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St. Catherine’s to celebrate rededication Sunday

Special to Hamilton Herald-News

Tarleton Family Weekend features full slate of fun

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Time-honored ceremonies, cultural performances, food, football and futbol highlight this year’s Family Weekend at Tarleton State University, Sept. 16-18.

Texas history

After 13 months on the run, a former small-town police chief wanted for murder and armed robbery was captured in Tennessee on Sep. 20, 1929.

RUFF LOSS

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Santo’s sleigh delivers coal for HoCo;

Junior historian now teaches history

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One of the newly bound genealogy books making its home in the Hamilton Public Library is At Rest in Huckabay Texas: Annotated Cemetery Transcript 2000-2001. The book was authored by Huckabay’s eighth grade class under the direction of teacher, Cindy Shipman. One of the students in the class was Andrew Heers, a coach and history teacher at Hamilton Junior High School.

HPL gets first batch of genealogy books

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The arrival of 240 bound genealogy volumes was cause for celebration last week at Hamilton Public Library.

Forum to address solar projects, land ownership

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Texas Farm Bureau will host a hybrid forum for landowners interested in learning more about the impact of solar projects and foreign ownership of agricultural land Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. in the TFB Conference and Training Center, 7410 Fish Pond Road, Waco. The forum will be in-person and streamed via Zoom.

FB annual meeting Oct. 8

Hamilton County Farm Bureau will have its annual meeting Saturday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center of St. John Lutheran Church. The meeting will celebrate the organization’s successes during the year and address policy issues of interest for area farmers and ranchers HCFB president Bennie Hromadka will highlight the year’s activities and successful efforts of the organization.

Better Living for Texans

Food Safety at Potlucks

With the start of football season come potlucks, tailgates, and parties. Fun times, but food safety must always be a priority! Use these simple steps to keep food safe for all!

Preparation

-Properly wash your hands before preparing food.

-Minimize the handling of foods with bare hands. Instead, use utensils, especially when mixing cold salads that contain cooked ingredients, such as potato, ham, chicken, or pasta salads.

-For cold-mixed dishes, allow ingredients to cool before mixing them together.

Wood family reunion held at Lake Whitney

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The Wood Family reunion was held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 5-7, at Lake Whitney.