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Benbrook Resident Celebrates 100th Birthday withProclamation and Parade The weather was perfect for family to gath-er and community members to drive by to cel-ebrate the newly minted centenarian andBenbrook resident Margaret Mitchell onSunday, Jan. 3. Mayor Jerry Dittrich presentedMitchell with a Proclamation on behalf of thecitizens in our community. Several vehicles, members from herchurch and neighbors stopped by to see whatthe commotion was all about wished her manymore years to come. Treats and cupcakes were available forparty participants.

Birthday girl, Margaret Mitchell, wasborn on Dec. 20, 1920.

Benbrook PD Officer Lawrence stopped byto offer birthday wishes from the department.

Mitchell’s family includes: (l-r) Julie Jones, Jason Mitchell, Kamden Mitchell, ShereeKing, Beddie and Bill Mitchell and Nick Wynne. (photos continued on page 5)

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Free Medication DisposalProgram The Benbrook Fire Department launched a free Single UseDisposal System (SUDS) program for Benbrook citizens. Single Use Disposal Systems are a convenient and environmental-ly-friendly way to properly dispose of unused or expired prescriptionmedications, by providing a ‘Take Away Envelope’ that can be mailedfrom the privacy of your own home. The envelopes are then incinerat-ed unopened, keeping personal information confidential, and avoidingcontaminating our landfills and drinking water. To safely dispose of unused or expired prescription medications,simply follow the three-step process: 1. Visit the Benbrook Fire Station (528 Mercedes Street, Benbrook,TX 76126) to pick up a ‘Take Away Envelope’ (pre-paid postageincluded). The box of envelopes is available just outside the fire stationon the Fire Administration side of the building, accessible to the public24-hours a day. There is no cost to the citizen. 2. Place unused medications in the envelope and seal it. 3. Drop-off the postage-paid envelope at a post office. TheBenbrook Post Office is located at 9415 Benbrook Boulevard. Theenvelope is then delivered for safe destruction. For questions, contact Danielle Campbell atdscampbe@central.uh.edu or call 713-743-7016. For more informationabout the program visit https://bit.ly/35JYlGO.

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Obituaries Colleen Landers was born onOct. 29, 1924 in Wellington,Kansas to the late Ralph and OpalHolt. She passed away on Dec.30, 2020 in Willow Park. She graduated from DenverCity High School in Denver City,Texas in 1943 and after graduationmoved to Fort Worth. She marriedLewis Landers in November 1943. In the early 1970s she startedher own business as a PoodleGroomer and Breeder. She contin-

George Arthur Degard pass-ed away peacefully on Dec. 30,2020, at the age of 77. “Chief”, to those who knewhim, was full of wisdom, humor,and merciless wit. He was bornDec. 15, 1943, in Miami, Flo. toCharles, Sr. and Elsie Degard. He graduated from HialeahHigh School in 1962, obtained anAssociate in Applied ScienceDegree in Administration from theCommunity College of the Air

ued her self-employment until she was well into her 80s. Her businesswas strong and she had a solid client list for over 30 years. She was a member of Gideon Baptist Church, Bethel BaptistChurch and became a member of Grace Baptist Church in Fort Worthin November of 1999. Where she served as a faithful in intercessoryprayer, Bible study and church attendance. She was accomplished in the study of genealogy and traced anddocumented her family roots. She traced her father back to 1748 andher mother’s family back to 1132 in Devonshire England. All this workwas completed prior to the internet. She lived in Benbrook for 58 years. She had a younger sister JoyceNelson who preceded her in death in 1997. She is survived by: her children, Taresa and Jim Lucas, Tim andTheresa Landers, and Joy and Ed Carter; grandchildren, RobbyWilliams, Bobby and Jennifer Lucas, Jimmy and Jennifer Lucas,Nicole and Boyd Shannon, Timmy and Lisa Landers, Shelby Landers,Holly and Kurt Schaal, Carly and Alex Burnette, Michael and RondaCarter, Steven and Brandi Carter, Heather and Jake Powell, and DavidJoseph Carter; great-grandchildren, Lauren Williams, Abigail Lucas,Ryan Hunter, Nathan Lucas, Madeline Lucas, Peyton Shannon, LucasShannon, Holton Landers, Max VanWey, Luke Schaal, Grant Burnette,Brooklynn Burnette, Ross Burnette, Eleanor Burnette, Nicki Nichols,Cameron Carter, Jacob Carter, Matthew Carter, Caden Carter, and JasePowell. A Celebration of Colleen’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday,Jan. 8, 2021 at Grace Baptist Church located at 1501 Jim WrightFreeway, Fort Worth, Texas 76108 with private family burial to follow.

