Volume 129, Number 2 Jaramillo & Sasparillo get a Letter ...€¦ · dillo from Amarillo,”...

M ailing a letter is

a form that is

lost in todays

world. However, some-

times when you write a

letter, you never know

what will happen. For one

young amazing girl from

Claude, a letter came

straight from the President

of the United States Don-

ald Trump!

Layla Jaramillo, age

6, a kindergarten student

in Heather Burns’ class at

Claude Elementary decid-

ed to try and find out

when you send a letter to

the White House. “We

read the book, The Arma-

dillo from Amarillo,” ex-

plained Burns. “It’s about

an armadillo named Sas-

parillo who sets off on an

adventure to see the

world.”

“Each student made

an armadillo to mail to

someone to take on an

adventure.

(We encour-

aged them to

send it to

someone in

another state

or outside of

the Texas Pan-

handle). We

took a field

trip to the Post

Office where

Ms. Kathy

gave us a tour,

and they

mailed their

armadillos,”

Burns contin-

ued.

The Jara-

millos moved

to Claude in

December of

2016. Layla,

her father Phil,

mother Katrina

and brother

Corban have all settled

into Armstrong County. I

asked Katrina why Layla

chose Donald Trump she

saw a great teachable mo-

ment. “She was interested

in what the presidency

after seeing us watching

the debates and voting.

She asked where Donald

Trump lived, and we ex-

plained the white house

and showed her pics of it. That's when she knew she

wanted to send it to him,

to the white house,” said

Katrina.

“I was a little doubt-

ful that we would hear

anything back from such

an important figure.” Said

Burns. “So I was elated

when Layla brought in

this personalized and en-

couraging letter from

President Trump!”

Yes, you heard that

right. She heard back!

“We were very excited

and happy she got a re-

sponse. We had prepared her incase we didn't get a

letter back. She under-

stands the president is

very busy. “ shared Katri-

na. It was such a great

thing that the whole cele-

brated it and even News

Channel 10 came to inter-

view Layla.

“This even turned

into a great Social Studies

lesson” Burns shared.

“We found Washington

D.C. on the map, and

learned about authority

figures in our town, state,

and country. And who

knew there was even a bowling alley in the

White House?!”

Layla is your ordinary

six year-old girl. She

loves playing with her

dolls, her pets, and her

friends. She loves animals

and babies and says she

wants to be a "baby doc-

tor" when she grows up.

But now she has been part

of something special and

learned an amazing les-

son. “She has learned

from this experience that

nothing is impossible and

no one is too big to re-

spond in good ole fash-ioned snail mail. If you

dream it up and make the

efforts, you can achieve

anything,” said Katrina.

What an amazing

thing for Layla and

Claude to be a part of!

Layla young into her edu-

cation but what a way for

her to get a start. You

never know she may one

day be the President her-

self. When asked how she

felt about the experience

Laylas shared “It was

pretty cool because it

came from far away. It

came from Donald Trump. He lives in the

white house." "It made me

feel great to get his letter."

Celebrating Armstrong County

Volume 129, Number 2 Friday, January 12, 2018

75¢

Jaramillo & Sasparillo get a Letter from the President

Layla Jaramillo mailed her Amarillo off to Washington D.C. to visit President Trump at the White House, and she received a special letter in return. photos courtesy of the Jaramillos

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Bethany Watkins

As we continue working our way through the Claude High School Class of 2018 we turn the Senior Spotlight on Bethany Watkins. Bethany has lived in Claude for one year. She lists her favorites: favorite class: AG, favorite teachers are Coach Hook and Mrs. Koetting. Bethany also loves Scotty McCreery and The New England Patriots.

Upon graduation Bethany says that she “wants to attend College and I plan on going to the Army.” While in Claude she has been involved in FFA and the manager of the Lady ‘Stangs softball team. “Moving to Claude last year and showing hogs” is Bethany’s favorite memory of CHS. In her free time Bethany likes to “Sleep, relax and do homework if I have too.”

