De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 2007 Page: 13 of 14
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we’re waiting for the adjustor to
look at it. We don’t know if it’s
totaled or not.”
Owen also noted that he’d
heard comments regarding the
speed bumps in front of the ele-
mentary school, and that some had
expressed concern that people dri-
ving the street at night, and per-
haps visitors to the area, might not
know of the speed bumps’ exis-
tence. “So Rob's taking some of
The new high school would add
two additional science labs - that
in the past have been shared
between tlie middle school and the
high school. The existing high
school labs would become dedi-
cated middle school science labs,
exclusively for the use of middle
school students, while the high
school would get labs that would
be exclusively for their use.
Please note also that none of
the existing labs meet state stan-
dards for high school science labs.
They do meet standards for sci-
Wildlife grant for the Festival Park
in which Rob Duncan, Public
Works Administrator, noted that
the city crew had made progress
on the RV park area, including
getting the gate widened, and
“posts cemented in and ready to
be welded up, where we can be
ready to stretch the wire,” he said.
“And the same thing on the east
' entrance.”
Mayor Owen then noted that,
“Earl Sadberry and some of the
Masonic Lodge members are
working on the playground equip-
ment,” and that he understood that
it had been quite an ordeal, but
that they were making progress.
Owen also said that it was his
understanding that there would be
some activity on the retainer walls
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She noted that each troupe
member is given a set of rules
when they join, and that these
rules specifically cover auditori-
um conduct.
In response to several other
questions, Landreth noted that
ticket prices usually ranged in the
$1 to $2 price range for their pro-
ductions, and that, on average, the
troupe made $200 to $250.
“Even though they spend
more than that on costumes and
sets,” she said.
The DeLeon Theater Troupes
next production, Clue, is sched-
uled for July.
“We have plans for it to be a
dinner theater,” Landreth said,
“and I hope you all will plan to
come.”
Councilman Gifford suggest- forthe tractor pull beginning April
ed that at some point maybe the
city could have a concession at
one of the productions, “to help
cover expenses for electricity and
such.”
“I’m definitely not against
having this,” Owen said, “because
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YOUNG STUDENTS SINGLE FILE. We are not sure what they were or had been doing at
the time, but a class of youngsters were following their teacher to a classroom and managing ence labs for middle school stu-
to have a little fun along the way. dents.
The community would gain a
facility to accommodate various
community functions of groups up
to 500 in an assembly format and
250 at tables and chairs. Currently
there is no facility in DeLeon that
can handle an event with 500 peo-
ple, except for the new gymnasi-
um with chairs placed on the gym
floor.
This facility is being planned
with the community in mind. One
of the benefits of this building
would be an exterior door for
direct facility access to the library.
Such access will make it easy for
community groups to use the dis-
trict’s resources, such as the distant
learning lab for training sessions,
while maintaining the security of
the remaining portions of the
building.
Energy efficiency is also
gained as a benefit of a new facili-
ty. The high school currently uses
a wall pack heating and air-condi-
tioning system that is one of the
most expensive systems to operate
in a commercial building. A new
building would contain more ener-
gy efficient systems. Additionally,
the district would install an energy
management system, to insure that
the building is heated and cooled
in the most efficient manner as
possible.
so they’ll reflect at night,” he said.
“Hopefully, people will then know
to slow down. Especially, if it’s
somebody new to the neighbor-
hood.”
Council members Gayle
Stroud, Avery Carlisle, Johnnye
Howell and Norma Locke each
indicated they had nothing for dis-
cussion, as did Rob Duncan, but
Councilman Gifford made an
inquiry about conditions at the
DeLeon Police Department,
“since they were short an officer."
Gifford was referring to
the fact that Officer Waverly
Inman was suspended after an
arrest resulting from a domestic
disturbance several weeks ago.
"We’re doing all right," said
Corporal Robert Kluge, “every-
body’s putting in the extra they
need to do.”
Kluge was representing the
DPD in Chief Ralph Dickey’s
absence. According to the DPD
no chaiges had been filed against
Inman as of press time Tuesday.
community.” But he cautioned
Landreth again about doing what
she could to hold the electricity
costs down.
“I thought that some of the
meetings they have in there (City parking lot in a one-ton truck
Hall auditorium) they have to pay, plowed into our parked patrol car.
and it goes to the city,” said
Council member Norma Locke.
“There are charges for dances
and weddings, and stuff like that,”
Mayor Owen said. “But right
now, with the theater group just
starting out and involving the local
youth, we’d been working with
them to get a theater arts group.
There’s limited things for the kids
to do here in town and it is a
rewarding activity.”
“And, as you said earlier, the
city is benefiting from people the new tape and putting on those,
coming from other towns,”
Gifford said.
“But I just didn’t want it to
come apart that somebody was
subsidizing their income off of it,
at city expense,” Owen said. “I
don’t think anybody’s doing
that...but as long as we can work
together and be upfront with one
another."
“That’s the whole point,”
Landreth said, “to work with each
other and to work with the other
organizations, which the theater
troupe has done, including the
Womens’ Division, and the
Chamber -- with anybody that’ll
work with us.”
Owen acknowledged that the
theater group had done some
repair work on the stage recently.
“So it’s not just a total take," he
said, ““they have given back."
Owen then noted that no
council action was necessary, that
he’d just wanted to get their input,
and to make sure that everything
stayed on the “up and up.”
In other business. Council
members:
• Voted to approve the min-
utes of the March 8 meeting.
• Tabled a decision on
changes to the insurance for
Hannah, the K-9 officer, pending
further information.
• Voted to approve auditori-
um rental to Rosario Garza for a
wedding, providing that proof of
security can be confirmed before
the event.
• Heard a report on action and
activities with the Texas Parks and
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bridge (for the park)," Owen said,
“that’s a definite.”
In the open discussion
between city officials and city
employees. Mayor Owen
I think it’s fantastic that our youth informed everyone that a DeLeon
are involved in something, and I patrol car had been involved in an
think it does bring visitors into our accident.
“We had a patrol car that was
hit in Abilene yesterday,” Owen
said. "Ben (Rowell) had gone to
the DPS crime lab to pick up some
stuff and a guy cutting across the
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