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“Choice, not chance, determines your destiny.�
Aristotle
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GOT DUST BUNNIES ON YOUR SILK/ARTIFICIAL PLANTS?
By Ginger Lane
My mom used to keep me in live plants by letting me keep one until it was almost dead and then trading me a fresh healthy one! Then, when she got tired of growing her own, I had to look for other ways to keep greenery in my house. Key word here is greenery because dust thrives here and turns my beautiful silk flowers into shabby junk and my leafy plants into dull dust collectors. I found an easy and inexpensive way to rejuvenate your ‘fake’ plants. Go to Dollar Tree and buy a vcan of $1 furniture polish. Take your plant outside and soak every leaf and every flower so that it is dripping off of each one. Don’t be stingy, completely drench them. Let it dry and VOILA! Your plants will look good as new!
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April, 2014 A little girl and a little boy were at day care one day. The girl approaches the boy and says, “Hey Tommy, want to play house?” He says, “Sure! What do you want me to do?” The girl replies, “I want you to communicate your feelings.” “Communicate my feelings?” said a bewildered Tommy. “I have no idea what that means.” The little girl smirks and says, “Perfect. You can be the husband.” ***** You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder what else you can do while you’re down there. ***** Jones came into the office an hour late for the third time in one week and found the boss waiting for him. “What’s the story this time, Jones?” he asked sarcastically. “Let’s hear a good excuse for a change.” Jones sighed, “Everything went wrong this morning, Boss. The wife decided to drive me to the station. She got ready in ten minutes, but then the drawbridge got stuck. Rather than let you down, I swam across the river -- look, my suit’s still damp -- ran out to the airport, got a ride on Mr. Thompson’s helicopter, landed on top of Radio City Music Hall, and was carried here piggyback by one of the Rockettes.” “You’ll have to do better than that, Jones,” said the boss, obviously disappointed. “No woman can get ready in ten minutes.” ***** Eat a live toad first thing in the morning, and nothing worse can happen to you the rest of the day! ***** Sound travels slowly. Sometimes the things you say when your kids are teenagers don’t reach them till they’re in their 40s. ***** Sign on a Bus: “When you exit this vehicle, please lower your head and watch your step. If you fail to do so, please lower your voice and watch your language. Thank you.” ***** A car was involved in an accident. As one might expect, a large crowd gathered. A newspaper reporter, anxious to get his story, pushed and struggled to get near the car. Being a clever sort, he started shouting loudly, “Let me through! Let me through please! I am the son of the victim.” The crowd made way for him. Lying in front of the car was a donkey.
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Things You’d Like To Say At Work
Unconditional Love!
I don’t know what your problem is, but I bet it’s hard to pronounce. How about never? Is never good for you? I see you’ve set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
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Kevin Love
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Chloe
I’ll try being nicer if you will try being smarter. I’m out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message.
Bear
I don’t work here, I’m a consultant. It sounds like English, but I can’t understand a word you are saying.
Spot
I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid. I’m already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you. Thank you, we are all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view. The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you are an artist.
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Do You Have Any Grapes? A duck walked into a pharmacy He asked the pharmacist “Do you have any grapes?” “No, but the grocery store two blocks down sells grapes.” he replied. The next day, the same duck walked into the same pharmacy and asked “Do you have any grapes?” “No, two blocks down on the right.” replied the pharmacist somewhat annoyed. The third day, the same duck walked back into the same pharmacy and asked the same question. This time the pharmacist said “We don’t sell grapes here. You have asked for grapes now for three days in a row. I have told you we don’t sell them here, this is a pharmacy not a grocery store. If you come back in here tomorrow asking for grapes again, I am going to nail your little webbed feet to the floor, NOW GET OUT OF HERE!” The next day the same duck walks back into the same pharmacy, this time with quite a bit of trepidation. He looked around and asked the pharmacist “Do you have any nails?” “No” replied the pharmacist. “Well then... Do you have any grapes?”
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Taking It With You There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him. “Sorry, but you can’t take your wealth with you.” The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules. The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed. Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter. St. Peter seeing the suitcase says, “Hold on, you can’t bring that in here!” But, the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying, “You’re right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I’m supposed to check its contents before letting it through.” St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims, “You brought pavement?!!!”
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WHY DO WE SAY? Pass the buck?
Look up ‘buck’ in the dictionary and you’ll find
a couple of dozen assorted nouns, verbs and adjectives. The most common use of the word these days is as the slang term for the American dollar. That’s not the buck meant here though. Look a little further down the list and you’ll find the definition ‘buck: an article used in a game of poker’ - and that’s the buck that was first passed.
