Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 2012 Page: 1 of 6
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ass o 2012 graduates, receives $400,0 in scho arsl ip money
Shelby Wicks
Valedictorian
Staff photos by Cindy Roller
Hunter Wright
Salutatorian
Richard Roan
Guest Speaker
Wright. Wright used the
following excerpts from Oh.
the Places You'll Go! by Dr.
Seuss to inspire his fellow
classmates.
By Cindy Roller
Editor
urrounded by a
gymnasium full of
supporters the Cooper
Class of 2012 crossed the
stage to receive their diplo-
mas last Saturday evening,
June 2.
Opening remarks were
given by Third Ranking Se-
nior Sarah Darden followed
by the moving version of the
National Anthem sang a cap-
pella by Dr. Colton Wicks,
former CHS graduate.
Giving the Salutatory
Address was Senior Hunter
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!
You have brains in your
head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And
you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll
decide where to go.
You'll look up and down
streets. Look 'em over with
care.About some you will
say, "I don 7 choose to go
there."
See Graduation
Continued on Page 6
Ricky Smith Ben Snow Jay Garrett Dawn Stewart Rip Templeton Wayne Poole Derr ell London
rimary El ection Results lor Northeast exas
From KETR Staff Reports
These are unofficial final
numbers for Tuesday’s prima-
ry elections for Delta, Hunt,
Hopkins, Fannin, and Lamar
counties, as well as some
regional races.
Delta County:
There was no Democratic
opposition for any positions in
Delta County, so all winners
in the county Tuesday are not
expected to face opposition in
November.
Three candidates were vying
for Delta County Sheriff in
the Republican primary, with
Ricky Smith (72%) defeating
Gene Burns (18%) and G.R.
Woods (10%).
County Attorney went to
republican incumbent Jay
Garrett, who defeated JoNita
Moody, 62% to 38%.
Incumbent Dawn Stewart
and Sheila Elliot faced off for
Delta County Tax Assessor
Collector, with Stewart retain-
ing the position by receiving
74 percent of the vote.
Precinct 1 Commissioner is
Rip Templeton, who defeated
Thomas Ray 62 to 38 percent.
Commissioner for Precinct 3
was between Ronney Bene-
dict (37%) and Wayne Poole
(63%), with Poole winning.
Ben Snow defeated Glen
Holt Jr. for Delta County Con-
stable, with 59 percent of citi-
zens voting in Snow’s favor.
County Republican Chairman
is Derrell London, who un-
seats Pam Derr with 56 per-
cent of the votes.
The lone Democratic posi-
tion went to Diana Fleek, who
was unopposed for County
Democratic Chairman.
Other finals from Tuesday
are as follows:
Hunt County:
Several incumbents earned
at least a chance at another
term in November after Tues-
day’s political party primary
elections.
In Hunt County, Incumbent
Republicans Noble Walker
and Joel Littlefield ran unop-
posed, along with Incumbent
Republican F. Duncan Thomas
as County Court at Law Judge
Number 2. The republican
nomination for sheriff went to
incumbent Randy Meeks, who
received 60 percent of the
vote. Challenger Richard Hill
received 40 percent. Meeks
may face an independent can-
didate in the November gen-
eral election.
Richard Beacom has won
re-election to judge of the
354th District Court, defeat-
ing challengers Ray Flopson
and Keith Willeford in both
Hunt and Rains counties, at
more than 51 percent in each
county.
Four republican races in
Hunt County will be decided
in a runoff election on July 31,
after no candidate received
more than 50 percent of the
vote.
For Precinct 1 Commis-
sioner, Eric Evans (36%)
will face Mike Pierce (31%)
in the runoff. There were
four total challengers in
the race. The Tax Assessor-
Collector position will also
be decided in July between
Randy Wineinger (48%)
and John Clark (22%), the
top two vote-getters of four
See Election
Continued on Page 4
Annua riesian Horse Event expands
Horses for Heroes Honorary guest Michael Ritland, on Blomke, 5-
year old Audrey Ritland. Ranch Owners Heather and Bryan, on Betsy,
5-year old Sydney Ritland and Amy Ritland. Photo courtesy of Sue Fulton
On Saturday, May 26, Wind
Dancer Ranch, just outside the
town of Cooper, held their Fifth
Friesian Fun Day and health
clinic in accompany with a
Grand Opening of the Horses for
Heroes Program .
