Briefly
• Glasscock County Senior Citizens will meet Feb. 3 at 6 p.m. and the fare will be potluck. Come join us for an evening of good food and dominos. This will be the only meeting in February due to other community activities.
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The Glasscock County Sheriff’s Office issued 155 citations in December.
Other activities for the month were: arrests – 4, medical calls – 2, vehicle
accident calls – 2 major, 1 minor, civil citations served – 7, fire calls – 2,
livestock calls – 14, offense reports – 2 burglary of a building, 5 thefts.
The sheriff’s
office currently has four inmates, 3 jailed in Reagan County and 1 in Howard
County.
• A Take-Home Bar-B-Que Chicken Dinner will be hosted Feb. 1 by the Glasscock County 4-H Leadership Tour Group. Items available for purchase are: fully cooked whole chicken $8, pint of sauce $4, pint of cole slaw $3, quart of beans $3 and homemade desserts. Pick-up will be at St. Lawrence Parish Hall Kitchen at 11:30 a.m. Delivery will be at Garden City in the Community Center parking lot at 11:30 a.m. and at St. Thomas Church in Midkiff at 10 a.m. To place an order, contact the Extension Office at (432) 354-2381, Carol Batla at 354-2654, or Karen Schaefer at 354-2564, or any junior high or high school 4-H member of the Leadership Group.
• The Glasscock County Junior Livestock Board of Directors, the Glasscock County AgriLife Extension Office, the exhibitors and their parents thank everyone who contributed their time and/or donations to the livestock show. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the 72nd Annual Glasscock County Junior Livestock Show was a complete success!
• A Texas Department of Public Safety representative is in Garden City at the community center on the second Thursday of each month to issue driver’s license renewals, give driving tests, etc. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• The last time for mail pickup from the post office in Garden City is 10:15 a.m. Saturday and 4:15 p.m. Monday – Friday.
• “Rope for Hondo” Benefit Team Roping Saddle Series will be held Feb. 14 -- Valentine Arena, Feb. 28 -- Valentine Arena,
Mar. 21 -- Ft Stockton Coliseum, April 4 -- Alpine Sale Arena and April 18 -- Iraan. All proceeds go to medical expenses for Hondo Davis. For more information, call 432/208-6581.
• The American Heart Association will hold a free Health Fair and Women’s Expo, with screenings, exhibits, giveaways, etc. in the old hardware store in downtown Big Spring Jan. 22 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. On Feb. 19, there will be a Go Red for Women Luncheon at the Big Spring Country Club, sponsored by Scenic Mountain Medical Center and the AHA in support of women’s cardio health. For more information regarding these and other AHA events, contact AHA Area Director Pam Hughes, 432/218-8511.
• An online live auction to benefit West Texas Rehab Center is available now. Place your bid by going to www.rehabauction.org and registering. The auction ends Jan. 17 at midnight. Call 325/793-3508 for more information.