The Texas 4-H Conference Center will be hosting its annual Fun Club Camp for senior adults 50 and over this fall. Presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the camp will be from Oct. 19-23.
These are exciting times at Colorado Bend State Park! After two years of planning and hard work the Tinaja Trail is open. The unique feature of the Tinaja itself is impressive – as are the vistas, native plants, and bird life along the trail. The overlook deck on the Tie Slide Trail has also been completed. It’s a great hike and the deck affords stunning views looking down the Colorado River canyon!
Honest people are daily victims of the dishonest. There are many con artists committing fraud and perpetrating scams on our most vulnerable people, especially the elderly. Many are living on fixed incomes, others are trying to manage their finances so they don't outlast their resources. Our elderly have the most to lose. And yet, they are the most targeted, as they are unfamiliar with current technology, they are sympathetic to the needs of others, and are easily intimidated when threatened.
Maurine Johnson and Carolyn Perry are pictured with queen size quilt completed by Aileen Roberts, Kay Savage, Carolyn Perry, Sandy Kuykendall, Maurine Johnson, Candace Henderson, Sue Broyles, and Geneva Brawn; quilted by Jeannette Houston. The quilt will be raffled off at the Cherokee VFD Fish Fry on Saturday, September 12th at 6 p.m.
Over 500 Central Texas Electric Coop customers, members and spouses, gathered in the Fredericksburg High School Auditorium on August 18, as CTEC hosted its 68th Annual Members’ Meeting. CEO Robert A. Loth III welcomed them and introduced the eleven-member Board of Directors. Jack Asbill from Mason provided an invocation.
Texas.gov and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) are reminding all Texans that the online option for renewing a vehicle registration is still available. With the launch of the new Two Steps, One Sticker program on March 1, 2015, vehicles must first pass an inspection. When ready, Texans can head directly to Texas.gov/Driver (www. texas.gov/driver) to complete their renewal.
Next Thursday, August 27th, the Fellowship of Christian Women’s Luncheon will be meeting in the First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall at 11:30 a.m. Ladies of this church are planning a “Cool Recipes” meal, since it has been so hot
these days. Our ladies in their 60’s are to be treated this month, and other ages please bring foods for the summertime.
According to Albert Einstein, everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. Every soul has its purpose. Every soul has an inner passion. Every soul has the ability to succeed, if they find their purpose and passion.
Students in the nurse aide program at Lampasas County Higher Education Center completed their training on July 30th, 2015, and are now eligible to sit for the state certification exam. Pictured (left to right): Sareya Florence, Emily Fonbuena, Laura Bynum, Madison Verastegui, Guadalupe Munoz, Jessica Martinez, and instructor Malinda Galley
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Yvette Addkison! The two were married on Saturday, August 1, 2015 in Mabank, TX. Daniel is the son of Gaylon Addkison of Mabank, TX and Cherei Addkison of San Saba, TX.
