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Irene Gustafson Of Clifton
Chosen Area Nurse Of Year
CLIFTON — Irene Gustafson
of Clifton was chosen Nurse of
the Year by the Tri County
League of Vocational Nurses,
which represents Bosque,
Hamilton, and Erath Counties.
Representing the Tri County
League at the Texas League of
Vocational Nurses' State Con-
vention in Bay City in August,
Gustafson was selected first
runner-up for Texas State LVN
of the Year for 1986.
Her trek to the state honor be-
gan when members of the Tri
County League nominated her
to the State Committee with the
Texas League of Vocational
Nurses. After making applica-
tion, Gustafson was chosen as
the first runner-up from a field
of 15, representing the 15 socie-
ties that comprise the Texas
League.
Gustafson, a nurse at Gordalb
See GUSTAFSON, Page 5A
Irene Gustafson
City Of Clifton To ‘Stay In’
On Lake Bosque Project
By W. LEON SMITH
Managing Editor
CLIFTON - Clifton City
Council voted during a special
called session Monday evening
to “stay in” the Lake Bosque
project. It is estimated that
building a surface water dam on
the Bosque River will cost $37
million.
The upcoming phase of the
project, which will involve
spending about two years to ob-
tain various permits to build the
lake northwest of Meridian, will
cost $382,000 (part of a $4*4 mil-
lion total pre-construction
phase) which is part of the $37
million total.
Clifton’s portion of the
$382,000 permit phase is
$41,714, according to Mayor
Kent Westley, who said that the
city will pay this to the Brazos
River Authority in increments
beginning in September 1986
and ending in April 1988. He
said that this comes out to in-
stallments of about $1,000 per
See LAKE, Page 5A
TKXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
AWAkU WINNt k
1986
The Clifton Record
—Bosque County’s Leading Newspaper—
1986. The Clifton Record, All Rights Reserved
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 28, 1986
VOL. 91, NO. 35
THREE SECTIONS
Plus One Supplement
Clifton, Texas 76634
35 Cents Per Copy (Including Tax)
City Council Okays ’86-87
Budget Of $982,525.92
By W. LEON SMITH collected 1985 taxes included the city will spend $982,525,92
Managing Editor $255,051.56 next year (barring emergencies
CLIFTON - The 1986-87 • Franchise Tax $62,400.00 which might put the expense
operating budget for the Cttv of • Sales Tax . $165,000.00 side over this figure).
Clifton was approved follow ing • Utility Taps $8,000.00 Expenses, by department, are
a budget workshop on Monday • Fines ... $20,000.00 broken down as follows:
of last week, which w as followed • Rent ...... $20,000.00 Administrative, $159,874.2 <;
by formal approval Wednesday, • Service Charges $5,000.00 General Services Library,
Aug 20 • Water Sales $315,000.00 $38,446.51, Fire Department,
For the upcoming fiscal year • Sewer Fees. . $125,000.00 $22,840.00; Municipal Court,
(which begins Oct 1), the city • Garbage & Landfill Fees $9,448.48; Public Works,
expects revenues to total about .......... $137,000.00 $602,988.28; Police Depart
$ 1,147,431 56 This income • Miscellaneous $35,000.00 ment, $148,928.38; and total of
would come from several areas TOTAL. . $1,147,431.56 all departments, $982,525.92.
including the following On the expense* side of the pic- I he 13-page budget detailed
• Property Tax (balance of un lure, the council predicts that each department s expenses.
38 Artists To Be Featured
In Art Show Starting Sunday
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Zion Church
To Celebrate
95th Birthday
WOMACK - Zion United
Church of Christ will celebrate
its 95th anniversary on Sunday,
Aug. 31,1986, at the 11 o’clock
morning worship in the
Womach church. Members of
the First Presbyterian Church
of Clifton will worship with the
United Church of Christ folk on
this special Sunday. The two
congregations have been yoked
in a “Shared Ministry Parish”
since 1969.
Minister of the two churches
is the Rev. Frank Horak, Jr.
Mrs. Edwin Conrad and Mrs.
Larry Schulze are organists for
See CHURCH, Page 5A
CLIFTON - The Bosque
County Conservatory of Fine
Arts' first ever Art Show, open
ing Sunday, Aug 31, and run
ning through Sept 20 at the
Conservatory, will feature the
works of 38 artists from
throughout the Southwest The
show will In* open to the public
ut no charge
Bosque County’s own Nancy
Tuttle, Cary Clawson. Tinker
Steward, Hilda Hope, David
Russell, and Linda Nowell were
among the accepted artists who
will be honored at the Preview
Party set for Aug. 30 at 7 pm,
ut the Conservatory. The party
will allow the public to meet the
artists, preview the art show,
and hear the announcement of
the winners of the first-ever
Judged and Juried Art Compe-
tition.
