Kevin D. VanDuser PK Chamber members Brenda Martin and Janet McCracken at the monthly meeting reported on the annual chamber banquet to be held at the Lion’s Club building (now the PKVFD Auxiliary Flea Market) on February 27, 1998. The theme chosen was “Mardi Gras.” The menu planned was a Cajun dinner of shrimp, crawfish, …
Kevin D. VanDuser The board of Directors of the Brazos River Authority was presented an option at the January 30 meeting for an interlocal agreement with Palo Pinto County to have the county provide law enforcement at the lake including security of BRA facilities. According to Mike McClendon, upper basin regional manager, the authority has …
BRA Board Considers Relinquishing Law Enforcement Duties to County Read More »
Kevin D. VanDuser The annual Mardi Gras celebration at the lake will be held on Saturday, March 4, starting with a parade down Park Road 36 at 3pm. Prizes for best individual and business floats will be given. The Shrimp Fest with all the trimmings begins at 6pm at the PK Chamber Center on FM …
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Kevin D. VanDuser If all conditions are right a planned prescribed burn will be conducted between January-March 2023 at Possum Kingdom State Park. People in the area should prepare for smoky conditions. Reducing your speed and using your low-beam headlights while driving will increase your safety if you must drive in smoke. Prescribed burns, once …
Smoky Skies Over PK State Park Between Jan-March Read More »
Caty Campbell with Possum Kingdom State Park reported that 11 people joined the tradition of taking a hike in the park on the first day of the new year. Eleven people mainly from the Metroplex, one from Big Spring, and Cathy’s daughter Raven hiked the Lakeview and Longhorn Trails for a total of 2.2 miles.
The Night Before Christmas also known as Twas the Night Before Christmas and A Visit From Saint Nicholas was written by Clement Clarke Moore supposedly on Christmas Eve of 1822. He never planned to have it published. A family friend, Miss Harriet Butler learned of the poem from Moore’s grandchildren and submitted it to the local paper in Troy, New York …
The Night Before Christmas at Possum Kingdom Lake, That Is Read More »
Now that the holiday season is near, mistletoe is still used as a decoration. The tradition of receiving a kiss under a sprig of mistletoe dates back to pre-Christian times. The Druids of the Celtic regions of the British Isles thought mistletoe to be sacred and that it came from a goddess of love and …
In spite of overpriced gas and increased inflation, people are flocking to the lake this summer. Businesses are enjoying increased activities during this peak season while enduring supply issues, but most of all finding people who want to work which is the trend across the country. Despite the economic situation, existing businesses have upgraded their …
The Possum Kingdom Hike & Bike Trail consists of about 16 miles of loops, switchbacks, and winding trails through loose limestone rocks and alluvial sandy trails between hills and peaks dispersed with juniper-oak woodlands and mesquite-oak savannas. You are in the Carbonate Cross Timbers of Texas, an enclave in the larger Western Cross Timbers. There …
The first time I saw fireworks exploding overPossum Kingdom Lake I was a Boy Scout during summer camp at the first week of July, 1961. The first shows were put on by Circle Ten Council who owns Camp Constantin. Senior camp staff members placed the fireworks on handmade wooden rocket launchers and set them off …
