New Page 1. KWIBS - From April 1. By Kevin Noland. Just over four years ago I sat in my kitchen with Ronda. Uncle Gary and Aunt Millie. We looked over photos, laughed, cried and. We handle a wide range of commodities and package designs. January 1. 1, 2. 01. They drove up from Fort Worth to pay their respects to. Over the years, we’ve spent a. Fort Worth is an easy drive and any time we are. ![]() They also came to visit. Many of you have shared stories about my Uncle Gary with. He had lived here with his family in the late 1. Peace Treaty and local Chamber of Commerce. He. eventually worked his way up to Editor and pressman at the Index and. California. Before his. Texas, my aunt and uncle had a newspaper in Seeley Lake. Montana. Over the last 1. Equestrian. Last Friday I worked my hardest to finish up everything. ![]() Saturday afternoon. My Uncle Gary’s health was. I wanted one last moment with him. The last time we saw him was before Christmas and before. May of 2. 01. 6. I expected to leave. I spoke to my Aunt. Bell Hollow Ranch, 800 acres of beautiful rolling Texas Hill Country, located near Harper with end of the road privacy. The properties features include a 4Brm-2B. Fredericksburg Texas Online - Parks and Recreation in the Fredericksburg, TX Texas Hill Country - Swimming, Hiking, Camping, Rivers, Lakes, Great Outdoor Activities. 52,584 Jobs available in Cedar Hill, TX on Indeed.com.
![]() Millie as I was packing and she said, . Uncle Gary passed away later. Thursday afternoon was the last time I spoke with him. I. told him I loved him and he was able to say it back. Ever since my dad. We knew we only. had so much time to do that in this life. He was in a hospital near Fort. Worth and they were preparing to hand him over to Hospice and bring him. He wanted to be home and he made it home. A dreamer, he always had his next move planned. Most. recently he and my Aunt Millie were planning on building a new home on. Back in 2. 01. 1 when he and my Aunt Millie were here, I. I learned a lot about the Noland side of my family, but mostly I. I found that conversation and shared it. I learned my family had the first television set in. Logan, KS. My Grandpa Bill was the. Abraham Lincoln and often portrayed him in. My Dad, Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle Gary all. Boston Terriers throughout their lives. My Uncle said to me a few months ago, . He also made me promise to stay in touch with my aunt. Family was important to him. That should be an easy. I love my Aunt Millie and Cousin Michelle. Since she. spent so much time growing her business in Fort Worth, I’ve gotten to. Uncle Gary fought the good fight. He fought cancer to. He was a good. provider for his family and I saw him work so hard through good times. He was my stand- in dad after dad passed away and I will. We’d armchair. quarterback about every Dallas Cowboys’ game and then talk politics for. I will also miss his intoxicating laughter, serious life advice. KWIBS - From April 3, 2. By Kevin Noland. I love music. I’ve been a musician for most of my life now. I’m a bass. player. As a bass player, you’re not viewed as a very important part of. Play one wrong note and you certainly get recognition. As of late, I play in church every now and then and. I walk past one of the six basses in my house, I’ll pick. Dorfus Crack. Tractor days. You probably remember that crazy trio made of Justin. Rugg, David Fasgold and myself. We spent the majority of our time. One of our favorite past times (to this day) is the. Sometimes we. get pretty brutal, but it’s all just in fun. I ran across this funny story the other day and thought. An anthropologist went to study a far- flung tropical. He found a guide with a canoe to take him upriver to the remote. About noon on the second day. The anthropologist. The. anthropologist was nervous, but the guide merely repeated, . When drums stop, then very bad! Terrified, the. anthropologist yelled to the guide: ! I’m not. sure which coat, if any, I’m supposed to wear or if I wear shorts and a. Some days, you don’t even know if you’ll end up in the same. My truck doesn’t know whether to have air. What we do know is, it’s very dry.? I am getting spring fever, or maybe it’s allergies. I. don’t know for sure. I just want to be outside. I’m a lot like my dad in this respect. Last year, I began working on a zip line for my kids and. I got one platform finished and poles hauled up to the top. I’ve not seen that truck since! My wife. is less than thrilled. Parts needed: Picnic table, check; plastic barrels. So when this is finished, the idea is to have a floating. She’s coming. around. Now, if I can just focus and finish it.. Have a great week! KWIBS - From March 1. By Kevin Noland. Driving home from Wichita Monday night, all we could. My phone had been blowing up since early in the. That very day, we had printed an article . Jessica and Brenda worked as a. It was something I believed was relevant to the. That’s a quote from the story. For weeks now, I’ve been mowing fire lines in. We’ve been. patiently waiting for the conditions to be right: lower winds, higher. God: some moisture to make the ground. None of those conditions have occurred and we are now. I’ll be the first to admit that articles on. I printed, but didn’t take the time to. Now I get it and it took last year’s