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Seventy-five Cents RESS Thursday, December F 25, 2014REE22 Pages P Volume 125, No. 27 DeLeon, TX 76444 Fatal accident claims life of DeLeonian A traffic accident claimed rect, but the vehicle went into a the life of a DeLeonian last slide and ran off the roadway Wednesday, when she became into the bar ditch on the east the victim of a single-vehicle side of the county road. The rollover near Gorman. vehicle then turned over onto The accident occurred on its top. Deloera was ejected Eastland County Road 364, from the vehicle. about three miles southwest of Eastland County Precinct Gorman just before 6 p.m. on 2 Justice of the Peace D.J. Wednesday. Walker pronounced Deleora Reportedly, the victim of dead at the scene. Her remains the accident, Emily Joe Leal were transported to Deloera, age 41, was traveling Higginbotham Funeral Home southbound when the Buick in Gorman. she was driving left the road- According to investiga- way on the right side of the tors, weather conditions were county road. possibly a factor in the acci- Deloera, according to dent. investigators, attempted to cor-

DISD BAND CONCERT. DeLeon Band Director Chuck Miller led the DeLeon high school and middle school bands in their annual Christmas concert on Thursday, December 18. County precinct sells items at Court The Comanche County plus items that were to be sold $25,500 bid from Jim Marbach. accepted a bid of $5,176 from Commissioners’ Court met on from Precinct 3. The Commissioner’s Court Eddie Leatherwood. Monday for their final regularly A 1989 Ford 7610 Farm received a total of six bids on a There were two bids on a scheduled session of 2014 with Tractor received a total of nine John Deere 670A Motor 1987 Ford Utility 1 Ton pickup. Comanche County Judge bids. The Commissioners Grader. The bid from J&S The Commissioners accepted James R. Arthur presiding. All accepted a bid from John Equipment for $13,500 was the $562.38 bid from Barry Commissioners were present. Puckett for $8,501. approved. Clark. The majority of the Courts There were eight bids The 1996 Freightliner 12 One bid for $425 was time was spent opening and received for a Cat 12 G Motor YD Dump Truck received three received and accepted by the reviewing 35 bids for nine sur- Grader. The Court accepted the bids. The Commissioners See Commissioners page 6

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DeLeon sparkled with Christmas lights and holiday displays this season. Above, Daron and Jennifer Otwell share joyous tidings on Lamar Street. State returns more sales tax to DeLeon than last year Texas Comptroller Susan “The gains were led by oil and Combs said Wednesday that natural gas-related sectors, state sales tax revenue in while collections from retail November was $2.66 billion, trade, and restaurants also rose up 10.7 percent compared to strongly.” November 2013. Combs will send cities, “The growth in sales tax counties, transit systems and collections was fueled by special purpose taxing districts increased remittances from their December local sales tax both business and consumer driven sectors,” Combs said. See Sales Tax report page 2 THE STYLE STUDIO. On Friday, Shareese Flower Cleere, center right, snipped the grand opening ribbon on her new salon, The Style Studio, located at 100 S. Texas St. Also pictured are husband Tommy Cleere and daughter Samantha Flower, at left, and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Daniel Hulsey, at far right. The Style Studio opens in DeLeon DeLeon has welcomed a most recently styled hair in Jessica, Kayla, and Samantha. which she makes herself. new business to town this past Stephenville, Comanche, and At The Style Studio, “I enjoy meeting people month, with the opening of The now, DeLeon. Cleere offers hair coloring, and talking to people,” Cleere Style Studio, located at 100 S. In Comanche, Cleere oper- perms, styling, up-dos, nails, said, “and I enjoy doing hair. I Texas St. ated her own salon for the past and also cuts mens’ hair, a skill love making people happy. If The Style Studio is operat- three years, and, now, she is she learned from traditional they are happy, then I am ed by Shareese Flower Cleere, moving her salon to DeLeon, barbers early in her career. happy.” who has been cutting and where she has been a resident Cleere also sells retail hair “Visit The Style Studio,” styling hair since 1985. Cleere since 2008. Cleere is married to products, some jewelry, and said Cleere, “where experience trained at Ogle, a cosmetology Tommy Cleere, and is the triple scented paraffin candles and value can’t be beat.” school in Fort Worth, and has mother of three children, she calls Triple E Candles, Bygone DeLeon YARD OF THE MONTH. The DeLeon Beautification Committee awarded December’s Yard of the Month hon- An old Free Press describes 1892 ors to Carla Landreth, whose Christmas display can be seen on Sipe Springs Road. By JON AWBREY On February 1, 1892, the and it did not take long before business and progress. Publisher Fort Worth Gazette reported the source of that money In modern terms, the Texas Free Press to be closed last that several “fine residences” became apparent. Central Railroad paid a rather One of the earliest editions were in the process of being On February 18, 1892, the paltry tax to the City of DeLeon week of December of the DeLeon Free Press, built in DeLeon. Within two Weatherford Enquirer reported in 1892, amounting to only The DeLeon Free Press newspaper printed for January dated March 18, 1892, has long weeks, the Gazette added that that the City of DeLeon had about $3,500 in inflation adjust- office will be closed for 1. been preserved in the DeLeon DeLeon would soon be sup- taxed the Texas Central ed dollars. Christmas on December 25. The Free Press will reopen Free Press office, and, along plied with water, as a public Railroad $140 over the previ- It was not, however, Following Christmas, the on January 2, 2015 ready to with a few tidbits from other windmill and tank were then ous year. The editor of the unusual for newspaper editors Free Press will be closed dur- start the business of a new year. area newspapers, gives a fairly under construction. Weatherford newspaper took of the day to attack the policies, ing its annual vacation week The next edition of the Free good picture of DeLeon life in The creation of city servic- exception to this, stating that preferences, or even the mere from December 26 through the spring of 1892. es no doubt required money, such high taxes were killing See DeLeon Life page 4 January 1. There will not be a See Holiday Closing page 4 Page 2/ Thursday, December 25, 2014 / DeLeon Free Press The Miears Jon Q. Public... as read earlier in Family by Jon Awbrey the free press Christmas

Dear Santa, responsible for any of it. Light Show Please bring me a big bot- A lump of coal? 10 YEARS AGO Reindeer? Drive careful in Decker, Clifford Coan, Kelly tle of reality, that I might dash, Those politicians deserve a Dec. 23, 2004. The First your sled. Merry Christmas! Garmon, Craig Smith, Marney The lights are dancing in sprinkle, or spray said reality good hoofin’ from Blitzen and Baptist Women on Mission Love, Wilkerson, Rocky Hardin, and Gorman. upon a number of your Dasher as you fly by. hosted a Christmas party for Kobe Joe Bob Huddleston. The Miears Family Light naughty-listers. Stow the social justice, hotel residents. The festive The 1974-75 Lady Cats Show is just a brief nine mile I would like somebody to Santa, and break out the rein- party activities included 30 YEARS AGO included Shirlee Chupp, Sherry drive from DeLeon on West sprinkle reality on the silly-legs deer justice. singing, storytelling, and Dec. 27, 1984. Dick Riggs, Peggy Nowlin, Cathy Highway 6. in Washington, who don’t seem Also, Santa, avoid refreshments. Hammond and The Hammers Gray, Kelly Mitchell, Brenda The Miears Family Light to understand that words really Hollywood and Pyongyang, were to appear at the New Setzler, Perri Lou Short, Terri Show is located at 203 South do cause things to happen, too - Pyongyang because the Dear Santa, Year’s Eve Dance which was to VanZandt, Brenda Butler, Fisher in Gorman and will con- sometimes. North Koreans tried to silence I have BEEN A good girL. be held at Par Country Club. Diane Nicks, and Cathy tinue nightly through the rest of When the silly-legs in Americans’ rights to produce I want a Barbie House and a Ashley Craton Emerson, Mitchell. 2014. The show begins at 6:00 Washington say they want to political satire, and Hollywood car. Cloths for Her easy bake James Michael Gardener, p.m. each night. improve relations with the for being so timid that they oven, a washel to wash my Christina Keith Hammonds, 50 YEARS AGO Tune into FM 88.7 to Russians, the Russians see that allowed them to do it. babys clothes. Terri Lynne Sones, and Lee Dec. 24, 1964. The Joy watch the lights keep the beat as a weakness, and then they Santa, tell that fat, gouty Jasmine Andress Stokes, all formely of and Ruth Circles of the of music, and dance their way invade a weak neighboring little North Korean man that Pre-K DeLeon, were December grad- Womans Society of Christian into 2015 as we celebrate this country. you can’t even spell his name, uates from Tarleton State Service met in the home of holiday season. Russians do that, you let alone find his house this 20 YEARS AGO University. Mrs. Sam Weaver for their know, because they’re Christmas Eve. Dec. 22, 1994. Food Fare sold Shurfine Christmas program. Sales Tax Russians. Maybe you could take him Dear Santa, dried blackeye peas for .25 cent Al Strasner, Ester Stacy, You, Santa, are lucky that one of your elves so they could How are you and the rein- per one pound bag and Ranch and Roy Thomas were the win- Report they haven’t noticed you up play each other in a one-on-one deer and Mrs. Claus? Style blackeye peas were three ners of Christmas Lighting there at the North Pole, yet. Christmas basketball extrava- Santa, I have been a good cans for a dollar. Contest that was sponsored by From page 1 ganza. boy. Please bring me semi the Chamber of Commerce. Perhaps it is because they don’t allocations totaling $645.9 mil- We could all watch it on truck, a 6-wheeler car, a boat 40 YEARS AGO The 1964 peanut crop believe in you. Do us all a lion, up 11.4 percent compared television on Christmas Day, and trailer, chain saw, steel Dec. 23, 1974. The 1974- added extra poundage to the favor, and don’t feed the Bear to December 2013. right after It’s a Wonderful Life. truck, and the great adventure 75 Bearcat Basketball members holiday season as trucks of this year. DeLeon’s allocation Santa, please visit my castle and a car race set. How is included Terry Nabors, Mike peanuts could be seen for You don’t want to stop amounted to $20,217, an faux-fireplace this year. Roudolf the Red Nose Keith, Patrick Sanford, Steven blocks waiting to be graded. there, anyway. Instead of milk increase of 0.02 percent over I would like a box full of and cookies, you might get a December of 2013. Year to world peace, but in lieu of that, snack of fermented yak milk date, DeLeon’s allocations I will take a piece of mincemeat PAUSE for P.A.W.S and raw meat. amount to $257,488, a 12.09 pie. We all know that’s not PAWS, Inc. was happy to nations. These cats are living support the national percent increase over last year. I would like a stocking full appropriate for Santa. get a card from the national proof that Trap-Neuter-Return spay/neuter/return/vaccinated Comanche’s allocation of understanding, but in lieu of When the silly legs in feral cat folks we’ve been asso- humanely stabilizes and area cats. Organizations like amounted to $65,007, an that, I will take a pair of socks Washington promote friction ciated with from our 10 year cat reduces cat populations, our PAUSE. Inc. needs the sup- increase of 24.42 percent over and some undershirts. between the police and people fixin’s and we’d wish the same improves cat lives, and serves port from anyone donating to December of 2013. Year to I would like a pail of fair- here in the States, they need a for you! The card reads: the community. The Atlantic our local programs. PAUSE, date, Comanche’s allocations ness, but in lieu of that, I will sprinkle of reality. Peace on earth for cats and City Boardwalk cat population Inc. program is small as you amount to $730,478, a 5.65 per- take a pail of worms for fishin’. Everybody has run into a all animals large and small. has decreased by 71 percent know, but it can get better every cent increase over last year. I would like a mantel full police officer who should never Thank you for all you do to thanks to TNR. The remaining year, even in DeLeon! We are a Dublin’s allocation of equality, but in lieu of that, I have been hired as a police offi- save the lives of cats today and cats are healthy and hearty at an charity and donations are tax amounted to $28,977, an will take an equal share of cer. That’s just the way things every day! Season’s greetings average age of 12 years! deductible. God bless everyone increase of 10.87 percent over turkey, and more than my share go. from all of us here at Alley Cat Thanks to folks like our who has some funds in this sea- December of 2013. Year to of dressing and gravy. However, the vast majori- Allies. PAUSE. Inc., and our very min- son to help overcome one little date, Dublin’s allocations Lastly, Santa, I would like ty of police officers are good This last part of the card imal support, ACA is raising problem across our country. amount to $364,511, a 6.48 per- the world to be perfect, but in people, who serve the public we thought we’d like to pass on awareness, and educating cities I keep thinking that king- cent increase over last year. lieu of that, I will take a perfect for little pay, little benefit, and a to everyone as an example of about cats, TNR, accessible dom “Peace to all” begins with Gorman’s allocation Christmas Day. lot of risk. what the TNR (Trap, Neuter, neuter and vaccination services, regards to the Babe who started amounted to $6,531, an Really? Those public officials who Return) as a workable program and the importance of humane his early time in a trough, a increase of 6.17 percent over You know, I lie. would verbally indict millions has done for Alley Cat Allies. policies across the nation. We good stable, among loving peo- December of 2013. Year to Really, I just want to cheer of good police officers in their The Boardwalk Cats are a were helped in the offset of ple and healthy animals with date, Gorman’s allocations you on as you dump coal on a rants for “social justice” need fixture in Atlantic City, New PAUSE, Inc. with ideas and angels’ wings on high…. amount to $86,878, a 1.72 per- bunch of jerks across the plan- more than a good sprinkling. Jersey. In fact, Alley Cat Allies brochures, etc. We all believed Christmas blessings! cent increase over last year. et. After all, they are most has cared for the cats who live these cats everywhere deserve (Donations and volunteers The sales tax figures repre- Whoo-hoo. likely responsible for the deaths in colonies around the famous to live out their natural lives at will be taken in at Paw Prints sent October sales reported by Go, Santa! of at least three officers last boardwalk for 14 years. Our no risk to us. Our very contri- Parlor, Senior Citizens Center, monthly tax filers. week across the country. Love and cookies!!!!! Atlantic City Boardwalk Cares bution to any number of inter- or call 254-893-5814) For details of December But, like any petulant child Jon from DeLeon Project is a model for the national groups go together to sales tax allocations to individ- who deserves a lump of coal, ual cities, counties, transit sys- they will deny that they are Minister’s Moments tems and special purpose dis- Micah Dawson - DeLeon Church of Christ tricts, locate the Monthly Sales In the past two weeks, we in the name of the Father and of Through obedience, man can Tax Allocation Comparison have examined the beginning the Son and of the Holy Spirit, be saved from sin (Mark 16:15- Summary Reports on the of the Lord’s one church and teaching them to observe all 16). Comptroller’s website at Hope how the first century church things that I have commanded Secondly, the church exists www.window.state.tx.us/taxin- worshiped. The Bible must be you; and lo, I am with you for the purpose of helping the fo/allocsum/compsum.html. our only guide in faith (2 always, even to the end of the poor. Acts 2:45 says that the Timothy 3:16-17). As we study age. Amen.” (Matthew 28:19- church “sold their possessions Lutheran Church the Scriptures, we find that the 20). “And He said to them, ‘Go and goods, and divided them Pig Tales Lord’s church has a specific into all the world and preach the among all, as anyone had mission. The Scriptures never gospel to every creature. He need.” This was done on a free From teach that the church is to be in who believes and is baptized will basis. Paul helped the poor the secular business. The will be saved; but he who does saints in Jerusalem. Romans Hogtown church does not exist for the not believe will be con- 15:25-26 says, “But now I am (Desdemona) purpose of running a business demned.” (Mark 16:15-16). going to Jerusalem to minister or making money. Neither does Paul told Timothy, “Preach the to the saints. For it pleased Just to remind you all that the church exist for the purpose word! Be ready in season and those from Macedonia and there will be a New Year’s Eve of entertainment. Faithfulness out of season. Convince, Achaia to make a certain contri- party at the Desdemona to God is the most important. rebuke, exhort, with all long- bution for the poor among the Activity Center. Bring a snack Colossians 3:17 says, “And suffering and teaching.” (2 saints who are in Jerusalem.” and a favorite game (if you whatever you do in word or Timothy 4:2). In the days of the Paul commands the church at want) and join us at 8:00 p.m. deed, do all in the name of the apostles, the Lord’s people Corinth to give willingly to the There is no charge – just come Lord Jesus, giving thanks to went everywhere preaching the poor saints (1 Corinthians 16:1- and ring in the New Year with God the Father through Him.” gospel (Acts 8:4). In the book 2). Paul said to the church at us. Everything we say and do must of Acts, we find that the apos- Galatia, “Therefore, as we have Merry Christmas & Candlelight Service be done by the authority of tles preached that Jesus is the opportunity, let us do good to Happy New Year, Jesus Christ. The Scriptures Son of God, what one must do all, especially to those who are Carol Pell Saturday, December 27 • 6PM teach that the church has a to be saved, the importance of of the household of faith.” Light refreshments served after service threefold purpose. the one church, the worship of (Galatians 6:10). Please under- First of all, the church the church, and the importance stand that not just everyone is to exists for the purpose of preach- of faithfulness. It is the truth of be helped. There are conditions ing the gospel to a lost world. God’s word that sets us free which must be met (1 Timothy 300 E. Cedar Comanche, Texas 356- 5165 Before ascending into heaven, (John 8:32). Preaching the 5:3-16). All people who are Shop the pages of the Christ taught the apostles, “Go gospel includes preaching the truly in need can be helped therefore and make disciples of love of God and how man (James 1:27; James 2). The all the nations, baptizing them needs a Savior (Romans 5:8). funds for helping the poor must come from the offerings of the DeLeon Free Press members (2 Corinthians 9:6-7). Thirdly, the church exists for the purpose of edifying the saints. To edify means to build The DeLeon Free Press, P.O. Box 320, DeLeon, Texas 76444 up, to strengthen, and to (Publication No. 150080) is published by Jon Awbrey, DBA, 51 encourage one another to grow Senior weeks per year, at 324 S. Texas in DeLeon. Periodicals postage spiritually. Acts 9:31 says, is paid at DeLeon, Texas 76444. Telephone: 254-893-6868; Fax: “Then the churches throughout Citizens 254-893-3550; e-mail:[email protected], web site: all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria www.deleonfreepress.com. had peace and were edified. Menus Mailed subscription rates per year: By Comanche County post And walking in the fear of the office-$30, elsewhere in Texas-$35, elsewhere in U.S.-$40. We will be pleased to correct an erroneous description of any per- Lord and in the comfort of the Wednesday, Dec. 24 and son or organization which may appear in the DeLeon Free Press if Holy Spirit, they were multi- Friday, Dec. 26: Closed for it is brought to the attention of the editor. All reprinting rights are plied.” The church edifies one Christmas Holidays. reserved. Copyright 2014. another through fellowship, Monday, Dec. 29: worship, loving one another, Scalloped potatoes, green and helping one another grow. 2014 peas/red peppers, dinner roll, Each member of the church is scalloped apples, milk Publisher-Jon Awbrey to do his or her part. The Wednesday, Dec. 31: Office Mgr.-Kay Hodges preaching of the gospel, the Chicken A La King, brown rice Staff Writer-Sarah Awbrey helping of the poor, and the edi- pilaf, mixed vegetables, wheat Staff Writer-Susan Pugliese fying of the saints is the bread, pear gingerbread, milk church’s threefold mission. Friday, Jan. 2: Yellow The Lord mentions no other squash, tossed salad( no toma- Serving the DeLeon area since 1890, way. The church exists to bring toes), wheat bread, dressing, striving to be a positive voice in the community. glory and honor to God. chocolate brownie, milk DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ Page 3 CCAD Passes All Mowing Service Requirements ONE MOW REASON TO CHOOSE US By Jo Ann Hohertz, R.P.A., ADAM JOHNSON & KILEA UPCHURCH Chief Appraiser Mowing 306 West Wright Ave Comanche, Tx In 2009, the Texas Service 76442 Legislature enacted a new law that requires the Comptroller of 325-330-0633 or 254-485-2786 Public Accounts to review [email protected] appraisal districts every two years. The review called the Method’s and Assistance Proverbs 16:3 Program (MAP) includes doc- umentation and analysis of a district’s compliance with state law including detailed review DELEON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL RECEIVES DONATION. Mike Hare, of a district’s performance in 4 of the Comanche County Welfare Board, presented Cole Dyson, DeLeon High School critical areas: governance, tax- Student Council President, with a $1,000 donation from Angel Trees located at F&M payer assistance, operating pro- P. O. Box 158, Dublin, Tx 76446 Bank and First National Bank. This donation will help fund Angel Trees for next year. cedures, and appraisal stan- Sale Barn Clay Wing Also pictured are Nancy Brown, Hannah Lindsey, Stacy Smith, Michelle Simpson, and dards, procedures, and method- (254) 445-1734 (806) 268-4500 Xavier Reyna. ology. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts recently We wish everyone a Very Merry announced its findings after extensive review of appraisal Christmas and A Happy New Year! districts in 2014 by the Property Tax Assistance We have a selection of great Christmas Gifts! Division. The Comanche Central Appraisal District Chocolate pecans, (CCAD) passed or met ALL Cinnamon pecans, mandatory requirements of White chocolate evaluation in the Texas State pecans, Candies, Gift Comptroller’s Methods and Assistance Program. tins, Roasted peanuts For the complete results, (shelled or in shell). visit http://www. Lampman Pecan comanchecad.org and click on news tab to see the eight pri- Co. mary scores. 617 N. Texas 893-5984 Also, available on PERKINS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL RECEIVES DONATION. http://www.comanchecad.org Nancy Brown, of the Comanche County Welfare Board, presented Jaycee Burrow, (the CCAD website) are enti- Perkins Middle School Student Council President, with a $1,000 donation from Angel ties, tax rates, holiday closings, Trees located at F&M Bank and First National Bank. Also pictured are Savannah news, contact information, Come enjoy a “great” time-out Reeves, Michelle McIlvain, Mike Hare, and Luke Whitsell. common forms, aerial map, property search information, with us before the game or the big Locals donate to Angel Tree and various informational The County Welfare Board the County Welfare Board tions as seed money for their material. hunt! Great choices on the menu! and DeLeon ISD once again emergency fund which is used 2016 Angel Tree funds; so the sponsored the Angel Tree this for special requests of foster future of Angel Tree continues. Letters to the Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Pizza, Fish Baskets, year. Over 100 Angels were children from Comanche The County Welfare Board and selected at the F&M Bank and County and the DeLeon High DeLeon ISD are extremely Editor Policy Chicken Strips, Mexican Food, Fries, Ice Cream the First National Bank Angel School and Perkins Middle grateful to all the donors, teach- & more to choose from. Trees. In addition to these gifts School Student Councils who ers who nominated children for The DeLeon Free Press purchased from the requests of each year raise funds for the 20 the tree, employees of both welcomes civil letters on sub- jects of general interest to our Also now taking orders for children, there was over $2000 or more Angels which they banks, and the many volunteers readers. Shorter letters are pre- in donations received. This select from the trees. The stu- who acted like Santa and deliv- ferred. The editor reserves the Levis Wilkerson’s money was divided between dent councils will use the dona- ered the truck loads of gifts. right to edit letters to meet space requirements, clarity or to avoid obscenity, libel or Homemade Pecan invasion of privacy. All letters published must & Peanut Michael Berry bear a handwritten signature of Comanche County the writer with address and Brittle. Great Extension Agriculture Agent phone number for verification purposes. Letters endorsing a for the political candidate are consid- ered political advertising and Holidays! Merry Christmas Corporation, Central Texas Comanche Community Center. must be paid at normal rates. Farm Credit, ACA, Comanche Remember this is only for folks Letters published do not Rollie’s On Texas All of us at the Comanche Electric Cooperative, that need a license, there are no necessarily reflect the views of County Texas A&M AgriLife Comanche National Bank, CEU’s offered. Please contact this newspaper or its publish- 893-2591 er. Extension office want to wish DeLeon Irrigation Supply, Dow the office if you plant to attend. everyone a Merry Christmas AgroSciences, Farley Farm and thank you for your support Supply, Farmers & Merchants Commercial Vegetable this past year. We are a stake- Bank, Ferti-Tex Ag Services, Production Program holder backed program and Gore Brothers AgriService could not function without the Center, Heartland Insurance, To help support the large Sudoku Puzzle support of not only our County Stockman Seed & Fertilizer, vegetable production industry Commissioners Court, but also SureGrow Ag Products and located in Comanche County, many volunteers and sponsors. Texas Wheat Producer Board & the Comanche County We appreciate all the support Association. Extension office will be hosting 6 9 8 we receive from the communi- a Commercial Vegetable ty for our 4-H, Family and Private Applicator Training Production Program on Consumer Sciences, and Thursday, January 29, at 9:00 7 Agriculture programming. Do you need a private a.m. at the Comanche 5 2 6 At our recent Outreach applicator license? If so, the Community Center. The pro- Program we recognized the Comanche County Extension gram will cover a wide array of many sponsors that have sup- office will be offering the train- commercial vegetable produc- 8 4 ported Agriculture program- ing required to take the test to tion topics including high house ming this past year. I would get your private applicator vegetable production, pest like to share that list of support- license. You are required to management, vegetable pro- ers with everyone and ask you purchase the manuals at $40.00, duction opportunities, and food 1 9 5 to support them with your busi- and the training itself will cost safety and technology. A spon- ness. The list includes AgTexas $15.00. The training will be on sored lunch will be provided, Farm Credit Services, BASF Thursday, January 15 from 1:00 and 3 CEU’s will be offered. 3 6 9 7 2 1 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the 2 5 4 7 2 8 5 3 4 2 6 8

