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Agrilife Extension Agency Visits VJH CTE Home Economics Classes

Agrilife Extension Agency Visits VJH CTE Home Economics Classes

Agrilife Extension Agency Visits VJH CTE Home Economics Classes

Vidor Junior High CTE teacher Jody Mathews hosted guest speakers from the Agrilife Extension Agency in her Home Economics classes. Fallon White and Megan Lee did a presentation and related activities about germs, proper labeling and refrigerated food storage.

AMAC Filler Files

The Association of Mature American Citizens October 29, 2024How big is your gourdColossal! It’s the only way to describe Travis Gienger’s 2,471 pound Halloween pumpkin.
Ask Rusty – About Taxation of Social Security Benefits

Ask Rusty – About Taxation of Social Security Benefits

Ask Rusty – About Taxation of Social Security Benefits

By Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American CitizensDear Rusty: I am past my Social Security full retirement age, and I am still working. I am married and we file our income tax jointly.
Texas Master Naturalist Program Teams Up with H-E-B to Fund Pollinators for Texas

Texas Master Naturalist Program Teams Up with H-E-B to Fund Pollinators for Texas

Texas Master Naturalist Program Teams Up with H-E-B to Fund Pollinators for Texas

AUSTIN — The Texas Master Naturalist(TMN) program is teaming up with H-E-B, a Texas based grocer, for a new Pollinators for Texas initiative.As part of this new partnership, H-E-B is providing $50,000 to the TMN program to fund the initiative.

Revival at Vidor Methodist Church

The Vidor Methodist Church will hold a Revival November 10-13 at 6 p.m. nightly.Reverend Clay Whitaker, Pastor at Vidor Methodist from 1996-2007 will be preaching. Sally Andrews will be playing for the revival.
Bountiful garlic harvests are eaily attainable for every SETX gardener since our fall and winter climate is conducive to growing garlic. Simply follow the garlic planting guidelines for a bumper harvest (image courtesy: thedallasgarden. com).

Bountiful garlic harvests are eaily attainable for every SETX gardener since our fall and winter climate is conducive to growing garlic. Simply follow the garlic planting guidelines for a bumper harvest (image courtesy: thedallasgarden. com).

Planting Guide: Best Time to Plant Garlic

Another week has passed us by without rainfall as the drought continues throughout SETX counties (all are under a ‘burn’ bans) which means each of us must be mindful and not start fires intentionally! The amount of rainfall we have received the past seven weeks…negligible!
VHS Health Science Students Perform “Pickle Surgery” for Hands-On Learning

VHS Health Science Students Perform “Pickle Surgery” for Hands-On Learning

VHS Health Science Students Perform “Pickle Surgery” for Hands-On Learning

In a unique, hands-on lesson, Mrs. Whittington’s VHS Health Science students recently took part in a “pickle surgery and autopsy” exercise designed to give them practical experience with surgical tools and medical terminology.