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The Spirit of Lubbock©

Legends of the Llano Estacado

by Clarence Milam

Welcome to the Spirit of Lubbock© page. Y'all will find stories of Lubbock and the West Texas area here, gathered over the past several years, published locally in such magazines as The Lubbock Magazine©, The Caprock Sun©, and Y'all Magazine©.

Articles by Clarence Milam appearing in the Lubbock Magazine©

2000

Horizontal Yellow-A work of creative non-fiction by Dan Flores reviewed January 2000
1999

Isa-Tai, Comanche Prophet October 1999
1998

Georgia O'Keeffe in Amarillo, Sky Woman, Part I June 1998
The Search for Coronado in Blanco Canyon June 1998
Ciboleros-Buffalo hunters of the High Plains March 1998
William Howe-Testing the limits of poetry January 1998
The Canada Goose, Winter guests of the playas January 1998
1997

Ouen'abunit Nuhmuhnuh... The Twilight of the Comanches, Part II December 1997
Quanah Parker and the Comanche-The story of the last days of the Comanche, Part I November 1997
Three-Finger Jack-A look at General Ranald Mackenzie October 1997
Buddy's Cruiser September 1997
Eye on the Sky-The Legend of the Lubbock Lights August 1997
Wildflowers-A glimpse at a few of the women pioneers of the Old West July 1997
The Legend of the Lobo May 1997
THE PIONEER HOTEL-Remembrances of this once (and hopefully, yet again) grand hotel April 1997
Chief Runkles establishes Taba'na Yuan'e, the Ceremony of the Sunrise Wind, for Post for each upcoming year's forecast March 1997
From the time of Coronado, Spanish flavors the names of the Llano February 1997
1996

St. Paul's on the Plains-Restoration progresses on one of the first churches in Lubbock December 1996

Articles by [a.k.a.] Dus T. Wrangler in Y'all Magazine©

2001

The Spirit of Lubbock©
The Spirit of Lubbock© : The Legend of the Luminaria
2002

The Spirit of Lubbock© : The Legend of the Dust Devil

The Spirit of Lubbock© : Architectural Heritage-A Spanish Flair

The Spirit of Lubbock© would like to pay it's heartfelt respects to the family of

"Chief" Frank Runkles.

He was born Dec. 28, 1909, and he returned to his maker, March 19th, 2002. His passing came only three days before the traditional March 22 Taba'na Yuan'e sunrise ceremony, which predicts the coming year's fortune. Chief Runkles had led the ceremony for 29 years. He never missed a ceremony.

The city of Post Texas will continue the ceremony in his honor, stating:

"We will go forward with the tradition. We know he would want us to."

He was 92 years old. The family suggests memorials to

In Focus Ministries, 1006 Cactus, Levelland, TX 79336

or the Garza County Historical Museum, 119 N. Avenue N, Post, TX 79356


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