Community and church notices from Grand Saline area
Community calendar notes Decoration Day at Oakland Cemetery May 11 with noon covered dish lunch and donation option to Oakland Cemetery Association. Camp meeting May 12 18 at Grand Saline Pavilion. School bands May 13 concert in cafetorium. Silver Lake Cemetery May 18 decoration day at 11 a.m. with fellowship and covered dish. Miss Van Zandt County Pageant entries due May 18 for ages birth to 19. AA NA and recovery meetings weekly. city and school board and council meetings posted in advance.
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Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery Association
P.O
Canton
Texas
Grand Saline
New Testament Holiness Church
Grand Saline Chamber
Silver Lake Cemetery Association Inc
Silver Lake
Grand Saline Isd Board of Trustees
Scots influence highlighted at Van Zandt Genealogical Society meeting
Van Zandt County Genealogical Society heard Cile Robertson Ambrose of Salado discuss Scots role in Texas history at the April 27 meeting. The program covered early Scottish settlers, museum leadership, and contributions to state formation. Members learned about the 1930 census project, new publications, and ongoing book sales to benefit the library.
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Cile Roberson Ambrose of
Salado
van Zandt County Genealogical Society
Virginia G. Jones
Benja Mize
Texas
Cile Robertson Ambrose
Canton
Martha Heard
Ambrose
Mexico
Genealogical Society
Dorothy Wright
Van
Library of
P.O
Genealogical Library
Betty Miller
Grand Saline
Shirley Fuller
Donna Carter
Stevens-Stevens
Stevenson-Stevenson
Linda Harwell
James Hart
Terrell Tribune
Linda Feagin Harwell
Clara Hoover
Sylvia Barbee
Larry Greer
Robbie Payne
Marty Biondillo
Society of the Library
Citywide Cleanup Month Declared In Grand Saline
Mayor Terry Tolar announces May as Citywide Cleanup Month with Cleanup Days May 16 to 18. Trash pickup at the site on S Pacific St free for residents using waste services, with restrictions on oil tires hazardous waste and other items per TNRCC rules. The city will also offer free removal of junked vehicles with title and form a Beautify Grand Saline Committee. A winning name for the street without a name will be announced at the Salt Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Tolar
Grand Saline
S. Pacific Street
Main Street
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
TNRCC
Texas City
Grand Saline City
Letter to Editor Defends Carter Elliott Naming of New Complex
A Grand Saline reader condemns the school board decision on naming the new athletic complex. She cites Carter Elliott’s 1978 to present coaching success, UIL records, and urges community input while contrasting past naming of the tennis complex for coach Shirley Anderson. She endorses Ronny Fisher and John Chambless and promises campaign for opposing board members.
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Grand Saline Sun
Carter Elliott
Indians
UIL
Shirley Anderson
Ronny Fisher
John Chambless
Commissioner Report By Ricky LaPrade
Ricky LaPrade reports county oil sand mixing at the new FM 857 sand pit with plans to use 1,000 barrels to overlay roads including VZCR 1925 1926 1412 1313 1703 1106 1505 and 1701. Culverts replaced on VZCR 1828 1805 1126 1124 1117. next week on 1316 1516 1508. Bridge on VZCR 1519 to open in a couple weeks. headwalls poured on north last week and south this week.
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M.H. Brown
Alcoholics Anonymous
Nutrition Center
Houston Street
Narcotics Anonymous
Jay Land
Pavilion
First United Methodist Church
Main Street Baptist Church Hall
Sylvia
Kim Cole
Gary McDonald
van Zandt
Wills Point
Texas Press Association
Neil French
Wilbur Callaway
Ronald Gilbreath
Denny Wheeler
Randy Farr
Aggie McDonald
Oscar Rogers
Westward Communications, LLC
P.O. Box
N. Main Street
van Zandt County
The
North & East Texas Press Association
Texas Newspaper Advertising Bureau
National
Central Texas Area Museum
Daughters of the American Revolution
Colonial Dames of America
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
City Talk
Mrs
Jimmy Don
Glenda) Williams
Ricky LaPrade
Justin Davis
Michael Maes
Destyn Taylor
Abbi English
Grand Saline Elementary School
Ashley Smith
Ft. Worth
Dallas
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