LIfestyles
The Trip that Almost Didn’t Happen
I arrived home from a fantastic trip to Italy, and went to my doctor to discuss the pain I was experiencing in my rib area. After x-rays he reported to me…”You have two cracked ribs!” Now, the rest of the story… A few years ago I was scheduled to go to Italy with family and a friend. While we were in the hotel the night before our international flight, slipped and fell and was in excruciating pain. The question was to go to the ER or not. Going to the ER would cause us to terminate our flight and rui everyone’s trip.
BIRTHDAYS!
Our friends at the Olney Senior Cub Center celebrated January birthdays. Happy birthday to Terri Wipperman, Candy Blair, Freddie Perez, (Not Pictured), Jerry Riggins, Preston Crow and Mitch Camp.
Dueling Pianos concert on Feb. 8 benefits OCLAC
Dueling Pianos concert on Feb. 8 benefits OCLAC
The Heart of Archer County
There is a bit of fame and acclaim at the junction of state highways 79 and 25 in the middle of Archer County, Texas. At this junction the majestic Archer County courthouse stands proudly on the historic square as a testament of time honoring those who came long before in search of the American dream. Preceding the Anglos and the longhorns and the boundaries of the county being surveyed, this wild frontier was home to the Wichita, Caddo and Comanche. It was a place where great herds of the Plains Bison swept across the landscape in migration, the Gray Wolf found his home in the plum thickets and the wild coyote leapt into glory. Kiowa warrior, Chief Kicking Bird, defeated the US Cavalry at the battle of the Little Wichita River nearby before barbed wire cut the plain and the railroad snaked its way west. There is a rich history here.