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Christmas in July Fireworks are planned a the Goldthwaite City Park Friday night at sunset. Come early and enjoy all the food, music and fun of this yearly celebration. |
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Thursday, July 2nd
Upcoming events:Residents can celebrate the Fourth of July weekend starting Friday, with the Arts and Crafts Festival at the Mills County Civic Center at 9 a.m. Also Friday, there will be a customer appreciation celebration at Minute Stop, off Hwy. 84, where they will be offering free hot dogs, drinks and chances to win door prizes between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Local are also encouraged to come out for the Christmas in July celebrations Friday, starting at 6 p.m. with $1 hot dogs and soft drinks. The patriotic bike ride will kick off at 7 p.m.; the JK Country Duo will perform at 7:30 p.m.; free ice cream will be served at 8 p.m., all in the Goldthwaite City Park. The annual fireworks display will start at 9:30 p.m.
Coming up in the next edition of The Eagle, stories and photos on the Mobile Food Pantry, which recently visited Star, GHS student Judi Parten, who recently medaled at the UIL Texas State Solo-Ensemble Vocal Solo Contest, and much more.
Friday, June 26th
Harold R. "Dick" Roberts of Mullin, Texas passed away Thursday, June 25, 2009. Visitation is Sunday, June 28, 2009 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. Services will be held Monday, June 29, 2009 at 3 p.m. at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Chapel, interment will be at Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Texas.
Monday, June 22ndComing up in this week's Eagle:Coming up in this week's Eagle, hitting newsstands Wednesday, June 24, will be stories on the Oncor open house held June 10 regarding the proposed transmission line that will traverse some part of Mills County, the regular Commissioners' Court meeting held Monday morning, another installment of the View from the Pew series, a story on the new restaurant, Cody's Roadhouse, and much more!
Thursday, June 18thCorrection:The Eagle inadvertently referred to Michael Geeslin as "Mike Geeslin" in the story about Johnny Marsh leaving Johnny Marsh Motor Co. that appeared in the June 17 edition of the newspaper. The Eagle regrets the error.
Thursday, June 11thStorm ravages Goldthwaite area The storm that blew through Mills County Thursday night brought several inches of rain, and wind up to 70 mph, locals are reporting.
The severe winds caused tree damage all over town, and several power outages, according to city employee Ronald Cagle.
Cagle said crews were at work from 5:30 p.m. Thursday night until 1 a.m. Friday morning, restoring electricity to several locations. He said there were about 100 people without electricity at different times, and the city lost some transformers due to the lightning. He explained the crews respond to calls based on urgency; for instance, they respond to the nursing homes before the other residences and so forth.
Cagle went on to say the city park would be closed Friday as crews discovered several broken tree limbs which could be hazardous; the Goldthwaite Municipal Golf Course was also closed Friday for the same reason.
He noted TxDOT would be responsible for getting the traffic lights in town back on line.
Cagle said the city’s rain gauge showed we received at least 4 inches in less than an hour Thursday night.
The Eagle will continue to gather storm damage information and rain reports for a full story.
Rodeo this weekend!50th Annual Goldthwaite FFA Rodeo begin Friday at TA Head Arena
Rodeo Parade set Saturday at 4 p.m. in downtown Goldthwaite
Ft. Hood Mounted Demonstration at TA Head Arena at 6:30 p.m.
Don't forget to get some of the Bar-B-Que served before the Rodeo
Monday, June 8thVisitation for Lottie Denman, 90, of Goldthwaite, who passed away Monday, June 8, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home in Goldthwaite. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, at Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Stacy-Wilkins.
Thursday, June 4th
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Tuesday, June 2ndStories we are working on for tomorrow's edition...
Commissioner's Court asked to fire EMS worker
50th Annual FFA Rodeo preparations
Priddy State Tennis Team
Baseball Wrap-up including softball and baseball all-district
GISD academic achievements
Local graduation updates
Summer safety issues
Band concert snapshots
Fox Crossing Water District update
And Much, Much More!
Saturday, May 30thThe Goldthwaite Eagles won their first game against Blue Ridge today 12-1 but lost the final game 14-7 to end a great baseball season. Congratulations Eagles on a wonderful play-off run.
Hugh Wallace Jones passed away May 30, 2009. Services will be Sunday, May 31, 2009 3:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church, Goldthwaite, Texas. Interment will be at Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery.
Lula Mae Casbeer passed away May 30, 2009. Visitation will be Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be held Monday, June 1, 2009 10:00 AM at the Hurst Ranch Cemetery, Star, Texas. Interment will also be at Hurst Ranch Cemetery in Star, Texas.
Friday, May 29thBrother Bill Ellis of Mullin lost his 27 year old son last night to a fatal gunshot injury. We will post more details as we get them. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Ellis family. NOTE: The Mullin workday has been postponed due to Pam Smith funeral and the Ellis family loss.
