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10 years

• Radar, the world’s tallest horse, owned by Priefert Manufacturing, will be the star attraction at the Cowboy Christmas Ball held at Princedale Country Club.

• Dr. Murrey Alewine presents piano recital at First United Methodist Church.

• Pittsburg Elementary holds stew and chili cook o . Matt Harrel wins rst place in stew; Katie Smith, representing Emmanuel Baptist Church, wins third place in stew; Sherry Hood-Wallace takes first place in chili and second in stew; Drew Cravey gets third place in chili and Virgil Faires wins second place in chili.

• Casey Taylor and Mitchell Mayben wed and Chesley Bo Owens and Wesley Alan Hindman marry.

20 years

• Work begins on new loop’s railroad overpass.

• Pat Parker is a twiler for Kilgore College Ranger Band. • King Moss serves as Lt. Gov. of Kiwanis International.

30 years

• Rebecca Clemens is the Future Farmers of America Sweetheart.

Jo Lange adorned her home with pumpkins and fall decor and hosted e Twentieth Century Study Club’s annual fall salad and dessert luncheon. Debbie Patterson o ered prayer and Donna Pilgrim lead the business meeting. Judy Capps, president, and Liz Robbins, executive director, of Hope Ministries of Northeast Texas explained the creation of and vision for their organization that gives a hand-up to women and children in need. Kathy Carpenter and Donna Pilgrim helped serve the tasty dishes prepared by several club members.

ETMC’s Air 1 program is celebrating a milestone with 30 years of service to East Texas. e rst ight was December 1985 with a transport of a burn patient to Dallas. ETMC Air 1 has served East Texans by providing emergency helicopter transport for victims of car accidents and cardiac and stroke patients, as well as assisting in helping nd a lost child in the piney woods. “Air 1 is especially bene cial to our rural areas and when critically ill patients need to get to the hospital right away,” said program director Kelly Cox. e ETMC Regional Trauma System has an established eet of three ETMC Air 1 emergency helicopters stationed throughout the region including Tyler, Athens and Mount Pleasant. is allows ETMC to provide high-quality care and rapid transport to residents within 60,000 square miles of the surrounding areas.

The Pittsburg Duplicate Bridge Club met at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 525 Elm St. Winners from the the match were North/South: , Ed Loutherback and Linda Edmondson with 63.75 percent, Janie and Jerrell Wolaver with 63.33 percent, Charles and Heather Sanders with 51.67, and Denny and Rita Forest with 44.58 percent. East/West winners were: Linda Harrison and Sandy Lansing with 62.08 percent, Jean Huskey and Jean Friedell with 51.67 percent, and Larry Brough and Jackie McElhaney with 49.17 percent. If you are interested in playing bridge with us, please contact ACBLDirector, Linda Harrison at (903) 855-9227.

Last week the Pittsburg Future Farmers of America (FFA) traveled to Northeast Texas Community College to compete in the Paris District Leadership Development Event contest. Students competed in Junior FFA Quiz, Junior FFA Creed, job interview, senior FFA creed, senior FFA quiz, and senior farm skills. Students pictured from left to right (front row) are Lilia Contreras, Kade Sanders,Ashley Mikel,Trista Bryant, and Blake Kirkpatrick; (back row) left to right, Ali Lankford, Garrett Spearman, Braden Wilkes, Tomas Abraham Gudino, Cody Thames, and Chesney Davis. Students not pictured were Kaylyn Thompson, Lesly Farfan, and Cody Cummings.

Registration for the spring 2016 semester is currently underway at Northeast Texas Community College. Students may also register for the holiday intersession term. Intersession courses run December 21 through January 11. ese intensive online classes allow dedicated students to earn full college credit in just three weeks. Learn more about these classes at ntcc.edu/intersession. e regular spring 2016 semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 19. Currently enrolled students may sign up for classes online via the MyEagle portal at myeagle.ntcc.edu. New students and returning students who have not been enrolled since January 2015 should ll out an application for admission and complete a nancial aid application as soon as possible. Instructions are available at ntcc. edu/getstarted.

Steven Mathew Martin, 24, was arrested on 11/16/15, outstanding warrant.

Jason Everett Morgan, 43, was arrested on 11/17/15, terroristic threats.

Cristal Eldora Ward, 23, was arrested on 11/17/15, theft.

Pakesia Moni Simmons, 38, was arrested on 11/17/15, disorderly conduct.

Calum Len Foldenauer, 18, was arrested on 11/17/15, burglary of a habitation.

Amanda Rae Matthews, 33, was arrested on 11/17/15, outstanding warrant X2 out of county.

Jocelyn Racquel Wilson, 33, was arrested on 11/18/15, defaults on an agreement with the court X4.

Markishe Lashun Smith, 38, was arrested on 11/18/15, defaults on an agreement with the court.

Jason Kyle Kimberlin, 25, was arrested on 11/18/15, sanction order.

Shelly Anne Hasler, 40, was arrested on 11/19/15, the >$50 <$1500, Criminal mischief, 6X city warrants.

Vanessa Dale Ross, 60, was arrested on 11/19/15, public intoxi cation.

These three Throwback Thursday pictures seem to reflect Pioneer Days. If you know the approximate year and who’s in the pictures, please let us know on our Facebook page: The Pittsburg Gazette.