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The tragedy and comedy of ‘Romeo and Juliet’:

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Running for speed, fun and glory:

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(See CREOLE, Page 3)

(See 4-H, Page 3)

4-H offers variety

New pastor at First United Methodist

Moving to Canyon just last month to be senior pastor at First United Methodist Church was like coming home for Rick Enns, a Dalhart native and son of Judge Ron Enns.

When Rick graduated from Dalhart High School, he went to Texas Tech Uni-versity, where he received a degree in accounting. While his accounting degree has proved to be an asset over the years, Rick said he felt called to ministry as a sophomore in college while serving as a counselor at Ceta Canyon.

He worked with the Wesley Foundation at Texas Tech for four years before at-tending Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky.

He then worked on the administration side at Custer Road United Methodist Church in Plano, which had 7,000 members and a $3.5 million budget.

“It was a large church and large staff. Oddly enough, I felt God call me to be a senior pastor and come back to West Texas,” Rick said.

His next move took him to Asbury Methodist Church in Odessa where he served as senior pastor for three years.

As part of the Methodist Church, pastors are called by the bishop to each church where they serve. In March, Rick received a call about coming to Canyon.

“As a minister in a Methodist church, you never know where you’ll end up. I love Canyon; it’s a great city. Growing up in Dalhart I

know the area, and I love be-ing back in the Panhandle,” Rick said.

Rick came to Canyon with his wife, Catherine, and their two children, ages 11 and 6.

“Any time you move it’s tough, but it’s been a great move,” Rick said. “This church has a great history; it’s been here for over 100 years. I hope to take its heritage and tradition and move forward to other areas. We want to outreach to WT and college students. Right now I’m just assessing what we do well and where we can make some changes.”

Rick said with a major sanctuary renovation at the Canyon church, it’s a time for change and renewal.

“It’s kind of an exciting time to be here, and that will be fun to get back into that space,” he said.

By AMANDA ROGERSCanyon News staff

For those interested in an activity outside of school, 4-H offers a variety of options for youth. The 4-H program is available to all boys and girls in the third through 12th grades. The purpose of 4-H, according to the Texas AgriL-ife Extension Service website, is to “prepare youth to meet the challenges of childhood, adolescence and adulthood, through a coordinated, long-term, progressive series of educational experiences that enhance life skills and develop social, emotional, physical and cognitive com-petencies.”

The 4-H program em-phasizes learning by doing. Youths work on projects, which can be chosen from among 100 areas offered. The 4-H program is the largest out of school youth

There’s Cajun, and then there’s Creole. Chef Emile Stieffel of New Orleans, is making a tradition of an an-nual pilgrimage to Canyon to share his knowledge of both styles of cooking.

A long-time friend of

By JAMES BARRINGTONFor The Canyon News

West Texas A&M University President J. Patrick O’Brien and his wife, Karen, it was Karen who hosted the Creole cooking class for about 50 budding chefs from college aged on up to “seasoned” veterans of the culinary arts. She told The Canyon News, “While Pat was at Loyola, we met Emile’s first wife, who

also worked there. Through her, we met Emile. We hired his catering business on several occasions and became good friends. Now, when we visit, Emile and Pat have ‘gourmet golf’ outings where Emile brings food and they eat while golfing.” When questioned, she confessed that such outings are prob-

ably more about the food than the golf.

Before the crowd gathered, four tables had been prepared with four workstations each, containing all the ingredients for the table’s featured dish. Recipe sheets for the menu items were prepared for the participants, who filled the 16 workstations with volunteers

from the crowd. One table prepared “Creole shrimp, sau-sage and chicken jambalaya.” That was complemented by a second table preparing a “Remoulade sauce” that was partially served with chilled jumbo shrimp, with the remainder of the sauce going into the jambalaya as it boiled like a witch’s brew in a large pot over a propane fire. The third table was where four chefs in training pre-pared “Crawfish etouffee,” and the final table provided the dessert, a “Mostly Tradi-tional Bananas Foster,” com-plete with flaming rum and served over ice cream.

With recipes in hand and step by step instruc-tions being given by Chef Stief-fel, the class partici-pants who were not actively engaged in the actual prepara-tion were encouraged to move around and get a close look at how each dish looked during the different stages of

By AMANDA ROGERSCanyon News staff

Rick Enns is the new senior pastor at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon.

Photo by JAMES BARRINGTON

Creole cooking with a Cajun chef preparation.

All the while, Stieffel was giving a running dialogue with audience members

about the differences between Cajun cooking, that he had presented during his visit last year, and Creole cooking, the subject of this year’s work-shop.

During the short history lesson, Stieffel told of the Cajuns brought from France, but rejected by the English, who ruled the colonies in the 18th century. Over a period of years and numerous hard-ships, including losing two of the seven ships that originally took them away, they eventu-ally worked their way down the east coast to Georgia and then across to French-controlled Louisiana. The Cajuns settled outside the cit-

Chef Emile Stieffel treated a diverse class of prospective chefs to a lesson in genuine Creole cooking Thursday afternoon at WT’s Alumni Banquet Hall. It was Stieffel’s second year at WT as a guest of President and Mrs. O’Brien.

Photos by JAMES BARRINGTON

Obituary

NEWSBEATPage 2 Sunday, July 24, 2011 THE CANYON NEWS

Randall County Crime

Sarah Floyd

Mrs. Floyd

Deputies responded on July 16 to a residence in

Amberwood in response to information they received

regarding the location of a runaway teenager. The deputies approached a resi-dent there who was acting suspiciously and refusing to give the deputies any infor-mation. One of the deputies saw him toss a packet of marijuana into his car. The deputies arrested the 23-year-old Randall County man for possession of Marijuana. Upon searching the house they found drug parapherna-lia. The following day they returned looking for the runaway, a 16-year-old Ama-rillo girl. They had received information that she was hiding out with a boyfriend. Between 11 a.m. and noon deputies located the boy-friend. He subsequently told the deputies where the girl was located. The deputies found her in an abandoned trailer, hiding in a closet. The 15-year-old boyfriend was booked for criminal tres-pass of a habitation and har-boring a runaway. The girl was charged with resisting arrest and criminal trespass of a habitation. Both were booked into the Randall County juvenile center.

On July 13, deputies were dispatched to the 7600 block of N. Haimes. A 14-year-old girl at the residence had contacted a relative by the Internet, reporting that her father, estranged from her mother, was at the resi-dence and was belligerent. He had taken the mother’s cell phone to prevent his estranged wife from calling

Runaway teen foundFuneral services for Sarah

Floyd, 90, were held yester-day at Brooks Chapel with Sarah Jane Floyd, daughter, officiating. Interment was at Memory Gardens with ar-rangements by Books Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Floyd died and entered Heaven’s rest on July 20, 2011, in Amarillo.

She was born to Robert G. and Irene Cummings on June 5, 1921, in York, Penn. She married Samuel Floyd, who preceded her in death in July 2007, just months after their 68th wedding anniversary. She was a lifelong homemak-er and mother of five.

Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Floyd, York, Penn.; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Ronald Taylor, Canyon; daughter,

9-1-1. The deputies arrested a 34-year-old Randall County man for interfering with an emergency call.

Deputies responded to an apartment on Eighth Street in Canyon on July 16. A Canyon resident had moved his elderly mother into the apartment, but because she wasn’t feeling well, she had been temporarily staying with him. While she was absent from her apartment, someone broke in and stole a 19-inch flat-screen television and a variety of jewelry. The total loss was estimated at $4,475.

Deputies investigated a complaint of vandalism to a vehicle in the 13000 block of Pullman Road on July 14. Someone had keyed the car, causing $2,500 worth of dam-age. The owner’s ex-boyfriend is a suspect in the case.

Deputies investigated the report of someone having stolen $2,000 worth of irriga-tion pipe and valves from the 10000 block of Rockwell Road on July 18.

