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PRESS FREEThursday: J.H. and J.V.football in Hamilton, 5 p.m.Friday: Community PepRally @ FBC, 1:30 p.m.;Homecoming activities, 6:45p.m.; J.V. & VarsityVolleyball vs. Hamilton @home, 3:30 p.m.; Varsityfootball vs. Hamilton @home, 7:30 p.m.Saturday: Pre-UIL bandcontest @ Early, 1:30 pmMonday: DISD board, 7 pmTuesday: Vball in Gorman, 5

This Week in DeLeon

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Welcome HomeDeLeon High School Homecoming is this Friday, October

14. The traditional all-school/community pep-rally is scheduledfor Friday, October 14 at approximately 1:30 p.m. The street/park-ing area directly in front of the First Baptist Church will be usedfor the pep-rally, so DISD asks that all community membersplease refrain from parking in that area on Friday afternoon.Friday evening pre-game activities, including the announcement

of Homecoming queen and king, and beaus and sweethearts forDHS’ different organizations, will begin at 6:45 p.m. Bearcat foot-ball will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. DeLeon ISD invites the communityto join them on Wednesday evening, October 12 for the bonfire onthe stadium parking lot. The bonfire is set to begin at approximate-ly 8:30 p.m.

DHS Homecoming, Friday, Oct. 14, 6:45 p.m. at Bearcat Field

2016-2017 DELEON HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING NOMINEES. The DeLeon High School Homecoming Kingand Queen nominees are, back row, Aaron Riggs, Cooper Dyson, Anthony Lopez, and Matthew Sones, and frontrow, Marly Sides, Taylor Welch, Ireland Hugg, and Bailey Whiteley.

POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL. DeLeon High School Senior Marly Sides crashes her way into the endzoneSaturday night to give the Blue Crushers their first lead against the Pink Ladies in the annual 2016 Powder Pufffootball game, while Jaden Craig and Alyssa Mahan prepare to defend the goal line. The Blue Crushers would holdout to win 36-20. The Blue Crushers, made up of DeLeon seniors and sophomores, included Marly Sides, EbonyGonzales, Bailey Whiteley, McKinsey Morris, Whitney Beach, Taylor Welch, Madisyn Stone, Tori Gonzales, BriannaGonzales, Mikayla Sparger, Jaycee Burrow, Cassidy Stelter, Savannah Reeves, Timber Steele, and KianaGonzales. The Pink Ladies, made up of DeLeon juniors and freshmen, included Clarissa Landa, Payton Williams,Sierra Dyson, Alyssa Mahan, Sophie Gilmore, Haley Painter, Victoria Swinney, Natalie Alvarado, Micaela Miller,Cara Sides, Mayson Pounds, Taylor Mahan, and Brooke Stelter.

On Wednesday,Comanche County Sheriff’sOffice, along with Erath andHamilton County Sheriff’sOffices, executed a search war-rant at the Smoke Shack, a.k.a.Bad Habits Emporium, locatedon Hwy. 67/377 in the commu-nity of Hasse.

According to theComanche County Sheriff’sOffice, the search resulted inthe seizure of several pounds ofsynthetic marijuana (alsoknown as “incense, spice or K-2), marijuana, illegal firearms,and cash.

Synthetic marijuana iscontrolled by Chapter 481 ofthe Texas Health and SafetyCode. Due to the extent of eachdifferent product or chemicaladditive, laboratory results are

pending along with the investi-gation.

Three persons on scenewere arrested for Possession ofControlled Substance PenaltyGroup 2-A greater than fourounces but less than 5 pounds, aState Jail Felony.

The raid on Bad HabitsEmporium occurred near thesite of a 2014 shooting thatinjured a DeLeon middleschool student.

No charges were broughtin that incident.

The Comanche CountySheriff’s Office did not releasethe names of those arrested onWednesday.

According to the compa-ny’s website, Bad HabitsEmporium is a “world famoushouse of pleasure” that sells

glass pipes, water pipes, adultnovelties, hookahs, heels, lin-gerie, bulk tobacco, kratom,incense, detox, t-shirts, snacks,and various other items.

According to a sourceclose to the management ofBad Habits Emporium, thecompany maintains that thedescription by law enforcementof what occurred last week“sounded much worse than itreally was.”

On the other hand, sourcesclose to law enforcement indi-cate that concerns grew overthe last several months whentraffic stops revealed that somecustomers leaving the shopwere unfit to operate motorvehicles, and were travelingfrom as far away as Abilene topatronize Bad Habits.

Multi-county effort hits downtown Hasse business

BAD HABITS... die hard, when the cops come knocking at the door.

DELEON RODEO ASSOCIATION DONATION. OnWednesday, DeLeon Rodeo Association membersRonnie Quinn and Darrell Kimmell presented a $300donation to the DeLeon Police Department, accepted byChief Ben Rowell, to help purchase safety equipment forthe department.

RISING STAR CITY HALL. Sipe Springs VolunteerFire Department was paged early Monday morning toprovide mutual aid for a structure fire in Rising Star.About 4 a.m. Monday, the Rising Star City Hall caughtfire, and was reduced to a complete loss. Although thefire is still under investigation, it is believed by many thatfaulty wiring was the likely culprit in the blaze. Many ofthe city’s records survived, however, as they appear tohave been digitized and saved at a remote site.Reportedly, the City of Rising Star intends to build ametal replacement, which they intend to face with sal-vaged rock from the 83-year-old building.

HOPE DECKER.

Decker wins football contest

Court hears funding disputebetween Comanche, library

Free Press FootballContest entrants had a cat claw-in’ good time this week, butwhen the fur settled longtimepicker Hope Decker of Gormanbeat out Don Carruth andTommy Hudson to win in a tiebreaker finish.

Each of the finalist had 13correctly picked games, butthey all stumbled on theStephenville Faith and Gormangame.

However, it wasn’t justthem who had a hard time withSee Football Contest pg 4

By JON AWBREYPublisher

The Comanche CountyCommissioners’ Court met in aregular meeting Tuesday to dis-cuss a long agenda. Among theitems discussed were theComanche Public Library, theDeLeon Depot, and the county

Agency on Aging.Rob Evans, representing

the City of Comanche,appeared before the court,reporting that a budget shortfallof $40,000 in the city’s budgethad required cutting four to fivepercent across the board, whichwould affect the ComancheSee Commissioners page 6

/ Thursday, October 13, 2016 / DeLeon Free Press

Jon Q. Public...by Jon A. Awbrey

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2016

NarcoticsAnonymous

Narcotics Anonymousmeets at the DeLeon FirstUnited Methodist Church onMonday and Thursday at 7:00p.m.

An EveningWith Mark

LowryMark Lowry, Christian

Singer, Comedian, andSongwriter will be at theMajestic Theatre in Eastland,Texas on October 27, 2016 at7:00 p.m. Doors will open at6:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 andthey are available at EastlandChamber of Commerce,Eastland Office Supply, andWestTexasRehab.org. Formore information call 325-660-8338.

as read earlier in thefree press

Wednesday, October12: Chicken Fried Steak,Mashed Potatoes, CountryGravy, Stewed Okra,Seasoned Corn, PumpkinSquare, Milk

Friday, October 14:Sweet & Sour Pork, FriedRice, Mixed Vegetables,Tossed Salad w/Dressing,Fruit Parfait, Milk

Monday, October 17:Smothered Pork Chop,Fluffy Rice, MixedVegetables, White/WheatRoll, Orange Zephyr Whip,Milk

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ThankYou

ComingEvents Fish Fry at

DesdemonaActivityCenter

Saturday, October 22, theDesdemona Activity Centerwill be having a fish fry withchicken, potato salad, redbeans, coleslaw, hush puppies,& all the extras. Don’t forgetthe delicious desserts! Servingwill be from 5:00 PM to 7:00PM. Live music also. Comejoin us, you’ll be glad you did!Cost is by donation.

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GenealogicalSociety

The monthly meeting ofthe Comanche CountyGenealogical Society will beThursday, October 13, at 7p.m. at the Comanche CountyHistorical Museum. The pro-gram will be given by JonAwbrey, Publisher of theDeLeon Free Press, who hasrecently released his book,Before the Fire, A History ofDeLeon, Texas.

Our business meeting willfollow the presentation.Refreshments will be served.

Thank YouThe Little Boys and the

Old Man

Said the little boy, Sometime Idrop my spoon.Said the little old man, I do thattoo.The little boy whispered, I wetmy pants.I do too, laughed the old man.Said the little boy, I often cry.The old man nodded, So do I.But worst of all, said the boy, itseems Grown-ups don’t pay“attention” to me. And he felt the warmth of awrinkled old hand, I knowwhat you mean, said the littleold man.

Thank you DeLeonStudents for the “Attention”you gave to the DeLeonNursing Home Residents.

Your pep rally wasGREAT!

Your kindness was ablessing to all!

Wanda Turner

Dear Jon,I write this feeling full of

joie de vivre and placiditybecause life is just a precieuxgift. Following treatmentsfor fleas and infected gums andchanging my diet, I am reapingthe bounty of all those daysspent in class by that cute littlevet in Dublin. I want the onewho paid the mountain of stu-dent tuitions and loans for hereducation and her acquiringknowledge about four-leggers,to know my well being wasworth it all. To the payee, I say,“Thank You.”

Pre-flea treatment, I fig-ured out fifty ways to scratchflea bites. I should develop apamphlet with those ways listedso the cutie vet could give themout to four-leggers who are inneed.

