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Time Capsule Located Water-Soaked

Time Capsule Located Water-Soaked

| January 26, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News, SceneInTown.com Recently, the unexpected uncovering of a time capsule has city volunteers searching for answers. Teddie Ann Salmon, former Van Alstyne mayor and current Van Alstyne Historical Museum director, said that she was at the museum when someone from the Van Alstyne Parks Department called her […]

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119 years ago in Van Alstyne.

119 years ago in Van Alstyne.

| January 14, 2024 | Reply

Story by Dusty Williams, Photos by Mary Jane Farmer  On January 14, 1905. * The rain stopped work on the Cannon brick block. * Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by Brown, Cartwright, and Durning, Druggist, Van Alstyne, Texas. * Remember that Heinz’s tomato catsup is the very best […]

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First Week of January 2024 Arrests

First Week of January 2024 Arrests

| January 8, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on the following arrests, made since the first of 2024. Automobile burglaries — On January. 4, multiple calls made to dispatchers had officers going to several locations between U.S. Hwy 75 and SH 5, and police […]

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Some Common But Unusual Music Terms

Some Common But Unusual Music Terms

| December 31, 2023 | Reply

Story and Photos By Mary Jane Farmer — This article first appeared in a 2014 issue of Buddy Magazine I’ve often been intrigued by words, and curious about their origins. I often read the script as I watch a Shakespeare play, marking and noting all the many words and phrases we hear often, that The […]

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All I Want  For Christmas Is…

All I Want For Christmas Is…

| December 14, 2023 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer,  for the Van Alstyne News on SceneInTown.com This has been a real honor and privilege to be trusted with these children’s heart-felt wishes.   The Van Alstyne Public Library is and has been “The Official North Pole Postal Express” and taking in and sending off Letters to Santa. It provides a […]

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