OurCelina - January 2020

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Letter From The Publishers I pray that each of you had a wonderful holiday season and a great break off school with your kids and families. The new year brings new opportunities and new adventures. Enjoy every moment. It sounds clichĂŠ, but time truly does go by so quickly.

Thank you for all the encouragement and support you have given us and we look forward to starting our 3rd year of OurCelina magazine!

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We are proud to be members of the Celina Chamber of Commerce, Preston Trail Rotary Club, Celina PTA, Celina Project Graduation and to serve on the Celina Main Street Advisory Board and Celina Community Development Board.

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January 2020 VOL 3, Issue 1

CONTENTS 4

Letter from the Publishers

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Celina Cajunfest 2020 Save the Date

From the Office of Mayor Sean Terry

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Celina History: A Native Son's Story

CISD Calendar - January 2020

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Breaking Chains & Planting Seeds

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School Board Recognition Month

School Zone: Celina ISD

Celina Wine Crawl 2020 Save the Date

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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

David Renteria Retirement

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City of Celina & Celina Main Street

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Celina Public Library

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Christmas Around Celina

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Library Calendar Celina Junior High One Act Play

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HISTORY

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SPOTLIGHT

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LIBRARY

A Native Son's Story

Breaking Chains and Planting Seeds

See what happened at the Celina Public Library

ON THE COVER

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School B oard RECOGNITION MONTH

2020

School board members exemplify local citizen control and decision-making in education. They volunteer hundreds of hours and an immeasurable amount of energy to assure that our schools are providing the best education possible for the children of our community. Here are some reasons we are taking this opportunity to show them our appreciation during School Board Recognition Month in January.

School board members are citizens whose decisions affect our children — what they learn, who will teach them and what kinds of facilities house their classrooms. These are men and women elected to establish the policies that provide the framework for our public schools. They represent you, and they take this responsibility seriously by attending lengthy — sometimes challenging — meetings, conferences and seminars where they broaden their knowledge about education.

Our school board is one of many such boards across the State. These boards enable us to have local control of public schools, meaning that decisions on school programming are made by local, elected representatives who understand the community’s unique problems, values, culture and circumstances. It’s a tradition that began nearly 300 years ago. With the advice and counsel of the educational professionals they hire, our school board has an impact on virtually every aspect of our schools. It’s a huge responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Too often we neglect to recognize the dedication and hard work of these men and women who represent us.

We, at OurCelina, are asking all local citizens to take a moment to tell a school board member, “Thanks for caring about our children’s education.” So, hats off to the dedicated men and women who make it possible for local citizens to have a say about education in our communities.

We salute the public servants of Celina Independent School District whose dedication and civic responsibility make local control of public schools in our community possible. We applaud them for their vision and voice to help shape a better tomorrow.

Kelly Juergens - President Place 6

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Todd Snyder - Vice President Place 7

Chuck Hansen Place 1

Brooks Barr Place 4

Jeff Gravley - Secretary Place 3

Tracey Balsamo Place 5

SAVE THE DATE

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From The Office of Mayor

Sean Terry

Happy New Year, Celina! The new year is upon us, and we are extremely excited about what’s ahead for Celina. On behalf of my colleagues on Council and the staff, I’m pleased to extend our sincerest wishes for a great 2020!

The new year brings us new opportunities and new challenges, but I know we have the right team in place, both elected officials and staff, to take advantage of the opportunities and meet the challenges.

One thing we’ve learned over the last few years is that Celina residents understand the importance of connectivity. Moving forward as a unified community makes us all better.

While we may have different points of view, different preferences, and diverse backgrounds, I can honestly say that we are all united in wanting our City to be successful. We all want a community that includes people who work toward the common good.

That’s the basis for our City’s tagline, “Life Connected.” My personal pledge for 2020 is to ensure that the tagline lives up to its promise of keeping us closely connected and totally engaged in the life of the City.

Our staff is as committed to that concept as we are on the City Council. Everyone from the City Manager on down will be working toward our goal of making it a reality.

Staff has already begun planning for the special events that have become an important part of our City, more than that, though, conversations are being held about adding new and exciting events and activities for the community to enjoy.

These efforts, of course, take lots of work, but because of the importance of citizen engagement in the life of the community, we are committed to listening to your requests and preferences, and putting programs in place that meet them.

In that vein, I personally invite each of you to attend the year’s first Town Hall Meeting, set for Jan. 21 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 229 W. Pecan in our Downtown Square. This is a come and go event with plenty of giveaways. At the meeting, we’ll discuss different ways we can further implement our tagline, “Life Connected.” And, since many of our employees will be at the Town Hall Meeting, it will be a perfect time to get to know them.

