Dinner Bell for January 8, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church
Dinner Bell Sponsor Partner: John & Mary Heilman, JHH Investments
The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal.
On January 8, 2025, the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry is beginning its Thirteenth Year of providing meals to those who are unable to adequately provide for themselves at mealtime. John & Mary Heilman, of JHH Investments, repeat (several times yearly) as the first Community Partner for 2025.
John moved to Sulphur Springs in 1973 after serving in the Marines in Viet Nam. He joined the police department and served until 1978. In his spare time he engaged in remodeling projects and Heilman Properties was established. Realizing the need for upgrading downtown properties, he started the Downtown Renovation Project in 2011. The Chamber of Commerce presented John with the Renewal Project Award for his efforts. The other businesses of which John is a partner are Bar H Concrete, M&W Feed and Village Pawn Shop.
Aware of the needs of children and families, John and Mary support not only the Dinner Bell, but the Hospital Gala, the Rotary Club and Blue Santa.
This first meal of 2025 is comprised of food items that are associated with “good luck”.
MENU:
Ham (Progress / Prosperity) – pigs root forward when feeding
Fried Cabbage (Dollars) – the more the merrier
Black-eyed Peas (Pennies) – to jingle in our pockets
Creamy Grape Salad—12 eaten at midnight – good luck for each month of the year!
Cornbread Squares – (Gold) – a precious metal that enriches
Peach Cobbler Crisp (SWEET) – “poetic license” for a sweet year
HAPPY 2025!!!!
The Dinner Bell Ministry
First United Methodist Church
Take care of YOURSELF by following safe health practices as flu and COVID are lurking in our midst! Wear masks where required! Wash your hands often! Get inoculated and boosted
DINNER BELL CARES ABOUT YOUR HEALTH !!!
*We plan to continue inside dining every Wednesday with the exception of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Christ mas and New Years Day.
Opinion: A Compassionate and Sensible Cannabis Policy for Texas
January 2, 2025 – Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller – Just down the street from the Austin headquarters of the Texas Department of Agriculture is a trailer selling consumable cannabis products; the sole purpose of these products is to inebriate. When did the Texas legislature debate recreational marijuana and ultimately vote to legalize it?
The answer is, they didn’t. Thanks to loose legal language and generous interpretations of the law, an unregulated market for recreational marijuana has sprung up across Texas.
Texas has, over the past few years, legalized hemp farming and processing, as well as creating and then expanding a compassionate use program for those who benefit from cannabis as medicine. When passing these laws, legislators sought to define intoxicating marijuana, which remains illegal in most cases. The resulting definition has led to the problems we face today.
The process of testing cannabis for the level of intoxicating THC is costly and complex. Local police must send samples to one of the few labs which does the testing and wait through a long backlog for a result. Unless you are dealing with massive quantities from transnational criminal gangs, it’s just not worth the time, hassle, and expense for law enforcement to bust someone smoking a joint in a city park or sneaking a dime bag into a concert.
As a result, many local authorities have largely stopped enforcing marijuana possession laws. Either the time and cost of investigating and prosecuting most cases simply isn’t worth it on limited police budgets, or they are run by leftists who want to thwart Texas’ marijuana laws.
On top of that, the levels of intoxicants permitted by the law are equally difficult to police. This has led to a flood of unregulated “consumer products” such as vape pens, edibles, chocolates, and even raw cannabis “buds” being sold at retail establishments across the state.
What’s worse, there are no consumer standards, safety inspections, or chemical analysis of these products to determine their level of intoxicants or even their basic safety.
I strongly support hemp as a commercial product. I strongly support medical marijuana and our state’s compassionate use program. In fact, I want to see it expanded to include far more medical conditions than it currently does. Everyone who can benefit from it to help with their legitimate medical condition should have it available to them. I also strongly support robust research into cannabis so we can best use it as medicine and for a myriad of consumer products.
While I do not support recreational, retail marijuana for all, it’s up to the legislature to fix the legislation on the books and, while doing so, have a robust and transparent debate about whether or not to expand its availability. That has not yet happened.
