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June 17: The largest local Juneteenth celebration will kick off with a parade beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of O’Neal and South Fourth Streets.
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June 9-10: The Wills Point Police Department will host its annual Back the Blue Benefit at Jack Lester Park. The family-friendly event includes opportunities for locals to meet with local law enforcement personnel, while also getting to enjoy music, a car show, demonstrations and a BBQ cook-off.
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May 20: The Rolling Oaks Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Pancake Day fundraiser from 7 a.m. – noon at the ROVFD Station located at 139 VZ County Road 3832.
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May 6: The City of Terrell and the Terrell Chamber of Commerce/ CVB will once again be joining forces to host the annual Terrell Taco Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Would you believe that I own not one, but three defective guitars? One of them is totally unplayable, by anyone, the others are just unplayable by me. When we “bought the farm” about five years ago, an old guitar was part of the junk in the included 30’x40’ shop.
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April 20-23: The Terrell Jubilee is a four-day funfi lled celebration for the whole family that celebrates Terrell’s heritage held annually. Events and attractions traditionally include a carnival, BBQ cook-off, arts and crafts exhibition, business and health expo, live music, a car show, the Fountain 5K Run, and more.
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April 6: The Wills Point Chamber of Commerce, the local business community and organizations will shine their collective spotlight on citizens and businesses that have contributed to making city a better place to live, work and play at the 2023 Civic Awards Banquet beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the high school campus.
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Dr. Buck VanTrease is the Lead Veterinarian at Van Zandt Veterinary Hospital.
HERE’S A QUARTER…
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Readers who are over 40 years old might still have a context for the phrase from a classic country song: “ Here’s a quarter / Call someone who cares…” The updated version of this song might go something like: “ Here’s a burner phone with 100 pre-paid minutes / Feel free to use up those minutes in useless conversation about your ruined love life, since you were so shortsighted as to reject continued investment in our relationship / On the other hand, here’s the number of a Therapist I highly recommend…” OK, the syllables don’t quite fit the original tune – life is just more complicated now.
Alzheimer’s, dementia caregiver burden growing in Texas
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Caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia face unique challenges and as dementia symptoms worsen, caregivers can experience increased emotional and physical stress making it more difficult to care for their loved ones. Many caregivers rely on direct care workers for in-home care allowing their loved one to continue living at home and help prevent or delay nursing home placement.