Tira News For The Week Of Nov. 12, 2019
Yvonne Weir and Joyce Dodd, Tira City Council members, pictured with the Cross Spur Cowboy Church Youth Group. By Jan Vaughn The Cross Spur Cowboy Church youth group collected canned goods for the Tira Food Pantry. Sherry Smiddy reported that Ruth Ann Crowson donated canned goods, also. Joyce Dodd shared, “We got a food donation from our angels and a money donation from Martha Payton and her brother Von Honzel.” She adds, “I, also,...
Tira News For Oct. 30, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Congratulations are in order for Kim Beck, who got Best In Show in the adult photography category at the Hopkins County Fall Festival! Jackson and Courtney Dailey came back from their road trip to visit a bit with Kim and Lee Beck and, in Kim’s words, “to pick up their dog/child.” They traveled to Tennessee, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois and Arkansas, then, home to San Antonio. Joyce Dodd reports that the...
Tira News For Oct. 23, 2019
By Jan Vaughn We extend our sympathy to the family of Jeanie Pace, of Clarksville – formerly from Tira. She passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, and a graveside service is planned for Friday, Oct. 25, at the North Hopkins Cemetery, under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Please remember the family in prayer. Regina Payton, from Victoria, arrived on Wednesday evening, Oct. 16, to spend a few days visiting her mother,...
Tira News for Oct. 16, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Jason Beck, son of Kim and Lee Beck, rode out Typhoon Hagibis and an earthquake last week, while stationed at the Naval Base in Japan. He said there is some flooding nearby and lots of debris, but all is well. Yvonne Weir flew to Bismarck, North Dakota, Sept. 24, to visit family from Fargo, Bismarck, and Mobridge, South Dakota. On the 26th, she traveled to the Hall ranch with her cousin, where they met up with relatives...
Tira News for Sept. 24, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir drove to Plano Saturday for Lucas Connley’s eighth birthday. Yvonne reported that they got to see their grandchildren, Nicolaas and Everly, at the party, too. Prior to the event, they went to the Brickstreet Vintage Market on the square. On Sunday, Yvonne attended the shower for Trenton Dodd and Melany Huffman at the community center for a little while, before getting a call from work. She...
Tira News For Sept. 11, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council met on Thursday, September 12th at the Tira Community Center for their quarterly meeting. The group voted to cancel the council election for November 5, 2019, since Mayor Allen Joslin and council members, Joyce Dodd and Janie Lewis were unopposed. Janie Lewis gave an update on the recent repairs at the center. Joyce Dodd shared that the Tira Food Pantry is running low. The quarterly financial report...
Tira News For Sept. 11, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Last week, I received the following note from Terry Sampite: “It is with great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our mother, Joyce Allayne Callaway-Schwartz, on March 11, 2019. Mom often spoke fondly of growing up there. My brother and I were pleased to visit Tira in 2015 and pause briefly at the Callaway headstone behind the church. The experience adds to our memories of her.” You can read the obituary at...
Tira News for Aug. 28, 2019
By Jan Vaughn No election will be required for the Tira City Council. The three incumbents, Allen Joslin, Mayor, Joyce Dodd and Janie Lewis, Council Members, are unopposed. The next quarterly council meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome. Linda Jean Parsons and Buddy spent four days at College Station, as “another grandkid enters college.” Linda reports,...
Tira News for Aug. 14, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Joyce Dodd reports that the next Bible Study at the Tira Methodist Church will be on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Robert, Yvonne, and Wesley Weir flew to Atlanta on August first and were joined by Tony and Melinda Yantch, who took them to their Lake House in North Carolina at Lake Chatuge. Yvonne comments, “We had a grand time boating and enjoyed the cooler weather. We flew home on the 5th.” Yvonne...
Tira News for Aug. 7, 2019
By Jan Vaughn Kim Beck reports that she and Lee “took off on a crazy 2,400 mile West to South Texas adventure!” They went to Odessa, Texas and then up to Carlsbad, New Mexico for a day trip and back to Midland to pick up son Jason and his girlfriend, Courtney. The group then went to Balmorhea State Park, Fort Davis and Alpine. They hit Big Bend and Lajitas on Monday and then off to Marathon and Del Rio on Tuesday, stopping to see the...
