Comments on: Tough Times in Tioga, Texas

By: Shelly Kneupper Tucker

Shelly Kneupper Tucker — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:06:22 +0000

I’ve seen it before, but I didn’t think to stop that day. It was a rainy, blah day. I’ll catch it next time. It gives me a good reason to go back.

By: Anita

Anita — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:45:16 +0000

Did ya see the smallest jail in Texas while there? They say it’s the smallest one!

By: Shelly Kneupper Tucker

Shelly Kneupper Tucker — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:21:17 +0000

Though I love small towns, Jeni, I like to visit them more than I would love to live in them! As I’ve grown older, I enjoy getting out and about more. I want my entertainment to be nearby. Sounds like you had an interesting “village” when you were younger.

By: Jeni Hill Ertmer

Jeni Hill Ertmer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:05:33 +0000

I always find it very sad to contemplate the demise of so many little towns -like this one you presented here. The little village where I was born, raised and still live here 60 plus years later has gone through its own private depression. When I was a child there were two general stores here, a bar, the Moose, Slovak Club and four churches in the village and one just on the line of the village. And, we had a post office too. There was also a tiny restaurant back then but it died in the 50s -the other things did take a little longer to disappear. Now, we have one church in town and the little bitty church on the outskirts still stands though it’s only in use for special occasions. But since 1994, we have had no post office! And that was a really sad thing to lose for the entire village -no place where people could congregate, gossip, learn about friends, neighbors -or even enemies, I suppose. And more and more the kids as they grow up, they leave for what they figure to be greener pastures too. What’s not to love about a little town anyway? They’ll always be number 1 in my book!