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Volume 118, No.14DeLeon, TX 76444

This Saturday, October 4,an exciting, new to DeLeon,event will take place at theBearcat Stadium.

Six high school marchingbands will perform and competein the first ever “Bring Your OwnBand” marching competition inDeLeon. Each band will per-form their 2008 marching showmarching to be judged by threejudges.

Even though each schoolparticipates in UIL Marchingcompetition every year, it is arare opportunity for DeLeon’sband fans, of which there aremany, to get to view severalschools perform their respectiveprograms back to back. Therewill be around 600 studentsfrom the area performing, begin-ning at 1 p.m. This is a greatopportunity for area residents tospend an afternoon enjoying thetalents of our local youth andsupporting some great band pro-grams from around the area.

A nominal admission fee of$1 for students, and $2 for adults,will be charged at the gate to off-set the cost of trophies. Aconces-sion stand sponsored by theDeLeon Band Boosters will bebe open, along with a bake sale.Any donations of baked goodswill be greatly appreciated.

Please come out for anexciting afternoon and supportlocal area musicians.

Six Bands tobe in

DeLeonSaturday

HOMECOMING QUEEN AND KING. Latisha Abbey andPedro Calzada were crowned the 2008 HomecomingQueen and King in pre-game ceremonies Friday,September 26, at Bearcat Stadium. Latisha is the daugh-ter of David and Cindy Abbey, and Pedro is the son ofGustavo and Mercedes Calzada.

COMING HOME QUEEN. Sherlean Jackson Frost wascrowned 2008 Coming Home Queen (having been select-ed by the Ex-Students Association) during pre-game cere-monies Friday, September 26, at Bearcat Stadium. Shewas escorted by her son, Ronnie Frost, left, and husband,Tommy Frost.

BAND SWEETHEART. Catalina Gonzales, the daughterof Ernest and Emma Gonzales, was selected the 2008DeLeon High School Band Sweetheart, during pre-gameceremonies Friday, September 26, at Bearcat Stadium.She was escorted by 2008 Band Beau Vint Ramirez, theson of Ventura and Elizabeth Ramirez.

FOOTBALL SWEETHEART. Jessica Flores, the daughterof Arthur Flores and Dora Rangel, was selected the 2008Football Sweetheart during pre-game ceremonies Friday,September 26, at Bearcat Stadium. She was escorted bysenior football players Justin Lindley and JorgeHernandez. Justin is the son of Jeff Lindley and Jeri LiThompson. Jorge is the son of Lisa Hernandez.

Hospital Reporting Stronger Profits

Week 4 Winner. BethRiggs

Riggs Best ofThree

Perfect PicksThe Riggs family has

repeatedly proven their prowesswhen it comes to predicting theoutcome of football games.

Earlier this season it wasyoung Aaron who was the toppicker of the week. This week,however, it was his mother, Beth,who turned in a perfect set ofpicks. She barely edged twoother perfect pickers, TerryHodges and Sam Frasier, both ofwhom predicted more than 50points to be scored in thetiebreaker game. But neitherguessed as high as Beth's 56points, which itself was 10 pointslow.

In the very large "close butno cigar" category of single misspickers, we have TalmageHodges, Molly Kate Casey,Lauren Casey, Carolyn Frasier,Lorrie Couch, Richard Mohon,Derek Elmore, Todd Morris,Taylor Hodges, Leisha Hodges,Stephen Riggs, Jason Killebrew,Barry Hooker, David Lindsey,Andy Quinn, Steve Baker,Bradley Sanders, ThomasRoberts, Bobby L. Schuman,Allen Stone, Buddy Sharp,Landen Lewis, and Lana Coker.

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By LAURA KESTNEREditor

A motion, by CouncilmanLee Childers, to allow DeLeonresident Charles Brown toremove two large trees from cityproperty failed due to lack of asecond, during the most recentmeeting of the DeLeon CityCouncil, Thursday, September25, 2008.

Councilman Avery Carlislewas absent, and council mem-bers Pauline Villarreal and GayleStroud expressed reluctance tovote to allow removal of thetrees.

The roots of the trees inquestion (between the sidewalkand the street in front of Brown’shouse on Houston Street onceknown informally as MarketStreet) have buckled the side-walk according to Brown, and hewould like to remove the trees, athis own expense, and repair thesidewalk.

After a brief discussioninvolving possible damage to thecity street when the trees areremoved, possible alternatives tocomplete removal and variousremoval methods, council mem-bers voted to postpone anyaction pending further informa-tion.

In addition to Villarreal,Childers and Stroud, those pres-ent for the meeting includedMayor Danny Owen, CityAdministrator Karen Wilkerson,Chamber Director Linda Levens,Police Chief Ralph Dickey andFire Chief Doyle Rone.

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By JERRY MORGANReporter

VAN DYKE -- In a shortand sweet meeting, the HospitalDistrict Board adopted a tax ratefor 2009, authorized the purchaseof a new mammographymachine and heard a favorableearnings report.

The Board of Directors ofthe Comanche CountyConsolidated Hospital District,the governing body of ComancheCounty Medical Center andDoctors Medical Clinic, met inregular session on Tuesday,September 23 in the hospitalcafeteria.

Board vice president Joe

Locke conducted the meetingwith members Karen Petty, JannaMorris and Billy Ray Evans pres-ent. President Gale Easley andmember Charles Mazurek wereabsent.

The first item of new busi-ness was the adoption of a prop-erty tax rate for 2008. KarenPetty offered a motion to adoptthe $.25/$100 taxable valuationrate as budgeted and presented ina resolution. Janna Morris sec-onded and the vote of approvalwas unanimous.

The minutes from the previ-ous regular Board meeting heldon August 26 and two publichearings on the property tax rateon September 12 and September15 were also approved by unani-mous vote.

Medical Chief of Staff Dr.Dwayne Miller was not presentto give the medical staff report.Chief Executive Officer KevinStorey gave a brief report on arecent medical staff meetingwhere new training on the properdocumentation of medical neces-sity was the subject.

The medical staff trainingwas conducted by Dr. Earl Smithwith the Texas MedicalFoundation and was held inpreparation for the hospital'ssoon to be implemented medicaldocumentation audit program.

After only five minutes ofpublic meeting, the Board thenadjourned into closed, executivesession for the purpose of dis-cussing personnel matters andfinancial planning for provisionof medical services. The closedsession lasted approximately 25minutes. (See Page 6 )

Commissioners CompleteWork on Budget andProperty Tax Rate Council

Postpones

Decision on Tree

Removal, Hears

Remarks from

Fire Chief

SWIRLING DUST DEVILS AT THE BONFIRE. Both school spirits and flames were run-ning hot and high at last Wednesday evening’s homecoming bonfire. Two in a long seriesof dust devils produced by the large fire can be seen advancing toward the crowd.

DeLeon Bearcats 5-0!See details on page 9

By JERRY MORGANReporter

COMANCHE -- After somedealing with a difficult salaryissue in the District Clerk'soffice, the final wrap-up of thebudget and the setting of a prop-erty tax rate was handled by theCommissioners with relativeease.

The Comanche CountyCommissioners Court met in aspecial called meeting on Friday,September 26, with Judge JamesArthur conducting the meetingand Commissioners GarrySteele, Bobby Schuman andJimmy Dale Johnson participat-ing.

Commissioner KennethFeist was absent and smilinglydescribed as involved in "officialcounty business."

Other county officials pres-ent at various times during themeeting included County ClerkRuby Lesley, County AuditorJoey Boswell, County AttorneyCraig Willingham, District ClerkBrenda Dickey, CountyTreasurer Billy Ruth Rust,Justice of the Peace Bill Koenig,Sheriff Jeff Lambert, ConstableMark McDonald, County CourtCoordinator Sherry Ward,Emergency Services CoordinatorRay Helberg, his assistant TrishGrimshaw and CommunitySupervision and CorrectionsDepartment AdministratorRegina Johnson.Minutes and Job Description

Mix-up CorrectedNear the conclusion of the

two hour meeting the matterwhich caused minor contentionduring the Commissioners meet-ing on the previous Monday washarmoniously resolved in lessthan three minutes.

Jimmy Dale Johnson stated,"We got that backwards. It's assimple as can be. We've got toundo it."

Garry Steele commented,"Actually, it's more of a correc-

tion, I guess, than an amendment.I certainly have no objection to(it)."

Bobby Schuman made alaughing remark about the howthe Commissioners had "buttedheads in the Free Press" over thematter.

Joey Boswell noted that thebudget had been prepared on thetime split assumption as herecalled Schuman's motion hav-ing been made, namely threedays a week for Trish Grimshawto be working for the precinctson county business and two dayson FEMA business.

Schuman added, "And that'swhat the motion was. That'swhat my motion was for."

Garry Steele noted that thereneeded to be a motion to correctthe minutes. He then asked aboutthe job description form that wassigned by the Commissioners.

Ruby Lesley responded thatit was for the opposite, and thenstated, "And that's what I wasgoing by."

Jimmy Dale Johnson madea motion to correct the jobdescription and the minutes.Garry Steele seconded and thevote of approval was unanimous.

Ruby Lesley took credit forthe error in the minutes, however,it was made clear by the Judgeand Commissioners that they didnot wish to blame, but only tocorrect the record.

Fuel BidsThe first item of business

taken up was to open fuel bids forthe county's fiscal year beginningOctober 1. The first bid wasfrom Gooden Petroleum and itwas based on cents per gallonover the published Oil PriceInformation Service average fuelprice.

Gooden's bid was 15 centsper gallon over OPIS forprecincts three and four, and 20cents over OPIS for precincts oneand two and the Sheriffs Office.

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as read earlier in

the free press

Personal Notesby Jerry Morgan

Weather& LakeReport

DeLeonSenior

CitizensMenus

Coming EventsCall 893-6868 if you have an event to list

BOOK FAIRThe DeLeon Elementary Book Fair is scheduled for October

6-10 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds to benefit DeLeonElementary.

IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWNThe DeLeon Theater Troupe will present “It’s the Great

Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” a family dinner theater, Saturday,October 18, 2008, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the DeLeon City Hallauditorium. For more information, contact Carla Landreth at 254-893-4824. This event is sponsored by the Women’s DivisionChamber of Commerce.

PoliticalCandidates

ListingThe Free Press is author-

ized to list the following politicalcandidates, subject to the actionof the General Election onNovember 4, 2008.

REPUBLICAN PARTYState Representative

Sid Miller, 6407 S. Hwy 377Stephenville, TX 76401

County Commissioner, Pct. 1David Rogers, 3660 Hwy 36,

Comanche, TX 76442

DEMOCRATIC PARTYState Representative

Ernie Casbeer, P.O. Box 123,Oglesby, TX 76561

County Commissioner, Pct. 1Gary “Corky” Underwood,

801 W. Grand, Comanche76442

County Commissioner, Pct. 3Sherman Sides, 350 CR 452,

DeLeon, TX 76444

County SheriffJeff Lambert, 804 W. Grand,

Comanche, TX 76442(incumbent)

County ConstableMark McDonald, 601 CR

304B, Comanche, TX 76442(incumbent)

County Tax Assessor/CollectorGay Green, 601 CR 360,

Gustine, Texas 76455(incumbent)

County AttorneyCraig Willingham, 301 W.

Central, Comanche, TX 76442

Advertisements paid for bycandidates or their supportersmust bear at least one name andaddress. Any political advertis-ing reflecting adversely upon thecharacter of another person willbe refused.

10 YEARS AGOOctober 1, 1998. DeLeon

Volunteer Firefighters were pic-tured on the front page of thepaper in recognition of FirePrevention Week. Pictured wereDanny Owen, Doyle Rone,Marty Holman, Clyde Brinson,Clint Hammonds, Jerry Logan,Clifford Babbitt, Joe Martinez,Warren Mitcham, Todd Downs,James Carlson, Dan Moss,Daniel Martin and Cloyd Teauge.Not pictured were Mike Murphy,Jesse Pell, Brandon Sides andMarvin Baucom.

The Perkins Middle Schoolcheerleaders included AshleyKoonce, Joanna Barefoot,Kristin Burnett, Azure Carter,Emily Mahan and HollyMcKillip.

Hope Decker won the foot-ball contest.

Beau Bellenfant, a DHSsenior, was named a semi-finalistin the 44th annual National MeritScholarship Program.

20 YEARS AGOOctober 6, 1988.

Homecoming Queen nomineeswere Darla Files, Jana Simpson,Melanie Rush, Valerie Buntingand Karla Cook.

Drum majors for theMighty Maroon Band wereKathy Hamilton and JessicaWofford.

Mighty Maroon Bandtwirlers were Lacey Wright,Sharon Fleming, Kim Ridensand Christina Howard.

Kevin Witte, 17-year-oldgrandson of Mr. and Mrs. A.L.Neves, won first place in the state4-H competition for record-keep-ing.

Sharon Nowlin retired fromthe U.S. Army after serving 22years.

30 YEARS AGOOctober 12, 1978. DHS

freshman class officers were:Bubba VanZandt, president;Tammy Kimmell, vice president,and Cindy Wilkerson, secretary.

