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Celebrating Armstrong County

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018VOLUME 129, NUMBER 39

Driving south on Highway 287, one of the first

things you see as you en-ter Claude is The Treasure Chest. Whether it’s lit up with Christmas lights or you simply catch a glimpse of the bright teal bicycle out front, the cheery exte-rior clues you in that some-thing good must be inside. The Claude Treasure Chest has been delivering the goods to both their shop-pers and the community since opening its doors just over two years ago—Janu-ary 2016. “When we first opened, we prayed that we would share God’s love by providing affordable shop-ping for our community. Of course, we value our shoppers as a major part of success,” said Paula Wood, Claude Treasure Chest Board Member.

“[The past two years have] been a blessing,” shared Martha Stewart, Claude Treasure Chest Board Member and Co-Founder. “It’s lots of work, but we have truly been blessed by those peo-ple who come in and shop with us.” The Treasure Chest has seen an amaz-ing outpouring of com-munity support since its doors opened, and it was only fitting that an equal-ly big crowd would come out on Tuesday, Septem-ber 18th, to celebrate the

Grand Re-Open-ing. Some of the things the Treasure Chest has been doing around the town include bench-es on the court-house lawn, do-nating toward the “Welcome to Claude” sign, and supportijng local services. In addition to the communi-ty projects and donations—to-taling $14,000 reinvested into the communi-ty—The Trea-sure Chest has also been able to make some renovations and improvements to their facili-ty. After being closed for over a month to com-plete the installation of new shelving, windows, “the warehouse” storage shed, and other projects, it was only fitting to throw a party to celebrate the im-provements. In addition to the Grand Re-Opening, the Claude Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in hon-or of the event. During the event, The Treasure Chest presented donations to the Claude Volunteer Fire De-partment, Claude Emer-

gency Medical Services, and the Washburn Volun-teer Fire Department in the amount of one thousand dollars each. “We loved supporting the fire fight-ers and EMS. You never know when you are going to need those services, and they work so hard,” said Stewart. “We want to see them continue to serve our community for many years to come.”

Armstrong County and the Claude community feel the same about The Claude

Treasure Chest. Over and over again the board could not express their thanks enough to all of the mem-bers of the community who give “such wonderful do-nations” or “come out and show their support through shopping”. They were also extremely grateful for all the amazing volunteers who have given their time to make the endeavor a success. “Our loyal volun-teers have made it possible to meet our mission state-ment goal. We genuine-

ly couldn’t do it without them,” said Paula Wood.

The Treasure Chest has been a truly unique ministry in the Armstrong County community for the past two years, and we look forward to seeing how it grows into the future. “This was God’s idea and we have just taken it and tried to run with what God wanted us to do,” shared Martha Stewart. “We feel blessed all the time with the good things that we get and that they stay in the

community.” When asked what their plans for the future of The Claude Trea-sure Chest were, the group simply answered that they would take it one day at a time, keeping serving God, and keeping serv-ing our community. Paula Wood closed by encour-aging everyone to “Like The Claude Treasure Chest on Facebook and come by to see the changes and to shop if you haven’t been already!”

A Community Treasure

Paul Wood, Board Member of The Claude Treasure Chest, cuts the ribbon at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony hosted by the Claude Chamber of Commerce on September 18th. photo by Rhiannon Arnold

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MENUMON., OCTOBER 1ST

Breakfast: Pancakes, Bacon, Fruit Juice,

Fruit, & Milk

Lunch: Steak Fingers, Gravy, Roll, Mashed

Potatoes, Carrot Coins, Strawberries, & Milk

TUES., OCTOBER 2NDBreakfast: Breakfast

Burrito, Hash Browns, Fruit Juice, Fruit, &

Milk

Lunch: Chicken Quesadillas, Salsa,

Corn, Refried Beans, Fruit, & Milk

WED., OCTOBER 3RDBreakfast: French

Toast, Sausage, Fruit Juice, Fruit, & Milk

Lunch: Chicken Wings, Celery Sticks, Carrot Sticks, Fruit, Brownie*, & Milk

THUR., OCTOBER 4THBreakfast: Oatmeal,

Cinnamon Toast, Fruit Juice, Fruit, & Milk

Lunch: French Bread Pizza, Salad, Vegetable

Blend, Bananas, Pudding*, & Milk

FRI., OCTOBER 5THNO SCHOOL

MON., OCTOBER 8THNO SCHOOL

*Substitute Item will be Served to PreK

The Mustangs had a Saturday night game against the Paducah Drag-ons. Unfortunately, it did not go as planned. The Mustangs took a hard loss ending 14-56 against the Dragons.