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254-445-4400 254-893-5544 325-667-7502 FREE Popcorn on Fridays! Drop in and visit! Page 4/ Thursday, December 25, 2014 / DeLeon Free Press Holiday Closing From page 1 Press will come out on January be at the office during the hol- Wednesday, December 31. 8, 2015. Periodically, some- iday break, especially Friday If something is needed one from the Free Press will morning, December 26, and on from the office, there will be someone at the Free Press on those days, even though the Comanche Livestock Exchange Free Press will be officially closed. If no one is here, Has a Sale every please call (254) 842-8587, and someone from the Free Saturday at Noon!! Press will come down and assist you. Thank you for your Hauling is available! patronage in 2014, Merry Christmas and have a Happy HWY 67/377 East In Comanche, TX • Phone 325-356-5231 New Year. DR. MONTY BANKS Optometrist (254) 968-4133 A WEE CATS CHRISTMAS. Students at Wee Cats performed Christmas songs for Texas State Optical those attending their Christmas party on December 18. Students wishing everyone a Merry Christmas were: Caleb Harper, Kaymee Burrow, A.J. Stewart, Brayden DeLaTorre, Dominic Gonzales, Cooper Reyna, Collin Matthews, Jackson Pounds, Affordable Eyewear from a Family of Doctors Rowdee Robison, McKenzie Martinez, Makenna Quinn, Elin Rivera, Isaac Harper, and Xavier Diaz. Students not pictured include: Aiden Sylva, Maddi Sylva, and Eye Examinations • Optical Laboratory • Lenses Duplicated • Wide Selection Keegan Bostic. of Frames • Contact Lenses of All Types • Doctor - Owned and Operated DeLeon Life 101 N. Dale, Stephenville, Texas From page 1 Many insurance plans accepted Hrs: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Tues. 9am-7pm, Sat. 9am-12pm existence of neighboring ever heard, and we think the R.D. Redden and Son adver- towns, which often competed mass meeting rather premature. tised that they had opened up a for settlers, resources, and busi- It was not called by the author- splendid stock of drugs, patent nesses. ity of the party in this county medicine, toilet articles, and On March 18, 1892, and is, therefore, an illegitimate school books in their new DeLeon Free Press editor John offspring.” building on the corner of Texas J. Switzer attacked a mass In the same issue, Switzer Avenue and Gonzales Street. meeting that had been called in also directed his ire toward the Redden also sold Saxet, a med- Comanche. The object of the Comanche Exponent, which icine that supposedly cured meeting was to offer appeared to promote a populist pimples, eczema, enlargement Comanche County’s support to message attacking low prices, of the spleen, scaly skin disor- Rising Star Col. S.W.T. Lanham for the high interest, scarce money, ders, syphilis in all its forms, state’s democratic gubernatori- and hard times. The and female disorders. al nomination. Switzer wrote Democratic-leaning Free Press J.R. Gilmore advertised “Open Air” Main Street Market that no notice of such a meeting said the Exponent’s politics drugs, patent medicines, school was given in the northern part would lead to high taxes, point- books, novels, wallpaper, and Hwy 36 and Hwy 183 of the county, and that nine- ing out that the Exponent had the celebrated New Home and tenths of the county’s democ- not opposed a recent court- Favorite sewing machines. rats had no idea that a meeting house tax levied on county cit- Gilmore also sold P.P.P., a had been called. Switzer izens. patent medicine that claimed to Hwy 36 added that the meeting was a Switzer then called the cure syphilis, blood poisoning, 1st Saturday Every Month trick to boost one man’s editor of the Cisco Round-Up a rheumatism, malaria, dyspep- favorite, and it would not be “little pale, puny wart on the sia, headaches, and more. tolerated “in this neck of the face of humanity,” after the According to the Velasco Daily Hwy 183 30+ Vendors, Antique Shops woods.” other editor apparently insulted Times, in an edition published “Now the fact of the busi- Switzer in some way. Then he six weeks earlier, DeLeon resi- ness is,” wrote Switzer, “the lambasted the town of Dublin, dent A.M. Ramsey swore by Spaces Available -- Rain or Shine mass meeting which endorsed saying it was about to die on P.P.P., and went so far as to Col. Lanham for governor was the hands of the editor of the have DeLeon notary public Call Nancy 325-203-0311 not called by the authority of Dublin Telephone. J.M. Lambert notarize his Sponsored by Rising Star EDC the Democratic Party. The Obviously, Switzer’s endorsement. P.P.P. was pro- meeting was called by “Many intent was to generate reader- duced by the Lippman Bros. of Democrats” who issued a call ship for the Free Press by dis- Savannah, Georgia, and was through the Comanche Chief crediting neighboring towns widely advertised in Texas on the 12th for the mass meet- and newspapers. newspapers. ing on the 19th, thus giving the Evidence of that was W.F. Kirk and John J. people only a few days to meet clearly at hand - next to his Switzer sold insurance for the and elect delegates. The many angry ramblings was a Orient, American Fire, Union weather was extremely bad large advertisement stating that and Fire Association Insurance between the 12th and the 19th, the Free Press could be sent to companies. The insurance and we have not heard of a sin- every home in the section. If office was inside the Free gle precinct holding a conven- readers could not pay in Press office, where Switzer tion. The DeLeon precinct rep- advance, the paper would be served as editor. resents about 600 votes and not sent to them until the next crop J.W. Gorman advertised a delegate from this section was marketed. hardware, stoves, tin ware, was present. The Comanche “We will endeavor to give barb wire, buggies, hacks and precinct furnished the number it to you straight,” Switzer said wagons, and the celebrated who endorsed Lanham and not in the ad. Gullet Gin. the county. Mr. Lanham is not In the same March 18, a candidate, as our people have 1892 edition of the Free Press, See DeLeon Life page 6

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December: National Pear ripe, they can be used immedi- 1 tablespoon margarine, 6 Month ately or refrigerated to slow pears, peeled, center removed, down further ripening. If pears and cut into 1-inch pieces Many fruits are out of sea- need to ripen, leave them out at 2 tablespoons brown sugar (or 2 son during the winter months, room temperature for 7 to 10 tablespoons regular sugar) but pears are available nearly days. Putting pears in a paper 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice year-round, which makes them bag will help them ripen faster, a great addition to any meal. but remember to check them Melt margarine in a large They come in a variety of daily so they don't get overripe. skillet over medium heat. Add shapes, sizes and skin colors, Cleaning and preparing: the pears and cook 10 minutes including green, golden, yellow Wash pears under running or just until soft. Sprinkle pears and red. Pears can be eaten raw water before eating. When with brown sugar and lemon or cooked. They are great as a pears are cut up for dishes, juice, and continue cooking quick snack, to chop and add to browning is a natural process until sugar is melted, about 3-4 fruit salads, and can also be that occurs when they are minutes. Stir often. Serve baked, broiled or grilled. exposed to the air. A mild solu- warm. December is National Pear tion of half water and half Tips: Use glazed pears as Month. Check out the follow- lemon juice can be brushed on a topping on pancakes, waffles, ing tips and information on cut pears to slow this process. or hot cereal. LOOK WHO IS TURNING 60!!!!!! buying, storing, and adding Lightly poaching pears will pears to a healthful eating plan. also slow the browning process Pear Party Salsa DAVID RAY MATHIS and is a good way to prepare Makes 4 servings Tips for Selection, Storage, them for use in salads. and Preparation Pear varieties and uses. 1 pear, cored and finely Firmer varieties such as Bosc, chopped Nutrition and health: Anjou, or Concorde are best for 1 apple, cored and finely Pears are an excellent source of poaching, baking, and grilling. chopped dietary fiber. A medium-sized They have denser flesh, hold 2 kiwifruit, cored and finely pear has 24 percent of the rec- their shape better, and keep chopped ommended daily allowance. their flavor. Pears not ideal for 1 orange, peeled and finely Pears also have potassium; a heating are Yellow Bartlett, Red chopped medium-sized pear has about Bartlett, Starkrimson, and 2 tablespoons honey 190 milligrams of potassium. Comice, as their flavor and tex- 1 teaspoon lemon juice They have no saturated fat, ture are at best when ripe and cinnamon graham crackers sodium, or cholesterol and are a fresh. When heated, the consis- (optional) good source of vitamin C. A tency may over soften and have medium pear has about 100 reduced flavor. Combine pear, apple, kiwi, calories. Great additions to meals and orange in a medium-size How do you know when a and side dishes. Pears are per- bowl. Pour honey and lemon pear is ripe? Bartlett pears fect for snacks, as salad top- juice over fruit and gently toss. change from green to yellow as pings, additions to ice cream or Scoop up bites of fruit salsa they ripen. Non-Bartlett pears yogurt, and as a side dish. using bites of cinnamon gra- (Anjou, Bosc, Comice, Pears are also great baked, ham crackers (optional). Concorde, Seckel, and Forelle) poached, sautéed, roasted, or don’t drastically change color grilled. They can be used in The Food Stamp Program when ripening. Pears ripen baked goods and made into pre- provides nutrition assistance to from the inside out, so check serves, jams, and chutneys. people with low income. It can for ripeness by "checking the Overripe pears are still tasty, help you buy nutritious foods neck.” Gently press near the just not great for serving whole for a better diet. To find out stem with your thumb. When it or sliced. They can be used in more, contact Carolyn Balzen, gives to gentle pressure it is ripe smoothies, sauces, or as a thick- Assistant Program Director, and ready to eat. When the pear ening agent for soups, stocks or Better Living for Texans, at the Trash pick-up, normally is soft around the middle it is stews. Extension office in Comanche overripe. at 325-356-2539 or Hamilton Selection and storage: Recipe Ideas with Pears! at 254-386-3919. scheduled for Thursday, Choose pears that are firm to the touch and free from bruises Glazed Pears and blemishes. If pears are Makes 6 servings December 25, will be picked up on Friday, December 26. Extension News by Lana Stidham Comanche County CEA-FCS

