The children of Ernest and Leveta (Bramlet) Sims will host a 70th wedding anniversary come-and-go reception Saturday, Aug. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Dublin, Texas. Both Ernest and Leveta grew up in Young County. Ernest graduated from Olney High, while Leveta is a Graham High graduate. The couple were married Aug. 11, 1946, in Graham, and lived in Denton, Mineral Wells and Dublin, where they now make their home. They have three children: Dr. Cliff Sims and wife Denise; Darla Cannon and husband, Kenneth; Donna Benton and husband, Steve.
The First United Methodist Church of Newcastle sent a group of 13 to Taylor for a mid-July, four-day mission trip, joining the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) to repair homes damaged during Memorial Day flooding in 2015. The group, comprised of four women and nine men, was able to exceed UMCOR’s expectations as well as their own by completely repairing and finishing the roofs on two houses. This brought comfort to the homeowners who have struggled for the last year trying to get the repairs completed. “I didn’t know what to expect in moving to Newcastle,” said Rev.
The Old Post Office Museum and Art Center will host a reception for local artist Kaye Franklin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 22.
Franklin’s work is on display at the OPOMAC through Aug. 22.
One of the many services provided by Virginia’s House in Graham, a family resource center, is that of a volunteer-based mentor program for students in first through eighth grades.
The mentor program has been around in Young County since 1992, and since then mentors have volunteered to spend one class period per week with a child at their school campus at Graham Independent School District, Breckenridge ISD or Albany ISD.
