The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 24, 2008 Page: 1 of 22
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Volume 18, No. 21 publisher@dublincitizen.com www.dublincitizen.com Thursday, January 24, 2008 50 cents
UFO brings crowd to Dublin
Another sighting recorded in Dublin
By AMANDA KIMBLE
StaffWriter
What it is they saw, nobody can
say for sure but one thing is certain,
between Jan. 4 and Jan. 9 people
across the state, including more than
150 individuals from Erath and
surrounding counties saw something
out of the ordinary, something
unidentified and some might even
say sorriething out of this world. We
now know that area sightings have
continued and as few as four days
ago, at least two Dublin residents
witnessed a phenomenon similar to
the events that occurred earlier this
month.
The Dublin Citizen has received
evidence that sightings are still going
on right here in Dublin. An
individual, who wishes to remain
unnamed for professional reasons,
contacted the Citizen with video
evidence that was recorded almost
two weeks after the initial sighting
reports.
The images which were captured
are similar to those seen on
recordings that were shared with
UFO investigators and the press at
the Jan. 19 meeting; however, the
new images displayed an orb
illuminated and flashing red, blue or
green,'white and an amber glow.
The recording that had already been
shared with the media was a night
vision recording so no color was
visible.
The witness stated that he first
saw the objects Saturday night for a
period of thirty' to forty minutes
traveling toward Dublin from
Stephenville, traveling northeast and
moving straight up in a linear
motion.
The witness said that he called a
friend and the two met at the Dublin
airport where they could plainly see
another such object At that time,
around midnight Sunday, Jan. 20 the
two began recoding what they were
seeing.
The recording, as shown to
Citizen Staff, shows the glowing,
multi-colored orb, hovering high
above Dublin. The image, which
was recorded using a zoom of 800
times normal vision, clearly shows
the orb but no vehicle can be seen.
The witness explained that while the
two men were recording over a
period of about two hours, another
similar vehicle hovered in the sky at
their backs. Like, the other
witnesses, the two are not certain
what it is that they saw but they were
certain it was like nothing they had
seen before and also said that there
was no noise coining from the
object. The latest witnesses remain
uncertain if they will file an official
report.
The media frenzy that nearly
engulfed all of Erath County began
with eyewitness reports that came
from an incident on Jan. 8, in which
four area residents detailed an
account of seeing an unidentified
flying object (UFO) around sunset in
the Selden area. The group
immediately came forth to share
their story and since many more
have stepped up to recount similar
tales of a massive a flying vehicle
with multiple lights hovering above
the area and leaving at a speed in
excess of 3,000 miles per hour.
The tale immediately gained
statewide recognition and in only
hours the news hit nationwide and in
days a global level.
Shortly there after, investigators
from MUFON were contacted about
the local occurrences and quickly,
made plans to make the trek to
Dublin to hold Saturday’s
eyewitness interview session.
MUFON is a grassroots
oiganization founded in 1969 and
has since grown to some 4500
members, including 800
investigators, 100 of which are PhDs
who work as consultants to the
organization. MUFON studies
eyewitness accounts through the use
jSf the scientific method to help
determine when a sighting is in fact
truly unidentified and most often
uses investigative skills to show that
seen phenomenon can actually be
explained on a simple, earthy level.
Upon hearing that MUFON
would be in the area, the Dublin
Rotary Club offered the use of the
Rotary Building on Blackjack to
conduct interviews.
So, about 400 to 500 visitors,
including many out of town guests,
piled into the Rotary Building all in
search of the answer. Some
witnesses, many press and still
others who were simply curious to
understand what it was that
happened right here in Erath County
were greeted with a friendly smile,
see UFO, page A7
EVIDENCE - These images are photos taken of a video recoding made by
two Dublin locals about midnight on Sunday, Jan. 20 when the pair sighted
multiple unidentified objects hovering in the sky over Dublin. The image
above shows a flashing orb’ traveling from Stephenville toward Dublin. The
image at the center shows a zoomed in view of something similar high in the
sky near the Dublin airport about midnight The third image shows the same
object with greater color variation. In the third image, the object seemed to
appear more as a haze where as the first two appeared more solid.
Death of No. 17 shakes our town
The death Thursday of Wesley
Allan Leyendekker, 17, a junior at
Dublin High School, an outstanding
student and athlete, a young man
who loved Dublin, his friends and
had a zest for God and life, has
stunned this community.
He was found hanged in an old
hay barn near his home about 5 p.m.
Thursday by his father, Gerben
Leyendekker. The family runs a
dairy farm on County road 261.
No one can say why.
