Fruitvale Community Sports and Local News Highlights
Fruitvale Pups tie Grand Saline Cherokees in a close Thursday game at Grand Saline. Fruitvale Pros girls lose to Van Swingers at home. Upcoming Friday June 16 Fruitvale hosts Grand Saline and June 15 sees Fruitvale Pros at Edgewood. Sheb Smith catches an eight pound bass with Zebec rod in mouth corner. Sharrie Gault visits while attending Oklahoma Christian College. Vacation Bible School July 17 21 at Fruitvale Church of Christ. First Baptist ladies fix hair at Anderson Nursing Home. Fruitvale youth attend a Church of Christ meeting in Emory. Fruitvale School Library open Thursday evenings 6:30 9 p.m.
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Fruitvale
Grand Saline Cherokees
Grand Saline
Cherokees
van Swingers
Bobcats
Edgewood
Sheb Smith
Dale Smith
First Baptist Church of
Anderson Nursing Home
Church of Christ
Emory
Church of
Children’s Shelter Seeks Household Items Donations
The Van Zandt County Children’s Shelter in Any calls for usable home items including dishes utensils pots pans appliances lamps furniture towels linens and baby equipment toys and games. Debbie Minshew from the Department of Human Resources notes duplicates or unneeded items may be sold to fund purchases. donations can be arranged for pickup by calling Canton at 567-4147.
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van Zandt County
Fruitvale
Els
Debbie Minshew
Department of Human Resources
Canton
Burglary Surge Hits Van Zandt County in Two Weeks
Burglars hit multiple Van Zandt County locations between May 31 and June 9, taking safes, amplifiers, trailers, and furniture. Arrests include Joseph Hammed of Mineola and Lawrence Stone of Grand Saline on burglary charges with bonds set at 5 000 and 10 000 dollars. Damages at Callender Lake Store and Central Pentecostal Church plus vandalism to mailboxes and a church parking lot were reported.
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van Zandt
E.D. Leonard
Van
Leonard
Joseph David Hammed
Mineola
Lawrence Charles Stone
Grand Saline
Hammed
Stone
Henry Goebel
Callender Lake
Central Pentecostal Church
Lambert Trailer Park
David Darnell
Wills Point
Weldon Norman
Route 3
Canton
Mary Crisp Hendricks
Tom
Bashioum
Earl Post
Rt. 3
L.P. Hall
Route 2
Ronnie Wood
Virgil Carter
Ray Young
Rt. 4
Thomas J. Shaw
Norman A. McQueen
Queen
Edgewood
Willow Springs Baptist Church
Kiddie Kaper Winners at Salt Festival Events
Winners announced for the Salt Festival children’s events on Friday afternoon. Turtle racing crowned Ragon Richey and Tommy Hed dins with Michele Vick and Michael McFerson tied for third. Tricycle race went to Micah Fletcher Andy Brandon Brown and Katerina Vick. Hula hoop winners were Dena Adams Jennifer Alexander Jennifer Collier Tammy Darnell and Robert Perritt. Girls ball throw winners were Tasha Neal Tammy Darnell and Jennifer Collier with boys Teddy Tobin Shane Griffin and Jimmy Chitty.
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Ragon Richey
Tommy Heddins
Michele Vick
Michael McFerson
Micah Fletcher
Andy
Brandon Brown
Katerina Vick
Dena Adams
Jennifer Alexander
Jennifer Collier
Tammy Darnell
Robert Perritt
Tasha Neal
Teddy Tobin
Shane Griffin
Jimmy Chitty
Marriage Licenses Granted In Early June
June 6 through 9 records show multiple marriage licenses issued to couples from Wills Point Dallas Grand Saline Lindale Mineola and Edgewood including Augusta Britt Ruby Bonner Steve Hudson Karen Hearn Allen Shettles Opal Bruner Ricky Moffett Pattie Hilliard John Sherburn Cynthia Evans Michael Fordy Doris Skinner John Hanson Joe Land. Local Marlin Spears and son Michael visited Maudie Spears Curtis Bailey. Michael 14 will start high school and plays drums in the band.
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Augusta Britt
Wills Point
Ruby Lee Bonner
Steve Erin Hudson
Dallas
Karen Yvonne Hearn
Allen David Shettles
Opal
Odessa Bruner
Grand Saline
Ricky Dean Moffett
Pattie Sue Hilliard
Canton
John Hugh Sherburn, II
Cynthia Ann Evans
Edgewood
Michael Earlfordy
Lindale
Doris Ann Skinner
John David Hanson
Mineola
Joe Nell Land
Marlin Spears
Michael
Revival at Sand Flat Missionary Baptist Church next week
A revival will be held at Sand Flat Missionary Baptist Church from June 18 to 25 with services at eight every evening led by evangelist Rev. Thomas O. Bedingfield. Music director Cleatus Carrol notes special gospel performances each night and invites all to attend.
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Sand Flat Missionary Baptist Church
Thomas O. Bedingfield
Cleatus Carrol
Conceit as a strange dis ease that sickens all but the bearer
A terse aphorism notes conceit as a peculiar social ailment that spreads discomfort to others while the person harboring it remains unaffected, underscoring how pride can corrode relationships and community dynamics.
Salt Festival Pet Show Winners Announced
Winners include Kevin Taylor Jennifer Collier and Jim Gilbert in the pure bred dog division. Mixed breed victors are Cheri Joslin Todd Bryant Thompson and Ginger Sutton. Sandra Dillard earned the outstanding reptile. Cat winners are Tasha Neal and Brandon Brown. Charles Parker and Lisa Chaney led the miscellaneous category. Bird winners were Russell Hill Ross Collier and Wayne Kevin Tunnell. Special awards went to Brian Simpson for the show off animal Aaron Mains for the plainest old dog Sandra Dillard for most adorable reptile Brandon Brown for aristocrat cat and Lisa Chaney for most unusual.
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Kevin Taylor
Jennifer Collier
Jim Gilbert
Charles Parker
Lisa Chaney
Russell Hill
Ross Collier
Wayne
Kevin Tunnell
Brian Simpson
Aaron Mains
Sandra Dillard
Brandon Brown
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Barbara Fisher
Mary Driskill
Fruitvale Church of Christ
Christ
Children’s Shelter
Brenda Sherwood
Ajax
Carnation Milk
Coca Cola Bae
W. Garland
Altar
Food & Feed
Salt Festival
Cheri Joslin
Todd
Bryant Thompson
Ginger Sutton
Denton’s Produce
Meddins
BUICK
Truman Heddins
Tyler
Haggar
Jarman Shoes
Arvis
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