Naturalist classes planned

Posted Thursday, October 21, 2021 10:06 am

Plans are underway, and applicants are streaming in for the 2022 in-person East Texas Chapter Master Naturalist classes.

Starting on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 6-9 p.m. at the Tyler Nature Center and continuing through April, experts in their fields will gather to enlighten and train a new group of master naturalists.

Topics such as entomology, geology, herpetology, wetland and forest ecology, land management and much more will help prepare the class members for volunteerism in the field of natural resources.

Texas Master Naturalist is a non-profit statewide program sponsored by Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, whose mission is to develop a corps of well-trained volunteers to provide education, outreach and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources in East Texas and beyond.

New this year will be the return to in-person classes at the Tyler Nature Center, 11942 FM 848. More than 40 hours of classroom and in-the-field study is offered. For more information and an application, go to http://txmn.org/etwd/.

Special Olympics returns in style

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After a five-year absence, over 150 athletes from Como-Pickton, Cedar Creek and Upshur and Wood Counties competed for special recognition at a state-sanctioned Special Olympics track and field meet at the Quitman High School track field on Friday, April 5.

Two seeking Ward Three city council position

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Residents who live north of Mineola are petitioning the Texas Dept. of Transportation to extend the center turn lane along Hwy. 37.

Property owners given more time to clean up locations in Quitman

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Eclipsed!

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Two predictions surrounding Monday’s total solar eclipse in East Texas largely failed to come true. The clouds were thin to non-existent during the time of totality around 1:40 p.m., and the expected traffic jams did not materialize.

Symphonic band presents Christmas concert

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Come on over to Mineola’s beautiful Historic Select Theater and hear the Lake Country Symphonic Band’s Christmasy “Everything Christmas” concert.

Concerts are Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. and Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Mike Holbrook is back in the director’s seat, so it’s sure to be a fun-filled couple of hours.