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By Jerry Morgan, Reporter
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DeLeon Chamber of Commerce didn’t quite know what to expect on
Saturday morning, November 10, as it had never sponsored an Indian
Artifact Show before.
Advance preparations and advertising paid
off, however, with a very satisfactory turn out of dealers, exhibitors
and show attendees at the City Hall downtown.
Dealers of Indian artifacts, books,
display cases, magazines and jewelry took up all 30 available show
table. In addition, there were several exhibitors who attended only to
show off their collections. >>Full Story<< |
By Laura Kestner, Editor
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With three separate executive sessions,
the DeLeon City Council addressed a lengthy agenda Thursday, November
8, 2007, in front of a larger than usual crowd.
Many of those present were there for an
agenda item described as “Discuss and consider ownership and
renovations of baseball and softball fields.”
Dr. Randy Mohundro, DISD superintendent,
was unable to attend the beginning of the meeting, so that item was
delayed until later. >>Full Story<< |
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Sam Frasier may be “Mr. Perfect" this
week, but he is also "Mr. Bashful", preferring to not have his
smiling mug on our front page holding the $50 bill that he won
without the benefit of a tie-breaker.
Frasier's was the only Week #10
football contest entry without a blemish. Almost a dozen missed
only a single game, including Molly-Kate Casey, Bradley Sanders,
David Cisneroz, Barry Hooker, Beth Riggs, Jason Killebrew, Debbie
Fleming, Billy Warren, Bill Burns, Hope Decker and David Lindsey.
There were several previous contest winners in that elite group.
There was no controversy over the
game that provided our pickers the most grief. Everman's squeaker
win over Stephenville threw a loss to more than 70% of our
contestants.
Three other games -- Roscoe over
Albany, Tennessee over Arkansas and Georgia over Auburn -- were
missed by more than 35% of our panel.
Wiley's win over Comanche was
predicted by virtually everyone, as was DeLeon's win over Cross
Plains and Ranger's victory over Santo.
The average score for Week #10 was
80.2% correct, not quite as good as last week's season high grade,
but still sufficient for a "C-".
This week's football contest will be
final one of the season. It will feature a $100 prize, double the
usual amount.
The high school games will be for the
first week of the playoffs, and should provide some easy pickings
because of the seedings and the established track records of the
teams involved.
Things don't always work out as
expected, however, do they? Good luck and good pickings. |
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ON TO
THE PLAYOFFS! The DeLeon Bearcats will meet the Collinsville
Pirates at Elk Stadium in Burleson this Friday night, with play
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Elk Stadium is located in Highway 174.
Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students and parking is $3 per
car. A pep rally will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon in the
new gymnasium. All students, K-12, will be attending. A fan bus
will take adults and students to the game. Signups must be made by
12:00 noon on Thursday at the high school office. The charge is
$10 for adults and $5 for students, and the price includes stadium
admission. No students below high school can ride unless
accompanied by a parent or guardian. Community members are welcome
as space allows. The team meal for student participants (players,
band, cheerleaders) will be at the Golden Corral in Burleson in
Highway 174. Parents and fans are welcome. The cost is $10.50 per
person. GO BEARCATS!!! |
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DHS
ROYALTY. Kaitlyn Wilkerson and Austin Johnson, DHS sophomores,
were crowned Queen and King of the Fall Festival, Saturday,
November 10, at the DeLeon High School cafetorium. Other
contestants were: Austin Koonce and Allison Martinez (freshman
class); Jorge Hernandez and Jessica Flores (junior class), and
Josh Beaty and Ashley Davis, (senior class). |
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SALUTING THE FLAG. Members of the Disabled American Veterans,
Chapter 43, gathered at the old Van Dyke schoolhouse on Monday to
raise the flag and to conduct their annual Veterans Day
observances in a meeting inside. |
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