Please remember these Santa Anna folks that are serving our country in military combat, training, or support: Maricela (Marty) Siller, Clay Stewardson, Eddie Dawson, Ike Garza, James Watson, Austin Voss, Randy Casey, Mike Montgomery II, Mark Rutherford, Allen Tucker, James Culpepper, and Shane Watson.
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The Risk is Real - Serving our Country
Remembering those that have served and those that are serving our country.
You know sometimes it doesn't hit you until it is personal.
1549 American soldiers or sailors have died in Operation Enduring Freedom as reported by the Department of Defense and the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count. Pray for our country, its' leaders, and our soldiers and sailors.Please remember the many serving as volunteers for various groups and those that may be working for the media or one of the many Department of Defense contractors that have employees in support roles in Iraq including Santa Anna's Jason Dane. These folks are serving an important part in the rebuilding of Iraq and the danger is just as great if not more for them as it is for soldiers.
The Iraq Coalition Casualty Count has also tracked the deaths of 78 American contractors working in Iraq so the risk is real.
Many service men and women return home safely. Operation Tribute to Freedom Homecoming Photographs.
You might be from Santa Anna if..
You might be from Santa Anna if.. someone mentions "Santa Fe" you immediately think Railroad, not a town in New Mexico.
Sent in by my lawyer friend from Snyder, Mike Hartman.
You might be from Santa Anna if you ever heard the train horns echo off the mountain as it went through town!
You might be from Santa Anna if you ran outside to watch the train go by.
I wonder whatever happened to..
I wonder whatever happened to Jeremy Holbrook..
Once again I cheated a little.. Jeremy was one of my old classmates. I remember when Jeremy first moved to Santa Anna from Coleman. It was right before our Senior year and we were glad to see a big ole boy move in. He was quite an athlete and could throw a heck of a block.
Jeremy didn' live here long but it is nice to see that he considers Santa Anna home. I don't think that I have seen him since we graduated and it was great to hear from him. Jeremy found SantaAnnaNews.com a while back and had this to say:
Hey James And Cindy. I was really glad to find your site it was refreshing to find a little news from home even if I don't get back there very often.
As for me I live about thirty miles south of where Rusty(Buzzard) lives and I keep up with him and his teams and have since he coached at Cuero. Inez is 10 miles North of Victoria on Hwy 59 towards Houston. I have been living here since 1991 and manage a heavy Equipment tractor dealership. I have been married to my wife Davanna for 20 years this February. She is from the Mozelle area. We have a 9 year old little girl. We really enjoy it living here near the coast.
Jeremy and Davanna Holbrook - 2003
District 15-A Track Meet Results
The Santa Anna High School Boys and Girls Track Teams participated in the District 15-A Track Meet held last Thursday in Water Valley. The District includes Water Valley, Bronte, Robert Lee, Eden, Rochelle, Veribest, Lohn, Novice, Brookesmith, and Panther Creek. Complete results are available at TexasTrack.com. Those that placed fourth or better will advance to the Area Meet at Abilene Wylie this Thursday.
Senior Chaplin DelaRosa placed 3rd in the Shot Putt with a throw of 27-11
Junior Bianca Dean placed 3rd in the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 1:06:07
Freshman Martika Whaley placed 2nd in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 28:28
Junior Patrick Kerr finished 1st in the Discus with a personal best throw of 135-5
District Track Photo Album is on the Sports Page.
Santa Anna Construction Sites
Work continues on the new drive through and parking lot in the back of the Santa Anna National Bank. Interior work also coninues as most of the office area has been torn out to make way for the much needed renovation
Heavy equipment at the bank.
Work on the North side of Santa Anna Grocery continues as new stucco has been applied to the North wall and a new parking area is constructed.
American Electric Power Company contractors continue upgrading the electric distribution grid in our area and the Santa Anna Substation.
The old Substation on South Third will still be used from what I understand.
New Substation starts to take shape as the frame work is erected.
Santa Anna Signs of Spring
Beautiful flowers in front of Ray and Jean Findley's home on North 8th Street.
Blue Bonnet mail delivery and purple iris in front of Bobbie Fuller Benton's on Avenue A.
Blue, yellow, white mixture at I think what is the Lawry's old home on North 2nd Street.
My neighbor, Mary Smith's, always well kept yard on Avenue C.
Santa Anna High School OAP Advances to Regional Contest
The play from Santa Anna along with the play from Miles will be advancing to the Regional One Act Play Contest on Saturday April 23rd at Hardin Simmons University Auditorium in Abilene. I will let you all know the details for the contest as soon as I find out. The two plays advanced after competing in their respective Zones and Districts in previous competitions and this past Saturday in Brownwood in the Area Competition held at Brownwood High School. Other schools in Saturday's competition were Tolar, Bronte, Ranger, and Christoval.
Santa Anna's OAP advancing play cast and crew receive awards along with their Director Kathy Walker.
Santa Anna ISD Superintendent Roger Walker was the Contest Director and the Contest Critic Judge was Betty Hukill the Executive Director of the Paramount Theater in Abilene.
Honorable Mention Cast members from Santa Anna were Raelee Watson and Tasha Zarate.
Jessica Pelton was named to the All-Star Cast.
This year's Santa Anna OAP performance is titled "Livin' De Life" by Ed Graczyk and is set in the past at the Briar Patch and the Creepy Crawly Forest. The Cast of Characters in order of appearance is Tasha Zarate as Brer Tarrypin, Rudy Enriquez as Brer Coon, Jessica Pelton as Brer Rabbit, Raelee Watson as Brer Fox, James Singleton as Brer Bear, JeLisa Kirven - Aunt Mammy-Bammy, Michelle Wetsel as Miss Meadows, Mayra Dean as Sis Buzzard, and LeaAnda Bennett as Miss Goose. The crew is made up of Jessica Bennett - Alternate, Bianca Dean, Kendra Cannon, Kristle DeLeon, and Becca Fellers. This year's play is directed by Kathy Walker with assistance from Amanda Ellerbe and Orabeth McIver.
Beautiful Weekend
Well I hope that all of you had as good a weekend as I did.
My Grandson Dawson and I got to hit a few practice balls Saturday..
He prefers G-Pa's clubs over his!
This Week's Upcoming School Events
Junior High Girls Volleyball with a double header against Bangs and Ranger in Bangs will be Monday. I had reported this in error last week.
Tuesday and Wednesday is High School District Tennis here in Santa Anna.
Thursday is the Area Track Meet at Abilene Wylie
Saturday is the SAHS Prom and a Junior High Volleyball Tournament in Albany.
Check out the Santa Anna ISD's website and calendars for more school activity information and details.
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