Reducing my necessitationto build a Herculean amount ofmomentum before making asudden movement, I have been

enabled to return to some activ-ities of yesteryears. My stom-ach no longer acts as an eraser,eradicating the paw prints madeby my front feet. Being a littlehigher off the ground, I do notentrap every sticker and bur asonce. There is a little morebounce in my step and morewag in my tail. Losing weighthas enriched my life, daily andgreatly.

Rather than giving cir-cuitous details of being lefthome, I will make it short andsweet by simply stating that thecar left home without me. Thiswas an unconventional experi-ence for me, since I usually amin or on every moving thing onMorris Hill. I was left to myown cognition to immediatelymake plans to fill the day withactivities; thus, I did. All plansincluded Dixie, next door.

In the crepuscular glow ofthe early light, I made a run toDixie’s house and with my

vulpine charms invited the littleTwit to come to my house for aplayday. As per norm, her two-legged mom served me a dog-gie treat before we exited herhouse.

Puerilely, I explained tothe Twit that this was ouropportunity to break in thecouch that replaced my heaven-ly green and gold plaid one; theone that was mine to lay onanywhere that my heart desired.Since this new one is off limits,this was our chance. Certainlynot agile and swift like Dixie,but I did enjoy running andjumping on it with her and thenbouncing off. I know I shouldnot gasconade about using thecouch as a trampoline, but itwas fun. Before the return ofthe couch owners, I slept onboth ends and atop both backcushions. I reminisced of daysgone by.

We scrounged out in heryard and found some chickenbones which we brought intomy house.

We sat in front of that newcouch and slobbered all overthose wonderfully tasting deli-cacies.

There was no comparisonbetween those bones and thatnew diet made up of high pro-tein and high priced dry dogfood.

When the car entered thegarage, it was over and myprovocativeness changed to theold sedate self. Dixie and I hadsecrets and we would keep itjust between the two of us for-ever and ever. Jon, please donot tell anyone. My two-leggedparents might call what we did,getting revenge.

I call it taking advantage ofevery opportunity.

Okay, I want to be clear.This week’s political clash

between Donald Trump andHillary Clinton made my skincrawl.

It’s like watching two dogswith mange circle each other ina scrap yard. Then they want tocome up and rub on your leg.

All you want to do iswhack them in the nose with amagazine, and get away.

I’m done with mangy curs.I don’t like it, and I don’t thinkyou like it either.

At the beginning of thiselection, I figured Trump had afifty-fifty shot at being a goodleader, but he has somehowmanaged to squander that opti-mistic assumption - even beforeElection Day arrived.

Clinton, on the other hand,will be what we feared.

An open-borders, end-of-America-as-you-know-it sortof president.

Kinda like the one we justhad, but with more momentumto do more damage.

But, let’s be honest. Thecountry was sick long beforenow. Trump was just a lastgrasp at a last straw.

And that has turned outmostly to be a mirage, just likehis real estate garbage.

Over the past week, we’vebeen subjected to a litany ofhorrible comments that Trumpmade about women.

This is something that youshould never do. It says some-thing about your character as aman. Truth is, I figured Trumphad some of these sorts ofissues.

But then, to me, therecame an even bigger issue.

Trump let some moronlike Howard Stern call his kid adirty, tawdry name. Right to hisface. And then joked about it.

Really?Andy Jackson would’ve

cracked Stern’s head right therein the studio. (Yes, really, hewould have.)

Trump talks tough, but hesure as heck ain’t no AndyJackson.

And, honestly, right nowwe need an Andy Jackson.

What a world.I don’t know what any of

this means for the future, butyou can bet it ain’t good.

So let’s talk about some-thing else.

There’s a new book out onthe shelves called White Trash:the 400-Year Untold Story ofClass in America.

I saw it at Barnes andNoble about two weeks ago,and almost bought it.

But something kept mefrom it. I guess because I don’ttrust books about class andrace. Not thirty-five dollarsworth, anyway. Those books - Imight buy them when they’re$7.99 on the bargain rack.

Lo and Behold!The New York Times ran an

opinion piece that mentionedthat book this morning.

As I see it, most every-body’s got a little White Trashin them, at least somewheredown the line.

Even rich and powerfulfolks, although they try to hideit.

You can throw money at it,yet it remains.

Just ask Bill Clinton, or theghost of John F. Kennedy, or amillion other poor souls haunt-ed by the culture that hides outin their biological genes. It’sthat little voice deep inside thatcaused Andy Jackson to crackskulls when he got upset.

You probably know what Iam talking about.

But, I digress.Anyway, the Times op-ed

this morning was written by ateacher named Hector Tobar,who wrote about his daily com-mute to his job in Eugene,Oregon.

“There’s not much ‘whiteprivilege’ left on this bus now,”Tobar writes.

“These days, economicforces are conspiring to makethe stories of many of my whiteOregon students more similarto those of my Latino students.Both tell tales of small townsand overworked parents, aboutfeeling like outsiders and bat-tling class discrimination. I’vefound the same themes in otherstudents writing from CentralCalifornia, upstate New Yorkand rural Wisconsin.”

“In my humble, nonwhiteopinion,” Tobar added, “whiteAmerica has not yet found aconstructive language to talkabout this shared experience ofthe 21st century. I find hope,however, in the young peoplein my classes who roundlyreject the idea that nonwhitepeople are to blame for theirstruggles.”

Honestly, Tobar’s right.White America hasn’t foundthe words to describe what hashappened to it in the 21stCentury.

Because it has just hap-pened, and a lot of white folksdon’t recognize it for what it is.

It’s also true that the eco-nomic troubles facing whiteAmericans have really nothingto do with nonwhite people. Atleast nonwhite Americans.

No, this is a story as old asCain and Abel, or Jacob andEsau.

This is one group of whitefolks crushing another group ofwhite folks.

This is a battle that pits for-merly equivalent economiesagainst one another - metro ver-sus rural, service economiesversus industrial and agricultur-al, et cetera - and the rural, agri-cultural white folks, along withthe industry-based whites, arebeing taken to the woodshed.

Why?Because they don’t have

the votes in Congress to stop it.That’s one reason, anyway.

Cities are where the votesare. Financial hubs (also cities)are where the money is. For atleast a generation now, theAmerican farmer and the indus-trial worker has been aban-doned by Washington, and withhim, the rural farm town andmidwestern factory town, too.

And now, we are reallyseeing the fruits of it.

Blame the Chinese?Somebody had to make

the decision to give the Chineseour industries.

Guess what?The man who made that

decision wasn’t Chinese.

See Jon Q. Public page 10

District XV of the TexasRetired Teachers Associationmet in Ballinger on October 6for its annual Fall Conference.The meeting was opened byDistrict President LynnGranzin.

After the welcome,pledges and invocation, themorning speakers were intro-duced by Judith Meador, mem-ber from Erath County. Thespeakers includedRepresentative Andrew Murr,Gary Kafer (representingRepresentative J. D. Sheffield),and Senator Charles Perry. Allthree speakers indicated theretiree insurance would be amajor topic in the next legisla-tive session. Without interven-tion, there is a projected $1.3-$2 billion dollar shortfall forTRS-Care expected in the nextbiennium. The importance of

communication between con-stituents and representativeswas emphasized by all thespeakers. Don’t underestimateyourselves on the importanceyou have in influencing deci-sions.

After a lunch hosted by theRunnels County RSE and CokeCounty TRA, TRTA First VicePresident Patricia Macias spokeon the importance of gainingnew members. There arepresently 80,543 TRTA mem-bers, but President Nancy Bylerhas set a goal of 100,000 mem-bers in the next two years.Reaching this goal will be ateam effort. Following thisMartha Saucedo, 2016 TexasSecondary Teacher of the Yeargave an inspirational talk onhow teachers had influencedher life and her decision tobecome a teacher. Don Green,

chief financial officer of TRSgave a report on the financialstatus of TRS. The TRS man-ages a $128.5 billion trust fund,which provides pension andhealth care benefits. TRSserves 1.4 million active andretired members. One of every20 Texans is a member of TRS.

The Runnels CountyRetired School Employeesgave a touching memorial toTRTA members who haspassed away last year. The daywas concluded by a businessmeeting conducted by LynnGranzin. Members attendingfrom Comanche CountyRetired School Employeeswere: Steve Russell, StarlaRussell, Richard Pinkard,Caroline Pinkard, LawanaJones, Laura Brown andSharon Lesley.

Retired Teacher Asssociation Meeting

10 YEARS AGO

October 12, 2006. RachelRiggs beat out her dad StephenRiggs by the tie breaker to winthe DeLeon Free Press FootballContest.

Thomas Ray Keith wasrunning for CountyCommissioner, Precinct #4.

DeLeon Bearcat Players ofthe Week were Offensive MVP,L.C. Williams; Defensive MVPMatt Nowlin; and DefensiveMVP M.J. Stewart.

Perkins Middle School stu-dent Desire Spurlen was pic-tured with her Reserve Britishheifer she showed at the HicoLivestock Show.

20 YEARS AGO

October 10, 1996. DeanMoore and Julia Cook tied forfirst place in the DeLeon FreePress Football Contest.

Leading the MightyMaroon Band were DrumMajor Chris Littlejohn andtwirler Leanna Brillhart. FlagCorps members were JessicaGrumbles, Wendy Russell,

Kelsey Locke, Melissa Caylor,Rosa Ramirez, and MichelleBarron.

