The Thanksgiving holiday, while older than America, has had a varied history. President Abraham Lincoln began the annual custom of a presidential declaration of thanksgiving, traditionally observed on the last day of Thursday in the year 1863.
Several ladies were recognized on Nov. 15 by the PISD school board. Each of them has been with the school for several years. Kelley Fink--Math Life Skills teacher (12 years); Ann Waldrep--Reading Special Education teacher for grades two through four (18 years); Mary Ruth Townsend--Math Special Education teacher for grades two through four (25 years); Maudie Watson--Speech Pathologist (33 years). Also pictured are administrators Heather Griffin, Chad Applegate, and Dawn Kennington.
In support of National Diabetes Awareness Month, the Pittsburg Lions Club marched from the Anvil down main street to the Prayer Tower and back. The focus for 2021 is prediabetes and prevention of diabetes. According to the CDC, one in three U.S. adults--88 million people-- have prediabetes. The nation’s seventh-leading cause of death, diabetes causes more than 79,000 deaths annually and contributes to heart disease and stroke. GAZETTE PHOTOS / ELIZABETH LANNING
More than 1,000 Texans have signed a petition condemning the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir. This is a major milestone for Preserve Northeast Texas, a growing group of landowners, business owners, community leaders, conservationists, and local elected officials who have banded together to voice their opposition to one of the biggest transfers of private land to public in modern history. A full list of petitioners can be found at www.PreserveNortheastTexas.org.
One of the few individuals to nearly escape the Pittsburg Pirate defense Friday during the team’s bi-district playoff game was Head Coach Triston Abron -- but even he couldn’t get away.