I have received a lot of messages asking me to come out against Dan Patrick’s efforts to curtail the unregulated and unsafe market that I have described. I will not. That’s not how the law works. The Lieutenant Governor is right to go after these unregulated and often illegal businesses.
Even if the legislature voted to legalize recreational marijuana tomorrow, that legislation would create a legal market with rules, guardrails, checks, and balances. What we have now is the wild west.
These products are potentially dangerous. In many cases, we don’t even know who the manufacturers are, where these products are coming from, or what kinds of chemicals and unsafe additives may be part of the production process.
Texas needs clear and understandable laws. Texas Republicans need to be rowing in the same direction in order to achieve this goal. That is why I stand with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick while expecting the legislature to do its job.
Brine Operation Scheduled for Bridges, Major Roadways
TxDOT prepares for possible winter weather
January 2, 2025
PARIS – Due to the possibility of winter weather, TxDOT crews plan to begin brine operations on Interstates 30 and US 75, starting today/Friday.
All bridges across the nine-county district are also scheduled to receive an application of brine, which is a solution consisting of salt and water designed to help prevent ice and snow from sticking to surfaces. The Paris District includes Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains and Red River Counties.
“We prepare for the worst when it comes to winter weather scenarios,” said Paris District Engineer Noel Paramanantham. “If you see our mobile convoys on the roads, we ask motorists to slow down, keep a safe distance and give them room to work.”
Additional brine operations are tentatively scheduled to take place along the same areas if needed, based on the weather forecast.
In the event of hazardous conditions on the road due to weather, motorists are urged to stay home if possible. But if you must drive, please use extreme caution. Motorists are advised to buckle up, stay alert and slow down. You should allow for at least three times more space than usual between you and the vehicle in front of you.
Visit DriveTexas.org or call 1-800-452-9292 for around-the-clock updates on highway conditions.
For media inquiries, contact TxDOT Paris District PIO Kristen Prater at [email protected] or call (903) 737-9213.
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An Evening With Dennis Swanberg February 15, 2025
January 2, 2025 – An “Evening with Dennis Swanberg” will be held Saturday, February 15, 2025. A Meal will be Provided. The event will begin at 5:00pm. The event is being held at Lake Highlands Baptist Church, 1500 College St, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482.
If you are wanting to come to this event you have to make reservations due to limited seating, Call the office at 903-885-9188.
First 2025 Baby: CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
January 2, 2025 – Good evening and happy 2025. Below is a photo of the first baby born at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs.
Name of Baby: Ethan Garcia
Name of Parents): Megan Neal – Venancio Garcia
Date and Time of Birth: Jan 1,2025
OB/GYN: Dr. Fielder
Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding
By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune – Jan. 2, 2025
“Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
Replacing federal pandemic relief funding critical to community programs could top Texas lawmakers’ to-do list for mental health next year as they also address understaffing of the 988 suicide hotline, mental health in schools and reviving the workforce.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar projected the state will have a $20 billion surplus at the start of the 2025 session on Jan. 14. Although the state has plenty of cash, competing priorities like school vouchers, campus security and fixing Medicaid enrollment issues might diminish what’s available for mental health.
Exacerbating funding needs is the Dec. 31 expiration of federal COVID-19 relief dollars that helped pay for a wide range of efforts that included addressing health and infrastructure needs in local communities.
The $350 billion program, part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, awarded the state $203.4 million in mental health grants and an additional $252.8 million in substance abuse prevention and treatment grants.
Some of the mental health programs the money paid for included telepsychiatry programs in schools and libraries, community mental health programs in churches, and peer-to-peer services where mental wellness can be practiced in the community without a degree.
These programs helped lessen the impact of the statewide mental health provider workforce shortage that has created long wait lists for services.
“There is not a formal funding option to replace the American Rescue Plan Act,” said Alison Mohr Boleware, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health policy director. “Many stakeholders and advocates are raising the alarm on what will happen if funds are not replaced.”
As this funding ends and a new presidential administration enters, Texas lawmakers must determine how to replace it overnight, while also sustaining funding for existing initiatives such as the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium, a group of leaders in health-related institutions that have been tasked with improving the mental health care system for youth. The initiative was also given a hefty bump by COVID-19 relief funding
“The Texas Legislature has made historic, life-saving investments in mental health over the last decade,” said Andy Keller, president and CEO of the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. “The 89th legislative session presents an opportunity to build on that commitment.”
