Lifestyle

(StatePoint) Summer is officially here and with seven in 10 U.S. adults owning a grill or smoker, according to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, for many, that means it’s time to cook up mouth-watering dishes and invite friends and family over for a barbeque.

But be careful. Grill fires are all too common. Before starting up the grill, make sure that you’ve taken the following precautions to keep the place you call home safe.

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Rotary District Governor Judy Guthrie (left) presided over the installation of a new Pittsburg Rotary President Kay Green. Guthrie observes as outgoing Rotary President Carolyn Franks (center) pins the new President, and later passed the gavel to Green (right).

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By LYNDA STRINGER

Golden Murphy II remembers when Pittsburg was just a farm town.

The grandfather to Pittsburg-Camp County Chamber Vice President Golden Murphy IV, Murphy celebrated a milestone birthday on Monday – his 100th – at Southern Wind Manor.

The nursing home threw him a party. On Sunday, Father’s Day, his family gathered around him during a birthday lunch in honor of his centennial year. The Pittsburg native and World War II veteran was born June 18, 1918 and grew up working cattle and crops in Camp County’s early days.

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By LYNDA STRINGER

It took just 10 days for the “Save the Independence Day Blast” campaign to reach its $15,000 goal.

The Pittsburg-Camp County Chamber of Commerce launched the campaign May 22 and hit its first benchmark of raising half the funds needed in just three days as the fundraising committee headed by Chamber Board Member Holly Mc- Graw worked hard to drum up support from individuals and businesses.

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By JODI PACK

The Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees swore in three members for new terms at its regular monthly meeting May 22.

Gov. Bill Ratliff swore in fellow members Sondra Fowler, Sid Greer and Dr. Dan McCauley, who all kept their places on the board after running unopposed. Fowler, who serves in Place 3 on the board, was elected to finish out the last two unexpired years of her term, which she was appointed to after John Bryan retired from the board last year. Greer, Place 4, and McCauley, Place 7, will serve full six-year terms.

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Members of the Gordon Mattison American Legion Post 422 salute the American flag during the playing of “Taps” at the Memorial Day Ceremony held Monday at the Camp County Courthouse War Memorial. Pictured, from left, is Incoming Commander Frank Harrison, Vice Commander Royal Wertz, Past Commander Bill Guy, and Chaplain Donald Sides. At the podium is Post Commander Michael Littlefield.

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