On July 12 the sheriff’s office received a call from a complainant reporting that their debit card had been used in San Antonio to charged $650 at a Walgreens store. The complainant had not been to San Antonio.

On July 16 deputies responded to the 11800 block of Tanglewood Road in response to a report of the theft of an old tractor from their property. The estimated value of the loss was $400.

Sarah Jane Floyd, Canyon; and daughter-in-law, Gloria Floyd, York, Penn. She was preceded in death by her husband Sam, son William Floyd, and son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Joyce Floyd.

The family suggests memorial contributions be directed to the charity of one’s choice.

There will be a Benefit Dinner August 1 at My Happy Place

Cafe beginning at 5 p.m. until the party breaks up.

The menu will include hamburger steak, grilled onions, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, bread and

dessert.All donations will go to the

Happy Fire Department.Any questions please call Kay

Horner at 558-2207.

Happy FD benefit

Rhett Bain of the Canyon FFA Chapter was chosen as a Texas FFA Foundation Am-bassador for the 83rd annual Texas FFA Convention held July 12-15 in Lubbock.

Bain is one of 50 Texas FFA members chosen to serve as a Foundation Ambassador. Candidates applied through a competitive application process, with em-phasis on FFA involvement, individual accomplishments and community service. The Foundation Ambassadors served as “face to face” hosts for special guests, sponsors and dignitaries on behalf of the Texas FFA during the largest youth led convention in Texas.

Prior to arriving at convention, Ambassadors had to study the history of the Texas FFA, Texas FFA Foundation and Texas FFA Convention. Once onsite they received extensive training focusing on donor relations, personal skills development and professional networking in preparation for their week of service. In addition, the Ambassadors had a unique

opportunity of experienc-ing firsthand the behind the scene complexities of conven-tion week.

Each state convention is an exciting event used to edu-cate, empower and entertain student leaders from more than 1,000 local chapters in Texas to develop their potential for premier leader-ship, personal growth and career success. Throughout convention week, approxi-mately 11,000 members and guests attended; more than $1.9 million in scholarships and over 2,500 students were

recognized on stage for their accomplishments at the state level. The FFA continues to grow in Texas – with over 81,000 members across Texas, it is the largest state association in the nation.

The Texas FFA Founda-tion strives to build a strong future for Texas young people through agricultural science education and FFA program-ming. Texas Agriculture Education and the FFA are strong today because of the financial support of businesses, individuals and organizations who have chosen to make an “invest-ment guaranteed to grow.” The Texas FFA Foundation provides a way for businesses, industries, other foundations and individuals to contrib-ute financially, supporting scholarships and programs services, making certain the continued strength of one of Texas’ most distinguished youth programs.

For more information about the Texas FFA Founda-tion, please contact Joanne Shelton at (512) 480-8047 or info@texasffafoundation.org

Rhett BainCourtesy photo

Bain named Texas FFA Ambassador

Get Fit owner, Karen Roberts, has a goal of helping our community “Get Fit. Live Well.” And that is exactly what her team will do by hosting the annual Hot Blooded Run, benefitting The Bridge - Chil-dren’s Advocacy Center. The run will take place on Saturday at Austin Middle School at 7:30 a.m.

There will be a timed 10K and 5K run and a one mile walk. The 5K and one mile are new additions this year. Sign up for the event at Get Fit, 2311 S. Georgia Street or the day of the event at Austin Park. Entry fee for the runs are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event. The walk entry fee is $10. Awards will be given for overall winners and age group winners for the timed events. Shirts will be given to the first 200 entrants to the 5K and 10K categories.

Along with Get Fit, the

Hot blooded run to be Saturdayfollowing businesses helped sponsor the event: United, Wal-Mart, Ground Cafe, Chick-fil-A, Frazzleberry Fro-zen Yogurt, Nike, Sir Speedy and Natural Grocers. “We are happy to be the beneficiary of Get Fit’s hard work. Karen and her team have done a wonderful job hosting these races and help us make a dif-ference in the lives of hurting children”, says April Leming, Executive Director of The Bridge.

The Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center opened its doors in Amarillo in 1989 and was Texas’ first Children’s Ad-vocacy Center. The Bridge is a comprehensive, child-focused program that offers a highly effective, one-stop approach to child abuse investigation. The facility allows law enforce-ment, child protective services, prosecutors and the mental health and medical communi-

ties to work together to best serve victims of child abuse and sexual assault. The center offers a comfortable, private, child-friendly setting where forensic interviews and sexual exams can be conducted.

Since its inception, The Bridge has provided child-sensitive services to more than 15,000 young victims and their families residing in the Texas Panhandle. The child advocacy center provides the victim and their families with information and services so that the crime will not define their life. The Bridge is not only focused on the coor-dinated investigation of the abuse and the prosecution of the offender, but also on the health and future of the child victim.

The Bridge is a United Way agency. Learn more about Get Fit at their website www.mygetfitplace.com.

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organization in the United States with more than seven million youth members. While projects run the gamut of interests, such as sewing, photography, cooking and public speaking, in this area it is best known for livestock projects.

In the livestock projects members raise an animal and sell it, usually for meat. The 4-H students learn to make decisions, keep records, man-age money, take responsibil-ity for another living thing, budget time and many other important characteristics.

The grand finale for most of these projects is exhibiting and selling their animals at the county fair, area livestock show or state fair. At these events members participate in friendly competition and are evaluated by an authority in the livestock industry. The market animals are sold at the conclusion of the event, providing an opportunity for the community to participate in the activity.

Livestock exhibitors do not get rich with their market animal projects. They invest a lot in the animals bought at the beginning of the project and spend money weekly for feed and other items needed to keep the animal comfort-able and well cared for. In addition, they invest many hours of their time in provid-ing care for their project animals.

Once a 4-H student is a senior in high school, they are eligible to apply for a va-riety of scholarships offered through the program. Texas 4-H and Youth Develop-ment Program Opportunity Scholarships are awarded each year to applicants based on their 4-H experience, aca-demic record and financial need. The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Oppor-tunity Scholarship Program is conducted in coordination with the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program, the Texas 4-H Youth Devel-opment Foundation and Texas Cooperative Extension. About 170 academically-competitive scholarships are awarded each year in the Texas 4-H Scholarship Program ranging in amounts from $1,500-$15,000.

For more information about 4-H, call the Randall County Texas AgriLife Exten-sion Service at 468-5543.

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ies in the rural areas to avoid persecution from the native “Creoles,” – a Spanish term that meant “born here.” They were proud to be “from here,” not from “the old country.”

Because the Cajuns lived primarily in the rural areas, their diet was rich in pork, be-cause pork could be smoked, salted and preserved. The Creoles, living in the cities, had easy access to fresh seafood and markets that could easily dispose of a beef carcass in a day, eliminating the need for preservative measures.

According to Stieffel, the city-dwelling Creoles also had the advantage of beautiful gardens located in shady courtyards where they were able to grow a variety of herbs and vegetables that could not stand the harsh sunlight in the rural fields. Therefore, the Creole cooking became more complex, including herbs, spices and even cream.

Because of plentiful salt domes and salt water, the Creoles would add vinegar and spices and make hot sauces. “Not all were hot,” Stieffel said, “but they all had distinctive flavors.”

While waiting for the shrimp, the last ingredient

added to the Jambalaya, to cook in the residual heat of the boiling mixture that had already cooked the rice in a sealed pot, Stieffel explained how he had prepared to be a chef.

“I was a mechanical engineer,” he said. “In 1975 I graduated from New Orleans University. I built the space shuttle gantry and figured out how to disassemble it and move it to Florida.” Stieffel later went on to work on the energy management systems for the Superdome before opening his own company for about five year. “Then I went into Cajun cooking,” he said.

It began as a hobby with much trial and error looking for the right combination of ingredients, but as he worked on it, people began to ask him to cater for them. So, enjoying being a Cajun chef more than being a mechani-cal engineer, he began a cater-ing business. “I don’t have a restaurant,” he said. “All my work is strictly catering.”

