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COMING FULL CIRCLE
By Carlton Stowers
Fifty years after the first skaters rolled across its maple-wood floor, the Cedar Hill Roller Rink is still the “wheel deal.”

MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT
By Camille Wheeler
Explore 500 million years of Panhandle Plains history in this extraordinary Canyon museum.

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VIDEO: RINK KEEPS ROLLIN' "Super Dave" strives to keep alive his Cedar Hill Roller Rink at a time many small-town rinks have gone dark.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Our readers sound off.

POWER TALK
Co-op people, places and trivia.

ELECTRIC NOTES
Energy tips and safety information.

POWER CONNECTIONS
THE VAMPIRES LURKING IN YOUR HOME
By Brian Sloboda
Energy vampires consume electricity when turned ‘off.’

TEXAS USA
A BULLETPROOF LIFE
By Marco Perella
On the big screen, Uncle Charlie gets credit for gunning down Dillinger.

OBSERVATIONS
I LOVE B&Bs
By Kaye Northcott
Stay in someone’s house for a mini-adventure.

FOOTNOTES IN TEXAS HISTORY
THE MOLLIE BAILEY CIRCUS
By Martha Deeringer
During the last half of the 19th century, the arrival of what had become known as the Mollie A. Bailey Show brought rare excitement to small towns.

RECIPES
CHILL OUT ON A HOT DAY
By Kevin Hargis
Who doesn’t love a cool treat on a hot summer day?

FOCUS ON TEXAS
ONLY IN TEXAS
By Ashley Clary
Our monthly reader photo contest. Things happen here that happen nowhere else, and co-op country captures that spirit better than any big city.

AROUND TEXAS
Statewide Event Listings.

HIT THE ROAD
ALLURING VICTORIA
By Ashley Clary
Historic homes take you away.