Poker became very popular in America during
the second half of the 19th century. Players were highly suspicious of cheating or any form of bias and there’s considerable folklore depicting gunslingers in shoot-outs based on accusations of dirty dealing. In order to avoid unfairness the deal changed hands during sessions. The person who was next in line to deal would be given a marker. This was often a knife, and knives often had handles made of buck’s horn - hence the marker becoming known as a buck. When the dealer’s turn was done he ‘passed the buck’. It’s raining cats and dogs?
Best Answer: Long ago when roofs were made
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April, 2014 Why Do We Say...Continued from Page 8 of straw dogs and cats did not live inside they stayed outside and when it would rain really hard and it was cold, dogs and cats would go up to the roof and snuggle under the straw but sometimes they would fall off. People would look out the windows and see their dogs and cats fall off the roof and said “look it’s raining cats and dogs!” Bless you or gesundheit?
For the most part, the various sneeze responses
originated from ancient superstitions. Some people believed that a sneeze causes the soul to escape the body through the nose. Saying “bless you” would stop the devil from claiming the person’s freed soul. Others believed the opposite: that evil spirits use the sneeze as an opportunity to enter a person’s body. There was also the misconception that the heart momentarily stops during a sneeze (it doesn’t), and that saying “bless you” was a way of welcoming the person back to life. OK?
The trend started out in Boston and spread
throughout the West. It soon became fashionable to make facetious abbreviations using purposely misspelled words , such as saying “NC” for “’nuff ced” instead of “enough said.” OK is believed to have begun as a similar witticism, standing for “oll korrect,” which 19th century folk found particularly humorous because neither “all” or “correct” are, well, correct. Under the weather?
If you’ve ever heard someone say they’re “un-
der the weather,” you may be surprised to find out this expression has nothing to do with hail, sleet or snow. People say “under the weather” to express that they’re feeling ill or unwell.
“Under the weather” is an idiom, which is a
phrase whose meaning is different from the meaning of the words themselves.
Believe it or not, historians think this idiom
comes from the sea. In the days before airplanes, people usually traveled by ship. During storms, the seas would get rough, causing ships to rock back and forth. The rocking motion often caused passengers to become seasick. Seasick passengers would head below deck to a lower point where the rocking was less noticeable. Passengers were thus forced under the deck by the weather… and the expression “under the weather” was born!
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We are excited to be chosen for Business of the Month with the LTRCC! 429 Marina & RV Park offers a new look to visitors, including a rebuilt marina, a 150 ft. fishing pier, fuel dock, boat slips, laundromat and restrooms with showers. Our general store offers food, drinks, sundries and ice. We also carry a large stock of fishing tackle, cut and live bait. Our quiet corner of Lake Tawakoni offers a family atmosphere, where kids and big fish can be displayed with pride. There’s ample space with grassy areas for an afternoon picnic. 429 Marina has its own private cove for shoreline fishing. Crappie and Catfish are the main catches. You can take a pleasure ride on the lake or fish to your heart’s content. Whether you’re looking for a peaceful day or weekend, a rewarding fishing challenge or a change in lifestyle, try spending a little time with us at 429 Marina & RV Park on beautiful Lake Tawakoni. RV Parking (day, week, month or year round rv space rentals), Tent Camping, Boat Launch, Storage, Wet Boat Slip Rentals, Dry Boat Storage, RV Dump
Hunt Regional Healthcare, located in Greenville, is an affiliate of Baylor Health Care System. Offering services including high performance digital imaging, aggressive cancer treatment at the Lou & Jack Finney Cancer Center, an NAPBC-accredited breast center and advanced cardiac care, Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville provides North Texas residents with premiere treatment
and wellness options. HRMC’s state-of-the-art surgery center hosts a highly skilled, multi-disciplinary team, which performs an extensive list of surgeries including bariatric surgery, orthopedic procedures and general surgery. Women and infants will find exceptional care at the Truett & Margaret Crim Maternity Center, which houses a level III neonatal intensive care unit. An extensive list of outpatient and diagnostic services are also available at Hunt Regional’s additional facilities in Rockwall, Commerce and Quinlan. Hunt Regional is accredited by the Joint Commission. For more information or to find a physician, please visit www.huntregional.org.
