Summertime in the ’60s

By Keva Hoffmann Boardman — I grew up in New Braunfels. It really was just like Mayberry on the Andy Griffith show. Neighbors were best friends. Kids walked to school together. Every mom was like your own mom watching and caring for the kids invading her kitchen. Dads took us

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Dressing Little Miss America

By Tara V. Kohlenberg — Remember the wonderful Sears or JC Penney Christmas catalogues that used to arrive in the mail each September? School had barely begun, the weather still hot enough to wear shorts, but I spent hours looking at the beautiful Christmas dresses. However, my Christmas dresses never

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