Ranger Times

Ranger Lions Club members were privileged recently to hear the account of an amazing woman who broke down barriers and overcame obstacles to reach her goal of pursuing a college education and completing her doctorate.

National Vietnam War Veterans Day is actually March 29th but the Ranger Veterans Support Group will have this day on Saturday, March 25th. The program will start at 1 p.m. Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and speech.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lance Hawvermale who successfully completed his Ed.D. in Community College Leadership. Dr. Hawvermale serves as the Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at Ranger College.

Oscar Villarreal ended the 2023 powerlifting regular season on a high note this past weekend. The RHS senior clinched a berth in the upcoming regional meet by winning the 275-pound weight classification at the Strawn Invitational.

The Ranger Veterans Support Group will meet Tuesday, Feb. 28th.

Board Agenda Ranger Independent School District Ranger ISD Administration Building 1842 Loop 254 East Ranger, Texas 76470 Notice is hereby given that a February Board Meeting of the Board of Education of Ranger Independent School District will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the Board Conference Room of the Administration Office, 1842 Loop 254 East, Ranger, TX 76470. At that meeting, the Board may deliberate or act on any of the subjects listed on the following agenda. The President may change the order of items listed below for the convenience of the board. The Board may enter a closed meeting to seek the advice and counsel of its attorney at any time during the meeting under the authority of Texas Government Code § 551.071 regarding any item listed on the agenda of this meeting or in order for the attorney to provide legal assistance or advice to the Board or under Texas Government Code § 551.074 regarding personnel.

Woodbridge Church (now temporarily at Ranger College auditorium) wasn’t totally full at its temporary location in the ‘giant’ ultra-up-todate modern auditorium Sunday while the church’s original worship center is undergoing expansion and modernization. Both locations are on the main entrance off I-20 into Ranger.

Lance Hawvermale, known to most through his position at Ranger College as Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts - and as a successful book author surprised some at Ranger Lions Club recently with his talk about the ins and outs, joys and hazards of being a beekeeper. Invited to give the program by Lion Dean Mason, Hawvermale proved to be an enthusiastic beekeeper and provided fascinating insights into the lives of bees and production of honey. He reminded that around 1/3 of our food is available because of pollination. “Essentially, when the bees go away, we could go away,” he said. A combination of circumstances are harming the bee population, he added, including a lack of rain, lack of forage, use of pesticides and change of climate.

Ranger Elementary celebrated the 100th and 101st days of school this week. On day 100, some dressed up like they were 100 years old. On day 101, some students dressed like the 101 Dalmatians. Kindergarten went to Dairy Queen for dipped cones.

The Ranger College and McLennan Community College men’s basketball teams have Feb. 25 circled on their calendars. It’s the day the two Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference powerhouses will collide.

Javier Arredondo is the owner of Atomic Dawg Tattoos has opened a shop in Ranger. His shop is set up in Smith’s Tactical and does tattoos and piercings by appointments only at this time.

The Ranger Bulldogs and Rising Star Wildcats both turned in solid showings last week at the Hico Invitational Powerlifting Meet. The event was held Jan. 26 in the Hico High School gym.

Ranger College Upward Bound

Fresh off their first appearance in the Region V Baseball Tournament in almost four decades, the Ranger College baseball program is beginning to get some love from the baseball world again. A two-time NJCAA national champion, Ranger College was picked to finish fourth in the upcoming Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference race. The preseason ranking marked the first time since the mid-1980s that RC was a preseason pick to finish in the upper echelon of what many consider to be the top baseball conference in the nation.

Keaundra Kelly and Sanaiya Morris both recorded doubledoubles on Wednesday night and helped the Ranger College Lady Rangers rally for a thrilling 5855 victory over the Temple College Lady Leopards in front of a small crowd in the Ron Butler Gymnasium in Ranger. With the win, the Lady Rangers improved to 1-2 in Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference play. Overall, RC is 7-10.

As January neared its end, an offensive was beginning near the DMZ where a string of artillery, rocket and ground attacks were unleashed on Allied posts all along the buffer zone. Khe Sanh and neighboring Lang Wei were hit hard, beginning a three-month drama that would focus the eyes of the world on a small marine garrison in the rolling hills of the Laotian border country. Street fighting broke out in the peaceful seaside resort of Nha Trang and Communist supporters breached the security of the U.S. Embassy grounds in Saigon. Street fighting raged in all eight major cities and at least 30 towns and provincial capitals.

Board Agenda Ranger Independent School District