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The Wills Point Tiger Band will be headed back to the Alamadome in San Antonio in early November, competing the UIL State Marching Contest for the eighth consecutive time. The Tiger Band punched their ticket for the State Contest by placing fourth overall at this year’s Area contest.
DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com
The Wills Point Tiger Band program has been a model of consistency for nearly two decades, entering the 2018-’19 school year stringing together seven consecutive appearances in the UIL State Marching Band Contest.
Any thought that Wills Point’s impressive streak was in danger of coming to an end with the departure of longtime director John Young and promotion of Nick Kornegay were firmly put to rest over the past two weeks as the Tiger Band continued its string of excellence by earning straight 1’s at the UIL Marching Contest in Mesquite Oct. 17 before finishing fourth overall in a loaded field at the UIL Area Contest to qualify for the 4A State Marching Contest in San Antonio.
The Wills Point Pilot Club will be hosting one of its signature events Oct. 29, inviting the community for its annual Baked Potato Luncheon event at the Wills Point Community Center from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Entry to the lunch, which includes a baked potato with your choice of fixings, including taco, queso, pulled pork, chili, Santa Fe, broccoli cheese or standard, as well as a drink and homemade dessert, will cost just $7.50 each. Tables of eight will also be available for $50.
Crestwood Health and Rehab is hosting a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 1448 Houston St., Wills Point. For more information or to schedule an appointment time, contact Mary Ann Fancher at 903-873-5400.
With fall temperatures finally arriving and the month of October winding down, the local events calendar will turn towards Halloween-related events in the coming week with three major events,
BOO on the Bricks, BOO in the Park and Hallelujah Night, all scheduled to take place either Oct. 27 or Oct. 31.
Russell Memorial UMC (201 S. 4th St.) is hosting its monthly Neighbor to Neighbor Lunch Oct. 27. Anyone who wants a good meal is invited to the Deen Building (corner of 4th Street and Orville) for a free meal between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The Wills Point Volunteer Fire Department set up shop at the intersection of North Fourth and James Streets Oct. 20 in order to collect funds for the annual Fill the Boot campaign benefitting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. According to the MDA, the Fill the Boot campaign was launched in 1954, raising milions of dollars to date for both the research of treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases and to provide funds for comprehensive medical services to adults and children with neuormuscular diseases.
The Wills Point City Council held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting Oct. 9, discussing a series of bookkeeping items that included a series of declarations as well updates and revisions to current policies.
Following the public comment and recognitions portion of the agenda, council members heard and approved three consecutive proclamations including declaring Oct. 13 Aviation Day at Van Zandt County Regional Airport, Nov. 5-9 Municipal Court Week and Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day.
The Wills Point ISD Bookmobile has become a staple of the local community during the summer months, traveling to various locations to keep kids engaged with reading and learning. Those efforts will be expanded beginning Oct. 25 with the Bookmobile setting up at the Deen Building to serve as a mobile library and place with computer access for the community.
The WPISD Bookmobile is excited to announce that it will offer new opportunities starting Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. The bookmobile will be set up in the parking lot of the Russell United Methodist Church’s Deen Building parking lot, on the corner of 4th Street (47 South) and Orville Street, from 9-11 a.m. every Thursday.
The Texas Water Development Board announced Oct. 16 that it has approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $4.5 million from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the city of Wills Point.
The city will use the assistance to finance the planning, design, and construction costs associated with water system improvement projects.
The city could save approximately $673,000 over the life of the loan by using the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
