Coquettish Spring

I always think of spring as a temperamental and somewhat self-indulgent woman. This week she flicked her skirts with showy colors then covered up again in a cold gray coat of ice and dismal rain. Today she's feeling playful and the sun is shining in a bright blue sky. Soon, she'll feel stormy.

I sound like Snoopy, writing his story, "It was a dark and stormy night". It's been a very long week, folks, I swear it lasted a month. I'm ready to say "Calf rope!" and call it good.

The photo today is from the icy weather we had this week, which glazed the already blooming trees. We (ha! he) got the onions in, although some people have already had theirs in for a good month. We may have to buy them this year, or depend on our friends that planted in a more timely manner.

I'm going straight to the Roby Star Record / Rotan Advance headlines before I can lay anymore silliness on you all. Here goes for the March 12, 2009 issue:

• Roby Lady Lions State Champions (big color photo)
• Skywarn training March 16, Roby Community Center
• Savannah Cave of Rotan ISD named to Academic All District Team in Basketball; Krystle Price named second (color photo)
• Marine Antonio Zambrano promoted to Sergeant (color photo)
• Roby CISD, District 14-A All District girls (color photo)
• Hamburger benefit for Ron Acosta March 17, Fisher County Courthouse Square
• Subscription rate and advertising rate change: $30 for Fisher & surrounding counties; $33 in Texas; $35 out-of-state - effective April 1, 2009
  
• Obituaries for Jimmie J. (Fancher) Horton; Basilia "Betsy" Luna
• Pastor's Column: Charles C. Glidewell, Cross Roads Baptist Church
• News Briefs: 18th Annual Spring Swing Women's Gold Tournament May 2
  
• Roby corrected track schedule
• Baby shower selections for Holly Simmons & Adam Skees @ The Yellow Rose inside The Newspaper Office
• Roby school board rehires all teachers & personnel, accepts Mary Mahaffey's resignation
• Bridal registry for Holli Griggs @ The Yellow Rose
• Texas cattle trichomoniasis program adopted, interstate rules effective April 1, in-state rules effective Jan. 1, 2010
• Rotan High School weekly bulletin
• Fisher County Roundup by Joy Walker
• Editorial comment by Rosemary Donham, commending Roby Lady Lions and Roby Lions
• Carrion files for re-election; Pache Parks, Randy Sharp, Roy Rivas file for Roby City Council
• Coffman and Carter file for re-election to hospital board
• Neugebauer: How are these proposals fair to those who made responsible decisions?; We must freeze government spending during these uncertain economic times
• Spring Sports: baseball, track, tennis, power-lifting, softball (photos)
• Sheriff's report
• USDA celebrates National Ag Day, March 9
• Roby City Council votes to purchase meter reading system
• Color photos of Roby Mayor and fans welcoming Lady Lions home
• Fisher County Historical Commission to attend Sagerton Hee Haw Show
• Birth announcement for Grayci LeeAnn McBrayer & Camden Maverick Lummus (color photo)
• Roby One-Act Play to present "Booby Trap" March 23 (color photo)
• Fisher County Commissioners meet with TxDOT rep re: bridge & road repair
• Full color photo page of Roby Lady Lions

That's it for this week. Hope to be more articulate next time. Have a good one!