I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Memorial Day holiday! Remembering our fallen heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom is definitely the main focus of the holiday. Many friends and families have lost loved ones in our area. We made all of the cemetery rounds also to put out flowers and really enjoyed seeing all of the unique and beautiful arrangements and sprays, and visiting with everyone while out there.
Just a reminder that the City of Erick will be hosting a Vaccination/ Registration Clinic on Saturday, 6/3, from 1:00-3:00 p.m., in the shop behind City Hall. The $20.00 fee includes the city tag and the rabies shot. Services are provided by Stockman’s Veterinarian Hospital. There will be other services and medications offered but those charges will be extra.
The 2023 Summer Reading Program at the Erick Library starts on Monday, 6/5. Kelley Greer, Librarian, has extended the age group to include kids who are between K-6th grade and the start time is 11:45 am to give parents more time to get the kids up there so they can get started at noon. If anyone would be interested in volunteering, contact Kelley directly. For those who participate in the program, there will be a swimming party at the Erick City Pool on Tuesday, 6/13, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and family members of attendees are welcome too.
On Wednesday, 6/7, at 4:00 p.m., at the Blue Rose flower Shop, there will be a book reading and signing by Suzanne Gould, the author of An American Cowboy: The Biography of Sheb Wooley. Books will be available for purchase, cash and check only. Admission is free, of course, so come by and meet the author and share any stories you know or were told by your grandparents about Sheb.
Our thoughts and prayers are also with the family Colleen Gordon. Services were held on Saturday, 5/27, at the Erick First Baptist Church.
This week’s anniversary wishes go out to Andy & Cheryl Smith on June 6th.
Birthdays to celebrate for this issue (5/31-6/6) will be: 5/31Noah DeLeon; 6/1-Marilyn Francis, Michael Moler, Mikie Kindsfather & Lawanna Brinkley; 6/2-Peggy Patten & Jessica Bussey; 6/3-Sheila Butler, Kalee Bennett & Elisha Mikles; 6/4-Stephanie Pennington, Colby Moynihan, Colby Holland, Kylie McIntyre & Wes Abla; 6/5-Quinton Mills, Sandy Yarberry, Trinity Lowrance & Sarah Crosby; and on 6/6-Harold Bussey, Mark LeGrand, Daniel Moad, Danny Marshall, Kristi Brooks & Zachary Sutterfield.
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