Tira News – By Jan Vaughn
Tira News – By Jan Vaughn Georgia and Troy Smith would like to express their appreciation to whoever left them some blueberries and a watermelon! I’m sure they would like to know who to thank personally, if you’d like to “fess up”. Yvonne Weir reported that lots has been going on with their family. Destri Weir and her friend Eben are on vacation in New York City. An Air Force buddy of Robert, from Georgia, visited with...
Chamber Connection – August 6, 2015 by Meredith Caddell
Chamber Connection – August 6, 2015 by Meredith Caddell Hopkins Place will be honoring their Heroes with a First Responders Lunch, Friday, August 14th The staff and residents at Hopkins Place would like to honor their heroes & first responders with a complimentary lunch, Friday, August 14th from 12-1. They are located at 890 Camp Street. Please RSVP to Sherrie at 903-658-9278 by August 12th. Hot August...
Where is the Enola Gay today?
August 6, 2015 is the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in the final stages of WW II. It’s historic because it was the first time an atomic weapon was used in combat. The plane which carried the bomb was Boeing B-29 ‘Enola Gay’. The pilot was Paul Tibbetts and co-pilot was Robert Lewis. Two other B-29’s also went on the mission to photograph the dropping of the bomb. No one knew...
Tree talk – by Mario Villarino
I like to talk and write about trees. Trees have this “mystery” behind them because for most of us, the life of a tree overpasses our normal concept of time. You see, in tree time, everything happens to a tree at a different speed than what we normally can relate to. Our busy life, ruled by days and hours, have a hard time trying to understand a creature than responds to the environment years after the event that caused the original...
PJC Public Information Services by Paul Bailey
Paris Junior College begins its 91st year of offering higher education and vocational training opportunities in Northeast Texas this fall. Through the years, it has opened campuses in Sulphur Springs and Greenville, in addition to the original Paris campus. This has given more people access to advanced education and training. Here is how and why PJC has a long history of success. By Paul Bailey PJC Public Information...
What is 54321+8? Read to Find Out! – by Johanna Hicks
What is 54321+8? Read to Find Out! I recently had the privilege of attending the 2015 Texas Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences conference in Brenham. We had some very informative speakers, and I want to highlight one in particular. Maureen Lyons is a familiar name among Family & Consumer Sciences professionals. She works for Health Edco, an educational resource company. Her presentation was “54321+8 (or...
Tira News by Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Dacy and the kids visited her parents, Robert and Yvonne Weir, on Saturday, the 18th. They went to garage sales, while Wesley bowled with his “My Hero’s” bowling team. Later, they all met and played laser tag and then came home and swam. Chanse Fite and Brandi Day from Tira are headed to the World Series games in West Monroe, Louisiana. Their daughter Daylee Fite is a member of the All-Star Team...
