Community Calendar

Wednesday, Sept. 9■ 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, Sept. 10■ Dublin Jr. High Pep Rally: 7:30 a.m.

Area Briefs

Dublin ISD announces Barn Raising Bash Dublin ISD invites the entire community to the Barn Raising Bash at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at the Dublin Secondary Campus.

Community Salsa Canning Class set

Erath County Ag Extension in conjunction with Locked & Loaded will be hosting a community salsa canning class. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at Locked & Loaded Training Center, located at 205 N. Patrick in Dublin.Learn how to can your own salsa.

Comanche County to host Quanah Parker Day

Everyone is welcome to attend Quanah Parker Day at the Comanche County Museum Saturday, Sept. 12. The guest speaker will be Tommy Patterson speaking on arrowheads from 2-4 p.m.The museum is located at 402 Moorman Drive in Comanche. — submitted

Free breakfast set for First Responders

All area first responders are invited to a free breakfast to be served by the Stephenville Area Elks Lodge on Sept. 11.Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. at1560 W. Hyman St. in Stephenville. All first responders are welcome! — submitted

Excerpts from Letters to the Editors from Sept. 20, 2001 Dublin Citizen edition

Dear Editor, The Dublin Rotary Club wants to say thank you to the many people whose yards or sidewalks we borrowed last week when we put up American flags on Highways 377 and 6 to show support for our nation in a time of crisis.

Never forget 9/12

This morning, sitting alone in a dark office, I reread the Sept. 13, 2001 issue of The Dublin Citizen. Twenty-five years later, the horrors of that day flooded back into my memory, raw and gritty. I was fortunate to be a newspaper publisher, because I had a job to do.

Response Reports

From Staff ReportsThe following first responder calls were made Aug. 31 through Sept. 8.Local first responders handled 118 calls during this time and PD completed 65 traffic stops.Dublin PD Aug. 31Dublin PD assisted EMS with a man stuck in a chair.Investigation into human trafficking from a tip.

Circus coming to town

The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is heading to Dublin City Park Oct. 7 thanks to sponsor Dublin Chamber of Commerce. The big top event will have shows at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.