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Hi, my name is Callie. I'm a female domestic short hair tabby.
I'm about 2 months old. I came in as a stray with 2 brothers,
m very sweet and playful. Since being here I have had one set
of shots and will need the final two sets along with my rabies.
When I'm old enough I will need to be spayed. Please come visit
me and my friends at the Joshua Animal Rescue Shelter 100
Santa Fe St. or call 817-774-9450. We are looking forward to
meeting you.
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dershowers
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low 70s.
and lows in
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the mid 70s.
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Landfill free Friday-Saturday
The city page is compiled
by Joshua city staff.
10IS. Main Street
817-558-7447 (metro)
817-641-7526 (fax)
www.cityofjoshuatx.us
City Manager
Paulette Hartman
City Secretary
Mary Beth Thomas
Director of Operations
Mike Peacock
Finance Manager
LaDonna Davis
Fire Chief
Wayne Baker
Police Chief
Annabeth Robertson
Meetings of the J oshua
City Council take place on
the third Thursday of each
month in the council
chambers at City Hall. The
work session begins at
6:30 p.m. and the regular
meeting follows at 7 p.m.
Residents will be allowed
to dump debris free of charge
Friday and Saturday at Tur-
key Creek Landfill.
The free dumping days
are offered only to Joshua
city residents.
Residents will need to
have a trash service bill from
the city along with a proper
form of identification to re-
ceive free dumping privileg-
es.
Turkey Creek Landfill is
located at 9100 S. Interstate
35W in Alvarado. Hours of
operation are 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday and 7 a.m.-noon Sat-
urday.
Countdown to the
Family Fourth
Plans are being finalized
for the fourth annual Joshua
Family Fourth Celebration at
Owl Stadium.
City planners, in coor-
dination with the Joshua
ISD, Joshua Area Chamber
of commerce and platinum
sponsor Halliburton, are pre-
senting feature band “Vocal
Trash” in concert followed
by a professional fireworks
show.
Gates will open at 6 p.m.
The children’s parade will be-
gin at 6:30 p.m., followed by
announcements and awards
at 7:15 p.m. The Vocal Trash
performance will begin at
7:45 p.m., and fireworks will
start around 9:15 p.m.
The celebration and con-
cert are family-friendly and
geared for all ages.
Vocal Trash is making an
encore performance, after
appearing at last year’s cele-
bration. The high energy, ed-
ucation-based, kid-friendly
band plays a variety of music
from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s
and some current hits using
trash cans, empty water bot-
tles and other recyclables.
For information on Vocal
Trash visit their website at
www.vocaltrash.net.
Looking for Joshua
garage sales?
You can find a list of all
permitted garage sales in the
city limits on the city’s web
site at www.cityofjoshuatx.
us/garage-sales. No garage
sales were listed at the Josh-
ua Star’s press deadline this
week.
In the heat, do
this to stay cool
There are some simple
steps that can be taken to
avoid overexertion in the
heat.
Slow down.
Avoid strenuous activ-
ity.
If you must work out-
side, try to do it during the
coolest part of the day - usu-
ally in the early morning.
During the hottest part
of the day, stay indoors as
much as possible. If you don’t
have air conditioning, stay on
the lowest floor of a building
out of the sun.
Use electric fans if
you have them. They don’t
cool the air, but they do help
sweat to evaporate, which
cools your body.
Drink plenty of water
regularly, even if you don’t
feel thirsty. Your body needs
fluids to keep cool. Avoid
beverages with caffeine, such
as coffee and alcohol.
Eat smaller meals, but
eat more often.
Wear loose, light-
weight, light-colored clothing
and a hat. Light colors reflect
heat and sunlight, and help
your body maintain normal
temperatures.
Don’t get too much
sun. Sunburn makes the
body’s job of keeping cool
more difficult.
Check on the elderly,
children, and those who are
ill; all are vulnerable to ex-
cessive heat.
Ensure that your pets
are provided with shade and
adequate water.
Adopt a pet
Joshua’s animal shelter
has pets ready for adoption.
Currently there are nine
adult dogs, eight puppies, 10
adult cats and eight kittens.
For information on any of
the animals available, contact
the shelter at 817-774-9450
or visit the city’s website at-
www.cityofjoshuatx.us or see
the shelter’s Facebook page
at J oshua Animal Control.
VETERANS CARE
By JULISSA TREVINO
reporter@thestargroup.com
Wings of Hope Equither-
apy in Cleburne is hosting
an open house Saturday for
anyone interested in learning
more about how horses can
help veterans.
“We want to do presenta-
tions to any groups or veter-
ans who are interested in an
equine program,” said Julie
Rivard, Wings of Hope pro-
gram director.
The facility is a therapeu-
tic horseback riding center.
The focus of the open
house is to draw attention to
Wings of Hope’s newest mis-
sion: to help veterans with
post traumatic stress dis-
order and other issues like
Events, meetings
Following are events and
meetings set by the city of
Joshua.
Type A economic de-
velopment commission
board meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Monday at City Hall.
Type B economic de-
velopment commission and
parks board meeting, 7 p.m.
Tuesday at City Hall.
City Council meeting,
7 p.m. June 21 at City Hall.
Work session begins at 6:30
p.m.
bonding and reintegration.
The center has already
helped about 10 veterans, but
Rivard is hoping to attract
more.
“We’ve been trying for
years to get more veterans
in here,” she said. “I think
our veterans come home and
therapies like ours are not the
priority, [but] working with
horses just does something
positive for these folks.”
The center will pair vet-
erans with mental health
professionals and the equine
program will be specific to
veterans’ needs. Because the
program is already funded,
there is no fee for interested
veterans.
Wings of Hope’s open
house is from 2-4:30 p.m.
Saturday. For information,
contact Rivard at 817-790-
8810.
COLLEGE NOTES
Texas A&M
University
Two Joshua residents
were among more than
7,000 students who received
degrees during spring com-
mencement exercises at Tex-
as A&M University in College
Station.
Robert L. Jacobson
was presented a doctorate in
philosophy with a specializa-
tion in mathematics.
Courtney P. Ubernosky
was presented a bachelor’s
degree in interdisciplinary
studies.
SUMMER READING
Join the Olympics
Students are being encour-
aged to participate through
July 27 in the Joshua ISD’s
Summer Reading Olympics.
Students entering elemen-
tary school grades 1-6 can
participate by choosing any
AR book and reading it. After
completing the book, take the
quiz and score 85 percent or
better.
The top three AR point-
earners from each campus
will be recognized at the Sep-
tember school board meeting
and presented with gold, sil-
ver and bronze reading med-
als. Students will also win a
gift certificate to their campus
book fair.
AR quizzes maybe taken
at the Joshua Public Library
during normal library hours.
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Sorter, Dave. Joshua Star (Joshua, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 2012, newspaper, June 7, 2012; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth823132/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Burleson Public Library.