JISD board approves out-of-state trip for band
Malone gives update for new wellness program in district
By GEORGIA PURDY Newsboy Correspondent
      Jasper Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to allow the high school band to attend an out of state trip to Chicago at their regular meeting Monday night and heard a report from Food Service Director Kim Malone about the new wellness program.
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Senior center lunch
      Thursday, Sept. 13 - Turkey breast, noodles with sauce, green beans, rolls, chocolate cake Friday, Sept. 14 - Meatballs, rice with gravy, c orn on the cob, lemon pudding Monday, Sept.
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Kids Health Fest tackles low esteem caused by over-weight
      Childhood obesity has begun to be associated with the psychological well being of children. Research has indicated that the psychologicl impact of obesity on children is short and long-term. Over-weight children are often bullied, targeted with rumors and isolated socially. These effects psychol...
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Halloween comes early to state park
      Amassive spider web first spotted covering several acres of oak-elm woodlands along a Lake Tawakoni State Park trail in early August and later reported in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram story on Aug. 29 made national and international headlines throughout the Labor Day Weekend.
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