Today (11-17-12) I had the privilege to attend and read the dedication of a historical marker in Collin County that records a slice of history in the former Winningkoff Community.  In the 1978-80 era I lived in Lucas, TX (population: 2,000 then; 5,500 now) and was a city councilman and mayor in this small farm community.

It was a fun-filled experience which stimulated recall of a lot of good memoires and relationships, with a good Biblical basis of God telling the Israelites to erect “memorial stones” (Ebenezer’s) so future generations could recall His provisions like crossing the Red Sea and the River Jordan.

One of the Lucas speakers disclosed some on-line community research including odd names for ghost towns like “Who’d Thought It.”  The first store at Who'd Thought It was operated by one Levi Kearny, and at its height during World War II, this small town in Hopkins County had two stores and a number of scattered houses, and the local children attended school at another nearby ghost town named Sandhill.

We finished our dedication with recollections, relationships, and refreshments at the new debt-free Lucas City Hall.  I’d like to think that those few early pioneers living in Who’d Thought It might be the predecessors for my series of one-page articles called Thinkables on all kinds of subjects.  Since I started writing them around 1985, there are now 7 books of them on Amazon.com under John Hoelzel, each containing 14 subject categories. 

Like the historical marker that memorializes a tiny slice of Winningkoff history, these articles record some interesting thoughts and deeds in space, engineering, science, mind, will, emotions, love, leadership characteristics, movies, humor and personal and life experiences.  If such topics interest you today, shoot me an email at johnhoelzelsr@gmail.com to receive your own modern day “historical marker” once a week, or search under columnists on-line at www.NTXe-news.com