Crosby attracts commercial, residential growth
CrosbyÑToday and Tomorrow, Second in a three-part series.By DON SPRINGERA few issues back the Star-Courier carried a Lewis Spearman article about water service contributions to the growth of …
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Kitty Boots uses the last of her nine lives
Changed the time on 17 clocks this morning and have one more to go. The most accurate of the clocks are the two atomic clocks and the cell …
Corpus trip gets mixed reviews
The family took an enjoyable trip to Corpus Christi about ten days ago. This was the first visit to that fair city for Linda and I and the …
Utility development key to Crosbys growth
CrosbyToday and Tomorrow, First in a three-part series.By DON SPRINGERWhen did Crosby begin?Was it in the early 1800s when the first Czech natives arrived in this area, established …
Are weddings better the second time round?
Last freeze?Lost a third of the tomato crop due to the recent freeze; fortunately only nine plants were in the ground. Ole sod buster from Highlands didnt lose …
Hendrix: A gentleman and scholar
Crosby will soon be losing one of its fine Civil Servants. According to the lead article in last weeks Star-Courier, Dr. Don Hendrix will be retiring as superintendent …
Scout’s honor…
This past Sunday was Boy Scout Sunday at the Crosby Methodist Church and it gives me an opportunity to talk a little about scoutingan institution that I support …
Foster grandparent program fills needs
Coming across the border from Louisiana a couple of weeks ago we stopped at the Texas Welcome Center at Orange. I have been in a lot of states …
Getting around…
Had a fellow offer a stick of wood from a Catawba tree for use as a walking cane. I said thank you sir. We had a Catawba tree …
Steps to take when a loved one dies
After a loved one dies, youll have to cope with grief. And yet, if you have even partial responsibility for settling an estate, you have no choice but …