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Shopping tips for last-minute gift givers

Shopping tips for last-minute gift givers

Though devotees of early holiday shopping do not hesitate to point out how convenient it can be to get all their gifts long before the arrival of Chanukah and Christmas, scores of shoppers still wait until the last minute to begin checking names off their lists. It...

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There’s ‘snow’ ice cream quite like it!

There’s ‘snow’ ice cream quite like it!

It didn’t snow much in Ashdown, Arkansas in the 1960s. It doesn’t snow there much now. But when it did, and when it does, kids there know exactly what to do. Beg their moms to make snow ice cream. By John Moore For more on this story see the December 21, 2023 print,...

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Veterans honored at wreath-laying ceremony

Veterans honored at wreath-laying ceremony

Amid the busy holiday season, a large crowd showed up at Wylie Cemetery last weekend to honor those who served our country. The cemetery was just one of over 4,000 locations across the country hosting Wreaths Across America (WAA) wreath laying ceremonies on the...

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Late-run propels Lady Mustangs over Wylie East

Late-run propels Lady Mustangs over Wylie East

Sachse’s Reese Hodge (20) and Charish Thompson (32) trap the Wylie East ball-handler, forcing a jump ball. While the Lady Mustangs trailed most of the night, timely defensive stops and some big shots helped propel them over Wylie East. Austin Smith/C&S Media Four...

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Sears catalog was ‘our’ Amazon in the 1950s and 60s

Sears catalog was ‘our’ Amazon in the 1950s and 60s

As a young kid, I thought that every family did exactly the same things ours did. That included what and how we did Christmas. Turned out, there were two ways to approach collecting your loot. That is to say, seeing what Santa brought. One, which was more traditional,...

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PD toy drive helps families in need

PD toy drive helps families in need

There is still time to help a family in need have a Merry Christmas. Donations for this year’s Sachse Police Department Chaplaincy Service Toy Drive are being collected through Friday, Dec. 15. Gifts can be dropped off at the Sachse Police Department at 3815-D Sachse...

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