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The 21st Memorial for Space Shuttle Columbia Mission STS-107 was held on February 1st at 7:45 a.m. at the Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum. Master of Ceremony Steve Mills led the introduction of pictures and information about each of the 7-member crew and the 2 recovery team helicopter pilots that were lost. Steve also read Joshua 1:6-9 NKJV that was read to the crew by Commander Rick Husband just prior to take off. Guest Speaker Brian Ewenson (pictured above) gave an emotional remembrance of each member of the doomed crew, as he had worked with and personally known for several years.

Tater Reynolds and George Jeane Jr. took 1st Place (and $10,000) at the Fishers of Men Texas East Division tournament held on Toledo Bend out of Fin & Feather with a whopping 5 fish limit weighing 26.08 lbs. Tyler Vidrine caught the Big Bass of the tournament with a whopper weighing 10.36 lbs. A total of 107 teams competed in this first tournament of the season. The pre-tournament banquet was held at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center with guest speaker Bro. Dave Edwards who brought a great message from Mark 8.

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Even though this pond was posted and guarded with a shotgun, my brothers and I were able to sneak in and fish it for many years. It’s fat bass and goggle-eyed perch made crawling on our bellies through a pine thicket well worth the trouble. And fortunately, we could see the Caretaker before he could see us.

I was shaving the other morning and I noticed something – my ears looked larger than I remembered. I examined them closely and sure enough, my ears are larger in my old age. Then I noticed my nose, it, too, is getting bulbous. Could my nose and ears still be growing? No one told me about that aspect of aging.