By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
Women may not like to keep secrets, but they can do it - if they want.
Eight women from the Newcomers Club did.
The proof is the hoax of a style show that took place Monday at the Wildflower Country Club in Temple.
As it has for the past 25 years, the club members thought the annual show was going to highlight the latest styles of spring and formal wear.
But it didn't.
The models wore trash bags, mismatched sets of animal prints, too-tight spandex and underwear. But they did it with grace and pride.
Each of the six models used the stride of a trained model, complete with a curtsy, pause for photos and Queen of England wave.
The 130 women in the audience, who, by the way, were quite nicely dressed, hooted with laughter as they saw their friends delight in disgrace.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Bonkers for buttons: Antique dealer finds herself immersed in strange collection
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
You've got them on your clothes. Your grandma kept them in baby jars. Bags have them.
And you - you may use them as paperweights or replacements for game pieces you've lost. Maybe you've stashed some stray ones in that drawer with the expired coupons and empty medicine bottles.
They may be tiny, but buttons, my friend, are everywhere.
Hundreds of people pay them no attention because - well - because they're just buttons. But because they are buttons, countless others pay homage to them.
They buy them, sell them and construct button altars. These people are button collectors.
Their breed isn't endangered. With 50 state chapters, the National Button Society boasts a membership of thousands.
They're not as recognizable as hunters or athletes, but they're there.
They're lurking around garage sales, estate sales and antique shows, thumbing through all sorts of odds and ends, looking for anything that might have a button, or for something that might be hiding a button - like hope chests or dollar grab bags.
One such person is Janice Canard of Temple.
Telegram Staff Writer
You've got them on your clothes. Your grandma kept them in baby jars. Bags have them.
And you - you may use them as paperweights or replacements for game pieces you've lost. Maybe you've stashed some stray ones in that drawer with the expired coupons and empty medicine bottles.
They may be tiny, but buttons, my friend, are everywhere.
Hundreds of people pay them no attention because - well - because they're just buttons. But because they are buttons, countless others pay homage to them.
They buy them, sell them and construct button altars. These people are button collectors.
Their breed isn't endangered. With 50 state chapters, the National Button Society boasts a membership of thousands.
They're not as recognizable as hunters or athletes, but they're there.
They're lurking around garage sales, estate sales and antique shows, thumbing through all sorts of odds and ends, looking for anything that might have a button, or for something that might be hiding a button - like hope chests or dollar grab bags.
One such person is Janice Canard of Temple.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Faith blends Torah, messiah
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
The rabbi is Jewish, but he thinks Christ is the messiah.
He's not confused. Rabbi Robert Miller of Temple is a student and teacher of Messianic Judaism. He leads Agudat Bris - the Covenant Fellowship in Temple.
And he's back in town after starting five churches in the name of Yahshua, four in Australia and one in New Zealand.
The name Yahshua is, 'for all intents and purposes, Jesus,' said Rabbi Robert Miller of Temple, recently returned from a month-long visit to Australia. The translation is from Hebrew and Aramaic writings.
'But in Greek, Jesus means Zeus the healer, and that would be pagan, wouldn't it? Whereas Yahshua is 'my salvation.''
Telegram Staff Writer
The rabbi is Jewish, but he thinks Christ is the messiah.
He's not confused. Rabbi Robert Miller of Temple is a student and teacher of Messianic Judaism. He leads Agudat Bris - the Covenant Fellowship in Temple.
And he's back in town after starting five churches in the name of Yahshua, four in Australia and one in New Zealand.
The name Yahshua is, 'for all intents and purposes, Jesus,' said Rabbi Robert Miller of Temple, recently returned from a month-long visit to Australia. The translation is from Hebrew and Aramaic writings.
'But in Greek, Jesus means Zeus the healer, and that would be pagan, wouldn't it? Whereas Yahshua is 'my salvation.''
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Group's promise to pray brings healing to the hurt
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
The yellow cat wasn't well. His collar rubbed against two patches of raw skin, and his fur hung like drapes from a small set of bones.
But he was nursing his wounds with his tongue, and he was eating. His food bowl, licked clean not too long ago, sat under a tree close to where he lay.
The cat was healing, as are the people who care for him - the residents of Rose Garden.
A half-way home for the mentally ill, addicts and parolees, the Rose Garden consists of 11 houses along Avenue A in Temple that shelter up to 60 people working to regain control of their lives.
The people who meet under the canopy at 817 E. Ave. A every Saturday morning say they owe their budding salvation to a Christian worship group led by Lee Roy Tyler.
All members of the First Assembly of God in Belton, Tyler and his five friends visit the Rose Garden residents at least once a week, except in cases of inclement weather.
