Solar eclipse means big money to Texas

Body is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history,” according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is expected to draw up to a million visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality.

Take me out to the ball game

Body “Well, it took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, and I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.” -Hank AaronYou may fall into the camp of “baseball is the most boring sport known to man.” Fair enough.

2024 Community Calendar

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Peanut butter fingers

Body If you find yourself with a few chocolate bunnies and various other chocolates this Easter, it’s all good. But maybe what you crave are those delectable peanut butter eggs. What if you could have your peanut butters eggs and feel good about eating them, too?

The breadboard-less kitchen

Body I married for love. What was I thinking? I married a man with no kitchen breadboard.I must’ve had stars in my eyes to overlook that flaw. You guessed it. There’s still no breadboard. Sigh.Skip the following paragraph if spelling and grammar mean little to you.

This country needs another resurrection

Body Palm Sunday Bible class at East Side Church of Christ meant we were going to get use rubber cement. That liquid adhesive smelled so good, slathering it onto the brush was in itself a religious experience.

2024 Community Calendar

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State immigration law again on hold

Body The on-again, offagain state immigration law is once more on hold while the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considers its constitutionality.

Mangold approves new provider hire in Feb. meeting

Body In the regular monthly meeting of the Lockney General Hospital District Board on Feb. 28, members heard the January financial report and received updates on nursing activities and the chief executive officer’s report.

The 501

Body HANABA MUNN WELCHAnimal tracks, levitationReady to expand your mind? Sharpen your senses? Learn more about your world?Check out what’s on Facebook, or go outside and look for animal tracks. Your choice.I’m checking FB first. Ads, birthdays, politics, lost town dogs. Ho-hum.