As the years roll by and another birthday looms ahead, we tend to want the day to go silently by without the mention of that extra year added onto our age. About a week before my birthday a couple of weeks ago, I opened up my Facebook page to them reminding me my birthday was a week away. Gee, thanks for the reminder.
VACCINES COME TO JAYTON Staff and residents at Kent County Nursing Home, including new director of nursing Sally Frawner (above), began receiving Covid-19 vaccines last week. Administrator Bobby Simpkins reports that 90% of residents and 22% of staff received the first round of the vaccine. About forty men and women are currently in residence at the Jayton facility. COURTESY PHOTO
On Friday afternoon Matthew Olivarez might’ve been preparing for anticipated snow when he left his E. 3rd St. home for a bit. But he certainly didn’t expect fire.
The 22 rural counties of Texas House District 68 face problems that aren’t unique, as candidates for the Jan. 23 special election realize, but as county judge in Cooke County Jason Brinkley has dealt with them on a day-to-day basis.
If you missed our craft class for January, we will repeat the same class on Monday Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. Since Valentine’s Day is in February it’s the perfect time to turn an old book into a beautiful heart. It may sound complicated, but it’s not. We will provide the book. All you need to bring is a sharp pencil and a ruler that has centimeters. If you have a bone folder for making your folds crisp, you can bring that as well. A tongue depressor works too!
I love to take traditional recipes, old classics, and ramp them up a bit. Years ago, I wrote about everyone needing a good basic recipe for peanut butter cookies. This story, like the recipe, is an old one but a good one.
