Temple Daily Telegram's Columnist Listings http://www.tdtnews.com Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:04:12 -0500 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 tdt@temple-telegram.com (Carroll Wilson) webadmin@temple-telegram.com (Jonathan Dwinell) en-us Copyright 2009, Temple Daily Telegram http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/01/04/54816 Sure you’ve rung in the New Year with champagne and black-eyed peas. No matter whether 2008 was a boom or a bummer, here are nine different things you can do that will renew your body, mind and spirit. 1. The very first verse of the Bible talks about God creating the heavens and the earth. So, mosey on over to Clifton on Jan. 10 to the open house at the Paul and Jane Meyer Observatory at the Turner Research Station, 14801 FM 182, Clifton. Each month the Central Texas Astronomical Society presents a program. If the weather cooperates, visitors may view the heavens with portable telescopes and the 24-inch Meyer telescope. If you can’t make this one, register at www.centexastronomy.org for notices of dates and sites for star parties in Bell and McLennan counties. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2009/01/04/54816 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/12/21/54527 People with chronic health conditions know that illness doesn’t take a holiday. Temple Community Free Clinic volunteers also know that Santa doesn’t bring medical care in his sleigh. They have pitched in even at holiday time to work on its biggest fundraiser of the year. The annual Caring Ball will be on Feb. 14 at the Frank Mayborn Civic and Convention Center, with dinner by Classic Catering, dancing and a sparkling array of auction and gift items. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/12/21/54527 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/12/21/54526 Let’s be honest here: On Dec. 25, it’s “fa-la-la-la-la. “ On Dec. 26, it’s “oh, phooey!” Yes, this Friday, some households will start taking down the Christmas decorations. The halls will be de-decked, certainly not as ceremoniously as they were adorned. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/12/21/54526 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/12/21/54525 For about 10 months of the year, elves and angels mingle joyously - dark and hidden. Santas and trains, crèches and Christmas villages are all tucked away. Then, sometime between the last boo of Halloween and the first gobble of Thanksgiving, they all emerge, ready to party. Yes, it’s a wonderful life when all the decorations have a place, both in and out of season. That’s where custom-created closets just for Christmas decor have become domestic necessities for the truly Yule-obsessed. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/12/21/54525 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/05/08/49201 Former County Judge John Garth pushed Bell County through a tremendous era of transformation, leading it from a 19th century outmoded style into the 21st century. Along the way, Bell County became a model for dynamic leadership and change. Garth died Tuesday at his home following a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 102 W. Barton. Officiating will be the Rev. Michael Brandes, pastor of Heights Baptist Church, and the Rev. Roscoe Harrison, pastor of Eighth Street Baptist Church. Scanio-Harper Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. An informal reception will follow at the Temple Elks Lodge, 2613 Airport Road, where Garth used to regale compadres with his humor and shrewd political observations. Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/05/08/49201 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/04/27/48936 The city’s first fire was financially devastating. At 2 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1882, a blaze broke out in what the Galveston Daily News described as “Sam Wright’s elegant new residence,” a boarding house valued at $5,000. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/04/27/48936 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/04/27/48935 “The citizens of Temple take a great interest in their fire department. It is beyond question one of the most efficient in the state.” Galveston Daily News, Feb. 18, 1886. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/04/27/48935 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/04/16/48678 Despite their languorous demeanor, shop cats certainly make essential contributions to commerce. But they are no more faithful than ecclesiastical four-pawed critters. Temple has had its share of pious cats and dogs that graced early houses of worship. In her unpublished memoirs, Irene Haag, longtime English faculty at Temple College, recalls an errant feline of dubious parentage that would regularly join First Lutheran Church’s services in the late 1920s. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/04/16/48678 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/03/14/47914 Peggy Atkinson Arm-strong, a statewide leader in nursing administration who led Scott and White’s nursing services for 32 years during its greatest period of expansion, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Mattson officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/03/14/47914 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/03/10/47822 Nine decades ago this month, when the U.S. was in another war, the conflict came home to Temple in very personal ways. And, for some families, the dreadful story would not have closure until two years later. Temple experienced several losses from the very beginning: Thomas J. Silva, 26, died on the Lusitania when a German submarine torpedoed it on May 7, 1915. Silva, a cotton trader for Parrish and Co., sailed frequently to Europe. He was among the nearly 1,200 lost that day. His frantic family appealed to Gov. Jim Ferguson, also of Temple, and Mayor J.B. Watters to help locate him when his name did not appear on survivor lists. Silva’s body was later identified by his tattoos. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0600 http://www.tdtnews.com/story/2008/03/10/47822