Basketball season will be coming to an end for some in a couple of weeks as others will be preparing for the playoffs. The winter storm that hit this past weekend made some schools move their games around.
Austin, TX – Join us on site at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) in Austin on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a userfriendly workshop on tracing your family lineage back to the era of the American Revolution in 1776. Guest speakers from the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution will discuss the organization, along with the resources they offer for genealogy research.
Will Rogers’ wit, humor, and common sense sayings have been a part of our lives for well over one hundred years. Not only was he an accomplished homespun cowboy humorist and known for his quick wit and political satire, but he was an American treasure and was unequaled in his roping proficiency. He was recognized as a western philosopher and considered humor to be his tool. Will Rogers was at home in the presence of royalty, world leaders, dignitaries, children, and the common man. He was known to say things like, “I never met a man that I did not like.” He would advise folk to, “Live in such a way that you wouldn’t be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip!” Will Rogers was born November 4, 1879 and grew up living the ranch life, roping and riding, becoming a proficient artist with the lasso. He made the Guiness Book of World Records by throwing three loops at one time, one around the horses head, one around his own head, and one around all four feet of his horse! The family ranch was near Oologah, Oklahoma, which was at that time a part of Indian Territory. Both of Rogers parents were of Cherokee heritage, a fact that he was proud of. During his life, Will Rogers was the author of numerous newspaper columns and six books. As an entertainer, Rogers incorporated rope tricks in his routine as well as an ongoing spiel containing observations about people, politics, and weather. Often, his comments brought humor into play with sayings such as, “Swinging a rope ain’t bad as long as your neck isn’t in it!” or “I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat.” In 1908, Will Rogers married Betty Blake and they had four children. But his brilliant career would come to a tragic end at age 55. Will Rogers was a passenger in an airplane piloted by Wiley Post when it crashed as they were taking off from a lagoon near Point Barrow, Alaska. However, Will Rogers was prepared with this epitaph, “When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read, ‘I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn’t like.” He went on to say, “I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved!” Will Rogers was a great western humorist and made this claim about pigs, “You should never try and teach a pig to read for two reasons. First, it’s impossible; and secondly, it annoys the hell out of the pig!”. so I think this poem will fit. The movie, “Lonesome Dove,” sees Gus McCrae tack a sign on the gate post that reads, “We Rent Pigs.” Maybe that’s where this pig came from.
The March 3 Republican Primary election will be here before we know it, and since the filing deadline has passed, we wanted to share a comprehensive list of Falls County candidates that will appear on the ballot when voters head to the polls. All candidates listed below are registered Republicans, except for a lone Democrat on the ballot, F.A. Green, Sr., who currently holds the Falls County Commissioner Pct. 2 position. He is being challenged by a Republican opponent (David Fitz).