Bearcat Offensive Player ofthe Week was Jeff Sones andDefensive Player of the Weekwas Doug Flood.

30 YEARS AGO

October 9, 1986.Homecoming Queen nomineeswere DHS seniors MichellePrice, Jonna Dixon, LeslieWilliams, and Kelly Armstrong.Duchesses are RachelleRobinett, freshmen; Darla Files,sophomore; and Debbie Fronk,junior.

Debra Mix was the newowner of DeLeon InsuranceAgency, located at 108 S. TexasSt.

Mr. and Mrs. Bridgforth,pastor of the DeLeon Assemblyof God Church, received an allexpenses paid vacation to Israelfor their 40th wedding anniver-sary.

Dale and Maxine Sadberrywere pictured in their yard withtheir four year old persimmontree that was loaded with fruit.

40 YEARS AGO

October 14, 1976. Firemanof the Week was KeithChapman who was a two-yearvice-president and a four yearmember of the fire department.

Bearcats won their first dis-trict game by beating Dublin 49-0.

Approximately two hun-dred people attended theHospital Auxillary sponsoredreception welcoming Dr. andMrs. Eddie P. Moore and Dr. andMrs. Peter Fagan.

50 YEARS AGO

October 12, 1966.Anthony Brinson, student atTexas Tech, visited his parents,Mr. and Mrs. Casey Brinson andJeffrey, over the weekend.

Kenneth A. Pressley waspromoted to Specialist 4th Class,and was serving with the 199thBrigade in the US Army at FortBenning, GA.

J.T. Wilkerson was electedsupervisor of zone three of theUpper Leon Soil ConservationDistrict.

DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, October 13, 2016/

Elementary

BreakfastOctober 17: Pancake

Wrap, Yogurt, BreakfastRound, Fruit, Juice, Milk

October 18: Chicken-n-Biscuit or Cereal Variety/Toast,Fruit, Juice, Milk

October 19: FrenchToast, Sausage orMuffin/Yogurt, Fruit, Juice,Milk

October 20: Early BirdSandwich or PBJ, Fruit, Juice,Milk

October 21: DutchWaffle, Bacon, or CerealVariety/Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk

LunchOctober 17: Lasagna

w/Meat Sauce, ChickenNuggets, Roll, Garden Salad,Tuscan Veggies, Fruit, Milk

October 18: Asian Bowl,Egg Roll or Pizza Choice, BabyCarrots, Steamed Broccoli,Chilled Pineapple, SugarCookie, Milk

October 19: Chicken

Fajitas, Lettuce/TomatoGarnish, Refried Beans,Salsa/Tomato Cup, HotCinnamon Apples, Milk

October 20:Hamburger/Cheeseburger orPig-in-a-Blanket, Oven Fries,Fresh Veggie Cup, OrangeSmiles, Milk

October 21: Pulled PorkSandwich, Multi-Grain Chips,Coleslaw, Savory Green Beans,Apple Slices, Milk

Middle School/High School

BreakfastOctober 17: Pancake

Wrap, Yogurt, BreakfastRound, Muffin, Fruit, Juice,Milk

October 18: Chicken-n-Biscuit or Breakfast Strudel,Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk

October 19: FrenchToast, Sausage orMuffin/Yogurt, Fruit, Juice,Milk

October 20: BreakfastPizza, Early Bird Sandwich orBreakfast Strudel, Fruit, Juice,Milk

October 21: DutchWaffle, Bacon, or BreakfastRound, Fruit, Juice, Milk

LunchOctober 17: Lasagna

w/Meat Sauce, ChickenNuggets, Mashed Potatoes,Roll, Garden Salad, TuscanVeggies, Fruit, Milk

October 18: Asian Bowl,Egg Roll or Pizza Choice, BabyCarrots, Steamed Broccoli,Chilled Pineapple, SugarCookie, Milk

October 19: Tex-MexStack, Spanish Rice or ChickenFajitas, Refried Beans,Salsa/Tomato Cup, HotCinnamon Apples, Milk

October 20:Hamburger/Cheeseburger orPig-in-a-Blanket, Oven Fries,Fresh Veggie Cup, OrangeSmiles, Milk

October 21: ChickenParmesan, Garden Salad,Breadsticks or Pulled PorkSlider, Multi-Grain Chips,Coleslaw, Savory Green Beans,Apple Slices, Milk

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Elementary Honor Rolls1st Six Weeks

All “A’s”

1st Grade: Evalin AmadorMerino, Lilah Barron, KeeganBostic, Kaymee Burrow,Savannah Cole, Lane Couch,Brayden DeLaTorre, KaleyFloyd, Drew Garza, KaidenGriffith, Hudson Guajardo,Caleb Harper, Suzannah Horn,Trinity Hulsey, SamuelMartinez, Collin Mathews,Hayden Millsap-Davis, KiairraMorganstean, Beau Morris,Brooke Morris, AlaynaRasberry, Elin Rivera, AudreySpruill, Maddison Sylva, JaxonWhite

2nd Grade: Chelsi Bain,Brooklyn Barnes, BryceBurkeen, Kaidence Childers,Juan Garcia, Eli Garza, HagenHare, Trista Hatley, KamberHolm, Marleigh Wilkerson,Jayden Lindley, AntonioLopez, Nikoli Luper, WestonLocke, Lilly McCurry, EllaPlaunty, Alyssa Robinett,Ashlyn Robinett, JackThompson, Kayden Tobar,Baylor Whiteley, SamanthaWright

3rd Grade: Kinsey Bates,Jake Cooper, Ryan Gibson,Kaitlyn Hodges, Heston Jobe,Aaron Kellam, Evie Kerley,Karina Lara, Gage Mahan,

Payton Chupp, AubriannaTobar

4th Grade: Zaylyn Bain,Kayci Beverly, LoganCalander, Airyn Chandler,Andrew Coan, Lindsi Sherrard,Logan Sherrard, GarrettStephens, Attison Ward

5th Grade: BrookeBellomy, Claudia Chavez,Brady Dickson, Alexis Garcia,Avery Mahan, ColtonMatteson, Anna Rasberry, AnnaRobinett, Tayci Weaver

“A-B”

1st Grade: CylasAckermann, Brianna Aguillon,Jose Bernal, Erika Garcia,Evelyn Garza, DominicGonzales, Marisela Gonzales,Nathaniel Hernandez,Benjamin Leal, Jaevon Lopez,Damian Morales, JD Pounds,Ryan Puente, AJ Stewart

2nd Grade: AlaynaBennett, Kaidance Boyles, RexChilders, Kennedi Dyson, ScottEverhart, Everett George,Mathieu Gore, KatelinnHamilton, Gage Heinz, RyleighJones, Angie Lara, ChaseLemke, Caden Morganstean,Mariah Perez, Hudson Price,Alex Reyna, Sierra Thompson,Ana Villalobos

3rd Grade: BrazosBoswell, Laney Brown,Carleigh Chandler, DayannaChavez, Addison Cisneroz,Angelica DeLeon, SabrinaDycus, Markus Estrada, STeeleFaulkner, Nyaomi Garza,Ysabela Gonzales, YonathanHernandez, Max Jones, ShawnRamirez, Alea Rubio, LaneSparger, Seth Stang, JohnWellborn, Brock White,Mallorie Wofford

4th Grade: Nation Barbier,Connor Bostic, CarmenCavaness, Tyndal Clark,Destinee De Leon, CadenceDuke, Emily Dyson, SerenityGoodrick, Joshua Hatley,Jayton Kelley, Jenae Lopez,Tegan Moss, Harli Pounds,Tayla Rainwater, Zy’eriaScales, Justin Secrest, CassieSmith, Keylenn Swafford,Ethan Torres, Taylor Vaughan

5th Grade: Kesi Blair,Brice Brinson, Lander Callison,Madison Downs, Ayden Garza,Kymara Garza, Jade Guthery,Allyson Johnson, DanicaMoore, Wyatt Rasberry,Gabriella Reyna, ReaganRubio, Kenlee’ Smith,A’Shayla Tayor, Jaidyn Ward,Savannah Yeager

First United Methodist WomenThe DeLeon United

Methodist Women met October 5at the First United MethodistChurch. Nancy Brown, president,opened the meeting by readingout of 1 Corinthians, Chapter 12and telling the members that allthe many members make up onebody.

Maxine Swint and JeannieMoore were hostesses and hadsent invitations to the members toask them to dress in costumes forHalloween. It was so much fun aseach person came in, sometimeshaving to guess who they were.Refreshments were served by thehostesses.

The Harvest Festival foodlist was sent around to be filledout. Gayle Stroud gave theresponse moment about theGeneral Assembly.

Marasa Johnson gave thePrayer Calendar and read about agroup in Zimbabwe.

It was mentioned that UMWSunday was very well received asseveral UMW members told whya certain hymn was important tothem and something about theauthor and why it was written,then the congregation sang it.

The group that took a mealto college students at theMethodist Wesley Foundation atTarleton reported that 180 stu-dents came to eat.

Nancy told of a Methodistwoman in Granbury that has aplot of land where she plants andgrows fruits and vegetables andthen gives them to persons inneed of them. A good idea for afield trip to help.

The UMW will again have abooth at the Harvest Festival.

Nancy thanked LeslieWoodard, Jeannie Moore, and

Dotty Hare for their work in set-ting up and selling consignmentitems with money earned to go tomissions.