Nash Stapp leads in rushing yards with 112 yards. Stapp also scored one of two touchdowns. Jakob Weinheimer scored the other touchdown for the Mustangs and followed Stapp with a total of 23 rushing yards.

The Mustangs are still learning the speed of the game when playing defense; however, they are catching on quick-ly. Paducah was looked at as a great learning and humbling experience for the Mustangs. One team

leader, Mason Smith, commented in this, “Our game against Paducah was rough. We came out a lit-tle too confident in our-selves. We didn’t have a great week of practice and that really hurt. Also, rou-tine is a big thing for our team. So, having the game on Saturday was not in putting it in our favor. We really weren’t focused like we usually are; however, we look at it as a learning experience for our team.”

The Mustangs still have a lot to learn, but they are quickly getting the hang of it. They need support of the community to keep growing and devel-oping into a well rounded team! So keep coming out to support your Claude Mustangs!

BY SYDNEY KNOX

Mustangs Lose to Dragons, 14-56

Nash Stapp runs the ball down the field against the Pa-ducah Dragons. photo by CHS Yearbook Staff

KOLLIERAMMONS-KINNIEMrs. Hook’s, PreK

Kollier tries his hardest to be the best he can be! He reminds others to be quiet and listen to the

teacher and he follows all the rules.

THOMAS SLACKMrs. Blandford’s, 4th Gr

He participates so well during class and enjoys his library book during

RTI! He is always making great choices!!

CHLOE JONESMrs. Blandford’s, 4th Gr

She participates in class and enjoys her library book during RTI! She

is always making great choices!!

GRAYSON EDDLEMANMrs. Holland’s, 6th Gr

She encourages her classmates.

WEEK OFSEPT. 28, 2018

STARSTUDENTS

It has been a busy month at our office. We have had several chang-es in personnel. Jennifer Harvey is leaving our of-fice and heading to Ran-dall County to work as a dispatcher there. We will miss her a great deal and hope the best for her. None of us can blame her, since her salary will dou-ble at Randall County.

David is back in our employ. He decided the grass is not always greener at the other department. We now have midnight cover-age again and will not have as much overtime. We are still in the process of hir-ing dispatcher/jailers. We have one full time position and one part time position. We have two very good applicants. We are doing the background checks now on both. This pro-cess takes time. They both have to do the physical and psychological evaluation, so hopefully they will both be training in the later part of October.

We wish to thank The 100 Club of Amarillo for their generous donation to help us buy safety equip-ment for our officers. The $5000.00 will be very helpful to our department.

We also received the title for our seized vehicle. We will be taking it to auc-tion. Thirty-five percent of the proceeds will go to the District Attorney’s office and the other sixty-five percent goes to our depart-ment.

These two items will help us a great deal, since our budget was cut by an enormous amount, for next year.

We want to wish ev-eryone a great weekend. Hope everyone stays safe.

Fleta BarnettSheriff

DPS Traffic Stop Leads to Marijuana Seizure

AMARILLO – The Texas Department of Pub-lic Safety (DPS) seized 142 pounds of marijuana Tues-day, after a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle in Wheeler County.

At approximately

1:32 a.m., a DPS Trooper stopped a 2018 Chrysler 300 traveling east on I-40 near Shamrock for a traf-fic violation. A DPS ca-nine arrived on scene and alerted on the vehicle. The Trooper then discovered multiple plastic-wrapped packages of marijuana in

large bags in the trunk and back seat.

The driver – Girard Giorgio, 26, of Surry, Vir-ginia – was arrested and charged with felony pos-session of marijuana. Gi-orgio was transported and booked into the Wheeler County Jail.

