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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

The cause of a local man’s death remains under investigation, according to information given by a spokesperson at Priefert Manufacturing Company in Mount Pleasant.
The accident/death occurred in the afternoon hours of Oct. 9, according to Priefert President Bill Priefert.
 

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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

A massive project to redo many of the water and sewer lines in the city of Lone Star is advancing as the Lone Star City Council approved authorizing KSA Engineers to proceed through the bidding phase of the project. The council met with Jeremy Orr of KSA Engineers on Oct. 8.
“City Secretary Ruth Nash and I met with Lanny Buck of KSA Engineers and US Department of Agriculture Area Director Don Williams on Sept. 30 to sign the final loan and grant documents needed to get the USDA funding,” Mayor Karl Stoermer said. “The funding is a $3.2 million project. It is a combination loan and grant and will allow the city to do major upgrades and improvements to both its water and wastewater systems.”
In other business, Earl Alexander was nominated to the appraisal district board.

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
Shorter days and cooler weather brings thoughts of preparation for the winter months and for many, getting those flu shots is a vital part of this preparation. This year’s flu shots will be available at the 19th annual Daingerfield Health Fair to be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Daingerfield High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This year the Daingerfield Country Club, Larry and Marilyn Miears and Morris County Judge Lynda Munkres will provide shuttle service from vehicles to the ramp areas, making it easier for many to visit the health fair. Bring old eye glasses to the fair as the Daingerfield Lions Club will pick them up for recycling.
The Piney Woods Civic Club will register and greet the general public this year.
Flu shots are free for those with Medicare. Other vaccinations are also available including tetanus, pneumonia, and meningitis.

Dallas-area landscape architect Carol Feldman will be in Mount Pleasant on Oct. 26 to give a free talk about how to create an attractive landscape with native plants.
The Lake Country Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will host Ms. Feldman as part of its upcoming Texas Native Plant Week celebration.
Ms. Feldman’s presentation, “Landscaping with Natives,” will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Titus County AgriLife Extension Center at 1708 Industrial Road. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for registration, which is free.
The event will include door prizes, refreshments and displays about native plants.
Native plants in the home landscape save water, require less maintenance and limit the need for herbicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Hardier and more disease-resistant than imported or exotic species, natives also provide much-needed habitat for such wildlife as butterflies and birds.

The Franklin County Genealogy Society will get into the Halloween spirit with the October regular meeting.  Haunted houses, premonitions, and strange happenings in Franklin County will be revisited.  In 1999 FCGS presented a program with Linda Tinsley, Doris Meek and Warren Penn relating stories of their experiences of paranormal events.  This video recording will be replayed along with others rendering or reciting stories of weird and hair-raising events in Franklin County.
The meeting will be Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. The FCGS library is located at 110 Main St. in Mount Vernon on the south side of the square.  Everyone is invited; membership is not required for attendance.  A business meeting will follow a short fellowship and refreshment period.

The Texas Forest Trail Region and the Texas Brazos Trail and the Texas Brazos Trail Region will hold DIY.Design, a visual communication workshop, in Hughes Springs on Monday, Oct. 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The newly constructed Legacy Event Center has been selected as the location for this workshop.
DIY.Design is co-hosted by the city of Hughes Springs.
“We are proud to partner with the Texas Forest and Brazos Trails to bring this workshop to Hughes Springs,” Hughes Springs City Secretary and a Texas Forest Trail Region board member George Fite said. “Our world is becoming increasingly more visual.
Making the right impression can mean success or failure for a small business, and hiring a graphic designer isn’t always an option. Sometimes, you just have to do it yourself.”

A four-part class series is being offered to anyone who has diabetes, prepares food for a diabetic, or simply wants to eat healthy, according to Cass County Extension Agent Pamela Lincoln. Classes will include a lesson, food demonstration, “show and tell,” and a sampling of food.  Topics will cover carbohydrate foods, reducing sodium and increasing fiber, making recipes with fat better for you, and celebrating sensibly with diabetes.  You will learn about breakfast food, holiday’s foods and foreign foods you can prepare.
Classes will be held in Linden and Hughes Springs on Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and Nov.13.  Linden classes will be from 11 a.m. through 1 p.m. at the Linden Garden Center, 301 Houston St. in  Hughes Springs’ classes will be from 3 p.m. through 5 p.m. at the Hughes Springs Community Center, 902 E. 1st St.