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Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo Jose Torralba was the lucky winner of the Henry Lever Action 45-70 Rifle raffled during the 2023 Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum awards banquet held Nov. 11 at Dublin Intermediate School. The special engraved rifle is designated as the “Rodeo Heritage Museum Collector Series 5.”

Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo Jose Torralba was the lucky winner of the Henry Lever Action 45-70 Rifle raffled during the 2023 Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum awards banquet held Nov. 11 at Dublin Intermediate School. The special engraved rifle is designated as the “Rodeo Heritage Museum Collector Series 5.”

The lucky winner

The Dublin High School band is carried on a truck for the Christmas Parade by Bradberry’s Best, embracing the ‘You Call and We Haul’ slogan on the truck. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

The Dublin High School band is carried on a truck for the Christmas Parade by Bradberry’s Best, embracing the ‘You Call and We Haul’ slogan on the truck. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Christmas memories

Shop with a Cop still taking donations

It’s official! More than $3,500 has been donated so far this season for Shop with a Cop in Dublin. It’s not too late to donate as Dublin PD and other Erath County law enforcement entities are continuing to collect funds for Shop with a Cop.
FENCELINE CHATTER

FENCELINE CHATTER

FENCELINE CHATTER

Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management are investigating the impact of grazing practices on the long-term sustainability and biodiversity of landscapes enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program.

FISHING REPORT

BROWNWOOD GOOD. Water stained; 60-62 degrees; 8.57 feet below pool. Black bass are slow on jigs and on crankbaits in 5-10 feet of water. Crappie are slow around the docks on minnows in 10-12 feet of water. White bass are slow on crankbaits and small jigs. Catfish are slow on baited holes.
The Chambers home is featured on this year’s Tour of Homes hosted by the Dublin Garden Club and is located at 1609 County Road 305. Look for the driveway lined with trees. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

The Chambers home is featured on this year’s Tour of Homes hosted by the Dublin Garden Club and is located at 1609 County Road 305. Look for the driveway lined with trees. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Tour of homes this Sunday

Editor’s note: second in a two-part series This year’s Tour of Homes hosted by the Dublin Garden Club is slated for this Sunday and will feature four spots full of holiday spirit. The tour will be hosted from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10.
Volunteers line up to fill meal containers for the monthly Community Table outreach event. After 10 years of serving the community, the outreach will no longer be happening. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Volunteers line up to fill meal containers for the monthly Community Table outreach event. After 10 years of serving the community, the outreach will no longer be happening. Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Community Table ends decade of giving

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, volunteers gathered at the First Methodist Church in the fellowship hall for the final Community Table, preparing and packaging hundreds of meals for neighbors as they have done for nearly 10 years.
Library employee Daniela Carrillo paints a mural in the new teen area at the Dublin Public Library. The library has undergone a major transformation and is anticipated to reopen this Saturday. New murals are featured in both the teen area and the children’s area at the library. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Library employee Daniela Carrillo paints a mural in the new teen area at the Dublin Public Library. The library has undergone a major transformation and is anticipated to reopen this Saturday. New murals are featured in both the teen area and the children’s area at the library. Paul Gaudette | Citizen staff photo

Library to reopen Dec. 9

The Dublin Public Library is anticipated to reopen Saturday, Dec. 9 and will be ready to put its best foot forward after receiving a major renovation. The library, which has been closed since Saturday, Nov. 18, has received new paint, brand new carpet, two new murals and new furniture and shelving.

Arrest made in offender shooting

A shooting occurred over the weekend in Stephenville when a registered sex offender was shot. According to information released by the Stephenville Police Department, on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 9:46 p.m., SPD was dispatched to an injured male in the 300 block of Morgan Mill Rd.
Vanessa Pantoja, a junior at Dublin High School, has earned first place in State in Sr. Creed Speaking at the state Leadership and Development Event competition. Submitted photo

Vanessa Pantoja, a junior at Dublin High School, has earned first place in State in Sr. Creed Speaking at the state Leadership and Development Event competition. Submitted photo

Pantoja 1st in State!

“She’s top of the top. There’s nobody higher than her.” These were the words Dublin FFA sponsor Derek Dunlap used to describe Vanessa Pantoja after the DHS junior took first place in Sr. Creed Speaking at the state Leadership and Development Event competition this past weekend.