Last week was a dry week with no rain, but it was cooler. A light shower came Monday around noon with the promise of more to come this week.

The storm coming into the Gulf just might bring in the rain, but the weather people don’t seem to know where “Ike” is going to go.

They do think it will be somewhere along the coast of Mexico, Texas or even New Orleans, Mississippi or Florida. In other words they really don’t know what it is going to do. When it hits next week sometime we will all know for sure.

Jerome and Shirley reported the latest news on their grandson Blake Gideon who is attending University of Texas with a full scholarship and is playing on the Texas Longhorns team.

He plays safety on the defensive team and his number is 21. If you happen to be watching the games on TV you maybe able to spot him. The Longhorns won the Florida/Atlantic game with a score 52-10 and UT/El Paso with a score of 42-13. Blake played in both games.

Steve and Ralene Gideon of Leander are the proud parents. His sister Quincee attends A&M and will get to attend some of the games. It will be interesting to see which side she will sit on when Texas plays A&M!

It was not reported if Jerome and Shirley were able to attend the two games, but you can just bet they will be watching their televison sets if not able to be there in person to cheer on their grandson.

Michael and Gennifer Brister reported that their son Dillon won 3rd place at the Fall Buckle Challenge held in Lampasas on Saturday of last week. Dillon competed in the six and under age group. He is also doing very well in the year end Highpoint standings.

He started kindergarten through Texas Tech University ISD in Lubbock and loves it. Dillon is the grandson of Jackie and Charlene Brister of Bend and Tommy and Becky Grant of Belton.

Condolences go out to the family of Anna Bell Brown who passed away this last week in Temple. She will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends.

Belle Marley was moved to the Spring Oaks nursing home for Rehab and hopefully will be able to return to her home before too long.

Glenda Scroggins will be going in for surgery on her lung this week. Keep her on your prayer list.

Jim and Kathleen Bothell of Tulsa, Oklahoma stopped by Sunday to visit with Lola Morris. They had been to Austin to attend a cousin’s wedding and came to Bend to visit her mothers’ grave.

Jane Clark reported that Saturday she and Gladys Brister were in Houston to attend a wedding and Sunday the girls, Kristi Messer and Jamie Houdyshell prepared a birthday dinner for Jane.

Attending was Bobby and Kit Clark of Round Rock, Doug, Kristi, Jordan and Jaylee Messer of Lampasas and Jamie Houdyshell and sons’ Andrew and A.J.

A birthday celebration was held for Andrew, with his friends from Lampasas attending, and his cousins from Lometa.

Emerson Brister will be going in Wednesday to Temple to have a malignant cancer removed from below his ear. Keep him in your prayers.

Happy birthday greetings go out to Ashley Chalfant who will celebrate a birthday September 12, Alison Hendrick and Lloyd Henniger who will be celebrating a birthday September 13, Rebecca Dowdy who will celebrate a birthday September 14,Monte Arms and Megan Stewart who will celebrate a birthday September 15, Chas Herd whose birthday is September 16, Janet Brister who will celebrate her birthday September 17, which just also happens to be Citizen ship Day.

Congratulations go out to Vernon and Loretta Lindsey who will be celebrating a wedding anniversary September 13, to Leon and Mebbie Eckhoff who will celebrate their anniversary September 14.