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Page 6/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ DeLeon Free Press DeLeon Life From page 1 J.I. Campbell and Gorman Gilmore’s drug store. boy” offered firewood for sale. supplied “liquors, brandies, countryside. It was well con- in DeLeon during the second advertised rough and dressed S.J.K. Taylor advertised as Terrill, Ham, and, Miller wines – the purest and cheap- ducted, the Free Press said. week of March. Principal lumber, shingles, doors, and a physician and surgeon. His advertised molasses, and a est.” “DeLeon is getting to be H.M. Warrenfeltz was to be sash, all “sold at the lowest office was located at R.D. pound of the best coffee in S.C. “Sid” Counts adver- quite a church center,” reported congratulated on the success of market prices.” Redden’s drug store. town for one dollar. They also tised his liquor, wine, whisky, the Free Press. “Four congre- the school, the Free Press said. The Higginbotham Dr. J.W. Warren adver- sold dry goods, including the and beer, for those moments gations worship here regularly. The end of the school year Company advertised them- tised as a physician and sur- “best ladies dress goods, boots, “when you’re feeling low-spir- Missionary Baptists preach was well timed. Three weeks selves as “one of the largest geon. He worked day or night and shoes received from mar- ited. You will feel better and twice a month in their church. later, during the first days of general stocks in western from his office next to Urry ket,” and advertised “no-rip” live longer,” he said. The Methodists hold services April in 1892, “a terrific wind Texas,” and lived by the motto and Boyt’s “new brick build- school shoes. Terrill, Ham, and John J. Bates advertised twice a month in their church. storm visited DeLeon ... “more goods and cheaper ing,” two doors east of Miller also announced that that he was opening a private The Christian congregation has demolishing the public school goods.” Redden’s Drug store. they had just bought the lot school at the Masonic Hall been preaching regularly each building and other edifices.” Also that week, one of H. Taylor dealt in glass- adjacent to their building from beginning on March 14, 1892. month at their neat new church. The same storm caused DeLeon’s largest merchants, ware, queensware, groceries, James Merritt. Tuition was $1.50 per student The Primitive Baptists are seat- injuries, death, and destruction W.C. Streety, was in St. Louis tobacco, and cigars. W.R. Lambert announced per month. ed at the Masonic Hall and will in Sherman, Pottsboro, and “buying a big stock of goods.” Harrell and Carter dealt in he was reopening his grocery B.T. Higginbotham adver- hold services there. Our citi- Denison. T.H. Osborn advertised as drugs, patent medicines, and store in a new building where tised stud stallions in his stable. zens are a church going peo- The windstorm was just a “tonsorial artist” and could be toilet articles. They filled pre- the post office had been. The So did H.P. Biffle. ple.” one weather event of many that found at the “James Pruett old scriptions day or night, and post office was being moved to Urrey (probably F.M. It was said that the land spring, as a blizzard struck stand.” advertised that their prescrip- the back of A. Booth’s store. Urrey) and Boyett advertised around DeLeon would all soon DeLeon the early March, leav- S.F. Hughes advertised as tions were fresh from market A Mr. Morren (likely T.G. hams, breakfast bacon, dry salt be in cultivation. ing ice on the ground for a a physician and surgeon, and and “carefully compounded.” Morren) at the William King pork, lard, flour, sugar, coffee, “It is too rich to remain on week. could be found at J.R. T.R. Alderson’s “little house “next door to Lambert’s” and everything else usually the outside much longer,” “Poor cows,” the Free kept at a grocery store. reported the Free Press. Press said, “gardens and fruit Tom Blasengame adver- Farmers near Ross’ all suffered. People are invest- tised for all year-old and two- Chapel “are up with their ing in new garden seed.” year-old steers. “Leave word work,” reported the Free Press. Also in the March 18 edi- with A. Booth,” Blasengame “Most are through planting tion of the Free Press, J.R. wrote. corn, but if the weather keeps Gilmore, James Terry, and J.D. J.B. Day was Mayor of like it is, they may have to plant Ham, representing Armstrong DeLeon, while Frank Graves over. It has been raining 24 Masonic Lodge 445, wrote to announced his candidacy to hours and freezing as it falls.” mourn the passing of G.W. run for the office in the next “There was an all day Neilson, a true and upright election. singing at Ross’ Chapel, and mason, affectionate husband J.N. Carter and J.J. Heath everyone enjoyed themselves and father, public spirited and announced that they would very well,” reported the Free useful citizen, and a consistent both run for the office of City Press. “Bro. [Thomas N.] and orderly church member. Marshal. Lindley preached a very James Mobley returned According to the DeLeon instructive sermon. The kind from a protracted trip to Free Press “Heath had been ladies of that settlement Mississippi. Mobley said that constable for some time. Our brought their baskets filled he spent several days in Dallas people know his qualifications with good things and everyone “just reading the signs.” well.” ate all they wanted and there R.T. Dossett of Kentucky, J.B. Hilliard sold millet, was plenty left. The singing a cousin of L.B. Dossett, visit- cane, and sorghum seed. continued until Sunday School ed DeLeon in early march. Mr. Lee, of Gorman, had time.” The Free Press opined that charge of the Star Hotel. It was reported that the Dossett “will probably relocate The Free Press reported house and contents of O. here.” that the public windmill would Sutton at Duster had burned on In other news, Mr. be finished in a few days. March 9. The loss totalled Bohannon (probably E.E. Elder Blackman preached about $500. Bohannon) was the agent on an interesting sermon at the It was also reported that the Texas Central Railroad and Baptist church. A debate was the eight-month-old daughter had his wages reduced by $10 held between Elder Blackman, of W.C. Davidson had died at without any notification. He Baptist, and elder Oliver, Downing the previous refused to accept it until an Christian, Sunday night and Saturday. Her parents had the agreement was effected. The drew a large crowd from sympathy of the Free Press. Free Press called such things DeLeon and the surrounding School ended for the year “old tricks of the railroad.” Commissioners From page 1 Court from 7 Triangle on a No bids were received for Commissioners. Precinct #2 1982 Ford Tanker Truck. the John Deere 12 foot mold- Commissioner Russell Gillette The Commissioners board for the 670B or the informed the resident he would received and accepted the only 770B. speak to him about this matter bid for a 1990 Ford F250 Next, Comanche County’s after Court was adjourned. Extended Cab Pickup from Emergency Management In other news, Precinct #1 Parram for $400. Coordinator Ray Helberg Commissioner Gary There were five bids updated the Commissioners on Underwood made the motion received on the 1995 the state of the county’s fire to approve a Resolution International 12 YD Dump danger. Authorizing Support for Truck. However, all bids were Comanche County is at a Passage of State Legislation rejected. moderate level for fire danger Establishing Refundable and has a drought index of 284. Deposits on Aluminum, Glass, “My recommendation is to and Plastic Beverage leave the burn ban like it is,” Containers Sold in the State of said Helberg. Texas. Precinct #3 Helberg advised that the Commissioner Sherman Sides burn ban remain until the seconded the motion. The spring, when the county motion carried. receives sufficient precipitation Finally, the first and the foliage turns green. Comanche County A resident from Precinct Commissioners’ Court session #2 approached the Court for 2015 is scheduled for regarding an agricultural burn. January 12, 2015 at 9 a.m. in 2015 Agricultural burns may be the Comanche County allowed during a burn ban if Courthouse. approved by the ESA Celebrates Christmas On December 8, the as members of ESA. DeLeon chapter of ESA cele- Members ended the brated Christmas with their evening with their annual annual social hosted at the Christmas gift exchange. A home of Samantha Jones. great time was had by all! Members dined on delicious Members in attendance Christmas finger foods along were: Angela Anders, Amber January 13, 2015 with soups and desserts pre- Bates, Cindy Beaty, Debbie pared for the group by monthly Caraway, Carolyn Frasier, hostesses Samantha Jones, Amanda Gilmore, Rae Jean Amanda Gilmore, Debbie Hasty, Charlotte Higginbottom, Caraway, Christine Steed, Jill Hill, Nancy Johnson, Tjwanah Smith, Amber Bates, Samantha Jones, Lori Jordan, and Jill Hill. Donna Oglesby, Joyce Sides, Sorority sisters welcomed Christine Steed, D'Liza two new members to the group Stockman, Sue West, Jana as well. They were very happy White, Shirley Wilkerson, to have Janice Hulsey and Janice Hulsey, and Samantha Samantha Lewis agree to join Lewis. Besides Reading, You Can Use Them For: Rickey Gooden, DeLeon Livestock Association President, at 254- Wrapping, packing, housetraining, bird 842-7984 or Matt Sparger, Vice President, at 254-734-5996 cages, painting and more. We, normally have a supply of old newspapers available for no charge at the DeLeon Free Press. DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ Page 7 Obituaries Home Sweet Home Come Celebrate Christmas 6:00PM Christmas Eve Bible Baptist Church at DeLeon Nursing & Rehab 1125 W. Sipe Springs Rd., DeLeon By Linda Levens, AD Food, Fellowship and a Special Evening Awaits The generosity of the Monday so many of the resi- For more information call 893-2315 or 979-6810 week makes my head swim. dents wanted to show me what This is the best community in they got. The Church of Christ the world. You are wonderful. brought in their annual fruit We started our week by baskets for everyone. That’s discussing the Bill of Rights almost 60 of everything, and ended it with a Bible Study DeLeon, so it’s a team effort for with Rick Smitherman on the churches to put these things With Sincere Thanks Friday. It’s everything in together. The Third between that has made me Wednesday Quilters made lap The family of Wayland Chupp wish to thank everyone for dizzy. We had a very talented throws and pillows which I had their love and support during our time of loss. Beginning with group from Headstart that sang the pleasure of handing out or Todd and Angela Anders and their staff of Nowlin Anders Funeral for us. We had the 4-H kids wrapping for December 25. Home for going above and beyond to comfort our family. Special singing, crafting, and sharing I believe I left a couple of thank you to Janna and her girls for a job well done. Thanks to Chupp cookies. Lindsey came in as great guys out of my article last Bro. Jackie Auvenshine for the comforting words at the service. usual to do manicures and week. Ronnie Bush and Archie Thanks to Beth Callison, LaRessie and Nicky Don Wilkerson for Powell Wayland Chupp, 75, of make our week feel pretty, and Lambert helped us take the the beautiful music and to the ones that prepared the meal at St. DeLeon, passed away delivered an armfull of group and all the equipment Joe Baptist Church. Also a very special thanks to DeLeon Paula Julaine Painter Thursday, December 18, 2014, Christmas cards for the resi- shopping last week. I don’t Nursing Home for their care over the years. We appreciate all the Powell, age 63, of DeLeon, in DeLeon. He was born dents signed by each of her know how I could leave two calls, prayers, and flowers during our time of loss. Thanks to passed away December 20, September 9, 1939, in Gorman three girls. Precious young such awesome volunteers out everyone we may have forgotten. 2014, at Green Valley to Kenneth Gilder Chupp and ladies I have met and enjoyed. of my thank yous but the ole gal Jack & Pam Abbe Healthcare and Rehabilitation Vivian Mildred Rumfield Our party for the residents had is getting older and the memory Kiley, Gynnalyn & Annabeth Center, North Richland Hills, Chupp. He married Brenda standing room only there awere isn’t what it used to be. Perry Kolby, Ashley, Bri & Kayson TX. She was born on August Lamoyne Chupp May 29, so many family, friend and, of brought fudge by for the staff Sherri Chupp 13, 1951 in Brady, Texas, to the 1959, in Gorman. course, residents. We had and I got one of the first pieces late Paul Painter and Avis Wayland lived in the Santa and his elves on hand to because I was standing outside Forrest Painter. She married DeLeon community his entire deliver gifts and bring joy. Tim when he arrived. the late Garry Powell on life. He was a member of Martin who was right behind a This is an awesome place August 12, 1971. Northside Baptist Church of bad cold sang his heart out for to be DeLeon, not perfect, but Paula had lived in the DeLeon. Wayland retired from everyone and some of the truly sincere in our desires to DeLeon Community most all law enforcement and farming. crowd joined in. One resident make this a Five Star Nursing of her life. She was a caring He enjoyed dove hunting, fish- who is a lady of few words Home. From all of us on staff person with a big heart touch- ing, and being outdoors. He looked me right in the eye and and those that are on board as Church Directory ing the lives of many and will was a member of the DeLeon said, “isn’t this nice?” I had to volunteers; Merry Christmas be missed by all. Volunteer Fire Department and agree. and many blessings for the She is survived by her son, served as the County Fire The Methodist Church New Year. Bobby Powell and wife, Marshall for several years. He took over Sunday worship and Tabatha; granddaughter, loved spending time with his brought a party with them. Come see us. Cassidy Powell, all of Felton, family and will be missed When I came in on Delaware; sisters, Nila beyond measure. Blakeney of Fort Worth and He is survived by his Theresa Clayton of DeLeon; daughters, Pam Chupp Abbe mother-in-law, Frances Powell and husband, Jack, and Sherri Bible Baptist Church of DeLeon; and other extended Chupp; grandsons, Kiley Abbe Museum Musings 1141 Sipe Springs RD family. Paula was preceded in and wife, Gynnalyn, and Kolby By Missy Jones DeLeon, Texas death by her husband, Garry Abbe and fiancé, Ashley Services: Pastor - James Pritchett Sunday 10:30 a.m. Powell; and her parents. Parske; great-granddaughters, Graveside funeral services Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Brie Abbe and Annabeth Abbe; Sunday School 9:15-10am KYOX 7:30 a.m. will be held Sunday, December and great-grandson, Kayson Sunday Morning Yes, it is just a few days creek by Pettit. He went down Coffee & Donuts 10-10:30am 28, 2014, in Victor Cemetery Abbe; and other extended fam- Sunday Services “Where the Bible comes alive” until Christmas. That means with his axe and came back with Brother Jackie ily. Wayland was preceded in 10:30 am & 6pm 1900 FM 588 off FM 2247 that Santa Claus will be here with a little cedar tree. He Comanche, Texas Auvenshine officiating. death by his wife, Brenda Wednesday Night -- 6pm very soon. Remember, he trimmed it up and got him a Pastor-Bill Williams Family will receive friends Chupp; and parents, Kenneth 254-893-2315 comes at night, and you have to bucket and put sand in it and from 5-7:00 p.m. Saturday at and Vivian Chupp. be asleep before he comes to got the tree fixed in it. Mother First Baptist Church Nowlin Anders Funeral Home. Graveside funeral services your house. I remember so put a sheet over a square table, DeLeon, Tx St. Joe Baptist Church Condolences may be offered were held Saturday, December well, from when I was a child, she put it up by the window and 2 miles North of DeLeon online at www.nowlinander- 20, 2014, in DeLeon Cemetery 100 South Houston how we planned and got ready set this little tree up there. She SUNDAY SERVICES sfh.com. with Bro. Jackie Auvenshine for that jolly old Santa Claus to started decorating it and oh, I Sunday School 9:30AM officiating. LaRessie Sunday School 10:00AM Published Dec. 25, 2014 come to see us. Our family just stood and watched her. I Morning Worship 10:40AM Wilkerson, Nicky Wilkerson Evening Services 6:00PM always enjoyed Christmas so can almost see her. She would MarieSunday Nabors Worship - Music 11:00AM minister & 6:30PM DeLeon Free Press and, Beth Callison provided Wed. Prayer/Praise 7:00 PM much. pull that cotton off and drop it Wednesday Children, Youth, Adults music. Serving as pallbearers Bro. Daniel Harper - Pastor My dear sister, Geneva around like snow. And, she had were Kiley Abbe, Brandon Bro. James Venable - 6:30pm Hall Mercer remembering the some red crepe paper, I don’t McDonald, Lance Lampman, Associate Pastor to the Youth & children Pastor - Bro. Ben Hokanson Christmas when she saw her know how come her to have Jeremy Sparger, Mark Nowlin, 254-893-6593 Pauline Hall, 95, of first Christmas tree. She was that, we didn’t buy much of Joe Burnett, Heath Matteson, Comanche, went to be with her four years old, and this was anything like that, but she cut and Michael Reyna. Liberty Baptist Lord and Saviour, Friday probably in 1923. When she that in strips and decorated a lit- Highland Missionary If desired, memorial con- December 19, 2014, in Hamlin, was 82 years old, she put her tle with that. I looked at that Church tributions may be made to the Baptist Church TX. Christmas memories on a cas- thing, I guess, until it began to DeLeon Volunteer Fire Burt Atkins, Pastor Mary Pauline was born sette tape, and I will tell you fall apart, dry up, and they had Sunday Services Department at P.O. Box 321, Sunday School 10:00AM September 17, 1919 in about what she said. to take it out”. Sunday School - 10:30AM DeLeon, or to the charity of Morning Worship 10:45AM Comanche County, to William “I, Geneva Cox Mercer, As I said, we have Geneva Morning Worship - your choice, in memory of Lunch @ Noon Paul and Myrtle (Lightfoot) age 82, would like to talk about talking about all of this on cas- 11:15AM Wayland. Condolences may be Afternoon Service 1:00PM Easley. She attended school in the Christmas times in my life. sette tapes. And, when she is *West on Hwy 6 to Rucker offered online at www.nowli- On Hwy. 2156 Comanche and graduated from When I was a little girl about talking about our Mother deco- Left on CR 459 nandersfh.com. Comanche High School in four years old we lived near rating the little tree, and she Daryl Hirst - Pastor Parsonage 445-3826 Church 445-2090 1938. Pauline and Alton Pettit. The first Christmas pro- said “I can almost see her”, her Eugene Hall were married in Published Dec. 25, 2014 DeLeon Free Press gram that I remember was at voice is breaking, she is almost CHURCH OF CHRIST Comanche on March 30, 1940. Pettit school. They had a big in tears at this point on the tape, DeLeon Christian She worked in the office of cedar tree that had little candles and let me tell you, I was 316 E. Navarro, DeLeon Fellowship Charles Carter, CPA, and later Howell on it. I thought that was the almost in tears as I was typing 893-5842 Office 893-2162 Fax 300 Bivar for many years in the most beautiful thing. Naturally, her story out. To picture our Lord’s Day DeLeon, Texas 76444 Comanche District Clerk’s Myrl Dean Howell, 81, of we didn’t have much light in Mother and Daddy working to office. Pauline was a member Stephenville, passed away in the building, so that showed up get this little tree set up for my Bible Class: 9:45AM Pastor: Rev. Hank Cannon of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Stephenville Sunday Worship: 10:45AM & 6:00PM real pretty. brother Wilburn and my sister 325-642-4753 Church. December 21, 2014. Grave side They had taken cotton and Geneva to enjoy. And they did Wednesdays Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Pauline is survived by son services, under the direction of pulled pieces of cotton and the same kind of things for Mid-Week Bible Class 7:00PM Sunday Morning Worship 10:50 a.m. Micah Dawson- Preacher Danny Hall of Comanche, Heartland Funeral Home of thrown it over the tree to try to Maxine and I to enjoy. Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m. grandchildren, Kayla Todd of Comanche, were held at the make it look like snow. And, This is it, the spirit of Bastrop and her children Baggett Creek Cemetery in they had popcorn, I think, Christmas that we all want to First United Katelyn Todd and fiance Nick Comanche County 2:00 p.m. strung and it seems like some have. Please read this, and United Pentecostal Church Slater, Ryan and Kim Todd, Tuesday December 23, 2014. red crepe paper fixed around on remember your own 125 E. Manchaca, DeLeon Methodist Church and grandchild Kutter Todd, Myrl Dean was born it. But, I thought that was just Christmases when you were a Sunday School 10:00AM On Main Street in DeLeon Brian Hall of Abilene and his December 18, 1933, in great. child. You can do your whole Sunday Evening 6:00PM children, Taylor Hall and Tyler Hamilton, TX to Edwin Dean Wednesday Evening 7:30PM Sunday Services Some of the women had family a favor, if you will write Early Worship 8:45a.m. Hall, and Lacy White of Ovala; and Vera Olene (Middleton) taken their children’s Christmas this down, or better yet, get a Sunday School 9:45a.m. sister, Ruth Merle Matthews of Howell. After high school, presents over there before the little tape recorder, some cas- Pastor Worship 10:55a.m. Comanche; nephew, Tim Myrl Dean began working for night of the program and put sette tapes, and talk the story Varence Janord Dupre Evening 6:30p.m. Matthews of Comanche. Clemons Motors and in West Church: 893-2795 Church 893-6155 them under the tree. So, when yourself. There will be your [email protected] Pauline was preceded in Texas for a size-magraph firm. we went in there, there was all voice, for all of your children Parsonage: 893-7280 Judy Richmond- Pastor death by her husband of 51 In December of 1955, he and of this stuff. I thought that was and grandchildrend to treasure. years, Alton Eugene Hall; par- Inantha Beth Stephens were really great. So, after a while, Or, better yet, have someone set ents, William Paul and Myrtle married in Gustine. In 1956, Santa Claus showed up for the up a video camera for you, and Hope DELEON ASSEMBLY Easley; many cousins, nieces, Myrl Dean joined the United main program. He was hand- you will be there for posterity, Lutheran OF GOD CHURCH and nephews. States Army where he worked ing out things and the cotton talking, laughing, and waving Corner of Seguin & Travis Graveside services, under as a mechanic. and everything got on fire and your hands around as you Church Sunday School 10:00AM the direction of Heartland Myrl Dean is survived by they were beating out things. remember your Christmas. ELCA Morning Worship 10:50AM Funeral Home of Comanche, his wife of 59 years, Inantha Some of the little doll dresses Merry Christmas from 300 E. Cedar, Comanche Sunday Evening 6:00PM were held on Monday, Howell; daughters, Debra got on fire and it was really everyone at the Comanche Sunday School: 9:15AM Wednesday Evening 7:00PM December 22, 2014, at the Sheree Howell Stanford- exciting there for a while. But I Historical Museum. Yes, we Worship Service: 10:15AM Phone 893-5722 Garden of Memory Cemetery Bailess and Daneilia Marie remembered it mighty well, will be closed Christmas day, in Comanche with Bro. Dan Howell Chandler; grandchil- 325-356-5165 anyway. bring your family to visit with Elwayne Schaeffer - Pastor Connally and Bro. E.C. Ice dren, Stephanie Sheree So, either the next day, or us during the holidays. Missy officiating. Stanford and Thomas Dean the next, Daddy went down the Jones. First Christian Fair Haven The family request memo- Chandler; brother, Lloyd creek, we lived right on the Baptist Church rials be made to the American Warren (Pete) Howell. He was Church Heart Association. preceded in death by parents, 400 East Ham, You may sign the family Edwin Dean and Vera Olene 101 N. Houston DeLeon register book at the funeral or Howell; sisters, Juanelle Sunday Services: go online at www.heartlandfu- Howell, Joyce Howell Shop the Pages Sunday Services Sunday School 10AM neralhome.net. Clawson, and Mae Evelyn of the Church Service 10:45AM Howell Thompson. Sunday Worship 10:30AM Sunday Evening Singing 5PM Published Dec. 25, 2014 DeLeon Free Press Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6PM DeLeon Free Press Published Dec. 25, 2014 Daniel Burlison - Pastor Pastor: Kenneth Wilson DeLeon Free Press Page 8/ Thursday, December 25, 2014 / DeLeon Free Press Classifieds