The body was taken to Dallas for
an autopsy and toxological tests.
The all-district defensive end, No.
17 in your program, stood more than
6-foot tall. He was to have been the
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Lions this next football season. He
was on the varsity basketball squad.
The word spread about his death
Thursday evening and the
community went into shock.
The First Baptist Church opened
its doors to those who knew him and
wanted to be together.
On Friday, a day for finals, school
officials called in counselors from
other campuses to talk with students.
One person at the school noted "we
are just trying to get through the
day."
Basketball games were cancelled
Friday night.
A large number of friends and
acquaintances crowded into Harrell
visitation to be with Wesley's family.
The Christian Reformed Church
of which Wesley was a member,
was full to overflowing for his
funeral services Monday. Flowers
were everywhere.
It was not only friends, neighbors
and fellow students but teachers and
coaches who loved knowing and
working with Wesley, a young man
who had been known to be polite
and well mannered, a model student
and athlete.
His opponents on the football
field recognized his talents as he was •
recognized for his hard hitting.
Opponents ran away from his side
of the field. He was second team all-
sophomore in 2006.
His Basketball Coach, Richard
Pringle, noted this is one of the most
difficult situations he has ever had to
deal with.
Football Coach Dwayne Ross
recognized Leyendekker for his
positive attitude, not only in games
but in practice as well. Plans were to
use him as quarterback, possibly on
a rotating basis as he would be
needed fulltime on defense. He was
very important to the defense, Ross
said.
It's that positive attitude and
Wesley's love for God that his family
asked that he be remembered. They
made special note of his love for his
starting quarterback for the Dublin Wesley AltUt Leyendekker Funeral Home Sunday during district on defense even as a friends and Dublia
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Honors given at Chamber fete
David Zinck, manager of
Higginbotham's, was given the
Embarq business leader of the year
award Monday night to top off a list
of hard earned honors given by the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce at its
annual banquet.
More than 250 people turned out
on a cold night to dine on pork loin,
baked potato, green beans with
peach cobbler and cake for the
dessert
Since it is an election year, there
were a number of political
candidates on hand as well as
officials from area chambers of
commerce.
They were entertained with
music on the hammered dulcimer
played by Lela Sage and
recollections of "then & now",
theme for the banquet, as recounted
by Chamber President Robert Bums
and Luanne Schexnider.
A power point presentation on the
80 year history of the chamber was
played on a screen during the dinner.
It was prepared by Schexnider and
Dublin High School student Amber
Day-Hare'with the assistance of
technology teacher Jennifer Miller.
Following the then and now
presentation, Outgoing Chamber
president Pam Simon thanked
everyone for their help in the past
year and recognized outgoing
directors David Carrothers, Tracey
McMillian and Katherine Prater.
Simon was given a plaque by
Incoming President Bums in
appreciation for her service.
Bums recognized new officers,
Vice-President Mac McKinnon,
Secretary Tom Gordon, Treasurer
Rhonda Williams, Historian Cindy
Combs and Directors Lee Pope,
John Powell, Luanne Schexnider,
Sandra Espinosa, Lori Dodd and
David Leatherwood
Bums announced that the
chamber had a good year in 2007
and is looking forward to an even
better year in 2008 and that work has
already started with the offering of
an insurance program for Chamber
members through Dublin Insurance.
Mac McKinnon presented a
number of awards with the
assistance of Junior Miss Dublin,
Mariah Sojourner:
„ -Love of Community Award to
Wayne Thiebaud and Darlene West
for their work on the Dublin
Veterans' Memorial. Thiebaud did
concrete work along with site
preparation while West did much of
the name oiganization.
-Jeanette Ward was presented an
appreciation award from the
American Legion Post for coming
up with the idea of the memorial and
spearheading work to bring it to
reality. She was given a standing
ovation.
-Friendship Award was given to
Frank and Patty Moreno for helping
with many community projects
including the veterans' memorial as
well as providing music for many
community functions as well as area
churches.
-Loyalty to Community Award
was given by Schexnider to Ed and
see CHAMBER, page A12
Legends of Dublin
Novit moves from revolution to retail
By JONAWBREY
StaffWriter
Editor's Note - In 1968, nearing
ninety years of age, Annie Harelik
Novit recorded the story of her life
on analog tape. The tape was then
transcribed by her granddaughter
Jan Siegel Hart, who placed the
transcript in the Dublin Public
Library. Siegel's transcript served as
the main source for this article.
The year is 1906. Over a hundred
protesting workers have been
massacred in front of the Czar's
Winter Palace by imperial troops.
