The newly formed MISD Education Foundation is a non-profit organization. The Foundation is accepting donations which will be used for MISD classroom teachers and their students needs. Anyone interested in donating to the Foundation or in having a board member speak to a civic club or organization should contact Ms. Spencer by email at sspencer@etbu.edu.

Take a look at the pictures from the event.

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Take a look at the pictures from the event.

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Take a look at photos from last year's event.

Bred for comfort, endurance and style before the Civil War, Tennessee Walkers gave their passengers a smooth ride on all terrains, reaching speeds from 6 to 12 mph without breaking a sweat. Not only could keep up the pace all day long, they looked good doing it.

They still do. And this weekend, some 100 horses will bring that style and grace to the Marshall Arena for the Marshall Lions Clubs Annual Charity Horse Show on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday Feb. 25.

It's the 50th year for the free event, which benefits a number of the club's charities, including a camp for diabetic and handicapped children and three annual scholarships for local students that provide up to $2,500 in financial assistance.

"There are many organizations in the area that regularly plan events and activities throughout the year and sometimes other organizations plan events on similar dates not knowing that there might be a conflict" says Michel. "The CVB's intent is to help organizations plan and work together more. Perhaps with good open communications, several organizations can work together on projects."

The objectives of the Community Planning Council is to coordinate events and avoid conflicts when possible; maintain an ongoing 12 month or longer calendar; provide assistance or resources between organizations if applicable; and to share information.

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In the Executive Summary of the the Wonderland of Lights 2012 Post Event Report John Arend reports the following numbers:

Hotel Occupancy Tax
Net Change from Nov/Dec 2010  Off by 16.65%

Sales Tax
Net Change from Nov/Dec 2010  Increase of 7.52%

Several people have pointed out that these numbers don't accurately cover the period when WOL was in operation. They pointed out that WOL was only in operation 8 of the 30 days in November. ETT has recalculated the numbers using a 8/30 weighting factor for November and the same raw numbers Mr. Arend used. We found:

Net Change HOT funds during WOL  Off by 18.7%
Net Change Sales tax during WOL  Off by 1.8%

A second area of difference is the operating loss for 2011.

Yea, what poetic letters and hallowed journals have sprouted from these stained and revered grounds! -- Lords

The original structure has long been razed, but the soil beneath it remains rich with history at what is now 402 South Bolivar in Marshall, Texas. For a time, the knotty-pine floors groaned and jingled with the heavy boot and spur traffic of men coming in and out of that location. Their purpose? Maintaining an exiled government far from its native home. How could this be? What things were happening around Marshall that made her so celebrated? Why the swishes of men rushing to and from their duties? What was all the excitement about?

Early Marshall was ever prosperous, rich in cotton and timber, and boasted openly of its human resource -- having more slaves than any other county in the state. There had long been a struggle to seat the county government at the Sabine River, but the Republic of Texas eventually prevailed to place the county seat in Marshall, largely because Peter Whetstone and Isaac Van Zandt had provided free land for such use. The city was at the confluence of several important stagecoach lines and was heralded by travelers for its "lovely hilly terrain and abundant clean water." It was also lauded as "The Athens of Texas" for its several colleges, although at the time they were little more than secondary schools by true college measure.