Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 27, 1998 Page: 13 of 24
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WILDCAT
CAMPUS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27,1998 1^31118 COUIltU Leader QH
Basketball Relates to Life
Red Ribbon Week October 23-31
by Erica Thomas
and Seyward Collins
•Red Ribbon Week is October 23
through 31. To promote drug aware-
ness, the Rains High School Stu-
dent Council will be sponsoring
various activities which include:
Monday the students will receive
red bracelets to wear throughout the
week.
Tuesday students are encouraged
to wear college T-shirts or sweat-
shirts to promote the theme, “Look
to the Future and Be Drug Free.”
Wednesday a mural, made by the
art classes, will be put up in the
hallway. The community is also
encouraged to drive with their head-
lights on during the day to promote
the theme, “High Beam Drugs and
Alcohol.”
Thursday a grim reaper will pull
a student out of class every 20 min-
utes to represent a drug- or alcohol-
related death.
Friday there will be a pep rally,
and everyone is encouraged to wear
red.
Rains’ playoff hopes
vanish with 19-8 loss
THE RAINS HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASS recent-
ly raffled off a stereo to help raise funds for a field trip to Colorado. The draw-
ing for a winner was held Oct. 22nd, and the winner was Donnie Hailev, pic-
tured above with Robin Boggs, Environmental Science teacher.
Photo contributed
Thank
You
I would like to
thank Rob Potts and
Potts Feed Store for
purchasing my lamb
at the Rains County
Fair. I greatly appre-
ciate your help in
making my last year
showing a memora-
ble one. Thanks
agafr for your sup-
port.
Erin
Slatter
The Rains Wildcats’ playoff
hopes fell Friday night as they lost
to the Brownsboro Bears 19-8 in
Brownsboro before a large Bear
homecoming crowd. Rains’ turn-
overs played a major part in helping
the Bears stay in the playoffs by
improving to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in
district play.
The Wildcats fell behind early in
the game as two errors led to a 13-
0 Brownsboro lead. Right at the
start, Bear defender Josh Williams
recovered a Wildcat fumble at the
’Cats’ 17-yard-line.
The Rains defense stopped the
Bears short when Wildcat defensive
end Quintene Newhouse dropped
quarterback James Wangler for a
two-yard loss, and Daniel Holman
followed suit by dropping Amos
Harmon three yards back. Browns-
boro eventually tried a field goal,
but Jeremy Kirkpatrick’s 35-yard
attempt fell short
Despite stopping the threat, the
Wildcat offense was unable to keep
the Bears from scoring as Bubba
Hooker’s interception at the ’Cats’
34-yard-line provided the Bears
with another scoring chance. With
2:31 remaining in the first period.
Bear Kerry Ibeto took a pitch and
rolled right for a five-yard touch-
down run. Kirkpatrick added the
PAT for a 7-0 Brownsboro lead.
The Bears saw another drive fail
inside the Wildcat 20, but the
defense made the lead seem fairly
secure.
The Wildcats couldn’t seem to
get any momentum going as they
stumbled through minus-13 yards
rushing midway through the second
quarter.
There seemed to be a silver lin-
ing to the dark clouds as Wildcat
Jerry Lane burst through Browns-
boro’s defense for a 27-yard run.
Two plays later, the bottom
dropped out on the Wildcats as
Ibeto grabbed a fumble and raced
70 yards for a touchdown. The PAT
failed.
The Wildcats ended the half on a
positive note, thanks to Bryan Kel-
ley’s 50-yard punt return. Stationed
deep in Brownsboro territory, quar-
terback Casey Northcutt, who re-
placed the injured Tommy Potts,
took full advantage of the set-up as
he sailed a 27-yard scoring strike to
Cale Lowther. Kelley raced for the
two-point conversion, slicing the
deficit to 13-8.
The Bears kept the upper hand in
the second half. While the defense
continued its work, the offense put
together a successful scoring drive.
Ibeto followed a block from
Caldwell for a 37-yard sprint and
capped the drive three plays later
on a two-yard run with 5:20 left in
the third period.
