The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Page: 1 of 41
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VOL 116, NO. 12—Wednesday, March 24,2010
Clifton Civic Society
Installs New Officers
By Barbara Lammert
Civic Society
The Clifton Civic Im-
provement Society installed
its new officers at the March
luncheon. Mary Orbeck con-
ducted the installation us-
ing the theme of spices to
relate to the duties of each
office.
During this past year the
Civic Society held its annual
turkey dinner to raise money
for the Nellie Pederson Civic
Library. This year the Society
raised $2,459.61 along with
$316.00 of matching funds
from Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans.
The Civic Library had a
rough time this year when
they were notified that they
were about to lose their
state accreditation which
would have meant the loss
of most of the programs that
are offered now. With very
hard work by Dr. Shirley
Dahl and Barbara Beaudry,
which included a trip to Aus-
tin to present an appeal to the
state board and a success-
ful plea to the Clifton City
Council for additional funds
they were able to avert this
disaster. However, the whole
community must continue
to find ways to raise addi-
tional funds, encourage more
patrons, and gain more vol-
unteers to be able to continue
to keep the wonderful library
current.
The library will be holding
a book and equipment sale
during the county wide garage
sale. They will also be selling
soup and sandwiches at that
time. If you can help please
let Shirley Dahl know. That
will be April 9-10, with set
up Thursday, April 8.
A book club has been start-
ed and meets at the library
on the last Monday of each
month from 11-12. Everyone
is invited to join the club. Call
the library to find out the cur-
rent book selection.
Clifton Library Book
Sale This Fri. and Sat.
Special to The Clifton Record
The Nellie Pederson Civic
Library of Clifton will hold its
annual book sale on Friday (8
a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Saturday (8
a.m.to noon), Aprlt~9 and 10.
Donations will be accepted for
any media type-books, videos,
computers, printers, etc. The
sale will be in the large room
of the Clifton Civic Center.
As part of the fundraiser, the
members of the Clifton Civic
Improvement Society and vol-
unteers will provide soup and
sandwiches from 11:00-1:30
at the Civic Center. Soup and
sandwiches will cost $3 each
or $6 for both soup and sand-
wiches. Drinks will cost $1
each.
Support the library by com-
ing by the Civic Center during
your long garage-sale efforts to
eat a sandwich and a bowl of
soup. All proceeds will go to
the library for general opera-
tion of the library and for new
books. This effort is a primary
fund-raiser for the library, so
any donations will certainly be
appreciated.
The library will accepting
gently used books for its an-
nual book sale. If you have
books to donate, please contact
675-6495.
BC Sheriff Schedules
Town Hall Meetings
By Dewey Ratliff
Emergency Coordinator
Initial plans and budget
for the proposed new Bosque
County Law Enforcement
Center and Jail will be pre-
sented to the Bosque County
Commissioners Court during
regular session on Monday
March 22, by Architect Jeff
Hfeffelfinger of Southwest Ar-
chitects, Inc. of Ft. Worth.
Prior to the Commissioners
Court making any decisions
regarding the financing of the
construction of the new LE
Center, Bosque County Sher-
iff Anthony Malott and the
Architect will conduct five
Town Hall Meetings through-
out the county to solicit input
and feedback from citizens.
All of the Town Hall Meet-
ings will begin at 6:30 p.m.,
according to the following
schedule:
• Thursday March 25 at the
Meridian Civic Center.
• Tuesday March 30 at the
West Shore Community Cen-
ter.
• Thursday April 1 at the
Old City Hall in Valley Mills.
• Monday, April 5 at Kop-
perl Fire Department.
• Tuesday April 6 at the
Walnut Springs Community
Center.
• Thursday April 8 at Bettis
Auditorium, Clifton Elemen-
tary School.
A Jail Feasibility Commit-
tee and a Law Enforcement
Project Team, both comprised
mostly of private citizens,
have worked many hours
since May 2009 analyzing
the status of our county jail
and conducting a needs as-
sessment. Both groups have
clearly concluded that a new
facility is needed.