DHS junior class officerswere Mark Beaty, president;Darrell Preston, vice president,and Donna Nowlin, secretary-treasurer.

The DHS sophomore classofficers were: Charles Beck,

president; Ronda Krokum, vicepresident, and Sammy Wright,secretary-treasurer.

Judy Johnson, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Jackie Johnson, andJim Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs.Gary Wilson, were named GoldStar 4-H Award winners at thecounty awards banquet.

Donna Nowlin, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Donald Nowlin,was selected Texas Peach Queenat Texas A&M.

Bradley Sides won the foot-ball contest.

40 YEARS AGOOctober 10, 1968. Several

businesses were in the process ofrenovating their storefronts,including W.H. Smiths,Higginbothams, DeLeon Floraland Dress, Hansford’s BarberShop and Coy’s Cleaners.

James Morgan, a junior atTarleton State College, wasnamed to the DistinguishedStudents List for the Springsemester. Morgan was an agri-cultural education major.

After many years of trying,and failing, DeLeon was finallygetting a swimming pool. TheSwimming Pool Committee,under the direction of LexShelby, announced that they’dcollected $10,000 -- enough toget the project underway.

50 YEARS AGOOctober 2, 1958.

Desdemona High Schoolannounced a football schedule(6-man) which was the first foot-ball program at the school inmore than 20 years.

The DeLeon FHA chaptermet for the purpose of initiatingthe following freshman boys:Ernest Brown, Eddie Barefoot,Ronald Creed, Kenneth Fleming,Carrol Jones, Freddy Morris,Douglas Otwell, Gene Spruill,Truit Spruill, Roger Shupp,James Stell, Connie Welch, T.S.Welch, Larry Warren, PaulBrownlee, Jerry Davis, LenwardCaraway, Bill Smith, JackyShoemaker, Wayne Terry,DeWitt Robinett, Buddy Lamb,Jackie Pounds, Eldon McGinnis,Tony Sharp, Gerald VanZandt,Mike Thomas, Wiley Chandler,Roy Freeman, David Marshalland Johnny Plackett.

Wednesday, October 1:German Sausage, potato salad,english peas, banana pudding,bread, butter, milk

Friday, October 3:Chicken & dumplings, tossedsalad w/tomatoes, green beans,gelatin fruit jello, brownies,milk, bread, butter

Monday, October 6: Hi-Pro tomato beef, green peas,tossed salad, apple crisp, cheesestick, corn bread, milk, butter

Wednesday, October 8:Country fried steak, mashedpotatoes, cream gravy, beets,broccoli, cake w/chocolate icing,mixed fruit, milk, bread, butter

Wow, a 777 point drop in theDow Jones was a shock to hearabout on Monday afternoon. Thestock market started out bad, andthen got really bad after theHouse rejected the so-calledbailout plan.

Although a bad day, therehave been several similar per-centage decline occasions in thelast few years, and we somehowsurvived.

They say that the credit mar-kets are drying up. They say thatmain street is going to be affect-ed, and the election probably aswell. Things may get interesting.Here's hoping we all weather thefinancial storm a little better thanthe good folks on Galvestonwithstood Hurricane Ike. Battenyour hatches down tight. Thiscould be a hard blow.

It makes me sad and sick toconsider what brought all this on.From what little I know orbelieve to be true, the two gov-ernment created and sponsoredstockholder-owned companies(Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)that were originally created tobring additional liquidity to thenation's housing market, started itall.

They first began a pilot pro-gram in 1999 to buy mortgageloans made to those who other-wise would not meet sound lend-ing standards that had beendeveloped over generations.That program was soon deemeda success and was quicklyexpanded nationwide. Their goalwas a well meaning effort toextend access to home ownershipto those who could not otherwisequalify.

In time secondary and terti-ary markets for large pools ofthese high-risk, high-yield mort-gages developed. Much of thatmarket was overseas. Mortgagebankers could earn origination

fees from creating the loans andthen flip them to waiting buyers.Home builders and their suppli-ers loved it. New home buyersloved it. The hassles that mygeneration had to deal with inbecoming homeowners wereloosened.

In recent years it becamepossible in some instances to buyhomes with no money down. Itwas better than living in an apart-ment, and in some ways lessexpensive as well.

This and historically cheapmoney created an almost endlessdemand for housing and easy,high-risk, high yield mortgages.Many were adjustable rate mort-gages, the so-called ARMs.Home prices grew and moneystayed cheap. Some peoplebought homes in hot marketsnever intending to occupy them,only resell them at a higher price.

It was a bubble growing tothe bursting point.

Rates started to climb just abit. The ARM's all adjusted theirrates upward, and the defaultsbegan. It was much worse insome areas than others. The oldrust belt cities, and the hotgrowthy areas were all affected.Here in the southwest, we werenot affected as much. We weren'tin regional recession, nor over-heated by housing speculation.

However, the financialeffects in the affected areas rip-pled to the secondary markets forsecurities based on those highrisk pools of thousands of mort-gages. Suddenly, no one here orabroad wanted to buy the finan-cial instruments secured by thehigh default rate mortgages.

Those caught lending longand borrowing short were left outin the cold.

To make matters worse, newaccounting rules required finan-cial assets to be valued at "currentmarket value". Previously assetswere valued at original cost, andwere only written up or down to

market value when sold, or real-ized. But now, what is the valuefor financial instruments thathave some asset backing, but forwhich no current market valueexists? All of a sudden, there area lot of banks who foolishlyinvested in these high yieldinginstruments who are now techni-cally bankrupt, even though theyhave not yet suffered any signifi-cant losses.

It's similar to what happenedto the Texas financial institutionsduring the real estate collapse inthe late 80's.

Now there is a lot of fingerpointing. Corporate greed,predatory lending (if there cantruly be such a thing), lack of reg-ulatory and governmental over-sight, and a host of other reasonshave been and still will be citedas causes for the unfoldingcalamity. I agree with many ofthe suggestions.

What's truly ironic is that itwas all predicted. There weresome highly accurate warningspublished in the financial pressback in 1999 when the wholething was just getting started.

And the risk of a majorproblem was the focus ofCongressional hearings back in2004. It got caught up in partypolitics. Some wanted strongeroversight to deal with a tickingtime bomb, and some didn't.

But I think it goes back to amisguided governmental attemptto set aside the lessons that gener-ations of hard-learned financialprudence and common sense toldanyone who gave it any seriousthought.

We'll survive this. Our pop-ulation is growing and housingdemand will soon resurface. Itwill power another recovery.

In the meantime, we willhave to adjust. We'll learn to bemore prudent, thrifty and cau-tious.

It might even be a goodexperience for our nation.

This Week’s WeatherIt was mild and dry last

week and again in the mostrecent week. Overnight lowshave been downright cool.

For the latest area weatherforecast, click the weather buttonon our web site, www.deleon-freepress.com.

The following weatherinformation is obtained from theCorps of Engineers at ProctorLake. Daily readings reflectweather activity for the 24-hourperiod preceding 8:00 a.m. onthe given day. If weather read-ings are not available, “n/a” islisted.

Date High Low Rain09-24 88 58 0.0009-25 89 55 0.0009-26 87 53 0.0009-27 88 52 0.0009-28 81 53 0.0009-29 87 50 0.0009-30 89 51 0.00

2008 Cumulative RainfallJanuary 1.55February 0.42March 4.00April 2.49May 1.11June 2.21July 0.79August 5.10September 3.16YTD 20.83

Proctor Lake ReportLake Levels:

Prior 1158.54Current 1158.36

Full Level 1162.00% Capacity 71.9%Discharge rate (cfs):

Prior 5Current 10

Taylor’sChapel

Homecoming

The Annual HomecomingServices at Taylor's ChapelCongregational MethodistChurch will be Sunday, October5, at 10:00 a.m.

The morning program willinclude time of sharing, singingand Rev. Dean Bradley, who wasPastor of Taylor's Chapel Churchmany years ago, will be bringingthe message.

Those attending bring acovered dish and enjoy lunchwith your friends.

Taylor's Chapel MethodistChurch is located on countryRoad 140. See you Sunday.

Rock BluffBaptistChurchRevival

Rock Bluff Baptist Churchis having a Revival MeetingOctober 2-5.

Evangelist David Nix, fromGeorgia, will be preaching theGospel. Evening services willbegin at 7 p.m. each night, andSunday morning service willbegin at 10 a.m. Everyone isinvited to come and hear “oldtime” Gospel preaching. Thechurch is located on CR 461 offFM 587.

As must be obvious by now,the average score of our panel ofpickers improved dramaticallyin Week 4, earning the first "B"score of this football season.The average score was 83.5%correct, or only two and a halfmisses out of 15.

Tarleton State's dramaticcome from behind win with along pass play in the last secondsof the game certainly helped inthat regard, since more than 93%of our panel had picked theTexans to win.

DeLeon's lop-sided victoryover Valley Mills in front of ahomecoming crowd was thegame most often correctlypicked. Way to go Bearcats!Only a single contestant missedon that one.

Cisco's win over ColoradoCity and Texas' win overArkansas were other contests

that most panelists accuratelypredicted. Better than 90% ofour panel also predicted lossesby Comanche, Tolar and TCU.

The game that provided themost misses was Eastland's winover Jim Ned. Over half of ourpanel missed on that one. Othergames providing unpleasant sur-prises for our pickers includedSan Saba's big win over Dublin,Millsap's defeat of Perrin Whitt,and McGregor's spanking ofHico.

On the whole, however, itwas a very good week for ourpigskin prognosticators. Nextweek may be different, however,as many teams, DeLeon includ-ed, take the week off prior to thestart of district play. There aresome good contests still on thetable.

May the best man, womanor child win.

The DeLeon Free Press, P.O. Box 320, DeLeon, Texas 76444(Publication No. 150080) is published by Morgan Publishing Co.,51 weeks per year, at 324 S. Texas in DeLeon. Periodicals postageis paid at DeLeon, Texas 76444. Telephone: 254-893-6868; Fax:254-893-3550; e-mail:news@deleontexas.com, web site:www.deleonfreepress.com.

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We will be pleased to correct an erroneous description of any per-son or organization which may appear in the DeLeon Free Press if itis brought to the attention of the editor. All reprinting rights arereserved. Copyright 2008.

Serving the DeLeon area since 1890, striving to be a positive voice in the community.

Publisher-Jerry MorganEditor-Laura Kestner

Office Mgr.-Margie ReynaProduction-Kay Hodges

Advertising-Betty WoffordSports Editor-Tim White

Riggs Best of Three Perfect Picks

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DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday,October 2, 2008/ Page 3

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HEROES’ WELCOME

HOME DAY

AT ROLLIE’SPlease join us in welcoming home our sons

Sgt. Rollie Coleman II, Army andCpl. Royal Coleman, Marines,

from their recent deployments to Iraq. They will display slide shows and memorabilia from OIF.

We will be serving punch and cakefrom 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on

Tuesday, October 7,in Rollie’s dining room.

If you or your loved one has served in OIF/OEF,we welcome you to participate in this

Hero’s Welcome Home Day at Rollie’s.Please contact Terrie Coleman at 893-2180 for information.

HEAD START“Breakfast”

Monday, October 6:Breakfast burrito, pineapple

juice, milkTuesday, October 7:

Banana muffins, appleslices, milkWednesday, October 8:

Biscuits, scrambled eggs,fruit cocktail, milkThursday, October 9:

Malt O’Meal, orange slices,milkFriday, October 10:

Frosted Mini-wheats, pineap-ple chunks, milk

HEAD START“Lunch”

Monday, October 6:Hamburger on bun, tater

tots, lettuce, tomato, milkTuesday, October 7:

Chicken spaghetti, freshbroccoli, canned pears, milkWednesday, October 8:

Indian mish mash, cornbread, fresh banana, milkThursday, October 9:

BBQ chicken, wheat bread,spinach, rice, peachesFriday, October 10:

Pizza burger, garden salad,grapes, milk

ELEMENTARY“Breakfast”

Monday, October 6:Cereal, graham crackers,

juice, milkTuesday, October 7:

Ham, toast, milk, juiceWednesday, October 8:

Breakfast burrito, milk, juiceThursday, October 9:

Biscuits, sausage, milk,juiceFriday, October 10:

Cinnamon rolls, grahamcrackers, juice, milk

ELEMENTARY“Lunch”

Monday, October 6:Chicken fried steak w/gravy,

mashed potatoes, blackeyed peas,strawberry shortcake, rolls, milk,condiments

Tuesday, October 7:Meat & bean chalupas,

spanish rice, lettuce, tomatoes,Rosie applesauce, milk, condi-mentsWednesday, October 8:

Chicken fajita salad, lettuce& tomatoes, refried beans, orangesmiles, chocolate pudding, milk,condimentsThursday, October 9:

Pig-n-blanket, pinto beans,baked chips, pineapple-orangesalad, milk, condimentsFriday, October 10:

Submarine sandwiches, let-tuce, tomato, pickle, tater tots,carrot sticks w/ranch, brownie,milk, condiments

Middle School“Breakfast”

Monday, October 6:Assorted cereal, teddy gra-

hams, fruit, juice, milkTuesday, October 7:

Waffle sticks, syrup, juice,milkWednesday, October 8:

Sausage, biscuit, jelly, juice,milkThursday, October 9:

Pancake, sausage, syrup,juice, milkFriday, October 10:

Breakfast pizza, juice, milkMIDDLE SCHOOL

“Lunch”Monday, October 6:

Chicken fajitas, refriedbeans, seasoned corn, orangesmiles, chocolate pudding cup,milk, condimentsTuesday, October 7:

Baked potato w/diced ham,shredded cheese, green beans,Texas Toast, fruit cup, milk,condimentsWednesday, October 8:

Submarine sandwich, sand-wich veggies, baked chips, carrotsticks w/ranch, crispy cereal treat,milk, condimentsThursday, October 9:

Enchiladas w/chili, Spanishrice, lettuce & tomato, saltinecrackers, cinnamon apple slices,milk, condimentsFriday, October 10:

Pig-in-a-blanket, pinto beans,baked chips, diced peaches,yogurt cup, graham crackers,milk

SALUTES Bearcat Players of the Week!Offensive Line

OffensivePlayer of the Week

Produced 328 Yards of rushing dispersed amongst

9 different ball carriers.

