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A6 Bracston Childress; and many
cousins and friends.
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Brandon Lee Childress, 38
Brandon Lee Childress, 38,
died April 16, 2011 in Beckham
County, Oklahoma. Funeral services were held Friday, April 22,
2011, at 2 p.m. at the Wheeler
High School Gymnasium Wheeler, Texas, with Shawn Davis officiating. Burial was in the Wheeler Cemetery, Wheeler, Texas,
under the direction of Wright Funeral Directors, Wheeler, Texas.
Brandon was born on November 26, 1972, in Garden City,
Kansas, to Kenneth Childress
and Brenda Carol Herrell Childress. Brandon has lived in
Wheeler all his life. He graduated from Wheeler High School in
1991. Brandon worked in custom
hay bailing, worked for the Hardcastle Farms for many years, and
was currently employed at New
Park Drilling Company. He was
fun loving, always outgoing, and
had a heart of gold. Brandon is
preceded in death by his mother, Brenda Childress on July 4,
2010.
Brandon is survived by his father Kenneth Childress of Wheeler, Texas; one sister, Tami Jo
Thompson and husband, Shawn,
of Miami, Texas; two brothers,
Draton Childress and wife, Donna of Wheeler, Texas, Casey
Childress and wife, Nicole, of
Wheeler, Texas; several nieces
and nephews: Kenny Childress,
Shaylie Thompson, Quincy Childress, Hadley Thompson, Ryan
Childress, Kenna Childress,
N.D. “De” Dysart, 72
N.D. “De” Dysart, 72, was
called home Wednesday, April
13, 2011. Services were held
at 10 a.m., Saturday in GriggsSchooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel with the
Reverend Chuck Garrison and
the Reverend Ed Arington, both
of Oakdale Grace Fellowship
Church officiating. Burial was in
Memory Gardens Cemetery.
De was born March 14, 1939,
in Mobeetie. He married the love
of his life, Jody, on June 1, 1973,
in Amarillo.
He retired from Santa Fe Railroad in 1991. De never met a
stranger, he loved to play guitar
and sing at church.
De loved his family and was
known for being a ‘family man.”
He always had a story and was
always a joy to be around. His
humor will be missed. De was a
loving husband, father and grandfather who will be missed by all.
Survivors include his wife, Jody
Dysart; five daughters, Lorna and
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husband, Gary Ketcherside, Lanita Griffith and husband, Shaun
Owings, Leasa and husband,
Raymond Dean, Cheryl and husband, Scott Plummer, and Lynn
Haskins; and two sons, les and
wife, Jaylene Norton, and Carey
and wife, Laura Dysart; his parents, Norman and Vircie Dysart;
a sister, Gail and husband, Max
Washington; 20 grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a
million friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests memorial be to American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell
St., Amarillo, TX 79019.
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Kemper Woosley (left) and Rick Wright, hang the sign SuddenLink’s new location. SuddenLink recently moved to their new location at 113 E. Third St. Store hours are Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Customers with questions or needing direction may call (806) 2563944.
Davide Cabassi, Italian pianist,
will play the spectacular finale
of this season at the Wellington
Ritz Theatre at 3 p.m. on Sunday,
May 1st.
An expressive pianist with a
distinctive personality, Cabassi
upholds the tradition of lyric
Italian pianism. Winner of the
Twelfth Van Cliburn Interna-
Davide Cabassi to play at the Ritz
tional Piano Competition in June
2005, Davide has performed with
symphonies throughout Europe
and USA. The guest soloist on
Saturday night with the Amarillo
Symphony, Cabassi will then
come perform Sunday afternoon
at the Wellington Ritz.
Davide Cabassi made his
orchestral debut at the age of
thirteen with the RAI Radio
Symphony Orchestra in Milan.
He has also collaborated with
the Munich Philharmonic, the
Neue Philharmonie Westfalen,
the Russian Chamber Philharmonic, OSI Lugano, Orchestre
Romantique Paris, as well as
with several Italian orchestras
working with such conductors
as Gustav Kuhn, James Conlon,
Asher Fisch Vladimir Delman,
Antonello Manacorda among
others. Mr. Cabassi has played
concerts in Austria, China,
France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Poland, Scandinavia,
and Switzerland, highlighted by
appearances in Salzburg’s Mozarteum, the Gasteig in Munich,
Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow,
Roque d’Antheron, and Tiroler
Festspiele. In October, 2010 he
debuted at La Scala with Orchestra Verdi.
Tickets for the Davide Cabassi
recital on May 1st are priced at
$10 per seat. Tickets may be
purchased at the Wellington Ritz
Theatre on the day of the performance when the box office opens
at 2 p.m. For more information,
please visit web site www.wellingtonritztheatre.com.
League of Women Voters plans public forum on water issues
The League of Women Voters of Amarillo will sponsor a
public forum on “The State of
Water in Texas – Yours, Mine
or Ours?” from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, April 30, in the
Parish Hall of St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church, 1601 S.
Georgia.
Guest speakers will discuss a
range of issues surrounding the
competition for water in Texas
and changes needed to ensure
that water will be available to
The Parkview Artery
CAR SEAT CHECKUP
There will be a Car Seat Check-up on Wednesday May 4,
2011, From 11am to 1pm at the Clarendon Fire Deptartment in Clarendon, Texas.
DoES yoUR CAR SEAT:
• Move when you stop or turn?
• Seem too small for your child?
