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Letter from a Marine’s wife
Posted on January 6th, 2009
Our daughter Kelley sent this email to our family a few days ago. We are all very proud of our son-in-law Jason who is a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He left New Year’s Eve for his second deployment to Iraq. Letters such as this one were sent from many military wives to their families over the years and more are sure to come. We must all pray for their welfare and thank them for their courage.
Hello all,
I just wanted to email and let you all know that we all just talked to Jason. He called around 10:30 this morning (6:30 pm his time). He arrived in Kuwait a few hours before and they should be there until tomorrow, when they move into Iraq. He was able to talk to all the kids, which refreshed their spirits and then his calling card ran out. It was so great to hear his voice so we are looking forward to him calling again in a few days.
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Have Fun Outdoors
Posted on December 10th, 2008
By Toby Hogan
South Zone Duck hunting in Texas has improved during the last weekend of the first split. Stiff north winds have spread out large flocks of blue wing and green wing teal, which helped marsh hunters and prairie hunters. The most consistent hunting during the first 30 days occurred in Wharton County near Wharton, El Campo and East Bernard. Hunter numbers were down on the Coastal prairie. Hunters near Port O’Connor and Rockport saw fair hunting. Many outfitters say bird numbers are down. Redheads, Wigeons, Gadwalls and Pintails were the species most harvested. Inland ponds in Calhoun County, hunting has been better in the past week.
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Holiday Spirit
Posted on December 10th, 2008
By Johnny Griffin
The time period from just before Thanksgiving through the New Year has always been one of my favorite times of the year. The highlight of the season for me has always been Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
I’ve had a little problem getting into the holiday spirit this year. A week before Thanksgiving, I had my second major surgery in three months and spent Thanksgiving Day and the following weekend in the hospital. Before I went into the hospital, we had already made the decision to replace our 33-year old septic system with an improved, permitted and very expensive new system. I found out on the day I was released from the hospital that the septic system installer dug up the butane line from our tank to the house and pulled it loose from all the appliance connections in the house.
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At A Glance - A sportswriter’s delight
Posted on November 20th, 2008
By Johnny Griffin, Editor
By the time most of you are reading this article on Thursday, I will be heading to the State Volleyball Tournament in San Marcos to cover the great Cougarette team. In the three years I have been covering Brazos sports, I have gone to cover Brazos athletes at a state level competition every fall and every spring. That’s a total of seven state meets with a real opportunity to win something big.
So far we have had individual state champions in track, a team championship last year in Boys Cross Country and multiple finishes in the top three. Almost every body that qualifies for a state meet is already a regional champion.
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Knox Memorial Library News
Posted on November 20th, 2008
By Gloria Havemann
The library has received a series of books entitled: Living Green from World Book. This series consists of: consumable goods; durable goods; forests and wetlands; green buildings; green transportation; mountains, deserts, and grasslands; oceans, islands, and polar regions; pollution; and producing and obtaining food.
Consumable goods are items that can be used for a short time and then thrown away. Durable goods are household items, such as furniture and appliances, designed to last a long time. Forests and wetlands provide us with resources as wood, medicine and food. They also create the oxygen we breathe and regulate weather and climate.
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At A Glance
Posted on November 13th, 2008
Okay, when is it really going to rain?
Last week my official rain recorder in Wallis brought the year-to-date stats for wet weather by and it definitely hasn’t been wet. If I am reading his form correctly we have had 25.42 inches through October. My completely unofficial Mixville measurement is considerably less than that.
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For What It’s Worth - Blind Dates
Posted on October 31st, 2008
By Michael Griffin
Most of the time when a person is unmarried or single, society deems it best to lend a helping hand and try to find them a special someone. The single person is judged constantly and mentioned frequently to all friends and family like a show animal coming up to auction. They all wish him well on his upcoming adventures but secretly laugh at the thought of having to actually go on a first date again themselves. Maybe they remember getting set up on blind dates or perhaps they remember all the good times of yesteryear but I can bet they don’t remember the actual awkwardness of not knowing what in the world is about to take place for the next couple hours where time could stop, start, or a lot of the time just plain drag.
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Organic Gardening
Posted on October 24th, 2008
By Kathleen Laughlin
Is it my imagination or do the days go faster as we get closer to the holidays? I wrote last month about my plans to plant spinach, cucumbers, soybeans, peas and some mint. Unfortunately I was unable to get any of these lovely seeds in the ground.
So I am on to Plan B. My compost pile is ready so I’ll clear away all my mulch, pull any weeds and spread the compost on top of the soil. Once I have the compost evenly spread I’ll begin to mix it into the soil. (more…)
Have Fun Outdoors
Posted on October 2nd, 2008
By Toby Hogan
Dove Season in the South Zone of Texas reported good hunts. The Rio Grande Valley limits of white wings were posted over wild sun flowers and milo fields. Three Rivers and George West saw good shoots around corn fields and milo. Plowed ground near water was best in the afternoon. Fields in El Campo were outstanding for white wings in the afternoon on opening day. Blessing saw fair to good shoots over rice. Bay City was fair around roosting trees in the afternoon. Northerly winds will push more new birds to the area. (more…)
Television is really a poor choice of entertainment.
Posted on September 25th, 2008
At A Glance By Johnny Griffin, Editor
I have never been a big television watcher. I’m an outdoor kind of person that goes to bed early and gets up early. I spend a lot of nights at high school athletic events, community events and my own time taking part in activities I enjoy.
Due to my recent illness, I have had the opportunity to watch a lot of television, both daytime and nighttime and I am appalled at the overall programming.
The thing that jumps right out at me in all types of programs is a complete lack of respect for viewers and society as a whole.
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