Finally, we’re very excited about the opening of Fire Station No. 2, which is on the cover of this month's OurCelina magazine. It will be operational later this month, housing a crew of five firefighters, serving the west side of the City.

The Fire Department will be hosting an Open House there in early February. We’ll make sure to get the word out on the date and time."

Again, Happy New Year, Celina!

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A Native Son's Story

By: Lisa Ferguson A segment of The History of Ranching, a mural by Buck Winn Jr., formerly appeared on the walls at the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio. Painted on canvas and measuring more than 250 feet, at one time it was believed to have been the longest mural in the world. (Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Winn)

In the vestibule at First Baptist Church Celina hangs a sizeable framed mural depicting a peaceful river flanked by thick green trees and other plant life. Bathed in brilliant rays of yellow sunlight, aqua blue waters swirl gently around rocks that rest near the river’s bank.

The history behind this unsigned mural, a prime example of a style of art known as Texas Regionalism, is a storied one.

For years, it hung in the baptismal at First Baptist Church’s original location. Painted on canvas and affixed to the wall there, members were unsure how to remove the piece when the church relocated to its current building on Preston Road. It was left behind at the previous building and remained there for about 20 years until the place was remodeled. The building’s new occupants then stripped the mural from the wall and returned it to First Baptist Church.

The mural had been painted decades earlier by James Buchanan “Buck” Winn Jr., a native son of Celina who went on to become an acclaimed artist. His murals and sculptures graced the interiors and exteriors of numerous buildings – from banks and universities to airport terminals and movie theaters – and other locations throughout Texas and beyond.

In this undated photo, artist Buck Winn Jr. sits beside a sketch of a mural he created for Victoria Bank and Trust in Victoria, Texas. His works were featured on the interiors and exteriors of a variety of buildings throughout the state. (Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Winn)

According to the book Reminiscences of Celina, available at the Celina Museum, the Winn family’s ties to this area of North Texas date back to the pre-Civil War era. Patriarch Mart Winn was a prominent landowner. His son, James Buchanan Winn, was born in 1872 and attended “the little red schoolhouse built by his father … in a pasture for the children living on his land and the land in that neighborhood” of Celina.

Winn grew up and became a local farmer. He and his wife, Eva Elizabeth McWhorter Winn, raised their family in Celina. (The couple’s former farmhouse, still visible from FM 428, was restored by Rex and Sherese Glendenning, who in the 1990s purchased the sprawling property on which it is located.) The Winn’s son, James Buchanan “Buck” Winn Jr., was born here on March 1, 1905.

After graduating high school, Winn Jr. left Celina to study art at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Later, he went to Paris, France, where he continued studying art as well as architecture at Academie Julian. While overseas, he traveled to North Africa and was influenced by early Egyptian and Moorish art, according to “Larger Than Life: The Story of Buck Winn,” a 2010 documentary produced by the Hays County Historical Commission.

Winn Jr. returned to North Texas in the late 1920s and took up residence in Dallas with five artistic friends. Dubbed The Pearl Street Gang, the bohemian bunch included David R. Williams, considered the grandfather of regional Texas architecture, and Horace McCoy, author of the novel They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?. In 1931, Winn met and wed Kathryn “Kitty” Butler. The following year, he was among a group of young artists known as The Dallas Nine whose works were displayed at the Dallas Public Art Gallery in an exhibition that garnered national attention.

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This mural, painted by Celina bornand-bred artist Buck Winn Jr., hangs in the vestibule at First Baptist Church Celina. (Photo by Lisa Ferguson)

The list of Winn Jr.’s work is lengthy and several of his pieces can still be viewed today.

One of the first large projects he undertook was creating a trio of floor-to-ceiling murals depicting scenes from early Texas history. In 1935, these were installed in the lobby of the lavish Highland Park Village Theatre in Dallas, where they remained until the mid-1980s when the building was remodeled. According to the documentary, the canvas murals were removed and given to the Dallas Historical Society before being restored and displayed in Dallas’ Belo building later that decade.

In 1936, Winn Jr. was among a group of artists hired to help create a series of massive murals depicting Texas history for the Hall of State building, which was under construction at Fair Park in Dallas in honor of the Texas Centennial Exposition. He was also involved in the design and creation of the hall’s ornate gold-leaf Texas star medallion.

