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Car wash at Amy’s
Attic helps raise funds
for Rainbow Room.
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Sports
Dawgs win Lonestar
Shootout, sweeping
competition in Belton.
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FYI
The Copperas Cove
Library, located at 501
South Main Street, will
host a Gaming Day on
Saturday, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the meeting
room.
Volunteer game mas-
ters are encouraged to
come by to host games
such as Dungeons and
Dragons, Pathfinder,
Magic the Gathering, Yu-
Gi-Oh and other games.
Participants are encour-
aged to bring their rule-
books, dice, miniatures
and snacks. Some game
sessions may not be ap-
propriate for younger
players so we ask that
children under 10 years
of age be accompanied
by a parent or adult. All
gamers, from first-time
players to veteran cam-
paigners, are welcome to
attend.
F or more informa-
tion regarding this event
please contact the Library
at (254)547-3826.
Index
Police Blotter........... 2A
Highlights................. 4A
Willis Webb...............4A
Lynette Sowell..........4A
Crossword................5A
Church Page.............7A
Sports.......................1B
Classifieds................3B
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Vol. 119, No. 74
Copperas Cove
Leader-Press
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Copperas Cove
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Return to the Gap
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CCLP/LYNETTE SOWELL
Holly Tucker belts out a tune during Music At The Gap. BELOW: Line dancing to the
sounds of Frankly Country at Music at The Gap on Saturday night. BOTTOM: The hus-
band-wife duo of Renegade Redeemed fills the air with Christian hip-hop during Music
at The Gap.
Music fills the air as
fundraiser returns to
Ogletree Gap .
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By LYNETTE SOWELL
Cove Leader-Press
Music for young and old, from hip
hop to traditional country to the lat-
est country hits, filled the pavilion of
Ogletree Gap and beyond as Music at
the Gap made its return.
The fundraiser, benefiting the
Copperas Cove Boys & Girls Club,
had a strong show of support from lo-
cal business sponsors.
Even before the music artists took
the stage, $8,750 had been raised with
the help of sponsors, said Azeita Tay-
lor, chair of the Music at the Gap com-
mittee.
Taylor said the total raised spiked
to $10,025 from ticket sales, with over
200 tickets sold Saturday night as mu-
sic fans filled the pavilion. The group
had a goal of $10,000 for this year.
Taylor acknowledged groups in
the community which pitched in and
volunteered for the event, including
members of the Exchange Club, along
with several members of the Rabbit
Fest royalty, Young Miss Rabbit Fest,
Kelsey Dane; Teen Miss Rabbit Fest,
Kelseigh Fife; and Miss Rabbit Fest,
Aleea Best.
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MHMR gets
approval for
Cove clinic
Bv LYNETTE SOWELL
Cove Leader-Press
Those in need of local mental
health services are a step closer to
staying within the city to receive ser-
vices to improve their quality of life.
Eldon Tietje, the director of the
Central Counties MHMR, said the
agency has received approval for
several key projects within Coryell
County, one of which is the establish-
ment and operation of a new outpa-
tient mental health clinic for adults
and children in the Copperas Cove
area.
MHMR currently has outpatient
centers in Cameron, Temple, Killeen,
Lampasas, Gatesville and Hamilton,
but nothing in Copperas Cove.
“This project, when fully imple-
mented, will have more than 20 new
positions in our mental health opera-
tions,” Tietje said.
There’s a bit of a snag in the
process at the moment, which Tietje
hopes will be remedied very soon by
the state’s health and human services
department.
“We’ve gotten approved, but only
enough funds identified for the first
year,” he said. However, the state is
currently performing a redistribution
process, and Tietje hopes to get an up-
dated amount within a week or so.
This is nothing new across the
state, as some projects were approved,
and some were withdrawn.
Even while waiting for the final
word on funding for the project, Tietje
_See MHMR,_
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Cove library to
hold medieval
blacksmith demo
By PAMELA GRANT
Cove Leader-Press
This Wednesday, the Copperas
Cove Public Library will host an inter-
active Medieval Blacksmithing demon-
stration in their east parking lot from 8
p.m. until 10 p.m.
The event will offer a hands-on
demonstration of medieval blacksmith-
ing techniques. Participants will learn
about the medieval history of black-
smithing as well as the tools and meth-
ods used. As part of the demonstration,
participants will learn to make basic
medieval tools.
Those who wish to participate in
the event should wear long sleeved
shirts, long pants, and closed-toe shoes
for their own protection.
The event is co-sponsored by the
Copperas Cove Public Library and the
Society for Creative Anachronism, a
medieval and renaissance hobby group
with a local chapter in the Fort Hood
area.
For questions or further informa-
tion feel free to contact the library at
(254) 547-3826.
Burns addressees Rotary about CCISD
Teachers, graduates
and Impact Aid
topics of discussion.
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By LYNETTE SOWELL
Cove Leader-Press
Copperas Cove Independent
School District superintendent Joe
Bums spoke to the Copperas Cove
Rotary Club on Thursday about the
accomplishments of the district’s stu-
dents and the past and upcoming chal-
lenges the district faces.
“Kids have a tough time this day
and time. They had choices I was
never subjected to growing up. The
majority of our kids make excellent
choices each and every day,” Bums
said. “Unfortunately, our national
media presents all the bad stories. I’m
here to tell you about the good things
that go on, especially with our Cop-
peras Cove kids.”
With graduation for both Cop-
peras Cove High School and Cross-
roads High School a little more than
a week ago, Bums noted that a total
of almost 500 graduated from both
campuses.
The class at Crossroads, he said,
had its second largest graduating class
ever, with a total of 37 walking the
stage at Lea Ledger Auditorium a
week ago Thursday.
“Mr. (Rick) Kirkpatrick spent a
lot of this spring, chasing down those
kids,” Bums said, as many of them
only needed a class or two in order to
complete their course work and earn
their diplomas.
“Those kids deserve a second
chance. They get to be adults by age,
and also by experience,” he added.
“Life often gives you the test first, and
then the lesson later.”
Bums gave the example of one
Crossroads student who graduated
with honors and a 4.5 GPA. Bums
said he learned last Friday night, the
night after her graduation, the student
gave birth to a 7-pound 12-ounce
baby boy.
“But she’s got a plan,” Bums
said. “She’s going to CTC, she’s go-
ing to get her nursing degree, her
mom and dad are supportive and en-
couraging.”
In addition to sharing some of the
successes of CCISD students over the
_See CCISD,_
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