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The Clifton Record
Friday, April 30, 2004
• SANTA FE
Continued From Page One
Fe Express has changed hands a
few times within the last 80 years.
Lloyd said he remembered the old
buiiding as a gas station and gro-
cery owned bv the Poe family from
the 1930s - 1950s. The Lumpkins
purchased the property in the late
1970s from Fount Benfer.
For a time, the Lumpkins ran ,
the Scale Shoppe Antiques out of
the old country store with its origi-
nal hardwood floors before re-
modeling the store and entering
into the gasoline distribution busi-
ness with Fina about 20 years ago.
The Lumpkins said they razed
the old building, which went
through a few names, like Lump’s
# 1, and constructed a more eye-
pleasing structure to better par-
ticipate in Clifton’s ever-growing
tourism industry.
“Clifton has done such a re-
markable job in presenting what
this town has to offer—it’s heri-
tage," said Peggy. “We wanted to
compliment- that standard with
our Santa Fe Express.”
Lloyd said the structure had
also outlived its use. Its gas
pumps were outdated and too
close to the state’s easement on
Hwy. 219.
"it was filthy," said Lloyd. “The
old building was worn out, and you
couldn't get vehicles in and out."
He said that the driveway and
gas pumps of the old station were
better sized for Model-Ts than
SUVs.
Together the couple agreed to
give their new building a “Hill
Country look," decking the conve-
nience store’s exterior with beau-
tiful white limestone quarried
from near Cranfills Gap.
“I like everything about the Hill
Country,” said Peggy. New lumber
was installed along with salvaged
wood from the old Lump’s #1, she
added.
Santa Fe Express was built to
“not be your average convenience
store,” said the Lumpkins. On top
of selling regular items like soft
drinks, candy and other snack
foods, cigarettes, and lottery tick-
ets, the stpre has a fully functional
deli which sells sliced meats and
delicious fried chicken.
The Lumpkins have furnished
the store with antique railroad
tools and vintage photographs of
the Poe family’s original grocery
store and homeplace.
So what are the Lumpkins’
neighbors saying about the new
building?
David Conrad, owner of Clifton
Feed and Service Center located
across the street, said that the
store fills a great business need
on the east part of town.
“It’s great. It’s nice and clean. I
really like that pay-at-the-pump
credit card deal,” said Conrad.
“They offer just about every-
thing.”
Damaris Neelley, Clifton Main
Street Manager, said, “I think
Santa Fe Express is an asset to
our business community. It’s a
great extension to our downtown.
“The Lumpkins did a great job
with their store. If you haven't
been there, you have to go see.”
Santa Fe Express is located at
200 E. 5th Street in Clifton, east of
the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
railroad tracks.
Hours of operation are 6 a m. -
10 p.m., seven days a week. For
more information, contact the
store at 675-8000.
• THEATRE
Continued From Page One
Voss has spent a lifetime in com-
munity theater at Waco Civic Theatre
and promises lots of fun and non-stop
laughter with “Maternal Instincts.”
“I have a wonderfully talented cast
and crew who are doing a fantastic
job,” said Voss. Derrickson said the
Tin Building Theatre will begin offer-
ing two dinner theatre performances
with “Maternal Instincts” due to de-
mand and the usual waiting list for
the dinner performances.
Derrickson warns the play is in-
tended for mature audiences only due
to subject matter and some language.
The two dinner theatre perfor-
mances are scheduled for Saturday,
May 1, and Saturday, May 15, at 7 p.m.
The opening-night May 1 perfor-
mance is nearing a sellout, said
Derrickson. Numerous tickets still
remain for the second dinner theatre,
scheduled for Saturday, May 8. Din-
ner tickets can be reserved by call-
ing the Theatre box office at (254)
675-2278. Dinner theatre tickets are
$25 each and include a catered gour-
met meal.
Regular performances of “Mater-
nal Instincts” are scheduled for Sun-
days, May 2,9, and 16, at 2 p.m.; and
Saturday, May 8, at 7 p.m. Tickets for
regular performances are $9 at the
door or $7 in advance.
Crew members for the play, in ad-
dition to Voss, include Lorrie Culver,
assistant director; Steve Schmidt and
Judi Boston Payne, lights and sound;
Anna Fortier, prop mistress; Bryan
Davis, publicity; and the set crew con-
sisting of cast, crew, Tucker Peterson,
Walt Lewis, and Nathan Fehler.
Fbr reservations or more informa-
tion on the play, contact the Tin Build-
ing Theatre at the number above or
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Soil, Water Stewardship Week
Observance Concludes Sunday
PLANTING SERVICE — The Clifton High School ag program recently
volunteered to plant flowers at the new Santa Fe Express.
Staff Photo By David Anderson
• DR. RICE
Continued From Page One
ated from Highland Park High
School in 1977.
He said that he was strongly in-
fluenced to achieve a solid educa-
tion from his parents. “They've
always encouraged all their kids
to seek as much education as pos-
sible. It was very important," said
Dr. Rice, the third of four children
Dr. Rice’s brother is a doctor in
Houston where he lives with his
wife and three kids. Both his sis-
ters are lawyers; one lives in Dal-
las with her husband and son. and
the another lives in Austin with
her husband and three kids.
He went out west to attend col-
lege at Stanford University in Cali-
fornia, where he graduated with
a B.S. in Psychology.
“California was a chance to get
away and try something new. I
was 18 and ready to go explore.
Stanford had a good reputation,”
said Dr. Rice.
In 1982, he was called to begin a
five-year stint With the Army Re-
serves after he heard of Marines
being killed in Lebanon, he said.