Adam MorenoDefensive

Player of the Week10 Tackles fromDefensive End2 “Big” Hits

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County Officials To BeAt DeLeon City

HallFirst Thursday

A representative of theComanche County TaxAssessor-Collector’s officeand the Comanche CountyJustice of the Peace will beat the DeLeon City Hall onthe first Thursday of eachmonth.

They will be set up to con-duct business in DeLeon forthe convenience of area citi-zens. Their office hours arefrom 9:00 a.m. until 4:00p.m. except for the noonhour.

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EExxcchhaannggee VVoowwss

Tenia Koonce of Desdemona, and Rickey Koonce of MorganMill, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching mar-riage of their daughter, Chandra LaNettee Koonce to Joel ChadLester, son of Jim and Daviddie Lester of Gustine.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Dean andAundernettee Pair of Stephenville, and the late Moody and HazelKoonce of Desdemona. The bridegroom is the grandson of Jamesand Sue Lester of Gustine, and David and Barbara Brush of Gustine.

The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of DeLeon High School. Thebridegroom is a 2004 graduate of Gustine High School and is current-ly attending TSTC to complete his degree in Wind EnergyTechnology.

The couple will exchange vows December 13, 2008, at 4:00p.m. at St. Joe Baptist Church in DeLeon. A reception will follow.Family and friends are invited to attend. After the marriage, the cou-ple plan to reside in Sweetwater, Texas.

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DeLeon Police Department Report

9/11/08 to 9/24/08By Officer Heather Hill

DeLeon Police have madeseven arrests in the past twoweeks. These include TerryShadden, for warrants onPossession of a ControlledSubstance and UnlawfulPossession of Cocaine; DomingoGarcia, for Traffic Warrants;Paula Brisco, for PublicIntoxication; James Hancock, forTheft by Check; DianaHernandez, for Theft by Check;Kristi Cloud, for Motion toRevoke Probation; and AndresLeal, for Driving WhileIntoxicated.

The DeLeon PoliceDepartment has responded toseveral calls in the past twoweeks. Officers have respondedto one fire, four fights, two citi-zen assists, one house fire, oneviolation of a court order, one hitand run traffic accident, two run-away reports, one skunk call, twowelfare checks, two businessalarms, two calls assisting otheragencies, one burglary of a motor

vehicle, one harassment com-plaint, two suspicious activityreports, two civil matters, oneviolation of a city code, fourescorts, one complaint of trash inthe roadway, and one theft thatwas cleared onsite. There were15 citations issued, and 17 warn-ings for traffic violations.

As you can see, our depart-ment has been busy. Septemberis quickly coming to an end, andHalloween is just around the cor-ner.

If you have questions abouttrick or treat safety or other childsafety issues please feel free tocontact this department. Officerswill be happy to assist you in anyway possible. The police depart-ment will be providing pam-phlets free of charge providingHalloween safety tips in Englishand Spanish. Stop by and get onefor your children, so everyonecan have a safe and happyHalloween.

ADVANCE AUCTION NOTICEAnnual Fall Equipment Sale

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Comanche County is seeking bids on two different projects:

Project Number 1: Removal and Re-Roof Annex Building At 211South Austin, Comanche.

1. Remove old roofing and properly dispose of it in accordance with TCEQ rules.

2. Cover all unnecessary roof vents3. Use 30# felt under new roofing4. Replace metal edging and valley tin where necessary5. Quota all warranties for both materials and labor6. Bids should be quoted using asphalt shingles and/or metal

Project Number 2: Paving of Parking LotsA. AT ANNEX BUILDING AT 211 SOUTH AUSTIN-HOT MIX(APPROXIMATELY 6,000 SQUARE FEET)

B. AT FRONT PARKING AREA AT SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT INFRONT OF VISITOR AREA - HOT MIX (APPROXIMATELY 13,000SQUARE FEET)

1. All necessary preparations work and finish with3” thickness must be clearly stated in bid

2. Make a bid separately for each location, and a combinedbid for both locations

3. State warranties on product and labor

Sealed bids must be received in the Comanche County Judge’s Office no laterthat Friday October 10th, 2008 by 5:00 p.m.Bids for PROJECT NUMBER 1 will be opened at 9:15 a.m. and bids forPROJECT NUMBER 2 will be opened at 9:30 a.m. at the October 16, 2008,Commissioners’ Court meeting in the County Courtroom.

Additional information is available by contacting Garry Steele, ComancheCounty Commissioner Precinct 1, cell phone number (254) 842-7882.

Comanche County Commissioners’ Court reserves the right to accept or rejectany or all bids.

When the last guests droveaway from Evans Sale Barn inProctor, Texas on Saturday night,September 20, a very tired butelated group of ComancheCounty Healthcare Foundationboard member began puttingaway tables, chairs, etc.

Along with spouses, closefriends and other family mem-bers, there was a celebration of avery successful third annualFever Fun(d) Raiser, whichraised an approximate gross fig-ure of $119,800.

Unarguably the most touch-ing moment of the evening camewhen the crowd of some 300folks gave a standing ovation toJoe and Peggy Gore, who made asizable donation to purchase a 14passenger mobility bus, completewith a lift for wheel chairpatients.

The Foundation will pur-chase the vehicle from BayerFord for Comanche County

Medical Center to make trans-portation available to ComancheCounty residents who otherwisemight not be able to use the med-ical facility. Delivery of the busis expected sometime in Octoberand details for its use will beannounced as soon as possible.

A special thanks to Dr.Dwayne Miller, Chief of Staff atComanche County MedicalCenter, and Chas Bayer, ownerof Bayer Ford for their coordina-tion with Joe and Peggy Gore tomake this wonderful gift a reali-ty.

The evening was off to agood start when attendees arrivedto the mouth-watering aroma ofthe famous rib eye steaks fromJoe Allen’s Pit Bar-B-Que. Lotsof laughter and conversation con-tinued as door prizes were hand-ed out and the mystery of the twoComanche County ‘bad boys’was unveiled. Van Christianwon gift certificates to WoodenSpoons for his correct guess ofJerry Gore as Bad Boy No. 2.And Bad Boy No. 1 was hisbrother, David Gore!! (Andthey were only 3 and 5 yearsold).

Auctioneer Doug Johnstonworked the crowd with hishumor and presentation of thefabulous auction items.

Items donated for the auc-tion ranged from home decoritems, livestock, riding lawn-mowers, NASCAR race tickets,a stay at a luxury condo, jewelry,a handcrafted whip, personalizedfootball helmets, a vintage 1973Mercedes, medical procedures,spa treatments and many, manyother items of great value. Thecrowd enjoyed lively bidding toraise money to be used for thepurchase of medical equipmentfor the hospital.

It just doesn’t get any betterthan seeing so many folks havinga wonderful time and workingtoward a common goal of pro-viding the best healthcare possi-ble in Comanche County. If youweren’t able to attend, youmissed something very special.

Please continue to supportthis endeavor and encourage oth-ers to do so as well. While theevent is the highlight of the year,the Healthcare Foundation Boardworks every day to raise moneyto purchase medical equipmentfor our hospital. Your donationis tax deductible and may bemailed to P.O. Box 634,Comanche, Texas 76442.

Healthcare Foundation’sFever Fun(d) Raiser a Big

Success

Fire Chief Doyle Roneaddressed the council during theCitizen’s Presentation portion ofthe meeting, beginning hisremarks with an apology for notmaking arrangements for beingon the agenda so that councilmembers could respond.

“I have no gripe, no com-plaints, none whatsoever,” Ronesaid. “Danny asked me to comedown here, because some of youguys are not as oriented to whatwe do as much as Danny andAvery (both firemen) and Karen(Wilkerson), whom I deal withdaily.”

Rone then offered up a “lit-tle bit of history.”

“Our city budget that weoperate off of is part of our fund-ing,” Rone said. “We probablybring in $8-10,000 a year,through donations. Our county

funding is around $3-3,500 peryear. The way we normallywork our stuff, and it seems to beworking well for us, is operatingon our city budget. This is whatbuys our tires, our batteries, ourfuel, it keeps things moving. Weput our other money in the bank,and we wrote a check for$75,000 a while back for the caband chassis that we’re workingto finish now.”

Rone said that by the end ofthe year, the department’s fleetwould include two heavy brushtrucks, two light brush trucks,one 3,000 gallon tanker, a 78engine, and an 04 Pierce Class Aengine.

“Me sitting here telling youthis, probably doesn’t mean asmuch to you, I suppose, as itdoes to those of us who foughtlong and hard for this, ” Ronesaid. “But what you need toremember and think about, isthat in August of 2004, if yourhouse had caught on fire, thefirst truck to come out of that sta-tion was a 1961 model...with amaximum speed of about 45miles an hour. Our lives havechanged a little bit.”

Rone said that once thenewest truck is completed, he’dlike to hold an open house so thatcouncil members could see“where the money goes.”

“This fire department is 100percent volunteer,” Ronereminded them. “If you haven’tbeen on the VFD you can’timagine the time and hours thatgo into it.”

Rone also spoke of somedifficulties in the past year. “Welost two structures this last year,that people lived in,” he said,“and we’ve never done thatbefore. Last year was our year tobe in barrel it would seem. Butthe fact that DeLeon, Texas isstill here, after the Jake Hammonfire, is to me a testament to ourguys who fought so hard. Whenthey drive up to you and theireyes are red and their faces areblack and they look like some-body just beat the stuffing out ofthem, you know they did theirbest -- and they did that day.”

Chief Rone concluded hisremarks by thanking the councilfor listening, and also offering toreturn if they had specific ques-tions. Council membersexpressed their gratitude forRone, and the department as awhole.

In other business, councilmembers:

• Approved the second andfinal reading of Ordinance #010-08, setting the water and sewerrates for the 2008-09 fiscal year.

• Approved the second andfinal reading of Ordinance #011-08, adopting the 2008-09 fiscalyear budget.

• Approved the second andfinal reading of Ordinance #012-08, the tax levy for the 2008-09fiscal year.

• Appointed Bruce Anbuhlas an advisory non-voting mem-ber of the DeLeon IndustrialDevelopment Board.

Council(From Page 1)

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Comanche County 24Gillespie County 19McCullough County 2Erath County 1Mills County 3Burnett County 8Lampasas County 11

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of 1947, I graduated DeLeonHigh School with accumulatedaccomplishments known tocharm the pushers of literatureand grammatical skills, in thegeographical area where theMethodist Church keeps vigilover the silent grave of the WPAweathered and dissolving brickbuilding.

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At the conclusion of theexecutive session and resump-tion of public session, KarenPetty offered a motion to author-ize the transfer of direct supervi-sion of the Emergency MedicalService, Home Health andHospice from the CEO to theChief Nursing Officer KerryRadcliffe.

Janna Morris seconded andthe vote of approval was unani-mous.

Karen Petty offered anothermotion concerning items dis-cussed in executive session. Hersecond motion authorized hospi-tal management to pursue theacquisition of a new mammog-raphy machine. Her motion wasagain seconded by Janna Morrisand again the vote of approvalwas unanimous.

The Board then acted torenew an annual agreement withCook Children's Medical Centergoverning the transfer of patientsbetween the two hospitals. Theunanimous vote was on a motionoffered by Karen Petty and sec-onded by Billy Ray Evans.

Chief Financial OfficerTom Letz next gave the financialreport for August. He referred tofinancial statements in the Boardbook and pointed out thatpatient billings were within onepercent of budget and that con-tractual deductions were wellunder budget, yielding netpatient revenues of $3.018 mil-lion, more than 3% ahead ofbudget.

Letz continued noting thattotal expenses were also trackingthe budget fairly closely. Fortwo months they are more than$200 thousand and 6.5% belowbudget. Contributions andgrants at $57 thousand arealmost double the budget.

The two month net incomeis $240 thousand, with a netincome of $210 thousandbooked in August.

