Friday, April 26, 2013

Relay For Life of Howard/Glasscock Counties

Ready to walk the Survivor's Lap
In Howard County we have an event that has been going on for 19 years, at the writing of this article, called the 'Relay For Life of Howard/Glasscock Counties.'

Nationally, the Relay For Life has it's roots in 1985, when a Tacoma Washington colorectal surgeon named Gordy Klatt held his own event, walking over 83 miles in 24 hours while friends paid $25 to run or walk 30 minutes with him. That year Dr. Klatt raised $27,000. As he walked the track, he came up with the idea of a 24 hour team relay event. Within months he assembled a committee to help plan the event, known then as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer. That event raised $33,000.

Friday, March 29, 2013

Hotel Settles

The Hotel Settles,
as it appears today
To begin, I'd like to say a big 'Thank You!' to Brint Ryan, his brother Kris, and all of the other people involved, for all of the hard work and money put into restoring the Hotel Settles. Hopefully it will spark a rebirth of downtown Big Spring. As someone who has lived in Big Spring all my life, that's something to be excited about.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Big Spring State Park

Sign at the entrance to the
Big Spring State Park
The Big Spring State Park is located in the South West part of Big Spring, TX on FM 700 (Marcy Drive for those of us that remember back that far) on the opposite side from Scenic Mountain Medical Center.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Welcome To HoCoTex.com!

Hello,

Welcome to HoCoTex.com! This blog aims to cover anything and everything to do with Howard County, Texas.