Staff Reports The Huntsville Item Apr 2, 2021
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CASA volunteers, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, are everyday people from all walks of life who are recruited and specially trained to advocate for children in foster care and provide a consistent, reliable adult presence for them during a difficult time in their life.
But one might think, âI donât have time to be a CASAâ. Or, âI donât have that many extra dollars to support local programs serving childrenâ. Citizens of Walker, San Jacinto, and Trinity Counties may have verbalized or thought the previous sentiments; however, there is a way to support the local CASA program without having to become a volunteer. It is as easy as dropping by various locations around town and buying a sweet treat.
CASA adds 4 new advocates
staff reports
Four local people recently completed training and were sworn-in to become volunteer CASA advocates for children in foster care. The Honorable Judge Lauri Blake of the 336th District Court administered the oath to the new volunteers. New child advocates include Jan Woodruff, Jamie Gentry, Kristin Morgan and Lana Allred.
Because of the pandemic, this training class was entirely on-line including the swearing in ceremony, which Judge Blake conducted via Zoom. Each volunteer will be assigned a case to work after taking their oaths.
“We excited to welcome these people to our team and even more excited to report that we are very close to having an advocate for every child in foster care,” said Sandy Barber with the Fannin County Children’s Center, which includes the local CASA program.
Neosho City Council Candidate Q and A, part two
Neosho Daily News
During the November elections, the citizens of Neosho approved changing the number of City Council members from five to seven and established four wards. Of the five current council members, Mayor Carmin Allen and Councilman Tim Workman’s terms both end in Apr. 2021 and neither filed for reelection.
The openings are in Ward 1 for a three-year term, Ward 2 for a two-year term, Ward 3 for a two-year term and a general At Large opening for a three-year term that will be voted on by all four voting precincts.
Leading up to the Apr. 6 election, the Neosho Daily News will be profiling the candidates for the open seats. In this edition, candidates for Ward 3 and the At-Large seats were asked a set of questions pertaining to running for city council. For part one, click here.
KNBN NewsCenter1
April 1, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush are hosting their “Rush Gives Back Night” in conjunction with the team’s annual “Teddy Bear Toss” on Saturday, April 3rd.
“All the tickets in the arena are discounted to $25. From those ticket prices or from those tickets sold, $5 is going to go back into a fundraising pool basically and hopefully we’ll get up to $10,000 in that fundraising pool. If we do, Black Hills Energy is going to match the $10,000,” said Valerie Persinger, the Vice President of Business Development for the Rapid City Rush.
The four partners that will be receiving a portion of that fundraising pool includes:
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