Briefly
• Glasscock County Senior Citizens will meet Tuesday, April 5 at 6 p.m. with potluck being the fare. They meet the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Everyone 50 years and older is invited to come and enjoy the food and games.
• The family of Norma Calverley Roche wish to thank everyone for the love and kindness extended to them in their time of bereavement.
• The Glasscock County 4-H Adult Leader’s Association will sponsor stew dinners Sunday, April 3 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at both the St. Lawrence Catholic Church Hall and the Glasscock County Community Center. The meals will consist of stew, cornbread, dessert and drink, with prices of $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Money raised will fund 4-H educational activities, awards programs and service projects.
• Karla Hoelscher and Kevin Hirt have filed for the two at-large school board positions.
• An Easter Sunrise Service will be held at the cross located east of Garden City on Hwy. 158 Sunday, March 27 at 7 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Call Pastor Steve Paris 354-2609 for more information.
• A community Seder Meal will be celebrated at the community center Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a salad, vegetable or dessert. For more information, call Pastor Steve Paris 354-2609.
• April is Child Abuse/Neglect Month. If you sense that a child is being abused or neglected, you need to report to the website: https://reportabuse.ws. To access this website, you are required to have a username and password. The username is professional, and the password is report1. Once a report is filed through the Internet reporting system, an e-mail acknowledging receipt of the information and a DFPS identification number will be sent to you. If you experience difficulties or have a question regarding the site, please call 512-834-3784 or 1-800-252-5400 for assistance.
• Readers of the Glasscock County News who have Internet access are once again asked to get the newsletter online and remove themselves from our USPS mailing list. Just send your email address to us at http://www.gcnews201@aol.com and we will notify you each month when the GC News is available online. You will be able to print your own copy, and to access our archives of past issues. Online access gives you the newsletter much faster than traditional mail, and you will help us with our printing and postage costs.
• Editor’s Note: Many thanks to those volunteers who make publication of this newsletter possible. Mary Jo Cope covers meetings of various groups, especially the school board, puts the newsletter online and funds its website. Scott Cope has been instrumental in helping with our publication online. Laura Huitt provides our mailing labels and also prints and maintains our mailing list. Carmen Johnson does most of the editing and formatting, plus keeping up with address changes and the bookkeeping. And a small but willing group of friends in Midland, Ethel Trotter, Marion Axe and Kay Gilstrap help with folding, stapling and labeling.