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Southern Serenity Ranch & Retreat held a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 27.

Attending the ceremony was Canton Chamber board members and ambassadors.

Southern Serenity Ranch and Retreat is located at 211 VZCR 1322, Canton and is managed by property managers Kim Fama and Rebecca Pelliccio.

Visit www.southerserenityranchretreat.com or call 903-368-2296 for more information on Southern Serenity Ranch & Retreat. 

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The theme for Storytime at the Van Zandt County Library was trucks and tractors. The first book that Ms. Rhonda read was ‘Good Night Tractor.’  The second book was ‘Get to Work Trucks’ which was about construction vehicles.  The last book was ‘Farmer Dale’s Red Pickup Truck’ that tells of Farmer Dale hauling a load of hay and some bossy animals that he meets along his way.  Peschoolers are invited to Storytime at 10 a.m. every Friday at the Van Zandt County Library 315 First Monday Lane, Canton.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Laughlin are proud to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Taylor Bess Laughlin of Fredericksburg to Matthew Steimer Gutierrez of Fredericksburg.

Taylor is the daughter of Ed and Sharon Laughlin of Fredericksburg and Matthew is the son of Oscar and Peggy Gutierrez of Lewisville.

Grandparents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. David Kitsmiller of Canton and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Laughlin of Temple. Grandparents of the groom are Maria Gutiérrez and the late Santiago Gutierrez, also Bill and Ruth Steimer, deceased.

 They will be wed at Alexander-Kitsmiller Farm in Ben Wheeler at 4 p.m. Oct. 8.  

Big sister Grace is proud to announce the arrival of her brother, Garrett David Dosier. He weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and was 21 inches in length.

He was born Sept. 1, 2016,  at Christus Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler to David and Emily Dosier of Canton.

Grandparents are Mark S. Culver of Terrell, Mark and Phyllis Wise of Canton and David and Velda Dosier of Canton. Great-grandparents are Kirk and June Jones of Gainsville and Macie Davis of Temple and Fay Culver of Burleson,

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Sept. 11 Country Place Senior Living hosted a memorial event to remember those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America. Staff, residents and their loved ones came together for a remembrance ceremony in which red, white and blue balloons were released to honor those killed.

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The theme for Storytime this week was bedtime.  Ms. Rhonda read ‘How Dinosaurs say Goodnight’, ‘Bears in Beds,’ Max and The Won’t Go to Bed Show’ and the last book, ‘Don’t let the Pigeon Stay up Late.’  These stories created lots of giggles for our great crowd today, librarians said.  The moon and stars craft was lots of fun for the pre-schoolers.  The next theme for Storytime will be toys and tractors.

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The Mathea Guild met Sept. 8 at the American National Bank for the first meeting of the new year.

Shirley McMahan introduced speaker Karen Forester with the ABC Room.

Forester gave the group information on how the ABC Room operates.  The ABC Room is an emergency resource and supply house for the Child Welfare Board.

When a child is placed in foster care, the ABC Room supplies him or her with three new sets of clothing, a blanket, pillow and stuffed animal. School supplies are provided for school age children. 

Last year the ABC Room helped 87 children in Van Zandt County.

Anyone who would like to donate to this cause, the ABC Room is located adjacent to the Van Zandt County Sheriff Department on Hwy. 64 west of the Courthouse in Canton.

Ruth Fuller, along with two of her grandchildren, Claire Fuller and Lance Humphrey, delivered 15 plates of baked goods to the first responders of Canton, the Canton Police, Canton Fire Department, paramedics, Van Zandt County Sheriff and the Texas Highway Patrol.

Ms. Fuller said she thought this would be a good way to teach her grandchildren respect.  “Today kids have too many bad examples to follow,” she said. “The kids really enjoyed meeting everyone.  Thank you all for your service!”

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Earlier this summer, the VFW Post held a fish fry with the lenn Brown enjoyed the offering with SV Charee Newman and Clyde Johnson. Mr. Brown is a veteran of the Korean Conflict . Newman is a U.S. Navy veteran serving from 1991-1997

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Jordan Kinley Short, daughter of Kyle and Lisa Short of Edgewood will marry Eric Lee Benton, son of Kevin and Cindy Benton of Bowie, Oct. 23 at Thistle Springs Ranch in Cleburne.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Bettie and the late Howard Summers of Early and John and Wanda Short of Snyder.

The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Carrol and Lucille Davis and the late Floyd and Lois Benton, all of Bowie.

The future bride is a 2006 graduate of Spearman High School and a 2010 honor graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, where she received a Bachelor of Science in secondary math education.  She received a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Baylor University in 2011, and is currently a math teacher at Liberty High School in Frisco ISD.