“My role model would be my old AG teacher from Tulia,” Bethany says. “Ms. Ginn always pushed me to do my best in whatever I did and she was always there for me.” Bethany hopes it visit Ireland some day, loves Claude because “ It’s close to Amarillo and laid back.” The things Bethany will miss about Claude is “the softball trips and Mr. Daniel asking me how my day is going.”

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MON., JAN. 15th Breakfast:

Pancakes, Bacon, Fruit, Fruit Juice,

& Milk

Lunch: Pork Chop, Gravy, Roll,

Mashed Potatoes, Carrot Coins, Strawberries,

& Milk

TUES., JAN. 16th Breakfast:

Breakfast Burrito, Hash Browns,

Fruit, Fruit Juice, & Milk

Lunch: French Bread Pizza,

Salad, Vegetable Blend, Orange Smiles, & Milk

WED., JAN. 17th Breakfast: French Toast, Sausage,

Fruit, Fruit Juice, & Milk

Lunch: Chicken Wings, Celery Sticks, Carrots

Sticks, Bananas, Brownie, & Milk

THURS., JAN. 18th Breakfast: Oatmeal,

Cinnamon Toast, Fruit, Fruit Juice,

& Milk

Lunch: Chicken-Quesadillas, Salsa,

Corn, Refried Beans, Fruit,

& Milk

FRI., JAN. 19th NO SCHOOL

MENU

The regular meeting

for the City Council of

Claude was held on Janu-

ary 8, 2018. Those pre-

sent included Mayor Bill

Wood, Councilman Dan

Parks, Jay Morris, Joe

Minkley, Twila Baldwin,

and Jim Cabell. Visitors

attending: Martha and

Parker Stewart, Nathan

McKee, Lori Baggett,

Superintendent Wade

Miller, Secretary Susan

Stockett, and EMS Direc-

tor Howard Heath.

Previous minutes

were accepted and bills

were paid. Howard Heath

presented a policy for

ambulance bill disposi-

tion and right off policy.

The policy was accepted

unanimously by the coun-

cil. The Council reviewed

the Top 5 things were

would like to complete in

2018. The water project

for new wells to the City

is Number 1, and we are

moving forward as fast as

the government will let

us.

Martha and Parker

Stewart were at the meet-

ing representing the

“Treasure Chest” as

members of the Board of

Directors. Martha pre-

sented the Council with a

check for $2,000 to help

pay for the “Welcome to

Claude” signs. They also

offered a donation of land

west of the Treasure

Chest for placement of

the sign. The Treasure

Chest has been a blessing

to both our City and

County and all of our

people.

It was decided to

have all of our mainte-

nance staff trained in

Emergency Responder

Techniques, not only for

their own safety but to be

able to help out with the

ambulance. Twila Bald-

win presented the swim-

ming pool policy for

2018 to the Council and it

was accepted by unani-

mous vote. We will be

putting out ads for pool

managers and lifeguards

in the next couple of

weeks. Other information

will go out as we get

closer to summer.

We certainly appreci-

ate all of the donations to

the Claude EMS and the

Claude VFD that we re-

ceived in honor of Johnny

Brown. He would have

been very pleased with

this response. We are

looking forward to get-

ting our new ambulance

in from the State in the

next few weeks. The

$180,000 grant will be a

great blessing for our

City and County.

Thank you for your

support of our city. May

God bless you.

Bill Wood Mayor

COMMUNITY CALENDAR HOW THE BIBLE BECAME THE BIBLE—Sun. Jan.

14th, 7:00 p.m., Methodist Family Life Center, 7

pm Sundays. This is Week 2 of a 4 Week Study.

Everyone Welcome!

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY—Mon. Jan. 15th,

ALL DAY, This is a bank and postal holiday. Plan

ahead.

CISD NO SCHOOL—Fri. Jan. 19th, ALL DAY, Come

out to the Stock Show!

