The wind has been like it should be March instead of April. Hope everyone made it through April Fools Day without any mishaps or jokes. The need for rain is becoming more desperate with each passing day. What little moisture there is being dried out by all the wind. The livestock are having to hunt for every blade of grass and ranchers are having to feed hay

to keep up. Even the goats are having a hard time finding something to eat. If you think it is hard on the livestock, just think how the deer or doing. Of course they are able to jump fences and can get out to the bar-ditches to eat what little green stuff there is. In Lampasas the residents in town are having deer come into their yards and eat the plants, as they have always been bad to do, but it is worse this year.

A strange event took place last week out on county road 426. Someone drove through a fence taking out a drive post and wire, then proceeded to make an arc and drive out in another spot taking out another drive post and wire

along with it. No tire tracks and no pieces of metal or signs of broken glass just the two holes in the fence, but you can just bet there was some damage to the car or pickup that caused all the damage to the fence. It is a shame that whoever was responsible didn’t come forward and repair the fence or pay to have it fixed. It just goes to show you it takes all kinds of

people in this old world. The owner of the property is a resident who lives in Austin and will be in for a big surprise when he comes in to visit his property.

Lola Morris was in the hospital for a couple of days last week and now at home recuperating.She has been suffering from pain in her back. A therapist and home health will be coming to her home to help make life easier for her. Keep her in your prayers.

Sophia Hilda Lemons Hunter 82 died April 1. Her funeral was at the First Baptist church in Palacios. Grave side service was held Tuesday at the High Valley Cemetery in Bend. Sophia will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Jane Clark was busy last week baby sitting her two grand children Jaylee and Jordan Messer for a couple of days. Last Saturday she and William took A.J.,

Andrew Houdyshell and Jaylee and Jordan Messer to Lometa to the Rattle Snake round up and all the events that were going on there.

The Cobern family had visitors this last weekend. Jeffery, Tanya, and Ashley Chalfant of Cedar Park and Kerry Marley of Katy was in and did some work around the place. The roof was swept and the gutters cleaned out, things

that had been needing to be done.

R. J. and Patsy Henniger returned Monday from a trip to California and to South Bend, Indiana. They attended the wedding of their eldest grandson Chris Harrington in South Bend, Indiana. Jill Harrington, mother of the

groom baked the cake for the wedding. Dickie Eckhoff tended to the animals for R.J. while they were gone. That is what a good neighbor is for.

Happy birthday to Kyle Smith and Timber Rogers who will celebrate a birthday April 8, to Madison Mayben and Cherie Henniger whose birthday date is April 9, to Ethan Eckhoff and to Jacob Freeland who will celebrate a birthday April 10. To Carol Gibson, Monty Lively and Gene Daniels who will celebrate

a birthday April 11, to Teagyn Kinsey Burash and George Mayben whose birthday is April 12, to Phil B. McCoury who will celebrate a birthday in April.

Congratulations go out to Pete and Cherie Henniger who will celebrate their anniversary April 12 and to Richard and Gayle Reinhardt who will celebrate their anniversary April 14.