Briefly
• The Senior Citizens will host an open house at their new center April 30 from 2 – 5 p.m. A drawing will be held for several donated items. Raffle tickets may be purchased from senior citizens, and you don’t have to be present to win. The group urges the community to join them at the open house.
• The new Senior Citizens’ Center may be rented for various events such as meetings, reunions, showers, etc. There is no rental fee to non-profit organizations. Other fees are: 1 – 3 hours, $25 plus a refundable $25 deposit; all day rentals, $100 plus a refundable $100 deposit. Any renter must adhere to the senior group’s rules and regulations that are posted inside the building. For details and scheduling, call Jo Ann Turner at 354-2383.
• A Family Literacy Night will be held March 30 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. in the school library. Parents of kindergartners, preschoolers or toddlers should attend this meeting. Information will include strategies for building a foundation for reading before a child starts school. In addition, there will be information about the Accelerated Reader Program and the new Reading Achievement Program, and the materials used in these programs will be available for review. Childcare, interpreters and refreshments will be available.
• Old photos of the courthouse and old jail are still needed, according to Helen Wilkerson of the county’s historical committee. They will be used to help with the master plan for restoration of the two buildings. Call Wilkerson, Mary Jo Cope or Alan Dierschke if you have such photographs.
• The Senior Citizens’ monthly meeting has been changed from April 4 to Tuesday, April 11 at 6 p.m. A fish fry is planned and everyone is asked to bring a dish to compliment the fish.
• The Bearkat Booster Club will meet April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria to discuss and plan the UIL banquet scheduled for May 16. Bearkat boosters are urged to attend. Your ideas and help will be greatly appreciated.
• No one has yet volunteered to be officers of the local Parent-Teacher Organization or to head the Volunteers in Public Schools group, Karen Halfmann reports. The leaders of those groups for several years are retiring, and replacements are needed. Call Halfmann (535-2236), Lisa Jansa (397-2495) or Charlotte Kellermeier (397-2667) for information or to volunteer.
• The election for three at-large school board positions will be May 6. As of 9 a.m. March 22, Incumbent Tina Flores, Doug Schaefer, Paul Schwartz and Randy Schmitz had filed to run. Filing continued through 5 p.m. March 22.
• New office hours for the county underground water district are 8 – 12 and 1 – 4, Monday through Friday. Previously, the office was open 9 –12 and 1 – 5, Monday through Friday.
• The Census Bureau is still hiring people for temporary part-time jobs. For information, call toll-free 1/888/325-7733.
• I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all those in Precinct 3 who supported me in the Primary Election. I hope to keep your support in the General Election. Thank you again. Hugh Schafer, Commissioner Precinct 3