Oct. 6 Mikey Pesqueda First Baptist Archer City Oct.

It was a cool morning John Henninger Reagan was a controversial figure in Texas History. He had a long record, serving as a judge, U. S. Senator, Confederate cabinet member, and chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission. While he was an outspoken defender of slavery and secession early in his career, he was later a defender of the interests of farmers against large railroad interests. He was born in 1818 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. His parents were fairly prosperous and sent him to private schools for his education, and he even attended a seminary in Tennessee for a time. As a young man, reports emerging from Texas about its fight with Mexico and push for independence fired his imagination. In 1838, still just 19, he left Tennessee to head for Texas on his own.

Many people believe that seeing is believing. But, we have it all wrong. If you accept it first, your eyes will be open to seeing the possibilities. What do we truly believe about our ability to do the impossible? The foundational beliefs shape the lives we buy into as children. Sometimes what we envision for our lives is limited because people convince us at an early age that we cannot do certain things. Somewhere along the way, we allow someone or something to smother the flame of possibility in our lives. We all begin with grand ideas and believe we can achieve almost anything. However, at some point, life begins to evade most of us with routines, demands, and “can’t do language.”

The Archer City ISD School Board approved the purchase of 2023 Chevrolet Suburban off BuyBoard during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 26.

The Sheriff’s Office received 150 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 29 inmates and seven being female in the Archer County Jail.

Holliday freshman Noah Strohman collected his fourth win of the season this weekend, winning the Hoka/McNeil Invitational 2022 on Friday, Sept. 23, with a time of 15:19.80. The event takes place at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, the site of the UIL State Cross Country Championships in early November. Strohman won the Class 1A-3A event by 15 seconds.

Heads up. By the time this issue goes to press we will see high nineties and low 100’s in our part of Texoma. Keep watering. Water deeply. Better half of September is gone. The CPC (climate prediction) forecast of a near normal September has not been accurate. Don’t fault me please. I am just the messenger and I love good news. Reality is what it is. We all need to see some normal weather around here.

Thank you to everyone who spread the word and donated to the Archer Public Library during Texoma Gives! Together we raised a total of $2,035! We are already busy planning the Summer Reading Program for 2023, and we hope to make it the best one yet. What a wonderful and supportive community Archer County is. We couldn’t do this without you! ************* Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

Windthorst was pushed to the brink in its district opener against Haskell. Tanner Doyal’s pass breakup on fourth down in overtime allowed the Trojans to escape with a 26-20 win to improve to 2-2 on the year.

Archer City, Holliday and Windthorst all picked up key district wins this past week as the Lady Cats and Trojanettes both opened up league action. Archer City (5-25, 1-1) suffered a five-set loss in its district opener to Quanah (25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 17-25, 15-12) on Saturday before rebounding to knock off Petrolia (16-25, 25-23, 2225, 25-17, 15-12) in five on Tuesday.