Building Character

That's the optimistic way of saying "I'm miserable and it's too cold!" Another way to say it, "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger!" I am really enjoying this cold weather, though. I like it when the air is crisp and clean, and cooler weather is more motivating than hot weather. But if you have joint pain, I'm sure the cold is just something to endure.

Here are the updates on the Rotan Advance / Roby Star issues for Feb. 8 & 1.

February 8, 2007:

• Filing for Local Offices Opens Feb. 12
• Rotan Elementary Awarded as Title 1 Distinguished School
• Local Seniors Participate in All-Star Classic (photo)
• Roby Lady Lions Win District (photo)
• DPS Does NOT Solicit Donations
• Fisher County Students Participate in Fort Worth Stock Show
• Georgia Ashton Celebrates 93rd Birthday
• Lone Star Land Bank Changes Name to Lone Star Agricultural Credit Association
• Obituaries for Nora Gruben, Nealy Don "Rusty" Browning, Guadalupe Moreno, and Linda Mae Almanza Villagran
• Sheriff's Sale March 6, 10 am
• Fisher County Basketball (photos)
• Monthly Climatological Summary for January 2007

February 1, 2007:

• School Purchases Rotan Centennial Commemorative Plaque (photo)
• House Fire in Rotan (photos)
• Will Martin Makes All-State Football Selection, 5 Others Receive Honors
• Wind Turbines in Fisher County, 776-3259 for More Info
• Kendall Prall & Russell Riggan Announce Engagement
• Lindsey Cave Makes TSU Dean's List
• David Stevens Elected President of TETA (photos)
• Obituaries for Martha Frances Branch Bullock, Martha Jane Green, Betty Jo Park White, and Mary Earline Elrod
• Fisher County Basketball (photos)
• Dorothy LaVrne Starnes Rotan Memories Article (photos)

I noticed in the paper that the museum out at Western Texas College had a chocolate fest last weekend. I'm sorry to have missed that. Go to the Scurry County Museum website to see what will be on display next. They have hosted Fisher County artists, such as Robin Roberts.