The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Page: 1 of 28
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Clifton, Texas 76634
VOL 116, NO. 27 - Wednesday, July 7,2010
Heavy Rain Floods Area Roadways
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CAR SWAMPED BY RAIN Edatn Conrad's car
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r on Highway 6 wMte a vary wet Chief Slava Adcock walks toward Bin's Body Shop wrecker on Wednesday following the four-inch
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By Carol Spicer
Staff Rh<*ttk
'After about four inches of
rain Tuesday, June 29, the 4%
inches that fell in about an
hour late Wednesday afternoon
took its toll on Clifton - with
many roads running with wa-
ter, stalled cars, and.one major
rescue.
Chief Steve Adcock heard a
call dispatched Thursday eve-
ning about a car in deep wa-
ter on Highway 6 across from
David's Supermarket. Getting
there before any other emer-
gency vehicles, Adcock im-
mediately went into the deep
water to help the driver. Edwin
Conrad, unable to open the
doors or get out on his own,
was brought out of the pas-
senger-side door by Adcock,
who then carried him to higher
ground.
Bill's Body Shop's large
wrecker was even seen stand-
ing to it's bumper in running
water as it moved in to pull out
Conrad's vehicle.
In the same area on the west
side of Hwy. 6, several other
trucks were standing hub deep
in running water; while on FM
219 west of the lights, several
businesses were flooded as wa-
ter simply had no where to go
as it rose higher and higher.
Across the city, cars were
stalled out by water, while oth-
ers simply pulled off the road
to get off the streets that were
running like streams.
Down at’ City Park, the
creeks were overflowing on
Riverside Drive, though the
river never rose in its banks.
Everyone in the county
agrees that the much-needed
rain is wonderful - but most
are adding that it would be
nice to see it come in a little
slower fashion.
READY TO TRAVEL Ifcvo pound puppies are outfitted with new cotes and leeshee by Doyle Anz
end Sherry Schulze hi preparation for their trip to Colorado teat week.
Staff Photos By Carol Spicer
New ‘Leash on Life’
for Pound Puppies
SncuL to the Cufton Record
Sometimes it takes an army
of folks to help place an un-
wanted animal. This is one of
those stories. Bosque Animal
Rescue Kernels is so lucky to
be located in a community that
is always willing to help.
The City of Clifton is for-
tunate to have Doyle Anz as
their Code Enforcement Offi-
cer. Doyle called BARK to let
them know that there were two
“really cute” young pups in the
city pound. BARK could not
take these angels, but BARK
could help post diem on Pet-
finder and list them as needing
an urgent placement Pet finder
is a nationwide organization
that helps rescue groups, like
BARK, post pictures and sto-
ries of animals that need a new
forever home.
A vet, Sherty Schubert, out
of Denver, CO, saw their list-
ing on Petfmder and called
BARK to let them know that
she would lake them. When
that phone call ended the real
work began. These two pups
would need to be safely trans-
ported from Clifton to Denver.
A “Rescue Transport” group
was contacted. These folks do-
nate their time and resources to
transport an animal from one
point on the map to the next.
Sometimes there are as many
as 10 to 20 volunteers involved
in the transport of one pet Neil
was the coordinator for this
transport. He lives in Tulsa,
OK, and spent countless hours
on the phone and computer
keeping everyone organized
and updated. BARK thanks
Neil and "Rescue Transport-
ers" for all their help and sup-
port.
There two dogs were evalu-
ated and treated by Clifton
Veterinarian Clinic’s Dr. Ken-
nedy, since pets crossing state
lines need to have a health cer-
tificate.
When these canines are
placed in a vehicle for transport
they must have a rabies tag at-
tached to a collar and have a
leash. Clifton Feed & Service
donated the collars and leashes
for these babies. Sherty Schul-
ze helped Doyle Anz make
sure the collars were on and the
dogs were ready for their trip.
BARK wants to encourage
all pet owners to have their pets
spayed or neutered to reduce
the pet population. There are
hundreds of unwanted cate and
dogs in Bosque County.
BARK needs foster homes
and volunteers to help at the
kennels. For information or
to volunteer, call Judy Grim-
at 254-597-1296.
Baylor Students Offer
Presentation To EDO
Special to The Clifton Record
A group of five Baylor
graduate students attended
the special called session of
the Clifton Economic Devel-
opment Corporation and City
Council on Tuesday, June 29,
to present their Clifton mar-
keting and growth plan.
A full house was in atten-
dance at the college room of
the Bosque Arts Center and
included not only the EDC and
City Council, but representa-
tives from the Arts Center, the
Bosque Museum, the Cham-
ber of Commerce, CISD, and
other entities in the city.
Jordan Rippy, team lead-
ers, introduced Haylee Abbe,
Mark Golvach, Garrett Naus-
chtz, and Grant Sifers, all who
spoke on different aspects of
the study which they had de-
veloped for Clifton.
Rippy explained that most
of the information and ideas
for the marketing study were
found on a variety of websites
for other cities - after they vis-
ited Clifton to see what Clifton
has to offer. _
The SWOT (strengths, op-
portunities, weaknesses, and
threats) to the plan were first
addressed in the PowerPoint
noting under strengths - strong
leadership, art, and financial
base. Art and land availability
see EDC page 3
Fish Fry Fills Womack Hall
By Carol Spicer
Staff Reporter
The annual fish fr^ to ben-
efit the Clifton Volunteer Fire
Department filled Sons of Her-
mann Lodge Womack Hall on
Saturday evening with a full
house and loads of plates to go.
Over 400 were on hand for the
meal.
The annual event offers a full
fish fry meal with all the trim-
mings, with proceeds, along
with matching funds from Sons
of Hermann Grand Lodge, all
benefiting the Clifton Fire De-
partment.
The annual benefit started
in 2000, when Womack Lodge
felt compelled to help support
the Clifton VFD with funds
for a new fire truck and equip-
ment. Following the first event,
Lodge members felt the fish fry
LOADED FISH FRY PLATE One
youngster at the annual fish
fry Saturday night came away
from the serving line with lots
to eat
Staff Photo By Carol Spicer
was a good way for the lodge
and the community to continue
to aid the department.
This year, the crowds showed
up early, filling the Hall and
filling plates to go, while mem-
bers of both the Lodge and the
fire department continued to
cook fish and fries over fires
out back.
Civic Library Offers New Services
By Shirley Dahl
Civic Library Director
The Nellie Pederson Civic
Library in Clifton announces
several new services for li-
brary patrons. First of all,
a new genre of books - the
graphic novel - for children
and youth/adults has been
purchased. Many compare
them to a “re-do of comic
books;” however, the graphic
novel has well-acclaimed art-
iste and quality paper. Many
of the books are in library
eral “train” books have beeh please email your desire to
added to accommodate the Shirley Dahl, Library Direc-
tor at nplib@htcomp.net,
Additional services for
down-loadable audio and e-
books may be found on the
website. If you would like
to explore the offerings, go
to www/cliftonlib.com. and
search for TxShare. The e-
books are in TxShare, a ser-
vice provided by the Central
Texas Library System.
As always, the library of-
Reading Club theme — The
Reading Express.
The next new service is the
down-loadable audio book.
Many books may be down-
loaded from a specific suppli-
er/subscription provided by
the library to an Mp3 player
or iPods. The Mp3 player and
IPod must be on a specific list
to be able to download a book.
These down-loadable audio
books are free of charge to
patrons. If you are interested.
ih LIBRARY page 2
Many new books have been
purchased. There are new
mysteries, fiction, non-fic-
tion, and books for children.
There are new “girl" books
and new “boy" books. Sev-
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