Lifestyle

Van Zandt County Appraisal District Chief Appraiser and Tax Administrator Emily Reeves was the guest speaker May 31 during the regular weekly meeting of the Canton Lions Club at the Van Zandt Country Club.

Six-year old Kayleigh Hammack, daughter of Ron and Ley Hammack, qualified as a State Finalist in the National American Miss Texas Pageant to be held at the Westin Gallerian in Dallas July 14-15. The pageant is held for girls ages four to 24 in six different age divisions.

A rifle that has played a role in multiple wars for more than 100 years will be the topic of a Power Point program - The Mosin Nagant Rifle: An Introduction - presented by BFTS Museum Executive Director Patrick Hotard on Thursday April 20 at 7 pm at 119 Silent Wings Blvd. in Terrell. The discussion is free and open to the public.

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Canton Texas Rotary Club inducted new member Tiffany McBride and Emily Hartford on April 6. Joe Zoubi was also inducted as a new member on April 13.

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The Canton Lions Club District hosted a pajama party for the Van Zandt County ABC Room, located in Canton next door to the Sheriff’s Office, last week. The Lions Pajama party is annual in January and provides donations of pajamas of all sizes. Terri Davenport, Financial Officer, and Pat Murrey, volunteer, explained that the ABC Room is an in-house emergency resource center that distributes new items, such as clothing, diapers, and formula, to clients of CPS caseworkers and investigators. Van Zandt County Community Partners strive to ensure that the ABC Room is stocked with everything a child, from newborn to 18 years old, would need in an emergency situation when the child is taken out of their home due to neglect, abuse and/or drugs. The ABC Room’s only fundraising event is the Annual Bunco Celebration being held February 20 in the Deen Building at the Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Canton St. Therese Catholic Church Ladies Guild. Call (903) 3605221 for information.