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National Library Week is from April 14-20. For National Library Week, Eleanor Brackenridge Literary Club is supporting patrons of the Jackson County Memorial Library by giving the first 100 patrons a book bag, book mark and a chance to win a Jackson County Memorial Cookbook. From left are EBLC members Cathy Murphy, Sharon Dworaczyk, Becky Hanys, Assistant Librarian Carolyn Morton, EBLC members Helen Long and Diann Walleck. 

Volunteers spent most of the day on April 6 helping with a makeover on the building that will one day host the Jackson County  Happy Tails’ shelter. Kari Hayden, left, and Angela Dunbar, Happy Tails president, put some muscle into the steps of the shelter which is located at 1787 US HWY 59 S. in Edna.

    Two Industrial High School CX debate teams competed at the UIL State Meet in Austin on March 11-12. Making it to state was the ultimate goal for both teams.
    Both teams competed against other teams in the 2A district at the state meet. There were 61 teams from across the state competing at the event.
 

    Behind every individual, there is a story. If someone were to trace their family roots they may discover a past with historical meaning or find ancestry that they did not know about.
    Two families who share a common link four generations ago met March 16 for the first time in Edna. While nibbling on cake and cookies, 14 descendants of Frank and Clara Jaschke looked at old photos, baby books, journals and newspaper clippings and talked about their ancestry. The Jaschkes lived more than century ago in the historical town of Texana.
 

    Thinking about the smiling faces on the children being treated for cancer eagerly awaiting for their chance to visit Santa at the Methodist Church’s Hospital in San Antonio during the Kory Kubecka Santa Run brought tears of joy to Cody Loewe’s face.
    She said words could not express the feeling.
    “The minute they see Santa Claus and all the gifts and the banquet room completely decorated, it’s like their cancer is not even there,” she said. “They have that one day where their wish is granted and they’re all smiles. I don’t know how to describe going into the room and seeing all of them.”
 

    After a two hour board workshop on campus security and random drug testing on March 25, the Edna ISD Board of Trustees concluded their regular meeting by approving a security plan and random drug testing policy.
    Both items were proposed by Edna ISD Superintendent Bob Wells during the meeting at the Edna Junior High School cafeteria.
    The random drug testing will begin next school year. The board of trustees approved unanimously to add random drug testing along with the suspension based drug testing currently ongoing.

    It’s time to clean up, Edna! The annual City of Edna Clean Sweep returns April 12-13 at 404 N. Kleas by the water tower. The gates open April 12 from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and April 13 from 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
    As before, dumpsters will be provided by the city for Edna citizens to unload their larger and unusual garbage into.
    “We’re really hoping to see a lot of electronics this year,” said Sheila Miller, speaking for the city.

Teamwork and trivia were the name of the game at the Eleanor Brackenridge Literary Club’s annual Trivia Night held March 22 at the Jackson County Services Building. Approximately 24 teams of up to eight participants answered questions with subjects ranging from Dr. Seuss to Jimmy Carter. Teams were also encouraged to dress up and decorate their tables for a prize. The luck of the Irish was invoked for this team as they hoped for a win. Meanwhile sharing answers was strongly discouraged.