We’ll miss you, Mac!

Last week, former Dublin Citizen publisher Mac McKinnon held a yard sale and was rolling out of town a few days later for his new home in San Angelo.Although we were well aware of the move, it’s still hard for me to wrap my head around a Dublin community without him.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,I’d like to thank everyone who made the Things Celtic Silver Jubilee & St. Patrick’s Day event such a wonderful success. Where do I even start after 6 years here in Dublin?

Library Log

The weekly Toddler time for children 6 months to 24 months is held Thursdays at 10 a.m.On Friday, March 22, The Crimes and Clues Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. to discuss its first book selection, “Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America” by Harry N. MacLean.

Don’t forget your shacket

It’s that time of year: is it spring yet? Or is it summer? Wait, is it going to get cold again? What? There’s snow in the forecast this week? Marpril in Central Indiana is like a box of chocolates, assuming that box of chocolates was insane and had a personal vendetta against you and your garden.

Museum Matters

In September of 1948, Mr and Mrs. Clifford England both residents of Dublin, returned from a reunion of fellow soldiers in Lubbock. Clifford was one of the “Lost Battalion” in Burma from 1942 to 1945. He survived 42 months of slave labor and starvation in a Japanese prison camp.

Where Are They Now? Brandi Jo (Acker) Fort

Brandi Jo Fort has lived all over the state, and enjoyed experiencing life in different places. Now back in Dublin, she’s happy to be home.Fort graduated from Dublin High School in 2001, and found a job working for a horse trainer near town.

Enemy

“The devil made me do it!” Was the exclamation of famed comedian, Flip Wilson. Back in the day he had a comedy show and this was one of his signature statements when he would do something wrong. “The devil made me do it!

What is in a Bag of Fertilizer?

I often forget that most folks do not understand what the numbers on a bag of fertilizer are there for or what they mean. This is understandable, as it can all be confusing if you are not familiar with fertilizers and fertilizer blends.

Beaten but unbroken

Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette Content Editor“All the roads are closed,” my mom told me on Feb 27. “We are sheltering in place.”I knew the fire was bad. I had watched it grow in four hours from 100,000 to 250,000 acres.

Library Log

The Dublin Public Library has several special activities in the next couple of weeks for the benefit of the local community.Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council will make the first of two planned appearances next week on Wednesday, March 13 at 2 p.m.