ARMSTRONG COUNTY JR LIVESTOCK SHOW—Fri.

Jan. 19th, 8:00 a.m., Armstrong County Activity

Center, Come out and see the students show their

animals

ARMSTRONG COUNTY JR LIVESTOCK SALE &

DINNER—Sat. Jan. 20th, 6:00 p.m. Dinner, 7:00

p.m. Sale with Dance to Follow

HOW THE BIBLE BECAME THE BIBLE—Sun. Jan.

21st, 7:00 p.m., Methodist Family Life Center, 7


Everyone Welcome!

WASHBURN GAME NIGHT—Saturday, January

27th, 5:30 pm, Washburn Community Center.

Potluck supper & games. Everyone welcome.

HOW THE BIBLE BECAME THE BIBLE—Sun. Jan.

28th 7:00 p.m., Methodist Family Life Center, 7


Everyone Welcome!

AUDITIONS FOR NARNIA—Mon. Jan. 29th &

Wed. Jan. 31st, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Gem Thea-

tre, Individuals 3rd Grade & Up, No experience

Necessary!

COMMUNITY MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST—Sat.

Feb. 3rd, 7:00 a.m., hosted by Claude UMC

COMMISSIONERS COURT—Mon. Feb. 12th, 9:00

a.m., Armstrong County Courthouse

CITY COUNCIL—Mon. Feb. 12th, 5:30 p.m., Claude

City Hall

VALENTINE’S DAY—Wed. Feb. 14th, ALL DAY,

Don’t forget to say “I Love You” to the people in

your life who matter the most

DEADLINE TO FILE FOR CANDIDACY IN CITY

ELECTION—Fri. Feb. 16th, Close of Business Day,

Deadline to file to run for City office.

PRESIDENT’S DAY—Mon. Feb. 19th, ALL DAY, This

is a bank and postal holiday. Plan ahead.

The Claude News– Friday, January 12, 2018—

ARMSTRONG COUNTY HEALTH FAIR 2018

Janie Arc of Palo Duro Nursing Home and Billie Peden of the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension will be hosting the Arm-strong County Health Fair 2018.

The event is January 25, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Armstrong County Ac-tivity Center located at 901 Hurley St. in Claude, Texas. They will be providing in-formation regarding Health Care and Long Term Care for anyone that would like to attend.

The following are some of the vendors that will be there to answer any of your questions: Evolv Amerigroup

Davis Law Firm Corner Drug

Superior Accolade

BSA Hospice Kindred Hospice

TxDot Texas Tech

First Care Maximus

DentaQuest MCNA Dental

Nursing Home Rehab

Claude Medical Clinic

Hudson House Assisted Living

Area Agency Aging

Schooler Funeral Home

January 13th

January 14th Samuel Weinheimer

Alexis Eddleman

January 15th Joe Reck

Tessa Johnson Kyan Monteiro

Cayden Cox Scott Newsted

January 16th

Jackie Patterson

January 17th Jacie Bruner

Ryan Cox Leagen Davis Karli Fields

Kelsee Roberts Judd Westbrook M/M Pat Martin

January 18th Donna Lara

Savannah Fields

January 19th Nancy Fields

Dena Gillmore Garrett Ashworth

Miah Hughes Martha Johnston

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Mayor’s Desk: A Note from Bill Wood

The varsity girls

opened district play on

Friday, January 5th, 2018

against the Wellington

Lady ‘Rockets. They

played at Wellington.

The competition was

intense; the score being

close throughout the

whole game. The Lady

‘Rockets led for the first

half, but the Lady ‘Stangs

came back in the second

half with the extra couple

of points they needed.

The final score ended up

being forty-seven points

to forty-three points in

Claude’s favor.

Jenna Cooper was

the leading scorer

with twenty-two

points while she also

had four assists and

eight rebounds.

Jaden Hughes had

nine points, and Tay-

lor Fouquet had

eight points. Taylor

also had four re-

bounds. Allison

Giles had five re-

bounds.

