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The Wills Point High School athletic department rolled out the red carpet last week, welcoming powerlifters from across the area for the annual Wills Point Tiger and Lady Tiger Invitational Meets. Wills Point finished second overall at the Tiger Invitational Meet with 30 points, behind Quinlan Ford in first with 46 points and ahead of 11 other schools in attendance.

The Van Zandt Arts & Cultural District Foundation presents the fourth annual Tribute to Townes Van Zandt from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, March 6 at The Forge Bar & Grill in historic downtown Ben Wheeler. The late Townes Van Zandt is often referred to as the most influential Texas songwriter of the 20th century.

Van Zandt Farm Bureau and Texas AgriLife Extension Service will hold a forage management series with the topic of “Dealing with High Fertilizer Costs” at the Farm Bureau Event Center, 220 Burnett Trail in Canton on Feb. 22.

Residents living in and around Canton can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Canton Senior Citizens Center will host this community event on Feb. 25, located at 200 Groves St in Canton.

Multiple programs have rolled out of the Van Zandt County Sarah Norman Library this month including: Blind Date with a Book; Get to know the Librista App; Celebrating Black History Month and Support the VZC Library on Amazon. Blind Date with a Book

The great outdoors beckons people of all ages. Fresh air can be hard to resist and the benefits of spending time outdoors are so numerous that it behooves anyone, including seniors, to answer the call of nature.

The Colfax Cemetery on Highway 17 in Van Zandt County is home to a new tabernacle, erected to replace the original tabernacle that stood for decades. Shelly Huff, trustee of the Colfax Cemetery Association, said that the new tabernacle has a lot of improvements but still carries a bit of the old tabernacle’s history to present day.