Once again, we missed out on the rain which fell not too far from us. Fortunately, we have also missed out on the severe thunderstorms with hail and wind damage. We didn’t have a cold spell for Easter like we have had in the past.

After church on Sunday, we drove to Voca and had our Easter gathering with Rex and Amy Tucker and family at their new property. There were 17 of us there including, Stacie, Santos and Sophia Elizondo, Santos and Nonie Elizondo, all of San Angelo; Martha and Roger Tucker from Menard; Myrt and Curt Overby from El Dorado/ Montana; Marilyn, Michael and Bethany Suber and myself from Richland Springs and the hostesses Rex, Amy, Jaxon, Georgia and Jesse Tucker. After a scrumptious dinner, Sophia Elizondo performed for her audience and actually took her first step! Then we had a baseball game where the age of the players ranged from 7 to 70. It was topped off with an Easter egg hunt and we all had a very good day.

The April meeting of the Holt Cemetery association was cancelled. The next one will be the first Saturday in October.

Michael and Marilyn Suber visited with Emily Mask at Songbird Lodge in Brownwood on Monday. Emily is in good spirits and wants to tell everyone "Hello." She has improved considerably but still has a long way to go.

We had a message from Helen Deeds saying they had about 35 family members for their Easter gathering Sunday. Everyone was there except one grandson. I know they had a good time.

The working committees for the May 21st Homecoming Picnic are as follows:

FINANCE: Bobby Deeds, Kitty Cummings, Jerald Weatherman.

BEANS: Gloria Weatherman, Monica Edmondson, Marilyn Suber, Irene Cummings.

BUTCHERING: Charlie Cummings, Wayne, Casey and Chad Gossett, Lee Miller, Ben Dennis, Walter, Charles and Steven Tharp, Bobby Deeds, Phillip Taylor, Claud Frost.

MEAT: Andy Cummings, Carroll Teague, Charlie Cummings, Ben Dennis, Phillip Taylor, Alan and Donna Taylor.

BAR-B-QUE: Andy Cummings, Bobby Deeds, Ben Dennis, Craig Miller, Graham Miller, Carroll Teague, Randy Robinson, Ed Campbell.

FIRE: Jerald Weatherman, Scott Edmondson.

WOOD: Carroll Teague, Charlie and Andy Cummings, Ben Dennis.

CARVING: Charlie Cummings, Wayne Gossett, Larry Cottrell, Steven Tharp, Phillip Taylor, Claud Frost.

SUPPLIES: Valerie Gossett, Kitty Cummings, Jo Lynn Tharp, Kim Tharp.

COFFEE: Wanda Dennis, Kitty Cummings, Jo Lynn and Kim Tharp.

TEA: Yvonne Cottrell, Wendy Robinson, Monica Edmondson, Gloria Weatherman, Donna Taylor.

ICE: Larry Cottrell.

ENTERTAINMENT: Curtis Lee, Kitty Cummings, Valerie Gossett, Jo Lynn Tharp, Bobby Deeds.

FOOD: June Beakley, Irene Cummings, Marilyn Suber, Wanda Dennis, Helen Deeds, Donna Taylor.

PA SYSTEM: Wayne Gossett, Lee Miller.

CLEAN UP: Jerald Weatherman and Co.-grounds, Gloria Weatherman and Co.- building.

Mark the date, May 21st, on your calendar and come and join us for a day of good food and visiting with your old friends and making new ones. It is a good time for any new folks in the area to come and get acquainted. Hope to see you there