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Never too early to start your holiday shoppin’! DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ Page 9 to 2012 “despite rising tuition costs and student loan burdens.” Furthermore, the agency CLASSIFIEDS pointed out, the rise in enroll- ment is expected to continue, “making it imperative for stu- dents to know how their tuition Real Estate and fees are spent and to have better access to tools to help FOR RENT FOR RENT them get a full picture of college LAMB REAL ESTATE costs.” 209 N. Texas St. - 254-893-6502 The report can be accessed Bill Lamb, Broker - Troy Morris, Agent www.deleonrealestate.com at www.window.state.tx.us/spe- FOR RENT: 1800 sq ft Bldg The Housing Authority • NEW LISTING: 3 BR, 1 1/2 Bth brick single garage plus carport, waterwell for yard cialrpt/student_loan. Downtown DeLeon, 219 N. $87,500. • REDUCED: 3 BR 2 BTH Brick home on approx 2 Acres at edge of town. Metal roof, Also related and notewor- Texas St. Call 254-433-2433 of the City of DeLeon Has 2 and 3 bedroom units available triple car carport & home has been tastefully updated $119,000 OFFERS INVITED State contract with tech thy is an Oct. 27, 2014, release for more information. tfnc. • NEW: Approx 34 Acres with 3-3-2 Brick home approx 2900sf (CAD) Mature trees, by the Texas Higher Education with no approved applications at this Hwy 16 frontage, wood, pasture, barns & corrals. Will sell 34 Acres & House for firm prompts calls for time. Application can be made at the $320,000 or 4 acres & house for $235,000. Coordinating Board, reporting probe Housing Authority office between • NEW LISTING: 12.8 Wooded acres, water well, tank, deer & turkey. $65,000. that Texas ranks ninth-best • GORMAN, TX: Frame house on 2 lots. $12,500 AUSTIN — State Sen. 10:00am and 3:30pm. Rent is based • NEW LISTING: Proctor Lake, 2 lake homes, 1 w/1260sf & 1 w/384sf. Lots of Deer John Whitmire, D-Houston, on overall in a WalletHub analysis on income. Some utili- & fishing. 60 acres pasture & 40 acres irrigated pecan orchard $5300/ac Dec. 18 requested that the spe- of student debt in the United ties paid. Applications • NEW LISTING: 179 acres, Cattle or Recreational Property. 93 acres native pasture States. Seven key metrics went and 86 acres of dry crop. Good Deer hunting, stock pond & water wells. $2,300/ac cial prosecution unit of the can be picked up at • NEW LISTING: 12.7 Acres, CR 482, Good Sand Land $45,000. Travis County District into the analysis, such as aver- FOR RENT 200 E. Navarro, • REDUCED: Very tastefully remodeled 3BR, 3Bth Brick on approx 2 acres in age student debt, unemploy- DeLeon. DeLeon. Approx 2007sf (CAD) This home is a must see/so much to offer. Call for Attorney’s Office “begin a for- appointment. $290,000 REDUCED TO $245,000 mal and thorough investiga- ment rate and percentage of stu- tion” into transactions between dents with past-due loan bal- the State of Texas and 21CT, a ances. software intelligence firm with COMANCHE COUNTY PATRONIZE offices here and in Vienna, Decrease in injuries noted Virginia. Texas Department of R.V. PARK Insurance on Dec. 16 published Has pull thru - Full Hook-ups! The Advertisers 301 North Austin, Comanche, Texas 76442 Information about the www.squareonerealestate.com transactions came to light via an information showing the num- Big Coach Friendly (325) 356-1188 ber and rate of work-related ongoing investigation and sto- In Your Joe Grimshaw, Broker (254)977-4280 Molly Clark, (325)330-0468 ries published by the Austin injuries and illnesses requiring Country Living days off work decreased in NEW LISTING! TURN-KEY HAY OPERATION! 79 Acres of coastal on American-Statesman. Hwy 16 north of Desdemona. Apr. 66ac with a pivot, 3 wells, and several “I am particularly con- 2013. Close to Town! Hometown barns on one side of the highway. 13ac across the Hwy with a shed and corral cerned about the reported According to the Bureau of 254-893-7040 $7000/ac (JG5) Labor Statistics Survey of involvement of Jack Stick and 4574 Hwy 2318 (Downing Loop) NEWSPAPER! NEW LISTING! LAKE PROCTOR MAN-CAVE Singlewide mobile any other state employees in the Occupational Injuries and DeLeon, Texas 76444 home within walking distance of Lake Proctor. This cabin has central heat and negotiation and approval of the Illnesses, the state agency said, air, a nice porch, and a metal storage building. $57,500 (MC4) contract with 21CT,” Whitmire “private industry employers in Texas reported 51,890 cases CATTLE/HAY PROPERTY: 210 Acres NE of DeLeon that is mostly open wrote in a letter to Gregg Cox, with coastal grass. There are some scattered mesquites and heavy brush for director of the special prosecu- involving days away from work cover. Most of the land was used as irrigated peanut fields. Will divide! tion unit. and an incidence rate of 66.6 Real Estate Possible owner finance! $2500/ac (JG 11) injuries and illnesses per 10,000 Stick resigned Dec. 12 as HUNTING RANCH: 245 acres north of Desdemona. Includes 190 acres of general counsel for the Texas full-time equivalent employees mesquite and cedar brush with great views and a creek bed. There is a large Health and Human Services in 2013. These are decreases coastal field with three strong water wells that would be perfect for a pivot. Commission after the agency’s from 53,290 cases and a rate of $2500/ac (JG 13) executive commissioner, Kyle 70.1 in 2012. The Texas rate is Janek, questioned a $20 million below the national rate of 99.9.” contract and a $90 million con- Cade Richmond Real Estate tract extension with 21CT to Gansu delegation visits A part of Cade Richmond Hay, Land, & Cattle Company provide healthcare fraud detec- Texas Agriculture 400 A. with 4 water wells, 7 stock tanks, spring creek, good fences, improved De Leon, Texas Commissioner-elect Sid Miller grasses, approx 60 A. heavy brush.Owner/Agent $2,950/acre Cade Richmond Real Estate specializes in rural real estate in the Comanche tion and neutralization services. County area. Extensive internet and production agriculture networking in early December hosted a 250 A. with 8 water wells, creek, good lake site, barn, approx 80 acres Gov. Rick Perry and House allows the company to reach potential buyers both near and far. The compa- Speaker Joe Straus, through group of officials from the heavy cover, hunting. Owner/Agent $2,950/acre ny is now seeking listing and has buys looking for rural homes, recreation, & northwest China province of their spokespeople, have called 199.5A. 40’ x 60’ shop with living quarters, 40’x100’ hay shed, 3-stock tanks, farming operations. for investigations. Gansu, population 26 million. Meeting with Miller “to 3-water wells, creek, hunting, cultivation, native pasture $2,650/acre Wonderful Project Home: 3 bedroom 2 bath home on 5 acres just off HWY 6 between De Leon and Dublin. This is the 1st time this 1976 Sq.Ft. Home, 151A. with approx. 820 improved variety pecan trees, native pasture DPS to post more patrols grow agriculture trade opportu- Built in the early 1950’s, has been offered on the market. The ample kitchen, Texas Department of nities between Texas and & cultivation, Owner is willing to divide property. $3,500/acre original wood floors, and great location make this property wonderfully suit- Public Safety on Dec. 18 Gansu” were the province’s 77.9 A. with 3 water wells, large pond, good fences, coastal. $225,910 ed for a rural family. $82,500.00 NEW LISTING: Just off Highway 6 on CR 462. Fantastic Building Site announced the number of DWI Executive Vice Governor H.E. 30A. Seasonal creek, partially wooded, native pasture. $90,000 SOLD Luo Xiaohu and five other high- with great elevation changes overlooking the Leon River. Large Trees pro- patrols will increase for a 15- 3/2/2 2,066sf (CAD) frame home, fireplace, auto lawn sprinkler system. $90,000 vidingPART great cover for UNDER wildlife and an openCONTRACT area ideal for a home or cabin. 3 day period that includes both ranking officials. tanks and one water well provide ample water for livestock and wildlife. 3/3/2 2,016sf (CAD) brick home large lot, fireplace, carport, water well, the Christmas and New Year Exporting Texas beef to Easy access to co-op water and electricity. 1/2 of owned mineral will convey. holidays, Dec. 19 through Jan. Gansu, according to the Texas storage building, storm cellar & garden area. $109,000 $3,950/acre. • Haardt Ranch- 136 (+-) Acres- Rodeo Family’s Dream. The custom built 3 Department of Agriculture, is 3/2/2 1,895sf (CAD) brick home 3/4 acre, rural water, water well, metal 2. bedroom 2 ½ bath rock home has large porches, a western style Grand Room State troopers will focus one of the first items on Miller’s roof, storm cellar, storage container, storage building. $130,000 , and a guest house that makes this ranch ideal for enjoying friends and fam- list of trade opportunities to DWI patrols in high-risk loca- 4/2 2,592sf metal frame home, carport, newly remodeled. ily. The ranch has 180 X 120 all pipe arena with holding pens, roping chute, facilitate. and a 50 ft. Barn Master Round Pen. The 40X75 Metal Barn has 6 horse stalls tions at times when alcohol- Owner/agent. $79,500. SOLD related crashes are most fre- with rubber mats, enclosed tack room, and 2 large rolling doors. The ranch Texans asked to waste less has cattle working pens, 5 stock pond, native pecan bottom , large pasture for quent. DPS Director Steven grazing livestock, access to rural water and Turkey Creek cuts through the McCraw said, “Holiday cele- Texas Commission of back portion of the property. Please see our website for more detailed infor- brations create the increased Environmental Quality on Dec. mation. $895,000.00 potential for drinking and driv- 15 encouraged citizens to gen- COGBURN • 101 +/- Acres Secluded hunting paradise! Thick cover, native pecans. ing incidents and we urge erate less holiday-related Approx 55A of Rush Creek bottom land, 45A +/- in coastal. This combo property has 3 springs & Rush Creek frontage. Call for appointment. Texans to designate a sober garbage through its Take Care REAL ESTATE $3,500/acre of Texas campaign. driver or find alternative trans- In DeLeon Continuously Since 1954 • PRICE REDUCED! Comanche Pastures - 108 acres located approx. 2 portation if they plan to drink.” Examples of recommend- hours from the DFW. This ranch is ready to run cattle. Texas Farm to Market During the Christmas/New ed actions to generate less • NEW: 2-1 frame/stucco home, 1192sf, lots inside remodeling, window a/c units, Road 2318 boarders the western property boundary, allowing for easy access. Year holiday enforcement effort garbage: Dearborn heaters, like new dishwasher. Metal roof and fenced yard. Nice older Fenced and crossed fenced for grazing rotation and conservation practices. 1. Plan an eco-friendly home. $25,000 Seller will convey livestock feeders, troughs, corrals, gates, and chute. last year, state troopers made • 3-2-1 Metal home, 1568sf, central air (a/c not working), large den, fireplace, full Property is open with scattered trees clustered around the seasonal creek that party. Choose reusable plates, width front porch, storage building. $37,500. 1,505 DWI arrests and enforce- • 3-1 Frame, 1260sf, central air/heat, carport, metal RV cover, corner lot. $38,000 runs through the property. Soil is sandy loam and ideal for cultivation. The ment also resulted in 24,928 cups, linens and utensils instead • 3-1-1 brick, 1062’ (CAD) newer CH/A, corner lot, chain link. $44,950. current cattle operation has established Coastal Bermuda Grass for grazing • Hwy 6 E: 3800sf shop building w/cement floor on 73x164 lot, 8x10 concession and hay production. www.landsofamerica.com/listing/1687475 $2,595/acre speeding citations, 2,997 seat of disposable ones; and avoid bldg. City utilities, great commercial location. $39,500 belt/child safety seat citations, disposable hats, noisemakers, • 3-2-2 brick, 1600sf, central air, 2 year old metal roof, city water + well, efficiency • 116. 5 Acres - Ideal Property of cattle and hay production located NW of apartment. Fenced yard, corner lot, also extra lot. $48,500. DeLeon, Texas. 40 acres of improved irrigated pasture, 76.5 acres of 1,078 fugitive arrests and 797 streamers, balloons or other • NEW: 3-2-2 brick, 1480 sf, central air, updated, has open kitchen/dining, lami- improved pasture, water wells, and floating irrigation pump. The property felony arrests during the throwaways. nate/carpet floors. Large lot, fenced with trees. Move in ready! $73,000. has very good fencing andSOLD cross fencing plus well designed facilities for han- • 3-2 brick, 1810sf, central a/c, spacious kitchen, bar, lots cabinets, den & fireplace, dling and moving cattle. $3500/Acre enforcement period, according 2. Use reusable bags. office. Carport, fenced yard, well. Nice. $97,500 3. Buy local. • NEW: 10.43A Southwest of DeLeon: Entirely overgrown Pecan orchard, pave- • 105.25 Acres -Great Property with easy access to Highway 6 East in to the DPS. ment frontage, county water line across highway. $3000/ac (will sell 5.21A for DeLeon, Texas. 25 Acres improved pasture & remainder of acres in native 4. Recycle your tree. $19,500) pasture, has large oak & mesquite trees. This combination property provides 5. Reuse gift wrap. • NEW: 10.3A Pecan orchard, remote location, good hunting. $3,950/acre nice hunting, agriculture production & has several elevated views ideal for Student loan debt grows • 28A m/l, 10A coastal, pond, 2 wells, county water/electricity available. Will divide. The Office of the State $3,350 /acre. Owner Finance. home site. Property is fenced for cattle production. Excellent location. • 45A 1/2 mile east DeLeon on Hwy 6, some Coastal, 2 ponds, fenced, county $3200/Acre Comptroller on Dec. 9 released Tesla’s founder to speak water & elec. available, great commercial site. Will divide. REDUCED $200,000 • 34 Acres-Perfect property for Country Living close to DeLeon, Texas. Texas Department of • 47A near Gorman: Great recreational property, part wooded/open, 6 acre lake Great location and room for building and enjoy rural living. Located just off a report, “Footing the Bill: (completely dry at this time). Fenced (some new), app. 10A sandy land field. the intersection ofSOLD Hwy 6 and Hwy 16. Property has 3 water wells and won- Rising College Costs, Transportation on Dec. 17 $2,750 acre announced Tesla Motors CEO • 57A north of Duster: Great hunting, Oaks, Mesquite & Plum thickets, lots deer derful neighbors. $3,500/Acres Deepening Debt,” examining cover. Ponds, waterUnder well, paved road, Contract elec. available. $2,750/acre. • 40.25 Acres located in the Oliver Springs Community. This production the growth of college tuition and co-founder Elon Musk will • 77A, fields/some wooded. Deer & other wildlife, 2 small ponds, electricity agriculture property has 4 well that produced 40 gallons per minute with 5 deliver the keynote address at available. $2,000/ACRE. Horse Power Pit Pumps. 28 acres of improved pasture and 12.25 Acres in costs and student loan debt. • NEW: 80.25A N/W DeLeon: 50x60 Metal barn with nice 2-2 apartment, CH/A, According to the report, in the 10th Annual Texas rustic design. Coastal and cultivated sandy land, 5 ponds, 6 water wells, new native pasture. $2,500/Acre. Transportation Forum on Jan. boundary fences, nice views. $295,000 • 192 (+-) acres of improved coastal. Great farming or investment property. 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LADY CATS LIGHT UP RANGER. Marly Sides shoots for two points during the Lady Cats’ Friday night victory over Ranger, while Emily Glover and Hannah Lindsey work to the net for a possible rebound. Lady Cats whip Lady Dawgs On Tuesday, the DeLeon scored three points, and Mattie rebounds and tallied baskets Lady Cats varsity basketball McMeens scored one point. from under the net. team traveled to Tolar and suf- On Friday, the Lady Cats Allexis McGrath rebound- fered a rare loss in a tight game, battled the Ranger Lady ed well on both the offensive 48-41. Bulldogs at home, and earned a and defensive ends of the court, Hannah Lindsey led solid 66-58 win. making the most of scoring DeLeon scorers with 12 points, The Lady Cats fell behind opportunities off of rebounds. half of which came from early in the game, and were Hannah Lindsey shot the behind the three-point line. trailing at the beginning of the ball well from three-point BEARCATS BEAT BROOKESMITH. Anthony Lopez scores a bucket against Tayln Jobe scored nine fourth quarter before the Lady range. Brookesmith on Tuesday, as Will Dickey looks on. points, including a three-point- Cats came alive behind solid Marly Sides added points er. Allexis McGrath scored rebounding and three point by aggressively driving the bas- seven points, including a three- shooting to win the game. ketball into traffic and scoring ‘Cats blow out Brookesmith pointer. Alyssa Mahan scored Emily Glover and Talyn on jump shots from medium On Tuesday, the DeLeon Jordan Hardin scored nine dozen steals in the first half five points, including a three- Jobe set the tone early with pre- range. Sides also played Bearcats varsity basketball points, most of them coming alone. pointer. Marly Sides scored cise shooting. Glover also aggressive defense and team battled Brookesmith in a early in the game to help estab- Xavier Reyna scored three four points, Emily Glover fought inside the paint for rebounded well. home tilt that ended in an lish the Bearcats’ solid first points, and managed the court impressive DeLeon win, 56-27. period lead. well from his guard position. DeLeon stepped on the Cole Dyson scored eight Derek Patterson passed the court to dominate the game points, and forced Brookesmith ball well, and hauled down sev- early, scoring 23 points in the into turnovers down the stretch. eral offensive rebounds, and first period. Anthony Lopez scored Will Dickey did a good job The Bearcats added anoth- seven points, rebounded well, boxing out his opponents. er 17 points in the second peri- and played solid defense. On Friday, the Bearcats od to take a 40-10 lead into Cooper Dyson scored six travelled to Trent to battle the halftime. points, and added a great defen- Gorillas. From there, it was an easy sive and rebounding perform- The Bearcats played a skate to a 56-27 win for ance. tough and inspired game, but DeLeon. Dillan Sylva and Chase fell just short of victory, falling Orson Sylva led DeLeon Beck scored four points each. to Trent 53-52. scorers with 15 points, and shot Sylva played an excellent well from the three-point line. defensive game, tallying a half-

