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HOMETOWN HEROES

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HOMETOWN HEROES - Members of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Hamilton Police Department, Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department and Hamilton EMS were honored at the American Legion Post #222 9-11 20th Anniversary Ceremony on Saturday for putting their lives on the line each day in service of our community. Staff photo

BEST COSTUME -

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BEST COSTUME - Lola Bean won the Best Costume award at the Dove Festival Pet Show. Shown here with Kayla Taywater.

HONORED GUESTS -

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HONORED GUESTS - US Representative Roger Williams and District 59 State Representative Shelby Slawson attended the Hamilton County Republican Party Forum at St. John Lutheran Church on Monday. Photo by Todd Barkley.

Better Living for Texans

Regardless of whether you’re trying to lose weight, you can eat healthy when dining out, if you know how.

So, if you’re treating yourself to a meal out, here are some tips to help make it a dining experience that is both tasty and good for you.

ASK!

Will the restaurant:

• Serve margarine rather than butter with the meal?

• Serve fat-free (skim) milk rather than whole milk or cream?

• Trim visible fat from poultry or meat?

• Leave all butter, gravy, or cream sauces off a dish?

• Serve salad dressing on the side?

ALL IN THE FAMILY

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ALL IN THE FAMILY- Hamilton Mayor Rodney Craddick was grand marshal for the Hamilton County Dove Festival Parade Saturday in downtown Hamilton. He rode on a vintage fire truck with his family, wife Katrina, daughter Kelsi Clowdus, son-in-law Zach and grandchildren Parker and Payson. By the end of the parade, the family was still going strong, but the 1954 fire engine was “truckered out.”

Dove Festival 5K

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At left, Morgan Henkes (20:10) and Madison Henkes (are the overall male and female runners at the Dove Fest 5K. Above, hometown girl Josy McGregor competed in the Hamilton Heritage Days Pro-Rodeo in Breakaway Roping Saturday night. 

Better Living for Texans

Start the school year off right

Rogers shows reserve champ

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Will Freking of Alpha, Minnesota, exhibited the grand champion bred-and-owned bull and Brody Rogers of Hamilton the reserve grand champion July 7, at the 22nd annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo in Kansas City.

The bred-and-owned bull show was sponsored by Genesource, Nocona. Mark Core of Pleasantville, Iowa, sorted 80 bulls to name the champions.

Alligator snapping turtles seized in trafficking case

AUSTIN – Twenty-one adult and six juvenile alligator snapping turtles were recently released back into East Texas as part of a coordinated effort among Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Stephen F. Austin State University, Sabine River Authority, Northeast Texas Municipal Water District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Houston Zoo and the Turtle Survival Alliance, among others, after being seized in an illegal trafficking attempt.

Car club members identified

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Thanks to several readers, the mystery men of the Diamond Car Club have been identified. Well, mostly.

Johnny Jones brought in this photo from a Hamilton High School 1961 yearbook two weeks ago and asked for help in identifying the guys.

Through the combined efforts Dub Spencer and Hardy Morgan, the story of this club is evolving.

Spencer said Hamilton was a great place to grow up. He lived on College Street in the yellow brick house across from the high school, which he later found out was being used for in-school suspension students.