Lifestyle

Nathan Hall with Diamond H Dorpers placed fourth place Ram in Junior Division, second, fifth and sixth place Rams in Open Division at the 2020 San Angelo Stock Show.

FISHING TIME! Top left, Dellon Trailor, top right, Dell Trailor, above Mason Hall and below Harper and Berkley Lengefeld took advantage of beautiful weather last week to go fishing. Send us pictures of what you’re doing. We’ll run as many as we can. maria@hhnpaper.com.

Warm sunshine and recent rains are bringing colorful spring blooms to Aleman Acres.

BEING OF SERVICE -Pictured above, volunteers for the Hamilton Cemetery Association (left to right), Pete Jordan, Todd Barkley and Steve Manning, execute an extensive dead tree removal in the Hamilton Cemetery. Bill Barkley (not pictured) supervised the operation. HCA greatly appreciates the service and hard work of their volunteers.

ON A CLEAR DAY... -Pictured below, the Hamilton Public Library expansion project is progressing to the next phases. The clearstory is now being tied into the existing building. In architecture, a clearstory is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level. The purpose is to admit light, fresh air or both.

FUN AT HOME- Ella Faye Stephens’ granddaughters Addison, 13, and Emery, 8, Dunahoo of Lake Belton and neighbor Ava Lucas, 9, decorated her sidewalk during a spring break visit. At left, Payson Clowdus plays in shaving cream; and below, he and sisters Addyson and Parker decorated the sidewalk at their house. Send your pics to maria@ hhnpaper.com and we will run as many as we can.

A LITTLE DIRT NEVER HURT- Payson and Parker Clowdus, children of Kelsi and Zac Clowdus, have fun jumping on a huge pile of dirt at their family’s dairy. It may be the worst of times for adults, but kids affected by school closings will probably remember the extra time spent with family as the best time of their lives. Send us pictures of what your family is doing during the social distancing directive. We’ll print as many as we can.

The Hamilton Main Street Program now has a Facebook Page and is rolling out community surveys.

(StatePoint) On stuck-athome days, it can be tempting to hand children devices and let them fall down a YouTube rabbit hole. After all, there can be a lot of hours to fill when the school’s out indefinitely.

Little Red and I have been practicing some newly-coined “social distance” this week after our surprise trip last week to New York City.