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March 16th, Lion Teresa Drum introduced Wood County Constable Kelly Smith.   Smith updated the club on the most recent changes in the law concerning Texans right to carry firearms.

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The Quilters Guild of East Texas has announced the ribbon winners from the 35^th annual Tyler Quilt Show.

The quilts were judged by National Quilting Association of Certified Judge Carol Brooks of North Henderson, Ill.

Among the winners were local quilters:

Sarah P. Minor Memorial Ribbon for Fine Hand Quilting:                “Shalom Roses”, Dottie Mae Groves, Canton

Category 300 – Appliquéd, Hand Quilted: First – “Grandmother’s Trunk”, Elizabeth Rinks, Wills Point

Category 400 – Mixed Technique, Hand Quilted: First – “Shalom Roses”, Dottie Mae Groves, Canton; Second – “Dots Bright and Beautiful”, Dottie Mae Groves, Canton; Third – “Galaxy”, Dottie Mae Groves, Canton; and Honorable Mention – “Barn Dance”, Beverly Pendergrass, Canton

Category 900 – Appliquéd, Machine Quilted Track Mounted:  Third –“Midnight Roses”, Harold Groves, Canton

Last weekend at Pecan Lake Ranch, the Canton Boy Scout Troup 378 took first place in knots, fire building and lashing at the BSA Circle Ten Spring Camporee. 

The troop set up a great camp which also provided another award for best campsite, according to Leader Kevin Bradway.  “This prepared group of Scouts with their multiple skill sets earned the award for best overall troop!” Bradway said.

The Scouts from Canton Boy Scout Troop 378 have won the district camporee the last four times they have attended.

Life skills, such as wilderness survival skills , STEM skills, leadership skills are learned in Scouting when combined with the many outdoor adventures that a troop pursues, Bradway said.

For more information on local Boy Scouting, call J.T. Davis at 214- 93-4847 or email him at John.Davis@scouting.org.

On Saturday, Feb. 27, Landon Reece Palmer was honored at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor  ceremony at First United Methodist Church in Canton.

He is the son of Ronnie and Stephanie Palmer of Wills Point and grandson of Sue Foster of Wills Point, Judy Palmer of Goodlettsville, Tenn. And Jackie Foster of Paris.

He is a member of Troop 378 of Canton, which is sponsored by the First United Methodist Church in Canton.

His Eagle project took over two months to complete. 

He restored the four missiles o the F-4 Phantom jet at the Van Zandt Veteran’s Memorial Plaza in Canton.

The library has two ducks that have been hanging around for several weeks. Danilee Rose snapped a picture and sent it to Sarah Norman with the caption “I saw a duck at the library this morning.” Ms. Norman replied with “We are an equal opportunity facility.” Come see what the Van Zandt County Library has to offer you.

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Therapy Dog Ladybug and her other VZC therapy dog friends will once again be wagging tails at the VZC Library for Dog Days at the VZC Library. The program, which allows children to read to therapy dogs, will be at 4 p.m. March 9 at VZC Library. “Come join in on the fun of reading!” said Vickie Ragle, Dog Day organizer

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Memorials for the Van Zandt County Library continue to be an important way to honor a loved one and give continued support in their memory.  Recent memorials were received from David and Susie Pulley for Erlene Counts and Theresa Leftwich and from Cary and Sandy Hilliard for Grace Cannaday.  Books, newspapers, and magazines are purchased with these gifts.

Oops!  The Library is on limited use for the month of March.  The copy machine, some computers and a limited book selection will be available in the Buchanan Room.

The Library of Genealogy and Local History is not affected by this closing, so this is a good opportunity to visit them in the Courthouse annex and find out what goes on there.   There are helpful people available to assist you.   Their phone number is 903-567-5012 and it is listed under Van Zandt County offices.  They are open every day.  Ask them about their March meeting place.

Van Zandt County Library hosted a Dr. Seuss birthday party at Storytime  Friday, Feb. 26. The Canton fifth grade gifted and talented class were helpers for the celebration.

Students participating were Aubree Logan, Canaan Eiland, Beck Robinson, Emma Welty, Norah

DeLeon, Ethan Fisher, Matthew Bartley, Maddie Wilson, Emily Bitter, Chad Lide, Gavin Cervantes, Nevan Heddin, Taylor Whitton, Abilgail George and Erin Adams.

Three of the students, Ethan Fisher, Beck Robinson and Aubree Logan read “Green Eggs and Ham,” “Go Dog Go,” “Hop On Pop” and “The Foot Book” by Dr. Seuss. The students had different centers set up for the children. These centers included a craft center where the children made a “Cat in The Hat” hat, a game center where the children got to “Stick The Hat On The Cat,” a fish memory game where the children got to memorize “Where’s The Red Fish, Blue Fish?” and a coloring center where the children got to color a picture.

Crafts for Storytime on Friday, Feb. 19 at the VZC Library included making a paper plate chicken. Storytime is held at 10 a.m. each Friday morning at the Van Zandt County Library, 317 First Monday Lane, Canton.

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The Canton Chapter of the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 met Feb. 15 at the Dairy Palace in canton.  

The organizing officers appointed were Vice President, Donna Carter of Edgewood; Secretary, Linda Dean of Wills Point; Treasurer, Betty Wilson of Grand Saline; Chaplain, Corene Smith of Emory; Registrar, Martha Heard of Canton; and President, Carrie Woolverton of Kaufman.

Cathy Miller of Richardson was also present at the meeting.

The chapter meets the third Monday of the month at Dairy Palace. 

Founded in 1892 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 is a non-profit, non-political women's service organization for descendants of patriots who aided the American cause during the War of 1812.