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TAYLOR DA|LY
Thursday, January 16,2014 ■ PRESS
This Day in
Taylor History
13 years ago, the driver of an older
model Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
was spared serious injury following a
wreck on CR 412 between Taylor and
Thrall.
—from the Taylor Daily Press,
Jan. 16,2001
Weather
www.taylortxwx.net
Thursday: Sunny. 66/37
Friday: Sunny. 59/35
Saturday: Mostly sunny. 65/40
Sunday: Mostly sunny. 66/46
Monday: Mostly sunny. 69/41
Granger Lake Levels
Current Level: 504.59 ft.
Inflowrate: 117 DSF
Discharge rate: 84 DSF
Verse of the Day
We know that we live in him and he
in us, because he has given us of his
Spirit. And we have seen and testify
that the Father has sent his Son to
be the Savior of the world. If anyone
acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of
God, God lives in him and he in God.
— 1 John 4:13-15
TODAY is the 16th day of 2014 and the
27th day of winter.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1920, the
League of Nations held its first
meeting in Paris.
In 1979, the Shah of Iran fled his
homeland in the wake of a revolu-
tion.
In 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
became the first female elected
head of state of an African nation
when she was sworn in as president
of Liberia.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Ethel
Merman (1909-1984), actress/
singer; Dizzy Dean (1910-1974),
baseball player; Dian Fossey
(1932-1985), zoologist; Susan
Sontag (1933-2004), author/critic;
Ronnie Milsap (1946-), singer-
songwriter; Laura Schlessinger
(1947-), psychologist/author; John
Carpenter (1948-), director; Ruth
Reichl (1948-), food writer/editor;
Roy Jones Jr. (1969-), boxer; Kate
Moss (1974-), model; Albert Pujols
(1980-), baseball player.
TODAY'S FACT: The busiest U.S. air-
port is Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta,
which 95.5 million passengers trav-
eled through in 2012.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "Time exists in
order that everything doesn't hap-
pen all at once... and space exists
so that it doesn't all happen to you."
- Susan Sontag
TODAY'S NUMBER: 23 - countries
that were members of the League
of Nations for its entire duration.
Forty other nations were members
intermittently.
TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon
(Jan. 15) and last quarter moon (Jan. 23).
OBITUARIES
Mildred Bertha Melber
Mildred Bertha Melber,
90, of Coupland, passed away
Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Visitation will be 6 until
8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at
Providence Funeral Home.
Celebration of Life
Services will be 11 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 18, at St. John’s
Evangelical Lutheran Church
with burial to follow at the
John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Church Cemetery in the
Richland Community
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UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN. 16
Hope Alliance in Round Rock seeks
volunteers: Volunteers are needed to
work with children and adults at the
shelter, accompany sexual assault sur-
vivors while at the hospital, and answer
the crisis hotline. To register for the
upcoming Jan. 16 training, please call
(512) 255-1212.
JAN. 17
The Coat of Many Colors Thrift Shop
located in the gym behind the old Taylor
Middle/High School on Seventh and
Davis St., SALE to benefit Shepherd’s
Heart Food Pantry will be held on Jan.
17-18, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. (Friday)
and 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Sat).
Friday night dance will feature the
Lawnmen at the SPJST Hall from 7:30-
11:30 p.m.
JAN. 18
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, 385
ONGOING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Sunday
Sunday service: Mt. Calvary will have
Sunday school at 8:45 a.m. and church ser-
vice begins at 10 a.m.
Church service: New Beginnings Church
has service at 10 a.m. at the Grace Place
Community room, located at 301 Grace
Place Lane. For more information call (512)
365-6228 or email NewBeginnings_Taylor@
yahoo.com.
Taylor Community Garden: Plots are avail-
able. Call Marge at Interagency at (512) 352-
9898 or e-mail request to interagencyeast@
yahoo.com.
Monday
Bible study: First United Methodist Church
located at located at 907 W. Lake Drive will
have bible study at 9 a.m. in the fellowship
hall. Everyone is invited.
Bingo: Tex-Mex bingo (Loteria) will be
held at the Switzer Senior Center from 10-11
a.m. For more information call (512) 352-
3889.
Salvation Army: The Salvation Army assis-
tance desk will be open Monday from 11a.m.
to 1 p.m. It is located in the First Presbyterian
Church, 114 W. Sixth St.
Boy Scouts: The Boy Scouts of Troop 167
will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Scout Hut,
located on the west side of Murphy Park.
