Former Councilmember Dee Cragun poses wearing a jacket bearing the city logo, accompanied by one of her grandsons. Photo taken December 20th, 2023 after Dee’s last city council meeting.
Helen “Dee” Cragun passed away this week. The former City Councilmember is well remembered by family, friends, and community. She was a dedicated and passionate advocate for the city. Our condolences to the Cragun family and loved ones.
During the last city council meeting of 2023, Jim Scholz thanked Cragun for her work and listed some of the many accomplishments during her 26 years on the council. Below is a video from that meeting.
Below are articles that mention Cragun and the many things she was involved in.
Cookies, Coffee, and Candidates
Have you ever had a desire to meet your local election candidates and get answers to your most pressing questions? On October 18th, 2019, at 7pm there will be a “Cookies, Coffee, and Candidates” town hall meeting, where the audience will be able to ask questions of the 2019 Deer
Election Endorsements
As a fellow citizen I would like to make some endorsements for you to consider in our upcoming election. Ron Scholz and Caleb Stapp are fine young men in their 30’s who have taken an avid interest in Deer Park by attending council meetings the last few months. Ron is
City Council Early Election Results
The early results are in for the Deer Park City Council Elections. It appears that Caleb Stapp will take Position 4 with 54.11% of the votes, opposed to Heather Newsom’s 45.25%. The race between Carla Phillips and Dee Cragun is much closer with only 21 votes separating the two candidates
New Council Members Made Official
The year 2020 for Deer Park started off with the swearing in of three City Council members. Caleb Stapp won the election with 694 votes (his opponent, Heather Newsom had 488), Helen Dee Cragun won with 558 votes (her opponent, Carla J. Philips had 548 votes), and Ron Scholz ran unopposed.
City Council Cancels Chamber Contract
The Deer Park City Council voted to end their contract with the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce at the November 4th council meeting.
In-Depth Coverage of City Council Bans Fireworks
After the smoke cleared at the City Council Special Emergency Meeting, the resolution passed to ban all firework activities. The main reason stated was the concern over the public threat of a fire emergency. The Deer Park Gazette takes a more in-depth look at why the decision was made and the thoughts of those involved.