D. Earls Tax Service has been serving North Texas for over 36 years. The family owned and operated business is now in its 3rd generation. Daniel Earls is the President, his wife Megan runs payroll leasing, Cousin Stacy Earls is the Quinlan office manager and Cousin Brad’s wife Carla Earls is the friendly face you will meet at reception. This commitment by family and the valuable loyalty of long-term employee, (honorary Earls) Cary Chamberlin and our newest addition Angie Smith to our Quinlan bookkeeping department is why D. Earls Tax Service can truly be called a labor of love. D. Earls Tax Service offers year round tax preparation, business consulting, incorporating, as well as other business supportive solutions. Bookkeeping services can be tailor designed to meet any businesses individual needs with timely options to match your business demands. D. Earls Tax Service also offers Payroll Leasing with worker’s compensation and unemployment benefits all processed through D. Earls Company. Our goal as a company and member of this great community is to be available and ready to meet your businesses every need and the knowledge to get you and your company where you want it to be. D. Earls has two locations in Hunt County, our
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office in Quinlan with the distinctive green roof and covered wagon everyone has come to recognize on Highway 34 South next to McDonalds, as well as our Greenville location at 3414 Wesley St, where we were excited to demolish and build a brand new office in the same spot we have been for the last 20 years next to Adkisson’s Florist. We hope to demonstrate to Hunt County our commitment to this area and our desire to see our community flourish by investing financially in the belief that North Texas and Hunt County is a place where businesses can be born and thrive. Stop by our new building and see our scrapbook chronicling our transition there. The office manager Misty Little, bookkeeper Maria Vargas, receptionist Jayde Hollis and of course Megan Earls will be happy to show you around. We at D. Earls Tax Service were excited to be named the 2013 #1 Accounting Firm in Hunt County by the readers of the Greenville Herald Banner. We take great pride in being of service to our community. Our family at D. Earls Tax Service is actively involved in several nonprofit and community building organizations. We have members on the board for Lake Tawakoni Chamber of Commerce, United Way for Hunt County, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, CASA for Hunt County, and Lion’s Club, as well as the Quinlan Planning & Zoning committee. You can find us at any number of other volunteer opportunities throughout Hunt County as we are always happy to lend our time and energy to our community. That is another reason we offer free copying, faxing and notary services at both of our locations. We also offer many great discounts available for the asking. Give us a call or just stop by, we are always glad to see you! We will be manning a water station on Park St. for Drug Free Greenville Saturday May 3rd, come say hi.
Thanks to the Lake Tawakoni Regional Chamber of Commerce for naming Atmos Energy “Business of the Month”. Atmos Energy has natural gas residential
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and commercial customers in most of the communities served by the LTRCC. The company believes in supporting the local chamber of commerce in the communities we serve. Chambers of Commerce serve a vital role by promoting local businesses and activities in the community and the company and its employees want to be a part of that effort. Being named Business of the Month provides Atmos Energy with the opportunity to let the public know April is designated as “National Safe Digging Month” to promote and educate the general public about calling 811 before you dig. Every six minutes an underground utility line is damaged because someone decided to dig without first calling 811. Damage to underground utilities is a major problem for Atmos Energy and for many other utilities in Hunt County and throughout Texas and the United States. That’s why Atmos Energy is dedicating every day in April to educate the public to “Call 811 Before You
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Dig”. Atmos Energy has been in business since 1906. The company started in Amarillo as Pioneer Natural Gas. Its legacy companies serving the area were Lone Star Gas and TXU Gas. The cities were piped with gas during the early 1960s. Even though the company may be the only natural gas provider, Atmos Energy is committed to providing the very best value and service possible. Safety is our number one priority and excellent customer service is also a high priority. The company also works closely with the cities’ staff and elected officials to provide safe, reliable service. Although Atmos Energy does not have a physical presence in the communities, our employees are in south Hunt County daily. We have employees who read our customers’ gas meters monthly; customer service technicians who are there to turn on/turn off gas, locate
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gas leaks when they are notified the company’s Customer Service Center; and construction crews who install new gas mains, relocate and repair natural gas lines as needed. The Atmos Energy vehicles have a large decals on the doors for identification. The employees who work in the Lake Tawakoni area report to the District offices in Greenville and Sulphur Springs. There is also a marketing department that works to promote natural gas equipment and appliances. Jeanette Moser, Manager of Public Affairs acts as a liaison with the communities, the LTRCC and with local non-profits. For customer service, please contact the Atmos Energy Customer Contact Center at 1-888-286-6700. For emergencies, call 1-866-322-8667 or call 911.
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Another Reason to Hate Those Plastic Grocery Bags!
