Columns

Allen has a long and colorful history. The earlier Cold Springs name came long ago when settlers heading west passed through this area on their way to (where else?) further out west. Many stopped here because of the cold springs. Some simply stayed a bit, camping on the river.

Quote of the Week…..“When I was a kid, my parents taught me to not believe everything I saw on TV. Now I have to teach them to not believe everything they see on Facebook.”

May 7 — Hattie Johnson

Week of May 11

Visiting last weekend in the home of June Vinson and with Lynn and Debbie Vinson were Anita Ellingsworth of Dyersburg, Tennessee, Phillip Vinson and his granddaughter, Baylea Summers ,from Cushing, Londa Litke of Duncan, and Pam Bennett of Norman.

MAY 7 —13

Many distractions this election year. The Democratic nominee—Biden— is now ‘gibbering’ press releases from his basement to the voting Democrats who are more concerned about COVID-19 than November--let me think about this.

Easter was subdued and strange in Allen this year. There were no Easter church services this year. Stores were mostly locked and empty. Shopping centers in the cities are shuttered. There is no Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Allen City Park.

Well, Nancy Pelosi gave in—finally—and signed the big Corona Bill that will hopefully give $1,200 in stimulus dollars to each taxpaying adult. The bill was stagnating for two or three days on her desk before she finally yielded to pressure and wrote her name on it.

Quote of the Week…“We are told that automation is a process that gets all the work done while you just stand there. When we were younger, this process was called Mother.”