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Thursday, August 26,1999
Page 6
Th Monitor - Da Leon, TX 76444
Community News
Swing batter swing!
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They allowed the other team to win
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prepared. Now do it.” The instruc-
grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.
Council
later date to link the line with those
read a touching story, singing was daY school. After which we had our
south farm. Its looking great, you
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50% Off
Ladies Apparel!
to say—actions will betray you.
Book Review by Lana Boyd
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Tuesday - Double Stamp Day
Friday - Free Cookie with any Meal Deal
FREE’G .ft With Purchase
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I End Of The
Month Sale!
All Week Come and Register
for Free Meal Deal
to be drawn Friday
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Thursday - Large Drinks for Price of
Medium, with Purchase of any Sandwich
You’ll racahm convanlant traval-slza* of:
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Wednesday — Wacky Wednesday
Make Your Own Meal Deal
welfare of the little salamander.
The illustrations are bright and
colorful, spilling onto the margins
like leaves falling from trees. The il-
lustrator uses personification to give
Son.
Brother Ken
she works with a great bunch of em-
ployees. Some hope to make it down
for the festival next year. Thanks,
Bonnie for a great time.
Toby and Jamie Gilder have been
busy getting autos going at the Gilder
barn.
Larry Bunting had a good birth-
day Tuesday and enjoyed a visit
from daughter, Valerie, Wednesday.
He also enjoyed a visit from daugh-
ter, Tracy, and his son Shane. Rocky
and Martha came by on Larry's birth-
day and Juanita and John have been
by several times to check on Larry
and Sara. Sara has had very few
breaks this week get some rest Sara.
Happy Hearts was well attended
Tuesday night. Those present were
Charles and Louise, Severely, Dorthy,
Opal, Gearldean, Lee, Nancy, Steve,
Laura, Shelley, and Jacob. Vera was
not feeling well. Our prayers are with
Vera. Charles read from Acts, Chap-
next two games last Tuesday night.
Steve and I enjoyed a trip to Gran-
bury to visit Bonnie (Singleton) Rog-
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SHERI SHELBY MORGAN — PHARMACIST
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by Laura Singleton
100 E. Navarro • De Leon, Ttxas
254-893-4319
Hours: 8:00-5:30 Monday-Friday
8:00-Noon on Saturday
301 South Texas • De Leon, Texas 76444
(254) 893-2666
John 3:27 - John Answered And
Said, A Man Can Receive Nothing,
Except It Be Given Him From Heaven.
This ability to receive was in this
gift of God that we have in His son
Jesus Christ. Paul in the Corinthian
letter calls this His Unspeakable Gift.
We never fully see and understand,
but we know and feel that it is spe-
cial.
From Heaven we have been
granted favor - we have been par-
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moss that looks like little stars
Setting: Describe how the setting
Only a child could relate such vivid of the story changes from the boy's
descriptions of how he will see to the bedroom to the salamander's room.
doned — we have been rescued and
delivered — we have been forgiven. ’
There has been a divine influence
placed in our hearts.
Now man can receive something
and know that it is wonderful and ,
from God.
I John 5:11 - And This Is The
Record, That God Hath Given To Us
Eternal Life, And This Life Is In His i
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Enjoyed talking with Carolyn out here and have him put your name
Mathews this past week. Carolyn
assured me that Bennie, Bill, and Lou-
ise were ail behaving very well, sort
the first game, then mopped up the no water! \Ve all know that feeling.
Al enjoyed a visit from his daughter,
Tamara and family over die weekend.
Cotton and Genevieve Gilder en-
ers and to see her lovely new home, joyed a visit from their son, Terry and
wife Sue.
