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County volunteer recognition nominations due next week

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
The Bosque County Agrilife Extension is seeking nominations from the county-wide community for its annual 2022 Volunteer Award. “You may nominate more than one person in each category and the same person in multiple categories if it applies.

Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Mondays weekly 6:30 p.m. – Cub Scouts Pack 376 meet every Monday at the Cub Scout Hut in Clifton, located at 215 W 9th Street.
Bosque County Sheriff Trace Hendricks honored Sharon Wilson for her 20-years of service to the sheriff’s department earlier in December 2022. Courtesy Photo By Bosque County Sheriffs Office

Sheriff’s office honors Wilson

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
In December 2022, Bosque County Sheriff’s Department honored a long-time employee for her service to the community. Sharon Wilson was honored for her 20 years of service to the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office and Bosque County citizens.

Bosque commissioners take actions on Dec. 5

Nathan Diebenow
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
The Bosque County Commissioners Court took several actions during its regular meeting on Monday December 5, in Meridian. The court approved the reappointment of Charlie Drexler and Donna Quarles to the Emergency Service District #1 Board of Directors.
Veterans Ricky Richards and Ken Thompson (from left) held wreaths up on stands as the Rev. Mary Gean Cope prayed for the healing of veterans and their families during the Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday, December 17, at Clifton Cemetery. Location coordinator Kathy Harr led the ceremony, which she noted was among of 3,679 other ceremonies happening across America that morning. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record

Freedom To Heal

Nathan Diebenow
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Volunteers honored veterans by laying wreaths on their gravesites across southern Bosque County on Saturday, December 17. The wreath-laying ceremony at Clifton Cemetery alone drew over 100 participants on the sunny yet chilly morning.
Jerry Godby (right) and his wife Nell (center) welcomed guests to his 100th birthday celebration in Clifton on Saturday, December 17. Nathan Diebenow | The Clifton Record

Centenarian

Nathan Diebenow
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
What’s the secret to Jerry Godby’s longevity? That thought was among the many well wishes and glad tidings given by people who attended Godby’s 100th birthday celebration on Saturday, December 17. The Godby family estimated that over 100 guests from not only the Clifton community but also Valley Mills, Waco, Temple, and the state of Michigan participated in the afternoon festivities at the Clifton Civic Center.

Mental health fair slated at CHS Jan. 26

News Staff
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
A mental health fair will be held at Clifton High School on Thursday, January 26, 2023. This fair will raise awareness about mental health to area students and the Bosque County community.
Volunteers (from left) Marcie Gillaspie, Kathy Harr, Joanne Blossom, and Dee Anna Walker discuss placement of flags to mark veteran graves for Wreaths Across America on Sunday, December 11, at Clifton Memorial Park. Several ceremonies honoring late veterans in Bosque County are slated at cemeteries in Clifton, Cranfills Gap and Norse on Saturday, December 17. Photo Courtesy of Bryan Davis

Wreaths Across America veterans’ ceremonies slated Saturday, Dec. 17

Bryan Davis
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Volunteers turned out in force over the weekend to receive a truckload of beautiful fresh balsam wreaths from the Wreaths Across America movement and destined for placement on an estimated 782 veteran’s graves in Clifton and surrounding cemeteries for Christmas. A public ceremony will be held on Saturday, Dec.

What to do with fallen leaves this autumn?

Press Release
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Even though it’s the Christmas season, autumn is still here and leaves are continuing to fall across the state, building up and around our homes and yards. The key to leaves around your home is finding the balance between removing and leaving them.
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