Rock Wall

You likely already know that Maurice Fugate passed away last week at age 86. I think he was the first person outside of family to give me a helping hand. I think I was in the second grade when Maurice would hop off the school bus each morning and lift me onto the first step

I had a chance before the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Liston School to see the new showers that are available to anyone who needs a shower. The showers are open from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. on The second and fourth Thursday of the month. People

Twenty two years ago this morning I was walking the half mile home from my parents house when Kimball called on my cell phone to tell me a plane had just hit one of the trade towers, not that I knew back then what or where that was. I hurried home and turned the TV

Here I am facing something scary for a writer – a blank page. Last week I asked Kimball if I should tell you about the tree on the house and she said, “ No.” Then she forgot she said that, added to my Rock Wall and told you what she knew about it. She wasn’t

Did you watch the debate of the Repuibcan presidential candidates? I did and saw some of them for the first time.I thought what they said was interesting but I’m looking forward to watching a future debate or debates. Sounds like we’re about to get a break from the dangerous heat. Thank God. We were supposed

The Lord was really good to us with the cooler weather during the Picnic. As it was, we had good attendance and nobody died from the heat. Today is the first day of school. Be sure to give kids a brake. Be alert for the illogical or unexpected behavior from our precious little ones. A

El Dorado Springs is about to get a major retailer. According to El Dorado Springs City Manager Bruce Rogers, Texas NH Management purchased the former Woods grocery building and the former Shopco building from Harold and Robin Fugate and is in the process of doing a $1.84 million remodel to get the property ready to

I had to find a new doctor at Cedar County memorial Hospital because Dr. Wyant moved on. Good news, I had my first appointment last week with Dr. Russell Kemm and Kimball and I really like him. Even some of the CCMH staff already traveled to Nevada to his office there. Now they don’t have

After trying to ignore my big gray cat, Jack, Monday morning, (the usual routine of staring, purring like a diesel truck and trying to claw the covers off of me) I finally got up and went to the north door followed by two cats (Jack and Diane) and a dog (Caddee.) I pulled back the

Thank you so much to the El Dorado Springs Community and all the folks that came to the Picnic from wherever and purchased one of our t-shirts. Friday night’s entertainment, Dylan Gerard, saw our shirts and bought one and so did one of his band mates. As of Monday evening, we have four mediums left.