Activities were scheduled through the end of the week, culminating in a brunch today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Through his friendship with the O’Brien’s, Stieffel’s annual pilgrimage to Canyon and the campus of WTAMU holds the continuing promise of deli-cious Louisiana cooking.

Happy State Bank announces promotionsJ. Pat Hickman, Chair-

man & CEO of Happy State

Ross Glenn was named Executive Vice President. He oversees special assets and helps oversee commercial lending. Ross earned his Bach-elor’s Degree in Finance and also attended Southwestern Graduate School of Banking. He has been with Happy State Bank for twenty one years. Ross also serves as President on the South Randall County Hospital District Board and serves on the Education Foun-dation of Canyon I.S.D. board. He and his wife, Stacy, have three kids and attend First Baptist Church of Canyon.

Misde Carter was pro-moted to Vice President. She is in charge of accounting for GoldStar Trust Company, a subsidiary of Happy State Bank located in Canyon. Carter graduated from the University of Central Okla-homa with a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting.

She serves as treasurer on the Special Delivery Adop-tion Agency Board. Carter has two sons, Trent and Carter, and they attend Hill-side Christian Church.

Heather Adams was promoted to Assistant Vice President. She is the Precious Metals Manager and Trust Officer at the GoldStar Trust Com-pany. Heather is a native of Michigan and now resides in Canyon.

She has been with Gold-Star Trust Company for over five years. She and her husband, Duane, have three kids and attend Cross Point Church.

Ross Glenn Misde Carter Heather Adams

Monica Aragon was promoted to Assistant Vice President. She is a mortgage loan officer at the Canyon office and has been with Happy State Bank for over four years.

Monica currently serves on the Canyon Chamber of Commerce Board, Canyon Women in Business Board, and Canyon Noon Lions Club Board. She and her husband, Jerome, have three kids and attend St. Ann’s Catholic Church.

Geoff Phemister was promoted to Bank Officer. He is a credit analyst at the Canyon location and has been with Happy State Bank for two years.

Geoff obtained a Bache-lor’s Degree in Finance from West Texas A & M Univer-sity. He is an active member in the Canyon Lion’s Club serving on the board and attends St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Geoff and his wife, Chelsea, have two children, Braylee and Brooks.

Monica Aragon Geoff Phemister

Bank and Trust Company announced the promotions

of sixteen bank employees and twelve new officers at the

bank’s annual stockholders meeting held in April. Five

of those promoted live in Canyon.

Cooper among top 25 non-D1 coachesWest Texas A&M head

basketball coach Rick Cooper has been named as one of CollegeInsider.com’s Top-25 Non-Division I Head Coaches, as compiled by Jason Belzer.

The story may be accessed at http://www.collegeinsider.com/belzer/

Belzer mentioned the fact that Cooper has never had a losing season at West Texas A&M, has posted a 350-172 (.670) during his

time in Canyon and is one of just 13 active D-II coaches with 500 wins in his career. He also highlighted Cooper being a six-time Lone Star Conference (LSC) Coach of the Year, has also won two South Central Region Coach of the Year awards and has made nine NCAA Division II Tournaments, including an Elite Eight appearance.

“Obviously, you don’t set out on a coaching career to be mentioned among a group

such as this,” Cooper said. “I’m just extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend my entire career working with great athletic directors and outstanding student-athletes. Without them, I wouldn’t have lasted 10 years in this profession.”

In compiling his list, Belzer mentiond one of the more significant factors was a coach’s longevity with their program. Cooper is entering his 19th season at WT.

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From the Bible

“If we are thrown into the blazing

furnace, the God we serve is able to

save us from it, and he will rescue us

from your hand, O king. But even if he

does not, we want you to know, O king,

that we will not serve your gods or wor-

ship the image of gold you have set up.”– Daniel 3:17-18

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Lying is not what it used to be, or maybe it’s so far ahead of the truth these days, the novelty of whopper-telling has worn off--right down to the nub.

Still, any contest conducted in the bright light of the law for 82 consecutive years is worthy of examination.

Officers of the Burlington, WI, Liars Club would have us believe they are “squeaky-clean” in the “truth depart-ment.” Since their tongues seem forever alternating be-tween cheeks, however, we fear that on occasion(s), judges of the world’s best lies each New Year’s Eve may themselves be lying…

Back in 1929, when the Great Depression enveloped our land, folks scratched pretty deep for humor. Digging cost nothing, though, and many--caught up in the struggle for their next meals--latched onto laughter to keep from crying.

Maybe that was the back-drop when a handful of men sat around a potbellied stove in the Burlington, WI, Police Station, lamenting an “unhap-pening” time of year--the days after Christmas.

Included were the police chief, a lawyer and a reporter. Bogged down in the “blahs,” they opted to see who could concoct the biggest lie. You

may think the lawyer or report-er might prevail. You would be wrong--the police chief was the champion with his stone-faced insistence that he had never once lied…

The contest made the local newspaper, and other publica-tions picked it up. It grew with beanstalk rapidity, becoming an annual contest. Soon en-tries were sought from across the land. Charge was a dime each, and participants received bona fide membership cards in the club. Wow. Lies poured in.

Entry fees have ballooned to a buck, and the scope is now world-wide. However, all winners have been from the USA. (Sorta like the “Miss Universe” winners--all of ‘em from earth.)

And, while the champi-onship award is somewhat rinky-dink--perhaps worthy of “honorable mention” as a second-grader’s craft project--it signifies fibbing excellence. Notoriety for the winner--and for Burlington, hometown of Dallas quarterback Tony Romo--is thunderous…

Romo may be the last great hope for Texas’ liars to gain the recognition for the craft they’ve been honing since be-fore statehood--several decades prior to the contest.

Don’t tell me that judges’

bias doesn’t come into play. Wisconsin contestants have won more than a third of the time--30 of 82 years. Almost two decades flopped off calen-dars before a Texan won.

Come on. Oklahomans’ answer to Texans’ claims that Oklahoma is an “outlying state of Texas” is that “no state can out-lie Texas.” Maybe this ap-plies to Wisconsin as well…

One of a handful of Texans so honored, C. R. (Choc) Hutcheson of Lubbock took top honors 50 years ago. His “terminological inexactitude” described a guy who invented a duck call so authentic that it attracts wooden decoys.

They promised to mail him the award if he’d promise to send it back to them prior to the following year’s contest.

“I wrote a letter vowing to return it, but after the award came, I mailed a copy of the same letter, indicating that I had lied. Further, the letter served as my entry in the 1962 contest,” Hutcheson joked…

There have been some fabu-lous entries. (See for yourself online at burlingtonliarsclub.com or order Liars Club book-let at burlingtonchamber.org.)

There’s also information if you have an extra dollar to en-ter the 2011 contest. Officers of the loose-knit organization promise that entry fees will

One might wonder what could possibly be humorous about a fiscal crisis in our nation, but watching the Re-publicans, the Democrats, the Libertarians and the Tea Par-tiers jockeying for position is enough to bring a smile, or at least the scratch of the head, to most observers outside the Washington beltway.

Those “Washington insid-ers” who believe that “nothing important happens outside the beltway” have obviously missed out on a lot of life. Maybe it’s time we moved the nation’s capitol to Kansas. Oh, but be sure to leave all the politicians and bureaucrats in Washington where they can continue to “think” everything important is going on.

Recently some Democratic pundits have been arguing that it is unconstitutional for the government to default. I’m not sure either party reads the Constitution any more. The federal judges have done such

a great job of wondering what “is” means that it’s doubtful anyone in the government knows what the Constitution means – even if they happen to know what it says.

It’s obvious that this na-tion is a far different place than it was in the days of our founding fathers. There is a lot more land. There are a lot more people. There are so many laws the lawyers have had to specialize and the con-gressmen and senators who pass the laws don’t worry about what they say anyway.

