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LIBRARY EXHIBIT

LIBRARY EXHIBIT

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 12:00am

Allen Mack, the founder of the Living History Foundation, will be “Paving the Way for the Buffalo Soldiers” at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library on May 16. The presentations and living history exhibit will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and again from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. This exhibit highlights six fully dressed mannequins adorned in authentic uniforms, alongside a display of tools utilized by the Buffalo Soldiers from 1867 to 1940. These mannequins will be part of the Buffalo Soldiers 160th Anniversary Exhibit at the Texas State Capitol the last week of July 2026. During the presentation, Allen Mack will delve into the remarkable experiences of these soldiers while wearing their uniforms, accompanied by captivating displays of historical artifacts. This prelude exhibit will help pave the way for the Buffalo Soldiers 160th on July 28, 2026.

CHURCH NEWS

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 12:00am

Main Street Youth meet every Wednesday Main Street Youth, located at Street Ministries, 225 N. Main St., meets every Wednesday night from 6-7:30 p.m.

God is the God of the do over

God is the God of the do over

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 12:00am

It used to be that when youngsters were on the sandlot baseball field, there was a word that was hollered a lot: “Do over!” The exclamation came when the batter is out of strikes and has swung a particularly awkward swing; or when there wasn’t a pitcher, and the batter had missed his own pitch that he had tossed up in front of himself. Exclaiming “Do over!” gave the right, when all chances are gone, to have one more chance.

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