The High Plains A&M Club invites all Aggies to a picnic to be held Saturday, August 2nd, 3:00 p.m. til ?? at the pavilion at Palo Duro Lake Park near Spearman. Please pass on this invitation to all your club members, students and prospective students, Aggie Moms, etc. All Aggies are invited!

Our club will furnish hotdogs, iced tea and lemonade, and all paper goods. Please ask those attending to bring lawn chairs, games if desired, chips or cookies to share, and lots of Aggie stories. Facilities at the park include a fishing pond, playground for children, horseshoe pits, and camping. So come out early and enjoy the day or spend the night if you wish. Entrance fees to the park are paid by our club. Overnight camping would require a fee.

Directions from Spearman: from the stoplight (there is only one!) in Spearman go north on Highway 15 toward Perryton for 5 miles. Turn left (west) onto County Road 28. Go 9.1 miles until you reach the damn. Turn right just prior to driving on to the dam. The pavilion is located in the park that is below the dam. (Note: County Road 28 will merge into County Road 3214 but stay on the pavement.)

If you have any questions, please call Mike Pack,'80 at 806 659 5190 (home), 806 664 0056 (cell), or 806 Johnette Jarvis,'70 at 806 878 2240 (home), 806 898 1872 (cell). We would very much appreciate a head count of those planning to attend so we could make sure we have enough food and drink for everyone. It is our desire for this to be an opportunity for Aggies of all ages from the Panhandle area to get together for fun and fellowship. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESS!

Thank you in advance for your help in passing this information on to all Aggies and we look forward to seeing you there!

Johnette Jarvis ‘70
Secretary
High Plains A&M Club

What is the level of the lake these days?

Is the water deeper above or below the dam?

I have not been out to the "lake" since we've gotten 2-3 days of good rain recently.
Of course there is a reason we locals refer to it as the Palo Duro "pond".
There is more water above the dam than below.
At least the last time I checked.

I would NOT bring a ski boat../

windmill I was up there on the 3rd, and at our farm we had gotten 1.5" of rain. Has it rained since then.

Its been raining off & on since Tuesday afternoon.
Again last night and its still cloudy and cool.

that is great. thanks for the update.

windmill, do people fish out there much?

When water levels were higher a few years back they caught some "nice" bass - not Lake Fork "nice" - but big enough to stretch your string. I understatnd they may have had come crappie as wel.
What I now read about in the local paper is mostly the large catfish catches.
This lake is like many in this area....water levels are down...we need a lot more rain than what we have gotten over the past few years.
The pavillion area is nice. Lots of large trees for shade and small stream between the pavillon and camping areas. I've seen wild turkeys and deer in the area at times.

I used to go out there with my grandmother and check out the waterfowl after it was first built. Nice place for the wildlife, but not worth all the tax dollars IMO. I doubt it will ever fill up.

The paper said it is currently 15 and a fraction feet deep.

THIS SATURDAY 3 PM
PALO DURO LAKE PARK PAVILION

TTT

I believe that is 15' across