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FOCUS BOOK OF THE WEEK “The Odyssey” by Homer is one of literature’s grandest evocations of everyman’s journey through life. | GOODREADS PHOTO

FOCUS BOOK OF THE WEEK “The Odyssey” by Homer is one of literature’s grandest evocations of everyman’s journey through life. | GOODREADS PHOTO

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Books that change the world

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Body “Showmeafamilyofreaders, and I will show you the people who move the world.”– Napoleon BonaparteWe have all heard the saying “knowledge is power”, but have we thought about what kind of power this knowledge is? Or how powerful it can be? Or where it comes from?
AVCA BEST AND BRIGHTEST HONORED Congratulations to these three Munday Mogulettes. These girls were selected for the AVCA Best and Brightest Award, an academic award that honors high achieving student-athletes for their work in the classroom. Mackinzi Castille was honored with being on the First Team. Desiree Carrasco and Kamryn Rocha were honored with being on the Third Team. They are part of an award that includes players from all across the United States. | COURTESY PHOTO

AVCA BEST AND BRIGHTEST HONORED Congratulations to these three Munday Mogulettes. These girls were selected for the AVCA Best and Brightest Award, an academic award that honors high achieving student-athletes for their work in the classroom. Mackinzi Castille was honored with being on the First Team. Desiree Carrasco and Kamryn Rocha were honored with being on the Third Team. They are part of an award that includes players from all across the United States. | COURTESY PHOTO

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MOGULETTES AWARDED BEST AND BRIGHTEST

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Body AVCA BEST AND BRIGHTEST HONORED Congratulations to these three Munday Mogulettes. These girls were selected for the AVCA Best and Brightest Award, an academic award that honors high achieving student-athletes for their work in the classroom.
RIBBON CUTTING Family and friends attended the event in Stamford. | COURTESY PHOTO

RIBBON CUTTING Family and friends attended the event in Stamford. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Mindful Blooms Counseling celebrates at ribbon cutting event

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Body STAMFORD – Family and friends celebrated at the Mindful Blooms Counseling facility at 1501 S. Columbia Street in Stamford with a ribbon cutting event on Oct. 2, 2024.
Hanaba Munn Welch poses for a selfie with the headstone of her great-grandfatherBenjaminFranklinScherer. | HANABAMUNN WELCH PHOTO

Hanaba Munn Welch poses for a selfie with the headstone of her great-grandfatherBenjaminFranklinScherer. | HANABAMUNN WELCH PHOTO

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Grave AI deficiency

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Body Wills Point. The name jumped out at me as I traveled across Texas on a Shreveport-to-Fargo trek, headed home to the farm.Ephesians 5:22 also spoke to me: bWives, obey your husbands…” Would Hugh want me dawdling in a cemetery, looking for a grave in Wills Point?
More phone and internet scams

More phone and internet scams

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More phone and internet scams

Don Thompson
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Body COMMENTARYA few days ago, I received a phone call from a scammer, claiming I had won a big prize for something, and I didn’t waste time on him. That reminded me of a call my Mother received several months ago and I thought it’s worth repeating.
Campfire snack fused with a Thanksgiving dessert

Campfire snack fused with a Thanksgiving dessert

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Campfire snack fused with a Thanksgiving dessert

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Thursday, October 31, 2024
Body Maybe November will usher in some cooler temps because I’m ready for the cozy, warm taste of fall.Pumpkin spice lattes are nice, and all, but I’m geared up for baking. The aroma alone, when we start to bake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and other warm spices, is intoxicating.
Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

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Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle

Hanaba Munn Welch
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Body Lotsa journals, one pink fiddleIf you want to be different, walk around making notes in a journal, preferably in cursive, with a pen or pencil.I’m looking back over a week at a Cajun music camp. I went to learn Cajun fiddle and didn’t. But there’s hope.
FOCUS BOOK OF THE WEEK “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, by Washington Irving, first published over 200 years ago, is still one of America’s favorite ghost stories. | GOODREADS PHOTO

FOCUS BOOK OF THE WEEK “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, by Washington Irving, first published over 200 years ago, is still one of America’s favorite ghost stories. | GOODREADS PHOTO

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Library Haunting

Amanda Burbank |
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Body “The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night.” ― Isabel Allende What is more fun at Halloween than telling ghost stories? How about ghost stories in libraries! Think about it, the Ghostbusters found their first ghost in a library!
KNOX CITY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTEND CONCERT

KNOX CITY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTEND CONCERT

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KNOX CITY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTEND CONCERT

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Thursday, October 31, 2024
Body A MUSICAL DAY IN ABILENE KCE 4th and 5th graders attended the Abilene Philharmonic Discover Music Children’s concert this morning this past week.
Bring bats to the garden

Bring bats to the garden

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Bring bats to the garden

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Thursday, October 31, 2024
Body Eerie, night flying bats that evoke Halloween by sending chills up our spines are actually timid creatures for which we should be thankful. They are great for gardens.
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