The DeWitt County Commissioners banned two types of fireworks for New Year’s celebrations at the December 9 meeting: the “skyrockets with sticks” and “missiles with fins” cannot be sold or detonated in any portion of the unincorporated area of De-Witt County.
Christmas Tree Forest & Food Drive
Yorktown’s Historical Society is hosting a Christmas Tree forest, which can be viewed every Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 during the month of December at the Yorktown Historical Museum. In conjunction with the forest, the Historical Society along with the Chamber of Commerce is holding a food drive, collecting non-perishable food items to be given to the Yorktown Assistance Ministry (YAM) to help feed those less fortunate in our community. Food items can be dropped off at the museum on weekends or at the Chamber office during the week.
Grief Share Program The Grief Share Program will once again be offered in Yorktown at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall beginning on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:30 pm for a series of 13 sessions and we invite you to join us. If interested please call Valda Lamprecht at (361)649-7812 or Rosa Serrano at (361)5648407 with any questions you may have.
Miss Yorktown Pageant Entry
The 2025 Yorktown Western Days Miss Yorktown Pageant is coming up on January 25, 2025 at the
More Briefs, Page 2 YISD Auditorium at 5:30pm. Youth ages 4-18 are encouraged to apply. Pickup an application at the Western Days office. Deadline is January 10, 2025. Great scholarship opportunities!
Mardi Gras T-Shirt Contest
Yorktown’s first Mardi-Gra needs a T-shirt design. Requirements are a Mardi Gras theme, incorporate purple, green & gold colors, text of Yorktown’s First Annual Mardi Gras 2025. Deadline Jan. 10, 2025. Submit entries to boudinking23@ yahoo.com.
Turner Hall Bingo Turner Hall will host Bingo every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Turner Hall is located at 5245 State Highway 111 West. For more information, call 361-2935576
Library/Crown Hospice Hosts Senior Social Hour
Crown Hospice is holding a Senior Social Hour at the Yorktown Public Library on the 1st Monday of every month. The social hour begins at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. Bingo, prizes and snacks are all provided free of charge. The hosts look forward to you attending.
DeWitt County Shutterbugs
Do you love photography? Do you want to learn more, be inspired, challenged? Do you want to get together with other creative photographers? If so, please join us at a Shutterbugs meeting. Meetings are held on every third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Cuero, 408 N. Gonzales Street. Please enter through the front door under the awning. All ages and levels are welcome. For any questions, please email dcshutterbugs@yahoo. com.
Child Screening Services
Residents of Yorktown, are you aware of a child with problems walking, seeing, moving or thinking? Free screening services are available for children from birth through five years of age. Call 361-5642252 ext. 3002 for an appointment. Screening will be held at Yorktown Elementary School.
Explore your family history at the Cuero Municipal Library Cuero Municipal Library provides free access to Ancestry. com when connected to the library’s internet. This valuable service is made available through a partnership with the Dewitt County Historical Commission. Explore your family history at the library. Link: https://ancestrylibrary. proquest. com/aleweb/ale/do/ login.
