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     The Greater Kosse Chamber of Commerce met on October 20th and selected a new home for the Beautification Award. Faye Chambers is a longtime resident of Kosse and as you can see loves to work in her beautiful yards. Thanks, Faye, for your hard work. (Courtesy photo)
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Kosse Chamber Invites Businesses or Persons to Join
      The Greater Kosse Chamber of Commerce would like to invite any business or interested party to come join us and support making Kosse a better place to live. Dues are $25.00 for the year. The Chamber supports many of the activities that go on in Kosse and we need your support and input.
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November City Council Meeting
      The November City Council meeting will be held on Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Kosse Community Center. The date change is due to Election Day being on November 4. Ronnie Hale, the customer service representative from Entergy, will speak at this meeting and will address questions and concerns of the public.
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Halloween Festival And More
      The Kosse Community Center is sponsoring a Halloween Festival and More, starting at 7 p.m. on October 31. It will be a fun packed evening with exciting games, delicious treats, a haunted house and other surprises in store. Our goal is to have and ensure the safest Halloween possible. With the support of our community, it will be a great success.
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LMC Foundation Planning Fundraiser For November 15th
      The LMC Foundation is planning its third annual Fundraiser on Saturday, November 15, at 6:30 p.m., in the Groesbeck Civic Center. The fundraiser will include a stew supper and a silent and live auction. Being brought back this year is the popular Gift Box Extravaganza. Watch for details in upcoming issues of the Journal.
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Glance Back At Kosse
      October 30, 1958 LOWERYS ENTERTAIN WITH WEINER ROAST Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Lowery entertained Saturday night at the log hut with a weiner roast party. The principal entertainment after the wiener roast was dancing.
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More Coolidge News
Coolidge Senior Citizens Center News
By Sylvia Johnson (Site Manager)
      It seems as winter is on its way. I do hope that all that need flu shots have received them or will get them soon. I am really a believer in getting them for if you get the flu, it is so easy for it to go into pneumonia. We had the flu shots given here on the 23rd. It seemed like about forty people came to take advantage of this service. We do appreciate the Dept.
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Wolverines Bite Yellowjackets
(Last Week's Report)
      The Penelope Wolverines celebrated Homecoming in a big way as they opened up District 14, Division I play, running over the Coolidge Yellowjackets, 56-8, Friday, Oct. 10th. Coolidge pulled to 16-8 on its only touchdown of the night, a nice run by James Johnson, but after that it was all Penelope.
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Avalon Buries Coolidge
(Last Week's Report)
      In a District 14 game played at Yellowjacket Field, Friday October 17, the Avalon Eagles showed no mercy on the Coolidge Yellowjackets, running over the hometown boys, 66-0. The game ended at halftime. Payton Burkhart was the offensive spark for the Yellowjackets, who managed only 2 first downs against a tough Eagle defense.
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Junior Boys Undefeated in District
(Last Week's Report)
      The Coolidge Junior High Yellowjackets continued their defense of last years district championship team with a wild 50-31 win over the junior Avalon Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 23rd in Avalon. Shilomar Calhoun led the Jackets with 4 touchdowns, Aaron Salazar added 1, Joe Brown had 2 and Carlos Samaniego had 1 touchdown.
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TCA Approves Arts Grants
      THE_08 9 17_ 09280 8_2x2-Mary AUSTIN - The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) has approved the investment of $2,333,702 in grants to arts organizations for fiscal year 2009. These funds represent TCA's initial grants distribution for FY 2009 and include both annual panel grants and first quarter grants.
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