Accepting the recommen-
dations of these two citizen
working groups, the Com-
missioners Court has hired an
Architectural Firm, a General
Contractor, a Financial Advi-
sor and Bond Counsel to assist
in providing detailed plans
and proposed budgets prior to
making any permanent deci-
sions. Those plans and bud-
gets will be presented to the
Court at their regularly sched-
uled session on Monday.
The Town Hall Meetings
are open to the public and
all Bosque County residents
are asked to attend one of the
meetings to learn about the
current situation, ask ques-
tions, and voice opinions.
The Court will be meeting on
April 12, 2010 after conduct-
ing all five of the Town Hall
Meetings to determine the
next steps to take regarding
this issue.
The County Commission-
ers want everyone’s input;
and these Town Hall Meet-
ings are the place fur one to
hear and see the facts, get the
answers to all the questions
directly from the Sheriff and
Architect, and let to let Com-
missioners know what one
thinks.
FAMILY VISIT ON MARCH Capt. Bruce Cunningham’s family drove down from Decatur to visit with him at Clifton High School
during the ROTC march from Arlington to Fort Hood. Shown with him are Kelly and Erin. Other members of his family on site were
his wife, Helen, and children Kieran and Hannah.
Staff Photo By Carol Spicer
50-Year Old March Reinvented
By Carol Spicer
Staff Reporter
ROTC cadets from the
University of Texas-Ar-
lington, honored a 50-year
old “tradition” by march-
ing from Arlington to Fort
Hood last week honoring
Capt. Willard Latham, the
original march leader.
The history behind the
march involves what in
1902 was Arlington Col-
lege, which in 1902, turned
into the Carlisle Military
Academy. In 1917, when
the school became Grubbs
Vocational, a part of the
Texas A&M University
system, it still retained an
ROTC unit which has been
active ever since.
In 1959, then Arlington
State College turned to a
four-year curriculum, al-
lowing ROTC cadets to fin-
ish their schooling there. In
1960, the first class of ca-
dets, finishing their junior
year, were ready for sum-
mer camp at Fort Hood.
Capt. Latham decided
that he would initiate a
motivational march to Fort
Hood for the camp. At that
time, the march was ap-
proximately 180 miles. Six-
see MARCH, page 5
General Election Looms On Horizon
Voters Will Decide One Race With Run Off Vote
By Dennis Phillips
Managing Editor
With the March 2 primary
election behind the candidates,
they can now concentrate on
the general election in No-
vember. Bosque County hav-
ing only two opposed races in
the primary, both incumbents
enjoy victories. Judge Bennett
Morrow as well as Durwood
Koonsman, Democrats, won
the primary election. Now both
will gear up against Repub-
lican hopefuls in November.
Morrow defeated Rick Goon
with 67.71 percent. Koonsman
bested David Hankins by 70.13
percent.
Morrow will face Democrat
Ray Ballmann who ran unop-
posed and received 721 votes
at 100 percent. Koonsman will
run against Democrat Lasaro
Larry Villalovos.
According to the Bosque
County Tax Office, Bosque
County is home to 11,990 reg-
istered voters. A total of 3,278
votes were cast in the primary,
or only 27 percent voter turn-
out. Of those voters, 70.10 per-
cent voted in the Republican
Primary. According to election
results state-wide, this voting
trend was consistent with most
Texas counties.
Bosque County voters will
be asked to return to the polls
for a single run off election.
Rob Cumock faces off with
Bill Flores for US House of
Representatives District 17.
Cumock won with 29.41 per-
cent of the vote but did not
receive enough to edge out
Flores who received 28.92 per-
cent. Only ten votes separated
the two candidates.
Early voting for the run off
election starts April 5 and is
open until April 9. Run off
election day is April 13. The
winner will run against Chet
Edwards, Democrat, who ran
unopposed in the primary elec-
tion.
The General election will be
held November 2. Early voting
will be October 18-29. The last
day to register to vote in the
general election is October 4. If
you need to obtain a voter reg-
istration card, visit The Clifton
Record office, City Hall, Clif-
ton Post Office or the County
Clerks office.
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Henry, Mark. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010, newspaper, March 24, 2010; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth791214/m1/1/?q=%22Texas+Press+Association%22: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.