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All-American Girl coming soon

7 years ago By Brenda
The Graham High School Thespian Society hosts its annual All-American Girl pageant beginning Friday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. with the Talent competition, and culminating Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. with the Finals. Both events take place at Memorial Auditorium in Graham, and tickets will be available at the door. Shown here are the Thespian Society’s troupe, l-r, standing: Sebastian Avila, Rhinnon Gregg and Grant Cusenbary; seated: Kasey Lawson, Kristin Spring, Michael McHenry, Diana Gates and Jessica Burgess.
The entire contents of homes, destroyed by August floods in Baton Rouge, La., lined the streets as far as the eye could see when a group from Graham arrived to lend assistance.  

Church groups comes to aid of flood victims

7 years ago By Brenda
A team of six people from Graham recently traveled to Baton Rouge, La., to help with relief efforts in the wake of the flooding that took place last month. Amanda Allen and Melissa Croxton, Loyall Watkins, Stan Edwards, Joe Contreras and Ricky Croxton, all of Oak Street Baptist Church in Graham, made their way to the ravaged streets to lend a hand. Though there doesn’t seem to be much news coming from the area, it continues to be among the worst disasters ever to occur in the U.S.
The artwork named Best of Show in the annual Lake Country Art Show is Sierra, an oil painting by Colleen Erickson, shown at center. (Leader photo by Thomas Wallner)  

Winners named in 2016 Lake Country Art Show

7 years ago By TWallner
The Graham Art Guild will continue hosting the 2016 Lake Country Art Show at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center through Aug. 31. The winners of the show were chosen Aug. 20 by former Graham Independent School District art director Kathy Lambden. The 2016 show brings together 134 pieces of artwork from over 30 artists spread across Breckenridge, Weatherford, Mineral Wells, San Angelo, Granbury and other local West Texas towns.
James and Oneida Stiles, 1951  

Stiles celebrate 65th anniversary

7 years ago By TWallner
James and Oneida Stiles celebrated their 65th wedding on Aug. 18 by attending a showing of The Sound of Music in Bass Hall, Fort Worth, in the company of their dear friends, Kathy and Tom Pierce. The Stiles were married Sept. 2, 1951 at First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls. Oneida, nee Milford, of Wichita Falls, is a graduate of Old High in that city, and attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Okla., and North Texas University at Denton.
Honored for traveling the greatest distance to the 64th annual Rocky Mound Reunion were Michael and Debby Anderson, with their daughters Katie and Claire, who attended from Prosper. With them, far right, is Monroe Robertson, who was honored for being Most Senior Gentleman in attendance.  

Rocky Mound Reunion draws crowd this year

7 years ago By TWallner
The 64th annual Rocky Mound Reunion was held Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Woodland Elementary cafeteria. Officers for the upcoming year were selected. They are: Philip Robertson, president; George Robertson, vice president; and Johnnie Robertson, secretary. Those honored were: Most Senior Gentleman, Monroe Robertson; Most Senior Lady, Thelma Harrell; Youngest, George Bryan Oliver, age 2, son of Jason and Leann (Robertson) Oliver. Honored for Greatest Distance Traveled were Michael and Debby Anderson, with their daughters Katie and Claire from Prosper.
LVN graduates listen as Amanda Sallee, LVN graduate, welcomes friends, family, faculty and staff to the pinning ceremony Aug. 9. (Photos courtesy of NCTC)  

NCTC holds pinning ceremony for LVN grads

7 years ago By TWallner
North Central Texas College’s Graham campus held its 2016 Licensed Vocational Nurse pinning ceremony Aug. 9 for students in this year’s LVN program. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the success of graduates Jordon Acuña, Kortney Anderson, Brittney Cook, Jessica Daniel, Craig Danz, Brittany Gonzalez, Hannah Graf, Brian Griffin, Amber Higginbotham, Jessie Elizabeth Hill, Kelsey Joyce, Laura Martinez, Christi McDaniel, Chloe Osteen and Amanda Sallee. During the ceremony, Sallee gave the welcome address.
Learn to preserve food at upcoming classes in Graham!  

Extension to teach food preservation techniques

7 years ago By TWallner
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service hosts a food preservation series in four parts, starting Sept. 16, for those wanting to learn how to preserve fall’s food bounty. All classes take place at the North Central Texas College kitchen, and the hands-on classes are great for beginners or those who need a refresher course. Learn how to use a pressure canner, water bath canners and de-hydrators. Courses are: • Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Making Jams and Canning Vegetables • Sept. 30, 10 a.m. -2 p.m., Jams, Jellies and Canning • Oct 21, 10 a.m. -2 p.m., Salsas and Pickles • Nov.
Photo courtesy Kallie Francis Photography  

Albritton, Matt to wed

7 years ago By TWallner
Mr. and Mrs. Brint Albritton of Graham announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kelley Elizabeth Albritton of New York City to Conrad Alexander Matt of New York City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Matt Sr. of Fayetteville, N.Y. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Graham High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing and a master of science degree in nurse anesthesia from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
Ernest and Leveta (Bramlet) Sims, 1946  

Couple to celebrate 70th anniversary

7 years ago By TWallner

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.

Members of the First United Methodist Church of Newcastle’s mission team, l-r, Cody Lowe, Jeb Owens and Shot Lowe, take part in a four-day trip to repair flood-damaged homes in Taylor.  

Newcastle volunteers help flood victims

7 years ago By TWallner

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.

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