Eastland Telegram

AUSTIN — First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott has partnered with state agencies including the Texas Department of Transportation this month to raise awareness about human trafficking and help Texans learn how to combat the crime.

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Eastland Fire Department will be holding their

Flatwood Cemetery Association Annual Meeting

Eastland Co Water Supply District Board of Directors Steve Gerdes – President Ken Chapman – Vice President Mark Pipkin – Eastland Director Don Griffin – Eastland Director David Ahrlett – Eastland Director Bobby Adams – Ranger DirectorCharles Calvert – Ranger Director Bob Green – Ranger Director Those who received certificates: EBAA Iron E.T. Bradley Mike Lundstrum Will Johnston Mark Pipkin David Ahrlett Ken Chapman Robert Bear Ranger Gas Gathering Terry Ros Outdoor Specialties City of Eastland Eastland City Commissioners J.J Oznick Bobby Jacoby Jeremiah Gore Scott Hay Colden Rich Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd Todd Powell USDA Flintstone Services Jody Finley Caleb Busby T.J. Kidd John Kidd Eddie Green Francisco Inocencio Cesar Villarreal Ryan Williamson Judy Langford Chad Roberts James Loveland Kimberly Burleson Carrie Goodman Bradley Keyser

My dear friends, Thank you for these amazing last four years of ministry together in Eastland County. As I embark on this next part of my journey, I am beyond grateful for the gift of being your priest, for the opportunity to get to know you and build relationships with you in the midst of life’s joys and sorrows. It has been a privilege to walk the way of Christ with you in my time at Enduring Presence in the

Eastland County has earned a 2022 Safety Achievement Award from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool (TAC RMP) for its record of commitment to safety in the workplace, as well as for controlling the county’s workers’ compensation claims.

Front: Brendin Agnew, Lucas Orem, Kaden Cozart, Jace Grisham, Mason Collins, Weston Beggs. Middle: Isabella Flores, Aubry Pence, Carly Bishop, Britlyn Parten, Mya Coterill, Nicholas Robinson. Back: Gunnar Stovall, Lexxie Baker, Maggie Hogue, Charli Henry, Adley Petree,

Featured Volunteers of the Month

by Ruth York

The Ranger College men’s basketball team isn’t just winning on the hardwood in the Ron Butler Gymnasium, it’s winning on the NCAA Division I level, as well. No less than four former RC standouts, including Keisei Tominaga, Jaren (English) Holmes, Caleb Asberry and Jorell Saterfield, are shining brightly on the big stage this season for various basketball programs. All four have helped their respective teams turn heads.

Texas Family Defense Committee welcomes parent advocates/activists Missie Carra and Christi Beck on Thursday, January 26, 2023, in the Big Dam Room of the beautiful Myrtle Wilks Community Center, 1498 West I 20, Cisco. Doors open at 5:30; the meeting begins at 6:00 p.m.

You probably have never been asked to discuss your world view, much less write it down, but you have one.

A Prayer for Sandy and Ellie

Gary P. Nunn, award winning Texas music artist performed on New Year Eve at the new Wild Will’s Saloon & Dance Hall in Ranger, Texas.

Baking

New Year’s resolutions often include healthier lifestyle changes, especially food choices. Learn how diet impacts the brain and how healthier eating habits could improve brain health at a Lunch and Learn Seminar offered by Texas Education Extension Association (TEEA). The seminar’s focus is Women’s Nutrition and Lifestyle: Cognition and Brain Health During the Best Years. This free session, Monday, February 6 at 11:30 a.m. at the Scott Bailey Event Center, 201 W. Main Street, Eastland, is open to the public. TEEA invites you to be our guest for a potluck lunch.

Funds Raised at Luncheon Benefit Community

The Centennial Memorial Library staff and board members would like to thank Terry Slavens for choosing the library as one of the recipients of the money donated at the KATX Listeners’ Appreciation Luncheon. We appreciate all of the listeners who donated and bought the grill raffle tickets.

Contest Placings & Best of Show

Have an early case of spring fever, here’s the cure! Grab your garden gloves and join other garden enthusiasts for a workday at the Community Garden, First Methodist Church, 215 W. Mulberry on Thursday, January 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Box lunch, snacks and water will be provided. Workday tasks include repair and re-building garden beds, prepping beds for spring planting and clearing debris.

King Lobo Hunter Long and Queen Lobo Livi Whitehill, XCI (91st), were presented in a coronation ceremony at Cisco College Harrell Fine Arts Auditorium on January 19, 2023. Both are members of the senior class of Cisco High School.

Sandy Hazelip & Ellie Hamby, at 81 years old, flew out of Dallas, Texas on January 11th for their long planned World Tour: Around the World at 80; visiting all 7 continents, in 80 days. This trip was inspired by the movie, “Around the World in 80 Days.”

By Ruth Stewart The Eastland Commissioners’ Court met at 9 a.m. on January 23, 2023 in the Eastland County Commissioners’ Courtroom in Eastland, Texas.