Damion Jon Shreve
Damion Jon Shreve, 58, Ballinger, July 28, 2022. Lange Funeral Home .
August 2022
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Elizabeth Strout, Leila Mottley up for Booker fiction prize
LONDON (AP) — Best-selling American writers Karen Joy Fowler, Elizabeth Strout and Leila Mottley are among 13 authors in the running for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Fowler’s novel about Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, “Booth,” Strout’s symphony of everyday lives “Oh William!” and Mottley’s Oakland-set debut “Nightcrawling” are among six books by Americans on the longlist for the 50,000 pound ($60,000) prize.
Review: Loneliness and hope both eternal in ‘A Love Song’
The first shots of “A Love Song” are a signal for the rest of the film — stubborn flowers and shrubs pushing through dry, stony earth in southwest Colorado. They’re rough beauties, been through a lot, and yet are still captivating in their rawness.
Pfluger named MVP of GOP Congressional baseball team
Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger played in the 2022 Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, an annual tradition between Republican and Democrat Members of Congress. A record $1.7 million was raised for charities that serve children and families.
Rangers sign LHP Dallas Keuchel to minor league contract
SEATTLE (AP) — The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with former AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel on a minor league contract on Monday. Keuchel, 34, had stints earlier this season with the Chicago White Sox and Arizona before getting released by both teams.
Rangers sign 4th-round RHP Porter for $3.7M day after Rocker
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have signed fourth-round pick Brock Porter, giving a $3.7 million bonus to the high school pitcher who was their second selection in last week’s draft. Porter’s signing Wednesday came a day after third overall pick Kumar Rocker got a $5.2 million bonus in his deal.
Another benefit of trees: cooler temperatures
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Cities across Texas have endured record temperatures this summer, and it’s not solely the weather that’s to blame. Developed areas often experience higher temperatures than nearby rural areas when green spaces are replaced with roads, parking lots and large buildings that retain more heat during the day than natural landscapes.
Ballinger’s Gail Allen attends Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Gail Allen, Ballinger resident, is pictured in her Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts uniform. Gail has recently began her journey as a chef in the online school.
Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law delivers $729 million for Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an ongoing effort to combat the effects of climate change and address the growing costs of extreme weather events negatively impacting communities, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced new guidance and $7.3 billion in formula funding to help states and communities better prepare for and respond to extreme weather events like wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat. This is a first-of-its-kind program, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
COVID… again or still?
No doubt you have heard, “Life is just one damned thing after another!” It’s not true. The truth is that life is one damned thing over and over and over! COVID is a good example of that fact. As of this writing a full 2 years and 7 months have passed since we started talking and worrying about the new coronavirus from China. We have had four waves or peaks of hospitalizations and deaths associated with the virus. Two were before we started naming subvariants, a third peak was associated with Delta and a fourth was associated with Omicron.