September 2023

The Canton Eaglettes’ golf team competed Sept. 26 at the Whitestone Invitational at the Whitestone Golf Club in Benbrook and came home in first place by 40 shots over several Dallas-Fort Worth schools including Stephenville, Abilene High and Benbrook.

For four out of the six Van Zandt County football teams, the race is on in the battle for district championships as two major VZC battles were played Sept. 29.

Van Zandt County Genealogical Society Publicity Director The annual Fall Genealogy Seminar was a fun and knowledge-packed experience for all, taught by genealogist Emily Coffman Richardson, Ed.D. The seminar, held at the Van Zandt County Farm Bureau Event Center in Canton on Sept.

TIM BALL Van Zandt County Precinct Watch Program Chairman The Van Zandt County Precinct Watch Program (PWP) held a training session at the VZC Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 23.

Leadership Van Zandt Class 5 started recently with a weekend retreat that consisted of an overnight stay, a great meal together with a wonderful guest speaker to motivate the class, according to Leadership Van Zandt board member and Class 1 graduate Stacy Crossley. The retreat began with an overnight stay at the NYLO Hotel in Las Colinas before moving to Ponder for a program called ‘Leadership on the Move.“ In the morning, Class 5 spent a full day of team building exercises that fostered development of self-confidence, group trust, and cohesiveness within the team,” said Crossley. “I’m so excited about Class 5. I think this is going to be a very active group that will make a huge difference in VZC.”