Poinsettias are one of the longest-lasting blooming plants available to consumers. Here are the basic Do’s and Don’ts to keep yours alive and well throughout the year!
Author: Dan Acree
Taking Flight
Fifty years ago my third-cousin flew into Okmulgee, Okla. Municipal Airport. Our family met him at the hanger after he taxied up the runway. I truly expected to see Sky King walk down the wing. It was after all, the exact same kind of airplane Skylar J. “Sky” King flew on TV—a twin-engine Cessna 310-B.
Soap Star
During the day Wendy “Bo” Mueller, 46, is a sales assistant in the advertising department of CableOne Advertising in Sherman. At night and on weekends she becomes Texoma’s newest soap star—mixing up batches of exotic, all-natural, aromatic soaps in her rural Denison soap kitchen.
The Mighty, Seed
You can grow an astounding array of flowers, vegetables and herbs from seeds right here in Texomaland, if you just don’t let the instructions on the seed packets intimidate you. “Start seeds indoors six weeks before first frost-free date,” they direct you. Balderdash!
Queen of Quilts
It’s official. Whitesboro’s Donna Sluder is a bona fi de media star. The former banker is making a name for herself in a new industry—quilt making. Her Main Street downtown Whitesboro retail store, Kaleidoscope, is housed in a 19th-century brick building, selling quilting fabric, patterns and notions.
How To Balance
You are irritable. Your blood pressure looks like a pro-bowler’s high score, and everyone is jumping up and down on your last nerve. Life gets tedious, don’t it? Sherman-based therapist, author, and life coach Brent O’Bannon can provide wisdom to keep you from snapping like a pop star taking that third trip to rehab.
Lake Texoma Getaways
Lake Texoma isn’t like many other resort areas—on our lake when it gets cold, people still hit the water—only skiing and sailing are replaced by fishing. Some of the best striper catches are in the coldest parts of the winter and guides do a big business with locals and out-of-towners alike.
Play Ball!
My aunt in Sherman sent me a copy of your Summer issue (Play Ball!). My dad played for the minor league 1948 Sherman-Denison Twins baseball team and there he was in a photo I had never seen. Dad passed in 1983 and it meant a lot to see him in his uniform. He loved to played baseball.
Accolades Abound
Texoma Living! is looking so good! It is such a treat to read such interesting stories about local people. The article on Jack and Nancy Ridgeway really captured their gracious personalities. They do so much for so many people.
Joan Douglass
Joan Douglass once believed that wall-to-wall carpeting and a white telephone were evidence of a successful life. That was when she and her husband Bill were first married and had few assets other than their love for each other.