Letz described it as, "Overall, a very good operatingresult."

Kevin Storey commentedthat he hoped to keep the profitsflowing, noting that the hospitaldidn't yet have all of its newequipment up and running yet.He stated that the new lab ana-lyzer just began normal opera-tions on the previous Friday, andthe new magnetic resonanceimager and nuclear medicinemachine had yet to be installed,and will not likely become oper-ational before the end ofOctober.

Materials Manager RickSanchez commented that the

physicians had been keeping thenew chemistry analyzer verybusy. The fast turnaround fortest results has been highly use-ful in a medical terms and isgreatly appreciated by the physi-cians and beneficial to the hospi-tal.

Letz continued with hisreport, noting that gross patientreceivables have grown as thebillings for the new equipmentare being booked. He added thatsome disruption in the Medicarecash flow had been encountered,although it was not described asa major problem.

Letz also commented onsome unexpected personnelturnover in the accountingdepartment that would have tobe dealt with. He noted thatdespite having to "wrassle" witha few staffing problems, thedepartment was continuing on intheir progress.

Letz described cash as con-tinuing to be tight, and noted hewas looking forward to theimproving revenues turning intocash receipts. He noted thataccounts payable had alsoincreased slightly.

Letz then referred toincome statements that had beenprepared on the new Meditechaccounting system, which is cur-rently being installed and imple-mented. He said that KevinStorey had prepared the state-ments, and presented them as anearly example of the additionalfinancial data that will be avail-able under the new computersystem.

Storey said it had taken himonly around an hour to programthe new reports. He importeddata from the current system intothe Meditech system. Tworeports he created showedpatient revenue in ways not pre-viously readily available.

The first new report showedrevenues by type of payer.Medicare and Medicaidaccounted for 64% of the total.Commercial insurance andworkers compensation account-ed for 26%, charity 1% and selfpay 9%. Total revenues for thelatest two months increased 20%over the same two months in2007.

The second new reportshowed revenues by hospitaldepartment. Revenue compar-isons with the same periods in2007 clearly showed stronggrowth in laboratory and med-ical imaging departments.

Both Storey and Letzseemed excited at the new finan-cial detail that will be easilyavailable under the newMeditech computer systemwhen it is fully implemented.

Chief Nursing OfficerKerry Radcliffe reported thatBarbara Rhine has accepted theCritical Care Director position.She will manage the emergencyroom, intensive care unit and theTrauma Nurse Coordinator.

A trauma survey will be

conducted in October by thestate, and Radcliffe reported thatthe hospital is ready. She alsoreported on various training thather staff is engaged in taking.

August admissions were133 in-patient, and 9 swing bed,down slightly from July's 151total. Emergency room visitswere 497, also down a bit fromJuly's 518. The August ER visitswere 148 from trauma and 349for medical reasons.

Kevin Storey commentedthat August represented the thirdstraight month with a net profit.He advised the Board that thefirst half of the building that willhouse the MRI and NuclearMedicine imagers would bedelivered on Wednesday and themain MRI component would beset by crane on Friday. TheNuclear Medicine camera is setfor delivery in the first week ofOctober. The new laboratorychemistry analyzer is now oper-ational and already very busy.

The new Meditech comput-er system is working well so far.General ledger, accountspayable, payroll and materialsmanagement are set to go live inearly October and other parts areon schedule. The new PACSdigital medical image storageand retrieval system is up andrunning. The electronic formssystem is running in most areasexcept for payroll checks.

Tina Virgin has been hiredas the Documentation SpecialistNurse. Dr. Earl Smith will betraining her in October.

After reviewing three dif-ferent programs, the decision hasbeen made that the hospitalneeds to stay with Kronos, thecurrent vendor. An upgrade ofsome equipment will be needed,however.

The business office is work-ing to acquire Claims ScrubbingSoftware to accompany theMeditech system and identifycommon errors. The goal is tohave 98% clean reimbursementclaims.

Also being investigated foracquisition are medical necessitydictionaries for the Meditechcomputer system. The systemwill verify medical necessity inreal time when the order is firstinput into the system. Upfrontidentification of problems in thisarea is projected to save muchtime and money.

Storey reported to theBoard the recent donation of anew Ford 14 passenger patientbus with a wheelchair lift. Thedonation was earlier announcedat the Comanche CountyHealthcare Foundation's Fun'dRaiser event. It will be used forscheduled trips to bothComanche and DeLeon initially,with possible expansion to othercounty locations if demand issufficient. Scheduling is beingworked out with the physiciansto coordinate clinic and bushours.

Storey noted the hospital

has leads on a couple of sur-geons, although nothing con-crete has yet been accomplished.He noted that in addition to thelab and radiology, that surgerywas the third area where hospi-tals earned their largest share ofoperating revenues. He stated,"Right now we're hitting on twoout of three."

Storey continued, statingthe hospital had a good familypractice base established, withmore physicians on the way.But, he added, the hospital isnow at the point where it needsto add specialists to its healthcare provider lineup.

The Board was advised ofan hour long Board orientationtraining scheduled for October 3.

Desdemona monthly musi-cal was held last Saturday nightat the Community Center ( “ole”school building). Musicians andsingers from several area townsattended and they presented godcountry and western music withsome bluegrass and gospelincluded. We really appreciateall the musicians that attend eachmonth and all of our visitors too.Thanks to the ladies of our com-munity as they donate food eachmonth to our concession stand.It takes each and everyone doingtheir part to keep our communitygoing strong. Thanks again.

Russell Duke and daugh-ters, Elise and Katie ofStephenville, visited the pastweekend with “Humpy” andBetty Duke.

Paul and Inez Pennington ofBenton, Arkansas called theGuthery home last Sunday after-noon. Paul worked for theMagnolia Oil Comanche at this“ole” plant in Desdemona. Paulis retired and now recoveringfrom a recent stroke. They wouldlike to say “Hello” to all of theirMagnolia friends in this area.

Remember to mark yourcalendar for Saturday, November8. The date for the annualDesdemona ThanksgivingSupper to be held at theCommunity Center (old schoolbuilding). More details later on.

Alla Rae (Friday) Kelley ofSealy, Texas, contacted thisreporter over the weekend say-ing her cousin, W. H. Jacobs, Jr.of Pasadena, is having some seri-ous health problems. Jr. attend-ed school in Desdemona andgraduated with the Class of1948. Remember this family inyour prayers.

Justin Deiter Hornback cel-ebrated his 3rd birthday lastSaturday afternoon with a “fam-ily fish-fry cookout” party host-ed by his parents, Lee and SonjaHornback. Several family mem-bers and friends attended toenjoy the food, birthday cake,etc.

Murry Clayton of Ranger, ishaving some health problems atthis time. His brother reportedlast Saturday night that Murraywas doing better and gainingsome strength. Friends inDesdemona send “Get Well”wishes.

Please contact this reporterwith your weekly news. Yourhelp will be appreciated. Thisnews article is written on Sundaynight and delivered by noon eachMonday.

Have a great day, Coon.

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30TH YEAR CLASS REUNION: DeLeon High School class of 1978 held their 30threunion the weekend of September 26 and 27th. The weekend started off Friday night atBearcat Stadium as the Bearcats defeated the Valley Mills Eagles and finished upSaturday night at Perkins Middle School with a meal catered by Freddie’s Barbeque.DeLeon High School sent 39 graduates out into the world in 1978 and 20 show up for the30 year reunion. Everyone enjoyed visiting and catching up and plans were made to holda 35th reunion in 2013. Members in attendance were, back (l-r) Kelly Vanetta, BarbaraLewis Carswell, Toby Morris, Greg Hammitt, Tim Beaty, Randall Clark, Mark Barton.Center (l-r), Donnie Morris, Elizabeth Taylor, Sherry Kimmell Morian, Tracey JoinerHardin, Alan Sadberry, Terrie Coan Coleman, Randy Cleere. Front (l-r), Rosa Cisneroz,Terrie Wells, Dona Grisham Baucom, Rita Dodd Moore, Marie Davis Glover, MelindaBuckley Walker. Not pictured, Ted Hodges.

Our dance last Thursdayevening wasn’t very well attend-ed but we had a very good time!Thanks to Dr. Dan and the Band-Aids for the great music! WatchPig Tales for information onanother dance.

This coming Saturday,October 4, is ‘Breakfast at theDAC’ – hope you all will come.We serve from 7:00 a.m. until10:00 a.m. Join us for bacon,sausage, eggs, pancakes, biscuitsand gravy. It’s delicious!

On Saturday, we will havetickets for the rifle that will begiven away on December 6. Thetickets are $2 each or 3 tickets for$5. The rifle is a RugerHawkeye and you can choosethe caliber that you want.

There will be a garage salehere in Desdemona on Saturday,also. It will be at the corner ofHwys. 8 and 16. Stop by afterbreakfast and see what there isthat you need at your house!

We have some dishes at theActivity Center that were leftafter the Tucker family dinner. Ifyou didn’t get yours back, pick itup Saturday. Remember tocome to the Library for somegood reads.

See you in Desdemona!Carol Pell

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PEDRO CALZADA HONORED. Six Texas high school football players, including PedroCalzada of DeLeon, were recognized last week as Built Ford Tough Texas High SchoolFootball Players of the Week. Calzada, pictured above with his parents Gustavo andMercedes Calzada, was presented a trophy by Jim Grimshaw, of Bayer Ford Mercury, dur-ing half-time ceremonies at Bearcat Stadium, Friday, September 26.

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MOOREJoan Moore, age 74, of

Comanche, passed awayWednesday, September 24,2008, at her residence inComanche County.

She was born on September3, 1934, in Midland, Texas, toFrank Drake and Arrie(Jennings) Drake. She was unit-ed in marriage to Frank W.Moore on June 7, 1952, inMidland, Texas. She was ahomemaker.

Funeral services were heldat 4:00 p.m. Friday, September26, 2008, at Comanche FuneralHome Chapel with ComancheFuneral Home in charge ofarrangements.

She is survived by husband,Frank W. Moore of Comanche;son, Randy Moore of CorpusChristi; son, Michael W. Mooreof Buffalo Springs; daughter,Malinda Bea Spruill of Lubbock;grandchildren, Lee Moore andwife, Bridget of Phoenix, AZ;Melissa Moore of Dallas;Amanda Spruill of Lubbock;Clint Spruill of Lubbock; ScottSpruill of Lubbock; Brian Spruillof Lubbock; brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Nell Drake ofRoscoe and sister-in-law,Barbara Drake of Midland.

She was preceded in deathby grandson, Jason Moore.

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SMITHERMANRoy M. Smitherman, age

73, of DeLeon, passed awayTuesday, September 23, 2008, athis residence. He was born onMarch 21, 1935, in Stephens,Arkansas. He was united in mar-riage to Nancy Stewart on May30, 1957,in DeLeon, Texas.

Mr. Smitherman was retiredfrom Phillips Petroleum wherehe was plant supervisor in Alvin,Texas. He graduated fromDeLeon High School and servedin the U. S. Army NationalGuard. He had lived in DeLeonsince 1986, coming from Alvin,and was a member of DeLeonChurch of Christ.

Funeral services were heldat 2:00 p.m. Thursday,September 25, 2008, at DeLeonChurch of Christ with KrisGroda officiating and assistedby Geof Litke. Burial followedin the DeLeon Cemetery.Pallbearers were BrandonSmitherman, Luke Perry, RonnieKea, Danny Kea, JonRemmington, Paul Burton,Quincy Brumbelow, and BobSmitherman.

Survivors include his wife,Nancy Smitherman of DeLeon;son, Ricky Smitherman ofShreveport, LA; daughter,Tammy Lea Littleton of BatonRouge, LA; step-dad, LloydDixon of DeLeon; sister, EllenKea of Crane; six grandchildrenand three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in deathby his parents and brother, JerrySmitherman.

Published October 2, 2008DeLeon Free Press

WEDDLEFuneral services for Peggy

Jean Weddle, age 83, ofBonham, were held at 3:00 p.m.sunday, September 28, 2008 inFirst United Methodist church inBonham. Dr. Tommy Brummettand Rev. Bob Walker officiatedthe services. Burial followed inthe Carson Cemetery in Ector.Peggy passed away Thursday,September 25, 2008, at TexomaMedical Center in Denison.

Peggy was born March 25,1925, in Comanche County,Texas, the daughter of Mr. andMrs. James “Jim” Chandler. Shewas a graduate of Comyn HighSchool and received her BAdegree from North Texas State.Peggy taught art in the DallasISD for many years before retir-ing. She married Robert S.“Bob” Weddle, June 8, 2002.She was a member of FirstUnited Methodist church. Shewas preceded in death by a son,Robert G. Courtney in 2006.

She is survived by her hus-band, Robert S. “Bob” Weddleof Bonham; son, Jim Courtneyof Lamasco; daughter, JaniceCourtney of Sartell, Minnesota;two sisters, Ruth Sanders ofDeLeon and Catherine Smith ofDublin, Texas; four grandchil-dren and four great-grandchil-dren.

Memorials may be made tothe First United MethodistChurch, 801 Star, Bonham,Texas 75418 or the AmericanCancer Society.