Force, and was a graduate of the Tactical Air CommandNoncommissioned Officers Academy and the SeniorNoncommissioned Officers Academy. He began his distinguished military career in June 1962 and wasstationed in Florida, California, Arizona, South Vietnam, Libya, thePhilippines, and Thailand, where he met his wife. He married Pamlak in November 1971 and moved to Arizona. In May 1978, Chief Degard was selected for special duty with theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) where he served as theAdministrative Superintendent to the Deputy Chief of Staff Operationsand Intelligence and as Noncommissioned Officer-in Charge andAdministrative Superintendent to the Assistant Chief of Staff,Logistics Division, Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) atBrunssum City, Netherlands. In October 1982, he came to Carswell Air Force Base, asSuperintendent, Base Administration, and resided in Benbrook with hiswife and child, Amanda. During his military lifetime, he was awarded numerous medals andhonors. In 1992, Chief Degard retired after 30 years of remarkableservice. Soon after, he began his career as a detention officer for theTarrant County Sheriff’s Office and retired after 17 years. Over the lastseveral years, he worked as a federal security officer for inpatientinmates at various county hospitals. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Pamlak of Benbrook; daugh-ter, Amanda Donihoo and her husband, Scott Donihoo of Sachse;grandson, Pierce Donihoo; sister, Carol Schulze and her husband, PaulSchulze of Ocala, FL; brother-in-law, Prasit Ruenvouth of Benbrook;and numerous extended family. He was preceded in death by his older brother Charles Degard, Jr.,and his beloved canine companion, Penny. He touched many hearts and always thrived to help others. Chiefled a full and remarkable life and was valiant to the end. He was a ded-icated husband, father, grandfather, worker, and a great friend to manyand will be incredibly missed. A Memorial Service will be held at DFW National Cemetery locat-ed at 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211 in the near future.

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City Council Meeting Tonight The Benbrook City Council meets the first and third Thursday of eachmonth at 7:30 p.m. (with a pre-meeting work session at 7 p.m.) in the CityHall Council Chambers, located at 911 Winscott Road in Benbrook, 76126.The Jan. 7 agenda is available to view here. During the COVID-19 pandemic, city council meetings have been heldby telephone conference in order to advance the public health goal of limit-ing face-to-face meetings (also called “social distancing”) to slow the spreadof the Coronavirus (COVID-19). While this meeting is open to the public,social distancing will be enforced. The public toll-free dial-in number to participate in the telephonic meet-ing is: 1-866-894-9011 or local number 817-443-6248.

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CLASSIFIEDSFrom the Sports Desk with John EnglishBenbrook MHS and Western Hills HSBasketball Teams The Western Hills girls basketball teampicked up a big win last week, defeating theYoung Women's Leadership Academy by ascore of 55-14. Coach Blake Moilan said his team compet-ed well following a victory over DiamondHill-Jarvis last Tuesday. “The girls played great against YMLA,”Moilan said. “We have been able to put twodistrict wins together back to back before ourbye week and start of the second half of thedistrict schedule. This is a huge momentumburst for us, moving into some games we willneed to win.” Moilan said he had a number of stand outperformances in the game. “Amaria Cooper and Alecia Spells bothplayed well,” Moilan said. “Cooper scored 16points and Spells scored 10 points. SydneyBrown played really well in the post andadded eight points and several rebounds. Theentire varsity team got good minutes and allplayed well.” Moilan said he has a few objectives for thebye week. “It will allow us to give the team a coupleof days off as we get back to school,” Moilansaid. “Having played Dunbar once this year,we know that they are much improved fromlast season and have some good team speedand shoot the ball well. I do think we will beable to match up with them a little better thistime around.”

