When Angelo Montemayor sees a piece of metal on the ground, he doesn’t see junk, he sees potential! But it wasn’t always like that. Born on a farm near Liberty Hill, Angelo grew up picking cotton in Hutto, Taylor, Lubbock, Corpus Christi, and chopping - or weeding – beets in Nebraska. Life was hard, but [...]

Members of the Liberty Hill VFW Post 8200 Ladies Auxiliary went to the Temple VA on Monday to visit the hospitalized Veterans. To protect their privacy, the Veterans' photos are not publicized. (From left to right) VA Recreation Therapists Dubb Wagner and Nekelle Rowser-Coats, and Auxiliary members Merle Rouillard, Carol Haight, Dorothy Page, and Marilene [...]

THE FINAL SCORE - CHUCK LICATA When one travels 971.4 miles in a 36-hour time span (and all of it by car), one gets to see and experience quite a bit. That’s the mileage I put on my Isuzu Rodeo last Friday, Feb. 26 (for the LHHS Panthers’ area playoff loss to Hirschi) and Saturday, [...]

by Merle Rouillard, Publicity Committee Chairperson/President for the VFW Post 8200 Ladies Auxiliary This March 22 through 28 is the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children Awareness Week. The VFW National Home for Children was established in 1925 in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, and stands today as a tribute to the VFW and Ladies [...]