COUNTY LIFE
John Sickels recognized with state award for building restoration
John Sickles is shown with his wife Donna, after he received a Preservation Texas Award for their building restoration work on the town square.
Saint Jo resident John Sickles was recognized by the Preservation Texas Jury for his accomplishment in building preservation on the town square.
Preservation Texas, founded in 1985, is the only statewide organization and dedicated advocate of historic resources in Texas. On behalf of their membership and local affiliates for actions by public agencies, private organizations and citizens, Preservation Texas works to protect, restore and insure economic benefit from historic building, places, artifacts and archives. Each year, the organization awards special recognition for work throughout the state in several categories.
His work on restoring the Frie Building (shown above) from 1889 was recognized. Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Colorful buds all all types can be seen around North Texas as the first day of spring arrive on March 20.
The ban on outdoor burning ended Tuesday, but caution is still urged.
A RED FLAG WARNING for Montague County, TX will be in effect today from 11 am until 6 pm. Please be careful.
Today is the first day of spring. In 2025, the March equinox happens on March 20 at 5:01 A.M. EDT. This falls on a Thursday and is the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox (also called the March equinox or vernal equinox across the globe) occurs when the Sun crossesthe celestial equator going south to north. It’s called the celestial equator because it’s an imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator. Imagine standing on the equator; the Sun would pass directly overhead on its way north.
On the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere receive roughly equal amounts of sunlight; neither hemisphere is tilted more toward or away from the Sun than the other.
Although in most locations (the North Pole and the equator being exceptions), the amount of daylight had been increasing each day after the winter solstice—and after the spring equinox, many places will experience more daylight than darkness in each 24-hour day. The amount of daylight each day will continue to increase until the summer solstice (in June) when the longest period of daylight occurs.
Information from the Farmer’s Almanac
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