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19
Jun

Car show, music Saturday at Blues Fest

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The 2013 festival will include a car show on Saturday, June 22. Live music will accompany the Car Show starting at noon at the 8th Annual T-Bone Walker Blues Fest.
The Jive Jumpers will perform on the outdoor stage for car show attendees. Jive Jumpers is a bluesy, jumpin’ and swingin’ four-piece combo. Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine29322/Full/index.aspx?id=29322

 

Wed
12
Jun

Area 4-H clubs promote learning through summer day camp

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By Robin Aaron 
A Back to Nature 4-H Day Camp will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Saturday, June 15, to provide educational activities for local youth. The event could be, as Extension Agent John Ferguson hopes, a good opportunity for youth to see what 4-H is all about. 
The event will be held on the grounds of Cass County Cowboy Church between Atlanta and Linden on Hwy. 59 N.  
Six to eight community organizations will set up a variety of stations to give youth hands on activities.  Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine28939/Full/index.aspx?id=28939
 
Wed
12
Jun

Music festival provides family entertainment

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By Angela Guillory
T-Bone Walker Blues Fest is the largest music festival in Cass County bringing visitors from around the world to the small town of Linden, near the birth place of Aaron “T-Bone” Walker.
The festival is a celebration of T-Bone Walkers influence on music.
The eighth annual T-Bone Walker Blues Fest will host 11 performers on two stages over two days. A free outdoor concert Friday night, June 21 is a must attend for music lovers. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and lay back relax and listen to the blues.
This is a family friendly event with something for all ages.  Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine28939/Full/index.aspx?id=28939
Wed
12
Jun

Students honored at FFA 52nd annual banquet

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By Angela Guillory
A threat of severe weather delayed the 52nd annual Linden-Kildare FFA Parent Student Banquet scheduled for May 21. After learning they needed to cancel the banquet FFA members and L-K Staff regrouped and held the event during the day on May 22 at Linden-Kildare High School. Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine28939/Full/index.aspx?id=28939
 
Wed
12
Jun

Local artist sought to paint Hall of Fame inductees

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Staff Report
Local artist, Tracy Lee, of Queen City, has been commissioned to paint the 2013 International Gymnastic Hall of Fame Inductees.
She and her husband Mike own Queen City Funeral Home. Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine28940/Full/index.aspx?id=28940
 
Wed
12
Jun

L-K Honor Rolls

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Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine28939/Full/index.aspx?id=28939

Wed
12
Jun

Texas songbird migration

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Staff Report
From their beautiful tunes to their stunning colors, songbirds still are migrating across the state and putting on their best displays this time of year. According to Steve Gross, a past president of the Texas Ornithological Society, while some may believe it is too late for bird-watching, that’s not the case. 
“We’re getting reports of 15 to 20 warbler species per day in a lot of the places along the coast,” he reported. Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine28940/Full/index.aspx?id=28940
Wed
12
Jun

Get Heart Smart

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Jennifer Lance
Special to the Journal
Kamryn Norman, an eighth grade student at Morris Upchurch Middle School, recently visited with students at J.K. Hileman Elementary to encourage them to get heart smart by making healthier food choices and to increase their physical activity.
Kamryn is involved in the National Junior Honor Society, cheerleading, runs track and currently holds the title of Miss Arlington Outstanding Teen 2013. Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine28940/Full/index.aspx?id=28940
 
Wed
12
Jun

Coming Events

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MONDAY
SENIOR CITIZEN GAME DAY is 1 p.m. every Monday at the Mary Daughety Senior Citizen Center in Linden. Bring a friend to play games and enjoy fellowship.
CASS COUNTY PATRIOTS meet at 6 p.m. every Monday at Amigo Juan’s Restaurant on Loop 59 in Atlanta. For more info, call Joe Harrison, 903-796-6610.
 
TUESDAY
LINDEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will meet 6 p.m. July 2 at the Linden Economic Development Building. 
KILDARE COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION will meet at 7 p.m. July 2, at the Kildare Community Center, located on County Road 1779 off FM 125 in Kildare. For more info or to rent the center, call Frances Allen at 903-796-6282.
Wed
12
Jun

Champions Christian Academy Honor Roll

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Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine28940/Full/index.aspx?id=28940

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