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The Daingerfield Junior High math team has nine students that qualified to attend the Texas Math-Science Coaches Association Middle School State Championship meet to be held in San Antonio on April 5.  To qualify, the students had to compete at the Ore City Middle School meet (Feb. 22), the Spring Hill Junior High meet (March 1) and the Regional meet at Queen City (March 8). At these meets, the students had to make a state qualifying score that was set by the TMSCA board of directors.   
 The nine students who qualified in 15 events were Justin Bailey—Calculator; Zach Gilmore—Number Sense, Calculator and Science; Justice Dorman—Number Sense, Calculator, General Math and Science’
Victor Gonzalez—Number Sense and Calculator; and Jansen Laney, Hannah Welch, Hailey Byrd, Ryan Lewis and Jamie Nix, all in Calculator.
 Regional Meet

Join the fun at the Sheltered Agencies for Families in East Texas and Court Appointed Special Advocates Super Hero 5K and Fun Run on Saturday, April 12, at Heritage Park in Mount Pleasant.  This family-oriented event will include a 5K for ages 10 and up, a half-mile fun run for ages 6-9, a quarter-mile fun run for ages 3-5, and numerous children’s activities including face and hair painting and water tattoos.  All events, including the 5K, are free.  The first male and first female to complete the 5K will each receive a 9-inch Android tablet.  The first male and first female child (6-9) to complete the half-mile race will each receive a 7-inch Android tablet.  All children completing the quarter-mile race (3-5) will receive trophies and ribbons.  

Peyton Marie Watkins, daughter of Pete Watkins and Shelley Prince of Omaha, has been selected finalist for Texas’ 34th Annual Homecoming Queen selection to be held April 6 at the Dallas Fort Worth Marriott in Irving. She is the 2013 Daingerfield High School Homecoming Queen.
Texas’ 2014 Homecoming Queen will receive a cash scholarship plus an all expense paid trip to the National Finals to compete with queens from the other states for America’s Homecoming Queen. America’s Homecoming Queen Inc. is a non-profit organization promoting education, educational travel and community service in all 50 states.

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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

The Easter bunny will make two appearances for area children this spring. On Saturday, April 12, he will be at Spring Creek Park in Hughes Springs from 10 a.m. to noon.  Children of all ages through fifth grade may participate in the hunt.
Spring Creek Park is next door to City Hall on First Street. The event is sponsored by the First United Methodist Church’s Children and Youth Departments.
The Easter bunny will hop into the area Saturday, April 19, and he will be hiding eggs for area youngsters. The bunny plans to leave more than 4,000 candy-filled and prize eggs at the Daingerfield State Park. The hunt is the 20th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and begins at 11 a.m., sponsored by the Daingerfield Chamber of Commerce.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

The Steel Country Bee inadvertently received the wrong picture of Amber Williams that was in the March 12 and 19 issues of the paper. The information in the article of the arrest on March 3 was correct but the picture should have been of Amber Nicole Williams. We certainly regret this error and are sorry for any hard feelings this caused the family.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

An Omaha woman was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on March 15, according to Morris County Sheriff Jack Martin.
“Deputy Ken Thomas received a call of a disturbance involving weapons at a residence east of Omaha,” Sheriff Martin said. “Deputy Thomas responded, along with officers from the Omaha Police Department. Deputy Thomas’ investigation revealed Alicia Gail Ward, 51, of Omaha, had threatened family members and herself with a handgun. A relative attempted to wrestle the gun away from Ms. Ward and the weapon discharged during the struggle.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com