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2 COLEMAN CHRONICLE & DV, Wednesday, August 30, 2017
New Mayor visits with Pink Ladies
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Food preparation exhibit at Fiesta de la Paloma
2017 Coleman F.U.M.C. Lord’s Acre
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FUNDRAISER SET FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
Community Calendar
CISD principals report a great start
Grandparents Day Social
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Due Date: November 8th, 2017
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Make plans now to enter the Food Preparation Ex-
hibit at the Fiesta de la Paloma coming up Oct. 7th.
Twelve categories of baked foods may be entered by
adults , youth 13-18, youth 8-12 and even youth
under 8 years old. Get out your favorite recipe and
bake it up for the event! The category of Decorated
Cakes is also open to adults and youth of all ages.
Plans are now being made for the Lord’s Acre at
Coleman First United Methodist Church. The date
will be Saturday, October 28, in the Church Fellow-
ship Hall. Coordinator is Terrilyn Taylor.
The fundraiser will include an Enchilada Lunch,
a Country Store, Silent Auction, Visa Gift Card Raf-
fle, and a Yard Sale by the youth group.
Raffle tickets for two Visa Gift Cards will be avail-
able at the church office and also sold at the Fiesta
de la Paloma October 7. Tickets will be $1.00 each
science, broadcast journalism, robotics, and en-
gineering. They are also offering four different
certifications in Microsoft Office, a welding certi-
fication, and an OSHA certification. Dobbins also
proudly announced that UIL participation num-
bers are up this school year.
Changes for this year include a change to the
start of pep rallies. Pep rallies will now begin at
2:50 p.m. on Fridays so that students can get on
the busses earlier and the busses will not run
late. The new lunch schedule is working really
well. Students now have ample time to leave, eat
lunch, and return to campus. Dobbins reported
that student traffic in the parking lot at lunch
Good things were reported by the CISD princi-
pals to the CISD Board of Trustees at the regu-
lar meeting on Monday, August 28. Coleman
High School Principal Diana Dobbins reported
that KTAB was to come that evening to do a sto-
The Annual Rockwood Reunion will be held
on Saturday, September 16,2017.
A Memorial Service will be at the Cemetery
Pavilion at 11 AM. Lunch will follow at the
community center.
Mexican food, brisket, chicken, breads & tea
will be served. Please bring what you would
like to compliment these foods.
There will be a silent auction (we have great
prizes). We also have a homemade quilt to
auction off in a live bid.
Coleman Health Care invites the community
to come have refreshments with them in honor
of our grandparents. We will also have special
music. The social will be on Friday, September
8, at 2:00 p.m. at 2713 S. Commercial Ave.
working and planning good things for our town.
We thank Mayor Sloan, and enjoyed his visit.
Good news! CCMC has installed the new blood
freezer. This will help save lives and help the needs
of our hospital.
We are still needing new members. Proceeds
from the CCMC gift shop, bake sales, and dona-
tions allow us to help with the needs of CCMC and
grant scholarships for students seeking a medical
future. We help our community with pride. Help
us keep going!
Get your list now of rules and regulations at the
county Agri-Life extension office at the courthouse
or at the Chamber of Commerce.
Food preparation is one of the exhibit depart-
ments sponsored by Good Neighbor County Exten-
sion Education Association (CEEA) Club and will be
in the Bill Franklin Center.
BY TRENA CLAYWELL
Editor
SEPTEMBER 4-LABOR DAY
• Courthouse closed
• City of Coleman offices closed
SEPTEMBER 9
• South Colman County Volunteer Fire Department
will meet Saturday, September 9, at the Voss Commu-
nity Center at 7:00 p.m. Bring your favorite dish for
the potluck. Everybody is invited and welcome.
SEPTEMBER 11
• Public hearing on the 2018 proposed budget in the
Commissioners Court Room Monday, September 11,
8:30 a.m.
• Commissioners Court will meet Monday, September
11 at 9:00 a.m in the Commissioners Court Room.
• First reading of an ordinance for the 2017 tax levy.
At the Coleman City Hall Monday, September 11, 6:00
p.m.
SEPTEMBER 14
•First reading of an ordinance for the 2017 tax levy.
At the Coleman City Hall Thursday, September 14,
6:00 p.m.
