Meals on Wheels celebrated "March For Meals" this month. Elected officials throughout the state pitched in and helped to deliver meals throughout the month. Canton Mayor Lou Ann Everett, right, delivered to her long-time friend and meal recipient Barbara Galloway, left, last Thursday. Meals on Wheels can always use volunteers whether once a week or once a month and it takes only about an hour. In Canton, contact Bob Summit at 903-567-6686 in the mornings or the Tyler main office at 1-800-451-2912 to volunteer or for more information.
The Wednesday Study Club held its March meeting in the Buchanan Room of the Van Zandt Library March 29.
The guest speaker was study club favorite, Rawlins Gilliland. He is featured in the 2015 People issue of the Dallas Observer which describes him as a “master storyteller whose shows are built on true stories from his life.” He is a favorite speaker in Dallas and has made many sold-out appearances in area theaters, including the Sons of Hermann Hall and the Kessler Theater. A brief business meeting was led by Lisa Kaseman. Members visited and enjoyed refreshments furnished by hostesses Ann Russell, Nancy Buchanan, Barbara Sininger and Wendy Horton.
The next meeting of the study club will be 2 p.m., April 26, at Moore’s Store in Ben Wheeler
Tyler Cole Autry of Canton has been named a junior member of the American Angus Association. Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events.
The American Angus Association is the largest beef breed association in the world, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members.
Easter: The Oxford dictionary defines Easter as the “most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
It is held, in the Western Church, between March 21 and April 25, on the first Sunday, after the first full moon following the northern spring equinox. These celebrations include special church services, musicals and performances of the Passion play.
In a less religious tone, we encounter Easter egg hunts, Easter parades and new clothes to mark the holiday. So mix up a batch of dye and put those beautiful colored eggs in your Easter basket!
Remember, Friday's Storytime will not take place April 14. The library is closed in observance of Good Friday and Easter. Storytime will resume April 21.
Home school students from Classical Conversations/Lindale and Tyler Communities observed an DWI trial March 30 in the courtroom of Van Zandt County Court At Law Judge Randal L. McDonald. The judge responds to a question from one of the students in his office during a break in the trial. The students will return to McDonald’s court to conduct their own “mock” trial Thursday, April 27.
The North West Van Zandt Crime Watch meeting was held March 25 at the home of Joanna and Curtis White.
“This was a meet and greet meeting. Coffee and cookies were enjoyed by members and guests. Several new families welcomed to the group. These additions and more volunteers will help the crime watch patrol in the area,” said Crime Watch members.
VZC Sheriff Dale Corbett present during the meeting and updated the members on activity in the area and also answered questions.
VZC Commissioner Pct. 3 Keith Pearson gave the group updates on the plans for the roads and other issues in the county.
VZCSO Captain Tim Scharfenberg offered information on how to keep homes and property safe and also how to protect it.
Van Zandt County, VZC Precinct 2 and the city of Canton were represented at the East Texas Council of Governments 94th Semi-Annual Board of Directors Meeting at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler March 16. From the left are Pct. 2 Commissioner Virgil Melton Jr., District Director Janice Melton for State Rep. Dan Flynn, and Canton Mayor Lou Ann Everett.
The Mathea Guild met Thursday, March 9 at the American National Bank in Canton.
Donna Rakestraw presented the program and gave the group an informative message on museums in Canton.
Rakestraw has been active in the Main Street program and is now involved in the museums.
According to Rakestraw, “the City of Canton owns the Plaza Museum, located in downtown Canton, on Buffalo Street just south of the new City Hall and the Blackwell House Museum, located by the Van Zandt County Library. If you have not visited these Museums, plan to see the very unique Bell Collection, and many other interesting items at the Plaza Museum. The Blackwell House is the oldest house in Canton, built in 1886. Owned by Henry II and Nannie Blackwell, where they raised their six children. It is decorated the first week in December for Christmas and it also is rented for events.”
Brenda Fuller helps to provide disaster relief efforts.
By Susie Pulley VZC Library Director
The Friends of the Van Zandt County Library held their March monthly meeting and were honored to have John and Brenda Fuller present a program on serving as Disaster Relief. The Fuller’s work with the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief program and have worked several disasters including the Van tornado, and New York.
The SBDR states their purpose is to prepare, equip, train, and mobilize churches and volunteers to fulfill the Great Commission by meeting real needs and sharing the hope of Jesus Christ with those whose lives have been or will be affected by disasters.
