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Quinn Minute

Quinn Minute

Quinn Minute

Life expectancyIs there any proven way to improve life expectancy?Personally, I’d like to make it to 100. Each year, I try to eliminate one bad habit, and now I have none. That’s depressing.The average life expectancy in the U.S. today is 77.2 years. So, if you’re an average person who’s 77.
Simple Truths

Simple Truths

Simple Truths

Pastor Welton Watson, Central Baptist ChurchHebrews 10:24-27 “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
The Indian Head Nickel

The Indian Head Nickel

The Indian Head Nickel

It was minted from 1913 to 1938 and was worth five cents. It is also known as the Buffalo Nickel or Bison Nickel.On one side was a profile of an American Indian Chief, and on the other side was the profile of the American Buffalo. By 1950 or 1960, most were removed from circulation.
La Palabra de Dios Dice

La Palabra de Dios Dice

La Palabra de Dios Dice

Mateo 11:20-29 Entonces comenzó a reconvenir a las ciudades en las cuales había hecho muchos de sus milagros, porque no se habían arrepentido, diciendo: !!Ay de ti, Corazín! !!Ay de ti, Betsaida!

Alice in Wonder Land

The leaves on the trees in the wooded area next to my condo where I live in Zanesville, Ohio, are gone. They are preparing for winter, and so am I. My 'summer clothes' have been put away and the 'winter clothes' ready to be out and about.

Down Memory Lane

100 Years Ago November 20, 1924Many of the Algerita and Bethel people attended the Football game at Richland Springs between the latter and Brady. The score was 14-6 in favor of Richland Springs. The box supper brought $92.
Lenny's Life Lessons

Lenny's Life Lessons

Lenny's Life Lessons

Hello there, wonderful San Saba friends. We sure hope you had a great week since last we spoke. For me, the week was a mixture of the good, bad, and ugly, and no I did not get a movie contract.My ridiculous dachshund appetite is a subject of conversation and conflict every single day.

The Richland Springs Report

Another amazing romp through the week has finished.Between school, organizations, home and church, there seems to be an endless round of activities.

Jordan Cattle Auction

Mason - San Saba November 7, 2024Receipts totaled 2,839 for the week. Due to much needed rain in the Texas panhandle and Oklahoma, the market had a strong up trend. Packer cows and bulls remained steady while stocker steers were $10-$18 higher and stocker heifers were $10-$15 higher.
The Little Sunflower

The Little Sunflower

The Little Sunflower

My wife had a small concrete area in our back yard where she fed the birds, and sometimes that included sunflower seeds. I guess one of those seeds got blown off the concrete pad and fell into a crack in the dirt and sprouted.Anyway, we had one sunflower plant that was about two feet tall.