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Articles from the November 1, 2011 edition


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  • Shangri La celebrates America Recycles Day

    Updated Nov 1, 2011

    Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will partner with Waste Management, Inc. to celebrate America Recycles Day by offering area residents free recycling services on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to bring recyclable products to Shangri La's parking lot. Recyclable items must be separated into the following categories: plastics with resin codes 1-7, aluminum, cardboard, newspaper, mixed paper and steel cans. Only these types of items will be accepted for recycling...

  • Youth Weekend provides great preview for season opener

    Updated Nov 1, 2011

    Absolutely perfect conditions greeted hunters of all sizes this past weekend as the youngsters took center stage during the annual Texas Youth Weekend hunt. Crisp temperatures that covered most of Texas gave hunters a welcome break from heat and mosquitoes while hopefully providing a preview of the upcoming general season that gets underway this weekend. Judging from this past weekends results the general season opener looks very promising for all of those chasing either deer or ducks. On Saturday I had the pleasure of taking...

  • Local church activities

    Updated Nov 1, 2011

    West Orange Christian Church to host revival Tom and Beth Weaver of rocksolidministries.org will be at West Orange Christian Church 900 Lansing St. starting the morning of Nov. 6 at 10:40 a.m. lunch will be served right after services. Then at 6:30 p.m. Sunday thru Wednesday come hear Tom teach us about Jesus Christ our Lord and have your spirit Revived! Each night after services we will be serving dinner: pizza, sandwiches, Mexican food, salads, ect. Everyone is invited and everything is free. So come as you are. Looking...

  • No Land in Japan, Kishi came to Orange County

    Updated Nov 1, 2011

    Located on FM 1135 about midway between I-10 and FM 105 is a historical maker dedicated to the Kishi Colony. The houses and barns are gone and the fields are fallow, but this was once the land that grew crops from rice to strawberries and even had a profitable, though short production of oil. Kichimatsu Kishi was born in Nagata, Japan in 1872. He was an ambitious young man that wanted to accomplish more than he felt he would be able to in his homeland, so he left Japan in 1907 with his second wife, Fuji, and young son Taro...

  • Eagles to feature Jesse and Company at dance

    Updated Nov 1, 2011

    The Eagles Lodge will have a dance Saturday Nov. 4. Jesse and Company will provide the music. Cost is $5 per person. The Eagles Lodge is located at 803 N. 28th St. in Orange....