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Hundreds of people gather for the annual downtown Pittsburg Christmas Parade sponsored by the Pittsburg-Camp County Chamber of Commerce.Vivian Kelly was the parade chairperson and Homer Jones was grand marshal. Pictured above is the Polar Express float presented by the Pittsburg Elementary School Choir.

TheWhatley Center for the Performing Arts will feature The Hit Men, former stars of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons, for their Tis The Seasons holiday show. The event is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Hit Men are a real rock and roll legacy performers, not the actors from the Broadway shows, but the former stars of Frankie Valli &The Four Seasons, who toured the world with Frankie back in the day and are now on their wildly successful Reunion Tour across the U.S.

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From Gazette Staff Reports dknox@campcountynow.com

10 Years Ago

• Don Halter and his son James spend many hours customizing a 1967 Volkswagon. • Mark Scirto from KLTV in Tyler is grand marshal of the Christmas Parade.

• Dress code changes at Pittsburg High School.

• Judy Croley announces her candidacy for Camp County Treasurer.

20 Years Ago

• Local residents fight to keep the post office downtown. First State Bank offers to sell the Coke plant property to the postal service. • Marta Criss and Richard Bratton will first place on the 13AAA All-District first team in football.

30 Years Ago

• Mayor D. H. Abernathy completes work on the city’s newest fire truck. This is the seventh fire truck the mayor has helped design and build. He put in 640 hours of free labor.

• Pirates continue winning streak defeating Gilmer 22-20 in quarterfinals.

• Dollar General Store opens in Town and Country Shopping Center.

Dec. 14 Beekeepers Meeting The Caddo Trace Beekeepers Association will meet Monday Dec. 14 at the Agri-Life Building, 1708 Industrial Rd, Mount Pleasant. A question and answer session starts at 6:30 p.m. and meeting at 7:00 p.m. Our meeting will include a Pot Luck meal, a gift exchange (both optional) and a Honey Bee Quiz Bowl game. Bring family and friends. Upcoming new bee classes will be discussed. For more information call Jean Jeff 903-380-9231.

Summer Pylant, daughter of Autum Pylant, and granddaughter of Carla and Robert Peoples of Pittsburg, participated in the Miss Teen of Texas Scholarship and Recognition Pageant Nov. 27-29 in Dallas. The 17 year old senior from Pittsburg High School was named a Merit Scholar as she made it to the top 6. Then, she was named to the Honor Court (top 3), and walked away with first runner up honors for the state of Texas. Summer was sponsored by The Historic Holman House, MC Apparels & Boutique, Peralta’s Mexican Restaurant, Kim’s Salon, The Delightful Heart, The Mayben Group, Pittsburg- Camp County Chamber of Commerce, William Bunn, Carol Wootten, Wild About Tees, Rai Machin, and Rafe Green.

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CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Titus, Camp and Morris Counties endeavors to provide trained volunteer advocates in all abuse/neglect foster care cases assigned by the courts. CASA volunteers are screened and highly trained and then appointed by judges to represent and advocate for a child’s best interests in the child protection system. CASA volunteers are each assigned to help one child or set of siblings at a time, so they can focus on giving that child or sibling group the individualized advocacy and attention they need.

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The course of study will include Firefighter I, Firefighter II, HazMat Awareness and HazMat Operations. The cost for the program is $1,664 plus books and personal protective equipment. Some financial aid may be available and volunteer firefighters may be eligible for tuition and fee assistance from the Texas A&M Forest Service (HB 2604 funds). “This is a great opportunity for those interested in working as a professional firefighter and also for volunteers who want to take their training to the next level,” Lisa York, NTCC Director of Continuing Education, said.

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Cypress Bank recently gave $3,000 to sponsor the upcoming holiday performance of “The Hit Men,” former stars of Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons, at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. Pictured presenting the gift to Carolyn Franks (left), Whatley Center director, and Nita May (right), NTCC director of development, is Josh Cato, Cypress Bank vice president, Cypress Bank Pittsburg. The Tis The Seasons holiday show will be held on Monday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are still available and may be purchased by calling the Whatley Center Box Office at 903-434-8181.

“Mr. Townsend, representing the Lions Club in the picture, shows just a sampling of the many stuffed animals the club provided to CASA children. We appreciate all the Mount Pleasant Lions Club does for our CASA children and community,” Rita Floyd, program director for CASA said.

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