Wednesday, May 9, 2007

CLEVER - then & now

Okay, so here's what used to be the high school. Remember? This is now the "middle school", for 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th grades. We have a new high school but just passed a new tax increase for an even newer high school to be built all the way across town. There are roughly between 80 and 100 students per grade now. Even kindergarten! Remember when we were in school? There were two classes each of 5th and 6th grades, with anywhere from 18 to 20 students per class. By the way, any pictures on this site that you want a closer look at, you can click on them and they'll get huge.....
This next picture is of the only stop light in Clever. Referred to as, "the 4-way stop in Clever" when giving anyone directions. This is at Highway 14 coming into Clever from Republic. There used to be an old, old gas station on the left. There's still a gas station there but it's been torn down and rebuilt with a little strip mall behind it and the car wash that has also been remodeled beside that.
This is the view driving into downtown Clever. You asked me if the little grocery store was still there and as you can see, it is. I think they may even have some of the same merchandise in stock that they had when you lived here. Not much has changed about this picture obviously. Downtown remains nearly the same as it was then.
This is that new convenient store on the corner coming into town.
This is the park. Updated, (somewhat), with a brand new water tower close by. Remember when the park was just a pavillion on an empty lot? The old jail might have even still been on it when you were here. Do you remember anything about the park in town?

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