Community youth outreach aims to unite churches
Readers urged to join The GANG Glorious A New Generation outreach to engage local youth. The letter emphasizes living Christlike joy, calls Christians to set aside church labels, and invites involvement via Paula Teague or Randy Fisher.
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Saline Scenes highlights bake sale and booster plans
Residents at Country Trails Care Center sponsor a Residents Appreciation Bake Sale on Saturday August 10 from 9 am to 1 pm in front of Brookshire's to support the residents' activity fund. Indian Sports Boosters meet August 12 at 7 pm in Grand Saline Middle School library to plan the season and host Meet the Player ice cream night August 16. Crime Watch plans a meeting next week with time and location undisclosed. Carolyn Jones at 962-5545 for details. Grand Saline Chamber luncheon today at noon in the library Civic Center with Speedy's Pizza catering at $4 per person.
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Calf and cattle market report with prices and notes
Market rundown shows heifers priced by weight and per head ranges from 10 to 525 dollars. Calf market remains active while slaughter cows rise a notch and stockers hold steady amid mixed demand.
School board approves budget and hires at Monday meeting
Board president John Teague praised Gilbert and Kelly Allen for funding the paid-for intermediate school while trustees, except David Darnell, attended. The board amended the budget to accept a $1079 PTO donation for intermediate school VCRs and prepared for a first public hearing on a Senate Bill 1 required student code of conduct. A second hearing is set for August 26. An executive session led to hiring Gail Scott as elementary aide and Lance Caffey as technology aide.
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Gilbert
Kelly Allen
David Darnell
Parent-Teachers Organization
PTO
Joe Sellers
Texas Association of School Boards
Gail Scott
Lance Caffey
Rural addressing project advances across East Texas
Rural addressing continues by combining aerial county photos with on ground identifications of driveways roads and subdivisions. Helt and team have mapped Wills Point Ben Wheeler Van areas and plan to finish in Grand Saline in about nine months. New addresses will be mailed while old addresses remain for up to a year for mail delivery. Local volunteer fire departments assist by placing addresses on buildings. Funding comes from a small telephone bill fee managed by the East Texas Council of Governments. no new taxes. By 1998 911 will map alleys showing exact dispatch locations. Helt invites civic groups to discuss the project. confidential data aids emergency responders and saves lives.
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Wills Point
Ben Wheeler
Van
Grand Saline
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