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• Welcome Dinner for All American Bowl Players and Benefit for Linda Cypert. A hamburger meal will be served July 24 at 6:30 p. m. at the Glasscock County Community Center sponsored by the Garden City Lions Club and EMT volunteers. Proceeds from the benefit will help Linda Cypert defray medical expenses due to complications of multiple surgeries. The meal will be followed by a benefit auction and homerun derby, as well as the introduction of players from the All American team. Additional donations can be sent to the Garden City Lions Club, P. O. Box 237, Garden City, TX 79739.
• Glasscock County Senior Citizens will meet July 17. This is snack and finger-food night. The meeting Aug. 7 will feature a fish fry, so bring a salad, veggie or dessert. Glasscock County EMT’s will attend the Aug. 7 meeting to update Seniors’ records, which include any medicines they are taking. It is very IMPORTANT to have these records updated. If you should need to use the EMT’s services, it is much safer for you if they have current records. So Seniors, please bring a list of all medications you take and their dosages. EMT’s will also check blood pressure at this meeting. Pass the word around and, if you are unable to attend, get in touch with a Glasscock County EMT to update your records.
• The Rocking JC Vacation Bible School will be held at the First Baptist Church in Garden City July 25 from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. We welcome all children. Come and have a great day with us. Call Anita Calverley, 354-2378, if you have questions.
• The GCISD school board voted June 25 in a special meeting (Kevin Hirt and Andy Wheeler absent) to hire Misty Kinnibrugh as Curriculum/Testing Coordinator. She will be paid on an eleven-month teacher’s contract, according to Kathy Wheat in the superintendent’s office. The board postponed its July 9 meeting and it has been rescheduled for July 16.
• Six Glasscock County 4-H members attended the 2007 Teen Leadership Lab held June 18 - 20 at the Texas 4-H Conference Center at Brownwood Lake. They were: Marcus Cook, Amber Halfmann, Blaine Walker, Whitney Kellermeier, Kevin Hillger and Halie Schaefer. Whitney was elected vice-president of the 2007-2008 District Six 4-H Council and Kevin was elected public relations chair. Whitney will also serve on the state 4-H council.
• August 1 is the deadline for nominations to the FSA county committee. The seat up for election represents Local Administrative Area (LAA) #2, which is the area located south of County Road 110 and west of County Road Coop and FM 3093 (the LAA boundary map is posted at the FSA office). For more information or nomination forms, call the local FSA office or visit http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/elections.
• GCHS varsity cheerleaders invite all children ages four and older to attend a mini cheer camp Aug. 13 – 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. The fee of $20 per child includes t-shirt, snacks and spirit award. Sign-up for the camp will be July 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the football stadium. Fees must be paid at this time and shirt sizes will be taken. For more information, call Lyza at 213-0642.
• Reminder: County Commissioner Mark Halfmann asks farmers to remember that they, or their workers, should not turn equipment onto county roads.
• Former GCHS science teacher (1965-’67) Glenn Phillips would like to hear from his students. He lives in Vernon, TX and may be contacted by phone at 940/553-1216 or by email at mrphillips7207@sbcglobal.net
• Glasscock County Little League Indians won second place at the Martin County Invitational Major's Baseball Tournament June 12-16. The team consisted of: Colton Belew, Kellan Kirkland, Jose Zuniga, Bryson Batla, Peyton Schaefer, Justin McMaster, Cody Halfmann, Chapman Royall, Angel Zuniga and Brandon Gartman. Coaches were Richard Batla, Bart Belew and Doyle Schaefer.
• Correction: In the June issue of the Glasscock County News, we stated that the county is required to maintain a minimum monthly average of $50,000 on deposit in the First National Bank of Sterling City, Glasscock County Branch, its official depository. In fact, that minimum amount is $500,000. Thanks to Glasscock County Treasurer Alan Dierschke for calling the error to our attention.