AUGUST 31
• First public hearing for the 2017 tax rate. At the
Coleman City Hall Thursday, August 31, 6:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 25
Commissioners Court will meet Monday, September
25 at 9:00 a.m in the Commissioners Court Room.
OCTOBER 21
• Prickly Pear Food & Wine Festival
SEPTEMBER?
• Second public hearing for the 2017 tax rate. At the
Coleman City Hall Thursday, September 7, 6:00 p.m.
or 6 for $5.00.
Monies earned will go back into the community.
Recipients will include Coleman Senior Center,
Meals on Wheels, Loaves and Fishes, CASA, and
FUMC Preschool Scholarships.
The youth are presently collecting used items for
the yard sale. They would be delighted to receive
donations of unwanted items. Call Terrilyn at 325-
214-0697 or the church office at 325-625-3501 for
pick-up.
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On Monday, August 21, the Pink Lady Auxiliary
of Coleman County Medical Center met in the hos-
pital’s conference room. We were honored to have
the new Mayor, Tommy Sloan, join us.
We discussed the city’s plans for future improve-
ments, such as new sidewalks for the 200 block
of Commercial Avenue and roads that are badly
in need of repair. Mayor Sloan also discussed the
council’s work on seeking a new contract for waste
disposal service and much more. All of these things
will take time and finance, but we know they are
• Coleman Museum and the Gallery at Heritage Hall
are open every Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.
• Circle C Cattlewomen meet the second Tuesday of
the month, September - June at 12:00 p.m. in the Mrs.
J.A.B. Miller Library.
• Coleman Farmer’s Market - every Saturday 9:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Coleman Business People’s Association meets the
first Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the confer-
ence room at the Coleman County Chamber of Com-
merce.
• Loaves and Fishes serves hot meals every Tuesday
and Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and the Food
Pantry is open the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month,
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Todd Brown and Sharon Bryan
sponsored Ky
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are collecting items to send to the Texas Coast for
hurricane relief.
Dobbins is excited about the new classes and
certifications being offered this school year. The ____________
high school now offers new classes in computer Flippan'is hopeful*those~numbers will go* up after
Labor Day.
Coleman Elementary School Principal Joy
Thompson is once again using the Leader in Me
program that gives students life-long leadership
skills. Thompson is excited about working with
the 4-H program this school year. 4-H programs
offered at the elementary include cooking and
photography. Thompson also reported that this
school year 3rd and 4th grade students will be
able to compete in Robotics.
The next Coleman ISD Board Meeting will be
a special called meeting held on Thursday, Au-
gust 31, at 7:45 a.m. to approve the final budget
amendments for the 2016-2017 school year.
SEPTEMBER 20
• Immunization and Flu Clinic for children with Med-
icaid, no insurance, or underinsured, and adults with
no insurance will be held Wednesday, September 20,
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at United Christian & Presby-
terian Church, 1609 Commercial, Coleman. For your
convenience please call (325) 754-4945 to schedule
an appointment or for more information. If no answer
please leave a message. Please bring child’s Immuniza-
tion records to clinic. If on Medicaid, please bring the
card.
SEPTEMBERS
• The Panther Creek High School Cheerleaders will
be selling Big O’s sacked lunches at Big O’s on Sun-
day, September 3, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Come on in
to grab a lunch and head on your way. Each sack will
include a chopped BBQ sandwich, chips, and a drink
for $6.00 or just a sandwich for $4.00. Please come
and support our PCHS cheerleaders!
SEPTEMBER 2
• Coleman County Dove Festival will be held Satur-
day, September 2, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Bill
Franklin Center.
• Coleman Rocks is a special event held throughout
Coleman businesses on Saturday, September 2. See
page 3 for more details.
time has improved.
Coleman Junior High School Principal Amy Flip-
pan reported that the two days of Cat Camp was a
success. Cat Camp focused on the Positive Behav-
ioral Interventions & Support strategies. Flippan
has already noticed an improvement in the way
students are interacting with and politely correct-
------------ -- -- ------ --------------u -- - ----- ing each other. She said, “The kids are stepping
ry about the Make a Difference Project kids that up and wanting things to be better.”
'x x. Flippan also reported that enrollment is down a
little due to having had such a large eighth grade
class move up to the high school. Which caused
an increase in enrollment for the high school.
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