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Ritchie Mendoza runs the ball in for a touchdown during the Jr High game vs. Karnes City.

Lions Club Hosts Turkey Shoot

Join the Lions Club behind the Hoot Owl at 12:30 pm Sunday, November 2 as they raise funds for Christmas baskets and children's eyeglasses. The fee is $2 per shot and shells will be provided. Prizes are "split the pot." The competition will run until dark or "till there are no more shooters" For more information, call Russ at 287-3586.

Support the Fire Department; Buy Some Cookies.

The Skidmore Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is holding an "Early Bird" bake sale Saturday, Nov. 8th at 7:30 a.m. The sale will take place at Papa's Market and will feature an assortment of pies, cakes, cookies, and brownies. "Come early and get your baked goods while they last."

Beware Fake Paypal Notices

The following email notice is making the rounds. Despite repeated warnings by online services that "no one will ever ask for your account information or password," there are still those gullible enough to make these scams profitable to internet thieves. Treat ANY email that requests account information for whatever reason with extreme caution. The message below is an obvious fraud that is easily exposed by going to Paypal's homepage and checking your account status (do not click on the fake link provided in the email). You can also go to Snopes.com to search its online database of internet frauds, fakes, and urban legends.


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S-T Fall Festival a Success Despite Uncooperative Weather

The Skidmore-Tynan Fall Festival was plagued by bad weather Saturday. The Elementary festival began at 4 p.m. Shortly afterwards, a violent storm blew through dropping approximately 3 inches of rain in a little over an hour and knocking out the electricity. "That's not right!" someone commented as the rain blew horizontally, first from the east and then from the west. A steady stream of festival goers filed hurriedly through the front door of the pavilion as hail fell during the most violent portion of the storm. Then, as suddenly as it had started, the storm abated and all was calm.

The High school portion of the festival began a 6 p.m. with raffles, a cake walk, bingo in the old gymnasium, and other activities. A high point of the evening was the presentation of two excellent plays by the High School Drama Department. "Seven Wives for Dracula" and "The Trial of Goldilocks" had the audience rolling with laughter. All of the actors and actresses are to be commended for their hard work. Standout performances included Katy Casas and Rose Cavasos as poison-happy "Sisters One and Two," Rob Boscamp as the crotchety hard-of-hearing "Judge." and Will Handy as the improbable "Baby Bear."



The P.T.C. Toy Walk



Rain drives festival participants inside.



Games continued, even after the electricity went out.



The S-THS Drama Department presents "The Trial of Goldilocks"

Bobcat Little League Clarifies Boundary Issues

The Bobcat Little League Board of Directors met at the Skidmore First Baptist Church October 21, 2003. League President, Keith Petrus, reported that clarification of Little League Rule II (d) regarding league boundaries had been provided by the Little League State Headquarters in Waco, Texas. Under Rule II (d), players residing inside the newly formed Bobcat Little League boundaries will have the option of continuing to play for the Beeville League. If a player living within the Bobcat Little League boundaries chooses to continue participating in the Beeville League, the player may continue to do so for the remainder of his/her Little League career. However, if the player chooses to sit out a year after making their decision, the player's eligibility will revert to the Bobcat Little League for the remainder of their career.

The Constitution Committee's recommendations were presented to the board. After discussion, the proposed Constitution was approved by unanimous vote.

The Auxiliary Committee presented fundraising ideas for the Bobcat Little League including a Cook-off, Silent Auction, Raffle, Calcutta, Bake Sale, and BBQ Sale. Other ideas were presented at the meeting and will be discussed further at next month's meeting.

Ed Wilson presented the proposed budget for the 2004 Bobcat Little League. All numbers were based on prices and premiums from last year. Sponsorship fees were set at $200 per team in the proposed budget. A motion to set the sponsorship fees at $250 was made and passed unanimously. Mr. Wilson agreed to expand the budget to include the costs associated with construction and maintenance of the proposed ballpark.

The next Bobcat Little League board meeting was set for Tuesday, November 11, 2003.

