Country Lifestyles
Nearly 200,000 bales and counting
By Judy Wade
Most 92-year-old folks are living in a retirement center or are being cared for by loved ones. Not Ray Jackson of Byers. He bales hay, and has been for the last 50 years.
Born in Honey Grove, the Fannin County native was one of seven children born to Millie and Willie Jackson. Only he and one brother and one sister are still living. When asked what he did as a child, he answered laughing, “Whatever our dad told us to do, usually cutting wood and hoeing weeds.” At age 14 he was picking cotton to earn money.
A member of the CCC, he was transferred to the regular Army in 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He remained stateside at several posts until he contracted measles and while confined to the hospital, it was discovered he had a heart problem and he was discharged. “I didn’t go to school until I was 17, and that was when I was in the Army. Those three years were the only schooling I had,” he related. The lack of a formal education did not keep
Jackson from being successful. Finding little work in Fannin County, Jackson opted to go to California, where he worked at various jobs including harvesting potatoes and working in a packing house where fruits and vegetables were cleaned using a sulfur process. “A lot of people couldn’t work there because of the sulfur fumes, but it never bothered me,” he recalled.
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By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
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By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
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