Lifestyle

Work, shopping, crowds, parties, and Family contribute to a stressful holiday season. Don’t forget to breathe! Here are some tips for managing your stress and enjoying the holidays.

Some of you may be wondering what you can plant during December in Texas. You might be surprised at your options! The standard answer is - A LOT! While some areas of the Lone Star State are colder than others right now, the main thing to consider is whether your soil freezes in the winter.

Thanksgiving is when we all express our thankfulness for the blessings in our lives. Gratitude is defined as a positive emotional reaction in response to receiving a gift or benefi t from someone or (my favorite) a felt sense of wonder, thankfulness, and appreciation for life. I am thankful for friends, family, the hospital, the fantastic patients that come my way, and for our evolving community.

This week’s Eat Well is from Phyllis Lister, The Pie Shop at 76067 owner. And if anyone knows how to make Red Hots delicious in a Thanksgiving recipe – she does! Phyllis says this sauce is tasty on dressing, turkey and more.

This week’s Remember Well is courtesy of Kelly North of Mineral Wells. It’s from the Nov. 28, 1935 edition of the Palo Pinto County Star - “Lest we forget that first Thanksgiving proclamation written in 1789 by General George Washington.”

William Montgomery Hill was born to Doris and Monte Hill on Sept. 20, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois. Little did they know that they had just given birth to one who would be involved in planning the invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, or D-Day as it has become known. Bill, as he was called, grew up moving around. His father was a clothing buyer for large clothing stores and had to go where his work took him. He began college at the University of Oklahoma and, after another move, enrolled in Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas from which he graduated with honors in 1938. After graduation, Bill became an associate buyer for the same large department stores his dad served in Ft. Worth, Texas.

MINERAL WELLS — It was a glorious fall day and a full house for the Mineral Wells Women’s Club meeting, Nov. 2.