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[M ptJELlSHlHS. V,1- •,«l ■ , T-L P«*0 ' T“ ' y o u r Jlometoiim 9{czospapcr Since 1886 P8IBiio50e Volume 108 Number 16 ______________ Thureda) Regional Bound "Steel Magnolias" To Perform Sat. In Two SAHS girls tennis doubles teams will be playing in the Regional Tournament to be Abilene In Regional Competition held at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene next Wednesday and Thursday, April 28-29. The Santa Anna one-act play "Steel Magnolias" will perform in regional competition Play will begin at about 8:30 a.m., but the time for SAHS teams to take to the courts, and Saturday, April 24 at Abilene Christian University in Abilene. Play competition will begin at their first opponents, had not been set at news time. The team of Marixa Longoria and i • 4:00 p.m. Santa Anna will be the second play presented and should begin about 4:40 p.m. No Claudette Hardin, at the left, will go as Santa Anna number one team as the result of their entry into the.auditorium will be allowed after the,play begins and the doors will be locked. defeat of their SAHS teammates, Brandi Horner and Jeannie Patterson, right, in the , Cast members pictured left to right front row Kyra. Neff, Lana Harvey, Becky Greaves recent District tournament. Horner/Patterson will represent SAHS and the district as > (director), Shamey Brand and Julie Dean and back row are stage crew Bryce Ellis, Shawn runner-up. A proud Coach David Robinett is shown here with his Regional qualifiers. Kerr, Amy Boyet, Rusty Fleeman; Brandi Martin, and cast members Jeannie Patterson and Jill Weathers. Mountaineers, Qualify Several Penatuhkah Comanche Chief A Series By Linda Peton For Regional Hoig provided the following additional information about the trip to Track Meet Washington (his sources were a variety of 1847 newspapers): The Texas Indian delegation celebrated July 4 in Washington at Georgetown University. Sam Houston was among the speakers. By July 17, when Next Week the delegation met again with Polk, all had a strong desire to return The Santa Anna Mountaineer home. Jesse Chisholm, (interpreter for the Comanches) explained that boys and girls track teams were in Santa Anna had a special reason to return home. He would be looked Eden on Friday to participate in the upon as dead and all of his influence and property would be ceded to District 10-A track meet someone else if he was absent Grom his tribe for over three months. It Those placing in the top two will was dangerous to return after that because it would upset the new ar advance to regional competition in rangement The delegation met for the last time with Polk on July 24. Abilene on Friday, April 30 and Polk presented them with silver medals of friendship and other gifts. Saturday, May 1 at Abilene The delegation returned to Toney's Trading House in Texas on August Christian University. 30. The only firsts won by Santa The importance of the trip to Washington was emphasized by Santa Anna were in relay events. The Montie Guthrie, member of the newly formed Santa Anna Historical Development Organization, is shown here in Anna when he spoke at the treaty council with the Germans the follow girls 800m relay team won first the center visiting with Ozzie Red Elk and Johnny Wauqua, of Oklahoma, who were in town last week to make final ing year. He stated: • with a time of 1:52.62 and the boys plans for the Comanche participation in Funtier Days. Mr. Red Elk is Director of Education for the Comanche I have seen our great father in Washington. We have made a good- 400m relay ran first with a time of Nation and Mr. Wauqua is the artist who developed the logo for the Comanche celebration of return to their treaty of peace with him....I have not forgotten our great father's 46.36. homeland. Photo by Tex Wright speech. It is engraved in my heart and I see him every morning The girls 800m relay team is when I awake as he was in Washington when he spoke to me. composed of Christie Beal, Becky Simmons, Amy Boyet and Elisha Open Letter To Citizens Of Santa Anna The memory of the trip and the visit with Polk was significant and Blanton. The boys relay team From Santa Anna Historical Development Organization lasting. Rupert Richardson reported that Santa Anna frequently re consists of Kevin Morris, Calvin quested to repeat the journey to explain to Polk that his government Kirven, Anthony Thomas and Billy Santa Anna will be hosting a Central Texas Council of progresses. was not keeping it's promises to the