Local Student Takes Part in Specialized Trumpet Class

Nine students attending the Honors Band Camp at Northwestern State University of Louisiana received specialized training from Associate Professor of Trumpet Galindo Rodriguez while attending the camp. Rodriguez worked with the camp as applied trumpet coach.

Kansas State University Students from Texas Earn Spring 2021 Degrees

Nearly 3,130 students completed degree requirements from Kansas State University in spring 2021. The graduates are from 101 Kansas counties, 44 states and 44 countries.

Remembering JAMES WELDON JOHNSON

Back in the spring, I remarked that I would be writing periodically about the RENAISSANCE, but it is the “Harlem Renaissance” and was one of my favorite periods of literature to teach!

Old Kaufman County Schools

*When I said I would print photos of “old Kaufman County Schools” that I could find, I did not realize how many there might be available, but now I know—and this is going to take a while! But, I am not going to quit until I am finished and will try to add a few interesting tid-bits about some!

Forney’s John Brown and his CHUCKWAGON Adventures

Part Three We left the scene last week with breakfast over and “COOKIE” preparing for the next meal. Fast-forward as cookie has moved on down the trail, picked up kindling, thought up the evening’s menu and possible “treats,” dug his fire trenches, and put on the coffee……supper…..a song or two…..

A WEEKEND WELL SPENT

A WEEKEND Some folks only hunt during the cold weather months and I totally understand the reasons. It’s obviously cooler during the fall and winter, a more comfortable time to be in the woods and once the meat is harvested, much easier to keep it chilled.

How Did That Go Again?

Probably you, just as I, have been guilty of singing along with songs on the radio, at church, in an eating place, or blaring from a loudspeaker and not quite knowing all the words and just doing your best to give voice to what you THINK you have heard or always known.

Tips to Achieve Beautiful Summer Hair

From damage to color fade, to dry-out and breakage caused by styling and seasonal activities like swimming, summer can wreak havoc on your hair -- if you let it. Here’s a bit about the science of your hair’s structure, as well as what to know to keep your locks looking their best all season long.

Where Does Lost Weight Go?

Obesity is a significant threat to public health. The World Health Organization says global obesity rates have nearly tripled since 1975. There are now more than one billion overweight adults across the globe, and at least 300 million people are classified as clinically obese.

A LITTLE OUTDOOR COOKING

I have always enjoyed reading about the mountain men that were the first white men to explore and eventually open up the western United States. I’ve often ‘pondered’ upon what they ate and how they lived in an often hostile environment.