Labor leaders have been arrested
and imprisoned in St Petersburg and
Moscow. Revolution hangs as thick
in the Russian air as fog and ice.
A lone, thin young man dressed
in a black overcoat and wearing the
spectacles and distinctive haircut of
the Nineteenth Century European
intellectual, stands deep in the
Russian forest The pines loom so
high above him that they blot out the
sun, casting a myriad of shades,
golden and dark, on the forest floor.
He is surrounded by a horde of
disaffected youths, hanging on his
every word, his every mention of
Chekhov, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky,
his every description of the plight of
the modem worker.
His name is Velvel Astonovitsky,
and he opposes tire Czar, but he has
see NOVIT, page B5
David Zinck
Business Leader of the Year
Presented by Chamber ManagerJeanette Ward
and Junior Miss Dublin Mariah Sojourner
100 YEARS AGO
JAN 31,1908
The terms of Aldermen S. B.
Prim, Terrell Kelly and E. C. Fewcll
were to expire in April. George
Kellar and J. E. Bishop were two
candidates for the new positions.
City Marshal Jim White was
running for re-election and was
opposed by J. E. Johnson and Dave
Deaton.
Master Royal Prim entertained
friends in celebration of his tenth
birthday. Guests included Bee
Woods, Vera McCarter, Charlie
Foust, Rufus Clay, Strauss Woods,
Tom McCarter, Robert Hutchinson,
Mills McDade, Patsy Neill, Marvin
Crawford, Hubert Wilder, Paul
Prim, Richard Spencer, Edwin
McCarty, Frank Harris, Fred Prim
and L. H. Wilder.
75 YEARS AGO
FEB 3,1933
Confederate veteran, F. W.
Nabors, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Walter Donlon.
The A&P was selling bread for
5 cents a loaf and 2 dozen Winesap
apples for 23 cents.
Barbara Whitehead, Laura
Jeanette Utterback and Wilma
Henry, popular students of Tarleton
College, entertained with a
weekend party. Guests included
Lucille Findley, Novelyn Drake,
Ray Virginia Raford, Helen
Mooney, Helen Greenway and Mae
Evelyn White.
50 YEARS AGO
JAN 31,1958
T. J. Williams, president and
general manager of Higginbotham
Brothers and Company since 1931,
announced his retirement.
The Dublin School Band
Concert was scheduled for
February 4 at the school auditorium.
Vernon Lewis, school band director,
was to present the program. Gayle
Baxter, Jan Siegel, Rita Mcllroy and
Luine Heizer were to be featured in
a clarinet quartet Also to be featured
in a Novelty number were Joe
Templeton, Linda Doggett Lonnie
Black, and Don Kiiklen.
Miss Frances Clay was elected
president of the Woman's Thursday
Club. Mrs. Ferrell Abercrombie,
first vice-president; Mrs. Ed Snead,
second vice-president; Miss
Bernice Littlepage, recording
secretary; Mrs. T. F. Bryan,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Dick
Harbin, treasurer, Mrs. S. L. Wolfe,
Sr., censor; Miss Johnnie Mae
Vickers, press reporter, and Mrs. W.
B. Whitehead, parliamentarian.
25 YEARS AGO
FEB 2,1983
The Cub Scouts were to reunite
on Scout Sunday, February 6. Cub
Scout Pack 35 came to be 31 years
earlier in 1952. 1952 Scouts were
Mike Humphrey, Tommy Howard,
Bill Turney, Don Grant, Eddie
Bone, Rodney Richardson, Darrell
Rasbeny, Sidney Brown, Alfred
Havens, Norman Clendenin,
Jimmy Fine, James Williamson,
Robert Templton, Jimmy Walker,
Gary Whitfield, Tyre Self, Dale
Clendenin, Louis Seigel, Bobby
Evans, Bill Crouch, James Evans, .
Roy Armstrong, Don DuPree,
David Jordan, Billy Kloster, Bennie
Vanderpool, Kenneth Long, Jimmy
Tom LaBaume, Floyd Vanderpool,
Rudy Blade, Charles Horak, Jack
Johnson, Jimmy Wilson, Kenneth
Durham, Ronnie Maikell, and Ron
DuPree.
10 YEARS AGO
FEB 5,1998
.Rev. Billy Whitt of Granbuiy
was named the new pastor at Round
Grove Baptist Church.
Margaret Little Lamer died on
February 2 in Austin, Texas and was >
buried at Dublin Cemetery.
Three Oaks Retirement Center
residents, Tommie Starr, Bernice
Calvert and Irene Wiggins, along
with Lezlea Hull, planted trees and
flowers before bad weather
returned.
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