To The Editor: After reading The Fayette County Record about the rising costs of materials and how it would affect the budget of Fayette County. The first thing that came to mind was the reporting of increased tax revenues about the county in recent articles.

My Grandmother Williams lived for 103 hard years. “Hard” because of where she lived, when she lived, and how she lived.

To The Editor: I recently had a new driveway poured in La Grange. There was an inspection fee of $250 from the city of La Grange.

About 15 years ago, a neighbor, who has some experience raising other types of poultry, partnered with me in raising a small flock of turkeys, of the heritage variety “Bourbon Reds.” This variety has reddish-brown body feathers, with a large patch of white on the wings and on the back. As I recall, I paid for the little chicks (“poults” they are called) and the feed bills, and he was to raise them to the point where they could be let out to forage for themselves: HAH— that was a laugh! [About which, more later.] My neighbor had the hard work at first: these 20 little helpless things had to be under an incubator at first, and needed to be checked on constantly to be sure they were warm enough (but not TOO warm), eating and drinking normally, not piling onto and smothering one another, not pecking one another to death, etc. Once they were moved out of the incubator and into the coop/pen area, there was constantly a need to be sure they had water and feed, and that varmints had not gotten in to wreak havoc (such as a big chicken snake or a coon or other predator). 16 of the poults survived to adulthood and eventually made it to harvest time.

C APITAL Highlights Voter turnout in the midterm elections again dropped statewide, with just over 45% of registered voters either casting ballots early or at the polls on Nov. 8.

T EXAS History Roy Bean inherited a California saloon on or about Nov. 22, 1852 after the murder of his oldest brother Joshua.

Miles of Memories This story is about neighbors who live two doors down from me here in Hot Springs Village…and it also includes my beloved late mini-dachshund, Fred. It was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Sue and John Bayless had company—including two small grandchildren from Chicago.

To The Editor: For the next 30 days consider the following suggestions I pass along. 1.

To The Editor: I am writing this before I know the results of the midterm elections which were held on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

To The Editor: I am writing regarding the article in a recent Fayette County Record, “Concerns Raised About Groundwater.” It seems evident that groundwater supply is likely a worldwide concern as the temps are higher and rain is below levels in many areas. I am not sure what will be in our future as far as water restrictions go.