Eastland Telegram

GRAHAM LIVESTOCK COMMISSION, LLC Sale Every Monday Starting at 10:00 AM, Graham, Texas (940) 549-0078 December 18, 2023 Receipts were 994 including 281 Packer cows, Bred Cows, and Pairs. 713 Calves and Yearlings. We had 155 consignors and 47 buyers. Packer cows were steady to $2 higher. Packer bulls were steady. Young replacement cows and pairs were steady. The market for steers and heifers weighing 500# and under were steady. The market for steers and heifers weighing over 500# were steady. We had a good run of cattle today with the market being steady with active bidding.

Property tax cuts go into effect A total of $18 billion in property tax cuts were approved by more than 80% of voters in the November general election and should be reflected in property tax bills that are due by Jan.

Eastland County Sports

My grandmother, Lilly Lucretia Stephens Donaway, had an aunt who died crossing Sandy Creek at high water in 1926. Her name was Missouri Margaret Nusbaum and my grandmother inherited her 80 acres and a trunk that was stored underneath the kitchen sink at my grandparents' farm west of Cisco. I was told “Stay out of Aunt Sis' trunk.”

Lauren Lewis -Jr., Appetizer- 6th Place Mason Thurman-Jr, Main Dish-4th Place Sawyer Monty-Int, Appetizer-5th Place Saylor Monty-Int, Healthy Dessert-3rd Place Sonny Gibson-Int, Side Dish-9th Place Congratulations to each of these hardworking 4-H members

SAN ANGELO, TX (11/30/2023)-- Angelo State University’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) national honor society recently inducted its fall 2023 class of 73 new student members, including Samantha Thomas of Eastland, Texas, during a special initiation ceremony in the Houston Harte University Center.

Weekly First Sunday

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages everyone to put safety at the top of their list this holiday season. The Texas Highway Patrol (THP) is conducting its annual Christmas and New HDUV KROLGD WUDIF enforcement campaign, which began Dec. 22 and is running through the rest of the year. Troopers will be out on the roads looking for people who are speeding, not wearing their seat belts, driving while intoxicated or FRPPLWWLJ RWKHU WUDIF violations.

Eastland Animal Control was notified on 12/13/2023 that

This new ECWSD Park Pass Program will commence on January 1, 2024. Arrangements to pick up your free ECWSD Park Pass for all DAV’s, Honorably Discharged Veterans and Gold Star Families can be made and picked up at the Eastland County Water Supply

On December 13, 2023 the Bluebonnet Chapter of Association was hosted by the City of Eastland. 15 City Secretaries met at The Connellee Hotel and Civic Center in Eastland. Eastland Mayor Larry Vernon and Eastland City welcomed City Secretaries from across the region and provided a meal of yummy chili, beans and potato soup The meal was sponsored by Clint Coffee State Farm Insurance, who, along with the City of Eastland, provided Goody Bags to all attendees. Several attendees brought items for a Silent Auction. This auction helps provide funds for our scholarships for continuing education or TMCCP Cer After the meal, the City Secretaries conducted their quarterly business meeting. Highlights of the meeting include: newly elected officers taking their Oath of Office; the 2023 Blue bonnet Chapter Municipal Clerk of the Year was awarded to Abilene Deputy City Secretary Kaitlin Richardson.

First United Methodist Church Eastland’s Christmas Cantata “ The Seven Noel’s” presented songs to Light the World on Sunday evening. The Cantata, directed by Cody Hutcheson, drew a large crowd.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church celebrated El Dia de la Virgin de Guadalupe, a festival in honor of the Virgin Mary and the belief that a man encountered Mexico’s patron saint, the Virgin Mary, in Mexico City on December 9 and then again on December 12, 1531. Above: Church members in native customs for the festival.

This is to remind all Voters who vote by mail that you Ballot by Mail beginning January 1, 2024. Our applica cember 31st of each year. If you are going to be absent from the County during any of the 2024 elections, you

The Eastland Lady Mavericks kept their district record unblemished last week by powering their way to back-to-back wins over Early and Peaster.

Eastland Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the AA Event Center in Olden on Thursday. Food was provided by MJ’s Backporch. Axe throwing was a great way to celebrate.

The Eastland Mavericks had plenty of fireworks to be pleased about last Tuesday as they closed out the 2023 portion of their high school basketball schedule.

The Gorman Lady Panthers continued to win on the hardwood last week … and to slide in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ weekly rankings. The GHS girls, despite a district-opening rout of Three Way, slipped two spots in the Dec. 18 rankings to No. 6 overall.

The Gorman Lady Panthers had four players score into double figures last Tuesday and cruised to an easy 75-13 rout of Three Way in their District 7-A opener.