The Republican Party of Bell County will meet on Monday, March 20, in the Commissioners Courtroom, Bell County Courthouse, 101 East Central Avenue, Belton.
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Compassionate Friends forming in this area
Anyone who has suffered the loss of their child, is invited to an informal meeting on Thursday, 6:30 p.m. March 9 at the Family Center across from the Harper Talasek Funeral Home at 500 West Barton (corner of North 9th and Barton) in Temple. The child could have been any age from an infant to an adult.
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IHOP Pancake Day March 7 benefits Shriners Hospital
PANCAKES WITH PURPOSE: GUESTS RECEIVE A FREE SHORT STACK OF PANCAKES AT IHOP® RESTAURANTS – MARCH 7
National Pancake Day® Fundraiser Aims to Raise $3.5 Million for Shriners Hospitals for Children Nationwide
WHAT: In partnership with Shriners Hospitals for Children, IHOP® Restaurants is celebrating its 12th annual National Pancake Day® to raise $3.5 million for Shriners Hospital programs in the communities they serve.
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Salado Masonic Lodge taking Flag Program subscribers for 2017
Masons deliver 300 flags to residents, businesses on federal holidays
Salado Masonic Lodge #296 will continue the Salado Flag Program in 2017 and is now taking new subscribers. The cost is $30 for the year.
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Two Unaccompanied Veteran burials to be held at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery
Trump leads of Sea of Red
Donald Trump won the presidency taking at least five states that Barack Obama won in 2012. Trump flipped Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Iowa.
It is likely he will take more when the final results come in from New Hampshire, Michigan, Arizona and Minnesota.
General Election and Salado Precinct 203 votes
Following are the results of the 2016 November 8 General Elections with the results for Precinct 203 for Salado.
PRESIDENT
Donald J. Trump (R)
Total 59,032,954
Texas 3,468,028
Electoral College 276
Bell Co. 36,804
Precinct 203 3,469
Hillary Clinton (D)
Total 59,168,466
Electoral College 218
Texas 2,842,553
Bell Co. 26,899
Precinct 203 831
Gary Johnson (L)
Total 4,006,298
Electoral College 0
Texas 180,697
Bell Co. 2,262
Precinct 203 134
Jill Stein (G)
Total 1,193,339
Electoral College 0
Texas 43,315
Bell Co. 445
Precinct 203 25
U.S. REP., DIST. 31:
John Carter (R)
Total 127,777
Precinct 203 3,582
Mike Clark (D)
Total 81,665
Precinct 203 703
Scott Ballard (L)
Total 9,752
Precinct 203 187
RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER
Wayne Christian (R)
Total 3,457,338
Precinct 203 3,412
Grady Yarbrough (D)
Total 2,482,817
Precinct 203 702
Mark Miller (L)
Total 312,504
Precinct 203 228
Martina Salinas (G)
Total 181,151
Precinct 203 79
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3:
Debra Lehrmann (R)
Total 3,576,174
Precinct 203 3,524
Mike Westergren (D)
Total 2,497,661
Precinct 203 691
Kathie Glass (L)
Total 225,261
Precinct 203 150
Rodolfo Rivera Munoz (G)
Total 140,559
Precinct 203 54
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 5:
Paul Green (R)
Total 3,534,255
Precinct 203 3,513
Dori Contreras Garza (D)
Total2,651,168
Precinct 203 728
Tom Oxford (L)
Total 184,612
Precinct 203 144
Charles Waterbury (G)
Total 67,077
Precinct 203 32
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 9:
Eva Guzman (R)
Total 3,616,371
Precinct 203 3,477
Savannah Robinson (D)
Total 2,543,794
Precinct 203 715
Don Fulton (L)
Total 195,913
Precinct 203 169
Jim Chisholm (G)
Total 74,224
Precinct 203 50
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 2:
Mary Lou Keel (R)
Total 3,544,173
Precinct 203 3,460
Lawrence “Larry” Meyers (D)
Total 2,551,324
Precinct 203 703
Mark Ash (L)
Total 205,577
Precinct 203 190
Adam King Blackwell Reposa (G)
Total 74,928
Precinct 203 42
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE:
Scott Walker (R)
Total 3,553,666
Precinct 203 3,513
Betsy Johnson (D)
Total 2,585,240
Precinct 203 723
William Bryan Strange, III (L)
Total 156,759
Precinct 203 122
Judith Sanders-Castro (G)
Total 110,305
Precinct 203 55
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 6:
Michael E. Keasler (R)
Total 3,554,225
Precinct 203 3,497
Robert Burns (D)
Total 2,615,653
Precinct 203 719
Mark W. Bennett (L)
Total 226,958
Precinct 203 182
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DIST. 10:
Tom Maynard (R)
Total 266,144
Precinct 203 3,548
Judy Jennings (D)
Total 214,433
Precinct 203 850
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 24:
Dawn Buckingham (R) Total 156,706
Precinct 203 3,604
Virginia “Jennie Lou” Leeder (D)
Total 59,913
Precinct 203 819
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 54:
Scott Cosper (R)
Total 20,498
Precinct 203 3,559
Sandra Blankenship (D)
Total 17,145
Precinct 203 881
The following candidates were elected, having no opponents in the Nov. 8 General Election: Cindy Olson Bourland (R), Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals, District Place 2; Melissa Goodwin (R), Justice, Third Court of Appeals District place 4; John Gauntt (R), 27th District Judge; Jack Jones (R), 146th District Judge; Fancy H. Jezek (R), 426th District Judge; Henry Garza (R), District Attorney; Jim Nichols (R), County Attorney; Eddy Lange, Bell Co. Sheriff; Shay Luedecke (R), Bell Co. Tax Assessor; Rolly Correa, Bell Co. Constable, Precinct 2.
Belton unveils plans for annexation along I-35
Belton is preparing for growth along I-35 south of Highway 190. They city unveiled plans for annexation of properties along I-35.
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Hazardous Waste Collection set October 8
City of Temple to host Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
TEMPLE, TX – October 3, 2016 – The City of Temple, in cooperation with Waste Management-Temple Landfill, Temple Iron & Metal, Temple College, Goodwill and the Central Texas Council of Governments, will be hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on Saturday, October 8th from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The collection will be held at the Temple Service Center located at 3210 East Avenue H and residents living in Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills and San Saba counties are invited to participate there will be multiple perth skip bins.
Dawn Buckingham to speak in Salado
Candidate for State Senate, District 24, to meet locals before Nov. vote
Dr. Dawn Buckingham, an ophthalmologist from the Austin area, is speaking to the Salado Area Republican Women Thursday, October 27, at the Civic Center. Buckingham won the Republican Primary for State Senate, District 24, a race which originally had seven candidates. Her win came with the runoff election. The luncheon meeting will start at 11:30 a.m.but the candidate will be available to visit with before the meeting.