Warming Stations Open in Temple, Killeen, Copperas Cove
As extreme cold settles in to Central Texas, warming centers have opened their doors in Temple, Killeen, and Copperas Cove to help those in need and save lives.
If you know of someone who is in need of a safe, warm, dry shelter tonight, please share this information with them. If you have elderly or otherwise vulnerable neighbors, consider checking on them if it is safe to do so. (Please wear a mask and physically distance if you do.)
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Here are the warming stations currently in operation:
The Copperas Cove Civic Center, located at 1206 W Avenue B, will open this evening, Sunday, February 14th, beginning at 6pm and remain open until the need is no longer necessary.
If youâre looking for a way to spend Valentineâs Day weekend, there are plenty of community events happening that are a fun way to plan a date, a family-friendly outing, or a gathering of friends. Check out the listing below for more details on whatâs happening.
Local Events
The Chocolate Fantasia and Art-ism Gallery Stroll will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, 1206 W. Avenue B. Visitors can view artwork made by Copperas Cove ISD’s special-education students while enjoying chocolate treats and beverages. Admission is $10 per person and tickets can be purchased by going tohttps://bit.ly/3d3qIow. Proceeds from the event will go toward obtaining sensory classroom equipment.
School students throughout Copperas Cove ISD are showing their appreciation to hospitalized veterans with construction paper, glue, glitter and a lot of red and pink hearts.
With more than 500 valentines collected, Junior Mister Five Hills Trace Hensley is heading up the community service project to distribute the mass of homemade creations just in time for Valentineâs Day to veterans at the Olin E. Teague Veterans Hospital and the Central Texas Veterans Nursing Home â both in Temple.
Traceâs mother, Lori Hensley, said Trace is very excited to be able to deliver valentines to veterans.
âTraceâs dad is a disabled veteran who spends a lot of time at the Temple VA hospital for appointments,â Hensley said. âBefore Trace was in school, he would attend appointments with his dad and he made a lot of friends with the âregularsâ there.â
COPPERAS COVE â The 5th Annual Mommy/Daddy & Me Sweetheart Tea teaches children manners and etiquette in a fun and interactive setting. This year, homeless veterans will also receive support from the event that benefits Operation Stand Down Central Texas.
Copperas Cove Five Hills Junior Ambassador Hayley Sawyer chose the charity as the beneficiary as her father is retired military and her brother is an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
âThere are many people struggling after getting out of the military, and service is still something that our family feels needs to be done,â Sawyer said. âIf there is a need, we should be there.â