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Breakfast with Santa Letters To SantaPrado’s Mexican Cafe 2014 EditionDec. 6, 2014 Best Wishes from our Homes to Yours Page 2B/ Thursday, December 25, 2014 / DeLeon Free Press Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa Dear Santa, my name is DEAR SANTA, Dear Santa, Dis is my wish list. I wut a Bentley and I would like a Lego Il hAVE BEEN A GOOD I am being good and nice crayola maker, sting for my Rocket Ship and a Remote GIRL PLEASE BRING ME to my friends. I would like brder, bigger house for my Control airplane just like my AN ELSA CASTLE another doll and a tree house mom, soixall the way to the nes daddy has. If you have room in AYVa PENNY for me and my brother and all for my Gamo. your bag I would also like a KB my friends to play on. Ebany Gutierrez football and a monster truck. Kinslee Elkins Age 7 Bentley Dear Santa, Pre-K I wish that I have a teddy Dear Santa, Dear Santa, bear for christmas. Dear Santa, I want some ninja turtle I would like a new game Johnny I LOVE YOU SANTA. toys, Batman and Superman called skylanders. Please and CAN ELVES MAKE ME A toys, and nintendo 3DS games. Thank you. Dear Santa, tramPOLinE PLEASE. Bring Tasha some girl toys. I love, All I want is Just anythiog. LOVE KiAirrA “Angels Sing On High” want some Super Marie toys Noah Cade Thank you and clothes. Jamison Alegria Dear Santa, May this holy season lead Bejamin Leal Dear Santa, for christmas I I want a XBox one. I want you to faith in Jesus Christ. Age 4 want a Big Motorcycle and Dear Santa, a XBox 360 carryer. I want a Paw patrol toys and everyone to I would like a train, some night rider samurie that my DIANE’S Dear Santa, be safe. toy cars, and a gun. night rider car will fit in. I want I want a doll house and a Yours, Brody Grumbles a Air wolf helcopter and that barbie ballerina. I want a barbie Landyn Palmer Agent lego truck set. I want DAY CARE with a horse. And a barbie Dear Santa, Bandit to learn to catch. I want Dear Santa, campout set. I would like a big I am being good and nice a model acton figer of me a my I want for Christmas a stuffed cat to go with my big to my friends. I would like famly and car and dogs. I want Zomy zeepes. stuffed dog! I want a big book another doll and a treehouse for 2 nerf guns good wons for me with lots of stories inside! I me and my brother and all my and my sister. I want I gothom Ho, Ho, Ho! Love, Thomas want a toy Christmas tree! I friends to play on. city lego set. and I have loved Merry Christmas & want my family to all be togeth- nevl and jaunita’s suprisis and Happy New Year er! Thank you Santa, are you doing good. Thank you Santa, Sincerely, Lander Love, Evelyn! Dear Santa, From our family Dear Santa, I wish you can bring me a at Dear Santa, All I want is a puppie Present. And I wish I could get I have been a good girl Your freind, a cat that walks. I like candy The Style Studio alot. Iv been mean a little bit. Alexis canes. I wish you could give me Dear Santa I love you. All I sad Sammy. She’s a kitty. Dear Santa, want is an olaf pillow, elsa pil- Dear Santa, She’s a beenie baby. It’s very I want a baby and a bow low, anna pillow and a prince I want a welding toy set for fun to plan in the snow with our and arrow. I also want a pink Hanz pillow with a blanket. I the shop. A toy welding truck shovels. We could play catch. pencil. Tell Mrs. Clause hi. I want a barbie house and a bar- and a real John Deer tractor. I love you Santa. love you, Santa. bie. please bring gordo my little Love Merry Christmas Love, With tidings of great joy.... brother a firetruck and worm. I Bamm Shyrie J’Lee Cooper also want a hampster a real one. Dear Santa, love Brianna Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like a dinasaur for P.S. I want a tablet and new Can you please bring me Merry Christmas Ninja turtle, Games, Christmas. I have been a good boots. rainbow dash, fluttershy and Spider Man action figure, learn- boy this year. And I want the apple Jack little ponies. & Happy New Year ing tablet, Play station, clothes. spiderman that knocks stuff your freind, love, down. Thank you Santa! Lilah from Kaleb Perez Aiden Sylva Wee Cats everyone at Dear Santa, I would like a Batman Dear Santa, Robot. I Love you Santa. Thank DeLeon Dairy Queen Please Santa, you for sending my elf cupcake. Happy DeLeon Love Trenton I would like some princess shoes. I would also like chap- Auto Supply Dear Santa, stick and some earrings. I real- Holidays! How are you? Please bring ly really really want a flying me a candy, skate board and unicorn. scooter. McKenzie Martinez Please Love Wee Cats Happy Holidays Tommy Cole Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie Here’s wishing you a I would like a flutterby Dream house, talking parrot, fairy and a Doc McStuffins black horse and a Doc Merry Christmas and a We wish everyone good health, clinic please. i will leave you McStuffins Mobil Clinic. I cookies and milk. have tried hard to be really prosperous New Year! Kambri good! I hope I make the nice precious memories, & many list! Dear Santa, Makenna Quinn blessings during the Holiday Season! What do I want for Wee Cats Comanche Christmas? I want a big Ninja turtle that kisks and he has a Dear Santa, County Abstract truck that has a ball that shoots My name is Xavier Diaz. I City of DeLeon Officials out. A video game that has hulk am four years old. I think I have Company and Spiderman. Star Wars been a good little boy. I would Lego’s. really like a dirt bike, a scooter, Love, a race track for my cars and I & Employees Brady Grindle John Gleaton - Owner would like a puppy just like my Comanche Dottie was. I love my momma Dear Santa, and would like for you to help What do I want for other people too. I will leave Christmas? A baby doll. Baby you some cookies and milk. Doll furniture. Deluxe Vanity, Your friend, Barbie Dolls, Barbie Doll Xavier house, makeup, Hair stuff, Wee Cats Love, Landry Elmore

“Behold, a virgin May the sacred season shall be with child, bring its finest blessings to Rejoice in the Miracle and shall bring forth you and those you cherish. a son, and they shall of the Christmas Season call his name Joyous Noel! Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” May the light of God’s love shine on your Beth’s Hair Fashion holiday, making it perfect in every way. “Your full service telecommunications provider” & Clark Tractor Callison Pump DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ Page 3B Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Santa, I have been a good girl. I How are you? I have been I hope you’ve had a good I’ve been a good boy this year Dear Santa, hope all of the reindeer are very good. Please bring me a year with your elfs and and I’m ready for you to come I’m a good boy all the time. doing good. Can you Pretty paw patrol game, helicopter, Raindeer. I believe that I have already! I hope you have a nice Please bring me some presents. Please with a cherry on top tractor, and a football. Please been a wonderful boy this year. trip to Texas, but be careful I really like new shoes and bring me a Doc Mobile, a real bring my brother Samuel a What I want for Saint Nick hol- because it’s been very foggy underwears and a t-shirt too. I horse and a LaLaLoopsy baby blow gun and my brother Isaac iday is a bicycle that is spider- here! Last year I really loved like Legos at school and doll. Oh and can you please some horses and nights. Thank man. Also, matching helmet my battery powered 4-wheeler, Momma likes some jewelry bring my Bubba a new baseball you very much. and elbow pads. A new white but it doesn’t stay charged good please. Daddy and Papas helmet. Caleb Harper Dez Bryant Jersey, and a Dallas enough because I’m too big for would like some new shoes too. Elin Rivera Wee Cats cowboys hat with a D on the it. I want a gas powered 4- Be careful when you come! Wee Cats front. If thats not alot then let wheeler more than anything in Dear Santa, me continue. I would also like this whole world! I would like Thank you Santa, Dear Santa, I would like Rudolph to new shoes and some clothes. a baby brother too, but I Eli Cordova At Christmas I would like stay in my room with me. I With love from my family I will DON’T want a baby sister Age 5 two stuffed Teddy Bears. I want some T-Rex bones. I want have cookies and milk waiting. because girls are NOTHING Sugarbabe’s Learning Center would like them to be boys. a Triceratops. I want a green Brayden DeLaTorre BUT TROUBLE!!! It’s alright One big one and one small one. truck and trailer. Please bring Wee Cats if you can’t fit the 4-wheeler I need a Daddy and a brother mom a thing to clean the toilet. this year, you could bring a Santa Loves Animals Too! bear my bear Family. I have GaGa needs new glasses. Dear Santa, Tonka or Bruder cement truck been a good girl this year. Daddy wants a new cowboy I have been a good boy this instead. Also please bring some We wish everyone a Thank you. hat. PaPa needs a new gun. You year. Would you please bring new hotrods for me and my Merry Christmas & Maddison Sylva can bring Dallee a horse if she me a Disney Infinity game sys- buddy Lane! Momma really Wee Cats is nice to me. How do you get tem. A remote control Monster wants her ring fixed, she says Happy New Year here? I love Santa. Truck, soe new Ninja Turtle that ALL the time! Daddy Dear Santa, Rowdee Robison toys and Marvel toys. I would probably needs some more I Love you Santa forever. I Wee Cats like more super hero capes and tools because he uses them PAW PRINTS hope Shyla my elf come to see games for my xbox. Please every day! You might get Ray- bring my sister Trinity a doll you and tell you where she is Dear Santa, ray a new blue mustang hotrod PARLOR house and littlest pet shop pets, going to hide. I want a charm Dont get the bad kids pres- so he can come see me and and my sister Kiana stuff for her drive me around in it. bracelet with a Christmas tree, ents. I hope our elf come back dog. I hope you have a safe trip Pet Grooming one angel and one bell. I want next year. If im not naughty and we will leave cookies and Cats & Dogs Of All Sizes • Shots are required a necklace with a Santa Clause. please give me a present. I Thank you Santa, milk for you. For an appointment I want a Kindle for Christmas would like a nintendo 2ds. We See you soon, Blayne Sides 424 Sipe Springs Rd • DeLeon too. And I want a book. I want will leave carrots for the rein- Age 5 893-4664 Dominic Gonzales Owner: Claudia Stevens Hrs: Mon-Fri. 8:30-5PM a pink shirt. Bring one for deer. We will leave you snow- Wee Cats Sugarbabe’s Learning Center daddy and momma and Baylee man donuts. Please watch to and Jaycee too. I love see if we are bad or good. I sure Dear Santa, Santa, Christmas trees. hope im on the good list. I want a real 4wheeler and I was a good boy and I just like Kaymee Burrow Love, Keegan dirt bike as big the same as me. school! I’m a good boy at Wee Cats Love school but I cry sometimes May all of your Dear Santa, Joam Cooper Reyna when I can’t bring my blankie. Hope your year at the Wee Cats Please bring me some new peo- North Pole has been a good ple for my infinity game. I real- holiday dreams come true! one. Thank you for sending Dear Santa, ly want the new Paw Patrol bus Rudolph (Rudy) our Elf this What do you do everyday? and lookout! For Sissy she May you be blessed with joy, wealth, year, he is funny and makes lots How are the elves? Is Mrs. needs a new girl for the infinity love and good health this of messes. This year I would Claus baking cookies right game but not Tinkerbell holiday season and beyond. now? I have been a real good like a pogo stick and a Kurio because that’s her surprise. It’s been our pleasure serving you, tablet like the one I got for my boy this year. I would really like Bring Momma a new hot pink a air hockey table fo my new birthday that i accidentally car and I can’t know what to and we truly appreciate your game room. I don’t have it yet broke. I have tried to be a good bring Daddy but bring him continued patronage. but I will soon! I would also something! boy this year. I will leave you love a Ninja Turtle Blimp. My Thanks for helping to bring lots of cookies on Christmas sister, Mae Mae has been good our dreams of success to life. Eve. this year too! I think she might Thank you Santa, AJ Stewart like jewlry or maybe a camper. Ryder Mulligan Wee Cats I am getting you a present too! Age 4 Thank you for everything that Sugarbabe’s Learning Center you do. I hope all the kids in the Santa, whole wide world have a good Christmas! I’m good all the time, especial- Love Collin Mathews ly at school. I really want a play Wee Cats shotgun, and I think I’d like a P.S. I have 3 dogs, a cat, and a trampoline. Bring me some horse, so if you can maybe a kind of car that is green and can small something for them make big jumps. Parker usual- would be nice! ly screams over handcuffs so please bring him some! He is a good brother even though he’s wild sometimes! Maybe some new shoes for Dada and Mom “Merry Christmas To All, And To All A because Mom has holes in her shoes. Also, I better tell you that we moved and don’t go to Good Night!” the Dublin house because we live in the country now. Have a safe trip! 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from the employees of DeLeon Health Mart Pat and Beverly Livingston wish to say Thank You for your business this past year. John 3:16 May your Christmas and New Year be a Happy and Prosperous one. God Bless you all... May all your hopes and prayers be fulfilled during this holy time of year. Our thoughts and fond wishes are with you. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Pat’s Auto Sales 254.445.2222 801 W. Blackjack (Hwy. 6), Dublin Page 4B/ Thursday, December 25, 2014 / DeLeon Free Press Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I am sure a good boy and I I am such a good little girl. I I have deen a very good don’t ever cry at school! I really want a doll house that is girl this year I would like would like another remote con- pink and big enough for my big TMNT portal game, and Frozen trol train, Percy please because barbies to fit inside. I also want back pack. I already have Thomas. I have a little toy carriage and a toy Love, the stuffed animal killer whale The Free Press Ariel but she has to have a tail Samantha KA but I’d really like a toy one that because mine doesn’t have a Our very best wishes for is made out of plastic. I also Will Be Closed tail. I also want Elsa and Anna Dear Santa, really want a lego set with a candy cane that is at HEB in I want a Frozen Doll, A a Merry Christmas and helicopter and police car. My December 25th Stephenville. Daddy, and Mom Learning tablet, Makeup, a Happy New Year. brothers have been really Through don’t ever get anything from Clothes, New Barbies, REALLY good too and could Santa so please bring them Colorbook, Games Johnny’s Paint & you please bring Garret and December 30th & something. My Daddy likes Love, Landon jackets because some- tools and shirts, and my Mom Mariah Perez times I think they get cold, and Jan 1st likes jewelry. KA Body Shop I would also like them to have new toy dump trucks. Please For The Holidays Thanks Santa, Dear Santa, bring Momma a new jacket too Carsynn Nabors For christmas this year I because she gets cold a LOT Age 5 would like a remote control and is shaking. Daddy needs a Sugarbabe’s Learning Center robot, a pupp, a tractor, and Peace on Earth new hat and he’s been really firetruck May you enjoy all the good and I love him! That’s all Sincerely, Santa! Santa Claus, blessings of the season with Damia Morales Dear Santa, I been a good boy at school and KA friends and family. I love you Santa, I am such a good girl. I am I help my Dad on the farm but I Luke Stephens really good at home and at don’t like helping when he’s in Dear Santa, Happy Holidays!! Age 4 school too. Have a good trip, the cotton because it takes a For Christmas I want a Sugarbabe’s Learning Center and I would like you to bring while and that’s not fun. Please PSP, a Spiderman video game me a toy cheetah and a black bring me some presents. Inside and a 4 wheeler. My brother LJJ Antiques Santa, toy horse. I also want a real cat those presents, I want a big hard would like something Ninja tur- Lane & Jan Jones I am a good girl at school and at that is brown because mine was storm trooper costume with a tles and for my sister anything home too. I help Mommy bleeding. My big brothers are black gun and I think I want a Elsa and Ana. We have been clean. I would like my Mom good boys so please bring a race car and a remote control good this year and we will leave ss From our family to yours, and Dad to have some jewelry. new choo choo train for Eli and airplane that can fly in the sky cookies for you and carrots for nn’’ I want a guitar and a makeup a blue race car for Ayden. We and then land everywhere. I your deer. ssoo please accept our sincere e aa ggss box please. Then I would like all really want a swimming don’t know if that costume Love, Kayden Tobar S e nn KA S eettii wishes for a blessed and a pink angel and nothing else. I pool except Mom and Dad. For needs to come from you or we rree happy holiday. guess Bryant could have a cute Mom some jewelry please and just need to buy it because I GG bear and a Christmas tree for a new pick up for Daddy need to look at it before we buy Dear Santa, Beau. because his is all dirty. it. My baby needs a little storm I would like a TaBlet, Real Wofford’s Used Cars trooper toy to play with. He Bike Remote Alied Ship. Thank you Santa, I love you Santa, really likes stuff that’s REAL Love, Rex KA Jim, Terry & Marshall Brooke Morris Drew Garza LOUD, so bring him some loud Age 4 Age 5 toys. I think Brookie already Dear Santa, I want dog and cat, Sugarbabe’s Learning Center Sugarbabe’s Learning Center asked you for her own stuff. Book and a tv and a Hide a Wa We all LOVE snacks so you Boom Boom Balloon could put some in the stockings. Love, Ana Bring enough for Momma KA because last year she was just eating all our candy! What Dear Santa, Daddy needs is a shaker so he All i want for christmas is a May your Christmas can get all the pecans off the bike, a romote car, a wrestler Wishing you all a very pecan tree. I want you to bring action figure and please bring be full of Blessings and some girl jeans and pink jewel- something for my brother crist- Merry Christmas and ry for Mommy. ian and adam. Thank you Love, Daniel Perez Good Health! Happy New Year! Thank you, KA Beau Morris Chris Larance & family Paws & Age 4 Dear Santa, Sugarbabe’s Learning Center I love you. How are your reindeer? I want a Scooter and Claws some firgernail polish. I will 254-893-5422 leave milk and cookies. Chris’ Place Love, Brooklyn KA

