Others have been mentioned, particularly tie-down roper Randall Carlisle's name appears. Randall, everyone recalls, was All State 1A D2 from Lipan in 2005 and holds the national high school 3 point shot record! To the uninformed, now we're talk'in basketball!
Tim Sears sent this old photo courtesy of Juanita Windsor McCauley. Her dad, Walter Windsor, managed the Bean Store which was officially known as the Farmers Cooperative. City Hall is now located in the lower part of the building.
"One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast....a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much; I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those desk-bound men and women with their hearts in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this; You will outlive the bastards." - Edward Abbey
Drawing for: Ruger Standard M77 Mark II. The winner gets to 
choose the caliber, and pick it up at Pigeon Road Gun Store in Stephenville, USA.
Devon's Ator GU (Gas Unit) #1H began being drilled Thursday by Felderhoff Bros' #4 Rig. Drilling will take 2 to 3 weeks.
On the new Lipan ISD website is posted the proposed 2006-2007 tax rate required to fund the school year budget .
full $100,000 building of the depleted reserve fund. However, he anticipates the board will target over $50,000 in the final approved budget.
encouraging increase over small declines seen in the recent few years. With the new high school facilities, the energy of a new superintendent, the seasoned leadership on the board, the improvement to the faculties' compensation, and the deep commitment of the Lipan Country community - all these factors combined set the stage for a positive new school year.
the school's still weak financial position over some specific time period? Or, will the many pent-up needs this year be too pressing to address future stability? Any initiative will come from the Board because a new superintendent will rightly be focused on the immediate needs that suport the classroom. See blog viewpoint from this past spring.Be sure to read on. Thanks, Tim!"Nestled in a small valley in northwest Hood County is the town of Lipan,
Texas. Lipan is named for the Lipan Apache Indians who once roamed the Southwest.
Lipan is surrounded by small creeks including Crockery Creek, Kickapoo Creek, and Weaver Branch. The valley has come to be known as Kickapoo Valley with Kickapoo Falls as a distinctive landmark. These creeks eventually empty into the mighty Brazos River.
For many centuries this tranquil valley was home to native American Indians from several tribes including Wichita, Apache, and Comanche tribes and to bountiful wild game of deer, turkeys, raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, etc. The creeks ran year round; the wooded land provided for the needs of both man and beast.
About 1853 the first known white settlers of the area were . . ."-
Another history: In 1948 Carl Dean Ator wrote a colorful history that I especially like regarding Lipan's school buildings. It's also on the Hood County Genealogical Society site and is found by searching for "Ator". Carl wrote:
"Having a truly inspiring, appealing, and romantic history, Lipan, Hood County, Texas dates its existence as far back as 1870. At this time, the thriving little community was known as "Crossroads," due to the fact that the road running from Weatherford to Stephenville crossed with the Granbury-Palo Pinto Road at the present site of Lipan."
