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Current Weekly News for Leakey, Camp Wood, Sabinal, Utopia and Surrounding Areas Vol. 7 No. 6
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Sabinal Farmer’s Market
by Billie Franklin
On Saturday, the first Farmer’s Market, courtesy of Sabinal Grain, opened at the Nacoma Storage Units, just across the highway from the Y west of town. Offerings were lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, grapefruit, apples, potatoes, green and red bell peppers, yellow and zucchini squash, carrots, cucumbers, and probably even more. Rabbits were for sale, both live and fresh killed. It was quite a sight to see people, even some from out of town, stop by and purchase the fresh produce. The items will be available for purchase, as long as they last at Sabinal Grain. A good crowd was on hand and everyone had a good time visiting as well as shopping. Here is the way it works, the woven baskets, like in the picture, are used, like shopping baskets in a store, for you to collect whatever you want. Then you check out with the Deans and are ready to go. Very nice, extra convenient. It will be offered the first full Saturday and Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each month. They have more to offer this weekend also, same time same place and then next time will be on March 4 and 5. See you there.
Leakey ISD Students Receive Microsoft Certification
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As part of the Business Information Management I class at Leakey ISD, students are offered the opportunity to take a test generated by Certiport to evalu-
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INDEX Legals/Jail Register ... . Page 3Community News ......... Page 4-7 Feature Story ............... Page 8-9 Obituaries ...................... Page 10 Classifieds ..................... Page 14
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February 8, 2017
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ate their ability to use Microsoft Office applications on a computer. The BIM class is taught by Beth Manglberger but the exams are designed through the
outside source and each one is specific for one application in Microsoft Office, a leader in the technology software world.
Sabinal Elementary Science Fair We are so proud of all the students who participated in this year’s science fair. We could tell everyone worked very hard on all of the projects. We would like to extend a warm thank you to all of our judges: Carol Carter, Sandra Castanon, Betty Mathis, Glenn Luhrs, Greg Bales, Bobby Valadez, Tiffany Sandoval, David Sprot, Bernie Garcia, Mike Story, Kim Brown and Roy Luevano . Once again thank you for your help. The winners of the Sabinal Elementary Science Fair 2016/2017 School Year: 5Th Grade 1st Place – Diego Valdez Tied for 2nd Place – Beau Beza and Hector Lopez 3rd Place – Ryleigh Fulcher 4th Grade
by Beth Manglberger
Students from the class tested in December over Microsoft Office Word 2013 which is one of the most commonly used word processing type programs in the office place and educational world. Of the 15 students that took the exam, all of them passed and are now titled as Microsoft Office Word 2013 Specialists. Those students that tested and received the honor were: Brianna Webb, Rylan Lopez, Jordan Jensen, Cody Wooten, Quinten Pigg, Haley Wheatley, Hanna Jones, Serenity Rasco, Lance Mabry, Anthony Ashley, Trey Bates, Sydney Carter, Satera Perez, Sydney Jones, and Dulce Martinez who is not in the photo. Other tests will be offered in Microsoft Excel and Access later in the year. Congratulations to these Microsoft Office Specialists.
by Patrick T. Peabody, Jr., M.Ed. Principal
1st Place – Ptolemy Alvarado 2nd Place – Jocelyn Modgling 3rd Place – Timmy Peabody 3rd Grade 1st Place – Champ Perez 2nd Place – Joaquin Sanchez 3rd Place – Julianna Contreras 2nd Grade 1st Place – Elias Fuentes 2nd Place – Kannen Rihn 3rd Place – Pete Denney 1st Grade 1st Place – Blake Beza 2nd Place – Calvin Ruiz Kindergarten 1st Place – Eva Fuentes 2nd Place – Nikolai Hernandez 3rd Place – Colton Jackson Once again Congratulations to all the Science Fair Participants.
Nueces Canyon HS Girls Basketball vs. Utopia This past Tuesday, the Prowling Panthers hosted the Utopia Lady Buffs for their Parent and Senior Night. The occasion was big on several levels - not just because it was the last home game, the last GJV game, the last home game for N.C.’s four seniors - but most importantly the night was big because the outcome would start determining the standings for a competitive District 31-A. Girls J.V. tipped off first. The Panthers had to shake the rust off again, as their last game was the previous week in Medina. The Panthers faced Big Spring Charter School on this night. N.C. seemed to get out of the blocks sluggishly. They were slow to loose balls and lacked defensive intensity. That being said, they kept their opponent in check with no field goals for the first quarter. The Panthers managed 9 points after one. It was in the second quarter when the Lady Eagles came to life and got back in the ballgame with 10 points. Mandie Carabajal helped keep Big Blue’s lead by scoring 7 of her 11 points in
By Girls AD Brandy Sweeten
the second quarter. Even still, the game had become competitive going into the half with N.C. up 19 – 10. Then in the second half, the Panthers seemed more like their old selves. Carabajal and post, Grace Luce, connected for Luce to put up 7 of her 15 points to lead all scorers. Amanda White also attacked the rim and got to the foul line where she sunk 4 foul shots and ended the night with 8. Helen Perez and Angela Galindo helped provide a defensive presence with each chipping in a jumper to round out the Panthers’ largest quarter for 15 points. What was better, was N.C. held their opponent to just 5 points. Jasmine Carrillo also helped in the defensive efforts and jump-started several breakaways. Carrillo made some nice feeds to an awaiting Sydnee McDonald who had some nice looks at the basket, but they just bounced out. The crowd was on the edge of their seats ready to erupt, but the tempo seemed to fire up N.C. just the same. continued page 5