Lifestyle

Linden Lion’s Club announces its first Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest beginning Monday, Oct. 21. The Lion’s Club will have pumpkins for sale at their headquarters, 107 N. Main St., from Oct. 21 through Oct. 27, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. each night. 

They will also be available each Thursday at noon during their regular meeting time. Pre-sales are available. The pumpkins will cost $5 with all proceeds benefitting the many Lions’ charities.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine36799/Full/index.aspx?id=36799

Release Party for ‘Curtis Maloney & The Beagles,’ the Linden native’s fourth album

Join us at Music City Texas Theater Oct. 26 to celebrate the release of “Curtis Maloney & The Beagles” the Linden native’s fourth album of original material. 

“I grew up, says Curtis, listening to Hank Williams, Jr. and Sr., George Jones, Merle Haggard, George Strait and Alabama with my mamma, daddy and sisters. The great songs they sang motivated me to write music. I feel that the song is everything and truly the factor that makes any artist what they are.” Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine36799/Full/index.aspx?id=36799

 

By Robin Aaron

raaron@casscountynow.com

“Life” began a little late in the game for Amy Whitfield. Fleeing her home and hoping to find herself in a new place where she could start again and get over her lifestyle of addiction, she ended up in Texarkana and, unfortunately, even closer to hell than she was before. 

But it was in that hell where she found out how close she had been to heaven all along. Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine36818/Full/index.aspx?id=36818

The Marietta Community Association is holding its annual 27th Fall Fun Food Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19. The theme for the Festival is “Autumn Days.” 

Registration for the antique cars show begins at 8 a.m. and the registration for the parade begins at 9 a.m. at the MCA building (Old Marietta School).  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine36799/Full/index.aspx?id=36799

Mike and Amanda Berry of Linden, and Jonathan and Tammie Nuckels of Atlanta, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Matthew ‘Bud’ Earl Berry to Evan Elizabeth Wadley, daughter of Dr. Byron and Jane Wadley of Longview. 

The wedding is planned for Nov. 30, 2013, in a private ceremony at Centaur Arabian Farms in Flint, Texas.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine36799/Full/index.aspx?id=36799

 

Cleveland Indians’ professional baseball player, Drew Stubbs, high fives Atlanta Elementary Principal Dianne Whatley and students: Deasiah Alexander, Annemarie Hanner, Reginald Harrison, Jacob Sain and Noah Dowda. The hometown hero visits the campus each year to address the student body and present the school with an autographed bat that is awarded to deserving students at the end of the year. The Drew Stubbs Award began several years ago.  Principal Dianne Whatley and Drew explained that for a student to be eligible for the award they must be a strong academic student, passionate about their sport and display good sportsmanship.

 

Tyler and Sarah Morton of Paragould, Ark., announce the birth of their daughter, Annabelle Rose Morton, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. At birth she weighed 8 pounds and was 20 1/2 inches long.

Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine36799/Full/index.aspx?id=36799

By Oreta Wright

Sun Columnist

The Red Hill School was built in 1911, as stated by Rose Fielder. The Red Hill School District joined Linden in 1955.

Rose went to first grade at Red Hill when there were only four in her class. At one time, there was only one room with eight grades. It later expanded to two rooms with a kitchen to serve lunches.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine36799/Full/index.aspx?id=36799

 

The Sears Hometown Store of Atlanta, Texas has been named a 2013 recipient of the honor of “Sears Hometown Premier Store”. This award recognizes Sears Hometown Stores across the country that consistently offers the highest levels of customer service, outstanding store performance and standards. The city store was one of only 442 locations throughout the U.S. to receive this national recognition for this past quarter.  Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine36818/Full/index.aspx?id=36818