Lindale
Brownsboro
Van
Quitman
Rains
Mineola
District Season
WL
WL
3-0
3-5
2- 1
4-4
2- 1
2-6
1 -2
3-5
1-2
2-6
0-3
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LUNCH MENU
by Jacqueline Hunton
and Lexie Alexander
Motivational speaker Bill Chaffin
visited with Rains High School stu-
dents in a special assembly in the
school gymnasium Oct. 22. The as-
sembly, held by the student council
to kick off Red Ribbon Week, was
sponsored by the Students Against
Destructive Decisions and Drug,
Alcohol, Safety and Health com-
mittees. Chaffin used basketball
playing skills and techniques to get
the point across to students that
“What Goes Around Comes
Around." Chaffin challenged two
Rains High School Juniors to make
as many basketball free-throw shots
as possible in two minutes. Each
person was given two warm up
shots, and a person of their choice
to be a rebounder, before beginning
their timed free-throws. Chaffin,
who holds the record in the
Guinness Book of World Records
for the most free throws made in ten
minutes, won the contest with 34
baskets, while Michelle Green had
20 and Blake Mays 19 Then
Chaffin challenged junior Justin
Sisk to a three point shooting game
of DOG. Sisk walked away with the
victory.
Following the basketball games.
Bill Chaffin spoke on the three
“E’s” in life: education, excellence,
and effort. Tying this in with the
basketball games and life, Chaffin
commented to the students that “the
way you practice is the way you
play.” He expressed how important
it is for everyone to always prepare,
be committed, and to give it his/her
best shot. Chaffin stressed that one
should "attach value with failure.”
Within his speech he also men-
tioned that a person’s self-esteem
comes from within and spheres of
influence are extremely powerful in
shaping the development of a per-
son. “When you listen to the wrong
voices, you make the wrong choic-
es,” concluded IJill Chaffin.
*****
Edmond McCravey of Belleview
dropped by the office recently to
renew his subscription to the Rains
County Leader.
***
Patsy Whitworth was in the
office recently to renew her sub-
scription to the Rains County
leader.
****
Becca Munsch was a recent visi-
tor in the office to renew her sub-
scription to the Rains County
Leader.
Nov. 2-6
BREAKFAST
Mon: Assorted cereal, toast, jelly
juice, milk.
Tues: Pancakes, butter, syrup,
juice, milk.
Wed: Oatmeal munchkins, juice,
milk.
Thurs: Biscuit, sausage, gravy,
hashbrowns, milk.
Fri: Breakfast taco, salsa, juice,
milk.
LUNCH
Mon: Pizza, fries, fruit, brownie,
milk.
Tues: Taco salad, cheese bits,
com, Spanish rice, milk.
Wed: Ham and cheese, pickles,
dippers, fruit, milk.
Thurs: Chimichanga, chili, fruit,
pinto beans, com bread, milk.
Fri: Hamburger, pickles, fries,
.fruit, milk.
•***
Dorthy Plummer was in the
office recently to renew her sub-
scription to the Rains County
Leader.
If your Leader has 10-98 on it,
’s time to renew!
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I would like to thank Douglas Country Feed and Sabine
Valley Feed for purchasing my steer at the 1998 Rains County
Fair and Emory Veterinary Clinic for sponsoring the Show-
manship buckle I won. I would also like to take this opportuni-
ty to say thank you to the community for your past and contin-
ued support of the youth in Rains County. Because of your
donations and support of the Rains County Livestock Show and
Sale, we are able to continue our show and market projects each
year.
Thank you! Beri Norell
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Sue Fancher
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
A message from
Governor
George W. Bush
"Suv Fancher will
work with me
to make Texas
a beacon state.
She is bright,
dedit atod, and
will be an
elfet live State
Representative.”
Texas Education.
I have spent the better part of the last twenty years raising my two wonderful sons. One of the
biggest decisions I had to make in their upbringing was where they would go to school. We’ve
always believed strongly in our local public schools, and it was among the proudest moments
of my life the day I watched my two sons walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Bryan
is now a senior at Texas T ech and Rodney went on to receive a mechanical engineering degree
from Texas A&M and a law degree from Samford University in Birmingham.
1 share Governor Bush s vision for improving Texas schools. I ’ll work hand-in-hand with him
to end social promotion, and ensure Texas parents have the confidence that their children
have learned the necessary skills at the current grade level before being moved to the next.
I strongly support Governor Bush’s plan for a Texas where every child can read by the third
grade. And I firmly believe we must give schools the right to remove disruptive students from
the classroom, so teachers can teach without fear or intimidation and students^an get down
to the serious business of learning.
Another important step to improve public schools in Texas is to eliminate, once and for all,
unfunded mandates from the federal and state government. Unfunded mandates endanger
local control and cost Texas public schools millions of dollars in much-needed funds every A 1|
year. The seemingly endless stream of red tape being generated by those in charge have tied
the hands of «ome of our best educators and left school districts scrambling to comply while
the children of Texas pay the price. That must change.
Ultimately, the real answer to improving education in Texas lies in giving parents and local
schools the freedom to choose what’s best for them. As your State Representative, I will
work hard to guarantee that they have that freedom.
On November 3rd, please cast your vote for
Sue Fancher for State Representative.
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