Briefly
• GCISD’s Baccalaureate will be held May 19 at 6 p.m. in the Ruth Cook Auditorium with the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in charge. Local churches, in alphabetical order, alternate being in charge of the baccalaureate, beginning with the Baptists last year.
• A reminder from the Glasscock County Volunteer EMS: If you need to report a 911 emergency from a cellular phone, please tell the dispatcher that you would like to report the emergency to Glasscock County. The dispatcher should then transfer your call to our dispatch service.
• Incumbents Jimmy Eggemeyer and Karla Hoelscher were unopposed as candidates for the GCISD Board of Trustees, so the May school board election has been cancelled.
• The Bearkat Booster Club will meet April 15 at 7 p.m. at the community center to discuss the May 14 UIL Banquet. All ideas are welcome.
• A Volunteer Appreciation Dinner will be hosted by the county April 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the community center. Volunteers in the fire departments, emergency medical service and members of the community center foundation are invited (spouses are welcome).
• The concert date for bands grade four through high school is May 16 at 6 p.m. in the Ruth Cook Auditorium.
• Field Day for the elementary school is May 17; Safety Day, sponsored by the Extension Service, is May 10; kindergarten graduation and the elementary school’s end-of-the-year awards ceremony are May 23.
• Adela Medrano and family thank all who helped with money, calls and cards when she most needed it. Also, thanks to everyone who helped with the meal after Billy Joe’s funeral. May God bless you.