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Thursday, January 5, 2012 TIMES RECORD NEWS CAUCUS from 1A and pro-business stances and was surprised at the polite, positive discourse that filled the evening. "Each speaker who spoke on behalf of a candidate didn't say anything negative about any of the other candidates," he said. "The overall presentation was 90 percent on their candidates and 10 percent against the Obama administration, but they did not besmirch the other Republican candidates." It would have been natural for one speaker to juxtapose his favorite candidate's views with another's, but there was none of that, he said. "There was nothing that was confrontational about it. Nothing that was even heated.

It was all very gentlemanly." In Precinct 69 Perry received 11 percent of the votes, ranking fifth after top vote-getter 1 Mitt Romney, then Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann came in sixth and seventh, respectively. Of the 100 people who attended the caucus, Lilley said he was probably the only person in attendance who didn't live in the district not counting the film crews from Sweden, Germany and elsewhere. Several Iowans thanked him for caring enough about the governor to come. "It couldn't have been a nicer experience," he said.

"I was really rather PERRY from 1A looked ahead to South Carolina's contest Jan. 21. "This is quirky place and a quirky process to say the least," Perry said of Iowa and its caucuses. "We're going to go into places where they have actual primaries and there are going to be real Republicans voting." Perry's decision to stick with it, for now, indicates that conservatives to some degree will remain divided among several candidates, including Rick Santorum, who surged in the final days of the Iowa campaign to finish in a near-tie with winner Mitt Romney. That may give Romney, considered more moderate, an edge in upcoming contests.

Perry's announcement, which came via Twitter, surprised some observers. "And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State. Here we come South he wrote. Attached to the tweet was a photo of Perry after what appeared to SCHOOLS from 1A to come in, but nothing has been worked out yet. That's still all in the planning process," Childs said.

Childs, who had not yet spoken to Welch as of Wednesday morning, said it is possible he will attend the meeting. Welch said the two districts are looking at some possibilities for merging. "Right now, we're just starting all over again. There are some things that have changed. We're just looking at some different things, and we're going to talk about it because we don't really have anything CHARITIES from 1A in Burkburnett can assist our neighbors with the financial challenges they face.

This year Times Charities raised more than $42,000, and will continue to welcome donations throughout the year. Many thanks to all of you who thought of the less fortunate during the season of giving. We are moved beyond words. The following gave generously to Times FROM THE amazed at the way the people there manage to organize what would otherwise appear to be a chaotic process." Des Moines resident Carol Manley attended the caucus for the 18th Precinct, voting for Perry. When moderator Doug Gross, a high-profile Iowa Republican, opened her caucus, he offered his role as moderator to anyone else in the room who wanted it and said his wife was serving in the back as secretary, willing to relin-.

quish her role, too. "No one volunteered for either," Manley said. Spokesmen for all candidates except Bachmann attended. They stood up, gave short speeches, then sat down, she said. A vote was taken early on.

She'd heard it all before. "We have been bombarded," she said, with campaign calls that came atop heavy newspaper and television coverage for weeks. "One man got up and talked for one of the candidates and said, 'I got 16 calls today. They were all for the candidates except one, which was from my In Precinct 18 top votegetter was Paul (24), then Romney (21), Santorum (19), Gingrich (17), Perry (8) and Bachmann (2). Manley said she thought Huntsman fared poorly because of an unpopular comment he made last week: "Iowa picks corn.

New Hampshire picks Manley said a visitor to her caucus from Washington, D.C., stopped her in the hallway and asked have been a morning jog. The announcement marked a quick turnaround from the emotional speech Perry gave a night earlier. In those remarks, Perry told supporters he would reassess whether to continue the campaign after winning only 10 percent of the Iowa vote. But by morning, he had decided not to join onetime rival Michele Bachmann on the sidelines. The Minnesota congresswoman who finished in last place, behind Perry, announced Wednesday that she was ending her campaign.

