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CAPROCK ROAD
BEING PAVED--Contractors started this week paving FM 689that
runs from the South Plains area to Quitaque. The 17 mile
stretch of Floyd County road runs from Hwy. 207 to FM 1065
and is expected to be completed in approximately 1 year. The
project is one of the new construction projects within the
State of Texas and is expected to bring more tourist to the
Rails to Trails attraction in Floyd and Briscoe Counties.
This project has been in the planning stages since it was
presented by the Commissioners Court in 1993 and approved by
the State of Texas.
New Lockney Youth Center Nears Completion The Lockney Youth Center is nearing completion and should be open soon for activities. The Center will feature an indoor basketball court, pool table and foos ball games, video games, weight room and exercise room. Also being built is a stage for productions and dances. "We will have counseling and tutorial services and crisis intervention too," said advisor Bruce Ballou. "A youth advisory board has also been created and they are very involved in the process," said Ballou. "They will be making more suggestions as to what should be offered," at the Center, and there will be some additions." The official grand opening of the Center is planned for August 12, but it should be up and running before that time.
WORKERS NEAR COMPLETION OF LOCKNEY YOUTH CENTER ROOF
Those planning summer garage sales in Floydada may think twice about their date and look toward the benefit of large crowds coming to the City Wide Garage Sale and the Ole Country Market. The Floydada Chamber of Commerce is anticipated a good turnout for the annual City Wide Garage Sale which is being held, this year, in conjuction with the Chamber's first Ole Country Market. The Ole Country Market will fill up Floydada's downtown square with arts and crafts, food, games, and vegetable and plant stands, homemade ice cream and lemonade. "We will also allow some garage sale booths to set up in available spaces around the square," said Chamber Manager Irene Hernandez. Chamber Director JoLynn Dean is in charge of the country style pie cook-off. "After the pie judging we will sell the whole pie or pies by the slice. There will also be a cake walk featuring all homemade cakes." For more information on the pie contest, contact JoLynn Dean or the Floydada Chamber of Commerce. Another old time favorite will be an all day Bingo game (place announced at a later date) with prizes. There will be 50¢ and $1.00 games. Over 20 arts and crafts booths will be set up on the square. Over 20 food booths will also be featured. Chamber Director Julie Duke said, "There will be cotton candy, candy apples, fajitas, German popcorn, breakfast burritos just to name a few. There won't be any reason to go anywhere else for something to eat." A variety of games have been planned for the whole family to enjoy. "We will have tractor races, water games, and team games," said Duke. A potatoe sack race is planned for 11:15 a.m.; a bat race at 12:00 noon; a 3-legged race at 1:00 p.m.; a 'Trolly' game at 2:00 p.m.; a 3:00 'Hay Dive'; and a 4:00 'A-Frame' game. There is a small entry fee for some games and charge for others. There is an entry fee of $2.00 for the Hay Dive. An 'Apple Swing' starts at 1:00 p.m. and there will be a balloon launch from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m.(4 balloons for $1.00). A domino tournament will also be held at the Unity Center in conjunction with the Ole Country Market. An entry fee of $25 is required for the domino tournament. You must have a partner to play in the tournament, and lunch will be served. A "burn out" will also be part of the day's festivities. Anyone wishing to participate in the "burn-out" should contact Chad Guthrie at City Auto. The City Wide Garage Sale will also be drawing crowds to town and anyone wishing to be included in the Chamber of Commerce advertising for the garage sales needs to call the Chamber office at 983-3434. Maps with the locations of the garage sales will be available at Pay-n-Save at 8:30 a.m. If you would like to have a booth at the Ole Country Market call the Chamber of Commerce Office. All
proceeds from the booth rentals will go to the Floydada
downtown beautification project.
LEARNING TO DRIVE--A 26 year old female, from Plainview, who had never driven before, ended up inside this vacant cement building on the corner of W. Locust and NW First. A 47 year old female passenger, of Plainview, was giving the driving lesson. According to Lockney Police the driver was traveling east of W. Locust and stopped to make a left hand turn on NW First, accelerated too rapidly and turned too far into the east side of the building. The occupants refused any medical treatment.