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BARNESBill Barnes, age 85, of

DeLeon, Texas, passed awaySaturday, September 27, 2008, atDeLeon Nursing and Rehab. Hewas born on March 28, 1923, inErath County, Texas. He wasunited in marriage to Jo NellKoonce on February 24, 1945, inDublin, Texas.

Mr. Barnes was a farmerand rancher, and was a lifelongresident of DeLeon. He was amember of Duster BaptistChurch and had served in the U.S. Army during WWII.

Funeral services were heldat 2:00 p.m. Monday, September29, 2008, at St. Joe BaptistChurch with Jackie Auvenshineofficiating. Music was providedby Marvin McKeehan and VickiRobinett. Burial followed in theComyn Cemetery. Pallbearerswere Chad Barnes, ChaseBarnes, Colby Barnes, RanceBarnes, Jackson Jobe, JasonBrinson, and Shane Gilliam.

He is survived by threesons, Billy Mack Barnes andwife, Judy of DeLeon; PhilBarnes and wife, Donna ofDublin, and Randy Barnes andwife, Paula of DeLeon; ninegrandchildren, Amanda Barnes,Misty Gilliam and, husband, Dr.Shane Gilliam, Chad Barnes,Chayla Eudy and husband,Keith, Chase Barnes and wife,Jamie, Colby Barnes, Terra Jobeand husband, Jackson, KendallBrinson and husband, Jason, andRance Barnes and wife,Breanna; 14 great-grandchildren,Eric, Cody, Evan, Carlee, Kyler,Christian, Caitlyn, Tayln, Chloe,Heston, Kailson, Brice,Kambree and Brooklyn.

He was preceded in deathby wife, Jo Nell Barnes; broth-ers, Homer, B. F., Hershel,Kermit, Dan, Jack, Tom and JoeEdward Barnes; sisters, AdaEmmons, Eloise Hudson,Christal Kestler, and BeatriceCampbell.

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BRAGGSarah Josephine Bragg, age

85, of Austin, previously ofArlington, passed away Friday,September 26, 2008 in Austin,Texas. She was born on March17, 1923, in Arcadia, Oklahoma,to the late Russell and LorenaAppleby Morrison. She wasunited in marriage to Rex Braggon June 18, 1944, in Spokane,Washington.

Mrs. Bragg was a retiredsecretary from LTV. She hadlived in Austin two years, havingpreviously lived in Arlington for61 years. She was a member ofArlington First United MethodistChurch.

Funeral services were heldat 11:00 a.m. Monday,September 29, 2008, at NowlinFuneral Home Chapel withBrother David Mosser officiat-ing. Music was provided by Johnand Leslie Woodard, VickiRobinett and LaRessieWilkerson. Burial followed inthe DeLeon Cemetery.Pallbearers were Don Stacy,David Poling, Gary Bragg, JimBrooker, James Bragg and W. A.Wells.

She is survived by husband,Rex of Austin; one son, RussBragg and wife, Nancy ofAustin; one grandson, CameronBragg and wife, Angie; threegreat-grandchildren, SamuelHerrington, Caitlin Bragg, andCarson Bragg.

She was preceded in deathby her parents, and two brothers,Russell and Andrew Morrison.

Memorials may be made toAlzheimer’s Association, 4144N. Central Expressway, Suite750, Dallas, Texas, 75204.

Published October 2, 2008DeLeon Free Press

DAYVerda Iun Day, age 92, of

Comanche, Texas, passed awayTuesday, September 23, 2008, atComanche County MedicalCenter in Comanche.

She was born on January23, 1916, in Lamkin, Texas, toMartin Luther Geye and IvaElizabeth (Miller) Geye. Shewas united in marriage to EarlVestil Day on December 21,1937.

Mrs. Day was a nursingassistant. She worked forWestern Hills Nursing Home forover 20 years. She was a mem-ber of the East Side BaptistChurch in Comanche, Texas.

Funeral services were heldat 10:00 a.m. Friday, September26, 2008, at Comanche FuneralHome Chapel with Marty Reedand Jerry Shields officiating.Burial followed in the OakwoodCemetery in Comanche, Texas.

She is survived by daughterand son-in-law, Glynda andJimmy Lane of Weatherford;daughter and son-in-law, MaryKatherine and Tom Loftin ofRound Rock; daughter, CarolynHamrick of Comanche; son anddaughter-in-law, W. M. andLexie Day of Shawnee, Kansas;son and daughter-in-law, TravisLynn and Edith Day ofComanche; 12 grandchildren; 22great-grandchildren; brother,Clinton Geye of Comanche;brother, Coman Geye ofLamkin, and sister, MargieO’Neal of Stephenville.

She was preceded in deathby husband, Earl Vestil Day onMarch 21, 1974; parents Martinand Iva Elizabeth Geye; brother,Horace Geye and son-in-law,Darwin Hamrick.

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LAMBPatsy R. Lamb, age 63, of

Granbury, Texas, passed awayWednesday, September 24, 2008in Fort Worth. She was born onJanuary 28, 1945, inStephenville, Texas, to RichardThorp and Katie Ruth JonesThorp. She married BuddyLamb, May 25, 1963, in SipeSprings, Texas. She worked for22 years at the Comanche PeakPower Plant.

Funeral services for Mrs.Lamb were held at 2:00 p.m.Sunday, September 28, atGranbury First Baptist Church.

She is survived by husband,Buddy Lamb of Granbury;daughter, Tracie Quan and hus-band, Tom of Keller; son, CodyLamb and wife, Shonya ofArlington; grandsons, CoreyLamb, Brendan Quan; mother,Katie Ruth Thorp of DeLeon;sister, Peggy Otwell and hus-band, Dennis of DeLeon; niece,Kathryn Otwell of Fort Worth;and numerous other nieces andnephews.

Memorials may be made tothe American Cancer Society orFriends For Animals.

Published October 2, 2008DeLeon Free Press

WOODSSteven “Bren” Woods, age

21, of Austin, Texas, passedaway Thursday, September 25,2008, at his residence in Austin,Texas. He was born onSeptember 18, 1987, inBrownwood, Texas, to RichardSteven and Cheryle (Moore)Woods.

Steven was a ComputerSupport Technician for Tele NetCommunications in Austin,Texas. He attended Gustine ISDfrom Kindergarten througheighth grade. He graduated fromComanche High School in 2006.Bren was enrolled in the Giftedand Talented Program andexcelled in UIL contests duringhigh school years.

Funeral services were heldat 4:00 p.m. Monday, September29, 2008, at Comanche FuneralHome Chapel with Rev. JohnBoone officiating. Burial fol-lowed in the Baggett CreekCemetery in Comanche County,Texas.

He is survived by his par-ents Steve and Cheryl Woods ofComanche; sisters, KristinWoods of Waco, and KendraWoods of Comanche, specialnephew, Kaison Woods ofComanche; paternal grandpar-ents, Ralph and LaVerne Woodsof Comanche; maternal grand-parents, Guy Elthris and LoreneMoore of Gustine, along withmany aunts, uncles, cousins andfriends.

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Perhaps you sent a lovelycard. Or sat quietly in a chair.Perhaps you sent a funeral spray.If so we saw it there. Perhapsyou spoke the kindest words. Asany friend could say. Perhaps youwere not there at all. Just thoughtof us that day. Whatever you did

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“Service Beyond Expectation”

Faith and Hope

Faith and Hope were born on Nov. 7, 1950, at Blackwell Hospital inGorman, to Calvin and Hazel Decker. Dr. D. V. Rogers was the M.D.Hazel and Calvin had been married 11 years when the twins came.

Faith and Hope were 2 months premature. They weighed barely 5pounds together. Calvin had emergency surgery on the day the twinswere born.

They were named by their parents, Faith Noreen and Hope Clareen.They had hope they could raise them and faith they would. Noreen wasafter Frogy Bennet’s wife, a RN at the hospital here and a friend ofMother and Daddy’s. Clareen was after Aunt Clara O’Quin Weatherbyof Goldthwaite, our grandmother’s sister, who lived in Mills County.

Calvin and Hazel called the twins, Baby, therefore we always calledeach other Baby, all of our life. That was our nickname for each other.

Mommie and Daddy had known each other ever since she was 10years and he was 20 years old. Daddy ran around with her uncle, BillieByrd. Daddy had met Billie Byrd through Buna VanZandit. She ran aconfectionary in Gorman, and Daddy was a friend of his. Billie Byrdworked for Buna VanZandit in the confectionary. Daddy had grown upwith the VanZandits.

When Daddy came to my mother’s grandmother, Mollie Byrd, he metthe 10 year old Hazel.

Hazel and Calvin were married December 22, 1939 in Eastland. Atthat time Mommie was working at the telephone company and was stay-ing with a couple, Jack and Bess Haile. She would baby-sit with theirson, Pat.

After they married, she came back and began to work again for Dr.Brandon. She worked nearly 30 years for him. She was his dental nurse.She had known him ever since he came to Gorman right after World WarI. She said she began to work for him by going to the post office everyday. She knew Tempest all her life.

Mother was born in Gorman and lived here all of her life. Daddy wasborn in Mills County, and moved to Comanche County when he wasabout 10. He grew up around Roach Community and later lived aroundRucker. His father was a Civil War Vet, and also his grandfather, butthey were on opposite sides of the war.

Faith and Hope were “the apple of their eyes and life”.In Memory of my Twin, Faith, by Hope

Words can’t express the loveI feel toward everyone that wasso nice to me at the time of mytwin, Faith’s death, September14, 2008.

First, thank you to the ladiesat Taylors where I went when Idiscovered this tragedy. To SidFisher and a truck driver fromAbilene thank you for your kind-ness.

A special thanks to the 911operator who took the call. ToBarbara Finley and RobertKluge, Gorman Police Officers,who responded the the call; thankyou from the bottom of my heart.Thank you to Vernon Gaines,TDPS, State Trooper, ShaneMorrow Texas Ranger andDaniel Stanley, Eastland CountyDeputy Sheriff. I know therewas others I didn’t get theirname.

To the EMTs that went,thank you for your efforts andalso to the first responders, thankyou. To everyone who called me,sent flowers, sent pot plants, can-dles and other forms of sympa-thy, I am eternally grateful.

To those who gave memoney, thank you so much. I hadto miss four days at work, so thatreally helped. I have received somany cards and are still doing so.These cards along with messageson them in regard to my darlingFaith. She was a wonderful per-

son and sister. Thank you. Cardsare wonderful that last forever.Ain’t it wonderful our memorieslast forever. Memories can neverbe taken away.

To those who brought food,thank you. To everyone whoattended the services, thank you.Faith would have been proud ofthe crowd. I will always begrateful to Durwood Webb andDenver Rainey for their kindwords and to the men who werethe pallbearers. Thank you toJames Bruton and Verganna atAmerican State Bank. To Joyceand the gang at Price’s Flowersand to Shanna Morrison, theKyn. To Bennie Boen, we lovedyou.

Thank you to Dixie Brilhart,Lovelle Jobe, Sylvia Hendricks,Kathy Rainey and BarbaraTucker for being by my side. ToBoba Lamb, Darlene Morris,Donnie Morris and JeanWestmoreland for always beingthere in my time of loss. Faithand I loved you and so didMommie. Also thank my auntand uncle, Elmer and FrankieDavidson for their support.

I know Faith is in Heavenwith Daddy, Mommie andWalter. I will see her one day.

In the memory of my pre-cious twin, thank you. God Blessyou for everything.

Hope Decker.

With Many Thanks

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BRUTONMrs. Clara Bruton, age 94,

of DeLeon, Texas, passed awayTuesday, September 30, 2008, ata Ft. Worth hospital.

Services are Wednesday,October 1, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. atDeLeon First United MethodistChurch, with burial to follow atDeLeon Cemetery.

A complete obituary will bepublished in next week’s editionof the DeLeon Free Press.

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Bearcats End First Half of Season withPerfect 5-0 Record

Blink! The schedule ishalf-over. The DeLeonBearcats finished the first halfof the season with an impres-sive 66-6 victory over theValley Mills Eagles, Fridaynight at home, building theirrecord to a perfect 5-0.

As impressive as this winwas, so is the way the Bearcatshave been winning. DeLeon is15th in the state in pointsscored per game (39) and 8thin the state in points scoredagainst (7.8).

The offensive numbercan be explained not only by acrew of solid running backs,but by the offensive line that isgouging holes in the oppo-nent’s defense. Mike Reyes,Trevor Nowlin, Justin Lindley,Able Mata and Kody Travisanchored the offense, and AlexRorie and Adam Morenoadded strength from the endpositions.

Coach Jason Ferguson isquick to point out that the keyto offensive success has beenthe offensive line play.

“We’ve established sometendencies through the firstfive games and some peoplehave picked up on those. Forour offensive line to facedefensive fronts that are newto them based on what ouropponent thinks will workbest, actually pick it up andblock effectively, is a credit totheir preparation during theweek.”

DeLeon rushed for 328yards, utilizing nine differentrunners, as player substitutionsbegan before the end of thefirst quarter.

