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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis If you want this to be your year, don’t sit on your couch and wait for it.

The Taylor Lions Club recently donated toys and a check to the Taylor Fire Department’s Red Santa program. Pictured are Griffin Teggeman, Tom Schneider, Deborah Parker, firefighter Caleb Anchors, Eng Ryan Sorrick, firefighter Nathan Dominguez, Shane Polach, Keith Hagler, John Thomas, Don Artieschoufsky and Gayle Collins. Courtesy photo

People gather at Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry & Community Ministries in Taylor for a recent raffle of an Ellis Mandolin, a twin peaks style of mandolin made and crafted in Texas by Tom Ellis. Photo by Matt Hooks

St. Mary’s Catholic School seventh and eighth graders help load the fire truck with toys donated by the school’s families for the recent Taylor Fire Department Red Santa Toy Drive. This is an annual tradition in which the students participate. Courtesy photos

This Wednesday, there’s a chance to study courses before studying in the courses. On Jan.

Jan. 9, 1977, Super Bowl XI, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14; MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, WR.

Basketball Taylor Boys Boys Jan. 11 @ Waco La Vega Jan.

Jan. 9 Tennessee @ Houston.

Jan. 9 San Antonio @ Brooklyn Minnesota @ Houston Chicago @ Dallas.

Dallas Stars Jan. 9 @ St Louis Jan.

With both teams having eight wins the Ducks and Lady Ducks basketball teams gear up to get district games under way. The Taylor girls were in district action this past Friday hosting Salado.

Taylor baseball coach Justin Adams will be spending his summer in the great northwest as he has accepted a position to manage the Dub Sea Fishsticks collegiate summer team (Wood Bat League). The Fishsticks will play in the Pacific International League, in West Seattle, WA and were formerly named the Highline Bears. The team was renamed on Dec. 2, 2021.

After returning from their Disney trip, Miranda Richter and the Tigerettes were back in home action falling on Jan. 4 to Somerville 59-19.

LADY DUCKS WRAP HAYS TOURNAMENT The Lady Ducks started off the Hays -Buda tournament with another big win over 6A Stony Point 43-40. The remaining four contests of the tournament ended 2021 on a down note for Taylor as the Lady Ducks dropped all four games by no less than 22 points.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown erupted in frustration on the visitors sideline at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, leaving the field in the third quarter with coach Bruce Arians proclaiming after the game that he is no longer a member of the team.