General News
News of a general nature not tied to a particular locality.
The May 17 issue of The Community News is at the printer.
Subscribers can always read the paper online for free at http://www.etypeservices.com/The%20Community%20NewsID58/
If you are not a subscriber, click the link for a free sample!
The Hemispherectomy Foundation’s annual Dreams on Wings 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013. The race begins and ends at Parker County Physical Therapy in Weatherford.
The Dreams on Wings 5K is an out and back course with a mix of small hills and flat. This course provides a nice challenge for seasoned runners and is interesting for the novice. Free parking is available.
The Hemispherectomy Foundation supports children who have undergone a hemispherectomy due to intractable seizures. Epilepsy affects more than three million people in the United States; 50 million world-wide. The Hemi Foundation supports the worst of the worst of these cases- children, whose only hope is this radical brain surgery. Proceeds for this year’s 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run will benefit financial aid for children and families affected by hemispherectomy surgery.
To learn more, visit www.hemifoundation.org.
The Aledo Fire Department ESD won 631-589 on Prop 1. Prop 2 lost 625-585, which means the books will be kept separately.
Final Annetta vote totals:
Pinkard 268, Machak 154
Sheridan 258, Jessup 154
Stasey 237, Brasovan 181
Final Willow Park vote totals:
Thornburg 200, Gilliland 138
The May 10 issue of The Community News is at the printer.
Subscribers can always read the paper online for free at http://www.etypeservices.com/The%20Community%20NewsID58/
If you are not a subscriber, click the link for a free sample!
The eighth annual Aledo Children's Advocats Run, Walk or Crawl For Our Kids was held Saturday morning at Bearcat Stadium. The first race was the Kiddie 1K followed by the 5K. Click on the photo above for a gallery of additional photos from the event.
The April 26 issue of The Community News is at the printer, including our 2013 All About Kids special section with comprehensive summer camp listing.
Subscribers can always read the paper online for free at http://www.etypeservices.com/The%20Community%20NewsID58/
If you are not a subscriber, click the link for a free sample!
Randy Keck/The Community NewsThe 2013 Moritz Chevrolet Ride for Heroes is in the books. About 1,200 bicycle riders took off from Aledo High School to raise money for local first responders. Check the photo gallery at www.community-news.com on Sunday for photos.
Willow Park resident and Boston Marathon runner Greg Takacs confirmed his safety to The Community News this afternoon. Takacs finished the race in 2 hours and 57 minutes, and said he had already returned to the hotel when the bombs went off roughly an hour later.
Takacs posted this message to friends on late Monday afternoon.
“To all my friends: I'm ok. Heading to the airport now. Hopefully back in town tonight. Thanks for thinking of me. It is such a horrible thing. I can't find words to describe my feelings right now...”
The Parker County Sheriff's Department received a call regarding a man shooting rubber bullets from a toy gun at Bearcat Park on Tuesday. AISD Police Chief Chawn Gilliland said the man has been identified as the father of an AISD student playing with his child at the park.
The Bush Legacy Republican Women will not hold a regular meeting in April at the Doss Heritage and Culture Center, as the third Thursday of the month conflicts with a Texas Federation of Republican Women's gathering for Legislative Day in Austin. The next meeting with be the third Thursday in May.