Civility has left govern-ment. But that should be expected since it has also left a major part of our society and civilization. Political dis-course, whether on the floor of the congress chambers or on the broadcasts that pass for political commentary, is all done at the top of one’s lungs. Everyone talks. No one listens. Everyone interrupts. Everyone condemns “the

other side” for being unrea-sonable – even those who are themselves unreasonable.

Ronald Reagan said that government isn’t the solution to our problems – it is the problem. Barak Obama says that government is the solu-tion to every problem. Their political followers blindly follow the mantra of the two extremes – if either can said to be the extreme in today’s political landscape.

In the meantime, the clock ticks and the national debt climbs. The debt limit, wheth-er real or imagined, whether constitutional or unconstitu-tional is about to be tested. I don’t know whether Ron Paul is a candidate worth support-ing or not, but when he re-cently suggested that if we’re trying to reduce our debt we shouldn’t be increasing the amount of debt, it sounded like fairly simple logic.

The problem really isn’t our politicians. After all,

those faces looking back from our mirrors are the faces of the people who put them there. The politicians hear constituents saying they want lower taxes and more services. That’s a sure-fire formula for increased debt. It is why so many citizens have so much debt.

What we can blame our politicians for is the bloated salaries, perks and staffs they have voted for themselves. But then again, if the voters really were concerned about that, they have ways of mak-ing it the number one prior-ity for their elected “hired hands.” If they don’t do our bidding, we should fire them. If we don’t fire them, they will continue to do as they please. I guess any way one wants to cut it, the blame falls back on the voters who eventually get exactly what they deserve. Get ready for more national debt.But that’s just my opinion…

Liars by Design…

Don Newbury is a speaker in the Metroplex.

The Idle American

never increase, but who’s gonna believe that?

Some of the winners have been “doozies,” but three re-ally stand out…

One was submitted by William C. Cook. He told of a year when Texas had little wind. He had three windmills on his ranch, and there was so little wind he had to take two of ‘em down to get enough wind to turn one. And if he hadn’t removed the barbed wire fence that was holding up the wind, the remaining wind-mill might have been idle, too.

The 2008 winner fended off “bathroom humor” al-legations, since granddaddies and their “grands” get passes. Gareth Seehawer of Oconto Falls, WI, boasted that his grandson was well on the way to becoming one of the world’s most, uh, persuasive adults. He claimed that by the time the youngster was two years old, when he soiled his diaper, he convinced his mother that someone else had done it.

Last year’s winner, Wiscon-sonite David Milz, almost had a psychic girlfriend. “Alas,” he moaned, “She left me before we met!”…

Dr. Newbury is a speaker in the Metroplex. Send inquiries/comments to: newbury@speak-erdoc.com. Phone: 817-447-3872. Web site: www.speakerdoc.com

Nature brings natural rhythms. Night follows day which fol-lows night. The weeks bring a cycle of worship, work and play. The seasons bring hot and cold with transitions in between and also the cycles of our civilization with the school year and holidays.

Looking back over old copies of The Canyon News we are impressed by the cycles that repeat annually. Now is the time of year that we start thinking about the rapidly approaching school year.

There will soon be “back to school” specials abounding. The sales tax holiday will be the time when many citizens do their major shopping, if the shelves haven’t already been thor-oughly “picked over” by then.

A lot of folks have been on summer vacations to all kinds of interesting places. Some are there now and others will be rushing to get that holiday in between now and August 22, the beginning of the new school year.

The teachers and students we see around town are looking pretty relaxed right now, but there are early signs of recogniz-ing that school is close at hand.

Of course the school year also brings opportunities for glory. There’s a feature on the sports page about Arin Rice looking forward to the opportunity to win more gold medals and set new records. She isn’t the only one dreaming such dreams. Every football, volleyball, cross country and tennis team in high school sports shares dreams of those state titles that are so cherished and so elusive.

Just like each new calendar year with its New Year’s Eve countdown to a fresh new beginning, an opportunity to start over - but this time with better planning, better preparation and better results – the new school year gives the seniors that glimpse of better things ahead and the underclassmen the view of the top getting closer.

Most teachers we’ve talked with are beginning to prepare for the new school year. “Yes, we’re tired of it in May, but by the time August rolls around, it’s nice to get back in the rou-tine,” is a familiar sentiment.

Just like “nature,” we humans really enjoy the expected. Sure, a pleasant surprise or a new adventure can be a welcome joy, but facing the unexpected every day holds stress for many people. The quiet certainty of a set place to be at a set time and the knowledge of the people we will see and the experienc-es we will encounter is comforting to many people. The school year offers that in a way that the summer vacation does not. Maybe that’s another reason we secretly enjoy school days.

During the next 30 days, the county, city and school will all begin their intensive work on preparing their budgets for the coming year. During those same days, the schools coaches will begin intensive practices in anticipation of putting their athletes into interscholastic competition in short order. Teach-ers will be preparing their minds and their classrooms to challenge the minds of their students. Parents will be adjusting their schedules to the school-year routine. And students will be grumbling about school, with the knowledge that it is their time of glory, time with their friends and, all things consid-ered, the best years of their lives.

Dear Editor,For over 236 years, we Americans have owed our freedoms to the men and women of the United States Army. Now, at long last, the American Soldier will be honored with the National Museum of the U.S. Army near our Nation’s Capital.Many members of our community have proudly worn the uniform of the U.S. Army. As a Founding Sponsor of the Mu-seum, I ask that you help make everyone in our community aware of this long overdue national project by running a story on plans to build open this important new Museum on June 14, 2015, the Army’s 240th Birthday.For more information, please contact the Army Historical Foundation by calling 703-562-4173 for a press kit or visit www.armyhistory.org.Thank you,James (Steve) Woodard, LTC Ret.

Letters

Editorial

New school year approaching

To owe, or not to owe...

James Barrington is managing editor of The Canyon News

Just my opinion

ENTERTAINMENTSunday, July 24, 2011 Page 5 THE CANYON NEWS

‘Captain America’

Pat Tyrer is a writer and associate professorof American literature at WTAMU

Let’s go to the movies

Over the weekend, I was at a barbecue with friends when the talk turned to favorite movies. Two of those we agreed were worthy of rental and a second viewing were “October Sky” and “The Rocketeer.” The film “Octo-ber Sky” was a 1999 Univer-sal Pictures release based on the best-selling autobiography “Rocket Boys” by Homer H. Hickam Jr., the son of a West Virginia coal miner, who along with several high school buddies began build-ing their own rockets follow-ing the launch of the Russian satellite, Sputnik. It’s a won-derful, heart-warming film whose tagline: “Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky” is both encouraging and prophetic as Hickam would later become a NASA engineer working on the space program. The film starred Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam, Chris Cooper as John Hickam, Laura Dern as the boys’ teacher, Miss Riley, Chris Owen as Quentin, William Lee Scott as Roy Lee, and Chad Lindberg as O’Dell. Someone in our group sug-gested that Hickam lived in the Panhandle for a brief time, but no one could quite narrow down the details. The other film, “The Rocketeer,” was a Disney release about a young hero, Cliff, who along with his best buddy, Peevee, and with the help of a rocket pack fight gangsters, Nazi spies, and save America from destruction. “The Rocketeer” stars Billy Campbell as Cliff (the Rocketeer), Jennifer Connelly as Jenny, Alan Arkin as Peevy, Timothy Dalton as Neville Sinclair, Paul Sorvinon as Eddie Valentine, and Terry O’Quinn as Howard Hughes. Both of these films came to mind as we anticipated the release this past week of “Captain America: The First Avenger.” This new film is also about a young, naive hero confront-ing enormous personal odds who eventually finds his path, rises to glory, goes after the Nazi bad guys, and is caught

up in a bit of romance. Captain America, the

Marvel Comics’ hero, first appeared in 1941, a year into WWII. This new film cre-ation by Paramount Pictures, directed by Joe Johnston (who coincidentally also directed The Rocketeer) and written by Christo-pher Markus and Stephen McFeely, was inspired by those first issues devoted to Captain America. The film opens in 1942 when a young Steve Rogers attempts to enlist in the service and is repeatedly rebuffed. Deter-mined to serve his country, Rogers volunteers for a secret government program where he impresses a German-American scientist with his dedication. Once injected with an untested serum and dosed with Vita-Ray, Steve Rogers becomes Captain America. Unlike the previous comic-hero films this sum-mer, Captain America has both plot and substance.