• Just not fit right?
sustain future generations in
the Panhandle. The Amarillo
League’s Environment Committee has planned the event
as part of a statewide League
study of “Texas Water Resources as a Commodity.”
“We invite people from all
over the Panhandle to attend
the forum as we learn more
about the factors affecting how
we manage this natural resource that is so vital to life,
the economy and the well being of our region,” said Tonya
Kleuskens, Environment Committee chair and a member of
the state LWV study committee.
Speakers and their topics include Dr. Melanie Barnes of
Lubbock, geologist and geochemist on the graduate faculty
at Texas Tech University with
extensive experience in environmental projects, “Water in
Texas;” Marty Jones, attorney
with the Sprouse Shrader Smith
law firm, counsel to Mesa
Water and frequent speaker
on groundwater rights issues,
“Water Marketing;” and Dr.
Richard Todd, research scientist at the USDA Conservation
and Production Research Laboratory at Bushland, “Nature’s
Perspective.”
Also, Dr. David Ciscel of
Memphis, Tenn., owner of
Memphis Forensic Economics and Professor Emeritus of
Economics at the University of
Memphis, will speak on “Water Economy,” and the Rev.
David Green, chaplain with
Hospice Care of the Southwest
and minister of the Amarillo
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, on “Water: Human Right
or Need?”
Following lunch, four local
speakers will give their reactions to the ideas expressed in
the morning. They are C.E.
Williams, manager of the Panhandle Groundwater Conser-
vation District: Mary Emeny,
environmental advocate who
is turning an old caliche mine
into a regenerative community
using primarily rainwater; Jim
Steiert, naturalist, author and
member of Region O Water
Planning Group; and Jarrett
Atkinson, Amarillo city manager. All of the speakers will
then serve as a panel to answer
questions from the audience,
Kleuskens said.
Attendance at the forum is
free. Lunch costs $10 if paid
in advance to St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church or $15 at the
door. Anyone wishing more information may contact Barbara
Whitton at the church, (806)
376-6316, ext. 105, or email:
barbara.whitton@gmail.com.
Co-sponsors of the event are
St. Andrew’s, Amarillo Public
Library, High Plains Institute
for Applied Ecology, Amarillo
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and Roasters.
Second annual Canadian River
Music Festival in full swing
LEARn HoW To:
• Choose the right safety seat for your child
• Properly secure your safety seat in your vehicle
• Properly secure your child in their safety seat
• Understand the dangers of airbags
• Graduate your child to a booster seat
FACTS:
• 4 out of 5 car seats are used incorrectly
• Child safety seats are 71% effective in preventing
fatalities and 67% effective in preventing serious
injuries
Children riding in the front seat are 40% more likely to
be injured in a crash than those riding in the back seat.
Did you know 80 percent of car seats are installed incorrectly? Did you know children should be in booster seats
until age 8, or 4 feet nine inches tall? Every year close to
1,800 children ages 14 and under are killed as occupants
in motor vehicles and more than 360,000 are injured.
About half of all children under the age of five, who die in
crashes, are not buckled up.
•of every 100 children who die in motor vehicle crashes
at least 80 would survive if they were properly secured in
an approved child safety seat or safety belts.
Medcat
Childhood is a short season, don’t make it any shorter.
Sponsored by The Panhandle R A C
Trauma Service Area A, of which
Parkview Hospital is proud to be a member.
On May 14, the second annual
Canadian River Music Festival will
be in full swing with a day full of
music, food, and fun for the whole
family. The lights will be bright
and the bands will be hot in one of
Texas’ prettiest little river cities.
Nestled in the Canadian River valley among the blue hills of the panhandle, Canadian boasts metropolitan amenities in a quiet little Texas
town. On May 14, however, they
trade in the song of crickets and
coyotes for the plugged in, amped
up boom of fiddle and guitar.
The inaugural festival was a huge
success last year with over a thousand music lovers in attendance.
Guests came from miles to attend
the main event as well as feast on
food from local vendors and nonprofit organizations. From ribs,
jambalaya, and green chili burritos
to homemade ice cream and funnel
cakes, the festival offered a spread
of portable cuisine that could sat-
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isfy any appetite. Among the vendors, CRMF offered the kids some
excitement with a variety of entertainment. Kids were put to the test
with the United States Army Rock
Wall, Monkey Motion, Jurassic
Play Land, and Pokey the Clown’s
Junior Ranch Rodeo. The kid’s
activities are free with admission,
which makes it even more family
friendly. There’s something for everyone at the festival.
The lineup for this year’s festival is just as rockin’ as last year.
Headlining the big day is Texas’
one and only Early Keen. Keen
has been touring since the 80s and
has shared the stage with the likes
of Texas legend, Willie Nelson. He
has an easy style of Texas twang
that tells good ol’ southers stories.
He is one of the original front porch
songwriters, a trademark of Texas
country.
Warming up the stage for Keen
is another Texas favorite, Tommy
Alverson. With hits like “Una Mas
Cerveza” and “Maybe Mexico,”
Alverson blends mellow lone star
swing with a little organic Spanish
style that Texas is proud to call its
own.
Launching the day’s festivities
will be Grammy-nominated singerguitarist Don Edwards. Edwards
is a western folklorist who paints
pictures of the cowboy lifestyle by
sweeping his hand across his guitar
strings while sweetly singing ballads of range living. He received
the prestigious Chester A. Reynolds
Memorial Award from the National
Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum of Oklahoma City for 2010.