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Do you remember the day you graduated from high school? You had a sense of accomplishment in having qualified for a diploma, yet there were some uncertainties about what lay ahead. Will I be able to manage college? Can I find a job? What will it be like in the armed forces?

I don’t know if you’ve ever had the opportunity to watch the movie Places in the Heart starring Sally Field along with Danny Glover and John Malkovich, but please do. I cannot watch this movie without bawling like a baby and during the tornado scene, my arms always goose-pimple and my heart rate speeds.

March is upon us, but what are we to do as we wait for the delights of spring to arrive? Marble Falls Public Library to the rescue! During the month of March we have many stimulating programs, displays and activities for you to enjoy. I received my March issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine just a few days ago.

Every time the race for Governor of Texas comes along, I am reminded of a little tune that drove me completely nuts in the 1960s. How in the world I can still remember this little ditty 44 years later is beyond me, but I do: Eu-gene Locke should be Gov-er-nor of Texas, the Gov-er-nor of Texas should be Eu-gene Locke! With the power of Google at my fingertips, I decided to look up old Eugene and find out whatever happened to him.

Good Evening Folks of the Bay – Last Wednesday’s workshop began promptly at 3 p.m. The first item on the agenda was a discussion of a yet to be completed Street Maintenance Program (not the upgrade version). Responsibility for this plan lies with City Manager Stan and Councilman Phil. A nine page draft was presented which included discussions of a pavement analysis that would result in a rating method resulting in streets given A through F (seems I remember a similar gradi ...

In another life long ago, long before cell phones were common and instant communication the norm, my former mother-in-law and I had been on a shopping trip in Houston and had stopped at Hyden’s in Conroe for a beer and some oysters on the way home. Since we were coming home later than expected, Miss Scarlett, the aforementioned mother-in-law, felt the need to call her 80 year-old mother, Mammo, and let her know that we would be in a little late.

Good Evening! We finished so early this afternoon that you get the “cocktail hour” version of my prose this week. Good news is this will be short. Not a lot of bidness today. Bad news is I write “comments” a second time after tomorrow’s Council Workshop for next week’s Beacon.

I don’t know about you, but watching The Who perform at the Super Bowl this past Sunday night spurred thoughts within me about getting older. Perhaps seeing Betty White pile-driven into a mud puddle increased it, but nonetheless, I couldn’t stop thinking about aging, which caused me to start some research. I remembered a report on the nightly news last year citing “Blue Zones” on the earth where people tend to live well into their second century with all their ...

One of the most remarkable occurrences in the first century was the explosive growth of Christian converts who risked death or torture to share their faith with friends and family, or with strangers whom they met in the marketplace. Led initially by the apostles, who had witnessed the earthly ministry of Jesus, and carried forward by second- and third-generation believers, Christianity became a fountain of blessings, spreading the message of hope and redemption wherever it went. Secul ...

This February, the Marble Falls Public Library will be spotlighting Responsible Pet Owners Month. The library makes it easy to participate in this month long observance by offering special programs and displays full of videos, DVDs, audios, training manuals, and heart warming pet stories. Also, you won’t want to miss our special guest speaker, The Hill Country Dog Whisperer. It’s no wonder that every time I turn down the pet isle at the grocery store, it’s too crowde ...