The new equipment in the city park is almost completely installed. According to the post by Paige Moats, there was an installation glitch that will require some technical assistance from the manufacturer. The photos of the new play toys looked unique, and I’m sure the kids will love them. Thank you to the folks who showed up Saturday morning bright ad early to work on the park renovations.
End of year activities are piling up. Tuesday is field day in Zephyr. Parents are invited to participate with their student. I just hope they all remember to bring their lunch for the day.
Sunday, the 23rd, is the Baccalaureate at the Christian Church. Graduates need to arrive at least 15 minutes before the ceremony. There was a choir practice Monday the 17th for those singing. Thursday, the 27th, is 8th grade graduation in the cafetorium, and of course senior graduation is on Friday, the 28th, at the First Baptist Church. Somewhere in the middle of all of that is the AR party with Mrs. Barker. The kids will be rewarded with a trip to Putters and Gutters. I will be sending my students home with all the goodies they have collected in their lockers. The most difficult task will be to keep the kids focused for the last two weeks of school. There is a general feeling of being done now that the STAAR is over. That is not so, and I hope everyone continues to come to school.
It was announced at the Alumni Banquet, but I failed to write about it last week. They are asking our alumni to consider donating to the playground remodel for the school. Mrs. Hall has worked with the LCRA to get a grant of $25,000 but that is a little short of the $75,000-100,000 needed for the project. Although many of our alumni played on the merry-go-round when they were in school, the equipment is unsafe and certainly not in useable shape. It has been painted and fixed many times, but I believe it has reached the end of its career. So, if you would like to contribute, please send money to the school, and designate it for the playground.
Although we are distanced from the Covid issues here in Richland Springs, we are not immune. Nor is this nasty disease through with making a mess of our lives. I’m thankful that our Governor has opted to keep us reasonably open during this painful time. We still need to be cautious about contacts with strangers and physically impaired folks. My daughter’s best friend is facing tragedy with Covid. Her husband works in the medical field and chose not to get the vaccine. When he first became sick, he opted to heal himself instead of going to the hospital. Both decisions have cost him. We are praying for a miracle, but now it appears he will not survive. This is going to be devastating to this entire family. The choices were his to make, and his family concurred with them. My heart is broken for them, but I also respect the decisions they made because they were theirs, not mine or the government’s, to make. I am praying for a miracle in his life.
We have several people fighting cancer in the community; this week has also been difficult for our community. We have lost several precious folks, and there are grieving families who need our prayer. You will see their obituaries in the paper. We have the promise of rain in the forecast for the next 10 days, and I hope those are accurate. We are still short of needed rainfall. Please pray for our police officers around the country. They are fighting enemies on all sides. They too would like to return home to their families at night. Please pray for peace in Israel and around the world. Most of all pray for our precious troops and their families. Have a great week.