“It seemed like the right thing
to do,” said Dr. Rice. “It was inter-
esting. I was older than almost
everyone in the company, and you
kind of sit back and have a differ-
ent perspective than they do.”
Already having an interest in
medicine, he learned the chal-
lenges of being a combat medic.
After the Reserves, Dr. Rice en-
rolled in medical school at Oral
Roberts University for two years
before it closed and then trans-
ferred to Loma Linda University
School of Medicine in Loma
Linda, Calif, to finish his school-
ing.
On the other side of the coun-
try, he worked at Altoona Hospi-
tal in Altoona, Pa. for about 10
years. The facility has 350 beds, as
opposed to 40 at Goodall-Witcher
with about 100 doctors on staff,
numerous specialists, and sup-
port staff.
“It’s a different setting. You can
do a whole lot there. It’s a good
facility,” said Dr. Rice.
Altoona was also where he met
his wife of 9'2 years, Cindy, a
nurse.
“She likes to say we met in re-
hab,” Dr. Rice said jokingly. “She
has worked for many years in a
joint drug/alcohol treatment facil-
ity, and I was working their, too. 1
was not a patient.”
The couple each have two chil-
dren from previous marriages. His
daughter attends high school in
Pittsburgh and lives with her
mother, and his oldest son is a
Marine in Iraq. His stepdaughter
is about to graduate from Penn
State University with a B.A. in
English, minoring in Art History.
Clifton is geographically per-
fect fbr him to practice medicine,
he said, because it’s centrally lo-
cated between his siblings and
parents. In fact, he said that one
of the main reasons he wanted to
moved back was to continue his
relationship with his 70-year-old
parents.
“I wanted to spend some time
with my parents while they were
healthy and vibrant, and we could
have some fun and make memo-
ries,” said Dr. Rice.
Dr. Rice would like people to
know that he’s relaxed, patient,
and a good listener. «
“When I left my previous prac-
tice, what I heard was that I was a
good listener,” said Dr. Rice. “You
don’t find that a lot in our society.”
He also said he came to Clifton
with the expectation of seeing pa
tients in a faster pace than his pre-
vious position teaching at a
residency program which had him
deal with more hospital bureau-
cracy than patient care. But this
lighthearted doctor is not all work
and no play.
Along with bow and rifle hunt-
ing, building and flying model and
intermediate-powered rockets,
reading and collecting books, and
listening to music, he still enjoys
the snow.
’ “Ilove to ski. We still have some
of our equipment in storage,” he
said. “Now, it’s just that we have
to go a little farther. I’m already
plotting the trips.”
BRAD NEWSOM
Attorney At Law
304 W. Morgan
P.O. Box 465
Meridian, TX 76665
(254) 435-2001
(compost).
3) Protect soil life by using
the least amounts of toxic ma-
terials to control pest prob
lems.
The National Association of
Conservation Districts has
sponsored Soil and Water Con-
servation Week in the United
MERIDIAN — The Bosque
Soil and Water Conservation
:Distri<^ has been participating
in the national observance of
Soil and Water Stewardship
Week — April 25-May 2 — noted
J. Charlie Blue of Clifton, chair-
man of the district. Bosque
County Judge Cole Word re-
cently signed a proclamation
related to the observance.
The theme of this year’s ob-
servance is “The Living Soil.”
While most people seldom
come in daily contact with soil,
all depend on soil for our daily
survival.
“In generation after genera-
tion, it is important to bring at-
tention back to the central
theme - the living soil sustains
all life on earth,” said Blue.
“Without the soil, nothing lives.
Our conservation district
works to protect healthy soil
that in turn support a healthy
environment, and healthy envi-
ronments support healthy life.”
The Bosque SWCD was orga-
nized in 1941 for the purpose of
offering farmers, ranchers, and
the local community a volun-
tary conservation technical as-
sistance program through
which individuals could seek
and request conservation as-
sistance to meet the capabili-
ties and needs of their land.
“Soil health becomes more
important when you learn that
millions of beneficial organ-
isms are going through their
daily routine of eating, breath-
ing, living, and dying in the
soil,” Blue explained. “One cup
of fertile soil may contain as
many bacteria as there are
people on Earth. In one acre -
an area about the size of a foot-
ball field - there may be a ton
or more of microscopic bacte-
ria. That’s equal to the weight
of two full-grown cows.”
“We eat the food, drink the
water, breathe the air, and en-
joy the views, but only a few of
us walk the fields and forests
on a regular basis and under-
stand what those lands need
from us in order to sustain the
living soil,” he continued. “Our
district suggests three things
each of us can do in our own
backyards to be better stew-
ards of our soil resources;”
1) Protect the soil from wind
or water erosion by keeping
healthy plants growing on the
surface.
2) Restore and maintain or-
ganic matter in the soil, such as
grass clipping or tree leaves
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION WEEK — Bosque County Judge
Cole Work (seated, center) recently signed a proclamation designating
the week of April 25 to May 2 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week in
BosquevCounty. With Word were (seated, left) Mike Irvin of Clifton,
Raymond Whitney of Valley Mills (seated, right); and (standing, from
left) Charlie Blue of Clifton, Phillip Munden of Morgan, and Earl Royal
of Meridian, directors of the Bosque Soil and Water Conservation Dis-
trict.
States since 1955, in coopera-
tion with the nation's nearly
3,000 soil and water conserva-
tion districts.
“The directors of the Bosque
SWCD urge you to join them in
observing Soil and Water Stew-
ardship Week, April 25-May 2,”
Chairman Blue concluded.
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