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Graveside services will be held at Citra Cemetery on Thursday, May 14 , at 10:00 a.m. with Bro. Darrell Boyd officiating.
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Quote of the Week…..“When I was a kid, my parents taught me to not believe everything I saw on TV. Now I have to teach them to not believe everything they see on Facebook.”
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From its humble origins as a budget snack cake, the delicious but nutritionally empty Twinkie achieved a status high enough that it warranted a spot in the Millennium Time Capsule. Twinkies briefly disappeared from shelves in 2012 when their maker, Hostess Brands, fired most of its workers and went out of business. Dismayed fans clamored for more Twinkies, and the new owner’s re-launch of the beloved brand was a great success.
Read moreAllen has a long and colorful history. The earlier Cold Springs name came long ago when settlers heading west passed through this area on their way to (where else?) further out west. Many stopped here because of the cold springs. Some simply stayed a bit, camping on the river. And yes, the great Canadian River was quite a stream then. No one had built dams, lakes or to impede its flow toward the Mississippi. Commercial steamboats even made their way up this river as far as Ft. Holmes.
Read moreThe annual Masonic Lodge scholarships to two deserving Allen graduates has always used funds from the Mother’s Day luncheon as their primary source of income. This year, due to the need for “social distancing”, the Lodge will not be doing the meal but do plan to award the scholarships if possible.
Read morePlans are underway to have a some form of an Allen School Reunion this summer.
Read moreIt was a short monthly City council meeting Monday night. The meeting dealt mostly with procedures and office openings in regard to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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