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Mineral Wells Index
THURSDAY Nov. 15, 2012
PALO PINTO COUNTY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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Rams win season
opener against EHHS
See Sports, page 5
MWJH to host
Scholastic Book
Fair next week
See Education, page 4
Smokers: give
your lungs a break
today and try to
‘kick the habit’
In an effort to inform the public
about the anesthesia risks associated
with smoking, the American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists is
urging smokers across the country to
"give their lungs a break" and quit
smoking for a day as part of today's
annual Great American Smokeout.
As the organization representing
the nation's leading experts on
anesthesia and patient airways, the
A AN A would like to see all smok-
ers "kick the habit" permanently.
The AANA is encouraging
smokers to quit because those who
quit smoking days before undergo-
ing a scheduled procedure involv-
ing anesthesia can reduce their risk
of complications.
Of course, smokers should equal-
ly consider all of the health-related
risks associated with smoking.
"We understand that smoking is
an addiction that can be extraordi-
narily difficult to overcome.
However, as anesthesia profession-
als it is important that we warn the
public that smoking compromises a
person's health both inside and out-
side of the operating room," said
Janice Izlar, a Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetist and president of
the 45,000 member AANA.
The Great American Smokeout is
sponsored by the American Cancer
Society and takes place each year on
the third Thursday of November.
This special observance day was
created to encourage smokers to
make their plan to quit smoking for
good or to plan in advance and quit
smoking that day.
For more information about the
Great American Smokeout, help
and resources to quit smoking and
information about the associated
health risks smoking causes go to
the American Cancer Society's Great
American Smokeout page at www.
cancer.org.
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Stagner honored with CASA award
named in honor of outgoing judge
By CHRIS AGEE
cagee@mineralwellsindex.com
Representatives of Court Appointed
Special Advocates of Palo Pinto
County hosted the first Judge Jerry
Ray Advocates Award Lunwcheon
Wednesday afternoon.
Local residents and community
leaders joined CASA volunteers at
Holiday Hills Country Club for the
event.
Featured speaker Randy Keck,
owner and publisher of the Aledo
Community News, began the event
with his remarks about the importance
of CASA volunteers.
"Every child deserves to grow up in
a healthy, nurturing environment," he
said, "but not every child gets to."
Explaining criminal trials include
advocates for the prosecution and
Barbara
Stagner, left,
holds the first
CASA of Palo
Pinto County
Judge Ray
Advocate of
the Quarter
award, standing
next to the
man for whom
the award is
named, State
District Judge
Jerry Ray.
CHRIS AGEE/INDEX
defense, Keck said it makes sense to which began when a judge in
provide children affected in these Washington state recognized a lack of
cases with the same. social workers representing abused
He briefly explored CASA's history, See CASA, page 2
Drama in the board room
Ram Theater
members take
center stage at
MWISD board
meeting as they
prepare for state
festival event
By LIBBY CLUETT
lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com
At the Mineral Wells ISD
board meeting Tuesday, offi-
cers of the International
Thespian Society Troupe No.
4607 presented pledges to
the United States and Texas
flags and, along with a com-
pany of Mineral Wells High
School students will repre-
sent the only Class 3A or
smaller high school qualify-
ing to perform at the Texas
State Thespian Festival.
Josh Davis, Marina
Loredo, Jonna Pennington,
Courtney Havens, Lynse
Phillips, Derrick Lorher and
Caleb Byram each told
trustees how being involved
in the Ram drama program
has affected their lives at
MWHS.
These students are part of
a company of 29 MWHS
thespians who recently had
their play "Tombstone"
judged and accepted for
performance at the Texas
State Thespian Festival. The
state festival, part of the
International Thespian
Society, takes place Nov.
29-Dec. 1 in Houston.
See MWISD, page 2
WLIBBY CLUETT/INDEX
MWHS drama officers Josh Davis, Marina Loredo, Lynse Phillips, Derrick Lorher and
Caleb Byram present the respective pledges to the United States flag and the Texas flag
at Tuesday’s MWISD school board meeting.The students and others who are in the cast
and crew of the play‘Tombstone’ are looking forward to representing the only Class 3A
or smaller high school qualifying to perform at the Texas State Thespian Festival.
JOIN IN THE DRAMA
Join the “Tombstone” garage sale
fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 24, 7 a.m. to
noon, in the parking lot behind Metro Food
Store. The event is intended to help raise
monies to send the 29-student Mineral Wells
High School drama company to the Texas
State Thespian Festival, beginning Nov. 29,
to present their play.
For more information on the sale or to
make a donation for the garage sale, call
Aurora Garcia at (940) 452-1253.
To contribute funds, contact Theater
Director Kris Allen at kallen@mwisd.net or
theater sponsor Beth Williams at (940) 325-
1344 or (940) 327-7159. Checks can be
made payable to MWHS Theater and mailed
to 3801 Ram Blvd, Mineral Wells, TX 76067.
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