The following year, Winn Jr. purchased more than 1,000 acres of land in Wimberley, Texas, in Hays County. He, Kitty and their family (daughter Kathryn Winn Eoff was followed by a son, James Buchanan Winn III, in 1942) relocated to what would later be named Four Winns Ranch.

Artist Buck Winn Jr. sits in the studio of his ranch home in Wimberley, Texas, during the 1940s. .(Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Winn)

In 1945, Winn Jr. designed and built a ranch house featuring a living room that doubled as his studio where he continued to create his artwork. He is credited with having helped to attract other creatives to Wimberley, which in the decades since has evolved into an artists’ colony with numerous galleries.

Winn Jr. designed a 3-cent U.S. postage stamp that commemorated Texas’ statehood in 1945. Five years later, he was commissioned by San Antonio’s Pearl Brewery to create what would become one of his best-known works.

The History of Ranching mural measured upward of 250 feet and was the longest of its kind in the world at the time. Painted on canvas, the piece was installed in the brewery’s oval-shaped hospitality hall where it remained for two decades before the facility was sold and the space remodeled. The mural was spliced into panels for removal, rolled up and stored away for nearly a quarter-century before it was discovered.

Buck Winn Jr., pictured top right, was one of several artists who in 1936 helped paint murals that are still featured in the Hall of State building at Fair Park in Dallas. (Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Winn)

Restored sections of the mural are currently on display at the Wimberly Community Center and the Hays County Government Center. Sections are expected to be hung at Texas State University’s Albert B. Alkek Library. A smaller, unrestored portion is also displayed at the Wimberley Valley Museum.

Morning Glories, sculptures created by Celina-born artist Buck Winn Jr., are featured in a postcard for the defunct Aquarena Springs theme park in San Marcos, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Winn)

Other notable works by Winn Jr. include the gold-leafed Magic of Flight bas relief sculpture that for years was displayed at the former Amon Carter Airport in Fort Worth. He created the tall Morning Glories sculptures (16 pieces in all) that inhabited the former Aquarena Springs theme park in San Marcos; the three-story mural featured on the Flowers Hall building at Texas State University in San Marcos; and Frog Fountain, which has been a feature of the Texas Christian University campus since 1969.

Also an architect who taught at UT Austin, Winn Jr. guest lectured at Texas A&M, Rice and Princeton universities, among others. He is considered a pioneer of the “fan-folded” roof design and also invented and held patents for several products and devices including Cedaroc, a material derived from cedar trees that was several times stronger than concrete. It was used to create flooring and wall coverings. Winn Jr. was also a proud pilot and rancher.

Buck Winn Jr. was involved in the design and creation of the massive gold-leaf Texas star emblem featured in the Hall of State at Dallas' Fair Park.

(Photo courtesy of Andrew C. Winn)

Buck Winn Jr. died December 18, 1979 at age 74. He and Kitty, who preceded him in death, were laid to rest at Wimberley Cemetery. In 2018, Four Winns Ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Celina Independen

SCHOOL ZONE

From The Desk of Rick DeMasters

Dear Bobcat Nation:

As the old saying goes, “time flies by when you are having fun” – and fly it has! As the Superintendent of the Celina Independent School District, I have had the privilege and good fortune to work with a progressive and supportive Board of Trustees, a knowledgeable, highly professional student-centered administrative team, and a dedicated, collaborative group of teachers and staff who always have the best interest of students at the top of their agendas. My experience with CISD has been exceptional! It is for those reasons and others too many to recite that I have great difficulty writing this letter.

After a great deal of thoughtful consideration, I have decided to close out my 31-year career in public education and retire in December of 2020. This certainly does not come without mixed emotions. Many of them in fact, but I have been told numerous times by those much wiser than me that when it is time for you to retire, you will know and that time has come. I am announcing my retirement now to allow adequate time to organize a search for a replacement who understands and personifies everything that makes Celina ISD so unique and special. Our Board of Trustees will graciously allow me to be a part of the replacement process and I will do whatever I can to ensure a smooth transition over the course of the next year.

I was fortunate to become part of Bobcat Nation 10 years ago as the Principal of Celina High School. The following year, I moved to Central Administration as the Assistant Superintendent. I give my sincere thanks to Mr. Donny O’Dell, who was the superintendent at the time and to the Board of Trustees for taking a risk on me. When Mr. O’Dell retired in 2016, the Board of Trustees hired me as superintendent and entrusted me with leading this great school district. I am forever grateful to them. I have been extremely blessed in my career. The opportunity to come to Celina ISD was the latest, greatest blessing, and I cannot think of a better place to end my public-school career. I am so thankful to the Celina community for being so very generous and supportive of not only our school district, but myself as well.

