Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 2001 Page: 1 of 22
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Indians face Bearcats
in district opener I
The Comanche Indians will
continue their 86-year battle with
De Leon when they travel to
Bearcat Stadium on Friday in a
game that means even more than
a Comanche County
Championship. For just the
second time since 1965, the game
is a district contest. Kickoff is at
7:30 p.m.
A huge crowd should be on
hand when these two longtime
foes clash in one of the state’s
oldest rivalries.
The Bearcats roar into the
contest with a perfect 5-0 season
record. Victories came over
Eastland 44-7, Early 21-18, Cisco
31-7, Dublin 27-13, and Albany
28-27.
DeLeon returns 16 lettermen
with 8 offensive and 8 defensive
starters back form last year’s 4-6
team.
Indian coach Malcom Morbe
says that De Leon is the best team
the Indians will have faced. “De
Leon is so skilled offensively that
we must play solid defense on
every play or they could break a
long one.” He adds that the
Bearcat defense creates all kinds
of havoc for offenses with their
movement and blitzes. “It will be
a major test for us on both sides
of the ball.” Moerbe adds that the
Bearcat kicking game has also
been excellent this year.
De Leon’s multi-set offense is
directed by senior quarterback
Joey Hardin (160). Hardin passes
for 1,750 yards as a sophomore
and 1,250 last season He is off
to another great start this year
with over 700 passing yards in the
first five contests.
He has two outstanding
receivers in senior Joey Hardin
(145) and Morgan Carter (6-
CITY NEWS
Bill Flanney, City Secretary
selected the firm of Richard
Trotter Plumbing from Walnut
Springs to install our wastewater
collection system in west and
southwest Comanche........The
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project needs to be reviewed by
officials in Temple and then the
work can begin. The paper
review should be done by the
year end and the project can
finally begin. The work has been
estimated by the contractor to
take 150 days.
The City Council of the City
of Comanche recently adopted its
budget for the coming fiscal
year. Among the items the City
Council approved lor next year ___
were paving -of city street*- -Ws£iated paperworic with this
replacing three police cars,
securing a dump truck for the
street dept., paying our part in a
water/sewer project in south and
east Comanche with the Texas
Dept; of Housing and
Community Affairs, payment to
an architectural firm in Fort
Worth for their assistance in
renovating the old post office to
a newly refurbished City Hall,
and our main street contribution.
Needless to say, there were other
planned expenditures but these
projects seemed to gather the
most needed attention.
The City should be hearing
from the Texas -Historical
Commission relative to the Main
Street application we submitted
this summer. Sometime in
October, their representatives
will select those Texas
communities to participate in the
program. We should also be
hearing about our grant with the
Commission concerning the
payment of architect’s fees and
the old post office renovation.
Thi» week the City Council
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Fire Marshall
Firt Prevention
It le up to you
October is Fire Prevention
Month but shouldn’t we practice
fire prevention every day.
Statistics show that a home fire is
reported every 75 seconds and
someone is killed in a home fire
every 3 hours in the US and
Canada. . >
You ask- What can I do to
prevent fires? First we will cover
around id.*00
House of
home and that is cooking fires,
lt:UO p.m.
the search, Knsti Hicks, age 35, |utve yOU home with
of Comanche and Matthew
Scheriger, age 20, of Sidney
were charged with drug
possession.
The charges were possession
of cocaine greater than 2 grams,
possession of methamphetamine
lees than 2 grams and a
misdemeanor charge of
mariiuam less than 2 ounces
Both were taken to
Comanche County Jail and bond
was set by County Judge, James
X Arthur at $6,000 for each of
the suspects. They are now both
reportedly out on bond. *
The drug arrests wens a
coordinated effort between the
. Comanche Police Department,
* Comanche County Sheriff’s
Offioc and the Rural Area
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Sept/October
D»y High Low
Rain for September.....3.66
Year-to-Dste Rain......21.01
YTD Avg. Ann. Rain..l7.55
Lake LevelV.l- 1158.37
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and successful land raiser
By Nawana Lochridge
On Tuesday, September 18,
2001, the “United We Stand”
rally and fundraising efforts
began on the Comanche County
courthouse square. It was
organized for the purpose of
giving the citizens of Comanche
County an opportunity to reach
out and connect with the families
of the hundreds of firefighters in
New York City who were killed
and injured in the World Trade
Center terrorist attack on
Tuesday, September 11.
The response has been
overwhelming. A total of $2,877
was given as individual
donations Some of the
individual gifts were from senior
citizens who are on fixed
incomes or families who have
limited incomes which made
their donation equivalent to the
“widow’s mite.”
The AmVets Ladies
Auxiliary Post #43 donated
$2,767.00 resulting from the sale
of their “United We Stand” t-
shirts.
The Key Club of Comanche
High School with Mrs. Charlene
Medford as sponsor, donated
$500.00.
Jerry Sparks, owner of the
Get-A-Way Restaurant, offered
$1.00 for each fish plate served
on Friday night, September 22
and donated $100.00.
Comanche National Bank
generously donated $5O0Wand
graciously accepted donations for
the past three weeks.
