Lacey’s Pantry: Easy Butter Bread
By Lacey Newlin Ingredients: 2 pkgs. active dry yeast 2 cups lukewarm water 3/4 cup powdered milk 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 1/3 cup softened butter 6 cups bread flour Directions:Dissolve yeast in lukewarm […]
Country Lifestyles
Cowgirls and Champagne
By Dani Blackburn Champagne, caviar and fashion will combine to create an entertaining day for local cowgirls as part of a new benefit for the annual Cowboy True event in March. The style show and […]
Parting Shot
A silent guideline in the code of the west: Washing your dirt and blood-stained hands in the very same trough the worked cattle drank from moments before as you sit down for lunch. A rewarding […]
When a City Girl Goes Country
By Annette Bridges My mamma used to tell absolutely everyone who learned I was getting married and moving to my husband’s cattle ranch that she didn’t send me to college to get my hands dirty. […]
Jesses Jewelz
I am so excited to announce I have started carrying some authentic Navajo jewelry, and it’s just in time for Valentine’s Day. Who doesn’t love some Navajo pearls and turquoise? I’ve never sold any jewelry […]
Farewell to a Piece of History
By Judy Wade Drivers on Highway 79 between Wichita Falls, Texas, and Waurika, Okla., are enjoying a new bridge over Red River. Millions of vehicles—from bicycles to heavily loaded oil field trucks and more than […]
Lacey’s Pantry: Best Ever Chocolate Cake
By Lacey Newlin Total time: One hour and 15 minutesYields: Two dozen cupcakes or three (eight-inch) round pansIngredientsCake:1 cup all-purpose flour1 cup unsweetened cocoa1 1/2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt3/4 cup butter or margarine1 cup […]
Code Talkers of the World Wars
By Jessica Crabtree In both World Wars, a great source of assistance came from the Native American men who willingly enlisted to serve their country. Although World War I began July 28, 1914, America kept […]
Cowboy Culture: Let ‘er Buck
By Clay Reid A few years ago I gave Mrs. Crabtree a call after I had quit writing for a local paper over philosophical differences. I was looking for another avenue to throw around some […]
Judge Mike Campbell: A Serving Hand
By Jessica Crabtree “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my handsto larger service, my health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world. I […]