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Museum work ongoing

The Hamilton County Historial Museum is busy collecting donations and selling items to move forward with work on the Farm and Ranch Museum. The museum is preparing for an Art Show Jan. 22 and book signing with author Jim Eidson, date pending.

Grief support group

A grief support group meets the second Wednesday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. Call or text Alicia Saldana for more details 254-366-4939.

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The Christmas stocking

Editor’s note: A Christmas exhibit at Hamilton County Historical Museum was recently updated by Kristina Allison-Burks and her aunt, Shirley Streater New. The Streater family’s stocking tradition was to use nylon stockings to hold their Christmas treats, and Kristina remembers them fondly.

A big part of Christmas is remembering past Christmas blessings.

My great-grandparents, Zora Dell and Garlon Streater were the queen of fishing and baby dolls and the king of life-risking pasture driving and baling wire.

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5 tips for sticking to a schedule in ’22

(StatePoint) Sticking to a schedule is good for health, wellness and productivity, and the start of a new year is the perfect time to form great habits.

• Write it down: The act of writing things down can help reinforce priorities. Be sure to check items off your list as you complete them.

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Oh good, it’s not just me.

It seems that since COVID took over our lives, sending us to our homes, then slowly letting us come out as long as we didn’t breathe, my fuse has gotten somewhat shorter.

As a result of that impatience, every now and then, a word comes out of my mouth that probably shouldn’t. It’s usually just to myself, but one of these days this mouth is going to get me in trouble!

My dad loved dammit, but my mom very seldom swore in front of us kids.

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TFB offers scholarships

High school and college graduations may be months away, but now is the time to start thinking about applying for scholarships, according to Bennie Hromadka, Hamilton County Farm Bureau president.

Hamilton County students are encouraged to apply for more than $200,000 in Farm Bureau college scholarships offered on the district and state levels.

“Scholarships and awards are an excellent opportunity for Farm Bureau families to earn money to pursue their education,” Hromadka said. “We encourage all eligible students to apply.”

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USDA signup under way for Dairy Margin Coverage

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to support dairy farmers and rural communities, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage program and expanded the program to allow dairy producers to better protect their operations by enrolling supplemental production. This signup period – which ends Feb. 18, 2022 – enables producers to get coverage through this important safety-net program for another year as well as get additional assistance through the new Supplemental DMC.

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USDA invests $558M in rural infrastructure

TEMPLE – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing $558 million to build and improve critical rural infrastructure in Texas. $15.6 million will go to the Hamilton County Electric Cooperative.