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Dr. Tony Cook was going to be our program, but a last-minute conflict kept him away. County Judge George Briant graciously stepped in as the program. His talk was very informative about budget adoptions and setting of the tax rates for taxing entitles, scheduled to be adopted on Oct. 1.

FRESH TOMATO SAUCE This time of year, I pay close attention to the weather. Ready to pick the last of my tomatoes before Mother Nature turns on me.

I was a grown woman, out of college, before I purchased my first cellphone— that’s how old I am. It could receive or send phone calls. It could not text, it did not have a camera, and it definitely did not have internet.

MUSEUM HAPPENINGS My how life can change so quickly. All our lives have changed due to the COVID-19 occurrence.

I get stomachaches. I get them with regularity and always have.

Wreaths Across America is a national movement with a mission to remember, honor, and teach through wreath-laying ceremonies—covering all veterans’ grave markers with a Christmas wreath. The observance is designated annually on a Saturday in December by Congress.

Anna Booze introduced Bonnie Pendleton, Rotary District 5730 governor. Dr. Pendleton is a member of the Canyon Rotary Club and founded the Rotaract Club at West Texas A&M University. Rotaract is a Rotary Club for college-aged people.

Yesterday, I had a nice long Zoom chat with an old friend. I know this is nothing remarkable these days, but it was the first time my friend, Andrew, had used Zoom, and I was frankly a little surprised.