July 2022

Alec Cook and Jerry O’Neal

Early mini-cheer camp

Early High School cheerleaders (from left) Matty Boswell (sophomore), Johnna Wilkins (freshman) and Abigail Del Villar (freshman) carry younger versions of themselves on their backs Wednesday during day 2 of the mini-cheer camp at the high school gym. Steve Nash / Brownwood Bulletin

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Sandra Spellman Camp

May 10, 1936 - July 26, 2022 Brown County native Sandra Jean Spellman Camp, age 86, died July 26, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple with family members and a chaplain at her bedside. Camp was a 1954 Brownwood High School graduate and a proud Texas Tech University graduate in 1958.

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Bangs Dragon Band issues 2022-’23 calendar

August August 1-2 Full Band Rehearsal, High School Band Hall, 6:00 - 9:00 pm August 3 Full Band Rehearsal, High School Band Hall, 1:00 - 4:00 pm August 4 Full Band Rehearsal, High School Band Hall, 6:00 - 9:00 pm August 8-9 Full Band Rehearsal, High School Band Hall, 6:00 - 9:00 pm August 10-11 Full Band Rehearsal, High School Band Hall, 1:00 - 4:00 pm August 11 Meet the Dragons, High School Football Field, 6:00 - 8:00 pm August 15 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm August 17 First Day of School! August 22 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm August 26 Football Game: Early, High School Football Field, 7:30 pm August 29 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm September September 2 Football Game: Commence, High School Football Field, 7:30 pm September 5 NO SCHOOL September 9 Football Game: Grape Creek, @ Grape Creek, 7:30 pm September 12 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm September 16 Football Game: Merkel, @ Merkel, 7:30 pm September 19 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm September 23 Football Game: De Leon, @ De Leon, 7:30 pm September 26 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm October October 1 Marching Festival, Place and Time TBD October 3 Barry Marching Clinic, High School Football Field (during school) time TBD October 7 Football Game: Goldthwaite, High School Football Field, 7:00 pm October 10 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm October 14 Football Game: San Saba, @ San Saba, 7:00 pm October 15 October 15 UIL Marching Contest, Mineral Wells, Time TBD October 17 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm October 21 Football Game: Tolar, High School Football Field, 7:00 pm October 24 Monday Night Rehearsal, High School Football Field, 7:00 - 9:00 pm October 28 Football Game: Hamilton, @ Hamilton, 7:00 pm October 29 Area Marching Contest, Mineral Wells, Time TBD November November 4 Football Game: Coleman, High School Football Field, 7:00 pm November 5 ATSSB JR High Band Auditions, Henderson JR High @ Stephenville, Time TBD November 7-9 State Marching Contest, San Antonio Alamo Dome, Time TBD November 15 Band Picture Day, place and time TBD December December 3 ATSSB Region Band Auditions, Graham HS @ Graham, Time TBD December 11 Christmas Concert/ Cake Auction, High School Auditorium, 3:00 pm January January 20-21 ATSSB Region Band Clinic/Concert, Tarleton, Time TBD March March 2 UIL Concert & Sight Reading HS, Hamilton HS, Time TBD March 26 Spring Concert, High School Auditorium, 3:00 pm March 30 UIL Concert & Sight Reading MS, Stephenville, Time TBD .

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Employees make sacrifices caring for dying worker

DEAR ABBY: A co-worker has been stricken with multiple stage-4 cancers. We all have been compassionate and caring, supporting him through the challenges of treatment and the side effects. His condition is terminal, in the final stage and deteriorating rapidly. He does have a supportive family, but we don’t have the heart to send him home and take away the only thing that gives him his reason to live -- his work. So we spend our time providing hospice care, something none of us have any training for.

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Calendar

Friday Keep Brownwood Beautiful holds their monthly meetings at 5:15 at Adams Street Community Center, 511 E. Adams Street.

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Brownwood ISD issues back to school information

Brownwood ISD Back to School Information and Upcoming Events With the start of school just around the corner, Brownwood ISD would like to remind parents and students of the following important dates and upcoming events: August 2 New Season Tickets will go on sale. Popsicles with principals at Coggin Park For Coggin Elementary, East Elementary, Northwest Elementary, and Woodland Heights Elementary parents and students.

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