In giving the defensecredit, the typical coach willsee room for improvements.

“Defensively, we are

continually improving, so I’mpleased with that,” said CoachFerguson. “What I’m notpleased with, is for someone toget loose on us and take awayour shutout.”

Valley Mills fumbled onits first offensive snap andDeLeon scored four plays laterto complete a 15 yard drive.Quarterback Mason Stewarthit Alex Rorie on a slant from12 yards out. The PAT failed.

The Eagles fumbledagain on their next offensivesnap and Barry Taylor recov-ered for the Bearcats. From 24yards out, Austin Koonce car-ried twice for the score, pick-ing up 12 yards per carry. ThePAT failed again, and DeLeonled 12-0 with 9:23 remainingin the first period.

DeLeon scored againearly in the second period.Tanner Welch broke free for 54yards, weaving down the fieldand breaking tackles. The PATfailed again.

The only letdown ondefense occurred on DeLeon’snext stand. Eagle Erik Johnsonbroke free up the middle for a71 yard dash. The extra pointattempt failed and DeLeonheld an 18-6 lead early in thesecond quarter.

DeLeon scored threemore times before halftime.Stewart hit Adam Moreno fora 34 yard passing score, andMike Reyes kicked the extrapoint attempt.

DeLeon completed along 58 yard possession with aStewart keeper for the last nineyards. Reyas converted thepoint after, and DeLeonincreased the lead to 33-6.

Hayden Lewis returned apunt for 59 yards and a score.The PAT failed, and DeLeon

went to the halftime breakleading 39-6.

The Bearcats came out ofhalftime and scored on the firsttwo possessions. Calzada, inlimited action, finished off thelast eight yards of a 66 yardpossession. Barry Taylorkicked the extra point.

After Hayden Lewisbroke free on a 67 yard run tothe one yard line, Matt Nowlinpounded it in for the score.Taylor again kicked throughthe uprights, and DeLeon led53-6 early in the third period.

In the fourth quarter,Welch broke free on a 37 yardpunt return for a score. JustinLindley was stopped short onthe extra point run attempt.

He was not stopped shorton a seven yard run for a score.Lindley carried half thedefense into the end zone forthe final score. Taylor success-fully kicked the PAT.

Meanwhile, the defensestood strong. The Eagles didnot earn a first down until 2:33remaining in the first quarter,only one of three they earnedall night. If you remove theBearcats defensive penalties(40 yards) and the 71 yardtouchdown gallop, ValleyMills was unofficially onlyable to muster 55 yards ofoffense for the night.

With a week off, DeLeonhopes to heal and tune up fordistrict.

“We want to get ashealthy as possible and go intoDistrict play as strong and pre-pared as possible,” said CoachFerguson.

The Bearcats will playRanger in an away game onOctober 10th at 7:30.

Waggoner Spurlenimproved his ranking, finish-ing 13th among 43 varsity run-ners in the Hamilton 5K crosscountry meet last Friday with atime of 20:49.

Kevin Escamilla, SethLocke and Joel Rodriquez alsoran.

Mason Hodges finished

in 12th place among 63 run-ners in the junior high divisionwith a time of 13:55.

Kaleb Nowlin (14:12),Blake Janek (14:17) and CodyWoods (14:19) finished 16th,17th and 18th respectively tohelp the Cubcats capture 4thplace overall in the junior highdivision.

Boys Cross Country Update

The 8th grade Cubcatfootball team fell to ValleyMills in a road game last week

by a score of 6-12.Cody Woods scored the

sole touchdown for the Cats.

Coach Dustin Altmiller com-plimented the defense for solidplay.

8th Grade Cubcats Fall to Valley Mills

The JV Bearcat footballteam defeated the Eagles inValley Mills last week by ascore of 36-6.

Kevin Escamilla scoredtwice for the Cats, as didMicky Salinas. TylerThompson scored once. Pearse

Pearson also scored once forDeLeon.

Coach Kevin Bartleycomplimented Matt Lopez,Hector Hernandez, TimDelatorre, Pearson and ZacCogburn for solid, consistentleadership on defense.

JV Football Topples ValleyMills

Keisha Floyd finished5th out of 58 runners in theMona Gloff Invitational CrossCountry meet last Saturday in

Hamilton with a time of 14:19.Courtney Caraway finished20th with a time of 15:24.

Lady Cat Cross Country

Big Hitters and Bearcat Hustle Awards

The Coaches’ selections for Big Hitters for the week are: Hayden Lewis, Pedro Calzada,Matt Nowlin, Mason Stewart and Adam Moreno (two big hits). The Bearcat Hustle Awardfor the week goes to Alex Rorie.

SET FOR A BLAST. Allison Martinez sets the ball up for teammates, and Latisha Abbey,Micah Cisneroz, Megan Williams and Kelbi Bartley get into place.

Lady Cats Defeat Ranger, Fall To Albany

SMOTHERING DEFENSE. Calvin Caraway and Kody Travis lock onto Eagle runner andAdam Moreno and Jorge Hernandez line up for a hit.

The DeLeon Lady Catvolleyball team won a matchand lost a match last week,defeating Ranger at home inthree straight games, and los-ing to number one rankedAlbany in three straightgames.

The Lady Cats grewstronger during the matchagainst Ranger, winning by

scores of 25-16, 25-15 and 25-10. The feisty Lady Bulldogscould sustain long volleys, butfailed to handle the strong netplay of Latisha Abbey, KylerCaraway, Linzi Gray, MicahCisneroz and Kelbi Bartley.

Sylvia Reyna, MeganWilliams, Candace Houstonand Allison Martinez hadnotably strong games.

Saturday, DeLeon fell tothe strongest team in the stateby scores of 4-25, 9-25, and11-25, improving in thegames, but falling short.

The Lady Cats are sched-uled to travel to Moran nextSaturday at 10:00 a.m. beforehosting Gorman the followingTuesday.

The JV Lady Cat volley-ball team defeated Ranger lastweek at home 2 games to noneby scores of 25-18 and 25-14.

The Lady Cats pulledaway from Ranger in the firstgame after a 16-16 tie, allow-

ing only two points while fin-ishing the game by scoringnine.

In the second game,DeLeon dominated through-out, never allowing Rangerinto the match.

R-Leigh McClearen,Whitney Morris, AmberWoods and Desire’ Spurlenhad particularly strong games.Taylor Patterson, Rachel Riggsand Lauren Casey also playedexceptional games.

RISE AND POW. R-Leigh McClearen smashes a ball and teammates get in place to sup-port the play.

JV Lady Cats Devour Ranger

The 7th Grade Cubcatfootball team defeated theStephenville 8th grade “D”team by a score of 30-6 inStephenville last week.

Ramon Ramirez scoredthree times for DeLeon. DannyCervantes scored once andBlake Janek scored.

The defense played verywell, according to Coach BradJanek.

7th GradeCubcatsDefeat

Stephenville8th D Team

CROSS COUNTRY TRIO. Courtney Caraway, KaylaAtchley and Keisha Floyd take off in Cross Country.

MAKE A MOVE. Blake Janek puts a move on an oppo-nent.

Page 10/ Thursday, October 2, 2008 / DeLeon Free Press

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DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, October 2, 2008/ Page 11

The second bid was fromCentral Texas Energy Suppliers,and it was 15 cents over theOPIS price for all countyprecincts and the Sheriffs Office.

Also discussed was thestate's Buy Board pre-bid price,which was only .89 cents overOPIS. Delivery charges andminimum and maximum quanti-ties applied, however.

Questions were posedregarding difficulties and costsinvolved if only one precinctwas out of a particular fuel andthe logistics of having fuelshipped from a distant urbanlocation.

Garry Steele offered amotion to accept the CentralTexas Energy bid for all loca-tions. His motion was not sec-onded, however.

Bobby Schuman askedwhether the county could contin-ue splitting its business betweenthe two bidders so that precinctsthree and four could continuepurchasing fuel from GoodenPetroleum.

Joey Boswell answered thatit could.

Schuman then offered amotion to accept GoodenPetroleum's bid for precinctsthree and four and Central TexasEnergy's bid for precincts oneand two and the Sheriff's Office.Jimmy Dale Johnson seconded.

The vote of approval wasunanimous.

Budget ChangesThe next matter of business

on the agenda was the last publicbudget hearing prior to its finaladoption. Prior to the hearing,however, various final detailsneeded to be handled.

The Commissioners con-sidered a request by Bill Koenigto allocate additional revenuefrom fines that formerly werecollected by the Justice of thePeace office which are nowbeing paid into the precinctfunds because of a recent changein state law.

Garry Steele commentedthat it was nothing more than arearrangement of revenues andthat he had no objection to it.

Jimmy Dale Johnsonagreed, commenting that itlooked to him like the JP wasoperating on a pretty tight budg-et.

Joey Boswell agreed andadded that if there was no objec-tion that he would reflect thechange in the final version of thebudget.

Boswell also mentionedthat he had caught an error in asalary provision for a 5% blanketraise which had been calculatedonly for a partial year where anew part time jail maintenanceposition had been added.

There were several ques-tions posed to Boswell and BillyRuth Rust by Commissionersregarding the position, whichseemed to be answered to theireventual satisfaction.

The third budget relateditem concerned the pay rates forthe chief deputy and clerk posi-tions in the District Clerk'soffice. Brenda Dickey was invit-ed to speak to the Court on thematter.

Dickey talked about theheavy workload in her office andthe relatively low pay which shesaid made it difficult to keep aperson working for long in theclerk position. Dickey com-mented that once she has trainedan employee to do the work thatthey are generally able to findbetter paying work elsewhere.

Dickey had requested nopay raise for her own position,but did ask for and had beengranted in the draft budget, high-er pay for the two staff positionsthan was the standard for payrates in other county offices.

When word spread aroundthe courthouse about the dispari-ty, the grumbling got back to theCommissioners.

Dickey stated that if shecould hire and train two goodemployees, she could keep fromhaving to hire a third staff posi-tion. She stated her belief thattwo well trained, adequatelypaid clerks could do the job andstill save the county money.

A lengthy discussionensued regarding various payrates and the budget preparationprocess.

Joey Boswell noted thatDickey had requested additionalpay for her clerk position andthat it had been granted by theCommissioners during the first

budget workshop and was nowprovided for in the budget as hadearlier been agreed.

Boswell added that heresented any implication that thecounty budget had been pre-pared other than as authorized bythe Court.

Bobby Schuman stated thatif Dickey needed a third staffposition to do the work, that hewould rather the county add thenew position rather than disruptthe pay equity throughout thecourthouse.

Brenda Dickey said she feltshe was being put in a bindbecause she thought the higherpay rate for her clerk had beenapproved and she was alreadytaking applications at the highersalary level.

Garry Steele said he under-stood how that Dickey was try-ing to save the county money bykeeping only two staff positions,however, the pay rates as bud-geted were causing discontent inother county offices. TheCommissioners had been keep-ing all equivalent staff positionsat the same salary level for fair-ness. He added that he agreedwith Bobby Schuman in that healso did not realize that they hadearlier agreed to a pay scale thatwas above the established stan-dard.

Bobby Schuman reiteratedthat if the District Court officeneeded more help that theywould get it more help, but thatthe pay rates needed to be levelfor equivalent positions.

Joey Boswell asked BobbySchuman several times what hadgotten things stirred up.

Schuman said he didn'tknow, but that the pay rates inthe District Clerk's office wereout of line. He added that he did-n't know why Boswell was tak-ing things personally, but that hedidn't know what had stirredthings up.

Ruby Lesley said shebelieved the pay scale differen-tials recently came to light whenthe former chief deputy in theDistrict Clerk's office resignedand told other courthousestaffers about the budgeted paysituation.

Lesley noted that it createdsome hard feelings, but addedthat she understood Dickey's sit-uation also. Because the countydoes not have any merit orlongevity pay scale increases, anew employee makes the sameas an employee who has workedthere for many years.

Lesley added that both sheand everyone in her office wasgrateful for the budgeted 5%increase.

Brenda Dickey reiteratedthat she was not asking for anincrease for herself, and that shewould do without to have herstaff be paid more.

"It was my girls I was con-cerned about," Dickey added.She was told, however, that herrequest could not legally begranted.

Dickey left to return to heroffice upstairs adding that shewould work with whatever theCourt decided.

After Dickey left there wasmore discussion regarding thesituation and sympatheticremarks made regarding whatshe was trying to do for thecounty.

Joey Boswell recalled atime years earlier when thecounty had tried to establishmerit and longevity pay scalesand that it had created big moraleand management problems.

After a meeting break, allthree Commissioners expressedagreement that they had made amistake in granting Dickey's ear-lier pay request without fullyconsidering its impact on othercounty departments. They fur-ther agreed that the situationneeded to be corrected before thebudget was adopted.

Garry Steele commented, "Ithink it's shame on us... Weshouldn't have done it to startwith. We need to correct it, andwe need to do it today."

It was agreed that a formalmotion and vote was not neces-sary and that the budget wouldbe appropriately adjusted.

