Haskell News

Wilton Weise, Sr., 83, of Haskell, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009. A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 29, 2009, 10 am at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Haskell.

Cameron Park Zoo, 1701 N. Fourth St., will present KidZoobilee from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Around the Big Country 05.13.09 AROUND THE BIG COUNTRY Tuesday, May 12, 2009 ABILENE Youth football: A sign-up session for players and cheerleaders 5 to 12 for the All-Texas Youth Football League will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the old Toys "R" Us at 3850 Ridgemont Drive.

Fundraiser results: The "Fill the Boot" program held recently by Abilene and Dyess firefighters raised a total of $46,532.24, according to a news release.

Cody B. Harper and Larry P. Adams Jr., both of Abilene, recently graduated from the Texas Department of Public Safety's Training Academy in Austin.

Arrangements are being handled through Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters, Okla. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to the Rinette Ross memorial fund at American National Bank in Wichita Fall, Texas.

Tina Grappe was born Oct. 19, 1922, in Haskell, Texas, and died April 28, 2009, in Kerrville, Texas.

Edward Harmon "Skeet" Feemster, 62, passed away Sunday, April 19 at the Community Care Home in Stamford, Texas, after a sudden, but brief illness.

Testing: People who are no longer enrolled in Texas public schools but who have not passed all sections of the exit-level TAKS or TAAS assessments may retake sections not mastered at sessions that will be held at 8 a.m. each day from Tuesday through May 1 at Abilene and Cooper high schools.

The hot air around you is still and quiet as you walk through the Southwestern desert.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Around the Big Country 04.14.09 AROUND THE BIG COUNTRY Monday, April 13, 2009 COLEMAN Ground breaking: A ground-breaking ceremony for the new 20-bed Alzheimer's Home was held Monday at the home's future location just west of the Holiday Hill Nursing Home in Coleman.

Deputy Patrick Bradford, center, and John Mahan, right, hold on to Jody Voyles after Voyles escaped from the Haskell County sheriff during a stop in Graham on Monday.

A prisoner bound for the privately owned jail in Haskell County who escaped this week during a fuel stop in Weatherford has turned himself in.

Disaster preparedness: The natural disaster/weapon of mass destruction/terrorist attack preparedness conference that was to be held today at the Abilene/Taylor County Law Enforcement Center has been postponed until July 18.

Concert: The McMurry University Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Radford Auditorium at McMurry.

Dinner buffet: The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 6873 will hold a dinner buffet from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the post at 1049 Veterans Drive.

Project Homeless Connect, sponsored by the Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition, will take place today at ACTS Christian Fellowship, South 13th Street and Mary Avenue.

Dinner and dance: The 11th annual Daddy/Daughter Valentine's Day dinner and dance will be from 6:15 to 9 p.m. Feb.

Doyle Dykes, guitar legend in the making, will be featured in a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, 1333 N. 3rd St.

Cancer Services Network will offer Living Beyond Cancer, a six-week educational support group for those interested in learning to live beyond a diagnosis of cancer.