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November 23, 2000

Junction City Dragson Lose In Second Round Of Playoffs
By Wayne Pumphrey

The 2000 football season came to a sad conclusion Friday night for the Junction City Dragons, as they lost to the Charleston Tigers 28-14 in the second round of the class AA state playoffs. As in their earlier lose in the season to Rison, penalties and turnovers were the Dragons downfall. It was a game they very easliy could have won. Despite the lost however, Dragon head coach David Carpenter had nothing but praise for his team. "There are a whole bunch of folks around the state and country who want to be where we are right now, even in defeat," he said after the game.

Dragon Seniors Leave Impressive 52-4 Overall Record
By Wayne Pumphrey

It seems to me that in today's society we have developed a win or else attitude. If we cannot win it all then anything else we may have achieved doesn't count. But I, for one, do not agree. I believe that what one accomplishes, if he or she does the best that they can, should be noted. With that said, I want to say something about 13 individuals who have indeed done the best that they could--Jamario Easter, Wes Murray, Adam Kennedy, Ricardo Richards, Peyton Cagle, Trey Barker, Tim Dorrell, Mario Easter, Jamie Sandifer, Adrian Wilson, Tony Hill, Caleb Wilson and Eric Cowser. These gentlemen were the seniors on the 2000 Dragon football team..

November 23, 2000

Junction City, La. Council Will Not Meet Again Until January, 2001 - Mayor Preston Rogers and the Junction City, Louisiana town council met Thursday, November 9. Mayor Rogers reported that the town's certified public accountant had completed the annual audit and everything was okay. The regular monthly financial statement for October was approved.   First Nine Weeks Honor Roll Announced At Junction City High - The following students were named to the Principal's List for the first nine weeks of school at Junction City High School.   Annual Christmas Festival In Homer Set For Saturday, December 9 - Chairman Buddy Pixley met August 23 with the several interested persons to begin making plans for this year's Christmas Festival planned for Saturday, December 9. The Committee discussed plans for the parade, entertainment, food booths, and possibly a Christmas Decoration contest. As done in the past, members discussed allowing various groups--marching bands, cheerleaders, dance lines, twirling groups, etc--to compete for trophies prior to the parade. The Festival will also include all-day entertainment and a variety of food booths.				Junction City Schools To Close For Thanksgiving - All Junction City Schools will be closed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week, November 22-24 for the Thanksgiving holidays.   1999-2000 Junction City Yearbooks Are On Sale - Junction City 1999-2000 yearbooks are on sale in the high school office for $28.25 each.   Cabins Available For Rent On Lake Claiborne January 3 - Ten new vacation cabins will be available for overnight guests at Lake Claiborne State Park beginning Wednesday, January 3. The Office of State Parks will begin taking reservations for the cabins Monday, Oct. 9 at 1-877-CAMP-N-LA central reservation line (or 1-877-226-7652).   The YWCA of El Dorado invites you to become a part of their "Moms and Mentors Program" - The program matches caring volunteer women with teen women who are pregnant for the first time, or who are parenting their first child. Through a mentoring relationship, the message is offered that there is someone available, not to judge, but to support and encourage.      Contact the YWCA at (870) 862-5442 or come-by the front desk for more information.
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