Saline Scenes Summer baseball sign-up two days left
Sign-up dates for summer baseball and softball are Thursday March 24 and Friday March 25 from 6 to 9 PM at the old gym. Youth Foundation president Linda Barrett says there is room for more children and no child will be cut from the program. The Grand Saline Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary plans a bake sale Saturday see page 5.
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Youth Foundation
Linda Barrett
Barrett
Grand Saline
Corby-Germany Hospital administrator resigns
Edward Browning resigned as administrator of Corby-Germany Hospital effective April 17 after serving since January 1992. He led the financially troubled facility with bills paid and some funds left, but the hospital remains fragile with limited reserves. The board will appoint an interim leader while pursuing a careful search, and Browning plans to return to Cassville Missouri.
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Edward Browning
Corby-Germany
Browning
Texas Hospital Association
Grand Saline
Cassville
Missouri
Truman Heddins
Heddins
Church Board of
First Church of the Nazarene
Loretta
Brownings
GSISD board drawing candidates for school board race
The Grand Saline ISD school board race drew growing interest with new filers Tuesday including incumbent Jim Jarvis age 35 a Alexander Campbell Inc. employee Donald Ray Kirkpatrick 33 a Morton Salt Company worker and Joe Sellers Jr. a military retiree Early filers included Johnny Lavallo Shirley Anderson and Duane Goff Incumbent city council members Jay Rohus and Terry Tolar were the only filers for three seats Councilman R L Browning also up for election had not filed by Tuesday The filing period closed Wednesday at 5 p m
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Grand Saline
Jay Rohus
Terry Tolar
R.L. Browning
Van Zandt County Farm and Ranch Banquet Honors Producers
Local agricultural producers are nominated for honors at the Van Zandt County Farm and Ranch Banquet sponsored by the Extension Program Council. The event, March 26 at 6 p.m. in Canton, features Dr. Paul Risk of Stephen F. Austin State University discussing rural education of city citizens on production agriculture and environmental concerns. John Means and Son are nominated Beef Producers of the Year.
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van Zandt County Farm and Ranch
Extension Program Council
Farm Bureau
Canton
Paul Risk
College of Forestry
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches
John Means
Means
Grand Saline ISD faces budget overrun on new intermediate school
Fort Worth architect Frank Callahan reported the eight classroom building with library at 825,940 dollars, about 126,000 over the planned 700,000 target. The board weighs cuts such as removing the library to save about 60,000 while TEA suggests larger science lab space, prompting a workshop set for April 11 to decide how to proceed.
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Fort Worth
Frank Callahan
Grand Saline
Jan Adamson
Callahan and Associates
Callahan
Library
Harry
Grand Saline ISD votes to non renew athletic director contract
During a Monday board meeting the Grand Saline ISD trustees voted to non renew athletic director Mike Barber's contract with Harry Clifford voting no. John Teague made the motion and Doug Lovett seconded it. The board later approved outside candidates for athletic director and football coach and accepted the resignation of coach Jim Barber.
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Lovett
Clifford
Jim Barber
Gerald Gilbert
Mike Barber
Womanless Wedding Planned by Grand Saline Band Boosters
Local men perform in a Womanless Wedding parody at Grand Saline High School cafetorium on Saturday March 26 at 7 30 p m to raise funds. The ceremony features Tiny Oats and J Flivverton Bailey with a full cast of relatives and friends in humorous roles and a post ceremony reception. Proceeds benefit the High School Band Boosters and tickets cost 5 each.
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Tiny Oats
J. Flivverton Bailey
Bill Scott
Grand Saline
Percy Birdseed
Knowzis Oats
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Corby
Germany
ED Browning
GSISD
Texas Education Agency
Jim Jarvis
Ron Sherbert
David Davis
Henry Wheathearts
Charles Haptonstall
Warni
John Hope
Cedric Hodge
Kemp
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