Museum board off to strong start in 2012

The year 2012 may be the end of history for the Mayans, but in Hill County, history is going strong, as the Hill County Museum Board comes off a strong year and into what looks to be an interesting one already.

The first big news at Monday night's board meetings was when board Chair Judi Dritshulas announced that Toni Hagener, a former Hill County commissioner and local history buff, had recently donated $7,500 to the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump.

As work continues to update the site, Elaine Morse, Museum Foundation president, recalled Hagener talking about carrying materials down to the jump...