On May 24, the National WASP World War II Museum will host its fourth annual homecoming with an open house and barbeque dinner honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, of World War II. The museum is located off Interstate 20 near Avenger Field in Sweetwater. Persons are invited to fly in between 8-10 a.m. to enjoy breakfast served by FBO John Howard and USAF Cadets. Call (325) 235-0099 to be counted.

Open house begins at 10 a.m. with WASP movies, activities for children including origami airplane and glider making with Terry Minami at 2 p.m., and displays by collectors and history re-enactors.

AUSTIN — During  Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, Texas shoppers get a break from state and  local sales taxes when they purchase certain energy efficient appliances and  other household equipment bearing an Energy Star label. Shoppers are  expected to save about $2.6 million in state and local sales taxes. “

The Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday is a new  annual tax holiday that gives Texans an extra incentive to replace old  appliances with energy efficient models,” state comptroller Susan Combs  said. “Shoppers will pay no sales tax on selected Energy Star products  and they will save even more on their future utility bills as Energy Star qualified appliances use 10-50 percent less energy and water than standard  models, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.”

The Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday applies only to  the following appliances and household equipment: air conditioners priced  less than $6,000, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, incandescent and  fluorescent light bulbs, programmable thermostats, refrigerators priced less than $2,000 and clothes washers, but not clothes dryers. Energy Star does not  label clothes dryers, because most models use about the same amount of energy.