The Lakeside City council discussed options for playground equipment to be put in the new East Side Park during its council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Larry McMurtry was honored with a Literary Landmark Dedication in a ceremony held at the Royal Theater on Friday, Nov. 18.

The Angel Tree is back at the Archer Public Library starting Monday, November 21st. Stop by during library hours to pick an Angel to shop for this year. Each Angel represents an underprivileged child in our community and includes their age and items from their Christmas wish list. If you would like to give but don't have time to shop, donations are also being accepted at the library. Come by and help make a child's Christmas merry!

The Navarro Family played an important role in the early, formative years of Texas. Angel Navarro was an important early political leader in San Antonio, service that paved the way for his son. Jose Antonio Navarro, a leader of the Texas Revolution and in the early Republic of Texas, was inspired for a life of service by his father. In turn, he would inspire his own children and citizens across the state.

The Archer City Angel Tre program is giving members of the community a chance to help a child in need to have a better Christmas. The Archer City Angel Tree led by the Salvation Army has gone to a virtual format for picking an angel from out of the 120 angels currently set to receive a gift.

Thanksgiving… There are many stories about how this holiday had its beginnings. I happen to like the familiar story of our first Thanksgiving being the one involving Pilgrims, Puritans, and Native Americans at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. They say it was prompted by a bountiful harvest that year. Another thing associated with Thanksgiving is the Cornucopia, The Horn of Plenty. Artist’s depictions of this show a horn shaped wicker type basket with all sorts of fruits, vegetables, and nuts spilling out of it. All gifts from the Earth. There are no turkeys in that basket. How the turkey became the traditional meat for Thanksgiving is something else I’ll need to research. Or perhaps some of you will enlighten me.

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There are many reasons why I love Thanksgiving. I love gathering with my family and getting to eat a huge turkey meal while watching the Dallas Cowboys. I love getting to play football with my family and have very fond memories of our family football games. Thanksgiving is a great time to express our thankfulness. We tell our families how thankful we are for them, we tell our friends, and hopefully we even tell our God. As a believer in Jesus Christ we have much to be thankful for and the root of all our thankfulness can be traced back to Jesus. The reason believers can express thankfulness on Thanksgiving or any day for that matter is because those who have trusted in Jesus as Lord have a salvation that is secure in him. This holiday season is a great opportunity for us to reflect on the great salvation that we have in Jesus.