Lifestyles

The Woodson 4th of July Celebration is back. The former "Blowout" is now the Community Celebration. The event will begin at 5 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. Monday, July 4, and will be held at the Woodson Community Center grounds.

Jimmy and Jackie Judkins will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Friday, June 3. The couple met on a blind date in the college town of Canyon. On June 3, 1972, they were united in marriage, and had three children, Zane Grant, Thomas Lance and Jordan Shane.

Jean Hayworth will leave a legacy of service to her country and the city of Breckenridge when she retires from the Breckenridge American today and moves on to the next chapter in her life.

At the age of 18, Hayworth enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and was discharged when her three-year enlistment ended Aug. 30, 1962. While in the military, she was in the U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) program from Dec. 1, 1959, until she was discharged in August 1962.

On the third Sunday in June, every year, Fathers Day comes along. Everyone knows that this day is the day to celebrate their fathers or the father figures that they have had in their lives. However, not many people know how this day came to be a Federal holiday. One woman named Sonora Louise Smart Dodd launched a 62-year campaign in order to make Fathers Day a Federal holiday to honor her father.

The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center has opened a new show in the Main Gallery. The Professional Artists of Central Texas have brought a large mix of oil paintings that include a wide variety of scenery, portraits, abstracts and some beautiful pottery.

Scott Rosignol, a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Army, dabbled in welding on weekends while living in Harker Heights. But it was not until he moved to Breckenridge and toured the Welding Technology program at Texas State Technical College that he began to think of welding as a career option.

The Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce sponsored the annual Spring Fling event again this year from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 26, to encourage Stephens County residents to shop at home instead of going out of town. Shopping local is not just a slogan, but rather an important part of every community's local economy. Surveys indicate every dollar invested locally gets circulated within the community at least seven times before leaving. Local businesses support non-profits, childrens' clubs and activities, civic groups, churches, schools and more.