A shout, and theyâre off â 5,000 rubber turtles slip and slide their way down a trench near the Love Civic Center while children and adults alike laugh, shout and race along to see which turtle wins the race.
Word circulates that the dam broke far too soon Saturday morning, sending the turtles onward six minutes before they were set to be released.
âYou canât hold back a racing turtle!â someone shouts, and itâs the truth.
The Boys & Girls Club of the Red River Valley hosts the annual fundraiser. Most years, the turtles raise around $50,000 for the organization, or about 10% of the clubâs annual budget. The money goes towards helping fund music, computer, teen and academic programs.
From the Courts - Justice Court
The following cases were resolved by Hill County Judge Audrey Barger in January. Sandy Bob Strauser, born in 1978, was fined $100 for theft, obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property, first offense, and had dismissed by the prosecution four counts of theft, obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property, first offense, and charges of criminal mischief pecuniary loss less than $1,500 and trespass to property. In a later case, Strauser had dismissed by the prosecution charges of possession of dangerous drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. In a subsequent.
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Family, friends and community members gathered in the pews of New Birth Baptist Church on Sunday to honor two men who have shaped the lives of countless youth over their many years in the Paris community. Jim Chadwick and Ambers âBuckyâ Patterson were honored for their decades of service at the Boys & Girls Club of the Red River Valley with songs, praise, speeches and plaques of recognition.
Chadwick and Patterson, who both started working for the Boys & Girls Club in the 1980s, were showered with praise by board president Montgomery Moore, board member Josh Bray, unit director Katrina Mitchell, minister Tony Gunn, and a host of family and friends speaking on their behalf.
For the Record, March 1, 2021
Last updated 3/2/2021 at 10:58am
Editor’s note: This version updates that charges are being dismissed against Millo Moore and that charges of making false reports to law enforcement are being filed against Joey Ray Azure.
Havre Police Department Leann Ahenakew Gardipee of Havre, 44, was issued a summons on a shoplifting charge, after a caller at a U.S. Highway 2 Northwest business reported Friday at 10:38 a.m. that a woman had stolen an item. For access to this article please sign in or subscribe.
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