Our district wide successes can be credited to all the community stakeholders who championed our efforts. The students, their parents, the hard work of the CISD Leadership Team, our incredible, tireless teachers and all of the staff that support our mission every day to give the very best education possible to all of our students. Though a lot has been accomplished over the past several years, there is still much more to be done. Our work will never cease, but focused efforts have laid a solid foundation for CISD to grow thus “Paving The Way For The Future” and continuing our efforts to improve serving our students, their parents, and the entire CISD community.

While I know that change can create anxiety, I am so confident in our Board of Trustees, in our Leadership Team, in our teachers and staff, and of course, our community stakeholders that I believe will continue the good work that we have accomplished together and that change will strengthen the Celina Independent School District.

When the end of my career arrives, it is my greatest hope that the legacy I leave with CISD is a stronger organization than when I arrived. Thank you to everyone for the guidance and support given to me during my superintendency with the Celina Independent School District. Time may have flown by, but my memories of serving this school district will last a lifetime!

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BReaking chains & planting seeds by: Renee Marler

Everyone loves a story with a happy ending. There’s even an entire channel dedicated to those “feel good” movies that are designed to pull at the heartstrings. And none get the waterworks flowing more than the story of an abandoned child who stumbles into the perfect family and lives happily ever after. We exhale a huge sigh of relief knowing this make-believe child on the television has found a forever home.

But not all stories fit the mold of the Hallmark Channel.

Terry Grayson was born into a home of drugs and abuse. By the age of five, he had been in and out of seven or eight foster homes. It was then he was taken to the Sand Springs Childrens Home in Oklahoma. He was a ward of the State.

One day, Grayson was introduced to some other kids who looked a lot like him and in the Sand Springs Children’s Home, that was something new. The home, which first opened in 1908, had never housed an African American child. You see, Grayson had never paid much attention to the color of his skin or the color of the other kids in the home, he was just one of them. But Grayson would find out that the children were, in fact, his siblings. Kerri, Russell and Jessica were all younger, but one, Kerri, was a twin sister he had never met.

Undated photo of Terry, Kerri, Russell and Jessica Grayson

“It was crazy seeing someone who looks exactly like you, that you have never met, walking in the door in front of you,” said Grayson. “Even at five, it was incredible.”

There was a strict schedule and many chores at the home, which sits on close to 200 acres, and Grayson came to find it a way to learn new skills. It was also at this time that he was introduced to something that would change the trajectory of his life, sports.

“The Lord provided an outlet at such an early age,” says Grayson.

Grayson excelled at sports through the Salvation Army and even began coaching the younger kids at the home as he got older. He and his younger sister were on the right path.

The kids in the home attend church services regularly. In the fifth grade, at the age of 11, Grayson says he accepted Christ to be his Lord and Savior and he felt a calling to share that light with other kids. He knew he wanted to give that hope to other children who may have been born into situations like him.

“Relationships on earth aren’t just about blood,” he said. “I wanted to be either a coach or a preacher so I could share His message.”

Unfortunately, his twin sister and younger brother fell victim to the life in which they were born, and after runaway attempts and many fights, both were removed from the home.

The Grayson family, Christmas 2019

Grayson recalls, “It was hard, but it just made me want to break the chains of that vicious cycle even more. My mom only had an eighth grade education and my dad graduated high school, but not much more. It was a toxic environment. I wanted more. I had to do more.”

And more he did. Grayson and his younger sister graduated high school, still living in the home. Grayson remembers meeting his dad for the first time at his high school graduation.

“He said, ‘I am proud of you kids but I didn’t love your mother’. And I was thinking why is he telling me this? Then I found out he had lived just ten minutes away from the home my whole life and had never come to see us. Ever,” Grayson said. “It made me mad, I was hurt. But I used it. I used it as a model of what I never want to be. And as a dad now, I can’t even imagine. I never want to be away from my kids. I won’t be.”

After graduation, Grayson attended Northeastern University in Talequah, Oklahoma where he received his Bachelors of Health and Physical Education and stayed on as a Graduate Assistant while completing his Masters of Health and Kinesiology.

In his time at Northeastern, Grayson was a two-time All American, a three time All-Lone Star Conference First Team pick and was named Lone Star Conference Defensive Back in 2003.

“It was all God’s doing. I was just blessed to do something I loved but it was all Him,” said Grayson.

Coach Terry Grayson connects with Celina football player Caden Knowles during a game.

