Briefs

EDC to meet Tuesday night Dublin Economic Development Corporation will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 104 S. Patrick Street. Discussion will include grant applications for community and commercial improvement. —submitted Prayer Vigil set for Dec.

MUSEUM MATTERS

He worked as a meteorologist at WBAP for years. Some called him the world’s greatest weatherman. But without a doubt, everyone respected Harold Taft. I had a chance to work with him at the channel 5 studios back in 1979. He told me an interesting story and I thought I would share it here.

Elementary names Lion Leaders

Dublin Elementary announced its newest Lion Leaders last week.

Tarleton President funds innovative RELIEF project

Tarleton State University students in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts who land an unpaid internship may now apply for funding to help offset some of the costs. Assistant Professor Dr.

In the Neighborhood

The Comanche Chief Russell Johnson was sworn in as a new Comanche City Council member, filling the seat that was held by Shane Stalnacker. Johnson is a native of Dublin and graduated from DHS in 1986.

Turning Back Pages

75 Years Ago Dec. 27, 1946 The Erath County Vocations School for Veterans was meeting three times weekly at Dublin High School with 20 students enrolled. John C. Wilson was leading a business administration class. Students were also provided lessons in English and Developing Personality.

Jan Siegel Hart

When Jan Siegel Hart was at Dublin High School in the 1950s, her English teacher, Mrs. Caraway, encouraged her to write. “I’d written some poems and she said she wanted to see them. After reading them she told me I should send them to the National High School Poetry Association.

Setting the Table

Dublin First United Methodist Church recently received a check for $1,500 from the Terrell Foundation for the church’s Community Table program, which provides free meals to the community the last Wednesday of every month.

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen

21 33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.

SHERIFF'S REPORT

December 11 At 9:10 p.m. a vehicle was found split in half after hitting a tree on CR 209 near FM 2481. No one was found inside. December 12 At 2:43 p.m. a large grass fire was seen near houses on CR 307 and spreading fast before being put out. December 13 At 3:19 p.m.