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— Serving Bosque County Since 1895 —
Clifton, Texas 76634 VOL. 102, NO. 65 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13,1997
Clifton Elementary School
School Bells Ring
Bosque County Students Gear
Up For First Day Of Classes
CLIFTON — With the opening
day of schools in Bosque County
spread over a period of a month,
several independent school districts
have already opened for the 1997-
98 school year, while others won’t
open the doors until Sept. 2.
Students at Valley Mills 1SD were
the early birds of the county and
classes began for them on Thurs-
day, Aug. 7.
Students in three other districts
have also returned to the classroom.
Walnut Springs and Iredell schools
opened on Monday, Aug. 11, and
Meridian schools opened on Tues-
day, Aug. 12.
Cranfills Gap students will be re-
turning to the classroom today,
Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Clifton ISD will open its doors for
the students on Monday, Aug. 18,
followed by Morgan ISD on
Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Last, but not least, the Kopperl
schools will open for the students’
return on Tuesday, Sept. 2, the day
after Labor Day.
Kindergarten ‘Meet The Teacher’Time
Is Thursday At Clifton Elementary
CUFTON — Teachers at Clifton Elementary School have scheduled
“Meet Your Teacher” time Thursday. Kindergarten children will have
the Opportunity to get familiar with the school and their classroom
from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.
This will be a chance to help each child feel secure about their teacher,
the school, and their classroom. Children may bring their supplies that I
day, and parenLs can pay fees. The leachers tope al new students will I
tnrougn rnaay, parents may i
West Shore VFD Annual Fish Fry To
Raise Funds For Much-Needed Equipment
By David Anderson
CUFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
LAGUNA PARK — West Shore Vol-
unteer Fire Department’s 28th annual
Labor Day Fish Fry is set for Saturday,
Aug. 30. Serving begins at 5 p.m. at
the fire station on Shore Acres Drive in
piguna Park. The event is known far
find wide as ‘Texas’ Largest Fish Fry.”
, The event is the major fund-raiser
teach year for the department. Mini-
mum donation for the meal is set at $5
per plate, but department officials note
that many per-plate donations far ex-
ceed that, for which they are grateful.
“Without the support of those who
attend the fish fry, the department
could not provide the fire protection,
rescue, ami emergency help it now pro-
vides,” said West Shore VFD Fire Chief
Ernest Cheyne.
The department answers over 100
calls in an average year, and provides
additional services such as responses
to medical emergencies and 9-1-1 calls.
On-the-water rescues are also per-
formed by the department, which also
has a trained scuba diving team for
underwater emergencies.
Sec WEST SHORE, Page 4
Homestead Exemption
Increase Okayed By
Landslide In Texas
MERIDIAN — Bosque County vot-
ers joined the chorus of voters state-
wide in their landslide approval of a
proposed constitutional amendment
that will increase the homestead ex-
emption.
In the 1997 regular session, the
75th Texas Legislature passed HJR 4
which proposed a constitutional
amendment to be offered to the vot-
ers for ratification on the Aug. 9 elec-
tion ballot. The constitutional
amendment will increase the school
property tax residence homestead
exemption from $5,000 to $15,000.
The amendment will also authorize
the Legislature to limit all or pan of
the exemption to political subdivi-
sions that are the principal providers
of elementary and secondary educa-
tion within their boundaries.
In addition, the amendment will
authorize the Legislature to allow the
transfer or all or pan of the age 65-
and-over tax freeze to another home-
stead. Specifically, the Legislature is
now authorized to provide that the
See AMENDMENT, Page 3
Clifton Chamber Of Commerce
Lunch Wednesday At VFW Post
CUFTON *~ The Clifton Chamber of
ig will be held Wednesday, Aug. 13
#8553 and its Ladies’Auxiliary
luwillbethespei
Mierof Commerce i
ug 13. Veterans o
will host the meal,
ill be the speaker a
monthly lunch meet-
of Foreign Wars Post
CJ. Pederson of the
at the luncheon.
Pederson plans to give a brief overview of the BBB, its complaint
process and dispute resolution, reliability reports, membership standards,
scams and schemes, and more. Pederson said he will field questions at
any time during Ms
Att members of tfa# Chamber and other interested citizens md
the luncheon is $6 per
recommended.
To RSVP, call the Chamber office at (254) 675-3720.
Clifton Telephone Customers
May Soon Call Whitney Toll-Free
By David Anderson
CUFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
CUFTON—Telephone customers
in the Clifton 675 exchange may soon
be calling the Whitney 694 exchange
toll-free if Whitney telephone cus-
tomers pass its extended local call-
ing referendum. GTE telephone
customers at the 694 exchange have
received ballots to determine
whether support exists for extended
local calling to Clifton, Hillsboro, and
Meridian.
