IN OUR MUSEUM: A monthly writeup from an artifact located in the Van Zandt County Veterans Museum in Canton.
What does a box of Cracker Jack, the song “Take me out to the Ballgame,” and a World War II Navy uniform all have in common?
IN OUR MUSEUM: A monthly writeup from an artifact located in the Van Zandt County Veterans Museum in Canton.
What does a box of Cracker Jack, the song “Take me out to the Ballgame,” and a World War II Navy uniform all have in common?
The Canton Texas Main Street Program held Dinner on Main Street-Taste of Downtown Canton on April 10. Attendees were treated to dishes and drinks made by restaurants in downtown Canton. Over 30 people attended the event and dined under string lights in the middle of the street.
Canton Elementary School April Student Council students are Noah Cooper, Elliott Dean, Matteo NIcholas, Ella Gillis, Harper Crow, Asia Rogers, Meredith McClelen and Maddox Perry.
On Sunday April 11, 2021, at approximately 10 p.m. the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in the 800 block of FM 2965 just outside the city limits of Wills Point.
The Canton Eagles hit the second week of District 14-4A play riding high, having knocked off both Wills Point and Athens to move to 2-0 with eight games left to play.
The CHS boys’ and girls’ golf teams competed in the second round of the District 14-4A Golf Tournament April 5 at Van Zandt Country Club.
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The news resonating with Freida and me over the past few weeks was not the stimulus check hitting our bank account. Nor the huge cargo ship finally coming free in the Suez Canal. Nor the dour little rice dumpling of a dictator in North Korea firing off more ballistic missiles in Japan’s direction.
In parts of Europe, parents hold off on formally educating children until they are “ready to learn”. In Finland, students start school “late,” receiving no formal instruction until age seven. Finnish daycare centers often replace reading, writing and math instruction with opportunities for creative play. Kindergarten in Finland is not geared to prepare students for primary instruction.
Should coaches be upset over a bad call by a sports official? After all they are human and sometimes make an error in judgement. Does the official receive consequences like what their error in judgement caused players and coaches? Suspending officials for judgment errors is a touchy subject.
Memorial services for Melvin Ray Harris, 65, of Ben Wheeler, are scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Monday, April 19, 2021, at Crossroads Church in Canton.
Mr. Harris passed away April 1, 2021, in Tyler.
Ruth Cotton was born on Jan. 2, 1927, to parents Ray and Rufus Feagin Cotton in Van Zandt County. She left this world to her heavenly reward on April 8, 2021, in Van.
Ruth graduated from Van High School in 1943 and married Johnny Hobbs in 1945. They en joyed 66 years of married life together before his death in 2011.
Arlene Martin, 80, passed away at her home in Canton. She was born to Ray and Grayce Guckert Cronenweth on May 5, 1940, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of Canton for 43 years.
A funeral service was held for Georgina Wilbanks, 60, of Ben Wheeler, on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at Eubank Funeral Home, Bro. Dan Tarno officiating.
Georgina passed away surrounded by family on April 6, 2021, in Canton. She was born on Feb. 3, 1961, in Tamaulipas Tula, Mexico, to Francisco Jimenez and Maria De Leon.
