Senior Center a great fit for volunteer Suzanne Wilson
Suzanne Wilson, who has spent most of her life in Rains County, worked for The Texas Workforce Commission 30 years and presently enjoys being retired. […]
Columns
Being thankful for 2021
In preparing to write this week, I read last year’s Thanksgiving column called “How Thanksgiving Grows.” The gist of the story was that, because of residual fears about COVID, none of our usual family gatherings occurred, so I planned to fix a small but special meal for David and me. […]
Welcome Home!
In February of 1965, nineteen-year-old Robert Worley was accepted into the U.S. Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class as a lance corporal E-3. He admits that, at the time, he had never heard of Vietnam – he was busy trying to adapt to college after Paducah High School. Three weeks later, everyone knew about Vietnam. […]
MHS Class of 1965
David and I, along with my cousin Penny, attended the 55th reunion of Mesquite High School class of 1965 last weekend. The reunion was planned for 2020, but COVID had other ideas. […]
Margie Jacobs, soon to be Rains County’s newest centenarian
Margie Jacobs is about to become one of the remarkable Americans who reaches the age of 100 years. Google reports that centenarians (individuals 100 or older) make up less than one percent of the U.S. population. […]
The slow cooker
The title of this column probably brings to mind the smell of a pot roast or a soup that has simmered all day while you were at work. I love my crock pot and all the easy meals it cooks, but the slow cooker in this story is me. […]
Byrd brings the Rains County Public Library into the 21st Century
Wendy Byrd was working on indigent health care for Rains County Judge Joe R. Dougherty, about a dozen years ago, when the position of Rains County Public Librarian opened up in Emory. […]
The problems behind the sale
Last week I wrote about the amazing success of the Friends of the Library Book Sale and how smoothly it went. That was true, but the sale wasn’t without problems. […]
Book sale events
The Friends of Rains County Public Library held their semi-annual Book Sale last Friday and Saturday. Publicity Coordinator Marsha Rakestraw had labeled the sale as an “event,” and her prediction proved to be true. […]