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Commerce Leadership Institute Begins New Class

BJ Kirkpatrick Lake Texoma news 01/29/201707/23/2025

The Commerce Leadership Institute (CLI) Class of 2017 met for the first time at Dixie Turman’s State Farm office in Commerce on Wednesday, January 18. The Commerce Leadership Institute was established in 1988, making this the 29^th CLI class.

The CLI Class of 2017 consists of Jim Ayres, Amy Barrow, Erica Contreras, Stephanie Davies, Amanda Escobedo, Darrek Ferrell, William Ford, Devin Girod, W. Scott Lancaster, Katie McKenna, Rachel Mitchell, Jamie Morgan, Kris Myers, Kristen Neeley, Charles Perry, Erik Pietersma, Rickey Porter, Krista Rasco, Ann Reel, Victoria Reeves, Diane Stegall, Jeremy Tanner, and Patricia Tremmel. Michael Barera and John Weatherford, members of the CLI Class of 2016, are serving as co-leaders for this year’s CLI class.

CLI promotes community involvement and civic leadership. The class will meet twice a month for 10 sessions this spring, during which class members will visit local businesses, schools, the university, and various city facilities to get a broader understanding of all of the parts that work together to make up our wonderful city.

In addition to the regular class meetings, the CLI class will attend an all-day outdoor team-building experience in April. The class will also attend the Commerce Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on February 16th. As it has for many years, the CLI Class of 2017 will conduct a fundraiser barbeque in conjunction with the Bois d’Arc Bash on Friday, September 22. In addition to being a substantial team-building exercise for the current CLI class members, proceeds from the barbeque help to assure that the CLI program will continue for future class participants.

“This 29th class of the Commerce Leadership Institute is on their way to improving Commerce,” says Commerce mayor and CLI alumnus Wyman Williams. “It is so rewarding to see such a high level of leadership come together to learn about the various institutions that build our community.”

Author: Michael Barera, CA, MSI | Archivist – James Gee Library, Texas A & M University Commerce

TRASHION IV

BJ Kirkpatrick Lake Texoma news 01/22/201707/23/2025Grayson College Event

The Grayson College Visual Arts Department will host its fourth “Trashion IV” runway style trash fashion show, in conjunction with the 2017 Texoma Earth Day Festival in Sherman, Texas on Saturday, April 22 at the Sherman Municipal Grounds.

According to wiseGEEK.com “Trashion is a word which is used to refer to objects and garments produced from discarded, unwanted, and leftover items.” Trashion encompasses everything from home décor to garments, and public interest in trashion started exploding in the late 1990s, when being environmentally ethical while staying chic started to come into style. Trashion is considered to be a form of upcycling which refers to repurposing things for new uses, rather than simply getting rid of unwanted objects.

Trashion is a fusion of the words “trash” and “fashion,” and it is meant to imply that things made from recycled objects don’t need to be lacking in style. While anyone can browse a vintage or thrift store, someone interested in trashion might delve into boxes, piles of discards destined for the dump, and other more unconventional sources for potential artistic inspiration.

Trashion jewelry often uses discarded and waste metals, both from within the jewelry industry and outside of it, and artists may use things like bottle caps, discarded containers, and so forth to make their jewelry more visually interesting and to remind consumers of the jewelry’s origins. Trashion clothing often involves custom sewing, integrating several sources of discarded textile materials in designs which can vary widely, from sleek and hip to more casual and laid-back.”

The runway trash fashion and accessories show is open to all area artists, designers, college art students and high school art students in their junior and senior year. Work should include no less than eighty percent (80%) recyclable trash, found objects, and discarded fabric material.

Artists are limited to three (3) entries. The fashions on the runway are to be appropriate for “family oriented viewing”. The College reserves the right to reject any work that is deemed unsuitable for a show that is to be viewed by all ages or does not adhere to the theme of the show. Artists are to provide their own models for the runway show.

All reasonable care will be given to fashion wear and models in the show but fashions and their models are submitted at the artist’s risk. The Grayson College Visual Arts Department nor the organizers of the 2016 Texoma Earth Day Festival cannot assume responsibility for damage or loss incurred before, during, or after the show.

Runway “Trashion IV” Show Schedule

Notification of intent to participate in the show is to be sent to Steve O. Black (see information below). In addition, please submit the following information for designs and accessories no later than noon, Friday, April 14.

Saturday, April 22, 2016
• Model Line-Up: 2:15pm, back of gazebo
• Runway Show begins at 3:00pm

For information on the Trashion IV Fashion Show contact Steve O. Black at Grayson C Art Department (903) 463-8662 or e-mail to blackst@grayson.edu
Author: Steve O. Black

Grayson County College Visual Arts Department

Home Hospice Quality of Life Workshops begin in January

BJ Kirkpatrick Lake Texoma news 01/16/201707/23/2025

Home Hospice Grayson, Cooke and Fannin Counties

Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke, and Fannin Counties will offer quality of life workshops during January and February. The support groups are open to anyone in our community who wishes to attend. Space is limited so reservations are suggested.

The Grief Support Group will meet on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to 11 am on January 17, 24, 31 and February 7, 14 and 21, 2017. Topics of discussion will be Not “getting over it”, Myths about grief, Does time heal all wounds? and learning to cope. This workshop is open to anyone in our community who wishes to attend. The workshop will be held at the Home Hospice office, 505 W. Center Street, Sherman, Texas.

Cooking for One support group will be on Mondays from 11:30 am – 1 pm beginning January 16, 2017. Workshops will be held January 16, 23, 30 and February 6 at the TEAM Center 806 W. 16^th Street, Bonham, Texas 75418. This class is designed for those who have recently suffered a loss. If you are a First Time Cook or Experienced Pro, this workshop supports you in finding ways to enjoy cooking for one. Participants will be helping prepare lunch in class. Cooking for One is free!

To make your reservation, call Melinda Kyle at 903.868.9315. Seating is limited.

Home Hospice is a non-profit organization, founded in 1982, dedicated to providing education, programs, services and quality care to ease physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms at end-of-life for patients, families, and caregivers regardless of ability to pay, as well as all in our communities who grieve.

For more information visit their website http://www.homehospice.org/