School is in full swing now! Everyone can look forward to fall baseball, basketball, volleyball and numerous other school activities once again to keep everyone busy and worn out-LOL! All I know is that this means fall weather is also on the way eventually, even though we can’t feel it coming right now!
Just a reminder to keep your calendars open on September 29th-October 1st, (and I will probably put this in each week and will add more details as they are known) as Erick is planning a “Purple People Eater Fest”, with many activities planned for the three day event. There will be a Purple People Eater Picture Show (a movie in the part at 8:00 on Friday night, a Purple Parade downtown on Saturday morning at 10:00; Sheb’s Shindig, a street dance on Saturday night from 8-11 p.m., featuring the Jimmy Lee Jordan Band, a pancake breakfast planned for Sunday morning, plus Wooley’s Bazaar, a three day vendor’s market to display and sell their items. Not to mention a Car Smash, dunk tank, and a raffle for a hog hunt (knives only!) at the Lost Creek Ranch. The hog hunt winner will be announced Saturday night. Tickets for the hog hunt raffle are $5 each. The town should be full of life these three days and a big thanks to all who put this together for all to enjoy. For more information, please contact Megan at Erick City Hall at 580-526-3924 for all of the details.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Joe Francis. A Celebration of Life service will be held on August 26th at 10:00 a.m. at the Erick Cemetery.
Prayers for comfort are being sent out to the family of Mary Wann. Services were pending at the time of this column.
Sympathy and prayers are also extended to the family of Jimmy Doyle McMinn. Jim was a member of the EHS Class of 1959. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 22md, at St. Mark’s Methodist Church, in Bethany.
Birthdays to celebrate for this issue (8/23-8/29) will be: 8/23-Katherine LaRocco; 8/24-Johnny Davis, Cooper Callen, Hannah Millar & Jacob Rodgers; 8/25-Nikki Strange, Shawndra Viola, Renee Moad & Chris Rowland; 8/26-Angela Greer, Josh Allen, Clay Brooks, Cortnie Kemp Clark & Fallon Mabry; 8/27-Barbara Brinkley, Toni Turner, D.J. Moler, Larry Gibson & Rachael Mauldin; 8/28-my son-in-law, Justin Cox, Robert Williams, Logan Smith & Mary Jean “Jeanie” Vencl; and on 8/29-Trevor Smith, Janette Hooks, Rebecca Bunch & Kathryn Mayernick.
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