Anderson Creek Wildfire to. Next to Divine intervention, our next best thing is. These folks wage war. We could be in for a very critical event in our area. There are some great people. Good luck and thank you to our fire fighters. KWIBS - From March 6, 2. By Kevin Noland. I’ve never been quite so devastated than when Doris Sorg. Thankfully, it wasn’t because she hated us or anything. It couldn’t possibly have been. I blew an air horn at her or placed a Donald Trump cut out. I knew it would scare the you- know- what out of her. As fate would have it, I got a bomb dropped on me a. I was again devastated. Brenda Head, who we had. Doris, announced that she and her husband would be. Missouri where they came from before moving to Medicine. Lodge. Again, it wasn’t anything I had done (I had learned not. This was just life. Brenda and her husband. Brenda was just what we needed. Sometimes life does funny things. Finding Brenda was just dumb luck (more like divine. During the search process, Ronda and I had approached. Jessica Wright for the job originally. We had heard she had given notice. She had already made other plans for. Brenda’s resume was actually submitted several months. Doris announced she was leaving us, but I had buried it on my. After Jessica turned us down, we got out some old resumes looking. Little did I realize, I had left Brenda’s in a pile. I. had never even seen it, but when I did, I knew Brenda was the right. A phone call was made, an interview was done and she. Well, she wasn’t here 1. She will. be missed and we wish her well. I wasn’t exactly begging, but I was. She turned me down again. So, I put out some feelers on the old interweb and. Out of the blue, Jessica texted me back and said she was. Just like a woman, she couldn’t make up her mind. She’s about my son Joey’s age and I’ve always known she is a sharp. I had a gut feeling. Also keep in mind I hadn’t read a single story she’d. But I think my gut is pretty smart most of the time. It. wasn’t smart on Wednesday when I tried to eat an entire meat lover’s. So the entire week was pretty busy and like a giant drum. I was in and out and finally received Jessica’s first stories on. Thursday. It was her introduction and CID stories. I mean, she nailed it. The girl can write! So, with a week of training behind her, I’m excited to. Jessica Wright to Team Premiere. She’s already aware of my. Yeah, I am the one doing. I want to thank Brenda for putting up with me the past 7. She’s not getting a big party, but she’s getting a big thank. We love you sister and we thank you for your time with us! Welcome aboard Jess! Have a great week! KWIBS - From February 2. By Kevin Noland. If you’re older (like me), you remember when air was. You probably also remember never getting out of your car when. Things are different now. You pull up and get your own. If you are like me, you also wash. The only problem is, it’s not. So that’s another one of the little things I love about. Medicine Lodge. We still have free air. There’s at least two that I know. One is at Black Diamond Express and the other is at. Slinkard Oil. There are probably others, but those are the two that I. I need them. And I always need one. I live in the country, on dirt. At last. count, I’ve had 9 nails already for 2. I still have one in my. I write this. Ever since I was a kid, Slinkard Oil has been my go to. It was always my go to place for gas until Bill stopped. Bill has always been my main source for free air for 4. I can always count on pulling up to his station any time day or. I head north for home. Thanks Bill for always having air. If you charged for. I’d probably be your biggest customer. That would just crush. KWIBS - From February 2. By Kevin Noland. As parents, Ronda and I couldn't be prouder of E1- RP. Nick Noland, one of the United States Navy's newest Sailors! Nick. graduated from RTC (Navy Boot Camp on Friday, February 1. Many of. you with military members in your family know the process. We had little. contact consisting of a couple of short phone calls and several letters. Nothing made us happier than to run onto that ceremonial. So I had to share this photo and a funny story about. Nick's Pass In Review from the Navy. As dumb luck would have it, Ronda. I were invited to sit VIP with the Officers of Recruit Training. Command. We had read that if you were dressed up and were lucky. We were dressed up and. A young man (Petty Officer) came and offered us seats. RTC staff and big wigs. The event is broadcast live each week. We ended up on. the live stream for most of the ceremony. Many of our family members. At one point, Nick glanced up from the choir and looked at the. Officers and caught a glimpse of his mom. Nick had. purposely hidden from us before the ceremony. He was in the performance. After graduation he was like, . The best part is. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack, but when you find. There's a news release from the Navy about Nick's Pass. In Review on page 1. I would note that Nick says . That really does help them get through the training. Nick said, . The second good- bye was. Nick left early the next morning for Fort. Jackson in Columbus, SC. After a couple months of schooling, he may be. We are proud of our son. The drive takes us right.
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