The film is an over-the-top patriotic, flag waving extravaganza filled with newsreels, USO shows, war footage, and all-American heroes, but beneath the flag waving is a really entertain-

ing, fun movie. Although it has its fair share of computer-generated imagery (CGI), the story is engaging, despite its exaggerated plot. And since this film is subtitled, “The First Avenger,” there’s a good possibility for several additional films. Interest-ingly, the film also highlights several other comic book stars: Bucky Barnes (Sebas-tian Stan), Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper), Iron Man creator, and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) another WWII hero and star of his own later comic. We may be in for a series of summer blockbusters straight from the 1940s and 50s comic book world.

Captain America: The First Avenger stars Chris Ev-ans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Hayley Atwell as the blonde, beautiful Peggy Carter, Stanley Tucci as German-American scientist, Dr. Abraham Erskine, and Tommy Lee Jones as tough-talking Colonel Chester Phil-lips. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, the film has a runtime of 125 minutes and is now showing at the Varsity through Aug. 4.

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The final offering in this summer’s Shakespeare in the Canyon series is the perenni-al favorite Romeo and Juliet. The cast, lead by Lauren Ballard as Juliet and Matt Severyn as Romeo, wears the masks of both comedy and tragedy in this production. The outdoor amphitheater’s natural lighting (and lack thereof) is brilliantly utilized to signal the shift in mood. The play, beginning in the early evening while the sun is setting, opens on a light note, playing for laughs and featuring a dance number in which the entire cast partici-pates.

The first half of the play is dominated by the bombastic styling of Bobby Labartino’s Mercutio. The physical ac-companiment to the delivery of his lines serves to highlight the comedic elements of the script, while making the often-difficult language of Shakespeare readily accessi-ble. Labartino’s performance, contrasted with his role as

The tragedy and comedy of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Orlando in As You Like It, displays his range and names him a promising young tal-ent. Mercutio’s death marks a turning point in the play and after the intermission the mood, as well as the evening, becomes considerably darker.

Ballard and Severyn’s characterizations of Juliet and Romeo, respectively, undergo a shift after inter-mission. The Juliet who was haughty and impertinent retains these characteristics, but they become tinged with desperation and sense of her impending doom. Romeo’s portrayal, described by Troy Stephens’ Friar Laurence as “a misbehaved and sullen wench,” is performed by Sev-eryn with a whiney, youthful exuberance that transforms into a woebegone impetu-ousness as the bodies begin to pile on the stage after intermission. Ballard and Sev-eryn’s chemistry is evident as they exchange far more than the four kisses called for by Shakespeare’s stage direction.

The supporting cast is filled out by faces familiar to attendees of the former Shakespeare production,

including Rosie Ward as the unsympathetic and overbear-ing mother, Lady Capulet; Kyle Steffen as the bipolar Capulet; and Matt Suwal-ski as the greasy, untimely suitor of Juliet, Paris. Trevor Pittinger is truly dislikable as the cocksure, ready-on-the-draw Tybalt; so much so that the audience expelled a communal sigh of relief as Romeo struck him down in retribution for the murder of Mercutio. Stephens’ cool, level-headed portrayal of Friar Laurence acts as a guid-ing presence to the tempera-mental youths. The soberness of Stephens’ character is accented by fleeting displays of passion as though he had been caught up by the exuber-ance of the ill-fated lovers.

Director Jennifer Yirak Ryen’s decision to produce the play nearly in its entirety worked well, holding the attention of the audience throughout. The cuts made are minimal, serving to streamline the production, while retaining the bulk of its essence. Strangely, the clown Peter’s role, played by Julian Arredondo, IV, is all but removed from the play, perhaps due to the strength of Labartino’s clowning. The minimalistic set design is highly functional; a series of wooden box frames are arranged to represent every-thing from Juliet’s balcony and her bed, to chairs, desks and stairs. The sound design is an especially interesting conglomeration of ambient and electronic noise, often serving to lend an ominous, foreboding air to the produc-tion.

It is a rare treat to have the opportunity to view a produc-tion of this caliber in West Texas. One gets the impres-sion that the cast, composed of talented thespians, truly enjoys these forays into the works of Shakespeare. The players, it should be noted, put on the play of their own volition during their days off from TEXAS performances. All proceeds from Shake-speare in the Canyon support scholarships for the cast, crew and staff. The final pro-duction of Romeo and Juliet will be tomorrow evening.

By Joshuah O’BrienFor The Canyon News

Today’s performance will be in Lincoln, Neb. hosted by Cornhusker Council, BSA, lo-cated at Lincoln High School Theater, 2229 J Street, Lin-coln, Neb. at 7 p.m.

Tomorrow’s show will be in Elgin, Ill. hosted by the Three Fires Council, BSA. The performance will be at the Lawanue Allanque Lodge #41 and Westminister Chris-tian School Gym located at 2700 West Highland Ave, Elgin, Ill. Tickets are $5 per person or $20 per family. Proceeds will go to Council Campership Fund.

Tuesday, the performers will be in Findlay, Ohio, at the Black Swamp Area Coun-cil, BSA, Camp Berry, with the performance at 7 p.m.

Thursday, East Aurora, N.Y. in the Roycroft Middle School Gym, 430 Main St., East Aurora, N.Y. the performance will be at 11 a.m. Proceeds will benefit Roycroft Center.

Thursday, the dancers will perform in Stouffville, On-tario for the Greater Toronto Council, Scouts Canada. The performance will be at Camp Woodland Trails, located at 14919 Kennedy Rd, Stouffiv-lee, Ontario.

Friday’s performance is near St. Jerome, Quebec at Camp Tamaracouta near Miles Isles 499 Tamaracouta, Miles Isles, Quebec.

On July 31, the perform-ers will appear in Dalhousie, New Brunswick for the

Song of the Eagle performance schedule

Eel River Bar Community Celebration at the Eel River Bar First Nation Gymna-sium, located at 1100 Main Street, Eel River Bar, New Brunswick. Tickets are in $5 advance and $6 at the door. Proceeds go to benefit the First Nation Community Celebration.

On Aug. 1 and 2, Halifax, Nova Scotia, will host the dancers. The Aug. 1 perfor-mance will be at Camp Lone Cloud, Scouts Canada, and the Aug. 2 performance will be at the Exhibition Park Arena, on Prospect Road, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and youth. Proceeds will go to benefit the Halifax Area Council, Scouts Canada.

For more information, contact Charles Ritchie at 654-4890.

Carr pro rodeo coming to Lovington, N.M.

The terrain that is part of the southeast New Mexico is rug-ged; so are the cowboys that make this their home.

This is ranching country, and the men who work this land know their business. That’s why some of the greatest timed-event cowboys in ProRodeo history come from this neck of the woods. It’s why the best in the business today will make their way to Lovington for the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, which will have four performances set for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10- 13.

Hometown cowboy Guy Allen won the steer roping at last year’s event. He’s done that hundreds of time over his storied career, highlighted by 18 world championships, the Profes-sional Rodeo Cowboys Association record for most gold buckles by one cowboy and 32 consecutive qualifications to the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping, also a PRCA record.

There are a lot of great ones who will come to town to compete every year. There’s a big purse and championship dollars on the line, so that’s a drawing card. But so is Carr and his crew of experts.

