Although based in Jefferson today, the Blackburn syrup works had its beginning in the Union Hill community west of Linden, Cass County, Texas. The unique recipe used by Blackburn’s for making syrup had been given to T.J.’s parents by a penniless tramp who had received food and lodging from the family.
The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement organization on the North American continent with statewide jurisdiction. They are part of the history of the Old West and have often been compared to the FBI, Scotland Yard, Interpol and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Linden is coming on Strong with lots of events coming up. On Thursday, Oct. 15 is the Homecoming Parade on the Square at 6:30 p.m. Our next block party is Saturday, Oct. 17, 6-8 p.m. and hosted by Linden Together. There are more than 30 vendors signed up, and we have music lined up as well. On Oct. 31, we will start the day with a Farmers to Families food give-away and Trunk or Treat on the Square that evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
We’ve just closed the books on another fantastic Farms to Families food drive in downtown Linden! The boxes that we distributed this time were a little different than last time going from 10lbs boxes to 30lbs boxes! The burden was greater on our group of volunteers, but we worked hard to get the job done! We served well over 700 households with fresh food that included poultry & dairy as well as fresh produce. The next drive will take place on Saturday October 31st starting approximately at 8 a.m. at the same location in Linden (301 S. Main St.).
After we drove from CT on the 20th staying the night in Middletown, my sister Debbie was set to go fishing with me for the third day in a row in the Atlantic. But the next morning she called me from her room informing me she had taken ill overnight. After getting her some stuff from the hotel restaurant, I went solo meeting my chartered crew Captain Coles Ford and deckhand Mike Grubiak at the nearby Leonardo Marina. Our modified plan proved to be like trying to crack the Da Vinci code to catch a fish.
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