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ST. PATRICK’S DAY AT THE VFW IN EASTLAND--Pictured (L-R) are: Whitney Weed, Butch Fraser, Travis Weed at the St. Patrick’s party held at VFW Post 4136 in Eastland on Friday night, March 17. Pizza, pool, and karaoke was enjoyed by many attendees. This was also Butch Fraser’s birthday celebrated with a cake. Butch has operated the karaoke for many years and is well liked by many.

It’s early, maybe too early to be declaring so soon but from one who has “laid low” for many months due to certain physical conditions.

Tyler Clement’s portrait exhibit of “Legendary Ladies: Celebrating Women Over 40” was a great success at the Conrad Hilton Museum in Cisco last Thursday, with a large crowd attending, including women who had been photographed for the series.

Office of U.S. Representative Roger Williams to make Presentation

Friday, March 17, 2022 marks a grim anniversary for many in Eastland County. In the late afternoon on that date fast moving, ferocious wild fires collectively known as the Eastland County Complex Fire - burned 54,463 acres and destroyed 158 structures overall, according to official reports. Property, livestock, and wild-life could not escape the devastation.

Cisco Writers Club invites you to an informal writing class: Poetry for Those Who Are Scared of Poetry. The class will be held April 6, 2023, at the Hilton Center in Cisco, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Outstanding Individual Crew Award for District 10-2A - Shanti Hernandez Outstanding Crew Award for District 10-2A - Shanti Hernandez, Rebekah Forester, Archie Russell, Laila McClurg, Lisa Johnson, Irma Vega, Maize Brown, Brilee DeBerry, Emily West, Lilly’Ann Rodriguez, Kylee Stovall Tech Award - Rebekah Forester All-Star Cast - Elana Spangler, Kye West Honorable Mention All-Star Cast - Avery Koenig, Timothy Cadenhead

The Cisco “Friendship Meal” will be this coming Tuesday, March 21st, 2023.

Honored for his contributions to the Attractions Industry

African Children’s Choir performs concert at Eastland’s First Baptist Church

The EHS Maverick Band has been accepted to the UIL State Wind Ensemble Festival in May of 2024 at the University of Texas at Austin. This is a high honor for only 16 bands who apply and “make a first division in concert and sightreading”. The UIL SWEF site says: 1. The goal of this event is not to win an award, but rather to accept the challenge of making music for the sole purpose of performing at the highest level possible for an appreciative, supportive audience in an optimum acoustical space.

Let’s see now, since you asked— GayNell and I married in ’60 —bought a little house on Blink St. I worked as a Reporter, she for Ma Bell and our first vacation together was to Glorietta, the Baptist Summer Camp in east N. Mexico.

Open Third Saturday Each Month

SHERIFF JASON WEGER

Dine in or take out chili meals will be available for sale Wednesday, April 5 at Bethel Baptist Church in Eastland from 11 AM to 1:30 PM. Meal for $7.00 will include cobbler or other dessert, nacho peppers, onions, cheese, and tea or water. Or you may want to make a Frito chili pie. You may call to order take-out meals the following: Gail at 254-433-0658 or Ruby at 254-433-6495.

Bethel Baptist Church in Eastland is having a huge Rummage and Bake Sale Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25 from 8 AM to 5 PM. There will be clothes, children’s sports uniforms, furniture, linens, kitchen stuff, jewelry, purses, toys, glassware, plants, what nots, fabric, craft kits and patterns, and lots of miscellaneous. They will also have bake sale items of cakes, cookies, pies, candies, breads and cobblers. And last but not least there will be raffles. Hope to see you there!!!

A free Teacher Retirement Seminar will be sponsored by Area 14 Texas Retired Teachers Association on Monday, March 20 at 9 a.m. in the Taylor Room of Region 14 Education Service Center at 1850 TX-351; Abilene, Texas 79601. Registration will start at 8:30.

The Cottonwood Historical Association will again be hosting an entertaining musical line up with dinner on Friday, March 24th. The Musical kicks off with dinner at 5:00 pm until 7:00 or until everything is gone! On the menu is King Ranch Casserole, or sandwich, salad, and your choice of dessert and drinks. The music will start at 5:30 and features a variety of tunes from blue grass to country, some country classics and even rock ‘n roll.

Saturday, March 18th at 5 pm will be the Olden Musical. Bar b que sandwich’s, chips, baked beans, dessert and drink will be avaialable for $7.00. Come and enjoy an evening of food and music.

Saturday, March 18, the Desdemona Activity Center will host our first fish fry of 2023. We will have fish, chicken tenders, beans, potato salad,french fries, slaw, hush puppies, desserts, & all the extras. Serving time is 5:00 PM—7:00 PM. cost is by donation.

Texas again leads state in new corporate projects Texas once again has topped the list for new and expanded corporate facilities added in a year, according to Site Selection Magazine. With 1,028 new projects in 2022, the state had more than the next two states combined Illinois and Ohio.

Old Rip Eastland County Courthouse February 27, 2023 This is Bette Armstrong and her husband Jimmy Armstrong.

The Eastland County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Eastland County Commissioners’ Courtroom on Monday, March 13, 2023. The regular Commissioners’ Court opened with a prayer and pledge to the United States Flag.

Hot and cold, I think I’m ready for some consistency. But that will never happen in Texas. What can happen though is that everyone can mow their weeds and any grass that is too high. I drove around town over the weekend, and we are looking pretty shaggy. It’s been nice this winter not having to worry about mowing, but that time is over. Please take the initiative and start cleaning up.