“To me, Pete Carr is one of the new wave of stock con-tractors as much about one end of the arena as he does the other,” said Trevor Brazile, an eight-time all-around world champion who has added three tie-down roping, two steer roping and a heading titles. “There have been stock contrac-tors that don’t really have a complete rodeo. In my opinion, Pete puts on a complete rodeo.”

LIFESTYLESSunday, July 24, 2011 Page 7 THE CANYON NEWS

Wedding

Allisha Thetford and Max White were united in marriage June 17, 2011, at First United Methodist Church in Canyon with Judge Jerry Bigham officiating.

The bride is the daughter of the late Bart Thetford and his wife, Karla, and Kim Taylor, all of Canyon. She is the grand-daughter of Norma and Wilford Taylor III of Canyon and the late George and Pat Thetford, as well as great-grandparents Betty Teague and the late Norman Teague of Shallowater.

The groom is the son of Max and Lisa White of Canyon. He is the grandson of Ronnie and Betty Stinson of Perryton, and great-grandparent Helen LaRue.

Matron of honor was Autumn Johnson of Stilwell, Kan., cousin of the bride. Bridal attendants were Kassandra Thetford and Jayden Beatty, sisters of the bride, and Micah Hudson, friend of the bride, all of Canyon. They wore truffle and latte long, strapless dresses and carried a single red rose.

Best man was Max White of Canyon, father of the groom. Groomsmen were Taylor Bryant of Oregon and Daniel Con-treras of Amarillo, both friends of the groom, and John Van-reese of Canyon, brother-in-law of the groom. They wore black suits with truffle and latte vests and ties with fall boutonnieres to match bride’s bouquet.

Flower girls were Elliana Nemeth of Stilwell, Kan., cousin of the bride, and Tori Vanreese of Canyon, niece of the groom.

Ring bearer was Micheal Vanreese of Canyon, nephew of the groom.

The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father, Bart Thetford, just nine days before the Lord called him home.

The bride wore a white strapless, long dress with train and blue bow on the back and blue accents on the front. She car-ried a bouquet of fall colors and sprays including sunflowers and yellow roses.

Guest registry attendants were Hailey and Lindsey Nemeth of Stilwell, Kan., and Macy Strickland of Canyon, all cousins of the bride, and Leah Moore of Canyon, friend of the bride.

Ushers were Brady Thetford and Jared Beatty, both broth-ers of the bride, and Dylan Strickland, cousin of the bride, all of Canyon, as well as Zach Johnson of Stilwell, Kan., cousin of the bride.

Violinist was Pam Landis. Following a wedding trip to Disney World in Orlando, Fla.,

the couple is making their home in Amarillo. The bride is attending Amarillo College to pursue a career

as an ultrasound technician. The groom is serving in the US Navy Reserves and attend-

ing Amarillo College to become a peace officer. The couple would like for their friends and family to know

that, fortunately, their wedding gifts were moved to their new home before the house fire. However, the gift list showing who gifted the items was destroyed in the fire. They regret that they cannot thank each person personally but want to thank everyone who generously gave the gifts to enable the couple to start their new lives together.

Thetford–White

Mrs. Max White nee Allisha Thetford,escorted by her father, Bart Thetford

Anniversaries

Warren

Barnes

Gene and Brenda War-ren will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a reception on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Eastside Church of Christ in Morton.

Gene Warren married Brenda Rector on July 30,

Orin and Karen Barnes of Canyon celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family trip to Ruidoso, N.M., over the July 4 weekend.

Orin Barnes married Karen Bishop on July 22, 1961, at San Jacinto Method-ist Church in Amarillo.

Mr. Barnes is a horse trainer, stock dog trainer and a life member of American Quarter Horse Association. He judges Quarter horses, Paint horses and Palomino horses. Mrs. Barnes is a legal secretary for Miller and Gutzmer law firm. They are members of First Baptist Church of Canyon.

The couple has one daughter, Gay Burk of Frisco; and two sons, Kam Barnes and his wife, Holly, of Manchaca and Darin Barnes and his wife, Brooke, of Canyon; seven grandchil-dren, Brad and Ryan Burk and Jazz Hopkins of Frisco, Logan and Ellie Barnes of Manchaca and Lorin and Rilee Barnes of Canyon; and a great-granddaughter, Calais Hopkins of Frisco.

Mr. and Mrs. Orin Barnes

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Warren, 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Gene Warren, 2011

1971, in Plainview.Mr. Warren is employed by

the West Texas A&M Univer-sity Physical Plant, and Mrs. Warren is a homemaker. They are members of University Church of Christ.

The couple has two daugh-

ters, Chrissy Warren and Stephanie Warren and two

sons, Brian Warren and Mark Warren, all of Canyon.

Engagement

Northcutt - Stover

Amy Lynn Norhtcutt and Quentin Stover

Jake and Cathy Northcutt of Hereford announce the engagement of their daugh-ter, Amy Lynn Northcutt, to Quentin Stover, son of David and Marilyn Stover, of Owanka, S.D.

The couple is planning a Sept. 10 wedding at Bar Z Winery in Canyon.

The birde-elect grew up in Hereford. She attended Clarendon Jr. College and then West Texas A&M University, studying agribusi-ness. She was on the national champion horse judging team at WT.

The prospective groom grew up on the family-owned cattle ranch in Owanka, S.D. He graduated from National American University with a degree in veterinary technol-

ogy. While there, he was on the university’s rodeo team. Quentin is employed at Tim-

bercreek Veterinary hospital in Canyon.

Birth, engagement, wedding and anniversary

announcements are due

by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Send information to news@

canyonnews.com.

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Freedom House col-lects high-quality used clothing, furniture, and household items and redistributes them to people living in Canyon and in need. To request assistance or donate items Call 655-7912. Donations Tax De-ductible

Nice mobile homes for lease in Chaparral

Villa Community. Homes from $355/mo. No

pets, good character & references req. TTA Properties 655-2950

BUSINESS SERVICES

Will mow lawns & Do Yard Work 336-4591

Lawn Mowers repaired,

bought & sold. Damaged garden

tractors wanted. ‘The Lawn Mower

Doctor’ 499-3385

Local house painting, fencing,

floor tile, stucco. Call Richard at 640-3884 or 655-5477.

REAL ESTATE

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any pref-erence, limitation or discrim-ination based on race, color, religion, sex or national ori-gin, or an intention to make any such preference, limita-tion or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowing-ly accept any advertising for real estate which is in viola-tion of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Part-time teach-ers/teacher aides

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Apply in person at In His Hands Child

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1818 4th Ave

REAL ESTATE

Widow has opening for housecleaning.

Will clean empty rental

property. Free Estimates. Call 433-0396

1109 4th Ave, 2 bdrm 1 bth, stove, fridge, A/C prov., gar, fenced yd. $500/mo. $300/dep.

1401 6th Ave, 2 bdrm 1 bth, CH&A, w/d hookups, fenced yd, stove prov, $600/mo. $500/dep.

