Who's Who on the World Wide Web
Doing a search for the word "Nocona, TX" comes up
with several local names. It is a veritable Who's Who.
Dr West Honored at
Tarleton
From Tarleton Alumni Association:
http://www.tarletonalumni.org/storm.cfm?funnelaction=168
"Dr. Rusty West
graduated from Comanche High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in biology
from Tarleton in 1980. He received his medical degree from Texas Tech and did
his family practice residency at John Peter Smith in Fort Worth. Dr. West has
been in family practice in Nocona since 1988 and has delivered over 1000 babies
and performed over 800 surgeries. Recognized as a model for rural health care,
Dr. West built a 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art clinic onto the Nocona
General Hospital that has been selected as a Top 100 hospital in the nation. The
son of a football coach, Rusty enjoys coaching youth sports and he runs 70 head
of cattle on his 200 acre ranch on Lake Nocona."
Stephen Barr of
the Washington Post
Steve Barr, a 1967 graduate of Nocona HS, has made
it to the top of his journalistic career. He is a columnist for the
Washington Post where he writes the Federal Diary column. See his bio from
the Public Forum Institute Web.
http://www.publicforuminstitute.org/activities/2002/fcn/bios.htm
"Stephen Barr has worked as an editor and reporter
at the Washington Post for 20 years, serving in the Metro News, Style and
National News departments of the newspaper. He currently writes the Federal
Diary column, focusing on issues of interest to the region’s 300,000 federal
employees. He was selected as the Federal Diary columnist in May 2000 after
seven years as a National staff writer covering federal management and personnel
issues, “reinventing government,” the U.S. Postal Service, veterans’ affairs,
the congressional appropriations process, and government technology challenges,
including the Year 2000 computer glitch. His previous assignments at the Post
include a six-year stint as editor of the Federal Page, starting in 1987, and a
year as congressional news editor in 1992. Mr. Barr was born in Nocona, Texas,
and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his bachelor’s
degree in journalism. He served two years in the U.S. Army, including one year
with the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032400643.html
Pastor Frailey Reaches Out
With Cable TV
Read the full article from the Baptist Standard Web.
http://www.baptiststandard.com/postnuke/index.php?module=htmlpages&func=display&pid=4095
Pastor Clark Frailey
Lexie O'Neal: NHS Grad is Tech Track Star
http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/oneal_lexi00.html
"2006 INDOOR: Ran in four events on the
season ... clocked personal-best times in two events, a 1:28.46 in the 600Y and
a 3:02.28 in the 1000M ... ran a 2:19.00 in the 800M at the UNM Invite ... ran a
leg of the DMR with a team time of 12:30.06 at the Wes Kittley Invite. "
"2005 OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best
2:34.75 in the 800M at the Wes Kittley Open. "
"2004 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 400M
hurdles ... ran 1:06.90 at the ASU Relays for a season-best time ... ran 1:07.70
at the prelims of the MJ Invitational ... took first at the TTU Invitational
with a time of 1:09.27 ... finished fifth at the UTEP Invitational with a time
of 1:09.41."
"HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 graduate of Nocona
High School in Nocona, Texas ... four-year district Champion in 800M ...
qualified for regionals every year of high school ... 2003 state qualifier in
the 800M, 300M hurdles, pole vault and mile relay ... 2003 State Champion in
800M, with second place finishes in 300M hurdles and pole vault ... best times
include 2:16.26 in the 800M, 44.75 in 300m hurdles, 57.0 in 400m and 10'-3" in
the pole vault ... member of National Honor Society and was also named Class
Valedictorian ... also played volleyball, basketball and was a cheerleader ...
was two-time volleyball all-state and academic all-state in volleyball and
basketball."
"PERSONAL: Born on March 21, 1985 in
Denton, Texas ... daughter of Ricky and Monica O'Neal ... has one older sister,
Lauren, and a younger brother, Tanner ... majoring in general studies with
concentrations in biology, chemistry and exercise and sport science. "
Amber Jay: NHS Grad is
Southeastern Outside Hitter
From SOSU VB Media Guide
"Amber came to Southeastern prior to the 2004
season and provided much needed depth to the Lady Savage offense. Prior to her
arrival at SOSU, she spent two seasons at Wayland Baptist University (Texas).
Last Season…Amber played in 31 matches as a junior and averaged 1.56 kills per
game and added 2.62 digs per game. She was the only member of the Lady Savage
squad to earn LSC North Division Player of the Week honors during the 2004
season, collecting the league’s defensive award on Oct. 18. She recorded
double-digit kills on five occasions last fall, including a season-best 17 kills
in the season-finale at Texas Woman’s on Nov. 6. Amber also had 10-or-more digs
in 12 matches on the season, including a stretch of eight-straight games with
double-digit digs. She recorded a season-best 22 digs in the Lady Savages’ win
over Texas A&M-Commerce on Oct. 12. "
"High School…Amber is a 2002 graduate of Nocona
(Texas) High School and earned All-State honors for the Lady Indians. She was
honored as Academic All-District for NHS."
"Personal…Amber is the daughter of Benjie
and Donna Jay of Muleshoe, Texas, and is a heath, physical educationand
recreation (HPER) major. She was born on Oct. 6, 1983."
The Master's Touch
Elvin
"Ab" Lemons is honored for his 47 years with Nokona Athletic Goods as a
master craftsman. Mr. Lemons began working for Nokona Athletic Goods in 1952.
See the whole article here:
http://www.sandbagger.com/nokona_ad.htm
Wilbur (Bill) M.
Henley: Nocona Native Rancher and War Hero
Read the tribute by area
historian Melvin Fenoglio to Bill Henley:
http://noconachamber.netfirms.com/articles/henley.htm. This article
is featured on the Nocona Chamber of Commerce Web.
Mark Murphey: Local Vocal Artist
Read a bio of Mark and get information about his recording
career at the following site.
http://www.markmurphey.com/bio/