Judy Sadberry gave the pro-gram, first she read Luke 18:25,Matthew 19:21 and Luke 4:18 asshe discussed poverty and theconcerns of the church. She cited

many facts. Linda Gilchrestreminded us about Needles andMore which meets the 1st and 3rdTuesday at 10:00 for ladies tobring their knitting and sewingprojects to complete in this group.

Rev. Woodard dismissed uswith a prayer.

Fall is in the air...School has started...Kids are out of the house...Time to relax for a delicious treat at

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Costume DrivePlease drop off any gently used

Halloween costumes at the office at the De Leon High School

throughout the rest of this week.Costumes donated will be available at no

charge to anyone in need of a costume. All ages are welcome! Costumes can be

picked up Saturday, October 15th at the high school from

10:00 a.m. to noon.Please help Payton Williams and

Alyssa Mahan make this Halloween special for the

children of our community!

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Extension Agriculture Agent

Texas A&M Forest ServiceTree Orders

If you want to replacesome trees that have fallen vic-tim to drought stress, or addmore to cover potential futurelosses, we have an offer foryou. Texas A&M AgriLifeExtension in ComancheCounty will again make avail-able to homeowners andlandowners a chance to pur-chase tree seedlings for estab-lishment on your property. Youcan purchase either evergreensor hardwoods to dress up yourlandscape, improve your prop-erty value or improve wildlifecover and food.

These trees are grown bythe Texas A&M Forest Servicelocated in Idalou, Texas. Theyare offered to landowners as aconservation tool but they alsomake excellent trees for any

landscape. The final date toorder seedlings is by 5:00 p.m.on Tuesday, February 16, 2017and delivery date will beFriday, February 24, 2017.

Trees offered from thenursery include containerizedspecies (plastic tubes) or bare-root species (bundled). Thecontainerized species includeAfghan Pine, Austrian Pine,Fourwing Saltbush, ItalianStone Pine, Pinyon Pine, andOsage Orange. These trees areavailable in boxes of 25 for aprice of $60.00. The barerootspecies include AmericanPlum, Black Cherry,Hackberry, Bur Oak, ShumardOak, Sawtooth Oak, Pecan,Aromatic Sumac, and SmoothSumac. These trees are avail-able in bundles of 25 for a priceof $40.00.

All these order dates soundlike a long way off but orders

for trees are processed everyweek and if you wait, yourfavorite tree may be sold out.For more information pleasecontact the Extension officelocated in the basement of thecourthouse at 325-356-2539.

Comanche Cow-Calf ClinicThe clinic will be held on

Thursday, November 3rd from2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at theComanche County CommunityCenter. We will have three verygood speakers on the program:Dr. Jason Johnson, TexasAgriLife Extension AgEconomist, Dr. SteveHammack, Professor EmeritusTexas AgriLife Extension, andDr. Thomas Hairgrove,Livestock and Food AnimalSystems Coordinator, TexasA&M.

Fight the Flu this SeasonThe Flu season is slowly

approaching and we hear somuch about it, but that oftenleaves many individuals with somany questions. What is theflu? What are the symptomsassociated with the flu? How isit spread? What can I do to pre-vent getting the flu? These areall very important questions toask. Here are some of theanswers to those commonlyasked questions. Rememberthat now is the time to takeaction to fight this year’s fluseason.

What is the flu?Flu stands for Influenza

and is a contagious respiratoryillness caused by the influenzaviruses. The flu is quite oftenconfused with the “stomachflu”. The “stomach flu” is aninflammation of the stomachintestines that is not caused byor has anything to do with theinfluenza viruses. The flu thataffects many Americans everyyear, is a virus that attacks thenose, throat and lungs.

What are the symptoms ofthe flu?

Symptoms of the flu canvary from one person to the

next, but may include a suddenonset of fever, dry cough, sorethroat, runny or stuffy nose,muscle aches, headache, chillsand extreme tiredness. Somemay have additional symptomssuch as vomiting and diarrhea.It can also lead to sinus prob-lems that could end up as earinfections.

How is the flu spread?The flu is spread when one

person who is infected with theflu virus coughs or sneezes andsends the virus into the air. Thevirus then enters the nose,throat or lungs of another indi-vidual or even multiple people.Although less common, the flucan be spread when a persontouches the surface of an objectthat contains particles of the fluvirus on it. The person then getsinfected when he or she touchestheir nose or mouth. On aver-age, most healthy adults may beable to infect others one daybefore their symptoms developand up to 5-7 days after becom-ing sick. Children can infectothers for 10 or more days afterthe start of their symptoms.This is why it is very importantto take precautions and followgood hygiene practices espe-cially during the flu season.

How serious is the flu?The flu can affect anyone,

even healthy people. Seriousproblems that are associatedwith the flu can happened toanyone at any age; however,there are those select individu-als who are at a higher risk ofdeveloping serious flu-relatedcomplications if they are infect-ed with the virus. Those indi-

viduals include adults 65 yearsof age or older, any person witha chronic medical conditionlike asthma, diabetes, or heartdisease, pregnant women andyoung children.How can the flu be prevented?

It is very important to takeall the precautionary measuresto help ward against the flu. Thesingle best way to prevent get-ting the flu is to get a flu vacci-nation each year. Be sure tocheck with your doctor to see ifyou are healthy enough toreceive the vaccination orcheck The Advisory Committeeon Immunization Practices(ACIP) for recommendationsathttp://www.cdc.gov/vac-cines/hcp/acip-recs/vacc-spe-cific/flu.html. According to theCenters for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC), their recom-mendation is that individualsget vaccinated in September oras soon as the year’s seasonalinfluenza vaccine is available. Itwould still be beneficial for anindividual to get vaccinated inDecember because even thoughthe flu can occur all year long ittypically peaks in Texas in lateJanuary to mid-February.

Other measures thatshould be taken to prevent theflu include:• Avoid close contact with

those individuals who are sickor appear sick.• Stay home from work,school, etc. when you are sickor until you are fever free for 24hours (this is without the use offever reducing medications).• Cover your mouth and nosewith a disposable tissue or your

sleeve when you cough orsneeze.• Wash your hands frequent-ly. This is simple and a veryimportant key to preventing theflu and other illnesses.• Avoid touching your eyes,nose and mouth.

What should you do if youget the flu?

In the event that all the pre-cautionary measures you takedoes not work in preventing theflu, here are some points thatare helpful to follow. This is toensure your safety as well as thesafety of others.• Stay home and get plenty

of rest• Drink plenty of fluids• Be sure to cover yourmouth when coughing orsneezing• Wash your hands frequent-ly• If you are an individual whois considered at risk or if symp-toms get worse, be sure to seekmedical attention as soon aspossible.

If an individual start toshow signs of serious complica-tions such as loss of conscious-ness or having difficulty breath-ing, call 911 immediately.

Where can you get moreinformation about the flu?Be sure to contact your doctor,nurse or local health depart-ment to get more information orask questions. You can also vis-itwww.TexasFlu.org or call theTexas Department of StateHealth Services, ImmunizationBranch customer service line at(800) 252-9152 for more infor-mation.

Don’t know aboutyou, but I’m lookingfor the thief who stole2016! How can thefourth quarter beunderway while I’mstill switching seasonalclothing?

When I opened mybusiness in 1984, Ireally never gavethought to how long Iwould be running it—this Christmas seasonwill be number 32 for

me! (Ouch—did I justmention Christmas2016??) We are wellinto preparation for ourannual ChristmasHoliday Open Housewhich will kick off at 5p.m., Thursday,November 10 andcontinue throughSaturday, November12. Tie a string aroundyour finger—don’tmiss this festive event.

You simply mustgive our Veggie Sack atry—it absorbs ethyl-ene gas that causes pro-duce to ripen and oftengo to waste. Just damp-en and place in yourrefrigerator drawer...it’s washable, too!

Another new itemyou might enjoy—asilicone dough mat. Agreat addition to your

kitchen, especiallywith holiday baking onthe horizon.

Nothing is a bettertranquilizer than a clearconscience.

Toss berries in flourbefore baking inmuffins or bread; theywill be more evenlydistributed.

Angry MamaMicrowave Cleaner isback in stock—she’llsteam food splattersand make it quick andeasy to wipe clean.

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that game. The only entrants topick it correctly were MercyDavis, Nicole Davis, and DanielSanchez.

With 12 correct picks thisweek we had Sarah McCauley,Peggy Davis, David Lindsey,Jason Killebrew, DebbieFleming, Stephen Riggs, SteveBaker, Toby Hight, Allen Stone,Susan Hodges, and last week’swinner Nathan Tucker.

Yes, the StephenvilleFaith/Gorman game gave almostall of y’all an X, but the otherstumbler of the week was theTexas Tech and Kansas Stategame. Oh Tech, you got yourguns up, only to have theWildcats paw them out of your

hands. Boo, hiss, boo... Goldthwaite beating San

Saba was the perfectly pickedgame of the week.

It’s Homecoming Week,Bearcat fans, and there’s lotsgoing on at our schools. Now, itis last minute, but make sureyou’ve asked your best girl orguy to Homecoming so y’all canwear crazy, amazing mums andgarters that the Great State ofTexas is known for.

Make sure your date getstheir football contest in beforeFriday at 5 o’clock and maybeyou will have 50 extra dollars foryour next date.

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High court refuses to rehearTexas immigration case

AUSTIN — The U.S.Supreme Court on Oct. 3denied the Obama administra-tion’s petition for a rehearing ofUnited States v. Texas, a high-profile immigration case.

