Detroit Weekly (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1988 Page: 1 of 4
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Coach Loyd Fields. Vincent received a
football scholarship Iron Ranger Junior College
tn Ranger, Texas.
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Ranger Jr. College
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are the
Fields,
•tusgt ovc ,
FFA Week February 2C thru
t tic i r Sixtieth Anniversary
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with
town. ) They
took her to the hospital,
store
home ,
and cal lei
and they said they would
s t a r t »• r
tout ba 1 I ,
to the
Vai lev
year .
during all the tee on the roads, made her
appreciate the town of Detroit, and all the
people who live here, and don't mind lending a
helping hand when one Is needed.
1 want to thank Nary Nartaco for her story. 1
aa glad she wanted to ahare it with us. I know
that the paopla who helped her don't feel like
heroes or anything apse la1, but aiaply caring
like they d!4, poaalbly helped save a very nice
lady's life.
1 . FFA
t h i r.
are:
I ones, Ricky
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lettrey
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Shown above are the Detroit Eaglettes, who finished second in District.
They are: heather Denison, Nary Richardson, Twllla Burchinal, Katrina
NcColn, Jacqueline Johnson, Tansty Boyer, Coach Nac Varley, Regina Bowen,
Sballl Colman, Christy Brown, Shawonna Rhoades.
a check to
They donated
In last
and
of
foot ba 11
season at
Co 1 1ege
Savage
fourth Lagle Football
player In the past tour
years to receive
football scholarship,
tie ; ’i the third
member of his tanlly to
piav college football.
Brothers Tommy and
Small Town Folks
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Matv had
suffer Ing
the Red
a $ 1,000
paper. 1
like
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Detroit High School Malcolm
Senior, Vincent Savage, _ playing
recently signed a
Letter of Intent to
play football nez-t
Junior
Ranger,
He also
A . 1 -1 1 3 t : i i t
I a. x . <■ the past
“A Special Kind of People"
Several weeks ago, I received a letter t roa
Nary Nariaco. She told ar she had a story tor
about “a nswill town and how beautiful people*
COM together for a corsac n cause." I went
visited with Nary, and here is her story,
that can Bake us all proud of our snail
heritage and what it stands for.
During the Ice and snow in January,
fust come home from the hospital after
!rom pneumon1 a.
Several
began having
oxygen
bring it
Dur 1 ng
Ilves In
on her.
second time,
had been sent
All this time,
harder
fire department
did not.
e1 ementary
sc hooI
her .
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Phifer, who
came by t
Ms. Phifer
year FFA keek
Washington’s
recognize hfs leadership
American agriculture,
located on part of
Vernon estate
Deve1 op 1 ng
.c upcrati on
objective.
•uiuwj 1’ occasionally have typos, but
ike bothered sc mote than most, because
with ever, ne in the County, ate proud
Te :i<» store, and are proud of
ma 1r ’ the Red River
donations they
commun1t y.
er r . t , and anv
n.a > havi- caused
I . a . ..ng
t 6 have
1 he donat :
Comr.iuti 1 t y
hivi- n.ade !'
case for me all the time,
paper, 1 ran several pictures
Wal-Mart store opening In
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FFA activities
by FFA Bembets
announcements on
1 eve Is. This year's
New Spirit.
High school agriculture
hands-on experience In many
agriculture. FFA activities
development, career
Incentives for these young people.
Kelli Evans, national FFA president, sal FFA
Week Is the chance for members and communities
to recognize achievements and activities
available through FFA and :..h school
agriculture.
F ac h
Geo r ge
many
membets
had to
demons t ra t e
t rumt
ou t
p1ann1 ng
a
demons t ra 11 on.
members showing
1tems did a good
Karen and
Carpenter, Joe
and David Gibbs,
Hatp, Tamara Marr.
Gaylene Henexson.
president, conducts'
the meeting. Jam*s
Oldfield went Into «
lengthly explanatln
about the Neat and
Livestock Judging tear,
and what It takes to be
a member. Forestry was
alio d1 scutsed with
members Informed about
this project coming
soon.
Winners at
District Food Show
Forthcoming
and
Ba s k rt ba 1 1 t earn
lohnny Savage,
Robe t t S .
.ha r p,
National FFA Week
February 20—27
Detroit FFA members will j uin the mute than
416,000 FFA member* nationwide tn celebrating
National FFA Week, February 2U--27.
and programs .111
and through
the loca 1,
t heme 1s
1981 88 FFA members and
Nc Co 1n They, a 1ong with
will celebrate Nat 1 UIUI 1
you ever
some thIng
: up’
seems
last
of the
Clarksville.
Wa1-Mar t dona t ed
Community Council,
t housattd dollars/,
u ff one o f t he
do 11 a r .
As
this
relative
everyone
Pete ,
where
day* .
Nary said that the way people came to her aid,
the Ice on the road*, made
the town of Detroit, and all
live here.
Have
to do i
mess It
That
In
as a
t h t e e
Vincent
Doruthy
•he 1 a t <•
of Det roll.
ate currently
for Aus t '. ti
College in Sherman.
Savage
four-year
DHS
named
R 1 v <• r
f un1 or
made
r r
Shown above arc the
their sponsor, Albert
FFA m<*mbers nationwide,
days after she returned
trouble breathing,
supply Cuapan,,
right out .
the wait, Beatrice Phifer, who also
the housing project, came by to check
Still no oxygen. Ms. Phifer called a
and they discovered that the oxygen
to Deport Instead of Detroit.
this time, Mary was having a harder
time of breathing. Ms. Phifer called the
to see if they had oxygen, they
The fire department called the
school, and Charles Sharp took the
nurse, Kelly Carpenter, over
Va 1 enti ne Gaaes
Method Demonstrati
111 us 11 a t1ons
h 1 g Fi'. i g h t
Meet1 ng,
Coramuni ty
Midway.
Ven ita
had
Mr. Elrod brought Mary Potter over,
all decided she must go to the hospital, but she
couldn't go alone.
Ms. Phifer's daughter, Wanda Jones, came by
and she and several others said they would find
Pete Ritchey to take her. (She had to have a
go to the hospital with her, and
else was out of town.) They located
and he and Mark
she was treated «nd kept for several
be promoted
public service
and nat1onaI
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Pellett, Pam & Somerville, Connie. Detroit Weekly (Detroit, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1988, newspaper, February 18, 1988; Detroit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1265639/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Red River County Public Library.