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Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Barbie is What i want For I would like monster high For Christmas I want a cot- I want a blue phone and Christmas and a gun For dAddy Doll with a Doll house, and a ton candy maker, crayon maker Isabelle the American girl doll. And A mermaid. taking Doll that crys. Also I and a EZ Bake Oven. Can we please have a new Love, Ame wish peace on earth and a water Merry Christmas swing set. I love you Santa KA Bottler cup and some shoes. I Love You Love, Marleigh Love Erika Garcia Marion KC Delivering Our Best Wishes! Dear Santa, KB KC I Love you. Thank you for Dear Santa, our elF LiLLy. Can I have a Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want a remote control Wishing you and yours a happy holiday D.S. for Christmas, or a Baby I would like A bike please How are you? Please bring Dusty, Phone, Fish, car and Alive. I will Leave you Also A train toy Savannah want me a liH le fighting toy. how is Rudolph? I have cook- season filled with love and plenty of Kookies. a bike. Love, Mathieu ies for you. Christmas spirit. We feel so blessed to be Love, Chelsi Love, KC Love, Skylar KA Alayha Bennett KC a part of this caring community. Thank KB Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want a Elsa poster a big you for your business and friendship. I Have Been Good. I Want Dear Santa, one, my little pony, a black We look forward to seeing you again a RC Big Rig, Trailer, RC I want a remote control gorilla, a toy reindeer I like Helicoter, Truck and Trailer cop Helicopter with Batteries & A those, and a dart gun, a Mickey in the new year! car. Robot that cAn do Anythg Mosue toy all the characters, Love, Eli north pole tRAslateR and pooh thats all. KA From, Myrna G. Thanks Katelinn Edward Jones KB KC Dear Santa BarBie Dreamhouse Snow Dear Santa, glow light up else light up anna Dear Santa, I have Been a good girl. I dress Anna comforter Barbies Thank You for last years hope you and the elfs are doing and some clothes Anna shirts. Presents. i’ve been a good boy. good. I dont want much jus a Love, Alyssa I love you. Please give my couple of toys. A Barbie doll KA brother, Tommy, his own house and a tablet. American Eagle. Love, Kamber G L O R Y Dear Santa Love, Joseph Cole KC G L O R Y I would like clothes Barbie KB Jeep and a Red Riding Hood Dear Santa, To The Newborn King Doll. I would also like a elf for Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? my uncle Jason. I will leave you How are you and Mrs. May I have an xbox and some cookies. Claus? I would like a Diesl and real blue boxing gloves. My Love, Kennedi Spencer train, a puppy and baby brother wants a tractor. Always Remember KA fighting roBots, I love Love, Hagen Rudolph!! KC the Reason Dear Santa, Love, Weston Locke I want a cotton candy KB Dear Santa, Maker, Trampoline, computer, May I please have a Hello for the Season lincoln logs, helicopter, and Dear Santa, Kitty doll and car? I love Hello remote control car. I have been a good boy. Kitty the most. Thank you. Love, Jack Thompson Please bring me 4 minecraft Love, Avery KA legos. KC Love, Antonio Lopez DeLeon Dear Santa, KB Dear Santa, I want a helicoptor with a How are you? I’ve been Irrigation remote control. I also want a toy Dear Santa, really good this year! My snowman. and a monster truck. thank you for giving me christmas list is a snowboard, And a toy firetruck. I will leave presents. I want a lot of candy soldier, Hampster and a Ipod. you milk and cookies. canes. Thank you, Love, Adrian Love, Caden KA Brooklyn Ercanbrack KC KB Dear Santa, Dear Santa, May I please have a fairy Dear Santa, I want a Pink Bike, a doll and castle for Christmas? I have been good, and I tablet, a moster high barbie, I Thank you. want a doll House and a elsa promise I have been good. To old friends, new friends, and Love, Marih Hill dolls and LaLa Loopsy dolls Love, Angelina KB and my Family Together. KC friends yet to be made, we send our Love, Dear Santa, Alisson Infante Dear Santa, best wishes for a glorious holiday and lots of Frozen thIngs KB Do you have a Elsa oven? Frozen toy Frozen CD, new my I would like a bow to shoot a little ponies, elsa Blanket new Dear Santa, doe with. I hope you like a prosperous new year. Hair Brush new clothes I want Woody and Buzz chocolate chip cookies. Love, Kaley Floyd Lightyear for Christmas please. Love, Ella KB Love, Juan Garcia KC KB Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I was hoping if you could Dear Santa, I would like Atom, Hallow get me a Life in a Dream house How are you? Can I please Jack and Blue Bat from Reel Barbie Set. Bring my brother have toy dinosaurs for my baby Steele. something-a new toy shark. brother I would like Beads I Love, Hudson Please and Thank you, like to make things. merry x- KC Love Autumn Murray mas! KB Love Kaidance Dear Santa, KC How are you? For Dear Santa, Christmas I want Ariel light up I want shark boy costume Dear Santa, mermaid Anna and Elsa Castle, and Minecraft animals and I want to know how your uno cards for grandma tractor minecraft toys. love you and raindeer fly? also can I please for Tristan thank have an alien my size with a Love, Trinity Love, Nikoli Luper remote control KC KB Love, Everett KC Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want a new drum set. Can I have a toy sword, Love, Ethan Batman toy, truck & Cowboy KC football and helmet. Please bring my sissy a ring, my bubba Bryce a new baseball bag, Blaine a gun and Kinsie a cross. Season’s We will leave you milk and cookies. Greetings Love, Baylor Whiteley KB

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Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I have been good I will like How have you been? How I want a remote control I want a BarBie House and I want a doll furniture and Pjs and a Books and a Will cat are your reindeer? On christmas truck i would also like a a Santa Clause toy and a Mrs. a back yard play house and a and a Zipline and clothes and a can you give me a picture of Plastation 3 game. and iF you claus toy and a House. A mob Fozin dres and sum Fozin baby doll and stuff for her and Rudolph? I have tried to be have time a wii gewe. go game of Sofia the First. a makeup and big black boots teacher stuff. very good. How is Mrs. Love Shawn doll that looks like me and a that have heels and sum barbi- Clause? I would enjoy a fishing Love, Nyaomi 1A case for it. A mermaid Barbie es and a robe for my Mom. Dear Santa, pole, a brand new electric gui- 1A with changing dresses and a have a grat trip. I want a trempleen and a tar, and a lot of surprises. I will Dear Santa, baby that toxs with s spoon and Love, bascitball videeo game and sum leave you and your reindeer a Dear Santa, Please get me a bow and you can poot a diaper on it. Mallorie Wofford boots. I will leave you milk and lot of snacks. Please bring an Remote Control Skate arrow and a sword. Please get Love, Kaitlyn 1B cokeies. Please tell the reindeer extra gift for my sister and Board, Remote control monster me a kids dirt bike. Please get 1A hi. brother. Have a Merry Truck Big, 2 Nerf Snipers, me a real 4-wheeler and a glass Dear Santa, Love, Bryce Burkeen Christmas! Camo Guilly suit, Remote con- of baby turtles. And I want a Dear Santa, I want a Kareoke machine 1C trol Helicopter with Camera, Love Gage Mahan John Deere Gator. And some i want a little Plane a also would like to have a mon- 1A Max Steele Lego set and tattoos. Thats the last thing I remote control car a toy boat ster High Doll. Four monster Dear Santa, movie, Blue and Red laser, want for Christmas. some dirt bikes a new fish my High Dolls. umbrela and a I wood like a glow and the Dear Santa, Coloring set, 4 wheeler. Love very own fish bow That’s all I jump road and some shoes and for christmas i want a BB Dark Skooter and some 1 pak Love Max Alex James Reyna want Santa I have been a good some close, toys, jelerwy and of glow sticks. I also want 1A Gun A LeGo Powerrangers A boy I Love you Santa. big bag of beefjerk and my motor cycle for mommy A 1A another tug fliper. I want please Love Elias Tovar tooch frunt teeth but I would a shot chismas tree. A Big girl taBlet A LeGo ZomBie set A 1A Love peace on earth and a New bowl for Red dog A Dear Santa, desk and a Big girl doll house. How are you Doing? This picure fraim four my mom and Love, Laney Brown ZomBie video Game. Dear Santa, dad and jelerwy Four my mom. Love JR Shelton year I want a American girl 1C I want a motorcycle and a Love, Lexis Garcia 1A doll. Big mirror for my room. dirtbike and a gocart. I am 1B Dear Santa, also some clothes for my doll. going to make you some cook- Could you bring my brother a I want a truck for christ- Merry Christmas ies. I wanta snow sleddding Dear Santa, basketball goal and maybe mas with a trailer. game to. Could you bring me a Love, From Our Family To Yours! some movies. I also want a Love Brock good present and could you stroller for my baby. I will Joseph Bowers 1A bring a good present for 1C leave you some milk and cook- Melvin my horse please? ies you are the best. Dear Santa, Please get my dog Bubbles a Dear Santa, D&M Love, I want for christmas: big bone. Thank you and I love you because you are Payton and Keyton Chupp 1: Bath markers merry Christmas. a good person. I would like to 1A Laundry 2: Crayola Love Hoyt Darnall have a work gloves. Please I love you Santa. I love 1B bring my Pa Pa a new John Dear Santa, Cristmas. Deere Gatar. Please bring For Christmas I want a Love, Nathaniel Dear Santa, Kimber new boots. can we real- Xbox 360. Are the reindeer 1A I’ve been really good. ly live at the farm? I love you We wish everyone a Very Merry ready to fly? Are you and Mrs. Please bring ma a and hope we see you soon. Claus ready? Be safe and have Dear Santa, wuddle Buddle TV Love, Christmas and a Happy New Year! a Merry Christmas. I want a bike ipad juggle Guddle Scott Everhart Love, Ryon Gibson I want a skateboard squish sand 1C 1A I want a TMNT Toy peppg pig I want a GTA5 dirt Bik2 Dear Santa, Merry Christmas Dear Santa, I want a Tablet Love, Brazos Boswell I want a bike a piow a What I want for Christmas I want a snack/drink 1B planter see der a hay rake and From is a monster High house and a net mask, also some grain traider gun Baylor a...American girl doll a bitty sneakers, a Fake Gun (B.B. Dear Santa, Football helmet. Gun), a TMNT Blimp, and an Spencer’s baby and a car Toy! Thank you I would a new bike, a Love, Lane Sparger Alien Spaceship. Santa for all that you do Love Scooter, a Xbox 360 in blue 1C Love, Aiden Bushman Water Well you a Elf on the Shelve that is a with charges, controlers, games 1A (especially mind craft 2), ds girl. Dear Santa, games, nerf machine gun, and Service Love, Alea Dear Santa, why do you have elves? despicable me2 1A I want headbans, a barbie Santa you are the best. Please Love, Wyatt Gortt P.S. do you know the Grinch. dream house, some hunting gear bring me some Hot Wheels, a and some play doh for 1B 18 wheeler and Legos. I love Dear Santa, Christmas. you Santa. Love, my name is David I want a Love Aaron Kellam Natalie Cervantes dump truck and a Remote con- 1C 1B trol car a little blue 4-wheeler. Dear Santa, Love, David Dear Santa, I want scotter, lots of hot We Wish You All A 1A I would like the following wheel cars, also would like A for x-mas: remote big truck and Santa Bow and errow. I will leave Merry Christmas monster truck hhot wheels race Please Don’t cookes and milk for Santa track and a 18 wheeler. Get Stuck Clause. Thank you, Love and Happy New Year! John Wellborn This Year Domenic Rodriguez 1B 1C Dear Santa, Nowlin Anders Dear Santa, I want a Hay sack, bow an Dear Santa, I want a Barbie cash rejisr arrow, neck rein, arrows, I would like a beautifoil Funeral Home lots of sno and the disne cerick- Books, duck call, and pencil Barbie and lots of toys a pretty We wish tr Tinkerbell for my game. colors. I also want a arrow tar- pink Bike, a tablet, a puppy and Todd & Angela Love, Holly Mulligan get. I hope you have a good All my family together. www.nowlinandersfh.com everyone a very 1B Christmas. Please tell Chippy Love, Alicia Landa to go up high in my house so 1C Dear Santa, J’Lee won’t get him. Merry How are you? I hope you Love, Jake Cooper Dear Santa, had a great year. This year I am 1B I would like to have Christmas! hoping for a desk, computer, Monster HIgh dolls, the wolf, and a Barbie Glamtastic purse Dear Santa, vampire and zombie ones, for kit. Please bring my brother a I want a naw saddle for Christmas, a phone with games, Hot Wheels race track. Please Jason’s my pony. A control monster a toy dog, head phones, the bring my sister a play kitchen. I Cleaners truck and a toy car. LalaLoopsey biaper and the will leave some Dr. Pepper and Love, cookies out for you. singing Elsa doll. Suprise doll. Yonathan Hernandez Love, Sabrina Dycus Love, Kinsey Bates 1B We 1B 1C Dear Santa, Dear Santa, wish I would like some littlest Dinsey frozen Light up pet shops and monster high musical dress Disney priness everyone dolls for Christmas. and I palace pets magic Dance would also like some barbies. I pumpkin Disney glitter gliden the best of have been very good this year castle littlest pet shop pet Wishing You.... Love, Claire Wilson pawsabities The happy’s pink Holidays! All the joy a wish can 1B poodle fun real Friend baby cuddles my giggle monkey pet bring because our friends Dear Santa, Lego. Shopping Friends We will be closed all day I want a wrecky the healdld. mean everything! wrecking buddy mustang Love, Ashlyn Robinett Christmas Day, December 25 model. I would also like a 2015 1C and Closed January 1, 2015 mustang R/C car. New Trans formers movie and Now 2CD. Dear Santa, Merry Christmas & Love Alex Babbitt My name is Markus. I 1B have been a good boy this year. Happy New Year I would like a zoomer Dino and Highway 6 Cafe Dear Santa, any other toy’s you want to Farley Farm Supply, Inc. I want a Polaris four 410 W. Navarro • 254-893-7766 suprise me with. And I hope 893-2080 wheeler. If I can’t have that I every body in the whole world want a big remote control car has a very merry christmas. or a pellett gun. Love, Markus Estrada Love, Heston Jobe 1C 1B DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ Page 7B Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like a toy helicop- My name is Kayleigh I wnt a orange remote con- I want a X box with I watn a puppy toy BarBie ter and Some toy cars and more Grace thomas. I’m 7 years old. trol plane. I want a big car. I minecraft game. I want to see Dream House, a elF on a shelf, wiiu games. And I also want a I live in DeLeon TX, and I’m in want a lot of money. thank you my frends in borger I want to a necklace, my self a hug from hide away pet. the 2nd grade. I’ve been a good Love, Garren go to Log hone cavern. I want santa, Gloves Jacket and hat. Love, Taylor girl this year. My wish from 2B everbody to have a good time. 2A Santa is a Justin Beber blanket I want to go fishing at the Lake Love, Kaydence Cook and hat. I would also like a Dear Santa, agin. I Like to Play football 2C Dear Santa, new pair of boots and a new Could I pleas have a dirt with my frend seth Can you please make ran- laptop. Milk & cookies waiting bike, and a speed bag, and Love, Adam 2C son magic come back? I want for you at my house. some Legos, and some Football a trampoline for Christmas. I Love, Kayleigh thomas pads, and a Deleon jrsy, and a Dear Santa, We wish want a remote controle drag- 2A Football helmit, and an intabel, I Love you right now everyone ster. I want to see you and your and an desk. P.S. can I have a Santa. I would like a bunny Stikbows raneder I aslowe want to see Dear Santa, first class ticit to the North named Cindy Lou Who. And a a rodof the rander. I will save I want for chistmas is a Pole? cage and toys for Her. I would you some cokies Ho Ho Ho. I iPad and a makeup kit, a bike, a Love, Andrew Coan also like a now DSI 3D and Very wish that ransons magic comes PuPPy, A car. 2B new gamez. And, lastly I Merry back. Love, Destinee would like a robot poodle. Love, Brayden Burkeen 2A Dear Santa, Love, Emma 2C Christmas 2A I want for christmas is I Dear Santa, want is a my oun toy doll. And Dear Santa, and the Dear Santa, I want random toys. Bring I want a x box. And I want a I have been a good girl this What I want for christmas me anything except coal. huge tree. year. Please bring me a new Best of is darn yarns it’s a yarn kit. I Love, Blake Alegria Love, Shivani bike. The Monster high cata- the New also want a sewing kit with a 2A 2C combs play set and Freaky sewing machine it sew’s with Fusion dolls, and a bed and Year! no needle it’s called sew cool. Dear Santa, Dear Santa, clothes for my life doll. P.S. But it’s not about the presints I won’t some boots and I want a toy car And a Mac Please bring my brother a it’s about Jesus’s birthday! I shoes with Jett packs on them Book Pro and a race track and a remote control truck. hope you get my letter bye! and a dirt bike and a finish line tramPoLine, i phone 6 PLUS. Love, Trinity Gonzales Love, Cassie Smith flag and a invisible suit that can Love, tony 2C 2C May you enjoy all 2A cover every thing on my body. Love, Brandon Bowers Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, 2B I would Like to have A BB How are you today? the blessings of the I Den a good glie Hi Santa, gun nintndo DS. tablit An A Merry Christms? I’ve been Haw ar The Evs and the reinde. Dear Santa, new bike for cristmas. I would gooD this year. I would like a season with friends I want Hello kitty blind boxes. Hi how are you? I want Like to have a pair of cowboy Piano, a computer, Barbie porpr steop mask Hooray Hoot. the true hero vehicle set. I want boots size 3, An also A cowboy clothes, earrings, toys For my barie computer to Help me with the True hero sab. Have I been Hat. If I would get these for kitten and my dog, clothes For and family. math, tilgr house is hoes, Diary bad or Good. I will leave you cristmas I will be so Happy me and Mom. Something for Sot leD woDD watch, Spooter cookies and carrots for your Love, Chad 2C my sisters too. I will leave you microphone set, personalized ranndeer. Milk and cookIes. pvre Dog, fingernail files Love, Connor Bostic Dear Santa, Love, Sarah Jones Polishes 2B Dont You Love Chistmas 2C Stephens Love, Lauren it is my Favrite time of the Year 2A I wont a cotton candy maker I Dear Santa, wont a tablit and a iPhone and a This year I just ask you for Home Dear Santa, Leather Jacket and New Shoes three things. One I want a I love christmas. I want a and I wont a golden ring with a phone. Too I relly want a pogo Toy Dog and a Toy hors. I case and a gessie J Cd and I stick. Three I think a pupy want a dike. I love christmas a wont a lot mur but I can wate would be nice. Health lot. It is my favorite holiday. .thank you Your frend, Cadence Love, Emily Ponce Dear Santa, Love, Shelby 2C 2C 2A I hope you have a merry Christmas. I hope you have a Dear Santa, safe trip. Please give Rowdee a I rilly wunt a little Iron Dinosaur that’s called a man toy because it is my favo- Euoplocephalus. I’d like a rate superhero. and a big lego charm braclet with horses on it. set because I Love legos. and a Love, Dallee phon because I nevr had a phon 2B in my life. Love, Kameron Hadley Dear Santa, 2A How are you doing? Please bring me frozen sing Dear Santa, Along, bike, my own basket- I want BarBy Dolls. Bows ball. Thank you. I love you Braislits Dresses shos necklecs and mrs. claus. Merry Christmas!! makup nel polish Love, Harli Love, Khali 2B 2A Dear Santa, Dear Santa, How are you. I would like Hi, How are you? This a Science book, V-tech smart- year I want a trampoline and a watch, Raven Queen doll. I Marvel disney infinity play set will leave you milk and cook- mikey mouse furegure. thanks ies. have a safe trip. and I hope you have a Merry Love, Emily Adeline Dyson Christmas. 2B Love, Ethan TorrES 2A Dear Santa, How are the reindeers are Dear Santa, they doing good? This is what I Want action figures, I want for Christmas. A cotten legoz, helicoptor, lego games candy maker and a leash for and a fish. Daisy and a easy bake oven and Love, Nathon a new pair of boots and a fur 2A real pet Dog and a elf on the shelf and make up and can I Dear Santa, have a new necklace and a little I want a larry Boy car i bench for my room a phone and Want Larry Boy Clothes and a karaoke machine I Love you underware. I want a PuPPY a so much! air tnat climgs the woll I want Love, Tayla Rainwater. a mea grimlock 2B Love, Dadrian 2A Dear Santa, Can you please give me a Dear Santa, spiDer man suit with a spider I hope you’re doing well. man gloves. I would also want I want a wuble bubble ball. and a spider man Boots. And a spi- a zoomer dino. and a lego der man mask. can you also table. by the way how is Mrs bring a new bicycle. can y also May lovely, prosperous times decorate your holiday season Claus and rudolph? Bye Bye bring a new remote control hel- icopter and a snowboard. Love, Garrett Stephens Love, Chazz Morganstean and may the wonder of Christmas be with you. 2A 2B