Holubec to Accept S-T Elementary Blue Ribbon Award in Washington Ceremony

The Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School has been awarded the "Blue Ribbon of Excellence" - one of only 214 schools nationwide to receive the prestigious award. Skidmore shared the honor with 23 other Texas schools but was the only South Texas school recognized. The continuing efforts of elementary principal Patty Holubec and her excellent teaching staff increased TAAS Scores in all student groups including Hispanic, Anglo and socioeconomic students. To be eligible for the Blue Ribbon Award, schools must either have 40% of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds that dramatically improve in student performance or students, regardless of background, must score in the top 10% on the state tests. The Blue Ribbon schools will be honored during award ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on October 30-31, 2003

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Varsity Bobcat Allen Berthold takes the ball in for a touchdown in the Friday, Oct. 17 game versus Yorktown.

Beeville Little League Releases Skidmore-Tynan from Charter

The Beeville Little League board of directors held a special meeting Wednesday to vote to release Skidmore-Tynan from it's charter. The vote passed unanimously. The newly formed "Bobcat Little League" boundary line has been drawn along the line separating Beeville I.S.D. from the Skidmore-Tynan I.S.D. The board also voted to allow children who are affected by the boundary change to choose to continue playing on one or the other side of the boundary line. For example, a child who played for a Beeville team last year, will have the option to continue playing on a Beeville team despite living on the Skidmore-Tynan side of the new boundary line. The option to play across the new boundary line will only be available during the first season of play pending approval of the Little League charter committee.

South Bee County applies for Little League charter.

The South Bee County communities of Skidmore, Tynan, and Papalote met at the Skidmore First Baptist Church Tuesday to discuss establishing their own Little League charter. After much discussion, a vote was called and passed unanimously in favor of filing for a new charter under the name "Bobcat Little League." Local residents who stepped forward to serve on the Board of Directors are as follows (in no particular order): Keith Petrus, Thelma Zavala, Lucy Rocha, Rey Cabrera, Candy Chambers, Jennifer Chambers, Mary Terry Rodriguez, Ed Wilson, Wanda Wilson, Richard Chambers, Kenny Butler, Carrie Butler, Feliza Rodriguez, Louis Arrisola, and Rachel Herrera. From this group of volunteers, league officers were elected:

President: Keith Petrus
Vice President: Rey Cabrera
Secretary: Candy Chambers
Treasurer: Mary Terry Rodriguez
Safety Officer: Ed Wilson
Player Agent: Thelma Zavala
Information Officer: Wanda Wilson
Umpire-in-Chief: Rey Cabrera

Everyone who was nominated ran unopposed and agreed upon by all board members. The remaining board members will serve as "members at large." In an effort to move forward as quickly as possible, members were assigned to the following committees:

Constitution Committee: Wanda Wilson, Candy Chambers, and Jennifer Chambers
Auxiliary Committee Carrie Butler, Jennifer Chambers, Lucy Rocha, Richard Chambers, and Ed Wilson.

The new league's first goal is to raise $1000 for charter fees and locate a suitable piece of land on which to construct a ballpark. The board will meet again Tuesday, October 21, 2003 @ 7:30 pm, in the Skidmore 1st Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The public is invited to attend.

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8th grader Ricky Gutierrez digs for extra yardage against Bloomington.

Lions Club 13th Annual Punt, Pass, and Kick Results

Trophies for this year's "Punt, Pass, and Kick" competition hosted by the Lions club were given out during halftime at Friday's homecoming game. Awards presented were as follows:

7 year-old division
First Place: Manuel Hernandez
Second Place: D.J. Trevino
Third Place: Vanessa Salinas

8 year-old division
First Place: Brandon East
Second Place: Courtney Leonard

9 year-old division
First Place: Dominick Stewart,
Second Place: Aaliyah East

10 year-old division
First Place: George Garcia
Second Place: Tiffany Adames
Third Place: Veronica Trevino

11 year-old division
First Place: Teodoro Ortiz
Second Place: Donato Salinas
Third Place: J.D. White

12 year-old division
First Place: Zachary Petrus
Second Place: Joseph Chavarria
Third Place: Mark Salinas.

Congratulations to all these fine young boys and girls on their athletic prowess!