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Masonic Youth donate items to the Cedar Creek Lake Friends of the Animals

The Gun Barrel City Masonic Youth Rainbow Girls donated much needed items to the Cedar Creek Lake Friends of the Animals on Saturday, Oct. 7. The girls enjoyed collecting these items and helping the animals.

The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a service-oriented, leadership organization for girls between the ages of 11 and 20. Rainbow Girls participate in a wide array of activities, including leadership training, service projects, competitions, and annual retreats. Their younger group, the Pledges, have activities for girls ages 7 to 10. Please contact Mrs. Donna Dean at 903-345-2001 or Mrs. Tonya Currey at 903-920-5608 for more information about the Rainbow Girls or visit www.txiorg.org. The Gun Barrel City Rainbow Girls and Pledges are proudly sponsored by the Cedar Creek Lake Masonic Lodge and the Gun Barrel City Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star on Legendary Lane in Gun Barrel City.

Pictured are, from left, Heavenlee and Cailee Weldon; (back) Mrs. Tonya Currey (Mother Advisor), Laura Walters, Tara Trimmins, Mason Phillips, Emily Currey, Samantha Ramos (Worthy Advisor, and Mrs. Donna Dean (Grand Deputy). (Courtesy photo)

Rootseekers Genealogical Society holds ‘bragging rights’ meeting

Pictured are: Stella Sikes, Harry Hogue, Geneice Morris, Mary Beth Haley,
Marian Flowers, Carolyn Bostain, Margaret Ann Trail, Carole Dwinnell. (Courtesy photo)

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The Rootseekers Genealogical Society had their September meeting at the Tri-County Library in Mabank. They had their yearly bragging rights that gives anyone a chance to brag about one of their ancestors.

Mary Beth Haley spoke of Hazel Beckham who was born in Smith County in 1905 and was reared in Swan, Texas. When she was 6 years old she fell from a buggy and bruised her knee. It eventually led to osteomyelitis and amputation of her leg above the knee. Hazel attended an all-female college know as the College of industrial Arts in Denton, now known as Texas Women’s University. She promised herself when she graduated she would help handicapped people because of all the help she had received. She set her goal to help the blind and developed a program for the blind. As director of the program for the adult blind of the state, she started, supervised, and directed lighthouses for the blind, placed home teachers for the blind in communities and personally assisted in locating those persons in need of services.

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Rootseekers learn about DNA

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The speaker for the August meeting of the Rootseekers Genealogical Society was Carolyn Bostain and her topic was DNA. She tried her best to explain just how DNA works but I am sure I wasn’t the only one that it went over my head.

A genealogical DNA test is a DNA-based test which looks at specific locations of a person’s genome in order to determine ancestral ethnicity and genealogical relationships. Results give information about groups the test subject may be descended from and about individuals that they may be related to. Those wanting to conduct similar DNA tests may want to look into dna testing in Jackson MS and the services that they can provide.

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CCL Kiwanis Club recognized at District Convention

Pictured, from left, are DeAnna Browning, Marty Mullins, and Allsion Greenville. (Courtesy photo)

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Members of the Cedar Creek Lake Kiwanis Club recently returned from the 99th Annual Texas–Oklahoma District Convention held in Abilene, Texas. The following members attended Marty Mullins, Allison Greenville, and DeAnna Browning. The same served as voting delegates.

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