Eastland Telegram

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Come out to the Eastland County Livestock Show on Thursday, January 11th for a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser. Meal includes pancake, choice of meat, juice, and coffee for $6. Purchase tickets from a Morton Valley Extension Education Club (MVEE) member or at the Extension Breakfast will be served from 7:00am to 10:00am in the Hutto-Humiston Building at the ECLRA Show Grounds, 475 FM 3101 in Eastland.

Enter your art, photography, quilts, canned goods, crafts this year in the Eastland County Creative Arts Contest. The contest includes art, photography, baking, canning & sewing.

The 4th Annual Boots and Bling Charity Ball sponsored by Eastland Memorial Hospital Volunteers is just around the corner. This year’s Gala will be held on Saturday, February 10th, 2024, at the Lumber Yard Event Center in Eastland. We will be entertaining a MARDI GRAS Theme! The pre-party Party will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30. A live Auction will kick off after dinner. Conclude the evening dancing the night away with the ZAK WEBB band. We will also have a silent auction going on throughout the gala. Our goal is to raise money for purchases needed for local healthcare at Eastland Memorial Hospital. Your generosity will ensure our patients have access to high quality care when considering their health care options.

ECLRA Show Grounds 475 FM 3101 - Eastland, Texas Began Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Eastland County Retired Teachers met Monday, January 8, 2024, at Cisco Conrad Hilton at 11:30. Gail Norris, President, presided.

New Carbon Christ Center Hosts Missionary Jan. 14

The Eastland Mavericks more than flexed their muscle last week by upending rival Breckenridge and Comanche on Friday in key District 8-3A matchups.

Congratulations Eastland FFA Meat Judging Team for earning National Western Reserve Champion Meats Evaluation Team! Team members are Jacob Harrower, Cole Bridges, Bentley Huffman and Ivan Rivas, pictured with with Advisor Laurah Williams (L.) Texas sends one school/ FFA Team to this contest, held in Colorado. Photo Eastland FFA

The Comanche Maidens scored 44 points in the first half on Friday and then held off a furious rally by the Eastland Lady Mavericks to claim a wild 78-75 victory in a key District 8-3A showdown. With the win, Comanche moved into a tie with Eastland for second in the district race. Both teams moved to 4-1 in 8-3A action, one game behind state-ranked Brock. Comanche survived a red hot start by the Lady Mavs in the first quarter. The Maidens pushed home a couple of shots later in the first quarter and captured a slim 23-20 lead heading into the start of the second quarter. Messenger scored nine points in the third, including five from the free throw line. Hood tallied five of her eight points in the frame. Overall, Messenger hit 11 shots from the charity stripe. After Comanche had rallied to regain the lead, Ari Montano handed Eastland its only other lead. She pushed home a shot late in the game that put the Lady Mavs up 72-69. The Lady Mavs, now 10-4 overall, will travel to Dublin on January 12. Their next home appearance will be against Peaster on Jan. 19.

Another year comes to its end and we all think of what we didn’t get done and what needs to be done--first, give thanks for all the blessings that has come our way-- in spite of all the goodbyes we’ve had to say to this old year comes to and end... As for this old Tidbits that’s about all we’ve experienced except for all the many blessings of family and friends-- and the faithful customers who continue to resubscribe and who are telling others how nice it is to keep up with local news-- and isn’t all news, LOCAL news because for the most part it affects us all in many ways.

Little Engines That Can…

Whenever men meet “to tell stories of great achievements of the gigantic oil industry, someone will always tell, amid a breathless silence, the amazing story of Hog Creek Carruth.” He called himself J. W. “Hog Creek” Carruth. The investors he betrayed no doubt called him much worse. His “amazing story” began in the Texas boom town of Desdemona.