BY Ginger Lane
My mom was about as ‘middle of the road’ as you can get. She didn’t get overly excited about many things. However, one day she expressed a passionate dislike of plastic grocery bags. I had to laugh when she said, “I just hate those things!” When I asked why I was surprised when she told me it was because they were all over the highways and blew everywhere. It just wasn’t in my mother’s nature to let most things even reach her ‘upset radar’ about anything, so the out of the blue remark stuck with me, and I’m with her. Those trash bags are a menace to be reckoned with. Here’s another reason to avoid them; sent to me over the internet and the author is unknown. Avoid driving over plastic grocery bags when it’s safe to do so. I am a profes-
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sional mechanic and have seen firsthand all the damage these bags can do. First off let me say, be safe out there! Avoid swerving dangerously at the sight of a bag. Check your mirrors and carefully change lanes to go around the bag. If you run one over watch your rear view mirror to see if the bag passed under your car and is still in the roadway. If not and it’s safe to do so, pull over and look under your car in a parking lot. As stated I am a professional mechanic and I see at least once a week a car come in with damage caused by a plastic grocery bag. Most people are completely unaware they hit the bag or that it was causing problems. Here is a list of problems plastic bags can cause: Getting sucked into the drive belts and wrapping themselves around alternators, AC compressors, pulleys, etc. When they do this it can cause anything they are wrapped around to fail, leading to expensive repairs, and even a risk of fire. Getting wrapped around half axles and destroying the axle boot and leading to axle failure. This is really common, the bag gets sucked up into the spinning axle and then wraps itself tightly around the rubber CV joint boot, and ends up tearing the boot allowing all the axle grease to escape and destroying the CV joint/axle. Getting stuck to the exhaust system components and melting, causing burning smells inside the vehicle and sometimes fires. This is another really common problem. I have even seen a bag become stuck to the exhaust, catch fire, and then burn up the wiring on the O2 sensor. That resulted in a check engine light, and a costly repair for the vehicle owner. Getting sucked into the torque converter, clutch area. This is pretty uncommon, but I have seen at least one example of this. This is just a quick short list. There are many more issues these bags can cause. And often it’s not cheap to repair and can lead to dangerous situations for the vehicle owners. So next time you are driving and see a bag floating across the roadway, try and avoid it.
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While I sat in the reception area of my doctor’s office, a woman rolled an elderly man in a wheelchair into the room. As she went to the receptionist’s desk, the man sat there, alone and silent. Just as I was thinking I should make small talk with him, a little boy slipped off his mother’s lap and walked over to the wheelchair. Placing his hand on the man’s, he said, “I know how you feel. My Mom makes me ride in the stroller too.” ***** Out bicycling one day with my eight-year-old granddaughter, Carolyn, I got a little wistful. “In ten years,” I said, “you’ll want to be with your friends and you won’t go walking, biking, and swimming with me like you do now.
Carolyn shrugged. “In ten years you’ll be too old to do all those things anyway.” ****** Working as a pediatric nurse, I had the difficult assignment of giving immunization shots to children. One day, I entered the examining room to give four-yearold Lizzie her injection. “No, no, no!” she screamed. “Lizzie,” scolded her mother, “that’s not polite behavior.” With that, the girl yelled even louder, “No, thank you! No, thank you!” ****** On the way back from a Cub Scout meeting, my grandson innocently said to my son, “Dad, I know babies come from mommie’s tummies, but how do they get there in the first place?” After my son hemmed and hawed awhile, my grandson finally spoke up in disgust, “You don’t have to make up something, Dad. It’s okay if you don’t know the answer.” ***** Just before I was deployed to Iraq, I sat my eight-year-old son down and broke the news to him. “I’m going to be away for a long time,” I told him. “I’m going
A very faithful woman . . . An elderly lady was well-known for her faith and for her boldness in talking about it. She would stand on her front porch and shou...t “PRAISE THE LORD!” Next door to her lived an atheist who would get so angry at her proclamations he would shout, “There ain’t no Lord!!” Hard times set in on the elderly lady, and she prayed for GOD to send her some assistance. She stood on her porch and shouted “PRAISE THE LORD. GOD I NEED FOOD!! I AM HAVING A HARD TIME. PLEASE LORD, SEND ME SOME GROCERIES!!” The next morning the lady went out on her porch and noted a large bag of groceries and shouted, “PRAISE THE LORD.” The neighbor jumped from behind a bush and said, “Aha! I told you there was no Lord. I bought those groceries, God didn’t.” The lady started jumping up and down and clapping her hands and said, “PRAISE THE LORD. He not only sent me groceries, but He made the devil pay for them. Praise the Lord!” ***** Before Linda became engaged, she was quite the beauty, and didn’t mind letting her boyfriend know it, too. “A lot of men are gonna be totally miserable when I marry,” she told him. “Really?” asked the boyfriend, “And just how many men are you intending to marry?”
