The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 Page: 9 of 14
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Friday, Dec. 29,2000
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INVITATION FOR BIDS
The City of Clifton will receive bids for
Swimming Pool Repair until 3:30 p.m., on
January 8. 2001, at City Hall, 403 W. 3rd
St., Clifton, TX 76634 The bids will be pub-
licly opened and read aloud at 3:30 p.m.,
on January 8, 2001, at City Hall
Bids are invited upon the several items
and quantities of work as follows:
Furnish and Install 60 mil PVC liner
over 120 mil underllner and miscella-
neous pool shell repairs for Olsen Park
Pool.
All quantities are estimated and subject
to change Bid/Contract Documents, in-
cluding Drawings and Technical Specifica-
tions are on file at the office of The C.T
Brannon Corporation and the City of
Clifton.
One (1) set of proposal, contract, and
bonds, plans and specifications may be
obtained at the office The C.T. Brannon
Corporation, PO. Box 7487, Tyler, TX 78711
(physical: 1321 South Broadway, 75701),
upon request. Additional sets may be pur-
chased for $10 per set.
A cashier's check payable to the order
of the City of Clifton, in the amount of five
percent (5%) of bid, or, Bid Bond issued
by a surety licensed to do business in
Texas in the amount of five (5%) of the bid
shall be submitted with each med.
The City of Clifton reserves the right to
reject any and all bids or to waive any in-
formalities in the bidding
Bids may be held by the City of Clifton
for a period not to exceed 30 days from
the date of the bid opening for the purpose
of reviewing bids and investigating the bid-
ders qualifications prior to the contract
award.
In order to assure that all potential bid-
ders receive any corrections or
addendums to the specifications, an offi-
cial "Bidder's List" will be maintained in the
Engineer's office for the project Any no-
tices of changes in the specificaitons will
be sent to those on the "Bidder s List” and
the Engineer will not be held responsible
for those not on the list
Truman 0 Blum, Mayor
City of Clifton
6ecember, 2000
_no;104
REQUEST FOR BIDS
The City of Clifton, owner of a tract of
land of approximately 67 acres, desires
bids and proposals for the lease of said
tract of land. The tract was formerly used
as the City landfill, and is still used by the
City of Jifton for various municipal pur-
poses, not including landfilling of waste.
Any leae authorized by the City Council will
include continuation of all current munici-
pal operations on this site
The Cit’y Council will consider alterna-
tive proposals for the use of the facility. Bids
should be submitted for two options: with-
out any hunting rights to the property and
with permitted hunting on the property (de-
sired hunting rights must be defined in the
proposal). Also include in the bid submit-
tal insurance coverage to be carried on the
lease, naming the City as an additional in-
sured, and any anticipated improvements
to the property to be performed by leasee
The City of Clifton reserves the right to
reject any and all bids received Sealed
bids should be mailed to
City of Clifton
Attn Landfill Lease Bid
PO Box 231
Clifton, TX 76634
Bids must be received prior to January
9, 2001, by 4:30 p m to be considered
The bid opening will be at 7 p.m., Tues-
day, January 9, 2001, at City Hall Council
Chambers, 403 W 3rd St.. Clifton. TX
76634
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Amateur Detectives Have Opportunity
To Search For Texas Outlaw’s Gold
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that the Sam Bass gang hid gold in
Longhorn Cavern back in 1878. On
Jan. 19-20,2001, park visitors will de-
scend into the cave at Longhorn Cav-
ern State Park to try to unravel the
mystery of the missing gold in an
elaborate role-playing game.
According to historical accounts,
Sam Bass, a cowboy outlaw who
robbed stagecoaches and trains,
robbed a Union Pacific train of $60,000
Breakfast To
Benefit Lakeside
Fire Department
LAKESIDE VILLAGE - The
Lakeside Village annual cOmmu
nity breakfast will be held Saturday,
Jan. 6, at the Lakeside Fire Hall.
The event is sponsored by the
Lakeside men in support of the fire
department.
The breakfast is free to all, and
will be served from 7 until 10:30 a m.
Donations to the work of the fire
department will be accepted.
in gold pieces that were never recov-
ered. Contestants will search the cav-
ern with flashlights for clues that
reveal historical facts about the
outlaw’s life They will gather clues,
read facts, and decide for themselves
if Sam Bass really did hide gold in the
cavern.