Perry planned to spend several days in Texas days before going to New Hampshire, which holds its primary Tuesday, for a pair of weekend debates. From there, he would head to South Carolina, where the primary is Jan. 21. "South Carolina is a place where I feel very comfortable," the governor said. "We're going to give the people of South Carolina, New Hampshire and America a choice in this election." With Newt Gingrich having faded and Santo- to offer them right now," Welch said regarding the school board meeting tonight.

Board members from Byers originally proposed using their elementary facilities for both districts, however Petrolia was not willing to do that. Petrolia ISD Superintendent Derrith Welch said that was the only fly in the ointment. "In the very beginning it was a simple matter of Byers wanting us to locate the elementary school in Byers. Now we're just looking to go a different route and looking at some other things that we can do that doesn't involve moving the elementary over there," Welch said. Charities: Anonymous in honor of Jim Bob Linda Merrick Dr.

Donald Terry I Dorothy J. Ingmire Frank and Kathy Camacho Anonymous I Geraldine Lindemann in loving memory of W.L. (Rusty) Lindemann and Shannon Lindemann Anonymous in loving memory of my daddy and little sister I Margaret M. Alexander I Kenneth Stewart or Joyce Stewart if there was anything unique about Tuesday's caucus. "I said, 'No.

That's just the way a caucus is very friendly, a lot of Madison County resident Bob Engle attended the Penn Madison Precinct caucus in Earlham High School, located 28 miles west of Des Moines. Speakers represented Romney, Santorum, Paul and Perry; Engle cast a vote for Santorum. "He's conservative; he's for smaller government; he's morally straight nothing has ever come out against him as far as anything bad. He's very strict on terrorism and defense of this country," Engle said. He voted, then left, uninterested in discussion about party platform a and convention issues that followed.

The meeting's positive tone was typical, he said. "The process of a caucus is simple and straightforward and not that big a deal." At the Penn Madison caucus, Paul (35) was top vote-getter, then Romney (33), Santorum (30), Gingrich (29), Perry (23), Bachmann (7) and Huntsman (2). As emcee of the Madison County caucus, Heather Stancil said she expected a much bigger turnout than the 240 who showed up for two caucuses at the Earlham High School. "We were prepared for double because the weather was so good," she said. Follow Ann Work on Twitter rum short on cash, Perry's supporters say he still has a chance of winning over social conservatives and emerging as Romney's chief challenger.

"He can still do very well in the South and it gives him an opportunity to grab momentum. Not one delegate was committed yesterday, so this process could easily go into the spring," said Henry Barbour, nephew of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and a member of the Republican National Committee who has raised money for Perry. "There's not a reason to just get out of the race after just one event." Perry's decision to remain a candidate came hours after his national political director, Wayne Hamilton, told campaign workers during a conference call that a decision wouldn't come for another "day or two," according to a participant on the call. The mixed messages, combined with a weak Iowa finish, have devastated morale in the Perry camp and left some prominent supporters beginning to look for alternatives.

are no longer seeking the use of their elementary school, and in a new document presented to Petrolia board members, they hope a mutual agreement can be reached. Currently, no board action has been taken, and no decisions are expected to be made in tonight's meeting. Childs said this is just the ground work for passing a resolution from both boards. "We want this to be a positive experience, and we think we've given them a document that there's nothing controversial in it. I would like to have an opportunity to work this out among the school boards," Childs said.