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Caddo Mills third graders Emily Baxter and Jacob Wright and second graders Kase Helmberger and Morgan Fox were selected as Lee Elementary Outstanding Students for the second nine weeks. Students are selected based on traits such as character, academic accomplishments, participation, and citizenship. CMISD School Board recognized these pupils recently during the February board meeting.
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Caddo Mills Middle School Outstanding Students Nicole Hewett and Taylor Norris *****
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Jill Richardson Caddo Mills High School
Jill Richardson recently received the 2013 UIL Sponsor Excellence Award. Jill Richardson has served as an accounting sponsor for 27 years, but she has also dedicated several years to coaching editorial writing, current issues, spelling and vocabulary, and literary criticism. Over the years, she has coached teams to two accounting team state championships, and several individual accounting state championships. Richardson has also led students to state
competition in editorial writing. “I believe UIL competition is one avenue where our students learn that all forms of competition require hard work and dedication,” Richardson said. “The rewards of competitions enable students to develop pride in our school and in themselves while at the same time opening their eyes to future careers and opportunities.”
Caddo Mills Middle School One Act Play Cast
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L to R: Courtney Hall, Carley Torbert, Jenna Ackenback, Miranda Roberts and Jesseca Keeton
Congratulations Quinlan Ford 14 3A All-District Basketball Selections... Jesseca Keeton Named to Texas Round-up All-Star Game
District Co-MVP Jesseca Keeton, Senior and Carley Torbert, Sophomore First Team Miranda Roberts (Unanimous), Senior and Courtney Hall, Senior Second Team Charity Timmons (Not pictured), Junior and Jenna Ackenback, Junior Coaching Staff of the Year - Quinlan Ford Honorable Mention Melody Timmons, Senior (Not pictured) Senior Jesseca Keeton has been selected as one of the top basketball players in Texas and invited to participate in the 15th Texas Roundup All-Star game to be held on March 15, 2014, in Maypearl, Texas. The Texas Roundup, considered one of the states most prestigious events, selects 24 boys and 24 girls from Class A to Class AAA schools. The game is scheduled for 3:00 pm at Maypearl High School.
Ford HS Advances 19 Choir Members to State Solo and Ensemble Contests
Members of the FHS Choir competed in the Region 3 UIL Vocal Solo and Ensemble Contest recently at Texas A&M - Commerce. Twenty-nine students entered and earned thirty-three medals. Nineteen students qualify to compete at state solo and ensemble contests. “This is the largest number of students from FHS to qualify for the state solo and ensemble competition. I am elated with their hard-work. They literally were amazing to listen to, and I am very proud to be the Ford High School Choir Director,” said Judith McCarty, Choir Director. Earning Superior Ratings on Class 2 and Class 3 Solos: Jonathan Allen, Melanie Lim and Claudia Trevino earned Superior Ratings on Class 2 solos and Emi’Lee Crenshaw earned a Superior Rating on a Class 3 solo. Earning Superior Ratings on Class 1 Solos and progressing to State are: Lane Cannon, Shelby MacDonald, Anthony Majewski, Kourtney McCloud, Jaycob Pritchett, Michael Ross, Miguel Serrano, Tad Serrano, Theo Serrano, Rhiannon Smith (not pictured) and Cheyenne Vargas Earning Superior Ratings on Class 1 Ensembles and progressing to State are: Katie Brown, Lane Cannon, Katrina Eudy, Kristin Hill, Madison Huss (not pictured), Shelby MacDonald, John McCloud, Kourtney McCloud, Kaylyn O’Bryant, Dakotah Pitts, Michael Ross, Miguel Serrano, Tad Serrano, Theo Serrano, Cheyenne Vargas and Emerson Wright
First Year to Offer Construction Trades as a Career Path ~ Two FHS Boys STATE BOUND Michael Walls’ Carpentry competition included:OSHA safety, Blue Print reading, Tool Maintenance, Nail Driving, Rafter cutting, Rafter Layout and Wall Layout Charles Miller’s Masonry competition included:OSHA safety, Job Layout, Tool Manipulation, Product handling, Level, Plumb and 10 course column
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Over breakfast one morning, a woman said to her husband, “I bet you don’t
know what day this is.”
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Later, a boutique delivered a designer dress.
The woman couldn’t wait for her husband to come home.
When he did, she exclaimed, “First the flowers, then the chocolates and then
the dress! I’ve never had a more wonderful Groundhog day in my life. *****
A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor’s office. “Is it true,” she wanted
to know, “that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?”
“Yes, I’m afraid so,” the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied, “I’m wonder-
ing, then, just how serious is my condition, because this prescription is marked ‘NO REFILLS’.” *****
A woman came home to find her retired husband waving a rolled up newspa-
per round his head.
