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For the past week, the DeLeon High
School One Act Play group has been busy with competitions at
both zone and district levels.
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THE
AWARD WINNING CAST AND CREW. DeLeon High School’s One Act
Play ensemble. Front row from the left: Catalina Gonzales,
GeorgeAnne Landreth, Tyler McKinney, Tina Fleming. Second row:
Courtney Caraway, Jennifer Lewis, Charlsa Hicks, Cody Welch.
Third row: Trevor Nowlin, Kristen Powell, Margaret Nabors,
Whitney McDonald, Tanner Jordan. Fourth row: Whitney Morris,
Codie Travis, Scott Jordan, Jake Paul. |
On March 26, the group traveled to
Weatherford College to compete at zone level competition. DeLeon
claimed first place with their play, "The History of Tom Jones."
Whitney McDonald was named Best
Actress, Tanner Jordan and Tyler McKinney were named All-Star
Cast and Kristen Powell was named Honorable Mention All-Star
Cast. Catalina Gonzales was awarded All-Star Crew.
With the win, the team then went on
to McMurry University on Saturday, March 29, to compete in the
district championship.
Once again, the group took the gold,
advancing to area.
Winning individual awards were
Whitney McDonald-Best Actress; Tyler McKinney-Best Actor; Tanner
Jordan, Trevor Nowlin, Alex Rorie and Kristen Powell-All Star
Cast; and GeorgeAnne Landreth-Honorable Mention All Star Cast;
and Brody Hammonds-All Star Crew.
Composing this year's winning cast
are: Tyler McKinney, Trevor Nowlin, Kristen Powell, Jennifer
Lewis, Kyler Caraway, Whitney McDonald, Courtney Caraway,
Whitney Morris, GeorgeAnne Landreth, Tanner Jordan, Cody Welch,
Alex Rorie, Kody Travis, Jake Paul and Margaret Nabors.
The crew consists of Catalina
Gonzales, Brody Hammonds, Scott Jordan and Tina Fleming.
Alternates are Charlsa Hicks and Kelci Feist.
The play will compete at area level
at Santa Anna High School on April 5. They plays will begin at
2:00 p.m. An exact time for the DeLeon performance has yet to be
assigned. |
By JERRY MORGAN, Reporter
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VAN DYKE -- In a meeting that took place
for the most part in executive session, hospital directors voted in
open session, without discussion, to authorize assumption of $6.5
million in debt for a major purchase of hospital diagnostic and
other equipment and software.
The Board of Directors of the Comanche
County Consolidated Hospital District, the governing body of the
Comanche County Medical Center and Doctors Medical Clinic, met in
regular session at noon on Tuesday, March 25.
The meeting was chaired by president Gale
Easley, with all members present including Joe Locke, Karen Petty,
Charles Mazurek, Janna Morris and Billy Ray Evans.
The first order of business on the agenda
involved a drawing for ballot position in the race between Gale
Easley and Larry Damron. Damron was in the room meeting Easley and
others on the Board before the meeting began, however he left before
the drawing. Easley drew the first ballot position. >>Full Story<< |
By JERRY MORGAN, Reporter
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Although some details remain to be
negotiated, Toshiba Medical Systems is proposing to loan $6.5
million to Comanche County Medical Center, to be used approximately
half for Toshiba imaging equipment, and half for other related and
non-related hospital purposes.
The following information has been
provided by hospital CEO Kevin Storey and Materials Manager Rick
Sanchez, both of whom have been involved in the negotiations and
planning. >>Full Story<< |
By LAURA KESTNER, Editor
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Although several items were tabled
pending further review during the most recent DeLeon City Council
meeting, each item generated considerable discussion, making for a
somewhat lengthy meeting.
All council members -- Howard Gifford,
Norma Locke, Avery Carlisle, Roy Dale Freeman, Gayle Stroud and
Mayor Danny Owen -- were present for the March 27, 6 p.m. meeting.
Also present were Police Chief Ralph Dickey, Sgt. Dustin Paulsen,
Emergency Management Coordinator Ray Helberg, Public Works
Administrator Rob Duncan, and City Secretary Karen Wilkerson.
One of the more interesting items of the
night came further down the agenda when Mayor Owen and Chief Dickey
informed the council that the most recent K-9, Hannah, was “put
down” recently after suffering for sometime with the effects of lead
poisoning. >>Full Story<< |
By JERRY MORGAN, Reporter
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The first phase of the state's cleanup
effort on the Leon River below Proctor Lake is nearing completion.
Draft copies of the 31-page "One Total Maximum Daily Load for
Bacteria in the Leon River Below Proctor Lake" will be distributed
and discussed at a meeting in Hamilton set for Thursday, April 17,
at the Hamilton County Courthouse.
The subject area of the TMDL is a 44 mile
stretch of the Leon River beginning about five miles below Proctor
Lake Dam and continuing to just below Highway 281 north of Hamilton.
Proctor Lake water has never been found
to have a bacterial contamination problem and is generally tested on
a daily basis. >>Full Story<< |
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FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE. John Rudloff was hit by a tractor
trailer as he drove his pickup onto Highway 6 from his home in
the Rucker area between DeLeon and Gorman early last Thursday
afternoon, March 27. The truck struck his pickup just behind the
cab in an impact that tore a wheel off each vehicle. Rudloff was
hospitalized at CCMC and eventually set for surgery on a broken
pelvis. Above we see First Responder Doyle Rone assisting
Rudloff. |
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COULD
HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. Lovington, New Mexico, truck driver
Gary Norton was headed westbound on Highway 6 about five miles
west of DeLeon when his big rig struck a pickup driven by John
Rudloff as it entered onto the roadway. Norton’s tractor lost a
front steering tire and was fortunate to have avoided a jacknife
and under the heavy load of oilfield pipe, not visible in the
photo. Rudloff’s pickup and a CCMC ambulance are visible in the
background. |
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