2010-09-28

Summer is fading

Hints of summer persist as the slow rust of fall fades into view. Behind a tangled, barbed-wire barrier, hills rise and dip in a pasture pocked with post and jack oaks. An array of cars seldom seen now on roadways stand stoic and scattered among waving grasses. Weeds and elements break them down, bringing materials crafted in the inferno of […]

Madelyn Francis Kelly

Dan and Brandy Kelly of Aurora announce the birth of a daughter, Madelyn Francis, on Sept. 18, 2010, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. She weighed six pounds, 4 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. She has three brothers, Zachary, 11, Nicholas, 7, and William, 5, and four sisters, Lauren, 14, Catherine, 9, Lillian, 4, and Emma, 2. […]

Jake Evan Lock

Jeremy and Tina Lock of Rhome announce the birth of a son, Jake Evan, on Sept. 18, 2010, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 16 inches long. Grandparents are Mac and Rebecca Cooper of Lubbock, Debbie Lock of Greenville, Bill Lock of Cumby and Deana Phillips of Saginaw. Great-grandparents are Frank […]

Cody Ordonez

Jose and Carol Ordonez of Chico announce the birth of a son, Cody, on Sept. 19, 2010, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. He has one brother, Joseph Sebastion, 2, and one sister, Balery Alesey, 6. Grandparents are Jose Luiz and Maribel Ordonez. Great-grandparents are Juan and Maria […]

Arial Grace Williams

Joshua and Tiffany Shirley announce the birth of a daughter, Arial Grace, on Sept. 17, 2010, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces long and was 19 inches long. She has two brothers, Chase Maxwell, 6, and Nathon Singleton, 1; and two sisters, Phoebe Maxwell, 4, and Maya Holsinger, 2. Grandparents are Howie and […]

Luis Anthony Aguilar

Jose Luis and Maria Aguilar of Decatur announce the birth of a son, Luis Anthony, on Sept. 11, 2010, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. He has 3 sisters, Alexia, 16, Karina, 14, and Krystal, 10. Grandparents are Adelelmo Aguilar and Maria de Jesus de Aguilar of Bridgeport […]

Owens competes at world championships

Jacob Owens of Paradise experienced high-level competition at the 2010 Drum Corps Associates (DCA) World Championships in Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 3-5. The 15-year-old sophomore at Paradise High School, and a member of the school’s band, plays tuba with the Vigilantes Drum and Bugle Corps of Krum. The Vigilantes placed fifth at the DCA Championships, missing the finals by three points. […]

Book club is a dream come true

My friends and I started numerous clubs when we were in elementary school. Although informal, such an entity apparently made the friendship between 8-year-olds more legitimate. There was usually a rainbow theme, haunted house initiations and of course, notepads and pens for everyone. But once it was organized, the club usually floundered. There was no other business to address. A […]

17 graduate from CNA program

Weatherford College’s Workforce and Continuing Education department recently recognized 17 students from the summer Certified Nurse Aide program with a graduation ceremony in the Doss Student Center. Sue McLeod, certified nurse aide instructor, told the students, “If at any point I need medical care and any one of you is standing at my bedside, I will relax just a little […]

Nevaeh Grace Hammonds

Rebekah Hammonds of Newark, Del., announces the birth of a daughter, Nevaeh Grace, on Aug. 20, 2010, at Christiana Care Health System in Newark. She weighed 3 pounds, 14 ounces and was 17 1/2 inches long. Grandparent is Melissa Woodson. Great-grandparents are Windford and Linda Hammonds of Decatur.