Since I grew up in legendary Cowboys quarterback “Dandy” Don Meredith’s hometown of Mt. Vernon, Texas, and hauled hay for his parents, it is illegal for me not to be a Cowboys fan. As a youngster, I rode 100 miles to a Dallas-Green Bay pre-season game at the Cotton Bowl with my father and his […]
Wrath of Reba a powerful weapon
June 1, 2006
By Ned Cantwell: Syndicated Columnist Perhaps it was just one of those slow news days. No murders in Albuquerque, the Vigil mistrial yesterday’s story, viewers long having tired of a real yawner of a state political primary season. Whatever the case, one of the Duke City TV newscasts found time to bring us the report […]
Gresham, Velma Jane
February 7, 2005
Velma Jane Gresham Services: Have been held. Velma Jane Gresham, 90, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, in Amarillo. She was born on June 14, 1914, in Bryce, Texas. She attended school in Richland. She married J.E. (Dick) Gresham in Portales on March 8, 1932. They moved to California in 1939 and then came […]
Morris, Harvey Wayne
November 18, 2004
Harvey Wayne Morris Services: Have been held. Harvey Wayne Morris, 68, of Clovis, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, in Clovis. He was born Nov. 24, 1935, in Clovis, to Lee and Alice Wana Bradshaw Morris. He married Meredith June Petersen on March 25, 1960, in Warwick, R.I. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 […]
Organizations 3/14
March 12, 2004
Grady Alpha Club The Grady Alpha Club met on March 2, 2004, at the Grady Senior Citizens with Maxine Grau and Margie Woods as hostesses. The program was bow making by Linda Brown. Katy McKechnie, president, called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m. with 10 members present. Prayer requests were honored. The Nite Owls, […]
Club notes 11/9
November 7, 2003
Open Pairs Wednesday Morning Session Nov. 5 Section A 1 Maxine Coffey – Meredith Morris, Clovis 2 Norma Orwin – Jerry Beck, Clovis 3/4 Oleta Thornton – John Rollinson, Clovis 3/4 Lura Rundell, Farwell; Ashok Bhakta, Clovis
Texas entertainment just a few hours away
July 16, 2003
By Angela Peacock Lake Meredith National Recreation Area north of Amarillo isn’t just a place to fish, swim, hike and camp, officials said. With the Texas-style musical “Lone Star Rising,” visitors can experience a piece of Western history. “Lone Star Rising,” which is held at the Fritch Fortress amphitheater, runs Wednesday through Sunday nights beginning […]
