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 desert, will cost just $7.50 each. Tables of eight will also be available for $50.
Entering last week organizers behind the annual Van Zandt County Regional Airport Fly-In and Open House were cautiously optimistic, hoping that Mother Nature would cooperate in the form of comfortable temperatures and dry weather Oct. 13.
That optimism turned to disappointment mid-week as the initially forecast changed dramatically to include an increased chance of heavy rain and potentially dangerous storms heading into the weekend.
Well I have had phone calls from all areas in the county regarding Fall Army worms. I realize for some of you, this may be the second time you have had to spray this season for Army worms.
I wanted to take this opportunity to share some information about army worms and their control.
The Wills Point Municipal Court and the Wills Point Police Department are proud to announce a National Night Out gathering Oct. 2 from 5-8 p.m. in the grassy area across from City Hall located at 120 N. 5th Street.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes the collaborative efforts of courts, city governments, and residents to make Wills Point a safer place to live.
On Sept. 12, the Wills Point Police Department was dispatched to 301 Corky Boyd Avenue in reference to a possible burglary of a building. Upon arrival, officers determined that several storage units had been burglarized and numerous items were stolen.
Second graders students in Rebecca Ragsdale’s class joined together for a group photo after making their presentations Sept. 14.
WPISD is implementing a framework this year that involves allowing students to flourish by going beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic in the classroom.
Earnest O Woods Intermediate teacher Rebecca Ragsdale is challenging her 2nd grade gifted and talented students by engaging them in tasks that require problem solving, critical thinking, and perseverance. “In 2018, problems can be ‘googled’ for a solution. We want our students to have the skills to solve problems on their own!”, said Ragsdale.
The Wills Point City Council held its regularly scheduled monthly meeting Aug. 14, moving forward with an agenda that included items ranging from public recognitions to general bookkeeping items.
Business for the council opened with a pair of public hearing on rezoning requests and public recognition before moving to the action items portion of its agenda to issue a proclamation declaring Sept. 13, 2018 Chamber Day in the city of Wills Point.
The Wills Point Tiger Band was given a small reprieve from the recent run of triple degree temperatures for their first days of full band practices outside, kicking off 2.5 weeks of pre-school year work July 30. The first days of the practices included a heavy focus on marching fundamentals, and getting students back in shape for the 2018-’19 school year.
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The Tiger Band has been a model of consistency over the past two decades, earning 19 consecutive Sweepstakes Awards and seven consecutive appearances in the UIL State Marching Band Contest entering the 2018-’19 school year.
The band program will look to keep each streak alive during the upcoming school year, beginning full band rehearsals July 30 with a new head band director for the first time in more than two decades.
The Wills Point Lady Tigers will look to extend their streak of consecutive playoff appearances to a county-best seven seasons in 2018.
DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com
Van Zandt County volleyball and volleyball programs joined teams statewide last week, officially kicking off the rust from the long offseason with their first two-a-day workouts of the year.
Tiger athletic teams enjoyed a stellar 2017 with the volleyball program putting together its deepest playoff run in more than a decade by reaching the Regional Quarterfinal round and the football program claiming its second consecutive district championship en route to the bi-district round of the playoffs.
