Commentary

Faith: Mindful of His Presence

Dudley Anderson

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.“My days are so crazy,” said Mary describing an average day at the office. “I find myself running about trying to keep my head above water for 10 hours a day.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Pecan Nut CasebearerIn Texas, adult pecan nut casebearer (PNC) moths deposit eggs on the tips of the nutlets during mid to late April or early May. A single female PNC may lay from 5- to 150 eggs over the course of her lifetime. After hatching, the larvae burrows into nuts.

Fenceline Chatter

Erath Extension Agent Lonnie Jenschke

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Why are eggs different colors?Have you ever been curious about why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like cream, pink, blue and green. In addition — and this is no “yolk” — some are even speckled.

25 years in the blink of an eye

Wyndi Veigel-gaudette Igeldette

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

‘As we go on, we remember All the times we had together And as our lives change, come whatever We will still be friends forever’ - Vitamin C, Friends Forever It has been 25 years this month since I graduated high school in a mid-size town in the Texas Panhandle.

Editors Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette and Paul Gaudette were recently recognized by Dublin ISD as part of TASB’s Media Honor Roll List. Media Honor Roll was created to recognize individuals and media outlets for reporting fair, accurate, and balanced stories on Texas schools. School districts nominate their local media representatives for this award each year. Superintendent Melissa Summers recently presented the award to the journalists. Courtesy Ben Pate

Making the grade

News Staff

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Editors Wyndi VeigelGaudette and Paul Gaudette were recently recognized by Dublin ISD as part of TASB’s Media Honor Roll List. Media Honor Roll was created to recognize individuals and media outlets for reporting fair, accurate, and balanced stories on Texas schools.

A Free Gift Inside

John Moore

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

My sister and I would make a beeline for the cereal aisle at the Piggly Wiggly while my mom did the shopping.Decisions, decisions.

Courtesy photo These are the stamps that came out in 1913 when the Post Office started a new service of delivering packages. Charlotte May Pierstorff was mailed by her parents so she could visit her grandmother. They didn’t have the money to buy her a seat on the train. Photo: Stamp images from Wikipedia in the public domain.

MUSEUM MATTERS

Ben Pate

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

I remember as a child we wondered what it would be like to be mailed. We wondered what size box we would need and if we would need to poke holes in it so we could breath. Certainly my parents would have probably loved to mail me somewhere for a few days.

Gardens &

Gardens & Grandmas

John Moore

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

As a kid, I hated the vegetable garden. If you stood on our back porch, it was to your left. It took up the entire corner of our large yard.To me, gardens were work and nothing more. From planting, to weeding, to harvesting, to canning, it was a waste of valuable play time.

Berry’s Picks

Comanche Extension Agent Michael Berry

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Summer Perennial Weeds and GrasshoppersI ran this article at about the same time last year. I am repeating it as we are having the same conditions this year to the degree that a reminder is necessary. The rain has been good for our fields, but also good for weeds.

Fenceline Chatter

Erath Extension Agent Lonnie Jenschke

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Don’t let fire ants ruin your summer, take steps this springRecent rains makes it a good time to control fire ants as this is when they search for food and build mounds, which makes them easier to locate.“It’s time now in central and southern Texas to put out baits. Knutson said.