Alcoholics Anonymous: An Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting will be held at Turn
Around Taylor, 111E. Walnut St., noon to 1
p.m. during the day and 8-9 p.m. Monday
Wednesday and Friday. For information call
Shannon at 512-591-5171.
Bible study: Community Bible Study, a
nondenominational Bible study for the com-
munity, meets each Monday evening from
7-8:30 p.m. at the Taylor Brethren Church,
located at Seventh and Sloan streets. For
more information call Katie Dearman at
(512) 799-7179 or Marlene Bryan at (512)
352-2047.
Keep Taylor Beautiful: Keep Taylor
FM 20, Bastrop, Elder Larry Washington,
Pastor, will have their Men & Women’s
musical at 6 p.m. For more information
contact Deacon Elworth Barnett at (512)
303-1530 or Sister Chevalya Barnett at
(512) 629-9630.
JAN. 19
Memorial Baptist Church, 340 W.
Lake Drive, will forego Bible study and
will ordain a new Deacon in the church.
Brother Bryan Lynch will be ordained as
a new Deacon at 6 p.m. Light refresh-
ments will be served in the fellowship
hall following the ordination services.
Questions and comments may be direct-
ed to Graham Bird, (512) 352-3540.
Monthly meeting: The members of
Beyersville Lodge 48 will hold their
monthly meeting at 5 p.m. in the hall.
JAN. 22
Travis/Williamson Counties Czech
Heritage Society will meet at 7 p.m.
at Pflugerville Recreation Center, 400
Immanuel Road in Pflugerville. For
more information call Eileen Rosipal,
President at (512) 452-3292.
Memorial Baptist Church, 340 W. Lake
Drive, will continue in their study of the
book of Isaiah beginning at 7 p.m. Pastor
Dudley Marx will lead the group discus-
sion. Questions and comments may be
directed to Graham Bird at (512) 352-3540.
JAN. 23
Happy hour: The Williamson Co.
Democratic Party will have their month-
ly “Happy Hour” from 6-8 p.m. at the
Blue Corn Harvest bar and grill, located
at 700 E. Whitestone Blvd. Suite 204,
Cedar Park. For more information con-
tact Jim Stauber at (512) 515-0486.
Chili supper at the Taylor SPJST from
5-8 p.m. Tickets are $8 each and desserts
are available. For tickets, contact Gayle
Collins at Edward Jones, Deborah Parker at
Citizens National Bank, Thomas Martinez
at the Taylor Chamber of Commerce,
Theresa Pore at Compass Bank, B & M
Tractor or any Lions Club member.
Beautiful will hold its meeting Monday at
noon at El Corral Lozano.
Czech Chorus practice: The Taylor Czech
Chorus will practice at the Taylor SPJST Rest
Home Monday 6 p.m. Visitors welcome.
Colors Thrift Shop is open Monday-
Thursday from 1-3 p.m. and Saturdays from
9:15-11 a.m.
Bingo: Tex-Mex bingo (Loteria) will be
held at the Switzer Senior Center from 10-11
a.m. For more information call (512) 352-
3889 - First Monday of every month.
Tuesday
Artist guild meeting: The Taylor Artist
Guild meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Main
Gallery, 200 N. Main St. For information call
Karen Burges at (512) 963-0288.
Mother's Day Out: Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church located at 907 W. Lake
Drive. For more information call (512) 365-
0020 or email directormdo@gmail.com.
Big book studies: Tuesday and Thursday
noon to 1 p.m. during the day, and 8 p.m. to
9 p.m. at 111E. Walnut.
Dominoes: Dominos at the Switzer Center
on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring snacks if you wish.
United seniors: Meet on the second
Tuesday each month at 10 a.m. at the Switzer
Center.
Folkloric dance collaborative: Classes
for adults and children of various ages and
experiences are held Tuesdays and Thursday
from 5-6 p.m. for children ages 6 to 10 and
from 6-7 p.m. for teenagers and adults at
the Old Middle School, Room 20. For more
information contact Alma Holiday at fdc@
folkloricdance.org or (512) 709-1284.
TAB: The Taylor Area Businesswomen's
luncheon meetings are held at noon on the
fourth Tuesday of each month at Wright
Distributing, 901S. Main St. in Taylor. All cur-
rent and former businesswomen are invited
to attend. Meals are $8 and a reservation
will need to be made in advance by emailing
dkahanek@austin.rr.com. For more informa-
tion, please contact club president, Annette
Maruska, at 352-9200.
Wednesday
Story time: Taylor Public Library offers pre-
school storytime on Wednesdays at 10:30 am
in the Meeting Room. For more information,
please call library staff at (512) 352-3434.