This has become an annual
event at the ranch for horse lov-
ers and each year grows bigger
to include more activities and
learning opportunities for both
humans and animals.
This year four equine special-
ists gave presentations and real
life demonstrations, using the
ranch’s Friesian Horses. Frie-
sian horses are one of the oldest
breeds of horses in the world and
are from the Netherlands. After
introductions and a welcome to
the Guests of honor, there was
a farm tour, which included the
horses and the various species
of animals besides horses on the
ranch; including goats, sheep,
donkeys, fowl, cats, dogs, hors-
es, rabbit, a Jersey heifer and a
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Llama, the organic gardens, and
orchard. Lunch and drinks were
provided by several generous
sponsors, including AgriLand
Farm Credit of Paris, City Bistro
of Greenville, and Brookshire’s
in Commerce.
The afternoon included ques-
tion and answer session about
having a natural/organic farm, a
showcase of horses for sale, Qi-
Gong lessons to balance the body
and mind, followed by mini rides
on Friesian horses, a wine tast-
ing event sponsored by Landon
Winery of Greenville, raffles,
prizes, and the Grand Opening
Ceremony for the ranches new
program, Horses for Heroes with
the guests of honor.
To kick off the Horses for He-
roes Program, Wind Dancer
Ranch invited a Delta county
military family who had seen
active duty in multiple combat
zones after 9/11. The guests of
honor were Michael and Amy
Ritland, and their daughters,
7-year old Sydney and 5-year
See Horses
Continued on Page 3
Weather
High of 89 degrees
and low of 66 degrees.
20 percent chance of rain
Community
Delta County Extension Club
welcomed Gaylon Maddox
and his floral designing skills
inside this edition
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Jake Vaughn wins Doctors
Creek Catfish Tournament
Top
Honors
Jake Vaughn
(top), Johnny
Ward Jr.
(middle) and
Johnny Ward
Sr. (bottom)
were the
first, second
and third
place
winners of
Saturday's
Catfish
Tournament
at Doctors
Creek.
Staff photos by Jim Butler
By Jim Butler
Owner/Publisher
The first place winner
of the Friends of Doctor’s
Creek Park Catfish Tourna-
ment held Saturday, June
2 was Jake Vaughn with
a catfish that weighed-in
at 9.8 lbs. Johnny Ward,
Jr. came in second with a
catfish that weighed-in at
8.3 lbs. Johnny Ward, Sr.
placed third with his catfish
weighing-in at 6.95 lbs.
Eleven teams signed up
for the first annual Friends
of Doctor’s Creek Catfish
Tournament that began at 6
a.m. and lasted until 3 p.m.
J. C. Vaughn, President
of Friends of Doctor’s
Creek Park, stated that the
weather was somewhat
varied during the tourna-
ment from wind changes
to a little rain to sunshine.
When asked about the turn
out for the tournament, he
said, “When the Cooper
Lake Bass Tournament
began back when the lake
was new, entries were low.
But, entries jumped to 102
at one point.” I expect
the catfish tournament to
steadily increase over the
next few years.”
Payouts to the winners
were: $1,000 for 1st place,
$700 for 2nd place and
$500 for 3rd place. Plaques
were also presented to the
1 st, 2nd and 3rd place win-
ners. After payouts and
plaques were presented, a
drawing for donated prizes
was held for those who had
competed in the tourna-
ment.
Gracie Young, Treasur-
er of Friends of Doctor’s
Creek Park, who helped
coordinated the event, said,
“We had hoped for more
entries, but it takes time
to get something like this
built up.” Gracie said that
her day had started at 4:30
a.m. and she needed a nap.
Cooper Lake
Dam Heport
Current Elevation 438.93
Normal Elevation 440.00
Currently Releasing 5 CFS
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