Hay! Happy Father's Day!

Okay, that's corny, but I've been looking for an opportunity to use this photo of the hay-stuffed house on Scott's Corner. It makes me feel full when I look at it.

I have a bookmark folder with Story Ideas written on it, and it's just full of sites that I come across that I think are interesting, so I'm going to share some of these with you before I get to the paper review.

• At USA.gov, you can check to see if the government owes you money.


• TexAgs, is a forum about strange West Texas connections with references to Fisher County.


• USGS has information about Texas earthquakes.


• A Hog Fest Biker Rally will be held in October at the old rodeo grounds west of Rotan, and this site has the 411 on that.

I could really just go on and on, but then I would need to have another website just for my favorite links and I believe someone has already created a site for sites, so we'll move to another subject, now.

Here is the synopsis for The Rotan Advance / Roby Star Record June 12, 2008 issue:

• Storm rages through Rotan area (I didn't mention that before, did I, see you really need to subscribe to the paper to get all the info!) (photos)
• Roby CISD Board hires Amy Huseman and Nick Dickson
• Rotan resident Rachel M. Martinez, 24, killed in one car accident (photo)
• Frank Cockrell Association hangs murals (photos)
• New Directions to perform at FBC tonight
• Josh Love skateboarding at Summer Youth Program June 17 & 19
• Obituary for Mary Ella Wright Brown
• Letters to the Editor: Justin Moffet complains about grassy ditches; response from Mary Mahaffey regarding school on Memorial Day letter from last week
• USDA deadline for Livestock Disaster Program
  
• YHQ artistic students (art examples)
• Summer Youth Program report
  
• Tumbleweed Smith: Running 100 Miles Uphill
• Fisher County Sheriff's Report
• HOBBS High School "Brighter Baby Baskets" Service Learning Project (photos)
• Joy Walker's Fisher County Roundup
• FCAA meeting minutes(photo)
• Commissioners Court hires Riley Barnett as Fisher County Ag agent
• Progressive Agriculture Safety Day July 1
• Birth announcement for Cole Aiden Barr (photo)
• Fisher County Historical Commission meeting minutes
• Jared Welch graduates from China Spring High School
• Recipe Corner: Tasty Tuna Pasta
• Rotan Elementary honor rolls

I hope you all enjoy Father's Day and the chances for rain we have through Wednesday. Good thoughts to all of you!