The Western Hills Cougar boys lost 59-37to the Young Men's Leadership Academy lastweek and will host Dunbar at 8 p.m. tomorrownight.

Over at Benbrook, the Lady Cats lost toEastern Hills by a score of 45-30 last week. Miah Overton led the team in scoring with16 points, while Kaylee Calland and TarynLongley added six a piece.

On the boys side, Benbrook lost a heart-breaker to Eastern Hills by a score of 56-54last week, but coach Blake Mendez said histeam struggled early on. “Eastern Hills was a tough one,” Mendezsaid. “They came out and hit us in the mouthearly. We didn’t play well in the first half atall. The second half was a whole differentgame. We executed well offensively and tookthe lead with under a minute left, but their kidsdid a great job maintaining their poise, andthey hit the game winner with about a secondleft.” Mendez said he had one especially strongeffort in the game. “James Earnest played great,” Mendezsaid. “We ran our offense through him and hemade the right decision every single time. Thekid is a beast down low.” Benbrook has Diamond Hill-Jarvis thisFriday, and Mendez said his team will need tomake sure to keep the Eagles off rhythm topick up a win. “I expect Diamond Hill to play well,”Mendez said. “They’re always a scrappy team.We’re going to have to not let them set thetone if we want to win.”

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CLASSIFIEDSBirthday Parade (continued from page 1)

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For 29 seasons as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landrywas the image of professionalism and sportsmanship. His determina-tion and leadership made the Cowboys one of the most famous andsuccessful teams in the nation. Landry was born in 1924 in Mission, Texas. Football was his pas-sion from a young age, leading his team to a perfect record during hissenior year in high school. He attended the University of Texas as anengineering major while playing for the Longhorns. After his brother was killed during World War II, Landry volun-teered for service in the U. S. Army Air Force. He flew 30 missions asa co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. Afterward, he finished his degree at UTand then earned a masters degree in industrial engineering from theUniversity of Houston. From 1950 to 1955, he played halfback for the New York Giants,making the All-Pro and Pro Bowl team in 1954. In the 1954 season,he also became defensive coordinator for the Giants, helping theGiants make the NFL Championship three times. In 1960, the new Dallas Cowboys hired Landry as their first headcoach. The team struggled in the first years, but made a major break-through in 1966, winning ten games and appearing in the NFLChampionship. The Cowboys won their division for the next sixstraight seasons. The Cowboys reached their peak under Landry in the 1970s. In1972, they won Super Bowl VI, walloping the Miami Dolphins. Theteam had a winning record each season of the decade and only failedto make the playoffs in 1974. Additionally, the team won the NFC Eastdivision seven times during the decade. In 1978, Landry led theCowboys to their second championship, defeating the Denver Broncosin Super Bowl XII.

The 1980s were not as successful, but the team went to the playoffsfive times and won the division twice. However, in his last three sea-sons as coach, the Cowboys finished with losing records for the season,the first since 1964. Team owner Bum Bright sold the team to JerryJones in 1989, and Jones immediately fired Landry. The move shockedCowboys fans, who rallied to Landry’s defense, to no avail. Due to thatsupport and years as a championship coach, in 1990, Landry wasinducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As famous as he became for his success as a coach, he was instantlyrecognizable for dressing up every game in a suit, tie, and fedora. Hismodesty, faith, and determination won throngs of admirers. Fordecades, he was an active member of Highland Park United MethodistChurch, even teaching Sunday School on Cowboys home game days. As coach, he developed a reputation for efficiency, preparation, andtraining. He was the first to use specialty coaches for speed and weighttraining and for examining opponents for strength and weaknesses inupcoming Cowboys games. In 29 seasons as coach, the Cowboys won their division thirteentimes and went to the Super Bowl five times. With 250 wins, Landryranks third on the NFL all-time list, behind Miami’s Don Shula andChicago’s George Halas. He was twice named NFL coach of the Year.In 1993, when he was inducted into the Ring of Honor along with allthe other team legends after leaving the Cowboys, an image of the hatwas placed next to his name. In his last years, he suffered leukemia. Landry died in February2000, revered by football fans across the world. Two Texas schoolsnamed their football stadiums in Landry’s honor as well as TomLandry Elementary School in Irving.

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