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East Texas Baptist University has recognized its students for outstanding academic achievement during the 2014 Spring Semester with the release of the Spring Dean’s List with honors.

 

The Dean’s List with Honors are students who have a 3.5 grade point average or above. Katelynn “Ro” Burns made the Dean’s List with Honors for the spring semester. She is the daughter of Christina Lain of Pittsburg and John Burns of Winnsboro.

Taylor Clifton, of Pittsburg, earned a spot on the spring 2014 Dean’s List at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark.

 

She is a senior psychology major.

 

Miss Clifton was one of 365 students named to the Dean’s List. To qualify, a student must complete 12 or more semester hours and attain a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

Greg and Judy Sawyer of Pittsburg are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Kensi Lynn Sawyer to Montana Blake Ramey.

 

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Jerri Redfearn of Mount Pleasant and the late Michael E. Davis and Bill and Wanda Sawyer of Leesburg. She is a graduate of Pittsburg High School and is employed by East Texas Medical Center as a unit clerk. She is also attending Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant.

 

The prospective groom is the son of Benny and Darla Ramey of Pittsburg and Jeanie and Scott Simpson of Enid, Okla. He is the grandson of Nina Ramey of Pittsburg and the late Jack Ramey; Gene Barr of San Antonio and the late Ruth Wiley. He is employed as an assistant manager at ABC Auto Parts in Pittsburg.

 

Angela Jeanice Anderson and Jesse Dee Cruce, both of Houston, were united in marriage by the Rev. Malcolm Marshall June 14 at Ashton Gardens in Houston. The bride is the daughter of Randy and Diann Anderson of Salado and granddaughter of former Pittsburg residents, the late Edward and Dorothy Russell.

 

The bride is a 2011 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. She is presently employed as a kindergarten teacher in the Alvin Independent School District.

 

The groom is the son of Linda Cruce of Savannah, Ga. and Jeffery and April Cruce of Trussville, Ala. He is a 2010 graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture. He is presently employed as a landscape architect with Kudela and Weinheimer Landscape Architecture in Houston.

 

Mr. and Mrs. David Cain of Eastland are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie Nicole Cain to Kevin “Luke” Sewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Sewell of Strawn and Ms. Tammie Kisner and Mr. Larry Walton of El Campo.

 

The bride is a 2006 graduate of Eastland High School and a 2011 graduate of Howard Payne University.

 

The groom is a 2007 graduate of El Campo High School and is currently serving in the United States Army in Fort Riley, Kan.

 

The couple is planning a wedding at the First United Methodist Church on Saturday, Aug. 9, in Eastland.

Mark Anglin and Denia Enriquez are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Holley Anglin to Brentley Norman of Irving.

 

The prospective groom is the son of Paul Norman and Gina Garza. The wedding will be at Hope’s Landing which is located on Lake Bob Sandlin on June 14 at 5:30 p.m. Friends and family are invited to attend through the press. 

 

 

By Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

It’s hard enough for a 9-year-old to grasp the game of golf, but for a 9-year-old with a handicap; it’s an adventure all its own.

 

Parker Jackson, a Pittsburg resident, recently attended a “Learn to Golf” Clinic (LTGC) on May 17 that was held on behalf of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (Scottish Rite) in Dallas. Parker was born with a severely clubbed foot and has been a patient at Scottish Rite since he was 12 days old. Scottish Rite is a hospital that is devoted to the treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions such as: club foot, scoliosis, hand disorders, and hip disorders among others. The hospital is open to children from birth to age 18 and provides healthcare to the patient at no cost to them.

 

By Cory Smith

cory@campcountynow.com

 

It’s hard enough for a 9-year-old to grasp the game of golf, but for a 9-year-old with a handicap; it’s an adventure all its own.

 

Parker Jackson, a Pittsburg resident, recently attended a “Learn to Golf” Clinic (LTGC) on May 17 that was held on behalf of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (Scottish Rite) in Dallas. Parker was born with a severely clubbed foot and has been a patient at Scottish Rite since he was 12 days old. Scottish Rite is a hospital that is devoted to the treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions such as: club foot, scoliosis, hand disorders, and hip disorders among others. The hospital is open to children from birth to age 18 and provides healthcare to the patient at no cost to them.

 

Charlie and Helen Hampton recently gave $1,000 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. The gift will sponsor a student in the college’s new Work Scholarship Program. The Hamptons (center) are pictured presenting the gift to Nita May (left), NTCC Director of Development, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement. If you would like to sponsor one of these Work Scholarship students please contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.

Seven graduates, from Pittsburg High School and one from Bethel Christian Academy, received scholarships from the Pittsburg Rotary Club. Chris Lummus, chairman of the scholarship committee, announced the recipients at the Rotary meeting Wednesday.

 

Each recipient received a $1,000 scholarship to the college or university of their choice, paying in increments of $500 per semester. Each student must maintain a “B” average in the fall semester.

 

Those receiving scholarships were: Leah Pittman from Bethel; Lucero De La Rosa, Jocelyne Flores, Grant Gooding, Hannah Heyduck, Parker Sewell, Garrett Truitt, all from Pittsburg High School.

 

Recipients will receive the first installment the first week in August. The second will be made in January of 2015 upon receipt of a transcript of the fall semester’s academic record.