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Controlled burns underway on Caddo and LBJ National Grasslands
“Anytime there is a fire, there is going to be smoke associated with it,” said Fire Management Officer Scott Fry. “When there are low-lying concentrations of drift smoke, visibility may be reduced. Also, for those who have respiratory problems, we recommend they close windows and ventilate their homes by using the air conditioning or heating system. Some may want to leave the area until the smoke clears.”
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Meals on Wheels of Texoma promotes new Executive Director
"We are a volunteer-driven program," stated Greg Pittman, the new Executive Director of Meals on Wheels of Texoma. "Volunteers are the backbone of our program; they are the link between our mission and the clients we serve. We can never have too many volunteers, and my goal is to make Meals on Wheels of Texoma one of the most rewarding volunteer opportunities in the Texoma area.”
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Austin College alumna shares 100 Voices: Americans Talk About Change
Psychologist Mary Henning Clare, author of the recently released 100 Voices: Americans Talk About Change will visit Austin College Monday and Tuesday, February 6 and 7, to share thoughts about her book and her ongoing research. She will discuss her book February 6 and her research on February 7, with both presentations at 4:30 p.m. in Caruth Administration Building, Room 201. Both events are free and open to the public.
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Young girls to dance the night away at Northeast Texas Children’s Museum
Louise Biggs will be one of the people to apply face paint after the photo of girls and their escorts at the upcoming Daddy-Daughter Dance. The annual Daddy-Daughter Dance at Northeast Texas Children’s Museum hosts girls and their escorts from throughout the northeast Texas area.
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Pizza, movie and friendship
It’s a Friday night; you would expect most teenagers to be at a party or at the movies. But if you were to walk into the Crisis Center you would have seen about twenty or more teens talking, laughing, enjoying themselves.
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On this day -- February 3
1959 – A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa kills Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson and the incident becomes known as The Day the Music Died. The plane crash has been called the first and greatest tragedy rock and roll has ever suffered. The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, was never intended to be a stop on the tour, but promoters, hoping to fill an open date, called Surf Ballroom manager Carroll Anderson and offered him the show. He accepted and the show was set for Monday, February 2. By the time Buddy Holly arrived at the Surf Ballroom that Monday evening, he was frustrated with the tour bus. According to VH-1's Behind the Music episode, "The Day the Music Died," Holly was also upset that the laundromat in Clear Lake was closed that day, and he would need time before the next performance to finally clean some undershirts, socks, and underwear. Holly told his remaining band mates, Waylon Jennings and Tommy Allsup, that they should try to charter a plane to save time and to avoid the cold bus ride of 380 miles to the tour's next stop – Moorhead, Minnesota. Flight arrangements were made with Roger Peterson, a 21-year-old local pilot who worked for Dwyer Flying Service in Mason City, Iowa. A fee of $36 per passenger was charged for the single-engined 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza 35 (V-tail), registration N3794N (later reassigned). The Bonanza could seat three in addition to the pilot. Richardson had developed a case of flu during the tour and asked Waylon Jennings for his seat on the plane. When Holly learned that Jennings wasn't going to fly, he said in jest, "Well, I hope your ol' bus freezes up" and Jennings responded, also in jest, "Well, I hope your ol' plane crashes." This exchange of words would haunt Jennings for the rest of his life.
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Grayson County officials: 'Lake Texoma is back in business'
A fisherman pulls up to his favorite fishing spot near the Lake Texoma Dam Wednesday morning.
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Stars, cars and cards is a win-win for community
14th annual Park Place Dealerships – Dallas Stars Casino Night raises more than $250,000 for local children’s charities
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Retiring manager of Bonham Senior Center honored
After spending the past 25 years making sure that senior citizens in the Bonham area have at least one warm, nutritious meal a day, and after watching Bonham SNAP Center develop into a full-fledged activities center that is the envy of the area, Mae Knight retired this week as manager of the new Bonham Senior Center.
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Mardi Gras! Galveston 2012 – Bead There!
At Mardi Gras! Galveston, the extravagance found in Texas’ largest Mardi Gras celebration starts with the beads! More than 3 million beads will be thrown at Mardi Gras! Galveston and that’s just the beginning of the elaborate parades, headliner performances, family events, feasting and other festivities that come with hosting Mardi Gras island style.
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McKinney’s Bayes named chair of regional tourism board for 2012
Diann Bayes, executive director of the McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau, will serve as the chair of the board of directors of the Dallas/Fort Worth Area Tourism Council for 2012.
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On this day -- February 2
Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day then spring will come early. If it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks. Modern customs of the holiday involve celebrations where early morning festivals are held to watch the groundhog emerging from its burrow. In southeastern Pennsylvania, Groundhog Lodges (Grundsow Lodges) celebrate the holiday with fersommlinge, social events in which food is served, speeches are made, and one or more g'spiel (plays or skits) are performed for entertainment. The Pennsylvania German dialect is the only language spoken at the event, and those who speak English pay a penalty, usually in the form of a nickel, dime or quarter, per word spoken, put into a bowl in the center of the table. The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Groundhog Day, already a widely recognized and popular tradition, received widespread attention as a result of the eponymous 1993 film Groundhog Day, which was set in Punxsutawney and portrayed Punxsutawney Phil.
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