Parade, fireworks
Saturday in Tioga
The Tioga Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor its annual Independence Day parade and fireworks display on Saturday.
The parade will kick off the celebration beginning at 10 a.m. through downtown Tioga.
The lineup will begin at 9:30 a.m. behind Tioga Middle School. All participants are welcome. There is no registration or entry fee required. For questions about the parade, call Capt. Ken Smith at 940-594-1492.
Then later in the evening, around 8:30 p.m. or when it gets dark, the day’s activities will climax with the annual fireworks display behind Tioga School. Those attending are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs. The fireworks display is free, but donations are welcomed.

‘Toy Story’ slated
for next movie night
After having a successful event last month, the Pilot Point Chamber of Commerce and Main Street have planned two more Movie Nights on The Square.
The next event will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 12, with the showing of “Toy Story.”
Those attending are urged to bring lawn chairs and blankets for the movie, which will begin after dark. The movie is free. Popcorn, water and soft drinks will be available for purchase.
Another event is planned Aug. 9, but the movie to be shown has not been determined yet.
Last month, the first movie night, which showed “Monsters Inc.,” attracted close to 150 people.

AHS Class of ’73
plans reunion
The Aubrey High School Class of 1973 will hold an afternoon for visitation and renewing old acquaintances July 12 at the old Aubrey High School/Middle School at 415 Tisdell Lane.
The event will be held from 2-5 p.m.
For information, contact Melba Jones Baxter at 940-365-2472.

KPPB to count
cigarette butts
Keep Pilot Point Beautiful is planing a cigarette litter campaign during the summer months.
Volunteers will randomly choose public and retail areas to scan and count cigarette litter. The results of the two scans will be reported in early September.
Cigarette litter is the single most prominent item of litter and the most resistant to breaking down in the environment. Cigarette butts tend to wash into storm drains and land in our reservoirs.
Keep Pilot Point Beautiful is encouraging businesses to provide ash and butt receptacles near their entries and outdoor break areas.
More information is available from Joyce Wood at 940-686-2442.

Carlile receives
degree from Baylor
Justus Carlile of Pilot Point graduated in May from Baylor University in Waco with a bachelor of science degree in marketing.
Carlile, a 2004 Pilot Point High School graduate, is the son of Wendell and Jessica Carlile of Pilot Point and the grandson of RB and Earlene Burch of Pilot Point and Doris Carlile of Denton.

Zettle named to
UNT dean’s list
Amber Zettle of Pilot Point has been named to the dean’s list with honors for the spring semester at the University of North Texas in Denton.
Zettle is a 2006 graduate of Pilot Point High School.

Jarvis graduates
from Army basics
Army Pfc. Jade Jarvis has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, Jarvis received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Jarvis is the daughter of Cheryl Jarvis of Providence Village.

Gaston named
to Dean’s List
Holly F. Gaston of Pilot Point has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2008 semester at Angelo State University.
Students who maintain a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale are eligible for the Dean’s List.

Four receive
Tarleton honors
Four students from the area received honors for the spring 2008 semester from Tarleton State University in Stephenville.
Stephanie Davis of Aubrey and Gretchen Etterdge of Pilot Point have been named to the “A” Honor Roll list. Those students have a 4.0 grade point average with a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Richard Whitfield of Aubrey and Alexandra Trott of Pilot Point have been named to the distinguished students list. That group includes freshmen and sophomores with at least a 3.25 GPA and juniors and seniors with a minimum 3.5 GPA.

Ettredge garners
ag teaching award
Tammy Ettredge recently received the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Award at the annual conference for NACTA held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah.
Ettredge, a graduate of Tarleton State, is currently pursing a master of science in agricultural education with an emphasis in agricultural communication. After earning her bachelor of science in animal industries with a minor in communication in May 2006, she worked in the communication department of the American Angus Associations as a public relations intern.
Ettredge, 23, has served Tarleton’s Department of Agricultural Services and Development as a graduate teaching assistant during the past two years working primarily with the Applied Agricultural Analysis course and serving as the computer laboratory resource assistant. She has published multiple research studies.
She is a Pilot Point High graduate and the daughter of Mike and Barbara Ettredge.