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Wednesday, Sept. 10,2008
The Clifton Record
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DISCUSSING EMERGENCY SERVICES — A meeting of mayors wee held In Clifton on Monday. Among those present were (from left) David Whitt, Gary Orfield, Bradley Fletcher and Judge Word (back to camera),
John Croom, Benny Damron, Charles McLean, Bill Lancaster, Rodney Nichols, Royce Heath, and Raymond Zuehlke. staff Photo By carol sptcer
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• MAYORS MEET
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keep to the budget that
they’ve had. But no one will
come in and even match this
rate.”
Mayor Zuehlke said, “We’ve
put it in our budget, but we
don’t think that it’s wrong to
request an accounting of the
financial statement.”
In discussing the possibility
of an ESD, it was suggested
that to start, the county would
have to have exact figures for
what it costs to run the EMS,
the fire departments, and the
emergency dispatch, for a
year. There would have to be
accountability, said Judge
Word. And every entity would
receive a set percentage of
the income from the ESD.
Mayor Zuehlke noted that if
the ESD didn’t cover the same
amount that cities might pay
the fire departments at this
time, then what the ESD
didn’t cover would come di-
rectly from the cities, as it
does now.
He added that the City of
Clifton will no longer to act as
landlord for the ambulances
in Clifton, but is willing (and
has budgeted) financial help
for either rent or utilities for
NBEMS.
“We don’t feel it’s right for
our citizens to have to pay
three times for the support of
one entity,” Zuehlke said.
The ESD discussion also
suggested the creation of a
board that would fairly divide
the income, and represent all
the entities in the county.
The meeting ended with a de-
cision to meet again in the near
future and start working to-
wards the goal of a future ESD
for Bosque County; meanwhile,
as long as North Bosque EMS
delivers the requested financial
reports, the entities will cover
the cost this year.
Attending the meeting were
John Croom (Morgan), Gary
Orfield (Walnut Springs), Jeff
Keese (Meridian), Benny
Damron (Walnut Springs),
Charles McLean (Clifton), Bill
Lancaster (Valley Mills),
Rodney Nichols (Valley Mills),
Royce Heath (Iredell), David
Witte (Cranfills Gap), Bradley
Fletcher (Iredell), Marie Gar-
land (Meridian), Raymond
Zuehlke (Clifton), and County
Judge Cole Word.
Rotary Program Visits The Rio Grande River
By Carol Spicer
STAFF REPORTER
CLIFTON — David Baxter of
Austin took members of the
Bosque County (Clifton) Rotary
Club on a virtual torn1 of the Rio
Grande River from its headwa-
ters at Stony Pass in Colorado, to
the “Forgotten River” at
Presidio.
Baxter is a former editor of
Texas Parks and Wildlife maga-
zine, where he served for 21
years. Although retired, he has
been working as a freelance
writer and accepted a writing as-
signment researching the Rio
Grande.
Laurence Parent, a photogra-
pher he had worked with before,
asked him to write an essay to go
with a multitude of photographs
of the Rio Grande, for a coffee
table book.
What he ended up with was
much more than what he set out
to write, “but it still barely
scratched the surface,” of the his-
tory and length and breadth of the
river,” explained Baxter.
Noting that it’s impossible to
cover 2,000 miles of river in 20
minutes, Baxter’s program show-
cased various areas of the river,
with a running commentary that
went with a few of the photo-
graphs that will appear in the
book.
He began the “journey” at
Stony Pass, Colo., where the
headwaters of the American side
of the Rio Grande are fed by the
snow melt and summer mon-
soons.
He briefly touched on the cur-
rent expansion discussion of the
Rio Grande Reservoir which was
built in 1907. He explained that
use of the water from the Rio
Grande comes under the Rio
Grande Compact of 1938.
“There are a lot of environmen-
tal and political problems that
have to be dealt with, especially
today,” said Baxter.
Baxter also discussed the
downstream development from
Creede to Alamosa; the Rio
Grande Gorge near Taos; and
Paso del Norte, where, he ex-
plained, the river starts having
serious issues.
• COURT
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judges for Precincts 4 and 5,
Romona Marquez and Carroll
Aikman were nominated to be-
come alternate election judges.
In other action, the court ap-
proved acceptance of EMPG grant
award; a utility installation on CR
4290; the burial of telephone cable
on or across CR 4130; and accepted
the filing of salaries for the juvenile
and probation officers for the 220th
Judicial District Court.
The court also elected to leave
the bum ban off, but with the stipu-
lation that the court will look at it
again on Friday, Sept. 12, when it
meets at 9 a.m. for another pro-
posed tax rate public hearing.
Texas Department of Family and
Protective Services, noting that
the revised contract costs less
than the original. It was also ex-
plained that this amount is di-
vided between Bosque and
Hamilton counties.
The court rescinded all previ-
ous discussion of a plat for Windy
Terrace subdivision.
After saying that Bobby
Townley and Albert Hunter had
resigned as alternate election
Wreck Monday
Kills Meridian
Man On Hwy. 6
CLIFTON—A single car acci-
dent on Highway 6, Monday,
around noon, killed Walter
Riedemann, 42, of Meridian, for-
merly of Dublin.