Neil and Chance Singleton made
it to the cattle sale Saturday. Al has
Sermon of the week
by Brother Kan
A worn Amr
The Salamander Room
The Salamander Room, is writ-
ten by Anne Mazer, illustrated by
Steve Johnson
Reading Level Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader - 2.8
Mama, can I have a puppy? Who the salamander human expressions
will take care of him? I will! Does this and gestures. This story gives the
sound familiar? If so, you will love reader and or listener a good, warm
reading and sharing The Salamander feeling. This book is a "must have"
Room. for every child (whatever age) who mander
A little boy finds a salamander in brings home all the living treasures
the woods and wants to keep it for a they find,
pet in his room. Using the wisdom of
"mothers", many questions are pre-
sented to the child. As each ques-
tion is asked, it is answered in lan-
guage rich with child-like imagination.
was be going to see, how old were
amazing to watch—and I could see stay? Adrian was puzzled at
— questions, but answered politely
and patiently. The officer detected no
nervousness that might have been ex-
hibited if he were carrying drugs, and
was satisfied. No doubt the officer
was watching mannerisms to detect
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If you ever plan to hide your iden-
"Helplng family members help each other"
)0 families with youth agee 7-17. All services are free.
were in violation of city
By Mary
Clendenin
Independently owned end operated
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Home ter ChMran. Fended by TDPRS. t
like I do when I find myself troubled. If ynn ever plan tr> hide your iden-
Then, a couple of years before his tity, disguise yourself, you will find
that you can change your looks, but
your mannerisms will give you away.
Now, as I finish this little paper, I
put my left hand on the mouse, put -
my right elbow on the desk, chin in •
-------,---------o-------o— hand, plant my feet, square my jaw, ’
together that shows kinship, and one get a critical look in my eye, and be- :
gin to read the words on the monitor. ;
• Family and Individual Counseling
• Pnrent/Youth Skills Training
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We had a delicious catfish lunch on
the take front and enjoyed a visit with
Bonnie's daughter, Carol Craig. Carol
is employed at Cauldwell Bankers and s 'of fcs'Cattle idso’The I
price has been worse, but it has also
been
a from my brother,
Larry of Temple TX, over the week-
end. He had been on Lake Belton
caught his limit of bass Saturday
morning and was home by 10
bring
them up and he will show you what,
to do with all those fish!
Jacob Singleton has been sick, we <?Tirn
all wish him a speedy recovery. ^QppU 50th ^nniOOTSanJ
Sandy Singleton has been busy o
trying to work two banks at a time, John W. and Clesta (Dona) Owens were married on September
Eastland and De Leon, slow down
Sandy.
Butch Morris and Leo have the
fence across from the John Single-
ton Farm looking good. It is a hot job
these days.
Liberty Baptist Church had a good
crowed Sunday morning. Bro. Robbie the council approved the repair or
had a special message on prayer, replacement of an air conditioning near Cato street.
makeup from birth. In fact, some re-
search has shown that twins separated
at birth and raised apart, have devel-
oped the same mannerisms. Certainly
some such movements run in fami-
lies.
After they became adults, our two
sons did not look greatly alike. But
watching them together, their man- ____
nerisms were dead give-aways. They questions: where was he going, who
stood, talked with their hands and was he going to see> how old were
with expressions^0 alike that itwas, his grandparents, how long did he
many of the same moves in either
their dad or me.
Son Mike who used to be a
mimic, delighted in mocking his dad.
He had all the moves down to a T
which he laughingly showed us, and
could hold his jaw and mouth exactly his sincerity
5 Bells
•Special vocabulary: salamander
•Skills: Discuss visual images - story's problem or plot he shows “nothing to do with me,’
Science: Organisms have basic
needs
mention, and some unnoticed, but all
had some routine of their very own
to heed.
Watching a baseball game, you get
an exaggerated picture of all the man-
Continued from Page 1 nerisms> some of which are common
to all of us. I don’t know how many
and which we learn, but I’m pretty
positive some are incoiporated in our fo<x£or color grey’ With each dis-
taste a certain expression or slight
shrug of shoulder reveals my roots.
People trained in the art of acting,
or law-enforcement officers trained
to detect wrong doers, watch for the
mannerisms. Recently grandson
Adrian was stopped for speeding
when he was coming here to see us.
The officer asked him many personal
death, most of the mimiced manner-
isms had become his own. He did
Problem Solving: Give examples of them when he didn’t intend to and
how the boy will care for the sala- never noticed.