1911 3rd Ave Apt 3 & 4, 1 bdrm 1 bth. Stove, fridge, AC prov., coin opp w/d for convience downstairs. $450/mo. $350/dep. Bills paid

Collier Property Mgmt 655-4314

ACREAGE

Lots available in East Canyon. Prices range from $18,000-$31,500.Prime lot in Spring Lake with great views.Lyons Realty 655-9770

5 to 10 acre tracks SW of Canyon. Can build to suit. 806-341-7446

ANIMALS

Ten finches, cage, nest all $50. 655-2017

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Campus Park Apartments 1 bdrm $395/mo. $150/dep. 2 bdrm $495/mo. $200/dep. Water paid. Open daily. 2500 8th Ave 683-9081

Efficiency apartment for rent. 655-4003

1 bdrm; stove, fridge, wa-ter paid. $350/mo $350/dep. 1815 4th Ave (rear) 282-8965

Apartment for Rent: Walk to WT. Call 655-4237, 679-6584, or 655-2460. Visit us at: canyonapts.com

2 bdrm includes internet & cable. $595/mo. 2620 10th Ave. 655-6192 www.canyonapartments.com

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1 bdrm 2312 14th Ave $425/mo. includes inter-net & cable. 655-6192 www.canyonapartments.com

Close to WT 1 bdrm. Stove, fridge, water & trash paid. No pets. $395/mo. 806-295-3586

Legends at Canyon Apartments, 47 Valley View Rd, 2 and 4 bed-room units available; furnished; cable, inter-net, ALL appliances in-cluded, PET FRIENDLY. 655-0220

AUTOMOTIVE

1995 Suburban LS, 2WD. 183K. Runs well, very clean. $2500. 674-7796

1997 Tahoe SLT. Cherry Ice color, pwr lock win-dows, seats, 148,000 miles. $3800. 655-3745 for more information

BUSINESS OPPTY

Growing Business Op-portunity. Independent Distributorships Avail-able. Training and Sup-port Provided. Low Start-up Cost. Call 336-2992

DUPLEXES FOR RENT

Available now 63B Val-leyview 2/2/2 $750/mo. $325/dep. Call 290-1996. Good credit required

Clean 2/1 4 plex, annual lease, no pets. $450/200 655-1514 282-4638

Small clean 2/1, w/d, wa-ter paid, annual lease, no pets. $350/$200. 655-1514 or 282-4638

2 bdrm 2 bth, kitchen ap-pliances. Avail mid Au-gust. $750/$500. 236-8665

FREEBIES

Free to good home, 2 yr old spayed female Boxer. 806-336-0560

Free 2 Lab mix puppies. 1M 1F. 499-3280

GARAGE SALE

Swisher County Garage Sale. Tulia & Happy. July 30th, 2011. Call Tulia Chamber of Commerce for map location and in-formation 806-995-2296

July 29 & 30, 2 Sum-mit Dr., Hunsley Hills, 7-11am. Leather recliner, dorm items, stained-glass folding screen, lamps, toys, brass chandelier, French doors, Villeroy & Bach dishes, rugs, and lots of misc

HEALTH/NUTRITION

Lose Weight NowSimple, Fast, and Effec-tive Programs. No exer-cise. Free initial consulta-tion. Call 336-2992

HELP WANTED

Lone Star Milk Transport is currently seeking full-time local drivers. Paid vacations and quarterly bonus programs. Health, Dental and Life Insur-ance available. Must pass DOT drug screen & physical. Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement required. Contact Mary Stevens at 940-378-2520 Ext.255

The Department of State Health Services is re-cruiting for the follow-ing position in Hereford, Texas:

Nurse II Posting No. 176054

Applicants must com-plete a State of Texas application. Applicants may apply 1) online at https://accesshr.hhsc.state.ts.us, 2) Fax to 1-866-245-3646, or 3) Mail to access HR, P.O. Box 6629, Round Rock, Texas 78683-6629, At-tention: Recruiting De-partment. For more in-formation contact Keila Johnson at 806-655-7151. Equal opportunity/American with Disabilities Act Employer

CDL Drivers- Relocate for Great Paying Texas Frac work! Great company/Paid benefits! Must have Bulk pneumatic trailer ex-perience. 888-880-5918

Now hiring full-time sea-sonal greenhouse work-ers. Call 655-0371

HOUSES FOR RENT

1 BR house available, single or couple. No pets 655-3801

503 A Harrell. 2/2, f/p, w/d hookups, dishwasher, double gar. w/opener. Avail Sept 1st. $800/mo. $600/dep. 433-6146

501 5th St. 3 bdrm 1 1/2 bth, stove, fridge, w/d hookups. $800/mo. $500/dep. 676-2207

Clean 3/1, annual lease, no pets. $600/$500. 655-1514 or 282-4638

CISD 3/2 all electric M.H. Master bdrm garden tub, separate shower. CH&A, laundry room, la rge fenced yd. Many updates. 674-2383 $950/500

607 18th St. 1 bdrm 1 bth, no w/d hookups, no pets. $400/mo. 477-2331

House close to WTAMU, 1907 1st Ave. 3 bdrm 2-1 California bath. 1 car garage, large backyard. $1200/mo. Avail 8-1-11. No smoking. Will con-sider pet 806-930-5622

2 bdrm 1 bth plus office. 2 window AC’s, w/d hook-ups, fenced. 710 A 18th St. $650/mo. plus dep. 655-5116

2 1/2 bdrm, 101 19th St., $600/mo. 1-432-312-9681, 806-679-0094

For rent: 3/1/1 home, ren-ovated in 2009. Deposit and references required. 1209 20th St.$900/mo. For appointment: 806-922-4881

Brick 3 bd/1.5bth/1 car garage/CH&A/fenced/utility room. References checked. $850/mo. $500/dep. 504 6th Ave. 655-3411 or 584-9074

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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND JEWELRY at United July 16. Call 806-681-7441 and describe

Found Friday morning @ 3rd Ave & 15th St. small, white, young dog. Call 499-3859

Lost: 2 puppies 4 mos old. 1F 1M. Blue Heeler/Border Collie, black/white Boxer. REWARD!!! 471-9036

MISC

Attn Randall County Res-idents: Southwest Supply and Salvage is paying top dollar for wrecked or abandoned vehicles. Working with Randall Co. Sheriffs Dept. to cleanup the County. 622-0451. “Th is A in ’ t No Junk Yard”

MOBILE HOMES FOR

RENT

2 bdrm 2 bth $250/dep. $600/mo. 1004 N 2nd Ave. W/D included, all k i t chen app l iances . CH&A. No pets or smok-ing. 499-3408

3 bdrm 2 bth; 2 bdrm 1 1/2 bth; 2 bdrm 1 3/4 bth available. 806-557-4613, 806-231-6843

3 bdrm 2 bth, CH&A, fridge, dw, stove. $595/mo. $300/dep. $100 pet dep. Avail August 1st 433-7251 call or text

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MOTORCYCLES

‘07 CBR 1000RR less than 2500 miles. $6,000. 806-681-9006

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

300 sqft. of office space to rent. 655-2558

Office space available at 2001 4th Ave Call 673-2938

Office space for lease 2308 4th Ave $400/mo. 655-6192 www.canyo-napartments.com

ROOMS TO RENT

R o o m m a t e w a n t e d : $275/mo. plus 1/2 bills. 806-672-1806. Close to WTAMU

STORAGE

Units available. More than reasonable prices! 1st Ave Self Storage 655-3411 or 584-9074

TOWNHOUSES/CONDO FOR

RENT

3 bdrm 1 bth townhome. Fenced yard & patio, w/d hookups. $650/mo. 655-7672

REAL ESTATE

OPEN HOUSES

OPEN HOUSE SUN-DAY 2-4

14400 Davis Rd 5 miles west of Canyon! House with 5 acres. Turn south on Arnot. Call Judy West 584-9074 (Christopher RE)

APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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Buffalo Barns408 3rd Ave.R.V., Travel Trailer or

Boat Storage. 655-4631

STORAGE

Rockin R Storage. NEW units

Reasonable rates. Variety of sizes

Climate control avail.655-7271

CANYON SELF STORAGEAutomatic GatesSecurity Cameras

Fenced Specials available

Why Drive 10 miles to store your RV or Boats

Come store with us. 206 N 16th St.