Friday May 29th 9:30 PM Received 0.5" of rain 3 miles South of Priddy. Jerry
Priddy
Melba Baird reported 3/10 inch of rain fell last evening on CR 132, 2 miles west of the Toddy House and 1/2 inch was reported by Cowboy Love in Caradan.
The Eagles lost the first round of their Regional play-off series against Blue Ridge 15-5 at Granbury last night. The Eagles hope to tie up the series Saturday at 1 pm at Granbury. The tie breaker will be played right after the 1 pm game.
Thursday, May 28th
Pam Smith of Mullin passed away Wednesday, May 27th at the age of 62. Visitation will be Friday 6-8 p.m. Services will be held at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Oakview Cemetery in Mullin.
Tuesday May 26thTomorrow's Newspaper Preview
Baseball Play-off Preview
Graduating Mills County Seniors
Mills County Memorial Day Service Snapshots and Article
Chamber of Commerce Update
Tammy's Take On It - "The Heartbreakers"
And So Much More!
Saturday, May 23rd9:00 pm - The Eagles finished off DeLeon today with a 5-4 win over the Bearcats in the Regional Baseball Play-offs. The Eagles will take on Blue Ridge Thursday at Granbury at 7 pm and Saturday at 1 pm in a best of three series. The tie-breaker will be played right after the Saturday game if need be. Blue Ridge is 24-3 on the year while the Eagles are 23-4 this season. GO EAGLES!
8:00 am - After a one hour rain delay, the Eagles baseball team beat DeLeon last night by a score of 6-3. The Eagles will try to defeat the Bearcats today at 10 am at HPU baseball stadium. The tie-breaker will be held at 1 pm at HPU if needed. GO EALGES!
Thursday, May 21stDear Mr. Editor
This email is in regard to an obituary in this week’s paper. I would like a correction to be made regarding the spelling of Phil Riewe's name. It was listed as Paul Riewe.
Sincerely, Tanner Riewe
Local Chrysler, GM dealers remain openBy Tammarrah Pledger
Our local Chrysler and General Motors car dealerships have survived the cut. For now.
CNN reported late last week that Chrysler and General Motors announced they would reduce their dealer base in the U.S. Chrysler will close 789 dealers, while General Motors announced the closing of 1,100 dealers. For Chrysler, this leaves them with about 2,400 stores across the country. General Motors aims to reduce to 3,600 dealers by the end of 2010, reports indicate.
Lee Hoffpauir, owner of General Motors dealerships in Goldthwaite, Lampasas and Marble Falls, reportedly told The Lampasas Dispatch Record that his dealerships were not on the list to be closed.
Johnny Marsh, who runs the Goldthwaite GM dealership for Hoffpauir, confirmed the report, saying the local business is still “good to go.”
General Motors, reports indicate, based their cuts on customer satisfaction scores and sales.
Marsh said the local dealership is consistently the highest seller in the Southwest Region, which encompasses several states.
“We’re always in the top ten percent,” Marsh said, adding “we work very hard at that.”
Marsh agreed with Hoffpauir’s assertion that while sales took a sharp dive through the fall and winter, sales have been going up since about March.
“We’re seeing signs of life,” Marsh said, adding business at the local dealership is headed in the right direction once again.
Elsewhere, Chas Bayer, owner of Bayer Motor Co., including Bayer GMC, in Comanche, told The Comanche Chief his dealership also made General Motor’s cut.
“Bayer Motor Co. Inc., is safe from GM dealership closings,” he told The Comanche Chief.
Kathy Brumbalow of Brumbalow Motors in Hamilton said her dealership also weathered the storm, telling The Eagle Thursday, “We’re still here.”
Brumbalow, who co-owns the dealership with her husband, Ben, said they were relieved to get their letter telling them the dealership would remain open.
“So far, so good,” she said.
John Stanley, sales manager at Bruner Auto Group in Brownwood, said the dealership there has received no word indicating they would have to close. To the best of his knowledge, he said, the dealership will remain open.
Wednesday, May 20thThe Eagles will take on DeLeon in a
best of three series Friday and Saturday at Howard Payne University in
Brownwood. The Eagles will play Friday at 5 pm, Saturday at 10 am and
potentially at 1 pm for a tie-breaker. GO EAGLES!
Goldthwaite Band Concert will be held Thursday at 6:30 pm at Eagle Gym.
Blood Drive will be heald at CTTC Thursday from 1-6 pm at 1012 Reilly in Goldthwaite.
Family Services Center will begin a six-week Active Parenting Now workshop May 21 through June 25 at the Goldthwaite Evangelism Center, 910 E. 4th Street. Registration will begin at 5:15 p.m. on May 21st for those who did not pre-register. The workshops will begin at 6:00 p.m. each Thursday.
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