Archive for October 2014
West Texas Fair
A Salute to our Heroes was the Theme of the 2014 West Texas Fair and Rodeo
Read MoreChile Super Bowl
33rd Annual Chili Superbowl was held Labor Day weekend. The Chili Superbowl benefits the Ben Richey Boys Ranch. There were approx. 4500 in attendance. The Chili Superbowl has raised over $1,500,000.00.
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Dangerous Minds
Dangerous MindsBy: Jack Walker“No, son… if you lead with the “Blank-Five” you’re gonna’ get smashed,” said a father to his son. “Wash em’ up and do it again”….. In a corporate-housing unit in South, Fort Worth; the light is never on but the contentment is contagious… “We filed the work-order about two and a half…
Read MoreDOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET
Why have women waited to come out of the closet more till now because of the many NFL recent media scenarios? Abuse is usually all about control, and until women follow through with filing charges after a police report is made and also get help from a domestic violence shelter, the cycle will never be…
Read MoreKiwanis Installation
Division 35 Lt. Govenor Will Smith was on hand to install new officers. Larry Folwell was installed as President of the Greater Kiwanis Club of Abilene.
Read MoreLowell Perry Award
Mrs. Earline Perry, attending the 37th Lowell Perry Memorial Awards Ceremony. Her husband Lowell Perry, a professor of journalism and mass communication and founder of on-campus radio station KACU, died March 25, 1977, when a plane in which he and two others were traveling crashed over the Caribbean island of Martinique while they were researching…
Read MoreMcSherry receives the Lowell Perry Memorial Award
Greater Abilene Kiwanian Kevin McSherry and his wife Connie poses for a photo after he received the Lowell Perry Memorial award. This is one of the greatest honors that can be bestowed on a member of the Greater Kiwanis Club The late Dr. Rex Kyker had this to say in eulogizing Dr. Lowell Perry “He…
Read MoreSpoken Word
Black Chamber Spoken Word
Ms. Priscilla Rayford and her Cultural affairs committee brought top tier talent to the stage of the Abilene Community Theater. Izo, a rising star among Christian entertainers made the trip from Dallas. And the prolific award winning “ Neo Soul” performers of Austin, Texas kept it real as they dealt with some of the hottest…
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