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In keeping with his calling, Grayson began coaching at Edmund Memorial in Oklahoma, where he met his future wife, Jessica in 2007.

Jessica was the head volleyball and soccer coach. They were married in 2009. The couple moved to Frisco Centennial where he coached for eight years, then Jesuit and finally, Celina in 2019.

“Celina is family, man. We have lived here almost five years and I knew I wanted to be here. I knew I wanted to coach in Celina,” said Grayson. “And it’s not just my family, it’s the community. They are family.”

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Just looking at Grayson today you wouldn’t believe his story began in such sadness. A beautiful wife and two gorgeous children, Malachi (8) and Noa (7). God has a plan for everyone and God can heal the deepest of wounds.

If you see Coach Grayson on the sidelines, in the checkout line at Brookshires or even just driving down the street, one thing is constant, his big smile.

“I live life with a passion. I was created for God, by God. You never know who needs a smile or some positive energy - I’m gonna bring it to ‘em,” he says.

And that he does.

Grayson closed by saying, “I am where God has placed me. I can plant the seed, but the Lord is in the watering business.”

“But this I know: When my life on this earth comes to an end, I will never, ever regret following Christ into the fields of the fatherless. In those fields, through His love for orphans, He has revealed so much about His never-ending, never-changing, most-merciful love for every single one of us – a love that, through faith, calls us sons and daughters of the Most High God.”(Galatians 3:26).

In Christ’s love, there are no orphans and that's the happiest ever after of all.

Coach Terry Grayson with his trademark smile, on media day in Celina.

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A Cut Above the Rest

Celina Mayor Sean Terry declared a proclamation during a December City Council meeting in celebration of David Renteria's retirement as owner and operator of David’s Barbershop after almost 35 years in Downtown Celina. Later that month, a retirement reception was held at the Celina Senior Center.

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City Of Celina Receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to City of Celina by Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual(s) or department designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR. The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR. Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) advances excellence in government finance by providing best practices, professional development, resources and practical research for more than 20,500 members and the communities they serve.

Celina Downtown Development Manager, Rebecca Barton, shared a few of her favorite memories from 2019!

So many great things happened in Downtown Celina in 2019, here is a fun look back at some of the highlights! Thank you to all the amazing volunteers, businesses, sponsors, residents, staff, and visitors who were apart of our amazing year!

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Vision: The vision of Celina Public Library is to be a premier participant in the development of an enriched, informed and connected community that lives, grows, works and plays in a quality hometown environment.

Linda Shaw, Library Director

Mission: Imagine, Explore, Discover, Learn The mission of Celina Public Library is to facilitate the increase of knowledge within the community by providing exemplary personnel, facilities, materials and services that nurture imagination, exploration, discovery and learning, changing lives through the transformative power of information and ideas.

The holidays were especially jolly at Celina Public Library. Festive decorations helped set the stage for a visit

by Mrs. Claus, who trekked all the way from the North Pole to visit with hundreds of patrons during the library's popular annual "Cupcakes with Mrs. Claus" event.

We hope you'll visit the library often in 2020 for our weekly Storytime sessions, as well as special events during the upcoming spring break. Also, planning is already underway for our popular Summer Reading Program. We have an excellent selection of the latest titles for children, teens and adults to check out, as well as "Recycled Reads" available for purchase in our Book Nook. Don't have a library card? We're happy to help you get one free of charge. There is something for everyone at the library!

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January 2020 Celina Public Library Calendar of Events

Friday, Jan. 10 - Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 16 – Third Thursday Adult Reading Club, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 17 - Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 20 – Library closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 – Library Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. (public may attend) Friday, Jan. 24 - Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 31 - Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 7 - Preschool Storytime, 10:30 a.m.

Celina Public Library 142 N Ohio St Celina, TX 75009 Linda Shaw Library Director Phone: (972) 382-8655

Monday - Tuesday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Wednesday - Thursday 10:00 am - 6 pm Friday - Saturday 10:00 am - 4 pm

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Celina Junior High Theatre One Act Play Congratulations to CJH Theatre's UIL One Act Play Cast and Crew! They received the Outstanding Tech Crew Award, as well as several individual awards. *Outstanding Individual Technician Award: Andrew Aubuchon (8th Grade). *All Star Actor Awards: Rylee DeBolt (7th Grade) and Mahalee Starnes (8th Grade). *Honorable Mention Ensemble: Mia Bearden (8th Grade) and Olivia Bocox (6th Grade) There will be a public preview of the show "John Lennon and Me" in January. TBA on date and time, keep a look out on facebook and CJH Theatre's Instagram Page.

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