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The Whitton Fire Department will be having a Barbeque supper at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.

The price of the meal is a donation to the department. 

Proceeds from the meal go to the department to help maintain equipment and to buy new equipment.

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LeTourneau University

Curtis Wise, a senior, majoring in business administration from Canton was named to the Spring 2015 president's list at LeTourneau University. The president's list recognizes students who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average to receive this honor.

LeTourneau University President Dr. Dale A. Lunsford said being named to the President's List is a significant academic achievement and honor.

"LETU students are among our nation's best," Lunsford said.  "I'm especially impressed with these honor roll students. Expect them to have a significant impact on our future." 

The Texas Department of Public Safety announced last week the implementation of the Impact Texas Teen Driver program, which is a new requirement for driver license applicants who complete a teen driver education course.

The two-hour ITTD program contains several videos that provide awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.

“Driving is one of the most dangerous things teens do on a daily basis, and it should command their undivided attention,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw.

“This new component of teen driver education underscores the risks of distracted driving, and is designed to provide young and inexperienced drivers with additional information and skills to help keep them and others safe on the road.”

Beginning Sept. 1, anyone who takes a teen driver education course – including Parent Taught Driver Education – must also complete the ITTD program, which consists of watching the video and printing out the ITTD completion certificate.

Breakfast

Elementary

Monday-holiday

Tuesday-pig in a blanket or cereal with cinnamon, assorted canned fruit, 100% juice choice

Wednesday-ham and cheese breakfast sandwich or cereal with cinnamon, assorted canned fruit, 100% juice choice

Thursday-banana muffin or cereal with cinnamon, assorted canned fruit, 100% juice choice

Friday-sausage biscuit or cereal with cinnamon, assorted canned fruit, 100% juice choice

Intermediate

Monday-holiday

Tuesday-waffles with syrup or cereal with cinnamon, assorted canned fruit, 100% juice choice

Wednesday-ham and cheese breakfast sandwich or cereal with cinnamon, assorted canned fruit, 100% juice choice

Sibyl Creasey, Friend of the Library, Genealogical Library standard bearer, member of the Van Zandt County Library Advisory Board, author of books, reporter and friend is moving away to be closer to family. 

A reception in her honor will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 at the Genealogical Library (Highway 19 at Groves Street). The public is invited to attend the reception.

You may call yourself a “liberal” or a “conservative”.   Are you reading the comments made by both camps so you may support the candidates that reflect your views?

 The Van Zandt County Library has books by and about the life and philosophy of many of the candidates.   You may need help to know who is called liberal or conservative.   Let the information in the Library guide you.  

The young readers section has “Splat the Cat,” “Skippyjon Jones,” “Pete the Cat,” and The American Girl series along with a new edition of the beloved classic  “Dick and Jane.”

The Free State Master Gardener Association (Van Zandt County) will host a rose program at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Farm Bureau Building, 281 E. Hwy. 243, Canton.

Mark Chamblee of Chamblee’s Rose Nursery will be the guest speaker. His program will be titled “How to Grow Beautiful, Low-Maintenance Roses In Your Landscape.”

The program is free and open to the public and will show those in attendance “how to grow beautiful, low-maintenance roses in your landscape,” organizers said.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m.

The Texas Master Gardener program is an educational volunteer program sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service of Texas A&M University.

Tyler Junior College

The Tyler Junior College School of Nursing and Health Sciences has announced August graduates from its vocational nursing programs.

Graduating from the Tyler evening program are Casie Cobern and Kayla Milton from Canton.

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Wade Hayes will be performing a free concert at Cedar Flats on the Mountain at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5.

For more information call 903-521-0863.

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Judge Teresa Drum and Kathy Jackson learned how to chain stitch with the help of teacher, Cindy Rakestraw.  Freebie Third Friday is sponsored by Educate Van Zandt and the VZC Library the third Friday of each month. 

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Lakeside Baptist Church will be hosting Kids Beach Club at Canton Intermediate School every Thursday afternoon beginning Sept. 10.

The program will last from 3:20 to 4:35 p.m. and is designed from third, fourth and fifth graders.

The slogan for the program is “making Jesus cool at school.”

To register, stop by the Lakeside Baptist Church office at 1291 Old Kaufman Rd. or pick up a registration form at the Canton Intermediate School office.

For more information, call Lakeside at 903-567-4787.