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Second annual event draws fans from all over

Mexia’s landmark 1927-era Civic Center built in the city’s oil boom days is showing its age, and expensive repairs are now essential, according to city officials.

Dear Heloise: When our father died, we received a vast amount of vases of flowers that could not be taken to the cemetery. After the service, we gave several to neighbors. When the flowers were dead, we washed the vases and took them to local florists instead of donating them to charities. They were happy to get them. We did this again when our mother passed.