655-2460

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALETHE STATE OF TEXASCOUNTY OF RANDALL By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable 251st DISTRICT COURT of RANDALL County in the following cases on the 1st day of July, 2011, and to me, as Sheriff, directed and delivered, I will proceed to sell at 11:00 AM on the 2nd DAY OF August, 2011, which is the first Tuesday of said month, at the Official door of the Courthouse of said Randall County, which is at the RANDALL COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER located at 2309 Russell Long Blvd. in said RANDALL COUNTY, in the City of CANYON, Texasthe following described property, to wit: Cause No: 4928-TRANDALL COUNTY, ET AL vs. GIPSON, SAMMIE LEE Lots Ten (10), Eleven (11), and Twelve (12), all in Block Seven (7), Original Town of Canyon, Randall County, TexasLevied on the 5th day of July, 2011, as the property of said Defendants to satisfy the judgment rendered in the above styled and numbered causes, plus all taxes, penalties, interest, and attorney fees accrued to the date of sale and all costs recoverable by law in favor of each jurisdiction.GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 5th day of July, 2011.Joel W. RichardsonSHERIFF, Randall County, TexasBy Lynne LesterDeputyThe minimum bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgment(s) against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or the tax collector.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF PROPOSED TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR-

TATION (TxDOT) CONTRACTS

Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read.

CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING FACILITIES CONTRACT(S)

--------------------------------------------------------- Dist/Div: Lubbock

Contract 6230-53-001 for REMOVE AND RE-PLACE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS - WESTERN in

LUBBOCK County, etc will be opened on August 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the State

Office for an estimate of $1,367,385.39. -----------------------------------------------------------------

Plans and specifications are available for inspec-tion, along with bidding proposals, and applications for the TxDOT Prequalified Contractor’s list, at the applicable State and/or Dist/Div Offices listed below. If applicable, bidders must submit prequali-fication information to TxDOT at least 10 days prior to the bid date to be eligible to bid on a project. Prequalification materials may be requested from the State Office listed below. Plans for the above contract(s) are available from TxDOT’s website at www.txdot.gov and from reproduction companies at the expense of the contractor.NPO: 36974

State Office ----------------------- Constr./Maint. Division 200 E. Riverside Dr. Austin, Texas 78704 Phone: 512-416-2540

Dist/Div Office(s) ----------------------- Lubbock District District Engineer 135 Slaton Lubbock, Texas 79408-0771 Phone: 806-745-4411

Minimum wage rates are set out in bidding docu-ments and the rates will be part of the contract. TXDOT ensures that bidders will not be discrimi-nated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin.

FOR SALE:2 bdrm, 1 bth, 1,050 sqft., Apartment 118. In-cludes 1 car garage. Ask-ing $71,500

FOR LEASE:1 bdrm, 1 bth, 712 sqft., $775/mo. for one person Apartment 220

FOR SALE:1 bdrm, 1 bth 712 sqft., Apartment 210. Asking $40,000 Contact Diana

9 Hospital Dr 655-1712

SOLD

New Brick Home for Sale: Near completion.

3 bdrm 2 bth 2 car garage.

1600 sqft.728 Foster Ln.

$168,000. 806-922-5532

REAL ESTATE

FSBO: large house over 4,000 sqft. 4 bdrm 2 1/2 bth w/large living areas. Plus 1 bdrm/kitchen/bth/living room basement. Possible OWC. $182,500 501 Palo Duro Dr. Call 622-9148 or 236-0892

8 B r a m b l e w o o d i n Hunsley Hills. 3/2.5/2 2350sqft., fully remod-eled. Large trees, on quiet street. 433-8612

4 bdrm, 2 bth COM-PLETELY RENOVAT-ED, 2,159sqft., Large 1/2 acre. 1202 Brookhaven. www.forsalebyowner.com 806-418-1257

SPORTSPage 10 Sunday, July 24, 2011 THE CANYON NEWS

Running for speed, fun and gloryBy JAMES BARRINGTONCanyon News staff

Seth Nickell, the 10-year-old son of Brad Nickell and grandson of Gerry and Darla Nickell, all of Canyon, won the Homerun Derby at the Amarillo Mid-Summer Bash Baseball Tournament last weekend in Amarillo. He was invited to play with the Pampa Stars and was the only player out of more than 80 youth in the 10-year-old division to hit a homerun over the fence. Seth was awarded a trophy at the Amarillo Sox game Friday night.

Courtesy photo

Canyon youth wins Amarillo homerun derby

The Palo Duro Creek Golf Club, in conjunction with West Texas A&M’s golf coaches, Meredith Jameson for the women and Brad Borden for the men, held a golf clinic for youngsters last week and will be hosting two additional sessions this week.

Jameson said, “Yes, this is our first year to hold a golf clinic. We have another session next week.” With 14 students participating last week, the skill levels ranged

from beginner through experienced. Last week’s session was geared toward younger students with 13 as the maximum age. Next week there will be two sessions. One for the younger students and the other for age 14 and up through high school.

Explaining why WT has not sponsored golf clinics in the past, Borden said, “We’ve never had a place to do it. Casey (Renner, the Palo Duro Creek golf pro) wanted to partner with us.”

Renner added, “Brad came to me about this. It was his idea. We agreed that it

was the right thing to do to build the future of golf.” The Palo Duro Golf Club regu-larly offers eight dollar green fees for golfers under 18 to encourage younger players. “We see a lot of kids coming out with their parents,” he said.

The 14 and older golf clinic begins today and runs through Wednesday with sessions from 6 to 8:30 p.m. each day. The session for golfers between ages 7 and 13 will begin tomorrow and run through Thursday with morning sessions from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

By JAMES BARRINGTONCanyon News staff

Golf clinic at Palo Duro Creek

Cutter Ehmann (in red shirt) chipped an approach shot onto the green and one-putted for a birdie that lingered for a moment on the lip before dropping into the hole. Photo by JAMES BARRINGTON

Arin Rice is no stranger to running. A junior when school begins next month, Arin has already been to the state meet twice, winning gold in the 800 meter and bronze in the 1600 meter last spring. She has some definite plans about the coming year.

The summer workouts are voluntary, but for someone who is as driven to succeed as Arin, she wouldn’t have it any other way. “We start two-a-days on Aug. 8,” she said, but her own running sched-ule, and that of many of her teammates, is driven more by the desire to win than by the school calendar.

“We’re having a 5K run

on Aug. 6 to raise money for the Beatty family,” Arin said. Jerod Beatty was the young man rescued from the recent fire that took the life of his step-father, Bart Thetford, on Fifth Avenue.

Asked whether she had ever run, or considered running a marathon or half-marathon, Arin said, “Not really. I like speed.” And with state meet competition expe-rience in both her freshman and sophomore years she’s eager to return – for gold and for state records. However, she did admit that she had thought about a triathlon. “I’m a good swimmer,” she said.

Her running accomplish-ments are all the more

remarkable since it was only in her seventh grade year that she decided to run. “I almost didn’t run,” she said, “I wanted to play tennis. But I had to choose in the seventh grade. My parents knew I was a good runner, so they encouraged me to run.” Arin has also had encouragement from Betsy Jimenez, a runner for CHS cross-country and track coach Ray Baca when he was coaching in Hereford. Jimenez went on to run at the University of Texas and hold the university’s record in the 1600 meter race. The pair met through Baca and now run together at times.

Arin lives with her parents, Darin and Rogena. She has an older sister, Britteni, who recently graduated from Denver University, and a 10-year-old brother who will be attending Greenway Interme-diate. The Rice family moved to Canyon from Pampa three years ago and still own property there where they maintain livestock.

When Arin’s not running she said, “I work at a snow cone stand and hang out with

my friends.” Arin also loves animals. “I’ve ridden horses since I was little.” Arin said that she plans to become a veterinarian for a career. She also loves dove-huntiug with her 20-guage shotgun that her parents gave her when she was 12.

When the cross country team goes to competition, the crowds are certainly smaller than the crowds that fill the football stadium every Friday night. “That’s a touchy subject,” she said. “We’ve (the cross county team) been really successful over the years. We’re having fun, but we would like to have a pep rally sometime.”

In a state dominated by football as the predominate sport, the cross country run-ners work out through the heat of summer and work daily to prepare for compe-tition, just like the “better known” sports. Maybe one day the cross county team will be honored at their own pep rally.

Arin Rice