Briefly
• Glasscock County Senior Citizens will meet Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. Please bring a snack or finger food. On Oct 4 at 5:30 p.m, the Glasscock EMS will be available to check blood pressure and to update health and medications records. This important service makes information available if seniors have a medical emergency. Potluck will be the fare that night. Everyone 50 years or older is invited.
• Glasscock County is taking sealed bids for a mowing and trimming contract at the Garden City Cemetery. The work will be done on an as-needed basis, with double pay for the first cleaning. The contractor must have his/her own equipment and will have a contact person from the cemetery committee or the county. Bids are due in County Judge Wilburn Bednar’s office by Sept. 27 and will be opened Sept. 29 at the county court meeting.
• The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation is looking to hire temporary seasonal employees. Please apply at TBWEF,127 N. Keathley, Garden City, TX 79739, 432/354-2402.
• A great big “Thank You” to the community for participating in the fundraiser sponsored by the Garden City High School Student Council to benefit my Uncle Bobby and Aunt Ruby and their children and grandchildren who were displaced when Hurricane Katrina hit their homes. We were all amazed at the phenomenal amount of money the students were able to raise! The money they collected, along with some donations from teachers and colleagues, was combined and a check for $1,500 was sent on Saturday to Moreauville, Louisiana where the family is staying until they can return to their homes.
An update on how things are going: everyone's been accounted for with no serious injuries. Some of my cousins and their children have totally lost homes in Chalmette and St Bernard's Parish. They are unsure if they'll even be allowed to ever build there again. My aunt and uncle's home in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi is still standing, but has substantial water damage. Hopefully, through God's guidance, they'll know what to do next. I know that they are stunned and so grateful for the outpouring of generosity from you. Thank you so very much. May God continue to bless us all. Love and hugs to you all,
Jean Ann Kujawski, Terry Conrad Christian (Jean Ann's mom and sister to Bobby Conrad), and our entire families
• Anyone interested in government help with agriculture projects, including brush control, should attend the county’s soil and water conservation district meeting Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. in the community center. Input from this meeting helps determine allocation of NRCS resources in the county. Your opinion is important.
• The school library will host a scholastic book fair Sept. 26 – 28. The hours are the same as school hours. A family event will be held Tuesday Sept. 27 during report card night from 4 – 7 p.m. Teachers will have classroom selections available for purchase. Come by and give a child the gift of reading. If you are interested in volunteering at the book fair, call Tracy Hollingsworth at 354-2250 or 354-2381.
• Everyone is asked to help local 4-H’ers collect tabs from soda cans, vegetable and soup cans, etc. to benefit their “Pull for the Ronald McDonald House” project. Just pop the tabs off cans, save them in a clean and dry container and bring them to the extension office or the elementary or high school offices. The program, created in 1987, has collected more than 400 million tabs nationwide, generating more than $300,000. Interestingly, 1,280,000 tabs equal 1,000 pounds, which equals $450 for the program.