Brenda Dickey was calledback to the meeting and BobbySchuman explained their deci-sion to her. He and otherCommissioners stated that if sheneeded additional help to handleher workload that it would mostlikely be granted.

Dickey seemed disappoint-ed, but thanked the Court for itsconsideration of her problems.Budget Hearing and Tax Rate

AdoptionJudge Arthur asked if there

was anyone present who wishedto make comments or ask ques-tions regarding their proposedcounty budget.

There was no response.There were expressions of

gratitude from various countyofficials regarding the pay raisesand budget provisions. The spir-it of cooperation among variouscounty officials was also com-mented upon by the Court mem-bers.

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320±A, on Turkey Creek, creek, wildlife cover, tanks, well, hunting [ET01] $880,000

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236±A, wells, tanks, rolling terrain, minerals available, hunting [DS02] $2,195/acre

231 A, on Leon River, wells, pecan trees, hunting UNDER CONTRACT [DK01] $665,280

81 A, Pecan Orchard, 900± improved variety, underground irrig, wells [REM01] $405,000

52 A, 4-3 Brick Home, carport, wells, tanks, corrals, barns [LP01] $239,500

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2-2 Mobile Home 14X70, 12x28 add-on room, storage bldg/carport [PA01] $29,900

2-1½ Frame Home, new roof, attached garage, storage building [ST01] $75,000

2-1 Frame Home, 2.3 A, screened porch, water well, storage bldg. [GB02] $55,000

2-1 Fleetwood 14x52, shaded corner lot, well, undergound sprinkler,carport [JT03] $35,00080918

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Broker: Robert GilderAgents: Ronnie Golden, David Gilder, Wayne Parsons,

Bobby Newman, Debbie Gilder, Neal Butler

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• 93’ X 125’ lot on North Texas. $5,000• 5 lots totaling 1.531 Acres, all city utilities available, corner loca-tion, great building site. $18,500.• 3/4 acre lot in DeLeon, well, pad w/elec., city water, phone &cable, septic and 20x40 shop building. $20,000. $17,500.• Nice Fleetwood, 3-2m/h, 1216 sf, CH/A, 3 bay carport, metalshop, quiet street. $27,500.• NEW: Nice 3-1-1 Home, 1680sf, CH/A, remodeled bathroom,lots kitchen cabinets, metal roof, beautiful trees, fenced, well(pump needs work) storage bldg. $49,500.• Remodeled 3-2-1 frame, 1170 sf, Central A/H. New floors,plumbing kitchen/bath fixtures, water heater, & more. 14 x 20shop, 117 x 120 lot, nice neighborhood. $52,500.• 2 or 3 br- 1 1/2-2 brick, 1753sf, CH/A, new roof, large kitchen,2 stg bldgs, RV shed, well, fenced back yard, corner lot, comfort-able home. $69,500•3-2-2 Austin Stone home, 1438sf, new laminate floors, NewCH/A, has 1-1 apt basement, water well (pump needs work),fenced back yard. $69,900. $64,900• DeLeon: 3-2-2 Brick, 1200 sf, CH/A, metal roof, city water andwater well, stg bldg, large oaks. $78,000 $74,950• 3-2-1 Brick, 1341 sf, CH/A, built 1984, approx. 1 3/4 acres, nicetrees, quiet street, well cared for home. $79,500.• DeLeon: 3-1.5-2 brick, total elec. app 1859’, good conditionwith partial updating, 2 CH/CA units, & new roof. App. 65 acre lot,2 storage buildings, a fenced back yard, a water well w.yardsprinklers, large garden area, fruit & nut trees. $84,000 SellerFinancing Possible!• 19.6 A N/E DeLeon: 4- 2 1/2-2 brick, 2543 sf, 2 central a/h,large den w/fireplace, family room & more! 2 wells, pond, metalbuilding. Nice view! $275,000.00• 38 A M/L south Gorman: Fronts FM 679, about 10 A largePecan Trees, nice location for pond, good fences, sandy land.$2,500/acre•REDUCED: 40 a m/l near Gorman, pasture, fenced, smallcabin, water well, small pond, elec., sandy soil. $2750/acre• N/W DeLeon - 45A m/l, sandy soil several pecan trees, 7 wells,irr. REservoir, ready for crops or coastal. $2,500/acre.•77.68 A near Sipe Springs: Great hunting place! 30x40 metalbldg w/living quarters, deer, turkey, other wildlife, 2 pondsstocked with fish. Live & post oak, mesquite. Owners mineralrights included. $3,250/acre.• 80A n/w DeLeon, app. 30 a coastal, 7-8 wells, reservoir, goodfences, elec., good soil, nice pond site. Will divide $2,500 peracre• 97.5 A, Hwy 16S DeLeon, part wooded, part open farm land, 2ponds, electricity, county water available, pavement and countyroad frontage. $3,200/acre• 100 A West DeLeon, FM 587, 3-1 1/2-2 Brick, 1444 sq ft. CH/A,fireplace, carpeted, some remodeling. 3 ponds, 30A crop land,35A coastal, some native, fenced 2 steel corrals, 2 wells, shopbuilding. Nice setup. “MINERAL RIGHTS” $295,000.00• S/W DeLeon - 131 A with 12 acre Lake, 66 A. coastal, 53 A farmland, well, 3 ponds, great fences, good horse place, hunting.$3,300/acre.• NEW LISTING: 167.79 acres Erath Co. very diversified, 4ponds, 6 water wells (several 5-15HP) 60 A. Cult w/pivot, plus asideroll, buried mainlines, 30A coastal, bal. Liveoak coverednative hillside pastures. App 100’ elev change, good homesite,pens, barn, new perimeter fence, rent house, barn w/1-1 apt.inside. $650,000.• 358A, west of DeLeon, 30% wooded, 60% old fields, deer &hogs, 2 nice ponds, some new fences, elec, several water wells.Owners mineral rights included. $2,350.00 per acre.

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Sudoku Solution

Bus Safety Improvements Can Save Lives

Each year, millions ofAmericans climb aboard buses,expecting safe trips across theircommunities or states. The vastmajority of these bus passengersarrive safe and sound at their des-tination. But this is not alwaysthe case because, whether due tomechanical malfunction or drivererror, bus accidents do occur andmany of them result in preventa-ble tragedy.

In the past three years, therehas been a rash of deadly buscrashes.

In 2005, with Hurricane Ritathreatening the Texas Gulf Coast,thousands fled from the storm’spath. A busload of nursing homeresidents evacuated out ofHouston, hoping they were saferwith every mile placed betweenthem and the hurricane. The tripended in tragedy when theirpoorly-maintained bus becameengulfed in flames, claiming thelives of 23 elderly citizens.

On March 29, 2006, a char-tered bus carrying Beaumont’sWest Brook High School girlssoccer team was involved in anaccident while traveling to aplayoff game. The bus over-turned and two players wereejected from the bus and killed.Several others were severelyinjured.

On August 8, 2008, 17Vietnamese Catholics, en routefrom Houston to a religious festi-val in Missouri, were killed whentheir charter bus skidded into aguard rail and toppled onto itsside.

Similar deadly crashes havebeen reported across the country.Many of these accidents are stillunder investigation, and the fac-tors that caused each crash mayvary dramatically. However, onething is very clear: when a busrolls over, the passengers onboard will likely be injured oreven killed.

To help reduce the numberof deaths and injuries caused bymotorcoach accidents, and tosave more families the grief andsadness of losing a loved one, Ihave joined with Senator SherrodBrown of Ohio to author asweeping bus safety bill.

Presently, motorcoach inte-riors are outfitted with seatsdesigned to protect passengersfrom front- or rear-end impact.Specifically, if a bus is rear-ended by a tractor trailer whiletraveling, passengers will lurchinto the seat in front of them,which should absorb the forceand prevent them from beingthrown from their seats.

But, in the case of a sideimpact or a rollover, passengersare much more vulnerable. Whenbuses are hit from the side, theirelongated structures are prone totwist, causing the windows topop out and increasing the risk ofpassenger ejection from the vehi-cle. If a bus rolls over, the frameis likely to crumple because thereis little structural support for theroof aside from the windows.

The National TransportationSafety Board has long called forsubstantial safety upgrades with-in the motorcoach industry, butits recommendations have lan-guished for years without federalattention or action. Congress hasbeen aware of safety gaps onbuses for years, but the problemhas been ignored.

Our legislation would directthe U.S. Department ofTransportation to upgrade federalsafety standards applicable tomotorcoaches. The bill wouldrequire the installation of safetybelts on every bus seat. It wouldmandate improved glazing onwindows and other measures toprevent passenger-ejection.Enhanced seating designs couldfurther reduce the risk of passen-gers being thrown from theirseats and colliding with otherpassengers, debris, or interiorsurfaces.

To reduce the occurrence ofrollover crashes, our legislationwould require buses to beequipped with electronic stabilitycontrols. The bill would alsoraise roof strength and crushresistance standards, so thatwhen rollovers do happen, thepassengers inside are better pro-tected.

Overall, the bill wouldstrengthen the operationalrequirements of drivers and com-panies, provide stronger over-sight and compliance with feder-al safety rules, and encouragebetter training of bus operators toprotect passengers from deathand injury due to ejection,rollover, roof crush, and fires.

At a Senate subcommitteehearing on Capitol Hill last week,we began the process of address-ing this critical transportationsafety issue and raising its aware-ness among Senators, govern-ment officials, safety experts, andthe American public. Texans whohave lost family members in buscrashes, some as recently as inthe past few months, traveled toWashington to share their storiesand honor their loved ones. Weowe it to them to pass this bill.

We cannot look back andsay, “How many passengerscould have been saved?” But wecan and must look forward. Asmillions of Americans continueto ride buses, we must take allpossible measures to protectevery single passenger.

Garry Steele made a motionto adopt the budget as changedin the current meeting.

Before a second could bemade, however, Joey Boswellnoted that certain specific lan-guage needed to be included inthe motion.

During the delay to obtainthe required language, Ray

Helberg pointed out that nobudget for expenses related toimplementation of the floodplainordinance had been provided.

After discussion of theanticipated costs and revenues, itwas decided that a $2,500 provi-sion for the flood plain permit-ting process would be estab-lished.

Garry Steele again offered amotion to adopt the 2008/2009budget as amended on the cur-rent day. Jimmy Dale Johnsonseconded and the vote ofapproval was unanimous amongthe three Commissioners pres-ent.

After further delay, BobbySchuman offered a motion, thelegal details of which were citedby Joey Boswell, to adopt thecounty tax rate for 2008 of $.612cents per $100 taxable valuation.Jimmy Dale Johnson seconded.

Arecord vote was taken andall three Commissioners presentvoted for it.

A second required accom-panying motion was offered byGarry Steele and again with thelegal details cited by JoeyBoswell. Bobby Schuman sec-onded and the vote in favor wasunanimous.

Other BusinessIn other business, the

Commissioners:• Voted unanimously to

seek bids individually and col-lectively for pavement resurfac-ing for parking areas at the court-house annex, the sheriffs officeand jail, and the main court-house. Garry Steele suggestedthe bids be sought in the same adwhere bids were being soughtfor courthouse annex roofingauthorized earlier.

• Discussed the inadequatefunctionality of the restrooms inthe courthouse basement andagreed to put it on the agenda forthe next Commissioners meet-ing.

• Approved by unanimousvote a regular current year budg-et amendment.

• Approved by unanimousvote the Treasurer's Letter ofRequest.

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ComancheLivestockExchangeAccording to Comanche

Livestock Exchange, theirreceipts totaled 542 head of cat-tle on Saturday, September 27.There were 52 buyers and 98sellers.

Packer cows and bulls agood bit lower due to the largenumber of cows on hand at pack-ing houses. Feeder steers andheifers lower due to price oncorn, fuel, and the national eco-nomic situation.

Cows: utility 45-50; fewhigh dressing 53; cutters 42-50;canners 35-40; old shell 25-33;stockers 65-80.

Bulls: bologna 59-63; fewhigh dressing 64.50; stockers-75-80; utility 48-53.

Cow & calf pairs: 1000-1200; plain 750-850

Bred cows: Good 750-850;plain 550-650.

Steers Med & Lg #1: 300-400#–128-135; 400-500 #–120-128; 500-600#–95-100; 600-700#–92-97; 700# & up–92-96.

Med & Lg #2: 300-400#–120-125; 400-500#–110-115, 500-600# –90-95; 600-700#–85-90; 700# & up–-85-90.

Med & Lg #3: 300-400#–105-110; 400-500# –90-95; 500-600# –85-90; 600-700#–80-85; 700# & up–75-80.

Heifers Med & Lg #1: 300-400#–100-109; 400-500# –100-106;500-600#–92-98;600-700#–90-95; 700# & up–85-90.

Med & Lg #2: 300-400#–95-100; 400-500#–90-95;500-600#– 85-90; 600-700#–83-88; 700# & up 80-85.

Med & Lg #3: 300-400#–85-92; 400-500#–80-85;500-600# –78-83; 600-700#–75-80; 700# & up–70-75.

Sheep & Goat Market:Stocker Nannies $30-55/hd;Kids #55-60 $88/hd.