Heard by the eight-mem-ber high court in April, the caseended in a 4-4 deadlock in alate-June ruling. The deadlockleft in place a Texas federal dis-trict court’s temporary injunc-tion freezing the U.S.Department of HomelandSecurity’s November 2014policies known as “DeferredAction for Childhood Arrivals”and “Deferred Action forParents of Americans andLawful Permanent Residents.”The policies are aimed at fore-stalling the deportation of anestimated 4 million undocu-mented immigrants and provid-ing a conditional path to citi-zenship.

In December 2014, Texaswas joined by a coalition ofother states in a lawsuit chal-lenging the policies as anunconstitutional federal over-reach. In February 2015,Brownsville U.S. District JudgeAndrew S. Hanen sided withthe plaintiffs and granted a peti-tion for temporary injunction.

In November 2015, athree-member panel of the NewOrleans-based U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Fifth Circuitupheld the district court’sinjunction in a 2-1 split. TheObama administration thenappealed the case to the U.S.Supreme Court.

Texas Attorney GeneralKen Paxton welcomed the highcourt’s Oct. 3 decision not torehear the case. “The State ofTexas’ position has been vali-dated by the U.S. SupremeCourt today as they denied the

Obama administration’s peti-tion to rehear the immigrationcase,” Paxton said. “Rewritingnational immigration lawrequires the full and carefulconsideration of Congress,” headded.

Texas sends emergency aid

Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct.6 reported that he had calledGov. Rick Scott of Florida,Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgiaand Gov. Nikki Haley of SouthCarolina to offer assistance astheir states prepared to dealwith Hurricane Matthew.

Abbott announced he haddeployed a 30-member TexasA&M Forest Service All-Hazards Incident ManagementTeam to Florida. The teams,coordinated by the forest serv-ice, consist of trained personnelfrom local jurisdictions. Otherstate agencies were on standbyto respond to further requestsfrom hurricane-impacted areas,Abbott said.

“As Hurricane Matthewprepares to impact the UnitedStates, it is crucial that our fel-low Americans receive theassistance they need. I am con-fident that Texas’ dedicatedemergency response profes-sionals will strengthen the dis-aster response efforts at a timewhen local resources may bestrained,” Abbott said.

Revenue for month is lowerTexas Comptroller Glenn

Hegar, the state’s chief financialofficer, on Oct. 5 said state salestax revenue totaled $2.13 bil-lion in September, an amount3.9 percent lower than inSeptember 2015.

“Subdued spending for oiland gas drilling continues todepress sales tax revenue,”Hegar said. “Consumer spend-ing also appears to haveslowed, as sales tax collectionsfrom retail trade were downfrom the previous year. In con-trast, construction sectorreceipts continued to grow.”Total sales tax revenue for thethree months ending inSeptember is down 2.6 percentcompared to the same period ayear ago.

Zika testing is recommendedThe Texas Department of

State Health Services on Oct. 3issued a health alert encourag-ing health care providers in the

Rio Grande Valley counties ofCameron, Hidalgo, Starr,Webb, Willacy and Zapata totest for Zika virus infection intheir patients.

Health officials are recom-mending testing of pregnantwomen who have at least twoof the four most common Zikasymptoms — fever, rash, jointpain and conjunctivitis —regardless of their travel historyor other risk factors.

Officials continue to rec-ommend that health careproviders test anyone with atleast three of the four mostcommon symptoms statewideand all pregnant women whohave traveled to an area withactive Zika transmission,regardless of symptoms.

As of Oct. 7, Texas had226 Zika cases reported amongpatients who contracted the dis-ease while traveling elsewhere.While no cases are known tohave originated in Texas, theRio Grande Valley is consid-ered to be at higher risk for Zikatransmission, according toDSHS Commissioner JohnHellerstedt, because of previ-ous regional outbreaks ofdengue, a similar virus spreadby the same type of mosquito.

Event promotes local produce

Oct. 1 marked the start ofthe Texas Department ofAgriculture’s annual LocalProducts Challenge.

Agriculture CommissionerSid Miller on Oct. 3 said theevent encourages schools toteach children about healthyfoods produced in Texas and toincorporate more locally pro-duced foods into school meals.More than 140 school districtsand charter schools havepledged to participate.

Miller said that for every$1 spent on local food, $2.16 ofeconomic activity is generated.

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avocado, jicama, radishes (didyou know olives and avocadosare actually fruits?)• 1/4 cup of a protein food,such as sliced, cooked, meat;flaked fish; tuna or salmon;cooked dried beans; refriedbeans; a scrambled egg orchopped, hard-cooked egg• 1 to 2 tablespoons shred-ded cheese

Follow package directionsfor preparing the tortilla beforefilling it — you will often beadvised to heat the tortillabriefly (such as in a microwaveoven or a hot pan) to make itmore pliable.

Mix all filler ingredientstogether and spread on the tor-tilla. Or, you can layer them onthe wrap and top with the dress-ing. Leave a 1-inch margin

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Method 2: Fold in one orboth ends and roll up the tortilla

Tip 1: To help hold thewrap together, wrap it in tinfoil, wax paper, plastic wrap orparchment paper; or place in asmall plastic bag such as asandwich bag.

Tip 2: If you plan to pre-pare the wrap to eat later, startwith a layer of well-dried let-tuce leaves or other leafy greenbase. This will help keep thetortilla from becoming soggy.

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Massive “Friends of the Library” book sale

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CommissionersFrom page 1

Public Library.The Comanche Public

Library, however, was not keenon having its budget slashed.

Comanche PublicLibrarian Hollis McCrightreported that the library hadbeen run “underwater” formany years, and that the libraryrequired “a lot of updating.”According to McCright, theComanche library only has abudget of about $5,000 for newbooks, a little less than half ofwhat is usual for a library thesize of Comanche’s.

County Auditor JoeyBoswell reported that thelibrary’s budget was $155,000,half of which was funded bythe county and half was fundedby the City of Comanche.

“I would accept a four per-cent reduction from[$155,000], but not from[$67,500],” McCright said.“That flew all over me. It’s acounty library, in my view thecounty should set the budget.”

According to Evans, theComanche City Councildesired to reduce last year’sbudget by $4,000. The Library,however, asked for a $5,000

increase.Evans said he was just fol-

lowing instructions from thecity council.

“I don’t think this is fullyunderstood,” Comanche CityCouncilman Robert Cobb toldthe court. “I think we can getthis worked out.”

The county took no actionon the matter, pending someresolution between theComanche Public Library andthe City of Comanche.

Robert Cobb thenaddressed the court asking thecommissioners to approve aTexas Department ofTransportation Grant for main-tenance of the airport. Thegrant itself is valued at roughly$75,000, with the county con-tributing about $2,000.

“The airport is largelyself-funded,” said JoeyBoswell, “mainly throughgrants.”

Robert Evans volunteeredto serve as the representativefor the grant.

All approved the grant,and appointed Rob Evans toserve as representative.

Commissioners then dis-

cussed the DeLeon Depotbuilding.

Due to statutory require-ments, action on the DeLeonDepot was tabled until com-missioners, attorneys, andother interested parties hadenough information to make adecision that would benefit thepeople of DeLeon without risk-ing the fate of the Depot.

Sherri Ward thenaddressed the court, asking thatthe commissioners approve aresolution to apply for a TexansFeeding Texans grant thatwould help provide homedelivered meals to the county’selderly.

Last year, the grant wasworth roughly $11,000 andprovided about 1,900 meals.

All approved the resolu-tion for the Texans FeedingTexans grant.

“That’s a real importantneed in the community,” saidCommissioner GaryUnderwood.

“I know the [program]over there in DeLeon is just asbusy as it can be,” addedCommissioner Jimmy DaleJohnson. “There’s something

going on over there all thetime.”

Commissioners then dis-cussed an agreement withPromontory Park FireDepartment to provide fire pro-tection for their area of thecounty. Ward reported that thedepartment had proceeded withsteps to separate themselvesfinancially from ComancheCounty, in order that theywould be able to contract anagreement with the county as aseparate entity. All approvedthe agreement.

Proctor Volunteer FireDepartment appears to be theonly fire department in thecounty that has yet to separateitself financially from the coun-ty.

Commissioners alsoapproved a resolution for the2017 Indigent DefenseProgram. The resolution wouldallow the county to receive par-tial compensation for the fundsthe county spends on courtappointed lawyers and othercosts.

Last year, ComancheCounty spent $42,000 on courtappointed lawyers, of which$16,000 was returned to thecounty through the grant pro-gram. All approved.

In other action, commis-sioners also approved the depu-tation of Shelli Goodgion asDeputy District Clerk, andapproved a contract withCanon Financial to lease acopy machine for the CountyJudge’s office.

Commissioners also pre-approved a limit of $49,999 perprecinct to purchase equip-ment, and acknowledged con-tinuing education hours forPrecinct #1 CommissionerGary Underwood.

Finally, ComancheCounty EmergencyManagement Coordinator RayHelberg announced that therewas still no need for a burn ban.

Helberg said that thecounty ran the breadth of thedrought index, from 0-500, butdid not feel a burn ban was nec-essary.

Helberg also reported thatProctor Lake was about a footbelow conservation level.

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Obituaries

With Warmest Thanks

Museum MusingsBy Missy Jones

Funeral services for RogerLeon Otwell, 76, of Sanger areset for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,October 4th at ChristianTemple Church with Rev.Darlene Conner officiating.

