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Serving Bosque County Since 1895 —
Clifton, Texas 76634 VOL. 113, NO. 33 — WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2008
Pioneer Day
Clifton Event To Feature Music,
Saddles, Quilts, Book Signing
CLIFTON — With the theme of
Pioneer Day, the downtown
event to be held Saturday, Aug.
15, will include roping at B J ’s
Western Wear, good food,
storytelling, and ole-time music.
Breakfast biscuits and gravy
will be offered at White Horse
Station from 8 to 10 a.m. The
Lutheran Youth Organization will
offer breads and baked goods for
sale starting at 9 a.m.
All through the day, live music
will be offered at White Horse
Station which will include local
musicians, Tim Kleine, Marvin
Christy, Jack Walker, and more.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will
be a quilting demonstration and
display at The Blossom Shoppe,
and an art exhibit and demonstra-
tion at Paulson Gallery.
Through the day, L.A. Thomp-
son Gallery will display pioneer
saddles and art, while BJ’s West-
ern Wear will host ole’ time ropin’
and lots of specials.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., authors
Lisa Wingate and Charles Chupp
will take part in a book signings
and storytelling at the Bosque
County Emporium.
At 2 p.m., there will be a mati-
nee at the CLIFTEX Theatre of
“Young at Heart.”
“Join us for a fun day — mostly
inside — because of the heat,”
said spokesman An Thompson.
“We expect a lot of people in town
because of the sporting events at
the ball fields and the tractor pull
and show in the park.
“This downtown event should
appeal to a lot of people who want
to get in and out of the heat and
who enjoy ole' time fun,” Thomp-
son added.
Most of the events will occur
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., though
most businesses will be open til
5, as usual.
Clifton Hosting Texas Teenage
Baseball, Softball Assn. Meeting
CLIFTON — The Annual State
Meeting of the Texas Teenage
Baseball and Softball Association
will be held in Clifton on Friday
and Saturday, Aug. 15-16.
The general meeting and open
sessions will be held on Saturday,
August 16th. Meeting time and
agenda will be printed on the
Texas Teenage website at
< www.texasteenage.org >.
In years past the meeting has
been held at Killeen, West,
Brownwood, and Ennis. Clifton
was very lucky to have this oppor-
tunity to host this meeting, said
spokesman Leann Donner.
The state directors will hold
private meetings on Friday at the
Best Western. The Saturday gen-
eral meeting will be held in the
building adjacent to the Blossom
Shoppe in downtown Clifton.
• See TTA, Page 2
Miss Lake Whitney Pageant
Set Sunday At Conservatory
CLIFTON—The 56th Annual Miss Lake Whit- will begin at 7 p.m. with the opening number and
ney Pageant is slated Sunday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m., introductions of contestants
at the Bosque Conservatory in Clifton. The pre-teen division will model sports attire and
The pageant is a one-day event beginning with evening gown and the teen and miss contestants
jhearsal at 8:30 a.m., a break for lunch, and in- will model swimsuits and evening gowns.
terviews will start at 3 p.m. The actual pageant
• See PAGEANT, Page 2
66 YEARS OF MUSIC — Mildred Conrad took her seat at the organ at Zion United Church on Sunday
after the service that was dedicated to her 66 years of being the organist at the church.
Staff Photo By Carol Spicer
Conrad Retires After
Bringing Music To
Womack For 66 Years
Sales Tax Holiday Set This Weekend
AUSTIN r- With the rising cost
of gasoline, groceries, and other
goods, the annual clothing sales-
tax holiday is designed to help
families’ back-to-school budgets
go farther, Texas Comptroller Su-
san Combs predicted.
Combs announced that the
10th annual sales-tax holiday will
take place Aug. 15-17. During the
tax holiday weekend, most cloth-
ing and shoes priced less than
$100 can be purchased tax free.
The tax break applies to both
children’s and adults’ apparel.
“We estimate shoppers will
save about $54 million in sales tax
during the sales tax holiday, in-
cluding approximately $42.1 mil-
lion in state sales tax and $11.9
• See HOLIDAY, Page 2
By Carol Spicer
STAFF REPORTER
WOMACK - A lifelong resi-
dent of the Womack community,
Mildred Hampe Conrad has been
playing the organ at Zion United
Church since 1942. Sunday’s
church service was dedicated to
her many years of service to the
community.
She started playing the organ
at the church when she was 13.
She had been taking piano and
organ lessons from Dorothy
Baur, the pastor’s wife, for 25-
cents a lesson and when the pas-
tor left, Hampe took over playing
the organ for Baur.
When the Baurs made visits
back to the church in later years,
they would comment that the
church still had its “two-bit organ-
ist," which of course related to the
low cost of lessons at the time.
In 1947, she married Edwin
Conrad, and continued serving
as the church organist.