Wife: “What are you doing dear?”
Husband: “Swatting flies - I got 3 males and 2 females”
Wife: “How do you know which gender they were?”
Husband: “Easy - 3 were on the beer, and the other 2 were on the phone” *****
One day a police car pulled up to Grandmas house and Grandpa got out.
The police officer explained that this elderly gentlemen had said he was lost
in the local park.
“Why, Harold, “said Grandma, “You’ve been going there for over 30 years!
How on earth could you say you had got lost?”
Leaning close to Grandma so the police officer couldn’t hear, he whispered,
“I wasn’t exactly lost. I was just too tired to walk home.”
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April, 2014 Place ½ the syrup mixture in the pan, sprin-
Scrape the bottom and sides of the pan frequently
kle ½ sugar/nut mixture. Lay the biscuits on the
to prevent scorching. When mixture reaches a boil,
bottom of the bunt page with the edges overlapping
immediately remove from heat & continue stirring
to form a ring. Top with remaining syrup & sugar/
for a few minutes until the foaming subsides.
nut mixture. Bake at 375° oven for 20 – 25 minutes
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Carefully pour filling into the prepared
( if you use the bigger Grand’s biscuits, you may
crust, filling it to the top; it may appear that there is
need 30 – 35 minutes cooking time). Cool about
more filling that the crust will hold; let the poured
a minute and invert onto serving dish. IT’S YUM-
filling settle for a few minutes, then gently stir in the
MMM!!!!!!
remaining filling. If you are worried about spills,
I get a lot of recipes from a lot of places,
place the pie on a foil-lined baking sheet.
mom’s cook books, the internet, friends, cousins…
REUBEN BAKE
well, their wives… and our editor, Sandee Farm-
6 oz. Corned Beef chopped (I used shredded from
firm with just a little wobble to it. Chill until firm.
er comes through for me a lot. When she sends
deli and chopped that)
It’s YUMMM!!!!!
me something and says: “You Have Got To Try
1 ½ C. shredded Swiss cheese
Note from Sandee: I cannot take credit for the Bis-
THIS!!!” I begin the search for what I need to make
¾ C. Sauerkraut rinsed & well drained
cuit Cinnamon Roll Cake...my daughter in law, Pam,
the dish. Everyone I have shared this with loves it
1 small onion chopped
found the recipe, made it, shared it with me...and I
as much as I do. Thanks Sandee, love it when you
3 tbs. 1000 Island dressing
passed it on to Debs!
share goodies with me!!
2 tubes ref. crescent rolls
I found the Reuben bake in one of mom’s
“rescued” cook books (they were free because they were about to go into the trash). It’s one that’s also
1 egg white 1 tbs. sesame seed
Combine first 7 ingredients. Unroll 1 tube of
made with bought items, but when you are tried after
crescent roll dough and seal all seams well. Spread
a day’s work, easy and yummm work so well.
half mixture on middle of the dough. Cut dough to
And my last one, my dad found looking
within 1 inch of mixture. Now braid the dough over
through the paper. He saw the word sorghum and
mixture. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with
began telling me about how good sorghum syrup
sesame seeds. Repeat with second tube of rolls and
was. And how bought syrup just isn’t the same. In
bake at 375° for 25 – 30 minutes. It’s YUMMM!
reading the article, I found a Sorghum buttermilk pie. Now, I love buttermilk pie, and now I love sor-
SORGHUM BUTTERMILK PIE
ghum buttermilk pie. It’s a tie as to which I like the
1 C. sorghum
best. Everything is Daddy Tested and YUMMM.
½ C. buttermilk 1 C. sugar
BISCUIT CINNAMON ROLL CAKE
2 Tbs. flour
2 Tubes ref. biscuits (I used Pillsbury Grand’s honey
½ tbsp. baking soda
butter)
3 eggs, beaten
3 tbs butter, melted
1 unbaked 9 inch pie crust
½ C pancake syrup (I used real maple)
Preheat oven to 300° F
1/3 C. packed light brown sugar
Stir sorghum, buttermilk, sugar, flour &
½ tbsp. cinnamon Optional
baking soda together in a large, high-sided sauce-
¼ C. pecan pieces &/or ¼ C. almonds &/or ¼ C.
pan. Add beaten eggs to the pan and stir to thor-
raisins
oughly combine all the ingredients. Use a whisk to
Spray a bunt ban with a heavy coat of spray.
Combine melted butter and syrup in a small bowl
break up any flour lumps.
