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Schools honor board

Hamilton Independent School District board of trustees Monday added another year to the contract of Superintendent Clay Tarpley, making his contract extend to 2022.

The board also voted to nominate Tarpley for Region 12 Superintendent of the Year.

January is school board recognition month, so students and faculty showered the board members with thanks and gifts including dinner and a celebratory cake.

“Hamilton is the best school board I’ve worked with in my 10 years as a superintendent,” Tarpley said in thanking the board members for their service.

Gaithers coming to Waco

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Multi-Grammy Award-winner Bill Gaither will host an evening of music, laughter and encouragement featuring the talent of the Gaither Vocal Band Saturday, Feb. 9, at First Baptist Church Woodway in Waco.

The Gaither Vocal Band will share timeless gospel classics, as well as refreshing, inspiring new favorites embraced by audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Few events have the ability unite individuals from all walks of life the way Gaither concerts do.

S-I-S-T-E-R-S:

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Hamilton ISD hosted the area spelling bee for students in the third through eighth grades on Wednesday of last week. Hamilton fourth grader Harper Lengefeld was crowned the area champion and was left dueling her third grade sister, Berkley Lengefeld, for the title in the end. Harper will represent Hamilton County in the upcoming Scripps Regional Spelling on the campus of TCU in Fort Worth on Thursday, March 7, and will be accompanied by her younger sister who will serve as the alternate.

A playground just for us!

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Ann Whitney Elementary pre-k students didn’t let a little cold weather keep them from checking out their brand new playground equipment, which was delivered over the Christmas holiday and installed last week. Pictured is Mrs. Brittany Lackey’s pre-k three-year-olds class, l-r, Bristol Slone, Benjamin Gallimore, Isaiah Banda, Porter Smith, Brantlee Powers, Addy Guill, Denis Geter, Dilan Guetierrez-Chavez, Leo Hernandez, Lennon Clark, Bailey Perez, Layton Fleming, Kinsley Barclay, Owen Parrott, Lillianna Clinton andTeegan Barker. Staff Photo

Wood family reunion held at Crowley

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The family of the late Roy and Gracie (Bullard) Wood held a Christmas family reunion Saturday, Dec. 8, at Crowley. All attending were descendants, family members, and friends of the Roy and Gracie (Bullard) Wood Family who were from Hamilton. The couple had ten children: Equilla, Thurman, Florene, Lurlene, Billy, RG, Leamon, Quinn, Linda and Geraldene. From the 10 children there are 32 grandchildren, 81 great-grandchildren, 124 great-great grandchildren and 9 great-great-great grandchildren.

Military, tip and prayers

Trinity Lutheran Church in Pottsville will have its annual congregation meeting on Jan. 27.

A memorial service for Betty Opryshek, who passed away last Friday morning, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Pottsville. A meal will be served afterwards in the fellowship hall.

Let’s be thankful for our servicemen and women and please call any changes to 784-3357. Please leave a message. God Bless America and God Bless our service men and women and please say a prayer for them every day.

Better Living for texans

Creating a Family Fit Lifestyle

January is Family Fit Lifestyle month, which makes it a great time for the whole family to create healthy lifestyle habits. Physical activity is important for children and adults of all ages. Being active as a family can benefit everyone. Adults need 2½ hours a week of physical activity and children need 60 minutes a day. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Choose MyPlate offers these tips to add to you and your family’s busy schedule.

Set Specific Activity Times

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Choices– Hamilton County

FREE: STD testing (gonorrhea and chlamydia). Pregnancy testing and needs assessment. Classes: prenatal and newborn, parenting and grandparenting. Call for appointment, 833-773-3001, 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 724 S. College Street, Hamilton.

Caregivers day off

Prime Timers Respite Care (a day off for primary family caregivers) meets every Tuesday at the Hamilton First United Methodist Church Youth Building, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 254-386-1296 for more information.

Back to the Bible

The Psalmist declared, “Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will

No. 9 rodeo is 3/4 to finals

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Although it is a brand new year and it was the first event of 2019 for the Circle T Arena, last weekend’s rodeo was number nine for the Central Texas