Ray, and a couple of his sisters
•TAAS: Objective #2 - Facts and have a way of rubbing their fingers
details, setting of a story ’
•TEKS: Language Arts: Identify particular gesture of his brings a
setting to story's meaning, Recognize quick glimpse of his mother. When Yep, that’s sort of what I had in mind
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had a special message on prayer.
ter 23, it was a good lesson. Beverly Charles taught a good lesson in Sun- unit in the city auditorium. The Council repealed Ordinance
* Renewed the contract with A.A. No. 51-143 which banned traveling
led by Shelley with Louise at the pi- yearly elections of officers. We also to use the Garden Club building carnivals from operating inside the
• an city limits or within 1,000 feet of a
Louise at the piano. Next Sunday will animal shelter. church. The wording of the 1951
Also under consideration was the ordinance indicated the 85th Peach
The batter stepped into
the batter’s box, took a
couple of swings at noth-
ing, smoothed some dirt
in the box, backed out of
the box and went through
his ritual. He zipped the
velcro open, adjusted his
batting gloves, hit each
shoe on the inside of the
ankle with the bat to dis-
lodge non-existent mud
from his shoes, tugged at each shoul- or “who cares,” or maybe it expresses
der to loosen his shirt, held his bat “I give up,” he bends his elbows,
straight up and stared at the tip, raises his hands palms out, and brings
yanked his batter’s helmet, made a them down abruptly.
small quick sign of the cross on his I’m not picking on my dearly be-
chest and stepped back into the box loved, but I’ve had quite a long op-
to take a few more dry swings. portunity to observe his behavior.
In the meantime, the pitcher When he’s trying to do something te-
stepped off the mound to the back, dious, maybe untangle a cord, or
tucked his glove under his arm and something that takes a little force or
rubbed the ball thoroughly with each concentration, he first sets his feet
hand, turned around, smoothed the squarely on the spot and then gives it
ground with his right foot, slapped all. l havc a picture in my mind like
the ball into his glove twice, held it this. Ray, about ten, takes his posi-
there, while he wiped his nose, tion in front of his dad’s Model-T and
looked over his right shoulder, ad- prepares to crank the engine,
justed his cap, licked his lips, licked Seymour says, “Now, Ray, plant your
De Leon's Monltor/Contributed Photo bis fingers, adjusted the ball in his feet squarely in front of the crank,
hand and was ready for the pitch. take it in botb hands and whip it
Every one of the 18 baseball play- around. Be careful of the kick, the
ers had his own ritual to go through. back iash. It can break your arm. Be
... r Some of the same moves in different prepared. Now do it.” The instruc-
7,1949 in Tomah Wisconsin. They have four children, thirteen sequence, a few I ve forgotten to tions carried because Ray still plants
his feet squarely before the tasks.
On occasion I sit and shake with
laughter, never making a sound—and
I see my dad doing the same. I start
humming the chorus of “The Old
Rugged Cross” and hear my mother.
Or, I find myself disliking certain
things that she disliked such as sour
ano. We closed with a prayer by enjoyed singing led by Shelley with and tabled proposed bids for
Steve. i
Ronnie and Becky Golden are be fifth Sunday social, everyone is
having a new entrance built on their invited starting at 6:30 p.m. Special replacement of water lines connect- and Melon Festival and the 20
music, stories, etc. and lots of good ing Wofford, Johnson and Navarro before it
can't miss it. Becky, you need to get food and fellowship. May God Bless streets. A tie-in is planned for a law.
on top.
Frankie and Nellie Morris enjoyed
the singing Thursday night at Can-
of! Carolyn, thanks for the Rainbow terbury.
story. Norma Lutz had a lot of company
Congratulations to my nieces, this past weekend. The boys are com-
Doaha Singleton and Shelly Hight, ing up with her new pump house, its
They are a part of a winning team, looking good, Norma.
1 Al Newman woke up Saturday to
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Huffman, Russell. De Leon's Monitor (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1999, newspaper, August 26, 1999; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1244317/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.