On Tuesday, February 15 the Bosque County Republican Party hosted a Winter Picnic and Candidate Showcase at Texas Safari Ranch near Clifton. Texas Safari Ranch opened their old western saloon complete with swinging doors and cedar tie posts for the event.

Publisher Rita Hamilton presented a check in the amount of $50 to Karen Chaney, the drawing winner in the nomination phase of Best of Bosque 2021. “Congratulations Karen, and thank you for participating in our Best of Bosque County 2021 contest,” Hamilton said.

TxDOT – Waco District held a virtual public hearing Wednesday, Feb. 9, where it was proposed to replace the existing bridge crossing the Brazos River and Lake Whitney on SH 174 in Bosque and Hill Counties.

While January is officially the coldest month in Texas, February is not far behind, and we just have to look back to last year to see our record blizzard in Texas occurred in February. As parents bundle up their children to protect them from the cold, it is also a good time to think about protecting them from injury in vehicle crashes.

Due to weather and road conditions, the Tarrant Area Food Bank cancelled deliveries to Laguna Park at the beginning of the month, but have rescheduled to deliver Saturday, Feb. 19.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 1:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.

The Bosque Film Society rang in the new year by reinvigorating the Valley Mills Public Library’s film collection. The new film appreciation group donated 200 DVDs so the residents of Valley Mills can seek art and entertainment closer to home at their local library.

Mark your calendars now for the upcoming Bosque County Genealogical Society DNA workshop to be held on Saturday, February 12 at the Clifton Civic Center. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The speaker, Patti Huff Smith, will begin with a quick review about DNA and how to use your DNA results from your testing site company. Then she will present a program review of GEDmatch.com. After an overview of GEDmatch, the group will practice using the GEDmatch tools live examples of member’s family research. You should try to have

The January Chapter meeting is designated as the meeting during which DAR Good Citizens are hosted by Bosque River Valley Chapter, NSDAR. Three Bosque County schools participated in late 2021 with the selection of a DAR Good Citizen. Congratulations to Griffin Phillips, Clifton High School; Trenton Roberson, Cranfills Gap High School; and Brianna Benitez, Iredell High School. Trenton Roberson was not able to attend the meeting because he was on a fire call. Yes, Trenton is a volunteer firefighter with the Cranfills Gap Volunteer Fire Department. This is an example of how these outstanding students are involved in community service.

Attorney and Clifton resident Herb Haschke said in 2015 the Census Bureau showed 45 million people were over the age of 65, and by 2050 they estimated 88 million people will be over 65. As the elderly population has grown, so has the number of reported cases of elder abuse, and though there are different types of abuse, some of the more common types involve money and assets.