Interment followed inFairview Cemetery. Serving aspall bearers were ChristianBonner, Shannon Otwell,Ricky Gregory, JimmyGregory, Todd Otwell and MattOtwell.

Mr. Otwell died Saturday,October 1, 2016 in Sanger. Hewas born on February 8, 1940in Teague, Texas to Marvin and

Edna (Prince) Otwell and was a1959 graduate of DeLeon HighSchool. He was proud to becalled a Christian. Roger was abuilding contractor. Mr.Otwell’s parents were formerpastors of DeLeon Assemble ofGod Church.

Survivors include his twochildren, Melinda Otwell ofGrapevine and La TonneLeftwich and husband, Spencerof El Paso; sister, DarleneConner and husband, James ofGainesville; grandchildren,Mack Hayes, Cutter and Gage;niece, Paula Jones and husband,

Pryce of Sanger; nephews,Todd Douglas, James Shannonand Matthew Cain and greatnieces and nephews, AunaVictoria, Trinity Faith,Christian Joseph, Jaden Jacob,and Samuel James.

He was preceded in deathby his parents, Marvin andEdna Otwell, brother, JamesDouglas Otwell and nephew,Jonathan David Conner.

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Otwell

The family of RandallBoen would like to thank youvery much for the cards, flow-ers, phone calls, and kindexpressions of sympathyshown following his sad pass-ing. Your support at this diffi-

cult time was very much appre-ciated and of great comfort toall of the family. We would alsolike to say a special thank youto the volunteer fire departmentand police department for theirpromptness and professional-

ism.Lydia Boen

Jason and Andrew CogburnChris, Leslie, Marshall, Ryan,& Riggin CogburnDonal, Kandice, Bruce, &Taiha Cogburn

Raymond Matthew Barnes,51, of Stephenville, passed awayWednesday, October 5, 2016. Hewas born February 22, 1965, inColorado Springs, CO, toRaymond Edwin Barnes andFrances Gene Plaunty Barnes.Raymond married his lovingwife of 31 years, Lana SheltonBarnes, June 19, 1985, inStephenville.

R a y m o n dwas employedby PrecisionStriping in FortWorth. He grewup in Gormanand lived mostall of his life inEastland andErath Counties.He loved towork on and

maintain his truck. He enjoyedfishing, being around animals,and spending time with his fam-ily and many friends. Raymondenjoyed life and always had agood time with whatever he wasdoing. He was a talented artistand enjoyed drawing.

He is survived by his devot-ed wife, Lana Barnes; son,Dwayne Green; daughter,

Brittany Featherstone and hus-band, Brandon; mother, FrancesBarnes; brothers, RandallMaurice Barnes and Roy EugeneVanwinkle; sisters, Linda Smith,Marlo Kelly, Jenette Reynoldsand Adelle Harmon; six grand-children; numerous nieces,nephews and other extendedfamily. Raymond was precededin death by his father.

Funeral services were heldMonday, October 10, 2016, at1:00 p.m. at Nowlin AndersFuneral Home with Brother RaySeckinger officiating. Gravesideservices followed in OliverSprings Cemetery. Condolencesmay be offered online atwww.nowlinandersfh.com.


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In the October 6, 2016issue, Nancy Wilkerson in herCounty Line article, told thestory of P.T. Galiga, ComancheHigh School football coach,1951 to 1954. Nancy mentionedin her column that Mr. Galigawould be inducted into theHillsboro High School Hall ofFame on October 22, 2016.When he retired in 1954, hisfootball team signed the pantsthat he wore that day. AND, wehave those very pants, completewith names written in black ink,at the Comanche CountyHistorial Museum. They are onthe wall in our great room,alongside the CHS Annuals.

I went to the 1954 CHSHigh School annual and foundthis great picture of CoachGaliga and Coach Moore. I amasking the Chief if they can scanthis and put it in the article that Iam writing this week forMuseum Musings.

Let me tell you about someof our great visitors that wehave had recently. People regis-tered from Fort Worth, Seguin,Proctor, Sidney, Gustine,Houston, and Liberty Hill. Ithink that Liberty Hill is in thevicinity of Georgetown. Thevolunteers mentioned these vis-itors and we remembered thatour first settlers coming to thisarea to live came in 1854, and ithad taken them four months anda few days to get here fromGeorgetown. They arrived inComanche County and settleddown on Mercers Creek, southof Comanche on December 18,1854. Now, these visitors couldprobably make this in a car inabout one and a half hours.These first settlers were JesseMercer and family and F.M.Collier and family.

I am going to start a newchapter of work in Comanche,Texas. This is on the identifica-tion of old photos. JamesChapman came in recently andbrought a good sized box of pic-tures that his family could notidentify. These were displayedat the Poynor Family Reunion.There was probably 100 pic-tures, most of them were studiopictures. People of all agegroups. There were so manypictures of babies and smallchildren, and so sad that nownobody knows who they are.There were some Kodak pic-tures. And, the sad thing of thisis, that the older members of thefamily would have knownthem, but nobody thought to askuntil it was too late. These pic-tures are from the Poynor,

Kizer, and Chaney families andwere given to James Chapman,by Thurman Chapman, the sonof George Lee Chapman andEllie (Poynor) Chapman.

This is not only happeningin this family, but in many fam-ilies. There is always someone,usually an aunt, or maybe thegrandmother, who can say,“Yes, that is the baby girl ofJohn and Mary Doe. She wasborn when they were living onthe Smith Place, and she was theprettiest baby you ever saw.”We need more people withmemories like that, and then weneed someone to write thatinformation on the back of thepicture.

I hope that there are peoplereading this today who will takethis request to heart. Get outyour old pictures and try toidentify them.

Several months ago, lovingnieces of my husband DarrellJones, Bridget and JudyConway came by my house andleft a box of pictures. They hadbelonged to their daddy, CarrollConway and his family. Theycould not identify them. And Iam hoping that someone read-ing this today will know aboutthese.

The names we need tokeep in mind is: Poynor, Kizer,Chaney, Chapman, andConway.

I can’t tell you how much Ilove old photos. Just think, thisfamily got dressed up, went intotown, went to the photographystudio, and had their picturemade. I am sure that when thesmall hand-held Kodak cameout families were thrilled thatthey could snap a picture any-time they wanted to. They thenwould send the roll of film off tobe developed. In our family, somany pictures had the greek keyedging all around the picture,and on the back was a picture ofa running fox and the logo was(I Think) in San Antonio.

Remember, we are theComanche County HistoricalMuseum, located at 402Moorman Road, the street justbehind Bayer Motor Complexout on the BrownwoodHighway, here in Comanche.Our Mailing address is Box 22,Comanche, Texas 76442, ourphone number is 325-356-5115, and we are openWednesday through Saturday,10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Weopen on special occasions foranyone needing tour hours, justcall our receptionist and makean appointment. We do not

charge an admission, but willask you for a donation. We have15 rooms, and about 45,000square feet of display space. Wehave been very fortunate tohave living in our county,descendants of early day resi-dents, and they have been sokind to donate and loan items toour museum. We can see howour early day settlers lived, theclothes that they wore, how theycooked over a black woodstove, with the stovepipe goingthrough the ceiling. All of this istelling a story. Come by to seeus.

Our website iscomanchetxmuseum.com, ouremail address [email protected], andremember to look for us onFacebook.

Hold on to your family his-tory. It is the only one you willever have.

FUMC SHARED TABLEPlease join us for “Shared Table,”

a free meal once a month at theFirst United Methodist Churh of

DeLeon! 616 S. Houston St.254-893-6155

Every second Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.

DeLeon ChristianFellowship

300 BivarDeLeon, Texas 76444

Pas to r: Rev. Hank Canno n3 2 5 -6 4 2 -4 7 5 3

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.

Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.

United Pentecostal Church125 E. Manchaca, DeLeon

Sunday School 10 a. m.Sunday Evening 6 p. m.

Wednesday Evening 7:30 p. m.

PastorVarence Janord DupreChurch: 254-893-2795

Parsonage: 254-893-7280

DELEON ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCHCorner of Seguin & Travis

(204 E. Seguin Ave)

Sunday School 10 a. m.Morning Worship 10:50 a. m.

Sunday Evening 6 p. m.Wednesday Evening 7 p. m.

Phone 254-893-5722Elwayne Schaeffer - Pastor

Fair Haven Baptist Church

400 East HamDeLeon, Texas

Sunday Services:Sunday School 10 a. m.

Church Service 10:45 a. m.Sunday Evening Singing 5 p. m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 p. m.Pastor: Kenneth Wilson

Liberty BaptistChurch

Sunday ServicesSunday School - 10:30 a. m.Morning Worship - 11:15 a. m.

*West on Hwy 6 to RuckerLeft on CR 459

Daryl Hirst - Pastor

First Baptist ChurchDeLeon, Tx

100 South HoustonSUNDAY SERVICES

Sunday School 9:30 a. m.Morning Worship 10:40 a. m.

Evening Services 6 p. m.Wed. Prayer/Praise 7 p. m.

Bro. Daniel Harper - PastorBro. James Venable -

Associate Pastor to the Youth & children254-893-6593

First UnitedMethodist Church

On Main Street in DeLeon(616 S. Houston)

Sunday ServicesEarly Worship 8:45 a.m.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Worship 10:55a.m.YOUTH: Sunday 5PM

Wednesday 6PMChurch 254-893-6155 [email protected]

Rev. John Woodard

HopeLutheranChurch

ELCA300 E. Cedar, Comanche

Sunday School: 9:15 a. m.Worship Service: 10:15 a. m.

