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HPL to celebrate million-dollar milestone

Hamilton Public Library is celebrating their $1 million milestone with an open house April 23-26.

Friends of the Library will kick off the celebration week with the annual bookmark contest winner’s reception on April 23 at 5:30 p.m. Winners will be announced Tuesday evening and winning bookmarks will be sold for 50 cents each. Bookmarks were created by Ann Whitney Elementary kindergarten through fifth-grade art students.

Military, tip and prayers

Let’s be thankful for our servicemen and women and please call any changes to 784-3357. Please leave a message. God Bless America and God Bless our service men and women and please say a prayer for them every day.

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Going Green

People have been eating leafy greens for thousands of years. It wasn’t until the first Africans arrived in North America in the early 1600s that America got its first real tastes of dark green leafy vegetables, which they grew for themselves and their families. Over the years, cooked greens developed into a traditional African American food. Ultimately, they became essential in Southern regional diets and are now enjoyed nationwide.

Why Eat Green Leafy Vegetables

Bottlinger driver keeps humor through treatment

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Thomas Walsh’s sarcasm may have saved his life.

Diagnosed with a brain tumor Jan. 17, he said his initial diagnosis was a minor stroke but doctors at Baylor Scott & White in Temple said he was being so sarcastic, he couldn’t possibly have suffered a stroke.

“Dr. Cooper there said my sarcastic sense of humor never let up,” Walsh said. “I kept the surgical staff entertained, the nurses entertained. He kept saying, ‘This man has not suffered a stroke.’ He kept pressing until he found the tumor.”

Dr. Rudolph leaving G’waite

Hamilton County Hospital District’s board of directors learned of new medical staffing changes, passed a resolution to remain self-insured and authorized a financing agreement for a new ambulance at its regularly scheduled meeting last Wednesday.

Hamilton Healthcare System CEO Grady Hooper announced that Timothy Rudolph, MD is leaving the Family Practice Clinic of Mills County to provide support in the Emergency Department. Dr. Rudolph began his clinic practice with Hamilton Healthcare System in September 2008.

Are you at risk for stroke, heart disease, diabetes?

Did you know that a 10% decrease in cholesterol can reduce your risk for heart disease 30%?

* Diabetes is the 5th leading cause of death in the US

* Elevated CRP levels in the blood are indicators of risk for heart disease and high blood pressure

* Stroke is the 4th leading cause of death

Life Line Screening offers finger-stick blood tests with results in 10 minutes. Protect your health by finding out your risk of diabetes and vascular disease by participating in the Life Line Screening that will be at Jayson Harris Pavilion on Thursday, April 18.

Let’s Talk About… Spring cleaning

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Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 13. This will be the day to kick your spring cleaning into high gear with three separate events: Trash Bash, Don’t Mess with Texas®

SWCD maintains flood control dams

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In the mid-1930s Congress began looking at ways to implement the downstream flood control program of the Corps of Engineers. It passed flood control acts in 1936, 1944 and 1954

Study club offers scholarships

Colonial Study Club will award scholarships for graduates of Hamilton High School and those adults who want to participate in graduate school, training institutes or apprenticeships. Applications are available at

MEETING THE GREATS:

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Cooper and Dellon Trailor of Hamilton were able to spend time with Jake Barnes, seven-time World Champion header, and Clay O’Brien Cooper, seven-time World Champion heeler, at the Barnes &