Heritage

National Day of the Cowboy

By MURRAY MONTGOMERY
- Staff WriterAs the Fourth of July celebrations close, we can look forward to another important date. Saturday, July 27, will be a day for the public to learn something about the heritage and life of the American cowboy.

LCCHS features guest speaker

Forty-five members a n d v i s i t o rs a t t h e Jan. 28 Lavaca County Czech Heritage Society (LCCHS) meeting listened to Anna Ashton’s account of how she and her family escaped communist-controlled Czechoslovakia in 1985.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

By Murray Montgomery Staff Writer In the beginning, the honoring of Hispanic heritage was limited to one week. The observation was started in 1968 when President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed it to be “Hispanic Heritage Week.