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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.

A resolution and a contract calling and ordering a city election to be held on Saturday, May 7, were approved unanimously by the Van City Council during their meeting Feb. 10.

“I am Sandra Plaster, your VZC Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace. Having served since Sept. 8, 2017, and after much prayerful consideration, I will be seeking a second term as your Justice of the Peace in the Republican Party election on March 1, 2022.

Van Zandt Farm Bureau and Texas AgriLife Extension Service will hold a two-night 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. 15 and 22.

For the third straight meeting, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court tabled the reading of the minutes from three previous meetings during their regular session Feb. 2.

The Edom Volunteer Fire Department and Ben Wheeler Fire Rescue firefighters battled a blaze Feb. 8 after an 18-wheeler hauling hay caught fire. The blaze burned a number of round hay bales and the 18-wheeler that was going to haul them on a property in Precinct 4 of Van Zandt County off of County Road 4707. The fire also spread to two flatbed trailers along with the round bales and an 18-wheeler. Approximately 10 acres of pasture were destroyed by the fire. Courtesy photo

Texas Secretary of State John Scott urges all eligible Texas voters to prepare to vote in the March 1 Primary Election by visiting www.votetexas.gov (available in Spanish) to learn how they can cast a ballot during the Early Voting period or on Election Day. The Early Voting period for the March 1 Primary Election begins Monday, Feb. 14, and ends Friday, Feb. 25. The deadline for an Application for Ballot by Mail to be received by your county’s Early Voting Clerk is Friday, Feb. 18.