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FAMILY TRADITION

- Piper Hansen and Addley Yates enjoy at train ride at John Deere Day Saturday. The two are granddaughters of Lawson Implement owners Billy and Sharolyn Lawson. Staff Photo

Letter to the editor

Letter to the Editor:

On March 24, 2019, I was driving on US Hwy 281 southbound. As I entered Hamilton County north of Hico, I began counting political signs “Billy Hollingsworth for Sheriff.” By the time I reached the city limits of Hamilton, I had counted more than 30 signs.

On March 26, 2019, I made inquiries about the law governing political signage.

Books and Butt April 12

Friends of the Library and Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co. will host Books & Butt on April 12 at the Hamilton Public Library.

The annual event serves Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co.’s famous “Bite My Butt” pork butt sandwiches alongside a book sale on the library lawn.

Browse the book sale from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m and is $8 per plate. For carry-out and deliveries, call 386-3474.

Thompson retires from HHN

When Lonnie Thompson interviewed for a job at The Hamilton Herald-News back in 1981, she was new in town and didn’t have a babysitter.

So, she had to take her four-year-old, Damon, with her.

“I just packed him up and headed out,” Lonnie said.

The newspaper had just hired someone, but Bob Miller called her that night to tell her he found a way to make it work and wanted to hire her.

But she had accepted a part-time job at the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

Trash Bash spring cleaning April 13

April 13 is spring cleaning time in Hamilton with three opportunities to part with unwanted items: Trash Bash, Don’t Mess with Texas® Trash-Off and the City-Wide Garage Sale.

Keep Hamilton Beautiful is hosting their second annual Trash Bash. Junk, tires and household waste can be dropped off at Fair Park from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., or until the bins are full. Please bring proof of residency.

Let’s Talk About… Reinvesting in our city

Imagine you own a formerly profitable business that, due to increasing costs, is starting to lose money. Intuitively, you cut expenses – reduce the number of employees, postpone needed maintenance, allow equipment to age past its life expectancy, reduce the services that are offered. Unwittingly, you have put your business into a cycle of decline.

West Bound Bluegrass plays at Pearl Saturday

West Bound Bluegrass from Abilene will be the featured showcase at the next free Pearl Bluegrass first Saturday Jam and Stage Show at the historic Community Center this Saturday, April 6. All the bluegrass jammers love to see West Bound Bluegrass arrive because everyone knows the picking is going to be non-stop, lively and fun.

Bill Black and sons Rob and David are happy to carry on their family’s musical tradition. Bill’s great-grandfather played the fiddle, and both of his grandfathers and two uncles played music as well.

Healthy cooking school April 9

Dinner Tonight!

The eighth annual Dinner Tonight Healthy Cooking School, a multi-county effort representing Erath, Bosque, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Parker and Palo Pinto counties, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at the Cowboy Church of Erath County in Stephenville.

HPL to celebrate million-dollar milestone

Hamilton Public Library is celebrating their $1 million milestone with an open house April 23-26.

Friends of the Library will kick off the celebration week with the annual bookmark contest winner’s reception on April 23 at 5:30 p.m. Winners will be announced Tuesday evening and winning bookmarks will be sold for 50 cents each. Bookmarks were created by Ann Whitney Elementary kindergarten through fifth-grade art students.

HGH retains 5 stars

Hamilton General Hospital has received a 5-star overall rating by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. HGH is one of only 24 hospitals in the state to receive this designation.

“The CMS star rating system evaluates 7 categories of care areas with multiples measures within each category,” said Melissa DeLaGarza, Director of Quality at Hamilton Healthcare System. “Patient satisfaction, timeliness of care, safety of care and readmission performance are just some examples of the areas evaluated in the scoring methodology.”