The Preview Party is open to
the public, but through reserva
tions only Reservations for the
party are $5 per person and can
be made thorugh the BCCFA
office at P.O. Box 373, Clifton
76634
The 1986 judges were Martin
Grelle, Melvin Warren, and
James Boren, well-known
professional artists who made
their selection of accepted art
work from more than 120
entries.
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PURELY DEMOCRATIC - The Democratic booth at the
Central Texas Fair this past weekend even included a
Democratic donkey, Blackjack (foreground). Here State
Rep. Bob Melton (left) and former Congressman Bob Poage
(center) talk politics with fair visitors. Numerous fair pho-
tos are published throughout this issue of "The Record.”
-Record Photo By Shayne Embry
See Inside:
CENTRAL TEXAS
FAIR & RODEO
PHOTOS
SPORTS
CLASSIFIEDS
Novel ‘In This House' Written
About Former Clifton Residence
CLIFTON — How many resi
dents of Bosque County remem
ber the large stately house, with
impressive stained glass win
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SETTING UP - .loan Spieler and George Larsen are
•hown preparing worka of art for the flrat^ver Art Show
sponaored by the BtVFA, which begina Sunday. See atory.
-Record Photo By Shayne Emhry
dows, that once graced the corn-
er where InterFirst Bank now
stands in Clifton? Built for his
family about 1900 by the late
C.A. Poulson, the house was one
of the county’s finest for three
decades.
Today, the house is gone but
he people and the memories it
once held are still alive in the
recently-published novel In This
House, written by Doranne
Poulson Stansell, who once lived
in the house and later inherit
ed it
The corner of West 5th and
North Avenue F has always
been a busy location in Bosque
County, at least since 1900
when Poulson built the house.
Since Stansell was in college
and planning to move to another
part of the state at the time she
inherited the family home, she
sold it in 1939.
The house was razed to make
way for the original 10-bed
Goodall Witcher Hospital, a fa-
cility which served the entire
county for years at that location
After the hospital moved to its
new location off Highway 219,
the location of the Poulson place
remained a hub of activity The
Clifton Bank moved to the spot
in 1975 and later became Inter
First Bank Clifton
In This House is the story of
a fun-loving, close knit family
living in Clifton. Drawn from
true events, it is a hook that
takes the reader back to the
turn of the century, a gentle and
happy time made special by car-
ing, loving neighbors.
The story takes the reader up
to the end of World War I. The
good times, sad times, victories,
and tragedies of the family run
the gamut of emotions, bringing
smiles, laughter, frowns, and
tears to the reader experiencing
the feelings of each character.
The author was born and
reared in the home of her grand-
father, C.A. Poulson, and
represented the third genera-
See NOVEL, Page 5A
17th Annual West Shore
Fish Fry This Saturday
LAKE WHITNEY - The
17th annual West Shore VFD
Fish Fry will be held Satur-
day, Aug. 30, beginning at 5
p.m., at the West Shore Fire
Station on Shore Acres Drive
near Laguna Park.
Dubbed as “Texas’ Lar-
gest” fish fry, the annual
event has grown from a
400-person fish fry in its first
year to over 2,000 in atten-
dance for the past 10 years.
Last year, the department
served up 1,600 pounds of
fish, 850 pounds of potatoes,
600 pounds of cole slaw, and
125 gallons of tea and
lemonade.
Purpose of the fish fry is to
raise funds for the operation
of the fire department. The
only admission is a donation
to the department (no specif-
ic amount required). There
will be live entertainment
(Jimmy Schmidt and the
Dutchmen), a big tent to
make plenty of shade, and a
See FISH FRY, Page 5A
Lyndell Smith Promoted To
‘Record' Managing Editor
JC
CLIFTON - Lyndell Smith,
sports and county editor of The
Clifton Record the past three
years, has been named as
managing editor of the family
owned and operated publication
effective Sept 1
Smith, 25, will replace his
brother, Leon Smith, who has
held the position for several
years, but will be leaving the lo-
cal newspaper business to pur
sue other interests.
Said the older Smith, "I feel
comfortable leaving Lyndell in
charge of the day to-day opera
tions of the paper He's grown
up in the newspaper business,
studied journalism in college.
and has been doing the same
type of work I have been doing
for some time "
Lyndell Smith grew up in
Clifton, attending the local
school until the end of his sopho-
more year when he moved to
Dublin w hen his parents bought
The Dublin Progress. He gradu
ated from high school in Dublin
and has attended both Tarleton
State University and Texas
A&M University
Lyndell Smith, a member of
the local Rotary Club, i^ former
editor of The Whitney Star and
has worked in various capacities
at other area newspapers
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Lyndell Smith
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