Community Blog Series

Welcoming a New Decade—Omit Resolutions, Add in Your Dreams

January 13, 2020 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Let’s see by show of hands (virtually), how many of you have already abandoned your diet resolution, going to the gym, or your promise to yourself to clear your home of one item every day for the next year? If your hand is in the air, don’t feel badly. After all, resolutions are just goals—ideas you list—compiled maybe a week or two before year-end. They come to mind when you’re Continue Reading…

The Spirit of Christmas Is What We Make It

December 25, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

One of the things I like most about the holiday season is that people seem to be smiling more than usual. It’s often in anticipation of being together with family who lives at a distance. Just like the old days when we were growing up, people planned far in advance where they’d be this week of the year—together with family. It wasn’t in any book,, but I think I heard Continue Reading…

The Value in Shopping Local This Holiday Season

December 11, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Thanksgiving is now a memory and you’ve survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so now there’s time to factor doing business locally into your holiday plans. I’ve been driving around downtown Bryan this week, and there are some special scenes of hometown Bryan I’d like to share with you. The Brazos Valley has so many wonderful small businesses. And lots of them are in downtown Bryan! Notice the lovely City Continue Reading…

A Season of Gratitude, A Community Feast of Giving, and Time Spent with Family

November 27, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Earlier this month, several Facebook friends began posting daily “What I’m thankful for” entries, and it was fun to check and see what everyone was sharing. For some in my life, “grateful for friends and family” was a common theme. Nice to read. Others were grateful to have a job after months of searching for one. Glad for them, I thought. Others were glad to be expecting their soldiers home Continue Reading…

Honoring our Brazos Valley Veterans

November 11, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

“Thank you for your service.” Whenever I see someone in uniform, just as you do, we say “Thank you for your service” to them. The usual response is a quiet smile from the men and women in military service to our country. What we mean by that is more than five words of sentiment. It’s not just reserved for those who served in world wars, which goes without saying too Continue Reading…

Come See Us for Candy Land Halloween Fun!

October 27, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

If your plans find you with some Tiny Tot trick-or-treaters near College Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 31, then please stop by the front of Callaway-Jones, beginning at 5pm, where we will have our front parking area transformed into Candy Land, our Truck/Trunk or Treat headquarters for safe, prepacked bags of candy that you can take with you as you travel Bryan on the fun holiday. We’ll also have some of Continue Reading…

Creating the Perfect Atmosphere for Your Family Visitation and Funeral

September 28, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

One of the trends in our Celebrations of Life and Legacy Services at Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers we’ve seen in recent years is a most active role of the family in offering suggestions for music and memories to display that were important to your loved one. One of the advantages to hosting a Life Celebration is to custom-create the experience so that all of your family members and friends Continue Reading…

Legendary Aggie Football Season Still Ahead — Reasons to Be Excited!

September 17, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

The beginning of the fall semester at  Texas A&M is one of Chelsea’s and my favorite times of the year. Just like the hope that fills students at the beginning of the semester’s classes, so too are the hearts of Texas Aggie football fans filled with hope and excitement. It’s never a season until the last game is played, and with the advent of the Jimbo Fisher era at Texas Continue Reading…

College Station ISD Offers Challenging and Exciting Programs for Students

August 31, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

I don’t know about you, but I remember the days when you went to the grocery store with your parents, and you had a printed list of supplies to get, and you took your time walking up and down the aisles, looking at the scissors with the rounded ends, the right kind of #2 pencils and maybe you’d splurge on the eraser caps you put on the ends of pencils. Continue Reading…