Greenville
SUMMER 2024
Life
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Talking summer but carols and cocoa are still on my mind
“ Chestnuts roasting on an open fire . Jack Frost nipping at your nose . Yuletide carols being sung by a choir . And folks dressed up like Eskimos .” C ’ mon , everybody . Sing along . And then the alarm goes off way too early in the morning – shaking me from my deep slumber and forcing me to deal with the cold , hard truth . It ’ s hot as a dickens out there .
The calendar may be moving in the right direction as far as heat-challenged folk like me are concerned but Mother Nature still has an almost-evil vice-like grip on all of us . Especially in Texas where heat indexes in the dog days of summer don ’ t just make us miserable . They can be downright dangerous .
Funny , though . I don ’ t remember summer really being that bad when I was an adventureseeking lad . Mom would kick us out the door mid-morning with the firm admonition , “ Don ’ t get in trouble and be back for supper .”
While we may not have always been looking for trouble , sometimes trouble was looking for us . But even at that , through all the summertime , out-of-school shenanigans of my youth , the most valuable lesson I l probably earned was which neighbors had the coldest water coming from their hose in the front yard and would they chase us off for grabbing a quick gulp or two of refreshing liquid gold .
Summer also held an important personal connection for me . August is my birthday month and I ’ ve been trying for years to have Aug . 23 designated as an official national holiday . But so far no luck .
Now you might say that ’ s silly or question my gigantic ego but a national holiday wouldn ’ t just be for me . It would , in fact , would be more about my sainted mother . That poor woman had to go through May , June , July and August – the hottest months of the year – with me lollygagging lazily in her uterus cool as a cucumber . Lord knows she deserved some kind of recognition for pulling that feat off . Sorry , Mom .
But enough about me . Let ’ s talk Greenville Life magazine .
In this issue , photographer Laurie White King relates the story of the Bois d ’ Arc tree and how local artist John Baecht has spurred new
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interest in Bois d ’ Arc art , which is apropos since the Bois d ’ Arc bash in right around the corner in Commerce .
In a nod to every parent ’ s favorite time of year – Back to School Day – reporter Travis Hairgrove offers up a Q & A with a trio of relative newcomers to Greenville ISD – superintendent Joe Lopez and newly elected trustees Jeanette Rowland and Chelsey Tippit – where they share some of their favorite school days memories .
Local freelancer Taylore Nicholl Mullins next introduces us to the latest exhibit at the Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum – a walking tour of Greenville history called “ A Journey Through History .” The outdoor exhibit opened in late June and should be a must-see for newcomers , tourists and even longtime Greenville residents .
Hairgrove follows up his GISD Q & A by going to an obvious choice for some backyard barbecuing advice and sage words of grilling and smoking wisdom – Greenville Fire Chief Jeremy Fowler . After all , the man should certainly know a thing or two about fire .
I ’ m figuratively up bat next with a short history lesson that takes a look back at that magical day 75 years ago when the minor league Greenville Majors shocked the baseball world and upset the mighty New York Yankees who were in town as part of a barnstorming tour in a baseball exhibition game that featured legends Casey Stengel and Joe DiMaggio
David Claybourn helps readers better get to know outdoor enthusiast and columnist Luke Clayton who ’ s fishing , hunting and campsite cooking tales have been a staple for years in the Herald-Banner .
And of course , this issue includes the always popular recipes and plenty of community Kodak moments in our It ’ s Your Life photo feature . And we ’ re bringing back the “ Parting Shot ” feature to close out this issue with an invitation for readers to submit their own photographic masterpiece that just screams Greenville or Hunt County . I look forward to seeing what you have .
So there you have it . The summer issue of Greenville Life . Enjoy the read and make it quick . Rehearsals for Christmas Carols are at my place in an hour . The cocoa ’ s on me .
GREENVILLE LIFE 5 SUMMER 2024