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BREAKING: AMWA Drops $4 million Demand From Lawsuit
Ed Gatlin, who is running for reelection to the Athens Municipal Water Authority (AMWA) board, just said during a candidate forum that the AMWA board voted today to drop the $4 million demand from its lawsuit against the City of Athens.
To clarify, AMWA dropped the money demand but not the lawsuit.
“It was never about the $4 million,” Gatlin said.
For more background on this issue, click here.
Humane Society Seeks Executive Director
Humane Society press release
The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake (HSCCL) is seeking applicants for a newly revised position of Executive Director. The position will serve as leader and project manager in Shelter activities, working closely with the HSCCL Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, and the community to help the animals.
For example, 1) emphasis will be placed on adoptions at the Shelter and offsite in the DFW, Kaufman and Tyler areas, 2) continuing and increasing work with rescue groups, and 3) reuniting lost pets with their owners.
The Executive Director position includes daily oversight of staff and volunteers, fiscal management, fund raising and grant writing.
“The HSCCL has changed a lot these past few months, and we are looking forward to bringing on a vibrant new leader to continue the improvements,” said Donny Shubert, HSCCL President. “We hope to complete interviews and have our new leader on board by the end of May.”
A full position description, including duties, responsibilities and qualifications are available on the home page of the HSCCL website, www.hsccl.org.
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About the Shelter:
HSCCL is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization serving the animals and people of Kaufman and Henderson counties. The HSCCL mission is to promote the humane treatment of animals through care, education and advocacy.
The Shelter, over thirty years old, provides shelter, food, and TLC to more than 3,500 animals each year.
Add Henderson County Now to Your Favorites
Do you enjoy Henderson County Now on Facebook, but seem to be missing our posts more often? That’s because of Facebook.
Facebook has a complicated process called an algorithm to decide what shows up in your news feed. The algorithm has recently been changed to reduce the number of posts you see from Pages like Henderson County Now. The frequency has been cut in half and reports say it is going to be cut even more.
You can make it very easy to follow HCN with just one click, however, and that’s by using an interest list. Here’s how.
STEP 1: First subscribe to the interest list I’ve created called “HCN Feed” by clicking this link. https://www.facebook.com/lists/10200837170274947
STEP 2: Now “HCN Feed” should show up under your Interests. Hover over the link until you see the pencil to the left, click that to give you the drop down box and click “Add to Favorites. If “HCN Feed” is not under Interests on the left side of your screen, hover over the word Interests until you see the “more” and click. That will give you a list of all your interests. Again click the pencil and click “Add to Favorites.”
STEP 3: You will now see “HCN Feed” up with your News Feed at the top left of your screen. Just click that link anytime you want to see all our posts.
ACPA Learns About World War II
ACPA press release
Students at Athens Christian Preparatory Academy wrapped up a 6-week integrated study about World War II and the Holocaust. Students read novels, wrote papers, and did projects relating to the topic. Students also visited the Holocaust Museum in Dallas and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison. Special speakers were brought in to talk about their personal experiences.
The study culminated in a World War II Integration Day where teams of students researched various topics about the war and then placed their printed project on a 20-foot timeline in the school’s library. By the end of the day the whole timeline was filled. ACPA faculty did a presentation on atomic and nuclear energy/weapons which was followed by a debate on the use of nuclear weapons in the world.
Lunch was served from a recipe taken from the government issued Rations Cookbook of the time. After lunch, the girls were taught how to do a “victory roll” hairdo, and the guys were treated to a recount by Mr. Dylan Taylor, ACPA faculty member, of his family’s involvement in the war.
The day ended with a “USO Dance” where students learned dance moves from the Big Band Era.
PHOTOS
VetPic: Terry Ford, Ashley Loflin, WWII Veteran Charlie Jackson, Rachel Benson, and Mason Womble.
Hairdo: Rebecca Whitten and Madison Fowler.
USO2: Foreground is Jordan SanMiguel and Micah Santelli.