Exploring Abilene State Park's Community Programs In the Big Country, community spaces bring people together. The libraries, the Cedar Creek Walkway and the ArtWalk festival downtown all provide free spaces to make memories with friends and loved ones. A true gem just thirty minutes from town is the Abilene State Park. With just a five-dollar entry fee, people can hike, … [Read more...]
An Accounting Adventure
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BOBBIE LEE WOLFE Bobbie Lee Wolfe wanted to be a rancher – but fortunately for his many clients and friends – the Lord had other plans. A native of Beeville, TX, who graduated from Pawney High School in 1954 and married his high-school sweetheart a year later, Bobbie said that growing up on a ranch, he “tried to be a rancher.” “That didn’t work … [Read more...]
Honey Cookies
These honey cookies are a perfect cookie for spring. They're super easy to make and they don't take very many ingredients. They're slightly sweet and would be delicious to have at Easter brunch! HONEY COOKIES Cookie Ingredients: - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened - 3/4 cup sugar - 1/4 cup honey - 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste - 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour - 1 pinch of … [Read more...]
Southern Delights by Michele
It took 10 doctors in two states over a two-year period to diagnose what was ailing Michele Kirkland. As it turned out, it was a something she had never heard of–celiac disease. She learned with the diagnosis that food poisoning had triggered the celiac disease gene that was lying dormant in her body. At one point she got down to 67 pounds. That was in the 2000s when Michele … [Read more...]
Abilene Author: Samantha Keith
An old saying goes, “write what you know.” Samantha Keith knows her subjects inside and out. Her current book, "The Stephens’ Stories: Our Changing Family" is about a blended family told through the eyes of two children, Lane and Kassidy. Samantha checked the “write what you know” box when she got married 28 years ago to a man with two children, Seth, 4 at the time, and … [Read more...]