Woodson News From fireworks to fire academy graduates, last week was a hot one and great! The 4th of July Celebration was a good one! Thank you, again to all the people who made the celebration possible. Whether personal time or money donations, it is all for a great cause.
The Idle American The late Will Rogers claimed that all he knew, he read in the newspapers. My aged Uncle Mortwhose routine includes puttering down the lane to the general store most days--still is an avid reader.
Just Passing Through I am treading in dangerous waters. You see, my two sisters surprised me this morning with a visit.
Capital Highlights Texas House Democrats unveiled a $20.9 billion plan for property tax relief that drops tax rates, increases the homestead exemption, gives annual rebates to renters, and includes pay raises for teachers, the Austin American- Statesman reported. The newest proposal comes as the Legislature continues wrangling over the issue in the second special session this year.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Alex Mills enlisted in the U.S. Army Security Agency in 1966 until 1970. He lives in Wichita Falls, but he has family in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area. He was asked to participate in an honor flight. This is his report.
I remember when we got out of school the last Friday in May and when we went back the Tuesday after Labor Day Weekend. Ahhh, yes, those were the days… Whoa! Hello! Welcome back to reality! Woodson teachers begin in-service Monday, July 31. We are gonna be fine.
Dr. Russell H. Dilday, Jr.--for 16 years president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth-died recently in Dallas, leaving a legacy that deserves more superlatives than space allows.
The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin American- Statesman reported. The first special session ended with the Senate and House unable to agree on how to provide property tax relief.
I am fortunate enough to have a friend who asked me to shear her llama! Of course, I said yes! Five reasons: I have never sheared a llama, I want to help the llama, I want to help my friend, I have clippers, and I cannot say no. It was quite an experience. The llama thought so, as well. They can spit a great distance.
It seems that I’m a little behind on doing my chores around here. There are dishes in the sink, clothes in the dryer, sheets that need changing, and some weeds in the flowerbed which are taller than the rosebush I planted this spring. It would probably take less than half an hour for each of these tasks, but I just don’t have the energy to do it.