The
final Veteran's List for the Veteran's Memorial will be
published in the June 27th edition for final corrections.
The deadline for corrections is July 2nd. The deadline for
adding new names is over.
MINNIE GLENN BARTON Graveside services for Minnie (Bartee) Barton, 100, formerly of Floydada, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at the Floydada Cemetery. Her nephew Robert (Butch) Bullock of Wolfforth officiated. Arrangements were by Schooler Funeral Home in Amarillo. Mrs. Barton died June 16, 2002. Mrs. Barton was born on Indian territory in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Docia and Robert M. Bullock. She married Marion Andrew Barton on December 23, 1923 in Memphis. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a son Marion Andrew Barton Jr. in 1929, and her husband Marion Barton in 1986. Survivors include a daughter Trixie Hampton of Amarillo; two granddaughters Patti Bradstreet and husband Cliff of Wheeler, Debbie Hampton and husband Jeff of Amarillo; six great-grandchildren, Clifton Bradstreet and wife Dusti of Canyon, Angela Bradstreet of Amarillo, Shawn Bradstreet and wife Tera of Ada, Oklahoma, Kalli Flowers of Canyon, Jason Hampton and wife Brandy of Amarillo, Dustin Hampton and Lacee of Franklin; seven great-great-grandchildren, Clinton and Codi Bradstreet, Matraca Bradstreet, Chase, Bodee, and Britt Bradstreet, and Drew Flowers; several loving and caring nieces and nephews. The
family suggests memorials to BSA Hospice c/o "Olivia's
Angels" P.O. Box 950 Amarillo, TX 79176.
ELVERN ELLIS Services for Elvern Ellis, 69, of Floydada will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, 2002 at First Baptist Church with Reverend Anthony Sisemore, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery under the direction of Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of Floydada. Mrs. Ellis died Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. She was born on February 23, 1933 in Illinois Bend, Texas to the late L.A. and Myrtle Branch Thompson. She attended schools in Illinois Bend and Tulia and moved to Floydada in 1944. She married Robert Ellis on June 26, 1950 in Hale County. Kids were her life. She was a homemaker and a babysitter. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Aleen Ellis in 1950; three brothers, Lealand Thompson, Jay Thompson and Jerry Thompson and one sister, Barbara Spurlock. Survivors include: her husband, Robert Ellis of Floydada; one son, Edwin Ellis of Lubbock; one daughter, Janis McMurrian of Floydada; one brother Gary Thompson of Childress; three sisters, Dean Jones of Lovington, New Mexico and Arlene Shupling and Mozell Myers both of Floydada; four grandchildren, Quetha Graves, Dewayne Reeve, Dale Ellis and Amanda Ellis and six great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2002. The family suggests memorials to Floydada EMS 109 N. Main St., Floydada, TX 79235 or to the First Baptist Church PO Box 610, Floydada, TX 79235. In last week's paper we had an interesting story about the new equipment being used at the Coronado digs. Darwin Robinson did the story with the help of Nancy Marble. Darwin went down to the dig site and took his tape recorder for the interview. When he was writing the story he was using his tape recording and quoted Dr. Blakeslee as saying, "these big clusters of nails was where they had shot a horse and then clipped off the old horseshoe nails." When I was proofing his copy I said, "Good grief--how do they know they SHOT a horse here! That seems like they are stretching the story quite a bit." Immediately the rest of the office chimed in with--"Yeah--I noticed that too! It seems kind of extreme to shoot your horse just to get the nails out of his shoes!" We decided to change the sentence to say, "Mr. Blakeslee theorized," instead of Mr. Blakeslee said. That way no one would be in trouble for making a statement of fact they couldn't back up. We kept talking about the poor horse though. As soon as the paper came out, Carolyn Jackson, from the Floyd County Museum, came over with a big smile on her face. She good naturedly took Darwin aside and said, "Darwin--this is supposed to be SHOD not SHOT!" We feel a lot better about that horse.
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