The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 2019 Page: 1 of 8
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Celeste falls 48-35 to Martins Mill
National
Blue
quarterfinal game on Feb.
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Leonard FFA wins big at
Filing period ends for
top ag mechanics show
School Board, Council
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SCHOOLBUS
Spring Break
at Buchanan Insurance
second and the shop table
Zumwalt,
a goat popper and a shop
and Michael Stewart.
tackles over his four years
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Leonard ISD Open
Network Night
House set for March 7
Thursday, February 28,2019
In Continuous Publication Since 1890
Vol. 129 Issue No. 9
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Covering Leonard, Celeste and Blue Ridge and the Southern Fannin County area
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By Betsy Blevins
Editor and Publisher
By Betsy Blevins
Editor and Publisher
Celeste maintained a
five- to eight-point deficit
in the third quarter, with
so no election is required.
Incumbents Bill Watson
Mustangs put them up by
a score of 28-20 going into
the fourth.
Rector was already
in foul trouble going into
the fourth period, and
with just over a minute off
the clock, a questionable
call benched him for the
remainder of the game. And
with the Mustangs holding
a nice lead, the Blue Devils
found themselves having to
foul a team that shot very
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lit, so classes wotll resume ok
Tuesday, Marek 19 al regular
lime.
After the
Lady Blue Devils fell to
Celeste’s Hicks gets second All-State nod
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Qualifier
David Perin was
recently recognized
by the Blue Ridge
ISD School Board
for advancing to the
Beta Club National
competition. Perin
competed in Division I
II Science at the
state convention, and
finished in third place.
last week - San Antonio -
and all the sweat, elbow
grease, long hours and hard earned fourth. Members
Celeste ISD a»tll be closed
for SprlKg Break Marek 1^-^,
Classes wnlll resume ok
Monday, Marek 2$, at regular
time.
March 26, from 7-8:30
p.m. Business owners
and other company
representatives are
invited and welcome
to attend and mix and
mingle.
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Magnolia Grace
Ranch, located at 788
CR 4945, Leonard,
TX 75452, is hosting
an area-wide network
night event at their
venue on Tuesday,
Blue Ridge ISD a»lll be closed
for SprlKg Break Marek
Classes a»lll resume ok
Monday, Marek 1^, al regular
time.
Office with
a narcotics
warrant at a
Fl
the buzzer sounded for
halftime, Celeste had
couarb $raplnt
75 cents
attention was drawn to a
vehicle leaving the area
in a reckless
A Bonham
Officer-involved shooting in Bonham
refused to stop and a
pursuit ensued.
The pursuit lasted
two miles until the driver
pulled into his place of
residence on Spur 311 in
Bonham. Two Bonham
Police Officers conducted
a felony traffic stop and
ordered the driver out of
the vehicle. The driver was
Leonard ISD will be visit the campuses during
hosting Open House as part the following times
of Texas Public Schools Elementary 5:30-6:30
Week on Thursday, March p.m.
7 at all campuses. LISD Intermediate 6-7 p.m.
invites parents, guests and Junior High & High
community members to School 6:30-7:30 p.m.
The Texas Rangers Sheriff’s
are investigating after an executing
officer-involved shooting search warrant at
occurred in Bonham residence in Bonham.
Saturday evening, Feb. At one point, officers’
| 23. Bonham Police
1 Department issued a
j statement, and it reads: in a reckless manner.
"Around 8 p.m. on A Bonham Police
’ Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, Officer attempted to
1 the Bonham Police conduct a traffic stop on
l Department was assisting the departing vehicle;
■ the Fannin County however, the driver
Celeste senior offensive the Texas Sports Writers
guard Dylan Hicks recently Association. Hicks and on the varsity team.
made the Texas Sports two teammates (Jalen One thing is for sure,
Writers Class 2A All- Rector and Kaden Douglas) the Blue Devil Family will
state Football Team. At also made the Honorable miss his presence on the
6’ 1" and 280 pounds, the Mention Offense Class 2A field next year," said a CHS
powerhouse guard led the All-State Football Team by representative.
Blue Devils with over 100 the Texas Associated Press Dylan will be attending
pancake blocks during the Sports Editors. Stephen F. Austin State
2018-19 football season. Hicks accumulated 153 University in Nacogdoches
He was named second pancake blocks, 2 fumble in the fall to pursue studies
team offensive guard by recoveries and 80 solo in forestry.
offs in 2018. nine points, bringing it
Martins Mill got off to a 3-point game at just
to a ten-point lead at the under four minutes left in
Celeste end of the first quarter by the second period. Before
a score of 16-6. Peyton
defending-state-champion Rogers got on the board for
Martins Mill in the regional Celeste first with a two, and allowed five points and
Jalen Rector chipped in a posted two on a double by
18, the Celeste boys met pair of twos to give Celeste Ryan Wade to trail 17-23.
that same fate against the their six points,
same school in the same In the first half of the
game of the boys division second quarter, Celeste
Tuesday night. Celeste had held the Mustangs to only buckets by Buckley and
eliminated Martins Mill in two points while Caden Rogers keeping them
the same game to go two Lewis, Jace Givens, Isaiah in striking distance. A
games further in the play- Buckley and Rogers posted bucket at the buzzer by the
The Leonard Chamber Buchanan Insurance and Friday, March 29.
of Commerce Banquet has get tickets early. Deadline
been set for Saturday, April to purchase tickets is
6, at 7 p.m. at Magnolia
Grace Ranch. The evening
will include a fajita dinner
catered by La Colina out
of Denison, presentation of
the 2018 Citizen, Business,
and Educator of the Year
_ _ _ Awards, door prizes, and
music and dancing.
The Leonard FFA Ag ribbons in their class. The Lauren Hilliard, Corbin Tickets may be
Mechanic students competed next day, both entries were Garner, Ashley Klaus and purchased ahead of time
in the top show in the state judged in their division, Jaycee Boucher. Members
and the goat popper earned of the shop table team were Agency in Leonard for $15
(bottom, L-R) Cheyenne per person or $120 for a
Wigley, Alissa Anderson, table of 8. There will be no
work paid off. Teams built of the goat popper team Cody Zumwalt, David ticket sales at the door on
were (top, L-R) Madison Brooks, Colby McAdams the night of the event, so
table and both earned blue Horn, Calli Damesworth, and Michael Stewart. please be sure to stop by
will have no changes filed for those positions,
and no election, some
will have no election due
The filing period to an even number of and Justin Perry re-filed
recently closed for a candidates filing for the for a position, and Tyler
place on the City of positions that are open, McCarley, who ran
Leonard, Celeste and and some will have to previously in 2017, also
Blue Ridge City Councils have an election. filed. James Watson
and Leonard, Celeste and Leonard ISD had chose not to re-run, so
Blue Ridge ISD School three positions up for
Boards, and some entities election and three people
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Blevins, Betsy. The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 2019, newspaper, February 28, 2019; Leonard, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1239927/m1/1/?q=music: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Leonard Public Library.