COMMUNITY CALENDARSUBSCRIPTION RATE INCREASES GO INTO EFFECT - Mon. Oct. 1st, 8:00 a.m., The Claude News. Due to production, printing, and postage cost increases, subscription rates will increase as follows: In-County $30; Out-of-County $40; Out of State $45; and Online Only $20. Renew by September 30th (re-gardless of Due Date) and pay the current rate!CISD NO SCHOOL - Fri. Oct. 5th, ALL DAY. Stu-dent Holiday/Staff Development DayWASHBURN FALL FESTIVAL - Sat. Oct. 6th, Washburn Community Center, Lots of Food, Fun, & Family Friendly activities for the whole gang!Come on and join us!CISD NO SCHOOL - Mon. Oct. 8th, ALL DAY. Student/Teacher HolidayCOLUMBUS DAY - Mon. Oct. 8th, ALL DAY. School, Postal, and Bank Holiday. Have a safe and Happy Holiday!CITY COUNCIL—Mon. Oct. 15th, 5:30 p.m., Claude City Hall COMMISSIONERS COURT—Tues. Oct. 9th, 9:00 a.m., Armstrong County CourthouseCHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING - Tues. Oct. 23rd, 6:00 p.m., The Burrow. Come and join us. You don’t have to be a member to attend. After Hours Mixer hosted by Corner Drug StoreHALLOWEEN - Wed. Oct. 31st, ALL DAY, Please be safe if you plan to go out and Trick-or-TreatSHOP IN CLAUDE - Sat. Dec. 1st, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Armstrong County Activity CenterCHRISTMAS LIGHTING ON THE SQUARE - Sat. Dec. 1st, TBA, Courthouse Square

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIESSeptember 29th

Danny HandRees Byrd

M/M Greg NiteM/M Danny Hand

September 30th

October 1stAlaina Jolly

Rex A. BagwellRylee Bagwell

Joe LovellBillye ThomasRhonda Howell

M/M Mike Siefker

October 2nd

October 3rdCharlie Gillispie

Gene Belfield

October 4thJoe Max KochCorbin Clark

M/M Leslie Redwine

October 5thSarah KendallLiz Kendall

Theresa EddlemanKenan StaineKodi Gardner

Robert Logan Gunter

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Sheriff’s Corner: A Note from Sheriff Barnett

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The Claude ISD Me-morial Scholarship Fund was started in January of 1992. Jerry Hawthorne, a past Superintendent of Claude ISD had a dream of establishing a memori-al scholarship fund. After his death, funds from the Shane Elliott Memori-al Scholarship Fund, the Dorothy Bagwell Memo-rial Scholarship Fund and funds from the Class of 1991 were given to help establish this scholarship.

The CISD Memorial Scholarship Fund has been the recipient of memorial donations throughout its 26-year history. In 1995, after the tragic loss of sev-en Claude ISD students, numerous surrounding schools, organizations and individuals made memo-rial contributions. The CISD faculty and staff also published two cook-books to raise money for the fund.

Since its inception, over $50,000 has been giv-en out in scholarships to over 100 students. From this group of students, we have graduates from the University of Texas, Tex-as A&M, Yale, West Tex-as A&M, Texas Tech and Amarillo College, to name a few.

For the last several years, memorial gifts have tapered off and funds are needed to continue this long-running scholarship. Donations can be given through the CISD Business Office or Citizen’s Bank in Claude. Please make sure and designate your dona-tion to go to the Claude ISD Memorial Scholarship Fund. Memorial gifts can also be given in the name of a friend or loved one. An acknowledgement card will be sent to the family to inform them of your gift.

Cookbooks are also available to purchase. Thanks to generous donors from several members of

the CHS Class of 1977, all proceeds from the sale of the cookbooks goes direct-ly to the scholarship fund. There are two cookbooks available for purchase. The first cookbook published was Faculty Lounge Fa-vorites, a softcover book that sells for $8. There are limited quantities of this cookbook available. The second cookbook, Facul-ty Lounge Favorites Too, is a hardcover book that sells for $10. Both have different recipes and make great gifts. Cookbooks are

available through the su-perintendent’s office.

If you would like to donate a one-time gift, those gifts may also be tak-en to the CISD Business Office or to Citizen’s Bank in Claude.

Regardless of the way you give, all donations and gifts will be put to good use through yearly schol-arships to our seniors. We hope you will consider giving, so we can contin-ue to give scholarships to deserving Claude High School seniors.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS

CLAUDE ISD’S STATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

RATINGClaude ISD will hold a public meeting

at 7:00 p.m.,October 15, 2018,

in the Boardroom #204,at Claude ISD

509 Vine St. Claude, TX

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Claude ISD’s rating on the state’s financial

accountability system.

CLAUDE ISD

The Claude FFA chap-ter has the potential and attitude it needs to go far in the FFA and succeed in all things they participate in. The reason behind this is because of the dedicat-ed officers that work hard within their chapter. These officers include president Amber Hand, vice presi-dent Lindsey Monroe, sec-retary Jakob Weinheimer, reporter Luke Stockett, treasurer Logan Campbell, and sentinel Sage Deeds.