Flu Shot ClinicGirling Health Care will be sponsoring a Shot Clinic, October 9, 9AM til 1PM

at DeLeon First National BankCommunity Room. If you have

Medicare Part B, the cost is covered.Bring Card to clinic, all others $20.00

If there are any ques-tions, call our officeat 1-800-950-0363.

Your Way to Better Health!117 N. Texas St. DeLeon, Tx. 76444

Call (254) 893-5990

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Riggs Cemetery Service, Inc.Cemetery & Lawn Service

Mike & Mary Riggs 254-734-6801

Robert L. Reedy, D.D.SGentle Family Dentistry

(325) 356-2767 408 N. Austin• Comanche,Tx 76442

Garcia Tire Service 301 N. Texas • DeLeon

Call 254-893-5563 7 Days A Week!24 Hour Road & Field Service • General Mechanic on Duty

Sisters Family DiningMonday thru Friday 6AM til 9PMSaturday & Sunday 6AM til 2PM

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Frank Haardt Ranch ServicesDeLeon, Tx 254-485-1966

Bobcat Services • Dirt Work • Post Holes • Entry Ways • Small Brush Cleaning • Pipe Fence • Corrals • Gates

LARRY SIMPSON INSURANCE

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.

501 S. Texas, DeLeon 893-6555 or 893-2043

K IDS DUDSRESALE SHOP

Newborn to Size 10. Also maternity clothes.

710 N. Austin, Comanche, TX 325-356-1144Tues-Sat 10AM-5PM

REYNOLDSChiropractic Center

910 N. Austin, Comanche, Texas 76442

For Appointments Call 325-356-5283

Dr. Russell Reynolds

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Texas Watershed Program --Leon River

As you may be aware, theLeon River Segment 1221 hasbeen placed on the E.P.A. 303(d)list for bacteria impairment.

Brazos River Authorityalong with Parsons has beenworking to develop a WatershedProtection Plan (WPP) for theLeon River. This is definitely apro-active approach that we, aslandowners, can participate in tohelp improve the water quality inthe Leon River. At this timeTCEQ has postponed implemen-tation of a TMDL for the LeonRiver. They are going to considerrevisions to the water qualitystandards and their actions haveput the WPP in the spotlight. It isvery important that we continueto provide input in the WPP andcontinue to move forward withthe development and implemen-tation of the WPP. If it is success-ful in improving water quality wecan work to remove the LeonRiver from the 303(d) list beforewe ever have to implement aTMDL.

In order to help producers,landowners and citizens aboutWatershed Protection Plans aTexas Watershed StewardProgram will be held inComanche on October 30, from8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

This program is a new oneday training sponsored by TexasAgriLife Extension Service andthe Texas State Soil and WaterConservation Board. During thetraining participants will learnabout watershed systems, waterquality regulation and monitor-ing, methods to improve waterquality, and community drivenwatershed protection and man-agement.

Participants will receive acopy of the Texas WatershedStewards Curriculum Handbook,certificate of completion, 7 AICPCertificate Maintenance creditsfor certified planners, 7 TBPEContinuing Education Programhours for professional engineers,7 Continuing Education Units(Soil and Water Management)for Certified Crop Advisors, 7SBEC Continuing Professional

Education credits for certifiedteachers and 3 ContinuingEducation Units (General) forTDA Pesticide License holders.

For more information youcan contact me at 325-356-2539,Jennifer Peterson at 979-862-8072 or view the web-site athttp://tws.tamu.edu.

DeLeonFirefightersCompleteAdvancedTraining

Several DeLeon VolunteerFirefighters participated in a 30hour Swift Water TechnicianAdvanced class September 19,20, 21 at Lake Bridgeport.

Those participating wereChief Doyle Rone,instructor/safety; Cloyd Teague,instructor/safety; Arthur Beck,Dan Moss and Ed Millwee (SipeSprings VFD).

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Texas-based banks standstrong as turmoil hits Wall Street

AUSTIN - With the U.S.Congress on the verge of passinga Wall Street bailout bill, whatrepercussions lie in store forAmerica remain to be seen.

Reports of troubled financialmarkets cause uneasiness or castgloom.

Here in Texas, however,there appears to be a bright spotdespite the financial turmoil.

The outlook for Texas-basedbanks is strong, members of theIndependent BankersAssociation of Texas reportedduring the group's 34th annualconvention Sept. 20-23.

Surveys conducted amongthe membership of the nation'slargest state community bankingorganization showed that mem-ber banks are well capitalizedand in good financial shape.

"Texas community banksdid not participate in the exoticmortgage frenzy that created somuch havoc across the nation,"IBAT chairman Cliff McCauleysaid. "They stayed pretty muchwith the types of lending theyhave done for years, to local con-sumers and small businesses."

A small percentage ofTexas-based banks will experi-ence some losses related to thefinancial crisis, but the surveyshowed that none will be dam-aged significantly.

McCauley said the Texaseconomy is still strong and peo-ple still want to live in the LoneStar State. "Job growth, tax rev-enues, new construction, homesales - while no doubt impacted

by the overall slowdown in thenational economy - are still theenvy of the rest of the nation.

"Many of our members seean increase in business opportu-nities as consumers seek stabilityand the comfort of doing busi-ness with someone who knowsthem and actually cares abouttheir financial well-being,"McCauley said.

The Independent BankersAssociation of Texas representssome 2,000 Texas domiciledbanks and branches. McCauley isexecutive vice president of SanAntonio-based Frost Bank, with91 branches throughout the state.

Hurricane recovery forges ahead

Now, more than two weekssince Hurricane Ike tore throughTexas Sept. 13-14, we're still inthe early stages of recovery. Ikeclaimed 27 lives in Texas anddamages may reach $35 billion.

Repair, debris removal andsalvage crews are hard at work.Aerial spraying for mosquitos isunder way. But in hard-hitGalveston, water and electricalservices are not fully restored.

FEMA and HUD are help-ing displaced Texans find tempo-rary housing and the Departmentof Labor approved a $16 millionfederal grant to fund 600 tempo-rary positions to assist in clean-up and recovery efforts.

On Sept. 23 in Washington,D.C., Lt. Gov. David Dewhursttestified before a U.S. Senatesubcommittee on disaster recov-ery.

After acknowledging thatTexas was granted 100 percentfederal cost share for evacueesfor 30 days, Dewhurst said,"Senators, 30 days is a real hard-ship. The city of Galveston with

57,000 inhabitants, the city ofOrange with more than 18,500inhabitants, plus other heavyimpact areas, are wiped out.

"Most homes and business-es have been damaged. Mostelectricity remains out. Mostwater and treatment facilities aredamaged. Most sewage serviceand treatment facilities are down.

"It is estimated to take up tosix months to make Galveston,Orange and other heavy-impactareas totally habitable.

"Texas respectfully asks thatIndividual Assistance be extend-ed until the heavy impact areasare rebuilt and totally habitable.Again, treat us as Louisiana wasafforded after Katrina."

Insurers win in Sunset voteAt a Sept. 24 meeting of the

Texas Sunset Commission, law-makers deadlocked on a proposalto require the state's five largestinsurance companies to wait atleast 30 days before raising rateson homeowners' insurance.

The deadlock translates to awin for insurance companies, sothey will be able to increase rateswithout approval from the stateof Texas.

The proposal requiring awaiting period to raise rates wasmade by Sen. Juan "Chuy"Hinojosa, D-McAllen, whonoted that Texans pay the nation'shighest rates.Evidence preservation is topic

The collection, storage andpreservation of evidence werediscussed at a Sept. 25 meeting ofthe Texas Criminal JusticeIntegrity Unit.

State Rep. Jim McReynolds,D-Lufkin, said he is concernedabout wrongful convictions andthe need for proper storage ofbiological evidence.

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DeLeon Free PressFootball Contest

One Winner - $50

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Write In Corresponding Sponsor NameGame 1:______________________Game 2:______________________Game 3:______________________Game 4:______________________Game 5:______________________Game 6:______________________Game 7:______________________Game 8:______________________Game 9:______________________Game 10:______________________Game 11:______________________Game 12:______________________Game 13:______________________Game 14:______________________Game 15:______________________Tie-Breaker - Total Points Scored inGame 1:__________________________

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To enter the Free Press Football Contest, write the NAME OF THE SPONSOR corresponding to the number following the name of the team you select to win on the appropriate gameline of the entry form. The weekly contest games were selected from schedules published prior to the beginning of the season. If there is an error, or the games were changed or cancelledfor any reason, the affected game(s) will not be counted in contest results. In case of ties, the winner will be determined by the closest guess to the total number of points scored in the firstcontest game. Only one entry per person is allowed. Bring your entry to the Free Press office prior to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, or mail it to DeLeon Free Press, P. O. Box 320, DeLeon, TX76444 with a postmark prior to 5:00 p.m. Friday. Mailed entries must be received by Monday to be counted. Only purchased newspaper forms may be entered. Complimentary copiesand photocopies are not eligible. Email subscribers may email their picks, points and information following the same format as on the printed form, however, the email must be receivedby 5:00 p.m. Friday to qualify.

S p o n s o r e d b y :1. Ag Texas Farm Credit Services

2. All Star Clips

3. Bayer Motor Company

4. Bobby Winkles Construction

5. Bruner Motor Company

6. City of DeLeon

7. Comanche County Abstract

8. Comanche County Telephone

9. Cook Insurance

10. Cross Timbers Health Clinic

11. DeLeon Athletic Booster Club

12. DeLeon Independent School District

13. Farmers & Merchants Bank

14. Farm Bureau - DeLeon/Comanche

15. First United Methodist Church

16. Freddie’s Short Stop & BBQ

17. Frontier Boot & Shoe Repair

18. Gilder Construction & Mini-Storage

19. Gilder Reality

20. Golden Oak Milling

21. Gooden Petroleum

22. Hwy 6 Cafe

23. Johnson & Parker Law Office

24. Lampman Pecan Company

25. Lindley Transport

26. MedWay Home Health

27. Mid-Tex Cellular Ltd.

28. Mozell’s Country Kitchen

29. Nowlin Funeral Home

30. OBBCO Ranch

31. Pate’s Hardware

32. Paw Print Parlor

33. Price’s Flowers & Gifts

34. Rollies On Texas

35. Shelby Pharmacy

36. State Farm Insurance

37. Steve Sheetz Plumbing

38. Weaver Drug

G1--Archer City (38) @ Gorman (2)

G2--Perrin-Whitt (1) @ Evantt (37)

G3--Muenster (6) @ Santo (12)

G4--Comanche (16) @ Dublin (32)

G5--San Saba (21) @ Bangs (22)

G6--Hamilton (31) @ Clifton (4)

G7--Hico (7) @ Moody (8)

G8--Manor (30) @ Brownwood (15)

G9--Early (5) @ Brady (10)

G10--Texas A&M Kingsville (9)

@ Tarleton (18)

G11--Texas (26) @ Colorado (11)

G12--Texas A&M (29) @ OK State (17)

G13--Texas Tech (27) @ Kansas State (28)

G14-- Oklahoma (33) @ Baylor (14)

G15--Morgan (3) @ Sidney (24)

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FCCLA SWEETHEART. Libby Gilder, the daughter ofBarbara Abels, was selected 2008 FCCLA Sweetheart dur-ing pre-game ceremonies Friday, September 26, atBearcat Stadium. She was escorted by FCCLA BeauStuart Martin, the son of Tim and Debbie Martin.

FFA SWEETHEART. Latisha Abbey, the daughter of Davidand Cindy Abbey, was selected 2008 FFA Sweetheart dur-ing pre-game ceremonies Friday, September 26, atBearcat Stadium. She was escorted by DeLeon FFA pres-ident Matt Nowlin, son of Terry and Leisa Nowlin.

This past Thursday I had avery nice visitor in my officefrom Abilene. He is from theTexas Workforce Commission,which has just formed a neworganization called the TexasVeterans Leadership Program.

The program is designed toassist veterans returning fromIraq and Afghanistan as theytransition from military back tocivilian life. His name is ScottyHenderson, and he has a 19county area in which he has theduty to help those veterans makethat transition. Scotty is a 23 yearveteran recently retired from theArmy. The program is modeledafter the Vietnam VeteransLeadership Program establishedunder President Reagan. Thatprogram involved veterans help-ing their fellow veterans whowere unemployed or underem-ployed, or who had lingeringproblems with their Vietnamexperience. This program isdesigned to help our current vet-erans who have similar prob-lems.

The Texas VeteransLeadership Program has recruit-ed 28 veterans as VeteransResource and ReferralSpecialists to provide veteranswith employment and trainingservices. They are stationed inworkforce centers in each LocalWorkforce Development Boardarea while working closely withworkforce center staff and thelocal staff of the Texas VeteransCommission.

Returning veterans,employers interested in hiringveterans, and organizations seek-ing to join their effort, can findtheir local Veterans Resourceand Referral Specialist atvets.texasworkforce.org or bycalling 1-888-VET-TEX1. Thisis another service designed tohelp a veteran.

Vets CornerBy Jim CoatsCommander,

DAV Chapter #43

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