Briefly
• Glasscock County Senior Citizens will meet May 15 at 6 p.m. This will be snack or finger-food night. Chicken spaghetti and garlic bread will be furnished Tuesday, June 5, so bring a salad, veggie or dessert. The group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, and they encourage you all to come out and enjoy the good food and dominos.
• The school library will be open May 29 through June 21 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon.
• Relay For Life will be held in Big Spring on May 18th. This year ONLY Glasscock County residents have the opportunity to enroll to participate in the 3rd Cancer Prevention Study of the American Cancer Society. Anyone between the ages of 30-65 years who has never been diagnosed with cancer and who will commit to the study long term may join. Enrollment will be at Relay For Life from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and then 10:30 p.m. until the last person enrolls. Enrollment will take 20-30 minutes. All you have to do is complete a brief survey, provide a waist measurement, and give a small amount of blood collected by a professional, trained phlebotomist. Within four months after Relay, you will be mailed a more extensive survey to complete, asking questions related to medical history, lifestyle, and behaviors. Every two years, you will receive a survey to update that information. For more information, visit www.cancer.org/cps3 or call toll free 1-888-604-5888.
• Vernon and Glenda Gill thank everyone for the cards, phone calls and prayers after Glenda’s broken hip. Special thanks to the Glasscock County EMS, Deputy Sheriff Keith Burnett, Butch Halfmann, Carmen Johnson and Joe Calverley. The Gills are temporarily at Saddleridge Lodge, Rm. 2005, in Midland (on the north loop, a few blocks east of Chili’s restaurant) and are happy to have visitors.
• Texas teacher certification information is available at www.sbec.state.tx.us. One can then click on Official Record for Educator Certificates, then enter a teacher’s name to see his/her certifications.
• Free telephone information number: 1/800/FREE-411. Works for both cell and landlines.
• Dumpsters at the community center are specifically for the use of offices and activities at the center, according to the Glasscock County Commissioners’ Court. They are concerned that private use is occasionally filling the dumpsters, and there is not enough room for trash from events held at the center.
• Little League baseball games at the Garden City field are scheduled for May 15, May 17, May 21, May 22, May 25, May 29, May 31, June 1, June 2 (at 10 a.m.), June 4, and June 8, all starting around 5:30 p.m.
There will be a benefit co-ed softball game for Jessie & Joyce Overton on Friday, June 1 from 8 – 9 p.m., followed by a home run derby. Anyone junior high age through adults, male or female, is welcome to play. The per-person entry fee of $5 will go to the Overtons and teams will be formed the day of the event. Donations will also be accepted at the game and the concession stand will be open. Call Jamie Walker to sign up (398-5430).
• The local 4-H group is beginning a shooting sports project after the end of Little League this summer. The program will include shotgun and archery, and is in need of volunteers. One doesn’t need to be a 4-H member to be a volunteer leader or instructor and grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and business people are encouraged to help out.
The project is also in need of seed money and equipment. If you would like to donate funding or used shotguns, or if you need information on becoming a certified instructor or volunteer leader, call Douglas Jost at 354-2205 or the Extension office at 354-2381.
• A White-tailed Deer Appreciation Day, showcasing the latest trends affecting the deer hunting industry, and sponsored by the Extension offices in Reagan, Upton and Glasscock counties, is set for 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 22 on the Rocker B Ranch. Make reservations and get directions to the ranch by calling the Extension office in Reagan County at 325-884-2335. A complementary lunch will be provided.
Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available (two general and one integrated pest management).
• The Glasscock Groundwater Conservation District Board met April 17 and appointed Kent McMillan as the new director for Precinct #2. They also moved two CD’s from First Bank of West Texas to Big Spring Banking Center. The two $100,000 CD’s are both drawing five percent interest, one for a term of three months and the other for twelve months. There was no meeting May 15 due to lack of a quorum.