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Several prizes were offered including a pellet smoker from UT Health, a gas/wood grill from Cypress Bank, special anniversary wine from Los Pinos, Alligator boots from Cavender’s Boots, an 18 karat gold and garnet bracelet from Laura DeWoody, and a covered swing from Hayes Engineering among several other prizes.

Susan Huffman (right) and Siouxz Garrison (left) are welcomed by Karen Ray (center) into the Pittsburg Rotary Club as the newest members. Both are known to have creative skills, and Rotary members are looking forward to their participation in the club’s events. GAZETTE PHOTO / ELIZABETH LANNING

During their regular meeting on June 1, the Commissioner’s Court discussed a resolution presented by Susan Hamilton regarding a federally administrated plan called the “30 x 30 Land Preservation Goal”. This plan, signed by President Joe Biden on January 27, 2021 directly after taking the office of President, is an attempt to place in permanent conservation 30 percent of American lands and waters by 2030. Receiving tremendous pushback by conservatives from across the nation, this plan has been rebranded as the “America the Beautiful” project. This project has been supported by the Center for American Progress (CAP) which published a report in 2019 titled, “How Much Nature Should America Keep.”