Place the pan over medium-high heat &
and set aside. In another bowl combine sugar, cin-
cook, stirring constantly with a het-safe spatula
namon (& nuts and raisin if you use them).
or a wooden spoon, until mixture comes to a boil.
Bake the pie for 50 – 60 minutes until it is
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Texas Twister
Comanche medicine man named Isa-tai called for a Sun
along the Caprock of the Texas Panhandle, and there an-
Dance, even though that ritual had never been part of the
nihilate them or else force their surrender. This strategy
Comanche religion. At that gathering, he and a young war
was in force by July 25.
leader of the Quahadi band of Comanches, Quanah Park-
In the battle of Palo Duro Canyon the first column in the
er, recruited warriors for raids into Texas to avenge slain
field was that of Col. Nelson A. Miles. His force left Fort
relatives of theirs. Other Comanche chiefs, notably Isa-
Dodge, Kansas, on August 11, 1874. It comprised eight
Rose (White Wolf) and Tabananica (Sound of the Sun) of
companies of the Sixth Cavalry, four companies of the
the Yapparika band, identified the hide merchants as the
Fifth Infantry, plus artillery (one Parrott ten-pounder and
real threat to the Indian way of life, and suggested that if
two ten-barrel Gatling guns), scouts, and Delaware Indian
Quanah were to attack anybody, he should attack them. A
trackers. A number of Miles’s scouts were buffalo hunt-
war party headed west into the Panhandle of Texas.
ers who had been present at Adobe Walls. Advancing into
The second battle of Adobe Walls occurred between June
the Texas Panhandle in a searing midsummer drought,
27 and July 1, 1874, when a war party of 700 Coman-
Miles fought a running battle with a force of Cheyennes
A Kiowa ledger drawing possibly depicting the Buffalo
che, Kiowa, Cheyenne, and Arapahoe warriors attacked
from August 27 to 31, before the Indians dispersed and
Wallow battle in 1874, a fight between Southern Plains
the buffalo hunters’ camp at Adobe Walls on the Cana-
vanished. This was along the Red River in the far lower
Indians and the U.S. Army during the Red River War.
dian River in what is now Hutchinson County. In the first
reaches of Palo Duro Canyon. The battle is sometimes
Date 1874 Courtesy of Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/
skirmish of that conflict three whites were killed, but as
styled the first battle of Palo Duro Canyon, and the subse-
wiki/File:Ledger-sm2.jpg
many as seventy Indians were killed and wounded. After-
quent action by Ranald S. Mackenzie, the second. Miles’s
ward, the Indians maintained a sporadic siege of Adobe
and Sheridan’s reports depict this action as a significant
Walls until July 1. In this battle William (Billy) Dixon’s
victory, but later sources indicate that the engagement
RED RIVER WAR. The Red River War, a series of mili-
renowned “long shot” occurred, and the local restaura-
was at best inconclusive because Miles outran his supply
tary engagements fought between the United States Army
teur, William Olds, accidentally shot himself in the head
lines and left himself open to attack from the rear.
and warriors of the Kiowa, Comanche, Southern Chey-
as he was descending from a watchtower.
Confinement of tractable Indians at their agencies re-
enne, and southern Arapaho Indian tribes from June of
The great majority of Kiowas did not take part in the
sulted in violence at the Wichita Agency at Anadarko,
1874 into the spring of 1875, began when the federal
Adobe Walls episode. Instead, they awaited direction at
Indian Territory, and caused once-peaceable Kiowas to
government defaulted on obligations undertaken to those
their annual Sun Dance, held the first week in July at the
stampede for the Llano Estacado. On the upper Washita
tribes by the Treaty of Medicine Lodge in 1867. Rations
western edge of the reservation. There, Chief Kicking
they crossed the path of a thirty-six-wagon army-supply
to be issued the Indians consistently fell short or failed
Bird persuaded most of the Kiowas to return to the agency
train commanded by Capt. Wyllys Lyman, which was be-
entirely, gun running and liquor trafficking by white
with him. The principal chief, Lone Wolf, succeeded in
ing desperately awaited by Miles. The Kiowas pounced
profiteers were not curtailed, and white outlaws from
recruiting a war party of just fifty men, and that with the
on Lyman’s Wagon Trainqv on the morning of Septem-
both Kansas and Texas who entered the Indian Territory
help of Maman-ti, the only other chief who voted for war.
ber 10, killing a sergeant and civilian teamster, and main-
to steal Indian stock were not punished or even, in most
In the “Lost Valley Fight” on July 12, in a shallow draw
tained a siege thereafter for, according to Indian sources,
cases, pursued. On all these counts, the two federal Indian
near Jacksboro, Texas, they confronted a force of Texas
the sake of the excitement. After a desperate escape from
agents who dealt with the Indians, James M. Haworth at
Rangers of the Frontier Battalion, commanded by Maj.
