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*****Friends entertained Bonnie Holland with a trip to PoPo’s restaurant near Comfort and a side trip to Comfort in search of the famous corn muffins they make there but alas it was the ‘closed’ day for the bakery so they just looked through the shops. Did I say it was Bonnie’s Happy Birthday?

*****Recently, Blanco Master Gardener’s Peggy Welch and Susan Hamm attended the State MG Convention in Marshall, Texas. Our local Association was shown on the scrolling video screen and Susan came home with the 3rd Place Outstanding Individual State Master Gardener Award for small counties.

*****Jan Grape says it looks like the publication date of the anthology, ACWL PRESENTS: MURDER PAST MURDER PRESENT with her short story, “The Crimes of Miss Abigail Armstrong” featuring Ima Snoop will be September 15th. She hopes to have some copies a few days earlier for those who wish to purchase a copy.

*****Jaron and Cash Pearce just returned from a stay at their grandparents’, Randall & Sheila Hood, ranch in Kempner. They celebrated the beginning of summer with ten days of swimming, riding horses, building projects with Pappa Hood, cooking with MiMi, and many many more adventures.

*****Ed (Bubba) and Elizabeth Sooter spent a couple of days in Galveston on the weekend of the 5-7th. They enjoyed shopping, swimming and sightseeing while they were there. They took the ferry at 1 a.m. to Bolivar Peninsula to watch all the ships coming into the Galveston Harbor at night. While there they took a lot of pictures of the damage that is still around after Hurricane Ike last September. And also they went to Taylor to eat at Louie Mueller’s BBQ on Tuesday.

*****A group of ladies from Johnson City attended the one woman show of Jane Elwood at the First Baptist Church in Marble Falls. Jane portrayed excellently several women of the Bible. Among those attending were Joy Watson, Pat Dildine, Gertrude Whittington, Mary Dyer, Donna McCormick, Laurie Rush, Reba Robards and Carol Griswald.

*****You missed a treat if you did not attend The Robbie Wright family concert at the First Baptist Church on Saturday, May 13th. They are awesome musicians! In fact they stayed over & did a few numbers during worship service the next morning.

*****Kaylie Braun, daughter of Monty & Shanna Braun, has been in Cancun for a week with her uncle Dustin. They had a blast. While she was gone Cayson got sick and was transported by EMS to Dell Children’s Hospital where they spent a few days. He had an asthma attack and a portion of his lung collapsed. All is well now they are just hoping he grows out of it. Everyone is back home and doing well.

*****Trent Reiner & his partner won first place in a golf tournament this past week. Trent is the son of Stacy & Diane Reiner & grandson of Fielding & Rita Reiner & Mary Dyer. Meanwhile, his sister Kiley was injured in an accident involving a lawnmower that required a trip to the emergency room.

*****Baby Katie Lynn Carter visited her proud great-grand parents Terry & Joycelyn Carter on Saturday. Katie is the daughter of Daniel & Samantha Carter.

*****Ola Matus & Mary Thurlkill attended the dance recital of Carey Matus near Clear Creek. Also participating were the grandchildren of J. C. Matus, a former Johnson City native. They managed to squeeze in time for a tour of hurricane damage and, of course, some excellent seafood in Kemah. They even brought Carey back to Johnson City!

*****With Ola barely back from the coast, Charles & Ola Matus and Carey spent the day with their daughter Suzanne Law in Luling. They returned with another granddaughter Morgan Law.

*****On Monday, Ola Matus was feted with a birthday lunch at the Cabernet Grill formerly the Cotton Gin. Sixteen ladies & young ladies celebrated her birthday. They included her visiting granddaughters Carey & Morgan, Pearl Hedlund, Bernice Casparis, Mary Dyer, Joy Watson, Santa Lawson, Gwen Pickett, Lillian Lippe, Mary Ann Thurlkill, Ray Sultemeier, Janette Hoppe, Pat Dildine, Jane Mills & Gertrude Whittington. Wow! What a group!

*****Tammy Liesmann’s mom was here on Monday from San Antonio to take her to lunch in Johnson City.

*****You might be a Johnson City native if you can remember that when Ohlen Cox was going to make & smoke sausage he let the Fire Department know!

*****Happy Birthday wishes to: June 19th – James Haden Fox; June 20th – Josh Brown & Kendra Summy Turner; June 21st – Sierra Skylar, Kevin Smith, Rosie Wunderlich, Janey Weimers, & Donna Ralph; June 22nd – Tyler Conlon, Marge Thoe, Yvonne Leonard, & Beckie Morris; June 23rd – Roberta Robards, Julia McCollough, Gerarda Geary; June 24th – Mary Earney; and June 25th – Yvette Hudler.

*****Anniversary congratulations to Holly & Richard Barrientes on June 18th; to Robert & Lora Ragland on June 19th; to Merlyn & Nina Saxton and Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hawkins on June 22nd; to Casey & Brook White on June 23rd; and to Earl & Leila North and Travis & Connie Harrell on June 24th.

*****Tip for the week: Making a king sized bed can get confusing when putting on the fitted sheet, since the length and width are so close in size. Get it wrong and it just doesn’t fit right! After getting it right, write the word “TOP” on the finished edge of the fitted sheet with a permanent marker, and now get it right the first time.

*****I’ll see you again when there’s more news! Speaking of news, if you have some, email it to imasnoop01@gmail.com.