Lawmakers have already filed dozens of bills ahead of the legislative session to address mental health. Here are some to watch.
More providers in Medicaid
The federal government wholly or partly designates more than 95% of Texas’ 254 counties as mental health professional shortage areas, with a pronounced effect in rural, border, and frontier counties.
The problem is even worse for those enrolled in Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income individuals.
SB 469 would allow social workers with master’s degrees who are still waiting on their clinical licenses to treat Medicaid patients. Social workers are often the first point of contact for many people looking for mental health help.
Social workers in Texas who have a master’s degree and are working toward their clinical license are unable to bill Medicaid until they complete two years of supervision by a licensed clinician. Removing this limit could add more than 1,500 licensed masters-level social workers to the Medicaid program quickly.
“This is really a workforce priority,” Boleware said.
HB 154 could also add more Medicaid providers to the roster by increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for mental health and substance use services. In Texas, Medicaid pays between $60 and $122 for a 50-minute session with a therapist who can charge $180 or more for that visit. This, among other factors, has led to more Texas mental health providers no longer accepting Medicaid.
SB 176 would also allow schools to bill Medicaid for delivering behavioral health services on campus, creating another option for children in the health insurance program to access care..
988 funding
With the 988 suicide hotline saddled with a shortfall of several million of dollars, SB 188 would create a trust fund to support the program.
Dialing 988 connects callers with crisis counselors regardless of location. Since launching in 2022, the five call centers in Texas have received more than 380,000 calls, the second-highest call volume in the nation, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas. One-third of them occurred from January to June of this year.
The system’s funding demand far exceeds its available funding. In fiscal year 2024, the state allocated $14 million through grants for 988 operations. However, in 2023, the projected operational costs for the five 988 centers in Texas were $21 million.
The trust fund would be modeled after how the state helps fund 911 call centers.
Mental health in schools
Texas school districts have been struggling with high rates of chronic absenteeism since the COVID-19 pandemic.
One in five Texas students was considered chronically absent — defined as missing at least 10% of the school year — in the 2022-23 school year, according to data collected by The Associated Press.
To address the problem, several bills lawmakers have already filed for the upcoming session require school districts to work with Communities in Schools, a nonprofit that has turned into the state’s largest provider of school-based behavioral health services. The reliance on the organization has forced its leaders to ask for a $10 million increase in state funding annually, particularly to help its efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism in Texas schools.
“Chronic absenteeism is just a piece of a larger root cause, and one of those key root causes is mental health and wellness for students,” said Tasha Moore, chief executive officer for Communities In Schools of North Texas.
The spike in chronic absenteeism is linked to undiagnosed mental health issues among students and the inability to build social skills when schools closed during the pandemic, Moore said.
Communities In Schools has seen positive results from their efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism in the South Plains region. Over the past five years, an average of 83% of case-managed students who needed attendance intervention have shown improvement and are attending school on time and consistently.
Officials with the organization believe they can replicate these results statewide.
Another step that could help youth mental health is HB 1594, requiring health insurance plans to provide complete coverage to anyone younger than 26 years old who is experiencing psychosis for the first time. The plan would have to cover services such as psychotherapy, medication management, family support, and casework.
Lyssette Galvan, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas’ public policy director, said that to truly help young people in crisis, the state needs to ensure that commercial insurance can pay for all of those services, which currently isn’t happening.
Another youth mental health bill to watch is by Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, that would prohibit minors from creating accounts on social media sites and require age verification for new users. It is among multiple other measures to control the spread of cyberbullying, pornographic images and online exploitation among young people, particularly at school.
Substance abuse
House Rep. Erin Zwiener, D-Driftwood, has filed HB 1496, resurrecting a bill from last legislative session that would have legalized test strips that can detect fentanyl in drugs. The synthetic opioid is blamed for a rapidly growing number of overdose deaths because drug users often do not know the substances they are taking — and often illegally purchased — are laced with fentanyl.
Drug policy experts say that providing test strips to users and giving them a chance to avoid fatal overdoses opens the door to a continuum of care that could help get people off drugs.