As president of the Claude FFA chapter, junior Amber Hand loves being an officer and a part of the FFA in general. “Be-ing an officer really opens your eyes to the possibili-ties in life. It also prepares your leadership skills for the real world. Whether you go into an agriculture field or not, the skills that you learn can be applied to almost anything,” says Amber. She believes the FFA is not only an organi-zation that helps students gain important skills, but is also a fun thing to partake in. Currently, she is a part of Claude’s vet med team and the chapter conducting team. Outside of FFA, Am-ber enjoys shooting and playing softball. She dedi-cates herself to the FFA the way a chapter president should and looks forward to being an involved FFA member next year as well.

Claude’s FFA chap-ter vice president, senior Lindsey Monroe, has been a part of the FFA her en-tire high school career and was in junior FFA since the third grade. Lindsey grew up around agriculture and was inspired by her grand dad who was in agricul-ture for 38 years to join the FFA. “ I just fell in love with it. My favorite part of FFA is that it educates stu-

dents in agriculture and teaches them the importance of it,” says Lind-sey. “I love being an officer, it has taught me to be a better leader and I enjoy watching the students in Claude pursue their agri-cultural interests.” When Lindsey isn’t dedicating herself to the FFA, she enjoys spend-ing time with her friends and family. She’s also a part of student council, NHS, the youth advisory board, the varsity cheer-leading squad, Mustang mentors, and she is a stu-dent ambassador. Lindsey has enjoyed being a part of the FFA so far and believes the Claude FFA chapter has a bright future ahead of them.

Another officer who grew up around agricul-ture and plans on being a farmer when he grows up would be junior Jakob Weinheimer who currently holds the position of secre-tary. “ I think the FFA is a good organization that has taught me a lot and will continue to help me learn new things,” says Jakob. Jakob has also been in the FFA is entire high school career and enjoys being an officer because he believes it’s fun and a good way to lead people. When he has free time, Jakob likes to farm and practice all the sports he’s in, which are football, basketball and track. Jakob looks forward to being a part of the FFA next year as well and his future in agriculture.

The chapter’s re-porter,sophomore Luke Stockett, is in the FFA because like Lindsey and Jakob, agriculture has al-

ways been a part of his life. He believes you can gain many skills from the FFA like leadership skills. “Being an officer is great because it allows me to experience all aspects of the FFA and become more involved,” says Luke. He enjoys helping out on his family farm whenever he has time out of FFA. Like many other FFA members, Luke plans on remaining an FFA member for the rest of his high school career and looks forward to what this year will bring.

Senior Logan Camp-bell, the chapter’s treasur-er, is in the FFA simply because he enjoys it. His favorite part is getting to participate in chapter conducting. “ FFA means hometown values that get lost in big cities,” believes Logan. He just overall en-joys all the parts of FFA, from being an officer to participating in career de-velopment events. Logan likes playing with his dog and being artistic on his own time but always has time for FFA.

Last but most certain-ly not least, the chapter’s sentinel, sophomore Sage Deeds. Sage shares the fact that she grew up around agriculture with some of

her fellow chapter officers and is in the FFA because she enjoys participating in agricultural events and getting to go to all the fun things and meeting tons of awesome people. “ FFA means the world to me, if I didn’t have it I don’t know what I would do,” states Sage. She believes being an officer comes with a lot of responsibility and that you must be dedicated and give it your all. When Sage isn’t doing just that, she likes working with her show pigs and hanging out with her friends. Sage has an overall good work ethic and applies that to her FFA career and will continue to do so through the rest of high school.

Like the years before, the Claude FFA chapter consists of many great leaders this year who all are looking forward to take on any task and meet chal-lenges with the very best of their abilities. They all look forward to competing in different career devel-opment events and strive to place as high as possi-ble. The Claude FFA chap-ter will accomplish many awesome things this year all thanks to the committed officers who will be lead-ing the way.

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MATTIE KATELOVELL

Mattie Kate Lovell continues to perform at the star level. In last week’s meet, she ran up with 2A. She also ran 20 seconds faster than her time in Lubbock last year at Regionals. She had the 3rd fastest time out of all 1A-4A times. She is a great team leader and sets the pace for the rest of the Lady Mustangs.

LOGANCAMPBELLSenior Logan

Campbell is the foot-ball player of the week. Logan works extreme-ly hard on the practice field, the playing field and in the classroom. He always does what is asked of him without question or complaints. He is a great leader and we are very glad to have him a part of this team.

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Claude FFA Chapter Officers

Luke Stockett, Sage Deeds, Logan Campbell, Amber Hand, Jakob Weinheimer, and Lindsey Monroe (not pictured) serve as Claude ISD’s FFA Chapter Officers. photo by CHS Yearbook Staff

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