Briefly
• Bertie, Ervin and David Wooten thank all those who have given prayers and moral support during the last few months.
• Garden City’s All-School Homecoming Reunion begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, with lunch at noon in the school cafeteria. The event is open to all ex-students, spouses, teachers and friends; the dress is casual and the cost is $10 per person for a meal provided by Kenneth Blanek Catering. For reservations or more information, contact Emma Schafer at 354-2227, Wanda Moore at 354-2439, Bonetta Bednar at 397-2221 or Barbara Currie Ratliff at 354-2307. Reservations need to be made by Monday, Sept. 20.
• Glasscock County’s Senior Citizens will meet Sept. 21. The group will play one hand of dominoes and order hamburgers (Dutch treat). Do not bring finger food for this meeting. Potluck will be served at the meeting on Oct. 5. All senior citizens are invited.
• Incumbent Charles Gully is the only nominee for Glasscock County’s Farm Services Agency County Committee for Local Administrative Area #2. Election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters in LAA #2 on Nov. 8 and must be returned by Dec. 6.
• Register to vote: Oct. 2 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 2 general election. Royce Pruit is the county’s voter registrar and registration is taking place in the sheriff’s office.
• Registered voters may vote by mail: Absentee mail-in ballots for the Nov. 2 general election can be picked up at the county clerk’s office or by submitting a written request for a ballot to that office. Written requests for a ballot must be received in the clerk’s office by Oct. 26. To be counted, ballots must be received in the mail at the clerk’s office by Election Day.
• Early voting in person runs Oct. 18 – Oct. 29 in the county clerk’s office in the courthouse.
• Hours for public use of the fitness room at the school are: 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Mon. – Fri. except for the following hours, which are reserved for school use: M Tu W – 2:30 – 4 p.m. Th F – 1:30 – 3 p.m.
• The Garden City Methodist Church hosted a pizza party for junior and senior high students during Fifth Quarter activities following the Sept. 10 football game.
• All Glasscock County volunteers and their spouses will be treated to an appreciation dinner Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Community Center.
• Dump ground and landfill hours are: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday (west dump ground); 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday and Saturday (north landfill); the phone number is 432-270-3711. Only bagged or burned trash is accepted at the west site; anything legally disposable is accepted at the north site.