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By Laura Kestner
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The DeLeon City Council met in regular
session, Thursday, January 10, 2008, and addressed a brief agenda. All
council members -- Mayor Danny Owen, Howard Gifford, Norma Locke,
Avery Carlisle, Roy Dale Freeman and Gayle Stroud -- were present, as
were City Secretary Karen Wilkerson, Sgt. Dustin Paulsen and Public
Works Administrator Rob Duncan. There were no participants in the
Citizen’s Presentation portion of the meeting. >>Full Story<< |
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COMANCHE -- The Comanche County Livestock
Show was held at the County Livestock Barn on Saturday, January 12,
and Monday, January 14.
There were a total of 188 FFA and 4-H
junior exhibitors participating from throughout the county, along with
their adult teachers, advisors, parents and members of the Comanche
County Livestock Association. There were around 60 exhibitors from
DeLeon FFA and 4-H.
A total of 451 animals were exhibited.
Around 100 of those animals were shown by DeLeon exhibitors.
Breeding stock, market steers and horses were shown and judged on
Saturday, with the remainder of market animals -- swine, sheep and
goats -- shown on Monday.
DeLeon exhibitors earned two grand
championships, four showmanship belt buckles, and a good number of
reserve grands, breed, reserve breed and class champions.
The crowds of onlookers were large, the
weather was generally cool and dry, and dust from the unpaved road and
from within the show barn was a problem for some.
The premium sale was held at the show
barn on Tuesday evening, well after the newspaper’s publication
deadline.
The complete show results are in the
print edition of the paper—and through our
Internet subscription service. |
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GRAND
CHAMPION BREEDING BEEF HEIFER. Alexis McGrath’s Exotic heifer
was tops at the Comanche County Livestock Show, Saturday, January
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GRAND
CHAMPION MARKET SWINE. Will Dickey’s Cross barrow was tops at
the Comanche County Livestock Show, Monday, January 14. |
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School Board Appreciation Month was
the theme for the regular monthly meeting of the DeLeon Board of
Trustees held on January 14. The Board was treated to a light
supper provided by the Elementary Campus Faculty Club. The Board
also received shirts with the district seal and noting their
position as Trustees with the district. >>Full Story<< |
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David Rogers and his wife Elizabeth
live in the Sipe Springs community. He is a mechanic and heavy
equipment operator.
Rogers, who is running as a
Republican, is also a minister, farmer and musician. He served as
president of the Sipe Springs Community Center for four years.
"If elected, I will try to do
everything in my power to do what is right for Comanche County and
Precinct 1," Rogers says.
He added, "I have lived here all my
life. I am a honest man and a hard worker. I also run dozers, do
dirt work, along with mechanic work. And don’t forget, most of
all, I’m a farmer in your community."
"I am seeking your vote and believe
I’m the man for you." |
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BE IT REMEMBERED That the
Commissioners’ Court of Comanche County, Texas met in a Regular
Meeting on the 14th day of January, 2008, with the following
members present: James R. Arthur, County Judge presiding; Garry
Steele, Commissioner Precinct #1; Kenneth Feist, Commissioner
Precinct #2; Bobby Schuman, Commissioner Precinct #3; and Jimmy
Dale Johnson, Commissioner Precinct #4. >>Full Story<< |
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CEMETERY VANDALISM. Police Chief Ralph Dickey was busy
photographing overturned monuments at the DeLeon Cemetery Monday
afternoon after receiving reports of vandalism there. All
together, more than 30 monuments and markers were tipped over
and/or broken by an unknown person or persons. The damage was
discovered earlier Monday but there was no way of knowing
specifically when the vandalism occurred. Riggs Cemetery Service
did work in the cemetery on January 6, and noticed nothing unusual
then. Chief Dickey reports that they have no suspects at this
time. Mayor Danny Owen asks that if anyone witnessed any
suspicious activity at the cemetery recently, or sees anyone in
the cemetery after dark, to please call 911 to report it. |
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COUNTY ATTORNEY. Craig Willingham, on the left, takes the oath
of office administered by County Judge James Arthur on Tuesday
morning, January 15. Willingham was appointed to complete the
unexpired term of Charles Williams, who tendered his resignation
in Commissioners Court on Monday. Willingham is the only announced
candidate for election as County Attorney in November. |
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