Sarah’s Snack Shack was awarded the Business of the Month by Shepherd Chamber of Commerce last week.
Recently the owners, Pam, Alisha and Doyle, built an addition to the Food Truck, a sunroom where customers can sit and eat in comfort. Their food is recommended by their many clients and in particular, the cheeseburger is a big hit. Pam says their food is always made from scratch, never frozen.
Call in to try some if you haven’t already. You can order ahead, too. Call (936) 436-2277. Open Monday 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 10:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., and Saturday 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. if not at an event. It is located at 10951 Main St. before the tracks in Shepherd.
• Coldspring Garden Club held its monthly meeting at Coldspring Community Center with guest speaker Melaney Strickland, who is not only a gardener but a hospice volunteer.
She talked about hospice work to the club members, many were interested and asked for details on what this entailed. It is a flexible way to serve at just a few hours a week. Training is provided.
The Garden Club meets every first Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. Sometimes this changes if a field trip is organized. Go to their Facebook page to know more.
• Coldspring VFD is asking for volunteers to help the Auxiliary, which does outreach, fundraising and firefighter support. You can call any Tuesday at 6 p.m. to find out more at 20 Hill Ave. in Coldspring.
Shepherd VFD is also looking for volunteers and needs some responders. To know more, call Chief Wayne Jenkins at (936) 628-6566.
• SJC Historical Commission will offer private sessions to tour the Jail House Museum in Old Town Coldspring for $20. Please call (936) 827-8310 to book a tour.
Several people have inquired about the book “Terror on 59.” We are sorry, it is out of print, and we do not have any for sale.
The raffle for the custom design guitar, bigfoot quilt and 6-in-1 Bluetooth Music Center will be drawn on Dec. 14 at Christmas on the Square at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 each, call (936) 653-2091. You do not have to be present to win.
• Skoops and Stems in Shepherd has a wonderful variety of flavors for sale. If you go on your birthday, you will get a free scoop. Mine was last week and I got peach ice cream. Kim also runs the florist side of the business so you can buy flowers too. Call (346) 532-4106.
• Shepherd Library holds Tiny Tots Tales every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Jenni, our new staff member, and Alli organized the session this week. Jenni brought a piglet to show the little ones, since the story this week was about a pig.
Before the story, volunteer mom Ayson led in a short dance to get the excess energy out. It is always a great program, only one of the many our libraries provide.
Shepherd will host Books & Banter on Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. Talk about your favorite authors or books or listen to others talk. The conversation flows.
Teen night, bingo, tiny art competition, and much more can be found at our local libraries. Go to the respective websites or Facebook pages.
• On Saturday morning the Emergency Management Committee held a meeting for interested community groups who volunteer to help when our county has a crisis. When we had floods a few months ago people had to seek shelter when they were flooded out of their homes.
This meeting, chaired by local resident Dendra Butler, introduced Chris Moody, who talked about the process of combining forces with our own local groups to plan the strategy for the future when the need arises.
Moody , who travels the country for FEMA, explained how money is shared out, how to connect with companies to rebuild homes, clean up the mess left by muddy rivers, help connect with supplies to feed and house temporarily and so on. He pointed out that FEMA comes for a limited time and local groups, churches, volunteer groups, Red Cross etc., must continue the work of getting the area back on its feet.
It was a very productive meeting. Emmitt Eldridge and Kris Eastham attended, and Emmitt mentioned he had just come from North Carolina where the storm tore apart a greats section of the area. There will be more on this subject as the groups start to formulate plans.
• Coldspring and Shepherd chambers are preparing for their Christmas events. Dec. 7 is Shepherd’s, Dec. 14 will be Coldspring’s. Vendors, please call or text Shepherd Chamber for entry forms or parade forms which are also online and at Shepherd Library.
Both Chambers will have Santa for photo ops, music and food, games and face painting at Shepherd as well as vendors and a parade at 6 p.m.
Contact the Shepherd Chamber of Commerce at (210) 995-7420 or the Coldspring Chamber at (936) 653-2184.
Yvonne Cones is president of the Shepherd Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Coldspring Chamber of Commerce.
