American celebration based on Gregorian calendar
      As Americans celebrate Jan. 1 as the beginning of 2008, they are doing so because our calendar is based on the Gregorian calendar. New Year's Day is the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It falls exactly one week after Christmas Day of the previous year. In modern times, it is Jan....
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Families gather for holiday celebrations throughout county
      One of the most beautiful holiday seasons is gone. It came rushing in and suddenly the lights, the music and all the Christmas smells in the air will disappear. We hope you had a blessed Christmas and wish you a most happy and successful 2008.
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Good new year's resolution is quality time for family
      Sharing a pizza, tossing a football from mother to son to father or taking an evening walk might all sound like prosaic activities. However, as joint resolutions, they can improve family relationships in the New Year, said a Baylor College of Medicine expert.
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WCYF turkeys delivered Jan. 15
      WCYF turkeys which were ordered will be delivered on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Exhibitors need to pick up their birds at the Crescent Fairgrounds, Main Office Complex, from 4 to 6 p.m. Be sure to have pens, feed, water containers, lights, etc. ready to receive the poults.
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Births
Welcome to our world
      Alaska Nichols Brittney Salinas and Jeremy Nichols, both of El Campo, announce the birth of their child, a girl, born at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, at Gulf Coast Medical Center. The baby was named Alaska Baylee Nichols and weighed 7 lbs., 4 ozs.
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Christian academy plans fund-raiser Jan. 26
      Faith Christian Academy is busy working on their annual Barbecue Chicken Fund-raiser Dinner scheduled for Jan. 26 at the KC Hall in Wharton. Dinner and raffle tickets are now on sale. Entertainment for the night will be provided by "Elvis," who will perform a full gospel concert.
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