the Indians, William Schmalsle returned on September 14
Fort Sill and John D. Miles at Darlington, both Quaker
John B. Jones, and killed two, David Bailey and William
with a relief column, but by then the Kiowas had aban-
missionaries, did everything in their power to remedy the
Glass. The rangers escaped under cover of night.
doned the fight.
situation, but they received no cooperation from either
After numerous bloody incidents in Texas, Kansas, and
the military or the Washington officials of the Office of
the Indian Territory, the federal government organized an
Indian Affairs.
attack. The strategy was that of Gen. William T. Sherman
The army declined to enforce provisions of the Medicine
and Lt. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, who commanded the
Lodge Treaty prohibiting white entry onto tribal lands,
Military Division of the Missouri, in which the trouble
and between 1872 and 1874 organized, professional
had broken out. Peaceful Indians were to be quickly reg-
buffalo hunters based in Dodge City, Kansas, wiped the
istered at their agencies and confined to the reservation
herds out on the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation. With
before the hostiles could return. Then, troop columns
no rations arriving from the government and nothing left
would enter the field from five different directions, force
to hunt, all four tribes were in a desperate situation. A
the warriors into their traditional refuges in the canyons
RED RIVER WAR
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fin, Texas. Under the command of Colonel Mackenzie
and the troops were joined by others from Fort Sill, com-
Colonel Miles sent scouting parties back along his trail to
this group fought a skirmish in Tule Canyon on Septem-
manded by Lt. Col. John W. Davidson, and from Forts
try to locate his supply train. One of these parties, consist-
ber 26. Two days later, Mackenzie outwitted a large force
Griffin and Richardson, Texas, commanded by Lt. Col.
ing of Billy Dixon, Camp Supply interpreter Amos Chap-
of Kiowas under Maman-ti, Comanches under a chief
George Buell. Surrenders increased in number until the
man, and four soldiers, was pinned down in a buffalo wal-
named O-ha-ma-tai, and Cheyennes under Iron Shirt,
last holdouts, Quahadi Comanches under Quanah Parker,
low on the morning of September 12 by the same Indians
who had taken refuge, trapping them with their families
surrendered to Mackenzie at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, on
who had attacked the wagon train. One of the whites was
in their main hideout in upper Palo Duro Canyon. In a
June 2, 1875. Previously, on April 28, 1875, about seven-
killed and all except Dixon were wounded; all six were
daring dawn attack down the steep canyon wall, Mack-
ty-two captured chiefs had been sent by Sherman to Fort
awarded the Medal of Honor. The awards of Dixon and
enzie’s troops killed only two or three Indians, but cap-
Marion, Florida, where they were held until 1878.
Chapman, however, were later revoked because they
tured and torched several entire villages and slaughtered
The Red River War, characterized by supply problems on
were not in the regular army (see BUFFALO WALLOW
over a thousand captured Indian ponies. This action broke
both sides, was an important event in Texas and South
FIGHT.) Another of Sheridan’s troop columns came east
the back of much of the Indian resistance. The warriors,
Plains history. It saw the virtual extinction of the south-
from New Mexico under Maj. William Redwood Price
dismounted and short of supplies, began drifting back to
ern herd of buffalo, the final subjugation of the power-
and arrived at the scene on the afternoon of September
their reservations.
ful Comanche, Kiowa, and southern Cheyenne Indians,
12. Price escorted the wagon train south, but refused aid
The weather during the fall turned unusually wet, and the
and consequently the opening of the Texas Panhandle to
to the scouts in the buffalo wallow, an act for which Miles
Indians still at large referred to the miserable pursuit as
white settlement. The advent of the ranching era followed
censured him and assumed command of Price’s troops.
the “Wrinkled Hand Chase.” On November 8, 1874, Lt.
swiftly.
A third column of eight companies of the Fourth United
Frank D. Baldwin led a detachment from Miles’s column
James L. Haley, “RED RIVER WAR,” Handbook of Tex-
States Cavalry, five companies of the Tenth and Eleventh
and destroyed a large Cheyenne camp at the headwaters
as Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
Infantry, and an assortment of scouts including Seminole,
of McClellan Creek, where he rescued two of the German
articles/qdr02), accessed March 19, 2014. Uploaded on
Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa Indians, assembled at a base
sisters, Julia and Addie. Numerous smaller actions were
June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical
camp on Catfish Creek, about 150 miles west of Fort Grif-
fought throughout the autumn and winter of 1874–75,
Association.
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