Community

The Graham Community Food Bank and Graham Area Crisis Center both received facelifts recently when volunteers from Oak Street Baptist Church and HighRidge Church each took part in service projects.

Graham High School was the host of a 2019 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Fields of Faith event on Oct. 9. According to a release from Big Country East FCA, approximately 1,800 students gathered at Newton Field for the 11th annual event.

Students from Olney, Graham, Newcastle, Bryson, Breckenridge, Throckmorton, Perrin, Mineral Wells and Woodson traveled to the event to hear music from the Lucas West Worship Band. Pastor Shane Pruitt from Dallas was the guest speaker.

Cristina Reeve is a champion.

Diagnosed in 2013 with triple-negative breast cancer, she went through chemotherapy, mastectomy and hysterectomy and she won. “We did everything we thought was appropriate to end the fight,” she said. She fought a battle against breast cancer and defeated it; or so she thought.

It’s time for local artists to think about entering their works in the annual Lake Country Show in Graham, hosted by the Graham Art Guild and presented at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center.

The juried show, for paid-up members of one’s local art club or guild, will be held from Saturday, Aug. 5 through Friday, Aug. 25. There is a limit of five entries per person; $25 entry fee for up to five pieces.

Registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 and 2, at the OPOMAC, and a reception will be held at the same location at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5.

The 12th annual Run for the Children 5K and 10K event was on Third and Oak Street in Graham last Saturday, May 20.

Will Walton won overall on the men’s side with a time of 19:52 while Sarah Roye won overall on the women’s side with a time of 21:47. A full list of results for the 5k and 10K run can be found here.

Bill and Sherri Wigington of Big Spring and Ron Belew of Big Spring are proud to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Faith Belew, to Sam Forbus, son of Freddie and Sherita Forbus of Graham. The bride-to-be is a 2009 graduate of Forsan High School, 2015 graduate of Angelo State University and is employed at Sheno Corp in Graham.

Graham sophomore Kaylea Wright, who earned a spot in the Association of Texas Small School Bands’ all-state band in January, attended the Texas Music Educators Association annual conference earlier this month.  Wright, a trombonist and member of Graham High School’s Rompin’ Stompin’ Big Blue Band, attended the TMEA convention, where she participated in the all-state band clinic and concert. After 2-1/2 days of intense rehearsals, the ATSSB all-state band performed a concert under the direction of Joseph P.

Young County was well represented at the fourth 4-H Day at the Capitol, held Feb. 8. Five youth – Amanda Richards, Victoria Richards, Evan Stewart, Ethan Stewart and Tyler Martin – and four adults traveled to Austin on Tuesday to begin their trip. The purpose of 4-H Day at the Capitol is to interpret the youth educational program opportunities that 4-H provides. Youth also received recognition in the House of Representatives and the State Senate.