Coast Guard Auxiliary named Flotilla of the Year
Monitor Staff Reports
CEDAR CREEK LAKE–If the third time is the charm, then U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 5-14 provides a charmed service on Cedar Creek Lake.
At the Spring Awards banquet, March 19, members heard that for the third time the Flotilla was presented with the Diversity Management 3-Star Award of Excellence, presented by Chief Warrant Office Chuck Reynolds.
The Flotilla members logged in a total of more than 1,754 hours of service.
Operations officer Bill Fackler was named the overall Auxiliarist of the Year with more than 138 hours of service to Cedar Creek Lake.
Other Auxiliarist of the Year awards for individual categories were presented to:
• Vessel examiner Dave Rist.
• Operations and Member training Fackler.
• Dealer visits Royce Brimage.
• Public Education Jon Raden and,
• Public affairs Michell Zeig.



Monitor Photo/Barbara Gartman
Award recipients of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 5-14 line up with
their presenters and special guests for a commemorative photo for the Spring
Awards Banquet Held March 19 at Vetoni’s Italian Food Restaurant in Gun Barrel City.

Norris named MISD interim superintendent
Monitor Staff Reports
MALAKOFF–The Malakoff ISD Board of Trustees named Sybil Norris the interim superintendent Monday night. Norris will fill the role from April 30 until a new superintendent takes over, most likely sometime in late May or early June.
The current superintendent, Dr. John Spies, will be leaving the district April 30 to take over as superintendent at Van Alstyne ISD. Spies said he is making the move for family reasons.
Trustees hope to name a new superintendent by May 9, which would be followed by a mandatory 21-day waiting period.
Norris is well acquainted with being the interim superintendent, having filled the role at least twice previously at MISD.

Low-cost vaccination clinic set April 9
Special to The Monitor
GUN BARREL CITY–Friends of the Animals will hold a low-cost vaccination and microchip clinic for all area residents from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 9.
The clinic will be held at the Friends’ clinic in the southeast corner of highways 198 and 334 in Gun Barrel City in the red brick office strip just behind and east of the Huddle House. No appointment is necessary.
Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in carriers.
A rabies shot will cost $10, the parvo, distemper, etc. shot for dogs or the equivalent for cats will cost $15.
The feline leukemia vaccination will be available as well at a cost of $10.
There is a rabies epidemic in Texas – and anyone who has had a dog with parvo or distemper knows the suffering that animal goes through – and that it is very contagious to other dogs.
This vaccination clinic will be open to everyone, anywhere.
This clinic will also offer microchipping to cats or dogs. A tiny chip is inserted into the scruff of the pet, which can be read by a scanner available at shelters everywhere. Your lost pet comes home! Cost for this is $20, which includes the permanent national registration.
Also available for sale at any time is Frontline Plus, the monthly flea and tick prevention.
Frontline Plus costs $32 for a three-month supply for a cat and ranges from $34 to $37 (includes tax) for a three-month supply for dogs.
Flea season is here! Don’t be fooled by products that are cheap – the reason they are cheap is that they do not work! Don’t throw away your hard-earned money on products that don’t work!
Friends of the Animals Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic has been open since July, 2002, and has neutered more than 22,000 animals in that time, saving and preventing literally millions of little lives. Surgery is done by appointment only.
Surgery prices range from $25 for a male cat to $65 for a giant breed female dog.
If you would like to volunteer at the clinic on Tuesdays or have questions about the vaccination clinic, please call (903) 887-PETS.
Tax-deductible donations for this non-profit charity may be sent to P.O. Box 5455 in Gun Barrel City, 75147.
Please be sure to visit the clinic’s website at www.friendsoftheanimals.org.

 

 

Come Adopt Us At The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake

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 and Sunday.

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