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Festival Fun Begins Next
Week
By LAURA KESTNER, Editor
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With the slogan “Celebrating 95 Years
of History” the 2009 Peach and Melon festival will kick off next
Tuesday, August 4, with the crowning of four lovely young ladies --
Little Miss, Petite Miss, Junior Miss and Peach and Melon Queen --
to represent DeLeon in the coming year. …
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Golden Saturday
Participation Up From Last Year
By LAURA KESTNER, Editor
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Golden Saturday activities downtown,
scheduled for August 8, are expected to exceed all expectations this
year, …
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Lloyd Dixon to be Parade
Grand Marshall
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Mayor Danny Owen announced this week
that Lloyd Dixon has accepted an invitation to be the grand marshal
of the 95th Peach and Melon Festival Parade.
“Mr. Dixon is 101 years of age,” Owen
said, “and he reported that he attended the festival in 1914. He
also stated that he watched as the rides were being put together and
had his nickel ready to enjoy all the rides available.”
According to Mayor Owen, Feltz Terrill
Jr. will chauffeur Dixon in the parade in one of his antique cars.
“Lets make this day enjoyable for Mr.
Dixon and wish him many more birthdays to come,” Owen said.
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New Peach Desserts Contest
Added to Judging and Auction
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The organizers of the fruit and cake
judging and auction are hoping for more entries this year. All of
the fruit growers are encouraged to bring in their most choice
produce for the judges. 4-H youngsters are also encouraged to bake
those cakes.
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Commissioners Again Postpone
Decision on Drug Testing Policy
By JERRY MORGAN, Reporter
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COMANCHE -- After everything was said
and done, there was a whole lot more said than done. That's the
short version of what took place at the Commissioners meeting on
Monday regarding the drug testing policy for county employees.
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Local and Area Bands
Featured at Festival Stage
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OUTLAW’S PRAYER.
This band, Outlaw’s Prayer, featuring Colton Mathis, Trevor
Nowlin, Ryan Todd and Ty Battreal, will perform during the Peach
and Melon Festival. |
There will be several opportunities to
hear live music and dance a little, or a lot, at the Festival stage
next week, with the following bands performing.
Tucker Peterson Band
The Tucker Peterson Band, based in
Clifton, Texas will kick things off Thursday night, August 6.
Tucker Peterson is described as a
singer, songwriter and entertainer, but above all, a storyteller.
With musical roots tracing back to
Mississippi, Peterson has blended the influences of his youth with
his own distinctive style to form a sound that is at once achingly
familiar yet fresh and new.
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Spanish Dance
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A Spanish Dance has been scheduled for
Saturday, August 1, at the new Festival stage, beginning at 8 p.m.
Details were unavailable at press time,
but more information can be obtained by calling the Festival office
at 893-6600 after Wednesday, July 29. |
Summer Preparations
By TIM WHITE, Reporter
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During the summer, many students take a
break. But the school staff and administration are using the break
to reload for another year.
“We’ve done our typical summer
maintenance projects,” said Dr. Randy Mohundro, superintendent of
the DeLeon school district. “We thoroughly clean buildings, top to
bottom. We do touch-painting where it is needed.”
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SUMMER IMPROVEMENTS.
The kindergarten building gets improvements to handle an
expanded pre-k offering this school year at DeLeon Elementary.
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NEW POLICE OFFICER.
James Elliott, DeLeon’s newest police officer, was sworn-in
Monday, July 27, by City Administrator/Secretary Karen
Wilkerson. Elliott, the son of Billy Joe Phillips and the late
John Phillips, is a 1996 Comanche High School graduate. Although
he considers Comanche County home, Elliott said his most recent
law enforcement work was with the Muenster Police Department.
Prior to that, Elliott worked with the Texas Youth Commission as
an investigator. He and his wife, Marissa, have three children:
Allyceen, 12, Ryland, 4, and Ryder, 2. |
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