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Keeping Up with History

Keeping Up with History

By • on February 28, 2011

MIDLOTHIAN, TX — You don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been,” Judith Howard, recording secretary for the Midlothian Area Historical Society, quoted one of her favorite sayings to describe why she is passionate about preserving history. “It is a part of me,” she said. “My great-grandparents from both sides

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Twenty-five Years of Language

Twenty-five Years of Language

By • on November 29, 2010

MIDLOTHIAN, TX – Cherie Wagoner, principal of J.A. Vitovsky Elementary School, created something special for her school. It houses the only bilingual program in Midlothian. This is a natural fit because Cherie originated the program eight years ago as principal of Baxter Elementary School. “The

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In the Kitchen with Patricia Hobbs

In the Kitchen with Patricia Hobbs

By • on November 1, 2010

MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Patricia Hobbs likes to cook different styles of food to give her family and friends a chance to try new things. “I grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee, in the far northeastern part of the state near Virginia,” Patricia explained. The style of cooking is slightly different there

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A Date with a Horse

A Date with a Horse

By • on October 3, 2010

MIDLOTHIAN, TX — Picnic basket stuffed with food? Check! Ice chest brimming with cold drinks? Check! Folding chairs and blankets for a long day? Check and double check! Horse? A horse is not usually one of the items you take with you when leaving for a whole day of family fun. However, if you belong

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Lightening Their Footprint

Lightening Their Footprint

By • on October 1, 2010

SARDIS, TX — Sardis resident Oscar Rodes has built what may be the largest private wind farm in the state. Find out what motivated him and his family to make the effort in this Now Magazines online video. Produced by Marshall Hinsley

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In The Kitchen With Melissa Fairbanks

In The Kitchen With Melissa Fairbanks

By • on September 1, 2010

Melissa Fairbanks’ father was her cooking inspiration. “Cooking has always played a big part in my family,” she explained. “My grandma had five boys to feed when my dad was growing up. She was always cooking and finding ways to be frugal all while creating interesting and tasty dishes. She passed

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Sound Teaching

Sound Teaching

By • on August 1, 2010

Kindergarteners at LaRue Miller Elementary School have learned lessons some never learn in a lifetime. Three of their classmates are hearing impaired, each with cochlear implants. They communicate primarily in sign language, though also orally and with gestures. The sensitivity shown by everyone in the

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Dancing to Conjunto

Dancing to Conjunto

By • on August 1, 2010

Overwhelmed with emotion, the woman approached the stage and stretched her hand toward the singer, Betty Barajas. As Betty clasped her hand, the woman quite unexpectedly slipped an authentic pearl bracelet around her wrist. Surprised by the gift, Betty said, “I gave her my hand because I thought she

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Midlothian Resident Sculpts Yard Art

Midlothian Resident Sculpts Yard Art

By • on July 13, 2010

Midlothian resident and recent Midlothian High School graduate, Marcus Simmons has found a new talent. Faced with the daunting task of mowing a huge backyard, Simmons decided to have a little fun with an otherwise mundane chore and cut the grass into a likeness of Mickey Mouse. Watch the time-lapse video

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Do Not Drink the Water

Do Not Drink the Water

By • on June 29, 2010

Those happy days of summer spent splashing in the pool without a care in the world may not be so carefree. The closing of public pools because of contamination brought Recreational Water Illnesses (RWI) to the forefront. RWIs occur when swallowing or having some contact with water that is contaminated

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