Indians. His requests were denied. Wayne Thomas. rather large contingent of Governments, and the Small Also, plans are presently being Also qualifying for regional was Comanche Indians from Oklahoma Business Development Center at made for a cultural exchange be on Funtier Day, May 1. They are Shelly Carter with a second in the Abilene Christian University. tween the young people of our 400m with a time 1:05.32. This coming here for several reason. Using their free guidance and ad respective communities. On Friday was a new SAHS school record in First, they are Coming to vice, the Chamber has set up a prior to Saturday's Funtier Day, demonstrate authentic parts of this event; and Billy Wayne committee of volunteer citizens youngsters from the Comanche Thomas, 2nd in the 100m dash, 12- Comanche culture and art. They who will serve as directors of the Nation will come to Santa Anna, 02. will'have authentic, handmade crafts proposed non-profit organization. where they will go into our Others placing in the district from Comanche artisans available This organization will be respon schools, go to classes with our meet were: . for our purchase. Second, they are sible for the establishment and children, eat with them, tell them coming to re-establish connections Elisha Blanton, third, 200m, oversight of the museum itself. of Comanche life, and dance for with their homeland. This area was Funtier Day 27.91. As you can see, with a project of them. It is our hope that this will home to the Penatuhka tribe of the Committee Anthony Thomas, third, triple this importance to our community, further the cause of friendship jump, 39-4. Comanche for many hundreds of Santa Anna needs to look and be its between the people. If our young years.' They came to this area to Looking For Help Billy Wayne Thomas placed 5th best on Funtier Day. Many people, people grow together, we can grow all the rest of the trimmings for the rediscover their roots. Thirdly, and meal. We will feed the Comanches in the triple jump, 38-3.5; 4th in not just Comanches, have indicated and learn from each other. From Community the 200m dash. maybe most important for us, they they will attend because of the We, of the Santa Anna Historical and their families and offer the rest are coming to begin a mutually ; The Funtier Day Committee Joe Baugh, 4th, pole vault, 10'. historic nature of this event. We Development Organization, hope to the community at a cost of beneficial friendship between the wants to entertain our friends from Richard Diaz placed 5 th in the need to clean up, fix up, and spruce that May 1, 1993 will mark the $5.00 per plate. Coiriariche Nation and the people of the Comanche Tribe in Oklahoma. This sharing of a meal is an im 800m dash, 2-18.56. up to welcome our visitors. ; beginning of a partnership which Santa Anna. One of the things we wish to do is The Santa Anna boys finished In addition, we need to be aware will be mutually beneficial to both portant aspect of the Comanche cul I wish to address the last reason. provide a barbeque meal for them 5th in the meet of 9 teams, with a of certain, behaviors which show the Comanche Nation and the ture, as it is to our own. We hope When the Santa Anna Chamber of after their dancing all afternoon total of 42 points. respect for the Comanche culture people of Santa Anna. We are that by joining together over a, Commerce began their endeavor, its May 1. In order to do that we need and tradition. Just as we stand looking forward to a great Funtier common meal we can make fast goal was that any person in Texas, your help. We would like for when the flag passes, they do the weekend and a brighter tomorrow. friendships with individual mem See page 6 for or anywhere, who wanted to learn twenty or so citizens of our com same. Comanches are very We hope you feel the same. If you bers of the Comanche tribe. of the Comanche "Horse Culture” - munity to contribute the cost of supportive of the military of the can help us in any way, please If you can help us, please donate Funtier activities would come to Santa Anna. Here one beef brisket-approximately United States. Then we should contact any of the Chamber a $20.00 bill or check to the Santa that perspn would be able to visit $20.00. observe certain protocols with Directors: Edwin Hipsher, Rod Anna Chamber of Commerce. You Simmons Feed: Please go by one and study in a top-flight cultural Musick, Michelle Morgan, Eddie If we can And twenty or twenty- may drop it off at the bank, West respect to their traditions.