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Sunday, March 31, 2019

The month of April starts this week, April facts and folklore, it's National Sourdough Bread Day and National Crayon Day this week, the Kingsbury VFD meets this Thursday, Kingsbury T-shirts are available online, in Kingsbury news past the December 26, 1903 edition of the Galveston Daily Newsreported that a saloonkeeper in Kingsbury was injured while firing an anvil and had the ports information for the Brownsville Steamer, it's April Fool's Day this Monday, the Kingsbury City Commission has a workshop with the KIC-P2 Committee meeting this week, the Luling Roughneck Bar-B-Q and Chili Cookoff is next Saturday, and an awesome picture of Ferd and Henry Imhoff in the Imhoff Saloon in the early 1900s.

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

It's Move In Day to bring everything that has been in storage to the new Kingsbury VFD Fire Station, its National Something On A Stick Day and National Scribble Day this week, how to get your awesome Kingsbury T-shirts online, in Kingsbury news past the December 27, 1903 edition of the Houston Postmentioned that little Miss Clyde Powers was visiting in Luling and Yoakum is dealing with a morphine craze, the Kingsbury Opry plays every Friday, and a great picture of some local girls with the old Kingsbury school zone sign in the 1940s.

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Sunday, March 17, 2019

St. Patrick's Day is this week, the Kingsbury City Commission meets on Monday, its National Ravioli Day and National Goof Off Day this week, the first day of Spring is this Wednesday, Spring facts, folklore, and verse, the next Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is this Saturday, the Full Worm Super Moon rises this week, in Kingsbury news past the December 18, 1903 edition of the Houston Post reported that the new tariff on construction materials would add 40 cents per ton to sand from Kingsbury and the Hotel Bristol is looking for an elevator boy, and a wonderful picture of the Coates gin and Wolfshohl hotel in very early Kingsbury.

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Sunday, March 10, 2019

Daylight Saving Time starts today and interesting tidbits about Daylight Saving Time, this week in Texas history in 1756 the Lt. Governor promised a silver mine to everyone in Texas, it's National Plant a Flower Day and National Potato Chip Day this week, in Kingsbury news past the November 22, 1903 edition of the Houston Postreported that Mrs. Powers of Kingsbury was visiting in Luling and the King of Belgium gave leave to too many soldiers and now there's no one to care for the horses, and some delightful photos of the old Wolfshohl Hotel in the early 1900s.

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Sunday, March 3, 2019

Fat Tuesday is this week, it's National Pound Cake Day and National Hug a G.I. Day this week, this week in 1798 Mathew Caldwell is born and would become the Paul Revere of the Texas Revolution, the Kingsbury VFD and Auxiliary have their monthly meetings this Thursday, in Kingsbury news past the November 10, 1903 edition of the Houston Postreported on train rates to the No-Tsu-Oh Carnival including a rate of $2.50 from Kingsbury and Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures female weakness, the Kingsbury City Commission will have a workshop and KIC-P2 meeting this Wednesday, March is National Noodle Month and National Umbrella Month, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race starts this Saturday in Alaska, and an awesome picture of WWI servicemen from Kingsbury in 1917.

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

This week in Texas history, on March 2, 1836, Texas became a republic, the 50/50 Farm to Table Event was a big success this past Saturday, it's National Strawberry Day and National Polar Bear Day this week, how to support stopping forced annexation in Guadalupe County, in Kingsbury news past the January 3, 1903 edition of the Houston Posttold about 3 "trainmen" hurt when the train jumped the track on the way from Kingsbury to Glidden and the daughter of an Alabama Sheriff broke her lover out of jail, the month of March starts this week, March fact and folklore, and a great picture of some graduates of the Kingsbury High School in 1937.

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Sunday, February 17, 2019

This Monday is President's Day, it's National Cherry Pie Day and National Love Your Pet Day this week, there is a Community Emergency Response Team program available for volunteers, the Farm to Table 50/50 event is coming up February 23rd, how to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, the Full Super Snow Moon is coming up on Tuesday, full moon names and moon facts and folklore, in Kingsbury news past the December 28, 1902 edition of the Houston Post reported on people visiting in Weimar for Christmas that included Kingsbury music teacher Mrs. Jessie Townsend and a ship reported that Mount Pelee was erupting again, the "Transit" art show is opening February 22nd, the Kingsbury City Commission meets this Monday, and an awesome picture of downtown Kingsbury in 1987.

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Sunday, February 10, 2019

This Thursday is Valentine's Day, it's National Gumdrop Day and National Do A Grouch A Favor Day this week, get your Kingsbury T-shirts online, how to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, it's a Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome this Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the December 3, 1902 edition of the Shiner Gazette reported on the wedding of H.E. Bertram "a prosperous young farmer of Kingsbury" and a man in Cincinnati wants a million skunk, opossum, raccoon, and mink furs, the Farm to Table 50/50 Dinner is coming up on February 23rd, the "Transit" art show is opening February 22nd, and a wonderful picture of some Kingsbury girls kneeling on Hwy-90 in the early 40s.

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

The Farm to Table Feast is coming up Feb. 23rd, it's National Carrot Cake Day and National Kite Flying Day this week, how to stop forced annexation in Guadalupe County, celebrity cowboy author and Pinkerton detective Charles Siringo was born this week in 1855 in Matagorda county, the Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department meets this Thursday, in Kingsbury news past the Nov. 22, 1902 Houston Post reported that Holmes & Appling sold their stock of merchandise and Henke&Pillot's has syrup on tap in Houston, February is National Cherry Month and National Bird Feeding Month, the Kingsbury City Commission and KIC-P2 will have a workshop on Wednesday, and a really great picture of cowboys and cattle at the stock pens at the Kingsbury depot around 1915.

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Sunday, January 27, 2019

It's Groundhog Day on Saturday, it's National Tater Tot Day and National Bubble Wrap Day this week, the next Volunteer Work Day at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome is Saturday, in Kingsbury news past the October 17, 1902 Houston Postreported that Kingsbury cotton farmers are "holding for better prices" and every store in Gary, Texas was burglarized, the month of February starts this week, the Mesquite Trail Drivers will be coming soon, and a wonderful picture of the drug store and post office in downtown Kingsbury in 1912.

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