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December 2011
Chili cookoff
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
A Tolbert Chili/BBQ Cookoff, benefitting the Red Rock Community Center and ALS, is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at the Red Rock Community Center in Red Rock.
Rockne Boosters
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
The Rockne Livestock Boosters annual Steak Supper Fundraiser is on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Sacred Heart Holtman Hall in Rockne.
Talk of the Town: Holiday move creates formula for simplicity
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
Here’s some math: Moving into a new home plus preparing for Christmas equals insanity.
Stumbling Forward: Christmas carols perfect for training cynicism
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
If you really want to experience the holiday season, try to view it through the eyes of a five year old (figuratively, of course, not creepy “Silence of the Lambs” way).
Home tour helps garden club
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
On behalf of the Smithville Garden Club, I would like to thank everyone who, braving the cool and rainy weather, participated in our Holiday Tour of Homes.
Christmas not about gifts but celebrating joyous occasion
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
Christmas … it’s a great time of year.
Redistricting could bring second filing period
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
The initial deadline for candidates filing for election to county, state or federal office passed Monday, but that doesn’t mean the fields are set for those races.
Smithville builder does makeover on firehouse
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
The producers and volunteers of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” added a surprise gift to the list of homes to be remodeled – the fire house of the Heart of the Pines Volunteer Fire Department.
Rising from the Ashes
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
Under the bright television lights for ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, the Zdroj family stepped off the show’s large bus and into the welcoming cheers of hundreds of family, friends and volunteers who had been waiting for their arrival.
SISD meets state report
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
At the Smithville ISD school board meeting last week, board members focused their discussion on the importance of the results from the Academic Excellence Indicator Systems report.