I Georgia Hibbs Sam and Deanna Watson Eddie Majewski Jerre Ijauda Sanner Jim Hall in memory of Alma Hall I Elwanda Popejoy Joe and Norma Adair I Mary Ann Davis and Bunch family in memory of Kenneth Mahler and in honor of Almeda Mahler. Mary Ann Davis and Bunch family in memory of Tommy, Florence, Sam, Howard and Betty Ruth. Day Total: $1,225 Season Total: $42,400.05 Robert Ligon Robert Lee Ligon age 85 of Russellville died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1926 at Dallas, Texas to the late Robert Lee and Tessie Irene Ligon. He is preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Di Ann; one brother, Wayne; one sister, Christine; two sons, Robert and his wife Brenda, Ralph and his wife Julia; grandchildren, Lowry, Michelle, Renae; great grandchildren, Whitlea, Taylor, Kyle, Alexis, Bailea, Melanie, Clark, Abby, Tanya and Jamie. Robert served in the Army in the South Pacific including the occupa- EXPANSION from 1A ment of Housing and Urban Development will be used to renovate and expand the current facility to double its size and include a 19-bed inpatient wing with eight private rooms and expand and repave the north parking lot. The project also will increase the size of the laboratory, relocate the rehabilitation services, consolidate the cardiopulmonary functions, update mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, upgrade the building's facade, enlarge spaces for waiting and admissions area, pharmacy, records and several other service areas. "It's been a small group of people to get us to this point," Miller said. "It's going to take a huge 1 number from now on of people committed to the same goals, from the surrounding areas, patients and patients' families to get us to our goal.

We are committed to providing excellent care throughout this process." Hospital board Vice President Roger Sanford said the project began in October tion of Japan. He received WWII Victory and ASIATIC Ribbons. After the war he became an AKC Judge and started breeding and showing dogs in 1948 producing several international champions. He retired and moved from Houston, Texas to Arkansas in 1986 to raise registered Red Brangus having one grand champion. Robert was respected and honored by all.

He had a good firm, strong hand shake which was his word. We will truly miss him. Cremation Arrangements By Cornwell Funeral Home and River Valley Cremations of Dardanelle. Online guest book and condolences at www.cornoccupa-wellfuneralhomes.com. 2006, when inspectors said the current laboratory was not in compliance.

A strategic planning committee made up of members of the Electra community decided it was a good time to make additional changes to the 36-year-old hospital. "We decided to do whatever is necessary," Sanford said. Planning continued through June 2008 when administrators attended a REES Associates rural hospital workshop. "We found out we were doing OK as a hospital," Miller said. "We listened to REES and figured out we were good at running a hospital, but not building one.

We needed to get together and hire some people." The hospital accepted a bid from REES Associates to be architects for the project. McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. is the general contractor, Lancaster Pollard is in charge of financing and Adams Management Services is the program manager. In the winter of 2010, a team from the hospital went to Washington, D.C., to see if HUD could offer some financial help with the project.

Mary Cocks went to be with the Lord on Jan. 4, 2012. She was born on Aug. 16, 1934 in Texico, New Mexico. She married Aubrey Cocks on Jan.

27, 1954 in Wellington, Tx. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and loved going to church. She was a baptist. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, her husband, a brother and 3 sisters. She is survived by her children: Terri Cocks of Eunice, La, Teresa Randall of Wichita Falls, Tx, Tracey Robertson and her husband Terry of Poteet, Tx and Thomas Cocks and his wife Peggy of College Station, Tx and 10 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter and several nieces and nephews.

Mary Cocks "They were very helpful in showing us how to fill out all the forms," Miller said with a laugh. The long-term fixed interest rate loan that was secured is estimated to save the hospital $5 million during the life of the loan, according to Lancaster Pollard. Dr. Tom DeLizio, city of Electra mayor and hospital chief of staff, said this project is important to the future of the community. The construction work will support 187 full-time jobs and provide the city with $32.8 million economic boost.

The hospital is one of the largest employers in Electra and once completed, HUD estimates a more than $1.6 million annual benefit to the community. Board Secretary Francine Rowe said she still has the hard hat her father wore when the original hospital was built in 1976. Rowe said renovations to this mainstay of the city will help the hospital offer a modern facility with a patient-centered design. The project will consist of three phases and is scheduled to be complete in April 2013. OVERWEIGHT? "I've lost 40 pounds and 62 inches in only 8 weeks!" LOSE up to 30 pounds in 6 My program was easy to follow and the extra weight came off easily.

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