Bible study: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist
Church prayer meeting Wednesday at 6:30
p.m., followed by an adult Bible study from
7-8 p.m. Transportation is available by calling
(512)468-1452.
Bible study: The Whole Truth church,
located at 800 E. Rio Grande behind Davis
BBQ, will hold a community Bible study
Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. For more infor-
mation, call (512)508-8714.
Czech class: Visit the Taylor SPJST Nursing
Home, 500 E. Lake Drive, Wednesday from
6-8 p.m., to learn Czech in an informal set-
ting. For more information contact Darwin at
(512)218-1559.
Kiwanis Club: The Taylor Kiwanis Club will
meet at noon Wednesday at Sirloin Stockade.
Line dancing classes: Line dancing classes
are offered Wednesdays at the Switzer Senior
Center from 1-2:30 p.m. Classes are $3 per
lesson, and are open to anyone 50 years or
older.
Thursday
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a
weight loss group that meets weekly on
Thursday night at Grace Place, 301 Grace Lane
in Taylor. Weigh in is from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30
p.m.; meeting starts at 6:45 p.m. Call Carolyn
at (512) 898-2667 for information.
The Rotary Club ofTaylor meets each
Thursday at 12 noon at Sirloin Stockade. All
are welcome to attend the meeting for $3 or
join us for lunch for $10. For more informa-
tion visit portal.clubrunner.ca/7556 or by
mail President Stacy Stork, R0. Box 289,
Taylor, TX 76574.
Quilt Guild: Blackland Quilt Guild meets
Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Old Taylor Middle
School. Anyone interested in quilting is wel-
come. For more information, contact Laura
Rinderknechtat (800) 201-0749.
Al-Anon Family Group: Meets at 8 p.m. at
First United Methodist Church located at 907
West Lake Drive in Taylor for those concerned
about drinking. Alcoholics Anonymous meets
at 7 p.m.
Senior activities: The Taylor Senior Center
holds Bingo Thursday at 10 a.m. For more
information, call (512) 352-5539.
Square dancing: Kountry Squares dance
at 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, except for
the fifth Thursday of the month, at the
Thorndale Chamber of Commerce on Main
Street. Lessons are held prior to the dance
at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact
kountrysquares@gmail.com or call (512)
943-0307.
Friday
Friday night dance: Parents ofThrall 4-H/
FFA make old-fashioned hamburgers every
Friday beginning at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Alcoholics Anonymous: There will be an
Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 7 p.m.
Friday at Scott and White Hospital - Taylor.
Lion's Club: The Taylor Lion's Club meets
Friday at Sirloin Stockade at noon.
Saturday
Botanical gardens: Hummingbird Hill will
be open to the public Saturdays from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Sundays 8 a.m. to dusk. Call
Rebecca at (512) 352-7178 or visit www.
hummingbirdhilltexas.com.
Let's talk teen ministry: Zion Chapel
Baptist Church will have its teen ministry for
children ages 8-18 to come and talk about
their problems. They meet every second
Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon. For more
information call (512) 365-5618.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
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10 Stair post
1 Cul-de---
gradually
11 MSNBC rival
4 Rough it
47 Feathered has-been
16 Supplant
8 Brass component
49 Strictness
20 -- got it!
12 Unexplained
51 Fragrant trees
22 Not standing
sighting
55 Rollercoaster
24 Drag along
13 Mixed bag
56 Fit
25 Hockey great
14 Jeannie portrayer
58 Livy's route
26 Winter complaint
15 Trigger, e.g.
59 Manitoba tribe
28 Old hand
17 Cut, as wood
60 Environmental
31 -- de cologne
18 Road company
prefix
33 Speaker's pauses
19 Supple
61 Velvety plant
34 Pro vote
21 Juniors
62 Northern Iraqi
35 Furry companion
23 Fat fiddle
63 At present
37 Pesters
24 Hay holders
39 Was on a runway
27 Dueler's weapon
DOWN
42 Thermal lead-in
29 Search engine find
1 Bldg, manager
44 Knotlike mass
30 Eye drop
2 In the distance
45 Corn chip name
32 Gather in
3 Ariz. neighbor
46 Helpers
36 Chuck wagon
4 Soil builder
48 Yellow pigment
dinner
5 ET, e.g.
50 Pool hall triangle
38 Molecule part
6 Opposite of max
52 Pharaoh's god
40 Type of
7 Combine
53 Puerto --
whiskey
8 Livelier
54 Trash hauler
41 Chills
9 Wyoming
55 Edge
43 Early stages
neighbor
57 Play about Capote
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