Traditionally, many tough-on-crime Republicans have opposed efforts aimed at minimizing harm for those addicted to drugs, such as legalizing fentanyl test strips and syringe exchange services, concerned that such moves would enable drug use.
However, over the past several years, the troubling rise in opioid-related deaths have convinced more Republicans, such as Abbott, to support protections for those who continue to use drugs.
Boleware said another step to tackling substance use problems in Texas is improving the current “Good Samaritan” law so that individuals who witness someone else overdosing on drugs will not be criminally charged if they call law enforcement. As of December, no bill has been filed to address the issue.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/02/texas-arpa-mental-health-priorities-legislature/.
Toyota ShareLunker Program Commences its 39th Season Jan. 1
January 2, 2024 – ATHENS – New Year’s Day represents new beginnings, and for the Toyota ShareLunker Program, it’s the launch of the program’s 39th season.
Anglers from across Texas and the nation will visit the world class fisheries across the state and cast their lines in hopes of landing a Legacy Class large muth bass of 13 pounds or more.
During the first three months of the season (Jan. 1 through March 31), anglers who reel in a 13-plus pound bass can loan it to TPWD for the ShareLunker selective breeding and stocking program.
The Toyota ShareLunker program has played an integral part in making Texas a destination for hundreds of thousands of anglers in search of this prized sport fish. Grabbing a pole, hitting the water and hauling in a 13-pound largemouth bass would be a great way to kick off the new year. The cast of the line, the lure landing just right on the water and a strike from a possible fish of a lifetime is what many anglers strive to experience.
“The start of a new Toyota ShareLunker season is always full of excitement and possibility,” said Natalie Goldstrohm, Toyota ShareLunker program coordinator. “A new Toyota ShareLunker season means new opportunities to partner with anglers and industry supporters, advance bass genetics, and create a future filled with more trophy-sized fish in Texas public waters.”
The 2024 season was another banner year for the program. Together, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division staff and participating anglers made the program a success by reaching multiple milestones and making irreplaceable memories.
Key highlights from the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season include:
- Six reservoirs delivered Legacy Class Lunkers (Fort Phantom Hill, Inks Lake, J.B. Thomas, O.H. Ivie, Sam Rayburn, Toledo Bend)
- Three new reservoirs with Legacy Class ShareLunkers (Fort Phantom Hill, Inks Lake, J.B. Thomas)
- Three new waterbody records (J.B. Thomas, Inks Lake, Fort Phantom Hill) and one new junior waterbody record (J.B. Thomas)
- Angler Kyle Hall’s ShareLunker 665 (15.82-pounds) made the Texas Top 50 as the 37th heaviest all-time Texas largemouth bass
- Angler Kyle Hall recorded a Legacy Lunker in three consecutive seasons
- Six out-of-state anglers etched their name into the program’s record book. The anglers hailed from Kansas, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Washington.
- Angler Larry R. Walker reeled in two Legacy Class Lunkers in 2024
- Anglers submitted more than 600 ShareLunker entries during the year-round program, including 12 Lew’s Legend Class (13+ pounds)
Anglers who catch a qualifying fish can call the ShareLunker hotline at (903) 681-0550 to report their catch 24/7 through March 31, 2025.
Anglers that catch and loan a 13-plus pound lunkers earn Legacy Class status, receive a catch kit filled with merchandise, a 13lb+ Legacy decal for their vehicle or boat, VIP access to the Toyota ShareLunker Annual Awards event, a high-quality replica mount of their fish from Lake Fork Taxidermy, ShareLunker branded apparel provided by AFTCO, and Bass University will provide a swag pack and annual subscription. Anglers also receive entries into two separate drawings – a Legacy Class Drawing and the year-end Grand Prize Drawing. Both drawings will award the winner a $5,000 Bass Pro Shops shopping spree.
The year-round Toyota ShareLunker program offers anglers three additional levels of participation for catching bass over eight pounds or 24 inches in Texas public waters. Each of these levels provide vital data to TPWD fisheries biologists, helping them continue to create bigger, better bass in Texas.
