Outdoors

Major League Fishing announced the schedule for the sixth season of professional bass fishing’s most competitive circuit – the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bass Pro Tour, and a local fishery will be among the seven stops.

“He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.” Ezekiel 17:5 From my earliest years, I heard stories about button willows from my father. Although I never met Ivy Tutton or Royce Mills, I know a lot about them. They were Daddy’s hunting and fishing friends. And everywhere they fished… Stuart’s Lake…. The Sabine River or Tucker’s Lake…. they fished mainly “under the button willows”. Later, my brothers and I fished with Daddy, Uncle Gink and Uncle Irvin---at Copper’s Mine, Tucker’s Lake and The Old River. We caught a lot of fish and mostly “under button willows”. Button Willows grow in shallow water at just the depth for the fish to nest.

The Pineland City Council met in regular session August 15. Their agenda was moderate.

BOM is a proud sponsor of the Sabine County Helping Hands organization. The donation will help with children in the community needing assistance with school supplies, clothes, shoes, backpacks and more. Pictured left to right: Susan Fisher, Debbie Carter, BOM’s Tammie Cox, Fay Arthur, and Linda Leger.

My son came by my house. While he was there, I asked him. to clean the filter on my dehumidifier. Unfortunately, after that; the thing pulled all the water into the tub. It was supposed to go out the hose, into the yard. That meant I would have to empty it twice a day. It held over a gallon and was bulky. It was hard for me to do this chore.

So, I got a cold. If you catch a cold in the winter, everyone is sympathetic.

As the summer heat continues to simmer, the risk of painful sunburns continues to be a concern as well. This is true for humans but also for animals like pigs, whose skin not only closely resembles that of humans but is more sensitive to dermatological diseases.

Thursday, Aug. 3rd, Hemphill Hornets participated in a community service initiative to clean up the city. Athletes, band members, coaches, and high school principal, Jeremy Mc-Daniel, gathered at 8:00am and began collecting trash in the streets in an effort to give back to the community. Thank you, Hornets!

Most Texans are more than ready for an end to what seems like a never-ending heat wave. Your garden plants, trees and lawn most likely would echo that same sentiment if they could.