October 2022

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Sunday Fisherman’s Chapel United Methodist Church at North Lake Brownwood, located in Thunderbird Bay, holds services is 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Please come worship with us at the lake. Pastor is Billy Murphey.

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Roasted Pumpkin Seed Snack Mix

A quick and tasty snack mix that can be tossed together and enjoyed instantly while you are on the go, no cooking required. Serves: 8 Ingredients: 2 cups crispy rice or wheat cereal 1/2 cup roasted whole pumpkin seeds 1/3 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup dried cranberries 2 cup raisins Directions: Wash hands with soap and water.

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Pumpkin decorating party

Suzanne Dowdy (standing), director of children’s services at the Brownwood Public Library, is pictured with a group of children and parents who participated in a children’s pumpkin decorating party Thursday a_ernoon at the library. Steve Nash/Brownwood Bulletin

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Kelcy Way

Using a hand-held camera and a drone, City of Early employee Ricky Ray produced these photos of the paving of Kelcy Way and Buena Vista — part of the Town Square project — Thursday. Early City Administrator Tony Aaron posted: “Thursday) hot mix was laid on Buena Vista and Kelcy Way and boy does it look good! Due to the incoming storm (Friday), the hot mix will be finished on Monday. Then after that we will get the roads and parking lot painted, we will finish up the installation of the light poles and finally open up the road to the public!

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Coleman and Brown counties winter beef cattle program

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service Coleman and Brown Counties are hosting a Winter Beef Cattle Program on Tuesday, November 15th at the Coleman Livestock Auction located at HWY 84, Coleman, TX. Registration will begin at 10:30am and program will begin at 11:00am. There is a $10 registration fee if RSVP by November 9th and $20 thereafter both payable at the door. A noon meal will be provided.

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Brown County 4-H news and updates

October 30 – Brown 4-H Sheep & Goat Meeting 5:00pm at the Youth Fair Barns November 7 – Major Stock Show and Youth Fair Entry Night 4pm – 8pm at the Extension Office 8 – Deadline to Enter Fort Worth & Sandhills Stock Show 10 – 4-H Food Challenge Info Meeting 5:30pm at the Extension Office 11 – Extension Office Closed for Veterans Day 12 – State and County Swine Validation 8am-10am at Youth Fair Barns 13 – 4-H Rabbit Showmanship Clinic 2:30pm – 4:30pm at the Extension Office 13 – 4-H Meats Judging Practice 5:30pm at the Extension Office 14 – Early 4-H 7:00pm at the Extension Office 15 – Brownwood 4-H Club Meeting 6:30pm at the Extension Office 17 – District 7 4-H Food Show in Abilene 19 – Brown County Youth Fair Workday 8:00am at the Youth Fair Barns 22 – Deadline to Enter San Angelo, San Antonio, Houston, Austin & Texas Elite Stock Shows 24-25 – Extension Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays 29 -Brookesmith 4-H Meeting 4:15pm at Brookesmith ISD This year we are only having one night in November that we designate for families who want to enter the major stock shows and Brown County Youth Fair. The only way you can enter the major stock shows is if you bought state tags. The date we are having stock show sign up is November 7th 4pm-8pm at the Extension Office.

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