Wellington, at the

time, was ranked

twelfth in the 2A divi-

sion while Claude was

ranked 6th. This win will

boost the girls’ rankings,

but it also moves them

one win more towards the

state championships.

The Claude varsity

girls are going to be fac-

ing The Panhandle Pan-

thers on Friday, January

12, 2018.

BY ALYSSA HIGGS

Lady ‘Stangs Open Districts with a Win


ARMSTRONG COUNTY JR. LIVESTOCK SHOW

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 SHOW BEGINS AT 8 AM

2018

SHOW ORDER: Goats Lambs Pigs Rabbits Steers

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2018 6:00 p.m. Sale Dinner 7:00 p.m. Sale

Dance to follow

Don’t forget to get your raffle tickets for the riding lawnmower. Drawing will be held during the sale.

Silent Auction Friday and Saturday. Bidding will be closed before the sale begins.

Jaden Hughes made an important defensive block against the Wellington Lady Rockets in their first District game of the sea-son. photo by CISD yearbook staff

Jenna Cooper is this week’s female

Athlete of the Week. The Lady

‘Stangs opened up Districts last

week on the road against twelfth

ranked Wellington. Jenna led the

way offensively for the Ladies with

twenty-two points. She also grabbed

ten rebounds and dished out four

assist in the effort. Jenna was also a

perfect ten for ten from the free-

throw line which helped cement the

victory for the Lady Stangs.

Nash Stapp Nash Stapp has been are most con-

sistent defensive player this year. He

does a great job of anticipating,

reading the offensive players eyes

and hustling to his spot. Nash is con-

sistently in great position and makes

many plays on the defensive end of

the floor. His versatility on defense

is second to none. He is capable of

playing all 5 defensive positions and

makes us a much better defensive

team overall. On the offensive end

he has improved his shot tremen-

dously and is one of our leading free

throw percentage shooters.

Jenna Cooper

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Mustangs have Mixed Results over Christmas Break

Over the Christmas

break, the Mustangs

played Stanford-Fritch

and put up a good fight,

but unfortunately fell

short of a victory. “The

Fritch game was tough.

They are a big team and

that gave us some trouble.

It was a game that I

thought we played hard in

but ultimately made too

many errors. A bright

spot was the play of Jun-

ior Wing Mason Smith

who did a great job at-

tacking their big guys off

the dribble as well as con-

verting several times

from the three point arc,”

explained Head Coach

Vedran Krtalic. Mason

Smith led the team with

seventeen points. Ty Ivy

had fourteen points and

four steals. Brady Gabel

had ten points and three

steals. They ended the

game with fifty points to

Fritch’s ninety-eight.

The boys also played

against Fort Elliot giving

winning their second

game of the break. They

beat the Cougars 58-34.

Ty Ivy played a phenom-

enal game with eighteen

points, eight steals, and

five assists. Mason Smith

also had a great game

with sixteen points, three

steals, and two assists.

And finally rounding out

the team’s top three was

Tristen Smith with six

points and two assists.

The Mustangs played a

really good game against

the Fort Elliot Cougars.

“In the fort Elliot game

our defense was very

good. We were able to

force twenty-seven turno-

vers and convert them

into points” “I thought

our senior Back four of

Ty Ivy and Brady Gabel

did an outstanding job of

pressuring their guards

and that ultimately lead to

the big win,” said Krtalic.

The boy’s played

with everything they had

and appreciate everyone

that came out to support

them throughout the holi-

days. They look forward

to district being right

around the corner and are

very hopeful. The Mus-

tangs love the support

they are shown and hope

for that to only continue.

The Claude News– Friday, January 12, 2018—

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Now Meeting at the Armstrong County

Activity Center Sundays @ 10:00 a.m.

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Armstrong County Commissioners Court will hold a

Public Hearing on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at

the Armstrong County Courthouse, 101 Trice Street, Claude, Texas, to take public comments related to setting

speed limits on county roads.

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