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Stiles field day June 15 in Thrall

Cattle feeding tips for small producers will highlight several topics and crop tours featured at the Stiles Farm Field Day June 15 in Thrall.

Kindergarten students graduate to first grade

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Ann Whitney Elementary kindergarten students graduated to first grade on May 26 in the Chandler Craig Auditorium.

Dove pageant entries due July 30, Aug. 13

Entry packets for the 2021 Dove Festival Pageant can be picked up at the Herald-News office. Early entry deadline is July 30, and regular entry deadline is Aug. 13.

St. John VBS set

St. John Lutheran Church will host Vacation Bible School on June 22-24 from 5 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. with a meal starting at 5 p.m. VBS will be for potty-trained three-year olds through fourth grade completion. Register at stjohnhamilton.org/vbs.html

8th graders promote to HHS

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Hamilton Junior High students who promoted to Hamilton High School May 27 are Nik Thomas Adams, Joseph Mark Ballard, Britley Kaye Balzen, Bryce Matthew Bankston, Jackson Mitchell Bates, Colton Lane Boggs, Ryan Wayne Brown, Aiden Asher Chambers, Cotey Dean Charles, Kate Clementine Cooper, Kelli-Ann Kaidyn Courtney, Ashlynn Renee Cozby, Matthew Ryan Craig, Mandy Lynn Deen, Maryjane Louise Deen, Makaela Jabree Diaz, Alexander Edward Doolin, Anthony Rae Espitia, Reagan Nicole Gajdica, Abigael Elizabeth Gesick, Cason Winters Glezman, Letty Isabela Gonzalez, William Jackson Christopher Griffin, Garrett Whitman Guinn, Jaxon Donnel Gunter- Edwards, Rosalinda Valeria Gutierrez Gutierrez, Julianne Elizabeth Henderson, Calvin William Hollifield III, Justyn Wayne Hubbard, Kayden Charlene Hudson and Rogelio Ismael Ibarra.

Donahoo named Chief Appraiser

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Hamilton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors named Heather Donahoo as Chief Appraiser of Hamilton Central Appraisal District at the regular scheduled meeting May 4.

Donahoo, who has been serving as Deputy Chief Appraiser under Interim Chief Appraiser Richard Petree, assumes the responsibilities immediately.

“Mrs. Donahoo excelled in all her appraisal classes and passed her comprehensive exam with flying colors,” said Petree, who has served as Interim Chief Appraiser since the retirement of Hamilton County’s first Chief Appraiser Doyle Roberts.

Live music, shopping in Evant this weekend

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Evant is full of events this weekend. The fifth annual Stache Bash Texas Music Festival and Evant Market Days are sure to please shoppers and music lovers alike.

Presented by Buena Vista Wildlife Safari, the three-day music festival features two stages, 20 singer/songwriters, 11 live bands, food trucks and vendors. The family fun event is BYOB.

Camping is available onsite at Evant Municipal Park while RV hookups are at Buena Vista Wildlife Safari.

Hall Scholarship Recipients

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Top photo, Cadence Bates, Denver Poe, Colby Bailey, Kady Weatherford, Guadalupe Moncada, Sydney Garcia Thedford and Tanner Courtney of Tolar ISD receive the Jennifer Hall Scholarship. Above left, Luis Najera receives the “Big John” Hall Bulldog Pride Award. At right, Luis Najera and Sawyer Wright receive the Big John Hall Bulldog Pride Scholarship.

Thorne new goat, sheep specialist

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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Jake Thorne is stepping into a new role as a sheep and goat program specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, San Angelo.

Thorne was previously a sheep and goat associate. As a program specialist, he will continue to work under Reid Redden, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension sheep and goat specialist.

Larry Gatlin to headline Quanah event

QUANAH- Larry Gatlin, country singer known for his work with the Grand Ole’ Opry and the Gatlin Brothers, will perform live in concert in Quanah, Texas (population 2474; near the Oklahoma border, 192 miles west of Fort Worth) on Friday, June 18, in a fundraiser for the Quanah Parker Society.

Gatlin is one part of the first Quanah Parker Medicine Mounds Gathering, a music and culture festival scheduled for June 17-20 in Quanah and at the Medicine Mounds nearby.

Tickets range from $40- $75, with a separate meet-and-greet ticket available for $50.