Briefly
• Extreme care should be taken to prevent fires in the county! In the extremely dry, low-humidity conditions, any spark can ignite a fire. Residents should consider bagging trash, rather than burning it, if there are weeds, grass or brush nearby. Use common sense. Local volunteer firemen risk their lives to protect your homes and property --- be sure you do your part.
• Anyone who must have any type of controlled burn (debris, weeds, etc.) should notify the Glasscock County Sheriff’s Office before doing so. Remember ---- local volunteer firefighters will respond to any smoke, assuming it is a wildfire.
• Leroy Moore’s piano students will be giving a recital Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Garden City. Everyone is invited, so please come and support these students.
• Local Senior Citizens will NOT meet in January or February 2006 due to other events being held in the community. Regular meetings will resume the first Tuesday of March 2006.
• The following people have filed for elected positions in Glasscock County, according to the county clerk’s office: for clerk, incumbent Becky Batla and Ellen Seidenberger; for judge, incumbent Wilburn Bednar and Kim Halfmann; for justice of the peace, incumbent Marilee Jost; for treasurer, incumbent Alan Dierschke; for commissioner, precinct 4, incumbent Michael Hoch and for commissioner, precinct 2, incumbent Mark Halfmann. The last day to file was Jan. 2.
• Early voting dates are Feb. 21 – March 3 for the March 7 primary election. Since Election Day falls during the school’s spring break and stock shows are in full swing, county residents are encouraged to vote early.
• A barbequed chicken dinner fundraiser is set for Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, sponsored by a Glasscock County 4-H leadership group to raise money for an educational trip to California this summer. Prices are: chickens $7 each, slaw $2 pint, sauce $3 pint and beans $2 quart. Some desserts will be available on a first-come basis. Local youth will be calling to take orders, but if they miss you, place your order with Karla Hoelscher, 354-2449 or Sandy Bednar, 354-2312. Thanks for your support.
• Deadline for 2006 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications is Feb. 17. For information, call Mark Ramirez, district conservationist, 325/378-3971.