Briefly
• March 19 at 5 p.m. is the filing deadline for GCISD school board seats. Incumbents on the local board whose terms are expiring are Brad Avery, Christina (Tina) Flores and Cecelia Schwartz. Applications for the positions are available at the school administration office.
• GCISD will host an open house April 8.
• The GCISD Parent-Teacher Organization will sponsor a spaghetti supper from 4 to 7 p.m. April 8. Costs will be $5 for adults, $3 for children.
• The Glasscock County Community Choir Easter Musical and Drama will be April 13 at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Everyone is welcome. Bring a snack item for the fellowship to follow the program.
• New telephone area codes. Wes-Tex Telephone Cooperative recently announced that the 915 area code will undergo a three-way split beginning April 5. The new area code for the Wes-Tex service area, which includes Glasscock County, will be 432. The El Paso area will retain the 915 area code, and the region to the east and south of Big Spring, including San Angelo, Snyder and Abilene, will change to 325. Beginning April 5, you may use the new area codes, but you will be required to use them by Oct. 4. For more information go to web site http://www.puc.state.tx.us click on ‘telecom’ and then ‘area codes.’
• Glasscock County Senior Citizens will meet March 18 at the Senior Citizens’ Building. Bring finger foods. The next meeting is April 1, when fried chicken will be furnished. Please bring a dish to go with this. If you are 50 or older, you are invited to join us.
• Trash Barrels are available for $10 each from the local Lions’ Club. Contact Warren Multer, 354-2477, Steve Sturtz, 354-2381, or any Lions’ Club member.
• The Country Peddler Show, a show of handmade arts and crafts, will be coming to the Ector Country Coliseum Complex March 14 – 16. The show features items such as wood décor, furniture, floral, clothing for women and kids, jewelry, gourmet foods, etc. The show hours are Friday 4 p.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. – 4p.m. Paula Braden, a 1998 GCHS graduate and daughter of Charles and Janet Braden, works as an event coordinator for the company that promotes Country Peddler Shows and is the coordinator for the upcoming Odessa Show.
• Information is needed for the Garden City Cemetery historical marker. Helen Wilkerson, chairman of the Glasscock County Historical Committee, is gathering information for the wording of the historical marker to be placed at the Garden City Cemetery. Anyone with interesting information about the cemetery (its origin, early pioneers, etc.) should contact Wilkerson at 354-2313.
• “This is a thank you to all the people for the prayers, flowers, cards and visits, when I was in the hospital and rehab, after my accident. I want to especially thank the EMT’s for their great service and help. They are a wonderful group of people to have when you are in need of a service. A special thanks goes to Tommy Hoelscher, Mitchell Jansa, Warren Multer, Galen Schwartz, and James Schwartz. Thanks ever so much.” BJ Havlak
• The GCISD board meeting was rescheduled from March 10 to March 17, and will be covered in the April issue of the GC News.