2011-12-17

2011-12-17 E-Edition

Driver injured when vehicle strikes tree

A Cedar Hill man was seriously injured in a wreck on Old Decatur Road just before 5 a.m. Saturday. Department of Public Safety Trooper Mark Adams said John Romero, 37, was northbound on the road about two miles from Farm Road 730 near Decatur when his pickup left the roadway and struck a tree head-on. Romero was flown from the […]

W. ‘Johnny’ Solomon

Service for W. “Johnny” Solomon, 47, of Bowie will be held at a later date. Solomon died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, in Bridgeport. Born March 19, 1964, in Toledo, Ohio, to James and Jannett (McGrath) Solomon, he was a horse trainer and an oil field roughneck. Solomon was preceded in death by his father and brother Adam Dean Gibson. He […]

Agnes Catherine Ruechel

Service for Agnes Catherine Ruechel, 87, of Bridgeport will be in spring 2012 in Ontonagon, Mich. Ruechel died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, in Decatur. Born Jan. 26, 1924, in Ontonagon to Peter and Rose (Hibbeln) Wagner, she was a housewife. Ruechel was preceded in death by husband Lorn Witt; husband Adolph Ruechel; granddaughter Carla Weber; sisters Celia, Margaret and Dorothy; […]

Sadie Lynne Lightfoot

Graveside service for Sadie Lynne Lightfoot, five-month-old daughter of Michelle Lightfoot and Nathan Harper of Boyd, is 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur with the Rev. Jimmy Withers officiating. Lightfoot was born June 21, 2011, in Bridgeport and died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Decatur. She was preceded in death by grandfather Christopher Talley. Lightfoot is […]

David Julian Levy

Memorial service for David Julian Levy, 81, of Alvord will be held at a later date. Levy died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, in Decatur. Born May 27, 1930, in Amarillo to Bert Wolfe and Datie (Farley) Levy, he married Sharon Lee Hayes Dec. 27, 1956. He was a retired doctor. Levy served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War […]

School plans public meeting on curriculum

In order to address some of the questions and concerns about CSCOPE and the STAAR test, the Decatur school district is planning a curriculum night for January. At Thursday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Rod Townsend said he would like to have the meeting at a neutral location, possibly the second week after students are back from the winter break. “It […]

Bear sales will benefit Toys for Tots

Bealls is selling boy- and girl-themed “Bears that Care” to benefit Toys for Tots. The plush brown and tan bears adorned with a holiday scarf and Christmas gift retail for $6.98 and from now until Dec. 24, Stage Stores Inc., the parent company of Bealls, will donate $1 for every bear sold to Toys for Tots. Bealls has a store […]

Professor experiments with socialism

I saw this example of socialism on my Facebook page and thought I would share it. It is very thought-provoking. An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama’s socialism worked and that no one would be […]

Obama sided with Mexico

The term clown appears quite often around here. If we are making a list, I would like to add two more to the very top. The chief executive “clown,” Obama and his “court jester,” Eric Holder. The top office in the land has, as its No. 1 responsibility and a constitutional duty, to protect America and its citizens from foreign […]