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HALLOWEEN ATTHE LIBRARY Library participants showing off their costumes and crafts on Oct. 21 | PHOTO BY AMANDA BURBANK

HALLOWEEN ATTHE LIBRARY Library participants showing off their costumes and crafts on Oct. 21 | PHOTO BY AMANDA BURBANK

Halloween at the Library

Body MUNDAY - The Munday City County Library hosted a Halloween event Saturday morning Oct. 21. Librarian Amanda Burbank read “Arthur’s Halloween” by Marc Brown. The library had a big turnout with kids and parents ready for library fun.
MUNDAY ELEMENTARY Munday Elementary’s Pre-Kindergarten class visited the fire station last week. Teacher Shelby Josselet and her students were taught about fire safety, they tried on the fireman’s gear, got to spray the water hose, and ride the fire truck back to school. | COURTESY PHOTO

MUNDAY ELEMENTARY Munday Elementary’s Pre-Kindergarten class visited the fire station last week. Teacher Shelby Josselet and her students were taught about fire safety, they tried on the fireman’s gear, got to spray the water hose, and ride the fire truck back to school. | COURTESY PHOTO

MES Pre-K visits fire station

Body MUNDAY ELEMENTARY Munday Elementary’s Pre-Kindergarten class visited the fire station last week. Teacher Shelby Josselet and her students were taught about fire safety, they tried on the fireman’s gear, got to spray the water hose, and ride the fire truck back to school.

Knox notes

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Brushes with Celebrities X

Brushes with Celebrities X

Brushes with Celebrities X

Body DON THOMPSON In this tenth column on the subject of brushes with celebrities, I remember this one well. Everyone has at one time or another met a famous person, a TV star, movie actor, musician, politician, or sports star.
AUTUMNPECANSCONES Nothing warms up fall like a scone and a cup of tea. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

AUTUMNPECANSCONES Nothing warms up fall like a scone and a cup of tea. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

Autumn Pecan Scones

Body A freshly baked scone and a cup of tea are indeed a classic combination, and for fall, you can’t beat the combination of pecan and pumpkin for baked goods.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Body KNOX COUNTY - According to the American CancerSociety(ACS),theaverageriskofa womanintheUnitedStatesdevelopingbreast cancersometimeinherlifeisabout13%.This meansthereisa1in8chanceshewilldevelop breastcancer.Thisalsomeansthereisa7in8 chance she will never have the disease.
Don’t leave your IRA to the IRS

Don’t leave your IRA to the IRS

Don’t leave your IRA to the IRS

Body If you’ve invested in an IRA for many decades, it may well turn into a key source of income for your retirement. Still, you might not deplete your IRA in your lifetime, especially if you also have a pension or a 401(k) and other investment income.