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Lyndi Rawlings of Mt. Pleasant who, as a foster sister, has seen firsthand the hurt, heartache and fear foster children face when removed from everything they have ever known. Lyndi shares her love with others through “Lyndi’s Love”. Her first labor of love included teddy bears and a personalized card that is given to children that come into foster care. Her newest labor of love are brand new Lyndi’s Love backpacks and bibles that show these children that they are valued and loved and enables them to carry their belongings with dignity. Miss Rawlings has recently donated boxes of Lyndi’s Love to CASA of Titus, Camp and Morris Counties and is shown here with Tucker the Teddy Bear, a Bible and Lyndi’s Love backpacks. CASA of Titus, Camp and Morris Counties shares Lyndi’s Love teddy bears and backpacks with the CASA children they advocate for in foster care and the child welfare system in our communities.

The Pittsburg Duplicate Bridge Club met at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 525 Elm St. in Pittsburg. Winners from the Nov. 3 match were North/South: Melba Hopkins and Jaudon Wilhite with 55.65 percent, Janie and Jerrell Wolaver with 53.36 percent, Charles and Heather Sanders with 54.76 percent, and Helen Sullivan and Gerry Evenwel with 54.17 percent. East/West winners were: Dorothy McCasland and Liz Guthrie with 61.61percent, Ed Loutherback and John Love with 55.65 percent, Linda Harrison and Sandy Lansing with 54.17 percent, and Sandra Barnwell and Ann Fitzgerald with 52.98 percent . If you are interested in playing bridge with us, please contact Mrs. Harrison at (903) 855-9227.

Jose Alfredo Juarez, 61, was arrested on 11/02/15, sexual assault, possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia. Mario Netro, 19, was arrested on 11/03/15, MTR warrant, possession of marijuana. Jonathan Heath Meadows, 27, was arrested on 11/03/15, failure to appear. Joseph Matthew Myrow, 19, was arrested on 11/04/15, assault causing bodily injury. Cornelius Reshud Simmons, 22, was arrested on 11/04/15, outstanding warrant, fictions plates, possession of marijuana. Natalia Maria Quesada, 22, was arrested on 11/06/15, property theft, hold for Denton Co. Crystal Mae West, 37, was arrested on 11/06/15, MTR x2 Henry Maynard Mandigo, was arrested on 11/06/15, assault by contact. Jonathan Martin Dunlap, 39, was arrested on 11/07/15, Hold for Menard Co. Stephen Wayne McNeil, 45, was arrested on 11/07/15, criminal mischief, terroristic threat, family violence. Kimberly Renee Burns, 44, was arrested on 11/07/15, Theft.

Four tires, five speeds, two blue Le Mans stripes running down its length and one removable steering wheel – there’s no doubt about it, the 1965 Shelby Panamericana is ready to roll.

The Shelby Mustang was bought by Dallas lawyer Rob Miller off Craigslist a couple of years ago for $800 and rebuilt by students in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Program at Northeast Texas Community College. The car will be put to the test at the La Carrera Panamericana race in Mexico Friday, Oct. 16-Thursday, Oct. 22.

Anyone can follow along with the car’s progress thanks to a GPS tracker inside the car which is linked to the following website http://65shelby.trailer-alarms.com/ The car’s location will be updated every 10 minutes.

Pittsburg Police Chief Richard Penn, right, chats with youngsters during the Police Department’s National Night Out celebration. Attendees were able to sit in a police car, climb on a fire engine, spray a fire hose into the air, look around an ambulance, and look inside a rescue helicopter. For more photos of the event, see page 12.

Cars line up along Marshall Street in Pittsburg waiting for a chance to take home a box of free, fresh produce.

Volunteers spend time loading boxes into waiting vehicles until thousands of pounds of food have been handed out. This scene is repeated in Pittsburg twice a month and God’s Closet, the organization that handles the donations, is looking for more volunteers.

The only requirements to be a volunteer are the ability to lift about 20 pounds and wearing closed-toe shoes.

Fresh produce donations are handed out on the first and third Monday of every month beginning at 10:45 a.m. at the back door of God’s Closet, located at 127 Jefferson St. in downtown Pittsburg. The next produce donation will be on Oct. 19.

Randal McKenzie, athletic trainer for Pittsburg High School, talked with Pittsburg City Council Monday, Oct. 5 about the lightning detector system the school is installing.

Mr. McKenzie said the school is seeking a partnership with the city because the detectors will benefit the city and county, as well as the school.

Pittsburg Independent School District is implementing the system for the protection of school children engaged in any outdoor activities either in sports or on the playgrounds.

Several of the city parks will be covered since they will be close to the alarm system, such as Fair Park which includes the city’s newly-built Splash Park.

The alarm horns and strobe will be placed atop the high school auditorium.

Council approved the buy-in of the Thor Guard Lightning Prediction and Warning System in the amount of $6,350, with the caveat that the system be tested first and that the claims of the manufacturer are valid.

James Rowe purchases cookies from Daniela Contreras during the Drive for Kids fundraiser held Saturday, Oct. 10. Dow Auto Group partnered with Communities in Schools of Northeast Texas for the fundraiser, held at Pittsburg Primary School. Each test drive of a 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300 or Town and Country raised $10 for the school. CIS is an outreach program of Northeast Texas Community College that provides resources to at-risk students in local schools.