Pastor - Steve Hogan

325-356-5165

First ChristianChurch

101 N. HoustonDeLeon, Texas

Sunday Worship 10:30 a. m.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Wed Bible Study 6:00 p.m.254-893-6333

Daniel Burlison - Pastor

Highland MissionaryBaptist Church

Burt Atkins, PastorSunday School 10 a. m.

Morning Worship 10:45 a. m.Lunch @ Noon

Afternoon Service 1 p. m.8 miles East of Victor

On Hwy. 2156

Parsonage 254-445-3826 Church 254-445-2090

CHURCH OF CHRIST316 E. Navarro, DeLeon

254-893-5842 Office 254-893-2162 Fax

Lord’s Day

Bible Class: 9:45 a. m.Worship: 10:45 a. m. & 6 p. m.

WednesdaysMid-Week Bible Class 7 p. m.

David Westbrook - Minister

Real People with Real ProblemsSeeking a Real Jesus

Services:Sunday Morning 10:30 a. m.Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday 6:30 p. m.KYOX 7:30 a. m. Sunday Morning

1900 FM 588 off FM 2247Comanche, Texas

Pastor-Bill Williams254-979-2338

Bible BaptistChurch

DISD Administration BuildingSouth Texas Street, DeLeon

Sunday ServicesSunday Worship - 10:30a.m.

For more informationcall 254-893-4124

Northside BaptistChurch

1125 N. Texas, DeLeonSUNDAY SERVICES

Sunday Singing 10:30-11a. m.Morning Worship 11 - 12Noon

Wed. Worship 6-7 p. m.Wednesday Youth 7-9p.m.

Saturday Bible Study 6-7p.m.Movie Night Every Saturday

7:30p.m.Bro. Heath Sylva - Pastor

254-893-3330

St. Joe Baptist Church2 miles North of DeLeon

on Hwy 2921

Sunday School 10 a. m.

Sunday Worship 11 a. m. & 6:30 p. m.

Wednesday Children, Youth, Adults6:30 p. m.

Church Directory

Kenneth C. Wearin, 78, ofComanche, passed awayFriday, October 7, 2016. He issurvived by his wife of 35years, Karen Wearin; and other

extended family. As Kennethrequested, no services arescheduled. Condolences maybe offered online atwww.nowlinandersfh.com.



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GARAGE SALE: Saturday, 8amtil ? 200 West Delores St, DeLeon.Friday Early Birds Welcome. FALL GARAGE SALE at KidsDuds: 710 N. Austin St,Comanche, Fri & Sat October 14 &15. Fall clothes for M/W/K, falljackets, Halloween duds, babyitems.

GARAGE SALE: Oct 13, Thurs5PM-7:30PM; Oct 14, Fri 7:30AM-12:30PM. Girls, women & mensclothes, Miss Me Jeans, Clothes Dryer,Fall & Christmas Decorations,kerosene Heater, Gas Tiller & manyhousehold items. Shana Mahan, KathyMiller: 2 1/2 miles out Sipe Springs Rd.

DOWNING NEIGHBOR-HOOD YARD SALE: Fri/SatOctober 14-15, 8725 Hwy 16, 8amto 2pm. Lots of items, furniture,pictures, clothes, old items, etc.

MOVING SALE: 916 Preston,Dublin. Saturday 9-2. Householditems. Lots of tools, equipment,scrap metal, nuts, bolts & lots more,clothes and furniture.

GARAGE SALE: Clothes, dish-es, tools, push lawn mowers, wheelbarrow, tool box & lots more.Friday & Saturday, 8-5, 535 EastManchaca, DeLeon.

HELP WANTED: Director ofNurses needed with long teremcare facility experience. Apply inperson at Western HillsHealthCare Residence, 400 OldSidney Rd., Comanche, TX76442. Call for details at 325-356-2571.

CLEANING SERVICE: Needyour house or business cleaned.Call Rhonda Auvenshine, 254-485-0390

WESTERN HILL RESI-DENCE is seeking: CNA’s dayshift, Housekeeper and LaundryAide. Apply in person at 400 OldSidney Rd., Comanche, TX76442. Call for details at 325-356-2571.

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Jon Q. PublicFrom page 2

Other than his power suitand his $200 haircut, he lookedjust like any American farmeror factory worker.

Rather, he was the Cain toour Abel.

Tobar ends his op-ed withthis little nugget of wisdom...

“With these students, Ishare the ideas that have keptme centered as an American-born son of Latino immigrants:Be proud of your roots, under-stand the history that hasshaped your community andrespect the history of others.

Do these things, I tell them,and you will be better writers— and good citizens, too.”

This would, indeed, be thebest way to fade into the sun-set.

I spent three hours lookingat the last sentence trying to

think of something to say thatsounded smart.

I couldn’t come up withanything.

But I will say this.As a rural person, I don’t

plan on fading into the sunset.

De Leon 4-H Club BanquetAwards Banquet for

DeLeon 4-H Club was October1st. The 4-H’ers received manyawards for projects they did allthrough the year, Districtawards, State and Nationalrecognition awards. Awardswere presented by Julie Harlinand Nancy Johnson. Thank youto all that have contributed toour 4-H club this past year.

Receiving awards wereK’Leigh Harlin: Projects-sheep, small & companion ani-mal, shooting sports, plants &gardening, horse, archery,

clothing & textiles, fashion sto-ryboard, foods & nutrition, dogcare & training, leadership,photography, theatre & per-forming arts, citizenship, com-munity service, outdoor educa-tion & living skills, wildlife &fisheries, ag product ID. Perfectattendance, Club secretary,County Council/Historian.District awards-horse quiz bowlteam/3rd place, Ag product ID,clothing & textiles, fashion sto-ryboards/1st place, photogra-phy/1st, 2nd, 3rd, theatre & per-forming arts/piano, recordbook/companion animal/1stplace, Leadership lab/NewBraunfels. State awards-Photography for StatePreservation Contest.

Cody DeAx: Projects –swine, community service,entomology, foods & nutrition.Club treasurer. District –Entomology 1st place individ-ual & 1st place team.

Tyson DeAx: Projects:rabbit, community service,entomology, foods & nutrition.District: entomology 2nd placeindividual & 1st place team.

Hanna O’Donnell:

Projects-Goat, horse, food &nutrition.

Cavin Stockman: beefproject.

Noah Stockman: beef proj-ect.

Emma Price: foods &nutrition project.

Gracie Price: foods &nutrition project.

Samantha Haardt: foods &nutrition project.

Sadie Berry: Projects-foods & nutrition, sheep, ento-mology. District-1st place teamentomology.

Sterling Richmond: sheepproject.

Callie Wright: foods &nutrition project.

Hallie Reyna: foods &nutrition project.

Shandon Johnson:Projects- sheep, clothing & tex-tiles, foods & nutrition, photog-raphy, leadership, citizenship,community service, naturalresources, public speaking, Agproduct ID. Club president,County Council president.District- Gold Star Winner,public speaking/1st place, pho-tography, record book/leader-ship/3rd place, Ag productID/5th place team, range & pas-ture grass id. State-photogra-phy/2 blue, public speaking,

Texas Preservation Contest,food & nutrition. Nationalaward: Delegate to 4-HCongress.

Kody Johnson: Projects –entomology, sheep, clothing &textiles, foods & nutrition, pho-tography, leadership, citizen-ship, public speaking, commu-nity service. Club vice presi-dent, County Council secretary.District-record book/entomolo-gy/1st place, entomology/1stplace individual/1st place team,Ag product ID. State- TexasPreservation Photography.

Allyson Johnson: Projects:companion animal, dog care &training, sheep, clothing & tex-tiles, foods & nutrition, photog-raphy, leadership, citizenship,community service, Ag productID. Club reporter. District: pho-tography, record book/1stplace, foods & nutrition, Agproduct ID/2nd place team.State: Texas PreservationPhotography.

Our club has many newmembers this year and we arelooking forward to a great year.The club meets the 3rd Mondayof the month at First NationalBank. Our next meeting will beOctober 17 at 5:30. If you havequestions call Julie Harlin 254-485-4608.

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• MGM Eagle 2420 (20hp)Tractor (36hrs) $4,000

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FOR RENT FOR RENT HOMESFOR RENT The Housing Authority

of the City of DeLeonHas 2 and 3 bedroom units availablewith no approved applications at thistime. Application can be made at theHousing Authority office between10:00am and 3:30pm. Rent is basedon income. Some utili-ties paid. Applicationscan be picked up at200 E. Navarro,DeLeon.

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“Our Family Caring for Your Family”Nowlin Anders Funeral Home340 S. Austin Street, DeLeon 254-893-2021

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DeLeon Health MartA Full line & selection of Over-the-Counter items.

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HOME FOR RENT: 500 E.Manchaca, DeLeon. Call254-893-2871 for moredetails. 1tc.

