Royalty ring through holiday season to help those in need

The clackers inside the metal bells jingled out a familiar sound as the Copperas Cove Five Hills royalty cranked out 10 straight hours of fundraising for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign in front of the Copperas Cove Walmart despite the dreary weather.

Lack of love for Bulldawg basketball is quite disturbing

I’m perplexed. What does the Copperas Cove Bulldawg basketball team have to do in order for the pollsters who decide on such things as rankings to at least let Billy White’s team into the top 20? Beat a top 10 team?  Done (Nov. 19, Lake Travis).

Christmas 1989

In the second half of 1989, my family and I found ourselves at Fort Bliss so that my dad could attend a training course.  For those who have never been to Bliss, I’ll explain. Bliss is part of El Paso, but its physical location is into the desert.

Christmas of candle glow

With Christmas being a week away, I thought I’d share one of my favorite Christmas memories, from Christmas of ’77. I’d just turned 10 and I was very excited to be spending Christmas at my grandparents’ house.

City Float takes first place in Gatesville Christmas parade

The new City of Copperas Cove float continues to rack up top honors in holiday parades as the Five Hills royalty use it as a mobile vehicle to promote tourism for the “City built for family living.

HOT Bowl lived up to the hype

Two great games took place last Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium.  Trinity Valley Community College scored 10 points in the last minute to squeak by the defending national champion Garden City team in the morning junior college matchup.

College football at Bulldawg Stadium

The seventeenth annual C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl will take place this Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium.  If you like college football this is an opportunity you will not want to miss.  The bowl features two games.  The first game is at 11:00 a.m.

Tooth or consequences

A few months ago, I noted that some of my teeth were beginning to chip. I couldn’t think of any recent injuries I’d sustained to my mouth, and so after some investigation it was determined that I was likely grinding my teeth in my sleep.

An open letter at Thanksgiving

Dear Peppermint Patty, your behavior at Thanksgiving took the cake. Or should I say, took the pumpkin pie? First, you assumed Chuck would welcome you to his Thanksgiving, and on top of that, you invited two more friends without even consulting Chuck.

Driving me crazy

The plan had been simple. My dad, a mechanic, is a state inspector. My car was due for its annual inspection. The shop where dad works is two towns over, and mom was looking to do some shopping there anyway.