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East Cedar Creek Freshwater Supply District meets at 12:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the ECCFSD office on Hammer Road just off Welch Lane in Gun Barrel City.
Eustace City Council meets at 7 p.m. in the Eustace City Hall the first Thursday of each month. For more information, please call 425-4702. The public is invited to attend.
Eustace Independent School District meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Eustace High School Library. For more information, please call 425-7131. The public is invited to attend.
Gun Barrel City Council meets in Brawner Hall at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call 887-1087. The public is invited to attend.
Gun Barrel City Economic Development Corporation meets at 1831 W. Main, GBC, at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call 887-1899.
Henderson County Commissioner’s Court meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. in the Henderson County Courthouse in Athens. The public is invited to attend.
Henderson County Emergency Services District #4 meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 525 S. Tool Dr. in Tool.
Henderson County Historical Commission meets the first Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the HC Historical Museum.
Kaufman County Commissioner’s Court meets the first, second, third and fourth Monday of each month at 9:45 a.m. in the Kaufman County Courthouse in Kaufman. The public is invited to attend.
Kemp City Council meets at Kemp City Hall at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call 498-3191. The public is invited to attend.
Kemp Independent School District meets the third Tuesday of each month in the Board Room in the Administration Building. For more information, please call 498-1314. The public is invited to attend.
Log Cabin City Council meets the third Thursday of the month in city hall. For more information, please call 489-2195. The public is invited to attend.
Mabank City Council meets at 7 p.m. in Mabank City Hall the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call 887-3241. The public is invited to attend.
Mabank Independent School District meets at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month. For more information, please call 887-9310. The public is invited to attend.
Payne Springs City Council meets at city hall at 7:30 p.m. every third Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call 451-9229. The public is invited to attend.
Payne Springs Water Supply Corp. meets the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Payne Springs Community Center, located at 9690 Hwy. 198.
Seven Points City Council meets at 7 p.m. in Seven Points city hall the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call 432-3176. The public is invited to attend.
Tool City Council meets at 6 p.m. in the OranWhite Civic Center the third Thursday of each month. For more information, please call 432-3522. The public is invited to attend.
West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District is held at 5 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month. For more information, please call 432-3704. The public is invited.

Monitor Photo/
Barbara Gartman
AT RIGHT: City of Kemp Mayor Matt Ganssle presents a plaque to centenarian Betty Reasonover, and proclaimed her birthday as “Betty Reasonover Day” in Kemp in her honor.

Reasonover was born July 15, 1910, in Kemp to Catherine Gilchrist McDougald and Charles Edward Reasonover Sr.
She became a teacher, starting out in the Arcadia School near Kemp for one year. For the next 34 years, she taught at Kemp Elementary School.
Included in her entourage of guests was Kemp Mayor Matt Ganssle, along with city councilwoman and high school teacher Barbara McFaul and her husband, Kemp Independent School District board of trustees member Harvey McFaul.
She attributed her long life to her work with children, staying happy and staying active.
The group surprised Reasonover by dropping by at 2 p.m., not only to wish her a happy birthday, but by presenting a plaque commemorating her years as a teacher, the many activities she was involved in throughout the years, and the milestone of turning 100.
The mayor read a proclamation declaring July 15 as “Betty Reasonover Day” in the city.

Arnold to bowl at Special Olympic National Games
Monitor Staff Reports
MABANK–Classmates, friends and sponsors provided a special send-off July 15 for Mabank High School graduate Brent Arnold, who is headed to the National Special Olympic Games in Lincoln, Neb.
A big-league cookie, cake and a special signed banner were on hand at the Tri-County Library’s community room for Brent, who is one of eight Texans (four males, four females) who will participate in the bowling competition at the National Games.
Brent, who will be accompanied by his father and coach, William Arnold, left Saturday to join a delegation of 152 Texas athletes and 39 coaches at the National Games on the University of Nebraska campus. The Games opened Sunday and will close Friday, July 23.

Monitor Photo/
Kerry Yancey
AT RIGHT: Judy Hunter (right), a Mabank Special Olympics co-founder back in 1986, points out a signature on a “good luck” poster to Brent Arnold at a send-off party for Arnold at the Tri-County Library July 15. Arnold is now competing in bowling at the Special Olympics National Games in Lincoln, Neb.

In addition to bowling, Special Olympians from across the nation will compete in aquatics, track and field events, bocce, basketball, golf, gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, softball, flag football, tennis and volleyball.
William Arnold said Brent would compete in the bowling preliminary round Monday, followed by rounds Wednesday, Thursday (today) and Friday.
“He’s always loved bowling,” William Arnold said. “We’ll go over to Lakeplex Lanes and he’ll bowl 10 games.”
Brent started bowling nine years ago at age 12, and has advanced to state competition in the past.
Approximately 3,000 athletes will be competing at the National Games with the support of about 1,000 coaches, 8,000 volunteers and an estimated 15,000 family and friends.
Texas Official Partners in this year’s Games include Coca-Cola, Food Town, H-E-B Tournament of Champions Charitable Trust and the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
For more on Texas Special Olympics, go to the website www.specialolympicstexas.org.

Mabank new student enrollment, Aug. 3-4
Special to The Monitor
MABANK–The Mabank Independent School District (MISD) Enrollment Fair will be held Aug. 3-4, at the Mabank High School located at 18786 East Highway 175.
This registration for new students only, will be held from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 3 and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4.
This is a one stop registration for all MISD campuses.
Receive information on transportation, food service, family access and more.
Wednesday only, health officials will on-site to administer immunizations, available to all students, new and already enrolled.
The following documents are required for each student’s registration.
• Birth certificate
• Social Security card
•Immunization records
•Transcript
• Copy of parent/guardian driver’s license
• Proof of residency (current water or electric bill or copy of lease/rental agreement.

Come Adopt Us At The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake
The domino effect is a chain reaction that occurs when a small change causes a similar change nearby, which then will cause another similar change, and so on. My name is Domino, and I got my name not only because I’m black and white like a domino tile, but also because my outgoing, cheerful personality causes my doggie roommates to smile. This also causes our human friends to smile, which even causes the kitties in the cat room to smile. I am an 8-month-old male Pointer/Terrier mix. I love children, other dogs, and even get along great with kitties. I’ve had all my shots and am ready to be adopted. If you’d like to experience the domino effect, I am sure to put a forever smile on your face when you take me to my forever home. I currently live with a foster family, so if you would like to meet me, call my friends at the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake at (903) 432-3422 to make an appointment. You can also email them at dogshsccl@yahoo.com.
	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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