Bill Ellis

Does the spearmint loose its flavor on the bedpost overnight? Indians chewed the sap of plants or the same reasons we chew gum today. We chew gum to relieve hunger, thirst and to freshen our breath.

Mikie Baker

Summer brings sizzling days, starry nights and an onslaught of friends to my humble abode. Since it’s become a revolving front door of late, I’ve decided to prepare a brochure, set up a website and take reservations here at the Dancing Dog Ranch Resort and Spa.

Doris Doebbler

We are still so excited about the wonderful Volunteer Appreciation Celebration put on by the Silver Sage Corral recently to honor the many local men and women who give so much to the seniors of Bandera County

Doug White

I am very pleased to report that our 40th Class Reunion was a success!

Chaz Allen

The kids were just being a mess. That’s what George said when asked about it earlier. They were all over the place, it was like someone had given them a syringe full of adrenalin and they couldn’t keep their chairs.

Ed Longhurst

The place: Pop’s Place on Alamo Road headin’ toward Medina Lake

Stephanie Parker

Some writer for Walt Disney’s “Lion King” must have written the story line out of his or her own experience. I base that surmise on the fact that life does engulf us in full circles.

Mikie Baker

I hail from Big City life, which required a pool man, a yardman and a garbage man. Moving to the country changed all that.

Bill Ellis

Anesthetics are medicines that cause loss of feeling or consciousness.

Doris Doebbler

We were all geared up to dedicate our column to National

Doug White

There I was back in the late ‘50s here in Pipe Creek. My dad, Earl White Sr., had his own place of business right in downtown Pipe Creek in a white building on the corner next to Ed Jennings’ store.

Ed Longhurst

Soon when you go to the post office in Medina to get your mail you can get a great meal also at the Rusty Rooster right next door.

Stephanie Parker

The title of Thomas Wolfe’s famous novel, “You Can’t Go Home Again,” is often quoted as fact. People say with a sigh, after leaving a place where they have lived, “ah, well, you can’t go home again.” True, if you had the wrong home.

Chaz Allen

If you looked at a picture of Whitcomb Judson, you’d see a man with a large black beard and short, slicked-back hair. He is dressed in formal black tie and he looks real depressed.

Mikie Baker

“Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We’re here live at The Rock, an impressive outdoor venue for the Gardening Olympics

Bill Ellis

Manioc produces more food per acre than any other crop other than sugar cane. It has been farmed in Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil and the Caribbean. Manioc was cultivated as early as 7,000 BC.

Doris Doebbler

We are all so excited! The Silver Sage Thrift Store has moved to a new - and more spacious - location, making browsing and shopping more comfortable and more fun!

Doug White

Although the “King of Rock” is gone, his music lives on. Here’s a memory flashback to the day he died, August 16, 1977.

Ed Longhurst

When does it stop? Some say never. I have a nice bike. It runs well. It has some chrome and a few custom parts. I just want more. Dang these wish books, anyway.

Chaz Allen

If you want to learn about cars and traffic, maybe the best place to go is the Eno Foundation. Those folks have been studying traffic for so many decades they have a whole library devoted just to the development of traffic laws. But I guess that isn’t so surprising since the founder of the organization is also the man responsible for virtually every basic traffic safety law in America and around the world.

Stephanie Parker

Call it the miracle of the $20s. It’s a God thing. So, should you be reading this column and have no desire to hear about God - quit reading

Mikie Baker

Women in their 50s can attest to the fact that a lack of hormones does crazy things not only to one’s body, but to the mind as well. Mothers of teenagers can also attest that newly developed raging hormones can drive a nun to drink

Doug White

Last week’s article on the “Click It or Ticket” program, which resulted in the Bandera Police Department receiving a check for $4,000 from the Texas Department of Transportation, inspired this week’s story.

Bill Ellis

People other than the American Indian lived in teepees. The people of Lapland and northern Japan also lived in teepees.

Stephanie Parker

I began one Sunday in July rummaging through the dumpster for food. For a baby bird, not me

Ed Longhurst

Police departments across the country are looking at changing their policies about motorcycles with loud pipes.

Chaz Allen

You know, I’ve heard them called geniuses and some of them may be. But I’m here to tell you that not everything these geniuses do is genius material! Oh, we’ve all heard of the captains of industry, and some of them might come close to deserving the title. But not alwa