Where Are They Now?

Lisa Tatum Walker has enjoyed a long career working in the housing business, and cultivated a rich and fulfilling life outside of work as well.

The dog days of summer

Annie, a registered therapy dog, with Annie’s Therapeutic Companions, greets kids and adults at a meet and greet at Dublin Public Library. Annie has been available for several weeks for kids to practice their out loud reading skills, with youth picking out books and reading them to the dog.

Community Calendar

Saturday •Dublin Athletic Booster Club annual golf tourney: 8 a.m. - PAR country club •Back to School Fair: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dublin Public Library •Free Swim Day: noon to 5 p.m. - Pool •Elk’s Lodge car show, barbecue cookoff: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - City Park Tuesday •Dublin Lions Club: 7 a.m.

Briefs

Greens Creek Hosting VBS Greens Creek Baptist Church is hosting Spark Studios, a Vacation Bible School where imagination is ignited and creativity is awakened. The VBS will be held each day this week through Friday, July 29 from 8:45 a.m. to noon.

Back to school fair Saturday

All kinds of back-to-school fun will be on tap Saturday, July 30 as the Dublin Public Library, along with many community partners, celebrates students returning to school. The fair will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library.

Cookoff, car show in park Saturday

Dublin’s City Park will also be a hoppin’ place on Saturday, July 30 with a car show and barbecue cook off sponsored by the Stephenville Elks Lodge. The second annual Drug Awareness Program Car Show will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the park with awards from 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Erath Grand jury indicts 12

The Erath County Grand Jury returned 15 indictments July 20. Indictments include: Barron J.

In the Neighborhood

De Leon Free Press De Leon’s city council recently discussed rebuilding the bathrooms at DeLeon’s City Park. Toney Prather was present from DeLeon’s Type-B Economic Development Corporation, and reported that the EDC would take charge of the rebuild, including providing funding.

POLICE LOG

July 11 An officer checked on a stranded motorist in the 700 block of North Camden that ran out of gas. They were able to get the truck out of the roadway and to a gas pump. A person reported items stolen out of her truck in the 200 block of Blackjack.

Turning Back the Pages

75 years ago Aug. 1, 1947 Everett Colborn and Gene Autry announced the eighth annual Dublin World’s Championship Rodeo was to be held September 4-7. Autry was to perform at each of the night shows.