Published: June 03, 2009 01:57 pm      

6/3 Local briefs

Transition class to be offered



Hill College and Cleburne adult education are recruiting students for a summer program for GED graduates.

GED graduates within the last 24 months are eligible to participate in classroom instruction to help with transition to community college.

The program is free and will continue for five weeks. Childcare is available.

Instruction will emphasize higher math and language skill needed for college success. Classes will start at 9 a.m. June 22 and meet at J.N. Long Elementary at 425 N. Granbury in Cleburne.

Pre-registration is required.

For information call 871-202-1110.

— Special to the Times-Review



Local historian to address group



The Johnson County Genealogical Society will meet from 6:30-8:15 p.m. June 11 at the Cleburne Public Library at 302 W Henderson.

The speaker will be W. E. “Jack” Carlton, author and longtime Johnson County resident.

Carlton has recently been.appointed by the Johnson County Commissioners Court as an official Johnson County historian.

He is a longtime member of the Johnson County Historical Commission and serves as secretary to the American Railroad Historical Museum and will report about those plans.

He will also give a progress report on the Chisolm Trail Outdoor Museum.

Having completed his 10th book, he will give a brief history of the downtown wall mural that is located near the Wright building, painted by Style Reed and financed by Howard Dudley.

The meeting is open to the public at no charge.

The society meets every second Thursday of each month, January through November at this location and time.

Volunteers are available at the library every Tuesday morning to advise and help with family history research questions.

For information, call 817-645-4717 or 817-929-8407.

— Special to the Times-Review



TCU announces 2009 spring graduates



FORT WORTH — Several area students were among the more than 1,300 graduates honored May 9 at commencement exercises in Daniel Meyer Coliseum on the TCU campus.

Ssuccessfully completing degree requirements at TCU were Clinton Ray Hardy of Alvarado, Samantha Dawn Parker of Cleburne, Scott Lee Bennett of Cleburne, Aubrey Lea Harris of Cleburne, Daphnne Marie Dale of Joshua and Gregory Scott Henneman of Rio Vista.

—Special to the Times-Review



Post graduates from basic training

Army Pvt. James A. Post has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, Post studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and 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.

He is the son of Steven Post of Joshua and Joleen Hubbard of Fort Worth.

— Special to the Times-Review



Venus grad completes Navy basic



Navy Seaman Apprentice Joseph D. Webb, son of Jayme A. Webb of Venus, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

During the eight-week program, Webb completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations.”

This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, courage and commitment. Its distinctly ‘’Navy’’ flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.

Webb is a 2006 graduate of Venus High School.

— Special to the Times-Review