylor
Clifton
To The Editor:
I want to thank everyone who had
anything to do with our recent Bar-
becue Cookoff.
A special thanks goes to Edward
Bryn and Johnnie Outlaw. Without
their untiring work, we probably
would have fallen on our faces. And
to Ralph Ottinger and Don Forson for
starting the ball rolling.
Appreciation is also expressed to
Arlene Olson and her crew, all of the
judges, and pit bosses, and to all 30
entrants.
We learned a lot. The next one will
be bigger and better.
Jodie Se{jos
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‘Progress’ Describes
Central Texas Fair
THE CENTRAL TEXAS FAIR and RODEO are
again upon us, and we welcome our visitors to Clifton.
We hope you have a good time.
A NEW STRUCTURE is being unveiled this year
and will see considerable use—the new 75’xl86’
livestock barn. The old wooden “big top,” which was
constructed in the 1940s, was torn down earlier this
year to make way for a new modern metal structure,
more efficiently designed with better ventilation and
able to house more livestock.
ONE THING ABOUT THE FAIR ASSOCIATION:
li* flthep its members get the nod to go ahead with a
™ project, it is swiftly andjjrofeasionally accomplished, «
utilizing the skills anefsweat of about a dozen volun-
teers who are always ready to sacrifice their time to
assure that the youth fair improves and grows.
THE NEW LIVESTOCK building is one such ex-
ample. After the old structure was removed, like
lightning the new one started to grow. The last few
days have been spent with finishing touches on a
building that the community should be proud of.
THIS YEAR, instead of the Fair Association sin-
gling out an individual or couple to be honored for
their dedication and hard work in promoting the suc-
cess of the annual fair, the honor is going to the volun-
teers, in general, who have given of themselves freely
to modernize and improve the fairgrounds.
WE SALUTE those who have been instrumental in
securing the construction of the new building, thoee
who have toiled so that the fair can continue to grow
and expand its positive influence on the younger
generation, and those who are always looking for new
projects to do and new goals to conquer.
THE CENTRAL TEXAS FAIR Association is
deserving of the community’s applause. Its members
put on a highly involved and complex fair each year
which is a perennial success. It is entertaining, it
teaches useful skills, it provides educational oppor-
tunities for both youths and adults, it showcases and
nails home the importance of agriculture in this
county, and it allows our citizens to sample western
traditions which, in some areas, are now gone.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE fair and rodeo again
this year. A lot of hard work has already gone into
it. And, if you run across some of the guys and gals
who volunteer their time and efforts every year to this
very good cause, you might thank them personally.
They have earned it!
—W. Leon Smith
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 33, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1991, newspaper, August 14, 1991; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth788386/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.