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Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I want crazy knit, cool I would like a tv, music I want a new bike and a I have been good this year. I hope you have some How have you been? How baker and a guitar. I also want box, life size doll, make-up, football. And a phone, and an I want a ps 4, rc Ken Block rally good cookies this year. Tell is all of your reindeer? How is American Girl doll. How are hair-bows, and glass high heel iPad, and a ps4, a shotgun. car. And Nerf gear, Legos and Mrs. Claus to go with you so Mrs. Clause? I hope you have the reindeer? Are you doing ok? shoes. Love, Justin dirt bike boots, video games to. she can have some fun. I will plenty of presents for me How about Mrs. Clause. Is she Thank you, Third grade Love, Ayden have some milk and cookies because I have been good this fine? How short are the elves? Sammantha Smith Third grade waiting for you. If Mrs. Claus year. I would really enjoy a big Is it very, very cold there. Have Third grade Dear Santa, goes with you there will be desk with a chair that has a holly jolly Christmas. I want some jeans, cozy Dear Santa, cookies and milk too. I will wheels on it. I don’t really Love, Kesi boots, tenni-shoes, jackets and I would like a Wii U and an send cookies and milk for the know what I want because I Third grade sweaters, nail polish, head Xbox 360. elves. I wish you a Merry already have more than a girl bands, and a new friend for my Love, Cesar Christmas and a happy New could dream of. I am sure I will parrot and a tablet. Third grade Year. love whatever you bring me. Thank you, Love, Gabbi Please bring my two other Claudia Dear Santa, Third grade brothers an extra present too. I Third grade What I want for Christmas will leave you and your rein- is my family all together and an deer some yummy snacks. I am Xbox one, a DSi 3, and a phone sure you get hungry on your We would like to wish and an iPod, a computer and a long trip. Have a safe trip and a small baby doll and a baby dog PLEASE very Merry Christmas!! everyone a very and get a dress up books, and a cotton candy maker. PLEASE Love, Merry Christmas and a Love, Bonnie Your friend Avery Third grade PLEASE Third grade blessed New Year! Dear Santa, Dear Santa, This is what I want for How are you today? I want Christmas: Barbie, Endless SANTA a shot gun, camo, and 20 gauge. Curls Doll, My life as Holiday Also, some shells. Then a Serv r Road ice Baker Doll of 2014, My life as remote car. I would like fishing Hogan’s -H 4 2 clothing accessory set, My life stuff too. I want a dirt bike for as variety of characters and Christmas. styles, craz-sand play set, Cool Dear Santa, Love, Evan D. Tire Baker Magic mixer maker, This is what I want for Third grade tablet, earrings, rings, neck- Christmas. I want an IPod, laces. Patriots football, 22 painted Dear Santa, Love, camo. Nerf Demolisher 2-1 I would like an American Service Anna Robinett Boom Co. Rapid madness, girl doll, American girl doll Third grade under armour products, under house, Xbox 360 games for armour patriots coat, Patriots girls. Thank you for the pres- 254-893-5583 Dear Santa, Nike cap, Patriots uniform, ents last year. I loved them. I My name is Alexis. I am in wobble bubble ball, Nike soc- played with them all year. 3rd grade. I have been a good cer ball and a wonderful Love, girl this year. I would like to get Christmas and a rodeo buckle Brooke Bellomy a stroller for my Baby Alive. and camo products. Third grade Also some food for my baby Merry Christmas Santa, alive. Also I would like to get a Cody D. Dear Santa, crib for my Baby Alive. Also a Third grade How have your reindeer Season’s high chair for my baby alive been doing? This year for and also some diapers for my Dear Santa, Christmas I want a motor for Greetings Baby Alive. How are your reindeer? my Lego truck. I also want May your Thank you, Alexis Thank you for the toys you some more Technic Lego trucks Holiday Season Third grade brought me last year. How are and a snowmobils. Hope you be blessed with precious you and Mrs. Claus? May I have a Merry Christmas! I hope memories and good health! Dear Santa, please have a bike, a remote you have a safe flight! Customers like you have given us so much How are you doing? It’s control service truck, and a Love, Brice to be thankful for, and we greatly almost your time and I know truck with a forklift this year? Third grade what I’m wishing for. It’s one of Please bring Cayson a bike and appreciate your patronage. those speakers that sprays water a train. Dear Santa, up and down to the beat and I Love, Colton My name is Amanda and would like a plasma ball. Me Third grade for Christmas I would like to go and my Grammy are making with my mom and get my nails BAYER MOTOR COMPANY you some candy and we will Dear Santa, done. I would also like some give the reindeer some of their I would like The Mr. cowgirl boots with cowgirl food. Peabody movie and a gift card cloths. Love, Jayci to build a bear workshop. I Thank You Santa, Third grade would also like a gigantic Elsa Amanda BAYER FORD doll that sings let it go. That Third grade would be all. Please tell Mrs. Clause I said hi. Bye Santa. Dear Santa, Have a happy Christmas. Can you please bring me Merry Christmas Your Friend, an IPhone six s, an American Emma Price girl doll with clothes, 4-wheel- Third grade er, under armour sweats with a shirt, under armour backpack, under armour shoes (two pair), and a bigger television. Love, Jade May your holiday Third grade Dear Santa, season be blessed What I want for Christmas is an art kit. I like to draw. It is with peace, love and joy. my favorite thing to do. I want a giney pig to. I want two of Sending everyone our them. I want a DS too. I want lots of games to. That’s what I heartfelt wishes want for Christmas. Merry Christmas, Isabel G. With joy that never ends. Third grade

Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is candy and a cool toy, a new baby kitten and let it snow. Love, Merry Christmas AShayla Third grade

