Community

Body Sheri Hensley brought Rotarians a great program on a vertical indoor garden she has had for the last two years. She has been growing salad produce and flowers indoors with great success.

Body We are so excited to feature some of local artisan Dale Forrest’s handmade cheese boards and home décor in our gift shop this summer. Forrest’s cheese boards come in a variety of styles, including solid oak and boards made of multiple woods.

Body Over the last couple of months, we’ve hosted about 175 students at our museum. Of those students, about 100 of them were from Canadian second- and fourthgrade classes, and the other students visited us from various area schools.

Body Feeling grumpy? Need a drink? That’s what a new business in town is counting on. For the first time in the 150-year history of this West Texas village, we are getting a liquor store called Grumpy’s.

Body “YOU GOTTA KEEP poking and clicking,” a friend tells me. “That’s what my daughter does.” By this, she means that learning new technology is not a straight path.

Body Sarah Rader introduced Kelly Bashaw, wildlife biologist with the Gene Howe Wildlife Preserve. Bashaw grew up in Dallas in an urban setting, but her family spent a lot of time in national parks—camping, fishing, and hiking.

Body We stumbled across this classic treasure in Petticoat Patter by the late Record editor/publisher Nancy Ezzell. It was first published in these pages on March 15, 1962.

Body THIS TIME OF YEAR still hits me hard. It is the anniversary of the death of my best girlfriend, Angel, who died too young and left an Angel-shaped hole in my life.

Body “This all happened because my father didn’t buy me a train set as a kid.” That’s what billionaire Warren Buffett joked in an interview when he purchased Burlington Northern Santa Fe back in 2009 for over $26 billion dollars.