May 19, 2011 - The 12th annual Spring Recital for Toni Lowrey's piano students was held on Saturday, April, 30 at Calvary Baptist Church in Bonham.

Awards announced at this event are as follows: Most Improved - Diana Schulte of Celeste, Savannah Johnson of Leonard and Matthew Majeau also of Leonard; Congeniality Award - Mikaela Weed of Celeste; Outstanding New Student - Elijah Wheeler of Leonard. Outstanding Younger Student - Austin Conner of Leonard; Outstanding Adult Student - Barbara Hoffard of Wolfe City; fourth runner up - Aynsley Walker of Trenton; third runner up - Jacob Terry of Leonard; second runner up - Kaylee Mitchell of Leonard; first runner up - Connor Cowan of Trenton; and 2011 Student of the Year - Maggie Scoggins of Leonard.

May 19, 2011 - American Bank of Texas in Leonard is leading The Leonard Fighters in the Fannin County Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society which will be held Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, at Warrior Stadium in Bonham. This event begins at 7 p.m. on Friday and concludes at 7 a.m. on Saturday.

May 19, 2011 - Several past and present Leonard residents graduated with college degrees this last week at area universities.

Paige Adelmann (LHS class of 2007), the daughter of John and Lisa Adelmann, received a Bachelor of Science degree in history from Texas Women's University. She is returning to TWU in the fall to pursue her master's in business administration.

May 19, 2011 - Leonard Manor celebrated National Nursing Home Week last week. On Monday, the staff and residents enjoyed dressing in crazy hats and eating desserts. On Tuesday, they had a 50's theme with donuts for all shift staff and residents, followed by nachos and crazy dressing on Wednesday. Thursday was western day and attendees enjoyed ice cream floats. The week was finished off on Friday with hamburgers and fixings for all of the staff and residents. They also enjoyed playing Minute to Win It every day. Anyone interested in attending activities at the nursing home may do so.