Gold-seekers will encounter out-
laws and other rowdy characters in
period attire lurking in holes and be
hind rocks in the cavern darkness.
They also may encounter gunfights
and masked robbers Each team in
the Sam Bass Treasure Hunt Mys-
tery Game will spend about two hours
in the cave searching for clues.
Later, participants will rendezvous
at Longhorn Cavern State Park's ad-
ministration building, built in 1932 by
the Civilian Conservation Corps, for
two staged gunfights. The first will
recreate the gunfight between a
posse and the Sam Bass Gang in Sep
tember 1877 after the holdup of a
Union Pacific train in Nebraska.
The other will be the re-enactment
of the Round Rock shoot out on July
19,1878, that led to the outlaw's death
two days later on his 27th birthday.
After a fajita dinner, contestants will
compare notes andjtry to decide
whether the infamous gambler, horse
racer, and cowpoke actu(ally hid gold
in Longhorn Cavern
One book refers to Bass as k “ten-
derfoot bandit," but notes he fell in
with a rough crowd by age 13 and
one tough customer by age 27. Bass
is buried at the Round Rock Cem-
etery on Sam Bass Road
Fees for the treasure hunt, which
includes a fajita dinner, range from
$100 per couple to $240, a package
deal that includes a night's lodging in
the Burnet area For registration
forms or more information, call toll-
free 1 877-441-CAVE
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Jan. 15th Deadline Set To Register For
Central Texas Academy’s Spring Production
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CLIFTON LUTHERAN
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Applications Being Accepted
For The Following Positions:
LVN’S 3-11 SHIFT
• Full Time and Part Time Positions Available
• Benefits With Full Time
Contact:
Betty Terrell, Personnel Director
254-675-8637
300 S Ave Q • Clifton, TX 76634
CLIFTON — Central Texas
Academy of Performing Arts stu
dents will soon begin preparations
for their spring production of “The
Wizard of Oz." Children interested
in being a part of the production
must be registered by Monday, Jan
15, in order to participate in the
musical dance production.
New classes have been added to
the Academy’s schedule for 2001.
including beginner- and intermedi
ate-level classical ballet and a
pointe class for ages 10 to 18. The
adult jazz theatre dance class also
has openings.
Raffle tickets are still available
for $5 apiece, with proceeds benefit-
ting the junior and senior dance
company students who are raising
funds to perform on the Royal Car-
ibbean and in Nassau, Bahamas.
Classes will resume Monday,
Jan 8, following the holidays. Fbr
more information, contact the stu-
dio at (254) 675-8334.
Poll Shows Half Of Americans
Believe Election Process Is Fair
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HERNDON. Va — Fbrty-six percent
of Americans think elections in the
United States are generally fair to vot
ers The Portrait of America telephone
survey, conducted Dec 19, found little
increase in voter cynicism as a result
of the recent Presidential Election
Prior to this election, POA surveys con
ducted at various times have found the
percentage believing elections are fair
has ranged from 44 to 50 percent of
American adults
Other findings from the survey show
a fairly consistent attitude towards the
election and governing process
TVenty four percent of Americans be
lieve the federal government reflects
the will of the people Seventy percent
want strict liiruts on how much cam
paigns can spend, bufi only 28 percent
support public funding of campaigns
Sixteen percent worry' that, within a
decade, someone may cancel elections
to stay in power Again, all of these find
ings are consistent with earber sur
vevs
Sixty five percent of Americans be
lieve the federal government has be
come a special interest group that
looks out primarily for its own interests
That's down a bit from the peak of 72
percent but still above the levels re
corded prior to 1998
While the top-line numbers are sirru
lar to earlier surveys, the survey did
find some differences in the partisan
nature of responses Republicans are
now more likely than Democrats to
believe elections are fair and the gov-
ernment reflects the will of the people
That 's a reverse from earlier surveys
“So. rather than an increase in over
all level of cynicism, we have Demo
crats becoming more cynical and
Republicans less cynical- Not surpris
ingly. this suggests people are more
likely to think government reflects the
popular will when their party wins
said a Rasmussen Research spokes
man
Rasmussen Research conducted
this national Portrait of America tele-
phone survey of 1.200 adults on Tues
day, Dec 19 The margin of sampling
error was plus or minus three percent
age points with a 95 percent level of
confidence
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000, newspaper, December 29, 2000; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth790068/m1/9/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.