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HCPAC to produce ‘Annie Get Your Gun’

Shannon Ryan portrays Annie Oakley in HCPAC’s production of Annie Get Your Gun. The show marks the 25th Anniversary of the Summer Youth Musical at the theatre. The show runs August 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 9th and 10th at 7:30pm and August 4th and 10th at 2pm. Reservations may be made by calling 903-675-3908 or online at www.hcpac.org.

HCPAC press release

The Henderson County Performing Arts Center with co-producer, Dr. Mark Roberts, announces the 25th Anniversary Summer Youth Musical, “Annie Get Your Gun.”

In this classic Irving Berlin musical, Annie Oakley is the best shot around. When Col. Buffalo Bill Cody discovers her, he persuades this novel sharpshooter to join his Wild West Show. It only takes one glance for her to fall head over heels in love for dashing shooting ace Frank Butler, who headlines the show. She soon eclipses Butler as the main attraction, which, while good for business, is bad for romance. Butler high tails it off to join a rival show, his bruised male ego leading the way, but is ultimately pitted against Annie in a final shoot-out. The rousing, sure-fire finale hits the mark every time in a testament to the power of female ingenuity.

The show features Shannon Ryan as Annie Oakley, Quinton Johnson as Frank Butler, Jacob Miller as Buffalo Bill, Zach Adair as Charlie Davenport, Felix Lenz as Foster Wilson, Marie Bailey as Dolly Tate, Ash Gimler as Tommy Keeler, Channing Horton as Winnie Keeler, Holden Guinn as Chief Sitting Bull, Willie Hadnot as Pawnee Bill, Sariah Joblin as Jessie Oakley, Haile Stephens as Nellie Oakley and Kadie Lynn Roberson as Little Jane Oakley. The Company Ensemble consists of Savannah Joblin, Skylar Walker, Lindsay Haynes, Kenyon Walker, Brayton Brooks, Kaitlyn Cuellar, Lydia Raines, Felicity Walker, Pilar Hernandez, Ethan McGlaun, Olivia Lemmon, Brayton Stenovitch, Continue reading “HCPAC to produce ‘Annie Get Your Gun’”

FBC to host Global Leadership Summit

First Baptist Church of Athens is one of more than 230-plus hosts for the 2013 Global Leadership Summit put on by the Willow Creek Association.

The two-day event is headlined by speakers such as former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell; executive producer of Survivor, The Voice and The Bible, Mark Burnett; founder and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, one of the largest churches in America, Bill Hybles; and four best-selling authors.

According to the website: “The Global Leadership Summit is a two-day, world-class leadership event experienced by more than 170,000 leaders around the world, representing more than 14,000 churches. It’s telecast live from Willow’s campus (near Chicago) every August. Throughout the fall, Summit events take place in an additional 300+ cities, 92 countries—and translated into 42 languages. This event is crafted to infuse vision, skill development and inspiration for the sake of local church transformation.”

The summit can be seen live at FBC Athens, Aug. 8-9. Cost is $79 for student/faculty, $99 for military, or $249 for an individual. Contact FBC at 903-675-5135 for more details or to register.

Call for donations: AISD Back to School Bash

Athens ISD is getting ready for its annual Back to School Bash … and they need your help.

This year’s event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Aug. 10, at the high school.

“The Back to School Bash is an event where parents and their children can come to get needed immunizations and information from the school the child will be attending and meet some of the staff,” AISD Parent Liaison Yadira Chairez wrote in a letter. “Also, we work with the HELP Center to provide school supplies and backpacks for children in need.”

This year, AISD is hoping to pump up the event in an effort to get more families to attend. Chairez said the school would like to include bounce houses and hot dogs and drinks, giving it a festival feel. Continue reading “Call for donations: AISD Back to School Bash”

Athens begins water conservation

Athens issued a public notice Monday calling for water conservation in the city. The following is from the city’s website:

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Athens Municipal Water Authority and the City of Athens, Texas are initiating Stage I of the Drought Contingency Plan, effective July 8, 2013. Water Customers of the Athens Municipal Water Authority and the City of Athens, Texas are requested to voluntarily conserve water and adhere to prescribed restrictions on certain water uses.

Stage I – Mild Water Shortage Conditions
Goal – Achieve a voluntary 10% reduction in daily use.
Voluntary Water Use Restrictions:
WATER CUSTOMERS ARE REQUESTED TO VOLUNTARILY LIMIT THE IRRIGATION OF LANDSCAPED AREAS TO EVEN NUMBERED DAYS FOR WATER CUSTOMERS WITH A STREET ADDRESS ENDING IN AN EVEN NUMBER (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) AND ODD NUMBERED DAYS FOR WATER CUSTOMERS WITH A STREET ADDRESS ENDING IN AN ODD NUMBER (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) AND TO IRRIGATE LANDSCAPES ONLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT TO 10:00 A.M. AND 8:00 P.M. TO MIDNIGHT ON DESIGNATED WATERING DAYS.

Water Customers are requested to practice water conservation and to minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes.

A copy of the complete Drought Contingency Plan can be found here, or can be picked up at City Hall (508 East Tyler Street, Athens, Texas).

District-wide seal coat operations begin Monday

TxDOT press release

The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as District-Wide Seal Coat is scheduled to begin Monday in Henderson County, then move through all eight counties of the Tyler District and treat nearly 300 miles of roadway before concluding work in August.

Crews are scheduled to seal most of US 175 between Athens and the Kaufman County Line, then move into Anderson County by the weekend, weather permitting.

“Seal coat is a fast-moving operation,” said TxDOT spokesman Larry Krantz. “It’s also cost-effective. We can seal six miles of road for the cost of one mile of hot mix, and the seal coat will last longer.”
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