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On Sunday, February 15, five undaunted men showed up on a cold, wet day to participate in the Center Fire Lever Action Cowboy Silhouette Match, which was held at the Harold Dodgen Memorial Range just outside of Winnsboro. When asked if the meet would be canceled due to the poor weather, Treasurer Loyd Moody said no. "We never cancel a match. On the other hand, the shooters may decide to cancel once they get here. But that seldom happens."
True to their commitment, the men slogged through the mud to set up the targets for the match. The targets, consisting of small metal replicas of rams, pigs, chickens, and ducks were positioned at varying distances in groups of ten. The entire course consists of 40 targets.
Thanksgiving
- a day for gathering with family and friends to celebrate the blessings
of the past year. Sometimes the circumstances of life are such that it
is hard to find something to be thankful for, but even in the bleakest
of times, there can be surprises.
The following story was sent in by a reader and is an appropriate reminder
of how good it is to stop and give thanks...
Texas in the Civil War: An Embattled State
This
article was written by Andy Rhodes and originally appeared in the Texas
Historical Commission's Medallion
newsletter, July/August 2003.
For many, the American Civil War evokes images of legendary battles in Gettysburg, Bull Run and Shiloh. For Texans, the war also conjures up stories about the battles of Galveston, Sabine Pass and Palmito Ranch.
Texas soldiers fought in other states, battled frontier and border raiders, protected internal trade routes, evaded federal blockades, supplied manufactured goods and operated prisoner of war camps. In Texas, Confederate and state forces battled Union troops along the Gulf Coast and on the plains...
After
twenty-six years of service to the community, the Art League of Winnsboro
is officially disbanding. "Membership has dwindled so in recent years,"
said President, Joan Gannaway. "And so many of the current members
are starting to have health problems that keep them from being as active
as they used to be."
"Used to be" for the League included a membership that would fill the meeting room at the old Winnsboro Bank and Trust - seventy-plus members. A young and vibrant organization, the League was involved with, or sole sponsors of many projects that benefited the city, including acquiring the cement planters along Main Street...
I’m
going to begin by reading some samples from the American media coverage
of the Iraq conflict. I admit to finding them delightful. Before the war
began, my colleague and friend, the ever-voluble Chris Matthews of NBC,
said that if we go to war in Iraq, “[It] will join the Bay of Pigs,
Vietnam, Desert One, Beirut and Somalia in the history of military catastrophe.”
NBC analyst General Barry McCaffrey predicted that, if there were a battle
for Baghdad, the U.S. could take “a couple to three thousand casualties...”
Well,
fellow moms, here it is that time of year again. Sunday is our special
day when the whole family, including the dog, turns out to make us feel
like Queen for the Day.
My kids are grown now, so the day can never have the same magic it did
when they were little, but how sweet are the memories…..
My day would start with breakfast in bed, and I didn't care that the orange juice was lukewarm, the toast was cold, and the eggs overcooked. By the time the whole crew bounced on the bed a few times, it all got dumped in the middle of the blanket and the dog got the eggs...
No
human being could fail to be deeply moved by such a tribute as this [Thayer
Award]. Coming from a profession I have served so long and a people I
have loved so well, it fills me with an emotion I cannot express. But
this award is not intended primarily to honor a personality, but to symbolize
a great moral code-a code of conduct and chivalry of those who guard this
beloved land of culture and ancient descent. For all hours and for all
time, it is an expression of the ethics of the American soldier. That
I should be integrated in this way with so noble an ideal arouses a sense
of pride, and yet of humility, which will be with me always...
Cartoonist
and GI hero Bill Mauldin died January 22, 2003 from complications of Alzheimer's
disease at a nursing home in Newport Beach, California. Mr. Mauldin was
81 years old.
Mauldin portrayed the realities of war, which brought humor to the battlefield, through his cartoons. His best known cartoon characters were "Willie and Joe", two scruffy infantry GI's, who were based loosely on Mauldin and his father. The ex-GI enlisted in the Army in 1940 and was assigned as a rifleman in the 180th infantry when he began drawing cartoons on military life for the 45 Division's newspaper...
A
Tribute to Don and Lucille McCormack
One of the pleasures of life is to meet strangers that become good friends. In 1988, I was struggling to start a new service business in Winnnsboro, called R.H. McCrary Services. Someone reffered me to the McCormack's to take care of repairs at their farm in the Pineview area.
After meeting these folks, I was immediately made to feel welcome at and home around them. It was a pleasure to take care of needs at two homes at their farm for several years. I was entrusted with keys to the homes and made regular stops to check on things for Don and Lu...
Happy
Birthday McCrary's!
A week of Birthday Parties is being held at the R.H. McCrary Hardware
Store in Winnsboro. On Monday, December 2nd Richard Foster of KWNS, 104.7
FM did a live radio broadcast from noon until 2:00 pm, encouraging listeners
to stop by for 25 cent ice cream cones from the soda fountain. He interviewed
owners, Robert and Shirley Watters to get some of the history of the store.
ACK!!! Only two more weeks until Christmas. My husband just had to remind me of this yesterday as we discussed the merits of a live tree over a plastic one. This being our first year in the Piney Woods, I thought it appropriate to do the real thing. After all, we have five acres of trees to choose from. Then he had to remind me of the kids who are allergic to pine trees. It was a tough choice - a visit from the kids or a real tree? Just as I was thinking a nice quiet Holiday alone might be fun, my husband announced he was going to Wal-Mart. They have a nice sale on tabletop trees...
There's an old Thanksgiving song that starts out, "Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go..."
When I was a child, my Dad would break into that song as we crossed the Pennsylvania border into West Virginia on our annual pilgrimage to celebrate the Holiday with his family. "The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh, through the white and drifting snow..."
