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*****Bob & Darlene Woods were honored at a "going away party" at the home of Holly & Roger Lawson on Sunday, May 23. The Woods are going up North on an extended vacation again but will be back next winter. Hurry back!

*****The Hacker twins, Katie and Maddy graduated last Thursday night from Pre Kindergarten at the Hope School. In the audience to cheer them on was their Mom, Carrie Hacker, Nanny, Mary Garrett and Granny (by proxy) Cynthia Smith. Of course there were many school mates of these girls who also moved up a grade and were applauded by their families and friends. Good luck kids.

*****Did you know Blanco County 4-H is hosting their 2010 Texas 4-H Calf Roping & Break-A-Way School at the Blanco County Fair Grounds on June 20 - 24th, 2010. For more information call County Extension office at 830-868-7167.

*****Feel better soon wishes to little three year old Reid Weirich, son of Rusty & Kim. Reid has mono & is not feeling too well.

*****Look for Justin Bacon, son of Mike & Angela, in the June Texas Highways magazine on page 33! A Johnson City celebrity!

*****Jennifer Mills & some of her family made a Memorial Day weekend trip to Michigan. What fun!

*****Angela Bacon and her children will soon go to Germany for the summer to visit family.

*****Ye Olde Mike Stewart celebrated yet another birthday Friday night at Ye Olde Barn with family and other Olde friends! In spite of his age, he managed to have a great time!

*****The Buck ladies, Jerry Ann, Haley & Taylor traveled New Orleans over the Memorial Day weekend to visit friends.

*****First Baptist Church held a BBQ fundraiser on Saturday for the Wright family, son of Orville & Karen Knight, who will soon be missionaries to Thailand.

*****Carrie DeSpain and her family attended a 3 day basketball tournament in Dallas over the holiday weekend.

*****You might be a Johnson City native if you can remember when the Lion’s Club sold light bulbs door to door as a fundraiser.

*****Happy Birthday wishes to: June 4th – Rhonda Stell & Mary Francis Madison; June 5th – Sally Brooks, LuCydne, Lynn & Ben Garland; June 6th – Elaine Hurt, Paul Watt & Barbara Price; June 7th – Meredith Neeley, Luke Phillips, Mary Dyer, Bonnie Holland, Larry Martin, & Peggy Redman; June 8th – Winnie Gliddon & Avery Hubenak; June 9th – Deak Odiorne & Dana Stableford; and on June 10th – Lori Beck, Karen Freer, Dora Brown, Samantha Jacks & Asa Stark.

*****Anniversary congratulations to Bill & Janey Weimers on June 4th; to Brett & Linda Gray and Tom & Louise Koch on June 5th; to James & Dottie Deal on June 6th; to Troy & Melanie Anderson on June 8th; and to Ronnie & Debbie Batchelor and Hank & Syd Lynn on June 10th.

*****Tip for the week: A few ways to use WD-40: 16) Keeps scissors working smoothly. 17) Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes 18) It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Open some windows if you have a lot of marks. 19) Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car. Remove quickly, with WD-40! 20) Gives a child’s play gym slide a shine for a super fast slide.

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