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Freestone County Operator:XTO Energy Inc. Lease & Well #:W.A. Keils Gas Unit, #7 Field:Teague(CV-Bossier Cons.)(Unknown) Permit Depth/Type:13200 ft, Drill Location & Acres:2.8 miles S from TEAGUE Survey: MATES CASILLAS, 693. More ... Gridders on the Fairfield junior high school Eagles teams ended the 2009 season last week with wins across the board against Crockett Bulldog and Palestine Westwood Panther opponents. The FJHS A squads played Crockett and the B squads faced Westwood. More ... A Wortham fabricating facility is providing part of the construction of a 78 feet tall, 62 feet diameter state of the art telescope and housing for the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, funded by, and appropriately named, The Discovery Channel Telescope. More ... Food collected in Fairfield during a 1-day Food for Families drive will stay in Fairfield and be used to help feed area residents in need. The drive is being held Nov. 20 throughout central Texas, and the Fairfield collection site is River of Life Community Food Pantry. On Friday, Nov. 20, River of Life will collect non-perishable items at its 406 E. More ... A musical tribute to Patsy Cline will be held Saturday at Moody Bradley House and is sponsored by the GFWC Fairfield History Club. "Crazy 'Bout Patsy", starring Sherrill Douglas, will be presented in one show only, at 5 p.m. More ... Freestone county 4-H members have been busy the last couple of months with honors, appointments and fundraisers, reports county extension agent Nick Hoffman. Fairfield 4-H Club member, Taylor Edwards- Adcock was honored by the State Fair of Texas at their annual Honor Awards Banquet. The State Fair uses the banquet to honor all 4-H and FFA state officers. More ... A Dickens of a Christmas, holiday activities around the square, is scheduled this year for Saturday, Dec. 5, and will begin about 5 p.m. Featured are a parade, music, late night shopping, and visits with Santa. The event is sponsored by the City of Fairfield, and the Fairfield chamber of commerce. More ... Straight Talk on the Swine Flu was the topic of the Fairfield History Club's November meeting. Guest speaker was Dr. Joseph Berger, III, of ETMC Fairfield. The meeting opened with the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags led by Patricia Tate. Kay Neal read the "Moment from the Past" which featured excerpts from the minutes of October 15 and 29 and November 15 of 1931. More ... Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Andre Thomas is seeing new patients in Palestine at the Medical Office Building adjacent to Palestine Regional Rehabilitation Hospital. After a brief career teaching math and science, Dr. Thomas returned to his family's legacy by entering the medical field. More ... Applications for emergency farm loans for losses caused by drought, above normal temperatures and associated wildfires on Jan. 1, 2009 and continuing are being accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office located in Franklin, Farm Loan Manager Nathan P. Philipello said today. More ... At services this weekend, Fairfield Church of Christ will welcome new pastor Jason Schick and his family. Schick is a native of Fairfield and moved from the area after he received an associate degree in 1990. He met his wife Jill while attending the University of North Texas. The couple left school and moved to Houston, where they stayed for almost 12 years. More ... During November, American Diabetes Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology reminds everyone with Diabetes to protect their vision by having a dilated eye exam once a year. Eye problems are among the most common complications facing people with Diabetes. More ... Freestone County Art League will meet this Saturday at the Church of Christ fellowship hall in Teague at 10:00 a.m. This is a paint-in meeting and members attending will need to bring their acrylic paints and some small brushes to paint Christmas ornaments. The Club will furnish each club member two ornaments plus snow for their paintings. More ... First annual Ride the Hills the United Way Bike Ride, benefiting the East/Central Texas United Way, was held Oct. 31 and riders from East Texas, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston, College Station and North Dakota, including two riders who are stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, participated. More ... Inspiring Word Inspiring Word Christian Center presents "Grounded in Christ" workshop next Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 am. More ... Dew elementary and junior high will host a Scholastic Book Fair next week to help raise funds for library books and materials. Theme of this year's fair is "Destination Book Fair: Read around the World. More ... Fairfield computer expert Rod Norton says emails are currently circulating that advise users to update their Facebook accounts. Norton says these are fraudulent, and he urges users not to click on the emails. If Facebook has an update, it will be published on a user's log-in page. It will not come as an email. More ... 2010 Butler school reunion will have a pre- Thanksgiving dinner sale on Sunday, Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Price is $7, and on the menu is turkey and dressing, ham, green beans, yams, cranberry sauce, rolls, dessert and drinks. More ... A benefit dinner and dance is set next Saturday night at the VFW post in Fairfield, and will help the family of Brandy Elliott Carswell pay for medical expenses. Mrs. Carswell, 34, suffered a brain aneurysm in August, had brain surgery, and was confined to ETMC Tyler for an extended stay. More ... Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is accepting applications for the 2010 class of the Young Masters scholarship program, but only through Nov. 15. The scholarships will help promising young schoolaged students in Texas to excel in the arts. More ... Annual poinsettia sale of Fairfield Young Farmers has started for the holiday season. The organization, which supports Fairfield FFA activities, is selling only red poinsettias this year. The potted flowers cost $12 each and may be ordered through Nov. 30. More ... This week is National Nurse Practitioners Week, and Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed a proclamation citing the work that nurse practitioners do. Among the nurse practitioners in Fairfield are Cheryl Roberts RN, MSN, FNPC and Lisa Wehe RN, MSN, FNPC at 1st Physicians Clinic, ETMC Fairfield, associated with Dr. More ... |
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