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Elementary student councils learn leadership skills

News Staff
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Leadership skills form at an early age and elementary students from throughout the area assembled together for formal training to develop their abilities.
Five Copperas Cove students were each invited to introduce one of the newly unveiled Texas Bluebonnet Books at the Texas Book Festival in Austin.

Five Copperas Cove students were each invited to introduce one of the newly unveiled Texas Bluebonnet Books at the Texas Book Festival in Austin.

Local students announce Texas Bluebonnet books

News Staff
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   Everyone knows the bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas. But ask some third through sixth graders from across the state and they just might tell you about their favorite books.
Haylie Anicama shows off her pumpkin created to look like her favorite book character from Dear Dumb Diary as part of Martin Walker Elementary School’s Storybook Pumpkin Patch project.

Haylie Anicama shows off her pumpkin created to look like her favorite book character from Dear Dumb Diary as part of Martin Walker Elementary School’s Storybook Pumpkin Patch project.

Students create pumpkins to match authors’ imaginations

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Tue, 10/28/2014 - 05:00
By WENDY SLEDD   It’s spooky and even a little kooky. Have you ever heard of a story-telling pumpkin? If you are in disbelief, creep into the library at one of Copperas Cove’s elementary schools and sneak a peek for yourself.

House Creek hosts ELAR family night

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Tue, 10/28/2014 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT   Thursday night House Creek Elementary School hosted an ELAR (English Language Arts and Reading) and Social Studies family night. This year marks HCES’s third year hosting the annual event.
Colin and Isabella Maybury look at their family’s Halloween display with teal pumpkins, noting non-food treats available for children with food allergies.

Colin and Isabella Maybury look at their family’s Halloween display with teal pumpkins, noting non-food treats available for children with food allergies.

Teal pumpkins mark homes with alternative treats for food allergies

News Staff
Tue, 10/28/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   For most children, holidays like Easter, Christmas and Halloween can mean lots of candy, but for four year old Colin Maybury, that same candy can be deadly.
Congressman Roger Williams speaks to the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Tuesday.

Congressman Roger Williams speaks to the Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Tuesday.

Williams visits Chamber of Commerce

News Staff
Fri, 10/24/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors had an impromptu visit from Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX25) as he made stops in the Coryell County area on Tuesday.

Sausage fest set for Nov. 1

News Staff
Fri, 10/24/2014 - 05:00
Autumn is here and once again the time has come for Trinity Lutheran Church to hold its famous Annual German Sausage Fest. Set for Nov. 1 from 11 a.m.
Local Texas Association of Future Educators spent Saturday entertaining and interacting with local nursing home residents, playing Halloween bingo.

Local Texas Association of Future Educators spent Saturday entertaining and interacting with local nursing home residents, playing Halloween bingo.

Local teens volunteer at nursing home

News Staff
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT   On Saturday, several CCHS students volunteered their time providing entertainment to Copperas Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation residents. The students were either a part of Theresa Morgan’s Ready, Set, Teach! class or the TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators) club.
Shoo Chen Dean browses through the colorful scarves for sale

Shoo Chen Dean browses through the colorful scarves for sale

Presbyterian Church holds fall festival

News Staff
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 05:00
By LYNETTE SOWELL   The warm fall weather gave plenty of opportunity for festival-goers to enjoy everything First Presbyterian Church had to offer at Saturday’s fall festival.