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Killeen: Soda Pop with a Cop Thurs, 6/8

Come out and join our very own Killeen Police Department for Soda Pop with a Cop on Friday, June 8th, from 5pm-8pm at the Killeen Chick-Fil-A. 

Help Stamp Out Hunger May 12th

This Saturday, May 12th, the National Association of Letter Carriers is urging everyone to help “Stamp Out Hunger” with the  Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive!  Stamp Out Hunger is the largest one-day food drive in the nation and will help feed millions of families in all 50 states! This is a perfect time for you to go thr ough your pantry and donate any non-perishable and unexpired food items as possible to support this cause!  The top requested non-perishable food items are: cereal, pasta, pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce, rice, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meals (such as soups, chili and pasta), 100% juice, peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, canned protein (tuna, chicken and turkey), beans (canned or dry). You also can donate healthy, low-sodium, low-sugar items such as beans, oatmeal and other whole grains, and canola or olive oil. Be sure to leave them at your mailbox this Saturday, May 12th. Your letter carrier will pick up your items and deli...

Muddy Miler Family Adventure

 Saturday we headed out to Round Rock for their free annual Muddy Miler Family Adventure , and we had A BLAST!!  :) The storms the day before made for some even muddier conditions! The race goes off in waves and they use pumps to use the pond water to keep the obstacle extra muddy during the course.  The mile-long course includes.a water slide down the hill into a puddle of water, army crawling through the mud, Climbing a muddy hill of tires, and wade through chest high ice pit. They literally throw ice chest full of ice into the water holes! There were 3 different water holes: one for the littles, one for the bigger kids, and one for the adults-- where we have to go head under water mid-point! I unfortunately forgot about my phone when I did it, so it is now sitting in a bowl of rice.  There was a station where you had to climb the wooden towers, and jump (or go under) wooden hurdle like things. The race ends with climbing a huge mud hill. Austin was serious...