Anglers who enter data for any lunker they catch greater than eight pounds or 24 inches also receive a catch kit, a decal for their vehicle or boat, a one-month subscription to Bass University and an entry into the year-end Grand Prize Drawing to win a $5,000 Bass Pro Shops shopping spree. ShareLunker entry classes include the Bass Pro Shops Lunker Class (8 lb.+), Strike King Elite Class (10 lb.+) and Lew’s Legend Class (13 lb.+).
Once a lunker is reeled in, anglers need to enter the catch data on the Toyota ShareLunker mobile app – available for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play – or at TexasSharelunker.com.
In addition to providing basic catch information, anglers have the option to send a DNA scale sample from their lunker bass to TPWD researchers for genetic analysis. Anglers who contribute a sample to the program will receive a Lew’s baitcast reel valued at up to $200 while supplies last, with a limit of one reel per angler. Anglers who send in a genetic sample will also get a three-month subscription to Bass University. Instructions for submitting DNA samples are located on the Toyota ShareLunker website.
In addition, TPWD and the Toyota ShareLunker Program are partnering with AFTCO on a new promotion for the 2025 ShareLunker season. The AFTCO Guide of the Year award will recognize a fishing guide who contributes to conservation and enhancement of largemouth bass in Texas.
The Toyota ShareLunker Program is made possible in part by the generous sponsorship of Toyota. Toyota is a longtime supporter of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and TPWD, providing major funding for a wide variety of fisheries, state parks and wildlife projects.
Additional vital program support comes from Legend class category prize sponsor Lew’s, Elite class category prize sponsor Strike King, Lunker class category prize sponsor Bass Pro Shops, AFTCO, Bass Forecast, Bass University and Lake Fork Taxidermy.
For updates on the Toyota ShareLunker Program, visit facebook.com/sharelunkerprogram/, https://www.instagram.com/TexasShareLunker/ or TexasSharelunker.com
New Water Loss Validation Requirement Takes Effect
January 1, 2025 – To effectively plan for the future, water utilities need to know how much water they are using and losing in their systems today. Water loss audits help utilities identify where water loss is occurring and where they may need to implement mitigation activities.
Starting January 1, 2025, all utilities that have an active financial obligation or are applying for financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will be required to have their annual water loss audits validated to improve the quality of the data. Water loss audit validation is a process that identifies uncertainty in the water loss audit and, as a result, provides more reliable data.
The validation process includes examining water loss audit inputs and gathering additional information to identify and correct data inaccuracies in alignment with industry standards. The TWDB will work with utilities to validate their submitted water loss audits at no cost to the utility, or utilities can choose to have the audit validated elsewhere if the validation follows the TWDB’s guidelines.
“It’s important for a utility to accurately calculate and understand how much water they are losing in their system,” said Daniel Rice, Team Lead for the TWDB’s Municipal Water Conservation Team. “Reliable water loss audits provide a better picture of how much water is actually being used and to better plan for future needs. The validation process also allows us to provide recommendations to the utilities based on more accurate data.”
Recommendations can include activities such as implementing a meter testing program, master meter calibration, or revising data collection and billing accounting procedures.
In addition to identifying where infrastructure upgrades and other water loss mitigation activities may be needed in a system, audits can also be used to measure the effectiveness of the policies and procedures related to data collection and reporting. If water management strategies are developed using incorrect water loss audit data, a utility’s water loss mitigation plan may be less effective.
The TWDB began offering voluntary water loss audit validation services earlier this year to refine and improve the process ahead of the requirement in January. The City of Hurst in Tarrant County was one of 23 utilities that participated in the voluntary validation process, and the TWDB’s validators helped identify a more accurate water loss dataset for every utility that participated.
“We recognized the opportunity to not only be better prepared for the new audit requirement, but also an opportunity to roll up our sleeves together with the TWDB’s team for a much more detailed and comprehensive exercise,” said Chris Perry, Director of Utilites for the City of Hurst. “Working through the components of the audit together provided more of a one-on-one resource for any and every issue that arose.”
Through the validation process, the City of Hurst identified areas for improvement in data recording, storing, and sharing that will optimize how the utility manages water supply, including compliance reporting and water loss mitigation efforts.