Trooper Jay Sparkman re-
ported that the vehicle left the
highway, drifted into a ditch, then
struck a pipe fence with enough
force to throw Riedemann
the vehicle.
Drugs, DWIs Top
Jury Indictment List
By Carol Spicer
STAFF REPORTER
MERIDIAN — Drug posses-
sion charges followed by DWIs
top the list of grand jury indict-
ments handed down Wednesday,
Aug. 29, in the 220th Judicial Dis-
trict Court, reported Bosque
County Clerk Sandra L. Woosley.
The indictments, returned by
the grand jury on Aug. 29, and re-
ported byBosque County District
Clerk Sandra L. Woosley, were:
• Tammy Sue Caldwell, 40,
Mart — Possession of metham-
phetamine, third degree felony.
• Anthony Mark Garcia, 19,
Walnut Springs — Forgery, state
jail felony.
• Jose Martin Ramirez, 45,
Clifton — Driving while intoxi-
cated, third degree felony.
• Susan Kathleen Meador, 34,
Waco — Theft by check, over
$1,500, under $20,000, state jail
felony.
• Jason Russell Ingram, 32,
Whitney — Driving while intoxi-
cated, third degree felony.
• Roland Jones III, 53, Clifton
— Driving while intoxicated,
third degree felony.
• Bennie Marvin Wright, 47,
Cranfills Gap—Possession ofmeth-
amphetamine, third degree felony.
• Lewis Junior Mears, 21,
Whitney — Possession of meth-
amphetamine, less than one
gram, state jail felony.
• Ronnie Otis Linley, 50, Walnut
Springs — Aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon, first de-
gree felony.
• Matthew James Chudej, 21,
Marlin — Driving while intoxi-
cated with child passenger, state
jail felony.
• Jose Pantaleon Martinez, 37,
Clifton — Driving while intoxi-
cated, third degree felony.
• Brandon Parker Morris, 24,
Joshua — Possession of cocaine,
less than one gram, state jail
felony.
• Cody Lee Spencer, 18, Mor-
gan — Possession of metham-
phetamine, second degree felony.
• Anthony Ryan Rose, 19, Me-
ridian — Possession of metham-
phetamine, second degree felony.
• Jerry Edward Azlin, 28,
Clifton—Possession of metham-
phetamine, less than one gram,
state jail felony.
• Edward Lynn Speer, 39, Me-
ridian — Possession of metham-
phetamine, less than one gram,
state jail felony.
• Steven Carl Williams, 45,
Meridian — Possession of meth-
amphetamine, less than one
gram, state jail felony.
• Kathy Ann Ballew, 39,
Hubbard — Possession of meth-
amphetamine, less than one
gram, state jail felony.
• Chaldric Tony Pahe, 21,
Clifton—Sexual assault to child,
second degree felony.
• Timothy Maurice Smith, 44,
Morgan—Aggravated sexual as-
sault, first degree felony, and ag-
gravated kidnapping, first degree
felony, two indictments.
• Glynn Scott Fowler, 50,
Cleburne — Failure to comply
with registration requirements,
third degree felony.
There were a total of 22 indict-
ments with no non-arrests.
Indictments are not a determi-
nation of guilt. An individual’s in-
nocence or guilt will be
determined in a court of law.
TRAVELING THE RIO GRANDE — Taking members of the Rotary Club on a tour of the Rio Grande River
via photographs and commentary, David Baxter explained everything from the earliest days of the river to
the problems following 9/11. - Staff Photo By Carol Spicer
From Fort Hancock to
Presidio, the river is known as the
“Forgotten River,” Baxter said.
There is no water and what wa-
ter there is, is quickly used up by
the salt cedar which have taken
over in that area.
“They can average 200 gallons
of water a day,” said Baxter.
“However, this is not the cause of
there being no water there, but a
symptom of the troubled water.”
Baxter also mentioned the Rio
Conchos River which enters the
Rio Grande at the Big Bend; and
the Amistad Reservoir which is
at the confluence of the Pecos
and the Rio Grande.
Baxter said that the Pecos
River is “100 miles of the cleanest
water in Texas.”
In closing, Baxter said that the
problems with the river stem
from too many people, too many
animals, and not enough water.
During the business portion of
the Rotary Club meeting, Tom
Sturgeon was welcomed and
pinned as a new member, and the
membership voted to transfer
their meeting place to the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars Post #8335
in downtown Clifton in December.
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CLIFTON — The Rosales fam-
ily of Clifton welcomes Pvt.
Nestor Rosales who is returning
horn from serving in the U.S.
Army Infantry in Iraq.
Rosales is a 2006 graduate of
Clifton High School who entered
the Army after graduation.
He will be welcomed with pa-
triotic decorations and expres-
sions of love, showing him the
support that all of the troops need
in this difficult time, said a family
member.
The family would like to thank
everyone for their prayers for his
safe return, said Ramiro Rosales.
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 10, 2008, newspaper, September 10, 2008; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth790945/m1/3/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.