Kiwanis sets Pancake Day
Monitor Staff Reports
GUN BARREL CITY–The Kiwanis Club’s largest fundraiser of the
year is coming up this month and everyone is invited.
Club members will be serving up hot pancakes, bacon and
sausage with syrup and butter from 6-11 a.m. Thursday, March
22, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Gun Barrel City.
Kiwanis volunteers will also deliver orders to business
locations within the Cedar Creek Lake area beginning at 7
a.m.
Meals are $6 each and the minimum order for delivery is
three meals.
To order pancake meals, fax the business name, address,
phone number, quantity of meals desired and approximate
delivery time to (903) 432-2415.
For more information, call Marty Mullins at (214) 532-0386
or Tate Cramm at (903) 432-5224.
Disaster assistance available to
Henderson County wildfire victims
Special to The Monitor
ATHENS–USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
State Conservationist Salvador Salinas announced today $4
million in disaster assistance is available to help with
recovery after the 2011 historic drought and wildfire
conditions across much of the state.
Funds are being made available through the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which provides both
financial and technical assistance to install measures that
reduce post-fire damage and aid in the rehabilitation
process.
“Many parts of Henderson County were affected by wildfires
over the last year,” NRCS District Conservationist Julie
Moore said.
“Loss of vegetation not only affects production, livestock
and wildlife; it also makes the land vulnerable to erosion
by wind and water.
“Our assistance will enable landowners and livestock
producers to accelerate the recovery of the health and vigor
of the affected grazing and forest land,” Moore added.
Although EQIP sign-up is continuous, applications for this
first funding period will be accepted in the Henderson
County NRCS office through April 13. In order to apply,
landowners must visit the local NRCS office to fill out an
application. Applications will be ranked and those approved
for funding will be offered an EQIP contract.
Priorities will be placed on land affected by wildfires with
an emphasis on restoring plant health and condition,
preventing soil erosion, and addressing soil and water
quality.
For forest land, NRCS personnel can provide assistance for
reestablishing trees, including site preparation, seedling
purchase, planting and thinning.
On grazing land, practices such as grazing deferment, cross
fencing, reseeding and water development are effective
post-fire strategies to help reduce erosion and reestablish
wildlife.
Moore suggests landowners consult with their local NRCS
staff to develop a conservation plan, which can be an
effective strategy for forest and rangeland recovery and
mitigating the effects of the prolonged drought Texas is
experiencing.
NRCS services and programs are voluntary and free to all
agricultural producers. NRCS helps landowners and land
managers protect and improve the natural resources on their
property, including soil, water, air, plants, and animals.
For further assistance in evaluating your land and planning
practices to address concerns following a wildfire, contact
local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices
or the Soil and Water Conservation District in Athens at
(903)675-3259, extension three.
USDA Service center locations and program information can be
found at the Texas NRCS Web site at
www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov.
Come Adopt
Us At
The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake |
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 We
have many animals at the
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake
in Seven Points
in dire need of a good home.
Please call or stop by the Humane Society today
and rescue one of these forgotten animals.
The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake
is located on
10220 County Road 2403 in Seven Points.
For more information, please call
(903) 432-3422 after 11 a.m.
We are closed on Wednesday. |
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