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Storytime at VZC Library Feb. 12 was all about Valentines. Children learned about the history of Valentine’s Day while also hearing stories from volunteer reader, Ms. Rhonda, who also read stories from her personal collection of tales. 

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There was a full house on Friday, Feb. 5 for Storytime at the VZC Library.  The theme for the day was “let’s eat”.  The first book read by Ms. Rhonda was “Badger’s Fancy Feast” by Keiko Kasza.  Badger is tired of eating the same old things so he tries to catch some new food to eat.  First a mole but he was too quick, then a rat, but he was too wiggly, then a rabbit but it hippity-hopped right out of Badger’s hands. Badger was so hungry he screamed “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” and when a horse heard that he kicked the badger right back to his burrow.  Much to his surprise he found all the good food that he had at his house had been eaten by the animals that he had been trying to eat. 

The favorite story was “Dragons Love Tacos” where they learned that even though dragons love tacos they hate spicy toppings. The craft was to make a yummy looking paper taco.  This left everyone with the desire for tacos for lunch.  

A 50^th  wedding anniversary celebration will take place for Jerry and Patricia Leach Truett Feb. 20 at their church, The Barn Fellowship.  

Mr. and Mrs. Truett were married Feb. 18, 1966.  

They have two children, Shelly Truett Davis and Terry Truett; and six grandchildren.

The Barn Fellowship is located at 220 Hwy 110 in Grand Saline.

 The celebration will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. and friends and family are invited to come and share in God's blessings on them.  

The family asks no gifts please, but a card with a remembrance would be welcomed

Raymond and Betty Sweetman, of Canton, celebrated their 65^th wedding anniversary Feb. 10. 

The couple was married Feb. 10, 1951 in Dallas.  They lived in Dallas and Houston before locating to Canton. 

Mr. Sweetman worked for Sears for 38 years and Mrs. Sweetman was an accountant. 

They were owners and operators of Real Deal Outlet when located on Highway 19 in Canton.

Mr. and Mrs. Sweetman are members of First Baptist Church of Canton.

They have two children, Steve and Andrea Sweetman of Garland and Leisha and Greg Mattingly of Garland.  They have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

They will celebrate their 65^th anniversary by taking a three weeklong cruise to the southern Caribbean visiting 13 islands. 

January 12

North/South, first, Mona Buchanan and Mary Lawrence; second, Rosemary Mize and Carol Bates.

East/West, first, Jean Roach and Bety Wilkinson; second, Judith Kelley and Renate Brown.

January 19

North/South, first, Rosalyn Tullos aand Tillie Reed; second, Nelda Avent and JoAnn Parten; third, Sue Ritschel and Yvonne Houston.

Easts/West, first, Valerie Chapman and Jean Roach; second, Ursula Brooks and Mary Priest; third, Neva Davis and Jan Holcomb.

On Oct. 18, 2015, the director of the Manna Food Bank spoke to the Canton Lions Club. 

She told the club about one couple who came in for food. The husband had been laid off from work. The wife’s arm was in a cast and she was unable to work.  They picked up their food and then saw a shelf with a few toiletries on it.  

The wife said, “Oh look, honey.  Soap. We’ll have soap tonight when we bathe the kids.” 

I am a single mom and we pinched pennies.  But we always had soap. 

This story really bothered me. 

I decided that maybe our club could buy soap.  I thought about a project:  If all of our members would give me a dollar a month for three months, we could provide Manna with about 270 toiletry items. 

Mike and Marilyn Clayburn of Canton and Bob and Beth Lahew of Tyler are pleased to announce the marriage of Jason and Rebecca Clayburn.

The couple was married Dec. 22, 2015. 

A celebration of their marriage was held Jan. 22 at the Comfort Suites Hotel in Mabank.

A host of family and friends attended to celebrate the marriage.

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Spring is going to be busy at the Van Zandt County Library.  Great plans are in the making.  Watch for details in the newspapers, Facebook, library foyer, or visit www.vanzandtlibrary.org for information.

Festivals around the county will be featured at 10 a.m. Feb. 8 during the meeting of The Friends of the Library in the Buchanan Room of the VZC Library.

Join us and get better acquainted with your neighbors.

The Tocker Foundation, in cooperation with libraries in the area, is offering a rotating collection of large print books.  Look for them on the end cap of large print area.  This collection changes every three months and offers fiction and non-fiction.