Lifestyles

The 2016-2017 Perrin High School Varsity Cheerleaders and Petey the Pirate attended cheer camp June 13-16 at Tarleton State University in Stephenville.

The squad received a spirit stick every night and four blue superior ribbons for their chant and cheer evaluations performances. Samantha Vick, Brianna Bryant, Jasmine Brown, Jetton Cansler and Aubrey Chapman were picked as All American Nominees. Petey the Pirate, Yancey Southard, was chosen as an All American Mascot. Petey also received two red excellent and two blue superior ribbons based on his skit evaluations.

Summertime is upon us, and as the region heats up, many Texans will be spending more time outdoors. Whether you are working in the garden, playing baseball, or relaxing in the pool, it is important that you take the proper precautions to protect yourself from the sun’s heat and ultraviolet rays.

“Your skin is constantly exposed to the outside world, and we have to be careful to protect it,” says Dr. Brent Shepherd, a family practice physician in Jacksboro. We have to be careful around all UV rays, as they are the leading cause of skin cancer.” 

The Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library will host movies each Friday at 10 a.m. in July.

The schedule for the rest of the month is “The Good Dinosaur” July 15, “Kung Fu Panda” July 22 and “Zootopia” July 29.

The library offers snacks to go with the movie for all and children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.

The library also hosts a craft time each Tuesday in July at 10 a.m.

Attorney Robert Massey, based in Wichita Falls, together with his family will be reading the Declaration of Independence of the United States on the front steps of the Jack County Courthouse on Monday, July 4 at 1:30 p.m. The reading is part of a statewide effort spearheaded by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association to ensure such readings occur in all the state’s counties to commemorate our country’s independence from British imperial rule.  Mr. Massey invites anyone who may be interested to participate.

Fireworks, food and fun are the way many Americans will be celebrating Independence Day this year. No matter how you choose to celebrate the holiday, officials at Faith Community Hospital encourage you to make health and safety a priority.

Caitlin Fudge's Quigley won the My Pet’s the Best contest hosted by the Friends of the Jacksboro Animal Shelter during TNT Fest Saturday. Second place went to Becky Fudge’s Cora, 3rd Bailey Smith’s Fender, 4th Kassidy Hall’s Maggie, 5th Lochlan Pardue’s Sloan and 6th to Jake Ferrier’s Hershey. FJAS President Kim Gibby thanks all who participated and said the organization looks forward to hosting the competition again next year. 

The Whitt Masonic Lodge #624 AF&AM is proud to announce that the “Golden Trowel” and also the “Community Builder” awards were presented to Brother

Hugh Wraight, and to David Phillips, respectively, during a presentation June 18.

Details

There is no fee to register. Registration will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday at a booth near the food vendors.

The first 15 to sign up will be entered. Five alternates will also be registered in case any of the original 15 get lost on their way to the contest.

First place winner will receive $300, second place $150 and third place $50. Not to mention the bragging rights. 

Contestants will be asked to sign a waiver along with registration.

Prize money will be in the form of a check Monday following the event.

Elementary aged kids got a chance to have fun learning Monday at the Jack County Fair Barn as part of Jack County AgriLife Extension’s Science for the Fun of It Camp.

Extension Agent Alinda Cox packed numerous experiments into the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. day camp to entertain and amaze the youngsters.

They learned about the science of sound through drumming, made a clock run on lemons by changing chemical energy into electrical energy and much more.

A definite crowd pleaser was testing the reaction of putting Mentos candy into Diet Coke and watching it explode.