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Volunteers work together to teach a soccer camp Saturday, March 21 at a Community Connection Cohorts event sponsored by a Texas Health Community Impact Grant. Dublin Family Worship ‘Feed My Sheep’ team provided free lunch for everyone and a variety of on-site community resources were also available at the Dublin Memorial Stadium. For more photos see The Dublin Citizen Facebook page and page 13. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Volunteers work together to teach a soccer camp Saturday, March 21 at a Community Connection Cohorts event sponsored by a Texas Health Community Impact Grant. Dublin Family Worship ‘Feed My Sheep’ team provided free lunch for everyone and a variety of on-site community resources were also available at the Dublin Memorial Stadium. For more photos see The Dublin Citizen Facebook page and page 13. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

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Community Calendar

Wednesday, March 18 ■ Senior Citizen Exercise: 9:30 a.m. The Station (between DQ and First National Bank) FREE■ Senior Citizens games of choice: 2 p.m. Three Oaks Assisted Living (118 E. Live Oak) FREE Thursday, March 19 ■ Senior Citizen Exercise: 9:30 a.m.

Area Briefs

Harbin Volunteer Fire Department to host fish fry March 28The Harbin Volunteer Fire Department will host its fish fry from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at the Harbin Fire Department. Meal is by donation and includes fried fish, hushpuppies, fries, coleslaw, dessert, drinks and a raffle.

Rotary Blood Drive set for March 28

Health officials with Texas-based Carter BloodCare report a blood transfusion takes place in the United States every two seconds.It saves the lives of children fighting cancer, older adults with age-related issues, people injured in car accidents, trauma patients and many others.

Sales tax down slightly in December

Dublin sales tax collections were down in February based on sales in December, with a -5.31 decrease over last year.The city saw December sales at $50,821.13 compared to $48,117.64, according to the state sales tax report released by Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock.
Museum Matters

Museum Matters

Museum Matters

This remarkable photo of Frances Clay is printed from a glass negative that was part of the Ralph and Dossie Rogers collection. It was donated to the museum along with many others after their son Tom passed away. Frances Clay, born in 1893, was just a young adult when this photo was made.

AgTexas returns $35m to patrons

AgTexas Farm Credit Services, a member-owned agricultural cooperative serving producers in 43 counties across Texas, is distributing patronage checks to its members following a successful fiscal year.
Junior Miss Dublin contestant Gentry Baugh shows off her kindness as she help pins the recently received sash of Miss Most Photogenic Jocelyn Perez. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Junior Miss Dublin contestant Gentry Baugh shows off her kindness as she help pins the recently received sash of Miss Most Photogenic Jocelyn Perez. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Making memories

Making memories

Garden club learns about fish, forecasts and flowers

The Dublin Garden Club has been quite busy in past few months as winter has broken, and spring is headed in.The club held regularly scheduled meetings on March 11 and in February.For their March meeting, the club went on a field trip to the Dublin High School greenhouse.
Crawfish dance their way down the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade route accompanied by the Cajun Cowboy bus. The entry received 2nd place in the parade. Thousands turned out for the annual festival among beautiful spring weather. For more photos of all St. Pat’s Day fun, see The Dublin Citizen Facebook page. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Crawfish dance their way down the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade route accompanied by the Cajun Cowboy bus. The entry received 2nd place in the parade. Thousands turned out for the annual festival among beautiful spring weather. For more photos of all St. Pat’s Day fun, see The Dublin Citizen Facebook page. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Pat’s crowds has the city seeing green

Thousands enjoyed the luck of the Irish in Dublin at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival Saturday, March 14.A sea of green could be seen throughout the town as citizens and visitors enjoyed a successful festival organized by the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.“St. Patrick’s Day was a huge success!