'We don't preach denomination, just the gospel of Jesus Christ,' Tyler said. 'We feed them, and we give clothing when we have it.'
Telegram Staff Writer
The yellow cat wasn't well. His collar rubbed against two patches of raw skin, and his fur hung like drapes from a small set of bones.
But he was nursing his wounds with his tongue, and he was eating. His food bowl, licked clean not too long ago, sat under a tree close to where he lay.
The cat was healing, as are the people who care for him - the residents of Rose Garden.
A half-way home for the mentally ill, addicts and parolees, the Rose Garden consists of 11 houses along Avenue A in Temple that shelter up to 60 people working to regain control of their lives.
The people who meet under the canopy at 817 E. Ave. A every Saturday morning say they owe their budding salvation to a Christian worship group led by Lee Roy Tyler.
All members of the First Assembly of God in Belton, Tyler and his five friends visit the Rose Garden residents at least once a week, except in cases of inclement weather.
'We don't preach denomination, just the gospel of Jesus Christ,' Tyler said. 'We feed them, and we give clothing when we have it.'
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Aspiring writers bind support, critique in club
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
When writers want to fine-tune their work, they often turn to readers who can apply a critical eye - or simply said, they turn to other writers.
'Review, advice and input from other writers makes your work stronger,' said Suanne Stroup of Killeen, author of 'Living and Dying Across the I-35 Corridor.'
That's why she's so excited about the recent formation of the Temple Writers Meetup Group.
Telegram Staff Writer
When writers want to fine-tune their work, they often turn to readers who can apply a critical eye - or simply said, they turn to other writers.
'Review, advice and input from other writers makes your work stronger,' said Suanne Stroup of Killeen, author of 'Living and Dying Across the I-35 Corridor.'
That's why she's so excited about the recent formation of the Temple Writers Meetup Group.
Local writers share sources of inspiration
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
A thought and a pen - or a keyboard - is all it takes to start writing.
But what does it take to get the thought?
The ancient Greeks credited inspiration to the Muses, a band of sisters who planted seeds of song, story, music and dance within the minds of artists. Those who received such visits were grateful, the myths say, because there was no reason or pattern to the will of any Muse.
Science says it's something chemical, and contemporary religion claims all creation is for and to the glory of God. Others think it's luck.
But these explanations are second-hand.
Talk to a few writers - or artists or musicians - and you'll find that the source of the thought - the inspiration - isn't so difficult to understand.
'It's life,' said Diana Tierney, the founder of Temple's new writing club.
Telegram Staff Writer
A thought and a pen - or a keyboard - is all it takes to start writing.
But what does it take to get the thought?
The ancient Greeks credited inspiration to the Muses, a band of sisters who planted seeds of song, story, music and dance within the minds of artists. Those who received such visits were grateful, the myths say, because there was no reason or pattern to the will of any Muse.
Science says it's something chemical, and contemporary religion claims all creation is for and to the glory of God. Others think it's luck.
But these explanations are second-hand.
Talk to a few writers - or artists or musicians - and you'll find that the source of the thought - the inspiration - isn't so difficult to understand.
'It's life,' said Diana Tierney, the founder of Temple's new writing club.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Does Jesus want us 'Looking good'?
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
Sex sells. Sure.
But Jesus?
The idea of commercializing Christ makes some cringe. But it happens; Jesus sells like anything else.
His image sports a price tag on all sorts of things, from bumper stickers to glass figurines. And it's not just at Christmas and Easter. Jesus sits on store shelves all year long, always ready to celebrate a wedding, mourn a funeral or offer an encouraging word to a suffering friend.
Selling Christ in these ways is OK. Nobody seems to object.
But it wasn't OK last month when a store in Singapore tried to sell some $5.99 tubes of 'Looking Good for Jesus' lip balm. A report from the BBC said a riot started after store managers received complaints from angry Roman Catholics.
Telegram Staff Writer
Sex sells. Sure.
But Jesus?
The idea of commercializing Christ makes some cringe. But it happens; Jesus sells like anything else.
His image sports a price tag on all sorts of things, from bumper stickers to glass figurines. And it's not just at Christmas and Easter. Jesus sits on store shelves all year long, always ready to celebrate a wedding, mourn a funeral or offer an encouraging word to a suffering friend.
Selling Christ in these ways is OK. Nobody seems to object.
But it wasn't OK last month when a store in Singapore tried to sell some $5.99 tubes of 'Looking Good for Jesus' lip balm. A report from the BBC said a riot started after store managers received complaints from angry Roman Catholics.
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