Utilities equipped with accurate and reliable data can make informed decisions when it comes to directing resources and meeting Texas’ long-range water needs.
To learn more about water loss audits, visit the TWDB website.
A New Kind Of Resolution: Prioritizing Mental Health In The New Year
Small steps and self-care can help people navigate post-holiday challenges and set meaningful resolutions for the new year.
January 1, 2024 – By Texas A&M Health – Whether the winter brought connection and celebration or the perfect storm for anxiety, depression and other mental health struggles, individuals forging resolutions in the afterglow of the holiday season can make mental health a priority in the new year.
Michelle Bettin, senior director of counseling and mental health care at Texas A&M University Health Services, said this time of year can be particularly difficult. Seasonal reductions in natural sunlight, along with changes in diet, exercise and routine, can contribute to challenging environmental factors. And while the holidays tend to bring people together, some individuals may struggle with dysfunctional family dynamics or a lack of family connection altogether. Others may experience stress or sadness at saying goodbye to loved ones as the holidays conclude.
It’s easy to slip into a deficit mindset, comparing celebrations to social media posts, Bettin said. “It also can highlight how our family or our relationships are not like the families and holidays we see on the TV and in movies,” she said.
Bettin recommended extending grace to oneself and others. She advised against adhering to arbitrary standards or unrealistic expectations, and she cautioned against comparing oneself to others’ experiences, which can open the door to self-doubt and disappointment, she said.
Instead of measuring success by comparison metrics, Bettin recommended approaching resolutions by setting small, attainable goals for the new year. Prioritizing mental health through “SMART goals,” provides a framework to for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound aspirations. The SMART goal method swaps lofty goals, like “cure my anxiety” or “be happy every day,” for more realistic steps tailored to fit specific lifestyles. Bettin said reasonable goals might include “get to therapy once a month” or “set aside 15 minutes for a walk or meditation.”
Along with honoring individual priorities, resolutions should create opportunities or guard time for self-care. Even without pre-existing mental health conditions, self-care plays a crucial role in managing the stresses of daily life and can look different for everyone.
For those struggling, a wide range of national and local resources offer support: University Health Services curates a list of local and national hotline numbers, and 211 Texas lists resources and information on topics including housing, employment, nutrition and mental health. Reach 211 Texas online or by dialing 211 to access a variety of services, including urgent and non-urgent mental health care.
When balancing different facets of life and maintaining mental health feels overwhelming or even impossible, Bettin stressed the importance of striving for a positive attitude and asking for help when needed. “We can plan all we want, but life happens while we’re making plans,” she said. “Being willing to accept that sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned — and finding, even in those moments, what there is to be grateful about and what really brings you joy — can make all the difference.”
This and That for January 2025 From Master Gardener David Wall
December 31, 2024 – The Northern giant hornet (largest wasp in existence) arrived in the U.S. in 2019. Due to its ability to literally destroy a honeybee hive it quickly became known as the murder hornet. Whatever the name, it posed a major threat to North American honeybees and our agriculture. As a result, a program was established to remove the hornet from our continent. After three years without a sighting, despite many supposed sightings, it appears to have successfully been removed.
To ease the starting of a new hibiscus plant, cut off a small twig of your existing plant. Cut a ½” to ¾” section out of a still mostly green banana. Put the sprig base in the banana section and plant. It’ll root and grow.
Every day, 27,000 trees are cut down for toilet paper. To at least reduce that number, a new high-quality 3-ply tissue made from bamboo has been developed. The result is a high-quality product that doesn’t harm trees is now available. Bamboo grows up to roughly 100 times faster than an average tree. It may not be available locally, but you can order it on-line. I’m very satisfied with mine!
Always have a lemon available in your refrigerator and have one in your bedroom at night. For your bedroom, curt a cross in the lemon and put it on the nightstand next to you. They’re considered a natural medicine and are gaining in popularity. They are known to help people who suffer problems in sleeping. They’re loaded with antiseptic and antibacterial properties. The aroma reduces stress and fatigue and can help get rid of a hangover! The aroma also helps clean nasal passages, and repels mosquitoes. It helps with allergies and promotes lung health. It filters and cleans our blood, and helps with arthritic, rheumatism pain, stomach upset