She worked for many years for
Lone Star Gas Companybeforq
retiring, and along with her hus-
band, she has been very active
over the years in both the
Hermann Sons Womack Hall
Lodge and the Clifton Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post #8335 and
Auxiliary.
Her co-organist for the past 25
years, Sherry Conrad Schulze,
said that back in the 1980s, there
was a period of time that Zion
United Church shared a pastor
• See CONRAD, Page 2
4-H Banquet Fills Civic Center With ‘Green Glow’
Elizabeth Harris, Bennett Guillory Receive Gold Star Award
Tractor Pull,
Show Set
Saturday
CLIFTON — Rumble on the
Bosque to be held Saturday in
Clifton City Park. The Bosque
Valley Antique Tractor Club will
host the first Clifton Antique
Tractor Pull and Show on Aug.
16, at 10 a.m., in Clifton City Park.
The club’s shows always bring
a host of antique tractors to pull
and show, and offer a unique look
at times past when not every-
thing was computerized and air
conditioned.
The tractor pull will be held
during the Clifton Pioneer Day
• See TRACTOR PULL, Page 2
By Carol Spicer
STAFF REPORTER
CLIFTON — The annual
Bosque County 4-H Family
Awards Banquet filled the Clifton
Civic Center with a green glow
from candles and glow bars in
honor of the 100th anniversary of
the Texas 4-H program.
The Centennial celebration be-
gan last year with greeting the
county’s oldest known 4-Her,
Clarence Conrad. The year of cel-
ebration concluded with a re-
turned greeting to Clarence
Conrad, who could not attend the
100th birthday awards banquet
on Friday night.
County Council President
Elizabeth Harris made the deliv-
ery of “glowing green” theme
items and a treat package, along
with a “glow-in-the-dark” 4-H pin.
Conrad, now 90 years of age, was
about 10 years old when his fa-
ther encouraged an animal
many other awards at the Central
Texas Fair. A native of
Garnersville, north east of
Observatory
Open House
This Saturday
CLIFTON — The Central
Texas Astronomical Society
will host an open house at its
Turner Research Station, near
Clifton, on Saturday, Aug 16,
beginning at 6 p.m.
The event is designed to de-
scribe the society’s activities
and to share its passion for as-
tronomy. There is always an in-
door program, unless
conditions demand that the
facility must close for safety
considerations. In addition,
weather permitting, visitors
• See OBSERVATORY, Page 2
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Clifton, Conrad now resides at
Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home.
Hosted by the Cranfills Gap 4-
H Club, Elizabeth Harris, county
council chairman, welcomed ev-
eryone and the invocation was
offered by Colton Gloff.
Following the serving of the
buffet dinner, Harris introduced
two special guests at the occa-
sion, including Sara MeCombs,
the great-great-niece of Tom
Marks, the Texas newspaper edi-
tor who organized the original
program that turned into the 4-
H.
She spoke briefly about the his-
tory of the organization and
Marks’ part in it.
Mary Bergman of Clifton was
introduced and spoke of her years
in the 4-H, and being awarded the
Gold Star in the 1930s. She said
that it won her a trip to the fair,
where she and the other girls
were housed “over the pig barn
during the fair.” She showed an
early 1908 Canning and Preserva-
tion Club label that has been
framed from the earliest days of
the organisation.
Following the recognition of
club managers, leaders, 4-H
Camp volunteers and leaders,
• See BANQUET, Page 8
HONORED AT THE BANQUET — Bennett Guillory and Elizabeth
Harris were honored with the highest 4-H award, The Gold Star, at the
annual Bosque County 4-H Award Banquet on Saturday night In Clif-
ton. — Staff Photo By Carol Spicer
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Bosque County 4th In State In
Sales Tax Percentage Increase
All Bosque County Cities Show Increases
BANQUET BEGINNINGS — Bosque County's 4-H Centennial cel-
ebration began with greeting the county's oldest known 4-Her,
Clarence Conrad. County Council President Elizabeth Harris made
the delivery of “glowing green” theme Items and treat package along
with a “glow-in-the-dark” 4-H pin. Conrad, now 90 years of age, was
about 10 years old when his father encouraged an animal project.
Conrad now resides at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home.
— Photo By Donna Stevens
CLIFTON — If sales tax rebate
allocations was a game, Bosque
County would be in the winner’s
circle. The latest rebate pay-
ments have been sent by the
State Comptroller’s office which
indicate that Bosque County (un-
incorporated areas) placed
fourth among all counties in to-
date sales tax rebate payments
compared to last year.
Bosque County received
$52,336.40 this month, which com-
pares to last August’s $32,269.29,
an increase of 62.18 percent for
the one-month rebate. For the
year, the county has been allo-
cated $357,400.40 in rebate
checks, compared to last year’s
calendar to-date total of
$247,729.08, an increase this year
of 44.27 percent.
Four counties in the state have
registered rebate percentage in-
creases for the year of 40 percent
or more, including: Calhoun, 78.08
* See SALES TAX, Page 2
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