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As we celebrate the 109th anniversary of Girl Scouting, we remember how it all started....

Putting on a Girl Scout uniform is more than just getting dressed Loretta Graham FacebookTwitterEmail Putting on a Uniform - It’s More Than Just Getting Dressed! As we celebrate the 109th anniversary of Girl Scouting, we remember how it all started. Returning from a trip abroad, Juliette Gordon Low was excited. “I’ve got something for America!” she told a friend. That something was a unique new experience for girls. Inspired by the work of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who’d recently started Boy Scouting in England, Juliette envisioned organizing girls to participate in an array of exci...

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Billie Ferguson Franke of Buda, Texas, passed away peacefully in Austin, Texas on Friday, February 26, 2021 at the age of 83 years and two days. She was one of the very few  remaining  “old timers” born in Buda.  Her parents were Bruce and Mary Abney Ferguson. Bruce served as Mayor of Buda for some 23 years. His mother Mary Jane Ferguson, nee Lawson, came to Texas with her parents as a young girl in a covered wagon in the late 1800’s, settling in the Buda area. Billie’s Great Grandfather, McKinney Lawson who also came to the Buda area of Hays County as an e...

Jan. 1, 1927-May 6, 2019 John had passed over a year ago, but due to the pandemic, the family could not return home to Towanda, to find the obituary he himself had written and directed the family to use at the time of his death. A couple of things John does not mention that the family wishes all to know is first, John’s job had him traveling the world, but though he was many times offered jobs in many countries and states, he always chose to keep his family in his beloved Towanda, Pennsylvania. Also, John was extremely modest about his accomplishments and contributions to his communities...

Boys and young men at Mary Mother of God Church in Harrison are learning outdoor skills, leadership and above all, values of the Catholic faith, thanks to the establishment of Trail Life USA Troop 14:1. Trail Life USA is a national Christian-based scouting organization that focuses on a mission to “guide generations of courageous young men to honor God, lead with integrity, serve others, and experience outdoor adventure,” according to traillifeusa.com. While there are 800 churches across the country that charter a troop and 12 troops in Arkansas, Troop 14:1, based on the Bible verse John ...