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HOME FOR RENT:Small 2 Bedroom, 1 1/2bath, 424 Burleson,CH/A, All electric,$450/mo $450/deposit.No Pets

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• NEW: Nice tree shaded 140x140 corner lot, small bldg. $8,500.• Hwy 6 E, small Commercial bldg, app 400’ (CAD), insulated, elec, has over 100’ of streetfrontage $12,500.00 cash, or owner terms available with approved credit. MAKE OFFER!• Older commercial bldg, app 2400’ (CAD) corner lot, good for multi purpose usages.$25,000• 2-1 frame, appliances & furniture, new windows, exterior paint & roof, 4 window A/C, nicecovered deck w/handicap ramp, shop, several trees. $29,500. REDUCED to $28,000 includ-ing $2,500 paint & carpeting allowance.• 2-1 frame, detatched double carport, metal roof, appx 975’ (CAD), lg shade trees, chainlink, close to town. $32,500• DeLeon - 301 E. Gonzales, 1930’s 3-1 brick, 1 1/2 story brick 1447 (CAD). New windows,steel exterior doors, finished hardwood floors, kitchen cabinets, a new roof and updated elec-trical, on a large 154’ x 174’ corner lot. $45,000.00• DeLeon - 116 N. Texas St, The Historic 1919 Terrill Bldg, 3 story brick, 1st floor contains2,853 with some updating 5yr Old CH/A. The 2nd & 3rd floors each contain 2875’ (CAD) bothupper floors accesses by stairwell. Roof is foam, insulated type, less than a year old, largemetal awning. $59,500.00• 162’ X 215’ CORNER LOT ON HWY 6, has a 3-1 frame, 1324sf, nice Post Oak shadetrees, storage bldg. $60,000.• NEW: 1.67A 1 mile from town. Building site, paved FM road, new water well and pup.$22,500. • FM2318: 1+ acres, 2009 Legacy 3-2 DW, 1349sf, central a/c, water well & city water, car-port, deck, fenced. $64,500. REDUCED TO $59,500.00• 3580 HWY 2318, 2.04 A nice 3-2-1 Brick, 1608 sf, central A/C, kitchen appliances incl.,energy eff windows, metal roof, sun room, RV cover, fruit, Pecan and huge Oak trees. Nice!$119,500.00• Beautiful 1.68 acres with 2-3-2 brick 2 story, 2200sf, CH/A, fireplace, island kitchen, spa-cious master suite, game room (or 3rd BR) yard sprinkler, BIG Oak trees! Private Locationin city $219,500. REDUCED TO $214,500.• NEW LISTING: 18 A, close to town, rolling terrain, trees, private, wildlife $2,950.00/a• 29A m/l near Duster: Sandy crop land, 2 irrigation wells, (1 reported to be 200 gpm), pave-ment frontage. $3,250/acre• NEW: 24A N/E DeLeon: 18A Coastal hayfield, well/elec., 9 large pecan trees, small corral,excellent fences. $3,795/acre• NEW: 24A N/E DeLeon: Native pasture, well/elec., small bldg., few Live Oaks, very goodfences. $3,495 acre• NEW LISTING: 42.53A, near Duster, Pavement frontage, mostly crop and/native pasture,Strong water well, electricity, old pond, homesite with large oaks. $2,825/A• 45A, close to town, coastal, sandy loam, 2 wells (1 not working), 80% perimeter fenced,electricity. $3,250.00A, subdividing possible, to be sold by surveyed acreage.• 45A 1/2 mile east DeLeon on Hwy 6, some Coastal, 2 ponds, fenced, county water &elec. available, great commercial site. Will divide. REDUCED $200,000• 57A m/l west of DeLeon: Wooded and native pasture, sandy land. Deer, Hogs, otherwildlife. $3,250/acre• 74A m/l near DeLeon: 30A Coastal, sandy loam soil, rolling terrain. $2,950 • REDUCED AGAIN! 86 A of West DeLeon: App. 40A crop land, 2 irrig wells (1 report-ed 200 gpm) Also native pasture and wooded. Deer & Hogs. $2,750 acre. SMALLERTRACTS AVAILABLE. “ REDUCED AGAIN $2,495 ACRE”.• 382.40 Acres, rugged topography, 20 mile views, nice creek, new fences 3 sides, greathunting! $2,500 acre.

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1,245 A. Eastland Cnty 6-stock tank, several creeks, hunting. $1,795 Per Acre SOLD 179 A. Stephens County stock tanks, wooded, water well, hunting. $1,950 Per Acre Sold 71 Acres approx. 30 acres brush, native and improved pasture, rural water supply available, hunting, close to Proctor Lake on Hwy 2861. $210,689 3/2 1,381sf (CAD) brick home with 2 car attached carport, shaded lot, fenced back yard, enclosed patio, Central H & A. $70,000 SOLD

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The DeLeon CrossCountry teams ran at the BrockInvitational on Wednesday,October 5, 2016. Brock HighSchool hosted this meet, andthe course was located aroundtheir vast high school campus.The course consisted of mowedgrassy pathways, gravel path-ways, narrow trails, and slighthills. High school runners com-peted in the morning, and thejunior high runners competedduring the afternoon.

All Lady Cat runners werethe first to step to the line inDivision II, which consisted ofall 2A schools and under alongwith all junior varsities regard-less of classification. This divi-sion had 122 runners compet-ing. It was an excellent per-formance by the Lady Cats;thus, it resulted in the highestnumber of Lady Cat medalistsever for the 2016 season thusfar. Micaela Miller competedextremely well and was the topfinisher for the Lady Cats.Miller finished in 3rd place andclaimed yet another medal.Teammate Alyssa Mahan alsoran a strong race finishing andmedaling in 5th place. Toughraces were also run by WhitneyBeach, who medaled in 7thplace, Liberty Hugg, whomedaled in 11th place, MarlySides, who medaled in 14th

place, and Demi Baker, whomedaled in 15th place. Alsocompeting extremely well forthe Lady Cats were TaylorMahan (21st), Taylor Welch(25th), Ebony Gonzales, CaraSides, Allison Lewis, ClarissaLanda, and Savannah Reeves.

The Lady Cats finishedfirst out of the ten teams andclaimed the Division IIChampionship!

Competing for DeLeon inthe boys’ Division II wereNoble Adams, Braden Eary,Anthony Lopez, Xavier Reyna,and Travis Teague. Reynasprinted out and never lookedback as he led all 137 runnersthroughout the course. Reynafinished and medaled in firstplace. Also medaling for theBearcats was Eary, who fin-ished in 13th place. Teague(17th). Adams (23rd), andLopez (25th) also ran very wellfor the Bearcats. Out of the nineteams, the Bearcats finished asRunner-Up of Division II in theteam standings!

The DeLeon 7th gradegirls were the first junior highgroup to step to the line in theafternoon session. This divisionhad 104 runners. Top finisherfor DeLeon was Haley Reed,who finished in 22nd place.Maci Mathews was the nextLady Cat into the chute, finish-

ing in 26th place.Other runners for DeLeon

were Natasha Coleman (31st),Emme Gilmore (44th),Madilyn Lewis (48th), TrinityBaxter, Haven Pounds,Kandyce Mohon, KamrynDickson, Baylee Burrow, andNeeley Gooden. The 7th gradegirls team finished fifth out ofeleven teams.

The 8th grade girls werethe final DeLeon group to stepto the line. Top finisher andmedalist for DeLeon was ChloeStovall, who finished in 5thplace. Also medaling forDeLeon was Ashtyn Welch,who finished in 11th place.Kenadi McGrath (30th),Kimberley Sproles (50th),Chloe Jobe, Genesis Benefield,and Grace Price also ran strongraces for the Lady Cats. 94 run-ners and nine teams competedin this division. The 8th gradeLady Cats took sixth place inthe team standings.

The “Thrill of the Hill”will be the next meet for theDeLeon Cross Country teams.Stephenville High School willhost this meet at theStephenville City Park onWednesday, October 12, 2016.The first race of the day will bethe varsity girls, with a starttime of 2:00 P.M.

Reyna wins Brock Invitational

On Tuesday, the DeLeonLady Cats varsity volleyball teamhosted Gustine at the DeLeonHigh School Gym.

The Lady Cats toppled theLady Tigers in three games, win-ning quickly with double digitmargins.

McKinsey Morris andBailey Whiteley played tall at thenet, blocking Lady Tiger shots forDeLeon points, while IrelandHugg and Whitney Beach eachused a mixed strategy of aggres-sive and knowledgeable shotselection to score for DeLeon, hit-ting open spaces where the LadyTigers were vulnerable to give uppoints.

As always Natalie Alvaradoand Kiana Gonzales providedgood leadership and communica-tion setting the volleyball.

Sophie Gilmore played wellall over the court, while LexieKrause continued to impress withher technique firing the volleyballacross the court.

Defensively, librero JadenCraig and Payton Williamsplayed their usual game on thesecond row, hustling on the floorand picking up digs all night longwhile showing great anticipationwhere the volleyball would be.

Lady Cats beatGustine in threegamesDHS Pep Rally at

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SETTING. Unselfishly, Natalie Alvarado sets the LadyCats up for points.

DEFENDING. Lady Cats Payton Williams and Jaden Craig keep the volleyball in playfrom the second row.

BAND. DeLeon Drum Majors Orion Childers and Shandon Johnson lead the MightyMaroon while Noble Adams keeps the beat Thursday during a pep rally at DeLeonNursing and Rehab.

MEET THE BEARCAT. Bearcat Ebony Perez visits with residents Thursday during apep rally at DeLeon Nursing and Rehab.

CHEERLEADERS. DeLeon Cheerleaders Ireland Hugg, Taylor Welch, WhitneyBeach, Alyssa Mahan, Clarissa Landa, and Cubcat cheerleaders Neeley Gooden,Emme Gilmore, Haven Pounds, Kenadi McGrath, and Chloe Jobe, entertain residentsThursday during a pep rally at DeLeon Nursing and Rehab.

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