Other businesses that
provided support, in addition to
money, are the Comanche Fire
Department, Higginbothams,
Brookshire’s, KCOM, KYOX,
and the Comanche Chief. •
The total for all donations is
$6,704.26.
The terrorist acts on
September 11 at the World Trade
Center in New York City, the
Pentagon in Washington, D.C.,
and in Pennsylvania have
generated emotions of shock,
fear, frustration, anger and
helplessness. As Americans in
Comanche County, we had to do
something — to reach beyond
ourselves, to donate money, to
buy American flags, to wear
ribbons and t-shirts, to donate
blood or even help in the search
and rescue efforts. All these
responses underscore what it
means to be an American and the
pride we have in our country.
It’s comforting to know that
when bad things happen within
our country, it inspires the good
in all of us to make a difference
in the life, of someone else. It’s
our way of saying, “I’m proud to
be an American.”
Many thanks to all the people
who helped organize this effort
and those who participated in the
rally.
Comanche is a great place to
live, to work, and to serve.
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The Kiwanis Club of
Comanche and Clemons Motor
Company ■ will once again •
sponsor the annual Punt, Pass
and Kick competition, Sunday,
October 14 at Indian Stadium.
The competition is for boys
. and girls from ages 6 through 11.
Registration begins Sunday, .
October 14 at 3;30 p.m. with
competition beginning at 4:60
p.it|.
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age groups: 6 to 7 yuan old; 8 to
9 yean, did; and* 10 to 11 years
old, ;
There is no foe for
participating.
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF COMANCHE SENDING DONATIONS TO NYC
FIREFIGHTERS 9-11 RELIEF FUND: The City and County of Comanche with the help of many
private citizens and business owners, the AmVets Ladies Auxiliary Post 43 ($2,767), the Key Club of
Comanche High School ($500), Comanche National Bank ($500), along with support from the
Comanche Volunteer Fire Department, KCOM, KYOX and The Comanche Chief, are sending a donation
totaling $6,704.26 to the New York City 9-11 Relief Fund . Along with the money, a letter from the
City and County, photographs and newspaper clippings relating to the fundraising efforts will be sent
to tire New York City Firefighters. Pictured are, from left, Mayor Brent Hagood,Fire Marshall Kevir
Burch, Kenneth Hagood, president of Comanche National Bank, Sam Cunningham, fire fighter,
Nawana Lochridge, Rally and Fund Raiser chairperson, Glen Wells and Steve Brawley, both fire
fighters. (See letter that will accompany Comanche s donation located on front page.)
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Am VETS LADIES AUXILIARY POST 43 CONTRIBUTE TO FIREFIGHTERS FUND: Ladies
from AmVets Auxiliary 43 presented a check for $2,767 to Nawana Lochridge, chairperson of
Comanche’s fundraising efforts following the September 11th terrorist attack in New York City and
Washington, D.C. The Auxiliary sold “United We Stand” t-shirts to raise the money. Pictured are (front,
1-r) Nawana Lochridge, Liz Cubbage, president of AmVets, Laveme Hopkins, Gladys Crist, Lennie
Wells, 2nd vice president, Bill Flannery, City of Comanche secretary, Kathy Howard, and Shannan
Burch, treasurer. Members of the Auxiliary sold 545 t-shirts at the United We Stand Rally on the square,
September 18, at the Comanche County Pow Wow, and at Higginbothams and Brookshires.
Cover letter that will accompany the $6,704.26 donation to the New York City Firefighters 911 Relief
Fund from the citizens of the City and County of Comanche:
October 5, 2001
IAFF General Secretary-Treasurer’s Office
Attn: New York Fire 9-11 Relief Fund N
1750 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006-5395
Dear Fellow Americans,
The City and County of Comanche want to express our sympathy to those who lost loved ones
during the tragic events of September the 11* in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. Our
community gathered together, like so many in our country, and held a “United We Stand” rally on
September 18,2001 to honor those whose lives were lost and to recognize the greatness of our country and
the firefighters in New York City.
This rally enabled our citizens to take an active part and provided each of us an opportunity to
donate money to the families of the firefighters. Our community commends the bravery of these firefighters
and we wanted to reach out to their families during this difficult time. Donations were made by individuals,
civic groups, and businesses in our community. We ask that 100% of the money raised go directly to the
families of the hundreds of New York City firefighters killed, injured, and severely burned in the World
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Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you and we know that with God’s guidance that our
country will recover in time. May God continue to bless the United States of America.
Brent Hagood, Mayor
CHy of Comanche
Comanche County, Texas
National 4-H Week being celebrated
Across the country, 4-H will 610,000 adults and youth contribute to diverse types of
celebrate National 4-H week .volunteers. In addition there are families and communities. This
October 7-13. This year 4-H is 4.4 million alumni. programs also provide
celebrating its Centennial (1902- What do 4-H programs progressive life skills (such as
2002). 4-H Week is celebrated provide for kids and their communication, decision
annually, it provides recognition communities? 4-H Programs making, teamwork, and life long
to the 6.8 million youth involved give kids the opportunities to learning) through hands on
in 4-H programs and more than belong, participate, and (Continued on page 8A)
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