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Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 18

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The Azle Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, will be leading a wreathlaying ceremony at 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at Azleland Memorial Park, 850 N. Cardinal Road., Azle, joining more than 1,400 locations for National Wreaths Across America Day. The squadron will place 500 wreaths at the headstones of fallen service members laid to rest at Azleland.

Christmas on Main Street sparked the holiday spirit

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This year’s Christmas on Main Street on Dec. 4 — themed “Azle Winter Wonderland” — was one of the biggest yet.

Lighted boat parade kicked off holiday celebrations

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Families staked out their spots around Eagle Mountain Lake hours ahead of time for the annual Parade of Lights on Nov. 28. They came prepared with blankets and chairs, handwarm-ers and hot drinks.

Azle resident makes gesture of appreciation to hospital staff

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Karin Joiner collapsed and cried on the sidewalk outside Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. Her husband, Brett, had just been ventilated for COVID-19.

Shop with a Cop

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Ten students from Cross Timbers Elementary were able to buy Christmas presents for their loved ones while accompanied by Azle police officers on Dec. 5. After an evening of shopping, the kids were escorted back to the police department to wrap their gifts and have dinner with the officers and Cowboy Santa. Photo courtesy

Optimists shop for Lions Club Angel Tree

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Members of the Optimist Club of Azle got together on Monday night to shop for Lions Club Angel Tree recipients. The club spent over $2,800 on gifts for 19 kids. The Azle Lions Club says they still have about 30-40 angels left to adopt for this Christmas. Cards are available at Azle Memorial Library for anyone who would like to help make Christmas special for kids in the community. The deadline to return the new, unwrapped presents has been extended to Dec. 18. Photo courtesy

Optimists honor November students

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The Optimist Club of Azle met the morning of Dec. 3 to honor its November Young Texan and Texanne. Azle High School seniors Katelyn Ingram and Steve Duran were recognized by the club for their academic and extracurricular achievements.

Azle seniors honored by Rotary

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Four Azle High School seniors were honored Dec. 2 for their academic and extracurricular achievements by the Rotary Club of Azle.

District begins process to build new campus

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Second in a two-part series about the Azle ISD’s two bond elections in 2021, with this story updating where the district is on constructing the new elementary school and conducting upgrades to campuses, from a bond in May.

Calendar

THURSDAY, DEC. 2

ARTS AND CHATS: GNOME DECORATION At Azle Memorial Library starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room. This event is for adults only. Join in on an evening of winter crafting and chatting while making a festive holiday gnome. For more information, contact the library at 817-752-2682.

SATURDAY, DEC. 4