Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2005 Page: 1 of 6
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Some of these things entail
writing drill moves and private
music lessons for those who have
special parts in the performance
or need extra practice
Mrs. Light concluded that
she hopes there will be a large
turn out to show students and
directors that their dedication and
hard work arc appreciated
There is no admission fee
EHS BAND: Members of the Electra High School Band include: shown in front asst,
director Julie Faulkner, Drum Major Elizabeth Cumpton, Band Director K meth
Gilbreath. Second row: Candace Huffstutlcr, Cassandra Gafford, Andrew McCoy, Casey
Hansard, Brittany Gober. Third row: Alisha Bigbie,Logan Irwin, Amanda Hurd, Courtney
Mengwasser,Ashley Pierce, Dominquc McCoy, Dominquc McCoy, Dceandra Nelson,
D’Asica Weaver, Courtney Bowden, Kim Prickett, Katelyn Ray, Brittany Force. Fourth
row: Lacy Light, Jordan * Simon, Miranda Gentry, Zach Iwanicki, Keith Deitz, JD
Bbwlinjcnnifer Alexander, Shelby Willeby, Michael Rcffctt, Tiffany Johnson, Brittain
Thaggard. Fifth row: Katherine Cumpton, Matt McAlister, Leah Simmonds, Lani Simms,
Cody Orr, Josh Steinkamp, Shelby Willeby, Ashley Hatfield. Back row: Troy Parks, Jcsica
Wright, Jay Gillian, Hannah Lewis, Victoria Lopez, Anthony McCormick, Thomas Solario,
Matt Durant.
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together as a group.
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where the group will be sitting.
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Mrs. Light continued that
this contest is important because
the band will have the
opportunity advance to regional.
She added that many persons
Ben Segler Seated
As EISD Trustee
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Wichita
"Now that we have our own
tsunami, we’re going to build in
the U.S.A.,” he added.
Ryan expects revenues m
exzeess of $20 million within 24
months and anticipates the
the hiring of additional employees.
space
for the
Festival
The Electra High School
Theatre Department and One Act
Play members will have a dessert
auction during the Childless vs.
Electra football game Oct 21 at
Electra Tiger Stadium. Desserts
from faculty members and
parents will be featured. Such
delicious items as Mr. Billy
Clark’s famous pies, Mrs Karen
Lankford’s Mush Miller Cake,
Mrs Pam Dulaney’s dessert,
Mrs. Margaret Ballard’s popcorn
balls and many more will be on
the auction block.
The funds raised are to
don’t realize the amount of time benefit the high school theatre
spent preparing for this contest.
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department and fund their efforts
in the production of the spring
contest play to represent Electra
High School and our community
in district One Act Play
competition.
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Agenda for the
included approval
reading of legal and
policies in Update
Superintendent Gary' Nightingale
summarized the many areas
addressed in the Update Second
reading and final approval will
be at the next meeting
Second and final readings of
policies relating to nonschool use
of school facilities and
distribution of nonschool
literature were approved
Supt Nightingale reported
enrollment at 580 students with a
97 percent daily attendance rate
of 562 students
He also reported the A budget amendment
company contracted for random approved by the board reflected
drug testing for the district had
received a grant and testing
would be at no cost to the district
this year
Tori Freeland, Judy Melson
and Christy Stewart were added
Booth space remains
available for the annual
Scarecrow Festival planned
Saturday, Oct. 29, at 5 p.m. in
downtown Electra,
annual
by
an increase in revenue of $7,608
See EISD, Page Two
Festival
Booth Space
to the substitute teacher list, and Available
Janice Carter and Leigh Segler
were named as a textbook
committee to look at new math
books for grades 6-12
Max Schlegel was approved
as the EISD representative to the
Wichita County
Board of Directors
AGRIBOARD LEADERS-Officers of Agriboard Industries visit with City of Electra
Economic Development Director Jannis Hayers, right following a meeting with local officials
Tuesday. From left are Renae Ryan who with her husband Ron owns the company; Jeff
Crippen, President and Chief Executive Officer; David Ray, Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer and Larry Ryan, Vice President, Development.