Over the past several months, Clif-
ton has gained toll-free access to Me-
ridian, Morgan, Walnut Springs,
Kopperl, and Hamilton’s exchanges
through ELC referendums in those
cities. Clifton already had local call-
ing to Cranfills Gap, Tumersville, and
Laguna Park/Lake Whitney.
See FREE CALLS, Page 2
TAKING THE CHURCH TO THEM - A recent group of folks from First
Baptist Church of Clifton took the teachings of the church to the streets
of Arlington as part of a Mission Arlington program. Two of the many
apartment children who participated in the backyard Bible studies were
Reggie and Ranee (from left).
■ Ptioto By Attn Moulton
Inner-City Mission
Clifton’s First Baptist Youth Group
Takes Mission Trip-To Arlington
CUFTON - Clifton’s First Bap-
tist Church youth group took part
in a week-long mission trip to Ar-
lington recently, offering four Back
yard Bible Study periods per day to
apartment complex cMldren in the
area which Mission Arlington
serves.
Mission Arlington is the third
largest mission organization in the
United States and is headed by Tilly
Bergan of the First Baptist Church
of Arlington.
“Each of the Backyard Bible
Study groups was handled like a
mini-vacatfoii Bible school,
one Clifton sponsor,
said
Paul
Hollingsworth. “The youths would
go around to the apartments and
invite all the children to join the
group. After gathering we’d sing
songs, offer Bible study period, and
participate in crafts, and enjoy
snacks.”
“Mission Arlington is wellorga-
nized and had everything we
needed for the mission work,”
Hollingsworth said. “The youths
would all take turns with leading
the Bible study, and working with
the kids.”
Mission Arlington has been work-
ing as a mission for 10 years and
See MISSION, Page 3 j
At Padre Island
TEXAS REPRESENTATIVE - Andria Mullins. Miss Teen Lake Whit-
ney of 1996, is on South Padre Island representing Texas m the Miss
Teen USA Pageant. Finals wtH be televised at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
20, on the CBS network. Andria qualified for the national contest by
triumphing over 124 other Lone Star beauties in the Miss Texas Teen
USA Pageant last December in Houston. Her previous titles include
Miss Petite Lake Whitney and Miss Central Texas USA. Andria, 16, is a
junior at Midway .High School. Her parents are Dwayne and Karen
Kostiha.
1997 Clifton Chamber Christmas
Ornament To Feature Norway Mill
CLIFTON - The
Bosque County Heritage
Collection is a series of
limited-edition glass
Christmas ornaments
featuring Bosque
County landmarks, with
a different landmark
available each year. A
special feature of these
ornaments that the pic-
ture portrayed on the ornament is
done by a local artist. This year’s
ornament features Norway Mill, a
landmark well-known to Bosque
Countians since 1867.
The 1997 ornament showcases
local artist Betty Graham, who lives
with her husband in the Norse com-
munity. The artist has a gallery in
Clifton at the Bosque County Em-
porium.
The 11-room Victorian-style
Norway Mill house features a two-
story coffered wood gallery with six
columns. The second floor balcony
See ORNAMENT, Page 2
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MAQUETTES ROLLING IN - As Main Street plans for the Banks of
the Bosque park, the first of the maquettes have arrived at the Bosque
County Conservatory of Fine Arts. Shown with the Banks of the Bosque
maquette are artist Bruce Greene (left) and Julie Conley of the Clifton
Main Street Program.
- St»*f Photo By Carol Moulton
BCCFA Schedules Auditions For Fall Production
f CLIFTON — Auditions will be held
later this week for the upcoming fall
production of the Bosque County
Conservatory of Fine Arts Theatre.
Tryouts are scheduled for Thursday,
Aug. 14, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Aug.
1, at 2 p.m., in the BCCFA Tin Build-
ing Theatre, 1701 W. Ninth, Clifton.
A specific play has not yet been se-
lected for the fell show, according to
Theatre President Cneryll Compton.
Final selection will he based upon
who, and how many, attend the up-
coming auditions. Several plays with
casts ranging from five and upwards
are under consideration, said
Compton,
Directing the production will be
Theatre veteran Bryan Davis, whose
past credits have included “The Trip
To Bountiful,” “Driving Miss Daisy,”
“Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will?”
and "The Diary of Anne Frank.” Davis
i* being assisted by Bobbi Foster,
i Among the plays being considered
fibr production is the third installment
of Del Shores’ Texas trilogy, “The
Daughters of the Lone Star State.”
This is a sequel to the popular 1992
BCCFA comedy, “Daddy’s Dyin’.” The
play features an all-female cast of 12
women, who range in age from 20 to
80. The piay also requires two Afri-
can American women who portray
See TRYOUTS, Page 2 '
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