November 2010

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	Local Organizations
Every Thursday	Rotary Club 12:00 Noon @ Lakeside County Club
Every Wednesday	Kiwanis Club 7:00 AM Breakfast @ Family Life Center, First Baptist Church
Every Tuesday	Lions Club 12:00 Noon @ Texas Cattle Exchange
3rd Tuesday	Eastland Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp #488 6:00 PM @ The Eastland County Museum
2nd Monday	Eastland Economic Development NOON @ City Hall
3rd Monday	Eastland City Commissioners 6:00 PM @ City Hall
2nd & 4th Mondays	Eastland County Commissioners 9:00AM @ Courthouse
2nd Monday	Eastland ISD 6:00 PM @ School
3rd Wednesday	Eastland Communities Senior Organization 12 NOON @ Park Hill Senior Building Also, GAME DAY every Wednesday and Friday from 9:00AM to 2:00PM
3rd Thursday	Eastland Memorial Hospital 11:00 AM @ Hospital
3rd Thursday	Eastland County Water Supply District 6:00 PM (Dates & times are subject to change)
3rd Wednesday	Eastland County Child Welfare Board NOON @ 1331 E. Main St
2nd Tuesday	Eastland Memorial Hospital Volunteers 5:30PM @ Hospital
2rd Thursday	Artists of Eastland County 6:30PM @ Eastland Senior Citizens Center
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On the Range: Eastland's Old Rip - 172 views
05/25/2010 - The most famous Texas Horned Lizard was recently featured by an Abilene TV News Station

Eastland High Student Grabs 1st in State UIL Meet - 156 views
05/11/2010 - Riley Thornton took home the state’s top class 2A prize in literary criticism at UIL meet in Austin, while teacher Marsha Vermillion received 1 of 9 Sponsor Excellence Awards.

City Spring Cleanup Effort Underway - May 22nd - 145 views
05/11/2010 - Several groups and leaders teamed up with the City in the latest cleanup effort dubbed, Eastland Pride! all to make clearing of property debris easier. On May 22, a temporary disposal site will be located on the 100 block of North Walnut Street.

MAY 28th - SPLASH DAY at City Water Park - 424 views
04/01/2010 - Starting off the summer swimming season with a free swim. Splash Day admission will be by ticket only. Tickets will be available at City Hall beginning May 26th. Splash Day will have three sessions.

59th National Day of Prayer - MAY 6th - 291 views
04/30/2010 - COUNTY-WIDE PRAYER OBSERVANCE: May 6 @ NOON, River of Life. Speaker Judge Rex Fields. Governor Rick Perry has also issued a proclamation honoring this day of national prayer.

Lightning Notification System for Ball Parks - 462 views
04/01/2010 - The Eastland Youth Sports Advisory Board decided to adopt a new notification and field evacuation protocol when lightning is detected in our area during sporting events.

APR 29: Free Concert for Kids with Big Time Guests - 312 views
04/19/2010 - iShine LIVE! a high-energy, Biblically-based event geared for young teens and tweens features The Rubyz & Mission Six (as heard on Radio Disney), Jasmine (Disney's "Next Big Thing"), & Luke Benward (star of "How to Eat Fried Worms")

Long Time Eastland Skyline Changes with Construction of New Water Tower - 619 views
03/02/2010 - The smaller of the two existing water towers was demolished last month to make way for the new one. Construction on the new pedestal will begin shortly.


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Temperature: 78.6°F | Humidity: 81% | Pressure: 29.74in (Rising) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: SSW | Wind Speed: 0.0mph

Tonight - Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

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Appeals court lets government halt torture lawsuit (AP) AP - A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.

Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn (AP) AP - A top general, the secretary of state, the White House and political and religious leaders from around the world have decried a plan by the leader of a small Florida church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 attacks. The Rev. Terry Jones is not backing down.

Obama firm, won't yield on tax hike for wealthiest (AP) AP - Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans — and some fellow Democrats — just two months before bruising midterm elections.

Colorado wildfire destroys more than 130 homes (AP) AP - A wildfire burning in the canyons and steep mountainsides near Boulder became one of the most destructive blazes in Colorado history Wednesday as authorities determined it had destroyed at least 136 homes in just three days.

BP report blames itself, others for oil spill (AP) AP - BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.

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