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I Ben Segler was administered
I the oath of office and seated as a
I trustee for Electra Independent
I School District on Tuesday.
The oath of office was
administered by Patsy J
I Canafax and Segler joined the
| district as a trustee as the first
f item of business in the regular
j board meeting at 6 p m. in the
| Administration Building.
I Commission
To Meet
I On Tuesday
> City commissioners will
meet on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 5
p.m. in City Hall for a regular
session. Thirteen items were on
the prehmmaiy agenda released
Tuesday.
The agenda includes an
update from Kay Howard on the
City’s Comprehensive Plan as
well as an update on local water
issues by City Administrator
Steve Giebrecht.
Commissioners
company which currently has $3 discuss and consider:
million m annual sales, to * Re-appointing
change significantly because of Schlegel to the
Appraisal District Board
* Continuation in the North
Texas Regional Drug Task
Force
* Related
before the TCEQ
* Bid for the sale of lots at
522 W. Bryan
* C ity Employee Handbook
* Administrator Update
The agenda may be
amended before it is posted near
the back door of City Hall on
Friday afternoon.
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The annual event is
sponsored by the Electra
Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture.
Chamber Director Sue
Honeycutt is serving as
chairman for the festival, and
asks organizations wishing to
participate with a booth to
contact her at 632-5686.
A coloring contest is being
conducted in the elementary '
school in connection with the
festival, and a poster contest is
underway at the junior high.
The annual Costume
Contest will be staged on the
Post Office steps at 6 p.m.
Entrants will be divided into
grade levels for judging.
Winners will be presented
ribbons.
Booths already scheduled
include basketball throw for
small children, pencil pull, bean
bag toss, glow in the dark
necklaces, concession stand
with hot dogs, chips and drinks,
pillow pole, cake walk, fish
pond, face painting, candy
apples, basketball for youth,
moon bounce and car bash
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Band students start
practicing August 1 to prepare
* for the fall half-time program
fe" and eventually this contest. After
■ the beginning of school each of
* the bandsmen spends an average
of 8 to 10 hours per week in
group practice.
Marching members and/or
~ guard team spend an additional
3 to 4 hours per week on
individual practice time. This
■ does not include time spent by
IMI Directors Kenneth Gilbreath and
Julie Faulkner before the contest
performance Nor does this
uUEi include the time Garnet Gilbreath
spends working with the color
The Tiger Band will be at 11:30 a.m.
competing in the UIL Marching Joyce Light, Band Boosters
Contest Saturday at the Wichita president, encourages all band
Falls Memorial Stadium. The parents to attend the contest and
EHS students will be performing support our youngsters. She asks
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Agriboard Industries Mrs. Ryan, Crippen, David
officials announced Tuesday Ryan, Vice President and Chief
plans to expand the employee Operating Officer, and Larry
base of its manufacturing plant Ryan, Vice President of
located west of Electra. Development met with local
The "green” company economic development leaders
which uses compressed straw in on Tuesday.
building construction hopes to Crippen
add a second and third shift to Agriboard
its work force, according to Jeff having served
demand during post-hurricane
construction.
"We’re confident that we’re
just going to be overwhelmed,”
comes to he says. The company was busy
Industries after working in Sri Lanka after th
as president of tsunami earlier this year.
Crippen, President and Chief Ryan International Airlines for
Executive Officer
Currently the company
provides employment for about
40 employees. Owners
Renae and Ron Ryan
Wichita, Kansas.
many years, and said he looks
forward to taking the company,
as well as the product, to the
are next level of achievement and
of world-wide recognition.
Ron Ryan expects
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Daniel E. "Gene” Gowan, left and Cletus I. Sellers, right,
of Holliday, were presented 50 year awards last week by
master of the lodge Carlos Byars, center. Gowan and Sellers
became Masons in 1955. Gowan became a Mason in Electra
Lodge while a college student and has been interested in
masonry all of his adult life. He has owned and operated
several businesses in Electra. Sellers became a Mason in
Dundee Lodge and later transferred to Electra Lodge.He is
retired from the post office in Wichita Falls and has held
several offices in the lodge.
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