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LEONARD GRAPHIC
(ISSN 1048-0013)
P.O. BOX A
LEONARD, TEXAS 75452
VOLUME 101
HE LEONARD GRAPHIC
Leonard and Celeste Community News
101 Years of Continuous Publication
FANNIN COUNTY - LEONARD, TEXAS 75452 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 3 1992, NUMBER 36
Life with the paper
By David Scoop Johnson
Wh Id be bet e Fall is comin and it is alread cool
unseasonably cool, fall like. It will not be long before it won’t
be seasonably but really cool like fall
Besides the coming of cool, comfortable weather, with no
chiggers, football season is starting. The new T.V. season is
just around the corner. In a week or two, stores will be
decorated with Thanksgiving reminders and then, immedi-
ately there after Christmas things And baseball season is
almost OVCr.
Of course ro basketball season will be starting in a couple
of weeks, butthen we can’t have everything, can we.
The new Lexus Coups are out. Only 40 or 50 thousand
dollars A deal/
I now I should feel good about these things but I don’t Tt
like th f h thi
that keep bothering me --
For one thing I am sobered by the destruction of Hurricane
an entire family standing in the midst of rubble that was once
their h Their h
"Ihave also been reading too much latel dthat can be
depressing. In some of this reading I learned the following
seconds a child is abused and neglected. Every 53 minutes a
child dies from the effects of pove
in 1 13 mCrucCC.
Th es . facts were taken from a speech given b Hillary
been set
American children She concluded by saying "We have to
move now. We have to care now. There are too many Ameri-
can children, waiting, waiting, waiting, and hoping that you
and I will help their family give them what I took for granted
and what we should want for every child "
We have a lot of problems no and it might be easy to be
overcome by them The thing is we cannot be overcome b
them There have always been problems Problems are not
new. Solutions were there before and they are there now.
In the thirteenth century Saint Bonaventure urged leaders in
Italy to do the following. "Do not fear any effort, any just
reform an Dense an dialog if it Tlh 1 th se o s of
our It f th ood but also f ood. In fact
those who fear effort and expense today may have to pay
dearly tomorrow."
Collection
Items For
Hurricane
Victims
The First United Methodist Church
is helping to collect items for hurri-
cane victims. Anyone wishing to do-
nate items can take them to the Fel-
lowship Hall at the Methodist Church.
Items should be delivered by Monday
evening. They will be picked up Tues-
day morning to be taken to victims.
Most Needed Items
Most needed items include: Baby
Formula, Diapers, Cleaning Supplies,
Personal Toiletries, Toilet Paper,
Bottled Water, Non-perishable Foods.
All donated items will be distrib-
uted through the United Methodist
Committee on Relief.
Anyone having any questions con-
cerning the donation of items can call
Joe Stabile at 587-3463 or 587-3398.
Athletic Club
Meets Every
Monday
The Leonard Athletic Club meets
Leonard Emergency Aid Program Sets A
Precedent For Small Rural Food Banks
In an unprecedented move L.E.A.P. TheapprovalofL.E.A.P.asamem- Last year over 300 hungry people
(the Food Pantry for Leonard) has ber agency is a first in extending ser- in Leonard and surrounding areas were
been accepted as a member agency in vices to smaller rural agencies. LEAP helped by L.E.A.P. If you would like
the North Texas Food Bank. The North is currently the only member approved to volunteer to help the Food Pantry
Texas Food bank was founded in 1982 in Fannin County. Membership will or if you know someone who is hun-
as a private non-profit clearing house allow L.E.A.P. to purchase food to gry and needs help with food, please
for food. It's purpose is to reduce food feed the hungry in Leonard and sur- call Charles Wrenn at 587-2229 or
waste by recovering nutritious food rounding areas at 13 cents a pound. Joe Stabile at 587-3463. L.E.AP. is a
from manufacturers and wholesalers L.E.A.P. purchases food with cash non-profit, 501c3 organization, cash
which was destined to be discarded donations to supplement what is col- donations are tax deductible, please
and distributing it to agencies who in lected through canned food drives send them to: L.E.A.P., P.O. Box
turn feed the hungry.
and direct food donations by indi- 568, Leonard, Texas 75452
viduals and companies.
Robin Whisenhunt Starts
Campaign Drive For
Justice Of Peace Pct. 2
Fall has arrived, and it has brought meet as many of you as I can. If I some
many things with - --school, football how miss you, please feel free to call
games, and unpredictable weather. It or come by my office and I will try to
is also election time again on na- answer any questions you may have,
tional, state, and local levels. Being as Weare located on Highway 69 North
well informed as possible, and with in Leonard, and the number is (903)
careful thought and preparation, all of 587-2846.
these things can be made less over- If you are not yet registered to vote
whelming and very beneficial to you. in Fannin County, I urge you to do so.
I hope to be of help in one of these I have registration cards in my office
every Monday evening at 7:00 P.M. decisions: the local election of Fan- if you would like to stop by and pick
Athletic Director Doug Williams nin County Justice of the Peace for one up. You must register at least 30
shows the video from Friday nights Precinct 2. This includes the cities of days before any election, so please do
game. The meeting is held in Room 2 Leonard, Bailey, Gober, Randolph, not hesitate.
of the high school, and Trenton, Pol. Adv. paid for by Robin L.
