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TAYLOR CITY COUNCIL Second/Fourth Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St.

HERITAGE SQUARE FARMERS MARKET The Farmers Market is typically every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

KIWANIS CLUB • Meets every Wednesday at noon at Sirloin Stockade, 3607 N. Main St.

The 2nd Annual Fiber Hemp Field Day will be Friday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Stiles Farm Foundation Headquarters, 5700 FM 1063 in Thrall.

The Hobbs-Smith Family Reunion will be held Saturday, July 23, at the Lawhon Springs School Museum. The Lawhon Springs School is now a museum and will be the permanent home for the Hobbs-Smith Reunion.

There is always, always, always something to be thankful for. We asked you to send us your shoutouts and here is what was submitted to us for this week.

Anita Allen Volek has been an active supporter of the Taylor Educational Enrichment (TEE) Foundation since it’s reactivation in 2016. Awarding grants during Mallard Mania has been one of her all-time favorite events, and she and husband Dannie have participated in Food Dudes, most recently serving up Dannie’s homemade dressing from an old Volek family recipe.

A Granger resident is among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the spring 2022 semester. Dallas Fuller, a sophomore studying biochemistry and molecular biology, is a student from Granger who earned a spot on the dean’s roster.

In an effort to help collect donations, Chad Tywater, Walmart store manager, was taped to a pole Saturday, July 9. Tywater and other employees were strapped to the pole to raise money for Dell’s Children’s Hospital. Each employee who was taped to the pole had to collect more money than their previous co-worker. Photo by Jason Hennington

Art teacher Jean Barnett is Taylor High School’s Teacher of the Year. She loves watching her students grow and says that she learns from them as they learn from her. Being able to watch their artistic journey over their high school career is something she calls, “super special.”

TAYLOR – The Taylor Rodeo is an event that inspires all cowboys-atheart to bring out the straw hats, fancy snap shirts and cowboy boots. Western wear is a uniquely American cultural icon whose popularity spans the globe. Though some fashion details have changed, it is at its core apparel made for the difficult outdoor lifestyle of a cowboy.

When the rodeo comes to town, so do the clowns and the bullfighters. But what is the difference? Many years ago, a rodeo clown and a bullfighter were basically the same.

Willie M. “Bill” Pickett (1870-1932), from Taylor, was a cowboy, rodeo, Wild West show performer and actor.