Briefly
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Volunteers are seriously needed in
both the Emergency Medical Service and the Volunteer Fire Departments. The need
is especially acute in Garden City and in the northern part of the county. There
will be a new class for EMT’s beginning soon. For more information, call
Cecilia Schwartz, 397-2471 or Kenny Batla, 354-2665.
• A YMCA basketball meeting will be held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Ruth Cook Auditorium after the school band’s Christmas program. Anyone interested in the Y’s basketball league needs to attend. A Bearkat Booster Club meeting will follow. For more information, call Melissa Schmitz at 535-2220.
• The Senior Citizens group will meet Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. and Bobbie McDaniel says it’s potluck. The January 23 meeting will be at 3 p. m. and will feature finger foods.
• John Hillman has resigned as fire chief in northern Glasscock County. The county is supposed to have three fire chiefs, each of whom is responsible for maintaining fire trucks and equipment in his part of the county. After Hillman’s resignation and Russell Halfmann’s recent resignation as fire chief in Garden City, James “Cookie” Machicek in St. Lawrence is the only volunteer fire chief in the county.
• New rates for all U.S. Postal Service classes of mail will begin Jan. 7. The cost of mailing a letter will increase from 33 to 34 cents, while each additional ounce will decrease from 22 to 21 cents. New 34-cent letter rate stamps will go on sale Dec. 16. The cost of mailing a postcard will remain at 20 cents.• Deputy Sheriff Fred Schroyer has resigned and has taken a job with the Martin County Sheriff’s Department.
• Flu shots will not be available at the local Senior Citizens’ Center this year, according to Senior Citizens’ President Ed Plagens. Plagens says he was unable to find a provider, and everyone should take care of getting their own immunizations.
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Projects from the Glasscock County
Project Fair will be displayed at the Senior Citizens’ Center Wednesday,
Jan. 3. Everyone is welcome to drop by and see local talent showcased.
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The December GCISD School Board
meeting was not covered in this issue because it was moved from its regular
time on Dec. 11 to Dec. 14 due to a conflict with junior high basketball, and
was then too late for our deadline. The meeting will be included in the January
issue of this newsletter.