All parents of the Tigers and sup- My name is Robin L. Whisenhunt, Whisenhunt, Rt 2 Box 1-D, Leonard,
porting fans are encouraged to attend, and after having served as Chief Tx 75452.
Dues are $5.00 a year.
Graphic A Day
Late Next
Deputy Clerk for four years, was ap-
pointed to succeed the late Judge
George T. Smith after his untimely
passing last March. Now, after a suc-
cessful petition drive, I have been
placed on the ballot for the November
3rd election.
No 100s
This Year
To date the temperature has not
ROBIN WHISENHUNT
Voter
Registration
Drive
To Begin
People Of Leonard Your
Help Is Needed
Members of the Leonard Con-
UXT 1 As being Justice of the Peace is my climbed to the 100 degree mark in cerned Citizens Legal Committee will
WCCK only occupation, this precinct may Leonard. The high temperature re- begin a door to door Voter Registra-
. .depend on 24 hour coverage and ser- corded thus far has been 97 degrees, Drive this week. The goal is to
, , ,. vice. I am available at any hour for Precipitation through the month of register as many eligible voters as
Monday September 7 The deadline inquests, warrants, etc., and am able August was 1.8 inches. The average possible before November's election,
for may and advertisement will be 10 attend all ofthe required schooling for August is 2.18 inches. They will even take the Registration
Wednesdav September 9 12 noon to keep up with the ever changing Through August 21.9 inches of rain Cards to Bonham for you. Leonard
Rcsen win he mailed onThnrs laws being passed. On the flip-side, has been recorded in Leonard. The citizens who want to help in register-
as this is the onl y job Ihave, I will average rainfall through August is ing to vote or those that went to volun-
day instead ot the usual Wednesday, work even harder atitin order to keep 21.9 inches. teer to help with the Registration Drive
it. Remember, you are my boss and Weather Channel Now Available are urged to call Donna Gilbert at
this Court works for you. The weather channel is now avail- 587-2888 (days) 587-2762(evenings)
I will start my door-to-door cam- able on Cable television in Leonard, or Bobby Broyles at 587-2317.
paigning next week so that I may
First Game
Is Friday
The First Quarterly Leonard Clean- cation of Leonard. Checks or money Two-a-day work outs are over.
Up will be held Saturday, September orders may be sent to: Leonard Con- Intra-squad scrimmages are over.
26th from 8:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. The cerned Citizens Committee, P.O. Box Scrimmages againstFarmersville and
event is sponsored by the Leonard 456, Leonard, Texas 75452. Princeton are out of the way. It is time
Concerned Citizens Committee in Come on, join in the work and the for the season to start. Time for Head
coordination with the City of Leo- fun. Let's make Leonard a city we can Coach Doug Williams to let the cat
* nard. The targetareas will be the City be proud to live in. We can do it with out of the bag.
That will happen this Friday night
Square, the area around the Railroad
Bridge and the Community Building.
Lots of volunteers are needed to help
on the Clean Up Crews. If you would
like to help, please call the Crew
Chief of the Crew you'd like to work
on.
Litter Crew - Crew Chief Lawrence
Cobb 587-2752; Paint Crew - Crew
Chief Curly Freedman 587-2587;
Sweeping Crew - Crew Chief Bob
Logan 587-2251; Gardening Crew -
Crew Chief Lois Harvey 587-2715;
your help.
Chamber
Meets
Tuesday
verses an old Tiger foe, the Cooper |
Bulldogs. For the past decade the *
Tigers and the Bulldogs have traded "
between being either the district cham-
pion or the district runner-up. This
year the two teams are in separate
districts. They will not be competing g
against each other for a play-off spot
but they will be competing.
The Bulldogs are picked to win |
The Leonard Chamber of Com- District 17-2A. the Tigers are picked
merce will hold their regular monthly to finish second behind Van Alstyne
Refreshments Crew - Crew Chief meeting on Tuesday, September 8,12 in tough District 12-2A.
Dorothy Fullerton 587-3685.
noon in the SNAP Center on the
Even if you aren't physically able westside of the Leonard Square.
Coach Williams is predicting a
close and well fought game. "This
to work on a crew or plan to be away Jody Broyles, chairperson of the will help get us ready for our new
that day you still can help by making Leonard Concerned Citizens, will be district." CONCERNED CITIZEN Committees will hold a quarterly clean-up on Saturday, September 26. Support from the
a cash donation to Leonard Concerned the guest speaker. The game will be exciting and it community is needed. This bridge which is owned by Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad has given the
Citizens Committee. The money will The Leonard Extension Club will will be fun. Come out and SUPPORT committee okay to paint the bridge located at the entry of the west side of the Leonard Square. This is just one of the
- go toward helping with the expenses cater the meal. The price is S5.00 and The TIGERS! many projects the committee plans to tackle on Saturday, September 26. If you can help in any way, contact Jody
of the Clean Up and further beautifi- the public is invited. Game-time is 8:00 P.M. at Cooper. Broyles at 587-2317. Staff Photo
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