Dear Santa, & Happy New Year I really want an Elf on a Shelf and a phone and a teddy bear and my two front teeth and a stuff toy like Santa. Love, Jeannette Kaitlyn’ s Kreations Third grade 108 S. Texas, DeLeon 254-893-7950 DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ Page 9B Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I have tried to be a good For Christmas I would I will want a Nintendo For Christmas I want all year. I would like a remote- like… a funnel cake maker and 3DS Chevron so I can play something special that I can Ho!Ho!Ho! control car and a book, pjs, a an American Girl doll and more fun games. Also I want a play on every day. I would like camo hoody, a razor and pants, some American Girl doll phone and IPhone 6 chevron to. to have a nabi big tab, and a hot a shirt and a pair of earrings. clothes and a few stuffed ani- I like that wonderful color. I pink bike scooter so that I can That’s all I want for Christmas. mal dog and clothes. Also an almost forgot that I want an go zooming up and down the Have a happy year. Bye Santa. Elf on a Shelf. IPod. Well it is a tablet but I streets. Merry Christmas & See you next year. You are the Love, Kymara want the big one and the new Love, Devani Happy New Year best. You rock, Santa. Third grade one because I have the 2 one Fourth Grade I Love You Santa, and the design is an colorful Ashley Dear Santa, owel with poke-dot and Dear Santa, Third grade I want an Xbox one, a hol- chevron. Ho and the chevron All I want for Christmas is Dodds ster, an elf, glue, Crayolas, colers can be pink, blue, black a couple things. Like a trampo- Dear Santa, markers, music, phone, com- purple and yellow. Oh and line chair, Jack Russell Terrier, I would like to have an puter, a dog, a cat, a hippo, a maroon and wheat. Thanks! and some more vans. I really Auto Parts Xbox 360, Now 50, mallard chicken, cotton, paper, a coat, Love, really hope I get that stuff. But call, a new basketball, laptop, shirt, shorts, shoes, logs, rope, a Mariela Garcia it is fine if I don’t get some of and Madden 15. horse, a pig, eggs, bacon, Fourth Grade that I just really really want that Love, Kasey banana, and an apple. stuff I don’t need it though. Third grade Love, Brennan Dear Santa, Love, Sophie Third grade For Christmas I want a Fourth Grade Dear Santa, Nintendo 2DS and a new super What I want for Christmas Dear Santa, Mario bros 2 game slot and also Dear Santa, Have A Holly Jolly is under armour clothes (no I want a R\C gravedigger a new Wii U console. How are you doing? Is white shirts) and a new under with lights and sound. I would Love, everything ok at the North Christmas! armour backpack and I also also like some Hot Wheels Alvaro Sanchez Pole? I’m going to tell you at want some under armour tracks and a street hawk (black, Fourth Grade least 3 things I’d love to have shoes. I would also like a Nabi red and yellow) and a Team for Christmas. First, a Mega Womack big tab, Broncos NFL cap, Hot Wheels R\C Camaro Z11. Dear Santa, Lucario toy because Lucario is Broncos helmet and football, I would like R\C 2014 Corvette I want the movie Dolphin one of my favorite Pokeman. Nursery 22 with Bronco symbol on it Stingray in silver, and a Drive Tale 2, Horse Diary books, and Second, a Mewtwo Plush and Broncos tablet case and a and Drift Twinduction and a new bean bag. I also want because Mewtwo is the best wobble bubble ball. lights and sound bay max. some I Love Lucy Shows. I Pokeman. Last, a Pokeman Love, Tyson Deax Also, a Team Hot Wheels would also love to have a pink book I saw at the book fair a puffy coat from Justice, and few ago because I want to learn Third grade Firestorm Mega Git Jumper. Toll Free 855-993-6497 Love, Gaven some new nail polish. My more about cool Pokemen. I Dear Santa, Third grade brother, Noah would like a hope you have a Merry I want an IPad, bike, truck that has a trailer. My other Christmas! roller-skates and ice-skates, Dear Santa, brother Jonah would like a Love, Autumn zoomer puppy, new DS games, Legos are my favorite! truck with a trailer of hay. Fourth Grade new clothes and shoes, puppy May I please have a Lego, Love, games, rings and necklaces. movie lego set and the new Madalene Paige Spencer Dear Santa, Love, Savanna Hobbit set for Christmas? Fourth Grade How is it in the cold North Merry Christmas Third grade Thank you, Santa. Pole? Do you get to see pen- Love, Dear Santa, guins and polar bears? What I Dear Santa, Eran H. I want to know if you and want for Christmas is an iPod, a and many I want a pogo stick and an Third grade Mrs. Clause are okay? Do you new pair of earrings and some art set with pencils and no paint have a lot of snow this year? new rubber bands to make with a dirt bike suit with steal Dear Santa, I have been good this year. bracelets and necklaces. Blessings to all! toe boots, a remote control For Christmas I want a If I made the Nice List I would Love, Camaro, and a dirt bike (a Nintendo 2DS, ninja, masters like a new teacup puppy and a Jazlynn Rodriguez green one). of spirtisu of the ninja copter, baby sister. I would also like Love, toy car, the Lego movie video two sets of unicorns and a big Here Joshua Lopez game, Big Hero 6 movie, stuffed bear! Thank you and Third grade Disney inity, a walkey talkey have a safe trip. Comes F & F Drilling and that’s it. Love, Allyson Dear Santa, Love, Fourth Grade Santa! I want a Chatster with Leandro Sanchez pink hair and a zoomer dino Third grade Dear Santa, Fourth Grade and all of the Lego friends I would like an IPod touch, Lego sets. I also want a bike Dear Santa, and a dog for Christmas. My Season’s Greetings, Everyone! with two wheels, a soccer ball I want for Christmas is family will leave you cookies and an IPhone 5. I would also sreet hawk, Mega nerf gun, and milk. We will leave celery like Disney Inifty 2.0 with green hover ball, Teenage for the reindeers. I would like De We want to wish all of you a very Bamax and Hero and new mutant ninja turtles the movie, a American doll clothes, also like Merry Christmas & Happy New Year American girl doll clothes. I’ll trampoline, Skylanders, Go a sleep over bag. I hope you Dear Santa, leave you milk and cookies. Cart, chihughua, popcorn make it to the North Pole safe. I would like an Xbox one Thank you for your support throughout Love, maker, BBQ Yo, Hot Weels Love, Kyli because I am a good boy. And it the year! We appreciate you! Madison Downs traack, Ninga sword, Wii U, and Fourth Grade is so awesome I will take care Third grade a toy helicopter. of it. I would also like a car col- Love, Ryan Cogburn Dear Santa, lection.After Thank you Christmas for never Sale -Starting Dec. 29th Dear Santa, Fourth Grade What I want for Christmas forgetting me for Christmas I would like a phone and a is … an IPhone 5s and a new and to thank you. I left a plate Dear Santa, 50% Off Christmas items nail kit and a horse and a dog American girl doll. I also want of cookies and milk for you and and a cook set and a bike and a It’s time to come to my new clothes. Also a new hair the reindeer. car and pants and shoes and house. I would like a few toys. straightener, new orange purse, Love, Ruben 35% Off Storewide shirts and earrings. 1. Squishy sand so I can feel and toe nail polish and hair Fourth Grade Love, like I am making a mess, with- accessories. I would like to Price’s Flowers & Gifts Davilynn out actually doing it. Number 2 have a new pair boots also. Dear Santa, Third grade Baby Alive so I can be a Love, Ronni How are you? This year I 254-893-2644 mommy. 3 The track runner out Fourth Grade gotten into some trouble, but Dear Santa, fit for Linsey (the doll). A cot- overall I have been good. This I want some drums and a ton candy maker so on special guitar and a puppy and a kitten holidays like Christmas, I have and a horse and tickets to a 1D gifts for people. Now, I don’t concert. I know you can’t get have to pay. me everything I want for Love, Christmas but can you try to Emilee Carlson get me some of the stuff for Fourth Grade Christmas. Thank you! P.S. I want an action Bible. Dear Santa, Bye, Bye! All I want for Christmas Love, Reagan is... a 3dys, bonce off game, Third grade tent, couch, and a computer. I hope the people get what they Dear Santa, want for Christmas. God bless I want an IPad and a the people with no money. mucrnco car and an Xbox, a Merry Christmas. penguin, a book, a football, a Love, Kiki Leal bike. Fourth Grade CarterCarter Love, Anthony P. Dear Santa, Third grade I love IPhones! I just love HomeHome to have one which has the latest Dear Santa, update. The Mac laptop could I’ll like a iPad, a ipad, keep me busy when I’m done HealthHealth Mario kart 8 and I want every- with any job like homework. body to the chor meaning of You know, sometimes it keeps Christmas and when you come me happy so, I would like to to my house I will have a for have a stuffed-animal cat. And 141 N. Texas St. DeLeon, Tx you. alot of head bands!. I hope your Sincerely, okay,...See you soon. 254-893-5990 Marco Morales Love, Finja Third grade Fourth Grade Page 10B/ Thursday, December 25, 2014 / DeLeon Free Press Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I would like an Xbox one Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, How are you? This year Dear Santa, because I am a good boy. And it I been so good that you can How is Rudolph? Are the I would like a new phone for Christmas I would like a How are you doing at the is so awesome I will take care bring a Iphone 6 that’s case elves ok making all those toys? that comes with a pire of head- few things. 1 A new 3DS game: North Pole this year? Do the of it. I would also like a car col- cheveron. A tablet that cheveron Just wanted you to no what I want phones, a new bike, skateboard, Super Smash Bros. 2 A WWE reindeer have big bells on their lection. Thank you for never to and not talking about a gas a football suit, destiny, remote helmet, and pads. I really need DVD: Wrestle Mania 30. 3 A collars? Is your sleigh ready to forgetting me for Christmas and staion. controlled scorpion, ring, legos, an Xbox box 360 game Xbox 360. 4 Sky Landers Trap fly to the cities and small to thank you. I left a plate of Love, MaKayla snorknen, basketball shoes . Love, Mario Team on a 3DS. 5 A new skate- towns? I have tried to be good cookies and milk for you and Fourth Grade Love, Layne Fourth Grade board. For my cousins, please but it is a little challenge. I want the reindeer. Fourth Grade find them something they an electric drum set and a gun Love, Ruben might like. just like my dad’s black gun. Fourth Grade P.S. By the way, I will Love, Happy Holidays leave you some peanut butter Kallen Mcilvain Ringing in the holiday season with cookies and a cold Dr. Pepper. Fourth Grade greetings and best wishes! Love, Carlos Have a Safe & Fourth Grade Dear Santa, Happy Christmas For Christmas I would like Dear Santa, to have a wonderful time with Prado’s Mexican Would you please bring Timber, Daddy, and Mommy. Cafe DeLeon me B monster jam ticket? For the gifts I want to get Zelda 424 N. Texas Would you please bring me a Skyward Storm for my DSi. In DeLeon Veterinary Wii U. Would you please bring my stocking I want candy, 893-3910 me a new tv? Would you please Pokeman cards, and a new red Clinic bring me a million dollars? tube of lipstick. I also would Would you please bring me a love a white Christmas again, new couch? Can you please like last year. Only I would love bring me some new things? it to be snow instead of ice. I Love, Rhys already got my gift list ready. Fourth Grade Hope you come and see me Wishing You soon. Dear Santa, Love, Caytene Merry Christmas & The only things I want for Fourth Grade A Heavenly Happy New Year Christmas are for Chrystal, Anna, Alayna, and Wyatt to Dear Santa, Holiday come down from Ohio to Texas I have been a very good for Christmas. A family this year. I hope you and the At Christmastime, may all the blessings Christmas, lap-top, and a elves, also Ruildof My family of the season shine on you and yours. phone. Last but not least world and I will leave cookies and Loyal support from customers like you peace! milk for you also a note, for has helped make this past year a won- Love, Grace Gifford Ruildof celery and carrots. I derful part of our lives. Fourth Grade would like a dog, Ipod touch, Perfect Touch and dart kit. My electric scoot- Thank you! Embroidery Dear Santa, er ran out so I would like a bat- How are ya’ll doing? Well, tery for it. Could I please have Rollie’s On Texas I am doing more than great! some new earrings and bath Just a couple more weeks until and body things. There is a lot Merry Christmas from everyone at Rollie’s the big night and day. I’m ready more to it but that is it for all. to hear the jingle, jangle off the Love, May warm, special memories brighten busy reindeer. I just bet you Kambri Simpson your New Year, may the wonder of will love the seat tea and Fourth Grade chocolate fudge cookies left Christmas be with you forever. perfect for you. Now get, get Dear Santa, some sleep and have a huge This year I would like a Dublin Livestock nap. new 3Ds game. The name of Auction Love, Hallie Reyna the game is Yoshis Island. The 254-445-1734 Fourth Grade reason I want this game is because I only have 1 3DS Dear Santa, game. Another is the new Hot No Sale Dec. 26th Thank you for the beauti- Wheel loop Chace Race. I want ful gift last time but I’m most it because it does not connect to thankful that every boy and girl the wall. has a smile on their faces. I Love, Wade H. know that it is hard to make lots Fourth Grade of toys, but I just want is happi- ness for everyone to have Dear Santa, around the world. For Christmas I want a Love, Oliver free games. I also want a card. I SEASON’ S Fourth Grade what you to my goal. I would like a game for my Wii and Dear Santa, game for Playstation 2. GREETINGS I would like a new phone Love, Blake that comes with a pire of head- Fourth Grade With sincere phones. Love, Marie Appreciation for Our Fourth Grade Wishing Clients and Best Wishes for You a Merry Christmas the We want to And a Happy New Year! Holiday Season wish everyone a May your holiday season be Merry Christmas blessed with very special Burnett & Nowlin and memories and good health! Happy New Gooden Petroleum CPAs Year! Comanche County We share the same Tractor JOYS OF THE SEASON. 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Providing Insurance and Financial Services from Two or More Coffee House DeLeon Free Press/ Thursday, December 25, 2014/ Page 11B Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, How are all the reindeer? All I want for Christmas is I hope you don’t mind me I would like an amarican- Can you stop by 124 E. Oak? a new softball bag and a new asking but, I would really an girl doll that looks like me. I And all I want is a tablet a pink softball bat and a pink easy bake oven. Also, one of want a cotten candy maker. And Comanche Livestock Exchange iphone 5s, new snearks and a camo pellet gun. ge if I can get my Christmas wishes is to help a ring that is mickey mouse bedget. And may God keep you at least two of those thing it the ill and the people who don’t head and my berstone green in safe. Have a good trip! would be wonderful and know, trust or believe in Jesus, the head. A Sheveron confeder, Wishing everyone the P.S. Merry Christmas and I awsome Christmas. turn their hearts toward him. A sheet, pellow case and a Merriest of Holidays will make Love, Bailey H. iphone 4 would be nice too but scheverone dress, a severon Love, Brandi Leal 5th Grade if you can’t don’t stress about it. clock. A under armour pear of Merry Christmas To All! Fourth Grade Merry Christmas and have a teny shoes size 4 or 5, and Dear Santa, happy New Year! under armour sweat shirt. A Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like P.S. Make sure to eat the snow glob that shows you and Serving The What I want for Christmas a 4-wheeler the color glossy cookies and drink the milk. you’r raindeer. A puppy that Livestock is, a Barbie dream house, red, Fabric to bake bows neck- Love, Kelsey Hodges walks. A pretty bead neckles, Marketing Needs Barbie cloths, and a Barbie. I les of an A, a nike sweater the 5th Grade and last but not least, a bord of Central Texas! would also like a baby doll color red and black, 1 play sta- game called operation, and a called baby alive. If you could tion 2 black controler and girl Dear Santa, camria. Hauling Is Available Ask For Details! get me a puppy that would fighting game, new cloths, 1 I want to tell you what I Love, Natasha Coleman make my day. I’ve never had a new 3DS, a manikcan to comb want for Christmas. I would 5th Grade tablet or an Elsa doll. If you wigs, 1 large easy to carry art- want a pocket knife and pocket could find me a Twilight saga set, 1 purple head that says vol- knife sharpner. A case for my Dear Santa, May the spirit of the movie case with the movies. ley ball, 1 new dirt bike, and 1 tablet would be nice. I would I want Ariana Grande to be season surround you That is my Christmas wish. I’m 3DS Midnight Club game. also like to have some colored my girlfriend. I would like an hoping to see some of these Thank you! pens. Could I have some Xbox1. I want Ipod or Ipad. I this Christmas with things under my tree this year. P.S. One Lottery Tickey!:) mechanical pencels. Bracelets would like Madden 15 the love, laughter and Love, Love, Ashley Cruz would be good to have too? I game. Get your self something merriment! Kaitlyn Brown 5th Grade also would love to have a cou- if you want to. I wont some Fourth Grade ple of pairs of tow socks. I cool, awesome amazing glasses Thanks for Dear Santa, would also like some new named okleys you can get them brightening our year Dear Santa, How are you feeling? Are make-up like, eye shado, pow- at hibbets or I would love if you with your visits in Thank you for the presents you prepared for Christmas? If der, and lip stick. That’s what I would get me some glasses and for you being so nice. How you don’t mind, I would like want for Christmas. called rayons. I would like to 2014. We look can you fly? How are your some Jordan’s basketball shoes. Love, Alli Hall have some headphones called forward to seeing you elves doing ath the North Pole? Plus, I would enjoy Netflix in 5th Grade Beats. again in 2015! I would like a remote control my room. Last but not least, I P.S. I will put milk and cookies P.S. Get some sick kids some- car, a bb gun, and a four would love for God to bless the out for you when you come. thing too. wheents. poor and ill children on this Love, Joey Hancock Love, Isael Earth. I thank you for giving us Dear Santa, 5th Grade Fourth Grade presents every year! I would like a I pad, high Love, Hannah Dyson heels, kareoke mashine, Dear Santa, DeLeon Dear Santa, 5th Grade American girl doll rebeca, All I want this Christmas is I want a trip to Graceland Make up set, Sckate board a new baseball catcing gear and for Christmas but, whata I real- Dear Santa, (pink, two wheels), A ceuero n a new catchers mitt the new lyt want is a 3DS. The games I I only want a few presents dress, knew bag and a merry baseball season. Nursing want with it are Mario games. for Christmas. I would like an cristmas. Love, L. J. There are a few mario games miniture Dell laptop because I Love, Kandyce Mohon 5th Grade that I know about. One of them am good at working one. I 5th Grade is a racing game. There is also would like a trampoline also. I & Rehab an mario adventure game. want a rechargeable remote Dear Santa, There are some other games I control car because I know how I know you are busy this could name but that would take to make them drift. So on, I year but if you can, I would like all day. I would also like a gui- want a lego race car because I som bitt twin clothes and toys, tar. I already have the guitar love to build. Well thats all I some outfits and shoes for me. pick. Lastly, I would like some want for Christmas. I hope you have a Merry spy equipment to prove Santa P.S. Tell the reindeer I said Hi. Christmas. There will be cook- isn’t real. Most people believe Love, Collin Thompson ies and milk wating for you. I he is real but, i don’t. I use to 5th Grade wish DeLeon could have a believe in him until someone white Christmas this year. told me he wasn’t real. That Dear Santa, Love, Kirena Williams DeliveringDelivering OurOur BestBest Wishes!Wishes! crushed me like a grape under a Hi Santa may I have a 5th Grade bolder. Well that’s all I want for fourwheeler also a laptop so I Christmas. can play minecraft please. that Dear Santa, Wishing you and yours a happy holiday Love, Brooklyn Cavaness is all I want Santa thank you I don’t want much. I want 5th Grade and have a great Christmas and a turtle beach headset, some x season filled with love and plenty of a happy new year. bey. box 360 games and camra. Christmas spirit. We feel so blessed to be a Dear Santa, Love, Ian Thank you! I know I’ve been naughty 5th Grade Love, Katie Alegria part of this caring community. Thank you for all year. But, If you have some 5th Grade place of love in your heart and Dear Santa, your business and friendship. We look forward get those sick kids some good I would like a puppy, Dear Santa, presents for christmas. And if phone, hunting stuff, flat bot- This year I do not want to seeing you again in the new year! you can get something else tom soccer ball the loom, bas- much. In fact I had a hard time would you pretty please get an ketball, electric scooter, bike, making up my mind. I think Ipad touch and a bicycle so I CD player, cloths, zoomer Dog, now I know. This year I want Sheetz can ride it around my house. playstation games with it and a the Lego king’s castle set Love, Wendy Medrano wii with games. 70404. I would also like the Mechanical, Inc. 5th Grade Love, Clarisa Cox Lego Galaxy Squad Star Slicer. 5th Grade That is all I want this year. Have a great Christmas.. I will Steve & Janece Sheetz leave milk and cookies under the tree for you. Love, Kolbe 5th Grade

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Bo Elrod Catherine Ross David Twiford Stephenville, Texas Katherine Brownlee Deborah Twiford Page 12B/ Thursday, December 25, 2014 / DeLeon Free Press Christmas is a time to celebrate hopes and dreams. As is our tradition at the DeLeon Free Press we are proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Letters to Santa In Their Own Words

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Twas the Night Before Christmas I want a nintendo DSi for I want a Chatsters doll and How is it Down at the How are you, Mrs. Clause by Clement Clarke Moore christmas. A phone that works, a giant remote controll blow up north pole. Can I have a cute and the reindeer? For another controll for my PS3, air fish, now how cool dose that pictur of all the rainder For Christmas I would be greatful 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house call of duty 2 for PS3. Also a sound? Next what I want an Christmas I wan’t new cloths, for a my life doll, the movie not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. new bets. I will leave you come Iphone I might not get one for new boats, new gloves, a one Maleficent, a puppy for my dog The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. cookies under my Christmas Christmas but I’m shure that I precton poster, a tablet, sewing Chloe to play with, accessories tree, and milk to, and for all the will get a phone for my birthday neat, A Box of Jewlery, bows, A for my life doll and a make you The children were nestled all snug in their beds, solier to return to their home, next year! Now on the thing I christmas Dress, A Astun moan own phone case. Since I’m while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads. relly want, then more little stuff. Love, Louis Garcia poster, a frozen song Cde, All writting to you I was wondering And Mama in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, 5th Grade I want a Nintdo D.S. the last vampair dairs, cowgirl boats, I how do you consum cookies had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap. one I had I left at school and a it realy want my birthstone (its and deliver presents in one day? Dear Santa, was stolen. The next two big red), A bubby. Thes fifteen When out on the roof there arose such a clatter, things I want is a Nexus 7 my How are you? How is things I realy do want but the Love, Haley Reed I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Mrs. Claus? For Christmas I brother has one and a x box Away to the window I flew like a flash, most thing I want is A singing 5th Grade would like some clothes from alomost every one has xbox. tore open the shutter, and threw up the sash. Machin karacky Player with the “My Life” collection. We The next thing I want is to final- disco lights, Plus a tent, A pool, will leave some cookies and ly get to see Moking Jay! The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow swing set, tremplen, razor eloo milk for you. Love, Kira Ackermann gave the lustre of midday to objects below, P.S. Please bring some thing 5th Grade electeot scooter, and a frizbee. MERRY when, what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. special for my sister Anyssa. You the best Santa Claws. CHRISTMAS She is so excited about AND A HAPPY With a little old driver, so lively and quick, Christmas. Love, heather Dawn Bryant I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. Your friend, NEW YEAR More rapid than eagles, his coursers they came, Madilyn Lewis 5th Grade and he whistled and shouted and called them by name: 5th Grade "Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky so up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head and was turning around, down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.  His eyes--how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk. And laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight,

 "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you ; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” Luke 2: 8-12

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From the staff of the DeLeon Free Press Jon, Sarah, Kay & Susan