Family togetherness ideas for holiday home life
County Extension Agent Diane Welch promotes simple shared activities for families during holidays. Suggestions include nature outings, service acts, storytelling and games, social events, and physical hobbies. Native landscaping trends also highlight reseeding sea grasses and restoring thorn forests for habitat and erosion control.
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Diane Welch
Welch
Texas A&m University Agricultural Extension Service
America
Florida
California Transportation Department
Willing Workers Hold Christmas Party and Deliveries
The Willing Workers met December 21 at noon at Troy and Myrtle Stallings home for a turkey dinner with trimmings. They exchanged gifts, prepared eight turkey dinners, and distributed twelve gift baskets and five large boxes of groceries while caroling. Attendees included Macy Sanders, Ruby Sanders, Irene Loving, Bonnie Golden, Aseneth Blades, Pattie Ray, Florence Tingle, Louise Brinkley, Cleland Stallings, Chad Stallings, Amanda Stallings, Davie Martin, Ralph Martin, and Jim Harris and Dorothy Harris.
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Troy
Myrtle Stallings
Macy
Ruby Sanders
Irene Loving
Bonnie Golden
Aseneth Blades
Pattie Ray
Florence Tingle
Louise Brinkley
Cleland
Chad Stallings
Amanda Stallings
1954 Study Club Holds Meeting Christmas Gathering
Members of the 1954 Study Club met at the home of Mrs. Dan Langford on Thursday December 10 for their Christmas meeting. Minutes were read and approved, the group recited the Collect, and Mrs. Cal Hurst presided. A white elephant gift exchange followed with refreshments and a candy and cookie display. Present were Louise Cox Olivia Hill Vin Kumar Marian Lee Juanita Owens Jean Lewis Mrs. Hurst and Mrs. Langford.
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Dan Langford
Cal Hurst
Louise Cox
Olivia Hill
Vin Kumar
Marian Lee
Juanita Owens
Jean Lewis
Hurst
Mrs. Langford
Leather flight jackets soar in popular culture and fashion
News notes the rise of leather flight jackets fueled by Top Gun and celebrity wear. Bermans reports a sharp sales spike after Tom Cruise wore one, with distressed leather and three season wear options. The look pairs with hats scarves and sunglasses for a rugged, era-spanning style. A separate item records a semipalmated sandpiper flying 2,800 miles from Massachusetts to Guyana in four days.
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Bruce Willis
Whitney Houston
Top Gun
Helmut Lange
Bermans
Tom Cruise
Massachusets
Guyana
South America
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