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The events leading up to Thursday’s
announcement gained the attention of
parents, students and city residents, as
well as local activists, including Willie
Hudspeth and Larry Lamonica.
Sunday afternoon’s meeting was or-
ganized with help from Hudspeth and
Ron Harris, united by a singular idea:
Krum ISD is in need of change. Huds-
peth is president of the Denton chapter
of the NAACP, as well as an outspoken
activist and community member.
voluntary separation agreement with
Iightfoot. The agreement came after
allegations of unethical grade manipu-
lation by school officials, and controver-
sy over the ousting of Iightfoot is in no
short supply.
An online petition titled “Save
Iightfoot” circulated via social media
in the lead-up to Thursday’s announce-
ment. It had more than 800 signatures
by Sunday night — a significant num-
ber considering that Krum ISD serves
about 2,000 students, according to its
website, and the city population is just
over 5,000, according to U.S. Census
About 60 people met
to discuss high school
vice principal’s removal
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By Marshall Reid
For the Denton Record-Chronicle
marshall.reid@dentonrc.com
KRUM — A group of about 60 peo-
ple gathered in Krum on Sunday to
discuss the recent removal of Bernard
Iightfoot as high school vice principal.
The Krum school board voted unan-
imously Thursday night to accept a
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Krum residents sign their information on a sheet of paper Sunday to be-
come members of the newly formed “Krum Organized Voters Group,” a
coalition of citizens determined to reform the city’s school board.
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dalton.laferney@dentonrc.com
Whoever is elected as the next county
commissioner for Precinct 4, it will be
both Dianne Edmondson’s and Bryan
Webb’s highest position in public office.
Edmondson, a former Denton
County Republican Party chairwom-
an, and Webb, a former Flower Mound
town councilman, are looking to fill a
role left behind by Andy Eads, who is
running for Denton County judge.
And while their policy ideas and
priorities are not too far apart from
one another — Webb admits that he
gets a lot of support from Republicans
despite him being a Democrat — they
claim to have their own right answers
for the questions county residents and
business owners are asking.
Webb has received donations from
people who have voted Republican, in-
cluding former Denton County Sheriff
Will Travis. In an appeal to the coun-
ty’s heavily conservative stock of voters,
Webb touts his donations while Ed-
mondson reminds people that she was
a the county party’s longtime leader,
establishing connections with officials
locally and statewide.
Edmondson has been dinged by
Webb already once for her campaign fi-
nance reports. Webb says she paid more
than $8,000 more toward credit card ex-
penses than were disclosed. Edmondson
said he’s wrong and only trying to build a
buzz ahead of voting. Webb filed a com-
plaint with the Texas Ethics Commission.
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Families explore the pumpkin patch Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Denton, enjoying sunny weather and moderate temperatures
after several days of stormy weather.
DATCU sponsorships aiding area school districts
Joey Florence, athletic director of
Denton ISD, is one of many officials
who are excited about the score-
boards.
September, DATCU also announced
a $250,000 agreement with Sanger
ISD.
Sanger ISD is looking to purchase
a similar scoreboard for its Indian
Stadium, according to the news re-
lease. The proceeds from advertise-
“We believe everyone will love the ments at Sanger and Denton sport-
graphics, videos and replays that will ing events are meant to go back to
be on display at C.H. Collins,” Florence the education foundation for each
said in a press release. “Teams from district.
across the [Dallas-Fort Worth] area -
By Marshall Reid
For the Denton Record-Chronicle
marshall.reid@dentonrc.com
Local school districts are putting
money from a recent sponsorship pro-
gram with DATCU Credit Union to-
ward technology programs, according
to a DATCU news release.
After announcing a $1 million
sponsorship deal with Denton ISD in
Money came along with a 10-year
sponsorship with the credit union for
each district. Denton ISD used the
money to purchase video scoreboards
for C.H. Collins Athletic Complex and
Ryan High School Baseball/Softball
Complex.
will want to play here.’
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Senior citizens assessed at annual fitness test
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entirely by volunteers, as well as by students
from the University of North Texas and
TWU.
Rikli and Jones’ test includes six activities
to test senior fitness and gives each partici-
pant a report card showing how strong they
are compared to others their age. The orig-
inal study included 7,183 participants, ages
60-94, from 21 states.
Janelle Davis, 61, is a professor of ki-
nesiology and undergraduate adviser at
TWU. Alongside Jean Seward, she also is
one of the original organizers for the local
event.
By Marshall Reid
For the Denton Record-Chronicle
marshall.reid@dentonrc.com
Seniors held out weights, demonstrat-
ed flexibility and speed walked back-and-
forth across a basketball court on the Tex-
as Woman’s University campus Saturday
morning.
Each was participating in the eighth an-
nual Functional Fitness Test hosted by the
university in cooperation with many other
local groups. The test is part of a national ef-
fort begun by two professors from California
State University.
The test, which was in TWU’s Fitness
and Recreation Center, was staffed almost
Developed by Drs. Roberta E. Rikli and
C. Jessie Jones, initial research for the test
was published in 1999 in the Journal of Ag-
ing and Physical Activity.
The purpose was simple: “Preventing
or delaying the onset of physical frailty is
an increasingly important goal because
more individuals are living well into their
8th and 9th decades,” the study introduc-
tion read. That statement was published
more than a decade before the recent —
and ongoing — transition of baby boom-
ers into retirement.
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Davis said one of the courses she helps
teach requires students to perform physical
health assessments of senior citizens.
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Vern Hatley, left, tests his flexibility Saturday with help from
TWU kinesiology student Hannah Stringer during the eighth
annual Functional Fitness Test on Saturday at TWU in Denton.
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